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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21
''WILD HORSE HILL"
PUT UNDER ARREST
Charged with Running of Horses in
New Mexlco-Has Been Sought
by Officers Far and
Wide

Wiley Hill, better known by the
alias Of wild Horse Hill," was ar
rested at 4:30 yesterday afternoon on
the ocean front at Santa Monica by
Deputies Harry Wright and Claude
Mathewson. He is wanted at Carlsbad,
with forty head of horses, and the
authorities have been seeking him for
nearly two years. Meantime he has
been in Europe. travelling with the
Buffalo Bill Wild West show
Hin, who is a typical cowboy, made
no attempt to deny his identity, but
insisted that he was innocent OF the
offense charged. The sheriff of Eddy
county, N. M, however, has been COM
municated with and has replied most
emphatically that Hill is very much
wanted there and that there will be no
difficulty in securing his extradition.
an1al HL11. Al. .L..lIaai dna nt the .lnr1-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

KITTEN" BERRY has promised T.
#. Lane a tryout as umpire at
IL the Chutes before the season
is over. Lane has played right. Held
for the Newcastle (Pa.) club and also
for the Lowell club of the New Eng
land league, and later umpired In the
South Atlantic league. Lane Is one OF
the best liked umpires in the south and
never a decision is questioned which
games he unpires. IT 1t should be set.
tied that the double umpire system VIII
be tried out, no doubt Lane viii be
given the first opportunity, as his abll-
ity is unquestioned. Lane would be
pleased to hear from President Picker
ell in regard to acting as indicator man
in the Bankers league and would be
pleased to be given a chance to make
good. Lane has bee-l in Southern Call
fornia for the last six months and will
make his home here IL he can secure
permanent position
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21
oALlFoRNIA SUMMER LEAGUE

Two games will be played at Athletic
park in Boyle Heights Sunday. The
first game will be called at 1:SV ?; M
between the Hoegees and Athletlcs'
Lineups are as follows:
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

ANALYzE the dullest day at the sforo--
and you Will resolve 1t into the net result Of
not enough advertising.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

The Edisons still have a percentage
of 1000. Phil Kelley, shortstop and
captain of the Athletic team, is leading
his team at bat and is fielding In great
style. At present he is averaging TWO
hits q game. He, without doubt, IS
one of the best infielders In the semi
professional ranks in Southern CALI
fornia, The friends and admirers of
the Athletic team always give him the
glad hand whenever he goes to bat.
Manager Ward Of the Edison team
has received q letter from Bernie Nc
Cay, shortstop for Shreveport, La, IN
the Southern league, stating that ne
will be here September IL and will play
third base for the Edisons during the
winter season. He states that Elmer
Reiger is pitching great ball for Shreve-
port Reiger Is Los Angeles boy and
pitched for various teams in South
ern California last winter. McCay
stated he would sign up any pror1is-
ing youngster for different teams In the
east next year.
Manager Goodman of the Hoegee
team has fast man in RightheldeI
Riggs. He certainly made a great
catch Of Lyman's line drive last Sun
day. He Is good man with the SLICK
GrindIe. catcher for the Hoegee team
without doubt is the best backstop In
amateur ranks in Southern California
He is a good receiver and has g. splen-
did whip.
The Edisons had an off day last
Sunday, being charged up with six er.
rors. This team will go along and
play the rest of the teams without
making an error and when they meet
the Hoegees they more than make W
for the rest of the games.
----
Pitcher Lyman of the Edisons con-
tinues his good work, while Third Base
man Schmuck of the Hoegees plays a
good game for his team at the difficult
corner, but he has a bad habit of al
ways talking back to the umpire or
the opposing players in most every play
that is made If he would discontinue
these tactics he would become more
popular with the fans.
Catcher Schildwater of the Edison
team has resigned on account of his
health, his right arm being in such poor
condition that he hardly can move 1t.
Ward has lost good backstop in this
man, but will sign the first man that
comes along that can deliver the goods.
The four teams of the league are
after more pitchers, for each team has
three double-headers to play. The first
one is to be played Sunday, August 30
Thew also intend to play exhibition
games Saturdays at the Chutes, while
Los Angeles is away.
Manager welton Of the Dyas-Cline
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

Owing to the fact that Saturday will
be Clerks day at Long Beach, nearly
all Of the sporting goods houses will be
closed, and 1t would be advisable for
all amateur baseball captains to secure
their supplies for Sunday before the
end of the week.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

Van Haltren will be without the serv-
ices of Pitcher Hogan at least for a
week, as he is another victim of the
mumps. This season nearly a dozen
players In the Pacific Coast league have
had this enjoyable excuse. for loaflng.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

It was announced here yesterday that
RolfeA Zeider, the Seals crack short
stop, will be seen in the lineup of the
New York Giants next season. Acc
cording to the information given out,
Danny Long can have any player he
names for the release of Zeider.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

There will be a meeting of the direct
ors Of the Valley league this evening
at McCormick's pool rooms in the Liss-
ner building for the purpose of adopt
ing schedule and making club de-
posts.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

Manager Blunt of the Hoosiers ball
club is passing his vacation in listening
to what the wild waves are saying at
Long Beach.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

Mickey LaLonge, one OF San Fran
cisco's backstops, probably will be seen
In the lineup of the Oakland team the
rest of the season. With Lewis out of
the game and Slattery In poor condi-
ton, the Oaks are badly crippled.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21

J. Cal Ewing, president of the Pacific
Coast league, arrived in Los Angeles
yesterday and will remain here until
after the meeting of the new ball club
directors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
GALLERY GAVE WAY.
Score Of Persons Hurt as Booker
Washington Closes Address.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. GA score OF
persons were more or less seriously
injured late to-day just as Booker
T. Washington closed an address at
the Coliseum on the Fair grounds
An audience of four or five thousand
persons had assembled to hear him.
many white people from the city be-
ing present and occupying reserved
sections on the gallery. AS the
crowd arose to leave, one section OF
the gallery gave way with a crash
and the occupants were precipitated
to the floor beneath, but not instant
ly, the fall being gradual. However
several were more or less seriously
hurt from the fall or by being
trampled under foot by the panic
stricken negroes on whose heads the
occupants of the gallery were spilled
Among those in the gallery were
Bishop Chas. B. Galloway, but he es-
capped with only few painful bruises
Thomas Helm, one of Jackson's old
est and wealthiest men, had an arm
broken. Three white persons are re-
ported hurt, but more negroes suffer
ed injuries.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
Naval Stores Men Meet.

New Orleans, Oct. S.-Naval stores
operators representing five Southern
States to-day completed plans to es-
tablish a producers selling COM
pany capitalized at s2,00O,O00. The
company will have headquarters at
Jacksonville, Fla. Its object will be
to secure better prices for naval
stores products, which the operators
in to-day's meeting claimed to have
been forced below the cost of pro-
duction by competition and by adul-
teration. w. P. Corbett, of Jackson
Vile, said that he and his assistants
had information that 100000 gal
Ions of Southern turpentine had been
adulterated in order to lower prices
and that the new company will work
to secure laws regulating interstate
business in turpentine and especially
it's alleged adulteration.
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama and Florida were represented
at to-day's meeting.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
Negro Clerks Pay Reduced.

Washington, Oct. THE civil ser
vice commission to-day issued state
ment announcing that Paul w. Cox,
a sub-clerk in the Robinson, ILL.,, post
Office, has been removed from office
and H. B. Thomas, clerk in the Or
angeburg, S. c., postoflce, Severely
reprimanded and reduced in salary
from 5000 to $500 year, beginning
last Tuesday, both because of PERM
cious political activity Cox, while
a clerk, refused to withdraw from
his active canvass as prohibition
candidate for clerk of Crawford coun-
ty, ILL.,, saying he understood it was
none of the departments business so
long as he performed his duties salts
factorily Thomas was chairman OF
the district Republican committee
and the commission sustained COM
plants againt him of obnoxious &C
tivity. On its recommendations, in
view of his good reputation and re-
cord, he was not removed, but severe
ly disciplined and required to resign
his craftsmanship Immediately on
penalty of dismissal.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
Edgefield Man Kills Negro.

Edgefeld, Oct. 8.-Richard Penn
a prominent and somewhat educated
negro of the town, was shot and al
most instantly killed by Tom Gray
white, this afternoon. Gray used a
pistol, shooting five times, two balls
taking effect, one in the right thigh
the other two inches above the navel
the latter wound causing death.
w. w. Shepard and Policeman
Weir were the first to reach Penn af-
ter he was shot and testified at the
inquest that the deceased made the
following dying declarations:
THAT he was coming towards
town and met Gray and they spoke
and deceased remarked that that was
a fine piece of corn. Gray replied
Yes; it is not mine, but belongs tc
Mr.. Samuels.' They then passed each
other and when deceased had gone
about 80 yards. Gray called him back
and commenced cursing him and
fired"
1t is said that Mr.. Wright Holson
was an eye witness to the homicide
but he did not testify.
Gray has. so far as is publicly
known, made no statement and his
version of the affair is not known
1t is rumored that Gray says that the
deceased insulted his mother. Ora!
is now in Jail and has employed 'eoun
sci. :,'
The jury's verdict was in accor
ance with the above facts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
RECIPROCAL DEMURRAGE.
Paper Read by Railway Commission
er Sullivan.

Washington, Oct. 8.-The Nation
al Association of Railway Commits
sioners concluded it's twentieth an
nual Convention to-day. Officers
were elected as follows:
President, Martin S. Decker, Of
New York; first vice president, R..
Hudson Burr, of Florida; second vice
president, Charles F. Staples, of Min.
nesota. The next Convention will
be held in this city, October IL, 1909.
J. M. Sullivan, of South Carolina,
read a paper to-day favoring the ap-
plication of the principle of recipro-
cal demurrage, which was adopted.
Chairman Martin Knapp, of the
Interstate commerce commission,
submitted a report favoring uniform
legislation on various regulations for
the control of railroads.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
Damage Suit Against Southern.

One of the most interesting cases
that has come. up in the common
pleas court of Spartanburg county in
wears is the ease of J. NJ. Turbyhll
administrator of the estate of Miss
B. Hand, against the Southern rail-
way, which was begun yesterday
morning. The suit is for $4,000.
The plaintiff is represented by Will
son & Osborne, and the defendant by
Sanders & DePass. The argument
will be concluded this morning and
the case will go to the jury.
Miss Hand was run over and killed
BY q Southern railway passenger
train at Duncan on November 9Th,
of last year, while she was crossing
the track on her way to see SICK
friend. Miss Hand was sister-1n-
law of Mr.. J. NJ. Turbyfill and was a
teacher in the public school at Dun
can. On the afternoon Of November
9Th last, after dismissing the school,
she started to the home of a sick
friend. AS she went to cross the
Southern's tracks near the depot she
heard passenger No. III coming.
Thinking she had time to get across,
she auickened her pace and started
in a brisk gait between fast walk
and a run. 1t is said that as she
moved forward she held her head
downward and sideways, against the
wind, so that her hat obstructed her
vision of the train, which was just
emerging from deep cut. Had she
been looking at the train even after
she started, it is claimed that she
would doubtless have halted and
turned back. She was caught be-
tween the tracks by the powerful en-
CINE and crushed to death in the
presence of several witnesses.
Counsel for the plaintiff claims
that there are two issues in the case:
First, was Miss Hand guilty of gross
negligence; second, did the Southern
railway blow and ring continuously
for 500 yards before reaching the
crossing? The case is most inter
esting one, and will be watched
closely by spartanburg Herald.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
Verdict for $4,000.

lSpartanburg, Oct. Tn the suit
against the Southern Railway for
lamages in the sum of fifty thousand
dollars, brought by J. M. Turbyfill,
administrator of the estate of Miss
B. Hand, the young school teacher
who was killed at Duncan last No
vember while crossing a railroad
track, the jury returned verdict for
i've thousand dollars.
Miss Hand was on. her way to visit
a sick friend and. while crossing the
track was struck by No. 81, which
was running several hours late. The
young lady was a sister to Prof. Hand
of South Carolina University.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
Stuck to His Answer.

An old sea captain was visiting a
certain exhibition, and was greatly
interested in the mechanical section
where a fine array of steam whistles
was on show.
"How far can that one be heard?'
he asked pointing to huge buzzer.
The young man in attendance was
only deputy, but he promptly re-
piled:
sixteen miles"
sixteen miles?" said the old salt
incredulously.
when 1 say sixteen miles," elabo-
rated the youth, 81 mean eight miles
this way and eight miles that way"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
LAURENs ELECTION MUDDLE.
Attorney Cannon Gives Out State
ment.

Laurens, Oct. SIN an interview
to-day, Mr. John NJ. Cannon of the
local bar, who is acting attor-
neys for the county dispensary
board in the proceedings to Sc
cure an injunction against the
managers of the November elec-
ton, stated that the construction
placed by this correspondent on one
point of the petition upon which
Judge Pope's order was secured was
not a point that would be held or
contended by the county board; but
said he, "if it takes that to win we
will use it..
The point in question is the appar-
ent discrepancy between the constltu-
ton of 1895 and the act of legisla-
ture of 1896. Mr.. Cannon stated
that the point raised in the petition
was to lay the foundation of the sub
sequent clauses; that the general
election in November would not be
affected because by the registration
beginning in July of this year, the
very act of reenrolling qualified all
such for electorship this fall. while
there is a fault in the act of the leg
islature," said Mr.. Cannon, 1T has
been remedied by the new registra-
ton; hence the question of the valid
ty of the election in November is MT
affected"
Mr.. Cannon stated that the petl-
ton submitted to the supervisor did
not contain signers to the number
of one-fourth of the qualified voters
in the county; that it lacked two
names, not even striking on those
names that appeared more than once
in the several petitions presented:
This statement is in contradiction OF
the notice of election published by
Supervisor Humbert, which says:
Upon a canvass of the said petition
I have found that it does contain the
SIGNATURES of more than one-fourth
of the qualified electors of said coun-
ty."
Further in the conversation Mr.:
Cannon stated that he had been crit
icised for bringing this action and
for appearing in behalf of the dis
pensary, and added that he was con-
tending for legal election; that If
they were going to hold an election
let it be in accordance with the law
On the subject"
It is recalled that Mr.. Cannon was
especially prominent in the contest
of 1906, when similar election was
held in this county, the vote being
against the dispensary, and which
was carried to the supreme court Tor
a final decision.
Mr.. R. E. Babb, attorney for the
county, was seen this morning, in ref
erence to the NUMBER of boxes pro-
vided for in the order OF the election.
The petition of the county dispensary
board states that the order for the
election, the published notice, is not
in compliance with the statute in that
it provides but one box in which the
ballots "for" and against sale" shall
be deposited, when there should be
two. Mr.. Babb stated that the pub
lished notice was verbatim with the
provisions of the statutes.
Copies of Judge Pope's order nave
been served on the managers of the
election and it is understood that
they will be prepared on the 17th to
contest the matter before the su-
preme court in Columbia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
COTTON REPORT.
Crop Has Deteriorated Since Previous
Report

Washington, Oct. 2.-The cotton
crop report issued to-day by the de-
partment of agriculture shows the
average condition of the cotton crop
of Sept. rs was 69.7 per cent. or
a normal, against 76.1 on August %,
last; 67.7 on September 25, 1907;
71.6 on September rs, 1906, and SIS
the average of the past ten years on
September 25.
The conditions and ten years aver
age on September 25, respectively by
ctotoc fo11OwS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-10-15
Reports from GinnerS.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The census
bureau report on cotton ginning is
sued to-day shows 2,582,688 bales,
counting round as half bales, ginned
from growth of 1908 to September
25, compared with 1,532,602 for
1907; 2,O57,283 for 1906, and g.
355,716 for 1905.
By the states the number of bales
Counting round as half bales) and
active ginneries respectively, for
1QOS follows.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-30
La Toilette and the Presi=
dency.

Senator La Toilette appears to be
the only candidate now engaged in
making hay in the Republican Presi-
Dental meadows of Minnesota and
Wisconsin, and it now looks as
though he might enter the conven-
ton backed by both these states, if
by no others. Those in this state
who do not care to climb into the
La Toilette band-wagon might just
as well cheer its occupants as they
pass by, as to make wry faces at
them, as the La Toilette combina-
ton is sure to reach the delegation.
1t is not reasonable to suppose,
however, that Mr.. La Toilette will
receive the nomination, except as a
compromise candidate, and the Taft
men are claiming that there will be
no occasion for anything of that
sort.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-30
New York Politics.

The Empire State always cuts a
good deal of ice in Presidential
campaigns, and for this reason the
big politicians watch with especial
interest the moves made upon the
political chess board there. II has
been given out that the Taft boom
ers will make no attempt to secure
the New York delegation in the
Chicago convention as against Gov.
Hughes, but that they will labor for
the election of Hughes delegates
whose second choice will be Mr..
Taft. Should this rumor prove to
be true, a factional fight in that
state will be averted, and the party
can enter upon the real work of the
campaign with united front, which
will be hopeful augury of success.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-30
Free Road Building Lessons.

II will be agreeable news to all
friends of good roads that the State
University at Madison is now offer
ing a free home study course of
lessons in Hi ghland Construction
for the road officials of the state.
This instruction will enable those
who have the responsibility for build
ing and maintaining public roads
to acquire a thorough, up-to-date
knowledge in this important subject.
Coming at this time of the year road
officials may easily take advantage
of the generous offer, and turn the
long winter evenings to very profit
able account.
Many of the officials charged with
road construction andsroad mainte-
nance have been Obliged heretofore
to depend largely upon the expert
ences of the people in their own
town. These practices and expert
ences are naturally limited. The
local knowledge has not been COM
plete enough. Therefore much
public money has been of neces-
sity wasted. This new home study
work will correct this defect; the
knowledge gained will enable super
visors, and pathmasters to spend
the public money to the best ad-
vantage.
The course of Is lessons. After
discussing the primary consider
alton of proper road location, road
building is taken up. Under this
head are considered the three ele-
ments which enter into the making
of a road-foundation, drainage,
and surface. These three things
are very thoroughly studied. Road
maintenance is also very carefully
considered. A searching study is
made of various kinds of road
neutrality-suspicious. of efficiency and
economy in general as we'll as
merits and defects of any particular
machine.
Bridges and culverts receive i'm
portant consideration. A basis for
estimation, cost and many other
forms of valuable information are
communicated.
Much interest is manifested
throughout the state in good roads.
The wise town officer will exercise
foresight by the construction of
such roads as the people are be-
ginning to demand.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-01-30
State Aid for Highways.

In view of the general interest in
the vote at the general election on
the amendment to the state consti-
tuition permitting state aid in the
construction of good roads, the ex-
tension department of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin has prepared a
bulletin on the various systems of
state aid. The purpose is to en-
courage the public debate of the
proposed amendment and of ques-
tons growing out of it by debating
societies and other organizations.
The extension division is prepared
to furnish material on both sides of
this question, which is of interest
not only to farmers, but to tax
payers generally. The use of labor
of inmates of state and county
prisons and penal institutions in
road building, the relative advan-
tages of the systems of state aid for
road building in New Jersey and
Michigan, the question upon whom
the burden of building good roads
falls most directly; and similar
problems connected with the subject
are outlined in the bulletin which is
intended for general distribution.
Material for the study of these ques-
tons may be obtained from the uni
versity through local public librar-
ians, or from principals of local high
schools in communities which have
not public library. Loans of this
material will also be made to town,
village, city, or county clerks.