The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, January 28, 1909, Image 1
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fc^HED IN 189S. DILLON. SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 28. 1909. " VOL. 13. NO. 52 1|
//NEtBOY BREAKS .
' 7 WORLD'S RECORiX
ru5? /
t >ew F. Carter,
J Target Practice
jarvd1 Nebraska, in Ma
Breaks Worl^'i
P<?iJi Number of Hits.
tWCarter is Making a
cat Record in tke Na
Mkb to tke Gratifiliif
kit Mm* Frimili
m gratifying: to Ensigr
r? I Carter's many Dillon
lenow that he is taking: a
r* 111 in the navy. Since
Mrinnapolis Ensign Cartel
Mnlssigned to some of the
., undped and largest war dogs
he ivy and he has "made
;? Thievery assignment. ReJtiT"wnile
in charge or a turrel
Iv at practice in Manilla Bay he
; kc the world's record in the
j nber of hits, although the firing
t done under great disadvantage
' :he ship was rolling heavily al
, ; time in a rough sea. In naval
' ' des it was considered such a
? aarkable achievement that the
Jmy and Navy Register devoted
;? I front page in praise of Ensign
irter, publishing in the center a
5) rge half-tone picture of the young
t iiRign. The Army and Navy
legister says in part:
.JThe navy department has not
V seived the full reports of the reird
target practice of the naval
-mips in Manilla Bay, but the un(^fecial
preliminary information in
licates that an excellent showing
> Jhas been made by the gunners ol
/he after turret of the U. S. S,
^^Nebraska. The firing with the
.irons frcp.i that turret occurred on
'VovembTV 12, and the indication:
?^re that^ie world's record for 12
nch girib.and supei imposed tur<?*tets
wsL rfroken. On th?<v>Msinr
~? *v" ; " *,
to..'?.ractice I lie ship was roll
^ fin<JTm three to six degrees. Ii
i cnot be possible to make a def
5F t? comparison of records in the
^ inilla Bay target practice unti1
the reports are in and the pro]
is are received, but, at all events
record in the case of the aftei
^flfret of the Nebraska is eonsid\ibly
ahead of the best record ol
year. The peculiar merit oi
lis performance is due to the facl
?*"'\t this was the first time that the
gavlp had ever fired at any target
"practice, the Nebraska not having
g||ad previously a preliminary tarj2t
practice. The significance ol
?fl!r this is in the demonstration thai
'1v*jtically new ship's companj
brought to a very high state
I efficiency by competent officers
"""si a comparatively short space ol
TThe after turret in the Nebraska
>jras commanded in the Manilla Ba\
yatiicc by Ensign Andrew F.
^Barter, United States navy, who
3*nnerly commanded an 8-inch
rfvlirret of the U. S. S. Virginia,
1.U?U 11 ^ 3 ?
?xnvu uciu caccucui icwuiub.
The ships of the Atlantic fleet
.?ill probably hold their target
-%*ctice next in Cape Cod Bay, or
New England coast, in Au
"Hpst and September. The present
^Man is to have the ships, upon ar^W
at Hampton Roads, and aftei
^Jrshort period of liberty for the
dieted force, go to their res pec
^Jpre navy yards for repairs and al
.^rations. This will be followec
battle manoeuvres for tw<
^jfonths and then target practice
jpar Guantanamo.
ajAAt the battle practice for vessel:
Tvid recently the ships fired undei
?# ky at ranges varying: frcm 5, OCX
I 9,Q0Qyards on unmarked range;
"*?. ie i^knrr of the target course
speed of ship was in a sealec
^itstops, opened just before going
b range, the conditions being
such as to stimulate approximate
-<^y the conditions of firing in action
ffitocial experimental firing wil
1 *?llo be carried out.
The target practice of the At
"" aittic fleet was of special interest,
jrfpag to the fact that many officer:
been of the opinion that train
m port was essential to em
-deacy, but it was clearly snown bj
?^hs excellent records made by th<
rutin battery gun of the batth
<pn3&>s that a high degree of effi
- ^cy can be obtained by se?
kcv } present year will see recorc
longer ranges and undei
^ A \ weather conditions that
*" [4 the practice in the peti.
HOMU Vi t iwwa and poiat?rs!^l
r!^r#?Ber^with tJi t
winder ct?ndi
jffcOURT DECIDES \
AGAINST MAR10NITES.
i
[ And Woodbury Township
, Cannot be Cnt off and
Tacked on to Horry Couni
ty. Gov. Refuses to Order
Election and is Sustained
by Supreme Court
- * Looks Like Scheme to
Ueteat New County Kropi
oiition.
L
5 Woodbury Township cannot be
tacked ou to Horry county and
some other means will have to be
adopted to cut Marion's territory
down to less than 900 square miles.
It has been known for some time
that certain parties were interested
in a movement to tack Woodbury
Township on to Horry county.
The object was to reduce
Marion's area to less than 900
square miles and thus block the
I movement to create a new county
L out of the upper portion of Marion.
> The new county said nothing bel
cause they knew Gov. Ansel would
[ not lend himself to any such
k scheme after the commissioners
r had been appointed to survey Marr
ion county for the purpose of forming
a new county. When the pe;
tition was presented the Governor
, promptly turned it down and the
[ petitioners appealed to the Su.
preme Court. The Governor was
. sustained and the old county advert
cates lose. The proceedings were
'[ brought by A. J. Brown and J. J.
ur;n:?m.- ? mti
> ii anu uuicia. ?* lieu
; the petition was presented the;
k governor held that commissioners
5 would have to be appointed to de;
termine the boundary line as in
. the case of new county elections,
t The advocates of annexation held
. that the governor erred- Foliowt.
ini? is the court's decision:
'After reading the petition here>
in, the courtis of the opinion that
I rule to show cause should not issue
. Even if the governor is subject to
; our writ of mandami?, a question
- noticed but not decided in State vs
. Ansel, 76 S. C. 406. It appears
f from the petition that the act
I sought to be compelled is not a
t plain ministerial duty, but involves
5 the exercise of discretion, and is,
t therefore, not compellable by
man/lamMe CAA CQA
r UiAUUOUiUOt UWV 9WVWIVU w'OV, W&Vli
! code, and State, exrel. Reese vs
I Ansel, 78 S. C. 331."
[ FOR S \ L E?White Wyani
dottes, eggs, 1 5 for $100. Vs
l guaranteed to hatch.
W. E. Hall, Dillon, S. C.
r - - ?
One of the most notable facts
' connected with r country news1
paper of today is the large in?
crease in the amount of advertising
of local business houses. The
- change has taken place gradually,
t and has been marked especially
' onring the past year or so. It is
significant, and an inquiry as to
L the cause of it is of great profit,
not only to those in the newspar
per business, but to every busi
man auu uuzcu ui uui town
as well. The chancre, in brief,
| means the local merchants have
1 found it necessary to call attention
* to their goods because of the im5
mdnse competition they face, the
most deadly element of which is
1 that from the great stores of the
r large cities. These great estab'
lishments advertise their wares
| most lavishly, and the metropoli:
tan newspapers which contain
* their advertisments are destribut
ed over the country, some one pa?
per of which enters nearly every
home. The result is that these
j metropolitan establishments have
1 built up an immense mail trade.
In our town, and indeed most of
the towns hereabouts, there is no
occasion for this out-of-town buy
1 ing. The duty of citizen* in the
' matter is plain, and if other things
' are equal support should be given
r local dealers. Our merchants
[ have invested their capital, have
! erected buildings, which are the
pride of the city, and have estab1
lisbed concerns which are almost
metropolitan in character. They
1 have built up our little city, and
r it is only a fair return that they
1 have the city's trade; to turn our
; trade otherwise, even iqjfcfcjv, Uoc
Wbof small purchases whbpp?<j par.ie
hr in the aggregate, is itli the potato
decline of property poor l?to
DAN PATCH'S
WONDERFUL SPEED
S o m e Inside Information '
About the Horse that
Holds tbe World's Pacing
Record. His Speed Increases
with Age. His
Mark 1.55. Hatf Brother
of Dan P. who Won over
Alfonso on the Bennettsville
Track.
As "Dan P." is a half brother j
of "Dan Patch," who holds the ?
world's pacing- record, the .fol- ^
lowing from the Pee Dee Advo- ^
cate will be interesting to many
patrons of the turf in this section ^
who have had the pleasure recent- j
ly of seeing "Dan P." show some s
of his speed on the Bennettsville j
track:
Dear Siis:?During the past t
few months I have noticed the va- .
rious comments printed about Da-' ^
Patch and his 1908 performances..
Some of these have been written
in all fairness to the fastest horse
that has ever lived, and has been
based on facts. Others seem to
have been written on pressure of v
oreiudice or based on absolute P
ignorance. 1
We have many truly great and *
fast horses in this country and ?
new ones will develope from time r
to time. As a horse breeder I 1
would not continue in the business.
I do not wish to appear as
trying: to detract from the greatness
of any horse, but simply to i:
state facts abo"t Dan Patch. v
Early in the summer I stated v
that Dan Patch was faster than v
ever and that although he was t
twelv^ years old he would pace the u
fastest mile in his life. Dan's v
first mile last year was the last
week of August, when he paced a
mile in 2:Oo with every eighth in
fifteen seconds. At that time I .
told Herscy that his first mile :
I proved my statement and that it
was the easiest and best mile I ''
ever saw Dan pace, and I saw his f
miles in 1:5524 and in 1:55 Dan's
second performance was a mile in v
1:5824, finished where the tremendous
crowd had taken possession
of the track, with just enough
room for Dr.n to pass between the
crowding people. .His third mile j
was in 1:58, and his fourth mile t
was in 1:5724. On October 11th, t
at Livingston, Dan paced the first ?
quarter in twenty-nine seconds, j
and the second i n twenty-seven j
and one-half seconds, a 1:50 clip.
He was at the half in 5624 seconds
1:55 a clip, and at the three quarter
in 1:2524. At the seveneicrhts
the oace-maker. driven ?
Scot Hudson, broke a blood ves- ^
sel and slackened down enough s
to shorten Dan's tremendous stride s
of twenty-two feet and yet Dan
Patch finished that mile in 1:56/^,
whieh all fairminded men must
acknowledge was by far the fast- t
est and greatest mile in the life of f
the fastest harness horse in the ]
world. Hersey states that when t
this happened Dan '. as going ea^y ]
and was not tiring and that, bar- t
nng ine acciaent t o tne pace- t
maker, Dan would have surely a
beaten 1:55. In no year has Dan
ever started out with a mile in
2:00 and then reduced i t every
performance. His last mile t
is absolute proof that Dan Patch
in his twelveth year was faster t
than ever, which is doubly re- g
markable from the fact that Dan t
has been performing these world- t
famous miles for six years. ^
From some of the comments I s
have seen printed the readers
would be led to believe thai it was
a very ordinary event for a horse
to pace faster miles a t twelve
years of age than any other pacer 0
approached at any age. I am t
sure that the facts carry me out v
in my statement that Dan's per- *
formances in 1908 were the most 11
remarkable in his entire life and ^
indisputable proof that he .was e
faster than ever. Is it not an as- j
tonishing event in all harness hit - 11
tory when Dan Patch at twelve v
yeais of age paces the fastest
miles in all of his wonderful career?
Dan returned to my farm
in good shape and is jogging v
sound and full of fire and energy, d
I have no doubt but what he will s
be able to give a good account of
himself in speed performances
during 1909, to the gratification
of his millions of warm friends.
I will make the prediction right t
a WUhat Dan Patch will pace (
7. ?Jkmiles in 1909 than have yet i
** i,^ Wed by any other horse. L
* this . tmle.wnnr? " ^
WASHINGTON LETTER
'lews From Our Busy Capita
France does not allow her Pret
dent to appear in public on horst
>ack for fear that he will capt
rate popular favor or on the othe
land make his high office ridicu
ous. But if France had a Roost
/elt for President she would nt
lave much chance to dictate abou
lis horsemanship stunts.
The Hochi, a daily paper of Yc
tohama conies out with a warnin
igainst the agitators in the Cali
"omia legislature who are propos
ng bills inimical to the well bein
>f the Tananp<ip
laving Japan shake her fist at u
>ut just the same these agitator
hould be suppressed. If we eve
lave to fight the little Islander
ve want to have a better caus
han excluding their children t'ror
mblie schools and denying ther
>ther human and national right:The
ladies who danced with Mi
raft at the Atlanta ball say he i
rery nimble on his feet- It i
irobable that the ladies took car
o be very nimble on their ow
eet. Three hundred pounds on
lancing slipper with toes in 'cm i
lot a pleasant experience even i
hey are presidential pounds.
A Nashville newspaper is aecin
ng a certain Tennessee statesma
vith being intoxicated with his ow
oice. If the present prohibitio
irave continues ii will not be Ion.
?efore that is all that is left Uj
iur statesmen to be intoxicnie<
rith.
The President it is said is eagci
y looking" forward to a releas
rum the cares of office Tiger
md lions the tsetse fly, mosqu
oes and canned food are merel
orms at relaxation for Mr. Roost
'elt after a Congress like the pre*
:nt one in session.
A New York woman is demant
ng a divorce on the ground of th
hirteenth amendment which guai
ees protection from "involuntar
lervitude". Here is another ai
fument for keeping women out i
xditics.
President Castro announces tha
lereafter he will liye like a pr
rate citizen. He might hav
idded "instead of as a public nu
iance".
Having escaped the gallow
wice, once by the plea of self dc
ense and again on the unwritte
aw Thornton Hains would do we
o abandon the pistol toting habit
ie might escape a third time o
he plea of insanity but that ha
he drawback of the insane asylur
ittached to it.
Mr. Rockefellers physisian thin
hat gentleman may live to be on
lundred because he always leave
he table feeling hungry. Ther
.re a great many people still witj
is who are compelled to do tha
o whom the prospect of one liun
Ired years is not altogether con
olatory.
The Poe centenery has brough
?ut an overwhelming mass of prin
ed trash that can do nothing to
yard strengthening the fame o
hat unhappy poet. What glor;
le has or may have rests on hi
irinted word that is accessible t<
veryone and should have nothinj
o do with his wretched privat
ife which should have beenburiet
irith his body.
rroi. ix>well savs that if Mar
irere inhabited its people wouli
lie of thirst. Now how do th
cientist.i know that Mars has gon
'dry"?
Mrs. Jane Wellman and her si>
een year jold daughter have ju<
completed a horseback journey <
L500 mtfea in order that the your
irom.nm'yt.jj |^| JH
. <>4a M|kUr IM?r ooion II.
ripping npnr .
I The rest cure should be lookin;
: for a busy season after the close c
this stormv Congress.
i\
Lilian Russell says she wil
never marry ai>ain. Can it b
'* that fair Lilian has be on erosse<
r in lo"e?
i
>t
it This country does not seem t<
be able to overcome the idea tl?a
the Duke d'Abruzz; can only mak
the proper return for our generos
itv bv sending money to the earth
^ quake sufferers by defying his fam
ilv and hurrying1 over to marr
Miss Elkins. Has anybody though
g that perhaps Miss Elkins migh
s object to buying her duke tha
way.
?
c
c | The "Embroidery Club"
n
The latest organization in Dil
Ion, one having it's instructive a
well as social side, is an "Em
j broidery Club" composed o
; twelve matrons. It meets ever
s Monday afternoon at some mem
s ber's li?use taken alphabetically
e; The Club met with Mrs. D. N
n j Oliver, the President, on Monday
ajMrs. Oliver had organized a de
s|lightful program. Mrs. Jordai
'' read very interestingly f r o 11
' " I ~ - ~ 1" 1.. * ?? A A
i xxiiiU JUI1U I\L*I111KKV. -TVlie
! this Mrs. Malcolm san.v?- some de
litfhtful selections which wer
i- i thoroughly enjoyed by those \vh
111 plied their needle. Mrs. Olive
n then served refreshments, and th
n . meeting adiourned to meet witl
!4 , Mrs. Truss Botliea next Monday.
11 NO T i C E
| Is hereby >*ivcn that the Sprin;
._ I Term of Court of General Ses
.. cions f??r Marion County will cor
s vene at Marion on Monday, Fel
j_ ruary 22nd, 1909 at lt? a. m.
y I). F. MILES,
C. C. G. S.
Cupid at Work.
Miss Flora Eliza Doarcs an
F Mr. John Eugene Thompson wcr
e married at the residence of Mr. J
r" A. McKay last Friday evening
y the ceremony being performed b
r* Rev. W. C. Kirk land. Mis
Doares lived in Dillon about tw<
years ago, being employed at Thi
Stubbs Go's. For the past yea
she has been residing at Abcr
- deen. The groom is a prosperou
i_ young business man of Aberdeen
e Mr. and Mrs. Doares are spend
ing a few days in town before re
turning to Aberdeen.
I A . . 1 If .il -1! .
s me iviumouisi parsonage 01
Sunday evening, Jan. 24th., Mr
n John Campbell Blackman, of Ken
11 tyre was married to Miss Jenni
. May Hyatt, the ceremony bein;
n performed by Rev. Kirkland.
.S
NOTICE
The office of County Superir
k tendent of Education will be ope
e every Saturday and first Mor
s day. "JOE P. LANE
0 Sunt. r>f RH
To Our
t o n e: a
f We take this meai
y
s the vTery liberal pal
3 on lis during the yei
r
We assure you th;
ciated, and we hope
iair prices, anci honi
s continuance of ihe ss
d
e Wishing: you a haj
e
year, we beg: to rem
I
Yours\
* - ffiRlfli
? I MISS ELLIOTT WINS 1
QUARTER MARATHON
'< I
B Five Young Lasses Enter
\ Walking Contest from Dil- ,
Hin to Latta. Time, 0ne
Hour and Thirty-four
Minutes. Miss Edith ?111
liott First, Miss Beulah
Braddy Second. Purses
J $5 to First, $2.50 to Second
and Dinners for Ail.
v1 $
t, -
t
t Five young High School lasses j ,
pulled off a quarter Marathon :>
from Dillon to Latfa Saturday
morning. The contestants were
Misses F.dith Elliott, Bctilah Brad:
dy, Rebecca Elliott, Eula Braddy
and Mabel Evans, and the distance
-tof 7 miles was covered in one hour
. and thirty-four minutes. The
s party was chaperoned by Prof.
. A. C. Gentry and Miss Myrtle
f Baughman. 1
V The quarter Marathon contest
- was arranged by Col. L. H. Smith
. of Latta, following the publication
. in The Herald some days ago of
. an account of the half Marathon
- won by Miss Nina Jackson in New
1 York week before last. Col.
i Smith offered a prize of $5 to the
r winner and a prize of $2.50 to the
s- second walker. ^
c The contest was a spirited one.
? Saturday was an ideal spring day
r ?just the kind of day for vigor
c ous out-door exercise?and the 3
h young ladies enjoyed the walk im I
mensely. Promptly a, 9:55 a. nt I
the party was started from tht f
UIISSi'lll'lT rll'lint : I >??? V
Messrs. L. C. Bladdy and A. B. 5
Jordan who had been requeste 8
g to actus judges at this end. Th- I
i- young ladies started off at a vig 8
i- oroiis pace and soon were lost E
>- to sight over Buttermilk Hill just '
beyond the Maple Swamp trestle.
As the race progressed the pace
increased, first one and then the
other leading, but finally when
more than half of the distance had
been covered and the home stretch
was reached Mies Edith Elliott
d took the lead which she inaintaine
ed until the depot at Latta, the
stopping point, w a s reached.
t Closely following Miss Elliott was
y Miss Beulah Braddy who arrived
s one minute behind the winner,
u Miss Kebecca Elliott arrived two
L. minutes behind Miss Braddy, Miss
r Eulah Braddvtwo minntp< hohinH
_ M-,ss Rebecca Elliott and Miss
s Mabel Evans eight nvnt'^es behind
Miss Braddy.
The contestants were met at
- Latta bv Messrs. L. H. Smith
A. S. Planning- who escorted
young ladies and their friendship,
the Latta Hotel where they w?en
entertained at an elegant d-*i
n as guests of Col. Smith.
I At the conclusion of the c
e Col. Smith arose and pres*
Miss Edith Elliott with th .
prize, a purse of $5, and thels^'tls?
sented Miss Beulah Bradd>
the second prize, a purse of
The party spent the day i-csBaawao
as the guests of Col. Sm.^
fptnrnrvl hnrnn ^
S 8^19 train |
Accompanying: the party w
Messrs. John H. David, Wm
ter and Haves.
T FIELD
ufxt to
_ \VlIi'T
trtends
N D A 1_ l_
is of thanking- you for
tronage bestowed u p ar
just closed.
t-: ?1_i ?
ni n was niRiiiy appreby
caurteous treatment,
9 ? ;
est dealing, to merit a i|
ime.
>py and prosperous new
ain,
\
tery Truly, ^
t rt
SJiS8iap?cy