Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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> ; "* *N. ,f 9 2h4fc.4j 0. ' PAGE TWO BURGLAR WAS TAKEN I WITH GOODS ON Turns Out to be Escaped Convict From Charleston Gatfg TOOK FRENCH LEAVE Charleston Policeman is Commended for His Promptness in Taking Man. Willie Ross, alias David Jackson, colored, who escaped from the county j chain gang on Sullivan's Island, Feb- J ruary 2-S, was arrested last Friday i morning about o'clock, when Policeman Vance detected him in the act of burglarizing the store of S. Banov at the corner of King and Spring streets! in Charleston, S. C. OHicer Van'ce in passing along his I "beat" discovered that some one was /in Mr. Banov's store. He awoke Mr. | Banov, who resides on ihe second! r ? floor of the building in which the j store is located, and with the aid of ; Acting Sergeant Langan, who came ' up the the psychological moment, the ! store was surrounding and entered. . . i _ i i .v . i a r ^ noss was lKiooca in uic act 01 pacicing two suit cases with clothing, pistols, knives, razors, watches, gold rings anil bracelets, cartridges and other articles to the total value <>f more than $100. Ho was brought to the police station where he gave the name of David Jackson. On being grilled and identified by one of his photographs in the rogues' gallery, it was discovered that he is Willie Ross, about 35 years old, who was tried and convicted at the last February term of court on a charge of ^ housebreaking and larceny, breaking into and stealing from the residence f of Oscar Levy. Judge Thomas S. Sease, who was the presiding Judge, of the term, sentenced Ross to throe years at hard labor on the county gang or in th open. Ross was in the detachment of prisoners sent to the gang at Sullivan's Island. He had been there only a few , weeks when he made good his scape : on the morning of February 23, in company with another convict, who later returned to the gang. Ross told the police that after ef-' footing his escape from the gang, he . come to the city 111 a motor boat from Remley's Point, landing at the foot of Calhoun street. Since that time he has been living in the vicinity of i Seven-Mile. During the past four j weeks he has been employed by a contractor, doing construction work in that vicinity. Chief of Police Cantwell said that he felt assured Ross has slipped into the city from time to time at night v. to attempt robberies. It is stated that a negro answering Ross' description attempted to force an entrance to a residence on College street a few weeks ago. Prompt response on the part of the police to a telephone call frightened the supposed burglar away. Not so in an instance about the same time on Bee street. A residence on the latter street was entered at night and considerable money was taken. Ross is believed to be the man wanted for this burglary also. Wll/in I? AOO no/>'ir\r?/l f u/**v? t U ^ r TT iiVyil I WOO COV (IjJL'U 1 I W I 11 Lilt* a reward of .$25 was offered for his capture and return. Offiicer Vance will, no doubt, receive the reward. The officer was highly commended in the presence of his brother officers for his quick work in capturing Ross. He was also granted l\w customary 4K hours <tf TRlv??. A Sluggish Liver Needs Attention / Let your Liver get torpid and you are in for a spell of misery. Everybody gets an attack now and then. Thousands of people keep their livers active and healthy by using Dr. King's Now Life Pills. Fine for the Stomach, too.* Stop the Dizziness, Constipation, Biliousness and Indigestion. Clear the blood. Only 25c, at your Druggist. o Whooping Cough. kWell?everyone knows the .effect of Pine Forests on Couirhs. Dr. Bell's I Pine-Tar-Honey is a remedy which bringi* quick relief for Whooping Cough, loosens the mucous, soothes the lining of the throat and lungs, ami makes the coughing spells less severe. A family with growing children should not be without it. Keep it handy for all Coughs and Colds. 25c at your Druggists. Electric Hitters a Spring Tonic. i COUDS & LaGRIPPE & or 6 doses 668 will break any case of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe? it acts on the liver | better than Calomel nndjdoes not i fcripe or 6icken. Price 25c. FOREIGN ITEMS ??. > GATHERED AND CONDENSED FOR EASY READING Harry Kendall Thaw has been ordered back to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan by the Appelate Division of the New York Supreme Court. Accused of threatening to kill VinI'ont Ast.nr if hr? rnfnsn m <1p maiul for $500, John Meriella, a youth of 19, was arrested at the Grand Central Terminal in New York on complaint of Mr Astor's business agent, William A. Pobjyn. Most teachers of sociology in schools and colleges are unlit, for the reason that their knowledge comes through books rather than practical experience, according to testimony given before the Industrial Relations Commission in Chicago by Prof J. C. Kennedy, teacher of economics at the University of Chicago, and last week elected alderman on the Socialist ticket. Stock Exchange trading rounded the one million share mark again last week in New York?the fouril time in less than a week?while the openings were accompanied by ; higher average level of prices thai that on any recent day and embrace* a larger number of issues. Great Britain has offer,cd a "ful and ample apology" the Chilean govornmen for the sinking on March 14, in Chilean territorial waters of the German cruiser Dresden the internment of which already had been ordered by the maritime govern or or sumberland bay when the Brit ish squadron attacked and sank tin German. Only one edition of the Kansas City Star, the noon edition, was publisher last Thursday out of respect for th( memory of William R. Nelson, late editor and owner, whose funeral was held in the afternoon. Further evidence that the government expects to have a hard light oi its hands in the injunction procecdinirc hi'rtiirrlie < Im IJiircru "'h0 uJ i"v; AV,bb? *1 wviw?I?4 Hank against Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller Williams was given recently when government counsel announced that a postponement would bo sought when the case came up ir the district Supreme Court. Quite a number of people in bumberton, N. C., were taken sick last week with what is supposed to be ptomaine poison caused from eating ice cream. Members of the families of Mr. Birmingham, Dr. Rozier, Mr. Crabtree, Mr. L. H. Caldwell and Mr. W. S. Wishart are among those affected, but it is not thought that any of the cases will result seriously. Nelson W. Aldrich, former Unitec States Senator from Rhode Island and for years prominent in Republi can political circles died at his hom< in New York last Friday. New York.?Warned by 11. C Stuart, special deputy collector ol customs of this port, that word had been received of an attempt to bring into New York the Williarcl-Johnson fight films made at IJavanna, every examiner employed by' the port appraiser was on the watch for them today. A similar warning, it was reported has been sent to the custom: officials of all Atlantic seaboard cities. England last Friday experienced its third hostile airship raid within 18 hours, but the last, like the others, resulted in no loss of life and n< serious damage to property. The British India troops inflicted n..?iUA.. .1 m 1... J u lUluiMll Ul'ITill U IIUH." 1 UI"KH 111 111' vicinity of Shaibu, Messopotamia although with a considerable loss to themselves, their casulaties being about 700. On the elevated plateau of Northern Franco as level as a slice of the Texas Pan-Handle there was enacted last week one of the strangest scenes ever witnessed in France. The actors were Indian cavalry brought from their native land, their horses and equipment for use in the British army. The administration at Washington has under consideration, a proposal for the creation of a National Marketing Commission, to devise a betten system for the distribution of agricultural products, investigate conditions of warehousing throughout the country and to work out all problems affecting the Nation's food supply and demand. *' \ \ \ j THE HORRY HBR1I. WHAT OTHER PAF Made of Tears. "The rainbow! See how fair n thing: God hath built up l'rom tears!"?Baptist Courier. Farmers Hustling. rnioi'c nro luiof liinv i > nTmiMi ar?< _ ^ ..tv > U v?i. V ill V ? V 1 J ow lion of the county. Notwithstanding the hard time talk, Lexington farmers are going to make a greater effort than ever this year to produce a crop. It is the sentiment of all the farmers to reduce the use of commercial fertilizer and, if possible raise their crop at a less expense.? Lexington Despatch. Inconsistency. This old world is full of inconsistencies. While a hundred men worked frantically to save the lives of 20 men suffocating in a disabled submarine at the bottom of the Atlantic near Honolulu a million men worked like beavers to annihiliate another million on the battlefields in Kurope. ?Dillon Herald. Odder Changed. In the present hard times the "old order chungoth." The Anderson Mai: says a fanner up there mortgaged hh automobile to buy a pair of mules.Times & Democrat. Very Likely. Is it true that grape juice importations to Charleston have suddenly jumped to two thousand barrels a week ??The State. The One Woman. An author says "Only one woman got Adam into trouble." Well, isn't it always the one woman that has to take the blame for everything?"? Exchange. Will Multiply. It's not impossible a thousand acts at the same time. For example, by killing one fly now you kill several thousand a few months later.?Times & Democrat. What Is All This. At thr? r>I nsn nf Pl'nf RitnmJnw'o I w - - V. W A A 1 v/i AM r> speech the band played "Too Much Mustard." Some pocple smiled.?Columbus News Reporter. Colors Faded. The shortage of dyestuffs was not relieved by the defeat of Jack Johnson. That was a case of too much fast black.?Daily Record. Mt}ke Room. Secretary Bryan is said recently tc, have made the remark to Joseph Daniels "I guess we'll have to shove up a litMe and make room for King George. His application is in for membership to the Grape- Juice) Club."?Florence Times. And He Will. The boy who was hit by John D. Rockefeller's automobile actually expects to knock down something by the experience.?The State. Lovely May. Truly, as the Bentztown bard would say, Soon we'll have our charming, TRADE AT Our Stock is more varied suit the needs of this entire the best interests of our cus at prices that they can affo] are in keeping' with the hard ropean war. WHEN IN NEED I and you fail to get satisfact Toddville and let us show yoi DUSEN TODDVILLE, \ LA GRIPPE ~ AND BAD COLDS" 25c and 50c, D, CONWAY, S. C. m ARE SAYING lively May.?Wilmington Star. A Family A flair. A Florida legislator has introduced .... ?i: u:n mi , _ 11 in (Uiii-iii'pujLit>iii uni. mat is i'ii' kirnl of bill which immediately arouses the antipathy of large families which get into politics and take a fancy to as many offices as they can handle.? Morning Star. Planting for Trouble. The rise in the price of cotton, coming just at the wrong time, has been having its effect, and acreage calculations have been upset. The reports during the week from the Southern belt indicate that as much cotton is going to be planted as last year, with two exceptions. There will be no increase in acreage in North Carolina and South Carolina, but on the contrary. a material reduction, the farmers of these States standing pat on their resolutions insuring a reduction of fully one-third. In Mississippi, the "mistake" of putting cotton land into small grain is being retried by planting new ground to cotton. Mississsippi will raise a larger crop than ever, il' this result can he produced by a larger acreage. There seems to be no help for it?the cotton farmers are planting for more trouble next fallCharlotte Observer. Yes, Indeed. A paint-up campaign is an excellent sequel to a clean-up week.?Evening Post. His Own Opinion. The Columbia Record enquires, "What Is the Most Beautiful Giri in C.y K ? ? >> P C ~ 1 ;uu ?.I ? vn I u111:a. CI ,V U U11^ 1CI* low in the State can answer that question with assurance.?York NewtMuch Depends. From the way cotton has been behaving lately it looks like that by the first of Mac it miarht oo to ten cents. But a great deal depends on much is planted i nthe next few weeks.?Lumberton Tribune. Doing Things. It is doing things that counts. Good I intentions, made manifest in deeds are I the only kind worth a tinker's appreciation.?Farm Engineej ing. Rubber-Neck. The Marion Girl used both her head and her?er?cr?limbs, at the Field Day Exercises, and used'em well.? Marion Star. Negro With Sense. Jack Johnson showed more good horse sense than many of his predecessors in the ring when he told . his backers that "prize fighting was r business' and he must have $d0,000 fo rthe bout with Willard. Johnson's conception of the brutal and demoralizing sport is correct. It is a business with the gamblers who make a living following up the prize ring, and there is no reason why the men who stand the punishment should not receive tinlion's share o fthe gate receipts. If in his palmy days, John L. Sullivan had taken the same view o fthe prize ring he would not today be living ipove rty.? Dillon IT era 1 d. TODDVILLE and up-to-date than ever to section. We still try to serve tomers, and offer them goods rd to stand, and prices that times brought on b"y the EuOF ANYTHING ion elsewhere, come on to x what we can do. BURY & CO. s. c. JOHNSORr S and TabloU 2fo TONIC Istate items! OF INTEREST TO ALL SOUTH CAROLINA PEOPLE William 11. Blanks of Columbia and Miss Lena Pouand of Gaston, in Lexington county, were married in Columbia last week by the Rev J. P. Knox. They will make their home in Columbia. In court of general sessions at Yorkville Thomas Nolan, alias, "Chicago" Nolan, was given his freedom. Nolan was charged with being an accomplice in a sat'e-cracking at Fort Mill, but when his case was called the solicitor agreed to put it on the contingent docket, which is equivalent to a discharge. Postollice Inspector Gregory said that no other charge would be brought against Nolan at present, and the defendant left Yorkville ostensibly for Now York. 1 .ast Sunday night in the meat market of J. T. Jones, at No. 440 Kingstreet, Charleston, S. C., five kittens were born. There is nothing re mui'KUDie aoout live Kittens biMng born, but these are all joined together?amalgamated, as it were. And they a?v all alive and may survive. The kittens, however, don't seem to be overjoyed at being so closely related. In fact, one of them has revolted so strenuously that it has broken the ties which bind since the plight of the unique little was discovered. Announcement has been 'made of standing committees in charge of the hist annual Schuetzcnfost, of the German Rifle Club, which will be held in Charleston May 4, 5 and G. Preparations for the annual event which includes so great an element of good and merriment go steadily forward and work on the grounds and build ings of the club is being hastened as the opening day approaches. % Richard Lindsay, colored, followed his wife to Columbia from Johnston, and when he found her living at Roysters he became jealous on account of certain surrounds, and set lire to the house after driving the woman and other inmates to the streets. The lire occurred Tuesday midnight, and by 1 o'clock Sheriff McCain had placed Lindsay behind the bars with an admission that ho was jealous of hitwife. The prisoner did not admit being guilty of the charge of arson, but Sheriff McCain stated Wednesday morning that he would be able to make out a strong case against Lindsay, as he found a number of witnesses in the colored community at Roysters who would, they said, be able to throw considerable light on the case. Lindsay once lived in Columbia, and seemed to have been well acquainted at Roysters. When the house was burned and the negroes thought that Lindsay had imperilled their lives and property they showed considerable feeling which Sheriff Mc Cain could easily have been flamed into a spirit of violence had Lindsay not been placed under arrest soon afU r the t'i re. Beaufort formally adopted the commission form of government with a city manager at the general election held recently. The South Carolina presbytery convened Tuesday evening last week at <S o'clock with the First Presbyterian church of Clinton and adjourned after a very busy session. Fifteen ministers and 30 elders were in attendance unon the roll call. A crowd estimated as over 3,000, possibly a cup winning attendance, saw the session opened at Hampton park in Charleston last week, and saw Columbia goose-egged by Charleston, the Kippers winning a 5 to 0 victory, much to the joy of the big delegation of fans. (ireenwood's first "cattle day" was a great success. One hundred and one head of beef cattle, fattened under the direction of Prof J. O. Williams of Clemson were sold at excellent prices. The Columbia State says buyers from .Irrsov Citv find RnlHmnm fibs week purchased 337 head of South CarW^Bfu^ed and bred cattle for approximately $.1 * ^Onc hundred head were bought at (ireqlftMN^and 65 head at Newberry. Wednesday 172 head were bought at Rock Hill. The average price paid at I^fock Hill was 4 l-f< to 6 3-4 cents p^r pound. The average price at Greenville was 4 1-2 to 6 cents per pound/ "Clean-up week" / was observed in Pickens recently grid there is noticeable improvemei^ in many parts of / > / * ExjcAIUAPmP^H - AGAIN IN STRAIlH '* I Lack of Foodstuffs , Causes! I Serious Conditions in City of Mexico DEFEAT mOF VILLA WnrJ lin.o't.nri A waif o flniifirmo w w vv PS/** ** q v vr ** *T VV* V K* W V/ All LI 111 tion of Alleged Obregon Victory. Washington. ? Confirmation was^^^H awaited here last week of the report- I defeat of the VlMa forces north of Celaya by troops under General Obrc^^^^J gon. Meager advices to the (irranzaJfl I agency from Vera Cruz said that Ob- IIH regon, in reporting a decisive vietory over the Villa forces, claimed to^^^| have captuiid 2,500 prisoners and 14 cannons. He added that he was in pursuit of the enemy. Unofficial advices from Vera Cruz * ^Mj said thai Oh re iron ronnrteil tlmt r? - 000 Villa troops Jrtud been killed and that. (>,000 pi/soners and 40 field pieces had been taken. t Affidavits have Ikm rcrri\rd by I the international committee of Mcxi^^H^H co City which ir. many cases have be< confirmed by pi'evious advices received alleging- the existence of conditions of anarchy in Mexico City and reciting specific instances of abuse of foreigners there. These, affidavits ^^^9 have been transmitted by the diplo- ^99 mats to their home government. ^9| Copies of the allegations corroborated by their own representatives in ^^^9 Mexico have been submitted bv the diplomatic representatives to the State Department for its information. Word reached Secretary Bryan from^^^H Americans in Mexico City, he said^^^^H recently that the affidavits were o;iV I their way to Washington and that they exaggerated actual conditions in many instances. Consul Siiliman cabled today a summary of the Carranza reports of a victory by General Obregon over V i 1 la forces near Celaya. Rout of the Villa army, with the capture ^of .30 V I artillery and many prisoncrs was claimed. Department ofiiicials were awaiting detaile<l reports from- both sides be- I fore accepting as definite the claim&^^^H Duval West, special State Department representative, telegraphed today that conditions in Mexico City again were becoming serious owing to the lack of foodstuffs and inferrup tion to communications. The State Department notified ConKill SilliniHn wlis. io tit rv?? + - ?r.s ??v; c?v ? vi a v_/1 u /j j tv/ . urge the Carranza authorities to eooperate in clearing the railroad to the capital. the town. Two Florence county jfirls have won prizes offered by a manufactur- '<?, J ing company of Spartanburg for essays explaining why children in IflH South Carolina should wear cotton dresses made by that firm. The winners are Misses Ruth Willougnby $f I Scran ton and Alive Reaves of Kbenezer. They will receive cotton , I r, ~I i-1- -- i ? ui cobc& 111ciiii' uy mat company. Jeff Beach am, a well known painter, committed suicide at Greenwood, at his'home on Cambridge street last week. He was alone in the house at the time, his wife being away on a visit to a married daughter. According to the preliminary report of last year's cotton crop, issued a few days ago by the census bureau, York county's crop for 1914 was 41,270 bales. William, the 16-year-old son of Mr. fl and Mrs J. P. Barnes, of the Delphos H community, in vork County, die<l H Tuesday night at 10 o'clock, follow- H ing a short illness. H Has Placed Loan. John L. McLaurin, State warehouse commissioner, stated Thursday that he had placed a'loan warehouse receipts for cotton with the Mutual Saving bank, Hennettsville, at 4 1-2 por centum. NThe loan is for a large amount of cotton. * SpcakVat Picnic. I Th? p/^nmisaioner of agriculture, Col K. J. Watso'n, ha|s accepted an in- SH vitation to make a speech to a picnic gathering at Trinity V school house, near Lynchburg, on MaWl5. To Prevent Blood Polteonlng H ipply at one* the wonderful old) reliable DR. PORTER'S ANTISKPTIC HEAUNjC OIL, a surrlcal dressing: that relieves pain od heals at / ihe same time. Not a linitnent. 216c. SOe. ll.OO.