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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
KILLED BY MADMAN
RELIGIOUS LEADER AssAssINAT
ED AFTER DECLARING READl-
NESS FOR MARTYR0oM.
Maniac Fires TWO Shots Into Head OF
Victim, and Also Shoots at His
Companion, lnficting seri'
Gus Injuries.

Pittsburgh sermon on martyrdom
in which Frank Scala, an editor and
prominet missionary worker, declared
he was willing to lay down his life for
the Christian cause. was followed sun
dav by his assassination in highly
sensational manner and the shooting
down also of a fellow church leader,
John Gay.
Arm in arm. the two missionaries
were leaving the little Congregational
church in Woods Run, suburb, at
the head of more than a hundred for
eigners. A raggedly dressed and col
larless man poked his way through
the crowd and when he was only a
step behind the leaders he pressed a
revolver to Skalas head and fired
twice. The bullet took effect in the
jaw and temple and in the midst OF
his followers Skala fell dead.
Gay, who threw up his right hand
as if to ward of the weapon, was
struck first in the thumb and then a
second bullet was buried in his head
He fell unconscious across the body
of his colleague. 1t is believed he
will recover.
The mailman was Jan Radokitch, a
character known unto most of the mis-
sion for his shiftless habits, slovenly
dress and radical opinions.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Not in Harmony on Forests.

Washington. of opposition
to the senate amendment to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, increasing
from % to SO per cent the proportion
of gross receipts from forest reserves
to be paid to states in which such
reserves were located, the house on
Thursday sent back to conference the
report on the agricultural bill. When
informed of the action of the house
the senate instructed its conferees TO
insist on its amendemnt.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
sAYLER's sLAYERs CONVICTED.
Dr. Miller Gets Twelve Years lmpris.
onment' and the Woman Three.

Watseka, Ill.-Dr. w. r. Miller and
Mrs. J. b. Sayler were on Monday
found guilty of manslaughter for the
staying of j. B. Sayler OF Crescent City
last July. John Grunden, medicine
vendor from Oklahoma and father of
Mrs. Sayler, was acquitted. Punish
ment was fixed by the jury in DR.. Mil
ler's case at twelve years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary while impris
onment for three years in the peniten
tiary was allotted Mrs Sayler. The
crime for which the defendants, DR..
Miller and Mrs.--Sayler, were found
guilty was the Staying of J. b. Sayler
In the parlor of his home. The state
In the trial brought out much evidence
concerning alleged intimacy of Mrs.
Sayler and DR.. Miller and scoffed at
the plea of self-defense advanced with
the story of the defendants that Mr..
Sayler precipitated his death by at
lacking DR.. Miller with Ratchet
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
INSURGENTS STILL ACTIVE.
Turn Down Appropriation for Upkeep
Of Speakers Automobile.

Washington.-A coalition of Repub-
lican insurgents" and Democrats
against the provision in the Legislative
bill appropriating $4,000 for maintain
ing the speakers automobile resulted
I'm the rejection of that part of the
conference report on the bill by the
house on Monday by vote of Ill to
1872.
Speaker Cannon took the floor dur.
ing the debate, and declared he would
abide by the decision of the house, say
ing: Il am quite content, but / want to
notify you that unless the Republicans
on this side who do not approve of the
personality of their speaker have the
courage to join a solid minority in de-
posing him | remain speaker until
March L."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Railroad Bill Has Right of way.

Washington.-Eve in con
gress is subordinated now to the con
sideration of the administration rail
road bill which has been advanced to
a privileged status in both houses. Diff
ferences of opinion in relation to its
features have brought the regular and
irsurgent Republicans into sharp con
flict, while the Democrats look on
ready to grasp any particular advan'
tage that may arise. Until the bill is
out of the way it will be idle to spec
ulate on the probable date OF adjourn
ment
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
MORE HOMES FOR SETTLERS.
Fifty Thousand-Acre Tract in Utah
Thrown Open for Settlement.

Salt Lake City-Hundreds attended
the drawing of the Sewer River Land
and Water company at Lynndyl on
Monday, when a new town was
launched and land.seekers took their
chances for the choicest portions Of
the 5O,000acre tract that is to be re-
claimed william vi. RatZer OF Salt
first choice, when the numbers We're
drawn, Jennie l.. Hubert of Morrison
HIS, being second, The land which
was opened up is similar to that about
Twin Falls. Ida
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
School Girl Fatally Burned.

New York.-Miss Susan Lustgarten
was Totally burned Friday night at a
dance given by the students of Adel-
phia college, Brooklyn, The accident
occurred during a fancy dance, known
as the ghost dance" in which a pur.
pie light was provided by burning al.
cohol in a large metal dish, Sixty
girls dressed in flowing robes danced
about the flames When the first quail
ity of alcohol had almost burned out,
Miss Lustgarten started 10 pour in
more. An explosion followed. and she
was instantly wrapped in flames
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Blown From Bed With Dynamite.

Portland, Ore-Two women were
blown ont of their bed in cottage at
Lents, suburb early Sunday, by an
explosion OF dynamite under the cot
tage in which they slept The women
were Mrs. Agnes Ellsworth, owner of
the cottage, and Mrs. Margaret Smoke.
who was spending the night with her
friend. The women received only
slight bruises The object OF the at.
tempt is mystery. Mrs. Smoke Is of
the opinion that an attempt was made
to Kill her, and her husband is under
arrest.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
HUGHES ASKS INVESTIGATION.
New York Governor Desires That Leg.
isiature be Purified.

Albany, N. Y.-Declaring that the
recent revelations in the Allds-Conger
bribery inquiry and the facts brought
out in the insurance investigation by
Superintendent of Insurance Hotch-
kiss have caused every honest citi-
zen to tingle with shame and indigna-
ton and have made irresistible the
demand that every proper means
should be employed to purify" Gov
ernor Hughes sent a special message
to the legislature Monday night rec
ommending IAN immediate impartial,
thorough and unsparing investigation
into legislative practices and proceed.
ure and into the use of corrupt or i'm
proper means for the promotion or de-
feat of legislation"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Murder LEAGUE Broken Up.

Victoria, b. CA murder league or
ganized by Chief Sito in the Solomon
islands. with a propaganda involving
massacre of all white men Eho took
native wives, was broken up with the
arrest of the ringleader. according to
advices received by the steamer Ma
rama. Sito and his band terrorzed
VOLTA Lavella island and were respon-
sible for many murders of white men,
the last being the killing of Trader
Binskin and family, who were hacked
to death by the blacks.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Sugar Company Fined for Contempt

New York.-Judge Lacombe of the
United States court on Friday ad-
judged the American Sugar Refining
fined the corporation $500. The con.
tempt consisted in the failure to re
spond to the subpoena calling for the
production of two books of account be-
fore the federal grand jury on Thurs
day. The company based its refusal
to respond to the subpoena on the
ground that there were legal and con
stitutional questions involved and
that it proposed to appeal from the
order of the court directing the sub
mission of the books.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
TIRED OF DEMONSTRATIONS.
Former President and Wife Abandon
Sentimental Journey"

Genoa.-The sentimental pilgrimage
of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and
his wife, on which it had been the in
tention of the couple to retrace by
easy stages their honeymoon trip
from Spezia to Genoa, ended abruptly
here Friday afternoon, twenty-four
hours ahead of the schedule that had
been planned. The change in plans
was made in order to avoid the con-
stantly increasing demonstration Col
onel and Mrs. Roosevelt are encoun-
tering along the road. At every little
village or crossroads they were met
by men, women and children. the
former with flags and the latter with
bouquets
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Roosevelt and Pinchot Have Talk.

Porto Maurzio, Italy.-Gifford Pin
chot, the former chief forester of the
United States, spent the entire day on
Monday with Mr., Roosevelt but what
passed between them is a secret. Mr..
Pinchot arrived at the Carew villa be-
fore 9 o'clock. He remained for lunch
con and accompanied Mr. and Mrs,
Roosevelt and Miss Carew on a five
hour excursion into the mountains
the former forester did not return TO
his hotel until shortly before mid
night
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Given the rhIrd penree.

New York.-The statement of a man
on trial for his life that he had been
tortured by the police third degree
into making a confession of murder
caused a sensation in the court of gen.
eral sessions. Stephen Bohem, charg
ed with killing Jacob Velz, admitted
signing a confession presented by the
prosecution, but said he did so to es
cape abuse. He said after being kept
in "A cell without food, drink or sleep
for twenty-four hours he was mauled
and beaten until he could hardly
stand.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
MEN PROVE CRAVENS
AFTER EXPLOSION ON STEAMER
IGNORE THE WOMEN AND
FIGHT FOR BOATS.
British Ship Scene Of Wild Frenzy,
Psnic.Stricken Emierants Being
Beaten Back by Crew, Who
Rescue the Helpless.

Dover, England dan explosion
early Thursday morning on the Brit
ish steamer Cairnrona off Dungoness
wrecked the women's quarters, killing
one child and injuring number of
women and children.
The steamer caught fire and panic
ensued, in which men fought for the
beaten back by the crew to allow the
women to be taken off first.
The Cairnrona sailed on Wednesday
from London for Portland, Maine. She
carried 900 passengers, for the most
part emigrants, and a general cargo.
A number of women with children in
their arms were sitting on a hatch,
when violent explosion hurled them
to all parts of the deck, Some of
them were shockingly injured and one
child was killed. The hatch was
blown to fragments. A terrific panic
ensued, the emigrants, mostly Rus
SLAMS, running up and down, screaming
and wringing their hands. Their ter
ror was increased by the volumes OF
smoke that poured from the burning
head. The captain and officers made
Intellectual efforts to calm them and
then signals of distress were sent up.
In the meantime another explosion oc.
CURED in the engine room, injuring
several of the engineers. The Kanaw-
ha and Upland steamed up quickly
nj III to trn oil
the passengers. This was accomplish
ed speedily, but was accompanied by
scandalous scenes
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Famous Fat Woman is Dead.

New York-Louise Ambrodine, who
had the distinction of weighing 1874
pounds for every inch of her height,
died Thursday night of acute rheuma.
tism. She was four feet four inches
by four feet four inches, and weighed
roo pounds. She was "a years old,
and a professional fat woman der
rick will be used to lower the body
from her apartment, as the stairway
is too narrow for its passage,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
More Money for Men.

Pittsburg, Pa,-Announcement was
made Friday by officials of the PITTS
burg & Lake Erie railroad of am in
crease in wages to its trg.rlen
amounting to : per cent, AT NJ
1000 men, to 90 into effect go.
The road also announced that all men
temporarily laid oft by reason of the
coal strike would resume work next
Monday
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Pullman Car Rates Ordered Reduced

Washington-The interstate com.
merce commission in a recent decision
holds it to be unjust and unreason.
able for the Pullman company to
charge equally for upper and lower
berths. Differential charges are order
ed in several instances and Pullman
rates from Chicago to the Pacific coast
are ordered reduced.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
SUGAR TRUST Officials Eseape.

Pueblo, Colo.-The federal grand
jury, which has been investigating the
so-called sugar trust adjourned Mon
day afternoon. So far as known. no
indictments were returned against the
sugar company officials. True bills
were found against several persons
accused of misuse of the mails.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
Theodore. Junior, to Wed.

New ork.-Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., and Miss Eleanor Alexander have
set their wedding for the afternoon of
June 20. Colonel Roosevelt sails for
this country ON the 10th.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-04-14
OFFERS CHOICE OF
4--FAST THROUGH TRAINS DAILY
AND THREE DISTINCT seen
ROUTES

Pullman Palace and ordinary Sls
ing cars to Denver, Omaha, Kan
City, st. louis and Chicago with
change.
Free Reclining Chair Cars; PEI;
ally conducted Excursions; a psrl
Dining Car Service.
For rates, folder, etc. inquire d
A. w. MCDONALD, Ticket Az
or write l. A. BENTON.
G. A. p. d.. Salt Lake
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-25

1te demand for Farmville Cream
cry butter steadily increases. Or
ders came last week by mail and tel
cgraph for over a thousand pounds.
Notwithstanding that the price has
been held two and three cents per
pound above the quotations OF the
best Western creamery butter.
Orders have been given to the Crea-
merry Association for over $1,000
worth of cows. and all within the
past week.
The farmers of Buckingham are
doing their full share toward sup
porting the creamery. Mr.. n. A.
Pollard, of Sheppards. was the lar
gest January producer of butter fat
Messrs J. F Shannon, w. b. Gill
ispie and W. +. Warner are prepar-
ing to send cream. They will al
put on more COWS than they have at
present.
A cream route has been estab
lished starting at Sheppards anc
coming down through Cumberland.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-25
From Raincs.

February 2l.-Mr. A. VI. Blantea
returned home last Monday after a
visit to his brother, MIR. J. q.
Blanton, of Lynchburg.
We are glad to report that MI
y. G. Flippen, who has been on the
sick list. is out again.
Messrs. Bonnie and Godfrey Fair
ner and Mr. Albert Bonhouser, Of
Helvetia, w. Va, visited in the home
of Mr.. Henry Blanton recently.
Mr.. r. c. Allen has been confin-
ID 10 his room during the past week
with an attack of grip.
Master Robert Lewis Blanton, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Blanton, was
taken very i'll with pneumonia on
last Thursday. We hope he will 500
be well again. This is the second at
tack that the little fellow has had
this winter.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-25
ROSEN JEWELRY CO.
CONDENSED NEWS TENS.
Thursday. February Z.

Il IS learned from LinkOping. Swe.
den. that John Bleckman. Of Chester
ton. who died at the poorhouse last
month. left an estate In his native
country valued at $4,000.
Miss Cynthia Woody died at Roam
oke. Va, aged seventy years. Shortly
after her sister, Miss Susie Woody
aged sixty-seven years died. A third
sister. Mrs. NJ. A. Penn, was taken i'll.
and her condition is serious.
BY vote of 100 10 3, the house Of
representatives OF South Carolina
passed the resolution for an amend
ment to the federal constitution. per
hitting congress to lay an income tax
without spportionment among the
states
Friday. February 18.
There are 100000 homeless cats IN
Chicago, according to Hugo Krauss
superintendent OF the Anu-Cruelty
Society, and he recommends that the
surplus be put out OF existence
Rabbi A. l. Levy. pastor Of large
congregation in Chicago, has closed
the purchase Of $4,000 acres OF farm
lands in Pierce County. Ga. to be
used in the Jewish agricultural move
ment which was inaugurated in 1880
With a view OF checking an cpl
demic Of typhoid fever. the Health
Board, City Council and Waterworks
Board decided TO erect disinfecting
plant on the Mississippi River
There are 600 cases Of typhus in Min
neapolis.
Saturday, February 10.
Flashlight powder exploded In a
Photographic supply factory in Chica.
20 killed Miss Sylvania Brewster and
injuring ten men and girls. The ex-
plosion wrecked the building
In a pistol duel on the streets Of
Georgetown, Ga. G.. d. Keigler. shot
and fatally wounded his brother-in-
law. Walter vining.
Three elephants owned by show.
man broke away from a street parade
IN Od0 II IduCloNO. many tiooho Hdi
narrow escapes from being trampled.
Entering a butcher shop, the beasts
half wrecked the place. then headed
for a winery, where they tossed bar.
rels and kegs about They were final
ly cornered in a vacant lot
William Terry, a mechanic is
dead at Memphis Tenn. and Henry
Spencer. clerk. is held on a charge Of
murder as a result of a pistol duel
Monday, February Fl.
While cutting down trees. John
Weiss. Of Ackermanville. Pa. acciden.
tally cut a slice out Of his head as the
axe slipped.
For the first time in years Ice has
formed In the Gulf OF Mexico follow.
ing a drop Of "a degrees In tempera.
ture at Galveston. Tex.
William z. Holloway, OF Montgom.
cry, Ala, was elected president of the
Hungarian American bank at New
York. TO srcceed f, s. De Lima
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-25
SOUR STOMACH.
Mi-o-na Puts the Stomach in Fine
Shape I'm Five Minutes

II your stomach is continually kick
ing up a disturbance; you feel bloat-
ed and distressed; if you belch gas
and sour food into the mouth, then
you need Mona Stomach Tablets.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets give in
slant relief, of course. but they DO
more; they drive out the poisonous
gases that cause fermentation OF
food and thoroughly clean, renovate
and strengthen the stomach so that
it can readily digest food without
artificial aid.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are qua
ranteed to cure indigestion, acute
or chronic, or money back. This
and biliousness will disappear. Drug
gists everywhere and White Drug
Co. sell Mona for soc.
II was under the care Of four dif-
ferent doctors during nine months
and was cured of dyspepsia by MI
o-na. Mr.. Joseph Grondine, l91
Fountain Street, Fall River, Mass.
Booths Pills for constipation-2o
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-25
MICaUBt5 Ia'Tdt .SCALp.
The Latest Explanation is That vi
crODes Cause Badness

Professor Una. OF Hamburg
Germany, and DR.. sabourand O.
Paris. France. share the honor OF
having discovered the hair microbe.
Badness is not caused through &
few weeks work of these hair mi
crobes. but is the result OF condi-
lions brough. about by their pres
ence. Badness may not occur until
years after the microbes began work
but it is certain to come sooner Oh
later
The microbes cut off the blood
supply They feed on the fatty mat
ter about the roots of the hair.
through which the blood is absorbed
Finally the fatty matter is consum-
ed the food supply of tie hair is
gone and it starves and finally dies.
Resorcin is one of the most efiec-
tive germ destroyers ever discovered
Beta Napthol is a most powerful. ye,
absolutely safe germicide ard anti
septic which prevents development o
germ matter. and creates a clean,
healthy condition
Pilocarpine, although not a color
ing matter or dye. is an ingredient
well established for it's power to re-
store natural color to human hair
when loss of color has been caused
by a disease.
Borax. because of its well-defined
softening and cleansing properties
IS most useful in the treatment OF
scalp and hair diseases. Glycerins
acts as a stimulant to the hail
bulbs. and has a soothing, healing
and nourishing influence Alcohol
is indispensable in medicine becaus.
Of its antiseptic, stimulating anc
/ preventative qualities.
We want everyone who has scall
r hair trouble to try Roxall 1879
Hair Tonic, which contains all these
ingredients. If it does not give you
complete satisfaction in every parti-
-ular. we viii return every penny
,ou paid as for it, for the mere ask
ing and without question or formal
ity.
OF course You understand that
when we say that Rexall "93" HaiI
Tonic win grow hair we do not re-
fer TO eases where the roots are en-
urely dead, the pores Of the scalr
closed. and the head has the shiny
| appearance Of a billiard ball I'm
cases like this there is no hope III
/ au other cases of badness Rexall
"93" Hair Tonic win grow hair, or
.as, the user nothing Two sizes
30 cents and slO0. Remember
on can obtain Resall Remedies in
Tarmyille only at our store-The
ReyaH Store. The Winston Drug
Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-25
The Northwestern
Policy

A life insurance policy I'm the
Northwestern cannot take the place
of a husband, but it can preserve
The family from want; # can light
en- their load OF care; it can build a
barrier to The almshouse or against
adversely; it can lay the foundation
OF home and independence, # can
certify to a mans affeclionate re-
gard for his family; it can place his
widow above the need Of marrying
for a home. i can add to a mans
years by freeing him from anxiety
about the future OF his family; aal
it can heightm the esteem I'm which
his wife and children hold him.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-02-25
From High Bridge.

Mrs. f. w. Madison has been on
the sick list for the past few days
Mrs. Badgett entertained very ne
lightfully on last Thursday, 1t beng
her mothers (Mrs. DR.. J. NJ. ban
ton's( saith birthday. All Of her
children were present.
DR.. J. Weldon Smith is progressln'
very nicely with his new house.
The rural man is having hard
time wrestling with the mud now