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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
MISSED BIG AMOUNT
TRAIN ROBBERS MADE MISTAKE
i'm STOPPING TRAIN.
Only Swag Comes From Registered
Mail, No Express Being on Board.
Posse in Pursuit.

Apparently mistaking the first Sec
ton of the northbound passenger
train No. 16 on the Southern Pacific
railroad for southbound train said
to be carrying shipment Of S400,-
900 in gold dust from Seattle to San
Francisco two robbers held up the
northbound train on Thursday night
near West Fork, an isolated station in
Cow Creek canyon, Oregon.
The robbers rifled the mail car,
blowing up the safe, and made away
with the registered mail. They tried
to secure entrance to the express car,
but were foiled by Messenger Robo,
who refused to open the door despite
threats that they would use dyna-
mite If he refused. The robbers after
fruitlessly prying with a crowbar at
the side door of the car, finally de-
sisted and decamped with the loot
secured from the mail car.
The amount taken by the robbers
can not be ascertained at this time.
This train carries In its registered
mail the cash from Southern Oregon
postoff!ces to Eugene, Oregon, which
is their depository, and this was
probably included in the mail stolen.
The robbers boarded the train at
West Fork while the engine was TAX
dng water. Soon after it had got un-
der way they crawled over the tender
into the cab and directed the engineer
to stop the train.
This done one of the men kept the
engineer and fireman under cover
with his revolver while the other
one went back and uncoupled the
mail and baggage car.
Then the engineer was ordered to
pull these cars some distance up the
tract, where he was again ordered
to stop. The robbers went back to
the mail car and lining the mail
clerks up, took the registered mall
pounches and dynamited the mail car
safe.
The noise Of the explosion warned
Messenger Robb of what was taking
place and when the demand came
for him TO open his door he made no
responce.
TIE conductor of the train as soon
as he discovered what had taken
place. went back to West Fork where
he notified Glendale and surrounding
points. Posses have been organized
to pursue the robbers.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Owed Him Small Amount.

Jesse Kirk, a negro, shot and kill
ed Will Wood, also colored, at Swift
zer, Spartanburg county. Monday.
Kirk claims that he shot Wood, his
brother-in-law, in self-defense. he
said he and Wood had been off to-
gether and were returning home,
when Wood claimed that Kirk owed
him 25 cents. Kirk claims that he
paid Wood the amount and Wood
then claimed Kirk owed him more
than 25 cents. Kirk denied owing
him any more money.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Cotton Mills Closed.

In accordance with resolutions
adopted at meeting of the Cotton
Manufacturers Association Of South
Carolina held in Spartanburg last
January looking to curtallment or
the output of cotton mills OF this
State for a period Of five weeks, be-
tween April and September. practical
w all the cotton mills Of Greenville
have closed down.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Burglar Creates Terror.

The police of Macon, Ga, are hunt
ing For a negro burglar who has been
Systematically robbing residences on
Boundary street and Coleman ave-
nue., having visited no less than FIVE
Of those thoroughfares this week. In
one instance he ransacked room at
the home of S. L. Stripping, in which
there was a person sleeping. The
negro has twice been captured by
the owners of the house, but man
aged to escape.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Ignored Governor Blease.

A special dispatch from Atlanta 10
the Augusta Chronicle says the state
ment Is made that Governor Biease,
of South Carolina, being ignored IN
sending out Invitations to the. unVeil-
ing of the monument to the "Old
Guard" there this fall-and be is
the only governor in the South thus
ignored-is not due to the fact that
he did not attend the conference, but
rather is due entirely to his action
in and conduct in reference to the
Fielder case.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Fatal Crap Game.

AS a climax to "crap game en-
gagged in by a crowd of negroes dur
ing the pros Of a camp meeting
on Sunday at Montague, a small
station on the Greenville and Knox
Vile railway. eight miles above
Greenville. an unknown negro was
shot and instantly killed by Will
Robinson. Robinson was captured
by the sheriff and is now in jail.
He claims he shot in self-defense.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Killed About Ten Gents.

In a row over ten cents, the ter
mination of negro card game, Hamp
Jeter shot and killed Will C1de, near
Woodruff one day last week. Jeter
was committed 20 Jail at Spartanburg,
charged with murder. Jeter claimed
that Robert Green owed him 10 cents
and pulled his gun to take a shot at
Robert: however, Cade got in the
way Of .he bullet and was killed. All
parties are colored.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
ElkS Club Raided.

At Talladega, Ala, Thursday Sher-
iff Connect raided the Elk's club. Sc
curing fifteen casks of beer and fif-
teen cases of whiskey. This is the
largest raid ever made in the state
of Alabama. The Elks are highly in
iignant. The entire city of Talladega
is in a state of excitement as the
result of the raid.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Fatal Trarnway Accident.

A special from Wilmington, N. e.,
saws that as a result Of, an accident
on the tram road of the Waccamav
Lumber Company, near there We'd
nesday, four men were instantly kiln
ed and one man seriously wounded
Three of the dead men are itahana.
Details of the accident are not ava5l
able at this time, but the coroner or
Brunswick county is investigating the
accident. =,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Engine Jumps Track.

Eastbound train No. 26, on the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. was
wrecked Wednesday evening, one
mile east of Alden, Ky. The engine
Jumped the track and turned over.
Mat F. Kelley. Of Mount Sterling, KY,
the engineer, was killed, and Edward
A. T.. Watkins of Lexington, trave,-
ing engineer, sustained a broken leg.
None of the passengers was hurt.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Derrell Harrison Lost bis Life While
Viewing Base Ball Game.
WAS RICH UP ON A POLE
Over Two Thousand People Who
Were Witnessing Base Ball Game
Saw the Unfortunate Man Fall
Backwards and Hang Head Down.
Ward for Some Time.

ward Tor Some Time.
The State says while perched on
an electric light pole near the centre
field fence watching the Columbia
Charleston game Wednesday after
noon at Elmwood park, Derrell Har-
rison, a young white man, came in
contact with live wire and hung
suspended from a cross arm, head
downwards, for about five minutes
in plain view of about 1000 horri-
fed spectators. Death resulted al
most instantly.
The accident occurred in the sixth
inning, about $40 o'clock. Harri-
son and another man, whose name as
yet has not been ascertained by the
authorities, were watching the game
from the electric light pole. A light
which looked like a ball of fire flash
ed and Harrison fell backwards, his
legs catching on the cross-arm, the
other man dropping to the ground.
His hat then sailed to the street be-
low. 1t is said that the other man
was not injured.
In an instant the grandstand and
bleachers were in. state of confus-
ion. Women shrieked and hundreds
Of others rushed, on the field for the
scene Of the accident. John Burke.
centre fielder on the Columbia team,
was among the first to go to his aid.
A man climbed the pole with a
rope and attempted to tie 1t around
the dead mans body to lower it to
the ground, but his body was 80 limp
that it slipped out, falling into the
crowd. Examination showed that he
was dead.
Derrell Harrison was about twenty
five year old. He was from the
Horse Creek valley of this State, but
has recently been with his brother
in-law, G. T. Scott, in the Olympia
mill village. His wife was In Colum-
bia. After the accident the game
was resumed, but many left.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Struck in a Field.

Robert Wilson. colored, a laborer
on S. B. Crawfords plantation, near
Great Falls, Chester County, was in
stantly killed by lightning on Fri
day afternoon. Wilson and several
companions were engaged in hoeing
cotton when the accident occurred.
Three of the others were Rocked
dcwn and stunned, but fortunately
were not killed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Drown in River.

The bodies of Albert ]. Handtman,
a prominent club man and athlete, of
Cincinnati, ad Miss Anna Kees,
known on the vaudeville stage as
Bonie Hampton, were found in the
Ohio river Thursday. They had been
missing since Thursday week and 1t
was supposed they had eloped.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Sunday School Recruits.

One million four hundred and thir-
ty~one thousand pupils have been
added to the Sunday schools of the
United States in the last three years,
according to statistics presented to
the International Sunday school con-
vention, which was in session at San
Francisco.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Struck Below Ground.

While working 1900 feet under
ground at one a. m, James Conroy,
of Kingston, Pa, was struck BY
lightning and so badly injured that
he is not expected to recover. He
did not know there was storm
until his chamber was filed with a
blazing light, and he was knocked
senseless and badly burned. The
stroke of lightning had followed the
intake OF air current as far as Con-
loy's chamber.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
PRICES Arc HIGHER
THE COST OF TEXT BOOK SOME
WHAT INCREASED.
But Then 1t Is Presumed That the
Books Selected Are Better Than
the Old Ones.

The new books adopted by the
State board of education for the free
public schools Of South Carolina will
cost the patrons of the school some
more than the books now used ac-
cording to comparative figures made
UP at the Office OF the State superin-
tendent of education.
The increased expense is shown In
the following comparative statement
of the cost of new and old books
prepared by Mr.. Swearingen:
Primer.
Cost of old Primer. .12
Cost of new Primer. ;. rs
Increase over 10 per cent.
During the five year period 1906
1911 $4,000 primers were sold. Up
on that basis the total increase to
the pupils of the. State will be s17,-
$4,000.
Readers.
Cost of old First Reader. >. 20
Cost Of new First Reader. =. .25
Increase rs par cent.
Total number of First R9aders
sold during the ast five years, 2OO,-
900 copies. Aggregate increase to
the pupils $4,000.
Cost of old Second Reader. .2S
Cost of new Second Reader. >. .35
Increase 25 per cent.
Total number of Second Readers
sold during the last adoption period,
$4,000 copies. Aggregate increase
s9,030.00.
Geography.
Cost of old Elem. Geography. .SS
Cost of new Elem. Geograph. AS
Increase 33 1"3 per cent
Total number sold during last
adoption period, $4,000. Increase to
pupils, s7,560.oo.
Psychologists.
In place of q two-book series a
three-book series has been adopted.
Cost of old series Elem. :. +. 80
Cost of old SERIES Adv. !. >. -. so
Cost Of new series, 1st book. .35
Cost Of new series, End book. 40
Cost Of new series, 3rd book. so
l Increased cost to each pupil OF the
series, .55. Increase about 60 per
cent.
Arithmetic.
. In place os Il tw1-b book series Gov
ering the work up to the high school
a three-book series has been adopted.
The first two books cover the work
up to the 7th grade. Every purli
therefore who passed into the 7th
grade will have to purchase new
book for the one year at cost OF
Al cents.
Cost of old Arithmetic Elem. .32
Cost of old Arithmetic Adv =. 40
Cost of new arithmetic Elem. .22
Cost of new Arithmetic, Inter-. SO
Cost of new Arithmetic, Adv. Al
Increase in cost of the series, At
cents, about Sc 2-3 per cent.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Struck a Snow Storm.

!. Dispatches from Duluth says that
steamers down the lake are sending
in wireless messages stating that
tba4 are late because they have been
held up by snow storm thiz side of
tho Canadian Soo Snow fell In
abundance, according to reports, all
Thursday night. During the storm
most Of the freighters anchored and
rode safe until the snowfall ceased.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Some More Hot Air.

The Augusta Chronicle says Fielder
made the statement in Atlanta We'd
,nesday night that he will shortly be-
gin showing by oral and documentary
evidence, that "Blease is a moral
degenerate, and unfit to sit in con-
yention Of 'buEzards'
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Hidden Mine Explode.

Seventy-two Maderist soldiers were
killed in the town Of Jonacatepec,
state of iMorelos, on Monday, by the
explosion of a mine planted by Fed
erals before the excavation Of the
place, according to dispatches receiv-
ed at Mexico City.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Held on Serious Charge.

At Macon. Ca, Charles Doctor. the
Young musician who is charged with
criminally assaulting Leah Cohen, a
13-year-old girl aud the daughter OF
Rabbi Cohen, is in Jail. 1t was en-
pected that he would have prelimi-
nary trial Thursday, but he has not
asked for It. Doctor has offered to
marry the girl, but her relatives will
not consent.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Jams in South America.

Private cable advices received on
Thursday state that the colonization
of japanese is now going on in Mic
aragua, Hunduras, Panama and 9TH
or Central American states. The Jap
anese government is said to be be-
hind the movement.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Convict Falls Dead.

While laughing and talking with
fellow convicts, a negro named Lee,
alias Smith, who was serving a two
year sentence on the Spartanburg
County chaingang, tumbled over
backwards and died before medical
aid could reach him one day last
week. He was joking about his ar
rest, conviction and sentence when
he died.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
two GIRLS WIN
IN RAFFLE AND ARE AWARDED
A LIFE PARTNER.
at a Church Lottery Held in Phil
adelphia, Pa. :.


1t Is quite the thing in Philadel-
phia now for a girl to take chance
in a husband. That sounds as II it
were not new, but the fact Is that a
girl at fair can put her hand In a
grab bag and pull out husband If
she is lucky.
Miss Mary Doyle did aim ust that
at the fair for the benefit of st. Greg
ory's Roman Catholic Church We'd
nesday night. She and several thous-
and young women bought tickets in
a lottery for husband whose identity
was carefully hidden. St. Gregory's
rector vouchsafed that the prize
would make good husband, and an
rounced that ne woult perform the
marriage ceremony gratis. AS an
additional inducement diamond
ring was thrown in with the husband
The drawing for the one capital
prize was held on the porch OF the
headquarters Of the church fair conf
mittee Wednesday night. Miss .1en-
ME Woodhcuse held box full OF
numbers. Miss Mary Murray. blind
folded, thrust her hand il the ooX
and drew forth a number. The girl
who held that mum ber was the Win
ner. The united heart pit-a-pats OF
the hundreds Of girls assembled were
almost audible. mo. 1853 wins
announced Miss Woodhouse.
After much fluttering 1t was dis
covered that Mrs. Doyle held 1859,
Her envious co-gamblers in the game
of love thrust her forward and she
was directed to step on The porch
and discover her WINNINGS wnc
was hidden behind screen
An orchestra played the wedding
march from "Lohengrin." With O
pretty, petulant gesture Miss Doyle
knocked down the screen.
There stood William Bowers
known to al the girls of the church
'the bashful bachelor" He was
blushing furiously. Besides he wore
evening clothes, except that he had on
a green necktie.
"Pshaw" said Miss Doyle in tone
that made Bowers blush deeper
crimson, II know Mr.. Bowers is' very
nice, but I don't want husband that
costs me only ten cents" She gave
up the diamond ring too.
Bowers will be ratified off again
next time to buy new organ 70,
the church.
Miss Doyle may change her mint
again. Miss Catherine N. Flanagan
did this afternoon. Pity, as well al
budding affection, seems to have in
spired Miss Flanagan, for she said:
Nobody loves fat man, 80 II
marry him." She held the ticket thai
won Thomas Shelley as husband a
the fair of the Church of the Immacu
late Conception. Skelly Isl six fee
tell and weighs 2S0 pounds.
His identity which has been a BAT
fling mystery for a week, durin!
which the fair has been in progress
was dlscloseli simultaneously Will
the announcement that he belonged
to Miss Flanagan II she wanted hin
Skelly mounted chair and sale
he had entered the affair in spiri
of fun, but since he had seen Miss
Flanagan he was willing and anxiou:
to relinguish his bachelor life. Mis-.
Flanagan blushed prettiIy and 1t wa:
agreed,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Flock to the Sea Shore.

Three hundred thousand men,
women and children slept on the
beach at Coney Island, New York,
Thursday night, driven from their
homes by the intense heat. Early
Friday, however, cool wave brought
relief. Five persons succumbed to
Thursdays heat.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
She Avenged Him.

After 7. F. Hart had shot and IA
tally wounded her husband, Mrs. JOS
enh Walker, of Carlsbud, n. NJ. on
Thursday attacked Hart with a heavy
rock and beat his head to a pulp
for revenge. Hart will die. Mrs.
Walker was arrested.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
Ruried Under Gold.

Literally buried under s9,OOO,OOO
in gold, Wadesworth Williams, en-
ployed in the San Francisco mint,
was so badly injured the other day
that his recovery is doubtful.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-01
h. =. SHOWN. UP
Ssna.ar Williams Poiul. consistency
I Of Senator Csuuiuss.
tie Was ON BOTH SIDES
Iowan Argues Against Canadian Re-
ciprocaty and John Sharp Williams
Cites 1904 Speech in which Cum
minis Favored Putting Farm Pro-
ducts in Free List.

The washington correspondent OF
The News and Courier says the gem
eral opinion OF disinterested auditors
OF the colloquy in the Senate Thurs
day between Senators. Cummtns OF
Iowa, and Williams, of Missippi, that
the brilliar.. Southerner routed the
Iewan, horse, foot and dragoon.
The deed was accomplished by the
apt citation OF "a speech delivered by
Mr.. Cummings several years ago IN
advocacy of reciprocity, particularly
with regard to farm products. There
liz wide recognition CT the fact that
in John Shacp Williams the South
has added aEo.her tc the galaxy or
great Senator'S.
Senator Cummings continued his
argument. against the Canadian re-
ciprocity bill, but did not conclude.
He attacked this measure from the
standpoint not only Of its alleged In
justice and political sneSped1e>7cs'
but on the grounds that it was not
properly drawn as tariff law.
If passed in its present form, he
said. the agreement would give Can
ada the option of reorganizing one
half or i without accepting 1t all.
The statement, explained in detail
bv the Towan, drew the attention OF
the Senate, many members question
ing the interpretation thus put upon
the bill as sent to Congress by the
President.
Senator Cummins said the passage
of the bill would be followed by a
storm of disapproval, against which
the Republican party could not stand
He said it would be accepted by the
AGRICULTURAL interests as notice that
the Congress had determined they
we a not entitled to the same con-
sideration at its hands that is gwen
to the other producers Of the land.
.eNo self-respecting nation can &C
cent without qualification the Cana
dfan-reciprocity agreement in the ex-
act form proposed to US" declared
SENATOR Cummings. He declared he
believed in tariff revision, "but mark
my words" he said, "the people OF
this country, with unerring judgment
and intelligence, will know who is
responsible for putting the farmer
into free and unlimited competition
In what he sells, while still protect
ing the things that he buys"
Senator Williams, of Mississippi,
interrupted to read from Senator
Cummings inaugural address In Iowa
in 1904.
4. In this speech Mr.. Cummings ex-
pressed the belief that the Iowa farm
er would not suffer from free Cana
dian agricultural products more than
they do from the competition Of near
by States.
4 ~ remember that speech" said
Senator Cummins.
"But it seems the Senator is now
most inconsistent in his views" said
Mr.. Williams.
"I am not" said Senator Cummins,
'ten or even seven years ago, there
was not the danger Of competition
of Canadian farm products that there
is now, when the United States al
most ceased to be an exporter of
such products.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-25
RESOLUTION,

Resolved, that warrant be
drawn against the Permanent I'm
provement Revolving Fund for the
sum Of $27.00 in favor of D. B.
Dougherty, as and for payment in
full Of the balance Of his contract
for the grading Of Olof Avenue.
Approved Oct. "a, 1911.
E. c. WELLIN, Mayor.
The City Treasurer's quarterly re-
port for quarter ending September
30, 1911, was presented and was, on
motion, referred to the City Auditor.
An application from G. H. Munson
for permission to connect his lots
All 9th St. South, being lots 9 and
81 Of lot 10, block 81, with the ninth
street sewer. The application was
granted subject to the sewer regula-
tons, and as the lots have been as
sessed for the cost of the sewer no
tapping fee was to be charged,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-25

Get the Delica lessen Habit.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-10-25
Senator Bourne Endorses La Toilette

United States Senator Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., of Oregon, endorses the
candidacy of Senator La Toilette for
the Republican nomination.
Senator Bourne's statement is in
the nature of a challenge to big bus
mess and meets the charge of radi-
calism which has been lodged against
La Toilette by placing against this
statement the legislation enacted in
Wisconsin under the leadership Of
La Toilette, Senator Bourne says:
"Why have | for months been so
insistently for Senator La Toilette
for President? Because he has many
of the qualifications which | believe
are absolutely necessary for a man
to possess in order to properly fill
the high office of the nations chief
public servant. He believes in pop
ular, not delegated government; re-
Allies the general welfare, not self
ish interest, must be the motive pow
err of all successful and permanent
government. lie is honest, courag-
eous, able, dynamic, with twenty-five
years. experience in legislative and
executive public life. Though radi-
cal in manner he is extremely conser-
vative in thought and action, with
high ideals, broad ideas and strong
convictions. General welfare is his
goal and selfish interest his abomina-
ton.
II urge the big business interests
of the country to study the laws Of
Wisconsin enacted since he was first
Governor of that state: hold him as