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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Bucket Shops Are Raided.

Evidence secured in the state
wide raid on alleged bucket shops
by inspectors of the state bank
ing department was brought into Co
lumbus by armloads. 1t consisted OF
piles of books showing alleged fraud
ulent sales of securities, daily busi-
ness blotters, photographs of black
boards on which proprietors had mark
ed what were said to be inaccurate
stock quotations and stenographic rec
ords of confessions of patrons caught
in the raids. Prosecutions of managers
of the IL shops caught in the concerted
raid will be based mainly, it was said
by Banking Superintendent Harry T.
Hall, on evidence that the establish
ments did not actually make pur-
chases and sales ordered by customers.
All evidence collected will be turned
over to county prosecutors by the
banking department Stories matched
only in melodrama were told by in
spectors who returned after their sue
cessful attack on the shops.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
HITS At BRANDE|S
CLIFFORD THORNE, CHAIRMAN OF
RAILROAD COMMISSION,
MAKES CHARGES.
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
Declares Presidents Candidate for Su-
preme Court Justice Guilty of inf
deIity, Breach of Faith and Unpro-
fessional Conduct.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Grave charges
against Louis D. Brandeis, nominated
by President Wilson as Supreme court
justice, were made on Wednesday in
a public hearing before a subcommit-
tee. Clifford Thorne, chairman of the
Iowa railroad commission, caused
sensation when he deliberately told
the committee that he, believed the
presidents candidate guilty of:
l. Infidelity, breach of faith and
unprofessional conduct in connection
with one of the greatest cases of this
generation
2. Committing himself as counsel
for the interstate commerce commits
sion to the proposition that return
of 71a per cent on railroad capital is
not adequate, although the commits
sion itself had fixed that rate as an
adequate profit.
The charges, delivered in calm,
deliberate tone, took away the breath
of the solemn senate subcommittee
and made the crowd in the committee
room gasp. He reviewed in detail the
conduct of himself and Mr.. Brandeis
in the railroad rate case of 1910 and
1913 before the interstate commerce
commission. He sought to show that
Mr.. Brandeis, after acting for the ship
pers in 1910, had become attorney for
| the commission in 1913 and had not
acted in good faith. The object of his
| testimony was to show that the con-
duct of Brandeis was unbecoming a
lawyer of judicial temperament" and
| that on railroad questions the Supreme
court candidate was already com
mitted and would not be able to act
judicially if such questions came be-
fore him as a judge of the highest
court.
Mr.. Thorne explained that he met
Mr.. Brandeis during the per cent
advance railroad rate case before the
interstate commerce commission il
1910. At that time Mr.. Brandeis, he
said, represented the Seaboard Ship
pers' association. Mr. Thorne said he
himself represented the state of Iowa
and large number of shippers asso
Citations In the 1913 rate case Mr.
Thorne said Mr.. Brandeis, at the re
quest of the interstate commerce com
mission, became counsel for the com
mission.
my appearance here was not re
quested by me-" said Thorne
The committee gasped as Thorn'
went on, with vigorous emphasis:
"The gentleman under consideration
here today, believe, was guilty of in
fidelity, breach of faith and unprc
fessional conduct in connection witt
one of the greatest cases of this ger
Grafton.
Il charge that while acting as spe
cial counsel for the interstate CON
merce commission in 1913 Mr.. Brar
I.deis committed himself to the prope
sition that a return of 7R per cen
above debts, interest and taxes, upol
the capital stock of a railroad is ir
adequate, or as he expressed it. mig
gardly,' although that amount ha
been approved by the commissio
unanimously as adequate in 1910"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
OLD OFFICERS ARE REELECTED.
Report Of Northern Ohio Traction and
Light Shows Increase.

Akron, O.-The Northern Ohio Trac-
ton and Light Company during 1915
made seven per cent increase in
gross earnings over 1914, says the an
nual report submitted at the annual
meeting Of the company's directors
and officers. During 1915 APT miles
we're added to the system, making a
total of 241.04 miles. Directors and
officers Of the N. o. T. and L. Company
are H. A. Everett, Cleveland, presi-
dent; e. w. Moore, Cleveland, vice
president; VIII Christy, Akron, vice
president; Charles Currie, Akron. vice
president and general manager; J. R.
Mutt, Cleveland, treasurer; c. w. Wat
son, Cleveland; Thomas H. Hogsett,
Cleveland; F. s. Borton, Cleveland;
F. II. Goff, Cleveland; W. e. Hutton,
Cincinnati, and c. ]. McCuaig, Mon
treal, Canada. c. F. Moore, Akron, is
secretary. and Charles H. Lahr. Akron,
is auditor.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
WILL SINK VESSELS
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA TELL U.
S. SHIPS WITH GUNS WILL BE
DESTROYED.
ORDER EFFECTIVE MARCH |
Allies Given Time to Signify Intention
Towards the Note of United States
Proposing Disarmament of Mer-
chantmen.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Germany and
Austria have notified the state depart
ment that after March l they will
consider all armed merchantmen as
warships and sink them without warn
ing.
Count Won Bernstorff, German am.
bassador, first delivered the notice to
the state department two days ago. it
was learned.
Baron Erich Zwiedinek, Austrian
charge, has notified Secretary Lansing
that Austria concurred in Germany's
stand.
March 1 was fixed for the date for
the order to become effective to give
the entente allies time to signify their
intention toward the recent note of
the United States proposing the dis
armament of all merchantmen.
The United States recently proposed
to all the belligerents that the devel-
opment of submarine warfare had
made it desirable for all to agree that
merchant ships should be absolutely
unarmed, dismounting even the small
caliber guns which they have hereto
fore been permitted to carry for de-
tense.
The memorandum went forward by
mail about two weeks ago, and no
replies were expected inside of six
weeks. The proposal was based on
the theory that no merchant ships of
the Germanic powers and none of their
commerce destroyers, except subma-
rines, were at sea.
The Appam case, however, which
disclosed a German merchant raider at
large, changed the situation material
ly, and the status of the American pro
posal is in doubt.
With the approval of the state de
Ipartment, Assistant Secretary Peters
of the treasury notified Collector Ma
lone at New York to permit the Italian
steamer Stampalia to clear with guns
for defense purposes only.
Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE government
contends the measure declaring armed
merchantmen warships is justified by
explicit instructions, issued by the
British admiralty to merchantmen. 6
copy of which is said to have been OBJ
tanned by the German authorities
These instructions, it is understood
here, were that the merchantmen
should carry guns and attack subma
rines on sight.
1t is also stated these orders hav'
counterpart in instructions issued b!
I the governments of other countries a
war with Germany.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
HUGHES BARS USE OF NAME
Opposed to Move in Connection
With Nomination for
PresiSent.

Washington, Feb. 11.-Representa-
tive Slemp made public on Wednes-
day letter from Justice Hughes, de-
claring: Il am totally opposed to the
nomination and to the selection or in
struction of any delegates in my in
terest directly or remotely"
Justice Hughes letter, made public
with his consent, was in reply to
letter from Mr. Slemp which informed
the justice that Frank H. Hitchcock,
postmaster general under President
Taft, had inaugurated movement in
the South favoring the justice for the
Republican presidential nomination
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
THREATEN TO RAISE PRICE
Armor Plate Companies Fight Passage
of Government Factory Program
Threat Not Needed.

Washington, Feb. 10.-The armor
plate companies, through Senator
Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania, served
notice on the senate naval affairs CON-
mittee on Tuesday that if congress
passes the armor plate factory bill
they will boost the price 5000 a ton
on all armor plate needed to carry
out the present building program.
The threat did not deter the naval
affairs committee from voting nine to
three in favor of recommending the
passage of the Tillman bill appropri-
ating $11,000,O00 for the purchase or
construction of an armor plate plant
of not less than 10000 tons annual ca
pacity.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
SIX MEN KILLED IN WRECK
Stockmen Lose Lives in Crash Near
Dunlap, Ia.-Trainmen Die in
Indiana.

Dunlap, Ia, Feb. 9.-Four stockmen
riding in the rear of an extra freight
on the Northwestern railroad we're
killed on Monday in a rear-end col
liston about two miles from here. The
dead: George Beachler, Boone, Ia;
J. G. Nelson, Stanhope, Ia; Alexander
Waite, Fenton, Ia; unidentified man,
supposed to be John E. Johnson Tai
madge, Ia. A defect in the air brake
of the first train was believed to have
caused the accident.
Vincennes, Ind, Feb. 9.-Two train
men were killed on Monday when the
engine and tender of Big Four pas
senger train running between Vim
cennes and St. Francisville, Ill,
plunged into the Wabash river. The
dead are Engineer Frank Lancaster
and Fireman Oliver Hasselton.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Auro,srs TO MEET IN AKRON.
Ohio Owners Convene to Discuss I'M
portant Business.

Columbus, O.-Automobile owners
from all parts of the state will gather
N Akron March 81 and April for
the annual convention of the Ohio
State Automobile Association. Be
cause OF the increase in automobile
ownership In the state and the many
new local clubs that have been formed,
a promises to be the biggest gather
ting OF the kind in the history Of the
organization. Problems arising in
motor circles, as well as matters af-
fscting both general public and the
automobilists will be considered. A
legislative program is to be outlined.
II is anticipated that a new movement
win be started for a general lighting
law. Legislation requiring lights on
horse-drawn conveyances as we'll as
ON automobiles, was lost in commit
tee at the last session of the general
assembly. Since that time the wis
dom OF such a safety measure is be-
Ing more generally recognized, and
= accommodation TO that effect was
embodied by State Highway Commits
sioner Cowen in his published code.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Motion for dismissal Of Film Case.


Upon the proposition that an ade-
quate legal remedy is afforded by the
Ohio statute in provision for an ap-
peal from the ruling of the state board
of motion picture censors to the Ohio
supreme court Atty. Gen. Edward c.
Turner f1ied in the United States dis
trict court a motion for the dismissal
of the case of producing company
against the industrial commission. The
case involves the film portraying con-
ditions in the south during the recon
struction period, which has been the
subject of lively controversy. The
relief asked in the federal courts is
for Injunction, which is an extraor-
binary form of relief, and usually can
/ not be invoked unless there is no ade-
quate remedy at law. There is said
to be no precedent for the submission
to the federal court of the proposition
of whether the federal court will
| recognize the legal remedy provided
by the state of Ohio. The film COM
pany has asked for the granting of a
temporary injunction, which is to ap-
ply until a permanent Injunction
against interference can be granted
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
WILLIAM P. HEPBURN is DEAD
Former Congressman Passes Away at
His Home in Clarinda, la, at
Age of Eighty-two.

Clarinda, Ia. Feb. 9.-William Pc
ters Hepburn, former congressman,
died at his home here on Monday. The
end was peaceful, coming after long
decline. Mr.. Hepburn was stricken
with sudden attack of heart and kid
ney trouble. Eighty-two years old and
a member of congress from the Eighth
Iowa district from 1889 to 1909, Mr.
Hepburn was famed as the author OF
the national railroad antipass law. The
veteran lawmaker finally was defeated
by Democrat and retired from pub
lie life. Mr.. Hepburn was chairman
of the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce of the Fifty-ifth
congress.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Cities and Counties in Bad Fix.


According to a statement made by
State Auditor Donahey large proper
ton of the taxation districts of the
state are in a bad way fnancially-in
fact are drifting on toward crisis. Mr..
Donahey said that the reports made
to his department showed that not less
than 2,4O0 cities, counties, villages and
townships almost half the whole
number in the state-haye made tax
levies that are in excess of the Emita-
ton of the state law. There are at
least twelve hundred cities, villages
and countless" said the state auditor,
that ought to be in the hands of the
receiver, and they would be if they
were private concerns and in the
financial shape they are now in" In
efficient management and the lack of
proper economy is the cause of the
trouble in the opinion of Auditor Dom
ahey.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Toledo Puzzles strateeists.

Taxation troubles at Toledo are still
bothering the members of the state
tax commission. The million dollars
of valuation abatements made there
by the board will prove serious mat
ter if the board finds no way of cor
recting the changed values, and the
legal luminaries and strategists of the
administration are racking their
brains to find way out of the mud
die. The state tax commission will
return to Toledo to seek to unravel
a part of the tangle and get matters in
better shape. The members have al
ready spent week on the job and it
is no secret about the state house that
the owners of the property where val
ues have been reduced appear to be
safe from trouble. Some of the Off
cials held to be responsible for the
trouble have been unseated from the
ranks of the tactical advisers of the
governor, but the low values are still
on the tax duplicate and the way of
putting them back to the original fig
ures has not been found. If there is
no way to get the values back and
one should be found to legally make
trouble for the men held to have put
over the plot" the laws of the state
may be invoked.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
ELECTION CASE GOES TO COURT.

Youngstown, O.-An election fight
that has divided the village of Garfield
into two hostile camps reached the
courts, when H. T. Hawkins of Can
field filed quo warranto proceedings
against Frank Crockett of the same
place. In the election last fall Haw-
kins and Crockett we're candidates for
n place on the village board Of educa-
tion. Crockett had the most votes and
was declared elected. Hawkins and
his friends then raised the claim that
Crockett could not qualify for the
place. because he was an election Off
GER on the day he was elected.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Cut Incomes of sheriffs.

Sheriffs will have their incomes re-
duced by means of a formal opinion
to the bureau of accounting. It holds
that the costs known as jail fees al
lowed by the law for receiving, dis
charging and surrendering prisoner
when paid to the sheriff in cases from
a city court having contract with the
county for the care of its prisoners are
received by the sheriff by virtue of his
Office and must be paid by him into
the sheriff's fee fund. If the state fails
to convict a state prisoner, the matter
may be submitted to the county COM
missioners, and then the fees may be
paid.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
No Special Session.

mo special session of the general
assembly will be called for the amend
ment or the repeal of the 1 per cent
tax law" This telegram has been
received by Mayor Puchta, of Cincin-
natl, from Gov. Frank B. Willis. It
has disposed of whatever hope Mayor
Puchta and other Cincinnati officials.
and the officials of all the large cities.
in Ohio had that the state would come
to the rescue of the cities in their
financial stress. Owing to a deficit Of
more than s1,0O0.0O0, Cincinnati, in
common with all the larger cities, will
be without funds to carry on the
activities of the city departments and
a curtailment of nearly so per cent in
expenditures will be necessary. Mayor
Puchta is on record as saying that I'VE
must cut our garment according to our
CLOTH" and he has stated that the fire,
police and other departments win
have to be cut.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
TOLEDO HAS sios,OOO FIRE
Rupp & Bowman Drug Company Are
Heaviest Losers.

Toledo, O.-Fire in the beart of the
business district caused damage esti-
mated at 100000. 1t started in the
Rupp G Bowman Company drug store,
which is a total loss, estimated at $55,-
900. The Franklin Printing and En-
craving Company, adjoining, suffered
$4,000 loss, mostly by smoke and wa
ter. Damage to the Rupp & Bowman
building was $4,000. There were sew
eral smaller losses.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
NORMAL SCHOOL is PROPOSED.

Lima, O.-All of the county proba-
bly, soon will have a normal school.
County Superintendent c. A. Argan-
bright has received a notice from the
state superintendent requesting him to
approach the first-class high schools
of Elida, Conner and Lafayette and as
certain if they will give room for such
a department. Each will put in an ap-
plication and these will be acted upon
by the state superintendent.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
TWO NAVAL BILLS WIN
300 MlDSHIPMEN ADDED TO AN
NAPOLIS ACADEMY.
$5o0,00o for Mare island Navy Yard
and 100000 to Enlarge New
York Facilities.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Naval affairs
were debated in the house for the
first time on Monday, and the Naval
academy increase bill was passed by
vote of ITS to 0. The house also
authorized the immediate use of $780,
600 to equip Mare Island Navy yard to
begin building dreadnaught or bat
tie cruiser, and the expenditure of
100000 to enlarge facilities at the
New York yard.
The Mare Island yard will build the
first big battleship ever constructed
on the Pacific coast.
Speaker Clark and Republican Lead
er Mann took part in the debates. each
favoring the naval bills. The academy
bill will provide for the immediate in
crease of 800 midshipmen at Annap-
oils.
Speaker Clark said he favored dou-
bling the capacity of both Annapolis
and West Point and extending the
privilege of education at either insti-
tuition in such a way as to "democra-
tize" both services.
Representative Mann called for di-
vision on the academy increase bill
to put the preparedness opponents on
record, but none of those who had
spoken against the measure responded
in the negative.
Speaker Clark declared that if II.
inch guns were being placed on for
eign ships the United States should
have them as well, or the best guns
obtainable now or hereafter.
Mr.. Mann suggested that the naval
affairs committee speed up its work
Il believe that the president is sin
cere,' he said, "and patriotic in his
utterances as to the possibilities OF
the future, and that we ought to aid
him in preparing our country Spr trou
BILE, which we all hope will not come
but which may come.'
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
HUNT FOR STOLEN MAIL SACK.

Cincinnati. o-Postoffice inspectors
began search for bag of mail which
was stolen recently from the platform
OF the East Norwood station of the
Baltimore q Ohio Southwestern rail-
road. The bag contained valuable
mail. II is said. collected at the vari-
pus manufacturing plants in Norwood
Until a canvass of the different plants
from which the mail is gathered is
made. no idea Of the value of the mail
can be obtained.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Rouuh on the Doq.

Here is another way of wheedling a
too tender-hearted public out of the
living you are too lazy to work for.
This is the trick: A shabbiIy dressed
man, with a clever dog as a confed-
crate, strolls along crowded street
and tosses into the gutter a piece of
stale bread The next minute you see
both the man and the dog rolling in
the dirt and apparently fighting saw
agely for possession of the bread. The
crowd that assemblies showers small
coins nnnL the supposed starving man.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
NAVAL BILLS WIN In SENATE
Resolution to Help Navy Yards and
Measure Adding 300 to Entrance
Glass at Annapolis Passed.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate
passed on Wednesday the resolution
making 100000 available for re-equip-
ping the Mare island and New York
navy yards and the bill increasing by
800 the entrance class at Annapolis
naval academy The measures passed
the house Monday and now go to Pres
ident Wilson for his approval. The
naval academy increase bill was
uassed without debate
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
BANDIT R0BS PULLMAN CARS
Daring Holdup on Union Pacific Train
Between Green River, Wyo,
and Laramie.

Laramie, Wyo., Feb. IA lone ban
dit held up and robbed score of pas
sengers in two Pullman sleepers on
west-bound Union Pacific passenger
train Nc IS, between Green River,
WyO, and Laramie. He obtained less
than 5000 in cash and few watches.
The gallant bandit refused to molest
the woman passengers, but compelled
the men in the bertns to shell out"
Finding most of the berths in the
rear car occupied by women. the BAN
dit gruffiy apologized and forced the
porter into the car ahead. There he
found merely a score of male passen-
gers in the berths and compelled each
to give up his cash and valuables.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
JUDGE REFUSES AN,INJuNcrloN.

Steubenville, O.-Judge Carl Smith
in common pleas court here refused
an application of Harry FTanckhaus-
ter, deposed chief of police, for an in
junction to prevent Mayor William G.
McMaster from appointing successor
to the Office. The court held the
mayor had right to make the ap-
pointment, pending the chiefs appeal
from the removal decision in the
courts.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Sue TWO Ohio Railroads.

Suits were hled recently IN the Su-
preme court of New York against the
Toledo C Ohio Central and the Hook
ing Valley railroads for $2,3S7,000, by
D. T. Pomeroy, Walter Buckner, Lewis
L. Clarke and Stacey c. Richards. The
plaintiffs alleged they hold 1887 bonds
of $1,000 each of the Kanawha & Hook
ing Coal & Coke Co., which were guar
anteed by the railroads named and on
which interest was defaulted July 1,
1915. Arguments by counsel for the
railroads as to why they did not dis
pose of this and other coal properties
in the Hooking bituminous field of
Ohio, in compliance with separate
decree of March, 1914, will be heard
in the federal court of appeals at Gin
cinnati.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
COOPERATIVE FARM BUREAU.

Columbus, o.-At a meeting Of 80
representative farmers from Franklin
county, the Franklin county co-opera-
tive farm bureau was formed for the
purpose of establishing an agricultural
agent in this county. The practical
benefits of farm bureau work were
discussed by II. B. Hershberger, High
land county agent, who declared that
II the farm population of this country
continues to decrease at the present
rate, by 1910 only 35 per cent of the
population will remain OF the farm.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-18
Buying of Auto Tags Investigated.

Thorough investigation of the sys-
tenn by which the State of Ohio buys
it's automobile tags is in prospect
since it became known Auditor Dona-
hey had held up voucher for payment
of $4,000 to the Davies Manufacturing
for making the 1916 tags. The Auditor
received a voucher more than a week
ago, but refused payment pending ex-
animation of the contract made by
Secretary of State Hildebrant with the
manufacturing company.