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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
ABE HUMMELN NOW IN STR|PES
Famous Lawyer Convicted of Con-
spiracy Sent to PenitentIary
Had His Head Shaved and Mustache
Cut Of Before He Gave
Himself Up.

New York City.-Abraham Hum
mel, aged flfty-six, put aside his snug
fitting cutaway coat and dark, striped
trousers, his kid gloves and his spring
overcoat, pulled off his tiny, high
heeled shoes without assistance, re-
moved his silk underwear and deliv-
cred himself into the hands of a keep
er of the Blackwell's Island Peniten-
tiary to be taken to the bath which
the regulations prescribe for prison.
ers when they first don the stripes.
The lawyer had started on his me-
year term for conspiracy in the
Dodge-Morse divorce case.
Hummel had shaved of his u
tache, and the little rim of dark hair
around the great expanse Of bald era
mum had been cropped close to the
scalp in his own home at So East Sew
enty-third street so that he would
avoid at least one infection Of prison
shears and steel.
Otherwise Hummel made no pro-
test. He showed no signs or ner-
yousness or sorrow. The one-tlnle
miniature Beau Brummell OF Broad
way allowed himself to be led to the
shower bath, from which had stepped
a pickpocket a few moments before.
He accepted the coarse cotton under
wear provided for the convicts. IL
was the smallest suit available, but 1t
proved far too great in length n
girth for the new prisoner. He dld
not object, but tucked the garments
about his form as best he could.
Then the striped trousers were
handed him. He stuck his little legs
into them and found them half a
foot too long. He rolled them up 80
that he could walk without stumD-
ling The prison shirt and the
striped coat would have made two Oh
the correct size for him. 49,
Hummel was known as having the
smallest foot of any frequenter OF the
theatres, the races and the Tender-
loin. His shoes were all high heeleo'
built to give him a coveted halr lncn
of height. The smallest pair OF the
fat, heavy brogans provided the pris-
oners on the Island were to Hu1n-
mel's feet as the exaggerated SHOES
of a minstrel dancer. .
The man who represented che END
of the famous law firm Of Howe q
Hummel, who had marked his de-
parture from the gay life OF New
York for prison with a banquet to ms
friends in his home, staggered with
the greatest difficulty from the les
of his prison keeper, holding up MS
sagging,. striped garments 10 ehteI
Cell No. % as the crowds at the race
track were cheprtng the winner ot
the Brooklyn Handicap, a turf event
he had not before missed IN many
years.
The commitment papers merely re.
lated that he had been convicted OF
conspiracy and that he had been SEN
fenced to serve n year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Era of Great Strikes Passing.

Washington, D. C.-According to
Carroll D. Wright, who was commits
sioner of labor for a number Of years,
and Is now president of Worcester
University, the era Of great strikes
Is passing away. In the place Of in
dustrial strikes the Cancellation plan
Is being adopted.
In an interview here Mr.. Wright
say the tendency is against the great
strikes which were numerous from
the early seventies onward. He be-
lieves the tendency is against them
more strongly than it has ever been
In recent years, but that they served
an effective purpose-that of teach
ing capital what labor wanted and
teaching labor more about capital.
The effect of such strikes was loss
both to employers and employed.
Mr.. Wright contends that while lit
tie is heard of it, all over the country
employers and laborers are getting
together in a spirit Of Cancellation.
Greater efficiency on the part of
the man who has an industrial duty
to perform Is another tendency of
the times noted by Mr.. Wright.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Pink Burial Gowns Latest Mode

indianapolis, Ind.-Death is grow
ing tout of the reach Of the poor
man" Fashion is establishing a
claim in the death chamber and dy-
ing is to become a luxury in a way.
F. H. w. GRADER, who is attend
ing the twenty-seventh annual con-
vention of the Indiana Funeral Dl-
rectors' Association, says many things
have contributed to make burials in
the year 1907 much greater than IN
1905. In the shroud display of the
company, Mr.. GRADER represents, are
two or three pink dresses for young
women-a radical departure from the
white, black, gray and occasional Law
ender gowns Of other times. He
says that during recent months his
firm has had calls for short sleeved
waists in keeping with the fashion
of the day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
The National Game.

So long as the Brooklyns haven't 4
percentage of .023 hope is not ex-
tinct.
Catcher Henry PETIT has come to
terms with Louisville and has signed
a contract.
The Holyoke Club. of the Connec-
ticut League, has released outfelder
Thomas Devine.
Orindorf, of Boston, is the only
catcher in the National League who
bats left handed.
Hugh Jennings says Amos Rusie
and AL Maui pitched the widest curves
of any boxmen he ever faced. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
DEARTH OF men
FOR The MINISTRY
D~iscouraging Report by the Board Of
Education to the Presbyterian
General Assembly.

Columbus, Ohio.-In its report to
the Presbyterian General Assembly
the Board of Education said:
1.-THE board has been made aware
that it's solicitude over the present
period of decline in the number and
quality of candidates presenting
themselves for the gospel ministry is
shared by the boards of education Of
other denominations.
"Word has come from the Episco-
pal, Methodist and Lutheran bodies
that the falling off, so noticeable a
few years ago, Is beginning to have
its direct effect on the church.
8 Dissatisfaction is felt in many
quarters over the inability of the
churches to secure the highest type
of ~consecrated manhood for the min
istry.
Pulpit vacancies for distressingly
long periods are more and more no
ticeable, and complaints are heard
from committees on pulpit supply as
to their inability to fill satisfactorily
the places of those who are dropping
from the ranks of the ministry.
1T is with grave concern that the
church at large should know the facts
that in thirty evangelical theological
seminaries in country the church
is about 400 men short of the num-
Der studying ten years ago, despite
the country's increase of 100000
In population.
There are one-third less men stu
dying for the ministry Of the Presby-
terrain church than ten years ago, and
yet the membership of our branch Of
the Presbyterian church has increased
during that period from 1,O24,O00 to
100000.
"Ten years ago there was one can
didate for every $40 church men,
bers, to-day there Is n candidate
for every 1910 members.
us it not therefore incumbent upon
the church to engage in importunate
prayer in behalf Of the sons of the
church, that more of them may be
led to turn a deaf ear to the solicita-
lions of a commercially prosperous
age, and to c%onsecrate their talent to
the work Of the ministry"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Feminine Notes.

They have a new verb in London
to suffrage. "She was arrested while
suffraging."
The Nurses Associated Alumnae
meeting at Richmond, Va, elected as
president Miss Annie Damer, of New
York.
Mrs. J.. B. Henderson is at the
head of the crusade against the use
of intoXicants by society people at the
national capital.
DR.. Frances W. Mcneil resigned as
president and member Of the Wom-
ans Press Club and sent a statement
to each member giving her reasons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
OPPOSED TO IMMIGRATION.
Georgia Farmers Protest Against
Movement to Import Labor.

OSO1SAS
Movement to Import Labor.
Atlanta, Ga.-The Farmers Union
of Georgia, with a membership OF
$4,000, went on record as being bit
terly opposed to bringing foreign i'm
migrants into the South.
At a largely attended convention a
resolution was unanimously adopted
condemning the immigration move
ment and asking the Legislature to
make no appropriation to bring for
eigners to Georgia. The Union op-
poses immigration on the ground that
undesirable citizens will be brought
into the State; that they will crowd
the native Georgians out of the fac
tories by working for lower wages,
and that the admission Of so many
will increase the production of cot
ton and lower the price. All the
speakers paid tribute to the negro
as a laborer, and stated that he was
infinitely preferable to such foreign
ers as it was proposed to bring South.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
NEW sUBMERGENCEA RECORD.
Octopus and Lake Stay Below "A
Hours Without Discomfort.

dOuES NltlOoe D~So .
Newport, R. Up from the bot
tom of Narragansett Bay there rose
to the surface at 4 p. m. two vessels
the Octopus and the Lake-after a
submergence of twenty-four hours.
Ali on board were well. The test,
made by the Federal Government
had fully demonstrated the under
water qualities of the submarines,
and the test for submergence had
been broken. It is said that the stay
was the longest under water, where
human life was concerned, on record.
Both crews passed the time COM
fortably at the bottom OF the bay.
They slept well during part OF the
time, and games, books and other d.
versions helped to pass the long
t~wenty-four hours below the surface.
During their period Of submergence
both boats were in communication
with the members of the trial board
by means of submarine signals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

lions. N.Y. doctor kept me on Q strict:
diet, but as his medicine was not
helping me. I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. They helped me at
once, and soon all traces of sugar dis
appeared. I have regained my Former
weight and Am perfectly we'll"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
The Labor World.

The musicians Of Vallejo, Cal,
have formed a labor union.
The San Francisco (Cal.) building
material teamsters' union now has on
the roster 1900 names.
At a recent meeting of the Car
penters' Union, of Chico, CAL, wages
we're raised to 81 a day.
Union labor is renewing interest
in a proposition to establish a labor
temple" in Boston, Mass.
Announcement has been made that
all Italian barber shops in San Fran
cisco have been ~~unioniZed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Prominent People.

Edward Everett Hale is eighty-fVe
years old.
Richard Mansfield sailed for Eu-
rope. He was so ill that two Wallets
half carried him up the g%angplank of
the steamship.
Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw
will receive a salary Of $4,000 a
year as president Of the Carnegie
Trust Company.
Rear-Admiral Evans, commander
in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, declared
the United States should keep Six
teen battleships each in the Atlantic
and Pacific.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Emotional Man.

After all, man is an emotional
oven sentimental, animal, and his
cynical moods are of no long dura-
ton. At heart he is a dreamer, and
a lover, and something of a poet, and
no literature that fails to respond to
his emotional and imaginative needs
can long survivor. La Gallienne,
in The Reader. N. sY.-21
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Athletics and Sports.

In the annual dual games between
Harvard and Yale at New Haven Har.
ward won by a score of 55k points
to 4Sk.
Preparations are being made, at
Princeton to have a crew for next
year. This will be the first crew in
many years.
Andover won the twenty-second
annual outdoor athletic meet of the
New England Interscholastic Athletic
Association held at Cambridge. AM
dover led with 40 2-3 points and the
Volkman School, of Boston, was Sec
old with 81 1-3 points
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
GETS 90 YEAR SENTENCE.
Boy Who Killed Woman Pleads
Guilty and is Sent to Prison.

st. Louis, Mo.-John Stapp, fifteen
years old, who pleaded guilty in the
Juvenile Court to the killing of Mrs.
Otillia Kraus, was sentenced to serve
ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.
It was brought out that young
Stapp had planned to rob Mrs. Kraus,
and on May 1 went to her husbands
grocery and called for ten cents
worth of cheese. AS the woman
handed him the purchase he stabbed
her, but was arrested the following
morning. Mrs. kraus died the next
day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Historic Remarks.

"Ah," said Daniel, as he gazed az
the gaping mouths in the pit below
him, ~had I but a safety razor. then
might 1 beard the lion in his den.'
Henry Nv. had just been crowned.
"This Is a case Of Bourbon on you,
Hank" said he, grinning at the rye
face of the Duke of Guise.-Yale Rec
ord e.. 3-N.st
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Ohio Leans Toward Taft,

Chairman Brown, of the Ohio Re-
publican State Central Committee,
said that the sentiment of the State
was overwhelmingly for Secretary
Taft, and that Senators Foraker and
Dick should deny reports that they
were secretly supporting Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
CALLS HIS CURE A MIRACLE
Tortured by Terrible, Dry Erupttons
Too Disf1gured to Leave House
. -Cutirura Cured Him.

ever since the time I grew into man;
hood I have been suffering from-asdry erup-
'tion which at times appeared very extern
sively, and at other times, but to a limited
degree, on my body. / consulted a number
of medical men without result, and last
January I was affected with a terrible
eruption on my hands, scalp, and face,
which was so bad that I could not even
leave tie house, so I finally resorted to'the
C~uticura Remedies. So far they represent
an outlay, of only a few dollars and ann
completely restored to health. while for
merly l had spent dollars upon dollars on.
doctors, remedies and ointments without
getting cured. The Cuticura Remedies rep
resent a perfect miracle Henry r. Ramp
ing, e33 Eagle Ave-, New York, N. .,
Feb, l6 and Mar. Is, 1905"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
The Roman Bullet.

Some sightseers visited the Corr
coran Art Gallery In Washington
They stood for a time before Jean
Leon Gerome's huge painting depict
ing the death of julius Caesar. Caesar
lies stricken at the foot of Pompey's
statue. whats the matter with that
fellow" said one Of them. why
don't you read history?" was the g
tort. THAT man is Julius Caesar
he has just been shot by Marc An
tony."-Argonaut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Ole Member of Commons Dead.

George Henry Finch, known as
the Father of the House of Com
MONS" having represented Rutland
for forty years, died at Burley-on-the-
Hill, Oakham, Rutland, England. He
was born in 1885 and in politics was
a Conservative.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

Grand Jury Examines the Equitable.
Affairs Of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society were laid before the
Grand Jury in New York City by
District Attorney Jerome and his as
sistant, Mr.. Kresel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Elect DR.. Roberts Moderator

The Rev. DR.. William H. Roberts,
of Philadelphia, was elected moder-
ator of the Presbyterian General AS
sembly at Columbus, Ohio, by accla-
nation. He was congratulated as the
first moderator Of the reunited
church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

found that my U
work was becoming ?
burden. I tired cas-
ily, had no ambition.
and was failing fast.
My complexion got
yellow, and I lost
over SO pounds. Ny
thirst was terrible,
and there was sugar
IN Tho k1dnav ancro-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Bean FaSmers Blue.

Because of the low price which has
prevailed for field beans all winter,
bean growers in New York State are
somewhat discouraged and many re-
port intentions of reducingtheir acre
age
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Women as Bread Winners.

The Census Bureau reported that
23,4S5,559 women are engaged as
bread winners in the United States
in all but nine of the 800 occupa-
lions followed by men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
New Trial For Glover.

Arthur Glover, convicted at Au-
gusta, Ga. of the murder Of Maud
Dean, will have a hearing June Is on
a motion for a new trial.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Welcomes Jew Governor.

Sidney olivier, the new Governor
Of Jamaica, arrived at Kingston from
England. He succeeds Sir Alexander
Swettenham, resigned. There was a
great gathering of officials and civil
ians at the wharf to welcome him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
10 Drinks of Whisky Fatal.

To win a wager, Thomas Taylor, a
negro cab driver, Of St. Louis, Mo,
consumed nineteen drinks of whisky
without a break. He died seven
hours later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

Stokes Signs Railroad Bill.
Governor Stokes signed the bill
creating a State Railroad Commits
sion in New Jersey.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
AIonoDOly.

1t was Eve who had the best nus
band In the world-at the time
Terre Haute Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Butter in Demand.

The demand for fine butter has
been so uniformly good, owing to
low retail prices, that all attempts to
lower quotations have been frus-
trated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Freight Movement Prompt.

Freight movement is almost
prompt, the supply of rolling stock
more nearly equalling requirements,
and there are fewer complaints OF
delays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

FITS, St. Vitus' Dance, Nervous Diseases per-
manently cured by Or. Hines Great Nerve
Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise tree.
DR.. 81. R. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St., Phila., IA.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
Trains Under Hudson in October.

President McAdoo, of the Hudson
and Manhattan Railroad Company,
announced that trains will be in OPP
Grafton through the tunnels between
New York and Hoboken by October l.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

To improve the general health, take Car
field Tea daily for a time; it lpurlties the
blood, eradicates rheumatism and many
chronic ailments, and keeps the health
good! Garfield Tea is made OF herbs; u y
euaranteed under the Pure Food and Drugs
Law. Garfield Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Z
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

Drumhead Court-Martial Remains.
The Russian upper house rejected
the bill passed by the Duma to abol-
ish trial by drumhead court-martial.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19
WORN TO A SKELETON.
A Wonderful Restoration Caused .
Sensation in a Pennsylvania
Town.

Mrs. Charles N. Preston, Of Elk
land, Pa, says: Three years ago
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

The famous old Santa Fe trail is to be
marked 80 that its location will not be
foroottnn f
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-06-19

Buckwheat is a native of Northeastern
Asia.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1907-12-12

ISOLATION gould not commit any of its
members to any line of policy, yet
they earnestly recommended that the
banks and bankers of Georgia CO.
operate with the farmers in carry
ing out their purpose as far as their
individual ability would permit, and
that it was their belief that if farm
ers should take their cotton to ware
houses and get receipts therefor, they
could take those receipts and adjust
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1907-12-12

with creditors their obligations by
creating new obligations based upon
cotton receipts as collateral.
Joseph S. Davis, Pres't. Ga. Bank
ers' Associations.
L. P. Hillyer, Secretary Ga. Bank
ers' Associations.
R. F. Duckworth, Pres It. Ga. Farm
ers' Union.
J. L. Barron, Sec.-Treas. Ga.
Farmers Union.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1907-12-12

j. G. Eubanks, Bus. Agt. Ga. Farm
ers' Union.
(Note: The New York bankers, not
being able to pay their debts, issued
Certificates to that effect and sent
them out to circulate as money. What
the bankers did, the farmers are go
ing to do. Next will come somebody
else. Oh! what a fine time we are
going to haveD
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1907-12-12
GET YOUR CERTIFICATE
READY.

Macon, Ca, Dec. 4, 1907.
After a full, free and frank con-
ference between the officers Of the
Farmers Union and the Georgia
Bankers Association, looking to an
agreement to control the movement
Of cotton, it was understood that
while the officers Of the Bankers AS
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nAam EW
AS TO UNCLE JAKEs RAILROAD.


nation of the property. Uncle ODE Stevens
investigated the four prongs of the Old Reli-
able in two days and officially reported that
the O. R. was Just as reliable as ever.
But the Herald and the Jeffersonian knew
better, and they did not cease firing.
Nor did the wrecks cease.
Once week, we had smash-up on the
Old Reliable.
Then the anonymous expert was sent by the
Commission to walk the track, from one end
to the other.
The report of Anonymous was something
fierce.
So much so, indeed, that Our new Commits
sion peremptorily ordered the management
of the Georgia Railroad to make certain re-
pairs within 80 days.
Whereupon Maj. Cumming, with great dig
nifty and distinctness, respectfully declined"
In fact, the Major was generally understood
to have said to the Commission "You go to
h-H."
Here was kettle of fish, indeed
To the amusement of mankind and a few
of the women folks, the new Chairman of the
new Commission wrote delightful letter to
Maj. Cumming, entreatng that politest of gen
tlemen to take seat, and to remember what
good friends they had beea and that there
really was no cause for excitement or haste
and that the Commission really had not meant
to say what it was understood to have said
and that the apparently peremptory order
was nothing more than sort of a rule nisi
and that the railroad could come up to At
lanta, at its leisure and show cause and so
forth and SO on, most soothingly.
Whereupon, Seely of that Interesting Geor-
gian declared McLendons letter to be re-
markable paper.
And most of us heartily agreed with Bro.
Seely.
And now comes Col. Thos. K Scott mana
ger of the Old Reliable, and saysatp the Com
mission in substance,
L denied that any repairs were needed and
my attorney was instructed to politely defy
the Commission; but inasmuch as it is necessa-
ry to do something to keep down public in
dignation, I now say that the defects which
did not exist have been removed"
Col Thos. K Scott did not tell the truth
when he denied the bad condition of the Geor-
gia Railroad-how can we believe him now?
The Commission did not consider his word
good, when he denied the existence of the de-
fects. The report of the expert proved that
the Commission had acted wisely in refusing
to believe Col. Scott.
Are they going to accept his word as good
now?
IF SO, WHY?
The man who believes that Col Scott has
complied with the order of the commission is
the same man who believed Col. Scott when
he declared that the road was in good condi-
ton.
Honor Roll