The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 01, 1913, Image 1
VOL. 8, NO. 52, SEMI-NV EE
J.PIERPONT MORGAN ?
Mori
DIES IN ROME, ITALY r
life
UUI1V
Greatest Individual Money Power Stat<
the World Han Kiiutvn, Passes strec
Away at Age of 70?Had Mar- 'or
, Pad
velous ( areer. .
who
New York, March 31.?J. Pier- whei
pont Morgan is dead. He died at in t
12:05 p. m. Rome time (6:05 a. m., Mori
New York time). This announce- Asid
ment was made by the offices of J. Mori
P. Morgan & Co. Henry P. Da.vi- mem
son, a member of the house of Mor- float
gan, made the announcement. He Corp
said merely that the finacier had in tl
papsed away shortly after noon, durli
Mr. Davison had planned to go and
abroad some time this week, but it brok
is though possible that this trip inve:
will be postponed. in E
PHYSICAL BREAKDOWN. *hes
PnlnrlHont nrllK * * ? * * ? ? Vfr.
V " 11.11 nil, iUUIKUU a
death it became known that he had
sustained a serious attack before was
his departure for Europe, but had such
rallied so rapidly that it was not niosi
considered a forerunner to fatal to c
illness and was known only to his trus
most intimate friends.
Dr. M. \llen SUirr, called into WII.
consultation in connection with J.
P. Morgan's illness, attributed the
financier's breakdown to emotion
l\ 4
caused by the investigation carried ^
out by the Pujo committee at Washington
into the operations of the
* the
money trust.'
TOOK A COMPLETE REST.
For many years Mr. Morgan '
here
spent a considerable portion of his ,
is II
time abroad, but on this trip for the
first time he severed all connection
prts
with business affairs and permitted
his partners to shoulder all re- * ^
sponsihility for their conduct. It
was the first instance of his taking ^
such a complete rest since he entered
the hanking business in this
city before the civil war.
Prominent bankers in this city
1 sor.
said this morning that they did not
predict any decided unfavorable ef- ?
G rei
fects on the stock market by reason
of Mr. Morgan's death. The reason rojjj
of this, they explained, was that the
gro>
recurrent rumors of his serious ill- ..
, , , the
ness had prepared the market for ^
any possibility and enabled those ,
engaged in market operations to ,
duri
prepare for such a situation. late
HIS REMARKABLE CAREER. 8cul
John Pierpont Morgan started his q
business career half a century ago 0Ott
on the board of directors of a large 0|fic
maritime insurance company. He the
secured the position through the in- \ t,
lluence of his wealthy father. For houi
a year young Morgan attended the fjon
directors' meetings, but never open- for
ed his mouth, except to vote.
The president of the company
told the elder Morgan that nothing
could be done with his son, who
seemed to take little interest in K
business. Young Morgan, however, i "
all the time was laying his plans for j
his first railroad consolidation, | ^ur
which when accomplished establish- j ^nM
ed his standing in Wall street as
the only man who ever got the better
of Jay Could. a^?'
SPHINX OF WALL STREET.
left
The president of the insurance
company had mistaken taciturnity '
for indolence. The sobriquet of nu ''
4,Sphinx of Wall Street" later was an
applied to the man who at first was ^
believed to have been without busiI
?lV(i
ness acumen, but later became the
supreme head of the finances of the ' *
American continent.
Morgan's control over men and ' ^
money was the dominant keynote'
of his life a
, Kek
Others, perhaps, were wealthier ^
than Morgan, but he now commanded
his wealth and that of others. ,
CONTROLLED NINE BILLIONS.
At the height of his power he is
said to have controlled nine billions \ot
of dollars. In addition to finance, I
art, literature, philanthropy and V
sport all came under his influence, atui
His prestige was not confined to his ovei
own country?kings and emperors cipi
and even the Pope were wont to call In t
him into consultation. Sou
Mr. Morgan came from an old the
inow i-jngland family which dates wea
back in this country to 1636. lie
was born in wealth and his father, .-ros
Junius Spencer Morgan, left him the
ten million. J. S Morgan had ae- | ban
cumulated his fortune in the dry Tue
goods business with Levi P. Morton We<
and later as an associate of George Thu
Peabody, merchant. banker and , bam
philanthropist. ; rain
No man of recent times has occu- to c
Oful
h
KLY. LAN*
a bigger place In American fi- Iff Off
ial history than John Pierpont ^IJ
tan. He was in the banking
tie88 more than half a century, j FNT1R
VUC laivt'l J CUI O U! Ills | Ull 1 AAV
he was unquestionably the fl- j
'ial dictator of the United j
js. When a panic seized Wall Wires Major
it In 1907 during the struggle Jn the j|e
the control of the Northern
flc Railroad, it was Mr. Morgan ? *
came to the rescue. Again, Washingtc
l similar conditions prevailed places affect
he fall of 1907, It was Mr. a way as to
?an who saved the situation. R and it is
e from these two incidents Mr. 1? any suffer
<an probably will be chiefly re- want of foo
ibered for the part he took In report todaj
ing the United States Steel Andrews fro
oration. The vollent decline chief of sta
he securities of the steel trust of War (iari
ng the depression of 1903-04, the flooded
the storm of criticism that operations,
e forth from the thousands of of life had
stors in the United States and not anvthini
urope who put their money into ports indlcai
e securities, had been a thorn In "Do not s
Morgan's side, and his chief men suppliei
ition in the years that followed less the d<
to see the steel securities in tives on the
position in the market that his supplies avf
t bitter critics would be forced for possible
oncede that he built the great river. Majc
t on a substantial foundation, ed the grej
sent to Coll
,SOX SELECTS PLACE gaged in {
FOR SUMMER'S OUTINCi points wher
A messag
ition Will be Spent at Harlan- from Secret
pndensen House In Vermont. ed that he 1
rnish, N. H., March 30.?Pres- and he exp<
t Woodrow Wilson has chosen bile to Han
home of Winston Churchill, the Doardman,
list, to be his summer capitol, Cross? was
rding to a telegram received Relief fui
today from Mr. Churchill, who Cross are n
uw in oama tsaroara, Cal. The | mark. Che
sage was directed to B. P. Hob- j eluding $16
, manager of the Churchill ono from H
te, and contained instructions rtOO from
getting the place in readiness amounted t<
the President's occupancy. total already
arlankendensen house, as the Prom C<
rchill property is known, is a Rlcnell, nt
-story brick structure situated American H
i hill three miles beyond Wind- he had estc
Vt. It commands a view of the the state, hi
necticut river valley and of the work in el
?n mountains. state Hood i
etween 600 and 700 acres of as with the
ing farm land and fragrant pine held an ext
;es give the estate the seclusion ferencc witl
President desires. Nearby is an others in au
st colony where Maxlleld Par,
Ken yon Cox and others come FIXK)I> W.l
ng the summer, and where the THROUGH
Augustus St. Gaudens, the
ptor, spent many vacations. None of tlv
n the estate are two seven-room *
ages wherein the executive Memphis,
es can be established and where
President's attendants may live. just ttS we"
ennls court adjoins the mansion st:iKe 'n th*
se and at the foot of the hill the Major T. G.
necticut river otters opportunity t;ince telej
boating. ' Clarksville.
Major I)a
THItKK IHK IN WHKCK. charge of tli
board with
ubers of Crew Meet Death When ville.
ngin^ and Cars Leave Track. He also d
[ickory, N. C., March 31.?Ed levees coulc
Boyd, W. M. Eagle and A. L. water and
die, conductor, engineer and height of 5
nan respectively 011 Southern that a certi
ght train No. 73, en route from would come
sbury to Asheville, were killed the Drinkw
ut 4:45 o'clock this morning lug opened,
n the locomotive and 18 cars er his estlnr
the track at Gyama, between A 4 5-foot
kory and Newton. The three Memphis 41
1 killed were in the engine cab point in 19
when the locomotive turned bush and M
le they were instantly killed,
o far no explanation has been IWGK <
in of the wreck. Passenger
ns from Asheville were detour- *orn,cr
.his morning by way of Spartan<
and Charlotte. Washing!
he bodies of the dead men were ('ont Wilsoi
?n to Salisbury for interment. majority o
le lived in Salisbury while Iloyd S^'PS nou
llurdle were residents of Ashe- n'"K
, gress next
_______________ ?*xpects to 1
WK.ATIIKK WARM Kit. friends durl
_ it is believi
Much Itain in South, Bureau convenes n(
Predicts. important f
/ashington, March 31.?Temper- senate,
es above the seasonal average Today's
r most of 'he country, with pre- out that W
tatlon generally below normal World's W
he North and near normal in the friend of M
th, probably will prevail during fored and 1
coming week, according to the sadorship t<
ther bureau s weekly bulletin. House oilici
No pronounced cold wave will aIuj \jr j?{,
is the country during the week," within 10 d
bulletin predicts. "A distur- !
ce will appear in the far West To Cele
sday, across the Middle West ' Mr. Casw
Incsday and the Kastern states Zion section
rsday or Friday. This distur- ! ebrate his
ce w ill be attended by general , day, the 1!
s and be followed by a change | his relatives
ooler weather." him that da
I
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JASTER, S. <\, TUESDA
rrrniftin wn It
mKIWll lb nr
ELY RELIEVED L^
i
General Wood, Who is Special t?
art of Flood District? Heath
T. W. De
1 SuPI>Ue8? inK and 1
>n, March 30.?"All lie scho
ed by the llood in such church h<
need help are receiving Mrs. N
not believed that there W. S. Mt
ing anywhere now froxn broken
a or sneiter," was the Sunday e
r to Adjutant General Rev. a
m Major General Wood, companie
ff, who with Secretary the hospl
rison, is in the heart of ternoon.
district directing relief home foi
He added, while loss Mrs. S
been very heavy it wa3 lina, afte
g like the previous re- left Mo
Led. where sli
lend any more govern- with her
s?," said the report, "un- inond.
apartment's representa- Messrs
ground request it. Any Hammom
lilable should be held day.
needs further down the Mrs. E
>r Normoyle has receiv- awhile w
at bulk of the supplies A mus
imbus and is busily en- given in
^hipping them out to night of
e i><i uired. Dr. Fe
e to the White House town Sui
ary Garrison, announc- A chai
lad arrived at Cincinnati born to
ected to go by automo- 'nond Fr
lilton today, while Miss Mr. M<
of the American Red position
going to Dayton. company,
ids received by the Red Mr. L.
tearing the half million xv*tli Mr
cks in today's mail, in- return tl
,000 from Boston, $10,artford.
Conn., and $25,a
brewing company, SDtM.ja| t,
0 $63,000, bringing the Trade
Ml. up to $391,000. f<)r f(,
ulumbus O.. Ernest P. hea|(h
itional director of the .
, good,
.ed Cross, reported that ...
.,. . . ' . One o
iblished headquarters in ,
in the cc
ause and that he would
. , . . cork Hil
lose relation with the
i> # Mr. at
relief committee, as well .. .
. . Mr.
army. He said he had , ^
of Trade
remely satisfactory con- ,
, , . l<ir and
1 Governor Cox and the ?
.. Monroe,
thority.
IKSINUK AUK SKAT mivn
MISSISSIPPI VAMJSY | |J|?,
e Ia*veeK Will Hold 4<l ?????
eet of Water.
March 31.?"The peo- Mr %v
Mississippi valley had trom his
I prepare for a 4 6-foot t|on 0f v
? Mississippi river." said week. su
Dabney, in a long dis- I aU8tained
>hone statement from day. m
Miss., today. j atrt? am
bney is the engineer in I ,n Lauct
ie north Mississippi levee ! son of
head<iuarters at Clarks- | was t\N i<
was Mis:
eclared that none of the | of llev
1 hold over 4 6 feet of wbom h?
predicted a maximum whom si
5 feet at Cairo. He said 1Iis sero
ain amount of relief ^rant, v
to that city because of | f0u0winf
ater, Missouri, gap be- (, r ail(
but not enough to low- and Mt,h
i ate. Carnes,
stage at Cairo will give burn< m
hip inpnesi < ...
12 when levees at Holly- "'*
ound City, Ark., broke. -""ff
nuential
JOKS TO K\(iUMi. ,hv cou"
. 1 .aucaste
rth Carolinian Accept*, Capt. Jo
mbassadorship. j pany to
on, March 31.? Presi- \ 'aster
ii probably will fill the ,h?" e?tii
f the nine ambassador- aol<
vacant before the bepin- served s
? extra session of Con- of Bufor
Monday. The President 1 ,ious an
confer with many of his charge o
np the present week and si8,ot)t r
fd that when Congress ' Method
>minations for the more buried t<
?osts will be sent to the ,or.
developments brought
alter H. Pag??, editor of Mr- M
/ork and an intimate t,al and
lr. Wilson, had been of lived jus
lad accepted the ambas- ?haw coi
5 (Ireat Britain. White trouble :
als confirmed the news ton waa
pe will start for London vvas a P'
ays. ' roxron
a Miss ^
brute His Itirthday. Miller, il
ell S. Starnes of tiie with n 1
I of the coanty will eel- Mr. Crc
88th birthday Wednes- and a Ch
Jth, instant, lie invites elder in
i and friends to be with ehurch.
y knew hit
V, APRIL 1, 191 :J.
1 ton will be missed in his <
iTlllTV iTpiir ri ty. that he was upright an
IUINII NtW u in a11 his d,>a,iMRs- Bv n
! economy be had accumul:
siderable property. His
UKATH SI'ltlNtiS. were interred at Bethel
Mn.wl....
mvuua; .
3 The News.
Springs, March 31.?Rev. Prof. \V. M. Duncai
Vane preached an interest- After a brief illness, Pre
tielpful sermon to the pub- Duncan died Saturday afte
ols in the Presbyterian the Florence hospital,
ere Sunday night. Duncan, who was principa
. A. Moore, mother of Dr. tewbron high school at
>ore, is suffering from a Rridge, Lee county, suffere
arm, the result of a fall tack of appendicitis in tht
aorning. room Friday and on Satui
nd Mrs. H. C. Mouzon ac- taken to Florence, where b
d Miss Dora Varnedoe to went an operation, from t
tal at Rock Hill Friday af- did not recover. Professor
She had been ill at their as a hoy attended the grad<
several days. in Lancaster where he made
. H. Miller of North Caro- did record. He was an
r visiting her brother here, young man who was rapid
nday night for Caskey, as an educator. Before goir
ie will spend a few days county, he taught succes
father, Mr. W. J. Ham- the Epworth high school s
Professor Duncan was
. H. H Horton and \V. J. tent member of the 1
d were visitors here Sun- church. Several years ago
ried Mrs. Gibson, a daught*
>. M. Jones is spending q. W. Plyler of this cou
ith her mother in Camden, with two little children,
deal entertainment will be him. The remains were br
the Masonic hall Friday Lancaster Sunday night an
this week. to the home of Mr. W. I
nnell of Rock Hill was in They were removed Mondi
iday. ing to Tabernacle where tl
rming little daughter was ai services took place.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ham
iday. Mrs. S. 11. Crensha
elvin Stover has accepted a Mrs. Lizzie Crenshaw,
with a Rock Hill drug Mr. Sam Crenshaw, who he
sponsible position with the
J. Mackey went to Caskey ter & Chester Railroad, tl
W. J. Hammond, on his day afternoon about 6 o'c
jere Monday night. was Miss Lizzie Beckham,
est daughter of Mr. James
TRAOKSVIIiLE. ham of this place anil was
ed member of the Baptis
0 The News. Mrs. Crenshaw's life was
iville, March 29. Except jn tbe very midst of her u
w cases * of measles the was .15 years of age a
t the people of this section flve mtle children. Durii
ing illness Mrs. Crenshaw
f the best Sunday schools tient and uncomplaining.
>unty is being conducted at boeil in in health for some
1 church. leaves a sorrowing husbam
id Mrs. Julius Hegler vis- following children: Ezi
and Mrs. Willis McMunv-s Thomas, Eva and a baby o
sville last week. Mr. Heg weeks old. The funeral
Mr McManus went up to which took place yesterd
N. C., Friday. noon at the Westside
were conducted by Mrs. Ci
pastor, ltev. J. II. Boldridi
DEATH RECORD ...OK,,,,,
Shot t>> Another Negro a
William A. Car nee. side.
'illiam A. Carnes, who fell Sunday afternoon Hugh ^
porch into the yard, men- colored, shot and killed Ji
vhich was made by us last Well, also colored, on Mr
ccumbed to the injuries he sistare's plantation near
1, dying at 2 o'clock yester- > jt seenis that the two nej
r Carnes was 86 years of heen together all day Sum
1 w as born and reared I on camp Creek drinking
ister county. He was the evening they came back
the late John Carnes. He Murray's house, Thomwell
e married. His first wife quite a drunken conditior
s Minnie I'lyler, daughter McMarray's wife was mak
C. A. Plyler, deceased, by 0f coffee to give the men t
had two children, one of I ouj into the yard where t
irvives. Mr. Simon Carnes. took place. McMurray us
nd wife was Miss Nancy \ gUn ;ind the load took
i ho survives him with the Thorn well's face. Magistr
: children: Messrs. J. 11., Crenshaw of Van Wyck he
1 A. C Carnes of this place, quest and the jury fo'
;sr> Tom Carnes, Tounsley j Thomwell came to his d?
also Mrs. Tressle Black- | gunshot wound Inflicted
rs. Grace ltowell and Mrs. | Mnrmv a ?
. n j/iniui WilS IO
lifton of the county. Mr. Thornwell's dead body.
a as one of the most in- killing McMurray came
and respected citizens of > surrendered to the sheri
ity He volunteered in the now jn jaji
r Greys, commanded by
hn !> Wylie, the first com- Violations of Liquor
go to the front from Lan- The policemen of the t
county, and served during descended upon nine col
re war. making one of the viduals of the town who
iler- in the company. He j posed to have been engage
everal terms as magistrate ing otit liquor In an unla1
d township, being conscien- ner. Those who have bee
d painstaking in the dis- are, Fred Gavin, Tom 11
f his duties, lie was a con- Thompson, alias "Cotton V
nember of the Tabernacle Mart Hudson, John Stltt
ist? church, where he was I Cauthen, Jr., Walter Caut
ad ay at 12 o'clock, the pas- Helton and Lummus McE
. Mr Kelly officiating. accused will all stand tr
?- judgr aioore, who will c
W. \V. t'roxton. tomorrow at 10 a m, and
7 W. Croxton, an intluon- daily until the rases are dl
prosperous farmer, who
d beyond the line In Ker- N't b.V a I>og.
inty, died suddenly of heart Coroner M. N. Johnso
Saturday night. Mr. Crox- Creek township went to
about 60 years of age and 'ast night to have a "in
andson of the late Thomas applied to a dog bite on t
of this county, lie married ''is leg made by a small fi<
rtiller. daughter of Robert 'nK 1? ^'r I). Halle las
eeeaaed, who survives him week. The dog is not
urge number of children, have hydrophobia, but ai
>xton was an Ideal citizen bitten by another dog last
irlstian gentleman, being an posed to be mad, Mr Joh
the Rethel Presbyterian urally feels uneasy and
A citizen of our town who take every precaution aga
n well said that Mr. Crox- ing hydrophobia.
x
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im.
$1.50 PER YEAR.
--SURGEON GENERAL
irift and 1
ADVISES CAUTION
church
, Thinks There's lattle Danger of
" T-. ?*
>/. W M. : ?"?H-? marine
rnoon at pitals.
Professor Cincinnati, O., March 30.?Sur1
of the K,.on General Itupert Blue, antlStokis
CjJ)atjng flood conditions west of
(d an at?
school here> ^as wlre(l commanding offl day
was cers in charge of United States male
under- rine hospitals at Evansville, Ind.,
vhich he Memphis, Tenn.. and Cairo, 111., to
Duncan open hospitals for flood victims,
ad school
5 a ppieil. The surgeon general and his assisexcellent
tant, Dr. W. C. Rucker, will remain
ly rising here to direct sanitation measures,
ig to Lee jjr Riue has available $200,000 of
sfully in federal funds for work in the floodit
Lydia. e(j district.
a consis- fhe sugeon general and Dr.
dethodist Rucker. after organizing the sanitahe
mar- tion relief forces in flooded Ohio
?r of Mr. cities, are satisfied that there is
nty, who Rttle danger of pestilence in the
survives u?r<r-k<>T.
ought to Every possible precaution has
d carried been taken and the surgeon general
1. Plyler. declared the work of cleaning up
ry morn- the Hooded homes was progressing
he funer- systematically everywhere. Both in
Dayton and in Hamilton, where the
destruction was worst, sewerage
" outlets now are in operation, greatwlfe
ot jy lessening the danger of infection.
>lds a re- a further safeguard Surgeon
Lancas- General Blue tonight issued a genlied
Sun- <>rai Uppeai to superintendents of all
lock. She railway lines entering the flooded
the eld- 0jties to sterilize all drinking water
C. Beck- taken therefrom.
a devot- ..qu account of the danger of the
t church, transmission of communicable discut
short (.as(,s by polluted water procured in
sefulness. the flooded districts," Dr. Blue's apnd
leaves poai reads, "it is requested in the
lg a try- j interests of the public health that
was pa- I ajj drinking water taken from such
She had 'districts he sterilized by boiling or
time. She t application of steam. Water
1 and the containers should be thoroughly
ra, CJuy, cleansed and daily sterilized by the
nly a few application of live steam.
services "Your co-operation in carrying
ay after- ont the instructions is earnestly recemetery,
quested."
renshaw's The surgeon general further de5e
clared that the conditions everywhere
were well in hand and that
he had little fear of general sickt
River- nes8. Citizens are co-operating with
the authorities in cleaning up the
li'Murriy buildings that were submerged,
n Thorn-I 8tagnan^ water *s being pumped
r??K from the cellars and the streets are
Robert
Riverside raPi(lly being cleared of decompos.
* i ed bodies of animals.
;roes had 1
, , I Miss Mabel Iloardman of the Red
day down
, Cross and a corps of nurses arrived
In the i *
.. , here todav with medical supplies,
to Mc.
. . Nurses were sent to Dayton and
being in .
.... Hamilton immediately and others
i. While ... ? . .
, held here tor emergencies that may
ing a pot | , . , . . '
,. . arise in the cities along tne flooded
they went .
ho kiiii?g i?hl? rlv,,r valleyed
a shot
~ . (iltOO.MIN(> IK)RSES
effect in ?
aN. w j FOR CAMDEN SHOW
Fifth Annual Event Sure to Prove a
und that Success Vnder Polo Club Aus ath
b>' a pices.
by Mound
near Camden Special to Columbia
~ ,v! State, March 30.?The fifth annual
After the ,
. , horse show will be held here April
down and ? H
? , . 2 and 3, under the auspices of the
ff and is H
Camden Polo Club. This event is
always anticipated by the lovers of
Iai\vs. fine horse flesh of this and other
own nave ?"?! *-!?, #nu 11 if ranaed as one of
ored indi- finest held in this section of the
are sup- So,'th, exhibitors coming from Sum d
in deal- ,<>r- Darlington, Greenville, Atlanta,
wful man- j Spartanburg, Columbia, Pittsburg,
n arrested ''a.. Albany, X. Y., New York city
alley, Joe an<1 many other cities.
Syed Joe," The show this year again prom..
Capers is,'s to bp 11 success. Prof. J. R.
hen, Zack Hemdon s 18 piece band has been
low. The *'hgaged to furnish music during
ial before *br" days. The horse show ball
ipen court b<> Riven at the Camden Counproceed
' ' 'l,b house Wednesday night,
sposed of. ^ isitors from neighboring towns aro
_ expected to be present, besides
scores of Camden people, tourists
n of Flat and members of the cottage colony
Charlotte who are sr>enritn?? .?
"ic n uiier ill
ad stone" Camden.
he calf of ' ?
c belong- Spring Painting,
d Sunday Mr. llollis Horton has completed
known to painting Colonel Springs' residence
* it was and is now putting the finishing
fall, sup- touches on that of Mrs. Joheph F.
nson nat (Jregorv in Fast Knd. He will next
wants to : tix up Mr H. IJ. Mackey's residence
inst hav- ' on Kim street. Let the good work
^go on.
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