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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
This is Political Year.
Orangeburg Times and Democrat.

Orangeburg Times and Democrat.
Teis is political year the country
over, as we'll as in this state and coun-
ty. This is rot the first political year
we have had, and will hardly be the
last. Let rs therefore, be careful not
to say anything that will cause cool
ness between friends, or that will be
regretted after the excitement has
died away and every day existence is
gone back into. Be firm, be candid,
be enthusiastic, if needs be, but do not
let anything lead to vituperation and
wild and unwarranted charges of a
personal nature. Above all, keep
cool.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
Senator Tillman Approves
Conventions Course.

Senator Tillnan said Thursday, in
reply to an inquiry as to his opinion
of the action of the South Carolina
Democratic convention: II have not
seen the full report of the proceedings
of the Convention in the State papers,
but from what see in the Washing
ton papers I regard the course of the
Convention az satisfactory"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
Fought 10 the Death.

Prepped against the waH OF q shack
in Kettle Creek, KY, their ifeless
hands still clutching their revolvers
ind the last looks of defiance fixed on
sheif faces, taeIbodies Of Albert Ste
sphsns and sNipiam Msybury were
found by relatives who had missed
thems Fash body was pierced by four
bullets. Stephens had sold the shack
and its contents to Maybury, and it is
believed they went to have a final set
tleruent,, quarreied, and fought to the
death without anyone hearing the re-
ports OF the shots.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22

The 10-year-old son of W. B. Viii
liams, of the Williamson mill village,
was drowned Wednesday afternoon
while in bathing in the creek just a
few yards from the Southern railway
trestle, and just few yards from
where his father was at work with a
squad of hands on the g., S. and A.
railway.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
Bandits Secure $4,000.

Two masked bandits held up the
New Orleans-New York Limite d near
Harrisburg, Miss, and after blowing
open the express safe with dynamite
escaped with one bundle Containing
$4,000. The express car as nearly
demolished from the five charges Of
dynamite used.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
Three Killed i'm Wreck.

Engineer E. P. Smith and an un-
known negro girl we're killed, and
three others injured, when Southern
Railway passenger train No. II, run
ming between Salisbury and Asheville
was wrecked near Connally Springs
shortly after noon Wednesday.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
Ladies Meeting.

There viii be regular services at the
Pelion Baptist church on the 4th Sun
day morning and afternoon, conduct
ed by the pastor, Rev. j. j. Myers
morning services at II a. NJ, after
noon Immediately after Sunday school.
Immediately after the afternoon ser
vice there will be a ladies' meeting for
the purpose Of organizing q ladies'
missionary society, the meeting to be
conducted by Mrs. j. J. Myers All
The ladies are cordially invited to be
present and take part in the meeting.
lt is q canse in which we all should be
interested. Z. w. W.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
Ray9JJp Please.

8 We are greatly .in need of money
3ustpoMsto pay .psperc and others bills,
9n(f NiiE thnt1fapese
is S6oss of ddr fssd dersE who aFe IN
Seears win call or send BY, mail and
AsSew their subscriptions stonee. Ne
doh't wsntto stop anybody's paper:
Ehfs is campaign year and ycn viii
need The Dispatch to keep youposted
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22

It would surprise you ito know of th
great good that is being done by
Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius
Downey, of Newberg Junction, N. B.,
writes, "My wife has been using
Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them
very >effectuai and doing her lots of
good" If you have any trouble with
your stomach or bowels give them q
trial. For salesbg Ali Deslers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22
Cleaning, Pressing
and DyeinQ

The Lexington Pressing Club is
ready to do your fall cleaning, press
ing, dyeing, etc. We have compe-
tent force and all work promptly and
neatly done. Let US fix up that old
last years suit you. We make
q speciality Of this class of work.
Lexington Pressing Club.
Lem Sox, Manager.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-22

How much does it cost you each
year to be sarcastic?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Owing to the continued illness Of
Allen Spaulding. juror. the "dyna
mite conspiracy" trial at indianapolis,
Ind, Wednesday, was postponed until
tomorrow. ii t%'
Rev. John A. McElwain, pastor
emeritus of the Clarendon Street Bap-
fist church, Boston, and associated
with Rev. A. j. Gordon in founding
the Gordon missionary training
school. died. Wednesday. at his home
in Boston. He was 70 years old
Norman II. White of Brookline and
Francis X. Tyrel of Chelsea were
nominated as members of the new
State Commission on Economy and
Efficiency, Wednesday. by Governor
Foss. State Auditor John E. White,
under the act creating the commits
sion, viii be the third member
The resignation of James Bryce as
British ambassador to the Uuitec
States and the appointment of Sir Ce.
ell Spring Rice as his successor. were
officially announced, Wednesday, a
London The foreign office, in ann nnc-
ing the changes. says Mr.. Bryce some
time ago minated his wish to retire
but prolonged his stay at Washington
at the request of the British govern
ment.
Secretary of State Edward N. Pear
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
A FEW REASONS
For Turkish Defeat-Soap, Blank
Cartridges, Hunger, Blunt Bayonets.

Berlin, Nov. 13-The reasons for the
breakdown of the Turkish army before
the invaders are brought to light in a
letter from Captain Persius, the war cor
respondent Of the Tageblatt. Writing
from Uskup after visiting the battlefield
of Kumanova, he says he found on the
persons of the fallen Turkish infantry
men numbers of blank cartridges and also
cartridges of the old German rifles used
in 1871 He also drew the swords of some
of the fallen Ottoman cavalry and found
them unsharpened and blunt. and it was
the same with the bayonets of the in
fantrymen.
lie saw a battery of field guns which
had been captured by the Servians. The
sights We're fixed at $500 yards but the
barrels were only slightly discolored by
powder. He was told that when the
Turkish gunners opened their reserve ann
munition boxes they found them filled
with soap.
The correspondent adds that hunger
was one of the main causes of the Turk
ish defeats. The commissariat, absolutely
lacked organization. Hundreds of the
Turks threw away their rifles and sur
rendered only in order to get piece OF
bread.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
A RADICAL CHANGE
In Russia's Policy Regarding Austro
Servian Relations.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. IA signifi-
cant dispatch from st. Petersburg is
published, today. in the Neues Wiener
Tagblatt 1t says
The attitude of official circles in
st. Petersburg in their judgment of
Austro-Servian relations has under
gone q radical change. Foreign Min
lister Sazonoff has given the Servian
minister to Russia to understand that
Russia will take no direct part in the
question of port on the Adriatic but
Will leave it to be settled by negotia
lions between Austria and Servia in
regard TO which Russia is willing to
give Servia her friendly support while
avoiding any tension of Austro- Rus
sian relations.
The Bulgarian government has so
far not favored the idea of entering
Constantinople. according TO NJ. Match
ovitch, former Bulgarian foreign min
lister, in an interview with the corre-
spondent of the Neue Erik Presse al
Sofia.
Bulgaria, he said, wanted to have
Constantinople and Saloniki made free
cities. The Bulgarian army, he con-
tlnued, would halt before CONSTANT
nople and leave the fate of the Turk
ish capital to the decision of the Pow
arc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14

son gave out, Wednesday, at Concord,
n. H.. tie official list of mempers-eiect
of the New Hampshire Legislature,
showing a total membership of 400, OF
whom POS are returned as Republicans
and 1877 as Democrats. These are the
identical figures given by the New
Hampshire Press Association. last
week THURSDAY from its unofficial re-
turns.
About 500 employees of the cardlng,
spinning, twisting and reeling depart
1nents of the American Thread co :
at Willimantic, Conn, struck. on
"Wednesday. They allege discrimina-
ton by the company officials against
certain employees who are members o.
the Industrial Workers of the Woria'
The police were called out at start :
ing time. Wednesday morning as the
strikers were blocking the mill gates.
The crowd dispersed without disorder
George j. Kelley. manufacturer OF
ton lifts. HaverhiIl Mass, sustained
a loss of $4,000 as the result OF 9
fire in the heart of the shoe manu-
featuring district, Wednesday. He oc-
cupied four stories of a brick fac
tory building. The Safety Gas Light
er Co, another occupant of the build
! ing. estimated its loss at $4,000. the
cause of the fire has not been deter
+, mined.
A commission of aflenists was APP
pointed by the court at Cambridge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
FUNERAL OF NiCARAGUAN HERO
Clarence McGiII, Killed In Nicaragua,
Given Last Military Tribute.

Portland, Me-, Nov. 13.-The funer-
al of Clarence Henry McGil, private
of the United States Marine Corps,
who was killed in an engagement at
Nicaragua between the marines and
the Nicaraguan insurgents, was held
Wednesday morning, from the under
taking rooms of Richard j. buddy,
Locust street. Solemn High Mass of
Requiem was celebrated at the Cathe-
dral of the Immaculate Conception, at
o'clock, by Rev. Martin a. Clary,
rector of the cathedral assisted by
Rev. FIR. John Power and Rev. FIR.
Mahoney, as deacon and sub-deacon,
respectively.
Besides the relatives and a large
number of friends of the deceased, the
services We're attended by a detach-
ment of 10 men from the Maine Naval
Reserve under command of Chief Gun
ners Mate Durgin. -Four members of
the Naval Reserve also acted as pail
bearers, and the entire detachment
acted as escort for the body from the
church to the grave in Calvary Gene
terry, wrere Taps were sounded, and
the salute of three volleys We're fired
as a last military tribute to one who
had given his life in the service of
his country.
The interment was in the family lot
beside the remains of his parents, who
died some years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14

Ettor, because he was the only one tc
urge the strikers to return to work"
on resuming the stand Ettor told OF
speaking. Jan. %, at the City hail at
meeting held by the Socialist party
TO discuss the recall of Mayor Sean.
lon.' After describing how he nat
detailed the strike and efforts of the
strike committee to settle the trouble
as soon as possible, Ettor said he de-
clared if the mill owners persisted in
obstinacy. Lawrence would be an
unhappy city within IS hours after
we give out the word.
He also told how the mill owners had
announced ,hat their policy would b.
to treat no more with the leaders and
To starYe the workers into submission
Il told them" said Ettor. how Pres
ident Wood Of the American Wooden
Co. had oncc been asked in court how
many automobiles he owned and he
had replied that he did not know.
said. Here is a capitalist who can't
count his automobiles and here are
men and women on strike for two
weeks who don't know where their next
food is coming from. | said it came
with bad grace from such capitalists
to try to starve the workers as such a
policy would only em5itter them more
than ever.
st least, [ said, they should be
grateful to the workers that make tlt,
clotn, without which their daughters
would go naked in the streets like SO
many savages.' | further dWelt on
how the workers starved to submission
when their children were crying for
food, would go back to the mills with
hatred in their hearts; that there would
be no hope for peace; they would DO
enraged and then l said: Under such
conditions God help their cloth and
help their looms.
Etter said he spoke that same day
in the syrian church to the strikers.
in Italian.
L told them of false rumors eircu-
lated that the strike had been settled. "
said Ett6r. Il warned them that it was
not 50 and, proved a case of bad faith
en- the part of the mill owners who
sought To set the people back to work
under false pretences.4
AT this meeting the commonwealth
maintalned were distributed circulars
signed by Ettor and Giovannitti add
vising the strikers to knock down the
stairs" persons who urged them to re-
turn to work and to break their
hones' Attorney Mahoney showed Eft
ton this circular which had been put
in evidence and he denied any knowl-
edge of 1t.
Tie first time l ever saw that cir
eular," the witness said, was when it
was presented in court"
The witness then described the
events on the morning of Jan. %, when
the strikers paraded. He declared that
he urged that there be no violence. that
he said: We will march away from
the mills" He also told how. during
the parade he rushed around to head
oft a detachment which was marching
toward the soldiers.
There was danger of disturbance
with the soldiers, he said. so 1 stood
between the soldiers and head OF the
parade. | held up my arms and hat
and swung the marchers away from
the soldiers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
Pres. Lowell of
Harvard Speaks at
B0Wd0in Meeting.

brunswick, Me-. Nov. 1S.-President
Lowell of Harvard. who was here in
attendance at the annual meeting of
the Association of New England Col
leges. which was concluded, today,
spoke at Bowdoin chapel this morn
ing, on the responsibility of college
men, today. He said the young men
who are going through college, today
are, without realizing it. in position
of greater responsibility than any 9TH
er body of men in the country. He
dwelt upon the subject, showing that
from the earliest days the college men
We're expected to become the leaders
in the country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
HARTL AND.

The body of Mrs. Allie Buker, who COM
mitted suicide by drowning. was recov-
cred Tuesday forenoon. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home, at 10 a. NJ.
Wednesday The husband, A. ii. Buker.
prominent business man of this town.
and a son. Clyde Buker, also of Hartland.
mourn her loss. Mrs. Buker had been in
i'll health for years. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. M. Fl. Hill
of the NJ f. church. Interment was at
st. Adams.
Guy Merrithew passed away at the
Bangor hospital. Saturday. Nov Q after
undergoing an operation for appendicitis.
Mr. Merrithew was weaver in the Linn
wooden mills and had many friends in
town who We're grieved to hear of his
sudden death. \ widow and two small
children mourn the loss of a kind hus-
band and father Interment was in
Aroostook, the former home of both Mr..
and Mrs. Merrithew.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
cHAMBERLAIN's STATEMENT.
Continued from Page one.)

continued Mr.. Chamberlain. What
negotiations we have had thus far
have not advanced to such a stage
that | can say whether or not the
building of our proposed lines will
become unnecessary. But il is very
likely that if there is too much talk
about ii now, it will defeat the whole
thing
Nothing short of a 25-year agree
ment would be satisfactory
There is no truth whatever in the
statements that suspension of construc-
ton work was influenced from London
under pressure of the Canadian govern
ment 1t is no more true that II was
brought about or influenced under pres
sure of Morgan or Mellen influences.
"In my opinion if the Balkan war,
which has influenced the money tightness
that has caused this suspension of con-
struetion. goes on for the next two
months, it will close up every bit OF con-
struction work in this country. and prob
ably in the United States"
Regarding Mr. Chamberln's statement
the following was issued by the New
Haven office:
MIR. Mellen has only to say In con.
nection with the newspaper stories re-
garding the relations of the New Haver
and Grand Trunk. that he has known
Mr. Chamberlin for many years and does
not believe for one moment he (Mr
Chamberlin) would rake any statement
regarding this or any other matter that
was not strictly true Whatever state
ment. therefore. Mr.. Chamberln may
make regarding the present or future re-
lations of the two companies may be
relied upon without question, and it is
unnecessary for him (Mr Melen) to con-
firm or otherwise"
Vice President f. z. Fitzhugh of the
Grand Trunk went to Providence, today,
i'm connection with the railroad question.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14
ATTACK PROGRESSING.
Turks Driven From outposts Along
Tchatalja Forts.

Vienna, Nov. 13.-The main Bull
earian attack on the Turkish forts
along the line Of Tchatalia, in front
of Constantinople, is now progressing
favorably after being delayed for two
Gays because of the difficulty of trans
portation after the heavy rain, ac-
cording to the correspondent of the
Reichspost at Bulgarian headquarters
in a despatch dated, Tuesday.
The Turks, he says. have been driv-
en- from the advance posts.
The utmost confusion prevailed
among the besieged. the Turkish
troops firing on one another in the
darkness. while the Bulgarian artil-
lery continued to rake their ranks and
the infantry finally closed in on them
The Turks in Adrianople have been
kept in ignorance of the defeat of the
main Turkish aF..F
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14

by the regular committeeman, and
of the State committee from each
county, all but two being represented
those two having proxies present. The
sentiment expressed was for the con-
tinuation of the party and the State
committee was instructed to take the
necessary steps to perfect the organi-
zation all over Maine.
Tho committee was in session all the
afternoon and none but Bull Moosers
We're allowed to be present. In the eve
ming the state committee itself, went
into executive session.
Those who were here for the meet
ING were:
ST. te Committeeman B. G. Bubar of
Danforth, Washington county; Judge
f.. G. Smith of FoXcroft, Piscataquis
county; n. p. NJ. Jacobs. Wells. York
county; Ernest l.. Libbey. Farming
ton. Franklin county; George NJ. Seid-
ers. Portland. chairman State commit
tee: Luther Maddocks Boothbay Har-
Dor. Lincoln county. +. p Pennell,
S!lowhegan. Somerset county: George
y. Heseiton. Gardiner Kennebec
county; Bartlett Brooks, Penobscot
county: r. W. Rogers, Belfast, Waldo
county.
National Committeeman H. T.
Gardner of Patten, e. NJ Thompson
of Augusta, treasurer Kennebec coun-
~ committee; I. f. Vernon. Portland,
manager Of the speaking bureau in the
campaign; Frank NJ. Low of Portland,
treasurer Of the State committee; w.
II. Bryant of Biddeford, who was con-
nected with the National Progressive
headquarters; G. S. Hiehborn of Au-
gusta,- c. A. Milliken of Augusta, both
of whom have been actively connected
with the Progressive party in the cam
pai8E.
The resignation of Athil f. Irving
of Presque Isle as State committee
man for Aroostook county, who il
about to leave the State was accept
ed. and Roland f. Clark of Houlton
was chosen in his place
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14

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officers elected for the ensuing year
were: President, Lewis 4. Burieigh;
vice president. Frank q. Farrinston
secretary f. G. Marshall; treasurer,
i. G Dudley
President Roberts address. which
was thoroughly enjoyed by all present
ard awakened deep interest. discussed
at the outset some of the reasons why
Now England men and women of the
present daY are less familiar than
those of IS years ago with the Bible
and remarked in passing that the boys
ard girls would make an even worse
showing, today, il comparison were
Instituted.
He enumerated among the reasons
why the Bible was not read 50 much
as formerly. biblical instruction be-
gins less frequently ii the mother
knee. many children's books furnish
material for stories 10 tell To the chill
dren in place of those formerly told
of a Biblical nature: young people do
not hear the Bible read in family wor-
ship rs they used 10 and there is much
more newspaper reading, probably loo
times more newspapers being read
than So years ago.
Touching upon The matter of pub
lie libraries. President Roberts urg-
ed a closer relation between the
school boards and the public libraries
and suggested that the superintendent
of schools should be a trustee Of the
free pubic library in the town in
which he lived. Since only about
- 1e wi
the schools reach the High school,
the boy or girl before leaving school
should be taught how TO read under
standingly in order to use the public
library. He cited the case of Gen.
Patrick Collins, who received the ed
ucation that enabled him to prepare
for law school through the Boston
public library and quoted Gen. Col
Inns as saying that any boy who had
mastered the 26 letters of the alpha
bet had acquired the key TO an edu-
cation.
President Roberts compared the old
time Sunday schools with the present
day and read from reports of Sun
day school of 1924, where pupils COM
mitted from COCO to 1000 verses from
the Bible, while now the boy who
could repeat the. Lords Prayer, the
ed Psalm and the Beautudes was
hailed as a wonder.
The sermons of today have less Ri
BILE than the old fashioned sermons,
which were floaded with proof texts.
The young people Of the old days
couldn't help knowing something
about the Bible If they lived among
people and the early American states
men showed an intimate knowledge
of the Bible.
In conclusion he emphasized the
Importance Of the Bible as library
of the best Hebrew literature and re-
lated instances Of the remarkable
power which il had upon the newly
converted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-14

ANNUAL BANQUET
OF Congregational Club
Al Augusta House.
President Roberts Of Colby The
Speaker Of the Evening.
Lewis A. BurIeish Elected President
At Business Meeting.

The speaker at the annual banquet
of the south Parish Congregational
Club, which was held, "Wednesday eve
ming. at the banquet hall OF the Au-
gusta House. was President Arthur J.
Roberts of Colby College. vino spoke
upon Bible study and the Use Of
Public Libraries.
The banquet was served at 4. NJ
ana those present were: Rev. Clayton
d Boo1hhy, Lewis A. Barleigh, Arthur
j. Roberts, Howard owen, Oliver 9.
Hall. Frank G. Harrington, Thomas Fl.
BODICE. II j. Turner. Melvin +. Saw
telle, Melvin s. ffolWay. George D.
Haskell. T. H. Sterling. G. r. Camp
bell, IL n. Stuart, Charles w. Cur
It's, L. G Carl. w. II. Miller. II. \,
Whitman F. ;. Lyman, T. Z. Steven
son. Cyrus C.. Eahb; G, L. Andrews. Z.
c. Dualey,aW. s. Wyman, f. G. Mar
shall, w. Il. Davis.