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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
CONFESSE:S
STAND,
ACCUSING
RENFROE:
TanksIey, Held Jointly For the
Wreck That Killed Costner,
Turns States EViderCe.
WIDOW HEARS THE STORY:
WILL DENY CONSPIRACY

CLARKESVILLE, GA, March IL
Mrs. Minnie Costner. wife Of Engineer
Jake Costner. who was killed in train
wreck on the Southern near Cornelia
on October 4, sat in the little Haber-
sham county court room this afternoon
and listened anXiously while Tom
Tanksley, accused jointly with Ed Rem
froe Of wrecBng the train, turned
states evidence and fastened the deed
ON Renfroe, Cosner's former friend and
pal.
Mrs. Costner watched the Murray
county mountaineer closely while he
told of helping Renfroe throw the switcn
that sent Costner 10 his death. She
had come TO court at the behest of the
defense to save from the galIows Rem
froe. the man VINO had lived at her
home. and she came to clear herself
as wen. va
rapssgesls con tessiap, e. me
conrt al o'cIociSI gave at once he the
ory OF the defense around Ii the state
will strive to weave q story TO sACW
that Mrs. Costner. with Renfroe. who
had lived in the home of the engineer
as one Of the family, conspired to wreck
the train.
May Accuse Only Renfroe.
Or they will try to show that ReI-
froe. eager to DO away with Costner
for one Of many reasons, chose to kill
the man VINO had befrienGed him.
Tanksley's testimony. alleged to have
been made in confession given sew
eral months ago to railroad detectives,
had been expected by the state. 1t was
for that reason Mrs Costner was
sought to 20 10 the aid of Renfroe.
Tomorrow Mrs. Costner Will take
the stand and deny the conspiracy
charge.
Tanksley testified that Renfroe threw
the switch at the point of the decail-
nlent. about ten or fifteen minutes be
fore the arrival % the wrecked train,
while he CTanksiey) sat on q pile Of
crossties near by and acted as look
out" Renfroe. he said. remarked that
this was a good place to wreck train
and that the fast train soon due to ar
rive. usually carried great quantities Of
valuable mail
Renfroe Hid in Woods.
Tauhsley said he and Renfroe hid iy,
the woods until after the train was
wrecked and then he went 10 the scene
about daylight but that Renfroe re-
fused to go, saying the railroad men all
knew him and would be suspicious of
his presence there.
w. f. Stevens, a locomotive engineer,
who sat up with Costners body after It
was taken to his home in Atlanta, tes-
tilted that Renfroe was at the Costner
home that night, bat would not go, in
the room whore the corpse was laid out.
J, w Askew. engineer on train No. 80
on the night of the wreck. testified that
mis- train safely passed over the switch
where the wreck took place about 80
minutes ahead of train No. 49, and that
ri that time there was nothing wrong.
Switch in Good Condition
j. =. Minis. engineer Of train Sc.
nothbomd, on the same night. testi-
fled that his train PASSED safely over
this same switch after 80 had passed.
and 1T Vac then i'm good condition. He
~aid his ra'u met 30. So AT Lula. and
No. g. q Mount Airy.
Tie state rested its case with these
witnesses.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
ABY BOY DIES FROM
FCIO GIVEN HIM BY
+YEAR- OLD BROTHER

=. t~"N. CA, March 1.-THE
'No-ya5r-old son Of Mr,
d. A. Garter, Of this place,
.'.".ooon from the effects of
. administered by his four
's Playing in the room yesterday
wv" The children came across u
'''. obtaining carbolic acid and
... mother knew it the poison
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-11
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Fair tonight and tomor-
row. Temperatures: 8 a. m., SO de-
grees; 10 a. M, 55 degrees; IL noon,
SO degrees; p. M, so degrees. Sun.
rise, 5:53; sunset, 5:43.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
Frank Smart Buys A. & A.

Frank G. Smart, who recently ar
rived here from Hutchinson to take
charge Of the A. & A. drug store,
as manager with the expectation of
buying, closed a deal for the store
On Wednesday OF last week and will
take charge as proprietor ON Satur-
day Of this week. He has been busy
invoicing the, stock this week but
the store has not been closed.
Mr.. Smart is again welcomed
among the business people Of the
town. He was here a few years
ago engaged with his brothers in the
general merchandise business but lat.
er entered the drug business. He
has been with the A. & A. Drug Co.
most Of the time since he left here
He is a good citizen and business
man, and it is pleasure to know
that with his family he will again
become a permanent resident. Stat.
ford Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Moosers, the Press Bureau has no
interest in 1t merely as a row; but
this Board is one Of the most i'm
p0rtant IN the state; 1t has the spend
ing Of s235, 900 Of the peoples mon
ey, and In all matters It should act
as a Board in regular session. and
each member Of the Board should
have his or her say upon every mat
ter, and neither one nor two, nor
three members should assume the re-
sponsibihties which belong to the
Board as a whole.
The Press Bureau at this time ex-
presses no opinion as to the merits
Of the controversy but hopes that the
members Of this important Board
will not get to quarueling amongst
themselves and do incalculable INJURY
to the people and the cause Of edu'
cation in this state. It Is due the
public that the members Of this CON
mission should act tremendously to
gether and give the people Of Kan
sas that which the law contemplates
S. T. SEATON
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
ATHENlAN CLUB.

On Monday, Nov. 3rd., the Athen-
ian Club met with Mrs. Castle.
Roll call was responded to by Cur.
rent Events IN the usual interest.
ing manner.
The subjects on program were a
follows:
The Manufacture and Use OF PAD
yrus-by Mrs. Anna Moses.
What We Know Of Egyptian Liter
ature-Miss Osmond.
The obeIsks Of Egypt-Mrs. Kath-
crime Smith.
Miss 0smoud related some anus
ing incidents connected with her 10.
cent trip from Tacoma, washingtpo,
where she had spent the past threa
months.
The Club will meet with Miss o..
mond ON November 10th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Just now the two Republican To
peka dailies are in a big row over
the State Text Book Commission;
the State Journal accuses State Prir-
ter Austin Of ignoring the other
members Of the Board by making
expensive investigating trips over the
country without consulting them and
Of having ignored the other men,
bers Of the Board In the matter Of
deciding upon the kind Of machinery
to buy, as we'll as Of being in a deal
to ignore manuscript by Kansas auth
ors and to purchase texts from an
eastern syndicate. It Is intimated
that State Superintendent Ross has
been unfriendly to the state publica-
ton Of text books and that he will
be drawn into a fight against Austin.
The Capital takes up Austin's side
Of the controNersity with some spirit.
As all the parties concerned m this
row are either Republicans or Bun
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

The thermometers" in the Repub.
hcan and Bull Moose parties are not
having much luck. Last week, Joe
Mercer, whose return to the G. O. P.
1old was announced recently IN big
black headlines in all the Republican
papers of the state-gave it out
last week that he had returned to
the Progressives. The water was
not as fine as Joe thought it was.
The report, unfounded by the. way,
that Frank Haney had turned Repub-
hcan, brought forth this comment in
the Chanute Tribune, a standpat Re-
publican paper: "Mr. Haney is fully
as valuable to the party in which
ne enrolls, as a pet skunk would be
Tor a parlor ornament" And still an
other standpat Republican paper re-
marked that Republicans were per-
tectly willing to receive Fred Jack
son back into the fold provided 'the
would crawl on his belly for some
time"
The Lawrence Journal World says
that it is no use for Arthur Capper
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
ARE YOU A COLD sUFFERERi

Take DR.. Kings New Discovery
The best Cough, Cold, Throat and
Lung medicine made. Money refund
ed II it fails to cure you. Do not he
itate-take 1t at our risk. First dost
helps. ]. R. Wells, Floydada, Texas
writes: Or. Kings New Discovery
cured my terrible cough and cold.
gained Is pounds" Buy it at Holmes
Drug Store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
MOTHERS CAN SAFELY BUY

Dr.. Kings New Discovery and give
II to the little ones when ailing and
suffering with colds, coughs, throat
or lung troubles. tastes nice. harm.
less. once used, always used. Mrs..
Bruce Crawford, Niagra, NO., writes:
Or. Kings New Discovery changed
our boy from a pale, weak, sick boy
to the picture Of health" Always
helps. Buy It at Holmes Drug Store
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
AS IT IS TODAY.

Do you know The Youth Is Com
panion as It is today-enlarged, Inn
proved, broadened in It's reach Of
human interests? You may remem-
Der 1t as 1t was. You ought to know
it as it Is now. You win be sur
prised at what a years reading Of
The Companion wiz do for your fam.
iE. No American monthly magazine
offers such a quantity Of reading,
and it comes weekly, too.
Father can find no better editor
ial page published. With It's impair
tad comment, its Nature and Science,
It win keep a busy man wen inform.
ed. The Family Page. the Boys Page
the Girls Page, and the Childrens
Page. in addition to eight serial stor
les and $50 other stories for an the
family, suggest the lavish promise
for the years reading. and ever
line is published with a purpose.
No other American periodical GOV
ers the same field Of interest or Of
fers such a quantity Of reading a
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ton furnishes more inspiration o.
entertainment, or enjoys greater con
fidence.
II you are not familiar with Tn.
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with sample copies contaaning tn,
opening chapter Of AS. Piers gveat
boarding-school story, His Father!
Som"
New subscribers who send $40,
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receive free the remaining issues O
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Heavy, impure blood makes a mud
dy, pimply complexion, headaches
nausea, indigestion. Thin blood maha
You weak, pale and sicky. For purt
blood. sound digestion, use Burdock
Blood Bitters. S1.00 at all stores.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
November 8, 1913.

November 8, 1913.
{, The -anTil chorus in which many
q TIE Bull Moose and Republican
paDers of the state join, serves 70
ronyince the Press Bureau man that
his labor is not in vain. The MI
bird fIutters, and by the same token
&A2 a Bull Moose or Republican
edf6pr hollers rotten, the writer
ats assured that somebody has been
hurt. Epithets do not harm and ane
onay rsSorted to by those who ars
confronted with facts they cannot
0 Utherwsa discredit. However, the op
nosition press is not entirely uuauA-
NOUS as to the Pness Bureau. The
g Lawrence Gazette, one Of the lead
iur Republican papers Of the state,
nacantly stated in an editorial that
4hA Press Bureau had made good eV-
nv statement that it had made so
Tar; and a few days ago the Dea''
xuworth Times in am editorial be-
ginning with a very complimentary
notice Of the writer, admitted that
He gives the public a great amount
q interesting information
The Press Bureau, however is not
concerned either with the praise OF
blame from the opposition press Its
sole purpose is to give out correct
information concerning public affais
and get it printed, and as these let
tArs reach a hundred thousand or
more homes in Kansas every week.
there is little wonder that the an
VA chorus is very much excited.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

-N-X-
THE efforts Of the opposition press
to stir up strife among the Democrats
Of the state have signally failed.
First they had Senator Thompson
and Governor Hodges at outs, but
there never was anything but the
most perfect harmony between the
Governor and the Senator, and the
appointments which have been made
by both Of them demonstrate that
fact The stories Of trouble be-
tween the state administration and
certain congressman are purely i'm.
aginary and have been concocted by
space writer's in need of small
change.
Then there was the story put out
some time ago to the effect that
Col. Bill Sapp was criticising Cover
nor Hodges. Sapp denied it at the
time, and recently Mr.. Sapp's pap
er, the Galena Evening Times. had
the following: ,
Governor Hodges is the first gov
ernor so far as is known, who has
Kept in personal touch with the bus
mess Of the state institutions and l.
giving to the business of the state
the same personal attention which he
would give to his own. And it is
1Wther to be noted that Governor
Hodges is not endeavoring to be the
whole show, but that in transacting
the business of the state he is con.
Sulting with the members Of the e,
ecutive counsel, although they are
OF opposite political faith, and it is
noteworthy that in the transaction
OF the public business the most cor
dial and friendly relations exists b.,
tween him and the rest of the stats
; Officers, which is also something o.
a novelty in this state. Mr.. Hodges i.
making the best governor the STATE
ever had, and the people are JUS
realizing that fact and will euthus
iastically rally to his support for ne
. election next year."
\ Colonel Sapp is a candidate for I'm
tied States Senator, and natural,
he is not starting into the race witt
Q a fight on the state administration
4 or anybody else. Col. Bill has live,
r IN Kansas a long time, and, belieu
q me, he knows something about Kan
Sas politics. William is wise enough
not to fall for the old Republican
game of attempting to array Demo.
@ cratic leaders against each other.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

es falsehood from truth. In fact
he convicts himself either Of igno-
rance or Misrepresentation. The Nat
ional Educational Association met on
July 18th to 10th. In his letter, this
very fair critic says: After their
return to Kansas and before the
meeting on July nd., they had be-
gun to think and listen, and really
some useful information had filter
ed down into their sub-conscious
minds" This is going some. Some
time Regent admits that after the
board attended the meeting at Salt
Lake from July seventh to tenth,
they returned to Topeka and held
a meeting on July 2nd., In which
their proceedings indicated that they
had learned something from attend
ing a lecture that was not delivered
until the next week.
After this statement If fully com
pretended all the people will agree
that it is not worth while to waste
any more laHher on Sometime
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

There appears to be a want of har-
mony between the two Republican
papers at Leavenworth. The LeaN-
enworth Times is doing everything
in its power to dis credit Warden
Botkin, while the Leavenworth Post
took occasion last week to say that
Warden Botkin was making good and
that everything was running smooth
ly at the penitentiary, and the Post
even went so far as to say that it
was not good policy to keep guards
and other Officers OF that institution
too long, and that Warden BOtkin s
policy OF calling for designations
was probably good thing for the irl-
stitution.
The Times thinks it has a grieV--
ance against the Warden and yields
to the childish method Of abusing
him on all occasions.
The Post is right. Botktn is max.
ing good and is getting the prison
in better shape than it has been for
years.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Ferd Isern, Of Bllinwood, is a new
reader Of the Democrat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-04

guest of MT. and Mrs. A. E. Brinton of Fern Cottage, Main street
 Leonard Shepard has taken a posi- ton in the Inn cafe, and began his du- ties Nov. 3rd.
 Mrs. Henry Gibson of Brooklyn is spending the fall weather with a few city friends at the Gibson villa in San dv Hook, and enjoying the driving about the village.
 Edward Troy and some friends au- toed to Danbury Sunday afternoon in E. w. Troy's car to visit a relative, MT. James Costello, who is in failing health at his home in Grassy Plain.
 Allan Joyce spent Sunday in town, the guest of w. A. Leonard MT Joyce is now in the employ of Dwight c. Wheeler of Bridgeport. MT. John Lillis of Sugar street also expects to go to work for MT. Wheeler, Thursday of this week.
 Mrs. M J. Nolan of the Boulevard spent Monday in Bridgeport.
 T. J. Corbett visited headquarters of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-04
EASTON

There was another rainbow seen in the west on Thursday. Weather prophets say it means forty more days of rest.
 Miss Evelyn Gilbert has returned to her home here, having spent three weeks in Hartford, the guest of her sis ter, Mrs. Richard Mobiles.
 Mrs. Grace Clark and daughter, Mrs. Clarence B. Andrews, of Rock House, were, entertained on Thursday at the home of her cousins, MT. and Mrs. J. Arthur Sherwood The friends of Mrs. Clark will be much pleased to hear that though she has been an invalid and confined to her room most of the for 20 years, she is again able to be around.
 Several of the local grangers are planning to atteid the National Grange which sessions are to be held for two weeks in Manchester, N. H. The meet ings open Nov. Il.
 Mrs J. Walker Sherwood is enter taining for a, few days her sister, Mrs. Jacob c. Moore, of East Orange, N. J.
 John Seeley and son have returned to their home in Georgia, having spent a, few days with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Edward Seeley, on Sport Hill.
 Mrs Henry Osborne is spending a few days in New York
 Mrs. Ida Sturges Iildebrand Of Hartford and Mrs. Florence Warner Chatfeld of ThOmaston were recent guests of Mrs. Mary Staples of Sport Hill.
 Mir and Mrs Fred Marsh of Sport Hin recently spent day in New York city.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence A. Jennings and MT. and Mrs. Charles Lacey spenr the day in New Haven recently.
 The reopening services and centen- nial celebration of the building of the Methods church took place on Sun day. The district superintendent, pr. A. H. Goodenough, preached a very interesting sermon. There were sev- eral people present from out of town and also from the different societies in town. The services and reopening were to have taken place last Sun day but as SDr. A. H. Goodenough was i'll they were postponed until Sunday.
 Miss Frances SiIliman has returned to her home here having spent Sev- eral weeks as guest of her sister, Mrs Alice Wilcox, in Hartford
 Pupils were present every day dur ing the past month at the Yellow Bion Tingley, teacher, Miss Anna Brennor.
 The young people of the Centre sociab1e in their hall on Wednesday evening, Nov. 12th in Aspetuck
 The teachers at the Sport Hill school, Misses Regina Stenseck and Katherine Treadwell gave their schoI- ars on last Friday afternoon from 8 until 4 a. Halloween party.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-04
STRATFORD

The big Iocomobile which went over the bank above Peck's mill in Putney at midnight on Saturday night was ta- ken away today. The wreck caused considerable excitement among tRe residents of that section. Those living near by heard the crash but saw no one who was riding in the car. The car is owned by George P. Gabriel, of 124 Park street, who was driving it at the time. The sudden disappearance of the other occupants of the car who were friends of the owner, led to the runor that the chauffeur was enjoy ing a little joy ride on his own hook when the big machine swerved from the road on the hill, descending from the north to Peck's mill The machine crashed through the fence and stopped in a hollow near the trolley tracks on the east side of the road. Consider able damage was done to the machine so much that it could not be repaired so that the journey could be resumed on Sunday. No one was injured in the accident, although it is difficult to un- derstand how a car could take so much of a plunge without injuring some of it's occupants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-04
THAW DECISION
 IS DUE BY END OF PRESENT WEEK

Concord, N. H., Nov. +The good faith of the legal representatives of New York in seeking extradition Of Harry K. Thaw is attacked in a com snunication sent to Governor Felker, today, by Judge William M. Chase, of Thaw's counsel Judge Chase wrote:
 The introduction of the indictment obtained in New York county is addi- 4ional evidence of the subterfuge which the attorney representing the state of New York is employing to obtain the aid of requisition proceed ings for the return of an insane man ito Matteawan, not for the purpose of protecting himself and the public against his insane acts, but for the purpose of punishment; and an in sane man who is a resident of Penn sy1vania and for whose conduct the state of New York is responsible only SyhiIe he is actually within that state
 It became known. today, that Will diam Travers Jerome, special deputy attorney general of New York, eFV1l file no additional papers in support of the extradition petition. Gov. Eel kers decision is expected the last of this week.
 Mrs Mary Copely Thaw, mother of the Aaatteawan fugitive, has returned here to await the outcome of the ex- aradttion proceedings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-04
TRUMBULL

On Saturday morning while driving home the milk team owned by Frank w. Hatch, Harry P. Burr, of Daniels Farm had a narrow escape from being struck by the 9.45 train at the crossing near Leonard Hawley's. MT. Burr, who was asleep was awakened by the warning shouts of the train crew and showed much presence of mind by quickly pulling the horse to one side. The wagon was overturned but no damage was done. MT. Burr was nat urally much shaken up by his exper- fence.
 A son was born to Mr. and Mrs Arthur H. Linley on Sunday night at the Bridgeport hospital.
 The scholars of the White Plains school enjoyed a Halloween party at the close of school last night. Games were played and the, pupils were treat ed by the teachers with candy and nuts.
 The members of the choir are re- quested to meet at the church at 7:3o Wednesday evening for rehearsal
 MT. and Mrs. Ansel P. Berry who have been living for the past two months at ''Babb1ing Brook, have purchased Dr. Deans place on North Main street and expect to move in soon.