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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
FEL,, ASLEEP IN SHIPS HOLD.
And Narrowly Missed Being Carried
to Liverpool.

Nothing but the courtesy of Capt
Steinbridge, master of the English
cotton steamer Berwinmoor, prevent
ed Alfred Stiles, colored, Of Savan-
nah, from becoming temporary
subject of King George, of England.
Stiles fell asleep in the hold Of the
steamer Pathan, which sailed from
Savannah for Liverpool on October 1
and did not awak until the following
day when the steamer was 200 miles
at sea. After hard work lie forced
his way out of the vessels hold
through the battened matches and
told his story to the captain.
The Berwinmoor was signalled in
passing: a small boat put out from
the Pathon carrying Stiles to the Ber-
winmoor. There was some difficulty
in making the transfer on account of
the rough seas. But Stiles was land
ed at Newport News, Va, where he
wired Savannah for funds to return.
The Pathan continued to Liverpool.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
FIGHTING IN PORTUGAL.
Catholic Priests and Others Trying to
Re-Enthrone the Kim.

A cablegram from Lisbon, Portu-
gal, says Portuguese Royalists, after
their defeat at Vinhaes, where they
lost fifty men, entreched themselves
in the rough country and are await
ing the arrival Of another column
under Capt. Couciere. 1t is reported
they have eight field pieces and four
Maxim guns.
A party of Monarchists commanded
by a priest attacked an express train
carrying troops to the north near
Monsanto. They placed an cbstruc-
ton on the tracks which was discov-
cred by the engineer, who stopped
his train when it was within fifty
yards of the pile of stones and rail-
road ties. The troops responded and
drove oc the Royalists.
Priests are taking an active part in
the organization of guerilla bands
and are leading them in the combat
with uplifted crucitiXes. Monarchist
flags are flying over churches at Cas-
tello Branco, and Santo Thryso. The
government is finding difficulty in
handling the cavalry and infantry in
the mountainous districts.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12

fired into his body. Winchester ri
fles, magazine pistols, revolvers and
shotguns being the weapons Of death
used Thus ended one Of the most
sensational man chases that section
of the State has ever known.
Three negro men were carried be-
fore. tre little girl who lived with
her stepmother. She identified the
last one, Willis Jackson, as the fiend
who had attacked her. Size said she
was sure that neither OF the first
two was the brute, but she readily
recognized the third one, and the
universal opinion is that the negro
who committed the outrage was the
one hung and shot to death at Honea
Path Tuesday night, several hours
after the commission of the awful
crime.
The little girl is in a critical con-
dition. She was badly bruised, ter
rbly lacerated and was greatly
shocked. Sre displayed an cnusual
amount of nerve, however, in look
ing at the three negroes brought be-
fore her for identification. The faith
er of the lass is engaged in the lum-
Der business in Southwest Georgia,
and was away from home at the
time. The mother of the little girl
is dead, having been accidentally
shot by her husband some years ago.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12

The census of 1900 also says that
of the 1856, 1855 farms in the Southern
states 69,954 are operated by whites
and S5,4O1 are operated" by color
ed that is As per cent by whites and
55 by colored. 1t is quite likely that
the figures of the 1910 census do not
differ greatly from those of 1900.
The editor of Current Events"
has carelessly fallen into the error of
confusing operated with owned"
We notice in the census of 1900
that only "a per cent of the farms
"owned' by them; which would
"operated' by colored farmers were
mean somewhere about 13 per cent
of the wi ole number of farms.
Another fact stated in the census
must be taken into consideration;
namely, that of the farms "operated'
by whites and negroes respectively,
those Operated" by whites averaged
161 acres, while those "operated' by
colored averaged only 81 acres. So
that, making the proper calculations,
we find that colored people "owned'
about four per cent of the land in
South Carolina in 1900; and they pro-
badly own about the same per cent
now; possibly a little more.
We do not say this to depreciate
the achievements of the colored race,
for many of them have done well IN
accumulatinsi property biyndsutry ra
accumulating property by industry
and economy. But newspaper plub-
lished for use in public and private
schools" and having "a larger circu-
lation than any other school paper in
the world, ought to be better in
formed than to publish such facts
as those embraced in the above clip
ping.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
BRYAN DARES TAFT
CO3fNIONER CHALLENGES THE
PRESIDENT TO PUBLISH
s I2S
The Names of the Men on Whose Re-
commendation He Appointed Su-
preme Court Judges.

In IN editorial appearing in The
Commoneir this week Mr.. Bryan chal-
lenges President Taft to make public
the written and verbal recommends
tions on which he appointed Justice
White to the position of chief justice
over Justice Harlan and recommen-
dations, written and verbal, on which
he appointed the justices whom he
has placed on the supreme bench.
The editorial says in part:
"At Cherryville, Kan, the presi-
dent repeated the challenge he issued
at Detroit to Mr.. Bryan to produce
an example of restraint Of trade that
would not come within the scope of
the supreme court decisions in the
Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust
cases.
He spoke of the criticism as glib.
It would be reflection OF tre presi-
dents intelligence to assume that he
expects his remarks on the trust
question TO be taken seriously.
HE knows that Mr.. Bryan has
only reiterated the criticisms contain
ed in his dissenting opinion of JUS
tice Harlan and in the report of the
senate judiciary committee filed by
Senator Nelson three years ago.
Justice Harlan and Senator Mel
son pointed out that the amendment
written into the law by the supreme
court practically nullified the crimi-
nal clause of the antitrust law. Re-
plying on the authorities cited by Jus
tice Harlan and Senator Nelson, Mr..
BRYAN has asserted and asserts again
that it will be found practically i'm
possible to convict q trust magnate
in criminal court.
'Does the president believe a
criminal conviction possible? If SO,
why does he hesitate to prosecute
the officials of the Standard Oil and
Tobacco companies?
"Mr. Bryan challenges Mr.. Taft to
make public the written nnd verbal
recommendations upon which he ap-
pointed Justice White to the position
of chief justice over Justice Harlan
and the recommendations, written
and verbal, on which he appointed
the justices whom he had placed on
the supreme bench. Did he know
how they stood on trust questions or
was it purely accidental that all of
lis appointees took the trust side OF
the question:"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
FOUR MEN WE'RE KILLED.
Dynamite Exploded Sixty Feet Under
the Ground by Drill.

Four men were killed and six in
jured Monday by an explosion OF dy-
Mantle sixty feet under ground IN 4
Shaft under Central Park, where they
were working on the acqueduct Tor
the Catskill water system.
The dead men we're all Italian
laborers. Michael Kearnay, fore
men of the gang, and John Waco, a
workman, may die. kearney and
John w. Martin, the night superin-
tendent of the work, were arrested
on charges OF criminal negligence.
The shaft where the explosion oc-
Cured is being drilled and blasted
through solid rock and is about 10
feet in diameter. a drill in charge
Of one Of the men struck the eXplo-
size and Immediately tons of rock
shot into the air, crushing the men.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
STANDS BY HIS PARDONS.
Gov. Blcase Says He Has No Apollo
gies to Make For Them.

The Spartanburg correspondent OF
The News and Courier says Gov.
Blease in speaking of the pardons
that he had granted, said that he had
no apologies to make in that respect,
for when he looked into it and found,
in his Judgment, the party was worthy
of being pardoned he would turn
them loose. He also told Of an inter-
esting case of a little girl who wanted
him to free her brother from the Re-
formatory to help provide living Tor
her mother, who was an invalid. GOV.
Blease said rather than to have turn
ed that girl down he would nave re-
signed from the Governors chair. He
stated that he was not through par
doning convicts yet: that there were
many others in the Penitentiary that
he intended to free.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Found Killed in Saloon.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Kraft, propri-
etors of a road house seven miles
from Detroit, were murdered in their
saloon Saturday night, and the police
are searching for Charles Fuller, a
former employe. a daughter OF the
murdered couple claims Fuller shot
at her and missed and then killed her
parents. The tragedy followed a
Quarrel between the girl and Fuller.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
PUNCrURES A BUBBLE
CURRENT EVENTS SET RIGHT BY
= NEWBERRY OBSERVER.
Showes That Majority of the Farms
in South Carolina are Owned by

White People. ,M
. We have seen it stated in several
newspapers that a majority of the
farms in South Carolina were owned
by negroes, and that they were still
buying land in large quantities. We
could not understand how this could
be true and intended to hunt the
matter p, but the Newberry Observer
has fore stalled US by getting the
facts much better than we could have
done. Here is what the Observer
says on the matter:
Current Events described in its
title as "a condensed newspaper,
weekly, for use in public and private
schools" s"-published at Springfield,
Mass, and Chicago, Ill.,, contains
some very startling information for
the boys and girls of this great coun-
try. Current Events" has been in
existence for II years and, accord
ing to it's own statement, has lar
ger circulation than any other school
paper in the world; and IN an eX-
cellent school journal, though it does
blunder sometimes, as in this in
stance, when it says, in dts issue Of
Sept. 20:
Negroes are buying many farms
throughout the South and especially
in South Carolina. From 1900 to
1910 the farms owned by negroes in
creased by 1925. There are now
176,1S0 farms in that state. More
than half of them or 96,696, are
owned by the colored people"
This big blunder is no doubt occa-
stoned by mistaking the meaning Of
farms operated" as reported in the
census.
The Observer has not seen the agri-
cultral censu for 1910 but has the
census of 1900; from which we take
the following Statistics as to- per
cent of farms operated" by whites
and colored in the Sothern states at
that time:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Deadly Hot Supper Begin.

Walter Cobb, colored, lies at the
point CT death as the result of four
pistol shot wounds received at the
hands of one jim Howiand, also col
ored. The shooting occurred Satur-,
Cay night some two or three miles
south of Aiken, and followed q, dis
pute which had arisen at hot sup
per at the home of Rowland.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Soldier Shoots Il Negro.

Daniel Simpson, 26 years old, n
negro driver, was fatally shot in the
abdomen by Sergt. Hardsow, guard
in charge of the Mill Creek post on
Fort Monroe. 1t is said that the ne
gro insulted several women and drew
a revolver on Ser!t. EardsaW when
the latter attempted to arrest him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Ficnd Will BE Lynchcd.

A dispatch from Coatesv:lle, Pa,
says another lynching is threatened
in that county as a result OF brutal
attack made upon a student at the
Coatesville school by an unknown
negro. The populace has not been
wrought to such fever OF excite
ment since the lynching of zack
Walker on Snday, August 13. The
tiend will be lynched If caught.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Traffic i'm Unripe Fruit.

Gov. Blease referred to Commits
sicner Watson a communication re-
ceived at his office from Florida ask
ing that he cooperate with Florida
officials in confiscating urripe fruit
imported through the ports. Gov.
Blease said he attached little impor-
tance to the matter, considering it
incidental to>the rivalry between the
fruit companies.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Charged With Attempted assault.

Two negroes, Charles Gaines and
Raymond Vraigwell, were put in jai!
at Murphysboro, III. i'm connection
with the attempted assault on a young
woman last week. While the sheriff
denies that one of the negroes has
Leen identified as the man who grab
bed the girl, it is currently reported
that he is the man.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Shin and Crew IOst4

The sinking of an unidentified
British barkentine said to have hail
ed from Bridgeton, N. S., off the en-
tance to the Bay Of Fundy, on Sep
tember 80, with all on board,was re-
ported by Capt, Goodwin, of the fish
ing schooner Good Luck. The crew of
the barkentine iy generally thirty Oh
more men. -
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
NIanacled Prisoner Escapes.

Saturday night, while he was TAX
ing Samuel Ridgeway, a negro, want
in Williamsburg county for murder,
to the Sumter county Jail for safe
keeping. Jailer w. D. Owens was as
saulted by his prisoner, who managed
to escape. Ridgeway knocked the
taller down with the manacles he had
on his hands. ,.;.n =,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Blew Up -Four Men.

Four Men were killed and six in
jured by dynamite explosion sinty
feet under ground in shaft under
Central Park, in New York, where
they we're working on an acqueduct
for the water system.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
Ten Killed in Cavc-In.

Ten persons were killed and others
injured by a cave-in at Canadian
Northwestern construction camp near
Colwood, Southeast of Vancouver,
Tuesday.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-12
THE MAN TO WIN
Bryan Eavols Wilson as The Democrat.
tic Candidate for President
HIS FRIENDS AT WORK
F. Goltra, of st. Louis, Will
Be in Charge of Wilson Campaign.
is Princeton Man.-Group of
Princeton Men to Have Charge of
the FinanciaI Side of Campaign.

the Financial Side of Campaign.
News comes from Washington that
William Jennings Bryan Is for Wood
row Wilson for the Democratic nomi-
nation.
He believes Wilson will win, has
told many of his followers so in the
last few days, and has given his gen.
eral Endorsement to Wilson as the
sort OF man who should lead the par
ty.
The Wilson campaign is to be
largely in the hands of Edward F.
Coltra, of St. Louis, who in the next
few weeks will be elected national
Democratic committeeman from Mis-
souri,.
Goltra is a former classmate Of
Bryan and also a Princeton man, I'M
bued with all the Princeton loyalty
to Wilson.
His selection as committeeman for
Missouri is made with the acquies-
cence of Joseph w. Folk, who, if the
deal goes through, is likely to be the
candidate for Vice-President with
Wilson.
Wilson headquarters are to be op-
ened this week at AZ Broadway, New
York, with Mr.. Goltra in general
charge, and with group of wealthy
Princeton men looking after the i'm
portant business of raising money to
manage the preconvention plan.
This is the substance of the story
brought back by politicians who were
present at the National Convention
Congress at Kansas City. Mr.. Byran
spoke there. spending most Of day
and night. During his stop in Kan
sas. City he conferred with many
Democratic leaders. In substance, he
said to all of them, according to all
accounts:
1T is not my desire to discourage
any mans ambitions: I am certainly
not going to be put in the position of
appearing to attempt dictation. You
gentlemen go right ahead with your
plans and ambitions. But Wilson is
the man who is going to be nomtnat-
ed. It's Just as good as fixed"
That Mr.. Bryan is. for Wilson in
stead of Champ Clark is regarded as
the most important development. The
differences between the Nebraskan
and the Speaker are commonly re-
ferred back to the Underwood-Bryan
incident, and to umbrage Mr.. Bryan
is alleged to have taken because Mr..
Clark did not stand for the Bryan
ideas in connection with the wool and
steel schedules. At any rate, the de-
fection of Bryan from Clark is ac-
cepted as very we'll established.
The recent death of Col. Nose Wet
more, the St. Louis tobacco million
aire and friend of Bryan, opened the
way to the selection of new national
committeeman from that State.
The most difficult part of the pres
ent story to accept is that Goltra is
to be made the new Missouri COM
mitteeman. He is frankly q Wilson
man, and his selection would be in ef-
feet a Reputation Of both Folk and
Clark.
Champ Clark is not in position to
oppose Folks dispositions, because
be was chairman of the convention
which endorsed Folk for Missouri's
Dracidantia1 rh oipa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-19

best that can be forwarded by the
Pantages circuit OF vaudeville houses,
Manager Charles Berkell has aligned
himself with the latter amusement
syndicate, because he is now assured
that. it can furnish him with the best
than can be secured in vaudeville. 1t
is stated the bills at the American this
year will cost just twice as much as
has been expended for the weekly Of
fering in other seasons. The expan-
sion of the program will also mean a
slight increase in the scale of prices.
This season seats in the first eight
rows will be sold at so cents, and the
old scale of 80, 20 and 10 cents will
exist throughout the remainder of the
house. The matinee prices will be 10,
20 and 80 cents, with the exception of
Sundays and holidays. when the regu'
lar night prices will be in effect at all
tnree performances. Other changes at
the theatre will be IN line with the
new order Of things. The house or
chestra under the direction Of Charles
Morgan and the leadership of Hugo
Toll VIII be increased, and there will
be several other innovations. During
the summer months the American has
been redecorsted and completely rem
ovated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-19

the second son of the reigning King
Frederic William III.
Prince William and Princess Eliza
grew up from childhood together and
It was not until 1920, when he was %
and she three years younger, that their
friendship ripened into love The first
words of love spoken were. at a picnic
In the forests around Berlin, at which
Prince Antony and Princess Radziwill
and the kings remaining children, the
crown prince, Prince Charles Alexan-
dria, were present. Dear, dear Lulu. -
wrote little Princess Eliza, how hap
Ply, how supremely happy was out in
the woods with William
During the next two years the young
couple saw one another constantly,
but a shadow had fallen across their
happiness owing TO the degree of diff
ference IN their respective ranks,
which constituted 6 bar to their mar
risge. When Princess Eliza's mother.
Hohenzollern princess, married
Prince RadZiwiu. her inferior In birth
right. she descended 90 his ranks and
their children were not royal princes
and princesses. but merely the de
scendants Of a Polish noble family,
with royal blood IN their veins. A
marriage between Prince William and
Princess Eliza would thus have been
heen q morgsnstic union and the right
Of their children TO inherit the Prus-
sian throne wonid. according TO the
house laws" Of the HohenzoIlern
dynasty. have been open 20 doubt.
The question vas raised whether
Princess Eliza could not be raised 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-19
THE SPRING MAID"

3 The passage of the brilliantly pop
ular operetta The Spring Maid, -,
across the country from coast TO
coast during the present season will
sDe given lively interest in the singing
of the coqUettish prima donna role by
little Miss Hajos. the Hungarian Co
smedieune who was first 70 play the
character when originally produced by
Heinrich Renhardt in Berlin. Musical
ability is said TO come rightfully 10
Fraulein Hajos by inheritance from q
long line of musical ancestry Her
father was for some years concert
meister at the Theatre National in
, Budapest. where she was born; two
. sisters are at present singing in the
Opera houses of Europe. one Of them
at the Royal opera house of Berlin,
which is under the personal supervis-
ion of the kaiser. and carefully has the
family line been kept which leads back
to Hajos. the violin maker, now almost
Legendary, who looked out from his
shop on the DaDube's banks and
prophesied wars and royal deaths for
his Hungarian people, and whose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-19

other perfectly; there is no doubI.
no uncertainty. On the evening be
fore his departure for Teplitz. Will
liam spent the evening at our house.
We sat in the garden till midnight
and we were able to talk alone there
without attracting any attention.
We talked only as brother and sis
ter but he spoke to me so earnestly,
so beautifully, without any hint of
selfish love that l could not repress
my tears. In this short time he
has become dearer to me than ever
before and l am determined that
whatever may happen I will remain
faithful to him and keep the love for
him in my heart"
After this the young lovers hopes
again ran high. The question of
Princess ELIAS elevation to royal
rank was being investigated and in
Berlin an engagement was already
spoken of. Then, however, the blow
fell. One day the king visited Prin-
cess Eliza's family in Silesia. MY
knees trembled beneath me-" she
wrote to her friend, las the king ap-
preached me, gave me his hand and
embraced me as usual" The day
passed, the evening meal was eaten
and still the king spoke no word on
the subject which was causing Prin-
cess ELIAS heart to beat so painfully
beneath her white dress. Finally
the king took his departure after
kissing Eliza and pressing her hand
in silence. AS the king left the
room. Princess Eliza burst into
tears. The crown prince and Prince
Carl, who were both present, press
ed her hand in silent sympathy and
there is no doubt that the whole
royal family felt keenly for the
young princess.
Then followed three years Of total
separation. Finally. Prince William,
in 1925, found another opportunity to
visit his lady love. He was commits
stoned to accompany a home return
ing Russian grand ducal pair as far