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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23
COOK is DESERTED
BY ARCTIC CLUB

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-That the Arctic
Club OF America showed its change of
attitude toward Dr. Frederick A Cook
at its yearly election OF officers at the
Engineering building, when it gave him
two votes out Of siNty-four for re-elec-
ton to the vice presidency of the club.
is the talk today by members Of the
club.
Dr. Cook was put up on an indepen-
dent ticket. upon which were many Of
the candidates OF the regular ticket. All
OF his running mates who were not upon
the regular ticket were defeated with
him.
The Arctic Club is the organization
which arranged for the rousing recep-
ton to DR.. Cook when he returned from
Copenhagen last September. and which
later feted him at the Waldorf Astoria,
where he received a gold medal
Disgraces Club.
After the election of officers Rudolph
KeTsting. who was reelected treasurer,
made a brisk speech in which he de-
clared that DR.. Cook had disgraced the
club in having perpetrated a fake in
the matter Of the North Pole "discov-
cry Mr., Kersting, who had been one
OF Dr.. Cooks stanchest supporters, as
serted that the club ought to drop the
explorer from membership on the spot
Dr. Roswell q. Stebbinc, who was
chairman of the committee which ban
Quoted Dr. Cook last fall. took issue
with Mr. Kersting. declaring that any
action to expel DIR. Cook ought to come
before the president OF the club. Ad-
mireI Winfield Scott Schley. and the
board Of directors. DR.. Stebbins eX
planned that he was not arguing against
expulsion Of DR.. Cook, but that he be-
liCved the directors were the ones TO
consider the matter
To Be Dropped.
Other members Of the club sided with
DR.. Stebbins. arguing that Dr. Cook
ought to be allowed an opportunity to
be heard before being dropped and that
the directors could arrange for a hear
ing one member declared that DIT
Cook had proved TO be a monumental
faker.' and that such men as ne were
not wanted I'm the club.
Another recalled that the cIUb had
extended every honor within its mower
70 the explorer. and that ne had done
nothing In return but place the club IL.
most unenviable situation
Inc sudden disappearance Of DR.. Cook
AZ the time his records" we're shippad
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-23

off to Copenhagen was mentioned, and
one member remarked that DR.. Cook
had not behaved as an honest man
should.
While there was every evidence that
the club membership as a whole was
anxious to have DR.. Cook dropped the
sentiment prevailed that the matter
ought to be put up to the directors. A res
olutiOu 20 that effect was unanimously
passed It provided that the directors,
with the president Of the club, have
power TO take final action. witz3ut re
porting back TO the club for sanction.
Talk of Expulsion.
After the meeting several of the mem
hers declared that DR.. Cook would un-
doubtedIy be expelled. The directors
who will decide the matter, all Of whom
were elected last night, are, besides Ad-
miral Schley, Dillon Wallace, Henry 9.
Walsh, r s Dellenbaugh, and Capt. 3.
s. Osbon.
Captain OSbOn expressed himself, after
the meeting. as holding firmly TO his
former belief in Dr. Cook.
He will come out on top of the heap
in this Pole affair." exclaimed the cap
tain.
The directors viii hold a meeting to
take up the question Of eXpelling Dr.
Cook soon after January l.
Admiral SChley was reelected presi-
dent OF the club. and these vice prest-
dents were chosen: Charles ~. Wyckoh'
Dr. Thomas f Diedrick, DR.. T. II. bean,
DR. @. B. GrinueU, and II. 3. Kane, II.
F. BiederbiClI was elected secretary &c
succeed Captain Osbon- only a score or
so members attended the meeting, the
rest of the votes being cast by proxy
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

Before you purchase your fall
goods look over The Herald S
advertising columns and you will
find that the merchant who adver-
tises has something attractive to
offer in the way of bargains. 1t
will save you time in making your
purchases and then by patronizing
the merchant who advertises you
are certain not to get shelf-worn
goods. AS rule the merchant
who advertises has something to
offer just little better than the
other fellows and he wants the
public to know it.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

The State Railroad Commission
con posed of Messrs. Sullivan,
Earle and Caugham arrived in
Dillon Monday and were met
by Supt. Hancock of the North
& South Carolina railroad who
took them over the new road on a
tour Cf inspection. The party
was taken to Little Rock on a
motor car where they boarded a
special train and were carried
over the road as guests of Supt.
Hancock. AS the road has not
been graded into Dillon the line
was inspected only as far as Lit
tie Rock, but it will be only a
few days before they will begin tc
operate trains out from Dillon
The road is now in full operation
from Little Rock to Hamlet, a
doubly daily service having been
put on Monday. A representative
of The Herald accompanied the
commissioners as the guest OF
Supt. Hancock and The Herald
Will soon have something inter
esting to say concerning the terri
tory through which the new road
runs.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

We ran across an old negro the
other day who can neither read nor
write, but who has kept his eyes
open, and has reached some pro-
gresSive conclusions that ought to
make some of our white farmers
rather ashamed of themselves by
comparison.
When he hauled his cotton to
market the other day, this negro
got a better price per pound than
our white farmers have been get
ting, because the buyer said it was
about the best bale that he had
seen this season. The old negro
never lets a bale lie out in the
weather, but keeps it housed, and
when he gins his cotton he always
instructs the ginner to put good
bagging on it.
l have always noticed" said the
old darkey in talking to us, that
anything that looks nice and good
no matter what it is, fetches more
money. The good bagging that
l put on my cotton costs twenty
cents a bale extra, and / believe l
sometimes get $500 more on ac-
count of the neat-looking bagging
not to say anything of the better
price l get on account of keeping
the cotton dry and under shelter. +"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
Quite a Mistake.

A lady visitor at Blackpool was
bathing and was on the point of
drowning when a boatman, who is
a local wag, went to her assistance.
Later in the day he called where
she was staying and saw a gentle
man. who, seeing the lady in diff
culties, had offered S2O to anyone
who would rescue the lady. This
conversation took place:
Boatman-I am the man who
saved the lady, sir, and l thought
I'd call and see about the Geo.
The Gentleman-Y-e-s, know
but when l made the offer thought
it was my wife who was in danger
and it turned out it was M wife, S
mother.
Boatman-.Just my lucl. Well,
Sir. how much do l owe you?-Lon-
don Tit Bits.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
Mother.

Time has scattered the snowy
flakes on her brow, plowed fur
roughs in her cheeks-but is she
not sweet and beautiful now! The
lips which have kissed many tears
from the childish cheeks are the
sweetest lips in all the world.
The eye is dim, yet it grows with
the rapt radiance of holy love
which can never fade. Oh, yes,
she is dear old mother. Her
sands of time are nearly run out,
but as feeble as she is she will &c
further and reach down lower for
you than will any man on earth
You cannot walk into midnight
where she cannot see you; you
cannot enter prison whose bars
shall keep her out; YOU cannot
mount a Scaffold too high for he1
to reach and bless you. In evi-
dence of her death less love, when
the world shall depise and forsake
vou-whcn it leaves you by the
wayside to die unnoticed-the
dear old mother will gather you ur
in her feeble arms, carry you home
and tell you of your virtues until
you almost forget that your SOU
is distigured by vices. Low. he1
tcn6erly and cheer her declining
years with holy devotion.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
Inspecting the New Road.

Monday morning commissioners
b. l.: Caughman, ]. M. Sullivan
and Maj. John N. Earl on their
arrival in Dillon were met by Capt.
Hancock, general superintendent,
at the terminus of the road on
Main street with his splendid mo-
tor car. Soon the party were skim
ming along at lively pace over
what will soon be the popular out
let for the growing wealth of this
God favored land.
In short while the new depot at
Little Rock will be completed. Here
our friend D. N. Oliver was hold
ing down the telephone hitched to
a post, and dispatching and receiv-
ing freight. His genial smile did
not leave him while the bosses
we've in sight.
Next the little motor steamed
out to Mentor the second depot
from Dillon 40 miles distant; here
near the margin of Donaho bay
the same class of depot was in fine
condition presided over by Mr..
Meadows, son of the well known
presiding elder. A ginnery has
been established here. The con-
crete wall for the cotton platform
has been filled with sand hauled a
distance of 35 miles. All this means
permanency and will hold coed
through the ages. Mr.. Bonsal Join
ed the party here, making six in
all. Clio the next depot on the road
S.8 miles distant, reaching this
place in front of E. Sternbereer
Co., the party alighted and sought
Mrs. Evans hotel where an ample
repast had been provided and was
in waiting for these hungry trav.
elers.
The commissioners were i'm
pressed with the panoramic view
they had of the many luxu1ianr
fields of cotton, corn and cane as
they speeded over the iron rails
The talk was all of railroads ano
the produce that would keep then
at work.
Here the party separated, com.
missloners taking the Latta roac
tor columbia, Captains Hancocl
and Bonsal continued the iourpe,
McCall-ward, while We scribe de,
fiected his course at Red Bluff, anSS
by strictly private conveyance tum
oled in on his hospitable kinsmau
half mile distant, and by the Latts
road reached Dillon the dav after
feeling deeply impressed. This Dor
tion OF the old Palmetto state ha.
glorious future before il. n
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
Colcock is Right

The following kind words from
a good friend in Columbia will be
appreciated by The Herald S read.
erS:
Columbia, S. c., Oct. 27, 1909
Dear Friend Jordan:
Allow me to congratulate
you and the good people OF Dillon.
| know you will have a New
County now. Prof. Colcock did
the right thing and l told every
body in advance that he would.
Here's wishing you every sue
cess"
The above is from a well-known
South Carolinian whose name is
withheld for obvious reasons, bu,
who keeps up closely with the
trend of events.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

A gentleman said the other dav
that one of the f rst things the
New County ought to dc after
the county machinery is put in
motion is to clay the sandbed
over the New Bridge and The
Herald heartily endorses the sug-
gestion. Quite a large volume of
trade comes to Dillon from the
territory over the New Bridge and
by claying this sandbed the volume
OF trade could be increased. The
fact that many farmers haul pro-
duce over this sandbed to reach
the Dillon markets argues well
for Dillon as trade centre.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

Spartanburg, October 28.-
Special: J. B. Bates, convicted of
numbering Mrs. Docia Boiter and
sentenced to be hanged October
29, and whose case has been ap-
pealed, addressed letter to L. A.
Justice, house builder and enclosed
plans and specifications for his
coffin. The drawing was made
on the back of an old envelope,
and on the other side was a note
asking that the coffin be made as
cheaply as possible, as he did not
wish to pay more than $50 for the
casket. He directed that it be
painted with shoe backing, and
that pieces of rope be used for the
handles. Bates suggested that
the coffin be brought to the Jail at
night, and that it be wrapped up
so as to keep it secret from the
public.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
What Southern Soils Need
Most.

If any one need of Southern
soils could be singled out as the
greatest, then unquestionably that
greatest need would be organic
nltroeen-nitrogen - supplied
through the agency of decaying
vegetation. That nitrogen us
needed on almost all our SOILS,
thousands of experiments andlal-
most universal observation prove
beyond doubt. That farmersl re-
cognize this fact, is also prpved
by the millions of dollars ANNUAL
ly spent in the purchase of eom-
mercial nitrogen.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

On Tuesday afternoon at S
O'Clock Hon. E. c. Edwards, was
married to Miss Mamie Lewis at
the home of the brides father,
Mr.. A. c. Lewis, near Mullins
The ceremony was witnessed by
only the friends and relatives of
the bride and groom and was per-
formed by Rev ,J. L. Daniel and
Rev. Dove Tiller. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards left Immediately for
Raleigh where Mr.. Edwards goes
as delegate to the Farmers
National Congress. Mr.. Edwards
is popular member of the Marion
delegation and has many friends
over the county who offer him
their congra tulations.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

Sunday morning a large crowd
of people of different denomina-
tions assembled in the Methodist
Church, the occasion being the
Memorial services of the late DR..
James H. Carlisle, President EN-
eritus of Wofford College. The
choir rendered some very sweet
music, prepared for the occasion,
and after few words by the pas
tor. Rev. w. c. Kirkland, Hon.
p. B. Sellers, a Wofford College
graduate, delivered A very able
address, telling of his associations
with DR.. Carlisle, and of the great
influence of the grand old man."
Hon. Jas. B. Gibson, who is also
a graduate of Wofford, spoke most
feelingly of DR.. Carlisle and how
his heart to heart talks with the
great educator guided him over
the rough roads often found in
college life. Services closed with
DR.. Carlisle's favorite hymn, fol-
lowed by the doxology.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

Here is 4 minister who appre-
ciates the editor. At a recent edi-
torlal convention he offered the
following toast: To save all
editor from starvation, take his
paper and pay for it promptly.
To save him from bankruptcy
advertise in his paper literally.
To save him from despair, send
him every item of news of which
you can get hold. To save him
from profanity write YOUR CORE
spendence plainly on one side of
the sheet and send it in as early
as possible. To save him from
mistakes, bury him. Dead people
are the only ones who never make
mistakes"
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

"A word to you sonpy-you
little twelve or thirteen-year-old
boy who is smoking cigarettes on
the sly. What do you want t. be
when you grow up-a stalwart,
healthy, vigorous, broadshouIder-
ed man, or little, puny, measly,
no count weakminded dude? If
you want to be man, strong like
a man, with hair on your face,
brains in your head and muscles
in your limbs, you just let those
cigarettes alone. If you want to
be thing, pltied by your folks
despised by the girls, and held in
contempt by the fellows, keep
right on smoking and end your
days in the insane asylum.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

Mr.. r. S. Rogers, a popular
young man of Gaddys Mill, left
for Woodruff, S. c., Friday night
on very happy mission. On
Tuesday night he was welded to
Miss Bruce Parsons, a popular
young lady of that town. After
a brief honeymoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers will return to Gaddys
Mill where the young bride will
receive a very codial welcome from
the groom's many friends.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

A n ,lnoccupied man cannot
be happy-nor can one who is inn
properly occupied. We have idlers
among US. that is men who pur-
Que no useful occupation. and
sponge their way, often enjoying
the luxuries of life, living upon
the hard earnings of others. In
this grand and glorious country
no one need be without an hon
orable occupation.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04

We got so many new subscri-
bers last week, after ordering our
paper, that most of our exchanges
had to be sighted. We would
say by way of apology that we
hope the same thing may happen
often.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
THRILLING VOYAGES.
Long Trips Made in Very Small Boats

attempt TO cross the Slannel2
The question naturally arises as
one reads of the many curious and
novel methods bf which men have
tried of lateEears to cross from
Dover t2/calasis. 1t was only a p,
day oYfwo after Bleriot's success
tulhlght across the Channel that
Il man named Westlalee announced
his intention of crossing on plank
2 feet wide rs inches long and /?
inches thick fitted with a mast and
sal ldhd two empty old drums to
give it bueyancy. Westlake, how
ever, was picked up more dead
than alive off the Belgian coast
but still hopes to accomplish the
feat.
A few days later Thomas Wek-
eral set out to row across the Chan
mel in boat of his own construc-
ton, consisting of two planks, with
sides few inches high. He was
ultimately picked up in the North
Sea and landed at Rotterdam.
Some two or three years ago
four old Etonians attempted to
row from Dover to Calasis, in a
four-oared sculling boat. but be-
fore they got half way across the
Channel the boat was swamped
and the crew nearly drowned.
That IS not impossible however, to
cross the Channel in a very small
boat, was proved some time ago
by a young Frenchman named
Felix ChauchoiS, who, alone and
unalded, crossed from Dover to
CalaSi in a canoe in twenuv-Seven
hours, and seemed little the worse
for his adventurous voyage.
Mention OF the Westlake and
Wakerell homemade craft reminds
one of the journey made last year
by Capt. G. Johnson. a veteran
member of the Harlem River Row
ing Club, L. ). A. who in frail
racing shell little under 2l feet
In length, ingeniously made by
himself tro,r newspapers from all
parts OF the world, rowed from
st. Augustine, in Florida, to New
York, distance of $4,000 miles.
The entire journey was for the
most part of the salt water several
hundred miles Of it being ON the
open sea. In all, about 5000
sheets of newspapers were used
In building the boat, being welded
together and made waterproof by
Shellac.
Mr.. Jack London the famous
novelist, accomplished one of the
most remarkable voyages on rec
ord when he toured the world in a
tiny little yawl named the Shark,
which was only As feet long.
Some remarkable voyages how
ever, have been made across the
Atlantic. Two years ago a dis
masted yawl named Catherine,
with Captain Small, a mate and a
tailless cat on board, sailed into
New York harbor. The tiny yes
sci had left Liverpool five months
earlier, and had succeeded n
crossing the ocean.
The voyage reminds one of that
made by Alfred Johnson, who
sailed from America to Liverpool
in an open boat only 21 feet long.
When off the Irish coast Johnson's
miniature liner capsized in heavy
sea, but he managed to right the
boat. He completed his journey
in forty-seven days, covering dis q.
tance of more than 5000 miles.
Two Norwegians in 1896 made
a successful voyage from New
York to Havre in an 18 foot boat,
the Fox, which drew only 2 feet
of water. The trip was made in
63 days, after a most exciting ex-
perience the boat being overturned
IN mid-Atlantic, and everything
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-11-04
PREACHER MEETS DEATH
AT MAIN ST. CROSSING.
Circus =. Train Speeding
Through Town at 40 Miles
an Hour Crushes Life Out
Of Rev. Jno. McRae Sun
day Morning. Preacher
was on His Way to His
Charge.

Caught bv a circus train speed
ing at the rate of 40 miles an hour,
Rev. Jno. McRae, a well-known
colored preacher, was struck and
ground to death at the Main street
crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line
at an early hour Sunday morning.
Death was almost instantaneous
and the buggy in which the unfor-
tunate man was riding was crush
ed into kindling wood.
The tragedy was witnessed by
several gentlemen who were on
their way to the postoffice for their
early morning mail. Rev. Nc
Rae was on his way to Sellers
where he had several churches at
which he was to preach that day.
He left his home and drove down
Main street in leisurely way.
AS he approached the Main street
crossing of the Atlantic Coast Line
he was reading his Bible, presum-
ably looking over the texts of some
of the sermons he was to pr. ach
that day, and was so deeply alb
Sorbed in the book that he failed
to notice the swiftly approaching
train. Just as he reached the
crossing the train bore down upon
him and he was seen to throw up
hands and make an effort to Jump
but the train was upon him and
before he could move the bug
gy was dashed into fragments
and he was thrown 20 feet to the
side of the tracks. Bystanders
rushed to his assistance but he
never regained consciousness and
after gasping once or twice his
life flickered out. The Bible in
which the unfortunate man SEEM
ed to be so deeply absorbed was
found lying unopened near the
body. The horse he was driving
was uninjured.
The train was the second sec
ton of No. 7S, the morning pas
senger, and was carrying the
Johnny Jones Carnival Co., which
is to show at Timmonsville this
week. Witnesses of the tragedy
said that the engineer gave the
usual signals but the train was
moving at rapid rate. The en-
gineer SAID just as he reached the
/, crossing he looked ahead and saw
the front part of the buggy and
horse but before he could touch
the emergency brake the engine
was upon the vehicle and the next
moment there was a fearful crash
that told of the tragedy.
Rev. McRae was about 60 years
old and had been preaching in this
community for a number of years
He was pastor of several churches
near Sellers and his popularity
AMONG his parishoners was evil
denced by the large number of
colored people who came up from
Sellers Sunday morning after
learning of the tragedy.
He was a prominent Odd Eel
low and the members of his order
gathered from far and snear to lay
the body at rest Monday afternoon
He was thrifty man and had ac-
cumulsted some property.
He leaves several children and
ahost of friends among both races
to mourn his untimely and tragic
taking off.