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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 4, 1937.
SEWS SUMMARY OF
THE WEEK IN GEORGIA
„ . . . ! This is a advance of $5.00 per ton
At least 172 persons died m auto , on ^ Spanish peanuts, and $1.00
«aeidents on the nations highways oni ^e runners.
MciLcsky Mills at Aimericus an
nounced yesterday that they are now
paying $80X0 per ton for number
one Spanish peanuts and $08.00 per
ton for norther one runner peanuts.
the week end.
The Third District Georgia Educa
tional Association convention will
Louis Swayzc, 10 year old son ol
Mr. and 'Mrs. H. L. Swayze and 1 Ma-
■Wednesday m 0 hain to join the Apollo Boy s
wean J* I Choir. His position as a member or
Hunting fatalities caused at least choir was won in an audition in
Mne deaths in the east and middle Birmingham last week and carries
west Monday as small game and ^jth a scholarship for study under
-deer season opened I Coleman Cooper, director.
Governor Rivers is considering I Thanksgiving season in Geor-
**y* r i8 ^ le . Georgia legislature into t hj 8 y ea , r w jj,i | )e ju-obably the
Actra session one week earlier than t gala ocoaa - on , in a decaa ' wit h
Utaa first announceo. | p res i den t Roosevelt, the Duke and
D. D. Still, superintendent of | Duchess of W.indsor (the abdicated
aehools at Buena Vista, is the new King Edward Vi 11 of England) and
frcaident of the Georgia Association , many other ttignitares,including gov-
«f School Superintendents. emors from lia'if a dozen' southeas-
D. W. Almmnd, state oil inspector 1 tern slatCs hore for th « festivities,
land Vldosta church and civic leader [ A bg ari .property of a carnival
died at his heme early Sunday after i playing uit the county faiir at Eaion-
•® illness of several weeks. j ton seriously injured a woman for-
A number of stores on Broadway,! tune teller Monday and she was
GoVunJuus, were entered by robbers lushed to Miilledgeville for treat
INSURANCE WRITER
MISSES HOME FIRE
.Sunday night, several sales being
incut. Am axe blow forced the animal
to release his grip on the woman’s
leg. The le„ was almost severed Dy
the attack.
Mown and several hundred dollars
taken.
Harry G. Williams, 73, retired
Jjudowlci, Ga., lumberman, father of ] Nurses, Rod Cross and public
■flirs. Helen Coxon, Long county health officials will meet in Rome,
■epresontative in the legislature, j Ga., Thursday for the Georgia state
died yesterday. ' nurses convention. Sectional meet-
A truck -.motorcycle collision on I J*? V*
the Bolingbroke-boraile read in Bibb
•ounty late Tuesday afternoon sent, onganuzatiom for public heaHh nure-
*ve persons to a Macon hospital for n^^ n C a “^f JZ
taeatoent of injuries. Aimencon Red Cross nu.rsm a service
J and the private duty group.
Establishment of libraries in
^ represented at the annuai meet-1 G€01 ^ ia elementary schools was dia-
Association of Land cuased Tuesday by Gov. E. D. Rivers
t# 1 «» thc state board of education,
be held m Washington Nov. 16-17. | The board worked on plans for
W. B. Haley! Albany banker and utilizing a $100,000 annual allocation
business leader, has accepted the I from the free text 'book fund for
chairmanship of the Salvation Army
campaign to begin Nov. 17, and has
appointed Chas. M. Jones as vice
Maiiman.
The Ball’s Ferry bridge on the
Sowing-toil'-W ru 0 htsiville highway will
Ae included in nine highway con
tracts to be let by the state highway
Apartment Nov. 9th at a total cost
or $820,000.
placing supplemental texts and para-
tel study books in the .libraries of
r,rammar schools.
Additional! cash for Georgia fami
lies, pouring in ho the tune of
around $90,426 a month, will be
spread through the state beginning
this month. The fio-uire may yet grow
to more than $110,000 if the 791
Georgia vacancies in the OCC are
. filled promptly, according to Lamar
The Georgia Supreme Court Nov., Murdaugh, Director of the State
IS will! hear the case of Justice of the Department of Public Welfare in a
Peace W. A. McDonald seeking ho
prevent, the Sumter Counity Comimis-
«oners flromi ousting him from thc
•ourt house.
Revision and modernization oi
statement yester.iuy
President Roosevelt announced
weeks uigo that he .planned to spend
Thanksgiving vocation at his “othei'
home” at Warm Springs in Georgia
Georgia's tax laws to halt the move-I and last week he accepted the in-
■Kint of capital from the state were vitabion presented by a delegation
«iged Tuesday by the leadens of the 0 f Georgia notables to attend the
Geongia Bankers Association in ses
sion at Albany.
dedca’.don of Roosevelt Square at
Gainesville the day before Tbanks-
’ving. This square and marker are
in recognition of the help and en-
Judge Claude Pittman Monday
won liiB light to retain his office as I . . ...
juiA,e of the Cherokee superior court I couragement given the citizens of
rthcui't. The stale supreme court up-' Gainesville by the President fello-w-
he.d a decision of a lower tribunal i ln '^ the disastrous tornado of 1936
in Judge Pittman’s flavor.
Furust L. Doyal, Jr., 15 year old
fit. Simons boy, Sunday was present
ed bronze meual by the Carnegie
Hero Fund Commision for saving lit-
-4le Jean Coper from drowning in the
•urf at St. Simons in 1936.
The Crisp County Power Commis-
aion has been exempted for the
fifth consecutive year from payment
«t its anaioial $1,060 licejise fee to the
federal government on its hydro
electric development on the Flint
river.
The body of Miss Mattie Pinkston,
34, who was fatally injured in New
Yoik Saturday when she fell from a
fflatfoiun under the w heeds uf a sub
way train, was brought to Albany
Monday for funeral services and
iirur.uv.
George W. Simmons, inmate of
fchie Jenkins county chain gang was
fai.aily injured' Saturday when a
targe tarotor ran over him. He died
later at a Midden hospital. Simmons
was servin'o u 10 t.o 20 year sentence
for flogging.
Emory Taylor of Vidalia was nam
ed' president, Sidney Folson of Moul
trie was named' American iarmer and
Torn bell oi Aviphaieilta was named
«tar Georgia puan-ter at the recent
rtiate meeting of the Georgia F. r.
A at Macon. V
(Mrs. E. G. Simith, Macon, filed' suit
Monday tor $i6,wu damages against
owners ot an apartment House in
■vheoni slie was hvutp. Sirs. Smith
alleges til at plastering fell on her
bead June 10, causing her to suiiei
a brain concussion.
Dr. E. F. Cook, pastor of the Mul
berry Street Methodist church Ma-
-con, and beloved Methodist minister
for 40 yeans is planning to retire im
mediately from active duty. He was
bom in Marietta and began his
m&nistery when he was 21.
IMns. T. E. Tillman died 1 at her
J»ome in Geneva Tuesday night. She
bad been in ill health for several
months. Mins. Tillman was an active
•worker in the M. E. Church of whicn
•he was a member. Heir death
mourned by all 1 who knew her.
Superintendent D. D. Stall oi
Buena Vista, was elected president
•f the Georgia Association of school
•nperintendents Friday ni a hit. Supt.
Sidney Maughon of Commerce was
elected vice president and L. D. As
kew of Monroe, secretary-tenasurer.
The Baptist Convention of thfl
State of Georgia will meet in 160th
annual session in the city of Miacon
Tuesday, Nov. 10. W. H. Knight, oi
Atlanta, has been appointed to
preach the convention sermon, with
G. N. Atkinson, of Carteraville, as
-alternate. >
which wiped out the city's .business
district nnd a vast section of the resi
dent ini section.
TWO NEGROES CUT
EACTT OTHER TO DEATH ~
IN FIGHT AT AME1UCUS
CordeJe, Ga., Nov. 1.—-R. D. Har
ris, Cordele fire insurance agent, had
been to every local fire in the past
two years until Saturday when a
business appointment forced him t«
miss one.
It turned out to be his own heme.
The damage was slioht. Yes, it was
covered 1 fully by insurance.
TRIPS TO BE GIVEN
GIRLS IN 4-H TESTS
Athens, Ga., Nov. 1.—Nellie Enna
Patterson, 16, of FuCton county,
Miriam Camp, 16, of Coweta, and
Ora Kate Rogers, 16, Musoogce
county, looked forward today to
trips to the National 4-H Chvb con
gress in Chica CT o, Nov. 26, to Dec. 4
The girls won statewide 4-H Club
contests carrying trips to the con-
gres as prizes.
BAINBRIDGE EDITOR
BOASTS OF FINE HOG
Bainbridge, Ga., Nov. 1—Editor o.
M. Griffin of the Bainbr'Ese Post-
Searchlight i« proud of his grand
champion Decatur county fair hog.
Today he issued 1 this challen 0 e:
“It is not our intention to blow
about it because there were some
fine hogs displayed, but if there is an
editor in the state who has a better
hog, we would like to lay a wager
with him.”
CUTHBERT SCHOOL BUILDING
SUFFERS $1,000 FIRE DAMAUls
ONEFATALTYIN
THEATRE FIRE
AT FT. VALLEY
Omar Hall, 19, Lives Only Short
lime After Being Burned
Friday Night
REV. J.O.F. McCARTER
IS ASSIGNED TO
BR0NW00D CHURCH
Cuthlbeit, Ga., Oct. 30.—A fire
caused by an alcohol lamp in the
chemistry room caused $1,000 dam
age to the Cuthibert High school
bundling here Friday. For a short
time, the entire building was en-
dangeredi, but the rapid work of the
fire department stopped extensive
damages.
A small fire causing little damage
broke out in the shavings room of
the King Lumber company the same
morning.
STORE IN ROBERTA
ROBBED BY
.’OUTHt
Roberta, Ga., Oct. 30.—Roberta
police Saturday were hunting two
youths who entered a Roberta gro
cery store early Friday and robbed
the cash register of $3.60.
The youths were seen leaving thc
store by Nighifcwatchman CaBey Mil
ler who fired' on them when th»w flexl
and who said the youths returned
his fire.
The miglitrwatchmian said + h(
youths escaped in a car which was
waiting for them with motor run
ning.
PRESS INSTITUTE
COMMITTEE NAM«H
Americus, Ga., Nov. 1—A double
murder which resulted from, a light
boluveen two negroes, John Thomas
andl Joe Fea^im, occurred 1 here Satur
day night at Feagen’s home.
Thomas entered the homo of Fea-
gin and attacked him with a knife.
Feagin apparently took the knutc
away from Thomas after being cut
on his arms, face, threat and leg,
and laid Thomas’ stomach open.
Thomas was dead 1 when police ar
rived but Fea„in was still ifiive and
was taken to»,a hospital for treat
ment. He died Sunday morning.
(Milledgeville, Ga., Oct. 30.—Jere
N. Moore, president-elect of the
Georgia Press Association, Saturday
announced the committee which will
have charge o.f the association’s
press institute at Athens next year,
The committee will consist of Al-
hert S. Hardy, Sr., of Gainesville,
John Paschal I of Atlanta, Miss Bmi-
lv Woodward, Vienna: Olis Bnumtoy
Marietta: W. Lloyd 'Morris, of Mari
etta, J. B. Chism of Pelham and W.
K. fWiV.ve of Blackshear, retiring
president. Hardy is chairman.
WOMAN SLAYS FIVE
CHILDREN AND SELF
Macon, Oct. 31.—Omar Hall, Fort
Valioy motion picture m-aemne ope
rator, uicvi in a i-cal hoypauu Satur-
uay imormng ox isuins suneied in a
me in a 1-t. Vamey theater Friday
night,
myant Williams, manager of the
theatre, was listed in lair cond.tion
at tne same hospital. His injuries
were termed serious.
The two suiieied burns when film
in the projection room of the Pr.n-
cess theater, operated' by the Martin
Thompson chain, caught fire. Mr.
Williams ran to the projection room
to aid Mr. Hall.
A fuo alarm was turned 1 in and
the blaze was kept in the projection
room. None of the theater audience
was injured. The two victims re
ceived first aid treatment in Fort
Valley before being brought to Ma
con Friday night.
The body of Mr. Hall was carried
to his foim>er home at Pine Grove,
near Baxley Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Hall was bom in Pien Grove, J
Feb. 3, 1918 and was educated there
He first worked as an operator in a
Baxley theater and was transferred
‘n Ft. V.jJley by the chain in June.
Mr. Williams also was transferred
from Baxley about the same time.
Mr. Hall is survived by his par
ents and a brother, Wa’lker Hall,
Pine Grove; and two sisters, Mrs.
Olin Dunn and Mrs. Lorace Over-
street, both of Baxley.
Body of Underwood,
Missing Two Days
Is Fonnd In Wcods
As Pastor of Colored Methodist
Church Here His Services Have
FieUi Most Acceptable
After four years of outstanding
service to his church and the peopie
of has race in general, Key. J. O. F.
McCarter, pastor of the African
iueu.f-uim cuurch at Butler, has
been assigned to the Broniwood
church by order of the Aimericus
Conference held during four days
of last week at Dawson. The session,
interesting and profitable in
PACE HOPES TO
CONVERT CAVE
INTO NAT. PARR
Congressman’s Plans Have Hearty
Indorsement of Stewart
County Officials
respects, was presided o\er
op W. A. Fountain, of the Georgia
diocese and Bishop R. A. Grant, of
Florida.
Rev. McCarter will be succeeded
by Rew. A. T. Jones, who is well
known having served the Reynolds
church ini 1934-36. He comes to But
ler from Aibbeiwille where he has
served as pastor of the colored
Methodist church for the past two
years.
Rev. U. S. Johnson is Presiding
Elder of the Hawkinsville district of
which the Butler church forms a
part
Rev. McCarter Is above the aver
age in intelligence of his race is a
fine leader among his people andl is
held in the highest respect by bia
host of white friends, who regret as
do those of his congregation his as
signment to another field 1 although a
stronger church than the one he is
leaiving.
In sipeakinc, in complimentary
terms of Rev. McCarter we would
not overlook his wife and other
members of his family, who have
each 1 conducted themselves in a man
ner to deserve the highest recom
mendation to those with whom they
are to be associated in the future.
Confessed Robber
Gets 40 to 80 Years
At Columbus, Ga.
Montezuma, Ga., Oct. 28.—Tho
body of M. T. Undeitwood, Macon
county farmer missing since Tues
day, was found' Thursday afternoon
in woods back of his home with n
bullet wuiid through liis head and a
pistol lying nearby.
A coroner’s jury returned a verdict
of suicide. Testimony at the inquest
showed that $70 was found in Mr.
Underwood’® pockets.
Member® of the family said Mr.
Underwood had been in failing
health for several months.
Survivors include a brother, J. H.
Underwood 1 ; nephews, Sheriff W. T.
Jolly of iMacon county; A. C. Jolly
of Jactksonivlle, Fla., and Maurice
Underwood 1 of Garden Valley; nieces
Misses Noimia and Iris Underwood
of Garden Valley; Mrs. S. T. Gross
and IMns. Robert Hill, both of Jack
sonville, Fla.
.Funeral sendees at the home ot
Mr. Underwood’s brother in 'Garden
Valley at 3 o’clock Friday p. m.
AUGUSTA PHYSICIAN
ACCUSED OF HAVING
COUNTERFEIT BILLS
Augusta, Ga., Oct. 30.—United
•States Commissioner C. J. Skinner.
Jr., reported the arrest Saturday ol
Dr. W. R. Bedingfield on a warrant
charging participation in a counter-
feit money scheme.
Skinner saddl the prominent phy
sician and surgeon was charged with
giving counterfeit money to one of
four Augusta residents previously
arrested. The commissioner said 1 the
four were charged with passing bo
gus $?0 bills and o-e of them si^mei
nn affidavit !ep'’' : vg to the charge^
pp-n-in-^t iRediiwgfield.
Federal ao-ents continued their In-
vp.rtr>nt!<m' today and details were
not. divulged!
V? n saidi Bod-nn-fiek) waived
iwambi often, wbon arraigned and
noshed $fi <W) bond.
ONE KILLED. TWO
SHOT IN GUN DUEL
Norwalk, Iowa, Oct. 31.—A worry
worn' mother of seven children
killed five of them and herself last
night, after explaining in a note she
had not enough shells to, take all
their lives.
The woman' was Mrs. G. M. Mle-
Aninch, 36. She discussed her plan®
calmly in a note which lay beside an
open Bible she apparently had been
reading.
Mrs. MhAninch addressed' the note
to her sons, Ray, 16, and Gain, 11,
trilling them: “Yo.u will find us dead
this morninw. Don’t get excited.”
After advising thorn what tO' do,
she added: “I have stood all 1 can
take and 1 best to take the kids along.
A'I that saves you boy® is no more
shells.”
MARRIAGE VOIDED
WHEN PRINCIPALS
LEARN OF KINSHIP
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 2.—Pleading
guilty to eight cases of robbery,
Fred Stewart was sentenced to
sene from 40 to 80 years in the
penitentiary by Judge C. F. Mc
Laughlin in Muscogee counity su
perior court Monday afternoon. Most
of the cases were those in which
store managers and clerks were held
up at the point of a pistol.
Stewart calmly admitted eight
holdups here, which netted him ap
proximately $1,200, and told Judge
Mi-Laugh’in he had also held up men
elsewhere.
The sentence in each case was
from five to ten years. „
In sentencing Stewart, Judge Mc
Laughlin said that he had forfeited
his right to live as a free man amd
passed sentence.
A feiw minutes later Stewart re
marked to a newspaper reporter:
“He threw it at me, didn’t he?”
Columbus, Ga., Nov. i _ c
gresamain * t epnen Pace, re'pres^^
live noun .tne Txmu ereti'ici. taw
day aimouikiadi vnat berere retunn„
to Wasuingiton lor the apeciui
ion m Novuminer ne woum v .
n many Providence Cave, in Stewart couaf?
by B.sh- Georgia's fUtible Grand Cm.yon''
a result of te movement initiate,! Jl
centiy by the Columious Enquirer £
have the canyon rrea converted im»
a state and national park. a e i^ 0
the^ropiosaL * »
The matter has also been referral
to Governor Rivers, and he is e ?
pected to give an expression in the
regard shortly.
Chas. Davis, the countv riYmms
rioner of Stewart,, Saturday
that he is strongly in favor of the
Caves* 0 Create a puibLic P a «k at the
Davis, for several yeo~
mayor of Richland, also joined ”
Piinort i of the movement, making the
following sta’ennen* to the Enquirer
in he connection: e!
“i nui.e ltavii with considerable in.
teresit yo-ur eultoruu auvocaun-g in,
cruuing t-rovuufcni-e cave m u Z
IhonaL anui sane pailk, and t hcarhn
unuorae the ideal 1
“Tnese Caves have received na.
tional adivertuBing already, and quite
a mnrnber of people from out ol tne
at “«?i. haVe d ' nve,n by to aee thean.
‘There is an area about eight
miles square adjoining the Caves ii
which not more than four faanliu
are living, that could be included
quite conveniently in the proposed
park. It could be used as a reserve
for deer, turkey and other wild life."
The Lions club of Lumpk.n, ot
which Richland citizens also are
members, will have the matter up for
its principal disuussion at its regu
lar meeting Monday night at 7
o'clock, when Nelson Shipp of The
Enquirer staff will apeak on the sub
ject.
The Stewart-Webster Journal in
its issue this week gave large edi
torial space to an article advocating
that the canyons be converted into »
public park.
Douglas, Ga., Oct. 29.—A pistol
battle in the Wilsonville section ol
Coffee county Friday resulted in
death to one man and the wounding
of two others.
Sheriff R. C. Reliban said' the
shooting staditedi when Harry Smith,
34, and Andrew Tangier, operaloTb
of a naval stores business, went to
the home of a negro employe who
was indebted to them and had start
ed moving his furniture.
The sheriff quoted Tanner as say
ing the negro employe andl another
negro who was helping hiun opened
fire. Smith fell mortally wounded,
and Tanner was struck in the abdo
men.
The sheriff said one of the ne
groes, also wounded, was arrested.
The other negro escaped.
Stpringfteld, Mo., Oct. 29.—A mar
riage annulment brought to _ light
today a month-old' secret marriage
between a brother and sister in
which neither was aware of the blood
relationship until three days ago.
The petition oni hich the marriage
was anrruled' in Wright county, cir
cuit court set forth this .story:
Ben Ipock, now 23, and his sister
Mary Lee, 21, were placed in a chil
dren's home in 1918 after the "death
of their mother. The girl was adopt
ed 'bv Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Williams and
the boy was reared by Mr. and 1 Mrs.
Yocum. They took the names of their
foster parents and grew up without
knowledge of each other’s where
abouts.
The compile met by change when
t.bq youth obtained employment on
Williams fartm last -summer. They
were married lent Sent. 27. Mrs
W’dl'ams. the girl’s footer mother,
q",snooted a relat’oreib-p when she
lea wed, t!-o bridei'urooms' true name
was I.Tvoook. the same as that of her
(rf-Htod dannbte.r.
Her ino'e-it-'io-otion nr-red the two
hrother a-d s-Vitar and the marriage
was annulled Thursday.
Twenty-One Mules
Lost in Barn Fire
Cuthibert, Ga., Oct. 29.—Fire of
unknown origin Friday destroyed 21
mules and' 1,000 bushels of corn
housed in the bam of Mrs. Granby
Owen on the Guithbert-Bhiffton road.
A quantity of peanut hay also
was burned. The loss was estimated
at $10,000. Only $1,500 worth of in
surance was carried, it is understood
WARM SPRINGS INVITES
DLVE AND DUCHESS
Warm Springs, Ga., Oct. 29.—An
invitation was enroute to the Duke
and Duchess of Windsor Friday,
seeking their attendance at exen^ses
at Warm Springs Thanksgiving day
when President and Mrs. Roosevelt
are expected to. deliver brief ad<
dresses.
Dr. Neal Kitchens president of the
Warm Springs chamber of commerce
dispatched the invitation.
The official itinerary of the duke
has not been announced, hut he is
exppeated to. visit Atlanta and in
spect the Techwood and' University
low-cost housing projects.
No. 1
ESCORT OF GIRL
KILLED BY FATHER
Thomasville, Ga., Oct. 29.—Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Moncricf said today he
was holding W. H. Stringer, 59, resi
dent of nearby Metcalf, pending in
vestigation of the fatal shooting of
an escort of Stringer’s daughters
Thursday night.
The home of Stringer’s half broth-
ex- was the scene of the shooting.
Moncricf said Stringer's daughter,
Homegone, a Tlioma.svi.lle High
school student, had been to the
county fair here with Madison Mash,
21. a neighbor's son.
Wh-n the couple, accompanied' by
an older woman' and three children
drove up in nn automobile, Moncrief
s-'d. Stringer v-imred on the run-
n-'ng board and fired, four shots at
Modi. M'ac'b rirrtrmofi over deed.
Moncrief said 1 Stringer refused to
give a reason for the shooting.
No. 2
TELEGRAPH STAFF
HONORS ANDERSON
Macon, Oct. 31.—Members of the
advertising staff of The Telegrapil
and News lp«t night honored P. T.
Anderson, Sr., general .manager, with
a dinner in Hotel Lander in observ
ance of iris b ; -thday.
Mir. Anderson was presented a
cup “in appreciation of his helpful
ness and courtesies in handling the
work of the advertising department.”
Talks were .mate by Alan Mac-
Donnell, local advertising .manager
who presided; W. T. Anderson, pub
lisher of the newspaper; W. J.
.T-uhain, presxlent of the Union Dry
Goods Co.; T. I. Denmark, vice pres
ident of the Citizens and Southern
bank; W. T. Haden. classified adver
Using m.-inacer; and Hden Taylor,
vice s"dent of Murphey, Tayloi
and Ellis.
The .frti«+. of honor re?-xiruled’ with
a short talk.
The dinner for Mr. A-dereon
am annual event, given fiy members
of the advertising staff.
From
Page One
form® even- though they are seeking
incidental employment. However, iX
they are receiving NYA student aid,
or are looking lor full-time work
and expect to quit school whew they
find 1 work, they should fill out and
return forms.
Prior to iNovember llj, postmasters
at oinces only wnere Vv'r A. wo rut era
resale will ioe lurnusheul direct Dy
local officials of the W l'A distinctive
cuids wtnen. wit; bear tne name and
From
Page 1
wxis buried .Sept. 18, 1901.
By a singular coincidence the day
selected lor the burial of Mr. Mc
Kinley—Sept l&th—,waa the anni
versary of .the death of President
Garfield, at Elberon, N. J., hav.ng
been shot twenty yeans 'before July I
2, 1881, by Giuiteau at Union Station
Washington, bait death did not coma
to the relief of President Garfield
until shortly before midnight of Fri
day, Sept. 19, l&ll. Chas. J. Guteao
was convicted andl hung June 30,
1882. While attending Ford 1 theatre
on Tenth street an Washington Presi
dent Lincoln' was .-hot by the assas
sin John Wilke» Bcoth on Good Fri
day might, April 14, 18-66, and was
unconscious from, the tiimie the bullet
entered his braam until he breathed
his laist, Saturday -morning, April 15,
1866.
'Booth broke his leg while escaping
from, the Folds Theatre alter shoot
ing Lincoln. Booth concealed 1 himself
in an old house in Virginia. When
he was discovered by officers ho
would: not surrender. Bcoth was shot
by the officers instead of making an
arrest.
In the superior court ait Buffalo
on Tuesday, sup-. 24, itui, autr eu
impaTuiiJi .-xuai' mat lasteu- ton a ie*
hours, -Uzoi'go&z was pronounced
gunty of rnu.ii.er in lirst uegree if
TresKtemt 'Alt Kin ley. Czolgosz wouid
have been ably amended 1 Dy the best
legal talent had) there ibeen any room
for aaguannt, .but having refused to
allow in® only excuse to be ren
dered for hie cruel act—that of in
sanity—-which he refused, there was
nothing left fer him but to plead
guilty and' with perfect indifference
Czolgosz received his sentence,
claiming that he but dud his duly
and that he had no regrets to offer.
He retainedl hie stubborn will to the
end,
President McKinley was born *1
Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, Feb
26, 1844. Long and' honorable was In 3
public career. It extended from the
time when, as a mere stripling,
heftdl sway in a log cabin country
school to the tragic moment w h en '
auuress of all persons appearing on
the rolls of that agency, nmimeoliate-, ^ u,a*u*.
ly after Nov. 16 these cards will De as chief executive of the nation, he
distributed to carrier districts in ac-1 was felled by the assassin’s bullet,
coidance with the addresses shown \ During all that time His record erf*
and the carriers should be instructed'| fered neither a Mot nor blamrrh.
to hold such card® for consideration was tested as a soldier, as a lawyer,
m the check to be made on Nov. 23.! os a .politician, as a statesman, 88
At non-delivery offices such cards the head of the nation. In each w 9 ®
wall be held for a final check when j he stood the test,
the alphabetical' check of forms is In private life he began by berfl
made. a manly boy, a dutiful and obedien
1 ostanasters throughout the Unit-1 son. He continued as a faithful an a
ed States, the Hawaiian Islands and loving hvsabnd. one whose eramri 1 ®
Alaska living in cities of 2,600 or had its good effect on the lotion' 1 '
more population will make use ot character. His life was tynuy-P
such available assistance as may be Americnn, the Irfe of an’ Amcr-Van
provided, by special committees of the beet type. And through it 81
named by mayors he a - pn'.trint. Abo-e rorrerirf
Xne questionnaires are to be filled aimbirion were ever in. h-*s U"'* 1 ''' 8
out and returned to census head- eoi'utrv andi bra coitnt.rv’s good,
quarters by Nov. 20th, making pos- H ; = 'las*, inferences i.nrt W ff " ,
sible a tabulation before Congress irnw felled' bv the aewavuV.® h” tai
convenes in January. I made Airin'? hr® meecb e,t
labulati-on will be made by coun- 1 were- “T.-t i,c ^ rn mprrber t ‘
ties. The questionnaires seek only in- on- er-f
formation as will make possible a p.-d fhmt ro )r reel prre'neree ’•'■e.t'f 08
"nmmVte statisticail picture when J fbe victories of peace, not those 81
tabulated. war » '