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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-03
ZONES TO CLOSE
GRADED SCHOOL FINISHES MOST
PROSPEROUS YEAR.
Annual Debate Held Thursday Even
ing and Graduation Exercises Last


Evening. -
Last night and Thursday night at
the Academy of Music, the annual
commencement exercises Of the
Orangeburg High School were held.
The frst. evening was turned over
to the literary society of the class Of
1911. while last night the gradual
ing exercises proper took place.
During both evenings the boys
and girls both acquitted themselves
very good indeed and received many
handsome bouquets of flowers and
presents.
Thursday Evening.
The curtain rose promptly at $3.50
and the following program was car
ried out:
Prayer by Rev. DR.. J. H. Wilson.
Annual Debate-Query: Resolv-
ed, "That the Right Of Suffrage
should be Given to- Women AZ
firmatfve, Grace Thompson Wilkes,
Dibble Rickenbaker; Negative,
Lurline Crum, ]. West Summers.
RecAtation-"A Transaction In
Mumps," by Mary c. Dibble.
Essay-"The Mountain Scenery Of
the Carolinas," by Rosamond Lane.
DecIamation-"H "Hill's Tribute to
Lee" by James L. Byers.
Essay-"Our Flags, Their In
8 ence and Power" by Robert j..
Smith.
Essay-"The Orangeburg Rail-
way" by John S. Harley.
Recitation-"A Mothers Darl-
ing" by Annie Pearson.
Essay-"The Advantages of a
Free Public Library" by Lila
Dukes.
Declamation-'T 1.-THE Charge Of Ha-
goods Brigade" by W. Robert
Reeves.
Essay-Live Stock Raising in the
South" by William w. Bates.
Reading Growing Boy"
by Alexander S. Herbert.
Song 1.-THE Sand Mar" by Ethel
Hoffman.
Critics Report-By Edward H.
Blackman.
Next came the decision Of the
Judges that the negative side had
won the debate. This was delivered
by the Rev. W. S. Holmes.
Then came reading of the prize
essay by Miss Kathryn Josey
on "a Comparison of the Priciples
Which Led to the Revolutionary
War, With Those That Led to the
War Between the States"
Benediction.
Friday Evening.
The program for last evening
was as follows:
Prayer by DR.. H. w. Bays.
Ss.lutatory by Pet Brunson.
Glass History, by Glare Lowman.
Essay-"Tomato Clubs, W Susie
Southerland.
Essay-"Orangeburg's Need of a
High School Building, by W. Jack
Bryant.
Glass Poem, by Kathryn E. Josey.
Essay-"The Progress Of South
Carolina" by Bessie Murphy.
Essay-"The Panama Canal,' by
Julian s. Wolfe.
Essay-"Arbitration," by Andrew
C. Dibble, Jr.
Essay-"The American Girl" by
Pansy Edwins.
Essay-"Dame Fashion" by Mary
Lou Dibble.
Essay-"A Mothers Influence" I"
by Blanche Edwins.
Glass Prophecy, by Georgia Sims.
Essay-"Dairying in the South, by
Lou Ella Westbury.
Essay-'The Mexican Revolu-
tion," by Francis Rodrigues.
Essay-"Our~ Day, an Epoch Of
Progress" by Lawrence X. Sturkie,
Jr.
Essay-"Advantages OF Country
Life" Holiday Verdery.
Glass VIII, by Chester Reeves.
Yaledictory, by John J. Riley.
Awarding OF Diplomas.
Benediction.
i -ee-a
Notes From Cope.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-03

CdlQeQ III LUOSt lOCdlllIeS uSl z IhS
tick had been exterminated, said:
'More cattle are being raised. and
a better grade of breeding stock Is
being introduced; calves grow faster,
and cattle put on flesh more rapidly
during the grazing season and go in
to the winter in better condition be-
cause of the absence of the ticks;
they can be marketed without quar-
antine restrictions. and higher
prices are being obtained: dairy COWS
give a larger yield of milk, and
values of farm lands are enhanced.
Aside from its own observations. the
Bureau has received from persons
in the released territory numerous
letters and other expressions con-
firming the foregoing facts and testi-
flying to the great benefits following
the determination of the ticks
The management of the Southern
Railway Company. believing that the
determination Of the tick will he
highly beneficial to all cattle raisers
within the quarantined area, is es-
pecially anxious to encourage this
work in the territory traversed by
its lines. The United States Depart
ment of Agriculture has published
Farmers Bulletins giving complete
information as to the tick and as to
the methods of destroying it which
have proven most effective.
T shall be glad to ask DR.. A. D. Mel
vim, Chief of the Bureau Of Animal
Industry in the Department of Ag-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Schwarz stands forth az Americas great
est commercial attorney. and real bene-
factor TO commerce, trade and industry.
Ten years ago Adolph VI. Schwarz be-
gan the practice OF law in a little eight
by ten room at No. 1l5 Dearborn street
Chicago, poorer even than the proverbially
poor young lawyer. To-day his field OF
activity in his especial branch Of legal
practice-that Of commercial LAWS as
broad as his country. He cares for from
eight TO ten thousand clients and handles
monthly from twenty-five 20 thirty thou
sand claims in his New York Chicago and
Boston Offices corresponds with over i've
thousand OF his specially selected corre-
spending attorneys all over the country
and abroad; employs over seventy-hve
people has large and handsomely equipped
law offices established in all OF the great
commercial centres Of the United States
and is on the eve OF an invasion OF Eng
land and the Continent
To one who knows Mr.. Schwarz his sue
cess is not a matter of wonder In his
own personality are to be found all the
elements that have placed him among the
leading lawyers OK his day He has Ideas
and a tremendous energy and knows no
stopping point. His motto is Expedition.
and the quick results he secures are as
startling 10 his clients as they are salts
factory. The client whose claim has been
the winner in what he thought a lost
cause passes on the name OF Schwarz as
that OF a lawyer whose methods are
vigorous, persistent. successful and honor
able. An these things account for the
astounding growth or Mr.. Schwarz's bdsi'
ness
Adolph NJ. Schwarz is native OF Aus
tria having been born In Tarnopol only
forty years ago. a town whore misery is
rampant. lie landed IN this country as an
immigrant when he was sixteen years Of
age with less than 81 in his pocket. and
unable 20 speak the English language and
no one 10 go 10. lie came straight from
Vienna, where he worked as an errand
boy m a drygoods house from . O'Clock
in the morning until ? o'clock az night.
AZ from the age OF twelve until be said
goodby 10 Austria.
IL was IN Chicago, the city which has
f0stered so many other live wires that
he received his education and made his
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
MAJOR EDWARD p. RElcHHELM.

Among the many Germans who have
forged to the front in the business world
OF New York there are few with a better
record and reputation than Mr.. L. p.
Reichhelm. the head OF the well-known
mechanics tool house. z. p. Reichheim &
Co. Inc, located at No. q John street. who
are the principal owners OF the American
Gas Furnace Company and the American
Swiss File and Tool Company.
As tool house they have made a spe-
cialty of tie fine tools used by jewellers.
slversmlths, eugravers, watch case manu-
facturers. dentists. manufacturers Of scien-
tidc Instruments. and other artistic metal
work only the best are good enough, is
the trademark of the firm, and it has al
ways been lived up 20 70 the fullest extent
OF the firms ability.
Mr. Rechhelm came 10 America from
Germany in 1875 and enlisted. in 1861, in
the Cd Missouri Infantry and was dis
charged az captain in the 5lst United States
Colored Infantry IN June. 1s66.
on returning from the war he became a
clerk. and in 1873 formed the firm or Cess
vein e Reichhelm. tool dealers. which was
dissolved in 1876. 70 be followed by the
formation Of the firm of Z. p. Reichhelm
& Co.
He organized the American Gas Furnace
Company In 1857. founded upon original
ideas OF his own suggested by experience
and observations made in shops with
which he dealt. and the company now
enjoys a worldwide reputation as gas
engineers. He also founded. in 1899. the
American Swiss File and Tool Company.
Though always a busy man. he has kept
up his attachment for his military life and
is a past commander in the Grand Army
OF the Republic and a member Of the Loyal
Legion. He belongs 10 the Masonic order
and the Cooper Union Alumni. In politics
he is an independent Republican He was
the first president or the Park Commis-
sion Of Bayonne. y J., where he resides,
and recently headed the movement for the
adoption OF the commission form of gov
eminent in that city.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
ADOLPH M. SCHWARZ
The Great Commercial Attorney

In no country so much as in America
does there exist 40 complete dependence
upon the especial talents OF the individual
lawyer. American law per Sc demands
from him who makes IL his calling the
highest deCree OF mental alertness and
Isborious research. Cases are won by the
learning, wit or oratorical gifts Of the
counsel Hence, no country has furnished
so magnificent a scope for the practitioner
In any branch Of the law as has America
20 the one who is alive 70 his oDportuni-
ties. In justice 10 the members Of the
American bar Il must be said that these
opportunities are seldom despised by
them and we'll posted counsel is not rare
even among the most obscure followers
Of the profession. The country lawyer
has generally made John Marshall, Chief
Justice the subject Of his first forensic
effort, and lpnceforth has fixed his eyes
upon that great legal luminary as the
standard he must attain.
In certain departments OF law, however,
the practitioner does not have IN mind
sphere OF action which Will bring him an
access OF personal Importance SO much
as a field which will afford him I'M oppOr~
tunity for greater usefulness. IN COM
mercial litigation this is especially the
case. and IN this connection Adolph NJ.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
WOOlWORTH. THE MAN.

A most interesting personality Is that Of
THIS many-sided man of merchandise and
-inance Tai and well formed, he looks out
~ one through pair of blue eyes mild In
their general effect. though having a quail
ity which suggests a deep insight Always
carefully and appropriately attired. Mr.
Woolworth appears the well groomed busi-
ness man. There Is an air Of ease IN his
movement. which IN no way suggests the
nan ~ hts heavy and multiudinous re-
sponsibllitIes. so thoroughly are all Of his
business enterprises systemized that. 10 all
outward appearances. they run automat-
cally. II is as though q master mind had
conceived and executed some great noise
less machine. Democratic u mind and
ca.uv approachable st All times, MI Wool
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
MASON MANUFACTURING CON-
PANY. THE BIRTHPLACE OF
AMERICAN STEAMFlTTlNG.

The steamhtting busness in this country
first saw the Light in the year lS4l at No.
S5 Ann street, New York City, with the
firm OF Mason & Walwortn. with Charles
NJ. Gould as special partner. In lSj2 this
firm was succeeded by that OF Joseph Ma
son q CO.. and in 1872 by The Mason Manu-
featuring Company. and in 1854 uy Mason
Manufacturing Company. its present title.
Joseph Mason. the greatest genius In the
history OF steamntting ofiiciated as pres
ldent OF the Mason Manufacturing Com
pany until his death. lie invented scroll
dies. steam traps taper Joints for radiators
partitions In radiator tubes. three-way ma
chimes. globe valves. cast and malleable
fittings. etc. lie was also the first 70 use
small pipe (3iaN incm for steam heating
During this period the present quarters OF
the Mason Manufacturing Company at No.
Il Beekman street. and extending through
20 40. a Fulton street were erected. and
since then have been continuously occu-
pied by the company.
The Mason Manufacturing Company
eventually drifted into the jobbing OF
rteam supplies. stu manufacturing some o.
the steam specialties invented by Joseph
Mason and his son. Al one time a large
plumbing supply department was in opera
ton. but this was abandoned In 1902.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
PATTERSON BROTHERS.

.r,,is we'll known and conservative hard
,,,,. house was established in lSS. and
has occupied the same premises. at No
o- Park Row. since lSs They arc recos-
r.zad leaders in their line. enjoy an en-
,.sbIe reputation for business integrity
and are noted for tie large and diversified
s,ock of goods which they make It point
o.. have ON hand at all times, insurins
prorlpt deliveries.
,,i3. from 20 most comprehensive stock
80 ,.,orsl hardware. metals. etc. they
-. an extensive line Of material re-
,.1..red for inventive and experimental pur-
ro.as and thoir wide experience and
,.,.,,.,edce enable them 20 specialize on
80. rarely obtaIna-le from stock else
,rt.g aim 10 render the best possible
-e-rlc, In al departments ana are con
t,rusIiv improving their methods 70 the
b..b,sr 5saree of chiciencH conduHi'e to
80 t,,.-.eta of their patrons
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
p. w. WOOLWORTH.

ment on rotten foundation, the city
should see 20 IL that only the very best ma
terials are used and that a permanent, firm
ly placed foundation is constructed. Now
they put down rotten materials, so that an
excuse may be had FOR graft in connection
with repairs.
1T is folly 10 complain OF hard times,
when annually hundreds Of millions are be-
Ing stolen or wasted I'm New York and other
cities throughout the country.
The increase IN the cost Of living in this
country is due. in a large measure. to reck-
less and wanton waste OF public funds
Many are callous 10 complaints OF graft
and public extravaganza. But the average
citizen to-day is carrying an enormous
extra burden as a direct result OF dlssipa-
tion Of public funds.
Many OF the cities OF Germany are
models Of civic efficiency which New York
and other American municipalities might
well pattern after. There they have a
counterpart OF a system which I suggest
for this country. The Mayor. or Burgo-
master, is chosen for his integrity and ex-
ccutive capacity. and graft IS practically
unknown.
In England too. municipal executives
are chosen for their special aptitude for
administration. There, as result are well
paved streets and efficiency OF administra-
ton.
why cannot We in America enjoy the
same benefits Of efficient administration as
90 our Teutonic cousins or our British
brothers.
II believe the time is not far distant when
there shall be a general awakening TO our
civic obligations and the utter elimination
Of graft"
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

There is one way and only one way for
the citizens OF American cities to get rid Of
that greatest OF municipal evils, graft,
and that is totally 70 eliminate the present
system OF electing their mayors.
THE Mayor Of New York should he en-
pIoyed by the city and should be selected
from the country az large. He should be
picked solely for his business capacity, In
tegrity and executive ability. and should
hold his position for Nfe-or at least until
he should prove unworthy for his high
trust.
"To run New York properly Is a bigger
job than directing our largest private cor
poration, the Billlon-Dollar Steel Trust $50
called. Therefore. We should have a man
Of greater executive ability than the head
Of that corporation, and we should pay him
bigger salary, 10 command his time ana
best Efforts
Such were some Of the declarations OF
Frank W. Woolworth. in many respects one
of the most remarkable men Of the age
business man Of extraordinary originality
Of methods and wonderful achievements.
Taciturn 10 the point Of extreme reticence,
reserved IN manner ard careful IN utter
ance, IL was with much difficulty that a
representative OF The Tribune succeeded
after several calls on Mr.. Woolworth' in
inducing him 20 talk for publication. Time
and again effcrts 10 get Mr.. Woolworth 70
permit the use Of his name In connection
with a candidacy for high Office have
proved uuavailing Business men who are
aware OF mis- great capacity for organiza-
ton and administration have sought 10 in
cuce him 20 devote at least part OF his
time To the public service, but he has al
ways turned a deaf car 70 their requests.
"I have no desire for political preferment
and I don't want any Office" has been HE
lnvarable reply 10 those who have ap-
preached him. Besides, the present sys-
tenn Of permitting politics 20 dominate In
government is all wrong. 4 man cant
make good under IT, II should be changed,
and sorne day il will be changed
When Mr.. Wooiworth speaks Y IS with
the authority OF one who by the applica-
ton Of strict business principles TO condi-
tons has, I'm a few years, developed an
original capital Of so into n present buying
capacity Of perhaps az many millions. ec-
cordinr to franciers who are familiar with
HE achievements.
From a place Of absolute obscurity, as o
clerk IN drvgoods store I'm a small town
I'm Northern New York. Mr. Woolworth has
worked his way along original lines 10 a
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

therein by the passengers. Each served the
purpose in a way, but the coins accumu-
lated TO an enormous amount; great eX-
pense was necessitated FOR the accounting
and transferring OF the funds. and RI
very large percentage OF the small coins
IN circulation were constantly locked up IN
these safes the email change problem be-
came serious.
It was at this juncture that the johnson
Registering Fare Box came into uss. This
was the invention OF Mr.. j. NJ Johnson.
the inventor OF the Johnson Coin Counting
Machine, now used by the United States
Treasury. United States suo-treasuries and
by leading banks and traction companies
throughout the world. The crude system
that was in use came to the notice OF Mr..
Johnson and the idea occurred TO him that
the construction OF u fare box that would
record the coins as deposited and then re-
turn them to conductors, so that they
could be used in making change, would
eliminate a vast amount OF labor annoy
ance and expense. He had had eight years
experience in building machines for count
ing coin. so that the production Of a model
that counted and separated and registered
coins accurately was the work Of few
months. but he found that in actual service
on a streetcar such device must have
almost human intelligence. Passengers
seemed TO consider fare boxes ak the legu-
mate dumping ground for all muuiated or
counterfeit coin they could not work on
elsewhere, and a long term OF experiments
was necessary before he could perfect
device that would not be disabled by such
coins and that might insure their being
run through tho box and returned to pas
sengers in return FOR good ones. Also. ne
found that the counting Of coins mechan-
ically and accurately on jclting. vibrating
streetcar was another difficult prooieh'
That too. ne solved after months Of enort-
Finally Mr. Johnson's machine met all re-
ouirements of the street railway traffic. ana
he organized the Johnson Fare Box Com
pany. OF No I Madison avenue, New YORK.
for their manufacture.
This was rot Mr. Johnsons first effort 70
terminate archaic systems Of counting
money. About ten years ago he was en-
ployed as an expert coin counter In the
Chicago Sub-Treasury, and It occurred to
him that there should be some mechanical
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
JOHNSON FARE BOX COMPANY.

method Of counting coin more rapidly ara
accurately. With characteristic YANKEES
ingenuity and energy he devised nt,s
machine which courts one thousand coihs
a minute with absolute accuracy and -
now In general use In the United states
Treasury and gub-tTeasuries. the Bank or
England and the treasures OF various
European and South American countries.
as well as banks and street railways
throughout the world.
Experience gained in the manufacture OF
bis coin counting machines proved OF vast
assistance 10 Mr. Johnson In the invention
of his registering fare box. The writer re-
Gently deposited his fare in one OF them on
tie Metropolitan system In New York and
was curious to know more Of their con-
struction. 1t seemed a rather intricate task
for 2 machine to count one fare for nvs
pennies. one for a nickel and two for
dime. and add the total upon a register in
dollars and cents. but II II really very
simple when explained. The device Is Of
about the size of an ordinary typewriter
and is constructed throughout Of steel, with
q glass receptacle into which coins are de-
posted so that they can be clearly seen by
the conductor The coins are passed
through the box ny tulNilt~ ~ ANNs' ''e"~'
As much as BIO. in pennies, nickels and
dimes can be dropped into the receptacle
AT one time and counted IN one minuts-
About a hundred miscellaneous battered
coins. slugs and counterfeits were thrown
into the receptacle and passed through
without cIoggh's each registering aeco'
rately.
Another style ~ fare box. also OF ss.'
Johnson's invention. is in operation on -
Third Avenue Railroad, New York city.
trip over that line. Up through the Bower1 |
and the congested East Side. showed thai
they are capable Of handling the heaviest
traffic The Third Avenue fare boxes also
register passengers IN addition. 70 countine
the coins deposited. recording each pas
senger on a totaIizing and trip register. .
gong ringing 10 announce each passenger.
IN view OF the success with which this
new American invention Is working In New
York. u is not strange that IL Is being rap
idly installed by street railway coupanisa
throughout the country. and before long
Will be taken as a matter of course, a. are
the typewriter and adding machins.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

worth is as in1exible as adamant once he
has made up his mind. lie associates
closely with the heads OF his departments
and there is the utmost feeling Of cordialty
alNsvs-but all know that his orders are
10 be carried out to the letter.
Graft is totally unknown In the Wool
worth system. Merit and devotion 10 ousi-
ness are the qualities which insure con-
tluuous place on the vast Woolworth pay
roll.
\ philosopher mas declared that Genius
is an infinite capacity for taking pains
II is that capacity for taking pains. that
careful attention 20 detail. which has been
SO great q factor IN the wonderful WOOL
worth success.
While having o capacity for dlsposing Of
large matters swiftly. he never loses sight
Of the minutis OF business.
Mr.. Woolworth has found time 70 cult
vate the artistic side while so busy with
commercial matters He has collected
some very fine paintings, some OF which
adorn the spacious reception room of his
extensive head Offices in the Stewart
Building, overlooking City Hall Park
Many Of his finer specimens OF the
painters art embellish the walls Of his
beautiful residence. on Fifth avenue, az
S0th street.
lfr. woolworth is essentially q home
loving man. and takes particular delight in
spending as many hours as possible with
Mrs Woolworth and their attractive chill
dren. He is a lover OF outdoor life and Is
devoted to motoring. Also, he likes 20
WELD a golf club, but foregoes the pleas
ures OF the links because OF lack Of time.
He IS essentially a man Of acton-noise-
less action-llke that OF a we'll fabricated
mechanism.
He has done great things, and his big
achievements are only just begun.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The past decade has seen an enormous
influx OF people from the farms and the
country towns into the cities. Every week
hundreds sometimes thousands. OF immi-
grants land in New York. and great pro-
portion Of them stay there. These daily
additions 10 the normal population OF the
great city bring with them the greatest
problem. that OF providing transportation
facilities for a passenger list that is grow
ing with q constantly increasing ratio. Not
only must the passenger be given the best
service possible, but the street railway
companies themselves need protection from
many abuses
great forward step was taken when
prepayment streetcars were first intro
duced It was found that the installation
of fare boxes practically ended the pilfer-
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

and secretary of tho Prnce-Lauten Com
pany. he was prominent i'm the Roosevelt
campaign. and made "a memorable race
against jacob I:uppe~t in the congressional
cawDaign OF 1904 RE was also strongly
fgdorsad and lis name presented TO Gov
.-ror Hughes as a candidate FOR city Court
Judge.
Mr. Prince is member OF the Repuolican
club and various other social and charlta-
bic organizations.