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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03

llc Jonn laylOr on August l, 191 l +,
In Richland county:
"Personally appeared before me c..
l.. Angel, who, upon oath, says that
on the night Of December G, 1909, he
left his livery stable and went to his
home and ate supper at about eight
O'Clock; that after eating supper hp
went out In the town OF Walhalla,
S. c., and was with G. NJ. Gaines and
l.. r. Cantrcll until after midnight
Of said night. was considerable
under the influence Of whiskey and
cannot say what time I went to my
home after leaving the said Gaines
and Cantrell. | did not know any
thing about Robert G.. Emerson was
going to be murdered on said night,
nor did ] know anything about it un-
TIL 1t was all over. / took no part in
the killing whatever, nor | cannot
say OF my own knowledge who actu-
ally struck tho blow that killed him.
| have no recollection whatever Of
accepting any Of tho money taken
from the dead body Of Emerson, for
as stated above, | was considerably
under the influence Of whisltey, and
had been for several days prior 70
said night,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
RESULT OF ONE LYNCHING.
Thirty COnl ictions Followed Hanging
OF "Dry" Detective.

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 2S.-As a re-
suit Of one lynching, eleven men ate
serving sentences in the Ohio pcn:-
tcntiary and thirty in all were con-
victed, according to a report of for
mer Assistant Attorney General w.
II. Miller, who had charge Of the
case, submitted to-day.
After the hanging Of Carl Ethering-
ton, a "dry" detective, at Newark
Governor Harmon took the matter in
charge and appointed Mr.. Miller to
do tho work. or the thirty convic.
tions one is for second degree mur-
der, thirteen for manslaughter, seve.
for riot and nine for assault and bat.
terry. One of those indicted Is at
large. In his report Mr.. Miller takes
occasion to scathingly arraign delays
Of the law as exhibited in prosecuting
most cases.
Mr.. Miller declares that as a result
Of the prosecutions and convictions
Of the Newark lynchers all records
have been broken and that an impe-
tus has been given to the prosecution
OF other similar cases throughout the
country.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
An Englisfman Planned 1t.

Chicago, Dec. 2S..-Lord Penmure
Gordon, an English promoter, first
suggested the merger Of packing cor
porations in the United States at a
capitalization Of 1929, 100000, ac-
cordlng to A. II. Veeder, who to-day
continued his testimony in tho trial
Of tho ten Chicago packers.
The English financier visited the
United States early in 1902, and after
directing the merger Of several Amer
lean industries. called on Gustavus
Swift and suggested a consolidation
OF the packing companies. Several
cago packers, preliminary plans for
tho merger were fixed.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03

II did make the statement to Joe
Todd, In Atlanta, Ca, on October IL,
1910. as testified to by him, that Can
trell killed Emerson, and that If
was in Cantrell's place, would never
be present for trial, and that l did
not know Emerson was going to be
killed and that 1t was all over with
before l knew anything about 1t.
ulso made the statement In the pres
ence Of Joe Todd, G. V. Smith and
NJ. G. Long, In the room OF NJ. G.
Long, at the Walhalla Hotel, as tes-
titled to by them, all Of which was
true. l also made the statement to
Elisha Holden as testified to by him.
"In case OF new trial for either
Cantrell or Gaines, am willing to 20
upon the stand and testify to the
whole truth, SO far as 1 know about
the murder of Emerson.
"I did promise M. G. Long before
my trial that I would go upon the
stand and tell the whole truth, which
I was anxious to do, and Intended to
do, but as soon as Cantroll and
Gaines and their friends knew I had
been In the room with M. G. Long,
they or their friends remained with
me all the time and would not allow
me to see any one privately, and 7
was kept under the influence Of whis-
key from the time I arrived in Wal
halla until my case was called for
trial. AS stated above, I wanted to
tell the truth about the matter and
would have, but for the above rea-
son, and l was also advised by my
attorney, w. j. Stribling, that it
would be better for me not to 20
upon the stand. have wanted to
tell the truth and all that l knew
about said murder since my trial
and conviction, but have been advised
by my said attorney to keep my
mouth shut and he would have ME
released from the penitentiary within
a short time.
81 see now that have been made a
tool Of for the protection of said
Gaines and Cantrell to the great dam
age Of my family and myself"
On the bottom Of this affldavit,
signed by M. G. Long on August II,
1911, Is this endorsements:
AFTER reading the foregoing affl-
davit recommended that c. l.. An
gel be pardoned."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
Two Killed in Family Row.

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 27.-A be-
lated courier from the interior Of
Swain county to-day brought the in
his son, Mann Brendlc, were killed
on the afternoon Of Christmas day by
Jesse Upton, the son-in-law OF the
older man, and a wealthy farmer Of
that county. The latter succeeded In
making his escape, although the off,
GERS OF tho sourrounding counties
have been notified to watch for him.
The killing, it is said, grew out Of a
family fcud.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
FAILURE AT THE THRESHOLD.
North CarO1inian Fears Ultimate Re-
suits Of Sherwood Bill.

Editor Keowee Courier: You call
ed the county's attention last week
to what seems to mo political blum
der, travesty on just finance in gov
ernment affairs. l am glad you said
1T. But did you say enough? Or
should some one else say something,
too? Or that you are the Judge.
Since 1856 we have paid out in
pensions four billion dollars. The
Sherwood bill, which has just gotten
past tho National House with such
ease and speed, will add from forty
to seventy, and perhaps eighty mil
lion dollars, annually to cnr pension
tax.
We are told that only 90 votes
went against this bill Of bastard in
iquity, and that eight Of those were
Republican, leaving only "a Demo-
Gratis in the House voting against the
measure.
A year ago the American people
showed their disapproval of keeping
longer In power the dominant party
The Democrats stand to-day at the
threshold Of power, and month ago
were almost ready to enter in and
possess the government. The National
House, for the first time In many
years, Is overwhelmingly Democratic,
Southern man now sits In Cannon's
seat and Southern men head the i'm
portant committees. Now, right in
the beginning Of their first regular
session, these Democ "a IS pass to us
this taxing bill by a majority, more
than 70 per cent Of the House voting
for 1t. This tax is voted on us by
Democrats-men Of tho South. And
this enormous sum Of money goes
from our fabby purses to men who
"ft, bled and died in defense Of
their country"-not in defense Of the
country of tho men sent to Washing
ton to tax us thus.
1t is to be hoped that the North
ern Republicans in the Senate will
head off this graft. 1t Is to be hoped
that a Republican President from
Ohio would veto bill passed by
Southern Democrats to tax us a few
hundred millions to give the old men
Of Ohio, as n remembrance Of their
valor in hiring Europeans to shoot
up our Southern towns half century
ago.
This Is the failure tho Democrats
make at tho threshold. Does this in
any way account for the eminent
breaking up of the "Solid South" ?
Does 1t in any way explain why Gcor-
gia went Democratic by so small q
margin in our last national election
Does 1t throw any light upon the ter
rife Democratic loss in tho last State
election Of Mississippi? Or does it
show why Sc many thinking young
men Of the South are mooring away
from tho party OF Underwood and
Clark? Or have things changed, and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
SOUTH BLAMED RY THOMPSON.
For Delay In Scheme to Advance
Money to Handle Cotton.

Washington, Dec. 27.-Col. Robt
B. Thompson, Of New York, head Of
the syndicate which proposed to ad.
vance 100000 for the purpose Of
handling the Southern cotton crop,
blames the Southern planter for the
delay in putting the scheme into Of
feet. He declared here to-day that
the syndicate still was ready to pro-
ceed with the plan, which he said
meant everything to the Southern
farmer.
1--WE did not reject the plan," he
declared. at was the South which
rejected it; and the Southern farm
crs are opposed to it only because
they do not understand it. They will
have to be educated into the knowl-
edge that our schem2 is not a specu-
lative one, as they have been led by
certain interested parties In the
South to believe.
eve would be willing to-day to
put through the plan which we pro-
posed some time ago to the commit
tee from the South which met in New
York and talked over the proposition.
We are not trying to urge the South
to accept something 1t does not want.
but If it should appoint a committee
and send 1t to us we would see to 1t
that the plan we suggested was put
through.
"As 1t Is, a number OF individual
farmers Of the South have expressed
their desire to have us handle their
crop for them on the plan which we
proposed for the entire South This
will be a test which will show the
rest Of the South just what we in
tended; and it Is probable that by
next year others will be willing to
fall In with the scheme.
"The Southern cotton farmers this
year will lose $500, 100000, and the
trouble Is that at least 5000, 900, 900
OF this will go abroad. The whole
country, not only the South, will be
the loser by tho South's refusal to
accept tho economic proposition we
submitted"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
1IutllcY iSlcdsoo Dead.

Newberry, Dec. 27.-Luther Bled-
soc, tho young man shot by Mayor
B. M. Havird in the difficulty at Sill
yer Street on Saturday, in which the
Mayor was also wounded, died yes
terday.
Sheriff Buford drove to Silver
Street as soon as he was notified Of
Bledsoo's death, and he brought Fav-
ird to Newberry and lodged him in
jail, In his wounded condition. Hay
ird was accompanied by a doctor.
His wound, however, Is not serious
and he Is resting easily In tho Jail.
In the difficulty On Saturday Mayor
Havird was shot by a brother Of the
deceased, after Havird had fired the
shot which resulted in Luther Bled-
soe'G death.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03

arc we now just this dead anxious to
tax ourselves at our first opportu-
nifty and give our onco devastated
and now recuperating country a
chance to retire in fatness the
wooden-legged Yankees, whose feet
our fathers shot off when they stood
between those homes Of our mothers
and these beneficiaries of Champ
Clark's gavel?
If the Democrats do this thing the
first chance they get, on the first
step Of the threshold when they con-
troll the House alone, then what
would they do If they were past tho
threshold and possessed the Senate
and claimed the President?
What would they do?
VIII some Southern man in poll
tics explain before our next national
election few months hence? After
that 1t may be useless to explain to
young Southern voters this mysterl-
ously curious and mystically strange
robbery of Southern fields by South
ern Democratic politicians.
Wadcsboro, N. c., Dec. 90, 1911.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
Pistol Shot; Two Dead.

Timmonsyille, S. c., Dec. 27.--
Stamford Burrows, colorcd, was shot
and instantly killed by a pistol in his
own hands, while tusseling with two
other negroes In buggy near towr
tonight. Martha Jackson, seeing the
act, tainted and fell in fire, being
burned so that she died some tim ,
after
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03
Folcy's Honey and Tar Compound
"Curcs in Every Case"

Jas. McCaffery, manager OF the
Schlitz Hotel, Omaha, Neb., recon-
mends Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound, because 1t cures in every case.
II have used it myself and have rec
commended 1t to many others who
have since told me Of it's great cura-
tive power in diseases of the throat
and lungs" For all coughs and colds
1t Is speedily effective" j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03

MY child was burned terribly
about the face, neck and chest
applied Or. Thomas Eclectic Oil. The
pain ceased and the child sank into
rcstful sleep. Mrs Nancy NJ
Hanson, Hamburg, N. Y.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03

Don't use harsh physics. The re-
action weakens the bowels, leads to
chronic constipation. Get Doan's
Regulets. They operate easily, tone
the stomach. cure constipation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-01-03

The average value Of farm land an
acre increased from 1857 In 1900
to $32.49 in 1910, a gain Of $16.92
an acre, or 1887 per cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03

With the curtains drawn over their
baseball season and the door open to
basketball, the Ashland Athletics
Club point proudly behind to their
record made In the national pastime
this eason 1t is indeed which
few aggregations may boast Of. Fiji
teen games o and SIX lost!
Manager Ellis Martin, who han
died the interests OF the team at the
early stages OF the season, and Man
ager Harold Tippet, who led the Ash
lands TN the last part Of the season,
must be given much credit for the
splendid mark which the "Ashies''
attained in the past season.
Captain Lee Segar and the rest of
his rew each and every one of them,
deserve a hand for their good work
and gameness of sticking out
throughout the season. Eddie Re-
gan, the Ashland recruit, who Is now
a star performer in the Franklin
ranks, is a credit to the Ashlands,
for 1t was this Junior nine of ball
tossers that showed Regan's class.
The members Of the squad who
took part in the different games are.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
NEW COURT IS
AN ATTRACTION
Play in Borough Hall al
South River Now.

Basketball in South River will be
much more pleasant and convenient
to the players and audiences here
after for Washington Park has prac-
tically been abandoned as the scene
of battles for the coming season.
The borough council, Monday night,
at South River granted the %represen-
tative quintet permission to play in
Borough Hall, which is believed to
be an ideal place for the winter pas
time. The court is fifty-one feet
long and thirty feet wide. Manager
Black, of the up-county squad, ex-
poets to book some of the strongest
teams obtainable In these parts, and
has started off with a crack quintet,
the Perth Amboy Stars, comprised of
Jimmy Canton, McCreery, Reynolds,
Allen and Deegan.
Dancing will be held between the
halves and before and after the
game.
Phair and Armstrong, of South
River, and Crabiel, Of Midtown, will
be those from whom the forwards
will be chosen. Smith, of Midtown,
and Taylor, Of New Brunswick, will
be the material for the pivot. The
guards have not yet been chosen.
Meade and Miller may also be In
uniform. The South Riverites be-
lieve that they have the best lineup
obtainable ~hereabouts and believe
they will hang it on to the local
stars Friday night, the opening n
of the season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
BASEBALL TENNIS
PUOlLISM ATHL ETIcS
De PALMA WINS
THE AUTO RACE
kegotiates Course at Average.
of Sixty Nine Miles.

Race Course, Wauwatosa, Wis, Oct.
8.-Ralph de Palma, driving a MERGE
des cur, won the eighth Vanderbilt
cup automobile race in 4 hours, 20
minutes and 81. "a seconds for a dis
lance Of about 800 miles. This was
an average speed Of sixty-nine miles
per hour, or five miles per hour slower
than Ralph Mulford's time last year
at Savannah. Hughie Hughes, Mercer,
was second, AZ AS seconds behind De
Palma, and Spencer Wishart, Merce-
des. third. Hughes averaged 60 As
miles per hour.
His victory, cheered by thousands
OF enthusiasts crowded in the stands
and along the route, was the most
popular ever received since the game
has been In vogue. De Palma, who Is
noted for his nerve, kept the machine
surging along the road at the high
speed almost from the very start. He
never cared to lag behind. The faster
the going the better he liked it.
Only after the complete outlay had
traVersed' seventy miles did De Palma
slow up and that was for forty Ave
seconds in order to change tires.
Teddy Tetzlaf, who, with De Palma,
ruled favorite before the race, led at
the end Of 100 miles. He was 3 min
.utes and II seconds ahead Of the. ulti-
mate winner.
At 230 miles De Palma led Hughie
Hughes, In a Mercer Special. by /
minute and 80 seconds. Wishart, in
another Mercedes, was third, two
minutes back Of Hughes. De Palma's
average speed for that distance was
s%ixty-nine miles an hour. Twenty
miles further on De Palma still led
Hughes by forty-eight seconds, with
only forty-nine miles yet to go before
the finish.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
STAR WRESTLING CARD
ARRANGED FOR SHOW
AT PERM0 ON MONDAY
Prominent Mat Artists Will Meet in
Auditorium champion Jack Nif|ot
Will Tackle Young Atlas.
200 FOUNDERS ARE TO CLASH

the same time assured that when
they see the show, they will be con-
tent that they are having as much
sport as they had at the boxing stays.
Matchmaker McNulty believes that
the attractions which he has carded
will be of such high calibre that the
sport will win an admirer and lover
in every one who attends Monday
night.
In the first scheduled bout, Felix
King, Of this city, and Edward Ma
honey, of Stapleten, have been
matched. King is believed to have
championship calibre class and will
have an opportunity to show local
sportdom what his form amounts to.
The next match Is one of the best,
since it finds George Atlas, light
weight champion of Boston, pitted
against Jack Nifot, featherweight
champion of the world. These two
cracks are known the world over and
the exhibition that they will give
a be imagined from their records,
which are explained In their titles.
Both weigh about 100 pounds and
the decision will be given on the best
two out of three.
Mel Oleson, the Great Dane" and
John Libler, the champion heavy
weight of Germany, both weighing
200 pounds, will meet in the final
bout, which Is expected to outshine
the former matches. The decision
will be given on the best two out of
three.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
DEXTER SQUAD READY
FOR full IONS SUNDAY

After final consideration Manager
John Seel, Assistant Manager Lar
son and the rest of the DeXters have
decided to stage the football game,
the first Of the season, at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon on the copper
works diamond. The battle will be
waged against the strong Fultons, Of
Elizabeth. Those sports who wish
to see the baseball game between
the Saints and the Franklins and
also want to witness the football
tussle, will be able to do SO without
any Inconvenience, for the football
game Will end before the baseball
game begins. There will probably
be an intermissien of fifteen minutes
between the two.
The Fultons, of Elizabeth, will
come here as strong as expected, ac-
cording to the latest reports, and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
EVENING NEWS SPORTING PAGE
7. A. G.. GAMES
IN BASKETBALL
Schedule for November An
nounced by Manager Larkins

Manager Willis Larkins, Of the
Tottenville A. G. basketball quintet,
was heard from for the first time
schedule of his games for November,
this morning. 1t is the intention of
the island magnate to stack his crew
against as classy teams as those of
last season which visited the burg
across the river and an idea of the
strength of these quintets may be
CLEANED from a peep at the schedule.
The Michelin Five, of Midtown,
which has been chosen by several
teams to open the season, will op-
pose the T.. A. G. on the opening
night, November 2.
The speedy Corona Five, of Coro-
ma, L.. l., which started the River
sides on their losing streak last sea-
son, and which is one of the most
popular of teams in these parts, will
appear on the K. of 2. court In Tot
tenville November s, election night.
Here is the schedule for Noveln-
Der:
Nov. 2-Michelin team, of Mill
town.
Nov. 5-Coronas, of Corona, L.. 1.
Nov. Nationals, of Long
Branch.
Nov. 16-Jackson Five, of New
York.
Nov. 23-Central Y. M. G. A, of
Brooklyn.
Nov. 3O-Hyland A. A, of Brook
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03

Stratton, the second sacker of the
South Amboy Athletics, Is of
the best players Of these parts and
also one who has received little at
tention from the fans in any place
but his home town. His sensational
stops at the midway station brought
the frenzied fans to their feet in APP
plause many times and became a
usual occurrence at Star Field. His
clouting was also of the feature va
riety. He Is practically the leading
sticker since he played twenty
games while Campion, who leads
with fifty points, only took part in
eight games. Stratton is a speedy
man on the paths, being among the
leading king highwaymen on the
bases. His ability as a backstop was
also one of his good points.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
HOBOKEN TEAM WAS
MANAGED BY DRISC0LL

It is pehaps interesting for fans in
these parts to- know that the Hobo
ken team that played the Giants SUM-
day on the formers grounds In a bat
tie which ended 6-5 in favor Of the
National League champions was man
aged by Dave Drfscoll. The popular
New Brunswick leader and player
was playing In the county seat Sun
day, but it was his team that played
the Giants. Barberfch, the Interna-
tional League mound artist, who
opposed Tottenville Saturday did the
hurting for Driscoll's crew. The Ho-
boken lineup did not include any of
the men who have played with the
New Brunswick professionals.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
PERNKO A. A. CARD.

ILlbNfO IA. IA. CAItD. :
Felix King, Of Perth Amboy, =
and Edward Mahoney, of Staple
ton, S. 1.
George Atlas, the lightweight =
champion of Boston, will meet \
Jack Nifot, featherweight cham 4
pion of the world and physical
instructor in Columbus Univer-
sity. Both weigh 100 pounds.
Best two out of three decides.
Mel Oleson, the Great
, Dane" will meet John Libler, 4
the champion heavyweight of
Germany. Both weigh 200
; pounds. Best two out Of three
5 decides.
, G. Howard Smiths Military :
: Band will furnish music con-
= cert as an added attraction. i
With three champions scheduled
% appear before the Permo A. A. a
heir show Monday night in the Au
1itorium 1t appears that WRESTLING
be started with a splendid boost
The card which has been arranged
by the management is one of th,
oest that will be presented this year
And there will be no interference
by police authorities or any othel
officials Rs there is no law prohib
ting wrestling. Those many sports
who attended the former Permo A
A. stays are urged to put in an ap
.oearance Monday night and + a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03

will make an effort to register the
first defeat that was ever chalked up
against the Dexter name in football.
1t will be a battle worth seeing and
about 600 followers of the gridiron
sport are expected to turn out to
support the local eleven-the pride
of the city.
Interesting news was learned this
morning when it was announced that
the Edgewaters, of Stapleton, would
meet the Dexters on the local battle
field October 27. Manager Robert
Seige1, of the island crew, stacked
his men against the Devter gridiron>
ties last season and they were de-
feated. However, they pleased the
fans with their exhibition and ex-
pect to put up a more formidable op-
position on their appearance this
year that will spell defeat for Seel's
team.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-03
JIMMY NASH IS SOME
KIOD0 AT PLA|NF|ELD

Jimmy Nash, a former local boy,
is some hero in Plainfield as is shown
by the following article published in
a Plainfield daily:
Mash is one of the vererans of
the church team and when he came
to Plainfield from Perth Amboy in
1907 he was elected captain of the
Holy Cross team. He held this posi-
ton for two successive years and f.
nally resigned in 1909 to turn his
over to high school ath-
Ietics. He vas the consistent star
OF the P. H. 8. team for the two