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I The Camden Chronicle ___? . i~. - i II. . - . I, ? I VOLUME 45 -v CAMDEN. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1934 NUMBER 50 m 1 | . lUWMBBMgHffgWHgBg. 1,1 .III ! I I IBWgBggqBCgBgggg.. 'J.1.1.1..,! ...I. BB?asa Carolina Cup Race To Hold Interest (By 'Sally JBroomell) > Probably the most colorful amateur sporting event in the country, and certainly the one with the most interesting historical background, is the Carolina Cup Race to be held Saturday, March 24, on the renowned Springdale Course in Camden, S. C. Many of the cftrest thoroughbreds in the country were owned in iSoutfi Carolina and raced in Camden over a century ago when there were twenty race courses in the state. Historians first mention the 'Camden races in 1798, 130 years ago, on the original course located in what is now the residential section, which was used until 1820 when the growth of the town forced the race track farther out. The Hawthorne course was then built about' a mile north of Kirkwood, which is now a part of Camden, between two extensivo plantations, "Cool Spring" and "Springdale." The exact location has been determined by maps that accompanied two deeds executed in 1869. Many a brilliant PRrreaJlt was enacted on the Hawthorne course by the very ancestors of local residents when racing was the peer of sports and "Race Day was a gala event for Everyone. The banks and schools were closed and the clergy and other high churchmen were in attendance. Before the age of the motor-ear and sports-wear for women, the scene was a vivid one, with all the glittering paraphernalia, of the age of chivalry. The grandstands were gay with pennants and banners, the gallery arriving in bright-hued carriages and buggies, .or red-wheeled phaetons drawn by handsome ybays. There was a fenced-in space reserved for vehicles and riders on horse-back. The ladies, who preferred that then distinctive title, were arrayed in bright gowns of velvet, silk and satin, ornamented by passementerie, lace and braid. Their beplumed bonnets^ and fluffy parasols were works or art. Even the.gentlemen plantation-owners presented a spectacular appearance in scarlet jackets or buff-colored buckskin breeches and velvet coats. Old Southern names, still familiar to the ear in iSouth Carolina, were called out in the gossip between occupants of the vehicles which were driven by excited darkies enjoying the day of days fully as much as their owners. Among those closely associated with the growth of racing jn Camden were the officers of the' Camden Jockey Club which appear in the Camden Gazette of 1816 as follows: President, General Zach Cantey; treasurer, Charles J. Shannon; secretary, A. Hodges; stewards, Captain James S. Deas, Captain Postell McCaa, Major John Cantey, Colonel William O. Nixon, Captain Doby and John Boykin, Sr. In a publication entitled "The South Carolina Jockey Club," in 1857, was pr.nted a tribute to General Cantey, a- follows: "He had a stock of horses wti; bY-od, and always trained one or two for the races at Camden, and gefn ially Won a purse. If successful, he never put into his own pocket what he won but gave it to one or the other of the churches in Camden, or to the~Orphan^Society." In January, 1832, the local paper tells us that the Camden Races were held although it was bitter cold and the ground frozen hard. The annual ball had to be postponed but there was "a big supper at A. R. Ruffin's Dong Room in the McAdams Hotel." After that experience the .event was hold in November. The last mention of racing in Camden was in 1873, and after an interva. of 56 years, it has been revived by Ernest L, "Woodward and Harry D. Kirkover, two noted sportsmen from the Genesee Valley, who spend their winters in Camden. In the olden days only flat racing was on the card, but Mr. Woodifoi'd and Mr. Kirkover are dedicating their efforts to the promotion of steeplechasing in Amer ca In 1929 they bought up the property which had been the Hawfh<.rne course, consisting of three ! r?-'ta of land covering 600 acres, and ba d out the Springdale Course which, is considered by experts to be the bc.vt in the country. The-entire Springdale Course is in full view of the gallery. It is three mi!es in length, 100 feet wide and imposed of Bermuda grass turf. Tho jumps are post and rails 100 feet wide and about four teet high, 18 jumps in all. Since the first Carolina Cup Race on Mafch 22, 1900, the policy has A?*n to hold the raoea by invitation 071'y- "with cup and plate awards-and --- . . -It.-*.-". * ft ' no cash prizes. There has never been any charge for admission or parking. In every case the horses which had their first schooling on the Springdale track and participated in the Carolina* Cup, have been most successful throughout the northern circuit. The names of some of those who have since made racing history are: Bal- | last 2nd, Annapolis, Brose Hover, Sea Soldier, Sea Plant, Hotspur 2nd, Leonard ?B., Pink Tipped, Sunset,. Battleship, Tereus, Drapenu, Baga- j telle, Fugitive, Trouble Maker, Primero?names to conjure with in the race world. The distinguished committee for the Carolina Cup of 1D34, which is under sanction ctf the Hunts Committee of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, includes: Burwell Jjoykin, Jr., of Camden, n descendant of the Boykin and Sinkler families, prominent in the early history of racing in South Carolina; James Boy<f, joint master of the Moore County Hounds in Southern Pines, and noted author of "Marching On," "Drums" and others; Frank J. Bryan, secretary of the Pimlico (Md.) Hounds and Woodbine (Toronto) Hounds, and secretary of the National Steeplochase and Hunt Association; Thomas Hitchcock, dean of international polo and one of the best known sportsmen in America; F. jSkiddy von Stade, of Westbury, L. I., well-known amateur rider and steward of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association; Ernest L. Woodward, of Le Roy, N. Y., ex-M. F. H. of. the Geneaee Valley Hunt; and Harry iD. Kirkover, noted sportsman < of Geneseo and Camden. ^ Another large hunt' meet ie held ' every year on Washington's Birth- 1 day on the Springdale' Course under the auspices of the Camden Hunt Hounds, of which Mr. Woodward Md , Mr. Kirkover are mejnbers, ? ' ^ * ?? - . Family of Five Killed at Laurens Laurens, March 6t?rA (<?oroner'?; jury here today countered an official announcement that J. L. Rush, 62, killed his wife and three daughters and then committed suicide, with a verdict that all Ave died "at the hands of parties unknown." 'The. bodies of rush, his wife, Cynthia, 45, and Ruth 17, Ruby 14, and Helen, 11, were discovered just before dawn today when flames enveloped their house. .Neighbors removed the bodies of the mother ...and the two younger girls at once, but those of Rush and ORuth were not recovered until after the. blaze destroyed the home. Evidence as to how Rush died was meager, but the others' all had suffered crushed heads, and an iron bar was found nearby. After a cursory examination officials labeled it a case of quadruple murder and suicide? but the coroner's jury apparently .was unwilling to reach such a verdict when search of the ruins failed to disclose a gun or other weapon with which Rush might have taken his own life. # Mrs. Earle Poole, who lived next door to the Rush family, said she heard a girl scream about, 1 a. m., and went to her window. There, she said, she saw one of the girls stamh ing outside thes Rush house screaming "don't do that, Papa." In a moment, she said, a man came out, pulled the girl inside and extinguished all flights. (She said she heard no! further disturbance untdl another' neighbor discovered the bouse ablaze about 4:30 a. m. Physicians testified Rush had suffered from ill health for some time, and had been depressed. Rush's suitcase, containing money and insurance policies on various members of the family, was found in an outhouse which was not touched by the fire. One theory advanced at the inquest was that the aged man had slain h.s family, removed the valuables and then set the-house on fire, becoming a victim of his own torch through a heart attack. To Give Lecture Mr. E. T. H. Shaffer, of Walterboro, will give a lecture at the home of Mrs. Annie S. Davidson, Fair .street, Monday, March 19th, at 4 p. m." An admission charge of 50 cents will be made and the proceeds will go for the benefit of the Presbyterian church. ? _ His lecture will be on "Gardens and Groves of .South Carolina." Mr. Shaffer is a well-known authority on nature studies having had articles in the National Geographic and several nature magazines. Further Curtailment In Postal Service A * * /[Complying with instructions rcd^iVecPthis week from tho postmaster general, tinted Max-ch 2, and citing that the budget requirements of the Postoffice ^Department make absolutely necessary at once the* reduction in expenditures for personnel and curtailment of postal service for the remaining jfour months of the present fiscal year ending June 30,1934, Postmaster W. T. Stewart announced today that annual leave with pay for all postal employees will be discontinued immediately except in cases where the vacations can be granted without replacement with substitutes or expense to tho department. All employees, will bo furloughed without pay for four days during tho remainder of tho fiscal year. The city delivery service will remain the sanva until the months of May and June when the Monday afternoon delivery will be discontinued for eight weeks. There will be no curtailment in the rural delivery service. This curtailme'nt of service is imperative en order to keep the expenditures within budget allotments and the provisions of the order from the department are applicable only for the period of four months ending June 30, 1934. Baptist Church Services The following services are announced for week beginning M^rch 11 at the First Baptist church: Sunday school at 10 o'clock with C. O. Stogner, superintendent, in charge; public worship conducted by the pastor, J. B. Caston, at 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Morning subject, "Two Brothers;" evening subject, "The Value of Faith." Midweek service Wednesday evening at 8. B? Y. P. U. Sunday evening at 7. The public is cordially invited to attend all the services of this church. Death of Young Girl The Pisgah community was saddened last Sunday when it was learned that Annie Iiowena Shiver, 14I year-old daughter ^.of Mr. and Mrs. ! John Shiver had passed away at her I home. j Annie Rowena was a pupil in the J eighth grade of the Charlotte Thomp| son school and had always been an . honbr roll pupil," winning other school honors, also. | She is survived by her parents and | the following sisters and brother: Margie Shiver, Lillian Shiver and McCrady Shiver. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Robertson, also survive. v Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Pisgah Baptist church, j conducted by her pastor, Rev. P. E. Blackmon, assisted by Rev. Jones, of ; Springhill. Burial was in tho-.churchyard cemetery and the pallbearers were selected from her classmates. Thanks Those Who Helped At a final committee meeting held 'at Mrs. Carroll Bassett's on March 1 for the Bal de Tete, it was recorded that approximately $700 had been cleared at the dance for the new Camden hospital X-ray machine. ! The committee wishes to thank the following for their cooperation: Mr. Mitchell of tho Great Atlantic and Pacific stores; Moultrie Burns; TVfr. ,Tobin, of the Camden Water and Light Plant; J. C. Penney Company; Mr. Villepigue, of the Camden Ice Company; Mr. Heath, of the Carolina Coca Gala Bottling Company; Burns and Barrett store; J. B. Zemp; and all others who in any way helped. Grace Church Services Services at Grace Episcopal church for Sunday, March 11, as announced by the rector, Francis H. Craighill, Jr., will be: Holy communion at 8 a. m.; church school at 9:45 a. m.; morning prayer and sermon by the rector at 11:15 a. m. Young People's Service League meets with Moultrie Burns on Fair street at 7 p. m. Friday, March 9, the Rev. Lewis N. Taylor, of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Columbia, will preach at 8 p. m. Everyone is invited to hear this outstanding preacher. Bethesda Services Presbyterian church services Sunday, March 11, A. Douglas McArn, pastor, announces will be: Church school at 10 a. m.; morning worship at 11:15; Intermediate Club Wednes-i day evening at six o'clock; Junior Club Saturday morning ten o'clock; Young People's Club Sunday evening at six-thirty; midweek service Wednesday evening, seven-thilrty, studying Job, chapters 11 and 12. The public ie cordially invited to the services of this church. ~ * % . i ~~ ' gf ' 1 * I Mi| Xg. 4 ^ Voters Nominate New City Council . ...... -.1? In the primary election held Tuesday J. H. Osborne was nominated mayor without opposition. Mayor Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., who has served twp terms did npt offer for re-election, In Ward One there will have to bo a second primary between C. V. Massebeau and Frank Mayer. D. L. Melton and M. Billing? were eliminated ire the order named. In Ward Two there will also bo a second primary between George A. Creed ami W. B. Porter. This second primary usually comes two weeks from the llrst, but at a meeting of the executive committee held Wednesday afterneon it was decided to hold the Second primary next Tuesday, March 13. m N. McCorklo is the new Alderman to succeed .S. W. VanEanddngham in Ward Three. "Mr. VanLandingham did not offer for re-election. Mr. McCorklo is a native of Athens* Gn., and came to Camden about i eighteen years ago, whore, since that tim^, he has been the popular and efficient manager of tne Railway Express agency in this city. He has made n limbers of friends in his adopted city and his friends predict that he will make a good Alderman. He was opposed' by John T. Laney. C. C. Whitaker, Sr., succeeds Leon Schlosburg as Alderman from Ward Four. Mr. Whitaker has served on the counciil before. He is a native of Camden. T. V. Walsh, Jr., succeeds Henry Savage, Jr., as Alderman from Ward Five. Mr. Walsh is a native of Sumter, but has made his heme in Camden for the past fourteen years where ho is agent for the Northwestern Railway Company. is popular nmbng the American Legion, the Shrine Club and the Rotarians. In ' fact popular with all of our people and takes a great interest in everything pertaining to the betterment of jour city. 1 M. L. Smith, Jr., succeeds J. E. Rods as Alderman for Ward Six. Mr. " Smith has served on the council be fore and is familiar with the duties of the office. I The mayor-elect is a native of ! Ilendersonville, N. C., but has made his homo in Camden so long that he ; seems like a native. Mr. Osborne is the popular and *officient superintendent of the Southern Cotton Oil Com1 pany. He is a man of pleasing per' sonality, possesses a keen sense of business ^judgment and everyone be'; lieves that &e will make iL.geod chief executive ox our city. The vote by wards follows.: \ Ward One?C. V. Massebeau/, 93; i Frank Mayer, 92; D. L. Melton/ 30; ,: M. Billings, 26. | Ward Two?G. A. Creed, 76; W. B. Porter, 68; W. C. Scarboroogh, 13. Ward Three?F. N. McCorkle, 287; John T. Loney, 125. Ward Four?C. C. Whitaker, Sr., 183; Leon Schlosburg, 148. Ward Five?T. V. Walsh, Jr., 90; Henry Savage, Jr., 00. Ward Six?M. L. Smith, Jr., 33; J. E. ?Ross, 22. President Can't Come Mayor Robert M. Kennedy, Jr., and others this week sent a special invitation to President Roosevelt to attend the Carolina Cup Races here on March 24, but to the regret of all our 1 people the President sends, through his secretary, his regrets at not bei ing able to attend. The letter follow?: | "The President asks me to express his thanks for your invitation, extended through me. "He regrets that his present engagements are such tha.t it will not ! bo possible for him to join you at the | running of the Carolina Cup Races. 1 "Ho appreciates your thoughtful! ness and hopes that the races will be ; a complete tfuoceas." Lyttleton Street Methodist Church In the absence of Dr. Wimberly, the pastor, Rev. W. S. Gardner, our pastor at Lugoff, will occupy the puli pit. Rev. Gardner is a young man with college and seminary training, and withal?cansecrated. Let our people turn out and give this fine young man a good hearing. Brother Gardner will preach at 11:15. Rev. A. D. McArn, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will occupy the pulpit at F. Wimberly, pastor. T f Sunday School at Methodist Church Our school is growing in attendance under the able leadership of Dr. A. W. Humphries, the superintendent. A fall report is expected next Sunday, at 10 a. vm. promptly, as the weather is -nogetting winner.? Lawrence Jones, secretary. Annual Horse Show Today and Saturday (By Sally Broome 11) Golf tournaments and the horse show will occupy the attention of the cottage colony and visitors for the next several days* The Women's ^Seventh Annual MidSouth Amateur Championship which began Tuesday and is to continue through Saturday on the Kirkwood course, under the direction of Thomas Harmon, Jr., is drawing quite a gallery. There aro eighteen holes of match play the morning of each day, and finals of eighteen holes, with prizes for the winner of the qualifying round, and wiimer of championship and runner-dp.V) The participants include Mrs. A. Rea Rail, Miss Alice Rail, Mrs. If. G. Marvin, Mrs. Karl P. Abbott, Mrs. Stephen McClave, Mrs. R. Beams l>aiuloil, Mrs. C. V. Benton, Mrs. M. K. Clark, Mrs. Wallaco I. Keep, Mrs. W. Willis Wilder, Mrs. Charles J, Davis, Mrs. William G. Hiers, 'Mrs. Oscar Seelye, Miss Marie Blanchard, Mrs. Rodney Jarvis, Mrs. P. W. Foster, Mrs. Thomas J. Harmon, Jr., Mrs. Frank Fox, Mrs. Damon Wack, Miss Helen M. Barber and Mrs. Ruy W. Bordeaux, of New York City. The Men's Annual Mid-South Amateur Championship to be held beginning next Tuesday through Saturday on tho Kirhvvood course is also drawing a large number of entrants. There will be a qualifying round of eighteen holes, finals of first sixtee^ 36 holes; all other finals of sixteeps, 18 holes, with a championship trophy to the winner of first sixteen and prize to runner-up; also prizes to winners and rurwvers-up of other sixteens. Beautiful spring-like weather brought out a large number of. players and spectators for tho weekly tourney on the Kirkwood putting green Tuesday morning. Mrs. Wallace I Keep won first prize with n handicap of two, and Mrs! Charles J. Davis, of New York City, won second. Among tho participants were: j Mrs. Michael Burke, Miss Dena Thic| reault and Mrs. John Lyons, of BanIgor, Me.; Mrs. W. B. Smith, of Trenton, N. J.; Mrs. A. E. Clapp, of Garden City; Mrs. William G. Hiers, Mrs. Karl P. Abbott, Mrs. W. Willis Wilder and Mrs. Joseph Cousins. Visitors at the twenty-fourth annual Camden Horse Show today and Saturday will have the additional satisfaction of helping two worthy causes, the Camden Hospital and the Camden Children's Home. The evenl is to be held in Lloyd's Field, south of "Cool Springs," begininning each day at 2:30 o'clock. More entries have been listed thar in the past several years. Among the owners are Mendel L. Smith, Jr.,; C. C. Gibson, of Columbia; Samuel S. Sands, Robert Brook, of Columbia. . Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Untermeyer, of Greeiftvich; " Harry D. Kirkover, Ernest L. Woodward, Paul Mellon, Jas A. Ryan, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas II. Somerville, Miss Allison Sharp, Mr, and Mrs. Gerard M. Smith, Morris Ehrcnonclou, Walton Ferguson, Earl IL Ellerbe, of Latta, S. C.; Miss Viola Winmill, Mrs. Charles P. DuBose, Jr., Mrs. Myron C. Wick, Miss Ruth Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell, j Miss Frances Thord-Gray, Ward C. I Belcher, North Fletcher, Miss Phebe I Knight, Mrs. David R. Williams, R. Watson Pomeroy, Kirby Tupper, and D. Walter Mabee.. Rounds of informal parties and golf are being enjoyed by the guests of Court Inn. Among those who have arrived for March are Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sloane, of Haverford, Pa.; Mr and Mrs. M. W. Hill, of York, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Fritz and Mrs.~E. I. Atlee, of Edgewater Park, V. J.; Mrs. W. R. Fay and daughter, Miss Hope Fay, of New York City; Mrs. Clark Durant, of New Haven; Mr. and Mrs. George E. Barber and daughter. Miss Helen Barber of Derby, Conn.; Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Clark, of Hamden, Conn. Mrs. Edward Hopkins, of New Haven, gave a party recently at Court Inn, having* as her guests Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Barnes, Dr. and Mrs. Dodge Peters, J. Langdon Peters, Mr. and Mrs. Denison Dana, Mr. and*Mrs. M. K. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sloane, Mrs. A. Rea Ball and Misa Alice Ball. ? Mrs. D. R. Clark and Miss Helen Motley, of Rochester, will arrive at the Court Inn on Saturday. A party of Hamilton, Ontario, golfers are making their yearly visit at Hobkirk Inn. They are R. L. Smith, W. H. Cooped, P. W. Gordon, A. T. Enlow and S. H. Alexander. Other visitors at the charming Hobkirk-are Mies E. W. SaRonataH, of Brookline, Mass.; Mia. F. W. Old#, of Wllliam - ;*t-/ , 4 vi-.K 1 1 ^ town, Mass.; Mr* and Mvs. Samuel Shaw, of Newark, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs Shier man Woodward, of Greenwich. Mrs. Woodward U the daughter of ? Mrs. Sarah K. Winkler, a former Camden resident. ^ A group of prominent Bositonians are stopping at The Kirkwood, ineluding Dr.- and Mrs. Duniel Fisko Jones, Dr. and Mrs. G. W. W. Brewster, Robert ,S. Bradley, Mr. and MrB. Talbot C. Chase. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. W. Prouso are. visiting her pa- J rents, General and Mrs. Francis Peabody. Word has been, received here from the New York studio that Mrs. O. F. Monahan, of LakeviHer Xtalili-; Mrs. Oscaf Soelye, of Paoli, Pa., were Easd and West winners in the World Bridge Olympic held hero recently. Miss Leila Shannon and Miss Mae Boykin were North and South winners. Hamilton Wright, of New York City, has joined his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wright. Theyiare giving a birthday for him this evening. MisS Alice DePass gave on? for him last evening. Mrs. A. J. Badenhausen, of Staten Island, has joined her daughter-inlitw, Mrs. C. W. Badenhausen, of j Short Hills, N. J., at The Kirkwood. Other arrivals are Mr. and Mrs. I Vance Macaulay, Mr. and Mrs. H. K. i Stone, of New York; Mr. and Mr?. Charles C. Evans, of Rockville Cen- , . tre, L. I. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lewis Shrady I are spending several days at Dr. /, Lindsay's cottage on upper Broad street. Mrs. Shrady was formerly ^ Miss Anna B. Nisbet, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Theodore Nisbet of Irvington-oft-the-Hudson. Seen daily .on the bridle paths thru . the long leaf pines aer Mrs. Richard 't S. Stratton, of New York City; Mrs. R. Beams Landell, of Morristown, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fox, Mr. and Mrs. Gerard M. Smith, of Brooklyn; Billy Clapp, of Garden (Jity; Miss Gladys Abbott, of Lake George; Miss Geraldine McAlpin and Miss Norma Miller, of New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Tucker and Mrs. Woods Robinson gave, a luncheon Tuesday in honor of Mr. and Mra. George N. Ostrander, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs; Louis Phipps Sanger, of New York j City, who are enroute to the Roney! Plaza at Miami Beach. M rs. Howard Dews, of Paris, who is visiting her sister, Mrs. William N. ; Kerr at her home here, is giving a dinner this evening. ". 7 Mr. and Mrs. Walton Ferguson 'i gave a tea at their home "Chance- *s field," recently. Mrs. William N. Peake, of Rye, is visiting Mrs. Frederick Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Russell are on a motor trip to Palm Beach. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Grimball, of Phillips Manor, who occupied the Harvey Lindsay cottage during February are at the home of Mr. and Mcs. B. G. Sanders for March. An article in the Detroit (Mich.) News has the flattering head line "Carolina * Cup Races Copied by Track." It- goes on to say: "Hunter trials and steeplechase events, patterned after the Carolina / Cup races at Camden, S. C., arc planned over a new course in Tryon, N. C., on March 17. Four races have been arranged, including the Hunter trials, a flat race of four furlongs for maidens and three-year-olds, steeplechases and another flat'race of threequarters of a mile for three-year-olds and upwards." Tryon will have some serious competition, however, on that date when the recently revived Aiken Steeplechase Association will hold i: * . dvtt meet. Purses of $600 for each race have been contributed in addition to a cup to be presented by Un. Francis P. Garvan of New York. " ^ ~ Governor Lendon and hit chauffeur of Kansas* spent some time Tusedaqf shoveling snow from the walks abort the executive mansion. . ifc n.? ,-:fA ^ k* ,Mii- - . Judge Cochran Takes Own Life i ; '|5' |j| Charleston, March 4.?Jvdgo Eriyeat V. Cochran of the federal bench was found doad in his homo at 10:30 o'clock this morning. Coroner John P. Hoveaux, Jr., termed tho death suicide by hanging. Judge Cochran had Upon in ill health for some time. Judge Cochran, who was 08, was found by Mrs. Cochran in his room. He had used a silken scarf tied to a ** bedpost. It was said that he had 9 been dead since before midnight. Although he had been suffering from, a nervous disorder since last July, lately he had been coming to his office regularly and was believed ; to have been improving.