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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Queer Brotherhood Founded A.
ter the Gold Rush.
Requirement of Admission Is Expert
once Above the Flfty-EIghth
Parallel of Latltude-Skaeway
Is Chief Headquarters.
5@zo5s MOO 20 1=oSs@ooo sSo70

Skagway, AIaska.-To have Travelled
into the northern regions above the
afty-eighth parallel sometime during
ones career is the initial requirement
for membership in the Arctic Brother
hood. unique among fraternal organ
izations.
The Arctic Brotherhood was formed
shortly after the gold rush to the
Klondike in 1898, and now includes in
the northern regions several hundred
active members. The first requirement
since its organization has been an ex-
tended residence above the ffty-eighth
parallel, with the exception Of a few
distinguished citizens from the United
States and other countries who upon
their arrival In Alaska have been made
honorary members.
Among its members above the fifty
eighth parallel" the Arctic Brother
hood takes precedent over every civil
court. II matter Of dispute Of any
nature arises between Arctic brothers,
the question Is carried before the
membership Of the local lodge at one
Of its weekly meetings.
All parties to the dispute present
their arguments and then all the
brothers not involved in the question
cast vote which determines the set,
tlement Of the issue.
Various plans are conceived and ex.
ecuted by the brotherhood from time
to time for the furtherance of the in.
terests Of the northwest. Strangers
to the country are entertained at the
lodges of the organization. and if they
are prospectors they are supplied with
the most reliable information at hand
The main body Of the organization
Is located at Skagway, Alaska. There
are others at Dawson, Nome, Fair
banks, Cordoba and Seward. The
lodgehouse at Skagway is declared tc
be one Of the most distinctive build
ings of its kind In the world. The In
terror is decorated with trophies Of the
arctic regions, Of every description.
The motto Of the organization Is
"No Boundary Line" and its insignia
is a miniature gold miners pan, EN-
bossed with the initials A. B., with
three small gold nuggets beneath the
letters
The name of the fraternity has al
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
CAUSED REIGN OF TERROR
Lon Calls Wounds Three Men and
Shoots at TWO Women.

SIiSSSS az W. sVSthS's
Memphis, Tenn.-Three men were
wounded, two women fred upon mar
rowly escaped, and the entire COM
munity of Massey Station, near here,
was kept in a state of terror for
hours by Lon Calls, who ran amuck
with shotgun. Posses are search
ing the countryside for the man, who
was, some time ago, liberated on bail
of $4,000 on a murder charge
Calls drew a revolver, it is charg-
ed, but was overpowered by men in a
store and elected after having been
disarmed. His demonstration with the
pistol is said to have been without
apparent cause. Later he returned
with shotgun, and those remaining
in the store barricaded themselves.
Calls then went to a residence near
by. where he is said to have fred
through the windows at two women.
Firing the shotgun and reloading
at intervals, the man created a state
bordering on panic among the inhab-
itants, keeping sharp watch mean,
time on the men hurdled in the store.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Sixty Miners Killed by Fire,

Lens, France.-It is officially an
nounced that the total deaths from
the explosion of fire damp in the
Clarence pit, near Bruay, numbered
sixty. These include several miners
who died after being brought to the
surface. Most of the bodies were so
mangled as to be unrecognizable. A
further explosion occurred and the
entire pit is on fire. Mining engineers
say it must be sealed Twenty-one
bodies had been brought to the sur
face, before the continued explosion
caused the rescuing parties to aban-
don their efforts.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
VERMONT. ELECTION results
FOR FIRST TIME IN VERMoNT's
HISTORY REPUBLICAN MA
JORlTY VANISHES.
No Election by People - Governor
Must Be Chosen by the
Legislature.

White River Junction VT. - The
strength of the new Progressive party
in it's first lineup against the older
parties and the disappearance Of the
Republican majority for the first time
in ten years and the first time in the
history of the state in a presidential
year were outstanding features of the
state election in Vermont.
1t is apparent that there has been
no election by the people, although a
sufficient number of Republican rep
resentatives were successful to seem
to insure the choice of Allen M.
Fletcher by the legislature.
For many years political students
have pointed opt that any decrease
in the Republican majority in Yer
mont in September below the normal
of $4,000 has been followed almost
invariably by the party defeat in the
presidential contest in November
These majorities, which have aver.
aged close to 10000 in all the state
elections in Vermont in presidential
years since 1892, were represented by
a bare plurality.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
MAN KEEPS AWFUL VIGIL

safety. Their united efforts, how
ever, were of no avail, as the woman,
being unconscious, could not help her
self.
The two men shouted for help for
several minutes. Then NJ. Sombar-
dier set of to seek rescuers, leaving
the brother and sister in their peril
Gus position. 1t was three hours be-
fore NJ. Sombardier reached Revel, and
eight hoi.rs had elapsed before the
rescue party returned to the glacier.
There they found NJ. VanGoethen still
supporting&the body of his sister on
the incline and only relieving the ter.
rible strain by twisting her skirts
round a rock. Then the rescue party
got to work and succeeded in draw
ing his sister over the edge into safe
ty. The brother tainted and had tc
be carried to Revel.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
ODD CLUB IN ARCTIC

interesting origin. The main lodge, 10
Gated at Skagway, nestles at the foot
of the A. B. mountain, which takes
it's name from a peculiar natural for.
nation Of crevasses in the snow and
ice at the crest of the mountain
which accurately mark the letters
A. B. These letters were originally
taken by the organization and later
evolved into the name Arctic Brother.
hood
Several of the most prominent phil,
anthropic enterprises in the north
country are conducted under the
auspieces Of the brotherhood. The
principal one takes place at Christmas
time, when children Of the poorer
classes of every nationality and sect
are invited to the nearest lodge, where
entertainment is provided, together
with presents and food.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
American Killed by Rebels.

El Paso, Texas.-Death at the
hands of a rebel soldier was the fate
of an American citizen. Joshua Ste
yens, while he fought to protect his
two daughters in Colona, Pacheco.
s:Seesse~nss~sne sssdy was received at
this place by O. P. Brown business
agent of the Morm& colonies IN
Mexico. At first it was fcPofteo 'ha'
Stevens was killed by an = alerican
but this report was sent, it was Saio
to avoid trouble with the rebels. who
still invest the American settlements
southeast Of Juarez
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Will Demand Arbitration.

London, England.-It is officially
announced that the British govern
ment will make formal demand
upon the United States government
for arbitration of its claim that the
Panama canal toll act, passed recent
ly. by the United States congress, VIC
lates the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Moth
ing definite is known here beyond the
brief official announcement that the
formal demand for arbitration would
be made, but it is believed instruc'
tions already are en- route to the Brit.
ish embassy at Washington
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Thirty Girls Leaped to Safety.

Chicago-Thirty girls were forced
to leap out of second story windows
to escape death when an explosion
caused by benzine vapor wrecked a
building occupied by dyeing and
cleaning establishment. Rudolph
Spinner, foreman of the establish
ment, was crushed to death. His
body was dug out of the ruins by
firemen. One girl who jumped out
of a window was picked up uncon-
scious and with both legs fractured.
Others in rushing to reach the stair
ways were knocked down.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
RATS eNAW GIRLS FACE FACE
Proprietor OF RoomIns House Breaks
Open Door and Finds Body Of
Missing Lodger. (,

Omaha, Neb.-The face gnawed by
rats, the body Of Miss Mamie Carter
was found In her room-
The young woman had been missing
since Saturday, and Christ Kalmpach,
proprietor of the rooming house where
she had lived for six years, decided
to force open the door OF her room.
The face of the dead girl was So
badly mutilated that it was at first
believed the wounds had resulted from
a gunshot. s.
Death is thought to have been due
to heart failure. -ual
A letter found. In sRoom, ad
dressed 70 a younger sister In Cuba,
Ill, leads to the belief that Miss Car
ter was formerly q resident OF that
place. e e
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Militlaman Shot While Asleep.

Norfolk, va.-James A. White. a
private in Battery C, First battalion,
Virginia field artillery, is in Kings
Daughters hospital, Portsmouth, with
a bullet wound in his head. received
while in camp with a platoon of ar
tillery. White was shot by one of
the outposts accidentally, it is assert
ed by the soldiers, who say that the
firing was done when intruders, ap-
preaching the picket lines in the
darkness, refused to stop at challenge.
The sentry, who fred the shots, says
he discharged his pistol in the air.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
DANGER IN POOLS
ton is preliminary step to the inter
national conference,

ton is preliminary step to the inter-
national conference.
swimming pools" says II. F. J. Por-
ter, discussing the matter In a recent
issue Of the Survey, @are little more
than cesspools." The public generally
regards them as refreshing, invfgorat-
ing and beneficial, and few have ever
dreamed that they may be breeders OF
disease. There are hundreds Of such
pools all over the city. Recently M
the interest Of the department OF bac-
teriology of the University Of Chicago,
K. N. Atkins made careful study Of.
FIVE pools whose water supply was
supposed to be clean. Investigation
proved that they caused ailments of
eye, ear and throat and intestinal dis
ease.
Investigations in Hamburg and In
Purdue, Brown, Chicago and Yale uni-
versities showed that the impurities
are bacterial and chemical foreign
matter, and all detected the presence;
of dangerous disease microbes. This
condition existed in places where the
details of hygiene and sanitation are!
otherwise scrupulously looked after.
Examination Of the Hamburg pools
showed that water fresh from the tea.
contained 81 microbes cubic cent?
meter. After "A. persons had Dathed in
the water there were 1906 microbes
in the same quantity Of water. When
494 persons had entered the pool the
number had increased to 64,4o0, and
after s2s bathers had been in contact
with the water there were $4,000 MI
crobes present to the cubic cent?
meter.
The last figures are interesting IN
that they show no proportionate In
crease in the number Of microbes. and
in that way illustrate the septic tank
theory; that is, after a certain point
! of development the septic condition of
water either kills the microbes or
they devour each other when they
have become too numerous, thus main
tanning maximum Of impurtty.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Iroons on Guard.

Jackson, Mich. = Five companies
of Michigan National Guardsmen,
with rifles loaded to kill, are camped
within and outside the walls of the
state penitentiary. The convicts,
whom the authorities allege were re-
sponsible for an outbreah-probably
the worst in tn ehistory of the insti-
tution-are locked up in the heart of
the worst in the history of the insti-
chained to their cells. Every convict
was in custody and not a single pris-
oner was badly hurt, according to the
statement of the warden
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
sIBAUs CHOSEN
By PR0GRESS|VEs
UNANIMOUSLY ACCLAIMED NoMI-
NEE BY PROGRESSIVE
PARTY.
DRAMATIC SCENES ENACTED
Former Cabinet Member, While Act,
Ing as Chairman, Placed in
Nomination.
DRAMATIC SCENES ENACTED

Syracuse, N Y.-Oscar S. Straus,
former secretary of commerce and
labor, in the cabinet of President
Roosevelt, was unanimously acclaim
ed the nominee for governor by the
Progressive party in a stampeded
convention under circumstances not
only unexpected, but dramatic.
The former cabinet member, acting
as the conventions permanent chair
man, was about to entertain motion
from former Lieut.. Gov Timothy L.
Woodruff to expedite the roll call on
the names of State Chairman William
H. Hotchkiss and Comptroller Will
liam A. Prendergast of New York,
when a delegate from New York
county leaped to his chair and de-
manded to be heard.
ITS 'Suspender Jack McGee,"
cried voice from the gallery. Chair
man Straus looked puzzled. McGee,
who got his name in the Indian
country by riding a broncho into
camp. with suspenders used as reins,
moved resolutely toward the plat
form.
+They say I'm crazy, but I know
what l am doing" he cried, as he
swung up the platform steps.
McGee, flaming handanna around
his neck and his coat blazing with
badges, tossed his rough rider hat on
the floor and demanded the right to
make a nomination.
Whom do you wish to nominated"
asked Chairman Straus, but McGee
gave ony a meaningless shake Of the
head. Delegates cried: "Put him
QUIT" But McGee stuck to his pur-
pose.
Delegates and spectators booed and
jeered as he began to speak. There
was a general laugh when he cried:
.Tll name a man. the mention of
whose name will bring tears of SYM
pathy to the eyes of almost every
man and woman in the civilized
land
He paised moment and then
cried: 81 nominate the illustrious and
honorable Oscar S. Straus."
The delegates seemed stunned.
Then few of them cheered. Nc
Gee kept on with his speech and the
first few cheers, at first from half
dozen delegates, gradually grew into
a pandemonium that swept the con-
vention hall. Standards were wrench
ed from their supports and delegates,
yelling and cheering for Chairman
Straus, paraded the aisles. turning
the convention into bedlam.
Chairman Straus at first shook his
head deprecatingly. He turned to his
friends and remarked: This must not
be- cannot accept Chairman
Hotchkiss rushed to the platform.
Placing his hands on Mr.. Straus
shoulders, he said: "You must &C
cept: you must accept; all the dele
gates are for you
Scores of delegates pressed for
ward to- urge Mr.. Straus to make the
decision. Then Mr. Hotchkiss burst
from the group that surrounded Mr..
straus and held up before the crush
Of excited delegates sheet Of yel-
low paper on which was written: "He
accepts"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Administered the First Dose Of Stone.
Age Love.

separated and Julia started for home.
Near Halsted and Thirty-ffth streets
there is real dark elley and Mahoney
decided to administer the first dose
Of the stone-age love potion there.
Miss Chemeleske displayed ply
sician's certificate in court showing
she had been brutally choked and
beaten. Municipal Judge Hopkins, at
the Thirty-ffth street court, severely
reprimanded Mahoney and fined him
$50 and costs. The girl likewise
spurned his appealing glances.
Guess that punch EN- remedy amt
no account" groaned Mahoney as he
was led from the courtroom.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Experiment Station Burned.

Griffin, Ga--Lightning striking the
big barn at the Georgia Experiment
Station, at Experiment. near here,
started fire which destroyed the
entire plant, with the exception OF
the residences. Blown by a high
wind. the flames rapidly spread from
the barn to the other buildings, and.
when the confagration was finally
checked. about two hours and half
after. it had wiped out the guano
house. the carpenter shop. the pack
ing house and the silo. Several head
Of cattle were burned alive.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
CHAUFFEUR GIVEN s1ooooe
Saws He VIII Stick to His job Until
He Thinks Of Some Way OF
Using Fortune.

Bay Shore, N. Y.-Frank knight, g
chauffeur employed by ]. 2. Beaies.
wealthy summer resident, was notthed
that through the death Of an uncle ne
had been left an inheritance OF
100000.
T suppose you will be leaving me
now Frank" said Mr. Beales, aiter
congratulating his driver.
"Not unless you don't want me any
,,oro y said knight "I like this 3oo
and I'm going to stick to 1t.
knight says he will put the money
in a savings bank until ne can talnk
Of some way to spend it
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
US. SOLDIERS FIGHT RERELs
IS Troopers Hold Back IS Raiders,

IS Troopers Hold Back 25 Raiders
Killing Five and Woundins One.
Douglas, Ariz.-Mexican rebels
crossed the boundary and were en-
gagged by United States soldiers on
the Lang ranch, so miles east OF
Douglas, according to a report re,
ceived here.
Fourteen America ntroopers held
back Is rebels, killing I've and wound
ing one of the Mexicans, it is report
ed. The rebels are believed to be
in command of Inez Salazar, whose
men also engaged American soldiers
below Hachita, n. NJ, farther to the
east.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Uncle Sans Revenues Increase.

Washington.-Treasury figures for
August, announced, indicated that the
government revenues were jumping
over the returns for the same period
last year. Customs receipts for Au-
gust and July, the first two months
of the present fiscal year, ran $4,000
coo each above the figures for the
same two months Of 1911. Ordinary
internal revenue taxes were an in
crease of s3,0Oo,Q0O more for the two
month period of this year than for
last year.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Massachusetts, Wins Trophy Match.

Massachusetts Wins Trophy Match.
Rifle Range, Seagirt, n. 1.-THE
Dryden trophy match, regarded as the
most important event OF the Seagirt
shooting tournament, was won by
Massachusetts with score of 1,104
out of a possible 1,200. The winner
receives the $4,000 trophy. presented
hy the late United States Senator
1uvden of New Jersey, and $3.50 in
cash. Second prize. s100, was cap
tured by the District of Columbia
which scored LOSS, and third prize
by Maryland score lo6S. New York
scored 1865 and finished fourth.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Martial Law for Strikers.

Charleston, W. Vaccinations are
quiet in the Kanawha strike zone.
Governor Glasscock's declaration Of
martial law seemed to have sober
ing effect. Throughout Paint and
Cabin creeks, however. a tense stu
alton exists and state militia. strik-
ers, mine guards and operators all are
alert. A number of incorporated
towns are included in the district
placed under martial law. All civil
authorities have ceased to perform
their duties, and the execution of
laws, is under regular warfare.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Airshios Claim TWO Victims.

Stevanage, England.-Two more
British army officers lost their lives
while flying. Captain Patrick Ham
ilton had taken Lieutenant Stewart
with him as a passenger in his bi-
plane. The two officers had flown
for 8 considerable time when one OF
the wings of the aeroplane collapsed.
The machine fell to the ground from
an altitude of 250 feet and was oe-
stroyed. The bodies of the two Off
GERS were found in the wreck. Cap
tain Hamilton had obtained his pi-
lots certificate only on March Is.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
ONE LONE BANDIT
HOLDS Up TRAIN
LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE
PASSENGER HELD UP JUST
OUT OF NEW ORLEANS.
R0BBER WAS CAPTURED
Robber Was Knocked in the Head by
the Engineer and Fatally
Injured.
ROBBER WAS CAPTURED
New orleans.-A lone train bandit

New Orleans-A lone train bandit
held up the northbound express of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
near Michaud, twelve miles from
here, looted the mall car, robbed the
passengers in five Pullmans and a
club car, and then, just as he was
about to leave the tender, was struck
over the head with brass torch by
Engineer Baer and captured. He was
taken to Bay ST. Louis and may die.
The booty, except for one mail bag
thrown from the car, was recovered
and returned. The bandit would give
no name.
The Louisville and Nashville Ex-
press that left here was about two
and half miles from Michaud, a
small station in the swamps, when
the bandit appeared on the tender,
covered Engineer Baer and the fire
man with a revolver and forced them
to stop the train. He then drove
them ahead Of him into the mall car.
There he made the negro porter
throw one mail bag off, secured some
registered letters and continued his
march into the Pullman
One after another he went through
the cars, and, while the passengers
held up their hands and the engineer
and fireman preceded him, he took
his toll from the travellers and put
it into small valise. He took moth
ing but money. After securing his
loot, the lone bandit drove the engi-
neer and fireman back to the tender,
and made them again start the train.
|, His plan was to have them drop
him Off after they left the swamps,
but Engineer Baer, watching his op-
portunity caught him off his guard
and knocked him senseless with a
heavy hrass torch
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Sleeping porches and Roof Gardens
VIII be. Built on 100000
California Home.

Santa Barbara, GAIA poorhouse
with sleeping poi i>ches and roof gar
dens has been ordered by the super
yisors of Santa Barbara county, it was
announced here It>will cost 5000,
A Los Angeles architect won $500
prize in the competition for a poor
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Policeman Killed by Cattle Thieves.

Policeman Killed by Cattle Thieves.
Monore, La.-Policeman ". O.
Roberts was killed while searching
for cattle thieves. who in the night
stole twenty head of cattle from the
pens of the Iron Mountain railroad
here. The cattle was stolen shortly
after they had been unloaded for de-
livery to a local packing house. Rob
erts was shot through the heart, and
fell dead with his own smoking re-
volver, which he fred once as he fell,
in his right hand and a searchlight
~, his left hand.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Perfect Girls to Get Prizes.

Chanbury, France.-Garret, an &c.
centric hermit, formerly member of
the chamber of deputies, has left q
will providing for a gift of $4,000 ev.
cry year to the most perfect girl
morally and physically.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

Uncle Sam Probes Cheese Holes.
washington. = Government scien-
tists are working on the problem az
tn what causes the holes In Swiss
cheese and how they can be repro
duced artiiciaily.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Town Goes to Picnic.

Krenllin, Ok.-Everyope in town
went to a picnic the other day and
forgot the election for tax levy to
maintain schools. No other clectioG
can IegallE-be called, so the KremYir
school will run on short schedule
this YeaE.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Sheriff outwits Seventeen Brothers.

Sheriff 'outwits Seventeen Brothers.
Raleigh, \. C.-Benn Vann, charged
with kidnapping and numbering Oliver
Layden, a boy aged fourteen, has been
landed In the state penitentiary after
a desperate fight. Layden's seventeen
brothers boarded and ransacked the
train on which Sheriff Reid had his
prisoner,' but were unable to locate
either.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Burglars Operate on Vast Scale.
New yorl-One of the most thor

New York.-One of the most tnor-
ough jobs of wholesale burglary ever
accomplished in New York City has
been discovered. Ths police were
called to an eleven-storS loft building
in University place by the sounding
of a burglar alarm. It was found
that burglars had been through ev-
cry one Of the first eight floors, which
were occupied by clothing manufac-
tursrs; had gone through. all the
stock rooms and Offices and had re-
moved several truch-loads OF mer-
chandise.