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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08

smoking room, opened the door, rave
one look inside, and s:ood as if para
lyzed. There in front of him, distinct
in outl ne, but hazy as to features,
stood huge man gazing directly at
him. Christenden often told me he
felt the blood freeze ia his veins at
the sight. How man could live in
that ship sunk for three days under
90 feet of water was what stunned
him. He felt his strength leaving.
But in few minutes his eyes
became used to the light in the com
partments, and he made out tall,
brown frame-he was gazing at him
self under water in mirror. 1t was
three days before he recovered from
the fright sufficiently to 20 back to
work.
The most remarkable escape .
diver ever had as far as | know was
that Of Frank Dwyer, who went down
in the battlcship Maine under orders
of Admiral Sampson and the board Of
inquiry. But it wasn't on the Maine
where Dwycr had his escape. 1t was
during the time he was working on
the Cunardcr Oregon, sunk off Fire
Island about 20 years ago. That, in
cidentally, included about the finest
piece of deep-sca diving ever attempt.
cl. The men were down in 1872 feet
OF water, under pressure Of 60 pounds
to the square inch, and it was not pos
sible for them to work more than 20
minutes on stretch.
But to return to Dwyer. He was
on the main deck and had attached
draft and had given the signal for
hosting, when he was Mortified to see
that he had failed to clear his line and
hose of the boxes, and that they
were being dragged upward. Worse,
both line and hose were wound
around stanchion 80 that the draft,
in pulling upward, must sever them
and cut him off, 1872 feet on the ocean
bottom.
up went the draft, the hose tau
tening until it snapped, the loose end
wriggling through the clear waters on
TO the shoulders Of the diver. Dwyer
knew that for abon. i've minutes he
had air enough to keep him alive, and
that no water could enter the suit, as
there was check valve in the rear of
the helmet to forestall this emer.
gency. He gazed at the life line, Lis
last hope connecting him with the
world above. By this time it was
dangling five or six feet above the
wreck. looking at IL, he wondered
whether to try to jump for it in the
hope of giving a signal. But that
moment there came violent tug at
the main line, and the next instant he
felt himself haulei up.
What had happened was this:
The draft had come to the surface.
showing to the tender and helpers the
'orn tuoe. without awai.ing signals,
dozen hands grasped the line and
yanked the man out of his peril and
back to daylight, where they tore his
suit off him and threw him into
stinging hot bath to prevent paralysis.
And that case, always thought, until
poor Hoar got into his scrape, was the
most remarkable in the history of div.
ing"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08

are too lazy to stop.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08
Ont Of Sight.

The Hon. "Champ" Clark is fond
of telling the following story of an
old friend Of his, who, in his home
in Jefferson City, enjoys local rep
utation for grim humor.
The old gentleman in question is
the possessor of large fortune, which
he has accumulated by much hard
work and the closest attention to
business. He has son who he wish
ed to train up in his fathers business.
But the boy was set upon leaving
home and seeing the world. So he
procured a position in Chicago. He
soon lost the job. however. and in q
short while found himself without
means Of livelihood.
Then he telegraphed to his father
for money-in fact, he sent several
urgent messages of this sort over the
wire-but to all appeals he received
no answer.
Finally, in desperation, the son Of
the rich man telegraphed his father
in these words:
"You wont see me starve, will
you"
The old mans answer came thus:
"No! Not from this distance!"
Then, says Mr.. Clark, the boy de.
cided to 60 home and work in his
father tirm.-New York Tribune.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08

- The suggestion is made that
walking on all fours for twenty min.
utes every day will prevent appendi.
oitis. But the surest way to avoid
having appendicitis 10 not to send
for the doctor every time you have
the stomache.-Augusts Chronicle.
- After some men get started they
ara knn law IN atom
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08
Whistlina an a Sin.

Arabia must be heaven for those
whose lives are made burden to
them by the whistler. The Arab
maintains that whistler's mouth
cannot be purified for forty DAYS
and nights, and they assert of the
whistler that Satan has touched his
body and caused him to produce the
offensive sound. Then there are the
natives Of the Tonga islands, Poly
nesia, who hold that it is a sin to
whistle, as it is an act disrespectful
to God. Even in some districts in
north Germany the villagers declare
that if one whistles in the evening
it makes the angels weep.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-06-08
THE KING oFa So
- 00D PTyRIFIERSVS SSN

No remedy yet discovered has met with such ~9NG
popular favor as S. S. The people everyhere ndoe it, ~
and there few homes where S. S. S. for the blo0dis F
not known and used 1t is superior in many ways M
blood medicines In the first place S. guaranteed W
purely vegetable compound made exclusively
selected for their wonderful purifying and tonic properties
the Blood purgng of impurities and
natural condition At the tme under
era system the sluggish
strength and and better health is the
follow the of S. S. S. often happens With medicines
containing minerals which digestion
and in other damage the system For diseases blood
such Chronic Sores, Rheumatism, Caarr
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
FIRE DRILL ORDINANCE
READ THE FIRST TIME.
Alderman oliver, the Author, Ex-
plains the Necessity for 1t.

alderman OliNeEf Nne AuthOEs GA-
plains the Necessity for II.
The fire drill ordinance. drafted by
Alderman oliver. was introduced In
Council and read for the first time al
the meeting last night.
The ordinance requires fire drills at
least twice a month in all schools
where more than 100 children attend
and drills at least once a month in all
factories, shops or other places, where
100 or more females are employed.
The ordinance makes it the duty of
the principal, superintendent, or other
person in charge of public, or private
school, where there are 100 or more
pupils to instruct and train the chill
dren in the fire drills, 80 that they
may, in a sudden emergency be able
to leave the school building in the short
est possible time and without confus-
ion or panic"
The same wording is used in the
paragraph relative to factories or
other establishments. employing female
labor, and IL is provided that refusal,
failure or neglect to comply with the
requirements. either by school or fac
tory authorities, shall render the per-
son guilty of such neglect subject to
fine of not more than $50, or imprison-
ment of not more than thirty days,
either or both, in the discretion of the
officer presiding in Police Court.
Alderman Oliver. the author of the
ordinance, says, although the children
may be marched out of the schools for
recess and dismissed in a quick and or
derby manner, that the fire drills are
needed, nevertheless. The drills at re-
cess and dismissal time come at regu-
lar time and do not guard against
panic in case of fire, he says. The fire
drills should take place at unexpected
moments, so the children will become
accustomed to them. and will march
out in rapid and orderly manner,
not knowing whether the building is
on fire.
1t is just as important in factories
where women are employed as in the
schools, Alderman oliver thinks. He
calls attention to a story in the New
York World of Oct. 81, where 300 hun
dred factory girls, who had been train
ed to the fire drill marched to safety
while the flames were sweeping to-
wards them with terrifying rapldity in
a large factory in Brooklyn. The story
stated that the 300 girls were saved
from probable death, or serious in
jury, by the simple fact that they were
trained to faithfully follow the fire drill
signal The fire had reached all five
stories in the building when the alarm
was sounded, yet the hands, with the
exception of the last fifty or sixty
marched out without attempting to
break the lines. Policemen and fire.
men who had rushed into the building
to rescue them, stood aside and watch
ed with admiration the girls march
out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
Haunts for Big Game.

The season is fast approaching when
the hunter will be getting ready for his
annual outing to the woods in search
of big game, and the present time is
cpportune for making the necessary
arrangements for a successful hunt.
From reports received by the Grar i
Trunk Railway System. deer are plen-
t;ful in several districts of the High
lands of Ontario" and Moose abound
in the "Temagami' region. In one
day recently eight individual Moose
were seen by a canoeing party at Diff
ferent points in this region. The open
season for deer and moose in ''The
Highlands" is from Nov. l until Nov.
Is. and from Oct. 16 to Nov. Is in the
Temagami country. Hunting parties
are assured of the legal number of
game if they go into the proper local
tiles. Reliable information regarding
camp equipment, experienced guides
and all requisites for a successful trip
can be had on application to G. T.
Bell, G. p. e. T. A., Grand Trunk Rail-
way System. Montreal. Canada.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
ANOTHER PETITION ABOUT
THIRTY-FIFTH STREET.

An echo of the Thirty-ffth street
opening proposition was heard in Coun-
ell last night, when a petition from D.
]. Morrison, asking that the street be
opened from Bull to Barnard. was
read.
MIR. Morrison wrote that he had sold,
at a very low figure. portions of his
lots for the opening of the street about
eight years ago, and that he sold for
such a low price. because he realized
the opening of the street would benefit
his property.
He was led to believe, he said. that
the street would be opened. Because
this has not been done he has been
prevented from either selling or inn
proving his lots. he stated. He asks
that the street be opened as soon as
possible. After hesitating an appre-
Gladly length of time, the Mayor re-
ferred the petition to the Committee
on City Lots.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
THINKS NO PLACE
LIKE THE SOUTH.
Although from HustIinE Chicago, He
Says This Is the Place.

Hon. Horace G. Stone. a native of
Chicago, who is in Savannah at pres
ent in the interest of Capt. Oberlin
Carter, says that there is nowhere in
the country like the South.
This Is my second visit to this sec
ton" said Mr.. Stone last night, but
I have already made up my mind that
the South holds out more possibilities
to the young man than ever did the
West.
I'm the future, destined to be the
textile center of the world, young men
In the South should not wait for
Northerners and foreigners to come
down here and take charge of their
cotton mills.
Il learn that there is an excellent
textile schools in all of the Southern
states, and there is little excuse for
outsiders to come in here and superin-
tend the operations of these great man
ufactories.
THE West has never held out such
opportunities TO young men as does
the South at the present day, and the
same amount of energy expended here
will produce three-fold more than the
West
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
WOMAN PROTECTS MAN,
WHO HAS CONFESSED.
Negro Woman at Police Station Puz-
zIes Plain Clothes Men.

NGBEO woman aI ROAlce SIutlOn tuA-
zIes Plain Clothes Men.
Pinkney Washington. the negro
woman held at the police station in
connection with the Yamacraw homi-
eide last week, still refuses to give the
officers any information at all, though
she has been taken before Bob
Pritchard, the negro who did the
killing, and has heard his confession
duplicating her.
The row, which resulted in Caesar
Wilson being killed, started in the
Woman's house, some time before the
killing actually took place. According
to Pritchard, the negro woman was
on the street car that he caught inn
mediately after the stabbing and rode
out to the end of the line with him,
by appointment. The fact that the
row started at her house and that she
escaped on the same car with the man
who did the killing leads the officers to
believe that she is implicated in the
homicide.
Even after hearing Pritchard's
statement, the woman denied having
gone out on the car with Pritchard.
She admitted being on the car and
gave the officers, before she knew
Pritchard was caught, a good descrip-
ton of the man who rode out with
her and this description exactly fits
Pritchard.
She contends that Pritchard is not
the man. however. notwithstanding he
admits that he is. The woman is
playing a very puzzling role and the
officers are at a loss to understand her
attitude. Pritchard's confession ex-
plains the manner in which Wilson
was killed, but the officers believe the
woman was connected with the affair
in some way that has not yet been
brought out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
ARGUMENT ON INJUNCTION
ON IN ATLANTA.
Railroads Fighting Reduction o
Hates for One City.

Railroads Fighting Reduction OF
Hates for One City.
Argument on the question of MAX
ing permanent the injunction restrain
ing the Georgia Railroad Commission
from putting into effect a reduction
of freight rates in favor of Atlanta
will be heard by Judge Newman in
Atlanta to-day.
All of the roads have been made
parties to the suit, so that the decision
will involve the whole question at is
sue. The original injunction was
asked for by the Central of Georgia
security holders.
Mr.. w. A. Winburn, second vice
president of the Central, and Mr.. w.
E. Estes, general freight agent of the
same road, left last night for Atlanta.
They will later be joined by other Sa-
vannah railroad officials. 1t is expect
ed that the hearing will consume sew
eral days.
The dissolving of the injunction,
which would mean that the reduced
rates asked for by Atlanta would go
into effect at once, would work a very
great hardship on Savannah, as well
as more than half of the cities and
towns of Georgia A formal protest
has been lodged with the commission
by Savannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
SAVANNAH WILL HAVE
FLAG OF ITS OWN.
Committee Appointed to Select One
for the Municipality.

for the municipality.
A resolution by Alderman Dixon
providing for the appointment of a
committee of three. with the Mayor
as chairman, to designate colors for
the city coat of arms, and to submit
a design for a flag for the municipali-
ty, was passed by Council last night.
1t was determined some time ago to
have the coat of arms of the city laid
in mosai" in the entrance of the new
City Hail, it will be recalled but no
one was able to find out what were
the proper colors for II. Old records
were searched and old citizens con-
suited, but no one knew what were
the proper colors
The flag suggestion came as an aft
erthought. When the City Hall is
finished flag will Of course. be
wanted to fly over the building In
stead of using the United States flag,
as has been the custom heretofore, II
was suggested that the city should
have a flag of its own. The commit
tee will select the design and report
back to Council This design will
then be adopted
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
November Magazines.

The Savannah Morning News
Munsey's, Harper's, Leslie's, Serb
ner's, Country Life in America, Burr
Mcintosh, McClures. Harper's Bazaar
Confederate Veteran, Everybodys
New York. Boston, Philadelphia
Washington, Baltimore, Charleston
Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, New Or
leans, Chicago, Cincinnati st. Louis
Jacksonville (Fla.) dailies; German
New York dailies. All the latest week.
lies, monthlies, new books, stationery
souvenir views of Savannah
etc, at Estill,s News Depot, No. Is
Bull street. corner of Bryan, No. 2
east, Savanr ah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED;
LADY BADLY INJURED.
Mrs. Coleman Thrown to the Ground
and Head Seriously Hurt.

While preparing to alight from car
101 of the Savannah Electric Company
on the e. and w. line at Liberty and
East Broad streets last night at S:45
O'Clock, Mrs. Coleman, who resides at
No. 9O6 Bryan street, west, was thrown
to the ground by the sudden stopping
of the car and her head badly injured
Patrolman Dooley, who was near the
scene of the accident, with the assist
ance Of one the passengers, put Mrs
Coleman into cab and she was sent
home. Physicians pronounced her in
juries serious.
Barlow Thompson. colored, who was
a passenger on the car, says he heard
Mrs. Coleman ask that the car be
stopped a block before it got to the
corner but that the motorman was
talking to some one on the front seat.
and evidently did not hear her. When
the car neared the next corner, Thomp-
son said, he rang the bell for her. and
as the car slowed up, she got on the
running board. A sudden application
of the brakes caused the car to come
TO sudden standstill. Mrs. Coleman
being thrown to the pavement.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
MAYOR MAY VETO
COUNCILS ACT
GIVES NOTICE OF HIS RIGHT.
WIDENING OF THIRTY-SEVENTH
STREET CAUSES TROUBLE.

Fight Similar to One Over Thirty
Fifth Street Two Weeks AgO-AI-
dcrman GIatiSny Was on Losing
Side Again-Returned Some of the
Remarks About Needless Expendf-
ture of Money Made to Him in
other Fight.
Thirty-seventh street caused a row in
Council last night, almost equal to the
row that Thirty-fifth street caused
at the meeting two weeks ago, though
it did not last as long.
1t was proposed to purchase land to
widen the street, and a resolution to
that effect was carried through Coun-
Gil. but Mayor Myers announced that
he might exercise his prerogative to
veto the measure. and that he would
take the six days allowed him to con-
slider the matter. if he wished that
long.
That every alderman. no less than
the proverbial dog. has his day was
shown by Alderman GIatigny. At the
meeting two weeks ago Alderman Gla-
tigny had fought hard for the opening
of Thirty-fifth street, and had gone
down in defeat beneath an avalanche
of protests about extravaganza, the
needless throwing away of money, ETC.
Alderman Glatigny opposed the Thir-
ty-seventh street measure, and did not
fail to take advantage of the same OBJ
jections that had been made to the
Thirty-fifth street plan. But again AL
derman Glatigny was on the losing
side. though in this case the Mayor
may veto the measure, though this is
doubtful.
The Measure Proposed.
The resolution by Alderman Thomas,
that brought on the fight, was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the offer of the City
and Suburban Improvement Company
to sell to the city so much of its land
as may be needed to increase the
width of Thirty seventh street from
Habersham street to Waters avenue
to eighty feet, and for the opening
of Reynolds Atlantic, Paulsen, Har-
mon and OFT streets, at Az cents per
square foot be accepted.
Payment to be by notes running
two, three and four years, with inter
,
and titles to be satisfactory to the city
attorney"
How Aldermen Voted.
Upon the reading of the resolution,
Alderman Glatigny arose and stated
that he wished to go on record as be-
ing opposed to the measure. He said it
was a needless expenditure of the
city's money; that there were only
two houses in the whole section bene-
fitted, and that it was nothing but a
low bottom" anyway. He thought it
was throwing away $4,000 of the city's
money.
Alderman Thomas Immediately arose
to interpose an objection. He said the
expense would be only about $4,000 and
that the Improvement was needed. 1t
would be cheaper to open and widen
the streets now than to wait until the
section had built w, he said.
Aldermen Davant, Thomas, Schroeder,
Dixon. Wright, Garfunkel, Grayson
and Oliver voted for the resolution,
while Aldermen Glatigny, McKenna,
Hartman and Canty voted against it.
Mayor Myers then announced that,
while the resolution was adopted, he
wished to reserve his right to veto for
six days. the time allowed him. He
said he did not think the widening of
the street was absolutely necessary
and that ne might exercise his veto
power
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
RAIN BADLY NEEDED
BY TRUCK FARMERS.

Truck farmers in and around Savan-
nah report that they are badly in need
of rain, and that unless it comes pref
ty soon they will suffer serious loss.
Many thought yesterday that refresh
ing showers were going to fall when
the slight drizzle set in. The precipi-
tation was hardly enough to lay the
dust after the long continued dry spell.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
Don't FAN to Take In

The great carnival at Jacksonville, Oct.
"a to 20, inclusive. The Atlantic Coast
Line will sell round trip tickets at the
low rate of $40 on Oct a. 26 and
%. tickets limited to return until Oct.
80.
The only line offering three trains
daily, leaving Savannah AIS a. M.
1912 a. m. and 400 p. m. Getty time).
For full information consult the ticket
agent, ticket office, De Soto Hotel. Both
phones No. rad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
ALL ALDERMEN PRESENT
AT COUNCIL MEETING.
For the First Time in Many Months
Everybody IN Hand.

For the first time since the begin
ming of last summer, the Mayor and
entire board of aldermen were present
at the meeting of Council last night.
Quite a number of minor matters were
attended to and the usual schedule of
accounts, which this time amounted
to $40, 32110, was approved.
The report of the Finance Commit
tee, recommending a reduction in the
West Broad paving assessment against
E. w. Cubbedge and others, was
adopted.
A report on the general petition in
regard to Stone street, which embodied
various and sundry complaints, was
made to the effect that the light on
Stone street had been twice moved,
that the opening of the street was not
needed, and that the disorderly con-
duct cases in regard to children play
ing ball had been referred to the SUI
perintendent of police.
A petition for a light at Barnard
and Forty second streets was read
and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Lanes
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
MRS. MERCER FILED
PETITION FOR ALIM0NY

Mrs. Lille M. Mercer. who filed di-
vorce proceedings against her hus-
band, Thaddeus S. Mercer, some time
ago, filed a petition in the clerks
office of the Superior Court yesterday
asking for permanent and temporary
alimony.
In her petition for divorce Mrs. Mer-
Ger alleges that her husband treated
her cruelty, and abused her and
cursed on the streets in the presence
of strangers. Mercer was formerly n
well-known furniture dealer in Sa-
Vannah.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-27
CAPT. HITCH RETURNS
FROM MACON TRIP

Capt. r. NJ. Hitch returned yester-
day morning from Macon. where he
went to attend a meeting OF the
Masonic Grand Lodge. Owing to the
fact that he did not arrive in Macon
until 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon he
was not able to take part in the DELHI
erations.
Capt. Hitch did not give out a state
ment yesterday regarding the order of
dismissal, stating that he desired time
TO consider what he should say. When
he has carefully weighed all sides of
the case he will make a full statement
of the matter from his standpoint. lie
will probably have the statement ready
within the next few DAVIS.