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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
DEATHS AND INJURIES
MAR SPEED CONTEST
TWO KILLED IN ELGIN RACE-SU
SPECTATORS HURT. .
In 3O5-Mile Road Race, Won by Lon
Zengel, Racer Buck and Machanl-
clan Fatally Injured.

Elgin. Aug. 26.-The 305-mile road
rece today, won by Lon Zengel, in a
National, with Harry Grant second,
and Hugh Hughes third, was not ac-
complished vit,Cut its toll of deaf1
and injuries.
Dave Buck, the veteran Chicago au-
tomobile racer, and his mechanlclan
we're killed, as the result Of ao accl-
dent to his Pope-Hartford. Buck had
his back broken, but lived until TO-
night. Sam Jacobs; mechan:cian, died
instantly, his neck being broken. BUCK
was within eleven laps of the tnlsn'
going sixty-four miles an hour, when
his right forward wheel threw tire
The machine turned a complete SOM
ersault-
Another accident in which thirty
persons we're injured, mostly slightly,
occurred shortly after II o'clock, While
the first lap OF the race was on, sew
eral sections of the insecurely built
circus seats giving way. A thousand
or more persons were precipitated to
the ground.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
ANALYSIS OF EXTRA. SESSION.
LEGISLATION Passed, Pending and Kill
ed by Veto.

Washington, Aug. 25.-Wnat was
done and what was not done by the
extraordinary session of the 62d con-
gress, called by President Taft to con-
slider his measure of Canadian reel,
procity. will be the chief subjects Oh
political discussion between this time
and the reassembling of congress in
the next regular session, when the
fight, which was but a preliminary
skirmish this summer, will be renewed
with the purpose of clinching the
record for the approaching presiden-
tial campaign.
It was not merely in achieved legis-
lation and in blocked legislation that
the extra session made record. There
were developments of great import
ance to the Democratic party and tc
the American people aside from the
matter of bills enacted, bills vetoed
and bills hung up in conference. Bu1
of those developments presently.
The Legislative Record.
General legislation, except for fe"
measues of local emergency nature
was barred in the extra session by
resolution of the Democratic caucus
of the house of representatives
Among the measures Of national in
terest which were up for serious con-
sideration, those which were adopted
by congress and signed by the presl-
dent were as follows:
Canadian reciprocity.
Reappointment Of representatives..
Publicity of campaign contributions
Arizona and New Mexico Statehood
LEGISLATION passed by both houses
of congress, but destroyed by presl-
Dental veto, was as follows:
Reduction of wool tariff.
Farmers free list bill.
Reduction of the cotton, metal, and
chemical tariffs.
Legislation on which the house and
senate disagreed, and which remains
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
AWFUL MOTION PICTURE
DISASTER; MANY DEAD
SCORES KILLED AND WOUNDED
IN THEATRE PANIC.
Men, Women and Children Trampled
to Death and Suffocated in At
tempt to Leave.

Canonsburg, Pa, Aug. 26.-TWenty-
six persons were killed and over SIX
ty injured tonight, when a moving
picture film exploded in the Canons-
burg opera house.
Immediatel following the fash of the
film, some one shouted fire. There
was rush FIR the exit and in mo-
ment there was writhing, scroan-
ing mass of humanity, ten feet high, n
the narrow stairway leading to the en-
trance Of the theatre. Most OF the
dead were smothered. A majority OF
the audience was composed Of women
and children. In the fierce cusn for
the exit they were thrown from their
feet and trampelled upon. Others
were thrown upon them and those at
the bottom of the human pile were
suffocated.
When two volunteer fire depart
ments reached the theatre the sight
staggered them. Those Of the audience
who had escaped from the building
and other spectators drawn to to'
scene were rushing about the front OF
the building. No person, it seemed,
was making any effort to aid the
struggling mass within the theatre.
The firemen pushed into the building
and practically threw persons into the
streets. The dead were laid in a row
along the sidewalk.
Girls Her0ism Saves Many.
The list of dead probably would
have been greater but for the heroism
of Miss Mary Craig, pianist at the
theatre. When the cries of fire"
sounded and the rush Tor safety start
ed, Miss Craig began playing a slow
march. Over and over she played the
selection, never faltering, and many in
the crowd caught the swing of the
music. When the people had swept
from the building, Miss Craig left un-
injured.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
CONDITION OF COTTON CROP.
Reports Gathered by Secretary Of Far
merS' Union.

Columbia, Aug. 24.-Reports recelV-
ed by Secretary Reid, of the State Far
mers' union, indicate that the cotton
crop in a score of counties Of the
State will average from so to 80 per
Der cent. A report of all counties and a
counties reported so far is about %
cent. A report of al: counties and a
general average for the State will be
announced later.
The information is being gathered
by the State Farmers union to pre-
vent the farmers Of the State from
rushing cotton on the market at a
price too low.
The average by counties is as fol-
lows:
Abbeville, Is; Anderson, 66 to Is;
Beaufort, so; Cherokee, so; Clarendon,
70; Chesterfield, 80; Colleton, 65;
Darlington, not averaged; Edgefeld,
65; Fairfield, 70; GreenVille, IS;
Hampton, 20; Lexington, 10; NeWber-
ry, 70 to Is; Oconee, 80; Orangeburg,
so to 70; Pickens, 60; Richland, go;
Sumerte, 65; Union, 65; Williamsburg,
80.
The repor from Newberry is as fol-
lows:
Newberry County-Average 70 to Is
per cent. Some normal and a. great
deal less than so per cent. Rains are
local and too late for old cotton. Some
late cation would be benefited by
rains, if it could get them soon. De-
terioration continues in many locall-
ties. These figures may be changed
very likely reduced. Crop was poor
last year, and I think it will be about
the same this year.
W. C.. Brown.
Nonhorrv 9 n Ano % 1911
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
Newberry, S. c., Aug. %, 1911.

in conference committee during the re-
cess of congress, is that which applies
to direct election of United States SEN
ators. The conferees for the house,
are Messrs. Rucker (MissourD and
Conry (New York; Democrats, and
Olmsted (Pennsylvalia), Republican;
and the conferees for the senate are
Messrs Clark (Wyoming) and Nelson
(Minn). Republicans, and Bacon Geo.
ga,) Democrat. What the president
would have done with this measure if
the two houses of congress had ad-
justed their differences upon it and
sent it to the white house is not
known. 1t is not at all improbable that
he was relieved at not having to make
a decision.
In broad way, as to the legislative
record of the extra session, the Demo-
Gratis took the lead in what was ac-
complished and were not to blame for
what fell short of accomplishment,
with the possible exception of their
share in failing to report the direct
election of senators bill from confer
ence. They have much to rejoice over
and little to explain or regret with re-
eard 10 the official record of the Ses-
sim
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
Felt in NeWberry.

The gale which on Sunday swept up
the Georgia-Carolina coast was slight
" felt in Newberry, there being good
deal of wind Sunday afternoon and
Monday, but never reaching very
high, velocity. There was hard rain
Sunday night, and there were inter-
mittent showers all day Monday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
NO LOSS OF LIFE HAS
BEEN SO FAR REPORTED
CHARLESTON UNION STATION
FEET UNDER WATER.
All Wire Communication With City
Cut Off-Train Gets Out Monday
Six Hours Late.

Special to The Herald and News.
Columbia, Aug. 2S.-A telephone
MESSAGE from Ridgeville to Augusta,
published in the Daily Record this af-
ternoon, is tie only additional intor-
nation received here today in regard
to the storm of semi-tropic origin
which on Sunday swept up the coast
of Georgia and South Carolina, isolat-
ing South Carolina seaports. Ridge
vile is 81 miles north of Charleston,
and the message was to the effect that
the union station in Charleston was
three feet under water, that the sta
ton had been partially unroofed by
the wind, and that trains were tied up
between Magnolia and Ashley juno
ton, a short distance this side OF
Charleston.
No trains had got out Of Charleston
from 8 p. N. on Sunday night until
Atlantic Coast Line train No. SO got
out Monday six hours late. This train
left to go by way of Florence, and was
to be annulled when it reached Flor
ence, where it would make connection
with the Coast Line from Florence to
Columbia. A Coast Line train was
run out of Columbia for Greenville
early this afternoon, about an hour
after the time of departure of the
regular train.
An effort was being made to get
trains out of Charleston from the old
Line street station of the Southern
railway, duQ luG 0OOLuC1u uOpOu w
have a train out on Monday afternoon
1t was felt pretty certain that all the
colonists on the islands were safe. All
who didn't get off on the last boat
leaving the Mt. Pleasant wharf went
to high ground near Mt. Pleasant, it
is believed, and others farther back
are stated to have gone to high ground
near McClellanville.
1t is IMPOSSIBLE Of course, to get any
definite information as TO conditions
in the city, all wire and mail communi-
cation being shut off, but while there
has doubtless been a great deal of
damage to cottages on the island, and
possibly a good deal Of property dam
age in the city, it is hoped there has
been no loss Of life.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
Coroner on His Vacation.

Coroner W. E. Felker is spending a
week or ten days with his mother and
other relatives in the Long Ian; ard
Whitmire sections Of the county. It is
to be hoped that 70 necessity for in
quests will interfere with his we'll
earned rest.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
The West For The West.

en President Taft sent in his re-
city treaty with Canada, includ-
ree wheat, taking off the present
nts {. .bushel, which hasn't amount
III in the past, but which will
o a great deal TO the Western
RoWeTs as the demand for
:. grows the production in this
:! #and Canada begins to send
E in from the finest wheat section
The world which Canada is now
ping up, every senator and repre-
bative of the wheat-growing States
on his feet fighting for the right
wheat to get the highest price pos
#ble.
4 When the secretary of agriculture
Elowed the crop reporting department
) issue an official estimate of the con
g9tion of the cotton crop On June 25,
before part of the cotton was ou+ OF
the ground, the estimate being H.
100000 bales, what lid it affect? Las;
year 1896, 100000 of raw material had
been sent out of America. The whole
export of raw material brought into
this country that amount. Raw cot
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Continued On page three).
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29

Savannah, Ca, Aug. 27.-Suddenly
appearing off the coast of South Car
olina and Georgia this morn!:'. a
storm that had reached mile a min
ute velocity at Savannah tonight,
venting its force on plate glass win
dows, signs, streets lamps and trees,
~@-.t- all wires between Savannah and
Charleston out of commission and at
an early hour isolated that city and
Beaufort, S. C.
South of Savannah there is slight
damage to wires, the storms opera
ton being confined to this city and the
region north of here.
Barometer Falling.
At 1885 o'clock tonight, when the
local weather office closed, the baro-
meter stood at 1888 and was falling.
Earlier in the night the local wire
less station was in communication
with a number of ships at sea. The
Clyde liner Apache from New York
was off the Charleston farbor unable
to go in on account of the rough seas.
The Mohawk of the same line was un-
able to leave Charleston.
The Merchants and Miners Trans
portation companys steamer, Cretan,
due here tonight, will not be able to
dock before tomorrow noon on account
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-08-29
lNATOR E. D. smith
! SPEAKS IN NEWBERRY
Fills OF FIGHT FOR ACCURATE
COTTON ESTIMATES.
kaps Secretary Wilson and Depart
ment Of Agriculture-Urges Far
mers to Stick Together.


mers to Stick Together.
United States Senator E. D. snl'n
6dressed a representative NeWDerry
& ounty audience in the court house on
&aturday morning, coming to NeWber-
" in response to an invitation ex-
Tended him by the chamber Of COM
neree and the County Farmers union
Much Of the interest of Senator
Smiths :. address centred in MS re-
in regard to his fight for accu-
Eacy in government cotton crop estl-
mates, ins spired by the guess-Work
methods which be described as haV-
ng been pursued by the department
If agriculture, and which methods ne
*enounced as being in the interest OF
e cotton speculators and against the
Herests Of the cotton producers.
sator Smith spoke for more than
hour. He is a good talker, and ne
frequently interrupted by ap-
Sc.
r. R. T. c. Hunter presided.
Senator Smiths Address.
enator Smith began by detailing
condition of the Southern people
owing the War Between the Sec
es-capital gone, credit gone, over
len and oppressed and down-trod'
by a. people flushed with victory
of the struggle of the South si8ce
war for recognition in the coun-
s..a and the policies Of the nation.
b-tenths of the senators from 9TH
INJECTIONS of tie country, he said,
no more conception of the South
as much working knowledge as
have Of Europe and the East.
~. look upon this as being the
~ that produces the raw material
which they produce the finished
L., and out Of which they grow
but any man that dares to stand
~ nd say that my section of the
[ry is entitled to the same square
as any other section, and that
we produce is entitled to re-
Hui treatment at the hands Of
ational government, is looked up
being presumptuous. AS an IL
tion, the senator from Vermont
r. red for the agricultural commit
bill looking towards the estab-
ent of agricultural and Industrial
:. schools throughout the United
IS, and to appropriate certain
=. Ter of millions of dollars for the
Hit of these schools, and one Sec
pf the bill provided that in those
S. where separate schools were
ded for the negro that the money
d be appropriated according to
relative population of the two
Senator Smith said but for this
sion he would have advocated
iil, but he told them that he did
propose for the committee to put
e bill a clause which reflected up
be manhood and the integrity of
south, and if this provision were
ed to stay he VIC Id fight it on
oor of the senate.
The West For The West.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-05

of employment and that the town
would go to ruin. Before the strug
gle had gone far practically every
business man in town became so
frightened in the pocket book that
he sided with the "wets" or else
he kept as quiet as a graveyard.
Thus the property interests in the
town with a few notable exceptions
allied themselves on the side of the
saloons Well, the county went
dry, notwithstanding. and the town
with it. What were the results?
Let Mr.. Baker speak again: And
yet in spite of all these dire pre-
dictions, the closing of the saloons
not only did not injure Newark but
according to the foremost business
men of the city with whom / talk
ED Newark today is more prosper
Gus than !, it ever was. There is
scarcely house or a fiat to rent,
the population is increasing stead
lily, the glass bottle business is
greater than ever and new factories
are coming in To be dry is not
to be dead. Those who assert it
must face the fact that nearly 1-2
of the population of this nation is
now in dry territory. Who will
claim that in a business way the
"wets" of this nation are rational
and the "drys" only two-legged ami
mails? REV. M. WILLETT,
Pres. of Winneshiek Co.
Law and Order League.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-05
OLDEST CHURCH IN U. S.
Ancient German Congregational
Church Near Dubuque, Built
i'm 1910, is Leveled.

Sheriff., Iowa, April 3.-When
the old German Congregational
church of this place was leveled to
the ground last week, to make room
for the erection of new edifice,
the oldest German Congregational
church passed from view. Sheriff.
has the unique distinction of having
the oldest German Congregational
congregation was organized in 1S49,
under the leadership of Rev. B.
Mandaulet, and soon after the or
ganization was perfected the old
stone structure, just torn down was
erected. This old church building
was extremely ancient in architec-
ture, only a few minor changes and
improvements being made on the
same during the sixty years of it's
existence
The pastors who have served this
charge during the years past make
long list. Many of them have gone
to their reward, while some of the
more recent clergymen are engaged
in other fields of labor. Following
are the ministers who have spent
years of service here since the or
ganization of the church: Revs.
B. Mandaulet. A. Frowein, John
Bantley, S. Uhlrelder, c. F. Veitz,
John Scharer, H. oyer, H. Hetzler,
Jacob Reuth, Karl Hess, John Sim
gle, Gotfried Grob. o. Nussbaum.
VIM. Loos. Emil Warkentine, and
the present pastor, Rev. George
Helm. Rev. Helm has had charge of
the church since 1906. and is a
graduate of the German-English col
lege at Wilton, Iowa, and the Theo-
logical seminary at Chicago. Rev.
VIM. Loos, who was pastor of the
church for several years is at pres
ent field secretary of Redfield Is.
d. college, having served as pastor
of the German Congregational
church at Davenport and Also of
the German church of st. Paul,
Mimi, since leaving Sheriff..
Work on the new church has
been commenced and it is hoped to
have the building completed for ded-
ication by the middle of August.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-05
OLD HOME FOR AGED.
Former Cedar Falls Residents Pre-
sent Homestead to German
Evangelical Association
For Institution.

Mrs. Anna Merner Pfeiffer, wife
OF Henry Pfieffer of Philadelphia
and Gus. A. Pfieffer also of Phila-
delphia, have presented the Ger
man Evangelical Association of
Iowa with the Pfieffer Homestead.
located in this city and also $4,000
in cash with which. to remodel and
make the property adapted to the
needs of a home for aged people.
These donors we're formerly resi-
dents of Cedar Falls, children of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. John Merner
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Pfieffer.
They were pioneer residents in this
city and their children and grand
children love to return to the fa-
miliar haunts and here they have
family reunions. The gentlemen
are both members of the large
wholesale firm of the Pfieffer Chem
ical Co., with offices in St. Louis,
Chicago and Philadelphia.
1t is stipulated that the entire
amount of cash shall be used in re-
pairing and equipping the home
stead and not at all for the furnish
ing thereof which the Evangelical
Association shall assume. 1t shall
not be named for the honored in
dividuals, but tablet to their
memory shall be placed in the home
where the aged people are. The
association shall meet the running
expenses and assume the care of the
institution. The gift indicates the
loyalty to Cedar Falls, where the
donors were born and reared and
1t Is splendid location for a home
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-05
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
of the
Silver Creek Creamery Company.
ARTICLE

ARTICLE 1.
Know all Men by These Presents:
That we, HI. N. Kelley, E. A. Head
ington, Garnavillo Darling. w. Fl.
Houck and F. e. Nash, all residing
in Winneshiek County, Iowa, for the
purpose of forming a Farmers Mu-
tual Cooperative Creamery Com
pany, hereby incorporate ourselves,
our associates, and all who may be-
come stockholders, within body
corporate under the name of "Silver
Greek Creamery Company with all
the powers and privileges granted
by the laws of the State of Iowa and
these Articles.
ARTICLE 2.
The object of this Corporation
shall be to collect and buy milk and
cream and to manufacture the same
into butter, and the principal place
of business of the Corporation shall
be at Burr Oak, Winneshiek County,
Iowa.
ARTICLE 8.
The amount of capital stock au-
thorized by this Corporation shall
be the sum of 100000 consisting
of 800 shares of stock at $1,000
each, which shall be issued and
paid for in such sums and at such
times as the Board of Directors may
require, providing the same is not
issued or paid for in manner con-
trary to the Statutes of the State
of Iowa, and the laws amendatory
thereto.
ARTICLE A.
The Corporation shall begin busi-
ness as soon as a certificate Is is
sued by the Secretary of State and
shall continue for period of
Twenty COO years.
ARTICLE 5.
The highest amount of indebted
ness which the Corporation may at
any time subject itself shall not ex-
coed two-thirds of the amount of
capital stock subscribed and paid
for, and the private property of the
stockholders shall not be liable for
corporate debts.
ARTICLE 6.
Any person owning one or more
SHARES VI SlOth Shall D6 SlOChuOlu-
er, but no stakeholder shall have
more than one vote which shall be
cast by him, personally.
ARTICLE z.
The annual meeting of this Cor
poration shall be held on the Sec
ond Monday in January of each sue
ceeding year in Burr Oak, Winnie
shiek County, Iowa, and the Off
GERS shall consist of President,
Vice-president, Secretary, Treasurer
and Five (5) Directors to be elected
at the annual meeting and to hold
Office for a term of one (1) year.
The duties of all officers shall be
set forth in the Bylaws regulating
the affairs of the Corporation.
ARTICLE s.
The officers of the Corporation fol-
the year ending in January 1912
shall be as follows: j. e. Briggs
President; A. A. Seelye, Vice-presi
dent; Arthur Smith, Secretary; F.
E. Cratsenberg. Treasurer and HI
N. Kelley, E. A. Headington, Garna-
| villo Darling, w. III. Houck and F.
E. Nash, Directors.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-05
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE.
A Discussion of the Saloon Ques-
ton, by the President of Win
neshiek Law and
Order League.

Editors Note-The following
article is published at the request
of the President of the Winneshiek
County Law and Order League. The
columns of Public Opinion are al
ways open to a free discussion of
public issues).
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-05
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-04-05
STATE OF IOWA,)
)ss
Winneshiek County,

COuhlysJ
On this 25 day of January, 1911,
before me Notary Public in and
for said County and State person
ally appeared H. N. Kelley, E. A.
Headington, Garnavillo Darling, w.
HI. Houck, and F. e. Nash, all per-
sonally known to me to be the iden-
tical persons whose names are af-
fixed to the foregoing Articles of In
corporation and acknowledged the
execution of the same to be their
voluntary act and deed, for the
purposes therein expressed.
Witness my hand and notarial
seal on the day and year last above
written.
(Seal) z. B. LANDON,
Notary Public in and for
1874 Winneshiek County, Ia.