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The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
NINE FROZEN TO DEATH.

Fish Boat Commodore Perry Picks
Up Yawl Containing Nine Dead
and Frozen Bodies of tbs Crew Of
the Bessemer and Marquette Ferry
No. 2, Which Left Port Tuesday
Morning.
Erie. Pa, Spccial.--With her fla"
at halfmast the State Fisheries boat
Commodore commanding. brought 10
this port late Sunday the dead and
frozen bodies OF zine Of the crew Of
the Besscmer and Marquette ferry
No. =. which left Coneaut, o.. Tuesday
morning. carving b men and which
probably foundcrcd III the middle OF
Lake Erie.
For The past IS hours the Commo-
dorc Perry has been securing the wa
terS OF eastern Lake Erie for the
traces of the car ferry but until
tiny ten-man yawl was sighted ID
miles off this port at II O'Clock SUI
day had almost given up hope of be-
ing able TO ever tell portion of the
story of the fate of the big car ferry.
AS the Perry came abreast Of the
drifting and half water-io9ged vaw!
the men gathered al the side of the
fish boat saw that they had arrived
TOO late. The nine occupants of the
boat, which was markell "Bessemer
and Marquette No. ~ were frozen
stiff iii death. Taking the yawl in
tow the Perry made all steam for this
port.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Mrs. Reids Cause Advocated.

Washington, Specialize Bilt-
more postoffice affair has evidently
reached the White House and made
some sort of an impression on the
President. The appointment of
Luther, Representative Grants man,
should have been sent to the Senate
Monday, but it did not appear. Evi-
IDENTIFY somebody at Asheville is put
ting up a bitter fight for Mrs. Reid,
the whoman who held the job. Sena-
tor Overman will hold up the confir-
nation should the name 60 in, until
the real state of affairs can be ascer-
taingd.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
SWEET POTATO PANCAKES.

Sweet potato pancakes have a de-
lightful favor when fried rich brown
in butter. These are too delicate to
be fried in other forms of fat. Mash
three cups of boiled sweet potatoes
until they are smooth. Press them
through a sieve to free from Jumps
and add six large tablespoonfuls OF
-four sifted carefully. Then mix
three-quarters of cupful OF sugar
with the yolks of three eggs When
they are beaten to a smooth paste
stir them into the dry ingredients.
mixing in little milk also to make q
moderately thin batter. Fold through
it the whites of the three eggs beaten
into a very stiff frcth The whites
should thin the batter enough for
pancakes, but IL more moisture is
needed add a little milk. Tie pan
should be hot, broad pancake turn
er used. and the cakes fried with
care.-New Yorl. Tribune.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Eradication of Hookworm.

Atlanta, Ca, Special.-The first
conference for the eradication Of the
hookworm, to be held in Atlanta jan
uary Ii and 10, will be largely at
tended. The Atlanta chamber of
commerce is in receipt of letters from
the Governors of Mississippi, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, an
nouncing that they will appoint dele
gates to the conference. The State
heaith officers Of these States, as we'll
as OF Alabama, also, have signifed
their intention OF participating in the
conference. '-'
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
EMle LeIg Lifasrsa

To remove whitewash from paint,
rub with flannel saturated with
lard or any fresh oil.
A piece OF soap rubbed over a
brown paper attached to the ironing
board will often clean the iron from
all starch.
An economy N gas is, when pota-
toes are almost baked turn the gas
of, and the heat from the oven will
finish baking them.
To clean the corners of window
casing. bradawl with damp clotI
wound around the point will assis
greatly in cleaning.
When carpets are not to be takei
up while house cleaning, a thin cass
knife will clean out the creyices be-
tween the wall and the carpet. -
An excellent furniture polish IN
made from mixing equal parts OF Al
cohol and sweet oil. This gives a
glossy polish to even the finest " tad.
Instead of basting the plef :. OF
skirts, when packing them in a<trunk.
try fastening each pieat at the bottom
OF the skirt with paper clips and fe,id-
ing smoothly.
To remove old tea AMI coffee stains
wet spots with cold water, cover with
glycerine and let stand two or three
hours. Then wash with cold water
and hard soap. Repeat II necessary.
Thick blotting paper under doiiies
will keep hot dishes from fnarkins
polished table. The blotting X
should be cut the same size as =
rfous doilies. II takes the Of
asbestos mats.
Do not wash the FISH IL sr, but
wipe thoroughly with e ap cloth.
Have the fat smoking Roll each
slice OF fish In ccf cal and fry
brown; turn It over i fry the other
side brown. The a will be thor-
ougnly dono and will not crumbse.
Salt to taste
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Tact ON WATERWAY
Speaks to Rivers and fiarbOrs
Congress.
CREATES MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
A Policy Rather Than Project a Wise
Platform, But Projects Must Be
Attempted.

Washington, Special.-Speaking in
strong endorsement of the policy of
waterway improvement, President
Taft stirred up much enthusiasm
during the opening hours Of the sixth
convention of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress here Wednes-
day. Hundreds of delegates, repre-
sentating every section OF the United
States, were in attendance. Men and
women delegates gave the President
noisy reception.
Upon being presented to the as
semblage by Joseph Z. Ransdell,
president of the congress, President
Taft dwelt upon his interest in the
policy of waterway Improvement, and
offered advice to the delegates upon
methods for attaining the ends they
seek.
81 congratulate this congress-" said
Mr.. Taft, ''on having brought the
subject of waterways to such a point
that the representatives of Congress,
from one end of the country to the
other, recognize it as subject that
calls for action. They have not come
to definite conclusion as to the pol
ASS tudt OuSHI ~ pe duOpleU, DuC
they have come tn the conclusion
that some policy must be adopted
with reference to the development of
those instrumentalities which nature
has furnished for the transportation
of goods and for the controlling Of
railroad rates.
"Iou in your declaration say that
you are IN favor OF n policy and not
in favor of any particular project. l
think that wise platform to take !;
and yet when il Comes TO the practi-
cal enforcement and accomplishment
OF something, you have got to get in
to projects.
''Now l don't think I betray Sc
cret wien | say that the gentleman
who has most TO do with the initia-
tion of projects in Congress is fully
charged with the necessity for doing
something in the next Congress to
foreshadow, OF rather 70 begin n pol
icy with respect TO those rivers
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
KOELE PALAN.

The Hawaiians make unique
sweet potato dish and call it koele
palal. Mash some fresh boiled'sweet
potatoes, reheat them in a cocoanut
cream which is given below, and
serve hot. -&
For the cream crate cccoanut,
heat it slowly in half pint of milk.
When the boiling point is reached
strain it through a bag. Squeeze the
bag thoroughly to extract as much OF
the flavor and juice as possible, and
it viii be ready foruse. The cream"
if preferred, need not be strained. but
simply poured over the mashed po-
tota and mixed through it. Add
large spoonful of butter and let the
mixture become very hot and then
serve. If the mixture is formed into
cakes and fried brown in butter 1t
will make a novel and delicious disi
at luncheon or whenever croQuets are
appropriate. Use the ingredients in
proportions to suit the taste. The
cccoanut cream just mentioned is also
used by Hawaiians with bananas in a
pudding and in various other dishes.
New York Tribune.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
$1,000 For Gaffney Lot.

Gaffney, Special.-Clerk of the
United Safes Circuit Court c. j. Muir
ply has forwarded check for SO, 800
to A. N. Wood and }. @. Little in
payment of a lot Of land taken by
the Government under condemnation
proceedings, on and upon which the
Government proposes to erect a
rostoffiee building here. Judge Braw-
lev ordered the money to be paid
over. The Government now owns a
site for postoffice at Gaffney, and
the work preliminary to the erection
OF the building will be begun as soon
as possible.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Should Not Hurry Home.

Washington, Special.-Appropria-
ton legislation will be undertaken by
Congress before the adjournment for
the holidays. There has been a gen.
eral supposition that all measures of
any character would be postponed
until after the first of january.
Chairman Tawney Of the committee
on appropriations has upset this
scheme by declaring that ,an appro-
priation bill could be prepared and
passed before the Christmas adjourn
ment as easily as not.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Ellis Pleads Guilty.

Little Rock. Ark. Speciality. Y.
Ellis of Pine Bluff, Ark. whose trial
on charge of murder i'll connection
with the killing of n. =. Willis of In
dlanapolis, Ind, resulted in a mis-
trial, late Saturday afternoon enter
ed plea of guilty Of voluntary man.
slaughter, appealing to the mercy of
the court for a minimum prison term.
The case was reopened before Judge
Lea in circuit court at the instance
of the attorneys for Ellis
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Leading Young Girls Astrav.

Atlanta, Ga, Special.-Cleo Evans,
o strikingly handsome young Atlanta
woman, confessed to the police Tues
day afternoon that she was an agent
In the white slave traffic and asked
the officers to detain two young wo-
man who were leaving for Columbus,
", In the evening. The police found
the young girls at the station, waiting
Tor Miss Evans. The latter had two
tickets to Columbus, which she said
mad been sent to her for the girls
use oy the keeper Of a disorderiy
house there.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Trees For the Yuletide.

Washington, Special.-Does the
Iuletide with its demand for Christ
mas trees prove a menace to the
American forests? This question is
asked of the United States forestry
service. The subject has received the
serious consideration of the forestry
bureau and the reply has been sent
out that there need be no danger of
destruction if the cutting of young
evergreens for Christmas trees is
done with discrimination.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Sets His Sister ON Fire.

Luray, Special.-Miss Lille Goche-
nour, 17-year-old daughter Of Mr..
Daniel Gochenour. of this county,
was horribly burned all over her body
Tuesday morning
The Gochenour family arose early
and the young girl was assisting her
mother in the preparation Of the
morning meal. A little brother play
fully remarked: "I'l burn You up"
and, suiting the action 20 the word,
applied lighted match to the lower
part Of her clothes
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
'.udubon Society Elect officers.

Columbia, Special.-At their an
'al meeting last week the Audubon
ciety of the State elected the fol-
ing officers:
President-M. o. Dantzler, Orange
burg.
Vice President-W. Fl. Gibbes,
Columbia.
Secretary-James Henry Rice, Jr,
Summerville.
Treasurer-A. R. Hayward, Jr., CO.
lumbia. :
The directors are: B. F. TAYLOR, Co
fupbi4 Edward l.. Wells. Charles
Christensen. Beaufort ;
Stoney, Charleston: Paul
Ritter; w. II. Andrews,
wn; w. G.. Shrine, Green
d. Jennings, Sumter; r. C.
Gasley; A. l.. White, Spartan
ID. Sam Cox, Columbia; Geo
foft, Aiken; w. H. Wallace,
ry; j. F. Perrin, Abbeville
,amer, Hamcr.
,ext meeting will be held in
nbia during Fair week.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Rider CaIn

Union City, Tenn, Special.-Anoth-
er failure met the efforts of the State
Wednesday to complete the jury in
the case of Garrett johnson ad Arth.
ar Cloar, alleged leaders of the night
riders charged with the murder of
Capt. Quentin Rankin. The venire
summoned TO appear in court was ex
hausted without a single man qualify
ing for jury service. A panel Of 200
men was ordered to report.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
PANCAKES WITHOUT EGGS.

Make batter of quart of sour
milk into which teaspoonful of soda
and as much -four as will be required
to make the mixture of medium thick
ness. Beat until very light, then add
tablespoonful each of lard and but
ter melted, a dessert spoonful OF
brown sugar and little grated nut
meg il the favor is liked. Have the
frying pan or skillet hot. put in it
teaspoonful Of butter, and as soon as
this melts, but before it has time to
discolor, pour in the pancake. When
the under side is brown turn by
means Of cake turner, giving half
toss tip to the skillet. Put the cake
on hot platter, butter and spread
with powdered sugar, jelly or jam
and repeat until there are five in pile.
when cut through all at one time ay
for pie.-The Housewife.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Citizenship For Porto Ricans

Washington. Special. ..Citizcn-
ship. without serious Inconvenience TO
the individual. should be extended to
those who desire it in Porto Rico.
according 10 General Clarence r. Ed
wards, chief of the bureau of insular
affairs, in his annual report Sunday
to the Secretary of War. As to
whether this is TO be done as a whole
or by individual merit is matter of
detail.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
HER DEATH A MYSTERY.
Mrs. Martin, the Dead Girls Mother,
Showing No Desire to Visit IteW
Jersey-7f She IS Found in the
State She Will Be held Pending
Investigation Into tha Mvsterv

investigation Into the Mystery.
New York. Spcoial.--ihe body of
Ocey Sncad was buried Wednesday.
but an unconpromis;ng inquiry into
the manner OF her death goes on uu-
abated at Fast Orange, n. j., where
Virginia Wardlaw, her spinstcr aunt.
is held prisoner pending an investi-
CATION by the grand jury.
Sentiment aside said the chief
of police, '.there remain the brute
facts i'll this case, and nothing in ex-
PLANTATION of them has been offered
We have Il girl found dead in twelve
inches of watet i'll n bath tub on the
one hand, and on the other, the wo-
man who last saw her alive but fail
ed to report her death until "a hours
after it must have been discovered.
Aunt and niece lived in the same
house; it is Incredible that the bath
room could have remained unvisited
for that length of time or that in
their closely related life one of the
two could have been absent so long
from the house without arousing the
anxiety of the other.
"These two basic facts alone are
sufficient in themselves to warrant
their presentation to the grand Jury,
even II there were no tangle Of in
surance to unravel, no diagnosis of
malnutration and hypnosis by a re-
putable physician, no duplication Of
Wills and no attempted purchase Of
chloroform to kill cats.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
The ~-,-------~-----
y HAPPENINGS
r5f General Interest
Al Parts OF the State.
SDIsT CONFERENCE.
--lual Session Opens at Alb
bevillc.

-=lual Session Opens at Alb
beville.
lie, Special Tho 124th an
N fo the South Carolina
of the Methodist Episco-
South, met with the First
-. church of Abbeville We'd
morning at 10 o'clock, and
o,ned with the administration
Sacrament eonductd by the
serh b. Traywick, who was
b; the Revs. J. w. Walling,
Icy, j. l.. Stokes, S. j. Beth
"nndler and A. j. Stafford.
the Sacrament Bishop
who came in Tuesday
snoro, Georgia, took the
He'd the Conference to
and le Rev. E. o. Watson,
rctar. of the last Conference.
inc roll of ministers and lay
-, the usual large number re-
ltr.g TO the roll call. The Rev.
Watson was reelected secretary
lie nominated w. l.. Wait, A. T..
II, 5. h. Harper and w. C. Kirk
as assistants, and R. E. Turnip-
statistical secretary, who nomi-
nd j. FL. Nloand, Marvin Aud, r.
rSharp, f.. A. Wayne and w. A..
Nkham, all whom were unanim I?
sly elected.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
Law and Order League Formed at
Greenville.

Greenyille, Special.-A law and or
der league for the prosecution of
crime In Greenville was organized in
Greenville Tuesday night, J. ]. Nc
Swain of the local Dor was made pres
ident. The organization of the league
is the outcome Of a series of sermons
preached recently by the Rev. T. W..
Sloan on local conditions. The citi-
zens of O'Neall township Tuesday
organized a similar league.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
VEGETABLE SALAD.

A very good salad can be made by
using cupful of uncooked cabbage,
green pepper, celery. all to be
shredded; apples cut in pieces. few
seeded white grapes cut in halves and
a few English walnuts. Mix allSto-
gether thoroughly and place In the
refrigerator. Serve with mayonnaiss
Or French dressing.-Fruit Grower.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16
ore Conscience Money Paid.

umbia, Special.-Troeger, who
usiness with the old State dis
y, has forwarded. through Col
J., of Atlanta, $4,000, to be add
ed to the conscience fund.- This
places the amount received from va
lious firms past the $4,000 mark,
being $4,000 in all. The largest con-
tributor was the Bernheim firm,
which handed across $4,000. Then
came Weiskopf with $500 and other
firms with smaller amounts. The
present contributor is from Cincin-
natl. Of this amount the State re-
ceived $4,000 as half of the ICON
science money goes to the Atlanta
firm.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16

The Central American junta, COM
posed Of diplomats and patriots from
the five turbulent little republics on
the neck of land between Yucatan
and South America, is one of the lat
est acquisitions of the Capital Of the
United States. 1t is unofficial, but
vociferous, and its sessions are held
III the cafe Of leading hotel. The
Junta is the clearing house for all
the information that leaks unofficial
ly from revolution-torn Nicaragua,
while the diplomats have framed up
a half-dozen new alignments Of the
five republics, each with a view to
the equitable distribution of the
"balance Of power"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16

AT the first conference of the DEM
ocratic members of the Senate in the
coming session of Congress, Senator
Culberson sumittcd his resignation as
chairman of the Democratic caucus.
This determination on the part of the
Texan has been reached because of
his serious illness, which probably
will prevent him from attending The
sessions of the Senate for ut least
two or three weeks.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16

President Taft, the members of the
Cabinet, the Governors of five States.
members Of Congress and other men
prominent in national life attended
the National Rivers and Harbors
Congress, which began thre-days
session IN this city Wednesday.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16

A blizzard prevailed about Chica
go Thursday that interfered with
traffic and communication and mum
bered human fatalities and great suf
fering in its results.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-16

The Supreme Court of the United
States Monday granted the petition
for the writ of cert;orari in the con-
tempt eases of Samuel GomperS.
Frank Morrison and John Mitchell,
officers Of the American Federation
of Labor. The effect of -. decision
will be to bring the entire record l..
the Buck S stove and range case
against these men to the Supreme
Court for review.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-15
REINFORCING WOODEN POLES.

upper end being bent at right angles
to form dog or point from five inches
to six inches long. The straight end of
the rod is driven into the sound por-
ton of the butt at an angle by the use
Of a special driving tool, as shown in
the rod is then bent in toward the pole
and the dog driven in to its full length.
The length of the rod used is such as
to permit the proper anchorage of its
lower end in the sound wood OF the
butt and to allow the portion extend
ing above ground to be of sufficient
length to span the decayed section of
the pole and be driven into perfectly
sound wood. The points of the rods
are usually driven into the pole from
twelve inches to eighteen inches above
the ground level From four to eight
rods are used to form the reinforcing
cage, depending on the diameter Of the
pole Concrete is filed in around the
pole. replacing the decayed portions of
the wood and forming a protecting en-
velope for the rods about six inches
thick, as shown in the cut. This con-
crete extends above the ground suffi-
GENTLY to cover the upper terminals of
the rods and protect them from the
action of the moisture in the air. The
top is finished neatly by a special
sheet metal form and when complete
appears as shown in the illustration.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-12-15
ARCTIC PLANT GROWTH.
Effects Of Electricity on Vegetation In
Polar Regions.

Electroculture is an old subject
upon which opinions are still ut va
rance. Some investigators have def
nitely rejected the hypothesis that
vegetation is affected by atmospheric
electricity. On the other hand. Pro
fessor Lemstroen of the University of
Helsingfors. Finland. vigorously SuS-
tains this theory and adduces expert
mental evidence in its support. Lem
stroem asserts thar when plants cul-
tivated in the polar regions escape de-
struction by nocturnal frOSts they
grow far more rapidly and iuxuriantly
than plants growing in milder eli
mates. Rye. barley and oats especial
ly yield very large crops in spite OF
primitive methods of cultivation with
wooden plows and harrowS. The
growth of plants depends not only on
the fertility of the soil. bu, also Oh
the supply of heat. light and moisture.
In the polar regions the supply of
heat is very small. The rapid growth
of plants i'm these regions has hitherto
been attributed to the continuous day
light of two or three months in sum-
mer. but this explanation must be
abandoned since il has been proved
that even in those months less heat
and light are received from the sun
i'm the polar regions than at the lati-
tude Of 60 degrees LemStroem finds
several reasons for believing that the
Of roni6 i'm tho arctic
is to be found in the electrical cur
rents which flow between the earth
and the atmosphere and produce the
phenomena of the aurora borealis.
The pointed leaves Of cOnifers and the
barbs of ears of grain facilitate the
those plants. and this function sup
plies reason for the existence of
these peculiarities.
From Il study of the concentric an
nual layers of growth of conifers
growing in various attitudes between
the sixtieth and siXty-seventh paral-
Iels Lemstroem finds that the thick
ness of the annual layer varies accord
ing TO definite law showing maxima
and minima. which indicate a period
of ten or eleven years, coinciding with
the period of sun spots and aurOras.
The differences Furthermore are great
er in the great frs within the arctic
circle, at Ga degrees north latitude.
than in trees growing farther south.
This appears to indicate that the at
mospheric electricity of the polar re-
gions eXerts Il beneficial effect upon
vegetation.
Lemstroem has also made expert
ments on the effect of electricity pro-
duced by Il HOltZ machine upon barley.
wheat and rye growing in pots and in
the open ground. The results of these
experiments appear to him to give
support to his theory of the favorable
influence of electricity upon the
growth of plants.-COsmOs.