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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Shot to Death.

Vicksbmg-Judge Trogden, a planter
was found dead at his home near Green
vile with a bullet wound through his
head, the ball having entered the back
OF the neck and coming out at the fore
head. Summer Rhodes has admitted the
killing, claiming that it was accidental,
although the officers are of the opinion
that it was a case of murder, this charge
being made by the coroner's jury MAX
ing the investigation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
CORN GROWS IN APPENDIX
Strange Conditions Found In Human
Body by Doctors Operating
On a Farmer.

Lawrence, lnd,-Three grains OF
corn that had begun to sprout were
found in the appendix OF James n
Powell, a wealthy farmer, when he
was operated upon for acute appenGi.
citis. The appendix was Ii inchss
long. Powell had n habit, he sajd
of eating n few grains OF corn evorv
time he fed his stock.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Ship RadiShes and Cabbage.

Long Beach.--The Independent shin
perS sent out a car Saturday containing
1877 barrels aud Il hampers of radisbes
and Is crates cabbage. The Truckers
Union sent out a ear Monday containing
lO5 barrels of radlshcs and mixed veqc.
tables.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Making Stock Feed.

West Point.-A corporation with
ample capital has been organized here to
manufacture stock feed from alfalfa,
corn cottonseed meal and oats, all Of
which are produced in abundance right
here, making this an ideal location for
the manufacture and distribution of this
Nr'tut and staple commodity. The com.
p"ny Will commence operations Just as
quickly as the machinery can be in.
stalled. This is Just the kind Of manu-.
featuring plant needed in this section.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Hines Seeks Lands.

Gulfport. So Information leaked out
from q resident of Hancock county that
Edward Hines is still DESTROYS of obtain
ing all the timber lands possible in South
Mississippi. Recent options had been
given Edward Hines of fully one hun
dred million feet of standing timber in
three counties, principally Hancock.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Governor Offers Reward.

Jackson.-Gov. Brewer has issued a
reward OF $500 for the apprehension Of
the slayer of W. W. Harris at Iuka.
Mr.. Harris was killed in his store there.
The deceased was Il warm personal
and political friend of Coy. Breewr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
State Has l,s42 Convicts.

Jacksonville monthly statement
submitted to the board of trustees of
the state penitcntiory Tor the period be.
ginning February p and ending March
25, shows that there were at that lime
1912 prisoners in the state prison.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Farmers Much Behind.

Coltlmbia.--The farmers ot this sec
ton are considerably behind with pillow
ing and planting this years crop, due
to the long and continued wet weather.
Especially is this true with the farmers
who are trucking this year, OF which
theer are a good number.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Sets Gold Wall In Art,rv

New fork-Au assemblage OF
physicians and surgeons. many Of
them from other cities. was held
s"potlbound by an operation perform.
ed By DR.. William c. Lusk A new
interior wall of gold wire was sup.
plea for a disteuded aorta, the prin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Kings Dauch.crs NIret.

Jackson.-The prog am for the an.
nual state meeting Of the Kings Daur;a.
tiers Of Mississippi at Gulfport, May 81.
has been issued. Officials of the organ
lzation in the state say that the work
of organizing the rescue home for girls
to b" located at Natchez. is progrcsslg
nicely.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Mail Pouch Stolen.

Merrill.s-The office of the Now n,
leans, Mobile & Chicago railroad wa
broken open and the cash drawer looted
but a. there were only q few pennies
in the drawer the robbers did not takc
then, A mail pouch was taken.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05

Eouft PretermItted.
jRckson.-Iudge W. A. Henry, who is
presiding over the civil term of the
! 'llnds county circuit court. has issned
an order P~rctermitting three weeks of
tlF Na2oo county circuit court term,
scheduled to start on April 20. Members
OF the circuit bench in all parts Of the
state are being beseiged to pretcrmit
all court terms scheduled to start within
the next thirty days, on account of the
tact that the farmers are behind with
planting operations and cannot spare
tn" time to look after litigation or serve
as jurors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
BABY BREAKS NECK.

Natchcz.-Rev. L.. i. Wisht's daughter.
aged II months. rolled from a three-foot
gallery and broke her neck. The baby
was playing on a mattress lying on the
porch, when she rolled to the end of
the jorch and fell to the ground.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Died in Bath Tub.

LAUREL. r. Walters was found
dead in the bath room at his home on
Pine street. He had evidently gone into
the bath room upon arising, removed
his clothing and entered Il tub Of cold
water. The chill which resulted was
too much for Il weak heart.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Corn Club Active.

Columbus. The Lowndes County
Corn Club is a wideawake one. The
parties who are at the head of the move.
inent IN this county are sparing No ef'
iorts to make it a success. About 50
boys have entered the contest and have
prepared the soil to be used in the race
for the prizes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
No Race Suicide Here.

Columbus. O,-Statistics show that
nree Ohio families in the year ha 70
coached their nineteenth child, eight
ave their seventeenth and fifteen
u sixteenth
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05

Jaekson.-Governor Brewer refused i,
commute the death sentence of Rrn
SHACK a Coahoma county negro who
murdered Dr. Embry, a prominent
planter Of III Rouudway n~eigbborhoog
Of that COUNT.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Cat Causes Bio Fire

South Norwalk, Gonna cat rubbed
against a lamp in the home of Joseph
A McElToy. The fire loss was $125,-
900. A trunk containing SIS. 200
worth Of jewels was rescued.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Jurors Pity Poor Woman.

Natehez.-Mrs. Bentamy, mother Of
seven children, who was adiudged guils
OF unlawful retailing, was fined $40.
One OF the jurors contributed 81 and
his warrant for jury service to the pay
ment of the fine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05

Field Day 40 m

Raymond.-Field day observed at the
closing OF the public schools OF Eiinds
county was one of the most interesting
and memorable in The histor yof The
county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Demonstration Farm.

Greenwood An experimental and
demonstration farm is to be established
here by the illinois Central Railroad for
the use OF the farmers in this sec.icE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
States Farms Flooded.

MISUNDERSTANDING Trustee c. G.
Smith says that weather conditions have
practieaily paralyzed work on both the
farms
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Trains Are Suspended.

Nirksburg.-Due to the high water in
the Gazoo delta, trains on the Silver
City branch of tho Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad have been suspended
ana official notice to this effect issued
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Drops Dead on Train.

Nachez.-William A. Leake. of VIII
klnson county, dropped dead on a Y. 4
NJ. V, passenger train en- route to this
city. Mr.. Leake was a prosperous plant
cr of Wilkinson county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Shooting at Gloster.

Gloster.-ln a street difficulty here
Marvin Mcdaniel shot and seriously
wounded Thos. Talbert, son of ex-Repre-
sentative Polk Talbert.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-05
Hens Phone Alarm tb Owner

Moore will L,o, toro ,no .o,,,..
oue U, Tue n9lnery. because the crow.
Jug VI tue boosters coming over the
WIRE III tne early morning beats anS
alarm elock he ever had.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Four Hundred Democratic statesmen's
Wives Have Morning Banquet
In Honor of Dolly
Madison.
MRS. CLARK PRESIDED
Speeches by Mrs. w. j. Bryan, Mrs.
w. r Hearst, Mrs. Martin w.
Llttleton and Several
Others.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, May 20.-Absolute-
ly debarring mere man. 400 demo-
cratic statesmen's wives, several of
them spouses to democratic presiden-
tial aspirants, gathered at breakfast
today to celebrate the memory Of
Mrs. Dollie Madison. Mrs. Champ
Clark, wife of the speaker, was the
toastmistress and around the table
sat such guests as Mrs. Judson Har-
mon, Mrs. W. ]. Bryan, Mrs. w. R.
Hearst, Mrs. Thos. A. Edison, Mrs.
Alton B. Parker, Mrs. Thos. Marshall,
Mrs. A. s. Burleson and Mrs. Oscar
Underwood.
Present day politics and woman's
suffrage were tabooed Instead the
orators took such abstract subjects
as the lives and character Of those Of
Dolly Madison's day. Mrs. Bryan spoke
on Dolly Madison; Mrs. Harmon or
Women of the Cabinet; Mrs. Martir
j w. Littleton, Thomas jefferson"
Mrs. Hearst, 1.-THE Press, Be Just ant
Fear Not and Mrs. Burleson, james
Madison" Mrs. Anna Pitzer, OF Col
orado, a delegate to the Baltimore
convention, got the biggest reception
of any of the speakers.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
TRAIN OFF TRACK INTO
MISSISSIPPI RIVER

sequent upon heavy rain Sunday
night. The train was going slowly,
having been warned of danger, elst
the loss would have been heavier.
eve were awakened shortly after 8
o'clock by crashing noise" said M.
A. King, travelling salesman, of New
York, "and the lights in our car went
out. We could see through the win
COW that our coach had landed in the
water. thought we had gone through
bridge. An oil tank on the car
caught fire and the flames lit up the
water. When we found the coach was
only in shallow water, however and
were treasured by the train crew
we waded out of the car and boarded
the second section.
In the other sleeper, l.. o. Pimstein
of New York, says when the coach
landed in the water, the men broke
THE windows. one climbed on top Of
the car and the only three womer
passengers were aided to reach the
roof. when the men followed. They
stayed on top of the car, wet ane
shivering, until taken half dressed K
the shore and put on board the secont
section. Cars of the wrecked trair
that remained on the track We're
brought to st. Paul with the secont
| section.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
GANG PLANK FELL
INJURING MANY
TWO Were Drowned When Temporary
Structure Plunged Crowd
Into Water.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
SEATTLE. Wash, May 20.-Two
dead and forty injured is the list of
casualties announced today by police
as the result of the breaking of a
temporary gang plank at the Colman
docks here shortly before midnight.
The dead are:
CARL BRUGER, one year old
MRS. G. V. LEARNED, Seattle.
1t is believed that all the injured
will recover.
The steamer Flyer was docking
when the gang plank broke, 60 per
sons falling into the water between
the steamer and the wharf All the
Flyers propellors were whirling rap
idly, making it difficult to move her
out of the way without killing some Of
the persons in the water. Nearby yes
sells lowered boats and all of the pas
sengers were taken out of the water
but Mrs. Learned and the baby.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
MYSTERY is
YET TO BE SOLVED

domestic of wilmette. nr Persnell
said he refused to perform the oper
ation.
In addition to the physicians state
ment, Markham said the police today
found ring with peculiar black set
near the scene of Dillon's death,
which positively identifies the man
who was killed by the Northwestern
train, as the Dillon who arrived here
Sunday from California At the dead
mans address, the police said, a
travelling bag was found bearing indi-
cations that carbolic acid had been
used to remove blood stains from 1t,
Inside the bag, the police said, a
shirt bearing blood marks was found
Several post cards were found in the
bag showing that Dillon had been in
California, although it was not defn.
itely shown that he was in Los An
geles. The police declared that all
the laundry marks on the shirt had
been carefully removed.
This new angle of the case discred.
tied the police theory that the muir
dered woman was Dillon's wife. An.
other theory was exploded when Miss
Bessie Jones, of Norfolk, Va, was
found alive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Passenger Had Wits Brighten
ed Out of Them But None
Was Killed.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 20.-- Passen
gers from the first section OF the
Pioneer limited train, Chicago. Nil.
waukee and st. Paul railroad, wrecked
near Lamoille, Mimi, reached here on
the second section of the train today.
The passengers say two sleepers,
baggage car and a buffet car, going
down an embankment, we're partially
submerged In the shallow water o.. the
Mississippi river, the road bed run
ming at this point with the course OF
the river.
No one was killed and William West,
an eastern travelling salesman. was
the only one injured to serious ex.
tent. West was caught in the wash
room OF sleeper and had to break
out OF window to keep from drown.
ing. He was cared for at hospital at
Winona, MINI.
Members of the train crew say the
accident was due to q washout con
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Chicago Police Think Dead
Man is the One Who
Committed Murder.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, May 2o.-The local po-
lice today believed they were near a
solution of the Los Angeles bungalow
murder. They base their belief that
the murdered woman was from Will
mette, Ill.,, and that her slayer was
Caiphias c. Dillon, who was ground to
death under a Northwestern train Sat
urday, partly upon the statement OF
DR.. j. S. Persnell of Evanston.
James Markham, secretary of the
city detective department, today says
that DR. Persnell had told the police
that a man giving the name of G. G.
Dillon came to his Office with a woman
who he said was his wife. He asked
the doctor said, that an operation be
performed on the woman and on being
questioned, admitted that the woman
was not his wife, but that she was g
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
THIRD DEGREE
USED ON Her
Kitchen Drudge Confessed to Murder
of Nine Babies When Police
Threatened to Take
Her Child.
AN UNFORTUNATE BEING
Admitted Putting oxallo Acid In the
Milk Bottles But Now Denies
That She Did

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, May 2o.--Alleging that
the confession made by Winifred An
kers, the kitchen drudge of the Brook
lyn Day Nursey and Infants Hospital,
who admitted she killed nine babies
by placing poison in their food, was
extorted from her by extreme mental
ly, insisted in court today that he will
prove her innocence. The woman
was placed on trial this afternoon in
the superior court In Kings county,
charged with first degree murder.
The alleged crime took place on last
Washington's birthday when score
of babies in the hospital were taken
| Ill. The doctors called declared them
suffering from strong irritant poison
An autopsy revealed that oxalic acid
was the medium used. Suspicion Eel
on the Ankers woman who did tbs
drudgery work about the place because
she was known to have been giver
money to buy oxalic acid to clean thu
operating tables. Her history wal
most unfortunate A waif from child
hood she had been cruelty betrayed
and the only object in life for which
she lived was her baby. In order tina
she might not be separated from tn
child she worked in the nursery TO
practically nothing more than boar
for herself and the infant.
a She denied her guilt Detective
, put her through the third degree BIT
she insisted that she loved the babe
and would not kill them. Then tn
detectives told her "if she didn't te
the truth" they would take the chill
from her. Then she admitted placin
{ few drops of the poison in the mil
bottles.
This confession she repudiated ha
an hour after making 1t. Her attorne
today declared that he would sho
that his client was not responsible
and that the poison got into the foo
possibly through accident
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
VICTORY FOR ZION
CITY SMOKERS
Judge Holds That City AntI-smoklns
Ordinance lie Not Valid
One.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
WAUKEGAN, H., May 20. - The
crusade against smoking within the
limits of Zion City received a setback
today when Judge Whitney dismissed
three cases of violation of the Zion
City anhsmoke ordinance, because
such an ordinance was not valid.
Caleb Buslik. Leonard Hugh and
William Fabry, the latter an attorney
appeared before Judge Whitney today
charged with smoking in Zion City
They had entered pleas of guilty in
lower court and appealed alleging un
constitutionality of the ordinance.
Overseer Voliva said he would seef
legal advice looking to framing an
other ordinance that would be valid
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
THE WEATHER.

For Keokuk and vicinity: Rain to-
night or Tuesday and cooler.
For Illinois: Unsettled weather
with probably showers and thunder
storms tonight and Tuesday. Cooler
north and central portions
For Iowa: Rain tonight or Tuesday.
Cooler southeast portion.
For Missouri: Unsettled weather
with probably local thunderstorms to-
night or Tuesday Cooler north portion
tonight and northeast portion Tuesday.
Weather Conditions.
The weather is generally fair in the
southern and Atlantic states, where
the pressure is high, and the temper
ature change has been slight in these
districts. A marked depression Is ad-
vancing on the northern Pacific slope,
which is attended by rain, and day
temperature has been high from the
central plains to the Ohio valley on
its front, followed by rains In Utah
and Nebraska.
An era of high pressure in North
Dakota has caused cooler weather in
the northern Mississippi valley, fol
lowing rain, at ST. Paul, Dubuque and
Davenport, and excessive rainfall at
La Crosse.
Conditions indicate rain for this
section tonight or Tuesday, as the
Pacific slope depression drifts east
ward, and cooler tonight
Daily River Bulletin.
Stage Height Chan ee Wee n r
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
Miner Under CHARGES.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. !
SPRINGFIELD, H., May 2o-The
state mining board is. hearing charges
against Andrew Johnson of Nashville,
H., today. He is charged with viola
ton of the mining laws by securing
a permit to act as mine manager with
out having served an apprenticeship
of four years. He is also alleged to
have permitted the Nicholson Mining
Company's mine at Nashville to oper.
ate without two means of egress
which is also violation of the law
The miners union at that place is
asking that his license be cancelled
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-20
ANOTHER DAY
FOR REPENTANCE
Rleheson Not Electrocuted Last Night
But VIII Be Killed Tonight
and Promises No
Scene.
BROTHER TO GET BODY
Preacher Has Recovered From Hys-
terlcaI Attack and d Wholly
Resigned Now to
His Fate.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
BOSTON, May 20.-An eleventh
hour reprieve from Governor Foss now
is all that can save Clarence Y. T.
Richeson the privilege Of seeing an
other sunrise.
Warden Bridges of Charlestown
prison, Is the only man who can tell
the exact time when Richeson will go
to the chair to pay the penalty for the
murder Of Avis Linnell of Hyannis.
Early today 1t became known that
| certain gruesome details that only are
attended to the day before an execu-
| ton, were arranged before the con-
demned man awoke at O'Clock today
and the warden would not deny that
Richeson would go to his doom shortly
after twelve o'clock tonight
Richeson ended day OF prayer and
/ discussion Of his boyhood and minis
terial days with the Rev. Herbert S..
johnson and Rev. Herbert Stebbins
by retiring about one o'clock this
morning. He had rested but little
for two nights and easily dropped of
to sleep. Rev. Johnson stayed with
i him until a. M. when Dr. Stebbins
relieved him. DR.. Stebbins was him
self relieved by DR.. Johnson about s
ia. m. When he came from the jail he
said Richeson had slept soundly, and
had not awakened before he left
"Richeson Ia wholly resigned to bis
tate said Dr.. stebbins. He hat
made what peace he can with hit
Maker during his last hours and deeH
i'm my heart. feel that he will face
!. that final court truly penitent and witt
full realization Of his terrible crime
He is back In the fold, and with NJ
malice nor criticism In his heart fol
anyone Richeson will go to the chair
! as man who knows and is glad, II
q spite OF the dreadfulness of 1t, OF ths
opportunity to face his Maker"
But one more matter at O'Clock re
whether William A. Morse, Richeson's
, counsel, would be permitted to BIZ
!. present at the execution. Beside thu
!, | Jury of twelve witnesses for the state
!. 1.-THE two spiritual advisors, and Ward
: en- Bridges, three others whose selec
! ton is up to the warden, are permitted
! by law to attend the execution Thes,
three witnesses are selected by Ward
en- Bridges. Upon suggestion o
Governor Foss. Warden Bridges hal
! asked three instead of one newspaper
: man, as heretofore. All these wit
nesses have been decided upon, ant
the state attorney generals office wa
,, today called upon to decide whethe
Attorney Morse could be given specia
,, permission to attend his client unit
!, the end.
Richeson will be shaved tonigh
: about 10 o'clock by the prison barber
q He has begged Warden Bridges to lie
him die In his own clothing. instea