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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
c. S. Rolls, Hero Of Double Trip
Across Channel, Loses Life.
MACHINE BUCKLES IN AIR
Daring Aviator Fell 100 Feet When
TaiIpiece Broke and Was Dashed to
Death In Presence of Big Crowd.

Hon. Charles Stewart Rolls, third
son of Lord Llangattock and noted for
his recent double flight across the
English channel. was killed at Bourne
mouth, England. at the aviation meet.
in which Armstrong Drexel so distin-
guished himself several days ago.
The tragedy occurred in the pres
ence of great company OF specta-
tors, majority of whom were women
and children, and many of the per
sonal friends of the young aviator.
The Wright biplane on which he was
flying fell suddenly with terrific speed
from a height of 100 feet 1t struck
the ground close to the crowded grand
stand. smashed into a tangled mass,
and before the doctors and their as.
sistants could reach the spot Rolls was
dead.
The event in which Rolls was COM
peting was for prize for the aviator
alighting nearest given mark. The
goal was directly in front of the grand
stand, where the spectators were
maSSed. He had risen to a good height
and then shut off his motor and was
gliding in a broad circle toward the
mark.
Without warning the tail piece of
the biplane snapped Off The machine
gave a sudden lurch, and the frame
work crumpled up in the air. When it
struck the ground it was smashed to
splinters. The doctors found that
n1l hol clr,n
The wreck of the machine and twisted
stays surrounded the body so that
there was difficulty in extricating the
unfortunate man.
Lord and Lady Llangattock, the par
ents of Rolls. narrowly escaped wit
Messing the catastrophe. They were
yachting along the coast and put in at
Poole, near Bournemouth, intending to
attend the aviation meeting but post
poned going until after noon.
Audemars, the Swiss aviator, had a
close shave while making a trial
flight. His monoplane overturned and
descended swiftly to the ground. but
he escaped without injury.
Captain Rolls had expected to come
to the United States this fall to give
exhibitions of flying and to compete in
any meetings that might be held. AT
ter his fight of the English channel
he received kilograms of congratula.
tion from King George and Queen
Mary, and was given the gold medal
of the Royal Aero club and altogether
was one of the most conspicuous fig
ures in England.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
HERMANN HEADS ELKS
Cincinnati Base Ball Magnate Chosen
Grand Exalted Ruler.

August c"Garry'D Hermann, of Gin
cinnati, was elected grand exalted
ruler of the Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks by acclamation at the
first session of the grand lodge held
in Detroit, Mich.
Mr. Hermann is president of the
Cincinnati base ball club of the Ma
tional league and is chairman of the
National Base Ball commission. lie is
known to base ball enthusiasts all over
the country, and was the leading spirit
in bringing about peace between the
National and American leagues some
years ago. His warm friendship for
Ban Johnson, then head of the Ameri-
can league enabled him to accomplish
this end.
Other officers elected by acclamution
were: Edward Leach, New York city,
grand treasurer. and p. H. Shields, of
Plattsburgh, w. Va, grand tiler.
Atlantic C..y was chosen for the
next convention.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Mosquitoes Kill Cattle.

People in southwest Louisiana are
going armed day and night against the
hordes of mosquitoes that have been
breeding in countless millions during
the days Of incessant rains.
At Brux Bridge, Lake Arthur. st
Martinsville, Lake Charles and other
towns men, women and children carry
burning bushes In efforts to ward off
the pests, 1t is necessary to smoke out
stores, offices and banks before the
days work can begin.
In the marsh country of Cameron
and Calcasieu parishes it is estimated
that more than 5000 head of live stock
have been killed as a result of mos
quito bites. All lowlands in south
western Louisiana are flooded, and
these breeding places turn out new
crops of mosquitoes every hour.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Woman Heads Educators.

Mrs Ella Flagg Young, superintend-
ent of the Chicago public schools, was
elected president of the National Edu-
cational association at its forty-eighth
annual convention in Boston.
Mrs Young is the first woman ever
elected to this office, and her victory
upset all precedents in that the asso-
citation rejected the report of the nom-
mating committee and chose the new
president from the floor of the con-
vention.
The vote was GIT to 376, the ques-
tion being on the substitution of Mrs.
Youngs name for that of Y. X. Sny-
der. of Colorado, in the report of the
committee on nominations.
The election of Mrs. Young was dis
tinctly victory for the women in the
convention. Since the association con-
vened here the women delegates, led
by Miss Grace E. Strachan, of New
York; Miss Elizabeth A. Allen, of New
Jersey, and an enthusiastic Chicago
delegation, had electioneered vigor-
ously for Mrs. Young to make her the
first woman president of the organiza-
ton.
The nominating committee had de-
cided on Y. X. Snyder. superintendent
of the Colorado State Normal school.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
TOWN SWEPT
BY 100000 FIRE
1000 Buildings Burned and
5000 People Homeless.

The fire which destroyed the towr
of Campbellton, on the line of the In
ter-Colonial railway, near Bathurst. N
B., the largest cedar shingle center in
eastern America burned 1000 build,
ings, made about 5000 persons home
less, and caused financial loss OF
nearly 100000.
OF the entire town only seven of
the houses are standing. These were
located on the outskirts. There seems
to have been no loss of life
Telegraph and telephone wires be-
tween Bathurst and Campbelton are
down. and all information received
here was brought by train.
Practically all of the mills there
were destroyed including the big
plant of the Shives Lumber company,
Richards Lumber company and the
Moffatt mills. The proerty of thpese
three concerns, in which American
capital was interested was valued at
$1,000 900.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
GIRL VICTIM OF
Sd DECREE METHODS
Tortured by Police to Make
Her Confess ThettS.

Sixteen-year-old Annie Slakus. a
physical and mental wreck. accused
the police of Wilkes-Barre, Pa, of
vicious third degree methods in try
ing to make her confess to number
of thefts. She says she was called vile
names in her cell by some of the po-
licemen and detectives. that they
threatened her if she did not admit
the robberies, and that the detectives
visited her cell in relays to question
her, abused her. called her names, and
that she was dragged about by her
bare arms from room to room. She
admits committing several thefts, but
says she confessed to more in order
to escape the third degree treatment
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Woman Falls In Biplane.

Baroness Delaroche, the first French
woman to become an aviator, was
probably fatally injured at Rheims
France, by falling from a height OF
more than $50 feet.
The baroness had flown around the
field once at height of 240 feet,
when suddenly she appeared to be.
come frightened and confused at the
approach of two other aeroplanes. She
started to descend, but lost control of
the machine. The aeroplane turned
over and fell like log.
The baroness arms and legs were
broken.
The doctors. after a careful exami-
nation. declared that the baroness
skull was not fractured and that she
may live.
While momentarily conscious the
baroness explained that the rush of
air from a motor passing over her
head had frightened her, whereupon
she cut the ignition and lost control of
her machine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
ishment at the daring of the man.

ishment at the daring of the man.
Brookins scared beautifully, then
gave his rudder the required twist and
went whirling around again, this time
using one of his supporting planes as
a pivot.
1t was for all the world like a dan.
Ger whirling on one toe. This feat
again brought out a chorus of cheers
from the crowds.
A sort of "zig-zag" or "criss-cross"
was the next mancuver to cause the
crowd to marvel. Broolins took his
machine high in the air. then darted
down about twenty yards to the right.
Quickly reversing, he would dart a
similar distance down to the left. In
this way, alternately darting to right
and left, he descended to within about
200 feet of the crowds.
Brookins was in the air eighteen
minutes. showing the wonderful con
troll he had of the machine.
The meet ended formally on Tues.
day, the aviators being presented with
the prizes won during the meet.
Brookins received $4,000 for his feat
in breaking the worlds altitude rec
ord while Curtiss pocketed similar
sum for his establishment of fifty
miles straightaway race record. Twen.
ty-two flights have been made during
the ten days of the meet, and the Off
cials are happy over the success of
the first affair of it's kind in Atlantic
City.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Jersey Loses Tax Suit.

The court of errors and appeals at
Trenton, N. j., has rendered decision
setting aside the tax of s27 900 levied
on Standard Oil stock owned by the
late Mrs. Martha T. Fiske Collard. of
Rhode Island, who died in Cairo,
Egypt. The court held that the col
lateral inheritaIxe tax law of 1906 is
not applicable to taxes assessed as
legacies.
The result of this decision probably
means that the state will be compelled
to refund from one-quarter to one-half
a million dollars that had been col
lected up to date under the act Of
1906.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Will Aid Senator Beveridge
in Indiana.
THEY ARE WARM FRIENDS
II Is Said the Colonels Endorsement
of Insures,nt Is Not Significant-Wili
Speak For Lodge In Massachusetts.

There was a new twist given to the
senatorial contests that are going to
take place in various parts of the
country, when Colonel Roosevelt an
nounced that he will go on the stump
for Senator Albert J. Beveridge. OF
Indiana.
He said that William Dudley Foulke
and Lucian b. Swift, of Indiana who
are close personal and political friends.
had come to Oyster Bay, l.. l., to ask
him to go to Indiana to speak for Sen
ator Beveridge and he consented
The mere fact that the colonel has
endorsed Beverdige, an insurgent, who
did not break with President Taft dur
ing the last session of congress, is
no wtaken here to be particularly sig
nificant, for Mr.. Roosevelt and Sena-
tor Beveridge have been warm friends
for many years. The ex-president left
no doubt in the minds of his inquirers
in regard to the contest that BeVer-
idge is engaged in as he did concern
ing Representative PoindeXter. He
made the announcement positively.
Sycamore Hill returned to the station
with the same happy smile that other
visitors have worn on similar occa-
sions. With startling reticence he alb
solutely refused to tell what went on
during his conference with the colo
mel. but q short while later Mr.. Roose.
welt himself left the cat out of the
bag. He passed no comment, though,
further than to remark that he will
go out to Indiana next fall to speak in
behalf of Senator Beveridge
Senator Beveridge came out fiat.
footed against the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill and voted against it all the time.
lie was active in" the passage of the
statehood bill, but slipped up on his
attempt to get through congress the
Alaskan government bill. In the last
session, however, Senator Beveridge
helped the president pass the railroad
bill and worked in harmony with Mr..
Taft. He is said to enjoy the friend
ship of the president. He is running,
however, on an anti-tariff and insur-
gent platform.
Colonel Roosevelt is apparently un-
able to keep out of national politics,
even though he says he desires to for
the time being. At the end of his trip
to Boston last week, on which he was
the guest of Senator Lodge, the col
onel promised to go down east and aid
Lodge in his struggle against Repre-
sentative Butler Ames, of Massachu-
setts. If he keeps all of these dates
he'll be busy Mr.. Roosevelt, when
you take the state scrap in New York
this fall into consideration.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Justice Fuller Left 100000.

Under the terms of the will of the
late Melville w. Fuller, chief justice
of the supreme court of the United
States, which was filed in the probate
court at Chicago. the children of the
jurist and their direct heirs will share
equally in the division of his estate,
This is estimated to amount to nearly
81 600 000
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
HEAT MAKES MAN INSANE
Crawling In Street Praying, Bread In
One Hand and Rose In the Other.

His head turned by the excessive
heat, Frank Wilma, of Garfield, was
found in the streets at Passaic. N. J.
crawling on his knees and praying
with crust of bread in one hand and
a rose in the other
He had to be lifted, still in kneel.
ing position, into an ambulance. and
remained in that position until he was
admitted to the general hospital. Ply
sicians worked over the man diligently
and have succeeded in partially re-
lieving him of his strange mania for
prayer. They hope to entirely cure
him
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Curtiss Drops "BOmbs" on Tar.
get Used as Warship.
BROOKINS STARTLES CROWD
After Dashing Through Surf In Dl-
plane, Does Fancy Stunts High In
Air That Made Spectators Hold
Their Breath.

Crossing the sailing line of the
yacht John f. Mehre, I'd, used as
target in place of battleship at At
lantic City, Glenn Curtiss, using or
anges as bombs" gave an exhimition
OF his ability to drop high explosives
on the deck of the craft. Fearing harm
to the officials and ladies on the yacht,
Curtss placed his missiles SO accu
rately alongside that spray was thrown
over the gowns of the women. Then,
whining away, Curtiss took his plane
far out to sea and beyond the range
of anything but a twelve-inch gun,
while the yacht passengers and watch
ers shuddered at the thought OF the
possibilities had the bombs been
spheres of real explosives and the
trim and clustering craft the object OF
real attack.
The trial shows absolutely that the
day of the battleship for attack on for,
eign cities is nearing its end" declared
Colonel William Allen Jones, u. S. A.
retired, formerly of the engineer corps.
"Curtiss could have dropped a bomb
on the deck of even that small craft
with just as much ease and certainty
as he showed when he spun them
close enough to the vessel to show his
ability without endangering the people
on board.
''As for hitting that swooping aero
plane from the deck of a battleship, it
would be practically impossible except
with rifle balls, and both driver and
engine could be protected with the
lightest sort of armor or bullet proof
CLOTH" concluded the army official,
Following his sham attack on the
mock battleship, Curtiss dropped more
orange bombs" at circuly mark on
the beach to show the ease ~-h which
he could hurl explosives into the camp
of soldiers.
After the sham battle Walter Brook
ins gave another of his thrilling ex-
hibitions of his ability to handle the
big Wright machine, by making a
series of whirling turns, ending with a
daring rush through the surf in which
his runners were buried in a monster
breaker The crowd who thought that
the youngster was about to tumble in
W thS o'N'ii, blohN out ihto 'iiN'io
when he lifted his plane into the air
and landed safely on the beach.
There followed such maneuvers and
such dangerous stunts as probably
never before have marked an aviation
meet
Seems to Turn Completely.
Most spectacular and thrilling of all
was the feat that the aviator called
the bank" Apparently he turned com
pletely over with his machine while
hundreds of feet above the heads of
the spectators.
The daring aviator would take his
machine to good height so that it
was plainly visible to all the dense
and cheering throng. Then he would
point the prov" of his vessel almost
straight upward, while his motor hum
med busily.
While in this almost perpendicular
position he gave his rudder plane a
quick turn and whilred round and
round, seeming to turn the machine
upside down and clear over.
Then came another stunt, little less
wonderful causing men and women
below to catch their breath in aston
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
COAL MINE ON FIRE
Oxygen and Ammonia Used to Revive
Men Overcome at Work.

Fire was discovered in one of the
slopes of the Harwood Coal company,
at Harwood, near HaZleton. Pa. All
of the available men at the operation
are fighting the flames.
A call was sent to this city for oxy-
gen and ammonia to be used in reviv-
ing any who may be overcome. The
learned.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Boy Killed by lidhtnlnd.

In severe electrical storm which
passed over Gettysburg, Pa, Roy
Stroup, young Gettysburg boy. who
had taken refuge under tree. was in
stantly killed when n bolt of light
nlng struck in the trees branches.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Mule Kicks Boy to Death.

Alonzo Shollenberger, of Joliet, aged
nineteen years, employed as driver
at the Lincoln colliery at Pine Grove
Pa, was kicked in the region of the
died instantly. The colliery was stop
ped for the balance of the day.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Heat Drives Girl to KIN Herself.

To the intensity of the heat wave
Is ascribed the death of Miss May
Hollis, of York, Pa, who committed
suicide by sending three bullets
through her head Physicians ASSET
tnat the present heat wave was re-
sponsiblr FOR the act
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Aa,biquous.

She Do y"u prefer IN ugly woman
with brains or II pretty woman without
any:
He Madam. prefer present COM
pany to either.
(And she H. still wondering exactly
what he m"nnfl London Taller.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15
Colt Kills Farmer.

Horace Palmer, young farmer Of
near Principle, Nd was kicked to
death by a young colt. Several year,
ago Mr.. Palmer's brother met simi
lar death on the same farm
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1910-07-15

B. & o. Orders Fifty Locomotives.
The Baltimore & ohio railroad ha,
placed an order for fifty freight loco
motives, to be built by the Baldwin
Locomotive works, of Philadelphia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

Yes, / came in to look at
BURROJAPS because | had
heard so much about them" said
a man the other day. But |
wouldn't think it would pay to
spend as much money as you do
Just to advertise one shoe. The
proprietor of shoe store
told me the other day that it
didn't show good judgment on
your part-that a single shoe
couldn't stand so much adver-
Using"
That shoe store proprietor was
only partly right. You can ad-
Vertise an ordinary shoe too ex-
tenSively. But BURGLARS are
an extraordinary shoe and worthy
of every cent we spend on them
in advertising worthy because,
through advertising, we are able
to attract buyers who have never
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27

worn BURROJAPS. Once we
get a man to try his first pair of
BURROJAPS, the rest is easy.
He'll come back every time he
wants shoes.
BURROJAPS are the only
patent leather shoes that are guar
anteed. They are manufactured
by Burt & Packard Qnc.), of
Brockton, Mass, a firm that
formerly produced nothing but
six and seven dollar shoes, which
insureS a shoe fauItlesS in fashion
and correct in construction
throughout.
This Guarantee is a part of
the purchase of every pair of
BURROJAPS that leaves this
store. Such a Guarantee eIimi-
mates even the slightest possibility
of unsatisfactory shoe service.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04

able cost. That is the all.important
feature of the two systems, as we
must soon take steps to at least
partially purify our sewage, not only
to comply with the state require
ments but for our own good.
II have made an estimate of a
complete storm sewer system with
openings at all street corners where
needed, from End street to 10th
street and America avenue to the
lake shore and find that the entire
system can be put in for $500, of
which $4,000 would be assessable to
the property and $4,000 would have to
be paid out of the permanent i'm.
provement fund for street crossings
and iron gratlngs, etc. The assess
ment per 25-foot lot in said distrsct
would not exceed $3.50.
The work should be done at least
three months prior to any paving
and preferably a year, hence my
urging the consideration of this
question at this time.
In regard to improvements or
our streets I wish to state that 1
have carefully considered for some
time the question of street paving.
In looking over our resources for
paving material and the cost of
each, I find that we have no cheap
rock which we can crush and if we
had I would hesitate to recommend
it as the whole United States within
the past few years is realizing to its
sorrow that macadam roads without
some form of tar or oil binder is a
total failure in withstanding the
wear of automobile traffic together
with the other travel. The fine
particles of stone and dust which are
so essential in the composition of a
good macadam road are rapidly
sucked up and blown away by the
action of the automobiles aa5 *4a
stone rapidly work loose sNnsh the
pavement begins to ravel, as Il is
called. g. Wy
A great many cities Al expert.
menting with various Slirds of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-01-04

asphaltic oil and tar to overcome
the rapid deterioration of their roads
and streets and have more or less
success with it. L..
elm this connection I will state
that two years ago last summer I
purchased several barrels of
asphaltic oil from the oil fields of
California and Kentuckey and put
it on the street in front of my
residence. / used two gallons to
! the square yard and worked it up
with about four inches of the top
SOIL. The result was good. This
year I went to a considerable addi-
tional expense to experiment with
tar and sand with = view Of
cheapening the preparation. l
found that where I had placed the
oil two years before, the earth was
so hard that ! had to cut it with
an ak to work it up, but as the
two barrels of oil ! had used
covered such a small area the
sand had been carried on top of it
by the wagon wheels, to a depth
of several inches. a..
Il believe that if an entire block
had been treated that way, but with
three gallons to the yard instead of
two, and an. additional application
put on the second year of about one
half gallon that the results would
have been highly satisfactory.
This class of paving has proven
very successful in California and is
quite cheap out there.
My experiments with tar lead me
to believe that it is a failure with
sand. ~. p.
The cost of asphalt, creosoted
blocks, brick, sand stone or any of
the patented pavements are pro-
hibitory for the tax payers of this
small city as the average cost of the
F. b ove class of pavement would be
u put $3.50 per square yard or $3.50
reIY 25-foot lot in the business
81 jstrict. u ..
] lin carefully observing what
oft| er cities are doing in regard to