The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, June 02, 1921, Image 1
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I BTABL18HED 1894
^HME GOE8 TO MARS BLUFF
HBjhten Decide that Mars Blnff
Crostting is Motfe Practical.
^ Mpyllght broke for the Pee Dee <
Bridge this afternoon says the i
Hronce Daily Times, when the <
BBlge Commission expressed its pref- i
H^Ke for the location of the propos- i
^^K|bridge at Mars Bluff Ferry or ]
H^Hna 350 feet above it and in- (
Busted the State Highway Depart- (
HBwt to proce& with the preparation ]
| plana and specifications for the ]
B^HgSt ruction of a bridge at the point ]
MPThe decision of the Pee Dee Bridge
wHpttmission was reached after an e*session
lasting for more than
hour. It has met with the gener!
approval of the citizens of Marlon,
B^ttllon, Florence and other counties
Krho were present when it was anBlfettnced
all of them favoring the
H^Baelng of the bridge below the rail&g%KThe
meeting today was called for
rajHte purpose of untangling the Pee
IjfHpe Bridge rite question and appears
hare had a happy ending for all
l&EBGfncerned.
KggKjttenator Arthur Young of Charlesand
Mr. R. O. Rhett, chairman ef
state highway commission stated
>rr^^Khe outset of the meeting that the
v, Htttement of the question was one
should be left to Florence and
flhrion counties as being most con'
flprned in a financial way. "It is not
engineering question," they de- ]
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I It was suggested that the Bridge |
amission get together and decide
the location it wanted and then
|ke the matter of Federal aid up
Ith the proper authorities. This is
etly what was done at the meeting
day.
Among those who were present for
meeting today were A. E. Loder,
strict Engineer. U. S. Bureau of
iblic Roads, Montgomery, Ala.; O.
Grower, Bridge Engineer, Washgton.
D. C.; C. H. Moorefield, State
ighway Efngineer; J. L. Parker,
racial Bridge Engineer, State Highay
Department.; C. D. Sneed, Bridge
aglneer of Montgomery, Ala.; Col.
M johiuf '1 Engineer of Marion
ninty; Representative E. P. Hughes
Marlon cou'nty; P. W. Johnson,
Itor of the-' Marion Star; W. McG.
ick of Mullflns. Dr. Wade Stack>use
of Dillon, Senator M. C. Harlson
of hiation county, Wm. F.
irguson or Charleston, Representa- ;
jjMPivo Marvin L.ewis or Marlon county.
Engineer Dick Johnson and Roberts
of Marior. "Dutch", McKerral of MarSK
ion and others. Florence was well
Lkrepresented at the meeting, among j
fM those present being Senator D. G. ;
Bp Baker and Mayor Barrlnger. There
K<l was no public discussion outside of
$1 the statements of Messrs. Young and .
K Rhett. 1
r IjAte latta news.
B O. J. Zeigler who taught here durig
the past year ig spending this- :
wSf week in Spartanburg,
at D. M. Dew went to Hartsville on
P Monday of this week to attend a ,
l trustee's meeting, he being a member j
of the Board of Trustees of Coker
It College.
W Bert McLaurin of Floydale was a ;
r visitor here Tuesday.
Kf* Miss Sallie Bethea has returned afP
ter having spent a week visiting ,
Bjr friends and relatives in Little Rock ;
, and Dillon. ;
Wk H. E. Smith a student of Carlisle
f Mll'tary Institute came home Tues- i
W .day - Drning to spend his vacation, t
? F Mrs. D. G. Manship and children
ti'Of Elberry spent the afternoon of ]
{it "Tuesday in town.
Bk W. J. Summerlin who has been
Tor several weeks in Wilson, N. C.,||
K^lfor treatment has returned from!]
Ipnthat place very much improved in <<
juuuii iu nit: ufiigiu ui ilia
fP^tnany friends.
R. Misseg Katherine Bethea and Mil- cbred
Smith students of Lander Col- i
lege came home Tuesday night for
Bsneation.
# Miss Elizabeth Braddy a student ]
jJI'Of Columbia College arrived TuesB
<*** night for her vacation.
Hfe Miss Gertrude Manning was in CoI
lumbla Monday and Tuesday of this i
B^week attending commencement ex- ,
f erclses of Columbia College.
lfSss Irene Mullinlx a student of \
K" Lander patted through Latta Tues- ;
B?dpy night on her way to Bingham, j
the home of her parents. Rev. and \
P' Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Williams And !
Slaughter Miss Edith of MaTlory
Hfipent Tuesday afternoon with Mr. i
Land Mrs. W. Ellis Bethea. <
|F Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bethea and
JL Mrs. W. Ellis Bethea motored to i
air Marion Sunday-afternoon.
Mrs. A. R. Edwards after having <
flrspent a couple of weeks with her ]
K parents, Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Brown
returned to her home in Charlotte .
|E Wednesday morning.
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H&nLA London man placed a plum pudHBfog
In a tin box embedded in a sack j
Hflt lime. Tying a rope to it be lowered (
Be sack ten feet below tne surface ,
HHf the Thames. When raised to the ]
jj^Brtkce at the expiration of two hours ,
gjKne pudding waB found to be cooked
EEghoroughly. On contact with the watP
er the lime slacked, causing sufflHfc
eient heat to cook the pudding.
r. . The Miley-Hooker protracted meetto
.tag ta ta tall blast in Lett* PresbyterI
shores at 9 a. m. end l:i? p. m.
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the dillon herfl
bic; crowd sees races.
A large crowd witnessed the rao?s
in Dillon Monday. They were up to
.he usual high standard and everyjne
came away pleased. The crowd
aaB in the best of humor and a spirit
>f good fellowship seemed to manifest
itself throughout the afternoon.
Winners were at follows: 2:27 trot,
North East, owned by T. B. Thompson,
Dillon; second, Idol Burgen,
jwned by C. McLaurin, Dillon; third
Bonita Guy, owned by Jenks McQueen
Dillon; fourth, Peter Silver, owned
syiJ. C. Davis, of Dillon.
z:30 pace, Virginia Boy, owned by
Wyatt Oliver, Marion; second, Kins>rooke,
owned by T. G. Covington,
31io; third. My Adelln, owned by J.
B. Gibson, Dillon; fourth, Hal Jr.,
iwned by J. H. Wiggins. Dillon.
2:16 trot: Won by Chochata Watts,
>wned by M. S, Brltt, Little Rock;
second. Future Tramp, owned by
FenkB McQueen; third, Clifton, owned
ay J. F. Gainey, of Darlington;
fourth. Liberty, owned by M. S. Britt,
)f Little Rock.
Free for all: High Diver won first,
awned by Jenks McQueen; second,
Tiptop owned by M. S. Brltt, Little
Dock; third. Little Lady, owned by
Vf. S. Britt; fourth, Black Beauty,
awned by Wyatt Oliver, Marion.
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COUNTY HAPPENINGS.
Fork.
Miss Alma Rogers has returned
aome after spending some time in
Charlotte, N. C. and was accompanied
ay Mrs. J. C. Blake and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Rogers and family
of Free State spent Sunday with
VIrs. Hattie Bethea.
ttr wv rt s * -
mig. w. r*. vjooayear ana aaughter,
3race, of Lake View spent a few days
here last week with relatives.
Mr. C. M. Taylor has returned to
hiB home at Melrose, Va.. after
spending three weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Taylor.
Messrs. Eugene Carmichael Carroll
Braswell and Burt Roberts, who
have been, attending Wofford College
Fitting School, are home for the
summer.
Col. R. L. Carmichael of Washington
is spending a few days here
with his mother, Mrs. Annie Carmichael.
Mrs. Bill Rose of Columbia is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Calhoun.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Rogers of Dillon
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Rogers.
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Carolina
Misses Pearle McLaurin, Maude
and Emma Kate Mclnnis, students of
Flora MacDonald returned to their
homes last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Peters of
Jacksonville, Fla., are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Peter8 parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Hbnderson.
On Saturday afternoon little Vera
Bennett entertained sixteen of her
little friends on the occasion of her
fifth birthday. The little guests enjoyed
merry outdoor games, after
which they were invited into the
dining room where they were served
Ice cream and pound cake.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. White are
visiting Mrs. White's mother, Mrs.
Mary Mclnnis.
Miss Pauline Cobb of Rowland,
with Mr. A. K. Robertson and little
daughter, Nannie Jane, of Goldsboro,
N. C., spent Thursday with Mrs. D.
D. Mclnnis.
Misses Lola and Lucy Bennett are
attending 'commencement at Rowland
this week.
Mrs. C. M. Mclnnis visited in the
borne of her son Jack at Clio last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Henderson left
Saturday for Clinton to attend commencement
at the Presbyterian
College where their son Dan graduates
this year.
Miss Beulah Mclnnis spent last
ween wun ner aunt, Mrs. Gus Alrord
of Dillon. I
Mrs. Jim McQueen and son, John
L. of Rowland visited relatives here
last Tuesday.
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Floy dale.
Rev. S. J. Bethea preached to a
very appreciative audience at X
Andrew church Sunday morning.
Miss Virginia Thompson who
taught in Floydale school for two
rears and is pleasantly remembered
here will visit Mrs. J. H. Stackbouse
this week. Miss Thompson has lots
of friends who will give her a hearty
welcome.
Miss Eva Crosby is attending commencement
exercises of Columbia
:ullege.
Mr. Rupert Gaddy of Mulling is
visiting friends at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Reaves and
twin boys Jim and Jack are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Reaves.
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Headquarters 2nd. Co., C. A. C.f
8. C. N. G.
In last week's Herald several members
of the 2nd. Co., C. A. C., S. C. N.
3. were left from the roll through
error. These men are charter memberg
of the Company and ghould have
appeared last week: They are:
Cadner, Nathan.
Canhichael, Hubert L.
Carmichael, Maurice E.
Cottlngham, Robert L.
> Cottlngham, Worth M.
DavM, Thomag D.
David, William J., Jr.
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LLD, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA,
JNO. L. McLAURIN TO HANDLE
PATRONAGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Is Now in Conference With Republican
Leaders In Washington.
Columbia, May 27?Former Senator
John L. McLaurin of Bennettsville
will control the Republican pationage
for South Carolina. He i8 in
Washington now and yesterday held
a conference with C. Bascom Slemp,
ot Virginia and President HardingTelegraphic
advices received in Columbia
today state that McLaurin has
been placed in charge of the Republican
patronage. Joseph W. Told
'Pert, the present Republican commitIteeman
for the state will be almost a
I figurehead, according to the Washington
advices.
W. H. Andrews of Georgetown, former
State Senator Banks, of St. Matthews,
and J. Mortimer of Bennettsville,
are also in Washington with
Mr. McLaurin.
It is stated that the appointment
for the state will probably be help up
for a few weeks until after the Republican
committee meeting June 8
when a new Republican chairman
John T. Andrews of Iowa, takes
charge.
While with the President, Mr. McLaurin
talked cotton and it is stated
that the President indicated to Mr.
McLaurin his entire willingness to
have the administration help the
[South in whatever ways are possible.
A lowering of their discount rates
lis being sought, it is said.
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| HAIi BOY BRINGS FANCY PRICE.
Mr. J. B. Gibson made a trip to
Newark, Delaware, last week and
sold his trotter Hal Boy to Mr. J. F.
Boyer, a wealthy manufacturer and
jhorse fancier of Norristown, Penn.,
,for the reported price of $2500.00.
jThig is the same horse that plowed
|on Mr. J. W. Hamer's place last year,
.and was owned by a colored man,
Hesikiah McRae. Hal Boy created
'quite a sensation last summer at the
colored races here, and as a result
wa8 purchased by Mr. Gibson, who
had him raced with considerable success
on the North Carolina Circuit
last fall, showing his ability to beat
2:15. In March of this year the horse
v;as sent to Delaware and placed in
the hands of Trainer H. R. Tyson,
preparatory to a campaign in the
north. His training was so impressive
that offers for his purchase were
made, finally resulting in Mr. Gibson
selling him to the gentleman
above named. The horse Was shipped
on last Wednesday from Delaware to
Belmont Track, Philadelphia, and becomes
the stable companion of Grace
Direct 2.00%, and other noted
horses.
Boll Weevil in Dillon.
"One hears a whole lot of talk
these days about the boll weevil and
!no doubt lots of the tales one hears
jare greatly exaggerated," said County
Agent Epps while talking to a
i Herald man the other day, "but the
iClemson experts who have been
I ramping on the trail of the weevil
isince he started out this way tell us
jhe is bound to make his appearance
in Dillon county this year in uncomjfcrtable
numbers. I have been told
jthat you could take them out of
I stump holes in Kirby township by the
handful, but this may be an exaggeration
like many other reports that
| have come to our ears time and
again. If the weevil comes in big
'numbers this year the only way we
jean beat him is to get off an early
'crop, and with the crop from 10 to
ID days late at the present time we
have got to do some fast work and
have some mighty good seasons to
'get ahead of him."
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New Board of Health.
Mayor McLaurin announces the ap!
nf lntmont of f ^ ' 1 -?* ? ? *
ui nit- lunuwiiiK memo era
ol the Board of Health who will serve
for the ensuing year:
Dr. L. F. Johnson, chairman; Mrs.
Cora 'Hargrove, Mrs. W. C. Moore
Mrs. Lutie Bethea and Mrs. W. E.
Caldwell.
The new board has taken the oath
cf office and have entered upon their
duties with the determination to enforce
the sanitary laws and make Dillon
a "clean town" in every sense of
the word. Inspection of public places
will be madc from time to time and
every effort will be made to safeguard
the health of the community.
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Car Turned Over and Occupants
Slightly Injured.
Lumberton Robesonian.
Mr. Rod M. Edens of New York
City and his sister, Miss Erma Edens
of Clio, S. C., were slightly hurt yesterday
morning when a Chalmers auto
driven by Mr. Edens ran off a
bridge on the Pembroke road, near
Hunter's Lodge. Miss Eden's nose
was hurt and Mr. Edens suffered
some slight cuts about his face. Mrs.
Edens and Miss Florence Edens, other
occupants of the car escaped un
hurt Mr. Edens and his sister were
carried to the Thompson hospital,
where their wounds were dressed.
The car was somewhat damaged, it
having turned completely over as 'it
| left the bridge.
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Myrtle Stubbs and little Marlon
McNair spent Saturday at MoLeods
Infirmary with Mrs. Ola McNair,
who underwent an gperatlon
or append let Us.
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THURSDAY, MOIIMXG, JUNE 2, 1912
I WAKE FOREST ALUMXI
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Mr. L. Cottinghum Heroines Vice- J
President of Historic Organi- s
zation. r
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Wake Forest, May 25?Wake For- i
est began its eighty-sixth commence- c
nient today when alumni and alumni c
activities were given full swing as \
was planned by the Alumni Associa- s
tion, which had arranged that here- 1
after the first day of commencement t
shall be given over to the reunion f
and activities of former Wake For- 1
estrs. The base ball game between s
former Wake Forest diamond stars, ^
especially featured by several of the \
1913 South Atlantic championship s
players, was called off on account of i
rain. c
The day was filled with alumni c
meetings, the banquet an d the reg- 1
ular senior class reception. The Alum- i
ni Association held its banauet at r
Wake Forest Hotel in the early even- \
ing, at which time the program of t
the association for the year was de- c
tetmined. It was decided that the t
executive committee, consisting of 1
V. O. Parker, T. E. Holding and A. J. c
Fletcher, should secure a number of r
alumni who will be responsible for 1
a hundred dollars each to be secur- t
ed from among the alumni, which t
shall constitute the budget. The 1
nominating committee named Dr. W. s
F. Powell, of Ashoville, as orator 1
for the next meeting, and R. L. Mc- t
Millan, of Raleigh, as alternate. Of- \
fleers of the association for the next \
year are: V. O. Parker, president; i
L. Cottingham, vice-president, and t
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vvt.iuo, M'lirmi HCVlCUtl)'. Ul~. \
C. B. Williams of Howard College, (
made a short talk. i
The board of trustees of Wake
Forest convened this afternoon, at
whlcn time the report of committees
was brought up and other matters
discussed, which will be definitely I
acted upon tomorrow morning at
itheir regular business meeting. Sevjeral
committeees were appointed to
I report on matters Thursday. The
i board re-elected its officers for the (
j ensuing year, they being Gilbert T. i<
Stephens, of Winston-Salem, presi- <
dent; J. T. J. Battle, Greensboro, i
vice-president; T. W. Brewer, Ral- i
eigh, treasurer; C. J. Hunter, Ral- '
eigh, secretary; E. B. Earnshaw, ]
Wake Forest, bursar and assistant 1
secretary; W. N. Jones. Raleigh, at- <
torney; T. B. Briggs, Raleigh, audi- <
tor of treasurer's accounts, and R. i
E. Royall, of Wake Forest, auditor I
ot bursar's accounts. The executive11
committee, with C. J. Hunter as! i
chairman, and the investigating com- <
mittee, with Mr. Hunter also as t
chairman, were re-elected for the'j
year. \ J i
Following the alumni banquet, Dr. j
E. W?. Sikes, piVsident of Ooker Col-,{
jlege, and former member of theij
1 1 n A ? " _ a
Iw itne r oresi iacuuy, aenveroa me
annual alumni address. Dr. Sikes'
|8ubject was "The Problem of Ire-'
jland," with with which he dealt ex-J
.clusively. Beginning with the early
history of the Irish people, Dr. Sikes
Ispoke of the nature and historical
(development of Ireland down to thei
present time, stating that the most
significant fact in Irish history has
been its monotony. Four great grievances
Ireland has had. said the speak-i
er, and four great demands she has
made, which are: Catholic emancipation
and disestablishment of the Irish
English Church, th?e demand that the
, English landlord should also be disestablished,
freedom of commerce
with England and the rest ^of the
empire, and legislative independence j
'or home rule. !
j In discussing the fight for home
jrule during the jiast half century, I)r.:
i Sikes spoke of the influence of Eng-ii
|lish statesmen and the means where- >
'by the bill providing for home rule i
was rinauy passed. Ho then discussed r
the present condition of political af- y
fairs in Ireland and their apparent t
outcome. i
After the alumni address the sen- t
ior reception, which ig the foremost i
social function of commencement, c
was held. i
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BUREAU OF IN FORMA: i
TION AT WASHINGTON.
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To The Public: ,t
It 1s the wish of the President that i
visitors to the seat of Government t
shall have every opportunity to get t
full information concerning all gov- o
ernmental departments. ^
It is especially his desire that all c
those who come to transact business v
with any department or bureau of J
the Government may quickly be ad- \
vised as to the exact location and t
means of reaching the particular de- \
partment or bureau in which may be a
centered the business which they de- f
sire to transact. p
For this purpose there has been established
a Bureau of Information on v
the ground floor of the Post Office c
Building, located on Pennsylvania <J
Avenue at Twelfth Street which is in I
charge of competent people who will i:
definitely answer queries of this c
character. t
The public Is advised of this arrangement
and invited to make use of i;
the facility. t
WILL H. HAYES. g
Postmaster General. p
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Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Smith and u
daughter. Miss Marie, motored to
Rock Hill to attend commencement i<
I exercises at Winthrop College, where p
Miss Gladys graduates this week. a
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ACCIDENTS WILE HAPPEN.
"Well, what is the news?" asked 1
dr. H. A. Hasty as he greeted a Herild
n.an Tuesday. When The Herald
nan told him that news had been
icarce for the past several weeks and'I
lewspape r men were hard i?ut to pet .v
>ut a readable paper at this season ?
?t the year when everybody was at t
vork, Mr. J. Earle Dethea, who was s
Handing near said, "Well, I don't c
mow whether you would call it news, e
>ut I saw a very peculiar accident a 1
ew days ago. I was out on the Dilon-L?.tta
road where the contractors f
ire working and as you know it is r
rery rough. Along came a man and k
voman driving a mule to an old side- \
ipring buggy. The buggy was bounc- i
ng up and down like a small ship r
>n a choppy sea when all at once one t
>f the springs broke. In the twink-;f
ing of an eye the buggy body turned 11
ip-side down and before the occu-jl
rants of the buggy were aware of
vhat was happening the mule was \
earinir down thp rno<t Hi". > '
yclone, with the vehicle rattling and I
>ouncing over the rough highway. I j
ooked back to see what had become p
:f the man and woman but they were >
towhere in sight. They seemed to i
lave disappeared as completely as if
he earth had opened and swallowed^i
hem up. After running three or four t
lundred yards the mule came to a t
[top and there quietly reposing in the <
>uggy top which had caught i
hem when the body reversed itself 1
vere the man and the woman. The i
voman held a two-gallon jar of milk i
n her hands which she had swung
in to with grim determination during i
he wild ride down the road. Neither i
)f the occupants of the buggy had
mffered a scratch". i
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LANE WROTE OF DEATH.
Former Secretary of Interior Told
How it Felt to Ik* Dying?I-eaves
Most Itemarkable letter.
Thfli Vro olr T T ?
.....v . .mm u. L.auK, secretary
if the interior under Wilson who
lied last week knew before his
leath that he was going to die is evidenced
by a letter mailed by him to i
some of hig intimate friends in '
Washington from the hospital in i
ftochester, Minn,, a short time be'ore
his death. The message show- i
?d that the former secretary had unlergone
the operation with full con- '
sciousness and acceptance of the j
Tact that he might survive. It 1
:old in detail of his sensations be- <
'ere, during and after the operation, I
if which he was fully conscious as I
:he condition of his heart would not'
lermit the use of a general anesthet-jl
c. The message follows in part:
"It is Wednesday afternoon and II
mi sitting: up in bed talking to my|
rood friend Colter. Until yesterday >
[ did not clearly visualize any one If
hing in this room and did not know|<
hat it had a window except that j >
here was a place that noise came'f
:hrough, but I did know that it hadjf
i yellow oak door that stared at me i
vith its great big eye all day and all *
right. Last Friday you see about !>
en in the morning. I took the step i
hat I should have taken months, 1
res, years ago. *
Today, most tentatively, I crawled
nto a chair and ate my first mouth-;<
'ill of food. But four days ago Ijl
nanaged to shave myself and I am 1
regarded as pretty spry.
"I 'have seen death come to 1
nen in various ways, some rather 1
lovel and western. 1 once saw a 1
nan hanged. And I have seen sev- s
3ral men shot, and came very near 1
joing out that way myself two or t
hree times but always the other fel-i
(<w aimed poorly. I was being i,
>hot at because I was a newspaper j
nan, and I should have been shot at. ^
There must be public concern in i ^
what is printed, fis well a? its truth.j,
o justify it. That is something that',
lewspapers should get to know in
his country. After the earthquake
n San Francisco I saw walls toppled j
>ut upon a man. And I have had j
nore intimate glimpses still of the (
ucturesque and prostatic waya by (
vhich men come to their taking off.
"But never before have I been
ailed upon to deliberately walk into
he shadow, and sny what you will, ^
t is a great act. I have said during
he last month of endless examina
Ion, that a man with little curiosity 1
md little humor and a little money, t
vho was not in too great a pain, t
ould enjoy himself studying the t
rays of doctors and nurses a8 he 1
ourneyed the invalid's path. It i
ras, indeed, made a flowery path for I
ne, as much as any path could be in \
rhlch a man suffered more humill- s
ition and distress and thwarting and r
rustration, on the whole, than he did n
>ain. > s
"But there was a path, the end of t
rhich I could not see. I was not t
ompelled to take it. My vtery latest c
loctor advised me against taking it. t
could live some time without tak- f
ng it. It was a bet on the high 2
ard with a chance to win, and I
ook it." a
At this point occour details regard- d
ng the preparations for the opera- a
ion, with a note of the fact that a t
eneral anesthetic could not be ap- j
lied on account of the patient's j
leart "which had been cutting up c
ome didoes." The statement contin- \
e?: i
For two days 1 had had know- g
adge that this operation was to take a
lace at this tim* and my nerves had c
ot been Just a? good an they should t
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EFFORT TO WRECK 8. A. Ia
KiiKineer and Fireman Hurt Wbco - ~t
llimping?Spur Swiith Opened. ???
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Train wreckers are believed to have ?|iw
>c?'ii responsible for the wreck of
h-uboard Air Line passenger, train, v
<o. 23, at Scott's siding near Flor- 'y
-nee. The train ran into an open>
witch and the engine and baggage- S
ur pioucned in the earth at the dead '-B
>nd of the switch for a distance off .
150 feet without overturning.
Engineer Iver Harmon leaped
rem his cab as the engine left the
nils and struck the ground with
:ieat force. His right shoulder
vas dislocated and he suffered an
igly gash in his forehead. Other
xirtions of his body were severely
uuised. Joe JenkinH, the negro
iieman, also jumped and his enire
right side is a mass of bruises
>ut he is not seriously hurt.
Both the engineer and thc fireman,
lere rushed to the Florence infirmiry
and their injuries attended to*
passengers on the train were Inured
although they were rudely
ihoken. Engineer Harmon sayB he>vas
maintaining a schedule of 35niles
a hour.
"Since reading in the papers durng
the past several days of attempts
o wreck trains in various parts of
he country I have been keeping a
Mose lookout on my line," said Ensineer
Harmon at the hospital, "but
this is a clear piece of track with only
Lhe switch ind 1 did not anticipate
any trouble here."
"The sign board on the Hwitcl?
showed white, and it was afterward
discovered that white paper had
been nasted over the re?i hnarii ?r? in
dicate a clear track. As 1 approached
the switch 1 noticed that thl* board
was clear and did not slacken speed.
I was dumfound'ed, therefore, when
the engine jerked into the open
switch and had no time to slow down'
before it left the end of the rails, and
plowed into the earth.
"I stayed on my engine until It
left the rails trying to bring it to a
sicp. When it hit the ground, however,
I realised that the jig was up
and fearing that engine would turn
over, I made my escape by jumping'.
The siding at this point Is a short
one."
It is understood that officials of
the Seaboard will make thorough investigation
into the cause of the
wreck. There is no doubt, however,,
about the fact that the switch had!
been tampered with and thrown
open. The white paper pasted over
the red sign board is also mute testimony
of the work of train wreckers.
o
Electrocution of Negro a Harrowing
Spectacle.
Screaming in mad hysteria, dragging
back on the strong hand* Jf two
juards that urged him toward the
ieath c'-auiber where doom lay in
vait. Will Frazier, New Bora negro,
sentenced to die for murder, paid life
01 life at th?- State Prison yesterday
r.orning. Apparently consciousnessmapped
tinder the strain, the negro*
\as for a full minute very evidently
Uiconscions before tht. current hit
11111 and snuffed out the flickering
ipark of life.
Not in all the print history of the
h-nth chamber at the State Prison
tave prison attendants been calle<l
ipon to witness so harrowing a
spectacle as did the negro presu;nt aske
came shrieking out of death row,
i big, hulking, yellow brut^ of ti man
ith tears streaming down his face
nd all semblance of self-control gone
roni him.'?Italeigh News and Obser-Vottee
to American Legion Members.
There will be a regular meeting of
he Local Post of the American Legon
at 8 o'clock Tuesday night, June
rth. Every member is urged to be
here. Immediately after the Legion
neeting there will be refreshments
ind smokes accompanied by music
'urnished by the famous Dunbar Jazz
Band for the members of the American
Legion Club. Every member is
^specially urged to be there and helpis
enjoy the evening.
J no. C. Henagan, Jr.. *
Post Commander.
2has. S. Stubbs, Adjutant.
lave been. Those men who sleepwelve
hours perfectly before being
lectrocuted have evidently led moreranquil
lives than I have or have<
ess concern es to the future. Ah., f V
iow 1 was to know the great adcrat..
''or 40 years, I have been wondering*. ' >
wondering. Often I had said to my- . Wh"
elf that I should summon to my
nind when this moment camo, some
k ords that would "be somewhat a
>p thesis of my philosophy. Socraes
said to those who stood by after
ic had drunk the hemlock, 'no evifc 'jmr
an befall a good man, whether he ' >' a
>c alive or dead.' I don't know how ;',%ar
from that we have gone in these
.400 years. .
"The apothegm, however, was not
pposlte to me, because it involved a
ieclaration that I was a good man.
nd I don't know anyone who haa V
he right to so appreciate himdrif
Vnd I had come to the conclusion that Wi.
erhaps the best statement nay
ould be fitted into are the mjmjmSSfl^B
[ accept,' which to me meant that JJS
f in the law of nature my iMBtdAptiM
pirit was to go back MR fha ftm '.f-j
plrlt of oceaaa, my <me jtgfty tWB. ' j
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