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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
PROFIT MADE
Out Of Three-cent Street Car Fares
BY Municipal Co. of Cleveland.

Cleveland, O.-The first official re-
port made shows three-cent fares to
be a paying proposition In this city.
From November 1 to January 81 gross
earnings were $17,271.95, the total op-
Grating expenses, including rental,
$16,OS5.O9; net earnings, $1,1S6.S6.
These figures are contained in the
first report to the stockholders Of the
Forest City Railway Co., showing the
financial result Of the operation Of
that system by the Municipal Traction
Co. on a three-cent fare basis since the
first day of operation, November 1,
1906, to January 81, and was submitted
at the first annual meeting.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
UNUSUAL PROVISION
Causes a Row Over Toledo Bonds
Awarded To Cincinnati Firm.

Toledo, >O.-"Youll hear from us fur
ther," said George H. Gardiner, repre-
senting Hayden, Miller & Co., of Gin.
cinnati, as the council finance COM
mittee awarded his company q bond is
sue Of $10S,793 against his protest.
Write out your refusal to accept
the bonds and we will proceed to col
lect on your guarantee check Of $5,-
200" retorted Solicitor Northrup.
The committee insists on the COM
pany standing by its bid of $2,787.50
premium on the bonds. The trouble
lies in somewhat unusual provision
that bonds shall run five years, matur-
ing semi-annually, but that the first
shall not mature until August, 1908.
Apparently most of the bidders over
looked this provision, which, it is
claimed, makes a difference of over
$500.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

mail order house, the loss to the com.
munity would be greater than the gain
for himself 1t is needless % point
out that as the amount of the mail or
der business from any community in.
creases the amount of loss to the COM
munity also increases, until it is only
a question of time until the individual
loss caused by the general depression
of business will exceed the individual
saving.
In fact if everyone in the commun-
ity bought from the mail order houses,
local markets would disappear and
the farmer would be compelled to sell
as well as buy from the catalogue
concerns. The rural districts would
be devoid of business activity while
the wealth of the country would be
centered in one or two points. Buy.
ing by mail may be attractive, but the
most pronounced mail order fend
must look with apprehension on any
condition whereby he would be COM
PEELED to depned on the mail order
man for a market for his products.
But the idea of saving on individual
purchases is, to a great extent, a
fallacy. In spite of his boasted ability
to buy in large quantities, he is not
able to buy for much less than the
country merchant. Competition in all
manufactured products is too keen for
that. And the small saving he is able
to make by large purchases is more
than Offset by his larger expenses.
These expenses must come out of the
purchaser so the mail order man is
compelled to make a larger profit than
the local dealer. 1t costs him more to
market his goods. He must maintain
large and expensive Office force and
he must advertise. AS an example
of what the mail order man expects
to make out of his customers, letter
written by a prominent mail order
man might be quoted. Writing to a
magazine he said: Advertising in
your publication cost us II cents an
inquiry and we made sales at a cost
of only Sc cents each for advertising.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
"HIGHER UP"
Said the Court, "Are More Guilty
Ones" When Ryan Was Sentenced.

Cleveland, Ohio. In sentencing
Michael F. Ryan, ex-deputy state fire
marshal, convicted of primary cleo
tlon fraud, to 80 days in Jail and one
year in the penitentiary at hard labor,
Judge Babcock spoke Of the guilty
ones higher up" Il wish it might
be less" said the court. you are con-
victed of felony, and l can not i'm
pose a fine. This is the first oonvic-
ton in the state under the statute gov
erning primary elections. I'm salts
fed of your guilt, but you are at the
foot, rather than at the head. 1t is
not my Intention to make you the vic
tim of vicarious suffering for others" "
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
IN THE FLAMING DEBRIS
Of a Wrecked Car Were Twenty La
borers and All Were Hurt.

Steubenville, O-Twenty c. and p.
railroad laborers were seriously in
jured and burned in a wreck at MingO
Junction. The car in which the men
were huddled by the stove became un-
hooked from the engine tender. The
engine, which was running at high
rate of speed, was stopped short and
met the car with crash, demolishing
it and upsetting it over a bank. The
stove upset and the men who were
pinned in the flaming debris were bad
ly burned before extricated. Brake
man John Cunningham and George
Fox were seriously injured. =.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
"INSANITY FLASH"
Made Her Steal, Pleaded the Shop
litter, and She Was Freed.

Cleveland, O.-The release OF Mrs.
Mary Stanch, a mother Of II children,
who was charged with shop-lifting,
was obtained in police court, on the
plea made by the woman herself that
she was driven to the misdemeanor
by an insanity flash" She testified
that she had once been confined in an
asylum for the insane.
81 know that it was a momentary
return of that disorder Of the brain
that led me to pick up these articles
and conceal them in my Clothes" Mrs.
Stanch said.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

Prof. Josiah Royce and Prof. Will
liam James of Harvard university are
beginning. for the American Society
of Psychical Research, an investiga-
tion Of the story of the temperance
after death of a Boston business man
to prominent lawyer OF New York,
which is looked upon as extremely un-
usual, uncanny and important,
The lawyer withholds the names OF
the men concerned. He has made an
affidavit to his story. In 1889, when
he and the dead man with whom he
talked were Harvard freshmen, they
made serious compact to the effect
that the one who died flrst was to, II
nossihle. communicate with the one
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Get Fair Dates For Next Season.

Springfield, O.-At the meeting Of
the stewards Of the Mad River and MI
ami Valley Fair association in Dayton
six Of the societies decided to give two
popular-priced stake events this year.
Horsemen will be charged only 3 per
cent. to nominate, and am additional
per cent. will be added to the money
winners. The purse will be $5' . In
each event. The tracks adop : the
same, are Xenia, Urbansr Rdpn.
Springfield, Eaton and me
Carthage fair was giveh, .ates 0e
August 1916; and the Cones lan61atH
the dates OF August 22s24.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
TWO "WET" SPOTS
Left in Monroe County After Pair
of "Dry" Victories.

Woodsfield, O.-Local option cleo
tions have been held in two Monroe
county towns-Clarington and Lewis
vile. Both voted dry, Clarington by
a vote of 109 to 81, and Lewisville 49
to %. This is the third time Claring-
ton has gone dry, while Lewisville
voted dry for the first time, having
had saloons for years.
Monroe county has now two wet
spots, Woodsfield, with seven saloons,
and Miltonsburg, with one. One year
ago there were % saloons in the coun-
ty. If the decreases in the number of
saloons continues Monroe will be a
dry county in another year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Ia nnmsstieate a Cat.

II is said that an unfailing remedy
for a cat that will not accustom itself
to a new home Is to grease Its feet
thoroughly with butter and put il
down the cellar. When 1t has licked
its feet clean 1t will be thoroughly
domiciled and will cause no further
trouble by running away.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Hurled a Hundred Feet.

Loveland, Ono. u, an east-bound
express on the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern, while running into
Loveland instantly killed Harry Swift
ger and Martin De Villa. They were
walking west on the track and stepped
in front of the express, evidently not
hearing It.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Bows charoeS VAith St~allno.

Lima, O.-ChaFged width stealing a
Lake Erie & Western locomotive piece
by piece, five Lima boys, all under 16-
Hoddy Shaffer, Delbert Tabler, Ray
mond Pearson. Harry Watt and Cloyd
Knittle-are confined In the county iail
pending trial In the probate court.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
sehlmanskY Apnointed.

Columbus, o. - Attorney General
Wade H. Ellis, as chairman of the
Ohio tax commission, announced the
appointment of Otto F. Schanransky, a
Cleveland newspaper man. as assist
ant secretary.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
FAMILY OF MICE
Rode in a Lump of Clay From Call.
fornia To Ohio.

Bucyrus, O.-Workmen in testing
clay received from California were sur
prised when half dozen California
mice scampered out Of a big chunk.
The clay had been shipped to Bucy-
rus by express to be tested by the
American Clay Machinery Co.
The mice had been "spaded up" in
California in big lump Of clay in
which they had thier nest and came
all the way undisturbed until the clay
was worked.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
COURT CLERKS ERROR,
It is Claimed. in the Papers That Com
mitted Smith To Prison.

Columbus, O.-Either the trial judge
or the clerk Of the courts has erred,
according to Oscar Smith, who was
received from Paulding county to serve
one year for carrying concealed weap-
ons. This is misdemeanor and pun
ishable only by jail sentence. Smith
says it must be an oversight on the
part of the clerk, as he, pleaded guilty
to shooting to wound. An opinion
from Attorney General Ellis may b0
asked for unless the commitment pa
pers are changed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
More Than He Could Stand.

I Favored waiter-I'm going to leave
here when my week is up.
Regular guest-Eh! You get good
pay, don't you?
"Yes, bout the same's anywhere"
sand tips besides?"
"a good many"
"Then, what's the matter?"
"They don't allow no time for goin'
out to meals. I have to eat here
Stray Stories.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

Cleveland, o. The city ordinance
requiring the immunizing with anti
toxine of persons exposed to- d1phthe.
ria caused the death of Otto G: Hind
ermeister, aged 21, street-ear con,
ductor, who died Is minutes. after taxi
ing the serum.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

an inexperienced boy. He is exactly
40 years old and his training in the
intricacies of banking has been long
and thorough. Whether he will prove
the genius in the world of business
that his father has been remains to be
seen. But if genius consists in an ex-
cessive devotion to hard work he may
compare favorably with his illustrious
father.
Characteristics of "Jack."
He is big man physically, six feet
in height and weighing 200 pounds.
From his college days he has been an
athlete, and, although football, golf
and riding have at various times en-
gagged his attention, his chief delight
is in yachting. In 1903, when he was
working in the London branch of his
fathers firm he returned to this coun-
try for few months chiefly to see the
international yacht races.
Jack" Morgan has none of the bad
habits or frivolities that so often char
acterize the sons of the very wealthy.
He is exceedingly methodical, and
during the years when he worked as a
clerk in his fathers Office and lived in
New Rochelle, he caught the 8:24
train to New York as regularly as
clockwork. Though he goes about in
society a good deal to please his wife,
he cares but little for the pleasures
of the smart set" Even if he does
not prove as able as his father he is
certain to make as many friends, for
he lacks the brusque manner for
which the elder Morgan is so noted,
and which has grown upon him with
years. Young Morgan is an affable
man and is far more democratic in his
manner than the organizer of the
Steel trust. Although he lived in
England for quite time and is said
to have introduced the custom, so un-
usual in this country but common
enough among English bankers, of
taking afternoon tea in business
hours, he is nevertheless considered
thoroughly American.
His devotion to the British bever.
age is shown in one Of the best pic
lures of him extant, snapshot"
showing him getting into motor car
and carrying heavy afternoon tea
basket.
Has Fathers Desk.
Within the last few weeks the
younger Morgan has occupied the desk
where for many years his father
worked, and besides which nearly
every important banker and railroad
president in the country has at some
time stood and often trembled. The
training which the son has had in
order to fill this all important place
has been practical and thorough. He
was graduated from Harvard in 1889,
and soon entered his fathers Office,
where he began at the bottom, both
as to pay and nature Of employment.
He worked successfully as loan
clerk, bond clerk, corresponding clerk
and through other grades. He be-
came junior partner in 1895. During
the period of his early training he
lived du-ing the summers at New Ro-
chelle in house close to the waters
edge. Although fond of yachting, it
is related that he would seldom take
day off to enter a yacht race, and
on one occasion asked the managers
of a yacht club to postpone the race
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
L4air CAUGHT In Hyino Belt.

FindIay, O.-Miss Bessie RlaseA
aged t4 years, employed at glove fac
tory here, dropped a. bobbin and, In at
tempting to pick 1t up. was caught by
the hahn in the betting. She was drag
ged down shafting, her hair winding
around it. scalping her.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Notable Negro sueeumbs.

Columbus. O.-Rev James Polndex-
ter. aged 81 years. died st his home on
North Fourth street from pneumonia,
Deceased had been Identified with tAe
cause of the negro longer than any
other man in America, not excepting
Booker T. Washington.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Sale at Portsmouth,

Portsmouth. 0,-The First National
bank was the highest bidder FOR $751;
600 worth OF iouEper-cent 2syear (aN-
Nrake) school bonds sold here. ThA
premium offered was $44S5O. Ntae-
teen other bids were received.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Express Car Rlfled.

Bellefontaine. O.--When Big -Four
train No. IS arrived here 1t was dis
covered that a through express car had
been robbed and over 500 packages
rifled. The robbery was committed
east Of Rellefontalne.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Marrlase Days in italy.

In Italy Sunday is usually selected
for the marriage of those persons who
have never been married before.
widows, however, in accordance with
an old custom, usually choose Sstur
day,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Entrance to j. p. Morgan's Magnifi-
cent Private Museum.

at $30O.O0O In it are gathered many
of the choicest art objects and books
on which the flnacier has spent at
least $10,OOO,OOO during the last 20
years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14

from Wednesday to Saturday after.
noon, so that he could be present.
Had Charge of Lonson House.
In 1901 the younger Morgan was
sent to London, where he was con.
nected for four years with the house
of ]. Spencer Morgan & Co. Toward
the latter part Of his stay there, espe-
cially after the death of one of the
older partners, he took entire charge
of the London house. About two
years ago he returned to this coun.
try and has since devoted his time to
the business of the firm here. AS yet
he has become a director in but few
of the important companies in which
Morgan, ST., is interested, but this is
only a formality, and in time he is
expected to fill these many positions.
Nevertheless he has been a director
for several years in two Of the most
important corporations with which
the Morgan firm is associated, the In.
ternational Mercantile Marine COM
pany and the Northern Pacific rail.
way.
Young Morgan's New York home is
at 229 Madison avenue, which prac-
tically adjoins the residence of his
father at 219 Madison avenue. His
clubs here are the Union, Metropolis.
tan, University, Racquet, Century,
Harvard and New York Yacht, while
In nndnp hn hn1on 20
James, Devonshire and Bath. In 1890
he was married to Jane Norton Grew,
Of Boston.
Morean's Fine Art Gallery.
Meanwhile Morgan, ST., is spending
his days in his beautiful library and
art gallery on East Thirty-sixth street
that is connected with his brownstone
residence at the corner of Madison
avenue. AS has been said, his con-
Germs nowadays are more with his
esthetic treasures than with the ma
terial things of Wall street. Here his
partners come from time to time to
consult with him, but in the main he
is left to spend his days as he pleases,
possibly laying plans, for the future
presentation to the city of his new IL
brary and the turning of it into such
gallery as the Tate in London.
There are years of this work ahead
of him, for his varied collections are
so large that it is only with these
leisurely days that he can really be
said to have an opportunity to become
thoroughly acquainted with them.
Morgan has been called close man
and anecdotes have been told of his
having given gold piece to a news
boy in mistake for quarter and send
ing a policeman back to recover the
yellow coin. But there is no doubt
that Morgan has given great sums to
charity and that all his gifts have not
been heralded abroad as have those Of
other millionaires. AS for art, his
hobby for picking up masterpieces in
every quarter of the world is too well
known to need repeating. The library
building itself is proof of his prodi-
gality. Two years were required to
build the library. Its cost was placed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
The Finish.

Marion. O.-The wrestling same
saw IT'S finish here when Mon Tour,
the Indian wrestler, won by forfeit
from Chicago Sandow. The men werA
on the mat 3S minutes. Sandow sale
the Indian used dirty tactics, and quit
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
Nz21LIII nGUJSSN

New York.-What that congeries Of
financial interest which is usually
spoken of as "Wall street" has been
looking forward to anxiously and with
much speculation for several years
has actually come to pass in the
House of Morgan" The "Old Man."
as j. Pierpont Morgan is generally
called in 'the street." has to all in
tents and purposes gone into retire
ment, and in his place in the most
famous banking house in America
there reigns in his stead ]. P. Morgan,
Jr., or Jack" as he is more frequent
ly called and spoken of in the same
district. No one can cry. "The king
is dead! Long live the king!" for the
head of the house is very much alive.
Only he has handed over the practical
administration of his banking con-
Germs to his son, while in his magnifi-
cent new library on East Thirty sixth
street he is spending the evening of
his days in the pleasures of the collec-
tor amid his collections.
Like all of the things the elder Nor
gan does, this change in his banking
house was accomplished with little
flourishing of trumpets. So quiet
and gradual has been the process that
until the last few weeks but little at
tention has been paid to the impor-
tant change which has for several
years been going on in the house Of
Morgan. John Pierpont Morgan, the
first rinancier of the country, and per.
haps of the world, has practically
turned the reins of power over to his
son Jack" OF late Morgan, Sr., has
not been in any too good health, and
for more than month has not been
in the financial district at all. Every
time the stock market tumbles dis
quieting reports are circulated from
one end of Wall street to the other
that the "old man" is seriously ill,
and in spite Of frequent denials from
other members of the firm, including
Jack" the reports persist and come
to the surface at every favorable Op-
portunity.
Seeks Leisure in Old Age.
But there seems to be nothing inl-
mediately alarming in Mr.. Morgan's
condition. He is merely an old man,
and is retiring from the multifarious
duties OF his position as Americas
greatest financier. AS he has with
drawn from financial worries he has
devoted more and more attention to
art and charity.
The more time J. P. Morgan spends
among his art treasures and the fewer
his business cares, the more these
cares and responsibilities fall upon
Jack Morgan. In fact, the affairs OF
the great house of Morgan are now in
the hands of three men, ]. P. Morgan,
,Jr., George w. Perkins and Charles
Steele. Mr.. Steele is the legal man,
80 that the heavy financial work,
formerly the Joy of "The Old Mans"
life, is in the hands of Jack Morgan
and Perkins Not that these are the
only members of the firm, but they
are the active ones. The stock ex-
change firm of which John w. Gates
IS a member has frequently been
called "The House Of the Twelve
Partners" The Morgan firm has II
partners, but the members other than
those mentioned are little more than
head clerks.
]. P. Morgan, Jr.. is by no means
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
DEAD MAN IN SPIRIT
APPEARED TO FRIEND

Lawyer Of Repute Tells PsychicaI So
eiety Of Vision Following Pact of
Long Aso-Has Made Affidavit to
story That Appears to the ordin-
ary Mind Wildly improbable Tale
Has Never Been splritualist.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-14
TOP CRUST
OF An Iron Pile a Hundred Feet High
Buries Four Men.

Buries Four Men.
Steubenville, O.-The top crust OF
q one-hundred-foot-high pile Of iron ore
at the docks Of the Labelle iron works
fell, burying four Slavish workmen
who were dynamiting 1t. Nichola
Dragovich, aged %, was taken out dead
from suffocation. After digging two
hours Stani Dragovich, Mike Osman
and John Evan were taken out. They
were fatally hurt
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Bank Statements.

STATEMENT or TIE FINANCIAL.
CONDITION OF THE
RnHIr @E D.-A.--I
A@~NAAN "a ANANAAklAOAA0g AAACs,
STATE OF VfRGiNIN4,.' a." - Hin,
1907. MADE To THE STATE con
PORATlON COMMISSION.
,.,.,-..
"hSo' i'OhS-
Loans ana discounts ........ te.-1S. sos So
Bonds and Investments. ....- aO1 Oog DE-
Banking house. furniture and
r,,,.s 'Sres ...-.,. ,.-..-.-..-. l'i.99S 1-
mn. -. s''o'l-' o'
G,pk- ''"' 9'''' o.q,e, go
D. vrb, g.,
.i..ri, go, '' g. Geo o..
Sn.cfe and f.i ''- Do
tender note. rf9or-o 90
'.'''
Total . s4O7s Aos so
'N 'i''i ''-''-
~ t.h slot@ paid IN ..-.....- $500 900 500
Surplus rund 49,. $500 600 90
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Thu Valentin eMuseum

TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS
,'t ta.It from 4 ~ g. 3 7. NJ. Al
ml'sl0n. q .ents. free on SATURDAY.
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State OF Virginia. Citv Of Richmond.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
2*tu day Of January. 1907
GEORGE W WATT.
Notary Public
tMv commission cNircs April :. 1909
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Notices

LIVE AND LET rs DYE FOR YOU.
skilled wDrkmcu. established 1883. Mrs
A. PYLE. No. 315 North Firth.
THE WOOD MAN KEEPS SPLIT WOOD
nr hand FOR kindling and cooking.
'I.uUrs 1920 and 1869.
THE WOOD MAN IS SELLING BEST
l'rF oak 1895 half-cord. Phones
1000 .nN 1920
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BROAD SIREEI RhNK.

TNTENENT p TIN TINlN0II
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SAVINGS BANK or RICHMOND

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