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SHOULD SWING Escaped Convict Criminally Assaults Aged White Woman * j * IS SHOT BY OFFICERS When Surrounded by Officers Negro Attempts to Shoot But Officers Get First Shot?Bullet Pierced Negro's Thigh.?Mob of Angry Citizens Outwitted. Escaping from a turpentine camp Ix miles from Tampa, Fla.. ^here he was detnined as a convict, Roland Flowers, a negro, went to the home of Mrs. Jane Ellerbee, a prominently connected white woman, two miles away, at two o'clock Thursday after noon, and at the point of a gun forced the frightened woman to Bubinlt to an assault. As soon as the negro left, the woman ran a distance of two miles, with no shoes on her feet and but the scant attire the brute had left on her and gave the alarm. Officers from Tampa hastened to the scene in automobiles, aud securing bloodhounds were soon on the trail of the negro. Half a hundred men on horseback also took up the chase, but the sheriffs posse was first to sight the fiwdtive, which probably saved summary punishment being vlslsted on him. When sighted the negro had a gun which h* had taken from the Ellerbee hom*. When commanded io halt, he storied *;> shoot, but the officers fired iirst. one of the bulletB piercing his thigh. Another went through the twj barrels of the gun. The negro was placed in an automobile and hurried to Ha-cey, a small station several miles dlscr-nt. Anticipating that the roads wou.1 be i watched by the angered citisvon>, who outnumbered the officers ten to one, i the latter took a wide detour aud prrived at Tampa with their prisoner I six o'clock and lodged him in the Jail. He is now under heavy guard and it is hardly probable that any i vlnlonro trill lm ttttomnt^fi for present at least. Mrs. Ellerbee tellB a story revolting In detail. She was In the yard . at the time the negro arrived, and was the only person about the house. The negro asked for a drink of water and permission to sit down and reBt. He walked into the house to sit down and when Mrs. Ellerbee protested he forced her to go into the house also, pointing a gun which he found in the house at her. Mrs. Ellerbee is about 54 years old and lives with her son in a small farm house. , . I DEATH OF AN OLD WOMAN. 1 Bald to Have Been One Hundred and Sixteen Years Old. "Aunt" Mary Cain, reported to have been 116 years old, died recent, ly near Durham, N. C. This old mammy, whatever age she had, was an Interesting character and until her decline, dating from last year, had a clear mind that enabled her to talk entertainingly of Judge Thomas Ruffln, believed by many lawyers to have been the greatest Judge of his day. She was a friend of Judge Cameron and the nurse of his son, Paul Cameron. These facts alone sustain the claim of great age, but she was nearly a grown girl when the war of 1812 broke out and she talked of that date to a finish. She could recall well the soldiers and their doings in those days and any date within 100 years, it appears she remembered quite well. 1IA1> 'IX) WAIT ON HEIl. lauly Toll (Jntp Keeper Wont to (let Married. When Miss Louisa Paul returned Tuesday to Newport, Ky., after an hour and a half absence, during which sl)e had become the wife of Wm. Baldwin, she found a mons'.cr wedding party had assembled in the forty or more vehicles that liued the road about her home. As kejp >;* of the toll gate on the Persimmon Grove road she had dutifully locked the gate when she wont away and trie travelers were unable to go out. They speedily hid their annoynnca over the delay and when they learned the cause heartily congratulated the bride and groom. Dead iu Their Home. The bodies of John Janowski and his wife were found In their homo at , Cleveland. Ohio, by the police Wednesday. It is believed? that both were murdered last Saturday night. They had been stabbed. A neighbor woman said a strange man called upon the couple Saturday night and there was much drinking. Manning for Governor. Another gubernatorial boom has been launched recently, that of Hon. K. I. Manning, who made such a good race In lit06, and of whom, even his opponents had nothing but the highest praise. Mr. Manning states positively that he will be In the race, and he would run on a broad piatform. ( WORK OF HIGH TARIFF MANY HUNGRY CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS OP CHICAGO. At Ijewit That In What Mr. Shoop Superintendent of Chicago Schools, Says Is the Case. Five thousand children who attend the public schools in Chicago are habitually hungry, and 10,000 other children In that city are not sutfl ciently nourished according to a let ter from the superintendent of t*:e schools of Chicago from which Representative Henry of Texas reau excerpts in the House Wednesday. "Texas," declared Mr. Hen>*y, < *tdylng to a recent speech in defease of the new tariff law, delivered L? Representative Boutell of Illinois. "Is prosperous in spite of the Payne- tldrlch tariff bill. If that law had naythings to do with the prosperity of Texas, why does It not bring pr >s perity to Chicago and other great cities of this country. Again replying to Mr. BoutcM's speech, Mr. Ilenry said he did not think the price of cotton wa* lto high, nor were any other far.n redacts too high, on the farm. Cot.on being on the free list, was not affected by the tariff, he declared, but its price was fixed by the markets of the world. "Yet," he added, "cotton ties and cotton bagging are taxed for tho benefit of the steel trust." Referring to high prices, Mr. Henry was interrupted by Mr. Boutell who said that with prime heavy beef selling on the hoof in Texas at $10. he did not see how tire people of Chicago coI'M buy them at $G on the hoof. "Does the gentleman from Texas want to reduoe the tariff on cattle?" Inquired Mr. Boutell. "I will repeal the duty on beef if the gentleman from Illinois will help put every member of the beef trust In the pen," retorted Mr. Henry. i u niiuui uum me genneman refer?" asked Mr. Boutoell. "To the Beef Trust." "But to whom does the gentleman refer?" "Don't you know?" asked Mr Henry. "Then the 15,000 hungry rhlld'Pe-n in the public schools of Chicago should haunt the gen-.leman from Illinois." Mr. Boutell replying to statement*" by Mr. Henry declared th it tmln} Lhere were uo hungry child -ea in the public school of Chicago, that 'hat ^tahement applied only to conditions ittending the panic of i007. A Chicago dispatch says the statement that 5,000 Chicago children bo to school hungry each day and llut 10,000 more are not prop-1 ly nourished was verified by Assistant Superintendent John D. Shoop. 'I am certain the figures are Out overdrawn," said Mr. Shoop. "I know from personal observation th it many children do not make progress 'n school because they di not receive good nourishing food." TOD MVCIf SOFT SOAP. Oncer Accident to the Sewer Pipes at Orange, N. J. The bursting of a tank of hot soap a few days ago has given the sewer department of Orange, N. J., the biggest job of sewer cleaning that It has had since the system was completed years ago. The soap was almost boiled when the tank burst, and there is no telling how many tons of the sticky mass got into the sever pi pes. The low temperature cooled the soap and it congealed on the inside of the pipes, stopping the mains completely. For a mile along the line of the sewer away from the factory men are working at each manhole day end night trying to pierce the viscid mass. The soap is as hard as it would be if it had dried for weeks, and is being taken out of the pip?s in chunks. It looks as if there was a long job ahead of the department and plenty of work for the Hoard of Health if it is delayed very long. TUIKI) TO CARRY OFF ROY. Two Large Ragles Attack a Ten Year Old Lad. Ten-year-old Ira Cunningham, of Laporte, Pa., has tho distinction of having had to fisrht with two huge bald eagles for his life, and he will carry the marks of their talons to the grave. The boy is the son of a farmer, living in a remote section known as Itingdale. On Thursday he was returning from school, and was about a mile from any habitation when two eagles swooped down ui>on him knocking him down and attacking him with great fury. They repeatedly sunk their talons in his shoulders and tried to carry him away. The boy fought pluckily, and, getting hold of a club, resisted the birds so sturdily that they abandoned the attempt and flew away. Said to be Mad. A special to the Matin from Vienna says that Abdul Humid, the former sultan of Turkey, was recently seized with a paroxysm of frenzy and attempted to stranglo himself with a cilk handkerchief. BOILER EXPLODES . SIX MEN KILLED AND SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED. Accident CauiKHl by Turning Cold Water in a Hot Boiler When Water Was Low. At Bay City, Mich., six men were Instantly killed and a number of others seriously, If not fatally Injured, when the boiler in Princiugs Saw Mill at Crump exploded Thursday, wrecKing tne mill and scattering the debris 100 feet In all directions. The accident is believed to have been caused by forcing cold water into the boiler when the water was low, causing excess of steam. The accident happened during the noon hour while the men were in the boiler room of the mill warming themselves and "waiting for the whistle to blow to start the second half of the day's work. Two of the dead men, William Coppersmith and Oscar Shoup were married. The others killed are Geo. De Witt, Ward Amidon, Chris Johnson and John Flood, all single. WALKS INTO NIAGARA. Woman Plunges to Her Death Over the Great Falls. Miss Beatrice R. Snyder of Buffalo committed suicide Tuesday by wading into the river just above Prospect Point and going over Niagara Falls. As her body swept over the brink of the cataract she turned her face toward her would-be rescuers and smiled a farewell to them. Without a moment's hesitation Miss Snyder \\aded into the stream. She turned once and smiled towards the men who were calling to her to stop and continued to move rapidly into deep water. In an instant she was whisked from her feet and carried rapidly toward the brink of the falls. On tTie bank wan fniirwl a tonHKon v. .. ...w.w.j..,, and in it this note: "Mamma and Papa: Oh. you both forgive me for bringing this awful disgrace upon you in these years of your 1 if*?.# Also may our Heavenly Father forgive all my sins. Hut 1 have been very good, thank God. You will find a slip for the money under your dresser scarf. With my heart full of love for all your kindness and tender love, good-bye. Lovingly, Beatrice." Miss Snyder was chief clerk In a Ruffalo tea store. She had been dejected since the death of her fiance, George F. Myers. They wore to have been married in a few months. She worked Tuesday morning THE DEADLY KEROSENE. Tried to Kindle Fire With It and Was Blown Up. At Spencer, N. C., Julia, the ten year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Trent, was seriously burned at their home there on Monday wniie kindling a fire in the kitchen stove. Kerosene oil was used to 8ta~t ;t?e fire when a combustion occurred and the girl was euveloped in flume* in an instant. Her face, neck, ar.n* and upper part of her body weie 'rightfully burned before the flames could be extinguished. Her hai * was also badly burned, leaving tho head in a blister. To add to the serousness of the traeerlv all a v>?,i ?? in her mouth and in th > excitement following the fire, which came near ending her life, she swallowed the pin which lodged in the windpipe. Physicians who were promptly summoned are doing all that is possible to save the child, but it is feared the fire got in its deadly work. CALIFORNIA RAISING COTTON. M ore Than Fifty Thousand Acres in ! Imperial Valley. A Txjs Angeles dispatch says arrangements have been made with I/ondon and San Francisco bank3 to aA&ance $500,000 to finance the planting, cultivating and harvesting of this year's cotton crop in the Imperial Valley. It Is believed that the land devoted to cotton this reason will exceed 50,000 acres. Gins will be scattered throughout the valley and a compressor, an oil mil! anu a refinery built at El Centro. The cotton industry in the Imperial Vt.il?u k..o .. J UOD 6IUITU au IU|ll(liy in me I i-.S ~ two years that it is now regarded as one of the most important in southern California. Profits from last season's crop, which was largely experimental, are estimated to have 1 een close to $r?0 an acre. .Maniac Attacks Woman. At Cullman, Ala., Mrs. Rosa flouk was attacked on the streets by a young man by the name of Cassou, who is a maniac, Inflicting several wounds on the face and head before help reached her. John Krelhouse, after some difficulty, was able to free the woman from the clutches of the maniac. The man was placed in Jail, where he had to bo strapped to a bed to prevent violence to himself. President Taft could give the Nlcnrnguans points on killing insurgents. Instead of shooting them, he kills 1 them off by feeding them on pap. \ m m . " AFRAID OF HARMAN ATTOiiNE Y-GENKRAL ELIJS RESIGNS HIS OFFICE* Will Become Head of Ohio Republican State Executive Committee and Head Coming Campaign. After several conferences at the White House Monday Wade H. Ellis of Ohio resigned his position as assistant to the attorney general in the department of justice to accept the chairmanship of the Republican executive committee of Ohio and to assume charge of the Ohio campaign this fall. Regarding, the resignation of Mr. Ellis, the following statement was given out at the White House late Monday: "Mr. Vorys, the member of the national committee from Ohio; Walter Brown, the chairman of the Itepublican State central committee, and Henry A. Williams, chairman of the State executive committee, have been among the Republicans of Ohio to determine who should succeed Mr. Williams ui?on the resignation which he is obliged to tender. "After a visit to Washington and full conference with the senators, the conclusion was reached that the man best qualified to assume the cares of the office as chairman of the executive committee at this time was Mr. Ellis, and therefore the president was applied to to consent to Mr. Ellis' resignation from his position as assistant to the attorney general to take the duties of the chairmanship of the committee. "The president was very loath to lose the services of Mr. Ellis from the department of Justice where he is engaged in important work, but as Mr. Ellis was willing to make the sacrifice, the president did not. feel that he could insist on retaining him." The Ohio political situation has been giving the president much concern and has been the subject of a number of conferences at the white house during the past few weeks. With the expected ^nomination of Gov. narman, the Republican party faces a hard fight this fall, and the president has been anxious that factional trouble should be eliminated as much as possible. He believes that Mr. Ellis will be able to do more to secure this result than any one else who could have been designated to take charge of tlie comic* campaign. Mr. Ellis has been known as one of the famous "trust busters" of the administration and at the present time was engaged in much important work. Senators Rurton and Dick of Oh.o had a long conference with the president Monday morning. Eater in the day Senator Dick returned to the White House, accompanied by Mr. Ellis and Walter Brown. It was following their visit that Mr. Ellis announced his resignation and the statement above was given out. It was stated at the White House Monday night that Mr. Ellis, despite his resignation, will continue to represent the government in its prosecution of the "beef trust." ALLE(IMI) LUNATIC HELD. Aiken Officers Arrest Man Who Acts Queerly. At Aiken W. C. Stone, who claims to be a lieutenant in the United States army, and alleged to be an escaped lunatic, from the Richard Grundy home, Catonsville, Md., was arrestted Wednesday, and the Maryland authorities have been notified. Letters which he carried indicated that he is a memher of ?? family. Stone was arrested after entering a private residence, and asking for dinner, the food set before him being angrily thrown to the floor, because it did not suit him. Stone said ire had been Illegally detained at the Maryland institution, and would fight extradition. DIES A FT Kit BOUT. Boxer Succumbs to Injuries Beeeived in Fight. At Chicago Albert Wilkowski died at a hospital Wednesday night, following injuries receive in a 10-round boxing .natch. The police took into custody pending the outcome of a coroner's jury, Harry Gilmore, the veteran pugilist, Joseph McCarthy, and George Lent ham. The bout took place in Gilmore's Itoxing Academy, with McCarthy as Wilkowski's oppo nent. Leatham was cue of the seconds. The men foun^ht with twoounce gloves. The rounds were fast and furious. At the tenth round the. men finished in apparently good condition, hut shortly afterwards Wilkowskl collapsed, ills death followed twentyfour hours later. No I'se for Jail. It seems that Alleghany county, N. C., has little use for a jail except as a place of alxode for the jailer. Last year it paid that officer only $2.83 as jail fees. And it looks like the jailer would have just as little use for the office did It not give him a home free of cost. * t * / GIRLS AND BOYS" Enter the Corn Contest and Will Endeav- . or to Win Premiums PRIZES AND AWARDS Over I.OOO Ik?ys to Plant Special m Acre for Premium?Method au?! ))( Purpose of Hoys Farm Demoustra- ni tion Work?Kutos Governing Con- ' ' ti t?^sts?Prizes and Awards. j1( Over one thousand boys of the T state will be in the corn contest this year. There will also be a number U of clubs composed of young ladles. n< These corn clubs will be found in al- et most every county in the state. Dur- tc ing the fall there will be an exhi- te bition held In Columbia under the J< auspioes of the corn exposition. st The United States Department of cc Agriculture has made the following hi announcement with reference to the boy's corn clubs. w It is worth while to get a l>oy to f;i fnmi ft Wind "?' -1 -.. ? ?1- ? D.uu |rui|.un; nun WUIIV JltT- I ;i sistently toward its accomplishment. e( If a number of boys can be induced st lo strive for the same goal, with a hi spirit of friendly rivalry, which will ai stimulate observation, study, iudus- di try and economy, then the good results will be increased many fold. 01 Such is the plan of the Boys' Corn cr Clubs in the Farm Demonstration d< Work. In order to get the best re- W suits it is not only necessary to get al the boys to unite in their efforts, la but it is also essential that other vital forces in the county cooperate, tt One of the strong features about the ft Demonstration Work is that it is co-operative. Bo in the Boys' De- ni partment we frequently li nd the ? county superintendent of education m and the teachers, the Demonstration he agents, the business men, the news- vi patters and the parents giving aid er and support. be Where this work is being intro- tli duoed in a county, the county super- co intendent of education and teachers eri can reach the boys in all sections of the county more quickly and more a<l effectively than any other agency, ca The superintendent can explain it to nt the boys and secure the names of all boys who will agree to plant one acre co of corn. It is best to begin with corn. It is a fine subject for study, and our people need to raise more ui corn in order to be prosperous and ?1 independent. nn?r mis is aon<> a meeting of all a? hoys interested should be held at D< the court house for the purpose of organization and instruction. Such cr meeting should be held as early in the season as possible so that every th hoy may have time for proper prep- tl< aration of soil and selection of seed. For the first year it has been found th advantageous to see that first class r*' soed are furnished to all of the boys at alike. After that each hoy should vv select and bre?vl his own 6eed. ty Wherever a special agent of the Department of Agriculture of the Unit- lo ed States is located in a county it will he found that he will gladly help p< in giving instructions and advice in regard to the agricultural part of cc the work, either in the country club or to local groups of hoys whom he h; may meet in his rounds over the cr county. If the merchants and o ther public v< spirited citizens have been visited and the general meeting of hoys, ai there will he a fine list of prizes le to announce. There have been many a< commendable contributions to this oi cause in various parts of the country during the year. It adds consider- si aide interest to the work to offer a< prizes like the following, which have w been selected from different lists in fc the South for this year: I "A Trip to Washington, $T>0 in Gold, $10, a nice Muggy, a first- la class bicycle, a strong 2-horse plow. If a double-barrel shot gun, a $r> hat, or a $ 1 a Sllit Of Plftthod rtf ,1~?~ - _. v.wVuv wt ?? iijnu-UttIC 1*1 corn .planter, a ton of fertilizer, a ot two-horse wagon," and other articles of utility and value. Some ni boards of Trade and Chambers of c< Commerce have made appropriations at for prizes and some have given fine ai recognition to the efforts of the Hoys' er Clubs by giving them banquets and cl street car and automobile rides. v< Circulars and Bulletins. bi Just as soon as the nnmes of all of the l>oys are assembled in th" office of the county superintendent tl of education, duplicate lists should ar be sent to Dr. S. A. Knnpp, Washing- of ton, D. C., who has eharee of Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration to Work. These boys will from time cc to timte reeeive circulars of Instrue- al tion and inforration in regard to the e? preparation, fertilization, cultivation, th seed selection, etc. These circulars m furnish excellent subject matter for pi discussion at a club meeting or for 01 a lesson in school. They also lend pi to further study of farmer* bulletins p< and books. A boy will profit from cc such lessons, discussions and books si because he is making practical appli- o) cation of the principles taught. Ho pi learns scientific agriculture because w he needs it and not because it Is tl scientific. . Ji Utiles and Awards. h< It is not necessary to have many q rules. A few regulations, however, r are necessary in order to prevent ^ ci . . MURDER MYSTERY f ? ' ?* , 4r) lODY IIlTUBO UNDER FLOOR OF i OF A TENEMENT. ruinations Are that Husband Sought Money Realized on Death of Predecessor. New York has another murder lystery. Avarice is believed by the dice to have been the motive for the iiirdcr of the woman whose dead jdy was found buried in an excavaon under the floor of an anartment ause in West Ninety-fourth street uesday. Search for the woman's husband, eter Johansen, was continued Wed?sday under added stimulation beiubo in the rooms he is believed ? have occupied since the crime, letrs were found indicating that Mrs. )hansen recently came into the pos>ssion of $2,500 from a railroad >mpany for the death of her former nshand, August Petersen. Johansen was janitor of the house here the hotly was hidden. The imily's furniture was moved away st week and the pair were suppos1 to have gone to New Jersey. In,ead it was found that Jonansea nd sent the furniture down-to vn id the body of Sofia, his wife was iig tip in the vacated apartments. Whether the woman was slr<ia"led r whether wounds in .'lie tcru.ile lused her death is expecfce.1 i } be ^termlned by the autopsy set for "ednesday. When she whs last set n ive siie is said to have displayed a rge roll of l?ills. Emilia Sarapu, a woman lound in ie quart< rs to wihch tiie Jonansjn irniture had been moved, :s und? r rest and is held as a material wit,'s8. isunderstanding. It is well for tho iys to elect their own president ce-president, secretary and treasurSome clubs have badges wf mem?rship in the shape of a button with e name of the club, name of the unty and state, and the year print1 or engraved upon it. The following rules might bo lopted by a club, with such modifitlon and additions as may be found K!es8ary. 1. Boys joining clubs ami entering ntests must be under 18 years of ;e. 2. No boy shall contest for a prize lless he becomes a member of a ub. 3. The members of the clubs must ;ree to read the instructions of the pnronstration Work. 4. Each boy must olan his own op and do his own work. 6. Exhibits must be delivered to o county superintendent of edueaan by October 16th. 6. The amount of the yield and ie method of measurement must bo rtitled by each boy and attested by least two disinterested witnesses, ho shall be satisfactory to the counsuperintendent. 7. In awarding the prizes the folwing basis shall be used. (a> Greatest yield per acre, 30 ?r cent. (h) Best 10-ear exhibit, 15 per ?nt. (c> Best written account showning Istory of crop and expenses, 25 per ?nt. (d) Best showing of profit on ln^stment, 3 0 per cent. Experts from agricultural colleges r?d departments of agriculture and ading farmers should be invited to *t as judges and also to give talks i corn judging ^ml seed selection. Jn estimating profits uniform prices lould be used, for instance: $5 i>ct tpe for rent, 10c an hour for the ork of each l>oy, and 5c per hour ir each horse. Fairs and Exhibits. Where there is a county fair tho iys' exhibit should he shown there. no fair should be held in tho >unty, the boys' exhibit should be illected in the cnnwiin.>" ... ..-.c- ui fOIHO her public place easy of access. A good exhibit to a Boys' Club ay ad to the establishment of a >unty fair. Exhibits by local clubs ; school houses stimulate the work id give fine opportunities for penal instruction. Althought tho ubs may start with corn, the dedopment naturally leads to extalts of other farm and garden crops, lb-suits. The object of the Hoys' Demonstra'on Work is the same as that lions men, namely, better methods ' farming and greater yields. Many ' the boys in the clubs who b gin i Hiiidy agriculture in this way will intinue the study in the ngriculturcollegos, others will continue sucb Torts on their farms, and all ui iem will make more useful and one eflieient citizens. From the easant and profitable experience of vning and managelng their small ats they will develop Into Inde ndent. Intelligent farmers. Tho Mintry needs such a citizenship ai d ich a life offers and will offer great ;>portunltios for some years. Tho rofessions are crowded and the ageearners must pay high pri^s for le necessities of life. The wiv; and idicious producer can only <n.loy ealth, wealth and contentment. The uestion Is now many l>oys can foe cached and influenced *bus to ?uceed. s *