Van Wert Daily Bulletin, The (Newspaper) - April 3, 1912, Van Wert, Ohio 1873 VAN OHIO APRIL 3 1912 PRICK TWO Para House Paint Gallon Guaranteed Delivered to any R R depot in Ohio freight prepaid Color cards sent on request Collier's Fair Wert DR B U GOOD and of Women Washington street p m DM W H PERRY limited to to Bra Bat How and Throat and adjustment of Telephone V VAM OHIO Office AND GLASSES fitted The latest methods employed in and America for the refractive are used in thla DM JOHN H WILSON Over Hit Tom's Office hours B to A to 5 p m Office phone 1181 residence phone Other hours by special ment A B M D the eye and fitting of Office 108 Bast Main street over Peo Brak Bonze 10 to U m 1 to p m other at special DM MARTIN 8 CRAMER AWD West Main street Van Wert Phone UU DR R R RICHISON AND All calls given prompt attention Office 118 Washington street Phone imoe phone DR C Q CHURCH AMD promptly attended day and night Office corner Washington and Main streets Office 1868 1618 R J MORGAN M D PHYSICIAN AMD Office No 838 North street No 10E8 Phone No DR L B LADD AND Hinea Bast Main street 718 South street Phone 3 H C GLENN Van Wert Ohio Office In Building Corner Main and Washington streets ington street stairs EDWARD C STITZ East Main Street Van Wert O over Store OSCAR W PRIDDY Boom D8 Home Temple Phone -87 WILLIAM FOSTNAUGHT VAS OHIO The law of Realty a specialty Loans made CLARK GOOD and Counsellor at Low Bast sin street opposite Court Boose Phone PENSION CLAIMS o w VAB OHIO i am giving special attention to the of pension Claims Under recent aote of Congress many are now entitled pensions rejected Call and see me I will -ive roar service OUR STAR CENT SALE Oak Parlor Stands Big Wash Tubs Big Stone Slop Jars Big White Enameled Cook Pots Big Grey Dish Pans and Water Buckets all at lOc each When you make a dollar purchase Collier's Fair YAM war MM BALLOT REFORM STRIKES ROCKS Friends Hope fo Save Proposal With Riders SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE Civil Service Provision and sion of State Officials Terms From Two to Four Years Will Be Incor With View to Making It More Acceptable to Opponents Many Views Expressed During De- bate on Floor of Convention Columbus O- April of Vie short ballot proposal have decided to make concessions to op- of the scheme in order to aave it from defeat This action i us determined upon by leaders ol the movement to make state with the exception of governor tenant governor and auditor tive by the governor after it became evident that the original proposal would be beaten by the al convention if put to a vote It is now planned to hook up the short ballot question with the merit or Civil service system and also with an extension of terms of state cers from two to four years In way the promoters hope to cany It through the convention and to strengthen the chances of tion at the polls The first step in the sweetening program was taken when after Ineffectual effort had been made to Mil it by laying it on table the proposal was recommitted to committee on short ballot An intc eating parliamentary contest pre- ceded the action whereby the posal was saved Mr Donahey the motion to recommit explaining that the proposal should be re- vamped by the committee Mr kins moved to dispose of the whole subject by tabling His motion was lost 45 to 57 Mr Hoskins next sought to fore- action on the by table Mr motion again was defeated 44 to 58 The skirmish came at the end o an Interesting discussion of the TN dom of electing or appointing stifo officials Former Senator who as head of a probe committee helped run down crookedness state departments declared he found several appointive officials went wrong but no elective were discovered to be dishonest Knight Asks Question What about state treasure asked Delegate Knight of Frank Mr Beatty answered that the tions of official misconduct had c- been proven as to them Mr leading off the for the proposal ridiculed the pro that a governor by his in the office of of state food commissioner and state urer could build up a great He showed that in all 172 appo ments would be added to the nor's present list the salaries would not be far in of a year Mr Earnhart charged ency in standing for the c and referendum and taking from the people the power to dire t ly choose their officials Mr argued the short ballot would possible a systematic state which could not be attained officials worked to contrary because of political differences Mr Halfhill declared that to the governor all appointing would be to subvert the settled ory of making the government government of laws and not of mcr He argued that offices not executive in their nature by the change become ministerial He asserted governor now sufficient over other state officials ASK FOR DOCUMENTS Senators Want to Know About Japan's Mexican Coaling Station Washington April States senate took official of the reports that have been lated recently that Japan is to establish a naval station at dalena bay on the coast of Mexico Senator Lodge of Massachusetts in- a resolution calling on president to to the senate P data n the Lands of relativa to the reported Japanese interests of a strip of on Magdalena bay This Was immediately passed by the ate without discussion Propose Judicial Recall Washington April federal judges li proposed in offered by Representative Taylo of Colorado a Democrat Gale Fatally Injures Two Philadelphia April 3 In a minute gale that swept over delphia and Camden two women were probably fatally injured and SOO houses were either unroofed or demolished in Camden while in this city many houses were unroofed windows blown in and signs torn from their fastenings DR G A BADING Fusionist Who Defeated waukee's Socialist Mayer f WIN Seidel Socialist Mayor of Milwaukee Defeated by Majority Milwaukee April Socialist mayor defeated for 10 election by Dr G A Bading lican fusion candidate by a majority Of the vote being as follows Bading Seidel Cit 26 Socialists 11 of which four are holdovers Although available returns scattered E manager of President Taft's primary campaign In this state conceded to Senator 23 26 delegates fi the Republican national convention Governor Woodrow Wilson's lei on the Democratic ticket equalled that cf Senator on the Republican ticket Wilson feating Champ Clark ALLEGED POISONER FOUND NOT GUILTY Mrs Nancy Kail Smiles as Reads Verdict Lancaster O April two and the jury that tried Mrs charged with poisoning her daugh Ruth returned a verdict of As the verdict announced accused woman was embraced her husband and as the last Of the jury's finding fell from Hps of Court Fauble a smile was seen on the face of mother by the of the 12 men had been acquitted ot the charge of poisoning her daughte Obedient to the warning of Reeves there was no demonstration the verdict was read which were showered on Mrs Hall after she left the room were conclusive however the outcome of the trial was ly popular As the jury filed out or the room they were given hearty handshakes by Mrs Hall's Mid husband NEW DEPUTY SHOOTS Kills Two and Wounds One Five Minutes After Getting Badge Odin III April men killed and a third probably wounded when George Swengler i city marshal who had deputized five minutes open e fire on a crowd of men who had drinking and quarreling in a rant The dead are Charles 22 and Henry Gross 24 Kills Pittsburg April an on are given as the TT that caused James Magill to his stepfather Kaas 50 at the latter's home ir Glassport WEATHER OBSERVATIONS Observations State 8 p m Columbus Xew York Atlantic City Boston Buffalo St Louis Xew Orleans Washington Philadelphia of the United Bureau taken ai Cloudy Rain Snow Cloudy Rain Snow Clear Cloudy Cloudy Rain no 30 64 60 34 Weather April tions for Ohio Fair rising J ture moderate northerly winds becoming variable l-l 1 I IM-I-M I I I PREDICT FLOOD GREATEST EVER Vast Volume of Water Rushes Down Mississippi Main Embankment Pronounced In Good Shape by Government Cng but Veteran Shake Heada and Predict Disaster When Pressure Pr Vate Levees Break and Lowland Are Inundated Memphis Tenn Baid to be the greatest volume r water that ever raced down the In- river is to bu through the main banks which far have remained intact private levees at various points lu given way under the pressure of Whether main revetments already soaked can withstand the two iV or more of water predicted is p o Government engineers sert the levees are m bettei shar than during any previous flood b it is pointed out by that the strain will greater than ever before and are less optimistic than the c ment men In the vicinity of Cairo 111 t outside levees broke These have relieved to some extent strain at Cairo gning those figh to hold the water within bounds that city fresh hope At Bird Point a negro was the of the At Point Pleasant Mo where C river went through several days p a mile of levee is gone The lands are flooded to a depth cf to five feet and the water is into the St Francis basin Linda Mo is threatened At t point the bank has caved in to point of danger and every avai man is at work building a short around the danger zona Water Near the Crest In the Memphis district the river front is giving the greatest n cern This levee is below the ard size and in places The water is near the crest of embankment and before the stage is reached it is probable levee will be topped South of the levees holding but many thousands acres outside the main are under water the inhabit have sought safety on the hills Memphis proper is facing a situation In water from Wolf river a Of the Mississippi has Bayou Gayoso Several Hies have been driven from u homes and a score or more cf plants have been forced suspend The gas plant is F rounded by water and pumps r being worked to the seepage Train is demoralized 1 Illinois Central is sending nr bound trains through several feet water and the Louisville Nashville water is gradually Ing the tracks FLEE VALLEYS Water Above Dam In Approaches Danger Point Pa Annl en dam of the Bayless Paper a- Pulp company at Austin t heavy rains is up faster the outlet will let it run out lacks but two inches of running the top and the will t- way The of the hare all moved to the hillside T people of are also moving places of Hundreds Homeless Hickman April hundred people arc to the while w house in that is not s- merged is to with those wre rendered late by thp breaking of the levr An appeal Tarte to McCreary ask.ne: for provisions feed the s here The f r r is lunning short A from Fulton that while on trip of on the Illinois C tral railroad Engineer aru DRM i were the engine into a and into 30 water Congress Quick Action Taft sent n to congress ing that c fij and new districts alon the pi Missouri and Oh rivers and v 13 minutes after ii was read IP tlK house that passed a making able for the The rushed over to the senate where ii also was passed and was sent to th president for his signature War Minister Tokyo April of War died of consumption He 59 years old MRS JESSIE HENKLE Delaware Woman Seriously III as Result of Quarrel I MRS HENKLE ILL Delaware Woman Paralyzed Violent Quarrel With Son Delaware O i suiting fiom the accidental firing o a rifle by her son is pec ted to cause the death of Mr Jessie May Henkle poisoning of her stepdaughter Miss Merle Henkle was inquired into last June Mrs Henkle has been in a condition since the of a daughter a few weeks ago A few days ago her soti off the rifle ir the house A violent between mother and son resulted and an hour later Mrs Henkle completely paralyzed CONTINUE ALLEN HUNT Detectives Believe They Are on Rea Trail of Leader Hillsville Va April attempt to run down Sidna Allen Wesley with the blood hounds began when the dogs r carried to a new trail in the Gap section of the Blue Ridge Floyd Allen's home Positive info that the men who are be to have played the parts in the Carroll courthouse shoot ing were seen in that section been brought to the detectives hv Scipio and Alexander residents of the neighborhood First Trip Disastrous O Steamer Olcott with 75 passengers aboard stuck in an ice floe mile northeast of The was formerly Lakeside and plied between land and Port Stanley left here to make the fust trip of the season to the islands LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN Receipts 3.500 head beeves 70 steers So stockers and and heifers 75 Receipts 13.000 light 8 00 00 pijE 7 oo and Receipts 20.000 head native 4066 30 western native lambs i 75 western yearlings 0 No 2 reel Corn Oats No 2 EAST 2 prune steers shipping steers 40 14 6 73 bull 13 00 and 3 milkers and 125 00 Re 13 cars heavies 8 i SS S 30 Yorkers 00 0 jigs 7 stags 00 Sheep 28 33 ers 50 o i G 00 lambs Ou 40 light choice S r prime tidy To cows 30 0 0-> fresh WH 00 f ligh and S 7 30 and 3 3 miv on ft 2 lambs S1 fi i u i CiNCI N ers Jo tO 00 33 hf 05 Ilc 11 00 V i rod Si Xo l d Oats No 2 i 1 Rye Xo i DOINGS IN OHIO Many Farms Inundated Bellefontaine O April navigated the fields near Lakeview and a vast acreage of land in the of Lewiston reservoir is in- undated A number of farm homes in Stokes township have been and m many dwellings pants are living in up stairs rooms In some localities entire farms are water The water is pouring OTer the reservoir waste weir The dam was rebuilt several years ago by the state and it is thought there no danger of it breaking erer the retaining wall is being trolled by guards Cleveland Parish Robbed O April men broke into the parish house of St Paul's Christian Roman Catholic church here and robbed the safe of about funds A man to be one of the trio was captured and had in his possession ft satchel containing He gave the name of Joseph Smith of Buffalo Weather Responsible For Suicide April 3 Ing to his wife that he feared the would never shine again Isaac J Heston 52 went from his Into an outbuilding and swallowed carbolic acid He died after ing to a physician that he committed because he was disgusted with the weather Last of Triumvirate Quits Cincinnati O April 3 ately following the meeting of the Hamilton county Republican central committee at which Rud K for years with George B Cox and August Herrmann a Republican leader announced his from politics he left for New York Stenographers Footed Canton O April Rudy 88 eccentric bachelor farmer willed each to 14 courthouse just for being but be fore his death he made a subsequent will leaving all property to his tives Find Dead Baby In Car Bridgeport O April 3 ties are seeking for whoever put a boy in a B O freight car in which the child was found dead Indications are that the child was placed in car while alive Loses Eye Ends Life O April dore Myers 50 blew off the top of his head with a shotgun at his homo near Mineral City had recently lost an eye and had been despondent for several weeks Millersburg Man Drops Dead Cleveland O April 3 Bowsher of Millersburg a juryman In the United States district court dropped dead from heart disease i a toilet room at the federal building Snappers Go on Strike O April 3 All glass snappers in and Mt non are out on strike caused manufacturers refusing to pay agreement involving 200 shops Meet Tomorrow Delaware O April Ohio Prohibition will hold its state convention in this city beginning morrow and continuing over Friday Must Build New Courthouse Kenton O April Hardin county courthouse was condemned by the state fire marshal and ordered torn down within nine months Falls Into Cistern Marion O April 5 was in a cistern at the home of her parents at Owen Station LAUGH AT CONFESSION Nichols In New York on Night of Helen Murder Portsmouth X II April 3 Xo credence is placed by the police -a the story of Seth a former seaman arrested here on Saturday for carrying a that he killed Dr Helen Knabe in her apartments in Indianapolis on the night of 23 They regard it as another case of a desire for a free ride west lar to the one they had a year ago when an imprisoned marine wanted to get to X Y by confessing that he murdered a girl in a etery there The police say that on the night that Dr Knabe was dered Nichols was on board the cruiser pixie at the New York yard WILL REVIVE HISTORY 100 fat 7 30 i an fat bulls fat cows uO milkers md 00 30 73 Receipts 1.500 10 Yorkers 10 23 00 Shoop find Lambs Receipts So i wot hers U ewes 50 lambs 50 Choice lambs 75 TOLEDO Wheat coro 75 AC oats Constitutional Convention to Meet In May 9 O April 3 fourth Ohio constitutional convention wi'l hold its in the Ross county courthouse is on the site of the capitol of Ohio at the first tion of the state framed The invitation of Mayor Cahill and the board of trade of Chillicothe was accepted by the contention Autos to cairy the delegates around the historic old city are promised by Delegate Baum of Ross Primary Plan Turned Down St Paul April Minnesota Republican stato central committee by a vote of 28 to 7 rejected the plan of a presidential preferential primary urged by the Mid forces UNION IS MAIN ISSUE IN EAST Independent Operator Defends Right of Men to Organize NAME OF BAER IS HISSED Anthracite Miners Emphatically De- clare That They Prefer tion of Their Organization to posed 10 Per Cent la Charge That Are Too Weak to Strike and They Will Show Operators Wilkesbarre Pa April of the union and the bull dint up of the organization on a wider scope for the purpose of making it more fraternal and beneficial is ad- by John C Haddock pendent operator and president oB the Plymouth Coal company Mn It there is a strike now I do not expect to look for any guards the miners ranks I want men to guard my property for reason that I believe they will der me better and more efficient service than any imports I could bring here When the miners and the tors meet in Philadelphia April further continue their the companies will offer an increase of wages They will make a flat of- fer of 10 per cent which will mean that they want and will insist on abolition of the sliding scale This would mean a net increase to the men of about 6 per cent This will be as much as the companies will offer and will be all the men hope to get without a strike x Names Operators Limit Determination of the miners anthracite fields to stand for of the union was forcibly at a mass meeting of men at Nanticoke These men received the name of President Baer of the operators with catcalls and hoots were plainly asked by William Baxter national organizer of Iowa whether they wanted to accept a 10 per cent increase in wages and re- turn to work without a Scarcely had the words left his lips before the men as one mighty Chorus sang out We don't any increase we want recognition of the union Following Baxter came Adam cavage district president of No 1 He opened the way to a tion of the men's spirit and de- During the negotiations be- tween men and operators at Xew Tork city Baer of the op- committee tola National President White of the mine workers that the union was too weak to strike Men greeted this with loud of We will show him we will show him NEGRESS CONFESSES I Admits She Has Killed 17 Mem ben Of Race In South Lafayette La April a most amazing confession Clementine a negress cleared the tery that has surrounded the ders oH 17 negroes in western iana and has given clews which are expected to fix the guilt for 18 others In this state and Texas which been charged to the mysterious ax man Through the succession of ders the theory of the authorities has been that all of the 35 negroes who have been killed were the tims of one band of fanatics or of one individual fanatic and that ther were members of the church ol a mysterious negro sect said tr believe in the sacrifice of human lives as a means of securing Immortality A peculiar feature of the case is that Raymond her father convicted of the murder of the Andrus family she being the chief witness against him Raymond sentenced to be hanged but has been granted a new trial She now de- clares that her fathei is entirely in- nocent of the crime Progressive Democrats Win Chicago April 3 Corrected re- turns show that the progressive Democrats swept the city in the elections Of 38 aldermen elected 25 are Democrats and 11 Republicans Royalty Contribute Their Mite London April George and Mary have each contributed to the relief of the sufferers by the coal su ike Woman Suffrage Defeated Boston April suffrage in Massachusetts was killed by the house by a vote of 106 to 86 AS YOU LIKE If Horses valued at died at Ogdensburg N Y from ages of the pinkeye Corporal William Lee of the comat artillery was instantly killed at Port R I by of three-Inch gun
