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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
MORE PAY FOR 10000.
General Advance OF Wages Through
out New England.

Boston. More than 10000 textile
operatives In New England received a
general advance in wages Monday,
when the increase announced recently
by many cotton and wooden manufac-
turers went into effect The advances
varied from to 10 per cent, but, with
the exception of the $4,000 persons
employed in the mills owned by the
manufacturers of Fall River, where
10 per cent. raise has been granted
the operatives will not know the exact:
amount of their increase until pay
day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29


Surprise is frequently expressed be-
cause there are so many school chill
dren who are bad spoilers. but there
ID 4 substantial reason for It. In
Kansas very few Of short list OF
words were spelled correctly BY liz
school and college students. Now
these pupils are not taught the way
their fathers and mothers were. says
the Bo,iton Globe. Under the old pub
lie school system there were spelling
bees in the schools and the pupils
took pride In excelling, Under the
spelling bee system children between
the ages OF eight and twelve can ac-
Quire quite large Vocabulary by the
practice Of spelling words OF several
aylables The rising generation Is full
cf poor spoilers. but It Is not their
fauit. for little attention Is paid to
that accomplishment. It would be we'll
TOR All teachers to put their pupils
through course Of spelling every few
days. and also to teach them to read
aloud. Reading. writing and spelling
should 60 hand IN hand. Those lack
Ing these accomplishments are not far
removed from the illiterate class.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
70 TEST TIE FlLIPlNos.
Proposed Bin TO Give Them Pro.
bationary Independence.

Washington Representative Jones.
OF Virginia, chairman Of the House
Committee on Insular Affairs. pro-
posed probationary independence
for the Philippine Islands from July
4, 1913, to July 4, 1921, in bill intro
duced Thursday.
During qualified independence the
archipelago would operate under a
system identical with that Of the
United States, the President of the
United States having the right of veto
over Philippine Island laws"
The right to vote would be given
to those in the Philippines who held
it prior to the war in 1898, and to
those who own any, pay taxes on 500
pesos worth Of property. providing
they can read and write. The bill
would prohibit polygamy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
SHOWS HIS HERoIsM.
Engineer, scalded, Succeeds IN Stop
ping Train.

Hammond, Ind. Frightfully scald-
ed, Bayless Lower. Pennsylvania
Railroad engineer, climbed over the
tender Of his engine and stopped his
runaway train by cutting the air hoss
connecting the engine with the first
car. The accident occurred just east
OF Warsaw. A steam pipe leading
from the boiler broke, filing the cab
with steam. The engineer was driven
from his post before he could set the
brakes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
~ DAYS -lN HAY STACK HOLE.
Man With Frozen Feet Lived On Oats
and Snow.

Tisdale, Manitoba To live for II
days in hole in straw stack on
the open prairie was the experience of
John Wannamaker, who now is in q
Prince Albert hospital Wanna
maker, whose feet were frozen, had
to eat only the oats which he man
aged to gather from the straw and
quenched his thirst with snow. He
left Prince Albert to tramp to Crooked
River. Near Tisdale he crept into q
straw stack to spend the night. The
next morning his feet were frozen SO
badly he could not proceed and II
days elapsed before help came.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
MORSE AT DEATHS DOOR.
Specialist Said TO Have Told Him He
Had Not Long To Live.

London. An exclusive dispatch
from Florence states that Charles w.
Morse is at the point Of death in q
hospital there.
The former American financier, re
leased from prison by order of Presi-
dent Taft, because of grave illness,
was being rushed from Rome to Paris
for special treatment, when his condi-
tion became SO grave that he was
taken OF the train at Florence
In Rome Mr.. Morse recently con-
suited Professor Marchiafava, physi-
clan to the Pope, who told him that
his condition was dangerous and that
he had not long to live.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29

nocToRs N UNITED s7ATEs.

DOCTORS IN UNITED STATES.
70 one Who observes the consider
able number Of phyaicians signs in
the average city or large town the
report Of the last census that there
are ii the United states only 10000
physicians. including osteopaths. psy-
chopaths, hydropaths and doctors Of
every description. may come 40 q rev
citation and q surprise. The addition
q Information, Afforded By the CEN
rms. that this country has only one
a0ct0r to every $50 Of it, population
a not likely to relieve the observers
Wonderment until be reflects that
physician to every $50 people Is. after
al. . fairly liberal safeguard 70 the
public health, says the Manchester
Union. The figures. Of course. repre-
rent the average the country over.
some sections Of communities having
fewer doctors in proportion to their
population and some having more
Manchester. for instance. on the basis
Of the census figures, would have lot
Of l0s physicians. The city directory
gives sS The census report on tine
matter Is not incredible, vet 9 person
travelling along the streets Of almost
any New England city and remarking
the numerous doctors shingles"
would have been almost certain to
estimate the percentage of doctors
higher than that given by the census.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
CANADA COUNTING cosr.
COMMITTEES Probing Loss BY Defeat OF
Reciprocity.

Ottawa. The taking of testimony by
the Senate committee appointed to re-
port ON the loss sustained by the
Western Grain Growers Association
through the defeat of reciprocity last
year began here. This is in line with
the policy OF the Liberals to keep the
reciprocity issue alive for national
action when the opportunity presents
itself in the future.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
yAps SACK IRON ANTARCTIC.
Apparently They Failed To Reach the
South Pole.

wellington, N. THE Japanese
Antarctic expedition returned here.
They report having seen nothing Of
the British Polar expedition OF Capt.
Robert f. Scott The Japanese re-
ported all on board the Kainan Maru
well. They were engaged chieny IN
coastal exploring on King Edward
Land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
FEDERAL INTERVENTION.
Proposal To Have Erdman Act IN.
eIude Coal Disputes.

Washington. Representative Lee,
OF Pennsylvania, urging a bill to
amend the Erdman act to include dis.
putes between coal operators and
miners, told a subcommittee of the
House Interstate Commerce Commit
tee that provision for federal inter.
vention In 4 great coal strike IN: the
anthracite and bituminous Aelds must
be made in the near future.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
8pARAeuAyAN REBELS WIN.
500 Men Reported Killed in Recon,
Battles.

Buenos Ayres, Argentina. The vic
tory Of the revolutionary forces over
the Paraguayan Government troops at
Asuncion is complete. More than 500
men are reported to have been killed
during the battle President Pedro
Pena has taken refuge at the Uru-
guayan Legation in Asuncion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29

A New York woman called police
,an when a man proposed to her on
the street Perhaps she merely want
ed him held until the Massachusetts
spinsters could get out . reQuIsition
Tor him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29

san Francisco custom house ON
eiAls have just made the first arrest
ever recorded at that port for the Of
Tense Of smuggling diamonds land the
diamonds in the case were valued at
only s477.50 When the New York
custom house looks at the San Fran
cisco custom house It win have to
laugh. M
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29

The assertion that caviare has sup
planted the oyster as the appetizing
opening Of banquet menus may be- pre-
mature. Hotel managers may prefer
tbs Russian delicacy. but It win be
well 10 hear from the general be-
fore taking everything for granted.
American blue points on the half shell
are very good
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29

a poultry paper tells as that hens
stop laying in cold weather because
they cannot lay eggs and grow feath-
err at the same time AS yet no in
eenious poultry raiser has tried the
experiment Of fitting out his hens in
the fan with warm red aannel over
coats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
$4,000 TO EMPLOYEES.
Wealthy Manufacturer Shows He APP
probation OF Services.

Philadelphia. Isaac Schlichter, Sr.
a rich manufacturer of this city. APP
preciating the services rendered him
by his old employees, has distributed
$4,000 among so of them who have
been with his establishment more than
Is years. The gifts ranged from $500
to $4,000. according to length of sery,
ice.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
SIX nlE HON Gas.

Eight UtheF Aged Innrmafy inmates
In Critical Condition.
Norwalk. O.six inmates Of the
mems dormitory at the Huron coun-
ty Infirmary were found dead and
eight are unconscious and in a critical
condition from gas asphyxiation. They
were found when another inmate
sought to enter the room in which the
II men slept. A broken valve In the
engine room Just below flooded the
slseping room vita gas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-29
Nd PERNIcIous AcrlMrY IN u.
Federal Job Holders Can Be Delegates
to Convention.

10 Convention.
Washington.-A decision by Presi-
dent Taft that Federal ofice-holders
may act as delegates to conventions
called for the purpose OF revising
state constitutions was made Lublic
by the Civil Service Commission. The
decision does not change the rule
which forbids classified employees OF
the Government from taking part in
the management OF political cam
paigns or acting as delegates to politi-
cal conventions.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
walked INTO JAWS
Of DEATH
Unknown Man Ground Beneath
Wheels of l.. e. & w. Train
Near Ft. Recovery.

An unknown man, possibly SIS years of
age, was ground to pieces last Saturday
morning by the west-bound Lake Erie 8,
Western passenger train, due out of Ce-
lima at 1925 am.
The accident happenvd at the Oakland
siding. midway between Coldwater and
FL. Recovery.
The man, who was about five feet eight
inches in heighth, and weighing about
los pounds, was walking east or towards
the approaching train. The engineer
blew the danger signal, but the man gave
no heed but continued to walk directly
into the on-rushing locomotive. 1t is
believed by many that the stranger de-
iiberately took this method of ending his
earthly career, as it is hardly likely-he
could have missed seeing the train he
was facing, even if deaf, as some thought
he might have been.
His remains were picked up and car
ried on to TT. Recovery and Coroner
Ayers notified. His autopsy revealed
nothing that would lead to the mans
identity. His remains were buried at TT.
Recovery Tuesday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
SENATOR CETONE
IS FOUND GUILTY

Columbus, o., Dec. 5.-State Sena-
tor George X. Cetone of Dayton was
found guilty on a charge of accepting
5000 bribe from a Burns detective,
posing as a lobbyist before the gen
eral assembly, in the spring of 1911.
He is the third senator to be con-
victed in the assembly bribery cases.
Two representatives and the senate
sergeant-at-arms have been convicted
heretofore.
The proposal involved was the Ce-
tone-Whittemore insurance measure,
and the state charged that Cetone
took the bribe to get the bill out of
committee. AS In other legislative
corruption cases, the state success
fully introduced dictagraph testimony.
Without the least sign of agitation
the Dayton solon, who is said to be
worth 100000. heard the verdict
which means that he will have to go to
the penitentiary unless higher court
reverses the decision or unless the
trial court metes out punishment of a
fine only. The maximum penitentiary
sentence confronting Cetone is five
years. His wife and little son were
in the courtroom when the verdict
was read
Senator Cetone will carry his case
to the higher courts. Sentence will
be deferred pending a motion for a
new trial.
With the conviction of Senator Ce-
tone the last of the dictagraph cases
has been disposed Of Other bribery
indictments are standing against Rep
resentatives Frank M. Calvey Of
Cleveland and A. Clark Lowry of Iron
ton, Senators Edgar T. Crawford of
Auglaize and T. A. Dean of Fremont,
Former Mayor C. A. Bond Of Columbus
and Stanley Harrison, assistant SER
geant-at-arms of the senate, but in
none of these does the dictagraph
figure.
Prosecutor Turner announced. that
the Bond case probably will be the
next one to be tried, but on account
CT other urgent work, it probably will
not be taken up until the next term
Of court,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
HOW THE RED GROSS
SEAL ORIGINATED
First Allotment Sent TO CeIIna Is
Distributed TO Local Firms,
Which VIII Aid I'm Sale.

How did the Red Cross Christmas Seal
originated is a question that is being
asked by many during this holiday season
when millions of these stickers are being
sold all over the United States To Jacob
Riis, the we'll known social worker of
New York, and TO Miss Emily p. Bissel,
the energetic secretary of the Delaware
Red Cross, jointly belong the honor Of
originating our American Red Cross
Christmas Seal. In 1909 Mr.. Riis inter
est was aroused by the receipt of a Christ
mas tuberculosis stamp on letter from
Norway. He published an article about
this queer-looking stamp in the Outlook,
and suggested some possible uses for it
in this country. Miss Bissel at once saw
an opportunity here and prepared a
stamp, from the sale of which her Society
realized s., 900 for tuberculosis work So
impressed was she with this success that
she induced the American Red Cross to
take up the sale in 1908 on a national
basis. With very little organization and
with hardly any attempt at careful adver-
tising the sale that year brought in,
nevertheless, over Sl35, 900 for anti-tu-
berculosis work in various parts of the
United States. In 1909, with more thor
ough organization the sale was increased
to $3.50, 900, and in 1910 to nearly $780,
900. Last year the sale increased to
over $3.50, 900, or 80, 900, 900 seals.
While our own Red Cross Seal dates
back only four years, charity stamps, "
from which this idea originally sprung,
go back to 1862, when sanitary fair
stamps" were first used in Boston to Sc
cure moneyfor the care of soldiers wound
ed during the Civil War. Nearly 81 ,000,-
900 was raised in this way during the
1862 to 1865. After the war this method |
of raising nancy was discontinued in
this country for a generation, although it |
found vogue in Portugal, Switzerland, !
Austria, France, Spain, Denmark, Nor
way, Russia, Sweden and other Europ- |
can countries. There are now hundreds |
Of different types of charity stamps used |
IN all parts ofthe world as many as forty
being used in Austria for childrens s hos
Ditals alone.
Stamps or seals were first used to get |
money for the anti-tuberculosis crusade |
n Norway and Sweden in 1904. 1t was
rom one of these stamps that Jacob Riis
md Miss Bissel received their ideas for
,ur own Red Cross Christmas Seal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
HARTMAN MERGER
HELD ILLEGAL

Washington, Dec. 3.-Declaring lille
gal the Hartman railroad and ship
ping monopoly, the supreme court sus-
tanned the governments "trust-bust-
ing" suit by ordering dissolved the
merger of the Southern Pacific, Union
Pacific and Salt Lake railroads.
Wizard" Harriman's monument of
railroad and Pacific coast shipping
combines was held a gross violation
of the Sherman antitrust law.
Then, with the end of the merger
before it, the court sent forth it's por-
tentous declaration that while the
law may not be able to enforce com
petition, it can reach combinations
which render competition impracti-
cable"
Justice Day of Ohio announced the
unanimous opinion of the court. JUS
tice Van Devanter took no part in the
consideration of the case, but his prin-
cipal finding when he was a judge of
the Utah circuit court, to the effect
that the two roads were not competi-
tors and therefore no violation of the
law had resulted from the purchase,
was reversed and annulled.
1t is the general belief here that the
application of the decision to the rail
road situation of the country will be
widespread, placing powerful prece-
dent in the hands of the attorney gen.
eral to prevent the consolidation Of
competing roads.
Department of justice officials, how
ever, are not prepared to discuss the
full effect Of the decision on other
railroads. Attorney General Wicker
sham, elated over the outcome, issued
a statement in which he simply de-
clared that the case extended the prin-
ciples of the Northern Securities case
and reaffirmed those Of the Standard
Oil and st. Louis Terminal association
cases.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
OVERLOAD FAMOUS
OLD DICK DEAD-EYE
Send ''Leck" to Hospital for Re
pairs and Bill to City BastiIe
for Unappreciated Advice.

A. B. "Leck" Newcomb received
couple of bad scalp wounds last Tuesday
afternoon, when he fell from a wagon
onto the brick pavement of Main street,
just in front of the Ellis House. He
was removed to the Office of Dr. Winter
mute, where the wounds were dressed,
after considerable lot of rebellion on
the part of his brother Bill, who wanted
everyone to know that he was in charge
of the patient, and giving the Doctor to
understand that the wounds were mere
ly scratches and didn't need to be sewed
up, and Leck always agreed with Bill.
1t was a couple of hours after the acci-
dent occurred before DR.. Wintermute
was permitted to dress the wounds. 1t
was necessary at last to call officers
Pumphrey and Lininger to take Bill
Newcomb in charge, who was still stand
ing guard over his brother. Bill was
overloaded with bug juice and still in a
rebelling mood and when the officers
arrived with him at the Jail tussle fol-
lowed ending with Newcomb behind the
bars and small cash in his forehead
from the cell door. He was given 81
and costs.
Leck was tanked up so much as to be
top heavy, no doubt causing the accident,
and such being his condition it was at
first difficult task to tell how serious
his condition was. AT present he seems
to be doing fairly well.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
ELEVEN LIVES
CRUSHED OUT

GAINESVILLE, o., Dec. 5. - With the
death of Wilbur Ludwig, Jacob Burgy
and Mrs. Nellie Taylor, the toll of
the wreck between Cleveland, Akron
& Columbus and Cincinnati & Mus
l:ingum Valley passenger train near
Dresden was increaed to II.
James Bryant, As, of Lancaster, en-
gineer on the C. & M. V. train, is dy-
ing in the hospital here.
Mrs. B. A. Emerson, 32, of Zanes-
vile, her 2-year-old son and 3-year-old
daughter.
Max Harris, travelling salesman of
Lodi.
Henry Bartles, 80, of Akron.
Henry Balbain of Cleveland, man
ager Dresden branch of the Cleveland
woolen mills.
L. H. Blaney, GAINESVILLE, C. & M. v.
brakeman.
Henry j. Haskell, So, of GAINESVILLE,
salesman for the American Agricul-
tural Chemical company.
William Ludwig, 40, of GAINESVILLE,
bridge carpenter.
Jacob Burgy, 81, of GAINESVILLE.
Mrs. Nellie Taylor of GAINESVILLE.
The breaking of an airpipe on the
c., A. & c, train was responsible for
the collision The Cincinnati & Mus
kingum Valley train was following the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus division
train on the II miles Of single track
between Trinway and GAINESVILLE.
When the airpipe broke, flagman
was sent back to stop the G. & M. V.
train, but he arrived too late, and the
last coach on the stalled train was
split wide open.
Mrs. Emerson was found with her
head jammed through a window and
both her children dead beside her.
Henry Balbain was found on top Of
the engine boiler.
Just before he died in the hospital
here, Max Harris of Lodi asked at
tsndants to notify his sweetheart, Ju-
LA Rodman of Paola, Kan, to whom
he was engaged to be married.
Among the injured are Frank Saup,
30, of Lancaster, express messenger,
cut and bruised; Guy Altrock, 30, Of
Bremen. both hands scalded; George
Einsel, 35, Kilbuck, railway mail
clerk, face cut. Others were badly
shaken up and bruised.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
WASHINGTON HAS
A SHUCKING BEE

The ladies aid society of the Wabash
Christian Church are certainly an enthu-
siastic lot of church workers, according
to the story brought in from Washington
township by Photographer c. A. Boosz
Wednesday evening.
1t seem that A. ]. Boice in an unguard-
ed moment, forgetting likely the mettle
of the women folk of old Washington,
made bantering proposal to the ladies
of the society, that if they would husk
his corn for him he would give them a
half of what they husked to the church.
The banter was takeh up, and at the
break of dawn Wednesday bevy of
ladies, said to number only twenty-one,
though in action said to have resembled
a swarm of a million seven-year locusts,
armed with husking gloves that looked
as vicious as corn shredder, arrived at
A. is corn field to wage relentless and
uncompromising war. When the pho
tographer got within a mile of the scene
of carnage he began to see things agitat-
ing the upper strata, millions of objects
ascending and descending with terrible
velocity. All creation seemed to be
awed and the limbs OF the trees even
trembled. AS he approached he saw the
human cyclone at work and got snap
shot that he says will startle the natives.
Did they husk the corn? They couldn't
haul it out of the field as fast as it was
showered in the wagons. And the Span
ish needles. How they were decorated
with them, but they didn't complain. 1t
reminds us, thought, that we cut corn
once, too. Homemade linen pants were
in style then and we possessed a pair.
What the Spanish needles done to them
was plenty, OF course, we're off the
main road but Spanish needles always
made US forget the text-and most people
wear better armor now and it doesn't
make any difference.
1t was jolly crowd that husked Mr..
Boice's corn, and it was a great days
work. Here's list of the participants:
Mesdames Jane Spriggs, Jane Isenhart,
5. Hilleary, M. Teeters, S. Smoyer,
John Florence, Andy Boice, Bash Wilson,
NJ. B. Fishbaugh, Ida Betz, Sid Boben-
mover, James Spriggs, Cora Betz, John
5priggs, Vim. Chapman, Harry Lehman,
Dan Spriggs, Frank Adams o. " Run
yon, Bert Holdren, Charley Teeters, and
he Misses Vida Teeters, Florence Culp,
Susie Fennig, Enaline Doner and Jane
Ooner