Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FOUND IN TRUNK Pool of Blood in Bagage Room Led Police to Investigate. MAN HAD BEEN DRUGGED Widow and Male Escort Vigorously Deny Any Knowledge.-Roattnr M isake CauseC, l.- . M tress and Raiment Ar 1i.itx, Stained in Rioom in Itfo' A blund!er by the murderers In wroniy ro' ting a e . sent to the u:ion station ir Port:and. 0 -A -n was the means late Tuesday of dis closing a ghastly .rr--r The vic tim is Wiliam Jo'-..e wh with his wife atd seven-year-old -on. ar rived at Portland on Monday morn ing in company with a man who went by the name of A. C. Powers. The party registered at a chet:, North side hote!. -Powers." as com ing from Nome. Alaska. The John sons did not give their r-sid!ence. Powers. whose real name is J. P. Webb. and Mrs. Johnson. were ar rested at art up-town lodging house early Wednesday. Th-y were located through finding the little boy. dur ing the absence of Powers. or Webb. and the woman. They were appre hended as they were returning from an automobile trip to a suburban re sort. Both the man and woman. though Intoxicated. denied all k:now% ledge of the crime. Webb declared he saw Johnson last at the Union station Tuesday afternoon. waiting for a train to go to Seattle. He as serted Johnson was intoxicated at the time. Nothing important was elicited from either. On Webb's person was found two watches. one of which Mrs. Johnson Identified as her husband's. and twc ladies' handkerchiefs, both blood stained. One of Webb's hands was injured and bandaged. He carried an International Typographical Ur ion car. issued by Vancouver. B. C. local No. 226. An ordinary-looking trunk was re ceived at the depot late in the day and ordered checked via the Oregon and Washington railroad to North Puyallup. a station not on that road. Shortly before 10 o'clock Tuesday night the trunk was taken to the platform. There the mistake was noticeable, and it was sent back tc the baggage room. A little latei oneo.,o the baggage men noticed a .ol of blood. which had trickled from the trunk broke it open and dis covered the body of a man. Investigation by the detectives de. veloped that the man's name was W. A. Johnson. and a visit to the rooms occupied by him and his iam Ily resulted in the discovery thai the mattress was saturated with blood and also that blood was spat tered over many personal belongingi of Johnson. The detectives believe Johnson wans first druirged with the alcohol, then struck c-er the tem~.e with a 'black jack" as he lay on .ne bed, next shot through the temple. and inally, to make certain. Johnson's negiligee shirt had been twisted and tightly knotted about his neck. Among Johnson's belongings was a large number of cards bearing the name "Miss May Webster." and some of them having the address "315 South Wall Street." and others "1(:31 Ellis Street." San Francisco. The Wall street address does not name any city, but is believed by the police too be in Spokane. Wash. In "Powers" room a suit case was found containing a blackjack clot ted with blood and frayed at the end, a bank book of the Scandina vian-American Bank of Seattle, be longing to J. P. Webb. some loose en velopes which had borne the same address, and an International Typo graphical Union card No. 226, issued by the Vancouver (B. C.). local to J. C. Webb. -According to the clerk of the ho tel the trunk left the hotel about the middle of the afternoon. The clerk said he remembered the incident, be cause the porter comm--nted on its weight. after having carried it to the expressa wagon. A few minutes later the clerk stated. ,Mrs. Johnson and .her child left the hotel and did not return. About 6 o'clock "Pow es" came down, and after saying he was going out for a little while, mentioned that the Johnsons would probably go to Seattle on the night train. Over $1.900 in currency was found on Mrs. Johnson. The woman said her husband had recently sold a farm near Seattle. and had entrust ed the money to her for safekeeping. NEAR ELECTROCL'TION. Mill Operative at Rtock Hill Has a Close Call. W. F. Lucus, an operative at the Highland Park Mill. barely missed being electrocuted Tuesday morning. He was carrying a joint of 1-2 inch iron piping to a water tank, to fish out something which had gotten there, and .had the pipe over his shoulder, the free end eievat<..d con siderably and the lower end grasped tightly with both hands. He forgot about the naked wire of the South ern Power Company's line running in t- suppy the mill and carrying 1 1 .tb0 volts of eiectricity. and the upper end of the pipe came into contact with it as he passed under. After the contactthosewhosaw reand After the conta't those who saw it thought Lucas was dead, as they could find no heart-beat, but the physician, who came quickly, found him still alive and at once applied restoratives. He states that Lucas s-il: recover. Robber'. Fire Barn. Four mlehs and a thousand dol iars worth of flour. imp~lements a::d suplica we're burnet.d .\onday night in the barn of P.. H~ob:ood. at Gar ner. n.'ar Ra!- i::h. N. C.. thereben every indication that the barn wa burned to cover th" stealing of a fine horse ard huggy, no tra'e of wh:en cei:id he founri in the ruins. Hoh good is a we:I-to-do farmer and con ducts at t&'acco) 'warehbuse tat Clay SERVING LONGEST TERM HIGHLY EDUCATED BLACKS IN TIE l'ENITENTIARY. Ignorant Negroeq Serving Shorteet Terne% in $outh (arolina Peniten tiary. Figures that should cause ali thoughtful advocates of the so-cal ,d higher -lue:Ction amng the n-e ro race to pondt-r %Iet a little m'r.. have zeen conipiled showing th startiig conditions that of the ne groes incarcerat-d within S-ut.h C(Xr olina State penit'tiary those mos: highi. --ducated are servine the long est sentences. The poor ignorant aegrves are imprisoned for the minor erhe--s and offenses while the negres who hav-e had a school or col.-;:e e!ducati n are the life-tmers anit the *over tea year- prisoners. That this is the condition also in the county chaingangs and on the )ublic works of the counties and in :he )ails throughout the stat- is the opinion of Commissioner 9. J. Watson. of the department of agri culture. commerce and industries. by which department the figures were conpil-d. Asked for an explanation of the compilation and the possibbe rea sons nQr the condition shown to exist Commissioner Watson stated Tues day that the Egures showed beyond reascinable doubt that the academic education is not the thing for the negro. Commissioner Watson adve .:ates educr i-> of the negro along industrial :!nes and thinks that the negro should also have sufficient schooling to be able to keep the ac ounts on the farm Summing up the situation the commissioner said that the proper education of the ne -tro is to further his usefulness in the industrial world by means of :roper instruction in subjects that tend t: increase his manual effi ciency. The commissioner and his assist ants had a wide field to base their compilations upon for there were ,35 negro prisoners examined, of this number 479 being, males and 5, '*ing females. The total number of ma'e life prisaners is 256 of the negro race. Of this number 10 read and write without attending school. One hun dred and seven attended the common schools from one to ten years. Sev enteen attended school less than one year. Six attended college. The summary shows 123 who cannot read and write ad 133 who can read and write. Of the female colored prisoners who are serving life sentence, the total 11.. None read and write without attending school. Five at tended common school 1 to 10 years and none of those who attended school did so for one year or less. Two of the life prisoners among the colored women attended college. i'here are four who cannot read and write and 7 who can read and write A further analysis of these figures shows that there is altcgether 267 life termers of the 536 negro pris oners at the penitentiary. reforma tory and state farm. That of this number 140 can read and write. S attended college and less than one half of the total number cannot read and write. FLEEING CONVICTS SHOT. Convicts Make a Break for liberty But are D~ownded by Guards. Two young white men. Garfield Hutchins and Lindsey Huffman were shot while attempting to get away from convict camp on the Lew Monday morning, and it is said that Hutchins may die. The men slipped away from convict camp near Wins ton-Salem Monday. and it Is said ran into a cornfield a distance about forty yards when Guards Griffin and Dull fired on them, dropping them instantly. Hutchins. who is rather well known hereabouts and a ao was on - thirty months term for robbery on the street whiile impersonating an officer, was struck in the back of the head by a :oad of buckshot. He was hurried to thbe Twin City hospi tal at Winston-Salem and Dr. E. P. Gray att--nded him. The physician said the man would scarceiy recov Huffman. who was serving a 14 months term for forgery, was slight ly wounded about the head and will recover. D)OUBLE KILLING. Two Killed at Greenville Within Few Minutes. Two murders, occurring within a few minutes of each other cr--ated intense excitement at Greenv.ille ear ly Tuesday.. Peter Rowley. a w.-li known citi zen. was shot an~d kiled at a disor derly house by 0. L. Godfry, a horse dealer from Spartanburg. .a cording to the report of the po.zce Rowley was refused admittance to the hous--. but later succeded in gaining entrance and picked a quar rel with Godfrey. in which th.e latter is said to have shot in self-defence. The second killing occurred near the Southern railway station, when a negro named Bob Cathoun. shot and instantly killed another negro. Will Brown in a fight over a woman. PE(ULIARi TRAGEIY. Woman Accidentally Shoots Board er in Hee House. Dennis Re.-d. aged '. a boarder in the homn eof J. J. F":owers. at Btluefield. W. \'a.. was acci:.utally shot and killed by .\rs. Flow- rs at her reside'ne.- .on bay.. .\!rs. F: w ers was talking to Reed and said she :ntended getting a cun to kill som;. -.hickens. When she r.-turned with i :h.- w--apon. Reed threwx up his handsJ! ni a jest:::. mxaraner. saying. "I amj: iot guilty. The ;un was discharg- 5 d andi R'od fr-l: doad. .\rs. Flow ~rs said die did not know the gun 'as loadled .id is frantic ov.er the! Lffair. The woman's tihubnd was SHOT INTO CROWD ONE RECE1VES PAINFUL WOUND WITH SIXG. Two of Po,.e Fired at Him But it Is Not Known That He Wla% Hit. Wornan Is Arrested. A dispatch from Walt.'r.oro says that at Williarms on Saturday night at li *'clock Dr S. E. Kiney was Shot i.d 5erio;. o dr --. J Freen.t.,. a :egro. Saturday art--noon Dr. Kinse Se son w :ts standing -t th- d'oIor of _11v Store of Qur:. lIrv % h.-: Lena1s: Freeian. a n.-;ro woman. up the steps to eier :he store do.: and said to Mr. Kinsey: -Sone twt'. want?. to come in." .\ir. Kin- step ped cut i the w:ay ind looksi;: bac saw 'h1-; rro wotaan. 1. exp t.)d t see soie whin wonian enter. and joking.y r.:mar-e that :e thougi: it was son--wh The negro took out a knite irvam acr pocket and began to abuse Mr. Kin s--v. who irsisted that she hush and stated to her that he did not mear any harm by the remark. which wat jokingly made. She continued her abuse and lef the store shortly. and going to hev home. returned with h- r husband Joe Freeman. she carrying a gun Mr. Kinsey was informed of th-t fact and went to his home and re turned with his gun. wbich he pu :in Mr. Brabham's store. His fathe hearing of this came ov-r to th< store and instructed his son to pu the gun up and go to Magistrate Wil son and take out a warrant for tht negroes and have them arrested This Mr. Kinsey did and turned thq warrant over to Constable Maxey who went over to Williams to mak the arrest. Maxey appointed Dr Kinsey and others as special con stables to aid him in making th arrest. The party proceeded to the hom of the Freemans. but just befor reaching it. they we-re informed tha Joe Freeman was back at the stor of Quin Bros. with his gun. The returned to the store and attempte to arrest him. who seeing the part approach ran. They went back t the home., where the woman was a? rested. After securing her the started to leave and Joe Freema appeared behind a clump of bushe near t.he house crying: "Get out o there.' At the same time he shot into th crowd, the shot taking effect jus above Dr. Kinsey's hip. The negr then made his escape' into the dark ness. Dr. .Kinsey was taken bac home and was attended. It wa found that the gun had been loade with a slug. but fortunately the loa, produced only painful flesh wounds Efforts were made Sunday morn ing to catch Freeman and he wa seen several times by the pursuin party, but owing to the thickness a the undergrowth in the bays nea Williams. he has so far eluded cat t ure. KILLS HISELF. Drinks Quantity of "Bug-Killer. Which Kills. Alfred Poole an aged negro pris oner confined to the county jail a Gaffney to await trial at the nex term of court. commited suicide b, drinking "bug-killer" in his cell. dy ing from the effects at about one o clock Thursday night. He had bee: arrested about two weeks ago chars ed with being an accomplice in th killing of a negro bai.y at his hum near Cowpens. He was about5 years of age.. .It has been the custom of the jail er to supply the prisoners with th ''bug-killer" at intervals. When th disinfectant was given to Poole hi saved it until night, and then tool it. becoming paralyzed at once. Al though there were two oth-~-r priso ners in the same cell both of then -disclaim any knowledge of the tak ing of the juice and claim that the: knew nothing about the affair unti they became suspicious of his lou< breathing and when they at tempted to wake him up they foun< him dying. Medical aid was sum moned and although everything pos sible was done Poole soon died. LIGHTNING STRIKES NEGRO. Strikes Shoes from His Feet but Ne. gro is, Unharmed. tjchtning struck the shanks o! William Graham. a negro. Sunday afternoon at Wins-ton-Salemx and strlpp-d him of his shoes and socks. not injuring him. however, in any way, outside of mental anguish, so to speak, for Wil:iami was surety scared!. Hbis wife, who was in t4he room at the time was also uninjur ed. The lightning ran down tnc. chimnn-y during the severe electr: cal storm which swept thtrough that city, and tore up the bureau. before it divestedl William of his sh'es and stockings. beside-s ripping his draw ers also from the ankle- to th.- knee. Many persons in the neighborhood visited the scene and William show ed themi corroborating g'arments. BU'RNED TO DbEATHE. Young Man 1kead and Brother Injur ed in Morning Fire. James West. twenty-years c&d. was burnedi to death, and his broth.er. Edward. eighteen-years-old, was ser iusly injured. at the result of a ire whic-h destroyed a boardcag hus.- at Hlattiesb~urg, Miss., early Tuesday. The latter icel from a second-story window, breaking se. ral bones and probably injuring himself internally. The charred body of his b'rother was later fount I n the ruins. Other inmates of the iouse escaped without injury. Fined For IRetailingt. Ita the r'-corder's report Friday udge Sykes fined Mrs. E.A. Car ington. "t iurham. N. C.. whcose msband. ski;ppedl in the m::ds: ot a etai:ing tcase. .4 and costs for theC am. offense. later red::cing it hal!. irs. Carrington is twice Carrincg-: on's wif., the two- celebrating their onmnoon w~cten (Carrington comn leted his sentence on the rtoads f.>r PROTECT YOURSELF BY FOIRIING A .%1'Tt'AL INSt'R- I ANCE CO.MANY. A.clcordinag to Iill I'a.%ed by the I - isLature I.at February Ten .Mlen .May Or;ani/.e For Self l'rolection. A bi'' was pas.d and approved by .- .e isatu.ton th-- 4h day :I Februa 1 t'I' provid is: tor the or gan iz.tti on a:: d regula' ioni o 1 .\lutua 'r cetae A s.'.ri.it :onl. it i' 0 5 St . t!'en ien of Ia wful alte 1u4d ftorm11 an aso)ciation, tI protect I themll:- - aga In1t lsn, lromII fir.. d wia. accid- nis. ligh:inm. hai: fai a:. f ros.and t inuethe 11~ itoko nit-nmemb.-rs. It in ist be unde-r-r .ood that this association is al lowed only to protect it. :niember., an D ot organlized with a1 IUpurpose fol mlakinlg mlonley. r ercigay ia t tt kre oal.. allowe-i to w% ork i.: th coun ty in which they were organized. ilefore the state allows any of them to 'hegin business the elected presi dent and secretary of the proposea asaciation must swear that twenty five men will take out policies in it for not less than a total sum of twenty-five thousand dolars. T.his list of subscribers must be sworn to and ti'd with the Insurance Com misior.er. Each memler of the Asociation is entitled to one v.'te in the electiona necesary. It is required that a thirty day notice be given of each meetin; by publishing t:he same in the cou'ty paper and by sending a postal to each member of the association, who can either attend or send a proxy. but no man is permitted to vote more than twenty proxies or vote under the orders of anyone having twenty proxies. Each asociation is required to meet at least once a year and elect directors and officers. the latter can not be elected for a term longer t.-an two years. The amount to be recei" ed by each officer must be stipulated t before the duties of the office are en tered upon or the work perfoined. Th-- manner in which t~his association would pay the loses of it; number would be to assess eacMh member e quitably for the amount of the loss. - Should upon investigation the Insur ance Commissioner find that ay offi I cer is neglecting to levy and collect any assessment made he may apply at any court having the proper author ity for a mandamus to enforce the performance of the neglected duty. t The premium is to be guaran teed by a note or lein on the property - insured. but the property must be so C described that a person could rec 6 ognize it from the description. Any of th-se asociations could create a reserve fund in the maner prescribed by their hy-:aws. provided it did not - conflict with the laws of t.he state: 5 From a table compiled by Insurance Comissioner McMaster it is shown fthat there are fifte--n of these insur r ance asociations now at work in this - State. carying from $191.604 to $4.4:25.040 insurance in force. The rates of these companies range from $1.S0 to $S.00 per thousand. Here is what Insurance Commis .sioner 31c.\aster says about them: "'The- salvation of these companies is to have a director in each township who will approve the insurance of each piece of property in his town ship: to take only the class of prop erty. viz country residences anid t-n ant houses: to take only a limited a mount of insurance, say $.1000 on any one peice of property: to have at least one annual meeting of the policy holers at which the offic.-rs -and directors are elected. and at which complete repqrts are to 'e mad.- by t.'te otticers: to have quar terly meetings of the directors. "\'While a number of these asso siations levy assessnme.ts as the fires occur. and while ot.hers le-vy assess ments but once a year it is b--leived safer to require the insured to pay that It would be very much better and in advance what is understood to be t~me rate by the stock companies, and at the end of th. year to refund him whatever the saving might be. "There are m--ny other features connected with th'e business needin;: explanation aiid .i. insurance D~ partmtent wvil be glad to answer any inquiries made.'' Addres your ler ter to th-- "Insurance Department of South Carolina. Columbia. S. C. I)YING HE ISSUES ORDERS. S'witchman Shoitws Nerve After His' IrA'i Are' Severed. George C. Itriley. aged twenty three years. a switchmzan for the Southe rn railway, at Birmingham. '\la.. a fter b.'ing run over .\onday mior i:ng. both of his legs cut off :md ot-.'rwise hurt, gave instructions a' to the disponsitioni to be made of hs bodly. as'king that it be shipped to (''lumbia. Tenn.. where he has reatises. \\'hile cutting a strirng oif cigrs his foot was c'aught in a~ switch fro.: and b,-fore' he c'ouild ex tric'ate it he was knocked down and several cars pass' d over his body. Hie died~ t wenty tminuts affter the ac cide:: t. but wams conscious to the las' 1101RIl.E TRAGEIY. Farmetr Slays Tenant and Wound~s( the Latter's Miother, Ashu:ry S ;deer. a w.'ll-to-do farmer *.f Btreat hitt county. T--n.. and once .m promtineit intire :in the Hlargis feud. Mlonday shot and k il:ed' Judge Fae.a tenant on Asb'ury's farmi aind wounded Fugatt's mother. Thet kitling occurr.-d in :h-- coutntry and the hrst ktnown of it was when Spic -telephone.! in t~hat h(' had killed a Fugate aind had shot his mtother and wats comning to Jackson to give him- a self up. Ne-ither the extent of .\r5.t F-ugat' s injories or the cause 'f lie trouble is kno2wn. it Freiuht S'teame~qrs. ('llide. 'A Tihe French fre'i-.ht st'eamer La ai Il.ochelle fromt Birdleautx for I.iver- T wit.'i the ri: ish freighter Ye'ws off t Skris. Ireland. Mlonday. Te'i of e the cr.'w (of the French '.esse' were drowned, Twev-e sawed to Freedomi. Ko Twelv--- prisoners it. i-he Federal st jail at Mloscogee. Okla.. ..awed the!: lii UME ON THE FARMS .'SE GREATLY INCRFASED IN A RECENT YEARS. %xIerimnetits by GOwrnment E Cpert% and by Individuals Shoe'w its Grent ..alue. Realization 1y the farmers of th , mtheast f :he cre:at ben.1ts to .- F ,ecured I by the use of agrichttura! 1im11e and t consequent rapid in rease in the co:iumption of t.hat poroiduct ar- indicated in the report .-f the freight traitic department of,( ,he Southern railway company fo i May. The report shows that point 'ar:.ing out this pro.duct at point tin the Southern railway in Virginia now have a daily capacity of 3.00i iarrels and that additions and im- i provem. nts now in progress and rospect wil: increase this output t.. .5.,om barrels daily in a short tim while only a few years ago the etn :ire capacity was 7. barrels a day. The use of agricultural lime and its beneficient effects. particularly o: SOur soil lackirg nitrogen and cont sequently deleient in; plant. food. I. attracting the attuntion of s'ilex Perts and agricultinal writers as are few other subujets at this titne. A most interesting papevr showin!ig tIe: 2ood eff-ets to be obtaintd. entitled -iulletin No. 1. has been issue! b.y th*' Virginia Truck Experiment sta tion. located at Norfolk. A nun-14 b r of bulletins on the sane siui. ject has been issued by the bureau of sois of the United States de partnent of agzricultur- from which copies can be procured by the far iers and anyone interested in sail improvenet. The goverment experiments and the experiences of individual former ers which are deal, with in th-se; bulletins should prove of unusual in terest to planters and farm owners of the south Atlantic states since it is declared that in a great many sec tions of this territory wher- land is !ess productive than in more favor ed portions of the sout-heast. the lack of fertility is in a large na.3 ure due to the acidity of the soil. Experiments by the fed. ral and state departme::ts of agriculture have de veloped the fost that t.is can best be corrected by the application of lime and the growing of legumionus plants. Lands which had be- n ahtn-, doned as practically worthless have been brought to a high sli- ->f pro-4 ductiveness in this manner as point ed out in the stat- and government publications which may be .had for the asking. Lime is not used in the place of manure or commercial fertilizers, its use being entirely supplementary. and one of its chief advantages be irz the pow--r which it gives soil ?o retain the manure or fertilizer ap plied to it. There are lary~e deposits of lime rock in practically every section of the southeast and its use for agri cultural purpose has been the basis of the great fertility of the famous Blue grass region of Kentucky. the great valley of Virginia. the fertile country of Tennessee aind Nor:hern Alabama and other notably produc tiv-- areas. The Southern Railway company is endeavoring to encour age th~e use of this product whica the farmer of South can find prac tically at .his door both by urgin:; the erectlon of more plants for its prep aration and by granting favorable tariffs for the transportation of the prod uct. President Finley of th'- Southern Railway company w.hose office is lo cated at Washington. D). C.. is great ly interested In the efforts of farm ers of the southeast to improve their soils and on application fromt any farmer will gladly reque st the United States agricultural detiart ment to senid him such literature as may be most helpfu:. or application may be made to the department di. rect. I.NsE STATEMlENT. Strikers Allege That Carolina Glass (b. .ittempted to IBreak Contract. In a statement issu~ed June :24 the strikers at t:.:- Carolina Glass Company give their version of the1 situation. In part their stat- ment1 is: Ar the last conference it was de cid'd by unanimous vote by the man ufactur'rs that thte sttmmter stop of two months. July atnd Aug ust. be enforced this year and that no glass be b!own during thcse two months. This rule was agreed to by :.oth associations, the agreemtent be ing signed in all good faith byv bot.h. Neither could violate the agreement without forfeiting their honor. 0:: July 11. the Carolina Glass Comnpa- i ray reuested permission to work dur ing or through summer stop. They wer0 officially notified by D). A. hayes that their request coulid not :e grant-d. Mir. Hayes spoke for.t woth associations. The reason i ipparent. The blowers h're woul d I 2ave been glad to favor this com >ny. but not at the expense of ev-I 'ry glass bottle manutfacturer int the h 'nited States. The Treat-all-alike ystemn is; a matter of ethics, and it btains in our relations with the. 'arolina Glass Company. FA LI, INTO HOT MI1:T.L. i., Was Slon ly (onsumed Be.fore the. Eiye of His (Complanions. John Miitchell. a st-.l worker at1 he West Petnsylvania steel plantt at rackernridge. was suddeni~y p.r*cipi ittid tmio a soaking pt: .-n: ini: a -hite' hot ingo: .on Juntfe ::nad ii. re h-is helpe-ss m~Il mtai-s. tn. ody v vs con '. nmed by thet me.ta. ta .\litcheil was at work at th- soal a ilte where the i'.gots were :r7.:m :1. Standing on the do.-r of ont hich was coy. r.-d. he gay.- the i-. al for o;.en:ng cf antother pit. hrough tnistake the w ronti lever as pul:.d and Mlitchell 'ell 1 f t the bottom of the lpit. alightini ithe ingot. Ih lirowned Drig Galr. K T.be b-ody of Dr. L .!.. I.tsk. wa& utnd in the lake off Seventy-fifth s;. reet. Chicago. Mlonday. He isb--m ,ved to have been drowned by thte kii pqizing of a sn~aboat oa Saiturday on: ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS 1 MOUNTS FOR PUBLIC BUILD INGS AN) SITF.S. lmJiiija (t* .'ppropriation of $.5. E04m) for New Site.-4'anden and Iten1nett.-ville FKnelh $50.tmm). A Wash-iton !ispatch says that re-i ---m Taft w:! affix his sig:a :re. durinz th-- next day or two, ai the ;>utie building bi,! of the t re-.nt se-sion. jus: passed, and o, itain a shirt timue a lar;:e amount f m ::e w l # beSpent. In differenl t0 arts of the ':zted Statrs. in the a rection of Federal buildings. A carefu. inspection of the figures i how: that Sout;h Carolina ha s been -ell provided fcor. the following be- , ::K th-- provisions. Camden. $S51.00: ;:ffney. S ii. o000: Orangebur;:. $It). : Co!unia. -. : Hennctt- - iljle. S.Mu o \arion, $ UI) : aurens and Union. each $10.00. ewberry. $10.smo. While the members of the South arolina delegation work-d hard to eeure these amounts. credit should )e given Representative Johnson of ;partanburg. a member of the Hous -nimittee on buildings and grounds. )r .his wcrk. As the matter stands low every city and town In South d arolina which, under the law, is -ntitled to receive a F--deral luild- a ng. either has one completed, un ler construction, or authorized. The Columbia appropriation is for purchase of a new building s!tte. 'he amounts of less than $50.000 ire in addition to previsions made r the cities in former bills. SWELTER AND SIZZLE. . t Flapless New Yorkers Cringe Beneath the Hot Weather. Hapless New Yorkers sizzled and sweitered Tuesday while the mer rury climbed steadily until it at tained a maximum of 90 degrees by i )fficial readings at Z.4L p. m.. a high mark for the year. Thermometers t ,n the street ranged as high as 9S and three deaths directly due to the heat were record- d. More than 30 persons were prostrated. Excessive humidity added to the tortures of the year's hottest day. In the cong-sted districts the suffering was interse and hospital ambulances were kept busy caring for the ctrick en. In Bayonne. N. J.. five men were prostrated. two of whom are ex pcted to die. At Minolea. L. I.. durIng a par ade and contest of Long Island vol unteer firemen. half a dozen fireme. were overcome and several spectators w, re. prcstrated. SECOND LN SHOOTING. The South Carolina Ranks After the Battleship Idaho. The battleship Idaho is to enjoy for a year the coveted oftci.tl honor rA being thle best hitter in the Amner can navy. A comparison of the shooting p-arformances of thA battle ships this year was made piublic at Washington on Tuesday at the navy. department. The Idaho made a score wIth her guns of 46.121. The South Carolina gets second place with a score of 42.5S->. and the Wis :-onsin thaird with a score of 40.47S. The battleships are c'~apeting for a trophy, their rank oepending not niy upon the hits of the guns hut ipon thei:' work with mines and tor-a :edoes. While the target practice aus been conclud-:d by the battle .hlips. only a few have done the re uired mining. Gf these the Wis onsin stands at the l'ead of thos~e *hich have zomph ted the competi ion with a score of 4.;.494, the lIaryland second with 37.5S7 and he WVest Virginia third with 22.264. Of the vessels competing for 'he :ruiser trophy for gunnery the Char eston now leads with a score of 1l.i75. In the competition for the b tuboat trophy, the M1ayflower stands it the head of ILhe list of those that tae fired with a score of G.612. mong the vessels competiting for he-. torpedo trophy the Preble is tLhe r -ictor with a score of 90.9:2S. One , >f her competitors, the Rowan. is redited with a score of only 0.035. SHOOTS AT INV'ALID). egro Enaters Sick Womana's Room amd IFires Whe~n Seen. While the famziy of Mirs. C. V. e: edamison. of Miacon. Ga.. were seat I at supper. M1rs. Adanmson's daugh- 2 er. whr, had been sick for somie :ie, was '-ating her supper in be a nearby: room. . S~he happ-ned to lance upward and saw a big yeliow e-gro stan'ding a: the sid.e of - ed ftumini g b--twee-n the mattress. he arream-: d to a.armi the house old, and the b.urglar. instead a . n:!king his *'scap.* as quickly as pos b.e. ul:..-d out a p:stul tha: -be ad fo: :d~ under ti.o matt r-ss and :-iberattely shot at her. Th-- bu: *t pias.e. t hrough her hair and bur d i:sl 1:; in::j head of h.-r bed, a::d e :.:-r". i::.-.ti y sp ringitng o ver th - dr -d cd a ich :lhe sick wom:.I1 w..s ing. .;umpaed out of the Iao a~ :--hsescapec. The' mi-: wa undl on the- israss near ih- houzr. hier-- he h:-d thlrown it. r In s :uthe.rn l'ranice .h.-re' i a con-~ i -i-- brag.zx :ow aI th-- !'ont dui .-vriv now izs.d :n .such: w' rk. ,IE AUTOMOBILE LAWS 'ATE HAS SOME STRINGENT itE4;U'J.ATIO)Ns. -ovide for ts- of Carm on Country Itead.s.-Speed I.imit is Fifteen .Mies. Magistrate I,. F. Wilson. of An rsm. said :ht other day that ere were many people who owned tomohiles and who did not know e state laws regulating them while the country rads. It ueems to the impr. ssion of most people that a can operate their cars as fast they want to once out of the city mits. but this is a mistake. Fol wi~ng are a few interestin; bits of w from the acts of the general as nbly. "No person shall operate a motor hicle on a public highway at a ie of spe-d greater than is reason be an. proper at the time and lace, having due regard to the traf c and use of the highways as to the :ndition or so as to endanger the fe. limb or property of any person r in any ev- nt at a rate' greater tan fiften miles an hour." Upon approaching a crossing. ridge. step descent. or a curve a erson shall have their :achine un er control and operate it at a rate f speed not greater than six miles n hour. and in no greater than is easonable and )roper. having due egard to conditions. "The driver of a :notor vehicle hall give notice by blowing a horn. ell or othrwise so as not to fright n th. animals and to use precau ions to insure tihe safety of persons nd property. It is also necessary o bring the car to a stop if it is seen hat the .horses are frighte -td. "It is necessary to stop the car at signal from one who is in the high ray and who is driving a wild ani rial. The raising of a hand may be onsidered a signal to stop. It is al o necessary to remain stationary intil such an animal could be re oved. It is necessary for an au moblist to give the right of way o the driv'r of a horse or a mule nd he shall go to the right of he oad. "Violators of these acts shall be ned from ten to one hundred dolars r Imprisoned not more than thirty Lays." Before operating a car in any ounty It Is necesary to secure from he clerk of court a certificate saying rhich is numbered and this number must be placed on the back of the ar. The owner's address and a rief descriiiLn of the c.ir must >e tiven. The registration fee is $I. en days are allowed an owner i.: hich to register his car. A NEW FIIER. 'irginia Man ia One to Startle the World Claiming to have solved the se ret of aerial navigation in a heav er than air a -rop~ane. R. R. Grant. f Norfilk. \'a... is ready to prove hat he can remaain up in the air un er al kinds of weather conditions. a:ring a hurricane. Grant is the ssistant city ele'ctrician of Norfolk. nd for nmany months has been ex ermenting wim. his machine early n the morning when nearly every ody in the city was asleep. There as been various reports made elative to peculiar lights se.-n verhead at such hours. but many ersons attributed them to imagina on. A few weeks ago. Henry Hys:op. newspaper route owner, reported hat he h- ard a peculiar noise anOa aw a light in t.hie air a few miles utside the city limits about three clock in rhe morning. His report ras so plausihie that an investiga ton was made and it vas discovered iat Grant. assisted by J. T. Morse. mechanical expert had b-en ex erinentng witt- t.h:eir machine and ad made some won'.erful flight.. Mr. Grant de-Iaros that he b. eved that he and his co-worker ae suce- ded in airing aerial nay tation ini a diffe'rent way from oth r nasica.rs. They. claim that eir machine wi!! remain in the air nder all neather conditions bair :ng of course, an uniusuaily severe ormi. .A TiM;E PU-ZZLE. ea.idn!,. of Augu%t* Ikithered by Four Time's Acuusta. Ca.. i.s th.' on:y city tlhe co;::t ry ha' ing four differ it times and ali o: .':e,.. in ::-. is on the nin- tieth meridlian. and e railroads i Geor::ia use Central me. whil- the Carolina roads en eriian or Eastern time. To try avid confusion the city .has a !o . time of its own, which is half ty et ween the two. But what .ili-. adis to the com~picated situ iis r.h fact that farmers in tae rouning country nearby all use un--tme. which is different from ithe o:.ters'. This last named time' co;&troed .y the almanac that is e.ery Sou :.ern farme.r's home. peialy that of th c.l.>red far A stranger has som" ditmcult andl iusng e'xpetrienaces if he stop't the erage Augusta pen-en on streets d asks th.- .hour. lie is pro:,at.iy d. --It , t. : o-ele' k Vy C .-u m i road t.im:e. '. min:u es to ten . rig 'ut into C'arrA i." If t he. :s.:n a..ked is a :armi.-r :h. stra:ir--r h.. wvill wv;.it untril the' calen:: .n" .1 an .stronoica~tal o:'~.sin ace h an aswer uf. -Wel!. I reckan Killed by Ug~htning. nthe ;.ese'nc. of hi. wife. Burt non, a fa.rmer. !:ng about se r. wa.s etruck by a :It of light- a g Thursday andi kil'ed. C'ran- d i ~s eli't.'-s w're buraed from his v anid the hand..' of a hoe with "h h.- ws~ w:.rk:r.g wasetiel su -d -:th' heo of '.'m t'as o Thr"'--e'reen lnjturr1. : 'br.'o 'tremen we.re irijured dur- a a fir.' WeJ'!itwsday whic~h compte- ': TRAGIC END ilor I Idered hElis Store In Bui. ness Sectis Of CharlestoL ROBBERY THE MOTIVE k"sAiiant. And Suspected Robb er, Makes Good His Ecape After At tacking Storekeeper In Middle of Day.--ictim Carried to Hospital Where He Died a Little Later. Max Lubelsky. of 543 King St.. Charleston.tailor and clothier. aged 37 years. was found in a dying con dition at his store Tuesday morn ing at about 11.45 o'clock. by Max Posner. of 56 Line street. with three ugly wounds in the back of the head. evidently inflicted with a large slat. found lying in the vicinity of the body. In the hands of a party or par ties as yet unknown. The desperate ly wounded man was rushed to the hospital in a police ambulance, but died from hemorrhage and a frac tured skull at 1.19 o'clock P. M. A rifled cash drawer found in the rear of the premises. and the disappear ance of several articles and valua bles from the store, led the police to believe that the motive for the mur der was robbery. The killing caused a sensation throughout the city, especially among the Jewish population in the upper part of town. A number of friends of the dead man have offered a re ward of $500 for the capture of the guilty party. Max Posner. a peddler, was the frst came to discover Lubelsky lying on the Iloor of his own store. He stated to the police that he entered the establishment at about 11.30 o'clock. In company with his little daught'er, to whom he wished to show some chickens and pigeons which he had sold Lubelsky several weeks ago. Finding the store apparently deserted. Posner walked into the yard in search of his friend. He came back and took a seat in the middle of the store. Suddenly his eyes beheld a steady stream of blood runaing towards him from beneath a counter on the op posite side of the store, and upon examination he found Lubelsky in a half sitting posture between the sec ond and third counters. He tried to get the wounded man to talk. but was unsuccessful, and immediately sent in search of assistance. A phy sician arrived on the scene In ans wer to a hurry summons, and was followed immediately oy oficers. The wounde- man was sent to the hospital in a police ambulance. Sev -raI doctors took up the work of at tempting to save his life, but all ef forts proved to be useless, and he died in about one hour's time with out having regained eonsciousness. John Cross. a driver for a c'.ty ex press concern, delivered a box of dry goods to the Lubelsky establishment at ebout 1 1.15 o'clock, placing the box in front of the store. Cross then went ins.ide for th- purpose of hav ing his book receipted for the goods. and was met by a negro. who told him that he, the porter, had been left In charge of the establisment while Lubelsky had stepped across !he street. After a several minutes' wait. Cross left, stating that he would be In again for the purpose of hav ing the .book signed. Th'e police be lieve that the unknown negro had already overpowered Lubelsky when Cross .'nte'ed the store, and on being interrupted by the latter, had bodily declared himself as being the por ter of the establishment, ONLY A BLHNYD. Actors in Paris Kept Practicing Foe a Fake Play. To much realiem In the rehear sais of a scene in a ntw play. "Ban 'o." caused a police raid at a small theater in Paris recently. The play had been advertised fr scme time but the rehearsals draged on slow ly and ;very evening seemed to be devoted to Act IH. Th~e scene of this act was laid in gambling saloon and M. Duponnois. a police sommissary, who happened to call in at the theat or was struck by the fact. A ques tion to the manager brought the re "It is mes'. impor'ant that the fac ialt play cf all th-- actors In this siee s:'eu!d !' ;x Ie". Trhey are supposed to represent ksen gain ble'rs. We must get the by-play a real as possib:e. At the end of another fortnight, however. the facial play didn't seem to have improved much, as Act I1 was still r. hearsed at great lengthg each evening, Discreet inquiry showed that th-' riearsals were a blind, that the play. "Banc.," had never been written, and tha: all the actors were iardene~i ganmbler. REFL'SES TO EAT Is Fasted Fourteen D~ays and Seems Dertermiined to Starve. W.. A. McGinnis, a white man who as been~ serving a 3 months' se .'nce- in the county jail for bigamy. ccarding to the warden. has eaten o food for a period of fourteen ays. Th.- facts in the case became A weekP ago th.' warder's attention as called to McGinnis' condition nid :nhe county physician was sum i.:n'd. He made an examination aid reporte.d that there was nothi:ng i.' matter with the mian's condition Sappears norma: i:: .very particu rand se+-mis ibent on starving him 'If to death. He 'nven refuse's milk. rid has only take:: two or three rinks of water this week. Hurt bsy Automoubile. (;'rt-.- iieasi.'y. a wh'ite man, liv a p~suit: er a rtinway causeby ;nin autom bile. Mr.Heasey is thrown fromi his wagon and! his i wa :ractured. 1H.' w~as ougtht :o -he santT'ritim and is re edto be imnprovinz.