Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m«i ;‘ A ’, v , ' ■ > N * . ■TV-i Si'*#»' .>. ■ - ; -5* ,:.; - jV* ,»-• • -'to*tM' " ' ' •• w DIAZ'S KMISSART. SION TO CARELBSSifBSS. ^ r Reports sat Tfcst jsir Iff tUNtiffiSS BAY™ mlMldiiikl TH*4 to AOc Vlll* “[COLLIDED AT TOP SPED if- •£—^ BmmImm Report* to Senoto ThM b* ' veeUgatlng Oonunlttee Declare* Pepple On Beet be Senretf bj Fed- |i _ t end, Ownership of All Means of sion of Intelligence. OoTiernment monopolisation of tel telephone Wad wireless com -.“"i--n-" "and aueb otbee -uean* 4b« revoiotion to Dias. Renoanc* General Carranza. Frandsco L Oosittn, who figured prominently in the rerolt against President Madero In Mexico City a year ago, was executed Monday in the front yard of a bouse ocupled by Gen. FranclsCo Vlll* at Juarex, Mexico. Gusman, had juat come from Hhrana, where, It was charged he had been given a commission by. Felix Dias to Induce Gefi. Villa to renounce Gen. Oarrangd aoifl thtow the strength of iay ( develop,'' •port Setv^rdi ice' by Pdstm rday sut master G^ Hr the transmission of Intelligence * hereafter may, develop,” Is xecom- anded in a re] 4 to the Sena ‘Itt Burelsoff. Immediate government ownership of telephone lines is recommended, W$th a system of license for the other agenciog-qjL S.m‘eftUm ..«8tsh- bfhing a government monopoly even Wdtore there Is not actual ownership, f^o report Is that made to the post- ibhater general by a special commit tee, appointed by him, and wa&trans- ssttted to the Senate In response to a resolution asking that he make an Investigation of the subject as an ex tension of the postal sertice. The report points out that the feundors of the nation were alive to She Importance of keeping under gov ernment ' control all means of com munication, and provided In the odnstltntlon that congress should have power to establish post offices and poet roads. It wae clearly the Intention, the report adds, that the government dhould control every means of trans- ■Hlttlng Intelligence. The postal ser- Came <WMm v*. 'varied Cecil was \m stea son.-totokS er Monroe, As soon as he heard of the proposal Gen. Villa gave Guzman a conference ■ id, after making sure of the natural er sionroi, i ■•the visit, ordered the messenger {he ihtW fifati folk. He-fe] damage.! Capt. Johhson Monroe Was proreedin ehotr-WHhbt-a Hw-minutes aftef his arrival Guzman was led out of Villa’s room, stood up before an adobe wall, a [id with his hands tied and eyea blindfolded Wgs ekecuted. The shoot- DecUres Nantncket in Such Speed That Wae vlneTitable—Nan' Captain Says ' . Monroe H0||K at FnlLSpeed. nklng of hts vessel egligence and care- se In command of the kWU Capt. D- K- John- \g the ill-fated steam- Saturday filed a libel vessel In the district court at Nor- - a .‘Million dollars’ lirg was done toy a rebel officer In charge of the railroad who happened to be present when the execution was ozderad. . It was at first reported that Bon- ales Sandoval, an attorney of Mexico City was the victim, but Sandoval, who was reported to ,be on a similar mission for Diaz took refuge In the United States several days ago. ^Guz man formerly was a private secretary to Dr. Emilio Vasquez Gomez. He was known as one of the promoters of the Orozco revolution against Madero and later Joined with Huerta In the con spiracy against the late President. Ah effort was made at first to con ceal Guzman’s summary execution, but Inquiry as to a pool of blood In Villa's yard revealed the t fact, and la ter rebel leaders admitted Guzman had been burled a few hours after he 4 loe has already ‘virtually every ^ had been seen alive on the street. The leans t)f transmission except elec-, execution of those upon whom the rtdty, and yet the United States re bels look as political enemies Is said lone, of all nations, the committee to be tn line with a recent order from joints out, has left to private enter- prlses of telephone and telegraph facilities. "These facilities are now for the otgases,” the report comments. “Un- 4ar government ownership they will be for the masses.” Government Wpruershlp of telephone rather than telegraph lines Is recommended for Me reason that telegraph service can bp more readily auperlmposed on tel ethons lines than telephone service efit telegraph lines. It Is pointed out 4so that because of the great cost Mvolved It would be unwise from a spramerclal point of view, for the flgnrernment to acquire the telegraph lines by purchase. The telegraph business Is on the wane, compared to the telephone bus- taees, the report says, and In the dec- Gen. Carranza that all those who took the ownership and operation'an active part In the overthrow of Madero must be killed. With his army of 12,000 rebels al ready advanced to points north of Torreon, and awaiting word to open the attack on the Federal garrison In that city, Gen. Villa planned to leave Immediately for Chihuahua, from whence, after a stay of several days, he will march sojith to direct the opening of the battle. A courier who arrived from Torreon said the rebel advance guards had already sur rounded the city, but that Gen, Re fugio Velasco’# Federal soldiers hafl not opened fire. The Federal soldiers In Torreon, it was said, were being kept In Ignor ance of recent rebel victories, and to sustain their courage they were told afle from 1900 to 1910 the averr-e that Gen. Mercado won a signal vle- 4*lly telephone connections Increased *87 per cent, and tlie number of tel- 18 per cent. agraph messages only The telegraph compadles, the com mittee said, have already lost most of their short distance business owing ** the development of the toll tele- me service, and probably will lose ^ ah of the long distance business ^ < sn toll rates become adjusted on a t basis. Another objection to acquiring the telegraph lines is that even the dupll- otfte plants of rival companies would to Inadequate because, the lines have lieen extended only to profitable ter ritory. The cost of acquiring the telegraph facilities Is estimated at $125,000400, as against $200,000,- IfiO for the long distance and tele phone lines. As there are some 3,000 proprietors of telephone lines, pay ments would / extend over a period Mat would allow ample time to mar ket bonds, the report Adds. The, report declared that "the only way to afford to the people the com plete and modern postal facilities the constitution makes it the fipty of the government to provide” i| by carrying out these suggestions: "I. That congress declare a gov- . arnment monopoly over all telegraph, kpephone and radio communication, tfd such other means for the trans- miaaion of Intelligence* as pay here* “filer develop. : . ^ ^ *'$. That congress acquire by pur- iaae at appraised value the commer- afi telephone network, except the rmer lines. That congress aiRbqriz* {be PQStmastfer general to Issue, In his discretion and unde^ si as he may prtocrlto, revocable H- Otonses for the operation* by prlyate Individuals, assoclatltgdh companies and corporations, of the telegraph' service and such parts of the tele- tory at Ojlnaga. Gen. Marcella Ca- raveo, one of the volunteer Federal generals, who escaped from Ojlnaga, has arrived In Torreon, and was given a triumphant reception because he In formed the soldiers the rebels had been defeated at Ojlnaga. Mexican Federal sympathizers pro tested to the United States army offi cers In El Paso that Raoul Madero, brother of the late President and an officer on Villa’s staff, was permitted to go. to th* American side. Madero has been seen daily in the hotels and at social affairs on the American aide. The Mexicans complained that this was a violation of the neutrality laws and was not the same treatment that was accorded Gen. Mercado and oth er Federal officers who are held priso ners at Fort Bllsa because they^cross- ed the river. It was said that a pro test would be made to Washington. Gives Women Rest Periods. John Skelton Williams, now comp troller of the currency, earned the appreciation of 500 women counters In the treasury department when he recently ordered two daily rest periods of ten minutes duration. Auto Has Fatal Mishap. Leslie Edwards and Buford Tef- hune, both aged $2, of Lexington, Kf. Will die from {exposure as a result Of toelhg ginned In thd cold waters pf a local creek by their overturned anto- mcrblles—. Peru’s President Deposed. The preirfdent of the 1 republlo of Per^* - Guillermo Billlnghurst, was taken prisoner .Thursday by military revolutionists. He was later takqn to Callao, whence he will be sent Into exile. phone service as may not .toe aeonlred hr Ihe government." * ** ' ' '}■ The recommendations are signed hr Danlfl C. Roper, first assistant its facilities to unprofitable terri general; Merritt C. -postmaster Qfianoe, chief clerk post office depart- aieat, and John (indent division knr&nce*. comDoaliur t rtDort ititfn Ite the only one of the I which'bee left to pro tits en- > ownership end operation rraetn- trolled by the government" ^ “The private monopoly," states the has ,no incentive to extexfc tqry; hut the government mast serve ail the people. This universal servlqs accomplished hr, the equalisation |( rates. In fixing, rates the polie: Ml» ftofieihmfidt Is to superlmposi <*arga t*r taxation, hat only to to It that the service as a who! self-supporting; The priVate moi bly, on the other hand, most profit and. In providing for tod fiMathr the volume of bus- profit. s that/the . t at half Speed or less before theiaCffident and had lald-to after hearing fog whistles. He says the NgntnchAt came upon him at such speqdthht a collision was un avoidable, idthoegh he had ordered his ship ahead at full speed to avoid the on-rushing bow of the Merchants’ an<f Miners steamer. Capt. Johnson’s story of the col lision follows: He says: “At about 1:38 o’clock approximately, ship’s time, a fog signal of one blast of a whistle from a steamer was heard It seemed to be about three points on the starboard bow. The Monroe at this time was heading N. E. one-four .V., compass course. Whereupon the engines of the Monroe were imme diately stopped ahd remained stop ped for about a minute, when a bright light was observed, about four points on the starboard bow, but on account of the fog it was impossible to tell at what distance. "As soon as this light was observed two whistles were blown by the Mon roe and her wheel was put hard astorboard, which was the best thing under the circumstances that could be done to avoid a collision, and tho, engines were put full speed ahead. With the speed of the Nantucket, to avoid a collision, and the Nantucket coming on with apparently undlmin- Ished speed, struck the Monroe on her starboard side, at the forward overall gangway, Just forward of the pilot house, the collision taking place In less than a minute after the Nan tucket’s light was first observed. A large hole was torn In the side of the Monroe, below the water line. The collision took place approximately thirty-two miles north of Cape Charles lightship. “The Monroe Immediately began to fill, and seeing that she was in Immi nent danger of sinking, orders were given to arouse all.the passengers and clear away the lifeboats. In the meantime, the Nantucket had swung around the stern of the Monroe, and was lying off about a quarter of a mile. Tfee Monroe proceeded to fill rapidly, and about four minutes after the collision, was nearly on her beam ends. One of the lifeboats on the starboard side was smashed in the collision, and another was swamped while being launched. The remaln- Jng lifeboats aa the. etatbeard -aide were got away as quickly as possible. It being Impossible, an account of the heavy list to starboard, to launch the port side lifeboats. . "Not more than ten minutes after the collision, the Monroe foundered in about fifteen fathoms of water, go ing down In approximately the same place at which the collision occurred. Many of the Monroe’s crew and pas sengers were saved In her own boats, and others were picked up by boats from the Nantucket, which was standing by, and rendered all aid possible under the conditions. Nine teen passengers were lost and twenty- two of the crew were lost. The Nantucket, which was In colli sion with the Monroe, docked in Bal timore Sunday. In a written state ment Captain Berry said that while the NantuckeT was on her usual course, fog signals of a vessel, after- jvard found to be the Monroe, were reported ahead. The fog was Ipw lying and at times clearer than at others. The fog signals of the Nan tucket Were sounding at regular In tervals. The fog signal of the Mon roe again was heard’,'and this time on the Nantucket’s port bow. The next whistles heard from the Monroe were two blasts, which Indicated that the Monroe was. trying to pass the Nantncket starboard tp starboard, contrary to the rule. —- : Capt Berry said that In an ’ en deavor to avoid a collision with the Monroe, the .Nantucket’s helm was pat hard aport to keep to the right, but the Monroe proceeded at fall speed and tried to cross the bow of the Nantoeket She succeeded la get ting partly past the Nantucket’s stem when the vessels collided, the Nan tucket’s stem staking the Miniroe's starboard bow forward of tho pilot hoaso at right angles, ‘r . Tho Monroe passed ander such great speed, according to Capt Ber ry's report that t^e stem of tho Nan- tucket was bent sharply toward tor starboard side and (to Nantncket WM beat sharply toward tor otar- Norfolk. T* xj BUfrPOmB Hg WOT WHILK WAITING ON HELP. (an Teds of (to Awtol Moments That Followed (to Slak ing of the Monroe. ^ rj Survivors of the disaster to the steamship Monroe reached New York over the Pennsylvania railroad from Norfolk. Among them was Thomas Harrington, of Bridgeport, Conn., ac companying the body of hi# wl,fe, who died after being taken aboard the Nantucket t / .. - It was Harrington who swam In the cpld water supporting his wife by holding her hair In his teeth. "l am too wehk to talk,” he said. “All that I khotrii 'that my wife hS dead 1 " Harrington's fathfer, Joseph, met hitt. "Tell wtiftt hahpenefl. Tbm," skid' the father. "We all wCnt tb know and It wtM get It-eff-your mind." Then In a dull monotone the young man told iris story. He and his wife had a stateroom on the aide where the Monroe was rammed. When the stock came, he said, "we got up and dressed and wasted time that might have saved the poor girl’s life.” By the time they reached the main saloon the ship had keeled so that the side wall for their floor. "There was a lurch,” said Harrington, “afid Margaret was thrown twenty feet and lodged under the bench built along the sides. I slid and Scram bled after her. When I. took hold of her she screamed and-pointed to her poor right arm. It was broken and hanging limp, ‘pon’t touch me,’ she screamed. ‘Let me die.’ I told her she would have td come and she would feel better about It later. Oh, God she was right and I didn’t kpow It. But I got her loose. Then the ship sagged,back again and there was a rush of water that washed us out to the deck. I managed to get on our outer clothes. Then we let go and the ship went away from under us.” Harrington told how he tried id swim bolding his wife by the broken arm, but this pained her so that fin ally he twisted her long hair Into a rope close to her head, and, taking It in his teeth, floated on his back, keeping the woman’s head on hli chest. - ■ 1 One lifeboat passed within tfi feet, help. After nearly twq hours an er boat came. “I held Margaret up to them,"'! continued Harrington, “and a sailor said: “ ‘Let her go. J3he Is dead.*, _ " ‘She Is not dead,’ I said to him; ‘and you take her aboard if you don’t your soul.’ “So they took her In. She opened her eyes and smiled at me. "When they got me aboard the ship they put her in one state room 4nd left her and put me in another.: I believe that if a doctor had been with her right away with sttmujlants she might be , alive qow. Bat ?hey were all mixed up, and when I found where she was lying all alone she was dead.", ' POLICE SHOOTS MAN. Florence Barber Tries to Use Axe on Approaching Officer. Thomas Skipper, said ,to be from Wilmington, N. C., and a barber by trade, was shot and badly wounded by Police Officer Edwin C.‘Harrell at Florence Tuesday afternoon «nd Is now In an Infirmary for. treatment From what^cquld be gathered, It seems that Skipper was arrested late In the afternoon by (Jfflcer Harrell and was being taken to the station house. He had been cursing and atlng a disturbance. Soon after the start for the station cured an axe and when the office] came up attempted to “do the need ful." The officer, however, wae on the alert and "banged” away at S per, the ball -striking him on wrist, glancing and going into side, passing nearly through the hip. located and remdved. Tree Falls on Greenwood Lad. Joe Bell, a fiften year old boy Greenwood, was crushed to death a falling tree, which he and his fath er cut down Saturday. His chest badly mangled: ‘f of the Nantucket’# port boats. The Monro# passed on. out of sight At the time of the coUlkioh the Nan tucket’s engines were running at full speed astern and had been funning foy some Mme previous to the eolli- stan. v '"^he Nsntucket appeared seriously injured, tout was manoeuvred to aid da the work of reeone, continually using her searnhllght Wireless com munication Iras established and Sev ern! vessels offered assistance, the first to arrive beta* the Hamilton, which conveyed'■the Nantucket . ' for this genuine Victor-Victrola There’s no reason why you should hesitate another moment in placing this greatest of all musical instruments m your home. The price is easily within reach. The instru ment is. a perpetual joy. Come in andliear it—and you won’t want to do without one. f ‘ Other style*oi the Victor-Victrola S15 to $200. Victors $10 to $100. Tern^s to suit. ^ ,.{*'10,-:v. *1 f *■ / ..WRITE FOR ItSEOUMAriON Orangvburg, S. S. f4 :r 1 MAIL ORDERS * No need to send'to the- big mail order houses for what you want. We have it here at the same price—if not cheap er.' You owe us a trial anyway. Send a list of what you require and let us figure on it. We haVe specially laid our selves out to execute mail orders and you may rely on prompt attention. ‘ L0RICK & LOWRANCE, INC., HARDWARE ^ ? COLUMBIA, S. C. CLASSIFIED COLUMNJ For Sale—Shetland Ponies. W. 1 McIntyre, Thomasvllle. Ga. For Sale—Poplar and pine trees. Ad dress James A. Clarkson, Hopkins S. C. Wanted to Buy—Ten Car Loads wel - berrtaL-Holly. Z. M. L. Jeffreys Goldrooro, N- C. Wanted—Gum logs. Will pay high est market prices. Cheraw Bor Co., Cheraw, S. C. Rook, the great popular game. Fifty cents postpaid. Sims Book Store, Orangeburg, S. C. v .ti. We Pay Cash for all varieties of cow and field peas. Palmetto Brokerage Co., Greenville,' S. G. J For Sale—Fruit, Shade Orname«ta trees and shrubs. Catalogue 'free Cureton Nurseries, Austeel, Ga. • ■' Fine Farm—Forty acres, half-mile from depot, excellent soil. ' Pride and teTms by owner, C. W. Waughr tel, Uptonville, G». ' . ; White Wyandottes—Yearling stocl for sale at sacrifice. Eggs for hatch Ing. W. P. Causey, 1315 Dtckem St., Columbia, S. C. e> Auctioneer—If you need the services of an old auctioneer, wlre’ctr write L. B* H. Darr, Sumter S. C. One of the oldest in the State. Reds—Large, healthy, bright red, In oculated Heavy layers; 15 eggs, $1.50; 100, $«. Mrs. Addle B. Pat- \terson, Plneland, S. C. Save #20 on delivery wagons. Buy direct from faetpr/. Any style. Catalogue. Rock Hill Buggy Cp., Rock Hill, 8. C., fDepC H.) For Skle^Ona FUmders 20, two new cases, top, extra seat Car in ex cellent condition. Price reaaonable. J. F. Burbank, Union, 8. C. Special—Pure White and Exhibition Fawn and Whit^Runners, $5; trio Utility, $1 each or $10 doz. Mrs. J. F. CarroD, Hohennald, Tenn. Plants of the GJant Himalaya Berrle for sale. Hundreds of delicious berries from June unfit frost. 143 Saluda Street, Chester, 8. C. Sneed Nurseries will mall you. oata- first clam fruit trees, plants and yinea, shade trees, privet hedge and pecan trees, etc. Morrow, Qa. Wanted—To repair or rebuild that typewriter.- No matter what it’s condition, we can improve it. Gibbee Typewriter Shoj?, 1410 \Maln SL, -Columbia, 8. C.~ •Perfection” Potato Draws—(J. Q. Padrlck T s) $2—$1,000; unexcelled; April delivery; book order now by depositing $1. Cabbage Plants, I,- 000 $1.10. J. L. Padrick, Tlfton, Ga. Lespedezza Seed and Hay (Japan Clover) for sale. Grown and sold at our farm. Write for Lespedezza circular, samples, prtceb. Himmel- berger-Harrison Lumber Cp., Zach ary, La. ' For Sale—A f#v choice eggs from all prize pen pullet bred Barred P. Rocks. Eggs perfectly fresh and fertile. $4 per fifteen. Mrs. D. Gober Anderson, 1-09 Brawley St.. Chester, S. C. For Sale—Eggs for hatching, from thoroughbred S. C. Brown Leghorns at '$1 per setting of 15. Special prices on large lots. R. W. Chap lin, Rantowles, S. C. Stock, Eggs, Baby Chicks, White Leghorns, Buff and White Rocks, Indian Runner Ducks.x Satisfaction ^- guaranteed. Summerville Poultry(fto Farm, S. Lord Hyde, manager, Sum- merville, S. C. Fop Sale—Good farms, all sizes, cot ton, tobacco and truck successfully grown. Coming section of Horry county; Ten to twenty dollars per acre. Ask us for list. Ream A McKenzie, Loris, S. C. Best Georgia Sane Syrup—Bright and thick. Direct from producer to con sumer. Ten dollars per -barrel of 34 gallons; $2.50 per case Of fixlfi cans; $2.76 per case of 12x5 cane. F. O. B. Cairo, Ga. C J\ Walker, Caicg. Ga. Motorcycle Special Oil—Five gallons $3.76,‘once tried always need Goodyear tires, belts, chains. Herl*) parts. Expert motor repairing. Everything for the motorcycle. Mall orders a specialty. Get our catalogue. T. 8. Chlpley, "The Mo torcycle Man," Greenwood, 8. C. Landy or gentleman, fair education, to act as our representative In home town. Exclusive territory given. Selling experience unnecessary. W# furnish capital. Show how t^, build permanent business that should* paty $2,000 first year. Staple line. Our booklet, "How to Start In Business for yourself/’ explains all. Free on request. Address Bo* 1519. PhlU delpbla. Pa. Men an* Women earn $3 dally ad-, dressing letters In spare time. Bend 10c for outfit tpd beginner. Ad dress Morgan, Box 55$, Salisbury, N; rt ' " World’s W01 lint. Wilt soil; heavy traitor. Seed, bushel. Address J. J. Owstts, AJkp- I per cent t; thrives <ta say $1 per *■** <*> Use Gasoline lighting Systems—In-, dividual or central generate Which have #t09d the test. For ticulars agkM, L. Pommer, Charles- ton, 8. 0. Outranks and alrpnmps (the lattar also handy for AnUttfel : fifobl!e usi)»jlre mnsvnassed foe durability. MaataU and glassware tar all lighting systems, the serf beet st lowest prises. Order yonr supply from M. U Pomnmr. 141 B.O. > 4;