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I?ir M MTU; WATCHM.AN, Consolidated Au?. 2,1 I MODEM MACHINE. ? -i 111 HQ Mdioi; i m.im: in ik.ihim. mi ii.\\ik>. Addres* by C'apt. Behren*, on Work Poiio in ( Imi loion I*. r.i-i IVw Months With tin Auto? mobil?' Um- I nglno. C*J partn ular interest Jnst now is ths addivwo mads by Louis Behrens, ch.ef of the Charleston tire depart? ment, before the association, on the practical use of the automobile Are engine. Kevtntly this city has had under consideration the purchase of aa automobil?- engine and the figures as to saving in coat and the increased efficiency given the department are well worth studying. The Charleston department, accord? ing to t'apt. Behrens, has used a ssotor fire engine for over nine months, with satisfactory results. This engine was built by the Webb Motor Fire Apparatus company, and is a 90-horse power six-cylinder Thomas motor machine, equipped with a ro? tary pump of a capacity of 800 gal? lons per minute at plug pressure; It carries a crew of eight men. 1,000 feet of hoae. axes, ladders, extinguishers, pipes, etc.. end has been In commis? sion since October 1. 1910. It has not failed to respond to any Are, and has answered ft alarms and traveled 93 miles, pumplpg at actal fires 9 hours and II minutes. The cost to main? tain this machine, for gasoline, cylin? der oil. grease, spark plugs, recharg- 1 Ing storage batteries, etc., has been $51.19. or 19 cente a day. The tires ahow no material wear and have yet j to experience their first blow-out or puncture. "To accomplish this motor engine's work for nine months." said Mr. Beh? ren* using horses, you would require four animal* which cost to maintain.1 for oat* hay, veterinary services, har^l nest repairing and shoeing, about $1". ' par month per horse, a total of $640 1 for nine months. Coal for boller | cost f 1S per month, or $135 | lilts means << maia $A75 for the, steamer, na % ffjgJJMirtf) Jht jaty months in the use of the motor appa? ratus. "We also save the salaries of two driver* one on the steam engine and 1 one on the hose wagon, and of a' stoker, at ICS per month each, or a ' total of $1,755 for nine months. Of the four engine and hose wagon horse* worth $300 apiece, one ii lost by d?-ath. accident, or unfltness for service^ every three or four w u s, making an additional coat of $100 per year. In comparison of totals for nine months use of the two types of ap? paratus there appears a balance In ( favor of the motor engine of $2,447.90 in nine months, or $3,303.72 in a year. Think of a saving like this In nine months, and you can not but agree with me that the motor apparatus Is wonderfully economical. I have not In my comparison of maintenance cost ire lud?-d repair expenses for either apparatus, estimating that thU Item of upV eep will average about the same for each. While the tlr^t cost of the self-pro? pelled sppart tus Is greater than ?hat o fthe hor*e*ui <?* r. equipment. the difference is made up in a short time aft?*r purchasing the motor engine by low maintenance and operating ex ftfJflS, Yet it appear* to me that the (m>noiiiy fj| ?he motor ftfjtfJS Is a nir.or arg urn :m In Its t'%va.\ for after all it is efficiency we WjuU. And I be lleve that you will a?i concede that quick fjftlon Is the ?onst essential fea? ture In nre-firtb.ng. and when we take into consideration the ftfll that the in..'or app< ratua will make a run In le?i? than ha'f the time required by the steam engli e, then It Is th.it Its real value cornel home to us. A stream In a hurry on a burning build? ing is what we ?trlve for. In many tr.st.tr.-s tie - w moments between an alarm and arrival at a fire are the valuable ones. In my oplr.l*>n any i.na^s that we can employ tc hasten the arrival of extinguishing facltfttef ?r-ould t?e uae.l. even though they * should demand greater tnitl. 1 expense, and freater malnti naiu-e expense, In? stead of les* as Is the case wuh the motor apparatus. "In discussing the use of motor tire apparatus. I shall not dwell on the merits of any partb ular make, or the superiority of one design over an ? ther. but would suggest tl at only ma'hln-s of suffblent horse power, not )*<a than '?" for fir. engines and not less than tftio for combination wagon* and fhjfftlcal engine-, be s* pjctsf\ The more horse power a ma < hine ha*, the more eflb b at work Will It accomplish. There Is n? question that the fsetof engine hafl many ad? vantages over the horve-drawn ap 4 c Ishtd April. 1850. lie Just ai 881. paraius ami I wish to emphasir.e MMM of those advantages that occur t-> uit as most w*>rth> of conside: i ation. j "TY>.- tlrst to he Considered is the I high jpttj of the motor apparatus :.n fi telling ATM. This, yuu all know, is verj Important. Soon after Charl< - lon'i motor Are engine srsj coinmts I si..fi,Ml. came the Aral opportunity to test its |p#< (l-.-fth it'iu y and super I i it;.. under practical conditions. {Cm the night of Ootobtf 25, 1910. a one-story 1 aia-house of the Atlantic ' -t Line Railroad company, a building of an area of 50 by 200 feet, with intinmable contents, took Uro. the dames gaining considerable head Waj before the alarm was sent In, and being a mass of fir** when the first apparatus arrived. Almost adjoining this shed, and distant by the width of a street were the large freight de? pots, tilled with cotton, hay, and oth* tf combustible materials. In this street was also a box car, loaded with cartridges and powder. The eaves of the depot were catching and the sides of the ear were ablaze when 1 reach? ed the > < a. . simultaneously with th.? motor tire engine. This engine took th.- hwlrant about 50 feet from the burning building, connections were made and the hose run out almost instantly. With the turn of the lever, j the motor was conn? cted with its pump and two strong streams were soon playing on the igniting depot and burning car, which were saved by this promptness, for in the three or four additional minutes, when the steam i engines began to play, it would have been too late, and the property damgv* would have been very great. "The second advantage which comes to mind is the ability of the motor tire engine to answer any num? ber of alarms coming In close succes? sion. Whereas, with the horse-drawn apparatus a succession of alarms is ^nothing short of a calamity, Two or three alarms, in close succession Im? poses a great strain upon engine horses, which are generally exhaust? ed by the third call, and can not render adequate service. "A third striking advantage of the motor angine is its ability to throw .makmr wrMk almost no los? of time. On arriving at a fire It Is ready for use, regardless of the distance traveled, whether long or short. The man who drives the motor is engineer and stoker as well. As soon as connections are made at the hydrant the motor Is ready for pumping water under any pr.-ssure desired, and maintains a uni? form stream for an Indefinite period. Consequently, in a majority of In? stances, where there is a motor engine used with steamers, the motor nn chine will throw from 1.000 to 2.000 j gallons of water on the fire before s?-r\i< al>le streams can be gotten from uu' steamers, and that supply of water will often hold in (heck most ef? fectively I blaze until steam engines arrive with reinforcements. "The question naturally comes up, What is the lift of ? motor tire en gtner it is not y? t practically deter mined, but it may be fairly estimated. Th?? a\<-rage fire apparatus will trawl approximately from 250 to 300 miles in a year in cities of about 10,000 population, or nearly ?'..ooo miles in years, while th.? motor apparatus, not being taken out to "tsofetfo< twice n Week, travels from 120 to 150 miles * fi ir. Not only that but to estimate from a 10-y. i r av.-rage of the steam ? i - Uro pumping. 1 figure out that a motor fire engine will have to pump for only about 10 hours pet year. therefore) fudging from the mlletgo and endurance Of the touring car Which 1 use in responding to alarms. Inspecting buildings, visiting fire sta? tions, ,.tc, a car yet giving excellent iervt< ?. wfcfc 11 has traveled 4,'op rr lies iu the past year, and fully 17.0 ?0 miles in the past four years. I see no reason. ; as th?? motor apparatus I. construct. Od along lines for practical fire SSP rtce, and is built much stronger than the ivurage cut used b) chiefs, why the motor apparatus should not. with no more repairing than the ordinary : ?teem apparatus, serve effectively for 11 or || yearn. This is an estimate which i made from practical obser \ ation." N I FAMINE VI CAM DEN. Efforti to Hecure Huppl) Have llwn Erultk Cam den i June si,?The people of Cam den are suffering from nn les famine during the present hot weath? er, Robert Kennedy the local Ice deaU r. hai been out of i< ?? for ths past several daya He has made every ??ffort to pro* urc \<~>- to supply hlj cue* toaaera having telegraphed end tele {phoned to 11 different towns, but to no avail. The drug itoTei end sods fountains :ir- ordering i< In smell individual |otl from Columbia ami Sumter. nd Fear not?Let nil the ends Thou Ahr SUMTER, S. C, WEDN: SEABOARD WANTS TO GOME. - DOES sl'MTFlt WANT THE NEW 01 H IT TO NORTH AM) WEST. Mr. Donaal the Man Who Is Promot? ing und Hiiilding Brandl Lino submits Propoaltloii?Bnmtcr Can Secure Connection with the Sea txuud Air Line If Certain Con? ditions Are Compiled With and Road Will ho in Operation Within Twelve Months?Conditions l*ruc tioally the Same as Accepted by Hnrterllle, Darlington ami Flor? ence.. Mr. W. H. Bonaal, who has pro? moted and built within the pust few years several brunch lines connect? ing with the Seaboard Air Line, was in the city Friday, and at a confer? ence with Mr. K. 1. Manning, Chair? man of the Railroad Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, submitted a. proposition to build u road from Mc Bae on the main line of the Seaboard, via Bishopville, to Sumter. The proposition was as follows: Mr. Uonsal and the parties he rep? resent will agree to enter into a con? tract to build and equip a standard railroad from McBee to Sumter and have it in operation within one year, on condition that the people of Sum? ter obligate to provide the rights of way for the road from a point two miles south of Bishopville to and through this city, and to a point two miles south of the city, and to fur- , nish terminal site of a size and lo? cation to be approved by them. The right of way is to be fifty feet in , width and the terminal site is to be . approximately three to four acres. The road is to be constructed In the , most approved manner and laid with i heavy rails, and the equipment is all to be new and first class. ?i - , | A similar proposition has been , submitted to Bishopville, vis. That Bishopvllle furnish the rights of way from McBee to and through Bishop? vllle to a point two miles south of that town and to provide a suitable . and acceptable terminal site in that ( town. In the event that Bishopvllle de- , clines or falls to comply with the con- . dltions and Sumter accepts and com- | plies with the conditions of the offer, | then the road will be built to Sumter by an alternative route from McBee leaving Bishopville off the line, and Sumter will be required to furnish rights of way for a distance no great? er than specitled in the proposition based upon the supposition that Blsh opvfllt accepts the offer of Mr. Bon sil to build the road through that town. Mr. Bonsai Stated that he would be : ready to begin work on the road im? mediately- upon notification that his proposition had been accepted and that i?e and his associates were pr< - pared to push the work of construc? tion from the -tart. If the proposi? tion is accepted without delay. It may be possible to build the road and have it in operation shortly after January- 1st. Mr. Bonsai WOUld make in? state? ment as to the ultimate destination of the road after leaving Sumter, going southward, but there are reasons for the belief that this road is projected for tiie purpose of giving the Sea? board the shortest lind most advan? tageous route possible to Charles? ton. This, however, Is mere sup? position at present, ami future de? velops ntl alone will disclose the leal ol Jectlve point of the road. Mr. Manning and other representa? tives of the chamber of Commerce have b.eu negotiating with the Sea? board directly, and with Mr. Uonsal, also, for several years looking to the construction of a road conne< ting the Seaboard with Btimter, and on several Occasions it Seemed that the effort to set ure another railroad outlet to the north and west would succeed, but eo b tune obstacles that could not be overcome Intervened. Cut now Mr. Ron sal ami associates are ready to do hush ess and have made a defi? nite proposition thai Sumter Is left to el'iier sccepl or reject. Acceptance mean.- the immediate construction of tii." road that Sumter has been want? ing for many years; rejection of the proposition win be notice to the sea? board that Sumter does not want the connection bad enough to make the effort and spend tin' money requisite t.. securing the rights of way and terminal site. Thai I- the situation in i nut -lu ll. I><ies Sumter really want n connection with the Seaboard and ;i direct route (.? a terrltor) we do not now reach? Mr. \\\ .1. McKagen, chief of the Bishopville Police force. \< ?ick with typhlod fever. 1 is't at be thy Country's, Thy God's at ESDAY, JULY 5, 1911. SUGAR TRUST PROBE. STETSON TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE COMMITTEE, Former President ol Pennsylvania Regrets sah? of Independent Su? gar Refining Company. Washington. Juno 30.?David S. BteUon, a Philadelphia ship broker, and counsln Of Washington X. Thom? as, an indicted director of the Ameri? can Sugar Refining company, told the house sugar trust investigating committee today how he acted as Thomas' agent in negotiating with Adolph Segal for the acquisition of the Pennslyvania sugar refinery, and then turned the correspondence over to Mr. Thomas for his defense. Thom? as was under indictment for con? spiracy to restrain trade in connect? ion with the absorption of the Penn? sylvania concern by the so-called trust in 1903. Stetson's unsuccessful negotiate ?n I w > re prior to Segal's securing of a loan from Gustav Kissel for the ?'trust" in 1903. Stetson said the government had never asked him for tin- letters and after considerable dis? cussion counsel for the American Sugar Refining company produced and read the letters. They bore de? tails relating to Segal and the Penn? sylvania refinery and Thomas' inter? est in securing all available informa? tion concerning the transaction. Charles C. Harrison, former pres? ident of the University of Pennsyl? vania, one of the owners of the Frank? lin Sugar Refinery company, who sold to the "trust' in 1892, testified that then he did not know there was any risk of violating a federal lav,*. Op? erated by the "sugar trust" from 1891 to 1897, the great plant which he and his associates erected and sold, he mid had been idle since, because of the great over-productive capacity of the Eastern refineries. "I would not sell out today to the American Sugar Refining company if I had it to do over again," said Mr. Harrison. "We. sold our inheritance and we can not do for our sonu wrat [>ur fathers did for us." Asked by Representative Hinds what he thought should be done to stem the predatory activities of cap? ital of this country, Mr. Harrison s; id publicity was of the greatest value. ORANGEBURG MAX MAY DIE Bloodhounds Trailed Negro Who Crushed skull of C lifton Horger at Jamison Depot. Orangeburg, June 26.?Clifton Hor fer, a prominent young man of the Jamison section of this county, was probably fatally wounded yesterday afternoon, having teen struck in the head with a board by a neun , Ed Ward Pelder. Mr. Horger wi ! ren? dered unconscious and is now in a critical condition* Mr. llnuT engaged in a difficulty with a negro at he Jamison depot late yesterday afternoon ai <i was beating the negro with his fist, it is said when Pelder came up from be? hind Mi. Hoger, striking him a se? vere lick on the head, crushing the skull. Medical aid was summoned at once and an operation was per? formed at the depot by Dr. T. If. Dreher "f Bt, Matthews and Dr. D. J. Hydrick of Orangeburg. The Dehler negro lied, but sheriff Sully was notified and he hurried to th ? scene with the county blood? hounds and in a short time the ne? gro was captured. He was brought to this city and ja lb d. Mr. Horger is the youngest son of the late Dr. A. 1. Horger. who was tor a number of years treasurer of Orangeburs county, ami is about years of age. He Is a promising young farmer. There is little hope for his recovery, BUYS FIRST LAND FOR RESERVE. lutliorlzcs National Commission Pur? chase of Tract of 31,000 Acren In Northwestern < ieorgla. Washington, June 29. As its lirst aet in protecting the navigability <>f streams, the National Forest Reserva? tion commission has authorised the purchase of 31,000 acres of land hi northwestern Georgia. The tract lies In Panning, Union, Lumpkin ami Gilmer counties and Is on the water? shed of the Toccoa river, a tributary of the Tenessee river. The land Is In the heart of ihe southern Appa? lachian mountains. The commission Is considering the purchase of many other tracts in both the northern and' southern Appalachians. Mineral lands in the A pp, la. hian I forest reserve must be purchase.i outright by the government, In thei opinion of Attorney General Wlcker sham. id Truth's." THE Till SAVAXXA1I RACES SANCTIONED. liiici'icaii Automobile Association <.in- Permit for Grand Prize ami Three Other Events. Savannah, Qa? June 30.?Sanction was received here today for running the Grand Prize automobile race No? vember 30 next over roads in this county, it has been decided to run three races, including the Vanderbilt simultaneously, but the date originally set has been changed and the Vander built, Savannah challenge trophy and Tiedman trophy races will be run Monday, November L'7. The second Of these trophies has been contested for once, the third twice. BANDITS IX EAST. Express and Postal Cars Rlf Erie, Pa. af V ar Erie, Pa., June SO.?A fast mail and passenger train on the Philadel? phia and Erie railroad was held up tonight live miles from here by a band of a dozen masked man. Th< mail and express cars were rilled and two of the crew, C. H. Block of Erie, mail clerk, and H. D. Rooney of Erie, conductor, were injured. Block was shot in the right side and was taken to a hospital in a dying condition. Rooney received se? rious injuries when he was hit with a stone thrown by one of the robbers.1 The train was due in this city at 10:10 tonight. A few minutes before 10 o'clock, when the train was mak? ing a large curve, the engineer saw an obstruction ahead. He applied the brakes, but could not stop the train before the engine crashed into the ties and telegraph poles placed across the track. When the train hit the obstruction it was believed by the passengers that there had been a collision with another train. The next moment, however, the crack of revolvers as qualnted them with the real cause of the train's stop. As the train came to a standstill several of the pass? engers alighted to leorn the trouble. Their presence drew the lire of the band of masked men and there was a stampede to reenter the cars. An unknown passenger caught hold of one of the robbers and was picked up bodily and thrown over a 30-foot embankment. His condition is se? rious. Almost before the tra'.n had reached the obstruction the masked nun had taken up their positions at practically every entrance to the cars. When the pass, n-rers began pouring from the cars there were a few grutf orders from the men to get back in? side. When a number of the ex citojd passengers failed to take this advice, the bandits opened tire. They shot along the sides of the cars, level With the windows, and this evidently put an end to the curiosity of the passengers. A number of women fainted while the screams of others caused much confusion. The train ar? rived in this city about midnight. The passengers were badly frightened and could not give a connected story of what bad occurred. WASH HXTEH PARDONED. Columbia, June "jo.-?Qov. Blosse today pardo o d G, Washington Hunt? er, of Laurens County, who killed El? ben Copeland over a poker game at Clinton in 1906, and after lour trials in Laurens was convicted at Green? wood of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years Imprisonment. The Federal Supreme Court recently af? firmed this sentence. The Slate Su? preme Court having previously taken similar action. Hunter's parole would have expired tomorrow. Senator Wharton, Representative Magill iin,l the late 'Phos. B. Crows wa re among the seven bundred sign? rs to the pe? tition for pardon. Waterworks \sNoelatlou ! '< rnietl. Columbia. June 2v?For the pur? pose of forming the South Carolina Waterworks Association and of con? sidering whether it was advisable to form a Tri-State Association, cover? ing Georgia and the Carolinas, a number of officials connected In an eexcutlve capacity with municipal water supply departments met l" the city Cnun.il Chamber Wednesday af? ternoon, i?t the call of Councilman W. P. Stieglitz of Columbia, \t 5:30 tile visitors will visit the City Wat.r Works plant in Irwin Park, where a barbecued pig ami lamb and Irish stew, cold ?law and seasonable, unmetered liquid refresh? ments will he served. There will K a second busin? bs session at the City Hail this evening. Adjournment will tnke place at the close of the meet? ing to be held Thursday morning. JE SOUTHRON, Established June, im Vol. XXXII. No. 39. BELAY IN CLOSING HOSIERY MfLL SITUATION COMPLICATED, SAYS CHAIRMAN BANDERS. Not Until July 12 Will Matter be Disposed Of, According to Peniten? tiary Hoard, Although Governor Blenee Has Asked Immediate Ac? tion?Ditlicult to Cancel Contract at Once. Cclumb' e 29.?The first pub? lic stat from the board of di recto ^e the State Penitentiary, sir j5* 4 announcement that the [ 1 V mill would be abolished, was . this morning by Mr. Arthur K. v ulers, of Hagoud, chairman of the joard. Chairman Sanders said that In view ot the position taken by Gover? nor Blease that the hosiery mill should be immidately abolished and the comments and criticisms of the course being pursued, he had determ? ined to explain the board's position. This the board had not intended to do until after the regular meeting on July 12, when the hosiery mill pro? position will again be taken up for consideration. At the recent special meeting of the board that announce? ment was made. Chairman Sanders explained that the board now has three propositions from Capt. J. M. Graham, the lessee of the mill. Capt. Graham is willing to close the mill under certain conditions. The hosiery mill contract is of force for five years, and no provision was made for either side withdrawing therefrom. Sometime ago it was stat? ed that Capt. Graham himself at the time of the signing of the new con? tract wanted to put a clause in that either aide could withdraw with cer? tain notice, but Governor Ansel did not wish this to be allowed and so the contract was not framed that way. "Of course," said Chairman Sanders today, "it is a case of give and take. We have to make some concessions. The mill could not very well be clos? ed down arbitrarily. WThen we met recently we found the legal compli? cations that were in the way and are now seekingto adjust them. At the last meeting we did not feel able to decide the matter and postponed ac? tion until the 12th of July, when our regular meeting comes. At that meet? ing Governor Please, the chairman of the State board of health and the At? torney General are Invited to be pre? sent." Chairman Sanders eortinued: "At that i.ime we hope to make arrangementi that will be satisfactory to all parties. We will arrange a way to get out of the legal and bind? ing contract that will meet all re? quirements. We have no desire to delay the m ilter, and if we are al? lowed to settle it we will do so with credit to ourselves and SO as to satisfy all interested in the lease." Chairman Sanders explained that the board had asked for legal advice. The Attorney General's office has been asked for an opinion, as was publish? ed a lew days ego. Th | State board I of health also asked the Attorney Generas'l office f??r an opinion. Mr. Sanders did not explain the nature of the Graham proposition, but In- said that certain concessions would have to be made to Capt. Graham In order to have the contract legally broken. SMITH TO BE MADE GOVERNOR. Will be Inaugurated TodU) SS Geor gta*8 Chief Executive With simple Ceremonies. Atlanta. June SO.?The Inaugura? tion of Gov-elect smith tomorrow at m.on will be marked by the simplest ceremonies. After the joint session of the house and senate, where he will be sworn in. Gov. Smith will g<> t?? the exeuctlve offices where he will hold an informal reception. Gov. Brown, the retiring executive, following the inaugural ceremony, will go to his old home at Marietta, whore the citlsens of Cobb and adjoining coun? ties have plann? ?1 a I i; reception for him. A resolution providing for a search? ing Investigation of the State depart? ment of agriculture by a committee of three practical farmers from the senate and five from the house was Introduced in the house today. Rep? resentative Auit of Polk county, the author of the resolution, declared that it was aimed at no particular person, but was Intended to give to the farmers of the State some much desired Information about the oper? ation of the department and where certain proposed improvements enn I Vie made.