AKRO
DAILY DEMOCBAT
VOLUME 11 NUMBER 183.
AKRON, OHIO, THURSDAY EVENING,, ? NOVEMBER 20, 1902.
PRICE ONE CENT,
1
PUBLIC
Will
Be Made to
Wage Increases.
Railroads Getting Ready to Raise
Their Freight Rates.
New York, Nov. 20. Industrial cor
poratlons are joining the railroads In
rising wages of employes;
The tlvst of the Industrials in tho
movement Is tho .American Cigar Co.
It hns ordered the pay of Its 7,000 em
ployes" In Philadelphia, Camden and
'i'routon Increased 15 per cent. The
sutn annually Involved in this Increase
EXACT NUMBER
Of Voters In Summit County Rather
Difficult to Determine.
The exact number of voters in Sum
mit county Is u harder matter to de
termine than is apparent at llrst
thought, and an effort to determine
the number at the court house, Thurs
day, brought out the following facts:
The men of voting age In tho county
are enumerated by the assessors, and
It is stated that their reports are
Inaccurate In many Instances. Audi
tor Mark D. Buckmnn when akcd
about it said:
"The last total of men In Summit
county of voting age, was, I remom
bcri smaller than the number of tho.se
who voted nt itho Presidential elec
tion In 1000. When it is remembcied
that the assessors' total ,1s supposed
to Include, all .men over 21, many of
whom are foreigners, and some of
SHOT DOWN
By a
Gang of
Thieves.
Car
Ambushed Special Officer
Chicago & Northwestern.
of
Chicago, Nov. 20. When on a hunt
for car thieves, Charles Billon, special
agent for the Chicago & Northwestern
railway, was shot and killed nt 2.30
o'clock this morning In the yurds of tho
railway at North California nve. and
West Kenzto st.
His body was found with Ave bullets
In It, lying between two lines of cars
Kls revolver, undischarged, was clinch
ed in bis right hand and it Is supposed
he had been set upon by thieves In am
bush and bad only time' to draw his
m enpon before he w ns shot down. Sev
eral suspscjs -were arrested.
LABORER HURT.
Fell While Crossing Plank In
Building.
Charles Corlnthn, an Italian em
ployed ns a laborer on tho Wheeler
building, South Main St., had a nar
row escape from death Thursday, just
beforo the noon hour. Ho was en
gaged in wheeling brick across a
plank when ho lost his balance, fall
ing a distance of 15 feet. No bones
were broken, his injuries being con
fined to bruises on the body.
OBLIGED
To Place Embargo on Its Own
Shipments.
Reading, Pa., Nov .20, Notices have
been received hoic that owing to
freight blockades tho Pennsylvania
railroad company has placed an em
bargo for ono week on tho shipments
of coal from the anthracite mines
rontrollcd by tho company.
Police Captains Reinstated.
By an oider of tho Supremo court,
pc five Cleveland pollco captains, dis
missed by Director Dunn, havo been
ordered re-Instated. The blame for
bo shake-up is now placed ou Chief
Corner,
Pay
Is $400,000.
If nil tho Industries follow suit, the
additional wages that will be received
throughout tho country will run Into
hundreds of mJIUpps yearly. Tho
World, this morning, prints statistics
showing how-the railroads gain by rais
ing wages. It believes tho rollronds
will raise freight rules to recompense
themsebes for the increase.
whom are not ellglbhyas voters, this
seems strange. The actual number of
voters In the county can scarcely be
accurately dctennlneu, for there nro
a number of oters "who arc 'floaters,'
and some of them leave and others
qualify all tho time,
"Tho total vote cast in Summit
county for President, all parties, In
1000, was 19,054, according to the
report of the Secretary of fjtate, The
actual number of voters must be
somewhat larger than that, of course,
for It Is scarcely possible that every
voter in the county was at the polls
on election day. Haw many remained
awuy, of course, cannot be deter
mined. A blg'-v ote was, polled .and tho
10,084 must bo som.ew.hgre n,ciuvttbo
actual number.'' l
HEAVY DAMAGE
Caused by'
Pire at
cisco,
San Fran-
San Francisco, Nov. 20. Flro early
this morning destroyed tho Southern
Pacific railway shops and ferry sta
tion at tho end of Alameda mole. A
large number of passenger coacnes
were also burned. Loss, $400,000.
Several men are missing, Tho flames
started fiom nn unknown cnuso Im
mediately after tho ferry boat Oak
land had tied up,, after her labt trip
about 1 o'clock.
SETTLED.
Petition In Case of Eugene Wallace
vs. A. W. Maynes Withdrawn.
It was stated Thursday morning that
the action which wn.s started recently
In Common Pleas court, in which Eu
gene Wallace sued A.-W. Maypes for
damages upon the alleged grounds of
alienation of affectians,has been set
tled, and that the petition has been
withdrawn by tho plaintiff. The prom
inence of the parties to the suit and fho
nature of the charges created a great
stir In local society.
CAMPAIGN DEBTS.
Prohibitionists (lave Arranged to
Pay Them.
Members of the Prohibition Alllanco
met nt the home of Mr. A. AV, Zim
merman, 112 Blaine ne Wednesday
ovenlng. It was announced"that they
had provided for all of their cam
paign debts. The next meeting will
be held Dec. 17 at the same place.
College Club.
The Actual Business Collego pebat
lug club met In tho college, rooms jn the
I. O. O. F. temple Wednesday evening.
Theprlnclpalfenturo of tho evening wns
thp reading of several papers on
"Ohio." Mr, D. O. Betz, rendered sov
einl solos during tho meeting. II. 0.
Knechr, one of thq members, read nn
Interesting essay on "Ohio nnd.Emanel
nation." About 150 wore present. Tho
club meets every two weeks.
Smallpox Card Removed.
Tho smallpox card has been removed
by Sanitary Policeman Hoye from res.
idence 115, Lincoln at.
MENTAL CRUELTY.
Grounds on Which Mrs. Mollncux
Bases Suit.
New York, Nov. 20. A special from
Sioux Kails, B. D., reports that Mnr.,
Blanche Mollneujr, In her petition
for divorce from llolnnd B. Mollncux,
will allcgo extreme cruelty.
In South Dakota Hint Is one of the
grounds on which dlorco may bo
granted and the statute gives thu In-'
fcronco that It need not bo physical
cruelty. Mental cruelty Is sufficient.
Mrs. Mollncux will plead, It Is said,
that Mollncux has inflicted upon her
much mental cruelty.
LIFE
Of. Aiken May Be
Saved.
Blood Clot Removed
From Brain
As a Result of Daring Surgical
Operation.
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 20. The life of
Midshipman Hugh M. Aiken, Injured In
a recent football game, may be saved as
a result of the most da'rlng surgical
operation. ""
Yesterday Dr. Wm. W. Keen, n Phil
adelphia brain specialist, cut a trlangu.
lar piece from tho skull on top and ex.
tending to the right side of the bead.
One side was left connected wltl thq
skull. The bone was then forced up
a blood clot removed. Aiken regain
ed consciousness and his mind was
clear. The doctors say that Atken now
has a chance for life.
NEW OFFICES.
Grant & Sieber and U. S. B. & L
Co. Moving.
The law firm of Grant & Sieber,
whose offices mere In Hotel Buchtel
building, are removing to new offices
on the fourth floor in the Hamilton
building.
The United States Building & Loan
Co., which wns recently merged with
the Idemnlty Co., of Cleveland, will
also tnko new qunrters. Tho quartoro
havo not been chosen yet
SALARIES.
Councilman Wilhelm's Views on
the Subject.
It has been figured out by Council
man Wllhelm that If extra care is,
taken by tho committee appointed by
Council to flx salaries of city officials
under tho new code, the salary ex
pense may bo held down almost to
the present limit. He estimates that
the Board of Public Service will bo
composed of thiee members, audjthat
the salary of each should not exceed
$1,500 a year. Mp'uibeis of tho Board,
of Public Safety, ho says, should be
satlsflod with a salary of ifGOO a year,
and ho would give tho Auditor $1,200)
Treasurer, $1,500 and Sollpltor $1,500.
"THE SENATOR'S
BIRTHDAY."
It Will Be Celebrated This Year,
as Usual.
Inasmuch as Hon. Geo W. Crouse's
birthday comes around once a 7031 It
is only uatmal to Infer that tho celebra
tion of It Is an annual occurrence. This
Is tho case, no matter how you look at
It, and tho form of oelcbrntlon this
year will be a dinner nt tho Buchtel
hotel Snturany evening, it will be a
tine affair.
NEW QUARTERS. ,
Location of Buchtel Cafe May
Be Changed.
The rooms in the Hotel Bucbtoi
building which are being vacated by
Grant & Sieber and the United States
Building & Loan Co. will piobably bo
used for the Buchtel cafe. Mr. Washer
stated Thursday that ho bad not de
cided what ha would do with the var
caut office rooms, but that they might
bo converted into a cafe, as the Ipcai
tion is better than the present quarters,
ONLY
One Patriot,
Hand
on
To Bid Fareyvell to ;the
President.
"Give These Posies to
Superior" He Said.
Your
Stevcnsen, Ala 'ov. 20.-Tbo Presi
dential train reached here on time at
8:15 this morning' ,
Two minutes before the President
lefts Memphis last night, a blaze of
red' light "illuminated tho station.
"General" Teter Tracy, one of the
town's cbnractets, wob there to give
tho'PicsIdent u sendou". Ho was the
only one p'f the citizens to appear
there. After setting olt red, white
and blue 'flies, the "Gericinl" ndvnnccd
upon tho President, with a big bouquet
of cut flowers. -"I
have one requesMo makejof your
excellency," said be i"antl that Is that
you will deliver fhesc posies In good
condition to jour( superior In the
White 'House.
"I promise faith-ully," replied
the
it
President, "and Jhank you
most
heartily for your thoughtfulness.."
"tieneial" Tjacy Retired happy. -The
absence of any number of the Mem
phis citizens nt tho station to bid
Presidont .Rooscvcl fntewell did not
surprise the members of his party,
after tho chilly reception yesterday.
Must Be on Com-
PistitiyBas;
And Hall to CosHNot
, More Than $75,000.
Decision of Y. M. C. A.
of Directors.
Board
At a meeting of tho board of direc
tors -of -the- Y. JL C. A. It was de
cided to lnlte competitive bids for
the contract to prepare plans for tho
Y. M.'C. A. hall. It Is deslgnedthatthe
bids shall be submitted not Inter than
Dec. 20, and nil be prepaied upon a
basis of $75,000.
There seems to be a sentiment
among the business men In favor of
constructing a building with dormi
tories, for the purposo of obtaining
revenue, and possibly, in time, make
the building self sustaining.
WITNESSES
Who Have Been Sub
poenaed Here
To Testify In Trial of Melvin
Smith, at Canton,
Akron people w 111 take a more or
less'irnportnnt pnit in tho trial of Mel
vin Smith, who Is charged at Canton
with murder. Smith shot and almost
lustpntly killed J. B. Shetler. a con
ductor of n Canton car, n few months
qgo, after a quariel nbou$ the adjust
ment 0(1 a window, and an Investiga
tion of his mental condition 'is being
made.
Smith lived In AUion for come time
pro'r 4o too shooting of Shetler, and
woh employed at tho factory by tho
Webster, Camp & Lano Co. Ho left
here, on a vslt to his parents at Can
ton, only tho day before tho shooting
took pjace.
Tho following Akron people, who
knew Smith heie, havo been subpoe
naed to appear at Canton:
Leo fleschwlnd, Simon B. Weary,
MAttbla's Witner, Mrs. Luclnda J. Mil
ler, Agnes McMillan, Guy McMillan,
Walter ,Adnms. Dr. Vf A.
Sackctt,
Joseph
Jqhn Goodcuheiger
Myers,
and
TflB WEATHER.
AAUP warded;.
BIDS
KILLED IN RUNAWAY
Tragic
End of a New York
Editor.
New York, Nov. 20. Nelson Ilercb,
editor of tho Sunday World, was in
stantly killed early this morning by
being thrown from his cart
Mr. Hersh was driving homo and
when near the Intersection of Manor
road and Brooks ave., West New
Brighton, his horse took fright, ran
away and swerving suddenly, over
turned tho cart, throwing Mr. Hersh
with great violence Into n deep ditch,
breaking his neck. Ho Is survived
by a wife and four children.
THREE
K. & L of H.
Lodges In Akron.
Two Have Just Been
Organized.
Number of Enthusiastic Meetings
Held.
An English lodge of Knights and La
dles of Honor has been .organized In
this city ns a result of the preliminary
meeting held two weeks ago.
After a short opening speech at the
meeting, the former chairman, Mr. Vic
tor Moiton, introduced the Grand Pro
tector of tho State, Mrs. Jennie Woes
ner, of Cleveland, who presided during
the ceremonies. The following mem
bers of Agenda lodge, who were pres
ent, were asked to fill chairs pending
the election of the officers of the lodge:
Bro. Ellas Koplirf, ns vice-protector;
Bro. Pelton, as guido, and Sister Talt,
as guard. Thirty names appearing on
the charter list, a ballot was taken, re
suiting in their election to membership
In the. order. , - - i
The following officers' .were duly
elected and -installed: Past protector.
Frank Vogt; pjotector, Victor Morton;
ylce protector, Susie Kohler; secretary,
A, E. Wood; financial secretary, J. J.
Whltelaw; treasurer, H. X. Nipple, M.
D.; chaplain, Peter Kohler; guide, A.
M. Donovan; guard, J. D. Klmpflin;
sentinel,, .T. H. Kreltzer. Following the
Installation the 18 new members pres
ent wore given instruction in the se
cret work of 'the order. Bro. Frank
Blakeslee. grand secretary, of Cleve
land, acting ns protector. Mrs. Farr,
grand trustee, as past protector, and
Mrs. Tnlt, of Akron, as grand chaplain.
Harmonic lodgo of the Knights and
Ladles of Honor, working in the Ger
man language, was Instituted In Akron
on Wednesday evening in Conrad hall,
under the direct supervision of Grand
Protector Mrs. Woesner, of Cleveland,
with Sirs. Woodilng, of Agenda lodge,
ns vice protector; Bio. Somervllle, of
the same lodse, as sentinel; Mrs. Farr,
of Cleveland, as secretary, and Grand
Secietnry Blakeslee, pf Clo eland, as fi
nancial secretary pro tern. Thirty-two
names snneared on the charter list. 20
of whom answered to roll call. After
the usunl preliminary exercises, the
election of officers was called, resulting
as follows: Tost protector, Fred Rnth)
enberg; protector, Mntthlns Weln; yico
protector. Pnullnn Biunswlek; secre
tary, Henry Arnold; financial secretnry,
John Volkmann: trensuier, Clias. Bepp;
chaplain, Knthdrlna Weln; guide, Jacob
Bauer: guard, John Wnlser; sentinel,
Chas. Relnert; trustees T. Uuthenberg,
William Hnnnlg, and John Brunswick.
The officers were Installed by Grand
Trustee Mrs. Thcrpsa Bnrz, of
Sandusky, with Grand Trus
tee Alf Woodrlng, of Akron, as
Grand Guide. Mrs. Bnrz then conferred
tho ' degree upon the new members
present, the following visitors being
present and assisting In thp work;
Grand protector, Mrs. Woesner; grand
secretary, F, Blakeslee, and grand trus
tee, Mrs. Farr. all of Cleveland; grand
trustee, Mrs. Barz, of Sandusky, and
grand trustee, Alf Woodrlng qnd wife,
of Akron, and Archie SomerviHe, pro
tector of Agenda lodge, of Akrou. Tho
noxt. meeting was announced for Dec.
3 In the same hall.
Akron now has three good lodges of
tho order, and wo look for a decided
boom In K. and L. of II. work hero the
coming season.
Hard Work 'Climbing Grade.
One of'the.CnntoiKVkron cars, as a
result of Blfcpery rails, had a hard time
Thursday morning climbing the grndo
on East Market st, which has n rise
of about P degrees. It finally man
aged, however, to pull through.
CASCADE MILL
May
Be Turned Into a
Power House.
Negotiations on For Its Purchase by
C, A. & S. Fast Line Railway Co.
It Is said that negotiation
havo
been commenced by tho Cleveland,
Akron & Southern Fast Line Railway
Co. for tho purchase 'of tho Cascade
Mill building, on North Howard st. '
If the deal Is consummated, tho
building wil be used by the company
ns a pow er house, ft' furnish electric-1
Ity for
the operation of the trolley
lino
to bo built between Cleveland
and Akron, following the Cuyahoga
ivlng the CujMhoga
valley most of the way. The Cascade
mill is located very advantageously,
Is a valuable property, and has In
connection a good Water ppwer which
would aid the compaiiy Immensely.
The mill Is at present the property
of the American Cereal Co.,
Representatives of the C, A. & S. F.
L. Co. have been very busy for sev
eral months, making surveys through
Novel Contest In an
Akron Sunday School
During the month of October the
members of Class Esther of the First
Church of Christ Sunday school were
divided Into two parts, ono part be
ing led by Homer Butler and the
other by W. DIeckman. Tha contest
wns to see which side woulfj 'bring
In the most new scholars.
Mr. But-
ler's side won and tho entire
ciassj
Called Each Other
Liars.
Only Dispute They
Ever Had.
Shaffer-Gompers Affair
Reached Settlement.
Has
New Orleans, Nov. 20. The special
committee of the Federation of Labor
reported this morning .on charges pre
ferred against President Gompers.
Gompers was clmpletely vindicateiKf
the charges that he was uot a good
union mnn.
The evidence shoved that the reso
lution bad been Introduced, by P. J.
Sheridan without Shaffer's permis
sion or knowledge, and that Shaffer
really had not made any charges
Impugning Gompeis as a unionist.
Shaffer said befoie the committee
that he had once called Gompers a
liar and Gompers had called .him a
liar. I
These epithets had ben applied con
cerning disputes that had grown out
of a strike of Shaffer's- union in 1001.
This was the only difference Shaffer
would admit between blm and Presi
dent Gompers. " ' ' -
DIGK
And Grosvenor Are
For Cannon.
Not Likely To Be an Ohio Candi
date For Speaker.
rniinnliug. Nov. 20. Eleven of
Ohio's 17 Congressmen met hero to
day to decide on whom to support for
speaker. Dick and Grosvenor do not
favor any opposition to Cannon.
It is likely there will Uo no Ohio
candidate. Burton tlilnks ho ought
to havo tho support of 'Ohio and sent
Harvey Goulder, of ClYelnli t Pre
sent h'8 claims. He4dld not CQitfo Jo
tho meeting himself.
MERELY
the Cuyahoga valley, securing the
right of way, and mapping out a line
which will be the most direct betweea
.Cleveland and Akron. The right of
way Is entirely over private property
and It is expected that the running
time between the terminal points will
bo greatly reduced. The line is to
be In operation within a year. A
corps of engineers, under the direction
of Mr. T. L. Chllds, Is already In the
field and the work Is going actively
forward. The officers of the Cleve
land, Akron & Southern Fast Lino
Co., are:
Judge C. B. Grant, president; Charles
A. Gates, Masslllon, vice presi
dent; C. H. Wheeler, secretary and
treasurer; T. L. Chllds general man
ager; George W. Sieber, general coun
sel. was entertained by the losing side
Wednesday evening in the lecture
room of the church. Sixty-five mem
bers were present and a very enjoy
able evening was spent In bean bag
throwing and other games. .The room
had been ery prettily decorated for
the occasion. Refreshments wero
served and a Hash light picture was
taken of the party.
RECITAL
r it
Given
by Pupils
Maxson.
0 HUs
The first year pupils of Miss Maxson,
gave a piano recital Wednesday even
lng at her studio on Crosby st They
vere assisted by Miss Chandler am)
Miss Veon, pianists and by Mis Chap
man, vocalist Tho following are
the children vrao had part in
the program: Leatha Swain, G-eoffrey,
Swain, Hazel Porter, Bessie Baugh
man, Margery Bennage, Alice Riley,
Josephine Riley, Mildred Way, Bom
Morley, Lillian AverllL Leward Wy
koff, Edna Anderson an'd Gladys
Brownell.
This was the first of a series pf re
citals that are to be given this winter
f? Miss Masson's pupils.
FIRST MEETING
Of the Special Redisricting
Committee. ,
- Councilman A. J. Wllhelm, of the
'special Redisricting committee, stated
Thursday that the committee would
probably bold Its first meeting Monday
night to discuss plans for getting start
ed in tho work.
Nash In the South.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 20. Gov
ernor George K. Nnsh, of Ohio, his
private secretary nnd a party of iron
manufacturers arrived nere today.
They spent the day at Lookout moun
tain. They will remain here three
days, and then make a tour of tho
south.
Advance In Rates.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 20. Western traf
fic officials havo agreed to advance
Dec. 15, tho rates on wheat and com
from points west and southwest from
tho Missouri river to the east and
from the Missouri river to the gulf
two cents per hundred pounds. It.
Is understood that a similar advance
In eastbound rates on grain from Chi
cago, nnd the Mississippi will be mado
by the eastern ronds about Dec. 1.
Barn Burned.
A barn owned by Mr. Jacob Wpld
vogel of 421 East Buchtel' ave., was
partially destroyed by Are Wednesday
ovenlng nt 0:30 o'clock. 'The Are det
partment responded and put the flr
out beforo It cuused much damage, IV
Is not known how the flro started, bu'
It Is supposed to be of Incendiary'
origin.
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