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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
SLIGHT. QUAKES
PEOPLE OF SAN FRANCISCO AL
MOST PANIC STRICKEN.
They Leave Their Business Places
and Larger Buildings and Seek
Safety in Streets.

od1CGy HI OeASSlos
Two earthquake shocks, the heav
lest since the big shake of 1906, ant
separated by only few seconds, jarr
ed the central portion of California
and Western Nevada Sunday. The
first sharp shock experienced, at 2.O1
O'Clock, was followed within few
seconds by one of similar intensity
each lasting about five seconds.
Only trivial damage has been re
ported from any section, but in Sar
Francisco and other cities in the af
fected area panic seized upon
crowds in stores and restaurants and
there was pell-mell exodus from the
larger buildings.
Some slight damage was done tc
buildings in San Francisco. Heavy
stones in the cornice of the Mechan-
les Bank building were moved slight,
ly out of alignment, superficial cracks
were made in several large office
buildings, cornices Of the new post
office building were disarranged and
minor damage was done to the inter
ior walls of a number of other build
ings.
Within a few seconds after the
first shock many downtown buildings
were depopulated in a rush to the
treets. Telephone and telegraph SER
vice was suspended by the shocks. A
woman fell dead of fright and several
became hysterical.
Santa Rosa, which suffered the
greater disaster in proportion to Its
size than did San Francisco in the
catastrophe of 1906, scarcely felt the
shock.
San Jose, another heavy sufferer In
1906, reported that the shock was the
severest experienced since that time,
but it did no serious damage. Shock
ton and Fresno people were frighten-
ed by the jarring, but there all pub
lie buildings were deserted in a trice'
The damage at this point was trifiing'
At Reno the quake was scarcely
felt. The Federal Court was in ses-
sion in the Nevada Capital and Judge,
jury and attorneys rushed to the
street.
At the Santa Clara College Obser-
vatory both reels were thrown off the
seismeograph, and although imme-
diately replaced, the record was not
marked. "
The deep, booming reyerbation,
which usually marks disturbances OF
a widespread character, accompanied
the first tremor. In San Francisco
the groaning and creaking of the steel
structures played larger part IN
frightening people than did the sew
eral tremors.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
TO COVER CRIME
WOMAN SLAIN AND BIER BODY
PLACED ON TRACKS.
But She Writhes Or Rails in Death
Agony, and Crime of Assailants Is


Lying beside the Reading Railroad
tracks about half-a-mile from Will
Jamestown Junction, N. J., the body
of Mrs. Mary Green was found Friday
morning. She had been murdered.
The woman had fought off a most
ferocious attack until she was made
unconscious by strangulation.
Her murderer had evidently laid
the body on the tracks, expecting 1t
would be ground to pieces and his
crime hidden. But the County Pros
ecutor believes the woman in her
death agony writhed her way off the
tracks and foiled. his plan. &.
Coroner Jaggard Of Berlin, after
an autopsy, declared the woman had
undoubtedly been the victim of out
rageous assault and had. died in the
defense of her honor. Her clothing
had been torn to threads. Her face
had been scratched and ground into
the earth till it was mass of bruises.
There was a depression on her left
temple as though she might have
been struck by blackjack or brass
knuckles.
A strange feature Of the mystery
is that her husband and their Infant
child are missing from the Green
home, which is on a farm about four
miles west of Williamstown Junction.
Mrs. Green herself had left home
about a week ago to visit friends in
Philadelphia and the authorities had
not been able to account for all her
movements since then. She was
about thirty years old, prepossessing,
and bore an excellent character.
The police have obtained the de-
scription of two men who we're seen
with a woman whose description coin
cides with that of Mrs. Green. They
were observed about midnight near
the junction. Persons there heard
pistol shots about half past twelve.
There were, however, no bullet marks
on the woman's body.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
BOLT RESTORES SPEECH.
Flash and Peal Brighten Woman anu
Give Power to Talk.

A flash of lightning and a sharp
peal of thunder in a storm Friday
restored the power of speech to Miss
Jessie B. Fishcel Of New Orleans. She
had been dumb two years.
The failure of her voice followed
a period of illness. Physicians and
specialists from all over the country
had diagnosed her trouble without
result and only last Wednesday a
physician declared in his opinion her
case was hopeless and further treat
ment 4 needles expense.
A sudden gasp and involuntary ex'
clamation by Miss Fischel followed
the lightning flash and peal of thun-
der and to her surprise she discover
ed she could again talk. Her voice
is normal.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
CAN'T GET WATER
GIVES ELECTRIC POWER COM.
PANY TROUBLE.


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Electricity.
Because of the low water in Broad
river, occasioned by the drought, the
Electric Power and Manufacturing
Company, is having considerable
trouble in developing sufficient pow
er to serve all CT Its customers with
power for manufacturing purposes
the power having recently been cut
off at the Woodruff cotton mills and
the Cowpens Manufa cturing company
Both of these COT mills were clos
ed down several days ago on account
of lack of power. The vacation is
being enjoyed by the operatives OF
both mills.
Not in years has the water in
Broad river been as low as It is al
present and unless there are heavy
rains over the water shed from
whence Broad river derives its water,
the stream will become lower still!
with the result that the street car
service and lighting system may be
crippled. All Of the power that Is
now being developed at CASTOR Shoals
on Broad river is being used in fur
nishirg power for lighting the towns
and cities that purchase power from
the company?
Bruad river is not the only stream
in the Piedmont Carolina that has
reached an exceedingly low stage on
account of the drought, for nearly
every stream in the up country is
short of water. The city OF Charlotte
is on the verge of water famine be-
cause of the low stage Of the water
at the source of supply. The condi-
tion over there is said to be serious.
Spartanburg's water supply has al
so suffered because of the low water
in Clinquepin creek and it has been
necessary for the last several weeks
to plmp water from Shoaley creek.
In case there are no rains in the i'm
mediate future to relieve the situa-
ton the water commissioners will
pump water from point below Chin
quepin creek in order to help out un-
til clouds come to the 7lief Of the
city's water supply.
The condition in Spartanburg Is
nothing like as serious as it Is in
Charlotte, for there Is ample supply
here for the present and for all pur-
poses. But in Charlotte the water
commissioners have found 1t neces-
sary to stop consumers from using
water for sprinkling their lawns,
flowers and gardens, the water being
used for drinking purposes and cook
ing.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
MONEY FOUND IN CEILING.
Box With 5000 in Currency and Gold
Falls to the Floor.

Patrick Baker and family Of Fred
ericksburg, Va, moved two days ago
into an old frame house back OF a
larger residence, which was probably
built $50 years ago. In repairing ali
old replace in the second story, two
pieces of plank fell out of the cell
ing and a big box dropped on the
floor.
Mrs. Baker found it contained
$500 in gold coin and $500 in cur
rency. Owing to it's being SO DID,
the currency was i'll very bad con-
dition portions of it falling to pieces
in handling. The rouse has a long
history and no one can tell'to whom
the money belongs. Mrs. Baker rent
ed the house aud 1t is not known
whether the owner Of the house will
put in a claim for the money.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
DREAM CAUSES CONFESSION.
Murderer Says His Mothers Ghos
Told Him to Reveal All.

Morris Kirkland, a prisoner in the
County Jail, at Canon City, COL, sent
for Sheriff Esser late Saturday night
and said he had been impelled by a
dream, in which the ghost of his
dead mother counselled him to tell
the truth concerning the killing OF
Dominick Mangino, murdered be-
tween Portland and Concrete June
II. His story to the Sheriff impli-
Gated John Smith and Charles Bosley,
now in Jail, who have since con-
fessed. Prior to the confession lit
tie was known of the crime.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
EACH MUST PAY $25.
South Carolina Corporations Failing
to Make Reports in Time.

to Make hepOrtS III lIIue.
Many South Carolina corporations
failed to make their reports to the
commissioner of internal revenue on
the first day of March, and also fall
ed to apply on or before that date
for the extension Of thirty days,
which is allowed under the law, If
formal application is filed with the
Government.
Corporations which made their re-
ports on the I'd or 4th OF March are
equally culpabl1 technically, with
those which did not report until the
80 of March. The fle provided by
the statute for such delinquency is
from 81, 900 to $4,000 for each Of
fence, but the Secretary Of the Treas
ury has decided that the law gives
him authority to reduce the penalty
and he announces that he will I'M
pose a fine of $25 upon each of the
corporations appearing to have vio-
lated the statute unintentially.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Man in Grave Didn't Care.

The Altruist Society of Montclair
N. j., had a picnic there Thursday
for some children from the New York
east side. 1t was held adjacent to O
cemetery, and the little ones were
warned not to enter the buryins
ground or pick flowers. One OF the
laborers. however, was astonished to
see a little girl with an armful OF
roses. On being questioned, she an.
swered, ~ got them off Mr.. Blank,
and he's dead and don't care bit.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
WORK OF A MANIAC.
Eight Negro Women MysteriouslS
Killed in Atlanta Last Week.

Atlanta has murder mystery on
her hands to solve which so far has
baffled her best detectives. A dispatch
from Atlanta says the murder OF a
negro woman and the probable fatal
cuttin of another Saturday night gave
the local police their first clue. to a
black Jack the ripper" who has to
date claimed eight victims. The slay-
er, who is decribed as giant, satur-
day night attacked negro girl with
q knife and before her mother could
render help, had carved her to death.
He then turned his attention to the
mother and inflicted probable fatal
injuries before pedestrians came to
her aid. The crimes, with one eX-
ception, have occurred in the last SIX
nights, and in all cases the victims
were horribly mangled.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Fatal Collapse of House.

At Buffalo, n. T., eight lives were
lost in the collapse of one of the
main buildings of the new 100000
waterworks at Proctor avenue. Four
OF the dead have been identified and
four are still buried beneath tons,
where it is impossible they could have
survived. Four others were injured.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Three Children Drown.

William and Ralph Behrens, of
New Orleans, aged II and IA years,
respectively, and Edna Harper, of
about the same age as the others,
were drowned in a branch at Valley
Creek, near Selma, Ala. Saturday
morning. Mrs. w. W. Harper almost
lost her life trying to save them. The
children were wading in creek when
they stepped into deep hole.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
lightning Kills Three.

Three negroes, each at different
place, within a radius Of five miles
of Summerton, were killed by light
ming Friday afternoon. 1t Is said that
a fourth was also killed, but this can
not be verified. Frasier Caldwell,
was killed while asleep on his piaz-
"a, while Manning Keels was killed
in a field while ploughing. The name
of the third party could not be as
certained,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Sad and palSe!ic Death Of Tennessee
Boy Fac From His Home.
IA PlTlABLE TRAGEDY
Lad Who Runs Away From His Home
and Comes to South Carolina Meets
With Tragic End in Greenville
County on last Saturday.-Attempt
Made to Locate Boys Parents.

Roy Roach, 17-year-old runaway
lad, of Jefferson City, Tenn, was
killed in playful attempt at suicide,
at Old Hundred, a settlement in Oak
land Township, some 1S miles below
Greenv,lle County Court House, about
three o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
circumstances surrounding the trag-
edy are most pitiable.
The lad came to Greenville some
three months ago and sought employ
ment on the 2arm of krvin Boyce,
near Old Hundred. He worked faith
fully and gave every indication Of
being a Trustworthy young fellow.
Saturday afternoon he and 3-year-
old boy, Fred Austin, son of County
Commissioner J.. M. Austin, were in
room together in the house Of ].
l.. Pearson, a brother-in-laW OF the
Austin lad.
According to the testimony offered
by young Austin at the coroner's in
quest, the two we're preparing to go
in swimming. Young Austin said,
that, while he was dressing, Roy
Roach picked. up breecf-oadng
gun and asked Austin to watch him
shoot himself. Austin said he told,
Roach to look out, for the gun might
be loaded, whereupon the lad replied
that he did not care. In an instant
the Roach lad, had fallen to the floor,
the right side of his throat being
torn away by the discharge from the
gun. Young Austin ran for help and
soon returned to the house with sew
eral neighbors.
Testimony offered at the inquest by
those first 10 reach the scene of the
tragedy is somewhat puzzling. A sim
gle-barrelled gun with discharged
shell in it was found standing In a
far corner Of the room. Near the
body, and leaning against the side
of bed, was, repeating shotgun,
with loaded shells In It.
Efforts have been made to locate
the lads people In Jefferson City, but
so far no word has beerl received
from anyone. A heartrending scene,
and one that moved the jurors OF the
inquest to tears, was the reading OF
letter found In the dead boys
pocket.
The communication was from the
boys father and the burden Of 1t was
prayer to the wandering boy to
come home. II look for you on every
train, 1ny boy" the letter ran. "Oh,
when will you return horle?" The
last paragraph of the letter read:
Roy, No. II has just gone by and
I had to stop writing and look out to-
see if you had. gotten off, Come back,
boy, and bring the cld banjo"
The body was carried to Greenvilie.
and embalmed, A. purse Of S50u was.
made up by those who attended the
inquest to defray the expenses OF
shipping the body home, in case tho
boys parents can be found. ..
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Man and Money Gone.

With more than $4,000 in his
pocket, John ]. O'Reilly, ofDallas'
Texas, vanished on the White Star
Line pier in New York on Sunday
while his wife and two children
watched the liner Baltic, on which
thew were to have sailed away. An
bour before the vessel was to sail lie
told his family to wait for him on the
pier while he had the $4,000 con-
yerted into English money. They
have not seen him.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
PRAYED for Rain and Got 1t.

There are more believers in the
efficacy Of prayer in Hazlehurst, Ca,
now than there were tWenty-four
hours ago. Members of the Baptist
church there gathered the other day
for a special service to pray for rain
The next afternoon at five o'clock the
town and surrounding country was
visited b. one of the heaviest rains
in several months.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
PRAYER Broke the Drought.

A dispatch from Hazeihurst, Ca,
says that there are more believers IN
the efficacy of prayer in that town
than there was a short time ago. The
mem bers cf the Baptist church here
gathered together for special SER
vice to prsy for rain. The same af-
ternoon al o'clock the town and
surrounding country was visited by
one of the heaviest rains in several
months.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Many Poisoned by Salad.

Forty persons, who were guests at
a wedding at Plains, near Auerlcus'
Ca, Friday evening, spent most OF
Saturday in the throes Of ptomaine
poisoning, and though greatest alarm
was felt in regard to some of them,
all are said to be out Of danger now
A mixed salard course is said to have
been responsible for the wholesale
sickness.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Fatal Automobile Accident.

One man. still unidentified, was
killed and Edward Ward and Charles
Irwin. of Pittsburg, Pa, we're fatally
hurt in an automobile accident near
Braddock, Pa, sometime during Fri
day night. The dead body and the
two unconscious men were found by
the roadside early next morning. .
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
hold UP FAST TRAIN
MAIL AND EXPRESS CARS RIFLED
BY BANDITS.
The Mail Clerk and the Conductor
Were Injured ky Being Shot by
the Band Of Robbers

A fast mail and passenger train on
the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
was held up Friday night, FIVE miles
from Erie, Pa, by band of dozen
masked men. The mail and express
cars were rifled and two Of the crew
C.. H. Blockof Erie, mail clerk and
H. D. Rooney, OF Erie, conductor
were injured.
Block was shot in the right side
and taken to the t.ospital in a dying
condition Rooney received serious
injuries whcn he was hit with a store
thlown b: ane Of ,"e :obhers.
The train was due in Erie at 1910
O'Clock Friday night. Il few mtn-
utes before ten o'clock when the
train was making i large curve. .he
engineer saw an obstruction ahead.
He applied the brakes but could net
stop the train before the engine
crashed into the ties. and telephone
poles placed across the track.
When the train hit the obstruction
it was believed by the passengers that
there had been a collision with an
other train. The next moment how
ever, the crack of revolvers acquaint-
ed them with the real cause Of the
trains stop. AS the train came to a
standstill the pas 5ngers alighted to
learn the trouble. Their presence
drew the fire If the band and they
hastened back to the cars. An un-
known passenger caught hold OF one
of the robbers and was picked up
bodily and thrown over a 30O-foot
embankment His condition Is Sc
rious.
Almost before the train had struck
the obstruction, the masked men had
taken up their pc 7ition at practically
every entrance te the cars. When
the passengers began pouring from the
cars there were a few gruff words
from the men tn get back inside.
When a number % the excited pas
sengers failed to take this advice, the
bandits opened fire. They shot along
the sides Of the cars, level with the
windows and this effectively put
an end to the. curiosity Of the pas
sengers.. Within the cars there was
a panic. A number Of women tainted
while the screams Of others caused
much confusion.
The train reached Erie about mid
night. The pas, ngers were badly
frightened and could not give con-
nected story of what had occurred.
According to the opinion here, it
was not a train that experts could be
expected to attack. 1t is believed
the bandits were foreigners.
Within a few moments after word
of she hold-up was received at Erie
every officer Of the city was called
into action. Many of them boarded
special train for the scene, while
Others we're taken there in automo-
biles and other conveyances.
Late Friday night the surrounding
country was filed with men and Ian
terms, searching for the men and con-
tents of mail bags and valuable pack
ages taken from the train.
Albert Carey, engineer, by making
a quick stop of the train, probably
prevented a serious disaster. Rail-
road men say that had the train
struck the obstruction with more
force it would have thrown the en-
tire train in the ditch.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
COTTON CONDITION.
Avert 20 ..ste june % Shows Condi-
ton $50 Per Cent.

From the replies of 2,031 special
correspondents Of the Journal OF
Commerce and Commercial Bulletin,
Of New York. of an average date OF
June 23rd, the percentage condition
of cotton is found to be 85.9, against
S3.S for the corresponding date in
May, or an increase Of 81 points.
This compares with a condition OF
SOL a yeac ago, and 1853 the year
before, and a ten-year average OF 81.
improvement showed itself IN all
States except Louisiana, which lost
or point, and Florida, 6.6 points.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ala
bama, Arkansas and Tennessee all
gained about points. Texas just
held her it's own, while Oklahoma
gained IA points.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Thief Sails to Safety.

At Sayne, Okla, a pickpocket, pur-
sued by the town marshall, leaped
into the basket of a balloon near
there Saturday, just as the air craft
was leaving the ground, and sailed
away to safety. He is still at large.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
To Form Great Society.

Steps toward forming a Young
PEOPLES society Of Baptists in all
parts of the world. A committee OF
rs leading ministers and the semi
nary leaders were appointed to COM
plste the vi ork Of Organization.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04
Proved ON Her Mind.

Brooding because she failed to- pass
the final examination in the Ander-;
son Street School, Miss Louise M,
Doty, aged 49,. at Savannah, killed.
herself Saturday by. asphyxiationi,
The body was found in the bath room
of the Doty home By the girls broth
or, ;,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-04

neighborhood began to realize the
horror of the catastrophe. Kent
heard the rising voice of public In
dignation and disappeared. He was
never heard Of again.