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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
FUGITIVE IS CAUGHT.
Convict Has Lived an Upright Life
in Kentucky.

Warden G. P. Sale, Of the North
Carolina State penitentiary, left Lex
ington, KY, Tuesday for Raleigh
with T. B. Whitson, who was arrest
ed at Lexington last week, accused
as fugitive from prison. Whitson
admitted that he escaped from the
penitentiary sixteen years ago while
serving a thirty-year term for muir
der. Since his escape Whitson has
lived an upright life in Kentucky,
and has amassed a comfortable for
tune. A movement will be started to
obtain a pardon for him, and it is
thought it will succeed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
TilIman Case Continued.

Senator Tillman's health, accord
ing to DR.. ]. W. BabCock. being such
as TO make it inadvisable for him to
attend a trial. the civil action
brought by Mrs. Lucy Dugas Tillman
against her husband, Mr. b. r. Till
man, Jr.. TO recover about $4,000.
ALLEGED TO be due the senator's daugl
tcr-in-aw by his son, was on Sat
urday continued by Judge Sease.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
DROPPED FOUR STORIES.
Fall of Elevator Causes the Death Of
Three People.

At St. Paul, Mimi, two girls and
a man were killed, one girl fatally
hurt and several others injured in an
elevator in the wholesale fur house
of Gordon G. Ferguson Tuesday. The
elevator fell four floors. The dead
and injured were pinioned in wreck
age at the bottom Of the shaft. Ma
son Johnson, the elevator operator,
told Coroner Jones that when he
closed the gates after discharging
passengers at the fourth floor the ele-
vator started to slip down. The
clutch failed to work. The elevator
gathered momentum and when it
struck the bottom Of the shaft the
counterbalance weight at the top
dropped.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
PARDON MILL CRlNDS
GOV. BIEASE TURNS SEVERAL
LONG TIMERS LOOSE.
Among Them Are Men Convicted of
Murder, Manslaughter and Other

Grimes.
The pardon mill of Gov. Blease
continues to grind, and criminals are
being turned loose. Franklin Meal
lister, a life prisoller in the peniten-
tiary, escaped last January and went
to his home in Williamsburg county
to see his blind mother and to secure
an old petition for pardon which had
been filed with Gov. Hayward. He
later went to the office and presented
the petition to Gov. Blease. Monday
he was paroled during good behavior,
but will have to return to prison for
life should he be convicted of an
other crime.
McAllister was convicted in VIII
liamsburg county in 1901 on the
charge of murder and upon the rec
ommendation of the mercy of the
court received a life sentence. Judge
Wilson, who was the solicitor prose
cutting the case, said in letter to
Gov. Blease that he would not make
recommendation as he did not re-
member the facts in the case. He
was convicted for the murder of Siah
Fullmore.
Ned Criss, a Charleston negro,
serving a life sentence in the penl-
tentiary, has been pardoned by Gov
Blease. Crlss was convicted In 1859
on the charge of killing E. H. Olden-
berg, Charleston merchant. Caesar
Fraser, another negro, was convicted
at the same time and was hanged.
The two negroes were robbing the
store of Gutenberg and when Mr.. Old
enberg caught them, one Of the ne
groes fired, killing the merchant.
Criss was sentenced to be hanged but
his sentence was commuted to life
Imprisonment by Gov. Richardson. In
the petition for pardon 1t is stated
that the fatal shot was fired by
Fraser.
Sion Miller of Saluda county, who
was convicted in 1904 on the charge
of killing a negro, Richard Truesdale
and sentenced to 10 years in the pen
| itentiary upon verdict OF man
slaughter, has been pardoned. Rus
sell Mccormick was convicted on the
same charge and was pardoned oy
Gov. Ansel. Judge Purdy, who heard
the case, said in a letter that under
the circumstances he would not op-
pose a pardon for Miller.
James Stuart, who YVES convicted
in 1909 in Hampton county on the
charge of larceny of live stock, has
received a comm mutation of sentence
from Gov. Blease to date. He was
given one year in the penitentiary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Prisoners Escaped.

Overpowering and killing the
guard who opened the door of the
Jail at Vera Cruz. Mexico, Tuesday
morning in order to give them their
coffee, 40 prisoners made a break for
liberty. From the jail to the out
skirts of the city fight occurred be-
tween policemen and prisoners. All
except two succeeded in escaping. One
was captured and one was killed. A
policeman was also killed and three
wounded.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
STOCK SHEDS BURN
MANY HORSES, SHEEP AND HOGS
PERISH IN THE FIRE.
Four Men Are Seriously Injured in
Their Efforts to Save Fine Animals
from the Flames.

from CIl6 II lAuICo.
At Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday,
nearly two acres of stocksheds burn
ed, roasting to death between 50O
and 1000 head of horses, sheep and
hogs and seriously burning four men.
The value of the burned animals is
estimated at about S250,OOO and
the property loss $4,000.
Large numbers of blooded animals
which were at Fort Worth for exhi-
bition at the fat stock show, the big
.gest exhibition Of it's kind IN the
Southwest, are believed to have been
saved.
The caretakers' first efforts were
for these ais, scores Of which
were turned loose to run as they
pleased through the stockyards dis
trict. Great difficulty was found al
ter the fire in gathering them again.
Most seriously injured of those
who worked to save the stock were
Murray Howard and l.. E. Walton.
The latter, pinned close to the flames
by the swinging of one of the cattle
gates, barely escaped in time.
The fire is believed to have been
started by the carelessness OF help
er cooking his breakfast in one or
the barns. None of the packing
houses was damaged.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Caused by Old Grudge.

While his aged mother looked on,
Robert Howell, a well-to-do white
man, shot and instantly killed John
Odom in a store at Nankin, Ga,
Monday. Before shooting Odom,
Howell gave him a thorough whip
ping with a horsewhip. A fight dur
ing last Christmas holidays is said to
have caused the trouble.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
FOUGHT over A FENCE
DISPUTE OF LONG STANDING
CAUSED THE FIGHT.
John Garris, an Old Man, Hit in the
Head by A. E. Steedley, q Young
Man.

Man.
A special dispatch to The State
from WaIterboro says dispute over
a line fence early Monday morning
is responsible for what may prove
fatal injury to John Garris, a highly
respectable and prominent citizen OF
Williams in the upper part of the
country.
The reports received of the trou-
BILE are that A. E. Stesdley, Jr., had
gone out early Monday morning to
remove a rail fence when the latter,
arriving on the scene, forbid him
moving the fence.
Mr.. Steedley claims that Mr.. Gar
ris cursed MIN and threatened to cut
his throat if he persisted in moving
the fence. Mr. Steedley told him
that he would be obliged to move it
as he needed the rails to repair his
other fencing.
He claims that Mr.. Garris then
reached in his pocket and drew hi
knife, advancing on him, when u
picked up piece Of rail and struck
him on the head two or three times
with it.
Steedley then left, and little later
Mr.. Garris was found in an uncon-
scious condition and taken to his
home a few hundred yards away. 1t
was found that he had several serious
wounds in his head and it is feared
he may not recover.
steedley went to the home OF his
wife's father, Fred Padgett, and
when last heard from was still there
He is a young man, possibly 35 years
old, while the wounded man is abou,
60 years old.
1t seems that there has been trou-
BILE for a year or more over this
line fence. The fence was on Mr.
Steedley's land, but by consent it has
remained the only fence between
their fields.
MIR. Garris is member Of large
family in the county.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Saved His Life.

At Alcolu house occupied as {,
dwelling by J. Mack Gasnal, was de-
stroycd by fire MOnd"N night. Mr..
Gagnal is a cripple and was in the
house alone ard asleep at the time
the house caught fire and would pos
sibly have lost his life but for the
timely arrival of negro man, Sam
Washington, who knocked the door
down and aroused him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Green Eyed Monster.

At San Francisco, Cal, in Jeal-
GUS rage, r. 7. Moslyn. a turret cap
tain on the cruiser California, Tues
day shot and killed Bessie Cook, a
dance hall singer, and Hugo Randall,
night clerk in the hotel where she
lived. He then shot himself through
the head. All died almost instantly.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Many i'm Want.

Twenty-Five thousand inhabitants
in the belcaguered city Of Chihuahua
Mexico, face famine. according to d
courier who reached here today
Hundreds Of women. driven from the
city by fears of starvation, have TAX
en- their children with them and they
are roaming the country. Chihuahua
is bottled up by insurrectos.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Teachers WIFE Poisoned.

At Prescott, Fla, Mrs. M. c. Pitt
man, wife of the principal of Bagdad
school, died from strychnine poison
Monday night. Her husband was
saved from the same fate by the use
of a stomach pump. Mystery sur
rounds the poisoning.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Maine Still Democratic.

Democratic success in Maine was
continued at the city elections held
Tuesday, candidates of that party
winning the mayoraity contests in
four of the five cities which voted
Bangor. Augusta, Belfast and Bidde-
ford. Republicans won in Brewer.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Evans Will BE Tried.

1t is generally believed that the
case AGAINST Hub II. Evans, OF New
berry, will be called for trial III that
city next week. Mr.. Evans is charG-
ed with conspiracy to defraud while
a director OF the State dispensary
board.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Deadly Stroke.

At Kinks Mountain. y. c., during
a severe electrical storm Tuesday al
ternoon Mrs. D. l.. Gordon was
struck by lightning ard instantly
killed. Her daughter Mrs. Wallace
was severely shocked and is in a
serious condition.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Found in Il Field.

T. X. Startling, a white man, was
found dead in the field Of John Bail
ey, near SaXegotha Cotton Mills In
Lexington County Monday. An en-
animation revealed the fact that the
man died from natural causes.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Bandits Rob Hotel.

At Ogden, Utah. the Reed hotel
was robbed by two masked men at
4 o'clock Tuesday morning. The
bandits made the clerk open the
safe and empty S7O0 into Il bag. Ar
ter getting the money they escaped.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16

treatment by a party of insurrectos,
but nc violence was done hin.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Points,.

POINTS.
1. Purity and selection Of seed. 10
9. Methods of culture. >. %
8. Record or report its clear
ness, completeness, accur-
acy, care bestowed upon it,
etc. IL
4. Yield of contest acre. .. 20
5. Quality Of crop. market grade,
salability, feeding value, etc. 10
G. Profits resulting from the en-
tire operation. 10
Total points. :. 100
The scale of points offers every in
ducement to truthfulness. and by
means both apparent and secret, the
Judges will be enabled to exercise
righteous Judgment. There is no
need or inducement for misrepresen-
tation. and anything Of the sort will
be detrimental to the contestant.
Boys
One Five one
acre acre acre
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-03-16
Burke Replies to Bailey.

When shown at Springfield, H.,
the dispatch from Washington, with
Senator Railey's comment, STATE ,
Attorney Burke. of Sangamon coun-
ty. Monday night said:
What Mr.. Bailey mcnt to say was
that Illinois could not compel the
appearance Of witnesses from with
out the State. | am slow to believe
that Il simple and courteous request
would avail when a subpoena does
not.
I'm view Of the statements in the
Senate about the imaginary forgery
Of this deposit slip, having mention
Of the highest executive office in this
State in that connection, the neces-
sary inference affecting other respect
able citizens Of this State, including
myself, and the subsequent mysteri-
GUS disappearance Of this slip, and
his attempt to explain its disap-
pearance, is not satisfactory"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27
ONE-COLOR IDEA
SHOWN IN HATS

Hats show nothing new. They cover
the head as we'll as they can, and
since becoming accustomed to the
style, people like it. Women look odd
with none of the back hair showing, but
Oddity is apparently something the cou-
turier and modiste both seek for their
clients. Plush and velvet make the best
big hats, while those for smaller shapes
are OF fur-if the owner can afford the
fur for only good pieces go in hats. and
such hat means a handful of money.
A class of women wear imitation fur,
even on the head, where the counterfeit
is so marked, hut welI-dressed women
do not incline to it.
During the last few days note of red
has been introduced on black hats for
morning wear. This is generally in a
chou of ruby. scarlet, or empire red, and
little is employed. There is no great
variety about hats this winter All the
best are in black and white. and when
not that, then in violet or rich purple:
they remain simple and require little
trimming. The one-Color feature is most
lN followed. Shapes are not pretty, but
they are picturesque and fit the head
well.
If a color be put with purple it is dark
blue. This combination is put in dresses
too, and with the two for embroidery
there is often a note of cerise and yellow
only A suggestion of the latter. PIumes
are no longer modest They arc long and
wide. the strands sometimes covering the
whole hat
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27
Satin the Best Lining for Evening GownS

Satin is a more effective background
or lining than any other material for the
evening gown, and as a material for the
entire gown there is nothing more salts
factory as an investpent. In black,
white, or COlors. the satin evening gown
always looks well, and a good figure
shows TO such good advantage whether
fashion DEGREES that there shall be folds
or plaits or draping. Satin crepe de
chine is extremely fashionable now for
evening gowns, and is also a satisfaC-
tory material, although it lacks the rich
ness and depth of the former. Plain and
brOCaded designs are both popular. and
the new brocade crepe de chine is an
extremely smart fabric in the most fas-
cinating Of Colors. one shade of blue be-
ing especially noticeable 1t has an un-
usual pattern throughout. and it is made
up with white lace, crepe de chine in the
train, and waist, and the front of the
skirt in the lace.
Blouse with Long sleeves.
The kimonO sleeve seems to have met
its Waterloo. and while for the dressy
afternoon toilette when a two-piece cos
tune is worn one frequently sees this
costume accompanied by a blouse en-
suite whose sleeves are short and retain
the kimono shoulder. the smartly dressed
woman in tailored costume is likely to be
found wearing blouse with long sleeves
finished with frilIs and collar of the high
choker sort. Paris has furnished a sur
prise by going over enthusiastically TO
white and cream blouses, and after hav-
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27
Care for the Feet Is Most Essential

The most finely formed feet can be
made ugly by shoes too narrow or too
short Select your shoes with comfort
as a requisite. Never mind about the
size Of your feet. Nature does not do
things without good cause. If she has
given you a big foot, there is a reason,
and all the cramping and pinChing will
not help: rather will it result harmfully
10 you.
One of the first things to insist upon
is good circulation. This is necessary to
the healthy condition of the feet. They
will not perspire excessively, nor will
they be cold in winter. After a walk
remove the shoes and stockings and rub
the muscles of the feet with firm, mas
saying motion to encourage circulation
and, therefore, comfort This done night
ly will greatly add to the health of the
feet
After long standing, salt bath is eX-
cellent for resting the feet. A handful of
sea salt in four quarts of hot water will
give a restful bath. This treatment re-
peated night and morning is excellent for
neuralgia of the feet.
If the feet are very much swollen
bathe them in water in which wood ashes
have been boiled. Strain before using.
Excessive perSpiratiOn may be remedied
by establishing good circulation. While
treating for this bathe the feet in water
containing little borax or alum. After
ward dust with taIcum powder, mixed
with alum, or with IyCopodium, which is
purchaseable at any druggists. The lat
ter is excellent, by the way, for drying
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27
ANACOSTIA.

Before membership that tested the ca
pacity of the third floor of Masonic
Hall in AnCOstia, the newly elected Off
GERS of EleCta Chapter, No. .. Order OF
the Eastern Star were formally installed
last evening. The new officers are Mrs.
Frances Gurnsey, worthy matron; George
H. Copes, worthy patron; Mrs Bertha
Haines, associate matron: Mrs Elsie
Robinson, secretary: Mrs. Fannie Gator.
treasurer; Mrs. Lavinia Kelly, conduc-
tress, and Mrs. Edna Rauchenstein, asso-
Ciate COnductress.
A purse containing several hundred dol
lars was presented to Rev. Charles NJ.
Bart. pastor of st. Teresa's Church, in
Anacostia,t yesterday by his parishioners
in CommemOratiOn of the completion by
him of twenty-five years in the ministry
of the Catholic Church.
Anacostia Council, No. 16 Junior Order
of United American Mechanics met last
evening in Masonic Hail. with Leba-
non Griffith, councillor, in the chair
InitiatOry work was the principal feature
of the meeting, followed by a general dis
cussiOn for the good of the order. A So
Cial time was also held.
Lieut.. c. L. Plemmons, of the Eleventh
precinct is at the present time absent
annual leave. officers Charles J. P.
Weber, acting sergeant, and E. NJ
Brooks are also on leave.
Salem Lodge. No. %, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, of Anacostia, has named
January 10 as the date when this lodge
will observe its nineteenth anniversary.
Elaborate plans will be made for this
event. The annual election of officers
will also take place in January.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27

up a soft corn. Use an absorbent cotton
between the toes.
Callous spots can be removed after a
hot bath. by rubbing with toilet pumice
stone or applying carbolated zinc oint-
ment to soften the hard spots.
COrns are the result of shoes too large
or too small When a corn is a new for
nation, it may be removed by the use
of pumice stone. If tender, apply wool
soaked in castor oil. or oil of rose ger
anium. 4 pOutice of bread crumbs soak
ed in vinegar for half an hour will re-
move a corn.
/ For soft COrns the drying powder rec
commended above is good. Soft corns
usually come with excessive perspiration,
and If this be remedied you will find that
the trouble will disappear.
With daily bathing and frequent air
ing and summing, the feet will attain a
healthy condition that will result in ease
comfort. and beauty.
Just a little about the shoes that cover
the feet. In damp weather an inner sole
of newspaper will frequently exclude
moisture and prevent a cold. Needless
to say, you should remove damp shoes
and stockings Immediately. If shoes are
wet, use dry oats; they will dry without
hardening. The grain can be dried and
used again. If. however, the shoes have
become hard and stiff, rub the leather
with a mixture of sweet oil and lard.
To render imperYiouS to water, warm
the soles of your shoes and coat them
with copal varnish two or three times.
Shoes are also made water and snow
proof by rubbing the soles with linseed
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27
THE MISTLETOE IS
YULETTDE EMBLEM

The mistIetoe, which is the Yuletide
emblem, is a parasite and forms an
evergreen bush about four feet in
length. 1t is thickly crowded with fork
ing branches and opposite leaves. The
flowers are small and nearly of the same
color, but yellower. The white berry,
when ripe, is filed with a semi-transpar-
ent pulp. The mistletOe is a parasite on
deciduous and evergreen trees and
shrubs.
In England it is most abundant on the
apple tree, but rarely found on the oak
The plant is prOpaGated by birds eating
the fruit. The sowing is usually effected
by the bird wiping its beak to which
the seeds adhere. against the bark of
the tree in which 1t has alighted. The
growth of the plant is slow and its dura-
bility great, its death being determined
greatly by that of the tree on which it
has stablished itself
The Druids held the mistletoe in great
reverence when found growing on the
oak and gave fabulous sums of gold
for IL.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27
High Heels and Hobbies.

Prom Leslie :.
Taken singly, high heels and hobble-
skirts are sufficient handicap for any
woman; taken together, they are more
than the sex can sustain in safety. AZ
ter the study of seventy-three cases,
covering a period of three months, the
Pennsylvania Railroad has reached the
conclusion that this combination of high
heels and hobbies is responsible for a
large proportion of the injuries sustained
by women while getting on and off trains
and in mounting or descending station
stalrways. Heel caught on step of
coach and tore Off" and High heel
caught while descending stairs; wore
hobbIe skirt" are typical entries in the
reports of accidents
The Washington herald., 1911-12-27

ing stoutly insisted for several seasons
past that only through a blouse match
ing the coat and skirt in color could n
two-piece costume be saved. But these
creamy blouses are chiefly of one special
sort. the models of fine net daintily EN-
brOidered, wrought with fine hand tucks.
sometimes lace trimmed. These have
taken the place of the fine lingerie
blouse. and are worn by Parisians even
with the heaviest of wool or velvet suits.
offsetting to some extent the exceeding
warmth of the wOolly and furry and
feecy materials which the tailors are
exploiting this fall
Charming little novelties Of detail are
introduced into these net blouses despite
their general family resemblance, and of
course, hand embrOideries and fine laces
can make tho little trifles surprisingly
expensive, though some of the simpler
handmade models have quite as chic an
air as the more ornate.
In White Satin and Crepe.
There are also many modish blouses in
soft white satin and white crepe These
are on the lines which the French call
tailored, though, like the French tailored
costumes, the models are far from having
the severity once associated with the
phrase tailor made Some of the
blouses, however, do to a certain extent
correspond with the American idea OF
the tailor-made shirt waist in that they
are simply plated or tucked from the
shoulder. open down the front, and have
long sleeves. This severity is softened in
one way or another, usually by lovely
little frills of net or lace.