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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
THIS STATE LEADS
VALUABLE AGRICULTURAL STA
TIsTICS PUBLISHED.
Value of Crops in South Carolina Per
Square Mile Reached Second Of all

Some interesting statistics on the
agricultural situation in South Caro-
lima have been prepared by Commits
sIoner Watson from the recent federal
census. AS has been announced this
State jumped from 21 to 13 points In
rank in agriculture.
The value of the agricultural pro-
ducts of the State increased by 2S.4
per cent. in one year. The value OF
the crops in 1910 was S140,00O,O0O,
which was an increase over 1903 OF
$31,O00,000; an increase over 1906
of s62,288,O00 and an increase of
sS8,6S5,000 over 1910, all Of which
shows that the value of the crops has
increased over 100 per cent. during
te past decade.
With reference to the value of the
crops per square mile South Carolina
ranked second of all the states with
34,518. Other States in comparison:
Illinois, s5,122; Georgia, S3,743;
Texas, s1,369
,All other Southern states show the
value Of crops per square mile to
be less than $4,000.
The cotton crop of the South ac-
coding oceoS02EN. Plah-AGIVxzf1R. &.
cording to the statistics cleaned for
1910 went on the market for $685.
10000. The crop Of 1909 was
worth $4,000, 900 and for 1908,
S S1,230,O00. It will be seen that
the cotton crop of 1910 was worth
s1,1,00O,0O0 more than 1908. There
are in the South 440,000,000 acres
Of land available for cotton and only
one out of IL acres Is planted OF
the cotton crop i9 per cent was con-
sumed in the United States; 49 per
cent was exported and IS per cent re-
mained in this country up to Feb
ruary, 1911.
Concerning the value per bale OF
cotton the following comparison
Is given: Value per bale, 1910, $751;
IS; value per bale, 1904, $5O.S7;
value per bale, 1898, s30.22.
It is pointed out that the sum OF
s604 was received for. 20 bales OF
cotton in 1898 while the farmer re-
ceived s1,743 for the same number IN
1910.
In South Carolina there were In
1910 175,1S0 farms or an increase
of 13 per cent over the preceding
decade. The value of the lands and
buildings increased by 1872 per cent;
implements and machinery 112 pei
cent; lands 169 per cent; increase II
labor bill &c per cent.
These statistics show that there
were 2O,S25 farms added. There
are 64,227 owners, or an Increase Of
s4,81O, and Of these farms 1887 are
mortgaged. The tenants number H.,
097. The increase in the number Of
tenants during the decade was l6,
113, and the same in preceding de-
cade, $4,000.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
Peculiar Accident.

Policeman Horris, of the Yorkvlle
force, was seriously wounded in bi-
cycle-motorcycle collision Wednesday
afternoon, and fears are entertained
for his life. 1t seems that Harris
was riding a bicycle attached b. a
rope to a motorcycle ridden by Mr..
Fink, Ct that place. Just outside OF
Yorkville tire Of the motorcycle
burst and threw Harris who was In
the rear on the bicycle, breking his
collar-Done and causing the discharge
OF his pistol, the ball entering mean
the upper edge Of the hip, and in
f1icting a serious and perhaps fatal,
wound.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
BLEASE SEES JOE BATES.
The Governor Visits the Condemned
Man in Jail.

While in Spartanburg Tuesday
night Governor Blease visited in the
county Jail ice Bates. tie former
Spartanburg police officer, under
sentence to hang on July II. The
governor has recently been asked to
commute Bates sentence to life i'm
prisonm ent and the Belief is here
he will do so Bates had Dfen SEN
fenced to hang on three different oc-
casions, but each time mis- attorneys
have succeeded in having the sentence
stayed. A commission appointed re-
Gently to pass upon Bates sanity
reported that Bates was not insane.
He shot and killed yvung woman
because she left him and 6ct marrl-
ed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
HUNDREDS SUCCUMB
THE HOT WAVE PLAYED HAVOC
WITH THE PEOPLE.
1t Caused Over Five Hundred Deaths
in Four Days in the North and

II SauScQ Otcr rive lluuuFtu Dcs1t4S
in Four Days in the North and
West.
The loss of more than 500 lives is
to be credited to the general heat
wave of July 1 to 5, 1911. The torrid
period will be memorable in weather
annals for it's wide extent, it's lons
duration, its record-breaking temper
atures In many places and the long
list Of fatalities which it has caused
The news dispatches which cities
from the North Atlantic seaboard
west to- the Plains States have ex-
changed during those four days, ac-
count, according to review Wsdnes-
day night for the death Of 431 per-
sons.
Incomplete as the record is from
the failure at many points to report
specifically the number of deaths, IT
is as serious as shown, as remer-
bered for many years If not record
The number of prostrations is still
more difficult to compute, but it ap-
pears that thousands have been seri-
cusly overcome by the 'tcat II thc
great cities.
Scores of Deaths Reported.
At New York, although the fore
casters prediction Of mot quite SC
warm was literally true Wednesday
the maximum temperature was only
/ degree of Tuesdays extreme heat
The exhausting effects OF the ho1
wave were manifested in record
tally of heat prostrations. The days
list of deaths from heat in the metro
politan district was thirty-six up tc
midnight
A Boston dispatch says another da,
excessive heat wilted New England
ers Wednesday. More than forty
deaths were reported in New ENGLAND
Wednesday, although the tempera
ture was slightly lower than Tuesday
half a dozen degrees being reported
There were fifteen deaths due direct
ly to the heat within the limits o.
Boston during the day.
Heat killed thirty-two persons, in
cluding twelve babies, and prostratet
dozens in Chicago Wednesday, thu
fifth day of the present heat wave
The temperature was recorded .
I101.5 in the weather bureau at 2 81
Wednesday afternoon, equalllng th'
high point registered Tuesday, while
at the street level, and the mercur!
climbed to 10S degrees.
A dispatch from Cleveland, Ohio
says light breeze Wednesday morn
ing caused the mercury to drop sev
eral, degrees, after it had reached
Sc degrees in the weather burea,
and 1O2 at the street level. Th'
deaths of eleven babies were attrib
uted to the heat.
At Baltimore three deaths from tn
heat and twenty-eight prostration
were recorded Wednesday The max
imum official temperature was 9
degrees at P. M. j!
At Philadelphia, Pa, twenty-nin
deaths from heat were reported Wed
nesday making total of forty-on
since the heat wave begun.
At Albany, N. Y, the official mer
curry climbed to SO at O'Clock Wed
nesday and four deaths were report
ed.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
Not So Sane After All.

Revised figures on the number OF
deaths and injured in the United
States indicate the celebration OF
1911 cost 3S lives and 1,117 were
injured, as compared with A killed
and 2,4S5 injured last year. and 62
killed and 3,345 injured in 1903.
Fireworks claimed IS victims; fire.
arms -; gunpowder S, and toy pis-
tolls g.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
SUFFER IN CHICAGO.
The Awful Heat Drives Folks from
Their Crowded Homes

The poor people of the large cities
who live in the crowded teneRents
suffer greatly from the heat. A Chi
cago dispatch says thousands OF peo'
pie spent Monday night in the parks
or on the sidewalks in an effort to
get relief from the intense heat. AT
midnight the thermometer was hoV-
ering close to 80 and during the
night IT, did not get below 50. In
the crowded West Side district early
Tuesday the sidewalks were lined
with people who found it impossible
indoors. twenty-five permits TO
bury babies we're issued Monday anu
the health authorities predict that
the number will be largely increas-
ed if the heat continues.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
Steam Shovel Fatal

BY the overturning Of steam
shovel on the New Orleans, Mobile
and Chicago Railroad at Orchard,
Ala, Wednesday evening, Engineer
". H. Doolittle and a negro named
Lee Bonna were killed, and Ike Cot
rell and a negro named Wales were
badly hurt The accident was due
to an overload.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
@WiARDLY ATTACK
GANG HOLDS UP AND BOLDLY
BEATS SENATOR B1IiBO.
Physician States Injured Mans Skull
Fractured, But Wound Not Neces-
sarily Fatal.

State Senator Theodore Bilbc, can
didate for Lieutenant governor of
mississippi, was attacked and severe
ly beaten at Starkville, Miss, Thurs
day by j. J. Henry, claim agent of
the Mobile, Chicago & New Orleans
railroad, and former penitentiary
warden, the encounter coming as d.
ect sequel to campaign speech de-
livered By Senator lBilbo at Blue
Mountain, Miss, recently in which
Bilbo is credited with having vigor-
ously assalied Mr.. Henry, impeaching
his character.
The affray occurred aboard rail
road train in which Mr.. Bilbo was
proceeding from Columbus to Stur-
gis, Mss, where he was to have
spoken Thursday afternoon. Ross A.
Collins, candidate for attorney genel.
al, who was accompanying State Sen.
ator Bilbo to Sturgis at the time of
his encounter with J. J. Henry, has
given out the following statement:
when the train reached Starkville
I was seated directly in front Of Sem
ator Bilbo, in the smoking compart-
ment, talking with Mr.. Carruthers, of
West Point. Carruthers left the train
at Stakyille and I was looking out of
the window at about half a dozen
people on the station platform when
heard q loud, dull lick. I heard a
man groan and saw Senator Bilbo fall
at the blow from a pistol. Immediate
ly a man covered the crowd in the
smoking car with pistol, and I un-
derstand that another person stood
guard with him. EVERYBODY was made
to vacate the car, and the two men
prevented any one entering while ]. j
Henry administered repeated blows
upon Senator Bilbo's head and body
with the butt of a pistol. Some peo-
pie on the outside of the car thinking
Bilbo dead, begged Mr.. Henry to stop
which he did after having inflicted
probably 20 or 25 blows"
Henry was a witness before the
legislative investigation subsequent
to the charges Of Senator Bilbo that
he had been paid a sum Of money to
forsawe Ex-Governor James K. Var
daman in the senatorial caucus OF
last year, which elected United States
Senator Leroy Percy as the successor
to the late Senator McLaurin.
Following the Legislative inquiry
court trial was had of Percy sup
porter in the senatorial campaign
and he was acquitted of the charges
of bribery preferred by Bilbo. Dur
ing the present political campaign
charges and countercharges between
several of the candidates have fol.
lowed fast and partisan feeling has
reached high tension.
Reports as to the extent of Bilbo's
injuries are conflicting. At first II
was said that his wounds were not
serious, but late this afternoon des.
patch from Ackerman, in the immedi,
ate vicinity of Sturgis, quotes DR.
Murphy, who was' called to attend
Bilbo, as saying that his skull is
fractured, but he is not necessarily
fatally hurt.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
A DEPIORABLE ACCIDENT
Mr.. Luther Hutchinson Meets Death
From Scalding Steam.

Luther E. Hutchinson, an employe
of the Dargan Lumber company's
planning mill at Efingham was fatally
scalded by the bursting Of a throttle
early Friday morning, dying thas
night. The funeral, which was IN
carge of the Woodmen of te World,
was held Saturday in the Presbyter-
ian church Rev. NJ. B. Mclaughlin
conducting the services. Mr.. Hutch
inson Is survived by his wife and two
children, Mrs. j. P. Moore and Her
bert y. Hutchinson He is also sur
vived by his father and three broth
erS
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08
Gave Life for Dog.

In the vain effort to save the life
of his dog C. l. Grant, of Danville,
Va, was struck by a Southern Rail-
way train Wednesday night and died
an hour later at hospital. Grant
had cleared the tracks but had gone
back for the dog.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-08

he devoted soale attention to the
hosiery mill, which he proposed to
abolish. He said that prisoners were
put to work in the hosiery mill who
knew nothing about making hosiery.
but who were required to do just as
much work as skilled operatives. They
had to work ten hours day, he said,
and were kept standing the entire
time.
A lawyer, he said, might be put
to work alongside a skilled worker.
The lawyer would be given the same
task as the other man. If the lawyer
cause of his ignorance of the work,
failed to complete his task, even
though it was an impcssibility, be-
cause of his ignorance of the work.
he was taken to the stocks, his arms
placed in it, his clothing removed
to the waist, and the lash applied
Gov. Blease, in the course of his
sp, ech, made several remarks about
Spartanburg men, which pleased the
crowd.
When Congressman Joseph T.
Johnson came upon the rostrum he
said that a United States Senator had
told him that Mr.. Johnson had more
sense than all the other South Car
lima congressman put together, and
this, he said, confirmed his own judg-
ment.
He said that his friend, Represen-
tative H X. Osborne, who was also
on the rostrum, was coming his way,
and if Spartanburg county sent NJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03
SUPERBAS SCORE THRICE
PLAY Well Behind Barger and
Beat St. Louis Cardinals.

ST. Louis June 2-Cy Barger. the star
twirler Of the Superbas. pitched his team
to victory over Roger Bresnahans men by
a score of to here to-day. ST. Louis
outhit the visitors. but Barser frightened up
like a drum with men on the paths, and hits
we're not forthcoming at timely intervals.
Steele pitched well enough for the car
dnaIs TO win nine games in ten. He limited
Brooklyns safeties to lonely hve, inciud-
ing double by Bobby Coulson. Bill Berg
eli followed this up with single, which
scored the run which won the game In the
fifth inning He allowed three bases on
balls and famed as many batters. the
team played good ball behind him. and only
one error was recorded during the course
Of the game.
Barger had his curves breaking in fault
less fashion but he elected to put the ball
over the pan and let his fielders do the
rest His Judgment was justified. as the
visitors sWarmed all over the field and
knocked down hard hit balls that We're
billed for safeties. The Cardinals gathered
IN eight healthy swats. but. thanks to some
laggardly base running and a sparkling
double play by Burch and Jake Daubert in
Inc second lDDiIE. lHtN S'pitu 'illN 'ic III
The home players hit the ball up In the
air throughout the game. and the Brooklyn
outfelders gathered in a bakers dozen or
flies. Wheat got four, Burch five and Coul-
son four Tooley. at shortstop, took a
firmer grip on the job by accepting six diff
1cult chances Mowrey and Evans carried
off the hitting hOnors. eacn making brace
OF singles.
Brooklyn drew first blood in the opening
round. Tooley whispered something to
Steele and drew a pass Jake Daubert
pulled the ball to left field. and Tooley
got 10 the far turn by hard running and
a splendid slide under the throw. Wheat
swung hard but his long lift was gathered
in by Ellis after a hard run, Tooley. how
ever. scoring easily on the catch. The Car
dinals scored their lone tally in the fifth
inning on successive singles by Evans,
MowTey and Bresnahan.
Miller Higgins was out Of the game with
a bad hand. and Smith, a recruit cavorted
about the midway In mis- stead The young
ster failed TO get hit but he took care Of
everything that came his way in fautless
style
III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03
GIANTS GL0AT DER CUBS
Pull Game Out of Fire with Seven
Runs in Fifth Inning.
"KING" COLE TASTES DEFEAT
Red Murray Clears Bases with
a Double, While Ames Pitches
a Brilliant Game.

Chicago. June o.-Raying ficrcely In the
fifth inning. when they were six runs be-
hind. the Giants fell upon the curves and
benders Of King Cole and Richie for
seven runs and won the first game OF tho
crucial series with the Cubs forthwith. The
final result was to 6
There was time In the beginning when
the chances If the gray clad visitors from
New York appeared doomed 10 certain de-
feat. Arthur l. Raymond. known 10 IAN
dom as plain Bugs" was imbued with
deep rooted desire to further the pennant
hunting designs Of the cohorts Of chance
He was as wild as q hawk. and after he
had been laced and hammered for three
rims in the first inning by virtue Of two
bases on balls. a sacrifice hit. hit bats
man and n ringing two Dagger by Jimmy
DOYLE and had put the Cubs in position TO
score two more in the following frame
Larry Doyle summoned Red" Ames to the
mound.
The flame haired athlete took up the
burden Of his maynard team mate with
three on the paths and no one out Ames
retired the side I'm Indian file, hut could
not prevent two runs being scored on an
out and double steal by Sheckard and Hof-
man. The Cubs made only six hits off the
curves of Ames for the last seven innings.
King" Cole made an suspicious start
toward a no hit game The dark. lowering
dav just suited his burning speed, and not
until the fatal fifth did the Giants make
even the slightest semblance OF a hit. The
Cub infed rovcd about eating IN every
thing that came its way, and although two
bases on balls were coaxed from the King
no damage resulted therefrOm.
The long smoudering outbreak came at
length however Al Bridwel in the fifth
made the first HIT of the day, scratch. it
is true hut il showed that Cole could be
hit Devlin waited and walked. and al
though Arthur Wilson famed with great
gusto. Ames was rewarded with pass 10
the lines. filing the sacks. Little Josh De-
wore rose TO the occasion and scored Bird
well and Devlin with single to left, and
taps was blown for Cole
Richie entered the fray and promptly
proceeded to pass Fletcher. crowding the
paths again Snodgrass was passed and
Ames walked over the plate. A moment
later Red Murray cleared the bases with
double to left field. and tied The score.
Murray scored the winning run when Bird
well made his second hit Of the inning.
From that point on the game was bat
tie to the end between Ames and Richie.
The work of the fielders was brilliant
Tinker made the only error of the day, al
though many hard chances were presented
Jimmy Sheckard OF the Cubs and Al Bird
we'll shared the hitting honors of the day,
each getting three safeties.
Larry Doyle retired in the second inning
and Fletcher took his place at second base.
Larry's ankle still bothers him, and he was
not willing TO take a chance on iniuring IT,
McGraw was detained in New York by the
serious illness OF his wife, but is expected
mere tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03
OUTSIDER WINS THE OAKS
August Belmont's Sandwich Not
Placed in Historic Race.

Epson Downs. England, June THE his
toric oaks of 5000 soveregns. for three
year-old FLIES, distance one mile and a
half. was won here to-day by Cherimoya
Tootles was second and Hair Trigger III
third. Twenty-one horses started. including
August Belmont's Sandwich.
Cherimoya. a rank outsider. at 25 to l.
won by three lengths. Tootes was quoted
at 10 and Hair Trigger III at TO |.
The Acorn Stakes. Of LOO soveregns, for
two-year-od fillies. distance five furongs.
was won by Melody. owned by Charles
Carroll, OF New York and Paris. Chairman
was second and the Adula flly third.
Eleven horses started.
Paris June AT the Maison Dahtte
course to-day Eugene Fischof's Tao won
the Prix Ajax. a race at ten furlongs, for
all ages William X. Vanderbilt's Nagofol
was second Frank J. Gould's Jarretere
won the Prix SAUCE Pourpree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03

Despite persistent rumors TO the con-
trary. Larry Waterbury will play with the
Meadow Brook polo four In the second
game for the international cup on Monday
The fact that he was not up to his best
form on Thursday started all sorts OF
stories NO change in the team is con-
templated." was the word that came from
the American polo camp, through the OFF,
cal channels of the Polo Association. last
night H. l.. Herbert. the president, said
that while Larry Waterbury had been i'll.
there appeared no reason for replacing him
with Foxhal p. Keene or Louis T.. Stod-
dard. who are first substitutes. repre-
sentative OF the Polo Association said fur
thur
Mr. Waterbury apparently is all right.
and there is every reason to believe that
he will be able to take part in Monday
match and play his usual game. He had
n bad case of tonsilitis recently and was
by no means well yesterday when the time
for the first match came. His weakened
physical condition was undoubtedly re-
sponsible for his coming a cropper early in
the game and the shock OF the fall pal
pably affected his play for some time after
ward.
In the later periods. however he began
10 recover his vim. and then, with Whitney
and Milburn riding in and rushing as they
did the defenders made the notable rally
that won the game
chilling frost nipped the betting odds
yesterday. The excellent showing OF the
English cavalry officers cut the quotations
in half The American team still ruled
favorite. but at odds of to or to 2, and
not 10 I. II was pretty generally agreed
among the polo enthusiasts who journeyed
TO look over the field yesterday or discussed
the match around the clubs that the cup
was none too safe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03
No Change in Polo Lineup
Larry Waterbury to Play in Second Game for
Cup on Monday-Odds Fall.

II was a day Of rest for players ana
ponies yesterday. The English officers. who
surprised the critics By their wonderful
hitting and clever passing. retired into their
non-commlttal shells. only expressing salts
faction that the next match was TO be Mon
day. instead OF to-day.
Larry Fitzpatrick, the trainer OF the
Meadow Brook string. declared that every
pony In his keeping was in excellent con-
dtion. He had Ballerina out schooling be-
cause she baked at the ball when Harry
Payne Whitney rode the mare in the third
period. II was one of those occurrences
bound TO happen when the ponies nerves
are keyed UP.
Little Nelly had recovered from the
strained legs due 10 the vicious pull with
which Larry Waterbury upset her at the
beginning of the fourth period, when he
was engaged in riding off Lieutenant Ed
wards. Embroca tons and bandages brought
the leg around.
over at the Meadows where the English
ponies We're quartered the grooms were
husily engaged exercising and RUBBING
down. Dr. j. W. Nolan. the veterinarian
who came over with the English team, sain
that the ponies were In as good cohdftioh
as could be expected after the hard matcn'
He added that he was having some trouoie
with one OF Velocitys legs, as the pom!
came off the field after the hot sixth period
practically on three legs.
While none of the players upon eithe'
the American or English team INDUCED III
nractice Yesterday, Harry Payne Whltnes
announced that the home players wou!1
take light mallet exercise. practising hlIs
and turns on the field at Meadow BtOu >.
.bis afternoon. The regular memners
Games will he decided at Meadow Brook
On The No. field, and there will be matches
for nicked tean& on the Great Neck HELD
OF TIE Grace estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-03
WORLDS REMNANT RAISED
Athletics Then Beat Cleveland by
Four Run Margin.

Philadelphia, June 2.-After raising the
worlds championship pennant this after
noon Philadelphia defeated Cleveland by
score Of to ! In a game which was
stopped at the end OF the seventh inning
by rain. President Johnson Of the Ameri-
can League and President Lynch of the
National League witnessed the ceremonies
which consisted Of a march across the field
by both teams behind a band, the hauling
UP Of the pennant which was realised up
side down, and the countermarch TO the
home plate.