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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-08-24

MT anu MIS- OlldIleS - VI SSi Va
Rocky Mount, N c, are spending
some DAYS with relatives in town.
Mr. and Mrs E F Martin left Sat
urday morning for visit to the
formers home in Barnwell county.
Mr. S A Graham and children,
Master Sam and Miss Matte, OF
Gourdins were noted in town Mon
day.
Messrs E c Burgess and BW But
Ter left Tuesday for Northern mar
kets to purchase their stocks of fal!
merchandise.
Mr. E T Speigner of Jonesville,
who has been on visit to his broth
r,Mr r N Speigner, returned home
Friday of last week.
Mr. A C Swails, the popular man.
ager of the Kingstree Dry Goods
Co, has returned from his trip to
New York and Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs J B Harper of Tim
monsville and Miss Mary Morse of
Castalia, \ c. are visiting at the
home of Mr. Edwin Harper.
The Greelyville Livestock Co Of
fers buggies, wagons, agricultural
implements of all kinds at cut prices.
Look for their ad in this issue.
Nearly two dozen members of
.Kirgstree Lodge A F M participat-
ed in the funeral services of Mr. T R
Wilson Tuesday afternoon at Bethel.
Mrs ] w Riser and daughter, Miss
Serena, and Miss Mabel Massengale
of New Decatur, Ala, who have been
on visit to the family of Leroy
Lee, ESQ, have returned home.
Miss Edith Bradley of Wilmington
and Misses Flossie Kellahan and Lii.
ian Alsbrook and Mr. Clarence Ais
brook of Kingstree spent few days
last week on the Isle of Palms.
is Eron has an ad this week that
should appeal to buyers. They han
die first class goods entirely and
charge no more than some others do
for cheap, shoddy merchandise.
Misses Elmer and Halle Kinds
and Master Charlie Blakeley are
home from Hendersonville, where
they have been spending the sum-
mer months.
Inadvertently last week We omitted
from the list Of eXcursioniSts the
names of Mr and Mrs W H Carr,
who are spending a week or two in
Washington. Richmond and other
places of interest.
Capt William Cooper passed
through town Monday en- route from
Asheville,N n C,to his home at Cooper
postoffice. His many friends are
pleased to see Capt Cooper looking
fine and apparently enjoying life.
The Hamer-Thompson companyhas
some interesting advertising news in
it's ad this week. The Overland"
automobile is an exceptionally good
machine and the personnel Of the
agency is sufficient guarantee of re-
liability.
We congratulate our young friend.
Robert Kirk, on winning the bene-
ficiary cadetship at the Citadel
Academy. We hope that his career
the next four years will be a credit
to himself and an honor to the coun-
ty he represents-good old Williams.
burg.
The Kingstree cotton ginnery is
now running every day under the
efficient management of Mr. M A
Ross. While the cotton crop is un-
doubtedly cut short, still there is a
great deal of the staple that should
be brought here to be ginned. The
local ginnery, with brand-new equip
ment and veteran at the helm, is
prepared to do as good work,or bet
ter, than any other ginnery in Will
liamsburg county.
Mr. G F Wearn, representing the
Globe Tailoring Company of Cincin-
natl, will be with the Peoples Mer-
camille Co Septenbcr | and . with
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-08-24

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Mr. S Peres went to Baltimore
this week.
Miss Hazel Gewinner has returned
from Georgetown.
Miss Mary Gordon is visiting rela-
tives at Heinemann.
DrCD Jacobs visited friends at
Gaffney last week.
Miss Louise McGill of Benson is
visiting relatives in town.
Mr. W. Whetsell of Bowman was
here Tuesday on business.
Mr. John Britton visited Waycross,
Ga, several days this week.
Miss Mary James Britton is visit
ing friends at Bennettsvllle.
Miss Ruby Koenecke is visiting
Misses Florrie and Sadie Meyer.
Miss Eunice Harper is visiting
friends at Lakeland and Columbia.
Miss Mamie McClary of Lake City
is the guest of Mrs w K Mcintosh.
= Hon R H Kellahan returrs1 this
J lnorning from Hendersonville, N {.
Miss Cecilia Benjamin of George
town is visiting Mr. LJacobs' family.
Mr. Alex M Gordon, Jr, has gone
to Macon, Ca, to attend Macon COL
lege.
Miss Annie ,Stackley is spending
some time with friends at Greely-
vile.
Mr. P G Gourdin is back from a
trip to the mountains of North Car
olina.
Hon ] P Mcneil, the well-known
Florence attorney, had business here
yesterday.
E Ladson Fshburne, Esq, has re-
turned from a visit to his parents at
WATERFORD.
w L Bass, ESQ. and Mr. G A
Brown of Lake City had business in
Kingstree Monday.
Miss Florrie Meyer returned last
week from a most pleasant visit to
friends at Sumter.
Miss Annie Miller has returned
from an extended visit to relatives
at Brunswick, Ga.
Mr. Louis Jacobs many friends are
pleased to see him out again after
several days illness.
DR. and Mrs w Y Brockington left
Tuesday afternoon for Wrightsville
Beach for few days outing.
Miss Margaret Ross is spending
some days with her friend, Miss
Kathleen Minus, at st George.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-16

The lowercostofliving has arrived;
salt costs one-tenth of cent per i've
pounds, less. Fine-nOW il the price
will be reduced on some of the things
we eat with salt, everybody'H get
fat.
After coquetting with the w. G. T.
u, Mr.. Bryan is now flirting with the
Suffragettes. He recently wrote one
of the cult that her ambition to be
President was worthy her highest
ambition"
Newspaper headline declares "Wall
Street is unhappy over the Trust
suits'-but it isn't half as unhappy
as the people have been over Wall
Streets methods and the Trusts
powers.
A peculiar feature about the So
cialistic doctrine is-just as the lead
ers have declared vehemently that
their ideas on marriage are normal,
along comes a shining light. and de-
clares otherwise. AS witness, the
suit now progressing in New York.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-16
The Good, the Bod, the OtherJCjSe
and O. Feyv LQcOrjcs

At least the newspaper fraternity
should be grateful to Uncle Joe Can
non. Many an otherwise blank space
was made to bloom S for the
Especial correspondent
Tough luck some folks have;
man who had been deaf and dumb
for twenty years fell and struck his
head-the lost faculties were re-
stored, but he died.
Poor man! Life grows harder for
him at every step; Pennsylvania
Judge has ruled that powder, paint
and false hair do not furnish suf-
ficient grounds for divorce.
With the shaving of their CUES the
Chinese seem to be developing Amer
lean daring; a Chinaman recently
completed an aeroplane and has gone
home to China to fly it.
They certainly think lot of their
turkeys in Kentucky; a negro stole a
fat gobbler at Christmas and has just
been sentenced to life Imprisonment
as an "habitual criminal"
With Champ Clark making ad-
dresses to Sunday schools and the
Only Bryan making goo-goo eyes at
Suffragettes whats this country
coming to, anyway?
Oh, we'll, if there's enough money
left after the canal is finished to
fortify it-let's fortify. Besides, it
will give the future Executives splen-
did excuses to take those ''junkets."
A fat man in Chicago got drunk,
went home and fell on a baby which
was sleeping on a bed: of course it
killed the baby and the question now
before the court is, is the fat man a
murderer?
The further along we get in the
political muddle the more does it
seem there is little difference be-
tween the mental equipment of the
donkey and the elephant, excepting
the matter OF size.
y
Among the thefts recorded for last
week were: an automobile, a red-hOt
stove, a ton of chain and some bee
hives. Thus do you see more and
more of the old fallacies fade away
Latest reports from the Mexican
revolution were to the effect that the
full battery of moving picture ma
chimes was in the field and films were
being rapidly rushed to the U. S.
1t would seem Hearst's paper, the
New York American, rather regretted
the harmlessness of Gallagher's bull
let, and is trying to urge some one
else to Finish" Gaynor. One need
only to read the column published
under the head of "The Honor of the
Mayor" to realize this.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-16

RIG MAIL FREE Your name ,t print Iji =
Directory, which reaches thousands Of
firms who will send samples, cata-
logues books papers, magazines, etc.
Send Csc now for a copy of SOME
THING NEW, that Great Texas Matri-
monial, Exchange, Story, Mail Order
Magazine and Mailing Directory and
get your am name net in q BIG MAIL FREE
Address, MELVIN c. CHURCHILL,
Houston, Texas.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-16

find the answer. Probably as the Cat
said to Alice in Wonderland, there
isn't any.
Roosevelt is touring the country,
so it is said-but who would have
thought it?
1t would have really been more ap-
propriate to have called that extra
session on April LIST.
Governor Harmon refuses to have
a dual talk-fest with Perpetual
Bryan: wise old Gov.
President Taft has been making a
noise lately like man who has be-
gun to think for himself.
Help! the London tailors are "em-
broidering gentlemen's waistcoats
with Lace says a fashion item.
The Republican Elephant seems to
be eating ''a right smart of fodder"
out of the Democratic mules rack.
Senator Bailey gave another illus
tration of the famous "Off-again-o
Cheese has been indicated, says
the Baltimore Sun; but what some
cheese needed most was fumigation.
If Lorimer could acquire a nice,
lady-like illness now, and fade away
by Doctors orders, all would be for
given.
Senator Bailey might write a nice
little book on Names I Have Been
Called" We can start him with a
few.
This much may be said of the new
trousers skirt: mother won't have so
hard a time making it Cor them)
over for Willie.
Trousers by any other name would
be awkward and unbecoming to the
average wOman-and the other kind
wouldn't wear 'em.
Awful pail of gloom in Boston,
enough to give the Sacred Goldfish
rheumatism; society DANES $4,000
bulldog died the other day.
Inc OeXterlCy or some rOlkS-! A
novel written of India assures us the
hero watched with both ears" at a
critical stage in his love affair.
Texas seems to be among those
present. in this little Mexican fracas
it is to be hoped the Mexicans won't
get mixed on their topography.
Fancy-a writer from Boston,
Mass, says Washington, D. c., is too
dull on Sunday. When Boston folks
get away they evidently want "some-
thin doin' all the time.
Perhaps the elements are becom-
ing disguised at these awful vote
selling revelations being made in the
West; anyway, lightning struck the
Capitol of Missouri recently, and set
it afire.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-16

same breed, he never gets away from
"the charm of the fancied safety of
darkness
1t would doubtless distress many
Of the nameless towards if they
knew that not one unsigned COM
munication ever gets beyond the eye
of the Secretary; and as she Cor he)
is usually wise, a waste-basket or a
fireplace is the ultimate receptacle
of the unsigned, scurrilous or vitup-
erative letter.
To philosophic mind the question
which propounds itself is this: if
these writer's are really earnest in
their convictions, and honest in their
contentious, why haven't they the
courage necessary to stand for them?
But being cowards-moral as we'll
as physical, it would doubtless be a
waste of time, thought and energy to
find the answer. Probably as the Cat
said to Alice in Wonderland, there
isn't any.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-16

Perhaps the elements are becom-
ing disguised at these awful vote
selling revelations being made in the
West; anyway, lightning struck the
Capitol of Missouri recently, and set
it afire.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-03-16
THE ANONYMOUS LETTER
WRITER.

= lANKIND, almost to a unit,
IM hates the snake.
1t isn't necessary to hunt up
= N any Bible references to learn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
congress PUTS Three
TRUSTS UNDER FIRE
'CONGRESS WILL START A WHOLE
SALE INVESTIGATION OF
MANY TRUSTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The ship
ping combine, the international Har-
vester company and the so-called
money trust are TO be Investigated In
the house of representatives at this
session of congress by one special
committee, the creation of which will
be recommended by the committee on
rules.
Representative Henry. chairman on
rules, said that several members, In
the opinion OF a majority of the men,
bers, would rule the conduct and joint
inquiry.
Resolutions for a separate inquiry
into each of these three alleged COM
binations are now before congress.
The resolution asking for a joint house
and senate committee to inquire into
the shipping trust was introduced by
Senator Humphrey of Washington.
Representative Foster of Illinois has
asked for a special committee to in
qure into the International Harves-
ter company and Representative Lin
derburgh's petition for an inquiry into
the money trust" January 20 has
been set for the date upon which
hearings will be granted the Hum
phrey shipping resolution, and the
rules committee will determine what
action to recommend on all three
hearings. Hearings have already been
held on the Linderburgh resolution.
The committee will then recommend a
Joint inquiry, il is believed, in all
three cases,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
LAFOLLETTEE declares
FOR W0MENS Votes
PROGRESSIVE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE ALSO KtPS THE
SUPREME COURT.

DAYTON, o.. Dec. 29.--Nearins
the end Of his speech trip in
Ohio preaching the doctrine Of pro-
gressiye republicanism. Senator r. NJ.
la aFO!lette travelled the western part
OF the state today, c'osi'f with a
meeting here, where he reiterated his
assertion made at the noon meeting
at North Baltimore, that the supreme
court of the United states had as
sumed legislative powers never grant
I'D by the Legislation In its rulings on
the sherman antitrust law
For the first time on this trip the
senator tonight declared for votes for
women.
II say that the women have az
much right TO the ballot as the man."
he said. "Do you know that there
are seven million women in this coun-
try earning their living by day wages,
and they are adding to the wealth OF
the nation. For this reason they have
moral right to have a voice In the
questions of sanitation and all that,
goes to improve living conditions OF
the home. which are governed by leg
islation.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
URGE ORGANIZATION
OF labor commission
TAFT MAY RECOMMEND SUCH A
BUREAU IN SPECIAL MES
SAGE TO CONGRESS-.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29-Usng The
Mcnamara case as an illustration OF
what might be expected again IN this
country If labor conditions are not
improved a delegation OF social work
ers today urged President TAFT to Gre
ate labor commission"
Such commission, the delegation
told the president, would have powers
co extensive with those of the inter-
state commerce commission and
should be able to compel testimony.
1t should investigate and make pre-
liminary report in six months of con-
ditions of labor in the structural iron
trade guage the breakdown OF our
machinery of industrial government;
the economic and social cost of strikes
to employees; to wprkmen and the pub
lie. and investigate rules and records
1t should also investigate the status
OF labor organizations and study re-
sponsibility of schemes of an eco
nomic government. such as the legis-
lature in the cloak, suit and skirt in
dustry" and similar boards.
President Taft was greatly inter-
ested and promised to do all possible
to create such a commission. II was
said tonight he might incSrporate a
suggestion for a labor commission In
one of his post-holiday messages.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
VIII Help Oklahoma.


SAPULPA. Dec. 29.-It is the belief
of the rank and file of democracy
of Creek county that this city Is
tomorrow entertaining in the person
Of Champ Clark. Of Missouri. speaker
of the house, the next president Of
the United States. and they will en-
deavor to show him attention accord
ingly.
a committee composed of ex-May-
or y. A. McDougal Judge c. A.
Vaughn ana Dr. J. w. Hoover, the
latter a LaFollette republican. went
to Muskogee this evening 10 accom-
pany the distinguished speaker hero.
He will arrive by the Governor" and
will be taken Mt once to his apart
meuts at the St. James. where he will
catch what rest he may and about
o'clock will hold an informal re-
ception TO all who may wish to call.
Presented by McDougal.
At 10 o'clock. proceeded by a band.
he will go to the Lyric theater where
D. A. McDougal will present him to
the audience, and in so doing will
probably ref,r to the words of Champ
Clark. spoken when the crucial hour
Of oklahoma coming into statehood
was at hand.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
WOULD-BE BOSS takes
RAP At THE Bosses
CLIFFORD PINCHOT PUTS So
CALLED BOSSES ON THE
GRID-lRON.

MEDINA, o.. Dec. 29.-Giffor,
Pinchot. former chief Of the forestrl
bureau of the United States. frienC
and adviser Of Theodore Roosevelt
ad who was dismissed by Presiden
Taft In the Ballinger controversJ
made political speech here tonight
in which he blasted bosses and tpss
ism.
"To the boss party is not a prin.
ciple, but tool" said Mr.. Pinchot
"In New York state. for example
Murphy Is democrat. Barnes a re.
publican. Both alike stand for al
that IL shameless and all that is un-
fair In political life. The one clear
distinction between them is this: That
Murphy rose from an humble origin
to his present had emlnence while
Barnes, began with the advantage OF
birth. breeding and university train
ing. prostituted them all to the service
of one Of the more corrupt machines
of our day.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
OIL MAN IS CHARGED
With Stealing watch
PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES SUR
ROUND MIDNIGHT ROBBERY
IN LUXOR HOTEL.

A. Lewis, familiarly known through
out the Mid-Continent oil field as
Granny" Lewis, was arrested yester-
day by the city police. aad will today
be turned over to the county authori-
ties to answer to Il charge Of burglary.
on information sworn 10 by Jack
Prosser, well known inventor of oil
well drilling appliances.
Prosser charges Lewis with having
stolen his gold watch in his room at
the Luxor hotel, directly across tho
street from police headquarters, at
daybreak yesterday morning Prosser
was awakened by a noise and found
a man. who he says positively was
Lewis reaching In the pocket of his
coat on a chair near the bed. The in
truder grabbed the watch and fled,
with Prosser close upon his heels.
Lewis ran down the front stairway OF
the place into the street, but Prosser
could not follow him. owing to his
sCanty attire.
The police were notified Of the bur
glary and Detective Ike Williamson at
10 o'clock in the morning arrested
Lewis at the Robinson hotel and took
him to the city jail The stolen watch
was not in Lewis possession and the
officers went to his room in the Rob-
inson annex and searched the place.
but did not find the stolen article. A
woman, whose name Is said to he
Gertie Matthews. was In the room
and asserted boldly that she was
Lewis wife. The woman was ar
rested and spent the night in the po-
lice station. She will be tried today
on a statutory charge. 1t is said that
she was formerly nurse in the st.
Louis municipal hospital.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
Oldest American In Cuba Dies.

HAVANA, Dec. 29.-Wllliam II
Redding the oldest American rest
dent In Cuba and a multimillionaire
real estate holder. died suddenly at
local hotel today. lie was born in
Waterford, Ireland. in 1Si1, emigrat-
ed as boy to the United States and
later came to Cuba. Last year Pope
Plus created him count of the Holy
Roman empire.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
COURTS AND CITY HALL WILL
CLOSE UP IN ORDER no
HEAR CLARK.
Bic BANQUET Is TONIGHT
Greatest Gathering of Democrats that
Has Ever Met Ia state of
Oklahoma.
Nas0sgs..sssessss .ss9.
THE PROGRAM TODAY.

, Program adopted by the
). committee on arrangements
for the reception of Hon.
> Champ Clark, SATURDAY De
Gem 30, 1911;
. 8 a. m.-Reception commit
tee meets with Robert Cal
J breath at Grand opera house,
, p. m.-Music by Tulsa
band at the Frisco station.
1905 p. m.-Reception COM
mittee and delegation of citi-
zens meet visitor at Frisco
station.
J 1:10 p. m.-Bands lead way
to Grand opera house.
1880 p. m.-Address by Hon.
, Champ Clark.
3 p. m.-Reception to Mr..
Clark at the Elks club.
4:40 p. m.-Guest leaves
: from Frisco station for N.nita,
in company with special COM
J mittee composed of Senator
Gid Graham, II. ID. Lyons and
, Conn Linn.
Ushers at opera house.
, Charles Conne'ly. Ira Gibbons.
Usher Carson and J. ID. Jones.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
No End In Sight.

MANCHESTER. Eng. Dec. 29.-
Nothing has been done so far by way
of Intervention to end the great cot
ton mill strike. Both sides to the
dispute appear determined not to yield
and the situation remains practically
unchanged
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
IMPROVE RACE BY SCIEN-
TIFIC MARRIAGE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 29.--
Classification of all the peo-
pies Of the world into a great
international census, giving
each person a number in a sin
gle series. to the end that the
human race may be improved
by scientific marriage. was the
plan advocated tonight by AS
sistant Secretary OF Agricul-
ture w. @. Hays in an address
before the American Breeders
association. one of the organ
izations making up the Ameri-
can Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-30
WUZ LOOKING FOR \ LII.
TIE HIGH LIFE.

Abe Martin and Tilford
Moots wuz pinched last night
) and throwed into the Tulsa
city holdover. They wuz hang
in around place on Second
street called the Metropolitan
hotel for manners sake, when
Constable John Moran and his
strong armed mlnlons of tn
law hoved to and declared that
the place was under arrest.
Not being able to take the fur
niture TO tn station. they
grabbed Abe and Tilford. and
. charged them with loiterin'
about a place that was con-
} trary to tn law. altho' the man
at the station house said the
charge ag'in them was vio-
latin an ordnance, which is
the city name for law.
Mrs. Priscilla Smith Of Tul-
: sa is wearin' her last years
green velvet hat. not because
she can't afford anuther one,
but so her fre'n's ii know her.