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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
MILLIONAIRE GIRL
QUITS CHAUFFEUR
HUSBAND QUICKLY
Wife of Ex- Champion Corbett
Believes Wife's Father Kid
naped His Daughter.

New York, April 27.-Mrs. JOSEPH
Smollen. daughter of G. Rowland Leav.
lit, millionaire, of Bayside. l.. l.. ant
herself worth million, who was mar.
ried few months ago to Candy Kid
Joe SmOllen, her fathers handsome
young chauffeur, against the wishes OF
her parents. has separated from hel
husband.
Whether the young woman lert vol
unfairly or was induced by her father
and his friends to leave Smollen can
not be learned. Smollen asserts that his
wife would not have left him willingly
and he even claims that the father
caused her to be kidnapped.
Hubby Raises Big Row.
It was through the efforts of Smollen
to gain admission to the Leavitt home
at Bayside that 1t became known that
she was not still with him. Smollen
took an automobile trip to Bayside al
2 a. m. and raised such disturbance
1t Is said, trying to gain admission to
the house of his wife's father that the
police of Flushing were notified and q
bluecoat was sent the four mile Jour-
hey to drive him away.
Mr.. Leavitt said to a reporter that he
had not seen his daughter in a number
OF days. He also declared that he
would not permit her to live under his
roof as long as she insisted upon stick
ing to her husband. Mr.. Leavitt was
exceedingly angry.
When told that smollen had informed
friends that he believed his wife was
being concealed in her fathers house,
Mr.. Leavitt lost his temper.
THAT young rascal Is ! A
-" he began, but did not finish.
He added more calmly:
MY daughter has not been at my
home for q number of days, and she is
not there now. / have seen her only
two or three times since she was mar
ried. / have good reason to believe that
she has left her husband. He has not
dollar In the world, but she has plen-
ty of money of her own. l think she
Is travelling somewhere"
Did Smollen call at your house early
In the morning and try to get n?"he
was asked.
There was some disturber of the
peace racing about here like an idiot
before daylight, but do not know who
1t was" he said.
Were the police notifed?"
Il believe some one did ask that a
policeman be sent"
Mrs. corbett symp athizes.
Smollen has talked wit hmaSy per-
sons In Bayside concerning his trouble
with the Leavitt family, among them
Mrs. James j. Corbett, wife of the
actor pugilist. Corbett Is one of the
young chaurfeur's best friends and has
aided him in many ways. At Easter
Mr.. and Mrs. Corbett and Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Smollen took a trip to Atlantic
City together.
Mrs. Corbett said regarding the trip
of the Smollens with her and her hus-
band to Atlantic City last Easter that
she became convinced then that Mrs.
Smollen was so intensely in love with
her fine looking husband that she
would never leave him. According to
Mrs. Corbett, Mrs. Smollen would not
let her husband out of her sight.
II do not think the girl would ever
leave him voluntarily" said Mrs. Corr
bett.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR
YOUNG GIRLS SLAYER
Albert Wolter, Degenerate
Youth, Convicted of Murder
in First Degree.

New York, April 26.-Albert wolter,
degenerate youth Of 10 years, who
gloated over lewd pictures and was
crazy" about women, must die In tho
electric chair for the murder of Ruth
Wheeler, pretty 15-year-old stenogra-
pher. After only one hour and so min
utes OF elaboration jury in the court
OF special sessions found him guilty
of murder In the first degree at 1890
o'clock last night last night, bringing
to close trial marked by it's swift
movement and its testimony of horror.
His counsel said with eloquence that
Wolter was too tender hearted to hurt
cat, but IL men decided that he had
strangled Ruth Wheeler and thrust
her. while yet alive, In his fireplace,
where, soaked with oil, her crumpled
body writhed and burned.
With the same wax faced indifference
that he had shown throughout the
trial. Wolter evinced no emotion when
the verdict was announced. With al
most inhuman complacency he had
been found asleep in his cell while the
jury was celebrating. He will be SEN
fenced on Wednesday.
The Jurors themselves showed emo
ton, while the boy who must die
showed none. When asked If they had
found verdict, William v. Kulp, fore
man, answered In a shaking voice, 1--WE
have" and announced that they had
found Wolter guilty of murder in the
first degree. All eyes Immediately
shifted toward the prisoner, but he was
as stolid as piece of stone.
No relatives Of the murderer were
parents were In court during the after
noon. Wolter refused to talk. 'I don't
want to talk tonight; I'm tired. and I
want to get little good sleep first"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
ROADS SOON
BOOST UP RATES

Chicago, April 26.-The movement of
the railroads to increase freight rates
in an effort to Offset the effect Of ad-
vancing wages is expected to crystal
lize into definite action by western
roads In a few days, according to q
semi official announcement today.
The first general move is to be an
advance in many Of the commodity
carload sales between Chicago and the
Missouri river and the Twin cities.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
SNOW AND WIND MAKE
CHICAGO MISERABLE

Chicago, April 26.--Chicago has been
In the grasp Of heavy snow and
violent wind storm for several hours
today. and there are no signs of its
abating. The snow followed one of the
heaviest rainfalls Of the year yester-
day.
The wind was so strong during the
night that 1t lifted the roof Of q barn
and dropped 1t on the cab Of a passing
locomotive. The engineer and lremen
dumped and neither was hurt
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28

large part. is making its vacation
plans, with Oakland, Cal, on July 4,
as the principal stopping place. The
street" has the fight fever to an un-
precedented extent, and today 1t was
roughly figured that Of 1000 reserva-
tions Of berths for the Pacific coast,
expected to be made within the next
three weeks, at least third would be
taken by men In the financial district
who plan to see the Jeffries-J Johnson
battle.
Many clubs are arranging for special
cars to take delegations of their men,
bers west, while the larger organiza-
tons are planning to charter whole
trains to take big parties to the scene
of the big mill.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
BRADSTREET and Dun
REPORT ON BUSINESS
Uncertainty as to Crop Outlook
and Other Things Cause
of Dullness.
THE WEEK IN GRAIN.

New York, April 26.-Wheat,
including flour. exports from the
United States and Canada for
the week ending April 81 aggre-
gate 1,289.272 bushels. against
1,836,266 last week and 1.585,778
this week last year. For the
AZ weeks ending April 81 exports
are 120,172,198 bushels, against
149,637,985 In the corresponding
period last year.
Corn exports for the week are
362,041 bushels, against 941,200
last week and 1.080,408 in 1909.
For the ~ weeks ending April 81
corn exports are 24.773.717 BUSH
els, against 27,629,166 last year.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
GUARDSMEN TO WEAR
RUSSET ARMY SHOES

Des Moines, Ia, April 27.-Adjutant
General Logan was today notified that
the Iowa National Guardsmen will be
supplied with regulation russell army
shoes at the expense Of the state and
nation for the first time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
NEGROES ARE IN JAIL
FOR ATLANTA MURDER

Atlanta, Ca, April 27.-With three
negroes partly identified. and three
others held on suspicion. the search
for the three highwaymen who. on
Saturday night, shot and killed Motor
man 8. T. Brown, and fatally wounded
Conductor w. III. Bryson, after robbing
them, was continued today. Leading
negroes have called a mass meeting
for tonight at which resolutions wifi
be adopted condemning the crime.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
WALL STREET WILL GO
TO GREAT Prize FIGHT
Brokers Are Making Reserva.
tons for Long Trip to
the Coast.
TEDDY TO GET FIRST
TICKET TO THE BIG
PUGlllSTIC BATTLE

Denver, Colo, April 25.-The
first ticket for the fight between
Jim Jeffries and Jack johnson
at San Francisco on July q,
will be presented to Theodore
Roosevelt on his arrival in New
York. This statement was made
by Jack Gleason while in Dem
yer yesterday on his way to
the coast.
The ticket will be made of
solid gold and appropriately en-
graved.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
DIES AFTER BOUT,

Boston, April 26.-Max Lundy, a box
er. who spared six rounds with Joe
O'Brien, Of Cambridge, at Brocton last
night, was found dead In bed at his
home in Roxbury today. The body was
sent to the city hospital morgue for an
examination.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
INDIANAPOLIS FIRE.

Indianapolis, April 27.--A fire Of
unknown origin In the wholesale dis
trict early today destroyed property
valued at 100000.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
EARLY CLOSING AT vERMILLIoN

Vermillion, S. D., April 23.-Eighteen
OF the business houses Of Vermillion
have signed an agreement to close their
places of business at $50 o'clock every
evening after this, excepting Wednes-
days and Saturdays. This Is the first
time SUCH plan has been inaugurated
in this city, but it has sufficient back
Ing to make 1t stick. This will give
the downtown people a chance to en-
JOY many privileges Of the university
and city, which they have up to this
time been denied
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28
SULTAN HAS MEASIE

Constantinople, April 23.-Sultan
Nehemed ". of Turkey, is suffering
from slight attack Of measles.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-04-28

Galesburg, ILL.,, April 23.-The last
vestige of fruit growers hope disap-
peared In this vicinity when tempera-
ture Of Is degrees above zero was
reached during the night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-26
ANNUAL N, E. CONFERENCE
Sketch Of Bishop Who Will Preside
at Saratoga Gathering

Bishop Robert Mcintyre, d. D., who
will conduct the seventy eighth an
nual Methodist conference at Sarato-
ga beginning April ) next, was born
In Selkirk, Scotland, November 20,
1851 and was the son of Charles and
Elizabeth Anderson Mcintyre His
early education was obtained In the
public schools of Philadelphia La
ter he attended Vanderbilt university
al Nashville, Tenn. He was married
December 81. 1877 to Ella Chatter Of
Quincy H., and ordained to the min
istry of the Methodist church al
Jacksonville, Ill.,, in September, 1878.
He served as pastor at Easton Mar
shall, Charleston, Urbena and Chic
ago. H., and later was located at
Denver Col, and Los Angeles. Cal.
The degree of ID. ID. was conferred
upon him by the University of Den
ver in 1871
He devoted a part OF his time to
writing and among his works are the
poems AT Early Candle Light.
written in 1899, and "a Modern Apol-
To- which he issued in 1900. Bishop
Mcintyre is at present located AZ ST.
Paul MINI. He received his APP
pointment as bishop at the general
conference held at Baltimore, Md.
two years ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-26
GARFIELD WARNS HIS PARTY
The Country Impatient for Fulfill
ment Of Pledges

Cleveland. March 25-The Repub-
lican administration was arraigned
here before the Tippecanoe club by
ex-GOv Myron 7. Herrick, who charg-
ed it with gross extravaganza aud
asserted that the high tariff was
necessitated by the immense revenue
ment methods. Mr.. Herriek was
preceded by James r. Garfield, ex-
Secretary of the Interior. who warn
ed the Republican party that The
country was impatient for the fulfill
ment of its pledges and that inaction
or makeshift legislation would not
be tolerated
We must regulate the men who
are running the government" Mr.
Herrick said Any department of
the government could he run by a
man who could run a bank Of a fac
tory at one-half of the cost of the
present system. One Of the great
est menaces that confronts US today
is the great bonded debts which in
time must break down credit"
II had been exected that Mir. Car
field would come to an open break
with the Taft administration, an.
nouncing that he would not be a can
didate for governor because the ad
ministration would want 70 supply
his platform. He did not follow out
this program although he assailed
the administration by innuendo. lie
said:
we, as a party. have promised
progressive legislation. and the PEG
pie are Justly calling upon us for a
fulhllment of that promise They
will not be satisfied with inaction
and makeshift legislation. We can
not deceive ourselves with the idea
that people will be satisfied with the
mere repetition of promises: they de-
mand and are entitled to action.
The Republican party has aigeady
recognized the new order of things
and taken the first steps in the nro-
gressive movement Our question To-
day as Republicans, is whether we
shall continue in that movement and
be its leaders or whether we will
give place by inaction or reaction
to some other party"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-26
woleAsT PIcks JeFF 10 wIN
Lightweight Champion Says johnson
Won't Last Ten Rounds

Wolgast, the lightweight champion.
is firmly of the belief that Jeffries
will whip Johnson in their battle On
July 4. Il have seen both men fight"
Wolgast says, land, being in the
game and a champion, | should be
competent to judge some. Jim JEFF
fries win clean the big black inside
of ten rounds sure. Johnson never
fought a real classy big fellow like
Jeffries and when they enter the
ring he viii feel like a sparerib. JEFF
fries has been there before. He new
er has been defeated He can come
back. Johnson is not taking care of
himself and then, when he does be-
gin training he will overdO things in
order to get right TO face Jeffries. |
know what | am talking about"
Speaking of a return match with
Battling Nelson. Wolgast says that
he promised the eX-champion in San
Francisco that he would give him an
other chance and II is now up to him
to say what he is going to do He
made the terms in the last battle and
got the lions share of the coin Now
it is my turn to dictate. | feel that
he would draw more money at the
gate than any other fighter. Nelson
is a game man. but he is the mean
est fighter | ever met and | don't
fear him. 1t will simply be a walk
over for me if we meet again. was
half scared the first time | met Mel
son at Los Angeles year ago. Up
to the fifth round | didn't know where
| was
After | discovered that he was not
such a terror as he had been painted
got busy. Well, that ten-round af-
fair satisfied me- | knew that
could beat him over a route. In the
last fight | found that Nelson was
blowing up after the tenth round
probably would have finished him in
side of twenty rounds but for the
poor coaching received. My sec
ond feared Nelson was shamming
and just loafing in order to draw me
on. know now that he was not
there He will not last twenty
rounds the next time"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-26
ENGLAND AGAINST ArreLL
Held None Too Highly and Sports
Want Drseoll to Beat Him

tiN'N Np'N 'oO IfiHHiJ dlO OPOttS
Want DriscoIl to Beat Him
An English boxing critic in discus
sing the Jem Driscoll-Abe Attell
fight to be decided at Colma July 2,
says: "Attel is held none too high
ly in England, although of course he
Is regarded as a clever boxer He
wasn't willing to come to England a
while ago to box at a fair figure,
which Is all the more reason why
Englishmen would like to see him
beaten at home Driscoll processes
the greatest confidence in his abil-
ity to whip Attell He knows At
tells style of fighting and doesn't
fear him in the slightest Neither
does he feel that the American feath-
erweight champion was under
wraps in their New York bout a
year ago. The 25th round route is
especially to Driscolls liking for he
feels that Attell will tire before the
windup. Whether the battle will
carry with 1t the worlds feather
weight championship is likely to be
mooted question, although the av-
erage Englishman connot see why
not Driscoll will sail for America
after his bout with Spike Robson
in London next month"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-26
GENERAL BELL WILL RECOVER

No Serious Internal Injuries Appar-
ent--To Hold Coroner's Inquest
Washington, ID. c., March 25.-Ma-
ior General J. Franklin Bell, chief of
staff of the army who was injured
in an automobile accident in which
Mrs. II. j. Slocum lost her life, is re-
covering as rapidly as could be ex-
pected His bruises were still very
painful. 1t is stated, but no internal
injuries Of a serious nature have ap-
peared. He probably will be con-
fined to his home at Fort Myer Va,
for several days.
A coroner's jury will inquire into
the circumstances which led to the
fatal collision of the trolley car and
automobile and endeavor to fix the
responsibility of Mrs. Slocum's death,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-26
A Caro-.

We. the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 30
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Sy
rup Of Tar II 1t fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Thompson's Pharmacy,
G. H. Houghton
]. M. Ayres, A. s. Hathaway.
Harwood Drug Store
@. r. and A. p. Hawkins
B. A. Quinlan, q. c. Woodwork
w. l.. Golkay o. Il. Adams
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

LOCAL BRIEFS.

: Mig" will
havestate Library ..ug We'd
nesd-, ana Thursday, the 2Stn
and 29th inst.
Miss Della Wishart as sue.
ceeded Mrs. J. F. Graham, nee
Miss Lillian Meares. as:stenog-
rapher for Messrs. Caldwell &
Carlyle.
Rev: w. Harvey, of Kentucky,
will begin a series of meetings
at the Gospel tabernacle next
Monday evening. Mrs. Harney,
who will assist him,is considered
a very gifted singer. The pastor
Rev. F. Weiss, will preach on
the following subjects Sunday:
Il am, The RevivalWe Need"
7:3O p. M. Who are the Sub
jects of Heaven?"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15

noon. Switzerland killed his
8 " -in-law near Maxton last
March. Messrs. Mclean & Wig
gins of Maxton are representing
the defendant and Col. N. A.
Mclean of Lumberton and Hon.
G. B. Patterson of Maxton are
assisting Solicitor Sinclair.
Many cases have been contin-
ued, and other cases have been
disposed of as fallows:
Andrew Powell, a. d. W.; plead
guilty; 6 months in Jail, with
leave TO hire to H. M. Arnold. -
Hugh Oxendine, retailing; dis
, missed on payment of COSTS
Will McNeill, a. d. w.; submits;
judgment suspended on pay
ment of costs. John Bullard,
SANDER; changed to forcible tres
pass and plead guilty; judg.
ment suspended on payment cost.
Jno. McCallum, a. d. W; same. -
jim Cotton, larceny; guilty; 6
months on ads-Garfeld Camp
bell, larceny, 2 cases; pleac
guilty; 6 months in each case
Geo. Bailey, a. /. W.; plead
guilty; 4 months on roads. Jas
Hiackman, alias Love, assault
with intent to kill; plead guilty
judgment suspended on pay
ment Of costs. VIM. Purnel]
larceny; not guilty. Ross Balen
, the, c. c. W.; not in conditio
to 80 manual work, and give
: 81 davs in Jail upon paying jal
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
MIR. R. S. Sledge Sewers Connec.
ton With Lumberton Drug Co

Mr.. R. S. Sledge has sold his
interest in the Lumberton Drug
Co. to DR.. w. L. Grantham and
has resigned as treasurer and
manager of the company, his
resignation to go into effect Oc-
tober Is. lie has several pro-
positions under consideration
but has not decided yet which he
will accept. Mr.. and Mrs. Sledge
came to Lumberton five years
ago from Wake Forest and have
many warm friends here who re-
gret their decision to leave and
wish them great success wher-
ever they may locate. MIR: :Sledge
is a most capable man and under
his management the Lumbertor
Drug Co. has had great success
The other officers of the company
are, DR.. John Knox, Jr., presi
d ent, Mr.. F. P. Gray, secretary
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
SUPERIOR COURT.
Cases Disposed Of Murder
Case to be Tried Tomorrow.

The term of Superior Court
which convened Monday, Judge
y. H. Allen of Kinston presid-
ing, mas work cut out that will
keep it in session the entire week,
according to present indications.
Robt. Stackhouse, colored. was
tried yesterday for murder in
he second degree for killing
David Morrison, also colored,
May 16 last in Thompson town.
ship, and was acquitted. He
plead self defense. 1t was III
evidence that Morrison shot at
Stackhouse's son in his yard and
that on the next day Stackhouse
went cunning for the deceased.
Mcintyre, Lawrence & Proctor
represented the defendant.
After being out all night the
Jury in the case of Mack Nc
Lean, colored, charged with
shooting Deputy Sheriff T. c.
Barnes at Maxton several months
ago, wounding him in the leg
returned verdict of guilty,
Judge Allen will pronounce sen
,ence tomorrow.
A verdict Of first degree muir
der is asked for in the case 0
Eli Switzerland, colored, VIII IS
trial for killing Furman Wallace
colored, was begun this after
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-09-15
HOPE MILLS NEWS.
Graded School Opens Death
of an Infant-A Business
Change-Church Services.
of The Robesonian.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Hope Mills, Sept. Miss
Lora Cashwell. of Hope Mills, r.
+. d. No. 2, visited Mrs. K. E.
Macarthur last week.
Rev. N. c. Duncan will preach
in Red Springs next Sunday at
IL a. m. and 1870 p. m.-Rev. J.
D. Pegram will preach in Hope
Mills at II a. M; Cumberland,
$3.50 p. M, and Cotton, 7:3O ..
M.
Miss Minnie Pate. of Fayette-
vile, and Miss MolIie Pate, Of
Hope Mills. r. F. D. No. 2, were
pleasant visitors at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. NJ. Pate last
week.
The infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. G. Worrels died on last
Monday and was buried in Big
Rockish cemetery Tuesday at
ternOOn.
Rev. l.. E. Olive, of Wade, who
has accepted a position as princi-
pal of the King Hiram school,
preached a very able sermon in
the Baptist church here Friday
night last.
Mr.. L. c. McDuffie, who has
been merchandising Tor several
years in Hope Mills, has sold out
his interest in that business and
has accepted a position as sales
man in the store of Mr.. F. ".
Thornton in Fayetteville.
, The HopeMills graded and high
school opened Monday morning
I with bright prospects for an ex-
cellent session, and at present it
/ seems that the attendance will
, be larger than during previous
years. Prof. j. d. Bridges. of
, Ruthfordton. is the superinten-
cent. The assistant teachers
; are as follows: Miss IreneNixon,
, of TopSail Mrs. EmmaMcDonald,
Misses Gertrude Fisher, Emma
Pegram and Carolina Gainey,
, all of Hope Mills. Miss Gainey
will have charge of the music
department.