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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
MAN STRUCK
AND KILLED BY
PENNSY TRAIN

Massillon, o., May 31.-The body of
William Betson, of Milbrook, Ohio,
was found at 1 o'clock this morning
! lying in a ditch along the Pennsyl-
vania tracks near the M. and c. juno
! ton, several miles north of this city.
The nature of the injuries which un-
dOubtedly caused the mans death,
gave rise at once to the belief that he
had been struck by train and this
supposition is probably correct. The
body was brought to the MassillOn sta
tion and later taken to HOllinger and
| Gordon's mOrgue.
The grewsome find of the badly mu-
tilated body was made by Operator
| Ellis of the tower at the NJ. and c.
junction. He was on his way to work
and as he neared the tower he noticed
the body lying in the ditch adjoin-
ing the track. The Massillon police
were communicated with ana the next
train brought the body to the station.
At the mOrgue the man was identi-
fled by a card in his pocket which
read William Betson, Millbrook,
Ohio" This morning his relatives at
that place were notified of Betson's
death and in the afternoon brother,
Samuel, came to this city to take
charge Of the body. The remains we're
shipped back to Millbrook where they
will be buried.
The injuries upon the mans body
were sufficient to have caused instant
death. His skull was crushed, his
neck broken, and his chest caved in.
1t is believed that he must have been
hit by fast train for the velocity OF
an ordinary freight would be insult
ficient to cause such injuries. The
corpse was cold when found, showing
that the man must have been dead
some time.
From the brother, who came to this
to look after the body, it was learned
that Betson had come to this city from
Millbrook, 25 miles west of here, last
week to look for work. Failing in
this he must have set out last night to
walk back home and was killed.
The dead man was % years old and
unmarried. Three brothers, Samuel,
Roll and Joseph, and his parents sur
vive him. The remains will probably
be inferred on Tuesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
FULL TICKET
Nominated BY the Socialist Labor Par
ty Of ohio at Columbus.

Columbus, May 31.--With 40 dele
gates in attendance the Socialist Labor
party of Ohio Saturday held it's state
convention, placing e full ticket in the
field, The following are the nomi-
nees:
Governor, John Kircher, Cleveland;
lieutenant governor, j. c. Steiger,
Hamilton; secretary of state, B. s.
Frayhe, Cincinnati; Encouragement,
Max Eisenberg, Cincinnati; board of
public works, J. p. Behr, Akron, and
Peter Faber, Kent; ;-school commits
sioner, John Isaac, Cincinnati; judges
of :he supreme court, Bert Rugg,
Cleveland;, and Emil Miller, Cincin-
natl; clerk of the supreme court, Will
liam Henke, Cincinnati; presidential
electors at large, Ebil Baer, Columbus
and Edward Lange, Cincinnati. The
state committee was authorized to
nominate 21 district electors.
Samuel Borton, of Salem, who was
chairman of the convention, was first
nominated for governor, but declined
The nominee for governor. John Kir
cher, is a cigar maker, On the ques-
tion of race suicide he agrees with
President Roosevelt. With his wife
and six children he lives at 3087 West
One Hundredth street, Cleveland He
is the Ohio member of the national
committee, of his party.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing
the national platform of 1904, calling
for unity of the Socialist forces of the
United States, and urging support of
the party press.
The only disagreement among the 40
delegates was over the Endorsement of
the affiliated labor organization, the
Industrial Workers of the World.
After a contest led by Richard
koeppel, of Cleveland, a resolution
favoring industrial unions as opposed
to craft unions, as represented by the
American Federation of Labor, was
adopted The prelude cited the strug-
gle against the further reduction of
the standard of living, or, if possibl,
the raising of the same as being the
only reasonable standpoint from which
an economic organization may proceed
with any possible hope for success
within the confines of capitalism, stat
ed that the American Federation Or
ganizes, or attempts to organize, indi-
vidual workers against individual caps
italists along craft lines, and con
cludes:
BE it resolved, That we recognize
in the Industrial Workers of the World
the only economic organization the
Socialists can consistently support"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
THE COURT AGAIN AGAINST
ITSELF.

The United States supreme court
back in 1872 decided two important
cases relating to state taxation of in
teTstate railroads and commerce. One
is known as the state freight tax case
or the Reading railroad company
against Pennsylvania. This was
where the state imposed a tax on the
tonnage of railroad companies, the tax
applying equally to freight carried
wholly within the state as we'll as to
that coming into the state from an
other state and going out OF Pennsyl-
vania to other states. And the court
held that this was in the nature of
an attempt TO regulate interstate
commerce and accordingly unconstitu-
tiOnal. Q5 Wallace, 232-s2)
The NEXT case is known as state
tax on railway gross receipts" and
also went up to the supreme court
from Pennsylvania, which had levied
tax of three-fourths of per cent on
the gross receipts Of railroads. The
court with three justices dissenting,
held this tax to be valid and in the
nature OF tax on the franchises of
the roads. (15 Wallace 2S4-99.)
The distinction drawn by the court
between these two cases is very fine
one II state chooses TO tax a rail-
road by means OF tonnage instead of
or supplemental to a property tax, and
coes not discriminate between ton
mage wholly internal and that which
comes into or goes out Of the state.
there is certainly no discrimination
againstintsrstatefn favor OF intsastate
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
FELL into VAT
OF PALM OIL
SCALD|NG HOT

By falling into vat filed with
scalding hot palm oil, William Harley,
aged about 1S years, passed through a
frightful experience at the plant of
the Carnahan Tin Plate & Sheet Co.,
Belden avenue, Saturday. Harley was
employed at the place and was en-
gagged in cleaning machine when his
feet slipped and he was precipitated
into the hot oil He was extricated
as speedily as possible by fellow work
men and a physician was summoned
and lotions applied. He was wrapped
up in order to keep his wounds as
much air-tight as possible and. then
hurriedly driven to Aultman hospital
in Seesholtz's ambulance. The physi-
clan in charge said that the man was
burned all over his head and body,
with the exception of his abdomen and
it was believed at first that his in
iuries would prove fatal, but late re-
ports from the hospital are to the
effect that the young man is doing
well and that his ultimate recovery is
expected. The young man is a son of
Thomas Harley, of 2347 East Aultman
avenue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Two Picked Up for Drunkenness

George Magaeceace and John Mar
tin were two of the late arrivals at
the city prison Sunday night. They
apparently came in over the ]. A. G..
route, for each of them was loaded to
the brim. The first named was found
sleeping in John Hossler's yard in
East North street, while the other
guest was gathered up in the vicinity
of the w. & L. E., where he seemed to
have missed connections. They will
relate their troubles to his honor,
Mayor Turnbull, at 8 o'clock this
morning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
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 special
certlhcates should notify the clerk at least
ten days before the examination.
Examinations Of pupils under section
i02g. r. g., will be held on the third
Saturday OF April and the second Satur-
day of May
Applicants should be present not later
than S:l5 in the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
pens. The Board will furnish INK and
paper.
All examinations will be held In ha
Canton high school building.
T. ]. TEEPLE, Clerk, Massillon.
CARL H. MEYER, Canton,
JNO. H. FOCHT. Canal Fulton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02

commerce, and the end sought by the
constitutional clause relating to inter-
state commerce will have been at
tanned.
But let this pass The court did at
that time expressly assert the validity
of state taxation of railroads through
a tax upon their receipts, and several
states have adopted such a method of
railroad taXatiun-Michigan for many
years, Wisconsin for some years and
Texas and Ohio more recently. And
the court now decides, five to four,
that the method is unconstitutional, at
least as applied by the state of Texas;
and as Texas took good care to tax
only that proportion of the gross re-
Ceipts of railroads which properly be-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
CARRoLLToN.

Carrollton, May 27.-J. b. Birch, of
East Liverpool, proprietor of the Car.
rollton nursery, was a guest of his
son-in-law And daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank ROudebush, the past week.
Room No. 6 Of the CarroIllon
schools under the instruction of Miss
Avilla Patterson, had picnic on Fri,
day at the farm of Chal Long, south.
east of the town.
Martin l., Beadle is seriously i'll in
his home on West NUl h street.
Robert Parper, of Wheeling, w. Va,
has joined Lis wife and daughter here
and Will remain here for an extended
visit with Mrs. PaTker's mother, Mrs.
Mary Gregg.
Carrollton high was defeated in an
interesting game of ball here yester.
day by Minerva high, the score being
4 to /, several errors in the seventh
inning allowing all the runs. Minerva
secured but two hits off Morgan, while
CaTrOlltOn got six off Minerva.
Elizabeth Hites was granted a di.
Vorce from Cyrus j. Hites and Eliza.
beth Smith was granted divorce
from Isaac Smith on grounds of ex,
treme cruelty, and her maiden name
Of Haines restored by Judge Har-
ter of the common pleas court on
Wednesday. Court was then adjourn.
ed until June 20.
Prof. C. s. Miller, of Carrollton. who
has been hired to superintend the
Conversion schools the coming year,
was granted five year certificate by
the Harrison county board OF exam
iners at the examination held Satur-
uay, May 2.
DR. F. L, Nape. son Of John Nape, OF
this place, who is located at Mineral
City, has beer appointed special medi
cal examiner for the U. s. Marine
Corps for this vicinity
Ex-sheriff Sim Ashbrook, Of ALI
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
West BrookfeId Memorial Celebration

West Brooktield, May 31.-The Me
mortal day celebrations for the dead
veterans of West BrOokfield were held
yesterday morning. The line of
march was formed at a. m. and the
procession went to the st. Barbara S
cemetery where the old soldiers
graves were decorated. At the Union
cemetery the Rev. N. E. Mofft deliv-
cred short address. The exercises
of the day were held in the NJ E.
church, at which Charles Kricihbaum
.Of Canton made the principal address.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
saenserfest Plans Talked Over.

The members of the executive com.
mittee of the Saengerfest, which will
be held in Canton during the early
part of August, held a meeting in their
headquarters Sunday evening and lis.
tened TO a number of reports. Be,
side other matters attended to it was
decided that Thayer's band should be
engaged for two days and Director
Strassner was instructed to have his
children's choruch give the Flower
Song"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Memorial Day at Navarro.

Navarro, May 31-Yesterday's mem
orial celebrations in this village were
a success. In the parade in the after
noon were two bands. the Mount
Pleasant band and the Navarro band
An unusually large number of civil
war veterans turned out and the re
mainder of the parade was made up of
lodges. Professor A. Z. Richardson
delivered the address of the day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Sale of pIeboId companv Stool

The Clark holdings in the Diebold
Safe & Lock plant have been purchas,
ed, it is announced, by Harry Rex, Of
this city, and that the same were Sc
cured by him as an investment. The
holdings amounted TO 800 shares, al
most one-third OF the entire holdings
of the company. The purchase price
is said to have been over 100000.
The stock taken over by Mr.. Rex In
cludes that of the W. w, Clark estate
and that held by w. H. Clark.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
fore returning home.

fore returning home.
j. M. Stemple of Dell Roy was in
Carrollton on business, Wednesday.
Mayor Pruesser, of Magnolia, was in
Carrollton on Tuesday.
DR.. ]. J. Hathaway was at New Phil
adelphia Wednesday on legal business.
Mrs. Jane Mclaughlin of Lee town
ship Is visiting her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs Robert McLaugh-
lin.
Ted Keates, of Crooksville has been
a guest of his brother, Fred Keates,
the past week.
George Matthews, who has been
working for his brother Aleck for some
time, has returned to his home at
Moundsville, w. Va.
A. e. Albright, Daniel Getzman,
c. A. Tope and Dr. ]. r. Williams at
tended the Fasig-Tipton horse sale
at Cleveland.
Rev. D. o. McKeever of Freeport,
was here on Tuesday assisting in some
of the preliminary work for the Chau.
tauqua which will be held here in July.
George ~ Eby, of Barberton, was
with Carrollton friends a few days the
past week.
Miss Anna Pearce was at Pittsburg
this week purchasing millinery.
Mrs. Ed. Miller and children, of
Conneaut, were with Carrollton rela-
tives the past week,
Mrs. Samantha Boals, of Hopedale,
is visiting her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Eandley
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clemens
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Clemens, Jr., at Beach City.
Howard Allison and w T. Boyd, of
Mechanicstown, were here Tuesday
on legal business.
Ed Baxter, Miss Grace McCully,
Mrs. ]. ". Courtright and daughter
Fannie, Robert Dorson, Harry Davis,
Miss Laura thinner, Mesdames Thom-
as Dewel and Martin Reich We're
Canton visitors during the week.
Joe Kerr was at East Liverpool on
Wednesday attending the funeral Of
his brcther-in-law, Carson Finch, who
was drowned in the Ohio river at
that place on May along with five
companions by the wrecking of their
launch. The body was found at Steu-
benville on Tuesday.
The potters excursion will be held
on June 8, when they will go to
Rock Springs Park at Chester, w.
Va.
Miss Elizabeth Smith, of Augusta,
was a guest of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Mitzei,
several days this week
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Cans attended
the funeral of his brother, DR.. Cans,
at Massillon. on Wednesday and on
Friday they attended the funeral Of
Mrs. Cans uncle, Mr.. Weidman, at
Canton.
Miss Hattie Ruhman is home from
Cleveland, where she had been at
tending the College for Women.
Sam Stockton was over from Miner
va on Friday.
John Dickey, the Sherodsville
tonsorial artist, visited Carroilton
relatives on Thursday
Martin Beadle, Jr., of Malvern, was
a guest of his parents over Sunday.
Jonathan Buster, one of Carroll
county's prominent Democratic farm
ers, was in town on Saturday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Roumanians Pinched for Fiahtine.

Michael Matthias, a resident of the
northern section of the city, was
brought to the police station in the
patrol wagon Sunday night, with his
head tied up in a big bandage. He
got into a fight with Domitian E.
Guseila, a Roumanian, and came out
second best. The Roumanian accom-
panied him in the wagon and the two
were placed in separate cells, where
they will be kept apart until Mayor
Turnbull has time to referee the next
round at his session of police court.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Charles Krichbaum Spoke at Cana
Fulton

Canal Fulton, May 31.-Charles
krichbaum, of Canton, delivered the
Memorial day address here yesterday,
in the Presbyterian church, before a
large gathering of Fulton citizens,
The memorial exercises were held in
the Presbyterian church after the pa
rade in the afternoon. The Jr. o. U.
A. M, the c. NJ. B. A., the G.. A. R.,
the school children and other various
local secret orders made up the pa.
rade
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Oure for Drunkenness
orrlns Treatment to Be Used at HONS
Without Publicity, or Less Of
Time From Business. All

The best aid TO temperance Is some1
thing that viii strengthen the drunk-
mis- unnatural craving for drink We
believe that any man who really desires
to be cured OF the liquor habit can cure
himself by using Orrine. This remark
able treatment has made so many cures
that we are glad to sell IL under AM
absolute guarantee to refund the money
III II does not cure. :.
II is in two forms. No. / that can DO
given secretly, and No. for those who
wish TO be cured lt Is not Gnly the
most reliable treatment known but id
is also the most economical as Il cost :
only 81 box and there Is no detention'
from the usual duties. while II a cure
is not effected, there Is no expense what
price In plain sealed package. Write
for free booklet. The OrTine Co.. WASH
ms on. u, g.. or Ro9h & Hug. S33 ERAe
TLESarawgs street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Canton Physicians Co to Chicago

A number of Canton's most promi,
nent physicians leave today for
Chicago, where they will attend the
regular meeting of the American Med.
ical association. The following will
attend: Drs. Marchand, Dewitt.
Kahler, E. ]. March, Zinninger, E. o.
Morrow, A. B. Walker and Childs.
While in Chicago their headquarters
will be at the Auditorium hotel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Dinner in Honor Of w. r. Tinkcn and

Mr.. and Mrs. E, w. Lewis entertain.
ed 16 of their friends at dinner at the
Lakeside Country club Sunday evening
in honor of Mr. and Mrs w. r. Tim
ken who will sail, on the fourth OF
June for a tour Of Europe The table
was prettily decorated with pink and
white roses as center piece. while
bouquets and boutenniers of different
flowers served as place cards
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Disqualified.

What makes you think this new
man we have signed will never de-
velop into a player who can make
good in the big league?"
He doesn't appear to be supersti-
tious about anything"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
easebaIl PLAYER lnlured.

Mr., Herbst, S27 Gibbs streets, was
seriously injured Sunday afternoon at
the Shady diamond while engaged in
a game OF baseball. He was hit by a
pitched ball in The head and knocked
unconscious.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Man Jailed on Assault CHARGE.

Otto Sumser was locked in the city
prison Sunday, having been arrested
on warrant sworn out by Miss Ad-
aline O'Day, who charges that ne is
guilty Of assaulting her by striking
her
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Business colIeae Picnic.

The date for the Canton Actual Bus-
mess college picnic was decided on
as June 5. at Springfield lake.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02
Robhers Al Canton Junk COMPANY.

N"DEeTs At OaTluH JuHK COWpany.
A report was received from the man.
ager of the Canton junk company Sun.
day afternoon that their office had
been broken into and that typewriter
had been carried away.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02

Alllanee-silk hags presented to
schools by veterans.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-02

Mansfield ~ George Dufgner, 81,
drowned while boating.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11
The Paving Question.

Editor Press
understand there are few people
residing on Fourth street, within the
space proposed to be paved, who are
saying some hard things about me, be-
cause L will not agree to bankrupt my
lfby contributing one third the ex-
pense of said proposed paving in front
of my property.
First, let me say that don't believe
there is man living, or one that owns
property within the distance that
would agree do so, if they had as much
frontage as have, and certainly it
would not be the men most active in
this paving project that would do so,
and believe every citizen in town
will bear me out in this. Again, the
parties circulating this petition for
this paving in giving the people an
estimate of what it will cost each one
and if and others can figure, it will
cost each one nearly or twice as much
as represented. I do not see how I
could get out of it for less than six
hundred dollars and a side walk I have
just laid $100 fence ordered will cost
me 5000. Taxes now about due, $500,
making $1,100. / would have to raise. L
trust and hope the good people will
not impose this burden on me. If it
must be paved, let the Borough do it
and let the taxes pay the bill. Then
the burden will be equal.
l.. TAGGART.
Emporium, Pa, June 9th, 1908.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-06-11

population. This city also has fine port Here
the largest steamers land freight and passengers.
From Portland Mr.. Green went to San Fran cisco
population between three and four hundred
thousand, the largest on the coast The city is
rising rapidly from the effects of the great earth
quake disaster. Scores of large, substantial and
elegant buildings are being erected to take the
place ofthose destroyed. In few years not
trace of the great disaster will remain. In
speaking of trade conditions he said he found
the business outlook rapidly recovering it's
normal condition-thelumber industry being last
to recover. Railroad building in the far west is
being pushed with the vgor and energy of good
times The Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul have
graded nearly the entire distance | rode from st.
Paul to Seattle, a distance of 1900 miles. They
are now engaged in completing bridges and lay
ing iron and expect tohave the road in operation
from ST. Panl to Butte two-thirds the di4tancc
By Sept. 1st, and completed to the Pacific in one
near. The Gould lines are graded and win soon
have lines from Salt Lake to San Francisco,
distance ofsOo miles, thus completing con meet
ing links to Pacific coast Many other large
railroad projects are in fun progress.
The crop prospects ia the great agricultural
districts never better on account, i'll q
great measure, by reason ofthe rainy season ex-
tending later in the season than usual-the fall
for May being four inches-more than ever
known since the settlement of Salt Lake. Loca-
ted in the heart of what once known as the
Great Desert, Millions of acres have been re-
gained by irrigation.
Denver is the most beautiful city OF the Missi-
ssippi Valley. Great wealth and mining inter
ests continues TO prosper Denver.
Judge Green's interesting talk was applauded,
especially his "goiden message of prosperity
Mr.. Green was then followed by Hon. Josiah
Howard, DR.. r. p. Heilman and Mr.. +. d. Leet
all Of interest, yet we unable to publish them
this week. Mr.. Howard kindly consented to
have his remarks laid over while we do not think
the other gentlemen would object
The banquet did not adjourn until one o'clock,
bat none regretted the lateness unless it was the
patient ladies of tina hotel. All things taken
into consideration, we believe much good will re-
suit from this evening of good cheer Many
guests united withlour Board of Trade-let others
follow. Hand your names to either officer-the
fee for one year being $500.
Now Onward.