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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
HAD MATTERS or IMPORTANCE
Miss Fannie's Visit to the City Full
of Business of One Sort or
Another.

4 suppose, Miss Fannie" said Mrs.
Harris to her newly arrived guest
from the country, that you have a
good many errands to do here IA the
city? Some SHOPPING perhaps
We'll, I'd like to look -ound the
stores some, and see II things are
much handsomer than the things we
have at the Waybridge stores, but !
don't know as I'll do much buying.
I've always traded in Waybrtdge, and
I guess l always will. But I've got
some errands that I'm quite set on
doing. For one thing, I want to visit
the art institute, and look at the
Venus with the broken arm and the
Victory without head that the lady
who stayed at my house last summer
talked about, when she gave what she
called an art evening in the town hall.
1T didn't seem to me that those
mutilated images would be worth look
ing at, but she said they were wonder,
full, so I just want to see for myself.
And then I'm planning to go to the
public library and get out the maya
zine with the end Of story l never
finished. Some folks who were stay.
ing with me good many summers
ago left quite a lot of that story In
some magazines, and I've always been
wishing to find out what became OF
the poor misguided girl in it."
"And is that the extent of your busi.
ness in town." smilingly inquired Mrs.
Harris.
There's one more thing I'd like to
do, and that is to go to the place
where father bought my sewing-ma'
chine. He gave it to me the day l
was eighteen. I want to tell the head
man there that / never was able to
use the tucker attachment. 1t used
to just about vex the life out OF me.
OF course I wouldn't use it now, even
If it did work, for haven't done any
fancy sewing for more than fifteen
years, but I think the manager OF that
machine company, ought to know tnat
that tucker was dreadfully unsatisfao
tory."-Youth's Companion.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
SOUTH CAROLINA
ENDORSES WILSON
BY VOTE OF 241 to 81.
Delegates Elected Without Instruc-
tiOn, But Bound to Vote as
Unit

The South Carolina Democratic Con-
vention, after a, long and interrupted
session, late last night adopted reso-
luton indorsing the candidacy of Gov.
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for
president, elected vice presidents and
then turned to the election of dele
gates. The principal fight on the
floor of the convention was on the
Question of instructing delegates. The
sentiment of the convention was very
largely in favor Of Gov. Wilson, as
evidenced In the vote on the resolution
Of Endorsement. but the Wilson forces
were unable to muster majority
when it came to a question of in
structing the delegates, lacking only
'16 votes. Long and warmly the con-
test was waged, with speeches and
with frequent bursts Of applause
Ipuncturing the deliberations.
The committee on platform report
ed OF an early hour this morning,
after the election of delegates. The
cotton warehouse system provided
the supreme court find it constitu-
tional, was indorsed. A resolution
was adopted instructing the delega-
ton to Baltimore. to vote as a unit.
The committee on constitution re-
ported several minor chances which
were recommended.
At 2:O7 a. m. the convention ad-
ourned.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Before the Magistrate.

As result of the difficulty on Sun
ay morning at Covington Hotel be-
tween w. II. Brigham and J. w. Ash
urn. Ashburn was arrested on war
rant sworn out by Brigman charging
him with assault and battery. The
ase came on for hearing before mag
i;trate Reid. Ashburn demanded a
ury. After hearing the evidence the
j lry failed to agree and were dis
charged. 4 new trial was ordered
fjr Tuesday. Rather than wait over
for another day Ashburn asked to
withdraw his plea of not guilty, and
that he be allowed to plead guilty. The
7 .agistrate accepted the plea and fined
shburn SIS which he paid.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
PICK DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
BLEASE NOT IN BIG FOUR.
Delegates at Large Are John Gary
Evans, r. /. Manning, b. r. Till.
man and Z. d. Smith.
BLEASE NOT IN BIG FOUR.

The State convention last night
elected Senator B. R. Tillman, Senator
E. D. Smith, R. I. Manning, of Sumter,
and John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg,
as delegates at large to the national
Democratic Convention. Gov. Cole.
L. Blease was nominated for delegate
at large by F. H. Dominick but was
defeated, receiving only &c votes out
of 1886. The following were elected
alternates to the national convention:
Nj. F. Ansel, F. H. Weston, w. F.
Stevenson and H. c. Folk.
Delegates from the congressional
districts to the National Convention
were then elected, resulting in the
election of Walter NJ. Dunlap and j.
L. Glenn as delegates, with w. p. Pol
lock and ]. J. Obear as alternates.
from the Fifth District.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Mr. Hcmphill Dead.

Sad news was received in this city
Saturday evening to the effect that
Mr.. John James Hemphill, former
congressman from this district ana
one IF the most brilliant men South
Carolina has ever produced, was dead
in a Washington hospital. Death was
due to angina pcctoris. The deceased
was G3 years of age and was we'll
known in all parts of South Carolina
Mr.. Hemphill, during his term IN
congress. had acquitted himselt IN d
manner which reflected the greatest
credit, not only upon his. State but
upon the entire South. He is SAID 10
have been the most noted stump
speaker South Carolina has producer
in 80 years.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
MEASURE OF MER
Cheraw Citizens Should Weigh Well
This Evidence.

Proof of merit lies in the evidence.
Convincing evidence in Cheraw.
Is not the testimony of Cheraw peo-
pie.
That's the kind of proof given here
The statement of a Cheraw citizen:
Mrs. w. H. Montgomery, S. Church
St., Cheraw, S C, says: 81 have been
so greatly bentfited by Doan's Kid
aey Pills that I am pleased to endorse
them. There was a constant, dull ache
nmy back and l had dizzy spells,
headaches and other symptoms of kid
ney complaint. A few months ago l
got box of Doan's Kidney Pills from
the Cheraw Drug Co., and they i'm
proxed my condition in short time.
| am now free from backache, can
rest we'll and have no headaches or
dizzy spells"
For sale by all dealers. Price %
cents Foster-Mlburn Co. Buffalo, \.
V, sole agents for the Caii*d States.
Remember the name Iona Sand
,.:,r .&~6
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Indian LANGUAGES.

Probably the most important and
most surprising fact about American
Indian languages is their enormous
number. On the North American
continent there were spoken probably
1000, and possibly even more differ
ent languages and dialects. OF South
America we know less, but everything
points to an equal linguistic variety
on that continent. The tremendous
total is astounding because the aborig:
inal population in both continents GER
tainly numbered fewer millions than
are today found in many single Euro
pean countries in which only one lam
guage prevails. The twenty-five or
fifty millions of American Indians pos
sessed as many different languages as
the billion or more inhabitants OF the
old word.-Dr. A. L. Kroeber, in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
BILL PASSES SENATE.
All Vessels Carrying One Hundred
Passengers Must Carry Opera
tors.

\ 2i-hour a day vigil at a wire
less instrument will be required
after July /, OF every kind of craft
leaving an American port and carry
ing one hundred persons, if the Hitch
cock bill passed the senatce is agreed
TO by the house. The bill speclhes
that each vessel must have two opera
tors. one of whom must be always on
duty and the wireless apparatus must
bc capable of sending messages one
hundred miles and receiving them
from Il like distance.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
GARY EVANS SUCCEEDS JONES.
Subcommittee Named to Arrange State
Canvass-W. F. Stevenson One
of Committee.

Meeting at 2:10 a. m. the State
Democratic executive committee elect
ed John Gary Evans, of Spartanburg,
chairman; Col. D. ]. Griffith. of Co.
lumbia, vice chairman. The chair
man-elect was empowered to select a
secretary at salary of $3.50 each
election year. Gen. Willie Jones was
elected treasurer.
A subcommittee composed of R. I.
Manning and w. F. Stevenson was
appointed to arrange the campaign
itinerary and report to the executive
committee.
The committee adjourned at 2:22 a.
m. to meet at the call of the chair
man.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Animal industry in The South.

f. direction of Secretary Wilson Of
the United States department of agri-
culture, the work OF the bureau Of
animal industry in the South is to be
carried to the farmer through the
efforts of the demonstration agents OF
the bureau of plant industry. The
valuable work in tick eradication is
proving of considerable Importance in
connection with the farm demonstra.
ton work. The agents in the farm
demonstraticr work. on the other
hand, are in a position to do great
deal toward assisting in the work.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Freiqht Train on A. C. l.. Wrecked.

Several freight cars connected to a
freight train on the Atlantic Coast
Line jumped the track and rolled down
All enlbaukmcct between Cameron
and Creston. There were five freight
boxes and one coal car, which was
loaded, that jumped the track. A ne
gro Erakemi u, who was walking aolns
~ ;op of the cars, jumped to the
ground when he saw the cars leav.
ing the track. Will working at the
scene OF the wreck the coal car turn.
Cd over Oh the section master, infiict,
Ing painful internal injuries.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Neqro Maniac Kills Wife With Axe.

Negro Maniac Kills Wife With Axe.
Converted suddenly into a raying
maniac, after showing signs Of insan.
ity for more than month, Joseph
Addison, a negro, living in Charles
ton, sent the blade Of an axe crash
ing through the skull of his wife, An
ME, and few minutes later attacked
a policeman with the same weapon
only to be brought to the floor, NOR.
tally wounded, by two shots from the
officers revolver The tragedy was
one of the bloodiest in Charlestoh's
criminal annals.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
MASTERS SALE.

Pursuant to a~-decree of L
Honor, T. H. Spain, dated April
23rd, 1912, in the above entitled
case, / will offer for sale before
the Cont House door, at Chester
field, S. C.N,on the first Monday +
9 June, 1912. tsame being the 3rd) =,
to the highest bidder for cash, be-
tween the legal hours Of sale, the
following real estate, to wit; "All
that piece, parcel or tract Of land,
situate, lying and being in the
County and State aforesaid, con-
tanning twenty-five (25) acres,
more or less, and bounded as fol
lows: North by lands Of j. W..
Crowley. cast by the Public Road
Running from Chesterfield to Pat
rick; south by the lands of Frank
Davis, ana west by the lands Of
-J. W. Crowley.
p. \. MURRAY, Jr.,
Master.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
MASTERS S SALE.

County Of Chesterfield.
State OF South Carolina,
Court Of Common Pleas.
Matte l.. Smith Plaintiff.
against
+. S. Gillespie. Defendant.
Pursuant to decree Of his
Honor. Judge John ). Wilson, III
the above cmlirLcd case, dated April
18th, 1912. / will offer for sale
before the Court House door at
Chesterfield. :. e.. on the first Mon
day in June. 1912, lsame being the
3rd, between the legal hours OF
sale, to the highest bidder for
cash, the following described real
estate. 10 wit That certain piece,
parcel or tract OF land, situate, ly-
inc and being III the County OF
Chesterfield. State of South Car
DINA. near the town OF Patrick,
containin" forty and onc-fourih
COLI acres, more or less, bound
ed on the north by the Davis land
east bv Cocker Branch; south by
lands Of W. l.. Gillespie, and west
bv lands of +. W. Pankcy and f.
W Davies: same being more fully
shown by Plat. made i'll AUGUST
t,llnGrN1n NIP
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Had Narrow Escape From Death.

His foot caught in the rungs Of a
ladder in wagon that was being slow.
ly smashed into kindl;ng wood by q
railroad train, which was backing into
It, a white man named Hilton, an EN-
ployed of the Consolidated Company
of Charleston, had an exciting tilt
with death He came through the
adventure with no more serious inju'
ries than a badly bruised ankle, but
the experience is one that in all prob
ability will linger long in his memory
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

with the murder OF
I yrtle Hawkins 4he Henderson coun-
t. grand jury today returned true
ills against Nora Britt and Lizzie
'haft of Asheville. The bills, con-
t lining a new count, four in all in
luded five other persons heretofore
Indicted in the case. After the Nc
Calls and Bradleys were indicted by
the grand jury a few months ago the
;haft and Britt women were bound
YER by a magistrate.
The new bill charges first degree
murder against the two women. Geo.
Bradley and Abner Mccall, McCall's
wife and Boney Bradley are charged
with being accessory after the fact.
The new count in Tie indictment
charges all with conspiracy to perform
illegal operation. The Shaft and
.Iritt women, who were on bond, were
arrested and will not be admitted TO
all. Solicitor Johnson states that
] uch new evidence was brought out
before the grand jury. Capt. Garren,
hcf of police, left tonight for Ashe-
lille TO get the Bradlcys, who are in
] uncombe Jail.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
South Carolina Appointments.

President Taft sent to the Senate the
nomination of Robert Smalls, for an
other terms as collector Of customs
for the district OF Beaufort. Senator
r. D. Smith introduced a bill author
izing the commissioners Of Horr,
county to construct a bridge across
Kingston Lake, at Conway. Lawrence
0. Harper was nominated by the
President to be postmaster at Honea
Path.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

4 Household Necessity. Such is the
Singer and the Wheeler & Wilson Sew
ing Machines. Nedles, oil and mach
inc supplies always on hand. See the
little No. 90 Singer for the little girls.
81. CATO, Agent. Cheraw, S. C.
"a July II.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

The Chronicle is informed that the
rm of Witt & White, Charlotte, y. c.,
as been employed by the commits
sioners of public work OF Cheraw 10
upervise the putting in of the water
works and sewerage system for Che
raw.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
1c Lancaster convention unani-

The Lancaster convention unani-
! ouSly endorsed Jones and Tillman.
did Edgcicld with the exception
four votes. Newberrys convention
i tie governors own county and pre-
idcd over by the governor, unani-
nously endorsed the governor and left
Tenator Tillman entirely out.-Lan-
aster News.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

Miss Marjory Bishop, of Mayesville,
s. c.. is visiting at the homo OF Mr..
J. c. Hunt!cy.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
Tamptation's Gay CoIors.

Many dangerous temptation
comes to us in fine, gay colors that
are but skin deep.-Mathew Henry
Q6G2.1714)).
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

Mr.. Roy Threat, of Wilmington, N.
c., spent Sunday in the city with rela-
tives.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

WANTED-Five hundred pounds of
clean white cotton rags for wiping
up machinery. Apply at Chronicle
office.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

Patents Granted South Carolinians.
-.Iames r. Fulmer, Springfield, NOW
or: Jesse p. Gardner, Charleston, ali
brake; Walter S. Kirby. Georgetown
log connection for hauling lines.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16
TWO MORE INDICTMENTS
; IN THE HAWKINS CASE
Grand Jury Charges Nora Britt and
nit With First Degree

N. c., May 15.-
with the murder of
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1912-05-16

y \. MURRAY, Jr,
Master.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-14

as other types of ships have long had
these double bottoms-our own bat
tleships, for instance.
Even before their day, however,
there was a great ocean vessel of the
Titanic class as to size, which had
such a double bottom, and was, there
fore. much safer than the Inflated
White Star liner. We refer to the
Great Eastern, the cable ship built "a
years ago. in 1858, of which the edi-
tor of the Scientific American, Mr.. j.
Bernard Walker, writes in his just
published book, IAN Unsinkable IT,
tanic," that she probably would have
survived even the terrific collision
which proved the undoing of the Ii
tanic."
That this is not an idle fancy, ap-
pears from the fact that on one of
her voyages to New York the Great
Eastern struck submerged rocks near
Montauk Point and tore two great
rents in her outer skin equivalent TO
a rupture 10 feet wide and 80 feet
long Yet. despite this damage. which
Mr.. Walker thinks was probably
greater in total area than that suffer-
ed by the Titanic, the ship came safe
ly to New York-because she had an
inner skin.
In the history of engineering tn.
Great Eastern has long been a n 0St
interesting phenomenon, for she was
no less than 692 feet long, being un-
surpassed in size during the remain
der of the nineteenth century. Not
until the Celtic came out in 1901 were
her length and size exceeded. The two
great engineers who designed her
the most distinguished of the middle
period of the nineteenth century, Mr..
Walker calls them-John Scott Rus
sell and 1. K. Bruneu, were fully -
years ahead of their time in the con-
struction of this vessel. Yet the sink
ing of the Titanic could have been d. e
vented had the builders of our modern
vessels but patterned their craft. after
Brunell's ship.
Surprising as it seems, the Great
Eastern had not only a cellular dou5
bottom. but water-tight subdivisions
of the kind that has been so slow 20
come into use. Yet, in 1852, when the
single screw China. the new est of the
Atlantic liners, appeared, she was but
half the size of the Great Eastern,
and without her safeguards. These
were SO great thar~Ar. Walker does
not hesitate to describe the Great
Eastern as "a ship which stands as a
model for all time Indeed. it is
simply amazing to read. in the year
1912. that the designers of this ship
of 1858 provided a double skin, resliIy
two separate hulls. placed one within
the other, and firmly tied together by
and lateral web plates or frames"
The double skin construction extended
entirely around the hull, being car
ried up to plate iron lower deck
from to o feet above the water l'ssc.
The entire space between the two skins
was divided by 81 longitudinal frames
INTO separate water tight compare
ments from the aftermosI bulkhead
right through to the bow. CuriousIyi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-14
uark's Protest.

using his proxies to force the passage
of the resolution, Clark stated:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-14

C1ark'S Protest
chairman Dolley's action in adopt
ing the resolution declaring support of
the national Republican ticket to be
no test of party fealty is in line with
the Bull Moose program in Kansas,
said Mr. Clark
with this letter Dolley sent out
blank forms of proxies. BY this means
he secured the proxies of rs members
of the committee, most of whom plac-
ed confidence in his written pledge
that the filing of vacancies on the
electoral ticket was the only matter
OF business to come before the meet
ing Many of these proxies came
from members of the committee who
refused to vote for the adoption of the
state platform in the meeting of the
party council! ard who now refuse to
stultify themselves by subscribing to
the doctrine that support of the ma
tional ticket is not test of party
fealty.'
1.-TWO members of the committee
sent their proxies, not to Chairman
Dolley. but to Topeka friends. Mr..
Hopkins and Mr.. Botkin. When the
meeting was called only Chairman
Dolley, Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.. Botkin
were present. Notwithstanding his
pledge, having secured the proxies by
false pretense, Chairman Dolley pre-
pared, introduced and passed resolu-
tions eXcusirg disloyalty to the Re-
publican HdtlClldl llCh%l, Win A1O9hiAAH
and BOtkin voting against him. Dol
Iey's action exposes the utter hypoc-
risy of the whole Bull Moose pro-
gram in KaEsas. The resolution he
adopted means nothing except the ex-
preston of one Bull Mooser hiding
under a Republican cloak. Never be-
fore in Kansas has the chairman of
a party central committee exercised
so insolent a power. Kansas has seen
bosses, but never before did she see
a boss so presum ptuous as this man
DoIley who obtained proxies under a
false pretense only to prepare, intro
duce and adept resolutions which he
knew could not be passed in an open,
free meeting of the state central COM
mittee"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-14
FOR new QUARTERS.
Commercial Club to Have New Home
by January 4.

That the Commercial club will be
in more commodious quarters by the
first of the year is a certainty. and
the chances are that the building COM
mittee under William Connors viii
choose the new location this week.
Several propositions were considered at
a meeting of the committee today
The present plan is to have the Com
mercial club. together with all ahilia-
ted organization under one roof, IN or
der to make the new location the
business center or hub of the city One
proposition that has been made the
committee, calls for the erection OF a
NTH story en- a four story building
for the exclusive use Of the club ana
other business organizations. Unless
the stipulated rental price for this pro-.
posed property is lowered, however. the
committee will undoubtedly refuse 70
consider the plan. 1t is barely possi-
Die that the present quarters will be
remodeled.
Members of the building committees
are William Connors. E. l.. Copeland
Paul Huycke. H. I. Cook y. p. Mel
sen and J. Will Kelley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-14
ROE DAMAGE SUIT.
1t Went to Trial in Shawnee District
Court Today.

jury was impaneled and the hear
ing of evidence in the case of Lille
NJ. Roe against Moses Snattinger AMI
Fr. nix A Campbell was tegun in the
second division of the district court this
morning. Mrs. Roe is askin~ $4,000
damages for the death of her son,
Frederick L. Zoe, in the Central hotel
FIRE in April 1909
The plaintiff charges that the young
man, who was employee! in the capa-
city of dishwasher, was sleeping in an
inner room from which there was no
way of escape. and is trying to show
that the walls were so constructed as to
confuse the inmates of the building at
tie time of a fire, and make escape
particularly difficult Roe was sleeping
in blind room, the plaintiff declares
and was smothered by smoke.
The case was thresheli out in the dis
tract court last winter but a jury i'm
panelled to hear the evidence failed to
reach an agreement and finally was dis
charged. The hearing is expected to
require several days
The case is the first OF jury civil
cases to be tried at he present term
OF the court in the second division,
ether cases set for trial either having
Eeer continued or dismissed