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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-22

Let us serve you today from oar
markets in choice Beef, Pork, Mutton,
Brains, Liver, Tripe, Oysters, aGc.
Phone No. 81. G. NJ. Bragg. Phone
215 w W. Rigsby. Ii
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22

ma nding the road by which the Con-
federates must advance. the captain
halted his men. He sent few men
In advance as scouts. and then he and
and a corporal went forward about
twenty yards. The scouts. bewildereJ
by the underbrusb. got into our rear.
and as soon as we heard men advanc-
Ing in our front HINT ut once said 1t
wss his scouts returning. THAT tur-
key isn't cold yet, and We'll finish 1T
when we get back"
In place of our scouts the advanc
ing party was the advance guard OF
Confederates. Hunt recognized the Off
Ger in command as Captain Loughbor-
ough, and the three Of us jumped to
cover. But Loughborough, who was
In advance Of his men, had caught
sight Of Hunt. and. with volley CT
oaths, he cried:
"COme out, you - Yankee, and be
shot!' AS he cried this he covered
Hunts hiding place with long Mis-.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22

sissippi rife and fred. Hunt had
grabbed the corporal's ordinary
smooth bore musket and so quickly
had he acted that both shots rang out
at the same instant. I was looking
out at the whole thing through the
branches of thick cedar. and the two
men were not more than fifty yards
apart. The Confederate dropped in
bis tracks and never moved, and at
once volley was poured into the cap
tain's bush, but not a bullet hit him.
Hunts men, supposing that the three
of us must have been killed. beat a
retreat and made good their escape.
and we were surrounded and cap
tured. At first the Confederates were
for wreaking vengeance on Hunt for
the death of favorite officer, but the
gallantry he displayed and his per-
feet GOODNESS while in their power
finally won their regard. When asked
to give his parole he refused, saying:
'sYou fellows spoiled my Christmas
dinner that l and my. friends here
had just sat down to, and I propose to
get back and finish it II can. You
get no parole from me-" and the
corporal gave our parole, but Captain
Hunt was mad clear through. He
was ironed and, after marching with
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS
NEXT MONTH.
Important Topics to Come Up at Des
NIOines Assembly.

The selection of United States
senator to succeed j. P. Dolliver is not
the only important topic for consid-
Grafton to come up before the Iowa
General Assembly which meets
next month. There will probably be
more important legislation consider
ed than at any session for many
years. Among the more important
topics to come up are:
The establishment of a state board
of conservation.
A law regulating qualifications of
automobile chauffeurs.
An employees liability law.
~ workingman' compensation act,
providing for the payment for in
juries.
The abandonment of the tax COM
mission to settle the tax question.
A law providing for change in
the method of conducting tax sales.
The establishment of public util-
ity commission with powers similar
to those of the present railroad COM
mission governing all corporations.
Amendments to the marriage and
divorce laws.
A law providing for the improve
ment of the public highways.
An act providing for instruction of
agriculture in high schools.
Some measure to compel cleanli-
ness in bakeries and other factories
making food supplies. .~-a
A law to regulate private banks,
A law providing for placing state
employees under civil service.
A law providing for the appoint
ment of the clerk and reporter of the
supreme court instead of having
them elected as at present.
"A joint resolution asking the con-
stitutiona1 amendment for election
of United States senators by direct
vote of the people. L. Pa. ...-. :
A joint resolution providing for a
constitutional amendment for abso-
lutte prohibition. !" ~. - a.,
A joint resolution providing con-
titutional amendment for woman
suffrage. .,a=:. ~. $50, ~
A law recognizing the state
board of health and describing it's
powers. IL. -. ~ ....- " r..
A law providing state fire mar
shall. A. ...ss. .,.5 s.
A law providing for the establish
ment of a state insurance depart
ment.
An old age pension law.
A law regulating peddlers and
vendors of drugs.
A law making the state board of
parole a permanent organization the
year around.
A law providing school teach
ers' pension.
Amendment to the present laws
providing punishment for criminals.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22
THE VETERANS
CHRISTMAS TALE:
? NEVER think of Christmas but
think Of the one spent when on
datacho Soruioo d6mn in Nir

y NEVER think of Christmas but
think Of the one spent when on
u detached service down in Vir-
ginia in go. l was a captain
then, and, being on special service, l
happened to be temporarily attached
to the command Of General Cox at
Gauley Bridge, Va. was warmly
welcomed as l arrived on Christmas
eve and brought some letters to both
officers and men, the first many Of
them had received for nine months.
The command was the First Kentucky.
and a fine lot Of fellows they were.
Captain Ralph Hunt invited me to
share his tent, and as we sat smoking
together after taps he threw me a
letter, saying. "Read that"
Dear Ralph-I have sent you a turkey
and some fixings and also some new I'M
derwear and l hope the box will reach
you In time for Christmas.
That's enough" he said, for there
was a lot more in the letter, and it
was signed Susie. '"The box is under
my bunk, and as you are to leave to-
morrow night you are sure of a good
dinner anyhow" So we turned il.
and Christmas day dawned clear and
cold, and when it came time for din
ner the captains orderly had done
himself proud by cooking that turkey
in fine style.
1.-THE pickets are driven in," said
Captain Hunt as he stood in the tent
opening with a turkey leg in one hand,
and the next moment he was ordered
to take his company. make a reconnoi-
sance and report the strength Of the
enemy.
The country about Gauley bridge
was thickly covered with scrubby
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22

The Internatio nal
Harvester Company has
solved the automobile prob
lem for the farmer-fur-
nished him with the first
practical machine, designed
and built throughout to
meet his needs. Price
within the reach of any
man. Carries his family
or his produce. Runs
all day long at even speed.
Consumes least gasoline.
Axles as high from the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22

our guard through several towns Of
Virginia. we brought up at Richmond
and were thrown into Libby. We
never heard who ate our Christmas
turkey.-J. A. r. in Brooklyn Eagle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22

ground as a wagons. Long
wearing, solid rubber tires
that can't puncture. Power
enough to pull any load, yet
as light running asa buggy
A woman can control tt
easier to drive than a horse. ]
Different from any other
automobile ever offered the
farmer. Buy one out Of
this years pro6ts-and
wonder how you ever got
along without it. A dealer
everywhere.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22

cultural extension work in the state.
An appropriation to establish
woman reformatory.
Amendment to the pure food law,
especially providing that correct
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22

weights be printed on the outside Of
every package. ~..
Amendment to the Iowa school
laws.
An appropriation to carry on agri-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-12-22
This Auto Wagon is as
important to the farmer
as rural free delivery.

It's no longer case of driving
laboriously to town and "hitching "
behind the store. You run in and
out comfortably at twelve to fifteen
miles an hour, as often. as you please.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04

Pherson, Harvey and Sedgwick. 1t is
to be operated by gasoline motor and
other mechanical power for the trans
nortation of passengers, freight and
express and the incorporators also
want permission to operate telephone
and telegraph lines along the right of
way. The company is capitalized at
$1OO0.000.
The incorporators are all Belleville
men. with the exception of one. and
are as follows: E. S. Alnutt, E. N.
Van Hosen, G. L. Litel and Roy 5.
Johnson of Belleville, and w. L Hope
of Fairbury, Neb. Mr.. Alnutt is presi-
dent of the company.
This million dollar concern lists its
assets as follows: Personal property,
s32; stocks and bonds, $996,OOO; cash
on hand. $42,5O; capital paid up,
$3.940
If the deal goes through and the
line is built, it will connect some half
dozen of the best towns in the state
and be a giant stride in the further
development of the richest farming
section of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
De LA GRANGE IS DEAD.
Noted Aeronaut Killed While Making
a Flight.

Bordeaux. Jan. 4-Leon De La Grange,
the noted French aeronaut, was killed
while making fight here today.
De La Grange fell with his machine
from a height of about 65 feet and was
crushed under the wreckage.
He had been flying in a wind that
was gusty and which frequently blew
at the rate of 20 miles an hour. In
spite of this disadvantage De La Grange
continued and had circled the aerodrome
three times when suddenly as he was
turning at high speed against the wind
the left wing of tie monoplane broke
and the other wing COLLAPSED.
The machine toppled and plunged to
the ground. Death was instantaneous.
Leon De La Grange ranked among
the first of the aviators of the world.
On December 80. last at JuVisy he broke
all speed records. The occasion was an
attempt to win the Michelin cup. He
did not succeed in beating Henry Far
mans record for distance, but did es-
tablish a rev distance record for mono
planes and a new worlds speed record.
He covered 124 miles in two hours and
81 minutes, maintaining an average
speed of approximately 49 miles an
hour. De La Grange had been a well
known automobilist and was one of
the first men in Europe to take up
aviation.
De La Oranges first really sensa-
tional flight and the one that made
him a contender for all prizes was
accomplished at Doncaster on Octo-
Der 26, 1909. At that time he flew
six miles in seven minutes, thirty-six
seconds or at a rate at times of more
| than so miles an hour. De La Grange
exhibited great daring and at times
| did not hesitate to assume grave risks
rather than disappoint crowds that
| had gathered to see him. On Novem-
ber 5, 1907 he fell with his aeroplane
while giving an exhibition at Iszy.
The machine was smashed but the
aviator escaped with a few cuts and
bruises. 1t was also at IsZy that De
La Grange narrowly escaped crushing
a crowd of spectators who had taken
possession of one end of the field dur
ing his exhibition. This accident hap
| pened in May, 1908. De La Grange
was travelling at a high speed close to
| the ground when his machine swerved
toward the crowd. The aviator
| promptly shut off the power and in
| descending collided with an automo-
! bile. During the aviation week at
Rheims the propeller of De La
Oranges machine broke from its
shaft and the aeroplane fell; De La
! Grange was badly bruised.
In July last De La Grange was dec
GRATED with the order of the Legion
of Honor and last month the Academy
| OF Sciences at Paris voted him med
al for aeronautic- achievements. In
1907 De La Grange was elected pres
! ldent of the aviation club of France.
The name of De La Grange is the
| fourth to be added to the roll of those
killed in a motor power aeroplane, all
| within 15 months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
DIES BY A BULLET.
Man Killed by Chicago Policeman
Identified as Missouri Bandit.

Chicago, Jan. At was learned to-
day that the robber shot and killed by
a policeman New Years eve while hold
ing up a saloon in West Sixteenth
street was the notorious Marion Hedge
peth, who had a long criminal record
in Missouri, California. Nebraska, Iowa
and other western states. From cards
in his pocket it had been concluded that
the highwayman was Arthur Haywood.
The Identification was made by E. J.
Weiss assistant superintendent OF the
Pinkerton Detective agency.
1t was Hedgepeth who gave the po-
lice information that led to the arrest
and conviction of H. H. Holmes, who
was hanged for the murder OF dozen
women he had killed for their life in
surance. For this he was pardoned by
Governor Folk of Missouri while serv-
ing a 20 year sentence for the Glen
Gale holdup. Hedgepeth's mother lives
at bis former home, Prairie Home MO.
Fifteen years ago ne was member
of the famous Syle-Wilson gang of safe
blowers and highwaymen.
Hedgepeth had served three terms IN
prison. One before the Glendale SEN
tence and one afterward. In Novem-
ber 1888, he was sentenced to serve q
term of seven years in the Missouri
penitentiary on the charge of larceny
and iail breaking. He was discharged
February 16. 1889. *
He was arrested in 1907 in Omaha
suspected of having been implicated IN
the burglary of storage house at
Council Bluffs, Ia. He was convicted
and sent to the Iowa state prison in
March. 1908. and was released altar
serving one year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
THE WITNESS FAINTS.
While Telling story of Brutal Treat
mcnt TO the Jury.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. "A dramatic
spectacle was furnished in the criminal
court here today when Mrs. w. F.
Jackson. the violinist, told the story of
assault at the hands of George Rey-
nolds and John Williams, negroes. on
the night of December %, last. Barely
able. as a result of her intense suffer
ing to tell her story in low tones to the
jury. Mrs. Jackson haC to be held up
right IN her chair till she could finish
her testimony With extre---e effort she
had first arisen in her place and point
ing her finger at the two prisoners,
screamed:
men"
Later as Mrs. Jackson was giving her
testimony she fell fainting from her
chalr and 1t was several minutes before
she was sufficiently recovered to re-
sumo.
The case probably will go to the jury
curing the afternoon. 1t is believed the
negroes will be found guilty and receive
the death sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
COTTCN men MEET.
To Take Some Action Regarding High
Price of Raw Material.


Charlotte, N. c.. Jan. 4.-To meet
the situation caused by the high price
of raw cotton, the greater portion of
Southern Cotton yarn manufacturers
and the commission men through
which they deal, met here today.
That it will be found necessary to ar
range more uniform schedule of
prices is the opinion expressed by
many of those who are here for this
conference which is regarded as the
most important meeting of manufac-
turers held this year.. 1t may be de-
cided by the manufacturers to curtail
more heavily or to close down tenn
porarily.
The call for the meeting was issued
by Secretary Crews of the Southern
Hard Yarn Spinners association, but
the conference is being held under the
auspices of neither the hard nor the
soft yarn spinners association. More
than 200 manufacturers and commits
sion men are here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
Mr.. COOPER NOT DEAD.
Erroneous Report That He Had Been
Killed by Cars.

The report that Dudley Cooper had
been killed by the cars in last nights
State Journal was mistake The
blunder was due to a well meaning
friend of the paper who got the news
from a highly excited individual who
had witnessed an accident and who
did not take the trouble to learn the
details. 1t came so late in the after
noon that there was no time to make
an investigation though every resource
available to ascertain the facts was
exhausted in the limited time.
Mr.. Cooper is not dead and he has
no intention of giving up the ghost
under a train or by any other route.
He is satisfied with life and the State
Journal is glad that it was mistaken
and promises never to make the same
blunder again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
1T is A BLIZZARD.
Storm of Snow and Sleet Covers
a Large Territory.
Temperature Is Close to Zero
at Many Places.
OF THE SEASON
In Iowa, Missouri, Nebrask a,
Oklahoma and Kansas.
Railroads and Street Car Ser
vice Badly Crippled.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 4.-Snow
and sleet fell over the greater portion
of the Mississippi valley today, ac-
companied by cold north wind. with
the temperature close to zero in parts
of Kansas, and in Missouri, Iowa and
Nebraska.
In Iowa and Nebraska the storm
took on the proportions of blizzard.
and railway and street car traffic
suffered.
In the southwest there was no Sc
rious interference with traffic all
though the fall of snow and sleet in
Missouri, Kansas and northern Okla
homa was the heaviest of the season.
In central and west Kansas the fall
of snow was the heaviest in 10 years
and it extended west to the Colorado
line. In western Kansas the snow be-
gan falling at midnight last night and
by this morning it was a foot deep. In
that portion Of the state trains on all
railroads were late. The temperature
in Missouri, Kansas and Northern
Oklahoma averaged about 10 degrees
above zero.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 4.-The worst
blizzard of the season is raging in
northern Nebraska. In Omaha the
weather bureau reported the tempera-
snowfall was heavy during the night
and stiff northeast wind drifted it,
tying up the street car service in
many parts of the city, and badly
crippling the railroads in this section.
The high schools and many of the
graded schools of this city are closed
today on account of the snow blockade.
The snowfall in northern Nebraska
and southern South Dakota is reported
half a foot. adding new handicaps to
train service, which has been more
seriously demoralized by weather con-
ditions this winter than ever before
during SO protracted a period. The tenn
perature ranges around five below zero,
but there is no wind.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 4.-Drifting
snow impeded railroad traffic through
out southern Nebraska today. Trains
were belated and telephone and tele-
graph companies encountered persist
ent Interruptions.
In Lincoln the street car service was
completely paralyzed. The lines to
the suburbs were showed in.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 4.-Des
Moines is in the grasp of a severe
snow storm today. Trains are late and
street car service impeded. Zero tenn
perature accompanied the storm. The
minimum during the night was 4 be-
low zero.
Wichita, Kan, Jan. A sIeet that
coated streets. country roads and rail-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04


way tracks in southern Kansas fell
before daylight this morning and was
followed by snow, which still was fall
ing lightly at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The street car service in this city was
hampered- The steam railroads ex-
perienced little difficulty. The temper
ature at 10 o'clock this morning was
21 degrees above zero and was rising
slowly. Neither the snow nor sleet
storm was heavy. No complaint of a
natural gas shortage was made by do
mestic consumers.
Arkansas City, Kan, jan. 4.-The
heaviest sleet and snow storm of the
season prevailed here today. The tenn
perature was % degrees above zero.
Salina, Kan, Jan. THE most severe
snow storm in 10 years in central and
western Kansas began early today. The
storm is general as far west as the
Colorado line All railroad traffic is
held up.
Snow one foot deep had fallen before
noon. and prospects were that there will
be two feet of snow on the ground be-
fore night
The temperature averages degrees
above zero.
Sioux City, Ia, Jan. IA severe snow
storm here today crippled street car
service and delayed traffic on railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Winfield Editors Estimate of
Governor Stubbs.
Places O. IL. on Administrators
First Year.
HAS ONE CRITICISM.
Governors Defense of High
Taxes Not Good.
CranstOn, of Labette, Gives. Out
Congressional Platform.

E. p. Greer of the Winfield Courier,
after summing up the first year of
the Stubs administration, places his
%. k. thereon. Greer commends his
excellency for lending aid and in
huence to the various state depart
ments in their efforts to enforce pro-
hibition. antitrust and pure food
laws. He calls attention to the gov
ernor's action in the Central Branch
railroad matter, and refers to his
appointments as having been general
ly good. However, Greer does not
commend the governors explanation
or the increase in taxes in the recent
Curtis controversy even though he
absolves the governor from blame for
the increase. Speaking of the tax
controversy Greer says in the course
of his long editorial on "Gov. Walter
Roscoe Stubbs'':
I'm his appointments Governor
Stubbs seems to have exercised good
judgment with an eye single to the
interests of the, people of the state.
He has made some mistakes, due we
believe to jumping at conclusions
without carefully Informing himself
of the facts
cent controversy over the 40 per cent
increase in state taxes. The governor
made two or three different explana-
tions of this increase, none of which
were enlightening, and all of which
are disproved by the facts. Had he
come out fiat footed in the start and
stated what is fact, that the in
crease is due to the appropriations of
the legislature and to the action of
the state tax commission, neither of
which are of his creation nor under
his direction. and that the expendi-
lures of the state money which have
been made. under his direction have
been economical and show a saving,
it would have cleared up the situation
and have thrown the responsibility
where it belongs.
while no clear explanation of the
reason for this 40 per cent increase in
state taxation has yet been given, the
facts seem to be that the last legisla-
ture Increased the appropriations
about $3.50, 100000 and that the state
tax commission in its levy for 1908.
being the first year under the new
tax law, made an under-levy which
must have produced $600.0o0.00 less
than needed to cover the expenses. of
the state for the year 1909. This
would explain why it has been neces-
sary for them to increase the levy for
1909 by $900,000.00, when the in
crease in appropriations for the two
year term of 1910 and 1911 is only
1864, 100000. The governor is not re-
sponsible either for the appropria-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-04
MARKET IS FEvERISH.
Call Money Touches 8 Per Cent on
Wall Street.

New York, Jan. 4.-Extreme fever
ishness characterized today's money
the unsettled condition of the stock
market. The opening rate for call
loans was 9 per cent, from which it
receded to S1s, and then recovered
to 9.
After the opening demand had been
met the rate fell to 6 II and during the
noon hour the prevailing figure was 8
per cent.
The greater part of the money loan
ed came from uptown banks and trust
corporations. Out of town banks. in
c1uding Boston. Philadelphia and Chi
cago institutions, also loaned money
here. The failure of the regular Wall
street institutions to lend considera bic
amounts just now is attributed to their
depleted reserve.