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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
TRIED TO ASSASSINATE HIM.
\ Langley Farmer Shot and Serious
ly Wounded.

Ben Hankinson, prominent white
farmer, living a few miles from
Langley, was shot by some party, as
yet unknown, and probably fatally
wounded Saturday, while on his way
home from Langley, where he had
been on business Complete mystery
surrounds the shooting, which oc-
Cured on a secluded road, hedged in
by very thick growth of bushes on
either side; the spot Of the alleged
attack being at a dip in the road be-
tween two hills and about $50 yards
from the nearest house. The spot
where the shooting took place is a
mile and half from Mr.. Hankin-
sons home Mr.. Hankinson says ne
was riding along the road near the
Roch Hill colored church, close to
the residence Of A. P. Franklin, ant
a man with a dark mOustache came
from behing a bush and fired twice
at him. The unknown assassin miss
ed his aim the first shot, but the Sec
ond one pierced Mr.. Kankinson's left
breast just above the heart and went
through the back IF the buggy seat.
falling to the ground close by. The
physician who examined Mr. Han
kinson said that had it not ba:h trr
the muscular contraction Of the heart
the bullet would have hit vital
organ causing death.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
BROKEN NECK RIGHTED.
Surgeons Save Coal Miners Life BY
Rare Operation.

BY a bloodless surgical operation
Jack Bowers, coal miner OF Nelson
VILE, O., was cured Of broken neck.
Four weeks ago he fell and fractured
and dislocated the vertebrAe OF h:'
neck and was unable to move his
head though he could walk and talk.
He was unable to sleep because he
could not rest comfortably an' Was
in imminent peril of paralysis and
death. An X-ray examination re-
vealed to the doctors that his neck
could be restored to his normal con-
dition by hand lnanipulations. The
operation was made and an hour la
ter the man was talking and laugh
ing, with full power of sensation
and muscular movement.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
HEAT WAVE SEVERE.
Continued Hot Weather Causes Many
Deaths in Cities.

Deaths III S1lleS.
The torrid heat wave which has
swept the country during the past
three weeks has been taking heavy
toll of human life, especially in the
large cities, where, in the crowded
tenement district, there is not a
breath of air from one weeks end
to the other. New York, Philadel-
phia and Washington, in the East,
have been especially hard hit, and
the number of deaths is now close
TO the 100 mark.
The only refuge the people Of
these cities have from the heat is
the parks, and these are literally
crowded with humanity every hour
of the twenty-four And Of these
the chief oasis in tue desert OF heat
is Coney Island, near New York city.
Coney Island is now crowded day
and night, crowds averaging $4,000
persons sleeping on the beach every
night.
Coney Island is one Of the most
famous seaside resorts in the world,
and its popularity is just as great.
It is Earl's court Olympia, Scheven-
ingen and good part Of Boulogne
rolled into one, with some Of the at
fractions of Brighton and Troutville.
Millions OF dollars are invested in
it, and it pays a high rate of profit,
even if it is busy only few months
in the year.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Bows Badly Burned.

Determination to witness a local
baseball game caused the young sons
Of Robert Cameron to narrowly es-
cape death by electrocution at Amer
icus. Ca, Thursday afternoon. The
lads climbed an electric light pole
in the neighborhood of the baseball
park. grasped a heavily charged wire
and were held writhing and scream
ing. until rescued by neighbors. Both
were severely burned.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.
Some Things that the Party Has
Long Stood For.

Here are some of the issues Of the
coming campaign as outlined by Sem
stor Oyerman of North Carolina:
Down with Connonism! Down
with plutocracy! Down with unlaw-
full trusts and combines, chief bene-
ficiaries of tariff legislation, purchas-
ers of elections, debauchers OF the
,.2allot. Down with those who would
~ carize this republic and destroy
,s ~ties Of the people.
70 x6 ~the slogan of 1875: re-
trels SO reform. Turn the
rascalsc l0,iean out the Angean
stables. w broom sweeps clean.
A tariff for revenue only, so ad-
justed as to operate alike upon all
classes, all sections and all indus
tries.
The rights of the states shall not
be impaired.
The people shall rule.
Enforce the laws against the un-
lawful trusts. If it is right to in
dict the bulls, who keep up the price
of cotton, indict the bears, whose
business it is as representatives of
English manufacturers to keep the
price down as low as possible.
The republican party, Senator OBJ
ernlan declared, would go into; the
campaign not only badly discredited,
but badly divided. A$revolution of
great import, he said, was going on
in its strongholds.
II The administrators recc:d was
attacked by the senator, who declar-
ed it had been, one. $of bad faith,
broken promises and higher tariff.
The Payne-Aldrich law he referred to
as "the most iniquitous ever known
in the worlds history" declaring
the public had been "buncoed'N by
an upward revision.
Any dissension in the ranks Of de-
mocracy the senator minimized, de-
claring that the Democrats might
differ on matters OF detail or merely
moral policies, but they were +shoul-
der to shoulder on the fundamental
principles of the. party, @
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
abbeyille Lady Drowned.

In attempting to climb a bridge
abutment, from a leaky boat, which
was in danger of sinking, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Link, of Abeyille, S. c.. fell
into the Darlington river, at Bar
rington, R. J., and was drowned.
She had been visiting there at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Frederick
Buck. She was thirty; years old and
the wife of Frederick G. Link, a
traIling salesman. .s=esy4s-,ss-,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
GOES TO WATERY GRAVE.
His Boat Capsized, Could Not Swim,
Was Drowned.

Frank Kennedy, son of G. ". Ken
nedy, OF Scranton. was drowned in
Lvnches river, near Bass Bridge on
Saturday, while in bathing with sew
eral other boys. Frank could not
swim so was using boat to cross
the deep places. Falling from the
boat he was carried down so rapidly
that the other boys were unable to
save him. The last reports we're
that SO far they had not found the
body
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
PLACED IN JAIL.
Chaingang Boss Charged With Muir.
der of Prisoner.


Thursday afternoonsW. H. Wood
ward, superintendent Ct gang No. 2
,oa. the. Aiken county chaingang,r was
carried to Aiken and lodged in pail,
carried to Aiken and lodged in jail,
Mitchell, convict, who died at the
camp several weeks ago. The war
rant, on Swhich Woodward was ar
rested, was sworn out by Anderson
Hightower, father-in-law of James
Mitchell.
At the time Of Mitchell's death the
jury of Inquest rendered verdict
to the effect that Mitchell came to
his death from being compelled to
work while sick. The inquest was
not entirely satisfactory to all par
ties concerned, and Coroner John
son reopened the inquest, and re-
empaneled the jury, which rendered
the same verdict second time.
Mitchell was sent to the gang for
short term. After working a few
hours he is alleged to have been
whipped. After striking him few
times, it is said, Mitchell told Mr..
Woodward that he was sick. This
was. the first time Mr.. Woodward
knew of his being sick, he states,
and he Immediately sent him to the
camp.
He remained too sick to work
that da Y, and the night following
DR.. W. S. Eubanks was sent for to
administer to him. That was Sat-
urday night, and he died about 3
O'Clock Sunday morning. Mr.. Wood
ward is now in Jail He will be Civ
On preliminary hearing before a
magistrate shortly.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Another AcrOnaut Dead.

Daniel kinet, the Belgian aero
naut, who fell when the rudder or
his aeroplane broke last Sunday at
Gand, Belgium. died Friday. kinet
held the worlds record for an aero
plane flight with a passenger. On
May Is he remained in the air with
a companion for two hours and flf-
ty-one minutes.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Killed by Lightning.

Mr.. Frank Miller, who lived in the
Flint Ridge section of Lancaster
County, was killed by lightning on
Thursday afternoon. 1t seems that,
in company with some of his neigh
bors, he was making cider. Some
other men were bearing down on
the pole when the lightning struck
nearby tree. From the tree it went
to the bole and from the pole to the
tod of Mr.. ,Miller's head.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Made Fast Tine.

With contract requirements calling
for speed of only % knots an hour,
the torpedo boat destroyer. Roe made
81 knots in Standardization tests
off the Delaware breakwater course
according to. a report received at the
navy department from the board of
inspection. She burns oil as fuel.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Aged Couple Killed.

E. NJ. Sherman and wife, an aged
couple were killed Saturday night in
a runaway near Oxford, n. c. They
had driven from Durham to Oxford.
forty miles, and were returning when
overtaken by a storm. The horse
became frightened, smashing the
buggy and hurting the couple out.
Death resulted from the injuries.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
TILLMAN BACK IN HARNESS.
Attends Meeting Of Board of Trus-
tees uf Clemson College.

Perhaps many people have not
noticed the fact, but Senator Tillmon
is back in harness. He attended
the meeting Of the Clemson board of
trustees, and while the reports did
not say that he took an especially
active part, he was there AS is
we'll known to many Of the senior
Senator's friends, he takes a great
interest in Clemson College, and he
was berry much worried last year
about the presidency matter. Now
that things are running all right, it
is supposed the Senator's mind is at
rest in regard to Clemson.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Killed hy Lightning.

Geo. C. Wilson. prominent young
man of Mayodan, y. c., was struck
by lightning on Friday afternoon
and instantly killed. Mr.. Wilson was
standing near the chimney nue in
the store OF his brother, where he
worked. A bolt from passing thun-
der storm struck this f1ue and In
some way was communicated to Mr..
Wilson.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
WHAT is THE Law
ABOUT KEEPING OR STORING LII
QUOR PRIVATELY.
Two Circuit Court Judges D:Ter as
to Interpretation Of the Carey
C0tllrall Act.

At the recent term of sessions
court at Sumter, several cases were
tried involving violation Of the pro-
hibition law. In the course Of mis-
charge to the Jury in one of these
trials; Judge Memminger charged
the law as it is, and as result
there has been much said of his
charge.
He charged that it is unlawful,
"and a person, who has it in his
possession becomes guilty or recelv-
ing and accepting and keeping that
liquor in his possession and storing
it, no matter how small a quantity
it may be and no matter for what
pupose he may have it..
He also charged that, "any man
who has it in his possession, wheth-
er for personal use or otherwise, Of
quantity of liquor no matter hom
small it may be; that it is subject to
seizure and be subject to prosecution
for the receipt, acceptance and keep
ing it in his possession"
The Walterboro Press and Star
dard says tEis ch;:rge is ii direct
keeping with the words of the Carey
Cothran Act, which says: 1T shall
be unlawful for any person. firm cur
poration or association within this
State to manufacture, sell, barter,
exchange, receive, accept, give away
to induce trade, deliver, store, keep
in possession in this State, furnish
at public places or otherwise dispose
of any spurious, malt, vinous or 9TH
er liquors or beverages. This is
the law, and it is believed by able
jurists in the State. among them
several of the Walterboro bar, to be
good law that will stand the test
of the Supreme Court.
On the contrary, Judge Wilson,
who has just concluded term OF
court at Walterboro, in one Of the
liquor cases tried, took occasion to
charge the jury that the law per-
mitted any person to keep liquor in
his possession "for personal use," and
that it was no violation of law to
have it in possession If intended for
personal use. We confess we do
net see where he can find any peg
in the Carey-Cothran law on which
to hang such conclusion as this.
The custom in Walterboro has
been, says the Press and Standard.
to seize the liquor as soon as the
express agent delivers it to the con-
signee, especially if there are any
suspicious circumstances sL round
| ing it. There we're several such
cases that had been appealed to the
circuit court, but Judge Wilson was
seemingly afraid to tackle them, and
had them all continued. 1t may be
that he saw the decision of Judge
Menminger and did not wish to
charge the jury so directly in oppo,
sition to the charge Of this able jur'
ist till he had had time to study the
question cry carefully.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
VIII CONTINUE To RISE.
October Prices Will Make Present
Rates Look Cheap.

That the cotton bulls habe won
victory over Attorney General Vic
kersham and that the latter with
drew the indictments against them
because he has seen the error OF
his way is the opinion of Senator r.
q. Smith. He points out the fact
that cotton has climbed dollar a
bale in spite of the closing Of mills.
curtailment and all other bear in
fiuence. He predicted that cot
ton will continue to rise until the
prices in October would make the
present rates look cheap.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Many Peaches Lost.

At Fort Valley, Ga. it was stated
on Friday that thirty carloads OF
peaches has been dumjed into the
Flint river eight miles from there,
as a result of the failure to move
the crop quickly. Eighty thousand
crates were waiting there and it is
feared that they will be dead loss.
Already growers have loss 100000
because of the lack Of ice cars.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Children Burned to Death.

Two children Of Joseph Magee,
aged 4 and years. respectively,
were burned to deaf at their home IN
Rockdale, Texas. The children were
playins with a kerosene oil can and
in some way the oil became ignited,
the clothing of the children catching
fire and burning them so severely
that they died within short time. '
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Many Hurt In Bridge Accident.

twenty-five persons were injured
in an accident on the Manhattan ap-
proach of the Queensbury bridge ov-
er the East river at New York when
crowded car from North Beach
with a theatrical party crashed in
to the rear end ii a Flushing car.
All the injured will recover.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Many Were Sent Back.

Nearly $4,000 of the 1,04l,570
immigrants who arrived at United
States potts d4ring the fs.al year.
ended June 80 last, were denied ad-
mission by immigration officials and
were compelled to return to tie
countries from which they came.
Various reasons we're assigned for
refusing to allw them u remain in
this country.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
TERRIFIC STORM
Visits Rock Hill at Night Doing Ser
iouS Damage.

Not in years has such a terrific
storm struck Rock Hill as the one
which broke over that city Thursday
night about eleven O'Clock. The
lightning was of an awful character
and the thunder sounded like the
universe was being split. The cleo
lerIcal display was continuous for
over an hour and rain fell in ver-
liable foods. Lightning struck the
home of ]. S. Stowe. in Woodland
park, and knocked a hole in the
side Of the building large enough to
crawl through. Strange to say no
one was injured, nor the house
burned.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
PHONES ON SOUTHERN FARMS,
Nineteen Cities Helped Build Rural
Lines Last Year.

Lines Last Year.
In the last year nineteen cities in
the South, through their chambers OF
commerce or through some organi-
cation of the merchants and busi-
ness men, have taken practical steps
to induce farmers to build telephone
lines and connect with their towns.
Funds have been raised to assist
the farmer in a financial way and.
according to Progress, the result has
been even more successful and graf
flying than was expected. Farmers
are now selling their cotton and 9TH
er produce by telephone at higher
prices than they formerly obtained
when they first drove to town and
ran the risk of finding conditions un-
favorable.
Tho plan under which farmers Sc
cure universal telephone service and
connection with the comprehensive
Bell system contemplates that a
group of farmers band together in
a cooperative organization, build
the line and purchase the equipment.
This requires a small cash expendi-
ture, but the farmers own the tele-
phones, wires and other material.
The line is connected with he
Bell system, fiat charge being made
for service. This monthly charge is
very low and when divided among
the farmers on the line is seldom
more than so cents month. The
fact that all the telephones are on
the line is an advantage rather than
an objection in rural districts. 1t
enables farmer in an emergency
to call every one of his neighbors to
his assistance without loss of time.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
STILL IN THE RING.
The Hard Luck That Befell Mich
igan Man.

Ernest Gould, superintendent of a
creamery, at Reno, Mich, went fish
ing few days ago and while trying
to land a large pike fell over log
and fractured a rib. From the log
he went into the river and was bit
ten by a water spider. Blood pois-
oning developed and his arm is bad
ly swollen. Monday he went riding
on his bicycle and while making a
short cut across g. city lot he dlscov-
cred too late that wire fence had
been constructed across his pathway.
Into this fence went Gould and the
bicycle, and in falling his thumb
gourged his left eye, which is COW
cred by a large patch. He is able
to walk without assistance. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Sunday School Pedagogy.

The University of South Carolina
will introduce at its session begin
ming on September 21 an innovation
"a free course in Sunday school
pedagogy by Profs. Wardlaw, Baker,
Hand and Tate. "E.--.a' '.-'ss25~''.-' '1'
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
An Engine Baked.

\ loaded passenger train on the
Georgia and Florida railroad spent
last night in the woods, three miles
north of Valdosta, Ga, because the
engine balked. An official in his prl-
yate car was on the train and kept
the passengers supplied with food.
The engine began moving about sun
riEa
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Meet Death on Rail.

Said to be the fourth member OF
his family to lose his life as a re-
suit of a railroad accident, David
Coleman, a young man Of Fordyce,
Ark, who was struck by log train
at Packton, La, Wednesday, died
Friday night. His body was shipped
to Fordyce.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Well Known AshvilIe Man Accessory to
McGhee Murder.
DENIES WHOLE STORY
j. r. Allison, Slayer Of F. NJ. Nc
Ghee, Makes Confession in Which
He duplicates Porter Webb
Says Webb and "Woman in the
Case" Had Formed Conspiracy.

Case" Had Formed Conspiracy.
A dispatch from Ashville, n. c.,
says the killing a few days ago u
Floyd NJ. McGhee, the patrol wagon
driver, by J. B. Allison took a sem
sational turn Friday afternoon when
Porter Webb, member of the firm
of W. A. Wepb & Son, liverymen,
and one Of the best known young
men of the town, was arrested by
Deputy Mitchell on warrant charg-
ing him with aiding AMI abetting In
ing him with aiding and abetting
The arrest of Webb was the re-
suit of confession made to Deputy
Sheriff Williams, Deputy Sheriff Nit.
chell and Sheriff Hunter by Allison.
Sheriff Hunter said that Allison
called his deputies and b;mse": t.
the jail and told story that left
nothing for the sheriff to do but Is
sue a warrant for Webb. According
to Sheriff Hunter, the slayer OK
Floyd McGhee, now in Jail waiting
the action of the grand jury, de-
clared that Porter Webb told him
(Allison) that McGhee and the "wo-
man in the case" had formed a con-
spiracy to kill Allison anl SAID that
Webb advised Allison to take his
gun and kill McGhee.
That was on the day OF the homi-
eide. Allison replied to what Webb
said, according to his confession to
the Sheriff that he did not nav: ?
pistol and Webb said be would send
for one; that he had a gun. He
stated that he did send to the man
who had it and that the man replied
it was at his room. Then, accord
ing to the confession, Porter Webb
sent negro stable boy to the room
and brought it to Webb. The pis-
tol, Allison said, was given over to
him and Webb said: Go kill the
rascal and I'll stand by you"
Allison said that he took the pis-
tol and did 20 and kill Floyd NC
Ghee. Allison told the officers that
he had sent for Porter Webb to come
and see him; that he had waited
days and that Webb had not been
near him. Allison said to Sheriff
Hunter that he did not think under
the umstances-rather the alleg-
ed rcumstances-that he should
bear the whole thing and that he had
decided to tell ''everything."
The arrest of Porter Webb on so
serious a charge came as a shock
10 the many friends of that young
man. Webb, after his arrest, was
taken to the office of Magistrate W.
r. Gudyer, where bond in the SUM
of $4,000 was required. pending a
preliminary hearing. Webb. when
seen by newspaper man at rhe mag
islrate's court, had this and only
| this to say about the charge:
The Lord knows | did not know
anything about it. did not have
the least idea about it. If / had
known he (Allison) was going to
do anything like that l would have
helped to prevent it,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-19
Ball Cartridge Among Blanks.

While playing the leading part in
local talent wild West" play at
Stone Bluff. near Muskogee, Okla,
Friday night, Jacob Winkler was
shot and instantly killed by Everett
Olden, also d member Of the cast.
A ball cartridge which had become
mixed with the blanks was RESPONSE
ble for the tragedy.