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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
406 ADDED
To Membership of First Christian
Church During Revival Which
Closed Sunday Night-182o
at Bible School.

The revival meetings at the First
Christian church closed last night.
During the meeting which lasted five
weeks and one day 400 persons were
added to the church. Yesterday there
were 81 additions, 81 of them joining
at the evening service. The house
was crowded to the vestibules and
many people stood throughout the
entire service. Rev. Welshimer
preached in the evening on the sub
ject, mot Saved" Congressman A.
r. Weber, of Elyria, addressed the
overflow meeting in the lower audi
torium. There were 1870 persons at
Bible school in the morning. The
class of young ladies from the Bar
berton Methodist Bible school, num-
bering over 80. were visitors in the
school and remained for all the SER
vices of the day and night. They ar
rived over the Canton-Akron trolley
line at 8 a. m. and returned at 10 p. m.
They were accompanied by their
teacher. They were guests of the
young ladies' class taught by E. NJ.
Faddis. Mr.. Faddis' class entertained
at dinner at the Noon Rest. In the
evening luncheon was served at the
Faddis home, 710 Harriet street. In
the afternoon they visited the monu-
ment. Mr.. Kendall took the picture
of both classes and threw them on the
screen last evening. The revival just
closing is considered in many respects
one of the best ever held in the local
church. Rev. p. H. Welshimer, the pas
tor, who did the preaching, las been
pastor of the church for seven years,
During this time he has held all Of his
own meetings, five in all, and has
seen the church grow from member
ship OF 535 to a resident membership
of 2100. During his pastorate over
1000 have been added 70 the church.
In the past three years the additions
have numbered over 1900. This church
now ranks second in membership
among the churches OF the brother
hood in the world. The one at Des
Iowa, has 200 more members.
Tonight Mr.. Kendall win give his n
Illustrated lecture on Yellowstone Ma
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
DEATHS AND FUN ERALS
MRS. RETZ.

Mrs. Elizabeth Betz, aged II years,
died at the home of her son, Henry
Betz, south Of Paris, at o'clock
Sunday morning, death being due to a
complication of diseases. The deceas-
ed is survived by four daughters, Mrs
Hattie Chester, Of Osnaburg, and Mrs.
John Meyers, Mrs. Oliver Haines and
Mrs. Reuben Dourm, of Paris; and
five sons. oliver Betz, of Minerva;
Wesley, Henry and Jesse Betz, of Par
is, and John BetZ, whose whereabouts
in the west are unknown. The funer-
al will be held from the home of her
son, Henry Betz, at $50 o'clock and
from the Lutheran church at 10:30
o'clock Tuesday morning, the Rev.
Snapp, officiating. Interment will be
in Paris cemtery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03

its non-partisanship and for the sin
gleness OF its purpose to rebuke the
questionable means used in attempting
to defeat General Sherwood The key
note of the speech was, I'VE have got
the Congressman we want and we'll
keep him as long as he will stay"
Lunch was served to the "Old Boys"
and they enjoyed themselves in soldier
fashion until late hour.
General Sherwood's official majority
over Mr. Southard, as proclaimed on
Monday, November %, after the com
pletion Of the official returns from all
counties in the district, is 1927. This
is the largest majority ever obtained
by Democrat since the Ninth district
was organized, and this is the first
time a Democrat has been elected
twice in succession from the Ninth dis
trict.-Ottowa County Republican.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
DRYER COMPANIES
TO CONSOLIDATE

J. Stauffer Shanks, T. G. Belding,
w. G. McCullan, Elmer Eckis and w.
w. Clark are the names of five we'll
known Canton gentlemen who COM
prise the incorporators of the Hill
Canton Dryer company, of this city,
which is capitalized at $4,000, the
papers having just been received from
Columbus. Mr.. Shanks has the fol-
lowing to say about the new organiza-
ton:
"The Incorporation of the Hill
Canton Dryer company is a prelimi-
nary step towards the consolidation of
the Canton Clothes Dryer and Manu-
featuring company and the Hill Dryer
company, of New York city and Wor-
cester, Mass. The Hill company has
reputation as manufacturers of lawn
dryers, while the Canton company has
a line of interior dryers. With the
present factory and complete equip
ment in Worcester, and similar fac
tory conditions created in New York
city, which must be provided in order
to handle the business of Greater New
York, we will be in a position to care
for the increased volume of business
that the consolidation will carry with
it.
Factory arrangements for Canton
will not be taken up until after the
expiration of an existing contract with
the Canton Art Metal company for
the manufacture of the Canton dryer.
Our trade connections are not confined
to the east, but in addition cover
the middle and western states and
Canada, making central manufac-
turing point advisable. and there is
every reason why Canton should be
considered the most advantageous of
locations"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
AGREEMENT
With Anthracite Miners Soon Expires
and Will Probably Not Be
Renewed.

Pittsburg, Nov. 29.-Just four
months from tomorrow the agreement
between the anthracite mine work
ers and operators, which has been in
operation since 1893, will expire. The
miners have made it known that they
do not wish to renew it. Already a
committee of the union has drafted
demands similar to those which
brought on the big strike of 1892 and
the suspension" of 1906. Among
these are included several which were
urged without success before the
anthracite strike commission ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt.
One of the new demands covers
the "check-off." This is the system
by which the operators, if they
agreed TO it, would have to collect
dues for the union by holding out"
part of the employees earnings. The
"check-off," If applied to all mine en-
ployes, would mean the deduction of
about $4,000 from their wages every
month. 1t would do more than any
thing else to strengthen the power of
the labor leaders, for it would give
them treasury with which to work.
Another of the demands virtually
asks for the abolition of the concilia-
tion board, which now acts as an ar
bitration tribunal to settle all diff
ferences between mine workers and
operators. This board was estab-
lished by the strike commission, in
accordance with the Presidents di-
rections to provide for future peace,
and it has been the principal cause
of the harmony that has prevailed in
the anthracite region for the last few
years. 1t is composed of three repre-
sentatives of the mine workers and
three representatives of the operators.
Other demands are for more pay,
fewer hours, and the payment of con-
tract miners by weight exclusively.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
AKRON MAYORS VIEWS NO
SOCIETY CARD PLAYING

Akron, O., Nov. zs.-Mayor Sawyer
took occasion to express his views on
society card playing yesterday when
hearing a case against w. H. Brown
ell, charged with running a gambling
house.
Brownell was fined $50 and from
the drift of the mayors remarks on
the case it is evident that society
would soon be Gin bad" if he had his
way. The mayor said in part:
"If the law was strictly enforced,
society women who play cards for
prizes would find themselves in my
court. The only difference between
society womens gambling and the
professional gambler is their seclu-
sion"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
BERGERS TO DISPLAY
FIRE-PROOFING

The fifth annual convention of the
National association of Cement Users,
will be held in Cleveland from Jan
uary II to 16 inclusive. The Central
Armory will be filled to overfowing
with exhibits and the convention to be
held in the Hotel Hollenden will tend
to bring together the foremost ex-
perts of the country. At this exhibit
tion Of cement products and appli-
ances the Berger Manufacturing COM
pany, of this city, will make a dis
play of fire proofing. w. l.. Caldwell,
manager of the fire proofng depart
ment will be the local company's rep
resentative at the coming exhibition.
This is the event of the year in the
cement industry and the indications
point to one of the largest gatherings
in the history Of the industry.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
OPENING
Government Experiment Staten
Thursday to investigate Mine
Explosion.

Pittsburg, Nov. 29.-The formal
opening of the United States Geologi-
cal Surveys experiment station at
Pittsburg, Pa, for the investigation
of mine explosions will take place De-
cember 3, in the presence of several
hundred invited guests, among whom
Will be members of congress, scien-
| tihc men, coal mine owners and
operators, state mine inspectors and
officers and members of the United
Mine Workers representing the min
erS. 1t is also expected that Secre-
tary Garfield, under whose general di-
rection this government station was
established, will be present.
The station has been in operation
for several months and in that time
number Of experiments have been
made which tend to show the
methods by which the death rate
among American miners can be re-
duced. At the present time it is the
| highest of all the coal producing
countries in the world, 486 in every
1000 men employed. In European
countries, where similar govern
mental stations have been estab-
! lished, the rate has been lowered
from one as high. as the present rate
in this country to l and 2 in every
1000 employed.
At the Pittsburg station, a number
of so-called Safety explosives have
been tested and found to be any
thing but safe. These explosives
have been fired in quantities of fire
damp and In many instances Eer-
rife explosions have followed. Those
| results have been startling to mine
owners and miners alike and will un-
doubtedly lead to the use of better
explosives, which will in itself re-
duce the death rate in the mines
Perhaps the most important demon
stration and the one that will be the
furthest reaching in stopping the
slaughter of miners was that in
which it was repeatedly shown that
coal dust, without the presence of
gas is an explosive equally as dan
gerous as the fire damp itself if not
more so. Several weeks ago, the Ohio
Mining commission visited the expert
ment station taking with them
twenty samples of coal dust. Tests
were made of these samples in the
explosives chamber and hardly one
of them failed to explode. The ex-
plosions were as rule more severe
than those caused by fire damp.
These experiments will lead to a
more careful watering of the mines,
and this, it is thought, will be a big
factor in reducing the mine death
rate.
From unofficial sources comes the
estimate that the number of men
killed this year in the mines will be
from 800 to 1000 less than in 1907,
this providing there is no unusual ac-
cident during the closing month of
the year. Even with as disastrous a
month as December, 1907, in which
700 men were killed in four explo-
sions. the number killed this year, it
is said, will not equal that of the year
before.
This large reduction in the number
of men killed is due, it is believed, to
the agitation that followed the big
explosions last December, decision of
the government to probe the causes
of the disasters and the experiments
already conducted at the experiment
plant.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
EPIDEMIC DIPHTHERIA
AMONG LORAIN HOGS

Lorain, o., Nov. 29.-There is an
alarming epidemic among hogs in
this vicinity and local men believes the
disease is diphtheria. An investiga-
tion is being made by the health au-
thorities.
At stop 6h on the Cleveland, South
western & Columbus railway $50 hogs
were being raised by the Friedelstein
Dairy Co. of Elyria. Recently the an
imals became i'll and rs of them died
within two days. The other animals
are infected and are expected to die.
Just a short distance away on the
Smith farm sixty hogs died just re-
Gently.
These animals were fed upon swill
from Blyria's garbage and the owners
claim the swill was infected with
diphtheria from the Elyria hospital.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
ORPHANAGE BOY IS
PICKED UP BY POLICE

Sunday evening a gentleman resid-
ing near Waco brought a small boy
into the police station, saying that
he had run away from his home in
Cleveland. The officers questioned the
boy and he said that his name was
Charles Bohicker and that his par
ents lived on Hamlet street, Cleve-
land; that he had jumped on a Wheel
ing & Lake Erie freight train and
had come to this city in a box car.
The officers, doubling the story of the
youngster, telephoned to the Louis
vile orphanage and in response they
received the information that the
child was an inmate of their home.
He then admitted that he had been
telling what was untrue about leaving
Cleveland Sunday and admitted that
he had run away from the orPhanage.
He will be taken back there Monday.
The boy was clean and nicely dressed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
WOMAN ASSAULTED:
SEVERELY INJURED

Alliance, O., Nov. 29.-While pass
ing along South Freedom avenue oppo-
site the First M. e. church about 8
o'clock Saturday evening, Mrs. A. F.
Donaldson, of South Seneca avenue,
was assaulted and severely injured.
The lady had started down town to do
some shopping and was within two
squares of the public square when a
man, whom she says sprang out from
an alley, struck her over the head
with some blunt instrument. The
blow did not cause Mrs. Donald
son to fall but slightly stunned her
for a moment. She uttered a peculiar
sort Of cry which, while heard by
several persons who were within few
yards Of her, was not recognized as
the cry of person In pain or seek
ing help. The assailant was also seen
by several persons but his actions
were not such as 10 attract attention.
He stood for short time watching
the victim of the assault and then
disappeared in an alley near the
church.
Chief of Police Howell, Captain Os-
walt and Lieutenant Alexander were
a few minutes after 1t occurred but
were unable to get any trace of the
man. Mrs. Donaldson and the others
who cav him were not able to give
any definite description OF the fellow.
The woman was taken into the Ruth
residence at the corner OF Freedom
avenue and Columbia street and given
attention by DR.. Manchester, who af-
terward took Mrs. Donaldson to her
home in his automobile, Mr.. Don
Aldson IL employed at the Morgan
shops and was at home with the baby
when the wife started to the business
section OF the city. This is the first
case OF the kind that has come to
attention of the police for loag
time. II is not thought the assault
was made with the idea OF robbery
as the man made no attempt to get
the woman's pocketboOd which she
was carrying in her hand. One theory
Is that the assailant mistook Mrs.
Donaldson for some other person.
Enos Cook, a well known and re-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
MASSILLON
TO take CHURCH CENSUS

A church census Of every person in
Masslllon is being arranged for by the
Ministerial Association, consisting of
all Massillon ministers. A meeting
will be held in the parish house of
st. Timothy's church Monday morning
at 10 O'Clock, when preliminary ar
rangements will be made. The work
will be to secure a record of the re-
ligious persuasion or preference of
every person in the city. This is for
an aid to the minister in his work
and to the benefit of all concerned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
70 CENT Gas
MassiIlon Will Strive to
Get If Canton Wins
Out in Court
PEOPLE CLAMORING
(Staf Special.l

NOldh OpGCldl.J
Massillon, Nov. 29.-Akron has had
its agitation of the gas question. Can
ton is having its share of the same
stuff. Massillon's is yet to come. The
city fathers of the west end burg have
been lying low, awaiting results in
Canton and Akron. They are going
to profit by the experiences of their
predecessors in the gas muddle.
In case the hearing to be held this
morning in common pleas court of
Stark county, is favorable to the city
of Canton's side of the controversy,
gas will be taken up Immediately in
the Massillon council chamber, to be
the object of fighting, wrangling and
incidental dissatisfaction for the next
month or so. Intense interest is at
tached to the inevitable fight that will
occur in Massillon by their citizens,
and eagerness for the expected fray
Is eyinCed on all sides.
If possible, the gas committee of
the Massillon council will prepare an
ordinance to reduce the present rate
in that city, for submittal at the meet
ing Tuesday night. 1t is not prac-
tically certain whether this can be ac-
complished by Tuesday night, and the
submittal may be delayed until the
meeting two weeks hence. Whatever
is done, nothing more than a discus
sion of the subject will ensue in the
council chamber, for it will be given
but its first reading.
The rate clause in the franchise of
the East Ohio Gas company at Mas
sillon went out Of effect at about the
same time that the expiration came
in Canton. Since then the same rates
that prevailed previous to the effec-
tiveness of the clause have stood.
Massillon citizens are clamoring for
a reduction.
Upon the gas committee of the Mas
sillon council are members T. H. Sea-
man, Frank Koontz, and William
Kohl. They have been laboring dill
gently with the question for the past
few months, considering it from every
angle and standpoint. They have
watched with keenness the fights in
all of the other cities, and they are
prepared to act in accordance with
the knowledge they have CLEANED
thereof.
They are all extremely reticent in
connection with the rate which they
propose to establish by the new Or
dinance. 1t is generally believed that
they will introduce a provision for
twenty cent gas, and this is what is
expected by the citizens. There will
be general sentiment in favor of
the setting of such a price in this
city, and the council, according to
members interviewed upon the subject,
is going to properly represent their
constituents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
RABBIT RIDES IN AUTO
AND HOUND DROPS DEAD

Caldwell, o., Nov. "a rabbit
rode in an automobile and dog pur-
suing it dropped dead. These strange
incidents sound like tale from Mum
chausen, but they actually occurred
near here yesterday. Chased by a
yelping hound, the rabbit jumped on
stone wall and for while ran par
allel with the automobile driven by
Charles Crampey, a Newark business
man. Suddenly the little animal leap
ed from the wall and landed plump
in the tonneau of the car. The hound,
not to be outwitted, continued to pur-
sue the automobile until it dropped
dead from exhaustion or from the ef-
fects of gasoline fumes. The rabbit
was captured and taken home by
Crampey for his children.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
Just a Word in Regard to Soldiers.


AS I was walking along the streets
of Canton the other night met two U.
S. soldiers, and became engaged in
conversation with them. AS our con-
versation became very interesting dis
cussing military life, when all at once
we were interrupted by the approach
of crowd of boys, l presume about
the age OF ten or twelve years, who
gave the command forward march and
continued with hep, hep, hep, and
other sighting remarks concerning the
soldiers. To my surprise the two
young men wearing the uniforms did
not resent the remarks of the crowd,
exhibiting very high mind and good
breeding, which l am sure that the
parents of those boys are not giving
them. | want to say that we as par
ents should teach our children to re-
spect the uniform wherever it is seen.
Parents are responsible for the con-
duct of our children on the street.
whether it is good or bad, and there
is nothing that more plainly shows i'll
breeding than to hear a lot of small
boys trying to make fun of the u. S.
uniform. l think if the parents of this
city will correct their children pro-
perly that they will find no occasion
for insulting men on the street lust
because they wear the uniform.
S. L. j., Jr.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
JACKSON DAY
Banquet to BE Held by Young Mems
Democratic Club-Permanen
Headquarters Secured.

The Young Mems Democratic club
a local organization which proved a
highly successful body of campaigners
this fall, has secured a three-year lease
upon rooms in the Mckinley block, at
the corner of Seventh and Market
streets, which will hereafter be the
permanent headquarters of the club
Previously the rooms had been occu
pied by the Mckinley club.
Arrangements are being made by q
committee appointed for that purpose
for the holding of a Jackson day ban.
quet, on January Z in Bast's hall. II
is the intention to invite many promi.
nent Democrats to be present and to
deliver speeches for the occasion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
Fifty DAYS OF Racinq.

Havana, Cuba, Nov. 29.-There will
be fifty days Of racing on the new
track just outside OF Havana, be-
ginning on December 1 and ending on
January 81. There will be six races
each day, with purses ranging from
5000 TO $500. In addition to the
regular purses the Carnival commits
sion of the Havana city council is
expected to appropriate $4,000 to be
given to the feature racing during the
meeting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
Old Comrades Congratulate General
Sherwood.

Some hundred and twenty-five vet
eran soldiers of Toledo and vicinity, a
majority OF them being Republicans,
called on Gen. Sherwood at his home
on Ashland avenue, on Friday last, to
congratulate him on his reelection to
Congress and felicitate him on his
largely increased majority.
All the local posts were we'll repre-
sented, led by General j. Kent Hamil-
ton, who paid a glowing tribute to
General SherwOod's career in war and
in peace and to him as a soldier and
private citizen. General Hamilton was
followed by others. Comrade e. p.
Searles, of Toledo Post, General John
s. Kountz, Commander Myers, of the
Soldiers and Sailors Protective Asso-
citation, and different members of the
Citizens committee of the 42nd G. A.
r. Encampment.
1t was an assemblage remarkable for
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
Split Town Fears Liquor.

Akron, o., Nov.29.-Fearing that
the only saloon on the Portage coun-
ty side of their village will move over
into Summit county, Mogadore tenn
perance people have began the circu-
lation of petitions asking for an cleo
ton to vote saloons out of the entire
village.
Mogadore is split into two equal
parts by the Summit-Portage county
line, and there is one saloon in each
part. The "drys" fear also that a
number of saloons will be started in
Mogadore on the Summit side il they
are not voted out entirely under the
Beal law.
Sufficient signers are expected to be
secured to provide for an election.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03

spected resident Of Beloit. died at his
home Saturday evening after a short
illness due to erysipelas. He was
~ years of age and is survived by
two children, Howard Cook and Mrs.
Eliza Grove. The funeral service will
be held Wednesday afternoon and will
be private. Chester Grove, of Alliance,
Is a grandson of the deceased.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-03
CURTAINS BURNED

At 4:45 Sunday afternoon the fire.
men from the Central and No. 2 house
and Mrs. Alexander Garner, Gil North
Rex street. In making a light with
a parlor match the head of the match
few off and alighted in the lace cur
tains, burning them from their sup
ports. Nothing else was damaged.