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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
JOHN BIGELoW, AUTHOR, DIES
"Grand Old Man" of America Passes
Away In New York at Age
of 81 Years.

New York.-John Bigelow. we'll call
ed the grand old man" Of America,
died at his home at No. 21 Grammercy
Park, at the rounded age of ninety
four years and twenty-five days.
The intense pain which he had suf-
tered in a week of illness, a recur-
renee of an attack of last summer
that for the first time in his long life
brought him to the threshold of death,
was mercifully spared him in his last
moments, as his body first yielded to
the numbness of approaching death
while his wonderful and ever active
mind retained its faculties as a final
mark of its mastery.
Mr.. Bigelow, born in the youth of
the republic, lived to see it grow to
early maturity. He lived in the life
time of every president of the United
States except George Washington.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28

Concrete is reinforced to make t
stronger; manure is reinforced for the
same reason, i. e., to make it strong
er crop producer. By reinforcement OF
manure is meant the addition to it Of
some carrier of phosphoric acid.
There are three reasons why manure
should have some phosphoric acid add
ed to it: First, manure is not a we'll
balanced plant food. A ton contains
on the average about 10 pounds of nj
trogen, about 5 pounds of phosphoric
acid and about 10 pounds of potash.
There ought to be more phosphoric
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
MANY CASES
ARE REPORTED
STATE HEALTH BOARD WARNS
AGAINST MUCH MILD SCAR
LET FEVER.
STATE BOARD MAKES ANNUAL REPORT
Ohio Auto Tags for 1912 viii Stand
the CIash-Exeellent Showing
of Department-Gets Too
Much Pension.

Columbus. = The state board of
health at It's meeting held at Dayton
has authorized the following press
notice:
Reports from various parts of the
state show that there is a widespread
infection of scarlet fever, mostly in a
mild form. This mildness of form is
a great source Of danger, because
there is frequent failure or delay of
correct diagnosis. AS serious and even
fatal complications often follow even
the mildest cases. local health officials
are urged to use the utmost vigilance
in dealing with this disease accord
ing to the quarantine laws Of the
state"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Inventory of institutions.

olumbus.-Invested in the IS state
institutions, Ohio has S2O,276, 1851.
This does not include the orphans
home at Xenia, not now under cen
trail control, or the criminal insane
hospital at Lima, in process of erec-
tion.
These figures are from the inven-
tory Of state property that was
completed and filed with the state
board of administration. 1t was the
first inventory Of state property ever
made in Ohio.
The inventory shows the state has
land valued at S2,4S6,71412, build
ings at SIS, 5,469, ,31S.12, furniture $780,
1881, machinery $52O,872.21, live
stock $685. ,S5326.
In making the valuation of land the
superintendents were guided in the
values taken in adjoining land for tax
alton purposes. 1t is pointed out that
much of the land owned by the state
has increased largely since it was ac-
quired, so the values are regarded as
accurate and free from imitation.
With these figures before it, the
board Of administration is in position
to order repairs and enlargements on
a systematic basis. They may know
at glance just what the investment
and facilities are and can go ahead
with confidence in what they are do
ing. The inventory shows that the
state has invested in the institution
for the care of war veterans, unfor-
tunates and criminals 81 for every
person in the state.
The most valuable piece of property
owned by the state is the Columbus
hospital for the insane, which is val
ued at nearly $2,500OOO. Part of it's
great value has been produced by the
marked increase in the price of land
since the state acquired the large
tract on West Broad street here.
The value of the penitentiary is low
compared with other state institu-
tions, the Mansfield reformatory being
worth over $50O,0OO more than the
penitentiary.
The showing is that the state has
invested for the care of it's delinquent
boys more than three times as much
as it has for its delinquent girls.
The showing Of the institutions Of
the state in values is as follows: Co.
lumbus hospital, $2,426, ,567.5S; Mans
field reformatory, $1,S3S, ,7S5.77; boys
industrial school, $1,596, ,965.67; feeble
minded institute, $1,5S7 7,2O9.84; Cleve-
land hospital, $1,444,S98.4O; Athens
hospital, $1,412,630.9S; Dayton hospi-
tai, $1,352,55S.26; Massillon hospital,
$1,315,134.27; penitentiary, $1,3OS,S96-
%; Toledo hospital, $1,119, ,2O5.S5; hos
pital for epileptics, $1,O3S, ,63O.O5; deaf
school, $685., 7,O47.1S; soldiers and sail
ors' home, ,99S.O9; school for
blind. $739,773.31; Mt. Vernon santa
rum, $689, ,47S.O9; girls industrial
home, sass, ,OS9.22; Longview hospital,
$S4,396.67: Madison home, $61, ,71O.O9.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
FORT PLOT is Barred
ATTACKS WITH TORCH AND oY.
MANTLE ON RILEY.
Double Guards Placed on Duty After
Officers Received Letters-Dam-
age to Government 100000.

Fort Riley. Kan.-FoIlowing the ar
rest Of Rev. c. N. Brewer. Mrs. Anna
Jordan and FIVE soldiers, It developed
that for nine months federal army ON
GERS at Fort Riley have been fighting
an alleged plot to destroy the big army
reservation. Not only were there fire.
Quent incendiary fires and dynamite
explosions. but the commanding ON
GERS received frequent letters threat
ening them with death and the fort
with destruction.
Brig. Gen. w. S. Schuyler. command
er Of the post; Col. Eli D. Hoyle. In
command of the Sixth field artillery,
and Col Charles A. P. Hatfield were
recipients Of letters threatening them
with personal violence and the blow
ing up Of their homes.
The first and one of the worst fires
was the night of March IA. when the
quartermaster's storehouse was entire
ly destroyed with a loss of $3.50, 900.
Another fire on March 20 damaged the
cavalry ordnance building.
An attempt not only to burn a build
ing. but to burn soldiers, was made
the night of June 3. Mattresses were
saturated with kerosene and set on
fire. Early discovery saved the build
ing and probably many lives.
At midnight June "a. the govern
ment bridge was dynanited. The
morning of June % fire destroyed
Troop A stable and killed q horses.
August 9 an attempt was made to
blow up the water main and cut the
fort entirely from its supply of water
The attempt was only partly success
full.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
State Board Renort.

In its annual report made to Gov
ernor Harmon, the state board of pub
lie works shows balance for the fis-
cal year ended November Is, 1911, of
$103,471. The receipts during the year
were 1895, ,178. including the legislative
appropriations. The disbursements
were $221,7 ,7O7. Attention is directed
in the report to the Cleveland land
suit, now pending in the supreme
court, in which the lower courts held
that property valued at approximately
$5,00O,000 in possession of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad and the Cleve.
land Terminal Valley railroad reverts
to the state because of an alleged vio-
lation Of the gift of the property by
the state to the city of Cleveland,
which sold it to the railroad.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Not Under State Board.

LongView hospital, near Cincinnati,
of which DR.. H. N. Harmon, brother
of Governor Harmon, is superinten-
dent, Is not under control Of the board
OF administration, according to an
opinion given the board by Attorney
General Hogan. He holds all 1t may
do is to dole out the proportion of
state funds which the hospital may re-
ceive from the funds appropriated for
state institutions.
The hospital was built by Hamilton
county, although it has long been sup
ported by the state.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
State Cash Distributed.

State Treasurer Creamer has dis
tributed $4,000 of state funds among
six Ohio banks. OF this amount the
Savings Bank and Trust company of
Cleveland secured $4,000 and the Mer.
chants National bank Of Dayton $45,-
00O The Clinton County National
bank of Wilmington got $4,000.
Other banks to secure state money
were the Farmers and Citizens bank
of Payne, $1,000; the Commercial
Banking company of Green Springs,
$4,000; the Shawnee Bank company
of Shawnee, $4,000 The Cleveland
bank, when satisfactory securities are
arranged, will be entitled to $i50,000
additional, and under the same provi-
sion the Dayton bank may get an ad-
ditional $155,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28

Despondent, partially deaf and gin
gerly nursing an injured arm, John
Burrows of Cleveland, chief gunner Of
the battleship Oregon during the
Spanish war, applied to Adjt. Gen.
WeJbrecht to be sent to the soldiers
home. His application was refused on
the ground that he drew too large a
pension from the government. The
maximum pension permitted at the
home is SIT. Burrows draws $22 a
month.
Burrows was told that to secure ad-
mission to the home he must request
the war department to cut his pension
to SIT month.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
NAV Get Rehearino,

Former Senator Samuel H. West Of
Cleveland, representing the New York
Central railroad, was before the pub
lie service commission to argue
against the order of the commission
directing that $15,O0OOO0 of equip
ment trust bonds, to be issued by the
New York Central lines be sold at par
instead OF 81, the figure at which the
railroad proposed that they be sold.
The commission gave it's approval
only on the basis of sale at par. After
Senator West had made his argument
the commission announced that it
would consider his application for
rehearine
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28

acid. If the manure is low in phos-
phoric acid and our soils are low in
phosphoric acid we might as we'll mix
some phosphoric acid with the manure
and apply both at the same time.
The soil may be compared to tub,
the slaves of which are of different
heights. No more water can be put
into the tub than the lowest stave
will permit, In our tub Of soil
fertility, phospaOric acid is the low
est stave. A chain is no stronger than
it's weakest link; the fertility of the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Foroet 10 Hold Election.

Uniontown, village in Muskingum
county, forgot to hold an election last
fall and the citizens now were max
ing inquiry of Secretary Of State
Graves as to what the present village
officers should do. They were ad-
vised the old officers would hold over
until the next election, Uniontown
has 21O people in the corporation. but
there was dearth of candidates and
no large questions to arouse the inter-
est OF the voters Present officers get
another term without g campaign and
without the expense Of an election.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
FOUR SLAYERS GIVEN STAY
Governor Deneen Reprieves Young
Men Who Murdered Fred w.
GueIzoW at Chicago.

Chicago.--The four slayers of Fred
". Guelzow. Jr., truck farmer. who
was murdered at Lincoln and Peter
son avenues October 20, who were
sentenced to be hanged December 20,
we're granted a reprieve until Febru-
ary 16 by Governor Deneen and the
board of pardons.
The men who we're to have been
hanged are Ewald and Frank Shiblaw-
ski, brothers, and Phillip Sommer-
ling and Thomas Schultz
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Tarrers Are Fined 5000.

Lincoln Center, Kan. - Sheriff.
Clark and John Schmidt, under con-
victlon for completely in the tarr1ng OF
Miss Mary Chamberlain. the Shady
Bend school teacher. We're sentenced
by Judge Grover in the district court.
each being fined 5000 and costs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Auto pepartment Paws.

Net proceeds of the state automo-
bile department for the year ended
December Is were $156,6SO63.
Such was the information contained
in a letter to resident of northern
Ohio mailed by Secretary of State
Graves. He had received a letter
from questioner, who asked, What's
the use of maintaining the auto de-
partment? 1t costs more to keep it
up than it brings in, doesn't it?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
ZanesviIle.-A Tax Law and Order
league has been incorporated here.
comnlaInt Filed.

Complaint was lodged with the pub
lis service commission by Balfour Sny-
der of Columbus, against the custom
OF the express companies establish
ing delivery limits in cities and de-
clining to make deliveries outside the
lines they arbitrarily fix. He asks the
commission to investigate the facts
and order the companies to make de.
liveries at any point inside the city
limits.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Emneror IL crlticallu ln

Vienna.--A change for the worse
was reported in the condition of I'm.
peror Franz josef. causing greater
anxiety to the physicians and entour.
age of the monarch. The doctors
fear that pneumonia may develop.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Modern Irrsverenee.

A Massachusetts school girl. tour
ing Italy with a party. has sent friends
at home picture post card from
Rome with tho message Went
through the Forum this morning. Oh.
you Cicerc!''
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
ea+Ifes ACCORD on Moroeco.

Paris.-The chamber OF deputies
ratified the Franco-German accord on
the question OF Morocco. The ratitica
ton was adopted by 1898 against 36
votes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
What Saved Them.

YES" said the veteran. at one time
we were within an inch of freezing to
death. Luckily, however"-and he
gazed reflectively at the ceiling-"we
had the presence of mind 10 fall into
a, heated discussion
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
coIIeae Scared bx smallpon.

Providence, r. ALARMED by the
epidemic of smallpox which has at
fiicted several hundred persons in the
Pawtucket valley, President Faunee
has ordered that all students at Brown
university be vRccinated.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Notes New snowfall on MARS.

Cambridge, Mass.-A telegram re-
ceived from Prof. PercivaI Lowell
Says that the old snow cap on Mars
has disappeared and new layer has
fallen. The new cap is in longitude
70 degrees. Boston is in similar
longitude of the earth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28

Washington.-V got into the
capitol and mutilated THE Battle OF
Lake Erie" the largest canvas OF the
collection OF paintings which jadorn
the walls OF the corridors and stair
ways.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Submarines Dive peep.

Deep diving is the special mark Of
progress in building submarine ves-
sells now. The Salmon went down l44
feet recently. of Prudence island.
and remained at that depth 90 min.
utas
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Thouoht and Kindness Best.

1t is not written blessed is he that
feedth the poor, but he that eonsid.
ereth the poor little thought and a
little kindness are often worth more
than great deal of money. John
Ruskin
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Rose ExtInna Ia Dead

New York.-Miss Rose Eytinge. a
we'll known emotional actress, died at
the Brunswick home. Amityville, l.. L..
where she has been for several years
in care OF the Actors FUND OF Ameri
ca.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
Famous Lake to Become Farm.

Quincy, ILL., - Lima lake. which
covers 5000 acres in the north
ern part of Adams county and is ia
nous for duck hunting. is to be re-
claimed for agricultural purposes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28
ornhan Twlna Die n Elre

Paterson. N. J.-Frederick and Car
olIne Sterkey. twins, aged four. and
orphans, were burned to death in a
fire which destroyed the home IN
which they lived.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1911-12-28

Toledo w. Gunnells Of "matri.
monial agency" fame Is dead.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-22
THE BucK.HuNT TIMBER LANDS
AND MILLS OFFERED
FOR SALE

In order TO close the Mudgett estate
what is known as the Buck-Hunt Mills
and timber lands are now offered for
sale. They consist OF saving and
dressing mills, and three to four thous
and acres OF timbered land, several
hundred acres OF which are heavily
covered with old.growth virgin spruce
This is very fine property for
some enterprising concern to take up.
The lands nearly all slope down tow
ard the mills, which are situated upon
the estate. and alongside the property
runs the 81. Johnsbury and Lake
Champlain branch OF the Boston &
Maine Railroad. the mills being on a
private siding.
The mills have been recently en-
larged by the addition OF commodi
GUS dry kiln. equipped with an up-to
date. latest style Sturtevant blower
A new Berlin hardwood flooring ma
chine has also recently been added e
the equipment.
We understand that the property
will be sold on the basis OF $500 fol
the hardwood and $500 for the spruce
stumpage, and that two other larg,
timber properties In this county ar'
also on the market The facts con
corning any OF them can be obtained
by addressing Carroll 5. Page, Treas
urer Hyde Park Lumber Company
Hyde Park, Vermont.-News and Cit
zen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-22
The NEW BOHEMIAN oIRL
Modern Production Of Opera at the
Bennington Wednesday evening.

Modern methods OF stage produo-
ton viii be highly exemplined In the
Aborn Opera Company's mammoth
spectacular production OF Balfes
grand old opera The Bohemian Girl
which comes TO the Bennington Opera
House on Wednesday. Sept. a.
In this big revival which proved one
OF the truly great hits OF the last sea
son. the wonderful advancement and
ingenuity Of modern stagecraft Ia
clearly demonstrated.
In the several original elaborate
scenes are introduced band Of real
gypsles. gypsy campo. caravans and
barbecue, cavalcade OF twenty
horses. town fair OF old Bohemia
In this scene there will appear a
troupe OF real Gypsy whirlwind aero
bats said 20 be the most marvellous
performers that ever came TO this
countryside jugglers, troubadours,
fortune tellers, and the usual motley
crowd seen at such gatherings; Mag
nincent stage settings that VIII tar %
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-22
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON. VT, SEPT. %, 1911
rhe MESSENGER wants to add h

The Messenger wants to add its
word of appreciation to the pleasant
comment of The Randolph Herald and
News on the editorial work now ap-
pearing in The White River Junction
Landmark. AS the contemporary we'll
says, "the bucolic flavor of The Land
marks editorial page Is a welcome
relief" The writer Is evidently phil
osophical enough to see the opportu-
mites for texts in the peaceful realm
of old Mother Nature and clever
enough to serve up little bits Of SER
mons on them that are refreshing and
inspiring. Life is not all beer and
skittles, not all Shaving for the dollar,
not all wearing or fretting ones heart
out In the relentless grind of CONNER
ciallsm. A little glimpse of blue sky
a little Whit OF scented fields, little
melody from happy song bird, little
babbling from gossipy brook, a lit
tie taste of the first fruits OF autumn
even II we only get 1t through the
editor as a middleman--does much to
sweep the cobwebs out of world-wear.
led minds and freshen the air our
thoughts must have to keep pure and
hopeful and happy.-St. Adams Mes
senger.
With its customary felicity the
Messenger has expressed what all the
readers Of the Landmark must have
felt By the way, however, who il
the Landmark editorial writer? Is II
Mr. G. A. Cheney of Sharon?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-22
BAY STATE INsuRoENr PLANS
spreekels and Mccormick May Begin
Campaign There

Boston. Mass. Sept. 2O.-Rudolph
Spreckels OF San Francisco and Med.
mi Mccormick OF Chicago are expected
in Boston late tonight or tomorrow
on n mission which embraces the or
ganlzatlon OF progressive insurgent
movement throughout the Bay state.
Upon their arrival they will confer
with Louis D. BrandeIs and on his ad'
vice and that OF other Massachusetts,
insurgents depends the time selected
for the beginning OF the campaign. OF
the three Republican candidates for
the Gubernatorial nomination, Repre-
sentative Norman White OF Brook
line IL the only one who Ia likely e
encourage the mission OF Spreckel'
and Mccormick.
II they meet with any encourage
ment here, they will be seen on the
stump during the state campaign, pro
baby for White. II the latter obtains
the Republican nomination. After th'
situation In Massachusetts, has beer
glanced over Spreckels and McCor
mick will visit Vermont, New Hamp
shire and Connecticut.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-22
Stove Doctor

Repairs furnished for all kinds Of
stoves. Stoves blacked and set up
Second hand stoves for sale. Salts
faction guaranteed.
e. 3. Buss
Tel. 7Osi Putnam 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-22
RAMMINo OF OLYMPIC
Later Details Show That Cruiser
Suffered Most Damage.

Southampton. Sept. 2l.-The extent
of the damage to the Olympic. the
White Star liner which was rammed
by the British protected cruiser
Hawke yesterday cannot be determin-
ed until she Is locked and an exami-
nation Is made OF the rent which the
lcruisers ram cut In her side.
The Olympic which left Southamp-
ton shortly before noon with a great
crowd OF returning American tourists,
| lies of Calshot castle at the entrance
to Southampton, with gaping hole in
her side. Fortunately, no lives were
lost, and OF the 1000 or more passen'
gers and crews OF the vessels not one
was even injured. The miracle is
that the Olympic was not sunk, as the
Hawke IL fitted with a ram specially
designed to sink vessel In spite OF
It's water-tight compartments. The
liners frame stood the shock we'll and
the water.tight doors which automati-
cally closed held the compartments
Theoretically sealed. The Olympic
listed slightly to starboard, but not
to a sufficient angle to cause any ser
Iious alarm and the officers quickly
treasured the more nervous passen-
gers. The rent in the Olympic was of
such a size. however, that the passen-
gers on a smaller steamer passing at
the time could see into the interior Of
the vessel.
SO far as can be learned the Hawke
suffered more severely. Curiously
enough IL feet Of her upper deck was
twisted out OF all recognition. The
stem appears to be completely gone.
The plating was ripped open, expos
ling the forward torpedo tube and the
fore compartment filed with water,
Both ships crews acted with GOODNESS
and even among the passengers OF the
Olympic there was no panic. The en-
lgines OF both ships were stopped i'm
Imediately and as soon as the water
tight doors we're secured, the engines
we're set astern and the vessels drew
lapart. The Hawke sent wireless mes
! sages for tugs and remained along
side the liner until they arrived &c
convoy her TO Southampton water
! where she dropped anchor to await
the turn OF the tide TO enable her tc
. proceed to her dock. The cruiser
, proceeded 10 Portsmouth under hel
own steam.