Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-11
NEWS OF THE DAY.

IWcuty-OuC PSlSOoS TSlC hui NhOh
the engine of the Seaboard Air Line
passenger train from Helena to Colum.
bus, Ga, left the rails three miles east
OF Cordele at S:25 o'clock yesterday
morning. No one is thought to have
been seriously injured. What made
the engine leave the track is not known.
The engine turned completely over and
was badly damaged The three cars
first and second class passenger and
combination passenger and baggage
coach-left the rails and remained al
most on their sides. The passep gers
were thrown to the floors and sides,
most receiving bruises and scratches.
Only nine ont OF 80 passengers escaped
bruises. The victims were brought
here for treatment.
With twelve additional. presentments
Of election judges six OF whom are
charged with justifying the count and
six with stuffing the ballot boxes, and
with two reputable citizens arrested
handcuffed, and dragged from Curtis
Bay to Annapolis by deputy sheriff
of Anne Arundel county, after insist
ing that the alleged padded registration
lists be purged, Maryland politicians
had their fill OF sensations yesterday.
Exceeding the worlds record for n
cross.country aeroplane flight by 13f
miles and speeding at times at the rate
Of 20 miles an hour, G. p. Rodgers
landed at Marshall, Mo-, at 4:9l
O'Clock yesterday afternoon on his air
voyage from New York to San Fran
cisco. The former worlds record
q ,265 niles was made by Harry At
wood in a recent flight from St. Louis
to New York. Rodgers has flown
1898 miles, according to railroad
mileage.
The many fashionable women OF
Newport, r. l., who have taken up the
health walk" fad grow fond OF the
exercise Thea walk after dining and
utilize the walking sticks they carry to
iliumine their way, if the night is dark.
4 little electric searchlight hidden I'M
der wide silver band is set near the
top CT the cane of the newest style. A
spring releases the band; then the fair
pedestrian flashes the ray to make
sure of her next step or TO see whoever
may be approaching.
4 jury In the Probate Court at
Mexico, Mo-, according to a verdict
filed yesterday decided that it was un-
lawful for doctor, who is also a
preacher, to charge for preaching his
patients funeral if he dies. DR.. +.
NJ. Shoush attended Mrs. Susan Parks
during her illness. When she died he
preached the funeral. Then be made
out statement OF his services, which
contained the item SO for preaching
the funeral S. A. Paulis, administra-
tor OF the estate, objected to the charge
and Judge W. w. Bolts, Of the Probate
Court, called in q jury to decide the
question. The jury deducted the $40
from the bill.
A telephone message reaching Green
vile, S. c., at midnight last night from
Honea Path states that Willis Jackson.
a negro, who was accused of assaulting
1l.year-old girl at that place, was
taken from sheriff's posse yesterday
evening and hanged to a telegraph
pole. His body was riddled with bull.
lets. The negro was being taken to
Sps,tanhurg in an automobile to cs-
cape ten autos full Of. men who were
bent on lynching the man. The negro
was rushed frou Anderson by officers
after his attack on tho little girl. They
beat the mob into the town by ten
minutes, transferred their prisoner to
another machine, and departed.