Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, July 12, 1910, Page 2, Image 2
Scraps and .facts.
? Mexico City, July 10: Oen. Diaz,
who will he 80 years old on September
18, next, was today re-elected as president
of Mexico for a term of six
years, this being: the seventh time he
has been chosen by the people of his
country as the head of the national
government. Ramon Correll was elected
vice president. Rei>orts from all
the states are to the effect that in the
electoral college Diaz and Correll won
an overwhelming majority, and that
onv irinrl ncciirrpd in
any section of the country. President
Diaz is hale and hearty. Accompanied
by his wife he was an interested
spectator at the race track here today,
when a racing programme under the
auspices of the French colony was
carried out.
? Washington, July 10: More than
510,000.000 reductions in the postal
deficit has been made in the first nine
months of 'he fiscal year just ended,
according to final returns just received
by Postmaster General Hitchcock
from the auditor of the postoftice department.
The deficit for the nine
months was 52,709,000, as against $12,832,000
in the same period of the preceding
fiscal year. In the third quarter
of the past fiscal year, the quarter
ending March 31, the postal service
earned a surplus of $1,373,000, the revenues
for the quarter amounting to
$.18,834,000 and the expenses to $57,561,000.
The latter showed an increase
of 10 per cent over those of the same
quarter last year, while the former
showed an increase of less than 4 per
cent.
? The Carnegie hero fund commission,
which had been investigating a
thrilling life saving episode of a recent
date, wherein a man at the risk
of his life saved an oil spattered
chauffeur from burning to death, ceased
its labors on finding that the hero
was a member of the commission and
a warm personal friend of Andrew
Carnegie. Albert J. Barr, proprietor
of two Pittsburg papers, is the life
saver who since the day of the episode
has been trying to conceal his connection
with the heroic act. At 8.35 on
a recent morning while Mr. Barr was
passing a garage two cans of gasoline
exploded. Part of the burning liquid
fell on a chauffeur, who dashed from
the garage aflame. Mr. Barr grasped
the man with one hand and with his
umbrella beat out the flames and then
assisted in extinguishing the fire in
the garage, though warned that there
was much gasoline there, likely to explode
at any moment.
? Rayvllle, La., July 10: Aroused by
the fact that an appeal to the supreme
court had been taken, following his
condemnation to death here Friday on
the charge of having murdered Town
Marshal C. C. Chenault, a mob battered
downs the doors of the parish jail at
Rayvllle today, and dragging J. D.
Freeman, a white man, from his cell,
hanged him on the same spot where he
had slain the marshal. The fact that a
deep gash was found in Freeman's
throat led to the theory that he had
attempted suicide, probably with a
piece of glass, when he heard the mob's
approach. The lynching occurred
shortly after 1 o'clock this morning.
Late Saturday afternoon an appeal to
the supreme court in Freeman's behalf
had been granted. "This is the outcome
of the appeal," was the note
found pinned to the dead man's body.
Freeman, who was a blacksmith, shot
and killed Chenault three weeks ago
when the latter attempted to arrest
him for a minor offense. The officer
was one of the most popular residents
of this community and feeling against
his slayer was intense.
? Cleverness on the part of the engineer
prevented three youthful and
apparently inexperienced bandits from
robbing the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Southwestern "Flyer" near Larimore,
fifteen miles from St. Louis early
last Sunday. Three men were arrested
later as suspects and placed in
jail pending investigation. Engineer
Quinn, through a ruse, prevented the
looting of the baggage car and the
passenger coaches. The bandits compelled
the engineer and the fireman at
the point of revolvers to descend from
the cab and go with them to the baggage
car to assist in uncoupling it.
The enginemen in the darkness managed
to glide away from the bandits
and made for the cab. The bandits
opened fire upon them. Scrambling
into the cab, the engineer threw the
throttle wide open and dashed away
with the train. Five miles further on
Quinn running upon the yardmaster in
St. Louis told the details of the attempted
robbery. The train was in
the hands of the bandits 40 minutes.
According to railway officers there
were thousands of dollars in the baggage
car. The three men, armed and
masked, used a red lantern to halt the
iiaiu.
? The Memphis Commercial Appeal
of yesterday prints cotton crop conditions
as follows: A comparison of reports
received this week under date
of July 7 with those of June 23 showthat
in the period between those dates
the cotton crop about maintained itself
in North Carolina and Tennessee;
made small gains as compared with a
normal in Oklahoma and Texas and
also deteriorated sharply in other
states, the cause of the deterioration
being excessive and long continued
rains. "Reports show that during the
past week rains were general east of
Texas and Oklahoma, making practically
the third week of continuous
rainfall. There are local exceptions
and Tennessee and North Carolina
have not had as much precipitation
as other states. There are a few good
reports, in this, the rain territory, but
they are the exception and not the
rule. "Generally speaking, the fields are
becoming grassy, the plant is showing
ill effects from lack of cultivation
and on the lowlands much of the
tields have been submerged and there
has been or will be some abandonment
of acreage. Some of the damage
can not be recovered, although it
goes without saying that two weeks of
bright weather would work a great
improvement."
? Bethany Plains. France, July
JO: The international aviation meeting.
at which new records for height,
distance, speed and time were set,
came to a close today. The meeting
was a triumph for the monoplanes,
which made all the records and carried
off the majority of the prizes.
The experts declared that the most important
achievement was the record
made by Lieon Morane, who yesterday
attained a speed of 65.06 miles an
hour. They believe that this will be
followed soon by a speed of 180 to
200 kilometres, at which speed aeroplanes
would be little affected by the
wind. The moment is in sight, they
think, when travel by aeroplane will
be as safe and twice as fast as by
train. The distance and duration
records established by M. Labouchere
yesterday, 340 kilometres (211.14
miles) in 4 hours 37 minutes 45 seconds,
were broken today by Olieslagers,
who made a magnificent flight
of 343 kilometres (244.44 miles) in 5
hours, 30 minutes, 5 seconds. On landing
Olieslagers was handed a telegram
of congratulations from the king of
the Belgians. Morane who covered
five kilometres (3.10 miles) yesterday
in 2 minutes and 59 seconds, and 10
kilometres in 5 minutes and 47 seconds.
succeeded in betteiing these
records today, covering the five kilometres
in 2 minutes and 53 seconds
and the 10 In 5 minutes and 42 seconds.
He also carried off the speed
prize for 20 kilometres (12.44 miles)
in 12 minutes and 45 seconds. The
cross country prize, over a 22 kilometre
course was won by Le Blanc in
a monoplane. The officers' prize for
a flight of 50 kilometres went to Lieut.
Cannerman. He. in company with
Lieut. Pequant, at the close of the
meeting, left on a machine for the
camp where he is stationed. The only
American competitor. Weymann. while
he did not win a prize, made a consistently
good showing. In another flight
late this evening Morane further reduced
the time for five kilometres,
covering the distance in two minutes
and 48 seconds, a speed of more than
110 kilometres (6.8.42 miles) an hour.
iThf -HlorhviUr (fnquircr.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVIIXE. S. C.t
TUESDAY. JULY 12. 1910.
ANY three-for-a-quarter legislator
can vote for an appropriation bill.
This is a capital time to refuse to
sell the growing crop for future delivery.
More cattle and better cattle will
surely follow the increased production
of corn in South Carolina.
Booze fighters will prohably steer
clear of Columbia, now that the city
has established a free whisky cure
department.
It is a well known fact that no matter
how much money is raised by taxation,
the legislature can always get
rid of it by appropriations.
The financial condition of the south,
the fact that this country is better
able to take care of itself, is one of
the biggest factors in connection with
good prices.
H.\r> Mr. Patten and the other cotton
bull operators lost out, it is hardly
probable that Mr. Wickersham would
have asked for indictments against
the bears.
People who insist on standing for
right and decency have plenty of work
cut out for them: but they cannot
hope to have any respect for themselves
otherwise.
People who profess to know, say
that Jack Johnson is fighting booze
at a rate that will settle his championship
in about a year. Old booze has
knocked out every prize fighter who
has tackled him.
If it were possible to secure a Watson
or a McMaster to take the job, it
would be a decided economy and benefit
to the state, to change the state
railroad commission from a body of
three members, and have only one
railroad commissioner at a salary of
$5,000 to be appointed by the governor
on a showing of capacity for the
Job.
The subject of taxation is a great
bigr question and especially so in South
Carolina where the system as is generally
known does not compare with
that of the other states of the country.
The candidates are evidently
afraid to touch the question for they
might say something that would offend
a voter and almost every voter
in South Carolina is a taxpayer, therefore
they have adopted a let alone
policy.?Columbia letter.
And to think that each one of the
six candidates for governor thinks
that he is just the man for the place.
Whew!
Ttrr: continuous crop idea is steadily
and surely taking possession of
the minds of the more progressive farmers.
Wheat sown in the fail is followed
by peas in July, and the peas
are followed in October by rye. and
the rye is followed in the spring by
cotton or corn, which can be followed
the next fall by crimson clover or
more wheat or rye. Only a comparatively
few people in this section have
yet gotten a practical idea of the merits
of this plan, but those who have
been practicing it as long as two years
cannot be changed again.
When last Friday's issue of The Enquirer
came out, it was not the purpose
of the publishers to make a double
issue of today's paper. The enlarged
issue came about through the
demand for three extra pages. These
could not be supplied without reducing
the usual amount of reading matter far
below normal, and in order to give the
advertisers what they want without
imposing upon subscribers, we are just
making the paper eight pages for this
occasion. There is nothing remarkable
about the fact of jumping from four
to eight pages on such short notice;
but there are very few county papers
in the state of the size of The Enqui
rer. that are able to do it.
The most sanguine bears are not
estimating the possible yield of this
year's cotton crop at more than 13,000.000,
and everybody is agreed that
it will take at least 15,000,000 bales
to supply the demand. This curtailment
business on the part of consumers
has been going on for several
years now, ever since 1907 at least,
and the old clothes reserve even has
about played out. The great mass of
consumers is in rags, so to speak.
There has got to be some buying soon
and there is going to be a still further
advance in the price of cotton
goods. As we see it, the outlook for
cotton was never so favorable, and we
believe that producers of raw cotton
will have the refusal of 16 cents a
pound before they are compelled to
take 12* cents.
THE plan perfected by Mr. W. J.
Roddey of Rock Hill, for the strengthening
of Erskine college, which plan
is fully outlined in the article by Dr. J.
1. McCain in another column, furnishes
abundant opportunity for those
who would honor themselves by giving
practical support to that most
worthy institution. Erskine college
has a noble and creditable record that
has retlected honor on the state, and
is probably doing as good work now as
ever in its history. Hut it could do
much better work if it were stronger
financially, and the united efforts,
I ?r? !.?> Mr I?. 1.
??U* II CIO Ul V I C*\ ',? 4?4 4 . 14> ?dey's
plan, of thousands who an- interested.
would at onee advance it
many points in the scale of power and
usefulness. It is only a mutter of $f>
or $10 to those who feel that they can
afford no more. Those who desire
to give more may do so, of course, as
every cent that can he raised will he
used to good advantage.
Preachers and Politics.
There is no reason why a minister
should not endorse a candidate for
public position if he wants to. He is
no less a man and citizen because of
his profession, and he of all people
should be intensely interested in pood
government. We are glad to see the
preachers taking an interest in politics
or anything else that helps for
civic righteousness. It is not only
their right but essentially their duty,
and all this talk about preachers mixing
in politics is buncombe. We have
never yet heard of a candidate refusing
the endorsement of a minister, and
any man should be proud to obtain
it. This is not the first campaign in
which the name of a minister has been
used as endorsing a candidate, and it
will not be the last by any means.
This newspaper is not supporting any
candidate for governor so far, but
simple justice warrants the foregoing.?Bamberg
Herald.
The observations of the Bamberg
Herald strike us as being quite sound.
If there is any reason why a preacher
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nua IlUl CAttlllV incr OUIIIV 1 Igiiv uo M.v
other individual to express himself on
politics, we do not know what it is.
There are people even who claim that
a newspaper has no right to Interest
itself with politics: but it is a very
easily noticeable fact that the claim
only applies to newspapers that are on
the opposite side from the claimant.
And here is the secret. Preachers
have a right in politics If they are
on the right side.
The State Canvass.
There may be those in South Carolina
who think that the county to
county canvass now in progress
throughout the state, furnishes an
adequate and satisfactory means of
filling the public offices with the best
men available; but we frankly confess
that we are not among those who so
think.
Tears ago, after we began to realize
how nominating conventions were
manipulated by political wire-pullers,
and how frequently unfit and unacceptable
men were foisted on the voters
under circumstances and conditions
that seemed to carry endorsement that
was not to be questioned, we were
elad to acceDt the Drimary plan as of
fering the only reasonable hope of
relief; but the great question that now
confronts us seems to be, cannot the
present system be still further improved
?
It is not ours to complain of a freefor-all
primary. We cannot conceive
of any other system that is fair and
just to all or which Is better calculated
to ensure and promote Democratic
government. While it is not to be denied
that the present system admits
of the candidacy of all kinds of characters,
including freaks, who are not
to be considered as possible office
holders, and while such are sometimes
elected, still it must be admitted that
for every fault or disadvantage that
can be argued against the system two
or more redeeming advantages can be
urged, and as imperfect as the present
plan may be, it appears to be about
the best thing there is in sight.
But when it comes to this county
to county campaign, there is very little
good to be said of it. Here we have
a crowd of candidates going over the
state talking to from 300 to 500 voters
in each county, in all less than one out
of twenty of the voters of the state,
and less than twenty minutes each,
even for men who are standing for an
office so important as the governorship
its'If. Among those who have
been candidates for governor have
been quite a number who had never
been heard of before outside of their
own counties, and the campaign has
furnished them no opportunity to convince
anybody whether they should be
heard of. And with the candidates
for the other offices the condition is
even worse. They generally have from
5 to 10 minutes each, hardly time
enough to tell their names, occupations
and places of residence and certainly
no time in which to convince
the average voter of their fitness for
the position they are seeking.
Just how the whole situation is to
be remedied, we do not know. We
have no well defined plan to suggest.
It seems to us that the present system
might be improved in a number of
particulars; but, however, this may
be, we feel thoroughly well satisfied
that one of the first and most important
steps in the direction of improvement
would be to abolish the compulsory
feature of the county to county
canvass. Leave it to the candidates to
have such a canvass if they want it,
to arrange the itinerary for themselves,
and stick to the itinerary or not as
they may prefer.
We would not like to promise that '
a free for all still hunt would be more !
satisfactory than the present arrangement;
but we are certainly unable to
see anything in the present arrange- 1
ment that recommends its efficiency
in the attainment of the object sought.
THE WEATHER AND COTTON.
Interest Centers in Arkansas, Louisiana
and Mississippi.
Indications, says a New Orleans dis
patch of Sunday, are that the cotton
trade this week will be more interested
in the new crop situation in Arkansas,
Louisiana and Missisippi than any
other feature of the markets. Reports
from those three states will have
much to do with the course of prices,
unless something very strong develops
in the old crop positions.
Last week closed with a good portion
of the trade convinced that the
cotton crop was about to pass through
a most critical period, and the majority
were willing to admit that the
weather of the next fortnight would
have much to do with the size of the
total yield this season.
If this week sees further crop deterioration,
investment buying on an increased
scale may be expected, even
though the leading professional interests
don't take any decided stand on
the new crop. It has come to be the
contention among a certain class of
traders that 13 cents for October Is a
more legitimate price than is 15 cents
for July. This buying will be of a
very strong character, just as it was
a year ago at this time, when outside
investors entered the market and
bought cotton that they held for a
rise of nearly four cents a pound.
In connection with the old crop, the
market will be eager to get at the truth
of the mill situation last week. The
market was flooded early and late
with reports of mills closing down, and
these reports had a bearish effect on
prices. When the weekly statistics
were published, however, it was found
that mills hud taken as much cotton
as they took the same week two years
ago, and within 10,000 bales as much as
they took the same week last year.
The Liverpool spot market, the returns
from the Manchester doth and
yarn market, and last but not least,
the daily quotations on silver in London
will have more than their usual
prominence this week. This is due
Ill lilt* Strong snowing niiiui- naiuiuu.i
by spots in Liverpool ami silver in
Ijondou, following a week of unusual
activity. Higher prices for silver
should cause the far east to buy more
cotton goods from Manchester and a
better demand for cotton goods will
stimulate an already strong demand
in Liverpool for spots from Manchester.
? There is a row in flreetiville over
a proposition to move the Confederate
monument from the head of Main
street to a less congested location. The
L\ 1). C.'s are in arms against the
'proposition.
LOCAL, AFFAIRS, tt
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
\V. S. Wllkerson?Is announced as a
candidate for election to the house
of representatives from York county,
subject to the will of the voters rf
in the primary election. sj
R. L. deLoach?Is announced as a can- .
didate for reappointment as magis- df
trate for York township, subject to 01
the will of the voters in the primary, tc
Enquirer Office?Has a pair of spec- ni
tacles that owner may have by identlfylng
property and paying for ad- "
vertiseraent. ol
S. R. Brock. Pastor?Invites the publie
to a Sunday school picnic at New
Bethel Baptist church, near Ix>wryville,
on Friday, July 15. tl
Shannon & Hope, Sharon?Want quick ol
buyers for five Birdsall wagons that
they offer at reduced prices.
Baseball?On local grounds Thursday w
and Friday and at Clover on Satur- tt
day afternoon. e,
J. L. Williams & Co.?Are offering: BOO . ,
yards 48 cents silks at 25 cents a
yard. ' H
Amuse-U-Theatre?The pictures to- rl
night will Include "The Cowpuncher's
Ward," and "Between Love and
Love." tc
Thomson Co.?On pages 4 and 5 an- ai
nounce a great July clearance sale c(
beginning next Friday and continu- .
ing through July. Special attractions
are offered cash buyers in all th
departments of the big store.
I. W. Johnson, Pres.?Calls on voters ^
in Yorkville precinct No. 2 to enroll *
their names on the club roll. V(
Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Will begin a ai
specially reduced price sale on OI
Thursday morning, and on page 6
gives a great variety of store news w
that will interest shoppers in all Its sc
departments. d<
J. C. Wllborn?Offers a sawmill outfit ol
complete with boiler and engine for
sale. It is near Fort Mill.
J. Q. Wray?In order to reduce his o*
stock offers cut prices on everything
in his store, including dress goods,
domestics, shirtwaists, embroideries, n<
clothing, shoes, etc. bi
National Union Bank, Rock Hill?In- p<
sists on the fact that It is the first
dollar that counts biggest in the
building of a savings account. It is
anxious to help you.
York Supply Co.?Has tick emulsion
and tells you how a little of It will
remove ticks from cattle. Sow Crlm- a'
son Clover now. Seed potatoes. vi
Yorkville Hardware Co.?Can supply a,
you with all kinds of piping, pipe fit- ?
tings, steam and water fittings at 1
the right prices. h(
The astronomers are predicting an cc
unusual display of meteors on and af- UJ
ter the middle of this month, to con- P1
tlnue for a period of six weeks. There c?
will be a very active display from a
Aquarius, reaching its maximum dur- Jt
ing the last five days of July.
All Democrats who desire to vote w
in the primary of August 30, must see h<
to it that their names are on the club c'
roll on or before August 25. In many
instances the respective clubs have the as
same old rolls that have been used M
in previous elections, and voters who 9e
have already enrolled need not be en- Jn
rolled again. It will be well, how- *h
ever, for every voter to see to It that cc
his name Is actually on the list. There
are two clubs at Yorkville, and the A
officers of the same are trying to per- T
feet both club lists, so each will in- 1>(
elude only such names as properly
belong on it. P'
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BASEBALL NOTES. P'
In the Yorkville-Forest City series UI
of ball games at Gastonia last week,
the game of Friday resulted In a draw, a(
the score standing 3 to 3 in the ninth w
inning, when the gamt was called on 01
account of rain. In Saturday's game 8t
the score was 3 to 0 In favor of York- ^
vllle. The attendance at the games w
was only fair. ,u
At Rock Hill this week the Yorkville
and Forest City teams are playing a at
series of three games, beginning yes- ?'
terday. The game yesterday afternoon v'
was a snappy one from start to finish.
The Foresters had the better of the
, ,?,? te
UrKUineill UIllll wit* ut'K iiiiiiiik ?m in*last
half of the ninth inning, when 1,(
the score was 2 to 0. In this half Yorkville
made three trips around the w
boulevard, two of them being on four sl
base hits, one each by Archie and Ste- ^>1
venson. The score was as follows:
R. H. E.
Yorkvllle 3 6 3
Forest City 2 10 2
Batteries: Yorkvllle?Rousseau and at
Parks; Forest City?Clark and Gaines, rp,
There will be a game at Rock Hill ^
this afternoon and another tomorrow. fr
On Thursday and Friday afternoons
the Forest City and Yorkvllle teams
will play two games on the local gv
grounds, beginning at 4.30 o'clock, and qj
on Saturday the teams will go to Clo- ^
ver for one game, which will be called W(
at 3 o'clock.
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WITHIN THE TOWN. fo
? Just In front of the Baptist church re
on South Main street, there is a ui
stretch of ditch, which always holds r|,
water until it Is dried up by the sun. ag
Frequent complaint has been made
of the condition of the ditch, both
from the standpoint of health and ap- se
pearances. The council has taken no pc
action because It is waiting for the de
appointment of a street committee to pc
look after such things. The health h?
board says it is none of its business g
and puts it up to the council. It is Just gi
possible, however, that if the stagnant, er
mosquito-breeding pond was In a private
citizen's back yard, that the tn
health board would get busy very sud- ag
denl.v. a
? There has been so much rain in f0
Yorkville during the past few weeks ci
mat a neavy uownpuui uu? eeuseu n> 0t
be regarded as out of the ordinary: f0
but a rain of last Friday afternoon pr
was something of a record breaker, -j
It came up at about 4.30 o'clock and fell Wj
from three clouds which met over the j0
town and emptied themselves separately
and together. There was wind,
thunder and lightning in plenty and ai
although no attempt was made at ac- re
curate measurements, the total fall p?
must have easily amounted to more ,j
than an inch. The streets were flood- (,),
ed, gardens and yards were washed into
gullies, fruit trees were stripped and pr
broken and there was considerable jn
other damage. All the watercourses
immediately contiguous to Yorkville
were high out of their banks. to
be
GENERAL SESSIONS.
The summer term of the court of CI
general sessions, which was to have M
convened yesterday did not begin work vi
until this morning, because of the ab- en
sence of Judge Sltipp, who was de- hs
tained at his home in Florence by ill- Jo
ness in his family. CI
The grand and petit Jurors, most of de
the witnesses, who had lieen bound th
over and others were on hand yester- se
day, but in the absence of the presld- to
ing judge, of course, no business could
lie transacted. or
Judge Shipp arrived yesterday af- lie
ternoon, and court convened at 10.150 fk
o'clock this morning. This was his
honor's first visit to York county since im
his elevation to the bench, and upon no
the opening of court his commission de
was read and spread upon the sessions th
journal. ve
The panel of .grand jurors was prac- p|<
tiially complete; but there was a con- an
sideralde shortage in the list of petit m<
jurws present for service, and it was '
necessary to draw a new venire from of
le five-mile box, the proceedings
>uld continue without danger of in rruption.
Inasmuch as the grand Jury had al ad.v
been charged as to its general
utles. Judge Shipp was brief in his
>marks to that body. He took occaon
to explain his absence yesteray
on account of the Illness of one
f his children at HendersonvIHe, and
> say that he hoped his coworkers bad
ot been seriously inconvenienced,
e emphasized the great importance
' the nfflee of errand luror. savinir that
le grand jliry |a practically the key J
> the whole judicial system so far as
le same deals with the enforcement
[ the criminal laws, and further it Is
ne of the most important arms of our
hole political and social system for
le securing of safety to life and prop ty,
and guaranteeing to every man
Is right to the pursuit of happiness,
le called especial attention to the
ght and duty of the grand Jury to
lake recommendations as to the matirs
concerning the public welfare that
re beyond the jurisdiction of the cirlit
court, in the province of the leglatlve
and executive departments of
le government, etc.
In the first batch of bills given out
; the solicitor this morning, five injlved
charges of murder and pursuit
to request, the first case acted up- 1
i was that of Cora Young, colored,
ho killed her husband near Lesslie
ime weeks ago. A true bill was rented,
and the case was taken up withit
unnecessary delay. All the other
irors were discharged until 9.30
clock tomorrow morning.
As to how long court will last, canit
be definitely stated at this time;
it from general appearances all the
;nding cases are short and will be
sposed of as rapidly as possible.
DEATH OF A. F. WOODS.
Mr. A. Frank Woods, a well known
id highly esteemed citizen of Yorklie,
died at his home on Railroad
,-enue last Sunday afternoon at about
o'clock, after a long period of bad
jalth, extending over several years.
Mr. Woods was a native of Iredell
>unty, N. C., where he was born Janiry
6, 1831. When a lad he was ap- 1
enticed to the carpenter trade, and
ime to Yorkvllle in August, 1852, with
contractor named O. P. Cranford. In
inuary, 1855, he was married to Miss
irah A. O'Leary, and in 1857, he left
ith his wife for Mississippi, where
3 was at the breaking out of the
vll war.
He went into the Confederate service
! a member of company F, Fifteenth J
ississippl infantry and was pretty
iverely wounded at the battle of Eishg
Creek, Ky., on January 19, 1861,
ie same battle in which General Zolliifer
was killed.
After the war, Mr. Woods moved to
rkansas, and in 187f>, he returned to
orkvllle. He was never interested in
)litics, except as a good citizen; but
i used to say with a good deal of
ride and satisfaction that he had
;lped to vote three states?Mississip,
Arkansas and South Carolina?from
ider negro rule.
Although many years retired from
:tlve work at his trade, Mr. Woods
as a master workman. He insisted
1 doing his work in neat and subantial
thoroughness or not at all, and
ie different buildings on which he
orked in Yorkville are among the
;st in the town. <
Mr. Wood9 is survived by a widow j
id three children, Mr. G. E. Woods
' Sumter, Mr. D. T. Woods of York- i
lie, and Mrs. W. H. Smith of Dur- i
im, N. C.
The funeral took place yesterday afrnoon
from the residence, the service ;
sing conducted by Rev. J. L. Oates
the Associate Reformed church, of (
hlch the deceased was a member, assted
by Rev. E. E. Gillespie of the (
resbyterlan church.
1
FRAUDULENT CHECKS.
A young man, who gives his name
id address as J. Y. Jones, Memphis,
axas., was committed to jail yester- (
ly morning on the charge of uttering ^
audulent checks. (
The young man was arrested in
larieaiun liisi oniui u<i.\ un u nu. .
I'orn out in behalf of the Bank of
over, and was brought to Yorkville
' Deputy Sheriff F. E. Quinn, who
ent to Charleston after him.
Jones first made his appearance in
ese parts in the capacity of manager
r a baseball aggregation that was
presented to be "The South Carolina
niverslty team," which played a sess
of games at Clover a few weeks
ro.
He exhibited a good deal of money
>out Clover, was quite free with it.
emed inclined to stake any of the
lys who let it be known that they
sired to be staked and was quite
pular. The impression got out that
> was the son of a remarkably indulint
millionaire, and the boys pretty
nerally referred to him as the bankWhen
the Yorkville team went over
Fort Mill not long ago, Jones manned
to get the Savings Bank to cash
check on a bank in Asheville, N. C.,
r $240, and last week he went up to
over and secured the money on anher
check also drawn on Asheville
r $172.f?0. The last named check was
esumably drawn by the boy's father,
. B. Jones," and in the "for" blank
as written the words, "monthly al
wance."
Both at Fort Mill and Clover, he told
e cashiers that he did not care for
1 the proceeds of the checks In curnc.v;
hut would take currency for a
irt of each and leave the balance on
iposit to he evidenced by cashier's
leeks, which he carried away.
The check of the Port Mill hank was
omptly cashed at the i?an and Savgs
Bank, Yorkville, and on Saturday
e Bank of Clover got the check it
td issued for $100 hack from Charlesn,
where it had been cashed the day
fore.
In the meantime both the Bank of
over and the Savings Bank of Fort
ill had gotten returns on their Ashelle
items, both checks coming back
idorsed "no funds," and both banks
id gotten busy looking for Mr. J. Y.
ines. The return of the check from
larleston gave the first positive evince
of the information desired, and
e young man's arrest was promptly
cured through means of a telegram
the sheriff of Charleston.
At the time of his arrest, Jones hail
i his person $107 in cash, and this has s
en attached at the instance of the s
ink of Clover.
An effort was made yesterday morng
to find out from Jones whether or
it he had any accomplices; but lie 1
dined to try to shift any part of
e blame. He admitted that the Clo- J
r check was a forgery, pure and sime,
said he was out for the money *
id stated that he would take his
dlcine. u
The young man says lie is a nephew j
Comptroller General A. W. Jones, v
and the understanding is that he has
telegraphed to him and another uncle
in Abbeville, asking them to come to
Yorkville prepared to give bond, in the
hope of securing a continuance of the
case over to the next term of the court.
As to whether the case will be tried
this week will depend upon several
contingencies, and no definite statement
of the fact can be made at this
time.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. Paul McXeel of Spartanburg,
It, Vorbollln
DUIiUttJ 111 x K/i l\ > II IV".
N. W. Hardin, Esq., of Blacksburg,
is In Yorkvllle in attendance on court.
Miss Sumter White of Chester, is
the guest of Mrs. W. G. White In
Yorkville.
Miss Maud Moore of Lancaster, is
the guest of Miss Frances Finley in
Yorkville.
Mrs. J. L. Houston of Coleman, Fla.,
Is visiting her father, Mr. L. R. Williams
in Yorkville.
Mrs. B. G. Black is quite ill with
appendicitis at the home of Mrs. N. J.
N. Bowen In Yorkville.
Mrs. Paul McNeel of Spartanburg is
visiting Mrs. B. N. Moore and other
relatives in Yorkville.
Miss Eva Fewell of Rock Hill, spent
several days this week In Yorkville,
the guest of Miss Anna Lewis.
Mrs. Edgar S. Lewis of Tacoma,
Miss., is in Yorkville on a visit to her
sister, Mrs. W. Mason McConnell.
Misses Mary and Louisa Moore of
Clover, are the guests of Misses Fannie
and Maud Stroup, in Yorkville.
Mr. John R. Ashe of New York, arrived
In Yorkville yesterday to spend
some time with his mother, Mrs. S. C.
Ashe.
Mr. and Mrs. Hi Q. McElwee of
Montgomery, Ala., are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. McElwee, and other relatives
in Yorkville.
Mrs. Rose Smith, sustained painful
injuries at her home on Lincoln street,
Yorkville, yesterday, by slipping and
falling in the yard.
Mrs. R. F. Smith, nee Miss Maggie
Ferguson, and four children of Charleston,
is in Yorkville on a visit to
relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. C. Levi and daughters,
Misses Louise and Adelia, who have
been visiting relatives in Yorkville,
left for their home in Charlotte Saturday.
Mr. Robert J. Herndon left York
ville last Saturday afternoon for New
York, at which city he will take a
steamer for a visit to Europe. He expects
to be gone about six weeks or
two months.
Mrs. M. J. Pursley and little granddaughter,
Alma Pursley, and Miss
Minnie Robinson of Clover, and Miss
Maybelle Robinson of Louisiana, are
the guests of the family of Mr. T. E.
McMackln In Yorkvllle.
Miss Wilmoth Jackson of Newport,
has returned from Atlanta. She
was accompanied by her sister Mrs.
James F. Hyndman, who will spend
several months with her mother, Mrs.
R. T. Jackson, and other relatives.
All three candidates for congress are
in Yorkville this week. Mr. Henry because
of his duties at court, Mr. Butler
to see the people, and Mr. Flnley
because he lives here. Of course, all
three have weather-eyes open to the
situation.
Mr. Julius A. Hope of the Armenia
neighborhood of Chester county, was
in Yorkville last Saturday with a turn
of wheat which he had ground at the
Victor Cotton Oil company's mill. Mr.
Hope is one of the few old timers of
the neighborhood, who persists In raising
wheat. He made about sixty-six
bushels this year, enough to "bread" i
him, and calculates that he is at least
$100 "in" on account of the crop.
THE CROPS.
There is nobody bragging on the !
crops Just at this time. Judging from
what appears to be the general clamor, <
one would think that there Is nothing
ahead but gloom and ruin. It is bad. (
There is no denying that fact; but t
more particular investigation into the 1
situation develops that it could be ;
worse.
There has been rain, rain, rain in
almost every section of the county; !
but the rain has been in spots. In
some localities for five or six weeks
past It has been too wet to plow except
for an average of a day and a
half a week. In other localities there |
has been more plowing time and In
still others there has been r.l the '
plowing time that has been needed. i
Both corn and cotton have suffered,
md generally speaking corn has suf- i
fered more than cotton. During the i
past few years, practically all York t
county farmers have fallen Into the ,
plan of fertilizing corn by installments, i
They put In a hundred pounds or so ]
it one plowing and a hundred pounds i
pr so at the next and so on, some ]
continuing longer and some not quite j
so long. Many cases have been re- |
ported where it has been impossible i
to plow corn at all, and in some In- |
stances farmers have gone Into their (
fields and distributed nitrate of soda (
in top of the wet ground. The wis- t
Jom of this Is pretty generally |
Joubted. t
The Enquirer has heard of a number (
if cases where there has not yet been j
in opportunity to apply stable manure f
that has been standing all the while, <
ready to be hauled out Into the corn t
fields, and in these cases the farmers f
ire doubtful as to whether it is not ,
now too late to get much benefit from r
the manure even if the rains would ,
hold up sufficiently to admit of its ap- ,
plication. {
A representative of The Enquirer ,
ivent up the Carolina and North- ,
Western railroad to Clover last Sat- j
iirday afternoon and was impressed r
tvith several matters in connection t
with the trip. One of the most im- t
pressive things was the grassy condi- t
tion of the crops along the whole route, j
Irass was thickly matted along the s
cotton rows, both in the middles and c
ilong the plant beds, and some of the i
rops looked as if they were lost. But j
imid all these blue prospects one farm
stood out a striking exception, as clean
is if weather conditions had been
deal all summer, and it had been lookid
after with zealous care all the
,vhile. This is the farm of Mr. Fltch?tt
Pursley east of the railroad and
ibout two miles south of Clover. Nearir
to Clover on the same side of the
-ailroad a number of negroes were
jusy cutting grass out of a cotton field.
There \vas an overhanging cloud
md the ground has heavy; but
i gentleman acquainted with the
situation called attention to the
singular fact that these were the
silly workers to be seen on the
,vay up from Yorkville and how unussal
it was for negroes to be at work
m a Saturday afternoon. The negroes.
he explained, were working for
hemselves as it was their own field.
The cotton crop is generally from
wo to three weeks late, and although
nuch of it looks as if it will have to
>e thrown out, the general disposition
seems to be to clean it as well as possible,
if it takes all summer. e
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LOCAL LACONICS. *
Jntil January 1, 1911.
We will send The Yorkville Enquirer k
rom this date till January 1, 1911, e
or 90 cents. a
Hail in Bullock's Creek Township. ,,
Magistrate J. L. Duncan of Bullock's C
'reek township, who is in Yorkville in a
.ttendauce on court, informed the re- tl
iorter yesterday that the township was t
Isited by another hailstorm last I<Yi- ||
day, and 35 or 40 acres of the farm of
Mr. B. Hill and Mrs. E. A. Latham
were badly damaged. The cotton in
the path of the storm was practically
ruined.
Cholera Morbus Epidemic.
Solicitor Henry brought information
to Yorkville yesterday that cases of
cholera morbus around Chester during
the past few days have been sufficiently
numerous to be suggestive of an epidemic.
When he left home quite a
number of people were sick with the
disorder. He was at a loss to account
for the trouble except that it be connected
with the wet weather and the
general change to a vegetable diet.
Barn and Mules Burned.
Quite a large barn on the premises
of Mr. W. J. Miller, near Newport, was
destroyed by fire last Sunday night.
The fire had its origin in a stroke of
lightning, and the dames made such
headway as to be almost immediately
beyond control. The loss included
. V. 1... 11.1 I n ,1 ...... t..., I u thrna mill..a
a horse and a colt, in all aggregating
in value about J2.000. The loss was
partly covered hy insurance in the
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance company
and In the Farmers' Mutual Live
Stock Insurance company, of which
Mr. D. E. Boney of Yorkvllle, is the
general agent.
Death of Mrs. M. J. Long.
Lancaster, July 11, correspondence
Columbia State: Mrs. Elizabeth
Frances Long, wife of the Rev. M. J.
Long, died yesterday afternoon at their
home in the Creek community, after
a protracted illness. Mrs. Long was a
daughter of the late Mathlas Sims and
was in her 65th year. Besides her husband
she leaves the following children:
Mrs. T. S. Riddle of Oklahoma, Mrs.
J. E. Estridge. Mrs. W. A. Llngle,
Mrs. R. A. Williams and Miss Amanda
Long of this county, Mrs. F. E. Smith
of York. R. A. Long of Lancaster.
She is also survived by one brother
and three sisters. J. T. Sims of Whitmlre,
Mrs. W. M. Blackmon and Mrs.
W. J. Long of this county and Mrs.
W. F. Swearlngen of Charlotte.
Storm at Rock Hill.
Rock Hill special of Saturday to the
Charlotte Observer: This city was
visited yesterday afternoon by a terrible
electric and rain storm, the
lightning doing considerable damage
to electric and telephone wires and
striking several houses. On Saluda
street it struck the house of Mr. L. D.
Wilkerson. doing some damage there,
and at the home of Mr. Clark Starnes
on East Moore street it Is said to have
hit the house In six different places.
On Oakland avenue It struck the electric
wires near the home of Senator
Stewart, tearing them loose from the
house and leaving the house in darkness
for the night. West of the city
it struck the barn of Mr. John A.
Black, killing a mule, a hog. setting
fire to the barn and burning It and its
contents, consisting of a lot of corn
and other foodstuffs, and a buggy, entailing
a considerable loss on which
Mr. Black had partial Insurance. Near
Newport, six or seven miles north of
the city, a negro named John Seagle
was struck and killed by lightning.
Death of Mr. E. F. Bell.
Rock Hil Record, July 11: Mr. Elwood
F. Bell, who has been quite ill
at his home on East Main street for a
long time from an attack of paralysis,
died this morning at 6 o'clock. Mr.
Bell had a stroke last fall and had
continued to grow worse. He was 60
years of age and was born in Yorkville.
a son of the late Thos. Bell, Esq.,
of that place, who was a very prominent
lawyer of his day. Mr. Bell for
quite a number of years has been
prominently connected with the Woodmen
of the World as organizer
of lodges throughout the state.
He was a member of the Presbyterian
church, and a most honorable, upright
gentleman. He leaves a widow, who
was a Miss Jackson, of Yorkville, and
the following children: Dr. El wood
Bell of Blacksburg; Mrs. Jessie
Moore, Mr. Fred Bell, and Misses Emma
and Sadie Bell, of this city, and
the following brothers and sister:
Messrs. Thomas, Dunnovant and W.
E. Bell, of Florida; Capt. J. B. Bell, of
Gaffney, and Mrs. Mart Brian, of
Yorkvi.'.e. Funeral services ovar his
remains were held this evening at 6
o'clock by Rev. Alexander Martin, of
the First Presbyterian churh. after
which the remains were Interred at
Laurelwood, the following acting as
pallbearers: Mr. W. T. Slaughter of
Hickory Grove; Capt. J. W. Marshal'.
Dr. T. A. Crawford and Messrs. M.
G. Bryant, John R. Barron and W. H.
Moore.
MERE-MENTION.
An Inspector of the agricultural department
seized 25,000 pounds of frozen
eggs In Brooklyn, N. Y.. last
rhursday. The eggs were destroyed
under an order of court The i
Waters-Pierce Oil company is to pay [
>U? I ~ nt *7E _
300 for violation of the state's antirust
laws The Boston Herald, 1
:>ne of the oldest and most influential
lewspapers of New England, has been
placed in the hands of receivers, with
labilities exceeding $2,000,000 1
President Taft last week issued a
proclamation withdrawing 35,000,000
icres of land from entry by private
parties or corporations. The
ands are in six western states and in;lude
many acres cf coal lands
?able dispatches from Pekin are to
he effect that Japan is rapidly lncreasng
her military forces In Corea In aniclpation
of an early promulgation
if Its scheme to annex Corea King
Vlfonso of Spain has signed a bill
orbldding the entry of new religious
irders in Spain. This is a direct hit
it the Catholic church... .James Jef'rles
says: "I neyer could have whlp>ed
Jack Johnson at my best. I could
lot have reached him in a thousand (
rears.".... At an auction sale in Lonlon
last week, two gold snuff boxes
10UI for $20,000 each During the
nonth of June there were 2,265,000
tross tons of pte 'ron produced in the ,
Jnlted States Three hundred (
iotous members of a Polish Catholic ]
:hurch at Xanticoke, Pa., Friday en- ;
ered the parochial residence and |
lrove the p"iest, whom they did not 1
ike, out of the place, and took pos- 1
lesslon of his residence The 1
larnages by forest fires in Wisconsin (
Lre estimated as well above $2,000,000.
Forty United Stales soldiers at- 1
empted to storm the jail at Alexan- 1
Iria, Va., Friday, to lynch a negro (
lamed Robert Jackson, who had prob- (
ibly fatally injured one of their comades.
The jailer saved the negro by '
leclaring that he was not In the prls- <
>n The National Hobo associa- ,
ion will meet In annual convention at
Carthage, 111.. July 18 to 22. More '
han 1,000 hoboes are expected to at- <
end. "A Number One," king of the i
toboes, will make an address on,
'Worm Bacilli; Immunes I have met."
...An iron foot bridge at Wesley, N.
T., on which there were 300 persons j
catching a fire works display, fell Frilay
night. Severul persons were fa- 1
ally injured Five persons were I
wept to death by an avalanche in the i
tips mountains near Berglihut, Switz- ?
rland, Friday... .The Madriz bunboat,
tan Jacinto was wrecked in Pearl la- 3
roon on the Nicaraguan coast Friday a
>y a mine planted by the Estradan en- ?
jineers. Twenty-one men were killed
nd more than twenty Injured 1
Valter Wellman, the Chicago news- 1
iaper correspondent, says he will try v
o fly across the Atlantic ocean in a
lirigible balloon in the fall Mrs.
Jarilla Rlcker has filed a formal dec- I
aration that she is a Republican fc
andldate for the governorship of New ^
lampshlre.. Mayor Gaynor of
lew York, has refused to prohibit the ^
xhibltion of the Jeffries-Johnson t
ght pictures in that city, on the s
round that there is no law which
fould warrant such action 011 his part,
'he tight films are 30,000 feet long.
More than 200 Chinese were
llled and twice as many were woundd
in a clash between armed rebels
,nd troops at Yuan Klang, China, Frlay.
All foreigners in the province 0
f Hernan are said to be in danger. . ,
'loakmakers to the number of 70,000
re on a strike in New York So far
he strikers have been very orderly. 0
he manufacturers are said to be mak- t
ig overtures for a settlement of the t
trouble... ."fen people died from heat
in New York last Sunday and three
others went mad from it. There were
also ten deaths in Philadelphia, and
reports of numerous prostrations in
other parts of the country It is
reported that an officer of the Alabama
National Guard is at Chickamauga
trying: to get men to go with him to
Nicaragua to settle the long drawn
out trouble in that country A historic
saloon in Unicoi county, Tenn.,
was on last Sunday dedicated as a
church Representative Brownlow,
who had been elected from the First
Tennessee district for seven consecutive
terms, and who had the nomination
for another term, died at Johnson
City last Friday, after a long period of
failing health Baroness de Laroche
was perhaps fatally Injured at
Rheims, France, Friday, by falling
witn a nying macninc rrom a netgni
of 1 f>0 feet Two trainmen were
killed In a wreck on the Tennessee
Central railroad at Algood, Tenn.,
Thursday night. The wreck was caused
by a landslide... .German officials
at Berlin are apprehensive that the
recent alliance of Russia and Japan,
will result In a war by Russia on Austria.
An air of uneasiness prevails
throughout European capitals
Walter C. D. Sutherland, cashier of
ihe Citizen's National bank of Clintwood,
Va.. has departed for parts unknown
leaving a shortage of >15,000.
He left a note saying: "Gone to the
tall timbers." John D. Rockefeller
celebrated his 71st birthday Friday.
The customs receipts for the
fiscal year closing June 30 were >333,043.800,
the largest on record. The
next highest amount of a single year
was in 1907 when the total was >332.233,362
The gunboat Costine was
rammed by the submarine Bonita during
maneuvers off the Massachusetts
coast yesterday, and had to be beached
to prevent sinking A shortage
of >23,000 h^s been discovered in the
State bank at Swainsboro, Ga. The
cashier and former bookkeeper have
been placed under bonds of >10,000
each Governor Harmon of Ohio.
has removed the mayor of Newark, and
the sheriff of Linking county from office,
following the recent lynching of
Carl Etherlngton at that place
By a conflict of orders, giving two
trains the right of way on a single
track, the coroner's Jury Investigating
the fatal collision on the Cincinnati
Hamilton and Dayton railroad on July
4, which caused twenty-one deaths,
puts the blame on the'train dispatcher
of the C.. H. & D. railroad v. Jorg
Valera, a negro colonel, and six others,
were arrested In Cuba yesterday,
charged with conspiracy against the
government The submarine boat
Salmon reached Hamilton. Bermuda
Islands last Sunday, after a trip
of 800 nautical miles from New
York under its own power. This
is the first time a submarine has ever
attempted such a long voyage
Threepersons were drowned in a lake
near scranton. Pa., Sunday afternoon
while bathing An epidemic of
yellow fever has broken out at LImon,
Costa Rica During the first ten
months of the current fiscal year the
United States was drained of $116.246,190
In gold. It Is estimated by
treasury officials that possibly $40.000,000
will be brought back to this
country by January 1st The Income
tax amendment to the United
States constitution Is causing much
discussion before the Georgia legislature
The total excavation on
the Panama canal for the month of
June totaled 2,616,609 cubic yards,
against 2,477.618 cubic yards for
May Customs officials at New
York, have been warned to lookout
for a South African diamond smuggler,
who recently sailed from Luderltz
Pay with $400,000 worth of diamonds
Three persons were
killed and several Injured In a New
York Central railroad wreck at Newton
Hook. N. Y.. yesterday The
British steamer St. Nicholas, arrived
at San Francisco, Sunday, from
Antwerp, with a cargo that had been
burning fiercely for six days.
An Encouraging Report.?South
Carolina Is progressing In every direction,
but In no way Is the state going
forward to a greater degree than In
agricultural pursuits. The work ?f
the Federal demonstration department
In South Carolina Is In charge of Mr.
Ira W. Williams at Columbia, and In
addition to the funds supplied from
Washington he has recently had an
appropriation of $1,000 from the
South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers
association.
Just what has already been done In
thl3 state Is shown In a letter received
by Mr. Williams from Washington
headquarters:
"I am enclosing you a table showing
the result of the work In South Carolina
for the past year. The table
looks as though It were a small thing,
but It has taken lots of work to prepare
It. I want to congratulate you
upon the excellent showing made. An
average of 1204.9 pounds of seed cotton
per acre on 2,718 acres and 36.1
bushels of corn per acre on 1,646 acres
ul uu 111 in uuiiik unduly wen. une 01
the points which shows the accuracy
of the figures* is that the average of
what our men say was the yield of
similar land under ordinary cultivation
Is the same as the bureau of statistics
figures for the average of the
state. Let me make one more point:
In 1900 the corn crop of South Carolina
was 13.128.137; in 1908 it was
29.228.000 bushels and In 1909 It was
37.041.000. How is that?"?Greenville
News.
? There was a lynching at Newark,
O., last Friday, and the whole state
has been in a turmoil of excitement
about It ever since The victim was
Carl Etherington, a young white man
about 22 years of age. Etherington
was a special detective In the employ
of the State Anti-Saloon league and
his business was to get evidence
against and help arrest violators of the
prohibition laws. With a party he
raided the restaurant of William Howard,
a former policeman who was suspected
of selling whisky. During the
raid Howard threw his arms around
Etherington and Etherington shot him
in the head. This occurred at about 1.30
o'clock in the afternoon. Howard died
a few hours later. A mob of several
hundred people attacked the Jail, took
aii4 on/] k...^ Vt i?-?-?
uiiici u151u11 uui anu iiuiig mill, Ington
had first come to Newark as a
strike-breaker and there was much
feeling against him on that account.
The mob claimed that Howard really
didn't resist arrest. Governor Harmon
and staff went to Newark to investigate
the matter and questioned the
sheriff as to why he did not flre on
the mob. The sheriff gave as an excuse
that he did not realize the seriousness
of the situation until it was
too late to resist the mob without endangering
the lives of women and children,
a large number of whom were in
the party.
? Atlantic City. N. J., July 9: Walter
Brook ins, driving a Wright biplane,
eached an altitude calculated at 6,000
'eet over the ocean this evening and
>roke all existing world's records for
leroplane altitude. The baragraph
iltitude recording instrument showed
in altitude of 6,100 feet. Officials using
m altitude gauge on the ground gave
he height as 5,680 feet and It is beieved
that the final official figures
vill show an altitude somewhere beween
the two. By his feat today
Jrookins wins the $5,000 prize offered
iy the Atlantic City Aero Club for
ireaklng the world's record, unless a
ilgher altitude is reached here before
he end of the present meet. Brookins
ipent one hour, two minutes, 35 and
5-100 seconds In the air, according
o the official timing of Chairman
ienry M. Neely and Recorder Augusus
Post of the contest committee of
he national council of the Aero Club
f America.
? Charleston was visited by a $100,00
fire last Friday, which burned for
welve hours before gotten under conrol.