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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
JURY SECURED TO TRY LANINa.
EmbezzIement Case Against ohio Con.
gressman Begins.

Fremont, GA jury was secured
and the trial of Congressman ]. F. Ian.
ing, charged with embezzling stock OF
the defunct NorwaTk Savings bank,
was begun here.
Judge S. s. Richards, of Clyde, was
on the bench.
The first panel of "a names was ex'
hausted before the jury was complete
and special venire was ordered.
Many of those summoned for jury serv.
ice were closely examined as to preju,
dice.
l. H. Burgoon was peremptorily chal-
lenged for cause on the ground that he
is candidate for republican presiden.
tial electOr,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
FALL FROM FOREST FIRES
CLOUDS CITIES HUNDREDS OF
MILES DISTANT.
Lake Traffic Seriously lmpeded BY
smoke-Enormou Damage Done
in North and West.

Chicago. Ill.,. Sept. IA territory,
including 100000 square miles, or
seven times the area of the state OF
Ohio, is overhung with the most re.
markable pail of smoke experienced
in the history Of this part of the coun,
try.
Old residents of Chicago have seen
nothing like it since the big fire OF
1871, which laid waste S20O,0OO,OO
worth Of property in this city, and
they confess that the smoke of those
days covered only limited territory
compared with that affected by the
destructive forest fires in Minnesota
Michigan and Wisconsin in the last
few days.
In Chicago the pail reached its
greatest density Sunday after thick,
ening perceptibly for nearly a week
Similar reports come from Milwaukee
Detroit, Cleveland and other cities 10.
Gated from 500 to 500 miles from the
center Of the ravishing flames.
Lake navigation has been made
dangerous, and the same caution is ex
ercised by navigators as in times OF
heavy fog.
Added 10 the haze was the sharp
odor Sunday Of smoke from burning
trees and grass. There was no mis-.
taking the smell. With Chicago sew.
eral hundred miles from the scene OF
the advancing fires it may be i'm,
agined what must be the discomfort
of those in the immediate neighbor.
hood.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17

could bring forth some contrivance or
new material to lessen the strain.
What is most needed is some sort
of material which is of less weight
than plain steel, brick and mortar, but
which possesses the same strength, or
perhaps more strength than these con-
ventional articles for constructing sky.
scrapers.
Perhaps the city of Chicago is in
more danger than any other big mart
of trade in America. The size Of build
ings is continually growing and just
lately limitations have been put upon
the ambition of the brotherhood of
architects. This action was taken by
the city council for the same reason
that the city fathers of the city Of
New York acted.
Chicago is constructed on a strata
which, it is declared, is altogether too
thin for safety Chicago's entire loop
district was built upon what was a
marsh only IS years ago. Many of
the oldest residents still tell the story
vi d lIdNSICl Ou uOloOUcaSh WIN fIollSu
Chicago's downtown district during
the time that the Indians occasionally
broke loose. A Chicagoan in a boat
noticed a hat apparently floating in
an exceptionally wet spot. The Chi
cagoan needed a hat himself and he
rowed to the spot, picked up the hat
and was surprised to find the travel.
er's head beneath. He was up to his
eyebrows in marsh.
The scene then shifts to today. Big
skyscrapers now stand on the spot
where the horseman lost his hat. The
great marsh dried up somewhat, and
where 1t did not great loads Of earth
from the western districts of the city
were piled in until solid foundation
was given the town.
Scientists also talk Of the cracking
of great plate-glass windows used in
Chicagos loop district stores for ex-
hibition purposes. The great weight
which is put upon the somewhat un-
solidif1ed portions of the marsh causes
an occasional settling of the strained
portions of strata and as result
spasmodic periods of alarm beset the
downtown business men.
Scientists, however. have assured
the public that there is no danger OF
loss OF life, for the settling Of the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Excursionists Injured in Collision

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 14-Scores of
lives were imperiled and a bad smash.
up narrowly averted on the Lake
Shore railroad early Monday morning,
when an excursion train filled with
lrdianians was in rear-end collision
at 1885 o'clock near Chesterton, Ind.
The train had left Chicago at 1880
O'Clock, and was overtaken by another
train. The engineer of the second
train failed to see the excursion train
until it was too late to avoid the
crash. A number of passengers, sup.
posed to be residents of Laporte, were
injured, but no lives were lost.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17

earth takes place usually after the
work of the day has been done. For
that reason no lives have been lost.
Several buildings of flimsy texture
have collapsed, but this disaster in all
instances has come during the night
or early morning, showing that nature
has taken a life-saving course in de.
stroying works from the hand of man,
That the foundations of large city
are elastic after fashion was proven
by notable instance which came to
the attention of the Chicago building
commission and the police few years
ago. A salvage company was engaged
in tearing down a structure adjacent
to the Women's Temple. Suddenly
one morning when most of the debris
from the wrecked structure had been
carted away the occupants of offices
in the Women's Temple felt the edi-
flee sag to the south-in the direction
of the site of the wrecked building.
The entire structure on the south
side wrinkled in spots. Cracks, some
of them two inches wide, opened, caus-
ing the belief that disaster was i'm
minent. Such was not the case, how
ever, and when massive stone edi-
fee was erected on the site of the old
building the Women's Temple resumed
its natural posture.
Experts who were put to work upon
the incident in the interest of science
determined that the stratum of bedrock,
being elastic, had recoiled from the
strain which the wrecked building put
upon it, therefore causing a movement
of the foundations of the Temple.
When the newly erected buildings
weight was put upon the site of the
old structure normal conditions were
resumed once more,
Dozens of incidents of the same sort
have come to the attention of COM
missioners in large cities, but we find
them illustrated nearer home. In
erecting the smallest kind of house
or barn there must be allowance for
sinking, and if one portion of the
handiwork sinks and there is not the
same falling of another portion large
cracks along the walls tell Of the
trouble. That is the reason that most
builders prefer to sink their founda-
tions in the spring of the year, this
being a precautionary measure. For
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
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4 -QLl4RZER TA ZlZE HGHE

ing made of practical use. Desire for
their own safety caused Gotham city
fathers to squelch the plan and it is
considered probable that the tallest
building which New York will ever
see will not be more than 1000 feet in
height, and perhaps limit of 1000
feet may be put upon the height of
these gigantic monuments to modern
industry.
When you stop to consider the whole
proposition the truth begins to dawn.
An edifice of 1000 feet possesses
weight of $4,000 tons, and therefore
a structure a mile tall would weigh
100000 tons, and under this terrible
strain Manhattan would collapse,
scientists tell us.
There have been no architectural
plans which will so shift the weight
of any building that the strain upon
the strata when erected to the height
Of one mile will allow it to stand in
the first-conceived position without
shifting. Therefore the reasons for
not having one-mile-high structure
are both architectural and geological.
History gives US no other instance
where man has been able to test the
weight-carrying capacity of Mother
Earth, but to-day so far have the ideas
Of civilization reached that even the
globe is under strain to hold the
weight which man has dug out of its
bowels and placed upon its face.
New York, like the city of Chicago,
is not upon a firm base. OF course,
there is the usual strata of thick rock,
which in some places is far more sub
stantial than in others, but beyond a
weight Of $4,000 tons 1t is impossible
to rest additional weight upon the
foundations of the city, for that is
what he strata is--a foundation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
State Treasury Report.

Columbus, O.-According to the last
weekly statement of the state treas.
Ury there is more money in the strong
boxes in Ohio than ever before. The
report made to Gov. Harris shows
that the total foots $5,961, ,653.12, di-
vided as follows: General revenue,
s., ,29S. .OO5.S4; sinking fund, $3.50, ,1l3.44:
common schools, $169,361.44, and uni
versity fund, $144,17244.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
REJECTED LOVER
Followed His Rival From Sicily and
Killed Him in Cleveland.

Cleveland, O-Rivalry for the hand
of a woman. which began in Sicily
several years ago, resulted in mur-
der here when Angelo Mazzo, Sicil-
ian, was stabbed through the heart
by Carmen Bulone, also Sicilian.
Both men loved the same girl in
Sicily but Mazzo won and married the
young woman. Bulone swore venge-
ance. In order to escape Bulone's
wrath the couple came to America,
Bulone, however, followed them and
this morning, on crowded thorough
fare, killed Mazzo with a stiletto.
Bulone fled. but was captured at the
Union station as he was about to
board a train for New York.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Pronenitor of 423.

Macarthur, O.-Henry Reynolds, 81,
the oldest resident of Vinton county.
was buried here. Reynolds was the
progenitor of 4S3 offspring. Three
grandchildren survive him. He was
married three times. Members of Rey-
nolds' family are noted for longevity.
There were four great-grandfathers
living at the same time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
VILLAGE Swept By Fire.

Arcanm, O.-The little village of
Potsdam, formerly called Georgetown
near here, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire. The blaze was discov.
cred in the rear of the building oCcu-
pied by Nose Blackburn, and before
the bucket brigade got into action the
fire spread TO the adjoining buildings.
Loss. $4,000 Many families are left
homeless,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Three Pardoned.

Columbus. O.-The board of mana
gers of the penitentiary paroled Henry
0elander, eight years, for assault, Law
renee county; Joseph Henbi, two
years, for cutting to kill, Mahoning
county, and John Vorick, three years,
for receiving stolen goods.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17

Wausau, Wis, Sept. 14.-Reports
Sunday night state that the village of
Norris, in the eastern part of the
county, is in danger from forest fires.
A crowd of men has been working like
Trojans all day to save the village.
A large ditch has been thrown up
around the village.
All trains were several hours late
Sunday because of the inability of
engineers to see the track ahead and
run safely on account of the dense
smoke. A pail of smoke has covered
the city nearly all day. It was so
dense Sunday morning that street car
traffic was interrupted.
Railroad men say that the woods
are all afire between this city and
Eland junction. Scores of small towns
are in danger.
The loss in the county will be the
heaviest in years, not excepting the
fires in 1892 and 1898, and the total
in this county alone is put at $780, 900.
The total in Northern Wisconsin is
estimated at from $2,OOO,OOO to
$1,000 900.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Labor Commissioner Assumes Duties.

Columbus, O.-W. T. Lewis, the new
ly appointed labor commissioner, as
sumed his duties. He will reorganize
the entire Office staff, and Simeon Ew-
ing, who was removed from the posi-
tion of superintendent of the free EN-"
ployment bureau at Columbus by M.
D. Ratchford, is tipped for chief clerk.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
His Body Cut in Two.

Coshocton, ON a peculiar man.
ner John Mccullough, aged 62 years, a
farmer, accidentally shot and instant
ly killed himself. He started out to
shoot a hawk and the gun, becoming
caught on a corncrib door, discharged
the body into two parts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Dies Due To Burns.

Canton, O-Elmer Staver, Of the
hardware firm of Carper & Staver,
9artville, this county. died of burns
received when his store caught fire
from a gasoline lighting system. Sta
ver's clothing caught fire and he ran
into the yard and rolled in the grass,
hoping to save his life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Society Woman Fatally Burned.

Akron, O.-Niss Bertha Hale, 25,
member of a leading family and prom
inent in Cuyahoga Falls society, was
burned to death in front Of her home
here. Her dress touched the flame CT
a bonfire. Her brother, Lawrence Hale.
was badly burned trying to save her.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Few Houses Left.

Celina. O.-Fire of mysterious orr
gin nearly wiped out the village OF
Chfckasaw. south Of here. Among the
buildings destroyed were the railroad
station, large new grist-mill, an ele-
vator and a number of dwelling
houses. The loss is $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Fear an IInrisinn

Galveston, Tex, Sept. 14.-Rush or
ders reached here Sunday for more
troops to the Mexican border. Mexico
also will send troops, fearing an up
rising on the Mexican independence
anniversary this week.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Killed in the Wreck.

Youngstown, ON freight wreck
which occurred on the B. & o. in the
eastern part of the city, Joseph Keihl,
Of this city, the engineer, was killed.
J. E. Neff, fireman, escaped by jump
ing. The accident was caused by a
rear-end collision.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17

South Charleston, O,-An election
held here under the Beal law resulted
In tie vote-35O votes cast. This is
the third tie election the town has
held. The colored vote was solid for
the "wets."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Charges Filed Against Teacher.

Gallipolis, O.-Charges have been
filed with the Gallia county board of
teachers examiners against T. NJ.
Wells, q well-known teacher, asking
that his certificate be revoked on the
ground that he plays cards with his
pupils.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Identified By Brother.

Franklin. O.-The body of a man
found dead along road near this
place has been identified as that of
jefferson J. Hunter, whose home was
in New Brighton, Pa. His brother
came from MiddIetown and recognized
tie body
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Liquor Mems Petition.

Lisbon, GA petition bearing 6,365
names, over 1000 more than required,
was presented to the Columbiana
county commissioners asking for
county option election under the Rose
law The petition was filed by liquor
men.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Stole the Whole Patch.

Piqua, O.--Some one stole a whole
patch of potatoes out in the North
Park addition. A man named Cypher
reported to the police that his potato
patch had been raided. Neither Cypher
nor the police have any clew to the
raiders.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
The French Satisfied

Paris. Sept. 14-The letter which
Mulai Hafid has sent to the diplomatic
corp at Tangier, in which he binds
himself to recognize the engagements
made by his brother, Add Ell Axis, is
regarded here as satisfactory by the
French officials.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
viii Vote October 5.

Circleville, GA petition to vote
Upon the Rose county local option was
filed in the common pleas court, con-
aining 3,0OS signatures, the required
IS per cent being 1911. Judge Dres-
bach set October as election day.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Nabbed the Banker.

New York, Sept. 14.-Detectives
Sunday arrested Pasquale Caponiar,
an Italian banker, who is alleged to
have absconded from this city a year
and a half ago with about 100000 be-
longing to depositors.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Parole Revoked,

Columbus, ON an unexpected
manner the board of managers of the
Ohio penitcntiary revoked the parole
issued by them several days ago to
Winfield Scott, the eX-county auditor
of Athens county, and he was returned
to prison.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
BURGLARS Rob British EMBASSY

Washington, Sept. 14.-The British
embassy was robbed by burglars
Thursday, according to police reports
Sunday. All that Is missing is money
and some jewelry, the property Of
Miss Clara Childs. the housekeener.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Son Sees Mother Killed.

Newark, O.-Mrs. Nicholas Brown,
wife of wealthy farmer, was killed
by passenger train on grade cross
ing. Her horse was hurled 100 feet
and killed. A son working in an ad-
joining field witnessed his mothers
tragic death,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Am Guilty Of Murder.

Batavia, O.-The jury sitting in the
case of John Hill, on trial here for The
murder of George Washington Good.
an aged hermit, returned its verdict,
finding the defer liant guilty of mur-
der in the first tegree.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Brewery Workers Meet.

New York, Sept. 14.-The 18th an.
nual convention of the United Brew
cry Workers of America assembled
here Sunday. After effecting prelim.
lnary organization the convention ad.
journed until Monday
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
JUDGE Rockwell To Resiqn.

Ravenna, O.-Judge David L. Rock
we'll informed the Portage county dem
ocratic committee that he would send
in his resignation as democratic can
lidato for lieutenant governor. He
will make the race for probate Judge
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
Ohio Soldier Expires.

Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.-Capt. John
X. Moore, Nineteenth Infantry, died of
typhoid fever here. He was native
of Ohio, en- route from the Philippines
to his regiment at Ft. Douglass.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
New Auto Line.

Lima. O-An automobile fine be-
tween Lima and Ada, distance of rs
miles. was opened, big passenger cars
running three times each way during
the day. The line is operated by the
Spencervifle- Lima Auto Co.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
ohioan Is Cut To Pieces,

Caldwell, O.-Edgar McElland, %
nephew of James J. Joyce, republican
candidate for congress from the 18th
Ohio district, was cut to pieces by a
circular saw, upon which he had fallen
at a sawmill in Brookfield township.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
A Peculiar Accident.

Marion, O.-James Palmerton, a line
man, met with a peculiar accident.
Hearing the fire bell, Palmerton jump
ed out of bed so suddenly that he dis
located his left leg at the knee.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17

In the crowded portions of Greater
New York the largest lot is about 200
feet square, that being probably the
biggest plot of precious ground OBJ.
tainable in the downtown district of
Gotham. Placing a building 1000
feet high upon this piece of Mother
Earth, the cost would be in the neigh
borhood of $6O,O00,O00. 1t would
weigh $4,000 tons, according to esti-
mates which have been furnished the
New York board of aldermen by some
of the greatest engineering experts in
the world.
The tonnage of the American navy
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17
BUILDING a mile high!

A BUILDING mile high!
IN. That was the recent pre-.
NMNN diction of New York con-
&RM tractors when figuring out
~ possibilities for the re-
sumption of building op-
eTations next spring.
But our geologist friends say no.
They declare that if such structure
should be raised over the fragile strata
of rock upon which the city is built
the whole would give way to the strain
and catastrophe would result.
Therefore measures nave been taken
which will prevent any such ideas be-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-08
DEMANDS OF MINORS
STAGGER BALL MEN
Rebellious Leagues Are Not
Bashful in Asking For
What They Want.

New York, Dec 8.-With some pre-
liminary sparring the national COM
mission, the National Association, the
American association and the Eastern
league crawled through the ropes of
the baseball arena yesterday afternoon
as a curtain raiser to the big winter
show. After a few more or less
friendly clinches, the combatants sepa-
rated without much damage to the par
ties interested. The second round will
be fought out Wednesday forenoon,
when the national commission will hear
both sides to the controversy.
Despite the friendly feeling, the Am
erican association and the Eastern
league virtually gave motive of seces-
sion from the National Association and
unless their demands are met a base
ball war is likely. The seceders intro
duced their demands with the statement
that rather than have friction in their
organization they had concluded to
withdraw.
This looked like news to Secretary
Farrell of the National association and
likewise to the commission, and the for
mer body asked forty-eight hours in
which to consider the demands. This
was granted.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-08
LAPoRTE HUNTS A MISSING MAN
Public Prosecutor Denies That Farm
hand Disappeared While Out Gum
ming with His Employer.

LaPorte. Ind. Dec s.-FolIowing an
investigation of the mysterious disap-
pearance of John Kowenski. farm
hand employed by Henry Wolford of
Cool Springs township, Prosecutor
Smith last night made a statement.
Neighbors had said Kowenski and
wolford had gone hunting on Nov. 10
and that Kowenski did not return.
Later. it was alleged, human bones had
been found.
The prosecutor declares the testimony
to snow that Kowenski and wolford
returned from the hunting trip. and
that the next morning Kowenski arose
and left his employers house. since
which time he had not been seen.
The authorities ar estill trying to
solve the mystery of the disappearance.
alleging that no trace of Kowenski has
been found The alleged human bones
were pronounced by doctors to be
slate.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-08

of friction in the training quarters of
the former champion yesterday. Papke
paid no attention to any remark of
Berger, and went at his work in his
own way.
Billy was always been hard-headed,
but his former manager, T. E. Jones,
often attained the required results by
humoring him. Hugo Kelly, on the con-
trary, is docile and is being handled
easily by those in charge
Reports that Papke may break with
Berger are current Billy is still suf-
fering in a nervous way from the eff
fects of the beating Ketchel gave him
and is more moody and irritable than
he used to be. This makes many IA
vor the placid Kelly, who is going along
supremely confident that he will win
the pending bout.
1t seems likely that Kelly may even
carry more money than Papke when he
steps in the ring. He is hardly likely
to be a favorite in the odds offered by
bookmakers, but in the small bets left
at Jeffries' bar and other places, to be
placed on the outcome, more Kelly
money is in sight.