The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 24, 1909, Image 4
A GIRL'S BODY
Found In a Trunk in a New York
Chinese Den.
HAD BEEN MUROERED
?
to bo Mlsin Who Had
H?to IaU?Yist(Hl in Mivsionarj
Wwi Auioug tho (-hiao.no of Now
lurk?Thr (???>o l? Harrouudfd in
( roat Mysinjr.
KSizubolh Slgel, daughter of Paul
111' Now York rlfv :nwl irran.l.
daughter of the illlustdloua Franz
ttig?d. the German warrior who enlisted
his services with the Union
Army during tho civil war, Is, acvtrding
to nil Indications, the victim
of oue or the raOvSt sordid muri
ts in the history of New York. If
?he Is not the YJctlm the police
t.e confronted with n remarkablo
vri;s of coincidental facts.
Taken from a trunk in a room of
i Chinaman above a chop auey re?i
meant in the tenderloin, the body,
in ,i state of decomposition which
makes identification diflioult, lies lu
l he morgue. When the story was
told, Mrs. Sigel, with us much teud
era ess as possible, cried "My God,
Klsfe." and fainted.
Sun l.eong, proprietor of the restaurant,
who also condncted the
rooming house above, disappeared
shortly after the discovery of the
murder, adding further to the mystery
The case has many unusual
features, n,otab!o among which Is
the fact that a Chinaman had been
known to call at the Slgel home, presumably
with the sanction of the
ti-treats. Kliv.iihoth or WmIc w:im
20 years old, and was greatly iuterested
In work among Chinese.
Mr. Sigel arrived at the morgue
?.t midnight. Arrangements were
made so that the badly dlsllgurod
i me could be seen to best advantage,
but Mr. Sigel would not ?ay that
it. was his daughter. In fact, the
* police say, he declared positively
that it was not, but he declined :o
look it various letters and other hits
of evidence which would seem to
indicate that it was she. Thro?
Cuinameti were arrested as material
witnesses."
Mrs. Florence M. Todd, a friend
of the Sigel family, called at th>
morgue,'and after viewing the body,
iddnt(tied som ? of tli ? undorcto'.hing
as that worn by Elsie Sigel. Mrs.
Paul Sigel. when shown the jewelry
toiind iii the trunk containing the
body, identified it us that worn by
ber daughter, Elsie. *
HKAVV VNKMCT AFF1KMNI).
ftuprome t'ou.i, i," poo Ids $25,000
Pnnmgn Suit.
The supreme court a few days ago
reudered a decision which amounts
io a judgment of $25,000 against
the Southern Public Service corpora
mom in hi me i" lore ii co ldgui anil
Power Comimny. Suits was brought
liy Mrs. Maud Laughlin and Cleo. W.
Laughlin and by Lawrence Rdward
Laughlin of Florence against these
two Concerns for injuries received
by Mrs Maud Laughlin and Kdward
Laeghlin, her son. been use of a heavily
charged wire which hung down
in {he street in Florence and inflicted
injuries on both. A suit for $50,w.is
brought in the ciuso of Mrs.
Laughlin and for $25,000 on behalf
af tiie hoy. The jury returned a verdict
of $17,000 in the ense of Mrs.
Laughlin and $8,000 in tlio other
.vise. The supreme court dismissed
the appeal on the exceptions raised
liy the attorneys for the defendant. 4
WHISKKY USKI) ItY I'lTILS
In Public Schools of liuyoane, New
Jersey.
,
The report that drunkenness prevailed
among the pupils of the
IJayonne, N. J., public schools has
been verified, deepite the denials of
the city officials, by a special com
mtt.too of the school board whoso
report sustains the charges made by
1>r. Henry A. Abbott, medical inspector,
that many children attended
the school under the influence.
The board has issued an appeal to
parents, teachers and pupils to do
their utmost in discouraging the use
of intoxicants by the children of the
city.
It was also rosolve,d to enforce the
law forbidding the sale of cigarettes
to boys under sixteen years.
Hold Ills Wife.
The Circuit court sitting iu Tortland,
Ore., will hear arguments this
week in the strangest case that has
ever appeared on its docket. John
nraganza, n Gorman, after selling
his wife to if. Kuddart, for $ir>0, has
brought Huit Against her purchaser
on charge of alienating her affections.
Attorneys fall to see how
llragooza can have been damaged as
h claims since he sold, exchanged
(and bartered his wife.
COITUN hiPORi i
MiM*
KKSUIjTS or TIIK NTUDY OF AN
UXPHItT PUBUHI1KD.
larrmwod for I'pLuid (\>ttoa
Has Keoalted la the DcvelopIsf
of Boitiw Gra4??.
Daniel ('. Kop<*r, of the United
States census liiirrau, has Juat prepared
a comprehensive report on the
cotton Industry In the United Statea
lost year.
The increased demand in recent
years for superior staples is developing
belter rariotles of npland rotton
by seed selection and more careful
cultivation. The United States deparlmeut
ol agriculture has been and
Is now rendering very valuable service
in assisting the growers along
these lines. The long staples grown
chletly In the portion of the Mississippi
Valley, which extends from
Vtckshurg to Memphis, a region
about r>7 miles wide and 200 miles
long, are receiving more attention
than heretofore.
The liber of much of the cotton
,gvo\vu In ;thi? territory measures
from one and one-fourth to one and
seventh-eighth inches in length, anil
the sveorge yield Is about one bale
to the acre. The sei^ds of these
fancy varieties have been planted in
localities outside of this region the
last two or three years with gratifying
results, as the staple not infrequently
commands, a premium of
from T> to 1 0 ceuts a pound over mid Idling
upland.
Unfortunately, few of the localities
producing this cot'on are sup- (
plied with the ginning faculties best
suited for the proper treatment of ,
the fiber; saw gins, vvhlc.i cut and
break the liber, are generally employed
In contrast with this practice
attention is directed to the fact
that the Kgyptlau and sea island
cottons are treated by roller gins,
which contiibute to regularity aud
uniformity in the fiber.
The increase in the Imports of
foreign cottons which come in competition
with sea island and other
superior cottons grown in this coun
try has aroused tho American growers,
as is evidenced l>y the fact that,
when lho I'ayno tariff bill was recently
under consideration, representatives
of the growers of sea island
cotton and of the best varieties produced
in the Mississippi Valley petitioned
Congress for the speedy enactment
of an amendment to the
tariff laws, by which an import duty
of not less than \0 per cent would
he imposed on the marked valuation
of all foreign grown cotton imported
Into America, which can he used as
a substitute or competitor by Amerl
ieau mills against similar grades raised
in this country.
It may be stated in this connection
that the importation of foreigu
cotton for the year ending August
.'11, 1908, amounted to 143,490 hales
of 000 pounds r*?r?h, of which 122,170
were Imported direct from
Kgypt; the production of sea island
cotton in 1908 was 93,808 bales, and
that of the superior varieties grown
in tho Mississippi Valley has been
estimated at about 300,000 bales.
Tho following are the figures in
tin* number of hales of cotton of all
kinds raised in each of the counties
| of South Caroliuu in 1 907 and 1 908:
1 908. 1907.
Abbeville 34,572 4 1,81 2
Aiken 3 4,587 3 4,7 20
Anderson 03,183 65,182
Ham berg 21,897 16,562
Barnwell 41,599 39,012
Beaufort 6,91 0 7,570
Berkeley 18,175 17,608
Calhoun 23,973 22,145
Charleston 13,120 11,717
Cherokee 14,867 1 4,915
Chester 26,903 27,351
Chesterfield 22,726 16,647
Clnrendou 29,889 29^608
Colleton 16,315 14,7 4 5
Darlington 39,724 31,129
Dorchester Jt,7f8 10,529
l'Mgefield 2 6.201 31,663
Fairfield 28.662 28.457
Florence 80,885 28,04 1
Gergetown 3,7 1 3 2,3 4 8
Greenville 40,323 40,070
Greenwood 04,360 37,486
Hampton 15,974 14,390
Horry 8,372 6,613
Kershaw 21,341 1 8,084
Laucas?tor 25,313 22,501
Laurens 42,439 46,431
36,136 26,024
Lexington 21,934 23,270
Marlon 49,032 44,657
Marlboro 58,698 53,366
Newberry 37,501 40,656
Oconee 17,979 16,761
Orangeburg 53,724 43,032
VbLi.fiw -i o nr"
ltr,1iv J o , i7 ?> I
Richland I 5.6r?5 14,739
Saluda 22,936 24,363
Spartanburg 69,706 60,901
Sumter 36,186 28,81 1
tfnion 19,688 19,628
WilllAnibhurg .. .. 28,470 2C.238
York 43,132 43,638
Swift Justice.
Hot ween breakfast and noon dinner,
Kd. Byuurn, the negro who shot
Sheriff Corloy, thirty dayt, ago, waui
taken from the State penitentiary at
Columbia, carried to Lexington, arraigned,
tried irad sentenced, and
taken back to Colombia to begin
serving hi* sentence of ten years.
iNUUML IMX I
\
PKKS1DKNT TAKT I SKS HIS l?OWHit
TO GllUSH HiliL.
lMAurgi?tM Are IaccnM*<l at HIh Actio*
la Interfering With a Tariff
ffill Wkkk ? Was I/oUlag A1m?.
Th j I acorn* tax feature of tha
tariff bti? now In '.he course ' pr?. paraiion
.? doomed to aoteat. W itU
th? actve support of Presidoat Taft,
Seuator Aluneh aud the "regulars"
are now plaunlng to postpone Indefinitely
this phase of the bill, when ,
It eorues to a vote, by offering a i
Constitutional amoudment declaring i
it to b? within the power of Congress
to levy an Income tax. As it
takes two years In the leust to effect
!> f'aii wt if nt irvttn 1 n ttuitwi tnon f ho u<?
I* V/V/ 11 U l 4 V U I. Ul? I U IA?\ Itu tit \ U V V uv> wv
Hon nu'iiua the lingering death of
the insurgents' ou? pet point of the
proposed tariff bill.
President Tuft is the one who has
brought about the virtuul di^ath of
this feature. The influence of the
AdinlnlHtratioii ia telling heavily on
the lesa enthusiastic advocates of
the income tax and the insurgents
and the real supporters of the levy
believe that their position haa become
desperate. The ac(ion of the
President 1h felt all the more because
the combination of Democrats
and disgruntled Republicans could
practically have forced the amendment
through before the White
House interference appeared.
The proposed Constitutional
amendment will be offered along
witli an amendment to the tariff
bill to provide a two per cent tux
on corporation dividends, which the
Senate leaders do not feel quite
strong enough to dispense with us
h concession. In spite of the President's
repeated refusal to "interfere
with tariff legislation," his haud
has been the determining factor in
solving the income tax snarl in favor
of Senator Aldrich. Within the last
week the President has gone so fur
as to have at least four of the doubtful
senators summoned to the White
IlmiKo The Chief Kyp<mi I vn'u nr
guments are understood to have been
the constitutionality of the tax, advisability
of pushing it now, and the
wisdom of slapping the Supreme
court in the face by overriding its
comparatively recent decision.
Comment on the President's part
in the formulation of the plan that
is now exjiected to pull the Aldrich
organization out of an embarrassing
position is anything but mild among
the Insurgents. They refer bitterly
to the fact that, on personal grounds
at least, they had tlrst claim on the
President as opposed to Aldrich and
his circle, practically all of whom
used their influence against Mr.
Taft's nomination. They also believe
that in the Middle Weet the
income tax is a live question and
that the President's policy will militate
measureably against hltn four
years hence.
While the Insurgents look on the
divldent tAx as a concession of a mtM
sort wrung from tho unwilling Finance
committee, the more earnest
of the income tax supporters say
that, while it will brace up the tariff
bill with rtonsiderahle revenue, It
defeats the whole purpose of the
Income tax plan by levying a tax that
can be shifted downward from the
Bhouldorn of the wealthy. *
Ql'KKR HONKYMOOS TIUP.
RogtM* lluintuim and His Itride Go
I'p in a Balloon.
Tho balloon, Plttsfiehl, which ascended
from Pittsburg early Sunday
morning carrying Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Noble Rurnham on their aerial
honeymoon, was brought down about
a mile from the centre of Holbrook,
Mass., at a little after four o'clock
the Hame morulng, after traveling
over one hundred miles. Until the
break of dawn the aeronauts hod no
idea of their exact location, but when
the sun arose, they were able to
see blue hills and Ronton harbor,
and found they were belug taken in
a southeasterly direction, which, if
fol!owed, would carry them out to
sea. A landing was then muda Mr.
and Mrs. Rurnham continued on their
uniquely begun honeymoon.
DKAF AND DUMB OHIRDKHN.
Remarkable Results Shown at Kxer*
tise** Attended by tho Parents.
Remarkable results of the instructIon
of denf nnd dumb pupils In public
school No. 4 7, In Now York city,
wore determined before tho parouta
of the 122 children.
Not ono of the pnplls was able
to articulate a sylnblo at the beginning
of the school term. At the
exercises there were fifty who oiado
themselves perfectly understood In
Mil parts of the big assembly hall,
some of them reciting piece*? of poetry
and others delivering orations.
Mies Margaret A. Regan, principal
of the school, said that the toaohem
now believe there Is no reaaon why
every person buOblu not be taught to
?peak.
Sand tho soprano who had mastered
the trill, "I always have my moale
roll with toe."
SAVKH UN FltOM FAMINE.
Kclfic* Teaches Us How to ti?t More
Nitrogen.
The possible failure of thu world's
bread Hupply, following? the exhaustioa
of the supply of nitrogen, was
discussed In one of the seventeen
sections ef the international congresa
of affiled chemistry at the
Imperial institute in London recently.
saye the Chronicle ef that
city.
Dr. Rich Rleche of Iierlin gave an
address on lime nitrogene. its transformation
in the soil and Its effect
on various crops. He referred to
the statement of Bir William Crooken
wt the opening of the British association's
meeting In 1908 drawing
attention to the danger of exhausting
the world's nitrogen supply, and
Klvlng figures to show that it might
be Impossible, within a comparatlv**ly
nhort space of time, to supply sufficient
bread for the consumption of
an increasing wheat eating population.
Dr. Rlecke argued that by utilizing
the boundless stores of the atmosphere
throught the discoveries of
science and investigation would be
increased beyond present dreams,
and agriculture, industry and commerce
would obtain advantage, ami
the whole human race would be benefitted.
Thus on Inexhaustible
source of nitrogen had been found,
and the combined forces of technical
and agricultural science had succeeded
In averting a threatened nitrogen
famine through the preparation
and rational use of atinsopherlc
nitrogen combined with lime. ,
HAPS TIIH XKWSPAPBK8.
"Headlight* of Protection" Cry for
Free Paper, Hays Tillman.
Immfnilately upon taking up the
tariff bill Thursday the Senate agreed
to the amendments previously offered
by Mr. Aldrich for the committoe
on finance relating to Hint
glazed ond other Burface coated papers
and calendars, cigar bands, etc.,
composed of lithograph paper.
After disposing with little difficulty
of a number of disputed paragraphs
In the tariff bill, the Senate ,
began the colsideratlon of the print
paper and wood pulp provisions of
the tariff bill. The subject was Introduced
by Senator Aldrich, who, as "
chairman of the finance committee,
proposed an amendment increasing
the duty on print paper to $4 a ton.
The House reduced it to $2 a ton.
Senator Browne offered an amendment
to place print paper on the
free list.
"These very papers that are asking
for free papers,"' said Mr. Till- i
man, "are the very headlights of
protection and they deny me the
opportunity to buy this coat or these
shoes," illustrating by pointing to
tho article of attire. "Yet they want
free paper."
Mr. Tillman brought his foot down ,
on the velvet ca.pet with a resounding
effect as he added that they are
humbugs.
KAIiKIGH MAN A SUICIDE.
C. II. Edwards, Well Known Printer,
Cuts His Throut.
A dispatch from Raleigh says C.
B. Wdwards, Jr., committed suicide
at Pullen Park a few nights ago by
cutting his throat with a shoe knife.
H#wlu wtnt r\ ~??i \- I
? ? *; uuu; 1IUO iliUIIU UUUUV 1 U U CIOCK I
Saturday. Iio was tho sou of C. B.
Edwards, of the Edwards & Broughton
printing establishment and was
general foreman of the printing office.
Edwards left no word as to the J
reason for the act, but has been a
heavy drinkor and had made an attempt
on his life before. He had
taken treatment for the whiskey habit
a number of times. He was 38
years old and leaves a wife and five
small children.
BUND TKJKB8.
Cherokee County Seems to Have a
Goodly X umber.
A dispatch from Ooffney says Magistrate
Scruggs, of Morgan Township,
which border on North Carolina,
bound a young white man named
Bud Bright over to the Court of
Sessions oa Tuesday Tor selling
whlakey. The people of that neighborhood
are troubled by the operations
of blind tigers who ply their
trade o* Saturday nights and Sundays.
It la thought that one or more
distilleries are In operation in tho
community, and a determined effort
will be made to put them out of business.
*
Balloon Accident*
At St. Petersburg, Kuwala, the
Count Chamberlain Palltein waa
killed, hie wife was fatally Injured
and two other perrons Buffered sere
re Injuries, in a balloon oocident
there a few days ago.
Work berries Oaose Death.
A? a reflult of eating blackberries
| picked in a field near Amite, I>a.,
j two negroes died Wednesday. There
is said to be a poironoofl inflect egg
on ?ome of the berries which is
iff
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aa4 2 ml leu from tied BlaJK ?
Termn reauoaable.
JtOO Arm, Timber mud Fast are Lm4,
260 acres timber laud a ad renutii
Terms very roiwui* uu3
lltfl Acres?Two and ono-Ualf mllee
timber on this land has been Bold,
build residence. Price, %o per i
On? Lot iu VTuycrow), gh.?In the
$100 cash.
Th? FmeruWa Block Farm-?8ituate
on the south and west by Lake
Kntlre tract fenced. The lauds
ull the native and other grasses,
poo? would furnish pasturage for
bo admirably used as truck farm,
farming. There are two dwellings,
etc., ou the place. Personal prop
Jack, one colt, 1&0 head of cattle,
mower, reaper and binder, and ml
with vale. Reason for selling, la
of old age. For price and farther
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Wannamaker, Cheruw, 3. C.
Manus<-ript of Novels, essays, plays,
poetry, etc., wanted for it*iue in
book form. Address Broadway
Publishing Company, 835 Broadway,
N. Y.
Teachers' Bureau, conducted by Miss
1. D. Martin. An exchange for
supplying teachers with positions
and schools with teachers. Address
17 02 Blandlng St., Columbia,
8. C.
Heal Instate?If you have any prop- 1
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Carolina Sales Agency, Orange- J
burg, S. C. j
Ihtscftiug and Ties?Ginners, farmers
uuu niri v imillrt, SUYO U1UQQ7 DJ
making contract with us now for
fall delivery. Writo without dolay.
Address, Bagging Factory.
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Why don't you work for Uncle Ham?
Civil Service Manual, which pre- !
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Three volumes (with maps), $3.
express prepaid. Sims' Book
Store, Orangeburg, 9. C.
Teachers Wanted?Teachers seeking
good schools and schools seeking
good teachers, should wrtte
Sheridan's Teachers' Agency,
Greenwood, 9. C., endorsed and
patronised by leading schools and
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Wanted ?Hardwood lumber and logs*.
In lumber we want poplar, anh,
Cottonwood, gum and cypress. Ia
logs we want cedar, walnut and
poplar. Prompt cash and Inspection
at your point. Savannah Valley
Lumber Company, Augusta,
tta.
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Liquid Ice?2 spoonfuls of whtoh
will keep your butter fresh li
months, or your tnllk sweet and
fresh 4 days; can be made at home
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>m Oawiiy, IS from Lx>rtb,
Waocaaav Rlvrr. Price, $2,0^O.
HHoMtNl la Harry Oott&fy?About
dor la jniwture land. Price, $1,80#.
from railroad station. Tba pino
This would nak? a good placu to
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Rlveraldo addition to tbut otty. Price,
c! In Lake Cou?ty, Ma., and bounded
Crriffin and the Oklawaha river,
an* well adapted to the growth of
and tf ummI exclusively for that pur1,000
head of cattle. I>ands could
th? land being suitable 1 or general
four tenant houses, barns, Ktableti.
erty, consisting of nine mares, ono
3 4 head of hogs, buggies, wagons,
soelianeous farming implements go
ability to look after place on account
particulars write.
It HALM, no matter whore located,
sale Is made.
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r Supplies IWH
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carpet. any size to fit a room or hall.
I^>t us send you a price list; just
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Teacher?*?Write for free booklet,
"A Ulan,", showing how we help V
you get a better position. Thousands
excellent vacancies open,
paying $30 to $150 monthly.
Schools supplied with teachers.
ooiunnrn Teachers' Agency, Columbia,
South Carolina.
Announcement.
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of uninterrupted success, we wish It
to be our "Banner year."
Our thousands of satisfied customers,
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If you are contemplating the pur- ^
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UWT KSTATK TO SWEETHEART.
Trainfxl Nurse, of Hoanoke, Vn.,
Gets $C?"S,000 Request.
ft
Mm. M. H. Mayo, a trained nurse,
of Roanoke, Va., has been notified ^
by a Danville, Va., lawyer that Capt.
Win. LI. Hlackwell, who died there
recently, left his estate, worth $25,000
and unencumbered, to her.
I As a girl Mrs. Mayo and Black |
well were sweethearts. She married
another man and was ten years ago
left a widow. Some years later she
nursed Blackwell through an illne?6
1 and he renewed the suit.
I November the marriage was
indefinitely postponed.
YOUNG FARMKIl A SUICTDK.
I
Mr. HajrocI Lang Kills Ilinsdf With
Shotgun.
Mr. S&mueJ Iabr, a young man
about twenty-one years old, living
about one and a half miles from
Westminster, committed suicide late
on Thursday evening by shooting
himself wtth a shotgun.
| Youug Lang left home on Thors lay.
presumably to go hunting. He
failed to return at night and searchlug
parties found his body next morning
about 1)00 yards from his home.
It is not kuown why he committed
the deed.
Pointed Paragruphs.
The uioatman may not look a bit
thinner Just because he baa lost some
fleah.
Many a man would rather hove an
automobile than a wife, because he ^ 4
can run the former. K ^
o3!rrS^oor5MBi^!3!il
Beds a Good Governor. 1
toy alter eeing fee Undtac web ? :?**! have tried I
M.WC WUdlOfMMMr refutation until I used I
tor cKe? better refutation than any other I bare fl
oalullitgil or aowwnd buttons wkheaaewed aide. M
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