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THE FORT MILL TIMES
VOLUME XVIII FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 23, 19Q9 NO. 23
SHIP BOOZE BACK
Charleston BM Tigers is CWsdj
Watched by the Officers
THEY GIVE UP THE FIGHT
A Great Deal of Whiskey and Beer
Is Being Sent Away From Charleston,
the Tigers Being Afraid to
Receive the Goods, as it Would
Be Seized.
A df&patch flom Charleston to
The State Bays three thousand and
two hundred and fifty-six quarts of
whiBkey and 4,680 bottles of imported
beer were loaded Wednesday on a
steamship of the Baltimore line and
snipped back to ?ammore ana immediate
points. The contraband bad
been consigned to blind tigers here,
but never reached the consignees as
]" : the police patroled the water front
day and night and the Bluff gradually
piled up on the wharves.
The greater part of the returned
whiskey and beer was so undeniably
contraband that the blind tigers
did not even go through the form of
attempting to O. K. the bills of lading,
but simply waited until the vigfiance
of the police was relaxed. The
opportunity never came, and all parties
concerned thought that the best
plan would be to return the liquor
to the point it was shipped from.
There is at present on the various
steamship wharves many times the
amount of contraband shipped out of
the city, and as the police show no
indication of relaxing their watch
along the water front, the next week
or so will undoubtedly see enormous
shipments of whiskey and especially
beer, as the latter stuff keeps only a
limited time, to their various destinations.
Certain enterprising tigers did a4tempt
to O. K. a limited number of
bills of lading for the accumulated
contraband but as they were promptly
refused, the practice was discontinued.
A very limited amount of whiskey
and beer has without doubt been
soiritod awav in small boats to
neighboring pea islands, as the police
have to confine themselves solely
to the land, as they are without
means of extending their o-ctivlty
to the water, but as they are on the
lookout for smuggling of this nature,
the amount spirited away is of small
moment.
The same steamship that carried
back the large consignment brought
Into the city oniy 22 gallons of whiskey
and 10 barrels of beer, a marked
decrease in the amount imported recently.
A glance at the police blotter
shows that between September 6
and 15, local tigers forfeited bail
to the amount of $1,150, rather
than face the charge of dispensary
violation.
WILL HAYK TO WAIT.
No Money to lx> lla<l for the Managers
of State Election.
The Florence Times says those who
hold claims against, the State for
the last election are doomed to disappointment.
It was thought that
being a special election, the managers
would be paid out of the small appropriation
made by the last legislature,
but there were too many elections
a head of Florence county, and
the appropriation was only $800, so
that the creditors of the State in
ibis county will have to line up with
those In the other counties and wait
the appropriation of the next legislature
to collect their clainiq. The
editor of the Times went over to
Columbia to try and get this monej
for the managers In Florence county,
but was obliged to return empty
handed. Bond issue elections and
other Bi/>dial "elections have been
held in a number of counties and that
exhausted the funds. No county in
which special elections were held at
the same time as the dispensary election
was held can draw money, since
some had to tie put out, all dispenifg
sary counties were put on the same
footing.
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The Tobacco Crop.
The second monthly report on the
tobacco situation was made by Commissioner
Watson Thursday under
the new act. It Is for August showing
total sale of 15,265,293 pounds,
which brought $1,125,704.38. The
figures indicate a crop for the year
at least two and a half million
pounds. Mullins is the leading market,
Lake City second. Darlington
third, TJmmonsviiie fourth, and Florence
fifth.
White Men Convicted.
At Columbia In the circuit court,
Lonnle Hall and John White on trial
for the murder of Eber Ashford,
were convicted of manslaughter.
White was given twelve years and
Hall ten years. Hall broke down and
cried..
Three Hurt in Motor.
At Syracuse, N. Y., in a collision
between an automobile and a trolley
car Thursday afternoon. Mrs
James McKay, of Scranton, sustained
a fractured skull and Mr. and Mrs
Timothy Conklln. of Troy. Fa., wert
probably fatally injured,
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TRAITORS IN CONGRESS
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BRYAN SCORES SOCALLKD D>TMOf
CHATS WHO VOTED
With the Republicans in Congress
Against the Platform Adopted by
Their Own Party.
Bryan, the Great Commoner, made
a great speech Tuesday at Dallas,
Texas. Denouncing him who would
violate a party pledge ratified by the
voters of his party as an embezzler
of power, Bryan outlined his views as
to the tariff before a large audience.
Mr. Bryan's subject was "Democracy
and the Tariff." He emphasized
necessity of Senators and Congressmen
being bound by platforms, saying
he would later suggest a form '
for such a plank.
"If all of the Democrats tn the
Senate and House had voted against
every proposed increase in the tariff,
and for every proposed decrease, we
might have made our fight next year
upon the partv's record without making
a specific declaration on items
of schedules," said Mr. Bryan.
"But in view of the fact that Democrats
in both the Senate and the
House differed as to the Interpretation
of the Democratic platform, and
as to the rates that should be imposed
under the various schedules,
1 believe that it Is necessary for our
platform to be specific and emphatic.
"If we expect to secure control of
Congress, we must convince the public
that we will, if entrusted with
the power, favor material reductions.
Unless our candidates for Congress
can agree before the election they
are not likely to agree after the
election. If each Democratic candidate
will state his position, the
voters can select a representative
who will give expression to their
views, and I am much more anx|
ious that the representatives shall
reflect the wishes of his constituents
than I am that he shall agreo with
my opinion."
Mr. Bryan concluded bis address
with an extended argument in favor
of free raw material. When asked
'f he would attend the reception to
ne given Samuel Gompers. president ;
of the American Federation of La- ^
hor, on his return from abroad, Mr. *
Bryan said:
"That depends upon the date." 0
When told that it was October 1, '
he said: '
"Impossible. That Is our twenty- v
Ifth wedding anniversary." "
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ORAFTKRS WILL RE CONVICTED. 1
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Evidence Against Them Said to Re v
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Very Strong. p
The Florence Times says the gen- a
>ral opinion In Columbia is that 1
-omethlng is going to happen right
lard to the men charged wth graft- a
ng in the State dispensary matters.
The evidence given before the grand '
, Jury is direct, positive and apparent- r
!y indisputable. It is said that the c
nen on trial are worried. The prosemtion
feels sure that they will se urc
convictions if they have a jury
'hat anything like recognizes their I
| responsibility.
| The members of the grand Jury
have let out few of the things that
were brought out in the evidence be- s
fore them, and they are shocking, so 8
shocking that the men could not keep t
the stories to themselves. The tak- t
Ing of money and money iu big slic- |
>8, is not even attempted to be de- t
niea. tnc accused content themselves ,
with insisting that it was not. bribery. <
The cumberous verbage of the in- i
lictment charging that with force ,
the defendants conspired to cheat
md defraud the State, has caused i
1 good deal of merriment, tho liquor |
*nen say that they used force or com- <
mlsion, but found the local parties (
quite in a receptive mood.
The cases may not be brought up
\t the present term of court, but
hey will come up if there is time.
The jail is full of prisoners and
'hoFe out on bond are let alone un II
the Jail is cleared. This may
'ake the graft cases over to another
'erm, or to a special term.
SHOT IIKit AUNT.
An Alabama Woman Arrested on
Charge of Murder.
A dispatch from Hrewton, Ala.,
says Sheriff G. A. Fountain returend
from Pollard late Wednesday night
with Mrs. Will Nowling, who had shot
to death her aunt by marriage. Mrs.
Henry Nowling, two and a half miles
from Pollard. The latter was a sister
of Martin Lindsey, a millionaire
Iof Mobile. Mrs. Will Nowling claims
self-defence. The trouble arose over
me errorts or MrR. Henry Nowllng
to put into the house of Mrs. Will
Nowllng household effects of a married
daughter. Ignoring the warning
she is alleged to have advanced on
Mrs.. Will Nowllng with a bed slat,
at which juncture the latter fired,
the load of shot taking effect in the
I heart of Mrs. Henry Nowllng. Mrs.
I Nowling's father and brother reside
at Jay. Fla.
Will Wear Gray.
1 Before long the Inmates of the
Confederate Home at Columbia, will
wear uniforms of Confederate grey,
1 thanks to the devoted efforts of Mrs.
J. W. Bunch, of that city, who has
> raided by subscription about $800
for the purpose.
PERISH IN WRECK
Eight Trainmen Killed and Fifteen Passen
gers Are Injured
BY COLLISION OF TRAINS
A Freight and Passenger Train
Come Together Near Nashville and
Fire Sweeps the Debris, Consuming
Two of the Bodies of Those
Who Had Been Killed.
Eight trainmen killed and 15 passengers
injured, two fatally perhaps,
is the result of a collision between
a passenger and a freight
train Wednesday morning on the
Nashville. Chattanooga & St. Louis
railroad at Pegram Station, 20 miles
west of Nashville. Tenn. In the flre
that followed at least two of the
nangled bodies were completely consumed.
The dead: William Mogan, trav;llng
engineer, Nashville; Joe Gow>r
pnulnoor * ? ?
... vu (laoai-u^cr train,
S'ashvllle; Jess Tarkington, engineer
jn freight train, Nashville; Walter
itoach, messenger, Nashville; Sam
Wbited, fireman on freight train,
Nashville; S. B. Welp, brakeman; W.
3. Stalcup, mail clerk, Martin,
Tenn.; L. C. Bailey, mall clerk,
Vlartin.
Seriously Injured: Bob Bailey,
ireman, Nashville, two ribs broken
ind left side injured; Ellis Martin,
;onductor on freight, Nashville, Inured
on head and internally, may
lie.
Slightly injured: Capt. T. Jobe,
3urton, N. C.; William Lunsford,
'eachtree, N. C.; W. L. Thomason, |
'eachtree. N. C.; II. W. Boyd, Alnond,
N. C.; Mrs. L. M. Lee, Tulahoma,
Tenn.; Mrs. Temple Lunsord.
Murphy, N. C.: Mrs. A. C.
rhompron. Murphy. N. C.; May
rhomason. Murphy, N. C.; Mrs. Mary
r. Jackson. McClellan; Mrs. John
dvely, McFlmmvllle, Tenn.; Mrs.
ohn Dunn, Cumberland Furnace.
>nn.; Mr. John Dun, Cumberland
'urnace, Tenn.
The collision occurred about 8
'clock and was between passenger
rain No. 4, westbound, and fast
reight No. 51, en route to Nashille.
The wreckage at once caught
Ire. The baggage, mall, express
nd smoking cars of the passenger
rain and several of the freight cars
rere burned. But one bag of mail
ras saved. Through the almost su erhuman
strength exerted by the
as.^engert, the three day coaches
nd the Pullman were pushed from
L- fl? J *
nt- me ana saved.
It Is the general Impression
niong passengers and the trainmen
hat the fault was with the passengr
crew, as an order to meet at Pegam
had been issued, and the wreck
ccurred west of that station.
i>.\n<;kks of wkstkkn corn.
Is I'se .May be the Cause of Pellagra
in the South.
The Augusta Herald very wisely
innis up the matter of Western corn
ind its results as a food for man
ind beast. The Herald says it is
lot. in corn that donger lurks, but
n Western corn. The reason for]
his is clear. Western corn does
lot fully mature before the season
mds. Frost falls upon it. before
he kernels are hardened and the
ob is dry.
In this condition it is gathered
ind housed or stacked. It, then goes
through a process of fermentation
which produces the chemical changes
that convert a healthy food for
man or beast into a subtle poison.
Fed to horses it gives them blind
daggers and thousands of horses
ind mules are killed by it every
vear. Eaten by men it produces
pellagra.
Fortunately a simple preventative
will avoid all risks in this matter.
That is to use only Southern grown
corn t'liner lor man ihr corn bread
or to feed to the horses. And an
Atlanta case may show that grits
ground in the North should also he
excluded. Let our farmers ponder
this matter, and raise corn enough
for all our needs. Pellagra is becoming
entirely too frequent in the
South.
Bengal Tiger a Suicide.
The hunt along the water front
of Marseilles. France, for the Royal
Bengal tigress that escaped from a
tteamer in the harbor on Tuesday
came to a dramatic end when the
animal, mortally wounded and with
blood streaming from her head and
flanks, fled from her mob of pursuers
and with enormous bounds
gained the water front. Then shr
sprang into the sea and was drowned.
Players Were Poisoned.
Johnny Dohbs. manager of th#
Cbattnooga team, says that t.bf
members of his team were poisoned
Wednesday while playing in Augusta
All the men who drank from a buckei
of water are ill. Two, who did noi
drink of the water, escaped. Meek
the star catcher, is confined to hi!
bed with a doctor in attendance. I
is not known how the poison go
into the water or w-hat was the na
ture of it..
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I 'Sift ' Jit
TELLS FARMERS TO HOLD
A SHORT CROP PITS THEM LN
COMMAND OF SITU ATION
And They Should f ake the Rest
i
I Use of it by Pu' .ing <V>tton in the
Warehouse*
Tb** .a no reasonable probability
01 a large cotton crop this year.
The ever increasing demand for raw
cotton must be met. Spinners must
have cotton. The supply being curtailed.
as it undoubtedly will be by
this year's shortage, the Increased
spindles of the world creates an increased
demand, which means logically
high prices for the South's
great staple. It is up to the cotton
growers of the South to seize this
opportunity to reap the golden harvest
that invites them to put in the
sickle. There should be no bargain-counter
sales for cotton thlB
fall.
1 urge every farmer to ware
house his cotton, borrow money on
his ware house receipts and pay off
his indebtedness. Money is plentiful
and there is no need for him tn
rush his cotton on tho market and
glut It during September, October,
November and December, as he has
so .ofter done in the past. If no
ware house is near him it will pay
him to ship cotton to the one the
nearest at hand. Our farmers
should this fall make a supreme etfort
to market their cotton gradually,
and only at remunerative prices.
Already tho spinners are counting
on buying their supply of cotton
during the first few months of tho
cotton marklotlng season, as they
did last year, and as they have done
for many years. They expect the
bulk of the cotton to be thrown on
the market in three or four months,
the beginning of the selling season.
This they hope farmers will do, so
as to depress the price.
Now, brother farmers, let's view
the situation from a business standpoint.
You have been told for a
long timo that supply and demand
was the only thing that figured in
the pricing of the staple. I want
to say to you that the demand is
now much greater than the supply.
So it ie evident that you have the
situation in your hands. We cannot
make this year, according to the best
estimates, more than eleven and a
half million bales, and this means a
starvation crop.
Statements from Cotton and Cot
luu uii i>cw9, oi wanas. lexas, are
to the effect that the boll weevil has
devastated the fields of two States,
that Louisiana and Mississippi are
suffering from pests and that reports
received at the Government bureau
of entomology at Dallas from the
"boll weevil areas" of Mississippi
and Louisiana show that an average
of 90 per cent of the cotton boll (
squares are Infested at present with
the weevil.
In the Baton Rouge neighborhood
Dr. Hunter, who is in charge of the
Southern field crop investigation,
says that 9f? per cent of the squares
are infested, while in the vicinity
of Natchez, Miss., 90 per cent, is a
fair figure. This, Dr. Hunter says,
is as bad as the worst years of the
weevil ravages in Texas. In all
sections of the Mississippi bottoms,
where the weevil is at work. Dr.
Hunter has established substations,
and it is from these that the reports
mentioned above came. Regarding
the condition in Texas, at the present
time. Dr. Hunter said:
"West of a line connecting Weatherford
and Austin, the dry weather
has had the effect of practically reducing
the damage incident to the
Doll weevil to nothing. Through tho
central portion of the State the
damage is considerably less than it
was last year. But at the same time
(his report must not be considered
iou ninti rvi n rr that Iho /v\t ton o * *-* *\
will bo bettor, for it will not. In
the same proportion that the dry
weather has affected the boll weevil,
it has also affected the cotton
stalks."
Texas is the hope of the past.
Not in the recollection of the oldest
inhabitants has the blighting effect
of a hot wind of the first three days
of last week been paralleled. That
spell has cost the South fully half
million bales of cotton. It Is the
worst B|?otted crop, too, within th?
recollection of the earliest settler.
The damage to the crop '.n the Southwest,
and especially Texas, is little
short of a disaster, and cotton should
be selling for a high price.
I know some farmers have solo
their cotton for future delivery, and
they Mill deliver it just as fast
as they can. Just think for a mo'
ment what such a man has done.
He has furnished ammunition to the
enemy to shoot him with. He is
killing the gr>ose that has laid the
golden egg. And the man who sells
1 his cotton this way is one of the
worst cotton bears on the market.
Of course, such men will bo glad
for cotton not. to go higher than they
4 have sold. So do not be scared when
?J you see them delivering their rot1
ton. It will soon be out of your
. way. Let our cotton growe-c use
t good judgment, sell whenever the
t price will justify, and not nofore.
, The holders of spot cotton have the
s opportunity of their lives. I w.tnt
t to urge you to ware house your cott
ton, borrow money on your ware
- house receipt, pay off your debts
and market the cotton, as the wot Id
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A FILTHY PRISON
Awful Condition in the State Penetentiary
at Allegheny, Pa.
VERMIN INFESTS CELLS |
Mor? Than Three Hundnxl Prisoners
Arp Suffering From Tuberculosis
and Morp Than Seventy-nine Cells
Are Now Occupied by Prisoners
Showing Advanced Statges.
Conditions at the western penitentiary
of Pennsylvania at Allegheny
have been found so distressing and
so intolerable as to require the immediate
removal of all Federal prisoners
whose transfer is practicable
nd to demand the most serious consideration
of *<ho proper public
authorities. This is disclosed in
the report of C. H. McGlasson, of
the department of prison and prisoners.
to the attorney general.
At the direction of the attorney
general. Wade Ellis, acting head of
the Dgpartment of Juistlce, made
knovn the result oi the investigation
Which Mr Montoo."- - *
_ ..... ... vvj luodUU tUUUUl/l" I
i?d following the reports published I
by itKe newspapers /ieveral weeks I
ago, criticising the condition at the I
penitentiary.
"The population on the 1st of this]
mouth was l,30i," says Mr. Ellis in I
bis statement. "Of this number more
than half are at all times idle, and I
more than half are confined two in I
a cell. The cells are unusually small I
and the cots tako almost the entire I
length of each, the room for mov-i
ing about being a space eight feet
long and eighteen inches wide.
There are more than three hundred j
prisoners suffering from tuberculosis, I
and seventy-nine cells are now oc-1
cupied by those showing advanced I
stages of this disease. The prison I
is filled with vermin of all kinds. I
although the (officials ?re making
an effort to eradicate them. An un- I
usually large number of the prison-1
era are of the lowest possible char-1
ac.t.er, mentally and mortally, and I
there is but one general mess pro-1
vided for all. Almost universal com-1
plaint is made about the quality of J
the food served, especially the
meats."
"The attorney general does not, of I
course, assume that these unfortu-1
nate conditions are known cither I
to the Governor of Pennsylvania, or I
to other authorities having iinmedi- I
ate control of penal institutions in I
that State," continued Mr. Ellis.
There are twenty-one Federal prls-1
oners confined at the western peul-1
tentiary Pennsylvania. All of l
these who can bp immediately trans-1
fenred, except 'those wlfose terms
will shortly expire, will he removed
at once to Atlanta or Leavenworth. * I
RUNNING DUEL IN STREET. |
Fugitive* and I'olicrnH'n Kxrlinngp
Sli<its?Two Mats Are Pierced.
A dispatch from Newport, Ky.,
says a running duel between fugitives
and a policeman created wild
excitement there a few days ago.
Detective Jeff Norton called at
the hotel to arrest R. W. Leroy and
Isaac. Brewer on the charge of detaining
fourteen-year-old Florence
Gray. The men fled after Leroy
had fired three shots from a revolver.
One bullet grazed the head of Detective
Jeff Morton. Another pierced
the hats of Tony Gastrlght and
James Taylor, spectators. Another
clipped the ear of Chris Albert, the
city jailor.
A policeman Joined in the pursuit,
and a running battle ensued for
several blocks.
needs it, and our country will be
prosperous.
The deterioration of the crop In
all of the States is of such a nature
that it is now too late for it
to recuperate and make anything like
a full crop, no matter how favorable
the seasons may be from now on. So
realize you have the situation in
your own hands. I want to urge
every farmer to sow largely of wheat
and oats; for corn, (lour and bacon
are now very high. They car be
raised for much less than half the
cost at which farmers are buying
today, and we have every reason to
believe they will be higher another
year.
Let us begin now to diversfy our
crops for 1910. Make home selfsupporting
and self-sustaining, and
our country will grow rich. I want
to urge upon every farmer to study
the conditions of the cotton crop in
all the cotton belt States, and I am
sure he will not dump his cotton on
Tnp market as ho has done in the
past.
Just a word about cotton aoed.
Romombor tho supply this yoar will
bo short and the demand groat for
rotton ?oo4 products. When you
soli your soed. bo sure to make arrangements
for the price of meal
and hulls, or you will be caught in
a trap. You probably have used
good judgmont in growing your
crop, and it behooves you now to
use better judgment in selling.
B. Harris,
i Ex-President State Farmers' Union.
Pendleton, S. C.
SEIZED A BIG STILL
LAlttiK Tl'SSAC PLANT CAPTURED
IN SOITH KDISTO SWAMP.
This is the Eighth Stil! That Has
I teen Captured in a Year by the
Aiken Officers.
A dispatch says another of the
"big stills" of the South Edisto river
swamp is in the Aiken jail yard,
having been carried there by Officers
Samuels. Cato and Holley
Wednesday night.
The still was a large one, the
capacity being about 120 gallons of
"mash."
Mr. Samuels received information 1
a few days ago that Kinney Mon- '
day, a white man. was in the bust- ,
ness. The Information was based. It (
Is said, on Monday carrying inolas- ^
ses from the Windsor depot. Sub- ;
sequenuy tonstaiilrs Samuels, Cato (
and Holley left Wednesday armed ;
with search warrants for Monday's
house, which was searched.
Nothing but empty Jugs and bottles
were found. These had the familiar
smell, but the "tussac" was
nowhere to be found. A search of
the premises not revealing any whiskey,
it was continued Into the adjacent
swamp.
A path from the house was followed
Into the swamp, and a short
distance from the house the still
was found, still steaming after a big
"stilling bee" had taken place.
The big basin and the worm was
loaded on the buggy, while six fermenters
and a "fleeck" stand were
demolished. It is said that this still
is one of the most famous of the
Edisto swamp, having, it is alleged,
been in operation for 20 years.
The distilled goods could not be
located, but all appurtenances were
destroyed. This still was found at
a point that has r.ot been raided within
a year, 16 miles from Aiken, near
Pine Log bridge. Monday raised
quite a fuss about the officers'
searching his house, but made no
resistance.
This is the eighth siill that has
beet, captured within a year's time
by the Aiken county officers. Aiken
Is to be congratulated upon having
the diligent dispensary officers that
she has. as they are a terror to the
blind tiger element, and by their
good works the violations of the laware
kept within a small sphere.
21) LIVES IX>ST AT SEA.
(Graphic Story of Marine Disaster
Reaches Mobile.
A crrn nhln ore of ? ' '
OIU1J wi il marine (lis- q
aster, which cost the lives of 29 f
persons, when the steamer Nicholas v
Castania, en route from Havana to '
Cienfuegos, foundered off the coast ('
of the Isle of Pines 011 the night of
August 23, last, reached Mobile a
few days ago. Meagre news of the "
disaster was given by the Associated n
Press August 31.
The crew numbered twenty-seven
officers and sailors. Eighteen human '
bodies have been recovered. The H
missing eleven are believed to have
become the victims of sharks. All 1
the bodies recovered were in a ter- r
rihle decomposed state and identifi- '
cation was impossible.
A government commission, after
examination, reported that the Immediate
cause of the wreck was the
simultaneous explosion of the steam- I
er's battery of boilers, combined with
a violent conctision of the steamer
on the rocks, whither she had been
thrown by the gale and tidal wave.
The crew and passenger list, of
the Nicholas Castania shows no 1
names of women, but among the per- 1
sonal effects which showed the wear ,
una -.
...... ... ... v.. um: ni-ii; it milliner OI
feminine articles of wearing apparel <
and children's shoes. * I
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WANTS NKtiKOKK TO VOTE. ,
?
Taft (Viticisps Iaw Delmrrlng Them I
From Voting ,
President Taft has squarely and
unequivlcally placed himself on record,
in a letter to a Washington
newspaper as being opposed to suffrage
restriction as being manifestly
inteuded to discriminate against the
negro race. In answer to a letter
asking his opinion concerning th"
franchise amendment to the Maryland
constitution which is proposed
by the Democratic party in Maryland)
the president savs: "It is deliberately
drawn to impose educational and
other qualifications for the suffrage
upon negroes and to exempt everv.
body else from such qualifications.
This Is cross Injustice and is a violation
of the spirit of the 15th amendment.
It ought to be voted down by
every one. whether Democrat or Republican,
who is in favor of a square
deal."
Judge in Shooting Scrape.
At HuntBvllle, Ala., Judge Rett*
and J. H. Ballentlne engaged in a
iplstol duel on Saturday in the
streets. each receiving a minor
wound. The two men passed heated
words Saturday morning and were
separated by bystanders before blows
were passed. Each armed himself
later and when they met on the
street both drew revolvers and began
firing, emptying their revolvers
at each otjjer at close range.
FIGHT TOJ)EATH
Sanguinary Duel of Sisters-in-Law in Chicago
Apartment House.
BOTH DIE IN STRUGGLE
Mm. .Julia Tripp and Mrs. Jacob
Silver* Perish in Hand-to-hand
Combat With Pistol and Knife.
Tliey Lived in the Same House and
Had Frequently Quarrels.
Mrs. Julia Tripp and her sisterin-law,
Mrs. Jacob Silvers of New
Ifork, are both dead as the result of
i pistol and knife duel between tho
two women In Mrs. Tripp's apartments
at Fifty-sixth Btreet and Pral
no avenue, a fashionable residence
11st riot of Chicago. It la said Mrs.
Silvers' husband left her about three
months ago because of her peculiar
ictionB. Mrs. Tripp was the wife of
i superintendent of a manufacturing
firm of Chicago.
There were ten bullet wounds and
?ne cut on the body of Mra. Tripp.
Mrs. Silvers had a bullet wound In
he chest and several knife slash's.
Only one revolver was found In
the apartments, ,buft elgnt empty
?hells Indicating that the revolver
!*as emptied and reload rd rt'-rlng the
truggle. The furnishings o f the
lpartnients were In disorder snd In
jvery room there woro evldoncoa of
i desperate struggle.
Mrs. Tripp was fully dressed but
VIrs. Silver was In per uniorc'ochlng.
vlrs. Silver had been staying at the
Tripp home for about u month, and
he two women are said to have had
'requent quarrels principally over
lie division of household duties.
One strange feature of the case
s that no one heard any shots. The
ippeals for help were heard, hut
10 one made any attempt to enter
he apartments until after the pollen
lad been called.
Shortly sffer .1 o'clock In the
ifternoon Mrs. Tripp appeared in the
lallway in the front of her apartlient
sereaniitiK fur hoin
"I am being murdered in here!"
lie shouted.
At almost the same time a woman
n a blood streaked night gown was
een at the rear entrance of the
ipartment by the janitor. "Come
luick and save me," she cried. "I
.111 being killed."
When the apartment was entered
>lood was found on the parlor curain,
and several pictures had been
iroken and chairs overturned. In
. bed room off the parlor Mrs.
"ripp was found lying on the floor
nlly dressed. Her face and waist
rere covered with blood and a pool
tad formed beneath her. She was
lead.
Separated from this bed rom by
>ortiers was another room. Mrs.
Silvers lay on the bed in this room
ind her night gown and the bod
1I0 thj-s were covered wilth pblood.
Hood wns gushing from a deep cut
n her forehead. She was unconcious
and died later.
At Mrs. Silvers' right side was a
evolver and on the ffoor were a
lumber of empty shells. Search of
he rooms failed to disclose the knife
vith which the cuts had been made.
PLACED IN PRISON.
Treacher Accused of Abducting
Young Woman.
Rev. Wallace M. Stuckey, pastor
?f the Christian Church of Williamsburg.
Kansas , and editor of The
A'llliamsburg Star, is confined in tho
ounty jail on the charge of havlntr
ibducted Lorena Sutherland, sixteen
rears of age, daughter of a wealthy
farmer of Williamsburg from her
home. The girl, originally a brunette,
but now a blonde, also Is in
ustody. She will be returned to her
parents and be used as witness j
against the accused preacher. In
every principal feature the case is
like that of Rev. Jere Knode Cooke,
pastor of St. George Episcopal
church, of Long Island, N. Y., who
deserted his wife and children and
fled to San Francisco with Miss Loretta
Whaley a few years ago.
Kindness Rewarded.
Mrs. Geo. Kramer, of Methucn,
Mass., has received word from attorneys
in the CMIIy Islands that R. J.
Ribstock. a man whom she and her
mother befriended in Bermuda, had
willed her about $1,000,000 in railroad
stocks and bonds. When Mrs.
Bramer met Mr. Ribstock In Bermuda,
*he then was unmarried and
with her mother did many little
kindnesses for him in his old age.
He was eighty at the time.
Where Is Ifavlland?
Henry Havlland, a former Bostoa
man. last heard from nearly twentyfive
years ago in the vicinity of New
York, is sought, by a firm of lawyers
in Boston as the heir to an estate
left in the hands of trustees by Haviland's
wife when she died in 1886.
Whs an Old Man.
Isaac Brock, who died in Waco,
Texas. Saturday, was said to have
been 121 years old. Basis for this
claim restod on a record in the old
Brock family Bible.