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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
DEDICATION OF
FERNBANK DAM
Celebration Planned to Last
a Week
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN INVITED
Proposition of Formation of Special
Organization Made-A River Pa
rade Included in the Flans
Formed.

Cincinnati.LThec celebration of the
completion of the Fernbank dam,
which will be held probably the lat
ter part Of September, will be made
an event of a weeks duration and
equal in brilliance to the fall festivals.
1t will also be a general movement,
including all the organizations, cor
porations, schools, citizens and other
public interests of the three counties
of Hamilton in Ohio, and Kenton and
Campbell in Kentucky.
The first recommendation of the
committee is that the celebration, in
order to give it the desired general
character, Le handled by a special as
sociation for the celebration of the
completion of the new Fernbank dam
This association shall be composed OF
delegates, individuals, corporations
societies, educational institutions, &c
President Taft is to be invited tc
deliver an address, while invitations
will also be extended to the United
States senator's and congressman o.
the states bordering on the Ohio.
A day river pageant to include Graf
of all kinds gathered from Pittsburs
to Cairo is part of the program.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
Matron to Be Chosen Soon.

1t is probable that a matron for the
Girls Industrial Home near Delaware
will be selected at special session of
the board of trustees this week.
1T is the desire of the board to ap-
point a matron by the time the new
law goes into effect, which is July L.
said Frank C. Hubbard of Columbus, a
member of the board.
There is no dearth of applicants, a
number of whom are from Columbus.
The board is being deliberate, how.
ever in making a selection, as it re
CARDS the position a decidedly impor'
tant one"
Among the applicants are women
who have had similar experience in
institutions outside Ohio. Some of the
applicants occupy or have occupied
the position of matron in county chill
dren's homes and other juvenile insti
tutions in various parts of Ohio.
The board, few days ago, declared
it couldn't get matron who. who was
qualified to serve for the pay, $500,
a year. The trustees called on Cover
nor and Mrs. Harmon to help then
out.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30

Rev. Willis r. Hotchkiss, mission
ary to British East Africa, was the
principal speaker of the evening ses-
sion June %.
One thousand delegates participated
In three.hour lake ride in the after
noon. When the boat docked the del
egates paraded from the pier to the
Public Square.
Rev. Isaac T. Headland, foreign mis-
sionary, spoke at the evening meeting
on the effect of the preaching of the
gospel is having on China.
The session June 20 ended at night
with the vast audience in an uproar
of laughter at the slang phrases and
quaint sayings of Melvin e. Trotter,
reformed drunkard and gambler and
rescue mission worker. This game
Of rescue mission workin' is not all
goin' around to conventions and spout
In" Mr.. Trotter told them. 1T means
workin' hard and tendin' to business
among the poor booze-fghters and
gettin' stuff to spout at the meetins.'
Rev. Francis e. Clark, ID. D., the
man who started the Christian En-
deavor movement 80 years ago, spoke
at the afternoon and evening meet
ings. He spoke on the past and fu
ture of the movement. He was greeted
by the Chautauqua salute and applaus,
when he appeared on the platform.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
ENDEAvORERS END
STATE CONVENTION
CHOOSE CANTON AS NEXT MEET.
ING PLACE AND ELECT OFF,
GERS FOR ENSUING YEAR.
BILLY SUNDAY ADDRESSES DELEGATES
Rev. Frances E. Clark, D. D., the Man
Who Started Great Movement,
Speaks on Past and Future
of Organization.

Cleveland.-With stirring speeches
by the Hon. G. Woolley, Madison,
Wis, and Hon. ]. Frank Hanley, for
mer governor of Indiana, the State
Christian Endeavor convention came
to close on the evening of May %.
Canton Gets Next Meet.
1t was decided by unanimous vote
at the morning session that the next
convention be held at Canton, o. Off
GERS were also elected for the ensuing
year. They are as follows: President,
T. G. Lawrence of Cleveland; general
secretary, Daniel A. Polling of Colum-
bus; vice president, w. R. Sibley Of
Columbus; secretary, George G..
Southwell of Cleveland; treasurer, A.
Evans of Newark. The district super
intendents are: Junior work, Mrs.
Charles Hutchinson of Toledo; Chris
tian citizenship, Rev. w. s. Harpster
of Columbus; missionary extension,
Mrs. Florence Price-Bussert; press,
Mrs. Bernice Thompson of Columbus;
quiet hour and evangelism, Rev. HUI
ber Furguson of Mansfield; tenth le-
SlOu, HeN. II. M. E1uSIOu, hduSnSiu, Pu-
rity, Mrs. May Belle Ester, Norwalk.
Sunday Attacks Luke-Warms.
"The world is going to hell so fast
you can't see it for dust. 1t doesn't
need more church members to save
it. There are enough now to capture
the earth for Christ. And it doesn't
need more money. Nine-tenths of al
the wealth there Is in the hands oi
persons whose names are on some
church roll" Standing before severa
thousand Christian Endeavorers ant
others at the Hippodrome at moor
Billy Sunday hurled defiance at luke
warm Christians in these words.
The feature of the afternoon meet
ing was Junior Rally" at 3.4I
o'clock in the Hippodrome. 1t wa
opened with a real airship made b.
George Snyder, Jr., being exhibite,
on the stage. Next was shown
through the medium of moving pic
lures, the airship in motion. 1t too
the audience to Portland, Me-, an In
dian village in California, Japan, ALA
habad on the Ganges and to an Afr
can village, places visited by Docto
| Clark
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
Coal Deposits to be Taxed.

Following inquiries made by audi
tors of Jefferson, Harrison, Guernsey,
Belmont and Noble counties, who in
person visited the state tax commits
sion, coal deposits, for the first time
in Ohio, will be placed on the dupli-
cate for taxation.
In previous years taxes have been
levied on lands owned by farmers,
who, in the majority of instances
leased them to coal companies. The
companies in turn were taxed only on
their equipment, such as tipples,
mules, machinery, etc. Coal deposits
have never been taxed.
The Dore law, passed in February
by the legislature, enabled the tax
commission to compel coal companies
to fill out report calculated to show
what coal exists in veins which they
worked
These returns have been made to
the commission, and information from
the reports was sought by the county
auditors.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
Well pomesticated.

Judge Parry in the course Of .
sketch of his judicial duties states
that he has learned to sympathize
with domestic frailties. 81 was once
rebuking man for backing up his
wife in what was not only an absurd
story, but one in which could see he
had no belief. You should be more
careful said, and tell you candidly
| don't believe a word of your wife's
story You may do as you like he
said. mournfully. but I've got to-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
To codlfy Child Laws.

Columbus.-Judge Daniel Babst OF
Crestline and Attorney Arthur D.
Baldwin of Cleveland have been ap-
pointed by Governor Harmon as mem
bers of the commission created by the
Legislature to codify the child laws.
Judge Babst is on the Crawford
county common pleas bench. He has
made some notable decisions and is a
student of political economy.
Baldwin is a young attorney, whose
ability and interest in child welfare
were vouched for to the governor by
Judge George s. Addams of the Guy
ahoga county juvenile court.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
MISSOURI TOOK FIRST PRIZE.
Gold Trophy and Thousand Dollars
Won BY Harvey Dixon.

Columbus.-With scarcely enough
breeze stirring to carry away the
fllmy smoke clouds produced by fusi-
ladies' from 25 guns constantly upon
the firing line, the 391 marksmen who
met at the Arlington Gun club to
shoot off the Grand American handi-
cap, universally admitted that the day
was one which could not have been
improved upon.
Harvey Dixon, an amateur from
Missouri, and new face at the Amer
lean hapdicap, won the honors of the
day, missing only one out of the 100
shots. 1t was considered remarkable
that several perfect scores were not
made, and for time it seemed that
H. D. Kilgore, touted as the favorite,
would tie up Mr.. Dixon's score of 80.
Both were shooting from the twenty
yard line.
Kilgore missed only one bird up to
the eighty-first, but between that and
the 100 he failed to break three, max.
ing his score 81.
The trophy won by Dixon is beau
tiful diamond-studded watch fob, the
interstate trophy, and the $1,000 cash
prize which was hung up for the win
ner.
Among the previous winners OF
grand handicaps who were among the
39S participants were Fred Shattuck
Columbus; r. o. Heikes, Dayton, O.;
F. B. Rodgers, st. Louis, and H. B
Blanks, of Vicksburg, Miss. None
showed up particularly well.
The features of the day were con
tinued and excellent shooting of Mrs
Andy Topperwein, woman champion
of America, and G.. w. Maxwell, the
one-armed shooter. Mr.. Maxwell
shoots, loads, aims and also makes ex
cellent scores with only half as mucl
to steady his gun as most of the shoot
ers have. He made 80 out of the 10I
birds Mrs. Topperwein admitted sh'
was playing in hard luck, killing al
but nine of the hundred at which sh,
shot.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
IN CHARGE OF ART SCHOOL.

Columbus,-W. d. Campbell, direc-
tor of art in the Columbus public
schools, will have general charge of
the Eastern Arts Summer school in
New York city this summer. Mr..
Campbell will leave Columbus July 8
for Chicago, where he will spend sew
eral days visiting the Western Applied
Arts Summer school, following which
he will go to Baltimore and from there
to his work in New York city, which
will begin with the opening of the
school July II and closes August 5.
Mr.. Campbell will take with him to
Chicago and to New York city great
many specimens of the art work done
in the public schools of Columbus.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
OHIO G. A. r.

Lorain.-Hundreds of persons are in
this city for the forty-fifth annual en-
campment of the G. A. R.. department
OF Ohio. The first day was given over
to receptions among the different or
ganizations, which are meeting here
in conjunction with the veterans, the
Ladies of the G. A. R., Sons of Veter-
ans, Sons Of Veterans Auxiliary,
Daughters of Veterans and Women's
Relief Corps.
Gen. Henry A. Axline, of Columbus,
commander of the Ohio G. A. R., will
be opposed for reelection by Chas. A.
Miller, of Cincinnati. There are three
cities in the race for the 1912 state
convention-Springfield, Columbus and
Hamilton.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
FINED FOR STOPPING A FIGHT.
Sunbury's Citizens Stirred Up Over
the Arres. of the Village
Marshal.

Sunbury.-With his eyes blackened
and his face disfgured, as result Of
efforts to break up family row at the
home of Ed. Preston, where he was
called, Marshal Joseph Webster, the
65-year-old police chief, was fined $40
and costs on charge of assaulting
Mrs. Preston.
When Webster appeared the Pres
tons and their son are said to have
dropped their quarrel and all made a
joint attack on the officer
Preston and his son were fined $40
and $50 and costs, respectively, but
the fining of the marshal has stirred
the village up considerably.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
eleven business Houses Burn.

Akron.-In the midst of their
battle to conquer flames which
swept through the business section of
Barberton and threatened to wipe out
the entire commercial district, the
combined departments of Akron and
Barberton were confronted with the
sudden cessation Of the water supply.
1t was only after long lines of hose
had been laid to nearby lake and
two-hour fight that the flames were
placed under control. In all, IL busi
ness buildings were consumed. at u
loss OF 100000.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
MUST FILE REPORT
BEFORE JULY |.
MANY CORPORATIONS IGNORANT
OR CARELESS OF THE LAW
FACES HEAVY PENALTIES.
BANKS TO PAY ON CAPITAL STOCK
Decision Reached at Conference OF
the Bankers With Auditor Sayre.
-Matron at Girls Home to
Be Chosen Soon.

Columbus.-Many Ohio corpora
tions, ignorant or careless of the new
state law, are inviting the payment OF
heavy penalties. They are required to
file their Willis capital stock tax re-
ports before July /. Each day of de-
lay will cost an extra So The char
ter will be Cancelled if the report is
delinquent ninety days.
The tax commission claims that,
under the old regime, laxity was con-
doned. Corporations filed reports at
their own pleasure and penalties were
remitted. The commission has estab-
lished business system and will play
no favorites and make no remissions.
Because the new law definitely in
cludes underlying companies, which
have not heretofore paid an excise
been extended to include June. Next
year they must be filed during May.
Warning has been issued. that
unless hundreds of corporations, in
cluding some of the largest in the
state, get in their reports, there will
be penalties and cancellations OF
charters.
Under the Smith l per cent. tax
law, bankers will pay taxes on the
whole of their capital stock, instead
of go per cent. as heretofore, as
the result of a conference held By
Auditor Sayre with the bankers o.
Franklin county. at which the
taxation problem was threshed out.
Taxes will be computed on the rea
value of the stock. The value o
the real estate owned by the banks
will be deducted from the amount o
capital and listed subsequently,
Investigation of the public utilities
commission is expected to bring ou
much hidden capital of the large col
porations in the readiustment whicl
the 10 mill tax limit will cause.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
FATHER is INDICTED.
Alleged Completely in Murder Charged
Was Urging Release of Son.

Portsmouth.-Alexa Nichols, a
farmer, was arrested for alleged COM
plicity in the murder of his neighbors,
Oliver and Minor Piatt.
Their bodies were found in the ruins
of the fire which destroyed their home.
Robbery was the motive, as the Piatt
brothers had just sold their seasons
tobacco crop few days before.
Nichols son, Jesse, 90, has been in
jail for three months awaiting trial
for alleged completely in the murder
The father came to town to urge
the release of his son when a grand
jury indicted him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
Akin Law Affirmed.

Columbus.-The supreme court has
affirmed the Akin liquor tax and the
township road district laws.
The courts liquor tax law decision
sustains the lower courts in the cases
of Newark saloonkeepers who sought
to restrain the collection of the tax.
The saloonkeepers were certified for
taxation by deputies of the state food
and dairy commissioners office who
found the liquor men sold intoxicants
after the county had been voted dry.
The saloonists intend to carry the
cases to the United States supreme
court. The attorney generals depart
ment defended the law in the Ohio
courts.
The state dairy and food depart
ment has certified to the state auditor,
for taxation, IL "speak-easy" proprie-
tors in Dillonvale, Jefferson county.
Ensign e. Harding lost in his effort
to have declared illegal road district
No. 1, Mahoning county. He sought
an injunction against taxing his prop
erty, and attacked the law providing
for organization of road districts. All
courts approved the law.
The expected decision in the Cleve-
land high level bridge case was not
handed down. 1t was argued last
week by Attorney William Howell. the
plaintiff, who filed suit. as a taxpayer,
to restrain William Eirick and other
county commissioners from proceed
ing under the bond referendum AS.
sistant Prosecutor Walter D. Meals
opposed Howell. The verdict prob
ably will be announced next week
Decisions follow:
11900-The Hamilton Lumber Co
VS.. the Hamilton Homestead & Loan
Co. ct al, Butler; affirmed.
119S4-E. M. Welsh VS.. the Sleepy
Eye Milling Co.. Cuyahoga; affirmed
12465 = George Koellner VS.. the
Eight Hour Tobacco Co., Hamilton;
reversed and common pleas affirmed
12512-Alice Bowers ct al. VS.. VIII
lam Myers ct al. Wayne; affirmed.
12606-John w. Browne vs.. c. L
v. Holtz, treasurer. ct al. (also causes
Nos. 1881 to 1850, inclusive, ant
1864 and 12605). Licking; affirmed OIL
authority of Adler vs.. Whitbeck, A
o. s.. $50.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
sleuths Testify at DieseI Trial.

Columbus.-Evidenc to show that
Senators Andrews, Cetone and
Huffman took bribes is to be ad-
mitted in the Diegle bribery trial.
BY a sweeping decision, Judge e. B.
Kinkead threw down the bars for the
state, by ruling that the prosecution
may introduce testimony to prove
that bribes were solicited in cases
other than the one on trial. Coinci-
dent with this victory for the state,
came word from Attorney General T.
S. Hogen that the damaging dicto-
graph record is to be admitted.
Through this startling feature the
state promises to show the methods
employed by the alleged boodlers in
selling their votes for money. With
these two triumphant victories, the
states attorneys are more than satis-
fed with he progress made in the
case.
The trial proper started with SEN
sational charges made by Prosecutor
| E. c. Turner in his opening state
ment. Turner said it would be proved
that Rodney Diegle, senate SER
geant-at-arms, not only arranged the
meetings between Andrews, Cetone
and Huffman, but that he accepted a
fee for his services. The three Burns
| detectives, F. S. Harrison, A. G.
Bailey and D. s. Barry, on whom in
terest has centered, traced each step
in their operations. Subjected to a
withering fire on cross examination at
the hands of the attorneys for the
defense, they struck up their original
narrative. At once, it became appar-
ent that one of the strongest lines OF
attack upon the states case was to
operatives, by whose work the state
hopes to rip the lid off legislative rot
tenness in these trials.
Four votes on the senate insurance
committee wanted; Diegle, the ser
geant-at-arms, approached by the di
tectives; an agreement reached
whereby the votes were to be deliv
cred; the meeting between Diegle ant
Harrison at The Chittenden in thu
presence of the dictograph, then IL
good working order; the assuranc,
from Diegle that he could deliver th'
votes of Andrews, Huffman, Ceton
and Dore; the wrangling over tn
terms and the arrival at the price o
5000 each; arrangements made 70
meeting; Diegle's pay of 5000, wit
$50 on account for his services as &C
between; and the denouement in tn
arrest of the detectives; this was tn
glimpse of, the technic of lawmakin
in Ohio, given by Prosecutor Turne
in his opening statement.
, Charges that F. S. Harrison, tn
Burns man who is said to hav
. closed the deals with the legislator!
is paid murderer and an embezzlel
followed Turner's statement. Tha
Governor Deneen of Illinois, who, Ma
tern said, prosecuted the murder cas-
!, in which he claims Harrison was in
: plicated, would come to Columbus
y testify against the detective, was tn
y statement made by Mattern. Furthe
;, Mattern said. it would be proved thu
Harrison never paid money to legi
lators, but that he stole it himself.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
Hogan Cold Comfort.

Attorney General t. S. Hogan is
cold comfort for those who would re-
ject on constitutional grounds the
most important acts of the recent log
islative session. He announced that
decisions were being prepared UP
holding the Green law, limiting en-
ployment of women and the Green
law establishing : workmen's COM
pensation fund, Employers OF women
sought to have the ten-hour day law
declared unconstitutional
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
OFFICER WOUNDED.
Ordered Dance Stopped and the DAN
GERS Assaulted Him.

Newark.-William Glenn, a special
policeman, shot Frank Savange three
times. The policeman ordered Saw
ange to discontinue dance which was
in progress, and a fight resulted. Aft
er the shooting the policeman was
badly beaten, and members of the
dancing party dragged him to the rail-
road track and endeavored to throw
him under train. He was rescued
just in time by brother officers.
Glenn's injuries will probably result
fatally.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
HANDSOME DONATION.

Dayton.-Gifts of money and prop
erty aggregating in value $4,000 have
been made by Miss Harriet Long to
Bonebrake, the theological seminary
of the United Brethren church.
Miss Long is not a member of that
church, she being identified with the
Dunkards, but in making the gifts of
the lands and property to the college
states that she does so because of
her kindly feeling toward the United
Brethren.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
o. S. U. ALUMNI MEETS.

Hamilton-The annual outing of the
o. S. u. alumni of Southern Ohio was
held at Ohio State lodge, a cottage
along the Miami river, and about
seventy-five alumni were present. A
feast and a frolic were features of
the day. The officers of the associa-
tion are DR.. Horace Whitacre, of Gin
cinnati, president, and DR.. Norton
Dock, of Cincinnati, secretary Play
ing marbles and spinning tops were
INDUCED in.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
CARE OF SEAMEN.

Cincinnati-The public health and
marine hospital service made con-
tracts throughout the United States
for the treatment and maintenance of
seamen and their burial. At Cincin-
natl the Cincinnati hospital is to fur.
nish maintenance at ST per day, w,
G, Siefke is to provide for the burial
of the deceased patients at SIS each
Cleveland and Toledo also secured
contracts.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
No Woman for the Job.

Because no woman for the job can
be found, a matron will not take
charge of the Delaware girls indus
trial school on July 1. The change
from a superintendent was directed
in a bill passed by the legislature,
with the active support of Governor
and Mrs. Harmon. The trustees met
with Governor and Mrs. Harmon. can
vassed the names suggested, and re-
jected all.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
TWO MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Canton.-Two men were killed and
one seriously injured in cavein at
the sandbapk of Dennis & Dickey,
The men were caught in an avalanche
OF loan and gravel
The dead-Alfred Dickey, AZ, single;
Steve Maloney. go, single.
The injured-Matt Dennis. 40; John
Kurtz.
Dickey and Maloney were dead
when taken from the cavein. but Den
mis- was still breathing and was re
vived.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
NEW TROOP HoNoRED.

Cincinnati.-Then newly organized c
Troop, of this city, which is in Camp
Coshocton, was selected by the CEN
tennial commission to act as special
escort for Gov. Harmon in centennial
parade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30
QUARREL LEADS TO KILLING.

West Union "A quarrel over grazed
cattle led to the killing of Jesse
Thatcher As, by his neighbor, James
Manchester 19. Manchester tele-
phoned for physician, and then sur
rendered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1911-06-30

j. Allen Welsh, the millionaire ex-
bank president of the Oxford National
bank, fell down stairs at his home
and is in a critical condition. He re-
fused to call for help, crawled back
to bed and the family knew nothing
of his injury until they Went to call
him to prepare for a contemplated au-
tomobile trip.