Chillicothe Gazette from Chillicothe, Ohio • 1

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29. NO. 65 CHILLICOTHE, OHIO. SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 2 1907 DAILY EDITION.

CONFERENCE ON THE MAIN STREET CROSSING Develops the Fact That There is a Way To Temporarily Overcome Switching Nuisance There If It Will Only Be Tried. AND THAT A PERMANENT CHANGE WILL BE MADE IN NEAR FUTURE BY THE B. O. R'Y CO. BUILDING NEW YARDS Incidentally the Conference Also Developed Fact That B.

0. is To Build a New Freight Line To Hillsboro. Temporary Plan is To Have Target Men Work Target Giving Street Cars Signal That Track is Clear, But They Must Be Compensated By Street Railroad Co. N. W.

is To Put in Interlocking Device, and It is Claimed This of Itself Will Stop Switching. The committee of Council appointed to secure a meeting of the railroads and the street railway comto confer in regard to the much pany discussed street railway crossing over the B. 0. tracks at Main street, held such a conference Friday afternoon, and present at the meeting were Superintendent E. R.

Scoville, of the B. 0. and President Vaughters, of the Street Railway Company, and President Sears and Messrs. Rumpf, Herting and McDowell of the railroad committee of The conference continued for an hour before any material headway was made, and at that time President Sears, who was presiding, adopted another method of procedure. He asked what Mr.

Vaughters had to suggest as a means of overcoming the trouble at the Main street erossing, and Mr. Vaughters said that he saw no way out of it but for the railroad to stop switching across the crossing. Turning to Superintendent Scoville, President Sears asked him what he thought should be done about the matter, and Mr. Scoville said that several ways might aid in doing away with a great part of the trouble. One was to have the Street Railroad Company put on an extra man in their service during the rush hours, to flag over the crossing their cars.

To this President Vaughters demurred. Mr. Sears then suggest-ed that all three railroads employ three men to work on eight hour tricks each, and they be instructed to look after the street car traffic as well as the public traffic and railroads. To this all three of the railroads demurred. Mr.

Scoville then suggested that the present flagmen or target men be paid a fair compensation by the street railway company to operate the target, which would be given a new signal, the straight or vertical signal being for the B. 0. trains right of way, the horizontal to be for the N. W. right of way, and the diagonal for the street railroad right of way.

By this means the street railroad employes would have a definite and concrete signal showing the tracks open for the passage, but he thought the target men should be given fair compensation for such extra working of the target, and it should be borne by the Street. Railway Company, which was the chief benefactor under the rule. Mr. Vaughters demurred to this also, claiming that the only way the matter could properly be adjusted was by the B. 0.

stopping switching across the Main street crossing. President Sears then explained that probably was true as to that a permanent solution, but as a temporary expedient the other was proper, for even if the railroad company wanted to, it could not stop its switching at once nor build new yards at once. Supt. Scoville explained that the company was planning to change its yards, but it would take time, probably a year or more. He explained that the road was going to build a freight line to this city from Hillsthrough Bainbridge, and that boro this line would come into the city along the line of the C.

H. D. and would strike the south-eastern part of the city, and that that was where the new yards would be. But all this would take time. Mr.

Vaughters finally acceded to the insistence of the other parties to the conference, but said that he could not bindingly agree until the matter was submitted to his board of directors. Mr. Sears, in his explanation, claimed that the company would have to run its cars over the tracks down Main street or give up its franchise, and, of course, they did not want to do this, so that he thought that the signal by means of the target would be the best method to overcome the difficulty until the new. yards of the company are built. In the same connection, the Gazette has been informed through an authoritative source that the N.

W. will this fall build an interlocking switch across the B. o. tracks at Main street, and that when this is done it will of necessity stop the switching, for the state law does not allow of switching over an interlocking switch. Whether this construction of the law is true, the Gazette is not in a position to say but if it is it will tainly bring matters to a crisis sooner than is looked for.

The contractor in charge of the work of double tracking the Norfolk and Western informed the Gazette last week that he would be at work through this city this fall and that he thought at that time the interlocking device would be installed. The conference developed several matthers plainly which have only been hinted at heretofore and one of them is the building of a freight line from this city to Hillsboro by way of Bainbridge. While the survey has been made and the preliminary data all secured no moves which had come to public had been made by the B. 0. company for several months in this direction and it was thought that the surveys had been merely of an explorative nature and had been alowed to lapse into desuetude.

A SPECIAL AND REGULAR Collide Head Near Waterbury, and Four are Killed. Waterburg, March Two passenger trains, a regular and a special collided head-on on the Naugautuck division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. at Platts Mills, resulting in the death of four men and the serious wounding of two more, and less injuries to over a score of others. The dead are the crews of the two engines. On the special were the members of Company Second regiment, Connecticut National Guard, and Governor Woodruff and staff.

The Governor and they escaped injury. They had been in attendance at a banquet in their honor in this city. LADY'S BALLOT One Vote For (Name' of Candidate. (Name of Organization. In the Scioto Gazette Diamond Voting Contest.

Void after March 9th. Ballots to be counted must be separated, carefully CAPT. STILES PASSES AWAY Former Resident Finishes Long and Active Career in Columbus. Columbus, 0., March George Stiles, a member of the Schiller club and a long-time resident of the South Side, died yesterday after suffering long with Bright's disease at his residence, 821 Mohawk street. He was 70 years old.

Captain Stiles arose from the ranks to a captainacy in the civil war. After the war he engaged in the railroad business and at the time of his death was the oldest living engineer of the Hocking Valley railroad. He came to Columbus from Chillicothe 20 years ago. Captain Stiles is the sixth member of the Schiller club to die. The Schiller club, which was organized 1 in 1900, was composed of 11 old men who lived near Schiller park monument and who gathered there daily to talk over old times.

These men were regarded as patriarchs of a past age and frequently were banqueted and entertained. Of the 11 members, whose group picture, may be seen in many South Side homes, only five are left. They are J. Kockenbach, Phil Schlaffer, Captain Charles Selbach, B. Stoecklin and John Link.

Three of these men are sick at their home and will be unable to attend the funeral of Captain Stiles. The widow, one daughter, Miss Lucia Stiles and two sons, Charles and Albert, survive. The deceased was formerly an engineer on the oid M. C. through here and lived in East Fourth street.

For many years he was a member of the city council and a hard working public official. President Sears to-day appointed Messrs. W. W. Herring, Dr.

E. W. Stratemeyer and Fred Rumpf a committee to draft resolutions upon his death. The local lodge of Odd Fellows here also issued a call for members to go to Columbus to attend the funeral. Heavy Fog.

New York, March thick fog to-day over the bay and along the coast prevents vessels from making the port. Jealous Husband's Deed. South Bend, March Chas. Carroll, aged twenty-five, of Elkhart, was shot, and fatally wounded by Frank Howland, because of Carroll's alleged attention to Mrs. Howland.

The shooting was at Howland's home. Carroll is married. Family's Grim Record. Athens, March 2-The Coroner is investigating at Broadwell the death of Clarence, White, who was found in a ditch with a broken neck. His brother was killed a few weeks ago at Junction City by a trunk that had been hit by a passing train.

His father was killed by lightning two years ago. Woman's Distinction. Columbus, March -Governor Harris Friday announced the apapointment of Mrs. Alice F. Nelson, city, as a member of the Board of Lady Visitors of the Xenia Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home.

Mrs. Nelson is the first member of the alumae who has been placed in such 'a position since the organization of the institution. Scissors His Weapon. Springfield, 0., March -Aaron Tiffany, aged 49 years committed suicide Friday by gashing his throat with a pair of scissors. He was ill and despondent because he could not make a living for his wife and child.

SITUATION IS NOW IMPROVED a Pastmaster Perry on Friday took up the mail situation at Bourneville and telegraphed the department at Washington asking if some arrangements could not be made whereby the Bourneville residents might not get their mail. He was notified by the department to-day that Bourneville was within the reach of the carriers from Storm's Station and Lyndon and would hereafter be served by the carriers from both postoffices. In making the changes the department in some way failed to have the proper orders issued to the carriers. Mission Clock. Henn Haynes have just received a fine line of Mission clocks, New Designs.

Look them over. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS. Chicago, March wheat, 75 7-8; May corn, 46 3-4; May oats, 41 3-4. FIRST BUNCH OF INTEREST BLACKBURN AGIN' SUBSIDY Democratic Senator Says Democrats Will Talk It To Death. Washington, D.

March What practically amounts to, an agreement to talk the ship subsidy bill to death was reached by the Democratic Senators to-day. The understanding was reached at a conference on the floor of the Senate between the leaders of the minority and Representatives Williams and Sherley, leaders of the minority in the House, who were opposed 1 to the passage of the measure in the House yesterday. Senator Carmack, leader of the opposition to the bill, expressed himself as confident the Senate would not concur in the amendments to the bill made by the House. After the defeat and other dilatory motions of a general agreement was reported that the bill be taken up for consideration at 5 p. m.

today. A $75,000 Fire. Bloomington, March 2-Eleven business houses on the north side of Main street in the town of Leroy were destroyed by fire to-day. Loss $75,000. Freight Wreck.

Coshocton, March freight on the Columbus, Akron Cleveland railroad plunged down a thirty foot embankment near here to-day. E. C. Hammon, of Delaware, the fireman, was crushed to death, and C. T.

Morman, the conductor, fatally injured. Shortage Reported. Columbus, 0., March -Examiner A. H. Foster, of the State Bureau of Public Accounting, filed his report with Auditor of State Guilbert Friday on the financial condition of It says that Harry Smith the 'alleged defaulting teller of the Hocking Valley Bank, who was also Treasurer of that city, 1 is short $192.73.

The records show a receipt from E. C. Nutter that the amount mentioned was received by Smith as assessment for "the but never was turned into the treasury. TILLMAN GETS OUT HIS FORK And Wants To Prod Up the Whole Canal Business Again. Washington, March 2.

Senator Tillman introduced a resolution in the Senate calling on the President for all papers relating to the recent agitation of having the Panama canal built by contract, and in support of the resolution he said Oliver had complied with all the requirements. He said he had a suspicion that the bid was rejected because Oliver "did on not let in some of his competitors who were too greedy on the first STROTHERS BOYS WERE INSANE Culpepper, March Clark occupied the most of the day at the trial of James and Philip Strothers. His testimony is regarded by the defense as of vital importance to their side, he being expected to develop that both the Strother brothers suffered a mental derangement night they killed Bywaters. After Clark's testimony the trial will move rapidly toward its conclu-: sion. Dr.

Clark testified that in his opinion the Strothers brothers were seized with uncontrollable emotional insanity the night of the shooting, brought on by the many insults to which they had been subjected. GENTLEMAN'S BALLOT One Vote For (Name of Candidate. (Name of organization. In the Scioto Gazette Diamond Voting Contest. Void after March 9th.

trimmed around the border and deposited unfolded. On Publie Funds Comes Into County Treasury and It Helps Out. Treasurer Partee to-day stated to the Gazette that since the first of last September there had been paid to the county by the First National bank, the county depository, in the matter of interest on daily balances carried by the band, $784.19. While this is not a large sum in itself, it. represents money coming to the funds of the county without expense to the taxpayer, and will be quite useful in paying a number of bills in the expense account of the county.

The money was placed to the credit of the general fund on the county. There seems to be some dispute among the officials of the state over the interpretation of the law providing for county depositories in regard to the clause as to where the interest is to go. Treasurer Partee thinks the money should be placed to the credit of the general fund of the county, although the Bureau of Uniform Accounting, he said thought the money should be divided among all the funds. The amount paid over by the bank of this county was credited to the general fund. Mashed His Hand.

Mr. Pearl Thatcher, of South Mulberry street, while working on a gang-press at the Sears Nichols can manufacturing plant on Riverside street, had three fingers of his right hand severely mashed on Friday afternoon. Dr. Brown attended Mr. Thatcher's injuries, which to-day are much improved.

Apoplexy Proves Fatal. Columbus, March Floyd McCormick, well known in insurance circles and a former member of the General Asembly from Scioto countd, died Friday at Mt. Carmel Hospital after a short illness from: a stroke of apoplexy. He was born in Scioto County in October, 1861, and was graduated from the Lebanon Normal School, Wesleyan University at Delaware, and the Cincinnati Law School. At the time of his death he was Secretary and General- Manager of the Ohio Underwriters' Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

In 1885 he Miss Anne Corrille Scarlet, daughter of Joseph A. Scarlett, of the R. G. Dun Co. mercantile agency with headquarters at Cincinnati.

For several years Mr. McCormick had the agency for Dun Company at Indianapolis. Besides his widow he leaves one daughter. The funeral will be held Monbut the place of interment has not been decided upon. Ed.

Riley Appointed. Ed. J. Riley was appointed carrier on R. F.

D. No. 7 by the Postoffice Department Friday. He was sworn in and went on the route this morning. An Auto Collision.

A motor cab belonging to Mr. Charles Watson and driven by Mr. Fred Dixon ran into a motor cab belonging to Mr. Victor Fuchs, on North Paint street, Friday evening. Mr.

Fuchs' cab was not injured, but the whole front of Mr. Walson's cab was mashed by the force of the blow. DAY FORCES WERE THE WINNERS At the ninth revolver contest held by the Chillicothe police force in the basement of the city prison on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the rivalry between the day and night forces was intense, but after the smoke had cleared away the night force was obliged to confess themselves beaten, and the trophy that they had held for many months passed into the hands of Day Sergeant Philip Keim, who ran up the highest score that has been shot for a time. The shooting on the whole WaS much better than that of any of the preceding contests and shows that the accuracy of aim among our guardians of the peace is greatly improving. The score was as follows: Pendergast 6 Schaffer 0 2 Keim 7 10 40 Briggs L.

Rinehart. Chancellor -10 Longshore 6 Weigand -29 Kelley -27 D. Rinehart 8 10 2 -32 Johnson 6-27 Hamm -21 Rieder 2 -29 Thompson 8 Lewis 2 6 0--23 Mayor Yaple closed the contest by shooting a score of 22. Only two bulls-eyes were made, they by Philip Keim and Daniel Rinehart. COLOSSAL VOTE OF 48,467 IS RECORD OF YESTERDAY Closing Day of First Special Contest Brings Out Phenomenal Vote and Miss Jo Moriarity and Henry Hamm Win the Special Credits.

CONTEST YESTERDAY SIMPLY WHIZZED AND WHIRRED AND WHISHED AND A FEW MORE SENSATIONS ARE FURNISHED Two Weeks of Contest Have Now Passed Into the Background, and the Three Weeks Remaining Will Be Ones of Energetic Effort. Next Special Credit Offer of 800 Votes For the Greatest Number of Daily Honor Certificates Next Friday Evening Will Give Candidates Who Fell Short of Success Yesterday Another Opportunity First of Honor Certificates Will Be Awarded For Biggest Vote To-day, and Will Continue Through Remainder of the Contest. Miss Jo Moriarity, Y. L. S.

of St. Mary's Church 9,403 Mrs. August Teichert, St. Ann Society, St. Peter's 7,059 Mrs.

A. B. Davis, Protected Home Circle 4,959 Mrs. Alex Brunner, 3,035 Mrs. Ida Brandenburg, Daughters ofRebekkah 2,480 Miss Margaret Gickler, A.

I. 775 Mrs. William Kadel, 639 Mrs. Bertha Remley, Royal Neighbors 225. Mrs.

Burke, Auxiliary O. R. 160 Mrs. Margaret Dixon. 34 GENTLEMEN.

Henry Hamm, F. 0. Val Rice, Red 12,728 4,642 Louis Houser, I. 0. 0.

Will Greenbaum, B. P. O. 3,648 Wm. Hedrick, Ind.

O. of 3,615 2,174 L. L. Burgoon, Knights of Pythias. 2,085 Edward Brant, B.

of L. 750 Philip Seward, A. O. Jos. Sykes, 0.

R. Car 640 Geo. Seward, B. of R. Jake Batteiger, Eintracht Singing Society Reuben Moore, Bowler's Edward Brewster, O.

R. 15 Jake Johnson, B. I. L. It simply whizzed and whirred and whished.

That's just exactly what the contest did yesterday. The battle for the special awards of tone thousand votes was a remarkably strenuous one and furnishes the climax of sensational climaxes for which the contest has become noted. The ballots and certificates just poured into the voting box in one continuous flood-stream, and the Scioto zette office presented a scene as lively in its restricted way as was ever presented in Rome on the occasion of a Mascagni First Night at the Grand opera house. Yesterday's vote for the closing day of the first special contest will outrun even the most sanguine expectations of the most optimistic supporters of the cause. 48,467 votes is the phenomenal proportions to which the total attained, and this impressively illustrates the popular approval the contest has met with at the hands of the people of Chillicothe and vicinity.

To a mass a vote of such propertions requires genuine popularity on part of the contestants competing for the prizes, coupled with excellent organizing and hustling ability, and it also requires ready and substantial support at the hands of the people whom the candidates call upon in the prosecution of their campaigns for votes and subscriptions. That all these requirements have been met in a more than satisfactory manner is abundantly shown in the vote of yesterday. The voting box yesterday morning had been placed outside the office door barely fifteen minutes when the first votes of the day were deposited in them, and from that time on the voting continued with ever-increasing briskness until the polls were closed at five-thirty, when the votes were taken out and' the count, which consumed the entire remainder of the evening, was commenced. The completed count showed the vote as it appears in the tabulated list this evening, and that Miss Jo Moriarity and Henry Hamm were entitled to the special credits of 1,000 votes each, having received the largest number of votes during this special credit contest period. These extra vote awards have been added to their vote, and the vote they are credited with in this evening's paper ineludes these extra 1,000 votes.

The winners of these special credits will now be compelled to strain every effort to maintain their even chances, while the friends of those who were vanquished in the special contest which closed last evening will LADIES. (Continued on eighth page.) AN ADDITIONAL PRIZE. Owing to the increased interest manifested by the candidates in the great popularity contest, and the desire of some of the candidates to make special effort to secure new yearly subscriptions for the Daily Scioto Gazette, the Gazette feels impelled to offer an additional prize to the candidates turning in the largest number of new subscriptions paid a year in advance, from the 28th day of February until the final closing of the con test, a beautiful silver tee service. This tea service is composed of five pieces: Teapot Coffeepot, Sugar Bowl, Cream Pitcher and Spoonholder. This service is from the well known silversmiths Reed Barton, and is sold and guaranteed as the finest quadruple plate.

This service in appearance is the satin finish, artistically decorated and altogether a trophy that any one would be proud to own. This prize, like the other trophies, was purchased from the well and favorably known jewelers, Messes. Henn Haynes, who personally guarantee the prize to be just as represented. For a number of years these jewelers have been the exclusive agents of the Reed Barton make of silverware and the general public has doubtless become familiar with the excellent quality of goods bearing their name. By the addition of this special prize, it makes it possible for five candidates to win prizes, or for one candidate to win two prizes.

All new yearly subscriptions paid in advance turned into this office from this date will be counted in competition for this special prize..