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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16
Long Motorcycle trip by Lnurens Boy

Long mOtOFcycle trsp Dy IhurenS BOY.
Mr.. ], H. Barksdale, son OF Mr.. W.
II. Barksdale, who lives at 3arksdales
has just finished long trip on a motor
cycle, coming from New Orleans, via
Montgomery. Atlanta and Greenville.
He made the trip without accident,
and only one puncture, using Goodyear
Tires. The distance is 1900 miles. Mr..
Barksdale travelled the first fifty
miles out Of New Orleans on the rail-
road tracks, and crossed seven tres
ties on his mac vine, which was seven
horse power two cylinder Indian. He
left Atlanta at ten in the morning and
arrived home the afternoon OF the
same day at six o'clock
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16

large numbers of dogs for exhibition
and it is thought that they will be
here by the score. Some fine pre-
miums are offered in this department
and it is going to be a "dogged" in
teresting feature. All of those fine
bird, rabbit, o'possum and coon dogs
and other dogs too Will be there.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16

This correspondent is hoping that
the election tomorrow will be fair and
without fraud, and that no Republican
or Moosite Will be allowed to vote. We
think Mr.. Beard and all who have
gone over to the Bull Moose have no
right to voice in the council of the
Democratic party
Mrs. j. o. Denny and little Gather
West Saturday 70 viei, roIotiyos
Mrs. y. / Williams was Croonwood
visitor Saturday.
Tylersville, Oct. 14.-Miss Byrd of
Greenwood, arrived in Tylersvile Sat
urday to take charge of the Langston
school, which opened Monday.
Mr. w. B. Clark, of Greenwood
spent the Weekend with relatives here
DR.. S, F.. Blakcly and Mr.. J. W.
Donnan attended services at Ora sun
day
Miss Lille Peterson left Friday for
Mullins whore she will be engaged in
teaching this ccming session.
MISS Grace PooIe spent Sunday af-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16

Milwaukee,, Wis. Oct. II. Theo-
dorc Roosevelt was shot i'm the
breast by an assassin as he entered
am AUTOMOBILE" in front of the hotel
EGilpatrlcE to start for an auditor
ilum where he was to speak tonight.
I Th" shooting was done by a man cv-
ldcn1ly insane. COL Roosevelt in
Sl'tcG OH going to the hall and there
Iquict"d the crowd that had heard
he had been shot, spoke with the
bullet in his body, from $40 until
0.45 o'clock though apparently
weak from loss Of blood and then
was taken TO AN emergency hospital
The bullet Struck Il roll of man
uScript of his speech delivered to-
night and this probably saved his
life. After an hours questioning
the assassin gave his name as John
Schrauk Of BOZ east Tenth street.
New York From notes found ON
the prisoner clothes ii is evident
he is dcmcutcd ON the subject OF
Col. Roosevelt running for a third
term. He is said by some to be Il
Socialist.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16
At First Thought but a
Flesh Wound.
LATER PROVES TO
BE SERIOUS AFFAIR

Col. Roosevelt, on his Way to Audit0ri-
INN in Wisconsin City, is Shot by Man
Insane upon the Subject OF the
"Third Term. lndOmitablc Can
didntc Speaks over an Hour After
being Shot.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16

Chicago, Oct Is. Theodore
Roosevelt shot last night by John
S"hrank in Milwaukee. lies today
in the Mercy Hospital resting
easily
Half a dozen of the most skilful
surgeons in Chicago made an N-ray
examination and announced that
the bullet had not penetrated the
lung, but had lodged i'm the chest.
They had not planned TO operate at
noon, but issued Il statement, say
ing the bullet had struck no vital
organ Mrs Roosevelt arrives to-
morrow.
At LOS p. m, the following bul-
Ictln was issued by physicians at
tending Colonel Roosevelt
a SERIOUS WOUND.
"Thc examination of Colonel
Roosevelt at ] p. IN. showed that his
temperature WAS 9S.S; his pulse
% his respiration normal. 1t pains
him to breathe. = He must have alb
Solutc quiet, must cease talking and
must not see any one until we give
permission.
"ThiS is not mere flesh wound,
but is a serious wound i'm the chest,
and quictudr is essential,
(Sigmcd)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-10-16
"J. b. Murphy,
" Arthur Dean Bcvan,
IS. l.. Terrell -

Sitting in his bed, drinking tea
and eating toast Roosevelt this
morning read Macaulay's Essays.
He expressed rcgrct that his man
ayers had decided to end the speak
ing campaign About O'Clock it
was decided to make another exam
nation Of the wound.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Fifty Years q Sprinter.

1t Ia rare to find man who has
been more than fifty years follower
Of track and field sports In an active
way. Many men over sixty at the
present time have tished. shot or play
ed billiards since they were ten. but
for a man to he In active competition
for half century Is record. Such
curiosity was Dave lSaacs. n Splinter
who passed away recently In Eng
land. He had seen sixty seven sum
merS and ouly few weeks ago had
engaged In q sprinting match at Wal
thamstow with another veteran. He
began to run in the early nineties and
was in active competition around the
days when Deerfoot. Lang and Jack
White were running their matches
over the distances.
At his best Isaacs could do around
evens for the 100 yards and when he
was forty years of age could come
well inside II seconds At sixty he
could beat IL seconds and was little
slower ut the time Of his death. and
he was always willing to make a
match with any man Of his years.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
MAY Abolish Cycle Title.

The annual congress of the Union OF
Cyclists Tnternationale. which met in
Paris few weeks ago. did not have
chance to vote on the proposal to abol.
ish the worlds amateur cha mpionship.
the promoters of the resolution recall
ing 1t and replacing 1t with recon.
mendation that the subject be consid.
cred by the national unions. The pro.
posal was at first put forward on the
ground that there should be only one
event and title and that 1t should be
open to both amateurs and profession
ais to compete together. The worlds
championship will he held in Newark.
N. j.. the last Of August and the next
congress will meet on the eve OF the
racing
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11

phia, and the crew watched with In
terest what they supposed was little
ketch drifting in. Decatur was now
hailed from the Philadelphia and warn
ed to keep OF. His pilot. an Italian.
was instructed to reply that they had
lost their anchor and wished to run a
line to the frigate for the night
This request was granted. and Decs-
tnrs ruse thus far worked well. The
crew began to pull the ketch up to the
frigate. but as they came nearer tue
men in the Philadelphia saw the trHe
character Of the ketch and raised the
alarm. 1t was too late. for Decatur
was near enough to lead his men III ii
swarm up the side Of the Philadelphia
and over her bulwarks
The TripOlitans had no time to de-
fend themselves. and they were cut
down or driven overheard until not
one remained ON deck. In FIVE min
utes Decatur was in undisputed COM
mand Of the ship. Means Of combus-
ton had been brought, and as the
Philadelphia could not be moved She
was set on fire in various places The
flames were pouring from her patches
when Decatur and his men left her
deck and showed Off in the Intrepid
without the loss of a man
The guns of the Philadelphia were
all loaded. and ms they became hot they
were discharged. and their shots took
effect in the town. The conflagratiOu
cast red glare on the castle. mosques
and minarets. on the batteries and on
tue shipping in the harbor, whose
crews had been so startled by the sud
denness of the attack that not shot
had been fired to stay it.
No less naval hero than Admiral
Nelson pronounced il 1.-The most daring
1t of the age"
The hero OF AlCiers was killed in a
duel by Commodore Barron on March
%, 1870. and the whole country mourn
ed one OF the greatest sea fighters the
American navy has ever had.-Chicago
News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
FACTS WORTH KNOWING

First no hit game In history Of
game was played In Iona. Mich.
Aug. II. 1870. between the st.
, Louis Reds and the Cass club Of
Detroit. Jim Calvin pitched for
) the Reds.
; The record for the shortest
. game is thirty-two minutes.
; played Sept. II. 1910. between
. Atlanta and Mobile teams at At.
> lanta. Full nine innings.
. The greatest number Of victo-
> ries in a season was made in 1905
. by the Chicago Nationals when
they captured 116 games.
. The strikeOut record for sea-
son Is held by Rube Waddell OF
. the Athletics. that Of 343 made
: by him In 1904.
. George Gibson holds the record
: for consecutive games caught. In
. 1909 he was behind the bat 14O
: days without letup.
The greatest number Of stolen
bases was made by Harry Sto-
. vey Of the Athletics in 1888.
when he pilfered 1876 bags.
. The longest distance throw OF
426 feet 9is inches was made by
Sheldon IRieune. formerly
member Of the Brooklyn Nation
. ais. Mt Cincinnati. Oct. II. 1910.
The greatest number Of games
. pitched in a season were seven
ty-two by Radbourne OF Provi-
. dence in 1884.
: Curve pitching was first used
. by Arthur Cummings in 1876.
Overland twirling was author
. lied in 1884.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11

Association.
DAER AND SCENE IN PENNSYLVANIA NINE,
operators and miners representativ
cannot agree q strike will then be for
mally declared.
The operators have on hand q suffi-
Client supply Of coal to withstand a
brief suspension Of work and will not
move to All the miners places until a
strike is announced The miners have
had steady work for several years. and
. short period Of idleness will not af-
feet them seriously. So no great harm
10 anticipated il work In the mines Is
stopped on March 81. The trouble will
come If the suspension is prolonged or
. strike ordered
Leaders on Each Side.
George F. Baer and John I. White
are the two men VINO are likely before
many weeks to be meeting the brunt
Of criticism, supposing strike really
comes. 1t Is almost inevitable that in
a labor struggle such as that in view
the actual leadership on each side
should devolve in practice upon one
man. The miners committee and the
owners committee will each do its
work. but there Is little doubt that the
generalissimo of the latter will be
Baer, president Of the Reading system.
while White, as head of the United
Mine Workers, will be the general in
chief of the workers.
White probably will have for his
right hand man John Fahy, president
Of union district No. 8. Fahy is an
anthracite veteran, while White is Of
the bituminous fields. Both have dem
onstrated their organizing abilities and
have the confidence of the union min
ers. Fahy was one Of the men who
led the miners. along with John Mitch
ell, in 1902. Both are real leaders and
men Of commanding ability. which has
been strengthened by years of wide
and varied experience. Neither is CIV
en- to making wild statements.
What Baer Is Like.
Baer by virtue of his personality. is
the leader Of the operators. He Is by
common consent the chief among the
anthracite mine owners. He was in
the fore during the struggle of 1902.
which extended over six months and
cost altogether $90O00QO0. He must
be In the fore in the struggle of 1912.
II there be one.
Pictured as cold blooded coal bar
on who could permit children to starve
and would see homes desolated ere
raising finger to help Baer Is. In
reality, lovable. kindly, religiously
Inclined man. counting among his
friends John Mitchell and Thomas l..
Lewis, former union presidents. hav-
lg a fondne>s for books and possess
ing us one of his proudest belongings
a Grand Army button. which he car
ries unostentatiously in the lapel of his
coat.
OF German ancestry and born sew
enty years ago in Somerset county.
western Pennsylvania, his youth gave
him little academic training. At the
age Of thirteen he entered the Office Of
the Somerset Democrat and worked at
the printing trade for two years. Thel
after a lapse Of time he became, with
his brother, editor Of the paper. Thus
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
CAPTAINS of Rival Forces
If a Coal Strike Comes
White, President Of Miners IN.
lon, Is a Real Leader, as Is
Fahy, Who Will Be His Aid.

bic training came from contact with
life in his experiences as printers dev.
In 1852, before be was twenty years
Of age. he raised a volunteer company
to Join the Army Of the Potomac. an
active military career then beginning
which terminated with his discharge
40 adjutant general of the Second bri
gade. This was followed by his fin
ishing the study Of law. by his admis-
sion to the bar and by the trying and
winning of his first case. all not far of
from his twenty second birthday.
The present so called coal dictator is
human: that Is sure, because he at
tributes his success to his wife. 1t
was she who made him move to Read
Ing. Pa. and take up the practice of
law there He made good" at once
Within two months after he had open
ed Office his reputation was permanent
~ established in a case for which he
received a fee Of $4,000. which in those
days was considered something extraor-
binary for even the leaders of the
Berks county bar
Becomes Railroad President.
Before very long he was undisputed
leader Of the bar in western Pennsyl-
vania. His association with the Read
ing railroad system began in 1870,
when he became counsel. He was for
time also director but he FLASHED
so often with President Mcleod that
finally he quit. Fortune seemingly al
ways smiled on Baer. The panic of
1873 caused the failure Of the bank
ing firm Of Bushong Bros. whose
properties included valuable paper
mills and iron furnaces. which. with
other interests were valued at from
$4,000 Geo to $5.O00.OOO. Baer was
made assignee. After managing the
properties for Il few years he bought
them in and assumed their obligations.
The venture was hazardous, but its
success SO firmly established him az
fnancier and capitalist that soon aft
erward he became confidential adviser
Of J. P. Morgan and the Vanderbilt
family in the state OF Pennsylvania.
Reorganization Of the Philadelphia
and Reading system in 1898 brought
him again into prominence in connec-
ton with that property. In 1901 he
assumed the presidency. That the Jer-
sey Central was bought for the Read
ing on single sheet of memorandum
paper carrying multiplication table
Of Baer Is an old story. That he made
the final argument for the operators
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Keen Composition For Swimmers.

According to reports received by the
American Olympic committee from va
riOus. countries where track and field
sports flourish. the American team will
find competition keener at the Stock
holm games next summer than in any
previous international meet.
The revival Of the Olympic meets has
done much to stimulate interest among
nationalities which heretofore have not
shown much disposition to adopt this
form of athletic competition. 1t Is
most unlikely that any country where
In the sport is just attracting public at
tention and interest will carry off chief
honors at the meet scheduled for next
July.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11

WHITE AND T1PE OF COAL MINERS.
before the Roosevelt anthracite COM
mission is we'll known. These stories
typify one side of the man.
That he is we'll read in German and
Dutch literature. that he is a student
Of history. that he can laugh heartily
Mt good story, that he is a devotee
of whist and chess and that he is
courteous and deeply affectionate
friend are not so well known. They
typify his other side. People general
~ believe that Baer is as gruff and
soulless as the animal whose name is
pronounced the same as is that Of the
coal baron. but people generally do not
know that he has his assistants and
fOremen come in for lunch and story
telling session every Friday, that he
is the idol of all the Reading workers
who come in contact with him and
that he often of an evening slips
around to the Young Mems Christian
association Of his home town and
spends a social time with the men.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
VALIANT DECATUR
Reckless Bravery Of the Pride OF
Our Early Navy.
HIS TRIP0LI HARB0R FEAT.

The Rseapturs and Destruction OF the
Philadelphia In the Midst Of Hostile
Fleet Wore Called by Nelson "ths
Most Daring Act Of the Age"
Stephen Decatur. the pride OF the
early American navy. entered the serv'
Ice when the naval spirit was at Its
lowest ebb. He was without training
as an officer when. Mt twenty. he he
gan the career that was to bring him
fame. Before Decatur was twenty-five
he had been twice honored by presen-
tation Of sword by congress. and al
twenty-five he was captain in COM
mand Of the noble frigate Constitution.
His deeds Of valOr make narrative
like dashing romance. His qualities
were those the naval officer today can
emulate with profit to himself and his
country and every patriot regard with
satisfaction. There are few names on
the scroll Of fame with a brighter lus-
ter than his.
From childhood Stephen loved the
sea. At an early age he began the
study Of shipbuilding and ut seventeen
helped construct the United States frig-
ate United States, which he was one
day to command. The war with
France brought him his first great OPP
turesque sea figure.
When. in 1901. all the navy except
six ships was dismantled and 10 per
cent Of the officers dismissed Decatur
was kept IN the service. and he found
speedy use for the naval lore he had
acquired
For centuries the Barbary states had
supported themselves by piracy. Most
nations, including our own, paid them
shameful tribute to win protection
from these pirate ships. In May, 1901.
the pasta Of Tripoli declared war on
the United States and began to seize
American vessels that were cruising in
the Mediterranean. Four Yankee war.
ships were sent 10 Tripod and Decatur
along with them as first lieutenant.
During this war the United States
man-of war Philadelphia went aground
on reef in Tripod harbur and was
captured by the pasha. Decatur vol
unteercd to go by night into the harbor
and destroy the Philadelphia.
He seized a small native vessel called
ketch from the Tripolitans and re-
named il the Intrepid. With seventy
picked men as his crew and accompa-
MED by another small vessel. the Siren.
to act as escort. the Intrepid sailed
from Syracuse on Feb 3. 1904. on her
hazardous errand. Inside of the Trip
oil harbor he could see the l'hiIadel-
phia moored close TO the heavily arm
ed castle Of the pasha and the batteries
around the hurbor. the whole mounting
115 guns.
Tweuty-four Tripolitan ships OF war
lay between the Philadelphia and the
shore. all fully manned and ready for
an attack
The hour agreed on for Decatur's at
tack was 10 O'Clock at night. AS the
Intrepid entered the harbor it appeared
to be only native boat. and little at
tention was paid to her. Her crew
were hidden behind her rails, crouch
ing. with their arms in their hands.
ready for the desperate action. The
i.tlc vessel driftad near the Philndn
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
The Sian Of EQUALITY,

Robert Kecorde introduced the sign
Of equality into algebra. Recorde was
the first English author who wrote on
the subject Of algebra. In his treatise
called "Whetstone of Witte." published
about 1867. he says: ITO avoide the
tediouse repetition Of these words. IL
equalle to. | will settle. as doe often
in worke use. paire of parallel lines
Of one lengt he. thus: =. because no =
thynges can be more eQualle"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Many COLLEGE Players on Doves.

Vincent CampbelI's accession to the
ranks Of the Doves means another col
lege player on the Boston National list.
Buster Brown. Pfeffer, Houser
Sweeney, Spratt. Campbell. Miller and
Hogg are all collegians. Dickson Is
business college graduate. Monahan is
ready to enter college next fall. and
Hub Perdue has college training.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
JACKSON GOING after
GREAT BATTING RECORD.
Naps' Form. liable Swatter Intends TO
Bat Over 400 This Year and
Equal 6urkett.

Joe Jackson hopes to take down an
honor this year that has gone but once
to big league player playing 100
games or more Il season. He wants to
I've the second man who. playing that
number Of games. has batted 400 In
two consecutive seasons.
Jesse Burkett of the Cleveland Ma
tional league club back in 1895 and
1896 batted .423 and .41O. Since that
time no biz Lacquer has batted over 400
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Took IL.

Guide las girl Offers him tip,-We
but | dcu't like to refuse such a
charming woman Observation-Disclosures
Batter.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11

Can Johnny Evers come back? This
question is now being asked by the
Chicago National league fans The
greater part of last season he was out
of the game with nervous trouble. and
previous to the worlds series in 1910
he broke his leg. Now he says he Is
as well as ever and will aid the Cubs
In capturing the pennant. When at
his best Evers was one of the great
est second basemen that ever handled
q ball,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Just tho Other Way.

II suppose" observed the enviOns
person. that when you go to Europe
the whole continent tips up"
"Not at ALL" said the experienced
traveller when go to Europe usu-
ally have TO tip the whole continent
Chicago Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
An Offset,

"nid you lend that forgetful friend
OF ours the book he asked for?"
Yes. But took care to borrow his
umbrella the same "-WaShington
Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Strang Baseball Promoter In France.

Sammy Strang. the former New York
second baseman. is in France. where
he is booming the American sport. He
is president of an amateur league and
will manage and play on one Of the
teams. In dividing his time between
trying to teach Frenchmen how to play
baseball and taking vocal lessons Sam.
my will have Il busy season.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Cattle BUYER is His Trade.

First Baseman Kutina Of the St
Louis Browns is a cattle buyer by
trade. He has purchased 100 acres Of
land in South Dakota, which he will
devote to cattle raising when his base.
ball days are over He says there Is
a fortune in that in these piping times
Of high meat prices.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
$4,000 For Harness Stakes.

The early closing stakes for the
Readville grand circuit meeting the
last week in August reach a total of
$4,000. The American trotting Derby
is announced as $4,000 event. 9th
err stake events include the $1,000 Mas
sachusetts race for 2:12 trotters and
five races for purses of $1,000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Photo by American Press Association.
JOE JACKSON, MAPS GREAT HITTER.

In two consecutive campaigns. mas
much as Jackson and Cobb were the
only two to beat the AGO mark last
year, they are the only ones who nave
a chance to tie Burkett's record this
season.
That Cobb has not reached his limit
is believed from the manner in which
the Georgian has increased his batting
record each year. Batting .324 in 1905
he boosted it to 317 in 1909, $50 In
1910 and APO in 1911. With Joe Jack
son to again set him a pace there is no
telling just where Cobb will land this
year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-04-11
Outfielder Schultz a Poet.

Frank Schultz. the smuggling right
fielder Of Frank Chances outfit. spent
the winter in Chicago writing poetry
about the Cubs Still some people say
that baseball Is a hard life.