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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03
Lapponi sprang to his side

Doctor" said the Pope. II notice
you have very severe cough. / am
greatly grieved at It. But I have
here some tablets. and he produced
the box from a fold In his robes
(which am told are splendid for .
cold. Let me prescribe one for you.
You will do me the pleasure OF taking
II at once"
What could Lapponi do but take his
medicine The whole gathering. how
ever, understood the situation. and for
onces a Papal audience was interrupt
ed by a bust OF laughter.-New York
Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03
COURT NEWS

a motion for a new trial in the
case OF August Hahn, charged and
found guilty of conducting q disorder
ly place. was fled in Judge Harter's
court yesterday by Attorneys Abt and
Quinn. Seven reasons are given for
asking for new trial among them
the contention that the court erred In
overruling the plea In abatement, in
admitting certain evidence and In the
charge to the jury.
Catherine Adler has filed suit for
divorce from her husband, Charles
Adler. The plaintiff alleges that she
was married to the defendant in this
city In 1887 and that one child is the
result OF the union. She also claims
that for three years her husband
has been absent and that for fifteen
years he has not provided for her
and she has had to depend on the
charity of relatives and her own eff
forts for the necessities OF life. At
torney w. ]. Piero represents the
plaintiff.
William D. Davis, receiver for The
Electric Filter Co., of Alliance. has
fled suit against A. J. Tlce for the
collection Of $3.50 alleged to be due
as assessments against stock held by
him In the company, The receiver al
ieges that the defendant holds ten
shares Of the par value of $1,000 and
that there Is due one assessment of
s25 per share and two lump assess
ments Of $3.50 each. II is also stated
In the petition that 1t may be neces-
sary to collect 76 per cent Of the
subscriptions from subscribers In or
der 30 liquidate the Indebtedness OF
the company. Attorney William M.
Roach represents the plaintiff.
William Howells, 16-year-old AL
lance boy, was sentenced yesterday
by Judge Bow to the Lancaster school
for boys and the sentence suspended
during good behavior. Howells with
William Howell and Earl Crumrine
was brought here yesterday morning
by the Alliance authorities charged
with stealing brass from the Penn
sylvania company. The Howell and
Crumrine boys were discharged by
the Judge.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03
FIFTEEN MEALS, FIFTEEN caNTs

Economy and health are OF the first
Importance to us all, and these are oom-
binsd In WooDcoCK MACAh M which
Is made from the rich gluten layer of ths
best American wheat, the most impor.
tant OF all food substances WOCD-
COCK MACARONI Is sold everywhers
and used by people who demand and ap-
preciats the best sustaining health-giv-
ing food. Costs no more than the cheap
flour maearoni. wltn which II cannot be
compared All grocers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-04-03

fatal with slightly additional force.
II one had struck him In the eye II
would easily have proved fatal"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
COLLEGES FORM
A CONFERENCE
WISCONSIN INSTITUTIONS AGREE
ON CODE TO GOVERN ATH.
LETlcs - NEW PRESIDENT
FOR BELOlT.

Beloit, Wis. March AT a meet
ing of state college Of presidents to
day a permanent athletic conference
was affected and a code Of rules
agreed upon TO govern intercollegiate
athletics The colleges IN the -cpnfer
ence are Beloit. Ripon, Marquette,
Carroll and Northwestern.
The endeBcy of the new rules is to
raise scholarship qualifications of sth
letes and bar professionalism. PROBES
sional coaches are allowed
Edward u. Eaton today was in
stalled as president Of Belcit COLLEGE
with appropriate exercises Represen
tatives Of thirty colleges we're pres
en-
An address on behalf Of education
AZ Institutions Of Wisconsin was made
by President Van Hise Of Wisconsin
University and for Illinois by Presi.
dent Hollen Of Lake Forest Uniyer-
sity.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
As RESULT OF
FIRE DISASTER
AT CLEVELAND, o., YESTERDAY,
SECRETARY OF ILLINOIS
BOARD OF HEALTH URGES
PREcAUTIoN IN SCHOOLS.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 4.-As a re
suit of the disaster at Collinwood
Ohio, today Secretary Egan Of the
State Board of Health tonight adj
dressed Letter to various municipal
and school authorities throughout the
state urging the necessity OF making
sure that the doors open outward and
that all other provisions against dis
aster are made.
He ordered that all school buildings
be equipped with FIRE alarm systems
The Board of Health, under the state
law authorizes authorities to close all
schools not so provided, with safe
exits, both private and public until
such provisions for the protection OF
the lives of children are made.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
DEBATE ON THE
AlDR|CA BILL
SENATOR HEPBURN DECLARES
OPPC SI-ioN AND WILL NOT
vorE FOR IT.
VOTE NEXT WEDNESDAY
On Measure is the Hope Expressed
BY AIdrichr-iiouse Discusses
the PostofiIcc Appro-
priation Bill.

Washington, March 4.-Currency
4 legislation was the subject OF consfl
Grafton in the senate oday. Hepburn
opposed the pending bill and declared
=, that 1t was useless and he would not,
vote for It,
Hopkins spoke at length In support
Of the bill
Senator Aldrich announced that be
hoped to have vote on the measure
next Wednesday
After addresses had been made on
the bin to increase the pay of the
army the senate adjourned.
The postoffice appropriation bin
technically was under consideration
in the house today. but discussion un
der license OF general debate took
wide range Speculation in cotton,
finance, the tariff and a number VI
miscellaneous matters In turn occu.
pied tho whole time Of the session.
Sims, Of Tennessee. spoke in favor
OF the Burleson Hill TO abolish deal
ings In cotton futures; CLANCY Of In.
diana and Lindberg, talked on the
financial question; Hitchcock CT Ne
braska, pleaded for placing on the
free list wood pulp and print paper
and several others secured the floor
for brief periods.
General debate on the postoffice apr
bill will conclude tomor-
row at three o'clock when II will he
read for amendment.
The agricultural appropriation bill
has heen agreed upon by the house
ermmittee OF agriculture and prob
ably will We reported to- the house to-
morrow. The bill carries sll.4JI. 4lG.
d reduction of s14eo,oo5 from the ds-
partmcntaI estimates and an excess 81
81 ,Ss4,05G over the amount appro
priated for the fiscal year.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
WILLING TO JOIN.

Murray, KY, March 4.-Clint Stew
art and II. S. Morgan. the two inde
pendent tobacco growers, who re
'ceived warning few nights ago from
a band of night riders not TO deliver
their tobacco to independent buyers
and to join the association at their
first opportunities, have capitulated
and will say In this weeks issue of
the Murray Ledger that they are ready
TO join the association.
The Galloway Times in It's last issue
says There are net many crops out
side the association aud these will
go in at the first opportunity The
few independent buyers are willing to
quit II given little time TO arrange
their affairs"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
VOTE FOR TAFT
TILL NOMINATED
Is. INSTRUCTION OF OHIO ne,
PUBLICAN CONVENTION DEL
N EGATES.
ROOSEvfLT'S POLICIES
Endorsed In PIatform--Ovation Ten,
dered Congressman Burton Who
Read Platform--Harris Heads
State Ticket.

Columbus, Ohio, March 4.---Cheers
FOR President Roosevelt and Secre
tary OF War Taft and unanimous en-
Idorsemcnt the secretary 70 rthe Re
publican nomination for president
were the features of today'ss session
of the Republican state conventions.
The resolutions adopted INSTRUCTED
the delegates to vote for Taft until
he is nominated The names Of Gov.
ernor HaEgis former General sHerrick
Arthur IsNyorys and Charles P. Taft
as delegates at large, were present
ed 10 the9 convention by Congress
man Nicholas Longworth In a speech
that aroused enthusiasm:
The mention of President Roose.
yelt's name. as that of Taft, was re.
ceived with applause A notable ova
tlorp was rendered to Congressman
Theodore Burton, chairman of the
committee cal resolutions, who read
the platform. which was adopted uu-
The platform endorsed the
policies inaugnrated under the admin.
istration OF President Roosevelt, and
Governor Harris.
Declarations for revision Of the
tariff by friends of protection, an eg-
trat session of congress- merchant |
marine and adequate navy. speedy |
of the Panama canal, en-.
forcement of civil and political rights
Of the negro and that there be
neither halt nor retreat sounded III |
The march toward better government" |
were among these features OF the
platform which were apnlauded bs the
delegates. The state ticket III heasied
by Governor Harris.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
SHIP
MAKES RECORD
CRUISER CHESTER HAS BETTER
SPEED RECORD THAN ANY
OTHER VESSEL OVER 1900
TONS IN THE WORLD.

Washington March 4.-Aecordiug TO
Chief Constructor Capps of the navy.
the scout cruiser Chester. which has
just finished her trials, has made a
worlds record for any naval vessel
above / 500 tons afoat Several days
ago she made 1852 knots on four
hours speed trial and today she fin
ished "a hours endurance coal con.
sumption trial aud had an average OF
22.s.
From the showing made on this run
II is computed that the Chester has
steaming a radius of 1000 miles at an
average speed of 26 knots. and $4,000
miles at 12 knots. or half speed, with
out coaliug This would enable her. It
is asserted. to make the trip to the
Pacific ocean. without coaiing after
the start, at the rate of two knots in
excess of the average speed main
tained by Evans battIeship feet.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
new TROOPS IN
H0PE|NSvlLE
ANOTHER COMPANY or MILITIA
ACTING UNDER SECRET Or
DERs TWO MEN COMPLY
WITH WARNINGS.

HopkinsyiIle. March A. unherald
ed the Whitesburg company of militia
arrived In Hopkinsville last night on
the Louisville and Nashville accommo.
dation. an extra car being attached to
the train fer the use of the soldiers
The company is about fifty strong
and is quartered for the present m
what is known as the Campbell place
on the corner, of Fourteenth and Lib
erty streets.
These troops like all that have
come from the eastern part OF the
state, are moving under secret orders
None cf the citizens know OF their
coming and no information has been
given out concerning them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
VERMONT SENATOR
DIES OF GRIPPE
WAS SECRETARY OF WAR DURING
HARRISON ADMINISTRATION
SENATOR SINCE 1891.
Prominent in Vermont Politics Many
Years and One of States Wealth.
lest Men--Heart
Affected.

| Washington March T. Senator
Redfield Proctor of Vermont, aged "
died at his apartments here at 4:5(
this afternoon after weeks Illness
! His aihnent was diagnosed as grippe
(which later developed into pleuriss
(! With pneumonia complications whict
affected his heart.
L Besides his son, Governor Proctor
the governors wife and several init
mate friends were at the bedside
when death occurred. The senator's
body will be taken to the old home In
lProctorvillc, Vermont.
Proctor has been conspicuous fac.
tor In politics and business inter
ests In Vermont for many years, and
was reputed as one of the wealthiest
members of the United States sen
ate.
He was largely interested in the
marble industry. identified with other
commercial pursuits. was a civil war
veteran on the staff OF General VIII
liam (Baldy) Smith, secretary Of war
during Harrison's administration AMI
had been In the senate since 1881
when he left the cabinet to succeed
George II. Edmunds.
The senator was bern In Proctor
Vile, June 1881 and before his en-
trance Into public life In this city hail
served his state as member of each
house In the legislature in turn and as
governor and lieutenant governor.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
KANSAS REPUBLICANS
Hold state Convention and Select Del.
eestes to Chicago Instructed For
Secretary Taft

Topeka. Kas.. March kansas Re
puhlicans in the state convention here
today elected four delegates at large
10 the Chicago convention instructed
10 vote for the nomination of Tan
for president The resolutions were
unanimously adopted amid much en-
thusissm.
The resolutions also endorse the al
ministra;ion Of President Roosevelt
and the Kansas delegation in con
gress Delegates to Chicago are; Sen
atOr Chester !. Long and Charles Cur
tbs Robert McGonigie q Colby. and
Giant Hornaday n Fort Scott David
r Mulvane Of Tepeks. wss endorsed
for national committeeman
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
ACCEPTS SENTENCE.

Murphysbrro M. March f-w r
Smith. former Louisville aud Pa,lu
cab banker convicted of sefraudlng \
bank here. was denied = new trial ana
has announced his willingness 10 be
gin serving a ave yeaf sentence.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
FlRsr NEBRASKA plsTRIcr

IJncr IN. .Neb.. March 4-The First
district Republican congressional
convention today named Senator z. J
Burkett and = II. Arends delegates to
the Republican convention and a.
structed Tor Taft
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
TAFT DELEGATES
Selected IN Two Nebraska Republican
Congressional District Conven-
tons Yesterday.

? Wilbur. Neb. March s-The Fourth
district Republican congressional con
vention here today endorsed Taft and
elected Samuel Rinaker and r. r
Williams delegates to the national
convention.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
FIRE DRILL WAS USELESS;
SCHOLARS IN WILD PANIC
Piled in Heaps on Stairways and in Halls.
Teacher Heroine Lost Her Life
Many Heart Rending
incidents

Cleveland, Ohio March 4--Deatl
III one of it's most terrible forms
claimed between one hundred ans
sixty and one hundred and sevent,
school children of North Collinwoo,
school. in Collinwood, an eastern
sufIhFi, sasiay when the building
catching fire from / defective furnace
IT the basement was wrecked il
half an hour.
Inadequate Protection.
The building being inadequately
protected by fire escapes. the children
were unable TO male their way to the
lower floors In time to escape the
flames as they shot up from the base.
ment and cut off egress. Starting
about $3.50 this morning in the base
ment from an overheated furnace
the fire gained tremendous headway
before It's presence was noted.
Fire Drill Failed.
Fire drill was inaugurated at once
and those on the lower floors quickly
moved out of the building But when
upper rooms attempted to make their
way to the stairway, the jam of con
controlled and fearstricken grew un-
Ill few were able to extricate them
selves and they perished almost with
In the reach of statements.
Various STATEMENTS.
Various and unconfirmed state,
ments are made as to the cause of
the fire and Also tnat the doors had
been locked at the front entrance.
while but one door of the rear entry
was unfastened. The janitor, Fritz
Herter. himself bereaved of three
children, says the doors were open,
according to custom. At any rate the
hallway below effectually barred the
way. and the little ones went to their
death totally unable TO evade the
flames.
Within three ho'.rs after the start
of the fire Il had burned itself out and
the work of recovering the bodies pro
ceeded.
Was overerowded.
The school was two story and at
tic brick building and so overcrowded
with pupils that il was necessary to
utilize the attic for some of the ages
Of six to eight. Nearly all of the chill
dreu were killed In mass at the first
floor door. which finally was opened
by men from the Lake Shore railway
shops who hurried to the scene. A
wall of fame had formed across aud
most OF the children already were
dead by the time the doors swung
open.
Jsnitor Tells story.
Janitor Herter told Of discovering |
the FIRE. turning in an alarm and then |
ran TO open the front and rear doors.
He said: y cannot remember what
happened next except that saw
flames shooting all abort and children |
running down through them scream
ing. saw little Helen among them.
tried to pull her out. but the flames
drove me back had to leave my lit
tie child 10 die"
Was Badly Burned.
Herter was badly burned about the
bead.
Miss Catherine Weller. one of the /
teachers. lost her life IN vain effort |
10 marshal the pupils Of her class and
lead them 10 safety She marched
tho little ones into the hall on the
second aeor. in good order. but as
som as they saw the smoke the chill
drea became panic stricken and in
their frenzy plunged into a struggling
mass ahead Of them Miss Weller at
tempted 10 stem the rush. but went
dexn under il and her body vasl
found an hoUf later piled high with
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
KILLS GIRL AND SUICIDES.

Worcester Mass, March Vivian
Phillips aged 10. was shot and kiIiel
tonight by Harry Monnier. aged p.
who afterwards shot himself fatally
Jealousy Is given as the cause.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
MUST RESTORE TRAINS.

LIhcoln. Neb.. March The state
rsiiway. commission to-day ordered the
Union Pacific to restore trains re-
Gently annuilesi on branch lines IN
Nebraska Unless this Is done nv
Monday an emergency crdcT will Is
sHe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05

those of her pupils. Miss Fish. an
4 other teacher, was taken out alive
but cannot live.
| Rescue Beuins.
Burning. through the supports of tht
first floor, the. flames passed upward
land all three floors crashed into d
smoidering pile In the basement. THE
work OF rescuing the bodies initnedi
ately begun by flremen and railroad
employees from the Lake Shore shops
Railroad Lends Building.
The railroad company turned over
| one OF It's buildings nearby to be used
as temporary morgue. and thithei
the charred and broken little bodies
| were removed as fast as they could
be dug from the ruins Within few
hours practically all had been re.
covered and were placed In rows.
Identificatians were made only by
means of clothing or trinkets. The
fire had swept away nearly all re-
semblance to human features in a ma
jority of instances. Distracted parents
soon began to gather and the work
of Identification of the blackened and
mangled corpses began.
Grewsome Task.
The grewsome task OF taking out
the blackened corpses and bits of
human remains was one Of horror.
A line of rescuers was formed backed
by half a dozen amDulances. AS the
bodies were untagled from the debris
they were passed along to stretchersI
and thence loaded into the am
balances. Mercifully covered with
blankets, the pitifm sights were yeiled
from the crowd massed about the en-
trance to the structure. AS fast as al
load was obtained It was driven away
to the morgue to De succeeded i'm
mediately by another.
Hesrtrendine Scenes.
Sights of the human charnel house
caused the men delving into the mass
of burned flesh to hesitate. but the
work had to be done and done quickly
so their feeling were smothered for
the time being as they tenderly
handled all that was mortal of the
little ones.
AT the morgue scenes became four
fold in intensity of human suffering
as fathers, mothers. brothers and sis
ters passed along the lines formed by
and hundred and sixty corpses. Thel
first Identification was made by the
mother of Nell and Tommy Thomp- |
son, six and nine years old respective
ly The heads and arms were, burned
from both bodies. but the. mother
the shoes. And SO the i
work went on, ac-
now and then by piercing
shrek or plaintive moan as loved |
one was recognized.
Mothers Attempt Fails.
About the burned school house
there are but few residences. In one
NJ these Mrs CLARK Sprung lived. Her
little boy. Aivon. aged I. was pupil
When the FIRE started the mother ran
over to the schooi and arrived when |
the fizst floor was a mass of flames |
Al a window on that floor she saw
the face of her boy. He recognized
her and pleaded for help. Running
across the street Mrs. Sprung Sc
cured a step ladder and placed II
against the window. Climbing rrl
rhe reached for her boy. She caught
him by the hair It burned of in her
hands and the lad fell back into the
flames.
DesolsticH unspeaksble hangs overi
the vicinity Of the school and tho
whole village Of CoIiiHvood-
Ru-h For Frors Door.
Unfortunately. in the fire drill prac
iced BY this school the scholars were
never taught TO seek exit BY the rear
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
THE KNOWN DEAD.

Miss Catherine Weller. teacher.
Miss Grace Fiske. teacher; Henry
Schmultze. John Rochinski. William
NJ. Kanowski. Henry Lodge. Darothy
Bart, Clayton PeH. Wilfred Cook
Irene Davis. Gretchen Dorm. Nils
Thompson. Thomas Thompson, Rob
ert Hunter. Rose Swanson. Rose Bush
man. Clark Dale. Mildred Cunning
ham. Catherine VI. Duffy. Albert
Gould. Walter Herter. Helen Herter.
Edith Herter. Hugh MeIlrath. Leda
Murphy. Edward Myert. Jennie Phil.
lips. Mary Ridgeway. fnna Roth. Lii
Ian Rosteck. Norris Sherman. Ber
nard Schubert. Harold Sanderson.
Mabel Slgler. James Turner. Norman
Turner. Max Turner. Fioy Brown
1deila Baldwin. Amelia Burrows. Nos
man Bell Gland C;ayson. Lester Cent
rer. Nellis Carlson. Neda Dapner
Percy Day. Matilda Dresha. Arnold
DeIner, Albert Eiehelberger. Lena
EHerly: Ray GonId. Emma Geryic
Ruth 1crdon. Catherine CIassmere
Mary GrUshuge. Edna Heckier. Henry
KUjat. Edward Kohiten, Waiter Ke.
leg Richard Kelley. Fannie Kspudzya.
Robert Leonard. Louise Leonard. FL
ma MerTiueeh. Otto siarkoshott. Elsie
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
Police Handicapped.

The police were utterly unable to
keep Saway the crowd that pressed
upon them, and the situation soon be,
came SO serious that number of the
more cool-headed men in the tbroDg
took it, upon themselves to aid In
fighting back the crowd while others
worked to help the iiremen and the
DoIfcp
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05

Continues On Second Pags)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05

At midnight there were 165 bodies
in the morgue. of which 1903 are
identified and 81 are still unknown.
II is possible that other bodies will
be fornd in the ruins. as there are
at least thirteen children still miss.
ing and have not been heard from
since the fire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05
Lasted Thirty Minutes.

The hremen dashed into the blazing
wreckage with rases. forks. shoyels
md bare hands aud worked frantic
ally with the hoo- OF saving a few
more lives They we're unsuccessful
for none was takea alive from the
ruins after the floors collapsed
Fragments Of incinerated limbs.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05

Collinswood contains about 5000
people and within half an hour after
the outbreak of the flre nearly every
one of them was gathered around the
blazing rrins. hundreds of parents
fighting frantically with policemen
and firemen, who We're trying to save
the lives of the children and doing
their host tn extingtljsa the fire
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-05

Unfortunately. in the fire drill prac-
ficed BY this school the scholars were
never taught to seek exit BY the rear
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
Georgetown
Real Estate

The deed went on record yesterday
IN which Phil II. Tuck. trustee. Of Bal
timore. Nd. transferred TO II. Irvine
Keyser. the property on the east side
OF Thirty-frst street, north Of Q street
northwest, known as the Darneills
property. which for many years was
owned and occupied by the late Philip
A. DarneiIle. The price was 81, 600.
The Thirty-hrst street frontage is con-
siderably above grade.
Wilmot W. Trew has sold 10 James
B. White the dwelling at 341s r street
northwest, being lot % in square I294.
Louisa E. NcFalIs has sold TO James.
B. White. 242O r street northwest, be-
ing lot % IN square 1894
E Fabre. Of 1916 Thirty-ffth street
northwest, is building a twO-story brick
dwelling at 2714 P street northwest.