The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 23, 1913, Image 5
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."
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TO TEACH AGRICULTURE
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IN THE Itl HAL SCHOOL# OF CALliOVN
COUNTY.
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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.
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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.
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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
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WHO STOLE HUGE SUM
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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.
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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.
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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.*
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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
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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.
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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."