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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
NOTED SEA FIGHTER DIES
REAR ADMIRAL MELVILLE suc-
CUMBS TO PARALYSIS.
Retired Naval officer Distinguished
Himself During Civil War and
Was Also Scientist.

Philadelphia, Pa. u Rear Admiral
George Wallace Melville, retired, died
here of paralysis at the age of 70
years.
Beginning his career as fighting
leader in 1861, he was in command
of vessels of the Union throughout the
Civil war and from 1887 to 1903 when
he retired he was chief of the bureau
of steam engineering in the navy de-
partment. He had made a study Of
arctic conditions and was with both
the Jeanette and Greedy relief expe-
ditions to the far north.
A scientist by natural gift, he was
also fighter of the heroic stamp. In
the early stage Of the Civil war he
was in command of the Wachusett,
which was sent to Bahia, Brazil, to
intercept Confederate vessels. He was
only 81 years old when he conceived
the daring plan to ram the Confed-
crate cruiser Florida in Bahia har-
bor. Officers under him said that the
boilers of the Wachusett would burst
and the attempt would be futile. Mel
vile listened to their statements and
then went on with his plan. But he
would not risk the lives of others.
After Disgusting himself he man.
aged to get aboard the enemy's ship
and inspected her guns. Then he re-
turned to his own ship and went down
to the boiler room, where he ran the
engines himself in the successful at
tack on the Florida. The boilers did
not burst.
Rear Admiral Melville was to have
been the guest of the Friendly Sons
of st. Patrick at banquet when he
intended to relinquish an office that
he had held many years in that or
ganization.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
80 lDIE AS ENGINE EXPLODES
Bodies Are Badly Mangled and Some
of the Dead May Never be
Identified

San Antonio, TeX.-Thirty men
were killed and 20 injured when a
locomotive in the Southern Pacific
yards exploded here. The round
house nearby was wrecked.
The men at work in the shops were
in the majority strikebreakers brought
into San Antonio by the Southern
Pacific when the strike of the machin-
lists was inaugurated last fall.
The cause of the explosion has not
yet been ascartained, but charges that
dynamite was placed in the boiler of
the engine are being made.
The machine shops, copper shop
and part of the roundhouse were COM
pletely wrecked. Hardly vestige Of
the engine which exploded remains.
The jacket of the boiler, which weighs
half a ton, was blown over block
and landed between two houses. The
tender was knocked several hundred
feet and wrecked, while engines in
the roundhouse were smashed and
twisted by the force of the explosion.
The extreme force of the explosion
has led to a thorough investigation
being ordered.
Confusion followed the catastrophe,
and the number of dead is not known
certainly. Some of the dead may
never be identified, as the bodies were
badly mangled.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
Astonishsd Husband.

De Wolfe Hopper tells good story
about the domestic unhappiness of an
other actor The hero Of the joke was
q man who had married because the
woman had much money, although no
beauty. Naturally, after the wedding
ceremony and the acquisition Of the
brides financial resources. the hus-
band was nevcr very attentive to her.
Another member of the company In
which the couple were appearing was,
however. far more appreciative of the
.lady's charms, and proceeded to make
love to her in an ardent but stealthy
manner. The grand finale came one
evening when the actor discovered
the other man kissing his wife. The
fond lover stood petriied with fear,
and expected to be shot down the
next moment
No such thing happened. The out
ragged husband only lifted his hands
toward tho ceiling with q gesture Of
intense surprise, and exclaimed:
'Merciful heavens! And he didn't
even have toll"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
ATTEMPTS TO KILL ITALY'S KING
Emmanuel, but All Fail to Hit
Head of Nation.

Rome, 1taly.-All Italy is singing
the praises of Queen Elena, who DEM
onstrated her willingness to sacrifice
her own life to save that of her
spouse, King Victor Emmanuel. After
an anarchist assassin, Antonio d'Alba,
had made an unsuccessful attempt on
the life of the monarch, it was learn
ed that the queen had deliberately
interposed her own person between
the king and the would-be murderer
The queen was seated beside the king
and on the side of the carriage from
which the assassin made his attempt
She was the first to see the pistol
barrel leveled toward the carriage,
and with the first shot threw her arms
about her husband and shielded his
body with hers. The king forced her
back into her seat and leaned for
ward, but by this time all danger had
passed, and d'Alba had been over
powered and disarmed.
The condition of Major Langa,
whose helmet was hit by one of the
three bullets, is reported at the hos
pital as much improved. His injuries
were due to the fall from his horse
when he was stunned by the assass-
ms bullet striking the steel plate of
his headpiece. He was in command
of the kings escort.
The king had just left the palace
to attend a memorial service in honor
of the birthday of his father, King
Humbert, who was the victim of the
assassin, Goetana Bresci, who killed
him on July 20, 1900.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
NAB HEAD OFALLEN CLAN |
DETECTIVES WOUND MOUNTAIN.
EER BEFORE CAPTURING HIM.
Wife Is Killed During Fussilade of
Shots-Three Other Men Are
Arrested.

Hillsville, Va-The younger men,
bers of the Allen clan that fell
upon the Carroll county court
house, killed Judge, an attorney, a
sheriff, Juror and woman, were
over the North Carolina border when
old sid" Allen, head of the family,
was fighting, at bay in his mountain
cabin against ten detectives.
The battle was brief. Sidney Allen
and his wife were alone there, blaz-
ing away with Winchesters at the
posse, who were ambushed so yards
from the cabin. 1t was simply a
question of putting bullet holes
through all parts of the house. When
the return fire was silenced the de-
tectives went in. "Old Sid" was lying
under window with bullet wound
in his leg. His wife, one of the typi-
cal, tall, loyal and dangerous women
of the hills, lay dead behind the door.
A rifle was in her hands.
The next development of the day
was the arrest of Floyd Allen, the
man who was being sentenced to
prison when Judge Massie, Prosecu-
tor Foster, Sheriff Webb and the
others were shot down by the des-
perate Allen clan. Floyd Allen was
himself shot through the abdomen
and they thought he was doing to die.
So they had to arrest Floyd Allen.
After the shooting the day be-
fore, Floyd Allen was carried out
Of the smoke-filled courtroom, not
to Jail, but to the hotel. He was
patched up by the rough but cool
hands of his mountaineer friends. He
was put on horse and the horse
was led at a gallop into the noun
tains. 1t was in the afternoon before
militiamen and Baldwin detectives
reached the Allen cabin. They eX-
pected a fight but it did not develop.
They took the wounded man into Gus
tody; they arrested his son Victor
and another of the clan named Strick-
land and brought them back to the
Jail here.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
PIoneer Coal operator Dies.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-James Jones, one
Of Pittsburgh's pioneer coal opera
tors, chairman of the board of direct
ors of the Pittsburgh Buffalo Co., and
organizer OF the company, died at his
home here. Jones was born in Wales
76 years ago and came to the United
States in 1858, going to Mt. Savage,
Md, where he obtained employment
for short time, then coming to Pitts.
bugh. He walked the 80 miles from
Mt Savage to Union town, Pa, where
he paid all the money he had for a
ticket to this city,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
HARD TO DROP
But Many Drop It.

A young Calf. wife talks about
coffee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha ana
Java and give Postum a trial, but my
nerves were 30 shattered that ! was
a nervous wreck and of course that
means all kinds Of Ills.
"At first I thought bicycle riding
caused It and gave It up. but my con.
dition remained unchanged. I did not
want to acknowledge coffee caused the
trouble for was very fond Of 1t.
About that time a friend came to
live with US. and noticed that after
he had been with us a week he would
not drink his coffee any more. asked
him the reason. He replied. I have
not had headache since left OF
drinking coffee. some months ago, till
last week. when began again. here at
your table. don't see how anyone
can like coffee. anyway, after drink
ing Postum!
II said nothing. but at once ordered
q package of Postum. That was I'VE
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since. except on two occasions
when we had company. and the result
each time was that my husband could
not sleep, but lay awake and tossed
and talked half the night. We were
convinced that coffee caused his suf-
fering, 30 we returned to Postum, con-
vinced that the coffee was an enemy.
instead of friend, and he 10 troubled
no more by insomnia.
II, myself, have gained 8 pounds In
weight. and my nerves have ceased to
CULVER. 1t seems so easy now to quit
the old coffee that caused our aches
and Ills and take up Postum" Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Greek.
Mich.
Read the little book, "Ths Road to
Wellville." In pkgs. There's reason"
Ever read the above letters A nsw
enc appears FROM time 10 times They
are gsnuipe, 0trass ana fall Of hunAaA
tnte9est. :
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
THREE DIE ASPOSSE
C0RNERSC0Nv|CTS
ONE ESCAPED PRISONER IS KILL
ED, ANOTHER TAKES HIS
LIFE, THIRD WOUNDED.
FARMER is HIT BY BULLET
Vengeance Deseends Swiftly Upon
Men Who Converted the Nebraska
Penltentiary Into Saueh-
ter House.

Lincoln, Neb-Vengeance descend
ed swiftly upon Gray and Down,
two of the three convicts who
on March ID converted the Nebraska
penitentiary into slaughter house,
killing Warden Delahunty, Deputy
Warden Wagner and Usher Heilman,
and then fleeing from the prison. On
March 10 the fugitive murderers were
run down near Gretna, Sarpy county,
by two posses from Lincoln, and in a
furious gun battle two were shot to
death Morley, the third of the trio,
was captured alive, but wounded. Jay
Blount, farmer who was compelled
by the desperadoes to drive them
across the country in a sleigh, was
hit by bullet from the posses and
killed. The convicts made their last
stand in a schoolhouse three miles
southeast of Gretna and 80 miles
northeast of Lincoln. Two of the
four posses which hurried from Lin
coin early in the day on special
train, closed in on the fugitives, and
after an engagement lasting 80 min
utes, the murderers were routed and
forced to flee to an adjacent barn.
Armed with repeating rifles, the
pursurers poured CALLING fire into
the stable, Gray's body being litter
ally riddled with bullets. Down, fight
ing to the last, broke away, but when
cornered in a cornfield fired pistol
bullet through his head. The chase
of the murderers began in earnest
when the first tangible clew was OBJ
tainable as to the direction of their
flight. Thursday evening was spent
by the convicts within two miles of
the prison where family was held up
and forced to give them shelter until
late in the night, and later compelled
to drive the fugitives through Lincoln
to the otskirts of the city.
Friday and Saturday the convicts
repeated the hold-up process on a
farmer near Prairie Home, IL miles
east of Lincoln, the members of the
family being silenced by guns and
then forced to drive the men toward
Murdock.
The robbery of store in the lat
ter town, committed by the fugitives
in their quest for warm clothing,
more ammunition and food, and the
subsequent theft of Rock Island
handcar, gave a definite clew as to
the direction of their flight. Informa.
tion of the Murdock robbery was
quickly flashed to Lincoln and early
in the morning a special train, bear.
ing 90 man-hunters, all armed with re-
peating rifles, departed for Meadow,
Sarpy county, where the convicts had
crossed the Rock Island company's
Platte river bridge. DESERVING the
handcar and breaking into the hilly
country along the north bank of the
Platte, the convicts held up Jay
Blount, farmer, and at guns point
compelled him to drive them in the
direction of Albright, a suburb OF
South Omaha, 20 miles northeast
Their trail was easily picked up and
the pursuing posses, driving fresh
horses, closed in on their quarry and
in the resultant battle avenged the
Wardens murder.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
House Passes Free Sugar Bill.

Washington, d. C.-By vote of
1913 to 10S the house passed the
Democratic bill placing sugar in the
free list. Both Representative Under
wood and Minority Leader Mann de-
manded roll call on the final pass
age of the bill SO as to put each
member of the house on record. A
day of heated partisan debate under
the five minute rule preceded the
passage OF the measure. All amend
ments were defeated and the bill
passed the house as 1t came from the
ways and means committee.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
sathtub Jury pIsasrees.

Detroit, Mich.-The jury which has
been trying the case of the gov
ernment against the so-called bathtub
trust in federal court here failed to
reach an agreement and was discharg'
ed by Judge Angel.
The jury was reported to have stood
seven for acquittal and five for con
viction. The case was placed in their
hands at 10:30 in the morning on
March IA and the Jurors deliberated
over ten hours.
According to one OF the government
attorneys, the case will be retried.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
SOCRATES OF BROADWAY DEAD
Man Made Fortune During Civil War
Manufacturing Swords and En-
tered Literary Field After.

New York City. - George Arms,
known by his many literary friends as
"The Socrates of Broadway" is dead
at the age of so.
He had made his home in Broad
way hotel for 81 years. and after his
death, the key that was given to him
by the clerk in 1876 was found in his
pocket.
During the Cival war, Arms made a
fortune manufacturing swords. Later
he travelled all over the world. or late
years he has entertained literary
friends almost daily at the hotel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
Shove Slayer to Execution.

Auburn. N. Y.-Domenico Di Pas
quale died in the electric chair
here, exactly one year after his con.
viction, To the last he fought against
death in the chair. and statement
issued by Deputy Warden Tupper af-
ter the execution. told of Di Pas
ouale's effort to hang himself in his
cell. He was discovered, cut down
and revived. When the final summons
came. he at first refused to leave the
condemned row, but when showed by
two guards. stepped into the chamber
and walked to the chair alone.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
TWO Die In Train Crash.

Terre Haute, Ind.-Passenger
train No. 20 on the Big Four,
known as the twenty-four hours St.
Louis to New York limited. crashed
headon into freight train on the
main track within 200 yards Of the
station at Greencastle. Engineer J..
G. Mia of indianapolis and an un.
identified iron worker, both riding in
cab of freight engine, were killed.
The passenger train. which was due
at Cleveland at 4:50 In the morning,
is considered one OF the New York
Central lines best '''T
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22
Tho Ugly Brute.

"See that measuring worm crawl
ing up my skirt" cried Mrs Bjenka.
That's sign I'm going to have q
new Dress"
well, let him make 1t for you.-
growled Mr.. Bjenks. And while hen
about It, have him send hookworm
to do You up the back. I'm tired of
the Job"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-03-22

The Girl (who has been suffering
from sore throat)-The doctor told
me that ] must never talk for mor0
than two minutes at q time.
The Man-How delightful! Darling,
will you marry me?
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-20
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease
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disease, and in order to cure it you
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F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props,
t Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for cou.
stipatlon.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-20
FROM
SPEEDING auto
Was Riding On step OF Automobile
Wni.N Was Travelling At
Rapid Rate.

Her head swathed in bandages and
81, G.lg wounds about the knees and
elbows, Wilma Pharris, ten years old,
daughter Of Mrs. Martha Pharris, i6l
East Third South street, lies at her
home in q serious condition, the re
suit Of falling from the step of an au
tomobile at Fifth East and Third
South streets yesterday noon.
With her sister Phillis. the little
girl accepted an invitation to ride
upon the running board of an auto
mobile carrying three men. The in
'taticr wrs extended while they
ere PLAYING in front of their home
The driver of the automobile is de.
clared to have insisted that the little
girls ride on the step, and when they
accepted he started east on Third
South street.
The little girls found it difficult to
cling to the step while the automobile
was going rapidly and called to the
chauffeur to stop They say their
pleadings to be let off were answered
~ loud laughter, in which all of the
occupants of the automobile joined.
Just before the machine arrived at
Fifth East street 1t bumped across II
depression. The jar caused Wilma to
release her hold She fell to the
pavement, rolling over and over.
Immediately the automobile stop
ed, the chauffeur ordering the other
girl to leave the running board. When
she obeyed. the driver is declared to
have thrown on .all available speed.
The automobile disappeared, going
3. on Third South street.
Phillis ran back to her little sister,
vac lay prone on the pavement, un'
conscious. Residents of the neighbor'
hood carried the sister into the Fifth
East pharmacy. A surgeon attended
the wounds and in about an hour lie
lived the girl. Then she was taken
to her home.
Up to a late hour last night the pc
SO had failed to learn the identity
,ne tr.vec of the automobile.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-20
Hyrum News

In Hyrum the cement pavement on
Center street from the southern pant
of the city to the depot was conplct.
ed last night. This Improvement IS d
credit to Hyrum, and great benefit
to pcdestriars who visit Hyrum.
Sixty men arrived in Hyrum yester.
day to work on the Eccles dam on
Blacksmith Fork River This was
found to be an absolute necessity as
local help could not be had. Posters
are up in the county for men and
teams. All local men can obtain work
by applying for it.
George Adams citizen of the Fifth
ward of this city who has been oper
ating in Bingham Canyon the past
few years, took lease on silver
and lead mine for six months. Dur
ing the first three months he took
out six car loads of ore that assays
well. He has worked the property
with three men and himself. He pays
thirty per cent royalty on the output
Junius Sorenson of the Seventh
ward returned yesterday from the
northern part Of Norway where HI
has been in the missionary field &c
the past three years.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-20

by Justice Straup May 20, 1911, and
three days later the case was return
ed [, the lower court.
Thcrne's case was set for retr,al
IN tie district court October aai
was continued until October is, 1911,
ard again until October IS, when the
rctrial was begun. On November l..
1911, the jury returned verdict Of
guilty, with no recommendation, An
other retrial was denied later, and
Thorne was sentenced to be shot FIJI
day, December 22. 1911. On Noyem-
ber 10, 1911, he was given thirty days
to prepare bill of exceptions and the
case has been hanging fire in the
aupreme court since that time.
Riley who was arrested with
Thorne. was tried In the district court
and was convicted but his case too,
dragged because OF the delays in The
Thorne case.
The trial OF Thorne in the district
court was most dramatic in Its inten-
sity, Thorne DOMINIC the clothing he
wore on the night of the murder and
re-enacting the scene of the murder
with graphic fidelity to detail. 1t was
because of the alleged error of tho
district Judge in permitting this pre-
cedure. Thorne's defense was that ne
shot accidentally.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-20
Great Crowds Gather At
Commercial Boosters Club
Continued from page /

support the enterprise.
Mr.. George Dunbar was ready to
support any enterprise for the ad-
yancement of the county.
Mr.. b. G.. Thatcher was favorably
impressed with the visitor and be-
lieved him to be a man who would
do things. He believed the man who
sought wealth alone never amounted
to anything. 'If Mr.. Wells builds
the road he will have my support"
said Mr.. Thatcher.
Mr.. Gerge H. Champ said he had
talked with Mr.. Wells and believed
him to be a square man." He further
said Il am willing to do what | can
TO further the enterprise"
Mr.. William M. Smith heartily wei.
coined MI. Wells and said, II am will
ing to do what | can to assist"
Mr., George II. Blood of Preston
then called attention to the fact that
the knocker was always with us, and
that this case was no exception to the
rule! He then proceeded to read a
message received over the telephone
| from Mr.. Simon Bamberger of Salt
Lake intended to refute statements
made during the day to the effect that
| the said Bamberger had not commune
Gated, or arranged for transfer of pas
sengers and freight from the proposed
road to his own road now in opera.
ton.
| Mr.. NJ. J. Golghtly thanked all VINO
had assisted him in bringing the pro-
position to its present satisfactory
state.
Mr.. w. =. Funk was impressed with
the integrity of Mr.. Wells from his
first meeting with him, and was sat
| isfied that he could put through any
i thing he undertook. "Mr. Wells has
/ made Omaha clean town at his owl
expense" said he. "and l know he vii
build this road"
Mr. Hans Otte then moved that II
be the sense of the meeting that the
community give Mr.. Wells and his as
sociates their moral support in the
construction OF an interurban railroad
The motion was not debated, and was
put by chairman Crockett and carried
without dissent.
The meeting then adjourned ant
Mr.. Wells was presented to the citi
zens OF the community.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-06-20
HELP
U|NTAH BASIN
Continued from page

farmers the latter part OF the week
Mr.. Winsor will begin several eXperi
ments with the cooperation of a large
number of the farmers of the basin.
One of the experiments that will b
carried on is designed to learn what
varieties of crops may most success
fully be grown in the district, Othel
tests will be made in irrigation with
a view of ascertaining how best to APP
ply the water to the different soils
OF the valley.
BcsiGes these experiments Mr.. Vim.
scr will inspect the progress of sew
eral tests that are being made in the
basin at the present time under the
auspices of the extension department
of the agricultural college, He viii
leave this city on horseback and viii
journey all the way to Duchesne In
that manner. He will remain in the
basin until fall, when he will return
to assist in the installation OF an irri'
gatlon exhibit at the state fair.