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Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
BATTLED IN VAIN
TO Save wife
Desperate Struggle on Brink Of
Niagara to Prevent Suicide.
She DIED IN HIS ARMS

Wife Leaped Into the swirling River
and Husband Followed, Caught Her
and Struggled Nearly an Hour to
save Her.
Niagara Falls, N. Y, June Aaron
Cohen, of Buffalo, saw his young wife
leap into the swirling river between
the second and third Sisters islands,
only $50 feet above the brink of the
cataract. Without a moments hesi-
tation he followed her, caught her
hand and struggled desperately to save
| her.
Mrs. Cohen probably died in her
husbands arms. Before it was posi-
BILE to bring efficient help an hour had
passed, during all of which Cohen was
making frantic efforts to reach the
shore. But the struggle against the
current-at this point it is about
twenty miles an hOur-was beyond
merely human muscle. Fortune aided
him. With his wife tightly clasped
to him he felt himself bump into a
grounded tree stump, and on this he
got a grip with his one free hand. He
Justify shouted for help and word was
carried to the reservation police, but
it was nearly an hour after Mrs. Cohen
| jumped into the river that Officer
James Martin arrived with ropes and
four other men.
Three times they threw the rope
before it fell within Cohen's grasp.
When he did catch it. he was too weak
to tie it about his own and his wife's
waist
Once Cohen had hold of the rope
and the men on shore began to pull,
| and Officer Martin, who was in the
front, slipped and fell into the stream,
| but quickly regained his feet. When
within fifteen feet of the shore Cohen
lost his grip on his wife's body and it
was carried off down stream and was
lost to view.
Cohen was so far gone when the res
cuers got him on shore that he could
not speak for ten minutes. His first
words were: "She is out there. Go and
get her. She is dead. She died in my
arms"
Meanwhile a crowd had gathered.
| Cohen joined in the search, always in
sisting that the body must have stop
ped short of the cataract and might
be rescued by men daring enough.
William Barnet and Hugh Brown.
who had Joined the searchers. finally
spied the body. 1t was held fast by a
rock, about loo feet above the brink.
Without ropes, Brown and Barnet
waded out into the stream, and, NOV
ing carefully over the slippery rocks,
reached the body. Just as Brown
touched the body the current caught
1t again and it whirled around in an
eddy. 1t was with the greatest diff.
Guilty that the two men brought the
body to land. Life was quite ex-
tinct.
Cohen says that worry over the fact
that she was unable to suckle her in.
fant depressed his wife greatly and
probably caused her desire for death
He. a robust man. quickly recovered
from the shock of his experience.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
MANIAC STAYS SIX MEN
Piqsticker Runs Amuck With a Keen
Knife.

Piqsticker Runs Amuck With a Keen
Knife.
Cambridge, Mass, June Z. - The
death of DR.. Daniel c. Hays, who was
stabbed by John Murphy, the hog
butcher, who slew five men and seri-
ously wounded three others at Somer-
vile, is expected hourly John Cheevas
and Joseph Cicosk, who also were
stabbed, are both in a critical condi-
tion, and their recovery is considered
doubtful.
In a padded cell at the Somerville
police station Murphy allowed no one
to approach him, and after hours OF
raving he began to pray.
Murphy became violent while at
work in a slaughter house as a pig
sticker, and, driving his fellow work
men before him, slew five of them and
wounded four others.
Every man he struck went down
with a grOan. The crowd plunged
downstairs, with Murphy after them,
and at every landing he cut somebody.
On the second floor one of the work
men, an Italian, seized a heavy bar of
iron and felled Murphy, who was
quickly on his feet again and wounded
another man.
On the street floor he was given
another heavy blow on the head and
his knife was wrenched from his hand.
Two policemen came to help the work
man opd Mummy wac given q fear.
full beating before he was finally over
powered and taken to the police sta
ton
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Cold that hang on weaken the con.

Colds that hang on weaken the con-
stitution and develop into consump-
tion. Foley's Honey and Tar cures
persistent coughs that refuse to yield
to other treatment. Do not expert
ment with untried remedies as delay
may result in your cold settling back
on your lungs. Sold by w. R. Keys
& Co., Clayton; all druggists, Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
King Alfonso Again Operated On.

San Sebastian, June Tt is stated
by one of the newspapers here that
King Alfonso recently underwent an
other slight operation on his nose BY
a Bordeaux specialist. DR.. Mcure
which has proved very successful
To avoid serious results take Fo-
ey's Kidney remedy at the first sign
of kidney or bladder disorder such as
backache, urinary irregularities, ex-
haustion, and you will soon be we'll.
Commence taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy today. Sold by W. R. Keys
& Co., Clayton; all druggists, Smyr-
ma.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Kisses vic. Then shoots HlmseIf.

Macon. Ca, June 7.-While in bed
with his wife by his side talking to
him, William G. Brunson, law partner
of United States Senator Bacon. reach
ed under his pillow, seized a revolver
and shot himself dead. Mrs. Brun-
son had asked her husband what he
would like for breakfast. "Oh, any
thing" he said. Then he kissed her
and shot himself.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Mule pies at 4e Years.

Accomae Court House. Va, June T.
A mule died at Nandua, forty-nine
years old She was brought to this
county from Kentucky in 1867 by the
late William H. Waterfeld, her age at
that time being seven years. and for
the last thirty years has been owned
by Captain Joseph c. Boggs.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Colonel A. K. Mcclure Passes Away

OolOnei ~ NJ Mcclure FdSSeS away.
Philadelphia, June 7.-Colonel Alex
ander X. Mcclure, prothonotary of the
supreme and superior courts of Penn
sylvania and for many years promi-
nent figure in politics and journalism,
died at his home in Wallingford, Della
ware county, aged eighty-one years.
He had been suffering from infrmi-
ties due to his advanced years, and
Sunday was the first time in more
than a week that he felt able to leave
his room. In company with his brother
in-law. Alfred Gratz, he sat on the
porch of his home for a short time.
Feeling himself growing weaker, he
asked to be assisted to a lounge in
the parlor. He died shortly after he
had been assisted into the house.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Women tc wear Toads.

Real toads for hatplns promise to
displace metallized roses and other
ornaments. A manufacturing firm at
Waukegan, ILL.,, has accepted an order
from Chicago millinary jobbing houses
for $4,000 metallized toads.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
kllIcd hv PItched aaII.

Alfred vollmer, seventeen wears of
age, of Ecorse, a suburb of Detroit.
Mich, while playing in game be-
tween teams representing Sunday
schools in that village, was struck
over the heart by a pitched ball and
died almost instantly.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
Wharf Caves In; Six Drowned.

New Orleans, June -Four women
and two children were drowned when
the excursion steamer Margaret made
a fastening at Vaudeville. La, on the
north coast of Lake Pontchartraln.
twenty-five miles from New Orleans
The wharf gave way and about seven.
ty-flve people were thrown into tho
waters of the lake.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
HANGED NEGRO IN JAIL YARD
Mob Feared Murderer Might Escape
GalIows Through Feiqned Insanity.

Tallahassee, Fla, June 7.-Dangling
from a limb in a tree in the county
jail yard and within sight of the dome
of the Florida state capitol, the life
less body of Maik Morris, a negro,
met the gaze of the people of this city.
Condemned to death for the murder of
William LangstOn, late sheriff of this
county, this negro would have, within
a few weeks. legally paid the penalty
of his crime with his life.
Morris had been acting strangely,
and it is believed that fear that the
negro might escape the gallows
through feigned insanity prompted the
act of the mob.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09

Wife Leaped Into the swirIing River
and Husband Followed, Caught Her
and Struggled Nearly an Hour to
Save Her.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
IncendIarIes Burn a Church.

Chicago June THE Austin Meth
odist Episcopal church. Ohio street
and North Central avenue, was de-
stroyed by fire believed to be of in
cendiary origin. The loss is $4,000.
Smyrna times., 1909-06-09
KIIIs Three Children and Herself.

Corsicana, Tex, June Mrs. ]. M.
Green, of Richland, a village near this
place, killed herself and three chill
dren, twelve, seven and two years old.
The woman used razor. Domestic
troubles are said to have been tile
cause.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28
SHRUBB TO RACE
TEAM HERE THAT
BESTED LONGBOAT
English Runner Will Tackle Men
VINO Defeated Indian at
Essex Troop Armory.

Alfred Shrubb, the phenomenal little
English runner, who is to meet Tom
Longboat in a Marathon race for the
worlds championship at Madison
Square Garden on Friday night. Feb
ruary ;, will resume his training to-
day for the event. The match was
originally scheduled to take place last
Tuesday night, but owing to the Eng
lishman injuring his foot it had to be
postponed. Shrhbb has taken his time
in starting back to work as he wanted
to be absolutely certain that he could
go on with his training when he once
started.
On Tuesday night at the Essex Troop
Armory In this city Shr1bb will race both
Bob Halter and Mike Spsing in a ten-mile
relay race. Shrubb thinks he can beat
both men though this team of ten-mflers
easily hestea L~onghpat at the armory
here on Saturday night.
While his opponen has been laid up
nursing his bad foot the Indian runner
has kept steadily at work at his training
at A%llenhurst, n. J.. under the
watehful eye of Jimmy DeForrest. On
night next he will 90 to Wash
ineton. whore he meets three soldier boys
of the National Guard IN a fifteen-mile
relay race. Longboat has expressed a
desire to be presented to President
Roosevelt, and some of his newspaper
friends II! the Eap..oi City have arranged
to take him to the White House.
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MEET
Of ATHLETES IN
ARh0RY ON FEB. 6
First Regiment Boys Will Par
ticipate in Big TOurna-
ment, With Concert.

A big six-hour athletic meet will be
held at the First Regiment arnory on
the afternoon and evening of Feb
ruary 6.
The doors Of the armory Will be opened at
2 O'Clock and a grand concert will take
place before the races.
1t has been decided TO have a fencing
bout In the afternoon and a wrestling bout
at night.
Last night there we're 1s5 men trainlrss
at the armory track. Arrangements are
complete at the training quarters for the
athletes. During the race there will lie
training boards in the corners of TIE
armery as well as In the training room.
The scorekeepers are requested to have
a tally watch or card to keep account ID
the laps.
Sixty-one officials have been selected.
Tne names will be announced later. There
VIII be a doctor N attendance during the
race. Several clubs have revsested box
seats in advance. Reserve seats will be
on sale beginning February ..
There viii be a large blackboard at the
iower end of the armory TO keep the
public Informed how the teams stand
Programs win also be on hand, and Il
professional announcer will also he ,,r,.s-
e1t There will be a band of twenty rsiecss<
OF music present from , o'clock rnffI IL
O'Clock at night. German, Irish. AinerIeal,
ltaiianr Polish and French teams are ex-
The rules of the race are: No man viii
be allowed to pass the other on the IL
side.
Contestants must relieve each other 1T
Each runner Of teams NAV re,ieva III.
other ut any time.
III case a runner should became cx-
hausted his teammate will take up flte
rfcn Xfer. he iefl-
Inc race VIII be taken as to the nurn-
Der OF hps each man runs.
runners or trainers are reauesfed "a
notify the scorer at least two minutes H,
advance of relief.
one OF each team must be on the track
at all times during the race.
track. On t''f
The mmitt composed Of the execu-
i've committee Of the First Regiment
A. and the Italian Relief Association n.-lsi
4 meeting last night and decided on ti,e
events TO be run at the carnivaI for fhs
benefit OF the earthquake sufferers on Feb
There viii be a one-mile scratch. onei,
only to the committee: a thrpezp,lie
scratch, open TO amateurs: a fen-naile
scratch. opel to all amateurs.
mere will also be amateur and nrofex-
Siohal Fencing, wrestling. G~reco-Ronasl.
bag punching and heavyweight lsffing
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28
ACADEMY BOYS
HOLD WRESTLING BOUTS

There was a number of surprises in
the annual wrestling bouts of the New
ark Academy. the frx series OF
which was held yesterday in the gym
at the High street institution. Two of
the champions succeeded in putting the
shoulders of their would-be title grab
bers to the floor. while one title holder
lost and another forfeited.
The real upset Of the afternoons bouts
was that of James Smith, the 123-pound
boy, who Topped d. d. Demarest all
over the mat and then pinned his
shoulders fast. This leaves Smith eli
glble for the finals. Chester Edwards
and Louis Anger had a hard match.
out he CORNER won on points. In the
llo-pound class William Rankin and
Howard Wells met. 1t took Wells thir-
teen minutes to put Rankin's shoulders
to the carpet.
Little Harry Towle, the 6S-pound
champion, lost his title. Jerome yyiss
first defeated Harry Williams andsthen
landed Towle's shoulders hard and fast
on the hoof In twenty-seven seconds.
Louis AIiger got 4 fall in 17B seconds
rom j. Solnmers N the S0-pound class.
Shester Edwards 1oored James Mcclure
LOT a falt N IL seconds. The final bout
0Ween Edwards aud Anger was given
10 the former on points. The boys viii
Wresfie tomorrow for a medal awarded
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28
SWIMMERS
DEFEATED M0NTCLAIR.

The Newark Y. N. c. 4. swimmers
scored another victory last nigh. over tbs
swimmers representing the Montclair a.
NJ. c. A. ia Il meet held al the local az
sociation's pool by the score OF % to y,
The local boys captared four out of the
i've events. Peale. the suburban boy, did
best tor the visitors, winning the diving
event for form.
Ray Smith. Of the local y. VI. .. A..
won two events. ~equaling his national
championship record Tor = yards in J. s..
He also aided much to win the relay team
race
Charles NJ. Daniels. tho worlds cham
pion swimmer. aul Ray Smith engaged in
a special event swimming match at "a
yards. The former vol the race hv on@-
nth of 4 secoud, the time being . 2-5S.
The summaries.
e5-yard Swin-Won by K. Smith. Newark;
second, Wright, Mantclair, third, Ashe,
Newark. Time u 3-5s.
@-yard Swini-Won by r. Smith. Newark;
secoud, Wright, Montelair; third, Ashe.
Time. 20 1-5s.
10o-yard Swim-Won by W. Chandler.
Newark: second. r. Smith, Newark; third.
Wright. Montclair. Time, I'm. S 3-5s.
Diving for Forn-Won by Peale. Mont
clair; second, Cummings. Newark; tIlird,
Wright, Montclair.
1os-yard Relay Rsce-Won b. Newark.
Time, I'm. 4-5s.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28

There was no delay in getting started
last night, the West END Clubs Sub
urban League five going on With the
Commercials at $50 o'clock. There was
a big crowd all ready to watch the boys
perform. all the seats being taken and
The spectators standing four deep along
the sidelines. The on the
West End team were expected to put
up big scores. but Eddie Barkhorn was
the only one to get a fob. He went
through without a miss, totalling 107.
Goeken missed in the second, but came
within tive pins Of the coveted mark.
with 9S. Franz was the only bowler on
the Commercial team to approach 100.
and, when it is considered that he
missed III 10th The fifth and sixth
frames. his tally of 81 was a creditable
ono. The West Ends tatalcd 459 and
the Commercials $50.
There Was great pimning in the frst
six frames, when the smanon a and
Branch Brook teams went on the alleys,
practically oyery man hitting the head
pin with precision, but nearly all
AiDPPto ~ NVNihiS ~ ~ fNNN'iV iio'A
Epstein managed to go through without
an error, totaling 100, and Towers and
Limpert hit well for 102 and 101, re-
spectfully. The teams were close in
their totals, the Branch Brooks having
AIS and the Cinnamon A f16.
There were misses galore for the Ema-
non b five. the unusually low total of 292
being turned IN. K. Stein only hit the head
pin four times, scoring 81, and ID. kelin
got to 1t five times, for A. The Holly
woods were more Successful. but G. Lentz
was the only one to so over the century
mark, his tally of l01 coming after an ex-
celent exhibition of consistent work. Vests
miss In the first box cost him a fob, for
he got 81 despite his mishap.
Thc 1roquois \. n. five was substituted
for the Pastimes. the litter five failing To
appear. The substitutes were NOT on the
job and secured a total of only Sl5. Hop
wood had two misses for the Tally-Ho
five, but totaled -, and Miller, also with
two misses, had 50. The Tally-Hos totaled
$50.
There was more praise last night for Billy
Huttenbacb. for all pronounced the alleys
to be in fine condition and far removed
from "chutes.' The new pins that are
continually placed on the alleys also make
II difficult for any but bowlers who hit
the spot TO get big scores. The bowlers all
appreciate that the tournament provides a
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28

by. Charles alay ser, physical Instructor.
In the ea-polnd class Kimball
Atha threw J. Merkle with a crotch
hold in thiity-isur seconds, aud Chester Ed
wards wCn from Kenneth finger III TWO
minutes and twenty-five seconds.
Charles Anger won the championship in
ders of Hugh E%dminston to the mat in
five minutes and eleven seconds. Both
boys displayed plenty of grit. while they
Finally Anger secured a half-nelson and
Edminston went 10 the mat. Chick"
Coursen, who won the championship, was
unable 10 defend his title this Season on
account of sickness.
There were seven boys entered in the
1~1O-pound class and r. y. Field was the
Howard Wells won from Viii Rankin in
thirteen minutes and t~hirty-hYe seconds
Charles Hardin. who was the sS-ponnd
Goldberg in the il0-pound class. and tho
former WAS thrown IN nine secoads. In
an interesting bout George White. won
from Edward SrhanZe in seven minute
and forty-fve seconds,
Only three were entered in the 1i5-pound
class. including Hugh Smith, the champion
for this year. u. Malcolm drew a bye and
it was necessary for John Courier and
to wrestle 10 see who would meet
After three minutes and twenty
seconds of fast wrestling Smith put Cour-
rier to the mat with a scissors hold and
hnlf-nelson. In the final Smith and Nal
com both showed they knew the game
well, but Smiths previous experience
proved too much for Malcom and the for
mer was the winner with q front body
hold in four minutes and hfty-nine sec
In the l22-pound class james Smith won
from d. Demarest In twelve minutes and
forty-five seconds. aud Herbert q. Geort5
won from Vernon Foster in six minutes and
forty seconds.
Following are the new champions. so1fat:
Jerome Wiss. 6S pounds; cnarlea Auger 10
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28
BLACK WINS ANOTHER
FIGHT IN NEW YORK.

Kid Black. Of this city, who on Tues
day night put away the rugged Johnny
Crane In four rounds at Browns gymna-
stun ia New York, last night added an
other scalp to his long list when he Won
a slx-round eight from Young Britt. IF
New York State, at the new athletic
club, 116tT street.
Black. who suffered somewhat from his
fight on the previous night, had his mai,
pretty well in Yhen the bell rang in the
last round.
There is some local talk of matching
Black with Billy Leary, the rugged weiter-
weight, who fought a hard draw with
Danny Savage the other night at New
York. Leary is a sitter puncher than
Black, but Blacks friends think that he
can stop the winning streak of the Glnd-
stone boy.
In The event of these two men coming
together ii will, in all probability, be a
ten-reund fight. Today Danny Savage aud
Billy Leary Will meet at THE STAR Office
to arrange for a ten-round fight.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28
POWERS BRINGS some OF
HIS OLD UMPIRES BACK

President Powers has signed up his
umpires fer the coming S and, all
told. the complcxion of the 1909 officials
looks much better han any previous
year. Tom Kelly, the real king of the
minor league Jmpires. viii again be
seen on this cicuit. Kelly is always
master of The situation and has the
confidence of the players and public.
With Kelly going right the league can
be assured Of one competent arbitrator.
Stafford. last year one of the umpires
OF tie Powers circuit. will again be in
harness. Stafford is 50 short. physically.
thai he is unable To properly see balls and
strikes. and in thss way he is the cause
If much trouble. He is a good umpire on
the bases. J. j, Murray. for 4 shert time
on the circuit las season. has signed up
again. The best that can be said af Muir
ray is that he possesses nerve. otherwise
perhaps he would never have started as
m arbitrator. Newark, however, always
got a square deal from Murray.
Powers got q real prize package in
Tom conuor. the star Trt-State umpire for
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28

several years. CoaileF vas a high priced
lhah. and tbe Tri-State circuit could
not pay him his price. Connor has had SID
league experience. William Finnerau. Z
new one, sported on the Powers Circuit 4snr
one year. Since then he has had cens;d-
erable experience. He Will do. pesyers
mas also rnug in 4 bush Lacquer. ~. II
Byron, of Detroit.
The announcement OF the appointment
or uinpires was made Yesterday at a meet
Ing Of the Eastern League board ~ ii-
~rectors. held at New York.
The board heard the report of the meia4
beers Of the Double A arbitration epul-
fnittee. The board discussed the adrss
ability OF a new form OF contract FOR tie
two big minor leagues. 1t was theu4ht'
advisable net TO pay more than s1.ye for.
a piayer purchased from the major leagues.
This was not decided upon. however.
Tue league did not definitely decide nl,on
the number Of games 10 be played. P4esi-
aeitt Powers Watts nhirlcted 70 draw us
tyee schedules. one of them 10 cons 81 ~
i3i games, another lie aud the other 1eS
games. similar TO the one to be PLAYED ~
the American Association. The chances
are that the Eastern League will decide
upnD 154 games.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-28
XAVlERS TO MEET
co. K, OF HOB0KEN.

AT ST. Mary's Casino Hall. High and
William streets. tonight the Xavier G. C.
first team will meet the Company X Five
of the Fourth Regiment. of Heboken. and
in the preliminary game the Xavier sec
onds and the Sterling Social Society Five
will do battle. The game between the
soldiers and the locals is attracting no
little attention. as the Hobokenites re-
defeated the Institutes by q score
of "a to is, and they are coming to Newark
again with the intention OF humbling the
The locals are going some at
present, however. and are confident Of
sending the gnardsmen back defeated.
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Holland House at Z o'clock, and any of
the local fans who wish 10 join the party
may do so.
Tonight's battle at the Paramount A. c.
viii be the severest test he has been put
to since his arrival in America. Mario is
Il rugged, skilful tighter. He has never
lost a battle. his nearest to defeat being
n siN-rouild draw with Young Loughrey,
10 Whom he gave ten pounds.
Driseoll is cofkhdea, Of winning. lie
stand off Narto's offensive work.
Drisroli has already been matched to
meet Leach Cross. aad he cannot afford
70 lose to Mario, For that reason he says
he will try 10 make a quick job OF it.