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" FREE AT LAST. The Air of National Liberty Breathed in Russia FOR THE FIRST TIME. / Parades and Assemblies Allowed. But lhe Revolutionists Are Not Satisfied. They Take Advantage of a Patriotic Celebration, and March With Red Flags, On Tuesday of laat week all Russia celebrated enthusiastically the emperor's gift of freedom, which the greater part of the people received with deepest Joy, though in St. Petersburg, Moscow aDd other cities socialists and revolutionaries organized anti government demonstrations kucl red tl&g parades, which, with tbf patriotic manifestations, led to a nu\ter of cjutlicts between the "Lt.di" aud "Whites" as the autigovernment and royalist factions are respectfully termed. On the whole the day passed more quietly in Russia than had been expected though collisions between the people and the troops are reported from various places resulting in loss of life. In each of the two capitals, *St. Petersburg and Moscow, the day was one such as the Russians never before have seen. The Slav c people, which curing the long war juifc closed and the anxious period preceding the announcement of the new era of constitutionalism seemed self restrained and apathetic, gave itself up fully to tne exunerance or the moment and spent the entire dav in parades and assemblies, which for the lirst time in the history of Ru?la, were freely permitted. Under the orders of Count Wittc and Gen. Trepctr the troops generally wore withdrawn from the streets of the cities and the fullest reign given the people to let out their enthusiasm in demonstrations which so long as they were not destructive, were not interfered with. - SIGNIFICANT OMKN. Sit was a significant omen that after a fortnight of gloomy and depresv sing weather symbolic of the days of , \the strike, the sun shone out brightly to day in St. Petersburg and brought a radiant Indian summer day. The scenes in St. Petersburg reminQed the observer of events in an American university town after a great fuoiball victory, but a thousand times magnified. From early mornlug the streets of the capital were tilled with a mass of demonstrators who paraded up aud down the long ani broad Nevsky Prospect and tramped time and again the route between the two principal centers of demonstration, the Kaz.on cathedral. and university, and, constantly augmenting, reached a grand total of fully 200,000 persons, while do wn the Nev hKy Prospect late la the afternoon suoialibt agiiators, consisting of both students ana worKaaen, and members of revolutionary organizations jumped Into the forefront of affairs in St. Petersburg and converted the celebration into a great revolutionary deI monstration. There were long processions in which hundreds of red Hags were carried and to which everyone was compelled to dtyT the hat. A great majority of the p&raders daunted on the lapels of their coats rosettes and streamers of crimson ribbon, and socialist orators delivered tirery oratlonB from the balconies of the university and the portico of the cathedral or wherever they could gather audiences. They declared the f concessions of the emperor's manifes\ to were insufficient, and that they | must have the freedom of all political \ prisoners, the formation of a national I \ militia and the banishment of Gen. jl I Trepoff and all the troops under his v I cjmmand 20 miles from the capital. A I COUNTKH PARADES, I Early in the day tho "Marsellaise" I isupplan'ed the national anthem as Jj I the popular marching song. The {loyalists attempted to take tl^e lead > ! (against the socialists and revolutionists by organizing counter parades in Uhioh they carried the red, white and \>luo banners of Russia and chanted he national anthem; but they were Jrlven off the Navsky Prospect by the verwhelming number of the/'Reds" very time they appeared. In the early part of the day, great yowds of spectators tilled the broad lewalk8 and remained until the 11 I monstration assumed so turbulent h&r&cter that the well intentioned sses tied to their homes and the rohants hastily boarded up the idows of their stores and shops and [ red their doors, fearing an out \ \ ik which might result in pillage I M \ destruction. Snch an outbreak, I \ , ever, did not occur, and the day II i I I'd without serious collisions. W | . he major portion of the citizens J n| I! out by the long celebration of V \% yrst day of Russian liberty, weht 1 i to bed and at midnight the fir* f *ky Prospect was deserted, except QtW4\ of roughs, armed with * / J paraded the avenues sing. Atlonal anthem as well as "fcionary songs and who had frefusions with each other, durshots were fired. \\ 'The most serious encounter during the day took place near the barracks of the Semlncff regiment, where a crowd of demonstrators In attempt Ihg to maroh to the technological institute was stopped by troops. Shots wero tired on both sides with the re suit that one man was killed and 10 wounded. A prominent lawyer and a professor were wounded In a collision at the polyt'chnlc school. Another fatality resulted from the demand made by the crowd that hats be doffed before the red flags. All officers who refused to obey the demand was set on and beaten with the statTs of the Hags, when he drew his revolver and tired a number of shots, killing one person. In an affray at the Putiloff works between strikers and nonstrikers, several men were badly beaten. Ten or 12 men were wounded in the conflicts on the Ts'evsky Prospect. During the evening rumors of collisions resulting in heavy fatalities attained wide circulation, but the Associated Press Is unable to contirm them and it is officially stated that beyond the fatalities mentioned above, no one was killed. The authorities, however, are more apprehensive for tomorrow, when the 11 quor shops which for the most part were closed today, will be opened, and when the agitators, after a day's incendiarylspeecbes, may be able to work a portion of the population to! the point of a serious encounter with ' the troops or with t.he loyalists. The soldiers off duty mini/led freely with the demonstrators and fraternized with the populace. RUSSIAN FRKEBOM. Tfio Imperial Declaration ot the Czftr Ora n ttllK It. Following is the text of the mani. festo prepared by Emperor Nicholas and over which Russians are rejoicing: "We, Nicholas, the second, by the grace of God, emperor and autocrat of all the Russian, Grand Duke of Finland, etc., declare to all our faithful subj sets that the troubles and agitation in our capitals and in numerous other places till our heart with excessive pain and sorrow. "The happiness of the Russian sovereign is indis8olubly bound up with the happiness of our people and the sorrow of our people is the sorrow of the sovereign. "From the present disorders may arise great national disruption. They menace the integrity and unity of our Empire. "The supreme duty imposed upon us by our sovereign office requires us to efface ourseif and to use all the force and reason at our command to hasten in securing the unity and coordination of the power of the central government and to assure the success ui iucmuiot iui jjauiin an circles of public life, which are assential to the well being of our people. "We, therefore, direct our government to ca ry out our indexible will in the following manner: "First?To extend to the popula tlon the immutable foundations of liberty, based on the real inviolability of person, freedom of conscience, speech, union and association. "Second?Without suspending the already ordered elections to the state douma, to invite to particltation in the douma, so far as the limited time before the convocation of the douma will permit, those classes of the population now completely deprived of electoral rights, leaving the ultimate development of the people of the eleotorial right in general to the newly established legislative order of things. "Third?To establish as an unchangeable rule that no law shall be enforceable without the approval of the state douma and that it shall be possible for the elected of the people to exercise real participation in the supervision of the legality of the acts of the authorities appointioned by us. "We appeal to all faithful sons of Russia to remember their <JUty toward the fatherland, to aid in tpmninnMnu these unprecedented troubles and to apply their forces in co-operation with us, to the restoration of calm and peace upon our natal soil. "Given at Peterhof, October 30, in the eleventh year of our reigh. Nicholas." An Amazing Mtory. This amazing story comes from Indiana. At Wllll&msport in that state last week 200 husbands whoso homes had fallen into neglect and discomfort owing to the idle and gadding habits of their wives formed a processlan, marched around to all the clubs and unions where the women were and complained loudly of their worthlessness. The most surprising thing about this uprising is that tuttuy ui bii? women were moved to confession and some of the organizations were disbanded on the spot. Town Wiped Oat. Fire started shortly after 1 o'clock Wednesday morning in tne Pine Grove, W. Va. hotel from a natural gas explosion, and it destroyed practically the whole town. The buildings destroyed are: Pine Grove hotel, Commercial hotel, Pine Grove bank, Methodist church, Morgan's business block, seven stores and ten bwelllngs. Dynamite is being used to stop further progress of the flames. It is reported that several persons lost their lives in the hotel, but in the exoltement this cannot be verified. Hung Himself. Prof. Sylvester Judd, aged 35. committed sulolde by hanging near Baltimore on Sunday, because he had lost his position as professor in George| town unlversitp. % A GRAB GAME I; I By Which Philadelphia Lost Over Six Million Dollars On i i STREET CONTRACTS. ! ( , < ( Report of Major Cassius E* Gillette, \ < Who Was Selected by Mayor < I Weaver to See How Much 1 Graft There Has Been in the Quaker City. { Six million three hundred and thtr- 1 ty thousand dollars has thin far been j lost outright to the taxpayers of , Philadelphia through the cjntractiug combination which has been #ngaged i in building the great liltratlon plaut and the two b >u!evards, one in the i noitheastern and the other in thesouthern district of the c ity accord ing to tlye report just mad public. 1 'Ibis conclusion has been reached by Major Cisslus E. Gillette, corps of 1 engineers, IT. S. A., and John Donald ' MaoLennan, experts employed by Mayor Weaver to make a full Invest!- 1 Ration of the contracts and the work ! done. Major Gillette is the otlleer who Investigated the jobbery in the Savannah Harbor improvements and procured the evidence by which exCaptain Ooerlln M. Carter was convicted, and against which Greene and Gaynor must shortly stand trial. John Donald MacLennan is an experienced engineer, who recently completed the construction of the government's filtration plant at Washington. John W. II111, formerly chief of the Bureau of Filtration, is now awaiting trial on charges of forgery, etc., in connection with the iiltration contracts. The contracting combination which is accused is constituted in the main, of Israel W. Durham, Republican boss of Philadelphia, and associated with United States Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and State Senator James P. McNichol. Tnese two men, with D. J. McNichol. a brother of the state senator, compose the contracting firm of Daniel J. MoNlchol & Co. Evidence brought out at Hill's preliminary hearing showed that in this firm J). J. McNichol owns a one-twelfth interest, the other eleven-twelfths being divided equally between Durham and James P. McNichol, WO UK COST CONTRACTORS 810 000 "omitting from construction all 1 small contracts, say, under 830,000," 1 the report sa>s, "we find for the til tratlon work and the two boulevards, ' as constructed up to date, the city has paid or pledged 818,7(51,741. First class work under the speciti 'atlons ' Bhould not have cost over 812.430,000, which includes an allowance of 20 1 per cent, or 82,075,208 for legitimate 1 contractors' profits. The difference 1 Js 8(5,330,000. In other world,818,7(50 1 000 in round numbers has been paid for work costing the contractors 810-, 356,000. "Of the 86,330,000 excessive cost ' there has gone to the contractors who worked under the name of I). J. 1 McNichol 85,065,122, similarly to Ryan & Kelly 8543,800, and to Vare Brothers 889,128. Of the 818,761,141 there remains unpaid about 8568,000 to McNichol and 875,000 to Ryan & Kelley. "Some of these contracts are Incomplete. The estimated cost of completion of the existing filtration 1 contracts ao contract prices Is about 81,685,000. A fair price, allowing 20 per cent, profit, would be 81,218,000. The difference the city will lose If these contracts are completed. "The price paid for tne three quarters of a mile of Northeast Boulevard already constructed is 8552,348, on which there was a loss to the cltv of 8273,217. There are nine and a half miles more of It laid out on the maps. If completed at contract prices the additional cost to the city would be about $0,600,000, and the additional i loss at least $2,250,000. On the i Southern Boulevard the amount paid i to date Is $286,289, on which the loss ] on the one and a quarter miles built i nas been $89,128. To complete at | contract prices would cost $250,516, 1 and the additional loss would be $85-, : 555. In other words, the total cost ' of both boulevards as planned at con- 1 f ro/if r\?i/?Ao * .? -1 J * uiovu vrnijiu IltkVe U66Q ' 000 and the total loss to the olty of 1 520000, * J MUCH OK WORK NOT FIRST CLASS. "Much of the work done by Uyan , and Kolley and D. J. McNlohol is not , first class. The parts which show ( prominently to the public are fairly < well done; the parts that oan be ex- j amlned with a little trouble are dis- , tinotly second class and not to the ( specifications. We, of oourse, do not , know the condition of such portions as cannot be seen without tearing up the work, but wherever we have dug into it we find it seoond class or t worse. The Southern Boulevard work ] so far as can be seen is good. As yet ( only the rough work of filling has ( been done." j The report says that the crushed i rook used in surfacing the Northeast i Boulevard is excallent material, but < me foundation rook was found to be l of a very poor quality. The report i also says that the investigators found < # * fault with much of the mathrlal that entered Into the construction of tilter beds and also with the workman* ship. One of 3he means by which excessive profits were made possible, the report says, was by not permitting fair competition. The advertising was wholly inadequate, scarcely more than a pretense. The report give9 an example of the advertising for bids for a 12,000,000 contract. The notice appeared In looal papers only twenty four days before the letting of the contract. This was wholly inadequate, the report says the work to be lone was very complicated and very iitlicult to estimate. The specifications were voluminous and vague, covering 112 printed pages. The drawings covered no less than forty three large sheets of complicated work, each sheet over ten square feet Iu area. NOT SUFFICIENTLY ADVERTISED. Advertisements for bids for the construction of the northeast boule vard were published fourteen days before the ordinance authorizing the advertisements was approved and the bids were opened three days before the ordinance was approved. "A cireful analysts of all filtration advertising,' the report continues, Indicates that everything possible was doue to avoid any real publicity with out letting that fact appear too prominently in the records. The bureau's preliminary estimates, instead of being freely furnished to bidders were rigorously guarded secrets so far as tiie general bidder was concerned, axcept that they were furnished in the specifications for filtering materials, where they were very little needed. Thft RnoftlHcaHnns In ?v.ar??? - r iui?ijjr Liculars were unfair to bidders, and <ave excessive and unnecessary power to the city officials. In short, the ipecilications were so drawn that the mgineor in charge could harass an unwelcome contractor to an almost uui ml ted extent without the contractor Deing able to prevent it or secure egal redress." CONTRACTS KOlt PAVOUKD illDDBltS. Tho report, which makes more than twelve thousand words, goes into details to show how contracts were let to favored bidders, and how other nethods were used to help favored contractors. A frequently used nethod of guiding contracts into tho lesired hands, tho report says, was to eadvertise them whenever others i were the lowest bidders. In some cases contracts were let to the tirm which promised to do the work in tho shortest time and not to the lowest bidder. The McNlchol bids always proposed strikingly short periods for the completion of contracts, and In me case notice to begin work was <lven to McNichol four months after tip started the operation, so that the tirm would have four more months In which to complete the contract. In many Instances, the proposed time was exceeded by from 10 to 200 per 3ent. In the aggregate, the report ays, McNichol could have been as messed for liquidated damages for over time about $532,000. He was actually assessed $3,255. 4'We have receiied testimony from many contractors," the report says in 3 mnectlon with favored contractors, ''that the conditions described kept them from bidding. We have also received statements that city otlicials ilrectly discouraged bidders from submitting bids. This tield has not yet been fully explored." Tho report says the tiltr&tion system OUCht, tV"? Iiuua Vvonn n/tm ?l*?f ~~ n-. W wvr ??i? ? V UVUU WUi UU January 1, 1904; that since June 6, 1904, when the West Philadelphia district began receiving tiltered water there have been only ten deaths from typhoid fever out of a population of forty one thousand. At the same proportional rate the deaths from typhoid fever in the whole city since January 1, 1904, when the tiltered water system ought to have beeu completed, should have been fifty seven or less, whereas 1,257 have died from tlje disease. Since January 1, 1904, the total number of eases of typhoid, Including deaths, was 11,978. The ditTerence between 57 and 1,257, the report says, represents the loss of life due to the methods that have been employed in conducting the tiltration works. Crazy Man Ittllmlf At Phelima Ga. 2 miles from Leesburg great excitement was created Wednesday night by a shooting affray In which J. L. Darby who precipitated the trouble, was killed and three jther people narrowly escaped with bhler lives. Darby, who is said to have been drinking heavily, went to the residence of L. W. Mlms and be<an shooting through the windows of the house, narrowly missing Mr. Mims, his wife aud W. C. Manning. The two men rushed out of the house to investigate the sudden attack, when Darby fired first at Manning, ui? * ? - * wuuuuiuk mm in i?ne leg, and next it Mims. Minas then opened tire on tils assailant, and pub four bullets Ghrough his head and breast, killing aim instantly. He deeply regrets jiie killing and only acted to save hlB jwn life. The two men are reperted A) have been good friends. Judge J. VI. Himes went over to Phelima and aeld a coroner's inquest. The verilct of the coroner's jnry was justiti ibl homioide. Murray Hah Hklppml. A dispatch from Sumter says a isnoh warrant was issued for Geo. W. Vlurray Wednesday afternoon by Ulerk |of Court Parrott, and turned >ver to Sheriff Epperson to serve. Nothing is known of Murray's present whereaboutsi but there is a persistent rumor that he left for Canada four lays ago. If he is still In the oounty tie will be arrested at once and pub on Ghe chain gang to serve his seutenoe !>ut. CONE TO REST, j Col. T. Stobo Farrow Died at Mis Home in Columbia. A GALLANT SOLDIEU And an Excellent Christian Gentleman has Passed Away After a Prominent Career. The End Came Unexpectedly After a Very Short Illness. The Columbia State of Thursday made the sad announcement of the death In that city of Col. Thomas Stobo Farrow on Wednesday night after an Illness of only 24 hours. Ills death was due to an attack of uremia, which followed a tirst attack just a month ago and which came near proviug fatal. He was tiken ill Tuesday night and although Ids condition did not at Urst excite alarm, be steadily grow worse Irona yesterday morning until the end last night. Col. Farrow has been identified with the history of this State in time of war and of peace and the greater part of his life lias been in public service. Ho was engaged at the time of his death in compiling a history of the 1 Reconstruction period which but for his untimely end would have been ; completed In a short time. He was a sou of Patlllo and Jane Stobo Fir row and was born In the ' village of Laurens on October 12, 1832. 1 At the age of 10, he entered the South Carolina college and graduated I In the class of 1852. He then read law ] and was admitted to the bar the following year, and began to practice in 1 Spartanburg with his brother, James Farrow, who afterwards became a 1 member of the Confederate congress. For a number of years prior to and up 1 to the beginning of the war, he served 5 as master In equity of Spartanburg 1 county. He entered the Confederate army as { captain of the Forest Rules in 1801 1 aud served on the islands along the ( coast until after the surrender of Fort y Sumter, before going to the front this 1 company was presented with a silk ( battle llag by the young ladies of the 1 Limestone Female college, which was 1 at that time the leading educational 1 Institution for young ladies in the 1 northern part of the State. After the 1 reorganl/.itiou of the Confederate ' forces lie was elected lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth South Carolina 1 infantry; Gregg's brigade, Army of. ' Northern Virginia. He was engaged ! in most of the Important battles and was twice wounded, once at the second 1 battle of Manassas, where lie was struck In the body by a fragment of a shell and seriously wounded. He was again wounded at the battle of Fred erlcksburg. After the close of the war ho moved to Atlanta, whore he resided for four years. He then returned to Spartan burg to live, in time to assist In the redemption of his State from radical rule. He was In Columbia during the stirring times of '7(1 and acted as a courier between the headquarters of Gov. Hampton and the otllclals of the famous Wallace House. In 1877 he was elected o'erk of the senate, which place he held until 188(5, which he tendered his resignation to accept the position of second assistant auditor of the war department in Washington under the tirst administration of President Cleveland. During the term of President Harrison Col. Farrow was out of otllce but when Cleveland was elected for the second time he was again appointed to the same position he had occupied during Mr. Cleveland's tirst term. After the election of President McKlnley, Col. Farrow returned to South Carolina and opened a law otllce at GatYuey. He remained here until his marriage to Mrs. E. Adele Pjllcrbe in 1900, when he moved to Choraw and from there they came to Columbia about three years ago. For the last two years and a half, he has devoted his life to his work on his history of the Reconstruction in South Carolina from '(58 to '7(5, which had ho lived, a few months longer, would have been given to the world. Col. Farrow was married three times; tirst to Miss Laura Henry of Spartanburg in 1854. No children of hum marriage survive, lie was married to Miss Janie Bedcn of Walterboro in 1861, and by this marriage there were eight children, three of whom survive. Ills third marriage was to Mrs. 10. Adelle Kllerbe of GafTney on January 11, 1900. He Is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Riohard Geddings of Ashevllle and Miss Julia Farrow, also of Asheville, and one son, Mr. Patlllo H. Farrow of Charleston He is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Juila McGowan, who resides with her son, Mr. Samuel MoGowan, in Washington and one brother, Col. Henry P. Farrow of Gainesville, Ga. Col. Farrow was a Christian gentleman and was dlstlnotly a representative of the old school of southern manhood. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church and has for 40 years teen ai elder in the Presbytertan ohi roh at different places. He was also a Jziid degree Mason and was a member of the Scottish Chiefs, his membership being with the order in Washington. His remains will bo taken to his | former home in Spartanburg Friday morning for Interment. The funeral services will be held at the residence this city at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon and will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Smith of" the First l'rosbyterlad church and the Rev. Dr. W. C. Lindsay of the First Baptist church. MORE RURAL ROUTES. The Number in 8outh Carolina Reflects Credit On Us. There Aro Now on Kilo OrorOne Hundred Pot i t ion h (or Additional I ton t oh . Number In Operation. The Washington correspondent of the Columbia Record says on account of the elTorts the people of South Carolina living In the rural districts have recently boon making to go1 better mall facilities, and owing to the good work of her several representatives In congress, there are at this time In operation In the slato 5111 free delivery routes. During the year there have been presented to the post< ill^e department 1,100 petitions for routes In dilterent parts of the state, and of these 501 were ad versely reported for one. reason or another. (On June JO, 1006, there wore In operation in the state 470 routes, and, as stated, there arc now in operation 510?an lucrease of forty-two since the lirst of July. There are now pending before the department 143 petitions asking that additional routes hd established In South Carolina. Considering the short time in which free routes have been In operation, the number which South Carolina now has' speaks well f r the people of the state, The showing made by South Carolina !\!imnnrnQ fo ^0 - k/MiAJ pi?i v^n i ?% t v/i t?'njr mr i lil | tl HVt ui uiauy other sections of the country. In the tirst congressional district 71 petitions have been referred to the department; of these 45 have been adversely reported. There were In operation In this district on Juno .'10, 1005 14 routes and on November 1st, 21, wid there are live petitions now pending. In the second district 10.1 petitions liave been referred to the department md of this number 43 have been adversely reported. On June 3)% 31 routes wore In operitlon and on November there were 35, with 25 petitions pending. In the third ilstrlot there were 229 petitions prolented during the year, of which num>ered 89 were unfavorably reportedjj Jn June 30th there were 118 routes n operation and on Novembar 1, 122, with 18 petitions pending. In the fourth district 238 petitions have been presented, and of this numlier 113 were reported adversely. On June 30, there were In operation 103 routes and on November 1, 118, with 23 petitions pending. In the tifth district 224 petitions have been presented, with 83 adverse reports. On June 30 there were 103 routes In operation and on November 1, 118, with 23 petitions pending. The slxih district presenttd 116 petitions and of this number 42 were adversely re'ported. On June 30, there were in operation 49 routes and the same number on November, 1, with 25 petitions pending. In the seventh district 170 petitions have been presented, and of this number 80 havo been reported adversely. On June 30, there were in operation <>3 routes and 72 on November 1, with 21 petitions pending. During the year the total number of petitions referred to the department In the United States amounted to 50,808 and of this number 12 585 have been adversely reported. On June 30, 1905, there were in operation a total of 32,055, and on November 1, 33,948, with 4,335 petitions pending. Of the 4,$35 pending 530 have been assigned to be established prior to Daoember 31, leaving 3,789 unacted upon on November 1. The HlKiilhoanoti ot the Harvest. "God hath visited his people"? that is the docpest reading of the harvest, that the spiritual interpretation of its significance. The provision of bread is not the final issue of our wisdom, and ingenuity and toil; it is still the good the gift of the good Father in heaven. All our ingenuities and devices and triumphs of mechanical contrivance have not brought us one whit nearer to this possibility. When we have done all, we can but stand with dumb trust and In helpless dependence before the face of God. Every bit of our food we take from his hand, and whether we seo the iiand or not makes no difference to the fact. Wherefore let every man to-day confront the reality see the thing as it really Is; then shall we bend before His high throne with lips full of gratefull songs, beOb | tua v.? v.-J ? ' vwvtm# v/u i ui/Cfel 19 IIA VC UAU 1/116 V1S10D. of a mercy that reaches to the heavens and of & goodness that oovera ever> human need. Fatal Aooltlenc. James II. A. Brooks, a well known manufacturer of Philadelphia wss killed; Michael G. Price, a business associate was seriously injured, and their wives were painfully hurt in an automobile accident Thursday near Absecon, N. J., about 50 miles from Philadelphia. Tne accident was caused by a tire slipping oiY one of the rear wheels of their automobile while they were riding at high speed. The Wages of Sin. Edward Bearden, money order clerk in the Augusta, Ga., postortice, committed suicide on Monday by shooting himself through the head with a pistol, just after having been detected in using postoftioe funds in playing the bucket shops. The amount of his shortage Is not stated.