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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23
Amsrles's First Lighthouse.

The first lighthouse built on thhl
continent was at st. Augustine. Fla
It's chief use was as lookout, whence
the Spanish people Of the town could
see vessels approaching from Spain
or get notice of the coming Of foes In
time to run away. The tower attract
ed the attention Of Francis Drake a.
he was sailing along the coast with his
feet Of high popped ships on bis way
home from pillaging the cities Of the
Spanish main, 80 he stopped long
enough to loot the town and destroy
what he could not take away.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23

Mrs. Hub-What's this thing the e1.
pressman just brought?
Mr.. Hub-The settee you asked me
to get.
mercy, what a man! I didn't say q
settee. I told you tea set."-Boston
Transcript.
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Worlds Most Distinguished Gill;
zen Returns to His Ns-
tive Shores.
AFTER FIFTEEN MONTHS
Spent in Afriia and Europe His
Fellow-Citizens, Without Re-
gard to Politics Welcome Him
Home Again.

Ex-President Roosevelt l>nded
N Ne York on Saturday llornins
after an absence from this country
IF fifteen months, the greater part
If which had been spent in hunt
ing big game in Africa, the past
several weehs in Europe, where
extraordinary honors and sttel.
ton were shown him by the peops
and the Governments.
His reception in New York ex.
ceeded any ovation ever received
by any man in American history.
not excepting that toAdmirsble
Dewey when he returned a. the
hero of Manila Bay. The ovstioR
showed what astrong hold tn ex-
president has upon the affections
of his fellow-c -countrymen Of every
walk in life and of every shade
of political opinion. The parade
was an immense thing, and was
led by the "Rough Riders" who
had come in large numbers from
the far-west to honor their com.
mander and chief Of the Spanish
American war.
Col. Roosevelt has given ont
a statement that for. sonia time to
come he will not jisGusa- pslirica-
Replying to the speech OF wei ;0uts
~ the Mayorsof Nav Yoxk t3oI:
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23
Silly Idea.

Silly Idea.
Miss Elder-The idea OF bis pretend
Ing that my hair was gray!
Miss Peppery-Ridiculous!
Miss Elder Wasn't 1t, though?
Miss Peppery-Yes. Just as If you'd
buy gray hair!--Catholic Standard and
Times. -
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Opinion Unanimous.
no oninion nnnnlndps /.

The opinion concludes:
"The foregoing is the unani.
nous opinion of the court. y
(Signe) Willie Jones, brigadier
general, First brigade, N. G. S. c.,
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Given to the Press.

The report was made to Cover
nor Ansel at II o'clock, following
a session of two hours in the even
ing, and a morning session of sew
eral hours, behind closed doors,
who requested that it be given to
the press Immediately.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23
The Trial.

Governor Anscl, after taking
the matter under consideration,
appointed the court Of inruiry.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23
History of the Case.

Several weeks ago Adjutant
General Bsyd announced that he
would not offer for reelection. Fol-
lowing this announcement, Col.
w. T. Brock, the assistant adju-
tant general, announced his inten-
tion of entering the race for adju-
tant general.
For several days there was moth
ing said concerning the situation
in the adjutant generals office.
General Boyd went to Charleston
and Orangeburg. When he re-
turned he was very bitter toward
Colonel Brock and issued a state
ment to the prss, in which he
charged that his assistant had act
ed as a political traitor" in that
he had told him that the people
did not wish to see hi mreelected.
When the first statement was
issued, Colonel Brock was making
the annual inspection of the State
militia. He Immediately direct
ed a letter to Governor Ansel, ask
ing that he appoint a court of in
quiry to investigate the charges OF
Adjutant General Boyd. Cover
nor Ansel took the matter under
advisement and did not appoint
the court at that time.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23
System Condemned.

Condemning the system of ac-
counting, in vogue in connection
with the turning in Of expense ac-
counts, the court says: This
system of accounting the court
.canAosssa 81 ao; :,,sac0st tpraf s.
for the reason that whether 80 in
tended or not, it is rendering false
accounts; it affords no correct in
formation to the officer, whose du-
ty it is to scrutenize the accounts; ;
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23
CHERAW CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. CD 90. 1910

president of the court; Julius E.
Cogswell, colonel Third infantry,
N. G. s. c., recorder of the court.
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Finds No Political Treachery.

The court exonerates Colonel
arock from the so-called political
arock from the so-called political
charges. In this connection the
court says in part: We find, Az
a matter of fact, that so far as he
learned the situation, Colonel
Brock reported it correctly to
General Boyd, and this court is Of
the opinion that there is no foun-
dation in fact for the charges
made against Colonel Brock by
General Boyd, in respect to any
misrepresentation, and also find
as matter of fact, there is no fact
upon which to base a charge
against Colonel Brock that he had
proved traitor to General Boyd.
On the contrary, the court is of
the opinion, from the testimony,
that at all times Colonel Brock has
been entirely loyal to his superior
and that the chargse of the adju-
tant general to the contrary are
entirely groundless.'
On the question of the broach-
ing of the political discussions, the
court finds that $50 far far as the
stetimony shows, the subject was
invariably broached by some one
other than Colonel Brock.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1910-06-23

it offers no protection to the per-
son whose accounts are to be scru-
tinized, at a time, possibly, when
he is not in a position to explain,
and if such system is allowed to
obtain in the States government
tai offices, it will as surely lead to
petit thievery, as the night fol-
lows the day. This court, howev-
e,r does not charge Colonel Brock
with petit thievery.'
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Other charges

While Governor Ansel was con-
sidering metahter of appointing q
court of inquiry, Adjutant Gener-
al Boyd went to him with a state
ment as to the itemized expense
account of Colonel Brock.
Later General Boyd issued a
statement, in which he charged
Colonel Brock with wasting the
money of the State, in making the
annual inspections of the State
ilitia, during the past four years.
General Boyd, in an unofficial
way, called upon Governor Ansel
to appoint a court of inquiry to in.
Yestigate the expense accoup
-Gois1e+ Col :. I BROCK Hga& Governor
Ansel took this charge under ad-
visement, in an unofficial way.
In the meantime Colonel Brock
completed the inspection of the
State militia and returned to Col
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Ignorant, Careless, Extravagant.

The court says, in its report:
"If the charge is intended to I'M
DIV criminal intent the court holds
and finds that the evidence fails
to disclose any criminal intent on
the part of Colonel Brock, but
that he was unfortunately igno-
rant of tie responsibility of the
high trust reposed in him and
careless and e1travagant in his
administration of that trust.
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BOYD-BROCk PROBE
VERDICT RENDERED
Brock Exonerated on the Two
Chief Points
NO SYSTEM IN THE OFFICE
Charges Of Dishonesty and Politi-
cal Treachery Against Brock
Not Sustained.

Colonel William T. Brock, as
sistant adjutant general of South
Carolina, and candidate for the
position Of adjutant general in the
approaching primary, is absolved
Of the charges of wasting the
States money with criminal in
tent, but the court of inquiry,
which made its report at II
o'clock Friday night, finds that
there were some things for which
Colonel Brock was to blame and
some things which lack of sys-
tenn in the Office of the adjutant
and inspector general made pos
sible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13

her husband, points out the simpli- city of leaving the crime upon Craig. This closes the incident. So intense ly dramatic and so thrilling is the brief episode that when the curtain droppd, there was not a breath of applause.
 Tn the four acts that follow s'Madge Summers daughter of a deceased army officer and reared in the ser vice, is brought in as an army de- teetive to follow her vocation of un- refuse all cases where murder is in volved, and the fact that Craig | is wanted for the murder of Capt. liar rison is kept from her, she being told that breach of discipline was what preceded his flight.
 Meeting the deserter in a San Fran look for him, the woman is taken with him. Then she summons Mar ston who looks at the suspect and de- clares he is not the man, fearing that should the deserter be brought back to the post the truth would be dis closed. becomes convinced that the deserter can never be happy until he returns to tho post, and ignorant of his crime which he has only hinted at to her, Tn a twinkling the soldiers love is changed to hate, for he cannot be convinced that the girl was ignorant of the murder charge and only acted as she supposed for him. Then comes a battle of women's wits between Mrs. Marston and the army detective, in which the latter scores, forcing the former into many conflicting state raeIlts as to the hapenings on the night of the murder
 Craig who has maintained stolid si- fence finally is brought into the in- quiry and disclaims the charge of shooting Harrison, admitting only dealing him a blow with his fist. This leads to the denouenlent of the real facts of the tragedy, during which Lieut.. Marsten breaks down and con fesses his guilt.
 Miss Ware is given frequent oppor- tl1nitfes for the exercise of the rare Faistrionic talents that brought her to the forefront of players when she Third Degree.' Time and again she held the big audience at Jackson's last night in the thran of her ear nest convincing impersonation, the ing broken only when spontaneous applause arose to repay her effort
 Orne CaIdara in the role of Lieut.. Craig gave an admirable portrayal of was the bold character drawing of Fred erick Truesdell in the role of Colonel Parsons. Mrs. Marston'' was well represented by Lotta sLinthicurn. any other individual feature of the staging of the play is the second act, a reproduction of free-and-easy San Francisco cafe, drawn with perhaps CT savory. In this are seen a di- versity of the. types to be found about such resorts. Here Madge is found as a concert hall singer, loitering in the s1ums awaiting the coming of her quarry As usual, MT. Harris has spared nothing to give the play an adeouate scenic equipment. It will be repeate tonight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
BEEF TRUST MAGNATES KNOWN AS. PACKERS FACE JAIL NOW FOR
 CONTROLLING PRICE OF MEAT


 though held until late hour yester- day the jurors continued their inves- legations today. District Attorney Sims and Special Prosecutor Kenyon refuse to even intimate as to what further action may be expected, oth- CT than to say that the jurors are sworn to make a complete investIga- tion and expect to remain in session. until their work is completed
 Early today attorneys for the pack ing companies who are now under lr1- dictment# were hurrying to the Fed eral building to give bonds for their clients or arranging for. conferences
 The indictIn ents returned go back ten years in reciting the allegations against the defendants. saving that in 9 commission in restraint of 1n- ter-state trade in fresh meats, which had for it's object the limitation of competition between the Swift, Ar mour and Morris group of packers
 As the indictments now stand each defendant faces a possible sentence of seven years in the penitentiary, a fine of 5$35,0O0, or both. Of the three indictn ents returned the first con- tains five counts, the other two each contain one count and the separate counts are punishable with a prison sentence of one year or a $5,000 fine. J. Ogden Armour head of Armour & Company, issued a statement today ed.
 The road is left open for the prose- cution of eastern packing companies by the indictments returned today and the evidence introduced here may be used against them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
HELEN WARE AS STAR CAPTURES
 BIC AUDIENCE. Storms of Applause Greet Versatile Player In Her
 Brand New Vehicle FINE HARRIS PRODUCTION Drama of Present Day Army Life Gives Miss Ware Ad- nairable Means of Elk
 plotting Her Art
FINE HARRIS PRODUCTION

Helen Ware, the versatile player whose ability was strikingly demon strated in FHThe Third Degree" comes into her own as a star in the new vehicle provided for her by Henry B. Harris. This is new play of army life, ssThe Deserters,' the collabora tion of Robert Payton Carter and An na Alice Chapfn. Abounding in strong situations and unfolding a romance of wholesome and genuine heart interest. the play should enjoy a long and successful run. It has been playing but a few days, Bridge porters having another opportunity to witness it tonight before its entry into the metropolis.
 \'eThe ''Deserters'' is really fas- cinating detective story, with Miss sleuth -+Madge Summers assigned to hound down the deserting army off cer. The production opens with an incident. In the absence of Lieut.. George iMarston his w1re, Blanche, is entertaining Captain Harrison when Lieut. John Craig forces his way steaIthily into her home. In the first fight, the captain is felled, and as he lies still Mrs. Marston exclairas that Craig has killed him. He runs out into the night to desert and the sup posedly dead man rekains conscious ness, and rises to embrace Mrs. Mar ston as her own husband comes in. and shoots him dead. Man and wife then realize they must cover the crime, and the woman confessing to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
Weather Indications.
Special from United Press.>

New Haven, Sept. 13-Forecast: showers this afternoon or tonight. Wednesday generally fair Colder tonight in west portion, colder We'd nesday. Moderate northerly winds.
 The disturbance that was central in the lake region yesterday morning has moved slowly eastward and pro- duced rain as far east as Burlington, Vt, and as far south as Pittsburg, Pa Rain was also reported from the gulf coast and scattered showers from the western sections. An ex- tended area of high pressure centr:ll over the upper Mississippi valley is producing cool, pleasant weather m the northwest.
 CoEditic1s favor for this vicinity unsettled weather tonight followed by clearing and cooler on Wednesday,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
CAN'T FORTIFY PANAMA CANAL
 SAYS KEEPER
fsnecia1 from United Press.)

New York, Sept. 1S-"We cannoI fcrtify the Panama Canal without 1yio1atinn the ay-FaunceforteA trsaty of i90 -n n advocating the f. rti- Gea tloa of the canal Colonel Rnose- veit is gong squarely back on T docu- Toent that he himself n-to to pc : rar,.. and wn' h yell might he c. .1 .f.- Roosevelt Hay Paunceforte Treaty."
 This was the answer today of Gen. erat J. Warren Kaifer to the recent speech of Colonel Roosevelt adEocat- jng tbe fortification of the Canal. General Keller has just returned from Brussels where he was one of the American delegates to the lnterna- tiopaI Parliamentary Congress and where he urged the lIo-fortificatio1 program.
 Those who are clamoring for for-' tiffcation of the canal are evidently under the impression that an amend ment to the Hay-Paunceforte Treaty was adopted but it was not. The original treaty was adopted by both countrieS,' he said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
CHARLES w. BEERS DIES IN SUMMER HOME
Postal Enploye Since 1865 and Brother of Judge
 A. B. Beers

Charles W. Beers, aged 67, a broth CT of Judge A. B. Beers, died this morning at 4 o'clock at his summer cottage. Walnut Beach Heights, Mill ford. Death was due to hear trouble from which the deceased had suffer
 mailing clerk in the local post-ofice e most of the time since 1865 with tho exception of the years of the C1eve- land administration. Besides his brother he is survived by a widow and two sisters, one a Mrs. French of Bantam and the other, Mrs. Mary the time that James H. McElroy was tax collector MT. Beers was assistant tax collector. For many years he was prominently identified with the Second Baptist church and at the time of his death was a deacon there
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
Especial from United Press.3 }

1op0claI ITOAIL tJI1IGd 6TeSS.J
 Chicago, Sept. 13.-Federa1 Judge K. M. Landis today issued nnittimusses for the arrest of ten of the leading packers of the country As a result of this action the heads of the com- panies that organized under the name of the National Packing Company and sare alleged to have controlled the sprice of meat, are brought face to face with a possible jail sentence. 1n- dictments were returned against them late yesterday by the Federal Grand Jury.
 It is not expected that it will be necessary to serve the warrants as the packers will appear in court with their attorneys and bondsmen. Bail will probably be fixed at $10.000 each
 With the individual heads of the corporations which the government claims have violated the antitrust law making price terms. one of the greatest legal battles in the history of trust busting'' will take place when the men are brought to trial! x
 Heretofore the corporation attorneys have been called upon only to match their legal Knowledge against the gov ernment's representative in an effort to save the corporations fines ana dissolution. But under the act1on taken by the jury under Judge Land1s direction the liberty of the men direct ing the great beef companies is at
 It is generally believed that other leaders in the packing industry will be drawn into the net as the e4rand Jury's work is not completed. Al
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
IF BEATEN IN MAINE WHAT HOPE
 IN OTHER STATES?
(New York Worldly


 Maine's Democratic victory is a political revolution.
 A Democratic Governor is elected for the first time in thirty years-a son of the last Demo- cratic Governor.
 For the first time since the be- ginning of the civil war Maine's Republican representation in Congress is utterly broken and shattered. Three Democrats are elected to, the House, with the possibility of an entire Demo- cratic delegation. The Legisla- ture is close and Democrat may succeed Eugene, Hale in the United States Senate.
 This is the most trem endous political upheaval that has taken place in any distinctively New England State since Abraham Lincoln was nominated for Presi- dent. It foreshadows overwhelm- ing Republican disaster through out the country on Nov. 8.
 If the Republicans cannot hold Ohio? What can they do in 1uOId11d! WAaL call they OO III New York? What can they do in New Jersey and Connecticut? What can they do in any State where there is a strong, aggres- sfve Democratic party?
 Republican managers have been careful to explain that the campaign in Maine was made on State issues. In a sense this is true But one of the principal issues was Republican extrava- gance, an. issue which is nation wide. The Republican party is turned out of power in Maine largely because it wasted the public revenue, because it has misspent the money of the peo- pie. What can the Republicans of New York say on such an is- sue, with the State government now costing $4o.o0O.o0o a year? What can the Republican party in the country at large ssay on that issue, with this years ap- propriations by Congress aggre- gating $1,o98, ,S47,1842 With the National Government costing $3,- 567,6s5.66 for every working day in the year?
 It is well that the Maine elec- ton turned on the issue of ex- travagance, for it shows that the public is at last aroused to the vital importance of that question. It shows that in meeting it vot- CTS can no longer be led astray by the old shop-worn appeals to blind, deaf and dumb partisan ship.
 But the Maine election shows far more than this. It is a new measure of growing discontent with Republican administration. There is a new order of things. Republican extravag gance, Repub- 1ican corruption, Republican partnership with corporations. Republican jingoism, Roosevelt ism and all the evils that have come <out of 1ong-esta blished Re- bearing their ripe fruit. Maine read the Osawatomie speech with it's declaration of the New Ma tionalisrn-and voted the Demo- cratic ticket.
 For this year at least, '.As Maine goes, so goes the Union,'' and even with yesterdays revo- lution/as an index the country will Be astounded on the morn ing of Nov. g when it learns the proportions of the Democratic victory and the extent of the Republican defeat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
CAVELIERI WAITS FOR
 HER MONEY
,(speeiaI fron Iynited Pressl


 Paris. Sept. 13-AIme. Lima Cavalier has not yet cinched her hold on the fortune of Robert Chanler the Pough- keepsie millionaire She admitted as much to representative Of the Unit ed Press who called at her apartments in the Rue Messine.
 ''All these statements of the absurd ly large amounts of money I have re- ceived from my husband are mere fic- tion,' said the beautiful Diva "It is true that a marriage settlement was arranged and signed before the Amer ican Consul, but such proceeding Ia the very conannonest here and never looked upon in the light in which it is viewed by Americans Robert real ized this and made no objection to the compact. It is true that some of the details of the agreement have never been settled and my attorneys are at
 Cavalieri facitly admitted that there had been some slight hitch between herself and her husband over these details, but insisted that it was traviality and had not in any sensa disrupted their marriage bliss. 5In proof of this she showed the core spondent another loving cablegram re- ceived from her husband today.
 Friends of Chanler here, while de- cIiT9ing to be quoted, hint that in the present hitch over the details Of tho marriage settlement lies the secret o1 the husbands return to America. They point out that since his marriage Chanler has learned that his wife is quite as SOOQ a DuSlneSS WOtt4dh s1s a singer and realizes that he made mistake by putting his fortune entire ly in her hands. Asked if she inc tended returning to New York at onca to contest any action which might be taken by the members of her hus- bands family against her, Cavalier said:
 q have a contract to sing in Bos- ton in January and have planned te leave Paris some time in November It is possible, however that should il become necessary I will leave at aH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
MEETING OF HARBOR COMMITTEE CALLED
 FOR MAYORS OFFICE

Mayor Buckingham has called meeting of the AlderInanic- HarboI committee to be held at the office ot the harbor master next Friday nigh1 fo,, the purpose of meeting Richard II Crane Sd and Oliver Cfildersleeve. mem. beps of the Inland Waterways com mission. Both of the last named gen. tlernen recently made an inspection oa the local harbor and were much inn pressed with the possibilities of it be, ing used in connection with the plani of the commission. One of the ob' iects of the meeting is to place t11i Aldermen in touch with the plans the commission
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-13
SHOT DEAD WHILE
 KEEPING DEATH WATCH
 OVER DAUGHTERS BODY
Especial from United Press )

Walker is under arrest today in con necticn with the killing last night of his brother John, aged 30, who was shot through the heart while keep ing death watch over the body of his daughter. The police are also looking for Andrew Walker, anothe CT brother. The police hurried to the Walker home last night in response to a telephone message that a quar- rel was in progress. When they ar rived they found Walker lying on the floor of the room adjoining that in