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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
SLEET STORM STOPS TRAFFIC
Telegraph, Telephone and Trolley
Wires Out of Commission.

Kansas City, Jan. 16.-Sleet which
has been falling during the last TWEEN.
ty-four hours has covered Kansas City
streets with great cakes of ice.
Many telegraph, telephone and troll
ley wires are out of commission, be-
ing broken by their ley burdens. Rail-
road and street car schedules are far
behind as consequence. Many per
sons have been injured by falling on
Icy pavements.
twenty-five prisoners, in charge of
the jailer, Joseph McGrath, started up
the hill from the Kansas City (kan. J
Jail to the stone quarry chained in
pairs. About half the ascent had been
accomplished when the first member
of the first squad slipped. He dragged
down his mate and soon twenty-five
men, balls and chains were rolling
down the hill.
They tried again with the same re-
suit, and then again, but 1t was no
use, SO they all went back to spend
the day in the jail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
EXPLOSION KILLS ENGINEER
Panic on Steamer When Bottle of
Chemicals Is Dropped.

San Francisco, Jan. 16.-A bottle of
chemical compound, dropped by or
crushed in the pocket of John o. Nor
bon, well known mining engineer, is
believed to have caused an explosion
on the Southern Pacific ferryboat
Berkeley, bringing instant death to
Norbon, seriously injuring two other
men and creating a panic among the
1000 passengers.
Norbon was identified by letter in
his pocket and notebook which con-
tanned list of explosive chemicals.
These chemicals are thought to have
been carried in a compound on Nor
bon's person.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
Nearly Quarter of Million in Hands
of Cherry Relief Committee.

Springfield, H., Jan. 16.-Widows
and children of miners who were killed
In the Cherry mine disaster of Nov
13, 1909, have received $54,594 from
the Cherry relief fund, according tC
the report of Secretary Duncan Nc
Donald of the Cherry relief fund com
mission.
The report in detail shows that six
children of the miners who were killed
have since died and eleven benefi
ciaries have gone to Europe. Six oi
the 142 widows who lived at Cherry
Just after the accident have remarked
and only 102 reside in the village al
present The sum of $244,593 remains
In the hands of the commission to be
paid to the widows and children of the
dead miners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
DEBATE ON THE ARMY BILL
Agitation for Increased National De.
fense Reaches Congress.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The agitation
for an increased national defense
reached the floor of the house in the
debate on the army appropriation
bill when Representative Hull (Rep.
Ia), chairman of the house committee
on military affairs, declared that the
present strength of the coast artillery
corps will be unable to man more
than one-third of our present coast de-
fense guns in war time
Hull made this statement in sup
porting an appropriation of 100000
Included ii the bill for supply ing
dummy" guns and ammunition for
coast artillery militia in the various
states.
The appropriation was retained in
the bill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
SAILORS PLAN BIG STRIKE
Aim 10 to Make II Worldwide IL De-
mands Are Refused,

London, Jan. 16-A strike of sail
ors, affecting every English port, is
threatened, 20 begin ncxt May.
1t is the intention to make the
strike worldwide If possible.
The men not only want more pay,
bat desire the establishment of con-
ciliation board to have complete
charge of all disputes that may arise
In the future
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
Kill More Than Wild Beasts.

The number of people killed yearly
by wild beasts don't approach the vest
number killed by disease germs. No
life is safe from their attacks. They're
in air, water, dust, even food. But
grand protection is afforded by Electric
Bitters, which destroy and dispel thass
deadly disease germs from the system.
That's why chills, fever and sgne, All
malarial and many bloed dieassee yisld
promptly to this wonderful bloOd pnri-
fer. Try them and enjoy the glorious
health and new strength they'll give
you. Money back IL not sstis6ed. Only
Oc 1t all druggists
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
Carrie Nation Critically III.

Eureka Springs, Ark, Jan. 14.-Mrs
Carrie Nation, the pioneer Kansas sa-
loon smasher, suffered nervous col.
lapse in her home here. Her condi
ton was such that Mrs. Nation ex.
pressed the fear that her career as
temperance lecturer and the active
enemy OF intoxicants Is ended.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16

Greater Power to State Departments
of Labor Advocated.

New York, Jan. 16.-At the closing
session of the National Civic Fedora
tion resolutions were adopted advo.
eating the extension of the Erdman
act to include all interstate public
utilities, especially telegraph and tele.
phone companies, and advocating ex.
tended powers to all state departments
Of labor SO that compulsory arbitra-
tion might be brought about
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
ALL RUSH TO THE STREETS
Chicago Fire Empties Hotels and
Theaters,

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Fire in a four
story building at Ill Madison street
caused alarm in two nickle theaters
and two hotels in the vicinity.
The audiences in both theaters were
quickly dismissed and many guests
at the Morrison and Grant hotels
rushed into the street No one was In
jured.
The loss was about $150,000, the
most of which was suffered by the AL
exander Cassriel company, gold and
silver refners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
Famous Druce Witness Dead.

New York, Jan, 14.-Robert Cald-
well, the great American affidavit
maker, who figured as the principal
witness In TIE famous Druce will case
in England. is dead here after an ILL
ness OF mere than two years. He died
In the city insane asylum on Wards
island, to which he was admitted In
1909.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
SIeet ard Rain Cripple Wires.

Chicago, Jan. 16.-Telephone and
telegraph companies found their serv-
Ice severely crippled in Iowa, Western
Illinois and Southern Minnesota. Sleet
and rain which swept across the coun-
try also delayed to some extent train
service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
GREAT WARSHIP
TAKES TO water
The Battleship Arkansas Is
Launched at Camden.
MONSTER FIGHTING SHIP

Vessel Pronounced to Be the M ost
Formidable Vessel in Gun Power Of
Any Now Afioat-Goxernor Dona-
shey of Arkansas Not Present Be-
cause Of Controversy With Navy De-
partment Over the Date OF the
Launching.
Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-Splashed
with the traditional bottle of cham
payne the battleship Arkansas, the
largest warship ever constructed in
this country, was launched from the
yards of the New York Shipbuilding
company at Camden, N. ]. Miss Mary
Macon, daughter of Representative
Robert B. Macon of Helena, Ark, was
the sponsor for the ship.
There was one unusual feature to
the launching, the absence of an Off
cial delegation representing the state
government of Arkansas. The failure
OF Governor Donaghey or other official
representatives to attend was due to
Q controversy between the governor
and the navy department at Washing
ton over the date of the launching, the
governor wanting the launching post
poned so that the state could make
adequate arrangements to send an Of
Acial party.
There was, however, quite large
delegation of Arkansans present II
included Representative and Mrs. Ma
con and other members of the Arkan.
sas congressional delegation all OF
whom had been invited by the ship
building company. The navy depart
msnt was officially represented by
Beekman Winthrop, assistant secre-
tary of the navy, and a long list of
rear admirals and other officers. There
was also a large delegation of con.
gressmen from other states.
Quests Entertained at Luncheon.
Following the launching the officials
Of the company entertained the guests
at a luncheon spread in one of the
big buildings of the plant
The principal dimensions of the lat
est and largest addition to the navy
are: Length over all, 562 feet; beam
over armor. SO feet 29s inches; draft,
2S feet, s inches; displacement, $4,000
tons.
The contract for the ship calls for
speed of 20h knots an hour.
When complete the Arkansas will
have the greatest gun power In broad
side fire OF any ship afioat. The main
armament will consist of twelve
tvelve-incn breechloading guns mount
ID In six heavy armor protected tur-
rets. For defense against torpedo
boat attacks there will be a battery
Of twenty-one five-inch rapid fire guns
There will also be two submerged tor
pedo tubes and ten small guns. The
total weight of broadside fire will be
about 1900 pounds. The armor belts
will have an average thickness Of
three inches.
The Arkansas will be turbine driven
and will lave $4,000 horsepower The
vessel will be fitted for flagship and
her complement will consist OF eighty
Ave officers and 1000 men.
The keel of the Arkansas was laid
last January and at present the ship
10 about SO per cent completed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
ARE INDICTED FOR PERJURY
Pevr Members of Auditing Committee
Of New York Bank.

New York, Jan. 16.-The four mem
Washington Savings bank, one of the
Robin institutions which was recent
ly closed, were indicted on a charge
Of perjury.
The men are Charles X. Lexow,
william p Youngs, Thomas G. Muir
ply. assistant postmaster OF New
York, and DR.. Harry James.
II is alleged the men certified, July
2S, in the banks semi-annual state
ment, that they had examined all the
books of the bank, whereas they had
not done So
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
UPHELD BY THE COURTS
Pay-as-You-Enter Cars Declared Legal
in Rhode island.

Providence, r. l., Jan. 16.-The gu
preme court OF Rhode Island has de-
cided that 1t is reasonable regula-
tion" that passengers be required to
insert nickels In the automatic fare
collectors used by street car COM
panies In pay-as-you-enter cars.
The question arose in suit brought
by . passenger against the railroad
company for being put of car after
he had refused to put his fare In the
hand register. 1t is believed that this
II the first time this question has been
decided by the courts In this country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
Look for the Bee Hive.

On the pacakge when you buy Folsy's
Honey and Tar f3r coughs and colds.
None genuine without the Bee Hive.
Remember the name. Foley's Honey and
Tar and reject any substitute. Sold BY
all druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
Sixth Victim of Wreck.

Batavia, ~ Y, Jan. 16.-H. H. Cade
OF Chicago died at a hospital here
from injuries received In the collision
on the New York Central railroad.
This makes the death list six.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-16
Plague Reaches Chinese Capital.

Peking, Jan. 16.-One death from
bubonic plague in this city was report.
ed to the officials. The government is
being urged to institute a five days
quarantine of first clas passengers at
the great wall until observation camps
can be established at Harbin, Mukden
and Shanhikwan, and to prohibit sec
ond and third class passenger traffic
from Manchuria.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
AlfactoIy Evidence.

A typical old-time Circuit rider"
died recently in Alabama man
whose godly, unselfish life will long
be remembered. Many were the ec-
centricities of this rugged old man,
and many anecdotes are current
among the Methodist ministers of
the State concerning him. He was
noted for two things.-but his de-
nunciation of sin in no uncertain
tones and the familiarity with which
he addressed the Lord in prayer.
On one occasion he had been
preaching in q log meeting house in
the piny woods of North Alabama
There were several young fellows
on hand who had been celebrating
by patroniZing u still hard by. After
a long, fiery sermon, the preacher
made q call for mourners and soon
the rude altar was filled mostly by
the aforementioned young fellows.
The old man looked them over for
n moment, and with keen intuition
felt that it was perhaps n lark"
on the boys parts, but he knelt to
pray.
"Oh Lord" he began, heres a
crowd of young fellows kneeling
round your altar. They've been
cussin' and swearin' and drinkin'
and spending their time in riotous
livin'. but they've come up here
seemingly penitent. They look like
penitents, Lord, and hope they are.
They weep like penitents, Lord, and
L hope you'll forgive 'em if they
are; but o Lord, l declare they
don't smell like penitents."
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23

Philadelphia.
Immediately following the verdict,
sentence under which will be pro-
nounced Monday, the two railroad
companies entered pleas of guilty on
one OF the counts in the indictment
against them and were fined $4,000
each.
The case against the Miller COM
pany will be tried beginning Mon
day.
The conviction of the transporta-
ton company is for participating in
the carriage of grain in carload lots
from Philadelphia to Jacksonville
through Savannah at the rate of 10
cents hundred pounds when the
tariff filed with the enterState COM
merce commission called for Il rate
of Is cents.
The conviction was on all of IA
counts found in the indictmnet and
the penalty is not less than $1,000
or more than $4,000 on each
count
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
DILLON, S. c.. MARCH 23, 1911.

Dillon Is one of the few large towns
in the state that has not provided
rest room for out Of town shoppers.
Other places have found the rest
rest room to be a most worthy and
excellent institution and there is no
Ceason why Dillon should not have
one. Speaking of the rest room in
the city % Greenville a local mer-
chant says: THE rest room is
proving a success already. 1t has
become very popular with out-of-
town shoppers and not day has
passed since the room was opened
that several ladies and children did
not come there for a rest. One day
we had the place full Of babies
yes. chock full, and of all the
sights, gee!" 1t is such attrac-
tions as these that draw trade to
town, and Dillon merchants might
find it profitable to look into the
matter of establishing n rest room
for their out-of-town customers.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
Trnnsplanting Kidneys as Easy as
Plumbing

Baltimore, Md, March 1S.-That
the transplanting of human kid
neys from a dying to living man
is simply like a plumbers Job is
the declaration of DR.. A. NJ. Ship
ley. professor OF surgical pathology
at the university of Maryland. His
comment follows the statement of
DR.. Maurice II. Richardson, of Harry
ard, that the day was not far dis
tant when healthy kidneys might
be taken from persons dying from
disease which did not affect those
organs, stored and transplanted lat
er to the bodies of persons dying
for the need of healthy kidneys.
The transplanting of Kidneys"
says DR.. Sibley, would doubtless be
possible if one obstacle were over
come, and that obstacle lies in the
mere fitting of the transplanted
kidneys to the new body practical
ly the same difficulty which a
plumber might find in fitting one
pipe to Il lOtIer.'
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
BULLET SPLIT IN FOUR,
Now is in Brain OF Old Man in
Chicago Hospital. He Jollies
nncfnrS

Chicago, ILL.,. March 1S.-William
Buffleben, sixty-four years old, of
No. 1895 Wrightwood avenue, lies
at the Alexian Brothers Hospital
with a bullet split into four pieces,
in his brain. He shot himself in
the head while fooling with re-
yolver.
Nevertheless, he has been con-
scious continually since. has con-
troll OF all his muscles, and even
was able to jolly the surgeons as he
lay on the operating table and sub
mltted to an X-Ray examination.
DR.. w. Fl. Airport and DR.. NJ. J..
Shank. who operated on him, say
that he quite clearly ought to be
dead or dying under the circum-
stances, and are astounded by his
mental activity and jocularity.
DR.. Airport stated that the case
was so unusual that he would not
deny the possibility of recovery.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
HOUSE BLOWN IL MILES ON ICE
Was Being Moved on Lake Champ
lain When Wind Caught 1t.

Westport, N. Y, March 1S.-Peo-
pie living along the shore of Lake
Champlain were astonished yester-
day to see a house running away
across the ice.
The owner of Willsboro Point, a
pentnsular opposite Burlington,
wished to move a house to a site
about half a mile further along the
point. To move 1t over the land
meant the destruction OF many
shade trees. Too disengage it from
the foundation and push it down on
the icy surface of the lake and
slide it along to its new position
was much easier.
This was accordingly done, but
while the workmen were arranging
the skids to push the house back on
land n great gust of wind struck
the house and 1t started at a lively
gait up the lake.
1t took Southeasterly course for
the Vermont shore and was soon
travelling at a forty mile clip over
the frozen surface of the lake. The
sight of this forty-foot two story
building as 1t twisted, tumbled
tWirled and turned over cracks and
broken Ice terrified the fish hut col
ony, which lay directely in the path
of the runaway.
The house finally banged diagon-
any on a ridge of ice and came to a
standstill after a twelve mile run,
almost to Split Rock, without any
damage except to one side and part
of the piazza.
When the wind subsidized q team
or horses towed the building back
TO its site, where it was securely
tethered to trees.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
Death of Mrs. X. j. Dew,


Peculiarly sad is the death of Mrs
X. j. Dew which occurred at Latta
last Friday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
For more than a year Mrs. Dew
had been in failing health and had
but recently returned from Ashe-
vile, where she had spent several
months with the hope of regaining
her health. Failing to find relief
at Asheville she returned home and
with beautiful Christian fortitude
awaited the final summons. Mrs.
Dew was daughter Of the late Col
T.. A. Bethea and before she was
stricken with the malady which ul-
tlmately caused her death she was
one of the most beautiful and at
tractive leaders in Dillon county's
social circles. Several years ago
she was welded to Mr.. r. Julian
Dew, prominent and influential
business man of Latta, who survives
her. Her surviving brothers and
sisters are, Clerk of Court Jno. C.
Bethea, Mrs. w. C. Mcmillan, of
Columbia; Miss Lizzie Bethea, of
Bennettsville; and Messrs Edwin,
Asa and Walker Bethea, of Latta.
The funeral was held Sunday and
was attended by large number of
her former Dillon friends.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
Free State News.

J. W. Nicholson went to Clio
Saturday.
0. F. Bracey. of Rowland. spent
sunday in this community.
Miss Bessie Hayes spent Wedncs-
day with friends in Dillon.
Mrs. Ben Smith left Tuesday to
visit relatives at Sumter.
S. +. Fenegan and J. 7. Culbreth.
of Clio. were here Friday
Barton Pierce visited in this sec
ton Sunday.
Misses Ada Hayes and Ruth Ber-
ry. OF Dillon. spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Daisy Barton and mother,
from Wilmington. spent few days
here last week.
ID. s. Rogers went to Latta Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Stanton. of
Clio, spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.. J. S. Hayes.
Mr.. ]. l.. Dew, of alta, passed
through here Monday.
Black Beauty.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23

the plain people of Mexico are held
practically in a state of serfdom
the hearts of liberty-loving Ameri-
cans go out to them i'm their strug-
gle for independence. Although
Mexico is a republic and every citi-
zen IS supposed to have equal rights
under its constitution, it is very
evident that political conditions in
that country are almost as bad as
they are in Russia. The insurrec-
ton has developed the fact that
Diaz is president in name only
that his power over the poems is al
most as autOcratic and arbitrary as
is that of the Car over the peas
antry of Russia. The revolution
lists are not band of "cutthroats"
and 'brigands" as the world has
been led to believe. The rebel army
is composed largely of the middle
classes small land-holders, whom,
ii appears, have no voice whatever
in the government of their country.
Again, there is landed aristoracy
in Mexico that has held the middle
classes and the laborers Of a state
of peonage almost from the day the
republic was born. 1t is little won
der that these people should under
take to throw off the yoke of serf-
dom. They are fighting for the
same principles that americans
ought for nearly a century and
half ago, and it is the hope of
every liberty-loving American that
they will succeed. In republic
that boasts of equal rights the pow
er of the ballot is supreme. In
Mexico the ballot has no power.
The whole machinery of the govern
ment seems to be a wheel within n
wheel. The governors of the sew
eral states are appointed by the
president of the republic and the
governors in turn appoint the petty
officials, such as mayors, tax collec-
tors, magistrates and others, thus
forming gigantic political oligar-
chy which cannot be reached other
than by the force of arms.
In the light of such conditions it
Is little wonder that the rebels
have demanded the following terms
and will refuse to lay down their
arms unless these demands are
granted:
Retirement of Diaz.
Guarantee of freedom to the
e' olutionists.
Abolition of the reelection of
president.
Election of the governors in "a
state. instead of by federal appoint
ment.
'Curtailment of the powers of
1effe politicos, or mayors of cities
and provisions for their selection
by popular vote instead of by an
pointment by the governors of
states.
reform of the land laws, so that
plantations, now as extensive az
from 100000 to 10, 600 900 acres.
will be SOLD in small lots to the
people.
ffee ballots in all elections and
preservation of individual rights un-
der the constitution.
Extension of the school system"
In their struggle for independence
the rebels have the sympathy of all
fair-minded and liberty-loving peo-
pie. Their demands are just and
and Interference on the
part of Uncle Sam would be a re-
pudiation of the principles for
which our forefathers fought in
1916.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on
Friday. April 7th, 1911 at IL
O'Clock M, the entire stock of
drugs, including store fixtures,
soda water fountain, ETC., belonging
to Workman's Pharmacy will be
sold to the highest bidder for cash.
The stock consists largely of mar
ketable drugs and patent medicines
in an excellent state of preserva-
tion. Said sale will he held in
front of the building formerly occu-
pied by WOrkman's Pharmacy
n. B. Hargrove,
3-23-3t Assignee.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23
Death Of Vision is Verified.

Pottsville, Pa, March 1S-When
Walter Paskort. miner, went to
work he had n premoniticn that he
would meet death before nightfall.
His wife also had a dream in which
this belief had corroboration. With
the protest of his relatives ringing
in his ears, however. he. went to
work
Just before quitting time, as he
was about to leave he was struck
by boulder weighing several tons,
and his life was instantly crushed
out.
The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-03-23

Prof. w. ~. Allmon. of Rocking
ham, has opened a dancing school at
the Central hotel. Prof. Allmon
has an afternoon and a night class,
noon class and the evening being
given to the instruction of the old
er people. Prof. Allmon's wife will
come to Dillon in few days and
assist him in the instruction of his
pupils.