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The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
T0wS BURAtAG BOAT TO
SHALLOW WATER BY TEETH
WISCONSIN ATTORNEY PRovEs'
HIMSELF A HERO IN RIVER
ACCIDENT.

Manitowoc. Wis.-Strength in his
teeth and ability to swim powerfully
enabled Attorney Fred Dicke of Two
Rivers to prove himself a hero the
other day. When his gasoline launch
exploded with seven women aboard
he jumped overheard, took the painter
In his teeth and thus towed the craft
To shallow water. where the women
Jumped out and quenched the flames.
The lawyer with a party of Two
Rivers women was on pleasure run
up the east Twin river. when with
out warning there was an explosion
In the bow Of the boat The engine
stopped and the women screamed and
we're about to jump overheard when
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
DREAM DIsRUPTs BLACK HAND
Woman's Vision Of Robbery Leads te
Arrest Of Gang, Who Receive
Long Sentences.

New Haven, Conn.-The "Black
Hand" gang which has terrorized New
Haven's $4,000 Italians for five years.
and within two years has commenced
to terrorize the other citizens. was
crippled for many years to come when
Judge Williams sentenced vincenzo
Sabbatassae. leader of the gang, to 2S
years In state prison and gave other
members long sentences.
The BLACK Hand" gang has oper-
ated in Connecticut for five years
with headquarters here. Sabbatassae,
under the name of Giuseppe Rosi, was
a member Of the New York gang after
coming to America from Italy, where
he had been convicted OF murder and
had escaped. IL New York he was
given five-year sentence In Sing
Sing. and after getting out In the
spring of 1907 he came to New Haven
to direct things. With him came n
handsome woman, Annie Taddeo. who
stood by him to the end.
1t was in the story OF dream that
the authorities got track of Sabbatas-
saes own personal gang Thefts in
eiiS ou'onhi 20 VI INC CITY anu pdTtlCu-
larly In a cobbler's shop. led to a
search for stolen property on farm
in the town of Orange, near here,
where Detective James p. Ward of the
New Haven bureau. found a woman
on the veranda. Mrs. Etto Corvalu.
The woman told Ward of a dream
the night before which had kept her
in a condition of fright all day, and
she wanted him to take her away. In
her dream she saw Frank Guido, who
often visited the house. go with four
other men to the home of the hermit
near by. drink wine with him and
then murder him. after binding and
torturing him into telling them where
his valuables were hidden.
Soon after she awakened Guido
came to the house with some goods.
She told him of the dream. and he
admitted he had been to Wallingford,
suburb OF New Haven, with Sab
batassae. Jack Libero. a barber of
New Haven; Natalie Pascale, a cousin
of city official. and Giuseppe Mas
saro. and there had gone to the home
Of the hermit. Fopoli. and that all
the dream details were true, with the
exception that they did not murder
the hermit. but left him bound on the
floor. This proved true, and the old
man was released.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Falls 200 Feet: LIS Alive.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Failing 200
feet down Mount Timpanogas, in
Provo county. T. A. Davoud, an cleo
trical engineer employed at the Tel
luride power plant, escaped with two
scalp wounds and minor injuries from
which physicians say he will probably
recover.
With five friends, employees of the
power company, Davoud went to the
canyon early in the morning, 1t be.
ing the intention of the party to as
cend the mountain to its highest
point.
Davour was leading in the ascent
when he lest his footing. He struck
several times In the descent, the first
time landing on pile of snow, which
broke the force of the fall. From that
point he made several turns and in
the final descent, according to the
witnesses, he appeared to roll down
the side of the mountain much after
the fashion of a revolving barrel.
When picked up Davoud soon re.
gained consciousness, though dazed
and bleeding badly from many cuts
and bruises on his face and body.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Calf Weeds Corn Field.

Columbus. Ind.-R. W. Prather, who
lives west OF this city. has living
weeder that is doing admirable work
The weeder is half-grown calf, and II
works early and late. In some man
ner this calf has been trained to 10
into the cornfields and chew up the
weeds. 1t never offers to bother the
growing corn. but 1t is death on weeds.
and the field where 1t worked last
week is just as clean as If human
hands had pulled every weed In II.
The calf may be rented in the neigh.
borhood to work the rest OF the season.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Mustache Hotbed OF Disease.

Paris.-The Parisians affection for
his mustache and beard probably will
not be effected. but savants here
have just made an effective demonstra-
tion against the hairadorned lip as
hotbed of disease. A Parisienne AT
lowed herself to be kissed by clean
shaven and then by bearded man.
After each salute her mouth was
stroked with sterilized brush. The
microbes thus collected were deposit
ed In a test tube and allowed to in
cubate four days. 1t was shown that
the clean-shaven man had deposited
a small quantity of harmless PARTICLES.
His rivals kiss had colonized the
lady's lips with the bacilla of tuber-
culosis. diphtheria. pneumonia and nu-
merous other unpleasant microbes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Registered Mail Addressed Chi
caqu Found in Small Ken
lucky Town.
Important Communications Contain
Ing Orders and Checks and Drafts,
Missing Several Months, Lo-
Gated in Southern Village.

Chicago.-Haye you missed any Inn
portant letters of late that we're sent
by registered mail?
Maybe they are waiting for you
down in Chicago. Kentucky, an ambi-
tious little village that aspires. appar-
emily. to become a metropolis.
Perhaps you never heard of Chicago
KY. Well. there are some people In
Chicago, KY, who never heard of Chi
cago, Ill, they say. One OF them. II
seems. is Postmaster Philip c. Smith.
The mutual discovery of the exis-
tence OF the other place on the map
came about when % pieces of regis
tered mail that we're intended for the
illinois metropolis disappeared. and
when corps of industrious sleuths
were placed on their track they showed
up in the Kentucky namesake of the
larger city.
Some of them had been there since
December of last year and others had
journeyed there as recently as July
21 None of them had been opened.
however, and the fault was attributed
by postoffice inspectors to the ignor-
Ance of the Kentucky postmaster
However. Postmaster Smith was put
under advice. according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch. and the long
standing mystery OF the missing let
ters was cleared up. incidentally the
same Chicago merchants reported an
increase of business. and some Ken
lucky customers shortly will receive
goods that they had ordered and paid
for.
All of the letters had been mailed
from Kentucky points. and as some OF
the railway mail clerks in that part of
the country are aware that Chicago,
Ill. has an aspiring rival. 1t is as
sumed that the letters were put OF
there by mistake.
so far as we know there was no
monetary loss said Inspector Stuart
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26

Dicke thought of the way to save
the situation.
The guests. in terror, were about
to plunge into the water, although not
one of them could swim. Shouting to
them to keep seated. the attorney
seized long rope he used as paint
er and plunged overheard. Holding
the line in his teeth, he swan until
1t was taut.
Carefully letting himself down, he
felt bottom. Using every bit of his
strength, he hauled the little craft in
to the shallow water. at the same
time commanding the occupants to
keep overboardshrd ohrd ohrdluhrdlu
leap overheard as soon as they
reached him.
All of the women were badly burned
but before the fire reached them they
were near enough to the shore to
leave the launch. Meanwhile the Two
Rivers life saving crew was warned
of the accident aud responded with
three doctors.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Imprisoned Two Days by Wolves.

San Bernardino. Cal.-Exhausted
and on the verge of the collapse from
their narrowing experience, Mrs. w.
J. Getker. wife of the Salt Lake rail
way station agent at Crestline, &c
miles east of here. and her 11-year
old daughter. reached their home
after two-days' battle with a pack
of wolves. For As hours they had
been imprisoned in a lonely cabin on
a deserted ranch Is miles from home
While the husband and father. aid
ed by gang of $50 section men or
dered out by the division superin
tendent. searched for them the WON
en- were beating off with clubs the at
tacks of the wolves, which tried to
get at them by tearing off the sides
of the cabin and digging under the
foundations.
The mother and daughter were
found totally exhausted. They had
sustained themselves with a few
crusts of hard bread found in the hut
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
.UPL|FT TO FARMERS
Agricultural School Professors
Offer Cut Rates on Education.
Ride About the Country In Auton,o-
biles with stenographers In En-
deavor to Induce Farmers to
Send Sons to Colleges.

Utica, N Y.-Professors from the
state agricultural schools are scour-
ing the country far and wide in auto
mobiles. with stenographers by their
sides. working a new "uplift" propa-
ganda. Their primary object. they
say, is to induce more farmers to send
their sons to school. To accomplish
this the learned and Industrious teach
ers are Offering regular bargain-coun-
ter prices to the ruralists.
Incidentally the state educators are
accommodating material for an up-to-
date dictionary or glossary OF farm
slang and bucolic dialect. A represen-
tative of the agricultural college at
st. Lawrence university. who was In
Lowville the other day. said he had
picked up more queer words among
the farmers of Lewis county than he
ever dreamed were in existence. The
state board OF regents, 1t is said. Is
considering plans for a Standard Ga
zeteer of farm slang as 1t is slung at
the "uplifters"
The professors, with their automo-
biles and stenographers, ride out into
the fields and chin" with the farmer
and his help while they cut the hay
or pick the cucumbers. The idea is
to get the atmosphere" Of farm life
and to gve to the farmer a chance to
get into close and sympathetic COM
munion with the proselytes of agri-
cultural science. Then when a pro-
fessor gets a farmer interested he
brings out the goods. which in this
case is a cut-rate course in the agri-
cultural school. The teaching is free.
the only expense being for board and
a few books. The board for students
at Canton. for instance, runs from $3.5
to $3.50 a week. There are no educa-
tional requirements, and any young
man with limited school education
is eligible foR the course.
This is considered a good oppor-
tunity for young man on a farm TO
obtain a practical education at very
small expense. In fact, young man
may enter at any time during the
school year, and for a period of only
three months. This is because many
young men can not leave the farms
before the first of November. and
must De Dack tnere Dy ABOUT tne urSt
of March.
The farmers are getting more fun
than the professors out OF the "uplift'
tour. They are quick to Josh" the
professors and give them all sorts OF
excuses for keeping their boys on
the farm. Poverty is their commonest
plea. One old farmer who told Prof
H. e. Cook he was too hard up. gosh
ang it, to buy taters to plant" winked
at his wife as the professor departed
then hoped the barnyard fence and
got out his own gasoline runabout
which had been standing out of sight
under the shed. He slipped on his
new gray coat and auto cap. and was
soon whirling by the unsuspectine
professors in a cloud of dust.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
FIGHTS MAD DOG
TO SAVE HER SON
MOTHER TEARS JAWS OF RAeIp
ANIMAL FROM BOY WITH
BARE HANDS.
HOLDS BRUTE TILL AID COMES
Mrs. Richards Of Yonkers, New York,
Wins Desperate Battle HurIs
Animal to Street Where
Bullet Awaits Him.

New York.-In the long honor list of
courageous mothers who have braved
appalling dangers In the defense of
their children the name of Mrs. e. J.
Richards. Yonkers. merits a high
place.
Mrs. Richards heart is centered in
her five-year-old son, Vincent, who,
while playing in front of his home
the other afternoon, was attacked by
a mad dog.
The rabid animal had raced a mile
through Van Cortlandt Park avenue
spreading terror. As he dashed toward
the child playing in the grassy side Of
the roadway there was chorus of
many cries.
But the uproar was meaningless to
little Vincent and in another moment
the foaming jaws had closed fast upon
his leg. His shrek of pain and terror
was heard by the mother in an upper
room of the house.
Realizing that no trifiing accident
could draw such cry of agony from
the child she loved far better than her
life. Mrs. Richards rushed downstairs
and out into the street. She saw a
sight that would have unnerved most
mothers. The mad dog had attacked
the little victim again and again. 1t
stood Ebove the helpless child. snap
ping and tearing with foaming jaws.
Half a dozen men were rushing ex-
citedly around fearing to close in upon
the mad brute, but Mrs. Richards did
not hesitate.
In an instant she had sprung upon
the dog and caught his jaws In her
hands. They were bare hands. too,
but the courageous woman thought
nothing of her own danger. With
strength born of desperation she
grabbed the dogs upper jaw with one
hand and the lower with the other.
The fangs were fastened in the
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
LAVA is RICH FERTILIZER
Discovery Of Chemist Means the
Work Of Exoavating Hereulaneum
VIII Be Completed.

Rome-Rich as have been the
treasures from Herculaneum excava-
tions. work there was never satisfy
ing to psychologists because the
people who built on the old site and
called the place Resina did not wish
to bother with diggers and drove
them of by putting prohibitive prices
on the land.
Now the treasures will be unearth-
ed. by order of the Italian govern
ment. whatever may happen to Resi-
ma in the process.
A Zurich chemist has been analyz-
ing the lava that surrounds and part
ly covers Herculaneum. He finds that
1t contains a heavy percentage of
caustic potash. which may be extract
ed in paying quantities and furnish
enough fertilizer to satisfy the entire
Italian demand.
Having become convinced of the
value of the discovery. the govern
ment has asserted It's right of emf
nent domain in a decree that all lots
over the site of Herculaneum must be
sold without reservation as to the
treasure underneath.
Under this decree prohibitive prices
will not be tolerated and the Zurich
chemists discovery. besides being of
immense value to Italian agriculture.
will prove of worldwide interest in
the exploration of a site long reputed
to be of greater historic value than
that of Pompeii.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
LETTERS GO ASTRAY

of the Chicago office. THE complaints
were put in the hands of tracing
clerk a short time ago and the missing
20 letters showed up in Chicago. KY.
They we're returned and on examina-
ton found to contain the checks or
drafts that we're originally in them. 1t
clearly was a case of postmaster
who didn't know his business. but
hereafter we will know that there is
such place as Chicago. KY. and will
know where to look for delayed mail
from that section Of the country
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Bull scares Woman to peath

Norristown. Pa.-Mrs. Ada l.. Alex
ander of 354 East Penn street, was
scared to death by bull She had
returned from the Phipps institute. in
Philadelphia. some days ago, and was
sitting on a porch in front of her
home. in better health than she had
been for weeks, when bull being
driven along the street ran up to the
porch. and SO frightened her that she
collapsed and died two days after
ward.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Head Breaks Lea.

Atlantic City, N. ia hard-headed
swimmer In diving struck George N.
McMinn. Richmond visitor, and
smashed his leg bone. Life guards
just managed TO rescue the unfortun-
ate man alive.
Thousands of bathers and strollers
saw the accident and heard the yeils
of the diver when he came up and
found that McMinn had disappeared
under the water
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
e.voIver Shot Cures Tothache.

New York.-Gus Williams refuses to
prosecute Francisco Canovio for shoot
ing him, because the shot performed
a real service. Williams annoyed Ca
noyio until the latter is said to have
fired shot at him which went
through both cheeks. In its progress
the bullet tore out tooth which had
been aching for a week. and in ap-
probation of this relief Williams has
refused to prosecute.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Has whoopIna Cough a. seveny.EIxe

Middletown. N. Y.-Mrs. d. NJ. Wade
of Montgomery. this county. at the
age Of rs years is having her first at
tack of whooping cough. and. although
1t is severe one. she is happy In the
thought that she has escaped the in
fantile disease so long. Friends who
call to see her are reminded by Mrs.
Wade that her afiictions are an indi-
cation that she is to enjoy many more
years of life
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26

1t win be up to the town to go ahead
on the same lines.
In Dexter. Mr.. Pilkington is repre-
sented by Guy Q. Pogue. and the two
men together control all the banks
and business houses. They spend the
money. formulate policies. superintend
the buying. authorize retrenchment in
some departments and expansion in
the employment of help. fix salaries
and In general show what ought to be
done to boost the .own.
Mr.. Pilkington has been In COM
mand for nearly two months. and the
early stages of the experiment indi-
cate possibility Of big returns for the
courageous act on the part Of Dex-
ter's commercial leaders In being will
Ing to accept a plan so unusual
In the five months yet to intervene
before the contract is finished. Mr..
Pilkington hopes to increase the sales
Of the various enterprises so that the
profits will be doubled.
Thirteen business men. representing
all the stores In the town. and two
banks, agreed to place their business
under the direct supervision OF pix
ington and to abide by his decision
and his judgment in bp.siness matters.
They are:
@. A. Blohm. groceries and meats.
Crane 4 Son. general merchants.
J. g. Stanley. druggist.
+. II. Nolte. jeweler aud optician.
j. w. Bryant harness dealer.
j. M. Besig. harness dealer.
#. G. Downey. general merchandise.
8. Callison. Jeweier and optician.
G. r.. Hunter. furniture and funeral
supplies.
A. @. Bryan. novelty and racket store.
Il. b. Pohle. druggist.
Dexter Savings bank.
State Bank OF Dextee.
Owing to his inability to leave his
business In Des Moipes. Mr.. Pilking
ton has placed Guy Q. Pogue in
charge of the stores. Immediately
after taking charge the same business
methods were introduced In every
store and an invoice OF stock and open
book accounts were turned over to
Pogue with a statement OF the re-
ceipts. expenditures anS profits for
the same seven months last year.
Sales slips were introduced into
every house. and where they were not
already in use they were furnished
free Of charge. Every business is
conducted just as before, except that
Pilkington and Pogue dictate the pol
icies and the buying.
Besides authorizing the buying the
superintendent places the advertising
writes the ads. and decides whether
1t shall be circular. letter or newspa.
per publicity.
Although the city government was
not turned over to Mr.. Pilkingtfon. he
practically dictates what 1t shall do.
as most OF the councilmen are mer.
chants and are heartily in favor of
the movement to boost Dexter and in
crease the business of the town.
Since June l the streets have been
kept clean and in good condition. sew
eral public improvements have been
started and people have awakened to
the need of civic pride. The expert.
ment is being watched by manufac.
turers. jobbers. merchants and travel
Ing men throughout the United States.
and as result Dexter is securing an
abundance of free advertising.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-10
iNExcusABLE IGNORANCE.

The legislators OF Texas are willing
to put up several million dollars to
pay the expenses of finding way
10 talk with the inhabitants of Mars.
There are those who claim that the
world isn't moving but this shows that
they are talking through their head
coverings when they say so. Think OF
Texas leading out in an effort to con-
verse with the inhabitants OF Mars.
Texas. the land Of long horns and mes
quite and sage hens and cactus and
where the howl OF the coyote mingles
with the cowboys refrain. Topeka.
(Kan) Mail and Breeze.
The above is a fair sample Of much
that Is published and believed about
Texas In the North and East. One of
the editors OF the Mail and Breeze has
held a state Office for several terms
| anu paper hdo AAitulu-
ton.
We wonder that those who under.
take to teach others do not first in
form themselves. IL Is the old story
of the bling leading the blind.
But let us not ilatter ourselves that
we are better of In this respect than
others. II is common for newspapers
and public speakers In this part of
Texas to make statements about the
West especially the Rio GrandeI Dor
der, that every one familiar with
conditions there knows to be enron.
eous. Yet they are made In good faith
and accepted as true. II would not be
so bad II these Misrepresentation
were not sometimes used as the basis
OF misleading arguments by which
many are deceived
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-10

dealers. bushel each. a few OF them
paid In cash, but far the greater mum.
Der said II was not convenient them
they would pay later. A few months
passed. and the mans bank account
ran low. How is this?" he said. My
1900 bushels of grain should have kept
me In alfluence until another crop Is
raised. but have parted with the
grain and have instead only vast
number OF accounts, so small and scat
tered that cannot get around and col
lect fast enough to pay expenses" So
he posted up a public notice and asked
all those who owed him 10 pay quick.
~. But few came. The rest said.
mine Is only a small matter, and |
will go and pay some OF these days. Z"
forgetting that. though each account
was very small. when all were put to.
gether they meant large sum TO the
man. Things went on thus. The man
got to feeling so bad that he fell out
Of bed and awoke, and running to his
granery. found his 1900 bushels OF
wheat still safe there He had only
been dreaming Moral.-The next day
the man went to the publisher Of his
paper and said Here sir. is the pay
for your paper. and when next years
subscription Is due you can depend on
me to pay promptly. ] stood In the
position OF an editor last night, and
know how he feels to have ones hon
estly earned money scattered all over
the country In small amounts. "-Traf
ford News. Trafford City. Pa.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-05-10
CALENDAR OF SPORTS FOR THE
WEEK.
Today.

To-Day.
Seven night walking match starts
at schltz park. Milwaukee.
Southern intercollegiate tennis tour.
nament begins In Atlanta.
University Of Pennsylvania inter.
scholastic tennis championship.
Harvard University interscholastic
tennis championship
Tuesday.
Southern Michigan League opens
with Jackson at Lansing. Adrian at
Flint. Saginaw at Battle Creek. and
Bay City al Kalamazoo:
Illinois.Missouri League opens with
Beardstown at Macomb. Galesburg at
Monmouth Canton at Pekin.
Wednesday.
Opening of horse shows In Pitts.
burg and Montreal.
Opening OF annual dog show In San
Francisco.
Observation-Disclosures League opens
with La Crosse AT Wiona. Superior nj
Wausau and Duluth at Eau Claire.
Western Canada League opens with
Brandon at Winnipeg. Regina at Moose
Jaw. Medicine Hat AZ Lethbridge and
Edmonton AT Calgary.
Thursday.
Race meeting nj Belmont Park Oh.
ems with the Metropolitan handicap.
Two weeks race meeting opens at
jamestown. Va.
Friday.
Young Fitzgerald VS.. Frank ConIey.
rounds at Memphis.
Triangular track meet OF Unlyer.
siiy of Washington. University OF Ida.
no and University of Oregon.
! Saturday.
Hugo Kelly VS.. Bill Papke. As rounds
at Colma. Cal.
A. A. U. Marathon race at Union
Park track. Denver.
University OF Illinois. University OF
Chicago dual meet at Chicago.
Indiana College League athletic
meet at Richmond.
Harvard'Yale track meet at New
Haven.
Northern Indiana track and field
meet at South Bend.