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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
BITTER WAR ON INTEMpERANCE
SOLDIERS FIGHTING THIS CURSE
GREATLY CHEERED.
The Saloon and the Children-Its FL
feet Upon the Families Of the
Workingman is Indescribably
Sod-a RarIeeenor RabuEPd

Sad-A Bar1eeper Rebuked.
In a recent address S. I. Roberts,
superintendent of cotton works in
Danyille, Va, said: THE effect Of the
saloon upon children of the laborer,
is not very lTmited), is indescribably
sad. A few years ago, when there
were saloons in Danyille, l went to
the mill one Monday morning quite
early, and as the operatives came into.
their respective departments I noticed
a little girl and a boy, who seemed
only to have been at work a few days.
THE little girl looked thin and
pale, and shortly after the machinery
started up she came over to where I,
was and said, Mr.. Roberts, I am so
weak and feel so badly I cannot work
to-day; brother and I have not had a
mouthful of breakfast, and mother Is
at home hungry and sad
ri said, What does this mean?
Didn't you draw your wages Saturday
EVENING" Yes, SIR said she. but
docking down at the floor, and with
tears in her eyes), father has got to-
drinking and he spent all Of our
money Saturday night and did not
buy us anything to eat I went out
and ordered breakfast for them both,
then I called them and said, You go
home and tell your mother and faith.
er, both, to come down to the mill and
see me- \
They came. and I promptly said
to the father that we would not allow
his children to work for us longer ex-
cept on one condition. Says he.
What is that?' I answered that the
wages they made must be drawn by
the mother and used by her to obtain
food apd clothes for the children, and
that he must not touch the money OF
have anything to do with making the.
purchases. After some hesitation,
and seeing that argument was use
less, he agreed. -
"A few days later I was driving
along the street and a b%arkeeper
came out of a saloon and hailed me-
to stop. He came up to my buggy
and said, Look here. Mr.. Roberts,
you are interfering with, my business
What said I, I interfering with
your business? Your business Is to-
take the food from the mouths OF
women and children and clothes OF
their backs. My business is to put
them on He turned on his heel and
walked away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
Unique Bath Apparatus.

A novel bathing apparatus, the in
vention of an Oregon man, is shown
in the Illustration below. This por.
table apparatus was designed to be
utilized for encasing all of the hui
man body, applying a vacuum about
it and supplying oxygen to, the body
from the lungs only. BY this method
poison can be driven out Of the sys'
tenn. 1t is also designed for use as
a thermal or sweat bath and for i'm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
Great Fisherman Dead.

Homer Dowd, New England great
pickerel fisherman, aged seventy-nlne'
was found dead in a boat at Lake
Garfield, Mass. He had fished all his
life. and last year established a rec
ord, catching 1914 pickerel. During
his life he had caught about Do'oVo
pickerel, weighing 10000 pounds re
used only one line and four hooks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
Repeating Their Folly.

The liquor dealers in Tennessee
and Florida who are shipping liquor
over into Prohibition Atlanta under
protection of the law, are only re.
beating their folly when in Atlanta
they shipped liquor under protection
of law into the rural counties OF
Georgia. That piece of work kicked
them out Ct the State, and this will
ultimately kick them out of the ma
tion.-The People.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
One Oh a Long List.

The Minerva lO.J News says: "a
drink known a orange soda and
sold by an IroDton dealer, was ana
lived and found: to contain 2.25 Eef
cent. of alcohol. The dealer was.
compelled to pay the Akin tax.
Neither orange MOI soda entered into
the combination. Pear cider is
another beverage which has caused
much trouble. The State dairy n
food department has unearthed nu'
merous cases." The liquor trade has
many pale beverages under fictitious
names that it is ready to dress up
for quibblers and plant them on the
shelf of a restaurant or a pharmacy.
This is one of a long list. 1850
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29

ORIGINATING the body with medica'
ments. The receptacle is in the form
of a huge glass bowl, sufficiently
large to entirely encase the human
body when sitting and all Of the body
except the head when standing. II
is made in two alright sections.-'
Washington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
A Boy TODSy.

Out in Downs a little Swede boy
went to school and the teacher asked
his name. "Yonny Olsen," he re-
piled. How old are you?" asked the
teacher. cay not no how old ay
bane." "Well, when were you born?"
continled the teacher. LAY not born
at all, ay got stepmutter. kansas
City Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
Pauper Factories.

Lady Henry Somerset states this
fact that in one district Of Liverpool:
in which there are no caloons, there
is but one pauper in every thousand
Inhabitants. In another district, In
which there are, 200 saloons, there IL
one pauper in every twenty-eight IN
habitants. 1t is likely that inyestiga'
ton would disclose similar conditions
in the wards and precincts of all
cities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29

in position on the wall immediately
over the bathtub. When not in use il
can be folded against the wall so as
to occupy very little space. The wash
basin is of the ordinary type, being
supported upon brackets, which are
nivoted on the wall. A. hose is at
tachcd to the spigot for supplying
water to the basin. - Washington
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29

The Barbados pigs are kept as pets
by many of the natives, who leach
them amusing tricks and per;Git them
to run oil their houses.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
.rron .orIrOI iTo!ungrn.

1VTE'N tOI!IFUI T|9"7E'H
Property n are planning tc
prolong the United States control ID
Cuba.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-07-29
Folding WaShStaTd.

Among recent devices patented is a
folding washstand, shown in the IL
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
ALDRICH BILL m
IS REPORTED
WITH SOM E CHAN CRS
Fixes rs Per Cent Of Market Wakes 4
Bends Of Railroads as Limit for Csx.
antee for Notes.
fBy Associated prsas,l

Washington, Ian. s0.-The Al
drich financial bill, which hns been
In the hands of the committee ON
finance since its Introduction in the
senate January z. was reported to-
day by Senator Aldrich.
In general character the bill re-
mains the same as when first intro
duced.
There has been an effort on the
part of the committee to emphasize
the emergency nature of the act pro-
posed, and to this end various amend
ments were inserted which are in
tended to cause the speedy issuance
of additional currency when q strin-
gency occurs. There is a clause in
the original bill fixing 75 per cent
of the market value of all municipal
and railroad bonds as the limit of
issue of notes against them. This
has been amended SO that railroad
bonds alone are to be taken at rs
per cent of the market value. Notes
may be issued against deposits of
and county bonds up TO
80 per cent of their market value.
The limit of circulating notes that
may be issued under the act is raised
from 100000 to $500. .000, 900.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
JEROME HAS
NOW CHANGED
Is NOT VINDICTIVE
ln His Closing Arsunent-No Denunciation
sfEvelyn-Caln Reasoning Jury ln-
strueied Tomorrow.
(nx Associated Press. J


New York, Jan. 30.-Conceding
that Harry Thaw may have had ir-
rational outbreaks now and then
trict Attorney Jerome in his plea for
the conviction of Stanford Whites
slayer today declared that there was
absolutely nothing in the case to
show that Thaw was so insane on
the night of the tragedy that he did
not know the nature of the quality
of his act or that the act was wrong.
The prosecutor followed this. how
ever, by signifying very plainly that
he believed justice would be served
If the defendant should be found
guilty of some lesser degree of GRIM
inal responsibility than murder in
the first degree.
Mr.. jerome surprised his hearers
today by the striking contrast of his
argument with that OF a year ago.
The vindictiveness was gone, the pas
sionate defense of White was gone
and the denunciation of Evelyn Nes-
bitt Thaw had no place in his re-
marks. Instead 1t was calm, ana
lytical presentation of the evidence,
concession of possible weakness, both
mental and physical. in the defend
ant; but always with a recurrence to
the rule of law that a man to be ex-
cused must be SO insane as not to
know what he Is about.
Justice Bowling announced, as the
luncheon recess was taken, that he
would not charge the jury until to-
morrow morning.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
SUNDAY CLOSERS''
WON VICTORY
TODAY
(By Associated Press.) }

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 30.-Judge
Smith Mcpherson In the United
states district court here today hand
ed down a decision declining to In
terfere with the county ofncials of
this county in the enforcement OF
the Missouri statute making unneces-
sary labor on Sunday a misdemeanor
The decision was rendered in a
case brought by Nance O'Neil. an
actress. and local theaters. who
sought to permanently enjoin the
county grand Jury from indicting
them. -ss.z euF z4-iies ol.1. q
The decisionris verdict for Judge
William H. Wallace of the criminal
court, who. in his campaign for Sun
day observance. has caused the in
dIctment OF 1000 stage folk, theat-
rical managers and attaches. as well
AZ hundreds of storekeepers, Tor al
legged violation OF the Sunday law.
The Judge In his decision said that
It was no business of the federal
court to interfere with the operation
Of local police questions.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 30.-Two finan-
cial institutions of New York City,
one a national bank and the other
a state bank, did not open their doors
this morning.
The New Amsterdam National
Bank, capitalized at 1900, 900, was
taken in charge by the representa-
tive of the comptroller of the curren-
cy, early last evening. and the Me-
chanics' & Traders Bank. a state in
stitution, capitalized at $2.000,000.
announced shortly before 12 O'Clock
last night the dicision of the direct
ors not to open today.
Both banks announce their ability
to pay all depositors.
A statement of the New Amster-
dam National Bank shows deposits
of $2,O65,272. No statement of the
liabilities and assets of the Mechan-
ics' & Traders Bank could be had
this morning.
Both institutions had been known
as in. the Morse-Thomas chain Of f.
nancial institutions, but they had un-
dergone a reorganization of the di-
rectorates.
The Mechanics & Traders Bank
has two branches in Manhattan and
three in Brooklyn. All these branch
es remained closed today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30

At o'clock yesterday afternoon.
in back room of the Grady room
ing house on Colorado avenue, Un-
der Sheriff Charles H. Wallis placed
Glen Towery. aged IS years. under
arrest. The officer told the boy that
he was charged with attempting to
hold up the Royalty Club saloon.
The boys face flushed; but he denied
that he was guilty. The ofhcer at
that time did not closely question
Towery. The latter was taken to
the Mesa county jail.
A wounded Arm.
/ Last night at the Jail Towery was
brought into a room in the presence
of Under Sheriff Wallis, Deputy Sher-
if Peck and County Physician Par
ker. He was told to remove his
coat and bare his arms. He did SO.
The officers then saw an ugly looking
wound in the left arm of the young
man. He was then accused of the
crime and the officers began to ques-
ton him. He put up a strong blum
at first.
What made that wound In your
arm?'' he was asked.
II fell down and ran a splinter in
IL, replled IOWery.
DR.. Parker then told the young
man that it was impossible for such
a looking wound as that to be made
by splinter; that the wound was
plainly made by a bullet and there
was no need for him to deny 1t.
The officers then told the young
man that they were convinced of his
guilt and that he could not help
matters by holding out that he was
guiltless.
Presently Towery began to grow
nervous, his breast heaved notice
ably and suddenly he broke down,
began to cry and confessed his guilt.
YES. I did. / was one of the
men and John Hummel was the 9TH
er. l never did such a thug before
in my life. I was out of work and
had no money and Hummel got me
into this business"
The Story He Told.
Towery then gave the officers all
the details of the attempted holdup
and his connection Herewith.
The young man said that he had
been out of work a long time and
was hardly able to pay his board. He
had known John Hummel a long
time. Hummel was boarding at the
Grady rooming house, while Towery
was boarding at the home of Mrs.
Dickerson at s3s Milford avenue.
Hummel. who was only working
occasionally, one night suggested to
Towery that they hold up the Royal
ty Club saloon and rob the till, de-
claring that he believed 1t could be
done without much risk. He finally
induced the young man to agree to
become a party to the crime. Hum
mel furnished him money to buy two
revolvers for the job.
-Towery bought the guns. They
laid their plans. They took pair
of overall leggings, and. cutting
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
Attempt
Holdup
IN CITY LAST NIGHT
Citizen Told to Throw Up
Your Mitts" But Responded
by Firing Upon the High
wayman--Beieved the Man
Was Badly Wounded.

A bold attempt was made last
night by an unknown man to hold
up and rob o. B. Rouse, the dancing
instructor. who Is conducting classes
at the Auditorium. The attempt
failed and 1t Is believed that the
was shot and wounded.
About IL O'Clock, having complet-
ed his evenings instructions. Mr..
Rouse was en- route to his boarding
house In the southern part of the
city. He was on Second street and
stopped in the Western hotel for n
moment or two; then proceeded
down Second street. crossing from
the west to the east side OF the
street at the Royalty Club.
He noticed a man coming behind
him on the sidewalk. Two other
men were ON the west side OF the
street apparently walking toward
the depot. Mr.. Rouse states that
the man walking behind him sudden
ly passed by him and Just at the
alley entrance between Colorado and
Ute the man wheeled about, pulled
a gun and commanded stick up
your mitts!" Rouse had both hands
in his overcoat pockets, and ono
hand on the butt of his revolver. He
JoIke0 OuL DOtu uduub a5 IL 70 ODey
the command. but instead said ''I
don't think WILL" and as his hand
the revolver came up he
fred point blank at the holdup. Tho
latter's arm suddenly dropped, and
Rouse thought sure he had shot him
and expected him to fall. Instead.
the man wheeled around and started
on the run down the alley.
Rouss called to the two men across
the street to come and help H.. E1x
the h0ldup down. but fhsy rooulo1
These men went ON TO the d1pot.
told On1cer Mahaney of the attempted
hoidup and informed him ehae tAsx
1ad refused to help Rouse chs ths
holdup as they wanted to get out ON
rain No. and were afraid of being
1eld as witnesses. They went out
IN the train a few minutes later.
Rouse quickly ran to bis boarding
louse. left his money and watch, lo-
.ated Oficer Patterson. and q search
or the holdup was begun, but to no
wall. A number of people were dis
urbed by the shot that Prof. Rouse
lred at the holdup. The latter was
lot masked.
Rouse firmly believes that he
wounded the man.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30

Charles Patterson. who has been
spending the past week In this city.
left this afternoon over the Midland
for Denver. Mr.. Patterson was here
as the representative of number of
eastern capitalists who proposed to
make purchase of considerable or
chard property. For some reason he
was told not to make any final con-
tracts right now; but he thinks that
clude the deal. Mr.. Patterson re-
sided In this city nearly year few
years ago and he is thoroughly con-
vinced that the Grand valley offers
the largest opportunities for invest
ment of any place in the country.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
BOY CAUGHT IN WHEEL.

Gilman Higgins, a little boy 8
years old, going home from school
last night from the Pomona school
house, hung on to n lumber wagon
In some manner his right leg was
caught in the wheel and his leg was
literally wrenched and broken. That
he escaped death Is remarkable.
DIR. H. r. Bull was called to his
home, the parents residing about A
niiles east, and reduced the fracture,
although the little fellow suffered in
tense agony before his arrival.
Today the boy is suffering greatly,
but is resting as well as could be
expected.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30

c fterward found by Ofiicer Wallis.
The wound is not in a bad condition.
| Towery said that he and Hummel
had been together several times since
the attempted holdup. He has loafed
around the Grady house a good deal
lately and was arrested there. He
Hnd Hummel made no effort to leave
town. The guns used by the holdups
were of 3S caliber.
Hummcl Caught Today.
Immediately after securing the
confession Under Sheriff Wallis pre-
pared to run Hummel down. Tow
cry said that Hummel had claim
In No Thoroughfare canon and was
working up there this week.
This morning Under Sheriff Wal
lis, accompanied by DR.. Thadd Par
ker, started for No Thoroughfare.
Some miles up the road they met
Hummel coming to town. Under
Sheriff Wallis engaged him in con-
versation and then told him he had
a warrant for him. Hummel said
nothing. He was brought to town
and is in Jail. He admits knowing
Towery we'll: but declares he knows
nothing of the holdup and is inno-
cent.
John Hummel is 81 years of age.
here for a number of years. His
reputation has not been very bad.
He is q short. heavy set man.
Glen Towery is s feet IL inches
tall and is of good appearance. He
told the officers that his mother died
when he was 12 years old, and that
he has had but little parental care.
He was once in the reform school
for a number of months. He has
lived here since early boyhood.
Result of Clever Work.
The Sentinel is not at liberty to
give the history of Sheriff Schrader's
and Under Sheriff Wallis work in
tracing the holdups and running
down the clews. 1t would be very
clever story of detective work on the
part of the officers II it could be
told. The two officers have been on
the "hot' trail of the holdups for
some days, and Towery has been
shadowed for the past three or four
days.
Sheriff Schrader and Under Sher-
IN Wallis are entitled to great credit
for this important capture, adding
another to their extended list of
criminal captures.
The general descriptions of the
men and the details of the holdup
given by Towery coincide exactly
with the details given by Joe Green
and the other man who was In the
saloon on the night of the attempted
holdup.
Hummel's Revolver Found.
Some days ago Under Sheriff Wal
lis learned that revolver had been
found under walk near the Hag-
gerty residence. He secured 1t and
believed It to be revolver owned by
one of these holdups. Not a cham
ber was empty. The revolver has
been fully identified as Hummel's.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30

pieces on the leggings, made masks
Friday might, January 10, was set
for the holdup job.
Towery says that during the even
ing of January 10 he and Hummel
spent the time in Huinmel's room In
the Grady rooming house. At about
1880 he and Hummel, undisguised.
left the Grady -honse;- went down to
ward the Royalty, entered the dark
area at the east OF the saloon. and,
placing their masks and drawing
their guns. opened the east rear door
Of the saloon and suddenly entered
the barroom.
Towery states that he and Hum
mel both yelled Hold up your
hands!" He says that Joe Green,
the bartender, instead of throwing
up his hands, ran into the little Of
fee. A man standing in front of the
bar obeyed the command. He says
that he then realized that Green
meant to resist them, and when
Green came back with his gun and
began firing Towery says that he
shot at Green.
There was only one shot fired by
us and / fired that" declared Tow
cry. "The first shot that Green fired
must have struck me-" said Towery
"The minute realized was shot
I wanted to get out. did not want
to kill Green. I didn't intend to
kill anybody when went in there.
and l didn't want Green to kill me
Hummel did not shoot at all. When
and Hummel. too, and we got out
quick"
Where the HoIdups Went.
Towery says that after leaving the
saloon he and Hummel ran down
the alley toward the east and then
south toward the railroad tracks. His
wounded arm was bleeding profuse-
ly. Near the railroad crossing on
South Fifth street the two men part
ed, Towery going to his boarding
house on Milford avenue. Humme1
threw his gun under the walk near
the home of Morris Haggerty on
South Fifth street. He then told
Towery he was going to his room
at Grady's and was going to bed, and
he did so.
Dressed His Wound.
Towery said that he went to his
room, and. lighting a lamp. saw that
he had a bad wound in his left arm.
He was afraid to go to a physician.
He put some salt pork on his arm and
bound 1t up. Next morning he went
up town and got some ointment for
his arm. but told nobody of his in
jury. He let the folks at the board
ing house believe he was suffering
from rheumatism. "I did not go to
physician at ALL" said Towery.
Towery's left arm was hanging at
his side when Green shot him. The
bullet entered the forearm. glanced
some distance and then went through
and came out through the fleshy part
Of the forearm. The bullet dropped
on the floor Of the saloon and was
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
GRAFT" ARTICLES
SHOWN TO THE
COURT
(By Associated Press.)

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 30.-The ia
nous bootblack stand for the senate
lavatory, supplied by Contractor John
H. Sanderson of Philadelphia. one
of the defendants in the state capi-
tol conspiracy suits, was offered in
evidence today. Sanderson collected
$1.61s from the state for this stand
and paid the subcontractor by whom
it was supplied. $125.
Photographs of the rostrums of
the senate and house caucus rooms,
for which the state paid Sanderson
$90,74S and for which he paid the
subcontractor $1,000, were also Of
fered in evidence.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
RECEIVER IS ASKED
FOR GREAT
COMPANY
(By Associated Press. }

New York. Jan. 30.-Application
has been made in Maine and In this
city for the appointment of a receiv-
er for the Consolidated Steamship
Company.
1t Is stated that the suit is brought
by creditors. not unfriendly, who be-
lieve that the receivership il best to
protect security holders and other
interests. N - g
The lines affected principally are a
those OF the metropolitan and East sen
ern Steamship -Companee. The C,on.Le.
solidated Is the holding company. -or {
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30
IT'S uNREL1ABnrTY PROVEN.

The report given wide circulation
in some quarters n few days after
the attempted holdup at the Royalty
Club TINT n man, myster3ous1y
wounded in the leg and in all prob
ability one Of the holdups, had called
had his wounds dressed, is proven
as The Sentinel held at tho
time, by the confession Of Towery.
The hOldup was wounded I'm the arm.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30

One candidate was given the sec
ond gree, two applications were re-
ceived and much other business was
given attention last night at a reg
ular meeting of the knights of Py-
thias, attended by over 40 members.
Next wednesday night Grand Chan
cellor e. B. House will make an Of
ficial visit to the local lodge.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-30

Sam Waldroup. the we'll known
railroad man and foreman Of the car
repair shop in the local railroad
yards, was accidentally struck on the
head by a bar of steel dropped from
a car yesterday and painfully but not
dangerously injured.