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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
TOOK MAN FROM JAIL
WHO INSULTED YOUNG LADY
AND PUNISHED HIM.
The Nero Confessed His Guilt and
Was Taken to the Woods and Bad
ly MuItilated.

There was considerable excitement
in Abberville Friday night, when BOZ
Davis, a young negro had a narrow
escape form lynching, at the hands
of mob as the result of an alleged
insult and improper proposal made tc
a young lady from the cotton mil
village.
Instead OF lynching the negro, af'
ter taking him form the jail, be was
subjected to other punishment. Af
is said to have confessed his guilt
The facts in the case are as follows:
About 2 o'clock a young lady
from the cotton mill village; was or
her way uptown, when she was &C
costed by negro man and grossly
insulted. An improper propose
was made the negro made an inde'
cent exposure of his person in hel
presence. She ran and reported the
matter to her farther and the hunt
began.
DdVlS WdS lludly dl CoISu' ShoA 6SS
with being the guilty party, and
and lodged in jail. While he was
not fully Unidentified, little doubt was
felt that he was the guilty party. II
developed during the investigation
that he had been annoying two Other
ladies recently. The crowd which
lsathered was already excited, ane
this increased the excitement.
About 8 o'clock Friday a large
crowd armed with guns, congregated
on the public square, but it was moi
thought that any attempt would be
made to storm the jail. However
at about 1890 o'clock the GROVE
stormed the jail, broke in the outer
door, two inner doors, broke in the
cell where the prisoner was and tooA
him from the jail.
He was taken out of town, and II
about one-haif hour a volley Of shots
was fred. Indicating that the ne
gro had been lynched. This proved
not to be the case, however as he wa:
only mutilated and turned loose
Sheriff Lyon was absent in Column
bia. The city police and other OH
calls did what they could to protect
the prisoner but to no avail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
DrOps into q Hotel.

Crashing through the glass dome
surmounting the dining room of the
Hotel Marlborough-Blenheim, while
making a parachute descent from an
altitude of 1000 feet, Charles Ben
nett, came near losing his life. He
landed in the dining room just be-
fore the dinner hour in mass Of cut
glass but his injuries were not seri-
OuS
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
BEATS THE TRAIN
ATWOOD FLIES FASTER THAN
ENGINE RAN.
Daring Aviator Nearing the End Of
His Long Journey from St. Louis
to New York.

Nine hundred and thirty miles
from his starting point, Harry N. At
wood, the young Boston aviator, who
is fast approaching the worlds long
distance record in his flight from ST.
Louis to New York, landed in field
in Lyons, N. Y, Sunday afternoon af-
ter flying 1O4 miles from Buffalo
without a stop.
Ascending in Buffalo at 1920 p. m.
Atwood, who has flown several days
without a mishap climbed to high
altitude and turned eastward. Hit
by a brisk wind from the west, he
shot over towns and villages at a
speed which kept railroad telegra-
piers busy reporting his progress.
He alighted at Lyons at 5:31 p. M,
having covered the I04 miles in two
hours and eleven minutes. In one
instance he went four miles in three
minutes and on reaching Rochester,
60 miles from Buffalo, he went
around the outskirts of the city so
fast that people standing on office
buildings could not get more than a
glimpse of him.
4 train which left Buffalo at ex-
actly the same time that Atwood did
ran in sight of the aeroplane almost
all the way to Rochester but arrived
there Is minutes after the aviator
had passed around the city and had
disappeared in the east. The train
however, had made stop en- route.
At Lyons Atwood was 335 miles
from New York, having completed
almost three fourths of his 1885
mile flight. BY tonight he hopes to
reach Albany and on tomorrow in one
day flight down the Hudson river
he expects to break the worlds rec
ord for the distance and finish his
trip, landing at Coney Island In New
York before sundown. For the $50
miles already covered ne has been IN
the air actually 19 hours and So
minutes.
Eighteen towns and villages saw
the aviator as he swept over them.
A few miles out Of Buffalo where ne
| ascended from race track in a
breeze so strong that it carried him
around in a circle of mile before he
he could get his speed. Atwood set
out over the New York Central rail-
road tracks which are to fix mis-
his course all the way to New York
1t was between East Palmyra and
Newark that Atwood made the best
| recorded time of the day, covering
the four miles between these points
in three minutes. Getting towards
Lyons, Atwood found he had not suf'
ficient gasoline to carry him to Syria,
cuse, so he picked a clear field on a
hill near the town and glided down tc
the ground.
Atwood's flight today was over
Syracuse and Utica, with stops al
each of these cities and detour tc
Auburn. He intends not to reacf
Albany before tonight.
Soon after he returns to Boston
Atwood said he would prepare for
transcontinental flight this autumn
probably from Los Angeles to New
York. He said he thought he coulc
make the $500 miles in Is days
taking a Southern course to st. Loui:
and coming north by way of Cincln
natl to New York State.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Fighting in Mexico

With 5000 troops engaged, a
fierce tattle is raging at Cuernavaca.
I'll he &C 7ernment forces are attempt
ing to crush the rebels under Zeopa-
ta.t Casllties on both sides are heavy
zeopata declares that if he is VIC
torioh,e he will march on the City OF
Mexico, forty miles away.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
COLORED CROP REPORTS.
Commissioner Hudson Thinks Condl'
tionS Exaggerated

Alleging that Southern crop condi'
tions have been grossly exaggerated
r. G. Hudson, commissioner of agri-
culture of Georgia, has written to al
similar officials in all the Southern
States, asking that they meet and ed.
wise plans for correcting these wrong
impressions of the outlook. He ask
ed that all farmers organizations CO.
operate with the State commissioners
Ii is declared that crops, especially
cotton will not have as large yield as
have been reported, and that such al
legged false reports will tend to hurt
prices.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Four Were Drowned.

William Handy, his wife a1a
daughter, of Princeton, Ala, ana
Dink Hill, Newmarket, Ala, were
drowned Friday night while trying
irving to ford Dry Creek near Mays
Vile. The stream was swollen from
recent rains The party was return
ing home from a Confederate reun-
ion at Curley, Ala.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Killed on Train.

F. H. Kennedy. postmaster, prom
inent banker and planter of Cotton
Plant, Ark, was shot and instantly
killed on the Rolh Island passenger
train from 3rinkley at II O'Clock
Saturday, at Salisbury, by &. r..
lynch. his brother in law.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Irving to Stop Fight.

Conductor Thomas Hartford, of
the Stonega Coal and Coke Compa-
nv road in Wiz county, Virginia,
was shot and fatally injured Sunday
while acting as peacemaker between
two men named Evans and Hall, who
were fighting.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Caused by Accident.

At Joliet, ILL.,, four men were kill
ed, four fatally injured and nine
others received severe burns when
an explosion wrecked the Hills Steel
Company's plant and imprisoned one
hundred men. The accident occurred
when a ladle of molten lead un-
set on a wet floor. In an instant
there was a terrific explosion, which
blew out the walls Of the buildings.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Auto Racer Killed.

Wilson Richmond, of Champaign
H., driving an automobile in trial
spin at the Leroy III races was IN
stantly killed. He ran off the track
embankment at curve and crashed
through a fence.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Bolt Kills Negro.

A negro man on Robert G. Wal
lace's plantation at Belfast, in New
berry County was killed Monday BY
lightning. He had gone under tree
to escape a shower when lightning
struck the tree !
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Two Die in Big Fire.

The Opel Sewing machine and BIZ
cycle works at Russelthe,n Sunday
were destroyed by fire. Two persons
perished in the flames and many
we're injured. The loss is estimated
at between s1,OOO,0OO and $780,
600.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Arizona and New hszico May Be- Admit
ted as Taft Wishes Them.
CHARGES OF COERCION
Senator Reed Charges that President
Taft Sent His Satellites Into the
Two Territories to Coerce Them
Into Adopting His Views.

Statehood for New Mexico and Ar
izona, upon q basis acceptable to
President Taft, was annroved by the
Senate Friday, through the passage
of the Flood-Smith resolution, pre-
sented by Senator William Alden
Smith, chairman of the committee on
Territories.
The resolution passed, SO to- 8, af-
ter debate In which the House was
charged with evading a vote In the
Presidents statehood veto, and in
which the President was charged
with trying to coerce the people of
Arizona upon the proposed recall of
Judges.
The new resolution, favored by
the President, requires that Arizona
shall climate from its new Consti-
tuition the recall of Judges provision
before it shall be admitted in the Un-
ion. New Mexico is instructed to vote
on a change in its constitution,
designed to make that Act more easi-
ly amendable in the future, but it is
not made a condition of New Mex
ico's Statehood that the people ap-
prove the charge suggested by Con-
gress.
During part Of the debate four
Cabinet officers. Attorney General
PASS THE BILL (2)
Wickersham, Postmaster General
Hitchcock and Secretaries Stimson
and Nagel, were in the Senate cham
ber, Mr.. Hitchcock listened while
Senator Reed of Missouri, Democrat,
criticised the President for trying to
force Arizona to give up its recall OF
Judge and read telegram arrahgn-
ming Mr.. Hitchcock for his political
tivity in Arizona. The telegram
read:
Phoenix, Ariz, August IL, 1911.
e. B. Reed, Washington, D. c.
1t is a well-known fact that Hitch
cock, during the election OF the del
egates to our Constitutional conyen-
travelled over the State of Arizona
with different Federal officials. Taft's
name was freely used and insinua-
tions made concerning projected Fed
eral buildings. His friends told the
Arizona Gazette to be good or Repub-
can patronage would cease. The
Gazette refused to be coerced and
patronage did cense. Practically
every postmaster in Arizona immedi-
ately became active in fighting the
progressive candidates. 1T Is well
nown his visit influenced papers in
Tucson, Yuma, Globe and Prescott.
(Signed) C. H. Akers, acting chair
man; J. L. Irwin, secretary"
"The objection Is not to the recala
Of Judges" declared Senator Reed.
The President, through his satellites
and office-holders, was unable to dc
tate the action of the people Of Ari-
zona, and we find him low using his
power to prevent the people of that
State from being admitted to the Un-
ion."
Despite many objections to the re-
solution, all Democrats voted for 1t
except Senators Bailey, of Texas, and
Pomerane, of Ohio. The Republi-
cans who voted against it we're:
Bourne, of Oergon; Brandegee, OF
Connecticut; Bristow, of Kansas;
Clamp, of Minnesota: Cummings, or
Iowo, and Hepburn, of Idaho.
It was apparent that the vetoed
Statehood resolution could not have
been repassed by two-thirds vote
in either house.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Burned by Forest Fires.

Advices from Halifax, N. s., say
that millions of feet of fine timber
were destroyed by forest fire. Thirty
three dwellings and two lumber mills
are in ashes at Clyde River.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
The Boiler Exploded

At Fort Fairfield, Maine, one was
killed and several injured while rid
ing on a merry-go-round at a church
picnic. The boiler by which the
merry-go-round was operated explod-
ed
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-22
Much Grain Ruined.

A hal, storm passed through Sou
thetn Alberta, Canada, Last week
and destroyed millions Of bushels of
grain.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
COuIlJU Institute
Starts OF W6||

Mountainair, N. M, July 19. =
The interest in the Torrance
County Normal Institute is above
the ordinary this year. Prof. T
W. Conway, who is in charge OF
the work is proving his ability tc
interest the teachers and secure
the maximum of hard work.
Prof, Watson, travelling under
orders of the department of Edu-
cation, gave lecture on plants
and animals at the institute.
Prof. Watson holds the chair of
Biology at the University of New
Mexico.
The attendance is as good as
anticipated by Superintendent
Burt for the first two weeks.
Those enrolled to date are: From
Estancia: Misses Oneta Hayes,
Ethie Meador, Elsie Windsor,
Laura Young, Joyce Riley, Mes
danes Virgie Block and Mollie
Rowe and J. /. Rawson. From
Mountainair: Misses Alice Hoy
land, Gladys Corbett, Julia Hill
zuni Davis, May and Florence
Carmony and Mrs. Elizabeth
Trimble From Abo: Juan J. !
Contreras. From Gibson: Mrs. |
VI. E. Savage.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
NhTI0Nhl,
GUHRD hT
GIMP MILLS
Seven Hundred Soldier Boys
in Camp near Las
Vegas

Las Vegas, N. M, July 19-
Before sundoWn tomorrow all o1
New MeXico's $ splendid military
forces will be assembled on the
rifle range nOrthWe5t Of Las We
gas to participate in the annua
encampment and fi~'l maneuvers
of the First Regiment New Mex
ice National Guard. Adjutant
General A. S. Brookes, the com
manding officer, arrived yester-
day from Santa Fe. Early this
morning with member of his
staff General Brookes went to the
range to lend his supervision to
the establishing of the camp.
Provisions and supplies of vari-
Gus kinds arrived Saturday and
were taFen charge of and moved
to the camp grounds by the
uuartermaster's department.
Ten companies with their Of
fcers and the regimental band
will take part in the maneuvers.
General Brookes stated this morn
ing that he could not state the
number of soldiers who would at
tend the encampment until he
had received the reports of the
commanding officers of each COM
pany after their arrival. 1t is
probable, however, that the num-
ber will be in the neighborhood
of 700.
First Lieutenant Young of the
United States army, who is
stationed at Fort Bliss near Ell
Paso, has been detailed by the
war department to attend the en-
campment. Lieutenant Young
will provide a problem in military |
tactics to be worked out by the
guard every day. He also will
conduct an officers school for the
instruction of the company COM
manders and their lieutenants.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
Doesn't Trust
F6IIOWNbn

A peculiar circumstance has
just been developed by the pos
tai savings bank. An Alabama
postmaster has sent to the post
office department, a silver dollar
so corroded by rust and covered
with green mold, that it is only
upon close scrunity that it can be
recognized as a genuine dollar.
The postmaster in the accom-
panying letter explained that this
particular dollar together with
several hundred others in like
condition had been deposited in
the postal sayings bank shortly
after it was opened there. The
dollar was dated 1899, and this
was the latest date on any of
those deposited, so it is safe to
assume that some southern cap
italiSt had his pile inferred in
mother earth for approximately
% years. From which it would
appear that there are some peo-
pie ready to trust Uncle Sam
with their banking who for some
reason or another do not put an
equal amount of trust in their
fellow men -EX.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
COUNCIL
IN BUSY
SESSION
Marshal Instructed to Collect
Road Tax from Citizens
of Village

The City Dads" met ia re-
gn|ar session last night traus-
acting quit e il little business.
The uIatter OF lie collection
of Road Tax was taken up aud
the marsha was instructed to
cnl"ct be tax uf three dollars
from every able bodied man
within the village The unn-
ey derived in this way will be
used in putting our streets in
better condition.
The ordinance relating to
sidewalks which has been be-
fore the council for some time
was taken up and retired to
attorney for amendment.
The matter of cutting the
grass in the park was taken
up and it was ordered that
Julius MeyerIbe allowed to cut
the grass for the hay he might
derive therefrom, for if the
grass is allowed to stand too
long, the young trees will be
ndar-ored thereby.
Bills we're taken up and ap-
proved.
The propfietors of the Es-
tancia Bakery appeared be-
fore the council and offered a
compromise in regard to the
location of the bakery. They
offer TO construct an adobe
room. with metal roof and
cement or earth floor for a
room, with no more COM
)ustibIe matter in the struct-
ire than is absolutely neces-
ary.
Several proposed ordinances
we're discussed after which
he board adjourned.
The matter of minors fre-
the pooIroom was
,rought up. The marshal re-
ported having notified the
in regard to the
aw, and says that the law will
'e enforced without further
otice.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
6OOI6r Weather and
Rains in States

Washington, July 18.-Weather
generally favorable to the grow
ing crops prevailed during the
week just ended, according to
the national weather bureau bull
letin of the weather bureau.
There was decided moderation of
the temperature east of the Rocky
mountains and a corresponding
rise in the west, aNd beneficial
rains in the south and east.
In the corn growing states
west of the Mississippi river
much relief was experienced
from the extreme heat. Good
rains fell over much of Nebraska
Kansas and Oklahoma, but
drought continues in Missouri
Iowa, where vegetation is suffer
ing severely.
In the great corn growing
states cast of the Mississippi river
the weather was most favorable.
In the spring wheat growing
states dry weather continues, and
especially in southwestern Min
nesota and over most of the Da-
kotas, and the need of more
moisture is severely felt.
In the cotton growing states
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
CBnt6r Of Population

Washington, D. c., July 49,
The center of population of the
United States is a. miles south
of Umonville, Monroe county,
Indiana, according TO a census
bureau announcement. Since
1900 when it was six miles south
east of Columbus, Indiana, it has
moved 81 miles westward and
seven-tenths of a mile northward.
The geographical center OF the
limited States is in Kansas.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
ALI Estanca Boosters urged to at the store room
recently occuped by F. L. Burruss o'clock for the purpose
of organizing Commercial Club and discuss the County Fair
is especially important at this time that strong organi
cation be placed the field account of the prosperous Cou
ton OF this time. Now the time to keep things moving Leave
hammer at home and Come
Prohibit Murder?

On July 22nd Texas will vote
on prohibition, and the cam
paign now going on in the
Lone Star state is a warm one.
At El Paso the other night a
public meeting was held at
which some great speeches
were made. Among the speak,
ers was Fred w. Freeman, who
made telling address.
I have heard the argument,
said Mr.. Freeman, you let
whisky alone and it will let you
alone. This is not so. Since |
have been in Ell Paso | have let
whiskey alone but it has not let
me alone. Not three months ago
my wife and another woman
were driving down the Ysleta
road and on their way they met
a drunken Mexican in buggy,
who ran into them, causing the
horse to run away, demolishing
the buggy and that the two
women were not killed was a
They were letting whisky
alone, but liquor was not leaving
them alone. | defy any man in
Ell Paso to drive down the boule-
ward to Ysleta on Saturday even
ing who will not say that he
found the trip to be hazardous
through meeting drunken drivers
Of all classes of vehicles and |
machines There is a woman
living within three blocks of my |
home who is leaving whisky
alone, but liquor won't t leave her
alone, 1t is robbing her of the
Dread that rightfully belongs to
ler and her children. You can
cave liquor alone but it won't
cave you alone"
They say prohibition will not
| have before me a
list compiled by the district clerk
# Ell Paso county, which shows
hat from May 10, 1907, to June
/, 1911. there were 55 murders.
You would at least suppose that
# this number there would be
10 convictions, wouldn't you.
But there were not; the same list
hows that out of the 55 murders
n Ell Paso county there were six
convictions. Yet they say pro-
lition does not prohibit. Have
,ou heard any of the anti
,rohibitionists stating that the
Prohibition of murder prohibits;
ave you seen where anyone
tates that because the prohibi-
ion of murder does not prohibit
hat murder should be licensed?
And | think it is a safe presump-
ion that out of these 55 murders
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20
VIII Serve HONS
Grown Dinner

Albuquerque, N. M, July TO-
The first New Mexico Develop.
ment Conference at Mountainair
is going to prove success and
promises to prove big success.
Replies have come in to the Bu-
reau of immigration from every
county and almost every COM
munity in New Mexico showing
that the interest is wide spread
and that the attendance will be
representative of all sections.
One Of the latest acquisitions
to the program is Professor WIN.
Jardine of Manhattan, Kan, one
of the famous experts of the
Kansas Agricultural College and
a practical dry farmer on a large
scale. Professor Jardine will ad-
dress the Conference.
Mr.. Norris H. Reed the we'll
known expert of the Santa Fe
railroad s advertising department
has been in New Mexico for
several days studying conditions
and more thoroughly familiariz-
ing himself with the publicity
need of the new state. Mr.. Reed |
handles every year one of the
most extensive advertising and
publicity campaigns in the
world-that of Santa Fe railway
system. Very few people know
it, but last year the Santa Fe
railroad spent $18, ,000in advertis
ing New Mexico alone.
1t is such big state and has
so many and so varied resources,
said Mr.. Reed on leaving Albu-
Querque, that it takes a lot of
money and a lot Of united effort
to get it all before the country.
We have been very much interest
ed in the activity of the various
New Mexico communities in
Advertising their resour :es dur
ng the past year and this activi-
~ concentrated and extended
will soon bring New Mexico the
development its great resources
ustify.'
One of the most interesting
features of the Resources Day
conference will be luncheon
served by the people of Noun
,ainair to the members of the
conference. This luncheon will
De served out of doors and the
menu will consist entirely of
products grown Immediately
around the Chautauqua town
where the crops this year are un-
good.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20

the weather was mostly favorable
Beneficial showers occurred
over much of Texas and Okla
homa, greatly relieving the Sc
we're drought conditions.
The morning news. (Estancia, N.M.) 1911-1912, 1911-07-20

at least Is percent were commit
ted within a saloon or within the
district of a licensed saloon"