The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 23, 1910, Image 5
TAKES ACTION
Departmerit of Justice Asks Grocers,
Association to be Dissolved.
SERIOUS ALLEGATION
Alleges That It Constitutes a Combination
ami Conspiracy in Restraint j
of Trade. Officers and Members of 1
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Association M^?Ie Parties to Suit.
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. .Kvidence to Substantiate Charges,
Another action under the Sherman
anti-trust law was started by the departmep^
of justice Thursday at
Washington, when Oliver I). Street, 1
United States attorney for the north- (
ern district of Alabama, was Instructed
to file at Birmingham a petition
against the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' association, its officers and
members, alleging that the associatiin
constitutes a combination and
, conspiracy 'in restraint of trade and
asking that it be dissolved.
The suit, it was said, at the department
Thursday, is one of the results
of the investigations which the
government for some time psat has
been making with reference to combinations
that seek to eliminate competition,
maintain a high scale of
profit and increase the cost of living.
In the opinion of the officials
the investigation cleanly indicated
that an unlawful conspiracy exists.
Mr. Street was in conference f* r
several days with the department and
left 0 Wednesday night for Birmingham.
The issue will be pushed *o
a speedy trial, the officials beli^/jngl
that they have ample evidence *o |
substantiate the charges niacin.
The following statement r??ariing
the matter was made at 'he department
of justice:
"The petition alleges that the combination
was organized for th<* i?1.1 jiose
of and .has resulted in coercing
and preventing manufacturers from
selling the actual necessaries of life
direct to the retail dealer or consumer
or to any wholesale grocer
in the Southern States unless said
grocer is listed in a so-called 'greenbook'
published and distributed by
the association. That manufacturers
are persuaded urged and coerced by
the association to fix limited selling
prices at which staple article of food
are to be sold and to refuse to sell
such commodities to any wholesale
grocer who does not maintain the
prices so fixed and listed.
That in certain lines maunufacturers
and producers have been induced
to bill their goods at an enhanced
price and to turn over a precentage
to the president of the association
who rebated the same to the jobbers
maintaining such limited selling
price. That no firm could become a
member of the association or he listed
in the 'green book' unless a majority
of the other concerns in the
locfiipty gave their approval; and
that unless such firm was duly listed,
it was unable to secure direct
buying privileges from thyse manu
facturers who observed certain "rules
of practice" adopted by the associa
tion.
There are many other allegations
aet forth in the bill as to the general
scheme and plan by which this
combination sought to prevent the
members thereof and to restrict trade
and commerce.
The department for some time has
received complaints as to the- burdens
suffered by the people of the
Southern states because of t.he operations
of this association. After a
careful investigation the department
believes that the association operates
to increase the cost of the necessities
of life, such as coffee, sugar,
cereals, soap and many other lines.
The association as set out in the
government's petition or bill consists
of various firms and corporations
engaged in t.he wholesale grocery
business within the states and
territories of Alabama, Arkansas,
Florida, (Jeorgia, Indian Territory,
Ix)uisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
and the District of Columbia.
Married by Sign Language.
William Dilworth., a deaf mute
prize lighter, better known as "Dummy
Decker," was married at Savannah,
Ga., Monday morning to Miss
Katharine Martini, of Baltimore, the
briae also is a deaf mute. She
^ reached Savannnh ?rom Jier former
ihome a few hours before the wedding.
The marriage service was
translated by the linger language to
the young man and woman.
Assaulted Own Daughter.
A Bluefield, W. Va., special xuy?
a posse and officers of Lagon county,
West Virginia, are scouring the
mountains in that vicinity for L. C.
Carter, who on 'last Sunday at Stone
Branch, assaulted his 16 year old
daughter. An officer from that section
states that Carter will be lynched
if captured.
Kats Moth Ball and l>ics.
At Mobile, Ala., Jack Harris.
16-months-old son of A. J. Harris,
died Monday evening from eating a
mot-h ball, which he found on the
floor. Toxine poison resulted. j
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POISON WAS FOUND
W1KE A\l) DOCTOR CHARGED
WITH Ht'SRAA'DS DEATH.
Suspicion AroiiM'd by Allegwl Intimacy.?Urotliors
Had Dead Man's
Stomach Analyzed.
As dark as the act of Henry the
Eighth is the terrible accusation that
Is being brought against two prominent
people of Swainsboro, Ga. Never
before in the annals of the history
of the county has it been so completely
charged with excitement as
!* /?r tii^n are to b '
It ID* u uiiv^av o v? x/-. _ ?
seen standing <?n the street corners
talking excitedly and the sheriff of
the county and his deputies are proceeding
in all directions in search
of an alleged fugitive.
This excitement is due to the fact
that the state chemist, to whom the
stomach of .Mr. Fred Flanders, who
died June 4th was sent, has intimated
that the stomach was full of poison
and that arrests had better be
made. The stomach of the deceased
was sent to Atlanta because relatives
of Flanders felt that he was poisoned
and suspicion rested on Dr. W.
J. McNaughton and Mrs. Flanders.
When the sheriff went to arrest
them Monday morning, it was discovered
that Dr. Mr.Nanghton had
sold his place and all his property j
had been turned into cash and that
he had left. Mrs. Flanders was arrested
by the sheriff and brought to
S wainsboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Flanders have occupied
the home of Dr. .M cNa ugh ton
since the death of his wife, about two
years ago, Dr. McNaughton boarding
with them. About two weeks before
the death of Flanders, lie became
violently ill with what Dr. McNaughton,
pronounced to be acute nephritis.
He was attended by no other
physician hut McNaughton and nursed
by no one but his wife. He gradually
grew worse and finally on June
4th passed away.
Brothers of Flanders, on account*
' '1 ? attention to
OI 17 r. .YlCiXtll^likUII D uvvvuvx..
Mrs. Flanders before, and after the
death of her husband, became suspicious
that there was some foul play
and Tuesday they had his body exhumed,
a coroner's jury empanneled
and his stomach removed by L)rs.
Smith and Chandler and sent to Atlanta
in order that the state chemist
might analyze its contents.
Only Sunday a report was received
which intimated that arrests would
be in order, .however, too late to
catch i)r. McNaughton, for he had
gone. Flanders was worth four or
five thousand dollars and he was
insured for about five thousand. Dr.
McNaughton had lived in tJie county
for a number of years and was consi
dered a good citizen.
DltANK WOOD ALCOHOL.
Three Men Air Deuii and Two Others
Are Probably Dying.
A. I. McCasgill, aged 63; Will Martin,
aged 31, and tleorge Teachout,
22 years old, are dead, and Clarence
Smith and hoe wnite are ueneveu
to lie in a (lying condition as tlie result
of drinking wood alcohol on Saturday
night at tlie village of Meauwataka,
four miles from Cadillac,
Mich. Teachout and McGasgill lived
in Meauwataka and the others in
Cadillac.
McGasgill operated a soft-drink
establishm-( nt in Meauwataka, and
when he went home Friday he took
four gallons of whisky. The supply
ran out Saturday evening and McGaskill
is said to have conceived the
idea of mixing wood alcohol with
sugar water and pop to complete the
night of drinking. He died during
the night and was followed four
hours later hv Martin and Teachout.
Negro .Man Shoots His Sou.
Tuesday evening James Mullock,
colored, was committed to jail at
Raleigh, X. C., to await superior
court trial for shooting his son, Sam
Mullock, at .his home near Garner
The son was reprimanding the father
for whipping the wife and mother
when the old man seized his gun
and shot the son in the abdomen.
BKKAKS WORLD'S ItttCORD.
Aviator Soared 4.MS 4 Feet in a Biplane
at Indianapolis.
Soaring to a height of 4.384 feet,
Walter Mrookins, in a Wright biblane
Monday broke the world's aeroplane
record for altitude at the aviation
meet at the Indianapolis, Ind.,
speedway.
Brookins' high flig.ht, In which he
exceeded the record 4,165 feet, made
by Louis Paulham, at Los Angeles
last fall, was also a speed triumph.
According to the rlgister of the instruments,
Brookins was 1,900 feet
in the air seven minutes after he
left the eart.h. He rose to that point
In a wide circle.
Continuing his circles, Brookins
nose steadily at a speed of about 50
miles an hour. Thirty minutes alter
he had started he reached his
hig.hest altitude and began the descent,
maneuvering at lower levels,
until ^at a height of 100 feet he
shut off the motor and glided easily
to the ground alongsile the startlng
rail.
LEAVES A VERY SAD NOTE
THROW MY ASHES TO TIIE FOl'R
WINDS."
Well Known Artist of Sen- York
En km god to Daughter of Boston
Bunker, Ends His Life.
Leon Guypon. well known as an
artist and illustrator, shot himself
tihrough thv head in his studio at
New York Tuesday, and was found
dead onthe floor, a revolver by his
side. !
wM. C. Merll', a c!ose friend, ex
plaining the tragedy said that Guy- <
pon had been engaged to Miss Agnes .
Foster, daughter of a Boston banker,
but had broken the engagement because
of ill health. He suffered with <
heart trouble and had been told by i
physicians that he might die at any ,
time. He could stand it 110 longer. (
Before killing himself Lite young
artist Rent to his former fiance in
Boston a check for $7,212 "all the
pennies I had saved," as he expressed
it in a letter to his friend, Mer- 1
rill. In his letter to Merrill, he
wrote:
"Since I came back to New York
for no apparent reason my heart went
all to pieces again. I told you it
was throat and my stomach. I suffer
more than words can describe.
No doctor can help me and I fully
realize that I am doomed.
"I do not want to poison her
brignt, happy life, yet I cannot live
without her. I have foueht manfully,
but 1 am beaten. So there is Hut
one honorable path open to me and
I shall calmly st'*p into it because
my conscience is clear."
When a heavy envelope on a tabic
near the body was opened the artists'
will, written in his own hand, was
found. It said in part:
"This is my last will. 1 am an
orphan and have 110 blood relatives
After my death do not look for my
money, as I "have already disposed of
it. All 111 y pictures and all my belongings
I give to Agnes Foster, of
No. 11 Winthrop street, Boston,
Mass., and to Mr. Hiram C. Merrill,
of New York. They may divided them
amicably between themselves, or sell
them, or give them to friends, or do
whatever they wisJh with them. I
desire to be cremated and mv ashes
thrown to the four winds.
loAirxiMit iiimw\Fi>.
l/OS?\s His Life Wliile Helping to lies*
cue Two Hoys.
Mr. P. G. Adams, a well-known
farmer, living at Penny's pond, near
Raleigh, N. C., was drowned Tuesday,
while helping to rescue two boys.
All were bathing in the pond. Adams
went to crawl up into a boat in which
were the two boys, w.hen the boat
capsized. He helped to get the boys
out to shallow water and when they
reached the bank badly frightened
they were horrified on looking back
to see Adams sinking for the last
time. It was an hour before his body
was recovered. No water in his
lungs indicates that heart failure
may have followed his exertion in
saving the boys and that this rather
than the actual drowning caused his
death. He was 4 0 years old and a
bachelor.
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XK(ilM) LYXCHKI).
Mob Overpowers Sheriff and Takes
the Prisoner.
While officers from Arkansas were
e 11 route to Mastoden, Miss., with Kirn
er Curl, a negro, they were over
powered by a mob at Conio, Miss.,
Monday night, who took t.he negro to
Mastoden and lynched him. Curl
was charged with shooting W. I*.
Miller, a plantation manager, who
attempted to arrest him for writing
an improper letter to a w.hite woman.
Following the shooting several
weeks ago. Curl escaped although he
was pursued for three days by a
posse with bloodhounds. He was
captured at Marion, Ark., Sunday.
and the officers and the prisoner were j
aboard an Illinois Central train wJien 1
the mob boarded the train at AleGees
crossing near Conio.
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Former Sheriff Poisoned.
A special from Oneida, Tenn , j
says Frank Hughett, ex-sheriff of
Scott county and a candidate for the
election as sheriff, was poisoned, presumably
by whiskey given him by
a supposed friend. This is the second
alleged attempt upon Jiis life
in recent weeks. Hughett's condition
is critical, but it is thought he
will recover.
llodics Taken From IK'ep.
Five more bodies have been removed
from the French submarine,
Pluviose. These include the body of
Commander Callot, who was found
dead at his post, his .hands clutching
the periscope. An examination of
the bodies by physicians at Calais,
France, has disclosed the fact that
death was rapid.
Rebellion in llru/.H.
Advices received by the German
Cablegram Company at Berlin from
Rio de Janerio state that insurgents
in the prefecture of Jurua, in the
acre district of western Brazil, have
driven out the governor and declared
i their independence.
LIFE TOO LONELY
u;ki> fathkk i.avs down tiit:
1ukdfx.
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?(uly Found Fold in heath in Cemetery
at Ctmcoi'd, C.?iiimst
Pierced by llullet.
Cold in death, his death pipreed
?y a pistol bullet, the body of Mr.
William Skinner was found in Oak
.vood cemetery, Concord, N. C., Saturday
evening. The weapon of destruction
was lying near the body,
bearing mute witness to the tragic
Muling of a good man. The deed
tad been committed some two hours
,? fore the body was discovered.
Air. sk inner was going iu?iuu i m emetery
about four o'clock, but was
not seen afterwards, until three indies
strolling through the cemetery
came upon his lifeless form. They
immediately notified the police and
Coroner Caldwell was summoned,
but after viewing the body decided
that an inquest was unnecessary and
the remains were turned over to the
undertaker.
Mr. Skinner's mind had evidently
become unbalanced. Since the death
of his wife he had not been in his
usual spirits and at times was very
despondent and gave evidences of
insanity. He called at the post office
last Thursday and enquired
about his mail, saying he was penniless
and was looking for a letter
from his landlady in Charlotte.
In his coat pocket two notes written
on an old hill-head were found. They
were numbered one and two and
are as follows:
Note No. 1.?"I am a lonely father;
no home to go to; just left my
two children, IT and dear C. I seen
all of them, 1 care to see, Mother
is in heaven. I don't know where I
will go. Life is no pleaure to me
since 1 lost her. I have no mind it
is a blank. This is for one of my
children ad no one else.
Note No. 2.?"I have done a better
part by some than I ever got
credit for. Salisburg depot. My eyes
" mi ty?.^.,...,1 s.. ... nuvt hl:in>
is railing, luih ui u ir> mt? .......
and I hope it will be my last."
Mr. Skinner was 60 years old and
was a tinner by trade. He was well
known in Concord, having spent,
the greater part of his life at Concord.
lie was a .hard worker, straight
and .honest in his dealings and loved
by all who knew lilni. He leaves
five daughters, all of who are married
and living elsewhere.
ASSIST UN HOItttKI) LAIIY.
( allant ('apt. Archie With President
in Auto Oti'er Aid.
That "an invitation from the
President is equivalent to a command"
was disproved by a young
woman Sunday in Washington, when
Mr. Taft invited her to take a ride
in his automobile. T.lie President,
however, did not feel that he had
suffered u rebuff, as the invitation
had been extended merely in a desire
to assist.
Accompanied by his aide, Captain
Putt, the President was taking a
spin in .his handsome car. As they
drew near a young man and young
woman who were on horseback, the
mount of the latter stumbled and
fell, throwing its rider. Captain
Putt sprang from the machine and
ran to her aid, the President anxiously
looking on to see if s.he had
been hurt. lie proffered the use
of his machine, suggesting that the
young woman allow him to send her
home.
She declined saying, s.he would
remount. Captain Putt and her escort
assisted her back into the saddle
where she swayed dizzily for a
moment. Again the President ten
dercd the use of his ear, hut again
the young woman dec-lined t.he offer
and presently was herself again.
She and her escort then rode off
without the President and Captain
Putt having learned whom t.hev had
aided.
m<:i,r,.\si:i> o\ iiail.
O. I*. Sassor, Charged With Theft,
t'ndor Komi.
A special to The State says: "O.
P. Sasser, a young white man, who
has been in the county jail for approximately
two months, charged
with the t.hoft of a gold watch from
the Southern Kxpress company, has
been released under a bond of $f?00
this afternoon.
The case of the young man .has
created more than ordinary interest.
Although a comparative stranger
in this section of the state, being
origtnaly from North Carolina, the
loyalty o fpractically the entire businos
element of Uranchville, where
his headquarters were made at the
time of his apprehension have had a
tendency to make the case more remarkable.
He has resided at that
point only a short while, but every
effort has been made to have him reW>nu<ksl
mwl t lin fnet tllJlf t hp bond
was signed by several well known
business men is expressive of the
confidence which he enjoys about
BrancJivlllo. He has always borne
an excellent reputation, even before
his residence in this state, they say,
and there are some who are disposed
to attribute the misstep to over-indulgence
in whiskey."
WITTY SAYINGS. ^
"There's no use o' talkin'," said
Farmer Corntossel as he sat down
ju the horse trough. "I cun't git along J
with some o' these here sutumei
guests."
"What's the trouble?*'
"I've just been lectured by thai
good look in' young woman with
glasses for sp'llin' the color scheme
of the garden by putting parls green
on the vegetables." ? Washington
Star.
Daughter ? Father, dear father, |
won't you forgive me and Johu for
eloping?
Father, Dear Father?Yes, if you? i
er? elope again right away.?Judge.
"Father," said the little fellow,
. .
"what is a piutocran
"A plutocrat, my son, is a man ! (
who is vastly wealtny, but declines tc
t
endow any project in which you are
immediately interested." ? Washington
Star.
The Youth- Oh. the cloak of invisibility?
.Just the thing I want for my '
adventure. May I try it on?
The Dealer in Magic?Young man.
for gofids of this description we al
ways require payment in advance.?
London Punch.
Little Willie?Say, pa, what is a j
philosopher?
Pa?A philosopher, my son. is a
man \\ ho can generate a dozen good
and sufficient reasons why other peo
pie ought to he perfectly satisfied j
with their lot in life.?Chicago News
The Lightning Elevators.
If any young lawyer who has an office
in a large building in this city ii- i
pondering because a rustic client J
whom he expected to call has failed |
to do so ho can chalk it up to ?
strange incident which gave the
countryman some speedier impres
sions ot elevator service than the
"express service" which the building,
boasts.
The elevator entrances on the first
floor of the building, have dials like
clock faces above them with hand?
indicating the position of tne car at
all times. When the farmer entered
the building the' other day it happen
ed that one of the elevators was out
of order, and a workman, hidden from
public view, was in the shaft tinker
ing with the dials, and after their use
had been explained to him hy a portei
he glanced up at the one which was
being repaired.
At that minute the workman or
the inside, wishing to test the mech
anism,, gave the dial hand a spir
around from the figures 20 to 1 with
lightning rapidity.
The farmer jumped several feet ir
the air and gasped, "Hy heck, d<
them ears come down that fast?" he
exclaimed when he recovered his
breath. "I'll be gol swinged if 1 g<
up in one of 'em," and be hurried
from the building. ? Philadelphia
rimes. '
The Early Mother-in-Law.
A Louisville man who loves t<
browse in the public, library said that
he was reading Plutarch the othei
day and came upon an interesting
thing. "I had always imag.ned," he
said, "that the mother-in-law joke
like others which have their rnair
habitat now in vaudeville and tin
funny papers, was a purely mod err
creation. 1 was disillusioned on that
score, however. Plutarch related tin
story of a young man who threw *
stone at a stray dog and hit hit
mother-in-law. "Not so had," was hit
comment.? Louisville Post.
Being Generous.
Little lOdward was very bright
but, being an only child, was inclinec
to wish and get the best of everything
for himself. His mother was trying
I to overcome this fault and instill gen j
| erosity and unselfishness in its place I
One day Kdward came in and ap
[ proached her in litis manner:
"Mother, didn't you tell me whenevei
1 had anything to divide I must giv<
away the higgest half?" "Yes, son.'
Kdward at once left the room; return
ing in a few moments, he handed hit I
mother some chewing gum. "Here j
mother, you divide this gum!"?Tin
Delineator. I
Heard in the Bath.
"That's 1110 la/.iosi runner i evei
saw," criticised tiie patron in th<
Turkish bath parlors. "Why, he look?
as if he were asleep."
"Oh, I'll fix that' in a few minutes,'
assured the proprietor.
"Going to give him a call?"
"Yes, I am going to toll him ti
stretch himself." ? Chicago I)aih
News.
He Had It.
"Have you anything in the way o"
a carpet boater?" inquired the de
partnient store patron.
"We have," replied the floorwalker
"Take the elevator to the seven
teenth Moor and you'll find some rug;
at $2!t.!t8 that beat any carpet yoi
ever saw."?Chicago News.
Between Friends.
Miss Rone part?How docs my new
tailor-made costume fit, dear?
Miss Do Plump?Absolutely perfect
Why, It fits every angle as if you hat
been molded in it.
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In the Barber Shop.
"It takes an artist to out hair."
"Yes, and it takes an artist to gc
without a hair cut." ? Cleveland
Leader.
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A GREAT^FLfGHT |
"barles K. Hamilton Flies From New
r f
York to Philadelphia.
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HE THEN FLIES BACK
r *>ft (iOKM'llOl's islillll! ||) '
Monday Morning hi id lieucfied
Philadelphia Oik- Hoar a e?J Fiftyctin"
Minutes hitcr, ( a Distance
of
A dispatch from New York Maya
Charles K. Hamilton arcs* froiri (levernor's
Island in an uervpi* no M< itday
morning and sped wohout a
break 88 miles to Pbilaueiph.a in
successful cross-crou* try 1'Jght unilt r ?
the auspices of tie New York Times
and t.he Philadelphia Public Ledger.
He made the trip in on* to ur and
o I minutes, leaving tJtuc.Uiir'i) Island
at 7.35 and the landing at
Philadelphia at P..1G.
Alighting at the aviation field, he
lelivered letters from ?Jov Hughes
and Mayor Raynor to (h v Sthart
and Mayor Key burn, accepted uu>?sagos
of congratulation from then;
to bear in return and started for,..
New York again, with 01 !y brief intermission
for food, fuel am nil. Jfo
had flown appoximately 7 0 miles of
his r-turn journey when a shiggish
motor drove him .to d^Hteno in a
swamp near South At : boy, ,M. J .
at 111.Tic p. in. The pnjeller v/us
broken t.hore in landing tint, alter
repairs had been made Hamilton resumed
his iglu at 6.20 ami landed
at Governor's Island 6..'19. I'tius the
trip was made in one hour and 3t ..
minutes at an estimated speed of
54.kO miles an hour, which breaks
the record made in the Curtice flight
from Albany to New Yor/.
That Hamilton did oct make the
return trip as easily as thi outgo*
ing trip was duo oniy u no
neglected to clean his Mu.rh plugs,
they fouled, tlie engine t "1 i* * I, ami
he had to come down in 1 to haulm
of the Karitan river, two uuJt i above
South Am hoy.
Curtiss stills holds the oToial 10cord
for speed, l?ut Hamilton Monday
took all American records lor ciom?country
distance and duration, and.
using his own figures loi th? letum.
his average speed is a n* v, figure.
The broken propeller v;?s the mo-.
cond mishap of the kind dating the
day, but he secured a new propeller
and with a new set ot eparh plugs
the aviator was able to timet within
12 hours, although 24 hours were
allowed in the terms cf h)? <-on trad.
during t.he whole of lus tost lap
1 ., nilton never varied moi? thai*
two minutes from his tin,* viiul and
came down on the handkerchief laid
down to mark his landing spot with,
the precision of a homing .pigeon
settling on its perch. * i
It is an interesting coincidence
that Hamilton won his honors with,
the same biplane that won t.he internatonal
speed trophy for Hloun It.
Curtiss at Khcims last year and that
he was driven by the sane propeller
w tt.h which Curtiss recently made Ids
historic flight from Albany to Mew
York.
The weather was ideal r flight.
as Hamilton whe led his aeioplano
? ? nmwivtio r'p Ittlciiail U
I Villi lift 1.1" 11 I- Ull VII/ ? VI lil'i r- ? ??!'?
special train, chartered by Hie New
Yo; k Times and the Philadelphia
Public Ledger and carrying hi? mother.
his wife, his clnel lirc-chan lean,
Albert C. Doty and Mrs. Defy, titood
on a siding of the Pennsylvania fcr~
mimtl in Jersey City wait'nVC^Sf t.lio
word. t
0 0 0 f ?
PL It I LOIS TFtliP. , tj I
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Hoy Aeronaut Se\ers Par a*. 8,-.i.;rc ami
( tabs dutch Ko| ?.
Clyde Ihckle, eighteen years old,
made a terrifying 0,000-fed balloon
ascension Sunday night, ciing.ng te**
a part of the time to the clutch vopo
of the air craft. He landed a Italfhour
after t.he start in the middle of
a shallow "lake at a surnii.er resort,
near Lincoln, Neh.
Adolph Welberg, an aeronaut v/h?
gives exhibitions at tin resort by ascending
and dropping in a parachute,
had made preparation for hie regular
trip. Young Heckle with others wan
holding the ropes. The hoy had ashed
to he allowed to make the ascent,
but was refused.
j Just as the aeronaut eeaUd in his
| parachute attachment called to'tiln
| assistants to let go, Heckle, with a
j knife severed the two ropes holding
the aeronaut. The air ban lea|H'?t
upward and Heckle grasped the clutch
rope of t.he balloon. W?db? rg,
wit.h his parachute, was left on tho
ground.
For possibly a thousand Set Heckle
went upward like a roc.keti clinging
only with his hands I'hen ho
managed to swing himself astride
clutch rope and after an am eat
over a mile, came down with
mis-hap. A 4
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The plctlid of bhe Meth<*diwt Sunday
School whlc.h \\Mi & have been
held today ntThikos ||W h* on
postponed on account of the
l? has not vet been decided when *4*
wLd be held, but annomcement wii|
h rtut later.
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