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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
MISSING MAN RETURNS
Ray Tedford. Of Mason City. Locked in
Car by Robbers = Rescued From
travelling Prison a. Decatur, Ill.

Mason City, Dee Troy Telfo' d.
the deiiveryman for the Idea! American
LAUNDRY. VINO nlysteriousiy disappeared
from the city week ago Saturday
night, returned to the city last Satur-
day Telford claims ina, he was
robbed on Powder street 5y two men,
one Of whom struck him on the head
and rendered him unconscious. and
that later he was placed in a refrig-
orator car.
When ne became conscious he says
he endeaNored 70 attrac; The attea-
tion Of some one by shouting ana kick
ing on the door of the car and that
later he laid down by the 6oo- where
he was found by trainmen g Decatur.
Ill
Telford says he had completed most
Of his deliveries for the evening and
had planned to return to the office and
check il the last collections he had
made during the last part Of his trip.
He says that shortly after o'clock
he made delivery at S1S,k Powder
street, and that after he came out
10 the wagon man approached him
and ordered aim to hold MP his hands.
Later he says u second man APP
proa ced him, and that one of the men
struck him on the head. When he
came 10 he claims ne was in q re-
frigerator Ger, and that ne was taken
/ from the car in Decatur, III, on last
Wednesday. and that he was cared for
in Decatur until he was zble 70 leave
his room.
Telford claims that his watch mock
etbook and all his money We're taken
by the men and that he believed ne
had about $50 on his person.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14


others deferred - - . commanding
officer. The cortegs rsmounted and
rode slowly toward the house. AZ last
the elderly man came alongside ths
mule and inquired:
Samson, where was - last night
.Thet's my business"
"Mebbe hit oin't." The old noun.
taineer spoke With no ressntmsat, but
deep gravity. we've bsen powerful
Uneasy eFbout 70. Hev - hoerod the
newsr' N. !. J. 4
what news" The boy put the
question noneommittally.
"Josse P1rvy was shot THE nosnr
Ing"
The bcy voushsafsd 20 reDly.
"The mall sjAsr doae ~ IT. I.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14

says they would drive employees 70 tns
limit OF their endurance.
Postmaster General Burleson 10 com.
mitted to the policy Of letting out tne
work OF Carrying the rural free deiiv-
cry mail to contract Lately. four'n
Assistant Postmaster General blaKsiee
has urged this before the house post
office committee. But the house itseH
is said to be much opposed to such
change in policy. The rural carriers
are greatly opposed and 1t JIG douotiui
if the house committee favors It,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
AUTOMOBILE SHORT COURSES

"know Your Own Car" Is SIooan Of In
stitutes Under Auspices of College.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Dec 14e-Every man who
owns car in some thirty Iowa towns
and cities this winter will enjoy the
unusual opportunity of having an auto
"fron h1e- doctor specialist look over
his machine and diagnose its hidden
ills. II he avails himself of the free
personal service offered at the auto
mobile Institutes now being planned by
Iowa State College for the live Iowa
towns which get their applications in
This year the engineering extension
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
Watch veur step.

A prominent country priest, veA
known for his humor. In speaking Of .
sad accident that befell one OF our
good ecclesiastical dignitaries the
other evening, humorously remarked:
THE man who goes along this mum
dane sphere keeping both eyes On
heaven all the time ID liable 10 TIP
and land in heaven pretty quick. But
the man who always keeps one eye
on heaven and the other good ono on
earth IL liable to gain the best =
heaven and earth"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
How % Prevent Bilious Attacks.

Coming events cast their Shadows
before" This Is especially true OF
bilious attacks. Your appetite will fail
you will feel dull and languid II you
are subject to bilious attacks take
three of Chamberiain's Tablets as soon
as these symptoms appear and the at
tack may be warded Of. For sale by
all dealers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14

A. German engineer has invented
process for cutting thin plates OF mar
Bile for 6iffusing electric lights more
effectively than frosted glass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
,a.a. imm.dlata success.

Made 1mN1Odt0to Ou00os
The Arabian Nights" did not -
come familiar to Europeans until l7o4.
when Galland translated them into
French. Scholars cast doubt on the
authenticity Of some OF aaliands
work. accusing him-like fitzgerald
and Omar Khayyam-of inventing
rather than translating, but WIZ tus
public the success Of the tales Wa
immediate and immense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14

oystsrs sseursd BY Divers.
In some parts Of the Aediterraneas
oysters are brought to the surface ~
,ative divers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14
tn Resist stuhhornIx.

Mr. F-laherty says the employees viii
resist stubbornly these attempts 10
nullify the present laws which they re-
gard as equitable. He characterizes
the attitude OF some of the postoff!ce
department officials as harassing to the
employes and "outrageously crunl" He
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-14

This year the engineering extension
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
LIGHTNING KILLS TIDAL WAVE,
j. n. Kirven Suffers Loss of Horse
From Storm at Darlington.

Darlington, May 29.-For the first
time since April 16 this city and vicin-
ity and was today visited by rainfall,
which was accompanied by high
winds and considerable lightning,
damage resulting.
A heavy loser was j. n. Kirven, the
we'll known stockman, two of whose
celebrated horses, Tidal Wave" and
Baby" were killed when lightning
struck the building in which they
were kept. The same stroke also
killed fine hog, injured a mule,
which is expected TO die, and set fire
to Mr.. kirven's barn. The blaze.
however, was quickly eXtinguished by
number Of farm hands, who had
taken refuge in the barn when the
storm broke. Several fences were
levelled and many trees uprooted by
the wind.
While the damage done by the dis
turbance is q matter of great regret
to this community, still the rain, the
first in about = month and q half,
was a blessing to the farmers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
INTERNATIONAL MOTOR RACE.
THIRTY MONSTER RACING CARS
START AT INDIANAPOLIS.
One Hundred Thousand Spectators
Witness Spectacular Start-Ncw
Speed Record Established by Chris
tacns, Driving an Excelsior Car.

Indianapolis, May 3O.-Led by Pres
ident Carl Fisher, of the Indianapolis
Motor Company, thirty monster rae
ing cars crossed the starting line at
9.57 this forenoon in the preliminary
lap of the International 500 mile race.
A madly yelling crowd Of nearly one
hundred thousand roarcd applause as
the cars later came around for a fly
ing start.
At the end Of the third lap Chris
taens, (Beggian) driving an Excelsior
car was slightly in the lead. Goux
(French) driving Peugot was Sec
Ond and close up. Both were rum
ming over 80 miles an hour. Gioux
was leading at the. end of the fifth
lap, but in the sixth was stopped by
tire trouble.
At the end Of the tenth lap Chris
taens was leading and had establish
ed a new speed record, an average
of 81 miles an hour. All the French
men are experiencing considerable
tire trouble.
At the end Of 80 miles Thomas
(French) driving q Delage car, was
leading, with Christians second.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
R. s. c., WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 3, 1914.
KhRLUK CRUSHED IN ICE,
STEFANSSEN STEAMER SUNK ON
JANUARY 10.
Crew Safe on ShOrc-Is Established
on North Herald Island With Plen-
ty of Food and Fuel.

Nome, Alaska, May 29.-The 3OO,-
ton wooden steam whaler Karluk
flagship of the Canadian government S
Arctic exploring expedition, under
command of Villhjalmur Stefanssen
was crushed in the ice and sunk
January 16 near Herald island, north
east of Siberia. The entire white
crew. except Capt. Robert A. Bart
lett, is on Krangell island, with
plenty of food and wood.
Capt. Bartlett made his way across
the frozen ice to North Cape Sibe-
ria, and then proceeded overland to
Whaler bay, Siberia, where he was
taken on board the whaler Herman
and carried to st. Michael. He is
now at st. Michael and information
of the Karluk's fate came by cable
from that point. Authorities on the
Arctic assume that when the ice
closed on the Karluk last January the
"a men on board got their supplies
out on the ice, along with the dog
teams, and reached land we'll
equipped. 1t is thought, also, that
.artlett, accompanied probably by the
five Eskimos on board, set out as soon
as possible for Bering sea. Probably
he drove his dogs over Siberia from
North Cape to Whaler bay.
The mouth Of the Yukon and the
roadstead at Nome are free of ice
already, and it Is said the Herman
will go to the relief of the Karluk' s
crew as soon as she can get through
Bering strait.
StCfanssen is at the mouth Of the
Mackenzie river having left the Kar-
LUX Stepember 10 to hunt caribou
When he returned to where he had
come ashore he found the Karluk
had been blown away by a storm. 1t
will not be possible to send dog teams
to' ,WrangelI Island now FOR the ice
is rolling.
Wrangell island contains food ami
mails. 1t is 200 miles in a straight
line from North Cape. Whaler bay
is 225 miles southeast of North Cape
Herald island is q small rock is
land.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
MAYESVILLE SCHOOL CLOSES
Address by Prof. Il. II. Baker of Uni
vcrsity Feature Of Occasion.

The Mayesville graded and high
school held it's closing exercises at the
school auditorium on Friday night.
The program was an interesting one
and was we'll executed. The feature
OF the evening was the address by
Prof. L. T. Baker Of the University
of South Carolina, a former teacher
at the Mayesville school.
Owing to the windstorm and heavy
rain in the late afternoon and the
threatening weather at night the at
tendance was not as large as usual,
but there was a good audience pres
ent and the events Of the program
received appreciative applause. The
pupils had been we'll drilled and the
exercises were cleverly executed.
The Civic League Medal for the
best paper on civic improvement was
won by Miss Mary Cooper Of the 9th
grade.
The exercises were presided over by
frlnclpal +. =. smith. other teachers
during the past year were Misses Lu-
cy Pugh and Copeland Smith.
The program was:
1. Song: "If We Were You and
You Were U.s."
2. RecitatiOn: Jamie Douglas"-
Martha Montgomery.
3. Song: Mud Pies"
a. Song and Drill: Guess Who?"
B. Declamation: "The Danger of
our Prosperity"-Wilner Wilson.
8. Drill Good Night"
10. Address by Prof. II. L. Baker,
or University of South Carolina.
Civic League medal won by Miss
Mary Cooper.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
MORE RAIN Is. NEEDED.
Showers Fall i'm Some Parts of
SOusl

Atlanta, Ga, May 31.-Drought
conditions in various sections of the
South were relieved somewhat by
rains in various localities that COM
menced yesterday and last night. The
weather forecast tonight for tomOr-
row and Tuesday was for partly
cloudy oonditions over practically all
Southern States, with local showers
in some sections.
Reports here tonight told of rains
i'm various sections of Georgia and
Alabama. Growing cotton, corn and
other crops were greatly benefited.
More rain is needed in many places,
however. by the crops and unless it is
Forthcoming soon the relief to grow
ing plants will be of short duration.
The longest dry period on record
for Atlanta and the surrounding Sec
ton had been equallcd tonight, when
- days had elapsed without rain.
The previous drought Of the same
length was in March and April, 1910.
Rain fell yesterday. however, within
60 miles of Atlanta.
Troy. Ala, had reported the high
est temperature thus tar this sum-
mer in the South. The official tenn
perature reported from there yester-
day was 1912 degrees. Heat records
for May have been broken in various
sections Of the South.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
UNIVERSITY HEAD RETIRES.
DR.. Francis Il. Vcnablc OF North
Carolina Tenders His Resignation.

Raleigh, n. c., May 29.-Dr. Fran
els Preston Venablc. president of the
University Of North Carolina since
1900, has resigned, his resignation
reaching Gov. Craig today. DR.. Ven
able is en- route home from Europe,
where year ago he went on a leave
oi absence to recover his health.
Prof. Edward X. Graham, dean of
the graduate school. has been acting
tees meet Tuesday night
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
ORDERS FOR ENcAMPMENT,
NINTH DIVISION TO ENCANP AT
AUGUSTA FROM JULY 10TH
TO AUG. 18TH.
Second Regiment Encampment to Be
Held from August to 18th; First
From July 18th to 21st; Third from
July % to July 31st.

Columbia, May 29-Adjt. Gen.
Moore was notified in an order from
headquarters of the eastern depart
ment at New York that the Ninth Di-
vision of the National Guard, COM
prisine .roops from North Caro-
lima, Carolina, Georgia anu
Flori' build encamp at Augusta,
Ca, 10Th to August 18th.
T : les for the South Carolina
reg ( to go into camp were fixed
as - vs.: First regiment. July 12
to = 21; Third regiment, July 22
t. = 81; Second regiment, August
: ugust p.
" appropriations Of the war de-
= lent for the South Carolina
= IS is $4,000 TO be used, if all the
regiments go and proportionateIy, If
less go.
Gen. Moore referred the order to
Gov. Blease.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
BECKER TO DIE.
Former Police Officer Hears Doom
From Lips of Judge-Appeal to Be
Filed.
Gov. Blease.

New York, May 29.-Charles Beck
er was today sentenced to die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison dur
ing the week beginning July for the
murder of Herman Rosenthal.
When he received sentence Becker
appeared calm. EIe even turned to
friends in the court room and smiled.
Prior to the sentsncing Martin p.
Manton, Becker's lawyer, cited. ten
reasons why death should not be pro-
nounced.> ~, >{zf.sA sf,
He said that an appeal would be
filed next Monday. This will act as
stay of execution and a year may
elpse before the court of appeals
hands down it's decision.
Becker was taken to Sing Sing by
automobile in the custody of six depu-
ty sheriffs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
PEACHES SENT NORTIIWARD.
First Train Load of Georgia Fruit
Left Friday for Southern New York.


Left Friday for Southern New York
Atlanta, May 2S.-Thc first car OF
Georgia peaches for the 1914 season
is today speeding on it's way to New
York city in a special train over the
Southern Railway. This car, which
came from Byron, Ca, was deliver
ed in Atlanta by the Central Of Geo.-
gia Railway at $40 Wednesday night
and at 1920 to the Southern Railway
in lnman yard behind locomotive
1884, one of the fatestest passenger
engines in the Southern service.
All arrangements for handling the
Georgia peach crop in special trains
from Georgia orchards to the east
ern and northern markets were COM
pleted at meeting of officials of the
Southern Railway, Pennsylvania Rail-
road, Central of Georgia Railroad,
The Atlantic Birmingham and At
lantic Railroad, the Macon and Bir-
mingham railroad, the Fruit Growers
Express and the Georgia fruit ex-
change held in Atlanta today.
The peaches from the Georgia or
chards will be received at Inman
Yards and forwarded on special trains
over the Southern Railway on fast
passenger schedule.
The Georgia crop is expected to be
in the neighbOrhoOd of five thousand
cars and at the lightest calculation
of the seasons output the Southern
hallway will be sending from fifteen
to twenty special peach trains out of
Atlanta every night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
ALLEGE STORSTAD UNDERMAN.
NED.

Charges That Only Twelve Men Were
on Board at Time of Collision Be-
ing Investigated.
Montreal, June 1.-Charges that
the collier StOrstad was undermanned
at the time of the collision with the
Empress of Ireland were made today
and are being investigated by Ca
madam officials. 1t is stated that the
collier only had twelve men, including
the captain and three mates and that
the Storstad was only able to send one
lifebOat to aid the rescue.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
LANGLEY MACHINE FLIES,
GLEN CURTIS SCARS ALOFT IN
CRUDE OLD AEROPLANE.
Relic From Smithsonian Institute
Proves Langley Had Right Ideas.

Elmira, N. Y, May 2S.-The theory
OF DIR. Samuel Pierrepont Langley
who proclaimed to the world that he
had solved the problem of the air
several years before the upper elc-
ments had been successfully navigat-
ed by q heavier-than-a machine
was vindicated at Hammondsport to-
day, when Glenn Curtiss, the aviator,
went alOft in "Langley's Folly
The crude flying machine, which
fell into the Potomac River when Dr.
Langley, it's inventor, attempted to
fly in it. and which later was con-
signed to the Smithsonian institution,
at Washington, had every requisite
for fight, and remained in the air
long enough to demonstrate the prac-
tlcal mind of it's maker, who had
been ridiculed by his incredulous con-
tempOraries.
The old relic was wheeled from it's
hanger early today, the pilot imme-
diately climbed into the seat and was
away under much the same condi-
tions as would prevail in q flight of
the latest model aeroplane The flight
was a short one.
The Langley machine, but little re-
sembles the trim and powerful flyers
of today, but in it's crude state it COM
bines the basic principles of aviation.
and after many years Of neglect the
"old junk" came into it's own, giving
it's inventor his deserved place among
the recognized pioneers of aviation.
But for an untimely accident, and
what was termed the "miserliness of
the government" Langley undoubted-
ly would have won fame during his
lifetime. Instead, he died q brokcr-
hearted man, after devoting twenty
years of his life to the study of avia-
ton. Years later others received the
fame and credit Of which he shoula
have had a share.
Langley made the fatal error OF
trying to catapult the flyer into the
air with the aid of ponderous springs,
but he only succeeded in wreck ng
the machine. Had he tried the meth
od pursued today by running the
machine along the ground and al
lowing it to rise gradually in the air,
there is little doubt he would have
made the first flight in heavier than
air machine.
The antiquated machine was sent
to Hammondsport about two months
ago. Scarcely change was made in
it's parts. The surface of the wings,
which had suffered from long storage,
were replaced. Other minor parts
repaired were duplicates of the orig
inals. The machine was driven today
by the old motor built by Charles
Manly.
DR.. Langley was the secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution. He was
satisfied Of the possibility of flight in
heavier-than-ai machines and spent
years in working on the problem. In
1896 he flew q steam driven model
distance Of about mile over the
Potomac River.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03

should find them willing. this govern
mcnt Will be glad to- take up with you
proposals that may be authpritatively
formulated"
Arrival of the Carranza cmissary
was regarded with evident satisfac-
tion by the American delegates.
Progress on the agreement between
the United states and the Hucrta gov
ernment was slow today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
GASTON MAN Is KILLED.
Jesse Howell is Shot by Dillic
Sharp

Lexington, May 3O--News reached
Lexington tonight of the killing of
Jesse Howell by Dillic Sharp at the
home of Noah Sharp. The killing oc-
CURED about II o'clock, about one
mile south of CASTOR, 90 miles from
Lexington. Billie Sharp tclcphoned to
the sheriff that he was ready to sur
render and asked the officer to come
for him. Officers left ut once to hold
the inquest. Both men were young
farmers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03

Chicago, June 1.-The safe was
blown and looted of $4,000 and five
men bound and gagged at the Law
renee Ice Cream plant on West
'rwenty-first street early this morn
ing. The robbers were armed and
masked. They escaped.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
DEADLOCK IN MEDIATION.
Caused by Resistance of Uucrta Del
cgatcs to Admission OF Carranza
Men Unless Armisiicc Is Agreed to.

Niagara Falls, June IA dead
lock has been reached i'm the Mexican
mediation this afternoon. The halt is
said to be caused by the resistance of
the Iiucrta delegates and the "a. B.
c." mcdiatOrs to the admission of
CarranZa representatives To the con-
ference unless they first agree to the
armisticc.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
One Turns Turtle.

Indianapolis, May 30.-Chassagne
turned turtle in Sunbeam car on
the back stretch. He Is seriously in
jured and the car is q wreck. At the
end Of the first hundred miles Thom-
as was leading. He negotiated the
distance in one hour, nine minutes,
thirty seconds, making a new record.
Duray in q Baby Peugot was second.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
SIN DIE FROM GAS.
Chief Engineer und Others Asphyxiat-
cd on OIL Ship.

Galveston, June 1.-SiX scamcn on
thc tank steamer San Valerie were
in the forCcastlc, ii was reported
when the vessel reported here today
Among the dead are Chief Engineer
Elliott.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
SUE'E'R\GETTES BURN CHURCH.
Nothing is Sacred to The Female Lu-
naticS,

Henley. Eng, June 1.-WargravC
ument of great interest and value,
was burned by suffragcttcs today. At
tachcd to the gravcstoncs in the
little cemtcry were slips of paper in
scribed stop prosecution of wo-
men,"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03
FRENCH CABINET RESIGNS.
Man Who Will Form New Cabinet Is
Pledged to Military Law.

faris' Juno 1.-The French cabinet,
headed by Premier Doumcrguc, re-
signed today. Rene Viviano. who is
p'eosed To three year military law
mas been commissioned to form Il new
cabinet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-06-03

Indianapolis, May 30.-AC the end
OF two hundred miles Thomas is lead
ing. Duray second ard .Wishart' third
in the great international cup race.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-05-08
Weds in Wisconsin

Edward Schliesmann, of the
White Front meat market, got
one upon his friends when a
couple of weeks ago he went
down to Wisconsin for a short
visit. His more intimate friends
noticed a rather determined look
in his face when he left Milbank,
and the sequel of this later
proved that on the Goth ult he
was married at Cam bria, Wis,
to Miss Elizabeth M. Achterberg
the ceremony taking place at the
home of the brides uncle,
Andrew Peterson, in the above
named city. Mr.. Schliesmann
returned home last Monday with
his bride, and ever since has been
receiving the congratulations of
his friends all of whom wish the
couple every happiness in the ir
married life,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-05-08
q. A. II. will Meet ut Redfield

Programs have been issued for
the thirty first annual encamp-
ment of the South Dakota Grand
Army of the Republic and the
Woman's Relief corps on May
20, q, and %
Among those who will take a
prominent part in the encamp
ment are National Commander
Washington Gardner of Mich :
igan, Past Department Comman-
der John L. Jolley and George
A. Silsby of the South Dakota
department., Governor Byrne.
Adjutant General w. A. Morris
of Redtield Mayor Randolph and
Rev. Ernest Holgate Of Redfield;
Mrs Ida M. Mcbride of Minnea-
polls, national president of the
of the Relief corps and a num-
ber Of state officers and past
state officers of the two organ
izations.