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The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Drag EntOn1bed Miner
From Earthen Prison;
Faced Death IS DAYS
Hicks, Man Caught by Bakersfield Cave-In,
and Kept Alive in Cramped Position,
Taken Out-TclS of Horrors

BAKERSFIELD, CaI- Dee. 22-L. B. Hicks the
imprisoned of earth ior fifteen
eKeElhg.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23

and 1rt When the tlmbering had been
completed, Mine Superintendent Nc
Clure reached down and grasped the
imprisoned mans hand. Hicks was
eea.lY drawn up through the opening
ana as be emerged from the hole he
Was srasDed under the arm by two min
ers, who lifted him 10 his feet Hicks
swayed IKE a drunken man; the splut-
terinE ochre lights OF the miners lamps
half blinded him, and then a realization
came 10 him that he vas free.
"God Bless You All"
"God bless you all for standing by
me-" was all that he could say. There,
in the caverns OF the earth, grim
faced miners wepL and an intended
cheer stuck in their thrOats
DR.. Sunchheld placed ark glasses over
Hicks eyes. but the miner said that he
did not need them, as the light of the
lamps did not bother him. When Hicks
joined his relatives he laughed and cried
by turns. and Dr.. StinchfeId, fearing a
violent reaction, gave him a mild seda-
tive
When the crash came" said Hicks to
DR.. Stinchfeld. II was working with
the other men In the tunnel. There was
a roar and a crash Of stone, and
CrunChing timbers. and then utter black
ness. Pinned beneath a tram car l
heard the means of dying men I tried
to move and could not. I spoke 10 my
companions. but there was no answer
only the means of the wounded. Death
came To them and there was silence.
Il tried to move my legs. and found
them gripped by boulders and earth. On
IA y "a
and stone. Just above my head was
touch the shoe.
Il seemed days in that fearful silence
and / talked to myself TO keep from
going mad
When Death Was Near.
Il thought of myself growing weaker
and weaker with thirst and hunger.
II tried to sleep. but the dreams were
worse than the tOrtures of my waking
hours
Il called to my companions again and
again. but there was no answer. Then
I wondered how many feet Of stone and
dirt lay between me and daylight. I
pictured TO myself the rescuing party
working madly To release the men
caught in the wreckage below.
Perhaps they have given up any
hope of reaching any one behind that
mass of earth and have stopped work,
thought. l yelled in my agony hop
ing that my voice would reach those
above me but there was no answer at
all only silence, My God! the silence
of that placel My breathing sounded
like the roar of waves. and when I
talked To myself my voice was flung
back and forth in that narrow hole.
Then 1 began tapping on a rail with
rock.
God knows how long it vast seemed
eternity-fOr night and day were the
same in that hole of hell when / heard
a tapping above me. / laughed and
cried and yelled until L tainted from
exhaustion.
Above my head 1 heard a burrowing
like a rat at work in plaster walls. and
then the gas pipe penetrated the cham
ber- \ voice called to me and asked If
1 was hurt. l replied that l was not,
Boulder a Menace.
For many hours I thought the bould-
er above might be plunged down on my
head. I yelled through the pipe to the
men TO be careful. 1 told them Of the
heavy rock that lay over my head, half
supported by broken timbers and the
tram car.
Fear of death came 10 me even
stronger than at first. Sometimes I
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Not Much Teaching.

''As to the statement made that Car
dozo devoted only about an hour a day
to official duties and the balance in
teaching-it is simply absurd. It is Just
the reverse. CardoZo could not attend to
the duties of his Office unless he re-
manned in it the major portion of his
time. He might occasionally hear a
lesson as he paused in his rounds. Just
as L do.
He was an officer. recognized as such,
and paid as such. I presume It will
now be in order for him to receive both
an officer and a teachers pay. Accord
irg to this ruling. when 1 visit a school
become a principal, when In a class
room / am teacher, and if I converse
with pupil I become a pupil
You may say that before going South
l visited ninety-one school buildings in
Washington, and in only one of them
did l find the supervising principal
teaching a class.
But, regarding the merits of the
case and of the man, Cardozo is pri-
marily not fit for the position. He ad-
mitted 10 me that he had criticised his
superior and, while dlsclaiming the au-
thorsh!p of the anonymous letters he
said that the sentiments expressed IN
them were his and that the handwriting
was similar to his. The writing of an
anonymous letter OF this character is TO
my mind in itself sufficient cause for
the dismissal of its author
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
No Protest to Appeal.

AT the trial counsel for the husband
made merely the legal appearance offer
ing no protest 70 the granting of the
decree. Judge Smith listened attentive
IL with the entry docket before him
while the beautiful woman told OF her
humiliation as the wife of young Blaine,
She had realized when she married him
that he was not entirely dccOTOus, but
she believed she could reform ;im. But
her failure was complete.
He had deserted her, had failed TO sup
port her. had been cruel and had been
anything but a credit to the ulUstriOus
name which he bore
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Took lust an Hour.

It required just one hour from the
cOnvsning Of the evening session OF the
court TO hear the wife's tale Of trouble.
which she had to repeat very fast
for Judge smith 10 sign the decree d
divorce, and for a carriage TO bear the
divorced Mrs. Blaine 10 the station. half
a mile away, where she caught her train
for Washington. She said nothing about
returning To South Dakota, although
she had insisted To the court that she
came here 10 make the State ner per
mn nrnt rASil.u.e.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
DARING PLOT
TO WRECK CAR
is SFRUSTRATED

Boldly conceived and daringly
executed, an attempt was made to
wreck a train on the Washington,
Alexandria and Mt. Vernon electric
railway, between Braddock Heights
and Spring Park. Va. shortly be
fore 8 o'clock last night.
The hundred or more men. women,
ard children who were sitting and
standing in the cars on their way TO
Alexandra, escaped with a slight shak-
ing up. Presence OF mind on the part
of Motorman EnOch Davis prevented the
wheels of the motor from going over
the tie lying across the rails. No dam
age Was done 10 the cars.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Train Couldn't Wait.

She married him July 4, 1901. but had
not lived with him for nearly two years.
being at home with her parents. The
story was cut short for the train would
not wait
Nine years ago the first Mrs. James
@. Blaine, Jr-. was granted a divorce
al Sioux Falls. She had been an actress.
but Is now the wife OF Dr. ". T. Bull,
of New York
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Cardozo Not Fit.

"Cardozo is not suitable for a princi-
pal Of schools. There is no one to my
mind more desDicabIe than = person
who would write anonymous letters.
The Washington times., 1906-12-23
Gainey Under Arrest.

Held on suspicion OF being the pers IN
who placed the tie on the track, Frank
L. Gainey is locked up in Alexandria,
and will be given a hearing in the may
Ur's court tomorrow.
Gainey says he lives in South Patrick
street, Alexandria He denies that ne
was near Spring Park any time during
the evening, but the police say they
have witnesses TO prove that he was N
the neigEborEood Of the spot where the
tie was thrown on the rails,
Extra train No -, composed or
motor and trailer, in charge of Motor
man Davis and Conductor +. J. Hig
gins. left the Mt Vernon station,
Twelfth and i streets northwest at $40
o'clock last night Both ears were
crowded with Christmas shoppers. Many
stops were made along the line, and
MotOrman Davis was some minutes be
mind time when he reached Braddcch
Heights.
After passing that station Davis put
on full speed. and the train went whiz-
zing along the tracks at "A rate of forty
five miles an hour. A powerful search
light lighted the track fifty feet ahead
OF the motor This probably saved the
lives OF the passengers.
The wheels struck the eighty-pOund
tie and showed 1t along thirty yards
or more. By that time David had wound
the brake up as tight as possible and
brought the heavy motor to a standstill
Passengers who were thrown from
their seats to the floor by the sudden
stop scrambled to their feet Everyone
rushed for the door tc learn the cause of
the hold up
At the washington Office of the rail-
way company il was stated that no one
was injured and no damage was done,
superintendent Joseph COiVin VIII detail
Detective T H TraVers to make an in
veStgation of the case today
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MRS. BLAINE, JR.,
GRANTED DIVORCE
IN RECORD TINE
Judge HurrieS Hearing
So She Can Catch Train
For Washington.

YANKTON. s. D. Dec. 22.-Mrs.
James G. Blaine. jr., secured "a divorce
from her husband, James c. Blaine. jr..
son of the late statesman, today after a
short hearing before Judge smith The
case was hurried so that Mrs Blaine
could spend Christmas with her parents,
Rear Admiral and Mrs Hiehborni in
Washington
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Fair and colder Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday fair.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
" mole Foot Nothing But Proud Flesh
Had to Sc Clutches - "Cuticura
Remedies Best on Eartin

I'm the year 1895 the side of my right
foot was cut off from the little toe down
70 the heei, and the physician who had
charge OF me was trying to sew up the
side OF my foot, but with no Success At
last my whole foot and way up above my
calf was nothing but proud flesh. | SUI
tered unto.d agcnies for four years, and
tried different physicians and all kinds OF
ontments. | could walk only with
crutches. In two weeks afterwards | saw
a change IN my limb. Then | began using
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment often during
the day, and kept it up for seven months,
when my limb was healed up Just the
same as if / never had trouble. 1t Is
eight months now since | stopped using
Cutlcura Remedies, the best on Gods
earth. | am working at the present dav,
after five years CT suffering. The cost OF
Cutlcura Ointment and Soap was on!v S..
but the doctors bills were more like $500.
John NJ. Lloyd. 7lS ). Area Ave, a.
lance, Ohio, June y, 1895
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
Got Down the Biz Bed.

For the first time in its history the
adjustable bed which has been stored
on the eleventh floor of the Planters
Hotel for many years was pressed
into service Monday night to accom-
modate Sybrant Wesselius, former
railroad commissioner of Michigan.
who is shortly below seven feet in
oeight, and weighs more than 300
pounds.
When he registered Monday after
noon Ri. Wesselius informed the clerk
that he would require an unusually
large bed. There was a hurry call for
the janitor, and he was despatched to
the garnet. The sleeping apparatus
was stretched to the limit. The head
Of the bed touched the north wall of
the room and the foot pressed against
the washstand on the opposite side.
Stretched out for sleeping, Mr.. Wes-
selius covered easily ttree-fourths of
the couch.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
q

For the sake of few bucketfuls OF
diamonds mass Of hard blue Vol-
canic earth that would form cuoe
overlapping the mightiest cathedfal
IS annually Cuarried, trucked ana
washed in tho South African dla'
mond mines, remarks the New YORK
Tribune Very high expert OPINION
estimates the loss in the worlds totai
production at not more than per
:ent in a hundred years, so jealousy
are diamonds treasured. The Soulh
African fields, Mr. Gardiner +. VII
liams states in the National Geo
graphic Magazine, alone have contfI-
buted $500 100000 to the worlds
stock; yet the desire for the I'M
oarishable Jewels is scarcely satisfied
with the yearly fresh supply.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

The vast fortunes Of the few are not
always harmful to the masses of the
people observes the Florida Times
Union. 1t all denends On how they are
used. A law that would result in the
breaking up CT large fortunes would
not appreciably benefit the millions
who would get nothing from them in
either event. What matters it to the
public whether a millionaire leaves all
tween five. And how does the over
capitalization CT a corporation hurt a
man who has no stock in it?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
personally Ventilated.

mere was nothing else in the world
.an Norah Leahy, competent scrub
an' feared as much as a thunder
a. Her accounts of experiences
lY me summer were always sure
0ntain a few thrilling incidents
aee'ed with heavy showers.
lle wurrst time liver | had was in
herald buildin' wan Satherday in
sumner o ninety-foor," Mrs. Leahy
Hfsaln to tell a new listener. In
1odie O the aftherncon. whin
. all gone from the upper floor.
vas there wild me mop. there
Up the fearfullest storm that
= saw.
.n II burst, ran to a coat-closet
.as mesllf in, an | says to me-
win the thunder dies down.
- out. and not befoor.' An. If
eelave me. l was two full hours
: that closet, wild no vintilation
own breath. Youths Com.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
Happy San Franciscans,

10 most Of the mil!ionaires of San
Francisco tie next three years will
probably be the happiest of their lives.
Indeed, one cannot help forming the
impression that in their hearts they
they really welcome the chance of be
ginning over again" as a relief from
the artificial outlets for wealth and
energy' afforded by the planning and
buildinA .of marble stables and lapis-
lazuli Hitting sheds round their pal
aces" Ga Mob hill.-Country Gentle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

alcohol is used Ia the manufacture
OF Transparent soap, as a solvent for
clarifying. Transparent soap is made
by mixing tat and soda to form a soap
mixture in the usual manner. AL
conol is then added and an emul-
sion formed by violent agitation, thus
bringing the alcohol into contact
with every particle of soap. The al
cohol is then allowed to evaporate
and the now transparent soap is run
into molds and pressed into the
shapes in which it is sold.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

The New York Post notes that CHI,
cage was quick to point out that the
proposal to pay members of the Brit
ISM House of Commons some $500 a
year is step towards reproducing the
nigh grade of craftsmanship which her
own Board of Aldermen displays at
hat price.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

this trouble. It was just as if all the
strength had gone from my back
After suffering for some time l be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills. The
remedy acted at once upon the kid
neys, and when normal action was
restored the trouble with my back
disapD earad. l have not had any re-
turn OF il;
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box Roster Nilhurn co. Buffalo. NY
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

! could hardly walk.
There was an unac-
cOuntable weakness Of
the back, and constant
pain and aching. I
could find no rest and
was very uncomforta-
bic at night. AS my
health was good in
every other way l
could not understand
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

The worlds production of gold in
1906 was only 500 600. In the
next three years il increased fifty per-
cent 70 $306, 100. In 1904 it was
$3iG,S92,200, and it has been steadily
increasing ever since. The increase
mas been especially rapid in the Unit
ed States. The product OF our gold
mines exceed $50 O00 a year We
keep almost all of it at home-in the
SIX years ending with 1905 we had net
gold experts OF only S10,S33,51O to de-
duct from total domestic product of
nearly half a billion dollars. In this
time We used only about 100000. 900
worth Of sold in the arts, so that we
had almost 100000, 600 to add to our
stock OF money
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

FITS, st. Vitus' Dance Nervous Diseases per.
manently cured by DR.. Hines Great Nerve
Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. II. r. Kline. Id. 1851 Arch ST. Phila, Pa.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

The Government are having gaso-
lene engines put in some of their
new life boats These boats ara
built in New jersey.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, softens thegumS. reducesinhamma-
tion allays pain cures wind collie pc bottle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
No Setting for Jewels.

I s % ner sons, Cornelia had
., eAclaimed, These are nv
replied the heartless iani.
'.uA have to keep them In the
As children, they amt allowed
spartment house. '--Harpers
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
HIS ONE WEAK SPOT.
Prominent Minnesota Merchant Cured
to Stay Cured.

Co., dry goods merchants, of Albert
Lea, MINI, says: Il was SO lame that
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

60 Bushels Winter Wheat Per Acre
mat the yield of saizers Red Gross H. Bird Winter
heat. Send &c in stamps for free sample Of sane az
Gso catalogue ofWinterW hcats, Rye Barley Clovers
timothy Grasses Bulbs, Trees etc fall planting
hALZER SEED CO., Box A. {. La rO.se Nis
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01
FOUR YEARS OF AGONY.

stock OF money
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-09-01

VIZ. '06.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20

house collapsed and the landlaay
aud about % u ths roumrra werr
killed escaped algnpls because |
had a front roum. and when I sos
out. the roof and stairs had roliapa-
81 On the rear half % the house.
0ut IN the street Il VAS impossible
10 find clear pathway saw an
ether lodging house near ours col
lapse. I think Il must have been 80
Fdfih st. and know all the iuhab-
ifants we're killed for the wreck
NAa complete In 10 minutes the
entire block "a Mission Il. vas in
flamieM
George v Williams. a Pullman
car conductor On tbs ~, Dad train 20
arrive in t.oH AaKeica yesterday
from San ffancineo. Was Que 90
those Who Witnessed the holocaust
q "wednesday Mr. Williams. who
lives at sac Aap.s az. FruItrAia.
NaA not In san Francisco NJ the
time % the first zhnek. huf reached
the city shortly after = o'rluek Hs
aAYn at that time there wAH little
rush AZ the ferry niafiun and that
people were tofh corning and xnlnE
lie Vas In The stricken city FROM
then until . o'clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20
Shook Like Cradle.

] Ritter. Of Houston. Tex. said
Il vas In tho Golden West hotel
when tho first shock came when
aWoke the hotel WAS shaking like
a cradle. While | was dressing the
rear wall % tho hotel fell into the
dining room. | WAS dressed By the
time the second shock came and
saa gpiaE to rush nnt ef the build
ing. but the appeals ~ the women
en- the same floor stopped me With
some ~ The other men guests on the
NTH floor wa managed 10 set the
women out Il WAS M slight task
MOST II the wumen were hystefleal
The first sight outside Was that
- nakesi and half-treasad persons
in the streets. running about rrviuK.
arrcsehing. std with fear. while
buildings Nvrc topping down
around them and choking up the
airceta. Many were wrapped emily
in bsAeiothnA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20
Asleep a, the Time.

rwas asleep on the seventh
A., a he Palace hotel be said.
-. I, ~ ,lms Of the first quake |
=. sAowu out Of my bed and hair
=. = .er,ss the toom Immediate.
: - .s,llsins the lmport ot the eccur
. - .na icarlns that the building
= .boag 10 COLLAPSE. ! made my
-. sewn six flights Of stairs and
- ne main coFritor Vas the
-, guest 20 apaear Tho CLERKS
- hosel employees we're running
80 A. Il ihey Neye mad
swrAln two minutes after had
..uaar,,4 ether guests began 20
a. lale ~ corridor Pew II any
: &c. usfe other than their ntght
r.sAsns Nsn. women ant children
- Alaurhed faces stood as II
s..~a gAa ehildrUn aud women
-asd All the men acre hardly
- Affected
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20
ELKS GIVE
S 5000 o

The local lodge u Eika yesterday
donated the entire amount ~ cash
In its treasury. amounting TO near
~ $1,000 60 san Francisco Not
content with that. members pledged
over 1900 more after the meeting
This by no mems finishes Elk
contributions The Best People 90
Earthf In tend 20 keep on raising
funds. The Elka viii give a ben
eft performance nt the GRAND April
Is. The performances vii take
rIace On the afternoon. seats VIII
be sold az premium. ~ has been
rurroated that the seats Be sold ~
auction 70 insure big receipts. Tho
committees in charge Of the hcnefit
consists of !. J Alexander w. l.
feayitt and J. D. Hamnr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20
Barsiooted on Streets.

4 vtarned q my ruom aud rot
~ eotAlaS and ghea walked to
- oslires 81 the Western Inion
nv pAlamas aad barr feet 90
,.sxrapA 10 M wifa In los An.
sslrs found tho telesrnnhers
Asss hal al me wires we're iowa
IL, sown On the sidewalk. picked
- hFuksn glass ugt q che soiea
! ~ teel and pat ms clothing on
4 AIS. suuFase taok little
sws lhan - minutes Wilhla that
- helo0 toe Palace the build
~ Cor niore than three blocks
sqrs a mass Of flames. which
sslrkly communicated 20 other
asaalaxs The aceae Nas 3 ter.
a. one Billous % fire seemed
3 roii from the business blocks,
sd haK eaasamed % ether blocks
: Ne vleinliy. anly 70 climb snd
hum A.Ain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20
Hard to Get Away.

II took me two hours "a get
around tho tirc and acruaa The bay
think the entire city Nill be Do
afruyrd
H. A. Cole. a hurH~fnau weii knoHn
over the country. was AZ the Palace
hotel Ia The midst og the scenes Of
horror Wednesday morning.
Nv God. | never san anything
IKE IT, aid Mr. Cnir And I have
seen fhinKs. too. 7 vas IN the 81
fSfnis 1.Yeione and tho Baltimore
fire They we're uoshinE Man. Yuu
cam imagine a. les Understandable
I saw all san Frmuetsco staggering
and rns kinE and then in flames
santed 90 Fuah down and jump into
the BAY and shut oat al the a. fal
sight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20
Ready to Fall

~rhs Cal buil4lnx. At the corner
4 Thlst aaI Market SITS. saw 30
y more than = foot cat u plumb
I'D AAnrsnk 0vsr the street Tie a
ksaing teNef - Pisa
I rsmained n San Francisco uu-
q ! c'elork and then tpok the ferry
~ oatlkad put returned IN the
haraiax ritz an hour and a hale
hlss At that time the city seemed
laeaed. fenaInel bar A fen min.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-04-20
GUARD AGAINST
GREAT MISFORTUNE

No one knows when some misfortune
may befaIl him when his property
or business may be destroyed Men
nud women with wise forethoughi
guard against such times by seeding
that they have some money lnid
away IN The bank. Save little zach
week. deposit IN n good bank ana
protect Yourself against such times.
The state Bank uf Seattle pays
per cent. Compounded twice 4 year.
on savings deppsita