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Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
THROUGH THE RAPIDS.
Man IN Barrel Braves the Whirlpool
Of Niagara.

Man In Barrel Braves the Whirlpool
Of Niagara.
lobby Leach, of Niagara Falls, Ont,
made a trip through the Whirlpool
rapids in a barrel, starting from the
Maid of the Mist, landing near the
Cantilever bridge Except for a few
scratches and bruises. Leach. WHO
claims to have made the trip several
times before was uniniurei.
Leach entered tie -spids at 1857,
and went tn. ougl tA'm in three min.
utos. rilinE tie tremendous waves
smoothly. The great wave caught the
barrel and hurled II dear of the wa
ter, but it righted it-ef nicely AID
went on to tho Whirlpool without mis-,
hap. Five times TIE barrel circ!ed
the Whirlpool. keeping to the outer
edge. At the south end of the pool II
was caught in an inshore eddy and
hoated in close enough to be caught
with a pole at sos.
The only one of the barrel navlsa.
tors TO be killed in the trip TO the
Whirlpool was Maud Willard. who sui
focd.ed in her barrel in September
1901. She vas in the whirlpool FOR
five hours.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
8 DEAD, 20 INJURED.
DIsobedienee Of Orders Caused DIsas-
trous Accident.

DIsobedienee Of Orders Caused DTsas-
trous Accident.
Disobedience of orders by the crew
Of a freight car Is said to have been
the cause Of the second interurban
traction wreck within q week In In
HSra. The later disaster cost the lives
Of SIX persons, the serious injury of
six more persons and severe hurts to
q score.
A southbound freight car crashed
head-on into q northbound passenger
ca on the Indianapolis and Peru d.
vision of the Indiana Union Traction
Company two miles north of Upton,
Ind. The freight car was In charge
Of Motormsn Lacey and Conductor
Sehente.
The freight car. It Is said, had or
ders to stop at the first switch north
OF Ressler's crossing. but tried to
MIKE the arst switch south. A clump
Of tree hid the limited and the crew
Of the freight barely had time to jump
to save their lives. The front end of
the limited was shattered and all pas
sengers in TIE smoking compartment
wee killed. "-ss-.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
Joy RIDERS ARE
TRAILED BY DEATH
Fast Speeding Auto Dashed
Into Canal.
4 PERSONS ARE DROWNED
Accident Came a. q Climax to An All
Night Frolle at a Popular Resort NJ
Party Was Returning to New Or
leans :%ffF?S tELu\

All four occupants of a large tour.
ing car returning from a lake resort
to New Orleans were drowned when
The car, rounding a curve in the West
End shell road at g high rate Of speed
shot straight ahead and plunged into
the new basin canal.
The accident came as a climax to a
nights frClio the party having spent
the greater part OF the night at West
End, famous summer resort near
New Orleans.
The Dead.
". r. Freeman, So years old, OF 235
William street. New York City.
Thomas Boettler, 43 years old. of
New Orleans.
Dorothy Fall, 81 years old. Of New
Orleans.
Marian Giblen, p years old. of New
Orleans
A laborcr on his way to work was
the only witness to the accident. He
said the car passed him at such a Clio
that he was unable TO pete how many
persons it contained. It was at Il st
reported tiiat tho c." IN -a;-rn oo2,I-
pants when It lstt West End, and t.
Canal was dragged frI three hours.
Later it was difniteE esta5-
lished that Boet:ler. Freeman and the
two women were the only persons In
the rar when it went into the canal
Although the bodies remained at the
bottom of the canal but a few hours
shrimp, crabs and garfish disfguref
them to such an extent that they were
barely recognizable. Several Of them
had ears and noses eaten completed
of. The identity Of the women was
established largely through their
wearing apparel and their hair.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
NAVAL STATIONS or
GULF ARE DEFICIENT
Rear Admiral Young Talks; Of
the Matter. !;
The PENSACOLA NAVY YARD

While a Guest Of the Pensacola Ejks
at Their Country House Admiral
Young, in q Speech, Touches Upon
the Needs Of the Gulf Stations.
That the naval stations of the igGlf
should be improved and Immediately,
and that the Pensacola navy va: d
should at once be looked after by. the
navy department is the belief Of Rear
Admiral Luclen Young, command2nt
OF the Pensacola navy yard, who. iis
not backward In expressing his otan-
ion publicly.
The admiral was the guest Of hClfOr
OF the Pensacola Elks at their colt
try home, and 0s usual Oh ouch ocSa-
siops he was called upon for a spectS.
After touching upon the Importance
Of tie 6ult nlVaI stations and states
that they should be at once placed en-
a rar with the New York and Phila-
delphia yards, he said: Pensacola
bay Is the only harbor from the Chss-
apeake bay around to the Rio GralSe
where d battleship can at all things
enter with safety, and It is the oi.e
logical p,ac" for a great gulf naval
yaid." The admiral also said that the
representatives in congress from FloS-
ida should get busy and do something
in the way Of demonstrating to thn
navy department the necessity Of irs
mediate action.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
MOTHERS PITIFUL APPEAL.
Gould Not Make Firemen Understand
Her ChiId's Dancer.

ccSId Not Make Firemen Understand
Her Child's Danger.
Inability Of a Polish mother to make
III erlen understand In which room her
child was asleep was responsible fer
the death OF S-year-old Johns Mozinicll
at Chicago. The Mozinick home is a
frame building and is conducted as
q rooming house by the mother. Mrs.
Paul Mozinick.
Mrs. Mozinick, who was sleeping
with the child on the second floor. de.
tected the smell of smoke and rushed
to the stairway. the steps Of which
already had burned away. Returning
and placing the sleeping boy between
two feather beds, she left him there
and leaped from a window. By the
time an engine company arrived the
building was in flames. Mrs Mozinick
who had been stunned. rallied ard
tried to tell the fremen that her little
son was in the upper room, but couIl
not make them understand. After TIE
flames had been extinguished the body
was found between the feather beds
cAarred and nfeless.
Fire Marshal Frank CONWAY do
elsres the FIRE was of incendiary orr
iSln.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
JUDGE SCOTT SLAIN.
cordeIe Planter is Victim Of Ter
ants Gun.

Cordele Planter Is Victim OF Ten
ants Gun. =. -.
AS the result of an alteration be-
tween Judge J. B.ScOtt and J. Hillary
Day, on the formers plantation, on
which the latter Is a tenant, about 10
miles east Of Cordele, Ga, Judge Scott
is dead and Day is incarcerated In the
county jail with a slight knife wound
about his body, inflicted by knife In
the hands Of Judge Scott
The men had become involved in a
dispute over the possession Of some
cotton grown on the place by Day,
when Judge Scott, who lives with his
family in Cordele, went out to his farm
armed with a possessory warrant for
the cotton. A difficulty ensued.
II Is understood Judge Scott ad-
vanced on Day, slashing him with a
knife. Day drew his pistol and fred,
killing Scot: instantly.
Day Immediately hurried to town
and surrendered to the officers. Both
are meu OF families, Judge Scott
being CO years Of age, while Day is
about 40.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30

Crew Of the Georgia Have Miraculous
Escape When Gun Burst.

Escape When Gun Burst.
During target practice Of the Allan
tic feet OF the Virginia capes, one
Of the big Pinch 5O-ton guns Of the
battleship Georgia burst on the first
range shot. The muzzle as far back
az the forward end of the jacket WAS
blown OF. The crew miraculously es-
capped injury.
The accident was to the left gun In
the forward turret of the Georgia and
the big rife probably was ruined. The
report Of the accident reached the
navy department at Washington In a
wireless dispatch from the command.
sr-in-chief, Rear Admiral Schroeder.
The Georgia is commanded by Capt.
William L. Rodgers. and is the flag
ship Of Rear Admiral Samuel P. Com.
ly, commander Of the third division
Of the Atlantic feet. 5S,,g
The accident, Of Course, put a ma.
terial part OF the Georgia's battery
out Of business, but the battleshIp
still has thee Pinch guns to woI k
with and will continue the target prac-
tice with them. It will not interfere
with the Georgia's participation in the
coming European cruise Of the Allan.
tic feet, for another gun, which is
built at the Washington navy yard,
will be in readiness to replace the
ruined one on November l.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
Two Fine New RaatR

SGGannee" and Somerset will be
the names Of the two handsome new
Slips that are now being built by the
Merchants AMI Miners Transportation
Company. The names of the new
ships were announced at Jacksonville
in letter to Horace Avery, the local
agent for the company at this point
received from President Whitney. of
the Company. The big boats. which
are TO be finished In March and April,
and to be used In the trade betwerl
Jacksonville and Baltimore, are AGO
tons burden and are being built in
the shlpyarcs at Camden, N. J.. By the
New York saIpbuildIng and Dry Dock
COMPANY.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
LoWfbEAIH RATE.

Lowest In History, According to Cen
Sus Bureau.
The death rate in the United States
IN 1909 was 10 in each 1000, accord.
ing to bulletin about to be issued by
the census bureau. This is the low.
est average ever recorded for this
country. The figures cover only the
cities and states having laws reQuir.
ing the registration of deaths. These
represent $50 per cent of the estimar-
ed total of population.
In addition returns were received
from 81 cities having local registrs-
tion DAVIS
The total number OF deaths record.
ed was 1883. Of which 1885,, or
over So per cent were Of males The
greatest mortality occurred in March
and the lowest IN June.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
WHERE IS MORAN ?

Nothing Heard From JaeksonviiIv
Man Since August Sd.
Fearing her husband has met witt
foul play, or is lying i'll among strar..
gers, Mrs. Anna Moran, 81 East Sixth
street, Jacksonville, Fla, wife Of JESSE
Moran. prominent real estate dealer
OF Jacksonville. formerly with offices
In Castle Hall building, has sent out
circular letters to different police de
partments, asking them to help her
search for him. /
According to the wife, Moran left
Jacksonville on August Sd. and has
not been heard from since. He len
Jacksonville osteDsibly for the Dur
pOsc OF finding some location IN
northern city. At the time Of his dis.
appearance he had several hundred
dollars on his person, and Mrs. Moran
fears he has been robbed of his mon
eJ and murdered.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
JEWISH TEE?iE EE:icSTtn.
Most Appropriate ceremonIse
served az Jacksonville.

'.
served at Jacksonville.
The event long looked forward q
the Jewish community at Jaekls
vile took place when the coneysl
ton Of Ahaveth Chesed dedicaiea
handsome new temple with pos,
propriate ceremonies. 80
The dedication of the new hours
Worship marks a new era in Je-t
circles as the temple Is one a. !
han'lsomest in the entire souEk
reflects great credit upon the \,
bers Of the congregation, who by "A,
earnest, Jealous endeavors. have M
possible the creation Of this besSss
temple Of God.
Large and cOmmodious as tie n
pie is, 1t was taxed to its utmoss
pacity to accommodate the vast !.
course that gathered to witness /
dedication ceremonies. Not only 3
the temple filed with followers q /
Jewish faith, but there were also 4,
emit great many others, who q
ougEIy appreciated the intercs4'
ceremonies.
The dedication address was deliy
ed by Rabbi Edward N. Calisch
Richmond, Va.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
increase Circuit Court.

Hon. Jefferson B. Browne, president
OF the Florida State Bar Association
has issIed a circular letter statIns
that at the November election an
amendment to Section 35 Of Article
v of the constitution Of Florida will
he E bTTted TO the people for ratih.
alton. The purpose Of this amend.
rent is to give the legislature tie
power to increase the number Of cir.
cults IN the state, and otherwise i'm
prove the judicial system to meet the
ne:or~7'i"s Of the state and expanding
res urcea. IA &c.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
New Company Organizes.

The Haw Creek Turpentine Gonna
ny is the newest addition to the Mst
of turpentine firms in Florida, inccrs
pora;ion Of the company beng Alee
for record with the clerk of the CIR.
tcu'l court at jacksonville. The u
lcCrporators are Lee B. Jones and Z,
C. Reynolds, Of jacksonville, and w.
n. Mattox, Of Espanola. The cofnps.
ny Is organized with q capitalization
OF $4,000 and the principal once WI
be In jacksonville The business %.
erations will not be confined to FLOR
:iGa. but to other states and in forsiSs
countries.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
DOUBLE LYNCKING
BY MOB At TAMPA
Two italians Taken From Of
fcers by Armed Men.
HANGED TO THE same LIMB

u Is Charged That the Two italians
Had Attempted the Assassination of
the 5ookkeePer of the Diaz Cigar
Factory.
A double lyEching, growing out Of
the strike situation. occurred just out
side the city limits of Tampa An
armed mob Of about GO men took An
cello Albano and Castenge FIGARO tn
from Deputy Sheriffs w. F. Evans
and Joseph Bryant and conveyed them
to point about a mile distant. hang
ing them to the same limb OF a cy-
PRESS tree IN a swamp on the edge
Of Grand Central a:cnue, enc of the
main arteries Of travel, leading west
ward from the city.
Taken From Officers.
The two men, Italians, were arrest
ed on warrants charging them with
the attempted assassination of ]. F.
Easteriing. bookkeeper of the Busti 10
Brothers & Diaz factory. The men
were arrested and taken to the West
Tampa city jail
Fearing violence, Sheriff Jackson
sent Deputies Evans and Bryant 10
the West Tampa jail with orders t.
bring the two men to the county jail
for safe keeping. They secured the
prisoners from M1'shal Logan, place
them in a hack and started towards
the county jail in Tampa. The were
accompanied by Deputy sheriffs
Evans and Bryant When the hack
In which the four men were riding
reached Howard and Grand Central
avenues q squad Of armed men. esti.
mated in numbers from so to IS, halt
ed the party.
The determined mob quietly took
the prisoners from the officers and
carried them to grove Of trees where
they were hanged upon the same limb
The mob then dispersed wftAaai
any further demonstrates.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
Homeseekers Comma.

Inc tide Ct immigration from tae
West to Florida. attracted by the re-
clamation Of hundreds of acres of
waste lands. has been very noticeable
In Birmingham for the past fey days
says the birmingham Age Herald
The settlers have in most instances
purchased ore-wav -:~'-~+e ma ~ oa~-
Ing throuH Birmingham to Firth
many Of them express the belief tina,
FLORIDA Is state of gIeat promise
The wester neIs and others have boen
attracted by the great advertising
Campaign which has been waged 20
attlatt people to points in Florida.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
SHOT WHILE ASLEEP.

Shotgun Fell From Wall KiIIipo IL,
tie Girl.
Etc Poswell, a ive-year-old GIL,
met tragic death at Bombay. Fla.
when a shotgun, which her father
had placed on some pegs nailed 70
the wall. fen from its resting plaza
the gun being discharged and the e3.
tire DAD of squirrel shot striking the
child in the abdomen.
The little girl was lying asleep IN
a couch while her parems were in the
rooh' talking before retiring for tie
night The father he'd been squirrel
hunting during the afternoon AMI On
returning bad fai ed to take the shell.
from the gun.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
Many FIoridIans Going North.

Floridians are still going north In
great numbers. despite the decline OF
ltpe summer season. Many wait untIl
fall for their annual trips. returning
itg Florida In October when the wealth
ier Is deiohtful. The rig c~aetwise
steamer Mohawk, Clyde, Steamship
Company. sai'ed from Jacksonville
with practically every stateroom occu-
pied.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
Judge Milan Dies.

Hon. J. B. Milan, for twelve years
county judge of Lake county, who was
stricken with paralysis two weeks ago,
died at the age OF y years. Judge MI
Ian who was a captain in the Confed-
crate army, had lived in Lake county
the greater part Of his life and NO
better or more patriotic Flcridisn
ever lived. He was be owed by all
VINO knew him. and Ie1ves a large
humber Of relatives to mourn his loss.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
FATAL FAMILY FEUD.

ResUlts In Death Of Two Prominent
Young Farmers
John L. Merchant. Of Colquitt couu.
q, and Charles H. Tate, Of Mitchell
comfy, prominent young farmers and
brothsrsin-lav, are, dead a. q result
II q pistol battle It close range. The
donbls tragedy took place In the pub
Nc road. eight miles southeast Of Pei.
ham, Ga Mrs.. Tate and Mrs. John
Wilkes, Q sister Of MsrchaDt. wit
hessed the fatal shooting ARRAY.
The tragedy. according to report.
WAs the result Of . family feud Of
song standing.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
80 MEET DEATH
in Wreck OF CARS
Going at High Speed When
Trains CoIIideG.
CRASH Came ON A CURVE

People Were En- Route to a Fair Mt
Fort Wayne, Observation-Disclosures
Of Orders 10 Said to Have Caused
Collision.
Thirty-nine persons were killed
and seven seriously injured In head
on collision between two traction cars
on the Fort Wayne, Qnd) and We
bash Valley line.
The wreck occurred 1 IL miles
north of Kingsland, z miles north OF
BluNton, ct a sharp curve The cars
IA collision were q northbound local
car. crowded to the steps, and a south
bound extra" car from Fort Wayne
They met while both were running at
high speed.
There were two physicians on the
cars at the time Of the wreck. One
of them escaped serious injury, anil
the other, who had himself been pain
fully hurt. rendered assistance to those
wao survived the shock Of the col
lision.
Relief cars were hurried from Fort
Wayne, and physicians went from
Button In automobiles. Many Of the
dead already had been removed from
the debris Of the splintered cars, and
the gruesome work of taking out the
mangled remains of those in the fur
ther recesses of the wreckage was
taken up by the more skillful hands
of the company's wrecking crew.
Most Of the people on the north
bound car were en- route to the fair
at Fort Wayne, where they intended
to make merry.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30

Man Laid Trap for Thieves and 10
Himself the Victim
J. B. Beasley, a prominent merchant
and postmaster OF Rockport, near
Georgetown. Miss, met death In Q pc
culiar manner.
Several weeks ago burglars robbed
Beasley's store and the postofice. In
expectation Of another visit from the
burglars, Beasley had set q loaded
shotgun so that when the door was
opened the gun would be discharged.
Forgetting the trap he had laid,
BeAsley attempted TO enter the store
snS TIE gun was discharged, killing
him almost instantly.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
ARBITRATION PLANNED.
There Will Be No Lockout On Eng
land on the First of October.

The dispute between the Cotton
manufacturers and their employees is
now in a fair way of settlement. Al
a meeting of the card room amaIga-
nation it was decided TO submit fol-
arbitration the question at issue,
which threatened a lockout In the en-
the cotton trade py October !
For a long time there has been a
dispute between the owners Of the
Fern mill At Oldham and their en-.
p'oyees because of a new arrangement
OF working conditions. A few DAYS
aSc the Federation Of Master Cotton
Spinners decided to enforce a general
lockout, affecting directly 10000 o.
eratives unless the Fern mill question
was settled. The decision followed
the refusal Of the employees to sub.
NIT the matter to an arbitration com
miSsion. 1t is now believed an AMIGA
bic settlemo Mt IL assured.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
EAST COAST CANAL POPULAR
Already Much Boat Traffic Up 4,
Down Waterway, @

OoWn waterway.
Even thus early in the season thaI1
is already much boat traffic up q
down the East Coast canal and eve,
day pleasure boats are arriving q
and departing from st. Augustine.
None of the craft report any an.
Guilty in cruising up and down the e
nal and sufficient depth Of water q
found at all points. The canal con.
pany, however, does not consider thsk
waterway complete as yet and al te
the powerful dredges and excayatct1
are working full time in different &c.
lions, deepening some of the sAcal
places, widening the canal and ala
Strengthening the course. By the tins
the winter rush Of travel sets IN the
canal will be IN excellent condition "a.
cruising along fits entire length.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
Declared 12 Per Cent. Dividend.

Stockholders II tie A liant Coast
!Gtreral Agency Corporal CT, one Of
,taei flourish;ag institutions Of Jackson
v.lIc, met In the Offices Of the concern
in the Atlantic National Bank build
iAs! and after declaring dividend Of
u per cent. elected officers for the
ehsuing year.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30

;Csspar g. Crowninshield. the Amer
lcaE consul at Naples. died. He was
the Sson Of the late Rear Admiral
Crofninsfie'd. He married at Naples
Misc Grace Smelling, daughter OF Hrs.
Edward Smelling. Of New York.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30

Slight earthquake shocks were fclt
intAsexico City. but there was no dam
ase.s TIE tremors were 90 slight that
fer people wcrs aware that they had,
dceHred.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30
JURY HAS FOUND
DR.. CRIPPEN GUILTY
Verdict Of WiIfui Murder Re,
turned Against American.
Case GOES TO HIGHER COURT

Death Of Belle Gilmore, the Actress,
10 Charged to the American Dentist
BY English Jury-cass Attracted
World Wide Attention.
a London dispatch says: The cor
Oner's jury has returned verdict OF
wilful murder against DR.. Hawley h.
Crippen, the American dentist, in COD
nection with the finding in the Grip
pen Hilldrop-Crescent residence last
July Of the mutilated body supposed
70 be that of Crippen's wife, who was
known on the stage as Belle Elmorc.
The verdict reached by the coron-
er's fury was to the effect that the
mrtilated body found buried In tne
cellar of the Crippen home was that
SfCora Crippen. who had been wilfully
murdered by DR.. Cricpen. The yer
dict added that the cause of death
was poisoning by hyosln.
No evidence beyond that given 1T
the Bow street police court was pro,
duced at the c0roner's inquiry. The
police announced that they had moth,
ing further to submit
William Long, who formerly was
connected with the accused dentist
and who purchased the boys suit
which Miss Leneve wore when arrest
on board the steamer Montrose on
Quebec. was asked by the coroner
whether he had ever bought lime
He answered in the negative.
The chemist from whom DR.. Grip
pen purchased hyoscin, traces OF
which compound DR.. William H. Will
COZ, the scientific analyst to the home
ONCE, previously testified he had found
in the buried mass Of flesh, said that
the odor from the medicine was given
several days before the drug was
taken sway. He also declared that
Cr;ppen never previously had pur,
chased hyoscin at his pharmacy.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1910-09-30

The population Of Savannah, Ga. ia
eS,064, an increase OF 1880 or lS.9
per cent, as compared with 64.2t1 IN
1900 according to census returns