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The Washington herald., 1911-01-11

In Canton, Ohio. women witnessed
some boxing bouts for the first time. One
woman wore q handkerchief tied across
the lower part Of her face. serving as
a. mask. Seven other women sat In a
balcony above the stage. where they
secured an excellent view Of the proceed
ingS.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
FALLS TO HIS DEATH.
The Tragic Ending of Il Well known
Young Man.

The State says Mr.. Heber S. Rey-
nolds, a well-konwn young man OF
Columbia, was killed at a late hour
Friday night when he fell from the
ninth floor of the Loan and EyhIA2e
bank building to the alley way in the
rear of the building.
He was employed by the South
Carolina Cotton Oil company, which
las Offices on the ninth floor, and
vas waiting for Fl. E. Wells, the
manager of the company, who was
due TO arrive from the North at II
O'CLOCK.
He had finished some work and Il
is supposed, was seated in the win
dow when he fell The body was
found at midnight by r. f. North, an
engineer, employed in the building,
who was making his rounds as night
watchman.
Mr.. North said that he heard some
lulllP lull dpUul - " SAoNh' -
is supposed that the accident occur
red at that time. 4 careful investiga-
ton was made by Coroner Walker.
He came tC the conclusion that the
boys death was the result of an ac-
cident.
The body in falling struck an iron
picket fence. One OF the arms was
torn from the body and left hanging
on tie fence. The head was matt
lated and the lower limbs broken.
Heber Reynolds was a we'll known
and beloved young man and mad
many friends in Columbia. He was
q years Of age, the son OF the late
John S. Reynolds, supreme court IL
brarian. and a we'll known citizen OF
the State.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
John S. Reynolds, three sisters, Mrs
Henry l.. Forbes, Miss Sarah E. Rey-
nolds, and Miss Virginia V. Reynolds,
and one brother, John S. Reynolds OF
! The State.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
TWO BARGES WE'RE SUNK.
Turkish Cabinet Resigned When War
/ Was Declared by Italy.

A. Constantinople dispatch says
the Turkish war ministry according
to the reports current there Friday
night, has received i dispatch from
the late Turkish militady attache at
Paris, who has assumed command Of
the forces at Tripoli, stating that the
Italians began to disembark Friday
afternoon, but the Turks succeeded
in sinking the first two barges.
The Turkish cabinet has resigned,
Said Pasha assuming the Office Of
grand vizer and Kismil Pasha that
OF foreign minister. Mohmoud Shef-
ket Pasha continues as minister OF
war.
The Italian charge, Signor Di Mar
tino, Friday afternoon handed the
port a communication intimating
the intention of Italy to proceed with
the measures foreshadowed in the ul-
timatum.
This is tantamount to a declaration
Of war, and as a state of war would
give Italy greater freedom OF action
in Turkish waters, there is much ap-
prehension regarding the Turkish
war vessels at present steaming in
the direction of the Dardenelles, lest
they be captured by the Italian
squadron, which is believed to be
watching the movements of Turkish
ships.
The British embassy at Constanti-
nople is concerned for the British
officers with the Turkish squadron
and is instructing the government for
their recall. The question of the
protection of Italian subjects in Tur-
key is engaging the attention of the
Italian authorities. 1t is thought
that a request will be made to Ger
many to undertake the protection OF
the Italian escutcheous.
The Italian emblems have been re-
moved from the embassy, the con-
sulate. the postotiice and the schools,
with view to preventing Jany unto
ward incidents.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
URGES AMERICA TO ACT.
Ex-l,inistcr Strauss Thinks the Situa-
ton Very Grave.

liOb
Declaring that "the approaching
clash of arms between Italy and Tur-
key far transcends the interests of
the two powers involved" Oscar S.
Strauss, former ambassador to Tur-
key, Friday wired from New York,
c.. Knox, secretary Of state, urS-
ing that the United States should ex-
ercise its right under the convention
for the pacific settlement Of interna-
tional disputes to prevent a possible
state Of war between Muhammadan
and Christian nations of the world
Mr.. Strauss declars Italy's precipi-
tate action can not but have the
most serious results as a precedent
for similar aggression by other pow.
ers. Mr.. Strauss in his telegram
continues:
The United States took the lead
in freeing the Mediterranean from
prates and likewise has contributed
foremost among the nations in the
conclusion of the convention for the
pacific settlement Of international
disputes. Our country is not only
justified, but it is its duty 10 exercise
lis right under that convention to
preserve the precedents for peace and
prevent a possible state Of war be-
tween the Muhammadan and Chris
tian nations of the world.
I'VE are fortunately free from al
l.ances such as apparently tie the
hands of European powers, who
SHOULD and probably will welcome
our exercising tie right of medita-
ton. I am sure I am voicing the
.,eace-loving sentiments, not only oil
Americans but of all nations in call
ing upon our government to prompt
ly offer its Offices Of meditation.
"Whatever rights politically OF
otherwise Ittaly may justly lay claim
to in Tripoli, certainly can be secur'
ed without bloodshed and with JUS
tice by submitting them to The Hague
tribunal"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
WAR BREAKS OUT
Z
Italy Begins Hastilities Against Turk:y
Over rIipali Afsir.
TURKEY WANTS PEACE
She Seeks to Have Other Powers In
terfere in Her Behalf and Prevent
Italy From Taking and Stripping
Her Provinces and Seems Dispos-
ed to Non Restrictant Policy.

A dispatch from London says af-
fairs developed Friday with extra
ordinary rapidity. A state Of war
exists between Italy and Turkey, and
hostilities have begun.
No sooner had the time limit fixed
in the ultimatum expired than, ig-
noring Turkeys contradictory re-
quest for a period of delay, Italy
declared war. The Turkish repre-
sentatives in Italy were handed their
passports. The Turkish commander
at Tripoli was asked to surrender
the town but declined, and the 1tal-
ian forces Immediately occupied Trip
oil and BenghaZo.
Turkey continues her efforts to Sc
cure Intervention by the powers. In
the meantime Italy is actively pur-
suing hostilities. Italian battleships
are reported to have appeared oc
Smyrna and Saloniki.
An italian cruiser landed troops at
Prevesa after destroying a Turkish
torpedo boat destroyer, and the Ital-
ian fleet has blockaded the whole
Tripolitan coast.
There are unconfirmed reports
that Turkey intends to SEND an ulti-
matum to Greece to abandon her
claim on Crete and is massing troops
on the Thessalian frontier.
The greatest activity ensued in ali
the European chancelleries on the an
nouncement that war had been de-
clared and notification of blockade.
1t is expected that the various gov
ernments will issue the customary
neutrality diplomatic as far as pos
sible to localizing hostilities to the
combatant powers and especially to
avoid complications in the Balkans. X
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Was Caused by Il Pin.

A boy at the Connie Maxwell Or
phanage at Greenwood was operated
on for appendicitis, and whel the ap-
pendix had been removed a pin was
found imbedded therein. The boy
has no recollection of ever swallow
ing the pin so that no idea is had
as to how long it had been in the
appendix. The little fellow is get
ting on very nicely.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
The Deadly Cotton Gin.

Paul TimmOns, the faithful and
Jealous old ginner for Messr3. j. e.
Lynch E. Son, at Cowards, while at
tempting to remove some cotton from
between the ribs of one of the gins
while the machinery was in motion,
got his arm caught in the teeth OF
the saws .ad it was cut to pieces.
He died about an hour after the ac-
cident.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
ITALY AND TURKEY
THE RELATIVE FIGHTING CONDI-
TON OF THE TWO.

Trouble Began Thirty Years Ago as
Result of the Italians Longing for
Tripol.
Trouble between Italy and Turkey,
which eliminated Friday afternoon
in a declaration of war at Rome,
dates back to 1878, when, with the
making of the treaty concluding the
Russo-Turkish war, the powers are
understood to have agreed to per-
nit Italy a pacific penetration Of
Tripoli."
Italy has colonized Tripoli until her
interests In that African province
are very great. She has asserted,
however, that her subjects have been
mistreated by the Ottoman authori-
ties and constantly Disseminated
against. At the same time Turkey
was warned not to send soldiers or
munitions of war to Tripoli. A Tur-
kish transport bearing a few men
and arms and ammunition arriving at
Tripoli from Constantinople was not
molested on the ground that she
sailed before the italian warning had
been received.
Italy, in the meantime, brought
soldiers to the Italian coast, where
they were placed on board ships, rea-
dy to proceed to Tr:poli and other
points. a second squadron is design
ed for salonika.
ltaly's declaration of war on Tur-
key grew out of unsatisfied demands
that the Ottoman government, domi-
nant in Tripoli for 800 years, shall
surrender all economic and political
rights to Italy.
Tripoli is capable of tremendous
development. The soil along the
coast is fertile. Not so much can
be said of the interior.
The land fighting forces of Italy
and Turkey compare favorably, al
though Italy appears to have the ad-
vantage for war on foreign soil, be-
cause the Italian government has
plenty of transport ships and COM
petent navy to guard them en- voy-
age, while Turkey has no transports
and the fighting strength of her
navy is nil.
Italy's standing arm in 1911 num-
bered approximately 225,00O and
$4,000 officers, but a far greater
number could be put in the field in
case of necessity. The Italian navy
consists in vessels commissioned,
built or building, Is warships nire
armored cruisers, II unarmored
! cruisers and gun vessels, &c Destroy
ers, an equal number of tirst-class
torpedo boats and 90 submarines. In
the naval force there approximately
are 81, 900 men. AS whole the 1tal-
ian navy is generally ranked fifth
among nations.
The Italians are skilled seanen.
They have constructed some remark
able war vessels. The naval lists
show that Turkey has fighting
strength Of nine coast defense iron
clads, five protected cruisers. six tor
pedo vessels, one gunboat, 81 torpedo
hoat destroyers, 27 torpedo boats and
two submarines.
The nominal strength of the Turk
ish navy is 929 officers, 5000 sailors,
besides about 5000 martens. The
empire is divided into seven army
corps districts and there are two in
dependent divisions at Medina and
Tripoli, respectively. The total fight
ing strength is close to 100000
men and by the existing recruiting
laws all Mussulmen are liable to mill
tary service.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Took Medicine for q Spell.

Miss Ida Stonef young woman
living near Batesburg died Saturday
under peculiar circumstances. 1t is
said that white man living on the
place that some one had put a "spell:
on her and gave her some medicine.
for which she paid him 81, and afteS
taking the concoction she died.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Killed the Wrong Man.

Mistaking Rob Mccullough, ne
gre, for another man with whom he
haI . f@ht Garlic. in the afternoon,
West McLure, also negro, Saturday
night emptied the contents OF shot
gun into Mccullough when they met
on the public road; near Chester.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Gold in CraWS of Geese.

Thirty gold nuggets were taken
Saturday from the craws of six
geese raised by Mrs. Siraol Alsohul
at Santa Barbara, Cal. The news Of
the find started 4 small gold rush.
Neighbors panned out several small
nuggets in the sand, but were not
so successful in mining as the geese.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Saved Lives by Jumping.

At Abbeville two-story dwelling
occupied by Nh. and Mrs. II. G
Smith and Mir. and Mrs. McAl!ly, was
totally destroyed by fire Saturda!
night at - o'clock. The house was
falling in when the fire was discover
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. McAlily, who oc-
cupieG the upstairs, were forced tc
jump from the roof of the front
porch to escape the flames.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Forty Nine Booze Sellers.

At Wilmington, \. c., the grand
Jury returned true bills against 49
persons for selling whiskey in viola
ton of the prohibition law, the larg-
est number to be indicted there at
ony one time since the law went into
effect. One member of the grand
Jury, II. T. Duls, is among those in
dicted,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03

@. Mr.. Weiskopf, after that trans
action, state whether or not you re
ceived any further communication
from L. w. Boykin?
A. / did.
@. Have you that communication
in hand?
A. I have (Letter of Mr.. Boykir
accepting bid for labels offered in ev.
idence and read to jury by attorney
general.)
@. Mr. Weiskopf, after the payment
Of this $4,10O, or the letter written
by Mr.. Boykin, did you have any fur
ther communication with NJ. A. Good.
man?
A. / received a letter from him.
o. In consequence of receiving
that letter, what did you do?
A. l sent him a draft for $4,000.
Mr.. Lyon: Did you receive pay
for the labels set forth in this in
voice?
4. did
Col. Nelson: We admit that he
goL the $4,000.
Mr.. Lyon: What did you do with
the money or a part of it that you
Paid for?
A. l lave Mr.. Farley check foy
sG,534 and Mr.. Goodman check fol
S6,534, Mr.. Earley's being one check,
Mr.. Goodman getting a check on DC,
tober s for $4,000 check and on Oct
80 another check.
@. Let me ask it again. You paid
Mr.. Goodman SG,534?
A. Yes, sir.
@. You paid Farley s6,534?
A. Yes.
@ And you retained for yourself
s6,534?
A. Yes, sir.
,. Was the sG,l ~ which you e.
tilted was used as a neXpenses for
getting the business in addition to
these three items?
EJr. No;5on: He has not said the
expense was $1,000. He said it was
S4.100.
Mr.. Lyon: Did you testify that II
took $1,000 to get this business?
A. Yes, sir.
@. You did?
A. Yes, sir.
@. And it was paid in two checks
wasn't it?
A. Yes, sir; the $1,000 was addi'
t.onal to the other
@. What do you mean by the 9TH
er?
A. The $4,000 7 gave Goodman
and the $4,000 I gave Farley.
@ And the $500 you gave your
self?
A. Yes, sir; for the firm.
q. Mr.. Weiskopf, so that would
make something over $4,000 all to-
sether, wouldn't it?
A. Yes, sir.
0. That accounts for over s25, 5,0OC
of this $35,677 that you received?
A. Yes, sir.
@. That leaves somewhere between
$1,000 and $4,000, does it not?
A. 1t is over $4,000, think.
@. Does it not leave less than $10,
900?
A. I figured it roughly, general;
tIlnk it was over $4,000.
Q. Just figure it again and SCI
what it Is.
A. make it s9,975.
@. Where did that money go, Mr.
Weiskopf?
A. To our firm; it went to oul
firm.
q. Mr.. Weiskopf, state whether o.
not you have returned to the State
ot South Carolina $500 on accoun
cf the overcharges on these labels;
A. have returned $500 to M
attorney; I think he has made some
arrangement for the return of the
money paid. I gave it to him unde
his advice.
Weskopf also gave Goodman ba;
name. He stated that he had knoWl
Goodman seven years and that hi
reputation for truth and veracity AM
fair dealing is bad. Weiskopf Wouli
not believe Goodman on his oath.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Women AsSasSin's Victims.

Miss Pearl Matlock was fatally
shot and her mother killed by some
one firing through their bedroom
window, at their home, sixteen miles
from Paducha, Ky, on Saturday
morning. The divorced husband or
the young woman is suspected of the
crime
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
KILLED HIS FATHER.
The Man Was Pursuing His Wife
With Loaded Rifle.

" lIl tIOaNcN ltlitc.
Oscar Hall, aged 80, well to do
farmer, was shot anC instantly kill
ed by his son, Walter, aged is years,
late Friday night al his home six
miles west Of Anderson. The elder
Hall was in a drunkcl condition and
tried to Gorce the younger Hall to
drink some whiskey. The younger
Hall was in bed suffering with Sc
we're attack OF gaStritis, and his
mother objected.
Oscar Hall then hit the wife over
the head with broom, it is said.
She fled from the house. Enraged,
her husband secured his rifle and
followed, Mrs. Hall reenetered the
house through the back door and
secluded herself behind door.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
Wciskopf'S Testimony.

After telling of his meeting in Gin
cinnati Mcssrs. Boykin and Tatum, ne
stated that these gentlemen visited
his place Of business and were stown
over it. Weiskopf then gave the
following testimony:
O. Now, Mr.. Weiskopf, when Mr..
Boykin and Mr.. Tatum and Mr.. Good
man and Mr.. Farley visited your
place OF business, state as nearly as
YOU can recollect what happened on
that occasion, and what was said and
done?
A. I was introduced to the gentle
men and the question OF labels came
up. ! took either all of the gentle
lien or a part of them through the
establishment, to show them our Ia
cilities for turning out the work, 10
show the way the lithograph work
was handled The opposition was
drawn up and given 10 Mr.. Boykln
after some argument as to prices.
Prices on a portion Of the labels were
reduced, and Mr.. Boykin signed a
contract subject to the approval OF
| Mr.. Towill.
@. Mr.. Weskopf, after Mr.. Good
rlan and Mr.. BoyliiE and Mr.. Tatum
ard Mr.. Farley visited your place OF
business on that date, state whether
or not Mr.. Goodman applied for any
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-10-03
JURY HANG FIRE
Could Mt Agree on a Vsldet in The
Famous Dispensaly Case
WERE out A LONG TIME

WERE UUl A Lung ilMt
The Famous Label Case Ends in a
Mistrial, the Jury Failing to Agree
on Verdict After Being Out
About Forty Hours, and Were Dis
charged.
The case against L. W. Boykin,
Jno. Bell Towill and w. O. Tatum,
former dispensary officials, on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the
State in the matter Of the purchase
Of 21,OOO,OOO labels for s35,677
went to the jury at Ills Saturday
night and after being out all Sun
day, reported a mistrial on Monday.
Farley testified that he had advanc-
ed Boykins money while he was in
Cincinnati buying the labels, for
which he took no note, and that Boy
kin returned some of it when the
committee was exposing the graft
in connection with the dispensary.
Farley was asked by Mr.. Lyon:
"While you represented Fleisch-
mann G. Co. is a salesman here, and
while Mr.. Towill was on the board
of directors did you make d present
to Mr.. Towill?"
Answer: "Yes, Sit, l gave him a
diamond ring
What was the value of that
ring?"
"Probably about four or five hun
dred dollars"
HAS Mr.. Towill ever returned the
ring to you?"
"No, Sir"
Ibid Mr.. Towill ever express any
admiration for this ring?"
"Yes, SIR"
On ross-examination, the witness
said that he would not believe Good
man on oath, and when asked by At
torney Nelson if Goodman was not
looked upon as a low scoundrel, Ear
ley answered: "In my opinion, he
certainly is"
Farley stated in answer to ques-
tions that of the $6,534 he had re-
ceived on the label deal, Boykin nor
Towill nor Tatum had gotten a cent.
The figures which Goodman told him
he had paid the defendants were gone
over; $4,000 was given to Boykin, ac-
cording to Goodman; $1,000 to To-
will, $500 to Tatum and 5000 to Nc
Cartha.
"This SG,534 was one-third? Who
got another third, Goodman?'
'T suppose So" said the witness.
"And who got the other?"
Answer: "Weiskopf."
"This agreement was made be-
tween you and Goodman and Weis'
kopf?"
"Well, we were the three that
made the agreement"
Witness admitted that he had been
under three indictments in this con-
nection, and that cases would be no.
pressed against him, he understood
on condition of his testifying for the
State in this and other cases.
Farley also testified of a general
knowledge that " Weiskopf had to pay
$500 to get out" and that was
placed in trust company, and that
when the case was concluded hall
was to so to the State and half tc
Fielder. The witness also admitted
to having been closely restricted ii
his movements during his trip here
on the occasion of former trial.
On redirect examination, by Solic
tor Cobb, the witness was asked II
connection with the agrecmen
whereby he, Goodman and Weiskop'
each got a third Of certain funds
from the deal; if Weiskopf had moi
told him that another $500 "eX
pense money had to be paid to the
State dispensary board, before the
division among the three could be
made.
Weiskopf's Testimony.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21
SAMMY WHITES CAREER.

Prineeton's Great End Now Most Talk
ed Of Man In Football.
Sanford Brownell White Of Fall
River is the most talked of man in
Princeton university at the present
time. No man in the past decade has
occupied as prominent a position in
the New Jersey college az the Tigers
pet football hero does now. The high
est honor that can fall to any under
graduate was conferred upon SAM"
as he is more popularity known in col
lege, when the class of 1912 elected
him president OF the seniors. He is
also the president Of the senior coun-
Gil, which is the student governing
body. The immense popularity Of
White was shown at the mass meet
ing of the students. graduates and fac
ulty in Princeton recently.
Big Bill" Edwards. the New York
street cleaning commissioner, talked
for three minutes at that celebration,
which was the biggest that the Tigers
have ever held. on the subject Of
Princeton's latest and greatest football
star. He said hat the undergraduates
did not realize. nor would they until
they had become "old grads" what
Sam had done for the university.
He said that in an address before
the Princeton club Of New York he
had stated that what Princeton need
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-12-21
By ANNA
KATHARINE
GREENE
PROLOGUE
Copyright 1910.
Anna Katharine Rohlfs


English detective stories have
their waving and their waning in
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Nidocqs are told, but Anna Kath-
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based on incidents of American
life. are perennial, boomers.
They know no permanent rivals
in American liking.
In the writing of stories with
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incident, intricacy Of mystery and
boldness of denouement no for
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pete for American favor with
this American woman writer.
Read The House of the Wits
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