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The Washington times., 1912-08-24
The Olympic Celebration.

The long delayed Jubilee for the VIC.
torious American athletes is taking
place in New York today. Going back
a few months it will be remembered
that those in charge Of the transporta-
uon OF the athletes and their training
stunts were unable to get sympathetic
contributions to defray expenses. Now
however 1t is a different story. after
having won everything in sight the ath-
ietes are to be feted and honored, while
those who today are cheering and TAX
ing part in the celebration were some
what reticent about digging into their
jeans to send the boys to Sweden.
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
sympathy for Henry.
Remedy Is needed.

Information regarding things base
ball at the park here is very scarce.
The announcer frequently forgets to
tell of changes in the batting order.
The poor old scoreboard is generally
behind with its dope. The richest, how
ever, IL the schedule in the score card
Heard hot argument yesterday
about date in the schedule, and ha 1
TO laugh when l found the 1911 sched-
ule In the card. Right upto date-not.
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at st. Louis.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
Damn Expected Complete Deal Today for Exchange of Players
BOB THAYER'S
Sporting Gossip
Every Knock Is a Boost
Still in the race.

Still in the race.
-
That the Climbers are still in the
race maJ be seen by their willingness
to battle hard whenever they have a
ghost of chance. They do not quit,
and only this characteristic gave them
a chance for yesterdays second game.
Yes, they're still in tie race.
sympathy for Henry.
There vas widespread sympathy for
John Henry yesterday when he was
forced to leave the game. Not in the
best OF shape, he was the target for
some of the widest pitching in many
moons. Cashion had him leaping about
like frog, and in the eighth the big
backstop had to quit, all in and almost
down and out
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
Yesterdays ResultC

New York, 2; Pittsburg, /.
New York. 3; Ptttsburg, &
The Washington times., 1912-08-24

Games Today.
Chicago at New York.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Cleveland at Boston
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results.
Washington, s; Detroit. /.
Washington. 6; Detroit, 4.
Chicago, 4; New York, ..
Boston. 5; Cleveland. l.
St. Louis-Philadelpuhia; rain
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
Pepco is beaten.

manager Gray and his Pepco team are
much surprised bunch today as a re-
suit OF yesterdays defeat by Postoffice.
Walter Ferguson, who pitched Postof-
nee to victory must be given the
share Of the credit which is due him,
and Kraft. who piloted the pitcher be-
hind the bat, is one of the most popular
OF the local ball players. Kraft did
much to win the game for his team by
getting two doubles
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
Exit, Jim Vaughn.

Jim Vaughn goes to Kansas City
largely because he lacks common sense.
Were he to listen to advice and follow
directions, he might become a big
league star. However, the Texan be-
lieves he knows more about pitching
than the man who invented it. So he
goes to Kansas City, which is not in
a major league.
The Washington times., 1912-08-24
Baseball Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Standing of the Clubs.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
DRIVEN FROM BEDS BY FIRE.
Dsagreeable Experience of 20 Girls
at Thornwell Orphanage.

Clinton, Jan. 17.-Monday night,
while the ground was frozen and cov-
cred with snow and ice, and the wind
making the cold more intense, the
fire alarm was given. Twenty-seven
girls, who live in ''The Home of
Peace" on the campus of the Thorn
we'll Orphanage, were driven from
their warm beds into the night air.
A few sparks fell from one of the
CRATES and fire got between the floor
and ceiling. The occupants attempt
ed to extinguish the blaze, but this
was not possible, and the fire depart
ment was called out. But for their
prompt response the large three
story building, the first one to be
built on the campus, would have
been in ashes. AS it is, the fire was
confined to one section of the build
ing, and the loss is covered by insur-
ance. Much of the furniture was
damaged by being moved from the
building, and much clothing was lost
or ruined. No one was injured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
How Texas Treats it's Railroads.

The State of Texas, on account OF
it's vast extent and the aggressiveness
of it's railroad commission, exercises
more control over railway transporta-
ton and business generally than any
other State.
News comes from Galveston that
for failing to run passenger trains on
time and for not providing extra
trains when belated trains failed to
make connections the railroads OF
Texas are asked to pay nearly S2,-
100000 in penalties.
Suits are being Instituted by the
attorney general at the instigatlon OF
the State railroad commission, which
furnishes the evidence.
While twenty roads are involved
the Hartman lines are the heaviest
sufferers, because of the shopmen'
strike, which, it is charged, is re-
sponsible for much of the delay to
traffic.
Interstate railroad traffic can only
be regulated and controlled under
Federal laws in the United States
courts, but in Texas, which in almost
any direction is 1900 miles across
there is a vast deal of Interstate
traffic that can be taken under the
Jurisdiction of the State courts. Bu'
where trains come through bringing
passengers and freights from othe1
States, it is doubtful if the State
commission and the State court:
would have jurisdiction.-NeW Or
leans Picayune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
COMMITS A MURDER AFTER
FINDING BRILLIANT PEARL
"Jumbo" Adams the Victim of Downfall and
Crime of Serious Kind Following
Rich Find

he said but little. Finally the doctor
asked him if he had ever found any
pearls. Adams replied that he had
one at the moment. DR.. Mccoy asked
to see it and Adams passed it over.
The doctor rubbed the gem with a
silk handkerchief, noted that it was
of the rare rosebud variety and saw
that it was perfect.
What will you take for it, Jum-
boz" he asked.
|. The first figures that came into
the mind of Adams was $500, so he
promptly answered.:
It'll take $500 to get this pearl. "
He had no idea what it was worth,
and was prepared to fall to any fig
ure that the buyer might set. But
DR.. Mccoy did not hesitate and try
to lower the price. He drew big
wallet from his pocket and counted
out $500 on the seat of the buggy
between them. Jumbo Adams took
the money in his trembling fingers
and turned over his find to the new
owner. Twenty-four hours later the
pearl passed into the possession OF
Lewis Wilson, a pearl buyer, of New
York, who paid $4,000 for it. He in
turn sold it to Tiffany's, then the
English royal jeweler secured it and
now it shines in the necklace of
Alexandra.
The lucky pearl fisher drank all
day in celebrating his luck, and then
some of his friends took him to his
home. When he recovered he pro-
vided for the immediate wants of
his family, but they did not get any
thing extra, and his faithful wife
wore no new dresses, and his chill
dren got no dainties as part of the
celebration. The rest of the money
went to the saloon day by day and
Jumbo" devoted his attention en-
tirely to getting drunk.
Jumbo" Adams continued to
drink on the proceeds of his find, and
he and Charles Pate, his boyhood
chum and manhood friend, had
money to spree together. One night
they went to country dance, where
the fun was fast and furious, and
where many of the participants were
drunk. In the midst of the festivi-
ties Adams and Pate quarreled about
some trivial matter and Adams shot
Pate dead. He was arrested, tried
and sentenced to the penitentiary for
Fl years. The poor, tired wife tear
fully took leave of him and the Sob
bing children clung to his hands as
the sheriff led him away to begin his
sentence. This is why Jumbo"
Adams curses the day that the pearl
came into his possession. 1t brought
him only ill-luck.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
STARVED TO DEATH.
Woman Physician Accused of Murder
in First Degree.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 20.-Miss
Dorothea Williams, who, with her
sister Claire, was heir to an Aus
tralian estate of 100000, continued
her testimony at Port Orchard to-day
in the trial of Mrs. Linda Burfeld
Hazard, starvation doctor" Mrs.
Hazard is accused of murder in the
first degree, the charge being that
she starved Claire Williams to death.
Dorothea told of her diet while
she and Claire were patients of Mrs.
Hazard in Seattle. She said she was
given two meals day, each consist
ing of a cup of water in which as
paragus or a tomato had been boiled.
Sometimes orange juice had been
substituted. After two weeks of
treatment Dorothea was unable to
walk and experienced delirium and
fainting spells.
On April %, when Dorothea was
very weak, she and her sister were
placed in separate ambulances, con-
veyed to the wharf and embarked
for the Hazard sanitarium at o.
ALA. Soon after their arrival Do
rothea was permitted to see her sis
ter. The latter was little more than
O. skeleton covered by a parchment
of skin.
Dorothea, herself ravenous for
food, begged Mrs. Hazard to give
her sister milk, honey, crackers or
tea biscuit, but Mrs. Hazard refus-
ed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
THEODSIA BURR.
Her Fate One of the Mysteries That
Will Never Be Solved.

One of tie greatest mysteries that
can be chronicled in this country was
the disappearance of Theodosia Burr,
the beautiful and devoted daughter OF
Aaron Burr. For a number of years
before she fell in love and married
q rich southerner Theodosia was the
undisputed belle of old New YORK.
Her fathers position in public life
would have assured her great recog-
milton. but her devotion to him, even
after he had become disgraced in the
public eye, brought to her favorable
and admiration for her dig
nifed loyalty.
After Aaron Burr had drifted to
Europe to escape the scorn which ne
met with on all sides from his former
friends and his daughter had gone
to live in Charleston, where she was
destined to become the first lady or
that State as the wife of its gov
ernor, Joseph Alston, for a time lit
tie was heard of her. When her
father, after spending miserable ex-
istence abroad, decided to return to
this country, Theodosia planned to
visit him. Her only son, Aaron Burr
Alston, had just died. The blow had
almost broken her heart, and she ex-
pected to find consolation by this Wis
it to her father. But the law OF
South Carolina at that time prohib-
tied the governor from leaving the
State, so Theodosia was compelled to
make the trip north alone.
On December 81, 1912, she set out
with a few servants and a picked
crew, in a sailing ship, the Patriot.
It was but a short time before the
vessel had cleared the Charleston
bar and was out of sight. Nothing
was ever heard of the vessel or any
of it's passengers or crew thereafter.
Not even a bit of wreckage of the
Patriot was ever found to bear evil
dence of what had happened. Wheth-
er a storm sent the craft to the bot
tom with all on board or whether it
was looted or sunk by any enemy
or fell a prey to pirates, who may
have killed Theodosia or sold her as
a slave in the orient, no one was ever
able to say.
For a number of years thereafter
there was an unconfirmed rumor that
Theodosia had been captured by pi-
rates, but as she was rich and could
have paid a heavy ransom for her
release, this does not seem likely.
Particularly is this true when the
money loving character OF pl-
racy is understood. If the vessel
was wrecked it is odd that not one
trace was left to bear evidence Of
that result Therefore the mystery
of Theodosia Burr is still unsolved.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Faces Serious Charge.

Aiken, Jan. 21.-Willard Hender-
son. a white man about 81 years OF
age, who has been here for week or
ten days past, is held by the Aiken
police pending an investigation of
his dealings. Monday morning a
long string of witnesses will likely
appear against Henderson, who, it is
alleged, has been soliciting and SELL
ing subscriptions to magazines and
periodicals on the clubbing plan and
offering in connection some very
valuable premiums in the way of gro
ceries, clothing and other things.
Henderson was arrested at the Hotel
Aiken. where he has been stopping,
Friday night, charged with giving
tiuuor and other intoXicants to
minors, and after he was locked up
other charges were preferred against
him. 1t is alleged that he has been
operating among the negroes in this
city for several days past, offering
for a dollar down to sell them sub
scriptions to a number of magazines
and periodicals and give them in
connection $40 worth of groceries or
wearing apparel to be delivered at
once and the balance to be paid for
on the installment plan. No one has
been found who has received the
goods.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Lancaster Strike Settled.

Manchester, England, Jan. 10
The dispute in the cotton trade which
eliminated in a lockout affecting
about 100000 men, December 27, has
been settled. The question at issue
between employers and workers was
the employment of non-unionist Ia
Dor.
All the mills will be reopened Mon
day.
The operatives, by two to one
vote, agreed to accept truce for a
year. This is regarded as victory
for the employers. The rank and file
of the operatives are satisfied with
the settlement, but the union leaders
are displeased with it as their diff
culties in persuading non-unionists
to join the union will be increased.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25
Solomon.

wives.
And all the world since Solomon's
day has stood up on it's hind legs
and clappeu it's hands to applaud Sol
omon's wisdom.
Far be it from me to dispute the
announced verdict of the centuries
in regard to the old Jews capacious
think tank. Let me rather add to
his glory by suggesting that he also
deserves the palm as the bravest man
on record.
One thousand VII Great Jehos-
aphat!
Think of it! Pause a moment and
allow that awful thought to pene-
trate to the innermost recesses of
your intelligence.
One thousand she-Women all be-
longing to one man!
Wise? He had to be. 1t takes
the wisdom of the serpent to invent
lies enough to keep peace with one
woman. Imagine having to make
excuses to thousand.
And suppose old Solomon went
off fishing with the boys, to be gone
a week or so, and started to kiss
his wives goodbye. Counting four
kisses to the minute, which is pref
ty lively kissin' even for married
folk, (I am speaking of real kisses)
it would take him four hours and
ten minutes to finish the job, and
before he got through his kisser
would feel like an automatic rubber
stamp.
Or suppose his wives went away
to spend a week with their various
kinspeople. AS they went out at the
front gate the whole thousand would
stop for one last word.
The sopranos would begin:
Don't forget"
The altos would take up the re-
frain: Don't forget to put"
The mezzo-sopranos would swell
the rising sound: Don't forget to
put out"
And the contralto voices, lifting
the words in one grand final burst
of music, would finish the hymn:
Don't forget to put out the cat!'
Poor old Solomon!
And yet life has it's brighter side.
Suppose he lost a button on the
back of his pants and had to fasten
his suspenders on with nail. When
he took 'em off at night he would
call out: "There's a button off my
breeches." And then each jealous
wife, intent on doing the most for
her man, would find a needle and
thread and sit up toremedy the defect
And in the morning, when ne
reached for mis- trousers, he would
find them trimmed with buttons,
buttons of every shape, color and
size. around the waist band, across
the seat, and up and down the legs.
Or suppose he came in from the
field tired and hungry and mad all
the way through as an unfed man al
ways is, instead of having to ease
his feelings at the expense of one
poor little woman he could quarrel
at a thousand-sass 'em collective
ly and individually, singly and IN
groups, in pairs, droves, 1ocks and
punches.
Or if he chose to come in and Hop
down in an easy chair and groan
in that self-pitying way men have:
"Oh, I've had a hard day of it. I'm
clean tuckered QUIT" Think of the
fuss and feathers 1000 women would
make trying to cheer him up!
Of course, life had it's hardships,
such as the days when all of his
wives would eat onions, or when
all their millinery bills came due,
or when the whole thousand used his
best razor to trim their corns, but
on the whole Solomon's days must
have been pretty well filled up with
pleasure Inn Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-01-25

3 A bill has been introduced in the
legislature putting a direct tax on
automobiles, the money derived from
this source to be spent on the roads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
BENEATH THE SOIL
OF FREE AMERICA
CONTINUED from page L.

Ing love- a white rose, symbolic of
purity and a small American flag,
for patriotism in each grave. The
final prayers were read by Chaplain
Chadwick.
Out from the dripping shadows slow
ly moved company of. marines The
clear tones of the band rang forth in
the solemn strains of Nearer NV God
to Thee and the three sharp volleys
the tribute of heroes sounded
across the graves of the men who
met their death in the steel walled
pen of battleship. without even the
glory of battle The marines stepped
back. and from the long hills away
| in the shadows, came the dull, muf-
fed roar of battery, firing the 81
guns of the national salute for the
second time. The last expression of
ia nations grief-the melancholy
notes of Taps then sounded from
the grove of evergreens.
A hush that lasted fully minutes
swept the big crowd Then, presi-
dent, diplomats, dignitaries and sol
diers turned away, the dull numbering
OF the returning caissons came
through the drilling rain Out from
the shadows crept squad of blue
overalled grave diggers. with spades
under their arms. AS the last Of the
caissons rolled from view: the last
automobile carried away the last dig.
nitary, the dull sound of the red clay
clods falling on the pine boxes beat
the last tatto.
AS the first clods fell, the little sis.
ter of the Maine" sorrowing for an
unknown brother, turned back for
a. long. last look
Back in the city flags were half
masted after a funeral more impos-
ing than any since the martyred Pres
ident Garfield was borne away. All
Washington paid tribute. The depart
ments We're closed. Congress halted
its work Traffic was stopped. Bells
tolled as the cortege wound its way
along PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and barred
heads of multitude that lined the
thoroughfare, silent in their homage
paid eloquent tribute. The process
sion first passed slowly to the beat OF
muffled drums and funeral marches
from the cruiser Birmingham to the
navy department There were as
sembled 10000 people who heart
President Taft pay brief but eloqueni
tribute to the dead heroes and poig
nant memories voiced by Chaplain
Chadwick, former chaplain of the
Maine.
These our honored dead were hurl
ed into eternity without the inspira
ton of anticipated battle or hope fol
: victory the president said "They
We're on duty when they went down
they wore the uniform of our beloved
lcountry. and they are to be ciasset
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well to the fore in that long list of
naval heroes, whose steadfastness
and courage have given the American
navy the high position it occupies in
history
Massed in front of the president
and his cabinet, foreign diplomats,
senators and plain people were the
mute reminders of the dead AS the
president spoke the last reverent
word the national salute of 81 guns
doomed out.
Then the Names unknown dead
were carried on their last journey to
Arlington.
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ing that the prisoner be released. This
was refused There was further ar
gument with the officer as he proceed
ed toward the jail. Reaching rather
unfrequented street the negro drew a
revolver and shot the officer down.
Brother officers quickly arrested
Hunter and he was placed in Jail AT
midnight mob stormed the jail. Sew
eral unsuccessful attempts to gain en-
trance We're made before finally with
the aid OF timbers the iron barred
doors We're battered down and the ne.
gro dragged out and lynched
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
Alaskan Coal.


FOND DU LAC, Wis, March %
Governor Woodrow Wilson addressed
an audience of 1000 this afternoon.
He was unanimously received. He at
tackled the policies of the republican
party, asserting that it had for years
been clinging to dead issues, and as
serted that many of its leaders had
been high priests of the doctrine of
retrogression.
The Taft administration he charac-
terized as " ~ and vecillating and
pointed to the fact that there were
thousands of tons of coal piled on
Alaskan wharfs, which could not be
utilized by the people because the
administration had not yet decided
what policy in regard to the Alaskan
coal fields would best further its own
interests.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
NEGRO LYNCHED
THIS MORNING
Shot Policeman Down and Got Quick
Justice When Mob Broke
Into Jail.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. |
DALLAS, Texas, March "a (Sun.
day)--George Hunter, negro who
shot policeman at Fort Smith, Ark
was caught by mob and lynched in
that city, last night. The lynching oc
Cured at 1916 this morning. /. Carr
arrested a negro woman for an of
Tense and was on his way to the jail
with her when Hunter interfered, ask
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
Old Preacher Dead.

BINGHAMToN, n. Y, March 23.-
Rev. j. NJ. Crandall, father of Rev.
DR.. Latham A. Crandall, the most
noted Baptist minister in Minneapolis.
died at his home here today. He was
50 years of age and had been preach
ing for more than half century
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
Reached Agreement

limited Press Leased Wire Service. I
CONSTANTINOPLE, March %. 1t
was officially announced today that
an agreement regarding the status of
Persia has been reached between Rus
STA and Turkey.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
Voters. Take WarnlnaI

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SAYORSVILLE, KY, March 23-
Quarrelling over politics, Chas May,
II, VIM. p May, %, and their cousin,
Harry Raybourne, is, engaged in a
fight in which the Mays We're killed
and Raybourne fatally stabbed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24

FOR sALE-Fine property in Hamil-
ton, l50 by $50 feet, corner lot.
Best business location in Hamilton.
On street car line, one-half block from
postoffice. Well improved except
corner lot which is vacant Fine shade
and trees. Cement walks. Good
house, barn and out buildings. This
property will be sold together, or cor
ner lot will be sold alone. Enquire of
DR.. E. M. Hanson, 4o41a Main street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
The Want Column
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE Two houses on one lot.
one four rooms, one five rooms, on
north side. A bargain. Must sell them
in next five days at s135O00. Only
takes $3.50 cash. Crow and Aston, Is
North Fifth street.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24
German Count.

enised Press Leased Wire Service. ]
CHICAGO, March 30. Count
Imam =, Won Bernstorff. German am
sassador to the United States, arriv-
~ nere today for three-day visit.
iomorrow he will lay the corner stone
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24

OF the new German hospital, address
the Goethe memorial association at
the auditorium and in the evening he
will be the guest Of honor at ban
quet at the Gsrmania club.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-24

in Milwaukee tonight and one at Fond
Du Lac, Wis, this afternoon. He was
given an enthusiastic reception in
both cities.