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I 7'' ^ 1P>"Tls Not in Mortals to Command Success, but We'll do Mors, Sempronious, We'll Deserve It" Volume 16 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. S. C., MAY 23, 1912 Number 30 KING FREDERICK OF DENMARK DEAD PASSED AWAY IN (JKKMANY. Dead Kin*; Was Very Popular Willi llis Subjects and Was a Brilliant Man. * ! Copenhagen.?Christian X was + + proclaimed king of Denmark + from the balcony of the palace + in the presence of a huge con- + + course of people who had gath + + ered in the square in front of + the royal residence. + Enthusiastic cheering broke + + out as the monarch In the uni- + + form of the Royal Guard step- + ped into the balcony. In his brief + speech he paid a tribute to his 4 ^ father and pointed out the dif- + !+ Acuities of succeeding such a 4 i4 ruler, concluding: 4 "May God give me strength 4 4 rightly to rule my dear old coun- 4 - try and may it liver forever." 4 4 4 Hamburg, Germany.?King Frederick VIII of Denmark died at the Hamburger Hof Hotel. Christian Frederick was proclaim ed king of Denmark as Frederick VIH on January 30,' 1906, after the death '?f Christian IX,-the aged king, who was dean of the crown heads of Eu- * rope, father of King George, of Greece, of the Queen Mother Alexandra of "issrsss&mCopenhagen June 5, 1843./He was da * ' .Popular, Witt the jgople of Denmark as WSSills father. the wish of his "* r, .^parents he was brought up with gregt ^simplicity." Fredejticlfoqaw his youn$^er brother and ? hie owq son become i ?, t -reigning mtmarchs tittirehce dndNor* -way, respectively. while he himself ' "Was Btlll an- heir apparent *" T" Roosevelt gj?ts California. -- ? .' < _ ' " * 7 ^ ,J[ r '.Election Kes^Ife From Many Sfc^j Show People's' l'referiijpi. |v| aan Francisco.?Returns give the following results from presidential preference election: Koosevelt 26,722 Taft 1G.3U2 LaFollette S),0S4 Clark 6,1)74 Wilson 2,504 Women voters played a large part .In the primary. Reports lrom all parts of the state indicate that they went to the polls in greater numbers than tho men, in proportion to registration. All of the twenty-six delegates elected were chosen at large and, accordin? I ** - ? * ' ' jug iu iuc Dia>u .iu>v, uiuy are uounu by the popular expression of prefer^ ence. Reno, Nev.?The Democratic presidential preference vote in Nevada primary is for Champ Clark, Wardoe, Storey. Elke and Humboldt counties . gfve heavy majorities for Clark. O" House Passes Anti-injunction Hill. w;: Washington.?Supported by all of the Progressive Republicans, the house passed the Clayton antt-injunetlcn bill, 244 to 34. The bill amends the law to prohibit the issue of injunctions without notice being served -on those affected. Such injunctions would be ejective for seven days only and renewal would be possible only when the court was convinced such action was necessary. "John Doe" .injunctions woiiiu t>e impossible and i the rights of "peacful picketing" would be recognized. great good tha (|s tjeing done by Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius Downey, of Newburg Junction, N. lb. writes "My wife has been using Chamberlain's Tables and finds them very effectual and doing her lots of god." If you' have s4n? trouble witl^your stomach or bowels give thenu^Mal. Fors sale by all dealers. ** ' ' / * THE FLOWER SHOW A SUCCESS The Display of Flowers Were Beau 1 it ill?Prizes Were Awarded. (Contributed.) Upon Tuesday afternoon, May 7th 1912. the Semi-Annual Flower Shov was given by the women of the Civi* league in League hall. The hall was such a mass of gor geous bloom that it was quite a fev moments before it were possible fo (lie observer to take in all of tin beautiful details. Hanging in the doorway was ai exquisite design of a ball of flowers Immediately in front of the entranc< was a large, round table with smallet tables surrounding it. These or.ni piod the central position and were i mass of sweep peas. To the right wen the potted plants of all kinds ant slips for rooting, which were for sale Then came the vegetables such as as parages, lettuce, peas and so fortt and als'o a flue basket of prize straw beiries. All around the rest of tin room were masses of ferns, geraniums cacti and roses displayed in th( shelves one above the other. There were also magnolias?the first of the year from the garden of Capt. Mailoy. Taking the display as a whole it Is impossible to conceive of a more beautiful sight. The premiums awarded were as follows: Best white rose, "American Beauty," Mrs. Kinsey. Best pink rose, "Her Majesty," Mrs McLoughlin. Best red rose, Mrs. Kinsey. Best-yellow rose,. Mrs. Geo. Walters ft fexw .OUi ~*Be?t l4$t*nco Rake. Mrs. Gas Bk&r ., I . m s I Best Caroline Featto. MK Al^xiqe Harrclt' r 4-v bea? t'aul N'eyron, Mrs. Ellen.. Bar 1)ft?. 1 : " Ttst of Paul- Neyron, M"$. Melton .Piiik Co.cj&et, Miss Wells. Best specimen of Marshal^ Noll rc$e MJsa Matheson. . . JBest.Picayune Ro3c, grown by Har rinaton Thrower. >Best collection of roses, Mrs. Kin f vjflecond best collection of roses, Mrs MT. T>. Smith. Pest collection of sweet peas, Mrs Thrower. Second best collection of sweet peas Miss Powe. Post Peonies, Mrs. Frank Pegues. Pest Pansics, Miss Powe. Post Asparagus fom, Mrs. Ernes Duval. Pest Spungorie fern, Mrs. Pollock. Post Maidenhair fern, Mrs. Mclvor. Pest specimen of fern, Mrs. May nard. Post magnolias, Capt. T. F. Malloy Pest red geraniums, Mrs. Thrower Post pink geraniums, Mrs. Thrower Post white geraniums, Mrs. Thrower Pest pansy geraniums, Mrs. Throw or. Post pelargonium, Mrs. Thrower. Pest collection of geraniums. Mrs Thrower. Rest apple geraniums, Mrs. Pol lock. Host red cactus, Miss Wells. Rest Strawberries, Mrs. Fran! Pegues. Rest Asparagus, Mrs W. D. Evans Rest lettuce, Mascter Dewey Rurcli Rest English peas. Master Wm Thrower. Rest floral design, Miss Gertrudi Hartzel. Second best floral design, Miss Nat halie Rurch. Rest ingenious design, The Throwe: Roys. Church Has Nursery. Tr? or ho* mnt h nro nrlth Kohloa might bo able to attend church, And not bo troubled with the Infants, a nursery has been established by the First Methodist church at Vancouver, Wash. A room in the basement In used, and is equipped with toys t'oi the amusement of the children. i. FLOYD ALLEN CONVICTED. * Trial of Others Now in Progress.: Prisoner Defies Law. Wytheville, Va., May 17.?Floyd Al,, ien's jury today found him guilty of v murder in the tirst degree. Death in c the electric chair is the penalty. After a night of deliberation, which , at one time threatened a disagrecr| niont. the jury filed into court this j i ...uiiiiiik anu ueuvcrea us verdict. Sentcncc was deferred, as Allen may bo 1 called as a witness in the trials of his ' kinsmen, who are also charged with r the five murders in Carrvil county - court court. i The other prisoners probably will J be tried immediately. Claude, Friel and Victor Allen, Byrd Marion and Sidna Edwards, are under indictment i for the murders, while Sidna Allen and - Wesley Edwards, two other members 5 of the gang, are still at large. On the first ballot taken by tho , jurors the vote stood ten for murs der in the first degree, and two for - murder in the second degree. t The verdict came as a distinct eur' prise, as it was thought the jury was hbpelessly divided. One of the twelve men is known to have said previous to being summoned for Jury that "you can't nlwnvo *- - jo 6ti ju?uuu in courts and maybe the Aliens were not far wrong," and the attpipeye for the Commonwealth hadL^MPHM&^arrangemensts to arrest JflQjlU..-o|ta"ge pf perjury should Jhg3N|||?y^jB^^llsagreement. TUB hM Heed to a veraicL:jel9H^^w8^S88^ At:-11 * guards, of defianiv HBRpot going to the eidHI^H^^^^nPh>utt Carroll county *V >^?K^Rg5& Th* guards are Allen ' may. repeat his attaviEM^ i. euicide. 'and one of more are always locked " in the cell with himi / n~ ?'' -B' Thursday .,.lujv ?5. Cheraw will celebrate thip year on Thursday. July 25. SI ' It was /oiind noce-srtfy To select this date for several edsona.- th'r> principal reasons bei'i^tliability to arrange with the niilroj^l*'tor special I trains before till* dati. ftie railroads heretofore have been unable to furnish enough trains to accommodate the large crowds waning to come to; . Choraw, hundreds being compelled toj stay at home although as many as 23 trains were run in ?v.5the various .. be in position, they Say. tt> supply all lines. On this date the railroads will j . the trains necessary to'tbandlo the . crowds. . . V . r _*? Deposit yc ? < xThe Bank 3 CHer&A* r * STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER BA i 40 compoi O in savir % \ : \ CAN YOC PICK THE >YINNEK Hon the V?t?? Stands as Estimated f?i Various Democratic Candidates. Washington, May 20.?The situation as to how many votes in the Baltimore convention will be received by the various conditions is more or less confusing. There seem to be authentically named for Wilson 126. dark, upon tho sumo basis of reasoning is credited with 283. Mr. Underwood, instructed, S4. The vote by States is as follows: Wilson: Pennsylvania, 1G; Oregon H?: Wisconsin. 24; Oklahoma, 10; Illinois, 2; Porto ltieo. 6; total, 126. Clark: Missouri^ 36j Oklohoma, 10; Kansas. 20; Illinois. f?6; Wisconson, 2; Nebraska, 14; Massachusetts, 30; Maryland, If.; Colorado, 12; Wyoming. 6; California, 26; Nevada, 6; New Mexico, 8; Iowa, 26; Washington, 14; total. 233. Underwood: Alabama, 24; Mississippi, 20; Florida, 12; Georgia, 28; total, 84. Baldwin, Connecticut. 14. Marshall. Indiana, 30. Burke,, North Dakota, 10. Harmon, Nebraska, 2. Uninstructed: Maine, 12; New York, 00; Delaware, 6; New Hampshire, 8; Alaska, 6; Philippines, 6; Michigan, 30; Tennessee, 24; South South Carolina, 18; Utah, 8; total, 208. Delegates elected: 762. Delegates in the convention: 1,094. Necessary to nominate, 729, which is two-thirds. "THE AJfSWBB." ^ The" ^rorUcle received many "answers? to the- "riddle" that appeared in The Chronicle last week. We were of our readers comply with the terms of readers co*nply with the terms ol of -.his llftld contest. The first correct answer/received at our office w'as from Miss Nettie Shuck, of this cfty, as follows: "Cock or Booster?foretold that Peter would deny Christ."? Miss Shuck therefore wins the prise and we have placed her name on the subscription list. While there were several others received that were correct. Miss Shuck's came first iffcing as a guide, the nost marks on all out-of-town answers. Watch the columns for additional "riddles." Attention It. F. I>. Men. A regular meeting of the Rural Letter Carriers' association will he held at Bennettsville on May 30. election of officers appoint delegates to State convention and other business to be t ransacted. By order. G. W. MARTIN President, P. C. EMANUEL. Secretary. >ur money i ========== of Liheraw r9 S. C. lNKS IX TIIE COUNTY COMBINED mded quarterly lgs department / " / * t\ 'v ,tv /\ . N.O.&N. EXPRESS HELD UP AND ROBBED 1 EXPRESS SAFE DYNAMITER. It Is Relieved tlte Robbers Escaped With More Than $i:>0,000 After mowing wnen >ale. Hattiesburg, Miss.?Two masked bandits boarded the New Orleans Limited on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad. eight miles south of this town, dynamited tho safe in the express car and escaped. The robbers did not molest the passengers, but one trainman received serious injuries as he lay bound near | the safe when the dynamite biew it j to pieces. The two men boarded the flyer as, crowded with passengers, it was about I to halt at Okolona to take on water. 1 he safe was shattered and the banI rlito hoH n 4 f *' -?? on iiuiu cuuecung ineir loot, most of which was government funds consigned from New Orleans for the Kast. After collecting his loot and placing it in a leather bag, the bandit who had done the dynamiting joined his companion. Then, warning i the train crew not to follow or to give any alarm, they made off in the darkness. Estimates as to the amount of the t boot difTer. ranging as high as $150,000. Officials of the Wells-Fargo Ex press company admitted that the train, robbers secured at least $35,000. The men are believed to be the same who held up a Mobile and Ohio train near Corinth, Miss.; la Febrn- _ ,. ar* JLmff* ** ^ . .It saM-the * ^ .v> aecTmtf street 'i K,i; ,i ? r> 4* ^ et Merman S. C. < 1 f yma'w. mouey puck**-*, , nt*.:.- J I to agents of the express company at 'I points aiong the Vlcksburg; Shreve- "!?<,'?. 11 port and Pacific railroad. Also there ' ' 'f '<">' . i! were two other packages, containing; i $1,000 each, packages containing cur- ' at.v - . reney In smaller amounts and several _ packages of jewelry and stock cer-t 11 float es. . NOTED ANARCHIST IS TARRED*. ' ^ ? ! Vigilantes .Make Emma Goldman's* Partner Kiss the Flair. * | San Diego. Cal.?Dr. Den lteitman, I known as "king of the tramps," who , nas traveled tor sonic years with Emma Goldman, tlie Anarchist, was. ' kidnaped trom the L'. a. Grant Hotel i here, taken to ^ ihe Lafesquimitaa ! ranch twenty miles north, forced to ! kiss the American Hag and then tar' red and leathered. ' After lie had been tarred and feathj ered lteitman was driven northward. .Miss Goldman had come to San Die- j go from lais Angeles to assist in the crusade of the industrial Workers of i tlie World for "free speech." lteit-, ; man has been traveling with Miss Goldman. The .tarring and feathering was a I climax of the fight the citizens hero , have been waging against' the lndusj trials. lteitman sprang into promi| nence some years ago. when he organized the "hoboes" of Chicago and. with himself as king, marched iirst to the mayor's ofiice and inter to the board of trade. Georgia Leads in "Moonshiiii?g.M I Philadelphia.?That in many proht1 bition states the authorities make lit' tie effort to enforce the law against j the manufacture of liquor, and that I the United States revenue laws need a general revision to capably cover changed condition, was stated by Royal S. Cabell, commissioner of internal revenue. Of the 2.471 illicit stills unearthed last year he said^ 901 were in Georgia, 420 in North Carolina, 249 in Alabama, 375 in SouthJ Carolina, and 300 in Tennessee, Okla noma ana Virginia. Apparently So. Some genius has Invented a guard to be affixed to automobile wheels to prevent the splashing of pedestrians. Would he rob the sport of one of it$ chief pleasures??Washington Post. L . ji z . . t 7 C I ' * ' v : 4 <**{ r* V . w ?-? f'-l *' * f