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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
SUICIDE
While Seated at Lunch Counter Man
Draws Bottle Of CarboIlc Acid.
Not Fully Identified.

Here goes"
With this simple remark big red
headed mana working man-turned
upwards a bottle of carbolic acid and
drained the contents, in the saloon OF
Frank E. Phillippi, opposite the court
house at $50 Monday afternoon.
The unfortunate man was seated at
the lunch counter where a number OF
persons were eating, and strange ac-
tions did not attract their attention,
He sat there at some length and then
drank the acid.
Immediately there was a panic in
the saloon. DR.. H. H. Chamberlain
was called and he pronounced the man
beyond hope of recovery.
The body was taken to the morgue
Of Miller & Blanchard where a number
attempted to identify it without sue
cess to the police.
1t Is believed the suicide was that
of man who had worked for years
in Canton, and who had been twice
married.
Mrs. Mary Zerkle, 423 North Cherry
street, claims to know the man, and
tells of his life at home.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
NARROW ESCAPE
OF c. r. Rush as He Fell In Front Of
Street Car at Midnight.

Fred Eisch, 800 Harrison street.
was hero shortly before midnight
last night, and not yet does he know
it. He drew @. r. Rush, wealthy
business man Of McConnellsville Pa,
from beneath the wheels of a street
car in front Of the Owls headquarters
in Market street. A leg, possibly life
was saved.
Mr.. Eisch had been attending ses,
sion of the Owls. and came from the
building just as Mr.. Rush attempted
to cross the street. The latter fell
upon the ice, and the car would have
been upon him in a moment, had 1t
not been for Mr.. Eisch.
Mr.. Rush sprained an ankle and was
carried to his apartments in the Nc
Kinley hotel, where Mr. Eisch re-
mained with him couple of hours.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
WILL ASK 100000, 900
FOR UNEMPLOYED

Cleveland, Dec. Tone of the first
petitions congress will receive this
week will be a request for an appro-
priation of $20,OOO,OOO a year for the
aid of the country's unemployed.
M. Youtz, of this city, chairman Of
the national unemployed committee,
who is drafting the petition, says that
his organization does net want this
immense sum as charity, but in the
form OF an appropriation for deep
waterways, irrigation and re-foresta-
tion, which will give work to the
thousands now without a job. The
main petition is backed by 1000 9th
srs. each aiEnsA ~ Aeoo school chil-
dren.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
SICK TOURISTS
RETURN TO JAIL

Three of the sick tourists, who were
in the city prison Sunday night for
lodging, were there again Monday
night. One of these men. Pat Ander.
son, was perfectly sober when he went
into the place, but sometime after.
wards when the Jail physician, Dr.
Landor, arrived he was as drunk as a
lord. One of the other dodgers Snug
gled bottle of run of mine" into
the place and Pat gulped down all
there was in the flask.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
WANTED

have purchasers or improved
tracts and farms near Canton, Mas
sillon, New Berlin, Louisville and Ma
varre. If you have such farm for
sale, call and list the same with me.
1t costs you nothing if l make no sale.
FARMS FOR SALE.
100 acres, rich rolling land, IL miles
southeast of Canton, 2 " miles from
Malvern and Waynesburg, excellent 8
room house, fine large bank barn,
sheep barn, horse barn, choice fruit
in abundance, we'll watered, on public
road, near school. This place will be
sacrificed for $5500.00 If sold by De-
cember 18th.
100 acres, rich rolling land, 4 miles
south of Canton, room brick house,
fine bank barn. A great bargain at
100000.
32 acres, room house, good barn,
plenty of fruit near Minerva, $1800.00.
81 acres. good buildings, Ashland
county, S1500.00.
20 acres, fair buildings, 8 miles
northwest of Canton, $1800.00.
16 acres, fine land, fair buildings,
near Massillon, S1800.00.
Tracts and farms in all parts of
Stark and adjoining counties.
Attorney Allen Cook,
1873 8. Market st., Canton, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
ALLIANCE NEWS

Alliance, Dec. IA movement is on
foot to organize nest of the Order
of Owls in Alliance. The order has
number of members in this city,
and it is believed a good sized charter
list will be secured. H. H. Hopkins,
we'll known organizer, has arrived
here to look after the new lodge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
Ralncoat stolen.

A report was received at the police
station Monday evening from the Y.
NJ. G. A. that a valuable raincoat be-
longing to Otto Zimmerman had been
stolen from the place while the gen.
tleman was there spending the even
ing. Detective Brisbin was assigned
to the case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
NOTICE.

The Stark County Board of School Ex-
aminers will hold meetings for exami
nation OF Applicants for teachers
certificates on the first Saturday of each
month. High school lists will be given at
each examination. Applicants for speolat
certificates should notify the clerk at least
ten days before the exa mination
l4xamlnauons of pupils under section
1929, r. g., will be held on the third
Saturday of April and the sseond SRtur-
day of May.
Applicants should be present not later
than 8:15 in the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
pens. The Board will furnish INK and
paper. dAH
All examinations will be held ir no
Canton high school building.
T. ]. TEEPLE. Pres, Massillon.
CARL H. MEYER. Canton,
.JNO. H. FOCHT, Clerk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
Instructive Sermons.

DIR. J. O. Goodrich OF Mt. Union who
is assisting In the revival services at
the Dueber avenue M. q. church is
causing much comment by his great
and instructive sermons These i'e-
yivd services have been in progress
for Ave weeks. ahd viii continue Dur
ing thss week, with special music al
each service.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
A Free Lecture In Massillon Thurs
day Night.

First Church of Christ Scientist,
of Massillon, announces a free lecture
on Christian Sciencs by Bicknell
Young, c. 8. b., of Chicago, momber
of the board of lectureship of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston,
Mass. at Armory theatre, Thursday
evening, December 10, at o'clock.
The public is cordially invited.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10

Lieutenant Brain of the Salvation
Army, whose appointment here was
only pro tenn, is now located at Sa-
lem Captain and Mrs. wilkins from
Owen Sound, ontario, have arrived to
take charge of the local work.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
knights of the White Death Spotted

Chicago, Dec. 7-Secret service men
discover the headquarters of the
knights of the White Death" from
which hundreds of blackmailing let
ters have been sent to prominent
wealthy people. Documents found
show more than s25,0OO have been
made by blackmailers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
No Word from the Collier.

Newport, r. l., Dec. mo wireless
received today from collier Lebanon
which is standing by the cruiser Yam
kee. Heavy storm has been raging.
Lebsnon may have sought port for
shelter. Naval experts are of the opin-
Ion the storm cannot add trouble to
the Yankee, owing 10 her position.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
Champs Go to Work.

Chicago, Dec. 7.-Giant Jeff Over
all, of the Champion Cubs, went to
work this morning In the stock yards.
Tomorrow Mordecai Brown, star pitch
er, will start in. Want outdoor life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
props Dead.

Chicago, Dec. 7.-Charles A. Saehet,
one Of the best known members of
the board of trade. dropped dead this
afternoon of heart disease. aged 55
years. Formerly lived In Cleveland.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
All the mood nuaIltles of ElY's Crean

Balm, solid, are found In Liquid Cream
Balm, which Is intended Tor uss In atO-
miz0rs. That It Ia a wonderful remedy
for Nasal Catarrh Is proved by an ever
increasing mass of testimony. II does
not dry out nor ras0 the tender air
passages. II ailays the Inflammation and
goes straight to the root Of the disease.
Obstinate old eases havo yielded In a
few weeks All dru4gi1tD. 7Sc,. includinG
Spraying tube. or mailed ~ Ely Bf0a.. s
Warren Street. New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10

brane resulting from Catarrh and drives
away aOold in che Head quickly. Restores
the Senses Of Taste and Smell Full siso
80 eSe. At Druggists or BY mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use In at9mizers 75 ots.
Ky Brothers, So Warren Htreets New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10

John C. Fremont Post, No. 729, G..
A. R., has selected r. E. Collar as a
member of the Stark County Soldiers
Relief committee. Mr.. Collar succeeds
the late Commander John II. Sharer
on the committee.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
PALTRY REWARD

A ENCOURAGEMENT has been made
N by the Republican congressional
IA campaign committee that 1t Will
give $3.50 for the best article, not more
than 1000 words in length, on the sub
ject: why the Republican party
should be successful next November.
The person who wins the prize will
{ serve his meager reward, for he
must display more than usual inge-
nuity. and what might be described as
literary fortitude in the face OF ad-
verse circumstances. 1t would be easy
to write an article on why the Re-
publican party should not be success
full next November" By the way, why
SHOULD the Republican party be sue
cessful next November? We cannot
think of a single good reason. Com
petitors for the reward have our SYM
pathy. They will not realize how for
midable is their task until they settle
down to 1t. The Republican congress
sional committee has made a mig
gardly offer. 1t is asking too much
and offering too little. 1t should give
$1,000 for the best article not exceed
ing 150 words in length. Then it might
possibly get some campaign literature.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
VETERAN BRANDS TAFT'S
SPEECH AS WANTON INSULT

LOS ANGELES, June 1.-[Editor
Herald: The overworked Latin phrase
DE mortuis nil nisi bonum"-speak
nothing but good of the dead-seems
to be absent from Secretary Taft's vo-
cabulary, as evidenced in his eulogy CD
of Gen. Grant on Memorial day in New
York
But in 1854 he resigned the army
because he had to. He had yielded to
the weakness for strong drink, and
rather than be court -martialed he left
the army" are rather strong words to
use over the grave of the one man
who made 1t possible for Taft to be
a man in official position.
If these words were true they would
yet be cruel, for God is said to be
cruel only to be kind, and no man can
find kindness in the foregoing diatribe.
Even his party organs, local and 9TH
erwise, failed to print that part of
this uncharitable story. But Taft is
an adept in the faint praise that
damns," and this is a shining example.
Let the veterans of Southern California
know how this heartless man insulted
the mighty dead, and they will re-
member 1t next November. II 1t were
true, which it Is not, the facts of time
and place should have moved the hard
est heart to a sense of pity and charity.
How must the children of Grant feel
in the face of such cruel and uncalled
for abuse? There is not a man in the
land who wore the blue but will fight
for the good name of Grant, and If
they can be advised of this wanton
insult to the mighty dead will cast
votes against the man who so foully
wronged him. VETERAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
CAUSE AND EFFECT

T A PUBLIC mass meeting last
n night a new movement for the
"A suppression of race track gam
bling, road houses and aqueduct sa-
looms was begun, and today the first
official session of the Anti-Saloon
league of California is being held Tenn
perance work is in a condition or
healthy activity in Los Angeles, and
is attracting attention and support not
only on account of it's specific purpose,
but it's wide moral scope. The re-
formers have found the saloon Is in
timately connected with other evil in
terests, such as race track gambling
and other forms of betting. 1t is be-
lieved that by the suppression of the
saloon industry many occupations and
callings which are distinctly immoral
in tendency if not in fact will be
checked or suppressed. All kinds of
social evils seem to flourish best when
we'll alcoholized. Therefore it Is to the
advantage of community which prides
itself on it's commercial progress to con-
slider we'll the causes which bring about
moral progress and cultivate them,
rather than the causes which bring
about vice and crime. Since the law
of cause and effect is thoroughly es-
tablished and demonstrable it will be
to the advantage of this and every
other American community to realize
that a reduction in the amount of evil
wrought under the sun will be most
readily brought about by reduction
of the number and abatement of the
virulence of the causes which produce
evil effects. 1t will be more econom-
ical to fight one cause which pro-
duces many evils than to fight many
evils produced by one unfought and
tolerated cause.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
GREAT FINANCIER

n EFORE pooh pooling De Sagan's
II claim that financial genius runs
~ in his family, pause and consider.
A person who makes fortune out of
his appearance and his wits is gener-
ally accredited with ability for money
making, and under certain conditions
this ability may be called genius. The
man who causes two blades of grass to
grow where only one grew is a patriot,
but the man who makes a million dol
lars grow in an impecunious wilderness
is genius.
Therefore, when De Sagan says finan-
cial genius runs in his family, listen to
him respectfully. By his marital enter
prise, which is a master stroke in high
finance, he proves that some of the
financial genius which runs in his
family runs in him. If we are to regard
his wedding as a speculation, we cannot
deny that the returns from the venture
are exceptionally good, when measured
in dollars and cents. But when De
Sagan says he will illustrate the finan-
cial genius of his family by some prac-
tical demonstrations, there Is ground
for uneasiness. In his demonstrations
he may use his brides money, which
represents a great deal of American
labor and American value. We hope
she will be sensible and will refuse to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
YOUNG CRIMINALS

JUVENILE crime is becoming more
and more common in the United
y States and young criminals are
more and more cunning, daring, crafty
cruel and original. The oldest of the
four boys who held up a Great Northern
train in Montana was II, The holdup
was planned with deliberation and car
ried out with mastery precision and
attention to detail. Along with the
story of the precocious holdup comes
the account of the shooting of a
Los Angeles boy by a comrade while
they were hunting in the hills. Those
concerned in this affair were too young
to he intrusted with firearms, and the
moral of the shocking incident, as we'll
as of the other, is that youths of 13,
IA, Is or 16 are too irresponsible to be
out OF the loose. They should be at
high school or college or apprenticed
in the good old-fashioned way to some
useful trade or occupation, under kind
master who would not regard them as
slaves, but as the Americans of to-
morrow, and would take an interest
in them and try to educate them up
to the responsibilities of citizenship.
In this dollar marked age the respon-
sibilities of master to man and parent
to child are being lost sight of. If
there is to be a boss" system and if
we are to continue to agree that one
man by divine right may rule five
thousand of his fellow men and own
forty billions of dollars, then we must
insst upon the billionaire's RESPON-
SIBILITY to the people of the United
States of America, by whose favor and
patronage he is allowed to be billion.
aire, and to be immune from starva-
ton unless he manages to destroy his
stomach The same ungodly and un-
American influence which caused two
million boys and girls to forfeit their
education and surrender their young
strength and their most hopeful days
to soulless, heartless Mammon is re-
sponsible for the shameful and shock
ing fact that four BOYS held up a
train in Montana and has its bearing
on the fact that one BOY shot another
in California.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
TAFT AND GRANT

AT UMEROUS letters have been re-
III ceived by Los Angeles Herald
~ from Civil War veterans, q. A.
r. men, who served under General
Grant or knew him well, personally as
we'll as by reputation, calling attention
to the treatment of Grants memory by
William H. Taft. A recent speech by
the probable Republican candidate for
president has aroused widespread In
dignation on account of the way in
which Taft referred to Gen. Grant.
Public men, when they are possible
presidential candidates, near presiden-
tial candidates or actual presidential
candidates, should beware of making
concerning dead heroes and states
men public utterances which the he
roes and statesmen, If alive, would
deny and in all probability would re-
sent.
There is merit in the old advice to
speak only good of the dead. We are
astonished that Taft's tongue should
have outrun his political discretion,
and, if we may judge by the tone and
temper of letters we have received,
should have forfeited the support of the
Grand Army and the Sons of Veterans.
General Grant is one of the nations
heroes. He was the military savior of
the country, as Lincoln was its political
savior. Without Lincoln there might
have been no Union today, and there
fore no presidency of the United States
for Taft or anyone else. Without
Grant, 1t is certain there would have
been no Union. His genius turned the
tide of battle, and after a series of dis
heartening defeats and reverses the
northern cause by the genius OF the
Galena tanner was redeemed and glor-
ified in the most brilliant series of
military triumphs the world has ever
witnessed.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
AMERICAN CHURCH

TT WILL not increase the popularity
of the Protestant Episcopal church
Il in the United States of America
to call it Anglican. The proposal to
name it "the American church" was
received with enthusiasm. The church
of Washington, English by descent.
and Hamilton Scotch by descent both
American and both Protestant Episco-
palians, is the AMERICAN church.
Many members of the old Scottish
Episcopal church, the church of Saint
COLUMBIA, Saint Andrew, Saint Kenti-
germ, Saint Leonard, Saint Bride, Saint
Magnus, Saint Marnock, Saint Giles,
Saint Roman, Saint Mungo, Saint Mall
colin, Saint Fillan. and of the world
famed school of the priests on Saint
Kilda's isle, have entered the American
Episcopal church. but did not dream
that by this action they were
bowing their knees to Edward
VII, who is the head of the
to Canterbury. The historical fact of
the first ordination of American minis
ters after the Declaration of Indepen-
dence, in order that the American
church might be endowed with apos-
tolic authority, is clean contrary to
the impression which American AN
glicans" are seeking to produce, and
there is trouble ahead. To change the
title of the pan-Episcopal conference
to pan-Anglican because it is held in
London is toadyism-nothing more, but
nothing less. The great success of
n-Presbyterian conferences has been
due to the fact that their promoters
carefully steered clear of the rock of
racial prejudices caused by historical
events. Although Presbyterianism was
probably originated in Scotland, and
although the Church of Scotland is a
= Presbyterian church, as the Church
of England is AN Episcopal church.
not THE Episcopal church-no attempt
has ever been made to call the Pres
byterian church in America the-what
would the word be?-"Scottican
church, The American church is the
American church. 1t is Episcopalian.
1t is not Anglican any more than the
English church is American. The fact
that through what we believe to be
a great error of judgment the pan
Episcopal conference has been dis
guised as pan-Anglican, no doubt much
to the joy of his Grace the Arch
bishop, does not make the American
church a mere subordinate branch of
the Anglican, and if the heads of the
American church should insist that An
glicanism be substituted, even verbally,
for Episcopacy and Americanism in the
United States of America, by Gods
goodness and grace free and indepen-
dent of England in church and in state,
we believe there will be found enough
American Episcopaians to establish
and maintain in fact as we'll as in
name an American church.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

There are twenty-nine counts in the
indictments of the Southern Pacific
Railroad company by the grand jury
for alleged rebating. The issuance of
bench warrants for persons indicted
gives grim emphasis to the fact that
every lawful means will be taken to
impress on the minds of all concerned
that the law is made in order that it
may be obeyed, not in order to provide
occupation for keen-witted gentlemen
who may suggest to corporations the
reading "Thou mayest if thou art not
found out" instead of THOU SHALT
NOT"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02

the part of the judge, but as rule
is it not a fact that American law,
sometimes in the looseness and uncer-
tainty of it's provisions and always in
the looseness of it's practice, by the
consideration of every trifling and
ridiculous technicality, no matter how
small, wo~ns rather for clearing the
criminal than for his punishment A
man breaks into AS house, where he
only finds S., and into BIS, where he
succeeds in getting $500; he holds up c
and takes $3.50, and d and gets $780,
Is there any difference In the criminal
intent? In each case he took all he
could find, and in each case held a
deadly weapon to menace human life,
and would have taken it If resisted.
Gome have asserted that God said,
"Thou shalt not KILL" and therefore
the government has no right to execute
a murderer. That is strange reason
ing. Did not the same authority say,
"Whoso sheddeth mans blood by man
shall his blood be she'd" and also
gi es explicit directions for the death
penalty for crimes. w. B. G.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
is THERE A MYSTERY IN
THE DICK MILITIA LAW?

LOS ANGELES, May 29.-[Editor
Herald: 1t has been my rather CALLING
experience to be told more than once
lately that the rank and file of the old
parties-Reps. and Dems. alike-are
deliberately and systematically fooled
by their own press, "fed spoonmeat,"
as one fellow put it. / believe he is
a Socialist. This is the more exasper-
ating since am not so sure as would
like to be that 1t is not true. Said
this candid friend: "They give you just
so much news as pleases them, and
tell it just how it pleases them; the
rest is a conspiracy of silence. They
never show you to the bottom of any
thing that matters, nor even notice it
at all If those who pull the strings tell
them not"
1 was indignant, and would have
secuted the idea, but he just shut me
up with a question 1 have been asked
before, namely: How is it your papers
militia law which was smuggled
through, to make every citizen a SOL
dier any time those in power please?
Half your people don't even know there
is such a law. When some day you
are called upon to shoulder a gun
against your out-of-work neighbor in
a strike or bread riot, it will come with
a jolt of surprise"
Imagine my humiliation! I could
neither affirm nor deny; for 1t is too
true I never heard anything about
such a law from the regular press,
while this man says the Socialist press
has discussed 1t at length time and
again. I myself heard 1t referred to
once before by some Socialist or An
arshist.
Will not you, Mr.. Editor, or some
correspondent who knows, give us the
rights of the story?
Meaven forbid 1 should yet be sign
ing myself Democrat turned Socialist"
instead of as now.
"REPUBLICAN TURNED DEMO
CRATO