Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

* TK gBBtVILLE PRESS DIM Published Weekly ASBEVILLC. 8. C. County fairs are an infallible indi cation of cooler weather. Missouri's peanut crop is short, but the country's crop of peanut politic* la a wonder. A paragraphist as;:s: "Is poker a gambling game?" Not with Borne dealers we know. Dr. Anna Shaw, who avers that women will fill men s shoes, presum ably refers to Chicago women. Man went to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law and found her alive. And yet some people are not satisfied with their lot A motorcyclist, to be sure, might give the girl behind him some sort of handlebar to cling to, but he usually iBeems to prefer the hug. Still, there Is nothing to show that a "synthetic" rubber tire will be cheaper or last any longer than the kind you have always bought If stimulating the thyroid gland will :m&ke men taller, scientists ought to .'be able to tap something or other to make men wiser, handsomer and bet ter. . "Ple,M says an exchange, "is an ex press! on of the,soul." Yet most of us have been under the Impression that the expressions were due to night mare. Philadelphia Judge Is at a Joss to decide whether a lobster suffers when It Is boiled, but It is a well known fact that a lobster suffers when be pays ifor one. When Eve dolled up In the new spring style fig leaf Adam, no doubt, wrote a letter to the newspaper com plaining about the shocking styles of the day. i - d Since a New York man has estab lished a farm to raise butterflies, It Is reasonable to suppose that some other man will soon start to raising butter lne flies. Add to the list of pessimists the man who last spring bought an ex pensive lawn hose with money that ' he might have used in pursuit of pleasure. If you do not believe this is a talka tive nation you should note that 68 per cent of the world's telephone calls in 1911 were registered in the United States. Man Is a queer animlle. He arises In righteous Indignation at the thought of a woman wearing socks, -and yet risks an eye when one climbs on a street car. Woman in New Jersey, whose hus band refused to take her to a moving picture show, deftly hit him on the head with an ax. Ax and you shall re ceive, as it were. According to one estimate, it coets $10,000 a year to keep a hydroplane in commission. One could keep a white elephant for that sum, and not have half the trouble. After a Brooklyn woman had run the house thlrty-flve weeks on $55 her husband left her, saying that she was no wife for a poor man. Evidently Bhe overfed the brute! It has been established that the an cient Egyptians had the hookworm. And despite all their wisdom they ap parently lacked thymol and epsom Baits. The South Jersey peach crop Is said to be the greatest ever known. A peach of a crop, as It were. A lobster may suffer when It la be ing cooked, but think of the agony of the lobster who foots the bill. A bad?very bad?sign of the times Is that convicts are gaining the Bym pathic ear of Justice by writing bad pathetic ear of Justice by writing bad Lng public is alarming. An English physician says that in 300 years the majority of the people on earth will be insane. Judging by the political arguments, a lot of them won't have to wait that long. An Inventor has completed a ma chine for making cheap cigarettes at the rate of 15 a minute, and now all that Is required is a cheap, noncorros ive machine to consume them. Another actress has obtained a di vorce from her husband, but will not. we fear, cause the press agents to cease complaining about the populari ty of the moving picture shows. In the midst of new sensations and startling "developments the unloaded pistol is still killing its victims in the good old-fashioned way. Ohio women have formed an anti gossip league. Such charity ought to cover even the fashionable sins of the hobble skirt and the cigarette. Some women are born beautiful, but statistics show that a great many more have beauty thrust upon them by so ciety reporters who write up their weddings. / Now it is said that the common housefly carries the egg of the parasite that causes the hookworm disease. The fly's terrors are increasing so that we may soon consider it a worse pest than the mosquito. A New York woman in Reno seek ing divorce accused her husband of swearing at her in seven languages. Such conduct in her was most unwife ly. She should have been proud of a husband whose record in the sweariag linguistic line so few men could hope to equal. w NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Scranton.?During the heavy wind storm which swept this section re cently the stables belonging to R. H. Graham were blown down and two valuable horses were killed. Other damages were done. Chester.?Mr. John R. Alexander, who is already one of the largest land owners in the western part of the county, has bought Mr. John R. Page's 338 acre plantation in the Wilksburg section. McColl.?The cotton gin belonging to John Wesley McLaurin, near Clio, was completely destroyed by fire. Fifteen bales of cotton were burned. The loss amounts to $7,000. There was insurance of $2,000. Rock Hill.?Postmaster Poag "re ceived a letter from the Postofflce De partment at Washington, in which the department declined to phy a propor tionate share of the Main street pav ing in front of the postofflce, which would amount to less than $500. Hopkins.?The gins in the section are busy cutting the seed from the fleecy staple. The bulk of the cotton w.ill soon be picked. On account of x-u - -J ? An erne + a rflthpr IUB Ul/ D(JUl uunub v. small crop will be raised. Columbia.?J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, has been notified of his appointments as chair man for the collection of a fund from the school teachers of South Carolina for the Woodrow Wilson campaign fund.y Summerville.?Edward Howe For bush, state ornithologist of Massa chusetts and a leading authority throughout the civilized world on economic ornithology, has just come to South Carolina on a visit to James Henry Rice, Jr., at Summerville. Sumter.?The Court of General Ses sions convenes in this city on October' 7, with Judge T. H. Spain, of Darling ton, presiding. This is Judge Spain's first visit to Sumter since his eleva tion to the Judge's bench last Febru ary. Columbia.?Thomas Dawson, the 17 year-old son of Staton Dawson, a well known farmer of lower Richland coun ty, was drowned when he tried to swim a creek in the Congaree swamp, 12 miles below Columbia. He was accompanied by John Dixon, a farmer, who recovered the body. Columbia.?Samuel Dibble, Orange burg; J. R. Earle, Walhalla; James F. Byrnes, Aiken; J. Lyles Glenn, Ches ter, and Walter H. Hunt, Newberry, have been appointed by D. S. Hender son, president of the South Carolina Bar Association, as a comiuiiiew uu represent the association at the Amer ican Road congress, to be held at At lantic City, N. J., September 30 to October 5, when good roads laws will be discussed. Florence.?A car loaded with 30 bales of cotton was burned in the transfer yards of the Coast Line near the city. It is supposed that the cot ton must have been set on fire by some carelessness when it was packed in the car. It came here in a closely locked car, no ventilators, even. The car, when discovered, was too far from the water system of the yards to be of use, so it was put where it could do no damage to other property. Chester.?The arrest by the city police of 17 citizens of Chester, includ ing two negroes, came like a thunder bolt out of a clear sky, and revealed the startling fact that for the past two months a detective agency of Charlotte, has, at the instance of May or J. M. Wise, had a number of men working in Chester to detect such violations of law as liquor selling, gambling and the Sunday sale of soft drinks. Many have been caught in the net. Columbia.?Judge G. W. Gage heard the returns of Maj. H. W. Richardson and Dr. F. P. W. Butler, chairman and secretary, respectively, of the board of commissioners of the Con federate home, and of A. W. Jones, comptroller general, in the rule to shnw fiausfi issued against the comn troller general as to why he should not be permanently enjoined frorp paying the salaries of Maj. Richardson and Dr. Butler as "white help" at the Confederate home. After hearing the returns, Judge Gage reserved his de cision. Sumter.?A new cotton platform is being built next to the weighing plat form to facilitate the handling of the staple here, as the large platform in use always becomes congested dur ing the heaviest part of the season. The new platform is to be 50 feet wide and will extend more than 200 feet. St. Matthews.?While attending a cotton gin at Fort Motte, Ned Carroll, a young man of high standing in the community, had his arm caught in the gin saws and torn off. Medical aid was immediately called and an amputation of the lacerated arm was maflo oHnxrcx o, olhnw Columbia.?That Detective E. S. Reed, formerly the right-hand man of W. J. Burns, has been at work collect ing evidence on the frauds alleged to have been committed in the recent primary election has become public. Charleston.?Bids were opened at the office of the United States engi ner at the custom house building for the dredging of the AshJey river for the accommodation of the vessels with cargoes for the fertilizers up that river and the >' iging of Ship Yard creek in proviumg deep water for the terminal property now being developed on Charleston "Neck." Union.?In a third primary, held in this county to elect a third member the county board of commissioners Joseph Sanders defeated J. W. Nance t>y a vote of 1,454 to 839. Branchville.?Information was re vived in Branchville of the burning >f the planing mill and box factory of :he Santee River Cypress Lumber ;ompany at Ferguson on the Eastern >dge of Orangeburg county. The loss s estimated at more than $50,000. By lard work the several hundreds of jmployes of the company saved the lawmill and the lumber stored in the I ;ilns and lumber yards. BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS ORDER ING TROOPS TO BELFAST, IRELAND. DISPLAY OF ARMED FORCE Anti-Home Rulers Are Arming and Bloody Clash May Come?Home Rule Will Be Fought. Belfast, Ireland.?Regiments of the Highland light infantry and Scottish borderers will he drafted into Belfast in anticipation of Ulster day, when the covenant in defiance of home rule is to be signed by OLJlsterites. The Royal Irish Rifles, already stationed here, are confined to barracks in read iness for emergencies. More than a thousand members of "young citizen volunteers of Ireland" were enrolled. The new organization is to assist when called upon by the civil authorities to maintain peace. The demonstration at Portadown was one of tne most remar&auie ui the campaign, owing to the display of armed force and the enormous num ber of Oranegmen and Unionists who assembled to greet Sir Edward Car son and other Unionist leaders. Sir Edward declared that they were per forming the obsequies of home rule.-* .Frederick E. Smith, M. P., for Liv erpool, expressed the opinion that the battle was already won. He added: "The government, even if it has the wickedness, wholly lacks the nerve to order the British army to use co ercion in Ulster." The streets of Belfast are being gaily decorated. There has been an enormous sale of Union Jacks. Portadown, Ireland.?Determination not to submit to home rule was ex pressed by 20,000 Orangemen and Un ionists, residents of the county of Ar magh, Ulster. They had assembled In the birthplace of Oranegism to wel come Sir Edward Carson and other Unionist leaders. Rifles were carried by some of the battalions, into which the members of the XJnion'st clubs were formed, when they took part In a great procession. Two large cannon, also, were drag ged along on gun carriages, while an ambulance In charge of sisters moved with the procession ana camea ? large supply of splints and bandages. THREE KILLED IN WRECK ? Southern Passenger From Chicago to Jacksonville Derailed. Plalnvllle, Ga.?Three persons were killed, three are seriously injured, one is missing and six others were slight ly hurt, when Southern passenger train No. 14, bound from Chicago to Jacksonville, Fla., was derailed two miles north of here. Two day coach es, one Pullman and the baggage and express car were thrown from the track. * < The wreck was caused, it is report ed, by a truck breaking while the train was traveling at a high rate of speed. The engine, the mail car and the diner did not leave the rails, but the test of the train turned over into an embankment. / Relief parties were rushed to the scene in automobiles from Rome. All of the injured were placed on a relief train, rushed to the scene from Rome, and sent to Atlanta. Confer About Parcels Post. Washington.?Postmasters of the five largest cities of the United States came to Washington in re sponse to a summons from Postmaster General Hitchcock, who desired them to confer with the special cbmmittee he had appointed to work out plans for establishing the parcels post. They will be In conference with the post master general and his committee for several days, giving advice on a num ber of subjects affecting operation of the parcels post in larger cities, such as warehouse and terminal facilities, nnri the utilization of the present car rler force In the parcels post. The fif teen division superintendents of the railway mail service were here con ferring on plans that are being per fected for handling parcel mail on the railways. Count Pardoned to Spend Honeymoon. Chicago.?Count John Drashkovitcl* Orloff of Croatia was released from parole by Municipal Judge Sabath to permit the count to spend a honey moon of several months in Europe with his wife, who was Miss Mary Henrietta Sparrow, a wealthy^Chicago woman. Creditors caused much trou ble for Count Orloff just before and after his wedding here. Finally a typewriter concern had him arrested on a charge of larceny as bailee, and Judge Sabath placed the count on pro bation for one year. ?j a ..nn Rave Train. ' UBcq vii ww w..w Bluefleld, W. Va.?Miss Beulah Chandler, aged 18, prevented the wrecking of Norfolk and Western passenger train No. 1 when she dis covered tons of rock on the track at a curve near here. She was walking beneath the spot when she discovered the debris and heard the train ap proaching. She took off her apron, ran down the track and flagged the train, which ran up to and touched the slide of rocks. Passengers cheer ed her and took up a large collection for her. Held for Ransom by Rebels. Salt Lake City, Utah.?The seizure of a young man for ransom by Mexi can rebels is announced in a telegram received by the first presidency of the Mormon church from Junius Rom ney, its representative at El Paso, Texas. The dispatch says: "Rojas* rebels looted Bowman's camp in So nora day before yesterday. Took De mar Bowman for ransom, $1,000. Reb els, about 500 in all, marched south from Colonia racliecho." t JOHN D. ARCHBOLD Standard Oil magnate who has been telling a lot about his company's re lation with national politics. ADD 36,03$ MORE WARDS PRESIDENT TAFT TO SHELTER ALL THE FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTERS. Order Placing Fourth Claw Postmas ters in Classified Serv ce Will Be Issued. Washington.?It has beea practical ly decided that President. Taft will soon issue an executive order placing all fourth class postma^or in the classified service. This order, reliev ing <io,v6a putsiuitioLera uwm wc un certainty of political appointment, vyift be one of the most comprehen sive and far-reaching, as affecting the cfvil service ever issued. That the president would take this step, his ilrUt act toward putting Into practice his often expre&aed belief j that all government officers below the grade of cabinet members should be removed from the influence of politics and placecl under the civil service, be came practically certain, after a dele gation of postmasters returning from the annual convention of their asso Matinn nt Richmond. Va.. had been received at the white house, and by Postmaster General Hitchcock. The visitors Submitted a moi ster peti tion signed by about 20,OHO postmas ters, asking that they be placed in the classified service. After discussing the matter, briefly with the delegation, President Taft referred the executive committee of the association to Mr. Hixhcock for further consideration of .he matter. Later the committee called upon the postmarter general to tliscugs the ??fUV. Ulrrt bliujeui 1VJIL& Uiw. Mr. Hitchcock will submit to Presi dent Taft a formal recommendation that the petition be granted and the president is expected to act promptly and favorably upon the recommenda tion. In the entire country there were 49,672 fourth class postmasters at the end of th<3 last fiscal yeai. By execu tive order issued July, 190U, President Roosevelt placed all the postmasters of the New England dta:es and of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan aid Wiscon sin in the civil service, a total of 13, 634. Thoue still without the service number 36,038. IT COSTS TO KEEP EATING U. S. Bureau of Laoor tnowo now Food Prices Have Scared. Washington.?The most marked np ward trend of the cost <f living is disclosed In the Federal bureau of la fa' ~'s report of an investigation of P' :es for the past'ten yesrs conduct ed in the Important industrial cen ters of l.hirty-two states. Fifteen most important articles of food, as well as ccal, comprising two-thirds of a workingman's needs, w>re investi gated. On June 5, 1912, the report shows, fourteen of the fifteen articled of food were higher than a year before, and ten had advanced in the past ten years more than fifty per cent, over the average retail price for the ten year period 1890-1899. Dies In Electric Chair. Roatnn?Chester S. Jordan, entenc ed to death for the murder four years ago at Somerville of his wife, Hono rah, whose body he cut up and pack ed in a trunk, was executed in the electric chair at the Oharlestown state prieon. Jordan went to his death calmly and without making any statement. A suspicious cabman was respomtble for the discovery of the murder of Mrs. Chester S. Jordan, for which Jordan was executed. The murder was committed at their apart ments in Sommerville. Bore Comrade 53 Miles on Back. New York.?For 53 miles afoot through the northern woods, W. S. Cowing, ?. teacher, carried on his back a companion, Charles Claxton, Jr., who was helpless from an at tack of pt.eumonia. Cowing and Clax ton, near starvation, reached the lit tle French village, St. Pomphilo, Que bec, and traveled thence by rail to Bangor, where Claxton, 6011 of a phy sician in Philadelphia, lay near death in a hospital. The men were eigh teen days in reaching civilization. They had been on a canou trip. ? Th.ree Nations Chase Robbers. Chicago?United States authorities and the English government and the police department of Greece have joined in the effort to run down the missing members of the bunk of safe robbers who looted the Bank of Mon treal, New Westminster, of $272,000, and, after making their way to Chica go, flooded the underworld of the city with Canadian bills. The escape of the men created one of t^e greatest police scandals In the hititory of the Chicago department. 7-" FORCE OF 750 MEN TO BE DIS PATCHED TO SAN DOMINGO IMMEDIATELY. COL MOSES IN COMMAND Situation Has Grown Worse?Revo lutions Are Very Active on Border cf Hayti. Washington.?A force of 750 Ameri can marines under Col. E. J. Moses will sail from Philadelphia on the transport Prairie for San Domingo, to compel the reopening of Domini can custom houses along the border of Hayti closed by revolutionists. Authority for this step was given by Pretident Taft after a conference with Acting Secretary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop between Wash ington and New York, In the private car on which the president was re turning to .Beverly. Acting Secretary of State Huntington Wilson and- Wil liam T. S. Doyle, chief of the Latin American division of the state de partment, had advised the president of the necessity ror immeaiate acuon in Santo Domingo. - With the marines will go Brig. Gen. Frank Mclnlyre, chief of the army in sular bureau, and Mr. Doyle, as spe cial commissioners, to make an in vestigation of conditions in San Do mingo, particularly on the border be tween that country and Hayti, where the revolutionists have been most active. The Prairie will arrive at the island about October 3, and the plans for the disposition of the marines will depend entirely upon conditions existing at that time. Under the Dawson treaty of 1907 between the United States and the Dominican republic, the United States is responsible for ther collection and distribution of San Domingo's cus toms dues. Heretofore this hail been accomplished peacefully, but rebels operating from Haytl, have now clos ed all four of the border customs posts. Whatever force that may be neces sary will be used by the marines to reopen the posts and continue their orderly operation. Officials here be lieve, however, that when made aware of the determination of the United States government, the rebels will of fer no resistance, and that It may even be found unnecessary to disem bark the marines. But if mere saouia u? nuy oiau of resistance the force will be landed on the north and south coasts and marched directly inland over the wag on roads and rtails, for there are no railroads in that section to the cus toms houses. LEVEE ASSOCIATION MEETS They Favor Levees to Curb the Mis sissippi River. Memphis, Tenn.?The construction and maintenance of an adequate sys tem of levees along the Mississippi river as the only means of holding the waterway within bounds is pri marily a national problem, was agreed by speakers at the first sessions of the annual convention of the Inter state ' Levee association. Complete Federal control was urged by several, and this suggestion found favor with probably the greater number of the delegates. President Taft sent a message urg lng the necessity of co-operation by the Federal government and the states and suggesting that the needs of the Mississippi valley during the next few years will be so great as to require "all of the funds that can be spared from both the national and state treasuries." Shots Fired at the State Trooprf. Charleston, W. Va.?Events are moving rapidly in the big mine strike of West Virginia. Conferences were started by Governor Glasscock, and military commanders looking to a re duction of the number of state sol diers now on duty in the martial law district of Kanawha county, a com pany of state militia was, attacked at an isolated point near Dry Branch. Over fifty shots were fired V Rank Robber Indicted. New Orleans.?Howard E. Edwards, the highwayman who held up and robbed the New York limited train of the Louisville and Nashville rail road near the city on the night of September 4, was indicted by the grand jury. He is charged with as saulting mail clerks on the train and with the theft of mall matter. Ed wards, who had Been in the hospital here with a fractured skull as the re sult of blows struck by Engineer Baer, was removed to the parish pris on to await trial. Governor Foss Renominated. Boston.?Gov. Eugene T. Foss was renominated by the Democrats in the primary election. Returns from one half of the state, including the city of Boflton, gave him a lead of nearly 11.000 votes over his opponent, Jo conh p. Pfilletier. district attorney of Suffolk county. In the same cities and towns Joseph Walker, formerly speaker of the Massachusetts house of representatives, has a lead of about 3,000 over Everett C. Benton, a former member of the gov ernor's council, Bank Clerk Confesses Robbery. Pensacola, Fla.?William H. Bell, a 20-year-old bank clerk, confessed that he robbed the local First National | bank of a package containing $55,000' of the Louisville and Nashville pay-j roll and substituted a bogus package in its place. Fear that the officers would auspect his brother caused Bell to confess. The young bank clerk has been in the employ of the local bank for two years. In his con fession he declared that he had plan ned to secure the money a week be fore the payroll was made up. Oscar 8. Straus, secretary of com* merce and labor In President Roose velt's cabinet and before that minis ter to Turkey, was nominated for gov ernor of New York by the Progres sives of that state. CKEDir BANKS FOR FARMERS t FAVORED IN A REPORT SUBMIT TED TO THE UNITED STATE8 GOVERNMENT. Report Based on Study of Credit Sys tem to Farmers In Europe. - Paris, France.?Sweeping recommen dations for legislation designed to help development of agriculture In the United States are contained in an elaborate report forwarded to Wash incrton hv the American ambassador. Myron T. Herrick, who has complet ed an exhaustive Investigation jot the systems of agricultural cvredit facil ities in operation in Europe. The am bassador wrote the document after re ceiving reports from other American diplomatic representatives in Europe and conferring with others. The work of gathering and compil ing material for the formulation of the plans of efficient land and agricul tural system has been carried on un der instructions from President Taft and Ambassador Herrick has been as sisted by a commission which reach-) ed here from the United States in July. ' The ambassador's report recom mends the adoption by the United States of the reiffeissen system of agricultural co-operative credit aocie ueu. I uiB Bjrsicm ua.o uccu paruvu larly successful in Germany, where its operations represent half the business of the commercial banks. It includes organizations composed of small co operative societies where farmers are able to borrow money for a short time on their collective guarantee. These societies have become the nucelus of a series of central co-operative banks. The report' also recommends that persons interested in the welfare of the farmer shou'd form a general com mittee to direct a movement for the loning of money to farmers for a long period of lower rates than they now obtain. Preparing for Canal Opening. Washington.?In a report on the Panama canal and pan-American trade John Barrett., director general of the Pan-American union, who recently ? - J - n fhrnnirh T7!nrnn? tn stlldv liitiue a, uip i?4vu0** vrv .v ? ? what European governments and com mercial interests are doing to get ready for the opening of the canal, declares that every important port of Great Britain, France and Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Holland and Belgium Is "being improved to the highest degree of efficiency for over sea commerce." Every European shipbuilding yard of recognized stand ing is busy to its capacity construct ing ocean-going merchant vessels, the report adds. European governments are instructing their agents to report upon every phase of trade opportun * 4-~ cx />arto1 icy expecitu tu icouil Hum buv ?iu.w, Agents and trade scouts are being sent to Latin America and to all parts of the world affected by the canal to investigate trade possibilities. Sailors and Negroes Clash. Norfolk, Va.?A s'erious race riov between a hundred United States sail ors and negroes of South Norfolk, a suburb, was averted by the p-ompt ar rival of a provost guard. 65 strong, from the local naval training station. The sailors went to South Norfolk to secure revenge for having one of their comrades struck by a stone, thrown by a negro when a column of blue jackets were returning from a base ball game. The sailors first invaded a negro tenement, doused the lights and then threw the occupants out. Killed His Foe and Hanged Self. Boldenvllle, Okla.?David Swihart was stabbed to death at Wewoka, Okla., during a political debate, and Berry Schrimpacher,' under arrest in connection with the killing, hanged himself in the Jail at Wewoka, avow ing, in a note, found in his cell, that ji.j k--.tm-.Hv in the knowledge that I lie uieu uai/puj __ Swihart, whom he described as his political opponent, was dead. The trouble arose when Swihart announc ed his aprpoval of arguments advanc ed by a political speaker. Clansmen Carried to Scene of Tragedy Hillsville, Va?Sidna Allen and his nephew, Wesley Edwards, arrested in DesMoines, Iowa, after having eluded detectives for many months, found a great crowd, many from distant parts of the country, waiting to get a glimpse of them, when they arrived I here from Roanoke under detective 1 guard. They will be arraigned before Judge Staples, in the Caroll court, the scene of the shooting in which they are implicated. LAWRENCE SCENE OF TEXTILE STRIKE fully 12,000 walk out as prcv test to trial OF two OF their leaders. V SOME DESTRUCTIVE WORK The Striken Appear to Be Only Waiting For the Leadership of Sec retary William D. Haywood.?Mild to Last Winter's Strike. Lawrence, Mass.?Practically 12,000 textile operatives here has been af fected by the great strike inaugurat ed by Industrial Workers of the World to show their sympathy for Joseph J. Ettor and Arturo Giovannitti, leaders of that organization and as a protest against their trial in connection with the killing of Anna Lopinzzo, during the strike last winter, which is to be gin in the near future in Salem. It , is feared there will be an extension of the strike. Mill owners were said to be ready to close down the plants in event of further walkouts, or if dis orders develop. Mayor Scanlon announced that the __ mill owners probably would shut down if the situation became worse. "But," he added, "I do not think it will." In a comparatively mild degree Lawrence experienced a reptition of jji the scenes enacted last winter. Only ; -Jj mild disorders resulted however. Some of the more eager strikers in ] **! ?? /-> oat wnrlrara in WfA ' tlliempuub (AS b?i. ? their machines caused slight disturb* ances in several mills. Reports of a number of injuries were received by .the police but none of the injured was seriously hurt Clubs and in one case a revolver were flourished to '1 intimidate working operatives, and mill machinery at several plants was damaged. A few windows also were broken. The police made only three y arrests. These were on charges of ' assault or destruction of mill prop erty. Of the 12,000 operatives who quit ] work probably one-half did so as a protest against the trial of Ettor and >| Giovannitti. The others were forced out, either because of intimidation or x a result of the closing of their de- > partments. f f ^ Uprising In Vera Cruz. Washington.?Ambassador Wilson reported to the state department from n Mexico City that General Aguilar, a former officer in the Mexican army, was at the head of an uprising in the state of Vera Cruz. The crusier DeB Moines has arrived at.Vera Cruz from* Tampico and will remain until the sit uatiOn becomes more quiet The am bassador also reports the Federals getting control of the situation in . Oaxaca. Ran 9. "Fagin" School. ? J Rochester, N. Y.?By the arrest of Charles Kurmouies, 16 years old; Ja T Amharrfn IK ftnd I^OIliS Sterling. WW JUVUAWM* UV) ?w, 19 years old, the police believe they have discovered a school for instruct ing boys In thievery. The Fa gin of the outfit, they declare, is Sterling. Fifty-six skeleton keys were found on the boys at the time of arrest on a burglary charge. Sterling is said to be from Brooklyn. Shot Wife and Children and Himself. New York.?Anthony Debs, the po liceman who arrested Harry K. Thaw, after the latter killed Stanford White, . j on the Madison Square roof garden, shot and probably mortally wounded his wife, sent bullets into the thighs of two small girls and then comiuittew suicide. The shooting took place in front of the Debs home. Hedges Nominated For Governor. Saratoga, N. Y.?Job E. Hedges of New York was nominated as repub " * * VT^ttr Mean candidate ior goveruur ui York. Three ballots were taken. A motion to make the nomination unani mous was carried with enthusiasm. James W. Wadsworth, Jr., was nomi nated for lieutenant-governor without opposition. Man Shoots Four Persons. London.?A man who gave his name as Titis and claimed to be an American citizen, shot and seriously wounded four persons with a revolver and for a time caused a semi-panic. Titus, who speaks English poorly, had a dis pute with a barmaid of the hotel where he was staying in the Tottenham court road. He drew his revolver and shot her and a second barmaid and then rushed to the street. On the way out he shot down two men who tried to stop him and also fired at a third man.. He was finally overpowered. - Homes For Orphans In the West. Chicago.?Bumper crops in the west. are opening nomes iu oipua.ua uum the east. Sixty youngsters ranging in. age from 1 to 14 years from New York foundling asylums passed through Chicago on their way to Omaha and., other western points where they are to find homes with farmers. One of the children, Edward Devine, wept, when he reached Chicago because he^ thought it was New York and that he had been taken back there without ever seeing the west. He was not-, pacified till his mistake was explained.. Reduction or Loans. Washington.?National banks in the East and South show reductions of ex cessive loans in reports of their con dition. It is likely that tbe Comp troller of the Currency will impose more frequent examinations upon the banks that do not reduce excessive loans. Tbe excessive loans in force September 4, were aggregating $18,476 . excess; Eastern States 114 loans ag gregating $4887,168 excess; and South ern States, 174 loans aggregating $566,- - 567 excess. I