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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
THEY kRE RUN DOWN
DIAMOND sWlNDLERs ARE AR
RESTED IN CHARLOTTE.
They operatedin Rock Hill, West
Vile, Branchxille and Charlotte
c.l
Before They Were Caught.

"A dispatch from Charlotte, N. c.,
says a unique swindling game. far
reaching in operation and involving
prominent diamond; importers was
laid bare there on Wednesday, when
]. W. Napier and. w. P. Duke, from
nobody knows where, were arrested
on warrants sworn out by United
States Postal Office Inspector Bulla
Of Washington, and bound over by
United States Commissioner Cobb
Of the federal court.
One Of the swindlers, Duke, col
lapsed, following the arrest, turned
states evidence and unSolded the
operations of the gang, to the COM
missioner without restraint. Briefly.
the scheme: :<wns to order did
monds from a responsible concern
c. 0. d.. subject to examination, sub
stitute limitations for the real dia-
mond and return the shipments to
the importers with flimsy excuse as
to flaws In the stones.
The gang operated successfully in
Rock Hill, Branchville, Westviile,
Charlotte and other neighborins
towns and cities, using James Par
ris, an unsophisticated country boy,
as n decoy. Asking examination Of
the gems the importers were led to
ship the precious stones to Paris.
When they arrived at the express
Office. Duke. who professed to be q
jeweler, would show up, with pro-
fessional care examine them. and
with some flimsy excuse turn them
back on the express company to be
returned, taking care during the ex-
animation to substitute the false
gems for the originals. The lmita-
tion stones were supplied by house
in Terre Haute, Ind.
Paris, whom the swindlers used
as a tool, is an ignorant country boy,
who can neither read nor write. He
was discharged by Commissioner
Cobb, while Duke and Napier were
held in bonds, of s2,500 each. Duke
made a full confession of the affair.
The only victim Of the pair disclos-
ed during the preliminary examina-
ton was that Of Daniel Lowe and
Co.. Salem, Mass.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Nero bank Fails,

AT Richmond. Va, the Savings
Bank OF the Grand Fountain of the
Order Of True Reformers. the larG-
est negro industrial and social or
ganization in the country, was plac-
cd in the hands Of a receiver We'd
nesday. Bank examiners say they
can not tell what are Its assets or
liabilities.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Fell to His Death.

At Madgeburg. Prussia. Lieut..
Monte fell with Wright aeroplane
Wednesday and was instantly killed.
The air man was planning to the
earth when he started his motor.
the strain causing the machine to
turn turtle. II crashed to the eartn,
carrying the lieutenant beneath II.
The aeroplane was smashed to bits.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Crazy WOmnn's Work.

At Keokuk, Iowa, emptying two
gallon can OF gasoline over herself.
and her husband and son. while they
slept, Mrs. Rena Stutterman then set
fire to the trio. The woman who. It
Is supposed was mentally unbalanced
died next day, and her son a few
hours later. The husband LIS in a
critical condition.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
toward Mr.. Roosevelt, and. rA;.,ina

toward Mr. Roosevelt. and. rA;'ins
his voice and his finger and pointing
to the president, he said, in effect
mot only do all coons loo; alike
to me. but all persons. The oath ui
the president OF the United S.atea
Is not more sacred than is thatt OF d
senator OF the United States. nor is
he less resFonsji,c % til. .toTis, FOR
his actions
From thar time until tEr retire
ment OF Senator Foraker all be
election of Burton TO succeed him
In the senate. the breach between
Foraker and Rt.serelt bcciIne viii
er. It is now st.tcd tn, IN all
probability Roosevelt will rcconsid-
er his determination TO speak in
Ohio, or. ii he does not, hr will he
asked not TO so into the State Ill
the interest OF the ticket.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Was IN Old Friend.

When Coroner's Physician O'Han-
Ion commenced to perform an au-
torsy on the body OF man who died
suddenly on the sidewalk In New
York he recognized the victim as
Aaron D. Jenkins, an old time friend
and at one time assistant state treas
urer OF North Carolina. Jenkins had
been living In New York with son.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
His Wife Looked On.

With .l:s wife ard baby aiding
by his side, Frank Bell shot anG kill
cd Harvey Duncan and Chas. Dun
can in the Mobile and Ohio depot At
McCary. Miss. Wednesday, After
having shot the two men Bell h"ar'i-
ed an outbound train and wen 10
Columbus. where he gave himself up
to Sheriff Prowell.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Seventy Tens Of Earth Easonba iEgs5iva,
HerAnen by a Cave-In
In HEART OF ATLANTA
Three of the Men We're SuRocatedi
to Death and the Other Two were.
Badly 1njured.--one Man Barssa,
Fifteen Minutes Came Out Ai.re:' =
and Uniniured.

In Atlanta one white man and one
negro we're seriously injured esi
three other negroes instantly killed
Thursday morning, about o'cIocK..
when large wall of dirt gave way
and caved in upon them at the cor
ner OF Pryor and Houston Streets,
where a deep excavation is being
made preparatory to putting up. an.
eight story. hotel.
The men had just gone to work.
anA several wagons were used for
the purpose of hauling the clay ont
of the big excavation. One of th@
wagons was right under the wall be-
ing loaded with the clay, when sud-.
denly and without the slightest warr-
ing or noise the large mass OF dirt
probably IL feet high. broke loose.
and fell upon them with a heavy
thud.
Their. fellow workmen and many
bystanders rushed to the pile through.
which only a wheel Of the wagon
and the face Of the white man was
visible. and the work OF digging the
victims out was Immediately begun
o. C. Upchurch, the white man,
who lives at $50 DeKalb avenue:
was the least injured, as his head
was partially out Of the dirt, and
while the pressure Of the dirt was
great on his body, he was, able to
receive a small amount of air which
sustained him until he could be got
ten out i.
Two of the dead negroes were bad
ly mashed and the third had nearly
fevery bone in his body broken and.
his head was entirely torn from his
body and gotten out of the heap
several minutes after the trunk.
One of the most remarkable ea-
capes of9any OF those who were NOT;
killed wassthat of VIII Owens. ne
gro, whose home is In Macon. but
VINO has been living at Atlanta for
some time. The rescuers were fully
fifteen minutes in reaching his head
which. was completely buried aud
he was totally unable to get BIS.
breath during the time. but he re
gained consciousness before being,
CARRIED to the Grady hospital and
told his name and residence.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Rain in One Spot.

There is a phenomenon at Helm,
Cleburne county. Ala. which has at
tracted much attention. According
to the report an lncessant rain has
been falling on a plot OF land seven
feet square. at Heain. for the past
week. while everywhere around the
atmosphere was perfectly dry.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Picked Up Crew.

The captain and four men from
the American schooner Florence lIe-
land were picked up by the British
steamer Commodore from New Or
leans. October 9, for Liverpool.
which passed Old Head Of Kinsa!e
"Wednesday. The Leland vas wreck
cd in the recent storms.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
ASLEEP ON THE TRACK.
Young Lad Killed on the Railroad
Near Varnvillc.

while sitting on the end of a
crosstle, asleep, Thursday morning.
Eddie Hancock, of Augusta, was hls
in the head by the engine OF train
No. IL on the Charleston and Wes-
tern Carolina railroad. near Camp
Branch. He died few hours later.
Handbook and his partner had
been put off OF freight earlier and
were together when Hancock was
hit. He was carried to Varnville oa
the train and his wound dressed, but
died later.
He never regained consciousness
after he was struck. His relatives
we're notified. His partner was not
hurt. he turning over to one Side
just in time to be missed By the
engine.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Aviator Killed.

At Paris N. Blanchard. the avia-
tor, fell from a height OF 100 feet
and was instantly killed Thursday.
The accident occurred over the field
at Issy Les MolIneauX. where Blan-
chard was attempting to descend at
ter successful flight from Bour-
gcois
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Died from q Blow.

At Mobile, Ala. w. r. Dewberry.
aged so years. died Thursday as a
result of fracture Of the skull.
During a baseball game last Sun
day he was struck in the head with
bottle by Luther Hoard after a
quarrel. Hoard is under arrest char
ged with murder.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Jack Johnson y Democrat.

Jack Johnson, champion heav:-
weight pugilist. actor and automo-
bile racer. Will appear In q new role
next Wednesday when, as 4 Demo-
crat. he is TO address the negro rot-
ers OF the Thirteenth assembly t'San
Juan Nill") district. New York City.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Turned Him Loose.

Dallas w. Clark. g magistrate OF
the county Of Berkeley, who WAS ar
rested n short time ago. charged
with the murder Of James Warner,
was given a preliminary hearing be-
fore Magistrate Wilder ut Moncks
Corner Wednesday and was releas-
ed from custody.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
F{it! Het. In a Well.

a special from Grove Hill, Clark
county. Ala, says that Richard OFT.
resident of that place. Is on trial
charged with cutting his wife's
throat aud stuffing her body down
we'll. This Is the second trial FOR
the offence. the first resulting IN 4
mistrial.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Agree to Spend No Money.

Candidates on Democratic and Re-
publican tickets in Colorado Corl-
ty have agreed absolutely to Gu: out
all expenditure OF money on election
day at lie polls which wouli or
could or might obtain votes and re-
main In their home precincts all
election day unless called away on
matter OF life or death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Hanged Himself.

Mr.. tModey knight, Of Society Hill.
who was visiting his son In the Fork
Hill section of Lexington county,
hanged himself Wednesday after
noon, while his son was at work
some distance from the house He
was q sufferer from pellagra.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Ignored CaI,eI.s.

Charleston federal Office holders
ignored the call for the Meeting FOR
the organization OF Lilly White
Republican partly and they were con-
spicious by their absence when the
meeting was called to order at the
capital Thursday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Sent Up Five Years.

Milton 4. Carlisle. aErd tv,ntv
years. former president OF the NJ
tional Bank Of Newberry was SEN
fenced TO serve FIVE years III u: icu-
eral penitentiary al Atlanta for rio-
lutine the national Banking laws.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
a GUNBOAT SINKS.
Men Were Lost With
the Steamer.


The Haytien gunboat Liberte b IS
been lost at sea off Port de- Pa :,
following an explosion on board. 1t
is estimated that seventy persoos
were killed or drowned. Twenty
others were rescued.
The Liberte sailed on Monday,
last, having. on board ninety persons.
SO far as known only twenty escap-
ed. Among those lost were ten
Haytien generals, who were going 10
take command OF several divisions
of troops in the department OF tho
north.
"Details are lacking. the only def
mite information being az to the loss
OF life and the fact that and ex-
ploslon occurred.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Died From Fall.

Al Dallas. Tex. while riding 1T
the rate OF 20 milos an hour on a
motorcycle 1T the state fair grounds
Thursday. Wade Wylie. 20 years old,
was thrown from his machine and
killed
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Rates for Negro Fair.

It Is announced that the Atlantic
Coast Line railway will grant reduc>
ed rates for the South Carolina he
fro fair. Tickets will M sold No' :
cmber 8, 9 and IL.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Killed In I,iDl1nr Fail.

Al Rome Lieut.. Saglietti fell with
a military biplane In which he was
lnaneouverIng Thursday and was In
stuntly killed. The machine was to-
tally wreck ed
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-29
Zach Congressional District.

which was adopted without murmur
of dissent; in fact, there was not a
murmur OF dissent on any question
ahat was put before the delegates.
Mr.. Capers made It very plain on
all occasions to express that the con-
4ention was absolutely devoid OF fed
.sral office holders and that there Was
not one of those present as o dele
gate.
no attend the convention required
a ticket with the name Of John G..
Capers affixed. There was a door
Keeper and unless the ticket was
presented there was no admission.
The object OF this was to prevent
che entrance Of any negro. The form
alton of white Republican party
under the leadership of Capers means
ahat the negro has been read out OF
the party in South Carolina.
THE question now that presents it.
self most prominently before the Re-
publican situation in this State Is
which delegation, the white or the
black, will be seated at the next Re-
publican convention? The negro
convention will send a delegation 10
che next national meeting and SO
will the white.
John G. Capers claims that the ne
gro convention was not leSnl. an
eordIng to the laws Of the party,
and that there were not 20 register
I'd negro voters out of 66 who at
tended the convention.
In one OF his speeches at the con-
vention Mr.. Capers stressed the
point that. all Of the l1S delegates
had paid their own expenses.
The KNOWN Delegates.
The following is q partiol list OF
che delegates to attend the conVen-
zion, Capt Capers thinking that It
would not be expedient to announce
che names Of others attending with
the exception Of the members Of the
various committees:
Richland-O. E. Hutchison. L. D.
Melton, r. F. Bremen. A. d. Palm
or; alternates, John B. McCravey,
L. r. Marshall. J. F. DAILY.
Greenville-John G. Capers, Geo.
r. Mayheld. J. A. Bramlett. Charles
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-01
laps HAVE THRIFTY scAEMs
Seek Deposition Of Russian Pcstaes
Stamps Aecruirg 70 Them as
Spells Of War.

Among our good ne!gtDors the Japa-
aese nothing Is va e out CT ali and
e1erything they end-avor to extract
benefit. says SC. Petersburg news.
parcr. Thus, Tor exa Hle, during the
7usso.Japanese war tie Japanese Sc
uHed more than 100000 rubles
worth Of Russian postage and revepae
itamns abandoned by us In wagons
lostoflces. branches thereof, and sun
dry other establishments. Now the
enterprlsng Japanese are trying to
dispose Of these stamps among Rus
SLAMS.
For this purpose they have special
agents who offer them to Russian
srrivals for half their value. A certain
searcasian, also Of an enterprising turn
II mind. proceeding to Japan on bust
ness, encountered one of these agents
t vokohama and tempted by easy
gain bought various stamps valued at
ZOO rubles for 1000 ruhles only. The
stamps We're successfully conveyed to
vladivostolt. but unhapplly the agents
# the detective force got wind OF
fhe affair.
One OF these agents visited the eau.
casian in the guise of stamp pur
chaser, and In order not to rouse sas
picion and for greater verisimilituds
asu some money en- tie table. When
the merchant" left the room for the
STAMPS the signal was given to the
anlbuscade and no sooner had the
esner returned than the agent met
HIM revolver in hand and arrested
him on the spot with his wife and
eonflscated the stamps When It ap-
reared that the stamps were really
Russian the prisoner was released
after three days detention.
II is reported that the money will
be returned to him. but that the
stamps will remain for the benefit OF
the exchequer It III said that In the
case OF a big buyer Of these stamps
the japanese offer 70 land him safely
on Russian territory. with bis booty.
In torpedo boat or special steamer.
but whether or not this offer has yet
been acceptad IL unknown.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-01
Spokane's Mayor Objects
to j. j. Hills Statement

Spokane, Wash. Jan. 1.--Nelson s.
Pratt, mayor of Spokane, a successful
farmer and lumberman In the Mis-
sissippi valley and the Pacific North
west. takes exception to the sweeping
statement by James j. Hill that the
present high cost Of living is charged
to the extravaganza, carelessness and
lack of thrift of the agricultural clas-
ses of the country, saying:
q am more than surprised that a
man with the understanding of Mr..
Hill should undertake to make such
broad charges in view of the fact that
the methods Of a quarter of century
ago are not to be compared to the
present system Of farming There is
nothing to bear out Mr.. Hills con-
tentions.
"As result of a recent visit to sew
eral of the largest districts in the mid
die western and Pacific states. am
prepared to say there has never been
a time when general farming was CON
Quoted along more economical lines
than at present. In fact, the methods
of today are marvels to those who
farmed land in the SOS. Had we been
as skilled and thorough then as are the
farmers of today, we certainly would
have been equally successful.
1T is not oyerstating the case when
| say that the modern grower conducts
his farm along the same lines that pre-
vail In well organized business es-
tablishment. and as result he is not
only making a good living and educat'
ing his children, but is also putting
money into improvements, as well as
into the bank.
"It is idle talk to charge the high
cost of living to the farmer. as it must
be plain to any one who has studied
the subject that at least three causes
contribute to increase prices of the
necessities of life. The large product
ion of gold during the last few years
is an important factor, in that it has
resulted in making money cheap, and,
to great extent, no doubt, is respon-
sible for increases in prices. Cheap
money means high prices.
Perhaps the greatest factor in the
cost of living is the tariff, which en-
ables manufacturers to combine and
compel the consumers to pay enor-
nous and unreasonable prices. Such
farm products as beef and pork are
controlled entirely by the so-called
Beef Trust while butter, eggs. cheese
and poultry are handled by cold stor-
age companies and kindred combinat-
ions, and the prices of cereals are fixed
largely by the speculative boards of
trade.
"As matter of fact. while in Mis-
sissippi valley a short time ago II
found that the prices of butter, eggs,
cheese and poultry are nearly as high
there as they are on the Pacific coast,
where the demand at present is far
greater than the supply. ! also learn
ed from reliable sources that these
products are almost entirely controll-
ed by combinations and not by the
producers.
Il hold no brief for the farmers of
the country, but from experience Of
almost lifetime as farmer, born
and raised on farm. / know that
the system employed during my time
holds no comparison to the present
methods of farming. Intensive agri-
culture. with the use Of water sup
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-01

piled by artificial means, was then
largely an experiment, and so-called
dry farming, or more properly soil and
moisture conservation, was in its very
infancy. These methods are success
ses today. The agricultural colleges
and experiment stations have also
been and are strong factors in advanc-
ing the industry.
Il challenge Mr.. Hill to show any
period prior to 1884, when there were
larger acre yields of grain, fruit, gras-
ses and roots than present. and with
this | would also ask him to point to
any year when the farmers were more
prosperous than they are today Ex-
trayagance and lack of thrift and pro-
gress and prosperity do not go hand
in hand, and that fact alone answers
Mr.. Hills statements"
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LOOKING FORWARD IN 1910.

The Mythical Janus. from whom our
first month takes It's name. had two
facts. and with equal ease looked east
and west. 7. balance up the old
years account. there must needs be
the backward glance. But the open
ing year is peculiarly the time to
front face Look back. II YOU will,
on the last day OF the old year; but
on the first day Of the new, fix your
gaze on the future. OF all the gods,
janus alone could look In both direc-
tions--a parable Of the relative i'm
portance Of facing forward Bound up
with the forward look are optimism
and hope, Happy New Year!" is our
greeting. however sad the old year
may have been.
Il we are to make the most of 1910,
we must enter II saying This is TO
be the best year In the history of the
void and of my own life as we'll VIII
kins Mieawber is no patron saint OF
prosperity. but II all discouraged peo-
pie sthart the new year In high hope
that something is going to turn up
they will help to turn something up
before many weeks, Robert Louis
stevenson's happy though" for chill
dren is not without interest to older
folk:
The world is so full Of number
Of things,
I'm sure we should all be as happy
as kings.
Was ever the world more full Of
things than now? Is II not enough
to make one happy. simply to live in
these wondrous daysg The globe has
been made small by the ease with
which nen girdle It and the rapidity
with which one part concerses with
the rest The races are becoming
better acquainted than ever before in
all history Secret forces OF earth
and air hear the voice Of man and
obey. and the end is not yet. Keep
ing step with all material advance is
sense of mutual interest binding
more closely all grades and classes of
society--a growing unity of the race,
In our own fair Land steadily rising
average OF civic and commercial and
social righteousness Ia sign Of the
times. No. the millennium has not
dawned; but, taking IL all in all. it
has never before been so near.
Besides being "out of joint with the
times" the pessimist continually bark.
ing back to the good old days. Is lame
In his history. According to history,
the last days are hest To be forever
talking Of the good old days is SLAM
der on the present. Anyway. this Is
our day. and 1t Is good enough day
to fire any man with enthusiasm rs
he fronts the new year. In this mood
of optimism. we wish all Happy and
Prosperous New Year. May Il be the
best yet. In business and philanthropy
In religion and education. in interna.
tional and social progress and peace'
--Leslies Weekly.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-01

AS modern printing plant the
Chieftain is keeping pace with the
wonderful advancement of this great
new state. The newest and best in
printing can be had at the chieftain
office.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-01

Tn.dav we 81 fet p-owulng's vita
ahove Browning hiroseif IN The hie~.
9-chv Of singing end raat'ng. though
'e~ Of us have the courage to confess
2 London 0utlook.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-01

THE Raeman po''s'' vera series
# documents recu~1fr~ the progress Of
edward l. throp~h rcotland in t2er
With the nemes of the mobiles and 9th
ers who did homage to him
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-01-01

1910 is campaign year in Okla
homa. and from present indications a
whole lot of fellows will be very
busy.