The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, October 30, 1913, Image 5
CRISIS SEEMS NEAR
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OUTLOOK EOR PEACE IN MEXICO
APPEARS VERY DARK
SITUATION IS INTENSE
As Klections of October 12b Approach
Period of Danger Seems to Come
Near?Great Britain's Course
Causes Dissatisfaction, Presaging
Drastic Action by United States.
An atmosphere of gravity and somber
silence at Washington Thursday
night envelopod tho Mexican situation
not only with regard to tho dissatisfaction
of tho United States at
Great Britain's attitude, but as to tho
critical state of affairs in Mexico City
as the election of October 2 0 draws
near.
There were 110 taglblo developments
but an incident of tlio day
which ofllcial Washington interpreted
omniously was President Wilson's
flat refusal to discuss Moxico or any
phase of tho problem when ho met
the Washington correspondents in
their usual semi-weekly conference.
Tho president always had discussed
informally and unolflcially matters
of International consequence, giving
the general status of affairs. This
time he asked to be excused.
Secretary Hryan showed equal reticence.
The conclusion drawn generally
was that a crisis was slowly
approaching; that tho arrival of Gen.
Felix Diaz appeared to complicate internal
affairs in Mexico and that
stern measures by tho Washington
government would not be surprising.
For the first time during the talk
of recess or adjournment of congress
the Mexican situation was injected as
a reason for keeping congress in session
and in administration circles it
was admitted that it was not the cur
rency prouiem mono wnicn ma go it
advisable for members to stay In
Washington. It became apparent
that C.reat Britain's failuro to repudiate
the action of Sir Lionel Garden,
British minister to Mexico, who presented
his credentials immediately
after Tluerta proclaimed his dictatorship,
had caused Washington ofllclals
to feel they no longer could depend
on the help of England in solving the
Mexican problem and that henceforth
the United States would go forward
singlehanded, if necessary, in firm
and aggressive policy.
Whethor this will be revealed in a
declaration by the United States of
its intention as the "nearest neighbor"
of Mexico to tako such steps as
w ill compose the situation, has not
yei materialized, nui many omciais
believe the Washington government
will soon assert itself in a manner
that will bo tantamount to a notice
to Europe generally that interference
in Mexico hy foreign powers is not
desired by this country.
The attitude of somo of the administration
officials, hitherto advocates
of a policy of moral suasion, was decidedly
pessimistic and they reluctantly
admitted that the United
States government might taXo drastic
steps. Though officials do not discuss
the Rritish attitude in any way,
persons close to the administration
eay the policy of Great Britain has
created an embarrassing situation
with an ever increasing tension. It is
not likely that Ambassador Pago and
the British foreign minister will discuss
Mexico until after the elections
of October 26.
There is a confident feeling in official
circles that whatever pronouncement
President Wilson may
make after the olections will be emphatic
reiteration that the United
States will stand by its policy of dealing
only with governments founded
on law and order and there is a likelihood
ho will go a step further and
nssert nn intention of seeing that
constitutional government is maintained
on this hemisphere despite
any foreign influence.
Tli/-, Xtl noli Inorfnn o /I tn let no t Ion I
nuiouiu^tv/u iminiiiiniKiuv/ii
considers that the TTuerta governmont
was toppling, that natural resentment
was being manifested
throughout Mexico after the arrbst
of tho Mexican congress, when at the
critical moment the presentation by
Sir Lionel Garden of his credentials,
unrepudiated by C.reat Britain, had
tho effect of morally supporting tho
Huerta regime.
Secretary Bryan's only comment
on tho Mexican situation was to the
effect that representations had been
made to persuado tho federal authorities
in Mexico to give the captured
Maderos a fair trial. While (Jen.
Felix Diaz by no means is regarded
with favor by the administration, it
was appnrent at tho state department
that American ofllcials would look
with displeasure on any harm befalling
him or any other enndidato in tho
coming election.
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President Chosen.
At tho meeting which was held at
the Farmers Bank and Trust Co.
Monday morning Mr. Shep Pearlstine
was chosen as president of that institution,
vice Mr. D. S. Murph, resigned.
Mr. Mnrph will leave in a
few days to take up his duties at
Washington where he holds the position
of chief clerk of tho agricultural
committee.
RUNS FOR LEGISLATURE
SILZKK IS NOMINATED BY NEW
YORK PROGRESSIVES.
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Nominated Agaiust Desires of Leaders
of Party, But Promises to Maku
Warm Fight on His Euomies.
William Sulzer, impeached as governor
of the Stato of New York, Monday
night was nominated for the Assembly
by the Progressives of the
Gth Assembly district. Mr. Sulzer in
18 81) began his public career as a
member of this branch of tho State
Legislature. Mr. Sulzer has agreed
to accept tho nomination, it was announced
at tho meeting whore he
was chosen as the candidate. Max
Steindler, Progressive loader in the
Gth Assembly district, who placed
the former governor's nam# in nomination,
said Mr. Sulzer reached him
by telephone from Albany inquiring
if ho had boon designated. Mr.
Steindler replied In tho affirmative.
Ha said be asked Mr. Sulzar If he
would accept and Mr. Sulxer replied
he would gladly do so.
The nomination of the Impeached
oxocutlvo was brought about against
tho desires of the State and county
leaders of tho Progressive party. The
ootif IniAnf n / . v* * '
Buutiuiouv atuuu^ lUii rrogrBHiTOi
throughout tho Stnto and In other
states was generally against the
move, according to State Chairman
Theodore Douglas Robinson and
County Chairman Francis W. Bird.
Mr. Bird, in a letter to Mr. Stelndler
beforo tho meeting hegnn, cautioned
him regarding the "unwisdom
of nominating Mr. Sulzer." "Of
course, it is a fundamental Progressive
principle that tho settled will of
tho people in any district should govern
in tho malting of nominations,"
Mr. Bird wrote. "Progressives everywhere
will recognize tho committee
must perforce act in accordance
with the settled will of the people of
that district."
However, Mr. Bird pointed out,
although 3,200 voters in all parties,!
as he was informed, out of a total of
0,000 voters, had signed a petition
favoring Mr. Sulzer's nomination,
such a nomination, "If brought about
in mis way would do more or a neighborhood
than a party nomination. It
would strictly not bo a Progressive
nomination, but a nomination by rotors
of all parties In the district using
the vacancy that happens on the
Progressive ticket for their purposs."
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TUBMAN'S OOW I F.
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Senator Smoot Would Have it Out of
Permanent Records.
Ever sinco Senator Tillman's allegorical
cow article appeared in the
Congressional Record there lias been
an amusing intermittent wrangle in
tho Senate because of Senator
Smoot's objection to the appearance
of cartoons in the permanent record.
The Utah Senator, who is chairman
of the joint committee of Congress
on printing, declares that he will
take tho mattor up in his committee.
Senator Fletcher, who Is chairman of
Senate committee on printing, says
that lie obtained unanimous consent
from the Senate for tho reproduction
of the articlo in tho Record. As the
cow has already been printed under a
Senate order it is difficult to seo what
a mero committee could do to change
her status and wagers are being freely
laid that she "stays put". The
general rule has been not to. admit
cartoons to tho permanent record,
but Senator Tillman's cow had the
advantage of unanimous consent,
which Is abovo all rules.
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FOUR DAYS FIRE AT SEA.
Dutch Steamer Had Hard Buttle With
Flames.
The Royal Dutch West Indian
mail steamer Jan Van Nassau, Capt.
Van do Est, which arrived in New
York Thursday from tho West Indies,
reported that on the outward passage
from Amsterdam on October 4, between
tho channel and tho Azores,
fire broke out in tho coal bunkers,
spread to the cargo in the forohohl,
and raged for four days until the
vessel succeeded in reaching St.
Michaels, when tho flames were got
under cbntrol. About 800 tons of
cargo was destroyed besides all coal
in the forebunkers. There was only
one passenger on board. Tho Jan
Van Nassau is a new steamer and
this is only her second voyago to
| New York.
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drafts Shinbono Into Spine.
Ralph M. Armstrong, of New Haven,
Conn., is recovering from an unusual
operation, that of tho grafting
of a piece of his shinbono into his
spine. A year ago ho injured his
spine by falling into a bathtub at his
homo.
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j John Bowmac, who died recently
at Stonington, 111., lived a hermit's
life for years, although possesed of
a fortune exceeding $500,000. lie
had a hobby for collecting mimical
instruments and automobiles and his
home and garage wore overloaded
with them.
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Tho closo of the base ball soason
and the advent of football means that
a new sporting vocabulary will have
to be used for the next few months.
TORNADO KILLS NINE
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STORM CAUSES VAST DAMAGE IN
LOUISIANA.
Whirling Wind Levels Corn Fields
and Demolishes House?Wires
Torn Down and Negroes Terrified.
Nine persons wero killed and 39
were injured, none seriously, in a
tornado that swept over southern
Louisiana early Thursday. Cane
crops wero razed, dwellings and
fences demolished and plantations
were otherwise damaged. The hurricane
swept over Energy plantation,
near Trihodeaux, L.a., where Mrs.
Valizo Home and her two-year-old
baby wero killed, together with two
negroes. The negro quarters were
demolished on this plantation and 1 1
negroes injuried.
Cutting a clean path 500 foot wide,
the tornado lashed through the Ellington
plantation at Lula, La., demolishing
the negro quarters, killing
Are negroes and maiming several
others, including a white woman and
a white man. The storm came shortly
before daybreak and the torrltlod
negroes, caugkt in their shacks, wero
unable to seek other shelter bocauso
of a terrific downpour of rain boforo
a violent wind.
With communication with several
cities in southwestern Louisiana cut
off it was late in tho afternoon before
the range of the storm and extent of
damage were known. It is believed
the tornado spent itself in the gulf
after speewing over southern Mississippi.
Tho wind at (lulfport blew at
the rate of (10 miles an hour. In
New Orleans considerable damage
was done to roofs, fences and swinging
signs. One residence lost its entire
front while the family was huddled
together in tho rear rooms.
Many other dwellings, tho greater
number of which were unoccupied,
were damaged.
MRS. IMNKill RST ENTERS.
President and Commissioner Revoke
Deportation Order.
America's doors Monday were
opened to Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
and during tlie few weeks covered by
her lecture engagements the British
militant suffragette lender is froo to
go where she will in the United
States. An order releasing Mrs.
Pankhurst from detention at Ellis
Island, New York, and revoking the
deportation order of the special inquiry
hoard, was issued after President
Wilson had conferred with Secretary
Wilson, of tho department of
labor, and a formal hearing before
Immigration Commissioner Caminetti
on Mrs. Pankhurst's appeal had been
concluded.
Secretary Wilson announced that
he and the president had agreed that
Mrs. Pankhurst should be admitted
"on her own recognizance," with the!
understanding that she would depart
when she had fulfilled her lecture
engagements. Both the president and
the Secretary agreed with Commissioner
Caminetti in the opinion that
there was an element of doubt as to
whether tho acts for which Mrs.
Pankhurst has been convicted in
England constituted moral turpitude
or were political in character.
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TRAIN AND AUTO CRASH.
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One Killed and Four Injured in Collision
at Jacksonville.
One man was killed, ono fatally injured
and three seriously hurt at an
early hour Thursday morning when
an automobile crashed into a freight
train at a crossing near Jacksonville.
The dead: Ed Dane. The injured:
Sam Kay, R. C. Ilronson, Walter
Wichmann, Georgo Nicholson. Kay
will die. The impact caused the automobile
to buckle and hurdle a flat
car. It landed on tho opposito side
of the train. It was said that a denso
fog hid tho train from tho driver's
view.
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Pay the Teachers Uotter.
It is not creditable to us that the
majority of our teachers are so poorly
paid. In ono or two States salaries
may average fairly high but in
many others they do not. In teaching,
as in other callings, poorly paid
services mean poor results. That under
tho circumstances teachers are
so ofTicient and so faithful in their
duties is to their credit. Rut it is
not reasonable to expect the highest
efficiency unless tho remuneration is
bettered. And it is the best we
should seek for our chlldron In tho
way of education, and it is their
right.
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Meet and Wed in an Hour.
Miss Pearl Isabel Schley, a beautiful
and talented niece of tho lato Admiral
Schley, and Henry E. Pra:ken,
a farmer in Pucks County, Pa., met
In Easton, Pa., courted for an hour
and were married.
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Twenty-eight Hurt.
Twenty-eight persons wero injured,
three of them seriously, when a Pig
Four passenger train Sunday was derailed
three miles south of Tlppln,
Ohio. One coach rolled down an embankment.
GERMS IN LETTER
BLACKMAILER HAS NEW DEVICE
LULL OF TERROR
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THREATENS QUICK DEATH
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Chicago Authorities I'liz/dcd by "Dortor"
Who Infects Victims by I.??ttcr,
Warns of Death and OlVers to
Sell Cure for ?Chemists
Find Bacilli.
A blackmailer with a new terror Is
giving the Post OlUce Secret Service
men of Chicago a hold in which to
exerciso their talent. lie sends to
wealthy families a letter that, he
says, if tilled with 2,000,000 deadly
germs, which ho alleges will infect
the person opening the letter at once,
llo says death will occur in nine days,
from a mysterious fever which lie
does not namo. But he has a serum
to prevent death which he will send
his victim on payment of $2,5 00.
One of his prophecies lias gone
awry. It is more than nine days ago
sinco Mrs. Frederick M. Steele of
Highland Park received such a letter.
Though sho opened the missive
and looked curiously at the contents,
sho Is yet well, but worried.
Inspector James 10. Stuart says
other families have received like
messages. The letter contains about
1,800 words. It read in part: "Having
received my diploma of doctor of
medicine and bacteriology at lliedelburg
1n 1 907, I came to the United
States to study a serious contagious
disease, which was most prevalent in
some of the Southern States last winter.
There were over 13,000 fatalities
of this disease recorded hist winter,
2 84 In Chicago.
"After four years of experience
and study, I have succeeded in discovering
a prophylactic which will
destroy tho germs of this disease in
the human body, if used before the
ninth day after infection, hut I have
not yet succeeded in discovering a
serum which will act as a remedy in
far advanced cases."
Tho following then was typewritten
in red: "Please read this carefully.
Py opening this letter you
navo lioeratea about z,000,000
healthy bacilli propagated by myself.
Without a doubt you are infected by
thin time, but do not become excited;
my prophylactic will destroy any
number of germs of this disease in
the body, if used before the ninth
day.
"Read further and do not leave the
room, as you do not want to infect
the whole house. Take off the garments
that were exposed to the germs
and leave them spread out 011 tlie
floor or over a chair in the room.
Next, burn this letter with a match,
also in the* same room, to avoid
spreading of diseaso.
"A copy of this letter and further
directions you will find in the germ
proof envelope, but do not open it
until later. Take germ proof envelope
and leave the room, which it
would be advisable to keep locked for
six days."
Then followed a description of the
diseaso and its symptoms. "Up to
the present only about ono person in
a thousand recovered after going
through all stages of this disease,"
I10 concluded.
The writer gave minute details for
the transfer of $2,r>00 he demands.
He declares that Mrs. Steele's name
was chosen from a list of 200 known
to be subscribers to charity. The
money, he direct#, is to ho left at. the
Grant Monument in Lincoln Park.
Mr. Steele attempted to make light
of the affair. "It is only an ordinary
blackmail plot," ho said. "Wo are
not at all afraid. The matter was
turned over to the authornties, as
any attempt of this sort, should be.
I did not even read all of the letter.
The fact that germs are supposed to
have been found proves nothing to
me."
The letter contained a pasty substance
between the pages. It was
turned over to chemists employed by
the postal authorities, who discovered
colonies of germs in it. The government.
chemists, however, were unable
to state the naturo of disease.
Sees Father Shot for Peer.
"You got him all right," yelled the
daughter of Warren Briggs, of Coffin's
Mills, N. Y., as drover Spencer
fired at what ho thought was a deer
on a driev in the woods. Members of
the hunting party wero horrified a
moment later to discover the body of
Briggs lying in tho brush, a bullet
wound In his heart.
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Child Swallows Jackpot.
Parents of Jeanetto Wleland, a
year old baby of Chicago, played poker
with friends, using match heads
fo.* chips. Jeanetto swallowed tho
jackpot and died of sulphur poisoning.
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Tho election in Mexico comes off
on Sunday, when a President and
new Congress will bo chosen. The
general Impression seems to bo that
it will bo a farce, and will end in the
continuation of tho bloody Huerta,
who rose to power by murder and assassination,
in charge! Poor old Mexico.
TO MAKE LONG VOYAGE
WAHSIIIPS SAIL SOON FOR MFOI- 1
TMKHANKXN CIUTSK.
United Stat*'!* HaltlcsliipH to Take
Trip ;i,00<) Miles from Homo?
Not merely mi A Hair of Courtesy.
The nine battleships of tho Atlantic
Fleet, under the command of 1
ltear Admiral Hadger, to depart Sat- <
urday for a cruise in the Mediter- t
ratieaa Sea. are at Norfolk rapidly i
coaling and taking on ammunition <
and other stores preparatory for the ;
trip. Assistant Secretary of the '
Navy Frank P. Roosevelt has been ;
designated to represent the navy do- 1
partment when the battleships sail <
from Hampton Roads Saturday. Tho i
nine ships comprising the fleet that I
will make the trip are tho Wyoming, I
flagship of Admiral Hadger; the I
Utah, Florida, Arkansas, Delaware,
Vermont, Connecticut, Kansas and 1
Ohio. These vessels will ho preceded
by the auxiliaries Celtic, supply
ship; Solace, hospital ship; Cyclops, 1
Orion and Jason, colliers.
Seamen from the fleet in Hampton
Roads are now being given final
shore liberties prior to tho departure
of the ships. Norfolk iw alive with
the seamen. Five hundred men
brought from the naval training station
on the Croat Lakes will make
the cruise. Supplies put aboard the
ships included 40,000 pounds of
fresh beef and 1 2,000 dozen eggs.
The battleships Virginia, New Jersey,
Rhode Island and Nebraska of
the fleet sail October 29 for Vera
Cruz, Mexico.
I'nusual interest is manifested in
ofllclal circles at Washington in the
plans for the departure from Hampton
Roads Saturday of two divisions
of the Atlantic fleet for a cruise to
tho Mediterranean. This is to be a
courtesy cruise, but it is pointed out
at Washington that it incidentally
will direct the attention of the world
to two important facts?that American
battleships in actual service are
prepared to hold their own against
any navy afloat, except that of Great
Britain, and that because of its geographical
advantages tho United
States can dispatch its dreadnoughts
3,000 miles from homo without fear.
In addition to their crows tho battleships
will carry 1,500 men from
the naval training station on tho
Great Lakes who aro now at Norfolk
ready to go aboard. Naval experts
comment on tho "American
freedom of movement" as compared
to tho restricted activities of European
navies. It is recalled that not
long ago Great Britain was said to
havo abandoned a plan for sending a
squadron to Australia beoauso it
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rope. In volume of lire and number
of grins, tho experts say, tho Atlantic
fleet is superior to tho French
navy or to tho combined fleets of
Austria and Italy and in respect to
12-inch puns, to tho German navy.
For tho Mediterranean trip the
nine battleships will bo divided into
three divisions, commanded by Rear
Admirals Cameron McR. Winslow,
Frank F. Fletcher and Frank E.
Heatly. Commander Charles F.
Hughes will be chief of staff to Rear
Admiral Iladger.
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NO TRACK OF AVIATOR
Hope In Abandoned of Finding New
York Flyer.
Seekers by land and sea for Albert
J. Jewell, tbo airman, who vanished
in tho nky last Monday while flying
near New York abandoned hopo lato
last week of ever finding his body or
bis aeroplane. They were convinced
that ho had been carried out to sea
by the wind, had fallen into the water
and drowned. Ho was last seen
4,000 feet abovo Edgemoro, Hong Island.
heading for tho open water. If
tie fell into tho open sea there is a
remote possibility that he was picked
up by a small boat or a tramp steamer
outward bound and without wireloss.
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Wllili SEND SHU'S
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Groat Britain Accepts Invitation to
Join Intcrnutional Fleet.
Great Britain Tuesday accepted the
invitation from tho United States
government to send representative
vessels of tho British navy to the
gathering of tho International fleet
in Hampton roads early in 1915. The
fleet will celebrate the completion of
tho Panama canal by making a \oyago
to tho Pacific through tho new
waterway. Tho foreign ofiico has
turned over tho arrangements as to
tho war vessels to he sent to Hamptort
Roads to tho admirality with a
recommendation that tho British
navy bo "liberally represented."
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Tf tho detectives who aro hunting
the robbers who held up and robbed
tho Parr Shoals paymaster want tho
sympathy and support of Governor
Please in their work, they must fasten
tho crimo on tho son of a poor
man, as tho Governor has gone on
record that no rich man's son did it.
If Florida with only 751,139 population
has two Federal districts,
why should not South Carolina with
1,515,400 population have two districts?
ALL WERE CRUEL I
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It A LKAN A1KOCITKS IMP \ KTI AT#- !
IjY inykstig vri:?>.
Misdeeds I)o Not Phmm? no Murli
Against llclligciTiits as Against
War Itself.
Troops of all tho warring Balkan
States committed gross atrocities, according
to tho evidence gathered by
ho international Carnegie commission
in its searching inquiry just
ended. Tho report lias been issued
at Paris. One of the noteworthy #
tasks was tlie minute examination
and verilication by the committee of
tho famous packet of letters from
[Jreek soldiers captured by the Bulgarians,
containing horrible directions
of how (Ireek soldiers "avenged
themselves" on Bulgarians who fell
Into their hands.
Other documents testify that tho
Creeks occasionally made use of tho
forbidden dumdum bullet, and show
also tho misdeeds of Bulgarians and
other belligerents. The inquiry did
not extend to tho Roumanians.
Tho committee collected from ?N
available sources. After seeing tho
ofllcials, the committer went to tho
Bcenea of alleged atrocities and interrogated
at length every class of
witnesses, from soldiers who took
part in tho battles, to women ami
children who were spectators and
victims of the horrors. Some of tho
most important evidence taken by tho
commissioners came from children.
While it was found that tho Bulgarians
had committed the greatest
faults, the soldiers of other nations
taking part in the war also woro
guilty of many hideous acts. Tn Bulgaria,
where tho opinion is that Bulgaria
has heen abominably treated
by the foreign press and whore tho
belligerents are scarcely blamed for
their misdeeds, the fullest inquiry
was invited and every possible facility
for investigation was given to tho
committee. The commissioners woro
permitted to examine children and
soldiers at will.
The Bulgarians In their campaign
against the Turks behaved in an exemplary
manner. It would appear
that tho Bulgarians, who had borno
tho brunt of tho war against tho
Turks woro exhausted at its end and
thought only of going to their homes
immediately. They had heen promised
this. When thov were told that
their allies had acted in bad faith
and had betrayed them, the Bulgarian
fury hurst forth uncontrollably.
Turkey also gave the commission
ovnrv fnrllltv fnr In nnirv Tim ( !
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did likewise, though a certain
amount of opposition was encountered
in that country. Sorvia did itn
utmost to prevent an unhampered Investigation,
and no inquiries wcro
permitted except in the presence of
a Servian military attache.
Baron D'Estournelles do Contant,
of the commission, says that "the report
will not dwell at great length on
the distressing story of misdoeds In
the Balkans, which, after all, do not
prove so much against the belligerents
as against war itself." The roport
will also deal with the wonderful
possibilities of development
which lie heforo the Balkan peoples
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CHOKER TO DRATn.
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Meat in Throat Causes ?f
Jiittlo CJftfTney Ctrl.
Emma Hughes, the four-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hughes of Oaffney, choked to doath
Sunday night about nine o'clock, presumably
on a pioco of meat. Tho
little girl had been sick thronghout
the day, hut it was not known what
the trouble was. When tho family
retired she was given a dose of castor
oil, hut at nino o'clock the family
was awakened by her cries and it
was found that sho was rapidly choking
to death. A physician was summoned
and the meat extracted, but
not before lifo was extinct. Members
of tho family say that tho child had
had no meat since breakfast and it In
therefore presumed that tho meat
had been In her throat slnco morning
conclusively that tho substance
meat stated that thero was no evidence
of digestion having set in. proving
conclusively that the substance
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Body Afloat in a Box.
A wooden box, four feet l^ng and
two feet wide, containing the crumpled
body of a nude man, was found
floating down the Ohio river at Oneonta,
Ky. That tho man had met
death before his body was crammed
into tho box was evident, inasmuch
as bis skull was crushed and hie
throat slashed.
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Killed by Belting.
Wednesday morning on It. L. Sow*
oil's place, Just out of Kershaw, Jim
Pate, a negro, was instantly killed.
The negro, who was working at Mr.
Sowell'a ginnery, was replacing a belt
which had slipped off a pulley, tho
belt caught him, throwing him
against somo timbers with terriblo
forco.
Attend Fair,
Congressmen Ragsdalo and T*e*er
arrived at Georgetown from Washington
Tuesday afternoon at 5:30
o'clock in tho big touring car of tho
former. They immediately took
tag? for the Horry County Fair.