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Newspaper Page Text• WINTE-EIOHTH tear. AMEBICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY '1. 190'. NUMBER 38 ROBBERS HOLD UP PASSENGER TRAIN Of the Seaboard Air Line Rail road. PULLMAN CAR CONDUCTOR SHOT The Two Robbers 8ecured $800 In Cash Besides Jewelry from the Pas sengers—Pulled Emergency Brake Cord and Escaped In Woods. Richmond, Va., Dec. 31.—Near 'LaCrosse, Va., on the Seaboard Air Line railroad, at 2:20 o'clock Mon day morning, the passengers in the sleeping coach of Train No. 81, out of Richmond,' Va., were held up and robbed out of about $800 In cash, be sides their Jewelry. The train robbers, tjwo In number, boarded the-passenger train at Rich mond as passengers, and one of them remained in a day coach while the other went through the sleeper. The Pullman car conductor, while attempfng to arrest the man robbing the passengers-, was shot through the arm by the robber. The robber then pulled the emer geney brake cord, sloping the train Roth he and his confederate left th train and escaped to the woods. 5,000 CHILDREN FREED BY LAW Second Section of Child Labor Bill In Effect. TO BELL IS DUE THE PRAISE Law Was Pasted by the Efforts of Hon. Madison Bell, of Fulton, Who With the Assistance of Others, Fought Down Opposition. 47 PEOPLE KILLED IN B. & 0. WRECK Frightful Scenes Follow Crash of Trains. LIST OF INJURED REACHES FIFTY Atlanta, Jan. 1.—The second sec tion of the child labor bill, which waB passed last summer, went Into effect Tuesday, and It is estimated that at least 5,0Qfl children, now working, who are under iTfe age of 12, were re moved from the factories and other Danger 8ignals Were Obscured by Fog—Train Passed 8lgnal ‘Board Running at Speed of 60 Miles an Hour and Crashed in Rear End. Washington, Dec. 31'.—The total number or killed in the rear-end col lision- on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Terracotta, D. C., a block station three miles from Washington, places where children are employed Sunday night, Is estimated at about in the state of Georgia. The flrst section, which took all children from work who were under SMALL BOYS feLOWN HIGH. Accident at the New Year Celebration 'In Savannah, Ga. Savannah, (la., Jan. 1.—While a party, consisting of the young son of Fire Chief J. E. Maguire, two son ofVtlchnrd Cooley, and a son of Hen ry Boden, and two small negro boys, were engaged at midnight in the cele bration of the birth of the new year, through the agency of a small cannon, a spark flew Into a can of powder from which they were securing their ammunition. Small boys were blown In every di rection. When they emerged from tie smoke they were all more or less Injured. The results may prove se- Tlous for two or three, who were re ported from the drugstore, to whlc they were all taken by th§ police that hurried to the scene, as being In some danger of permanent afflictions from the severe burns they received. Gen. Booth Will Make World Tour. London, Jan. 2.—General Booth, head of the Salvation Army, will start about the middle of February on his tour of the world. He will go to New York, thence to Canada and will embark from Seattle for Japan on April 2. The remainder of his Itinerary has not yet been planned. General Booth says It la the last trip of the kind he will make Wanti Police Inspection. Madrid, Jan. 2,—Minister of For eign Affairs Caballero, has wired the Swiss government Inviting It to nom inate an Inspector general of Moroc can police, and asking whether the federal tribunal would accept the ar bitrament of the disputes, which may arise concerning the affairs of the Mate bank. Bo Ton Open Yonr Month Like n young bird and gulp down what ever food or medicine may be offered you 7 Or, do yon want to know something of tho composition aud character of that which you take Into your stomach whether as food or medicine? Most Intelligent and sensible people now-a-daya insist on knowing what they employ whether as food or aa medicine. Dr. Pierce believes they have a perfect right to tnstot upon such knowledge, ho be publishes, broadcast and on each bottle- wrapper, what his medicines arc made of and ratifies It under oath. This ho feels he can well afford to do because the more the Ingredients of which his medicines are made ore studied and understood the more will tholr superior curative virtue* be appreciated. * ,, . For the cure of woman s peculiar weak- nesses, Irregularities and derangements, giving rise to frequent headaches, back ache,*drlgglng-down pain or distress in lower abdominal or pelvlce region, accom panied, ofttimcs, with a debtlltatmg, Delvlc catarrhal drain and kindred symp- tomsofwoakness, Dr. Pierce's Favorite asa sjffiwsa? vjwSfJ the expectant mother for baby s coming, scrlptlon" Is a most potent, 8tr ?“*| l l^s alw a i&tking aud BM ioerinrt nnd cures nervous exhaustion, wBhS&SZ tendant upon functional and organic dl*- SSSiol {ho distinctly feminine oreans. ^Tcc°omiSd° each of the_several.Ingredients of which the age of ten years, went Into ef fect when the bill was approved by the governor. ‘ The third section. which stops children working who are under the age of 1C will go Into'effect the flrst of next year. This section prohibits a child under 14 from working be tween the hours of 7 p. m. aud Section 4 goes ln:o effect the first of next year, and It prohibits children under 14 years- of age from working unless such child can write his or her name and simple sentences, and shall have attended school for twelve weeks of the preceding year. Other sections made provisions for the carrying of the law Into effect and for punishing those who violate It. The section which went into effect Jan. 1, and freed 5,000 working chil dren In Georgia, is as follows: “Section 2. Be Is further enacted, by the authority aforesaid. That on and after Jan: 1, 1907. no child un der 12 ye^rs of age shall be so em ployed, or allowed to labor, unless such child, be an orphan and has no other means of support, or unless a widowed mother or an aged or dis abled father Is dependent upon the labor of such child; In which event, before putting such child at such la bor, such father shall produce and file In the office of such factory or manufacturing establishment, a»cer- tlflcate from the ordinary of the coun ty In which such factory or manufac turing establishment Is located, cer tlfylng under his seal of office to the facts required to be shown as herein prescribed; provided, that no ordin ary shall Issue any such certificate except upon strict proof In writing and under oath, clearly showing the necessary facts; and provided further, that no such certificate shall be grant ed for longer than one year, nor ac cepted by any employer after one year from the date of such certificate.' To.the Hon. Madison Bell, repre sentative In the legislature from Ful ton county. Is due the praise for the passage of the child labor bill In the state of Georgia. Father Dead; Son Arretted. Boston. Jan. 12.—A fracture of the skull caused the death of William Harnett, the well-known labor man, who was found, dead at bis home here under suspicious circumstances. His son, William J. Hartnett, was taken Into custody. Dr. McDonald, who performed the autopsy, suggested lhat the wounds could have been Inflicted by a blow from a fist with n ring or brass knueks. The wounds Included a deep cut over the left eye and a fractured nose. The younger Hart nett Is a walking delegate for the Ma son's Asslstgnts' union. He claims his father’s death was undoubtedly the re sult of a fall. to be a cure. You may read what they J&iSt rwKlctofcxt^cW from tbsteading*imthoritles, U> Doctor R. V. Pinn-A invalids’ Hotel and Surgical In- you by return post Not One Man Put to Death. New York, Jan. 2.—In the crim inal history of the state of New York the year 1906 broke the record of nearly a half century in that no execu tion occurred In Sing Sing prison. There are eight men under sentence or death In the prison, but each man had received a stay on an appeal. The records show that the time from which a murderer receives sentence until the law's decree Is carried out has gradually grown longer. In the beginning of Sing Sing's history only a few months elapsed and now years before every legal method has been exhausted by condemned men. 47 and the number of Injured at BO. The wreck was caused by an en gine drawing eight empty cars run ning into Local No. 66, known as the Frederick express, Just as the passen ger train had. pulled out from the sta tion bound for this city. Engineer Hildebrand, who was In charge of the "dead” train and who was arrested shortly after the disaster, declares that on account of the dense fog be was unable to distinguish the'signal light at Takoma Park block station Tower Operator Philips declares that the danger signal was In Us proper place and that Engineer Hildebrand': train passed the tower station going at a speed of from 50 to 60 miles an hour. At 8 o'clock Monday morning there were eight unidentified bodies at the morgue. Scores of persons visited the morgue Sunday night, and early 'Monday morning to assist In the identification of the unknown dead there. The total number of bodies carried Into the morgue shortly after mid night was thirty-two, but several of the Identified have been turned over to undertaking establishments to be prepared for burlul. Most of the victims were residents of Washing ton and suburbs. Coroner Nevttt, who went to the scene of the wreck to view the re mains of the dead and to secure state ments from injured passengers will begin the Inquest. — The members of the crew of tho train causing the wreck were placed under arrest by the local police. They are Harry Hildebrand, engineer; F. Hoffmler, conductor; J. C. McCul lom, fireman; Robert Rutter, brake- man, and W. A. Norris, baggage- maBter. All were taken to the Tenth precinct police station. The officials of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, who were unable to tlx the responsibility for the disaster Sunday night began investigation at Baltimore Monday. HEARST WARS ON McCLELLAN. WOMAN IS HELD ON MURDER CHARGE Sent to Jail to Await Grand Jury Investigation. OTHER DEFENDANTS SET FREE Judge Roan Says There la Not Yet Sufficient Evidence to Convict Mrs Stamper, But Enough td Warrant Further Investigation. Four Killed by Breaking Coupling New York. Jan. 2.—Elmer Dunn, Clarence Bennett, William E. Casey -and William Bell, all of Newark, N J., were killed last night by break ing of a coupling pin on a Lehigh Valley train at South. PlainfieldN. J. The boys were stealing a ride on a freight train and stepped off the train directly in front of the Chica go bound flyer of the Lehigh Valley railroad. Application 8erved for Re-Argument of Quo Warranto Petition. Albany, N. Y., Jan. 2.—-William Randolph Hearst was prompt in ac cepting the offer of the new attorney general, William E. Jackson, to con sider an application for a rehearing of arguments on Mr. Hearst's peti tion for leave to begin quo warranto proceedings to test the title of Geo. B. McClellan to the. office of mayor of the city of New York, on the basis of the mayoralty election of 1906. Attorney General Jackson had Just assumed office when a representative of Mr. Hearst’s counsel served upon him an application for re-argument The attorney general gave lnstrcutlohs that copies of the papers be served upon the attorneys of Mayor McClel lan and Informed both parties that be would give them a bearing next Monday, Jan. 7. The application filed with the attor ney general relates substantially the allegations made before Attorney Gen eral Mayer. Further it recites the developments bqfore the latter and summarizes his decision denying relief, declaring that Mr. Mayer well knew that the prlma facie proof of Mr. Hearst’s election could not be forthcoming without opening the boxes. .The situation created by Attorney General Mayer's decision says the application was prac. tlcally this; "The court of appeals and the leg islature bad refused to permit the ballots to be recounted on the ground that this shoutd be done In a quo warranto action. The attorney gener al refused to permit a quo warranto action Lo be began, holding In effect Agree to Alliance. Denver. Jan. 2.—Secretary James Galbraith, Jr., of the American Ml- that the ballots must first be counted, nlng congress has received word j. It is further alleged that the attor- from A. G. Canallso, director gen-|ney general "la a hasty decision,” eral of the Internationa! Bureau or rendered tour days after the sub finance of Mexico, to the effect that' mission of the matter. Incorporated the Mexican association has agreed bodily a verbatim excerpt from the to the allance offered them whereby, corporation counsel’s analysis of flg- the American and Mexican associa tions undertake to work together In helping Investors from either country to get complete information about ■nlnfng Interests. ures embodying glaring errors of addi tion and substractlon and that Mr. Mayer either did not read the answer, ing analysis or wilfully mtstates the facts. . Atlanta, Jan. 1.—Alter a thorough Investigation of the evidence against Mrs. Willie Stamper, R. A. Jordan Mrs. Bessie Uurey and Allss A a.lie Goss, held by on\er of the coroner’ Jury for Investigation as to the mar der of John Dodgen, Judge Roan on Monday ordered Mrs. Stamper re manded to Jail pending an Investlgb- Hon by the 'grand Jury, while the three other defendants were released The defendants In the case have been under arrest since the .morning of Dec. 16, when Dodgen was found dead on the rear porch of Mrs. Stam per's home on Marle:ta street with a bullet through his head. The hear ing before Judge Roan was the re sult of an application for commitment trial filed by attorneys for the de fendant last week. In ordering Mrs. Stamper held, the Judge said: "I am Inclined to the opinion that this Is a case for the Investigation of the grand Jury. There Is a dead man In this affair and It should be ! probed to the bottom. The fact that' the defendant Is being held, however, should not prejudice the case against hdr, for It requires much more evl dence to secure a conviction by a Jury than it does to secure an order to be held for Investigation. In the for mer case all doubt should be remov ed." The question of the bloody gar ments found In the house after the murder and the blood spots on the floor was traced to another source and from the evidence adduced It Is not believed' that they have any con-, nection with the matter. Champion Chess Match. New York,'Jan. 2.—The champion chess match between Frank J. Mar shall, of Brooklyn and Dr. Emanuel Lasker, the chess champion of the world, which Is scheduled to begin at Philadelphia on Friday, Is attract ing Interest all over the chess world. The men will play eight games, draws not to count, and fifteen moves must be made within an hour. The gomes wilt be played every other day and no more than three games are to be played in a week. Professor Isaac L. Rice, William Shipley and J. H. Watson, will act as referees. Besides tbe title the winner will receive prize of $1,000. Cargo of Cotton Fire. Halifax, X. S., Jan. 2.—With her cargo on fire the British steamer Calmtoor, from Galveston foe Liver pool,'with cotton put Into this port today. ' The fire was discovered on Friday last and as efforts to extin guish it were unavailing It was de cided to run for Halifax. Tbe hoSls were sealed and- when the vessel ar rived, although the decks and .sides were heated, the flames bad not burst through. The Calrntorr is a steam er of 2,293 tons net burden. She sailed from Galveston Dec. 20, Operator Wrecked Train. Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 2.—Roy Swartser, the young telegrapher, who was arrested toy causing the wreck of an Oregon Short Line train at Peterson, Utah, which caused the death of Engineer McFreely, amt se rious Injuries to two other trainmen, has confessed that be alone caused the wreck. The youth saya he was prompted to the^deed by a desire to see the long freight train plunge Into the river below. G\mm Reorganization - Sale! A ENORMOUS SESSIONS IN PRICES As stated to you a few days ago, contemplated changes in our business demands Immediate Reduction of Stock Notwithstanding the enormous amount of goods sold the stock is not yet low enough. Must be Moved at Once Regardless of all former prices. We have: TOO MANY MEN’S SUITS; TOO MANY BOYS SUITS; TOO MANY OVERCOATS; TOO MANY ODD TROUSERS Space too limited to give you all the details and prices. See our circulars which explains more fully. This is the greatest opportunity for buying high class Clothing and Drygoods. Sale Begins Wednesday, Jan. 2. Store closed Monday and Tuesday remarking and rearrang* ing stock. Open Wednesday morning 9 o'clock. Chas. L. Ansley Successor <o Whe’tlev & Ansley Be*- Ad on Ft urth Page. LAMES RAGE IN NEW YORK TENEMENT Firemen Fought Hard to Check the Flames. PEOPLE FLEE FROM BUILDING Fired at Judge. St. Louis, Jan. 2.—Just after Judge J. A. McDonald, of the cir cuit court had convened court Miss Rosa Welt suddenly arose from among the spectators and fired point, blank with a revolver at the Judge. The ballet missed him. She was disarmed and arrested. She was a litigant in a case concerning a dis puted inheritance that was tried be fore Judge McDonald two months or so ago. Hundreds of Policemen Have Diffi culty In Keeping People from Rush ing Into Fire to Get Their Belong ings. New York, Jan. SI—A dozen per sona were Injured, forty families were made homeless, two thousand persons were driven temporarily out of their homes, fifty horses were roasted to death and property valued at $200,000 was destroyed Wednes day In the worst early morning fire New York has seen in many months. On'e big tenement house at 427 West Fifty-Third street, and a large boarding stable on West Fifty-third street, were badly damaged. Lack of adequate water pressure is said to have been largely responsible for the extent of the’lire. Had not one of the big fire boats which drew Its water'source from the Hudson river, come to the rescue, the ‘loss luust nave oeen much greater. One of the worst features of tho fire was tbe tremendous crowd which gathered In the streets around tho burnlng^Ilsirlct and the attendant dis order and lawlessness. So greut was the crowil that all tho police who had been called to tho scene had great difficulty In preserv ing anything like order In the streets and for a time thieves wore given almost a free hand to loot tho burn- . ed buildings. _ -3S Two polelmcen who had detected six young men acting suspiciously In a house chased the men Into Fifth avenue, firing several shots at them but all of them succeeded In getting away. Another exciting Incident came when a woman among the spec tators screamed that three negroes had tried to rob her. One negro was seen running away from her, and a group of white men gave chase, firing at the fugitives as they ran. After a chase of several ' blocks, two detectives joined the pur suers and they, too, began to fire at the fleeing negroeB. Not one of the shots reached the mark, but the negro finally gave up and was hustled , away to the police station. Sliortloigb—Say, old man, can you Jenil mo $100? I’m going to be mar ried. Longun—What security can rnnd give? Sbortlelgh—lyi tell you the name of tho girl's father.—Detroit Tribune. ' Sit# Colds on the Chest Ask your doctor the medical name for a cold - on the chest. He will say, “Bronchitis.” ' him if it is ever serious. Lastly,-ask. hi: be prescribes Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for this disease. Keep in close touch with your family physician, and follow his advice carefully. We b*ve r.o ceeretel V/e publish T ~ »—w- thn form- • lueful c nr r - f peratlona.

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Americus weekly times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1902-1907, January 04, 1907, Image 1