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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-15
lYNCHiNG OF NEGRO WHO
KILLED POPULAR POLICEMAN
REGRETTED BY MANY.
OFFICERS WIDOW GLAD
Wife OF Martyred Edgar Rice Rejoices
That Summary Vengeance Was
Wreaked on colored Man-only Sorry
That She Could Not Have Liqhted
the Pyre--Littie Left Of Body.

coatesville Pa. Aug. 1.-THE fear.
ful work of frenzted mob ierc last
night, when 1t dragged wounded
negro from a hospital and burned him
to death for the killing of Edgar liicc,
policeman, Saturday night. In,
aroused the greatest pubic indiann-
tion. and everything possible viii he
done to bring Ia justice the ringleai-
ers of the mob That such an affair
could occur In a Quaker community
like that In Chester county was not
believed possible
Thousands OF persons journeyed out
to the scene of the burning today.
Even before dawn people began to
gather Every sort OF vehicle was
brought into use. and prices to take
people 10 the place quickly went up.
The distance To the Newland farm,
where the lynching occurred, is not
far. and steady stream of curious
people kept moving out to the scene
Nothing Is left of the victim but part
of his torso and the hospital cot he
was carried To the scene on.
Among the .angriest people In the
community are some of those who
captered Walker yesterday afternoon
In tree I'm the woods near here He
had two revolvers with him. and when
he was surrounded by the posse he
threatened them Several of the man.
hunters fired ut him and wounded
him slightly. Evidently believing ho
was about to be shot to death, Walker
tried suicide. sending bullet into his
head. He fell to the ground and was
4 ulIiaklx. IN nj h., tha
no thought of lynchng, but with the
determination OF having him tried
quickly for the murder of Rice. the
posse laid him across three shotguns
and carried him to waiting automo-
bile which brought him to the Coates
Vile hospital.
Tho Confession.
! When he reached the hospital
Walker confessed his crime to Chief
of Police Umstead and District Attor-
ney Gathrop. Walker said:
I'D been out drinking gin and was
feeling pretty good. ! got out there
near the Worth mills, among tho
Hunkies. and just to let on that
was bad man and might hold 'em
up, | fired three shots from my gun.
|
or course they yelled and Rice. who
had heard the shots, came rushing and
grabbed me. They had yelled murder
And ! reckon he thought that was
about 1t. ! had too much gin and
didn't calculate 10 go along. SO
held back and asked Rice what lio
wanted me for
For carrying concealed deadly
weapons, he said.
Then | won't go, says ], trying
To pull away
He drew his club and reached for
his revolver, and 1t must have bean
then that ! shot him"
News of the murder of Rice, who
was popular among the people here.
spread rapidly. There had been other
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-15

Chicago. Aug 14.-By flying the 2S6
miles from St Louis to Chicago with
only two intermediate stops and in ac-
tual flying time of five hours and i3
minutes today. Harry N. Atwood OF
Boston believes he has set pace that
will result in his establishing new
record on his flight by oeroplane from
st. Louis to New York and Boston
Atwood appears to have broken the
American record for single days
flight, The best previous American
record was made by Atwood himself
when he flew las miles from Atlantic
City to Baltimore July 10, 1911, The
best international cross country rec
ord is held by Andre Beaumont. who.
in the Paris Rome contest, covered 401
miles in a single day, but in this in
stance he made three landings, while
Atwood today landed only twice be-
tween start and finish.
Atwood, in a Burgess Wright BIZ
plane, left st. Louis At sos a. m. He
landed in Chicago at $40 p. M His
total time between ST, Louis and Chi
cago, counting the delays oeeasioned
by the two stops, was 10 hours and "A
i''h9tfp' IilS ttNtbAi lil''G III itii ttll
Atwood asserts, is three hours and IL
minutes less than the scheduled time
for express trains.
Thrilling Descent.
| AtWood's descent into Chicago was
! thrilling. Sailing IN from the south
west, a lone speek in the clouds, he
made direct for the downtown dis
] trlct and for time lowered unnoticed
In the distance over the skyscrapers,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-15
THE WEATHER.

Today--Showers.
Tomorrow-Unsettled.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-08-15

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Why He Wanted References.

At credit mems dinner one of the veterans told this story: Tn the recon struction days a man from a Missis- s1ppi valley town came to our western house one day. We had sold him be- fore in small way, and he always paid. He had enlarged his business, he told us, and wanted a bigger line than usual, but before making his se- lections he wanted us to give him ref erences. We expressed surprise at such an unheard of demand, but he said, My two brothers-in-law have gone in with me, and they're very par ticular as to whom they do business with So we sent him to our banks, and he came back, said we were all right, picked out big line of goods, and in sixty days he busted We couldn't collect a dollar. Two years later I met the man in Cincinnati and told him we had become reconciled to our loss. But will you please tell me- asked, why did you want references as to our credit? Well, you see, he answered, I wanted to know if you could stand it. .'"-Exchange.
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about $7O,OOO annually in insurance taxes. The largest taxes so far have been paid by the New York Life In- surance Company, which paid about $10,000.
Forrest at Capital.

Adjutant General N B. Forest of Memphis, head of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, spent Tuesday in Little Rock assisting ill the prep aration of the program for the annual reunions of the Sons which will be held in, Little Rock just before the reunion of the Veterans. This pro- gram will be completed within few days when it will be published, the committee being unable at the pres ent time to make an announcement as atceptances have not been receiv- ed from those invited to speak. Gen. Forrest is preparing to make another tour over Arkansas for the purpose of organizing additional camps.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-02
No Laws Delay Here.

In Perak, in the Malay peninsula, lawyers find no business, for a modi- fled form of trial by ordeal decides all disputes. In place of the legal practi- tioner the pleader is native boy who Is assigned to one or the other of the sides and Is given a bamboo tube in which is sealed the pleading of the person or party whom he represents. When all is ready two stakes are driven into the bed of stream, and by aid of a bamboo pole the heads of the two boys are submerged at the same time. By grasping the stakes they are enabled to remain under wa ter for quite awhile after their natural inclination would bring them to the surface, but at last one of them gives in and, releasing his hold of the stake, comes to the air. He Is immediately seized. and the tube he holds is cast aside. The other lad is led ashore, his tube opened, and the document con- tained therein stands as the decision in the case
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Church Campaign Success.

Rev. John Jeter Hurt, of Conway, was in Little Rock Tuesday upon work connected with the Baptist church of his town and while here completed arrangements for a con tinu,etion of the Mems Meetings which are being held in his church on the first Sunday afternoon of each month. Hon. A. e Little of the House VIII speak in Conway Sunday, and on the first Sunday of next month Hon. Joe T. Robinson wills be the speaker President John N. Tillman Of the University Of Arkansas will speak Ill May; w. E. Bilheimer of Little ROCK in. June, and Superintendent of Pub lie Instruction George B. Cook Will speak in July Gov. Donaghey, pr. H. S. Hartzog, Dr. J. S. Shibiey ana M H. Wolf of Dallas. have alreaoy spoken in this series. Rev. Hurt mas from 200 to 300 men in his church at each of these lecture'
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Hard For the Eskimos.

One of the difficulties of the Mora vian missionaries in Labrador is to make the Old Testament, with it's wealth of pastoral detail, ineligible to the Eskimos, not one of whom has ever seen horse. "Sheep and cattle" says Hesketh Pritchard ip Hunting Camps In Wood and Wilderness" they cannot realize. or conceive of. for there are no domesticated animals save dogs ill that portion of the benin sula. They comprehend the story of Esau, the hunter, and that of Samson and the lion, which animal can be translated as polar bear, but of Abra- ham in the land of Mesopotamia they can form no picture. The nearest ap- proach to these ideas is drawn from the harvest of the sea, seals and fish taking the place of flocks and herds"
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Scott Relies at Abbotsford.

The present estate of Abbotsford was formed during the years 1911 to 1877 from various small farms, the first one purchased bearing the ''inharmo nious designation" Clarty Hole. After Sir Walter Scott's death in 1884 com mittee of friends collected fS,Op0 to- ward the redemption of the estate, and Mir. Cadell, the publisher, contributed the rest on receiving the rights over Scott's works. The library and mu- scum had been given some years be fore by the creditors. As his son. Lieutenant Colonel w. Scott, died on his way home from India, the prop erty descended to J. R. Lockhart. his son-in-law, and thence to his daugh ter's husband, J. R. Hope-Scott, whose daughter held the estate for some years. Many Scott relics are preserv- ed in the house. notably his chair and writing table in the study and his hat and gloves in the hall.--I.ondon Stand ard
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ahSCoeO0 oeH
 FOR flErcnER'S C A = T@ "A

Work was begun yesterday oh the improvements tha't ar: to be maoe on the Christian church. building al Sxth ayenue and Beech street, which are being made through the untlrihs efforts of the pastor. Rev. c. C. Cilne. An addition is to be built to the chunch building proper ard the in- terior and exterior of the edlflce re- painted and remodeled. The lm- provements are being made prepara- tory to receiving the delegates "po will attend the big State Missionary Convention of the Christian church, which will be held in thfs clty on May g, 30 and s1. Many distinguis'n- ed missionary workers are to dellvef addresses at this convention.
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DON'T PULL OUT THE
 GRAY HAIRS
NO LONGER NECESSARY, SAYS A
 WRITER.

"Puil out one gray hair and dozen will take it's place" is an old saying, which is, to a great extent, true, if no steps are taken to stop the cause. When gray hairs appear it is a sign that nature needs assistance. It IS natures call for help. Gray hairs, dull lifeless hair, or hair that is fall ing out is not necessarily a sign of advancing age, for there are thous- ands of elderly people with perfect heads of hair without a single streak of gray.
 When gray hairs come, or when the hair seems to be lifeless or dead, some good, reliable hair-restoring treatment should be resorted to at once. Specialists say that one of the best preparations to use is the old fashioned sage tea," which our grand parents used. The best preparation of this kind is Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy, preparation of domestic sage, and sulphur, scien- tifically compounded with later dis covered hair tonics and stimulants, the whole mixture being carefully balanced and tested by experts.
 Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur is clean and wholesome and perfectly harm less. It refreshes dry, parched hair, removes dandruff and gradually re- stores faded or gray hair to it's na- tural color.
 This preparation is offered to the public at fifty cents a bottle and is recommended and sold by
 MANN-TANKERSLEY DRUG co.
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HEAVY RAIN FLOODS THE STATE FARM About Half the Farm Was Under Water Monday
 Night. WARN0CK BILL IS UP
Adlutant General Forrest at Little Rock-Big Baptist Church Mems
 Meeting at Conway.

Little Rock, March Reports were tuesday afternoon received from the 0'aue Farm of a terrific rain which isil there Monday night, flooding the vMlre place. Much ditching has been one at the farm this year and the 'aAes have been drained in many p'acos' but about half the farm was aealn under water Tuesday morning and supt. Pitcock says the water will u'aln off in a few days, however, and ''Sn good conditions during the .eAt month, the ground will all be
 .oAen again and spring planting be- ." lie is undertaking this year to s'on the damp cold weather which ormer years has killed much of 'a' cotton planted in the spring.
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HAVE YOU TRIED PAxTINE
The Great Toilet Germicide?


 You don't have to pay soc or s1.Oo ' int for Historian antiseptics or per .Xile. lou can make 16 pints of a mo: ie; nSiag, germicidal. healing and deodor izing antiseptic solution with one g, box of Paxtine.-a soluble antiseptie powder, obtainable at any drug store.
 Paxtine destroys germs that cause disease, decay and odors,-that is why 1t s the best mouth wash and garglo, and why it purifies the breath. cleanses and reserves the teeth better than ordinary 2antfrices, and in sponge bathing it conl- rietely cradicates precipitation and other d.sagreeable body odors. Every dainty -yonan appreciates this and it's many other toilet and hygienic uses
 Paxtipe is, splendid for sore throat. inaamed eyes and to purify mouth and breath after smoking. You can get Pax tine Toilet Antiseptic at any drug store 1rice a5c and soc. or by mail pnstpail rem The Paxton Toilet Co, Boston. ;ass., who will send you free sample you would like to try 1t before buying.
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MistIetoe a Menace.

Few people who know mistletoc only as desirable feature of Christmas decorations understand that the plant is a parasite dangerous to the life of trees in the regions in which 1t grows. It is only question of time after mistletoe once begins to grow upon a tree before the tree itself will be killed. The parasite saps the life of the infected branches. Fortunately it is of slow growth, taking years to de- veop to large proportions. but when neglected it invariably ruins all trees 1t reaches The only method of extcr- imitation Is the cutting down of dis eased trees.-Exchange.
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Senate Has Warnock kBill.

'. 'ue State depository act by Mir.
 ptnock, has now reached the Sem
 " ana IS expected to pass that body !. 'elout hindrance being thrown in ' way. While the bill will bring i'm v,,, 1usraole to the State, Treasury, 1t x N aiso mean additional expense to e soate It means that more cler- heip must be secured for the ol.', 'lnent. The present force of - S IS not sufficient to attend to :. ueposltor business, which will be
 Saile as opening an additional
 t,ss A m connection with the state
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Big Sum Paid to State.

Aa.,' nnancial crash. announced for M T. will not come So sudden. r
 ee'u' staved off for at least two RI. through cash paid into the SAs treasury during the past week | urance companies of Arkansas. was the last day for the
 q the insurance taxes, an
 sav'0OO was paid into the treas
 orang the week about $4O,000
 $ n. The state collects
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Two of Kind.

"I told dat feller was so flat broke I had to sleep outdoors" said Plod ding Pete.
 Did it touch his hnrrt?" asked Me. andering Mike
 "NO, He said he was doing the same thing an had to pay de '.octor Tor tellin' him what bessin it was."- Washington Star.
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He Was Slow.

He Was Slow. 'I had not talked to him more than fifteen minutes when he called me an idiot"
 Gee! He didn't violate any speed limit in getting next, did hey-Boston Post.
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Pine Bluff, Ark. Sept. 5, 1910, Consclidated Casualty Company at Arkanga9.

Congclidated Casualty Company af
 Arkansas.
 Pine Bluff, Arb.
 (.entlemen:-I hereby acknowledge receipt of your check No. 1894. on thu Bank of Pine Blu1 ot ehis city fo $100.00 heinz the full amount of s.cident policy. No. 11267 carried by ny husband 'sam Davis) who was killed while ar work for the Sawysr < Austin Lumber Company at their camps while loading logs. one Of which slipped and rolled over nin carsing his death few hours the,e after.
 also wish to thank von and your company for your promptness in settling this claim as l was paid in fnll within fifteen days after my husbands death. Wishing you and your company success. ] remain,
 Yours truly
 SALLIE DAVIS.
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pryinu Her Tears.

"What do you do when your wife eries?'. asked the younger man. Do you have to give in to her r
 ssNo," said the older man. "Give hsl conc mcney. Buffalo Expreas.
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Loose Leaf Outfit, all qualities sizes, ruling. etc. at Adams Printina Co. tf
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His Kind.

"I heard of man One" who was going to ma,,e mo. .er hand over fist when he. was carried off
 By death?"
 ''No: by the police. He was porch climbing" ."-Baltimore American.
Evening journal., 1911-09-16
RIGHTS OF THE STRAW HAT.

IF THE "old straw hat" could talk il would
Il doubtless express surprise at the great num-
Der of its friends, journalistic and otherwise, de-
voted friends they are. During the last year or
so, some one, probably Mr.. Practical Joker"
conceived the idea that after September is men
who for various reasons wore straw hats of an
cIent lineage should be ridculed and assaulted by
young hoodlums who paraded the street making
life hldeous for others besides those who hap
pened to be wearing straw hats.
The nuisance became so great that Chief of
Police Black this year issued an order directing
that persons interfering with wearers of straw
hats should be liable to arrest.
We we're rather surprised at the warmth of the
condemnation displayed by our neighbors in dis
cussing the matter but their intensity was justi-
hed. II was pointed out by the Every Evening
that a man has an inalienable right TO wear a
straw hat after September i5 if he chooses TO do
so, and men were advised to defend that right bv
physical force, if necessary. And the Morning
News is so much impressed by the same idea that II
advocates the use of physical force on the part
OF the wearer OF the straw hat or if the man is
not strong enough to defend himself, those who
attack him because he wears a straw hat should be
arrested Tor disorderly conduct According to this
view there should be no arbitration Of the aues-
ton of straw hat wearing
There is no doubt about the right Of man TO
wear straw hat at any time Of the year or TO wear
no hat at all Some might say that those who as.
SAL wearers OF straw hats inspired by the doc
trne that no hats should be worn but this view
IS not tenable The no hat wearing theory is gain
ing ground however
Surely man has as much right to wear straw
hats as he has to wear whskers and the police
would make short work of hoodums who might
arm themselves with scissors and ATTEMPT 10 cut
OF the long flowing whiskers of those who were
found walking the streets wearing such hirsute
ornaments.
AT any rate, the man with a straw hat is going
to be safe in Wilmington as he should be.
Evening journal., 1911-09-16
At the Theatres

For the week commencing Monday
next the Garrick presents a bill feat
ured by top-liners, in George Felix
and the Barry Sisters in THE Boy
Next Door, Miss Ellie Fay, the Marie
Dressler of the varieties; that charm
ing singing comedienne, Helen Byron,
late star with JEFF DeAngelis in "The
Royal Rogue" the Sergeant Kitty
and other productions, and Harry
Hayward and Company in the railroad
comedy, THE Milk Local." and Jewell,
the Melba Of mysticism, as she is
known.
It is unusual even for the Garrick
to offer FIVE star acts in one week,
but Manager Dockstader is not in
clined to consider the cost when the
features are to be secured. Howell
and Scott, Hebrew comedians; Pat
Levela on the tight wire; and the mo-
tion pictures completed the program.
II is rather a remarkable bill when
one stops to consider the quality of
its makeup and one that should play
10 big business all the week.
A play in which the two character
istic notes are modernism and real
ism will be presented at the Avenue
Theatre during the coming week. THE
Fourth Estate" a drama in four acts
by John Minded Patterson, is a play
which contains, above all things, les
son in being true 70 an ideal A young
newspaper reporter, with a golden
future ahead of him, refuses to con-
slider his own business and financial
success Of the same importance in life
as a clear conscience and the pursu-
ance of the thorny path of business
integrity, In accordance with the die
tates of honor and decency.
He is tempted by money by position
and, hardest to resist, by loyalty tc
the girl he loves. But, as is more often
the case in real life than the cynics
are willing TO admit, good triumphs in
the end, and though despoiled oi
wealth and position, Brand faces tho
world at the bottom of the ladder
once more, but this time secure in the
love and devotion OF a true woman
Most Of the scenes are laid IN the
Offices of the newspaper to which
Brand is a contributor, and the small.
/ est details of newspaper life and con.
duct are exposed to the scrutiny Of the
| spectators. The dialogue is full oi
terse newspaper terms, and COMPOSING
room slang, which is Of special inter.
est 10 the layman on account OF It's
unaccustomed novelty. THE Fourth
Estate" is sure TO attain high popu.
larity with Avenue Theatre goers, anC
TO miss seeing IL will be to lose al
unparalleled opportunity
Evening journal., 1911-09-16
PIONEERS HANG
UP A ESQ MARK

The Benevolent Pioneer Literary
Association will hold an adjourner
meeting next Monday night when i'm
portant business will be presented.
New Members" was the subject
taken up by a member at the smoker
last Monday night During the past
year the membership has increased
forty-four per cent, and at the close
of this year the total membership is
expected to reach $50.
The committee in charge of the
euchre and dance to be given in Eden
Hall next Thursday evening announc-
es that the entertainment will start
promptly at s o'clock There will be
tables for two hundred players and
if all are not filed at that hour there
will not be a second sitting, as dane
ing will start at $50 o'clock.
The banquet committee appointed
some months ago, will submit their
report with date
The committee that is revising the
constitution and bylaws expect to
have a report early in October