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MADE HIM QUIT
The Deaaod of Officers Force ResiffoatioD
from Admiral
FOR IMMORAL CONDUCT.
* ?*?
Conimunder of Fleet Mode to Step
Down and Out by the Drastic Action
of the Commissioned Officers
of His Flagship llecuuse of His
Immoral Conduct.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer Monday
afternoon telegraphed to the Pacific
coadt for a full report on the
allegation that the retirement of Admiral
Parry was caused by the demand
for his resignation by officers
of the flagship West Virginia. The
navy department declined to say to
whom the telegram for a report had
been sent, but tt Is assumed that It
was directed to Rear Admiral Thomns,
the new commander-in-chief of
the Pacific fleet.
Not until the complaining officers
of the West Virginia have been heard
from, will the navy department be in
a position to determine whether
there shall be any proceedings in the
case of Admiral Barry. If it shouln
be decided in the affirmative, the
mere fact that the accused officer has
voluntarily retired would not shield
him from punishment In the case of
a Court-martial resulting in conviction.
Under the regulatone, which sp?
ciIleally detlne tlie punishment for
eaoh offence, a person convicted in
such a case, if an officer, would be
liable to the severe penalty of confinement
not to exceed fifteen years
and expulsion from the naval service,
cutting off all retired pay. There la
no record of the trial of a naval
officer under these conditions,
though many. bluejackets have suffered
conviction.
Admiral Harry's request for retirement
was received by the navy
department by the telegraph last
Thursday. The fact that It was
received by wire instead of by
matil was by no means unprecedented
and excited no susstead
of by mall was by no means
unprecedented and excited no suspicion
on the part of the officials as
to the probable causes for the request.
Secretary Meyer approved the
application on the day following its
receipt.
The President promptly approved
the request and the department telegraphed
t.he fart to the admiral on
Saturday, detachine him at the same
time from the Pacific fleet and ordering
him to his home in accordance
with tho established custom.
His retirement dates from January
13.
By operation of law Admiral Barry
would have retired in October of the
current year. His pay as a rear admiral
was $8,000, while Ilia retired
compensation will be three-fourth of
mat amount, or $6,000.
ACII) FOR HER CII1 ED.
Mother Gave Poison When Her Son
Asked for Water.
Tier (Wire to become the wife of
Howard Kirk, a draughtsman, la believed
to hare caused Mrs. Edith
Melber, a widow of Schenectady, N".
Y., to kill her flve-year-old eon. Today
she Is In prison In Albany on
charge of murder In the first decree
nnd ehe confesses that she gave her
child carbolic acid when he asked for
h drink of water. Asked why she
committed the crime, Mrs. Melber
declared he was In "everybody's
way."
After being placed In her cell Mrs.
Melber failed to show any grief or
concern over the death of hsr son,
Oeorgie, who wa? four years of age.
She did not desire to ace his dead
body nor did she take any interest in
the funeral arrangements. She did
nsk that she l>e furnished a black
dress. Specialists In mental diseases
who have examined her, declare she
1s rational and was rational at tne
time of the murder.
Young Kirk, who had been paying
pome atteutinn to Mrs. klelber. declares
that no engagement existed
between them and that the subject
of matrimony had never been mentioned.
Rattle With linndlU.
Threo robbers attempted to rob
the postoftlce at Utlca, Ohio, earlyFriday
and as a result a pistol battle
uas fought, one of the robbers was
wounded in the breast and one of
their horses was shot. The robbers
seized a mail wagon and two horsee
and picking up the wounded man escaped
towards Newark.
Trees to l>o Felled.
The axe was laid to the first of
fifty thousanl peach trees Friday In
the llagley Ray orchards, near AmerIcus,
Ga. The land will be piantM
In cotton. This is done because hundreds
of tons of fine peaches could
not be handled from here last season
and were destroyed.
Don't forget that the brotherhood
of man means better work as w<dl
as better wages.
PICKS THE COTTON
PRICE-CAMPBELL PICKER WILL
DO THE WORK.
At Least That Is What Mr. II. R.
JenninKH. Who Saw It at Work
Says.
Mr. H. B. Jennings, of Lumberton,
NT. C., was appointed by the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association
at its last meeting to examine
and rei>ort upon the merits of the
Price-Cam phell cotton picker. On
a special request from The Charlotte
Observer Mr. Jennings has reduced
his impressions to writing for the information
of the readers. Mr. Jennings
has very kindly conplied as
follows:
"Upon receiving from the American
Cotton Manufacturers' Association
an appointment as the Association's
representative to visit Texas
ind Oklahoma with the party of ladies
and gentlemen from New York
and New England, who were to visit
that section of the country for the
purpose of witnessing field demonstrations
of the Price-Campbell Cotton
Picker. I went to St. Louis, arriving
there the afternoon of October
15th. We left St. Louis that afternoon,
about S o'clock, on a special
train, our first stop being at Mesqnite,
Te: as. the nl.?ht of the 10th.
The car was here side-tracked, where
we spent a quiet and restful night.
vhe following day. the 17th, after
laving breakfast, the party was driven
out to the plantation of Mr.
Schuyler Martin, where we were to
have the first chance to see this
wonderful machine. A larce rr?nvii
had gathered. tlie day was perfect,
and no tine was lost in starting the
demonstration. The machine has
more the appearance of an automobile
than anything else; a man sits
above the fore part of the machine
on a cor;fortable spring seat, aijd
drives the machine straight down and
over the r -w of cotton. The maehin
is driven by a ."to horse-power gasoline
engine, which seems to afford
ample power; it was under perfect
control at all times. It moved about
as fast as a man walks. The eottostalks
are slightly compressed by the
V-shaped guide on the fore part ot
the machine?this in order to bring
the whole plant in reach of the tin
gers which do tho picking. These
fingers are about six hundred in number.
and are the most ingenious part
of the mechanism. They have the
faculty of reaching every part of the
plant, engaging every particle of the
open cotton, then moving out from
the plant with a backward motion,
which prevents injury to the plant
Itself.
"T followed this machine up ann
down many rows of cotton; not one
plant di<l ! find injured by the operation
of the machine; saw no bollsblooms
or leaves knocked bo the
ground. The machine picked approximately
five hundred pounds of
seed cotton per hour; and only one
man was operating it. The cotton,
when delivered by the fingers, dropl>ed
to a moving belt, or belt conveyor.
one of these being on each
side of the machine, and was carried
by this belt to a large bug on
each side of the machine; everything
worked smoothly, and automatically.
No other human agency was employed
than the man who drove the machine.
Many were the expressions of
amimoe :u nit* periormancc 01 me
machine; it seetnoti that most of
those w"ho had gone there to witness
the oper; tion of the machine, had
done so, expecting to see a failure;
I will staie, candidly, that 1 was one
of them. I had never expected to
see cotton successfully picked by
machinery. I thought it a sad commentary
upon our inventive genius
that the cotton picker should have
been developed by one who for the
greater pert of his life had resided
outside o the cotton belt; we have
had this brought home to us many
times before, however, it being well
known that to these northern brothers,
we o ve the invention of the gin,
spinning machinery, rice harvesting,
and practically all other machinery
which we make daily use of in converting
oir raw material into flnished
or sen i-tinished product.
"The evening of October 17th, our
car was t (ken to Dallas, Texas, ana
left near the fair grounds, the Dallas
fair being on at that time: wi
spent two days here. The rround*
within the race track had lrecn cultivated
in cotton, and was in proper
condition for the demonstration
which we were to sec there. Ttmr?
was a large crowd at the fair, and
Interest in the machine was intense
it having been reported throughout
that section of the State that tnc
machine had been tried on Texas
farms anil had made good; the cotton
field had been enclosed by win
fence, it having been demonstrated
at other laces that the excited people
would do tnat which the machine
would rot?injure the plant. At
this point two of the Price-Campbell
cotton pickers were in active operation,
the field containing, 1 would
guess, ab >ut 25 acres of cotton. 1
watched the operation of both o!
these machines very closely for several
hours; I examined many rows
of cotton, to see if the machine was
in any instance doing injury to th?
growing plant. I saw no injury. 1
talked with a number of prominenl
native farmers who had come to se<
this demonstration; all said the pick
I DIED AT THEIR POST
i (iERMAN OFFICERS SUFFOCATED
IN A SUBMARINE.
\ Captain and Two IJcutcnantR Itenuiinrd
oil l'.nard the Craft and
IxtKt Their Uvea.
A dispatch from Kiel. Germany,
says the sinking of the "U-3 " the
German navy's first submarine disaster.
cost three lives.
The dead are the captain of the
submarine and lieutenants Fisher
and Koelbe. the latter the helmsman.
The deaths were due to an unforeseen
mishap at the moment the otliciais
of the navy were receiving congratulations
on '.lie supposed successful
raising of the "U-3" and the rescue
of the crew.
When the submarine, three hours
after she sank, had been brought to
'lie surface by the salvage ship Vulkan
and twenty seven of her men
had made their way to safety through
the torpedo lube, tbe captain and the
'wo lieutenants elected to stand by
their ship until she was once inir?:
niaster of herself.
The three men were in the conning
tower "I.." which remain"d
s'ibmer:ed when the vessel rose 011llnnely.
Here the men might ha?*e
stayed without danger for some time
as the boat Ii d a considerable supply
of ox>gen. but for an accident
that shut off this supply from the
tower.
Word was sent out that the raising
had been successful and that tincrew
was safe. The work was continued.
W.it'll Sill! tfMllv :t vnnltlnirti
gave way. permitting the water to j
rush into the submarine. isolating |
10 to\vt>r aid rut tint; off the oxygen |
anon whi-h the tliree officers wete
dependent.
V. ih the inrush of water the bow
>f the ship rose quickly, loit the
stern, where Hie tower "L" is lout
<1. sank deeper. The men were
suffocated.
FOK l-IMITKh I'M CKI.S POST.
Scimlc Committee Reports l-'a\?>ral?l>
on Measure.
A measure providing for a lint
ited pan-els post on rural free tie
'ivory routes has been reported fa\ trnltl.v
to tne Senate from the eonmt:tee
on posioffices and post ro.u.s
The measure provides, in snbstanei
hut for one year, beginning Ann
'. 1 !t I '. the Postmaster Ueneral may
authorize postmasters and earner
on such rural routes as lie shall se
t'pt, to accent for delivery by jar \
.it stten -ates of postage as he
liall i'eiei-uitne. packages not ex eeding
eleven pounds in weigiit,
-ontaining 110 mail matter of the lirst
lass, an I no mutter that is declared
->v law to 'v inmailabte. The result
if this experiment the Postmaster
?en era 1 is directed to report to Con
ress at it-s next session. Mr. Hitchcock.
Postmaster General has already
pointed out tlio immense
value of snc-li a step.
<!hsj- to (iet Paths.
A spring of boiling water lias
forced Its way through the cement
bottom of the swimming pool of the
new Y. M. C. A. building at VVny-oss.
tin., and the authorities of the
organization arc at a loss to know
hat to do with it. It is likely that
he spring will he used to supply the
?o?l with water.
or had come to stay. The only
criticism 1 heard was that the ma hine
picked too much green leaf:
this, however, is admitted. 1 believe
by the owners, that 1 was told that
the company hat an invention to he
attached to the picker, which will
eradicate this leaf, and deliver ? <>
t-m us free from leaf and ot u>r forms
of trash as the human picker do< ;
"1 go back for n moment to tie
'omonst rat ion at Mesquite: the cottun
picker at this was loaded In several
wagons, these carfully inspected
and labelled by our crowd the
drivers v ere then directed to go
'hrou--h the country to r>:> 11 as. and
there take the cotton to the largest
plant of the Murray (finning Co. \\'<
irrlvn.l .. f tW -? ? ?
... t. r f-ni iimmi nit* same
time the wagons Rot there. The cot
tun wagons were driven under th?
suet inn pipes, whirh take the cotton
to the cleaner, thence to the Kin. and
on to the ;?r? ss; wo saw the whole
operation. In a very few minutes.
1 the (otton bale was delivered on a
' platform just outside of the gin
I house; our party cut it In many
places, took samples and each Rave
l>is idea of the grade; the concensus
' of opinion was that the hale classed
1 strick middling, New York classifi'
cation.
"We spent two days at Dallas,
then took a suburban car, went to
Dal worth, where we witnessed an'
ether demonstration of the I'riceCampbell
machine; this demonstra'
tion was not different from what wo
' had seen at Mesquite and Dallas; it
' was just as successful in every re- J
[ K|>oct. Will state that the demonstration
at Dawlorth was on a field,
' the exaot. r.pot where Jesse James
1 robbed a stage coach. This is evolu
tion on typical of that section?
from the scene of stage coach roh'
bery to mechanical cotton plckine. j
1 The latter seems destined to do that
' country more good than the former
" did harm." i
TAKES RONS
i
Colt man Livingston Blease Inducted Into
Office of Governor
?
LARGE CROWD PRESENT
South Carolina's New Chief Magis- 1
I
trate is Formally Inaugurami in ,
the House of Representatives in
the Presence of a Idirge Concourse
of People on Tuesday.
Tremulous and weak, so weak as
o require fhe attendance of his ph.v-dclan
at his elbow, Mr. Coleman Livingston
11 lease of Newberry, who re elved
the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination last summer in a second
are with Mr. Cyprian C. Feather<tone
of Laurens, was sworn in Tuesday
as governor of South Carolina.
Magistrate Thos. S. Dunbar of 151lenton,
designated for the purpose
>y the governor-elect himself, administered
the constitutional oath of ofilee,
with its archiac proviso against
lie code duello, in the presence of
he senate and the house of representatives
sitting as the joint assem>'y,
the spectators crowding the hall
of the house and overflowing far out
into the lobby.
Governor Itlease was unequal to
the physical strain of delivering in
aerson his inaugural address, and
upon his request that document, a
-omarkable deliverance of its kind,
was read by Mr. S. McGowan Simklns,
reading clerk of the house of
epresentatives. Upon its conclusion
' nontenant Governor-elect Charles
Smith of Timmonsville was swoin
:n by Ch'ef Justice Ira B. Jones of
he supreme court.
When the ceremonies were ovei
Governor 11 lease was compelled to
est for a lime before he could face
he frienrls waiting in the lobby to
net him. He was attended in the
sneaker's room on the rostrum by
rs. \V. G. Houseal and F. D. Kenhill.
and emerged shortly to hold an
nfornial reception in tho rotunda of
lie capltol.
The crowd was great, and at times
us uisorneny. in tno galleries the
ru<sh was dangerous. The noise of ,
tur uur and movement was such, |
owever. that few of those present (
vere aware of anything unusual ?
when an aged visitor standing in the ,
Glory fell stricken with apoplexy. ]
'o'l.ts in the inaugural address that (
eased friends of the new admlnisratian
were roundly cheered, and
hose outbreaks of approval were
frequent. >
Many Newberry citizens had come
down to see their fellow townsman
seated as chief executive of the State,
and a party of his relatives were
seated upon the floor near the ros- 1
'rum. Included anion? these latter '
were Mr. Blease's mother. Dozens
>f Mr. Ulease s political friends were '
present, conspicuous among them the '
venerable Thoe. B. Crews of Lau- '
ens. The magistrate who adminis- ,
ered the oath was himself a ionginto
friend of the governor. He Is 1
T1 years old.
The house was joined at noon by
the senate. The joint assembly be!ng
thus convened. Speaker Smith re- ]
linquished the gavel to the president
>f the senate, Lieut.-Gov. Thos. G.
Mel.eod, and immediately the sevgeant-at-arms
announced the ap ?roaeh
of the governor-elect and his
escort. The joint assembly, standng.
reeeiv 1 the party.
Mr. Blouse, preceded by the sergeant-at-arms
of the senate, Mr. J.
F. Sehumoert, bearing the sword of
state, was supported on the right by
Bepresentaftve Frank B. Gary, on
<> it-ii iiv nip nuniiy pnystolan, nr.
W O. ITouseal of Newberry. Ho- '
bind tlwm "imp Governor Ansel, es""t"il
bv Senator Francis ii. Wes011.
Tb" procession included also
lie Justices of the supreme court, 1
be State officials-elect and incumbent
and several other persons of
- landing and condition.
The governor the governor-elect
tnd the justices of the supreme court
were seated upon the rostrum, the
other members of the party disposing
themselves to right and left of
'he stand. Mr. MrT,eod, chairman of
he joint assembly, announced: i
"Gentlemen of the joint assembly,
the lion. Cole L. Ttlease, governor dert,
is nresent and ready to take
he oath of oflire." There was a
hush as Mr TMease moved slowly
forward to the desk. He was met by
Magistrate Dunbar, who extended a
worn llibic. On this Mr, Rlease laid
his hand. The governor-elect repeated
after tho magistrate, phrase
by phrase, the constitutional oath,
in a voice low and tremulous with
physical weakness.
Immedlat?ly the oath had been
taken, Governor Rlenso said: "On
account of very severe Illness, It is
Impossible for me to attempt to deliver
an adlress on this occasion. I
have requested the Hon. Samuel McGowan
SImkins to read to you what
remarks I would have made had I
been able to speak."
Mr. Simkins read the inaugural
address loudly and clearly and the
reading was given close attention by
the audience.
On the conclusion of the address,
Mr. McLeod divested himself of tho
robe of ohVe and It was assumed by
hia successor, Lieutenant Governor '
THEY TALK IT OVER
ItLKAHK'S ACTION CAi'SRS MICH
DISCUSSION.
HIh Item oval of the Notaries Public
nnd State Constables Was Not Expected
by Any.
Governor Blease's action Friday In
'firing:" all notaries public In South
"arolina and giving: notice that he
would also turn out the disjiensary
constabulary, was the subject of coinneat
in State circles Friday evening.
Several reasons are assigned as possible
for the action with regard to
he notaries public. The first is that
here are a number of negroes who
ire notaries public. ]
Observant persons about the State ,
louse have noted the large number ,
)f commissions issued within the last
;wo months, in the closing days of ,
lovernor Ansel's administration, to
hose wanting to be notaries public.
There have been probably 2 00 noaries
public commissioned in the (
ast few months. The frank reason
was given by some that they "wantid
to get in before the new admin- ,
stration." Governor Blease, it is
suggested, may have felt this.
There was an essential difference (
n the message of Governor Blease
ind that of Governor Tillman, the
after having done somewhat the
tame thing during his administraion.
Governor Tillman said he
.vanted to be rid of the carpet-bagrors
of the lime. Negroes have been
ippointed notaries public since the
lays of Hampton. Governor Ansel
ippointed several. Governor Tillman's
proclamation did not do away
with all notaries public, but only
hose appointed during certain
rears.
In the Senate Friday the reading:
>f Governor Rlease's message at first ,
"rented some consternation. It was (
end twice and then, after discussion s
if a few minutes, was referred to the ,
-ommittee on judiciary, afterward
icing recalled from that committee.
3enator Weston suggested the danger
o runny hank officers, of which are .
notaries often. The announcement
ater to the effect that the proclama:lon
would not go into effect until ,
February 10 eased matters. The
message was received as information.
The fee charged for a notary commission
is $2.25, although the orignal
statute made it $2.21. The 25
"ents is to cover cost of postage, etc.
Thus, for 7.000 notaries, new com- ,
missions would ho $15,000, if that
many are reappointed, which is
iouhtful.
BLRAHR ANNOUNCES STAFF.
Takes Gentlemen From Different
Parts of the State.
Gov. Rlease announced Friday afornoon
the personnel of his official
staff as follows:
With the Hank of Colonel?Marion
Davis, Newberry: Judge Advocate
General, John M. Cannon, Laurens,
commissary general. Ivy M. Mauldin,
Sickens; surgeon general. J. Wm.
Wessinger, Lexington; chief of or1
nance, Alfred M. Richardson, Barnwell.
Aidee, with the Rank of Colonel?
Charles Newnham, Richland: John
Maxwell Richardson, Aiken; Charles
T. Enps, ITorry.
Aides-de-Cn mn tim n ..^'
Lieutenant Colonel?John P. Grace.
Charleston; James G. Long, Jr., Colon;
Clarence E. Tolly, Anderson;
Tohn G. Barron, Chester; Win. A.
Kirhy, Gorchester: J. P. Carlisle,
rireenville; B. G. I>andrum, Spartanburg;
Taylor Lewis, Marion; Isaac
Appelt. Clarenedon; Walter O.
Stubt?e, Sumter; Graydon Bamberg,
Bamberg; Victor B. Cheshire, Anderson;
J. P. Henagan, Marlboro;
John K. Aull, Newberry.
Fired All of Tliein.
Gov. Blease Friday issued a proclamation
voiding Saturday tho commissions
of all constables and detectives
in the State appointed by his
predecessors under the dispensary
act. This is a sweeping and striking
action interesting Richland and
Charleston counties particularly.
Caused by Gasoline.
At. Evergreen. Ala., (Ire which
originated in a garage Friday nig lit
destroyed every building on the
North side of Court Square with the
exception of an Infirmary. Explosion
of gasoline caused the blaze. The
loss has not vet been est.il>li??io<i
Don't forget that to lose in loving
is better than to Rain by self-seeking.
Don't overlook the sanctity of sacrifice
and service. t
Smith, who declared that, the purpose
for which the joint assembly
had been convened having been accomplished,
that body was dissolved.
The senators repaired to their chamber
and the governor's escort followed.
Governor Hlease retired to the
speaker's room with Drs. Kendall
and Houseal, but emerged after a
time somewhat refrehsed. The crowd
dispersed slowly, waiting to say farewell
to Mr. M. F. Ansel, the departing
governor, and to greet his successor.
The house and the senate
resumed regular business In their
respective chambers.
WILL LOSE JOBS
Gtvernir Blease Tarns All the Notaries
Public Ont of Office.
TELLS WHY HE DID IT
Commissions First Declared "Null
and Void" January 21, but Ci<tvernor
Hlease, nt SuKKOstion of Mr.
Stevenson, Makes Proclamation
Effective February 10.
There was much consternation
Friday when the first message of Governor
Hlease was sent to the House,
says the Columbia correspondent of
The News and Courier. Under the
terms of the message, Governor
Hlease notified the House that he
had issued a proclamation "declaring
null and void all commissions
of notaries public, within this State,
hearing dates prior to the 21st of
January, 1911." He then went on
to give his reasons.
There are a number of bank officials
and lawyers in the House, and
they immediately took alarm, over
what they considered a wholesale revocation
of the rights of the notaries
throughout the State. They felt that
many notes and other papers might
be protested today, and with a revocation
of their rights that there
might be trouble. Some of the attorneys
for banks were starting to
telegraph their banks to have notes
and other papers protested before
the Clerk of Court and to have the
same done as to other notarial duties.
Mr. Stevenson volunteered that he
would go down and see Governor
Hlease and suggest that this was too
sudden and that some time had better
be allowed to have new commissions
issued. Mr. Stevenson returned
to the hall and announced that he
had seen Governor Hlease and that
lie had consented to have the nroela
(nation go into effort February 10.
This would indicate that all who
hold commissions as notaries public
will have to get new ones. The message
of Governor Hlease reads:
State of South Carolina, Executive
Department, Message No. 1.
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
I this day issue a proclamation
declaring null and void all commissions
of notaries public within this
State, bearing the dates prior to the
21st day of January, 1011.
I desire to call you attention to
the fact that this is a very important
position, carrying much more power
than is thought. There is no limitation
to tho term of office and generally
the appointment is made
without the personal knowledge of
the Governor of the appointee.
I think some qualifications should
be necessary in order to hold this
otllce, and I also think that some
term should be fixed by law for tho
holding of the position.
I recommend that you pass an Act
alonn the lines herein indicated. I
shall make no appointments for this
position until I have given you opportunity
to act.
Very respectfully.
Cole Tj. lllease,
Governor.
Tho supplementary message of
Governor Hlease, ehanging the date,
reads: Gentlemen of the General
Assembly: Upon further consideration
I have decided to make the date
or expiration of all commissions of
nortaries public expire February 10,
1911, instead of January 21, as
stated in my previous message of
this date. Cole P. Please,
Oovernor.
Columbia. January 20.
Oovernor Tillman, in his revocation.
made these terms: 1 hereby
declare that every commission issued
prior to January 1. 1999, shall
exoire on January 1, 1994. and said
otlices shall become vacant.
OAliMI.Y FACI<:i> 1IKATH.
Smoked Cigarettes ns the Knd l?rc\v
Near for Tiiiu.
Calmly smoking a cigarette and
hatting with physicians while lie
''new that his end was rapidlv npnroaching,
Robert C. Pitts at the
Charity bospiial at New Orleans succumbed
to injuries received by being
ground beneath the wheels of a railroad
train.
w.'ik n rl i a r
wis beating his way to his home in
WInRton-Kaiem. N. C., after having
just recovered from an attack of
fever in Texas. Weakened by the
fever. Pitts felt from the car he was
riding and his limits were mangled
by the wheels.
When told that he must die within
a few minutes, the man asked for a
cigarette, lighted 1t and smilingly
conversed of his approaching end.
lie died with the cigarette in his lips.
Four Children Were Burglars.
Four small hoys, the oldest not
vet 14. are in Jail at Federalsbnr g.
Mo., charged with robbing a store.
The boys pried open a window,
rohlted the safe of J2f?, aM then
started West to he cowboys, having
prepared themselvee with two revo.vers
and a large quantity of cartridges
with the etoien money. Rati was
given a year in a House of Correction.