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EXPLOSIONS WRECK PLANT. Tons of Shells for Slavs are Exploded Like Big Cannonade. New York, Jan. 11.?The plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry company, one-half mile east of Kingsland, X. J., in which were stored hundreds of tons of three-inch shells destined for the Russian government, was destroyed today bv fire and a series of explosions, which continued for three hours. So far as could be learned tonight, no one was killed or injured, although seventeen workmen were reported missing. No estimate of the loss was obtainable, but it was said it might reach $4,000,000. Approximately 1,400 men were employed in the plant, which comprised between forty and fifty buildings and covered about eighty acres of ground. V" mnnitinnc n-oro monnfaotiirorl at V JLliUUlVlVUO f* V< V lUUMUiMVVU* VV* MV Kingsland, but the plant was used for the filling of shells, the chief constituent used being trinitrotoluol, one of the most powerful explosives known. Danger Modified. While it was estimated that nearly 500,000 shells exploded, primary fuses or caps had not been attached to them and consequently their detonation did not cause the havoc that follows their explosion when used on European battle front. The roar of the shells, which sounded like a cannonade from heavy guns, was heard for miles, however, and the concussions shook buildings within a wide radius of the plant. Two big magazines in which were stored trinitrotoluol, nitric acid, picric acid and powder were pot reached by the flames and it was believed tonight that they were not in danger. Filled With Refugees. Kingsland, Rutherford and other places nearby were filled tonight with refugees who had fled from their homes in the vicinity of the plant. A dozen persons were arrested at Kingsland on charges of petit larceny, and orders were issued by Sheriff Courier, of Bergen county, to the guards sent out by him in all dirtctions to shoot looters. Thomas J. Huckin, county prosecutor, and his assistants began tonight an investigation to fix responsibility for the disaster. It was said at the offices of the Canadian Car and Foundry company that their inquiry had not been completed and that no statement would be issued until tomorrow. A theory was that crossed wires started the fire. The fire, which began at 3:50 p. m., still was smouldering late today in the ruins. Shells exploded almost continuously until 7:30 o'clock, but after that hour the detonations were only intermittent. JOHN WILLIAMS GUILTY. Admits Criminal Assault in Orangeburg.?Given Long Sentence. Orangeburg, Jan. 11.?John Williams, a young white man of the Neeses section of Orangeburg county, today, by arrangement of counsel, pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal assault, with recommendation to mercy of the court. Such a consent verdict was written and signed by the foreman of a jury empaneled for that purpose. The defendant was sentenced to serve a term of 40 years in the State penitentiary. The crime was committed about two weeks ago upon a prominent young married woman in the Neeses section. Feeling grew intense and as soon as Williams was arrested, upon his own suggestion, he was taken to the State penitentiary for safekeepi Tw T ,-rV, * lug. ma.ware tie ?ao uiuusm tu Orangeburg today and no large crowd was in attendance upon court when he was placed in the dock. Immediately after sentence, he was hastened to Columbia to enter upon his term. Williams is a member of a prominent family of the Xeeses section. MEMORY DEVELOPMENT. Simple Rule Which May Be Followed With Success. A writer in the January American Magazine says about a man he knows: " 'If I should get three hundred letters in today's mail,' he replied, 'from teachers in this State about this State Teachers' association, I could glance over them and then tell you from whom each one came and the gist of what it said. This work is on my mind, that's all.' "When I asked him how he had acquired this remarkable ability, he explained it in this way. 'When 1 meet a' person, I get the name and face. I concentrate my thoughts on that person, what he is doing, and who he is, just for a moment until I have him thoroughly fixed in my mind. Then, when I see him again, no matter where or how, I speak to him and call him by his name. I don't find it at all difficult to do this. By following this rule all my life I am now abe to remember practically every person I meet.' " J. KARL BOLTON SLAIN. Marine Corps Lieutenant Killed in Santo Domingo. Greenwood, Jan. 11.?Second Lieut. J. Karl Bolton, of the I'nited States marine corps, a native of Greenwood, met his death at San Pedro .Macoris, Santo Domingo. Lieut. Bolton landed with a detachment of marines and was fired upon by a crowd on dock. This information was officially telegraphed the navy department by Capt. Chandler, of the battleship New Hampshire. The entire community feels bereaved by the news of his death. Lieut. Bolton was graduated from the Citadel in the class of last year and was appointed to the marine corps 'ast November. He is survived by his father and mother, two sisters, Misses Mamie Elizabeth and Mildred Bolton, and two brothers, Harold Bolton and Julian Bolton. Kentucky Governor Defies Mob. Murray, Ky., Jan. 11.?Governor A. O. Stanley, of Kentucky, who made a hurried trip here on a special train to quiet a mob threatening to lynch Circuit Judge Charles Bush and Commonwealth Attorney Smith for failing to hand over a negro accused of murdering a policeman, arrived at daybreak and immediately took charge of the guards surrounding Judge Bush and Attorney Smith in a local hotel. Governor Stanley sent word to the leaders of tne moo mat ne was determined to prevent the lynching of another negro in Kentucky even at the risk of his own life. "I intend to see to it that Lube Martin is given a fair trial at any cost," said the governor. Governor Stanley telephoned the Paducah authorities instructing them to disregard the 'judge's Order and to hold the negro in Paducah. A few hours after his arrival the governor seemed to have the situation well in hand. Posses of citizens were formed at Princeton and Hopkinsville and were about to start for Murray to protect Judge Bush and Smith. The governor ordered them not to come, and sent word to Paducah that the negro should be held there indefinitely. Lube Martin is the negro wanted by the mob. When brought before Judge Bush, charged with the murder of Guthrie Duiguid, a white man, Martin was granted a continuance and then rushed to jail at Paducah. A mob formed quickly bent on tV.^ nacrim Kilt 1oi?rr>pH that IV ULIllllg Hie UCfel U, UUV ivu>?w> he had been spirited away. The mob then surrounded the hotel in which Judge Bush and Smith had taken refuge and threatened to dynamite the building unless Bush signed an order for Martin's return to Murray. Judge Bush, it is understood, signed the order and then sent an appeal to Governor Stanley for help. PONCE 1)E LEO\"viSITS FLORIDA. He's a Descendant, However, Not the Original Pursuer of Youth. Ponce d"e Leon has returned to Florida. He is not here to search for the fountain of perennial youth, but to walk the streets of St. Augustine, Penscacola and other cities whose foundations are closely connected with the old Spanish days; neither is he here by favor of royalty, but on his own initiative to assemble the history of his historic name in a book he is writing. To be more explicit, his name is A. de Vera Y. Ponce de Leon, and his titles are the Marquis of Estrella la Alta and the Count of Cardenas. He is a subject of the Spanish crown, and the only living descendant of the discoverer of Florida in the United States today. The ancestry of the Count of Cardenas is a famous one. Besides his direct descent from Ponce de Leon, his family is related to that of Christopher Columbus. His family, also, was related to that of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. The Count of Cardenas was born in Spain. His family fortunes were lost in the civil wars and when 16 years old he went to Mexico to carve out a new fortune for himself. He had accumulated property worth $12,000, including two ranches and a tobacco factory, when the Mexican + Vilc hflffon Villa rlrftvo him nut U VUV1V MVQUU. ' ***** W VV.V just a little more than two months ago. All that the Count of Cardenas saved from the wreck of his fortunes in Mexico was his portfolio of family papers, which he has here with him. They are of great antiquity, dating back to the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. One of these which is most interesting to Florida people is an original autograph document conferring upon Don Lope de Cardenas y Ponce de Leon the title of Knight of the Very Xoble Order of Alcantra in appreciation for his services as founder of the city of Pensacola. This letter was signed by Charles II of Spain.?Jacksonville Times-Union. Fresh to the Bone. During his vacation a San Francisco lawyer met an old friend in the village, and their conversation drifted to a discussion of the natives. A young farmer came under their view. "He's a fine looking young fellow," said the lawyer. "Ye-e-es," assented his friend, dubiously. "Well, anyway, he has a mighty good head." "It ought to be good," was the reply. "That man's head is brand 1 ' __ 3 li ft new?ne s never useu n an v. ? Rochester Times. Man fondly believes that he is the master of his own home. But he's the only one that believes it. TAX NOTICE. The treasurer's office will be open for the collection of State, county, school and all other taxes from the 15th day of October, 1916, until the 15th day of March, 1917, inclusive. From the first day of January, 1917, until the 31st day of January, 1917, a penalty of one per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of February, 1917, a penalty of 2 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. From the 1st day of March, 1917, until the 15th day of March, 1917, a penalty of 7 per cent, will be added to all unpaid taxes. THE LEVY. For State purposes 6 1-2 mills For county purposes 7 mills Constitutional school tax 3 mills l Total 14 1-2 mills SPECIAL SCHOOL LEVIES. Bamberg, No. 14 9 mills Binnakers, No. 12 3 mills Buford's Bridge, No. 7 2 mills Clear Pond, No. 19 2 mills Colston, No. 18 4 mills Denmark, No. 21 6 1-2 mills Ehrhardt, No. 22 9 mills Fishpond, No. 5 2 mills Govan, No. 11 4 mills Hutto, No. 6 2 mills Hampton, No. 3 2 mills Hey ward, No. 24 2 mills Hopewell, No. 1 3 mills Hunter's Chapel, No. 16 8 mills Lees, No. 23 4 mills Midway, No. 2 2 mills Oak Grove, No. 20 4 mills Olar, No. 8 9 mills St. John's, No. 10 2 mills Salem, No. 9 4 mills Three Mile, No. 4 2 mills All persons between the ages of twenty-one and sixty years of age, except Confederate soldiers and sailors, who are exempt i?t 50 years of age, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar. Capitation dog tax 50 cents. All persons who were 21 years of age on or before the 1st day of January, 1916, are liable to a poll tax of one dollar, and all who have not made returns to the Auditor are requested to do so on or before the 1st of January, 1917. 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