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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11

tion TO that of the navy. Going up"
will be the watchword of the Sixty
first Congress, particularly at the first
session. II must be borne in mind
that at the first session of every Con-
gress the hunger for pork is especially
strong, and the leaders have strong
demands for appropriations for va
riety of purposes.
It was pointed out by Rep Henry
D. Rainey, of Illinois, that the $780,
100000 annual deficits of the Roose-
welt administration are in marked
contrast to the huge annual surplus
OF the Grover Cleveland administra-
tion.
THE reckless extravaganza OF the
Republican administration that has
passed out, and the plans for in
creased extravaganza by the admin
istration coming in," said Rainey,
certainly spells disaster for the Re
publican party All the Democrats
have to do is to sit ste& dy in the boat.
The leaders in charge of the majority
side of house are simply drunk with
power. They need only a little more
rope, and the job will be complete"
Aside from appropriating money
for the running Of the Government,
Rainey pointed out that the Sixtieth
Congress was a do nothing session
throughout. Big subjects were avoid
ed altogether or considered only in
ne branch of Congress. A case in
point is afforded by the bill to admit
Arizona and New Mexico into the
union as states, which passed the
house by unanimous VOTE but was
efIectually strangled in the senate.
Countless hours were devoted in the
Senate to postal banks, but no action
was taken, while in the House not
even a committee meeting was held
TO consider bills on that subject. Con-
gress was too busy to take a half
hour off for a vote on the childTen's
bureau, although several hours were
devoted to the listening of oratory
on the subject.
The House passed bill providing
for uniform safety appliances on cars
but it was anti-railroad in character
and died in the senate, The senate
passed bill requiring ocean passen-
ger steamships to be equipped with
wireless telegraph apparatus, which
was anti-steamship in character and
1t died in the House. Lack of space
forbids a further mention of the many
good bills that didn't pass. There
were $4,000 bills introduced, out of
which about one and a quarter per
cent became laws. This small per-
centage includes a large number of
bills that were not public in character,
such as pension bills and other meas
ures that were for the benefit of in
dividuals, particularly individuals
able to render political assistance to
Congressman.
The Congressman's salary is $500
year, 1925 a month, $20.S3 a day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
NEW CHURCH
MAY BE BUILT BY TRINITY RE-
FORMED coNeREGATIoN--INITl.
ATIvE STEPS TAKEN.

Initiative steps in a proposition
which may eventually result in the
building of new church, were taken
yesterday by the trustees of the Trim
ity Reformed church, East Tuscarawas
street, when they authorized the pas
tor to announce to the congregation
that the proposed purchasing of lot
would be submitted to the vote of the
members on March 21.
Rev. =. p. Herbruck, pastor of the
church, issued the following state
ment: AT a meeting of the trus-
tees Thursday 1t was decided to sub
init the project to the vote or the
church members and l was instructed
TO announce 1t Sunday morning. II
fair majority of the members of
the congregation favor the plan, 1t
will be carried out, otherwise it will
be entirely abandoned. If we decide
to purchase the plot, 1t will be with
view of erecting church, although
this may not be accomplished for some
time Our idea in purchasing the lot,
is to secure land before realty scars
to exorbitant prices, so that when
we are compelled to build we can
do 80 much more conveniently"
1t is rumored that the trustees have
in sight location nearer to the CEN
ter of the city. The Trinity Re
formed has one OF the biggest con-
gregations in the city and should
a Few edifice be erected it would nee
essariiy be a large one.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11

liable verdict, it seems to me wholly
inadequate"
Guy Rasor's lawyers were startled
at the finding and asked for new
trial. Whether they win appeal they
are not prepared to say.
Rasor may be sentenced to from
one to 20 years in the penitentiary.
Judge Hayden will defer passing SEN
tence, however, until the motion made
for new trial is heard.
When the Jurors left Judge Hay
den's courtroom at 4:30 Friday even
ing, they took ballot resulting in six
votes for first degree with mercy,
five for acquittal and one blank.
Later there were two votes for cleo
trocution, but they did not last long.
BY 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon all
the first degrees were changed to man
slaughter, and the FIVE who at first
thought Rasor ought to be freed ac-
cepted it as their finding. Bailiff
Pomeroy went hunting for Judge Hay
den at 2:90, and brought him into
court within 20 minutes.
The twelve men fled in. The clerk
read their verdict, guilty of man.
slaughter" Rasor, crying like a child,
sohDed to Attorney Van Epp. "It
should be not guilty"
Van Epp whispered encouragement
to him, but the boys nerve was brok-
en-. Sheriff Hutchison helped him
across the courtyard into the Jail.
There he threw himself across the
prison table, and feelings long pent
up broke bounds. His sisters Nina
and Iva, who knew the verdict, came
to him.
Jurors said later that they brought
in the verdict of guilty on general
circumstances" including the motive
they thought none but Rasor could
have. The overcoat he was charged
to have worn that night and on which
were stains which DR.. John Spencer,
Cleveland expert, declared were re-
Gently spilled blood, the jurors dis
carded altogether. The defense had
explained the stains, admitting they
were blood, as the result of an acci-
dent with a gun five years ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
PROMINENT MINING MEN
MOURN DEATH JOHN WOOD

Spokane, Wash, March John
Wood, native of Ohio, born in Meigs
county, June 20, 1852, one of the
few white men to explore the Peace
River country, the Great Slave lakes
and the Mackenzie River as far north
as its mouth, making the trips in
canoes, died at Colville, Wash, Feb
ruary 26, as the result of cancer
on the face. Funeral services were
performed by Rev. G.. H. Wilbur pas
tor of the Colville Congregational
church. Among the mourners were
many prominent mining men of the
upper Spokane country, with whom he
had been associated since coming into
the district in 1880. He Is survived
by two brothers in Ohio and H. G..
Havner, a step-brother, living at Col
vile. He leaves large estate.
While a visitor at the Centennial
Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876,
Mr.. Wood became acquainted with a
party of ranchers and miners from
Oregon, who urged him to come west,
which he did at the close of the expo
sition, locating at Prineville, Ore,
wnere he engaged in the live stock
business until 1880 when he went to
Palouse, Whitman county, Wash, and
became a mining prospector, making
pilgrimages to the various camps in
the northwest. He went to Colville
in 1890 and organized a party for a
prospecting expedition to the Peace
river country, where he passed the
winter, extending his exploration to
the Great Slave lakes and to the Mac
kenzie river, descended in a canoe to
Its mouth, where it flows into the
Arctic ocean at the most northern
point Of human habitation on the
American continent.
After rendezvous at the Hudson's
Bay post in that region until the sum-
mer made it favorable to return the
party made the journey in canoes.
Mr.. Wood piloted party to the Klon-
dixie In 1896 and remained until 1902,
when he settled down to enjoy the
fruits OF his labor in the northland.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
GOLDEN SPIKE To
Be LAST ONE DRIVEN

Spokane Wash, March 7.-Albert ].
Farling, president, and other officials
of the corporations, including Will
liam G. Rockefeller and prominent
residents of Washington, Idaho and
Montana, will participate in the cere-
mony of driving the golden spike in
the Bitter Root canyon Friday, April
2, thus signifying the completion of
the Chicago, Milwaukee q Puget
Sound railway between the great
lakes and the Pacific coast. Two engi-
neering feats of Importance in connec-
tion with the line are the records es-
tablished in boring the Idaho Noun
tain tunnel and the building of the
$1,000,000 bridge across the Columbia
river west of Spokane. The structure
is more than a half mile In length and
80 feet above the low water mark. It
is supported by 16 piers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
SAILORS AND NEGROES
NEAR BLOODY RIOT

Norfolk, March 7.-Quick action of
the police this afternoon prevented a
possibly bloody riot between a hun
dred sailors from the naval training
station at st. Helena, and a gang of
Berkeley negroes. Police were aided
by men from U. 8. s. Franklin. Row
started in saloon where four appren.
tice seamen became involved with IL
negroes, During the fight one sailor
was hurled through a glass door and
badly cut. Word was sent to the
training station and hundred men
started to wreck the saloon and drive
the negroes out Of Berkeley. Police
head OF 1t and got to the saloon first.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
NEW SCHEME
NOT SUCCESS
SLIGHT CHANGE IN DELIVERY
PREVENTS BIG LOSS TO LOCAL
JEWELRY FIRM
CLEvE r ROBB ERS
In Auto Waited for Coming Of Mes
senger Boy and Permitted Young
Lady Clerk Who Was Substituted to
Pass-Detectives Busy.

A cleverly laid scheme, which was
evidently intended for the purpose Of
robbing one of the leading jewelers. of
the city, was frustrated the latter part
of last week. The scheme was a new
one for this section and had 1t work
ed successfully the jeweler would
have been minus a package contain
ing many valuables. The name of the
jeweler will not be given, but Chief
Smith vouches for the correctness of
the story, which has just leaked out,
This is the way it was worked:
During the afternoon the telephone
bell in the store sounded and 1t was
answered by one of the young ladies'
in attendance. The party at the other
end of the line gave her name and
stated that she lived on North Market
street, in fashionable neighborhood
She said over the phone that they
had been entertaining a young lady
relative from out of the city and that
this young lady was on the eve of her
departure for her home. They did
not want to allow her to go to her
home without some remembrance OF
her visit and it was suggested that
some diamond rings, brooches and
other jewelry be sent to their home
for selection.
The young lady at the jewelry store
reported this to the proprietor. The
party telephoning to the store asked
that the goods be sent up by a mes
senger from the A. d. T. The propri-
etor of the store had no hesitancy in
sending his goods to the place indi-
Gated, as the parties to whose home
they were to go were among his best
patrons and he would willingly send
them anything carried in stock. He
hunted through his cases and safes
and finally found a number of articles
that he thought might be suitable for
the occasion, many of the pieces hav-
ing diamond settings. AS the young
ladies were not busy at the store he
asked one of them to deliver the pack
age to the place indicated In the tele-
phone message and by so doing he
saved himself great loss.
With a neat package carried in a
leather shopping bag the young lady
hurried to the place and rang the bell.
When she explained that she had
brought the diamonds as requested
over the telephone the people at the
house were completely dumbfounded,
saying that they had no guest or had
no conversation over the telephone for
any jewelry.
The clever schemers who were try
ing to work the job were seated in an
automobile the other side of Market
street and had the valuabfes been
sent there by messenger the latter
would have undoubtedly been held up
by them and the package would have
been secured in this way. The detec-
tives have been trying to ascertain
who occupied the automobile, but all
they can learn is that the men were
strangers in the city. 1t was a clev-
erly worked scheme and the jeweler is
now congratulating himself for send
ing the young lady clerk instead of
calling for the messenger. Had there
been a rush at the store at the time
the messenger would have undoubted-
ly been called.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
tuberculosis LealslatIon.

New York, March THE National
association for the Study and Preven-
tion of tuberculosis states that of the
39 legislatures now in session all but
nine of them are considering legisla-
tion pertaining to tuberculosis and
all of tho states whose legislatures
will not meet this year are planning
such legislation in their next session !.
eight of the bills include compulsory
registration, most Of them being mod
eled after the New York state law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
GIRLS Do So LOVE TO
PLAY ON CANAL BANK

Canal Dover, March THE mem
bers of the /. o. U. club, composed of
five Canal Dover young women, are
protesting against ire abandonment
the Ohio canal, and will petition Rep
resentative Elson to fight in it's be-
half. The girls say the canal fur
nishes a pleasant place for their sum-
mer meetings, the towpath being lined
with trees and grass.
And then the canal road to Zoar is
such a pleasant one for a drive" said
Effie Howe, president of the club.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
WILL CARRY ICE
ACROSS THE LAKE

Sandusky, O., March 7.-The newest
and most important development in
the ice situation came today, when
it was announced by President Ker-
ber, of the Interstate Ice company,
that five vesseles have been chartered
to carry ice from Kingston, Ont. to
Sandusky and Lorain.
This is novel experiment, but the
icemen think 1t is the only thing left
to do. There is no ice in Lake Erie
and it can be shipped cheaper by boat
from Kingston than by rail from
Michigan cities.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
MANSLAUGHTER
RASOR VERDICT
PROSECUTION SCORES JURY AND
aAsoR's ATTORNEYS ASK FOR
NEW TRIAL.

Medina, o., March 7.-Prosecutor n.
u. Mcclure last night scored the
hnding of the jury which yesterday
convicted Guy Rasor of manslaughter,
after a three weeks trial, for the
murder OF his sweetheart, Ora Lee.
During seven hours deliberation
the jurors votes varied from first de-
gree murder without mercy to abso-
lutte acQuittal At 1880 yesterday aft
ernoon they came together on man
slaughter" Mcclure said:
The evidence In my judgment,
edlly warranted conviction of murder
in the first degree. Second degree
would have been inconsistent Rkh
the evidence, but verdict OF man
slaughter can be regarded only as
compromise, reached when all EFFORT
to get together on any logical basis
had failed. While In law II is justi-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
WASHINGTON LETTER

Washington, March viii the
Republican party be able to hold its
majority in the Sixty-second Con-
gress?
More than a few experts on national
politics are answering this question
in the negative Some that held diff
ferent views a few months ago now
concede there is good ground for the
growing belief among the Democrats
that they will dominate the Congress
to follow the one which goes into
existence March Is. After that date
the House of Representatives will
contain 219 Republicans and 172 Dem
ocrats, which gives the Republicans
a majority of AZ. This, however, is a
Democratic gain of 10.
Because of the unduplicated waste
fulness and extravaganza of the Six
tieth Congress, coupled with it's utter
disregard Of party promises and its
abject indifference even to the con-
slaeratiou of legislation that was
recommended either by President
Roosevelt or the people, many believe
the Republican majority in the House
of Representatives will soon be a
thing of the past.
This belief is strengthened by the
probability that the Sixty-first Con-
gress will make no better record than
the one that has just passed on. The
same leaders-Speaker Cannon, Dali
zell, Aidrich and Hale-will remain in
charge of the national law-making
machine.
1t is certain the Congress which
comes in with Mr.. Taft will go the
Sixtieth Congress one better in the
spending of public money. The first
session of the Sixtieth Congress spent
$1,008, ,S04, ,S94.57, and the second ses-
sion over-spent that figure by about
$30,000,000, in spite of deficit for the
present fiscal year of more than $780,
100000. The men in charge of the
national finances say the deficit for
the coming fiscal year is certain to be
in excess of $150,000,OO0 Undaunted,
however, it Is planned that the Con-
gress which comes into existence
March IL shall make appropriations
exceeding by 500, 700, 900 those CT the
eXtraVagant Sixtieth Congress.
The mOney-spending campaign for
AAAO b'lANy SOhSlCo0 mas bOSA
worked out already in more or less
detail. Here are few items that will
give a general idea of how it will be
a physical possibility for the incOm-
ing Congress to spend 100000, coo
more than the last one:
There was no general rivers and
harbOrs bill in the Sixtieth Congress,
although there was a special bill car
rying less than 100000 Next
Congress- rivers and harbors bill will
carry not less than $3O,00O,000 or $4o,-
900 900.
The navy bill at the last session
carried about $1S7, 100000. Senator
Hale says next year II win run up to
about $160,OOO,O0O. After that, it will
go still higher. Senator Bacon pre-
diets it will go to $500, ,OO0,O 900.
At the session just closed there was
no public buildings bill. At the next
session this bill will be necessary,
and will carry 2O,OOO,0O0 at the low
est estimate. 1t might easily carry
from $5,000,000 TO $4,000, 600 more.
Then money must be appropriated
for the taking of the ensus. The
Panama canal will have 10 be given
further huge financial lift. The
army will need an increase in propor-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
SHAH A PRISONER;
ANARCHY PREVAILS

Paris, March 7--French diplomatisl
who came through today from Terrain
bringing dispatches, told your correspon-
dent that Persia is in an absolute state
of anarchy. The Shah is practically
prisoner in his capitol Tshaham has re-
belled. A former brigand has held
Tabiz for months. Town of Resht saw
its governor murdered openly the other
day, Almost all of the disorder is due
to nationalists who are largely made up
of the wilder elements of the Nonadic
tribes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
PRISONER PARDoNED;
GOES HOME TO DIE

Columbus, March 7.-Governor Har-
mon Saturday afternoon issued a par
don to Clark Johnson, prisoner at
the penitentiary serving a four years
sentence from Licking county for
grand larceny.
Johnson was received on October 28,
1907, and has since been confined in
the hospital suffering from what
seems to be an incurable disease.
His mother and sister pleaded with
the governor that the pardon might be
granted SO that he could be taken
home to die.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
REFUSES TO GIVE UP
sTATERooM TO TEDDY

Detroit, March Talking the
ground that Roosevelt is now only a
private citizen, Archibald Ellair, a
wealthy stock broker, has declined to
give up mis- stateroom on the Hamburg
American liner because needed for the
use of Roosevelt and party. Company
asked him to take another boat and
he refused, Had paid for his state
room and proposed to use it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
CLEVER SHOT
DECIDES CAME
NEW PHILADELPHIA DEFEATED
IN EXTRA PERIOD BY LOCAL
TEAM
FIN E EX n IBITIO N

Score Tied at End of Second and
Neither Team Made a Count in the
Third-Lons Gained Rush in Extra
and Won the Game.
A sensational and clever goal shot
by First Rush Long in the extra per-
iod after nine seconds or pay, caused
the New Philadelphia po1o team to 90
down to defeat at the hands of the
local aggregation on the rink at the
Auditorium Saturday evening by the
close score of to 3.
The game was as pretty an exhibi-
ton as one would wish or care to see
and despite the inclement weather
over 800 persons gathered long before
the contest at the net side, and after
it once started, we're kept busy cheer
ing their respective teams as the con-
test was replete with brilliancy from
the start to the finish.
First Rush Long managed to gain
the first rush in the first period.
After a few minutes play the locals
got down to business and scored the
first point of the game, Long driving
he little red sphere past Goaltender
Pence in easy fashion. The next ten
minutes saw Long drive the ball past
Pence two more times. Goaltender
Tibbetts guarded the locals cage very
closely and managed to keep the visit
)rs from scoring in this period.
After 4:20 minutes of play in the
second period, Cunningham sent the
ball past Tibbetts and scored the first
count for the visitors. The next point
was made by the visitors in great
style. LuXon secured the rush and
by a clever shot sent the ball into
the cage after just second of play.
LuXon beat Long out in the next rush
Ind managed by a sensational shot
o tie the score.
The third one was probably the most
exciting part of the contest as both
.eams played their hardest to get a
goal which meant a. victory. Neither
cam was able to score a single count
n the 10 minutes play. After a few
minutes rest both teams lined up.
Referee Arundel blew the whistle and
Iong left the basket in hurricane
fashion and gained the rush. Within
nine second of play he and Taylor
managed to get the ball in front of
New Phila's cage and by a clever shot
Long sent the ball into the netting
much to the delight of the audience.
Lineup and summary:
Canton-4 New Phila-3
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
TWO KILLED BY
PENNSY SPECIAL

Xenia, o., March miss Mary
Fleckenstein, aged 29, deaf mute,
drove here carriage in front of the
Blaine club special at the Pennsyl-
vania crossing. The carriage was
hurled $50 feet and Miss Fleckenstein
and her niece, Terest Glossinger, aged
II, were killed. Miss Fleckenstein did
not see the train running 60 miles an
hour until too late.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
AKRON STOCK FOR SALE
Names Of Ball Club Promoters Known
and Application for Charter Made.

Akron, O., March S.-The incorpo-
rators and promoters of the Akron
Baseball and Amusement Co. have an
nounced their plans and at the same
time their names became public. The
application for the charter has been
sent away, signed by Maurice G. Sny-
der, ]. Ben Campbell, Fred r. ormsby,
Arthur t. Barder and ]. Fred Cast.
MessPs. Snyder, Campbell and Bar
der have been prominent In the
Akron baseball club for years, Snyder
having been director for several
years and also served as a member Of
the executive committee OF the o. &
p, league. Campbell was an officer of
the Akron company until the middle
of last August. while Barder looked
after the financial interests OF the
club at home and abroad, They will
ask for popular subscriptions 10
stock at s26 per share, the par value.
Il being the Intention 10 get as many
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
IS CUTTING new
TEETH AT SIXTY

Belelofntaine, o., March Mrs.
Kate j. Wise, of Versailles shows won
derful characteristics of youth. AL
though nearing her sixtieth year of
life, she is cutting two new teeth, one
eye-tooth and one molar The den
lists are unable to explain the case.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
Informal Dinner,

Washington, March 7-President
and Mrs, Taft gave an informal dinner
this evening. Majority present were
house guests. Robert returns to Yale
tomorrow and Helen starts for College
Bryn Mawr
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-03-11
Steel Plants to Cut Wages.

Toledo, March 7.-Announced this
afternoon that both trust and inde-
pendent steel plants in Ohio would
likely be forced to cut wages ten
per cent before the close of the week
owing to the wage reduction announc-
ed by the Lackawanna Steel Co.