Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Fora. <&sfe andSsz2e FcurlZi P< J&Ohrin? Penns Ti>esi WITH the anniversary of our With as a nation but a few days off the entire land is in the midst of preparing for its Fourth of July celebration. But there 3s a marked difference in this and in other years in the form of the cere monies planned. No longer is the ?discharge of firecrackers and toy can non the sole outlet for patriotism af forded the youth. Indeed, except in towns and villages blinded to their ?own welfare, such a means of cele bration is but a relic of the dark ages, for the vast movement for a Safe and Sane Fourth has literally Taeen sweeping the country. . This year, more than ever before, the nation-wide propaganda for a bloodless celebration of Independence Day will bear fruit. Under the di rection of the American Civic Asso ciation, which has awakened the na tion to the necessity of eliminating the red casualty roll of the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be the ?one day in the year when, through ignorance, weakness or indifference, -we sacrifice the bodies ot hundreds and thousands of little children. The propaganda has been wide spread and the results obtained this Independence Day will be a great im petus to the movement. Last year aaw many of the leading cities of the ?country arrayed . under the banner of the safe and sane Fourth. Among them were Washington, D. C, Cleve land, Baltimore, Toledo, Minneapolis, "Le Mars, Iowa; St. Petersburg, Flor ida, and Lafayette, Indiana, in which ?places the sale and explosion of fire works of all kinds were prohibited. This year St. Louis, Albany, N. Y.; llarrisburg, Pa., and La Salle, 111., "have taken their stand against the ?slaughter of the Innocents. In many other places restrictions more or less rigid have been placed on the sale of the deadly firecracker. That the movement is not merely a hue and cry over a very small mat ter is the principle reason it has won adherence wherever advocated. Statistics, as a rule, are not eloquent pleaders, despite the fact that they present the cold, unvarnished truth. But when one is -reminded that 26 little girls were burned to death at last year's celebration of the Glo- j rlous Fourth; that 67 death- wore caused by tetanus; that 19 were kill ed outright by firearms, eleven by explosions of powder, bombs or tor pedoes, and six by cannons or similar contrivances, making a total of one hundred and twenty-nine fatalities? when one realizes the day itself as sumes a crimson hue indeed. j Nor was this all. The list of in? I jured and maimed for life in all parts of the country totaled the following alarming proportions: Seventy-two cases of tetanus; seven victims who lost both their eyes and thirty-three who will go through the rest of their j lives with but ore eye; twenty-six, unfortunates who lost arms, legs or j hands and one hundred and fourteen j who sacrificed one or more of their fingers. In all, including minor injuries in which no permanent damage was done, there were just two thousand nine hundred and twenty-three per sons, principally children, w|jo paid the toll to the barbarous custom of [celebrating the great day. I The movement for a safe and sane Fourth does not in any way aim to j reduce the proper observance of the ' day or to decrease in any way the I pleasure of the participants. It is particularly desired, in fact, that the children shall have greater oppor tunities for a happy observance of ?????IB ?????? Tableau C?s?uii2j&i the day than ever before. It alms to bring about a more general partici pation in pleasurable and truly pa triotic celebrations along with a com plete elimination of the dangerous elements which still are in many places all too common. I 'The youngsters are very reluc tant," said Richard B. Watrous, Sec retary ot the American Civic Asso-1 elation, at the headquarters in Wash ington, "to forego their customary firecrackers. But every effort is be ing made to celebrate the Fourth in such an enjoyable manner that it will compensate them for their apparent loss. The association has concentrat ed during the past year on the push ing through of ordinances in the var ious states and cities, and has left the preparations of the new and safe forms of celebration to other societies and civic organizations. "The American Playground Asso ciation in New York City, for ex ample, has become greatly interested in the movement and has' planned many ways of spending the Fourth without danger. Among the various. women's societies fighting for the cause may be mentioned the Daugh-j ters of the American Revolution. You will find on Tuesday that mov ing pictures will play a large part in the day's festivities, for the Ameri can people are extremely partial to them. I wish to emphasize one fact In particular and that Is that every effort is being made by those in charge of the celebrations in the var ious cities to increase the enthusiasm of the youngsters and to make them really enjoy the day." - , The moving picture feature of the safe and sane celebration is new this year and is expected to prove most efficacious in spreading the doctrine, j In Syracuse, N. Y., the Russell Sage \ Foundation has exhibited a film one thousand feet long entitled "A Sane I Fourth of July." Its chief characters are a mayor, his motherless little daughter, a neighbor and her father- j less small son, a group of dealers in fireworks and the members of a sane Fourth committee. I The young widow is an ardent sup porter of the movement against the sale of fireworks In the town. The dealers enlist the aid of the politi cians and start a counter movement in favor of an old-fashioned celebra tion. The storm center is the mayor, whose re-election will be affected by the stand he tanes upon the issue. | The attitude of the mayor in the city council chamber where the fate of the ordinance is decided and Its effect upon himself and the young widow through the lives of their two chil dren constitute the material for the Barles of intensely dramatic scenes. The providing of a suitable pro gram to replace the old-fashioned fus ilade that began before dawn and ended at midnight has been one of the chief problems of the workers in the cause. From time to tirao sug gestions have been sent out to the various cities and town interested in saving their children from injury and : death. "The Patriot," a pamphlet published in the interest of the move ment by the Denver Patriotic League, considers a morning parade both en tertaining and instructive. There should be floats representing 1 different periods of our history, such i as "The Landing of the Pilgrims," "The First Thanksgiving," a series of thirteen floats, each representing the original colonies, "Martha and George Washisgton in Colonial Dress," "Bet sy Ross Making the Flag," etc. Pa triotic songs and speeches for both school drildren and grown-ups and, when properly conducted, a display of night fireworks under the direction of experts engaged for that purpose by the proper authorities. The historical patriotic pageant seems to be popular in many parts of the country. A monster parade of them passed last year through the streets of Boston, Mass. In her sis ter city, Springfield, there were floats with tableaux depicting the "Signers of the Declaration," and other pa triotic events. The foreign-born ele ment of the city were intensely inter ested and exhibited floats appropriate to the customs of their native coun tries. I The Sane Fourth Association of Chicago pleased the youngsters and the grown-ups last Fourth of July In much the same manner. In return for limiting the size of the firecrack ers and strictly forbidding the use ot blank cartridges and pistols, elabor ate pageants were offered, military tournaments by soldiers of the regu lar army and a huge public display of fireworks at night that could not fall to delight the childish heart. . Pittsburg also believes in the pa geant scheme for diverting the youth ful mind from Its hitherto dangerous forms of celebration. Heretofore, Pennsylvania has had the blackest record for Fourth of July carnage, it being even greater than that of New York State. In the past, Phil adelphia has had to distribute Red Cross hospital tents about the city to care for the victims. Last year, how ever, she provided a day military par ade, a series of children's games in the parks and a pyrotechnic display at night. Two years ago a most elab orate program of tableaux and pa geants was offered at Charlottesvllle, Va., with Pittsfield, Mass., a close sec ond by paying special attention to its children's parade. San Francisco last year offered threj grand celebrations in 'separate playgrounds with patriotic exercises, ?gymnastic exhibitions, flag drills, dances and band concerts as the at traction. The campaign being car ried on by the Russell Sage Founda j tion in its department of hygiene against dangerous celebrations is be- j ginning to have its effect in all parts ? of the nation. This organization j stands for the protection of child life j and Is one of the most active antag-. onlsts of the red casualty roll of In dependence Day. From the firing line this year comes all sorts of encouraging news to those who have the welfare of the move ment at heart. Baltimore is planning to select four hundred children and (train them to form United State and Maryland flags and to sing national air. Un?ess unforseen circumstances prevent, the suburb of Walbrook will present a burlesijue'on the "Old Fash ioned Fourth," with a parade of chil dren showing the fatal results of cele- I bratftig with fireworks. Milwaukee, Wis., has organized a permanent committee to complete plans for a sai.'e and sane celebration. Little Rock, Ark., will make a spec ial splurge this year on the motion picture films depicting the joys of a safe and sane Fourth. Washington, D. C, as usual, plans a pyrotechnic display at ni;;ht and patriotic exer cises in the morning; last year a floral automobile parade of great beauty attracted much attention. For several weeks past, the Cleve land, Ohio, Independence Day Asso ciation has been engaged fn a real live campaign to show the people what a sane Fourth means. A novel feature was the display of appropriate moving pictures in a large tent which was pitched in different sec tions of the city every few days. Topeka, Kansas, Is to enjoy its first real sane Fourth this year. The* plans are in the hands of a committee appointed by the city commissioners; the Bchool board has organized the children for drills and patriotic exer cises and several of the clubs have of fered a' display of fireworks in the evening. Despite the wonderful progress of the movement, In many places the Fourth of July is still a Day of Car nage with parents sitting calmly by and watching their little children be ing mangled, tortured and killed. But each year shows an increase In the numbers of cities and towns that ea roll themselves under the Safe ana Sane Banner. The time Is almost ax hand, claim the workers in the cause, when the old fashioned, death-dealing method of rejoicing over the valorous deeds of '76 will be but a horrible memory and in a class with the bru tal fanaticism that allowed thousands of children to perish in that tragedy of centuries ago known to history a* the Children's Crusade to the Holy Land. This the third day of summer, and the three have felt like a month. EXCURSION RATES. Southern Railway Announces Special Low Fares to Points. ?Meridian, Miss.?Account Sunday School Congress of the National Bap jttet Convention; colored. Tickets on sale June 5th and 6th, final limit June 14th, 1911. Philadelphia, Pa.-?Account North ern Baptist Convention and Baptist "World; Alliance Congress. Tickets ?on sale June 9, 10th, 12th, 16th. "Extension of final limit may be had Zby depositing tickets and payments of fee of 11.00, until Sept. 31st. Black Mountain ,N. C.?Account Southern Students Conference, <M. "C. A: Tickets on sale June I5th and 16th, final limit June 28th, 1911. Charlottsvllle, Va.?Account Uni versity of Virginia Summer School. Tickets on sale June 17th, 19th, 2:3rd, 2?th, 26th, and July 3rd and 10th limited fifteen days, unless ex pended at Charlottesvllle, until Sep tember 30, 1911. Knoxville, Tenn.?Account Sum mer School of the South. Tickets on :sale June 18th, 19th, 20th, 24th, ?25th, July 1st, 8th, 9th and 15th, 1911. limited fifteen days unless ex tended at Knoxville until September 30th, 1911. For information as to rates, etc., sipply to ticket agents or address: J. L. Meek, Asst. Genl. Passenger Agent, Atlanta, Ga., or W. E. Mc-J ?Gee, Division Passenger Agent, Char leston, S. C. John H. Schacte Dealer in Groceries of All Kinds Fruits and Vegeta bles in Season. GIVE HIM A CALL ! Russell St. - - Orangeburg. S. C Notice of Municipal Registration. Notice is hereby given that the books for the registration of the qualified electors of the City of Orangeburg, -who desire to vote at and in the Municipal Election for Mayor and Aldemen of the City of Orangeburg, S, C. to be held on Tuesday, the twelfth (12) day of September, 1911, will be open at\the City Hall, in the City of Orangeburg, S. C, from nine (9) o'clock a. m., to two (2) o'clock p. m., on each Tuesday in the months of June and July, 1911, (after the publication of this notice) and Uso on each Tues day in the month of August, 1911, dp to and including Tuesday, the twenty-second day of August, 1911, r.nd beginning Wednesday, A igust the twenty-third, 1911', the said books of registry tiou will be open each day, Sundays excepted, from nine o'clock a. in., to two o'clock p. m., for the registration of said qual ified electors at st:id City Hall up to and Including Friday, September first, 1911, at which time said Books of Registration will be closed. All male Inhabitants of the City of Orangeburg, S. C, over the age of twenty-one year:-, and otherwise qualified according to law, may regis ter. Section of 197 of the Civil Code of Laws of the Slates of South Car olina, Vol. 1, 1902, provides, among other things, that: "the production of a certificate of registration from the Board of Supervisors of Regis tration of the County, entitling the applicant to vote in a polling pre cinct within the incorporated city or town. In which the applicant desires to vote, shall be a conaition prere quisite to the applicant's obtaining, a Certificate of Registration for Munic ipal elections, etc.' M. F. Inabinet. Supervisor of Registration of tb*) City of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Orangeburg, S. C. June 13. 1911. Notice. I hereby forbid anyone to house, hire or maintain my son Bubber Alt man, a boy of sixteen years. He hav ing left home without a just caus*-.. H. D. Altman.(L. S.) The subscription list of The Tiioes and Democrat is ( rowing more rap id ly than that of any other paper in Orangeburg county. The Best Buggy on Earth. is what we claim ours is. We don't care what you pay you cannot get a handsomer, easier riding, better built carriage.. Take a look at It.. The more you know about buggies and their values, the more you will ad mire ours and the more you will ap preciate the moderation of our prices. We have just r sieved a car load of Ruggies.. Also auother lot of Batter ies. . Call and get your supply before they are gone. L E. RILEY. The State of South Carolina, County of Orangeburg. In pursuance of a Resolution pass ed by the stockholders of the Rowes ville Cotton Oil Company, at a meet ing held in accordance with the Stat ute in such case made and provided, after due advertisement, we will sell at public auction, on the 17th day of July, 1911, being the third Monday in July, tri front of the Courthouse at Orangeburg, S. C, all the proper ty of the Rowesville Cotton Oil Com pany, consisting of,? All that certain lot or parcel of land, situtnte lying and being in the town of Rowesville, in the County of Or angeburg and State aforesaid, meas uring on the 'Northern side line five (5) chains, .and twelve.,(12) links, on the Eastern line eight (8) chains and seven (7) links, on the Southern line four (4) chains and on the West ern line four (4) chains and eighty two (82) Inches, and bounded North by lot of W. C. Falrey, East by lands of Mrs. Rosa L. Boone, South by street twenty-,feet wide, and West by right of way of the Sou thern Railway Company. As is more fully shown, on plat thereof, made by Frank W. Frederick, Sur veyor, dated the loth day of March, 1903, on which are located the fol lowing. One mill building of .brick, with fire divisions and metallic roof. One gin house with metalic roof. One out-house used as olfice. One Water tank and tower, tank capacity 10,000 Galls. One Boiler room and boiler, 60 H. P. for gin outfit. 1-50 H. P. Corliss engine for gin outfit. 3-70 saw gins with suction flue and condensers. 1 double, revolving cotion press with direct acting steam cylinder. All necessary shafting etc. Six continental Linters. One Saw Bharpener with double heads. One Foos huller with primary hul ler. All necessary seperating mf.chin ery. One set of Rolls. I Three Cookers. One sub-cooker. One press with 16 boxes, cast iron cylinder Van Winkle. One press with 15 boxes, New Steel clyinder. One set of scales and oil pumps and necessary shafting. One cake breaker. One Foos grinding mill. All necessary shafting, conveyers, belting, etc. Inventory shows about $800 of supplies on hand. One roller top desk. One sitting desk . One standing desk. One table. One large clock. One typewriter, Oliver. One typewriter desk. One 125 H. P. Corliss Engine. One 12 H. P. Stationary engine. One 30 K. W. Dynamo with neces-j sary wires and lights. One Feed water heater. Two 80 H. P. return tabular boil ers. Two feed water pumps. All of which property is in the buildings above described, and also a seed house in the city of Orangeburg and scales. TERMS of sale: Cash, sale to com mence at 11 o'clock A. M., the pur chaser shall pay for all papers, and if any purchaser fails to comply with the terms of sale, the said property will be resold on the same or some subsequent day, at tho risk of the former purchaser or purchasers. This property can be inspected any time before the sale. E. N. Chisolm, W. C. Fairey, A. C. Dukes, ; Ceo. V. Zeigler, W. P. Warinamaker, H. R. Mazyck, Directors of the Rowesville Cotton Oil Company. Notice of Special Tax Election. A petition having been filed with the County Board of Education as required by law an election is hereby ordered to be held on the depot platform in District No. 3 4, Orange burg County, South Carolina, on Fri day, July 7th, 1911, for the purpose of voting on the question of an addi tional special tax of three (3) mills to be used for school purposes in .said district. Said election to be conducted according to Section 1208 of the school law. J. L. Reeves, H. S. Fickling. W. C. Culler, 2t Trustees. Notice of Guardian. j Notice Is hereby given that on Mon day the seventeeth day of July, A. D. 1911. I will file with the Probate Judge, in and for the County of Or angeburg, my final accounts as Guar dian of Frank M. Culler, Cecil R. Culler, May M. MoMichael, nee Cul ler, and Georgia C. Culler, the young er, and will thereupon Immediately apply to the said Probate Court for my final discharge as such Guardian. Georgia C. Culler, Guardian. June loth, 1911. 4t. I Notice of Final Dicasharge. Notice Is hereby given that I will file my final account as guardian of Glayds U. MilHcan, a minor, with the Judge of Probate for Orange bury County, on the first day of July, A. D., 1911, and will, on that day, ask for letters of discharge ns such guardian, the said minor be ing now of age. M. E. Zeigler, Guardian of Gladys U. Milllc;in. Dated: May 30, 1911. Notice to Trespassers. All persons are hereby warned not to hunt, fish, or trespass in any way on my lands. J. D. Oliver. To-days Program "BASTER BABIES" (Vitagruph.) -end "Their Mother's-in-Law" (L?BEN?Comedy.) HERBERT L. GAMBATI, Prop. To Celebrate the Fourth coolly, comfortably and still be smanly dressed, you should be wearing a suit of short length underwear, one of our straw hats ! and a negillee shirt from our stocks. We have the underwear, the ) shirts 50c ko $1.50, the neckwear 25c to 50c, the hose, 25c to $ 1.00, ueeded to make you cool, well dressed and comfortable. Have us show you our stocks. Renneker & Riggs THE FASHION SHOP. A share of your patronage in the BICYCLE BUSINESS. We sell them. First class repairing of Bi cycles, Sewing Machines and Key Fitting, Etc. Lawn Mowers and other cutting tools sharpened. COME AND SEE US. A, W. ST0U0FNMIRE 22 Church St., Orangeburg, S. C. The Times and Democrat has the largest circulation of any county pa per in the State. ? Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Low Round Trip Fares From Orangeburg. Tickets on Sale July 7, 8 and 9, 1911. $24.00 ATLANTICGItY, N. J. Account Benevclent and Protective Order of Elks. Final return limit July 20, which may be extended to August 20, by depositing ticket and paying $1.00. ROCHESTER, N. Y. $30 60. Account A A. O. N. M /stic Shrine. Final return limit July 18, which may be extended to August 15 by depositing ticket and paying $ 1.00. These Rates are Open to the Public For illustrated booklets descriptive of each of the above cities and trips a^d for schedules, Pullman reservations, etc, call on S. A DANTZLER, Ticket Agent, Orangeburg, S. C. or ac dress W. J. Craig, T. C. White, Pass. Traffic Mgr., Gen. Pass, Agent, WILMINGTON, N. C. The People's Bank. Orangeburg, South Carolina. Capital Stock 30,000 Surplus and profits 25,000 Liability of Stock holders 30,000 Protection to Deposi tors $85,000 Highest rate of interest paid in SAVINGS DEPART MENT And will pay 4 1 2 per cent on CERTIFICATES of DEPOSIT We want your account.?We guarantee absolute safety to de positors and every courtesy to all customers. We keep your money for you free of charge and pay you interest. We hav? ample resources to give you accommodations. Safe, consen tlve, successful; protected by Fire Insurance and Burglar nurance. Call and see us or write us. D. O. HERBERT, President. B. F. Ml'CKEXFUFS, Vice-President. J. W. CULLEII CashL.. Sims Book Store for the best stationery