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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
neransea Man Kills His Wife And
Shoots Himself

Dayton, Ohio Samuel Heck, aged
SO. shot his wife. Jane Heck, 62. kill
ing her instantly. He then killed him
self by shooting himself through the
heart. Heck had been deranged for
some days as the result of the re-
cent flood, from which he has never
fully recovered, and had recently un-
dergone a severe surgical operation
which added to his affliction, A 49,
calibre gun was used and death was
instantaneous in both cases.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
HUSBAND is DEAD.
Wife of Victim and Her Friends Are
Charged With Murder

Bristol, Ct, July Mrs. Bessie
Wakefield, of this city, and James
Plew, of Middlebury, were arrested
at the instance of Coroner Mix, Of
New Haven county, charged with hav-
ing caused the death of William Wake
field, the woman's husband whose
body was found in the Cheshire
Woods. This action was taken after
Mrs. Wakefield had made a confes-
sion to them, the police say, that she
and Plew had plotted to get Wake
field out of the way, that they might
live together. An examination of the
body showed that Wakefield had been
shot in the back of the head twice
and stabbed in the heart.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
Wooden Bridge ColIapses at
Lawrence, Mass.
FIFTY THROWN INTO RIVER.
Children, All Under 10 Years of Age,
Were Waiting For caretakers
OF the Baths When the Sup
ports Gave Way.

Lawrence, Mass. = Eleven children
boys less than 10 years oid--were
drowned when wooden bridge con-
Meeting the municipal boathouse with
the bank of the Merrimac River col
lapsed
1t is possible that more were drown
ed. There were at least so boys on
the bridge when it collapsed Three
dead were found almost at once, and
the other bodies were recovered when
the river below the scene of the ac-
cident was dragged.
Dennis Beauchesne, storekeeper,
led the first rescue work and drag
ged half dozen boys from the water
half.conscious. The children, in their
bedraggled wet clothes, stood about
shivering. white-faced, big-eyed. and
watched the efforts to revive their
comrades.
Five boys were unconscious when
rescued, and we're revived by first aid
methods. The II known dead include
three unidentified.
The bathhouse is owned by the city
The supports gave way. Medical Elk
aminer Dow will at once commence
an investigation to determine the
cause OF the accident. The boys were
crowded on the bridge awaiting the
return from lunch of William Blythe
the caretaker. when the accident oc
Cured,
The bath house was known as the
s"IAttlen9hath hsases laseap psa eIl lEFtAe
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
SENATE FOR LILAC.
Pennsylvania House For Violet As
State Flower-DeadIock Follows.

Harrisburg, Pa.-The lilac as. the
State flower swept the Senate by a
vote Of 81 to after it had gone down
to defeat and had been reeonsidered.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04

erpasing tie PROV islonal boundaryy ist.'
ed short time ago, the Greek gov
ernment feels forced to give the Mace
donian division of its army the or
der to assume the offensive.
"War will in this way commence
without formal declaration and the
Greek government will submit a state
ment in this sense to the Bulgarian
government at Sofia.
Greece declines to accept the re-
sponsibility for this war which un
questionably will have great conse
quences."
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
CURRENCY BILL
BEFORE CONGRESS
Administration Measure Intro
duced in Both Houses.
BANKERS APPEAL UNHEEDED
While Number of Amendments sua-
gestedFrom Different Sources Had
Been Made, the One Most De-
sired Turned Down.

Washington. The administration
currency bill was launched on the
troubled seas of legislative considera-
tion, when it was introduced in the
Senate by Senator owen and in the
House by Representative Glass, the
Banking and Currency Committee
chairman The House Immediately re-
ferred the measure to the Banking and
Currency Committee.
Several changes had been made in
the bill as the result of the numer-
Gus conferences, in which President
Wilson, Democrats of the House and
Senate committee, Treasury Depart
ment officials and committees of bank
ers took part, following the publica-
ton of the proposed measure several
days ago.. The changes embodied
some of the suggestions made by
those interested in the legislation.
However. despite earnest appeals
that the federal reserve board to con-
troll the proposed new currency sys-
tenn be increased and that the bank
ers be given representation, no change
in this provision was made. The
board will consist of seven men, to
be appointed by the President. In
the Senate, Senator Cummins contem-
plates proposing an amendment which
would make the, board, am elective
body.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04

Two methods of dealing with the big
corporations. commonly known! as
trusts are now before the country.
One method, advocated by Ronse-,
velt and the Progressive party. is7 t9
permit them to do business on as lauf k
scale as they may find effective, s'3b-
ject all the time to government re}eur
lation. This regulation would prevent
unfair practices toward competitors
ana Sto Anbiic. st H
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04

u 4. Z f t-7i
tEis ao3n waiting for the Rea5ef TO
come back from lunch and open the
gates were many as young as six
years.
1t was the youngest who died. Struck
by cracked timbers, terrified and
forced down by stronger lads, their
chance was hopeless. There was but
four feet of water under the bridge,
but that was over tho heads of most
of the youngest.
The accident was witnessed by a
score of narrowed spectators. Men
and women leaped into the water.
Manager Noonan and the Lawrence
baseball team, champions Of the New
England League, were on their way
to the ball park nearby when they
heard screams. They went in as one
man and did the greater part of the
saving work.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04

fAat Bsyfe4 s.s more than 80 per cent
OF business is engaged in unreasoin-
able restraint of trade. The theoNy
of this measure. ofcourse. is that ecnA+
petition can be compelled by the govt
ernment.
One method assumes that there are
economics of business on large scale
which society cannot afford to do with
out. The other takes it for granted
that big business is uneconomical' and
that the country WIFI be best served by
many small enterprises.
A few years ago there was a third
method with large following. This
involved the letiaEone policy toward
the trust problem. This third method
has now been eliminated from all po-
litical programs.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
WAR IS NOW ON
TO THE FINISH
Servia and Greece Are For
Fighting.
NO FORMAL DECLARATION.
Official Announcement Made in the
Servian Skupshtina-The Greek
Foreign Minister Makes Sim
liar Announcement.

Belgrade.-"We are at war with
Bulgaria" said the Minister of the
Interior NJ. Protlcs. speaking in be-
half of the government in the Skup-
shtina.
instructions have been given TO
the Servian commander-in-ch con.
tinued the Minister, ito be prepared
to defend our entire land. Bulgaria
had attacked us along the whole from
tier
Latest advices report the Servian
troops advancing in the direction OF
Istip and Kobane.
Newspaper reports say the Serv-
ians captured 90 Bulgarian officers So
noncommissioned officers and 700 men
during the fighting Monday.
A sensational story is published
that the Bulgarians at Guevghell
treacherously killed the Servian Major
Vasitch the morning after he had
been their guest in camp to celebrate
the supposed acceptance of arbitra-
tion by both governments.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
Retiring Bank Notes.

Reinserted in. the bill was the origi-
nal proposition for retiring the pres
III bans aotes &irlllasstl2 yeaEs, aali
ltl4t Hititsfit ia ifst ti NYl31 tc0efs
( q ~ Y ~ ~ $50. IS s,s.
nated the proposed liiait q. ,a ..,.s..,.
900 Ia reserve notes contained r. the
bill as originally made public. In re-
placing the bank notes the govern
ment 2 per cent. bonds upon which
they are now issues would be re-
funded by per cent. bonds without
the circulation privilege.
Chairman Glass made preparations
for the speedy consideration of the
bill by he House committee. He Sc
cured the passage through the House
1 Of two resolutions to- facilitate the
work One provided for the printing
and distribution of $4,000 copies OF
the new bill The other, which passed
after partisan discussion, provided
$4,000 for the payment of experts to
be employed by the committee.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04

Berlin.-The Greek foreign minis
ter informed the correspondent at
Athens of the Frankfort Gazette that
Greece intended to begin war against
Bulgaria without any formal declara-
S;tion,
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04
GIRL MURDERED
BODY IN TRUNK
Mother of Child Confesses After
Being Arrested.
BODY TERRIBLY MUTlLATED.
Railroad Clerk Discovers the Body
After Actions of Man Who Want
ed Trunk Checked Arouses
Suspicion.

Salt Lake City, Utah. Confessing
that she had slain her 12-year-old
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
RMooeNNE .oHlNKr REPUpL1c.
Secretary Bryan Consers with Presi-
dent--Note is Being Prepared.

Washington, April 2.-The United
States government has decided to rec
ognize the new Chinese republic.
.Secretarg Bryan conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson for nearly an hour to-
day at the White House, completing
the details, and a note is being pre-
pared at the State Department to he
addressed TO China through the Chi
nese minister here.
Whether 1t will be presented be-
tore the meeting of the constituent
assembly next Tuesday or is intended
TO ra&ch the Chinese government on
that date has not been disclosed, but
the mere presentation of the note to
the Chinese minister and resumption
of formal International relations
with the Chinese minister are regard
ed In diplomatic circles as tanta-
mount to the recognition.
No formal announcement IS ex-
pected from the administrator te:5
until the Chinese government is in
receipt OF the American governments
note.
This afternoon, at the request of
the Secretary of State, members OF
most Of the foreign embassies and
legations in Washington appeared at
The State Department and we're re-
ceiVed individually by Mr.. Bryan.
Among tenn were representatives of
Brazil Japan, Great Britain, Russia,
France, Portugal, Germany, Neither
lands, Belgium, Sweden, Peru, Den
mark, Mexico, Austria-Hungary and
Spain, The calls lasted but a few
minutes in each case, and both Secre-
tary Bryan and his visitors, by agree
ment, declined to make any state
ments az to the object of the visits.
1t was admitted at the department
that the formal statement Of the at
titnde Of the administration towards
the chinese government would
be giNea TO the press in the course of
a few days, and there is ground for
The belief that with Immediately rec
ognizing China, assurance has been
conveyed 20 Yuan Shi Kai's govern
ment and the world powers have
been notified that such recognition
will be extended after the first Chi
nese Congress has been assembled
and organized.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
Why She Took the Hen or.

A great many amateurs who have
gone into the poultry business have
gone out of it again dissatisfied with
the results. There is the typical case
of the young woman who had been a
stenographer and who after part of a
summer in the country came back
again and applied for a position.
81 though you we're going into the
chicken business" remarked a friend.
eyes, but I'm through"
What was the matter?"
well, you have to take so many
chances. When l started / bought a
hen and a dozen eggs and / asked
a neighbor out there where / went
how long 1t took for the eggs to
hatch. She said: Three weeks If It's
for chickens and four for ducks
Well, after rny hen had sat three
weeks / took her OFF because / didn I
want ducks"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09

test way to please give her Agrip-
pina's scalp he consented. He invit-
ed his mother 20 come out and spend
a weekend with him at his country
place outside OF Rome and then as
the Praetorian Guards were busy
shooting craps to decide who should
be the next Emperor. he hired a gang
OF boy bandits to kill the old lady
with meat axes.
In the year "a Nero burned Rome.
You all know how he sat on his own
front porch while the fire was going
on playing the mandolin, reciting
verses of his own manufacture and
urging the hremen to pour gasoline
on the flames. Several fellows whom
he held grudges were presidents
of insurance companies, 1t seems.
and it looked for a while as
If they would be stripped of their
last sesterce. (That is q coin, not
an undergarment.) These ingenius
men, however, got together and de-
clared that the fire was an act OF
Zeus, and Nero was SO battered that
he let them go.
Rome, however, was getting pretty
sore, and so were the Praetorian
Guards. They were rough, case
hardened men, and it made them mad
to have to break up a poker game
and come in and listen to an epic
poem all evening. Then his domestic
affairs were something of a scandal,
even for Rome. Poppaea made him
sore one night by telling him that
his Interpretation of Hamlet was a
joke, and he murdered her.
Then he washed his hands, put on
a new laurel wreath and went out to
propose to Antonio, daughter of the
late Emperor Claudius. She scorned
his attentions, so he had her killed
and married a woman named Statil-
liza Messalina, having killed her nus
band. His expenditures were enorm-
Gus, and in 65 there was q rebellion.
1t was put down, and the philosopher,
Seneca, who had predicted such a
brilliant future for Nero, was among
those put to death. In 68 there was
another rebellion; the Spanish and
Gallo legions revolted and the Prae-
torian Guards Joined in. Nero fed
from Rome and committed suicide
four miles from the city which was
altogether the most popular praise
worthy thing he had done since he
came to the throne.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
HE WAS TOO HANDSOME.
Pleads Guilty, But Women Jurors
Succumb to His Heavenly Eyes.
(san Francisco Dispatch. J

(San Francisco Dispatch.)
Hes really TOO handsome to be a
horse thief"
Still he admits stealing the
horse"
IL don't care. No man with such
heavenly eyes should be put In prison.
We must acquit him
And so they did.
Briefly this is what happened in
the jury room at Redwood City, when
ten men and two M were DELHI
Grating on the case Of Ugo Diando,
charged with horse stealing.
The foreman Of the jury was Mrs.
Alma A. Monroe. Mrs. Violet l..
Pine, of DAILY City, was the other wo-
man member. Notwithstanding that
Diando's testimony at his preliminary
hearing, in which he admitted steal
ing the horse, was introduced, the
jury, after being out twenty minutes,
returned a verdict of not guilty.
All the men originally voted to
convict but they were induced by
the women to change their minds.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
Tfllman's Beautiful Speech.
Organs Commoner.)


Senator Tillman's speech, accept
irg the situation when his colleagues
refused him the craftsmanship Of the
appropriations committee, will shine
out as one of the most beautiful de-
livered in recent years. He said:
under the rule of seniority / was
entitled to the craftsmanship of the
committee on appropriations. /
asked for that committee, but my col
leagues on the steering committee
and l know that every member of
that committee is my friend--thought
that Ihought to retire to the still
waters and let the ~battleships go out
into the open. l bow respectfully to
that~decision and cheerfully submit
1t was brief, but the spirit tni,ched
those who heard At al 1T will those
: who read it. No victory could have
given him such an opportunity to en-
dear himself to those who know him.
1t illustrates an old truth, that dark
ness brings out the stars"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
Over Night Relief
for Constipation
A SMALL DOSE ON RETIRING AND
YOU ARE WE'LL AND HAPPY
BY MORNING.

1t Is only natural that the simplest
of ailments should be the most gene
raj, and so we have a whole nation
suffering from constipation and indi-
gestion, for they r colsely allied.
But common as constipation Is many
people do not seem to know they
have 1t. They will complain of head
ache, drowsiness OF ~biliousness, all
unconscious of the cause of the trou-
BILE.
You should have a fun and free
movement at least once a day. If you
pass a day you are constipated, and
the result will be that you will catch
a cold easily or have a more serious
ailment. To cure the constipation
and forestall stil graver trouble Jake
a dose of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin at night before retiring and by
morning relief will come, without
disturbance from sleep or any incon-
%venience.
Legions of people use 1T regularly
In such emergencies, some of them
formerly chronic invalids who nave
suffered from constipation all their
lives. A. b. Banner, 326 Riley ST.,
Harrisburg, Pa, says: CDR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin gave me almost
! instant relief from stomach and
bowel trouble. / now eat anything
want and sleep we'll" Many others
will tell you that they have tried
most things recommended for this
purpose, but have found Syrup Pop
sin the only one always reliable. A
bottle can be obtained at any drug
store for fifty cents or one dollar, the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09

doctors and lone of them could do more
than relieve me for a time.
81 saw your advertisement in a pa
per and decided to try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. l took
seven boxes Of it and used two bottles
of the Sanative Wash, and / am COM
pietely cured of my trouble. When I
began taking the Compound ! only
weighed ninety-six pounds and now I
weigh one hundred and twenty-six
pounds. If anyone wishes to address
me in person | will cheerfully answer
all letters, as | cannot speak too highly
of the Pinkham remedies. Miss JEs-
BE MARSH, Adrian, Texas.
Hundreds Of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia q. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability of this grand old
remedy.
III You want special advice write to
Lydia Es Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. VOut letter will
BE &c SSfF9m6ls read anu MrJHered by a
woman and held In strict condolences
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09

be recalled, a short-term, simultane-
Gus canvass was conducted in each OF
the sew PreSbyteries Of the Synod.
This method transferred the
sibiiity Of raising the fund from the
shoulders OF a few individuals, where
1t usually rests, often with crushing
weight, to the whole church member
ship, where it rightfully belongs.
Another notable feature of the cam
vass has been the large number OF
those making subscriptions. In many
churches practically the entire adult
membership has contributed, Nan0
also many young people and even
children! There have been few large
subscriptions, but a multitude OF
small ones.
While the amount set out for
t$200, 000) has now been subscribed,
and payments a thus begin, lit is
expected that many more subscrip-
lions will yet be made, enough more
to increase the list by $40, 900, $15,-
600 or even 100000. And this will
provide for the expenses OF the cam
paign and also for the inevitable
shrinkage. 1t is hoped by the mem
bers that when collections are all In
that not less than 100000 will be
realized in cash.
Members of Committee.
The members of the joint commit
tee on endowment are: Rev. "a. II.
Gillespie, of Yorkville. chairman,
Rev. III. A. Knox, of Gaffney, secre-
tary; John McSween of Tinimons-
Vile, treasurer; Rev. B. p. Reid, OF.
Reidsville; w. p. Anderson, West
minister; Rev. Alexander Martin.
Rock Hill; Rev. ID. M. Douglass, u.
D., president Presbyterian College of
South Carolina, Clinton; Rev. S. c..
Byrd, DID,, president Chicora Col
lege, Greenville, and Rev. Thornton
Whaling, ID. D., president Columbia
Theological Seminary.
Rev. A. G. Bridgman, Columbia, is
their financial secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
Girl. Suffered
TERRIBLY
AS Regular Intervals-Says
Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound conn
pletely cured her.

Adrian, Texas.-"I take pleasure in
adding my testimonial to the great list
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09

latter size heing bought by families
already familiar with it's merits.
Syrup Pepsin is mild, pleasant
tasting and non-griping. Mothers
give 1t to tiny infants, and yet it is
effective in grown-ups. 1t is for every
one who suffers from any form OF
stomach. liver or bowel trouble, con-
stipaticn dyspepsia, biliousness, etc.
Its action will so delight you that vow
will forever avoid harsh cathartics.
purgatives, pills and salts.
If no member Of your family has
ever used Syrup Pepsin and you
would like to make a personal trial
of it before buying it in the regular
way of a druggist, send your address
"a postal will do-to DR.. w. h.
Caldwell, All Washington St., Mon
~ticello, III, and a free sample bottle
will be mailed you.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
Burke Becomes Treasurer.

Washington, April g. Former
Governor John Burke, of North Da-
hoia, yesterday took the oath of Of
fee as Treasurer of the United States,
succeeding Carmi A. Thompson, who
turned over $1,426,422 ,051.4S 2-3 to
the custody of the new Democratic
official. The 2-3 cent Is part of a
Tennessee State bond held in the as
sets Of the government.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
INDUSTRY WAKES FROM SLEEP.
America Now Alive Says RedheId in
Address to Graduates.

New York, April 2.-American in
dustry has long been a sleeping giant
and is but now awakening; the
country is just reaching out to take
her place in, the commercial arena of
the world, Is the opinion OF William
Redfield, Secretary of Commerce,
who addressed the graduating class
of the New York Trade School to-
night.
"The great captains that carry on
big business are adjusting them
selves to meet the will OF the peo-
pie" Secretary Redfeld said. "They
begin to realize that their security
lies in sci vice and that alone. The
men within the mill are cdmitted on
every hand to be of far greater value
than the mill itself and profits are
deemed wrong that spring from re-
preston OF the worker. The indus
tries of America \ shaking off the
shackles and face serenely the pros
poets Of competition before which
many OF them have covered in the
past.
"The products of our steel mills
go abroad at the rate of 1000 600
daily. We are exporting the output
of our factories to the extent of al
most $1,000, 900 900 a year.
Great as this total is, it is of
greater import when we compare it
with the past; the rate Of increase
in III foreign trade in manufactures
of all kinds during the present fiscal
year is thus far at the rate Of about
100000 a day. In manufactures
ready for consumption our foreign
trade has increased in the eight
months ending with February by
$S8,000, 900. We are more than
holding our own in the foreign field
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-04-09
Gard of Thanks.

Editor Keowee Courier: Please al
low us space in your paper to thank
u good friends and neighbors for
the kindness shown us during the
sickness and death of our good wife
and mother. ,.N.
J.. Davis Abbott and Children.
Coneross, April 8, 1913.
Many a girl with brains enough
for two equalizes things by marrying
q man without any,.