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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-04-12
IDNA ALLEN
GONE WEST
NEWSPAPER MEN FROM HJrIs
VILE, SAY THAT DETECTIVES
HAVE LOST THE TRAIL-STATE
OF VIRGINIA TO DEMAND THE
EXECUTION OF THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED.

All the newspaper correspondent
nave left Hillsville," said e. X Meade
the correspondent for the New Yorl
"orld, who stopped over in Spartan
ours today. Mr.. Meade made a sev
enty miles scout with a posse q, do.
tectives yesterday and was convinced
'a'er 'nat there was no immediate
cnance OF a capture. He writes as
follows for the Journal.
As matter Of fact sidna Allen has
succeeded in his attempt to leave
CARROLL County There ia every av,-
dence to show that he broke throupb
'ne lines OF the detectives two davs
ago, escaped through Mount Airv N
", and from there went west.
detective spys are hot on his tro,,
ana 1t Is only matter of time be-
Iore ne Is captured. sidna deserted
wesley Edwards before he left the
mountains and the capture of the lat
Tor 10 expected at any time.
While martial law has not ho., =.
ciared IN Carroll county It exists nrac-
ticaliy there. Detectives who bavo
peen lead on many wild rides IN
stormy weather through intentiona1,v
given misinformation planned to with
draw them from some particular
place quickly learned the lesson and
IN carroll OF late 1t has proven a
pretty unhealthy business to misin.
form the detectives. They have a
way there Of retaliating.
The last real track that the Bald.
win-Felts people have had of sidna
Allen came two days ago through a
typical moonshine signal. DetectiveI
FRANKLIN was securing the country
by the World corre- I
'pondent back Of wara,s Gan. WIN I
:ais party were detectives Brim. In-
leapd EaSds, WALK 4 fsv and
ussd exciusiveIy wy vskade gun
,ers, Detective Franklin noticed q
white rag tied to bush with two
Knots pointing up a ragged peak.
He dismounted and examined the
knots.
boys get through that hill" he
told the posse.
within less time that it takes to
tell the possmen had left their horses
and with rifles held in front Of them
and revolvers loosened in their hoi-
sters were going up the hillside. TAX
ing advantage Of every tree stump
and possible fortification as they ran
1t was vain search. however.
There were no outlaws, but down IN
a clump OF laurels, not far from the
Obscure mountain trail was basket
filled with provisions. In gulleys.
under shelving rocks and in bitches
detectives lay throughout the day
waiting for the clansmen to appear
for their provisions 1t was a use
less wait. They had been clipped on"
by blockade runners.
There are many false and wild re-
ports from Hillsville. But the World
correspondent is reliably informed
that Sidna has left the country and
II he is captured it will be somewhere
outside of Carroll County.
Elk. MEADE.
Mr.. Meade left at 1 o'clock FOR
Aiken, where he goes to handle the
Beach case for his paper.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-04-12

Isix hours after the polls closed indi-
cate Governor Deneen had won from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
The Runner-Up.

Yesterday was a red letter day in local
sporting history, with Washington finish
ing q. base ball season in second place in
a big league. To a city that has strug-
gled yN.ar after year in a sometimes fruit
less effort to keep out Of the last posi-
ton in the race this is an achievement
to arouse the pride of the people to a
high pitch. For many seasons the chief
hope Of the faithful followers of the game
has been that the representatives of the
National Capital in the base ball world
might possibly head the second division
Once upon time they wound up year
of exceptionally successful playing at
the bottom of the first division, and the
town wore a broad smile of satisfaction
for months afterward. Now, here is a
second-place team. real contender for
pennant honors, giving the leaders the
hardest kind Of a t1lssle for many weeks
in midseason, setting a hot pace for the
entire league, startling the statisticians
by long runs Of winnings. coming up from
the bottom with a. facility and steadi-
ness that became the talk: of the entire
base ball world. Now, indeed, there is
something tangible in the adjuration to
wait until next year" 1t means a pos
sible championship. and today there are
visions of pennant winning and of world s
series games at the local ball park. All
honor and credit to the shrewd and per-
sistent manager who has rounded this
team into such excellent shape, and to
his clever young men who have fielded
and pitched and batted their way to a
place OF distinction and, it is to be hoped,
driven the local hoodoo far out Of range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
amnhis Nexs.Scimetar.

From the Memphis News Scimetar
Trouble has been brewing In the Bal
kans for q good many years, ana IT
would now appear that 1t was ABOUT to
break forth in disturbance or sucn q
Sc. ions character that all or Europe may
be involved in war.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
The Balkan war correspondents pre-
sumahly need a little money Tor their
early Christmas shopping.
From the Baltimore Staf
The Balkans seem to play TRADITIONAL
mother-in-law to the rest or Europe.
From the Birmingham Age-Heraid.
The Balkan crisis Is again In our
midst. hut it will attract small attention
in this country until after election day.
From the Providence Evening Bulletin.
The sick man or Europe ~ little
sicker than usual.
From the Toronto Mail and Empire.
turkey should remember that It's well
RI he of with the old war before you are
on with the new. "a
From the Duluth Ncws-Trbune.
The Thanksgiving that witnesses the
carving of European Turkey will be one
of worldwide joyOusness.
From the Portland Press.
War clouds are lowering in the Bal
kans hut we have noticed that IL can
he Very lowery weather there with ut
any very heavy storms.
From the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Unlike our heroic Latin Americans. the
little Balkan states may go to war oniy
at extreme peril OF Intervention and loss
of entity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
A Protest.

Oh, what's the use O. guessin'
An a-frettin' an distressin'
Bout de things dat gineter happen
pretty soon?
Today's sun is a-shinin'
An de vines is still a-twinin'
Where de twilight waits de risin' of
de moon.
What's de use O. de detection
Cause you 'specks de mex election
Mebbe amt a-gine to go de proper
way.
When you's got de real beauty
An de happiness an duty
Dat il calm for attention here today !?
What's de use of agitatin'
Where de crowds Is congregatin
Or Of pinin' cause somebody los a
race?
If you keeps a-perseverin'
You will git yoh chance at cheerin'
An you'll do it better wifi a smilin
face.
When you gifts to prophesyin'
An. a-wishin' an a-cryin'
You IL wastin' time-da's all / got to
When you ought to hist yoh banners
An be practicin yoh Planners
Fob proper spirit on Thanksgivin'
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Car Congestion Near the Ball Park.

A proposition has been advanced to
change the route of the 9Th street electric
line in the neighborhood of the base ball
park so as to lessen the danger at times
of great congestion. The plan is to carry
the ears across Florida avenue at 9th
street and thence over to Georgia avenue
by newly cut street that will bring
them out on the latter thOroughfare about
opposite the entrance 10 the grounds. This
would obviate the joint use Of tracks be-
tween 9Th and 9th streets and the dan
serous and delaying process of switching
which occurs al both corners. The plan
has its obvious merits and deserves
serious consideration by the Commission
ers and by Congress, where the matter
would have to be carried, inasmuch as it
not possible to change a railway route
without legislation.
But this change, beneficial though it
might be in facilitating the traffic at this
point in the circumstances that obtain
during part of the year, would not
altogether solve the problem Of car juno
ton dangers. The accident at Florida
avenue and 9th street after a ball game
some weeks ago might have occurred at
that same point just the same IL the
lines crossed perpendicularly as now pro-
posed, in the absence of fiagrnan. AS
d special precaution flagmen have been
stationed at these two intersections DUR
ing the periods Of base ball rush, and the
system has worked well, SO well that II
is difficult TO understand why the COM
l,anies do not of their swn accord con-
tinue it throughout the city and why the
authorities, in the absence of company
Initiative, do not compel the corporations
TO go to the small expense Necessary to
safeguard life at these places in this
manner.
All crossing collisions are the result of
MISUNDERSTANDING between motormen.
The men themselves do the best they can.
Certainly none of them has ever DELHI
erately run his car into another for the
fun Of the thing or through i'll temper
He has in every case thought he had the
right of way. There is no safety at any
crossing of this kind short of the estab-
lishment of signalman who has full
control. 1t is unfair to place upon motor
men. already charged with a dangerous
task, the additional responsibility of de-
Gliding at crossings as to which car has
the right of way and to hold them &C.
countable for accidents that may result
Gom a confusion of signals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
The Westport Wreck.

The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company lays the blame
for the Westport wreck on the dead en-
gfneer. declaring that he ran by signals
that had been set to warn him to slow
his speed. This is a familiar situation.
The safety Of passengers was made de-
pendent upon the slender connection be-
tween an engineers attention and warm
ing signals. No one will ever know why
they were ignored. but the fact will al
ways remain on record, as it has already
been put on record many times in pre-
ciseiy similar instances, that high speed
was permitted up to a certain point and
then prohibited only by an agency which
could exert no positive influence upon the
train action. The whole situation was
left to the judgment Of the engineer. The
Connecticut state railroad commissioner
IL attending the inquest into the wreck
and will doubtless draw his own conclu-
sions as to the cause. Ii would be q
boon to humanity II this Official seeing
the matter from the point of view OF
public safety rather than that Of railroad
company interest. were to report that the
accident was caused by the absence OF
any positive method Of stopping a train or
checking It's speed In correction Of an en-
gineer's error of judgment or failure Of
vision. II the state Of Connecticut. which
has been the scene OF many bad acct
dents. were to take warning of this abso-
luteiy needless sacrifice of life and re-
quire all the railroads within it's bounda-
ries within a certain limit Of time to
equip with some form OF automatic stop
material advance would be made to-
ward railroad safety In the United
States. twill be remembered that Con-
necticut took the lead in one respect in
this direction good many years ago,
wh.a following the. frightfui Cos Cob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
FALL FASHIONS.

From the Bridgeport Evening Post.
The blazer coat no sooner goes into
oblivion but another style just as con-
spicuous takes its place.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Recent Investigations bring to light
the fact that 1t is only during the last
hundred years that men have been wear
ing trousers From present styles
women may be following their example
In another century.
From the Dayton News.
To the average man there be no
change in the style OF womens hats
until they are made smaller.
From the Milwaukee Journal.
The dictators of fashion report that
wherever the wearer chooses. This be-
ing the case. the waist line should range
from the armpits to the knees.
From the New York Evening Telegram.
Men today, said Mrs. Langtry at q
little press symposium, should wear
what IL individually becoming of the
for Instance she proceeded. .'shouid
wear the fashions Of the Charles period
he has the face for them.'' And thu
reporter I'm the norfolk jacket, derl.-
and tan shoes pictured himself i'm blue
velvet Knockers with lace on them, n
slashed doublet and big picture hat with,
plumes, and blushed
From the Pittsburgh Press.
Fashion says "A rosette of quilts is the
thing on new fall hats. We don't car.
IL it's a rosette of sides OF bacon. AM
thing but that COMPOUNDED rosette OF
harpoons 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

bridge disaster, it enacted statute re-
quiring the full stoppage Of all trains
before entering upon the structure OF
bridge in which there was q draw. that
wreck having been caused by speeding a
train upon the bridge when the draw was
open. That was the first case of the
kind, and 1t was made the last through
prompt preventive action. But this West
port wreck is by no means the first rail
disaster in Connecticut caused by ex-
cessive speeding and the ignoring of
warning signals by engineers. and yet
the obvious remedy remains to be adopt
ed. Why this delay. in the light Of the
fact that there is no lack Of mechanical
devices that, will absolutely prevent the
entrance Of a train upon a danger zone
or passing certain rate of speed?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Farming Sentiment and Reciprocity.

Senator McCumber, who opposed the
reciprocity pact with Canada, has oeeh
sounding sentiment among the farmers
living on the Canadian border, and mas
IL changing in favor of Mr.. Taft. IheJ
have not changed their opinion ABOUT
reciprocity. but now that the pact IS
dead. and the question is that of preserv-
ing good times, they are coming around
to the opinion that their interests would
he best served by the reelection of the
President.
1t has always seemed strange that the
border farmers while condenlning Mt
Taft should be praising Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. Wilson's party IN
Congress voted for reciprocity. Mr.. Clark
in the House went further than the Presi-
dent had done. and suggested annexation
He wanted not only tariff walls but po-
Iitical walls RACED: and his fellow demo-
Gratis applauded the deliverance. But Tor
democratic support, indeed. the pact would
have failed in Congress.
And Mr.. Roosevelt was advised of the
business while negotiations were in prog
ress. and Endorsed the project. He en-
courased the President in all that was
done 1t was not until later. after he had
listened to the whisperings of George w.
Perkins and the seven little governors,
that Mr. Roosevelt declared against reel
procity His mind had undergone no
change as to the matter on it's merits, but
seeing that the farmer vote was disaf-
fected because of the pact, he began
making play for it by criticising what Mr..
Taft had done.
The democratic platform promises
revision of the tariff on revenue lines.
and in the event of democratic success
Mr. Clark will again be Speaker of the
House and Mr.. Underwood leader on the
floor. The measure measures they re-
port will not be extreme Just as Speaker
Crisp and Leader Wilson were obliged to
temporize on the tariff eighteen ye-rs ago
they will be obliged to temporize next
year. And neither Mr.. Bryan. with the
Baltimore platform on his back. nor Mr..
Watterson, with his forty years of free
trade agitation on his back. will say them
nay. Temporizing on the tariff and every
thing else will be the order of the day If
Mr.. Wilson comes in.
But freer trade with Canada and all
other countries will be the aim of the
democracy. and If 1t remains in power
long enough that will be the accomplish
ment. Tariff walls will be lowered as
rapidly the party dares. And as they
are lowered the farmer must take his
chances with the capitalist and the wage
Garner There can be no tariff legisla-
ton in which he does not share the good
or the bad, as the result may be. Hence
the inexplicableness of the position of
that border farmer who because of Mr..
Taft's record on reciprocity is going to
vote for Mr.. Wilson, or for Mr.. ROose-
Welt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
A Superserviceable Sheriff.

Sheriff Stahl of kenosha county, Wis,
is an enterprising and hustling public
officer. and undoubtedly inspired with
great zeal for his calling and love OF JUS
tice, but the manner In which he mani
tests his concern that the heavy hand OF
the law should fall upon the guilty is not
altogether In tune with the sentiment of
enlightenment that supposedly prevails in
civilized communities. AS sheriff OF his
county he is presumably the foe Of all
forms Of crime and a bitter enemy Of the
lynching method Of administering justice.
Sheriff Stahl, commissioned to arrest
negro who was wanted for stealing q
gun worth $50. pursued the man for
thirty miles with a small squad OF depu-
ties before catching him. He then had
one Of the deputies round UP mob Of
neighboring farmers and framed up q
fake lynching party, with a we'll staged
attack by the outraged people and a pre-
tended preparation to take the prisoners
life. The rope was around the mans
neck when he decided to confess. This
was what the sheriff was after, and as
soon as the thief had acknowledged his
guilt the officer dismissed the mob with
fervent thanks for its assistance in ex-
ITACtlOS the
The court to which this sheriff reports
should admonish him that in appealing
to a mob, however fictitious or actually
peaceful its purpose. he was violating
one of It's most solemn precepts. Police
officers should not regard it as their chief
duty to obtain confessions. This is the
evil Of the so-ealled third degree, the ex-
istence of which has now, been officially
denied by a congressional investigating
committee. Sheriff Stahl Of Kenosha
county is no different In his methods from
the medieval torturers who applied hot
irons to the soles of the feet of their VIC
Tins. who pinched their flesh with exqui-
site care to avoid fatal injury but to in
flict great agony. who crushed the hands
with screws and stretched the limbs on
the rack, and applied a hundred and one
variations Of this theme Of bodily torment
to extort acknowledgements Of guilt. 1t
would probably very greatly surprise this
ingenious but indiscreet sheriff to be dis
missed from Office by the governor Of his
state or to be prosecuted. Yet he de-
serves a punishment for going to the
length of applying lynch law methods In
order to obtain a confession Of theft from
q man when his sole business was to
bring him safe to court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
APROPOS OF ARMACEDDON.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
If the Armageddon saints could bring
heaven down to earth they'd do their
level best to vote the angels.
From the Columbia State.
Our spies authoritatively report that
the location Of Armageddon is between
the devil and the deep sea.
From the chattanooga Times.
Worn to a frazzle-the Armageddon
heavyweight.
From the Indianapolis Star
DR.. Wilson now takes his stand on
Rooseveit's Columbus speech. If he does
not guard his action more carefully he
will yet be edging into standing room at
.Arma geddon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

about 5000 years ago-the Jews used to
wipe their slate clean by seizing goat
saying q ceremony over 1t, and sonnng II
into the wilderness, where it died..
Were they a particularly wicked peo-
ple?'
II imagine not. Probably q very consci-
few in number. and only shepherds and
herdsmen. Maybe there was an occasional
row over mavericks, misbranding
calves. but their sins couldsnot have.been
many or great"
"And one; goat suficed?"
zone goat sufficed."
Then why does Wilson want more"
my dear boy, Wilson is a progressive.
Should We stand pat on the goat question
forever? Besides as I have just said, the
Jews. when they inaugurated the CUSTOM
We're but small tribe. and couldn't have
been very wicked. One goat was enough
for them
"And you think We need morec'
Certainly. Why not? We are ninety
millions strong. and if our refOrmers are
to be believed the worst people on earth.
Look at the way the bosses have been
bossing us. and how completely the inter-
ests own us. Only one goat for wiping
such slate clean? My dear boy. hun
bred. the reformers think. would not be
too many
do you think Wilson a good authority
on the subject and a good Judge Of
goats:"
He ought to be. He's the son of cler-
gynan. and must have heard the Bible
expounded at home ten thousand times.
You may be sure that when the old gen.
tleman began to read. Woodrow. with the
other children. had to listen.''
Suppose Wilson decides that two goats
are not enough. Suppose he decides to
give Smith and Murphy company. and in
order not to appear to be playing favor
ties among the sections comes out this
way for his next selection or selections.
well, if I'm chosen I shall not kick.
"You are not counting the part. hope
'Not counting the part, but it looks now
that the goat business might be overdone.
In that event. goats after time may be-
come popular. We may see Wilson and
others combing the wilderness to recover
for practical purposes the outcasts they
are now consigning to destruction"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
fLINN'S FUND.

From the Hartford Times.
1t appears that Boss Bill Finn let a
very considerable sum OF money talk IN
his effort to persuade the voice of the
people to talk back. ~
From the Pittsburgh Gazctte-Times.
Col. Roosevelt's vote in Pennsylvania
last April was 29S,6 92, of which Boss
Finn voted $l44. 3OS.3 o. being like Old
King Cole, a merry old soul.
From the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Angel Finn as an apostle of purity
in politics is spectacle for men and an
gels.
From the Norfolk Ledger Dispatch.
Bill Finn and his money are soon
parted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
TIE MELANCHOLY DAYS.

The autumn days are fitting;
1t is sad to see them fit;
Where the base ball fans are sitting
Fans will soon have ceased to sit;
The schoolbOy has to study,
Thinking study is bore,
And the roads are getting muddy,
AS OF yOre.
The autumn days are passing,
Though we hate to see them pass;
Campaign orators are ''gassing,
Though they merely waste their gas;
Women stand at windows gazing,
And the things they see are nice,
But, as usual. amazing
As to price.
The autumn days are going,
And we hate to see them go;
Biting blasts will soon he blowing
AS we wish they'd never blow;
Chorus girls are busy dancing
For the Tired business men,
And contrive to be enhancing
Now aud then.
The aut,Hun days are waning;
IT'S too bad that they must wane;
Greedy people keep on straininS,
$ As the greedy only strain:
From the trees the leaves are dropping.
And the man whose purse Is thin
breads the time when Christmas shopping
Must begin.
-. +. Kiser, in Chicago Record Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Sullivan and Taggart Confer.

Tom. you've noticed what Woodrow
Wilson did to Jim Smith,
/. Yes, indeed. Roger
And to Charlie Murphy
You bet
Getting a little nervous yourselfo'
Are you?'
Tom, don't like this goat business
Same here. Say, l use the word and
hear others use It, but tell me about the
goat
why. It's an old Bible story I don't
know that | could stand civil service
examination on either the Old or the
New Testament, but away back yonder-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06
Sarcasm From the Octopus.

People are growing less sentimental
than they used to be-"
Eyes" replied Mr. Dustin Stax, and
suppose that is the fault of the rail-
roads, too. If we held trains till every
BODY got through bidding fond fare
wells we'd never run on schedule"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

Mr.. Morgan's attitude regarding cam
paign contributions was that of the man
who is not accustomed to allow himself
to be worried about small change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-06

The expense Of running a great corpo-
ration must be estimated in very large
terms on considering the high salary Mr..
Archbold commands for spending his
time in the witness chair.