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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
DESTROYED us. SHIP
GERMAN CRUISER SUNK AMERI-
CAN VESSEL AFTER SAVING
THE CREW,
RAIDER AT NEWPORT NEWS
PrInx Eitel Friedrich Is in Need of Re-
pairs and Supplies-owners of Boat
Declare 1t Carried Cargo of Wheat
Mo Contraband Was on Board.

Washington, March ia most
searching inquiry will be made and
whatever action is taken will be based
upon the result of that inquiry"
President Wilson issued this state
ment on Thursday regarding the sink
ing of the American sailing ship Will
liam P. Frye by the German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Ethel Friedrich. The
president took the initiative in direct
ing the investigation and will have a
personal hand in it. That the United
States will call on Germany for proper
amends and reparation for the sinking
of the American ship was the consen-
sus of official and diplomatic circles
in Washington.
Washington, March 1.-THE Ger
man cruiser Prince Eitel Friedrich
arrived at Newport News on Wednes-
day, bringing the captain and crew
of the American grain vessel William
P. Frye, which the German warship
sunk at sea on January 27.
The owners of the vessel have
claimed that she carried no contra
band of any kind. Official and diplo-
matte headquarters were much per.
turbed " the matter, but nobody
was willing to make any comment
until the facts are fully established.
The customs officers at Seattle
wire. that the manifest of the William
P. Frye, which was loaded there, show
that she carried 1913. $50 bushels OF
wheat.
The Frye sailed from Seattle on No
vember 4 for Queenstown and Fai
mouth. She passed Tatoosh, Wash.
the next day and had not been heard
from since. The Prince Eitel Fried
rich officers report that, on the ground
that she was carrying contraband Of
war. the warship stopped the Frye in
the South Atlantic on January II
took of Captain Kiehne, his wife ant
crew, and then sunk the freighter.
The Frye was valued at s150,00(
and her cargo at $3.50 900.
The Prinz Eitel Friedrich put in a
Newport News, presumably for Goa
and supplies. She also is said to b
In need of repairs and may inter-
here. She is reported to have 32'
French and Russian prisoners of wa,
aboard. One report, which was VI
confirmed, has it that the big steamet
was chased to the mouth OF Chesa
peake bay by a British cruiser.
Immediately after she dropped an
Choir the coast guard cutter Onondag;
went alongside. While at sea the Ger
man cruiser has been painted White
on one side and black on the other.
The Prinz Eitel Friedrich starteI
out on her career as a warship from
Using Tao. She formerly was a regu
lar liner Of the North German Lloyd
She reached Using Tao shortly afte
the outbreak of hostilities and the Gel
man marine authorities at that por
equipped her with naval guns an
turned her into an auxiliary cruiser
She carries a crew of $50 men an,
officers.
The cruiser sailed from Using Ia
before the Japanese attacked that por
and early in November she was report
ed OF the western coast Of Sout
America, where for several months sh
has been active in the pursuit of Brit
ish and French shipping. One of he
exploits was the sinking early in d.
cember of the British steamer Charca
OF Chile.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
SENATE PASSES
WINANS MEASURE
RAILROADS REQUIRED TO FILE
NOTICE OF FREIGHT RATE IN
CREASE 80 DAYS IN ADVANCE.
TO Be EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
officials of State clamor for Pay Day
Reighard Bill for Appropriations
to Meet Salaries Refused.
(By Denny Donovan.)

Columbus, O.-Shippers and the
business organizations triumphed
when the senate without a dissenting
vote passed Senator Winans' bill re-
curing railroads to file notice of pro-
posed freight rate increases 80 days
in advance and empowering the public
utilities commission to suspend such
increases until the railroads can prove
them reasonable and just. In order
that the measure might become i'm
mediately effective when passed by
the house and approved by the gov
ernor, an emergency clause was at
tached and adopted with only two neg
sihle attempts of the railroads to Sc
cure rate increases within the next so
days. In hearings before the senate
public utilities committee railroad at
torneys strongly opposed the measure
as imposing further hardships on rail-
roads. Representatives of the Cincin
natl Business Mems club, which helr
ed the agitation for this measure, to
gether with representatives of business
and trade organizations from Other
cities, urged its passage, declaring
that it is necessary to protect Ohio
shippers against unreasonable rate in
creases.
An amendment offered by Senator
Gallagher, chairman of the utilities
committee, eutting from 80 to 10 day
the length of time necessary for films
notices in advance of increases, wa
defeated. Complaining that they wer
personally busted" even if the audito
of state claimed Ohio had a burstini
treasury, members of the general as
sembly made strenuous efforts to ge
the short budget to Gov. Willis for hi
approval. When the Reighard bill
carrying appropriations to meet tn
salaries of all officers and empioye
of the state, including legislators, TO
the four and a half months endinI
June 80, went back to the house fron
the senate with a number of amend
ments, concurrence in the changes wa
refused unanimously.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Increased Half Billion.

hN'f =
Aside from the John D. Rockefeller
addition to the tax duplicate the total
value of taxable property in Ohio was
swelled more than half O. billion dol
lars. The greater part of the increases
were in the urban counties while many
of the rural county duplicates were al
most stationary. The statement of the
state a commission ca the matter fol
lows:
'sThe grand tax duplicate of the
state for 1914 amounts to $~7,558,173,-
S18, as compared to $6.719,06S,9 69 the
previous year; an increase of $780,
104, 849, according to official figures
made public by the tax commission of
Ohio.
"The 1914 duplicate is the largest
in the history of the state. It is three
times greater than the grand duplicate
in 1910, the last year property was
listed on the percentage of true value
basis and with no restrictions on the
tax rates.
The large duplicate last year in
/ COAACCb4OA WIN lAO e6A- 4atS
law made it possible to raise sufficient
funds for local expenses on an average
rate Of SILT per $1,000 Of valuation.
The commission pointed out that a
drop in the taxable value of property
means a corresponding increase in tax
rates, while the operation of the Smith
rate limitation Law depends upon the
ability Of taxing officials to keep the
duplicate up to the point where the
limited levies will provide sufficient
revenue.
THE increase to personal property
last year was s6S7, 095, 607, while real
estate valuations were augmented
$3.50 0 ,242, the most of which came
from the cities and villages"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
COST THAW $4,000
SLAYER OF STAMFORD WHITE
PAID TO FLEE ASYLUM AT
MATTEAwAN.
ADVISED BY LATE A. H. LEWIS
Defense Loses Flight In Court When
Conspiracy Charge 10 Denled-MiL
fionaIrs Assumes All Credit for His
Escape.

New York. March 1.-THE story OF
his escape from Matteawan. Of the
plot leading thereto and the subse-
uuent hight into Canada was told by
Harry Kendall Thaw before Justice
Alfred Page In the criminal branch
% the supreme court.
Thaw denied conspiracy. He as
sumed all credit for the escape. He
admitted paying Richard Butler $4,000,
out OF which Butler was to reward
the others and CAV Richard. alias
Educated Roger" Thompson. the
shauifeur. n present OF $1,000 in add
ton to $40 to SIS daily wage"
Thaw declared that he had been ad-
vised. prior TO his escape, by the late
Alfred Henry Lewis, that there was
40 law IN New York state making II
q crime TO escape.
Thaw declared that HIS plan to es-
sape was worked through zone of his
agents" II. A. Hoffman Of POUCH
keepsie, once undersheriff In Duchess
county. Hoffman. he declared, hired
ne men. arranged for the motor cars
and ut his (Thaw's) direction sta
toned the cars outside the gates Ct
Matteawan on the morning Of August
a.. 1918.
Stanchfield in his cross-examinatfun
Tor the defense tried to show tha'
Ehaw was sane at the time Of his es
cape. realized that he was sane and
hat as a sane person was JUSTIFIED II
leaving Matteawan-
The ruling out Of evidence to show
Ihaw sane. a vital blow to defense
same during the REORGANIZATION Of
Bernard H. Kelsey. deputy sheriff o.
Colebrook. N. II. Stanchfield asked
Kelsey whether Thaw did not appeal
rntfrely rational. Deputy Attorney
General Cook objected and the crucia
battle was precipitated. Justice Page
sustained the objection. The jury wal
excluded during the arguments.
The Ease win go to the jury on tht
plain facts about the escape-whetn
or n was lawful or unlawful. justified
- <ot justified.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Believe Nomination Means EleetIo

Believe Nomination Means Election.
The contest now being waged for
the Republican nomination is inspired
by the belief that nomination is equiv
alent to election. The Republican land
slide last November is accepted as
the %forerunner of a complete victory
next year. /
But it will take approximately 400
votes to nominate. With a dozen fa-
yorite SONS in the race it win be DIFF
fcult to reach this majority until after
many ballots. No wonder that each
candidate wants to go into the con-
vention with the largest possible
strength behind him and that much
political meneuvering is already under
way.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
servia's CentenarIana-

Servia is especially the country of
centenarians. One man In every 2,2e0
has seen 100 years, and, in all, Servia
boasts 676 men Of one hundred years
or over. Ireland ranks next, with one
centenarian in every $3.50 of the pop
ulation, Or 57s in all. Out Of every
$4,000 Spaniards n is q centenarian.
Norway numbers 20. or one in about
$4,000. England, Scotland and Wales
rank next with 1s2, or one in about
177.eo0. France has s1a ~centsnarians.
- one In $50. TIA Sweden ran seventh
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
U. S. DEPUTIES STILL MISSING
n IN Feared That Indians Ambushed
the Eight Men-cenersi scott's
Efforts Unsuccessful.

Blum. Utah. March 12.-The party of
eight deputies believed to have been
nmbushed by Indians rear Douglas
Mesa have not been heard from, and
their fate is unknown. Marshal Nebe-
ker has sent out parties to look for
them. II is expected that Marshal
Nebssker will advance against the In
dams about Saturday. General SCOTS
shorts to effect peace have been un-
Successful. A Ute that came into Bluff
naid that the Indians had procured
plenty Of ammunition from Mexican
sheep herders.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Ford EMPLOYS Ohio convic+s.

Cincinnati. = Henry Ford, auto
manufacturer, is making good on
his promise to give l~awbreakers a
chance to come back" by placing
them in good paying positions tn his
plant at Detroit. He is hiring men
who have been court charges in Gin
cinnati and he is SO well pleased with
the experiment thus far that he plans
to give more jobs to men who other
wise would have to go to the pen.
Ford several weeks ago, in testifying
before the congressional committee
Investigating industrial discomfort,
said he would be willing to give jobs
10 %conVicts.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
FOLLY
Demonstrated by the Last Sew;
enteen Months.
Abnormal Foreign Demand h stimue
lating Industry, but the Tariff
Handicap ls Proving a Hard
Thing to Overcome.

Inc books of that barometric con-
r the United States Steel corpora
ZION, indicate not that America is ris-
ing to prosperity ON a high tide of in
austry, but that the turn has come and
that business Ia headed upward after
the long continued downward trend.
The low mark was touched in No
Vember last, as gagged by the steel
business, and February opened with
f.24s,571 tons of untitled orders on the
books Of the big corporation. a total a
round million better than on Decem-
Der /. 1914.
But compare this figure with two
years ago. before the Wilson-Under-
o attack upon American industry.
The business on hand on February 1,
1918. was 7,S27,36S tons. or 3,578.791
more than under the present industry
smashing tariff.
Even the extraordinary demands
from abroad due to the war, while
helping to Offset the effects of a tariff
lnimical to American production. have
not lifted the volume of the steel bust
ness to the level at which the incom-
ing Democratic administration found it.
Seven months of tariff tinkering and
seventeen months of free-trade tariff
nave left q dividend-paying industry
struggling to meet expenses, the stock
holders forced to forego returns, while
It's mills are running at less than 60
per cent Of their capacity.
Yet there is cheer in this figure, for
the operations Of the Steel corporation
have been doubled in the past two
months, due wholly to the extraordi-
nary conditions Of a great war over
coming to some extent the damage
done to American production by anti
American legislation at the American
capital.
Industry, thrust down and pros
trated by the Wilson policies. has
scrambled to its feet again, and is
making a great fight, but it is still
handicapped by the tariff.
How high would be the tide of pros.
perity If gains incident to abnormal
foreign Ndemand were added to the
ordinary business of this country
under the welltried system Of protec
ton, instead of being swallowed up by
losses due to the folly of free tradel
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
caRRANzA REPLIES TO BRYAN
-FIrst Chief" Of Mexico Denies Dam
ger IN Mexico clty-Advises All
Aliens to Leave Country.

Vera Cruz. Mex. March 12.-General
Carranza on wednesday issued his re-
ply to the note OF Secretary OF State
Bryan demanding an amelioration OF
the chaotic conditions in Mexico City.
The FIRST chief emphatically denies
that General Obregon has melted the
hungry populace Of the Mexican CAPT
fal to commit outrages.
Far from preventing the entrance
OF food into the city, the first chief de-
cIares, General Obregon has facilitated
snch Expectations In every way.
g>aeral Carranza says that when
tns evacuation takes place every ia
entity will be afforded to foreign resi-
dents to depart. Carranza also said
nat Il would be advisable for all
aliens to leave the country.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
cinelnnatlans Reject Franchise.

Voters of Cincinnati rejected the
proposed 25-year franchise for the So
called Green Lines by the majority Of
1908 in a total vote Of 56,423. The
vote in favor of the franchise was
1851, while that against it was 32,4s4.
Not only the large total vote, but the
result by such an overwhelming plur-
atty was a surprise to both sides of
the controversy. Only five wards of
the 26 in the city cas- their ballots in
the affirmative, the Fourth, Sixth,
Eighth, Thirteenth and Eighteenth.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
RIOTERS KILL AND WOUND
Blythe Junction (caI.) In Hands Of
Mob-oHieers Sent There by
Special Train.

San Bernardino, Cal, March H.
According to reports received from
Blythe Junction. a town 100 miles
from here, the place is n the hands
OF a furious mob. Several persons
have been killed and many others
badly wounded. Every available off,
Ger has been sen there by a special
train.
The rioters took possession of the
railroad buildings and cut the tele-
graph wires. No particulars as to the
cause OF the disorder are known here.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
TORPEDO BOATS TO NEW YORK
Two Ordered From Cuba to Assist In
Preserving Strict Neutrality
at the Port.

Washington, March 12.-Secretary
of the Navy Daniels announced that
two torpedo boat destroyers. the Nc
Dougal and Drayton, have been or
dered to proceed from Cuba to New
York. The secretary stated that these
vessels were going to New York to as
sist the naval yacht Dolphin in pre-
serving strict neutrality on the part of
shipping there.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
s1oo,57 5.s47.15 Tax Burden.

Ohio taxpayers will have to hand
over 500, BIS, S47.15 to run the county,
municipal and township governments
for 1915, according to an announce
ment of the state tax commission.
This is $500 900 in excess Of the
amount of taxes paid for this purpose
in 1914. The average rate for the
whole state this year is SILT per
$1,000 of valuation. This is consid-
erably below the average for last year.
Only $3,391,00 will be paid to help
run the state government, as against
$6,457;000 last year, by reason of the
reduction in the state levy. In most
instances, however, the cut in the
state levy was taken advantage of by
local taxing districts in making that
additional for their own expenses. As
a result of this, cities will receive ST.
900, 900 more than last year; town
ships, $2,300,000 more, and counties
$1,200,000 more.
The total valuations Of the state
we're increased 1888, 04,S49, chiefly
through additions to personal proper
ty, which amounted to 1851, 095, 607.
The increase on real estate was $780,
009,607. The official grand tax dupli-
cate for the state is $7,55S,173,s1S.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
EXPORTS SHOW BIG INCREASE
January Total Is s62,ooo,ooo More
Than Corresponding Month In 1914,
Report Shows.

Washington, March 12.-Marked in
creases in. exports of manufactures of
nearly every description during the
month Of January have been an
nounced by the department of COM
merce. January exports were shown
to be valued at $3.50, 1000, or s6e.-
100000 more than exported in Janu.
airy, 1914.
Iron and steel products shipped
abroad exceeded in value the total
for January a year ago by about ST.
SOC, 1000, exports of brass goods doubled
in value and fruit and nuts increased
by more than 100000
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
THIRD WOMAN WIFE or MAYO?
Another Added to List of New Haven
Man Whose Clerk Ended Life
Thought She Mas Widow.

Scranton, Pa, March 11.-Mrs.
Florence Mayo, who lives here with
her three daughters says she is the
wife of Virginius j. Mayo, New Ha-
ven manufacturer, whose identified
ton with the suicide of his clerk. Miss
Lillian May Cook, led to disclosures
concerning his dual life in New Haven
and Brooklyn. Mrs. Mayo explained
that she had not heard from her nus
band in years. A friend informed her
he was dead, and she assumed she was
a widow.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Urge Forestry Department.

Representative E. F. Bohm, OF Guy
ahoga, has plans for the state taking
a lot of cheap land in the hill coun-
ties and developing a forestry depart.
ment. A bill will be introduced in the
house in the near future. 1t provides
that all lands forfeited to the state
and such other land as the state may
care to acquire at not to exceed 81
an acre, may be developed as forests
wherein new crops of trees suited tc
the climate and soil may be planted
and developed under the direction oil
the experiment station at Wooster.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Deadly Simple Diseases,

Measles and scarlet fever are chill
dren's ailments among most white peo-
pies, but deadly plaques to all ages
among Polynesians and Indians. The
latter, however, are developing some
thing like immunity TO these infec-
tons; measles no longer can wipe out
half q tribe as 1t used to do.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
chance for SEALING vesseIs

st. Johns, N. F., March 13.-The
ice pack in which the sealing steam
ers Diana, Erik, Viking and Terra
Nova have been caught is changing
it's direction and the ships will be
able to escape.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Gar Visits HeIslnufors,

H~elsingfors, England (via Petro.
grad), March 13.-Emperor Nicholas
arrived here from Petrograd and was
given an enthusiastic greeting. The
city is decorated gayly in honor OF
the imperial visitor.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Man Found Frozen in Ice.

Sandusky. - The body of Brad
ford H. Griswold, former. inmate
of the state soldiers home here, was
found frozen in the ice in Sandusky
bay, half way between Cedar Point
and Big Island, by muskrat hunters.
He disappeared from the home before
the holidays.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Thjeves Loot Postoffice.

New Paris. - Cracksmen blew the
safe in the local postofice and
looted it of its contents. The en-
of the money was taken. In their hur-
ried departure the burglars dropped
S35 in bills, which was found. There
is no clue. The amount of money
stolen is not known.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Wild Man Is CAPTURED.

Newark.-Ezra Newton, known as
Licking county's wild man, has been
captured.
He vas placed in county Jail here
on March 9 and is waiting hearing on
a charge of m%urderous assault on
Deputy Sheriff Cade Mcmillan.
Last fall Mcmillan attempted to ar
rest the man on an insanity charge
and later was found with his skull
crushed.
Since then Newton had lived in the
woods, in fields and caves.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Ranker,s Son Kills Himself.

Ripley. - Richard Stivers, aged
%, son of Frank A. Stivers, president
of the Citizens National bank, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through his head while on a ferry boat
coming home from Yale, where he
was to have graduated this year.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Beoan Life as Newsbov.

Dayton. = F. J. Mccormick, ST.,
a well-known business man, died
at his home here. He was u
years old. He began life as a newsboy.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Mr.. raft,s Views on Economy.

Ex-President Taft Is still firm In the
belief that great economies In gov
eminent expenditure can be accom-
plished by a reorganization Of depart
mental forces and methods; that fur
Their economies would be subserved
through the preparation of an admin
istrative budget somewhat on the Brit
ish plan, and he argues strongly that
department heads should sit In the
house and participate in the discus
sions of the items presented in the
budget. His ideas are worth consid-
Grafton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Votes to Remain Dry.

Bellefontaine. - In the largest
vote eve cast In Bellefontaine
drys won in the Beal law election by
291 majority. Neither side held 8
meeting and no advertising was done
Six years ago Bellegontaine went dry
by 81 and has been dry ever since.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Traction Strike Declared OF

East Liverpool.-The six-day strike
Of motormen and conductors of
the East Liverpool Traction & Light
company, on lines in this city and
Wellsville, o., and Chester, w. Va,
has been declared off. The strikers
won their point, obtaining the seniority
right on coal train runs.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19

with 20 only, or n in 100000. Ger
many has IS, or one in TOE. goo. Dem
mark only claims two, or less than one
to 1000, 900 Of its population; and
Switzerland, with all its reputed
healthiness, seems not to possess a
single Observation-Disclosures Own
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Comic Opera Actress Wins.

New York, March 12.-Mrs. Claudia
Wheeler was victorious in the divorce
suit brought by her banker husband.
A. G. Wheeler, Jr. A sealed verdict
denied the plea of the husband for a
divorce from the comic opera actress.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-03-19
Increase Office Space.

Increase Office Space.
Increase of &hce space outside Ct
the Capitol for the various state
boards and commissions is the hypoth-
esis upon which the new state build
ing commission, created by the gen.
eral assembly, will build Its efforts.
There is nothing new in this decision.
1t was adopted by a number of SINH
lar commissions in the past, the latest
| action being that of the last general
assembly, which recommended to Gov.
| ernor James M. Cox that the present
| Capitol be enlarged sy the addition at
| two laree wings