Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, March 12, 1913, Image 1
By STECK, 8HELOR & SCHRODER.
JICHT THE DAY; THOU CANST NOT THEN BB FALSE TO ANY MAN."
WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1913.
New Sortee No. 007.-Volume LXV.-No. 1.
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Our Buyer,
Mr. J. E. Bauknight,
is now in the New YorK and East
ern markets making selections for
the Spring and Summer trade. We
are going to have the largest and
best selected stocK for the 1913
trade that we have ever shown.
Those who Know our store can ap
preciate what that means.
WE STUDY TO PLEASE.
C. W. ?? J. E. BAUKNIGHT,
Walhalla, S. C.
IT PAYS TO BUY FOR CASH.
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YOUNG MAN.
5T0P!
Don't waste that dollar ! You are throwing away
your power.
Deposit it in a Good Bank and let it grow. It
will take care of you when you are old and feeble, and
besides, it will help build up your country and make it
great and prosperous.
Have you thought how money GRO WS ?
If Abraham, when he went down into Egypt, had
deposited one dollar with a good bank in that country
that paid six per cent, interest and compounded it
annually, and the bank had stood until now, all the
gold in the world would not pay the debt.
And yet there are many of our young men who
spend their incomes as fast as they get the money, and
yet wonder why they do not prosper as other men.
We want to help you help yourself.
The Westminster Bank,
Westminster, ?S. CJ.
P. P. SULLIVAN, - - Cashier
Georgia Prisoners Escape.
Macon, Ga., March 9.-Three long
term prisoners escaped 'from the hos
pital department of the State farm
prison early to-day. The fugitives
?re white. All of thom feigned ill
ness two days ago and were
transferred to the hospital ward.
There during the night they
dug through three inches of concrete
with a spoon, and though the place
is well guarded they climbed a fence
and got away. Bloodhounds could
not follow their scent later.
The escaped prisoners are J. E.
Klmbrell, 39, and Joe Petty, 28 years
old, serving life terms for murder;
J. P. Lakes, 25 years old, serving 12
year term for safe blowing.
Firebug Confesses.
You can say good-bye to constipa
tion with a clear conscience if you
use Chamberlain's Tablets. Many
have been permanently cured by
their use. For salo by all dealers, ad.
Chicago. March 10.-Benj. Fink,
alleged firebug, made a completo and
detailed confession to Assistant
State's Attorney Johnson, in South
Bend, Ind., yesterday, implicating 3f>
members of the alleged "arson trust."
Announcement of the confession was
made to-day by .Mr. Johnson.
Fink ls known under tho aliases of
Franklin and Kinkelberg. He has
been under arrest In South Bend for
two months.
Tho statement implicates several
fire insurance adjusters who are said
to be members of the combination
which has mulcted Insurance compa
nies out of large sums.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
won Its great reputation and exten
sive sale by its remarkable cures of
coughs, colds and croup. It can he
depended upon. Try it. Sold hy all
dealers. adv.
ROYAL
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guarantees it safe from
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SHH? DISASTER IN BAI/riMORE<|
British Vessel Blown to Atoms andy
Rescue Ship Wrecked.
Baltimore, March 7.-Three hun*;
dred tons of dynamite being loaded
in the Hritish tramp steamer Alum
Chine, in the lower harbor off Fort
Carroll, exploded about 10.30 o'clock
this morning, instantly killing from
4 0 to 5 0 men, wounding and maim
ing three score more, some of whom
may die, and dealing destruction 1<>
$500,000 worth of property.
The Alum Chine and a loading j
scow alongside ber were annihilated, j
The tug Atlantic, which twice wt nt
to the rescue of the imperiled, sea- I
men, was set on fire and later sank.'
The United States collier Jason, just
completed and ready for trial, was
raked to her deck and her armor ;
was riddled. Buildings in Baltimore 1
and towns many miles away were.;j
rocked by the force of the terrille ex
plosion.
The Cause Unknown.
The cause of the disaster is un
known to-night, but Federal authori
ties have instituted a thorough inves
tigation to place the blame. Excited
survivors told conflicting stories,
some insisting that a negro stevedore
caused the explosion by jamming a
spike into a case of dynamite. This
is denied by eye-witnesses, who de-,
clare - that smoke was seen pouring
from the Alum Chine's hold several'
minutes before the explosion occur
red.
At a late hour to-night the bodies
of 20 dead had been brought to mor
gues in this city and 60 Injured were
in the hospitals. Estimates of the
dead included 30 stevedores and
checkers of the Joseph R. Foard Co.,
employed in transferring dynamite
from a barge to tho Alum Chine,
which was bound for Panama, eight
members of the crew of the Alum
Chine, six men of the collier Jason
and the captain and several members
of the crew of the tug Atlantic. Many
bodies, it is believed, never will be
recovered from the Icy waters.
Of the injured a score are fright
fully maimed. At least 15 are ex
pected to die.
A Deadly Mein?.
The transportation company's scow
had fyeen-moored to the big steamer,
and the concussion from the ship's
hold blew up the tons of dynamite
still aboard the barge in an echoing
explosion that increased the carnage
and destruction. Several small craft
In thc harbor are believed to have
been blown to pieces.
The tug Atlantic, which had twice
rushed to the rescue before the crash,,
was racing away when it was caught
in the rain of charred wood, hot steel
and unexploded boxes of dynamite
that fell In a shower for a quarter of
a mile around, killing some of the
crew outright and setting flre'to the
vessel.
Coming up the river nt the time
was the tug Brittania and she rush
ed to the aid of the Atlantic, picking
up many of the wounded who had
leaped into the water. Some of them
are said to have perished before tho
Brittania could ?et to them.
No Explanation of Explosion.
'Baltimore, March 9.-Although
Wm, J. Bomhardt, assistant foreman
lof the stevedores, employed in load
ing the dynamite ship Alum Chine,
which blew up in the lower harbor
here Friday, ls under arrest, charged
with the act which caused the dis
aster, dynamite' experts still incline
to the theory that spontaneous com
bustion In the coal bunkers of the
vessel caused the disaster.
Bernhardt was arrested early this
morning after Coroner Russell, ot
the EaBtern Police District, had taken
the statement o' Morris Price, a
stevedore, who (?aid he saw Bom
hardt stick a bp.le hook Into a box I
of dynamite and cause its explosion.
Thc coroner says tho statement of
Price is supported by other steve
dores who were in the immediate vi
cinity.
Bomhardt denies the use of the
bale hook, but admits that the box
of dynamite exploded while he was
handling it. His theory is that the
dynamite had been frozen arid had
blistered, and that the friction caused
by the blisters on two adjoining
sticks produced the explosion.
Contrasting with these stories are
tho statements of others aboard the
Alum Chine that they heard no ex
plosion whatever before they saw
smoke and flames pouring from the
hold of the ship.
Explosive Works Explode,
Glasgow, Scotland, March 10.-A
terrific dynamite explosion bo-day
rocked the town of Irwine, tn Ayer
shlre. Tho Nobels explosive works,
twenty miles from here, were de
stroyed and the town of Irwine was
shaKen to Its foundations. Many
houses, churches, schools and public
Institutions were destroyed.
Ceilings fell everywhere, partitions
collapsed and scarcely a window in
the town was left intact.
People walking on the streets were
thrown to the ground and many seri
ously Injured. All the Inhabitants
rushed from tholr houses In conster
nation. The w/Uer front and harbor
wer? masses of wreckage.
There were three distinct explo
sions, followed by an immense
column of smoke two miles high.
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E. C. Marett & Co., Westminster, ad. I
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS.
Mistrial in Crier Murder Case-Seve
ral Minor Indictment** IMsposed Of.
The Court of General Sessions for
Qconee county convened at Walhalla
Monday morning, Judge Shipp pre
siding. Solicitor Bonham and Ste
nographer Smith were in their accus
tomed places.
i The grand jury organized by elect
ing C. R. D. Burns as foreman, lt
was found that one member of the
?Brand jury, George Taylor, had left
the county. An order was issued for
drawing an additional juror, and \V.
C. Finkenstadt, of Walhalla, was
drawn in his stead.
Two Snembers of petit panel fail
li to respond, but lt was decided to
b ahead and transact the business of
ie session with only 34 members of
ho potlt panel.
True Rills by Grand Jury.
Will Smith, murder.
(Dimer Durham, murder.
Green Thompson, murder.
L. E. Moore, assault and battery
1th intent to kill.
J. H. Haynes, violation of dispcn
,ry law.
Ossie Carter, assault and battery
Uh Intent to kill.
Gus Smith, violation of dispensary
w.
Norman Morgan, larceny.
"No Bills" by Grand Jury,
lohn Duckett, assa? t and battery
jth intent to kill.
F, Cobb, disposi. ?, of property
1er lien.
rlll Cooper, disposing of property
1er lien.
A. Dickerson, forgery.
Cnses Tried and Scot led.
lary Keels and Sam Keels, as
ilt and battery Argument by
Counsel for dismissing appeal. Or
<B)f taken.
JSJoe Childs, violation of dispensary
t#. Nol prossed.
?fcreen Wright and Rosa Wright,
violation of dispensary law. Nol
prossed.
A. Gray, violation of dispen
sary law. Nol prossed.
lohn Walker, violation of dispen
sary law. Ended.
J. Simpson, practicing medicine |
mt"
under false pretense and selling
property under mortgage. Ended.
George EJwards, malicious tres
pass. Ended.
Miles Addis, assault and battery
with intent to kill. Settled on pay
ment of costs.
Elmer Durham, murder. Tried
and found not guilty.
Pat McKee and Goss Cheek, as
sault and battery with Intent to killi
(Two cases.) Ended.
Shoat Parks and Elliott Preston,
housebreaking and larceny. Guilty.
Shoat recommended to mercy.
James Grier alias Son Grier, mur
do" Mistrial. This is the second
time this case has been tried in court.
At the first trial a verdict of guilty
of manslaughter was found. New
trial granted, and the case come on
for ti lui at tnis term. The jury re
mained out for about seven or eight
hours.
Riley Smith, malicious mischief.
Nol prossed.
L. E. Moore, assault and battery
with intent to kill. The trial of this
case is In progress as we go to press.
It is understood that tho case
against Mlies Smith, murder, will be
taken up to-day. The Court has ap
pointed M. R. McDonald as attorney
for the defendant.
Almost Another Murder Case.
Last Sunday Sheriff John W. Da
vis lodged in jail Will Weston, col
ored, whom ho arrested on the Keo
wee River farm of Thos. R. Keith.
Weston was arrested pending devel
opments in what came near being
the third murder case for Oconeo
within two weeks of tho convening
of Court. . Weston and another ne
gro, "Babe" Bigby, well known In
this vicinity, became involved in a
quarrel over plow points, tho row
becoming so heated that Weston, lt
is said, threatened to go to his home
for his gun, whereupon Bigby, ac
cording to the story as it came to the
Sheriff, dared Weston to get his gun
and shoot. Weston got the gun, re
turned to whore Bigby wa?, and in
the row that followed struck Bigby
on the head with the gun barrel,
crushing in tho skull for about 2%
inches. Bigby was at once rushed to
the Anderson Hospita], where he was
given attention and his indented
skull was raised. Word from the
hospital yesterday was to the effect
that Bigby will likely recover, and
that he will probably be released
from the hospital Saturday, March
lath. Weston, however, will be held,
.ponding development, before the
exact nature of the charge to be pre
ferred1 against him will be determin
ed upon. Both negroes are about
4f> to 48 years of age. Bigby Js an
old Walhalla darkey.
Third Week Jurors.
This morning 36 petit jurors for
the third .week of Court (beginning
Monday, March 24, and ending Satur
day, March 29,) were drawn, as fol
lows: v
Jobb Brandt, Wagener Tp.
W. M. Barrett, Tugaloo Tp.
J. C. Boggs, Center Tp.
W. B. Brown, Westminster.
T. O. Bryant, Keowe" Tp.
J. H. Barron, Seneca Tp.
W. A. Clark, Tugaloo Tp.
W. M. Cobb, Wagoner Tp.
B. P. Chapman, Keowee Tp.
PRESIDENT WHiL LEND A HAND.
Will Show Administration'? Weight
to Senate and House Hills.
Washington, March 9.-President
Wilson will take a hand himself In
framing legislation with the new Con
gress. With ithe co-operation of
party leaders in the House and in
the Senate he proposes to work over
tariff, currency and other Important
measures even before they are intro
duced and to lend the weight of the
administration to the support of the
bills.
This information, and the fact that
the President, will endeavor, in for
warding his policies, to use personal
persuasion, not only with members of
his own' party, but with Progressive
Republicana wlio are inclined to be
friendly, came lo-day from those who
have talked with him since his inau
guartion. The President does not
plan to draft legislation, but expects,
by suggestion and conference, t.o com
plete an agreement upon scientific
measure^ willi the party leaders.
President Wilson's plan as to leg
islation is not necessarily to insist on
the acceptance of administration
measures as such, but he will en
deavor to secure the accomplishment
of legislation with the aid of Demo
cratic leaders that will express fully
the fixed purposes of the administra
tion.
A part of the President's plan (and
in this he has the support of many
House leaders) ls to keep the eyes of
the nation on one particular measure
at a time. ? This was his line of pro
cedure as Governor of New Jersey in
pushing through the seven anti-trust
bills.
The President is expected to con
sult wiith House leaders this week
over the form of some of the tariff re
vision bills. The newly-designated
members of the ways and means com
mittee have been at work for two
days and will continue throughout
the week on the preparation of these
measures.
President Wilson already has made
a study of pome of the tariff bills of
the last two sessions, and Secretaries
Redfield and Bryan are also thor
oughly familiar with recent Demo
cratic work on the tariff. Before any
pf, th<^ measures aro ready
the President and his cabinet.
FEDERALS JOIN REBEL RANKS.
New Mexican Revolt Along Border
Becomes Formidable.
Douglas, Ariz., March 8.-Encamp
ed within striking distance of severul
important border towns, the 8,500
Constitutionalist troops rested on
arms rto-day, while insurrections
among Federal garrisons strengthen
ed materially the rebel forces.
No word has come from Nacozari,
south of here, where a fierce battle
waged all yesterday, and it ls not
known what the result of the encoun
ter has been. The last word receiv
ed from the besieged city was from
the telegraph operator, who .dashed
"too hot for me here," and left his
key just before all wires between
Douglas and Nacozari were cut.
To-day the best citizens of Agua
Prieta generally lied to Douglas,
while the drunken and rebellious sol
diers paraded the streets crying
"Viva Madero!" "Viva Maytorena!"
and "Viva Diaz!" Brawls between
politically estranged companions in
arms added to the confusion and ter
ror which held the town lu its grip
throughout tho day.
Desertions among the Federal sol
diers at. Guayainas, the California
gulf port held by tho Federals, were
reported here to-day, and though or
ders were received by the comman
der of that garrison to move against
Hermosillo with his full force imme
diately, no move has been made by
them.
OOO Passengers and Crew Drowned.
Constantinople, March 8.-Two
hundred passengers and the mem
bers of the crew of the small British
steamer Calados were drowned March
1 when the steamer foundered in the
Sea of Marmora during a blizzard.
The Calados, which was of 353
tons, plied between Constantinople
and Pandemia, some 60 miles south
west of Constantinople, in Asia-Mi
nor. The vessel was owned by the
Patriotic Steamship Company, of
London.
W. E. Davin, Tugaloo Tp.
J. P. Dillard, Seneca.
T. J. Dalton, Seneca Tp.
T. E. Elrod, Westminster.
J. E. Gaines, Westminster.
W. E. Giles, Center Tp.
Ed. Harden, Wagener Tp.
W. H. Hunt, Center Tp.
S. B. King, Center Tp.
W. K. Livingston, Seneca.
John Myers, Seneca.
W. B. Mongold, Chattooga Tp.
C. C. Miller. Center Tp.
G. W. Marett, Westminster.
John K. Moore, Pulaski Tp.
T. N. Minton, Seneca Tp.
W. J. McLe^key, Center Tp.
J. N. McDonald, Wagener Tp.
D. L. Norris, Westminster,
R. K. Ninrmons, Seneca.
J. D. Oliver, Wagener Tp.
J. T. Patten, Pulaski Tp.
A. C. Prater, Center Tp.
Marshall S. Strlbllng, Westminster.
L. L. Williams, Wagoner Tp.
M. A. Wood, Seneca.
R. E. White, Keowee Tp.
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100 PASSENGERS RESCUED.
Nt .ii ly All Were ImmigiuntH from
Spain, Hound for Cuba.
Key West. Fla., 'March 9.-Ono
hundred and sixteen passengers, all
of whom wero Immigrants bound
from Spain to Cuba, with the excep
tion of two tlrst class passengers,
were rescued from the British
steamer Lugano, ashore on Ajax Beef,
off the Florida coas!, by the tug Res
cue this afternoon.
To-night the passengers, mutter
ing thanks in their language for their
delivery from the peril that con
fronted them, were landed hero by
tho tug.
Survivors Oared For.
AU of I he passengers have boen
housed in buildings along the docks,
cots having been obtained for them
prior to the arrival of the tug Rescue.
Transfer of tho passengers from
the ill-fated Lugano to the Kcscuo,
acting temporarily as an ambulance
of the sea. was effected In two hours,
small boats being used. Ol' tho pas
sengers rescued twelve were women,
fifteen children and the remaining 89
men.
lt was 1.80 o'clock this morning
when the Lugano suddenly struck '.ho
reef. Capt. Penwill immediately re
alized that the position of tho vessel
was .serious.
Gave Distress Signals.
Distress rockets sent Into the air
told of the accident, hut no answer
ing signal came. The wireless sput
tered its fateful "s. o. s." aorosa *bo
waters, but vainly waited for an an
swer through the early morning
hours while day was breaking.
Finally the fatal message of the
British ship waB picked up by the
United States wireless station here.
At the same time lt was Intercepted
by the tug Rescue, bound for this
port. The latter vessel immediately
set out for the Lugano and had suc
ceeded in rescuing her passengers be
fore additional tugs, sent from here,
arrived at the scone.
Owners Notified.
Capt. Benwell, of tho Lugano,
which wns bound from Liverpool to
Cuban ports, to-night wired officials
of the Lloyd Line, to which the Luga
no belonged, notifying them "'of the
accident and asking that aid bo KP ,1
at once In an effort to save tho ship.
When the tug Rescue left the ship
this afternoon she had 18 feet of wa
ter In her first hold. The exact cause
of the accident to the British steamer
ls unknown.
Another Steamer Ashore.
Key West, Fla., March 9.-Tho
British steamer Howth Head ia
ashore off Molasses Reef to-night.
The United States revenue cutter
Miami is standing by the ship and
giving assistance. The Howth Head
ls reported to be leaking badly. The
Howth Head is from Talbot, Wales,
and is carrying no cargo or passen
gers.
GOVERNOR PARDONS NEGRO.
Threatens to Pardon Every Person
Convicted in Police Court.
Columbia, March 8.-An unusual
instance of the use of tho pardon
power was recorded this morning
when Governor Bleaso Issued an un
conditional pardon to his chauffeur,
Harrison Needy, who was only a few
hours before convicted in recorder's
court of exceeding the speed limit.
The Governor did not appear In
court as a witness, hut hardly had the
negro's conviction become 'known in
tho Governor's office when the par
don was sent to the office of tho Sec
retary of State. The negro had been
fined $3.76.
Sn io moued to Appear Again.
Columbia, March 10.-Chief of
Police Cathcart to-day served ano
ther summons upon Governor
Bleaso's colored chauffeur to appear
In police court to-morrow morning
and answer to the charge of speed
ing. The negro was fined $3.75 Sat
urday for speeding, and the Gover
nor Immediately pardoned him.
The Governor threatened to par
don every person convicted in police
court, if the fine was not remitted.
The fine has not yet been remitted
and the police authorities have asked
City Attorney Edmonds to render
his opinion as to whether the Gover
nor's pardon can stand.
The Governor stated to a press
representative to-day that if the city
did not stop what he alleges as
"thrusts at him" by the actions
against the chauffeur, he has the
power to put tho city under metro
politan police and declare martial
law. His threat is the sensation of
tho day In the city.
After the fining of the chauffeur
Saturday the Governor's car was seen
driving up and down Main street at
a fast rate of speed. It ls for thia
offense that the chauffeur ls sum
moned to court to-morrow.
Dr. ClinkNcales for Governor.
Spartanburg, .March 8.-Dr. John
C. OJlnkrcales, .professor of mathe
matics at Wofford College, mado un
conditional announcement to-day that
he would be a candidate for Governor
noxt year on the platform of compul
sory education. His friends have aa
sured him that they will at once form
a practical organization to conduct
his candidacy. Hia announcement
has aroused sincere enthusiasm in
Spartanburg, sod local politicians de
clare he will be a formidable candi??
date. *A