The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 14, 1911, Page TWO, Image 2
TOM L. JOHNSON DEAD.
Notable Clevelander Has Fought His
Last Fight.-Long and Active
Career.
Cleveland, Ohio, April 10.-Tom L.
Johnosn, twice congressman from the
Twenty-first Ohio district, four tlires
mayor of Cleveland, champion of
three-cent street railway fares and
prominent advocate of the single tax
tkeories of the late Henry George,
died in his apartments at 8.45 o''lock
tonight, after a long illness. Death
was caused by cirrhosis of the liver.
He was 57 years old.
Mi. Johnson had been ill for more
than a year, but his condition was not
thought serious until he sufferred a
relapse Ma;ph 15. Saturday night,
March 11, he attended a banquet of
the Nisi Prius club, an organization
of Cleveland lawyers. He remained
until 2 a. m. Sunday and when he r.,
turned to his home he complained of
not feeling well.
Took to His Bed.
The following Wednesday he was
- obliged to go to bed. From that day
to the time of his death his condi
tion was grave, though several times
he made seemingly impossible rallies.
Despite the fact that he realized he
did not have long to live, the former
inayor was cheerful and optimistic
almost to the last.
Tom L. Johnson, from the time he
entered the offices of a Louisville
street railway company as a boy of
15 until his defeat for a fifth term
as mayor of Cleveland, on November
2, 1909, was ever in the centre of some
storm, political or financial. And he
often said, it was thus that he en
joyed himself best.
Consolidated Street Railways.
Mr. Johnson was born in George
town, Ky., July 18, 1854. In the eight
les he came to Cleveland and became
interested in the street car systems
here and assisted in a partial consol
idation of them. In 1891 he was elect
ed to congress, serving two terms as
as a "single taxer." When he was
defeated for a tlird term he went to
New York, dispo'ing of his street car
interests in Cleveland and acquiring
Control of the Nassau street railway
line.
While engaged in business in Cleve
land, he acquired control of the De
troit car lines and it 'was then that
he first pr<oposed three cent fares.
Citizens of Detroit, however, rejected
his proposition and he retired from
Detroit.
Elected Mayor.
In 1900 he sold his Brooklyn Trac
tion line. He returned to Cleveland
in 1901 and was elected mayor of
Cleveland on a platform which prom
ised three,.cent car fares. After a fight~
with the street car company, which
lasted until 1908, and through four
elections, in each of which heA~tvas
triumphant, the Cleveland Traction
lines passed into the hands of the
Municipal Traction company.
After six months trial of operation
* at three cents, thae people at a refer
endum election voted out the fran
chise and the municipal company
passed into the hands of a receiver,
where it remained until February,
1910. One more attempt was made by~
Mayor Johnson to secure the passage
of the three cent grants, but his pro
posals were ejected at an ele3ction
held August 3, 1909.
Defeated At Polls.
His own defeat rollowed three
months later and on January 1, 1910,
he surrendered the reins of office to
the present, mayor. Two months later
three cent fare was established, the!
result of Mr. Johnson's efforts.
In 1903, while Mr. Johnson was
mayor, he was nominated for govern
or by the Democrats of Ohio but was
unsuccessful at the election.
Crushed both in health and spirit
after his defeat by Mayor Baehr, thy
former mayor went abroad. He had
hoped to regain his health, but came
home no better. Last gummer he
spent in a cottage on Nantucket
Island. When he returned to C eve
land in the autumn he appeared to be
recovering. However, he was soon
.confined to his home again and left
it but a few times.
Besides his wife, Mr. Johnson is.
survived by one son and a daughter.
Furneral arrangements had not been
completed late tonight, but the burial
probably will be in Greenwood ceme
t-ery, Brooklyn, N. Y., where Mr. John
son had long owned a lot beside the
one in which Henry George is buried.
It is said Mr. Johnson accompanied
Mr. George, when the latter purchas
ed his burial lot and obtained the ad
joining one.
Damaging Evidence.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Rambo (next morning)--Nani
cy, I was perfectly sober when I ca:m
home last night, wasn't I?
Mrs. Ramnbo-I thing so, Absalom;
still, I thought it was a little queer
that you asked me what I'd done
with the newspaper that had Widrow
Woonson'seecmh in it.
2 INDICTED FOR FIRE HORROR
Owners of Triangle Waist Company
Criminal Court.-ianslaughter
is Charged.
New York, April 11.-Isaac Har
ris and Max Blanck, owners of the
Triangle Waist company, were indict
ed this afternoon by the grand jury
which is investigating jhe circum
stances of the Washington Place fire
of March 25, as a result of which 145
employes of the company lost their
lives.
The indictments, four in number,
charge each man with manslaughter
In the first and second degrees, the
maximum penalty for which is 20 and
10 years' imprisonment, respectively.
Harris and Blanck were arrested at
their homes, arraigned, and after en
tering pleas of not guilty, were re
leased under $25,000 bail.
The indictments charge that the
defendants are responsible for the
death of Rosie Grasso and Margaret
Schwarz, whose charred bodies were
found on the ninth floor of the burned
building. Rosie Grasso was 16 years
old; Margaret Schwarz was 22.
The district attorney expects to
prove the girls tried the doors on the
ninth floor in an effort to escape,
but that it was locked. A charred
piece of the door in question, with
the bolt shot, was shown to the grand
jury, as well as a part of the burned
stairway. A few minutes afterward
the indictments were returned. Other
indictments may follow when the
grand jury resumes its investigations
next week.
While the grand jury was engaged
in preferring the indictment, a spe
cial benefit matinee for the aid of
sufferers from the fire was held at the
Metropolitan opera house, under the
auspices of. the Association of The
atrical Managers of Greater New
York. The sum of $8,350 was real
ized to swell the relief fund.
SHOT AS FRIENDS HOLD HIM.
L. H. Hilton, of Sylvania, Ga., Killed
by C. E. Lee, Planter-Latter
Willing to Give Up.
Savannah, Ga., April 10.-Escaping
unharmed though three loads from a
repeating shotgun had been sent at
himn, C. E. Lee, a planter of this
county, this afternoon sent three pis
tol bullets into the breast of L. H.
Hilton, president of the Screven
County bank, member of Sylvania
city ccuncil and one of the wealthiest
and most prominent men of this
county, Hilton wa~ eead in five min
Hilton, armed with 'his shotgun,
approached Lee on the street and be
gan firing. Friends disarmed and
held him after he fired three times,
and then Lee walked up and sent
three bullets into his foe. Lee ec
caped 'but telephoned the sheriff he
was ready to sLrrender.
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* WINTHOP NOTES. *
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* By Gillette Schuinupert. *
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At the reunion of. former Winthrop
students held in Columbia on March
25th, all classes were .represented, as
well as all counties ekcept Dillon.
More applications for admission to
the college have bheen received than
ever before. It is to be regretted that
only about half of the applicants can
be admitted, on account of lack of
dormitory room.
In the near future ouTletins show
ing the courses to be given in the
summer school held at Winthrop wil]
be issued.
At the State Teachers' association
Winthrop college was represented by
Er-. D. 2. Johnson, Dr. Kinard, Prof.
Coker, and Misses Grant, South, Mac
feat, and Pope.
Invitations 'have been issued to the
reception given by the juniors to the
seniors on the evening of April 17.
This event is looked forward to by
girls all thr,ough their college course
And as this reception is to be differ
ent from all others by being given in
the open air, it is looked forward tc
with more pleasure than ever.
Winthrop College, April 3, 1911.
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* CLEMSON COLLEGE.
*
* By Sam P. Bowles.
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The first ball game of the seasor
wa,s played on the campus bdtweer
the University of Georgia ana CIem
son on March 27th. D)espite the fac:
that the weather was disagreeam e
large crowd saw the gamev. Both
teams did good work, and Clemsor
put up a hard fiht but was defeated
by the score of 5 to 2. The followins
afternoon the see-d em of the eor
ies was played and Clemson was de
feated afain by t' ~1' ~ t~ 0
Clemson played Erskine March 31 and
April 1st, Clemson winning bota
games. The score of the first game
was 2 to 1 and of the second 8 to 3
in favor of Clemson.
The contract for the new dairy
building has been awarded to D. M.
Jordan, of Greenville. Excavations
are now in progress, and work on
the building will start in about two
weeks. The building will be situated
about 300 yards south of the agricul
tural hall, on the site formerly occu
pied by Cap. Lewis' residence.
Thirteen students and two profes
sors represented the Clemson College
Sunday school at the State Sunday
School convention which was held at
Spartanburg last week.
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* A CHICO-LET. *
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Booze Hunter:
Hold there black boy
Have you any booze?
B.T..
Yes, sir; yes sir, much as you may
choose.
Where do you keep it,
What kind of place,
What does it smell like,
How does it taste?
B. T.:
Now look ahere bobs man
Ain't gwine ter tell
Nuff d,at I got it
Hid out ter sell,
Hits made outer. con-juice,
And some other things,
First dar is potash
And bumble bee stings,
Den comes de essence
'Er rattle snake spit
An rosum and copris
Stewed long wid it
De way dat hit goes sir
Mose breaks my heart
5 cents worf er gregiencies
Don't make but a quart.
How does I sell it?
Now look a-here boss
Dollin in-a-half, sir,
An half er dats loss
T. G. stands for Williams
An C. G. spells Blease
I ne'er thing erbout 'em
Don't ratlin my knees.
Dey's shore fer ter git you,
Dey's boff got "good eyes."
En shore as dey catch me
You listen fer lies
I'll swear' I hain't seed you
An don't know your name
An I ain't done nothin'
ITer fetch on dat blame,
Hunter:
Now, look a-here nigger
That's lingo enough;
Here's the kaboodle
SBring on your stuff;
And be in a hurry.
.You mull-headed coon
And canter long back here
10 minutes 'fore soon.
Yes boss! yes, sir;
I'en mose run ter deff
I like-ter not made it
Hit's de lass ones dats leff.
Ginmme de money
I gin yer de stuff
Bliged ter you bose, sir
You shore got enough.
(Three hours later.)
Magistrate:
From what the "sop" says, sir;
*says, sir;
And all I can see
Is one ,mxonth on the roads
Or two 10's and a V.
H.
He:r First Attempt.
Boston Transcript.
Mr. Youngbride-This coffee, my
love, is -er
Mrs. Younigbride-I know, it is not
very good, dear, but I've boiled it
over half an hour and the kernels
haven't melted one bit.
NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL
ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.
In consideration of a sufficiently
signed petition from the voters and
freeholders of school district No. 58.
known as Silverstreet school district.
asking for an election to vote a special
two mills tax to be used for school
purposes, in said district, the election
for the said purpose above named is
school house of said <hstrict, conduct
hereby ordered to be held at the
ed by the trustees of the district as
managers, on the 7th day of April,
1911, beginning at 8 o'clock a. in., and
closing at 4 p. mn., a registration cer
tificate and poll tax receipt being
necessary to vote in this election. All
voters favoring the tax will vote
"yes," against the tax "no."
J. S. Wheeler,
S. J. Derrick,
E. 0. Counts.
County Board of Education.
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We lend our endorsement to Rexall
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C.
TO DRAW JURY.
Notice is hereby given that on Fri
day, April 21, we, the 'undersigned
jury commisioners for Newberry
county, S. C., will at 9 o'clock a. m.,
in the office of the Clerk of Court,
openly and publicly araw the names
of thirty-six men who shall serve as
petit jurors at the court of common
pleas which will convene May 8, 1911.
Jno. L. Epps,
Eug. S. Wert$,
Jno. C. Goggans,
Jury Commissioners for Newberry
County. 4-11-td.
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Thirty years of association-think
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NOTICE OF ELECTION IN SCHOOL
DISTRICT No. 14. "
In consideration -of a sufficiently
signed petition from the voters and
free holders of School District No. 14,
County of Newberry, State of South
Carolina, known as Prosperity School
District, asking for an election, in ac
cordance with an act of the general
assembly of the State of South Caro
lina, approved on the 14th day-of Feb
ruary, 1911, to decide the question of
issuing coupon bonds to the amount
of three thousand dollars ($3000.00) if
so much be necessary, paya1ble in five
~years and bearing interest at not ex
ceeding the rate of six per cent. per
annum, payable annually.
IThe said bonds or the proceeds of
the sale thereof, together with any
funds in hand of county treasurer, to
be applied to the payment and retire
ment of outstanding bonds of said
School District.
IThe election for the said purpose
above named is hereby ordered to be
held at the town hall iL Prosperity, S.
C., in said School District, on the 18th
day of April, 1911, l4gnning at 8
tax receipt being necessary to vote in
this election.
Tih following named perso-ns are
o'clock a. mn. and closing at 4 o'clock
p. m.
A registration certificate and poll
hereby appointed to conduct said elc
ion: E. W. Werts, W. T. Gibson and
3. H. Boozer. All voters in favor cf
new bonds vote "yes," against new
bonds vote "n.
Geo. Y. Hunter,
J. L. Wise,
I R. T. Pugh,
Tru+stee ofShool District No. 14.
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