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I i?a???*j Itlkm lifraliL H ? ? ? | ESTABLISHED IN 1895. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1910. VOL. 16. NO. 37. -? ^ BUCK ROGERS A SUICIDEL DRINKS 2 OUNCES CARBOLIC ACID AND DIES IN TEN MINUTES. -r FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES CAUSE ^ Vounf Farmer of Paitrfl Mill to r' Take His Own Life. Was U Prominent in His Comi t munity. 1 4 e Friday about noon Buck Rogers, w k young farmer' of Pages Mill sec- tl tion. ended his life by drinking t( nv vwuwr vi vai uunc atiu. All*jr I . taking the deadly dose death fol- q lowed in ten minutes. It is sup-: posed that worry over financial | f, difficulties caused young Rogers to | a end his life. w Mr. Rogers resided about two ? miles this side of Pages Mill where p he conducted a saw mill and farm. He was a very energetic man and y up until a few years ago was in ij prosperous circumstances. His saw : v mill was located near his home and t< he gave both the farm and the mill c his personal attention. About two years ago his saw mill f, was destroyed by fire and in addi- v, tion to losing hiB mill he lost about j si $2,500 worth of lumber. He had 0 no Insurance and the loss fell heavily upon him. However, he went to | work with his accustomed energy *r and soon rebuilt the plant. His c business was running along smooth- v ly and he was recovering from the ii loss wheu his plant was again de- a stroyed by fire last spring, entail- tl ing another heavy loss upon him. ci This loss, combined with a bad crop b year, crippled him badly and caus- f< ed serious financial reverses from ci which it seemed impossible <> ji to recover. Friday morning Mr. Rogers went, to a neighboring bank to borrow v some money with which to meet e y some obligations then due. He fail- w ed to get the money and returned l \ to hiB home about noon. He went q ^ out on the back porch and with- tl out the slightest intimation of what 4 about to do drank two g jjjf carbolic acid and ended n /ml while before committing a re was with his cousin, and t Ending his financial troub- a ;emed to be in his usual g jnood. It is said that afing the acid Mr. Rogers i { to cut his throat. t ijers was about 35 years of v Leaves a wife and several u -[ He was prominent in his <] \ and his untimely and b ?is greatly deplored by his c d acquaintances. 11] Snf(luiin-Lippwouih. a jpday afternoon at the ^ ?e bride's father, at Gal^4 Alice Cottlngham, the ^d daughter of Mr. and '.< 3 Cottlngham, was iaarLaFar Lippscomb, a open, young business man of ^ from V n 15? 11. \ony was performed by a The fo??enf 0f Latta, assiatadded: \ q Owen, of Little ^ Januar) fjdlng march was two Ver f bride's neice, Miss ^ cent. Z^ham, and Miss Kate j( All f^sin of the bride, ren, 21 and^^fuj 8olo. tliers artin^s came in the fol- g oy law ^ Matron of honor, ,u The c?,i? n. vixMtMA. ?l-~ v> 4....bohw, vuw <2.00) caLj^d of honor, Mi38 .t 1911. All is, ring-bearer and a of 21 and 65 % c Steele, of j The Btate, eoA, GMand Cot- tl stitutlonal la lA WRg attended s The following \ p8lll Lipps- S( hive extra levee^ Carolina No. 2.\ny the hap- l L,lttle Rock No. \,dered a de- gj Reedy Creek NoJ Homer No. 7, 2 \nb i?ft on j, Dillon No. 8, 8 A their fu- v New Holly No. HU, Uppa- p Bingham No. 11. w accomKentyre No. 12, 2V carrlea a Union No. 13, 6 mfc^f num. & Pages Mill No. 14, ^ home, j, Mt. Calvery No. 16,\ p Kemper No. 16, 3 m\ Bermuda No. 17, 3 1 Manning No. 18. 3 m^ Mt Andrew, No. 19. J?- * I-atta. No. 20. 9 milla.\i * c Dalcho No. 21, 2 mill* F \ Oak Grove No. 22, 4 * C mat! can get the amounts pi* 8 MANY L1YKS MIST AT SKA. klirvt-d that ((4 were llrowntnl.? Steamers In Distress. New Orleans, 1-a.. October 22.? 'hat two steamers plying between Jew Orleans and Central and South imerican ports sank probably in lie Yucatan Channel during the ecent severe storm, with a total >rs of sixty-four live3, is the belief 1 shipping circles here to-night, hese vessels are the British steamr Crown Prince, Capt. R. Kirkrood, with crew of thirty-five, and be Bluefields, of Norwegian reglssr, Capt. C. M. Lange, with twen- 1 jr-nine souls aboard, including apt. Lange'a wife. The Crown Prince, which sailed torn Santos, due here Sunday with cargo of 75,000 bags of coffee, 'as last reported on October 7 at larbados. She is owned by the 'rince Line, Limited, Newcastle. The Bluefields sailed from Ceiba, panish Honduras, on Friday of ist week with a cargo of bannanas, ulucd at $14,000. She was charged hy Vaccaro Brothers, of New rleans. The steamer Crib, which was jur hours ahead of the Bluefields. 'hen the height of the storm Lruek her, was blown 300 mile3 ut of her course. Steamer Waterlogged. Wilmington, N. C., October 22.? he schooner Charles H. Sprague, apt. Ladd, Port de Paix to New ork with a cargo of logwood, put i at South port to-day waterlogged, s the result of having encountered lie West Indian hurricane off the oast of the Carolinas. She has cached in the harbor with five =et of water in the hold and the aptain is awaiting orders from the I wnvrs Stuck in Quicksand. Savannah, Ua., October 22.?It j 'as learned here to-day that the (ritieh steamer Sierra Morena, rhich sailed from Tampa, October 1, for Savannah, was aground in uicksand on Rebecca Shoals, off he Florida east coast. Capt. C. Hannah and crew are till aboard the vessel, which has ot been abandoned, although it Is eported that she will probably be total loss. The Morena has 4 00 ons of phosphate rock on board nd was to have completed the carlo here. Fishermen Drow nod. Tampa, Fla., October 22.?More ban a score of small fishing vessels fere sunk in Tuesday's hurricane, nd in several cases their crews irowned, according to the advices iro.ught here to-day from Boca irande. Southern Florida, by a snilDg vessel. Fishing camps on the xposed keys were also washed way, in some instances leaving no lue to the fate of their occupants, "he loss of life will not be known or days. Calvary Items. There* will hp snppin 1 mw be ladies at Mt. Calvary church ext Sunday, the 30th inst., at 11 . ni. Rev. W. C. Wallace, of Latta, waa i t>is section Friday last. J. R. Bowen, of Fayetteville, was ere a few days ago looking for a jcation for another year. Rev. Joel 1. Allen, of Dillon, Is > preach at this place the first unday in November at 11 o'clock . m. Bessie, the little daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. W. D. Dock, is Improving t this writing. A r\ * ? - * - - ? -i. u. .tioooy, or me Pee Dee secion, passed through this section unday, heading for the Kcntyre ection. J. H. Moody, Jr., went down to >atti. Modday morning last on buiness. S. A. Cottingham, of Chrystial. la., was In this section last week islting his brothers, W. S. and T. !. Cottingham. Several persons of this section re on the coast this week. We are fraid that fish is scarce for there as been severe storms at different laces on the coast. Sub. Death fropi Pellagra. Spartanburg, October 22.?8pe lal: Mr. Benjamin Burnett, of 'airmont, died this morning at lolumbia. where he had gone to be rented for a severe case of peligra. He suffered from this dis11 ae for some time before the phyIcians advised him to go to that !ty and put himself under the care f a specialist. He did not get any etter. however, and death came tiis morning. A PITIABLE SPECTACLE CROSS EXAMINATION OF CRIPPEN A TRYIN6 ORDEAL IN SHADOW OF THE GALLOWS i I'ititible Figure of I>i\ frlppen, ConfuMiMl, Sell ItaiiiMging, <'ringing Beneath Pit ilea* KaIii of I London, Oct. 21.?The pitiful figure of Dr. H. H. Crippen, con-1 fused,, self-damaging, and cringing 1 ?writhing beneath a pitiless rain of questions while he slowly saw his case tottering before him, featured his sensational trial for the murder of his actress-wife. Belle Elmore Crippen, in old Bailey court to-day. Under the merciless cross-examination of Prosecutor Richard Muir, Crippen rapidly changed from the self-complacent and dapper prison- 1 er into an object of abject pity. Court attaches declared that he had placed the noose about his own neck and the spectacle presented was one of the most pitiable in the annuals of the famous old tribunal of justice. Crippen admitted that he knew of no person who had seen or heard from his wife since February first, nor did he know anyone who had seen her leave the residence at 35' Hilldrop Crescent, North London alive. He admitted that his testimony concerning her leaving him to join another man in America was mere assumption. It was the most terrific cross- examination within the memory of (barristers, who looked on. At times Solicitor Alfred Tobin tried to save his client from the avalanche of questions which rained upon him. Like the acusing personification of justice, Prosecutor Muir stood directly before the prisoner hurling broadside after broadside at the diminutive nrisoner Tho nllnatlnno came like the snapping of whips? hurling and tumbling upon ench othevs' heels until the amazement 1 of those in the court room gave way to sympathy for the accused man. "Do you know of any person who has seen Belle Elmore Crippen, or heard from her since her disappearance?" was the first question shot at the prisoner after lre> had mounted the witness chair for the crossexamination. The witness faltered and looked startled. "I do not," he replied. "How can you prove that your wife left your home alive or that she ever left at all?" snapped Prosecutor Muir. Crippen paled as he realized the. damage to his case which these questions entailed. "Answer my question," thundered Muir. shaking his finger at Crippen. "1 cannot," replied the doctor. "How do you know that Mrs. Crlppen went to America to join Bruce Miller, as you stated on direct examination?" Came next. Again Cripen hesitated and looked towards his counsel with appeal in his eyes. "I only supposed so; she seemed to be very friendly with him," said the witness. Crlppen clutched the arms of his chair. Perspiration stood out upon his pale forehead. All his assurance was gone. The women craned their necks to see the prisoner, and, as usual, women made up the bulk of the audience. Some of them had even brought opera glasses with them, i the better to see the prisoner. As the cross-* lamination proceeded the solemn hush deepened. ! Even I^ord f'hlcf ak-.t b{oue leaned forward upon his < desk, listening with intentness to ? the salvos of queries and halted re- I plie?, and gazing with solemn atten- ! tion at the strange but dramatical spectacle before him. Beside him, 1 upon the mahogany table reposed ' the dread black cap which all jus- i tlces in England must don in pro- < nouncing death sentences. I The crisis seemed to come whe? i Mulr walked up close before the i prisoner, as menacing as the aven- i gcr of crime In his black robes, and asked: "Did you make any effort to 1 find your wife after she left so strangely?" ,1 Crippen started to reply then checked himself and said in a weak voice: "No, I did not." , Prosecutor Muir then asked Crippen why he thought his wife had gone to America to join another man. "Our domestic relations had been strained?it was the only guess I could make," replied the witness. "Did you ever know that inquir- ! ies for your wife would he useless l because she was dead?" asked Muir in a low voice. "I did not know she was dead," replied the witness with the first Show nf Heriono^ li? Ho.a ?? 1 W?MHW u? uau uiauc DIULC taking the chair. "What did you do with the mon- j ey you obtained when you pawned your wife's clothing and jewelry?" "I used it for advertising my medical remedies," was the reply. Ar the steady flow of interoga- ? lions shifted from the dreaded subject of murder Crippen brightened temporarily. He was attired in his gray trousers which looked as though they had been newly pressed and his stylish frock coat fitted him like a glove. Crippen glanced about the room and looked with a display of interest at the rows of handsome and stylishly gowned women who filled the seats. Ever since he had entered the room at the opening of court he kept glancing about the room as though looking for some one. The current belief was that Crip iirn o tiise uau iauen. The witnesses respite was shortlived for Muir again asked; "What made you believe that your wife had left you at that particular time? Hid you think it reasonable that she should no after you had agreed to live together although not as man and wife?" "It did not. seem unreasonable to mc," said the witness, "but she 1 had long threatened to go and she was a very impulsive creature," he added as an after thought. Crippen said he did not know whether his wife had taken any ; clothes with her when she left him 01 not. He was unable to tell what she wore at the time. "Was the cellar in your home in Hilldrop Crescent disturbed in. any way during your resilience there?" asked Muir. "It was absolutely undisturbed, so far as 1 know during my five years there." "I presume, then, that you did not know there was a human body buried there?" said Muir with a hint of irony in his voice. "My lawyers told nie that the remains of a human being had been dug up in the cellar; that was the first 1 knew of it." said the witness. "How do you suppose they go*, there?" queried the prosecutor. "I don't know," Cripen replied. "It looks improbable that anyone would place them there, but it is possible." Here the counsel took a new j trick. "When did you decide to flee?" he , queried in a savage tone of I voice. Crippen looked relieved as he was getting back 011 safer territory. "1 made jup my mind to leave England on the 9th day of July," he said. "That was the day sifter Inspector Dew had visited me." "And why did you wish to flee if you were not guilty, as you say?" "I knew I was suspected of Belle's death, and I did not want to be placed in jail until she was round." Crippen was getting back io the evidence where he showed up so | favorably yesterday. He became 5elf-assured and his nervousness ?ave way to defiance. He seemed lo have gained his old-time composure and testified more clearly n easily. "I felt stm she would *c found." rontinued t'?. it n?_.... i. .. I wantid to spare Miss LeNcrve from a public scandal. It was for both our takes that 1 decided to go." Crippen left the stand with relief in his face. Solicitor Tobln scored a point for the defense by the next witness, Dr. Turnbull, an eminent physician of London, who testified that in his opinion, the mark upon the piece of human flesh introduced in evidence could not possibly be a scar. Vynppen leu ine siana u was reported that the quarter-master of the Montrose was in Ix>ndon and that he would be railed to the stand to refute Crippen's testimony that a plot existed on the Montrose to smuggle him (Crippen) ashore at Quebec with the quartermaster's assistance. > ONLY A FEW MO WEE] FINAL DATE WILL BE ANNOUNI MISS NANCY MCLEOyj DOUBLE VOTES 6IVEN ON AL DURING WEEK ENDIN SCMMAKY OF PRIZKS. Firm Prize, 1M(K) Piano. Second IVia1, Choice of $2lHi (Vrtili'ute or $I(M? l>iirhain l(ii|tK). (Offere<l by tlx* Hollidny Co.) Tliirtl Prize. Choice of #I7.*> lit-I bate Certificate or S4."? Princess Range. (Offered by the Palmetto Ha 111 ware Co.) Fourth Prize, 1*1 SO, Rebate Certificate. Fifth Prize, SP-io. Relmte C'ertif- j irate. Sixth Prize. SHMt, Rebate Certificate. Cent leman's Prize. A Hew is Plow. | (Offered by the Dillon Hardware i Co.) , To Miss Nancy Mcl.eod, of Bingham, S. C., belongs the lion.ir and distinction of winning the $5 gold piece offered by the Bank of Dillon for the greatest gain from October 18th to October 25th. Miss MoLcod's gain amounted to 5S.675 votes, one of the greatest weekly increases made during the contest. Miss Mcl.eod is an example of what a contestant can do. even though she lives in the country, away from any large town. She has worked her section thoroughly besides made trips into other contestants* territory in her search for subscribers. We congratulate Miss Mcbeod most heartily and predict for her much success in her race for tlx' mi voc Mr. Clyde Parham is the winner of the Lewis Plow given to the gen- ! tleman sending in the largest number of subscriptions for a contestant. Mr. Parham has worked faithfully for his sister. Miss May Belle Parham, of Bingham, and it gives us pleas,ne to present him with the plow or his choice of other merchandise to the value of the plow. This week we are putting on a unique offer, one which man mean success or failure to some contestant Briefly it is this: You will he given twice as many votes on M.? subscriptions you secure during the week from October 25th to November 1st as are ordinarily given. In other words, every subscription will he of double value this week. Thus by a little extra effort this week you will get double the return lor your work. If you have been idling for the past week, or discouraged by the progress made by the other contestants, you can make up the lost time by going in with a rush for subscriptions during this DOUBLE VOTE period. Do not forget that this offer expires nt midnight Tuesday. If you mail the subscriptions before midnight Tues- | day it will count on this offer, even though we do not receive the money until Wednesday. This is done ! to gi\e the out-of-town contestants ] the same opportunity as those in i town. The Palmetto Hardware Co. invites the contestants and their friends to call and see the hand- i some PRINCESS RANGE which J they have offered as the second prize. This is u prize well worth striving for: one which you will be, proud to own and one which will j be a comfort to you in your cooking. especially if you ever have to do your own work. The fine qualities and the "Five Patented Points" of this range will he explained to you If you will call at the store. The $100 Durham Buggy will be on exhibition at The Herald office ^wtnrilov if lit/* M./*olhi\r mits. We want every contestant to pay us a call that day and see what a handsome prise this is. You may think that it isn't worth your while for you are away behind in the I race. But come in anyhow and look > at it; then make up your mind to try for it, or at least to win some prise. Have you told the gentlemen who are helping you about that l^ewts Plow which the Dillon Hardware Co. gives each week to the gentleman who sends in the largest ?' ' RE ! ISjOR CONTEST. -J EED IN ISSUE OF NEXT WEEN. INSJHE $5 GOLD PIECE L SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED G NOVEMBER FIRST. subscriptions for bis contestant. Remind them that in case they do not wisl. the plow they can get the value of it. in merchandise, (let these gentlemen to speak to the tenants on their farms about taking The Herald, (live them some sample copies to distribute for you and then see the tenants yourself. Show them that The Herald costs only lure cents a week, an amount tiny working man can easily pay. \lone> invest* d in a newspaper devoted t? the upbuilding of your home county is money weil invested fot it brings the best returns. Perhaps some contestant ma wish to canvass her neighborhoo 1 for subscriptions but feels to inex perieneed or else a delicacy in go- ^ i ing alone. if you have had no ex1 perience in such work, it is imi portunt that you learn how it is j done. The contest manager will ttike pleasure in accompanying you i and instructing you in the work. ! Write at once and make an appointment with him, before some one j else goes through your territory. Dillon. i Mrs. Monroe Rogers, i Mrs. C. R. Taher. 76,550 j Miss Anna Belle Stanton, 20,200 Miss Lillian Peterkin, 5,4 25 | Miss Ida Dunbar, 5,325 | Dillon Chapter Eastern Stars, 5,025 | Mrs. Mary Barnes, 3,025 I Miss Mary Sprunt Bethea, 2,000 I Miss Lannie Stephens, 1,000 Mr-. C. 1. O'Ferrall, 1,000 Miss Ada Smith, 1,000 Miss Minnie Floyd i route 3) 1,000 Latin. ; Miss Estelle Kllerbe, 10,500 (| Miss Ada Hayes. R. R. 1 9.000 ' Miss Estelle Ellerbe, 4,500 ' * Miss Hope Manning, 3,500 Baptist V. P. Union, 3,500 Miss lone Berry, 2,200 Miss Tliclma Brown, 2,025 Miss Mamie Braddy, 1,000 Miss Carrie Baker, Routt; 2, 1,000 Epworth Ijeegue, 1,000 Hamcr. Miss Kthel McEacheni, 7 0.400 Miss l.V>ru Gaddy, 3,000 Miss Flora Carmichael, 5,000 Miss Mack Carmichael, 1,000 Miss Sallie Moody, 1,000 Miss Shellie Stephens, 2,000 Miss Nora Graham, 1,900 Page's Mill. Miss Omega Rogers, 11,500 Miss Cora Grantham, 11,375 Miss Florie Ford, 3,625 Mrs. M. H. McDonald, 3,450 Miss Madge Powell, 2,225 Miss Pearl Edwards 1000 Fork. Miss Ora Rogers, 1,000 Miss Maggie Melvin, 1,000 l.ittie Hock. .Miss Blanche Stanton, 16,000 Miss V i re I(j Rritt '> 1 . a,i io Miss Karl Bethea, 1,000 Bingham. Miss Nancy .Mcl^eod, 64,150 Miss May Rclle Parham, 50,050 Clio. Miss May Ivey, 1,000 Kustern Star, 1,000 Miss Ida Carrie, R. 11. 1,000 PlilltW. Miss Gladys o 'o, 1,000 Maii ft; N. ('. Miss Doric Wats* a, 1,000 !l.\l'or>. Miss Resale MCi>ov.* II, 1,000 .liaison. Miss Kate Wright, 1.000 Kemper. Miss Lizzie Robbins, 1,000 Carolina. Miss Berta Mclnnis, 1,000 Miss May Smith, 1,000 J ihIri's of < 'ontest. Messrs. W. T. Bethea, of the Bank of Dillon, N. H. Sprunt, of G. L. Moore & Co., and J. P. Jones, Votes subscriptions will be ?ov erned by the following table: Subscription 1 year, 1,000 votes Subscription 2 yean 2,500 votes Subscription 2 years 4,000 votes Subscription 5 ymrs 7,500 votes Subscription " 20,000 votes Subscription 25 " * 50,000 votas w" 38 I < J** tik- -4m t 'My'