The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 28, 1911, Page TWO, Image 2
-JEkR1Y MOORE MAY
MAKE NEW RECORD
la'd Who Won Fame by Raising 22S
Bushels of Corn May Do Better.
The Spartanburg Herald prints the
ollowing interesting story:
"Taking the State as a whole, crops
1in South Carolina are in fine condi
tion."
This statement was made yesterday
in response to the query of a reporte
by Mr. Ira W. Williams, State agen
of the department of agriculture, whc
as in the city in the interest of a cot
.n exposition to be held at the Stat
~aic at Columbia next autumn.
"Of course, there are sections whic1
have suffered severely from drought,'
he continued. "From Spartanburg to
Gaffney the crops are the most miser.
able I have ever seen.
"But- in the Pee Dee section man3
farmers are having the finest crops in
their history. They had ten days of
rain there while the rest of the State
Was suffering from the drought.* Marl
boro county, however, is off a little."
Mr. Williams said h'e expected tc
see some huge corn crops in the State
this year.
There is a possibility that Jerry
Moore, the 15-year-old Florence coun
ty boy who achieved fame last year by
Taising 228 bushels of corn on one
acre, may make a new record this
year. Mr. Williams has kept in close
touch with Jerry and has been to see
'him several times this year.
Crop Looking Fine.
He said that Jerry's crop was look
Ing even better at present than it
id at the same time last year. Mr.
Williams said when he last saw Jerry's
atfe a little rain would have helped
it. but doubtless the rain had fallen
by this time.
In this connection Mr. Williams told
this story: Jerry's 'father, who is a
Methodist minister, had occasion dur
ing the dry spell to pray for rain.
'The rain came it torrents and it rain
ed for days. A woman in the neigh
'borhood complained that her cotton
*as ruined by the long..precipitation,
and talked of going into coprt and
getting an injunction against the min
ister', restraining him from praying for
Tain -in the future. Jerry, in talking
'of the-matter; said he did not believe
that any injunctiohi would have pre
'rented the rain.; he believed the rain
K ould have fallen even if no prayers
bad been offered.
Jerry is using the same acre this
year on which he made his big yield
last- year. Although the soil is still
tremendously fertile, Jerry again dis
~ributed fertilizer this year. He did
~ot use so much commercial fertilizer
.s last year, however. He is using
the same method *of cultivation, also
and in this connection Mr. Williams
-said the boy was -just a trifle cranky
~abou't being given advice-though for
tarat matter, Mr. Williamns said, he
would not think of giving Jerry in
structions.
Jerry is Not Spoiled.
'he prizes and praise which Jerry
received for his remarkable achieve
ment last year have not spoiled the
boy in the least, Mr. Williams said,
He is modest and unassuming and is
sending his brother and sister tc
school with the money he won.
Je'rry planted his acre this year with
prolific corn of the same variety thai
he used last year. And, like last year.
he has planted the grains six inches
-apart and the rows three and one-Iall
feet apart. He plowed deep to stari
- with and since then has scarcely
-plowed the acre at all.
DROPS 158 FEET; STILL ALIVE.
Dare-Devil Survives Plunge Over
/'Horseshoe Falls, in Steel Barrel,
With Wooden Ends.
Niagara'Falls, N. Y., July 25.-Bob
by Leach, 24 years old, this afternoon
went over the Horseshoe Fa!N in a
barrel and still lives. Though he was
battered and bruised in the 158-fool
#drop, he sustained only superficial in
5uries and tonight is able to be aboul
his house.
- This is the second time that the cat
:aract has been successfully navigated
~Mrs. A,nna Edson Taylor, of this city
made the trip in a barrel October 24
'SAG1, :and came out alive.
Trouble in Starting.
N ~~Harassed by the police On both sides
'iIhe fiver, Leach was forced this af
ternton to make his start from Le
a11e,'two miles and a half above the
"?&fls, on the United States side. Tw<
rivermen took him in a launch t<
:Navy Island, where he was placed ii
a. barrel, a steel affair, 11 feet long
with ends of wood. Leach was huni
in a canvas hammock. The barre'
with its passenger, was cast adrif
just off the mouth of Chippewa Creek~
Tardly a mile above the brink of th
TIorseshoe, at 2.52 o'clock and wa
quickly caug'ht by the rush of the up
per rapid. When 500 yards from th
brink, the barrel was caught in th
~remendous current and raced to '~
chasm.
Barrel End Broken.
Withi: 200 yards of the brink, it
struck hard against a rock and a large
section of the wooden end was broken
off. As the barrel reached the crest,
at 3.13 o'clock, it swung straight and
went plunging down into the abyss,
on its long axis.
Hardly thirty seconds elapsed until
it was seen, a red speck, careening in
the spume below the cataract. With
the terrific outrush of the Horseshoe,
caused by high water, the barr, went
floating down, tossing and tumbling in
its passage, towards the up'per steel
arch bridge. Frank Bender, of Chip
pewa, swam out to it with a rope and
caught the barrel by one of' its
handles. From that point the arrel
was towed ashore.
Disfigured, But Alive.
Leach was bleeding and appeared in
a bad way, but once out of the barrel
he raised himself and waved to the
crowds that lined the bank. He was
badly exhausted and it was necessary
to apply oxygen to revive him. He
thought that his leg was broken, but
examination showed that it was mere
ly sprained.
"I went tumbling about the falls,"
he said. "Like to killed me the way
I was tossed about before it hit the
brink."
AGED AND HONORED.
Messrs. R. S. and W. H. Wright, Two
Brothers, Pass to the Great
Beyond.
Johnston News-Monitor, 26th.
Full of years and honors two land
marks of this community passed away
last week. Mr. R. S. Wright, who re
sided a few miles from town,, died on
Tuesday in his 66th year and Mr. W.
H. Wright, who resided in Johnston,
passed away on Friday, in his 75th
year. Both were men of the highest
Christian traits of character, the ex
ample of which they have left as a
rich legacy to their offspring. They
were brave Confederate soldiers in
the Civil war and did their duty dur
ing that bloody struggle.
The burial of Mr. R. S. Wright took
place on Wednesday at Bethlehem M.
E. church, of which he was a consist
ent member since childhood, serving
as steward for a number of years.
Rev. E. P. Taylor conducted the fun-.
eral services and the large concourse*
present attested the high esteem in
which he was held in the community.
Besides his widow he is survived by
the following children: Mrs. Kittie
Rushton, Mrs. Allen Kinard, Mrs. Will
Cuibreath, Johnston; Mrs. Frank,
Long, Saluda; Miss Lula Wright, John
s+on: Mr. R. C. Wright, Augusta;
Messrs. J. F. and B. R. Wright, John
ston.
Mr. W. H. Wright is sarvived by his
widow and the following children:
Rev. Geo. A. Wright, of Newberry; S.
P. Wright, Greenwood; M. R., W. M.,
IJ. H. and Miss Leona Wriglht, John
ston. Mr. Wright was a consistent
member of Bethlehem M. .A. chi,rch
for sixty years. He was buried in
Mt. of Olives cemeotery on Saturday,
his pastor, Rev. E. P. Tav' .r, perform
ine the last sad rites Among Ihe maur'
flral tributes wm, the j 1D. C. laurel
wreath and flag.
CONSCIENCE HURT HIM;
ASKED TO BE ARRESTED
Atlanta Mfan .Arrested at Ottaray Hotel
in Greenville at His Own
* Request.
Greenville Piedmont, July 26.
At his own reo1uest and on confes
sion of being a check forger and a
thief, A. L. Moore, of Atlanita, was ar
rested at the Ottaray hotel at an early
hour this morning by the local police
and loC:'d in the city jail, awaiting
information from Clarksville, Ga., on
which he will be charged with forgery.
He says that he forged his brother-in
law's name to a check and purchased
an automobile. -He was under the in
flueren of liquor last night and this
probably led to his confession and re
quest to be arrested. Moore said that
his conscience had hurt him till he
was forced to make the confession to
the police. Moore 1s well kno'wn
throughout this section as a traveling
agent.
Moore came to the Ottaray hotel
about midnight and after being as
signed to a room he asked, the clerk
to connect him with the police station.
He asked that an officer come to his
room at the hotel as soon as possible,
and said he would tell him something
when he arrived. In a few minutes the
officers went to the Ottaray and upon
'his own request placed Moore under
arrest. He seemed to be drinking
jwhen arrested. He said he had forged
Ia check and had with it purchased the
automobile.
This morning when he was perfectly
sober Moore stated to the officers that
She had forged the name of his brother
-in-law on a check at Clarksville, Ga.,
about two years ago and had purchas
Sed an automobile with the money. He
also stated to th-~ officers that they
would receive a reward of $; tha
was offered for his arrest at Clarks
ville. It was first thought by the of
ficers that Moore was drinking and
did not know what he was talking
about, but this morning when he was
perfectly sober he corroborated the
statement that he made last night. He
told an officer at the pol'ce station this
morning that he was drinking last
I night and if he h-d the matter to do
over he would not notify the officers.
Moore is well known in this sectioin
of the country, for he has travelled -al I
over the Piedmont section of the State
for several years selling lightning
rods. It was stated at the Ottaray
hotel this morning that Moore had
stopped there on several previous oc
casions when he was in the city. It
was stated at the police station this
morning that MoDre had been in trou
ble in this city several times beforE
and is well known to the police.
A message has been sent to Clarks
ville, Ga., asking for information in
the case, but no answer had been re
ceived up to this morning.
Very Little Sayso.
Rock Hill Herald, 21st.
Governor Blease, after all, has n. -
a fairly good governor. There is one
thing certain the former "bosses", of
the State have had very little sayso
during his administration and it may
be that is what hurts.
1e Won't be Found.
Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
Who will be the man to enter the
lists against Gov. Blease next year?
It will take a good strong candidate
to walk the governor's log. That such
a man is being diligently looked for by
the opponents of the governor is a
well-known fact. Will be be found.
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