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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
CLOUD BURST
Ruins the Mexican State Of Tobasco BY
Sweewing All Before h.
A VERY HEAVY RAINFALL

Ia Heaviest for Three Weeks In
Thi,ty-two Years-Cities and
Towns Inundated, People Arc
Homeless and Crops Destroyed.
An estimated loss Of FIVE millions
of pesos, including crops and fine
hard woods, two lives known to b"
lost and many others, 1t Is feared
sacrificed In the foods. hundreds OF
homes in country and town washed
away and thousands Of head Of cat
tie drowned are the known results
Of the disastrous cloud burst ana
storm that broke over the State or
Tabasco. Mexico. Wednesday. fol-
lowing 81 days OF incesSant rain
all over this region. Rivers are
out of their banks. towns inundated.
thousands are homeless and no re-
lief Is yet in sight.
From north to south. extending
across the State from The Mescalpa
aud the Grijalva rivers, which take
the two names after forkins near
Huinaguilto to the banks OF the usu-
macinta. which for a short distance
marks the boundary between Chiapas
and Guatemala. the entire country
is a total waste. Only the higa
mountain villages and plateau farms
ESCAPED from the terrific onslaught
of the waters.
Five hundred families are home
less in the city Of Atasta alon".
Other cities anG towns
are Muinaguilto, Tenosique. Jalapa'
Tlacetalpam. Tiapa. Santa Rosa and
a number of smaller villages along
the Mescalpa river. while the south
border of the State of Jonuta. Pa!ac-
ma. Carmen, Palizada and Santari'a
in the valley of the Usumcipta river
are badly damaged as the result OF
the food.
A total Of thirty-two and q half
inches of water has fallen in the
State In three weeks. which is the
record for water fall in 81 years.
A large part Of the lower section OF
San Juan Bautista is under water.
The barrio Of Santa Cruz has been
totally depopulated and the water IS
three and four feet deep In many
houses. Temporary lodging hous'
Cd have been fitted up by the
authorities of San Juan Bautista n
more than a thousand pe3n,e are
being fed and lodged At ths citys
So complete is the inun-
dation of Santa Rosa that it resem'
oles an arm of the sea. Streets.
parks and gardens are inundated BY
three feet Of water and the popu-
ulation is living on roofs, %shivering
and starving. praying for the waters
to recede.
Jalapa suffered heavy losses on
account OF food and many Indian
huts have been destroyed. COMPEL
ing the occupants to seek relief from
the town authorities. Similar con-
ditions prevail at T~lacotalpan n
Tlapa. Reports from the interior
state that the storm accompanying
the heavy rain was the most disas-
trous known In this section In years
Forests of mahogany and cedar we're
uprooted by the force of the wins
and rain and thousands of trees
washed away. Cattle ranches also
suffered heavily. stock being drown
ed as the herds fed from the big
rain and were washed into The
treacherous streams.
Every crop in the State traverse
by the storm Is thought to lie de-
stroyed. while thousands Of acres
are under water. The State govern
ment is assisting the stricken citie'
and it ia likely the governor VIII
send out an appeal to the fedora
government for aid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
Found Dying In Her Room.

At jacksonville. Fla, with her
throat cut. Mrs. Mabel A. Beaucham,
of Boston. was found dying in her
room in the Aragon hotel a few days
ago by her private physician. who
occupied the room across the hall.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
Claims by Counties Show Very Interest
ing Figures.
CHECKING THEM UP
Present Dispensary Law Does Not
Provide for Any Settlement in
Case of No Assets-Important
Matters to Come Before Winding

up Commission.
The State says one of the matters
likely to come up in connection with
the final w%inding-up Of the affairs
of the ~dispensaries In the Is coun-
ties in which prohibition becomes eff
fective next month will concern the
liability for claims for supplies.
At the present time it is thought
that all of the counties will have
enough money when the business is
closed on the 18th to pay all claims
and In some Of these counties some
money will probably be turned into
the county treasures as profts- The
present dfspensary law does not make
the State liable beyond the assets
in the case Of each county and ap-
parently there Is no way to force the
county itself to pay the claims.
=. According to the checking up OF
Auditor West OF claims from the
books of the county boards Affected
shows a total Of $~235.161.80 due.
The claims by counties are as fol-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
Endemic Strikes School.

Forty students Of the: Georgia
Military academy nea Atlanta were
rubbed to that city a few days ago,
:rearing from an illness which has
attacked the schoo! ~ epidemic form
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-11-03
Agreement Of Spinners and Cotton
Buyers Of Columbia, 8. c., Terri

Agreement of Spinners and Cotton
Buyers Of Columbia, 8. c., Terri
tory:
We find It necessary to take some
steps relative to the excessive
amount Of bagging and ties that Ia
now being put on cotton at the gins.
The excess bagging. and ties put on
at the gins is increasing. and 1t Is
now the custom Of many gins to use
an unnecessary amount Of bagging
and ties in covering the cotton. The
merchant is billed back by the spin
ner with the amount Of excess bag
ging and ties. and, in view OF this
fact, it is necessary to take steps
to protect ourselves against this loss.
All domestic mills and European
buyers are deducting for excess bag
ging and ties. and we, the under
signed, will be forced to do like
wise: therefore. on and after Sep
TENDER /, 1909. we will deduct for
excess tare as specified below.
On all cotton carrying more tina
six yards bagging, We Will deduct
two pounds per yard for each yard
in excess of six yards. and for bands
in excess of six bands, one pound
per band.
We reserve the right to reject COT
ton containing a palpable addition
of excess tare.
D. Crawford & Son,
]. E. Latham's Agency.
Per. r. D. Thomson. Mgr.
B. B. Ford & 60.
Girardeau;
l.. V. Dibble.
Frost & Lipscomb,
NJ. c. Heath & Co.,
Maybank & Co..
W C. Mullins. Mgr.
r. B. Jennings & Co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
EXTRA BILLS FOR
STOCKADE CASES
Detective SheIton'S Claim Rail-
rOaded Through by COun-
\ ty Commissioners.

The first instaliment Of extra expendi-
ture of the county in connection with
the prosecution of the stOckade cases
was before the county commissioners
when E. c. Ashton. attorney. and Philo
T. FarnswOrth. who was acting as spe-
cial prosecutor in the cases before JUS
tice Stanley A. Hanks, appeared with
J. H. Shelton and asked that he be paid
$3.50 for secret services in helping the
sherih's office. SheitOn's bill was rec
commended for payment by Sheriff Jo-
seph c. Sharp, who found it necessary
to employ Shelton as an infOrmer in ad-
ditiOn to his regular force. Shelton said
that he was anxious to get his money,
as he was leaving this week for Seattle,
from which place he was going to Alas
ka. The commissioners railrOaded the
account through and made it a charge
against the sheriffs department.
There will be other extra legal ex-
penses amounting to $3.50, and the con-
tingent account of the sheriff fairly
bristles with stOckade items 50 entered
that II is impossible to segregate them.
II is safe to say that the stOckade prose-
cutiOns will cost the county some extra
thousands of dollars.
Yesterday the case of contempt OF
court against Dora B. Topham, presi-
dent, treasurer and general manager Of
the Citizens Investment company, and
against the company was dismissed by
Judge c. W. Morse of the district court
on motion of E. c. Ashton, who said
that there seemed to be no reason for
further enforcement of the order since
the closing of the stOckade This will
probably be the last legal step in con-
nectlon with the stOckade, though there
viii probably be other extra bills to pay.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Great preparations are being made for
The second annual Saengerfest of the
Murray Choral society, which will he held
n Murray during the winter months
william Robinson, who had charge OF
the society last year. will be in charge
again this year. He has three operas un-
der Amusement 1t is the intention of Mr.
Robinson to start early rehearsals
The power company of Murray is con-
templating the erection of another plant
The works will be built in Big Cotton
wood canyon along the stream, which
has three other plants along its banks
The stream now operates three plants for
the Progress company of Murray besides
the two further up the canyon. which are
owned by the Utah Light & Railway com
pany
c. (. Builen, a civil engineer from Salt
Lake, is now in Murray. and in the fu-
tuTe viii be associated with Joseph u
mer, city engineer for that place The
work of plating the city is being pushed.
The crops in the vicinity are picking
up. The ground is in excellent condition
for the growing, and harvest time is fast
approaching. Wheat is headed, and the
grain forming, while fruits and berries
are coming on the market.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
FEES FROM CITY COURTS.

Fees collected i'm the civil branch of
the city court for June amounted to
S55L65. In the police court the fees
were S791.S0 of which $3.50 came from
state cases. The most important items
were S494 for fines and 1922 from for
lectures. Drunkenness spelled a rev.
enue t. the city for the month of S1S2
and battery S101.9O. There were TWEEN
ty-eight prosecutions for violation OF
the sidewalk ordinance, and a revenue
collected in fines for this Offense OF
1927. There were three fines for viola
ton Of the speed ordinance, which
brought in $50 and one raid on a gam
bling den which maid S1nn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
FERNIE SLIPS ONE
OVER ON STEWART
Answers Colleagues Question
as to Personnel of License
Committee.

For still another week there is no estab-
lishment legally authorized to sell liquor
in the city The city council last evening
again deferred action on the ITO applicants
for license whom the license committee
and sO-called American party leaders
have no desire TO punish. This was done
when 1t was found that the committee
had not kept its promise and reported on
their Investigations into the twenty-four
applicants whose applications it had been
charged, were irregular.
Councilman /. d. Martin, who at the
previous meeting r0ared Ike a bun at
what he considered an attempt to take
away from tNventy-fCur citizens their
right 10 life, liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness, was as meek as lamb last
evening, and when his notice Of recon
sideTatiOn was called, arose and IN erect
said that the license committee was doing
the right thing and that he would not
move to reconsider.
But / will" said Councilman L. T..
Hall The license committee promised
TO report on the applications Of twenty
four salOonkeepers which they held up
] stand for a square deal for these men.
Don't grant one license until you grant
another and give all equal fair play"
Councilman J. J. Stewart, chairman of
the license committee, argued that the
committee had not time 10 investigate
thoroughly, and in this he was supported
by his fellow member, T. r. Black.
Councilman John Holley seconded Mr.
Hairs mOtlOn 10 reCOualQeT, WllcQ was
carried by a vote of 10 6.
Then Mr.. Hall moved that the applica-
tiOns all 90 over for week, which Mr.
Holley again seconded. This started more
discussion Councilman E G. O'Donnell
wanted information concerning What had
been done at the previous meeting, and
f. S. Fernstrom undertook to enlighten
him. The member from the Third ward
explained that perhaps Mr.. O'DOnnell did
not know that since the passage of the
ordinance the license committee had be
come an important body. and it was
necessary TO call in help and add two
more members TO the committee.
Mr. Stewart was taken off his guard
and beloved ont, 1.-TWO more? Who are
they
why, C. J. Crabtree and Frank l.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Sefrit." said SIR. Fernstrom, and even
Mr.. Stewards own friends gave him the
laugh.
Mr.. Fernstrom said that he suspected
politics when he found Mr.. Sefrit and
Mr.. Crabtree so interested. He could not
see why there was such a hurry to grant
10 licenses, and such anxiety to delay
action of twenty-four others. It was not
the fault of the twenty-fOur if Mr.. Sefrit
or Mr. Crabtree We're unable to meet with
the committee and make up a report this
week.
President A. J. Davis again saved the
situation, as he had done the previous
week, by discovering that Mr.. Halls mo-
ton, seconded by Mr.. HOiley, two mem
beTs, was sufficient under the rules to
put the whole matter over a week
whether they had majority or not, and
he so ruled.
There were four new licenses before
the council and the liquor inspector was
instructed TO allow them to open pending
action on all licenses next week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
Reward.

A reward of $500 will be paid to any
person furnishing information leading to
the arrest and conviction Of any person
or persons guilty Of stealing COPPER
wire, copper bonds. ties or other IA
terial from along the line of the Salt
Lake & Ogden railway.
SALT LAKE & OGDEN RAILWAY
COMPANY
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

one reasons the bowels should be
kept open-you should have at least
one good passage a day, and in the
case of children and young people,
two a day is better. The best way to
obtain such relief, and 10 thoroughly
regulate the stomach, liver and bow
els. is by the use of DIR. CALD-
WELLS SYRUP PEPSIN, the
great laxative tonic. It is not a tenn
porary relief like salts AM puTga-
tive waters, and il does not grippe,
like tablets ana pills. It is so pleas
ant TO take, and so gentle in action,
that the children prefer IL to any
other laxative. 1t is the children's
ideal remedy for their stomach, liver
and bowel troubles. Use it for con-
stipation, indigestion, sick headache,
bilioUsness. loss # appetite and sleep,
drowsiness after eating. diaTrhoea,
Summer Complaint" gas or wind
on the stomach, etc. A bottle can be
obtained Of any druggist at so cents
or S1.00. Thousands of families keep
II regularly in the house because a
laxative may be needed at any mo-
ment. and those who once use DR..
CALDWELL'S SYRUP PEPSTN
always prefer it thereafter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
SAVED 81 rRAMp-

: Pueblo. Colo. July 6.-Passengers I
= on a Rio Grande train leaving Pueblo :
= at noon todayk doubtless owe their !
= lives to an unknown tramp who :
y tagged the train two miles east Of 4
= the little station Of Swallows. where :
4 the Arkansas river had undermined Z
= a long stretch of roadbed. !
=
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
BANK Held UP.

Everett, Wash, July "a lone bandit
held up Assistant Cashier Z. c. Olson OF
the Bank of Commerce shortly before the
bank closed this afternoon. wounded
Cashier J. l. RyOn and escaped with a
few hundred dollars, the exact amount
not being known.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
WILL STAND TRIAL

Seattle. July 6.-John Riplinger, former
city comptroller Of Seattle who is charged
with the embezzlement of nearly $50 600
of city funds, and who disappeared from
this city three years ago and went to
Honduras, returned to Seattle this after
noon. Accompanied by an attorney he
went to court and gave bonds for his
MIN.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
EARTHQUAKE Shocks

ConstantinOple. Alg ria, July 6-Violant
earth shocks have occurred in the Ain
Melila region. Two persons were killed
and several houses collapsed. Many other
houses are in a dangerous condition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar proof vault of the Salt
Lake Security & Trust Co, 80 up Main
street. 5000 per wear and npMards
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Do you kodak? We finish and also
sell the supplies. Salt Lake Photo
Supply Co. 142 Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
Prompt csiiVery

Is our motto, so order your ices. creams
and snerbets from us. Crescent Cream
Co, 209 So. W. Temple. Phones 1919.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
pen't carry Nour Luneh
MecIeIlan's symphony orchestra

To Saltair. Take dinner on the shin
"Leviathan." City prices.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
Prompt Delivery

Is our motto, so order your ices. creams
and sherbets from US. Crescent Cream
Co, 209 So. ". Temple Phones 1549.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

A private safe may be rented in the
fire and burglar proof vault of the Salt
Lake Security & Trust Co. 80 up Main
street, $500 per year and upwards
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Judge Richie yesterday handed down d
decision in favor of the Denver d Rio
GTande Railway company, which is seek
ing a right Of way across certain prop
critics of the Utah Copper company. The
decision gives the railway company the
right to go ahead with condemnation pro-
ceedings, and damages will be assessed by
a jury. The property in question is
claimed by the Utah Copper company,
the West Mountain Placer Mining com
pany and Thomas J. Connary and others
who are all parties to the suit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Peter and Mel Greenhalgh. WHO com
prise the Greenhalgh Remedy company,
have entered an appeal to the district
court from a judgment of Judge J. J.
Whitaker of the city court in favor of
Nancy LundbeTg, d minor. i'm suit
brought through her guardian, August
Lundberg, for return Of money which the
girl agreed to pay for treatment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

At Saltair. Water perfectly delightful
Good suits. Round trip Csc.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
Cool off in the Lake

At Saltair. Daily free concerts at 6:f;
A rare treat. Fifty men.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Take a swim at saltair. It's new life
Round trip pc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Joseph Smith has filed suit for divorce
from his wife, Ethel Reading Smith de
claring that she deserted him June 6, 1907.
They were married at Boston. Mass. Dec.
80, 1906 There are no children.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
DISTRICT COURT NOTES.

Jury cases, nineteen in number were
set for trial in Judge Armstrong; court
yesterday. to be heard between Sept. 13
and Oct. g.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
Cool off In the Lake

At Saltair. Water perfectly delightful
Good suits. Round trip 25c
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
HOT-WEATHER LAXATIVE FREE


S
the fruit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

Those who have never yet used DR..
CaldweH's Syrup Pepsin and would
like TO make a test of it before buy
ing in the regular way from their
druggist, can obtain a free sample
bottle either for themselves or any
member of their family by sending
name and address to the doctor. The
sample will be sent 10 your home free
of charge In this way YOU can find
out what it will do without cost. Also,
If the case presents difficulties that
doctors and other remedies seem un-
able to overcome, write a letter to Dr.
Caldwell explaining how the persons
suffers and he will give you his best
medical advice, based on half a cen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
MURRAY NOTES.

Take swim at Saltair. It's new life
Round trip 25c.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07
Life insurance. 25c.

Bonair Acres. See our Adv.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-07

fury of experience in
stomach, liver and
bowel diseases. with
out charge. Women
who. have children
should send for sum
mer suggestions to
mothers, containing
the doctors advice on
diet, hygiene. etc. in
hot weather. very
important subject. The
address is
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1909-06-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

Literature in behalf of compulsory
education is being sent out through
Georgia. One of the arguments is ss
follows:
Do you know that, by the last CEN
sus, out of the four cities in the United
States where the highest percentage Of
children of native stock are being al
lowed to grow up illiterate, two are
Georgia cities?
Judged by the illterscy in cities,
Georgia stands next to the lowest state
in the Union.
Taking all the white and negro chill
Gren in Georgia from ten to fourteen,
one out of every five is unable to read
and write,
GeorgiAs children of this age have
"a times as high proportion Of litter
acv as the children of Massach usetts,
and 81 times as great q proportion as
the children of Nebraska.
Every year over ten thousand young
people pass beyond the school age in
Georgia, totally illiterate, and beyond
the reach of future legislation on this
subject.
Twelve per cent. of all the white men
of voting age in Georgia have been al
lowed to grow up illitsrate,
Do you realize that an overwhelming
majority of the states in the Union re-
quire school attendance by law?
OF the 10000 most eminent men in
America, not one is an illiterate, but
one out of every ~ is college grad
uate.
The illiterstes Of the United States
furnish tw snd one half times as many
criminals as an equal number of those
who can resd and write.
In view of these facts, will you not
help US to get a compulsory education
law for Gforgia?'