Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NO PLAUSIBLE CLUE AS TO ROBBERS The Southern's New Orleans to New York Limited is Held up nud Ex press Cur Entered and #700 Is (Jot ten from Safe?Five .Masked Men. Greenville. February 18.?Southern Railway train. No. 36, New Orleans to New York, which passes Greenville at 6.20 A. M.i was held up by live mask ed bandits one mile north of White' Sulphur, Ga., and 100 miles from Greencille. at 2.15 o'clock this morn ing and the express car dynamited. A bandit entered the express car and ! attempted to blow open the station-1 ary safe, containing thousands of dol-j lars. but the attempt was not suc cessful. He then placed a stick of dynamite on a small safe covered it with dirt; and touched off the fuse. The safe j was blown to atoms and some $700 were secured. Their Ruse Successful. On a straight line of track just north of the 5S7 mile post. Engineer 1). .1. Fant was Invited to stop his engine | by the waving of a red light across the track, some three or four hundred 1 yards ahead of the engine, llhe ap-' plied the brakes and slowed down. j picking up ;i man. who told him that j there was a broken rail ahead and thai the same was being repaired. I At the same time a bandit climbed up on the other side of tiie engine and the two covered the engineer and lire man with revolvers, ordering them to ( hold up their hands. One of the j bandits informed the engineer that it meant a hold-up. Leaving,his part ner to guard the engineer, the bandit then got down and went hack to roh the express car, telling the engineer before he left that when a certain signal was given for him to start the engine. Express Menssengcr Threatened The bandit attempted to cut loose the express car but failed. lie then severed the nlr pipe and went back to the engine, when he ordered the engineer to get down and gring along a shovel. Going hack to the express car once more, the express messenger was ordered to open the door. When Hie messenger failed to respond to the order, the bandit threatened to blow tip the entire car with a stick of dynamite, which he held In bis baud. The door was thrown open and the messenger was covered with a revol ver and ordered to throw up his hands j A bandit then entered the car and placed a stick of dynamite on the stationary safe and touched off the fuse. The explosion failed to accom plish the desired result, and he turn ed his attention to a small safe close by. Small Safe Dynamited. A stick of dynamite was placed on top of it and dirt piled on top. The explosion completely wrecked the safe .damaging the car and express matter. A number of packages were taken out of the d Muolished safe hy two bandits, a second one having ? moved the car in the meantime. Alter having looted the sale, the en gineer was told that he could go. He went hack to his engine and pulled on to I.ula. minus a fireman and flagman. The former, a colored man. was made to ge. down from the engine and flee through the woods, by the bandit who was left in tiie cab when the engineer was carried back to the express car. When the train stopped the flagman dismounted and went hack to Hag later trains. Conductor also Helpless. When Engineer 1'ant was carried back to the express car by the bandit, he called to Conductor Mooney. who he thought was in a coach a short dls tnnce back. Tho conductor, however, ) was under cover of a bandit's revolver I from the time the train stopped. When I the train first stopped Conductor Mooney stepped to the ground to see what the trouble was and was imme diately covered by a bandit. Having looted the express ear the bandits i iK-oked off, keeping their revolvers on the trainmen all the while. When they ha-! gotten into the woods they turn ed .bout and beat a hasty retreat. At 7 o'clock this morning No. 30 rolled Into the Southern passenger sta tion, on Washington street, only 40 minutes late. Express Car Badly Damaged. Every window In the handsome ex press car wa s blown out and a por tion of the roof was torn off by the explosion. Arriving In Creonvllle. engines were changed and a fresh crew, with the exception Of Conductor Mooney. took charge of the train and proceeded nothward. Engineer Fant came down town about 7:30 o'clock and walked CUT OFF MONEY AND CRIPPLE WORK To Save $.">,000 Hons.- Rod Got. Blease Willing to Lose $20,000?Effect of the Action. ' Gov. Blease vetoed the appropria tion of $1,500 for an .actuary of the State department ot- insu ranee and his action Was upheld by the house. He vetoed the appropriation of $5,000 for the comptroller general's office irt making examinations into the offices of county treasurer. He was sus tained by the house In this veto. By striking the item of $5.000 from the appropriation bill the State lost approximately $20.000. By striking the item for an actuary from the appropriation bill the de partment of insurance was crippled. A LOSH of $20.000. Comptroller General Jones In his annual report shows where about $20.000 has been expended for mak ing the examinations. He says: "I am firmly convinced that the ex aminations into the offices of county treasurers can be more satisfactorily dene, and prove of greater value when done, by persons experienced in the conduct of county offices, under the immediate supervision and direction of the comptroller general than by bookkeepers, no matter now accom. ilshed, under the employment of leg ilatlve committees or grand juries. "During the last tew years from $15.000 to $20.000 has been expended by the counties in stich independent examinations, as against an annual appropriation of $1,000 tor examina tions under the direction of the comp troller general. Produced Little Results. "These independent examinations have produced little results, except in massing figures and recompiling the annual settlements which have al ready been examined by this oillce. "An example of this is in the cum in Laurens county, where $1,200 was expended to examine into the exist ence oi' a shortage reported by the comptroller general some years ago. "All such examinations should he under the direction of the comptroller general, who is required to prescribe a uniform system of keeping accounts in stich offices, and is the executive auditing officer of the State. "The comptroller general is not au thorized to examine the ofllces or ac counts of the probate judge and mas tor, who are required to lile their an nual reports, showing the different estates and funds in their hands, and a full account of all funds received and paid out by them, with the circuit court, to be passed upon by the cir cuit judge. "The attorney general and solicitor are required annually to examine into the condition and conduct of the of fices of clerk of court, sheriff and reg ister of mesne conveyance. A com. parntlvely small appropriation would enable the comptroller general to ex amine the accounts of these officers at the same time he witnesses the an nual settlements of the county treas urers, so as to lay before you and the public a complete and comprehensive statement of the condition and finances in all the counties." Department Crippled. That tho work of the department of Insurance will bo crippled is shown by the following statement by F II \lc ?laster. the insurance commissioner: "To as!; an insurance commissioner to conduct an insurance department without the aid of an actuary 's like asking tli?' superintendent of n hos pital to treat the patients without ti e service of a physician. ? I'h ? mathematics of life Insurance is akin to the mathematics of as tronomy anil is about as intricate. Stated in the simplest terms possible, an actuary is required to determine Whether the present value of net premiums promised plus assets in hand equal the present value of death claims likely to occur, according to a table of mortality and an assumed rate of interest. It is a distinct pro fession. The royal astronomer llalley was the first man to make any pre tentious to being an actuary. "There are nine industrial domestic life insurance companies which do business entirely among the poorest people in South Carolina whose con dition I should be unable to deter mine without the aid of an actuary. The same condition would apply to tho larger life insurance companies and while, of course, I can count the cash and verify the books yet Icould not calculate the reserves, and there Is not a man in South Carolina, today, thit I know, who can do it. Only an actuary can do this. Fees of 115,004). "The Insurance department col lects from the Insurance companies the funds to maintain the department. As this is done by certain fixed fees, the Into the office of the morning newspa per and told the story of the daring train robbery. Within a short time newsboys were crying "extra" upon the street and the entire city knew of the damatic occurenee. amount which will be collected can not be told In advance, but. judging by the ,?aat. 1::? .s next year probably more th?n $15,000 will be coll vexed, or about COC more than the lv, 000 allotted to ihe department in the appropriation bill. The total col. lections last year by the Insurance de partment were $141,915.12. "For the maintenance of the de partment $14,423 was collected from the insurance companies. "I feel sure that if I had had an opportunity to present these facts to the govirnor that be would not have stricken the $1,500. for an actuary from the appropriation bill."?The State. - Wife Got Tip Top Advice. "My wife wanted me to take our boy to the doctor to cure an ugly boll." writes 1). Frankel, of Stroud. Okla. "1 said 'put Ducklen's Arnica Salve on lt.* She did so, and it cured the boll In a short time." Quickest heal-, er of burns, scalds, cuts, corns, bruis es, sprains, swellings. Best Pile cure on earth. Try It. Only 2.">c at Lau rens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Notice. All persons are hereby notified that the stock of groceries formerly own. ed by Planters Grocery Co. has been purchased by \V. H. lludgcns & Co., who will continue business in the same stand. Persons Indebted to the Planters I Grocery Co. are hereby requested to call and settle same by 25th day of j February. 1911. I R. T. Dunlap. ?-".'-?_'t. President. To Teachers ami School Trustees. For Sale: A i|uantlt\ ol Hyloplnte black boards in 4, ."> and ti feet lengths and 1 feet wide that we will seil at one-half the original coat. A bar gain to those needing black hoards, .-address M L. .Jones, aureus. S. C. 29 P. Executors, Administrators, Guardians ami Trustees. Executors. Administrators. Guard ians and Trustees are hereby noti fied that this is the time to make their innuul returns. O. G. THOMPSON. Probute Judge. January 30, 1011?2 mo. Clerk of Court's Sale. State of South Carolina. County of 1.aureus. Pursuant to a decree of the court of common pleas for said county and state, in case of W. I.. Gray vs. D. D. Peden I will sell at public outcry o the highest bidder for cash on sales day in March, 1911, being the 6th day of the month, at I.aurens C. IL, during legal hours. 6 lots In the town of Gray Court known sis lots Nos. 17. IS. 29. :'.n. 40 and 11 or survey and plat of II. R. Humbert. January 10th. 1907, and hounded by the Dor rob lands, la nils of R. L. Gray and lying on streets and alleys in said town; the put chaser to pay for papers. John F. Holt. 2'.t-;:t C. C. C. P. FURS WANTED! All Kinds of Furs, Muskrat and Others Muskrat 25c to 85cts Mink . 50c to $7.50 The Highest Market Price Always Paid Further Information may he had by calling on or addressing S. P0LIAK0FF Next Door to Post Office, Laurens, S, C. JAS. H. SULLIVAN Attorney at Law OfficC"Entcrprise Hank Building. LAURENS, S. C. DR. CLIFTON JON KS Dentist Offlce In Simmons Building Phone: Office No. 86; Residence 219. Dr. T. L. Timmerman Dentist Dial-Gray Block Laurens, S. C. Bailey's Choice EARLY BIG BOLL This is a Hybridized Cotton, a good hardy, tough cotton; lints well. Lint will measure from i to i 1-6 inches long. This is the kind of cotton the buyers and spinners like to handle. Result of io years' improv ement. Single bushel, $1.25; in lots of ten bushels or more, $1.00 per bushel. I*. I*. ?AIL.KY? 29 2t INSURE YOUR MULES :AND: t For Further Information See L. Q. BALLE, Jr., & COMPANY J Agents for Fire, Life and Live Stock Insurance Enterprise Bank Building Laurens, S. C. Other Live Stock Against loss by death from any cause. Others see the wisdom of it why not YOU? THE AMERICAN LIVE STOCK \ INSURANCE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT! We beg- to take this method of announcing* to our friends that we have purchased the stock of Goods formerly owned by the Planters Grocery Company and will appreciate your patron= age in the future. We have a fresh line of every thing for the Table: Groceries and Fresh Vegetables. Best Brands of Package | Goods, Coffees and Teas. FRUITS OF ALL KINDS. Special [for this week?First Patent Flour at $5 25 per barrel. IW. H. HUDGENS & CO. I Phone 50 Latirens, S. C. Means Much To the level-headed young man, a bank account, added to a determination to make it larger, means much. The names of many such are enrolled on our books; and the number is steadily increasing? Are you among the number? THE BANK3^ LAU RENS LAURENS, SX,