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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
aOBLEMAN MEETS
DEATH IN A FALL
FROM HIS AIRSHIP
Dead Man Was Known All Over
Great Britain as q Crack
All-Around Sports
man.

Bournemouth, England, July 1.-THE
first flying tournament of the year in
Englnad was brought to a tragic close
this morning by the dramatic death OF
the most daring and popular British
aviator, the Hon. Charles S. Rolls, third
son Of Lord Llangattock.
In the presence of a great company
OF spectators a majority of whom were
women and children, and many 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 q tangled mass, and, be-
fore the doctors and their assistants
could reach the spot, Rolls was dead.
The event in which Rolls was COM
peting was for q prize for the aviator
alighting nearest a given mark. The
goal was directly in front Of the grand
stand where the spectators were
massed. He had risen to a good height,
then shut off his motor and was gliding
IN a broad circle toward the mark.
Tail Piece Snaps OFF.
Without warning the tail piece Of the
biplane snapped off. The machine gave
a sudden lurch and the framework
crumpled up in the air. When 1t
Sll uCh llAC SlpullN II "oo SAiiN9AINA "
splinters. The doctors found that Rolls
had suffered a fractured skull. The
wreck of the machine and twisted stays
surrounded the body so that there was
difficulty oe c%tc!c2ticG y.
Immediately after the result OF Rolls
accident was known the committee
announced that flying would be sus-
pended for the day.
Lord and Lady L~langattock. the par
ents Of Rolls, did not witness the, ca
~tastrOphe. They were yachting along
the coast, and put in at Poole, near
Bournemouth, this morning, intending
to attend the aviation meeting, but
postponed going until afternoon.
Audemars, the Swiss aviator, had a
close shave while making a trial flight
above the Bournemouth field. His
mOnOplane overturned and descended
swiftly to the ground, but he escaped
| without injury.
Widely Known Sportsman.
Captain The Hon. Chas. Stewart Rolls
was 33 years old, and was one OF the
| most popular young all around sports
men in England. At ballooning, at
motoring, and later in the field of avia-
ton, he had distinguished himself by
his utter fearlessness.
Undoubtedly his browning feat was
his round trip across the channel, be-
| tween Dover and Calais, in a Wright
| biplane on June 20. w F~renchmen,
Louis Bleriot and Count De Lesseps,
already had crossed the channel, and
Hubert Latham had almost succeeded
Channel flying was at a discount In
| England, because it was considered an
| old story, and also because national
pride suffered from the monopoly of 1t
by Frenchmen, when Rolls electrified
| the entire kingdom by doubling the &C
| complishments Of his predecessors-the
| distance between Dover and Calais
and when Rolls did the round trip OF
az miles in 80 minutes without stop
| ming. his performance was a marvellous
| one Goth for distance and time.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
YOUTH MAKES STRANGE
CONFESSION OF GUILT

Chicago, July 16.-John Rush, 20
years old, at the WOodlawn police sta
ton yesterday made one of the most
unusual confessions in the history of
the local police department when he
smilingly related how he had turned
his sisters fiance and his w friend
over to holdup men to be robbed.
The boy told, with as little concern
as though discussing the weather, the
story OF a plot that might have cost
the life Of its intended victim, Elmer
Cooper, but that it went wrong and
resulted in the killing of the plotter,
Ray Mahony. Cooper shot Mahany early
Monday morning just after saying good
night to Catherine Rush at her home.
Rush's unexpected confession re-
moved the last element of mystery
from the killing Of Mahany. Veteran
policemen who heard his story said
they could not understand the mild
hammered youth who had bid a friend
ly goodby to his future brotherinlaw,
then hurried from the house to plot
with crooks who he knew might kill
Cooper in carrying out their purpose,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
PIRATES SUBDUED BY
PORTUGUESE CANNON
Many Chinese Outlaws Are
Slain During Fierce Fire
on Island.

Hong Kong, July 16.-The guns Of
the Portuguese gunboat Patria today
d~islodged the Chinese from the fort on
Colowan island. Many Of the Chinese
were killed during the bombardment.
Two junks loaded with Chinese, who
Were attempting to escape. were sunk,
and all of their occupants drowned.
The gunboats stationed watched the
preparations.
Trouble between the Portuguese and
the Chinese on Colowan island grew
out of an attempt of a force Of Portu-
guese soldiers to rescue several Chinese
who were held captives by pirates on
the island. The pirates showed fight,
and were reinforced by natives from
the Chinese villages Of the interior.
The resistance was SO effective that
the governor Of Macao sent a gunboat
to lombard the pirate villages and
Fort.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
MAGAZINE BLOWS UP
AND JARS VICINITY

Pittsburg, Pa, July IA powder
magazine at Cabot, Pa, exploded to-
day, killing n person and injuring
abOu 20 others. The magazine was the
property of the Standard Plate Glass
company, and contained 1000 pounds of
dynamite and 5000 pounds Of blasting
powder.
The report of the explosion was
heard for miles around and the score
of persons injured were nearly all some
distance from the magazine.
The man killed was Samuel Rosie,
who had gone to the magazine to get
powder for use at the Quarries. Short
ly after he was sect TO enter the ex-
plosion occurred and ne was blown TO
fragments, leaving no clew as to how
the powder became ignited. Windows
were shattered in all the farm houses
for more than a mile around and with
in a 3O0-feet radius all the trees were
moved down like grass.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
IS PLACED
UNDER A BIG TRESTLE
Declaration of Open Shop Be-
lieved to Be Responsible for
Outrage.

New York, July 16.-Dynamite bomts
under the new trestle being built by
the Lehigh Valley Railroad company
along the Bay shore of Jersey City
exploded early today. badly damaging
the steel structure and smashing win
dows for half a mile around in the
GreenVille section.
AS the result Of the first explosion,
two 60-foot iron girders were wrenched
from their position, one Of them being
driven through a steel car on the New
Jersey Central siding near the ~trestle.
For 40 feet on either side OF the
point Of the defamation the cement
foundations Of the structure were
shattered. A second explosion three
quarters of an hour later tossed up two
more Orders and destroyed an even
greater amount of concrete foundation.
The company constructing the trestls
has recently declared an open shop.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
OREGON METROPOLIS
HAS DAMAGING FIRE
Portland Suffers Large Loss in
Blaze Which Destroys
Much Property.

Portland, Ore, July 16.-An early
morning fire in the west central por-
ton of the city, just on the edge Of the
business section, resulted in the loss
Of at least two lives, the injury Of
several persons. the burning Of $50
horses and a financial loss Of about
$500, 900. The fire is believed to have
started in the salesroom Of the Oregon
Brush company.
The burned district covered approx
mately 10 acres, but a large portion Of
his arena was devoted to the athletic
field Of the Multnomah Amateur Ath-
letic club and save for a grandstand
capable of seating 5000 people, was
practically unimproved.
MultnOmah, in addition to being the
site of some of the most important ath-
letic contests on the Pacific coast, has
in late years been the scene Of notable
receptions to men high in the councils
of the nation. notably President Taft
and w. J. Bryan.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
EIGHT DIE IN GREAT
FIRE IN CANADA CITY
Campbellton, N. B., Is Visited
by Disastrous Confiagration,
With Many Fatal Results.

st. Johns, N. B., July 14.-Caring for
the homeless and searching the ruins
for other victims were tasks that con-
fronted the authorities at C~ampbellton,
N. B., following last nights disastrous
fire there, in which eight persons are
reported to have been killed, more than
800 driven from their homes and O.
loss of 50, 900, 900 caused.
All outside communication from a
little lumber town on the north shore
of New Brunswick vas cut off. 1t was
not until today that messengers began
to bring details. Seven men were re-
ported to have been killed in the ex-
plosion during the fire. The body of
an infant was recovered from the
ruins of a dwelling house.
The blaze started in the Richards
single mill on the western side of the
town. A heavy wind was blowing, and
within a few minutes the fire was
beyond control. Two banks. three
large lumber mills, three churches, the
Inter- Colonial Railway station, tele-
graph and telephone offices and many
other large buildings were burned. The
residential section is also reported ia
have been destroyed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
ARE JAILED FOR
LYNCRING IN NEWARK
Government of Ohio City Is
to Be Overhauled as Result
Of Riot.

Newark, Ohio, July 14.-Weldon Kerr,
Charles Bagley, Ed Willis and Edward
Smaller, were arrested today, charged
with completely in the riot of Friday
night. Several other men are under
surveillance
John Ankele, the new mayor. stated
today that he would completely reor-
ganize the police department. 1t Is
stated that the director Of public works,
Milton NJ. Taylor, and Director OF Pub
lie Safety Harry Runkle, will be de-
posed.
James McCrum took charge of the
city prison today, displacing Charles
Hager, one OF the old administration.
Vance Miller, aged %, a negro, Is
charged with being the one who
crushed E~therington's skull the night
of the %lynching.
J. II. Newton, who has been editor of
the Newark Advocate for 30 years, has
resigned. He was liberal In his views,
and the policy of the paper has sudden
ly changed since the riot.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
JAIL FOR BARGAIN
COUNTER CRATER

Pittsburg Pa, uJly ia. V. Simon,
of the former councilmen rounded
up in the vigorous prosecution of
grafters last sDring, was sentenced by
Judge James r. MacFarlane, in crimi-
nal court today to serve eight months In
jail-four months on each of two con-
victions for accepting brides for his
votes, and to pay a fine " 5000 and
costs.
Simon received 1926 for his vote on
the bank depository ordinance and
was one of those to whom was paid
the bargain rate OF $S1.10 for his vote
on the street ordinance. An appeal to
the superior court was granted on a
write of supercedeas, and Simon was
allowed to renew his bond pending he
appeal.
NJ. L. Swift, jr., former councilman,
also was called to hear his sentence,
but on request of his counsel post
ponement was granted until Saturday,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
CHIEF OF POLICE IS
KILLED BY A CROOK
Illinois officer, Watching for
Burglars, Receives Fatal
Wound.

Clinton, ILL.,, July 16.-Chief Of Police
John Struble was shot about midnight
by an unknown man and died In a
short time. Struble and Policeman
Musser were watching at the home Of
Albert Sandt, manager of the Electric
company, where fer three nights, tho
refrigerator on an inClosed porch had
been broken into and articles taken.
The thief returned last night and
the officers seized him in the scufie
he shot Struble and escaped. Musser
shot at him several times, but did not
hit him.
Decatur bloodhounds were on the
scene in an hour, but the murderer
has not been found. 1t is believed he
lives in Clinton. Struble had been chief
of police 10 months.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
COMPUTATION RATES
BEFORE COMMISSION

Washington. July l4.-The consider
alton of a serious question, one involv-
ing the interests of 250,000 people and
Of practically all Of the railway lines
operating out of New York city, is to
be taken up by the Interstate Com
merce commission today.
In concrete form his question Is
whether the commission has jurisdic-
ton yer Communication passenger
rates Of the lines, not only In New
York city and vicinity, but also
throughout the country. 1t is a ques-
ton with the commission whether 1t
has nder the law, any jurisdiction
over Communication rates, which are con-
siderably less han the recognized and
legal one rate fare.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
PAUPER ENUMERATOR
MISSED POPULATION

Aberdeen, s.. D., July lev. b.
Scott, a county charge, was appointed
census enumerator for Aberdeen and
Mercier townships, in Brown county.
Scott undertook TO do the work on foot,
and the township assessors, in making
their rounds soon afterward, found he
had missed about so per cent OF the
people of the two townships. The mat
tor was taken up with ID. D.. Wipf, state
census supervisor, and he has an
nounced a new enumeration will be
made as soon as a man can be found
TO do the work properly.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
MUCH LIQUOR SHIPPED
INTO DRY TENNESSEE

Nashville, Tenn, July leone Of
the effects of prohibition in Tennessee
is a 200 per cent increase in money
orders paid at the Hopkinsville, KY,
postofice in the last year. during which
time the amount has jumped from $780,
750.70 to $90,415.9 5.
Nearly q, 1000 money orders were paid
during the 6ea This was on account
Of the wholesale liquor business with
TennnSgan
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
STRIKEBREAKERS ARE
STONED BY RIOTERS

New York, July 1.-THE arrival to-
day Of a steam lighter bearing 200 Ia
borers, at h piers of the American
Sugar company refinery In Williams
burg, where a strike is in progress, was
the signal for a riot. A crowd of 100
OF more men who had learned of the
boats arrival charged toward the pier.
Reserve police interposed. and when
the men began hurting bricks and
stones, the policemen used their clubs
and dispersed the mob
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
FIGHT PICTURES WILL
BE SHOWN IN LONDON

London, July 1.-THE British gov
eminent has no power to prevent the
exhibition OF pictures of the Jeffries-
Johnson fight, according to a statement
which Winston Churchill, the secretary
of state for home affairs made In the
house Of m today in reply to a
question put by Sir Howell Davies.
There seems to be little disposition In
England to exhibit these pictures. The
leading London music halls have de-
clined to show them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
YOUNG DREXEL- MAKES
NEW AVIATION RECORD

Bournemouth. England, July IA
new British ecord for high flying was
made by j. Armstrong Drexel, son OF
Anthony Drexel, at the aviation meet
ing here today. He reached an altitude
of 1850 feet.
Young Mr.. Drexel has been practic-
ing for some time with Bieriot Mono
planes. His best previous achievement
was at -Brockenhurst June 20, when he.
reached a height Of 1910 feet.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
DEMAND MORE WAGES.

Hamburg, July 16.-Thirty-fve thou
a demand for 10 per cent increase in
wages and a 53-houT week. They threat
en- to strike in the event that the con-
cessions are refused. The workmen are
engaged in the shipyards at Hamburg,
Bremen, Vegesack, B~remerhaven,
F1ensburg, Kiel, Lubbock, Rostock and
Stettin.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
PHOTOGRAPHIC ACADEMY
UNDER CONSIDERATION

Milwaukee, Wis, July ia national
academy of photography, an outgrowth
of the Photographers Association of
America, which is meeting In Milwau-
kee this week, is soon to be established
according to G.. w. Harris. of Wash
ington, a member of a committee which
mas had the matter under c~onsidera-
ton for a year. The academy is to be
on the plan OF h Royal French acad-
emv. with a limited membership.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
HERMANN CHOSEN HEAD
OF ElkS' GRAND LODGE

Detroit, Mich. July 14.-Aug-
ust tHGarry"j HERMANN, or Gin
cinnati, was today elected grand
exalted ruler of the Elks, sue
eeedine j. u. Sammis, of Lee
Mars, la.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
Wife
GIVES UP CHILDREN
Sheds Tears as She Surrenders
Convict Husbands Little
Ones.

Des Moines, July 16.-Mrs. Sher-
man Morris, wife Of Frank Shercliffe,
the notorious convict now doing a life
sentence at Canon City, Colo, for u
Ger, today surrendered her two chill
dren and they were sent to the
Orphans home at Davenport.
Mrs. Morris cried as she r%elinquished
the youngsters, a girl, Ella, aged 8
years, and Albert, aged 4, because she
said she is unable to support them.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
YOUNG KNOX IS TAKEN
BACK BY HIS FAMILY
His Bride, Daughter of a Night
Waterman, Welcomed to
Hubby's Home.

Providence, r. l., July 16.-Philander
c. Knox, jr., and his ~1S-year-old bride,
a former department store girl, have
gone to live in his fathers country
home near Philadelphia. The parental
forgiveness which was withheld fol-
lowing his elopement and marriage to
Miss May Bowler finally has been
granted, owing to the Intervention ot
his mother and brothers.
Young Knox has resigned his posi-
ton as selling agent for an automobile
company. His motherinlaw, a night
watchman's wife, is said to have as
sured him her cottage always would be
open to him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22

Dynamite becomes more dangerous
10 handle in cold weather, because its
nitroglycerine contents freezes at from
AZ to As Fahrenheit.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22

CHICAGO-Abner Smith, former
Judge OF the circuit court in Chicago,
and organizer of the Bank of America,
of which he was convicted of wrecking,
arrived at his home yesterday from
the Joliet p~enitentiary on parole.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1910-07-22
Appears With Other Women.

Recently DR.. Crippen appeared in
public with Miss Leneve who, accord
ing to the police, was introduced by
h doctor as Mrs. Crippen.
Neighbors of the Crippens speak Of
them as quiet folks, who appeared to
be In prosperous circumstances. They
occupied a well furnished and well
maintained semi-detached house of IL
rooms. They did not mingle with their
immediate neighbors, but from , the
number Of callers at their home IL was
Judged they had many friends.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
YOUNG DEMANDS
POPULAR VOTE
DarGS CumIninS to Let the
IOWanS Decide.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Republican
Senators of both factions are intensely
interested in the question whether Oh
not Senator Lafayette Young, of Iowa,
will be elected next month to succeed
himself as Senator or whether he will
disappear from the halls of the legis-
latiOn after the Christmas holidays
Colonel Young is the "standpat" Re-
publican who succeeded the late Sena-
tor Dolliver, having been appointed by
Governor Carroll AT the time he was
Eamed the friends of Senator Cummins
of Iowa, who is regarded as the leader
of the Insurgent Republicans in the
Senate, stated that Cummins controlled
the legislature and that Young's term
of Office would not last longer than
the time it would take the Legislature
to elect a Progressive as his successor
The Legislature meets early in January
and Colonel Young has now put up 10
the Cummins element a proposition
which is embarrassing to them. He de-
mands a direct primary election for
ture shall as soon as it convenes enact
a law providing for a special primary
to determine whom the people of Iowa
wish to represent them in the Senate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
NEGROES RUN OUT
OF new YORK DISTRICT
Not to Be Allowed TO Live in
Harlem Hereafter.

New York, Dec 34.-With six new
>rooms waving from windows of the
bird and fourth stories of the build
ing at 239 West One Hundred and Thir-
y-fifth street and a policeman on
guard to prevent possible trouble the
'tructure passed into the hands of
The Property Owners Association Of
Harlem. According to John D. Taylor,
president of the association, the
brooms signified "A clean sweep of ne
groes from the white resident dis
tricts of Harlem.
The association for the last six
months has been in a quiet warfare
against further invasion of negroes and
for the legal removal of those already
abiding within the district abounded by
LenoX and Thirty-fourth and One Hun
dred and Thirty-six streets Several
notorious negro resorts were closed by
the association, while others are in
that process because of the activity Of
Mr.. Taylor, who is backed by more
han 80 per cent. of the property OWL
ers, and all of them have signed agree
ments not to lease their property to
negroes nor to white tenants who can
not furnish the highest references.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
A DOLLAR The PRICE
TO SAVE THE flee
Cannot Vote Unless Dog Tax
Is Paid.

Americus dog owners-those who
possess the onery cur, the pampered
poodle or priceless pointer, must pay
that tax of one dollar levied by the
legislature, or else be disfranchised
as voter. Not only disfranchisement
is his portion, but the life of the dog
is jeopardized, as he is in line to be
shot instanter
The dog tax act is based on the con-
stitutional theory that a dog is prop
erty just the same as a horse, and be-
ing property, is subject to taxation.
In this instance the legislature has
levied special tax of 81 dog.
But, if you own dog and have fail
ed to pay the 81 tax, you are not en-
titled to vote in either the primary o.
general elections held in the state. And
should you register, having failed 20
pay the tax on your dog, your vote
might be-and in some instances
would be-chaIlenged and the right 1f
suffrage denied you.
The penalty is on the owner of the
dog--not the dog.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-12-25
BOOZE BY The BARREL
FOUND BY OFFICERS
Huge Tiger is Found on the
Avenue.

The most ferocious blind tiger cap
tured in Americus- in a long while
was rounded up yesterday by Sheriff
Feacin and Police Chief Barrow, at
Cndcrwood's saloon on Cotton avenue
the find" consisting of eight full bar
els of pint goods of about every
drunk-making variety.
The eight barrels were filled with
pint bottles, all ready for the hand-
out. and consisting of old gin, rye.
corn and other similar long-range bev-
eraees.
Wien the officers entered the place
jha. Cleared it of the throng of GUS
toners, closed the doors and made a
careful inspection of the premises
The eight barrels were all that could
be found, and these were loaded upoh
a dray and hauled to the sheriff's Of
flee at the courthouse for storage.
There are probably fifteen hundred
or two thousand bottles of liquor in
the eight barrels.
Mr. Underwood made bond in the
sum of $500 in this case and $500 IN
another case developing against MIN
quite recently upon similar charge