davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Lifting Ohio Out OF Mud.

ut will no longer be necen,
sary for the public road builders to
have a corps of judges and lawyers at
the maZe of ambiguous sections and
Implications in Ohio road laws, if the
general assembly passes Senate Bill
125, which provides for a ~codifcation
of sections on that subject" said Sen
ator Cass, of Putnam county, who has
Roads Federation for this measure, Of
which he is the author.
ohio has an investment of $780,
000,0 600 in roads and the legislature
will take the necessary step for pro-
tecting that immense asset through
my bill. In many counties the taxpay-
ers' investment in improved roads has
been lost sight of by public officials
who have not had the necessary train
ing to understand the needs. They
have specialized on constructing roads
and neglected to take care of depre-
citation.
"The auto registry fees, which will
amount this year to $750,000, have
been expended in constructing high.
ways heretofore, but under this bill
the fund must be used for repairs and
maintenance throughout the 88 coun'
ties. Ohio has passed from the era
of. transportation by water into one in
which steam, electricity and gasoline
motors supply the power, yet we are
improving our highways under many
laws enacted to take care of condi
tons in a dead era, when the prob
lens were not nearly so complex"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
ITALY MAKES DEMANDS
DOCUMENT GIVES AUSTRIA MIMI
MUM TERMS OF PEACE.
All Ships to U. S. Are Held-Military
Preparations Are Being Made
Along the Frontier.

Rome, April PA report reached
Rome from Petrograd on Thursday
that Italy had sent a note to Austria
which virtually amounted to an ulti-
matum. The note is said to embody
the minimum terms upon which Italy
will consent to conclude al agree
ment with Austria.
General opinion in Rome is that an
agreement may still be reached. New
ertheless, military preparations are be-
ing continued with the greatest ener-
gy along the frontier. where Austria
is concentrating troops.
All German and Austrian subjects
in Switzerland, ever those who never
did military service. we're recalled by
their respective governments. News
reached Lugano that the Italian gov
eminent had stopped the transatlantic
service with the United States. Pas
seugers who had purchased tickets
have had their money returned The
Italian government, the report says,
requires all the steamships
Dispatches we're received indicating
that all sea communication between
Great Britain and the Netherlands has
been cut off.
Taken in connection with the an
nouncement a few days ago that all
communication between Holland and
Germany had been cut off and with
the news that Holland was rushing
preparations for war. the dispatches
assume extraordinary significance. No
reasons we're given for the action.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
NEWS FROM al
AND NEAR

Liverpool, April 23.-The steamers
Defender and Gascony collided in the
Mersey. Both were badly damaged
above the wafer line. but kept afoat.
Calgary. Alberta, april 23.-From
two to six inches of srow has fallen
over the entire %northwes. section OF
Alberta. Drifts two feet high are
piled in highways as far south as
Calgary.
Paris, April 21.-According to the
Petit Parisien. Raymond Swoboda,
who is now being examined on a
charge of espionage, is being closely
watched in his Paris cell because of
fear that he may commit suicide.
London, April 21.-Foreign Minister
Sir Edward Grey officially announced
in parliament that raw cotton has
been excluded from the list of contra
band of war.
Paris, April 2S.-Twenty-nine more
French generals have been placed Ell
Their on the reserve or retired lists to
make way for younger or more active
men. The official journal contains the
names Of IL generals of division and
Is generals of brigade who have been
relieved from active service.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
More Money To Counties.

Another attempt will be made to
have the house liquor traffic commit
tee agree on a liquor. measure, &C
cording to Representative Deaton of
Miami county, chairman of the COM
mittee. The subcommittee was ready
to report in favor of the Andrews bill,
which provides for the election of
county license commissioners in the
August primaries. Speaker Conover
and house leaders are understood to
be behind the movement to push the
Andrews measur to a vote. Several
amendments will be proposed, should
it come up in the house. Among
these proposals is one which would
give the counties the larger part of
the annual fee of $3.50 paid by each
saloonkeeper. 1t was pointed out that
under the Andrews bill or any other
liquor license measure proposed in
the legislature, the state would need
only a small fraction of the fee to
maintain a state inspection depart
ment for the enforcement Of the liquor
laws. The fees now are paid to the
state liquor license commission and
last year produced a surplus of about
$50, 900, which accrued to the state
treasury.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
-DIvER" SUNK BY TEuToNs
British Submarine Destroyed in Raid
7 on HelGoland-others May
Be Lost.

Berlin (via Amsterdam). April a.
British submarines which had entered
Helgoland blight we're attacked on
April n by German ships. one and
probably others Of the underwater
craft being sunk. the admiralty an
nounced here on Thursday. II was
probably the intention of the subma-
rines TO attack tho German fleet at
Helgoland. This is the first reported
activity Of British submarines in this
locality. II Is not yet known how they
escaped the German mine fields. The
statement issued by the admiralty fol-
hnws:
british submarines we're recently
repeatedly observed in Helgoland
blight They were attacked by the Ger
man forces. A hostile submarine was
sunk on April II, Pr2baoly others
were destroyed, but THE rs uncertain"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Girl EIopes With Own Husband.

Findlay. = Disguised as a wom-
IN of thirty, with a long dress, Mrs.
Roland Chane, nee Ellen Gilmore, IA,
has tied another knot into a kinky
case by clipping with her own husband,
ROLAND Chane, 10. The girl was in
The detention home last December
when it vas quarantined for scarlet
fever, but managed to elude the Off
GERS and escaped over a high board
fence to her sweetheart on the outside.
The two went to Monroe, Mich,
where they married. When they re-
turned the girl was taken in charge
by her parents and the juvenile court
sentenced the youthful husband to the
workhouse for nine months. The COM
mon pleas court ruled against this
proceeding and liberated them both.
Then the father of the bride filed &C.
ton to have the marriage annulled,
and the girl was sent to the detention
home again. Her second escape from
that Institution has chagrined the
officials.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Runnino n covar


The most interesting political spec
tacle at present in this country is
that of the Democrats scurrying
about, looking for some place of con-
cealment in which to hide from the
wrath of the voters. They are throw
Ing up verbal dust in every direc-
ton, seeking to cover their flight, leav-
ing a trail that a blind man might
follow. From the president down, the
leaders of the party are apologizing
for the mistakes made, and are try
ing to shift the blame for their
plumbers onto the victims of their
short-sighted or destructive policies.
Lambasting Wall street or booing
at the war god will not in any way
alter the fact that the depression Of
business in this country began with
the incoming of the present admins
tration. President Wilson and his
party set about at once on coming
to power, to change the foundations
of American commerce and industry,
and they have succeeded so well that
the superstructure has been almost
completely wrecked as was the I'M
derpinning, which was removed entire.
ly. II any semblance Of prosperity
remains, It is in spite, and o be-
cause, Of the activity Of the Demo
Gratis In congress.-Omaha Bee.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Confident. Of Victory,

Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus,
o., former chairman Of the Republi-
can state committee, was In Washing
ton on personal business, he said, and
while he declined to talk politics, he
found time for a political epigram.
says the Star of that city. Mr.. Daugh-
erty is one of the Republicans who
believes that a Republican of the old
guard surely will be elected at the
next election. Said Mr.. Daugherty:
IF the Democratic party is wrong
on the tariff, which it always is. and
right on everything else, which it
never is, yet the country would not
prosper. If the Republican party is
right on the tariff, which it always is,
and wrong on everything else, which
is inc%onceivable, yet the country
would prosper.
This is why the people are deter
mined to restore the Republican party
to power.
"Out in Ohio we are agreed on one
thing relative to the next presidential
candidate, and that is to agree. We
have lined up behind no individual,
but we shall support a winner. Con-
ferences will be necessary to deter
mine who the banner bearer will be-"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Gov. WILLIS PARDONS
EX MAYOR OF ATHENS
0hio's Chief Executive Frees Former
City Official Serving Term On the
Charge of EmhezzIement.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Columbus. Charles A. Slaugh-
ter, a former mayor of Athens,
now serving an indeterminate sentence
In the p~enitentiary for embezzlement,
was %pardoned by Gov. Willis recently.
The action was taken by the governor
on recommendation of the state board
Of pardons, which declared Slaughter's
Irregularities in handling funds was
due mainly to ignorance of the law.
Athens citizens had petitoned for Glenn
sncy.
The governor rejected the recon-
mendation for William Sullivan of To-
ledo, who is serving a sentence for
manslaughter and asked clemency on
the plea that he and his wife made a
suicide contract, that she succeeded in
killing herself. but that he failed.
The pardon board recommended
communication to five years on condition
that Sullivan support his mother and
child. The judge, prosecutor and war
len declined to make any recommen-
dation in his case.
OASoSOA VoAioSO VI 10y lCA was
given a commutation to release him
soon. He vas serving a life sentence
Tor killing a man with whom he had
been quarreling.
OF the 10 cases recommended by the
pardon board, the governor acted IA
vorably on six, rejected three and ig-
lored n because the prisoner already
had been released on parole. Among
the others granted clemency were:
Walter S~chrovenski, serving indeter-
inmate sentence from Harrison for en-
bezzlement, committed. to release at
once; Glenn Selby, serving indetermi-
nate sentence from Knox county for
burglary, committed to release al once;
Frank Stonerock, serving an indetermi.
1ate sentence, Franklin county, com
muted to release Immediately.
Stonerock's cas was brought to the
governors attention after the pardon
board adjourned by penitentiary off.
cials, who said he would die in prison
soon if not released.
The governor rejected the recon
nendation of clemeney for William
Smith, serving a 10-year sentence from
Athens county for robbery.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Rapid Transit Bill Amended.

The Cincinnati rapid transit bill
vas reported out of the cities commit
tee of the house, with recommends
ton for passage, after Senators Bauer,
Pink, and Collins had made strong
speeches in it's favor. The bill was
amended by the committee, at the
request of the senators, to provide
that the sub-department of engineer
ing of the city Of Cincinnati shall be
the official engineering authority of
the system, and the superintendent,
clerks, engineers, real estate experts
and attorneys of the commission shall
be in the unclassified civil service,
while all other divisions of labor shall
be in the classified service.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Attempt To Amend Measure.

The Barnes-Moore civil service bill
came up in the senate for concurrence
il the house amendments. 1t went
over under the rules. There are signs
that an attempt will be made to make
the bill a wet and dry affair by try
ing to amend it so hat fire and police
chiefs will have an appeal to the city
civil service board and again to the
state civil service board. 1t is said
this is done at the instance of the
Anti-Saloon league in order to retain
Chief of Police Carter of Columbus
and that Governor Willis has been
won over to that view. 1t is declared
by friends of the bill that they con
ceded to the governor a bipartisan
board, but if he persists and demands
the new feature they will amend the
bill back to a partisan board.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
LOOK into FUTURE
What of Business Conditions At
ter the War?
Textile Industries of the Country
Have Been Saved From Ruin by
European Conflict, But Danger
Is by No Means Over.

predictions are made by what may
be considered authorities that the war
VIII end before the summer closes.
Some set June for the finish and 9TH
ers figure that September is the SAT-
est date. Then what?
The war that has sapped the best
blood of Europe has saved the textile
industry in this country. Our mills
have had their best business from
France and Belgium, and, without US.
the armies of the allies would have
suffered beyond endurance from lack
of clothing. Nevertheless, in Febru-
airy nearly $ 1000, 900 of worsted fa-
brics, yer $4,000 of woolens and
$4,000 of worsted yarns were re-
ceived from England under the indus
try-killing tariff in force.
The end of the war is nearer than
the end Of the industry ~disturbers
at Washington, but for both the end
Is in sight, and a page in history is
ABOUT to be turned that should never
have been written.
Even the. most radical free-trader
must admit that the Wilson tariff is a
ram failure. Hundreds of thousands
OF self-respecting American workers
also admit it and are eager for the op-
p~ortunity to register their protest, yet
no move for the relief of our indus
tries has been made by the party in
power.
When in strenuous times like the
present, in England, if reports are
true, her mills can send in even ST.
100000 worth of wool yarns and cloth
in a month, what will happen when
normal conditions prevail and the full
force of unfair competition is felte
Fibre and Fabric.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
MRS. sToRY's TICKET WINS
D. A, r. President-Genera Retained
Office by a Majority Of 234 Votes
Congratulated by Opponent.

Washington, April 24.-Memorial
hall rang with cheers on Thursday
for Mrs. William Cumming Story
when she called the congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton to order, following her reelection
as president-general. She also car
ried her entire ticket to victory in the
b~alloting. Mrs. Story vas retained
in office by a. majority of 234 votes.
Mrs. George T. Guernsey of Indepenj-
ence, Kan, went to the platform and
congratulated her successful oppo-
nent. Ten Story vice-president-gen-
erals were chosen. Mrs. George e.
Ransdell. wife of the senator from
Louisiana, vas elected treasureg-gen-
eral; Mrs. William A. Smoot of Vir-
ginia. organizing secretary-generall;
Mrs. Grace H. Pierce of New York,
registrar-general, and Miss Natalie
Sumner Lincoln of this city, euitor of
the d. A r. Magazine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
5000 LOST IN YPREs BATTLE
Fight for Hill No. 60 continues-Brit-
ish Lost 1000 and Ger.
mans 1000.

London, April 24.-HiIl No. 60, dom.
mating an area to the southeast of
Ypres, continues to be the storm cen-
ter of the western front. with TIE Brit.
ish clinging t~enaciously to the ground
taken by assault last Saturday. Coun-
ter-attack after counter-attack has
been so far successfully repulsed, but
the British hold is still disputed by
the Germans. and the end of the lively
and costly fighting is not yet in sight.
The British losses have rot been an
nounced, but they are estimated at
well yer 1000. The Germans are be-
ieved to have lost more than 1000
men.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
TEUTONS TAKE DARING FLYER
Aviator Roland Garros Captured Near
Courtrai-Shot Two Germans
to Death.

Berlin. April 21.-The report on the
progress of hostilities given out here
on Monday by German headquarters
relates that Lieut.. Roland G. Garros,
the famous French aviator, has been
made a prisoner by the Germans at
Ingelmunster. Belgium. seven miles
north of Courtai.
Lieutenant Garros is we'll known
in the United States, having flown in
many competitions in that country.
Since the beginning of the war he
has heen among the most intrepid
and 1aring of the French military air.
men His latest exploit was at Dun
kirk, three days ago. when he shot
dead in the air The aviator and the
observer of a German aeroplane.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Assessors Make Gains.

Gains in excess of u per cent are
shown in the amount of personal prop
erty being listed this year over that
of last wear, as indicated in partial re,
ports of district assessors in eight
counties to the state tax commission.
The total gain on these partial list;
ings in the counties reporting is in ex-
cess of $3.50, 900. This increase was
made by less than 1000 persons. On
1851 returns in Clinton county a gain
of $4,000 is shown, and on S24 re-
turns in Allen county a gain of $11S,-
020.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
URGE "LET UP" IN
BUSINESS ATTACKS
REPRESENTATIVE BONN INTRO
DuCES MEASURE TO REPLACE
VALENTINE LAW.
The Ohio ANTITRUST ACT
Alleged Combinations Would Be Given
Ten Days to DissoIve-BilI Mod
eIIed After Canadian Law.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Columbus.-Representative Bohm Of
Cuyahoga introduced in the house his
bill intended to replace the Valentine
antitrust act by providing a system
Of investigation of alleged illegal COM
binations in restraint of trade, and in
case they are found guilty, giving them
ten days in which to dissolve or end
the illegal practice before imposing a
fine of $1,000 a day. The bill is mod
elled after the Canadian antitrust law.
Under h proposed law, violation
would consist of "unduly limiting the
facilities for transporting, producing,
manufacturing, supplying, storing or
dealing in any article which may be a
subject of trade; restraining or injur-
ing trade; unduly preventing limiting
or lessening competition in production,
manufacture, purchase, barter, trade,
sale, transportation, storage or sup
ply" An investigation would be made
by a board of.three men appointed by
the public utilities commission under
orders of a court and its finding would
be reported back to the court through
the utilities commission. The court
then would make it's order based on
the special investigating boards rec
concentrations. Such a proceeding
could be started only on complaint of
not less than six persons, made in the
form of a petition filed in the COM
mon pleas court. If the court believed
their complaint showed sufficient evil
dence to warrant an investigation he
may authorize it. The public utilities
commission would be compelled to ac-
cept as members of the investigating
board, one person recommended by
the complainants one by the alleged
Illegal combination and one chosen by
these two. The board members must
not be financially or in other ways di-
rectly interested in either party of the
controversy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
WILL NOT VISIT OKLAHOMA
President Not to Attend Convention
of the Southern Commercial Cone
gress at Muskoeee.

Washington, April 23.-President
Wilson will not attend the annual con-
vention of the Southern Commercial
congress to be held in Muskogee,
Okla, from April 26 to 20. became
known definitely.
Secretary of Labor Wilson will be
the only cabinet member present, but
among other officials from Washing
ton who will attend are Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury Malburn, AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce Sweet,
and Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
tura VrOoman.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Ohio Has Some Display.

Newton M. Miller, of Columbus, d.
recting commissioner of the Ohio Ex-
position Commission, has returned to
San Francisco from Ohio, where he
has been assembling two additional
carloads of exhibits. These include
agricultural, horticultural, forestry,
tobacco, wool and poultry displays.
Most of the new exhibits will be
placed in the Palace of Agriculture,
where large and attractive booths
have been constructed for them.
"The Ohio agricultural display will be
one to be proud Of" said Commission
or Miller recently. 1T will be in
stalled early this week by Professors
Clark S. Wheeler and c. E. Shaw, of
the Ohio Agriculture Commission"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
MARSH ON DEMOCRATIC BODY
Waterloo (Ia.) Man Elected National
Committeeman to Succeed
Martin j. Wade.

Des Moines, April 23.-W. W. Marsh
of Waterloo, Ia, was elected national
Democratic committeeman on Wednes-
day to succeed Martin j.. Wade, re-
Gently appointed district judge of the
United States court of the southern
district Of Iowa.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
GREEK Ex-PREMIER TO U. S.
Plans to Come to America Because of
Alleged Insult by King
of Greece.

Paris, April 20.-The Athens CORE
spondent of the Petit Journal states
that M. venizelos, former premier of
Greece, told him that he would remain
on the island of Samos for a fortnight,
after which he would leave for Amer
lea. The former premier said that he
considered as al insult the recent de-
NAL by the king of Greece of certain
statements which M. Venizelos had
made.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Verdict For Sum Upheld.

Supreme court upheld the Hamilton
giving Bruno Ritty, Dayton contrac-
tor, a $39,559 verdict against the Gin
cinnati and Eastern Electric Railway
Co. The contractor claimed $165,515
due for material and construction of
lines between Cincinnati and New
Richmond. Part of this was offset by
claims of the company against Ritty.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
New Idea for Drys.

Prohibition workers have borrowed
al idea from the European war. They
announce the designation of May 16
as enlistment day, in which they ex-
pect to enroll 100000 men as volun-
teer workers to make the state dry in
1915. The remainder of the summer
is to be spent in drilling the recruits
and by fall the army will be ready to
make a general onslaught on the
liquor traffic.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Cir, Wife Wins Divorce.

GAINESVILLE. - Mrs. Louise A. Wei
Ter Gordon was granted a divorce
from Jack" Gordon on the ground
of fraud. Judge A. A. Frazier
granted the decree. Mrs. Gordon is a
daughter of S. A. Weller, millionaire
pottery manufacturer, and the mar
rage of the young girl, only Is, tC
Gordon, aged As, was the elimination
of a romance started on an European
trip last fall. Gordon has since left
GAINESVILLE and has not been heard
from by the Weller family. He was
known as a capitalist.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
Pay Is Held Up.

The pay of H. C. Maurer, superin,
tendent of the State School for Blind
here, was ordered to be held up by the
state civil service commission on the
ground that the board of administra-
ton should appoint J. R. Lumb, a
blind teacher in the school, who OBJ
tanned the highest grade on a civil
service examination for the position.
1t was said Atty. Gen. Turner would
file a suit soon to determine the status
of Maurer and Lumb.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-04-30
The coIoneI,s Bad Manners.

Colonel R~oosevelt's telegram to the
senatorial investigating committee is
a painful exhibition of bad manners
and bad temper which will not add
to his reputation as an adviser to the
American people. He ought to do
more to work off his surplus energy.
Gladstone found recreation and
strength in chopping down trees. The
colonel ought to be turned loose in a
Long island forest, say of about two
thousand acres, and kept there until
the next presidential election is i've
Philadelphia Record.