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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
TELLS AWFUL STORY
ENGLISH OFFICER WRITES OF
ITALIAN CRUELTY.
Lieut.. Herbert Montague Declares
That European Troops Are Prac-
ticing Barbarious Atrocities.


ticing Barbarious Atrocities.
A cablegram from London says agi-
tation against atrocities by Italians
in Tripoli, which has sprung up in
the British press and is supported by
a few members Of the house of COM
mons since uncenso1 ed reports ar
rived from English newspaper CORE
spondents concerning recent occur
rences in Tripoli, received fresh i'm
petus through a telegram received by
a news agency from Herbert Monta-
que, a second lieutenant in the Fifth
Fusiliers. He telegraphed from
Soulkeli, via the Tunis frontier:
II feel it my duty to send to you
the following telegram and beg you
in the name Of Christianity to publish
it throughout England. I am an Eng
lish officer, now volunteer, serving
in the Turkish army here.
"As you know already about the
ferccieus resistance which the Turks
and Arabs are offering the Italians,
will only express my admiration for
their bravery and fortitude.5 which
would warm the hearts of any Eng
lishman or of any true soldier in the
world.
Imagine my feelings when, on en-
tering and driving the Italians cut of
Arab houses, which they had fortified
and were holding, we discovered the
bodies of some 120 women an chill:
dren with their hands and feet
bound, mutilated, pierced and torn
Later on we found mosque filled
with bodies of women and children
mutilated almost beyond recognition
I could not count them, but there
must have been 600 or 400.
"Can not England do something tc
stop such horror in our Christian
times you can hardly believe it, but
is true nevertheless. I myself have
seen it, so know. Even now we are
getting news Of further rnassacres oil
women discovered on different farms
lately occupied by Italians when they
slaughtered the innocents obviously
was one OF revenge for their heavy
losses in battle. We ar at this point
under heavy shrappel of fire, SO you
must excue me II the sentences are
somewhat disjointed. There is also
an aercplane circHng over our posi-
tion and directing the enemys gur
fire On u.s., y, a..-
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
POISON IN BODIES EXHUaIED.
Stronger Case. Against Chicago Wo
man Now Near Death.

Poison found in the viscera Of two
more of the ten persons who had died
mysteriously beneath the roof of Mrs.
Louise Vermilya, Chicago, made more
than tangible Friday the suspicious
and accusation made against the wo-
man. She still Is at the county jail
hospital, where she lies Ill from at
tempts to take her own life. Toxi-
cologist Walter l.. Haines Friday no.
titled the coroner's Office that arsenic
was present in large quantities in the
viscera of Conductor Richard T.
Smith and of Frank Brinkamp, the
latter being Mrs. Vermilya's son. In
the case of Frank Rrinkamp, Mrs.
Vermilya's favorite son, the fiancee
of the boy induced an investiga-
ton.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
DEMOCRATS WIN NEW MEXICO.
Elect All State Officers and One
United States Senator.

In her first election New Mexico
goes Democratic. The entire Demo
cratic State ticket headed by w. G.
Mcdonald for governor, as we'll as
congressional candidates H. r. Fergu-
san and Paz Valverde, have majori-
ties between five and six thousand.
With many outlying districts I'LL
heard from, interest in Tuesday S
elections centers in the neck and neck
race between the Republicans and
Democrats and Progressive Republi-
cans coalition for the contrCi of the
legislature, WHICH elected two United
States senators.
Latest returns give the Republi-
cans 33 out of 70 votes in the joint
assembly and the coalition 50 with
four seats in doubt. Should the CO.
aliton control the legislature, it is
expected that one OF the new senators
will be Democrat.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
THEY WANT FIEND'S LIFE.
Angry Mob Threatens to Lynch AS
snilant of Young Girl.

At Meyersdale, Pa, hundreds Of
enraged citizens surrounded the bor-
ough jail Friday night, threatening to
lynch isaiah Dorman, aged %, ne
gro, who is alleged to have attacked
Ethel Morgan, a white child, aged
8 years Thursday night. After max
ing two attempts to get the negro to
the county jail at Somerset, Pa, the
authorities were compelled to rush
the prisoner back TO the borough jail
At each attempt the mob intercepted
them and almost secured the negro.
At $3.50 they decided to barricade the
jail and try to keep off the mob un-
til reinforcements arrive. Recruits
ore pouring in from the country dis
tricts to aid the mob, while men are
being summoned from all parts of
the country to protect the negro. ~
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
Nl1.. Wickersham's Reply.
. of ATTORNEY General,

Office of Attorney General,
Washington, D. c., Nov. s, 1911,
Hon. Wyatt Aiken, NJ. NJ, Abbeville
South Carolina.
My Dear Sir: I have your favor OF
31st ultimo. l quite agree with you
on the general proposition that, ii
cornering a product which is dealt in
interstate commerce, for the purpose
Of increasing its price, is illegal, sim.
liar cornering for the purpose of de-
pressing its price is likewise illegal
The formation of corner for the in
creasing Of the price is easily under,
stood \ number Of men get togeth-
er and, by their combined means OF
credit, buy up enough Of the commod-
ity to controll the market, withhold
it from sale until the demand for it
forces the price to the point at which
they are willing to let it 60, and
thereby impose upon the manufactul
er, who must use the product, the
burden of an artificial price.
It is not so clear by what process q
"bear pool" is organized or conduct.
ed, and I have no evidence in this de.
partment Of tangible character
which enables me to form the opinion
that any designated individuals have
combined to depress the price Of cot,
ton below its normal figure. More.
over, it is not quite clear in my mind
how such a bear pool" can operate
to restrain interstate commerce.
suppose the method by which such g
combination would operate would be
to throw upon the market at given
time a quantity OF commodity in ex,
cess of the demand which would re
suit in its being taken only at prices
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
= = IS f,v,,.
SERVES MIN u !
JAIL SENTENCE FOR ABDUCToR
OF YOUNG GIRL.
Her Preacher Affinity Doffs His Dis
graceG Ministerial Garb for Prison
Stripes.

Stripes.
A dispatch from Shelby, N. c., says
Rev. B. L. Padgett, the holiness min
lister indicted under several charges
for illegal relations with pretty Miss
Carrie Stockton of Kings Mountain,
was convicted Of the most serious Of
the charges against him in the su-
perior court of Cleveland county at
that place. Judge Webb sentenced
Padgett to two years in the State
fpenitentiary, and Solicitor Wilson
cancelled the other indictments
against him.
Padgett is tall, rather handsome
man, with an intellectual face. He
first knew the Stockton girl when she
was mere child, twelve years ago,
and has been going to her home in
Kings Mountain since that time. Some
time ago he held series Of meetings
there and boarded at the Stockton
home, several members Of the family
being members of his church. He
seemed to be infatuated with this lit
tie daughter and made gifts of cloth
ing and jewelry.
There are other indictments stand
ing against Padgett in Burke County,
N. c., and Greenville, S. c., both
growing out Of his relations with the
Stockton girl The charge against
him at Greenville is for kidnapping
the girl, the arrest having been made
in Atlanta. He will be turned over to
the Greenville authorities when he
completes his sentence in North Car
olina. The charge against him in
Burke County is a more serious one
than that on which he was convicted
at Shelby, having been capital Of
fense prior to a charge of statue a
few years ago.
During the trial Mrs. Padgett and
hissdaughter sat besides him and lis
tened intently to the evidence. Many
people were at Shelby from Kings
Mountain where the sentiment is
strong against him.. and the court
room was crowded throughout the
hearing Of the evidence. The Stock
ton holding a position as supe-intend-
ent of the spinning room in one of the
large mills there.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
YOUNG GIRL WAS KILLED
And Her Body Was Thrown in the
Miami River.

A Miami, Fla, dispatch says that
Hattie Parcel the 15-year-old girl
whose body was found in the Miami
river was dead when thrown in the
water, was the principal testimony
brought out at Tuesdays trial of P.
C. Cox, charged with the murder.
The evidence was given by DR.. A.
G. Post, who conducted the post NOR
tenn examination. According to DR..
Post, the girls wounds indicated
that she had been killed with sand
bag and that she mad been dead about
twelve hours when found. The con-
dition of the body indicated that it
had been in the watch only aboul
eight hours, as there was no water in
the lungs or stomach. 1t is expected
that it will be several days before the
States evidence is completed
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
Died in n Little Pond.

Thomas Estridge, a white man,
about 45 years old, committed suicide
Friday by drowning, jumping into
pond near the Lancaster cotton mills.
A party saw him when he jumped
into the water and attempted to res
cue him. He was in the last stages
Of pellagra. He leaves blind wifea
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
KILLED IN GIN SIIArTING.
4 Pickcns Man Caught and Crushed
to Death at Gin.

Mr.. Riley Porter, OF the Mountain
View section of PickenS county, was
killed Thursday by being caught in a
line shaft at his brothers gin. Mr..
Porter was working at the gin at the
time of the accident. He went to
put a belt on a wheel and lis right
arm was caught and broken off above
his elbow. He was carried twice
around the shaft and received inter-
nal injuries. He lived about seven
hours, and remained conscious until
he died.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
SAYS lie Was THE MAN
ATLANTA JUDGE SAYS GAME
WAS WORKED ON HIM.
The Case of the Want Ad. Wooing
Preacher in Atlanta Seems to Be

Mixed Up.
An Atlanta dispatch says the Fer
rell matrimonial case is holding the
minds of people Of that city puzzled
as one development follows another
in surprising succession. Letters
have been received by Judge Nash R,
Broyles from Gaffney, S. c., indicat-
ing that the man who appeared be-
fore him last Thursday saying he was
the Rev. WA. Ferrell was an i'm
personator who simply wanted to
clear the name of Ferrell.
On November a man giving his
name as Rev. w. A. Ferrell was ar
rested on complaint of young lady
the man having answered anony-
mously an advertisement she placed
in the paper asking for a position
as bookkeeper and offering to marry
her. The case was dismissed as the
mans proposition seemed to have
been sincere.
Last Thursday another gentleman
presented himself to Judge Broyles
with letters showing he was Rev. W
A. Ferrell and declared that the first
man was an imposter who had used
his name without authority. The
Judge gave him a letter of exonera.
ton.
Letters just received indicate thai
friend of the real Rev. Ferrell who
was in fact tried in Atlanta, came
to Atlanta and obtained the exonera'
ton by deception. A picrore was
sent in one Of the letters-a minia
ture of Rev. w. A. Ferrell-and il
is pronounced by the judge and court
attendants as photograph Of the
man who was tried at Atlanta for his
want-ad wooing.
!, The case seems to be much mixed
up. Mr.. Ferrell may have to ap
peal to his conference, which sooI
meets at Bennettsville to look into
the matter and exonerate him. This
Is the best course for him to pur'
sue if he was not really the man who
was tried before Judge Broyles al
Atlanta. -
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
Leg Cut OFF by Box Car.

While standing on passenger
track. at Spartanburg Junction Tues
day afternoon. watching south
bound train pull out, General Fore
man ]. w. Rideout, of the Southern
Railway, was struck by a box car,
which was backed up against him.
He was dragged ten or fifteen feet
and his left leg completely severed
from his body.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16

the supreme court OF the United
States and is now under considera-
ton. If the court shall decide the
essential question involved and not
let the case go of on technical mat
ter Of pleading, we may have some
light which will be of aid in the en-
forcement Of the law against other
combinations of a like character. But,
aside from that. my greatest difficulty
I should have in dealing with the case
you mention is what l have outlined
above.
Very respectfully,
Geo. W. Wickersham,
Attorney General &.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
DefeS HIeaSc'S Parole.

At Columb bia Mayor Gibbes took is.
sue with the governor Of South Car
olina by refusing to release Bratton
Pettigrew, who was paroled, having
been convicted in the recorders court
on a charge Of drunkenness. Petit
grew was a frequent offender.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
SUGGS ABDUCTED A GIRL.
Arrested in Darlington and Carried
Back to Florence.

Winston L. 'SUggs, a white man
about % years of age, was arrested
in Darlington Tuesday, charged with
abducting young white girl who Is
a member of we'll known family of
Florence. Suggs was taken up on a
warrant issued by the mother of the
child, and taken to Florence for a
hearing. A preliminary was held be-
fore Magistrate McClenegan, and
Suggs was committed to Jail to await
trial. 1t is stated that Suggs mar
ried into a prominent family IN Flor
ence,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
WAS KILLED IN GIN.
Two Brothers Met Death at Different
Times Same Way.

Mr.. Wyatt II. Virgins, prosper
Gus farmer and a prominent citizen
Of Coats, n. c., was killed instantly
Wednesday, when ho was caught on
the line-shaft of his gin Mr.. Wig
gins was working near the gin and
in some manner his clothing was
caught in the shafting and he was
hurried to his death before the ma
chinery gould be stopped. Mr.. Wiley
Virgins, brother Vt the rereased
was killed in Georgia about twenty
years ago in exactly the same man
ner.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16

which the purchasers thought would
enable them to sell. at a profit.
I don't at all know what the prac-
tice is among the cotton growers in
your State, for instance, respecting
the sale Of their product. When /
last had occasion to examine the
question, which was few years ago,
the crop was pretty generally sold to
the cotton factors before it was pick
ed, the price being based upon the
prevailing price of the previous year,
and Increased or decreased according
to the ratio between the crop produc-
ed in the country the preceding year,
and the estimated crop Of the current
year.
Generally speaking, I take it that
the "bulls" and bears are the bro
kers who, on the cotton exchange, at
given time, are seeking to increase
and depress prices respectively. The
bears" are trying to beat down the
prices in order TO buy at lower fig
ure and the bulls" are trying to run
prices up in order to sell at a, higher
figure.
The interests of the spinners would
be, generally, with the "bears," and
the interests of the factors, or cotton
dealers, would be with the bulls" A
"bear" movement would be initiated
if, for example, concerns dealing in
cotton had borrowed very largely on
close margin and, for some reason
or other, were compelled 10 sell for
the purpose of meeting other loans.
and a movement, once begun, toward
the lowering of prices, would be apt
to gain headway because other peo-
pie, having cotton OH margin, would
be fearful of greater loss If they wait
ed until the price went lower, and so
would rush into the market determin-
ed to get rid of their product at a
given time.
How a bear pool" would operate,
I confess l do not quite understand,
nor do l know of the existence Of any
such pool. BY. pool l mean group
of men VINO, for the purpose Of con-
trolling the price Of commodity, in
their own interest. buy sufficiently
! large amount of the property to en-
able them to control the price in the
market l write, giving you just my
impressions Of the subject, because
you may have fuller knowledge than
|, and | should be very glad TO have
you give me any detailed information
available to you, going to show the
existence and operation of any combi-
nation formed for the purpose Of de-
pressing the price of cotton.
In the proceeding against those en-
gagged in the so-called "bull cotton
pool which the government brought
a year or so ago, the United States
circuit court in New York held that
corners were illegal and immoral,
| but that a combination formed to
corner and enhance the price of cot
ton did not operate in restraint of in
terstate commerce even though, as
was alleged in the Indictment, the
necessary effect, as we'll as the intend
ed purpose, of the combination was to
increase the price which the spinners
had to pay and, as matter of fact,
by so increasing the prize large per-
centage of the spinners had refrained
from manufacture and had thereby
been restrained in commerce among
the several States. An appeal from
the judgment Of the court, sustain
ing a demurrer to the essential counts
OF the indictment, has been argued in
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
Yacht Missing.

The steam yacht Alvina owned by
Jos. F. Cole of Duluth, Minn., has
not reported her whereabouts since
the "big blow" of Saturday and early
inquiries Tuesday failed to give any
trace of her.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
Client ThraShcs Lawyer.

When he lost his case in the police
court at Richmond, Va, Encole Su-
breizi, a tailor, turned upon and vio-
lently assaulted his lawyer, Walter
Rhodes. Justice Turner ordered Sub
reizi imprisoned for 20 days, but the
Forgiving attorney sought clemency
for his client, and saved him from
Jail. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-16
Farmers Holding Cotton.

Many counties lrc making reports
to the State Farmers union at Co.
lumbia on the cotton holding plan.
A score OF farmers report that 502
bales OF cotton have been pledged in
Anderson county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-09
Minor Operations.

Surgeons Son - What is a minor
operation," pa? Surgeon - One FOL
which the fee is less than three figures
New York Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-09
A Mistaken Sign Of Generosity,

The young son Of a Germantown
man who lives up to every cent Of his
income heard compliment for his IA
Their the other day and passed it on.
thinking to please the parental heart
and win future favors perhaps from
the parental purse.
Heard something nice about you,
dad" he announced over the dinner
table
"Ah, that's pleasantv' murmured IA
Their modestly.
Heard you was awful good to
mother" went on the boy.
Il hope treat your mother as man
should treat the person he cares most
for" responded father evenly.
Heard you were SO generous to her
that every one in town knew about it.
Heard man say every one was talk
ing about it too. He said everything
you had was in your wife's name"
The fathers countenance underwent
a sudden change. He sputtered for a
moment painfully. Then he spoke.
"You go to bedv' said papa.-Phils
delphia Ledger.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-09
Al Local TheQters
Murray.

'sSassys
For its closing week the Murray is
offering just the kind of shows that
appeals to all summer amusement
seekers. plenty of good singing and
music. The headliners. the Charities
Sisters and Holiday are pleasing in
personality. have good voices and
change their costumes often. Each
song is given with special, drop, and
every one is extremely popular. Mr..
Holiday opens the act with Pm Aw'
fully Hard to Please" the two girls
posing behind transparency while he
sings the first verse to them. They
then step down from their pose and
finish the number with him, starting
things nicely. The second number is
very pretty whistling number by
Miss Georgia Charities, who is dressed
in animal skin in representation of a
shepherd girl. the back drop showing
drove of sheep winging through the
woodland. The girls have excellent
voices. and Mr.. Holidays work il
equally good.
Besides the Charities Sisters and
Holiday there is Belle Meyers. a dain
ty young miss with a sweet voice and
some very catchy songs. the Ardel
brothers who perform some very nov
lei equilibristic feats, foremost q
which is the upside-down clog dance
by one of the brothers who dances or
la platform suspended on the rigging
and with his partner performing or
the rings suspended from the arms
of the dancer.
The Musical Toys have a musica
act that could we'll be featured on an.
bill. They carry all of their own spe
cial scenery and it is one of the mos
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-09
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