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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
SEES END OF GAME.
Barney Schneider Will Break Up His
Racing Esta blishment.

ST. Louis. June 23.-On account of
the general slump in the racing game
all over the country, Barney Schneider
announced last night that he will dis
pose of his magnificent Woodlands
stock farm in ST. Louis county. and
export the pick of his thoroughbreds
to France. Mr.. Schneider expects to
set up a racing establishment in that
country.
The master of Woodlands has 600
head of horses Quartered on his farm
in st. Louis county. He will weed out
as many as he can between now and
September I, then ship the remainder
to Buenos Ayres, the capital of the
Argentine Republic, South America.
Unlike the majority of horsemen,
Schneider has persistently declined to
retire under fire. and instead of cur
failing his operations, has been spread
ing out on the theory that racing
would come back. but now he believes
the end of the game is in sight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
FIRE ON STEAM YACHT.
Gasoline Tank ExpIodes, Badly Burn
ing Two Persons.

Chicago. June 23.-One man was
probably fatally burned, another suf-
fered severe injuries and fifteen pas
sengers. several of them women. mar
rowly escaped with their lives in an
explosion and fire on board the steam
yacht Columbia as the boat reached
the docks near the Columbia Yacht
club, at the foot of Randolph street,
last night.
The 50-foot boat was swept by a
sheet of flame following the explosion
of the gasoline tank. Howard O'Bear,
the engineer, and Sam Bernstein. the
pilot, were drenched with burning oil.
O'Bear leaped in the lake and narrow
ly escaped drowning before he was
rescued. Passengers also were sprin-
killed. with the burning fluid and the
clothing of several took fire.
In the attempt to escape one woman
tainted and several were badly
bruised.
The explosion took place just as the
boat touched the landing on a return
trip from Lincoln park The sudden
reversing of the engines as the prov
touched the landing caused stream
of gasoline to squirt out from the
tank. 1t caught fire and in a second
there was an explosion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
TO HAVE PRESS AGENT.
Civic Federation Starts Campaign to
Save Babies.

Chicago. June 2s.-Chicago babies ara to
have their health administered to by a
press agent. Bulletins have been sent to
Chicago newspapers by the secretary of
the Civic Federation, announcing that a
campaign of publicity and education" is
about to be launched by this organization
and the health department for the benefit
of babies and mothers. Summer time
brings disease and discomfort, and even
death. to hundreds of babies, and it is to
be the work of the ''press agent to make
known the exclusive merits of milk.
Chicago lost 1870 babies during July.
August and September of last year, states
the bulletin. And many of these babies
might have been saved but for the ignor-
ance of mothers in the care of their in
FAINT children.
The health department of the Civic Fed
Grafton is determined to reduce the. toll
of last year. Many schemes have been
devised but the most feasible plan seems
to be through the. publicity committee
This message must be carried through
the river wards" and back of the
yards says the advance notice. ITO
carry it the wiles of the professional ad-
vertiser will be brought into play. He
will furnish. bright copy for newspapers;
use large pictures and Autographs on bill
boards lectures and moving pictures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
CONVICTS STRIKE.
They Refuse to Work Longer Than
Eight Hours a Day.

Bellingham, Wash, June 23.-Forty
convicts employed on state road work
at Fravel, just across the state and
county line, 10 miles south of Belling-
ham, went on strike yesterday, de-
handing an eight hour instead of 10
hour day.
When the sullen convicts refused to
return to work unless granted shorter
hours, superintendent Miller lined the
men up inside the stockade under arm
ed guards and informed them they
would be obliged to remain there 10
hours a day or go to work.
~,,,.-.,h~dxv ~eads +be state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23

EVERYBODY reads the state journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
CODY HAS A FALL.
Aviator Drops 100 Feet and Is Seri-
ously Injured.

London, June 2a.-Capt. f. S. Cody.
the aviator, while making a flight at
Aldershot today fell from a height of
100 feet and was seriously injured.
His aeroplane was caught in a gust
of wind and becoming unmanageable,
plunged to the ground. Cody was pinned
beneath the wreckage.
Capt. Cody, an American by birth. is
employed by the British war depart
ment to teach it's officers aeronauticS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23
THE KANSAS FRUIT CROP.
Apples and Peaches Will Make Half
Yield.

Walter Wellhouse, secretary of the
Kansas Horticultural society, in re-
port on fruit conditions over the state
as furnished by special correspondents,
gives the following comparisons of per-
centages this year and in June a year
ago. June, June,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23

was repealed years ago, but Mayor
Seidel claims it still is in force and as
serts he will collect $4,000 the COM
pany should have paid in past years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23

|. Kansas will have a good fruit crop
under these conditions. 1t has had
lots of fruit with the conditions rather
poor and one-haf a full crop will pro-
duce more fruit in Kansas than in
many previous years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-23

been for the last ten, and to blight
every form of activity by paralyzing
the whole trade
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
FELL DEAD FROM CHAIR.
Large Checks and Deposit Slip for
$4,000 Found in Pockets.

Columbia, January 16.-With no
money, but checks calling for large
amounts and a deposit slip for $4,000
in his pockets, G. H. Morrison fell
dead from a chair in which he was
seated at a boarding house here to-
night. He had been in Columbia one
week. When the coroner took charge
of the body he found deposit slip
of the German National Bank. OF
Little Rock, Ark, showing that on
May ., 1903, c. H. Morrison had de-
posted $1,000 in gold and $4,000 in
currency at that bank. Checks were
drawn for various amounts, including
$500, 5000 and $50. which were
found on the Hamilton Trust and
Savings Bank. of Chattanooga, the
American National Bank. Of Chatta-
nooga, and the National Loan and
Exchange Bank. OF Columbia. These
checks were all signed by c. H. Nor
risOn.
The man was roughly dressed and
is about 80 years of age. He lost
the small finger OF his right hand and
two front teeth are missing. He is
some six feet in height and weighs
200 pounds. -.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Children Burned to Death.

Branchville, Jan. 16.-4esterday
morning about 10 O'Clock the house
of Mary Durant. who livevd about
three miles from town, was totally
destroyed by fire. Drier Durant, four
years old, and Anna Durant, two
years old, the only children OF Mary
Durant. were burned to death in the
house. The mother had gone in the
woods near her house to get WOOD
and when she left home she told the
children to keep the doors closed
because she was afraid that a mad
dog might come along.
Report Of the disaster was made
to MAGISTRATE A. S. Dukes. who had
jury of inquest elnpanelled who
rendered a verdict that the death Of
the children was accidental.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Boost Your Town.

Occasionally one will hear the re-
mark, Il wish l was out of this coun-
ty,' and then one feels like saying,
81 wish you were," for man who
stands on the street corners, sits On
the fence chewing and splitting, tell
ing obscene stories, cursing the town
or farm, finding fault with his grand
mother because she was woman,
claiming that the merchants are lot
Of thieves, that the lawyers and
newspaper men would skin man to
a. finish, and a whole lot more, is a
nuisance and an abomination. Any
town or farm pestered with one or
more such worthless would be justified
in exercising cowhide authority on
the bosom of their pants. No one is
obliged to live where he is not suit
ed. If. one hasn't an encouraging
word for the business enterprise and
institution Of his county, he should
shut up and "go way back and sit
down." If things don't suit you,
move to where they will. A growler
and sorehead is an enterprise killer
every time. 1t would pay a town or
county to donate him $500 and tell
him to move.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
$1OO Reward, $1OO.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is
catarrh. Halls Catarrh, Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's work.
The proprietors have so much faith
in it's curative powers that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials Address:
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, Use.
Take Halls family pills for consti-
patton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Want Lien Law Again.

Columbia, Jan. 3.-The repeal OF
the lien law last year has not put
that proposition out of the way en-
tirely. 1t will be brought up again
this year in an effort to reenact it on
the ground that the people of the
country can not do without it, and
that they can find no convenient way
Of carrying on the business of the
farm without it. Representative
Garris will present bill asking for
the reenactment of it. There has,
unquestionably been some modifica-
ton OF opinion through the country
on the subject as soon as the law
was repealed, and the farmer who
was accustomed to that prop for his
weakness leaned back and found it
nos. Il is doubtful, however, if any
thing can be done with the PROPOSE
ton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Wants Congaree Improved.

Washington, January 14.-Repre-
sentative Lever, in support of his
proposition to appropriate $4,000
to raise the lock and dam at CRANKY
on the Congaree River, to-day filed
an important brief with the House
rivers and harbors committee. In
the brief he set out what the prop
bsition would mean to Columbia and
Georgetown, and showed also that in
the near future third boat between
these points will probably be run
ming. This appropriation was asked
to be made Immediately available
to permit work to start as soon as
possible and go on during the best
part of the year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Dies HerO'S Death.

Mccormick, Jan. 12.-An example
of true heroism and devotion to duty
is the manner in which Clinton A.
Hogan, young conductor on the
Georgia railroad, met his death.
Conductor Clinton A. Hogan, when
only lad was seized with a mania
for working on the railroad. He left
home and mother to answer this in
clination. His promotion was rapid.
He soon became conductor and at his
death, although only 25 years of age,
was considered one of the most eff
cient conductors on the Georgia road.
On last Monday evening at Z
O'Clock Conductor Hogan left Au-
gusta for Atlanta in charge of a
freight train, stopping at station,
Barnett, about 11.30 o'clock for Or
ders. The caboose came to stand
still some yards East Of the depot.
Hogan. in attempting to board the
train as it was moving, fell beneath
the car. The fiagman, who was on
the caboose. soon perceived that the
car had passed the place where Con-
ductor Hogan was standing and that
his lantern was out. The train was
stopped and the fagman went back
to look for Hogan. He soon came
upon him and offering his assistance
the conductor said, Move the train
to the sidetrack, there is another one
coming in a few minutes; you can
not help me for am dying" He was
dead in less than two hours. Both
legs had been severed from the body.
The death of Mr.. Hogan is the
more sad because he leaves a widow
ed mother who was perfectly devot-
ed to her son.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
DARLINGTON AND YOUNG GUILTY
Seminole Trial at Columbia Results
in Verdict Convicting Defendants.

Columbia, S. c., January ! John
Y. Darlington, and J. Stobo Young.
formerly president and secretary re-
spectively, of the Seminole Securities
Company. tonight were found guilty
of breach of trust with fraudulent in
tent, the fourth count in the indict-
ment against them. The other four
counts were dismissed. A motion
for new trial was made Immediate
ly after the announcement of the
verdict. Judge Prince announced
that he would hear arguments on the
motion tomorrow morning. In the
meantime the defendants, Darlington
and Young, were remanded to jail,
Judge Prince refusing to continue
their bonds.
At II o'clock tonight the jurors
announced that they had arrived at
a verdict. The defendants We're
called into Court and the verdict was
announced. The defendants received
the verdict with perfect composure.
The verdict carries a prison sentence
of two to ten years.
The specific charge on which Gar
ingston and Young were convicted is
that they fradulently appropriated
from the Seminole Securities Com
pany funds, amounting to $780,
596.77 The other counts in the in
dictment charged breach of trust
with regard to stock of the Seminole
Securities Company, larceny of stock
and larceny of money, and con-
spiracy.
After two days of hard fought
legal battle the case was given to
the jury at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
after the attorneys for the defence
had completed their closing argu-
ment, and the Judge had delivered
an exhaustive charge to the jury.
Eight hours later the jury announced
its finding.
Both Darlington and Young are
members of highly respected and
prominent families of Laurens Coun-
ty, this State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Thrown Into Well by Husband.

Fairfield, Conn, Jan. l6.-knock-
ed on the head, thrown into well
by her husband and male companion
and left for dead, was the fate tha:
met Annie Moskill. bride OF three
DAYS. who was married in Chicopee
Mass. on Friday
On striking the water the woman
regained consciousness and drew her
self out of the water by means Of an
iron pipe This she chung to unit
this morning when she was found
Her feet are frozen and will have
to be amputated.
The men checked truni; belong
ing to the woman. which she salt
contained 500, to Springfield.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Chandler's Slayer Acquitted.

Panama, January 14.-Gen. Her
bert Jeffries, who last August struck
William Nicholas Chandler, editor OF
the Panama Press, on the head with
a large revolver, from the effects OF
which Chandler died, was tried to-
day and acquitted of the charge OF
murder. The killing was the result
of an article printed in the news
paper rejecting upon one of Gen
Jeffries's women relatives.
Gen. Jeffries is graduate of West
Point and has been prominent in
nearly every revolution for many
years past in Central America. Chan
dler hailed from Winnsboro, S. c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTEIs
Negro Slayer of White Man Found
Guilty at Spartanburg.

Spartanburg, January 13.-Jim
Liltieiohn, colored, who killed James
Armstrong, white. near Greer sew
erai weeks ago was this afternoon
found guilty OF manslaughter with
recommendation Of mercy to the
Court. He was sentenced to serve
six years.
Littlejohn with several other ne
groes and Armstrong were gambling
in a house near Greer. A dispute
arose between the defendant and
white man, resulting in the negro
killing Armstrong with stick.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Saved at Deaths Door.

The door Of death seemed ready tc
open for Murray W. Ayers, of Tran
sit Bridge, N. y, when his life was
wonderfully saved. II was in {
dreadful condition." he writes, my
skin was almost yellow; eyes sunken;
tongue coated; emaciated from LOSING
40 pounds, growing weaker daily
Virulent liver trouble pulling me
down to death in spite of doctors
Then that matchless medicine-Elec-
trio Bitters-cured me. 1 regained
the> 40 pounds lost and now am well
and strong" For all stomach, liver
and kidney troubles they're supreme
soc at Peoples Drug Store, Bamberg,
g n
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Railroad Improvements.

The Atlantic Coast Line is replac-
ing about five and one half miles of
wooden trestles across the Pee Dee,
Saantee and Savannah rivers in South
Carolina, with a concrete and steel
viaduct, representing the most mod
ern engineering construction, at a
cost of approximately one million
dollars. These improvements will
make a permanent crossing at these
important rivers on the main line,
and it is expected that the entire
work will be completed in March of
1910.
The completion OF a second track
during February 1910, between
Folkston, Ca, and Callahan, Fla,
creates continuous double track be-
tween Folkston and Jacksonville, a
distance OF forty three miles. In ad-
dition second tracak between Flor
ence and Pee Dee, South Carolina, a
distance of ten miles, is under con-
struction, thus giving the Atlantic
Coast Line route two hundred and
forty eight miles of double track be-
tween Washington. D. c., and Jack
sonville. Fla, Or about thirty per
cent of the distance.
The main line between Richmond
Va, and Tampa, Fla. has been re-
laid with heavy rail, the great ma
jority of which being eighty five
pounds to the yard.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
DARLINGTON 3 YEARS, YOUNG 1.
Defendants in "SeminOle' Trial at
Co;u,nbi;, Given Prison Sentences.

Columbia, January 13.-John Y.
Darlington was sentenced to-day by
Judge Prince to serve three years IN
the State Penitentiary. J. Stobo
Young was sentenced to one year at
hard labor in the Penitentiary.
These two men were convicted by
a Richland jury last night of breach
of trust with fraudulent intent,
growing out of the Seminole trans
actions. The prisoners were admit
ted to bail in the sum Of $4,000 pend
ing an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Darlington received his sentence
with the same stolidity that has char
acterized his demeanor throughout
the trial of nearly a week. Young S
face bore a more serious expression,
and he, more than Darlington, show
ed that the sentence hung heavily
upon him.
In sentencing Darlington and
Young Judge Prince said he was sor-
ry, but that the jury had done it's
duty in convicting them upon this
special count. Judge Prince had re-
fused few minutes before the de-
PENDANTS attorneys motion for a new
trial. This motion was ably con-
tended for, but Judge Prince. in over
ruling it, said he believed the ver-
dict was a just one.
When the matter of bail came up
Judge Prince named off hand a $5,-
900 bond. This brought Solicitor
Cobb to his feet, contending that the
bond should be in a larger sum.
Mr.. Cobb called attention to the
fact that Governor Patterson had re-
fused to honor the requisition for G.
j. Hebert, another defendant in the
Seminole cases. Mr.. Cobb took the
position that since Mr.. Darlington
resided in Chattanooga and Governor
Patterson does not seem disposed to
honor acquisitions. the defendant
could easily remain in Tennessee and
the State would have no redress save
the $4,000 bond. AS against this
amount was involved the sum of
$4,000 charged in the indictment.
However, Judge Prince stuck to his
first statement as to the bond, while
admitting that he had not thought
at the time of the possibility men
toned by Solicitor Cobb.
The argument for new trial and
the subsequent sentencing of CARING
ton and Young created much interest
in the Court room.
Judge Prince stated that he had
intended to sentence Darlington to
five years, but felt that three years
would meet the requirements of JUS
tice.
Garlington's demeanor during the
trial is believed to have had some
thing to do with the lightness of the
sentence.
The following men went on the
bond of the two men:
F. S. Earle and John Earle, of Co.
lumbia; R. B. Boyd, G.. H. Roper, J.
D. Watts, of Laurens.
Several others came from Laurens
and offered to go on the bonds, but
Judge Prince indicated in admitting
the men to bail that not more than
five should 20 on the bond.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
Night Rider Attempts Suicide.

Nashville, Tenn, January ID
Frank Fehringer, self-confesser night
rider and star witness for the State
in the first trial at Union City Of the
alleged murder OF Capt. Quentin
Rankin. attempted suicide in the jail
at Dresden, Tenn. this afternoon BY
taking poison. He is dangerously i'll
tonight.
He left a note saying that family
and friends had deserted him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-01-20
WOMEN IN BALLOONS.
of Feminine AerOnauts
Before the Aeroplane's Day. .

TIE interest shown by women il
aerial navigation in these days is nc
new thing Women in the past have
done their share jn conquering the
roadways OF the air.
Mile. Tible was the first Frenchwo-
man to make an ascent. On June 4,
1854, she went up in balloon from
Lyons, and landed safely in Belfor.
In the following year Nine. Hines and
Nine. Luzarche in Paris and two
French girls, the sisters Simonnet, in
London, made successful ascents.
The first of the women whose dar-
ing was repaid by death was MINNIE.
Blanchard, wife of a famous aero
naut. While sailing over Paris in a
balloon on July 6, 1919, she set off a
rocket, the balloon caught fire and
she was killed by falling on roof.
Nine. Radley in 1868 was caught
in the ropes of her balloon and suffo-
Gated.
Among the attempts Of women to
conquer the air none was more ex-
citing than that of Mrs. Stock, who
in 1924 went up from London in COM
pany with the balloonist Harris. The
journey continued without incident
until an attempt was made to de-
scend. Then the apparatus for emp
tying the balloon did not function
properly and the gas escaped too
rapidly.
Only Tightening the car could save
the two balloonists, and all the bal
last had already been thrown out.
Then Harris and Mrs Stock looked
each other in the face for second.
Then Harris threw himself from the
car to save the life of the woman
who had been brave enough to share
his perils with him.
Nine. Flammarion, wife of the
famous Camille, made a honeymoon
trip with her husband in the month
of August. 1874, and landed happily
after 10 hours at Spa. This success
full example was followed by one
tragic imitation when Giuseppe Char
bonnet in 1893 started out from
Milan with his bride and two others
to make the journey to Paris.
The first day passed without acci-
dent On the second day as the bal
loon was crossing the Alps it was
caught in whirlwind, met snow
storm and fell more than thousand
feet in a few seconds. The storm
drove the car from one rocky peak
to another and dragged it over the
glaciers until all the gas had escaped
and the car was left on the noun
tains. 1t remained there all night,
and the next day the four, with no
implements and no protection against
the cold, started to make the peril
Gus descent.
A snowstorm was raging, and the
young husband slipped into crevasse
and was dashed to death at the bot
tom. 1t was three days before the
party found refuge in hut.
Sarah Bernhardt made an ascent
in 1875 with the painter Clarin :and
Goddard the balloonist.-New York
Sun.