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f CHARGE WITH MURDER. Dave and Anna Lewis Lodared ill Jail at Chester.?Result of Investigation. Chester, May 1.?Dave and Anna Davis, colored, were committed to jail this morning, charged with the murder of the aged and well-to-do farmer and Confederate Veteran, John Q. Lewis, in the Cornwell section last Thursday night, and Buster Shealey, a young negro man. was <ti?u ancsicu and brought along as a material witness in the case. For several days Sheriff Colvin, Deputy Sheriff W. W. Pxndeman and two detectives sent here by Governor TJloooo Vioi-o hoon wnrlriri^ nn n cine that was developed Monday in Rock Hill by Mr. Bindeman, and last night i the trap was sprung and the arrests made. Think Evidence Strong. While the evidence against the accused is purely circumstantial thus - +1- "V moror/l if QC DY i el I , me aumuiiuco it ceptionally strong and believe that certain lines along which they are working will result in the finding of other valuable evidence even stronger than that now in handAs indications of the Davis negroes' guilt, the officers last night seized cer-1 tain grips, in which the accused had j packed certain of their belongings i and which they had carefully hid \ away in an empty house, as if makingj ready to fle? upon the slightest premo-! nition of danger. Last night Mr. Binde- ! _ I man crawled into his house, seized the I grips and shortly afterward Davis and the woman were taken into custody. They were in their house asleep, but the fact that their srips were packed and in the vacant cabin some distance away would tend, say the officers, to show that they were in readiness to fly. Sheaiey's Statement. Sheal-ev testified that the negroes of the neighborhood were at an "eggbracking" on the night of Mr. Lewis's j murder, and that between the hours of; 10 and 11 Dave Davis and the woman | withdrew, the latter tapping him I <Shealev) on the knee as the two were !" $;uiug uui ui tut; uuui cllxix cciniig uxui i not to mention the fact that she had j gone. V.'hen confronted by the woman, j Shealey stuck to his statement, though ! bitterly denounced by the woman, and later bis statement was verified by two young negro girls who said they had! overheard the remark. "Coroner J. Henry Gladden is sum- j moning all of the witnesses in the case i and the inquest will be resumed at the . court house tomorrow morning. An immense crowd will probably b-e on hand, as the county is highly exercised over the crime. Regrettable, if True. News and Courier. The reported discovery that a Japanese syndicate has acquired some 1,600 acres of land adjacent to the principle j plant of the Du Pont de Nemours Powder Company, in New Jersey, is inter-; esting if true. While the alleged purchase does not justify the inference drawn by sensation-mongers, it would have been better if it had not happened. The New York American quotes an officer of the powder company as say-! 5ng that, if the Japanese wanted to,: ""they could mount a few guns and throw shells that could put us out of; Noisiness." It is stated that the Unit-; ed States government is wholly de- j linnrt FlnPftnt milia fnr nr/1 I,v"uv"g ~ i nance powder and that, if the Jer-; sey plant were destroyed, the army j and navy would be for a time help-1 less. ? It is. of course, well nigh incredible - that the Japanese, syndicate, which is said to have bought the property next j to the powder mill, did so with the purpose of mounting cannon there and "blowing up the plant. Their purpose is probably an absolutely innocent one. Nevertheless, if it is true that J the Jananese own land, it not a i fact conducive to a comfortable frame j of mind. It may be, and probably is, j entirely accidental t^at the tract they J are said to have selected is next to the powder mill on which our army and navy depend, but it is an unfortunate accident. WILL MAKE IROX BOIL. >iiennne .urn r?uct*eeu m rrouucmg Fierce Heat. For some years past, scientific men Idave been striving to produce beat fiercer than any temperature of which we have experience in ordinary life. The greatest heat ever developed by Jthe agency of man was obtained by 'Sir Andrew Noble, who exploded cordite in closed vessels, so that a pressure of 50 tons to the square inch was reg istered and a degree of "heat never previously recorded. The highest temperature reached in fuel furnaces for practical purposes is . betwe n 1,700 and 1,800 degrees centi- | grade, and at such a heat fire clay and porcelain are melted. Then we come to the flame fed with coal gas; by these means a temperature of 2,000 degrees centigrade may oe oDtainea. A new industry solely dependent upon the employment of great h-eat is that of melting quartz. This mineral, fused by the oxy-hydrogen flame, is converted into tubes and flasks and other vessels for chemical purposes. These vessels are absolutely inert, and may be heated hundreds of degrees higher than is possible with glass; they may also be plunged at such heat into cold water without injury. It has been discovered tnat Dy winning a centrifugal wheel at high velocity in the combustion chamber of a furnace the nitrogen is cast to one side, while the oxygen^ is concentrated, and in this way a brighter flame and greater heat are obtained. A similar appliance used during the- combustion of coal in a furnace -enables a firm of paper-makers to save 27 per cent of hv thp pHnoinatinn of hv drogen gas formed in combustion. But most remarkable of all the phases of the ultization of extreme heat is the discovery of the welding material known as thermit. The inventor discovered that aluminum is very much attached to oxygen, and holds it closer than a brother. Therefore he mixed granulated aluminum with oxide ot iron, ior tne lignter metal wants oiyg^n, and the quantity of j magnesium filings was placed on top of the mixture and a storm-match ap-| plied, and immediately a mass of mol- j ten iron was seen boiling at a temperature of 3,000 degrees centigrade? much higher thaa any temperature in; ordinary use. Ay ELOQUENT SILENCE. A Case Where Audience Was Loyal to Principle. A man of brilliant ability once showed himself wilfully immoral. He suffered a brief season of unpleasant notoriety in the newspapers, and then he returned to his home city and prospered. It almost .<ee:u3d that his open d-^lance Ji th2 .nora. ;?:i?l religious convictions of the communi ty had been good advertising for his business. In his city, a few years later there was a public meeting of men. The principle speaker was a man of national eminence. He began by referring to the man of whom this story is written. He said he was proud to' pay a tribute to the achievement of { one whose brilliant talent and constructive imagination were recognized throughout th*e country,' and even-i across the sea. He spoke warmly,i eloquently. Then he paused for applause. You might have heard a pin drop No one clapped. There were no hisses. There was simply an eloquent silence. Two men walked away from "he j meeting: together. One of them, a i young man. expressed his surprise. "If it had been a religious meeting, or if women had been present, I should not have wondered," said h<5, j "but I thought such an audienceJ would have discriminated between the! man's genius and his private char-; acter. Was it jealously?" "No," said the other, "it was not! jealousy. If the speaker had been aj justice of the supreme court, and hadj paid such a tribute to Judge Colman, what then?" "Every man would have applauded." "Yes. And if the postmaster general had been the speaker, and had j 6poken so of our postmaster; or if a | famous surgeon had spoken of one of j our physicians; or if a great architect, had complimented one of our architects ?" "It would have been the same." "If it had been a man who had U-r.r>lr^-n Hnu'ti nn(](ir strnna" f p mr>ta U1 VUt-ii UV ?? w ui*uv* ^ tions, and who was making an honest i effort to do right?" j "I think they would have applauded hira even more." "They certainly would. There was no conspiracy of silence. There couldj not be, for no one knew in advance: : what was to be said. But in that' moment, not a man felt in his heartj impelled to clap his hands." "Still I have heard it said that he is making more money now than ever j before." "That may be true. But how much money would you have given, if you had been in his place, to change that accusing silence into some indication of friendliness and approval?"? Youth's Companion. Railway Business for January. The mild weather that prevailed throughout the United States during January and the good condition of business in general caused the returns of the railways to show large increases over January of 1912, a month that was characterized hy severe weather impeding railway opera tion. Operating income for each mile of line averag-ed $7.(J6 for cacii day in January 1913. Tliis average for January 1912 was $">.09. The corresponding average per mile for the last fiscal year was $9.19, for the previous fiscal year $9.52, for the seven months of the current fiscal year $11.45. Comparison with these longer periods averages the effect of fluctuations of the weather and shows that last January as usual was relatively a poor month for railway traffic. The fact that this operating income per mile of line per day averaged $12.13 in November, $10.16 in December, and $7.66 in January shows that as usual this wras a month during which traffic diminished. Operating income is the amount, after the payment of operating expenses and taxes, available to the railways for rentals, interest on bonds, appropriations for betterments, improvements, and new construction, and for dividends. In the aggregate it averaged per mile of line for the month $375 for the railways of the East; $224 for the railways of the South, and $177 for the railways of the West. These figures are from the summary of earnings and expenses of steam railways operating about 90 per cent, of the mileage of the country, made by the bureau of Railway Economics from the reports of these railways to the Interstate Commerce Commission. j I I SE ur THE AlKt KAM J > >K\ K. Important Part Dirigible ? and Aeroplane Will Play in Battles of the Future. The far-reaching results of successful r-econnoissance in war were fittingly summed up by Frederick the Great. "If," said he, "we had exact information of our enemy's dispositions we should beat him every minute." Nowadays every commander in the field hopes to obtain this "exact information" by means of his flying corps. Until recently a general relied moinlv rm >110! i->o valrv for Intpllijrpnfp duties, but the Information he obtained from this source invariably related to events several hours old. The great speed of air craft has changed all this. His flying squadrons can also be used by him for purposes of offens e? namely, bomb-dropping; for commu-; nication by means of wireless, or sik-j naling between the. widely extended I wings of his army; and last, but by no means least, for observation of artillery fire. Darkness, fog and perhaps very stormy weather, these alone will prevent his air vessels from viewing every disposition and movement of his adversary. During the war in Tripoli the Italian aeroplanes made reconnaissance daily, maton'Qlij fAr fh<a man f)f the anu tuv uiuwi JLV* Tripolitan region were mainly obtained from photographs taken from diri- ] gibles by Italian observers. Thej Italian government evidently appre- i ciates very fully the value of air craft; i in war. for it intends to form before | the end of this year twelve squadrons j of aeroplanes, and has already or-j dered three new dirigibles. I The President's Salary. The question as to the salary which is received by a president of the United States is one of which there is always talk every four years, and along with this is the question of the amount of salary which has been received by various presidents since the formation of the United States. The Norfolk Virginian Pilot has lately received a letter making inquiry as to th-e figures of the salary, and has taken the opportunity to do some' historical researching. What it says is this: "General Washington upon his election to the presidency, notified his fellow citizens that he desired no salary. But the constitution having declared mat tne president snouiu receive- compensation for his services, the first congress promptly took up that compensation. The limits then suggested ranged from $15,000 to $70,000 and the salary was finally placed at $25,-: 000. This was the amount received j by George Washington, and it remain- j .d the compensation until Presid-antj Grant's second term (March, 1873), when it was increased to $50,009- In : 1 HAT rnno-rpsq nassprl nn ar.t atmrOV ins $25,000 for traveling expenses of, j the president of the United States, to: be expended at his discretion and ac- j counted for "bv his discretion solely.! This was, of course, in addition to the j regular salary of $50,000. At the sec-j ond session of the sixtieth congress j (1908-1909) the question of increas-i ing the president's salary was again considered, and it was decided thati the compensation should be fixed at: $75,000 a year. This was the amount j drawn by President Taft, and it will | also be the salary of Presid.nt Vv'Il-J sou." I I Kiisft Jggg i i I You dor ! kindle. Nc smoke or dii !- : m ! ^ Note the i complete cooki font, cabinet burners. See your cL STAND Washington, D. ( Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. IF | Special Bates and Thronarh Cars lor the Baptists Attending Southern Baptist Convention, St Louis The Southern Railway hr.s been se| lested as the "Official Route" to St. | Louis, Mo., for the Baptists of the [ State attending the Southern Baptist i Convention may 14th to 21st, 1913. j The trip will be made on the Carou! na Special" Monday, May 12*.h arriv| ing St. Louis 7.30 p. m. Tuesday, May : 13th. The route will be via Ashville, ! Knoxville, Lexington and Louisville. Special Pullman sleeping cars will ; be provided from Columbia and Greenville for the accommodation of delegates and others. The Pullman car from Greenville will be handled to Spartanburg on train No. 12 leaving Greenville 1.50 p. m., May 12th knd be attached to the "Carolina Special" al I Spartanburg. By this arrangement the Baptists may leave their homes in the morning from almost any part of the State and catch this train at either Columbia .or Spartanburg. The schedule is as follows: Leave Charleston 9.00 a. m.; Columbia 1. p. m. Caf^' | lisle 2.45 p m.,; Union 3.13 p.m.; Spar tanDurg 4.1o p. m.; Asheville 7.50 p. m, arrive Lexington 7.05 a m.,; Louis-, ville 11.10 a. m., and St Louis 7.30 p. m. The round trip from Newberr^; ; S. C., will be $27.15. Proportionately low rates from all | other points. j Tickets on sale May 9th to ,14th inI nliieivo 1 imifoH fnr rofurriirior tn rpach destination not later than mid-nigfif May 27th, 1913. ' .1 i Pullman fare from Columbia $4.75 and Spartanburg $4.50 per lower I berth, upper berth 20 per cent less. If j desired two persons may occupy one I berth without additional cost. Have local agent wire for reserva- j i tion, or write S. H. McLean, D. P. A.. Columbia, S. C. 'l * ' I t By Adoption. ! J f I I A short while ago there was started a movement to/have the kilts of a certain one of the British "Highland" regiments discarded in favor of ordi- j nary trousers. It was objected that the men would be discontented at this ""'l 4V?? nnlnnol thaf" i k/iiaii5C, anu cxx^ vvyiviAv,i w* uv* , a census of the regiment be taken in j order to ascertain the wishes of the men themselves. The colonel is the j de~cc:;:I:.nt or a long line of Scotch! lairds and strives earnestly to uphold the old traditions. The sergeant who took the census of the regiment finally appeared with his report. "All the men, with the exception of I three, are in favor of the change, sir," he said. "Indeed!" the colonel said. "Tell me the names of these tnree true ciansmen. They should be promoted." The sergeant read from his list: . "Tliey are, sir," he said, "Patrick Doolan, Hans Steinsbrenner and Moses Ikensteiri."?- Harper's Weekly. Fu< reac i't have to wait fo ? coal or ashes to ca rt; no blackened ceili fc ew Per/ecti"; )il Cook-stov new 4-burner New Perfei ng device on the market, v top, etc. Smaller stoves saler, or write for full par ARD OIL C< Z. (New Jersey) BALTIMORE ? ! ABHHHHEZZZZZOHi ^| A Long Poll and a Stron In anything. Now, I have beet RUMELY PRC WJiich I consider the best in tl ceeded in obtaining the agency if you are in the market for an I be to your interest to let me se Saw Mills, Corn Mills, Pea Threshers or Se Feed Cutters, Wood Sa arators, Silos, Gasoline from 1 1-2 to 100 hors< I We handle only the best, so if write me. If yon are not inte: interested. Yours I J. M. Swindler, 91 IWQnJen! 1 If weak, you need Cardul, I the woman's tonic. Cardui | I is made from gentle herbs, I acts in a natural manner, I and has no bad results, as I some of the strong drugs I sometimes used. Asamed- I icine?a tonic?for weak, I tired, worn-out women, I Cardui has been a popular I success for over 50 years. I The Woman's Tonic m Mrs. Lula Walden, of M | Grainlin, S. C, followed j I this advice. Read her let- jj IICi . 1 WCU> SU WCOA, I when I first began to take I Cardui, that it tired me to I walk just a little. Now, I I can do all the general housework, for a family of I 9." Trv Cardui for vour I I troubles, it may be the | I very remedy you need [ BARBECUE NOTICE. We, the undersigned, will give a bar- j becue in front of J. P. Wicker's, No. 2 township, on the second Saturday in July. ' ' ' j H. M. Wicker. J. P. Wicker, . . j r; ;1 Troubles ire Uver [ :n you use a | v Perfection | Cook Stove. 0 i st lift the tank I I n the cradle | 1 1 fill ? your :| ( v Perfection is | ly for the day. r the fire to rry; no soot, j|| ingS* I m f I e ' ' I ction?the most vith indicator on with 1, 2 or 3 I ticulars to DMPANY | oi r* ^narioue, ri. >5: Charleston, N. C Charleston, S. C la?BH? I'lMlfllHI" IIWBWBMHH??? rToll Brings^^^l ] trying for 4 months to get the " 3DUCTS LINE * 9 ie world, and I have about sue? VS. I for this line of machinery. So< y improved machinery it will e you before you buv. 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