The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, September 07, 1911, Image 10
I WHO KILLED HIM?
I
Mystery Sir rends I he Death tf ai Employee
if a Chariest#! Dairy.
SKULL WAS FRACTURED
The Coroner Probee AH the Available
Facts, and Rural Policemen
Are Set to Work Trying to Apprehend
and Catch the One Who l>id
the Crime.
The verdict of the coroner's jury,
at the inquest held Monday morning
at the Roper Hospital, in Charleston,
over the body of John Beckett, the
white man who died there Sunday as
the result of a fractured skull, was
simply to the effect that his death
had been caused by a wound on the
head, received in some way unknown
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IU IIIW jury, Willi*? luc nuuuu luuntu
as if it had been inflicted by some
weapon in the hands of an assailant,
there was no proof to uphold this theory,
and the jury were unable to
state in what way the blow had been
received
The Charleston Evening Post says
the wife of the dead man was questioned
at the inquest, but could give
do testimony which bore on the way
in which her husband came to his
death. The mystery which surrounds
the finding of the mortally wounded
man on Saturday night, was not
cleared up at the inquest.
The man was found on Saturday
night by Dr Eugene L. Jagar, who
was walking along the Meeting street
road near Grant Park, when his attention
was attracted by a form, lying
alongside the highway. lie investigated
and found it to be the unconscious
body of John Beckett, suffering
from the effect of a severe blow
on the 'he*ad. Dr. Jagar notified the
police, and the man was conveyed
immediately to the hospital, where he
was carefully examined and round to
have a fractured skull, as the result
of the blow
Next, the wound was examined, In
an effort to ascertain with what kind
of a weapon it had been inflicted, as
it was evident from its position near
the base of the skull, that it could not
have been the result of a fall, nor of
any kind of usual accident. The
wound looked as if the victim had
been struck with some sort of a blunt
iron instrument, the assailant coming
up from behind.
From the time that Beckett was
brought to the hospital, his condition
grew steadily worse, and he died Sunday
in spite of the attention he
had received from the physicians
there. Little is known about the
man, and it is believed that he only
recently moved to Charleston. His
wife, who was at the hospital, could
throw no light upon the mysterious
matter, and said that she knew of no
one who was her husband's enemy to
the extent of attacking him. Beckett
was employed at the iM'ehrten's dairy,
and lived up the Meeting street road,
near the Three Mile House.
The rural policemen of that section
are at work on the case, having
been notified shortly after the
discovery of the body. The ground
in the vicinity of the spot where
the man was found, was examined,
but 110 traces of a struggle or attack
could be found The whole case Is
surrounded with a veil of mystery
which as yet the police have been
unable to pierce, and the death of
the victim gives it a gravity which
leads all citizens to hope that the
true facts of the case may be brought
to light, and the malefactor to justice.
SUMMER ADVERTISING.
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While Trade is Dull Advertising
Should Re Pushed.
You need the best weapons when
the campaign is most strenuous.
No general would think of partly or
entirely disarming his troops just before
the biggest battle is to be fouight
These same principles apply also
to a business house. Some merchants
fr* order to curtail expenses during
the dull season of the year, begin by
cutting down their advertising ex
penses.
The newspaper is at all times your
weapon and best medium of publicity
and when times are dullest and competition
is keenest you will have to
meet these conditions. Advertising is
the appropriation that ought to be
decreased because business is dull;
Advertising is not discontinued or
decreased because busines is dull;
,but business is dull because you are
not advertising as much as you
should.
"Don't throw away your weapons
when the hardest battle remains to
be fought. Don't discontinue or decrease
your advertising when hot
weather arrives.
"At no time of the year will advertising
space pay you better than
right now, if you advertise right.
Investigate circulation claims of
the papers you advertise in and make
sure that for the amount of money
you are spending, you are reaching
the greatest possible number of people,
and then advertise persistently
and judiciously and solicit business
through the columns of a live newspaper
as if though you really wantad
It and the results will be certain.
VETERANS PROTEST
HOARD WILL CANCEL CONTRACT
FOR SERIES OF READERS.
Saifl to Contain Language Offensive
to the South and Her Cause.?The
Boards Meets Monday.
At their recent reunion in Columbia
the South Carolina Confederate
Veterans put on record as protesting
against one of the school books recently
adopted by the State board of
education. Gen. U. R. Brooks made
a stirring speech, setting forth the
objectionable points in the "Heart of
Oak" reader and the old veterans
with cheers voted "aye" to the mofn
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tions of Col. Brooks.
"Whereas, The Heart of Oak readers,
recently adopted for the use in
the public schools of this State, contain
on page 22 7 of the fourth book
a selection that refers to the Southern
army at Shiloli as "a dark rebellious"
host and,
"Whereas, we, the United Confederate
veterans of South Carolina thus
assembled, l>elieve that the principles
and truths for which we fought are
just as vital today as they were when
1/-wf t u;lth nnr )l voo a n fl fnr.
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tunes and,
"Whereas, we further believe that
the books taught in our free school
system, where alone our children
have an opportunity to learn these
truths, should be free from any aspersion
of misrepresentation, either
by direction or indirection;
"Therefore, be it resolved: That
we most seriously protest against the
use of the above named readers and
respectfully but earnestly call upon
the State board of education to take
immediate steps whereby readers or
any other books reflecting upon the
truth of the cause for which we
fought may not be forced upon our
children."
Governor Dlease said Thursday afternoon
that at the meeting in Columbia
of the State board of edui ition
on August 28 he would ask the
board in view of the action of the
South Carolina Division, United Confederate
Veterans, to cancel ?he fiveyear
contract recently made for the
"Heart of Oak" readers, to be used
in the public schools of the Siate.
Tne veterans allege one reaaer, ai
least, of the "Heart of Oak" series
contain language which refers improperly
to the cause for whioh they
fought.
Governor Blease said he had no
idea such a statement as that printed
was in any of the books adopted, this
reference being to a selection in one
of the' 'Heart of Oak" readers, which
is said to refer to the Confederates
at Shiloh as "a dark, rebellious host."
Governor Blease further stated that
If he had known such a "libel upon
the South" wag printed in any book
adopted by the board he would then
and there have registered his protest.
He said that his attitude was well
known in this matter by his stand in
the Waddy Thompson history controversy.
The Governor also stated that
he was not present when the readers
n Kw tJio fifaifa hnord nf
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education, being called out of the city
at the time.
"I will bring the matter to the attention
of the board at Its meeting
here on the 28th,'* concluded the
Governor, "and I will use my influence
to the end that the contract with
the firm be cancelled."
It was stated that the meeting on
the 28th Is called to consider protests
from publishing companies, and
to hear appeals from the several
counties as to school matters. The
Governor has a formal protest from
one of the publishing houses as to the
interpretation of the contract with
the State. .
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Fly Song.
Ten little flies
| All in a lino;
One got a swat!
Then there were nine.
Nine little flies
Grimly sedate,
Licking their chops?
Swat! There were
Eight little files
Raising some more?
Swat- Swat! Swat! Swat!
Then there were four.
Four little flies
Colored green-blue;
Swat! (Ain't It easy)
Then there were two.
Two little flies
Dodged the civilian?
Early next day
There were a million.
Should Need No Answer.
Occasionally we are asked why we
do not publish all that happens, it
is fortunate for these particular Individuals
that discretion occasionally
demands the omission of unpleasant
items. Should we publish all that
Is told us we would bo with the angels
in about 20 minutes after our
papers were mailed. We try to print
all items that are news, or that will
encourage, help or cheer any of our
citizens along life's rugged road. We
all doubtless would enjoy reading
"all the news" when Its about* the
other fellow, but we never cared to
lend aid to the gossips In the spreading
of scandals that only leave sorrows
In their trials.?Ex. 9
DROUGHT WAS GENERAL
RAINFALL WAS DEFICIENT IN
NEARLY ALL STATES.
?
South Carolina and Kansas Had the
Biggest Decrease In Rainfall During
the Year.
Frederick J. Haskins, who discusses
most Intelligently and entertainingly
various subjects in many
newspapers says although copious
I.. . ^^1 t.
i itiim in tut? p<usu iow wwkh ume restored
the parched vegetation of the
farms of the United States, the summer
of 1911 will be long remembered
as a season of widespread and unprecedented
drought. In other years
there have been more severe droughts
in certain sections of the country, but
this year the rainfall was far below
normal in the early summer in nearly
all of the states. The rainfall in
1910 was generally below normal
also, and the resultant shortage in
the stock of moisture caused the
drought to be even more injurious
to crops than usual.
It is a remarkable feature of the
American agricultural resources that
even a general drought, following a
period of low rainfall In previous
years, has not brought a threat of
famine. The greatest damage has
been to garden truck, potatoes and
other vegetables requiring a great
deal of rain. The grain crops, other
than corn, escaped because the
drought came too late to hurt them,
and the rains came again in time to
save the greater part of the corn
crop. Nevertheless, many localities
have suffered great loss and the cost
of living will be Influenced by the
shortage.
For some reason, which has not
yet been ascertained by any scientist,
the average rainfall throughout
the whole country has been diminishing
during the past ten years. Whether
or not this decrease is likely to be
permanent no one can tell. At various
times, since the existence of the
United State weather bureau, the
amount of rainfall has increased or
decreased in different parts of the
country, causing the chart indicating
it to present a wavelike appearance.
There is twelve inches difference
between the maximum rainfall
of the country as recorded and that
of 1910, and according to the present
indications this year will Increase the
difference of precipitation which is
already greatly below any previous
record.
Former droughts have, In most
cases, been confined to one or
two sections of the country, but this
year it prevailed throughout the entire
United States, with the exception
of a few isolated localities where
the rainfall has been a little about
normal.
The greatest droughts on record
this summer, as measured by the decrease
in rainfall, are In South Carolina
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and July the precipitation has been
32 to 3 8 per cent, below normal. The
normal rainfall throughout the country
has been estimated by the United
States weather bureau at 29 Inches,
and the area Is divided in this respect
into the following classifications:
Deserts or arid lands, 10 inches
per year; semi-arid or light
rains, 20 to 25 inches; moderate, 25
to 50 Inches; copious, 50 to 75 inches,
and excessive, about 75 inches.
A rainfall of less than 18 inches
precludes ordinary agriculture excepting
by the aid of irrigation. In
some localities the dry farming of
certain crops overcomes the difficulty
of scant moisture to a large extent.
Dry farming is really "good farming"
in the highest possible utilization of
every natural advantage. This is one
of the means by which <the department
of agriculture expects to keep
up the standards of crops throughout
the country, even though the rainfall
should continue to decrease as It has
during the past decade.
According to the latest record the
United States has less than six per
* /v# l.f n a t?.\n I n f V>n avpaooI ro In.
UL HO an*a 1U tuu vaviudoi f Vy & Milt
fall class, exceeding 75 Inches annually.
Sixteen per cent ranges from
50 to 75 Inches, 25 per cent from 25
to 50 inches, 30 per cent from 16 to
25 inches and 20 per cent less than
10 inches. It is upon these figures
that the normal average of 29 inches
ptr annum is based.
The measuring of rainfall throughout
the United States is made by
means of careful tests at each of the
200 observation stations of the weather
bureau. Carefully constructed
rain guages are supplied by which the
rain is collected continually and
measured and estimated for the surfnpa
of that. nA.rMetilA.f? Innsiltv. In
speaking of the rainfall of the country
the signification is that the
amount of water which falls would,
if collected, at once, reach the number
of inches shown during the year.
Irrigation, Is advancing to a degree
which indicates that in some
sections of the country the farmer
will be absolutely independent of
seasonal rainfalls, although at present
it is not depended upon to any
appreciable degree for the most essential
crops. In the sections where
irrigation prevails, there has been no
scarcity of water this year, despite
the decreased rainfalls because It
happens that the heavy snowfalls last
winter provided a sufficient amount
of water for this season. If such a
drought as Is now prevailing through-,
out the country should follow upon a
BURNT ALIVE
Iiiib'i Assiillut Biraed it Stake li
Oklahoma by Lfariated Mob
CONFESSED HIS GUILT
?
Thousands View Gruesome Spectacle
in Main Street of Pur cell, Following
Capture of Man Wlio Attacked
Farmer's Wife and Sought to
Hide Crime by Firing House.
While 3,000 men, women and children
atnnd hv shouting their nnnrnv.
al, Peter Carter, a negro, who had
previously been captured by three
members of his own race and identified
as the man who last Wednesday
night attacked Mrs. Minie Spraggins,
wife of a farmer, was burned
to death on a brush pile, in the main
street of Purcell, at five o'clock on
Thursday afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under
Sheriff Farris, who attempted to rescue
the negro from the crowd, were
overpowered and locked in the Court
House.
Mrs. Spraggins was assaulted while
alone in her home, one mile south of
Purcell. After the deed the negro
set fire to the Spraggins home. iMrs.
Spraggin's tyusband saw the flames
while working in the fields and rushed
into the house in time to rescue
1* 5 a nrlfn CJhn doolarofl Pcirtor whn
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formerly worked on the Spraggin's
farm, had attacket her.
Officers went to Carter's home and
arrested him. He was turned over
to a constable, but on the way to
jail escaped. When it became known
that the negro was free, farmers of
the neighborhood organized a posse
and an all-night search was made.
The negro was not found.
Thursday afternoon Hingley Henry,
a negro janitor, noticed a strange
negro riding under a box car near
the Oklahoma Central Railway station.
With the aid of two other negroes,
who had armed themselves,
the negro janitor pulled Carter from
beneath the car. He was then taken
to the main street of Purcell, where
a great crowd had gathered.
"Turn that negro over to me,"
said a tall farmer, who suddenly
seemed to assume command of the
crowd.
The Janitor and his two aides obeyed.
Carter was taken across the
street and in an instant many men
and boys were gathered. At this
juncture Deputy SherifT Hayes and
Under Sheriff Farris arrived and
pleaded with the mob to turn the
prisoner over to them. The Sheriff
and his assistant were locked up and
the negro was led out and placed on
an oil-soaked brush heap, built
around a telephone pole. He was
tied to the pole and the torch applied.
Cheers came from the crowd as the
flames licked the victim's face, and
men and women in motor cars watched
him die. As he was lashed to
the pole the negro shrieked for mercy.
After the flames died down the
crowd slowly dispersed. The negro's
body was burned to a crisp.
Mrs. Spraggins, who is not expected
to live, said Carter entered
her heme and struck her on the head
with a revolver, beating her until she
was unconscious. An old mattress
was torn up and scattered over her
body. After the negro had set the
mattress on fire he fled. As Mrs.
Spraggins was crawling from under
the fire the negro then re-appeared
and again struck her with a pipe,
breaking her jaw and beating her
badly. Her husband, rushing to the
house, rescued his wife, unconscious.
In a few minutes more she would
have been dead.
The pile of wood and brush on
which the negro's body was burned
was still smouldering at ten o'clock
Thursday night. The town was very
quiet. The cheers of the <*bwd,
when the first flames shot up, min~
wrl*v? rf V? r? nlarntnir orlAH of thfi
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! negro, and after the fire had burned
fpr an hour and the body was nothing
but a crisp, the crowd again
cheered. Then it dispersed.
While the majority of those who
gathered about to witness the black
man's death were men, there were
many women in the crowd.
A remarkablee feature of the affair
was that while the crowd was
determined upon the death of the negro,
it was far more quiet than usual
under similar conditions. Not a
shot was fired. The escape of the
negro, following his arrest, seemed
to add to the fury of the searchers
for the black man.
Talk about town, following the
lynching, bears the message of the
neero that he was "the right man."
As whlBpered from lip to lip, com? a
brief confession, made as he was led
to his funeral pyre.
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Sailors Get Supplies.
Before the battleship Kansas
leaves New York again each of the
1,000 men In its crew will be given
a complete set of needles, thread and
darning yarn, buttons and other articles
by the Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Kansas.
winter In which the snowfall had
been light, there might be a scarcity
of water for supplying the irrigation
| plants even where they are well established.
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0RAN6EBURI
ORANGEBl
This school, with a great I
University trained teachers, will
September 20th. Expenses ha
of everybody. Board, the best
Fine healthful location. Elec
Broad open fireplaces. Thoroi
Bookkeeping. Fine Conservat
number of new students. We
tion. No safer school for your
today for our beautiful new cati
President W.
147 Broughton St. .
Has since 1894 given "Thorough instr
Influences at the lowest possible cos
RESULT: It is to-day with its facult
Its student body of 400, and its plant wc
THE LEADING TRAINING SCHC
$150 pays all charges for the year, inch
heat, laundry, medical attention, physic
except music and elocution. For catul
REV. THOS. ROSSER Rl
BLACKSTC
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Write today for new list. Epton
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Special rates September. Write to
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yet; rural grades, high
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acuity of Sixteen College and
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ive been placed within reach
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Ve want you to be one of 2,000 ^
. ltors to The Land of Waterfalls;
write for booklet. Board of Trade*
Brevard, N. C.
It Glenn Springs, S. CM The Garner
House offers good serlvce. Splendid
fare and the best location.
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droado that moot dtmwom dtooa?, Collo. k
Bo prepared for on emergency by haria*
bottle of Neek'e Cello Remedy on bend.
If ore anlmela die from Collo then ell other
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out of ?r?7 ton can? would haw boaa
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riven In time. It Isn't a drench or dope,
but Is a remedy riven on the tonrue, so
simple that a woman or child can lire It.
If ft falls to cure, your money will be
refunded. If your dealer cannot supply
you send 60c In stamps *nd we will mall
a bottle. #
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M"'" beet remedy lor Rheumntlsm,
Sciatica. Lame Back,
riB^j Stiff Joints and Muscles, ,
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