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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
TWO AMATEUR AvIATORS MET
DEATH AT CHICAGO CONTEST
William R. Badger Dashed Into Pit and Sustained
Broken Neck..-St. Croix tombstone Drowned
in Lake

the center of the grand stand and
thousands of spectators were within
a few yards of the accident.
Hundreds leaped the fence.
fought by the lines of the police and
rushed into the pit where the
wrecked bi-plane lay. There was a
near panic in the field
Johnstone's accident was due, ac-
cording to expert aviators, to SINH
lar unsupported flaw in the mechan-
ism of his mono-plane, Just what
1t was probably will never be
known As the engine is deep in the
lake and the wood and the canvas OF
the plane broken and shattered.
Johnstone's actual fall was wit
messed by his young wife although
itswas not until half an hour later
that she was Informed Of his death.
As the monoplane faltered in. mid
air and thus crashed downward
from the surface of the lake, the
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
BUT FOR FOUL WOULD HAVE
WON TWO CHIEF EVENTS
OF FOURTH DAY.
HAD RACE WITH M'CUR0Y
Completed Ten Laps in Four Min.
utes Less Time Than Rival
Bud Mars viii Probably
Be Out Next Week.

Chicago, Aug. 15.-Beachy was
the individual star in the speed
events of the fourth day of the In
ternational aviation meet here to-
day He made the fastest trip
around the mile and the third lap
and but for fould would have won
the two chief events,
In the speed contest for bi-plane
Beachy and McCurdy made the final
lap in neck and neck dash. The
two machines were almost in reach
of each other when Beachy drew
ahead and rounded the south pylons,
He was penalized by the contest
committee and made the. drive and
extra lap on the charge that he had
fouled the pyion. He completed the
ten laps In fifteen minutes and
10 1-3 seconds as against McCurdy's
IA minutes and Al seconds for nine
laps,
A protest was filed against the
penalty.
Beachy took the passenger carry
ing contest easily A dozen other
contestants dropping out after his
performances of the first heat. ]. c.
tBud) Mars. probably will be out of
the meet for the rest of the week.
He received a rude reminder OF an
accident at Erie. Pa, In which be
was nearly killed.
Mars had hard fall and mar.
rowly escaped with his life. He
was obliged to retire from the avia-
tion field for several weeks and said
today that his total loss as a result
from the fall. including expenses
and losses from broken dates. had
Aaao To-
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Chicago, Aug. 15--Two avlators,
william r. Badger of Pittsburg and
st. Croix Johnston, both young men,
lost their lives at the international
aviation meet here today In dying
both revealed the frailty OF the
crafts in which two score more avia-
tors were flying with scarcely a
pause for the death Of their con
temporarfes
Death In both cases was due to
unexplained accidents, probably
the result of unsuccessful defects IN
the mechanism of the machines and
was In no way caused by careless
ness or lack of responsibility of the
drivers.
Badger, a wealthy youth, careen-
ed to his death in pit in the avia-
tion field. There had been flaw In
one Of the wings of the propeller OF
the Baldwin machine he drove.
Centrifugal force broke the propel-
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
BINKLEY PITCHED GOOD BALL
AND ALLOWED BUT 1--WE
SMALL HITS.
KINSNER BATTING GOOD
Made Three Hits When They We're
Needed Most-Paducah Will
Probably Have to Drop
From League.

Cairo won the second game OF the
jackson Cairo series yesterday after
noon BY the score or 6 to 8, Cairo
starting OF with a lead Of two runs
which swas overcome but later the To-
CATS tailed four moreA ~
BinEley pitched aGgood game of
ball allowing but five scattered hits.
all Of them short drives ,Gossage Of
the visitors was hit hard and often
by the visitors. l f
The best batting was done by Out
fielder Kinsner. who made three hits,
all of them being needed when made
two being two base hits. He scored
the first run for Cairo
A new pitcher is here to try out
with Cairo. S1
Today's game is ladies day under
the usual conditions.
The last of the Jackson-Cairo SER
les will be played today.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
INSPECT HOSPITAL SITES
State Officials Will Visit Places Offer.
ing Ground For New Insane
Hospital.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. is Secre-
tary B. r. Burroughs and Fiscal
Supervisor Frank d. Whip of the
state board of administration today
announced the firstweek of their IT
inerary OF visits for the purpose OF
Inspecting proposed sites for the new
state $1,5O0,000 insane hospital.
Their schedule for this week Is as
follows; Tuesday at TaylorvilIe;
Wednesday, Pana, Hillsboro. and Ed
wardsvilic in the evening; Thursday
and Friday. Alton and Elsah, AMI
Saturday, Springfield. ,.e,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
0'BR|EN HAD TO Be
HELPED TO CORNER N
FIGHT WITH LAhGF0R0

New York, Aug. 15--Sam Lang
ford of Boston with an advantage of
about ten pounds in weight fought
philadelphia Jack" O'Brien to a
stand still in four and half hours
tonight at the Twentieth Century
Club. Referee White prevented a
knock out when he stopped the bout
in the middle of the fifth round o.
Brien was practically out from the
effect of a hard left hook to the jaw
and had to be helped to his corner.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET TO
OPPONENTS IN KENTUCKY
DEMOCRATIC CON-
vENTION.
AGAINST COUNTY UNIT.
Louisville Journalist Declares Adop-
tion OF Such Plan Would Even.
tually Mean Prohibi-
tion.

Louisville, KY, Aug, 15--Dele-
gates to the state Democratic plat
form convention held here this after
noon must decide for Henry Waiter
son who is leading the fight against
the extension of the county unit law
Or for the county unit and against
Watterson. The editor of the Courier
Journal, himself delegate from
this district, In statement today
threw down the gauntlet. He referred
to the. opposition, to former Coy.
Beckham that when that candidate
for senator defeated Former Gov.
McCreery at state primary and de-
clared the same influence he then
fought now seeks to extend the coun-
ty unit law and eventually bring
about prohibition.
"But" he said. "The plan to rep
udate and humiliate me. merely be-
cause am Democrat while within
his rights and his duty as Demo-
cratic journalist leaves me no alter
native but to appeal to yau and the
party with that and to have my SEN
tence and conviction if you SO decree,
executed with your eyes wide open SO
that may know and all men may
know thatI am dead and damned and
buried by competent authority and
orderly procedure"
The Kentucky law as to local op-
ton provides that the county shall
be a unit except in counties where
there are cities Of considerable size.
Watterson Beaten.
Delegates to the platform conven-
tien tonight refused to accept Henry
Watterson's advice and adopted the
majority report Of the resolutions
committee which provided for the
extension of the county unit law
to all counties in the state.
Watterson moved to amend so as
to leave the state liquor laws as they
stand, urging that the county unit
was but preface to prohibition
The motion was voted down 667
to 514.
The platform commends the DEM
ocratic congress and the states
Democratic representatives and con-
demns everything Republican. The
resolutions contain no endorsement
of any national candidate but de-
clare for popular election of United
States senators, the direct primary
and fer good roads
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

New York, Aug. 15.--The Stanley
committee, investigating the steel
business of the. country and the
formation B and operations of the
United States Steel company, has
decided to subpoena John Pierpoht
Morgan as a witness. A process
server representing the committee
will probably meet Mr.. Morgan
Wednesday, Aug. 16, when he ar
rives here from Europe. He will be
called on to substantiate portions OF
the testimony of George w. Perkins,
his former partner before the COM.
mittee and the statements of other
witnesses.
Washington, Aug. 15.-A sub
poena has been issued by the Stan
ley committee for j.. p. Morgan, and
1t may be served on him when ne ar
riyes at New York wednesday, Aug
l6, on the Olympic.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
WILL PROTECT INMATES.

Chicago. Aug. 15..--''I will pro-
tect the inmates of county institu-
tions against brutal attendants IL
have to discharge every employe in
the service."' said President Bartzen
of tn county board today as he be-
gan an official Investigation Of forty
complaints against attendants at the
detention hospital and the asylum
for, the insane at Dunno.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
WILL ALWAYS Be sQuAW
Indian Girl, Student at Haskell, Re-
grets Time She Must Go Back
to Tribe.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 15.-To
be squaw is the only future for an
Indian girl educated by the improv-
ed method of civilization, according
to statement b Iiss Maggie
Mitchell, who " last night
with the part'Y indians, OF
which tribe IL.
White b S%she tribe,
who takes hi he home
of the Indians de, Okla,
and thirty Ind, In the
party with Miss Mit> they were
on their way home y ON Saltville
Neb., where every year the Indian
tribes gather
Miss Mitchell has been a student
at Haskell institute at Lawrence
Kans.. for five years and was the
only one of the Indians dressed in
the garb of civilization. When asked
what she had planned for the sea-
son, Sne SAID.
Il hate to think of the time when
! must leave Haskell for good. OF
course, / must go back to the reserv-
alton. My father is still alive and IT
would be cruel to desert him. !
must go back to the tepee and the
blanket and then 1t will only be a
question Of time when my father
persuades me to marry. l shall be a
squaw, a despised creature and my
education will count for nothing. !
am sorry now that / ever went to
Haskell for my life will be con.
tinual looking backward.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Games Forfeited.

Paducah, KY, Aug. 15--Today's
game was forfeited to vincennes, the
locals players refusing to appear on
the field owing to failure receiving
salaries. Paducah may drop out un-
less the association now forming
takes possession.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Continues Flight.

Elkhart, Ind, Aug. 15.--Skim-
ming over the south west corner of
Lake Michigan and then over the
sand hills of northern Indiana In his
aeroplane, Harry ~ Atwood of Bos-
ton, this afternoon flew the 10l
miles from Chicago in 2 hours and
16 minutes without a stop. thus
completing 3S7 miles of his 1860
miles cross country flight from ST
Louis and Chicago to New York and
Boston. Il
Atwood made the 101 miles from
Chicago in 81 minutes more time
than the fastest train service In the
United States which covers the dis
tance between Chicago and EIkhart
in l hour and 55 minutes.
The Boston aviator, arriving in
his bi-plane on the lake front in Chi
cago. circled over the aviation field
and at 3:31 left on his journey
westward. He arrived here at 5:45
settling down in hay field
He reached his highest altitude
1000 feet over South Bend, Ind.
but generally he kept low In order
to follow the Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern railroad tracks
1t was while he was out on Lake
Michigan, viewed by thousands OF
people lined UP along the shores and
hailed by the whistles of distant
votes, that Atwood made his most
spectacular appearance.
Once away from Chicago he set
about on high speed against a
strong wind and cut across the
corner Of the lake to save few
miles
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Boston, Aug. 75-The locals came
UP from behind again today tying
Brooklyn In the eighth and had the
game safe to the twelfth'inning when
1t was called because Of darkness.
The score:
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
GIVEN 5000 FOR
CHICAGO VISIT
CLAIMED HE WAS PROMISED
$1,000 FOR HIS STOP
THERE.
AN EXCHANGE Of WORDS
Atwood Proceeded Onward To New
York--Crowd Of 100000 Wit.
messed His Ascent Into
The Air.

Chicago, Aug. 15--There was much
vehemence Of language and gesticu-
lation at the aviation grounds today
just before Harry N. Atwood start
ed on the second stage of his St
Louis to New York flight The dis-
ute was between Atwood and Chairs
man Mudd of the aviation committee
and it terminated only with the
thrusting Of a certified check for
$500 into the aviators hands just as
his big lane was starting.
The trouble started when some
body with badge but unidentified
told Atwood that he must leave the
grounds by $3.50 or he would not be
allowed to start at all. Atwood re-
sonded with heat that he would start
sponded with heat that he would strt
get hurt.
This subject was scarcely quiet
when the air pilot was rendered a
check for $500 as a gift because he
landed here.
81 landed to please the crowd, but
was promised $1,000 for doing IT.
the bird man cried 'and want it,
Loud language over this project con-
tinued as the aeroplane was brought
to tho starting line. The check for
$500 was thrust into his hands and
refused because still uneertified
The propellers were whirling and
half a dozen men were required to
restrain the machine while Chairman
Mudd did Q quick job of certifying
The .deck hands" released their hold
and at 3 20 the long distance aviator
arose
He winged around the pylons once
for the delectation of the crowd
which numbered close TO 100, 900
persons and at 3,31 shot east In the
direction OF Michigan City. Beachey
was the only aviator to escort him
and he returned after flying two
miles. 1gt H t'
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Where They Play.
Jackson at Cairo.
Henderson at Fulton.
Vincennes at Paducah.
Clarksville at Hopkinsville.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Milwaukee, Aug 15John Dez the
DAM the of death at the
poisoning resulting from
shefs October
Schues, chairman of the
that Detzs right hand
his
resisted lengthy
daughter aided
vertabe fortress Detz
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

New ork-Philadelphia, rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Standing OF The Kittens.
Yesterdays Scores.

Cairo IS, Jackson 3.
Vincennes 9, Paducah 0.
Henderson Id, Fulton 2-f0.
Hopkinsville 3, Clarksyilie 1.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
BALL GAMES N
MAJOR LEAGUES
BOSTON CAME FROM BEHIND IN
EIGHTH AND GAME ENDED
A TIE.
WHITE SOl WON EASILY
Took Advantage Of Errors Of Tigers
And Bunched Hits OF OF Sum-
mers--Highlanders Beat
Senator's.
National League.
Chicago-Cincinnati. open date.
/ st. Louis-Pittsburg, open date.
WHITE SOX WON EASILY
National League.
Chicago-Cinciilnati open date.

st. Louis-P -Pittsburg, open date.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

First Standing Army.
The FIRST standing army, consisting
Of guards and regular troops waz
formed by Saul In 1908 B. G. rl
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Score BY Innings.

- Continued on tbird page. =.
i~Nl
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Batteries: Barger. Rucker and
Bergen, Weaver, Mattern and Killing.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

American League.
J. LouisCleveland open date.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Boston-Philadelphia. rain.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Conclded on page SIX -
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Conclded or page SIX. 1,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16
Official Score.
Jackson.

totals 81 s.l2 s.2s 20
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Batteries.. Scott and Payne; Sum-
mers and Strange.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-08-16

Coleman and Basham.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
CANNOT FORSWEAR
old MANS WEALTH
Ruling Of Interest to Girls
Wedding Rich Old Men

St. Paul, Mimi, August 1.-Justice
Bum, of the State Supreme Court, to-
day set aside an ante-nuptial agree
men entered into by Tennis S, Slinge-
land, aged ga, wealthy resident OF
Dodge county, Mimi, and his wife, who
at the time was % years of age. The
agreement cut the wife off with $4,000.
Slingeland's wealth is estimated at
$25O,OOO In discussing the agreement
Justice Bum says in his opinion:
1t is grossly disaproportionate, un,
reasonable and unfair as a possession
for wife likely to outliye him many
years.
"A wealthy and successful man of
mature years, man of great influence
and will power, induces a young girl
to enter into certain relations with
him. He takes her to the office of his
personal counsel, a lawyer Of the
highest standing and of impressive ap-
pearance who has prepared a contract
for her to sign. She is informed of its
import and knows that she is giving
up her right in her prospective hus-
bands estate after his death. She has
no lawyer or friend to advise her He
was making her his wife, the compan.
ion of his declining years, the mother
of his children. When a case arises Of
the designing woman and the innocent
man it would be time enough to apply
the argument made by defendant"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
This man WAS BORN
UNDER UNLUCKY STAR
Funny Series Of Accidents
That BefGII New JGFSGyitG

Caldwell, n. j., August Just be-
fore Robert G.. Gallinger, of West Cald-
we'll. started for New York, he went to
look at his chickens and discovered
that 43 of his priced Wyandottes had
been stolen. Starting for the police
station, he cut across a neighbours
lawn and fell headlong over a wire
nut there to discourage the use of the
lawn as a right of way. He fractured
finger, but undismayed, he continued.
At a corner he stepped aside to avoid
two fighting dogs, but they got under
his feet, tripping him and causing a
sprained ankle.
AS he turned into Bloomfield avenue
brick fell from a building which is
being erected and struck Gallinger on
the shoulder. Forgetting his chickens
for the moment, he looked back to see
who had let the brick fall and as he
did so he walked into a bed of mortar
got his feet tangled in it, fell and was
buried. John Halpin rescued Calm
ser and helped him him to a drug
store. Gallinger was a pitable sight
He was covered with mortar and his in
juries had become painful. The drug
clerk offered to call an ambulance
Ambulance" shouted Gallinger
Ambulance the dickens. If l get into
an ambulance it would probably be
knocked to splinters by bolt of light
ming" He was taken home in a cal
and attended by a physician. Calm.
ger says he is out of the chicken bust
ness for good.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
FITZGERALD EDITOR WAS
NOT GUILTY OF LIBEL
80 Jury Decided Upon Strength OF HIS
Statement.

Fitzgerald, Ga, Aug. lone OIL Ihe
cases that attracted great deal atten-
ton in the city court here yesterday
was the case of Editor Gelders OF the
Leader, for alleged criminal libel re-
sulting from a series of editorials III
connection with suits filed in the last
term of the Superior Court, for the re-
covery of land sold by the late b. H.
Wilcox as administrator of his fath-
ers estate. These articles criticised
the firm of Haygood & Cults, attor
neys of this city, and Gelders was CIV
en- a severe beating in his office ny
Sam Wilcox and Messrs. Haygood anu
Cults. Wilcox and Haygood were ea9n
fined 500 and costs at this term u
court for assault, while Gelders, Who
was indicted for criminal libel, ""S
tried and the jury found him no.
guilty
Gelders introduced no evidence eA
cept his own statement in his delense
and stated that his defense was th"
every word he had published about tn'
attorneys was true.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
THIS ANGLER HOOKED
A PRETTY MERMAID
Then Had to Take Hook Out of Her
Bathing Suit.

Winstead, Conn, August While
trolling for bass in Lake Mahkeenac,
in the Berkshires, Frank Parsons got q
strike. When he began to take in line
a girl bathing $50 yards away shrek
ed, I'm hooked" She had dived off
the float after Parsons boat had
passed and the trolling hook had
caught her bathing suit. She swan "a
the boat and was unlocked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
WASHINGTON FORECASTS
RAIN AND COOL WEATHER

Washington, D. c., Aug. Show
ers and continued seasonable temper
atures will feature the weather geneF-
ally throughout the country the COM
ing week, according to the Weather
Bureau. The weekly forecast issued
to-day says:
THE general barometric pressure
distribution shows by the international
Weather Chart is such as to indicate
that there will be no unseasonably
high temperatures the coming week IN
any part of the country, except pos
sibly the extreme southwest and the
interior of the South Pacific states
Fairly well distributed precipitation is
probable during the week in all dis
tricts from the Rocky mountains east
ward to the Atlantic coast"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
WITH IMPROVED PLANT
BRENAU WILL OPEN
Many Preparations During Summer for
Opening.

Atlanta, July 31.-Keeping pace with
the splendid educational development
in Georgia, and moving along parallel
lines with all the other efforts to give
the young people Of the South the best
educational advantages, the Brenau
College Conservatory at Gainesville IS
preparing to open it's fall term Sep
TENDER 14th
Brenau is one of the best known
institutions in the South, and one OF
the best equipped. 1t no whas twenty
four buildings, including sorority and
club houses and professors residen-
ces, seventy upright Stieff pianos and
twelve Knabe and Steinway grands
In addition the institution has two pipe
organs. 1t has an extensive library ol
over 1000 volumes, an extensive labor
atory and meseum.
The campus of Brenau college Gov
ers nine acres and joins Brenau PARK
containing about fifty acres, with beau
tiful lake, mineral springs and charm
ing scenery. 1t also adioins an excel
lent farm and truck garden.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
BaIdheaded King Killed Hope.

Ben" said his friend, according to
Tit Bits, waking up from a reyerie N
which he had been gazing distracted
ly at the shiny expanse of Ben's skat-
ing-rink- for-fies, lis there nothing you
could do for your badness"
Ben, by the way, is only 40.
mo, lad" he replied with decision.
Fifteen years ago was counting
strong, and | tried lots O. things. But
about that time t. Prince of Wales
Edward, you know-came to open t
new hospital, and as soon as | saw
him liftin his hat to t crowd, Ben
my lad, tina can give it up as bad
job, and save thy brsas. If ther was
owt at 'ud cure a bald head they'd ha
cured his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
SEA ISLAND COTTON LOOKS
GOOD AROUND VALD0STA

Valdosta, Ga, July 31.-The sea is
land cotton crop throughout this sec
ton is in better condition than it has
been before at this season in many
years, though reports indicate that it
is not opening as fast as usual, be-
cause the stalks are larger than US
ual and there has not been very much
good weather to make it open. The
present weather, however, is very fine
and it is believed that the staple will
begin to open in a hurry in the next
NO.
There are some reports of rust n
the cotton, while others say it is she'd
ding some, but the most reliable re-
port seems to indicate that the crop
is way above the average in every
thing, but acreage. The acreage is
much smaller than. it was last year,
due to the concerted efforts of the
farmers to keep the acreage down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
HAD HER BRACELET
FILED FROM HER ANKLE
Foolish Girl Tried the Latest SOciet!
Wrinkle.

Minneapolis, Mimi, august Miss
Hermione Van Slyke, devotee of fash
ion from Denver, Col, summoned a
jeweler here to file bracelet from her
ankle.
Having read with interest the latest
social hints from New York, Miss Van
Slyke slipped the gold band from her
wrist to a place just above her foot
There was trouble when she sought TO
pull it back and the jeweler was call
ed. The bracelet now Teposes in its
accustomed place.
Mr.. Van Slyke and his daughter left
tonight for New York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-02
Disdain for Dignity.

A Scot who's name was Macintosh
and who was proud Of the fact that he
was directly descended from the chief
of the clan, says the Cleveland Press
was having a dispute over the fare
he owed a taxi driver who had trans
ported him to his home in the East
End.
The man with the meter talked loud
and harshly, and it angered the High
lander.
DO you know who / ann" he de-
manded, proudly drawing himself W
to his full height. I'm Macintosh.
The taxi driver snorted.
81 don't care if you're an umbrella
he said. III have my rights"