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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
FOOLkILLER NEEDED.
He Should Gather In These Two
Fellows or Quit.

One OF the most unique pair oi
globe trotters that have yet come
under p4blic notice will soon be
Been in America. having engaged
passage on a ship sailing for New
York from England next week. They
are two Italians and they are travel
Ing around the world in q barrel.
Their names arc Vicinello Eugene
and Zanadl Attilius, and for wager
OF $1,000 they are endeavoring to
circle the globe In barrel three
yards long and about four feet IL
diameter. They take turns. one
man rolling the barrel while tn,
other sits inside. The conditions arc
that they must get their food and
clothing by selling postcards In the
towns through which they pass. The
men say they began their journey
at Vienna last June The time &c
be occupied In the attempt ia I2
years.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
DOUBLY MARRIED.
Couple Claiming to DO Man and Wife
Welded Again.

Carney had a novelty in the mar
riage line recently. Miss Annie
nirksey, OF Gestonia. and Mr.. Jas
Hager, OF Mooresville. N. c.. alIght-
ed from the train at Gaffney Sun.
day morning and announced thai
they had just been made man and
wife; but shortly after their arriva
the chief OF police received mes
sage from the parents OF the yount
lady 10 the effect that the coupl,
were not married and TO arrest them
The lady informed the officers tna
they could be married again anC
securing the services of Mr.. II. NJ
Robbins. notary public. were sooI
tied up tight and fast.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
FATAL SHOOTING SCRAPB.
4 Lawyer shoots Down Town Mar
shal of Byron, Ga.

At Byron. Ga. on Wednesday c.
+. Bateman. town marshal. was IA
tally injured by A. T. Harper, a
lawyer. In a duel with pistols on the
principal street Of the town. Bate
man charged that Harper lad de-
stroyed the happiness OF his home
and attacked the latter with heavy
walking cane. Harper pulled his
pistol and fred five shots. two OF
which took effect. Pateman drew
bis pistol as be fell and nred upon
Harper. but Harper was not injur-
ed. Bateman was rushed to Ma
con hospital. where the staten "a I
was given out that his injuries were
fatal.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
Refused TO he Hazed

When several telegraph messeug-
or boys gathered around Ralph BeoJ-
erson. aged is. a new recruit to their
ranks In front of the Atlanta Tor
minal station late Wednesday pIe-
paratory to Initiating" him he turn.
ed on them with an open knife.
Ralph Buice. aged 15. was stabbed
by young Henderson through the
left lung, probably fatally. Hender-
son is held In tho city jail pending
the result of Buice's injuries,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
FORT MILL. S. c.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1e 1909


tell cs . visit to the shop OF Johr
Giles q Co.. at 1913 Front street, 9
few days after the captains talh
with the explorer at the Waldorf and
OF purchasing for DR.. Cook various
nautical and astronomical works
besides three charts OF Smith sound
and the polar regions. Robert
Flight. who sold the books and
charts. told reporter Of The Times
that he recalled the visit and that
the purchases we're made as des,iib-
ed. The charts sold. Mr.. Flight said
were numbered 260. 274 and 275.
and recalled having asked him when
the charts were bought IL the zip
tain intended going 70 the North
Pole.
And from what have known
of the captains experience as q
navigator and his acquaintance with
everything pertaining 10 observa-
tions." said Mr. Flight. II would
bet that II any one could find his
way TO the pole. Capt Loose Is that
man.
Capt Loose. In his statement, says
he stayed at the Gramatan hotel
from November 16 to November 10,
working out observations for DR..
Cook. and that he and the doctor
had frequent conferences. Mr.. Dun
kle went with him on November 1e.
leaving the next day. He and the
captain had connecting rooms, Nos.
12e and 12S. Mr.. Dunkle regis
tered for them. The hotel register
shows the arrival on November 16
OF George II. Dunkle and Andrew
II. Lewis" the fictitious name agreed
upon for Capt. Loose. They we're
assigned to rooms 1875 and 1928.
Capt Loose says he remained &C.
ciuded In bis room during his stay
at the hotel 80 ss 10 run no chance
OF having the doctor found out. All
the time he worked hard on polar
calculations. giving them to DR.. Cook
as they were completed.
On the last day Of his stay at the
hotel. Capt. Loose says he gave DR..
Cook the final set of observations he
had made for him and the doctor
thanked him profusely. declaring
that he now felt confident that his
records would be accepted at Copen-
hagen.
Capt Losse was born at Bergen.
Norway. on March II. 1859, and Ia
his younger days worked as an as
sistant to his father, who has long
been connected with the coast sur
vey OF Norway. Capt. Loose stud
led at the Navigation college Of Ber-
gen and was graduated In 1891 with
highest honors. He has been In com
mand OF many sea going vessels.
Lewis Nixon. the shin builder, who
vouches for Capt. Loose's compe-
tence as navigator. put the cap
tain In command of tho torpedo boat
Gregory. built for the Russian gov
ernment. when II WAS taken from
the ship yards In these waters across
the ocean. MT. Nixon declares that
Capt. Loose Is. In his estimate. one
of the most competent. efficient
and accurate OF nsvigators."
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
Historic Tree FeIIed.

The historic Washington oak tree
at Bloomfield. n. j., under which
Gen. Washington and his staff held
a council OF war on their way to
Morristown, has been felled and is
being cut up into Are wood. The
local authorities found II impossible
10 save the tree after IL had been
IepeatedIy BubsufTet1,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16

injury ciaNs against railroads and
O the brealng down OF federal and
State regultion of corporations.
And tqthis end Judge Lurton
has WORKED with ability. He Is a
'cholarly min OF Industrious habits
nd no smiA vices.
He car|write an unsound opin-
on said ob lawyer. and make 1t
'ound like hHic on the water
"On one dsasion. however. Judge
.urton wac Ioduently silent. That
g rememberh by lawyers as the
ime he overhled the United States
'upreme coul The facts were
hese: One lelly had sued rail-
Dad for damFes to compensate for
ersonal injues resulting from the
allure Of the road to furnish safety
ppliances reqired by the so-called
COUPLER law. mdge Lurton protect
Il the railroad by reading into the
wv the necessly for due diligence.
deantime the Iame sort OF case
vent from Arkansas to tho United
'tates supreme tourt and the latter
'ody Knocked OF the due diligence
'efense. Kelly applied to Lurton
or rehearing. denied ruled the
'ourt. No opinbn.' that was all.
'ince then the ,upreme court hae
ntervened and taten the Kelly case
rom Lurton's curt.
Judge Lurton. as a member OF
he United Stats circuit court OF
ppeals. found technical grounds for
'eclaring the employers liability act
'nconstitutional.a In the applica-
ion OF j. X. Keel for an injunction
sainst voting certain railway stocks
Judge Durton fosnd the Sherman
antitrust law not To be binding up.
n him or his raiIroeds. much to the
abstraction of z. r. Hartman. whose
consolidation program was thus made
easy. kti-r
'cAs far back ss the early 10,
Judge Lurton was known as a par.
'isan of the corporations as agains,
tho people. defending the claims O,
turnpike and early railway companie,
to the subsidies voted them by IN,
State before the wafs
"It is recalled that when he va,
4 member of the chancsliors court b,
-ead paper befors the Bar associa
ton arguing the spttre snfficiency O,
tho courts to curb trusts monopo
'ies. and depreciattng lssislat ton O,
this character.
Another paper wss read O few
vears ago Is devoted to an elaborat,
defense OF corporations generally.
Judge Lurton was born in CIarks
Vile. Ky. but was brought. az ;
boy. to Tennessee. He graduate
from the Lebanon School OF Law
the oldest institution OF It's sort ,r
Tennessee. After about four wear,
as judge OF the chancellors court b,
was elected TO the Stote sunrem.
court bench. where he served "a,
years. He was appointd 10 the fed
ersi court in 1893. His residence /,
IN Nashville. He has two childrAn
both grown, aLd living away from
hons.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
Lyncbers Fooled.

a mob OF several hundred citizens
went TO Dublin. Ga, Wednesday eve
ming determined TO lynch Hanson
Newoome. q negro, who was placed
in the county jail last week. charged
with criminal assault upon a white
woman. The sheriff. however, had
anticipated the mob and Saturday
night removed Newcome to the fail
Of sn adjoining county
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
Fatal Snow storm.

Binding clouds Of snow. accom-
36 miles nn hour wind. swept over
Chicago and the surrounding ter
ritory Wednesday. bringing death to
three persons. One OF the victims
a laborer. was found dead from cold
and exposure. The other two were
railroad switchmen. who, blinded by
snow, we're run over by engines.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
CHANGE OF POLICY
SOUTHERN NEGRO oFFICE-HoLD-
ERs SLATED TO GO.
President Taft to Appoint Negroes
TO Ofiicc In the North. Instead Of
In the South.

In the South.
THAT President Taft is going e
appoint Northern negroes to off1c.
rather than Southern ones Is the In
formation which has been pretty
thoroughly discussed among the poll
ticians Of Washington and elsewhere
since Booker Washington was there
last week." says the Washington
correspondent of The News end
Courier.
AS tho result of this policy II IL
expected that the negroes In the
South who arc holding important
Offices will. as their terms expire
be displaced for the most part by
whites. and In turn recognition will
be given to colored men In the North.
The list of colored men holding im-
portant Offices In the South under the
lederal government includes the fol-
pwipg.
Robert Smalls, collector OF GUS
TINS at Beaufort. 8. c.; Henry A.
Kicker, collector OF internal reve-
n,e at Atlanta. Ca; Joseph Lee.
collector OF internal revenue at Jack
sorville. Fla; Nathan H. Alexander,
reiister OF the land office at Mont
sohery. Ala; Thomas v. McAllieter.
receiver OF public moneys at Jack
son Miss; Walter L. Cohen. regis
terIof the land ONCE at New Or
leafs; Alexander B. Kennedy. receiv-
or q public moneys at New Orleans;
John Z. Bush. receiver Of public
moteys ut Little Rock.
Tie course the President will take
In tie matter OF appointing colored
mems likely to be illustrated in the
selecion OF a successor To w. T.
Vernln, register of the treasury.
Bookir T. Washington and other
>olord leaders have given their sup
port o J. G. Naples. OF Nashville.
or tn place. but 1t appears that the
President will probably select a col
)rod ian from the North.
Washington was in Washington a
'ew das ago, and 1t Is said that he
'rotestd when he learned that
ueithcrvernon nor Ralph Tyler. the
after 3 auditor for the navy do
,artmeks were to be ousted. r;eith-
Or of desc pull with Washington.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
Fatally Burned.

The little daughter OF Mr.. aAd Mrs.
Grover Godfrey. who live about ten
miles from Gaffney. was fatally burn
ed on Wednesday. The mother was
at the barn milking. leaving the 1T
tie two-year-old girl and her broth
er. who was 8. in the house. The
clothing OF the girl caught fire and
was burned entirely of before the
mother could reach her.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-16
Women Carry Pistols.

Wome OF Aurora. H.. who have
20 be onlhe etreets after dark With
'ut esccss. are carrying small re-
volvers tfked In mufies as means
Of protect,n against the mysterious
Jack thf6lasher." who made vic
'ous attars on Eve women recently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
Personal and General.

The Rev. W. R. Lambert will occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist church Sunday morning at Il o'clock. The meet ing will be under the auspices of the Anti Saloon league of Jefferson county. Dr. Lambert is forceful and interesting speaker. The people of Ensley and vi- cinity are cordially invited to attend. r. At the police court this morning only two cases apepared on the docket. The defendants plead guilty and small fines were imposed by the mayor
 For the past two weeks the police court has had little business, as but few cases have been docketed.
 MT. and Mrs. C. D. Dismuke of Mystic, Ga, who have been visiting Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Johnson returned to their home to- day.
 Mrs. E. c. Averyt left yesterday to spend the summer months at her old home, Prescott, Arz.
 A. c. Overton is spending a short va cation in Atlanta.
 The fire department was called to the residence of J. H. Sheldon this morning. The roof of the kitchen caught on fire. The department responded quickly and succeeded in extinguishing the blaze with small loss,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
NoveIIsts' PecuIiaritIes.

From the Bohemian Magazine.
 Of course peculiarities are found even in the work-a-day methods of our Twen- tieth century novelists. The story of David Belasco's method of making notes on his cuffs-only to lose the same In the next nstallment of laundry-has be- come worn in the telling, but the anecdote is surpassed by the story told of Jack London. Across the end of his 'den" was stretched sturdy clothes-line. Whenever a brilliant idea seized the au- thor he scribbled the memorandum across huge sheet of foolscap and fixed it to the line by wooden clothespin. In the course of week the end of the room resembled the back yard on washday.
 It is told of the late Richard Henry Savage that he made the notes of his novels with soap on the mirror of his dresser-a habit learned in his days at West Point. Thomas W. Lawson invari- ably uses yellow foolscap and a lead pencil. and feels that he cannot produce good work unless he is surrounded by his collection of elephants. Needless to say, they are not real-cons1sting, how ever. of vividly life-like images, in ivory, marble bronze clay, and even wood, some of them done by men of national re- putation, and possession value corres- pondingly large.
 Karl Edwin Hartman once told me that although he produces novel year he writes only on Sunday morning David Graham Phillips prefers to work in the early hours of the day, often reach ing his desk at five o'clock In the morn ing after eating only an orange. John Kendrick Bangs during the summer al- ways writes on the veranda Harold Mac Grath and Meredith Nicholson are vic- tins of the envelope habit, filling their pockets with memoranda scrfbbed on the back of forgotten correspondence
 Upton Sinclair creates his plots In long, brisk rambles. Shortly after the publi- cation of "The Jungle" when the expose of Packingtown was shaking the meat eating world, he informed me that he had obtained his literary start by writing dime novels produced through double method-a two or three hours walk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26

and in his usual able manner made a witty and happy address.
 M. H. Mcdowell made a characteristic speech, referring to the cosmopolitan na- ture of the citizenship of Ensley and urged that the watchword for the next year be progress"
 The Rev O. P. Bentley read an original poem on the Commercial club which was we'll received. A. F. Hilleke, R. T. Mc- Leod Judge c. F. Camp, A. J. Alexander, J. A. Dupuy, R. E. Chadwick, B. F. Parker, J. E. Wenning, Bert Burgin, R. L. Daniels, P. l.. Day and Uncle Billy" Havis were among the other speakers.
 The whole tenor of the meeting was harmony. and many of the speakers ex- pressed themselves as confident of Ems ley's great future.
 MT. Perkins closed with few remarks on the industrial outlook and stated that he was reliably informed that further de- velopments of the industrial plants were contemplated that would startle the most optimistis man in Ensley. He gave some very interesting statistics of the several industries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
SHERMAN WEARS
 VERY COOL SUIT

Washington June 25.-vice President Sherman's hot weather clothes were the envy of the Senate today. Nothing like them was seen during the regime of his predecessor, former Vice President Fair banks, and so far as tradition goes. noth- ing like them ever was seen here. The remarkable looking suit was of some blue material similar to that of which light overalls are made. The suit was not beautiful but 1t looked cool. Those who inquired learned that it was made of cot ton grown in Muskogee county, Georgia, and ginned, spun into thread, woven into cloth dyed and tailored in the same county. It was presented to the Vice President through Representative Adam son, who comes from Muskogee county
 The vice president explained on author ity of Representative Adamson that suit just like it would be worn by Gov ernor-elect Brown when he Is inaugu- rated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
PULL TOGETHER
 FOR STEEL CITY Optimism and Harmony At Luncheon Last Night PERKINS NOW PRESIDENT Commercial Club Pledges Itself Anew to Work for the Upbuilding of
 the City-Persona and
 General News.

Ensley June 25.-(Special )-The buffet luncheon and smoker given by the Ensley Commercial club at the Metropolitan cafe tonight was a great success. About 15O members and guests were present, repre- senting every branch of citizenship that compose the city. The merchant, mechan- ic, banker, professional man and rep resentative of every industry were seated at the table. each doing his part toward the success of the gathering.
 W. R. Stewart, retiring president, called the meeting to order, and after prayer by the Rev. B. B. Glasgow the guests par took of the elegant luncheon provided. MT Stewart then extended his thanks and appreciation for many courtesies extended him while president, and made an earn est plea for the cooperation of all the citizens to work together for Ensey.
 He then introduced the new president. ]. M. Perkins, who after thanking the members of the club for the honor con ferred on him, made a splendid little speech, pledging the best in him for the welfare of the club and asked every cit izen to put his shoulder to the wheel and work for the industrial and moral well fare of the city. He referred to the splendid citizenship present, and made an earnest appeal that personal dislikes and petty jealousies be set aside, and that all work for the common good. Mr Perkins took the chair amid much applause
 He acted as toastmaster with his accus- toned dignity, introducing the several speakers with appropriate remarks.
 Dr. T. A. Johnson, the Grand Old Man" of Ensley, was the first speaker,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
FORTUNES IN PERFUMES.
Money Expended In Search for New
 Scents-Blendng and Coloring.

From the London Daily Mail.
 Secrets of the science of perfumery were revealed yesterday at the chemists exhibition by distinguished exponent of the art of blending delicate odors.
 women are strangely fickle in their choice of perfumes,' he said. Tired of the scent of single flowers, they are now demanding subtle blendings. But the fashion in scents is undying. More than G100.00O is nowadays to be made from the evolution of one new perfume.
 "Perfumery has risen to be an art Beautiful music and lovely pictures strike their note upon the senses; so does a del icate blending of odors In the evolution of new perfume I play upon a certain number of harmonious notes.
 Large sums of money are often spent upon preliminary laboratory work. Here" he produced tiny fragrant pot two inches high-"is the perfume essence de- rived from half a ton of violets. It is worth f40 Our flower basis for labora- tory experiments includes also jasmine, rose, orange blossom and cassie-a French
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
CUBAN FINANCE
 REPORT DELAYED

Havana, June 25.-The house committee, to which the budget was referred, still is not ready to report. The committee of finance has recommended to the house the passage of bill authorizing the pres ident to expend during July one-twelfth of the total amount of the proposed budget (about s3,OOO, ,OOO), and that Con gross shall remain in session until the budget Is finally approved. The house has agreed to hold an extra session to- morrow to debate the proposition.
 The senate, 1t Is believed, will oppose the plan, the constitutionality of which is doubted.
 The senate tonight voted to make the state lottery dependency of the treasury department The directors will be nom mated by President Gomez, subject to the approval of the senate The aspirations of Morua Delgado, president of the sen- ate, make probable the speedy passage of the lottery bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
IMPROVEMENTS AT
 ATHLETIC CLUB

The Birmingham Athletic club has de- cided to spend several thousand dollars this summer in Improvements around the club house. Several ventilating fans are being installed in the bath room and the handball courts.
 The pool and billiard room will be en- tirely remodeled. A cork carpet of the latest type has been ordered and during the next week all the tables will be dis mantled, readjusted and recovered.
 It is also proposed to lay tiling in the club lobby and on the front verandab, and to do considerable painting and freshening up before the opening recep- ton next fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
Blow at Two-cent Rate.

Philadelphia, June 25.-The 2-cent fare law passed by the Pennsylvania legisla- ture in 1907 received another blow today when Judge Wilson in common pleas court here declared the law unconsti- tutional. The decision was in the case of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad company to restrain the county of Phil adelphia from enforcing the law. Judge Wilson holds that the law is contrary to the law of the constitution and the court is perpetually enjolned from enforcing the act against the Reading company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
PRESS MESSAGES
 MAY BE REDUCED

London, June 25.-The committee ap- pointed by the imperial press conference to deal with the question of cable rates reported today when the conference re- assembled that the Pacific cable board had signified its willingness to reduce the charges on press messages by one-half. The board understood also that the gov ernment of New Zealand was prepared to make an equal reduction on land rates. It was understood that Australia is ready to follow suit.
 It was now possible to transmit 25 words a minute across the Atlantic, and he hoped soon to send 90 words a minute, said William Marconi. He said that in the near future it might be possible to communicate wirelessly for distance of 5000 miles,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
An Agreement Reached.

Cambridge Springs, Pa, June 25.- The representatives of the Western Bar Iron association and the Amalga- mated Association of Iron, Steel and ring for three days on wage scale, reached an agreement late tonight. The settlement affects all the mills of the Western Bar Iron association, to- gether with number of independent concerns which are not affiliated with that body. The prices agreed on are practically the same as those that pre- vailed during the past year. Ten thou sand men are affected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-26
BIG FIREWORKS
 PLANNED JULY 4

benefit of witnessing the most complete elaborate fireworks display that modern ingenuity has been able to contrive. A big eastern fireworks company, which is seeking entrance Into this field, has con- tracted with President Burnett of the East Lake park to put on an exhibition of It's best and most beautiful fireworks
 The display will cost $500. but on ac- count of the advertising features the amusement company will get off at a smaller price. There will be 40 numbers on the programme and the pyrotechnics will undoubtedly be among the most beautiful ever witnessed In Birmingham.