of
The Fulton County News
WOMAN POISON SUSPECT
THE LATEST RECRUIT
ALL OVEil M STATE
THE INMdGENTS
6he Has Lost Two Husbands, Two
Stepchildren, Three Children
and Two Roomers At Her
Boarding House.
OUT OF CONTROL
McConneHsbnrfc PL
TOLD IN
SHORT ORDER
SLAUGHTER
TROOPS
ARE THE 8TAR3 FADING?
Tbe opening of tbe present theatri
cal season In accompanied by tbe
proclamation of a new principle. For
20 years or more tbe star baa been
tbe Idol of tbe public and tbe god ot
managers. Mighty waa the wage ot
tbla divinity. Tbe star ays torn teemed
permanent. Out last season waa one ot
tbe most trying tbat tbeater managers
have ever weathered. Scarcely one
has not curtailed bla enterprise, says
the New York Sun. Theatrical Invest
ment is on a much Icbs extensive
acale than It was 12 months ago. (ex
treme conservatism marks tbe busi
ness this fall. Managers are search
ing for suggestions as to the best
means or putting their affairs on a
olid basis. One reBult of this inves
tigation Is tbe assertion tbat it would
probably be much better for the the
aters IT there were fewer stars or
none at all. The reasons for this de
cision seem sound, at all events sound
er to reasonable laymen tban the
causes of the sudden promotion of
very blue-eyed Ingenue to tbe rank
ot a star. Managers have decided
that tbe theatrical celebrity tbey
make holds them afterward In tyran
nical grasp. They must eventually
accede to all the conditions these play
ers may Impose. Thus by deliberately
creating a star they are raising up a
force that will eventually bo Inimical
to them.
Crlndell Matthews, a young Eng
lish engineer, Is believed by bis friends
to be on the vorge of giving to the
world a wireless telephone with'wblcb
conversations may be carried on
across the Atlantic. It may not be
come public, as tbe British govern
roent may Feek to acquire tbe sole
right to It, preserving tbe secret, and
retulning It for use In war. All that
la known concerning tbe apparatus It
that It Is In a box so small that one
may easily carry It about Instru
ments may be tuned so that tbey will
transmit only to others tuned in tbe
same key. A man might telephone to
his wife while she is out shopping
Tests have been made in which tbe
Interposition of trick and iron walls
was shown to be no barrier. Nothing
seems too wonderful In tbe way ot in
vention especially where electricity
Is concerned; so nobody will bo great
ly surprised if Matthews' invention
fulfills Its promise.
The New York populace Is apt to
smile with pitying superiority when It
hears a Cockney drop his "h's." It
forgets that It Is equally culpable in
regard to u not her letter or the alpha
bet,, "r." How It does shy at "r."
When the letter is not dropped en
tirely It becomes "ol," as In "goll"
for girl, or "wolld" for world What
Is being done In our public schools
to correct this bid hahlt and others
equally bad? Tbe Cockney language
Is not a thing of beauty or a delight
to the ear, but positively we are de
veloping an argot here that Is much
worse; a monstrous, hybrid torm ot
speech, devoid at once ot grace and
music. Let our' school commission
ers look to it!
When a man holds up his fellow
man at tbe point or a gun cud relieves
him ot bis belongings, it is called
highway robbery. When a nation
does the same thing It is called war.
What the world needs Is an Interna
tional police torce.
When a man sues a girl for the
money be spent In coiifting her, It
behooves the girl to enter a counter
suit tor the gas that was burned dur
ing tbe sessions In the parlor.
An Ohio man fainted after he had
played a piano continuously for twen
ty seven hours. We haven't heard
what happened to the people who
were compelled to listen.
A Chicago man Jumped from the
third story or a burning hotel, but the
kind that jump n bill on the lira floor
in the silent night nr- the kind the
hotelkrepers don't Ill e.
One or the esteemed missionaries
tells us that China will one day domi
nate the world Think, brethren, of
being forced to eat all ono's meals In
a Chinese restaurant!
A telephone girl in Portugal gave
warning of a royalist attack and
quelled a revolt, proving herself a
first-class Information operator.
The freshman and sophomore med
ics are rather rough In their rushes,
but after tbey graduate they will mu
tilate with more finesse.
Chasing a monoplane with automo
biles Is a merry sport at which not
even the fairy tules or our childhood
hinted.
A Boston clergyqinn advocates tbe
teaching or love-making In the schools.
That's where It begins, usually.
A New York Inventor claims he can
take $3,000 worth or sold rrom sea
water every tiny Possibly by watering
stocks.
A Chicago nian wants a divorce be
cause bis wife asked him to thread a
needle. Kvldeutly he could not see the
pofnt
Newport's "trial engagement"
heats the "trial marriage" In that "it
does not take a divorce trial to end it.
Italian Soldiers Accused of
Horrible Crimes.
WOMEN FOUND MUTILATED
English Officer With the Turkish
Army Sends a Startling Story Of
Italian Brutality In Tripoli
' Frightful 8cenee.
London. Tbe agitation against al
leged atrocities by Italians In Tripoli
which has sprung up In the British
press and Is supported by a few mem
bers of the House of Commons since
uncensored reports arrived here from
English newspaper correspondents
concerning recent occurrences in
Tripoli, received fresh Impetus
through a telegram received by u
news agency from Herbert Montague,
a second lieutenant ot the Fifth Fusl
leers. Lieutenant Montague tele
graphed from Soukelyohma, by way
of Dchlbat, on the frontier of Tunis,
as follows:
"I feel It my duty to send to you
the following telegram, and I beg you
In the name of Christianity to publish
It throughout England. I am an
English officer, now voluntarily serv
ing in the Turkish Army here.
"As you know already about the
ferocious resistance which the Turks
and Arabs are offering the Italians, I
will only express my admiration tor
their bravery and fortitude, which
would warm the heart or any English
man or of any true soldier In the
world.
"Imagine my feelings when, on en
tering and driving the ItaUuns out ot
Arab houses which they bad fortified
and were holding, we discovered the
bodies ot some 120 women and chil
dren with their hands and feet bound,
mutilated, pierced and torn. Later on
at (the name of the town was lost In
transmission) we found a mosque
filled with bodies of women and chil
dren, mutilated almost beyond recog
nition. 1 could not count them, but
there must have been three or four
hundred.
"Even now we are getting news of
further massacres of women and
children who were discovered on dif
ferent farms lately occupied by Ital
ians. The Idea of the Italians when
they slaughtered the Innocents obvi
ously was one of revenge for their
heavy losses in battle.
"We are at this moment under u
heavy shrapnel fire, so you must ex
cuse me If these sentences are some
what disjointed. There Is also an
aeroplane circling over our position
and directing the enemy's gun fire on i
us."
Lieutenant Montague's message Is
dated November 2.
THE NATION'S FINANCES.
Deficit For the Current Fiscal Year
Of $20,180,000.
Washington. The Federal govern
ment's deficit ror the current fiscal
year exceeded $20,18(1,000 when the
Treasury opened its (loois Thursday.
A year ago the deficit was $13,000,000,
while a month ago it was $1(1,0.10,000.
The Increased deficit In Oclobir was
due to the fact that the receipts for
tho month were only $.'(!,(i.r).r,00ii,
while the disbursements amounted to
$60,190,000, an excess of expendi
tures over receipts of $4,i::o,0(in. Com
paring this showing with that nf the
previous month, tho receipts for Sep
tember exceeded the expenditures by
more than $.r.G2.r,000.
CONTROL 800 STORES.
New Corporation to Handle Five and
Ten Cent Establishments.
New York. P. W. Wool worth an
nounced that a new corporation Ir,
about to be formed under the name
of "K. W. Woolworth Company," to
tako over the business conducted in
various cities under the corporate or
firm names of F. W. Wool worth &
Company, S. H. Knox & Company, F.
M. Klrby & Company, K. P. Charlton
& Company, C. S. Wool worth, W. II.
Moore and W. II. Moore & Son, and
also a controlling Interest in the Fug
llsh business of F. W. Woolworth &
Company, Ltd.
This new company will' own and
control over find five and ten cent
stores doing business In all parts of
the United Stales and in Camilla, n:il
England. Tbe 'capitalization of the
new company Is to be $1.1.00(1,000 7
per cent, preferred stock and $50,(uii,
000 common stock.
A Wife's Revenge.
Chicago. Millionaire Lewis A.
Bryan, of Gary, Intl., sued his young
wife for divorce, charging cruelty and
In revenge she has shut off all his
Income above $12 a week. His six
automobiles likewise have been re
moved from his control. When Mrs.
Bryan, who Is 2G years of nu;e, half
the age of her husband, heard of the
suit, she obtained from Judge Willis
McMahon, of Crown Point. Intl.. an
Injunction depriving llryun of the dis
position of his property above the
$12 a week.
"Bob" Taft Win High Honor.
Cambridge, Mass. The four bright
est men In Harvard University Law
School, as determined by the award
of the Scars prizes, announcement of
which has Just been made are Robert
A. Taft, son of the President; Charles
K. Hughes, Jr., son of Justice Hughes,
of the United States 8upreme Court:
f. C. Buchanan, of Pittsburgh, and F.
S Wyner, of Boston. The prl;:e.
which are of $375 each, are awarded
annually.
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NOVEMBER 30 THANKSGIVING
Country Signally Favored, He Says
Calls Attention To "Right Har
vests" and Industries Thriving
Beyond "Domestic Needs."
Chicago. President Taft Monday
Issued his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation, culling upon citizens of
the United States to celebrate Thurs
day, November 30, is a day of thanks
giving and prayer. Te proclamation
leads as follows:
"Tho prople of this land, having
long sanctioned and by practice set
apart toward the close of each pass
ing year a day on which to cease
from their labors and assemble for
the pin pose of giving praise to Him
who Is the author of the blessings
they have enjoyed, It is my duty as
chief executivo to designate at this
time the day for tho fulfillment of
this devout purpose.
"Our country has been signally
favored lu nmny ways. Tbe round of
tbe stusons has brought right har
vests. Our Industries have thriven tar
beyond our domestic needs; the pro
ductions of our labor are dally find
ing enlarged markets abroad. We
have been free from the curses of
pestilence, of famine and of war.
"Our national consuls have furth
ered the cause of peace In other
lands, and the spirit cf benevolence
has brought us Into closer touch with
other peoples to the strengthening of
the bonds of fellowship and good will
that link us to our comrades In the
universal brotherhood of nutions.
wn
"Strong In the sense of our ow
right and inspired by as strong a 'It from tyranny, mlsgovemment and
sense of the rights of others, we live the most far-reaching economic nils
In peace and harmony with the world, 'cry at home, and, moreover, have had
Rich In the priceless possession and the effect of depriving it of means
abundant resources wherewith the even of keening order within Its own
unstinted bounty or God has endowed boundaries.
ur, wc are unselfishly glad when j "Turkey's treaties with various Kn
ottier peoples pass onward to pros- ropean powers explicitly guarantee
perity and peace. her Integrity, and yet all the treaties
"That the great privileges we on- thus guaranteeing against dismember
Joy may continue, nnd that caeh com- menl nre not worth ns much as a
Ing year may see our country more single gunboat of the smallest size
firmly established In the regard and the minute that It becomes worth
esteem of our fellow nations, is the while for any serious opponent to at
prayer that should arise In every tack her.
thankful heart. "U would be not merely foolish but
"Wherefore. I, William Howard wicked fur us as a uatlou to ngrco to
Taft, President of the United States arbitrate any dispute that affects our
of America, designate Thursday, the vital Interest or our Independence or
30th day of November next, as a day 0ur honor: because such an agree
or Thanksgiving and prayer, and I mH,t W(mld amount on our part to a
earnestly cull upon my countrymen covenant to abandon our duty, to an
and upon all that dwell under the Aug agreement to surrender tho rights of
of our beloved country then to meet the American people about unknown
in their accustomed places of wor- matters at unknown times In tho fu
Khip to jolu In offerlug prayers to A I- lme. such nn ogreement would be
mighty Cod und devout thanks for the wicked if kept, and yet to break it
loving mercies He has given to us. H8 it undoubtedly would be broken U
"In witness thereof, I buve here- ,le occasion arose would be only
unto set my hand and caused the seal i..B8 shameful than keening It."
or the I nltetl Mutes to ue amxcil.
Itone at the city of ChicnRO this
30th day of October, in tho year of
our lxird one thousand nlno hundred
and eleven, and of the Independence
of tho I'nlted States of America the
one hundred and thirty-sixth, iiy the
President,
P. C. KNOX,
Secretary of State.
RICHESON'S INDICTMENT.
It Formally Charges Hjm With Poi
soning His Sweetheart.
Boston, Mass. After he had been
formally served with the Indictment
charging him with poisoning his for-,
nier sweetheart. Avis Llnnell, the Rev.
Clarence V. T. Richeson was visited
iu Charles Street .lull by Attorney
Inhn D. Lee, of Lynchburg, Vs., a
criminal lawyer, prominent in the
South, who probably will direct the
iiccured minister's light for acquittal.
Mr. Lee tool; up immediately the
work of preparing the defense, and
conferred ut lenyth with former
Judge .!ani"s It. Dunbar, ' his son,
Philip K. Dunbar, and Congressman
liol ert O. Harris, w ho have been re
tained In Mr. Iticheson's Interest.
Farmer' Accused Of Pclscnlng Wife.
Wliiteviile, N. C As a result of
charges by his wifo's relatives that
her death a week ago was caused by
poison, lidgar Thompson, u prosper
ous yaung fanner, Is under surveil-
lu ice. pending the verdict of a cor
oner's jury. A large number' of wit
nesses testified to Thompson's rela
tions with another young woman liv
ing in the house with- tho family, nnd
to Mrs. Thompson's request that in
ense of her rtidden death the cause be
inquired Into.
Unique Insanity Cause.
Chicago. Too much counting of
money In the Sub-Treasury caused
Frederick L. Liilhrop temporarily to
go insane. It was estimated thut In
five years he counted $!)0,oe0,000.
Trying To Catch Up.
M!ddl town, It. I. The first "drunk
nnd disorderly '' this town has had in
ISO years was arraigned before Judge
Franklin. "Never mind me name,"
said the prisoner, "Just tell 'em I'm
makln' up for lost time."
ROOSEVELT MD
PAPER TREATIES
Peace Agreements Wicked to
Keep
AND SHAMEFUL TO BREAK
Peace Advocates Blind To Recent
History Turkey and China Show
Need Of International Big
Stick.
New Yoik. Arbitration
disputed question, even
questions involving tho
honor, as advocuted by
of every
Including
national
President
Toft, is disapproved by former Presi
dent Roosevelt In a signed editorial
in the Inst Issue ot the Outlook.
"It would be not merely foolish but
wicked for us as a nation to agree to
arbitrate any disputes that affect our
vital Interest or our independence or
our honor," emphatically declares the
former President.
"The complete absence of militar
ism In China, and China's effort to
rely purely on pacific measures In
dealing with all foreign powers, have
not only caused It to lose various
! provinces to various foreign powers
I within the last few decades, but have
'not had the smallest effect in saving
POTASH IN THE U. S.
Our Farmers Will Save That $12,000,
000 Paid To Germany.
Washington. The American farm
er will soon be freed from thu domina
tion of the (iennun potash monopoly.
It Is predicted by officials of tho De
partment of Agriculture nere, w ho an
nounced that vast potash deposits had
been discovered In tho United States.
This country now pays the Germans
tibout $12,000,000 a year for potash
products, and restrictions placed about
the purchase of potash by foreigners
almost led to serious complications
between the two go"erninents last
winter.
Aviator Falls To Death.
San Jose, Col. Prof. John J. Mont
gomery, of Santa Clara College, died
after a fall from an aeroplane glider
he was experimenting with neur liver
green. Apparently, he lost control of
the machine, lie sustained Injuries
to the brain. MrB. Montgomery was
watching her husband when the
tragedy occurred. According to Mrs.
Montgomery, the muchlne was about
120 feet from the ground when it fell.
May Abolish Tipping.
New York. Listen! Under the
guiding genius of Joseph Vehllug,
once one himself, waiters themselves
Hro to abolish the tipping system,
maybe. "It lowers the profession,"
they assert.
Business vs. Honesty.
Philadelphia. "No successful busi
ness man can be honest In these
times," was the assertion of the lev.
Reginald John Campbell, of City Tem
ple, London, In a lecture here.
Aid Worn-Out Horses.
Newburgh, N. Y. Worn-out horses
from New York city ure to be brought
here to recuperate, then to be bled,
the blood to he used In making anti
tuberculosis serum.
4 City Budget, $189,000,000.
New York. The city budget for the
coming year will be $18!t,0U0,O0O, uc-
cording to latent estimates. It limy
be a trifle over thut-by a few mil-'
Hon or so.
Chicago, November 1. Chicago
police are Investigating into the death
of nearly half a score of relatives and
acquaintances of Mrs. Louise Ver
miiya to muke certain whether the
similar demlupa cnnutltuted nnlv a re
markable series of coincidences, as
Mrs. Vermiiya asserts. Nine deaths
are Included in the list with which
Mrs. Voimiiya's name has been con
nected, including two husbands, two
stepchildren, tlu-ee children and two
roomers at boarding-houses she kept.
Developments following the estab
lishment of police surveillance at tbe
woman's home came from several
cities where she had lived. Pending
the report of the toxlcologlsts, who
.on oi me loxico.og u,
are examining the viscera of the
of the persons i whose deaths hav . cs
niippnH hanuut ri Urn VAftnll I'fl 1 rflfll
u.. ...... --
,.V , . . i t. i
positive iviuouce oi cnuio hub ucc
uncovered. Tbe following new facts
became known:
That while Mrs. Verinllya has said
one of the death roster, Richard T.
Smith, a conductor, was only a board
er at her home, a former roomer as
serts the two claimed previously to
have been married and that they lived
tugether as man and wile.
That, while the woman told the
police she had assisted an undertaker
at Crystal Lake, a former home, In
embalming bodies, tbe undertaker
there denies she ever had any such I.
experience. She gave this as a rea
son why she could discuss the deaths
with composure.
That R. N. Brulngton, a photog
rapher o! Peoria, and brother-in-law
of Conductor Smith, had made love to
the widow following Smith's death so
as to investigate suspicions he then
had about the reason for his relative's
demise, and that the widow had told
him part of her matrimonial history,
which be desires to give to the cor
oner. That Smith died during convulsions
and after drinking somo substance,
whether medicine or not being unset
tled, but that the doctors guve the
cause of death, from descriptions of
symptoms given by the widow, as
acute gastritis.
Mrs. Vermiiya told inquirers she had
never studied medicine, nor sought
to become a nurse, as bad been re
ported, but that she hud some little
knowledge of medicines, that she had
acquired to enable her to aid neigh
bors and relatives. She Insisted she
was Innocent. The deaths being look
ed Into follow: Fred Brinkamp, first
husband of Mrs. Vermiiya, died on a
farm near Harrington, 111., after a brief
Illness.
Charles Vermiiya, second husband,
died after six days' Illness of "gas
tritis," at Maplewood, 111.
Florence Urdikamp, four-year-old
daughter, died at Darlington.
Cora Biinkump, eight year-old
daughtet, died at Harrington.
Harry G. Vermiiya, stepson, 35
years old.
Lillian Orinkamp, stepdaughter, 2G
years old.
Frank Brinkamp, son, died of pneu
monia in Chicago.
Richard T. Smith, reported to be
third husband.
Arthur Bissonette, policeman
er, to whom she was engaged,
of "gastritis" last Thursday.
room
Died COST $1,730,526.72.
First Official Statement As To Ex
penses For "Maneuvers."
Washington. Tho cost of protective :
measures taken by tho United States
along the Mexican border lust spring
necamo hnown tor tne nrst iimeiYork hasn't heard such a cannonad
Thursday with the publication of tho
annual report or nrig.-iien. j. u. Aie
shlre, quartermaster-general of the
army.
From March 6, when the orders for
the mobilization were issued, to thu
end of the fiscal year, Juno 30, 1911,
the total expense was $1,730,520.72,
This is almost the grand total, as by
June 30 a large part of tho expense
hud been cut down.
Indians Keep Children From School:
Washington. In an effort to induce
the refractory Indians In the llopl
villages In Arizona to send their chil
dren to the government schools, Col.
Hugh L. Scott, Third Cavalry, has
been relieved from duty with the Gen
eral Staff here and ordered to Ari
zona to act under the Instructions of
the Interior Department. The Indians
have absolutely declined to yield to
demands of the government that their
children shall be educated, and it is
hoped that Colonel Scott, who has a
wide acquaintance among the Pueblo
Indians nnd Is popular with them, can
Induce them to yield.
Clark Bans Excluslveness.
Washington. Chump Clark refused
to allow a private dining-room ut the
Capitol to be called the "Speaker's
dining-room." "No private dining
rooms for me," he told the architects.
Seven Girls Killed In Blaze.
Chehalis, Wash Fire which de
stroyed the powder factory of the Im
perial Powder Company here caused
seven young women employed In the
j factory to lose their lives, and an
eluhth probably will uie.
Angora Rabbits Now.
Washington. A new pet for the
amusement ot society women troubled
with ennui has been discovered by
i Mrs. J. K. Band, of this city, who ap
peared lu the parks here leading a
lurge white angora rabbit by a leash.
Astor Loses $50,000.
New York. John Jacob ABtor's per
sonal property has dropped $50,000 In
value since his marriage to Miss
Madeleine Force, according to affi
davits filed by him with the Tax
Board.
Sun Gave Freedom. .
New York. Charged with robbery
at night, a first-degree ofTeuse, Kd
uini Wotier pHcnnrd when his Hllnr-
pd by forecB8tcr thut (he
t at 6 33 o'clock September 2,
whilo the robbery was at 6.30.
Burn Hankow, Native City and
Massacre People. -
L(E BANDS OF CUTTHROATS
Should the Chinese Rebels Ally
Themselves With the Mohamme
dan Element the Movement
. May Spread Rapidly.
Peking. Tbe German Legation re
ceived a wireless messago from tbe
vlclnlt 0. t,ankow. stating that the
, force8 burne(, tf)e ,)atlve clty
confirming the report
l
to the Chinese war board that the im
iperiul troops massacred men, women
MMrn ,.,,, Vprl dnvs'
fighting.
Letters from a correspondent at
Sin-Yang-Chow, declared that General
Yin Tchang's troops were beyond con
trol. They ore described as Insub
ordinate, and us having looted the vil
lages north of Hankow.
The imperials had tbe advantage ir.
troops, but tbey were poorly pro
visioned. No prisoners were taken.
Rebels captured alivo were shot or
decapitated. It Is learned that the
most barbarous outrages were per-
pntrated on Innocent persons In the
villages. An officer of Yln-Tchang'i
staff explained that tho outrages weru
committed by only 40 men of the Hu
Peh division.
Gen. Ying-Tchang refused permis
sion to the correspondents to proceed
to the front and placed them under
tho strictest surveillance. At head
quarters all telegrams undergo tbe
strictest censorship.
The staff officers, says the corre
spondents, are quartered in an ex
press train, with engine attached for
immediate service. The chief ot start,
Colonel Ylh, is now at the front di
recting operations.
The general staff consists mostly of
German and Japanese trained men.
but the campaign does not reflect
much credit upon them, as they are
seemingly Ignorant of the country.
The soldiers are not bothered by their
officers and do as they plct.se. Com
ing from the northern provinces they
have no sympathy with the rebels.
TAFT REVIEWS THE BIG FLEET
Greatest Naval Review In America
Carried Out With Clockwork
Precision Praise For
Seamen.
New York. Amid un oratorio oi
cannon firing, as tiny three-poundcrt
roared the 21-gun salute to the Com
mnnder-ln-Chlef of the Navy aud
Army of the United States, President
Taft Thursday reviewed the greatest
armada Uncle Sam has ever gathered
together.
With the Presidential pennant snap
ping iu the chill morning air, the trim
yacht Mayflower steamed through the
mighty fleet, thut President Taft
might be assured, as Secretury Meyer
was the day before, that the navy he
commands is second only to that ol
England and second then only in
numbers. From tho moment the
Presidential flag was broken out on
the Mayflower until the armada re
ceived the order to "up anchor" and
na81, in revlew. there was a constant
tiarkliitr of small icons as the custom-
!ary courtesies were passed. New
lng 8ince u; juy(, cf Uie revolution
MANY LIVES ENDANGERED.
Explosions At Powder Works Cause
Much Damage.
Paterson, N. J. Three explosions at
the Dupont Powder Works ut HaskelU
caused a loss of about $00,000 and
endangered the lives of about 30 men
at the plant; One mun, Foremun Kd
ward Brown, was seriously Injured
and several others were hurled Intc
the Passuic Illvcr aud hud to swim foi
their lives.
The explosions occurred In the bal
llstlte plant of the powder works and
before the fire that ensued was extin
guished threo buildings, the main
plant and two storehouses, had been
consumed.
Smoked In Bed Dead.
New York. lid ward Fleet smoked a
cigarette in bed Tuesday night, tell
asleep und burned to death when the
bedding caught fire.
For Care Of Children.
Milwaukee. "We Insist us much
cure be given to the breeding und wel
fare of children us is given to improv
ing stock In horses and hens," declar
ed the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union convention here.
Denver For 19127
Denver. Whether Denver will bo a
contender for the National Democratic
convention in 1912 will be settled upon
by the city's convention league this
month. A quiet canvass is now under
way, the purpose being to Bee whether
contributors In 1008 will repeat their
donations ror 1912. The convention
in 1908 cost Denver $112,000. Of this
sum the city contributed $2.1,000.
Whether this can again be raised ap-
peurs doubtful.
Death Follows Party.
-Philadelphia. Her hair accidentally
Ignited rrom a gas Jet while dancing
about the parlor, Mrs. Mary Herd,
wire of Policeman ftobert Herd, was
so severely burned that she died at
St. Joseph's Hospital several hours
later. Mrs. Margaret Wilson and
Joseph Adams, a boarder, ure oelng
held as witnesses. The police charge
that wines were too freely Indulged
at the merrymaking.
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Mountville. The estate of Andrew
L. Lane has sold to Elmer Lane, a
farm in Manhelm township, containing
128 acres and 107 perches, for $147.30
an acre.
Allentown. Bev. Robert H. Kllnn,
rector of Grace Kplscopal Church, was
chosen foreman of the Lehigh County
Grand Jury. There are severul clergy
men on the petit jury.
Reading.' Stricken with apoplexy
while on a trolley car on his way to
work, Cyrus W. High, of Shoemakers
vllle, died before medical aid could be
summoned.
South Bethlehem. Miss Florence
Vogel, of Allentown, committed sui
cide by drowning in the Lehigh River
here. The act is said to have follow
ed a Quarrel with a young man of this
place.
York. Henry Wagner, of North
Hopewell, reports a yield of four hun
dred bushels of tinshclled com raised
on two ucres of ground. Some of tli
corn Is 17',i inches la length and 5',
inches iu diameter.
Bradford. Because her mother re
fused to allow her to celebrate Hal
lowe'en with a party of boys and gills
here, Mary Hays, aged 15, ran to her
room and shot horsclf through the
head. She lived only a few nilnuUs,
West Chester While clamberltis
over a fence with a loaded gun Wil
liam Harrison, of Glen Moore, was
killed by the dlschargo of the gun,
tbe top of his head being blown off.
York. A. B. Furquhar has given to
the Park Commissioners un uddltlonnl
plot of ground of five acres, valued at
$10,0000. The ground is adjacent to
Farquhur Park and will he utilized
for un artificial lake.
Pine Grove. The sight of harvest
ing hay, the second crop in November,
is to be observed iu Wayne township,
where several farmers who throimh
lack of help and wet weather wer
unable to harvest It at the right time.
South Bethlehem. John L. Koch, a
prominent Hcllertown merchant and
a Civil War veteran, died in fifteen
minutes ut his home when he swal
lowed a doso of carbolic acid in mis
take for medicine. Ho was seven'y
years old.
Bethlehem. While Annie Holben,
the thirteen-year-old daughter of
James Holben, was driving a cnlt
from pasture to the barn, she got too
near the animal, which gave her a
violent kick on the Jaw, fracturiug it
in two places.
Chester. Hugh, Martin, fourteen
years old, an orphan, of this city, was
struck by an automobile driven and
owned by James F. Dougherty, of
Lclpcrville, here. Tho lad, who w.in
seriously Injured, was removed to th
Chester Hospital.
Allentown. -G. Tllghman Relchard,
aged eighty-two, died from Injuries r
ceived In a rail from an apple tre
whilo ho was picking rruit, several
days ago. For fifty-eight years he va
buss soloist of St. Peter's Church
choir at Rittersvllle.
Readliiz. Investigation is being
made by Coroner Wagn.'r into the rir-
umstanccs attendini: the death of Kd-
wurd Summers, aged sixty-nine years,
ho was found lifeless In bed at his
home. Mr. Summers was fully dress
ed and lay across tho bed.
Coplay. Frank Kollar, at;ed tliiity,
an oiler at the Copluy t eincnt jmiii.
was caught in a shar. He wan whirl
ml ni-r,iiiwl u..vor;il hundred limes A
minute by the swiftly moving machin
ery nnd by the time the engine could
be stopped he was dead.
Mncungle An old Indian tradition
Indicates that the coming winter will
be a severe one and tbat there will b
sulllclont snow to cover up the wild
flowers, known as Indian posies. They
are ulreudy higher than they have
grown In years.
Pittsburgh. Henry J- Rnslam, a
clerk, has petitioned court to chunge
his name, because people call him
"Ruzzlolumb." lie says the embar
rassment on the street caused his girl
to turn him down, and he also had to
quit his job.
Lewlshurg. The plant of tho Lewis
burg Chair Company was destroyed by
lire, causing a loss ot $100,000. An
automatic extinguisher had tho fire
practically under control when th
fire department attached a hoso to
tho same main, which proved insuffi
cient to support both.
Slntington.-Just before a heavy
blast was set oft nt the Washington
Slate Company's quarry at this place,
eight men rushed to a nearby shed for
shelter. While tbey were In tho sIlhI,
a hugh boulder crashed through the
roof of the building and almost In
stantly killed Steve Bolga, nnd seri
ously injured his seven companion".
Huntingdon. Joseph Morland.
well-known acrobat of this placo.
while hunting wild turkeys was
by a fellow-hunter, who mistook htm
for u turkey. Morland was using n
artificial call to lure a turkey to him.
which resulted iu his receiving
of large shot in the thigh.
Wlllia.nsport.-Tho first day of the
hunting season In Lycoin ng ro
was productive of a fa l '
While George Warner, of Mil C reeK
township, and his hired man, John
Hull, were hunting rabbits the latter
accidentally shot Warner, Wowing h..
face away and killing him Instan tV .
Norrlstowm-Hnmllton Kile. on of
a former sheriff of this county, died
fn he hospital here from Runshnt
lunds InfPcted by Alvln llo.nos.
prominent farmer of riymont own
Bhlp Before his death Ml """"J "J
Sit he was In the net of stealing
Ski from the farmer's h iron
when ho was shot. It """J
i taken .0 Jail thut It wn. foun- hi.
nody was pi-roed wi.h W JJ
Maine, when ho heard ha K
dead, surrendered himself hi. Drlct
Attorney Larzeteer did not think n
wis wurranted In holding h'm for th.
emu's (len'h.