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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28

this instance, however, the tragedy
was followed by a separation of the
noble couple involved. Baldwin of
Belgium, in spite of his popularity,
was universally regarded as having
received his deserts, and his assailant
looked upon as having complied with
the requirements of the code of social
ethics. Nor was he ever troubled by
the authorities in connection there
with, and remained respected men,
ber of his class, and of the communi-
ty in general, and of society, both at
home and abroad.
When the late Edward Parker Dea-
con found A. Abeille, the French club
man and race horse owner, in the
apartments of Mrs. Deacon on that
memorable night in the hotel at Nice,
and shot him as he endeavored to
conceal himself behind sofa, he
acted strictly in accordance with the
demands of unwritten law, and it may
safely be assumed that If he had been
a Frenchman instead Of foreigner,
and an American at that, he would
never have been sentenced to even
the brief term of Imprisonment to
which he was condemned.
Unwritten Law and the DueIlo.
Duelling is even more strictly for
hidden by law in England than on the
continent. But If member of the
English diplomatic service, or an Off
Ger of the English army or navy, re-
ceives while abroad a challenge to
fight, or is made the subject of an in
dignity calling for redress to fight, he
is forced to resign not only his COM
mission but also the membership of
his clubs. Not even all the immense
social influence of colonel the Hon.
Frederick Wellesley, brother of the
late Earl Cowley, and now husband
of the widowed Duchess of Yelling
ton, was able to save him from fate
such as this while acting as charge
d'affaires of Great Britain at Vienna
some II or Is years ago. Col. Welles-
ley, who was also A. D. G. to Queen
Victoria, became involved in the Aus
trian capital in quarrel about wom-
an with an Austrian nobleman, Count
K, who resented to such an extent
his behavior, as we'll as his remarks,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Called to Task by His General.


Wellesley was at once relieved Of
his office of charge d'affaires at the
suggestion of the Viepnese court,
which did not relish the idea Of being
compelled to accord diplomatic hon.
ors to man who had thus shown the
white feather, and shortly after his
return to London one of his fellow
officers Of the Guards, Capt. John Del
acour, who had witnessed the affair
at Vienna. brought the matter before
the notice of the other members of
the corps. In due course it reached
the ears of the old duke of Cambridge,
cousin of Queen Victoria and general
issimo of the British army. He sent
for Col. Wellesley and asked him if
it were true that he had taken shelter
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
STATE NEWS ITEMS
DEED WRITTEN IN GERMAN
And 5enefitins q cinelnnatian, Trav.
eled 5000 Miles Before II Was Filed.

Dayton, O.-There has just been
placed on file in the county recorders
office the quaintest deed ever recorded
in Montgomery county. The deed is
written in German, and transfers lots
Nos. 1873, 179 and $50 to Charles Haas,
of Cincinnati, for a consideration of
$4,000. The property belonged to the
heirs Of the late Henry Lessner. for
many years prominent Dayton cloth
ier, who at his death recently left an
immense estate. 1t was necessary to
send the document to Alexandrowo,
Russia, to secure the signatures of the
heirs before the property, which is To-
Gated, in this city, could be transferred
The deed is written on six feet of fools.
cap paper, and it has Travelled more
than 5000 miles.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
CANDIDATE
For Governor Against Pattison Was
Judge Samuel M. Hunter.

Newark, O.-Judge Samuel NJ. Hun.
ter, who was a candidate Cor the gu.
bernatorial nomination in 1905 when
John NJ. Pattison was nominated, died
al his home here of heart trouble and
complications. He was 60 years old.
He served as councilman. city solici-
tor, county prosecuting attorney and
Judge of the common pleas court. He
was born in Cadiz, where he pursued
his studies until admitted to the bar.
He had practiced in Licking county
since 1864. He held an enviable mill
tary record during the civil war. He
leaves a widow, two daughters and a
son,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
MAcHINisT GETS HALF
The Fortune That 4 Cincinnati PhiIans
thropist Refused To Fight For.

Cleveland, O.-Elmer E. Smell, ma
chinist, does not know whether he II
worth 100000 or a sum so much small
er that It ought not to be mentioned In
the same breath. He received letter
from his attorney, r. NJ. Morrow, OF
Philadelphia, telling him that he will
soon receive his share Of the Springer
estate at Wilmington, Del, which has
been in litigation for so years.
My father" said Smell, was a first
cousin of Christopher Springer, who
died worth millions. Some of the land
is in the center of the city, and has
business blocks on 1t.
my father left two children, Mrs.
E. W. Zuecher, of Dayton, o., and my
self. Morrow's letter said we get $780,
600 each"
Reuben Springer, founder of the
Springer Music Lall, in Cincinnati,
and a multi-millionaire, was an heir
of Christopher Springer, but paid no
attention to the fight.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
FlVE-YEAR-oLD LAD
Went To Play, and His Coming Saved
Hhe Lives of Three People.

Lorain, o. Five-year-old Milton
Crouch saved the lives of three per-
sons from death by natural gas. He
warGk to the home of Chester Bruell 10
pay with 15-month-old baby and
G.nlnd Mrs. Bruell, her babe and Mrs.
Both, y servant, blue in their faces,
deathly sick and barely conscious. He
rushed down stairs and told Mrs. Rob
inson of his find Doctors were quick
ly called, and spent several hours with
the victims. Water dripping from a
boiler onto the gas burner Of the stove
had kept some of the gas from burn,
ing and it escaped into the room.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Bond Issue Annroved.

Bryan, O.-A hotly contested cleo
tion to issue bonds of 100000 to i'm
prove the municipal light and water
plant carried by seven votes above the
required two-thirds majority. The
same question was voted on two
months ago and was lost Oil consum'
ing engines and new electrical equip
ment are to be purchased and day serv-
ice will be inaugurated.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
ON THE EVE
Of His Wedding He Plays Burglar"
and Is Shot BY Brother.

Tiffin, O.-Bert Gravedinger re-
turned home from work at a late hour
and attempted a practical joke by i'm
personating a burglar. So we'll did he
succeed that his 17-year-old brother,
Eugene, shot him in the neck, infiict-
ing probably fatal wounds. The IN
jured man was to have been mar! led
next week.
The brother who did the shooting
accidentally shot his mother in the arm
recently, and two years ago accident
ally wounded another brother in the
same manner.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Tiffin Will Eiuht.

Tifin. O-The city council author
lied the city solicitor to bring legal
proceedings against the TifFn Water
Works Co. to compel it to accept the
rate ordinance fixed by the city. The
franchise of the company expired two
years ago and since then the city and
company have been unable to agree
nnnn. rates.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
seventeen Quit business.

Ironton, O-Seventeen saloons quit
business here because of the operation
of the Jones law. Two districts were
petitioned dry and through a tempo
rary restraining order the city clerk
ton. In the meantime these saloons
were indicted for running saloons In
dry district. Later the circuit court
dissolved the injunction. The attor-
neys for the saloons filed demurrer
to the indictments, but Judge Middle
ton oVerruled it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28

that he struck him with his glove
across the face and challenged him to
fight. Wellesley refused, however, to
accept the challenge on the ground
that by so doing he would render him
self liable to dismissal from the army,
owing to the fact that the English
articles of war prescribe the penalty
of being cashiered for every officer
involved in duel either as a princl-
pal or as a second.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28

According TO IT the Co. respond.
ent in o Divorce Case Is Ex.
pected to "PeUuIc HimseFLike
Gentleman CnIess Stan.
fosd White Was Actually
Cnueh! ia the Act Of Insulting.
Bfra Harry Tbaw. Ber Hts.
hand Was Not Justified IN Kill.
ing HIM Under the "L'nwyitten
LaW.
OF all the popular phrases of the
English language there is none that
is more misused and misunderstood
than that of "unwritten law" And
Just at the present time it is on every
body's lips in connection with the
trial for murder of Harry K. Thaw.
To Judge from popular comment,
one would imagine that its jurisdic-
tion was restricted exclusively to one
or at the most two particular classes
of homicide. But it covers a far
larger ground and affects almost
every phase of our life.
Among the several stories current
concerning the mysterious tragedy of
Meyerling. which robbed the vener-
able emperor of Austria of his only
son, the most generally accepted
version is that he was slain by the
uncles Of Baroness Marie Vetsera or
else that he was subjected by them
to such bodily injuries that he blew
his brains out, the men having learned
of the princes intention to cut adrift
from the girl, in compliance with his
pledge to his parents, instead of
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
BANKER AND FARMER
Came Near Engaging in Bloody Duet
at Public Sale.

Bellefontaine, O-When A. B. Lor-
ton, a Lakeview banker, appeared at
the public sale on J. A. Minich's farm.
the latter Immediately started for the
house When Minich came out Lorton
drew his gun and asked Minich II he
was armed. He did not reply, but made
for Lorton. Bystanders prevented blood
She'd but Minich refused to permit tho
sale to continue until Lorton left the
farm. He recently withdrew an action
for divorce, and, it is said, ne blamed
Lorton for his domestic unhappiness.,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Federal Supervision of Corporations

Columbus, O.-Smith NJ. Bennett.
special counsel in the Office of the at
torney general. made an important ad-
dress at the annual meeting of ths
Ohio Mutual Insurance association, in
which he advocates that corporations
engaged in interstate commerce should
be granted their franchises by the fed
eral government and regulated by the
national bureau OF corporations.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Eurpiture Dealers Meet.

Dayton, GA well-attended meet
ing of the Ohio Furniture Dealers as
sociation was held at the Phillips
house. President c. M. Parish. of Co.
lumbus, called the session to order.
Representative were present from
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Colum'
bus, Springfield, Youngstown, Akron
and many other cities.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
DELAY For Linuafelter.

Columbus, O.-The argument before
the supreme court on the motion for
leave to file petition in error in tha
case of James F. Lngafelter, the de-
faulting Newark banker, who is under
sentence to the penitentiary, was post
'poned for one year
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
FAITHFUL TO LIFE COMPANION
Till Death Was the Old Veteran,
Though He Starved For It.

Hamilton, O.-Mrs. Mary 4Iolland,
aged 70, died at Mercy hospital, while
her aged husband, Thomas Holland,
lay in an adjoining ward in a dying
condition. The couple were taken to,
the hospital suffering from the inflrm-
tiles of old age and lack of proper
nourishment. They were living in a
small room of house on Main street
in a starving condition.
Holland is a veteran of the civil war.
but was too proud to ask aims or to
leave his lifelong companion for CON-
fort in the Soldiers home in Dayton, o.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
MON OratoricaI Prlze.

Springfield, O.--At the Ohio intercol-
legiate oratorical contest held here r.
Donald Wingert, representing Wooster,
won first honor His subject was THE
Master Force of Progress" Fred Nc
Arthur, of Denison, was second. Mr..
Wingert will be the representative to
the interstate collegiate contest to be
held in Missouri.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
MMRS DENC0W |

behind the army regulations to avoid
the consequence of quarrel at
Vienna, thereby bringing discredit to
the corps of officers of the famous
regiment to which he belonged. Wells
ley, of course, was obliged to
admit that he had been guilty Of the
charge. Then" said the duke, you
had better leave the army"
Leave the army, sir?" exclaimed
the colonel. But what am to do if
l leave the army?" ~-
Turn dancing master and be
damned to you!" replied the burly
old royal prince, swinging on his heel
and ordering his aide-de-camp in wait
ing to show the colonel to the door.
A few days later it was announced
that Col. Wellesley, who in his boy
hood had been a page of honor Of
Queen Victoria, had been "graciously
permitted" to resign his commission
in the army.
Unwritten Law and Perjury.
Perjury is according to every Grim
inal code of Europe a felony, yet the
correspondent in a divorce case, no
matter how guilty, is compelled by the
unwritten law to perjure himself in
the witness box like gentleman"
and failure to comply with this re.
quirement entails an ostracism which
by many is regarded as worse than
death, as one of, the most eminent
of English statesmen found to his
cost. In endeavoring to eXculpate him
self of the unfounded charge of hav-
ing betrayed young married woman
whom he had known from childhood
he admitted under examination that
he had been guilty of too great in
timacy with her mother. This confess
sion, extOrted from him in a moment
of evaporation and when smarting
under sense of injustice, resulted in
the ruin of his political career and in
his being blacklisted by English So
ciety.
Perhaps the most mortal of all sins
in the eyes of unwritten law is unfair
play at cards, and there are few fami-
lies of birth and breeding on either
side of the Atlantic who would not in
finitely prefer to have a murderer
among their relatives than man
who has been caught cheating at the
card table. For it infiicts stain upon
the family escutcheon which can
never be effaced, and which is remem-
bered against the house concerned
from generation to generation. A
man caught in the act of unfair play
is exempt from punishment by the
tribunals of the land. But the penalty
imposed upon him by unwritten law
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
An Interurban Deal.

Marion, O.-It is generally believed
here that the Columbus, Delaware q
Marion Interurban railway is to be
sold to the Lake Shore electric. Pres
ident John G.. Webb said matters arc
in such a shape that he could say moth
ing at this time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
The Crooked Path.

"Who is the poor man in the ragged
coat, mamma?"
"An inventor. my child. Thanks to
him, the world saves an incalculable
amount of time, labor and money"
And the gentleman with the fur
lined coat-he is not an inventor, is
he?"
Indeed, no, He steals azd improves
the inventions Of others"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Bow Fell Dead at Her Feet.

Ravenna, O.-Robert Finch. IA years
old, son of George Finch, a Ravenna
farmer, was called in front Of the
school by his teacher, Mrs. Nora Nc
Manus, of Rootstown, and fell dead az
her feet from fear of discipline. The
boy had heart trouble, unknown to the,
teacher, who Is not blamed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
"Unqvrttten Lay'';
Notable Instances
of It's Application.

ftS duplication Bereaved the
Emperor OfAustria, Who Took
No ReVenSe for the Killing of
His SoR-Prince Baldwin of
Belgium. Heir apparent to the
Throne, Violated Its Provi.
sions, and His Slayer. an IudiS-
nanG Husband. Was Never
Troubled by the Authorities
II Has Relation, Too, in Eu.
ropean Countries TO the Duel.
to Cheating and TO SnIcIde.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Legislator Weds.

Pomeroy, O.-Edgar Erwin, MeisS.
county's representative in the general
assembly, and Miss Margaretta Davis,
daughter of T. H. Davis, were married
at the palatial home of the bride on
Front street. They left at once for am
extended wedding tour.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Paid Back.

"Oh, George" she whispered, when
he slipped the engagement ring on her
finger, how sweet of you to remem-
ber my favorite stone. None of the
others were so thoughtful"
George was staggered for but a
moment. Then he came back with:
Not at all, dear; you overrate me-
This is the one I've always used"
She was inconsistent enough to cry
about it.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28

Is immeasurably more severe thar
anything that statute could devise
For instead of being restricted tc
himself, it extends to those who are
nearest and dearest TO him. and he
has no alternative but either to kill
himself or else to disappear and seeb
his fortune in some remote foreign
country. where, disguised as to ap
pearance. silent as to his origin, and
under an assumed name, he passes
his time in fear and trembling lest he
should be recognized and be once
more driven forth like the wandering
Jew of old from his temporary refuge
Construed Insults.
There are all sorts of minor pro
visions of the unwritten law which il
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Oil nrilIers Poisoned.

Steubenville, O.-George M. and Ber-
nard Briscoe, driflers in the oil field,
were mysteriously poisoned. Sugar
they used was found to contain traces
of poison. Parties who broke into.
their shanty are suspected.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
"Not To One Man."

Lima, O.-William A. Copeland, a
well-known business man, asks divorce
from Mary G. Copeland, who, he de-
clares, says she will not "be tied to any
one man." Copeland names as core
snnndent DIR. H. Miley
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Pnisnned Himself

Marysville, O.-W. E. Nickells. aged
As prominent citizen of Jackson, o..
who came to the sanitarium to take
treatment for locomotor ataxia and the
drug habit, committed suicide by swal-.
lowing an ounce of carbolic acid,
which he brought with him for that
purpose
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
rwo / title chiIdren Are Dead

Hillsboro, O.-The three-year-old son
and five-year-old daughter of Fred Fen
ner, a farmer, died CT ptomaine poison
ing. Fenner butchcred hog and the
family made hearty meal of the liver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fenaer were also poi
soned, but are now out of danger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
First Time She's Been LII.

Bryan, O-For the first time in her
life, Mrs. Elizabeth Maugerman, aged
101 years, is attended by a physician.
She Is the oldest person in Williams
county She is now i'll at her home
in Northwest township. She has tu.
NOR in her side.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
A Gas Plant.

Hamilton, O.-The Union Oil Gas
Co., of Marietta, o., made proposi-
tion to council to sell the city plant
capable of making 250,00O cubic feet
of gas per day for $25,OOO. the city to
own the plant outright
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Women in Business,

One of the largest typewriting con-
Germs in the world is in New York
city and conducted by two sisters.
Women writ servers are a success in
many of our large cities.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
Cashier Convicted.

Lisbon, O-Cashier Bachtel, Of the
Canton Steel bank, who has been on
trial here on a charge of having made
false entries from which he submitted
a falsified report to the auditor of
state. was found guilty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28

would take too much time ard space
to enumerate here, but among which
may be mentioned the rule which con-
strues it as an insult when a man in
filing his neighbors glass slantS the
bottle backward instead of forward.
been fought to the personal knowl
edge of the writer in Austria for a
breach of etiquette of this kind. In
the same way in the orient, if in
showing the blade of sword to an
acquaintance one happens to turn the
edge thereof toward him he will con-
slider his honor impugned, and if by
any chance he is japanese of rank
he is capable of going off and commit
ting suicide by ripping himself open,
leaving a document stating that hav-
ing been insulted honor demanded
that he should commit hara-kiri, and
calling upon his nearest relatives to
avenge him.
In Relation to the Thaw Case.
With regard to the application of
the unwritten law to the case Of
Harry Thaw, there are several con.
siderations to be noted in endeavoring
to bring it to bear upon the tragedy
of Madison Square roof garden. II
young Mrs. Thaw had been without
any stormy antecedents, and had beer
subjected by Stanford White to indig
mites and insulting proposals since
her marriage, her husband would have
been justified, according to the terms
of the unwritten law, as understood
abroad, in shooting him, though of
course it would have been more chiv-
alrous to have given him a chance of
defending himself instead of taking
him at a disadvantage and unarmed.
But, unfortunately, young Mrs.
Thaw is not without past; that she
was educated at the cost of White,
and had known him first as a school
girl, then as model, and finally as
chorus girl, for several years prior to
her marriage, cannot be denied. Her
relations with White before becoming
Mrs. Thaw, and also her career in
New York and Paris prior to her mar
riage were of a nature to debar her
husband from shooting White unless
he had actually caught him in the
very act of insulting her. That at
least is the status of the Thaw-Whit
drama from the point of view of un.
written law.-New York World.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-02-28
January Festival of Japan.

OF the many Japanese festivals none
equals in importance the bright, three
day celebration of Sho-gatsu, at the
opening of the year, says the Crafts
man. Before the last night of the old
season comes all business debts must
be paid, all family differences settled,
and the houses themselves secured
and swept to the tiniest corner where
dust-or lingering imp of bad luck
might be hiding. The New Year sun
is supposed to rise upon an immacu-
late community. The ume, being as it
were a part of this happy festival, is
a symbol of congratulation and good
will
But aside from Sho-gatsu, the ume
is, to the people, essentially a classic
flower, sprung from the golden age of
China's past. We have something of
the same feeling toward the narcissus,
the Grecian myrtle and the pomegran-
ate. For old China is to Japan, Greece
and Rome in one.
The date of the actual bringing over
vi lIlC ulllS NV hhO"i' III IAiO
earliest collection of Japanese poems
the Manyoshu, published in the eighth
century of our era, many illusions to
them as to a plant already loved and
known are found. One charming
stanza, done into English by Mr.. AS
ton, says:
"On the plum blossoms
Thick fell the snow.
l wished to gather some to show thee
But it melted in my hands"
The dainty conception of the snow
on plum flowers, so intermingled in
fragile beauty and in faint, chill fra
GRANGE that one is mistaken for the
other, is a favorite among the Japa-
nese, and is often met with in later
verse.