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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-05-07
OLD-TIME JOURNALISM.
A Copy Of '<The Kingstree Star,
Dated October D, 1872.

Dated October 23, 1872.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Ed
win Epps we have received copy
of THE Kingstree STAR" the prede-
cessor of The County Record and the
pioneer newspaper published in Will
liamsburg county, being founded be-
fore the war.
The copy before US bears the date
October %, 1872; Volume Nv, No.
10, New Series. RC Logan is the
editor, who afterwards founded The
County Record.
There are many things of interest
especially to a newspaper man -
about this tattered relic of by-gone
journalism. The sheet is all home
print" the page the size of The Rec
ord, but with only half The Records
present number of pages-and the
price is $500 a year. The motto'of
the Star" was: BE steady in a
noble end, and show mankind that
Truth has still a friend" The paper
is we'll made up" and neatly print
ed, being singularly free from typo
graphical errors. But one Of the
most remarkable features apparent
to the eye of a newspaper man is the
feet that there is not single dis
play advertisement from a Kings
tree business house to be found in
the paper! Advertisements there
are, several columns of them, but
they are all foreign ads" or no
tices'' of various kinds. A double
column advertisement announces the
coming of (even them the Old Re-
liable Robinson's Museum, Aquari-
um, Menagerie and Circus. In the
editorial column. the editor speaks
in high praise of the Robinson show
and especially mentions the stu
!. rendous giraffe, a recent importa-
tom.
Under the head, The Result.
the following interesting political
item appears: There have been
1870 votes polled in this county
ZIG whites and 1852 colored. Moses
received 1,773 and TomlinSon 80.
The straight Radical State and
county ticket received a number of
votes corresponding with Moses.
There was no Conservative ticket.
There were many more interest
ing points about this relic of old
time journalism, but lack of space
fTrecludes their reproduction.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-05-07
Use ALIENS FOOT-EASE,

The ami aepic powder 70 be shaken Inlo tne snUeS "
ifyou want Pest and comfort ioE tLea, H"o re
iieyes cor2s and bunions of all pain and prevents
aissersI sore and caous spots; just the thing ior
DSacn Parties, Patent Leather shoes an1 f1t
9Issave+r of the age Try today. Sold everywhere
SSe Don't cscepf any substitute. For EREE tFlsi
oSckare, address Allen S. Omsted, lie Roy, N 1.
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throughout the State indicate that
the Anti-Blease forces won sweep
ing victory at the county conven-
tions held Monday. An estimate
based on these reports puts the
number of Anti-Blease delegates in
the State convention at 291 and the
Blease delegates at At.
The reports from the different
conventions show that the safe
guarding of the primary will un-
doubtedly be a prime question at
the State convention, sixteen con-
ventions going on record as favor
ing more adequate safeguards
against fraud.
Senator Smith was elected dele
gate to the State convention from
Lee. county. Newberry county did
not give either Governor Blease or
Fred H Dominick a place in the
State convention.
In the Barnwell convention Charles
Carroll Simms was endorsed for
Governor because he was Barnwell
man, but failed of election to the
State convention, withdrawing be-
fore a second ballot could be taken.
The Sumter convention endorsed
the candidacy for Governor of r |
Manning and elected him State ex-
ecutive committeeman and delegate
to the convention.
The Union convention endorsed
the candidacy of Lowndes j Brown
ing for Governor and elected him a
delegate to the State convention.
It also endorsed the candidacy for
Congress of T c Duncan.
In the Kershaw convention M L
Smith and j G Richards declined to
stand for office in the convention.
Marlboro county did not give John
L McLaurin a place in its delegation
to the State convention.
Senator Smiths candidacy was en-
dorsed by the conventions of Bam-
berg, Orangeburg, Barnwell and
Kershaw. In Laurens county a
resolution to endorse the administra.
ton of Governor Blease was de-
feated.
RA Cooper. candidate for Gov
ernor, heads the Laurens county
delegation.
The Oconee convention went on
record as being opposed to race
track gambling in this State.
The Clarendon convention adopt
ed resolutions praising the efforts
of Congressman Whaley to promote
the drainage Of the low country.
The News and Courier's dispatch
from Abbeville was not received in
time for publication, but a long dis
tance message stated that eight
Ana-Blease delegates had been
chosen.
No report was received for Dor
chester, but a long distance tele-
phone message last night stated
that Mr. Legare Walker. of Sum-
merville, had been elected executive
committeeman by the Anti-Blease
forces and that the delegation stood
three Anti -3lease and one for Blease.
WFStevenson, candidate for Con-
gress was reelected State execu-
tive committeeman from Chester
field.
The Florence county convention
endorsed Congressman Ragsdale.
In Barnwell, the convention en-
dorsed unanimously the candidacy
of Adjt Gen Moore. Resolutions
endorsing the candidacy of Attorney
General Peoples and R M Mixson
for Congress were passed aftera hot
fight.
Sentiment in favor of primary re-
form is strong. In the following
counties the conventions went on
record as favoring some plan of
safeguarding the primary from
fraud: Horny, Greenwood, Oconee,
Greenville, Aiken, Fairfield, Darling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
GOING TO THE BOTTOM
I. C. c. Plans to Lay Bare Entire Busi-
ness of the New Haven.

] Washington. May 18.-When Chas.
b. Mellen. former president Of the New
Haven railroad, returns to Washing
ton late today, he is expected to turn
over to the I. c. c. through Chief
Counsel Joseph w. Folk, certain docu-
ments and papers which he went to
New Haven to obtain.
The papers relate, according to Mr..
Mellen's testimony, to the various
operations Of the New Haven entirely
aside from it's relations with the Bill
lard company. 1t is the announced
purpose Of the commission not to con-
fine Mr.. Mellen's examination to the
Billiard transactions but TO enter fully
into an inquiry as to the acquisition
by the road Of all of it's subsidiary
properties.
+ Mr.. Mellen is expected to inform the
commission when he resumes the stand
tomorrow how the properties were
obtained, from whom they were pur-
chased and how much paid for them.
Particular efforts will be made by the
commission also to ascertain the meth
DDS employed in the acquisition of the
subsidiaries and to learn the names
of the people or concerns that con-
Quoted the various deals and handled
the money. .Ar
= Chief Counsel Folk today did not
care to discuss the pending inquiry. He
and his assistants were completing
their examination and analysis of evil
dence and exhibits already submitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
SAVED BY BRIToNS.
Mob Came Near Hanging American
Consul at TnmpicO.

New York, May 1S.-Eleven refugees
from Mexico, four, of them from Tampico.
arrived at New York today on the Ward
Line steamer Cafnaguey. Only two were
Americans. John ]. McPholand, an en-
ployee at Tampico, OF the Anglo-Ameri-
can Oil company. said. that he left be-
cause of threats against his life, made
when anti-American feeling was at fever
heat.
The Camaguey left Tampico May 2.
eleven days before the city fell into the
hands Of the constitutionalists. The
boat, registered under the Cuban flag,
was tied up at the wharf at Tampico
for Il days and was within q block OF
some Of the heaviest of the firing, from
the Mexican gunboats. According to the
refugees, fighting in the street was con-
tinuous. and all hotels refused to house
Americans The American vice consul, ac-
cordfng to one passenger, was dragged
from q coach and a rope was put about
his neck. Sailors from the British steam
er Hermione rescued him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
PLAY mid PINES
Awashburn Dramatic Club in
! Natural Outdoor Stage.
Much Ado About Nothing to Be
Presented Thursday.

With the huge pine trees on the
west campus as a stage setting, with
"a natural grassy slope as the orchestra
circle and with the moon and stars
above as q ceiling. the Wash
burn Dramatic club will present
sShakespeare's comedy, Much Ado
About Nothing" in the college yard
Thursday evening, May FL.
I This will be the fourth outdoor
play to be given by the Washburn
dramatic club. Proceeds from these
plays are being saved for the pur-
pose of giving the college a modern
open air theater with a natural stage
sod and all the necessary permanent
settings of trees and shrubbery to re-
produce Shakespeare's old favorites in
the spring.
(, cast of twenty-four collegians
viii be required for the presentation
this year. Elaborate costumes calling
for several changes among all the
characters have been procured. Spe-
.cial lighting features and stage set.
things have been assembled. 1t will he
ithe event of the. college year before
the June graduation days.
players who have been seen on the
Topeka stage before. Miss Lillian
Stone and Mr.. Howard Searle will
play the leads as Beatrice and Bene-
dick. Other parts will be taken by
Frank Peers, Carl Hathaway, Donald
Welty, Homer Cooling. Glenn Logan,
Edwin Menninger. Carl Linge, Don
aid Heath, Hampton Shirer. Merrill
Ream, .Harwood Benton, John Boyle,
Olander, Francis Cornick, Violet
Crumbine and Ruth Foster.
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after Seven YEARS.
The MILAN Dollar Ridge Estate I.
Divided.

Kansas City, May 18.-The million
dollar estate left by DR.. I. M. Ridge.
a pioneer of this city, was divided
finally today after it had been in liti-
cation seven years.
The property went to three sets of
heirs, the widow, Mrs. Margaret D. c.
Ridge; two sons, Thomas S. Ridge and
William E. Ridge, and two grand chill
dren, Robert Lakeman, 'jr.. and Mrs.
Mary Mattelage. The last two are chh-
dren of Mrs. Sophie Lakeman, p
daughter OF DR.. Ridge. BY the terms
Of the division Mrs. Margaret D. G.
Ridge will receive about two-fifths II
the estate and the remainder will go 70
the other heirs. A farm of forty acres
near Joplin. Mo-, is a part of the wild
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
RECORD YIELD IN PRATT
Acreage Is Large and Recent Rains
Assure Full Crop.

Pratt, Kan, May 18.-Pratt county
will raise three and One-half million
bushels of wheat this year is the con-
servative prediction of many of the
largest wheatsraisers in the county. A
trip across thes country now reveals
nearly every available acre Of ground
waving luxurfously with headed wheat
land the stand is so solid that the
fields seem one solid mass Of beckon-
Ing wheat heads. Nearly ali of the
wheat in this county is headed out and
the heads are being we'll formed and
although the season is a little early to
safely judge the result Of the early
heading, all indications now point to
much larger head and one that will
be filled far ahead Of the usual crop
season.
This county was given an inch and
one-half Of rain Saturday night and
Sunday which virtually insures a
swheat crop. There is not complaint
Registered hererof poora showing of
swheat with the exception of one man
in Naron township who did not even
disk his ground and the wheat on this
ground will not average up to the
coming in slow manner gave the
ground ample time to absorb it as it
fell and the wheat roots are now in a
first class condition. The ground is
more thoroughly soaked at present
than it has been before at this time
of the year, as a hole that was dug six
feet deep failedsto show dry earth at
that depth. ~
The oats crop is very promising also
and the indications are that there will
be more oats raised to the acre this
year than has been harvested for sew
eral years.
The wheat harvest will start in this
county about June 10, and the weather
conditions may make q difference OF
a few days and bring 1t on before that
time. The harvest hand question is
the foremost topic before the Kansas
farmer and this county will need sew
eral thousand men. Some have esti-
mated that at least three thousand
hundred teams. The Commercial club
Of this city will answer all queries and
will assist in any way possible in Sc
curing this help for the farmers.
The Rock Island is putting on more
car repairers now and are rushing the
work on the grain cars SO as to be
able to move the wheat as fast as 1t
comes in but if the present conditions
continue they will be unable to cope
with the situation. The Anthony &
Northern is rushing the work on the
new extension into Naron township so
as to be ready to care for the promised
wheat of that vicinity. In the new
territory that this new road will tap
is the best wheat land in this country
and they have never failed to get .
crop when others have fallen below the
usual crops marks.
Very little corn has been planted
as there was no available land for
that crop No wheat was plowed up
for corn purposes as there usually ts
in most years.
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THEY LOST THE BELL.
Did Washburn Students When Victory
Was I'm Sight.

With the victory of placing the ia
nous old Rice hail. bell in its rightful
place on the Washburn college cam
pus almost in sight. and then having
the experience of q crowd OF enthu-
siastic Washburn. seniors who discov-
cred the hiding place Of the bell.
When Rice hail was partially de-
stroyed by fire in 1907 the bell wan
taken from the tower and placed on
1t was stolen in $40 and hidden in =
cave at the rear of the George HI.
Whitcomb home.
The seniors held confidential
meeting on the campus and laid the
plans for the returning of the bell to
commencement week, which begins
June 5. The seniors watched their
chance and when Mr. and Mrs. Whit
comb left for Europe they dug the
bell out of the cave. It was loaded
on q lumber wagon and the party
thought their prize was safe. They
would be honOred with the glory of
returning the bell to its pedestal.
But at this moment a number of
the seniors remembered that they
were booked for q sorority dinner
and hurried away, leaving two seniors
to guard the bell and place it in a
place where it would remain until
commencement week when the SEN
iors would hold big celebration and
return the bell.
But their victory was not complete.
According to a Washburn student
who came to the State Journal office
this morning. the juniors were plan
ming to have the honors of placing
that particular bell in front Of Rice
hall. The juniors discovered that the
seniors had found the bell and a
swarm of them descended upon the
two lone seniors and declared to
these two youths that 1t was their in
tentions to take possession Of the
treasure. The seniors, who were out
numbered, were taken into custody
until the ball was deposited in a hid
ing place known only to juniors.
Unless the seniors find the bell
again it is now expected that 1T will
not be returned to its place until a
year from now when the juniors hold
their commencement exercises.
It has been doped out that the class
of 1914-or some members of the
class-was responsible for the disap-
pearance Of the bell three years ago.
But alas! the glory which these stu
dents have been looking forward to
for three years will all be lost. Sher-
III Kiene il on the trail Of the seniors
who rescued the bell but it stands to
reason that these particular students
are more concerned about the losing
of the bell than they are the hand Of
the law.
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SANTA fE NOTES.
Items for this column may be te1e
phoned to 3S15 or the State Journal office.

phoned to ss15 or the state Journal office. ]
Belin. N. NJ. are spending two. weeks
with friends here and will visit In Kan
sas City before returning home.
Mrs. George Ehret and son are visiting
relatives in AtchisOn-
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lake spent Sun
r. A. Parish Of the electrical department
has been transferred from Topeka to Al
buquerque.
r. v. Alden and family spent Sunday in
Lawrence.
Miss Mabel Beeler, stenographer in the
electrical department, spent Sunday IN
Kansas City.
Engineer E. d. Webb and wife of EN-
poria are visiting her mother. Mrs. J. Phil
lips, rs Adams street, and other relatives
Fireman Roy Hoover and wife are
spending the day in Kansas City.
Machinist George Weaver and family
spent Sunday in Kansas City.
W. B. Wilson and family have for their
guest their daughter. Miss Mabel Hughes.
OF Clebourne, Tex.
MI, and Mrs. Everett Morford spent a
short time Sunday with Mrs. Morford's
Mr.. Morford has been seriously i'll for the
past six weeks with typhoid fever. =,
Paint Foreman C. "; ~ Giamppe.I ana
where they will redecorate the depot and
other buildings Of the company.
Engineer Ed Ash and family returned
the weekend with relatives and friends
A L. Leslie of the water service depart-
ment and family have for then guests
J. K. Nimmo. travelling machinist i'm
spector, spent the weekend with his
family on Madison street
MIS- Martin Moore and son Kenneth WIN
uaiNve the last of this month for Indiana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
WILL NAN IOB0S LIGHT
Mexico Has Agreed to Again II
ChnR9e Of The Leland

washington, May 1s.-The Brazilian
minister In Mexico City Informed the
state department today that the Mexi-
can. department of Communications
had appointed three men to resume
charge Of the Lobos island light now
operated by American forces YlJ1s
Information was conveyed to the Bfa-
lillian minister, through the Mexico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
TO WELCOME 7. R.
Oyster Bay Has Arranged a Home
coming Celebration.

Oyster Bay. May 18.-Oyster Bay
folk have completed plans to welcome
home Theodore Roosevelt. returning
from the wilds of Brazil. The colonel
Is aboard the Booth liEer Alden, due to
reach New York tomorrow. 1t has not
been decided whether Mr.. Roosevelt
will be transferred to a yacht at quar-
antine or whether he will go to New
York and make the trip here by train.
Villagers hope he will come by train
and pass through the streets for should
he come. by yacht he will land at a
pier outside the village proper. If he
through decorated streets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
Every dollar counts
Let us help you save them
with our Low Prices on Groc-
cries and Meats.
Tuesday Specials

Cheese-white or yellow Wis
consin, fine quality, lb. zoe
Peanut Jumbles, a special, Ger
man style cookie, 15c re-
taller, priced at, h.. 81
Halibut Steak, per lb. 49,. .15t
Sour Pickles, gal. 500
Regal Flour, a fancy Kansas
Wheat Flour, AZ lb.sack $1.15
Boiling Beef, fancy quality,
Id. 100
Syrup, 1O-lb. can, yellow. $50
Tomatoes, No. 3 large size,
8 cans for use
Tomatoes, No. 2, smaller size
Cdu 1f
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tary of state accompanied Justice La
mar and Mr.. Lehman to the White
House and n. Perciva1 Dodge. secre-
tary Of the commission, Joined in the
conference.
When leaving the White House,
Secretary Bryan said that the presi-
dent had gone into the mediation
plans with the commissioners in great
detail and discussed every phase of
the Mexican situation so his repre-
sentatives at Niagara Falls would be
thoroughly familiar with the admin
fstration views.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-18
CALL GENERAL STRIKE
Miners Officials Order Out Every Man
in Ohio Coal Field

Columbus, O.. May 1S.-Orders de-
claring strike of all coal miners in
Ohio went out from headquarters of
district No. 8, United Mine Workers of
America, here today.
Miners officials today also began
paying strike benefits Of 50 per week
to every member Of the organisation
The mines have been closed since
April by order Of the operators
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to join the association, on account Of
the fact that thousands of dollars has
been saved to the members in rate
reductions and over charges in the
last two years More than five thou
sand dollars in subscriptions has been
received and the success Of the or
ganization in the, next year is as
Sured.
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J. S. CARSON DEAD.
Valley Center School Teacher Stricke1
With Paralysis While Talking. {

Wichita, May 1S;-Prof. J. S. Car
son, principal of the Valley Center
public school, who was stricken with
paralysis week ago while making the
graduating address to the class Of
1914, died today. He was SO years old
and was for years superintendent Of
the Wichita schools.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-08

commissioners and the specifications
are completed, the new sewers pro-
V1ded by the Lynch Omnibus meas
ure will not be advertised for.
Work on the river dam will hardly
be resumed before June l ON account
of the rivers height. About two
thirds of this Improvement is complete
and 1t is fully. expected that the bar
rler will be finished this summer, with
the exception of a few hundred feet
on the eastern side. The piers, how
ever, Will be prepared and the concrete
slabs for the facing will be built to
be placed in position by the engineers
of the Board of Public Works. 1t will
be necessary to allow a certain open
stretch in the dam in order not to
back up the water upon the wall work.
The River Wall
Not more than 35 per cent. all told
of the river wall-'.the front steps of
Harrisburg"--has been completed,
and more than half of the 200 work
ing days allowed for the job have
passed. About 1000 feet of the steps
have been finished. At to-morrow's S
meeting of the Board of Public Works
definite plans for resuming the work
will be mapped out.
High water is all that is interfering
with the resumption of work on the
Paxton creek improvement. When
the contractors get under way. how
ever, it is hoped that the Improvement
will be rushed to completion before
Fall. OF the $4,000 feet of improve
ment, approximately 5000 feet has
been built From the creeks mouth
to Hemlock street, from Market to
Walnut and from RELY to Maclay are
the completed stretches.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-08
H|LLES ANNOUNCES
PLAN To DECREASE.
[Continued from First Pagel
Committees Report

convention might not represent the
sentiments and desires of a majority
of the party.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-08
8RatAoA2%Q QeA@sR
TRAINS ARE T00L0NG
FOR THE PLATFORMS
Time Is Lost in Getting People on
and Off When There Is a
Big Rush

Cutting off passenger trains and add
ing additional cars to trains remaining
on the schedule is bringing about some
delays in handling the too many OF
the schedules, and already officials are
hoping for remedy soon.
According to one official. passenger
trains are so long that they resemble
a preference freight train. Two engines
are being used to many Of the trans,
as it is Impossible to make time with
one engine and ten to forteen cars.
1t was stated to-day that platforms
at way stations are entirely too SNORT
for the long trains and that passengers
wanting to reach the rear cars must
either walk through the other cars or
make a high step from cinder pain.
At lines where it is impossible to per-
NIT the use of the car aisles as "a route
to the rear, cars ahead are loaded ana
the train then pulls up little further
to permit the rear car to reach the
platform This, however takes time, and
passengers are given instruction TO
make their exit through the rear door.