The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 25, 1910, Image 3
EASTERN STMSJfELGQMEO.
MWOIt .IIAMM.s DCMH HOJfOJU
OF TIIF. (1TY.
.Ml? Jennie WaKli Wel?"omc* llW
I??*U*kmU**? on Rrtmlf of tin* laical
< hapter?Other Addresses.
From The Pally Item. June 21.
The puldle meeting of the Orand |
Chapter. Rastern Star, this morning
was weP attended. It was opened
with prayer by Dr. C. C. Brown, af?
ter whl? h M i -r I.. D. Jennings made
, 1 ! ? I llggflM Sg| the part
of the city. He said:
Mayor Jennings' Welcome.
As the representative of the city of
shunter. It gives me pleasure to wel?
come the representatives of the East?
ern Star. The Masonic Order, with
whh h th.> Eastern Star is connected.
Is about the oldest organisation
known t-? hhto.-y. It Is said by som-?
thst It dates back beyond the time of
Moses, some claiming that he was ?
Past Orand Master. The Order, how
eevr. In those times, was composed of
operative Masons. As time passed,
It became a charitable and social or?
ganisation Practically all of the so?
cial and charitable orders, the church
excepted, are to a large extent cop
led after the Masonic Order. You
are aware of the teachings of mason?
ry. Its purpose, as you know, Is to
help the weak, care for the widows
and orphans of Masons, and in fact,
to help those whether they are Ma?
sons or not. who are worthy objects
of help. If Its principles had not been
founded upon such a basis, instead of
the Increase of its membership, until
today It has members throughout the
world. It would have long since been
sn Order of the past, as a great many
Others, whose basic principle were of
less durability. As you know, no ladles
are eligible as members, perhaps that
may be the reason why Its secrets
have been so lasting, however, as
civilisation grew, and men became
more enlightened, and while they do
not as yet deem it wise to take ladles
Into full membership, still no organ?
isation can ever hope to attain, or
even approach perfection without the
aid and assistance of those, whose
Ideals are always high and who never
tire In administering unto the wants
of those who are less fortunate. And
having realized that, a provision was
made f.?r the ladles and this branch
of Masonry was established, not ex?
clusively for them, but all Masons
are eligible to Joint, not for any sel?
fish purpose, but to associate them?
selves with the ladies, in order that
they might work together for the
great principles of Masonry, and
while, as 1 have Just stated, they are
not taken Into full membership, still
you are not compplalnlng, but have
ever been working and will continue
to work, for the principles of Mason?
ry, and continue to go about doing
good in t'.iat quiet and unassuming!
manner, and like ministering angrls
ever administering to those, whom
the world s?ems to have fOff/OttOSV
Any organisation whose work is su? h.
can but continue, and allow me again
to say. that It gives the city much
pleasure t ? ha\ ? you meet with us,
and on behalf of the city, I agin ex?
tend to you welcome, and we one
and all feel grateful to you for having
met with us. and we hope that your
stay here will be enjoyed by you as
mm h as w? shall en joy having you.
This ail Ir* -is w as responded to In a
few well chosen remarks by the May?
or of Oreenw.I. lion K'-nnUh
Baker.
After this 1 America" was r.ung bf
the audience.
Mks WaNh's Welcome.
Miss Jennie Walsh, on behalf of
Beaueial- Chapter, extended the fol?
lowing very beautiful welcome to the
visiting delegates:
Brothers and Sisters of the Eastern
Star, ami friends of mir Order;
The honor of delivering the address
of welcome has been conferred upon
me. and I deem It no mean privilege,
this opportunity of expressing to you
our appreciation of your presem ??
among us. Our hearts thrill with
prld* and happiness and overflow
with Jov sin? ere, as we extend to you
one arid all a warm and hearty greet?
ing. We consider ourselves honored
by yonf eornlng Into our midst, and
We bid you Welcome, thrice welcome
to our hearts, our homes r_nd our
City
We feel fortunate Indeed |fl enter?
tain the Orand Chapter. Order of the
Eastern Star ol South Carolina, and
It Is our most earnest desire that ev
erv one egejgejs] ceojSjMOf him or her?
self, not a visitor, imt a stranger
within our gatee, not B chance arri?
val performing a duty alone, but a
giver of good things, a dispenser of
sunshine, a blessing to Sumter, and
we extend to our distinguished k"< I*
all the hospitality, congeniality, and
good cheer of which our city can
boast.
Ib udare Chapter <?, K. H. of Sum?
ter Is only In Its babyhood. We do
not as yet number ourselves by the
hundreds, but we ate brim full of
pluck, push, and perseverance, each
day marking the lengthening of
rhorda and strengthening of stakes
with grand achievements In view.
Friends of the Eastern Star. It is
good to moot together, to enjoy the
uplifting influence of communion of
thought and spirit, while hand meets
hand in our common cause with a
grasp steady, strong and true.
our vocations are many and varied,
our thoughts and aspirations per?
haps far removed from each other,
hut It is ours to glorify our stations
whatever it he linking ourselves with
our fellows the world over. Thus the
commonplace comes In touch with
the pioneer, the discoverer, the inven?
tor, the captain of the sea, the cap?
tain of industry, the captain of the
laboratory, as well as the lonely travel?
er, the brawny limbed son of toil in
factory or depth of earth or the
brainy thinker whose towering intel?
lect is as the light tower of the world.
It is a wonderful theory; we cannot
touch the common place any where,
Mindly as we grope, but the slight?
est pressure brushes away the com?
mon place and we perceive divinity.
Common place lives like ours are
the lives which are of value to the
WOftd but this is not all. The char?
acter which is demanded of us in our
commonplace conditions is the same
as that which sets on Are lives the
most conspicuous, the most Influen?
tial, and the most honored. Virture,
devotion, loyalty, obedience and sac?
rifice.
All of this is reflected by the light
of the Eastern 8tar. and often our
common place lives call ' r a capac?
ity and a courage greater than that
demanded in greater circumstance?..
If posit^n brings responsibility, it
also brings stimulus and an encour?
agement to noble living. They that
wait upon the Lord shall renew their
strength, they shall mount up with
wings as eagles, they shall run and
not be weary, shall walk and not
faint. Anybody can fly when youth
aspires and dreams count as nought
the limitations of time and sense,
anyone can run for a little time when
great effort is needed, but to walk
and not faint, to run and not be
weary, to trudge on mile by mile a
narrow path circumscribed and
dreary, without view of smiling land?
scapes or awe inspiring hill, to keep
on steadily, quietly, persistently, al?
ways with a smile, always with the
love light in the eyes, and always con?
fident that
"Somewhere the sun Is shining,
Somewhere the song hlrds dwell.1'
this is heroism?the heroism of the
commonplace, and of such is the
kingdom of heaven: such are the
characteristics of Him whose Star in
the East we have seen, whom we have
come to worship: such are the char?
acteristics of those who maintain and
exemplify the principles of our Or?
der, the Grand Order of the Eastern
Star.
Again dear friends, brothers and
BtatftTS, we extend you in the name
of our city, and more than all in the
name of BoUClare Chapter, O E. S. a
royal welcome to Sumter. Here you
will find hearts as true as ovt r beat
In Soutln-rn breasts, lure you will
meet comrades as loyal as ever ex
j tended the hand clasp of hospitality,
here you will see beauty, chivalry,
hoaori and true citizenship e\?mpli
tied as forc ibly as ever It has be. u
your good fortune to wdtness, an I
whiio we would not be found "crow?
ing" over our sister counties, we must
add here, that you will And the Old
<;ame Cock perched on the topmost
branch of the old Palmetto tree, and
his clarion note rings pure, clear and
true, Welcome, welcome. welcome,
representatives Ol the Kuxtern Star
to the Game Cock City. While as
guests you are ours, please rememb, r
that as hosts its art yours, Use us.
ThSI was responded to by Mrs. R,
i: < ud.I. of Spartanburg. after which
Mrs. Hogers and Miss Kettlet ren?
dered a beautiful duet.
Tin- representatives we?v welcomed
!? Mrs gturdyvln, which welcome
i responded to by Mr. i>. a. g.
OutS, after which the Grand Chapter
, a ant Into exeeuth a session.
vaccim: roit TYPHOID.
Pari?. lYnfeSBOf Announces Discovery
Of Serum Which He Claims Will do
Muck.
Paris? dune II.?-prof, Vincent to?
night announced before the academy
Of medicine the dis.owry of an ef?
fective anti-typhoid vat cine, which he
prepared by steeping typhoid bacilli
in l weak solution of water and so?
dium chloride (common sait> with an
admixture of ether.
Prof, Vine, tit sands I number of
?ipertments with animals, which af?
ter being vaccinated, withstood lubss
quent Inoe. ulation with typhoid
germs He also vaccinated 13 per?
sons, an examination of whose blood
alter the operation showed thai it
possessed to ji high degree properties
destructive of the typhoid bacillus.
Further experiments demonstrate.!
he fact that the typhoid bacilli when
placed In contact with the scrum ol
the Mood taken from the person vsc?
chanted loses ail vitality.
Welleshy College girls Insist th.r
alumnae returning to the alma mat I
shall not bring their babies. I loose -
velt's attention will be (ailed to this
Immediately uopn his arrival.?Phila?
delphia Inquirer.
THE CAMPAIGN MEETING.
McLEOD \V \s GIVEN AN OVA?
TION.
All of t!)C Candidates for Governor
Made Thoughtful and Forceful
Slashes?There Was No Bpftoe to
The Meeting Hut That May Come
Later?Frnsor Lyon Greeted With
Enthusiasm.
Pr >m The Dally Item June 2 2.
The State campaign opened today
with all the candidates present save
two?It. B. Evans and J. M. Richard?
son. The crowd ih attendance was
not large, there being abort 175 in
the Court House when the meeting
was called to order at 11 o'clock and
later It swelled to about 2T>0. The
Firemen's Tournament was too strong
an attraction to most of the very
large crowd in the city and where
thousands watched the fire laddies
race hundreds heard the statesmen
orate.
Just prior to the opening of the j
meeting of the candidates met In the
jury room and organized for the
campaign by the election of Thos. G.
McLeod as chairman, and Chas. A.
Smith as secretary of the cam?
paign party. It was agreed that the
candidates for Governor should have
twenty minutes each and the other
candidates ten minutes each.
The meeting was called to order by
County Chairman John H. Clifton,
who introduced Rev. W. T. Duncan,
who offered prayer.
Chairman Clifton stated that he re?
gretted that the candidates for State
offices had run into the Firemen's
convention, the Eastern Star and oth?
er lesser comets. However, despite
the numerous counter attractions, the
audience was fairly large t.nd the can?
didates need have no fear that their
views will not be disseminated
throughout this section of Mie State
by those present. It has been decid?
ed to allow the candidates for Gov?
ernor twenty minutes each, the can?
didates for other offices ten minutes
each, thus confining the meeting to
about three hours. He urged all
present to remain until the close of
the meeting so as to hear all of the
speakers.
Mr. Cole L. Blease, Mayor of New
berry, candidate for Governor, was
introduced as the first speaker.
I Mr. Blease had a written speech,
to which he confined himself, not de
' greasing at all to make extemporan?
eous remarks. His speech is given In
' another section of this issue.
Mr. John T. Duncan, candiadte for
Governor, spoke next. He is the same
John T. Duncan, who ran for the
' United States Senate in 1896 against
1 John Gary Evans and Joseph H.
Karle. Today he spoke without
notes, but a synopsis of his remarks
is given elsewhere. As will be seen
he devoted his remarks to denounc?
ing conditions as he sees them in Co
, lumhiu. He received the first applause
Of the day when he flayed the men
higher up In the Beniln?le swindle.
He did not mince words in dealing
With this subject, and with the asy?
lum deal that did not go through.
When Mr. C. C. IVatherstone was
) introduced he was recivod with con?
siderable applause. Before going ln
' to his regular Speech he said be want
red to make love to Bumter for about
two minutes. lb- loved Sumfvr for
I Several reasons; tirst for the magni?
ficent support given him when he ran
for Governor a lew years ago and
single-handed and ahme fought the
old dispensary and the liquor evil;
then because the people of Sumter
stand tip for what is right and are In?
dependent thinkers; also because
Sumter, through her mayor, is en?
forcing the prohibition law. He then
branched out and discussed the liquor
question, education, taxation and oth?
er issues following the line of thought
and argument outlined In the synop?
sis of his speech printed elsewhere.
He was liberally applauded at inter?
vals during tin- speech.
Mr. P, II. Hyatt made a plain,
straightforward business talk and was
applauded when he concluded.
Lluet. GOV. Thomas G. McLeod was
Introduced by the chairman as one
who was known to prate leal ly all in
the audience and any words of formal
introduction would be out of place.
Mr. McLeod was greeted with en?
thusiastic and continuous cheers, in?
dicating that his old-time popularity
in Sumter has not diminished with
the passing years. He was given that
cordial greeting thai Sumter always
reserves for one of her own sons, who
has been, honored, trusted and tried,
weighed in the balances and n't
found wanting.
In his speech he was at his best,
ami many who have heard hirrr of?
ten, expressed the opinion that they
bei never heard him speak with
more force, earnestness and elo?
quence. An outline of his speech 1*
found elsewhere, but this synoplsls
does not do the speech Itself Justice?
it was worthy of McLeod and of the
occasion.
He had the crowd with him from
beginning to end, ami at the close
was cheered to the echo,
Mr. .lohn <l Richards, was the last
of tic gubei national candldlates to
ipeak, but the crowd was fully us
large as at any time during the meet?
ing and larger than at the opening.
He was greeted with applause and
was given a quiet and attentive hear?
ing.
Mr. E. W. Duvall, of Cheraw, who
aspires to he Lieutenant Governor,
was the first of the candidates of the
second division to be introduced. He
devoted the greater part of his time
allowance of ten minutes to a
discussion of the finances of the State
and the unhusiness-like methods purs?
ued by legislature in making larger
appropriations than the tax levy pro?
vided funds to liqidate. He discuss?
ed it in the light of knolwedge gain?
ed while a member of the House and
serving on the Ways and Means com?
mittee. He also declared himself in
favor of education and the proper
support of high schools and colleges;
favored good roads, hut is opposed
to the proposed by bonJ issue and a 1
State highway commission; believes
good roads should bo built by the
counties. As to the liquor issue he
declared himself a local optionist,
and favored the rigid enforcement of
pronihition in the counties that have
voted against liquor.
Mr. C. A. Smith, of Timmonsville,
spoke in general terms respecting the
duties of the Lieutenant Governor,
saying that fitness for the position is
the test that should govern the voters
In leaking a choice. It would be fol?
ly for him to get up and promise to
pass this law or that law. On the is?
sues he said he favored education, I
Confederate pensions and good roads.
On the liquor issue he came out flat
footed for State vide prohibition and
for the Individual, total abstinence.
Mr. B. B. F ms, the eleventh hour
candidate for U orney General was
not present.
Attorney Gr-. ;al J. Fr?ser Lyon,
who seeks re-e tion and is the only
State officer asking re-election, who
has opposition, was greeted with
great applause. In beginning his re?
marks he thanked the people of Sum?
ter for the kindly reception, which,
he said he attributed to the people's
approval of what he had attempted
and what he had accomplished for
the good of the State, while holding
the office of Attorney General. His
speech was devoted almost entirely
to a relation of the work he had done
during his four years in office. He
discused briefly the dispensary litiga?
tion, the re-assessment of railroad
property, the litigation with the in?
surance companies over the license
tax law. In the course of the dis?
cussion of the contest over the incor?
poration of the C. C. & O. R. R? he
paid a very high compliment to Sum?
ter county and Hon. T. B. Fraser for
nls valuable services in the legisla?
ture in opposing the act to admit the
company, which act was afterwards
decdared unconstitutional by the Su?
preme Court.
Capt. P. K. McCully, of Anderson,
j who had filed his pledge as a candl
! date for Adjutant General announc
? ed that While on his way to the Court
House this morning he had received
j two telegrams from Anderson, which
were of such a personal and business
j nature as to absolutely preclude his
! continuance In the campaign, and he
; therefore desired merely to announce
i his withdrawal and to thank his
friends here and elsewhere for their
kind interest and pledges of support.
Capt. W. W, Moore announced his
j candidacy for Adjutant General and
j discussed the needs of *h?. militia.
? Col. Moore is a Citadel man and has al
| ways taken an active interest in the
1 state militia.
J Col. Charles Newnham. of Colum
j Ida, candladte for Adjutant General,
j stated his experience and gave what
I he conceive,i to be his qualifications
for the office, his connection with the
militia dating from 1^71, and his ser?
vice having been In all grades from
private up,
Col. J. M. Richardson, who Is also
a candidate for Adjutant General,
was not present, having been ordered
to Alken on Official business connect?
ed with the militia, which rendered it
absolutely hnposslsble for him to at
tend the meeting today.
Cansler, of Tlrzah, the perennial
candidate for Railroad Commissioner,
then came to the bat. His speech
was about the same as he has made
in the last three or four campaigns.
By this time the crowd had dwindled
down to a handful.
'Die other candidates who are out
for Railroad Commissioner. are
I Messrs. J. MeD. Hampton, of Colum?
bia; c, 11. Mahon, of Greenville, and
O. c. Scarborough, of Summerton.
j 'lin y each presented their claims,
; giving their experience and Olialifica
' tlons for discharging the duties of
the office efficiently and acceptably.
Mr. Scarborough, who is known to
everybody in Bumter, Le? end cb r
endon counties was ghyen a very cor?
dial reception by the faithful few,
w ho remti Ined.
This brought the meeting to 2 30
o'clock and those still to speak were,
for State Treasurer, ft. H. Jennings,
for Secretary of State. R. M. McCown,
for Comptroller General, A. W. Jones,
for Superintend-tit of Education, J.
K. Bwearingen.
For Congress, Dr. W. W. Hay. of
Rlchland, Congressman A. P. Lever
could no! be present, as he is at his
post of duty In Washington.
Fire Hose: It's Proper (are end
Treatment.
( Paper read before the State Fire?
men's Association by Chief R. A. Wil?
son, of Florence.)
Mr. President and Gentlemen of the
South Carolina State Firemens' As?
sociation:
When President Behrens called
upon me to write an article on "Fire
Hose: It's Proper Care and Treat?
ment." I thought I had the opportu?
nity of my life to show my wonder?
ful knowledge of the subject, but,
after studying over the matter and
seeing what a job it was, I fear it is
going to prove a grand opportunity
to expose my ignorance.
When you consider the cost of
fire hose and the very important part
it plays in our fire fighting equip?
ment, you will readily agree with me
that this topic is one that should
have the attention of every member
of this Association.
There are three kinds of hose com?
monly used in Fire Department work.
Rubber, linen, and rubber lined cot?
ton.
On account of the excessive cost,
rubber hose has been almost entirely
discarded by the Fire Departments in
this part of the country.
Linen hose is objectionable because
of the rough surface of the interior
offering too much resistance to the
water, and because it is so easily
damaged by rubbing against the
ground or pavement. However, to
those who use Linen hose it will be^
well for you to be very careful that
it is thoroughly dried after each fire.
Care should be taken that all mud
Is cleaned off the outside of the hose
for very often mud contains metallic
substances that are very injurious
to the fabric of the hose.
For interior use such as hotels,
apartment houses, mills and factor?
ies, linen hose may be used success?
fully, but fire Departments will do
well to stick to the "old reliable" rub?
ber-lined cotton.
Of the many different kinds of rub?
ber-lined cotton hose I think the
multiple woven decidedly the best.
The single ply is too frail to stand
rough usage and high pressure.
The jacket hose is objectionable
because the two jackets are separate
and do not stay in conformity with
each other. If you unroll a section
of jacket hose that has been in use
any length of time you will notice
every six or eight inches little puffs.
This puckering causes the lining to
wrinkle when the pressure is applied
thus reduing the nozzle pressure by
increasing the resistance of the water.
The multiple weaving binds the
different plvs together so as to pre?
vent puckering, and at the same time
fills in the cracks between the rub?
ber lining and the fabric. When the
pressure is applied this prevents the
formation of corrugations in the rub?
ber lining and thus offers the least
possible resistance to the water.
Most of the hose made nowadays
is earholized to prevent mildewing,
but this should not lead us to the
erroneous impression that because the
hose is carbol'zed we need not bother
to dry it thoroughly after use.
It is well to remember that water
or dampness is injurious to the cot?
ton fabric of the hose, but don't be
misled into believing that it will in?
jure the rubber lining. In fact it is
very beneficial to the rubber. If you
have any hose lying idle three or
four months at a time you should
take it out and run water through it
to wet the rubber lining.
I find that the best way to dry
your hose is to have an inclined plat?
form fifty feet long, about six feet
high in the middle, and about one
foot high at each end. This has the
advantage over a tower in that it
is easier to place the hose upon it
and reach them when they are dry.
After the hose is thoroughly dry it
is very easy to brush the mud off
and reel them up.
The following rules for the care
and treatment of hose are suggested
by the Eureka Fire Hose Co? If
you follow them carefully you will
have very little trouble.
1. Do not ailow hose to remain
in wagons or on ree ls if wet or mud?
dy; remove all mud by washing or
brushing and expose hose to air, In
towers or on racks, preferably ;'t
full length to dry. ^
2. if your hose is antieepticaPy
treated, it will not mildew or rot if
given ordinary lire department care,
but continued dampness Is injurious
to cotton fabrics. Mud often contains
metallic or other substances that tre
chemically injurious to hose, if per?
mitted to remain on it.
Do not permit hos?' to remain
on apparatus for any great length of
time when not used. It should be
removed, hung 111? in towers or racks,
ami replaced with a fresh supply.
Avoid short bends in hose thai Is
stored away. When necessary to
store hose in folds, the fo\i\ti ghoul)
be changed occasionally, to overcome
permanent sei of hose.
1. When new hose is received do
not allow it to remain packed in
cases until it may be required, but
remove from cases and loosen coils.
"?. Unless hose? is Haide to en?
counter freezing temperature it is not
necessary to perfectly drain the
water out, as the rubber lining is not
injured by dampness within, but on
the contrary is benefited by remain?
ing in a moist conditon, and all rub?
ber lined hose should have water
passed through it at frequent Inter?
vals to moisten the rubber.
6. Hose when frozen Is liable to
crack, If bent while in that condition.
Extreme cold causes a deterioration
of rubber, but not sufficient to pre?
vent storage of hose in cold houses
if thoroughly drained and dried.
7. Avoid exposure of hose to very
dry air. It should not be stored where
I exposed to the sun's rays. When it
is stored In hot dry places It Is best
to pass water through It monthly.
8. When Fire Hose is being used
see that section nearet engine or
hydrant is not being chafed at point
of contact with the ground, by vibra?
tion.
9. Acids and other chemicals, oils,
iron-rust, etc., are injurious to hose
and contact with them is to be avoid?
ed.
R. F. D. CONVENTION.
Rural Mall Carriers' Association Will
Inaugurate Progressive Work At
Newberry.
Columbia, June 22.?There are in
this State 750 local letter carriers,
who travel in the aggregate 17,000
miles and handle 100,000 pieces of
mail matter per day, from 354 pos*
oflices, these travelers coming Into
the most intimate contact with the
people of the commonwealth; so
there ought to be general interest in
the annual State convention of rural
letter carriers which is to be held this
year at Newberry, July 3, 4 and 5.
President T. E. Wicker of New?
berry has set on foot a determined
campaign to enroll in the organiza?
tion all the unaffiliated carriers in the
State. To this end the Association is
asking the cooperation of the press.
The Association is capable, Mr. Wick?
er says, of rendering many benefits to
rural route patrons, to the postoflice
department and to the carriers them?
selves.
Guests of honor at the Newberry
convention will include W. R. Splll
man, superintendent of rural malls,
Washington; W. D. Brown, editor of
the R. F. D. News, Wahington, and
possibly Senator A. S. Clay, of Geor?
gia. Several of the South Carolina
congressmen will likely be present.
The Newberry county carriers will
gave a banquet for the visiting dele?
gates. A strong stand will be taken
in favor of the good roads propa?
ganda now being carried on by sev?
eral different agencies in the State
and led by Commissioner Watson.
NEGRO KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Two Mules Also Meet Death by Light?
ning Near Mayesville and Driver 19
Hurt,
Mayesville, June 21.?This after?
noon during a severe rain storm light?
ning killed a negro mnn named Nel?
son on the farm of S. M. Rhodes,
about three miles from this point.
The same bqlt also killed two very
fine mules.
One of the mules fell on his driver
and severely hurt the driver's leg.
HOMICIDE IN GREENVILLE.
Two Men Shot to Death in Mountain
City YTesterday.
Columbia, June 21.?Peter Rowley,
who, though a son of a respected
physician and former mayor of
Greenville, had served five years for
manslaughter and had been tried for
killing another man, was shot to
death this morning in a disorderly
house at Greenville by a Spartan
burg horse dealer, O. L. Godfrey, who
claims self-defense. In the same
town at nearly the same moment, Bob
Calhoun, colored, slew another ne
gro, Will Brown.
HOT WAVE SPREADING.
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Everywhere East of Rookies Tcmpcr
autrc is Aspiring to Heights Al?
most Unprecedented.
Washington. June 21.?Everywhere
east of the Rocky mountains the
country is in the grasp of a heatwave
which is smashing June records and
promises to continue with no relief
in sight. Unless some disturbance
turns up in the atmosphere weather
wiseacres expect the high tempera?
tures to continue, though they may
be lessened from time to time by lo?
cal showers.
The weather bureau's official ther?
mometer shaded by trees on the
treet lev el in IVnnyslvania avenue
here registered lno degrees at 2
o'clock this afternoon. It registered
more than so degr< ? early In the day
ami climbed steadily until the top
notch was reached and then It began
to descend slowly.
William J. Odom and his son Alvin
Odom, white, of Barnwell county, who
arc charged with the murder of Jim
Hix, colored, on June 3rd, have been,
admitted to bail In the sum of $5,000
each.
But how different all that testi?
mony would be if the late Henry O.
Havemeyer were Still ali\e!?Indiana
polls News.