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TfT-wfw rjs.,i.ir fJWpw - 4 rzr' r? ItecBetat .- VOL. 75. NO. 82. CANTQN, OHIO, TIIUUSDAY, AUGUST 13. 11)08. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAB "j'.JiMBBsJMUBl'W "'li,??rw''JrTTtnjwTfiWI"Ta' I? T V " ' ' r t - s I'T , IV ti ID T DELIGHTED PEOPLE ATTEND OPENING OF SAENGERFEST The Mayor Gives Singers Huge Key to City Excellent Work by Great Chorus, Orchestra arid Soloists Feature- of Today's Program Will be Children's Chorus. The first concert of the Saenger fest was given at the Auditorium last night before an audience of about 2000 people and was a pronounced success In practically every particular. The fact that many of the. members of tho great chorus had arrive"oVln.tlio . city but a few hours before and that but one rehearsal had been held the work of chorus and orchestra was es pecially grn-d, Those who are in a position to know prophesy that the concerts of this afternoon and night w ill be much superior from the point of view of the artist than that of last night. v Tho one feature of the concert that seemed to moat deeply Impress the .average auditor was the work of the 'great chorus. About 400 singers were grouped on the platrorm and when they joined their voices In song al the wave of the conductor's baton the result was a volume of sound of much strength and sweetness. The chorus seemed a mighty organ, of singular sweetness, played upon by a master hand. The preliminaries to tho concert were slow Lin beginning .and it was nearly 8:30 o'clock before the Canton Symphony orchestra under the dlrefr tlon of Conductor Sommer began the oorture. "Anacreon," by Cherubini was" the music chosen and the manner In which it was executed brought to mind some of the pleasures of love and wine that the anelent of tho same name wrote of so long ago. Imme diately following the overtiuro the Akron Ltedertafel and the Arlon so ciety, of this city, sang a chorus of welcome (Saengor Gruss), by Kern, under tho direction of Em'! Schelling which was greeted with much ap plause fiom the sidlonco and also the visiting iocieties. President V.iam Rommel, of the Jncal society, then in afew words in troduced A. Von Landberg who wel comed the vlsl.ors In the name of the local society. The speaker spoke nl length and was frequently Interrupt od b appli vse. Mayor Turnbull, Introduced by Pros Ident Rommel, formally welcomed tho singers to Canton, gave their presi dent, Alois Kessler, a huge key to tho city, and assured him and all the vis itors that they were more than wel come. In concluding the mayor sold ho hoped the visit might be both pleasurable and beneficial,, v- -President KesRler, in a short speech, thanked the mayoraml through him the city of Canton for the welcomo extended tho singers and then made a short addi ess to tho members of the saengar. bund. The next musical number on tho program was "Die HImmel reuhmen des Ewlgen Ehre," by Beethoven, by a mass orchestra under the direction of Emll Schelling. The number Is a majestic one, written In solemn and stately measure and was well execut ed. The chorus, which had rehearsed but onco, worked unusually welt' and seemed to be at all times affected by the slightest movement of the direc tor's baton. Tho number called for much applause and only the rulo for tho concerts prevented tho audience insisting on an onchora. The next number was a soprano solo, "Zaubeilled," by Meyer He! round, sung by'Mra. Frieda Haldl, The number was well received. The solo lste was accompanied by Mrs. Anna Bolus Lolchot whose vork called for much commendation during the even- In?. The Canton Alpcnroeall then gave Test OriiHS," by Helm. The chorus whloh was a mixed one, was directed by Emll Schelling and tbjlr rendi tion of the little song of greot'ng was greatly applauded. Tho next number, which was In tw6 parts, ws one of the prettiest of the evening. Tho mass chorus, under the direction .of Gustav Slgol, gave "Es etoht eine Lltfd." by Forschner, and "Die Lore vom Rheln," by Wolf, Doth were old folklore songs of tho Fath erland and were sung with a depth of feeling and- expression that showed how dear tho old memories wero to the members of the chorus. The number was the only one of the even ing directed by Mr. Slgel but during the rendition ha demonstrated bis perfect control of the chorus. - O ii AND Tho violin solo by Honrl Weiler, which followed, was onn nf Hie imisl , w . cal treats of the evening and In tho interpretation of "Fantasle Appassion ata" from opera 35, Vleuxtemps, he surprised even his stoutest admirers with his mastery of tho Instrument and the broadness and surcness of his tone. Tho wbrk had nover been played In Canton before with an orchestra ac companiment and tho "Vendition ere ated a most favorable Impression. An enchoro was Insisted on and Mr. Weiler responded with "Ave Maria," by Schubert-WIlhelm. The work is a sweetly solemn bit of music, tender In its melody as a prayer, and was done full Justice. Mrs. Lolchot ac companied. The muss chorus next gave a num ber' in two parts. "Wenn Man von Llebsten Schelden Muss," by Orth, and "Haldcnroeslein," by Werner. Both were well rendered but the sec ond part seemed to be more gen erally appreciated, perhaps because it Is one If those little songs of child hood and the people that nover grow old or tiresome. Tho orchctra gave two numbers, "Salut d'Amour," by Elgar, and "Sll lloquo," by Sommer which wero ex ceptionally well executed. The two numbes weio well placed opposite. Eacfc war quiet In tone but different impresd'ons seemed to bo gained, one spoko of love and the other of soli tary musing. The second number, the Interpretation directed by tho com poser, was particularly well rendered. Miss Eva Pfendler pleased her friends with the manner in which she sang "Fruehllngszelt," by Becker. She was in good voice and sang with much expression and feeling. She was ac companied by Mrs. Lolchot. Tho final number of -the evening was the mass chorus with a tenor solo by Charles Haverdlll and accom panied by tho orchestra. "Voelker frelheit," by Attenhofer waR the mu sic chosen and the result was one of tho most enjoyable numbers of the evening. Under' the. direction of Mr. sctiening tne orchestra and .chorus worked In unison and In tone quality resembled one great instrument play ed on by a giant hand. Mr. Haverdlll who Is possessed of a robust tenor voice of much sweetness had but a few bars but even so made a most fa vorable Impression. At tho conclusion there wore many words of gratification exchanged be tween members of the various soci eties tand their friends. In the words of Prof, Sommer, "The concert, for tho first one, was excellent. Every thing went off in good style." Mr. Sommer, like many others, however, promises a better concert this after noon and tonight. Late yesterday afternoon the last of the nineteen societies which take part in the Saengerfest concerts ar rived In Canton. An estimate of the number of visiting singers In attend ance at the festival was made last night by Treasurer Ernst Elsaesser who placed it botweon 500 and 550. As each society arrived In the city their leaders reported to the local trensurer.after being taken to head quarters at Bast's hall, and paid a head tax for each member of their society. The total had not been cast up last night, however, and for this reason the exact number of visitors could not be given out. The singers began arriving early in the morning over thk Wheeling and B, & O. railroads and tho traction lines and until 1 o'clock the influx was regular. After that time there wero no arrivals until the coining of the last three societies which got In just before evening. , During the time that tho singers wore arriving tho reception commit tee, divided Into several details, and Thayer's-Military band, split Into two sections, were busy making trips be tween Bast's hall and the railway sta tions. As fast as the visiting societies detrained thoy were escorted to the headquarters where they were receiv ed with 'many expressions of welcome and pleasure and Invited to onjoy the bountiful feast that had been pre pared. Tho tables, which seated about 200 persons, were filled several times during the middle of the day and the good cheer was greatly appreciated by the tired but happy visitors. On tho bill of faro was found roast beef, roast veal, ham, choose, salads, condi ments and coffee. The manner In which the local so ciety had prepared for tho reception of the visiting singers was highly ap preciated, Judging from the many re marks of commendation and pleasure that wore heard, throughout the day. President Alois Kessler, of tho Saen ger Bezlrk, gave expression to this universal feeling when ho said, "We know Canton of old, as tho Saenger fest of 1890 was held hore and tho city and Its people have a warm plaao In i our hearts. It Is widely known for the manner In which it en tertains the visitors vlthln Its gates and we were so well taken nare of at the time of our former visit that thore was absolutely no oppoBltloa when Canton was proposed as tho city for this year's Saongerfest and In tact the members of the different socletios in the organization wero more than glad to come. "Our welcomo here today surpasses our expectation, great as that was. The first thing that caught my eye as I left tho train and started for head quarters was tho manner In which tho clly was decorated. I want to con gratulate tho citizens of Canton for their enterprise and to thank them, Inasmuch as wo feol It was' done In honor of our festival. Since that time each feature of the preparation tha has come to my attention has struck mo as being just what It should be. Everything we have seen today makes us feel that Canton is worthy of the fame that she has gained In past years and that her citizens will carefully cherish It." Henry Klemp, first vlco president of the local society, was with Presi dent Kessler when he made the above statement and said that the local com mlttees did not Intend that any vis Itor should leave dissatisfied in any particular it It could be helpod. The sentiments expressed by Presi dent Kessler were echoed by the of ficers and members of the several so cieties many times during tho day and the Impression was easily gained that all were more than pleased with their reception. After the members of the various societies had been entertained at Bast's hall they wero escorted by de tails of the reception committee tc tho hotels to which they had been as signed. Later in the afternoon mem bers of the different societies could be seen greeting each other in the hotel lobbies or parading the streets, talking over tho meetings of other years and commenting on the appear ance of Canton and tho welcome that had been extended to them. At 3 o'clock the members of the choruses -which were in the city me at the Auditorium where a mass chorus rehearsal under the direction of Conductors Emil Schelling and Gustav Slgel was had. The Symphony orchestra also rehearsed under the leadership of Conductor Sommers. At the conclusion of the afternoon's work leaders and members of the societies were alike jubilant over tho prospects for success in the concerts which wero to follow. The Sandusky delegation, which was among the first to arrive yester day morning, is in the field for the Saengerfest two years hence. So far as could be learned ;lasjlght there. Is little or no opposition to the lake city and In all probability it will be the scene of the next meeting. The committee of Tadles which looked ofter tho wants of the visitors at Bast's hall was headed by Mrs. Henry Klemp. The other members were as follows: Mrs. E. Elsaesser, vice chairman; Mrs. A. Schropp, sec rotary Mrs. Mary Klemp, treasurer; Mrs. John Freltag, Mrs. Ernst Frel tag, Mrs. Jacob Schmidt, Mrs. Emll Sanders, Mrs. Ed. Sanders, Mrs. Hen ry. Jacob, Mrs. John Jacob, Mrs. Christ Kratt, Mrs. Offenbergor, Mrs. Ernst Kaufman, Mrs. Christ Rudlo, Mrs. Fred .Veil, Mrs. Henry Maag, Mrs. William Hess, Miss Lucille Elsaes ser, Miss Lena Wyser, Miss Maud Greenlee, Miss Martha Kneeht, Mrs. Fritz Bergmeyer, Mrs. John Nlst, Mrs. Martha Nlst, Miss Minnie Maurer, Miss Adeline Wernet and Misses Florence and Helen Fenbach. VIOLATED LAWS Charge Against Saloon Keeper Zlm- ber of Marchand by "Storm- ers" Hearing Today. It will be remembered that some days ago Jacob Elsass, Louis Elsass and Edward Williams were arrested on a charge of "storming" the saloon kept by Joseph Zlmber at Marchand, west of New Berlin. For this offense each of the defendants were given fines amounting to $5G by a justice in their neighborhood. During the "storming" process, It Is stated, the three defendants cleaned up nil the customers as they entered the Zlmber place and two of the customers wenr before Justice Bothwell in this clly and entered complaints against them for assault and battery. When se curity for the costs in these cases was demanded by the justice, Zlmber attached his signature to the docu ment guaranteeing that the costs would be paid, in case that tho"defend-1 ants weio found not guilty. Now tho! tables have turned. Jacob Elsass, '," 7 " , , , . " '"" """"' um m 1. a o t,..i i,. i!clal3 send him there. eight different complaints against I .,,,. iwin (hnt ), niH iinnn.-, ! ..tUW, t.l'Q...O ...Mfc .w w.U ...(UU.H to minors on several different occa sions and that ha sold intoxicants on Sundays. Constable Hemmlnger will usher Zlmber into court Wednesday. Smallest Estate Ever In Dispute. Jamaica, L. I., Aug. 11, In the sur rogate's ofllco today the estate of Dan iel Slegenthaler of College Point, was distributed, The original estate con sisted of 21 cents, a knife and a bag of tobacco. Tho public administrator sold the knife and tobacco for two cents so that the estate now consists of 2G cents In small currency, said to be the smallest estate ever In dis pute. Convention Called, Havana, Aug; 11, The Conserva tives hvo decided to hold a national convention on Aug, 24. - Bergholtz Rlobavd Rous and John Scheely Injured in explosion ot gas at East Ohio Coal Co. mlno. CRUELTY Again Charged at the Tuscarawas County Childrens' Home BEATS FOUR YEAR OLD Canal Dover, Aug. 11. The charge of cruelty has again been laid at the door of the officials and attendants connected with the Tuscarawas coun ty children's homo and tho county board of directors today began an In vestigation which It Is said may re sult In the carrying out of the re commendation of the county commis sioners that Superintendent Nugent and Matron Armour be discharged. The charge Is raadejjy Mrs. Ada Lafferty, a resident of Brooklyn, a suburb of this city, who claims that her four year old son, Clarence, was brutally beaten by the matron be cause he became 111 and soiled his clothing. It is the claim of the moth er that the child was a mass of bruises, Its little body being covered with great welts that showed beyond any doubt the brutality of the punish ment that had been inflicted. The contention of the mother is support ed by the testimony of Dr. J. S. Douth ett who examined the child Monday and who said that it was in a pltable condition and that his condition was the result of an inhumane beating. The superintendent and matron deny that tho child was beaten In the mnnner charged and say they court an investigation of the charges. The visiting board, which began work on the case today, has made no report and none of the members will express any opinion on the case. Last winter the charge was made that a Miss Sterling, an atendant at the home, had driven a tack through a boy's tongue. It was at this time that the county commissioners rec ommended the removal of the superin tendent and matron. At that lime the superintendent was traveling hi the west. SIRUCUIMEI.CMI M SOUTH rllET ST. Mrs. Martha Burdlck, of 808 South Market street, was thrown to the pavement and injured by a South Mar ket street car, near the Intersection of Wade and Market, Tuesday after noon, at 1:15 o'clock. Mrs. Burdlck was returning from a marketing trip acioss the street fiom her home, when the accident occurred. She was not hit by the front of the. car as would have been expected but by somo projection on the side, after the front of the car had passed. She was thrown forcibly to the pavement, and sustained triangular gashes In the forehead. Tho accident can be con sidered a narrow escape as It could easily have resulted much more ser iously. ENGLISH SUBJECT SENT TO MASSILL0N STATE HOSPITAL Leopold Augustus Goldberg, the Englishman, who was found wander ing aimlessly about the country In tho vicinity of Alliance several days ago, was yesterday taken to the Mas stllon Hospital for tho Insane by Dep uty Sheriff Oberlln. Tho unfortunate man Is a citizen of tho British empire and as such has no legal resldenco in this country. When first taken into custody tho mental condition of Goldberg was discovered and the authorities were at a loss, at first, as to what action they could take. The case was finally called to the attention of the state board of charities. Secretary Shlrer came to Canton on Saturday and after making an Investigation of the case decided that Goldberg was a fit subject for confinement In the MassIIlon Instltu- Hnn nnrl nn iniiml fit a nmtnf nm . " 'athep lives In London and ls a' Person of more or less Influence, but bo much of his talk was so slearly Irrational that the authorities wero hardly disposed to place any credence in any of his statements and made him a ward of the state forthwith. Milliner a Bankrupt. Attorney A. L. Baker, of Sebrlng, filed petition In Involuntary bank ruptcy against Mary M. Newlln Tues day afternoon. The liabilities are es timated to be $4000 and tho assets, $1300. Miss Newlln conducted a mil linery and ladles' furnishing store in Sebrlng. LaFolletto to Be an Editor. Milwaukee, Aug. 11. Senator Rob ert M. LaFollette Is going to edit an organ of his own and with this end In view, he ls making a canvass ot Wis consin to seciire a guarantee of 1000 readers for a, weekly paper along the lines of Bryan's Commoner. T SAY THEY ARE NO DUMPING GROUND For Paymenf of Uncol lectable Bills - Claim Presented Last Evening Was Rejected. Health Officer Reports General Health of City Good. Can the city board of health be made tho dumping ground for the pay ment of bills contracted with physi cians and then neglected by people who refuse to pay, was one of the questions which came up at the ses sion of the healthers Tuesday even ing. Tho board received a bill from Dr. II. W. Faulk, a former employe of the board, asking for $10 for a case of confinement In the family of a colored man. The case first came to the attention of Dr. Dallinden, the health officer, but as Dr. Post, the regular physician, was out of the city at the time, he turned the case over to Dr. Faulk. Before doing this the head of the health department told Dr. Faulk, so he says, that the man asking for the services promised to pay the doctor's bill. It was then that Dr. Faulk took the case. He failed to collect his bill and then presented It to- the board of health. Vice Pres ident Zinninger seemed of the opin ion that Dr. Post should pay the bill, but the city physician said that he never knew anything about the case. r Members argued that If the board commenced to pay such bills that all physicians in the citv. maklne- rails for people who are poor pay or never j matle for the receI'tlon f the notlflca pay at all, would send their bills into tlon C01nmIttee today. They were re- the board and have them allowed. It was decided that this bill should bo rejected and the physician presenting the bill will either have to cnllpct It from the man asking' his services or live on cracked ice. I Vice President Zinninger could not help getting In his work and announc-' ed that whenever appointees of the board wished to leave the city that arrangements should bo made with some competent person to take care of their work. The committees aimointed at a nm- vious meeting to select a site and as- house 'wuere Mr- Bran will be notl certaln the cost of the same for n now . fled of hls nomination, was finished detention hosnltal nskml for f.,rtw I time to make an Investigation. Dr. DaHInden, the health officer, re ported that there were 30 deaths in the city during tho month of July, being equally divided among both sexes. Two of these were caused by apoplexy and four from heart dis ease. There were two suicides and only one death from pneumonia was recorded. Cholera Infantum carried away seven little ones. The general health of the city fs good at this sea- son of tho year. Dr. Post, the city physician, said that he had made 59 visits to the homes of poor people and that his office visits, where medicine was furnished, amounted to 95. Sanitary Policeman Thompson had quarantined three homes for cases of scarlet fevar and lifted four during the month. Dwellings fumigated, C; rooms fumigated, 28; living rooms In spected, 105; cellars Inspected, 55; notices Issued to clean yards, 36; no tices to clean alleys, 11; cesspools or dered cleaned, 5C; dead animals re moved, 15; complaints Investigated, 237; nuisances abated, 19; notices by mail, 88. During the month of July Dr. Bow man, the food and dairy inspector ex amined 190 cows, vlsl'ed and inspect ed 10 dairies and inspected 20 pro duce stands. Plumbing Inspector Coffman's re port was as "follows: Inspection made, 82; tests made, 55; final spectlous made, 27; chances ordered, 5; fixtures inspected, 99; complaints investigated, 1. A bll from W. S. Grosjacn, for sup plies, and R. A. Cas&ldy, $0.50. for printing, were ordered paid. Other bills were referred to the committee on finance. MI. UNI CHARGES STREET If Mt. Union people are complaining that the Stark Electric company are discriminating In the matter of fares, in bo far as they are charging tho same fare from that and other Inter mediate pplnts west to Canton, as ls charged from the Alliance squaro over the same route, A complaint to the railway commission ot Ohio brought out the fact that the commis sion had reported the matter to the attorney general, to see if the case was In their jurisdiction, and that the attorney general had failed to act POURING By Trainloads to Lincoln For the Bryan Notification WILL BE A GREAT DAY Lincoln, Neb., Aug. m Democrats by the trainloads aie pouring Into Lincoln to help make the first noti fication of a presidential candidate ever held west of the Mississippi riv er, an event in the political life of this section. Most of them headed at once for Falrview. Mr. Bryan was up early. He had a desire to finish this tariff speech be fore the visitors began coming but ho was unsuccessful. For the next two or thiee days he will be so busy that speech building will have to be laid aside. John E. Osborne, who Is in charge of the western headquarters which wero opened at Denver jesterday, was one of the first arrivals. Osborne has oversight of the campaigning in Col orado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Montana. He said that all of these states which wero carried by Bryan in 1896 and which were for him in 1900 with the exception of Wyoming, were certain to cast their electoral vote for Bryan. Committeeman .Edelman, of Cali fornia, bore an urgent invitation to I Bryan to visit the coast. The Iroquois ' club wants him at its annual bulls- head barbecue, a famous outing, and the date will be held open for his con venience at any time during the month of September. "I think that California will con tribute liberally to the Democratic campaign fund," said Committeeman Edelman, "it would not surprise mo to see such men as James D Phelau and others draw their checks up to the $10,000 maximum permitted by the rule of the national committee." No special anangements had been celved individually by Mr. Bryan at ' FalrvIow. but will not be entertained tnere until Wednesday evening, when he wil1 tender them a luncheon. Vice Presidential 'Nominee Kern and Chair man Mack of the -national committee, will also be guests. This afternoon Mi. Bryan came to the city to be present at the dinner given by the Lincoln Typographical Union to Humphrey O'Sullivan. of Massachusetts. Construction of the platform ad- Joilli"6 the north portico of the state today. The platfoim will accommo date 200 persons, including the noti fication committee, members of local committees, state officers, representa tives of political organization and the newspaper men. Chairman Mack, Mr. Kern, John E. Lamb, Secretary Woodson and Jo sephus Daniels arrived at 4 o'clock and were taken to Falrview in an auto mobile. They at once went into exec utive session with Mr. Bryan over the ways and means' The conference last- ed for two hours. One announcement made was tho appointment of Col. Henry C. Rich mond, of Nebraska, as assistant sec retary of the national committee. Mr. Richmond was until recently editor of the Fremont, Neb., Herald, one of tho few Democratic dallies In Nebras ka. He will be Mr. Bryan's personal representative In the secretary's of fice. Mr. Mack said that one of the mat ters which were discussed related to dates for speech-making for Mr Bry an in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Bry an v lake some speeches in New Yor' ?;W England and Maryland, in Ser er, but the dates are not yet af upon. Mack said that the committee 4? not worrying over the matter of tmigu luuus, measures nuu oeen tr; that would give the committee j fflcient money for all legitimate eeds. t.i. n .... i tr i uuiii uijmi iiim iveui &iune iu nlght at the prlnteis' banquet. Mr Bryan rather objected to being called a presidential possibility, declaring that he thought by this time he ought to bo Introduced as a probability. He poked fun at Korn, declaring that while he had been notified as often as himself he would not regard It as an extraordinary occaMon. Most of his ten minutes speech was devoted to praise of organized labor. Roosevelt League Defeated. San Francisco, Aug. 11. Returns from precincts where tho liveliest fight was expected show that regular Republican organization has defeatdd the Lincoln-Roosevelt league in tho primaries today. Twenty-five thou sand votes were cast, which Is 8000 In excess of the primary vote last spring. Carried a Freak Pistol. New Vork, Aug. 11-John Candl nalle, 30 years old, was h.old In $t0M" ball by Magistrate Smith, In the Long Island police court today, on aargo o( carrying a freak pistol, a Weapon, described by Policeman Normoyla ai ono ot the most vicious looking and dangerous he hod over seen. mi ai! t. 1 o 0 V,T i Uliatfi i t iim&mtm'Mt ,