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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
MYSTERY UF MURDER
 HIDDEN DEEP BEHIND
 SECRECY OF ORIENT
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the most endearing terms, they had an easy task to prove the identity of the victim.
 MT. Segel held in support of his proud contention that the victim was not his daughter telegram received from Wash ington on the night of June g. the same day that his daughter disappeared. It was addressed to him and read
 T will be home soon Sunday night. Don't worry. E. K. S."
 But this slender reed of hope was broken, and in the end he admitted that he believed the telegram to be sent by another hand than that of his daughter. The wording was that of foreigner and not an educated woman, like his daugh- ter, who would never have used the phrase, 'soon Sunday night"
 In fact when the telegram was sent
 Elsie siegel was dead.
 It was long and strange road over
 which Elsie Siegel traveled to reach the
 silken hung chamber in Eighth avenue It took 12 years In the travelling before the
 sudden turn brought death.
 Mrs. SiegeI's Mission Work. Mrs Slegel, the mother, became inter- ested in mission work among the China
 men of the city about F years ago. Among l hre pupils was a young Chinaman of 1S, alert, progressive and of mind above
 his fellows in the class. He was Leon i Ling and he had been in this country | several years He had studied hard and i had a good grasp of the English lan- | guage. Proud of her apt pupil Mrs. Sic | gel gave special attention to his teach | ing and was rewarded when he professed l his belief in Christian religion and be- 1 came one of the prize pupils of the mis- | sion school.
 | In her mission work Mrs. Siegel was sometimes accompanied by her little | daughter Elsie, fair-haired and pret-
 ty child then 10 years old. It was nat /, ural that the little girl should meet Leon, i who had had his queque cut off and l had even taken the name of William II. ] Leon in order that he might appear more | thoroughly Americanized.
 1 They became good friends, this Chinese l youth and the pretty little girl. She 1 thought his mistakes funny and he made | her laugh when she tried to teach him | to pronounce and use his words cor l rectly To show his gratitude the young
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
Convicted In Federal Court.

Albany, Ga, June 19.-On the charge of using the malls to obtain spurious obligations of bank, D. D. Einstein, well-known man of Camilla, Ga., was convicted in the federal court here today. During the panic, when many Georgia banks were issuing clearing house certificates, Einstein wrote to "a Chicago house which had printed clearing house certificates for the Pelham, Ga, banks and obtained certificates with total face value of S5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
A CIew In Pittsburu,

Pittsburg, June 9.-(Special. .)-Capt. William Fillmore of the detective bureau was tonight informed that Leon Ling, the Chinaman accused of murdering Elsie Siegel, had come to Pittsburg and has his men securing the city in search for the fugitive. Charley Lee who is an un- usually well informed Chinaman, and of frequent service to the police, is assist ing in the search. The informant of Captain Elmore Is said to be sure he saw Ling, but is uncertain whether he re- mained in this city or continued his tourney westward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
New Running Record.
To the Public:

Pittsburg. June 19.Percy Small wood of Wales, champion middle dis tance runner, today established a new worl's record for 10 miles at Jean nette, Pa., near here, when he ran that distance in 50 minutes and 22 seconds, beating the record of 50 minutes and 40 seconds, held by Albert Shrubb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
New Rate Table.

Detroit, June 19.-Sovereign camp, Woodmen of the World, today voted to withdraw from the national fraternal congress, and 1t is said will adopt the mortuary rate table of the American Fraternities association when it is completed. The Sovereign camp also decided not to extend the order into Cuba and Mexico. The body concluded it's biennial session tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20

he said. "I would warn all women against association with Chinamen, either in church or otherwise. l don't believe one in 1000 of the so-called conversions of a Chinaman is genuine. My niece was an innocent girl She had few associates outside of those chosen for her by her mother and she honestly believed it was her mission to Christianize Chinamen.
 "Too late, she realized that the feel ing of the Mongolian toward white wom- en is an animal feeling I believe this Chinaman, Leon, killed Elsie in a spirit of animal revenge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
May Attend King Edward.

London, June 19-It is announced from Vienna that Dr. Ott, who always attends King Edward when the Brit ish monarch visits Marienbad, is coming to London It is not known whether his visit is connected with the King.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
New Senate Chaplain.

Washington, June 19 The Rev. Ulysses Grant Pierce, D. b, pastor or All Souls Unitarian church of this city, was today designated by a Senate resolution to act as chaplain until otherwise ordered. MT. Pierce is pas tor of the church which the President attends and succeeds the Rev. Edward Everett Hale, deceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
Murdered and Rohhed.

San Antonio, June 19.-The body of Corporal Hugh McNish, Third artillery, U. s. A., stationed at Fit. Sam Houston, was found in the street here early to- day with his skull crushed. Everything indicted that McNish had been murdered and robbed. There is no clue to the mur- derers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
Warned By Her Uncle.

New York, June 19-Franz Siegel, an uncle of the girl, and one of the four sons who survived Gen. Franz Siegel
 has come to the aid of the stricken family of his brother. For some time, it is said, he has been estranged from them be- cause of Mrs. SiegePs activity among the Chinese. In time of trouble, however, he put aside his resentment and called at the Siegel home today. It is said he warned Mrs. Siegel many times against associating with the Chinese with the hope of converting them to Christianity
 Speaking as the uncfe of Elsie Siegel,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
kinq's Health Not Good.

London, June 19.-(Special,) )-Ru- mors regarding the Kings health are again current. While there is no cause for alarm, his majesty has been ad- vised to save his strength and to cur tail his public engagements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
Bank Teller Suicides,

Cleveland, O., June 19.-John Earth, aged B, receiving teller for the Cleve- lant Trust company committed sui eide in the cellar of the bank late this afternoon. III health is said to have caused his action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
Increase of Wages.

Pottstown, Pa, June 19-The Stan ley G. F1agg iron works at Stowe to- day announced a general increase of 10 per cent in wages to it's employees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
BONDS DEF HATED
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to count and will not return them until Monday.
 Of the 31 boxes Tarrant carried Jones' boro, Adger, Johns, Virginia City, Ox- moor Elyton, East Lake, Vanderbilt, Trussvlle, Morris. Newcastle Warrior, Irondale, Woodlawn, Adamsville, North Birmingham Ensley, Avondale, Littleton, Republic.
 Barnard carried Broolside, Pratt City, Bessemer, Brighton, Blossburg, Wood ward and Wylam.
 Boyd carried the courthouse, Tucks store. city hall and southside fire depart ment.
 Tarrant's election is necessarily con- ceded. After 10 o'clock last night he made this statement:
 pr. Tarrant's Statement.
 'I am deepliy grateful to the friends who stood by me in this election, and realize that my vote would have been much larger had the friends of Greater Birmingham, including Ensley, not felt that my attitude endangered that meas ure The contest was friendly all the way through, and the differences of opinion were expressed in the most kindly spirit. No one wants to see Greater Birmingham more than myself the only difference be- tween me and many of my friends being in the method of securing it."
 Boyd Issues Statement.
 Captain Boyd issued the following:
 'The friends of Greater Birmingham carried the election today within the Greater Birmingham territory, but be- cause of the injection of the issue of pro- hibition into the campaign the result in the county at large cannot be considered as in any way indicating the sentiment of the people on the question of Greater Birmingham.
 ''The fight for Greater Birmingham with Ensley included has only just begun"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20

Swiss Cheese. Olives. Mangos. Pickles. French Sardines. Clarke Bros.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
The Order Of the Bath.

The last Knight of the Bath
made according to the ancient
forms were at the coronation
of Charles H., when various
rites and ceremonies, one of
which was bathing, were in
forced.
According to Froissart, the
court barber prepared a bath,
and the candidate for mem mber-
ship in the order, having been
undressed by his esquires, was
thereupon placed in the bath,
his clothes and collars being the
perquiSites of the barber. He
was then removed from the
water to the words. May this
be an honorable bath to you" and
was placed in plain bed quite
wet and naked to dry. AS soon
as he was quite dry he was re-
moved from the bed, dressed in
new and rich apparel and con-
Quoted by his sponsors to the
chapel, where he offers a taper
to the honor of God and a penny
piece to the honor of the king.
Then he went to the monarch
and, kneeling before him, re-
ceived from the royal sword a
tap on the shoulder, the king ex-
claiming, Arise, Sir -" and
then embraced him, saying, BE
thou a good knight. and true. =
London Strand Magazine.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24

Hotel Baltimore" is the name
to be given the new hostelry that
is expected to be IN running or
der before the first of the year,
under the management of Hall
and Newberry who are going to
make this an up-tO.date hotel in
in every particular, as they are
sparing no expense to furnish
their 80 rooms with best and
latest furnishings, these rooms
will be warm, well ventilated,
and plenty of light, cheerful as
they have a frontage on two of
the principal streets of the city,
one of them facing the court
house.
The dining room service will
be of the best, as great prepera-
ton has been made to have it in
first class order, the manage
ment are catering to the best
patrons, both as to the home
resident and travelling public and
are going to make it an Ideal"
place to stop. The News wishes
them success.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
Reorganization Of an Old Abstract Company

The Rollins and Crawford Alb
stract Company has changed
hands and will be reorganized in
to a chartered company and for
which an application has been
made to commence business by
January 1st 1910, under the title
of Canyon Abstract Company.
The firm of Scott & F'lesher will
assume the management of the
new corporation who are old eX-
perienced abStractors. 1t will
be remembered that this is one
of the oldest set of abstract books
in Randall County which means
much to those who have to rely
on titles to realty.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
Work Of the Randall County Teachers Institute.

The County Teachers Insti-
tute for the instructors of the
schools of Canyon City and Ran
dali county convened on Satur-
day morning of last week in the
city public school house but for
convenience and partly on ac-
count of the inclement weather
and better heating facilities, it
was decided to hold the after
noon and all other sessions in
the county court room at the
court house. There being about
thirty teachers present in attend
ance.
Judge A. N. Henson called the
session to order at 10 o'clock,
A. M. Saturday.
Opening exercises:
Address of welcome, by DR..
II. M. Wilson.
Response, by Prof. J. H.
Crowley.
The Institute was organized
with the following officers:
Judge A. N. Henson, Presi-
dent; Prof. j. l.. Redus, Vice
President; Miss l.. Lancaster,
Sesretary.
The remainder of the prear-
ranged program was carried out
without change. Owing to the
inclement weather the first day
attendance was small and several
of those who were on the pro-
gram for the first day were not
present.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24

Lewis Smith of Hereford,
Texas, called at the News office
Saturday, he is one of the bust
ness men of that growing little
city. He made an inspection OF
the Randall County court house
and gave it as his opinion that il
was a great credit to the county
to have such a convenient up-tO-
date county seat.
H. A. Campbell of Amarillo
was in Canyon City Tuesday
looking after business pertain
ing to the water works and sew
erage. He informed the News
that work would commence just
as soon as weather conditions
will permit.
5. a. Hagerty OF Upton, Iowa
left on the Tuesday train fol
Kansas to visit friends. 1t vii
be remembered that he has beer
visiting his old friend Henry
Shineberger the past two weeks
Rubin Bates and wife, accom-
panied by their younger brothers
Bristo and Arch, left on Monday
afternoon for Tiaban, n. NJ, tC
reside on their claim near that
place.
Mr.. T. B. Reid and wife left
last Tuesday afternoon for two
weeks visit with relatives anG
friends at Ft. Worth and Dallas
also points in Oklahoma.
Tom p. Slater of Floydada was
in Canyon Saturday.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24

other eXperimenters have demon
strated conclusively that i'm.
proved methods in which a cup
is used to catch the crude tur-
pentine and the box done away
with, result in the production of
larger quantity of turpentine
and rosin, higher grades of the
latter, longer life to the timber,
and greatly lessened damage
from fire and wind. The intro
duction of these methods is the
first step in conservative turpen-
timing.
Because of the increased ini-
tial cost of the equipment, such
methods have not appealed to the
smaller operators who have little
capital, and whose operations
extend over only two or three
years in given locality. They
are unquestionably profitable to
the larger operators and espe-
cially to those who, working up
on their own timber, have the
most inducement to handle it
carefully. Only within the last
five years have these improved
methods been introduced upon a
commercial scale.
Yet the fact that already one
seventh of the entire output of
naval stores is by these methods
and that in the newer fields and
most up-to- date operations they
are used most largely demon
strates that they have passed
far beyond the experimental
stage"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
Red Cross Stamps.

Red Cross stamps have been
placed on sale in Canyon City.
The promoters of the sale of the
stamps urge the people to buy
and use them on their Christmas
packages. This is a splendid
cause. Every cent received from
the sale of the stamps goes to aid
in the battle being waged against
the white plague. Every cent
you pay for such stamps adds a
little to the strength of the forces
waging the fight against tuber'
culosis-one of the deadliest
enemies of the human race.
tuberculosis costs this nation
millions of dollars annually
That loss can be greatly avoided
1t costs some money to fight the
the plague successfully, but
every cent expended judiciously
in the fight means the ultimate
saving of many dollars. II
means more than that-it means
the elimination of much sorrow
and poverty and pain. 1t is
worth while to make the fight or
the plague. Buy and use the
Red Cross stamps.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
The Power Of a Dollar.

A dollar buys ten good cigars,
it buys a round of drinks,
And when a man is spending one
that way he never thinks.
A dollar much, "Oho," he cries,
''let all now merry be,
This is the time for mirth and
fun, the time for revelry,
This is the Christmas season,
and We'll let the welkin ring!'
But somewhere is an orphan
cold, who will not get a thing.
A dollar slips away from us, a
dollars seldom missed,
My lady smiles through losing
one or two or three at whist,
A dollar goes for chocolate
creams, for ribbons for her
hair,
For trifling gauds to deck her
self, but then she doesn't care
We must be gay at Christmas
time, mnst be of cheerful
mind,
But somewhere is an orphan sad,
whom Santa will not find.
Ohio. a dollar is not much, |
grant you that, but still,
An orphans tattered stocking,
| will buy enough to fill;
Twill cheer come youthful heart
and bring a smile to youthful
lips,
Twill purchase happiness for
babes whom now grim sorrow
grips,
1t won't buy many good cigars
or drinks or ribbons gay,
But for an orphan it will buy {
Merry Christmas Day.
Detroit Free Press
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
Miss Mabel Rowan Entetains,

Last Monday night at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Rowan in
the western portion of the city,
Miss Mabel Rowan entertained a
few of her young friends. The
evening was spent in playing old
familiar games and celebrating
the holidays with shooting fire.
works. The weather was cold
and disagreeable and only the
following were present, Misses
Wilma Brown, Oce Mills, Mabel
Rowan and Edith Peterson; Mes
srs. Roy Moreland, Guy Ballard.
Earnest Reed, Bob Donald and
Jess Pipkin.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
present.

When asked concerning the
probability of Southern farm
lands being made as profitable
as the lands of the North which
are valued at $3.50 per acre,
Secretary Wilson said:
Why, of course. What's the
hinderance? But the Southern
farmer must quit sending his
cotton seed meal over the world
to enrich other lands. He must
use this rich fertilizer himself.
The South has produced this
year the heaviest corn crop
it has ever grown. This in
crease is due to the demonstra-
tion work of this department.
Our campaign of education is
finally producing results. The
next step will be for the farmer
of the South to grow his own
hogs and make his own meat
from his own corn.
The farming industry in the
South is picking up. Right now
more progress is being made in
the South in improving farming
conditions than in any other sec
tion of the country.
Anybody who says the farm
lands of the South are played
out does not know what he is
talking about. The run down
farming lands can be brought
back to their original state and
made as fertile as ever. There
has already been a wonderful
improvement in the condition of
some Southern lands. First it
will be necessary to rotate crops
and make pastures. Eliminate
the cattle tick and feed the cot
ton seed meal of the South to
the cattle, and the Southern
farmer will grow twice or three
times as much cotton to the acre
as he does now. And this ratio
of increased progressiveness will
apply to all crops. The South
ern farmer does not fully appre-
ciate the situation, and he will
not until he finally begins to
double and treble his present
crops on the same acreage.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24

The News is in receipt of a
Corna Copia fillid with choice
candy as a token of esteem and
Christmas present from the pub
lie school children of Umbarger.
The News wishes to thank those
children for their kindness and
will inform them that they have
made the News office force mer-
ry also as they all had some of
the candy and pronounced it
fine. We all take this means of
wishing you all a Merry Christ
mas"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24
Lost in the Canyon.

While out surveying near the
county line between Armstrong
and Randall counties, Albert
Foster was Overtaken by dark
and was compelled to spend
Thursday night of last week in
the canyon. This particular
place is located about % miles
east of Canyon City and not so
very far from Wayside. The
party of surveyors was under
the direction of G. G. Foster who
sent Albert back to the south
side of the canyon to flag from a
high hill. He reached this point
about II o'clock and, after doing
the necessary work, thought that
he could reach the next high hill
by'one O'Clock. AS everyone
knows, it is very hard to Judge
distances in the canyon soft was
about ! o'clock before young
Foster could reach this second
point.
AS it happened he carried the
grub" and, having driven a
stake on this last hill, Albert set
out across the canyon to his fell
low surveyors. The sides are
very steep for several miles along
the canyon at this place and, by
the time he reached the bottom,
| it grew dark and he lost his bear
ings. The weather was very cold
and a few flakes of snow were
falling but the young fellow kept
his.wits and selected deep ditch
in which to spend the night.
Without Overcoat, matches, over
shoes or gloves, this cold wintry
night was spent in TINS place
nature had provided for him. If
hehad attempted to wander about
he might have fallen off a bluff
and be killed but to keep warm
he stamped his feet and beat
himself.
In the morning, the boy found
himself completely lost sohe took
a course toward the south to the
cap-rock. After walking several
miles probably in a circle, he
found a road which he knew lead
away from the canyon. Follow
ing this road, he arrived at a
house about 4 o'clock Friday af-
ternoon. The snow was falling
very fast and he could hardly
walk when he reached the house
and had difficulty in telling the
people that he was lost.
Saturday morning he was TAX
en- to Washburne and came to his
home in Canyon City that morn
ing. His feet were a little frost
bitten but otherwise he is none
the worse after his uncomfort-
able night in the canyon and the
long walk the next day. a good
many of his friends in Canyon
were quite uneasy for fear that
he had fallen off bluff, breaking
a leg or arm and froze to death.
Several parties were sent out in
search of him but he arrived al
home before even the first re.
port of the searching parties.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-24

I CRAZY Holland returned last
Mondayt from Ft. Worth where
ne has bten attending medical
college and will remain in Can
yon with his home folks during
the holidaysl Grady says that
the country around Ft. Worth
had good snow last week and
that it was colder in central Tex
as than in the Panhandle although
the thermometer has never been
as low as it has in this country.
Mrs. H. j. kaun of Chicago,
ILL.,, SIS visiting her parents who
reside lnear Canyon City, she
expects to stay about two weeks.