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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29
SuTnrmerland Gets
Lutheran College.

By vote of 20 to 20 the South Gar
olina Lutheran synod in extra session
at Summerland yesterday accepted
the Batesburg- -Leesville offer of the
Summerland hotel property and 40
acres of land for the establishment of
a Lutheran college for women, thus
settling the proposition which has
been the agitation of Lutherans
throughout the State for the past II
months.
The college is not to be under the
direction of the synod, that is, the
synod is not to be financially respon-
sible for the school.
The folloa ing trustees were elected:
The Rev. 8. P. Koon, of Prosperity;
the Rev. c. P. Boozer, Of Salnda; the
Rev. S. G. Ballentine, Of Leesville;
DIR. E. J. Etheredge, Of Leesville; II.
s. Black, Of Salnda county, and Ira
Bedenbaugh, Of Prosperity. The Ten
nessee SYNOD will name three trustees
and the Georgia synod two, making II
in all.
The meeting was held.in the Sum-
merland building and was largely at
tended. Or. James D. Kinard, of
Newberry, President of the synod,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29
Obituary..

Mrs. Julia Oswalt died at the home
of her con, James oswalt, near Gil
bert, May 25, 1912, aged 81 years, II
months and % days. Her husband
led mShe civil war: she Leaves 4
children, 20 grandchildren and 2s
sseat grand children.
lars. Oswalt was q good woman.
Pie immense congregation at her fu'
neral bsre testimony TO the esteem In
whish she was held.
She was a lifelong member of the
Lutheran church. Her bedy was laid
% rest in the family burying ground,
serysses conducted by the writer.
'tHessed are the dead who die in the
Lord,n B. D. w.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29
Behind the Bars.

John Graham, a negro, was placed
in Jail last week with the charge Of
HOUSEKEEPING, burglary and larceny
resting against him. It is alleged thst
Graham broke into another negre's
house near O ,yce and stole watch
and other valuables. The watch Was
recovered from q woman to whom
Graham had been paying court by
Sheriff Miller when he made the az.
rest.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29
Judge Drafts Presiding
In RichIaud.

Judge George 8. Drafts has been
presiding over the probate court Ct
Richland county this week in the case
Of the settlement of the es tate of the
late G. Duncan Bellinger, whose SON
is now Judge of probate of Richlsnd
county, and who, of course, is dis
c1al;hnd to Sit in the case
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29
presided.

presided.
The visitors were royalty entertain"
ed by the people of the two towns,
bountiful picnic dinner being served
IN the grove at the Grey Rock
springs.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29

Charged with the serious crime OF
bigamy, T. A. Brtton, white man
about 35 years old, was arrested and
lodged in the Lexington county jail on
Saturday by Sheriff Sim J. Miller.
Th warrant for his arrest was sworn
out by G. R Ross of McAddensvile,
n. c., father of alleged wife Mo. 8,
who came to Jail with her alleged hus-
band.
Or Friday week ago Britton came
to this county in company with the
girl, having walked from the town Of
Chaplin, across the river, and engaged
work as log-cutter at the Roof 6, Barr
lumber plant about six miles from the
court house. Not until last Wednes-
day did the Lexington sheriff learn
that Britton was wanted in North Car
olina, message having been sent by
the sheriff at McAddensvile to be on
the lookout for the couple. In the
same message the North Carolina off,
Ger warned Sheriff Miller to take no
chances, that Britton was dangerous
man and would hardly be taken with
out resisting arrest. Saturday morn
ing Sheriff Miller went to the woods
where Britton was cutting logs in COM
pany with five negroes. As soon as
the officer approached Britton pretend
ed he wanted some water and inquired
the way to a nearby spring. Sheriff
Miller, who is the soul Of courtesy at
all times and especially when he is on
the lookC ut for criminals, at once Of
fered to accompany Brittcn to the
spring. The two went to the spring
together and after drinking freely of
the water and before Br1tton had time
to act, Sheriff Miller placed him under
arrest.
On Sunday morning Deputy Sheriff
Wagstaf, of McAddensville, came to
Lexington and carried Britton back to
North Carolina. The woman in the
case left Lexington on Monday morn
ing presumably for Ninety-Six, from
which place she said she would go di-
rect to the home Of her parents in Dam
vile, Va.
The girl, who appears to be about 20
years old, first stated that she and
Britton had been married about six
Weeks, but she later denied this, say
ing that Britton had procured the IL
cense and had repeatedly promised to
marry her, but the ceremony had new
er been perfored.
During the time Britton worked for
Roof & Barre. the couple boarded at
the home of Mr.. J. Frank Derrick,
where they lived az man and wife.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29

Colonel Bryan attends many mid
night banquets. Hence the nightmare
of q possible nomination.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-29
NORTH CAROLINlAN
ARRESTED HERE.

+. A. BrittOn, Wanted On
Bis,aIny Charge, Taken
In Custody by Lexington
Sheriff-Wife No. 8 Was
With Aim.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
GOVERNMENT MAY
AVERT R. R. STRIKE

New York, April bulletin >
1t is considered certain that the rail-
road managers will accept the offer
of federal mediation to prevent the
impending strike of locomotive engi-
neers. This lis the situation today af-
ter Federal Labor Commissioner Neill
and Judge Knapp of the commerce
court, offered mediation following
the roads refusal to grant an 1S per
cent wage increase. Chief Stone of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers has accepted the offer. 1t is
believed that eventually there will be
an amicable settlement The railroad
officers are in session at their head
quarters here.
The engineers accepted the media
tion offer through a general desire
to avert a strike.
1t is reported that the railroads
prefer a strike as in this way they
believe they could convince the in
terstate commerce. commission that
they ought to be permitted to raise
freight rates They cannot, it is be-
lieved, afford to reject the offer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
HUMP PHREyS ON
TRIAL. MURDER
Brothers Who BrutaIly Killed Phllo-
math Widow, Before Bar in Cor
wallis Court.
WOULD BE IMMACULATE
Dcgenerates Take More Pains to Ap-
pear Well GroOmed i'm Felon's
Cage Than Ever BefOre-TrOuble
Had i'm Securing Jury.

Corvallis, Ore, April 23-Appear-
ing healthy, fresh, clean shaven and
with other signs of more pains groom
ing themselves than they probably
had ever taken before, George and
Charles Humphrey, the two degener-
ates who several weeks ago confess
ed to having brutally murdered and
outraged Mrs, Eliza Griffith, an aged
widow. in her home near Philomath
last June, today were arraigned in
the circuit court to stand trial for
their crime, on charges of murder in
the first degree. Judge Hamilton of
Roseburg, is presiding over the trial.
The entire forenoon was taken up
with examination of veniremen in an
effort to secure jury and only two
had been accepted at noon from the
special venire which had been called
for the case. 1t is probable that an
other yenire will have to be drawn be-
fore a jury will be secured that both
prosecution and defense vii laccept.
All the prospective jurors have be-
come familiar with the crimes of the
two men, each having admitted that
they read of the confessions of the
brothers in either the Portland Jour-
nal or the Benton county newspapers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
-FOUR WIVES
CLAIM | MAN
George {. Carr, With Numerous 9th
er Names, is Held by Portland
Police on Charges of Bigamy.
ONE VICTIM AN HEIRESS
Two Other Alleged Life Mates Found
in Spokane and Another in Colfax,
Washington-Must Face at Least
Three.

Portland, Ore, April 23.-George e.
Carr. alias Jeffrey Carr, alias George
Temple, has been arrested here and
charged with bigamy. He is alleged
to have married four women.
Wife No. / is alleged to be Maud
Rafferty,, Briggs Apartments, Spo-
kane; wife No. is alleged to be Mar
garet Barclay of Roberts Apartments.
Spokane; the third wife is alleged to
be Ruth Allen of Colfax, Wash, and
the fourth wife, Ernestine Levert,
daughter of the former great sugar
king, NJ Levert of Louisiana.
All his marriages are alleged to
have been contracted since 1904. He
will be sent to Spokane to be tried for
biigamy
Louisiana authorities also want him
taken there to be tried in connection
with the alleged Levert marriage.
Clarence S. Herbert, former assist
ant U. s. teasurer, is said to have had
Carr trailed in the interest of Ernest
inc Levett. He is Taft campaign man.
ager of Louisiana.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
MAKES THE PROPHECY
RACE WILL DIE OUT

South Bethlehem, Pal confess
it seems to me the human race will
gradually extinguish ITSELF" declared
DR. william Charles White, professor
of medicine in the University of
Pittsburg, before the American Acad-
emy of Medicines conference on the
CONSERVATION of Children" at Lehigh
University. He said:
"Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Johnson
and Rodin may be cited as losses If
we had not educated them, but the
argument seems to me invalid as no
dark age or bodily weakness could
suppress such minds. Among the
prominent sources of loss among those
being educated are the respiratory dis
eases which cause so much sickness
and death. Most of these diseases
are the rsult of low resistance in chill
dren. caused by poor food and poor
air. in addition to the sources of in
fection spread by coughing. sneezlne
or splitting.
"If / were allowed to make one
change which would, l think, accom-
plish the greatest good, it would be
the appointment of the highest type
of medical man as health officer un-
der no political trammelings, and trust
him to work out a local autonomy
with tact and education which would
accomplish the conservation we de-
sire in every territory.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
OFFICIAL COUNT Of UMAT|L[A COUNTY VOTE
IS COMPlETED---N0 CHANGES IN STANDING

At 1 o'clock this morning County
Clerk Sailing, assisted by Justices of
the Peace Parkes and Scholl and
Registration Clerk Sutherland COM
pleted the official count of the bal
lots cast in the primary election in
Umatila county and their totals
make no difference in the standing
of candidates.
Hanley A. Waterman of Hermiston,
defeated Horace Walker for the COM
missionership nomination by sc votes
and wilfsthus be pitted against Man
uel Friedley in the November cleo
ton. Il. d. Taylor captured both the
democratic and republican nomina-
ton for sheriff, while Sailing came
near doing the same thing.
Roosevelt has a lead of just 500
votes over La Toilette in Umatilla
county and lacks only three votes of
beating Taft by 400. Wilson was an
easy winner over Champ Clark in the
democratic presidential contest.
Judge Lowell piled up majority
of more than $50 over all Of his op-
ponents combined in the senatorial
contest while Pierce took long lead
in the democratic contest for the same
office. Judge Ellis won out easily
over the field against him here ir
Umatilla county, and J. H. Graham
scored victory over Claude Covey fol
the democratic congressional nomina
ton.
Sailing defeated Wallan by almos
three to one vote while Steiwer bea
Neal and Young was victor owe
Welles by almost a two to one major
1ty. Hinkle lead the field in tn
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
HORDE OF GREEDY OIL
MEN FOLLOW \ GIRL
Trying TO Get Deed or Lease to Indian
Maids Wells When she Becomes
is Years Old

Is Years Olu.
= Muskogee, Okla.-There are many
freaks of fortune in the breaking up
of the Old Indian Territory tribal af-
fairs. By no fault or virtue Of their
own, some Indians have been left
poverty stricken, others have become
immensely wealthy.
One of the latter is Carrie Cochran
abouts, according to whether you
consult the family bible or the rec
ord of the Dawes commission. Three
years ago Carrie was a country girl
uneducated, not particularly blessed
with beauty and owned eighty acres
of land, just like all of the other In
dian girls who lived in the hills
around Cookson, where. Carrie was
born.
Today this girl is rich, handsomely
gowned, and where she goes there are
pretty sure to be rich men following
along. Carrie struck oil. The eighty
acre allotment that her father select
ed for her in the Delaware field has
become a magnificent oil~property.
Just what 1t is worth she does not
know, nor do any of the land and oil
men who follow Carrie about trying
to get her to sign a deed or lease. but
they are willing to gamble that it is
worth a lot.
There are twenty-five producing oil
wells on it. The lease calls for one
N;r 80 ali
atty to the owner, which nets Carrie
from $1,000 to $500 per month. She
does not know how long the produc-
ton will keep up and neither do the
oil men, but one of them followed
her to Hot Springs and offered to put
$50 600 in the bank to her credit if
She would give him a deed to the
property.
This girl is having trouble trying
to decide how old she is, Her father
cher mother is dead) says she was is
March 2S, last. This corresponds
with the excellent family record which
has been kept
According to the Indian rolls. which
an act of congress aud the Oklahoma
| state supreme court say are final, sc
far as transferring property is con-
cerned, she will not be is until Sep
tember, 1913.
Just at this time her age is a mo.
mentous question. She is only three
eights Indian, and when she Is Is she
can sell her land When she is Is
the present lease on her land expires
leaving all of the oil and the lanC
her own, unless she sells or makes ;
new lease.
That explains why rich oil men do!
her footsteps, and she keeps them oil
the trot, too, for Carrie is not hom
body, and when she wants to go sh
draws a check on her oil royalty an,
buys a ticket.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
THREE NAMES, % MINUTES.
Divorced, Maiden Name Restored and
Remarked i'm Record Time.

Munice, Ind.-In the brief space of
twenty-eight minutes Mrs. Lottie Os-
terhoff, a young woman, was the pos
SCISSOR of three different surnames.
She entered the superior court
room as Mrs. William stephens. Judge
Van Alta gave her a divorce from
stephens and restored hers maiden
name. all in ten minutes.
She left the courtroom as Miss Lot
tie Hardman. In the corridor there
was waiting for her Everett d. Oster-
hoff and the two went to the county
clerks office on the floor below
where they obtained a marriage IL
cense. That required ten minutes
more.
Eight minutes passed in getting a
justice of the peace and in marrying.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
MATCHES CHICKEN FOOD.
Farmer Obtains Grasshoppers from
Eggs for His Incubator Fowls.

Graham. Mo.-After Matching a lot
of spring chickens from his incubator,
Allen McNeal, Graham farmer. con-
ceved the idea Of Matching young
grasshoppers to feed the chickens
fresh meat.
The chickens We're hatched several
weeks ago, McNeal had no meat tc
feed them. He hit upon the scheme
of furnishing this food by taking a
few shovelfuls of ground in a place
where he had reason to believe grass
hoppers had deposited eggs.
The scheme worked to perfection
The warmth caused the eggs to hatcf
and in a few days he had swarm
of young grasshoppers. These he is
feeding to his chickens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
VOTERS WILL PASS ON
U. OF 0. APPROPRIATION

Salem, Ore, April 23.-(Bulletin). g..
The supreme court this afternoon
reversed the decision of the Marion
county superior court in the case of
the University of oregon referendum
petitions, and Dissolved the permanent
injunction issued by Judge Galloway,
restraining the secretary of state
from placing the question on the bal
lot for approval or rejection at the
next general election.
This ties up the University of Ore
gon appropriations till the people can
pass on them at the next general
election.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23

representative race with Mann a
close second
AS result of the privilege of writ
ing in names, the democrats emerge
from the primaries with almost a full
ticket to contest in the finals in No
vember.
The following are the official re-
turns from tn eelection:
Republican Ticket.
Delegates to National Convention
Chas. w. Askerson 339, o. c. Apple
gate 46. Daniel Boyd 191, Fred S
Bynon zoe, Homer c. Campbell 3S
Chas. H. Carey, so, Henry Waldo Coe
SS1, Chas H. Fry 6, d. D. Hail IFS
Dr. I. w. Harris A. T. b. Huston 6, d
C. Jones 12, Thos. McCusker 12S
Phil Metchan 20, j. w. Mimic 8, Franz
Patton 106, DR.. j. G. Smith, 1876, A
V. Swift 105.
For Presidential Toilette 54S
Roosevelt 104S, Taft 651, Hughes /
Clark 2, Fulton l.
For Vice President-Miles Poin
dexter 1, VIM. E. Borah 32, Alber
Cummins s, Charles +. Townsend 4
Charles w. Fulton S5, La Toilette Is
Hiram Johnson Z, Bryan 3, McKinle
Mitchell 2, George e. Chamberlain
Hughes 3.
Presidential Electors-M. ]. Mac
Mahon 1898, William Hanley 20,
A. Lowell 1, c. w. Fulton 4.
Justice Supreme Court-Rober
Eakin 1886.
U. S, Senator-Bourne 271, Lowe
1879, Morton 70, Selling 577.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
RECORD FOR BIG FAMILIES.
Township in Kansas Averages Ten
Members to Each Household.

Hutchinson, Kan.-Sumner town.
ship, Reno county, probably holds
the record for the state for having
big families.
Sumner isn't very big township,
considering population. 1t is one OF
the few townships in this county with
out railroad and in which there is
no town. Although there are less
than sixty families living in the whole
township they average up close to ten
members to the family, the total pop
ulation being 513.
There are ten families with an ag-
gregate of 110 members, or eleven to
the family.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
wedding OF BALL
PLAYERS COMM ENCES

Manager Jess Garrett commenced
his wedding out process this morning
and as a result Catcher Toomey. In
fielder Reames and Pitcher Cable
must ssek other pastures. Though
each of. the trio has showed up well
in the practices the manager is long
on men for their positions and, be-
cause there is a salary limit to the
team and because it costs money to
keep a horde of players in meal tick
cts, he was forced to issue few re-
leases.
This brings his bunch of talent
down to eighteen men, two full teams,
and he will keep all until the opening
of the season in order TO give each an
opportunity to show what is in him
and in order that practice games may
be played daily. With the arrival this
morning of Pitcher Osborne and In
fielders Don and Davolt, competition
for the various places promises to be
exciting. A long workout was held
this forenoon in which the new men
performed in way that made even
the manager look satisfied.
Garrett is not only giving his men
stiff batting and fielding practice but
is looking after the physical condition
of each. Following the workouts, he
sends them around the track and then
runs them back to the city by way Of
developing their wind and reducing
their weight.
President Bond of the local club
has received a request from the man
agement of the o. A. c. team for a
game here on May 2 and Immediately
wired back his terms. No answer has
yet been received but it is expected
that arrangements will be perfected.
Also the local management is trying
to secure a game with the Adams team
! for next Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
NATIONALISTS APPROVE
HOME RULE MEASURE

Dublin, April 2S.-Premier AS
quith's home rule bill was unanimous
ly endorsed at a convention of Irish
nationalists here. The party pledged
to support it after John Redmond
gave his unqualified approval. Wo-
men were excluded from the meeting
because a suffragette demonstration
was feared.
The convention was attended by g.
500 delegates James O'Callahanr
representing the United Irishmen OF
America. was present. The building
was crowded.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
DELEGATES TO SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
WILL Be WELL ENTERTAINED WHILE IN CITY

Preparations for the accommoda-
ton and entertainment of the big
Sunday school convention to meet
here on Thursday and Friday of this
week are now under way and there
are indications the visitors will be
looked after despite the fact the pre-
paratory work was neglected to. some
extent.
The arrangement of accommoda-
tions for the visitors is being handled
entirely by the church people. no re-
quest to take up that task having been
made of the Commercial club. How
ever, the general support of the club
towards making the visitors welcome
is asked and today Secretary Jack
keefe prepared the following appeal
in behalf of the convention:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
TWO SISTERS ADMIT THEY
FORGED AND FILED WILL

Marion. Ind.-Two sisters here
pleaded guilty to having forged and
filed for probate a will denying a
third sister share in the $4,000 es-
tate of an aunt.
The defendants, Viola Hossbauei
and Alice Rickard, admitted they had
written the fraudulent will by which
their sister, Marion Gerhardt, received
no part of the property of the aunt
Mrs. Miriam, Miller, wheeas, by q
genuine will she was bequeathed one
thid. Their attorneys represented
that the forgery was due only to il
feeling between the sisters. The cour
deferred passing sentence.
Virtue may be its own reward. bu
that is no reason why a man shoul(
be a good thing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
43 CENTS A DAY ENOUGH
FOR A DESERTED WIFE

Pittsburg, Pa-Fortythree cents
q day is enough to support a deserted
wife. according to a decision by Judge
Charles F. McKenna, who made all
order directing Ernest L. Miller to
pay his wife, Cora Mcdonald Miller,
the sum of SO a week.
The young wife alleged that her
husband left her on March II last.
Miller earns s24 a week, and a
strong effort was made to convince
the court that the wife was entitled
to one-fourth of that amount, but
without success.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
INDICTMENT AGAINST
sUF'FRAGETTEs RECOMMENDED

London, April 2S.-Recommenda-
ton of indictments against Mrs. EN-
incline Pankhurst and Lawrence
Pethrick and wife, leaders of the
suffragettes of England, charging
them with conspiracy to violate the
property act and malicious injury to
property" was made by the judge
presiding at the grand jury investiga-
ton of the recent suffragette window
sme shing tactics,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
~%~~~%~~% = = = = -
Pacific Ship on Ffre.

Seattle. April 2S.-Fire in the
hold of the Pacific Coast
Steamship company's boat, City
of Puebla delayed its departure
this morning till this afternoon.
From the vol ume Of smoke it
was thought at first the ship
was doomed. but the fire was
checked after brief but hard
fight by seamen and fire boats.