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COCK OF WALK"
Go?. Blease Says He Can Beat Any One
in Sooth Carolina Except
SENATOR TIUJWAN
On His Way to Atlanta the Governor
Stopped Over in Augusta and Took
Ten With IIis Friend, L. J. Wil
iiains nmi laiks to a newspaper
Reporter.
Governor Cole L. Blease of South
Carolina passed through Augusta
Wednesday night en route to Atlanta,
where he will be in attendance
at the Southern Commercial
congress. The Augusta Chronicle
says of tho visit:
"Gov. Blease was met at the Albion
hotel by Mr. L. J. Williams, who
accompanied him to supper. In a
conversation, at which a representative
of The Chronicle was present,
Gov. lllcase rehearsed his fight during
the recent campaign for the executive
chair.
"Gov. Blease stated that the Carolina
press, with a few exceptions had
fought him with an unwarranted bitterness
and that the Columbia Stale
and the Charleston News and Courier
had fought him from personal reasons,
disregarding his ability as an
executive.
"Gov. Blease stated that the idea
of trying to force him to appoint
his enemies to ofllce in the State was
foolish, saying that he had no idea of
doing so. He, however, said that
some people misconstrued his meaning
and did not understand the difference
between an enemy and an opponent.
'There are some of my opponents
that I would not hesitate to
appoint to any position they were
fitted to occupy, but I will not appoint
my enemies,' said the governor.
"Gov. Blease stated that he had
won his fight by telling the people,
in hiB speeches throughout the State,
what he intended to do and that he
nuu biuck oy nis piatrorni promises.
Ho stated that his ambitions had
been gratified and that if the people
of South Carolina wanted hiin to
serve another term as governor he
would do so, but that he was governor
now for a term of ofllce and
he was going to fulfil the law to the
letter while holding the chair.
"When ashed what the outcome of
bis altercation with the supreme
court would he, the governor stated
that that body would eventually wake
up. Ho said that he had the law on
his side and that he would be locked
up before lie would appoint his enemies
to any position, 110 matter what
the supreme court wanted.
"Gov. Hlease stated that in fulfilment
of his life's ambition he had
written his name on the pages of the
history of South Carolina so that it
would never be wiped off. He can
have this satisfaction if defeated in
the election two years from now.
"Gov. It lease does not believe,
however, that he will he defeated, lie
said that he could lick any man in
South Carolina for the United States
senate except Ben Tillman and that
he could lick any man for governor.
"Ho thinks that the people who
elected him believe in him and he
Bald that he would not go back on
them.
"Gov. Blease stated that the Carolina
press was of no consequence to
him, and that he paid no attention to
the articles they printed on him during
his race or during his administration.
He could reach the people
In other ways and that was all that
he would ask.
"Gov. Blease had nothing to say in
regard to the new county, but suggested
to Mr. Williams that the Savannah
river's course be changed to
Include Augusta, which city he would
then recommend for the county seat.
"Gov. Blease will stop over a fewhours
in Augusta on his return trjp
from Atlanta.'*
lfcui't Depend on the Hoe.
The hoe is too costly an implement
to be depended ^pon, for it
takes a man, and you will never need
a hoe in the field if you start early
with smoothing harrow and weeder,
and if the cotton is planted in hills,
there will he little need for chopping.
For the cultivation of the hoed
crops you will need power, and we
must have the horse-power to start
wiiii the smoothing harrow and the
weeder. With these you can get over
tho land so rapidly that you will never
l>o caught in the grass, and will
need to put a plow in to cover the
grass in the rows, for the early use
of the smoothing harrow and weeder
will prevent its starting there.?W.
F. Massey, in Raleigh (N. C.) Progressive
Farmer.
1/Ot. Water Flow Out.
At Florence some one left open a
valve in the waterworks system,
probably after reading of a similar
case in Columbia a few days ago. and
bled tho Btandpipe to death Saturday
night. While the late risers were
bathing and getting breakfast tho
water supply suddenly gave out, and
investigation showed that tho standpipe
had been emptied. The pump
wns put to work at once and the
drought lasted only about 10 minutes.
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TURNS BAD ONE LOOSE
NOTORIOUS KORBKR IS PARDONED
RY GOV. KLEASF.
No One Knew lie Wok Turred Loose
Until He Turned Up n Charleston.
A dispatch from C' arleston to The
State says Rudolp' Rabens, who has
several aliases .s back in that city,
having b^" pardoned by Gov. Hie use
"** . oervice of about two-thirds of
bis sentence in the penitentiary, having
been convicted at Walhalla for
complicity in the blowing and robbery
of the safe of the Newry mills
in Oconee county several years ago.
Through his attorneys, Rabens
made a hard fight to keep out of the
penitentiary but it was a futile contest
and he was placed behind the
bars. The pardon of the governor
enables Ral>ens to return to Charleston
much sooner than he had hoped
to do.
Rabens was charged with being
the "fence" for the gangs of yeggmen
who operated in South Carolina
some years ago, blowing safes in
poBtoflices and cotton mills. Ju several
instances better results were gotten
with the prosecution of the yeggmen
in the State than the federal
courts and the United States authorities
gave way to the State in the trial
of Rabens and bis pals on the charge
of robbing the Newry cotton mills.
It was not known in Charleston
that any steps were under way for
the pardon of Rabens and his return
to Charleston without any notice of
his case was a surprise. His former
friends and companions could scarce
ly believe that it was Habeas when
he showed himself a few days ago for
the tirst time about his ccstabllshmrnt
on upper King street.
The State says no announcement
as to the pardon of Rabens was made
by Gov. Blease. Gov. Ansel refused
a pardon to Rabens, and it was
thought that such a notorious prisoner
as he would surely have to serve
out his term, but it seems he found
favor with the Governor, and he
turned him loose, without letting
any one know anything about it before
he was pardoned.
Burning Idinc at Home.
Whore oyster shell can be had
cheaply, the oyster shell lime is,
doubtless, the best. Ilut so far as I
have observed most of the manufacturers
put too high a price on this
lime. If you can get shells cheaply
(we can get them where I live for
about 50 cents a ton), you can make
tho lime economically on the farm.
Put a layer of logs on the ground
with an opening between the middle
ones to be stuffed with straw for firing.
Then put on a layer of shells
six inches thick. Then a layer of dry
wood and brush. Carry up in the
middle an opening like a chimney
from the firing opening and stuff it
with straw or broomsedge. Then
build up the heap in a conical shape
with alternate layers of shells and
wood till it is about six or eight feet
high. Then start the fire from tha
opening left between the logs, and as
soon as the wood seems to be burning
well, cover the whole heap with
earth and burn it as you would a tar
kiln or a charcoal kiln, keeping the
chimney open tiil all is burning well,
and then close over with earth. You
can make as much lime in this way
as you will need, and in sections
where there is limestone it can be
broken up and burned in the same
way on the farm. When well burned,
the lime and ashes will go together
and be a better article than you could
buy. I have done this and know what
I am writing about.?W. F. Massey,
in Raleigh (X. C.) Progressive Farmer.
PARDONS ANOTHER MURDERER.
[Governor Mouse Turns Hun-ill Thomas
Loose.
Rurrill Thomas of Hampton county
who was serving a life sentence
in the State penitentiary for murder
has been pardoned by Gov. Hlease. j
He was convicted with recommendation
to mercy in 189f? for killing
John Lightsey at Varnville, in Hampton
county, and was sent to the penitentiary
for a life sentence. Benjainin
Hennett was convicted at the
same time with Thomas on the same
charge and was pardoned in 15)03 by
Gov. McSweeney. In a previous petition
for pardon of Thomas, the pardon
was recommended by G. I). Mel
liiiKer. former solicitor, and Judge
Aldrich, who heard the case.
Blow l*roves Serious.
At Aiken Robert F. Ussery, a
young printer, was arrested Wednesday
morning and placed in jail foi
strikine Gary Glover, son of P. B.
Glover, with a pool cue in the Hotel
Aiken poolroom. The blow was not
thought to have l>een serious, but it
developed that the hoy Is not expected
to live. Pssery is about 20
years old and Glover is said to be 17,
m m m
Soap a Benefactor.
Czerny, the great German cancer
expert, says skin cancer lias diminished
fiO per cent at least in the last
r>0 years. He thinks soap did the
blessed business, so if some of the
truly philanthropic want a world's
reform let them begin with soap.
SENT UP AT LAST
THREE WHITE ROKRERS CONVICTED
AT BAMBERG.
They Entered and Robbed n Store
nt Denmark Only a Few Weeks
Ak<>.
Three white men. Klvinp their
names as William Rankin, William
Davis and Edward Youncr. ali.is
"Slim," who were captured by the
Savannah police last week for the
South Carolina authorities were tried,
convicted and sent to the penitentiary
for three years each at Bamberg
on Tuesday, for burglary and
larceny, committed at Denmark 011
the night of February 20th last.
They broke into a store at that place
and were afterwards caught in Savannah,
Ga., with the goods on them.
They were evidently Northern people
and gave evidence of being desperate
characters.
They were rushed off to the Penitentiary,
it being deemed best not
to attempt to work them 011 the chain
gang. They gave the sheriff and
constables much trouble during the
short time they were confined at
Bamberg and a constant watch was
kept over them at night. Detective
j Fallon of the Savannah police department,
who accompanied Young
to Bamberg, proved the most important
witness for the prosecution, and
it was largely on his evidence and
the evidence that had been accumulated
at Savannah in the shape of articles
believed to have been stolen,
th;\t tbe men were convicted.
Breaking down at the conclusion
of the trial, when placed on the
stand in their defense, both Ttnnkin
and Davis made a full confesj
slon of the burglary of the Farmers'
Mercantile Company's store at Denmark
on the night of February 20.
Each placed the initial blame on the
other, however, although both admitted
having entered the store ana
taken some of the stuff. Young refused
to take the stand when it came
to his turn, saying tbe others had
already said enough. In less than
half an hour after the jury had been
sent out they returned with a verdict
of guilty
Young was brought from Savannah
to Bamberg I.Monday morning in
care or Detective Fallon and Immediately
on the arrival of the prisoner
the case was brought up before the
grand jury, resulting in an indictment
for all three. The same afternoon
the rase went to trial and continued
over to the next morning
it was brought to a close. Detective
Fallon, who returned to Savannah
'ate Tuesday night, said that he
thought that because the evidence
prepared by the Savannah police was
so complete and the three yeggs
were so surprised at his appearance
as a witness, Rankin and Davis were
led to confess.
Davis and Rankin were the first of
the trio to be arrested and were captured
in a spectacular manner by the
police at their hiding place in the
woods off the Ogeeehee road. Soon
after their arrest L. E. Span, bookkeeper
for the Denmark Farmers'
Mercantile Company went to Savannah
and identified the men, and a
few days later Justice of the Peace
Ray started back to Bamberg with
his prisoners.
While ho slept on the train with
both men handcuffed to each other
and wearing leg irons, they reach
ed up to the rack overhead ami from
the collection of evidence he was
taking with him abstracted the t?*o
saws that had been found in their
possession when arrested. When the
train stopped at the little station of
Luray, S. C., they sneaked off unnoticed
and the train continued on
with Magistrate Ray unconscious of
his prisoners' escape.
Traveling back into the woods for
two or three mile from the railroad,
Davis and Rankin got busy with the
saws and cut off their handcuffs and
legirons. Then after working some
distance further they went to sleep.
There they were found the next
morning by the magistrate, who had
put dogs on their tracks and overtaken
them at daylight. They were
taken on to Mamberg and lodged in
the county jail, but the trouble they
caused did not cease there.
Crushed to Death.
Arthur M. Stuart, a switchman of
the Charleston Terminal Company,
fell from a freight car, and was fa- i
tally crushed under the wheels of an
engine tender. He died a few minutes
after the accident happened, and
an inquest held Thursday by the cor
if.u-i icsiiiicu in u veruici 01 aco- ^
dental death.
Feeding the Starving.
Tor the relief of the starving mul- i
titude of China, The Christian Herald
Wednesday sent $ 10,(?00 to the
state department for transmission to
Shanghai. This amount will he cabled
to the American consul at
Shanghai for distribution to the famlno
sufferers.
American Machinery I'sed.
In Cawnpore, India, with American
machinery, they are making shoes so
cheaply that the manufacturers of
Lynn can no longer compete with
them. The cottons and silks which
we one time sent to Asia are now
made in Japan and China.
STILL AN ISSUE
The State Supreme Court Insists on its
Constitutional Rights
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IN JUDGESHIP MATTER
Governor IHensc Wants the News pa
JKTS IO UIVC lUDIIClly to All tllC
Correspondence in the Several
Ci?>ios Tliat Have Arisen Between
Him and the Supreme Court.
The issue between the supreme
court and Gov. Hlease is no nearer a
final solution than on the first day
when the chief executive sent a note
to the judicial department of the
State stating that he would appoint
special judges who were his friends,
regardless of the recommendation ot
any ono.
Gov. Hlease has received a lettei
from Chief Justice Jones appointing
F. L. Wlllcox of Florence as a special
judge for that county to take the
place of Judge J. C. Klugh, who is
ill. Gov. r.lease said that ho did not
know what disposition he ;would
make of the matter.
He did say, however, that "lie
hoped that the newspaper men would
he honorable enough to publish the
letter from the chief justice."
A letter which was not given out
by the chief executive from the chief
justice, which stated conclusive"
that the governor had gone beyond
his jurisdiction in making up a list
of "eligibles" was several days ago
sent to Gov. Hlease.
The following is the letter received
by Gov. Hlease Wednesday from
Chief Justice Jones:
"Being advised that Judge J. C.
Klugh, because of illness, is unable
to hold the court of general sessions
for Florence county, commencing on
Monday, March 13, 1911, to which he
was regularly assigned, and there being
no other circuit judge disengaged,
now, pursuant to section 2,743, 1
code of law, I respectfully recommend
that you issue a commission to
F. Li. Willcox of Florence, S. C.,
learned in the law, as special judge,
to hold said court."
The following copy of a telegram,
received from the Florence bar by
the chief justice, was also sent to
Gov. Illease:
"Hon. Ira B. Jones, chief justice
supreme court of South Carolina: 1
am directed by Florence liar Association
at special meeting today to
say that deeming it necessary that
the regular spring term criminal
court be held here next week, there
heing 10 prisoners in jail, unanimously
recommend F. L. Willcox as
special judge to preside this couit.
E. G. Oliver, secretary."
There was no court in Conway last
week because Gov. B lease refused to
commission a special judge. The
docket was crowded, there being over
20 prisoners in the Horry county jail
awaiting trial, and the law requires
that the governor of the State shall
commission special judge upon the
recommendation of the supreme
court. There were no circuit judges
<1 i<2? *n r?n ptw! t It o J u K ?
..n..n. .. .iii.i, illl.Mll II <1 V t * IJl't'Il ilS"
signed by 11?o supreme court.
These facts were presented to CIov.
Please and ho refused to appoint a
special judge.
On three occasions Chief Justice
Jones recommended,| according to
law, the commission of C. P. Quattlehaum
for special judge.
Every request of the chief ju.-lice
for the. appointment of a special
judge was ignored by Gov. Please.
The following telegrams which
were exchanged in the controversy
are given:
"Twenty prisoners in jail, heavy
docket, how shall we proceed.
"11. \V. Wait, Secretary."
To which following response was
made:
"P. W. Wait, Secretary, Conway, S.
C."
"Telegram received. I can do
nothing but urge governor to appoint
special judge as recommended, which
I am doing. Judge Copes assigned
to Richland court, Judge Memm.inger
too ill to serve.
"Ira P.. Jones, C. J."
The telegram to the governor was
as follows:
"Gov. Cole L. Please, Columbia, S. C.
"Received following telegram from
(lorry bar: 'Twenty prisoners in jaP.
heavy docket, how shall we proceed.'
I urge you to immediately commission
C. I*. Qnattlebaum as special
junge ns recommended by mo at the
request of Horry bar. No circuit judge
being available.
"Ira 13. Jones, C. J."
Gov. Rlea.se, in refusing to commission
a special judge for the Convny
court, took the position that there
were two disengaged circuit judges.
Ho thought that Judge Copes and
Judge iMemminger were disengaged
It afterwards developed that the two
judges were not. disengaged, and
Gov. Please was so informed thre?
times by Chief Justice Jones.
Teddy was in Atlanta the other
night and made a speech before the
Southern Commercial Congress, in
which he referred to the fact again
that he was "half Southern." That
is true, but it won't get him any
votes in the South.
GIRLS, READ THIS
A SENSIBLE TALK TO THE YOUNG
WOMAN WIIO KISSES.
Dorothy DIx Tolls Her She Is loosing
Something llenutiful Every Time
Strange Lips Meet Hers.
"Dorothy Dix" writes a great many
. HUBS nun iena to elevate anil make '
girls purer anil sweeter. She says 1
two young men recently wrote her <
a letter'In which they asked her to ]
settle a dispute that has arisen be- i
tween them. Here is her answer:
The point at issue is whether a <
girl who kisses a young man, to !
whom she is not engaged to be mar- l
ried, displays thereby an affectionate 1
disposition or not. A contends that
she does, and asserts that he would I
not marry any woman who did not '
like to kiss, while B takes the oppo- ,
site position on the subject.
As far as my opinion is concerned, i
I should say that any girl who kisses j
a man to whom she is not betrothed 1
?and the wedding day set?shows <
that she has an exceedingly affection- i
ate temperament. Entirely too af- <
fectionate. Dangerously affectionate. (
| It likewise shows that she is utterly (
J lacking in maidenly modesty and del- ,
icacy. And it indicates that she is i
a great many kinds of a fool.
If I were a man, 1 would no more :
pick out for a wife the girl that |
would let any man with whom she ,
had a casual acquaintance kiss her j
than I would go to a florist shop ana ,
buy the battered, bruised, over blown ^
roses that had had their freshness
rubbed off l?y too much handling. ?
The girl and the rose with the bloom i
on them for mine, every time. 1
This is also the opinion of most )
men. It takes a man of very undis- ]
criminating taste to really care for a ,
girl whose lips are free to every \
Tom, Dick and Harry who comes ,
along. Of course, as long us a wo- ,
man is young and good looking and (
has a nice red mouth pouted to a ,
Cupid's bow, every man will kiss her ,
who Can: but Slicb kiK?es nil 1 v "iil-.
""'J I
him have a contempt for the girl, ami ,
ready to believe any evil he may hear
of her. (
That kind of a girl is not the sort |
of a woman that a fastidious man
wants to marry. His wife must have ,
kept her lips as austerely pure as ,
those of a saint; for every man. in j
love is a monopolist, and his eternal ,
creed is that his lady love shall be ,
fire to him, and ice to every other ,
man. 4 ,
THERE MI ST HE A CHANCE. |
Republican Party Must Progress or '
I
It Will l>ie.
GiiTord Pinrhot, speaking at Ak- 1
ron at the banquet of the progressive
Republicans of Ohio, said the Amer- ,
lean people had devoted the last .
third of the nineteenth century "to
the great task of material develop- '
ment," He continued:
"When the great combinations of '
capital found that monopolistic con- (
trol of the natural sources of wealth
could be secured mere easily through
politics than in any other way, they
went into politics. I'sing corrupt (
commercial methods with the tireU.BU
11.,... K-.-l ? >- '
vm.v^ii^ ill*-/ 11.111 ICiiriMHl III
theii .egitimnte operations, they sei
out to got political power, and they
succeeded. Political power opened
an easy way to use money to get
more money, and they chin? to it
till tliev wore their welcome out. The '
Payne-Aldrich tariff was the last
straw.
"Whatever rx right and vital in
the Republican party today is progressive.
Whatever is unprogressive
is dying or dead. The Republican
party cannot live half dead and half
alive."
After praising progressive legislation
by State legislature, which he
said was not reactionary, Mr. Pin- I
chot said, "In the field of national
politics the situation is less clear."
lie said the Republican candidate
for President in 1912 must lie a progressive
and have certain qualities,
for the party could not risk its
chance of victory on the hope of
Democratic blunders.
Absent minded.
The professor had just sneezed for
the thirtieth time, and it naturally 1
attracted some attention. c
"What's the matter with the professor?"
asked the visitor. "He ap- 1
pears to have a had cold." (
"Oh, no," said Madame la Pro- <
fessoress. "It is only his fearful ah- i
sentmindedness. I left him in charge j
of the baby for a few minutes this <
morning and when he cried he gave :
him the pepper pot to play with in- 1
stead of his rattle." ? Harper's
Weekly. <
The employment of negro firemen |
on the Cincinnati. New Orleans and (
Texas Railway has caused a strike 1
of white firemen on that road. The i
strike was ordered from Cincinnati,
which shows that the prejudice i
against the negro on trains is not 1
confined to the South. i
An electrical device has been per- |
fected to thaw out frozen water pipes <
without opening the ground. i
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PASSING OF BAILEY
KEOAKDED IX WASHINGTON AS
POLITICALLY DEAD.
Ills Hope of Ever Standing at the
Head of the Deinoeratie Party is
I lonil
Senator Bailey seems to be looked W
upon In Washington as a dead polltieal
duek. Tliis seems to be the*
opinion of both Democrats and Republicans
in Washington, wnetc all
tiie facts in the case have come out.
l'hey seem to think that Bailey's.
onnection with some of the trusts,
has done the business for that gen? ]
I Ionian, and that he is no longer '
looked upon as a Democrat who can
lie trusted with the ledcrship of the
party. Here is what the Washington. ,
correspondent of the Charlotte Observer
says about Bailey's standing
in the Democratic party:
"Since the exposure of Ills dealngs
with the Waters-Tierce Oil Company
there has remained in the
ninds of many persons a lingering |
suspicion that as a Senator, serving
11 Congress not only in the interest
if the one State from which ho
omes tint in the general Interest
if the people at large, he should sevr
any legal connections that lie
night have which would contliet witli
lie higher duties as a member of tho
spar to. Since the oil case was
lir.M'ght to light Senator Bailey has
nade 110 concealment of the fact tn.it
ie had and would represent certain
::s s in the 1'uited States Supreme.
^ourt.
"The Texas Senator, if general
rossip here is worth anything, lias
ruined all hope that lie might have
lad of again securing and holding
lie high position lie had won for
liinsolf before tlio Waters-Pierce
matter came to light. If lie meant
lis resignation to lie accepted, it is
laimod, lie knew that he coi;".< nev>r.
in all the years he might continue*
? . v; mi- ot-mili* unuer present
conditions, unite with or co-operate
with the other Demoeratie members
0 the best interests of the Demorat
ie party.
"Did he mean it to he taken serlausly
and accepted or was he merety
playing for position, making .a
'stage play" to feel of the sentiment
af his colleagues and the people of
the country by which he meant to
profit politically for his own benetit
should there have been a sudden and
spontaneous demand that he become
the leader in the upper House or t
Congress for having made himsclr J
1 martyr to his own whims? What- ^4
sver may have been the cause that Jpj
actuated him in showing his desiro
to immediately quit the Senate, one
tiling is certain:
"Senator Hailoy will never again
he as big a man as ho was prior to
March 4. 1011. There was no spontaneous
and frenzied appeal to Bailey
to recall his resignation, though
it is true that, naturally, a few of his
olleaguos, surprised at what he had
lone, expressed their surprise and,
is his close personal friends and ho
Iras ninny of them?wanted his action
rescinded.
This correspondent seems to think
hat John Sharp Williams, who succeeds
Man v from Mississippi in thn
Senate, will he the Democratic leader
in the Senate. lie was for a long
ime the Democratic leader Ln til?
House, when he was a member of
fl:11 lio.1v "Wl.o ?
. unn I HI' J-CIlite
to depend upon on the Demo ratle
side who could so uhly handle
he Republicans as John Sharp Wilianis?"
asks the correspondent who
?ays "to follow P.ailey is out of the
luestlon because, to use his own
vords, he would not stand for initiaive,
referendum and recall, which
vas a policy advocated by some of
lis colleagues." *
It.XltS I'OW DKIl WORKS.
Late ILvplosion Causes People to Outlaw
Industry.
With the country immediately sur'ounding
the wrecked DuPont Do
S'emoiirs powder factory, which blew
ip Thursday night, a waste of dismantled
homes, the first action of
hi* residents was to seek the elimination
of powder works from their
ounty. Indignation meetings, at
which this demand was voiced, were
leld in Pleasant Prairie and at Ken>sha,
Wis.
Tllft offor# r% eofnornof A *1
...X X...W.V, IX* niiM^lllll ' I llimi
tomes is to be taken before the Wis onsin
legislature, according to present
plans. The destruction of tho
flctims* houses in most instances is
i calntnity, although only one life j
ivas lost. No attempt was made to I
iccompllsh anything beyond temporary
patching of shattered houses.
There have been nine explosions in
en years at the powder works, but
io disaster has compared with th? ^
resent one in the extent of property ^
lamage, although more lives have ^
een lost. In the explosion of 190n
lino men were killed.
Tho financial loss to the company
s rougniy estimated at f.r>no,000.
>ut tlio total loss duo to the explosion
s too widely distributed even to ho
estimated. Powder men today began
Hooding the ruins to safeguard t.ie
'ommunity against further exploiions.
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