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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Death of Geo. A. Norwood.

Greenville, Special.-George Alex
ander Norwood, a prominent banker
of the Piedmont section, died at his
residence here Friday. After finish
ing school he was successively a
school teacher, a journalist, a farmer,
a merchant and a turpentine distiller.
He went into the commission business
in Charleston, handing cotton and
naval stores for eleven years. In 1884
he organized and became president of
the Bank of Marion, remaining there
six years, when he came to Greenville
and had since been intimately con-
nected with the banking interests
here.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Ship Lots of Booze back to Baltimor,
Case of Pellagra in Florence

Florence, Special.-It is reported
that Miss Laura Jones, who has BEEN
an inmate of the county poor farm
for several months, died Sunday with
pellagra, which is the first case of the
kind that has been diagnosed in this.
county. The report is to tie effect
that DR.. William Ilderton was the
attending physician, and after dag
nosing the case as pellagra, DR.. F. Il.
Mcleod was called in conference, and
the diagnosis as made by DR.. Ader-
ton, was confirmed. ..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Mobile, Ala, Special.-A graphic
story Of marine disaster which cost
the lives Of 20 persons when the
steamer Nicholas Castania, en- route
from Havana to Cienfuegos, founder
ed off the cost of the Isle Of Pines
on the night of August % last, reach
ed Mobile Friday night. Meagre
news of the disaster was given by the
Associated Press August 81. The
crew numbered q officers and sail,
ors. and there were two passengers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Far Famed Clermont Comes to Lis
Apain,

New York, Special.-With PLAIN
cord wood as fuel the scow-shapei,
stove-pipe funnele6 craft in which
Robert Fulton first navigated tie
waters of the Hudson river under
steam propulsion 102 years ago, came
to life again Tuesday, when the re-
constructed Clermont, built for the
Hudson-Fulton celebration had her
official speed trial from Mariners
Harbor. Staten Island, 20 Robbins
Reef Light in the lower bay.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Berlin, By Cable.-The record for
high aeroplane flight was broken
here Friday by Orville Wright, who
flew in his machine in the presence
of the Empress, Princess Louise,
Prince Adelbert and Prince August
and a large party from the court. He
attained a height of 233 metres (765
feet). The best previous record for
height, l55 metres, was made by HUI
bert Latham. Mr.. Wright's altitude
was measured by a captive balloon
moored at height of 1S3 metres,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
LIQUOR Flows in j" Yard.

Lexington, Special.-Sheriff P. 81.
Corley last week emptied 80 gallons
of liquor and cider in the jail lot.
This lot had been captured at Irmo,
about six weeks ago. The stuff was
consigned to John Davis, and was
seized as being contrband. No in
quiry was ever made by the supposed
owner, and as the required time was
up, the sheriff decided to get rid OF
the entire lot. This is about the first
case of this kind reported in the
county, there being but few viola
tions Of the liquor law here.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Saw They Were Poisoned.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Specially
telephone message received by The
Times Wednesday night johnny
Dobbs, manager of the Chattanooga
baseball team, says that the members
of his team were poisoned Wednes-
day while playing in Augusta. A,ll
the men who drank from bucket Of
water are ill. Two, WHO did not
drink Of the water, escaped. Meek,
the star catcher. is confined to his
bed with a doctor in attendance.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Bold Robbery at spartanburg.

Spartanburg, Special.-The resi-
dence of C. D. Loane, 22l Kennedy
street, a we'll known travelling man,
was entered Wednesday night and
jewelry and silverware valued at
$500 and $50 in currency taken.
Among the articles stolen were two
solid gold watches, two diamond
rings, a gold brooch set with dia-
monds, silver, knives, forks and soup
ladle. There were evidences that the
burglar used chloroform on the in
mates. Since the above report the
sensation arises that the jewelry had
been pawned by one close in the home.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
TROLLEY Line TO RIVER
Rock Hill TO Take Steps Which Will
Bring About This. !

Rock Hill, Special.-A movement
is on foot here to rebuild and cleo
trify the street railway which is nov
operated by mules. The railway is
owned by the Land and Town Site
Company, which also owns .250 to
300 acres within the city limits of
Rock Hill. Mr.. ]. M. Cherry owns
land all the way from Rock Hill to
the river. He has graded road to
within half-mile of the river. This
grading was supposed to be simply q
good road through his property, but
it, now transpires that he contem-
plates using it for a trolley to the
river. If the proposed arrangements
60 through Mr.. Cherry will organize
a new company to take over the town
site company and build trolley to
the river and develop at the Catawba
power plant an extensive park. Such
a road would naturally be extended
sooner or later to Charlotte and the
park and big river lake would then
be at the service of the people of
Charlotte for recreation. Rumor has
it that arrangements are already
made to finance the company which
will take over and develop the prop
erty now owned by the town site
company and build an electric road
not only to the river, as above stated,
but to three of the cotton mill vii
lagos, namely, the Highland Park,
Aragon, Manchester and through
the new Cherry park.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Wants a Decision.

Columbia, Special.--The Carolina,
Clinchfeld and Ohio Railroad has re-
quested the Supreme Court Of South
Carolina to hold specia! session to
pass on the constitutionality of the
Legislatures act permitting the COM
pany to obtain charter in this State.
Chief Justice Jones now has the mat
ter under advisement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
IE SECOND STRIKE ENDED---SINGULAR TURN TAKEN

able toithe strike, assembled early at
the McKees Rocks end of the O'Don-
ovan bridge and cheering enthusias-
tically started toward the big plant.
When the foreigners saw the great
body of men determined to return to
work these, too, fell into line and en-
tered the plant. Anticipated disor-
der failed to maserialize and the
strike was over. It is believed now
that the trouble. has been settled.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Car Workers Strike Again.

Pittsburg, special.-The car work
ers' strike at the plant of the Press
ed Steel Car Company in Schoenville
which was thought settled, after cost
ing nine lives and heavy financial loss,
began anew Wednesday when be-
tween 5000 and 1000 employees of fhe
car works walked from their work
and quietly dispersed to their homes.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
OUGHT By RIVAL COMPANY

owned by the American Telephone
company.
Contrary to the general impression,
the transaction just concluded does
not involve any settlement of the
long pending suit between the Ameri-
can Telephone and Western Union,
judgment in which was recently re-
turned in favor of the Western Union
for approximately &5,000,O00.
Practically speaking, therefore, it
will be fully two and one-half years
before the Americans Telephone COM
pany enters into actual possession of
the entire $16,O00,0)O of New York
Telephone stock
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
$4,000 Verdict Returned.

Union, Special.-Probably the lar
gest verdict ever given in damage
suit in this county was the one rem
dered Wednesday by the jury in the
case cf JAG Holcomb VS. the Southern
Railway. This verdict was for twenty
thosand dollars in a suit wherein Six
ty thousand was asked. Holcomb is
a young man who, while in the en-
ploy of the Southern, had one foot
ininred
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Pittsburg, Specialize second
strike Of workmen employed at the
plant Of the Pressed Steel Car Com
pany, which was declared Monday,
was brought to an abrupt end Friday.
The climax was remarkable m the
history of industrial disputes. Rav-
ing notified the foreigners that they
intended to march into the mill carry
ing the Stars and Stripes, 1000 Am
erican workmon who were not favor
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Cot a ouarter in Her Throat.

: Florence, Special.-The 3-year-old
daughter of Mr.. Ragland Brunson, of
Dillon, was brought here Monday for
surgical treatment. The little girl
while playing with a silver 25-cert
piece, accidentally let it get down in
her throat, and it turned fiat ways,
thereby cutting off her breath almost
entirely. BY means of the X-ray the
piece of money was located in the
evening, was SUCCESSFULLY removed
and the child relieved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Four cadets at the Annapolis naval
academy have been dropped from the
rolls by direction of President Taft
because Of ''inaptitude,' which was
said to have been demonstrated or
the practice cruise of the corps this
summer. The names of the dismissed
cadets are M. Dunnell, Jr., first
class, of New York City; L. Z. Pagan,
second class, Philadelphia; L. K. Tay-
lor, second class, Wheeling, W. Va,
and c. M. Flett, second class, Lari-
more, N. D.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Insurance Concerns Have Large
Profits.

Columbia, Special-Insurance Com
missioner McMaster's statement
shows that the net premium receipts
from fire insurance companies for the
six months ending June 80 were $912,-
429.OS; life insurance companies, ST.
621, 1885; miscellaneous companies,
$14O,652.03. The additional license
fecs as authorized ui.der the re .e:,t
act of the legislature show collections
as follows: Fire insurance COM
panies, 17,34OO4; life, $30,O5l.94;
miscellaneous, $2,693.52. The fire in
spe,tion tax amounted to $1,S339'.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
WESTERN UNION STOCK BOZ

Boston, Special.-lt became known
Thursday that the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company has
acquired nearly $l6,OOO,OOO worth of
New. York Telephone company stock,
owned by the Western Uuicn Tele-
praph company. Papers covering the
purchase were signed Wednesday.
The New York Telephone company
is the largest and in some respects
the most important of the subsi-
diar::ccS of the American Bell Tele-
phone company. Of its $50,0O0,0OO
~kock, 64 per cent, or $32,OOO,O0O IS
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Rice Birds Are Destructive.

Charleston, Special.-Harvestine
of rice is progressing satisfactorily
for the planters in the Savannah
river territory, and within the week
will he finished, says the Savannah
Morning News. Some of the larger
planters have commenced threshing
The condition of the rice crop is
very good, and unless some very bad
weather turns up will give an abun-
dant yield. Rice birds are playing
havoc with the alte rice particularly
according to reports which are
brought to Savannah.
Ship Lots of Booze back to Baltimore.
Charleston, Special.-Three thou
sand two hundred and ffty-six quarts
Of whiskey and 1880 bottles of i'm
ported beer were loaded Tuesday Oh
steamship of the Baltimore line and
shipped back to Baltimore and i'm
mediate points. The Iconrtaband had
been consigned to blind tigers here,
but never reached the, consignees as
the police patrol the water front day
and night and the stuff gradually
piled up on the wharves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
New Police System.

Columbia, Special.-Part of the
equipment of the new police alarm
system arrived Saturday and the re-
malnder is expected to arrive before
October 1 when the work of install
ng the new apparatus will probably
be commenced. The new equipment
Is thoroughly modern in every partic-
nlar and will replace the system that
Ias done service for Is years or more.
The same system is now being install
ed in sevral Southern cities.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Taft Denounces the Laws Delay,

Chicago, Special.-Speaking with
great earnestness to a mass meeting
in Orchestra hall Thursday night,
President Taft declared That no ques-
tion before the American people, to-
day is more important than the i'm
proyement of the administration of
justice, and announced his intention
of recommending to congress the ap-
pointment of a commission to take
up the question of the laws delay
in the federal courts. The president
said he hoped that the report of this
commission, when rendered, would
serve also as a guide to the States
of the Union in effecting remedial
legislation.
Recalling that is was in this same
hall during the campaign of year
agosthat he faced an audience of more
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
OF TO KILL SAN SALVADOR,S PRESIDENT DETECTED

in the capital. 1t was planned by a
number of men, it is said, that the
President should die on that day.
While the festas were in progress
government detectives arrested and
imprisoned a number, among them
General Preza, who was commander
in-chief of the Salvadorean and Hon
durean forces wien they fought
Nicaraoua in the war of 1897
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
Closing Out Stock of Dispensaries.

Columbia, Special.-The work of
checking up the dispensaries going
out of business will proceed rapidly.
Dispensary Auditor West has APP
pointed Mr.. R. L. Gaffney Of Gaffney
to assist in the work and it is expect
ed that in number of the counties
the stock will be very quickly dispos-
ed of by the dispensers. The law re-
quires that all stock must be sold be-
fore November Is and in case Of a
balance of supplies on that date the
stock must be disposed of to other
counties remaining wet. .~>'-~7
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Mexico City, special.-Charged
with being implicated in 8 plot to
kill President Figueroa, of the repub-
lie of Salvador, Gen. Jose Dolores
Preza and Gen. Damas Copinel are
behind prison bars in the capital of
that republic, according to letters re-
ceived here Friday. The writer stat
ed that on the 9th Of last month
big religious and. civic fete was held
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

labor.
The President on the Tariff Bill.
At Winona, Minnesota, Friday the
President in a speech made the most
important utterance he has made
since his occupancy Of the White
House. He was in the lotbed of the
"insurgent" movement within the
Republican party, but defended the
Payne tariff bill as the best
measure ever passed by Republican
Congress and hence. the best tariff
bill the people have even known.
The President boldly asserted that
the insurgents, who voted against
the bill, had abandoned the Repubi-
can party.
"Was it the duty of tie member of
Congress who believed that the bill
did not accomplish everything that it
ought to accomplish, to vote against
it7 T" asked the President.
~ am here he Justify those who an
swer this questio.. II the negative. |
am not here to defend those who
voted for the Payne bill, but to sup
port them.''
"There is nothing quite so diff
cult" said the President, Gas the dis
cussion of tariff bill for the reason
that it covers so many different items.
The meaning Of the terms and the
percentage are most difficult to un-
derstand. The passage of new bill,
especially where a change in the
method of assessing the duties has
been followed, presents an oppor-
tunity for various modes and calcu-
lations of the percentages of incrcas-
es and decreases that is really most
misleading, or really throws no light
at all upon the changes made.
Gone way Of stating what was
done is to say what the facts show
that under the Dingley law there
were 2,O24 items. This included duti-
able items only. The Payne law leaves
1,15O of these items unchanged. There
are decreases in 654 of the items and
increases in 22O of the items. Now,
of course, that does not give full
picture, but it does show the proper
tion of decreases to have been three
times those of the increases.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Chicago, Special.-Fresident Taft,
during a stay of twelve eventful
hours in Chicago, plunged with will
) into the long program of entertaining
that awaits him on his long Western
and Southern itinerary. With perfect
weather and crowds that fairly
fought to catch glimpse of the
Chief Executive, this, the first city
to be visited, set high mark of en-
thusiastic welcome to the President.
From the moment he stepped off
the rear platform of his private. car
until he rtired late at night on board
the train which will take him to Mil
waukee in the morning the Presi-
dents journeyings of thirty miles or
more over the city's streets and park
ways Jed him through lanes Of massed
humanity that were kept open with
the greatest difficulty.
Beginning with an automobile trip
in review of 100000 school children,
four deep on either side of the park
boulevards, the President day was
repIete with incident. He attended
and spoke briefly at luncheon of
the Commercial Club, viewed an ex-
hibit of ambitious plans for the i'm
provement and Identification Of
Chicago, attended the regular Nat
ional League baseball game between
the Chicago champion ."Cubs" and
the famous New York "Giants;
dined quietly with the Hamilton Club
at the Congress hotel; made a notable
address to a mass meeting in Orches-
ira hall in the evening, and as a finale
attended for a few minutes the ball
of the American Bankers Associa-
tion.
Mr.. Taft was deeply impressed by
the greeting of the school children.
each one of whom waved an~Ameri-
can flag and sang and cheered as he
passed.
At the National League grounds
the President saw his biggest Dase-
ball crowd. More than 10000 people
were present. The President sat in
one of the open sections of the double
decked stand and thoroughly. enjoyed
a brilliant game in which the two
greatest pitchers of the league, Math-
ewson, of New York, and Brown of
Chicago, faced each other. New
York won, but the crowd had some
compensation in cheering the Presi-
dent, who remained to the end and
waved a farewell to the throngs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Admiral George Dewey's face glow
ed with pleasure as he read the re-
ports of the splendid work being done
by the men of the navy in their record
target and battle practice off the Yir-
ginia capes. "See that record" said
he, as he pointed to an unofficial re-
port which said that the battleship
Louisiana had made rs hits out of l6
shots at targets. ''That is world
beater. 1 feel great pride in the
manner in which our. men have acquit-
ted themselves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Additional appointments of census
supervisors by President Taft were
announced Wednesday by Census Di-
rector E. Dana Durand Among them
is that of Ernest Madison Du Pre-,
a wholesale commission dealer at
Columbia, S. c., to be supervisor Of
the seventh South Carolina district.
The appointment Of John J. Stump
as supervisor of the fifth Maryland
district, followed a vigorous fight
against him because he is engaged in
the retail liquor business in Mary
land. He has had experience, how
ever, which was regarded as entirely
fitting him for the duties Of the
place.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

The light house tenders Hibiscus and
Oleander will carry President Taft IS
party down the Mississippi river next
month. The Hibiscus has been order
ed to accompany the oleander pro
vided the Mississippi's channel will
accommodate vessel of her draught.
The Oleander is now at Key West.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Tales of great suffering and the
serious situation in the flooded dis
trict Of Mexico, as told in kilograms
received at the state department from
American Consul General Hanna,
brought forth another appeal from
the American National Red Cross So
ciety for funds with which ''to sup
ply our unfortunate neighbors of
Mexico with the necessities Of life. y
The great loss of life and destruction
of property is even greater than was
at first supposed and it is predicted
that great physical suffering will pre-
vail among the homeless during the
fall and winter if ample relief is no.
afforded.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22
TIE president IN CHICAGO
One Round Of Enrapturing Scenes-He Enters
Heartily Into The FeIicties All The Day
And Retres Late To His Car.

than l,s00 vorkingmen and made one
of the. crucial addresses of his candi-
dacy, the president assured his hear,
ers that he had not forgotten his cam
paign promises and the platform
declarations o., his party.
Mr.. Taft devoted the entire first
part of his speech to the subject OF
labor.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Formal announcement was made at
the Department of Justice that Act
ing Attorney General Ellis has ad-
dressed letters to Governors Hughes,
of New York, and Stuart, of Pennsyl-
vania, calling their. attention to the
results of the investigation of the
Pressed Steel Car Company strike at
Pittsburg and submitting evidence for
such action as the State authorities
may wish to take.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Considerable damage was caused
by fire about Q o'clock in the morn
ing at the bakery of Ferdinand Prizes
ner in the rear Of 476 L street, south
west. The night Is baking Of several
thosand loayes had been finished and
the employees had gone to bed. The
proprietor was awakened by the
sound of cracking timber and gave
the alarm. The fireman were quick
ly summoned, but the fire burned for
nearly an hour and several thousand
dollars damage was caused, including
the loss Of about 5000 loaves of
bread.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Rear-Admiral Daniel D. Stuart,
who -:ras promoted through the re-
tirement of Rear-Admiral Sperry
September 3, will be transferred to
ths retired list September Is. He
is native Of New York and was
graduated from the United States
Naval ACADEMY in 1869. He has
served practically all around the
world. After serving at the New
York Navy Yard he went to Cav tie
for duty. at the naval station in JAN
uary, 1899. He went next on duty
at New York and his latest assign
ment was asscommandant Of the navy
yard at Norfolk.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Is. Free Sunday" for SO many years
the hope deferred of "Jack Tar" in
the United States navy is about to be-
come a realty. Acting Secretary
Winthrop issued an order having the
object in viey Wednesday. Its pur-
pose is to reduce the work aboard
ships on the Sabbath to minimum
consistent with requirements of the
.seryice,Sto the end that the day may
be generally observed as day of
rest. II d
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-09-22

Conditions at the West,;n peni-
tertiary Of Pennsylvania at Allie
gheny havefbeen found so distress
ing and SO nitolerable as to require
the immediate removal of all federal
prisoners whose transfer is practi-
cable and to demand the most Sc
rious consid deration of the proper pub
lie authorities. This is disclosed in
the report Of C. n. McGlasson of the
department prisons and prisoners to
the attorney general.