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VOLUME XIII.
ATLANTA, GA-. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1913.
NO. 5.
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LUSE OF- CONVICTS
FOLLOWING PROBE
Order Annulling the Contract
With Huxford-Orvin Naval
Stores Company Issued by
Gov, O'Neal, of Alabama
^ (Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Oct. 9.—Stories
•f cruel treatment of convicts which
* bring: visions of the dark ages were re
ported to Governor O’Neal Thursday
by the commission which investigated
conditions at the convict camp of the
Huxford-Orvin Naval Stores company,
at Atmore, Monday, and an order can
celing the contracts between Mcbile and
Escambia counties and- the Vompany
xras issued by Governor O’Neal imme
diately. t
The convicts • must be removed at
once. Every deal between the counties
and the company must be closed. The
contracts will be terminated immediate
ly. Members of the investigating corn-
emission made a verbal report to Gov
ernor O’Neal Thursday. An official one
will contain thirty or forty pages and
will tell of how convicts had been beat
en and had been threatened with death
If they told, and how they refused to
talk with Len F. Greer, convict in
spector, last week because they feared
the convict lessees.
Governor O’Neal is out of the city and
was communicated with over the tele
phone. He wired Price Williams, pro
bate judge of Mobile county, and J. H.
H. Smith, probate judge of Baldwin
county, that no longer could the com
pany, use county convicts. City convicts
of Mobile and Brewton are not under
Governor O’Neal’s jurisdiction, but he
will recommend that they be removed
also. An official report of the investi
gation will be filed later in the week.
PUBLIC BATHS IN
SPANISH WARSHIPS
ALMEDA, Cal. Oct.' 9.—Supervisor
Gutleben plans to secure the old Span
ish battleship Manila, anchor it off the
town, and turn the staterooms into
shower baths, the cabins into social
Centers, other parts of the ship into hot
water plunges, all for^ the benefit Of
the children of Alameda. The Manila
is “on the scrap heap at the Mare island
navy yard .
CONVICT TO TESTIFY
AT BIG MURDER TRIAL
DECLARES SULZER HONEST
Governor’s Attorney Centers
His Attack on Famous
"Money Articles"
(By Associated Press.)
ALBANY, N. Y., Oct. 9.—General de
nial of all the charges against Governor
Sulzer, a bitter attack on the testimony
of Duncan W. Peck, a charge that un
fair tactics were used by counsel for
the board of managers and a picture of
the governor as a man of integrity,
but poor business ability, marked the
first of the final arguments in the gov
ernor’s impeachment trial, delivered to
day by Louis A. Marshall.
Most of Mr. Marshall’s address cen
tered about the “money articles” in the
impeachment charges one, two and six.
These charge larceny in that he con
verted to his own use moneys contrib
uted for his campaign and perjury in
that ne gave a false affidavit in sup
port of an inaccurate campaign state
ment. Mr. Marshall said no larceny
existed because the money came into
Sulzer’s hands legally and that the
charge of perjury was groundless be
cause the law never required an affi
davit to. a campaign statement. Fur
ther, he argued, the governor thought
the statement correct when he signed
it.
Peck’s testimony that he was asked
by the governor to deny a $500 cam
paign contribution under oath was term
ed a “brazen invention.”
“Peck had a strong motive for in
venting suh a conversation as that to
which he has testified,’ * he declared,
“because it would enable him to aid in
the destruction of the man who had set
in motion the investigation which
threatened not only the office which he
held, but his very liberty.”
The criticism of the board of man
agers was in relation to their insinua
tions in court that the books of Harris
& Fuller were “doctored” and Frederick
W. Colwell and Louis A. Sarecky were
induced to go into hiding by the gov
ernor.
CITY STREETS
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Big Party of Foreigners Flees
to Monterey-Courtmartial
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COQUILLE, Ore., Oct. 9.—J. C. Wil
son, a miner, has discovered that the
streets of this town are paved with
rock that will yield $6.40 to the ton in
gold. The statement of the miner was
verified by reports from an assay of
fice in Virginia City, Nev.
ROME MAN INDICTED
ON CHARGE OF USURY
State Grants Immunity from
Prosecution to William
Booker, Prisoner
*
(By Associated Press.)
SOUTHBEND, Ind., Oct. 9.—To clear
up the mystery of the murder,of Enoch
Highshaw, a wealthy farmer, here, four ,
years ago, the state Tuesday granted
Immunity from prosecution to William
Booker, a convict in the state reform
atory, .^on condition that he would tes
tify in the trial of William Arney,
charged with the crime. It was the
state’s theory that Booker was with
Arney when the crime was committed.
Booker testified yesterday that he
killed Highshaw. He said thaj he had
intended to rob his victim and declared
Arnpy- was standing on the other side
of the road at the time.
What action the prosecution will take,
was not announced.
Ship Delayed Because
Electric Fish Clung
To Its Steel Sides
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, Oct. 9,—A remarkable story
is told by the crew of the British
freighter Rochelle, which has reached
port four days late from San Domingo.
According to several of the mep, the
delay was due principally to efectfic
fish, otherwise known as torpedo fish,
which were attracted by the steel plates
of the vessels and fastened themselves
by hundreds against her bottom and
sides. v
The steamer was in the gulf stream,
north of Cuba, when she began to slow
down. The officers were at a loss to
account for the change in the progress
of the craft. Several sailors said they
felt a tingling sensation about their
feet and finger tips.
jr As the Rochelle moved north out of
’the warm waters of the stream/ the
fish dropped off and the vessel imme
diately resumed her speed.
CANCELEDSTAMPS
BUY BABIES
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 9.—All
canceled postage stamps which reach
the office of Mayor Rolph, of San Fran
cisco, are turned over to the Sacred
Heart school here and from there they
are sent to missionaries in the interior
of China, who can buy a baby for every
1.500 stamps. The Chinese extract the
dyes from the stamps and use it for
coloring pottery. About 20,000 canceled
stamps have been sent to China from
the mayor’s office.
GAVE DAUGHTER $100,000
TO WEDJTAL1AN NOBLE
(By Associated Press.)
MORRISTOWN, N. J., Oct. 9.—That
Mrs. Mary C. Potter Jones, widow of
Dr. John Davies Jones, formerly of
Washington, D. C., agreed to settle £100,-
000 upon her daughter, Miss Martha
Potter Jones, provided she married the
Marquis Giuseppee Lanza D’Aneta, of
Italy, is shown in an examplified copy
of Mrs. Jones’ will filed in the surro
gate’s office here.
The marriage of Miss Jones to the
Italian nobleman took place in Flor
ence In December, 1904, but at the
time no mention was made of a mone
tary agreement.
i
Seventh Man Charged in Cam
paign on Alleged Loan
Sharks
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
ROME, Ga., Oct. 9.—Arthur S. West,
president of West Loan and Trust com
pany, was indicted by Floyd county
grand jury today on the charge of
usury. He is a wealthy and prominent
citizen and seventh man to be indicted
in a crusade against money lenders al
leged to be Charging extortionate rates
of interest.
Giraffe Wasn’t Built
Right for Shipping
Suppose you were keeper of a zoo
and were called upon to move two
giraffes more than a thousand miles
across the country.
Wouldn’t it worry you when you
found that the giraffes wouldn’t fit in
freight cars, because the beasts con
sisted of more than eighteen feet of
neck and the tallest freight car you
could find was only about eleven feet
high and had to run through tunnels
only fourteen feet from cbiling to
floor?
And suppose the giraffes were worth
$10,000 apiece.
This gives an idea of the trouble that
Cy DeVry is in. He has got to move the
giraffes from New York to Chicago, so
he is taking a chance and shipping them
in the biggest cars obtainable. The
giraffes are also taking quite a chance.
If they know anything about the tun
nels they are probably worrying, too.
PHILADELPHIA PLAYS
NEW YU FOR TITLE
In First Game the American
League Team Won but Lost
Out in Second Fray
The battles between the Philadelphia
and New York baseball clubs for the
championship of the world, the Phila
delphia team representing the American
league and the New York upholding
the colors of the National organization,
have gone to two games with it all
even. The Philadelphia team won the
opening game 6-4 and the New Yorks
took the second 3-0.
FIRST GAME.
In the first game, which was played in
New York, Chief Bender.- outplitched
Rube Marquard. This, with a home run
drive by Frank Baker and the excellent
hitting by Eddie Collins, decided the
game. There were 40,000 fans out to
see the game.
SECOND GAME.
The second game was purely a pitch
ers* battle. Mathewson and Plank, vet
erans of the game, pitched with their
heads, and the result was a ten-inning
fray which was finally won in the
tenth. Plank losing out under the terri
ble strain. Inability to hit with men
on bases robbed Philadelphia of chance
after chance to win.
THIRD GAME.
There was never any doubt as to
which club would win the third game.
Philadelphia taking a lead of five runs
in the first two innings by hitting
Tesreau hard. In later innings addi
tional runs were scored and the final
score was 8 to 2, with Connie Mack’s
team on top. The hard hitting of Col
lins and Baker largely resulted In the
: big score.
BILL TIME
DEMOCRATS REPLY TO
CURRENCY BILL ATTACKS
General Opinion Opposes Mak
ing the BUI a Party
Measure
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Ocj/ 9.—Attatiks on
the administration currency bill at the
American Bankers’ association conven
tion in Boston was sharply answered in
the sei>ate today by administration
Democrats.
Chairman Owen, of the banking- com
mittee, answering- a query by Sena
tor. Overman, as to whether the bank
ers were making “concerted effort to
defeat the currency bilft*’ replied he did
not attribute “an ulterior purpose” to
the bankers but that “the Boston meet
ing was for the obvious purpose of op
posing the bill.”
“Do you know of any concerted ef
fort on the part of the banks to de
feat this legislatiQn?” asked Senator
Overman.
Senator Overman, a staunch adminis
tration supported demanded know
when the bill would come to the sen
ate. Chairman Owen declined to pre
dict but admitted Vthat if he had his
way it could be reported next week.
Mr. Overman announced that the con
sensus of opinion among the Demo
crats was agatinst making the bill a
party measure.
^4s Home for 'Quake
Victims Is Opened,
Earth Rocks Again
(By Associated Press.)
PALMI, Calabria, Oct. 9.—The Amer
ican Red Cross orphanage, erected from
funds collected in the United States at
the time of the Messina earthquake,
formally was opened today. Lieutenant
Colonel George M. Dunn, American mil
itary attache at Rome, represented Am
bassador Thomas Nelson Page.
MESSINA, Oct. 9.—A strong earth
quake, lasting twelve seconds, occurred
here today and caused considerable
panic just at the tim e when the Amer
ican Red Cross orphanage was being
opened at Palmi.
Queer Animals Come
From South America
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—Rear Admiral
Noah and his quartered oak ark had
nothing on the Allemannia, which ar
rived from Carthagena, Colombia, uear-
ing a yellow porcupine, with Black and
white stripes, ten monkeys that sing,
and snakes with hind legs.
John Joseph Smith, who hunts strange
beasts for zoos, was responsible for the
animals on the passenger list. It was he
who discovered the striped porcupine,
the only one in captivity, according to
Smith.
The collector also brought in ten so-
called “howling monkeys.” They are of
a species that have never before thrived
in captivity, but Smith has found a way
to keep them alive. Knowing that the
food given their kind in the zoos has
been responsible for most of the deaths,
he sacrificed one monk to science. After
investigating the contents of its stom
ach he was able to work out the proper
diet, which consists chiefly of bananas
and a weed resembling our own fresh
catnip.
The snakes with hind legs are of a
species of python* They have two dis
tinctly developed limbs near the tail, and
hang from the branches of trees with
these legs and djop ok their prey.
TRIAL OF TOM WAT!
SET FOR OCTOBER
District Attorney Akerman and
Guyton McLendon Hold
Conference
Following a conference Thursday
morning between District Attorney
Alexander Akerman, for the southern
district of Georgia, and S. Guyton Mc
Lendon, attorney for Thomas E. Watson,
it was decided to hold the trial of the
Thomson, Ga., author, charged with
sending obscene matter through the
United States mail in Augusta, Ga., on
October 20. Judge Foster, of New Or
leans, La., who is now sitting on the
district court of appeals, will preside
in the place of Judge Emory Speer.
Mr. Akerman, when questioned in ref
erence to the conference with Mr. Mc
Lendon, stated that only the date of the
trial had been discussed and agreed
upon, as already mentioned.
Minister Denounces
“Tommyrot” Hymns
That Churches Use
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—“Tommy
rot” songs in church hymnals were de
nounced by the Rev. Dr. G. F. Suth
erland, missionary editor of the publi
cations of the Methodist Episcopal
church, in an address before the
church’s Sunday school conference of
the Baltimore conference.
“The ‘tommy rot’ songs that are
sometimes sung in our churches are
worse tha no songs at all,” said Dr.
Sutherland. “I can find no expres
sion that better characterizes them. I
hope the time will soon come when
these songs that sing us into selfish
ness—the ‘I andj me’ kind—will be re
placed in our hymnal by the strong
songs that breathe a spirit of helpful
ness and service.”
DIFFERENTIAL CLAUSE
LIKELY BE REPEALED
Leaders Are Agreed That Such
a Course Is Only Way Out
of Tangle
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—Appeal of the
5 per cent differential clause of the new
tariff law against which many foreign
nations have protested generally and
threatened retaliation against the Uni
ted States, was lined up today for
passage by congressional leaders, • but
was blocked temporarily by the fight
to get a working quorum in the house.
Democratic Leaders Underwood and
Simmons after conferences with Solic
itor Folk, of the state department, were
agreed that a repeal was the way out
of a foreign tangle and that view was
said to have the approval of President
Wilson. ?
“Stocking Banks”
Are in Style Now
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—The latest style
in stockings will be popular with women
who do not like to carry their money
in purses or handbags. The new stock
ings have pockets.. They were designed
for slit skirt-wearers, but it is hinted
that the pocket is hidden from the
view of mere men.
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STATE SUPERINTENDENT
Blakely, Ga,, Man Will Have
Only One Plank in His
Platform
BLAKELY, Ga., Oct. 9.—Superintend
ent H. S. Bowden, of the Blakely public
schools, anndunce^ today that he will
fie a candidate for state superintendent
of schools next year. It has been
known for some time that Prof. Bow
den’s friends over the state were urging
him to become a candidate and espouse
the cause of the new school book issue,
which was raised at the last session of
the legislature.
Prof. Bowden is an effective sttlmp
speaker and intends to make a state
wide canvass! Besides being a teacher
of fourteen years’ experience he has
seen able service as a newspaper editor.
He will have only one plank in his
platform and that is “Georgia school
books written by Georgia authors and
published in Georgia printeries for
Georgia school children at a reasonable
cost.”
COVINGTON’S CAMPAIGN
OPENS WITH BIG BANG
Moultrie Citizens in Mass
Meeting Endorse Judge for
, Congress From Second
MOULTRIE, Ga., Oct. 9.—There was
a tremendous rally at the court house
last night in which the entire town
and county joined to boost W. A. Cov
ington for congress. The court house
was packed to its capacity. The Moul
trie band furnished music and Judge
Covington made a ringing speech which
was roundly applauded.
Six other citizens spoke and there
was a unity of sentiment that indicates
a-large majority for Covington in this
county. All factions have joined in
his campaign. A campaign committee
was appointed consisting of Mayor-
elect George Kline, James Humphreys,
Representative John Carlton, W. F.
Way, Mayor W. C. Vereen and R. L.
Shipp and a large delegation from the
country.
Two Drop Dead When
Frank Baker Whiffs
And Matty Singles
(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9.—While
watching an electric scoreboard during
yesterday’s game between the Giants
and Athletics, John Sherrick collapsed
on the sidewalk and died a few min
utes later. It was during the first in
ning of the contest and eye-witnesses
declare Sherrick had just yelled, “Give
us another homer, Baker.” When the
play, reproduced on the scoreboard,
showed that the AJJiletics’ star batsman
had struck out, the excited fan dropped
to the pavement.
Heart failure is believed, to have
caused his death.
DROPPED DEAD ON NEWS OF
MATTY’S HIT IN TENTH
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—A middle-aged
man who had been leading the cheering
in front of a Park Row bulletin board
yesterday, dropped dead of heart dis
ease as the news was flashed that Math
ewson had made a hit in the tenth in
ning. The victim of everexcitement - car
ried a Bowery mission membership card
in his pocket and letters addressed to
Edward O’Brien.
(By Associated Press.>
MEXICO CITY, Get. 9.—A telegram
received today at the United States
embassy from Consul General Philip C.
Hanna at Monterey, says that a party
of over 300 Americans, Englishmen and
other foreigners, left Torreon fifteen
days ago by special train. They are
expected at Monterey tonight. The par
ty was heard from yesterday. All were
well; one baby had died during the
overland journey and another one had
been born.
Much alarm had been expressed here
over th e probable fate of foreigners in
Torreon, in view of the reported mas
sacre of 175 Spaniards by the rebels
there.
Evacuation of the city of Torreon by
the federal troops was confirmed today
by JVlanuel Garza Aldape. minister of the
interior, who declared that General
Trucy Aubert, the federal commander,
with Generals Mungmia, Ignacio Bravo
and Escudero, is now at Hipolito, near
Saltillo.
The .latter three commanders, accord
ing to the minister of the interior, are
to undergo court-martial for the evacu
ation of Torreon.
The report that General Aubert has
gone over t’o the rebels is generally dis
credited here.
General Gustavo Maas has been re
called from the border to co-operate
with General Lauro Vlllar, who left
Mexico City last night with 400 federal
soldiers for Torreon.
Confirmation of the execution by the
soldiers, has been received by the war
rebels at Torreon of General Alvrrez,
with his staff and a number of federal
department from unofficial sources.
General Alvirez had started for Du
rango, when he was defeated and his
artillery captured by the rebels.
World's Series Too
Much for Congress;
Can't Get a Quorum
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—World series
baseball games and the lure of the au
tumn gunning and fishing days have
played havoc with the attendance of
members of the house, it was announced
today. Speaker Clark will envoke drastic
measures to ^ insure the presence of a
quorum from now until the present
special session adjourns. The speaker
hurried back from a two days’ vaca
tion with a determined look in his
eyes and peremptory orders were im
mediately issued for absent members
to put in an appearance.
The tying-up of 'the conference re
port on *he urgent deficiency bill has
annoyed the Democratic majority, al
though the situation is not regarded
as actually serious. Efforts will now
be made to rush the matter through.
The bill contains important Items for
which many government enterprises are
waiting. Chief among these is the
item making provision for the new de
partment of labor, which up to the pres
ent virtually has been without funds.
RAZE BUILDING WHERE
DISEASED RAT HIDES
Seattle Authorities May Tear
Down Whole Block to Es
cape Possible Plague
(By Associated Press.)
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 9—A two-story
frame structure on the water front
is to be demolished because a fat found
to be infected with bubonic plague was
caught therein. The order to destroy
the building was issued today by Dr.
J. E. Crichton, commissioner of health,
and adjoining buildings may be razed.
SIX-YEAR-OLD
IS REAL HERO
FRUITVALE, Cal., Oct. 9.—Leaping
in front of a speeding street car, Bob
bie Long, six, saved the life of his
four-year-old brother. Both boys start
ed to cross the track ahead of the car.
Bobbie stepped back, but the younger
brother kept on. The Bobbie plunged
in front of the racing car ‘and dragged
his brother back.
Marries Father of
Daughter’s Hubby
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 9.—Sup
pose you were a wife, and your own
mother married the father of your
husband, would she be your mother or
your mother-in-law?
Would your father-in-law become your
step-father and your husband’s father-
in-law, and your husband become a sort
of brother to you? Finally, would your
children have any grandparents, or
would your father-in-law become their
grand-father-in-law or their step-grand
father?
That is the puzide in kinship that
has presented itself to Mrs. Harry A.
■Wood, following the marriage of her
mother, Mr^s. Maggie C. Van Buskirk,
to her husband’s father, Alexander
Wood.
ENGAGEMENT OF DUKE TO
AMERICAN GIRL RUMORED
(By Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Oct. 9.—It is reported here
that Miss Nancy Leishman, daughtei
of John G. A. Leishman, former Uni
ted States ambassador to Germany, and
the Duke' of Croy will be married at
Geneva, October 28. The engagement
was announced last May, since when
it has received widespread notice be
cause of assertions that the traditions
of German nobility would not permit
Miss Leishman to become a recognized
member of the court.
Chattanooga Convention
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Oct. 9.—
With 100 delegates already in attend
ance, the fourth annual convention of
the International Claim association
opened its second session here today.
The convention will close Friday. Ad
dresses by H. B. Stone, of Baltimore,
Md.; W. A. Kerr, of Minneapolis. Minn.;
Frank Mason, of Chicago, and other
prominent insurance adjusters were the
feature of today’s session.
OF LIVES ON TUB
FOR COPSIOF N. I
Uprooting of All Policemen in
Certain West Side Section
Scheduled-To Be Replaced
■by 500 New "Grads"
(By Aasooi&ted Press.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—What is said to
be the biggest police shake-up which
New York has known will be effected
during the next few days by the up
rooting of all the policemen in certain
upper West Side sections and replac
ing them with 500 young men Just turn
ed out of the police school. The plan
of the police commissioner is to ex
periment in establishing a model police
district in what is a most important
section, being made up of mahy of the
city’s largest hotels and apartment
houses and places of amusement. All
the police now doing duty there will be
transferred to other sections.
All of the 50(b recruits are under thir
ty years of age, who' have been school
ed under Captain B. J. Kohler, United
States army, physical training expert
at West Point.
Commissioner Waldo says of the re
cruits:
“They have been taught the necessity
of clean, honorable and efficient service
and they will go to work with no taint
or suggestion of such a thing as ‘the
system’ against them.”
L0RING BROWN SPEAKS
AT THE BARTOW FAIR
Murphey Candler Also Promi
nent Speaker at Car-
tersville
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CARTERS VIL.LE, Ga., Oct. 9.—The
Bartow County fair is in full blast and
is a huge success from every stand*
point. The weather has been ideal, and
great crowds are attending every day.
Every train coming into the city brings
large crowds from adjoining counties.
The racing program is strong, and some
of the best harness horses in the cir
cuit are here.
Murphey Candler will address the vet.
erans at the fair grounds today and it
is expected that a crowd of at least 6,-
000 people will hear him. Loring Brown
addressed a great crowd at the fa!r| x
Wednesday and awarded the prizes in
the poultry contests.
The fair is pronounced by everyone
as being the best county fair ever held
tn the state. Friday, the closing day,
will be the best day of the fair, and a
crowd of 10,000 is expected. The city
is taking a holiday during the four
days.
JAPS FLOCKING
TO FLORIDA NOW
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 9.—There
will be a general exodus of Japanese
farmers from California to Florida, ac
cording to L. S. Mogi, a Japanese farm
er and promoter.
He says there are 61,000 acres in
Florida set aside for Japanese.
NEGRO SAYS HE GOT $500
FOR KILLING WOMAN
(By Associated Press.)
LQS ANGELES. CaL. Oct. 9.—Burr
Lafond Harris, the negro who confess
ed to beating Mrs. Rebecca P. Gay to
death'*September 26, told the police to
day he was paid $500 to murder the
woman. He implicated another negro as
acting as agent for a third party, but
did not disclose the name of either. Har
ris said he met the other negro at a
point south of San Diego after the kill
ing, received the money' and burled it
near the customs house at Tia Juano.
The negro’s supplementary confession
supports the original theory of the po- ,
lice that Mrs. Gray was killed by a
paid assassin at the instigation ©f ene
mies. 0
Clips Feather on Hat;
Man Is Chased by Mob
-
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 9.—A middle
aged man was chased by several hun
dred citizens in Madieonville, a suburb,
and byt for his ability to elude the
ciowd would have been roughly handled.
He was a passenger in a street car,
just in the rear of the seat occupied by
Elsie Holmes, aged nineteen. The
feather in Miss Holmes’ hat was so long
that it reached the chin of the man, andj
it tickled. The stranger stood it for
som-e time.
Just as something on the street at
tracted the attention of the other pas
sengers, the man opened his knife and
nipped off the part of the feather that
caressed his chin.
Some one gave the alarm and the
chase began.
Horse Chews Tobacco;
Likes Finecut Best
COTTONWOOD FALLS, Kan., Oct. 9.
“Gimme a chew!” Of course “Bill,” a
six-year-old black horse belonging to
Frank Brown, furniture dealer, does not
say this in words, but he goes through,
the motions. He is an habitual tobac
co user. So keenly has the animal coma
to enjoy the weed that every time his
master drives downtown the horse ex
pects his allotment of "fine cut” and is
greatly disappointed unless it is forth
coming.
Finecut is his favorite, but he will
chew plug tobacco if given in place of
the other, ft is no unusual thing for
“Bill” to eat one or two packages of
tobacco at a time, and he would readily
use up a dozen of them were they given
to him.
His owner believes that a package of
tobacco every few days will do no
harm and may be a good thing to help
keep the horse healthy, which is the
reason he indulges “Bill’ ’in his whim.
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