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DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY_ Established in 1850?Converted to fh# Union Daily Times October 1, 1917 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY [
Vol. LXXII No. 1305 Union, S. C., Friday Afternoc n, February 17, 1922 3c pm Copy
. LOVELY WEDDING
LAST EVENING
Never before in Union has there
been a lovelier wedding than that of
Miss Eliabeth Arthur and H. C. Wannamaker,
Jr., of Orangeburg, which
was solemnized at the home of the
bridf 'o parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Arthur on Thursday evening, February
16, at 7 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Kilgo,
pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.
The ring ceremony was used,
this little band of gold being the one
used by Mr. Wannamaker's greatgreat-grandmother
when she was
married.
The Arthur home was thrown en
suite and beautifully decorated for the
occasion, an improvised altar being
erected in the right parlor. The chandeliers
and tall pedestals wrapped in
white with a delicate tracery of green
held cluster candelabra, five of these
forming a tall back ground and shedding
a soft glow over the beautiful
scene. Over curtains was a valance
of green springeri and the mantel
was banked with ferns and sweet
white narcissi. Southern smilax was
used in profusion and white wedding
bells hung from chandeliers and were
strung between the candelabras.
Promptly at the appointed hour the
wedding march was played by Miss
Mary Locke Barron on the piano and
Miss Ethel Hicks on the violin, and
before the ceremony Miss Mary Locke
Barron sang sweetly several selections.
To the strains of Mendelssohn's
Wedding March the bridal party proceeded
down the broad stairway in the
following order: Miss Hally Brown
and W. D. Arthur, brother of the
bride, Miss Caroline Wannamaker and
Dibble Riekenbaker, Miss Millie Sco
ville and Mr. Sydney Seignious, Miss
Leonora Arthur, sister of the bride,
maid of honor. Little Dolly Nicholson,
dressed in white georgette, scattered
rose leaves in the bride's pathway.
From the other side came the
groom with his best man, R. H. Jennings,
Jr., of Orangeburg. The bride
came in with her father, Mr. W. D.
Arthur, meeting the gfoom before the
altar, where they plighted their troth.
The bride was beautiful in her wed&
ding gown of white satin and silver
lace, en train. Her veil was a coronet
'lnUiumi) falling
to the end of the train. She wore a
beautiful bracelet of green gold and
sapphires, the gift of the groom, and
cameo, a large shower bouquet of
white bride's roses showered with valley
lillies.
The bridesmaids were dressed in
lainbow colors and carried armfuls of
pink killameys. They all wore coronets
of silver leaves.
After the ceremony and congratulations
were showered on the happy cou
pie, the guests were invited into the
diping room by Mrs. Manning Smith
and Mrs. Peake and Mrs. L. J. Hames.
In here the color scheme of green
and white was also carried out. The
table was covered with a handsome
Phillipine cover of lace and embroidery
and from the pure white chandelier
streamers of white tulle were
carried to the corners and ended in
large butterly bows around candela.
bras holding green tapers. From the
chandelier natural orange blossoms
hung from ribbons forming a shower
over a large white bell and in the
centre of the table was a tall silver
basket cf white brides roses and
ferns. A bevy of young girls served
green and white ice cream cakes and
mints, and from here the guests gathered
in the spacious hallway where
from a prettily appointed table, Mrs.
Barron and Mrs. Donnio Eaves, assisted
by Miss Frances Sartor and
Mrs. Ed. Arthur, served coffee and
fruit cake.
In the left parlor was an elaborate
display of beautiful silver, cut glass
and china, which attested to the popularity
of this young couple. Receiving
in here were Mrs. Hunter Gilliam
and Mrs. George Kellar.
The bride's book was in charge of
Miss Virginia Poole.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Arthur received
nt the door, Mrs. L. G. Young and
Mrs. Emslie Nicholson were receiving
in the hall. Mrs. T. C. Duncan introduced
the guests to the receiving line.
Those in the receiving line were: Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Arthur, Mr. and Mrs.
II. C. Wnnnamaker, Mrs. S. Scoville,
of Orangeburg, Mrs. Fred Wannamaker,
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jennings,
of Orangeburg. Mrs. Wilson Arthur,
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Arthur, Jr.
The bride changed her gown for a
nobby travelling suit of Poiret twill
in dark blue, with hat to match. They
- - -- x?i? m
left on the evening train ior winter
Park. Fla.
The bride is one of the most widely
known and popular young ladles of
the state and Union is sad over losing
one of her most popular young
ladies. She is a graduate of the College
for Women, Richmond, V'a., and
during the world war entered tho Walter
Reed Army School of Nurses,
where she graduated with hoonrs. Tne
armistice having been signed before
she had time to serve.
The groom is a veteran of the world
war, having volunteered and served IS
months in France ?s * first lioutenant
in the Rainbow Division. He is prora/
LEWIS BELIEVES j
MINERS UNITED
Indianopolis, Feb. 1G.?A wage policy
of accepting no reductions of
wages for soft coal miners and dc-j
minding increases for anthracite
workers, backed up by a threat of
nationwide strike on April 1, will be
adopted by the United Mine Workers
of America convention, now in ses'
I
sion here, "by on almost unanimous
vote" of the- delegates, accord'ng to
a statement issued tonight by President
John L. Lewis.
"There is no question." said Mr.
Lewis, "but that the convention will,
by an almost unanimous vote, adopt;
and ratify the committees report.!
When the scale demands have been:
ratified and the public has taken the
time to study them it will discover
that the miners are doing everything
in their power to be fair and to avoid
any inconvenience to the coal consuming
public of this country. We shall I
expect, as a matter of course, that1
the operators will he as fair with the,
public as we are."
Informally Mr. L*. .vis said be was
"more impressed" with the possibility
of a settlement in the anthracite
fields than in the bituminous fields
where no conference with operators
has been arranged. He expected a
conference with anthracite operators
about April 1.
An early conclusion of the convention
was predicted by Mr. Lewis, who
said he did not expect that it would
be necessary to postpone the miners'
conference with the railroad unions
set for next Tuesday in Chicago. In
this connection he said that the proposed
alliance between the miners and
railroad workers was not intended as
a strike menace, for he said he had
no desire of bringing on "any industrial
catastrophe." The purpose, he
said, was to ally the workers, so that
a group of employers could not "arbitrarily
reduce wages without consider-!
ing the workers' rignt. as to terms."
HALF MILLIONDOLLAR
FIRE
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 17.?Fire
Fourth avenue, downtown section,
with an estimated loss of half a million
dollars.
ULSTER SPENDS
QUIET NIGHT
Belfast, eb. 17.?The return of kidrapped
Ulstermen hod a stimulating
effect cn public opinion in Ulster, but!
the situation on the border continues;
dangerous owing to proximity of rival
forces at some points. Last night
v.*as the quetest Belfast has seen since
the outbreak Sunday night.
"BUSINESSMAN" |
NOW BOOTLEGGING!
Louisville, Feb. 17.?Prohibition Of-;
ficed Edward Volz said the "business
man" had entered the moonshining,
field with a quantity production and
low prices and that a bitter war was]
resulting between the ordinary bootlegger
and the "big business."
Poison in Salts
Kills Five Children
Centralis, Wash., Feb. 1C. ? The'
package of epsoni salts from which j
Mrs. Edward Rhodes, of Klaber,!
Wash., administered doses to her live I
children last Saturday, after which all
five died, contained about 10 per cent;
of an alkaloidal poison, according toHerman
Allen, prosecuting attorney
of Lewis county, following an analysis
of the remainder of the package by
the state chemist. An analysis of the
stomach of one of the children has
not been completed.
Mr. Allen sa:d that an inquest probably
would be held.
Master William Smith, of Route 1,
brought the old cat a fine jar of
canned tomatoes, for which he is
deeply grateful.
inently connected in Orangebimj un-1
is a members of the firm of Summers
& Wannamaker, inthe insurance and
real estate business.
Some of the out-of-town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wannamaker, Mrs.
Fred Wannamaker, Miss Caroline
Wannamaker, Mr. and Mrs. R. II. Jennings,
R. H. Jennings, Jr., John W.
Stroman, John Sifley, Mrs. Sheldon
T/\Unr? {a Q/*/-**? J lln an/1 Mttsc
Myrtis Malpass, Dibble Rickenbaker,
Syd Signeous, Miss Willie Scoville,
all of Orangeburg; Miss Hally Brown,
of Sumter; Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Arthur, Jr., of Ilartsvillc; Mrs. T. W.
Dixon, of Charlotte, N. C.; Mr. Joe
Wilson, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Wilson
Arthur and son, of Akron, Ohio; Mr.
Howard T. Fleeson of Sterling, Ark.;
A1 Montgomery, of Spartanburg;
Fletcher Kuykendahl, Mr. and Mrs.
Bobo Burnett, of Spartanburg; Mr.
and Mrs. John McEhem.
HARDING FAVORS
SALES TAX
Washington, Feb. 16.?Pay the soldiers'
bonus with a geenral sales tax
or postpone the legislation, was President
Harding's advice today to congress.
Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee and McCumbcr
of the state finance committee
said they did not think the bonus
would be postponed, but were silent
as to a sales tax.
Leaders of the agricultural bloc
were outspoken, however, against this
tnx and threatened to counter with
r program which would include recnactment
of the excess profits and
high income surtaxes and an increase
in inheritance and some other such
taxes.* This plan nlso was favored
by some Democratic leaders.
Proponents of a sales tax professed
to be confident that because of the
strong desire in both the house and
senate to put through the bonus bill
at this session a majority of the members
would come to accept this levy
rather than see the bonus program defeated.
Pending further reaction from the
country there seemed to be a disposition
on all sides to move slowly. The
president's letter addressed to Representative
Fordney was read at a
joint meeting of Republican members
of the house and senate committees
dealing with the bonus question, who
agreed after some discussion to leave |
the matter in the hands of the majority
members of the house committee.
In suggesting a general sales tax
as "the only commendable plan" of
raising funds, Mr. Harding said he
believed the American people would
accept such a levy for this purpose,
adding that it would distribute the
cost so that it would be borne by all
of the people and would not contribute
added difficulties to the problem
of readjustment.
If congress would not adopt such
a tax, the president wrote that it
would be wise to let the legislation
go over until there was a situation
which would "justify the large outlay."
Calling attention that the administration
was "driving for large
B r?ul?i tVr>nf
surplus war property and that it nas
other transactions under consideration
which ought to prove a great relief to
the federal treasury. Mr. Harding
added:
"It is not consistent to enact legislation
in anticipation of those things
but it would be a prudent plan to
await the developments and I can see
in such a postponement people ore
genuinely interested."
Copies of the president's letter were
made available to the house and senate
immediately after the delivery of the
original to Representative Fordney in
the early afternoon. There was brief
open discussion of the communication
in the senate and none in the house
but. it was the chief topic of conversation
in the cloak rooms of both houses.
YORK SCHOOL
HOUSE BURNS
York, S. C., Feb. 17.--The Miller
school was destroyed today by fire for
the third time in three months and
the state offered a reward for incendiary.
The fire burned the original
building in December and two temporary
quarters were also fired.
Cotton Seed Crushed
For Six Months
Washington, Feb. 16.?The cottonseed
products report for the six month
period, August 1 to January 31, issued
today l.y the census bureau showed:
Cottonseed crushed 2,328,402 tons,
compared with 2,567,163 and on hand
418,34:) tons, compared with 486,760.
Crude oil produced 712,118,279
pounds, compared with 814,135,454
and on hand 98,295,276 pounds compared
with 167,472,421.
Refined oil produced, 554,405,665
pounds, compared with 586.347,955
and on hnnd 275,280,429 pounds, compared
with 291,442,939.
Cake and meal produced 1,046,427
tons, compared with 1,126,345 and on
hand 263,375 tons compared with
234,894.
Linters produced 305,915 bales compared
with 296,073 and on hand 153,523
bales compared with 264,289.
Exports of linters were 65,055 bales,
compared with 15,789.
500 Bales Cotton Burned
Plains, Ga., Feb. 16.?Fire early
yesterday destroyed the cotton warehouse
annex of Timmcrman & Wise,
with about 500 bales of cotton. The
less is ostimatcd at $10,000.
Mrs. Annie Webber of Summerton
is visitinpr her sister, Mr?. Lizzie
Hames, on South Church street.
Mrs. C. T. Coleman and son were
visitors in the city yesterday.
E. F. Ratchford of Carlisle was a
| business visitor to the city yesterday.
IRISH CITY!
BURIES HER DEAD
Belfast, Feb. 16.-?The city of Belfust
today bore a piournful aspect.
There were many funerals during the
doy of persons killed in the recent
disorders. The processions in all cases
were escorted by armored cars and
lorries containing soldiers, while
strong forces of police and troops occupied
the danger zones through
which the corteges passed. Several of
the victims were buried with Oi-ange
honors. There were no untoward incidents.
Druing the afternoon and evening
the city was quiet except for a sudden
outbreak of firing late in the afternoon,
which wa? quickly suppressed.
There were] no casualties.
Sir James Craig, 'jthe Ulster premier,
presided over g meeting of his
cabinet today, which afterwards issued
a statement expressing appreciation
for the restraint shown by the
loyalists of the six northern counties
and appealing for a continuance of
such praiseworthy conduct.
Dublin, Feb. 16.?Michael Collins,
head of the provisional government,
tonight sent a long telegram to Winston
Spencer Churchill. British secretary
for the colonies. It was in the
nature of a manifesto to the British
people asking fair play for the treaty
in respect to the recent happenings in
Ulster and for the apportionment of
the blame for them in the proper
places.
Aluding to the suspension of the
evacuation of Ireland by the British
troops, the message said:
"The best way the English government
can help us is not by suspending
but by carrying out the treaty,
thereby convincing Ireland that England
is really delivering the goods
this time."
GIVEN VERDICT
FOR $40,000
&
Columbia, S. C., Feb. 17.?A verdict
of $40,000 was awarded Mrs. Lyde
McDonald in a $|?,000 breach of
promise suit againsjytlchard S. Des20
years and he recently left her.
MINISTER FOUND
GUILTY MURDER
Mount Ida, Ark., Feb. 17.?Rev
Harding Hughes, a superannuated
minister, was fond guilty of the murder
of Mrs. Anna McKennon last Mnj
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
LENINE TO GO
TO CONFERENCE
London, Feb. 17.?It is considered
unlikely that Premier Lenine will attend
the Genoa conference, according
to Russian trade delegation here. Resolutions
of hundreds of workers al
meetings against his going has beer
pouring into Moscow.
ZEROWEATHER
IN THE NORTH
aa f mm M ? a m. a * *
Washington, Feb. 17.?The northerr
part of the United States is sheathec
in ice today as a result of o coal snaj
of unusual severity which also extend
ed into the South. Twenty-two degre(
below zero was registered in Vemioni
and Maine while New York City hat
even zero. Norfolk reported the cold
est since 1917.
South Supports .
Offer By Ford
Washington, Feb 16. ? A poll o:
Southern delegation in congres:
tonight proves that Democrats wil
remain firm in the support of th<
offer of Henry Ford for Muscle Shoals
It is equally as well demonstrated
however, that should the Ford offer
either as a result of its own impo
tence or preference shown by the ma
jority for any other offer, fail. Deni
ocrats wolud not cut oq their nose3 t<
spite their faces. In other words, t<
secure the Muscle Shoals development
with guarantee of hydro-electric pow
er for the South and promise of fer
tilizer for the farmers, Democrat
wnnH Riinnort. Pip offer nf Hip A In
bama Power company.
Representative W. B. Oliver of Ala
bama said tonight:
"The offer of the Alabama Powe
company has made no impression 01
congress and no impression on th
people of the South."
Body Has Finger
Prints on Throai
Camden, N. J., eb. 17.?The froze
body of a young woman hearing th
imprint of fingers on her throat wa
found In Forest Hill park here todaj
Automobile tracks and two men's fool
prints were also found.
TROLLEY LINES
STAND IDLE
; No change whatever took place in
, the street car strike yesterday.
Since early Wednesday morning not
a street car lias moved in the city of
Columbia and the indi< ations are that
many days will yet elapse before the
i clang of the gongs are again heard in
this municipality.
"None of the union men will operate
cars Friday so far as I know," said
A. A. Gerald, president of the union,
last night.
"Furthermore, they will not run
them until the 21 men who were discharged
are taken ha -k or some reason
is given for their discharge. However,
we are always ready to submit the
matter to arbitration."
F. H. Knox, president of the Columbia
Railway, Gas and Electric company.
when asked last night if any
i?T? rt would he made to operate the
stieet. cars tod ly. replied. "None that
I know of." TVs v. Knox further said
that there was no intention of bringing
strike breakers into service.
So with the union men standing firm
and the company resting 011 its oars,
the public will walk.
Many pedestrians were abroad yesterday.
Clerks and stenographers,
who are at their desks soon in the
morning, were early on the street, and
many of them were picked up by automobilists
before they had walked
many blocks, owners of cars being
very considerate of those who were
afoot.
The day was clear and the air bracing
and citizens who footed it all the
wayto their places cf business were
in fine trim for a pood morning's
work. Many people who live at some
distance from their work took lunch
at tea rooms and restaurants and did
not return home until evening.?The
State.
thrfe^hXed
in auto wreck
Durham, N. C., Feb. 17.?Three
t were killed and three injured when a
! switch engine struck an auto here,
The dead are: George Handley, Mt.
Hill, N. C. The injured are Charles
Yeman, Monroe, N. C., probably fatal;
P. Boney, Goldsboro, N. C.; J. C.
Spach, Winston Salem. All were students
of the University of North Carolina
except Briant, who was the
chauffeur of the car in which the
j party was returning from a dance at
Raleigh.
firs'twhite man
is electrocuted
Nashville, Feb. 17.?John G.eon, the
first white man to be electrocuted in
I Tennessee, was executed at the state
prison today for the murder of Rob
| ert Houston, near Jchnson City, lasl
' | July.
b M lis Curlee's Recital
Wednesday Evening
On Wednesday afternoon at Central
school building Miss Nell Curlee pref
sen ted a group of her piano pupils in
an informal studio recital. Those participating
were: Amelia Sanders
| Thelma White, Dellis Fades, Francis
Eailey, Evelyn I-ocke Coleman, Sarah
} White and Rita Spears.
The excellence of Miss Curlee's
^ work is very evident in this demon
, s.t ration and proves that she sets i
high standard for herself as; a teachci
of the piano.
An outstanding feature of the per
formanee as a whole was that ever
solo number on the program was
| memorized. This adds a great deal t?
the general appeal of a recital, es
f periaUy with tiny tots at the key
board.
j Only pupils' mothers and a fe"
B friends were invited. Miss Curlee e.<
pects to put on a recital at the llig.
school auditorium at an early dab
when the public will receive invit i
lions.
Wounded Man Held
3
r.Mi n,. ta _ l. -t s* t> t~\ -
(j r.naviiic, uUm reo. id.?r?uii ueviuic
( no of two white men wounded at thi
tune of the lynching of Will .Tones
negro, early Monday morning, wa
8 locked up in the Schley county jai
late today. lie was located four mile
from town.
John Harvey, another white ma
who was wounded at the same tirm
r was located. SherilT Rattles reporter
n hut was not in condition to be moved
0 Both men disappeared from thei
homes yesterday, having been earrie
away by friends.
. Fordney Says Bonus
Bill Will Pas
n Washington, Feb. 17.?The soldier!
e bonus bill will be reported to a RepuV
s lican caucus within 10 days, and
f. Republican house will pass it, Chaii
man Fordney of the house ways an
means committee declared today.
WOMAN TRICKS
NEGRO BURGLAR
New York, Feb. 16.?Mrs. Henry W.
Duller, society woman and broker's
wife, this afternoon appeared in court
and identified John Hardcastle, a norm,
as the burglar she had by a trick
induced to return $50,000 worth of
welry he pocketed after breaking
ir.to the Butler apartment on East
Eighty-second street. He was held
without bail.
Her husband out of town, Mrs. Butler
was sleeping in the partment last
night with her daughter and three
servants, when she was awakened by
a draught. Switching on the lights,
she found a negro standing at her
dresser.
"A word from you nnd I'll kill you."
sn;d the burglar as Mrs. Butler sat
up in bed. "I am not going to make
an outcry," said Mrs. Butler. "I wish
you would make no noise, for my
daughter is very ill in the next room."
As the burglar picked up her jewels
she continued:
"You may have all that stuff. You
see that is just some things I bought
in the five nnd ten cent store for a
masque ball. Alllogether they are
not worth 50 cents.
"You mean that this stuff ain't no
good ?"
"Well, then I don't want it," replied
the burglar, climbing out of
the window and descending to the
j street.
Mrs. Rutler then telephoned the police
and Hardeastle \vns arrested in a
doorway.
WILL WAIT
FOR HUGHES
Washington, Feb. 17.?The delay
I by President Harding in responding
to the Hitchcock resolution for information
on negotiations leading to the
four power treaty will be delayed until
Secretary Hughes returns about
March 1st from Bermuda, it was indicated
today.
MILLIONS NOW"
FACE STARVATION
? WM,rj
Shanghai, Jan. 19.?Over 6,000 people
are facing starvation in the provinces
of Kiangsu, Chckiang and
Anhwci, estimates show, owing to unprecedented
floods which wiped out 20
pc r cent of the rice crops.
All Day Worship
The all-day worship for the community
was held in the Presbyterian
Sunday school building.
I It rained nearly all day, but it did
not dampen in the least the joy of
those who come.
! The announced order of exercises
1 was followed as closely as possible.
! The worship began at 9:30 in the
morning, with period of an hour, and
' brief intermission, the last service
closing at 8:30 p. m.
Addresses were made by Ensign
T\? iU. A -r%
wavia ui iue omvnuun /vriny,
J. W. Kilgo, D. D., Rev. Edward S.
Reaves, D. D., Rev. L. W. Blackweld
I ir an J Rev. J. F. Matheson.
Preachers and hearers were blessed
of God.
Very generously, Dr. Reaves led
! twice with grand messages. We have
to restrain to keep from giving more
particulars of all the good sermons.
At the children's service the young
folks were deeply attentive to Mrs.
Ben Berry and Ensign Davis. It was
] felt by all who came during the day,
j "Ii is good for us to be here."
Why not let Union repeat this all
-j day service with God once each month
r( for the rest of the year?
5 The Presbyterian church is gladly
> offered, but these is no desire to be
selfish. Union needs this meeting.
- What do you say, Union?
v Gaflfney Man is Electrocuted
i Gatfney, Feb. lf>.? R. It. Johnson,
a 24, was accidentally electrocuted
- this morning in the Musgrove Mills
when he touched an elevator cable
G. L. Dickson was knocked from the
tourtn rioor tnrougn trie elevator snail
lo the basement, a distance of
feet, when he touched the same cabh
e that killed Johnson. Dickson fell flnl
i, into a pool of water 18 inches deep
s He was painfully injured,
il A warehouse owned by the Pool*
s Griffith company, wholesale grocery
was completely destroyed by fire las
11 night about 11 o'clock. Three truck!
?. in an adoinin.T shed were badly dam
1, aged. The loss is estimated at sev
I. oral thousand dollars.
r
d To Investigate Hotel Fire
Richmond, Feb. 17.?Judge Richard
son announced that he had ordered th<
t empanelling on Monday of a specia
grand ury to investigate the Lexing
s ton hotel which resulted in the los
?* of 12 persons,
a ??
r- Mrs. C. R. Wilburn has returne<
d from a business trip to Baltimore am
New York.
WOUNDED MAN
FOUND ON STREET
Amzi McNinch, young white man,
was brought to the police station at
12:40 o'clock this morning suffering
from a gunshot wound in the throat.
The injured man war, examined by a
city physician 15 minutes later and
was rushed to the Columbia hospital.
McNinch was found at the intersection
of Wheat and Sumter streets by
Officers McAlister and lledgepath. He
said he was shot while resisting a
highwayman.
Officer Parker arrested Austin
Burns and Mattio Burns, negroes, at
1:30 o'clock this morning near the
point where McNinch was found. Officers
said Burns declared he fired the
shot that wounded McNinch. The negro
said McNinch "was breaking in
on him." Burns and the woman are being
held for investigation. The police
are holding a 38 caliber II. & R. pistol
that Burns used, according to his
story. The bullet in McNinch's throat
will determine if the 45 caliber or the
38 was the one that wounded him.
Officers found a 45 caliber pistol
with six empty chambers and a flashlight
where McNinch was shot. The
wounded man was blecdinc nmfucelv
and blcod stains covered his clothing,
gun and flashlight.
McNinch told officers that ho remembered
seeing a flash and that he
grappled with a negro for the weapon.
He said he made efforts to fire the
pistol after he obtained possession of
it but it would not shoot. An examination
of the weapon indicated that it
had contained three cartridges and
these were fired. The other chambers
hold shells that appeared to have been
tired some time ago. Negroes in the
nighborhood of the shooting said
they heard three shots fired.
Officers made every effort to get
the details of the shooting and the
wounded man told his story between
coughing spells during which time he
was expotorating blood. The bullet
entered the left jaw, shattering the
bone and traveled across the throat.
The big lead ball could be felt at the
hack of the neck on the right side.
McNinch told officers that he had
about $100 in his coat pocket before
the scuffle with the negro and a
search showed that his statement was
correct, for he still had that amount
in his possession. A tine gold watch
was in his vest pocket and officers
were satisfied that McNinch had not
been robbed during his scuffle. The
story told by McNinch led officers to
believe that some negro attempted a
holdup and that McNinch was game
and resisted the effort. The wounded
man was unab'e to five a description
of his assailaflt up to the time he
was removed to the hospital. McNinch
is connected with a garage on
Harden street, is married and lives in ,
Shandon Annex.?The State.
yrril THHD
BURNS TO DEATH
Earl, the two-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. .Toe Parks, died at f> o'clock
this morning from burns he sustained
when his clothing caught fire yesterday
afternoon from a grate. The
burial will ho tomorrow at Tto emont
cemetery.
The parents have the sympathy of
the community in the sad bereavement
that has come to them.
O'd "Glory of the Seas"
Goes to the Scrap Pile
Tacoma, Wash., Fob. 1 *?.?An oh!
clipper ship, the Glory of the Seas,
which 35 years xigo set a record for
"windjammers" between Sxm Francisco
and Australia, is being broken
up heie following the discovery th?.*
barnacles have eaten into her hull beyond
repair.
The stout old ship was built at the
famous Donald McKay yards in Boston,
Mass., in 1869 and, since then, has
sailed <>n all the seven seas and called
at most of the important ports around
the globe.
Some years ago the Glory of the
Seas was purchased by a Tacoma fish
company and was put in the service
" between Puget Sound and Alaska
Each spring she would spread her
' canvas and sail away to the north,
carrying supplies and employes for
the Alaska canneries operated by the
L company, and, in the fall, would re"
turn with the season's catch.
The old boat was built of oak and
other tough woods and some of these
' are still in good condition. She is being
broken up for what metal she
4 holds.
- TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Open 3:07 p. m.
March 17.75 17.83
May 17.45 17.58
. July 16.92 17.06
e October 16.48 16.67
1 December 16.33 16.45
3 Local market 17.00
Lake Hopaconpr, N. J., Feb. 17.?
1 Two men were killed in an explosion
1 in the dynamite packipm house of the
Atlas Powder company here today.