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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-10

IA will make a wonder
it of cotton at the
air at ST. Louis. A field
ing staple will show
Pm the north the beau
ton plantation. A min
on gin will be in oper-
small press will form
d nianiature bales. A
press will illustrate
kton seed oil is made.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-10

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matter, under act of Congress
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-10

Az OCTOBER 10, 1908.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-10

sy at something useful.
Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-10

rates furnished on applica-
IS all business letters to THE
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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-10-10
and Manager.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
F, THEY ATE AND THEY ATE
Dlnner In brooklyn wan fronaDly halse
Price OF Beef.

New York. June 22--Ex- Mayor Robert
Van wyck retains the title OF champion
beef eater Of Gzsater New York. An sf-
fort to beat his reported record OF two
years ago OF eight and three-quarter
pounds at one sitting failed at a con-
test just held In Williamsburg. The
contestants were:
Michael Schaupauf aud F. oschean.
Fully 500 Brooklynites watched the con-
test. The time limit was one hour and
40 minutes. Schaupauf took the lead
at the second steak, holding 1t until
the finish, when 1t was announced that
he had eaten In addition to 100 clans
and crackers, Ave and three-quarter
pounds Of steak. 50 oysters two loaves
OF bread, bunch of asparagus and 10
crabs.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
HAS SLEPT FoR one MONTH
Worry over business Affairs Brings
on State Of Como.

New York. June 22.-The strange
case Of q. EHdlco,t Allen, a young Har-
ward man. ~ attracting muoh atten-
ton He has been asleep With short IN
tcryals OF scini-consciouzness for the
last month. in a hospital at Long
Brnaeh. The onIy cause 70 far as can
be learned is worry over bualness re-
verses whlcl, recently came 70 his fath-
er. forcing the son 10 30 out into the
world Cor himself
The hospital physician has diagnosed
the case as hysterla and said there e
hope that w. aIil yet come out o. his
long slecp afttf few weeks, For 80
days Alien has taken very little solid
food. Liahid food IL forced down his
throat. as he cannot be- sufficiently
aroused TO swsilow naturally Never
tbcIess, the patient has gained 'n
weight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
CLEARING
WRECKAGE
Debris And Refuse Being Remov.
ed And improved Order OF
Things Prevails.
SANITARY CONDITION BETTER
Workers Are systematically Or
ganized aud Result IL Plain
ly Evident. Epidemic
Guarded Against.

Hsppner. June q. -Four bodies
were found today and all of them
were Identified. They are Mrs. Robt
Morgan. Andrew Peterson. Mrs. S. Nc
Bride. Iva Ashbaugh.
Clearing away the debris caused by
the flood IL progressing rapidly The
result OF organization In systematic
manner IL evident upon all sides and
soon all wreckage VIII have been re-
moved, only two buildings remain on
the main street that were carried here
by waters and sedlpent, that was de-
posted on the streets, is being speedily
removed. The sanitary conditions OF
the town al present are far better than
had been hoped FOR. but every precaus
ton Ia being taken to guard against an
epidemic, pr. Smith who represents
the state board OF health ordered alka-
II from the bills TO be placed on the
streets and that work IL now blng ac-
complished.
Missing bodies now number about 50.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
CHILD LOST SINCE
SATURDAY EVENING
4 Hundred FAN to Find Little Alber'
Erickson. Who Suddenly Dis
appeared at Smiths Point


one hundred eager searchers aided
BY the two Tracy hloodhounds,
failed yesterday in the search for Ut
lie Albert Erickson, two and a half
years old, who has been missing from
his home on Smiths point since
o'clock on Saturday evening.
The child is the son Of Ole Erickson.
resident at the gardens Of the Lat A. ].
johnson. government. forestry expert,
who was the brother Of Mrs Erickson.
on Saturday afternoon Albert was
seen with some other children. but since
that time not trace OF him has been
found. 1t is as though the earth had
opened and swallowed him up. Crowds
Of men have helped in the search for
him. Charley Wise gave the use Of his
bloodhounds. William Beasly took out
his stag hounds, and every spot Of
ground was gone over.
The theories advanced to account for
the boys disappearance are four In
number. He might have fallen into the
water, been carried off by a cougar,
have fallen into a hog pen close by and
been eaten by the hogs, or he might
have been done away with by the Chi
nese that lives next door to the Eriek-
son house. All of these are mere sup
positions for not clue has been dis
covered.
That the boy fell into the water IS
the most generally accepted theory, ali
though it is some distance to the river
from where he was last seen. In sup
port Of this belief is the fact that the
bloodhounds on taking the trail fol-
lowed it to the water. 1t is unlikely
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
INTERRUPTED BURIAL PUTS
TOWN IN AN UPRoAR
Body Of Housekeeper Of Prominent Pol
itician VIII Have Autopsy Per-
formed Before RI Is Inferred.

New York, June zz.--relephone meg
sages sent by Coroner schoier OF this
city 10 Pasaaic, have prevented the In
feSment Of the body Of Mrs Cora sny-
der. q music teacher. and set the New
Jersey town In an uproar. Mrs. sny-
der for the last year had lived at the
home Of prominent politician, where
she was housekeeper and governess Of
the politicians daughter. Her death
occurred last Friday at the apartments
OF midwife IN this city. Her child
also died. Until the interrupted fsiner-
al it was supposed In Passaic that APP
pendicitis was the cause Of Mrs. sny-
der's death.
on receipt OF Dr. scholer's telephone
message the Passaic authorities took
immediate action. The county physi-
clan, Mcbride. ordered the local under
taker who had, charge Of the funeral
to stop the proceedings In order 70
prevent a sensation. DR., Mcbride de-
cided 10 allow the funeral 70 take place
and to prevent only the interment. The
funeral was held as had been planned
A large number Of the wcman's friends
followed her body To the cemetery,
Instead OF placing the casket in the
grave, II was announced that it would
be kept temporarily in vault, owing
to water in the grave. The nourners
departed without a suspicion Of the
state OF affairs.
AS soon as the last Of the carriages
had disappeared, the undertaken took
the body out OF the vault and it was
taken back 10 ris mortuary. Pending
the report OF an autopsy. the authori-
ties have taken no official action.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
|MACHENIS IS
INDICTED
Result OF investigation BY Grand
Jury Into Frauds OF Postal
Department.
FIVE INDICTMENTS RETURNED
The Grofis And Two Others
Must Face The sIasic With
Dlsgraced Official.
Evidence Danlning.

Washington. June q. The grand
jury. which has been Investigating pos
tai affairs today returned an indicts
Inent against August w. Maehen Dill
Ter B. Croft. Samuel A. Groff. George
T.. Lorenz and Martha = Lorenz. the
two latter being residents Of Toledo.
Ohio AS previously stated In these
dispatches, the specific charge Il con-
spiraey 10 defraud the government. The
Indictment Is based on section 54ie of
the revised statutes, which provides
q penalty Of $4,000 or two years' Inn
prisonrnent, or both, in the discretion
OF the court.
The Indictment says that this agree
nent was carried out BY Machen on
June 30. recommending the puchase Of
5000 81 the fasteners at the price mem
tiond that the Gr0ff brothers on the
same date presented a bill for 5000 fas-
teners al the price mentioned; that on
September 13 Of the sGme year Machen
recommended to the first assistant
postmaster-general the payment Of
that bin. and that the Groff brothers,
having thereafter ON September 2 Of
that year. received from the United
{. a - A
States $500 IN payment Of the biIl''::
DilIer B. Groff on October 20. the same
year. paid $4,000 to George E. and Mar
tina Lorenx.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
TO PREVENT DISORDER
Effort Will BE Made to Convene Con-
gress Without Rupture.

New York, June 22-The government
Is taking active measures to prevent
any disorder In connection with the
opening of congress. says Herald
dispatch from Lima, Peru. A procla-
nation has been issued by President
Candamo, Apparently the government
has sufficient force to maintain order,
The government has decided to secure
ON three years contract geologist
from the United States or Europe to
study the fossil formations of Peru.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23

Billy Record. the hook tender at Ye-
on-Pelton camp at Rainier, holds the
record for yarding logs on the Coiuni-
bia, says the Oregon Timberman. In
10 hours he yarded out Ill logs. ". A.
w. Schlappi. the efficient boom man,
is not very slow himself In six and a
half hours he hung the sticks and
made up a raft Of 100000 feet. He was
assisted by his 16-year-old son, Arthur.
This is good work,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23


that there were any cougars about Or
Beasley's dogs would have found
traces Of them AS to the Chinese,
there is no reason to connect him IN
any way with the loss of the child, be-
yond the fact that some Of the neigh
boring youngsters are said to have an
noyed him by destroying plants In his
garden. CHIEF HalIock. who investi-
gated the matter, says that he is con-
WINGED that the Chinese had nothing 70
do with the affair. There is possi-
bility that the boy might have fallen in
to the hog pen and have been eaten
bodily BY the hogs. HID any Of his
clothing been undeyoured. II might cas-
lily have been trampled into the mud,
which lies there six inches deep AS has
ben stated however, there is absolute-
ly no clue to base any reasoning mp
on, and any Of the four possibilities
enumerated may contain the correct so-.
luton.
The only person in the district thaA
is not thoroughly anxious about the
boys loss is his mother. Mrs Eritk-
son has consulted spirituallst. and
the spiritualist has said that little an
bert is safe and sound somewhere, so
the mother is convinced Of his being
recovered ultimately.
There are seven other children in the
Erickson family. one younger than the
boy that is missing.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
BALLOT COUNTING is SLOW
Reelection OF Walking Delegate, I'm
der Indictment, in Doubt,

New York. June 22.-slow progress
has been made in the counting Of bal
lots cast for officers of the House
smiths and Bridgemen's union, and
another day Is likely to pass before it
can be known with certainty what was
the result in the case of Samuel Parks,
the walking delegate and candidate for
reelection who is under indictment on
the charge of extorting money from
employers In consideration of calling
strikes off. AS the count stands thus
far, however, there is little doubt of
Parks reelection.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
PANIC ON TROLLEY CAR
Blowing Out of Fuses Drives People
out. Of Their Wits.

New York. June 22.--Three persons
Eaye been severely hurt ana a score
we're cut and bruised IN panic aboard
an Amsterdam avenue trolley car The
fuses in the controller box blew out
and Jets OF blue fire frightened those
sitting nearby almost out Of their wits
A woman leaped off and struck her
head agains, an iron pillar. She was
badly cut Het husband jumped with
their little girl and also was badly cut,
The child was iInInjured.
Another man broke one Of his legs,
by this time the excitement aboard the
crowded car had become intense. Sew
eral women tainted and their fellow
passengers trampled them under foot
In the rush for the exits.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
MUST MARRY NEW JERSEY GIRL
Under Such Condition 100000 Will BE
Young Mans Portion.

New York, June CA Newark, N. j.,
man is seeking residents OF New Jer-
sey, who, he says, are heirs under PEE
culiar win made by James Rushell
who died in California about four
months ago. leaving large estate. Be-
sides bequests OF one or two thousand
dollars to number OF persons. 1t is
stated that Rushell left 100000 to his
son. provided he shall marry a New
Jersey girl. None OF the alleged heirs,
nor the desired bride has been found
yet
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
FUGITIVE SURGEON GIVES UP

Boston, June 2s.-Without friends,
and hungry, with no place to sleep wet
ana footsore, Dir Walter H. Price,
once prosperous physician and sur
geon Of this city has surrendered to the
police. He explained that warrant
had been issued against him more than
q year ago on charge of performing
a criminal operation. lie was tired Of
lodging the police. he said, and wanted
to be locked up and then given trial.
DR.. Price was taken to JAIL
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
COAL CARS
RUN AWAY
Long Train Tore Wildly Through
spokane AT Early Hour In
The Morning.
-FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED
After Leaving Track Runaway
Demolished buildings And
Then Pile In Tangle Fifty
Feet In Height.

Spokane, June z2--A runaway train
of 90 OF more cars, without an engine,
rushed four miles down grade through
town early this morning. demolIshing
a dwelling house wfecking q laundry
killing At least four people, inJuring
nine others and pIiing Up i tangled
mass Of debris estimated 70 be 80 feet
high.
Just how many ears gsade the long
dash down hiil " unknown. but the es-
tlmates run from 90 70 20 nearly the
entire train being heavily loaded with
soft coal These cars were coupled to-
gether and left standing on the old
Spokane Falls q Northern line. part of
the Great Northern system, now used
as storage track. From HilEyard a
long grade slopes down 10 Division
street. in Spokane. four miles away.
About $3.50 o'clock this morning the
heavy train began TO slide slowly down
the grade. Gaining momentum rapidly,
1t was soon rushing through the city
with tremendous force. Every
switch was clear and 20 far as known
nothing lmpeded IT'S progress until II
struck an empty box car near the old
$. r. & n. depot. In this ear william
Thomas and another man. supposed TO
have been a tramp, were sleeping
Showing this car ahead of It as a bump
er, the runaway train swept on to Di-
vision street. Here the track ended.
but the train plunged forward, cross
Ing the street. running over rockpile
and swinging along the south side OF
Harrison avenue. M
Nearly 900 feet from the end Of the
track sctood six-room house occupied
by the families OF John Slee and Mrs.
Myers. Striking this house squarely In
the center. the flying train smashed it
TO kindling wood. Still rushing f0r-
ward. the cars tore over the rough
ground for 200 feet further striking the
frame building occupied by the Crystal
Steam laundry This was not demoi-
ished, but was moved bodily, being
showed three or four feet west. Here
the runaway train had spent its force.
Nine people were sleeping in the Slee
house when the train struck it. How
any escaped is mystery, as it Is said
nearly every timber in the building
was broken. James Slee, the father.
was pulled,out Of the ruins practically
uninjured The dead body Of his son.
James, Slee, Jr, was found near by.
Another son. Clarence. and the baby.
Viola. were found TO be injured and
were taken to the hospital. or the three
children of Mrs. Myers who We're sleep
ing in the house, only one, Irene, was
injured.
Not far from the house were found
the bodies OF Thomas and his COM
panion. They had been carried nearly
1000 feet from the place where their box
car was first struck.
The momentum Of the train may be
judged from the discovery of wheels
and axles more than 100 feet from its
path. Along the route taken by the
cars, the wreckage is scattered for
nearly quarter of mile. At Division
street the cars are piled up in a heap
of wreckage 50 feet high, Marty 80
cars are piled up near this point and
others II points along the path o. the
runaway.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
PROMINENT NEW YORKER DEAD

New York, June 22.-rDaniel Judson
Holden, member of the law firm of
Curtis Brothers, Is dead at his home in
this city. He was stricken very sud-
denly. Mr.. Holden was a member of
many leading clubs and an official Of
several large southwestern development
companies.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
HOUNDS TO TRACE MURDERER

New York, Iune 22.-The police au-
thorities OF New Rochelle ransacked
every house In the italian quarter in
an endeavor to locate the murderer of
Special Policeman Ahearn. who was
killed early Saturday morning by a
man believed to have been burglar
Their efforts were unsuccessful, but II
Is expected they will be renewed to-
day when the bloodhounds are pro-
cured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23

Boston, June 22.-In less than Q
month in this state there have been
at least four deaths from glanders in
human beings. The board Of health,
fearing an epidemic is making every
effort to prevent the spread Of the dis
ease.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
INFERRED IN PORTLAND

3 The body Of James Mccarthy was IN
TERED in the Catholic cemetery in Port
land yesterday In the early morning
low mass was said over the remains
at the local Catholic church, after
which the casket was escorted to the
train BY a delegation from Seaside
lodge
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
YouNa Man KILLEp RY TRAIN

YOUNG MAN KILLED BY TRAIN
Seattle, June 2i.--John Courtney
aged Is years, was killed on the Inter
urban, near vanasselt, tonight shortly
before s o'clock, Whether he fell un-
der the wheels while trying to jump
off the car or was run down, cannot be
determined, for the trainmen say they
know nothing about the matter
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-23
STRANGE DEATH or WAITRESS
Her Face Was Scared and Burned BY
cEbolic Acid,

I
New York, June 22.--Detectiyes are
Investigating the death OF Gretchen Of
ten. waitress, which was at first sup
posed to have been a case OF suicide
by earhoilc acid, Examination, how
ever. showed that the girl had not
drunk the acid, but that the fluid had
destroyed her eyes and Scared her
face ana that she had been severely
chokea A ycang man who is said 90
have been the father OF child to
which the girl gave birth a year ago is
being sought for In the hope that he
may throw some light upon the af-
fair,
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wrote that was to be sure an vote the way
Mr.. M. Mr.. M. is the respected citi-
zen desired, because he had done SO
much for the town.
vote along with Mr. N. l thought the way
Mr.. M. had gone to work an got those
twenty-five women on his side was too slick
for me. / like man to be out an out
well. John wrote again. He said women
never could be made to understand poll
tics an they would always be governed
by prejudice an would rather vote for a
Tor a respectable citizen if he happened
to be bald-headed or had a cast in his eye.
He asked me to look at the thing in broad
way.
well, I wrote him the other day an said
I had thought the matter over and agreed
with him. Perhaps had been narrer in
my outlook an I would do as he wanted
an vote along with Mr.. NJ
Sans wife squirmed. Johns wife
wait, amt finished yet. put this
P. s. on the letter. I have just heerd
that Mr.. NJ intends to kiss all the women
that vote his way
he don't believe in tryin' to influence
persons politics, even II that person does
happen to be your wife. That he should
never be happy again If he thought he had
stood in the way OF my individual freedom.
Citizenship is a great responsibility, he
says, and ought to consider it so. Then
he went on to kind wv apologize for his
previous letters, said they didn't mean
anything. He had P. S. on his letter,
too-said he was kind Nv disappointed in
what he had heerd Of Mr.. NJ. He had
never considered him in any way roo.
II don't know what roo Is, but Johns
always picking up them cowboy expressions
on his travels.
But talk about havin' broad view
point. really believe that when 1t comes
to ha win his wimmin folks kissed, Johns
jes as narrer as the rest"
The town hall in Greenwich is not an
inviting looking place 1t is dingy, its
entrance unattractive and the room set
aside for registration, cross between a
barn and a country Sunday school. But
there is still remnant Of old fashioned
courtesy shown--however unwarranted by
the trend Of affairs-to the ladies.
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ligent young folks nightly interested in
their ,vnrl On uarl1- darnl 81 a Il: nd

ligent young folks nightly interested in
their work, eagerly devoted to it; and
what sort OF progress they make and what
sort Of work children under such conditions
can turn out was shown in the exhibition
here referred to.
In the endless variety Of things to be seen
here, especially noticeable were those pro-
duced in basket work, in Venetian iron
work, and in carpenter work. The basket
work included all sorts and shapes and
sizes Of basket for toys and for use and "A
great variety of childrens and women
straw hats. The Venetian iron work in
cluded banging lamps. brackets, picturs
frames, candesticks, clock cases and many
other things.
the stage in this show, placed as it was ct
the front of and in the centre Of the plat
FORM was a model in iron of the Brooklyn
Bridge, planned by one boy and constructed
with the aid Of a number of others. This
bridge is five feet or thereabouts III length
and contains some thousands of pieces Of
metal and will sustain weight of 300
pounds
In the carpenter work there was no end to
the things shown here. There were step.
ladders, knife boxes and wheelbarrows,
and many things useful and ornamental.
There were shown in this exhibition many
small watercolors, the work Of children Of
an artistic bent. There were shown fish,
ing nets made by the children, chairs
caned by them, examples Of burnt leather,
preserved fruits, embroidery, and many
other things; and among all these various
objects there were to he seen many that
wee tasteful il design and Of excellent
workmanship.
Taking il altogether this was q most novel
and extraordinary exhibition, and some-
thing well worth going to see.