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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07
EIGHTEEN CORpSES
HAVE BEEN RESCUED
so to 40 Others are EutOmbsd
In Mine.
scENEs AsoUT MINE pITIruL

Relations and FrIsnds Grouped At
Mouth Venting Their crisf--Two
Members Of a Rescue Party Killed
BY Gas.
Pocahontas, Va, oct Nineteen
known dead and from 80 70 40 more
are entombed aud doubtless all dead.
is the situation so Tar at the Nest
Fork mines OF the Pocahontas Collie
ries company. where the explosion oc-
Cured late Wednesday afternoon.
Parties coming to work from the
Tug River on the West Virginia side
OF the mines did not know there had
been any trouble in the mines until
they ran into some bodies on the
tracks. and some mules dead with a
man pinned between them.
The bodies Of these men we're re-
covered from the mines as the result
OF the heroic work Of band Of IS
men, constituting a rescue party thai
worked incessantly through the hours
OF the night and day Il was not un-
al 1880 o'clock Thursday evening that
the rescuers reached point near ST.
Paul entry. where the explosion oc-
CURED The work OF rescue was very
slow. as the conditions confronting
the party were dlfieuli 20 urmount
The authorities anticipated the fear.
ful extent Of the casu itiea By order.
ing carload OF collins and burial
supplies. which ere now on the way.
The order Is being rishod at Blue.
field
Edward Jones. the lnslde mine fore
man. led the FIRST rescue party and
when that party failed TO return in
reasonable time. second rescue par.
~, under superintendent Leckie FOL.
lowed Two OF l.ockie's party. John
Oldham aud I'd Brown, were over
come by gas and died. and Leckle
barely escaped with his life. The
third party was formed and continued
the work Meantime the frst party
had reached another entrance 70 the
mine In safety and sent word over
the mountain announcing that fact
The scenes around the mine were
pi,igul Relatives and friends gather.
ing 10 groups al the entrances and
elsewhere awaiting tldings OF the vic.
Tins and gave vent to their grief as
the bodies one By one were brought
ont
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07
DaUooIsrs Maze oFFIcERa.
Convention Closes After Adopting
Ringing RESOLUTIONS.


Atlanta, oct. 6-With the adop-
ton OF decisive resolutions enlarging
the policy OF the organization, and
the election Of officers. the business
sessions OF the eighth annual conyen-
ton OF the National Association Of
Retail Druggists closed late Thursday
afternoons
The four days gathering was one
OF the most interesting and important
siace the birth OF the association eight
years ago The delegates did nor
leave Atlanta until Friday afternoon.
after they had been the guests Of the
Atlanta Druggists association at a
monster barbecue given at Ponce de
Leon Springs.
The resolutions that were finally
adopted, which are Ia a way the plat
form planks Of the association, while
not radical. dealt forcefu.ly with the
plans and purposes OF the organiza-
ton and outlined the future prlnci-
Piles.
They emphatically favored the d.
rect and serial contract plan; com.
mend the pure food law, advocated
q more thorough preparation and
training OF pharmacists; opposed the
mail order method and adopted q
number Of other suggestions OF mu-
tnai interest to members.
The Recommendation 20 raise the
annual dues was lost. as was also the
advancing Of the collegiate require.
ments.
The slate that had been prepared
by the nominating committee for ON.
GERS for the ensuing year was ratified
BY the convention. and the new ON.
eials are ~ follows:
President Charles r. Mann. MIchi.
gan.
First Vice President--w. s. Elklu,
Jra Georgia.
Second Vice presldeut--T +. Hag.
enow. Mlssosri.
Third Vice Prcsldent-E. n Hyde.
Vermont
secresay-ThOmas V. wooien. n
llnols
Treasurer--louls Emanuel Pennsyl-
yania
Executive Committee Simon N.
Jones chairman. Kentucky Thomas
n Pets Pennsylvania. Jacob Diner.
New York. NJ. r. Breslln. Louisiana.
William Il wheeler Massachusetts;
Edward Williams, Wisconsin
a delightful smoker was given the
visitors and delegates Thursday night
IN the banquet room OF the Rlmhau.
with POLK Miller as the principal en-.
tertalner The Informal banquet only
presaged the enjoyable barbecue given
Friday agleFaooa.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07
TuRpENTINE MeN FIx I'll.
Fifty Operators Present AZ the savan.
nah Meeting.


Savannah. Ga. Oct. 6.-BandedNi IN
a movement Intended to put prices for
labos upon a uniform basis, essential
~ prospective ia SIS nature. the fsIF-
pentlne operators Of Georgia met and
perfected organization. Fifty opera
tors from the turpehtine belt were
present The organization Of the
Georgia operators undertook to be in
close harmony With the recent action
Of the TuTpentine Operators associa.
ton Of Florida. which declared for
certain. scale Of wages for labor and
placed heavy penalty for the viola
ton Of the agreement The scale
adopted by The Georgia operators.
however, shows an increase over that
Of the Florida operators. The scale
Of wages adopted is as follows:
For chipping round limber, 20 to 80
cents; back boxes. 20 to 80 cents
dipping. 40 to 60 cents for round bar
rels; raking 100 pines, 70 70 S5 cents;
raking crop OF lO,5eO boxes So 10
SIC; driving wagons, 30 cents to
S1.25 rer day; scraplng BY the hour.
10 cents per hour cutting boxes, 1lil
cents for good round iimber: for back
boxes and swamp. ia cents.
The following rates win be applIca-
bic to reuiera Tnrpentlne IN barrels.
virgin boxes, sl.75 per barrel: yeari-
Ing boxes. s. to $3.50 per bargeE
third yesr boxes and older, $3.50 and
$3.50 per barrel
A resolution WAS offered By j. W
Tippin. Of Bailey aud adopted pro-
viaing q naximum penalty Of 5000 70
De Imposed upon any member viola.
ting the wage scale.
The following oiicers were elected:
President. W G warnell Of Hagan;
first vice president J.. G. MoCasaiil,
Bainbridge: second Vice president D.
A Bailey. Rawkinsville; third Vice
president r. r. Yield. statesbero;
.SensoiazS si sEse -
leach. Hagan.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Macon. Ca. oct 6,-F. p. nAvls.
superintendent ~ the International
harsealer eompany's exhibits u The
fair Vas LODGED AZ tAs pollcs s,a,ion
on TIE charge o. hbol ffom Commerce.
Ca Es fyiends are unable So Hnd
Ga. ne nature - ne case. and efforts
are eviaE made 10 rsach aatheyitict
there uiih a ylew % getting BE 70
lease ie Il promingst snd a
Ices 20 know Cor what conaaci Ne uas
indicied Cor uhei
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Ne0 York. Oct ga baf'
Ayres dispatch % ths Hsuh 80
ncws that ths eongress ~ 5pzaisa
pnbucans. composed 81 rCpfrss aiar'
* ,ho mai0niy - spanlsA toriri
Ia the la.Ia. Amerlcaa re91hfra.
lus9 ciosea TIE oouBTeaa sfP'o'
foelarafiuus thai aost 81 ths pff =
polueisrs are inooalpslfai a,i z
rugair 1autfy acilca is necsptar1
esgaaiith q rrns1He iu saaia f'
tacare tAaf tss Ees1iers ~ go
wi'h fhe rrHst e-trs saaaa b.
tftaif % ne pasJlcai inrtgariiI
mnaarchlai irsfitaiieza
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07
FIVE MEET DEATH
IN TRAIN COLLISI
Twenty Others Receive seril
Irjuries.
SPECIAL STRIKES pAsszaI
Last Two Cars Of Passenger \
Smashed Like EsssheIls-LI
Aided In Reseuing Vietims-s
Of Single Night Among the Dss

fNoSe ~ nSeSuinH NtCllms-6|
Of Single Night Among the Dss
Lansingburgh, n. ", Oct. 6.-i
passengers were killed outright
a score injured In a rear.end COLI
between a regular passenger train
a military special on the Boston
Maine railroad. directly in FROM
the l.ansingburgh depot north
Troy. about 8 o'clock THURSDAY
The collision took place on I'D
grade and sharp curve.
The passenger train was one
leaves Boston daily at $3.50 a. m
Albany. It consisted OF five carI
baggage car, smoker, day coach
two parlor cars, and was about
hour lale when it reached Ian5
0urgh station.
Without apparently any warr
tho special" came thundering al
With rs cars and crashed into the
seuger train, smashing the last
cars. which we're Phllmans. like
shells.
10th these cars were swept d
The track. end rolled down the
bankment The engine Of the spg
kept on for a dozen yards and
turned turtle. the front end pIoug.
into the ground and the car Del
lying telescoped by the tender
chs g. ,rrrlng fpug irc
Of the Fourteenth Unitea sla.es .
airy from Fort Ethan Allen, to y
pori News. where they are 70 cm.
tor Cuba. The soldiers quickly
to work to rescne the injured
comparatively short time most
those pinned down By the wrecE
we're on their way 70 the Leo-
hospital. near the scene OF the wr'
one mans grief was pitiable.
name was J w. Dacey and be
up aad down the track crying for
wife. In a few minutes her Iiie
form was Identified They had ;
married Wednesday night at AL
ton. Mass. and were on their no
moon. having planned an e2ier
trip.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Atlanta. oe, Thnoash the
wotk ~ Gas Deiertyes loekasr, ana
1anfoed. me Fsali9a coahp grand Jars
THURSDAY aasss szas bla eAars,ns
mardsF aEainn oHs q ne fioiors ~
Saturday pight Sept 81. rae uaa
inalcied Is Walter Eamonis = baieA.
~ aaa he 3 ehaFgc1 via hariaE
k0el frank smith. lbe nesfo me-.
sfnEfr heg, While iae lsiies uAt raa
rieg aegoss tas nongis stfest Fiaauei
AZ s6raDCs es 4 hoaGng me. 81
taaass eas 4kkgn 81 rasia8 h.s
ttawtal RNelaoae AZ NaaWfa
Et fioek gagt.hr nsia ioce
49, AZ lshfaFt go s sa ads
~ lse fQaf 3A eat fsra sas
"A at ANs ~
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07
EIaht cenvletsd For oIslIII-ag

Atlanta. Oct g. Eight hardy mo
talnoers we're convicted THURSDAY.
The United STA ss district court %
Hcit distlIling. and three were
quilted Of The same charge. TIE
usually heavy sentence Of - mot.
IN the peniteuilary was visited u
NlrEn Strickland. whom TIE rcvc'
officers allege Is an lncorFigible m1
sinner strlck land has been arrai
"a several times before on q charge
ialcii dlEHHng. and for this fe1'
ais sentence vas made un1sal
stringent by judge Newman
Uniied States gTans iury vas la
sion throughout Thursday mouI
and returned Eve true bills for tI
alsulnng ane four 30 bills.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

NASHVILLE, Tenn, OCT Ut a as
serted on perfectly reliable authority
that =. ,. Owing, general manager
q tha Dark Tobacco Planters Pro
ieCtiye association. had sold to a rep.
rcsenla,lye % the italian government
all be had 10 dark tobacco belonging
70 the association that Is suitable for
che Italian trade on a basis Of ti0ss
per hundred This b regarded by
ghe tobacco men % Tennessee and
Kentucky as being a Ertas victory
for the planters a. they set their
prire.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Mobile. Ala. oc, G There q no
storm ID ~ year Mobile 81 ihis hour
bui ne vind h blowlux SO miles an
hour Ia ths lower bay. VIA raia iau.
has Fhe wind Il expected 10 reach
she same Felocity ~ Mobile. accom-.
pantet BY rain and llghtniaE
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Jacksonville. Fia.. Oct. 6.-NcEO-
tiations which have been pending Tor
several m0aths were closed Friday
Whereby the Jacksonville Electric
company agrees 10 transfer to the
city q Jacksonville lts franchise for
electric lighung and wlii retlre from
further competitions With the city
plant thus giviSe the city the ex-
elusive risht 10 furnish electricity -
consumers. Tue Jseksouvilis Electric
company operates the street railway
system here and has been furuishinE
lights and power % consumers 10 CON.
petltion with the municipal plant. 90.
ing = business % tsD.ooe . year.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Valdosta Ca, Oct. G.-E. ID. Fer.
rell. proprietor Of the valdes hotel. In
this city, was the victim Of a smooth
swindler a few days ago. and offers
a reward Of SlOO for the mans ar.
rest The party registered at the no
tel under the name OF ". b. shep-
perd and claimed to represent the
Western Iron Works and supply com.
pany Of 81 Louis lie gave the hotel
man check on the Sc. Louis house.
signed By J NJ Herd. treasurer.
The check was pronounced a forgery
and returned hy the house Il was
stated that ShepDerd had 40 connec.
ton With them and was not known
20 them, though they learned hat he
had been operating the same game IN
other towns. naming Opelika, Ala.
and Triton. Ca.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

MoaigpotF2. Ala Oct e.--A 80
eisi % ne Aavcriiser sats "Aunr
ne,p Alice ~ iArtiu. laekaoa coaa.
g. Ala tied after hasinE stsssf her
ons hundred ans ara hlFthaay Her
family records saow IA, sAe was
bora .n NoF,a Caroilns is 1850 uer
y9ansesi sea Il 7s YeAfa GA
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

philadelphia. Oct "a terrific
explosion Of Illuminating gas In The
subway of che Philadelphia Rapid
'rrausl, company. under construction
a. slxth and Market streets Friday,
resulted In the death % SIX men. The
lnjusy o. about q dozen others and
caused property damRgp that viii run
int0 thousands o. dollars. Besides
the SIX men known 20 Ne dead. K a
said that 40 least three others are
buried under tons 81 the wrecks o. the
subway The iden,laed dead are John
tawless. foreman Cor construction
COMPANY, Frank leans an employee
% che gas company. and r. CaperO.
timber man TIE explosion Oc-
cnrfed shortly before o'ciock. and in
Consequence az the earty hour bat
few vofkmen had gathered Il vas
caused BY LEAK ln a city Ess main
that had been Improperly rcpaired
The escsping sas formed Ia = pocket
ia M sabNay aat b 3 beiicved ,hat
. WORKMAN carrying q lamp into TIE
srval hole lgniIe4 ne xna
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07
ALL TORNADO
TRIKES new ORLEANS
+ Persons Killed at Ham
mOnd, La.
9cH DAMAGE WAS wRoucHT

Reports Came In the Damage IN
he Way Of Houses Destroyed In.
creasss-Many People Hurt BY Fly.
Inc Tlrbers.
New Orleans, Oct. ga small tor
ado passed dlagonally across the res
aential portions o. the city about s
m. Friday, taking on roofs, tear
,ng down fences and doing other dam
age. No one Is reported injured.
1he tornado crossed the river about
Jena street. In the uptown district,
and cut across 10 the rear Of the Third
ward, one side Of rhich Is bounded
by Canal street.
The air was filled With flying plants
and other debris
Great excitement was caused In the
districts affected by the twisted wind
Further reports from the tornado
indicate that number OF houses were
blown down by the wind In different
parts OF the city lying In the track
OF the storm.
AZ First and Magnolia streets. a
house IL reported demolished and a
woman ana child severely hurt
A factory az Erato and Magnolia
streets Is reported TO have suffered
severly.
a special from Hammond, la, on
the Illinois Central railroad. about 60
miles from New Orleans. says that
a tornado struck ponichaloula near
there Friday morning aud did heavy
damage b property and Killed four
persons a number we're injured.
The lai Alal skating rink at Milan
aud Carondelet streets was blown TO
gseccs and the debris from Il scat.
eoFed Ia every direction.
As reports oome IN the damage IN
che way OF houses destroyed increases.
There are reports also OF people hurt
~ nying umbers
me tornado crossing the river near
Audanon park. swept IN a northwest.
erly direction over the city. crossing
Canal street 10 tho wood side Of Clal.
horne street Z, was preceded by
theuderous noise Along ils whole
path Of . miles Or niore damage was
done
Telephone and telegraph poles were
Frustrated aud communication with
maay parts Of the city was rendered
Impossible. Dcaris slgcwu along ~
alach pa, TIE Peters avenue line tenn.
oogaglly oul OF business
AZ Tolodano aud Saratoga Streets.
q new markci IN process Ut conslrue,
tioa Was levelcd Rive new residences
tn TIA, neiehhorhood we're rassd.
A uegrO ia Dougias square was
clicked up bodily and blown away,
Some damage was doae et ne sns
works % tht rear % thc Third ward.
Much damage VAS dose al tho on
mill In the same nolghborho0d
A Warohanse al Liberty aud Poy.
das siroek was blown down. A
heasy lron car there vas turned up.
aide down.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Nes Ycrk- oct. e-n became
kneuu Tasrfaay thal Chagios D. Hai-
uWeil arsi sics Pfesi1rnt q iAe knsg.
icsn Feosrca ronpahy. Wsa married
rurssay % Miss Ruih A. COR. q
tr@iees nnrse uto Aiasa1cd hlm
fsroasa q oas rinsas rev noaiss
ape Las rear Mr Hsluveli Became
m tnfVeEh oeeruesk iis unterWrai
~ u9srai.ae abs aferearis aaa rtf
% tks care q Mlls Co.'S sas naGrel
ain hses fs sesl,1 taf Afterwards
81 t e. save ttsaa t,ai - reeil
ne - ~ fr re snrsa
fet ~ ae
t3 ~ ~
~ Ia
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-10-07

Reports Came In the Damage "
he Way Of Houses Destroyed In
creasss--Many People Hurt BY Ply.
me TImbsrS.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-04-09

litiieh niel refer uno bat iih uiel leih'
ter in Die ungenphnten Berb6ltniiie
1lt1e1ngefunoen oils maj, glaubte.
Hno oas gilt anifeineno Dor alien
and fir Die 4anobeo6lteruna.
Die Senfationsoepeihen iino nab.
reno Der lebten Gage nibt mebr 10
aablreth getommen. Gaboem bic
9errltaften it'd nit ar ihren eraus.
liherl Sorberlaguneen in 8esug auf
Die Wablen nuuftdnoig blamiert bat,
ten, i6eint ibnen, mie man su iaaen
pflegt, Die Suite ausaeaangen AT lein.
OoHentlth oauert es elm menia, bis
tie itb pieoer erholen. 2eioer 1T
mieoer elm politifher MDro su berih.
ten, in Der Observation-Disclosures
Smer bat man ben @puuerneur ourh
elren GDmhenmurF ermoroet. Gahe.
req lit mod nidt aemeloet.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-12-14
MRS. KREBS IS
NERVOUS Wreck

That, Mrs. Elizabeth Krebs, the
Northumberland woman who is under
5000 bail to appear in this city at the
January term of court to answer to the
charge of shoplifting, is in critical
condition suffering from nervous
breakdown that borders on prostration,
is the statement of Mr.. Frank Frolich,
cousin of Mrs. Krebs, who was in
this city Yesterday.
Mr.. Frolich is from Geneva, New
York, and his trip to this city yester
day had to do with business connected
with the proceedings that have been
instituted against Mrs. Krebs and her
companion, Mrs. Laura Harr. During
his stay in Danville he made a call at
the this office. In conversation with
a one of the reporter he described Mrs.
Krebs' condition as most pitiful She
will hold conversation with no one and
spends most of her time alone brood
ing over the disgrace that has come to
her. Any attempts to address her or to
console her only serve to induce fresh
outbursts of grief. Mr.. Frolich stated
that her friends fear that in enc of the
attacks of melancholia. Mrs. Krebs
will take her own life.
Mr.. Frolich attributed the misdo-
ings Of the two women to strong drink
and insisted the story to be true that
was told by Mrs. Krebs to News re-
porter at the Jail, about taking the
proffered sip of brandy ON the train be-
tween here and Northumberland, and
this leading to more drinking. which so
benumbed the women's sense of right
that the final fall from grace in this
city came but as the natural and un-
avoidable sequence.
In regard to Mrs. Laura Harr, of
whom it was stated in the News sew
eral days ago, that she had disappeared
from Northumberland. Mr.. Frolich
said that it is true that she is not in
Northumberland nor yet in Sunbury,
but that she is within easy distance
and can be called on short notice.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-12-14
Holding His Own.

M. f. Guilck, of South Danville,
whose critical illness of pneumonia
was noted in the News yesterday,
at last accounts continues very ill at
the Medico Chirurgical hospital in
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Gulick was not in good health
for some time preceding his present
illness. He was in Philadelphia uu.
dergoing special treatment, when ty-
phoid pneumonia developed, his wife
being with him at the time.
When his condition became grave on
Tuesday afternoon, his brother, W. W.
Gulick and his two daughters, who
were attending school in Danville,
we're summoned to Philadelphia. The
brother left OH the :3l train, the two
daughters following on the Z :5l train,
accompanied by Jesse Shannon, broth.
erin law of NJ. F. Gulck.
All day yesterday news from the sick
man was very anxiously awaited by
friends on the South side and in Dan
vile. Last night Mrs. W. W. Gulick
Lad talk withethe watchers over the
long distance Telephone and learned
that the sick man was still holding
his own, although his condition isstill
regarded as very grave.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-12-14
Personal
PARAGRAPHS

Mr.. aud Mrs. W. L. Slider, daugh-
ter Margaret aud son Henry returned
Saturday from trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Dennen. Miss Alice Den.
nen and Mrs. w. S. Ditsler spent Sun
dav at the home of Prothonotary
Thomas Lawler at Sunbury
w. W. Dudley, of Lancaster, spent
Sunday with his son. W. r. Dudley,
at hotel Badly.
Robert NJ. Jacobs spent Sunday
with his brother, George Jacobs at
Susquehauna university, Selinsgrove.
Arthur Lloyd, of Berwick. spent
Sunday with friends in this city.
Miss Jennie Aten returned Saturday
from a visit with friends in Wyom-
ing
Austin Klase, of Berwick, spent
yesterday with relatives in this city
w. a. Sechler and Jay Sechler re.
turned Saturday from n trip to Phila-
delphia.
joseph Y Seohler, of Sunbury, spent
Sunday at his home in this city.
Misss Lorcna and Elsie Gulick re-
turned Saturday from a visit with
friends in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs j. G Sway2e left Sat
urday for Northampton, where they
will visit their daughter, Mrs. Sam
uel Heiney.
Miss Mayme Flanagan spent Sunday
with friends in Northumberland
Frank A. Brown returned last even
ing from a three weeks vacation spent
with friends in Reading, Philadelphia
and New York City.
Miss Mary Ryan left yesterday for a
visit with friends in Waverly.
Harry Kaufman was in Hazleton
yesterday attending the wedding of a
relative.
+ II Vannan returned yesterday
morning from Carbondale. where he
attended the funeral of his brother.
Mrs. b Frances Wagner arrived at
EXCHANGE last evening for visit
among friends.
Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-12-14

Truaut Officer Young has not much
difficulty in keeping Indifferent pupils
in school this kind of weather. In 9TH
er words it is not the truauts that give
him so much trouble as the class of
pupils who are detained at home
through the want of suitable clothing
This class-which should be put
down ON the list of unfortunates-ex-
lists in every town and increases very
rapidly as winter wears on. They are
IA source of constant trouble to the tru-
ant officer, who is expected to see to
it that all children of certain age are
at school and yet is not supplied with
fund to purchase shoes and other
necessary clothing for the half desti-
tute little ones, when it happens, un-
der the stress of circumstances. that
these are compelled to remain at home
Truant Officer Young yesterday stat
ed that few people have any idea of
the real extent of grinding poverty
that exists in "a town like this in even
fairly good times. There is not a day,
he said,, but he witnesses many a de-
pressing spectacle in making his
rounds. Upon calling at houses to de-
termine why pupils are not kept in
school it is no unusual thing to find
bare floors, a scant table and the chill
dren illclad and literally bare footed.
Mr 10 rod nf %
best truant officers that Danville ever
possessed, but 1t is impossible for him
/ to bring the absentees into school in
the face of obstacles such as he en-
counters.
The law provides that all children
of school age must attend but il makes
no provision for furnishing clothing
when the need of this keeps them at
| home. Right hers the thought sug-
gests itself that philanthropically in
clined persons in every town could do
having as its object the clcthing of
children belonging to families such as
| above described. Thus would these
helpless and suffering bits of humanity
! be rendered comfortable and self-re.
spectlng and at the same time be en-
abied to share in the benefits of our
, free school system, which might be ex-
pected to lift them above the plane OF
abject poverty and make of them self
supporting men and women.