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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.

A motion for new trial was filed
in common pleas court yesterday in
the case of the Trump Abstract com
pany against Justice of the Peace
John c. Boutwell,, the plaintiff claim
ing that the court erred in overruling
the demurrer of the defendant to the
plaintiffs petition, in admitting evi-
dence objected to by the defendant at
the trial of the cause; in its instruc-
ton to the jury and in not instructing
the jury as requested in writing by
the defendant. The suit was brought
to recover $1,000 damages against the
defendant for illegally substituting
one of the plaintiffs abstracts in an
official document. 1t will be remem-
bered that the jury last Thursday aft
ernoon returned a verdict of one pen
ny, the smallest sum returned in
common pleas court in Stark county
for a decade, in favor of the plaintiff
company. The paintiff is represented
by Attorney S. Fl. Maneval and Floyd
& Yutsey.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

vision" Their theory plainly is thai
the tariff will be revised by its
friends"-'and they, so far as their in
terests are concerned are its friends
But We may all hope that the pros
perity that is coming will be one ih
which all the people may share, at
least to some extent. No prosperity
can be said to be real which fails to
give the ordinary citizen as complete
mastery as possible over the good
things of life. Mere high prices for
producers do not prove that the peb.
pie are well off We have had too
much of that sort. of prosperity al
ready. What is. now needed is a
wider diffusion among the people Of
the produce of American capital and
labor. Mr.. Taft will do well to give
some consideration to this phase of the
question, to pay some little heed to
the welfare of those who buy all that
they use, and have nothing but their
labor to sell. The upward move
ment of prices proves nothing one
way or the other. Under such condi-
tions the people may actually suffer,
as many of them have been suffering
during the last year. If the new pres
ident can get away from the idea that
prosperity must necessarily result
from making certain classes prosper
GUS in the belief that they will pass
the prosperity along he may be able
to exert a most helpful influence.
He will be even more useful if he
can free himself from the fallacyr
that prosperity may be manufactured
by politicians and statesmen. For 1t
can only result from the application
of capital and labor to natural re.
sources. The people make them
selves prosperous. And all that the
government can do is to give them
the widest possible liberty to exer-
else their own faculties for their own
development, About all that govern
ments have ever done is to restrain
the activity and industry of the peo-
pie. One can not study the history
Of the relation of governments to in
dustry without marveling that the peo
pie have been abl, to make such in
dustrial and commercial progress as
they have made. When the American
people realize this they will make
short work of the theory that their
government is their guardian, without
whose care they could not possibly
make u living. Our government, un-
der its present control, is not intelh-
gent enough to provide sufficient
money to meet even its own exnenses
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
SiBLEY's WILD DREAM,

That was a particularly interest
ing letter of former Congressman Joe
Sibley in which he recommended that
Standard Oil get a better control
of the press. 1t helps to show us all
just what we have to fight. But let
not the timid fear.
Control the press! It has been the
dream of reactionaries ever since the
beginning of the peoples fight. 1t
was the dream of Bourbon France.
Before the swelling tide had burst
the barriers there were the royal
censors and there were the official or
gans. The progressive papers were
suppressed and the great organs had
to bow. -s
But did the Bourbons get away with
their press control? Not even in that
day Of king-ridden and benighted gov
ernment. From cellars and garrets is
sued newspapers. And they were
what the people read. Passed about
from hand to hand, this was a press
which welded influence. It taught
the people liberty and finally melted
them to action.
Perhaps some persons will think
the historic reference unfortunate. It
is unpleasant. Many things occurred
in that bloody girth of liberty from
which one turns the eyes. The gull
lotine, the prison massacres were
awful. But they We're part of the
fight; and they came because the Sib-
leys and the ROckefellers of that
day thought the people could be
silenced-the press controlled.-To-
ledo News-Bee.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

The man or woman with a little
money not Immediately needed can
not use it to better advantage than
in the early buying of Christmas
gifts. Ample time can be taken,
quicker and more painstaking clerk
service is assured, and more satisfac-
tory selections can be made now
than in the frantic days of crowded
stores and overworked salespeople.
Perhaps, too, goods can be bought
more cheaply in some instances than
later on, for at this season business
men are more anxious for sales than
they will be when they have all the
trade they can take care of. The
prospective bestower of gifts who en-
ters upon the fortnight before Christ
mas with his or her presents all
bought and put away in a drawer will
enjoy the glad season far more than
one who has to get into the public
scramble and buy at the eleventh
hour.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

First the paint and oil producers
stood pat at the tariff hearings. Now
the distillers and wine makers are
holding up their hands in holy horror
and exclaiming against a decrease in
the duties And so it will go on down
the whole list, through tobacco, sugar,
metals, hemp and wool to miscellan-
les, the last on the list of the sched-
ules to be considered. The whole
business of hearings is a silly hoax.
No one will be deceived by the asser-
tions of the very people about whom
a tariff barrier has been raised, who
have grown fat under it's benefcent
protection and who certainly do not
crave reduction in weight. But how
does this benefit performance appeal
to the majority of the people, the
consumers, who are obliged to pay
the piper?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
EXAMINERS REPORT.

Examiners G. M. Russell, of Massil-
Ion, and E. S. Deford, of Minerva, who
were appointed last Friday morning
by the probate court to make semi
annual examination of the county
treasurer's and auditors offices, COM
pleted their work yesterday morning
and fled their report in the afternoon.
Their report of the treasury of Stark
county shows net cash balance of
S'O6.7oAA4 Cesh in le@al depositor-
lies, First National bank, $301 ,059. 81 :;
cash found in treasury, $6,485.31; total
cash in the treasury and repositories,
$307 ,544,S2; checks outstanding $3.50. SO;
difference in daily balance, 55 cents;
total balance, $306,79444. According
to the report Stark county has an in
tdebtedness of $167, 900. In speaking of
the bonded Indebtedness of this county,
Probate Judge G. c. Bow said yester-
day afternoon, "Very few counties in
this state can boast OF being indebted
with smaller amount of money than
the county of Stark" The following
is taken from the report filed with
Probate Judge Bow by the examiners
yesterday:
n pursuance of authority given your
examiners, presented themselves at the
county treasurer's Office at p. m. on
November 1S. and at once proceeded to
count the funds of said office. We
caused the treasurer's books to be bal
anced at close of business November
10, and the accompanied report is of
that date. At the county depository
the balance was certified to as stated
no recent change having taken place
in that account except the deposit for
the day. The cash in the bank and
the treasurer's Office agreed within
three cents, allowance being made for
two checks outstanding.
In view of the objections made by
the state authorities and by the coun-
ty depositors to the prevailing sys-
tenn of local collection it is recon-
mended that an effort be made to pro-
vide more room for the treasurer's Of
fice, at least during the collection sea-
oChs A0APoJSAo uOldycu anu TIT
treasury force greatly harassed by the
existing conditions. With the posi-
BILE abandonment of local collections
will be much worse for all.
In the examination of the auditors
office it was Aot devised necessary or
proper to review the detailed work,
a most thorough examination having
just been made by the state exam
liners, attention was, therefore, given
to general accounts and vouchers with
particular reference TO the funded debt
of the county.
We personally examined the cancel
ed bonds and later coupons. The
bends paid since 1905 are as required
by law in the custody OF the treas
urer but the coupons are retained by
the auditor though his office affords
no suitable provision therefor. Wei
suggest that the coupons be In the
future placed In the treasury vault.
Your examiners recommend that ia
the future balance be struck by the !
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

1t is truly remarkable that among
all the frenzied financiers who have
made New York notorious the past
decade, the only man to get some
thing of what seems coming to him
is Morse, who came in as outsider and
bumped into some of the yet unpun-
ished scoundrels connected with pub
lie service and life insurance frauds
there. Morse's friends are not slow
to point out that if activity against
him had been directed with similar
force elsewhere it would take nearly
q solid train to haul the convicts to
Atlanta
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
METEoRIc SHOWERS.

The annual meteoric shows are
due here today Generally there are
three minor displays that can be look.
ed for most any night. Some years
the display is more brilliant than
others. Occasionally the sky is 80 full
that there seems to be a veritable
shower. In older times the phenome-
non was regarded with awe and ex-
planned with superstition.
Modern science, however, dispsls
any mystery that might in former
days have attached to 1t. The me-
teors are simply detached pieces of
matter similar TO the substance Of
the earth. II will be interesting 10
watch between now and December
these celestial ffaw0fks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
ss.a sUFFIELD.

suffield, Nov. 16-Mrs. Stoffer, OF
Tallmage, is spending this week with
relatives here. Eef
George Dauber and Charles Aug
sten, of Akron, were in town Monday,
John j. May, who has been Ill with
rheumatism and lumbago, is able to
be out again. H ,R5
Fred Fritch, of Akron, spent Sum-
day with his parents, George Fritch
and WIFE
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Miller and child
rem attended the funeral of Mr.. Mil
ler's father, William Miller at Brim-
field Tuesday. 1b
Gabriel Mcguire, the great Irisk
orator, gave a very interesting and
instructive lecture ON Through the
Jung-es of Africa" to large audi
ence at the town hall Tuesday even
ing. Hl III
Oliver Schmiedel, of Rootstown
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs
P. H. Bletzer.
Miss Ruth Bissler, who was so ter
ribly burned by an accidental up-
setting of lighted lamp into her
lap Thursday evening is getting along
nicely and all indications point TO a
speedy recovery.
Albert Fessler, of Uniontown. was
in town Friday.
Clifford Bunker and George Smith
of Brimfield, were Sunday visitors
with Mr.. Smiths mother, Mrs. Mae
Smith and family.
Mrs. F. e. Schmiedel and son. RaIph
of Kent, spent Sunday with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ewen.
DR.. w. e. Fulton, who has been
suffering with rheumatism for several
weeks is able to walk with the aid of
crutches. go
After spending several days helping
to care for her niece, Miss Ruth Bliss
Ter, Mrs. Sam Bissler returned to her
home in Kent Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Fox, of Brim-
field, spent Sunday with Mrs. Fox's
father John overlon and family.
william Cramer is i'll with grip.
The High School Literary society
VIII give a rhetorical in the high
school room Friday evening.
Norman Cramer was at Aaron Sat-
urday.
The primary school is arranging for
a Thanksgiving entertainment TO he
given In their school room the We'd
nesday afternoon preceding Thanks
giving day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGES.

l. William c. Klingaman and wife to
Henry Schlichtenmeyer, part of north
west quarter of section 81, Nimishil-
len township, $3.50. af y @
Frank Webb and Anna Webb to M.
Airline w. Pratt, undivided one-half of
81 lots in Massillon, $500.
Louis G. Lame.le and wife to Hen
ry schlechtenmeyer, lot 364, Massil-
Ion, $3.50.
Mary Cernick and John Cernick to
the Trustees of Buckeye Lodge, No. l,
knights of Pythias, lot SO, in Belle
view addition to Canton, $3.50. s-f
Emma Melbourne to the Industrial
Building e. Loan company, lot 1884,
Alliance, $1400. rs. q .+a4 a
Edwin Reinoehl ct al, to Frank
'Shaup, three-fourths of the southwest
qNarter of section %, Lawrence town
ship, $500. r.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Alvin N. Wetzel, rs, milkman, to
Ethel X. Orin, 21, Canton.
Dan Steinbach. 20, section hand, to
Alvina Brand, %, Navarro.
louis ]. Schwlnn, %. bartender, to
Nina Eastman, 27, Canton.
Per Lee H. Haney, "a, painter, to
Annie Ollie Rabstock, 21, North In
dustry.
Joseph B. Eberwein, "A, brakeman,
to Eva Pauline Rifle, 20. Canton.
Leo Papinean, 2S, carriage maker,
to Minnie Greive, 81, Alliance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

1t is hard to tell which is the most
entertaining, the accounts of the mar
RACES Of American women 10 foreign
adventurers and humbug noblemen or
the salaciOus reports of the divorce
proceedings which inevitably follow
And yet American mothers are hor.
rifed when they read of heather
mothers feeding their little girls to
the crocodiles of the Ganges.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


I William Maier to August Fry part
of southwest quarter of section 80,
osnaburg township, $500.
Mary b. Barber, estate to Cora Koh-
Ter, lot 9417 In Barber's addition to
Canton, $500. ~
r. Frank Wilson to Elizabeth Boyd,
four tracks of land in East Greenville,
$2620. 4 ..a.a "a
Max Geiger ct al. to Emma Williams,
lot 1884 in Geiger-Fried, second addi-
tion to Alliance, $3325.
Henry c. Eison to the Standard Oil
company, part Of southwest quarter
section %, township II, $3.50.
T The Galbreath-Heac Agency to
Il. M. Boone and Ella Boone, part lot
44S3 in Garwood lawn allotment No.
2, Alliance, $50. 4 's ~
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
IMMIGRANT PROBLEM HARD ONE
IN NEW YORK.

The problem of New York does moi
consist in the suppression of vice, the
protection of the people against i'm
pure foods, or preveL ting murders in
the slums, but in assimilating and
making American citizens of the vast
horde of Europeans who come to this
country yearly. "A large proportion
OF the millions who land every year
at Ellis Island" said Controller Metz,
stop In New York; and they don't
all come off the top, either" he add
ed. That is about the size of it. Be-
yond question the best of the immi-
grants who arrive in New York go
west and seek homes where they can
better their condition, or at east live
IN better circumstances than is pos
sible for the large portion who re-
main in this city. .. .- ..-..
Controll-r Metz also said that
there was one school district in New
York where 20 different languages
were spoken and 7 Eglish was an un-.
known tongue. The people who come
from foreign countries and remain in
New York cluster in localities. in
cheap tenements and live in suualor
on very small means, for they cannot
command .arge wages. They form
communities which are as different
from other portions of New York as
any town or village in this country
differs from any European city. Con-
troller Metz in speaking of the cos
mopolitan features of New York,
said: London is an English citv.
with nearly the entire population
speaking English; Paris is a French
city with everybody speaking one
language; Berlin is a German city
and everybody speaking German.
New York is an American city with
all the languages of the world spok-
en- and used in business. There is
scarcely any people of the world who
do not have communities in New
York. How to take all these people
and make American citizens of them
and their children is one of the
great problems of our time"
He said among other things that
New York is the only city in the
world where a child is taken into a
and carried through
all the grades of school, given a col
legiate education and a degree free
OF cost. Most cities stop at the high
school, but New York scholars NAV
take a college course at the expense
OF the city. He told a number of
things about the great expense of the
city in building bridges and provid-
ing means of transit so as to relieve
the overcrowded condition which ex-
isted and to great extent still ex-
lists. Speaking of the good intentions
OF certain philanthropic people, such
as those who insisted that all dair-
les which supplied milk to the city of
New York should be rigidly inspect
ed to see that they were sanitary and
In clean condition, he said: "The sup
ply of milk comes from a region $50
miles distant and from three or four
different states. 1t would require an
army Of inspectors equal to the cost
Of the present city pay roll, which is
about $4,000, 900 a year in order 10
see that the COW had a bath every
morning. And who is going to be on
he job to see that the inspector does
ais duty?" he asked.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

health magazine remarks that
nuts possess great advantage over
most foods because of their freedom
from adulteration." OF course a few
worms cannot be considered an adul-
terant. They are SO much extra,
thrown in for good measure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
sLINDEp HUSBAND
n ~ ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Pottstovn, Pa, Nov. le.-Domestic
trouble which led to almost ineessant
quarreling between Mr.. and Mrs. Alb
raham oakunl resulted late last night
in his wife throwing earbolic acid
over her husband, bIindipg him for
lie and her taking a quantity OF the
acid with suicidal iutent. She is in
q critical condition. .vyl-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.

In the case brought by Harry j..
Roach against the Collins Theatrical
company, of Alliance, the temporary
injunction was dissolved at the costs
of the plaintiff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

auditor between the hnai returns by
precincts and the general duplicate as
well as by the treasurer between the
general duplicate and the township
and war book.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
Continue Fight for Patrick,

New York, Nov. I6.--William Nc
Donald, counsel for Albert It. Pat.
rick, said regarding the United States
court decision against his client this
evening: There are novel and i'm
portant constitutional points in Pat
rick's favor which have not been
passed upon by the court, His ap-
peal win be perfected and fight con
tinued for freedom until all legal
means are exhausted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
ASK JUDGMENT FOR 5000.

The Massillon Loan and Building
company has brought suit in common
pleas court against ETA v. Sprankle
ct al seeking judgment for the sum
of 5000 which the plaintiff company
AYERS is due on promissory note.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
VERDICT For DEFENDANTS.

In the case of Louie Schiappecase
VS.. Cora f. Oberlin, F. H. McCurdy
and L. M. Barrick, which was heard
in Judge Harter's court room yester-
day afternoon, the jury brought in a
verdict in favor of the defendants.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19
NEW cAsEa

19S7S-The Massillon Loan G. Build
ing company vs. ETA v. Sprankle ct
al. W. E. N Hemperly, attorney.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

But Senator Foraker isn't so much
of 'frazzle" as the steam roller di-
vision of the G. o. P. army wish that
he was.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

If the people rule, this will be a
mild winter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

j. H. slagle, formerly manager Of
the Barnett House Of this city, and at
present manager OF the Tavern, In
Toledo, is at the Barnett
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

Nov that the election is over and
Thanksgiving near, Wouldn't this be
a good time to do your christnas
shopping? ~,'-e ei
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-11-19

Daily delivered by carrier &c per week
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-11
SLAYER OF
TAI77NABBED
AT COVlNA
BARBER is ARRESTED BY A
CONSTABLE
Prisoner Has Little to Say in His
Own Behalf, Except That
He Shot in Self
Defense

S. S. Barber. alias Lee Barber, the
man who killed Ben Taitt in a fight
over a woman at Fifth and Central
avenue Monday afternoon, was arrest
ed at Covina yesterday afternoon by
Deputy Constable Edward Goodnight
and by him brought to this city and
placed in the county Jail.
Later Barber was taken from the
Jail and placed in a cell in the city
prison by Detective Sergeant William
Kelley.
On his way between jails Barber
had but little to say except that he
had acted in self defense.
He said he had left town immedi-
ately after his trouble with Taitt and
had walked around in the country un-
til yesterday afternoon, when he had
gone into Covina to try and get at
tention for an injured hand which
was bothering him.
From his description he was recog-
nized and arrested by the constable.
Barber fell down on the street two
weeks ago and ran a rusty nail into
his right hand. 1t became infected
and at the present time is in danger
Gus condition and he may be attacked
at any time by lockjaw. The hand
was drained and dressed at the receiv-
ing hospital last night by DR.. E. H.
Garrett before the, man was placed in
a cell.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-11
WOMAN ON STAND IN
REGISTRATION TRIALS
Witness in Case Against William
Wagner Appears Unwilling to
Make atements-Nany
Are Examined

"I want to tell you that I will not
allow you to examine that witness
further" said Attorney e. A. Meserve
yesterday, when the trial of William
Wagner was adjourned until this
morning.
"And / want to say that considering
the small amount of information all
ready vouchsafed by the witness / see
little use in examining her further"
replied G. Ray Horton, deputy district
attorney
The witness was Miss Helen Gulick,
sister-in-law of Wagner, and the last
to take the stand in the Ocean Park
illegal registration case now on trial
in the superior court
Miss Gulick. like other witnesses dur
ing the day, appeared unwilling to
make statements and the prosecution
was somewhat disconnected and Wis
IDLY chagrined thereat Miss Gulick
had not finished her testimony when
court adjourned, the climax being
reached when she was asked If she
had ever visited Wagner's place of
business, a saloon on East First street.
A large number of witnesses were
examined yesterday, including en-
ployes of the Hotel Decatur at Ocean
Park, in the elastic room, No. 116, of
which a number of men are said TO
have made their temporary home in
August.