FATAL LEAPS
Fire Causes Panic in Philadelphia Shirt
Waist Factory.
FIVE LEAPED TO DEATH
Men and Women Frightened by
Blaze on Fourth Floor o! Building
Forget Fire Escapes and
Window Ropes and Jump to
Ground Below, Five Being Killed.
At Philadelphia five persons, four
girls and one man. leaped to their
death a few days ago in a panic
caused by a fire in the four-story
factory building at 208-10 Chancellor
street, near Second and Walnut
Btreets. Five others received injuries
from which they will probably
die, and many more or less
seriously hurt.
Th*? dead are:
Morris Pessau, aged 28 years,
fractured sktfll.
Clara Swart, aged 18, crushed by
' fall.
Ida Greenburg, aged 20 years,
burned and crushed.
Rebecca Kaufman, aged 19 years,
fractured skull.
Elizabeth Chachkin, aged 16 years,
burned and crushed.
The probably fatally injured are:
Rebecca Chachkin, aged 14 years,
fractured skull, internal injuries
and burns.
IHyman Belokin, aged 25 years,
both legs and arms broken and prob
able internal injuries.
Sarah Cohen, seriously burned and
probably Internally injured.
Philip K0I08, arm and both legs
fractured.
Unidentified colored woman, over
come by smoke and flames.
Nearly all of the dead and severely
injured worked in the shirt waist
factory of Joseph Chachkln, which
occupied part of the fourth floor of
the building . Shachkin himself was
Injured. One of his daughtj.-s is
dead and another dying. A thi.'d
daughter probably escaped a like
fate by being at home attending the
mother, who is critically ill.
Chachkin's force of operators was
greatly reduced owing to the shirtwaist
strike. Otherwise, it is believed
the number of fatalities would
have been even greater.
The flames which originated in
the elevator shaft on the fourth floor
are supposed to have been caused
by the short circuiting of the electric
motor, which ran the elevator.
Although the fl?le spread rapidly,
the employees of the other establishments
in the same building nearly
all managed to escape in safety.
The girls and men in Chachkin's
factory became panic-stricken and
Jumped wildely from the fourth story
windows. Men on the street
spread blankets over an awning to
break the falls, but because of the
dense smoke which filled the narrow
street, many fell to the pavement
before these improvised fire nets
could be extended for them. The
building was perfectly equipped with
fire escapeB, and nearly every wiuduw
had a rope. These proved useless,
however, to the panic-stricken
shirtwaist makers. One man, in
?lYa(i lowering the rope and
sliding down it, jumped from th?
window with the loose end in his
hands. He died with a fractured
skull. Others had their hands
burned to the hone by their rapid
descent on the ropes.
The monetary loss is estimated at
$50,000.
SHOT W1IILK ON A HUNT.
Thomas TaRRert Shot Accidentally
by His Secretary.
Thomas TaRRart. Democratic nat
ional committeeman, of Indiana, was
accidentally shot while huntiiiR with
his private secretary, Harry Horton,
near Fayette, in Jefferson county,
Indiana. Forty-two bird shot struck
Mr. TaRRart in the face, riRht. shoul3er
and chest, and as a result, hesides
other injuries, it is feared that
the siRht of one eye will he destroy
ed. Details of the accident wvre
not told in the dispatch received
early Thursday nipht, other than
that Mr. Horton fired when a covey i
of hirds were flushed, the charRej
striking his companion, who was in
the heavy underbrush. *
Child Dies of Hums.
The three-year-old child of Nat
Chavis at Neec.es died on Wednesday
from the effects of burns suffered
the previous day. The child was 1
playing near a wash pot when itclothes
caught Are. Before the.
flames coud 1*? extinguished the !
child sustain d fatal burns.
\ About three weeks ago the four ,
year-old daughter of Lucius Davis
was badly burned in the same way
and now Is in a critical condition
with little hope of recovery.
ltig Coal Mine Tax.
One thousand and forty-five lives
were lost in coal mines In Pennsvl- t
vanla last year according to reports
to the department of mines.
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LAID IT TO REST
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THE HOUSE AFTER LONG DEBATE
KllxLRl> THE BILJj
Requiring That Crops be Up and
Growing Before a Mortgage on
Them Will be Valid.
After a debate lasting nearly three
hours Friday the house killed Mr
Hydrick's bill, requiring that crops ,
be up and growing before a mort
gage be valid. The bill might be
termed a "follow up" of the repeal
ul Lilt? ucu law at tut: iani suauiuu
aad in most instances the Bame argu
ments were gone over.
The bill proposed that no mort
gage of any crop or crops shall be
good and effective to convey to the
mortgage any Interest in any crop
or crops other than the crop or crops
to be raised during the year in which
said mortgage is given, and unless
the land whereon said crop or crops
are to be raised shall be described i
or mentioned in said mortgage, and
unless said crop or crop, shall be
up and growiag at the time of the i
execution of the mortgage.
Mr. Richards, who had the floor <
the day before, when the debate was
adjourned, made an argument for
the bill. He quoted concise figures
from United States federal reports
to show that the people who loaned
money were ready for the chango
and that It would be of value to the
farmer to pass tho bill.
(Mr. Carey argued against tho bllV
It would, he claimed, put the small
tenant farmer at the mercy of the 1
landlord. He knew something about
farming, he said, in answer to a
question by Mr. Richards. He raised
more corn than the gentlemen
from Kershaw.
Mr. Rucker also thought the bill
a hardship on the small farmer and
saw no use for it. He referred to
the "fine Italian hand" of the advocates
of the repeal of the lien law
last year and thought there was
some shrewd politics iu the bill.
Mr. tsunpkins said the repeal or the
lien law was of no effect unless the
present a,ct passed and taking the ^
opposite view to that of Mr. Carey
and Mr. Rucker, held that it would
be a benefit to the farmer to remove
them from the grip of the (
money lender.
M. L. Smith explained the legal ,
end of the bill, the different forms
of mortgage uud urged its passage, j
Mr. Yyche also favored the bill ! (
and claimed that the talk about tho i (
poor farmer did not apply in tho ,
arguments against tho bill.
J. W. Ashley also favored the bill 1
and told the house some of the ex- ,
perlences of the poor farmers now
said to be at the mercy of the lien j
lender.
Mr. Daniel had voted for the repeal
of the lien law but was against (
the present bill. He hold that It
would strike at the credit of erery j
poor farmer. He urged tho house
to defeat tho measure.
Mr. Wyche also favored the bill
tlon of personal privilege to deny remarks
made by Mr. Rucker to the '
effect that there had been shrewd
1 >olitic.8 in the passage of the bill, j (
Mr. Hydrick read the records from i(
the journals of the house on the ! 1
bills along that lino to show his ( 1
former votes.
Mr. Richards also arose to a ques- ' 1
tion of personal privilege and de- | 1
nied that there had been any "fine ! ?
Italian haul" in th?. p.muoi r*t ?v._ '
lien law the year before and the In- *
troduction of the present bill.
Mr. itucker denied any persoial
reflection on these members. He J
had simply quoted the records, he
said, and thought that they would I
bear hlni out. No personal feeling *
was Involved.
On a roll call the house killed
the hill by a vote of *>0 to 4 7. * 1
THREW ItltlUR INTO WKLL
Husband and Male Companion Tried
to Murder Young Woman. 1
Knocked in the head, throw* into ( (
a well by her husband and a male }
companion and left for dead, was ,
the fate that met Annie Mosklll, a . f
bride of three days, who was mar- ,
ried in Chlcopee, Mass., on Friday. {
On striking the water the woman t
regaine<l consciousness and drew herself
out of tho wattr l>y means of (
an iron pipe. This she clung to
until the next moining, when she
was found. Her, feet are frozen,
and will have to be amputated.
The men ch eked a trunk belonging
to the woman, which she said
contained $700 to Springfield.
Turned the Tnbh ?.
At Mohawk, N. Y.. C'.y f of Police
Hronner was capi a roil '>/ * ur
burglars Thursday morning, talc n
to a room in th jn. ?t? .11 and bound
and gagged. Tin- robin s blew op a
the postolllee safe an l (I d wit it th |
contents.
Pciiilly (lasoline.
One man was consume I by tb
flames, and six others are in bos->
pitals suffering with burns received
shortly aftor 3 o'clock Th unlay
morning, when a huge gasoline tauk
exploded at the soap plant of the
Walker Brothers, 011 Herrs Island,
a few miles from Pittsburg, Pa.
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NEWLY MARRIED BRIDE j
Seeking m Divorce From Her Old
Preacher Spouse.
A special dispatch from Spartanhurg
says after giving married life
lesa than a month's trial, Mrs. Nogle
James Burnett, wife* of Rev.
uleorge W. Burnett, a Baptist miniser
of Aberdeen, Miss., ^ho, before
her marriage was Miss Nogie James
af Wellford, has returned to Spartanburg
county, pending an applt
cation for divorce, which has been
filed in the office of the clerk of court
rxt ????* ? W1 ??*
k/i 4ixuu iuc tuuuij, mi ho. Alio ipplication
for the divorce is made by
consent of both parties on the
ground that Mrs. Burnett declares
that she does not love her husband.
Rev. Mr. Burnett, it is said, loved
his wife with a love akin to worship.
He is a man 58 years of age, while
Mrs. Burnett is but 25. They knew
each other but a month before marrying.
A dispatch from Aberdeen,
Miss., says "Parson Burnett has
applied for divorce; case pending.
Court now in session. No reflec
tlon on lady, who has respect and
sympathy of all who know her."
It is said that Rev. Mr. Burnett
was a widower with ten children at
the time of his marriage to Miss
James, which was on Sunday December
26, 1909. Mrs. Burnett
5ave out a statement in regard to
tier asking for a divorce, in which
she say6 her husband was kind and
loving, but that sho was just dissatisfied
and did not believe it the
Lord's will that she remain his
vife.
HKVKNTKKX MEN' CLAIMED.
Dread Beri Beri Attacks Crew of
lll-Fat?xl Ship Goodwin.
Captain Peter, of the good ship
Goodwin, will probably make au of
'ort to recruit his greatly decreased
:rew before he sails from Savaulab,
Ga. The Goodwin got into port
>n Tuesday of last week with 17
>f its crow of 63 men short. The
3oodwin sailed from a Chilean port
November 18th. with a crew hirirelv
nade up of Lascars or East Inllans.
The men developed berl berl and
:hree of them died af sea. Others
lied at ports that were touched en
route to Savannah and at Montevideo,
eight men had to be left because
they suffered with the diseuse.
Just before the Strait of Mngellan
was reached the ship struck a heavy
sea and the carpenter was washed
iverboard not to bo seen again. Between
illness and fatalities of 17 of
the crew who had originally sailed
with the ship were missing when this
port was made.
Captain Peter said it was the worst
voyage he had ever made. Thi
three Lascars that died at sea were
burled according to the rights of
followers of Mahomet.
QROW1XU DEMAND FOK COTTON.
Dr. S. A. Knupp Points Out Increasing
Demand for Raw Material.
In his lecture in Mississippi the (
ither day. Dr. Seaman A. Knapp. i
lead of the government demonstra (
lepartment, points out the growing
iemands of cotton and predicts what ]
will be the consumption la the years I
o come. i
"Look for a moment at the in- i
creasing demand for cotton," said (
)r. Knapp. "If you note carefully, i
rou observe that it has doubled once s
n about twenty-two years. If we 3
'Htimate 13.UOO.OOO bales as a mini- i
nuin supply on the part of the
Jnlted States for the world's cloth- i
ng at the present time, w? go back 1
wenty-two yeras and ind that a lit- .
le more than 6,000,000 bales were 3
infTicient at that time, and twenty- e
wo years prior to that 3,000,000 1
jales tilled the demands, while twen s
y-two years before that 1,500,000 ?
net the ex i gen ices of trade. t
"if wo pursue the same line for \
he future, we discover that in 1932 t
he world will require of us 26,000, e
J00 hales and in 1954, 52,000,000 s
>ales of cotton must lie produced in t
he United States. Here is one of
he most wonderful opportunities for r
wealth that had been known within i
he historic period. Our lands and i
:limate aro exceedingly well adapted <
o the production of the fleecy staple <
ind the intelligence of the farmers i
if the South and their long experi 1
?nce with cotton have equipped them 1
to do the work and do It well. ' 1
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Suicidal Attempt Foiled. 1
Erhart Willis has tried several '
times to commit suicide in Pittsburg,
Pa. A few nights ago as h '
drained a bottle supposedly of car <
holic acid, lie told his wife he would '
lie dead in an hour. lay down on
a couch and ttui hours ln???r '
1i>mpfcnining "the 1 : :i stuff's no
Kuon.'' lit* had swallowed a hurm1'ss
piepura thui of \ toi -t cream the
drugeist had Kt?'eii him, having been
wuriie I l>? the man's wife.
If you woul 1 have the town a !vance
in which you live two things
aiv necessary -f..ith anil enthusiasm.
i i.ith in the possibilities of
the place and an enthusiasni which
reflects itself in earnest work to
make the possibilities actual,
houthintr and indifference never
built up any plac1
Attend a neighbor's vendue and
help him out a little.
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DON'T GO COTTON CRAZY
\ BIG CROP MAY GIVE US VERY
LOW PRICES LATER.
Plunt Plenty of Food Crops snd
Keep Down the CV>tton Acreage
and Get Good Prices.
It does not need the report of
Commissioner Watson, published in
The Columbia State a few days ag^f
for one to know that South Carolina
farmers start the new year in
better flnanctal conditions than ever
before, says Prof. D. N. Barrow,
South Carolina field editor of the
Progressive Farmer. Mr. Watson
shows that there has been an increase
of $54,715,880 in the value
of the crops since 1906. All of
the crops of the State, except tobacco
and tea, have contributed to
this increase, although there has
been a decrease in the yield per acre
in wheat, tobacco and hay.
These figures are interesting, but
as previously stated, were not npm?.
sary to convince one that peace and
plenty was In the land. To one
traveling over the State, the evidence
of this fact was on every hand.
Everybody Is traveling, and the
smile of contentment is on every
face. It is certain that the street
show has never done better, and 1
douVt If there la a cross-roads town
In this State that has not had its
street carnival.
All this makes the heart glad,
but one who stops to think can not
look forwnrd to the new year without
some little misgiving. While all
crops have increased, of course, the
major part of this gain has come
from a good cotton crop and the big
price therefor that has been realized.
There is no telling where this price
will end. for it is still going up.
If it were not for the fear of being
mobbed, one could almost wish
this soaring tendency would cease.
The farmers have about sold out,
so the further advance can do them
little good.
But remember that fifteen-cent
cotton this year is not the work
of anybody or set of men. It is
the work of Providence, and our
prosperity has only come at the ex
pense of our less fortunate brethern
further west.
There is grave danger that this
may be forgotten in the face of the
present cotton prices, even so those
who have learned the lesson best,
the temptation to lighten up other
crops and plant a few acres more
of cotton will be strong. Our brothers
whose short crop has kited the
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n^-cv.,7 dui|mu vrtu na tempted 10 piant
more acreage so aa to make up for
their 1909 losses. Then there la
the plunger?the man who, attract
e<l by the fancy price, is leaving other
business to take a shot of a few
hundred acres.
All these influences mean an assurance
of a full acreage this year,
and then, should anything like a
favorable season prevail over the
cotton belt, where will the crop go,
und how far down will the price
irop?
You who have not had your
tiead turned will be able to smile,
but woe betide the plunger! That
die latter is already at work, is
shown by the number who have
^ouie to me for advice as how to
)laut 100 or 200 acres, and the
itatement: "I haven't farmed for
rears, but am going to plant 100 or
J00 acres of cotton next year."
Farmers of South Carolina, this
s your opportunity to insure your
irosperity for all future time. You
ire out of debt and have money in
rour stocking. l)o not be persuaded
to spend that money recklessly.
Remember that though the sun is
ihining today, it stormed yesterday,
ind will storm again. Use that mon
?y to build up your property: equip
rour farms wi^ an.t mnrn
mildlngs; buy labor saving tools of
ill kinds, and get rid of the scrub
itock and replace it with animate
rained to return you a profit.
If you must raise more cotton
text year, it will be far cheaper to
ncrease your farm by placing an
nch or two more soil at the disposal
)f your plants, by placing more veg
'table matter in that soil so as to
make available more of the plant
'ood from Nature's store-house, and
it the same time taking out, as it
were an insurance policy against
Iroi.ght?this will be a cheaper way
if increasing tho crop than by buytl
/*? run i n <r 1 ?? A I) ...
r. v> * \ utility uii'i ti rum, ivrmcill j
her. that your true policy should !
be first to raise all you need to live
iff of; then what land is left alter!
the livin? Is provided for can go
into cotton for a cash crop and
should he made to yield every ounce
it is capable of. You will then own
your cotton, and will have a right
to say what you want for it, and to
uiforct that demand
Anyother year may let our less
fortunate brothers get Into as pood
shape as you now are, and then
will the South leap to the van of
prosperity? *
Suicided ?>, pa; ?vlie Had.
James Burton, a widely known
marine pnotourapher, of New York,
committed suicide at the Lymbronk.
I.ong Island club on the anniversary
of the death of his wife, who a year
ago also died by her own act.
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Will Dyt
LmIIm' or Men's Garments Cleaned
Cleaned a
C. C. Laundry;
COLUME
Southern States
IVIeohln^r:
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THE NEW FERTILIZER.
A discovery of far-reaching importance
to tho farmers of the South ii
the new fertilizer which has been
perfected on one of the islands near
Charleston. S. C. It has long been
known that lime is an essential food
for plants of all klndB and that they
cannot live when it has been exhausted
from the soil. It has also been
known that old worn-out lands are
extremely deficient In lime, and that
sour, badly-drained lands have their
lime is a for mthat is not UBable by
growing crops.
Farmers' Rullettn No. 124, U. 8.
Dept. of Agriculture, says: "All
the applications of lime increased the
yields The best yields were
obtained with the lime in the form
f carbonate, the finely ground oyster
shells standing first * Lime
with fertilizer wee more profitable
than depending upon fertilizer
alone."
ThiB new fertilizer which presents
lime in its most usable form Is made
by a new process of burning oyster
shells and using a burner that can
supply potash. The result is a hfgh
grade fertilizer costing the consumer
only $7.00 per ton. It reclaims
worn-out lands in a marvelous manner
if applied broadcast two months
ahead of ammoniated goods. It's
sweetening effects on sour lands is
almost magical. Charleston freight
rates apply on this new fertilizer.
The factory is located on Young's
Island. S. C., but all letters should
be addressed to E. L. Commlnu, Sales
Agent, Meggetts. S. C. Free descriptive
circulars will be sent to any one
on request.
CAN TUBERCULOSIS HE ClltKDY
According to Statement Issued bj
tile Michigan Department Of
Health, It Csn Be Cured and Prevented.
I, the undersigned, hereby certl
fy that I have suffered slightly for
several years, and endured pains and
spitting of blood from tuberculosa
for the past year. Having tnken the
Saastamolnen Remedy for thre?
months, I feel myself perfectly well
Two doctors, after careful exnmln..
tlons, have pronounced me fully r?
covered.
(Signed)
For testimonials and terms, writ*
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We will Buy Cow Peas
EVERY DAY TILL JULY 15th
Quote us with samples for present
shinment. or rnntrHPt for fiitnro ohln
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IRON PEAS.
Will buy B bushels to a car.
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for country ran- |
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The latest Hooks?Send for our latest
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Pecau Trees?Budded and grafted
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Tuliahoma Tobacco Works,
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Salesmen?Best oommission sffsr ob
earth. New, all retailers, samples.
Coat pocket. "Very Profltaable,"
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Our January Hook List la just off
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Jerseys and Holuteins. All of the
best breeding. Registered Jersey
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Strawberry?Howard's early new,
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John W. Hall, Marion Station,
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Wanted?to sell improved farm
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The new proposed county seat of
McCornilck; the new county to be
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I A limited number of slightly use,]
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new and are warranted to last a
long lifetime. Terms of sale Riven
on application. Write for catalogue
st "ii ' This is an opa
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quirk, for ftich bargains don't last
long. Address:
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Pianos and Organs.
It's better to have a foolish belief
that romforts you thtwi a wise one
t that pains you.