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MORE THAN A SCORE [ PERISH IN FLAMES -! y THIRTY LOST IN FIRE WHICH DESTROYS ST. LOUIS CLl'B. I Seven Found Dead and .Many .uisMiitr. , Cause of Disaster Mystery?.Manaarer's Wife Sa^es Many. i ? Sr. Louis, March H.?That from 30 ; to 3") guests of rhe Missouri Athletic j club perished in the flames rhai de- ; Ktroyed the building is the belief of officers of :he club tonight. Viovo rpf*nvprpd. OCVCU uwvaxv- o "ttiv, - and from 23 to 29 occupants of the structure a:e still unaccounted lor. i At sundown tonight firemen continued I the search for bodies in :he smoulder- 1 ing ruins under the glare of searchlights. . , Though a committee early today opened headquarters at the Press club and asked all who were guests of the Missouri Athletic club last night to report, 30 to 3o did not register and hourly the feeling grew that all j these were lost. Hope was given by Fire Chief j Swingiey late today that the water ' i - - i. i 1 could be pumped cut 01 tne rums 10- ; j nigh: and that search for bodies j I might then be resumed. Seventeen in Hospitals. While the search continued today, 17 persons injured in ihe fire were under treatment at public and pjivate hospitals. There was much difficulty in identifying recovered bodies of the dead and some were identified im ler two or three different names. The blaze was the most serious as to fatalities of any fire in the city's i - UISIUI J*. AL Kibi.tt\.u i-^v. I i seven-story building occupied jointly by the Missouri Athleric club and the . Boatmen's bank caused a proper;y loss estimated at $66,000 ar.d forced | the abandonment of the inter-col- J legiate track meet to have been held j in St. Louis under the auspices of the ' club Saturday night. The cause of the fire was a mys-! I tery -tonight. Reports that the blaze \ I was accompanied by a terrific ex-1 plosion indicating that the fire wasj due to efforts of bank robbers to 1 dynamite the Boatmen's bank were ? unconfirmed. Reports of explosions i ! SI were' denied by the night watchman ^ of the baak. I ^ Monev in Bank. j. JC In the vaults of the Boatmen's bank, which occupied part of- the first I t floor, was more than $1,300,000 in: ' currency. The vaults were unharmed,: the bank officials reported. The bank 111 opened today in 'temporary quarters a few blocks away. ^ The number of guests . who had 1 0( rooms in the club house either perma-; neiitiy or for the night, was about 100. Many escaped, some checked' j ou: before the fire, o:hers , it is;"1' m thought, were not there wnen the'a I flames broke out; some were injured!01 in leaving the club house and the jp' rest are listed among the dead or I unaccounted for. Mk The fire was discovered'by a wo- j e m man who was waiting in the clubi^ V lobby for her escart, who saw the | reflection of the flames in the pla:e jT* glass windows across the street, ie< I Thirty-eight guests on the fifth floor | were awakened by Mr. and Mrs. Rob-1Ci ert Magill, who refused to leave until!e< they had given the alarm to all within j w reach. Mr. iMagil! was house mana- i -1 ger of the club. Mrs. Magill was bad- j ^ ly burned. 0 Slide Down Rope. jT Thirteen men escaped irorn the fif;h floor by sliding down a rope made i of two she< ts. Their adventure was! ^ related by Lewis Gaylord, an adver- ! i * tising man of Xew York. Gaylord 1 k r- was in a room on the west side of the j fifth floor. When he took the room he ! t; ? examined the fire escapes and noticed j p that rhe roof of the building occu-! d pied by a seed company was only 15 j a feet below his window. Awakened by screams Gaylord don- o ned a bath robe, ran into the smokefilled corridor and rushed to the stair- r wav. The earner, was ablaze and b flames roared in the elevator shaft. He then started for a window open- n ing on the roof of the seed s'.ore. In % the corridor he heard some one cry: b "I am blind. Don't leave me here to b die." He made out in the smoke a ii man groping his way along the wall Gaylord led him to a room occupied y by Henry Baker. In Baker's rcom Gaylord and the j blind man were joined by nine others, j n VThe young man look command of the; t situation and tying two sheets rogeth- j - . er fastended one end of the improv- n ised rope to a radiator. The V? men went down tie rope and all were rescued from the roof of the seed * store. While they were escaping another a man staggered to the room and fell c unconscious. He recovered quickly and we:it down the rope. Meanwhile v A\ ALL GO' 111 AND ' fj CJ The iifiim' I shoe ror you. J) ?JT ho Spring lini We cordially mvit |J Ours is the place W get these famous 'jj <5 There is a pair fo !jl 131* every neea. ?} Come and see just ho I \ cornioraL!e slices really c< jj COPELAN \j NGWBERR A noke began pouring into the room, >rcing the men still waiting to close le door and to cease calling others to du them. J ] Last Man Down, J. R. Stevens was the last man to \ dr> rl-io imnrnvispd rniiP As the len st;od on the roof of the seed ore they saw aboiK 20 men at the ndows ot* the sixth and seventh Dors of the athletic club. One jump3 to the seed str>re roof and broke is leg. Gaylord and others went to le edge of the roof and shouted for elp. Firemen raised a ladder through trap dcor but it was too short. Anther was sen1- up a;:d the Gaylord arty descended without waiting to ?e wherher the men on the upper o >rs were saved. They think, howrer. hat all who crowded the win3ws were rescued. L. L. Leona'd said he as asleep on le sixth floor when lie was awaken i H cmrtto T-To ran into rhp fnrri- i or but found rhe vav to the first es:ipe was cut off by flames. He rushi back to his room and opened a indow. Crawling cu: on the sill, he ung by his fin..,1f until the intense eat forced him to crop to the roof f a store building two srories below, here he was picked up unconscious. The Dead. The revised list of dead follows: t\essier, r.mviu u., ou jjuuis, taou>r Ludlow Saylor Wire company, iiled in jump from sixth floor. Rickey, John Martin, Chicago, reasurer Ford Manufacturing comany (roofing matreials), burned to eath ou third floor; leaves widow nd child. Reillv, James D., St. I^ouis, member f firm Ware & Reilly, contractor*. Erd, William E., East St. Louis, 111., eal estate dealer, suffocated and urned. Hancock, Allen R., St. Louis, saleslan Underwood Typewriter company. An unidentified man, mutilated ody recovered on third floor; gold and ring on tliird finger containing litials "B. T." and date "2-23-1904/' An unidentified body mutilated beond recognition. The Missiug*. Following is the revised list of those lissing and believed to be buried in l-io rnin?* L. R. Ruff, St. Louis, buyer 3imlons Hardware company. Marshall Bier, fur dealer. Sr. Louis. J. E. Chasnoff, Seduiia, Mo., adverising department St. Louis Republic. Burl Croucii, lived at club, assistoalot. iiinr?ap-pr WVstpril Electric ,ii c ocuvo .. ompany. Thomas B. Shyne, salesman Uncler.*ood Typewriter company, Syracuse, OD MEN Ik rour? ffil i ivujli; iu; 3 shoe is the Vgf j 5 has just arrived, e your inspedion. 8 1 i where you can U Brockton shoes. r every purse, a style V w shapely and yet how jM in be. 18 D BROS, [ I Y, S C. \J N. Y. Allen Dow, buyer for B. Nugent & Brother Dry Goods company, St. * r Louis. W. J. AIcGinnis, buyer B. Nugent & Brother Dry Goods company, St. Louis. Frank VV. Albrigh:, traveling salesman Rice-Stix Dry Goods company, OL. 1XJU15. J. Ij. Haenhenlen, engineer Laclede j Gas Light company, St. Louis. E. P. Williams, Xew York, traveling ' selesman. W. A. Hunicke, St. Louis, assistant operating engineer (Missouri Pacific railroad. Roby Green, Herrin Supply company, Herrin, 111. E. J. McKenna, guest of a member named Jennings. ?j. >v unouii. A. T. Ranus. , Michael Thuma, Berwyn, 111., manj ager cutting department Alschuler. Dreyer & Glick Clothing company, of Chicago. Marx Hammer, St. Louis, president | Xeusteter Cloak and Suit company, . St. Louis. i William E. Becker, St. Louis, presij dent Becker-More Paint company. I). E. Fitzgerald, skies manager ! ! j (COXTIXUED OX PAGE 6).. OI K HOME WO31 EX HAVE BE A IT! FIX HAIR i Xext time you go to the theatre or j to the "movies" just notice, if you ; please, how many of our home iadies ! have beautiful hair?glossy, lustrous, I and well dressed. Then, if you will j pick out five or 10 cf those whose | hair seems to be particularly pretty and will ask them what they use on it, we feel sure that at least more tnan nalt 01 tnem win say jtiarmony Kair Beautifier." It is fast becoming the rage with both men and women who are particular about the appearance of their hair. Sprinkle a little Harmony Hair Beautifier on your hair each time before brushing it. Contains no oil; i v.'ill not change color of hair, nor | darken gray hair. I To keep hair and scalp dandruff| free and clean, use Harmony Sham i pOO. 1 Ills pure juquiu [juu an instantaneous rich lather that immediately penetrates to every .part of . hair and scalp, insuring a quick, thorough cleansing. Washed off just as quickly, the entire operation takes only a few moments. Contains nothing that can harm the hair; leaves no [ harshness or stickiness?just a sweet cleanliness. Eoth preparations come in odd THF NF.WF Many Ha' SAVI Which Startc Any per Si time, w thout cha for any number o a payment or dei and find that yov will receive a chec Come in The Newb Nev vl fouh U |kj $[A I Th, fir i] o f. "How d "Why, we've telephone installe calls from either! more tramping up splendid. Why d< X\ "Cost? why that's s wA only a few cents a day a W the comfort and conveni Vm ^ T> 11 /n, H "(Jail tne isen ^ontr ; that's what I did." * $ SOUTHERN BELL TI ^ AND TELEGRAPH < i I 1 1 i j shaped, very ornamental bottles, j i | with sprinkler tops. Harmony Hair j i j Beautifier, $1.00. Harmony Shampoc. j < 1 oOc. guaranieea 10 sausiv juu'i i in every way, or your money back, j' i Sold only at the more than 7,000 Rex- j < ! all Stores, and in tliis town only fry ! 1 j us.?Gilder Weeks, Xewberv, S. C. i: fj Tomr Gre*t-Gr*nd-D*d All used May-Apple I ! Il Root to rel6aseethe WIW/JS\W//A\ I ; n We from the liver. |?lr/5^4^9f It griped those days? ^f/ Yk but in the PODOLAX fj[ v, formula the. gripe has ^^been taken out. 1 | NOTICE FOAL SETTLE3IE>T. 1 Notice is hereby given that I will j make a settlement of the estate of 0. j ! L. Schumpert, deceased, in the office of J I the judge of probate for Newberry I county on the 17th, (Tuesday) day of ' j. March, 1914, at 11 o'clock a. m., and j wrill immediately therefare apply to the I probate court for a discharge as Adjministratrix of said estate. ; All persons holding claims against j said estate will present tfne same to j j the undersoigned, duly attested, before i | said date. I Mamie E. Schumpert, Administratrix. TO THE PUBLIC. The board of health of the city, at a meeting on last Tuesday decided that small pox that has been prevail 3ERRY SAVINGS 1 ve Already Joined < iNGS CLL i 2d on Monday, Mai on is welcome to join at rge. Payments may be made in c f weeks. No fines or penalties if y zide to discontinue payments, If i i cannot keep up the weekly depos k next December for the amount pc and Let Us Explain the Plai erry Savings vberry, South Carolina. ^ : 9 Ciuar n Extension * || ss elephone? I ? e Essence of Ml ^ ^ Q i G1 mvemeuct u id I answer so quickly? II *THE (il just had an Extension U o>' e ;d. I can send or answer gl loor now and there's no m x want or down to answer. It's H your Sw2 on't you have one, too ? | years ag( ilmost no account. It's |j doctors ? nd you can't compare vk years of ence to THAT. Vm j tongue c; act Dept. to order it? || tion of tl ! medicine: Someone Swamp-B received' and toda; man. If sorts, I ^ways str believe t ing in this community for some time , , all troub is now on the decrease and while vac- _ . ,, it is a pl< 2ination is not compulsory, they would _ ! timrvnv ; advise every one who ha? not ueen , . , I Mink D vaccinated in the last year or two, to one of th 3o so at once, as it is a sure preventive of tftis disease. But if any citizen refuses to be vaccinated and should contract this loathsome disease West they will have no one to blame but Subser :hemselves. this 12th S. S. Cunningi-am, Seer tary of Board. 2-6-tf. j ??? L NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.fl j Dr. K I Bingl - I All tax payers or tne town 01 an- ??? verstreet, S. C., are hereby notified Prove W that t'he tax books of said town arc Dpen for the collection of taxes for gen(j j the fiscal year commencing January 1. Bingham 1913, and that all persons' who fail bottle ] to pay their taxes on or before March v.jjj .j 1, 1914. will have to pay in addition to inf0rniat; their taxes the penalty allowed by anfj b]ad 'a^- and men G. T. Blair, Newbern 5 Tntendant. a.-, --J.V -L.\. ,ji.yu OI^? stores. p nil p Is NATURE'S .. Dlftahi Disinfectant. KU "Will c Release that dammed-up Bile and most _ of your ills are relieved. Mollycoddle NCUrSJg Laxatives do not touch the LIVER. Colic S Podophyllin (May Apple Root) does. ? ' r PoDoLax is Podophyllin with ths friys .DtirAS, V. token out. EtC.'Al TH.? Try I |flM| WJKmI MB| aid and ^BBiMBaflMllifllllll llrfllBIW that it ^ BANK Our rch 9th ' any idvance ou miss you ,J\l its, you lid in. _ 1 s Bank \ C?nkeys ' ? Starting Foodyb/' ready prepared fot k! chat supplier I i<jht clement* for proper nourish- I and vigor. Its use ikes Chicks Sturdy | ires nnd vtrengthens them for rcg- fl ration. Saves trouble and worry. I >sens Leg Weakness 8 anteed to jotisfy or money hack. I ?. $1.65, 50 Ihs. $3, |(K> lb<. $5.75. H I sizes 10c, 25c,SOt and SI. nkey's Lice Powder I ed on sitting hens rid>> them of lice B keeps chicks free from these disease I ilingpests. 10c,25c,50eand$I pkgs. I LDER AM) WEEKS. Newberry, S. C. JE.ITEST KIBXEY REMEDY 4 i BTH." SAYS \ ft RATE IVL WOMAX. to tell you how much good imp-Root did me About four d. I suffered from what the called fistula and for two that time, I endured what no an tell. I also :had inflaramale bidder and I tried doctors ? without receiving any help, told me about Dr. Kilmer's toot. it a thorough trial, I relief, so kept on using it y I am a strong and well woI ever feel badly or, out of take Swamp-Root and it alaightens me out. I honestly hat this medicine would cure les you recommend it for and easure for me to send my tesmd photograph to you. I r. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is e greatest medicines on earth. Respectful'* your?, -> r T ? TT?i1,r iviis. juuii jjixij, in St. Portland, Ind. ibed and sworn to before me day of July, 1909. C. A. Bennett, Notary Public. etter to lilmer & Co., lamton, X. Y. \ iiat Swamp-Root TVill Do For Y All JL V U? 0 cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., pton, X. Y., for a sample size [t will convince anyone. You receive a booklet of valuable ion, telling about the kidneys der. When writing, be sure tion The Herald and News, r, S C. Regular 50 cent and j bottles for sale at all drug S.MV.TKM MP V S V W ure'your Rheumatism ia, Headaches, Cramps, prains, Bruises, Cuts and )ld Sores, Stings of Insects itiseptic Anodyne, used inand externally. Price 25c. our printing done at The Her ^ews ornce?men you done rigrW.