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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-09
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rocks and in the trectops. They are
hideous creatures. They ravage the
crops and tear open newborn lambs
to get at the milk inside them, and
where the natives are timid and I'M
able to harm them they become wan
tonly savage and aggressive and at
tack and even kill women and chill
dren. In Uganda. Cuninghame had
once been asked by Il native chief to
come to his village and shoot the
balloons. as they had just killed two
women, badly bitten several children
and caused such a reign Of terror that
the village would be abandoned If they
were not killed or inundated. He
himself saw the torn and mutilated
stayed in the village week. shooting
so many balloons that the remainder
were thoroughly cowed."
Mr.. Roosevelt also killed COW rhi-
noceros which had peculiar horns. The
rear one, which proved to be two feet
In length, was little bit longer than
the stouter front one.
Various beasts were trapped by Mr..
Heller, member of Mr.. ROOsevelt's
party. But in a steel trap set for
much smaller animals his most re-
markable catch was made, that Of a
large male leopard which had been
caught firmly by only one toe. How
the beast was tracked to thicket apd
there killed is interestingly described
in the same article, as we'll as the pre-
ceding incident about the rhinoceros.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-09

dozen hippo. two or three very big.
Cautiously we approached them, and
when seventy yards off fired at the
base of the ear of one of the largest.
Down went every head, and utter calm
succeeded. had marked the spot
where the one at which | shot had dis
appeared, and thither we rowed. When
we reached the place told one of the
rowers to thrust II pole down and see
if he could touch the dead body. He
thrust according and ut once shouted
that he had found the hippo. In an
other moment his face altered, and he
shouted much more loudly that the
hippo was alive.
Lively Time With Dumping Hippos.
Sure enough. bump went the hippo
against the bottom Of the boat. the jar
caused us all to sit suddenly down.
for we were standing. Another bump
showed that we had again been struck,
and the shallow, muddy water boiled
as the huge beasts, above and below
the surface, scattered every which
way. Their eyes starting, the two row.
ers began to back water out of the
dangerous neighborhood, while / shot
at an animal whose head appeared to
my left as 1t made off with frantic
haste, for l took it for granted that
the hippo at which | had first fired
land which was really dead had es-
capped. This one disappeared as usual.
and l had not the slightest idea wheth-
er or not had killed It. had small
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-09
A Few Protectionist Msxims.

Goods are evils.
Two and two make five.
A crooked line is the shortest dis
lance between two points.
Buy in the dearest market and sell
in the cheapest.
Free trade sauce is good for the la
Dor goose. but not for the capitalist
gander.
The more obstacles to trade the bet
ter.
Your best customer is your worst
enemy.
The way to make Dick, Tom and
Harry prosperous is to tax Dick and
Tom for the benefit Of Harry.
The tariff made America what 1t
Isl" nature had nothing to do with it.
The foreign pauper is poorly paid.
therefore don't buy his goods. The
foreign pauper has little money to
spend; therefore sell to him at re-
duced price. THOMAS SCANLON.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-09
Exciting Experience of
the Former President
While Hunting Hippo
pOtanuses In the Wilds
of Africa.
YHILE travelling in Africa
WV Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
former president Of the Unit

former president Of the Unit
ed States, had several thrill
ing experiences on Lake Naivasha hunt
ing hippopOtamuses. A steam launch
and big rowboat were used In these
trips. One day while hunting with
Mr.. Cuninghame, Mr.. Roosevelt, who
wanted to get a big bull hippo for the
smithsonian museum. fired at huge
head of hippo that rose up out of the
waters close to his boat The beast
sank out of sight without a splash. but
when its body was raised it was found
to be that of Il big COW. Soon after
ward Mr.. Roosevelt succeeded in his
quest. In Scribner's Magazine for
May, in his article on african Game
Trails" he describes as follows how
he killed big bull hippopotamus:
so left Cuninghame to cut off the
head for the museum and started off
by myself IN the boat with two row
ers, neither of whom spoke word Of
English. For an hour we saw only
the teeminc bird life. Then in u
broad. shallow lagoon we made out II
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-09
Our Dear BOUGHT Comforts.

Senator Smoot says that. I'VE enjoy
more of the comforts Of life than any
other people in any other country
on the GLOBE" That Is debatable
proposition. But what is not debat-
able is the fact that we are charged
more for our comforts than any other
people.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-09
A Long Walk to Cure Tuberculosis.

Walking from BOSTON 10 Denver as
cure for tuberculosis, j. w. Lee, aged
thirty, applied to the Allegheny Gen
eral hospital at Pittsburg. for medical
treatment the other day and was in
vited to stay. but after short rest
continued on his trip. Lee said that
he had no relatives or friends and was
working his way across the country.
riding when he could. He had walked
Pittsburg.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-09

goods was thrown into the schedule.
paying So cents per pound instead Of
tended, thus making an increase Of
above 40 per cent over the Dingley
tariff and absolutely prohibiting i'm
portatiOn on the lower grades"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mrs. w. P. G. Harding, wife of the
president OF the First National Bank OF
Birmingham, Ala, shot and killed her
self yesterday afternoon.
Miss Edith A. Gaynor, second
daughter Of the mayor of New York
city, was married at Wilmington, Del.
yesterday to Harry Kermit Vingut, a
broker, also of New York.
Frank C. Darby, 80 years old, a
former Wheeling, w Va, policeman
and prominent in local fraternities,
killed his wife and himself in his room
at the Columbia Hotel in Wheeling
late yesterday. He had urged the
woman, from whom he had lived apart
for several months, to call on him,
assuring her that he would adjust their
troubles. Darby lost his position on
the police force a few months ago, when
he is alleged to have struck his wife
with his mace, and it is declared that
he had been insanely jealous of other
attentions to her since their separation.
Two Automobiles were killed yes
terday when a locomotive struck their
automobile near Woodbridge, n. j.
They were Thomas Gilfeather, an
automobile salesman, OF Cincinnati
and A Morris, a chauffeur, of New
York. There we're four men in the
automobile. The locomotive struck
the front end of the machine and the
two men who were riding in the rear
|seat we're not injured. They disappear
ed after the accident. Morris was
hurled out and his skull was fractured,
causing instant death. Gilfeather was
pinned under the automobile, which
took fire, and he was burned to death.
For a time yesterday it appeared that
one of the principals in the Fourth Of
July battle, at Reno, would be missing,
because Jack Johnson refused to- be
arrested for exceeding the speed limit
in his racing automobile. Johnson
told Officer Lewis at San Francisco that
he could arrest only his dead body, but,
when Lewis, with the assistance Of two
other patrolmen, battered down the
door Of the room in which the cham
pion had locked himself, the fighter
surrendered as meekly as any ordinary
violator Of the speed regulation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
Death from seIf-Innicted Wound.

Birmingham, Ala, June 23.-Guy
Il. Johnson, former vice-president and
geneml-managcr of the Alabama Con
solidated Coal and Iron Company, who
shot himfclf last aight, died today.
Johnson's family declares he killed
himself because of business reverses
and because he had been deposed from
his position
The suicide Of Mrs. w. p. c. Harding,
wife of President Harding OF the First
National Bank, of Birmingham, who
shot herself half an hour before John
son, in another part OF the city, still re-
mains a mystery. President Harding
is en- route from New York TO Sayan-
nah by steamer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
NEGRO KILLS WHITE BOY.

Henry Williams aud James Sharp,
two Philadelphia colored boys, work.
ing on the farm Of Wilmore Rogers,
near Georgetown, Del, shot and in
stantly killed Mr.. Rogers's son. John
Rogers, Tuesday afternoon, following a
quarrel among the boys The body
was dragged through a woods and
buried in a field 1t was found by a
posse yesterday morning.
On close questioning, the boys con-
fessed to the murder, each accusing
the other Of doing the actual shooting.
So enraged were the farmers, that
threats to lynch became so prevalent
that Williams, who is suspected of being
the real murderer, was spirited away
by Dallas Rogers, a brother Of the
murdered boy, and brought to George
town Jail State Detective Walls soon
followed with the other boy.
Accordings to Williams story, fight
occurred in the cornfeld in the morn
ing, but in the afternoon all went gun
ming with the white boys gun Rogers
felt ill and lay down on a ditch bank
and gave Williams a shell of No. 4
shot. The colored boy went to the
ditch, looking for bird, but, failing to
find one, came back and saw Rogers
lying on the bank with his face down
in his arms. Williams pointed the gun
at him and the gun went off, kkilling
the boy instantly, shooting away the
entire back Of his neck. Both boys
then took sticks and beat his face and
head in, and then dragged him through
the woods to another field. They
searched his pockets and took what
money he had, and then Sharp got
shovel with which they dug shallow
grave, to which they threw the body.
covering it with grass and leaves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23

COUNT ZEPPELIN demonstrated yes
terday the feasibility of aerial trans
portation when the counts great craft,
the Deutschland, carrying 20 paSSen-
gers, successfully made the first sched-
uled trip from Frederichshafen to Dus-
seldorf a distance OF $50 miles, in nine
hours. Regular trips will be made
and many tickets already have been
sold for the first few days at from S25
to $50 each. The airship is equipped
with a restaurant, which will supply
the passengers with buffet service
such as is afforded on parlor-car rail-
road trains. Truly, We live in Won
derful age.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
SUICIDE OF A R0BBER.

4 desperate attempt at robbery,
which occurred at Friedbcrg, Hesse,
late yesterday afternoon, resulted in
two deaths and the wounding OF several
persons.
A bomb VS. exploded at about 4:3O
O'Clock in the city hall. The roof, doors
and windovs were shattered and the
starcases destroyed The officials, who
still we're at their desks, marvelously
escaped being killed, and they made
their way out of the building by means
Of ladders.
In the meantime, a black-masked
robber entered the adjoining branch OF
the Imperial Bank and attacked the
manager, who resisted. The robber
then drew a revolver and shotthe man
ager in the neck. He seized a quanti-
ty of bank notes and some gold and
fled.
Having gained the street, he mount
ed a bicycle and dashed off in the di-
rection OF Nauheim. A great crowd
attracted by the explosion, pursued the
desperate, who repeatedly fired. One
boy was killed and two others were
wounded.
The police jumped into an automo-
bile and sped after the man, finally
overtaking him. Finding that he could
not escape, the robber srrang off his
bicycle and fired his last shot into his
temple, falling dead on the street.
He was recognized as a chauffeur
named Barkenstein, who was suspected
some time ago of placing bomb in
front If a prominent bankers house in
Frank fort
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
VIRGINIA NEWS.

James f, Roller, aged 60 years, for
some years one OF the best known cat
tie dealers in the valley of Virginia,
died at Harrisonburg on Tuesday after
protracted illness.
Thomas F. Ryan, just prior to sailing
from New York yesterday for Europe
said he was out of politics and would
pay special attention to the Congo
development.
Gov. Mann has refused ~ interfere
in the case OF Angelo G. Hamilton.
sentenced to be electrocuted for the
murder of Mrs. Sallie B. Hicks, in
Lynchburg, and he will be executed to-
morrow.
Jewels valued at $4,000, belonging
to the Baroness Won Schroeder, were
thrown into a wash basin at her home
in California by a careless maid, and
have not been recovered, though the
plumbing was torn out.
After soaking the sides and doors Of
three houses in the negro quarter Of
Richmond, fire bugs set fire to the
buildings in an endeavor TO incinerate
Is men, women, and children and then
ran. The police have the names OF
two negroes who are suspected.
The marriage of Miss Gertrude Du-
lany Clagett, daughter of Mrs. William
b. Clagett, to Mr.. Richard Dulany
Hall, OF Virginia, took place yesterday
at noon at the home OF the brides
mother, on U street, in Washington.
Rev. Norman Hall, of Virginia, uncle
of the bride, performed the ceremony,
An extra freight train on the Nor
folk and Western Railway, from Poca-'
hontas to Norfolk, ran into an open
drawbridge over the Dismal Swamp
canal late Tuesday night. Brakeman
Lewis Robertson struck his head against
the bridge, his lifeless body being found
by the wrecking crew. The engineer
and fireman escaped injury by jump
ing.
Arthur F. Ford, the young white
man arrested on Tuesday in Richmond
for attempting to steal the donation
boxes belonging to the Virginia Home
for Infants from saloon, was con-
victed in the police court yesterday
morning and sentenced to four months
in Jail. He tried to hang himself with
his necktie Tuesday night.
Graduation exercises of the Virginia
Military Institute were held yesterday
and 80 graduates were sent forth. Gov
ernor Mann addressed the graduating
class, and Sir Moses Ezekiel, sculptor, Of
Rome, Italy and formerly of Richmond,
presented the Jackson Hope medals to
the two highest graduates, Charles B.
Coulbourn and William T. Bowe.
Yesterday was the last day for the
filing of notices by democratic candi-
dates for Congress before the August
primaries in the Second district. Thus
far but two names have been filed,
those of Harry /. Maynard, incum-
bent, and former Congressman William
A. Young. Young is conceded to have
the supporter the organization in Nor
folk city. and Maynard has Norfolk
county and Portsmouth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
WEDDING IN UPPERvILLE.

Andrew Finn Dickson, OF Fredricks-
burg, and Miss Matte Robertson Law
son, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
B, lawson, Of Upperville, we're married
yesterday evening in Trinity Episcopal
Church, at UpperviIle, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. H. Nc. Moffett
OF Leesburg. The bride was given away
by her father. The maid of honor
was Miss Virginia Neville Lawson, sister
of the bride, and William X Goolrick,
Of this city, WAS best man. Mrs. e. n.
Peach played the wedding music. The
ushers we're c. 0'Conor Goolrick and
DR.. G. B. Harrison, OF this city; w. H.
lawson, of West Virginia, and r. B,
lawson, ir., Of Upperyille. The church
was beautifully decorated for the
occasion There were large number
Of prominent guests from different
points. After wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Dickson will reside in Fredricks.
burg,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
GOLDEN SHOWER FOR July.

All dividend and interest records for
July will be broken when American
corporations will distribute to stock
holders the tidy little sum Of s204,-
257 249 This is nearly $4,000, 900
more than was paid out in the same
month last year. OF this sum $50,
$40, 700 will be discussed in dividends
and the remainder will be interest on
various bonds OF railroads, industrial,
traction and goyerpment bonds, The
sum will be in excess Of the 1904, 0O0,
900 mentioned, for it does not take in
10 consideration the interest on bonds
Of many municipalities.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
JEwELRY RECOVERED.

Lying within sight OF stable boys and
hostlers, a small tin can coated with
rIst and Giro OF three months accumula-
ton, and containing every piece OF
jewelry, valued at $4,000, stolen
from Mrs. Isham Rornsby, in Wash.
ington, on March l. was found yester-
day afternoon by Central Office Detec.
slve Weldon in the empty hay loft
of a livery stable at 1922 L street north
vest.
Not only will every piece Of Mrs.
Hornsby's iewelry, which consists Of
heirlooms and gifts, be returned to her,
but the police have arrested Scott VIM
bush. a negro, 50 years old, who
formerly worked in the Hornsby house
hold Wimbusb is locked up at the
first precinct station charged with
HOUSEKEEPING.
In the presence Of a dozen detectives
and newspaper men be told how he
robbed the Hornsby house on the night
Of March / and how he Immediately
hid the jewelry in the tin can at the
livery stable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
CONCREssIONaL.

The House postal savings bank bill
was agreed to by the Senate yesterday
by vote Of A to %. The president
signature will make it law. The omnibus
public building bill, carrying about
$24 900 900, was passed.
The campaign publicity bill, proyid-
ing for publicity Of expenses after
election, was passed
The House bill authorizing the
issuance of 100000 of certificates
Of Indebtedness for reclamation projects
under construction was passed.
The bill creating the Appalachian
White Mountain forest reserve was
made the unfinished business.
The conference report on the naval
appropriation bill was agreed to.
Senators Oliver, Hepburn, aid Ray
her were designated to represent the
Senate in the joint congressional com.
mittee at the fiftieth anniversary OF the
battle OF Gettysburg
The greater part Of the session OF
the House was devoted to the consider
alton of the Currier bill to permit
patentees to sue the government for
unauthorized use Of their inventions.
It was passed.
The insistence OF the House con-
ferces on the item providing for the
exemption OF labor unions from prose-
oution under the Sherman antitrust
law prevented an agreement on the
sundry civil bill.
The Appalachian reserve and anti
option bills will have the right Of way
- the House today
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE %

THE announcement that this would
be the last week Of Congress until next
December had been read with evident
relief by most people. But unfor-
tunately there is a hitch, and the session
NAV run into the dog days. Congress
IS confronted with a serious difficulty,
which has brought the House into ELISA
greement may and delay adjournment
in the question of whether labor unions
shall be exempted from prosecution
under the Sherman antitrust law. The
confrees of tie two houses met yester-
day and adjourned with both sides
standing as firm as ever. The House
conferees- Representatives Tawney, OF
Minnesota; Smith. OF Iowa, and Fitz-
gerald. of New York-voted solidly for
the House provision to exempt labor
unions. contained in an item IN the
sundry civil appropriation bill. The
Senate conferees. Senators Hale, Per
kins and Clay, stood firm for the Sen
ate position against exempting organz-
ed labor. The House cOnierees were
instructed Tuesday by decisive vote
of that body to insist upon the pro
vision as placed in the bill by the
House and they would be in contempt
Of the House if they did otherwise un-
less the House votes to recede from It's
nnsifinn
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-23
The LusItania of the sky.

Dusseldorf, Germany, June 23.- The
Deutschland the Lusitania the sky. Is
Juggling at her anchors today, ready for
her 300-mile scheduled return trip to
Friedrichshafen, with a score of first
cabin passengers. Reports from the
Berlin Office indicate that bookings are
being made several weeks in advance,
prospective passengers fighting for the
privilege OF paying $50 to take the air
line voyage,
The big dirigibile, will, however,
leave her moorings here early tomorrow
morning and turn her prov toward
the south. 1t is expected she will
tie up to her floating pier in Lake
Constance nine hour after her gangway
is raised in this city
The epoch making flight OF yester-
day has thrilled Germany and Count
Zeppelin is the hero OF the nation.
The first passengers on the air liner
are enthusiastic in praise of her per
Torrance.
1T seemed that We were anchored
in the air and the world was passing
in review beneath US, said one OF
them today. I'VE simply sat in the
magnifeently appointed pullman COM
partments amidships and viewed the
panorama. Below us was the Rhine
and its wonderful mountains. We
passed over cities and open country
with equal facility. The vibration OF
the motors was the only sound that
reached us. We maintained an aver
age height of 300 feet. Al times We
travelled as fast as A miles an honr.
Not once did we waver on our course.
The great airship ran more smoothly
than an ocean vessel