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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-02
TRIO LODGE IN
COUNTY JAIL
Alleged Pork Thieves Unable
TO Furnish Bond.
AGED MAN IS CARED FOR
Declared He Had Not Dined
For Four Days
A Plain Drunk is Picked up and
Made to Contribute to the city's
Depleted Treasury.

Being unable TO furnish a bond OF
5000 each, Charles Campbell, Earl
Hill and Earl Uncapher, the trio
charged with stealing two fine pork
ers from the stock yards of Hill and
Mcdonald, on May 14tn, were COM
m,tted to the county Jail, Wednesday
morning.
Tuesday afternoon the accused par
ties waived examination I'm mayors
court and were promptly found over
to the grand jury. In order to give
them fair chance for their freedom
and also not TO incur any expense
upon the county, Mayor, Scherff
placed their bond at the small sum
of 5000 each. 1t might just as well
have been SO many thousand dollars.
After calling upon all Of their friends
and acquaintances, the alleged porl,
thieves gave up in despair and an
nounced to the court that they could
not furnish bond. They will be com
pelled to lay IN Jail until the Sep
tember grand jury meets.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-02

Daniel Streng. just an ordinary
drunk, was taken into custody by Pa
trolman James Cusick at 130 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. He was found
wandering about on owen street, and
was not little bit "stewed" when
the officer discovered him.
In mayors court Wednesday morn
ing, Streng entered a plea OF guilty
10 charge of intoNication and drew
a fine of s.. which he paid.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-02

I ATTEND the Baker Band concert,
June 8. FINEST of the season. Grand
Opera House. Har 1t
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-02

Police Patrolman Frank Wilhelm
left "Wednesday for Rishwood, where
he will remain several days looking
after business.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-02

In the suit of G. c.. Foster, who
asks $4,000 damages from the Hough-
ton-Merkel company for alleged false
arrest and Imprisonment. an amend
ed petition was fled by the plaintiff
to-day through his attorney, l.. e.
Myers.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

crowded with paintings carvings ceramics and
other objects of art man who dined there re
Gently had his attention attracted by three curousy
wrought cigarette cases that stood the table, one
at each plate He supposed them to be beaten brass
set with rhinestones and was amazed when his wife
discovered that they of solid gold and diamonds
Their intrinsic worth he said could not have
been less than ten thousand dollars Imagine my
horror when | remembered that | had been on the
point Of inquiring whether they were meant to be
dinner favors'
Mr. Fitch maintains two establishments besides
the place IN New York. one at Greenwich. called
Quiet Corners young woman know insists upon
speaking of it as Coy Corners and the other an
estate of two hundred acres at katonah, IN West
chester County James Forbes who wrote The
Chorus Lady" and The Travelling Salesman, re
Iates an experience OF the former residence
Here he found a stable that IN lieu O: horses. held
hundreds OF masterpieces in marble and bronze which
the collector had not been able 20 resist purchasing
but for which he had no room IN his house
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

each piece must bc thought out, drafted
and redrafted rchearsed. and produced,
YOU will admit that the labor involved
in making such a record must have
been Herculean
Nevertheless Mr. Fitch never seems
to be hurried or worried He cutertalns
a good deal. goes TO the theater fire.
ouentlv. and takes boyish interest IN
trifies 1t IS this interest that fills his
work with human touches. the small
.topicalities Of the moment | saw
him one night at The Three Twins,
and he commented laughingly upon
the catchiness of the song Cuddle
lust a Little Closer Two months
later found that air as the motif. al
most the Wagnerian theme. OF his
comedy The Bachelor
The secret of the Fitch productive
ness undoubtedly lies IN his ability to
work under any circumstances. IN odd
minutes Austin Strong, author OF
The Tov1naker of Nuremberg, and
one or two other guests were spending
a rainy weekend in the library at
Katonah when their host excused HIM
self, and. sitting at desk the other
side of the room, began writing. Go
on talking" he said; you don't
bother me" He had plunged into the
second act scene between Mabel Bar
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

IN his profession which : one of his finest traits
The Little Gray Lady was being presented il
the GarriCk Theater and | was somewhat excited
the morning after its premiere at learning that box
had been secured for Mr. Fitch That night sta
toned myself across the auditorium so that might
Judge how he eniOved the entertainment My heart
almost stopped beating when. soon after the curtain
lifted the object of my interest rose from his seat
and manifested every intention OF departing Good
heaveni" | exclaimed to myself. Is the piece as
bad as that: And. even if II IS what an aftront;
what rude thing to dol" My modification was
short lived Mr. Fitch and his party did walk out OF
their box but only to take orchestra chairs. from
which the stage could be seen TO better advantage
The next morning received generous letter. The
Little Gray Lady Is a hig Little Lady, / think
And would | lunch tomorrow At Mr. Fltchs town
house on East 40th-st,
This house has afforded wide-open outlet for Its
owners constitutional lavshness, and Is perhaps as
1uxurIously appointed and eXqulsitely fitted as
any residence OF its size in New York Mr. Fitch
loves beautiful things. and invests IN them with
prodgality that would frlghten the heirs OF copper
king 1t doesn't matter how much money make,
he said to me i spend big income as quickly as
little one" The 4oth-st domiclle IS literally
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

- TOT long ago an Intelligent young man walked
~ into a meeting of the Society OF American
Dramatists and Composers at the Hotel
Astor and after scanning the faces about h'r1 m
quired d" Is this the Cloak and SUIT Manufacturers
Association.
Don't blame the young man II tomorrow YOU
undertook on a wager 10 tell a prosperous tailor
from celebrated author your safest plan would be
TO select the individual who looked more like tailor
and say. That IS the authori Among persons
whose acquaintances do not figure in the public
prints except as Old Subscriber or Nox Popull
the playwright IS still supposed to be dlstlngulshahie
by long curly hair. flowing tie. high hat. and
frock coat worn with the right hand inserted IN the
space between the first and second buttons
As matter OF fact this description ttS only the
ouack doctor and the vender Of patent medicines
There are fiowlng-tie p1aywrIghts but generally
they belong TO the ranks OF the Intellectual and the
urTroduced One sees them oftener at studio teas
than at first nights In whatever other respects
they NAV differ our dramatists are pretty much
alike as regards the COnmonplaCeness OF their man
rer and appearance Most OF them look on the wT1t
ing OF PLAYS as business and 60 about II as baker
goes about making his loaves plumber about
mending a pipe
On the whole It Is easy to understand the dlsap-
-,ointrlent OF the hero worshiper TO whom a com
I7arior pointed out Charles Klein The author OF a
dozen successful pieces tells the story with great
gl1sto L was on a ferryboat.' he relates. " and
two Young chaps We're standing near the forward
doors As / strolled past one OF them remarked
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

That's the fellow that wrote The
Third Degree My chest had al
ready begun 10 expand when
caught the rejoinder Him" eX-
claimed the other Well III be
damned"
Clvde Fitch and Augustus Thomas
are the edramatistsleast likelytO shock
the Iavman with illusions They are
men OF fine presence and pronounced
personal dignity, and neither of them
lacks the surface qualities that make
for impressiveness Each has the
poise and polish to be got only by
contact with the whole world the
suavitv. reserve. and equilibrium
that come with confidence and after
long experience
New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
Getting Acquainted with Clyde Fitch

kER. FITCH Is the son Of a former
AA army officer. was born forty
four years ago, graduated from Am
herst College. and has spent much OF
his life travelling about Europe
He IS quite tall, rather thickly built
and has 2 heavy. dark mustache-
Ny acquaintance with him dates
from the performance Of my first
original comedy, The Little Gray
LADY," and is due to a friendly feel
ing he holds toward the newcomers
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
DORCHESTER BOARD NAMED
Those Recommended by the County
Delegation Appointed.

Gov. Ansel has appointed o. b..
Dukes Of St. George, A. +. ThroWer
of Ridgevile and w. w. Way OF
Dorchester as members OF the reg
istration board of Dorchester eoun-
t. TO take the place Of the old board
which was dismissed by the governor
several days ago. The old board
was composed OF Messrs. Elias Dorr,
r. NJ. Limehousc and A. w. Rumph.
When the charges were made
against the former board Gov, Ansel
ordered the members to appear be-
fore him and show cause why they
should not be removed from otlce
On the day set for the heari1g only
two OF the members, Messrs. Lime
house and Dorr. were present. MT.
Rumph having previously resigned.
The appointment Of the new board
was made b. the governor on me
recommendation Of the Dorchester
delegation.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
TELLS OF CANAL WORK.
Charlestonian Thinks Panama Ditch
Will be Completed in 5 Ncars.

Dominick Cherry. civil engineer
engaged in work on the Panama
canal, is in charleston on a visit TO
relatives, this being his first visit
home in two years. Mr.. Cherry
was given six weeks vacation anu
in a couple of weeks he will nave
to return to New York and take a
liner for the isthmus.
Mr.. Cherry reports great progress
in the work of construction and he
SAYS that it is the general impress
sion down there that the canal Will
be completed in about five years.
The work on the locks has been be-
gun and is being actively prosecut-
ed.
MIR. Cherry is graduate Of Glenn
son college. He graduated in civil
engineering q little over three years
ago and almost Immediately after
wards he stool an examination and
secured position with the govern
ment.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
SKY CYCLE Is PREDICTED.
Jersey Scientist Says ANY One VIII
Soon BE Able to Fly Around.

A dispatch from New Brunswick.
n. j., says at a meeting Of the New
Jersey State Microscopical Society,"
held at Rutgers College, Prof. Julius
Nelson, State biologist, in a lecture
on aerial navigation, prophesled that
within a few years any one would
be able to ascend and decend in the
air without the aid OF aeroplanes or
similar machines, but by the use OF
what he termed a skycycle.
why not manufacture wings
something on the oricr of those on
birds and have them controlled by
the leg muscles OF the human be-
irg?'' asked Prof. Nelson. "Scien-
lists have been giving this much
thought and l prophesy that within
a short time people will be able to
90 into the air any time they want
to. Just take the wings out of your
pocket and ASCEND. When you come
Town, Gold them UP and put them n
your pocket.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30

The following statement was IS
sued by ]. Whtner Reed, secretary
treasurer of the South Carolina State
Farmers Union:
The attention of the county and
local unions is called to the above
agreement Of Columbia cotton buyers
regarding bagging and ties in eX-
cess of 81 pounds, and what P!ssi-
dent Perritt says relatives thereto:
Evidently some action should be
taken bv the county and local unions
respecting the matter, as in all prob
ability cotton buyers throughout the
State have entered into similar
agreement. If so. and nothing Is
done to counteract their action. II
means a loss t. the farmers OF the
State. The buyers. it will be obserV-
cd claim that they must protect
themselves against the action OF the
spinners, foreign and domestic, who
deduct 80 pounds tare. and yet IT
has been stated that cotton buyers
In the State increase the amount OF
bagging at the compress on cotton
intended for foreign shipment and
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
Claims by Counties Show Very Interest
ing Figures.
CHECKING THEM UP
Present Dispensary Law Does Not
Provide for ANY Settlement in
Case of No Assets-Important
Matters to Come Before Winding
up Commission.

The State says one of the matters
likely to come up In connection with
the final winding-up Of the affairs
of the dispensaries in the Is coun-
ties in which prohibition becomes eff
fective next month will concern the
liability for claims for supplies.
At the present time it is thought
that all of the counties will have
enough money when the business is
closed on the 18th to pay all claims
and in some of these counties some
money will probably be turned into
the county treasures as profits. The
present dispensary law does not make
the State liable beyond the assets
in the case of each county and ap-
parently there is no way to force the
county itself to pay the claims.
According to the checking up Of
Auditor West of claims from the
books of the county boards affected
shows a total of s235,161.SO due.
The claims by counties are as fol-
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
NEGRO ATTACKS WHITE WOMAN
lady at Lanes Roughly Handled by
an ASSailant.

TT 8 O'Clock Tuesday night AZ
Lanes, S. c., Mrs. Mitchell, Of that
town, was called 10 the door ol hc'
house. and, upon opening It, Was
struck TO- the head with heavy stich-
She grapp}ed with her assailant, Wh"
choked her and handled her severe
~ before she was able TO tear her
self loose. She screamed anu heE
assaiIant, who she saw was negro
made of in the darkness.
The Sheriff of Williamsburg coun-
" arrived on Train SO, ana pos
40 secured the country. Up 10 Q
late hour, however, the mlscreans
mad not been captured.
II is supposed that the motive Oh
.he negro was robbery, as MIS-
Mitchell had just been paid certain
rent money. The injuries, Which
she received in the encounter, were
painful and several stitches had I'd
be taken in the wound on her head.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30

All counties, except Lee, LeIing-
ton, williamsburg and Berkeley,
have been checked up preparatory
to. closing on November Is. These
will be attended to within the next
few days. After the closing of the
dispensaries Mr.. West will check up
the remainder Of the business and
hopes soon after when the fixtures
have been sold to be In position
70 have the claims paid and all of
the business in final shape for the
report to the legislature.
None of the Is counties have sold
out their entire stock, although a
number of dlspensaries in each have
disposed of all Of their stock and
have been closed.
AS to whether all Of the claims
will be paid that is a problem which
will have to be settled later. 1t
all depends on whether the stocks are
disposed OF or not. Should any OF
the stock be left over it would have
to sell at greatly reduced price.
and in that case it would mean that
there mig ht be deficit which would
have to be met. The logical result
would be an appeal to the legisla-
ture for aid.
For instance, in Orangeburg the
stock on hand is worth $43, .13,
according to the statement by MI.
West. There are only few more
days until the dispensaries in Or
angeburg county will close, and the
question is VA nc? the paope Of
Orangeburg county are going to buy
about $4,000 worth Of whiskey each
day until the dispcnsaries close.
Williamsburg county is another
instance. The stock on hand in that
county is worth over $4,000. VIII
all of that amount be sold by No
yembcr Is is the question, and
should it not. then what will be the
result? The remainder of the stock
will have TO be sold at about so per
cent Of its value. Barnwcll also has
large stock on hand TO be sold.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30

endeavor to make the farmer pay
for 1t by deductinG as tare all in
excess of 81 pounds. although the
foreign buyer allows 80 pounds. AS
matter of fact the home buyer suf-
fcrs no loss for excess weight OF bag
ging over 81 pounds, or he would
not put additional baGging on COM
pressed cotton. thus doing what he
would not allow the farmer without
penalty who claims that he has the
right to use bagging and ties up to
80 pounds weight at the gin which
the buyer uses at the compress with
out loss. The farmers contcntion is
that he should not be made 10 pay
a price for complying with the stand
ard OF weight for baSging and ties
fixed by the foreign spinners. II
the buyer wishes TO rcbale cotton
for shipment to foreign ports. that
is his affair, not the farmers.
1t is requested that the county
and local onions consider this mat
ter and take some action in regard
to same, either at the next regular
meeting or a meeting called for the
purpose.
J. Whitner Reid.
Secretary-Treasurer, South Carolina
State Farmers Union.
Columbia, S. c., Aug. 81, 1908.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
BURNED TO DEATH
HUSBAND FOUGHT VAlNLY TO
ENTINGuISH FLAMES.
Saucer of Linimcnt Which Mrs. Mag
gle Rocks Was Warming Catches
Fire, Igniting Her Clothes.


The Atlanta Journal says Mrs.
Maggie Rocks, % years of age. the
wife of John NJ. Rocks. Of s5 Cen
trail avenue. Atlanta, after suffering
excruciating agony from burns re-
ceived Monday afternoon: arose in
her bed screaming for water, and
then fell back lifeless.
Mrs. Rocks death occurred q. 8
o'clock Tuesday morning at the Gra-
dy hospital, whittier she was taken
within a few minutes after she re-
ceived her burns.
Mrs. Rucks never for an instant
lost consciousness. On account OF
her serious condition no soothing
opiate could be administered, and
for Is hours the young woman suf-
Tered agony with great fortitude.
In a room at her nome. 95 Central
avenue, about 5 o'clock MONDAY af-
ternoon, Mrs. Rocks was heating In
a china saucer, a liniment contain
ing turpentine, which she was In the
habit of applying to her husband S
back, which was injured while he
was at work some time ago.
She had placed the saucer on the
hearth near the fire, and was wait
ing until the liniment would be hot
enough for use. Mr.. Rocks expecto-
rated into the fire causing number
of sparks to fly into the liniment
which was ignited instantly.
Not thinking Of danger to her
self, Mrs. Rocks seized the saucer,
and with a light cotton apron. which
she was wearing, attempted to ex-
tinguish the blaze. Part OF the
flaming liniment was spilled on the
floor and her apron was soon in q
blaze.
In a second the entire apron was
fame and other portions Of her
clothing caught.
Not for an instant losing her self
ipntnol, Mrs. Rocks rushed from
the room to the back porch, cry
ing to her husband to tear on the
blazing garments.
In fear and excitement Mr.. Rocks
began tearing and ripping OF the
clothing, but even in the few sec
onds the work necessitated, his WiEe
received burns which proved fatal
The husband was aided by Mandle
Lumpkin, an aged negress, living
in the basement Of an adjoining
house, who hearing the screams was
the first person to come with as
sistance.
Mr.. Rocks himself was suffering
from serious burns on his hands and
in his throat caused by his sWal-
lowing a part of the fame.
The negress gently placed Mrs
Rocks on the floor of the porch, and
running into the room tore sheet
from the bed, with which she cover
ed her.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
WON'T GIVE UP THE RATS"
School Girls ut Brooklyn Decide to
Disobey Obnoxious Order.

Two thousand girls attending the
Erasmus High School at Brooklyn,
n. Y, have held mass meeting at
which they decided TO ignore an
edict issued b. the assistant prin-
cipal, prohibiting the wearing Of
rats" and puffs in their hair.
The order to discontinue the use
of such aids to feminine adornment
created such CONSERVATION that the
girls held mass meeting after
school hours and agreed that the
new rule would not be obeyed, and
that all girls who so desired might
continue the wearing of puffs and
rats and have the support OF all
the girl students.
The school faculty has taken a
determined stand in the matter, and
it is expected that clash will re-
suit between the pupils and the
teaching staff.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
THE TARE ON COTTON
CAUSES TROUBLE AMONG THE
BUYERS AND SELLERS.
The Farmers Refuse to Accept the
Rates of Cotton Buyers and ths
Union Takes o Hand.

Rates Of Cotton Buyers and th"
Union Takes Hand.
The State gays there is dissatis-
faction In the Farmers Union over
the tare rate on cotton. This mat
ter is reported to have been con-
sidered at recent meetings OF the
county union In Richland. 1t seems
the foreign shippers allow tare
margin of 80 pounds on 50opound
bale to the. buyers and shippers.
The buyers and shippers are said
to have formed an agreement among
themselves to allow only 81 pounds
to the bale.
In this connection the Farmers
Union has issued circular letter in
which the grievance is presented to
the farmers with a view to taking
some action relative thereto. Some
action was taken at the last meet
ing, but just what was done has
not been definitely stated by the
State Farmers Union.
In the issue of The Farmers
Union Sun of Angus 27, was pub
lished the text OF the agreement of
the buyers, together with reply
by A. ]. A. Perritt, president of the
South Carolina State Farmers
Union.
The articles in question follows:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
Died in Cotton Seed.

William Fields. OF Goldesboro, n.
c.. was recently smothered to death
bv cotton seed in which he was
playing falling on him and covering
him. The little fellow, who was
only five years old, was playing
in the seed with some companions
when the fatal accident happened.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-10-30
NEAR STARVATION.
President of Great Northern Has
Another Trying Experience.

Louis w. Hill, president OF the
Great Northern railroad, has under
gone a second trying experience, be
ing compelled to live four days sole
" upon elk meat. While automO5ii-
ing from Helena, Mont, TO Grcat
Falls, Mont. he was mistaken Tor
tramp. when his machine broke
down, and he was compelled 10 sleep
in Il havstack. farmer refusing him
lodging.
Hi, who was visiting the prGpof-
ed Glacier National Park Win d
photographer and others, got sep
art"d from the party. He met a
hunter and engaged his services TO
escort him out.
Neither had any food, bat found
an abandoned camp and sccurea
some bread. The hunter Killed an
elk, and for four days this was their
sole ration. Finally they reached
Delton. where Hill was picked up
and carried to Libbey, Mont.