Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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flfaftlaMa life In Monroe Fire 1 9ttMNae3Enqulrer. 6fae l>roke out in the large flKafik twilding on Main street, , m iiiiiiIi <1 by Holloway Brothers : mi Titenc store; E. Porter, as a jtmmteacjt and by the Southern Iftgmrrfs Company as offices, beand 5 o'clock this morniiee^arad M. M. Coltharp, a roomer iss tbc Porter apartments lost 8Be Sife by suffocation. HolloBrothere lost seven pianos 3KB& eight organs and Mr. W. J. E&aBoway lost some smaller inasscal instruments, a lot of music and a trunk packed Trail? cdotb inc. nv.ilrinrr o Ince nd ?? r>) t? i woo vi or more. Mr. Porter lost xrpa'n oi his household goods, znkk he and his family escaped in dfoQ&c night clothing. Messrs. ; "ZftsZowav Brothers and Porter ' sot have any insurance od titter i>roperty. The building, j belongs to Mr. H. A. SJaXe, is insured for $2^)00, and ixic foully damaged, the floors, 1 xttofand other woodwork being \ ghstsfted. The walls are not in- ' very much, if any. The r eagrass office escaped injury ex- ! caepc by water, and some of the vnaaas upstairs were not swept ! ttgrgSie llames. ] . Porter discovered the fire il had .gained such headway 1 t&ar was impossible to go down Aesinrway and he called for Belt*.. -Mr. Lonnie Eubanks, who ! item* flirty in the express office j safeogght, heard Mr. Porter call- 1 Tfrt, iiml ran out and discovering ' 0mSax got a ladder and put it ] upe> 3? a window and Mr. and ! Mfac.3V>rter and their two child&BBtmxkd a man who was room- , Ijness Hie building, reached the in safety. { Tivo men were rooming in 06b: Isuilding and when it was | tbmukA that only one of them hud iCMogyd Mr. Eubanks and others mmMRxtp into the apartment to ! fifcBfcfor the missing man and 1 ^ Mvto room and searched 1 ''? "? \his 1 iniH andioen into an- " I mBkmwmwm for hewas found b}MfeH. M. Presson, a fireman, |?*?QE;mear the wall in a room I rfjjiir i ilng the one he had occu- t jjjpiiiT It was some time after t started that the body of t BfcrJCohharp was found. 1 ?c. Coltharp was 34 years old c awl vnmarried. He came from ii CZXesxiotte to Monroe a few days a oxjns iand was workiug for the n jSttissada journal. I lis people live ii inSto Mill, S. C. Mr. Kirby \ J3Ffcbscf>, wlio roomed with Mr. CM&arp in Charlotte for several d tamaeUt^ says that he was a man u character and a whole- f< g?gteft and clever man. The 1 Sfcadgr was taken to Dillon's c tnXexlaking rooms and prepared I iter tajrial and Mr. W. H. Col \\ tJfenrp. of Charlotte, a brother of v tfiRf deceased, came down at 11 r riTciock today and took the body ll tte&e old home near Fort Mill, d 9iCL for burial. % v c And He Paid Willingly. r dk Beloiit man went to Kansas * CSfcprecently on pleasure bent a ondllidt Friend Wife at hone. StuutOy after his return he and J Ikwife were invited to a parly-l *: 'He wdfe laid out her husbandTs ^ SHKxroat and lest she should for- * gloves, she placed then raeffee overcoat pocket. te <he way to the party Friend 1 BBtiband put his hands in hist IgfmSm t discovered the gloves s immediately had a nervous J dftlE A few minutes later, at a ^ dtaSs iplace in the street, he threw ?Ke ig&oves away, After the party ilfervvriie asked her husband for flu^iowes. t "T * a- e not had your gloves" i ( "T*5 ?j have; I put them in < ?>r#f.ke- before we started." CVacfclf? a by the husband saw a light and the next day it wriuni^.S<) for new gloves.? 1'V^vyi > >. an.) Call. Bryan Strikes New Note at Charleston. Charleston, Dec. 15.?William Jennings Bryan, leading expo- tl nent of the forces in the United a States who are battling with h words against war and the gener- ^ al programme of defense, tonight brought his message for v universal peace to the delegates f, of the Southern Commercial t( congress in the GermanJArtillery hall, which was filled to capa- ^ city. Hundreds were turned away unable to gain admittance. 8j The title of the Commoner's g address was *War or Peace" He ? ? ? SiAt ? - - * nas oeeti delivering practically c the same address at many points ^ in the United States since his v retirement as secretary of state ^ in the Wilson cabinet. ^ The address by Mr. Bryan in- j( jected a new element into the ^ commercial congress, which has tj been giving serious consider- r ation to the necessity of arming the United States to repel all in- f( vasion. In his address the for- ^ mer secretary ridiculed the idea Q of a nation attacking the United States, thought that the driving jt out of whiskey to prepare the jc citizenship physically fit for a tt battle is better and scathingly ^ arraigned what he termed the j iingo metropolitan press. e( The Commoner was particularly eloquent and despite the u fact that many in the audience were opposed to some of the policies enunciated he received liberal applause on every point L scored in favor of peace. The ^ efforts of Mr. Bryan, to secure J progressive legislation aud his 71 constant fight for measures to help the masses was the com- . ment by Senator Duncan U. S1 Fletcher, president, who intro- aJ iuced the former secretary. c Senator B. R. Tillman was present at the meeting but was forced to leave shortly after Mr. ]D Bryan began his address. The 1S senator assured Mr. Bryan that it was his physical condition Washington, Dec. 17.?The yy Jnited States prepared late today o dispatch a second note to Aus ria-Hungary on the sinking of he Itailian steamship Ancona rhe communication will vigor?usly renew the demands made n the-first note; none of them 10 ccoiding to an official announce j*1' flfillt l\,r Qo/>roiortr T ontinn lin.i UU LAwaii UJ t^VVIVliil J i^Uli 11 4.1 V * rig been complied with by the as 'ienna Foreign Office. pr President Wilson propably will ' iecide what form the second lote shall take tomorrow iu conerence with Secretary Lansing. Phe Secretary will then act with m< >ut further suggestion from the Resident, who will leave Wash w ngton tomorrow night on his vedding trip. Should the Sec 00 etary determine, however, that eY he further counsel of the Presi- ?[ lent is necessary, he will go to ? vhereverthe Executive may be. ? >hould the situation become still c? nore acute the President may be l| orced to shorten his honeymoon a< nd return to Washingtcn, v From an authoritative Tue- sc' anic source came the informa- re iott tonight that the Vienna p.e government diplomatic relations 11 >etween the United States and re Vustria Hungary being severed. uj t was said that if the second ? loteleft an avenue for it, the w 7oreign Office probably would m ee fit to agree to all the de- as nands made by the United pi itates. Letter to Santa Claus Dear Santa Claus?T want you :o bring me a doll, some toys, a [loll cart and a stocking full of ! candy. Be sure tooring me the j tloll and cart. I've got a present, it is a pigmy aunt sent me. It is six months old. !. My teacher is Mrs. Redfearu. * Good bye Santa Cluus. Vance Qtuck >j J One Killed; Several Hurt at Fo Monroe Monroe, Dec. 17.?Miss Lei- * la Davis and Miss Bessie Love do re seriously hurt, John Baucom w< as a shoulder broken and Green Ai axton a painful wound in his ead as a result of the collision hi* f an automobile in which they "Ji /ere riding with a Seaboard Et [eight train on a local crossing of anight at 9:15 o'clock. th? In the car with them were di< lisses Mittie Davis, a sister of to liss Leitha; Miss Dora Love, sci ister of Miss Bessie; Miss Eu- Nt enia Funderburk and Brown leltns, who was driving the ma- ,ni hine. Miss Dora Love and ari liss Mittie Davis were able to n(t jalk home, and it is not thought lat Miss Funderburk is serious 1* 7 hurt. Miss Bessie Love at ca 0:30 is still unconscious. Miss I}1' ,eitha Davis was thought for a lie me to be dead, but has siuce J ^gained consciousness and lJ'c A. _ 1 _ 1 ? Ot.1 ;ems 10 uave a goou cnance OUJ >r recovery. Helms appears adly dazed from the shock, but w? therwise not seriously hurt. The car, full of young people, Th is said, was going down a hill ] > the crossing. The driver saw j le approaching train, but his eej rakes refused to work properly. an he force of the crash overturn1 the car, catching the two of ; te worst hurt young women af, nder it. All the injured have een taken home. Monroe, Dec. 18.?Miss Bessie Sp ove, who was injured in the abi Elision of an automobile and a ha eaboard freight train last night, foi ied this morning at 2 o'clock, an fiss Leitha Davis was thought all >r a time to be dead, but has nee regained consciousness hoi id seems to\ have a good grc lance for recovery, oe< John Baucom has a broken loulder and is thought to be iternally injured. His recovery considered doubtful. rid( ilson Begin Quiet Honeymoon arn Hot Springs, Va., Dec. 19.? esident Wilson and his bride ^ e former Mrs. Norman Gait, jjee rived here shortly after 9 m{n :lock today to spend their ceM >neymoon. They were met at mal b train by a crowd of several flor indred people who applauded thu they alighted from their mei ivate car. A waiting automobile took the uple immediately to their " tel. tha They came here to begin their lca< :?.i i:f?.t ? mucu ii ivj in luuquxi SeClUSlOU the mountains of the State in ouo licli both of them were born. They were followed here by ngratulations from almost I ery part of the world. Messages nia< good wishes came from rulers (^re Nations in Europe, Presidents ^ South and Central American nfc untries. Governors of States, plomats, members of the Seni and House and Justices of J e Supreme Court and from hot ores of personal friends and latives. Many they will answer 108 rsonally from here. During e two weeks or more before turning to Washington to take ; > the official and social duties the "White House, the couple ^ ' ill golf, motor and climb ** ountains together, and as far i possible be protected from the ' ying eyes of the out side world ?ei CHURCH NOTES METHODIST PROTESTANT 801 John. \V. Quick, Pastor Our appointment for next unday will be at Rose 11 ill at 11 clock. on . ' THE RESULT. I!T Jacob?You know, Esau, you skcd me for inv pot tag*'. K?m: Y-and I luudu a fine wu of if. av \ U* ' rd Says Troops Will Be Out Soon. g Christiania, Dec. 19, Via Lono.?"Every Nation in the >rld will soon look upon nerican peace pilgrims as tak- j r the initiative in stopping ] itorv's worst war. The landr of the peace expedition in , irope will be recorded as one ( the most benevolent things ] i American Republic ever , J," said Henry Ford today j the Associated Press repre- , ntative on stopping ashore on , srvvegian soil. The steamer Oscar 11, carry- ( y the Ford peace expedition, j rived at this port on Saturday er a 14 days' voyage from J ?w York. The delegates ex j E&sed much displeasure be l Use the vessel was delayed c ree days by the British autliori- ( s at Kirkwall. f Mr. Ford said he was confi- r 0t the expedition would re- ' It in getting the men out of ' ^trenches before the Winter j is over. , ( J tree Trainmen Hurt When ^ Rock is Thrown in Window f dcColl, S. C., Dec. 18.?Engin- s ^Martin, Brakeman Wynn * d Agent R. L. Smith of the * aboard while seated together ? a freight train passing Fletch- f s siding were all three struck ? drpainfully hurt when a big 1 dc crashed through a window. s lintered glass cut Wvnn badly * out the face, Smith seems to c ve rp.rcdvpH nlmnst ilio full C :?e of the missile in the face, f d Martin was hurt worse of * , being practically paralyzed. I rife three were taken to a 1 spilal at Hamlet. Three ne- f ica-have been arrested in con- c ;tlbn with the affair. t ^PEFER8 THE OLD NAG. r A.' former mayor of Einporia, &n automobile, but iHh against posts nor chase petrians off the street, and when I f< ; aiter her I let my mind and my y is and legs take a rest." # SUGAR-BEET FLOUR. ^ in entirely new uso for sugar ^ ts is being considered and expedited with, and is reported sue- j, iful in France, which is?the ciiig of flour. This sugar-beet a ir is estimated to'contain eomeag like 82 per cent of pure nutriut. THE ONLY CHANCE LEFT. * "Why is Miss Oldgirl marrying t p.wfnl rounder? He's sure tc 1 a double life." Evidently she's tired of a single "?Tlobart Herald. THE REASON. Publisher?Why did 3*011 put in a i-tlog scene in this story for chilQ? Kuthor?Didn't you tell mo it j ded snap? U WATCHFUL WAITING. jj ~ . . li ftiiclcer?Wan if- wi+^Viirwr i .. -- ji II of three when you got in? Xitlate?Worse; it was the watch- I hour of three. I PISCATRIX. | Stella?Can you fish? ' tell*?Well, if someone else baita nd catches it and tukes it off the I can tell the lies. its kTnd. 'Will there he any profit on this anty show?" ' Well, there ought to he a handn ,e one." " INTERESTED DECISION. TTlio suCTr:i?ri.st-? arc beginning to S i lark <?n a silent course." 'That so? Tlun I'm going to \j go Mar a to join Vm." j CARRYING OUT THE IDEA. \ "What kiml of a hat wouhl you j ^ t if yo\i were I. j.. go with this j ruiiig-.-t ripe .1 re--" "1 bhould suggest u slnele liat." BITS OF HUMAN NATURE Picked from Here and There and Told for What They May be Worth Few people, perhaps, know that Pageland once had a negro Doliceman. It was this way: In the fall of 1910 the policenan quit and for a short time an officer was wanted. Kinsev Vledlin, a coal black young aegro of small stature, decided le would like to arrest and lock jp the persons who violated the >talutes made and provided. He voiced his desire to some of the :itizens, who saw a good chance or a joke and encouraged Kin?ey. Mr. Quick was intendant \nd to him the negro went with lis applecation written by H. N. \skins. Mr. Quick agreed \to :all a meeting of the council ht lark of the same day to consider * lie application. Kinsev stayed irOlimt linfil fnnnnll U*I%II UiV CUUIJV.U 111VJI mil was elected to go on duty it once. Mr. Quick told him iquor was being sold just east >f town and that if he would nake a raid the first night he vould be considered a good oficer right from the start. lie ielected Mr. Askins to go with lim, and as the town required lim to serve 24 hours with out run, billet or badge, |Mr. Askins urnished him an empty pistol ind they went for the blind igers. They located the liquor ellers just outside of itown and leard them talking of pints and tuarts. When the officers(?) :ame upon them they opened ire and Mr. Askins fell. But Cinsey didn't run like he should, de tried his gun and then tried o get Mr. Askins*. The tigers(?) ell upon him with brush and )ther weapons and finally put lim to flight. T ? ih ~ ^1 Tif - * -1 xu me cause ivir. /yskiqs ana >ne or two others forgot the ope and were tripped where tinsey sailed right over without mowing: there was a rope. _Two or three members of the MMBBBBBfcaiUhiasey homeland "Didn'tTten you dem white >lks wont gonna have no niger police?" 1 'Well, Mister Quick said dey ave 'em in Charleston." 1 "Dis aint no Charleston. And 1 ou mighta k no wed dey would o sometliin' to you." "Well, sliet up about it. I'm j one wid it." Now Paid for WhatH* ' No brighter, no more capable than you, 1 rise. He took the easy step provided 200,000 overworked, underpaid young me Draughon Course of Business Training i Accounting, Commercial Lav yielded enormous dividends . This Draughon Training i ?f *ke long-hour, short-pay c II Write us TODAY for our and ourCATALOG. DRAUGHON'S PRAC MAIN STREET. An Meal Xmas 1 j FAM You promised yours a good price lor you would buy a? FORD TOU Can you tbink of make a nicer Xmas lo: We have a limit Touring Cars and Roai Tourinjf Car $440.* Roadster Car $390 ! CHERAW M01 | CIIERAW WAS READY FOR SECOND POLE ! Boy Saw No Probability That Firat One Would 8tand Continued ' Strain Upon It. | Rabbi Julius Silberfcld of the B'nai Abraham temple, in ITighi street, in addressing his congregation on the punishment of children, said: "Many fathers punish their children 1 * ' * - iw ?trvereiy lor a misdeed, and when this happens the child goes right back and does the same thing over again. I once knew a father that tried this plan 011 his son. One day the father whitewashed a pole in his yard and said to his son, 'Whenever you commit a deed that you know is wrong you are to drive a nail into the pole.' "Some time after the hoy came running to his father and explained that he had filled the pole and couldn't got another nail in edgeways. Father and sou went to the 7>ole together, and then tho father asked the son what he was going to do. ^ "Seeing his son had nothing to say, he suggested that the hoy pull out a nail whenever he did anything wrong, whereupon the son replied, 'Why not plant another pole, father?'?Newark Star>-N HE GETS IT AGAIN j f?nn h r> ^ ^ Rcggy?I find it dooced hard to collect my thoughts, you know*. Dolly?Father says it is always hard to recover small accounts. SERBIA'S LACK OF NURSES. j Serbia is said to be the one country, the civilized world in which tliero Jt5fl ' reason why there is such a lack of nurses for the Ited Cross work k,* the Serbian array. Not nnlv ?? cv.?. ^ J "'V ? "*? women all married and engaged in caring for their families, but the large majority of them live on small farms and are busy producing food for the nation as well as for tha irmy. J aut determined to ' r? n and women in 18 states have taken the I n Bookkeeping, Stenography, Banking, I /, etc., and their small investments have B in higher positions and BIGGER PAY. c s the helping hand thai will take you out B ilass into the select, well paid circle. ? book of Bankers" Advice to Young Men, I TICAL BUSINESS CCLLESE | COLUMBIA. S. C. | *reseiit Eor The \ ?LY = ell last year if you got jjj r cotton this Jail you 1 RING CAR I iL .1 . 11 ^ anyining uiai wouia | r yourself and family? ^ ed number of Ford | Jsler in stock. ? GO F. O B. Detroit .00 F. O. B. Detroit rOR CAR 0. 1 S. C. A