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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
500 STORM DOORS or BANK
Angry Depositors Become HystericaI
When Refused Admlttance to
Closed Institution.

New York, Dec. 3.-Five hundred de-
positors stormed the private bank of
Abraham l.. Rass at 1856 Madison
avenue and demanded their money.
The state banking department took
over the bank. Men and women gath
cred at the bank an hour before the
usual opening time The depositors
shouted and waved their bankbooks,
and many became hysterical when re-
fused admittance to the bank.
The police prevented any riotous
demonstrations and the depositors
were told by bank officials that the
bank was safe and the officials only
needed little time to settle their af-
fairs.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Monkey Bone. Put In Russians.

Paris, Dec. 4.-Bone grating to
save shattered limbs is being accom-
plished at Bordeaux by the Russian
surgeon, Woronoff. who experimental
at the Rockefeller institute in Ameri-
ca with Doctor Carrel. Doctor
Woronoff is replacing as much as
seven and one-haIf inches of missing
bone by transplanting monkey bone
to the wounded limb. He also en-
ploys the bones of other men.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
BOYS SHOULD STAY ON FARMS
Secretary Houston Addresses More
Than Thousand Young Corn
Growers From Ohio.

Washington, Dec. 4-Secretary of
Agriculture Houston told more than
a thousand boy corn growers from
Ohio that they should stay on the
farm. The secretary pointed out that
although the population of the United
States has increased 23,O00,00O in the
last 10 years there has been no in
crease in the production of corn, and
he urged the boys to continue their
efforts to increase the yield.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
War Has Helped.

Instead, of Gripping the sale of Red
Cross Christmas seals, as was feared,
the terrible European conflict seems
to have stimulated the humanitarian
impulses of the people of Ohio to even.
greater enthusiasm in fighting "the
great white plague through the medi-
um of these attractive little revenue
producers. At the Columbus office of
the Ohio Society for the Prevention of
tuberculosis, word to that effect has
been received from S. Livingston
Mather, of Cleveland, who is the vol
unteer chairman in general charge OF
the sale in Ohio. In other words,
while Ohioans are pouring thousands
of dollars into the funds for relief
abroad, they are not forgetting the
campaign being waged in their own
state to eradicate a preyentable dis
ease, which every yer, deals death in
over 1000 Ohio homes and materially
decreases the efficiency of $4,000 Ohio
citizens.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
1851 KILLED IN U. S. MINES
Report Shows More Than 100000 Men
Received Injuries During
Last Year.

Washington, Dec. 3-More than one
hundred thousand men were injured in
American mines last year, while 1851
were killed outright, according to fig
ures given in the annual report of DR..
]. A. Holmes, director of the bureau
of mines.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
GUTIERREZ NOW AT CAPITAL
Provisional President Enters City Of
Mexico and Establishes Himself
at the National Palace.

Juarez, Mexico. Dec, Gen. EulaIio
Gutierrez. who was elected provisional
president of Mexico by the Aguas Ce
lientes peace convention. has entered
Mexico City and established himself In
the National palace. according to in
formation received here. Mexico City
is quiet, the city being policed by sol
diers of General Villas convention
army.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Need of Expansion.

"Parsimonious and inadequate" are
the terms applied by President R. M.
Hughes, of Miami University, to the
course of Ohio with respect to her
institutions of higher education in the
nineteenth annual report to the gov
ernor Reverting to history, Presi-
dent Hughes declared the early great
ness of Ohio was due in no small
measure to the position attained by
the centers of learning. The state in
population and material resources, he
says, has outrun the educational pro-
gress and the need of expansion is
imperative.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Fire at Fair Grounds

Bowling Green.-Fire of unknown
origin caused $4,000 damage to Wood
County Fair Co.'s property here
Thursday afternoon. The $4,000
grand stand was threatened. High
winds carried the flames dangerously
close.
Dynamite was removed from the
burning buildings. Valuable horses
were liberated before the flames
reached them.
One-third of mile of shells were
destroyed. Other buildings were
slightly damaged.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
lAUDs PLUCK OF OFFICER
German Aviator Describes Attack
With Bombs on English Troops In
Vicinity Of Dunkirk.

A German aviator, writing from the
front, says: Yesterday an observa-
tion flight took me to Dunkirk, where
we threw bombs on English troops
that were landing. On the return
night through the southern part Of
Belgium to lille we made important
discoveries, which. for obvious rea-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
BUSINESS IN j. s.
IS MUCH BETTER
National Civic League Sees Pros
perity Near.
REPORTS FROM 900 SOURCES
Statement Says Conditions Are I'm
provIno-Predicts Further Ad-
vance Towards Good Times
VIII Be Witnessed.

New York, Dec. 4.-The results OF
the comprehensive study of the effects
Of the European war on business
throughout the United States, gained
from the reports received from more
than 600 correspondents, including
governors, mayors, officials of unions.
industrial associations, banks and
building associations. will be made
known at the fifteenth annual meeting
of the National Civic federation here.
The report says that conditions are
improving and predicts that a further
advance toward prosperity will be
witnessed during the next few months.
The report was prepared by John
Hays Hammond, chairman of the COM
mittee which handled the investiga-
ton, and strikes a gloomy note in
speaking of the unemployed. 1t states
that the country will be confronted
this winter "by a situation which will
demand extraordinary philanthropic
efforts"
The great savings institutions OF
New York city report that business is
now altogether normal, the report
says. In Philadelphia and even in
Pittsburgh, despite the severity OF the
depression in the iron and steel trade,
the deposits of the largest savings
banks have during the last month ex-
cesded Withdrawals"
Certain lines of trade have been
stimulated because of orders placed by
foreign nations, but the purchase of
supplies by belligerent nations salts
fies but slight fraction of the Ameri-
can business world" the report states
THE last few weeks" says the re-
port, have brought about little con-
valescence even in those Industries
which seemed wholly crippled"
The problem of unemployment and
other financial and Industrial ques.
tons arising out OF the war conditions
will be considered at the meeting.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Extraordinary Program.

Preparation of an extraordinary
program for next years meeting in
celebration of the twenty-ffth ami
versary OF the Ohio Academy of
Science was decided upon by the or
ganization here. Inasmuch as the
academy was formed in Columbus the
jubilee celebration probably will be
held in Columbus Prof. ]. Warren
Smith of the local United States
Weather Bureau, was elected presi-
dent of the academy to succeed DR..
Thomas G. Mendenhall, of Ravenna;
the other officers are: S. F. Waite, of
the medical college of Western Re
serve University, vice president, to
represent the zoology department; c.
C. Shatzer, of Wittenberg College, vice
president; geology department, ]. A.
Cutler, of Miami University, vice pres
ident; physics department, F. o. Gro
yer, of Oberlin College, vice presi-
dent; botany department, E. l.. Rice,
of Ohio Wesleyan University, secre-
tary tre-elected) and J. S. Hine, of
Ohio State University, treasurer ire
elected).
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Courts Error Responsible.

Errors of the Common Pleas Court
in refusing to give special charges lost
to Jennie Goldstein, 565 Hazel avenue,
Avondale, Cincinnati, judgment of
$4,000 which she secured in the low
er courts. The Supreme Court re-
versed and remanded in the suit
which Mrs. Goldstein brought against
Samuel Klein. Mrs. Goldstein's hus-
band, Daniel Goldstein, was more for
tunate, for he secured afirmance of
q Judgment for $4,000 against Mein,
the Hamilton county courts being up
held in one case and reversed in the
other.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
PROSECUTIONS ARE HINTED
Interstate Commerce Commission In
vestigates Troubles Of the Pere
Marquette.

Detroit, Dec. 3.-An appraisal of
the Peres Marquette railroad and the
possibility of criminal proceedings
against financiers whose names have
been mentioned in connection with
the financial troubles of the road were
touched upon at the interstate COM
merce commissions investigation of
the Pere Marquette. At other hear.
ings stockholders testified that many
millions raised to purchase equipment
dropped from sight.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
DAVID LAMAR FOUND GUILTY
~WoIf of Wall Street" Sentenced to
Two Years Imprisonment-Later
Released on Ball.

New York. Nov, 4.-David Lamar,
known as the wolf Of Wall street."
was found guilty in the federal court
here of impersonating Congressman
A. Mitchell Palmer OF Pennsylvania.
with intent to defraud J. p. Morgan
& Co. and the United States Steel
corporation. The Jury was out about
an hour. F
Lamar was Immediately sentenced
two years imprisonment In the At
nta penitentiary. He was later re-
ased on $4,000 bail pending the A.
ng of an appeal within thirty days.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Austrians Take Reinrade.

London, Dec. 2.-Belgrade, which
until the outbreak of the war, was
the capital of Servia, was occupied
today by Austrian troops.
Thus, on the sixty-sixth anniversary
of the reign of Emperor Francis JOS
eph, who again is reported seriously
i'll, and four months after the outbreak
of the war, his generals report one of
the most important successes they
have obtained
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
M,vor,s wife Robbed Il Homo

Cleveland. - Mrs. Newton d. Baker,
wife of Cleveland's mayor, calmly
faced a loaded revolver in her
home here while burglar rified ner
jewel box and purse before her. Mrs.
Baker showed no fear and did not
scream while she saw the thief take
away her valuables. After he left the
house she calmly telephoned to police
headquarters the story of the burglary
and description of the thief. The
man was captured shortly after.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Have Qualifications Needed.

CONSERVATION holds members of the
state civil service commission within
its grasp.
Panic has seized them through fear
that the whole citizenship of the
state will ask to be examined for the
IL positions available in the Ohio
Building at the Panama-Pacifc Ex-
position, which opens in San Fran
cisco early next spring.
More than 1000 applications have
been received. The IL positions in
clude hostess. A couple hundred
women in Ohio thonk they have the
social qualifications needed.
In order to check the flow of appli-
cations, Chairman Hoskins has an
nounced that no one need hope to
land position unless he or she repre-
sents the highest type of Ohio citi-
zenship. The examinations will be
extremely difficult, it is announced,
and the applicant will have to satisfy
the commission that there is abso-
lutely no question about fitness for
the position.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Candidates In Evidence.

Only a few weeks removed from
the statewide election, this city is
awakening to the fact that candidates
for election on the municipal ticket
next November are much in evidence.
Inasmuch as the selection of the Of
fetal roster will be made under the
provisions of the new charter, more
than the usual amount of interest is
manifested Nominations for mayor
will be made by petition with sigma
lures of per cent of the registered
voters. Election of the mayor will be
made by use of the preferential ballo'-
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Woos GIRL, WEEDS HER SISTER
Wedding Eve Brings Quarrel That
Leads to Divorce of Indiana
Couple.

Indianapolis, Dec. 1.-George Link
set record of counting a young wom-
an and marrying her sister. He quar-
relied with his bride the wedding night
and the couple separated the next day.
Judge Ewbank granted Mrs. Link a
divorce after hearing that story. Mrs.
Link is telephone operator.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
sadl. American Quits BODY

New Orleans, La, Dec. 4.-Miss
Sadie American of New York. one
of the founders and tor almost twenty
years executive secretary of the Ma
tional Council for Jewish Women.
severed all connections with the organ
ization at the convention here. The
action was takea at al executive ses-
sion, and, it is said. caused great
surprise.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
RattIlnu Fender Irons.

Rattling fender irons often can be
silenced by the application of soft
leather washer between two iron
washers below the retaining nut Of
the offending part, the principle be-
ing the same as is employed in silenc-
ing the rafting of the body when q
felt or webbing strip is interposed be-
tween the body sills and the frame,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
EIected hx AccIannatIn

Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 3.-Richard d.
Waugh, mayor of Winnipeg two years
ago. was elected to Office again by ac-
clamation. The Manitoba government
announces that while war in Europe
continues all hotels. saloons and social
clubs must cease liquor selling each
evening at seven O'Clock.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
To suild New submarlr.,

San Francisco, Cal. Dec. Eight
submarines are to be built here with
in year for the United States navy.
according to reliable information.
Within twelve months, it was stated.
the navy will have on duty twenty ad.
ditional submarines and twenty more
building.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Proposed Changes.

Proposed changes in liquor licens-
ing methods under the Willis admin
istration have been discussed and re-
here. The plan is to substitute for
the present license commissioners
and boards licensing jury in each
county, which shall be impaneled by
a Judge like any other jury. THIS
liquor jury will pass upon all appli-
cants for license at fixed date each
year. The jury will hear appeals and
its decisions will be final. 1t is hoped
by this method to take the liquor
question out of political influence and
lessen the chances of favoritism.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Population Shows Increase.

Under the new indeterminate SEN
tence law for prisoners in the Ohio
penitentiary, which permits the state
board of administration to hold unruly
offenders even after their minimum
sentence has expired, the population
of the prison is increasing with as
tonishing strides. During the past few
weeks an unusually large number of
prisoners has been received and the
total count of all prisoners taken. in
cluding men at the various honor
camps, showed that 1,701 prisoners are
now being cared for by <he state.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Accepts state Position.

Akron, O.. Nov. 25.-Announcement
was made here that Freeman T. Eagle
son, former speaker of the house of
representatives and Republican NOM
inee for attorney general two years
ago, had accepted the position of as
sistant to Attorney General-elect Ed
ward C. Turner of Columbus.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

United States, with ten thousand
American citizens resident in Turkey,
are frankly apprehensive over the sit.
uation which this serious change may
bring.
Two American warships, the North
Carolina and the Tennessee. are to be
held in the Adriatic, ostensibly for the
distribution of gold wherever Ameri.
cans may be in need. But the real
value Of these ships is that they can
be hurried to Smyrna or Beirut for
the protection of American citizens or
interests whenever occasion demands.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Broker Is Slain by Friend.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. A verdict of
"justifiable homicide" was returned by
coroner's jury in the death of ]. p.
Galloway, broker, who was shot and
killed by w. B. Carhart- Carhart
thought Galloway was a burglar.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

two days hand Lloyd-George $1,000
100000. English financial resources
today can stand drain Of $4,000 900.
600 far more easily than the north.
ern and southern states in the sixties
could meet half that expense. War
brings out the last dollar of peoples
hoard, and the British have for a cen.
tury been saving money, which is in.
vested in every corner of the globe.
This fountain OF wealth, backed by its
enormous population of 400, ,OoO. 600.
gives the British empire an ADVANTAGE
In long war.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

Don't apologize for doing your duty.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
END or EoER REBELLION.
Capture Of General Christian De Wet
is Reported in London.

Is Reported In London.
London, Dec. 3.-General Christian
De Wet, leader of the rebellion in the
Union of South Africa, has been cap
tured. according to a Pretoria official
dispatch to the Reuter- Telegraph com-
pany.
He was captured by Colonel Conrad
Brits last Tuesday on a farm at Wa
terburg, town 100 miles east Of
Mafeking, in British Bechuanaland.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Women Want Laws Revised.

A movement was started here for
the calling of a state congress of
women to ask the General Assembly
to repeal all Ohio laws discriminating
against women. Among the laws to
" hich the women object are those CIV
ing father the prior right of dictat-
ing the environment and education of
children, allowing a husband to de-
clare where his wife shall live, and
making her dissent grounds for
charges of desertion, and preventing
women from being notaries.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
MAY BE DECIDING BATTLE.
Armies In Flanders Believed to Be
Preparing for Bio Battle.

rFnics ~ Fianoers Believed to Be
Preparing for Big Battle.
London, Dec. 2.-Heavy reinforce
ments have reached the British and
French ranks on the battle line in
Belgium and France and a decisive
confict Of stupendous proportions ap-
pears imminent. Instead of the Ger
mans attacking in an effort to break
through the allies line and march for
the French coast, however, it is be-
heved the Anglo-French forces are
about to take an offensive designed
to roll back the hosts of the invader.
The latest press news from the front
10 that the allies are awaiting the first
sign Of a German movement of troops
in any considerable force from the
western scene Of war to the Russian
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
WEALTH OF GREAT BRITAIN
Bound TO Be Most important Factor
In the Event Of Long Euro
pean War.

Napoleon blamed his own downfall
largely upon English tenacity and
English money. The present war has
already demonstrated what English
naeney may be expected to accomplish
in this crisis. Asked for loan, the
British investors rush forward, and in
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
AutoIst Killed by Train

Chicago, Dec. 4.-Richard Raymond
Lewis, secretary and treasurer of the
Elaborated Ready Roofing company,
was killed when Monon passenger
train struck his automobile at the
Eightieth street crossing.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11

De Wet has long been considered
the greatest Of the soldiers developed
by the Boer war of 10000. His mill
tary career was largely that of guer-
rilla chief but he attained distinction
as commander in chief of the Orange
Free State forces. He was credited
with doing more damage to the Brit
ish army than any other half-dozen
men in the Boer campaign. Lords
Kitchener and Methuen were person
ally active in efforts to check his
raids In that war, but failed After
the war he was made minister of ag-
riculture, In 1907.
General De Wet was opposed to the
governments action in regard to the
present war in Europe. Early in Oc-
tober he attempted to speak at meet
ing in protest, but was prevented by
followers of General Botha, premier
of the Union of South Africa. Near
the end of October the rebellion broke
out. with De Wet its chief leader.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Under Quarantine.

Binghamton, N. Y, Dec. 4.-Por-
tions of Cortland, Tompkins and Sen
eca counties, embracing seven town
ships. have been placed under quaran-
tine indefinitely on account of the
prevalence of the hoof and mouth dis
ease among cattle.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
FLYER Killed Looplnn Loon

Los Angeles, CAL, Dec. 4.-Thomas
]. Hill. an aviator, twenty-five years
old, was killed near Venice, a suburb.
while looping the loop. Hill had sue
cessfully performed the feat when he
fell 1000 feet.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Col. Barqar Chosen.

Closing the annual session of the
Ohio National Guard Association, the
body chose officers, electing Col.
Byron l.. Barger, of Columbus, presi-
dent, and Lieut.-Col. William Cooper
Proctor, of Cincinnati, vice president,
and Major D. ]. Crawfis, of Cincin-
neti, treasurer The association re-
ferred to the legislative committee the
perennial proposal to increase the
compensation of the guardsmen. 1t
is yet to be decided whether any ef-
fort is to be put forth next winter.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Capital Punishment AboIIshed.

Salem, Ore, Dec. 3.-The amend
ment to abolish capital punishment in
Oregon carried by 157 votes, it was
announced here. The official vote
was: Affirmative. 1oo,552; negative.
100,395.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
Negro Esesps. from Mob.

Shreveport, La, Dec. 4.-Kane Nc
knight, one of the negroes suspected
OF implication in the killing Of Chas-
M. Hicks, postmaster at Sylvester sta
ton, escaped from mob making ready
to lynch him and made his way into
Texas.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
10000 Go Back to Work.

Manchester, N. H., Dec. 4.-The
Amoskeag Manufacturing company,
which employs 10000 operatives in its
textile mills here. announced that it
would resume operations on full time
basis Immediately.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
German Plant Near Gary.

Gary, Ind, Dec 4.-The Schmidt
Ceramic company at Berlin, Germany,
has acquired the old glass factory at
Porter, east Of Gary, and will make
special chinaware there, employing
several hundred men.