THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, AUGUST 14, 1911
Great Indignation is t
Felt in Pennsylvania
Over Brutal Cnme
Bv Associated Press.
 rcitesvlllp. Pa.. Aujj. H.—The fear-
fti! wprk of a frenzied mob here last
night when it drao:sed a wounded ne-
from a hospital and burned him to
Ufath for the Idllins: of Kdpar Rice, a
;niiceman. Sarurday night, has arotis-
•v’ the (frea est indifrnauon in this
ron’nniniry «nd evcryrhinK pobsible
will 1)6 done to bring lo justice the
rinp;*»3der8 nf the niO'i. Thai s\ich
an affair ro\i'd occur in a Q>iaUer coni-
liiunif ' liUe ihat in Chester count}' was
nvif believt'ii popsil'le.
Tnousands of persons journeyed out
to th' t-cene of the buriiInK today.
F! iti itpfore dawn jn^ople began to
gather af tue nnoi.
Notii'i'.c i.- Jt'ft of Zachariah \\ alkt*r.
ihp iMii hi.-' a.-'hep. aii nuburned
T’orrions ^ he hoapital cor tha' form-
«.1 ;i«i r of his p; re had been gathered
up by the souvenir hun'ers.
A!vi>nc tiu- angriest people in the
n.uiii*' ar«> ponie of those who
i:ii'Mirel WaiKor veeierdiiy afternoonj
■’ p wood.' near here He had two:
>>‘!>i-rs with him .ird when he was^
r-'.p.d' d 1 the posse he threatened j
ri.fi-. Severn! o*' the nuin-iiunt*^rs ■
f a’ h !*i and wounded him slighi-!
• K'.dentl'’ St-’ievinA Jhat he was’ Mr. L. W. Rrown of Davidson died
a'" at to l>e -^hot to death ^^all\e^ triedmorning at 1'* o clock at his
soi.dhis a hi.liet into Davinscn following ku ill-
j ness of some weeks from Typhoid
i fever. The news of Mr. Brown's death
quiet and demanded no immediate
action on his part.
“I cannot Condone lynching in any
circumstances," he said “These
things happen occasionally m home
of the most enlightened northern
comunities and it is a violation of the
law whitfh the authorities cannot
anticipate and which, with a small
force at their immediate command,
they are powerless to prevent.
To Get Mob Leaders.
rmrant, v.»i\if.. .Vug. 14.—Although
little condemnation was offered here
todnv for members of the mob who
yesterday cremated a negro for as
saulting .Mrs. I- R. rampbell. county
ofiicials said today every effort would
be made to apprehend the mob's lead-
er^?.
Mrs. Csmpbeli. who was shot by the
neero after he had attacked her. was
in a serious condition today,
negio has not been idoutifled.
Negroes Leave.
All blacks have lieen warned
leave Duram and most of them
awav this morning.
The
Mr. L. W. Brown
Died lo - day
t;.
ff>'; in the er.Mind and was
0 ; •■■'v' captured b - the i o'vd. wi'h
! ■ ii!uu2r:it of lynching, bnt with defer-
naric'n v-* having him tried tiuickly
v-ir tno .liurder of Rice, the posse laid
I. Til ar^ciss thiee shotguns and car-
•■‘-'i hur o a waiting automobile,
-.'-'i 'roueht him to the Coatesville
.:a'
li^- reached ti>e hospital Wal-
'or'f*'SF- d h'.s c.-nne to Chief oT
r’o i''e I tnsied and District Attorney
t^Ti '\ ath’. ol
V ill he a distinct shock to man.v
I’hatlotte friends. He was married
las’ Novemt)er to Wiley Wiley of this
cit> and bed many friends here
He w a? ‘26 years old and a native
of the eounty. ha\ing spent most of
his life at Davidson, where the
funeral will he conducted tomorrow
mornini: a’ 10:30 o'clock. Mr. and
Mrs. L. \i. Hunter. Mrs. .1.
and Miss Mary Wiley of
R. Wiley
this city
^e^vs‘r.f the m'-rder of Rice, who|'''>” funeral
Hss • .M V poi-iilnr among the people
s ■r.^aii rapid!.' There had been
r*h*’r rrinte- committed in this neigh-
t'orhood that had been blamed on ne-
g;0‘-s and talk of lynching fell on wil-
ling ears The main street of Coates-
^li■ ’ i.'. usually filled vith i>eople from
thf Furrciundmg tov.ns Sunday nights
Picnic At Bethel
On Next Friday
The annual picnic and farmers’ un-
Hnd a cro'*’d roon gathered at the hos-jion rally at Bethel school house. In
p;ta: the irovd increased the the noi-thern part of the county, will
talk of lynching spread rnd finallly a j take place next Friday. Aug. ISth.
ma~Ked man mounted the steps of the! when several local camps of the farm-
hospital and shouted: jers' imion will combine and have a
Men of CoateBville will you let a
dr..nken negro do up such a white man
a*^ Rice?"
Thp orderly crowd was instantly
transformed into a riotous mob. The
attack on the liospital was then made.
There were only the superintendent,
four nurses and a policeman In the
institution at the time and a defense
rf the negro was Impossible. The
( jowd swarmed into the place ihrough
tionif^ and windows and, before most
of the mob knew it, the wounded and
frightened negro was being taken out
of the building. Still lying on the cot
he was canlfd through the streets
and out 0^ the vity to the New'land
farm He had been tied to the bed
’th ropes and a.-' the crowd tore fence
rails and gathered wood and other in-
fiamabl^s. Wn'ker writhed on his cot
and nigged at his bonds, but could not
free himself.
The negro pleaded for mercy. He
(ieclared he killed Rice in self-defense
when the latter tried to arrest him for
firing his revolver. "Don't give me a
crooked deal because 1 am not white,”
he said. Only vile oaths greeted his
pleas.
Al! the leaders in the crowd wore
masks made of h?.nrikerchiefs tied
around their faces up to the eyes.
They carried on the work quickly and
after piling up the ru'oblsh placed the
cot, with itg shuddering victim upon It,
over the pile. \ do7:en matches, it
eecmed. were sim'iUaiieously applied
to th*» pyre and in an Instant the. ne
gro was enveloped in the flames. The
flre burned the ropes that held him
and he made a dash for libert.v. al-
k^^r reached a fence and was about to
climb it when slaiwa;'t hands seized
him and dragged him back and hurled
him info the flames. He writhed in
terrible agony while tVie frenzied mob
yelled Its approval. The flames soon
completely en''eloped the victim and
soon all was over.
Situation Quiet.
New York, Aug. 14.—Gov. John K.
Tener of Pennsylvania received word
here toda.'- thr.t the situation at
Coatsvlllp, Pa., where the negro was
union picnic.
The principal speakers will be Dr.
H. Q. Alexander, president of the Slate
Farmers' I nion and Prof. R. C. CrOB-
by, secretary of the state union. A
large attendance is always present at
the Bethel picnic and the program pre
pared furnishes assurance that this
year will be no exception.
CORNELIUS NEWS.
Special to The News.
Cornelius, N. C.. Aug. 14.—The
Smith-West moreland Co.. has sold
its stock of general merchandise to
Messrs. R. F. Baker of Cornelius
and Bob White of Mooresville.
Messrs. Baker and White will con
tinue the business at the present
stand.
Farmers Picnic
Bethel Academy
1010:30 Horticulture
Rev. J. "W. Jones
IViusic.
10:30-11 Agriculture in public schools
M. L. Cachion
Music.
1-12' What the union is doing for the
farmers Dr. H. Q. Alexander
12-2 Intermission.
2-2:So Soil drainage and sub selection
2^30-3 Growth of the union..
;,.T. Z,
3-4 Races, foot race, Mack
and John Bustle
Sack race—Boys.
Bring a full basket. Music
Hobbe Band."
Greene.
Blythe
“Jesse
A Truce Called.
Glasgow. Aug. 14.-After a Sunday
of rioting the striking employes of the
street car system called a truce today
pending the outcome of a conference
betw'een representativs of the two
parties. A restricted service was per
mitted without molestation.
No Wrangles in
Legislaiute
Atlanta. Aug. 14.—The present ses
sion of the general assembly sticks to
business and keeps out of any long-
winded wrangles for the last three
days of its meeting, it will j)robably
win credit for more good, solid, con
structive legislation than has been
passed in a number of years.
The general education bifl. creating
a strong and efficient school system in
Georgia, has already passed both
branches and will become a law.
The bill creating a state conserva
tion commission will probably become
a law.
The state bureau of labor will prob
ably be created.
A .state sanitary board will probably
be created, and an anti-lobbying bill
will likely pass.
The legislature will adjourn Thurs
day, and with only four more days left
the question of what will be accom-
plisiied depends entirely, as stated, on
whether or not any one measure—for
instance the near-beer bill—will cause
a prolonged wrangle.
LAWYER WEEPS FOR HIS CAT
News of “Tiger's” Death Overcomos
Prominent Philadelphiian.
Pittsburg, Mass., Aug. 14.—William
Gray Brooks, a prominent Philadel
phia lawyer and great grandson of
William Gray, of Boston, founder of
the Gray family of that city, wept at
a hotel over the news of the death
of his pet cat. Tiger, at his Philadel
phia botre. The cat had been a prize
winner in many shows in Philadel
phia and New York and was valued
at $500.
Mr. Brooks ielegraphed to haie lh««
cat buried in a mahogany casket,
satin lined, in the animal bury-
ground.
SNAKES BOON TO BALDHEADS
Worn Under Hat, Keeps Cranium
Cool and Massage Hair Back.
W^insted. Conn., Aug. 14.—A bald-
headed Northville man Has discov
ered that snakes prevent sunstroke.
He imprisons liaimless ones in the
crown of his hat and their cool bodies
wriggling about on his cranium im
part a delightful chill.
Massage being prescribed for loss
of hair, people who are bald may
find that a lively snake in their
hai will not only rob the heated sea
son of its terrors, but prove a cheap
and effective hair restorer.
PROHIS BUSY.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—The agitation
of the opponents of large appropria
tions on the ground that the present
deficit of $200,000 will be increased to
nearly half a million has destroyed any
chance the Tipping prohibition bill
would have had in this session, and
will probably cause the house to kill
the senate bill removing the special tax
from dogs. Nothing will be done this
year to decrease the revenue of the
state.
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Veto Message
Not Sent Today
By Associated Press.
Washington, Aug. 14.—President
Taft’s veto message on the statehood
bill will not be sent to congress today.
A decision to this effect w’as reached
during a special cabinet meeting which
lasted more than two hours. The
message will probably remain at the
White House ntil Wednesday.
Bnejs
General News
From Concojd
Atlanta, Aug. 14.—Two 14-year-old
Atlanta boys, Ralph Bardwell and
Charles Randall have completed the
model of an aeroplane that has already!
fiown successfully. They worked it
out without anybody's aid, following
closely the lines of the Bleriot mono
plane, but making changes of their
own. The model, which is about three
feet long, gets its power from a twist
ed heavy cable of rubber bands, which
by unwinding turns the propellor.
MANY LEAVE ATLANTA,
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—The railroads
have handled more people out of t-
lanta on short excursions this summer
than ever before, the cheap week-end
rates sometimes being taken advan
tage of by as many as 2,000 people
in one day.
Cabinet Meeting Called.
By Associated Press.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 14.—A spec
ial meeting of the cabinet ; called
for 12 o’clock today, soon after the
president’s return from Beverly. It
was understood that the president’s
veto message on the statehood bill
and the rough draft& of the veto mes
sages on the wool bill and the farm
ers’ free list bill would be considered.
A magnificent production of “East
Lynne” at Amuse U today. Special
admission 10 cents 14-2t
Series Of Outrages
Were Committed By
Tennessee Moonshiners
Arkansas Mob Less Violent.
Beebe, Ark., Aug. 14.—A mob of 50
men entered the Beebe jail last night
and secured Tom Smith, a negro, and
Lydell Padgett, a white man, who had
been arrested for bootlegging. The
men were taken to a secluded spot, un
mercifully beaten and released with a
warning that if they continued their
operations they would be killed.
B Assoriared Press.
Chattanooga. Tenn , \uir. 14.—News
r: m«s from Spencer, Van Buren coun-
t ^ situated in a remote section of the
Cumberland mountains of a aeries of
outrages committed b.v moonshiners
and developments of the past few
weeks have proved that in spite of
stern efforts to break up nir^ht riding,
Ku Klux marauding in the mountains
IB still a thing to be dreaded.
Following a recent raid by revenue
offlcers near the little town of Spen-
c#*r, In which a man named Sullivan
was killed, eight mountaineers organ
ized theoia«lves into a band of white-
oaps, went on horseback to the home
of Dan Whittenberg, who. It is alleged,
had flven lodging to the revenue offi
cer*. The outlaws entered his house
at 2 o’clock this morning, took Whlt-
tenberg away from his wife and chil
dren, and, carrying him out in his
A magnificent production of “East
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own yard, whipped him almost to
death.
Before arriving at the home of Whit-
tenberg, the night riders visited his
father, Pete Whitt enberg, and threat
ened him.
While they were beating him Whit-
tenberg recognized the entire band,
some of them by their voices, others
by their horses. When he had suffl-
ciently recovered from his terrible ex
perience, Whittenberg swore out
warrants against the eight suspects.
When the case was called for trial a
few days ago Whittenberg failed to
appear and it was alleged that he had
been threatened by the night riders,
so the cases were dismissed, but the
criminal court which meets in October
will Investigate the matter thoroughly.
Only a day or so before this. Slate
Morris of the same vicinity, who had
given lodging to the ofEcers, was shot
from ambush while plowing in a field.
Part of a load of buckshot entered his
body, one striking him in the face.
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SMfHSLDJtSfMATORCO^ Ga.
Special to The Xewg.
Concord, August 14.—A horse engag
ed in nouling some of the household
furniture of Mr. R. P. Parks, of Wax-
haw, from that town to Concord had
the misfortune to fall dead in the road
between Newells and Harrisburg
Thursday afternoon. The horse w'as
w'ell the day before when he started
from Waxhaw with the load, and
showed no signs of sickness until on
the road. He slowed up in the mid
dle of the road, and before he could
be unhitched fell dead. The horse w'as
of good stock and was valued at $300.
Xo cause has been assigned for the
death of the horse other than that he
was overcome by the excessive heat.
A big picnic in the interest of good
roads has been arranged for at Harris
burg on August 30 by the Farmers’
Tnion of Harrisburg. The purpose of
the meeting :3 to stimulate among the
people a greater interest in the good
roads movement. Some of the most
notable speakers on the subject in the
state have been secured to make ad
dresses on the occasion, and the meet
ing promises to be one of great inter
est.
The annual picnic at Crescent Thurs
day for the benefit of the Nazareth Or
phans’ Home was a big success. It
was attended by one of the largest
crowds ever present at the annual
gatherings, and the sum of $500 was
realized for the orphanage. The ad
dress was made by Rev. .1. D. Andrew,
of Burlington. The exercises were
concluded at 2:30 in the afternoon by
a concert by the children.
Mr. Justice Lowder died at his home
here yesterday afternoon o£^ consump
tion. He had not been confined to his
bed more than a few weeks, though
the deadly disease had a grip on the
yotmg man for some time. Mr. Low
der was prominently connected in
church work, being a member of For
est Hill M. E. church. The saddest
thing about the young man’s death
perhaps was the fact that he was to
have been married on Thursday, the
day of his death, to Miss Sallie Simp
son of this city. The funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning, and
will be in charge of the local lodge of
the Juniors, of which he was a mem
ber.
—The vacant lot on Ransom Place,
between Mr. Walter Scott and Mr. A.
B. Springer, has been sold to a resi
dent of Statesville, ; consideation
$2,500.
—Sharon local of the farmers’ union
and Cottonwood Camp, W. O. W.. wili
give a picnic on the grove at Sharon
church, Friday, Aug. ISth. All are
cordially invited to come and join with
us in bavins a good time.
—Mr. A. L. DeRosett, jr., the popu
lar special agent for the l.,iverpool.
London and Globe Insurance Co., is
spending his vacation at Tate Springs
Tenn. It is said he spends most of
his time playing golf, of which he is
very fond.
—A picnic will be held at Lakewood
park tomorrow for the benefit of the
Mercy-General hospital, all the pro
ceeds from the various attractions to
be turned over to the hospitifcl. A
special concert and dance will be a fea
ture of the day.
—The charge of Judge Walter J. Ad
ams to the grand jury this morning
was a gem of its kind and one of the
best ever delivered to a Mecklenburg
grand jury. It was clear and lucid and
forceful in expression and comprehen
sive and clear from a legal siandpolnt.
Mrs. Register returned today from
Concord w'here she visited her fath
er, Judge Montgomery.
^
RETURN
FRO MMOUNTAINS.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Flowe and
daughter, Miss Bessie Lee Flowe, have
returned home after a stay of three
weeks in the mountains of Western
North Carolina.
THE COTTON SITUATION.
DIFFICULTY IN ENFORCING
THF. UlSTOL-CARRYING LAW.
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 14.—As an illus
tration of the dibcuity "with which
the pistol-carrying law is enforced in
Georgia, the police are calling atten
tion to the case of Herbert W. Talley,
now in jail here, charged with entering
the saloon of Freeman Savage Satur
day night and opening fire on the
proprietor. After two shots had been
fired, and just as Savage had reach
ed his own weapon and was preparing
to return the shots. Chief of Police
Beaver appeared on the scene.
But the feature of the case is that
Talley, it is charged, has been involv
ed in no less than nine shooting
scropes within the past six months,
and that though he has been in jail a
number of times, and is now under in
dictment for more than one offense,
he has never served a single day of
actual sentence.
PRESENTS CHECK AND RUNS.
West Chester, Pa., Aug. 14.—A check
for $20, payable to order of George
Bertou, and signed by Lewis M. Hick
man, a local contractor, w'as presented
to the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Trust
Company for payment, by a young col
ored man, who claimed to be Berton.
Paying Teller Harry Thoma&, mis
trusting the fellow, telephoned for the
police, and as an officer entered the
main entrance, the colored man bolted
from the door. He was pursued by
John Groflf, of the real estate depart
ment, who captured him after a hot
chase of a mile through the streets of
the town.
The prisoner is Edward Keenan, who
says he found the check; but Mr. Hick
man says his signature is a forgery.
Keenan was committed to jail.
A magnificent production of “East
Lynne” at Amuse U today. Special
adnvi«sien -10 centa 1t5t
Tendency Downward Based on Big
Crop and Unfavorable Trade Condi
tions.
New^ York, Aug. 14.—The market
during the past w’eek has been largely
professional with powerful interests
arrayed on both sides. The bulls have
had in their favor reports of deterior
ation from several sections of the belt
and the fact that a large outside short
interest remains imcovered. On the
other hand, and favoring those com-
mitte to the decline, is the unprece
dented heavy receipts of new cotton,
the constantly increasing offerings
from the south, the limited demand
from spinners even at the decline,
and an almost stagnant cotton goods
market.
Regarding the reports of deteriora
tion. diligent inquiry fails to disclose
anything more than a normal falling
off for this season of the year. For
ten years past the average September
condition has been a little more than
5 1-2 per cent, low'er than the August
figures, while in the two big crop years
of 1904 and 1908. September show-ed
a deterioration of 7 per cent, from the
previous month’s condition reports. It
will be seen, therefore, by comparison,
that current advices, even though less
favorable, do not necessitate the lower
ing cf earlier crop estimates. In some
quarters adverse deductions are
being made from the re
ports of high temperatures in Texas,
but the sponsors for these opinions
fail to take into consideration that
the sub-soil is no longer deficient in
moisture and that cotton being a semi-
tropical plant, heat is essential for its
best development. An unusual feature
this, year is the fact that there have
been no reports of abandoned acreage,
or of replanting, and the consensus
of opinion of all the reliable south
ern experts is that the condition in
every cotton-producing state is far bet
ter than at this time a year ago, con
firming beyond question recent govern
ment reports. Receipts of new cotton
are 20,000 bales in excess of this time
last year, and over 10,000 bales more
than in the big crop year of 1908, with
every indication pointing to a daily in
creasing volume, so that the probabil
ities are the August arrivals will break
all records for that month.
Liverpool trade reports are disap
pointing, due, primarily, to the unset
tled labor conditions which give every
evidence of being acute as a result of
w'hich many mills are preparing to
close down.
Advices regarding the Egyptian crop
are to the effect that in the delta it
is about ten days late, but that in up
per Egypt the plant is progressing
finely. It is stated that drought in
India is doing some harm in the north
western sections, but in other parts
everything indicates a normal yield.
Locally a good deal of attention is
being directed to the recreasingly
small stocks of raw cotton, and it is
not at all improbable that an August
squeeze may be attempted—such an
operation, however, would in all like
lihood exert only a temporary in
fluence on the balance of the option
list as conditions do not warrant high
prices. As pointed out in preceding
review^s, the extremely bearish out
look has induced a large number of
people to espouse the short side,
which makes it comparatively easy to
give them a twist occasionally, but
outside of this there is nothing in sight
to put prices up; on the contrary, stag
nant trade conditions and the prospect
for an enormous supply of raw cot
ton would indicate that a lower level is
still to be witnessed before the market
will be on a healthy footing.
HENRY CLEWS & CO.
HEALTH
drug yourself fer iSSs fimt kist
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liams, Huntington, \V. Va.
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Pennsylvania Mob Burns A
Negto at State-Women Take
PaiUOklahoma Also Disgracc
Coatesville, Pa., Aug. 14.—Zach-
ariah Walker, a negro desperado, was
carried on a cot from the hospital
here last night and burned to a
crisp by a frenzied mob of men and
boys on a flre wiiich they ignited
about a half mile from town. The
negro, who had killed Edgar Rice,
a policeman of the Worih iron mills,
Saturday night, was first dragged to
the scene of the shooting begging pit
eously for mercy. He had been ar
rested by a posse late yesterday af
ternoon after a search which had
stirred the countryside. When the
posse finally located him, he was
found hiding in a cherry tree and
with the last bullet in his revolver
shot himself in the mouth, falling
from the tree. He was removed to
the hospital and placed under police
guard.
A few minutes after 9 o'clock a
crowd numbered almost one thou
sand persons appeared at the
hospital. The leaders were unable to
gain admission, but quickly smashed
the window’ frames and crawied
through the corridor. A policeman
who had been placed on duty to
w’atch Walker, w-as the only person
in the building beside the nurses
and patients. The leader of the mob
placed his hands over the police
man’s eyes while others, who had
entered the building, set about to
take their man from the hospital.
When Walker was taken to the hos
pital, he was strapped down in order
to prevent his escape. The mob see
ing this gathered up the bed and-
placing it on the shoulders of four
men, started for the country.
They left the towni by way of the
Tow’erville road, and when half a
mile from the hosital, stopped at a
farm house. Here they entered a
field and quickly gathering up a pile
of dry grass and w'eeds, placed the
bed containing the victim upon it.
The negro was begging piteously to
be released, but his pleadings fell
upon deaf ears. A match was placed
the screaming victim. That not a ve.s-
to the pile of grass and the flames
shot up quickly, entirely enshrouding
tige of the murderer be left the mob
.tore down the fence ah'ng the
{and piled the rails upon the I .
ne^ro.
.-\i'ier waiting for half an 5 n rr ■
mob dispersed as quietiy a.- i'
come. A curious feaiuro of tiic ' •
ing v.-a? the fact tliat there -
j almost as many women in rhp f'r ■ ;
las men. During the marcii from
* hospital to the scene of The i r ; ,:
of the negro, a distancr- of lef;?; .
three-quarters of a mi!?, noi a
liceman was encountered by i'‘-' ■
termined moi). Even the man on :
in the hospital made no offo t
r;top the fifteen or more leaders w .
had gained admittance to the n, ;
tution.
' The only ma.«ks worn by the ;
hers of the mob, were liandkcrr',.
drawn loosely over their faces.
That the burning of the ne,gro wa?
designed and carried out by 'or!-
headed men tiiere can be no do:
It was not the work of men w; -e
nerves had been wrought up to t'^e
danger point by over-indulgence, hut
rather that of a body of determined
men who were ready to take ar.v
kind of a chance to avenge the deani
of a respectable citizen who had bepu
shot down in cold blood.
Coatesville is a tow'n cf about -cn
thousand persons, and is located : ;
the main line of the Pennsyivar.':
Railroad about thirty miles west of
Philadelphia.
Oklahoma Also Disgraced.
Duran*, Okla., Aug. 11.—A mob nf
500 yesterday captured and shot
death an unidentified negro who hr i
attacked and shot ]\Ir?. Redden CatT ’
hell, near liere, and afterward burned
the negro's body.
The negro was killed after 3 ’•'in
ning fight lasting more than an h:
in w'hich he exhausted his ammu:i
tion, returning the flre of his pur
suers.
W’hen he fell vrdley after voile,/ of
bullets was ponrned into his body b ■
the advancing mob. He v\t.s men lak-
en to the home of his victim. Nesr ”
dead from her iniuries. Mrs. rnnvji-
hell identified it as that of her
ani.
The mob then bvirned the corpse.
ONE GREAT ENGLISH DOCTOR
Pound to be Offered Place.
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14.—The fact ha«
been authoritatively verified that For
mer state School Commissioner Jere
H. Pound will he offered a place on the
new state school board.
A magnificent production of “East
Lynne” at Amuse U today. Special
admission 10 cents ^14-2t
Unrecorded Facts About Discoverer of
the Circulation of the BIcod.
It has been said that Shakespeare.
Newton, who discovered and proved
the attraction of gravitation, and Har
vey, the discoverer of the circulation
of the blood, are the three greatest
Englishmen. Dr. S. W’eir Mitchell, in
a recently delivered lecture, presented
many new and interesting facts in the
life of Harvey, Avhose private life is
almost as little known as that of
Shakespeare. Harvey was born on
April 1, 333 years ago. It w-as many
years after Harvey conceived the idea
of the orderly circulation of the l)looa
before he permitted his observations
to be printed. He lectured to his stti-
dents on this sub,1ect as early as 1619,
but it was not until 1628 that his work
on the circulation of the blood, a
quarto of 72 pages, in Latin, was pub
lished at Frankfort. There yweve anti-
vivisectonists in that day, and his ex
periments, conducted on living dogs
and in a day long preceding anaestnet-
ics probably did not go unrebuked. He
was loyal to his royal master and pa
tient. Charles I., and for that reason
did not escape the vindictiveness of
the Cromwellians. They ransacked
his house and destro.ved many of his
manuscripts that represented years of
labor. Doctor Mitchell said that Har
vey, while traveling in Italy, had for
gotten to bring with him a certificate
stating that he had not been in a
plague-infested town. ‘’Failure to pro
duce the certificate w’as the cause of
his enforced quarantine for three
weeks, in an open field, on a litter of
straw. One can picture the plight of
the gouty Englishman, the physician
of kings and the ward of princes, ap
pealing in vain for release from a
cruel quarantine imposed by a panic-
stricken community.
Doctor Mitchell read extracts from
Harvey's letters, written in Italy at
that time, which show that when thor
oughly angry Harvey wrote abomina
ble English, and that the pangs of
sciatica w'ere not conductive to that
elegance of literary style which Har
vey showed on other occasions.
I’d hate to be an airman
And here’s the reason why:
No nets are ’neath an airman
Who tumbles from the sky.
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FOR FLETCHER’S
CASTO R I A
Children Cry
F0» FLETCHER’S
CASTO R I A
Oliildren Ory
FOR FLETCHER’S
C A S T O R I A
CONGRESSMAN RIORDAN
A pen picture of Cor.'jressman D ■
J. Riordan, of N^svv York, wi’o •
that it is imposribie for a concs'
man to live on the pittance of
500 which is paid by the gover- : ‘
He declared in court the other "
that he was “broke" and thnt
had neither bonds, siocks, : e-i
tate, jewels, furniture nor ca:- •
had to “put off’ the creditors •
obtained the judgment again?". '
until he couid collect seme m' ?
his pittance.
Forgot the Pink Stuff.
Wife.v—“Why didn't you
at the drug rstore and get the
I asked you to?"
Hubby—“Weil, you se^. rr,'
I suddenly remembered that !
ised you never to do any!'-
bring a blush to vour check. ’
A Tragedy
He courted her in srdont moof’
But when he wooed Fhc v ',
He married her. an^l larcr r '
And w’hen she roo-"d ho "
Res'jit cC Position.
"What a pecuTiar gait you
Hobbles has. ’
“That’s because he is the
man who is always on the f
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