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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
TEN F|REMEN KILLED
Eighteen Others Injured in
Spectacular Blaze.
Victims Are Buried Under Debris
When Rear Wall Of Goodyear
Rubber G. Tire Co. at Mil.
waukee Collapses.

Milwaukee, Wis. Ten firemen
were killed and 18 others seriously in
jured in a fire which destroyed the
local main store of the Goodyear Rub
ber & Tire Co. The men were buried
under debris when the rear wall Of
the building collapsed.
The fire was one of the most spec
tacular of years, occurring in the very
heart of the downtown district. Ex-
plosions which followed just as a
third alarm had brought most Of the
fire fighting complement of the city
to the scene wrecked the burning
building, scattering fire to buildings
in an entire city block and buried 20
men in the debris. Rescuers saved
many of the buried men from death.
Tons of brick and stone, however, in
the alley in the rear of the structure
covered 10 or a dozen men. Only two
Of those taken from the debris were
alive, and these two died a few min.
utes later in the emergency hospital.
The Goodyear store is on E. Water
st, near Wisconsin. 1t appeared at
first that the fire would sweep the en-
tire block, which is partly composed
of historic old brick structures, re-
built for modern establishments.
Three fireboats. however, and nearly
every fire engine in the city was soon
on the ground. All the windows of
the biggest jewelry store in the city.
hundred feet distant. were blown
out, exposing thousands of dollars
worth of valuables, and plate glass
windows were broken three blocks
distant
The first fire fighters to arrive had
started in the alley in the rear of the
building, narrow roadway leading
to the brokerage offices, and it was
these men who were buried under the
entire rear wall.
The estimates of the loss range up
to half a million dollars. The fire
started few minutes before p. m
in vulcanizer in the Goodyear store
and the Goodyear block was de
stroyed. Other heavy losers include
the Zimmerman Clothing Co. and
Stumphf & Langhoff.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
TO BREAK ALLEGED
TELEPHONE TRUST
Government Has Decided on
Course of Procedure.
CONFERENCES HELD IN CAPITAL
Chicago Is to Be the Amphltheater
in Which the Main Fight Will
Be Made-Points In Con.
tempiated Plan.

Washington, D. C.-The govern
ment has decided on very complete
course of procedure to break up the
telephone trust and Chicago is to be
the amphitheater in which the main
fight will be made.
Main Points In Plan.
The important points In the govern
ment's contemplated plan of action
against the telephone trust may be
stated as follows:
1. The department of Justice is CIV
ing close consideration to the vacan-
cies on the federal bench in Chicago.
There is one vacancy on the circuit
court and a bill which will soon pass
congress will create two additional
judges of the district court. Agents Of
the department are now investigating
the connections Of each man whose
name has been suggested for appoint
ment with the particular purpose Of
ascertaining his corporation align
ments.
Suit to Be Filed In Chicago.
2. Suit for the dissolution of the
American Telegraph & Telephone Co.
will be filed in Chicago. There Is rea-
son to believe that the suit will not be
filed until the judges are appointed.
3. There has been doubt in the
minds of officials of the department of
justice whether the telephone trust is
covered by the Sherman antitrust law.
If, when the case is fought out, the
courts hold that the telephone combi,
nation is not trust under the mean
ing of the act, the government will at
once take the direct assertion that the
time has come when the federal
ownership of telephone and telegraph
lines must be undertaken and will pro
ceed on that basis.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
OUTLOOK FOR 1916
Effect of RooseveIt's Attitude on
Republican Party.
unscrupulous Politician That He 10,
There Is Every Probability He
Will Try to Secure the Presi.
dental Nomination.

The esteemed Evening Post Is still
puzzled about how Colonel Roosevelt
might in 1916 secure the Republican
nomination, or at least a nomination
with the Republican label. After re-
printing the Inter Oceans diagram,
and confessing its beautiful simplicity,
our contemporary remarks:
"The main point of this wonderful
political dream of our safe and sane
neighbor is that Colonel Roosevelt by
entering the Republican primaries is
to capture the Republican nomination
in 1916. Has the Inter Ocean con-
veniently forgotten 1922"
The Inter Ocean has forgotten moth
ing. The trouble with the Evening
Post is that, in its absorption in it's
Beveridge boomlet, it has not realized
the wonderful possibilities Of direct
primary nominations, with their ex-
tension in party acceptance as well as
in law, since the 1912 campaign
opened
The direct primary system reverses
the old practice. 1t first names the
candidate and then makes the plat
form, or declaration of principles.
Hence party principles must be what
ever the candidate has found winning
declarations in the primary campaign.
The platform must fit the candidate.
Now, most of the 100000 voters for
Colonel Roosevelt in the 1912 election
we're Republicans. Neither have they
as a rule, forfeited their legal status
as Republicans at the primaries
Most of them have been careful to
preserve that status. notably in Colo
mel Roosevelt's own state, where not
enough could be found legally to label
themselves "Progressives" to qualify
the New Party" for an official ballot
place.
If most of these 100000 voters are
still for him, what is to prevent Colo
mel Roosevelt from seeking the Re
publican nomination as the reincarna
ton of True Republicanism?" Most
of the old Republican leaders who de
MED him a third term nomination in
1912 have been eliminated from public
life. What is left of the old Republic
an organization couldn't steal" di
rect primary nomination from Colone
Roosevelt if it wanted to.
OF course, there are Colonel Roose
velt's pledges of fidelity to the New
Party" of his creation. But Colone
Roosevelt made more explicit and jus
as fervent pledges never again to be 6
candidate at all. Let us not discus!
this painful subject. We are not talk
ing about the old American ideals o.
political good faith and personal hon
or. We are merely diagraming con
crete situation of practical politics il
its relation to very practical politi
cian.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
LOSES IN BATTLE
WITH BICHLORIDE
Retired Manufacturer, After
Great Agony, Dies.
WILL POWER MOST WONDERFUL
Man Lives Eight Days After He Ae-
cidentally Swallows Deadly
Drug In Mistake for
Asperine.

New York City.-Isaac Levy, the
retired clothing manufacturer of Ben
sonhurst, died Monday from bichlo-
ride of mercury poisoning. His val
lent fight to defeat the effects of that
deadly drug by indomitable will power
alone enabled him to stave off an In
exorable fate for 179 hours. When
death came every vital organ in his
body had been destroyed by the raw
ages of scorching poison, but up to
within two hours of the end he was
conscious and smiling feebly, although
unable longer to express wish.
Last Words Spoken.
The last words spoken by Mr.. Levy
were few minutes before 10 O'Clock,
when he whispered to the heart
broken family gathered around his
bedside: "Be your natural selves. Let
us not act funereal."
Just before this he had turned to
DR.. Sarnoff and said: please do
something for this agony; please try"
There was nothing to do but admin
lister powerful hypodermic injections
Of pain killing drugs, and even these
had no effect. At $3.50 his tempera-
ture dropped to 80, pulse so and respi-
ration increased to 40. Pulmonary
oedma set in and at 10 o'clock a deep
coma from which there was no awak-
ing overlook him. At 1905 his heart
ceased to beat.
For many hours prior to the end
Ar I hnI in, a In, q
pain, which the specialists about him
were unable to alleviate even to the
slightest degree. AS disintegration
became noticeable Mrs. Sarah Levy,
who for eight days has remained
sleepless by his side, collapsed
Exhibition of Will Power.
For many hours before Mr.. Levy
died there had been no manifestation
that the end was near. The splendid
exhibition of will power was as no.
ticeable as on the first day when he
discovered that he had accidentally
swallowed 80 grains Of the drug in
mistake for asperine, and the doctors
who held a first hurried consultation
announced that he hadn't even one
chance In million to pull through.
Told of this verdict, Mr.. Levy re
fused to believe that modern science
would fail to save him, and from that
moment he determined that he would
fool the physicians and recover his
health.
For several days he was without
pain, and this fact stimulated his
courage. AS the poison was gradu
ally absorbed into the vital organs o
the body and they in turn were de
stroyed the patient grew weaker ant
less able to move about. Everything
known to science was tried excepting
a surgical operation, which was con
sidered and abandoned.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
KATHERINE ELK|NS WEEDS
BECOMES BRIDE OF WILLIAM F.
HIT, SON OF LATE ILLINOIS
CONGRESSMAN.

Elkins, W. Va,-Miss Katherine
Elkins, daughter Of the late Stephen
B. Elkins of West Virginia, at one
time reported to be the fiancee of
the Duke D'abruzzi of Italy, married
William F. Hit, son of the late Rep
resentative r. r. Hit of Illinois, in
the drawing room of Halliehurst, the
Elkins mansion, at l o'clock Monday
The affair was arranged with such
secrecy that the brides mother did
not know of it until three hours be-
fore the ceremony.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
Too Much Bryan.

The Democratic majority of the
house banking and currency commit
tee has approved the plan of the
Glass Wilson Bryan bill for Federal
reserve board" composed entirely of
the party followers and political ap-
pointees of whomever may happen to
be president.
Evidently the Democrats on the
house banking and currency commit
tee have accepted as law and gospel
Mr.. Bryan's peculiar methods of rea-
soning, which In the present case may
be stated in the form of sylloglsm,
thus:
THE people should control every
thing. Whatever group of politicians
may get into office are the people.
Therefore these politicians should con.
troll the currency and credit supply
machinery of the country.-N. BAH
bankers are suspicious characters"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
NO CENTRAL BANK IN BILL
SEVEN REGIONAL RESERVE IN.
STITUTloNS PROVIDED IN
CURRENCY MEASURE.

Washington, D. C.-The currency
bill to be reported from the senate
committee on banking and currency
will not provide for a central bank.
There will be seven regional reserve
banks, one each to be located in Bos.
ton, New York, Chicago, st. Louis,
New Orleans, Denver and San Fran.
cisco.
- The federal reserve board will con.
sist of seven members, to be appointed
by the president, but no member of
the cabinet will be allowed to serve.
The control Of the regional reserve
banks will be under the plan out.
lined in the Glass bill.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
OLD CAPITAL RESTORED
CONGRESS HALL IN PHlLADEL.
PHIA is REDEDlcATED BY
PRESIDENT WILSON,.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Standing where
Washington stood in September,
1896, when he read his farewell
address to the American people in
which he announced his intention to
retire from public life, President Will
son Friday read an address at the re.
dedication of old Congress hall.
The building, which was the capital
1900, is one of the most important his
toric edifces in the country.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
ReaInnlna of the End.

Maine spelled the beginning of the
end of the Progressive party move
ment in New England. A majority
of the men who voted the Progressive
ticket did 80 because they thought
they might elect their man. In the
light OF the showing made, and the
apparent hopesessness OF the cause
that a majority would turn to the Re
publican candidate. The "reorganiza
ton" Of the Republican party vii
come from within the party. and
made by the rank and file rather thar
by the leaders.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
Gibson ReIeased, Rearrested.

Goshen, N. Y.-Burton w. Gibson,
New York lawyer, was released
from jail after Judge Tompkins dis.
missed the indictment against him
charging him with the murder of the
Countess" Szabo. Gibson was i'm
mediately reaTested on the charge Of
perjury and taken to New York. 1t
was charged that Gibson, attorney for
the countess" took her out In "A
small boat in Greenwood lake on July
1S. 1912. and killed her by strangula.
tion. In both cases the testin c:;y
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
HurIs Acid at Hubbv,

Springfield o-"Take that" ex-
claimed Mrs. Ruth Noeth as she
threw part of the contents of a
bottle of acid in the face OF her hus-
band, William Noeth, who was walk
ing along the street with another
man. The acid struck Noeth ON the
left cheek. burning 1t badly. Mrs.
Noeth then drank the balance OF the
acid with suicidal intent. She was
hurried to the hospital. where her
life was saved.
The Noeths separated after a quar-
rel q month ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
Twenty Are Killed In Storm.

New Orleans, La.-Twenty per-
sons were killed and scores injured
in series of storms that swept
Louisiana and did damage estimated
at several million dollars. The dam
age here was estimated at 100000.
Nine persons were killed and 38 in
Jured near ThibodauX and Luling,
where the storm wrecked mauy plan.
tation buildings, Mrs, Elsie Borne
and her two-mcnths-old child were
the only whito persons killed In those
locali.ier. Practically III The dead
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
Six Meet Death in Fire.

New York City.-Six persons were
burned to death and three others
were fatally injured in fire here
which destroyed six-story loft build
ing In Canal-st. Three Of the dead
ara women. Twenty persons we're In
jured whea they were forced to JUMP
from fire escapes to avoid being burned
to death The fire resulted from the
explosion of gas oven on the tlsrt
floor, occupied by the Royal Manufac
turing Co.
Fortv pen and women narrowly c4
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-10-31
MRS. FAIRBANKS IS DEAD
WIFE OF FORMER VICE PRESl-
DENT AND Ex-HEAD OF D. A. r.
DIES OF PNEUMONIA.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Mrs. Charles War
rem Fairbanks, wife of the former
vice president, died at her home here.
The immediate cause of death was
pneumonia. Her husband and five chill
dren, all of whom except Frederick.
were at her bedside, survive her.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26

ments to be paid by the property
owners shall be in four equal install
ments: one 80 days after the compile
tion of the improvements and their
acceptance by the Council. one in s
months, one in 16 months, and one in
"a months from their date, with inter-
est at per cent per annum, property
owners having the privilege Of paying
installments before maturity by pay
ing principal and accrued interest.
5. A competent engineer is to be
employed, and he is to be directed to
prepare forthwith and file with the
City Council specifications for the said
improvements.
6. That the said specifications for
the proposed improvements shall in
clude the number of square yards, in
cluding grading foundation, wearing
surface, and lineal front foot Of the
property of each property owner, and
the names of the said property owners,
also specifications of the curbs, gut
ters, drains, and so on; in fact, to
prepare complete specifications for the
proper grading and paving of Main
street and the cross streets as afore-
said.
Z. The cost of constructing the said
improvements below and under the
tracks and between the rails of any
railroad, interurban or street car line.
and two feet each way from the rails,
shall be paid by such railway COM
pany.
s. There is a public emergency re-
quiring that this resolution be passed
finally on the date of its introduction,
and that the Mayor shall declare such
emergency, and request such passage
and the suspension of the rules re-
quiring this ordinance to be read at
three regular meetings before action
may be taken. The rule. is according
ly hereby suspended and this ordi-
nance shall be in full force from the
date of its passage, April %. 1913.
The above ordinance was passed un-
der the direction of City Attorney
J. W. Doremus.
The finance committee was instruct
ed to make arrangements for the col
lection of delinquent taxes and the
of back fines which are due
the city.
The meeting then adjourned.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
PIERCE DEPRECATED
VALUE OF STOCKS
Bailey Represented Pierce in Tennes-
see Construction Company, In
Guiding. Nashville Terminal
Railroad.
tBy Associated Press.l

st. Louis, Mo-, April 26.-Charges
that H. Clay Pierce deprecated values
of stocks of the Nashville Terminal
Railroad were made today in the case
of the National Bank of Commerce to
recover $1,000 shares of that stock
from Pierce, valued at $1,5OO,OOO.
Pierce testified that Senator Bailey, at
his suggestion, took charge of the Ten
nessee CONSTRUCTION Company and its
subsidiaries as Pierce's representa-
tive. The subsidiaries included the
Nashville Terminal Company.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
MOST NOVEL SUICIDE
IN HISTORY
Two Love-Sick Maidens Leaped from
Notre Dame Bell Tower to
Street Far Below.
nv Assoclated Press.l

Antwerp, April 26.-Alice Peters,
aged IS, and Ellie Walkow, aged IS,
members of well known families. COM
mitted suicide yesterday by leaping
hand-in-hand from the Notre Dame
clock tower, $50 feet in the air. They
left letters stating they had been
driven to death by love affairs.
They ascended the clock tower
stairs arm in arm. Nothing unusual
in their appearance was seen by the
watchman to whom they paid the reg
ular admission at the foot of the stairs.
Their leap was into Market Square,
which was thronged with people. Hun
dreds saw the leap and many men and
women tainted.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
NV Associated Press.l

Washington, April 26.-President
Wilson left Washington this morning
on the government yacht Sylph for
rest until some time Sunday, when he
will return. His youngest daughter ac-
companied him. No correspondents
were permitted to go along.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
COURTHOUSE NOTES.

In the County Court Prof. e. A.
Sample, charged with aggravated as
sault on one OF his pupils, was ac-
quilted by the jury. The defendant
has resigned his school.
Twelve pleas of guilty for gaming
were entered in the Justice Court to-
day. and each was fined $12 and costs.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
An Ordinance Passed Directing That
Main Street Be Paved from vick's
Feed Store to Ice Factory,
Including Cross Streets.

The City Council met yesterday aft
ernoon at o'clock in special called
session, the Mayor and all Aldermen
being present.
/ The authorities who have in charge
the plans of the new government build
ing have written to know if the Coun-
ell would assure them underground
light connection at the expense of the
city. This expense would only be
about SIS, so the Council agreed to
furnish underground connection to the
building.
The Council further considered the
dispute over the amount due A. A.
Smell for the well he has recently
drilled for the city. Investigation
proved to the Council that it was evil
IDENTIFY the understanding of Mr. Smell
that the labor was to be paid for by
the city. The contract was drawn up
between former City Manager Jenkins
and Mr.. Smell, and the matter seems
not to have been clear the Council
concluded, and instead of paying Mr..
Smell $490, as was ordered at the last
meeting, the City Secretary was in
structed to pay him $500, as full pay
ment, which is satisfactory to Mr..
Smell.
Judge J. W. Doremus appeared be-
fore the Council and reported that the
bonds had been signed by the Mayor,
and that at least dozen ordinances
would be. necessary as preliminaries
to the paving of Main street.
Alderman Haswell offered a resolu-
ton that the city of Bryan improve
Main street from the intersection with
the south line of Fannin street (vick's
feed store corner) to the north line of
Jackson street Ito the ice factory,
and including the improvement of all
cross streets, running east to the
Houston and Texas Central right-of-
way and west to Bryan street, and
that the improvements shall consist of
the proper grading, paving. guttering
and curbing, and that proper drainage
shall be provided for. A competent
engineer is to be employed to get up
and file complete plans and specifica-
tions for the said improvements.
An ordinance was passed with pro-
visions as follows:
/. The streets to be paved shall be
brought to a grade, and good, solid,
proper foundation material laid and
proper. substantial curbs be construct
ed along the streets to be paved where
curbs are not now installed, and that
the said streets shall have gutter
eighteen inches wide along said curb
line
2. The city shall pay for one-third
the cost of the grading and paving,
and the owners of abutting property
shall pay the remaining two-thirds and
the entire cost of the curbing.
8. The whole cost of the curbs and
two-thirds the total remaining cost
shall be paid by the owners of prop
erty abutting, as provided by Title 22,
Chapter II, Revised Statutes of the
State of Texas, the benefits of which
were accepted by the qualified tax
payers of this city in the election held
on January Z, 1913.
4. The cost of the said improve
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
Mexican Troops Held at Ell Paso.

tBy Associated Press.1
Washington, April 26.-The two hun
dred Huerta troops transported from
Nogales, Ariz., to FL Paso yesterday
will be held in FL Paso by the United
States government. The permission
for these troops to cross into Juarez,
Mexico, was rescinded today upon the
protest of Senator Smith of Arizona.
The government will decide next week
what to do with these soldiers.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
carranza Stronghold Captured.
IBy Associated Press.

by Associated Press
Washington, April 26.-Official dis
patches say Huerta troops have cap
tured Reata, South Monclova, which
is a Carranza stronghold. This ad-
vance of Federals in Coahuila is re-
garded as an indication that the for
ward movement promised by Huerta
is now in progress.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
CARRANZA WOULD
/. REPUD|ATE HUERTA LOAN
TBy Associated Press.l

Eagle Pass, Texas, April 26.-Goy-
ernor Carranza today issued a state
ment that if the Constitutionalists get
into power in Mexico, they will repu-
diate the proposed loan by the Pierson
interest on the Tehutapec road. Gov
ernor Carranza said he would also re-
pudiate any other loan to the Huerta
interests by force of arms, If neces'
sary.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
NEW YORK HE|REss
IS STILL MISSING
IBy Associated Press.l

Boston, Mass, April 26.-Gail Bor-
den, the New York millionaire, was
here today searching for his daughter
Ramona, who was reported to be at
a local hotel with two companions.
Mr.. Borden managed to conceal his
movements from the reporters.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-26
Thousands Want Jobs.
INV AssocIated Press.1

zfooONIHNNH
Washington, April 26.-Ten thou
sand applications have been received
for positions in the physical reyalua-
ton of railroads work. Only five COM
missioners will be appointed. Later
they will have several hundred as
sistants.