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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
Got on Havemeyer's Nerves

! justify such summary dismissal.
He hasn't done anything was the
frank reply.
"But. MIR. Havemeyer,' protested
the chief of department, he is one of
my most faithful subordinates. He is
one of the very best men l have un-
der me. 1t doesn't seem right to dis
charge him without reason
Every likely that is so,' admitted
Mr.. Havemeyer, but there is some.
thing about that man that CRATES on
able every time he comes into my
presence. don't know what 1t Is,
but l simply can't stand 1t to have
him near me, and l won't
"'But l can't tell him
"'You can give him any reason that
you want to. You can pay him a
years salary. But / won't have him
that he is near me before the door
opens and he enters
"One day few months later, Mr.
Havemeyer was startled to see the
man whose discharge he had ordered
standing idly in the vicinity of the
sugar trusts office. Within a week or
two Mr.. Havemeyer, as he was on
his way to his office, again saw the
man standing idly on the street. With
a feeling of repugnance, Mr.. Have
meyer increased his steps in order to
get out of sight of the man as speed
lily as possible; but he had not gone
| far before a sudden impulse caused
him to turn around. walk up to his
former employe and bluntly ask him
If he had found anything to do.
mo, Mr.. Haveneyer,' was the re
| ply, I have not been able to get any
employment. 1 did have chance to
become connected with house in the
dry goods district, but it was neces
sary for me to put little capital into
the business, and I did not have it.
J almost as suddenly as he had gone
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
STATE LIBRARY IN DEMAND
Use of Books During Year Just Closed
Is More Extended Than
Ever Before.

Columbus, O.-The annual report
of the state board of library
commissioners has been filed with the
governor. The commissioners say the
year just closed was the most sue
cessful and satisfactory in the history
of the state library.
The state librarian reports the addi-
tion Of 7,745 volumes to the library
that making the total at the end of
the year 134,943 volumes. There has
been more extended use of the
books of the general library.
There has been more graft
flying and effective cooperation with
schools and libraries. The travelling
library department has surpassed all
previous records. The demand for
books from this source has been so
great that number of requests could
not be granted.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
Roosevelt Plan That Failed

"'Yes, know that he replied, and
so does Roosevelt. I'll tell you what
Roosevelt plans doing he went on
hastily, and he's going to do it right
away. We're going to have war; that
can't be avoided. So Roosevelt is plan
ming to have Dewey, who is now near
Hong Kong with his fleet, go to Ma
nila and destroy the Spanish feet
there. Roosevelt says that Dewey can
knock the Spanish fleet to smither-
eens within two hours. Then when
he has done that the Philippines are
at our mercy
'It was the first time that / had
thought of the Philippines in connec-
tion with the impending war with
Spain, exc spt remotely. and said to
Proctor:
"'Well, If Dewey destroys the fleet
and captures the Philippines, what
are we goil g to do with the archipel-
ago?"
"'oh,' replied Proctor. I can't tell
you certainly, but am strongly OF the
opinion that Roosevelt expects that
we can turn them over to Japan aft
er we have slashed the islands of
from Spain. You know, Formosa,
which Japan controls, isn't far away
and Japan would be only too happy
to add the Philippines to its own arch,
ipelago'
Instantly 1t was plain to me that
Mr.. Proctor spoke thus guardedly be-
cause he did not want to commit his
friend Roosevelt, but that he had posi-
tive personal knowledge from head
quarters that 1t was his young
friends purpose to slice OF the Phil
ippines from Spain and deliver them
into the keeping of Japan. l am pos
tive that, If Roosevelt could have had
his way, this would have been done
with what consequences in the fai
east no man can say. But the momen
tous diplomacy which made this &C
tion impossible is another story, and
1t too, will make sensational history
when 1t Is told"
Copyright. 1909. by e. ]. Edwards.)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
Buckeye Notes
CoNFESSES SLAYING FRIEND
by Man Who Wanted to Wed
Wife of Murdered One.

Sandusky, O.--After he had been
"sweated" for nearly six hours by
Chief of Police Weingates. Prosecut-
ing Attorney Stephens and others,
Frank Benah, 40, an Italian fisherman,
confessed, the police say, that it was
he who shot and killed his friend,
Agosta Dema, week ago.
Benah said in the alleged confes-
sion that he had been promised $400
by Jim Primer, another Italian, who
long had loved Mrs. Dema and who
followed her to this country and to
Sandusky just to be near her. Primer,
it is alleged, often said that Dema
alone stood in the way of his happi-
ness, that were he dead Primer
would soon win Mrs. Dema.
Asked why he, always respected in
the local Italian colony, had stopped
to murder, Benah, the police say, told
that he has a wife and seven children
in Italy, that he has been out of work
since last August, and that he needed
money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
Former officials Story Shows That
He Intended That the Philippines
Should Be Given to
Iapan

when the real inner history of all
the events that preceded and led up
to the war with Spain is written, as
sure you that 1t will make sensation
al reading in the best meaning of the
word. ! know enough of the inner
history to justify me in saying this,
and l also am justified in adding that
in that history-if 1t is ever written
the name of Theodore Roosevelt Will
receive no insignificant mention"
The speaker was one who occupied
very important official post at
Washington just before and during
the war with Spain, and for a year
or two after 1t was terminated.
YES" he reiterated, "the name of
Theodore Roosevelt will certainly re-
ceive more than passing notice; and
l have reason for believing that Mr..
Roosevelt has kept complete docu-
mentary data and that he himself may
be the man who will sometime give
us our real history of the war with
Spain. In that event, / daresay, he
will tell, among other things. what he,
as assistant secretary of the navy,
purposed doing with the Philippine
Islands after we had wrested them
from Spain, according to the strategy
he planned This bit of inner his
tory came within my personal expert
ence, and, so far as l know. has never
been put In print.
"One of the most intimate friends
whom Col. Roosevelt ever had was
the late John r. Proctor, president Of
the United States civil service COM
mission, and under whom Mr.. Roose-
welt served as commissioner. The
two men were just enough unlike in
temperament to be entirely congenial
the one to the other. Each understood
the other perfectly. believe that
Proctor had a better understanding
of Roosevelt's purposes than any 9th
er of the latter's friends or acquaint-
ances possessed.
"A few days after the Maine had
been wrecked in Havana harbor
chanced to meet Mr.. Proctor He was
very much excited. He thought that
war was inevitable.
| "'But won't 1t be foolish to precipi-
tate warp / asked him. You know,
don't you, that We haven't ammuni'
ton enough In our Atlantic coast de-
fenses to serve the guns more than
once?
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31

devote yourself to your professional
work as a lawyer, or will you allow
yourself to be diverted by story writ
ing?'
$50 my father reasoned to himself,
and came to the conclusion that il he
was to be successful lawyer, devoted
to his profession, he must quit story
writing. And having once made up
his mind in this way, he could not be
moved from his purpose, although for
a number of years he received from
time to time most tempting offers
from publishers for new story. To
them his invariable answer was: No;
hereafter l am lawyer and nothing
else. My story writing days are
ended"
Copyright. 1909. by E. ]. Edwards.)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
STATE BREAKS OWN LAWS
Fails to Appropriate Money to Equip
Its institutions with Safety
Appliances.

Columbus, O.-The Columbus state
institutions will be inspected this
week by three deputies. The
work of inspecting state institutions
has just been started by the depart
ment and Chief Inspector Kearns has
not received complete reports. Many
of the institutions, however, are
known to be in need of fire preventing
and safety appliances.
The state is the greatest offender
against it's own laws in this respect.
When the officials of the institutions
are advised of the need of fire es-
capes, etc., they tell the department
nothing can be done to remedy mat.
ters because the Legislature appropri.
ated no money for the purpose.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
Sugar King Paid $4,000 to Get Rid
of Faithful EmpJoye Whose
Presence Was Annoying
to Him,

When the Industrial history Of this
country comes to be. written ag 1t
should be, the career of the late Hen
ry o. Havemeyer will undoubtedly re-
cetve prominent mention, and, doubt
less, various stories will be told in an
effort to throw the proper light on the
character of the man who was the
first president of the country's first
real trust-the sugar trust
know of no story of Mr. Havemey-
er that sheds more peculiar light on
the mans mental makeup than the
hitherto unpublished one | am now
about to relate. 1t was told to me by
the late DR.. L. p. Jones, who was for
years Mr.. Havemeyer's family physi
cian
Among Mr.. Havemeyer's employees,
said DIR. Jones, was man who had
gained the confidence of his immedi
ate superiors by his industry and
faithfulness. Indeed, so diligent was
he at business that he made of him
self something of an expert, and II
was necessary for him occasionally
to be brought into personal touch with
President Havemeyer.
How many times this had hap
pened do not know, but one day, aft
er this employe had been in consulta
tion a few minutes with President
Havemeyer, the latter sent for the
head of the department in which the
expert worked. When the head came
Mr.. Havemeyer turned on him with
his customary imperiousness.
II want you to get rid of So-and
So at once, he commanded
The head of the department wa:
astonished and somewhat annoyed
He asked what the man had done tc
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
BLUEcoAT BLEEDS TO DEATH
PatroIman, Shot in Leg While in Bank,
Dies Before Physician
Arrives.

Columbus. O.-Patrolman William
Osborn was accidentally shot and
killed while on duty at the county
treasurer's Office at Lancaster. Re-
Gently safe blowers were at work in
the treasurer's office and succeeded in
boring a hole near the combination.
but evidently got scared
When Patrolman Osborn arrived at
the Office seven days later Special
Guard Speeriky had shotgun lying on
a table. AS he went to pick it up
Osborn passed the table. The gun was
discharged, the load striking Osborn
on the inside of the left leg. A physi-
clan was called at once but he bled to
death before the doctor arrived.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
Would be ReInstated.

Columbus, O.-Charles A. Thatcher.
the Toledo attorney who was dis.
barred by the supreme court for con-
duct deemed to be unprofessional, ap-
piled to the court for permission to
file motion for modification of the
decree. which in reality is request
for reinstatement in his profession.
He sets forth in the application that
he has suffered much mental and bod
lily stress since the proceedings were
instituted that eliminated in his dis.
barment. The application is signed
by himself and three others.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
Samuel Warren, Author of "Ten Thou.
sand Year." Would Not Quit
Practice of Law to Write
Stories.

Ask any well read man If he knows
Samuel Warren's "Ten Thousand a
Year." and it's likely that he will re-
ply, why, certainly, it is one of the
English classics" And perhaps he
will add, reflectively, And, by the
way, | have often wondered why its
author failed to follow up his great
literary success"
Many persons have had the same
wonder and l among them until the
day, long years after the book had
been written, l went to interview the
Rev. E. Walpole Warren, who had late
ly came from England to be rector
of an important Protestant Episcopal
church, which was then being pros
ecuted land later was convicted) un-
der the federal contract labor law for
importing contract labor.
While DIR. Warren was discussing
the litigation in which he was the CEN
trail figure, chanced to glance at his
library table and saw thereon copy
of Ten Thousand Year." Instantly
the thought popped into my head that
the reverend doctor before me was a
son of Samuel Warren. After he had
smilingly acknowledged that this was
the case, and we had talked little
about the book said:
doctor, 1t has always puzzled me
NY your father never followed up the
at success he achieved with Ten
1susand a Year Was there any
special reason why he should have SO
suddenly stopped the writing of sto.
ries when, apparently, he was on the
threshold of a great literary career?''
"Yes, there was very good rea-
son." the son replied, "but don't
know that 1t has ever been told, al
though it may have been in my child
hood, at the time my fathers books
were published.
my father. as you probably know
was first a physician and then law
yer and was very fond of each profes
sion. 1t may be that you have heard
the anecdote, which tells how it hap
pened that he wrote his first story
Passages from the Dairy of Late
Physician If you have, then you will
remember 1t was said that my father
at a dinner where popular novelist
was under discussion, declared that
anyone could write story, If he would
base 1t upon his personal experience
and that he was sure he could write
as good story as any that had been
published. Some one challenged him
to do it, and his Diary was the re
suit.
when the book was published, my
father awoke to find himself besieget
by publishers who begged him for new
manuscript. At last, after severa
years, he yielded to the temptation
and wrote Ten Thousand Year
can just remember what an extraor
dinary vogue the story had, and thai
everybody was talking about my ia
ther.
"The book was 30 phenomenally sue
cessful that he received many offers
from publishers. all Of them promising
most satisfactory pecuniary considera
tions. For some time father was II
considerable mental disturbance. HI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
TRAIN KILLS YOUNG GIRLS
Children Are Struck by Fast Mail
While Crossing Tracks
at Depot.

Uhrichsville, O.-Mary Whitehouse
and Mary Collet, each aged about
IA years, of this city, were in.
stantly killed by Pan Handle mail
train IL. At the station the Collett
girl was going to Gnadenhutten on
train and was accompanied to the
station by Mary Whitehouse and
Mary Woodrow. 70,
No. II was late and was running
about on the time of No. 3, so that
when it was seen approaching the
crowd waiting thought it was the
passenger train and started to cross
the tracks. A local freight train was
on one track and the two girls walked
around this and stepped in front of
the mail train.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
New suffraaette Movemsnt.

The New York Equal Suffragette
society, of which Mrs. Clarence
Mackay is the president and leading
spirit, has reduced its annual dues
from FIVE to two dollars. According
to Mrs. Mackay this reduction is for
the purpose of getting self-supportlng
women as members. She believes
that women wage-earnerst, need the
ballot more than any other class to
protect themselves against tie man.
made laws regulating hours of work.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31


til chemical analysis of it.
extraordinary
faithfully
will the public
successfully solidarity
organized merely private interests"
Soon after he arrived Washington Senator Dover went the
told
Carpenter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31

up to the man, Mr.. Havemeyer turned
on his heel and walked away. When
he reached his Office re summoned
before him the departmental chief
who had been compelled to discharge
the expert.
"T want you to see So-and-So'-
naming the man who had been dis
eharged-and find out from him
with what dry goods house he could
get position if he had some capi-
tai. Just find out incidentally. Then
come and let me know
This Information vas obtained and
delivered.
"Now,' said Mr.. Havemeyer, L
want you to find out II it is true that
this man could get place in the
house he names, and how much mon
ey he will need to do So.
.In the course of few days Mr..
Havemeyer learned that If his form
er employe could furnish $4,000 with
which to secure a minor interest in
the firm, he would at once be en-
ployed, and at an even better salary
IMAM ne udU fSCelfSu al tho ou6di
company.
"Mr. Havemeyer turned to the de-
| partment head.
"T want you to arrange for this
mans connection with that house, he
said. I want you to place the money
with the concern. l want them to send
for him and tell him that arrange
ments have been made for him to go
to work with them, and that he is to
have small interest in the firm in
addition to his salary. But l don't
want him to know that l have fur.
nished the money with which this
place is secured for him. Col"
Some months later, when word
was taken to Mr.. Havemeyer that his
former employe had turned out to be
a most valuable asset to the dry
goods house, and that he was booked
for partnership advancement, his
only comment was: 1t was worth the
money to get him out of my sight
| Copyright. 1909. by E. ]. Edwards)
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31

tngen,
emily because nothing his
banking
wisely placed his shoulders and of the firms
He obtained
When
fathers frm
of
In 1871 he
Vanderbilt
ration putting the national a
1880
10 the ccoast
railroad
the
allied lines.
In 1896 the railway
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
SENATE WATCHES DoLLVER

Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa, lead
ing member of the insurgents" threw some hot
shot into the enemy in his speech delivered at
the Press club in Chicago just before congress
convened. Mr. Dolliver advanced the theory that
the most hopeful sign about the last congress
was not what congress did, but the fact that it
did not do unanimously. He also said that he
believed President Taft's attitude toward the
insurgents at the present session will be friend
ly and that he thought the president had done
all that it was UP to him to do in the tariff mat
ter, congress made the tariff revision and not
the president.
"The time when skin game can be worked
on the people with the unanimous consent of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
MONEY IS THE NEW LEADER

The Democrats in the United States senate
have a leader. He is fernando de Soto
Money, senator from Mississippi. The senate is
pretty well made up of money these days, having
several multmillionaires its salary list 1t
often is called the "Millionaire's club" The new
minority leader, however has money in name
only. OF course the Mssssippian who will lead
the party of Jefferson in the affairs to come be.
fore the senate has few dollars, but as com.
pared with Elkns, Guggenheim, Depew and sew
eral others he is poor man.
Senats Culberson of Texas has been the mi
nority leader in the upper branch of congress for
several years, but soon after the lawmakers con.
vened for the sixty-first session he announced
that he would give up the honor because of his
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
EDWARD oUT-oF-DooR KING

No other European sovereign is SO much a
man of the open air King Edward who has
just celebrated his sxty-eighth birthday ami.
versary. He is singularly energetic, though not
active in the sense of one who walks rapidly and
far. When there is nothing better available for
out-of-door occupation he does not despise the
gentle game of croquet, though he has never
fallen victim to golf.
He is not afraid of rain and he actually reyels
in the brisk freshness of heavy shower. He
hardly ever umbrella. For life out OF
doors he prefers clothes which will resist the
rain, but he does not like macintosh Clad
in a long, cloth cape, which completely covers
his other clothes, he scorns to take shelter from
even a trOpical doMnnour
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31
THE PERRYsBURG JOURNAL. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81 1909
MORE POWER FOR MORGAN

Through purchase of control of the Equitable
Life Assurance society, j. p. Morgan is acknowl-
edged the insurance king of America, the domi-
mating factor in the nations finances and the
master and controlling spirit of the traction situ-
alton in New York.
Mr.. Morgan has been during the past 20 years
the Atlas OF the financial world of the United
States He possesses more money power than
any man who ever lived in this country.
Born in Hartford, Conn, April IL, 1887, of q
family which for generations had been wealthy
and aristocratic he from his youth up enjoyed
all the educational advantages that his parents
money and social position could give him. After
graduating at the English high school in Boston
he went abroad and hecama q student at Got
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31

it's fa he in
Of in
he in
of
thanh
with
OF al rules
He S an excellent marksman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-12-31


but o
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the
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While member of the
1896 the senate his until March
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-22
NEWS NOTES
OF CHARLESTON, IOWA
Ernest erisworid, of U. S. sattIeship
Kansas, is Spending Furloueh
at home.

CHARLESTON. April 22-During
the storm of Sunday evening the
bridge one mile west of town on the
Croton road gave away but it was
repaired Tuesday by Louis Harris.
who is road supervisor in that dis
trict
Carl Mcclure. student of Howe's
Academy OF Mt. Pleasant spent Sun
day at home.
Mrs.J. A. vermazen entertained the
Willing Workers Thursday afternoon.
Mrs..Joseph Reed and son Of Mont
rose are guests OF Miss Anna Findeiss
while enroute to Kansas City, their
future home.
VIM. Wright OF Argyle was in
town Tuesday in the interest OF the
Southeastern Telephone Company
Carl Hobart of New Boston. an ex-
pert engineer was inspecting an en-
CINE for G. A Swinderman TUESDAY.
c. s. Bassett of Warren was in town
Saturday enroute from New Boston.
Miss Grace Basset Of Warren open
ed school in the Birch district Mon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-04-22
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
Keokuk People Have AbsoIut. Proof
Of Deeds at Home.

It's not words but deeds that prore
true merit
The deeds Of Doan's kidney pills,
For Keokuk kidney sufferers
Have made their local reputation
Proof lies n tbs testimony OF Kee
guk people who hare been cured TO
ssa. cured
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Keokuk. Iova- says NY kidneys
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The above statement vas given on
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