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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
TEA TARIFF INDEFENsIsLE.

Tariff on tea of cents or any 9th.
er rate is indefensible from any view.
point.
Who is to be benefited by a tariff
on tea? The consumer? Hardly. II
Is the consumer who pays the tariff
Will it furnish protection to an
American industry? Scarcely. Nc
tea is grown in this country. Every
pound of tea must he imported.
There is no competition whatever
with American tea because there isn't
any American tea.
A duty on tea would raise a COM
paratively small revenue at best but
every cent of it would come out OF
the pockets of tea-drinkers, the great
majority of whom are poorer per-
sons who cannot afford to pay it.
1t has been argued for years that
the tariff on imports is a protective
tariff-that 1t is maintained purely
for protection for American working
men. What is there in this tea item
that protects single American work
man? Isn't the whole plan calcuIat-
ed to Increase the cost of tea without
any compensatory protection what
ever? If it isn't a tariff for revenue,
pure and simple, what is It?
The astonishing feature is that the
thing should be made so fiagrant on
its face, for 1t is well known a set
Of eastern speoulators stand to make
millions on this deal They have
known for weeks that such a tariff was
contemplated, and have imported
great quantities OF tea. They import
the tea under the free list, and will
sell II at the increased price caused
by the tariff schedule. II is a specula-
tive scheme that will bring them mil
lions Lobbyists of this speculation
crowd are in Washington now BOOST
ing the tea item.
The thing for congress to do is TO
scotch the lobbyists and spike the
duty on tea There isn't an ounce OF
protection 10 American industry In
the whole scheme 1t Is one of the
most pslpable raids on the pockets OF
the people that has been planned for
years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
WATCHMAKERS
INSIST ON STAMPING OF ALL I'M
PORTED WATCHES ON ENTRY
TO THIS COUNTRY WITH NUM-
Der OF JEWELS ENGRAVED
THEREON.

BEN Of JEWELS ENSHANED
THEREON.
Albert M. Dueber, president and
treasurer of the Dueber-H Hampton
Watch works, will leave Wednesday
evening for Washington as the official
representative of the American watch
makers. The trip is to be made in
anticipation of probable protests on
the rnIt of the Swiss manufacturers
against the passage of certain provi-
sions in the Payne tariff bill
The portion of the bill upon which
they will likely concentrate. their ef-
forts to defeat, is that by which the
stamping of all watches upon their
entry to American ports will be re-
Quired. The number of jewels of the
watch will have to be engraved in a
conspicuous place.
1T is this measure said Mr.. Due
ber yesterday, (which will protect the
American manufacturers as well as
the general public from INSCRIPTIONS
foreign watchmakers In the past u
has been their custom to send their
watches to this country, unstamped,
and then to place upon them spurious
figures, greatly over-rating their value
This practice has been one of the
worst evils which we have had to con-
tend with. If the Swiss do not sue
ceed in blocking the bill, the Ameri-
can people can feel perfectly safe in
buying a watch with their eyes shut"
Generally Mr.. Dueber was pleased
with the bill, and commended the
proposed revisions. In one thing, the
watchmakers were disappointed, how
ever: the authors of the Payne bill
failed to set specific duty on II
jewel watches, and allowed the old
ad valorem duty to be maintained.
The American manufacturers re-
quested that the 17-jewel watches be
classified as unadjusted, adjusted to
temperature, adjusted to three posi-
tiOns, and adjusted to five positions.
They wished separate duty to be i'm
EJsed upon each of these classes, for
under the present system all are al
lowed TO go through under a uniform
tariff, although the value of a watch
unadjusted is much less than one ad-
justed to five positions,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
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 AZ
each examination. Applicants for special
certificates should notify the clerk at
least ten days before he examination.
Examinations of pupils under section
1929, X. 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:15 in the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
pens. The Board will furnish ink and
paper.
All examinations win be held in the
Canton high school building
Il. j. TEEPLE, Pres, Massillon.
CARL H. MEYER, Canton,
JNO. H. FOCHT, Clerk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
FREEsURe.

Freeburg. March 2.-The debate which
was held at the school house Friday
evening was well attended, and the cues
tion was well discussed.
Ed Znninger, OF Canton, visited at E
NJ. Hahn's. Sunday.
Miss lnez Banning, OF Sebring. visited
with her sister, Mrs. Edgar Dickinson
Sunday.
Maurice Hahn. Of Pittsbutg. returned
TO his home,f Saturday, aft1r spending
several weeks with relatives al ths.
place.
Mrs. George Bailey ana &aons. Of All.
anee, spent several days sith her ear.
ents Mr.. and Mrs. sehn Yiekens.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25

Dan Camp Of Beech City, who has
purchased the Bender farm near MY
ers' church, formerly owned by d. w.
ldcFarren, will move here next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. lie Roy Zimmers have
returned from an extended Eastern
ttin
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
The Hpure food law is designed by

The "pure food law" Is designed by
the Government TO protect the public
from injurious ingredients In both foods
ana drugs. lt Is beneficial both to the
public ana to the conscientious manufac-
turer. Ely's Cream Balm, q successful
remedy for cold In the head. nasal eat
arrh, nay fever, etc, containing no In
luriops drugs, meets fully the require
ments Of the llew law. and that fact IA
prominently stated on every package n
contains none Of the injurious drugs
mentioned on the label Hence you can
use Il safely.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
srIlL AoklNo Foa BREAD.

Ohleialg OF workingmen employed
"a the iron and steel industry have is
sued a statement bitterly denouneing
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25

Taste and Smell. Full size so cts, at Drug
gists or by mail. In liquid form, rs cents.
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street, New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25

Austin Lynch David b, Day
LYNCH & DAY,
Attorneys -law-Ofice in Schaefer
block, public square. Canton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
Is quickly absorbed.

Gives Rsiiei al Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25

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Exchange News, SOC Bijou Building,
Pittsburg, Pa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-25

Anyone who talks a great Aaal Is
sure TO offend a great many
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
WILL MEET TONIGHT

Tonight will be the regular meet
ing time Of the board OF aldermen
at the city hall. and routine business
will occupy their attention. The mat
.er of substituting sandstone or cou-
crete curbing for granite material in
the construction OF sidewalks on
North Twelfth street from Trimble
street to Salem avenue will be
brought up for Discussion and the pc
tition from residents against the
granite submitted. This was received
and filed by the councilmen Monday
night. Another important item fog
action will be that OF relieving prop
erty owners along Seventeenth street
from the cost OF the new culvert
which has been completed. The cost
was shifted from them to the city by
the council and II IL likely that sim
Thar action will be taken by the al
iermen tonight Much other routine
business will be up for disposal
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
CAVALRYMAN Is
In BAD SHAPE

Bordering on insanity, William A.
Duer, of Tennessee, who was picked
up near Fourth street and Broadway
several days ago by Patrolman Henry
Singery. after having suffered either
an epileptic fit or a slight stroke of
paralysis, is reported in serious
condition at Riverside hospital. Duer
came here from Franklin, Ky. near
the Tennessee state line and at po-
lice headquarters was unable to talk.
He was removed to the hospital
where his condition seems to be
growing worse.
Sewed up in the lining of Duer's
coat was s144, which was found by
the hospital corps. He is unable To
talk and no Information can be
gained, other than that he was a
private in company of the Sixth
regiment, Illinois volunteer cavalry
and draws a pension of $S6 per quar-
ter, which was granted in Louisville
Relatives, II he has any, have not
been heard from and he Is not be
lieved to have any residing here.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
MANY CASBS WILL
BE INVESTIGATED
CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS. WHO
SHOULD BE PAYING TUITION
TO CITY.

Cases of pupils, attending the pub
lie schools and not paying tuition
when they should, will be investi-
gated by the school officials. Since
the report Of the Terry girl attend
ing the schools numerous reports
have been received of other children,
and are now being Investigated, as
the school authorities say they do not
intend to play any favorites. One
instance that was reported was boy
living with a relative, who posed as
his mother.
It is not doubted that there are
children attending the public schools
that shoald pay tuition. as 1t would
be impossible to investigate the resi-
dence of the whereabouts of every
pupil, especially when some parents
might deceive the school officials.
Some of the best lawyers in the
city have expressed their opinion that
the selecting of a guardian by a child
while its parents reside in another
city in order to attend the schools
without the payment of tuition, will
not be sustained by the courts.
Regarding the payment of tuition
by residents who have summer homes
outside the city limits, it is stated
that there is a record in the minutes
OF the school board, adopted In 1907
for the payment of tuition by resi-
dents, removing out of the city for q
few months. The principal of eacf
school was held responsible for the
collection of the tuition and for thii
reason the bill was presented to Mr.
George &. Wallace. No doubt the
board will change this record, as 4
was the opinion of some of the mem
bers that a resident of the city re
moving to a summer home for few
months is not liable for tuition.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
Child IS kidndped---
Banker Parrish Loses

Louisville. Ky, Dec. Q. Especially
There is no trace today of Anna
Kellner. years old, who disappeared
after attending mass yesterday morn
ing at 9:I5 o'clock. Her father, Fred
f. Kellner, is secretary OF the Brew
cry combine of Louisville. He is
positive she has been kidnapped All
police and detectives in the city are
at work on the case. A barber of the
name of George Schaad. at Jackson
and Madison streets. one square from
the child's home, reports he saw a
veiled woman place little child in a
close wagon at Jackson street and
broadway and drive away.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
Joint Council Meeting is Called
Tonight For Purpose of Electing
City Officials For Coming Year
CaucusI Slate Seems Likely
TO Go Through. Although
Opposition TO Part OF Slate
is Pronounced.

Fearful lest the force OF publiC
opinion would break the caucus
slate. majority leaders in the general
council today served notice on Vice
Mayor EG Hannah to call a Joint ses-
sion for the purpose OF electing OFF,
GERS for next year. Mayor Smith re-
turned last night. and as soon as he
learned OF IL. vice-Mayor Hannah
turned the matter over TO Mayor
Smith.
The police department was In
structed this afternoon to serve no
tlce on all members without fail. II
is believed now that the slate will go
through. though there is a slight pos
sbility that one or two changes may
be made at the eleventh hour.
The caucus slate is:
City Physlcian-Dr w. j. Bass.
License Inspector - Robert b
Hicks.
Market Master-Albert Senser.
Superintendent of Light Plant
w. II. Force.
Meat. MIX and Live Stock In
spector-Dr. Robert +. Fisher
CITY Weigher-James +. Wright.
Wharfmaster-Capt Frank Brown
Sewer Inspector-A. FRANKIE.
Sanitary lnspectors-J. G. Whitis
and John L. Gather
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
Loss will Amount to Hall Mi.
lion and Deaths May
Result.
Firemen Suffer Fighting Mid.
Winter Blaze.
HELP FROM OTHER CITIES.

Kalamazoo, Mich, Dec. 9.-Fire
starting last night in the Burdick
House arcade destroyed it and threat
eoed the business district. II IL still
raging. The damage so far is esti-
mated at 100000. The fire appa-
ratus called from Grand Rapids,
Jackson and Battle Greek reached
here at 5 o'clock this morning Fire.
men have 1t under control.
Destruction Of the historic Burdick
House included complete demolition
OF about 20 stores and shops, the de-
moralizailon of 80 business houses
'and total or direct loss of at least
five hundred thousand.
Reports of loss OF life lack con-
firmation. There were 162 guests in
the Burdick House and all we're
aroused. Miss Nina Harrington, tele-
phone operator of the Burdick ex-
change. distinguished herself by call
ing every possible guest before sue
cumbing TO smoke. Manager Burk
personally made tour of the rooms.
Firemen suffered greatly and several
are now in the hospitals from the
effects of cold and smoke.
The fire started at 10 o'clock last
night in the Star bargain house,
which for the third time was the
starting point of a Burdick House
fire.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
By PlacineI Postal Clerks on
the. Early. Morning
Train.
So Packages: Could be Sent
Out That Day.
FAR DOWN AS CENTRAL CITY.

Merchants may receive more mall
orders between Central City and Pa
ducah. should the local postofiice be
successful In having a railway postal
clerk placed on the passenger train
running between Central City and
Paducah. Il has been recommended
TO the postal authorities, but the
economy wave in the postoffice de-
partment may be responsible for the
request not being granted.
II is planned to have the mail clerk
on the train which reaches Psducah
at 2 O'Clock In the morning. IL Is
now impossible for a letter mailed at
any OF the towns east OF Paducah to
reach tho city until 4:20 p. m. n
there was railway postal clerk on
the train the letter would be In the
hands OF the merchants by 10 o'clock
and a mail order could be filled and
the goods sent TO the customer on
the train. leaving at 3:i0 o'clock In
the afternoon. In this way II would
be possible for the customer to re-
ceive the goods the same day he
ordered q.
Two postal clerks would be sum
lent. as the clerk would run between
Central City and Cairo. At present
he mail between Paducah and Cairo
handled by the baggageman. who
does only pouch work A letter
mailed at Maxon Mills and addressed
20 Keyil must come 10 Paducah, and
then be sent TO Kevil. with a postal
clerk on the train the letter would go
directly TO Kevil or any way station
without Jelay. Thus the postal clerk
would be an advantage to large
number Of people. besides the meJ-
chants In the city. while Paducah
would be the headquarters OF the
clerks.
II has been the plan OF Postmaster
Frank NJ. Fisher for some item to Sc
cure the postal clerks u possible. To-
day Mr.. n. Swetfnan, OF Louisville.
superintendent OF this postofiice d.
vision. was In the city and he en-
dorsed the recommendation. II will
be sent to Washington and unless the
recent rule of the department TO cut
down expenses interferes, the request
may be granted.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
Broken-Hearted by Mail.

Baltimore. Nd, Dec. 9.-Leaying
a note which is accepted by her
parents as a confession OF unrequlted
loye for a man whom they declare
she had never seen. Miss Mary Scott.
os 2ill Oak street. this city. commit
ted suicide by swallowing carbollc
acid. The name of the man referred
to In the letter is c. l.. Shuu. who.
the girls parents cay, lives in Harris
burg, Pa. They said their daughter,
who was about 20 years OF age, had
never seen him and had only known
him through a girl friend.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
lsEwED SPONGE IN BODY.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 9.-After
suffering four years with a surgeons 8
sponge sewed up in her body, Mrs.
John II. Fertig, Of this city, died.
Four years ago Mrs. Fertig was
operated upon for a tumor. The
physicians forgot to remove a sponge
from the wound. Another operation,
performed in an effort to find the
sponge, failed. One year later por-
tions of the sponge worked out
through Mrs. Fertig's side. A third
operation located the sponge, which
was found, hardened and embedded
in the woman's abdomen. This oper-
alton proved fatal.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
Some Of Survivors Picked Up
But Mate and Seaman
Drown....Another Vessel
Sinks After Striking Rocks

Cleveland. Dec. 9.-The Anchor
line freighter, Clarion, burned to the
waters edge of the Southeast shoal
Point Pelee, Ont, last night. The
first mate and one of the crew per-
ished. Six members of the crew are
here. The captain and twelve Others
left the ship in steel life boat, and
have not been heard from.
The six men brought here were
taken off the burning boat by the
steamer Hanna. They attempted to
leave the Clarion with one other in
the yawl. The yawl was swamped
and six swan back to the Clarion.
The seventh sank an hour after the
Hanna came to the rescue.
Anchor officials fear that Capt. Z.
j. Bell. of Ogdensburg, N. Y, and
his twelve men in the steel life boat
are lost. The mate, whose name has
not yet been learned. was suffocated
shortly after the fire broke out. He
went into the hold to investigate.
Captain Bell fifteen minutes later
found him dead in the companions
way.
The six survivors here are suffer
ing from exposure. Physicians say
they all will recover, unless pneu-
monia sets in. The snowstorm pre-
vented signals of distress being seen
by the Point Pelee life-saving crew.
Detroit life savers today are search
ing for the captain his twelve men.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09

Lexington, Ky, Dec. s.-The Bur
ley Tobacco society har ordered copies
OF the Crecillus law. passed BY the
last Kentucky legislature, distributed
over the hurley belt OF the state. This
law provides that any member of a
pool who sells tobacco to outsiders
ihall be prosecuted, and also fixes
punishment for the buyer. The ex-
ocutive board OF the hurley society
will see that this law is strictly en-
forced. II is declared. Sixty million
pounds of tobacco are said to be out
side the pool.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09

ST. Louis. Mo-. Dec. 9.-The cold
est weather since 1905 is expert
enced here. The temperature. fall
ing since yesterday noon, reached
2 degrees at midnight. and is still 2
The first skating on the park ponds
in two years begins today. the park
commissioners announcing the ice is
strong enough to bear.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
BLUE GRASS MARE
SHIPPED SATURDAY

Former Councilman b. w. Cornell
has bought fine blue grass saddle
mare. Chief Lady, which will be
shipped Saturday from Cecilia, KY
She is out of Harrison Lady by Bour-
bon Chief and a half-sister of Tom
Lawson's Glorious Red Cloud. winner
of the Astor cup. Chief Lady is a
3-year-old and has number of rela-
lives In the $4,000 class. She is a
handsome sorrel and is one of the
best bred mares in the world.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
MISSOURI MERGER
CASE TO BE HEARD
SAID TO BE PART OF AMERICAN
Il. a r. COMPANY COMBI-
NATION.

jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 9.-The
taking OF testimony in the alleged
telephone merger of several Missouri
companies will begin here December
20. Edwin Silver, commissioner to
take testimony, said today that j. w.
IGleed, president of the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Telephone company
win be here to testify voluntarily.
Gleed will come from Topeka, Kas'
Cyrus p. Walbridge. OF the Bell, also
will be a voluntary witness, coming
from st. Louis. The Missouri merger
le said to be part of the great merger
liz is reported backed by the Ameri'
can Telephone and Telegraph com
ipany.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09

A successful operation for mastoid-
tits was performed at Riverside hos
pital yesterday afternoon on Mr.. A.
W. Mccoy. a prominent farmer OF
smithland. He rallied soon after
wards and today was rapidly improv-
ing. The operation was on the right
side of the head and very delicate.
Mr.. Mccoy is 81 years old and came
here yesterday, having been suffering
with the trouble for several months.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
SUNNY SIDE CAMP
ELECTED OFFICERS

Sunny Side camp, No. 1s1, w. o.
W., met last night at the club room
on the Mayfield road and held its
regular election of officers for the
year of 1910. The following were
elected: Consul commander, Ed
Rikle; past consul commander, II.
Owen; advisor lieutenant, j. w
Switzer; clerk, G.. NJ. Crutcher;
banker, A. Smelling; escort, w. Will
Iliams; watchman, l.. Aydelott; sentry
J. II. Hodge; manager, ID. B. Jones;
physician, DR.. r. c. Gore. After the
officers were elected a supper and
smoker we're enjoyed by the mem
bers.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
ELECTION OF SCHOOL
BOARDS SECRETARY

The election OF secretary OF the
school board probably will revive the
question whether he should be a
member of the school board or an
outsider. Two candidates no far have
appeared for the place. Secretary A.
T. Sutherland and Trustee c. G. Kelly
are candidates. Some contend that
the secretary should be trustee and
others not.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09

Prompt action OF her husband saved
Mrs. A. Il. Boyd. OF 2i07 Broadway,
from probably serious burns last
night In stirring the Are a red hot
coal fell from the CRATE to the floor
ignIting Mrs. Boyd's skirt. In a
twinkling her entire skirt was In
flames and Mr.. Boyd seeing the dan
ger grabbed his overcoat and threw
Il about his wife. smothering out the
flames. Mrs Boyd was unlnjured.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09

1t was sheep on the dog this time
when Harvey johnson Shelton, mail
carrier az the postoffice. ran over a
canine near Twelfth and Jefferson
streets tils morning on his way to
work. Mr.. Shelton, who has been
nicknamed sheep" was thrown from
his bike and the other mail carriers
were "joshlng" him without feeling
this morning. He takes the joke
good naturedly. however.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
Tug Is Missing.

Galveston. Texas. Dec. 9.-Noth-
ing is heard from the tug Jimmie,
belonging to the Bowers Southern
Dredging company, which left here
Saturday morning for Beaumont,
Texas, a run of only six hours. Capt.
John Allen and six men were aboard.
Today the tug Zoe, with the owner
of Jimmie aboard. left Galveston to
search the long line of jetties for the
wreckage of the tug which they be-
lieve was destroyed by a boiler ex-
plosion, as there we're no storms.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-12-09
The Weather

Last night was the coldest Of the
year, when the Thermometer went
down to 10 degrees above zero.
Water pipes froze all over the city
and residents were kept busy thawing
them. Plumbers were In demand In
several homes when boilers went
wrong and hot water pipes froze over,
Highest temperature for today was
"a degrees while the weather man
says IL will not be so cold tomorrow
The forecast for Paducah and vicinity
is: Fair tonight and Friday fair, not
so cold.