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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
THE FARMERS UNION.
WiM Meet in State Convention ON
Wedno sday Week.

The Columbia State says the STATE
headquarters of the Farmers Unicn
Of South Carolina is busy preparing
for the next State Convention, which
meets in that city on the 28th Ia
stant. State Secretary Reed informs
The State that all the counties in
South Carolina with the exception of
a few will be represented at this next
annual meeting of the State Union.
Should the delegates who have been
elected attend. there will be at least
ITS present. Those who come as del
egates from their respective counties
are among the representative and
most intelligent farmers of the State.
The Convention will have before it
for consideration many matters OF
great interest, not alone to the farm
ers but to all others whose prosperity
is bound up with that of the farm
ing class. 1t Is planned that the ses-
sions of the convention shall hold for
about three days. The railroads will
give reduced rates, and as the con-
vention comes off at time when
farming operations are not SO press
ing, the State officers have reason to
expect full delegations from the 30
or more counties entitled to repre-
sentation.
Said Mr. Reed: The farmers of
South Carolina were never so well
organized as at present. The State
Farmers Union is gaining strength
and efficiency every day. The farm
ers, more alive to their interests and
needs than ever before, have been
stimulated through the agency of
the Farmers union to better methods
of farming and to better ways of con-
serving their interests. 1t is this
practical work of the union that is
attracting the attention of the farm
ing class all over the State. the effect
of which has been and Is a great in
crease of membership. Nearly every
county in the State has strong
county union made up of local unions
of which there are about 500 in
the State.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
WILL WORK on CREDIT.
No Provision Made for Expense OF
tho Election.

News comes from Columbia to the
effect that the Legislature made no
approhibition for the August wh:skay
key election. This means that the
managers Of the election and others
who may be owed money on account
of the approaching election in the 81
dispensary counties, will have to wait
until the next session of the general
assembly before they can be paid
The act under which the election is
to be held provides briefly in section
IS, as follows: Provided that the
expenses Of the election shall be
borne by the state. Such elections
as the one TO be held in August have
TO be provided for at the following
session OF the Legislature, after they
are held 1t Is hard to tell exactly
what the cost OF the election will be.
IN the approaching election. also
the state will have to pay all expenses
which Includes the cost of room rem;
In other elections the counties stan,
the expense for rooms, etc. every
thing except the cost Of managers
and advertising. But. in the August
election the state stands all the OK
penses Tbs election will probably
cost the state in the neighborhO III Of
10000.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
Springfield VS.. NeeScS.

Springfield played Neeses on her
own diamond Friday with the result
of Springfield II and Neeses I. The
main features of the game was the
playing Of Dubose in the center gar
den for Neeses. Batteries: Neeses,
Reed and Bonnet; Springfield, Smith
and Fielder. Umpire Henry L. Gard
ner. Time, hours and ten minutes.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
Additional Delegates Appointed.

Three additional delegates wer"
named Saturday TO attend the Nation
al Irrigation Congress at Spokane.
Wash, August 9-li. They are :.
b. kernaghan, Batesburg; Samuel
Dibble, 1r., Orangebu::r: and +. NJ.
RaySor, Orangeburg. Everything Is
in readiness for the fin ac.,ls;i the
continent and much enthusiasm! has
been shown by the delegates named
from this state. South Carolina will
be we'll advertised by the quota from
this State
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
Roll Weeyils Killed.

At Dallas, Texas, Prof. w. D. Hun
ter, the government boil weevil ex-
pert made public Friday a statement
saying the present status OF the wee
vii is not so bad as at the same time
last year. Dry weather Is destroy
ing fifty per cent of the weevils. I"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
VERY FOOLISH GIRL
SHE TRAVELLED AROUND WITH
A MARRIED MAN.
N. e. ". sistrunk Arrested in Green
vile at Instance of Father Of Miss
Louise w. Norris.

Charged in a warrant sworn out
by the father of Miss Louise W. Nor
ris of Greenwood, who had eloped
with him, with being fugitive from
justice, N. E. ". Sistrunk. merry
go-round operator, about "a years of
age, whose home is in Spartanburg,
where his wife and her mother live,
was taken into custody by the Off
GERS at Greenville on last Saturday
and held until late in the afternoon,
when his mother-in-law, Mrs. Emma
C. Cash of Spartanburg, said to be
worth probably more that $4,000
gave bond in he sum of $500 for his
appearance before the court in
Oconeo county within The next threr
months.
A dispatch from Greenville to The
State says the father of the girl (she
is about, 20 years old) came here in
company with his friend, Mr.. j. K.
burst, president of the bank in
Greenwood, and took the young wo-
man home. She confesses to having
left Mccormick, where she had been
visiting, with Sistrunk and to have
followed him to AuguSls, Atlanta
and back to Seneca, where he was
arrested and where she paid his fine
of $40. She drew out Of the bank
$500, all the money she had. and left
with the man whose wife was in
Spartanburg.
When the train from Seneca ar
rived Saturday the conductor inform
ed McLeskey of some trouble the man
had been in in Seneca and that he
was then in company with the girl.
Sistrunk was at once arrested and the
girl went to the Mansion house,
where she registered as Miss Louise
w. Norris, Greenwood.
After his arrest Sistrunk sent
wire to his wife and she and her
mother came the city at once.
In the meantime the father had gone
before Magistrat Stradley and sworn
out warrant, charging the man with
being a fugitive from justice. Sis
trunk went before the justice of the
peace with the wife and her mother
and Mrs Cash gave certified bond
for $500. The man accompanied his
wife to Spartanburg in the evening.
At first it was thought that the
charge of abduction would be lodged
agaist Sistrunk, but it seems that
such a charge could not be substan-
tiated, the woman being old enough
to know her mind, so it was said by
the attorneys for the man. Just
what charge will be preferred against
him is a matter of conjecture.
Mr.. Norris is one of the best known
citizens of Greenwood. For a num-
Der of years he has been the agent
of the Seaboard railroad there and
for long time his daughter worked
in the Office with him. Recently she
went to Mccormick to visit friends
and while there met .Sistrunk, who
was operating a merry-go-round and
who boarded at the same house with
her. He is alleged to have persuaded
her to leave with him. They went to
Augusta and from there to Atlanta.
They are alleged to have registered
as man and wife at hotels they visit
ed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20
COT TON REPORT.

Eleven and three-quarter was the
price offered in Orangeburg for
cotton yesterday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-07-20

loans.
Just at this point it seems to me
that If the farmers had well-es-
tablished guarantee company, with
frst-class business men as officers.
that at this time or in the near fu-
ture through this company they
would be able to get great deal
of cheap money for the farmers.
One of the capitalists of whom have
just spoken said that one Of the OBJ
jects he had to lending money in this
State was that We only had one mon-
cy crop and that was cotton. told
him that the cotton crop differed
from all other crops in that two
thirds crop brought more than full
crop, and this seemed to impress him
very much. | also stated 10 him that
the farmers in Sontn Carolina wee
diversifying more and more every
year.
If the Farmers Union will allo"
me W uldhe d SuSStSiIoi' ! "oul"
say that the sooner they get their
organization down in a tangible, bus
iness-like way, the better. II we had
at our disposal all the power produc-
ed by the Niagara Falls. and by every
water power in South Carolina, it
wouldn't be worth anything to us
unless We had a connection so that
We could make use of it. In my
Judgment, if the Farmers Union will
make use OF it's power in this way
they will make that connection. and
whenever the time comes that we
have plenty of money to develop with,
there is no country on earth.that Till
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
MARY GARDENS BAGGAGE.
Mr.. Loeb Wants to Collect Duty, but
Singer Objects.

The baggage Of Miss Mary Garden tho
singer. which was detained on the arrival
on Thursday Of the White Star liner Adri-
attic. was appraised yesterday and a duty
OF 100 levied upon it, Miss Garden re-
fused TO pay the duty. aud through the
customs brokerage firm of William y.
Brown q Co, appealed the case TO Wash
ingtOn.
Miss Garden claimed exemption from
duty on the ground that she was a foreign
resident. Such claimants, however. are
divided into two classes. one class being
actual residents and others who have made
their home abroad for over two years. II
is the contention OF the Collector that Miss
Garden may come within the latter class.
but that she had been to this country sew
erai times within the two years and is not
entitled TO exemption from duty. other
officials in the Custom House who have
been I'm Office much longer than the Col
lector. maintain that Miss Garden should
not be compelled to pay duty. she is
native Of Scotland and has lived in Paris
the greater part OF her life.
Miss Garden contends that as she leaves
for Europe Immediately after her operate
engagements end in this country she
should not be compelled to pay duty.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
THRONG AT MUSEU NJ
characterization Paintings Seen
bU $50. 900 TisitOrs.

The Hudson-Fulton exhibition at the
metropolitan Museum Of Art. according to
f-d"ard Robinson, the assistant director,
mas neen seen by more persons than any
special exhibition ever held al the mu-
SCUM. Ip TO noon yesterday 10000 per
sons had viewed the exhibit. which was
opened tn the public on September 90.
Although many requests have been re-
ceiNed To continue the exhibition beyond
november 80. the time set for its close.
Mr.. Robinson said il would be impossible
10 crafty the wishes Of those wanting the
extension. AS many Of the pictures were
loaned only for tho time originally intend
ed the museum authorities will return
them as stipulated.
NJ the last regular meeting Of the board
or trustees. on October Is, George Blu
menthal. Henry g. Frick and Howard
Mansfield were elected trustees in place Of
John Crosby Brown. Charles r McKim
and Rutherford Stuyvesant. deceased. Mr
Mansfield was elected treasurer of the
board to MI the ncxpired term for the
present year
The Museum Bulletin for November
gives a list Of the new accessions since
August "a According To Mr.. Robinson
the list includes some Of the most valu-
able acquisitions ever brought 10 the mu-
scum authorities Among them is "Old
Market Woman" = Greek statue disCov-
cred in Rome i'm September 1907. and pur-
chased from the income of the Rogers
fund. n is the only example of its sort
in this country. When uncovered il still
had trace Of color upon the lower part
Of tho garments. The marble has an old
. ivory tone
The Head Of Child" also in marble.
and attributed to Antonio RosseIIinO. is.
with the Greek statue considered Of great
est value I'm the announced acquisitions.
IT is the head of singing or laughing
child. and is probably the fragment Of an
altar relief There is also a boy child in
bronze. by Andrea del Verocchio. There
is only one other example i'm this country
Of this sculptor Of the Renaissance period,
terra Gotta bust Of Lorenzo di Medici.
The Marsden-Perry collection Of Chi
nese porcelains. placed in the museum as
loan by !. Pierpont Morgan. who pur-
chased the collection a few months ago. Is
not Yet on exhibition. II consists of o27
pieces. and will he added 10 the Morgan
collection when the cases are ready
Among the paintings recently acquired
are The Crucihxion." by Gerard David. Of
the Ieriod Of 1450-I523. and The Inn" by
Esaias Vandervelde, the only example of
this painter of the Rembrandt school in
the museum. II was purchased in Eng
land.
Included in the medals are two bronze
proofs Of the Panama Canal medal and
two copper proofs Of the Lincoln cent. a
gift of the designer, Victor H. Bremen.
The museum has received by the will of
the late Mrs. Emma T!llotson the sum Of
10000. which has been added 10 the gen.
eral endowment fund.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
LITIGATION OVER "ST. ELMO.
Dramatization of Mrs. Wilson S Book
Bone of Contention.

The novel st. Elmo" known and read
long before the best sellers hve-foot
Libraries or 81 word rates were dreamed
Of. had a revival of it's earlier fame yester-
day in the United States District Court. be
fore Judge Holt.
The ST. Elmo Company. which planned
To prod IC' a dramatizatiOn OF the old
novel vas defendant to a motion for an
injunction brought 10 restrain IL from such
production. The Injunction asked for
by Vaughan CHASER and Willard Holcomh,
on the ground that Mrs. Augusta J. Evans
Wilson, the author of the novel. had dram
atized it herself before the copyright on
the book expired last year She sold the
GramatizatiOn To q. ". Dillingham; & 60,
from whom they bought it.
In the mean time. however. the copyright
having expired. \. l. Burt & Co. of New
York, had produced an uncOpyrighted edi-
tion, from which. the defendant company
represented. their dramatization had been
taken
The question before Judge Holt was
whether the copyright OF the play. taken
from the novel before its copyright had eN-
pired. and written by the author of the
book. should take precedence of the dram
atizatICn taken from the uncopyrighted
edition. and he gave the cCntending law
yers until next Wednesday to file briefs.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
"NICkCARTER." HERO
4 PIRIST1N THRILL.
French dudiencc IppIauds
american Mcl0drama.
ny Trench Cahle 20 The Trihrrc


PariS. Nov. 5--"Nick Carter" tho New
York detective police play. in four acts.
10y Alexandra Bisson and Guillaume
IAvet was produced with brilliant sue
cess last night az the Theatre dc
FAmhisu. the Mecca OF French melo-
drama. Nick Carter is an American
sherlock Holmes. and Melnil. the arch
villain. is a sort Of romantic apache.
The play opens with a sensational
criminal trial in = New York police
court when Melyil and his accomplice.
charged with attempting 10 kidnap the
daughter 81 Wall Street magnate. es-
,ape by a clever substitution of persons
Mc.Sil really loves the heroine. who is
about 10 wed a young naval lieutenant.
There Is an effective scene during
srand hetrothal bah AT big Fifth ave-
me hotel. during which the audience
sees MelVil murder venerable white
bearded hillionisre and substitute him
self for his victim. while in the centre
o. tho STAGE the guests are dancing the
'snoers 20 the accompaniment OF
rsiCsne orchestra.
AfterwaTl ;hcre Is terrific hunt for
in" villain. In which the city police are
aided ~ two superb hounds. who come
bounding over walls. leap through wim-
COWS and doors. and finally run their
quarry 10 odrih. These two dogs. named
.JaN and Duke. acted their parts TO per
foctiou. The two-legged actors and ac-
tressos. however. are in mortal dread or
chem. because during a rehearsal the
f.rocious animals suddenly dashed into
Tho pr"mpters box. which they mistooll
;"r their kennel. howlcd over the
r5mpter. Nhom ihey grabbed by tho
throat. and Tho unfortunate man could
not he set free until released by the
keeper ~ thn hounds
Tho tuird and fourth acts disclose the
lowest slums and criminal dives Of New
York The romantic American Apache
81 last saves the lifa q the heroine bv
suddenly covering her with his body
gust o. his discarded and jealous mis-
trsss fires a. hcr . sort Of internal ma
chime composed Of half dozen reyolv-
crs concealed IN 4 travelling clock. Tho
romantic Apache Is annihilated. and
down drops tho curtain amid the fren-
ziod applause of the public. which thus
once more manifested its prediction for
The detective and tho knavo as the the
atrical heroes Of the day.
AleNandre Risson's thrilling Tnelodrama
resembles. fgurstively speaking. a gi-
cantic Manhattan cocktail. The ingredi-
erts OF which are Robert Macaire.
TUaldes of The Courier or Lyons. 70
sherlock Holmes. Rafiles and Arsene
Lupin all mixed together and well
shaken. and the whole making a skill
igly blended. oXhilarating beverage that
ucklos the palate Of the Ambigu public.
4. l. Il.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY

F,ec aduissi n 20 the Metronoiitsu Museum ~
4 Ar m. American Museum ~ Natural HIS
tory aud the biological Garden
FAN ,.NhibItion or the Iior-irultural Soctety.
American Museum ~ Natural History,
n IN. 20 q in.
Meeting of tho HiEh school Teachers Associa
ttan. High school ~ toWEtrce. w a. M
NrS PbIIfp SnovrIen on political Problems ami
Progress iu Great krifain- league t'r 20
Iifi.aI Education. Hudson Theatre, No la5
West i4th street. ~ a. IA
Annual luncheon D the N'N York branch - he
Association o. collegiate Alumnse. Hotel
Prime. George. p- an
Musical of the Nev York Mozart society. Hctel
Astrr. g. m
,,..,t,,. - the WsiI,igh High S-hooI Suffrage
.,1ciety No. 5Ua Fifth avenue. @-5u D. m.
S.,ial ueetin., ~ the Nassar Students All So
riety Hotel Astor. p an.
,,..,,,.. 80 Tho New York Citv chapter paugh-
teTS Of the American Revolution. sherry 5.
800 D. m.
free lectures of the Board % F,Iucatlon p. u.:
I'ubI, Scbcoi l. Henry ana Catherine streets.
ton pr Edward HagaWan Han. Public
s.h,nl ltss tuSth street and Amsterdam ave
nue ga gital EMPLOYED In the Packing
Tuf-ines= Professor James Walter crock
avruu- Napoleon. William J. Tiley. Mu-
.-urn of Natural History. 18th street and
central Park West, 'tnl"rine and Hydro
chl1rir Acid" Dr. william J. Estabrooke .
ra.uer Union. Third avenue and sth street
Permanent Magnets and the EsrthS Mag
r.-,i. Eteil.'' Professor I"hu = Nrkav. Pub
h. Iihrarv. No. i3i Fast 5sth street the
Ilihl. and the Egypiisn Monuinents br W
Ta5fh street 'Tarns.us American Scientists
and Inventors" pr WINS Fletcher Jahnsun
- Bartholomew Hall, No, 10 last s2d
street. Atmosphere" Dr. Arthur c. Neish.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
THE LEONARDO BUST.
DIR. BOdc Submits HIS Proofs
10 The knisfT.

Berlin Nov. 5-The Emperor summoned
to-day DR. Bodc. curator Of the Emperor
Frederick Museum. to report ON the ais-
cations by English art critics that the VAC
bust recently purchased by the curator
from an English dealer was work OF
Richard Cookie Lucas and not O. Leonardo
ia Vinci. DR. BOde. behalf cf tho un'i-
scum. paid an English art dealer 5000"
for the Hfe-sized bust of woman suo-
posed 70 have been the work 0f Dt Niuci.
since tho sale a Of Lucas has offered
evidence to prove that the bust was mads
bv his father iu is. The elder Licas
WIS sculptor OF some prominence I'm Lon
don.
Dr. Bc'le submitted 20 the EmperoF his
proofs. lie ,aid that the bust had been
examined by Tho best German art critics
and the Judgment Of these as well "a
that OF the directors Of some foreign mu-
seuIus. agreed with his own. Among the
tests TO which the bust subjected
was that % boring a b0le i'm the neck.
According 20 the curator. THIS was almost
conclusive. as the busts by Lucas we're
usually hollow and stuffed with cloth and
plaster Of paris. while this bust was solid.
His majesty appeared 20 be satisfied that
the governments money had not been
wasted
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
THE ASTOR DIVORCE.
Decree for Wife Said To Have Bean
Prepared.

II vas reported around tho White Plains
oourt House yesterday that Charles n
a"uhe' OF New Rochelle. the referee an
pointed by Justice Mills. Of Noun, Vernon
70 take tho testimony i'm the action for a
divorce brought by Mrs. John Jacob Astor
against her husband. Colonel Astor. had
completed his findings and submitted them
10 john J.. CadWalsder one Of the counsel
for Mrs Astor
III Is also said that an interlocutorv iudr-
ment OF divo-ce In favor OF Mrs. Astor had
oeeh prepared. and this belief is further
0ohhrmed, because II is known that efforts
were made by counsel for Mrs Astor TO
resch Justice Mills. who is away i'm the
country and win not return until Sunday
night.
-" MONDAY morning Justice Mills will
convene the Rockland County term Of the
supreme Court az Nyack. and il is believed
mat the report of Referee Young and the
interlocutory decree will be submitted TO
him there. AS the action was brought by
Mrs Astor in Dutchess County. which is a
part OF the 9th Judicial District. over which
Justice Mills presides. it is presumed that
al the papers will be filed in tht Dutchess
County Clerks Office at Poughkeepsie
IL is said that the Astor family will re-
quest that the papers be sealed 50 that the
testimony cannot become public
Colonel Astor is cruising on his Yacht
Nourmahal i'm the West Indies, and was
at kingston, Jamaica on Wednesday
There he was quoted a. saying that he had
left New York To- escape 'rmeddlesome peo-
pie. He intends 10 make hunting trip
up the orinoc' Rive, and will stop at san
Juan. Porto Rico. route. Mrs. AstoT is
staying with friends in this city.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
MRS. PANKHURST AT CAPITAL,
Says Man Needs Woman S Co-opera-
tion to Solve Civic Problems.

Washington. Nov. MAN never will be
able to solve satisfactorily the great social.
industrial and other problems of civilization
without the cooperation of the women
through the exercise of the elective fran
Chise'' declared Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst.
the English "suffragette" leader, I'm an ad
dress at the old Masonic Temple here to-
night. in which she made a strong plea
that American women have the right 10
vote. Before an audience, composed mostly
OF women. which taxed the capacity of the
hall Mrs. Pankhurst submitted 70 rapid
fire of Interruptions by men and women on
various phases of the suffrage cause.
DO YOU think that an American woman
will ever be President" asked a woman
I'm the audience"
THAT is the most extraordinary question
] have ever had put to me-" replied Mrs
Pankhurst. THAT is a question which you
American women will have To decide for
yourselves"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
LECTURES BY DR.. VAN DYKE.
Will Give Here Course He Delivered
in France Last Year.

DR.. Henry van Dyke is to repeat in New
York six of the lectures on The Spirit Of
America which hc delivered at the Sor-
bonne and some Of the provincial universi-
ties in France last year. The lectures are
20 be given under the auspices of the League
for Political Education, and the first lecture
ir the course will be given next Tuesday
morning. az II o'clock, in the Berkeley The
atre No. % West 4ith street. The lectures
elicited much favorable comment in Paris.
and Ambassador White wrote letter -
Dr. van Dyke In which he said that the
lectures had left deep impression anu
had been a distinct service TO the United
States.
The Minister OF Public Instruction and
tho newspapers were equally enthusiastic.
lie Figaro" said that Dr. van Dyke con
quered his hearers" Dr. van Dyke spoke
in English and his lectures We're attended
b. large audiences. The journal des
Debats' published a review OF his last lect-
ure literal translation Of one sentence of
which reads as follows: 1T is with the live
liest regret that his hearers said goodby
To this kindly teacher. whose eloquence is
a. tho same time simple. distinguished and
pCrsuas siVe.