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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Government Officials Get Az
ter the Alleged Stock
Gamblers.
MADE SIMULTANEOUS
MOVE
Special Agents Of the Department Of
Justice, Armed With Beach War
rants, Gathers I'm Suspected Buck
et-Shop Men I'm Different Sections
Of the Country-The Concerns In
dicted Maintain More than $50 Of
fees and Branch Ofices-A Move
To Destroy Bucket-Shops Through
out the Country.
out the Country.

Washington. d. c.. April 2.-The
Government of the United States to-
day made its first but vigorous on
slaught upon stock gambling. which.
in scope. practically covers the coun-
try from the Missouri River to the
Atlantic.
Brokers offices in New York, Phil
adelphia. Jersey City, Baltimore. Gin
cinnati, and St. Louis were raided
simultaneously at IL o'clock, Eastern
time. to-day by special agents Of the
Department Of Justice. who were
armed with bench warrants issued by
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia.
Conspiracy indictment in which
twenty-nine persons are named-f1ve
of them said to be millionaires, and
all interested in brokers' offices in
large cities Of the United States, were
returned late yesterday by the Fed
eral grand jury of the District Of Co
lumbia upon evidence which agents
of the Department of Justice had
been gathering for more than a year.
The indictments were withheld yes
terday on the request Of Attorney
General Wickersham, so the Depart
ment of Justice dectives might make
the raids simultaneous upon the
places suspected of being bucket
shops"
The men indicted are said to be
those financially interested in the cor
porations known as E. s. Boggs &
Company, which has Offices in New
York, Philadelphia; Price & Com
pany, which has Offices in Baltimore
and New York. and the Standard
Stock and Grain Dealers, which has
offices in Jersey City, Philadelphia,
Cincinnati. and st. Louis.
The three concerns indicted main
|. tain more than $50 offices and branch
offices located from New England to
Oklahoma.
The theory of the conspiracy in
: dictments is that every man who was
connected in any way with the opera
ton of the three firms. which did
= business in the District, had entered
into a conspiracy to relieve people oi
their money. The Government main
= tains that every alleged bucketins
3. transaction of the local broker!
named was the act Of each and ever!
person charged in the indictment.
In a prepared statement issued to
l day, Attorney-General Wickershan
/ expresses the belief that the return
= of these indictments therein will d,
C a great deal toward destroying tn
d operations Of bucket-shops through
s out the country.
: Violation of the law. upon convic
L ton, entails a maximum penalty @
$4,000 fine and two years imprisou
e ment.
An effort will be made to have th
trial fixed for all the defendants be
fore the District Supreme Court &C
journs for the summer recess, the IL
tention being to arraign them in th
several groups in which they werei l
dicted.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Killed by Lightning.

Asheville, N c.. April 2.-Mr.
Whit Blackwelder, aged forty, one
of the most widely known residents
of this section, was killed by light
ming during a severe electrical storm
this afternoon. The deceased was
alone in the house at the time and
was found by neighbors an hour Ia
fer
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Oyster Floating Barred.

Washington, d. c.. March 81
Oysters cannot longer be fed-or az
the trade term goes, "foated in
brackish water"-before they are Of
fered for sale. The Department OF
Agriculture has ordered that the
practice must stop at once. The or
der affects all the oyster trade in the
United States and is Of immense i'm
portance to dealers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
An Alleged Kidnapper.

Fayetteville, n. c.. April Flor
ence Holiday, alias Kate Vaughan,
wanted in Goldston for kidnapping
Lizzie Wilkes, a thirteen-year-old
white girl, was arrested here this af-
ternoon. After her arrest, which
was made as the result of q telephone
| message from Collision. It was learn
ed that the woman was formerly 8
notorious resident OF this city. Botf
1 will be held awaiting the arrival O,
the child's father from Collision.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
The Busy Hum of Traffic.
Union Republican,

Lee Fairchild, professor of ethics
and of stump speaking" died recent
ly at Roosevelt Hospital, New York.
One of his widely quoted points was
made in the campaign of 1896, when
his cart-tail speech was interrupted
by the noise of passing trucks. Il
am not going to talk any more be-
cause the passing trucks make too
much noise" he declared. But
want to say that if you elect Bryan
there won't be enough trucks passing
to drown a baby's whisper"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
A Sure hmedy,-But.

We have no doubt there is one sure
remedy for high prices. 1t is easy,
too, if the country is ready to try it.
Simply take the tariff OF of every
thing. The wage-earner's job will
vanish and he'll have no money to
purchase what the farmer raises al
any price. The resultant fall In
prices would be something ierce.-
Rockville (Indiana) Republican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Woman Burned to Death.

Fayetteville, N c., April 2.-The
charred body of Mrs. Kate Howell,
an aged woman, was this afternoon
found near her home in Carver's
Creek Township, this county, where
she had met her death fighting for
est fire Thursday. James Darden, a
neighbor, heard her screams, but
fighting to save his own home, could
not investigate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

The Greensboro Telegram says the
medical profession has sprung a new
disease on US known as beriberi.
Nothing new about that-it is simply
the pains the Italians have when they
eat too many green apples.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Killed I'm Free-For-All Fight on Train
Near Winston.

Roanoke. Va. March zs.--ln .
,rsa-for-all fight among drunken ne
80 =, Norfolk and Western ex-
eursion train between Roanoke and
winston \. c., last night. Jim Woods
wss cut 70 death. James HairSton vas
sar,onsIv stabbed. and over secrs
were more or less hurt
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Mr.. Bryan has written Chairman
ton be made over his return to
America There is no doubt but that
Mr.. Bryans wishes in this matter
will be complied with.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

A travelling hypnotist boasts of his
to see. smell, taste, or think in an
instant The Democratic machine
may employ him to work on the vot-
ers before next election.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Jailed for Contempt.

Waldon, n. c.. April 2.-Judge
Ward in Halifax Superior Court this
morning imposed a fine of fifty dol
lars and costs on L. R. Carter and q
sentence OF ten days in jail on c. T.
Lewis for attempting to influence
venireman L. A. Daniel in favor of
E. e. Powell ON trial for murder of
Charles w. Dunn
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Brains Seighbor With Are.

Clinton, n. c.. March so.-Lsst
night in the northern part OF Samp-
son County Mehero Dennins vas XII
ed by Hosa Maynor. the weapon used
he,ng an axe. Denning's head vas
crushed. The mea fell out over ths
o,ooIng y, a cart road By Denning
mavnor fed and Is yet at large
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

The German Kaiser will give Col.
Roosevelt precedence over the royal
princes. Quite right. There's a
whole lot of those chaps, but only
one Teddy"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Shemwen should move his resi-
dence from Lexington to some point
on the railroad where the fast trains
make regular stops so it will not be
necessary to hold UP the conductors
in order to get OF at his home In
time for an early supper.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

The managers of the street-car
company In Philadelphia and their
striking employees having failed TO
come to terms. 1t Ii feared there may
be another outbreak. Each side &C
cuse the other of bad faith.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
Needs Investigating.
Clinton News-Dispatch.

If the condition at the State Hos
pital are half as bad as described by
Mr.. Crabtree, and we believe he is
telling the Gospel truth about it, too,
some of the officials and attendants
should be transferred to that institu-
ton with a wall around it and be
made to wear the stripes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Friends of Dr. Frederick Cook
have made up a purse of 1000
for the Doctors use in proving that
he discovered the Pole But even if
he should prove it. is it worth the
price?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

If ill-health justifes the Shemwell
SHAM" is it not up to the Governor
to pardon every man now in prison
who feels "poly"?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Since Shemwell did not have to
serve the five months sentence in Jail
he will be free to do some effective:
work for the Democratic machine
this fall.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Admiral Fournier. Of the French
Navy. In q widely read article. pre-
diets an early war between Japan
and the United States. and which
will also involve the European ma
tions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

The hippo, the dik-dik, and the
coodoo to roam the wilds of Louis
lana" says newspaper heading.
Evidently that State hasn't gone dry.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

The Beaufort County authorities
brought their murderous "mocking-
bird" to the State Penitentiary.
Wonder If they wanted him to es-
cape?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Mississippi is determined not to let
the Yankees get ahead of her. She
has a very loud smelling political
scandal of her own.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Charlotte citizens are protesting
against a proposed circus there in
October. That Democratic conven-
tion is about all it can stand in one
yea.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

The editor of the News and OBJ
server seized the Shemwell affair as
a very good time to make his expect
ed break with Governor Kitchin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

DR.. Woodrow Wilson says that
there is hope for the Democracy.
Thought it was about time to get
the doctors to work on the poor, old
thing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
The Veriest Hypocrisy.
Lincolnton Times.

1t matters not how morally spotted
and ignorant Republican is. he be-
comes a saint and q patriot IL he goes
to the Democrats
But 1T matters not how pure a
Democrat Is, he Is a blackened wretch
IL he goes to the Republicans. This
is political hypocrisy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Up TO the hour of going to press
we have not heard the Republican
party charged with being responsible
for that bribery scandal in Missis-
sippi.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

At Poeahontas, Va. Dimitri Sana.
Russian. charged WITH attempt at
assault on Mollie MagilL aged eight
years. was given a preliminary hear
ing and held to the grand jury by
Magistrate Dillon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

If newspaper comment and the
talk we hear in going around is any
Indication, all political machines"
are due for some heavy shedding.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

We haven't heard the Democratic
press blame the Payne Tariff bill
with being responsible for the erup-
tiOn of that Italian volcano.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

That bad heart" Of Mr.. Shem-
wells worked both ways. 1t got him
in trouble and then got him out.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Bryan say he is for Gaynor. Now,
isn't that d shame, just as everything
was coming Gaynor's way?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Press reports state that the apple
crop this year is a bumper" one.
But what's the use?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Those Egyptian students who tried
70 frighten Roosevelt evidently didn't
know their man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Shemwell Is getting about as much
free advertising as If he had discov-
cred the North Pole.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
BRIEFS
And we believe Mississippi is a
Democratic State,

The towns in this State should
quarantine against grating. as con-
tagious disease.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The great army OF enumerators.
consisting OF 7s.oo0 men and vo-
men. will move on April 18th and
viii cover the cities in fifteen days
and the rural sections In thirty days
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Greensboro News.1

What's this? Democrats In Missis-
sippi charging each other with brib-
cry ano rascality in the election Of a
United States Senator. The poor old
donkey's ears grow longer every
year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

The two men arrested In New York
for robbing the Richmond, Va, post
office of $4,000 worth Of stamps,
have been indicted. From papers
found on them. 1t was learned that
they intended robbing t4e Asheville,
n. c.. office next.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Jackson, Miss. (Special.-Monday
night the grand jury indicted L. G..
Dulaney, of Issakeuena County, q
prominent planter, charging him with
rendering a bribe TO State Senator
Theodore Bilbo in exchange for his
vote for, Leroy Percy. the recently
successful candidate for the United
States Senate from Mississippi.
The grand jury refused to indict
Mr.. Bilbo for accepting bribe. Sen
ator Bilbo declared that during the
recent legislative caucus he had been
approached by Mr.. Dulaney and ten
dered $1,000 If he would lend his
support to Mr.. Percy; that part OF
the amount, s645, was to be paid i'm
mediately, the balance after the elec-
ton of Senator Percy; that he ac-
cepted the tender to be used as evil
dence in support of charges that ir-
regular methods were being used to
encompass the defeat of Mr.. Varda-
man, of whom he was a supporter
and that the money he received he
banded to a local minister with a
| statement Of facts. This, Mr.. Bilbo
declared, he told the Kinds County
grand jury.
The matter was investigated by
! the State Senate in secret, the doors
| being locked and the approaches
guarded. This action has aroused
considerable unfavorable comment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
SOUND OF PISTOL
a Number OF Cold Blood
Murders Committed in
This State
'LAWLESSNESS WALKS
THE STATE"

= 'tis~a e @.laiastsa
shot powa and hIIlsst-t,ls asz.,s...,
s"ants Nan trasli1 ~iAlA While
D"onsd Man Ii~xs fus uA. las--
hrAtas Neighisar Nsh aa ax-
Family >hssstIHs ~zv.s
Nas~=boFs'-->hs-.ss tss~rs,A.s IA
faan--i oath Charged Win a.
tempting Criminal As.snIt
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Two men were arrested In New
York. charged with being implicated
in the robbery of the Richmond, Va.
post-office. Both are old criminals.
OF the $4,000 stolen, some 100000
was recovered. 1t was the boldest
robbery in the history of the Depart
ment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07
BRIBERY CHARGES
Mississippi State Senator Of
fered One thousand Dol
lars For His Vote.
BRIBE GIVER INDICTED.

But No Action Has Been Taken
Against the Senator, Though He
Accepted the Offered Bribe-The
Matter Investigated In Secret Ses-
sion Behind Locked Doors-Re-
ports of Improper Conduct Against
Ex-Governor Vardaman-A Sensa-
saion I'm Political Circles.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Three hundred thousand coal min
ers quit work April the first, pending
the adjustment of their wage agree
ment, which expired the first of the
month. 1t is expected that the ques-
tions involved will be amically set
tied and the men return to work in a
few days.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

Work on the Panama Canal is
blooming. The last edition of the
canal records shows that more ma
terial was taken out of the Culebra
cut in February than in any other
previous month since ground first
was broken for the canal. 1t is plan
ned to have the canal in operation in
1912.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-04-07

1912.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company on Thursday filed
with Secretary of State Koeing, of
New York. a certificate Of increase
of capital stock from 100000. 900
to $50O,000,00O. This make it next
to the largest corporation in the
world, the United States Steel Corpo-
ration being the leader,
BY majority of "a to l, Colum-
bia, s. c.. on Friday. adopted the
commission form of government. The
new form has all the essential feat
ures of the Des Moines and Council
Bluff plans. There are mayor and
| four salaried commissioners, all elect
| ed at large and who serve four years
There is the initiative. the referen-
dunn and the recall.
| In one of the most daring as wei
as remarkable escapes in the crimina
annals Of Virginia, two negro muir
derers sentenced to die in the electric
chair, and a white man, charged with
highway robbery, freed themselve
Friday night from the Norfolk Coun
ty jail in Portsmouth by cutting thei
way through the roof Of the prison
and lowering themselves to tn
ground by a rope made of torn bed
clothes.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

never brought to trial and Lillis subse-
quently went abroad
The Cudahys then parted and have
not met since. A short time ago Cud.
ahy announced that he was going to
sue for divorce, and the wife retort-
ed that she would also institute di-
Eorce proceedings. Then nothing fur
Their was publicly known Of the matter
until Mrs. Cudahy fled q petition in
he circuit court in Kansas City and
was promptly granted a decree, based
upon "fncompatabiltty Of temper" The
whole proceedings lasted only Is min
ntes and 10 defense was fnterposed by
the husband.
The court gave the custody Of the
four children Of the luckless couple to
Michael P Cudahy, their paternal
grandfather, and allowed Mrs. Cudahy
one dollar in alimony. But a private
financial agreement had been previ-
ously reached, whereby Mrs. Cudahy
will receive $4,000 a year as long as
she lives. This money is to be paid
to her by Michael P. Cudahy, the pack
er, and father of Jack" Cudahy. There
are no reservations in that part Of the
agreement. Should Mrs. Cudahy mar
~ again the $4,000 annually will be
forthcoming.
The same agreement provides fund
Of 100000 to be held in trust for the
four children. It is to be divided
among them equally as they reach the
age of maturity. The eldest Is now
ten years of age. The decree of the
court gave the custody of the children
to Michael P. and Mary Cudahy, the
paternal grandparents.
Relatives Of the two families tried
to bring about reconciliation on ac-
count of the children, but Mrs. Cudahy
absolutely refused to have any nego-
tiation with her husband and lived
with her parents until the suit for di-
yorce was brought
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
NEW WAY TO COMMIT SUICIDE

After no fewer than six unsuccess-
full attempts to kill himself a sailor
| named Leon Weiss has finally COM
mitted suicide IN an original fashion
A month ago he threw himself into
canal at Rheims, but was rescued. 4
few days later he hanged himself by
his braces on a tree in a public
square, but his braces broke He did
not despair, however, and, drawing a
revolver, shot himself twice. He was
taken to the hospital, where he was
cured of his wounds A few days aft
erward, at Loan railway station, he
shot himself just as a train was com
ing in, hoping to fall beneath the
wheels, but again his life was saved
and he was taken to the hospital. He
managed to tear off his bandages and
swallowed them. Then he obtained
some water and drank it, and this,
with the cotton wool he had swallow
ed, suffocated him. Thus his seventh
attempt was successful.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
LOST CEMETERY UNEARTHED
Piles of Bones Near Monroe, Mich.
Believed to Be Those From
Raisin River Massacre.

Monroe, Mich.-What is believed to
be the famous lost cemetery of the
War Of 1912 has been discovered along
the north bank of River Raisin, just
east of here, by contractors engaged
in excavating.
AS the work of excavation pro-
crosses, piles of human bones are I'M
covered, evidently bodies that had
been buried in one large grave Then
will come a skeleton of some white
man while, a few feet away, remains
of an Indian will be uncovered.
A body, evidently that Of a soldier,
was last uncovered. The skull had
been cleft as if a tomahawk had pierre
ed the brain. A large brass letter
&C" was with the bones, indicating
that the wearer was a member of
CO. company. A short distance away
the skeleton Of an Indian squaw was
uncovered.
This locality in the war of 1872 was
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15

enough to fire shot from his rife
straight into the group OF shining
wolf eyes ahead of him
Bang went the rife and in an In
slant all was darkness and smoke.
Porch's lantern was extinguished By
the conclusion Of the rife. He re-
lighted the lantern and saw the body
Of one wolf
AS he reached forward to drag out
the dead wolf, one of the live ones
attacked him, swapping at his arm.
The sharp teeth Of the animal closed
upon his coat sleeve, tearing it and
leaving mark on his arm. A rough
and tumble struggle, between Porch,
an old cowboy and the wolf followed
The courage and strength OF the old
eoW-puncher was not lacking and
after fierce battle he overpowered
the wolf and then shot it.
The remaining wolf was then at
tackled and killed by Porch. When
the hunter emerged from the wolf
den he was covered with CRIME and
dirt and his companions declare they
would not have known him else
where. By his feat he has won the
distinction of being the champion
wolf killer Of western South Dakota
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
SWALLOWING TEETH FATAL


A remarkable story was told at an
inquest held at Enfield, England, on
MRS. Kate Methuen. In 1908 she was
knocked off her bicycle and had four
false teeth and a plate knocked out
Of her mouth. Two of the teeth and
part Of the plate were found, but the
others were not discovered. While
fastening her bootlace some weeks
ago blood suddenly flowed into her
mouth, and she subsequently entered
hospital, where she died. A post
mortem examination revealed the two
missing teeth and a piece of the plate
fastened In the gullet of the throat,
around which an abscess had devel-
oped. Death was due to blood poison
Ing set up by the abscess.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-15
IMMENSE CHUTE FOR TIMBER

One Of the longest and largest tim
Der chutes in the northwest, is located
on the klamath river, in the extreme
northeastern corner of Siskiyou coun
ty, California It is used almost en-.
tirely for shooting" saw logs from
the top of a mountain down into the
klamath river In total length this
great chute is about 5000 feet, and in
places it assumes an angle of about
IS degrees. The chute resembles o
huge trough more than six feet wide
between the two sids at the top The
bottom and sides are about IS inches
thick, all very securely jointed and
fitted together and, at short inter-
walls, strongly anchored to the steep
mountain side.
Most of the Shooting" is done du-
ring the winter months when the
chute is coated with snow and ice,
or kept wet by rains. When a big
log is started down the steep slippery
way it gains a tremendous rate OF
speed before reaching the rolling
stream at the MOUNTAINS base-more
than 5000 feet below. So fearful is
the sWiftness that the friction often
scorches both the chute and the bark
on the logs. Only a few seconds are
required for the big log to make it's
journey from top to bottom