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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23
ORIGIN OF A FORTUNE.

am of the third generation since
enormous wealth came into our fam
lily. How that wealth was acquired
has not been definitely known. My
grandfather when twenty-five years
ola was a captain in the American
army that conquered a peace with
Mexico. AS soon as the war was end
ed he resigned his commission and
engaged In mining, becoming inn
mensely rich. His fortune was left
10 my father and at my fathers
death to me when / should come of
age. My father left letter for me.
stating that / would find in a certain
secret place information that | was
TO transmit to my successors. | am
today twenty-one and have secured
document containing the informa-
ton. This is a copy. The original
was written by my grandfather:
After the battle of Cerro Gordo
went over the field to give aid and
comfort to the wounded. Among
them ] found a young Mexican, or.
rather, Aztec, who was in a fright
ful condition. He looked up at me
Ditifully with his mild Aztec eyes
reminding me Of pictures | had seen
OF the emperor of Montezuma | call
ed some men with stretcher and
had him removed to a field hospital.
where he received attention Then
secured his removal to a permanent
hospital, where he fingered for
awhile aud died Before his death
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

did the same with the others. She
was appalled, al the coldness of her
reception and WAS wondering what
to do next when Harry tipped his
favorite sister the wink and suggest
ed that their cousin be taken up-
stairs ito brush off the dust"
While they were going Harry made
a confession to his mother. After n
sound rating she agreed with him
that the poor girl must be extricated
from her narrowing position.
When Mary reappeared she was
made heartily welcome. That after
noon Harry went about telling all
their friends that a cousin was visit
ing them and arranged for a series
OF entertainments. He kept Mary
much OF the time out with him in
his automobile and devoted himself
exclusively to her. But whenever his
mother proposed to bring the comedy
to close he put her of. 1t was not
till he saw a notice in the newspa-
pers OF The disappearance of Mary
King and the terrible anxiety of her
family and friends that he came to
his senses and begged his mother TO
break the matter to the kidnapped
girl and beg her to be merciful to
him.
Now all this was accomplished and
the matter hushed up never got out
Sealed lips for once prevented the
reporters from getting at the truth.
and Harry finally atoned for his in
discretion by making the girl he had
spirited away model husband
Silvia Raid
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23
lat Soon after he died.


that Soon after he died
Il did not examine the locket till
peace had been declared. Then |
opened 1t and took out n small piece
OF prepared skin, on which was
written something in the ancient
Aztec. With 1t was some writing in
Spanish on paper, which proved to
be a translation of the Aztec /
Knew enough Spanish to deciphpr il
1t was dated 18Th of August. 1921.
and read:
Our city is about to fan into the
hands OF the Spaniards. |. Gua,emot-
~iA, cmruG"r have buried what is LETT
Of our treasure under the northwest
corner Of the Teocalli.
On the margin were IL number of
notes suc,essiyely laid down intend
ed 30 iiN The sDoJ after jhc Tcocani
had hccH tom down by the conquer
ors the Inst naming house beside
th" cathedral which partly occupies
Tic ".sa on which the Touc,,l. or
ryrani' supporting the sac?iayial
stone. !o.morIy rested.
"i.a ,Ae City g Mexico !uu in
"' ''e Sa".''-f'" ,n2I
~. """'''"'I"!A 10 .t']c ''.- T.
'' wa, nc had uoh" "i,' '.is
.e'''"' ~ ""' %" not succeed. Here
,", "''9 ''.'' P"'""'.ed 10 be ms record,
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''''e ',''"ilrS. Bat VIZ h"a lot
"'-' VI '". '"Hl'ly aug IL "p ard "sed
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ms ms D"' ' "'"sy mover. II h"Hpe"eI
,'i! h"u not O'Sh i@Id io'
anu 'lc P"y"haS',r ma Just
t''''' ''' "'' 'n'' was ave US MY
Pc! ""' more Una" 'he '@' was
W.. -" '"u ! no"' nt il, Il did not
.f"iie "i''i' ''''e 'or lhe lAmlly "'-
uHts ing II 10 move l"' they haI
o'l'"'5 : AS soon as they had gone
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

ale toId Inc ina, ne was the Iast I'm
o"l ,N,nlO .lrr--.- 49,.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

that family. She had never ridden
In an automobile. Tom was to call
for her at 10 O'Clock and at 10: 80 he
had not arrived. Mary was growing
impatient.
Suddenly beautiful machine turn
ed corner. came up the street and
stopped in front of the house. In it
was Cousin Tom-who else could il
be?-a handsome young fellow. who
got out and was about to mount the
steps when he looked up at the num-
per above the door. then turned to
the next house. Mary, naturally as
Stunning that he was making mis-
take, rushed to the door to call him.
Too late: he had disappeared.
No matter. He would discover his
mistake and return. She would wait
Tor him on the stoop She stood
there a few minutes admiring the
beautiful spick and span dark green
machine with its polished brass
mounungs. 1t looked so pretty that
she thought she would go down to
it. When she got there a step in
to 1t was so easy and the cushioned
seat so tempting that she got in and
sat down.
Now, the gentleman who had gone
In next door was not Cousin Tom at
all, but Harry Craven, one OF those
graceless scamps who was not likely
to throw an adventure over his
shoulder. From the window of his
club-he had called to replenish his
cigar case-he was surprised to see
pretty girl sitting in his machine
with as much composure as If she
owned it. He was going for a spin
and wished she would stay there.
On seeing him approach the lady
smiled, put out her hand and said:
Why, Cousin Tom, what has made
you SO later"
'Iate?"
Yes. And why did you go into
30? | wrote you to come to 49,"
We'll, now! Upon my word. Skies
and eights are much alike But this
is no way for cousins to greet one
another And the rascal bent for
ward and kissed her through her
veil. Then he took his seat beside
his newly found cousin.
Now commenced a sparrng on the
part OF the cousinless Mr. Craven to
prevent detection. He skillfully
avoided committing himself on any
thing till he had learned something
about it from the lady He gathered
that he was expected to take her to
his fathers residence in the suburbs.
1t so happened that his own father
lived in the suburbs, and his mother
and sisters and himself as well. He
turned his course homeward.
Just before luncheon Mrs. Craven
Ind her daughters were sitting on the
ront piazza, engaged at reading and
leedlework, when up the roadway to
he house came Harry in his auto, a
'oung lady beside him.
-.Rlesa MOL" saId Alice Craven
All the news Of three counties in
he Advocate.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

Here comes nan. 0i,n some one,
and / look fright"
Good gracious!" exclaimed Mrs.
Craven. And we've nothing but
scraps from yesterdays dinner for
lunch"
Mother" cried Harry as he round
ed the machine up TO the porch
you've forced me to make guy of
myself by not keeping me posted
Here's Cousin Mary come to visit us.
and if it hadn't been that she's stay
ing next door to the club | would
have missed her entirely
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
Improved
Farm Lands.

Three elegaL t arms within
I0ur miles of Batesburg.
wei Watcred. In a good
$ ia tie Of cultivation. A
splendid water power can be
developed on one.
Tract No. contains 33 acres and
a 4-room house.
Tract No. : contains l72 acres and
new dwelling.
Tract No. 3 contains l25 acres and
comfortable house.
Terms Of sale One-FOurth
CASH, balance on time Sc
cured by mortgage Ot'premi-
Ses.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

Don't forget the Music Festival
at Columbia. Automobile races
are worth seeing too.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23
THE LADY IN THE AUTO

MISS Mary King, equipped for an
automobile ride. stood at front
window waiting. She was country
girl with the glow of health on her
cheeks who had come TO the city the
day before and stopped in one of
row of stone front houses. but she
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

The price of cotton at present is
making the farmers feel good and
puts money into circulation.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

Since some news has come to our
ears in reference to the coming mum
icipal election we deem it in order
and for the good of our town and
community to ally ourselves with
the best side and produce our rea.
sons with view to influencing 9TH
ers, if needs be. We are glad of
competition believing it to be con-
ducive of higher aims and attain
ment on the part of the candidates
and means of developing the pow
er of wise choice in the votes. 1t
so happens that the candidates for
mayor have been tried and are will
ing to be tried again and we pre-
sumo that both are willing to let
their past administrations be used
as means Of judEin, -hc;r compa-
stive fitness jToweye, thcy MAY
feel abor th largsIy ar me.a-
% Of siz'0 them g Both me
are progressive in their purposes as
regard to road building and street
Improvement but Mayor Bates show
ed superior ability in the be-
ginning by securing a man like chief
of police, Darby, and an improved
road machine to accomplish his pur-
pose in this line. What have we
seen as result? A steady, contin-
uous, economic sensible improve
ment. No work done spasmodically
or wasted and the work continues.
Our electric light system has been
improved and other needed imple-
ments have been added to the towns
property. Our present mayor has
shown himself more capable in roun-
ding up law breakers and in execu-
ton. We miss from our streets the
faces of many whom we had the
strongest reason to believe were
nothing more nor less than walking
blind tigers. And some very ques-
tionable dives that we had in town
are no longer in existence. Vagran-
cy is thing of the past and upon
the whole our town is as well gov
erned as any municipality in the
state and superior to the average.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-23

Hardwood in Michigan.
The fact that in the State of Michi
gan ih"r" "@S manufactured last
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
MGregor Spends
$4,000 of City's
Money in Seattle
COULD HAVE PURCHASED
SAME IDENTICAL ARTICLES
HERE FOR SAME FnICE--
BOOSTERS WANT AN Ex-
PLANTATION.

Commissioner McGregor has
stirred up hornets nest over
the purchase of electric meters
for the city light department.
After making a grandstand play
yesterday in calling for bids and
then throwing them all out he
privately bought about $500
worth of meters from the General
Electric company of Seattle.
Later it is said he agreed to n
requisition from City Electrician
Lauzon to buy $500 worth from
Hoffman & Godfred of this city
and another $500 from the West
inghouse company of Seattle.
This means that $4,000 of the
city's money was spent in Seattlz
and only $500 given to Tacoma
dealers. All the meters are
practically the same. The identi-
cally meters purchased in Seattle
could have been bought for tn ,
same price from the Tacoma deal
ers, but the commissioner never-
theless sent the money to Seattle.
As a result Tacoma dealers
and Tacoma boosters who have
heard of the deal are up in arms.
They are wanting to know why
city business is sent to Seattle by
Commissioner McGregor when he
can get the same goods for the
same price in Tacoma.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

Duration of strike to date, 2
days.
Number of strikers i'm Tacoma,
10.
Average wage per day, $500.
Loss i'm wages per day to lodge
No. 135, 5352.
Loss in wages to date, 50, ,464.
over $4,000 is the figure 1t has
cost the switchmen of Puget
Sound Lodge No. 135 of the
Switchmen's union in the strug.
gle with the railroads for in
creased pay. This figure includes
an estimate for overtime, of which
"a great deal falls to the lot of 6
|switchman.
Nevertheless, the strikers are
determined to fight to a finish
Added to the above figure in
estimating the cost of the strike
are the thousands of dollars lost
because of the delay to Tacoms
busInes.
The loss here is but an atom
of the money that has been lost
in the district of the Northwest
affected by the strike. If the
total amount of money would be
estimated, the figure would be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
WHAT they THINK OF
TAFT'S MESSAGE
tBy United Press Leased wire.)

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Here
are the opinions of few of the
Representatives concerning Presi-
dent Taft's message:
Burke, republican, Pennsylvan-
ia: "It is a nable and strong doc
ument.
Aiken. democrat, South Caro-
lima: Its a very pretty essay; /;
that's ALL"
McKinlay, California: ."It is a
fine document, and / am very
much pleased with it,"
Parsons, republican, New York:
at is an able message"
James, democrat, Kentucky: at
is distinctly a thorough disappoint-
ment.
Champ Clark: "There are some
excellent recommendations in the
message. Certain democrats are
back of him in his. efforts to re-
duce the expenditures, but Judging
from the past, it may. be doubted
whether. the republican party can
economize." .e--
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CBy United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CINCINNATI, o., Dec. 8. -
Lemuel T. Atwood, financial hea1 1
of the Scripps-McRae league of
newspapers, died at his home last
night after an Illness of six
months. He is survived by a
widow and five sons. His death
marks the close of a brilliant
Journalistic career.
He was graduated from the law
department of the University of
Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1876.
For six years he practiced law in
the courts of Cincinnati and sur
rounding counties. In 1882 E.
w. Scripps, who was seeking ma
terial with which to build up the
editorial force of the Cincinnati
Post, met him and the relations
between them which began then
continued unbroken until Mr..
Atwood recently was forced to re-
tire on account OF illness.
In 1889 he went to Europe as
1.-THE manager and treasurer of a
party of some fifty representatives
|of different lines of labor, sent
by the Scripps newspapers to
study Industrial conditions
abroad. On his return he became
editor of the Cincinnati Post. In
1892 the editorial supervision OF
the st. Louis Chronicle, now the
st. Louis Star, was added to his
duties.
In 1895 E. w. Scripps, George
H. Scripps and M. A. McRae
formed the Scripps-McRae league
of newspapers and Atwood was
chosen editorial superintendent
which office he held until 1902.
In 1900 the death of George H.
Scripps caused a vacancy in the
financial end of the Scripps-Mc-
Rae league and Atwood was
elected to that position. From
that time until incapacitated by
his illness, he handled the finances
of the Scripps concerns and in
addition held other positions Of
great trust and responsibility.
Even where he was not person.
ally known to the employees of
the Scripps papers, his name was
the synonym of integrity, justice
and fair dealing. In all cases
where he held the scales as ar
bitter between conflicting interests
his verdict was accepted as being
actuated by his conviction as to
what was right. During the 27
years of kis connection with e.
w. Scripps his progress was
steadily upward from one posi-
tion of responsibility to another
and higher one.
The funeral services will be
held Friday morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
FERN HILL FOR ANNEXATION---35 TO ONE

in the county. The rest of the
district is expected to go almost
as strong.
The returns in Fern Hill pre-
cinct yesterday showed 211 for
and 5 against annexation and in
Larchmonth 81 for and against,
making total vote of 242 to Z.
The section voted on yesterday
comprises strip of land with a
population of about $500 people.
1t adjoins the corporation line
on the southeast and extends for
a mile and half south and two
miles wide, taking in Fern Hill.
Larchmonth and everything down
to Midway. The entire territory
lis pretty well built up.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

Somehow this big switchmen's
strike that has all but paralyzei
the Northwest, has a strong re-
semblance to the familiar scene
down in the old orchard, where
a swarm of busy, home-loviag
bees, resenting the Offices of a
two-legged intruder, gets busy in
primitive fashion to show its dis
pleasure.
These $1,000 or so switchmen
have been buzzing about the ears
of one Jas. j. Hill, raising such a
din that others have stopped to
look on. Yes, there is a general
managers committee that has su-
preme charge of the situation.
1t includes an array of imposing
names and represents millions of
dollars; but so far as most of the
switchmen are concerned, the
railroads are Hill--cool, crafty,
experienced Jim Hill, winner of
a hundred fights absolute boss of
the northern transcontin entails.
He is the two-legged embodiment
of power that the pigmy bees are
besleging.
Will HawIey Best Hill?
But the switchmen know
this: Hill has been beaten.
And he knows when he's
worsted. If he's a desperate
resourceful fighter, he's also
a good loser. Eugene Debs
taught him the trick a good
many years ago, in the early
days of the A. R. U. Hill
fought to the last ditch, was
whipped, and surrendered
without a whimper.
Frank T. Hawley, the
switchmen's president, hopes
to repeat Debs' victory. He
is the queen bee," and he is
onto his job. No one, not
evan Hill, underestimate
him.
What are the switchmen strlk-
ing for?
Ostensibly and technically a
wage advance of cents an hour
and improved working cnoditions
fundamentally, THEIR LIVES!
1t is risk, every hour out of
the ten that the switchman works.
Every time he goes on duty he
bets his life. And the odds are
against him-always. It's one
great epic-all but the music.
Continued on Page Six.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
BLOWN
Up BY BOMB;
8 HURT
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE is MAR
ROWLY AVERTED WHEN
RESIDENCE OF AN OHIO
STRIkEBREAKER Is DYNA-
MITED.
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec. s.
William Birney, father of a
strikebreaker, was badly injured
and seven other persons hurt
when a house in which they were
living at Struthers was shattered
by the explosion of an Internal
machine placed under the foun-
dation early today.
The outrage is alleged to be a
result of the strike at the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company. Two ad-
Joining houses were badly dam
aged.
Three other houses of com
pany officials and employees have
been blown up since the strike
started.
The machine was placed in
such position that it's explosion
might have resulted in many
deaths.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

Manitou park-two to one for
annexation.
Fern Hill and Larchmont-35 5
to 1.
The Greater Tacoma campaign
goes merrily on and it is now UP
to the big district to follow the
lead of the two sections that
have just voted.
The vote in Fern Hill aud
Larchmont yesterday shows the
practical unanimity of the people
in the proposed Greater Tacoma
for annexation. Only seven votes
in the whole territory of $40
electors were opposed to annexa-
tion. 1t was the nearest to being
. unanimous election ever held
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
Fifteen Thousand
Saloons Put Out of
Business in a Year

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Eleven thousand a looms
were voted out OF existence and 1000 more were
forced to close their doors in 19O9 according to the
report OF DIR. V. A. Baker, general superintendent
OF the Anti-Saloon league, in convention here
DR.. Baker said:
!, since Jan. /, 1909, saloons have been closed at
the rate of 40 day. that 70 per cent of the area of
the United States forbids licensed liquor traffic tells
only part OF the visible results No power of evil
on earth can long withstand this continued on
slaught The gates of hell cannot prevail against it.
There is no class that suffers so much from the
drink traffic as those who perform manual labor
and there IS no class much exploited by the saloon
and brewery element as they. The great labor
movement is yet to become great spiritual and re-
ligiOus movement
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
ClBIET STARTS
SOMETHING
ALRIGHT

81 am tired of this thing of
lsquandering money on the gravity
system plans and other water
schemes and getting nothing"
said Councilman Giblett today.
'"They never do anything but hire
experts at fat salaries and then
after they get their plans they do
nothing"
Giblett went to City Attorney
Stiles this morning and ordered
him to prepare an ordinance to
submit to the people at the spring
election the whole gravity system
for a $2.000,0O0 plant. II the
people approve, then. the newscom-
mission elected at that time will
be in position to go right ahead
and build 1t.
Before we spend any more
money on the water system lets
find out whether the people want
1t, and IL they do. then go ahead, :
said Giblett.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

have since seen the error of his
statements and are lining up
again for the whole Greater Ta-
coma movement which is to take
in the intervening territory and
then consolidate with Puyallup,
Milton and steilacoom.
The votes in both the Fern Hill
and Manitou annexation districts
will be certified by the county
commissioners to the city council
next week. The council may hold
them both over until after the
big district votes and then take
all in at once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
TO DRINK
ENTIRE PINT
OF ACID
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire.
ROSWELL, N. M, Dec. 8.
-Despondent for the alleged
reason that her husband
came home in an intoxicated
condition, Mrs. j. d. Deer
ing, a prominent local club
woman, committed suicide
in spectacular manner here
last night, when she attempt
ed to drink pint of carbolic
acid. She succeeded in swal-
lowing quantity of the fluid
before the action of the acid
on the membrane closed her
throat and made swallowing
impossible. She died after
two hours of excruciating
agony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08

The feeling of the people IN
the suburbs for annexation was
shown by the interest taken in
the election by the voters. De-
spite the bad weather and hard
walking there was 10 per cent of
the total vote out at the polls.
The result of this election has
practically settled the contest In
the big district. What little OPP
position there has been is ex-
pected to suibside. About all
there was to it was such as Coun-
ty Commissioner. Simon Mettler
stirred up out on the reservation
by making garbled report to
residents there and misrepresent.
ing the situation. The voters
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-08
SECOND ARMY
MOVES ON
zELAYA
EX-PREsIDENT OF NICARAGUA
MOBiLlZES 400 MEN AND
TAKES THE FIELD AGAINST
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN
DICTATOR.
(By United Press Leased Wire !.

(By United Press Leased Wire.N
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. s.
DR.. Cardenas, the former presi-
dent of Nicaragua, whose admin
Iistration was overthrow by Ze-
laya In 1893, has taken the field
against the dictator, and is head
ing an expedition from Costa Rica
into Nicaragua, according to ad-
vices received by Estrada sympa-
thizers in this city today.
Cardenas has mobilized more
than 400 men, all of which are
well armed and equipped. 1t is
expected that he will pick up Mic
araguan exiles and others en-
route, who will swell his force to
a total of 1000 men.
Cardenas is reported to be
nearing the n h Aguan boundary
with his party. "
lis objective point is Managua,
the capital, where it is assumed
that Zelaya will make his last
stand.
DR.. Cardenas has no designs
upon the presidency, his uncondi-
tional support being pledged to
Provisional President Estrada.