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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
SOME GOOD NEWS
ANTI-CANNON HOUSE PREDICTED
BY sTAND-PAT EDITor.
"Old Bill" Nelson, Owner of Kansas

City Star, Exchanges Greetings
With Taft.
Col. William R. Nelson, owner oi
the Kansas City Star, dropped iu
on President Taft at Burgess Point
Friday afternoon. On his way out to
the Presidents cottage the colonel
said he wasn't going to talk politics
if he could help himself.
Subsequent reports indicated that
hearty exchange of greetings was
quickly followed by an earnest dis
cussion Of recent events in the po-
litical world.
President Taft and "Old Bill" Mel
son, as he falililarly refers to the
Missouri editor, have been friends a
long time.
What about the result in Kan
sas?" was the opening chorus from
the newspaper group.
oh" laughed the colonel, my
heart is not broken"
"And Iowa?"
"Well l am managing to hold up
under that pretty well, too he re-
piled.
What 90 you think of the possi-
bilities of the next house Of repre-
sentatives being Democratic?"
1T looks as though it would either
be Democratic or insurgent. At any
rate. you can bet it will be anti
Cannon
Kansas" added the Colonel, lis
filled with men who either made the
State or the SONS of men who made
it. They think progressively ont
there, and they act progressively
People in the East don't understand
Kansas.
Many Republicans. continued
Col. Nelson, seem to think that the
Republican party is made up OF a
majority Of the voters Of this coun-
try. In thai they are wrong. The
Democrats have never put up can
didate for president who ought to
have won that they did not win. Take
Cleveland and Tilden for example.
AL this doesn't mean that you
are going to support Judson Har-
mon, does it," qneried a venture
mot against Theodore Roosevelt. :"
do you think Col. Roosevelt can
come back '?'
Come back?" snapped the colon
ell. why he would sweep the coun-
try. But do not think he will run
unless he has to-"
Col. Nelson then spoke of his
friendship for President Taft.
do you thing he will be elected?'
"Now, boys" laughed the. colonel,
you must not ask me foolish ques-
tions."
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
Many Babies Die.

One third of the babies in Iowa
under one year of age have died
this summer, according to statistics
collected by G. H. Summer, secretary
of the Iowa State board Of health.
Cholera infantum, infantile paraly-
sis, poor milk and improper care are
given as cauSee.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
Died From Fall.

At Pittsburg, n. c., Nan Scurlock,
a negro girl 16 years Of age, found
snake in the yard and ran to the
barn for a pitchfork to kill it with
but when she started up ladder
leading to the loft she fell over and
died instantly.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
Got Him mt Last.

At Asheville, n. c., the jury in the
case of John B. Allison. charged with
the murder of Floyd McGhee on July
5 returned verdict Of murder IN
the first degree. Allison. who is ~
years old, has killed four men IN
the last twelve years and three times
was set free on pleas of self-de-
fense.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
SAD SEA TALE
Skipper and Bride Are Drowned To-
getber.
WHEN THEIR ship SANK
Captain Pyne Last Seen by Crew
Holding His Bride, but Losing in
,5,ii;S.5,s
the Struggle With the Tempes.
sea.-Thirteen of the Survivors
Are Rescued.

g. , 3. ,.h
A thrilling tragedy of the sea as
described by twelve survivors of the
crew Of the sailing ship Swanhilda
who reached Liverpool recently
from South America.
The Swanhilda, 8 vessel of 1000
tons sailed from Cardiff on March
is. Captain Pyne,, who had been
married two days before was accom-
panied by his wife. and the voyage
was to be their honeymoon trip.
Fair winds carried the ship under
full spread of canvas through the
Tropics. Then on the morning OF
May Ii, the officer in charge motto
ed breakers ahead.
Almost at the moment when he
called the captain, the vessel struck
rock anil began to fill rapidly. She
had gone ashore on a small island off
Staten Island, which lies near the
South American coast.
So quickly did the Swanhilda set
tie down that the port and starboard
lifeboats were launched simultan-
eously. But the former boat, which
contained the captain and his wife,
had scarcely touched the water when
it was capsized by a great breaker.
The men in the starboard boat
were unable to render any help, and
they saw Captain Pyne holding his
bride in his arms disappear beneath
the waves.
When the thirteen sailors surviv-
ing out of crew of twenty-five tried
to land on the island they found the
sea too rough and were compelled to
put out again.
The boat was at, the mercy of he
sea for some days, and they lived on
a little rain which they. collected
One man went mad and struggled 10
leap overheard, and although he was
be. .diedaater from exhaus-
ton.
When they had almost abandoned
hope they sighted lighthouse off
the Argentine coast, and were res
cued by the keepers. A wireless
message was sent to the mainland
and they were taken ashore by an
Argentine gunboat.
The gunhoat afterwards went to
Staten Island to search for any men
who Nigh have swan ashore when
the port lifeboat capsiZed. 1t dis
covered the bodies of four men who
had died from starvation, and a sur
vivor who had been driven Insane
by the terror of his experience was
found in cave.
Eventually the man recovered.
He said that he and his comrades
lived for sometime on tins Of grease
and ate shellfish when no more grass
remained. Apparently he had. lost
his reason when he found the body
of Captain Pyne and his. bride lock-
ed in one another's arms washed to
and fro by the waves.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
Train Strikes Large Automobile That
Was Full Of People.
MAcHINE DEMOLISHED
Two Of tho Eleven Passengers We're
Killed Outright and Three Were
Fatally lniured.-Most Of the In
jured We're Young People Going
From Bessimer to Lake View.

Two were killed outright, three
fatally injured and two others may
die as the result of an automobile ar
cident near West Lake, Ala, below
Bessemer, Sunday afternoon. The
casualties include:
]. H. Roden, chauffeur, killed out
right.
Miss Augusta Kizer, aged sixteen
years, died after reaching hospital.
Miss Mary Fitzpatrick, aged Is
years, skull fractured and fatally
injured.
Miss Mamie Crenshaw, aged 16
years, skull fracturerd and fatally
burned.
Robert Black, skull fractured and
fatally injured.
Miss Eva Lou Crenshaw, thigh
broken, internally injured, may die.
Vernon Lee, arm and thigh brok-
en-, internally injured and may die.
G. c. Dobbs. hand broken and
body badly bruised. !,
Two Parron brothers, 10 and IL
years old, badly bruised, not fatally
hurt.
w. H. Lennett, Jd., 10 years old.
badly bruised, not fatally injured.
G. o. Garner was the only pas
Senger who escaped uninjured. he
jumped from the car before the en-
gine struck it.
The automobile maintains reg
ular passenger schedule between
Bessemer and West Lake, and it was
carrying eleven passengers to the
lake Sunday afternoon. The machine
was struck by fast passenger train
on the Southern Railway shortly at
ter 4 o'clock, and was almost COM
pletely demolished .s;;as
There is a steep grade leading
down to the Southern tracks just be-
fore West Lake is reached, and as
the highway is in a cut. 1t was i'm
possible for the chauffeur to see the
locomotive or f0r the engineer TO
see the automobile. hose of the
automobile passengers whe escaped
with injuries state that the locomo-
tive whistle was not blown for the
crossing.
The front wheels of the large au-
tomobile had just run on to the rail-
road tracks when the engine struck
it. The passenger train was run
ming at a high rate Of speed and
ploughed its way through the for
ward end of the machine.
AS it was only '1-2 miles from
Bessemer, ambulances and physi-
clans were quickly summoned from
the city. The injured were all taken
to the Robinson Hospital in Bes-
semer.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
Foolish Young Woman.

Il will marry him or kill myself,
was the declaration of pretty
brown-eyed girl in the register OF
deeds office at Elizabeth City, N. c.,
that she was under arrest for trying
to elope. Her father took her home.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-09
Accidentally Drowned.

"Dick" Williams, negro about
81 years old, was drowned at Hopes
ferry on the Saluda Sunday after
noon. At a late hour that night
his body has not been recovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13

questiona BILE nature
There never has been as large dis
play OF farm machinery as is the case
at TINS fa1r' and this is interesting the
farmers especially. A good many of
the machines are in actual operation
on the grounds
The poultry department is housed in
the old dairy building which is a great
Improvement upon tent. Here the
entries are many and varied.
one can see at a glance as he en-
ters the agricultural building that this
is real pumpkin show. The county
collective and individual exhibits of
produce occupy the main portion of the
building, while in the north wing are
the displays of the local merchants
There are more tents on the grounds
than ever before which are the head
quarters OF various business firms The
Commercial club is maintaining a bu-
reau of information in tent not far
distant from the business office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
EZRA MEEkER IS BACK.
Pioneer With His Ok Team Appears
on Fair Grounds.

An old fashioned prairie schooner,
drawn by an OK team under the guild
ance of Ezra Meeker, who is endeavor-
ing to interest people in marking the
old Oregon trail, is one of the attrac-
tions of the fair.
Mr. Meeker went from Iowa to Ore
gon in 1852, going by way of what is
now Council Bluffs. A branch of the
old trail ran from Kansas City through
Topeka, within three blocks of the
state house, says Mr.. Meeker, and
joined the main trail at the present
town of Grand Island, Neb Now, Mr.
Meeker, 81 years old. for the second
time is retracing the trail, visiting
state capitals and securing information
from state historical associations with
view to determining the course of
the trail. He is trying to interest peo-
pie in marking the path. In 1906 he
made the journey from Oregon with
his OK team and wagon. With this he
went to Washington and was allowed
on the White House grounds. The
then President Roosevelt came out and
talked to him. Partly through Mr.
Meeker's efforts bill this winter was
introduced into congress for the ap-
preparation of $4,000 to place monu-
ments along the old route.
To aid this cause, Mr.. Meeker is
making his second trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
Airship Opens the Show With
Beautiful Flight.
Thousands Of People Flock to
the Grounds.
FIREWORKS FEATURE
One of Most Brilliant Spectacles
Seen in City.
Attendance on Opening Day
Nearly Nine Thousand.

This is Topeka day at the big fair
The morning atmospheric conditions
were gloomy in the extreme, but the
weather man. says that conditions
should improve as the day progresses.
The attendance this morning was
good, but probably not what it would
have been had the day dawned fine
This afternoon the people are flocl1ing
to the fair grounds in great numbers.
The merchants were slow in decorat-
ing their places of business and even
to date some of them have not shown
their loyalty to their city but one who
passes along the main thoroughfare Of
Topeka cannot help but know that
something is doing"
Windows last night were a blaze of
light. and the artistic displays gotten
up for fair week by several of the lead
ing business firms were shown off 70
advantage.
Airship Makes a Flight.
This morning the enthusiasm of the
people in Topeka was aroused when
larry Ginter made a pretty flight in
his Strobel dirigible balloon, encircling
the fair grounds at a great height
which made it possible for persons
who thronged the streets of the city
ship. The ship failed to make a
flight last night because of the wind,
thereby disappointing many people.
Like the Pied piper of Hameline" the
knights and Ladies of Security band in
an early morning tour of the town
drew the people to the exposition
grounds.
The concert of the American Ladies'
band was appreciated by the big crowd,
the solo work of Miss Nettie Reiter,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
CARE FOR THE WOUNDED.
The Kings Have Red Cross Emer-
gency Tent at Fair Grounds.

Near the entrance of the fair grounds
is cluster of tents representing the Y.
NJ. c. A, the Red Cross organization,
the A. o. U. w. and the Modern
Woodmen of America.
The latter serves as rest and check
ing room and has been most popular
The articles checked for the main part
consist of lunch baskets.
The emergency hospital of the Red
Cross society. in charge of Kate Max
well King and her brothers, K. w and
l. D. King, has been kept busy binding
up the cut hands of those who have
carved themselves instead of ham,
berger steak or watermelons. and sew
erai others who have been ILL.,
One little girl was lost on Children's
day and she was taken care of at the
tent until her friends were located. The
wonder is that there were not more
mishaps among the children consider
ing the fact that there were thousands
on the ground.
In connection with the emergency
tent is a model ambulance wagon de-
signed by the Kings and owned pri-
vately by them. 1t is a marvel of con-
venience, being fitted to meet any
emergency.
The Y. NJ c. A. tent serves as a
rest room. Here are found easy chairs
and table on which are found daily
papers and other publications, aside
from 2 beautiful supply of writing ma
terial.
The comfort of the visitors taking
everything in consideration is well pro-
vided for The fair association man,
tains retiring and rest rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
STUBBS is HOME.
Governor and Chairman DO1ley
Hold Conference.
Executive Not Disposed to Talk
About Politics.
NICE TIME In ST. PAUL
Considers 1t Honor to Be Men.
toned With Roosevelt.
Smiles Insurgently and Evades
All Questioning.

Governor w. r. Stubbs, smiling in
surgently as if he was pleased over his
Trip to St Paul, where he ACCOMPANIED
Col Theodore Roosevelt, arrived at his
Office this morning, and throughout the
oay was Kept busy receiving those who
entered to pay their respects or to con-
fer with him on affairs of state. The
governor was not disposed to talk
politics generally though in the morn
ing he had a conference with Bank
Commissioner J. N. Dolley. the insur-
gent chairman of the Republican state
committee.
When asked regarding new problems
or situations arising in the political
field, Governor Stubbs declared that he
could see nothing materially different
weeks. Queried as to the possibility of
his being the team mate of former
President Roosevelt in the presidential
candidacy in 1912 he said he hadn't
heard anything about it until his re-
turn home, though he added evasively:
''It seems to me to be an honor to be
mentioned in connection with Roose-
welt, as a candidate for anything
The governor smiled again-more in
surgently.
But you rather got into the same
boat with Roosevelt when in st. Paul,
didn't you?" again interrogative.
I'VE had a nice time there returned
the governor.
But politics
Rather nice to return to Kansas,
he interrupted, when one gets away
it's a. relief to come back. There's not
many states like Kansas
stIn more ways than one, he added
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
new RECORDS MADE.
Grahame- White Flies Twice to Boston
Light and Return.

Boston, Sept. 13.-Ra1ph Johnston,
in Wright aeroplane, made one
worlds record and two American rec
ords at the Harvard-Boston aero meet
Johnston remained in the air three
hours, four minutes, A 2-5 seconds,
which broke the American record of
Clifford B. Harmon by one hour, 10
minutes and 80 seconds. On the same
trip he covered 81 miles, 1866 feet,
which is likewise a new American rec
ord, bettering Harmon's mark by sew
en- miles.
Descending from his long journey,
Johnstone planted his car almost ex-
actly over the flag in a test for accur-
acy, his seat being but five feet, four
inches from the flag, which made a
new worlds record for accuracy in
landing on skids-
Claude Grahame-White,o of England.
using a BIeriot monoplane, went twice
to Boston light and return from the
aviation field, distance of 33 miles,
in "a minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13

district. The two candidates for sem
ator who have refused to go on the
primary ticket but will take their
chances with the legislature next win
ter are Senator Kean and David Baird
the Republican leader in southern
New Jersey.
The Democrats seeking Endorsement
by the people for the senatorship are
James E. Martin of Union county, and
Frank M. McDermit of Essex county.
Besides the senatorial endorsement
the people will elect delegates to the
state conventions which will nominate
candidates for governor and delegates
to the various congressional confer
ences and will nominate candidates
for the legislature and various muni-
cipal offices.
The most interesting contest for
congressional delegates is in the Fifth
district where Congressman Fowler.
a radical anti-Cannon man, is opposed
by Judge w. N. Runyon of Union
county.
There is also a spirited contest in
Essex county for Democratic delegates
to the state convention. Friends of
Woodrow Wilson, president of Prince
ton university are leading fight
against Sheriff Wm.. Harrigan, for the
gubernatorial nomination.
Primary Election Day in n. V
New York, Sept. 13 This is pri-
mary day in New York City. enrolled
voters of both Republican and Demo-
cratic parties choosing their delegates
to the state and various other party
conventions and electing members of
the county committees
Interest chiefly centers in the Re-
publican primaries because of the
pending contest between the ttold
guard" and progressive" factions in
the state, the latter backed by Col
onel Roosevelt for control of the state
convention.
The polls open at p. m. and close
at p. m.
In Brooklyn, a vigorous fight is be-
ing waged in several districts against
State Chairman woodruff who is also
the leader of Kings county and is al
lied with the "o1d guard in upstate
territory.
Tammany contests on the primaries
are over district leadership. In antici-
patton Of trouble in districts in which
close contests are looked for, Acting
Mayor Mitchell has ordered that ex-
traOrdinary police precautions be
taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
AFTER BANK CASHIER.
Officers Searching for John p. F1ack
Have New Clue.

Abilene, Kan, Sept. 13.-Officers
who are searching for John P. Flack.
the missing cashier of the Abilene
State bank, hope they will be able to
dropped by his wife. Since her de-
parture from here she has written
regularly to relatives. Her letters
thus far have borne no postmarks. but
the authorities do not think she knows
of the accusations against her nus
band and that in time she Will drop
a hint as to his whereabouts.
A. ]. Bolton, a rural route carrier
of Detroit, Kan, made new accusa-
tions against Flack here yesterday
The story is of how Bolton lost $1,000
by trusting F'lack, and. as Bolton tells
it, is substantially as follows:
Bolton gave mortgage to the State
bank for $1,000 and paid $1,000 of the
Indebtedness off. The paper was sold
to David Matteson and then to A. L.
Fair. A month ago Bolton sold the
property and tried to get the papers
Flack delayed the matter for several
days, and, finally after driving in an
automobile to Bottoms house one
night. said to the mail carrier:
You have been robbed. Dave Mat
teson has your $1,000. Give me the
receipts and I will make him pay back
the $1,000 and $500 more to square
it
Bolton gave Flack the receipts and
two days later received a letter signed:
ID. Matteson, per J. p" saying;
"Flack was right. I will pay you
well to keep STILL
Matteson never wrote the letter.
Now Bottoms receipts are gone and
there are no credits on his mortgage.
The bank has settled more than
$4,000 of it's deposits by giving notes
to depositors. 1t is thought all of the
accounts will be settled by the end of
this week.
In the modest s2,500 home of the
former president of the bank, I. S.
Hallam, his body lies. He died Sun
day, due in a great measure, it is said
to worry over the banks condition.
A block away is Flack's former resi-
dence in which Hallam died. That
house cost $4,000 and was built
while F'lack was receiving $1,000 a
year for his cashier work. Mr.. Hal
lam will be buried today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
BIG new STORE
Business Building ON Old Cope
land Site.
Erected by J. C. Gordon to Cost
$4,000.

Plans have been made and work
will commence at once on new
three-story business block to occupy
the site of the old Copeland hotel,
Ninth and Kansas avenue.
The business building will be erect
ed by j. G. Gordon, the owner of the
property and will cost about $4,000.
1t is planned to have the new block
ready for occupancy before July 1,
1911.
According to the present ideas this
structure will be constructed of brick
and stone and will be fireproof. 1t
will be fifty feet wide on Kansas ave-
nue. and $50 feet deep on Ninth ave-
nue.. The building will have an ar
tlstic outside wall on the business
streets with terra Gotta finish A
basement is included under the three
stories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
OLD SOLDIERS DAY
Wednesday Veterans Will Have Right
of Way to Fair.

Tomorrow is Old Soldiers day at the
fair. Every train coming into Topeka
today has been bringing veterans of
the civil war to the capital city, and
Garfield park has been converted into
a city of tents.
Secretary w. ]. Stagg of the First
Congressional District Reunion asso-
citation says he would not be at all sur
prised providing fair weather prevails
if there would be six or eight thou
sand comrades in the city by tomor-
row.
Providing they nave registered at the
reunion headquarters in Garfield park
and wear the proper badge the old SOL
diers will be admitted free to the fair
grounds.
Tomorrow is the day also when the
jobbers and manufacturers, newspaper
and travelling men will turn out IN
especially large numbers to the fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-13
LOST IN THE FOG.
Two Aeronauts Have Trouble in
Avoiding Collision.

New York. Sept. 13.-"Joe' Sey-
mour in his Curtiss biplane and 'Tod"
Schriver in the Howard Dietz biplane
had an unusual experience early to-
day when both became lost in a dense
fog that hung over the Hampstead
plains obscuring all objects.
Both men had difficulty in getting
their bearings and kept we'll up in the
air to prevent collisions with trees and
fences.
Each aeronaut was warned of the
others approach by the throbbing of
the motor and thus avoided collision
by flying over or below each other as
they approached. Seymour made four
long cross country flights and Schriver
made three.