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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
MERGER DECLARED ILLEGAL
SUPREME COURT SKATERS THE
UNIoN-SoUTHERN PACIFIC
MERGER.
Immediate Dissolution Ordered Even
If It Should Involve Receiver
ship for Properties.

Washington.-Edward H. Harri.
mans great railroad combination, ef'
fected after his titanic struggle with
James ]. Hill, by which he acquired
control of the Southern Pacific rail,
road, was declared illegal by the Su'
preme court.
In a notable decision the court held
that the GROWING event Of Mr.. Har'
riman's life was an act which the
Sherman antitrust law declares an H.
legal restraint Of trade.
The great Hartman merger was
created when the Union Pacific Rail
road company bought 46 per cent. OF
the stock of the Southern Pacific rail.
way system, and this was split asun'
der by the Supreme court Of the Unit
ed States as a violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust law. Then with the
end of the merger before it, the court
sent forth it's portentous declaration
that while the law may not be able
to enforce competition, it a reach
combinations which render competi.
ton impracticable.'
Justice Day announced that unanl'
nous opinion of the court Judge
Vandeventer took no part In the con
sideration of the case, but his per
sonal finding when he was a judge
of the Utah circuit court, to the effect
that the two roads were not competi'
tors and therefore no violation Of the
law had resulted from the purchase,
was reversed and annulled. Instead
of following the reasoning Of Justice
vandeventer and Judges Sanborn and
Adams, the court, in substance, ap'
proved the minority holding Of Judge
Hook that it was just as much a viola
ton of the law for n road to buy
the controlling stock Of a competitor
as 1t was for a holding company, as In
the Northern Securities case, to buy
the controlling stock Of two compel
ing companies.
The circuit court for the district OF
Utah was directed to supervise the
separation Of the two roads
The Union Pacific, If the circuit
court sees proper. may retain control
of the old Central Pacific line from
Ogden to San Francisco. The decision
of the lower court in the attempt to
acquire the Northern Pacific stock and
the stock of the Athchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe railway company, after
wards abandoned in the San Pedro
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
comnany. was allowed to stand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Doo Causes Death.

Greensboro, N. C.-Two accidental
fatalities were recorded here with the
death of Benjamin Clarida and o.
borne Smith. the former a well-to-do
farmer, and the latter a son Of C. A.
Smith, a sawmill owner of the county.
Clarida stopped to pick up a rabbit
which he had shot when a dog in
the chase jumped at him, catching
hit foot on the hammer of his gun and
causing it's discharge. The entire
load of shot entered his side. Young
Smith was injured while operating a
saw at his fathers mill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Use of the Torch by N. Y. Firebugs

Use of the Torch by NJ. Y. Firebugs.
New York.-"Of forty fires a day
In this city one-fourth are set with
fraud as a purpose" declared Fire
Commissioner Johnson in defending
his fire prevention bureau from at
tacks made upon 1t by the factory In
vestigating commission. The commits
sioner insisted that incendiary fires
we're a growing menace and that
measures to cut down their number
were needed. There are frebug
blocks in this CITY," he added. There
is one in which eighty-three incendia'
ry fires have been set.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Effort to Repeal order Fails,

Washington.-An attempt led by
Representative Bartlett of Georgia, to
strike a $4,000 Civil Service item from
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bills as a protest against
President Taft's recent order placing
about $4,000 fourth class postmasters
in the classified service failed in the
House after a heated debate as Rep
r~esentative Mann challenged the Dem.
ocratic members to pass it " and place
themselves on record for the spoils
system." .- '
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Burned the Jail and Themselves.

Crawley, La.-William Collier Of
Los Angeles and an unknown COM
panion we're burned to death In the
local jail after they had started the
flames in the hope of making their
a Collin Lebeu. also a prison
er, was seriously burned. Collier and
the unknown prisoner were being
held on a minor charge. According
to Lebeu the two men started the con-
~lagration, despite his efforts to dis
suade them. They both were over
come by smoke in their cell, where
their charred bodies later were found.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Farmer Blows Head OF.

Lindale, Ga.-Without any known
cause William Drummonds, a 60-year
old farmer and cotton mill operator,
committed suicide at his home neal
Wax. six miles from here, by blowing
off the top of his head with a single
barreled shotgun. Drummonds, who
has a wife and four grown children.
was employed by the mills in Lindale
and he boarded with a relative while
his family resided out on a farm
where they made a crop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
River Is DRAGGED for Body.

Charleston, S. C.-Searching parties
have dragged the Ashley river In a
vain search for the body Of Joseph
NJ. Thomas, a we'll known merchant
of this city, whose o%vercoat and hat,
found near the edge Of the boulevard,
are believed to mean that he commit
ted suicide by leaping into the river.
A reward of $500 for the recovery of
the BODY has been offered by Mr..
Thomas son. Members of the family
are at a loss to assign a motive which
might have induced Mr.. Thomas to
take his own life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Cost s1,1se,44s to Elect Wilson.

Washington.-It cost the Democrat
ic national committee ~s1,159,446 to
carry the election for Wilson and
Marshall, according to its final state
ment Of contributions and expenses
filed with the house. Charles R. Crane
of Chicago was the heaviest contrib
utor, with 100000, closely pressed by
Cleveland H. Dodge, Of New York,
$500 and Herman Ridder Of New
York, as treasurer of the funds col,
lected for the committee, s30,073. The
total of s~1,11O;952 contributions re-
ceived by the committee came from
1854 separate contributions, OF which
all but 1925 were in amounts less
than 500.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Sneed Found Not Guilty.

Fort Worth, Tex. Beal Sneed
was found not guilty of the murder
of Capt. AL G. Boyce, Sr. John Beal
Sneed shot Capt. A. G. Boyce to death
January 13, 1912, at Fort Worth, soon
after sneed had returned from Winni'
peg, Canada, with his wife, with
whom AL G. Boyce, Jr., son Of Cap
tain Boyce, had eloped. Captain
Boyce was sitting in a hotel lobby
when Sneed entered and almost i'm
mediately shot him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Fast Train Wrecked.

Albany, N. Y.-When New York
Central train No. As, w%estbound from
New York, travelling at an estimated
speed of between so and so miles an
hour, was derailed at Hoffmans, seven
miles west of Schenectady. not one
of the 200 passengers was injured, al
though all were thoroughly shaken up.
The chef of the dining car, the only
person injured. sustained several brok'
en- ribs, and is in Schenectady hospi'
tai. The passengers were transfer
red TO another train.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
More indictments Returned.

Steubenville, O.-Seven more In
dictments, six - which were made
public, were returned by the Jefferson
county grand jury in the investigation
of alleged election irregularities max
ing a total of is now returned. In
dictments made public are against
John D. Belnap, probate iudge-elect;
Samuel Stark, treasurer-elect and
Fred Stone, defeated for probate
Judge. All charged with violating the
corrupt practices act.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Wants Immigrants Turned to South.

Chicago.-"We should close Ellis
Island for about five years and make
some of the Southern cities ports of
entry" declared Rev. Charles Stel-
zle, secretary of the bureau of social
service, New York, at the federal
council of the Churches of Christ. The
Rev. Mr.. Stelzle said that immigrants
coming to Americas shores should not
be permitted to lose their idealism
and that their finer qualities should
be developed. He said he would be-
gin by closing Ellis Island.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Taos Are to Be Placed IN Birds.

New York.-"The American Bird
Banding association has just been
organized here for the purpose of
placing Identification bands on wild
birds. This is said to be the only
practical and reliable method by
which ornithologists can study bird
movements and tell where and how
far they fly. In the majority of cases
aluminium bands will be placed on
the legs of young birds unable to fly
found in nests. The bands will not
iniure or impede the birds progress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
cooks Needed More Than Governors.

indianapolis, Ind.-"Good cooks are
more necessary than governors" said
Gov. Thomas R. Marshall in his adj
dress on "The Personal Touch be-
fore the local council of women. y
do not think there is any one IN this
world, aside from my wife, that IS
more competent than my COOK. ]
think she is we'll educated. I don't
SUPPOSE she would be received at
many of the social functions, but she
does her work as it should be done.
There Is not a working woman In this
city that Is doing more honest work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
HONEYMOON Pair Saved by Wilson.

Hamilton, Bermuda. President
elect Woodrow Wilson was a princi'
nal in a first aid" case. He rescued
a honeymoon couple who fell from
their bicycles in front of his house.
The bride was slightly injured and
one of Mr.. Wilson's daughters assist
ed in bathing her wounds. Governor
Wilson heard the first tariff discussion
since his election as president of the
United States. He visited the Ber'
muda parliament, where he was cheer
ed and sat among the members for
three hours.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Repudlate Sentiments Of Gov. BIease.

Richmond.-A sweeping resolution
repudiating the remarks Of Governor
Blease of South Carolina, in support
of lynch law, vas adopted by the gov
errors conference by a vote of IA to
A. Governor Biease, defending him
self, snapped his fingers in the faces
of the other governors and declared
that he cared not one whit what the
conference did or left undone. The
resolution was introduced by Govern
or Mann, of Virginia, as an amend
ment to n offered by Governor
O'Neal of Alabama.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Again the playful gun is in evidence
IN different sections OF the country.
Until the joke Of taking chances IN
pulling triggers Of supposedly un'
loaded weapons is foregone by trust
ing iokers, funerals will continue to
follow the joke.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
Cost of Living Not a New Problem

Observation-Disclosures to the au'
thorities at the University Of Penn
svlvania museum, the high cost of
living and excessive transportation
rates were as much a problem in
Theadelphia, a small city in Egypt,
1900 years ago as they are today in
the United States. In an ancient
Greek manuscript, just deciphered by
the museums experts, a collector OF
internal revenue tells of the graft and
excessive profits demanded by the
trust magnates and political leaders
of those days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
New Orleans Adopt Commission Rule

New Orleans ADOPT commission nu'e'
New Orleans.-The commission
form of municipal government has
been inaugurated in New Orleans.
Martin Behrman, mayor for the past
eight years. was sworn in for another
four-year term. Under the e form
of government the mayor Is also
commissioner of public AFFAIRS u
other commissioners complete the or
g~anization: Adolph G.. Kicks, w. B.
Thompson, Harold w. Newman and
Edward E. LaFaye, commissioners, re-
spectively. of finance, public utilities,
public safety and public property.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

When a submarine is cut In two by
an ocean liner, and a torpedo boat de.
stroyer is put on the damaged list by
q tramp freighter, the mind goes into
curious speculation over the check to
sea power that might be administered
by a tough little tug.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Milk makes an excellent tonic for
the hair, according to the prima donna
who discovered the $4,000 lump Of
ambergis. Those press agents do
have to work hard for their money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

A playful person threw a melon into
a passing taxicab in Brooklyn the 9TH
er night. Many an actor along the
great white way is praying that mel
ons do not become popular substitutes
for hen fruit
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Woman makes the most of her.
SELF" says an lad" writer for a de-
partment store. But that doesn't pre-
vent the department store from offer
ing her all the aid she will accept.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Americas oldest doctor says modern
physicians are not much better on
cures than the healer Of a half CEN
tury ago. But the old fashioned doc
tor didn't have all the ailments and
diseases to treat they have nowadays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

A taxicab in Athens, according to
an exchange, is called a polipolytan-
tocinetharmoxaxe. That's what a
taxi chauffeur Is called in this country
when he presents his bill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

That man who pleads for anesthet-
les for rats would probably want chic
reform administered to the fly before
swatting him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Beef is probably going higher. but
rabbits will soon be On the market.
At the same time they will not be
widely popular until someone invents
a device to dig shot out Of the teeth.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

The dictates Of fashion has put the
ban upon switches and pufs. We will
soon know what our best girl really
looks like without her disguise
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

An increase OF more than one-third
IN the number of cigarettes consumed
In three months is another proof that
advertising pays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

-, A Los Angeles youngster stood on
his head on the top Of ~skyscraper to
"test his nerve" He was arrested
for SCATTERING the nerves Of passers-
nv
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

A story from Chicago says there are
calves there worth $4,000. That's moth
ing; there are calves on Fifth avenue,
New York, worth S. 900, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

We may be sure that It is a wise
ben which eats a cement floor IN or
der to lay hard-shelled eggs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

The trouble with the man who says
a smart thing is that he always books
It for a return date.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Nobody denies that automobiles are
becoming cheaper, but then one can
not eat even the costliest cuts OF an
automobile.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Mayor Fitzgerald Of Boston favors
a law limiting hatpins to six inches.
The county will await with interest
his attempt to enforce it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

November has no hay fever, no
Christmas rush, and nc spring fresh
cts. Yet very few poets sing It's
praise.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

A Texas mi left 500. 900 for the
support Of old maids. But how are
they going to be convicted Of Being
old maids?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

There. are some things we do not
understand. One Of them Is the mad
and almost universal desire to change
the color Of a meerschaum pipe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

New York's barroom for women
Is variously considered. Some 1nno-
cent observers are envious and some
are not
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Eloping in an aeroplane accomplish
es the seemingly impossible by In
creasing the hazard of matrimony.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Compared with the Balkans a1alr
Mexico's war looks like the comic
opera kind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

About the only thing that can be
said for the eclipse Of the moon Is that
one may watch it and smoke at the
same time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

That the stingless bee is the pre-
cursor of the ~singless mosquito is the
earnest prayer of New Jersey people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Sometimes a man tries to please his
wife just the opposite way he would
any other woman.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

The discovery that typhoid fever Is
carried also by bugs and reaches adds
q few more things to be swatted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

A southern aviator wno jumped
from a biplane proved that 1t cannot
be successfully done.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Most people manage to get stuck
on themselves without n aid OF any
adhesive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Many a married man spends the
rest of his days wondering why he
did It.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Some men smile in the face Of ad'
versity, but they don't mean 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

Perhaps a girls red hair Is for the
purpose Of keeping her temper warm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11
splendid shopping weather - get
ready for Christmas!

Beware Of a meek-looking man or
mule. 1t may not last
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-11

price has reached 10 IA cents during
the last week, being the highest price
of the season. 1t is said that there is
much cotton yet in the county that
has not been placed on the market.
Columbia.-One of the largest YER
diets returned recently in a Richland
county case was awarded the plain
tiff in the case of Roberta c. Stone,
as administrative against the Allan
tic Coast Line Railroad Company, the
amount of the verdict being $50, 000.
Lexington.-Adam Benedict Mayer,
one of the most highly esteemed and
best known citizens of this county
was instantly killed several days ago
while cutting down a tree near his
home. 1t seems that a limb from the
tree fell, striking him on the top of
the head and causing immediate
death.
Sumter. - The Sumter Gas and
Power Company has turned on gas
and is busy making connections. The
officials of the company say that they
have had a most suspicious opening
Columbia.-E. ]. Watson, commits
sioner of agriculture for the state Of
South Carolina, has been invited to
preside at a session Of the Panama
canal conference in Atlanta, Decem'
Der 10 and II, under the auspices Of
the Atlanta chamber Of commerce
The commissioner will preside at the
session devoted to the discussion of
"The Effect of the Panama Canal Up
on the Agriculture Of the South"
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-26
ANOTHER TEST WELL
PROPOSITION MADE
IN ESTANCIA VALLEY

Especial Corresnandence 20 thn Herald
ksiancia, N. NJ, March 25--lnterest
m the artosian possibilities Of the
Estancia valley Is no whit ahatad as
the result OF the shooting OF the Green
well, which did not turn out as was
hoped. s. Spore has put up another
proposition TO the people of the val
ley which the Estancia News gives
as follows.
He VIII have a well drilled 1900 or
more feet IN depth. The object.
OF course. Is 10 see II artesian
water can be developed u this
is successful. and an ertesian
well with flOw OF so gallons per
minute Is developed or n oh should
be found Ia paying quantities, then
he asks nothing whatever But II the
well proves a fallufe-that Is "
neither artesian water nor oil IN pay
ing quantities Is developed then he
asks the people transportation
charges on drilling machinery and
casing both ways, and the cost OF
fuel for engine while operating the
drill. In other words II the well Is a
SUCCESS the public viii pay nothing,
NAT Sp0re and his associates will DO
the gamers IN the ownership Of yas.
uable we'll, and every property owner
Ia the valley will be a big galner in
the increased value OF his holdings. II
the well Is a failure, Mr.. spOre and
his associates will be the losers OF
their time, wSrk ana use OF Machln-
cry, The general public VIII be the
losers 20 the extent OF me freight on
ahe machinery ANA the cost OF fuel.