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OIL STILLS WATERS POURED OVER MOUNTAINOUS SEA AROUND ELAMING SHIP SAVES LIVES OF MANY CarinaniH Passenger, ait Lye-Witness. of Terrible Tragedy in Mid-Ocean, (?ives Chief Credit for Saving Lives to the Oil Steamer Narragansett, Which Poured Out Tons of Oil. T. T. Watson, of Philadelphia, a passenger of the Carmania, said that tlio chief credit for saving those on the Volturno was undoubtedly due to the oil ship Narragansett. "Only a few good swimmers," he declared, "would have survived from the illfated ship had not tho Narragansett made free use of oil to calm the terrible waves. Shortly after we arriv. ed on Thursday the Carmania tried both fore and aft oil sprays, but without effect on the mountainous waves. "At daybreak Friday the gale moderated and then a miracle occurred. It resulted in the salvation of the Volturno's crow and passengers. When Capt. Barr sent out a call for a tank steamer Thursday there came back a reply from the Narragansett, We will be there with the milk'? the sea name for oil. "When the Narragansett arrived the Grosser Kurfuerst .with other liners, got in as close as possible and lowered lifeboats. These took aboard several persons who had j umped from the Volturno, and the work was greatly facilitated by the steam pinnace of the Grosser Kurfuerst, which had stayed out all night. "As soon as the Narragansett began to spray oil about the doomed ship the waves subsided as by magic. Soon the small boats were enabled to run alongside the liner and take the clinging people from the ladders. The rescue work was over in a very short time. Eleven liners formed the boundary around the film of oil and the survivors were hoisted aboard the various steamers without trouble. "Wo then cruised about for two hours searching for the lifeboats, which were said to have escaped the destruction that the other boats had suffered against the side of their own ship, but found only the air tanks which are carried beneath the seats. 1 do not believe that there is any possibility of the two boats having es| caped swamping. "When we arrived on the scene the f're was burning steadily, but not fiercely. It never at any time got aft of the bride. When we went to dinner at 7 o'clock in the evening there were no flames; nothing hut thick smoke could be seen. At 8 we were summoned on deck by the rebreaking out of the flames, which soon culminated in an explosion. Then we saw for the first time signs of a panic on the decks of the ill-fated vessel. Several jumped overboard, among them our own survivor, who made a plucky swim, reached the sido of the Carmania, but was too weak to get up the ladder. Seaman Heigh way was then lowered with a life line through an open cargo port, striplied to the waist. He got beneath the swimmer, whose, life belt had hecome unfastened, and supported him. It was a magnificent exhibition of strength and courage. Some Idea can be gained of how difficult this feat was rendered by the fierceness of the waves when it is realized that half an hour passed from the time the swimmer, Trintepohl, reached the sido of the ship beforo he was gotten aboard. "The explosion seemed to come from coal gas collected in the hunkers and was evidently not due to the boilers. For some time the fire burned brightly and then gradually died down. It is impossible to tell how many of those who jumped overboard were drowned, hut the good swimmers among them must have been picked up, as small boats were cruising about." War Practise Fatal. Tn a daring war game played Monday night by tho Atlantic torpedo flotilla under bad weather conditions at Newport, It. I., Gunner's Mate II. A. Garrity of the Paulding lost his lire. The destroyer came into port Tuesday with all hands exhausted. Carrity was washed overboard. Tt is thought he struck his head accidentally and that he was unconscious when ho struck tho water, lie was married only a week ago. * Very Queer Damage Suit. Tho Charleston Evening Post Rays: "Judge Henry A. M. Smith in the United States district court Tuesday hoard a motion to set aside tho service of the complaint In the case of Daniel E. Johnson against the Ford Auto Company. Tho plaintiff alleges that he broke his arm in attempting to crank a Ford automobile aixl charges that somo defect in the mechanism of the car was responsible for this. He is suing for $1 0,000 damages. Judge Smith has tho matter under consideration. The plaintiff is a resident of Ramherg and alleges that the machino was purchased from C. F. Rizcr, a doaler of Olar." V TO TEACH AGRICULTURE ? IN THE Itl HAL SCHOOL# OF CALliOVN COUNTY. +. Farm Demonstration Clots to be Cultivated lly Children Under Expert Supervision, j At the instigation of the U.. S. Dep:v ment of Agriculture aiul Clemson Agricultural College, a movement has been launched to have five demonstration farms located at five different schools in each county of the State, and Mr. James Claffy, who is the Calhoun County demonstration agent and Superintendent of Education, F. C. Crout. are now at work in an effort to locate those farms in this county and are explaining the advantages to be derived from such an undertaking. They report that quite a great deal of interest has already been shown in this movement and that three of these farms have already been located and applications have been recieved from other schools. The following is a "Memorandum of Understanding" which is to be signed by the trustees of the schools which accept the proposition and explains the methods by which these Cnrmc ? . ?. oo4nKlinlm#1 1 . i- ~ i.-.i >hi uio tiiv covaunoucu <11111 lilt! UUUVH to bo performed in connection with their operation: "in order that tHo prosperity of South Carolina may become established upon a firmer basis, it is important that the children attending 1 our rural schools shall become familiar with the fundamental principles underlying the propagation and growth of the plants indegenious to their climate and soil. To meet this increasing necessity the plan has been devised and adopted that tho United States Department of Agriculture, Clemson Agricultural College, and the Trustees of School co-operate in the teaching of these principles of Agriculture to the children of tho above mentioned school. To this and the following agreement is entered into: "1. That the Trustees shall furnish three acres of land, or as near that amount as can ho obtained, seed, fertilizers, teams, implements, etc., necessary to the proper cultivation of the land. '"J. That the said land shall he located as near as practicable to the school. "3. That the hours from shall he devoted by the pupils to the actual work of attending to the demonstration plots. "4. The rotation to be adopted Is to be agreed upon by the District and Local Demonstration Agent. "5. The Local Demonstration Agent shall visit the school from time to time, to see that instructions are carried out, and to co-operate ii: every way with the teacher, consistent with his other duties. "6. The expenses in connection with this work shall he paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the produce of the demonstration plat. "7. It is agreed that the ground will he prepared for seeding of cover crops between September la and October 1 5, not later than November 1. "This agreement is simply a memorandum of understanding and no financial liability is incurred by the signing of it.** In speaking of this matter Mr. Croat says: "We consider that the benefits to bo derived from these farms are two-fold as it furnishes the boys some actual experience in farm wui k a nil mso oeueius uie community farmers." One suggestion which has )>oen made by Mr. Claffy is to have a winter cover crop planted. This innovation will no doubt he followed with considerable interest and it is doubt fill if any one will disapprove of this plan as it is apparent that education along the lines of farming is of first importance in this land of agriculture, and it is hoped that each one will lend his influence and co-operation in this work. ? Negro is Killed. ITonry Baxter, a negro man about 3f> or 10 years of age, was shot and killed about two o'clock Saturday morning at (Jlymphville, in Newberry county, by Ilagood Brown, 21 years of age. Mr. Brown shot three times with a pistol two of the balls taking effect and causing death. The sheriff set out to make the arrest but found that Mr. Brown had started to town to surrender and the sheriff overtook him, coming by a different road. The young man declines to make a statement. . Painter Commits Suicide. Onul \T ntr\ 4 rr a ?voln(A? ?>' iv ii i ri |/niiu.ui VM Oil V ilIIII U 11 Saturday committed suicide by hanging after making two ineffectual attempts to win death by other methods. Meinig first severed the artery in his right leg with a razor. Later he severed his right hand at the wrist. Afterward ho hanged himself to a beam in the outhouse. THs body was discovered by his nine-yoar old son. Burned House to Gain Prison. Frank E. Bennett, old and homeless, set fire to a vacant house near Canton, O., and then confessed the crime. Tie said ho fired the place so tho state would arrest and take care of him, as tho workman's compensation law made it possible for an old man to get a Job. CAN'T FIND THIEF THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR HUNT TAILS TO NAB ROBBER ? ? WHO STOLE HUGE SUM # Southern Express Mystery Still Unsolved After Scores Seek Clues for Mouth?Companies Grieve Over Failure of "Infallible System" to Guard Valuables. Thero are all the makings of as pretty a mystery down Savannah way a sever popped from the pages of Conan Doyle or Poe. To-day, more than a month since the theft of $71,1)00 was discovered by the Southern Express Company, through which it had been consigned to Georgia banks not the slightest breath of a clew has been found to fix any guilt. Yet every special agent and detective in the employ of the Southern and the Adams Express companies has entered the hunt, executive officers are racking their brains and slighting other duties, Pinkertons and Savannah detectives everywhere between Xew York and Savannah have been commissioned to find the money or the thieves, and thousands of dollars are being spent in the invest i gat ion. mui ,> luui di ngiiL oi way 01 ine Southern and the Adams companies between New York and Savannah has been scoured. Every employee who might he in any way connected with handling or even viewing the money has been investigated, his past and present life, his habits, his tastes, even his thoughts, so far as possible, have been studied. Still there is no clew. It is not the loss of the money that stings the two great express companies. Their officials have announced that they are prepared to spend much more than that amount to find the robber. Their grief arises from the fact that their infallible "system" has gone awry. This system has protected valuables before this. It was though impossible to disturb the contents of any consignment without sign of some sort being left that would point to the robber. i wo express messengers are named in connection with the shipment of the money. W. H. Schindell, of New York, came with the strong box from New York as far as Florence, S. C., where it was transferred to L. C. Bryan, who took it into Savannah. The othcials and detectives are frank in admitting they have investigated the two young men. Schindell is said to move in the second-class vaudeville set in New York, but he has never been known to drink to excess or to play the white lights. Bryan, a country boy, lives at Florence, and runs only as far as Savannah. His habits are said to be good. The $71,900 was sent by New York banks; $51,000 was going to the Savannah Bank and Trust Company and $5,000 each to banks in Savannah, Albany, Brunswick and Valdosta. The remaining $900 was being sent to a private commercial house. The money was sent in bills of small denominations, none being larger than $20. They weighed 7 0 pounds, and were very bulky, proving that it would have been impossible to conceal it about the person of any man. Messenger Schindell received the money at Jersey City, from the agent of the Adams Express Company. it was in a steel strong box with bills of lading on the inside. The top of the box was worked by a combination lr n Aim 1 \r / ? 4 r? ~ L L \iiunu IM IIIC agcuia ill t'iicil end of tlio lino. Thoro was an innor door, lockod by a kov, whioh was placod in a soalod envelope between the innor and the outer door. When Scb in doll received the box at Jersey City he complained of the seals "looking bad". Hryan made 110 complaint concerning the seals when the shipment was placed in his hands at Florence. The box was delivered in Savannah September 10. The express agent placed it in the hands of the superintendent, who opened it. There was 110 irregularity. The bills of lading called for $2T?f> and 110 more, but when the banks called for their money the agent discovered that the bills of lading for the big amount had been stolen too. A telegram corroborated the announcement by the bank that the money should have been in the box. The alarm was given. Tn a few hours every special agent of the two O V *\r AOfl /> /\ J A ~ b -? ? "VT- " 1 tA|/i ran uwiii JJitll 1U? DtJlWet'Il .M'W YOTK and Savannah was at work. ,T. B. IToekaday, goneral manager of tho Southern Express Company, went from Atlanta to Savannah with Superintendent Harry Seott, of the Binkortons. Tho deteetlves are still working, although every resource at command of their ingenuity has been exhausted. The search has even included travel along every foot of tho right of way, a look into every bush and over every embankment. Nothing has been left untried, and tho theft has cost the express companies, including tho payment of tho maount to the banks, more than $100,000. ! CALLED ON WILSON DA11I1S SKKS 11IM AXI) McAIKK) ADOPT DEPOSITS. ? President of Farmers' I'nion Thinks tlio Action of the President ami Secretary Did Great Good. In speaking of his recent interview with President Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo at Washington, which was arranged by Senator Smith, about the efforts being made by those officials to prevent a stringency in the money market and help move the crops, President Dabbs, of the Farmers' Union, who acted as chairman and chief spokesman at the conference, writes as follows in the Sumter Watchan and Southron: "As I wrote recently it lies with the farmers and the bankers in the cotton counties of the Stato as to how much direct use is made of these government deposits. There is no question, however, of the wonderful effect the mere proposal of such deposits hy the secretary had on opening up the money hags of the country. In July and early August the banks were talking about letting the fanners shuffle for themselves, and no little harm was done to the financial interests of some individuals, and the country generally by such talk. urn i ocgan t.no agitation which resulted in a committee of tho National 1'nion being sent to Washington, depository banks in this State worn demanding *5 per cent, for this fund ami asserting that no part of it could be used for holding cotton. Hy reason of the general loosening up in consequenco of the secretary's announcement, local banks were soon able to say to the depository banks what O'Shannasy said to the general manager of a railroad as related to us by President Wilson: 'You can go to tho devil, I don't need your aid.' "In the last few days I have received letters from two entirely separate sources offering to loan money on cotton to tho amount of 10 or 1 1 cents per pound at (5 per cent, in one instance and 6 V& in the other. 1 may bo mistaken, for I often am. but it looks to mo like a good time to hold coton for 4, 0 or <8 months, and if done on a largo enough scale to reduce the pressure on tho market it would bring about a substantial advance. The decline of the past few days Is duo solely to the heavy movement hy farmer who regard 12 cents a line price. "I often wonder if the business men and farmers who so frequently speak of 12c or 12c or 14c as a fine price, give any thought to the losses of Southern farmers and to the business of the country by the starvation prices that have prevailed during half of the time since 1890. A steady price of 15 cents per pound for 10 years, with occasional bulges to 16, 18 or 20 cents would not more than make up for the losses on 4, 5, fi, 7, 8 and 9e cotton of'the 20 years from 1 800 to 1010. "Wo can get it too. Hut it must be by a more widespread campaign of a li'^e at home, feed the towns peorde policy, coupled with closer affiliation between the organized farmers and the organized bankers for a better system of finance. President Wilson told the committee he hoped the new currency measure will prevent the need of special deposits at any time, or in any section. But unless there is organization to make it effective, I do not expect to see much difference." TILLMAN MAKKS HIT. Senior Senator Lnlivens the Senate's Proceedings. A little protective pastoral, entitled "A Girl With One Stocking," enlivened tho senate proceedings Monday when presented by Senator Tillman, who recently illuminated the pages of tho Congressional Record with cartons of his income tax cow. Mr. Tillman claimed no credit for the contribution hut acknowledged it was originally presented by Senator Zeb Vance in the tariff debate of 1889. "Our Mary had a little iamb and her heart was most intent," it rhymed, "to make its wool, beyond its worth, bring f>6 per cent." The classic went on to tell that "Where o'er the poor girl went, one leg was warmed with wool and one with f>G per cent." "Now ,with freo wool," said Senator Tlllmo "Afn..., ...ill \ - - ' . .... uiuii) iiiai jr Will iinvo lO I'.'I her women friends wear stockings on both legs, instead of one?something they have not been able to do in twenty years. ?? ? ? Four Die in Wreek. Four persons were killed and more than 2 0 were injured when a freight ear loaded with crossties which broke from a train on a down grade Tuesday night crashed into an interurban passenger ear near Dallas, Texas. The collision occurred on a f>0-foot trestle and practically demolished the entire front end of the passenger car but did not throw it from the bridge.* < ? Throws Out Cases. The grand jury of Charleston county, t considering nearly 300 liquor indictments submitted by Solicitor Peurifoy Friday afternoon, threw out 4 2 of the cases and it is stated by the foreman that tho others will follow. FIVE SCORE PERISH PASSENGER SUAMER VOLTURNO BURNS IN MID OCEAN 1 STOHM DRIVES OFF HELP ? Mlcvcn Ships, Summoned by Wireless, Stand l?y Powerless to Assist in Kescuo Work ltrenuse of High WliuLs and Heavy Waves?Survivor Tells Story of I'lro. Not since the Titanic sank has Kurope been so thrilled as by a wireless message Saturday {^ lling of the burning of the steamer Volturno in mid-Atlantic, wall a loss, so far as is at present known, of Ilia lives and the rescue of .">2 1. The survivors are now aboard a Meet of steamers summoned by the Volturno's call for help, some of which are hound eastward and others westward. The Volturno sailed from Uott rdain on October 2 for New York. According to the official statement she carried 2 2 first cabin passengers, steerage and a crow numbering 1M>. The rescue ships reached the scene of the disaster iti plenty of time to save all, but for hours stood bv the b'lain/. vessel, impotent becau e of the | storm to reach the agoni/ed men an I I women and children erov ding t no juftorpart of the ship, which was v\ iIh| in a stone's lit row. The steamer Carmania, bound from Novt York for Liv< rpool, was 7 3 miles away when the call for help sounded, ("apt. Rarr ordering full steam, in spite of the gale drove through the seas at 20 knots an hour, and was lirst of the licet to reach the burning vessel. Tho Carmania was followed by l.a Touraine, Minneapolis, Rappahannock, Czar, Xarragansett. Devonian, Kroonland, (irosser, Kurfuerst and Seydlitz at various hours thruout tho day. Rut try as they might, the rescuing vessels could got neither line nor lifeboat to tho Volturno, the forward part of which was almost hidden by a dense cloud of smoke when tho Carmania arrived. The burning steamer lay in tbo trough of the sea, pounding helplessly with her propellers fouled bv the boats' tackle. The terrified passengers were huddled together as tar as it was possible to get from the Humes, while throughout the day the o'licers and crew fonirlit dosnerntnlv with whatever appliances were at haiul lo hold tlie lire In check. The hopelessness of this situation was manifested at 8 o'clock in the evening, when a great explosion tore away part of the upper works and (lames hurst from the engine room. It then became a matter of how long the Volturno would stay ahove the waters. Meanwhile several of the frantic passengers, wit hi nlife buoys, dropped over into the sea. One of them was taken aboard the Carmania. It may be that others found a haven with other vessels of the tleet. When day broke the Volturno was still afloat. The gale was moderated and the seas had calmed down. From almost every one of the encircling steamers lifeboats were sent out and into these the women and children were lowered tirst. Several trips were necessary before the survivors were removed to a place of safety. It is pointed out at as remarkable coincidence that the Volturno, about four years ago, made a notable rescue of the crew of a French vessel in a great storm in mid-Atlantic, ('apt. Harrison, who then commanded the Volturno, was decorated by the French government for his daring act. A graphic story by the solitary survivor aboard the Carmania, who is a German named Trintepohl, was re ceiveu ny wireless and presents a terrible picture of the horror, the panic and confusion aboard the burning liner. "All went well," said Trhitepohl, "until P? o'clock Thursday morning, when tin1 fire alarm sounded. We wore aroused and ton! to go on deck, as fire had broken out in the hold. On assembling life belts were handed around and much time was occupied in fast< ning them. We were told that the fire soon might be quenched, but the captain thought it wise for all to have belts as a precaution. "The fire frightened the children, who cried bitterly. There were many babies in arms. The fire grow worse. We saw 'hings blasting dojvn below. Ahmit in a'?1A?I? ~ .v u viui n. uiun: ? iin u ury id lower the boats. "The captain behaved splendidly. So did the oflicers, who were Rngllsh. I am sorry to say that the crew, who were Germans and Belgians, behaved vory badly. The people rushed about wildly and the er<>w seemed to think tiny ought to have first place, and instead of quieting the passengers they made the panic worse. "Tlio firemen rushed up from below and refused to go back. The captain drew his revolver an 1 drove them below but soon after, as the fire was prending, they were obliged to abandon the engines. "As soon as the Garmania was sighted the captain made all the women and children go to one side and the men to the other side. Wo had been compelled to leavo the bridge and go aft because it was too hot. Women wept, shrieked, laughed and MANY MINERS ENTOMBED WORKS OF WKIiSIl MINK SIIATTi:iu:i) IIY EXIMXISION. l>ay Shift of OOO Men Had Just Descended into l*it?Four Huiulie?l Are Trapped. A disaster, possibly the greatest In tho history of the South Wales coal fields, whose atjnals are bristling with terrible catastrophes, occurred Tuesday through an explosion In tho Universal Colliery, near Cardiff, Wales. Shortly after the day shift of 9.'t I men entered tho mine an explosion shattered tho works. About F>00 were brought to the surface alive by rescue parties up to noon, and the managers of tho mine then expressed the opinion that there was no further hope for those remaining below. The men brought to the surface were found on tho east side of the mine, where tho ventilation remained fairly good. On tho west side, where the explosion occurred, fire soon added its terrors and tho lescue parties were unable to make any progress. Tho ofliclals of tho mine found It necessary to call a detachment of police to keep back the women and children who crowded round tho entrances in hopes of obtaining some news of their relatives. Most of tho rescued men presented a pitiable appearance. Nearly all were suffering from burns, shock or the effects of poisonous gases. The day shift descended the shafts in the cages at f> o'clock. An hour afterward a deafening report brought the inhabitants in the vicinity of the mine running to the pit head, where they found the venlillating and hoisting machinery at tho top of tho shafts had heen blown to atoms by an explosion of great violence. A man who had been working 00 feet away had been decapitated by tho force of the blast. Rescue parties of miners belonging to the night shift were soon on tho scene making preparations to enter the mine in an endeavor to save their comrades. The fiery condition of tho mine, however, gave little hope that any of thoso below could bo rescued al ive. An entrance was found by way of an adjacent shaft. On descending the rescuing parties came across sev! eral groups of men huddled together In portions of the mine where the air was still good. Tty noon they had picked up and brought to the surface altogether 000. Tho same pit was tho scene of an explosion 111 years ago, when 120 miners lost their lives. Only one of those below at that time was rescued alive. ? DM LAV IS IWMCMSSAKV ('uiToitry Kill is Ileitis Held I'p Hy < 'ouiniit tee. Senator Tillman and Itepresentativo Joseph T. Johnson, of South Carolina, called at the White House Wednesday and discussed the status of the currency bill with President Wilson. They strongly endorsed the Executive's stand against any adjournment or recess of Congress until the measure is passed. On leaving the President's otllce Senator Tillman said to the newspaper men when asked the cause of his visit: "I canto here to urge President Wilson to run the freight train right, over the obstructionists who are holding up the currency bill. The present course of the committee on banking and currency is merely the blocking of the bill. All the arguments of witness being heard before it we have heard time and time again. The committee seems to be playing the old time Aldrich game of trying to educate the public (with emphasis on the "educate"), but the public does not need to bo educated. "Personally, I think sometning ought to he done, so that we can be assured of an early report oil the bill and pass it before the special session, is over." That President Wilson was pleased with the visit of the two South Carolinians was evident, but it was impossible to learn what reply, If any, he made to their suggestions as to the methods of expediting the pasage of the bill. There Is no doubt that Mr. Wilson is deeply concerned over the situation though it is stated at the White House that reports from the Senate are growing more and more favorable. Hardly anybody outside of the White House believes that there is the slightest chance of action on the currency hill before the regular session. Too much time was consumed on the tariff. * I*>I<><><I Poisoning Fatal. Gnpt. Arnim Miller, assistant surgeon, attached to the Sixth United States cavalry at Texas City, Texas, died Wednesday from blood poisoning caused by the fracture of a leg when ho was thrown from his horse a week ago. , became hysterical. "At 9 o'clock Thursday night tho captain of thrt Volturno sent a despairing messago which read: 'For God's sake help us or we perish.' "Uy a miracle tho flames did not spread to tho after deck. Eventually tho sea moderated and boats saved 521 persons. Tho death roll numbers 136."