The Daily Times from New Philadelphia, Ohio • Page 1

IN tT.li. ai i HEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO, WEDHESDAT. MARCH IS, 1911 LONDON PUBLISHER VISITS AMERICA; SAVIOR OF LABRADOR RETURNS HOME President Lewis Gives Strike Crier Columbus Conference Yesterday Howard Torgler and Edward Schlappi, New Phila. Men Victims of Knife Weilder Five Grace Is Allowed By President Before Strike Affecting Tuscarawas Operators Is Finally Field Will Not Be Affected "Walter Grahm, In Dover Jail Under Charge of Cutti To New Philadelphia Man, Implicated In Fracas, Gives Himseld Up to Is Seriously Hurt. The long-threatened strike affecting coal fields under control of operators of the Tuscarawas field, was finally declared, Tuesday night, in Col umbUs by President Tom L.

Lewis of the United Mine Workers union. Ten thousand miners will be affected. The suspension is called for next Monday. Central and eastern Ohio operators were notified Wednesday of the final resolution of the mineworkers. Only the agreement of the operators to accede to the demands, President Lewis has announced, will prevent the suspension.

The move is intended to force the Tuscarawas operators to come to the terms. Five times now the op erators and workers have met in joint conferences in an effort to settle the differences. Each time the attempt to bring about peace was been fruitless. The mines in the Tuscarawas field have been closed since June 11, 1910, when the mineworkers union called a walkout because the operators, as they alleged, refused to sign a wgge scale declared at the Cinoifingti don ference earlier in the yeaR; claimed that such a wage would mean an annual loss of of dollars. President Lewis threatened several weeks ago at the last joint conference of mineworkers and operators at ton to call a gigantic sympathetic strike which operators then clakpied would affect 100,000 men, unless the operators in the TuscarawaB field held to the terms.

Operators scoffed at the threat and charges of sonal politics was hurled against is for threatening the strike. Lewis leaves office April 1, and he is then succeeded by President-elect White of Iowa. If LAwls has delayed action on his threat to dose the mihee of the Tuscarawas operators ttfktiK that time, mineworkers here claim the strike would likely have through. The coal companies vrfcleh will he affected by the pending strike, are the Y. O.

company, which operates mines in Belmont, Jefferson and Harrison counties; the Roby-Summers company and the Rail and River company. The O. company employs about 2,000 men and the Roby-Summers nearly a thousand. The Rail add River company's field is in eastern Pennsylvania In the Pittsburg district. About thousand men in all, it has been mated, will be affected.

No more mines will be closed In Tns carawas county than are now affected by the present strike. Mines now In operation are run by private concerns which are not members of the Central or Eastern Ohio associations. Large mines at StillWatdr arc operated by the American Sheet and Tin Plate company and the wage scalo for which the miners ta this field are fighting, is being paid there. Ixjcal miners, according to interviews, favor the strike which President Lewis has declared. They expect the operators will now come to the terms for which the workers have been struggling and that the strike will like ly last only a few weeks.

At the meeting in Columbus Tuesday night, there were present, besides President Lewis, State Secretary Cy W. Savage, Vice President John Ward of the Ohio miners, A. R. member of the national execptivo board of Ohio, and Thomas CatiMfc member for West Virginia. Two recent arrivals in the tlnited States from Europe were Sir Frank Hillyard Newnes and Dr.

Wilfred Grenfell. The titled Englishman is a member of parliament and, with Sir George Newnes, owns more than 100 magr.zines and newspapers in Great Britain. He intends touring the United States and Canada in order to study the publishing business of the new world. Dr. Grenfell is the famous and physician of the 30,000 deep sen fishermen and families who live the They follow one of the most precarious occupations known to the civilized world, enduring privations that were more intense a hundredfold until Dr.

Grenfell appeared to give. them the only regular medical attention they had ever received. He Ins now returned for further service, together with his bride, who was Miss Glanahao of Chicago. himself up to the officers. He is charged with rioting.

Grahm, however, was arrested, and Schlappi after his wounds were dress ed, was also lodged in the police station. Grahm, officers think, weilded the knife that did the work, and an affidavit charging him with cutting to wound was filed, Wednesday morning by Torgler. Grahm claims innocence. Harvey Harper, who lives about a mile north of Canal Dover on the Wooster road, however, told Mayor Defenbacher, today, that he has a which he saw dropped from the car on which the men were returning to Dover. Grahm, it is therefore thought, is the guilty person, and threw the knife from the car in an effort to conceal his implicacy.

Schlappi, Grahm and Owen will be given a hearing this afternoon before Mayor Defenbacher. Whatever plea the men set up, it is thought they will be bound over to the common pleas court. Torgler, the injured man, is a miner. He is married and has two small children. The family resides in a comfort able little home in East Ray street near the planing mill.

His condition, Wednesday afternoon, was still critical and Doctor Barton, the attending physician, says it will be impossible to determine the full extent of the wounds until the depth of the cut in the left side, which it is thought, penetrated the lung, can be determined. Schlappi is also married and lives in Tell street in the east end. He is a heater at the local plant of the American Sueet and Tin Plate company. Ow en is well known in New Philadelphia. For several w'eeks he has been running what is known as the Wheeland restaurant North Broadway.

He is single. i Grahm is also single and has been an employe of the B. O. railroad in Dover. Officers have been unable to learn the names of the two men who escaped at Louden.

Neither, it'is claimed, had a prominent part in the fracas. The men, it is alleged, had been in Beach City to attend a cocking main, Tuesday afternoon, and before return ing became intoxicated. The car on which they were riding was in charge of Conductor Beitzler and Motorman Buttermore, both of Massillon. Howard Torgler, 29, and Edward Schlappi, 32, both of New Philadelphia, were stabbed in a cutting fray late Tuesday afternoon near Louden, during Culmination of a drunken brawl wktck started at BeAch City? Walter Grahm, 24, Canal bover, Jac1rX)w- en of New Philadelphia, and Schlappi are in the Dover police station. Grahm is Charged with cutting to wound and Owep and SChlappi with rioting.

The men will be given a hearing this afternoon before Mayor Defenbacher. Torgler ndW lies at his home in East Ray street in a serious condition. He is suffering from a long, deep cut in his left side, another gash in his right side and a deep cut in his neck. The knife also penetrated nose. The wound in the left side, doctors think, extends to the lung.

Torgler has a fighting chance to live. injuries are not serious. He received several minor cuts on his hands and aims. A eye and other bruises also bear evidence of implicacy in the fray. The fight which resulted in the cutting occurred at the switch north of Louden, where the traction cars pass.

men composed the party which par ttoipatedin the fray, resulting in Torg injuries. Ttatey the car Beach 4 and it is claimed were somewhat 1 intoxicated. car arrived Nfew Philadelphia at 5 o'clock. All the way from Beach City the meh, It is Claimed, were quarreling. Grahm particularly offensive, spectators allege! when he was jeered for vomiting on the floor.

0 up if yoh like one of the men, it is claimed, told Grahm after he had emptied his stom- nch. An exchange of repartee followed this remark, and when the car arrived at the siding and stopped to Await the north-bound car, Grahm invited the entire party to get off and settle the differences. Owen and Schlappi, it is claimed, followed Grahm Off the car. The other three men followed. During the melee some one drew a knife on Schlappi.

Torgler was standing aside watching the but when he saw his life, in danger, he rushed between Schlappi And tne man with the krilfe' to Separate them. Then he received the hilts, intended for Schlappi, which prove serious, perhaps fatok When the extent of injuries was learned, two of the men fled, and neither has been captured. Torg- however, was able to get on the Unassisted and with Schlappi, tlfid Grahm continued south to Canal; There Torgler and Schlappi got off and were taken to the office of Dr. Douthitt, where their were dressed temporarily. Owen left the car at Factory and Third streets, and fled down Third toward the Penn Iron and Coal Chief of Police Stringer started in pursuit, but Owen succeeded in escaping.

Owen, Wednesday noon, went to Dover and gave ROLLER SKATING MAY BE BANNED At a meeting of the Uhrichsville council, Tuesday evening, it was decid ed to allow Mrs. Leona West to push her suit against the town of Uhrichsville for alleged damages to her property amounting to $2000. About three years ago, Mrs. West sued the village for $4000 damages which she claims she sustained when the town built a retaining wall alongside her property. According to a recent verdict, rendered by the common pleas court, the town of Uhrichsville must pay $524 to Mrs.

West. Since the decision of the court, Mrs. West has filed another damage suit for $2000. The council contemplated settling with the plaintiff if she would withdraw her suit, but after considerable discussion, Tuesday evening, it was decided to allow Mrs. West to proceed with her claims for damages.

Mayor Hillyer, of Uhrichsville, intends to enforce the ordinance against stray dogs. The question came up in council, Tuesday evening, from numerous complaints regarding the number of stray curs that have been running about Uhrichsville streets. One councilman said he saw 20 dogs in a bunch going past his home. Another councilman declared that he saw the same bunch but there was only 18 dogs in it. The herd had decreas ed by two, but it was decided that the decrease was not fast enough and some other way should be devised to get rid of stray dogs.

Mayor Hillyer will notify all owners of dogs to keep their pets tied up. If this does not help the situation, a dog catcher will be appointed who will have authority to catch and kill all tray curs. Massillon, March 15 miners of subdistrict 3 of district 6 of the United Mine Workers of America at a convention here Tuesday in the trades and labor assembly hall pledged themselves to work for the defeat of state Senator Edward T. Crawford of Stark county In case he fa a candidate for reelection because he voted against the Green bill, providing for the weighing of coal before it is screened. William Lincks of Akron was chosen president of the subdistrict, Evan Williams of Canal Fulton, vice president; Moses Mossop of North Lawrence, secretary and treasurer; Benjamin Samp- I son, Charles G.

Jones, Francis Savage and John Weber, executive board mem bers; Fred Farmer, William Williams and E. T. Morris, auditors and tellers. Twelve hundred miners were represented at the convention. President William Lincks declared that the year just past was the best the miners of this subdistrict have had in a decade.

Columbus, March leaders are fighting desperately to find enough house votes to pass a cities bill. The measure will not be introduced until the votes are assured. A copy of the late Dean bill has been prepared, with substituted for This is in the hands of Representative Fulton of Licking. He is urging representatives to sign a pledge to support the measure. Last night less man twenty names were on the list.

Young Banker Prond Keeper Of Baby Ct Henry Kaldenbaugh, assistant cashf ier at the Kaldenbaugh bank, is the proud keeper of a two-days old babf calf, which he expects to raise on lins food. The mother of the owned by Kaldenbanghs, is a full-blood ed registered Jersey and Is valuel at $150. The little calf is even more valuable than its mother and Henry using all his spare time to the wants of his new When it is a little older, IwJkO If going to curry it and feed it molasses to make coat smooth and Newcomerstown, March Murphy, of Newcomerstown, at council meeting, Monday evening, preferred charges against Marshal R. W. Land for not fulfilling the duties of his office.

Land, Murphy says, spends most of his time loafing In the pool rooms and other places of amusement, and, it is said, is in league with bootleggers operating in Newcomerstown. Land will be a hearing before the council, next Monday afternoon at 1 Mr. and Mrs. William Barnes, of Beaver Falls, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Barnes in West Fair street Monday, April 3, will be naturalization day in common pleas court. Thirteen would-be citizens will then be examined by a special officer from the United States district court and the fitness of the applicants to assume the duties of full-fiedged citizens of the United States determined. Following is the list of applicants: David Reese Phillips of Cleveland, Harry Scott and Henry Elliker of New Philadelphia, Gustaf Adolph Gustafen, Carl Gustaf Hammorstrom, Richard Palmer of Canal Dover, Emerick Dur- sick of Dennison, Guiseppe Mazgolini of Wainwrlght, and Metua Josuh, Em- istoche Mancian, Pasquali Truppi, Stecca Vincenzo, Joseph Toth and Joseph FierL Petitioners Want D. L. Fisher and about twenty others petitioned council, Tuesday for a sidewalk along the south side of Park street from North street to North Fifth street.

There is no sidewalk there at present. Clerk er told council that the sidewalk had been ordered by council about two years ago, but never built. master was referred to the servlob coffi- mittee for further investigation Beaver Dam Bridge. The county commissioners, it was announced Tuesday night by Preejk dent Glauser, favor WPbpoaSI bridge over the Beaver Dam cfeek In Beaver avenue, as petitioned for eral weeks ago. The service eommit- tee, the city engineer, the comity engineer and the county committipnefn will look over the ground day afternoon.

Barihelmeh Bill Passes the House Columbus, March The Barthel- neh bill, reducing from 5 to 2 per cent A the duplicate bonds which can be issued for the construction of water vorks or filtration plant, ordered by he state board of health, passed the jouse Tuesday. The Dore bill, extending the terms A city auditors from January 1 to July 1 passed the senate..