The Chronicle-Telegram from Elyria, Ohio • Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST UNSETTLED WEDNESDAY. PROIB- ABLY SHOWERS WljttWBSDAY EVENING FOR PRESIDENT: SGRAM VOL. XIV. NO. 192, MAY 15, 1912.

PRICE ONE CENT. Greet Progressive Leader at Lake Shore Depot EarlyWednesday Morning Colonel in Short Speech Tells Elyrians People Against Machines and Organized Hearers When He Predicts Victory is Apparently unfatigued Is 22ft mile campaign tour from the southern (border oj Of Canton and the dozen or mon cb.es he made en route Tuesda, heo- Roosevelt, leader of Republican nt greeted nearly a housand is at the Lake Shore depot av 5 Tuesday morning. about five minutes he talked from the rear iplatform of his car attached to a special train and again assured the people of this city that he is waging a fight "for the people against the bosses." "You'll Win," Greets T. II. 'Roosevelt's appearance here was marked by little demonstration.

Instead, the crowd that greeted him listened intently to his short ad- NEW PAINT COMPANY ORGANIZED IN THIS CITY JUST RECENTLY A number of local Investors, headed by L. 'L. Wilcirxon, have organized a company in this city to engage in the manufacture of, paints. A suitable site has been donated the new company and it is the intention of the concern to erect a factory on the land as early as possible. The company is inforporated for $10,000 and will be under the personal management of Wilcoxon, resigned his position with the Anderson 'Paint, company the of March.

(New machinery is bo.ing shipped to this city and temporary quarters v-'UI secured until a model plant can be erected POPULAR RESIDENT OFPITTSFIELD IS PNEUMONIA VICTIM C. West, 54, clerk of the Township Trustees and Clerks of County, and clerk of Pitts- fleld townshiip. died at his home in Pittsfield. Tuesday morning At 8:00 o'clock as a result of an attack of pneumonia. The deceased wjas known throughout the county and his death is regretted by all those who were acquainted with him.

Mr. West was born and raised on the farm where he spent his entire life and had been the township clerk for many years. He is survived by a wife and five children, who have the sympathy of entire neighborhood, where he was held In high esteem by everyone. The deceased was a respected member of Odd Fellow The funeral will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. dress, frequently interrupting him with "You're All Right" and "You'll Win." "You bet we're going to win," ths ex-president replied, his face broadening into the regulation, teeth-displaying Roosevelt smile.

"Look at the papers and see what California did yesterday. I think we're gding to win without Ohio but I want Ohio on our side. Wherever we have had a chance at a primary we have won, except in Massachusetts, and we only lost that state by a fraction of one percent." Train Ahead of Time Although the special train, that brought Roosevelt from Canton, where he made his first set speech in Ohio last night into the Northern belt of counties which will he traversed teday, reached Elyria five minutes ahead o-f time there was a great crowd, considering the hour, at the deipot when it arrived. The 'train came to a halt with the rear car a few feet east of the depot. Roosevelt appeared instantly and after greeting A.

L. who will accompany the ex-president upon his tour today, began to speak. What He Said "My friends," he said, "I am glad to be in Ohio again. If you care to I would like you to read ray last night's speech in this morning's papers. This is a fight, of tho people against the Tjosses and we're going to lick 'em anyway.

We have against us the big machines and all the power of privilege. This is a fight of volunteers who are making a fight. Tt is a of applying elemental morality to modern civilization as you want to apply it to your everyday lives. "If the are against me, all right. I have nothing to say.

But if you are for me and the bosses twist the votes so as to appear against me. Twill have a great deal to "They say preach class hatred. That is nonsense. want a geK'ern- ment for the average American citizen and for the younger American citizen, like the one 'this man has rn his arms," he said pointing to a man close to the car, who held a boy. "You know the kind of crop like best." said 'Roosevelt with a laugh in which the crowd Joined.

The. only was when the train moved. Roosevelt waved his hand high above his head and the crowd cheered. Many Women in Crowd iKlyria arose early to greet the country's foramost private citizen. Tn the crowd were perhaps two hundred women, who appeared as interested as the men in what the ex- president said.

Although it was announced colonel would speak twenty minutes, it was toi cut the stop short so that the special would get out of the way of a westbound flyer. The tour this morning included Norwalk, Bellevue, mont and then south through Fostoria Competent girl for general house work. Family of three. No Kousecleaning. Apply 417 Middle avenue.

3,000 People GreetCol. T. Roosevelt at Oberlin Oberlin, May 15 Three thousand people greeted Theodore Roosevelt when he stepped onto the platform of the rear car ot his special train, which stopped here at 7 o'clock this morning! College students, staid (professors and nearly all of the residents of the village cheered the ex-president who ibrlef- ly told them of the fight the progressives are making to give the people control of the'1 government. Aa the train started the croVd cheered riotously and Roosevelt smiled hia pleasure and waved his hand. An idea of Roosevelt's popularity in Oberlin was given at a.

meeting of the, colored voters here last Harry Smith, publisher of the Cleveland Gazette attacked the former president for his stand in the Brownsville affair, in an attempt to excite prejudice him. The two hundred men present by a vote of more than three to dne rte- clard their preference for Roosevelt for the Republican nomination for SALOONKEEPERS IN LIMELIOHT AGAIN Aiulterst Uquor Dealers Continue to Separate Themselves from Their Money Amherst, May 15 Somebody in Anfherst "snitched" on Paul Grugel and A. J. Hamel, proprietors of thirst parlors in that village and as a result both were placed under arrest, charged with selling liquor on Sunday. Each saloon keeper was fined $25 and costs by Stiwald, Tuesday morning.

Another insight into the local liquor business was secured when H. J. Bodman filed a suit against A. J. 'Hamel to recover -a $20 liquor bill.

iBodman followed up his demand for the money by some rough house work in the Hamel saloon and the proprietor had his arrested and a fine of $15 was inflicted -by Justice Chamberlain, of EXPRESSES HER, GBATI- TUIE. I -wish to thank the Telegram for the watch I received Monday afternoon; also to all who helped me in the contest, me subscriptions or saved 'ballots for me. ELEANOR HBTlOHlCaCK. ROBBERS DYNAMITED SAFE IN AN EXPRESS GAR AND ESCAPED New Orleans, May 15 Two masked robbers held up the New Orleans-New York limited train No. 2, northbound, on the Queen Crescent, near HattLesburg, early today.

They dynamited the safe in the express car, and after looting it, escaped on horseback. Railroad officials are reticent as to the amount of loot the rolbbors may have takeTi, 'but members of the train crew say it may reach $240,000. One package missing contained $140,000, and another $100,000, hey say. The money is said to have ieen consigned to St. Louis, New York and banks.

The express car was -demolished five charges of dynamite. In case of some ho'ldups, violent explosions have worked against the by destroying tho loot they ought. Passengers on the train were not molested. The train proceeded to lattiesburg after the holdup, where and county officials were noti- ied. Poteses set out in pursuit of the robbers, who are said to have fled oward the Alabama state line.

J. H. Thompson Laughs at The Press Agent's Tales A PERILOUS IPLUNGE Local Man Scouts Theory that Casks of Wine Will be Found in Niagaras Hull. iJJones of Sailors Speared by Erie Fishermen. Ribs and Cross.

Reams Remain Intact and Old Boat Can be Floated. J. Thom'Dson, the West avenue plumber, says that the press agent stories regarding the belief that there are casks- of wine in the old of Commodore Perry's ships, now lying on the (bottom of the hanbor at Brie, are the worst fakes he has read in years. T-he "Niagara" ia to be raised from the sand and mud where she has lain for nearly 100 years a-nd will be fitted out to take part in the Perry celebration at Put-in- Bay, this summer. A Pipe Dream.

Thotnipson used to fish from the hulk of the old 'boat 30 years ago and on one occasion he says, the anolior which swung from -his boat became entangled in the ribs of the "Niagara" atid he was forced to dive into her hull to loosen the iron from its position. He says if there is anything but sand and mud in her hold he Is badly mistaken, as at that time all that was left the gallant old ship were her -wooden rilbs and inner beams 'io-tice AMHERST MOTHERS TAKE UP SUFFRAGE Amherst, May 15 Womens suffrage will attract more attention the future, from the members, ban it has in the past, when the Circle meets. Mrs. 'Fred Shearer fired the opening gun in the rbattle for votes, uesday afternoon, at a held at the home of Mrs. John Wiegand, who was assisted by Philp Strahl and Mrs.

iBert Others on the program were: Reading, Mrs. 'George Wilford; rec- tation, Mrs. -C. E. Snyder; piano so- o.

Miss Edith Theobold and Miss Olive 'Beller. lAt the conclusion of- icers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Mrs. A. R. Purmort, president; (Mrs.

Alex Camer- 'n, vice president; secretary, Mrs. Fred Roomer; treasurer, Mrs. EB. Rogers; chaplain, Mrs. C.

E. ony- der assistant chaplain, Mrs G. N. Christian. Elegant refreshment's served.

Child's First Years Important. A happy and healthy childhood, full of sunshine acd merriment, and ktnd- Iness and understanding, means successful and helpful maturity. A great deal of failure is fear, and a great deal of sin Is stupidity. And nothing so Increases fear and begets stupidity as a disorderly and inconsequent environment in the first few Anon. Too Shabby for a Servant.

Coleridf was one day riding In Regent's park in an unusually strange, shabby dress, wben a number of bis friends rode up and met him. Cole- offered to fall behind ana pass as one of the party's servants. "No," one of them said, "I am proud of you as a friend; hut. I must say, I should be ashamed of you as a servant." The Difference. The difference between a and a patriot is that the dema- frequently makes it pay.

her deck and cabins. Human According to Thompson, scores of botflies were "buried in the harbor after the war of 1812, as soon as the government 'dispensed with "Niagara" and the "St. Daw- as hosptal ships and often while spearing fish in the waters near the old hulks, bones of Perry's sailors were brought from their last resting place, on the pronigs of the epears. Can be Floated. There is no doutot in the mind of Thompson, but that he ra" can 'be floated and will undoubtedly seen in the position oif honor when the big demonstration in honor of the great inland sea fighter ia oonvmemorated this siMmner, it Being the centenial anniversary of great battle ot Put-n-Bay.

'However, the local man not plan to attend the celebration. as he says the three minutes he risked his life in- the hold of the sunken vessel, in order to recover a 50 cent anchor, was all he cared to see of the old boat. CAN KEEP THE WOLF FROM COTTAGE DOOR Valentine Fries, of Cleveland is Heir to a Bum of Money Valentine Fries, whose difficulties with his family and that of his wife have had several is not worrying any more. attained his majority yesterday and came into an estate estimated at $500,000, inherited from his father, wealthy lumberman and vessel owner. Attorney Fred 'P.

Walther yesterday went to Sandusky. to settle up young Fries' inheritance affairs. Fries' trouble started -when he married Mazel Wrockett, wtbo was the companion of his mother. 'He was a student in University schctol at that time. Later Fries and his wffe lived at the home of the wife's parents at 5703 Central-av S.

E. By a court decree they were ordered to separate. But 'they disappeared from Cleveland instead and have kept out of sight until now Yesterday young Fries and his wife were at the home of Mrs. Fries' (parents. BOOSTER MEETING TO OCCUR AT PITTSFIELD THIS SATURDAY NIGHT ELOPERS ARE NEARBY CITY A.

Baird and Mrs. OJtha Holliogsworth are in Detroit IANICIS 10 POLICE AWAIT NEWS Married Persons Who Left This City a Month Ago, Succeeded in Eluding Police Until Sunday. Mrs. Baird and Horace Hoilings- worth Proceed to Auto Oity for a Conference. A Bank Account Concerned.

A meeting to discuss the proposed $27,000 bond Issue, to Improve roads in and about La'Grange, will be held at the town hall in that place Saturday night and it appears as though it would foe a very interesting meeting. Alien and Gates of the Chamber of Commerce have been invited tot speak, as have the members of Road Commission Number One and the County commissioners. A majority of the residents favor the improvement, as connecting link to it will be the a number of roads already improved and will b0 the means of attracting trade and visitors to LaGrange. KING OFDENMARK DIES ON STREET; FOUND IN MORGUE May 1-5 Dressed in an ordinary business suit, Frederick VIII, king of Denmark, dropped dead while alone in the streets of Hamburg, Tuesday night, and his body, unidentified, lay on a slab with several others in Harbor Fro-nt hospital morgue until found at 3 a. m.

by anxious searchers. The first reports given otut were that the king had died suddenly in his hotel, the Hamburger -Hof, early Nothing could 'be learned officially as to the cause of the death except the brief and unsatisfactory statement that the king had a chill. 'Later it was added that he had experienced a slight fever and an Irritation o-f the lungs. To Preserve Old One way to preserve old photographs is as follows: Put the graphs into clean, hot water; very soon the pictures loosen and may be easily removed from the cards. When dry, either trim down to or carefully cut away the background entirely.

Mount them in a scrap book or a book made especially for kodak pictures. You will then have a book with which you can spend many happy moments looking over -familiar scenes and ASK ALIEN TO TELL OF UYRIA'S PLAN PRTOMONT OHAMBRR OF COMMERCE WANTS POINTERS FROM MAN The Fremont Chamber of Commerce has invited E. F. Alien, of the Elyria chamber of coimmerce to make an address before that body on "Civic Improvement" Wednesday evening, May 22nd. Because of the remarkable growth of the Elyria chamber during the last four years and the many things it has accomplished, chamibers in of the cities of Northern "'Ohio 'are following its methods.

Mr. Alien will be ask ed to tell the Fremont organization how Elyria does it. He says he will. LOCAL G. A.

R. MAY ACCEPT INVITATION May 15 The Memorial Day committee met last evening and in view of the fact that the Elyria 'Post will not observe Memorial as usual this year, an invitation has been extended to the Elyria G. A. OR. to) participate in the exercises at Amherst.

The committee has also -employed the Lorain City band for the occasion. Nearly aU the lodges as well as the school children and citizens will be in the line of march. Flowers aud wreaths will be placed upon the 'graves of the departed. It is not definitely known yet whether Brownhelm and South Amherst will co-oiperate with the local organization or hold memorial services independently. -o MARRIAGE LICENSE 'Ralph Mamljly, Lorain, machinist, and Eota Griggs, Lorain.

IPOiR RIE3N1T Suite bath and pantry. Redington Bldg. o- five rooms, Inquire at 21 '5-15-tf Why Hit Head Ached. Boswell one day complained to that the noise made by a group of literary men witn wnom they dining the day before made his head ache. "No, sir; It" was not that made your bead ache," replied Johnson, 'Jt was the sense we put Into it." "Has sense that effect on bead?" asked Boswell.

"Yes, sir; on beads not to answered Johnson. Proper Pride. ceases to be a tktaf when it pride in toe we sare. 'Having eluded the -police for over a month, it was announced at police headquarters, Wednesday morning, that A. Baird and Mrs.

Oltha Hollingsworth, who eloped from this city, had 'been located at Detroit, where he found employment with the E. M. F. Automobile company. Mrs.

Agnes Baird, whose husband deserted her for Mrs. Rollings worth after drawing a $700 savings account from otae of the local banks, "far Tuesday, in eoruqany with her attorney. Wants a Slice Alhtougb Mrs. Baird fears that her husband hag placed their savings beyond her reach, she admits that it is her intention to attempt to regain a portion of the money, 'but that she has no desire to be a secoind party to- a reconciliation. 'During their married life she says she and her husband deprived themselves of almost the necessities of life, in order to accumulate a fund sufficient to purchase a home, but when the goal was nearly In sight, another woman came Into his life and her day dream was left a shattered thing.

Another Trip Horace Hollingswortb, husband of the woman with whom Baird disappeared with from this city, is also in Detroit, accc-impanied by 'Councilman Beavor, but their mission Is of 'a different nature. The nvan who supposed hia wife was on a visit with relatives in La Grange, when she eloped with the former Dean employee, will seek to have her return to her home, accord ing to tlie police, he being ready to forgive her for the awful mlsta'ke ihe has made. Nver! Says Woman Its different with the little who was humiliated In the eyes of her friends, when the news of the elopement become known. "I will never live with him again," she has said to her friends time and again sllnce she disposed of her 'household furnture and went to live with her aunt in Lorain. As far as the police have been nformed, no arrests in connection with the elopement have been made, but Chief Stankard expecting "5 wire any minute regarding developments at Detroiit, where the affair will 'be discussed Wednesday mom- ing.

The elopers went Miss Caroline Bonnell will Address Audience tt Benefit Concert CONCERT JUNE Choras of Two Hundred With Orchestra and Soloists, Untler Direction of Griffith Jones Will Give "Tlie Creation" for the Benefit of the Social Settlement Association 'Elyrians may have a chance to hear from her own lips, Miss Caroline Bonnell's of her escape from the Titanic. (Miss Botmell la cctalng to EJyria June 4th to tell the audience that attends the performance of "The Creation" at the theater about Ybungstown's social settlement work 'and It Is thought that she may be Induced to describe the scenes following the Titafiic's collision -with an iceberg and the escape of the women and children in the small boats. Chorus of Two Hundred famous ciratorio will be given here by a chorus of more than two hundred voices, an orchestra of forty with soloists, whose names have not yet -'been announced, for the benefit of the Elyria Social Settlement association. Miss Bonnell is one cf the leaders in the social settlement movement in Youngstown, her home city. During the intermission between the parts of fae oratorio Miss will speak of work in Youngstown.

Under the direction of Griffith Jones, director the Singers' club, the chorus has rehearsing foir several weeks. At the last two rehearsals an orchestra composed of local musicians who have volunteered their services have accompanied the singers and the chorus la being rapidly whipped into shape for the performance. Members of tire Singers club, the Musical Art society and the church choirs of -the city together with other singers are In the chorus. AH Donate Services Plans to make the benefit a success from a financial standpoint were made at a meeting of the members of the sebtlement association a week ago. 'Committees will solicit the aid of all of the prominent people in the city as patrons and it expected that every seat in the theater will be sold 'before the night of the performance.

Director Jones, the singers and most of the orchestra men are donating their services, so that the oratorio will foe given at small expense and the. bulk of the receipts will go to the of the settlement work. then to South Bend, from there to Detroit. to Cleveland, Indiana, and NEW LIBRARY, WILL BE OPERATED Lowers of the latest and 'best fiction in will have an opportunity to indulge themselves to the fullest extent in the near future. Th latter part of next week, a branch of the circulating library conducted by the Burrows Brothers company, of will be Installed in the Central (Book Store, on Broad street, with Miss Clara Lord charge as librarian.

An room, furnished in mission style, is being fitted up in the rear of the store for the accom- odation of the bootos. One thousand volumes will be ready for the use of the readers, when the library is opened. No pains will be spared to cater to the wishes of members of the library. There will be plenty of copies of every (book, and a new cover will be placed on the books every time they are Issued. Tbls keeps the volumes neat and attract- ve at all times.

The library, which has been conducted by the Central Book store up to the present time, will 'be discontinued when the branch library la installed. CRY TfflB BWI1M1 WANTED A competent and willing young woman for general housework in a family of three. Mrs. John Lersch, 326 Washington avenue. G-lVtf A full line of rich cut glass with latest cuttinigs, at Boylan Bros.

6-14-31 FOR Ten houses located on east, west and aoutb, aides town, from $1100 to $3500. Sold on easy terms. Arthur O'Donnell, phone 920 or 520 R. 5-e-tt A REAL ESTATE New house, all modem conveniences. on East River street', $2.500.

Small ipayment down, balance to suit. Arthur OTOonnell, phone 920, residence phone 520 JR. 5-15-17-18 ARTHUR purchases land? corner of avenue and Fourteenth street. He will invprove it at (with modern dwellings. NEW YORK (Purchases Elyfia property.

new residence recently erected In Williams street, toy Arthur nell. was vWcbMed toy Vim C. Parker, of New City. or for a steady to do housework. 'Inquire Hotel, O.

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