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The Republican journal., 1914-10-15

Mrs. Anna Colson Rich died Oct. 9th at her
home in Bangor. aged 63 years. She is sur
vived by her husband. Fred A. Rich; one son.
Louis F. Rich. and a daughter. Mrs. Alice
Johnson.
The Republican journal., 1914-10-15

Clarice May, the little daughter OF Lawrence
F, and Minnie Dickey Grotton, died at then
home on the Robbins road near the Upper
Bridge. Oct. 18th. aged l year and months
Her death was caused by convulslons. Inc
funeral took place Tuesday at l O'clock Rev.
Horace B. Sellers, Methodist, officiating.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The Rev. II. Thomas BIackmon Tells
of Efforts of UniOn-DeIivers
Two Addresses i'm Columbia.

We clip the following from yester-
days State concerning the great work
Rev. r. Thomas Blackmon is doing
for the American Sunday School
Union. Mr.. Blackmon is son Of
Mr.. w. Thurlow Blackmon Of Flat
Creek township and was born and
reared in this county. The matter
alluded to is as follows:
THE Rev. r. Thomas Blackmon of
Cassatt, missionary for the American
Sunday School Union, addressed the
Agoga class of the Sunday school of
the First Baptist church at 1920 a.
m. yesterday and the entire Sunday
school of the Christian church at
1880 o'clock yesterday morning. He
told of the II Sunday schools he or
ganiZed i'm the sand hills and other
communities Of South Carolina last
year, and of the All Bibleless homes
in which Bibles have been left by do
nation during the last two years. The
American Sunday School Union is a
combination OF individuals of the va
rious Protestant denominations form
ed for the purpose of organizing
Sunday schools in otherwise unreach-
ed communities. The Rev. u. w. Bed
enbaugh of Prosperity has worked
for this society for % years, during
which time thousands OF children
have been gathered into Sunday
schools, and more than so churches
Of various denominations have grown
out of this work in this state. j. III.
Davies of 1916 Chestnut street, Phila-
delphia, the general representative
of the society, has planned to put
more men into this state and develop
the neglected communities. Mr.
Blackmon has established headquar-
ters at 40 Main street, near the
union station, and will be in the city
for some time.
There are 1.145,825 people in
South Carolina said Mr. Blackmon,
who do not attend Sunday school.
Many of these are i'm the neglected
corners. where schools need to be or
ganized and helped to get good
start toward development, and no
worthieT cause can be promoted by
the various Protestant denominations
OF this state than to help to reach
neglected boys and girls by organiz-
ing Bible schools and devolping these
neglected children into men and wo-
men who will fear God In many
communities the people are divided
along sectarian lines. ana are not
able to maintai nseparate schools for
each denomination. The best train
ed from each denomination can com
bine and reach the neglected children
In union sunday schools
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
TWO HURT IN WRECK.
Engine and Tender Turn Over When
'Short" Train Splits Switch.

Hampton, Jan. 4.-Train No. 46,
generally called the short" between
Augusta and Port Royal, on the c. and
w. c. Railway, split a switch at
Varnville this morning at S.12 o'clock
and was wrecked, the engine and ten
der turning on their sides and the
combination mail and baggage car
leaving the track. The train, con-
sisting OF the engine and three coach
es was running on time and was slow
ing down for the station stop, the ac-
cident occurring within two hundred
yards Of the depot. Conductor e. l..
Foster was in charge OF the train and
Engineer w. f. Rheney was at the
throttle.
John Foster colored fireman, Jump
ed and received slight bruises about
the face. Mail Agent Summers, color
ed had an arm fractured and his back
sprained. No others OF the crew were
injured and no passengers were hurt.
The train was not running more
than IL or 1 s miles an hour when the
tender jumped the track at the switch
just west OF the station. Very soon
after the wreck occurred many peo-
pie from Hampton, Varnville and sur
rounding communities were on the
scene. Traffic has been interrupted all
day but Roadmaster Flannigen is do
ing all he can to have trains to get
by the wreck some time tonight
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
STATE BAR MEETS
IN COLUMBIA SOON
Will be in Session Two Days
January Is and 16.
HARVARD MAN WILL SPEAK
Large Attendance Expected at the
Annual Gathering of South
Carolina Lawmakers.

Columbia Special to Charleston
News and Courier, Jan. 4.-The an
nual meeting Of the South Carolina
Bar Association takes place in Column
bia on January Is and 16, only DAYS
on. The reception OF the ladies will
be held on the evening OF the 18th,
and the annual dinner will be served
on the evening of the 18th.
The annual address will be deliver
ed on the evening of the 18th, by
Mr.. Roscoe Pound, of Harvard Uni
versinty, speaker of note ana a gem
tleman of nationwide reputation. The
fact that speaker Of Mr.. Pounds
personality has been obtained is eX-
pected to swell the attendance.
The annual meeting of the LAWYERS
of the State is feature of the winter
in Columgia and the session Just ap-
preaching is expected TO be the best
ever held. Indications are that the
attendance is going to Surpass that
OF any previous year and the officers
are pleased with the outlook for the
success of the annual gathering.
ALL MEMBERS NOTIFIED.
r. r. CarwiIe, the treasure has
sent out notices to all the members
and he and the other officials are do
ing their best to make the meeting
great success.
Ralph K. Carson, of Spartanburg.
is the president of the State Bar AS
sociation, and the vice president for
the various circuits are:
NJ. NJ. Mann, st Matthews, first
circuit; II. r. Gyles, AIKEN, seond
circuit; r. o. Purdy, Sumter, third
circuit; w. NJ. Steven, Bennettsville,
foruth circuit; ID. c. Ray, Columbia,
fifth circuit; A. L. CASTOR, Chester.
sixth Circuit; c. p. Sanders, Spartan
burg, seventh circuit; w. G. Miller.
Charleston ninth circuit; A. II. Dag
nall, Anderson, tenth circuit: b. r.
Nicholson, Edgefield, eleventh circuit;
j. p. Mcneil, Florence, twelf circuit.
Edward l.. Craig, Of Columbia, is
secretary, and r. +. Carwile, Colum-
bia treasure.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
SCHOOLS ON BATTLESHIPs.
Secretary Daniels Tells How They will
be Conducted.

Washington, January 4.-Secretarv
Danlels plans for academic and tech
meal instruction of enlisted men of
the navy were made public tonight by
the navy department. The floating
schools will be in session an hour and
a quarter daily, except SATURDAYS,
Sundays and holidays, three-quarters
OF the time bing devoted to academic
instructions and the remainder to
man-of-war work.
Mr.. Daniels hopes for the success
Tor this innovation are summarized in
this passage in the general order put
ting the educational system 1 neffect:
The success OF the educational sys-
tenn necessarily will depend upon the
energy, zeal and direct personal lead
dersip OF all officers in the navy and
upon the earnest efforts and ambition
or the enlisted men"
Reading, writing, arithmetic. SPELL
ing and geography will be compulsory
for all who are not well grounded in
these common school branches until a
satisfactory standard has been reach
ed. Man-of-war instruction will en-
brace those subjects which every man
on board ship irrespective OF his rat
in, should know.
Textbooks swill be prepared at the
Naval Academy, Instruction on board
ship will be office, other officers act
ing as instructors.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
GIRLS BODY FOUND
ON BEACH AT CONEY
Miss McCann's Disappearance No
Longer a Mystery-Idcntified
by Signet Ring.

New York, January 4.-The body
of Miss Jessie F.. Mccain, the young
settlement worker, who disappeared
from her Brooklyn home just a
month ago, was given up by the sea
today. 1t was found by watchman
shortly after daybreak at Coney Is
land, having been washed ashore by
the heavy surf during last nights
storm.
Long immersion had made the
features unrecognizable. but identi-
fication of the young woman by her
family was made possible by a signet
ring with the initials -. f.. NJ" and
by articles of clothing Miss Mccain
wore the day she disappeared.
DILIGANT SEARCH MADE.
Miss Mccain was last seen by her
family when she left her home, De
cember 4, supposedly to attend to set
tlement work duties. A few days
later her father, well-to-do bust
ness man, notified the police of her
disappearance and offered $1,000 for
information as TO her whereabouts.
He also had her photograph thrown
on screens OF moving picture theatres
throughout the East
The police today gave credence to
the story Of woman who asserted
that she saw Miss McCann the day af-
ter her disappearance, near a bathing
pavilion at Coney Island where the
body was found. There were no signs
of violence on the body according to
physicians who examined il and the
police have no clue as to the manner
in which she was drowned
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
WILL DIE FIGHTING
IF TROOPS DESERT
Gen. Castro Declares He'll Defeat
Rebels or Stay at Oiinaga Till
Every Man is Dead.

Ojinaga, Mex, Jan. 5. CVia Army
Line to Maria, Tex. All doubt as
TO the intention of the northern divi-
sion of the Mexican federal army to
defeat the rebels or stay here until
every soldier is dead was dispelled bv
Gen. Francisco Castro, leader of the
general federal troops and Gen Yuez
Salazar, commander OF the federal
volunteers, in interviews at head
quarters today.
Retreat of federal soldiers across
the border to the United States would
be induced only by some unexpected
event, according to the two command
ers, and even if at all soldiers de-
serted, the generals say they would
remain to die a their posts.
1T is thought that we came to
Ojinaga so that if we were pursued
by General Villas rebels we could
step across the border" said General
Castro. "Such a plan was prepos-
ferrous. Our forces evacuated Chi
huahua because we had been isolated
there. We had no way to obtain
money to pay the soldiers who re
NAMED loyal to General Huerta and
we had no means of communicating
with the war department at Mexico
City.
communication with the government
and escort from Chihuahua City citi-
Zens who feared they would be muir
dcred by General villa. We selected
Ojinaga because it is one of the best
natural Notifications in the world
1t also affords source of Communi-
cation with Mexico City as well as a
port through which we might import
provisions. Our position here Is i'm
pregnable. We have ample stores of
ammunition and more than so field
pieces Our losses have been greatly
under those OF the rebels
General Ortega, who came to at
tack us on orders from General villa,
thought his presence would cause us
to fee to the United States. He was
surprised when we resisted him. Our
1000 loyal soldiers. because of our
superior fortifications, are able to
resist 10000 rebels and there are
not that many rebels i'm the north
Each of us is ready to die should
that be necessary and if We evacuated
this place it will not be to a foreign
country"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
% OF T,ANKER'S CREW
PERISHED IN GALE
Steamer Oklahoma From New York
to Port Arthur, Sunk or
Sandy Hook.

New York, Jan5.-Thc tank
steamer in distress off Sandy Hook
yesterday was the Oklahoma and %
of her crew appear to have perished.
Eight were saved. This was the sub
stance of wireless message received
here today
Although several vessels were
standing by the distressed tank liner
the Hamburg American Line freight
er Bavaria, bound from Philadelphia
to Boston, was the only one able to
render assistance. She reported by
wireless shortly after o'clock this
morning that she had been able to
take off Capt. Alfred Gunter, Chief
ate Bert Iverson Second Mate Knute
Dahle, Third Mate Carl Ekiunde, Op-
orator William Davis Boatman Chris
tian Rasmussen, Quartermaster Ham
ilton Powell and Herman Ericken
the ships carpenter.
The Oklahoma was owned by the
j. NJ. Guffel Petroleum Company was
of 2,795 tones net register and 419
feet long. She left here Saturday for
Port Arthur, Tex.
Although the distance occurred
more than 100 miles off Sandy Hook
wireless reports throughout the night
were meagre and conflicting. The
name of the distressed vessel was
variously reported as the Wasca, un-
heard of and unregistered in shipping
circles; the Pennoil chartered by the
Standard Oil Company end the tan
steamer Delware.
The Spanish liner Manual Calvo,
the Royal Mail Liner Caribbean and
~ Oh hNy Z
craft throughout the night but were
apparently unable to identify her
The Caribbean reported this Afternoon
that the crew had been rescued but
did not give the name OF the vessel.
In announcing the rescue of part of
the Oklahoma's crew the Bartavia
said the vessel had not sunk but was
partially submerged and drifting
helplessly.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
WILL STARVE IF NOT
ALLOWED TO BOX
EN-Champion PuCilist Flags New
Vow York Boxing Commission
and RcnOunCcS CitizenSehip.

Plainficld, y. j., jan. 5.-Enragcd
over the recent action of the New
York boxing commission in barring
him from the lighting game in New
York state, Bob Fitzsimmons. eN-
heavyweight pugilist champion, is
sued lengthy statement today. He
iayed the individuals of the board
renounced his American citizenship.
claimed that the citizens of this
country had no rights and regretted
ever leaving England He declared
he is better now than he was when
he fought Jim Jefferics.
FitZsimmons said the board is TAX
ing from his his only means OF earn
ing his bread and butter, and if he
Is not allowed to box he will starvc
to death He compared the treatment
or the athletes in England with those
In America, and said the English
sportsmen are of better type of men
than the Americans who now manage
the boxing bouts. He declared he
was bulldozcd into signing his citi-
zenship papers.
As climax, FitZsimmons said:
by hard training during the last
five months, / have reduced nv
weight from PA pounds to 17O
pounds"
The news that Fitz was "buldozed"
int obecoming an American citizen.
likewise that he ever weighed pa
pounds, will no doubt surprise MANY
OF the men who have known "Rubv
Bobby during the several years since
his retirement from active ring oner-
ations.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
LAUNCHING OF NEW
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
tee Leaves For New York to Be
gin Its First Hearing.

Washington, Jan. 4.-The reserve
bank organization committee left
Washington tonight for New York to
begin the task of locating federal
reserve districts and choosing fed
eral reserve cities, the first step OH
the governments side toward actual
launching of the nations new hnan-
cial system.
Secretary McAdoo of the treasury
and Secretary Houston of agriculture,
make up the committee. With them
went two private secretaries. a steno-
grapher and several other employees.
who Will keep the records the COM
mittee expects to take on the trip
The committee will hold public hear
ings in New York the first four days
of this week, and will listen to the ar
guments not only of New York bank
ers and business men but also to
those presented by representatives Of
Jersey City, Newark, Albany, Buffalo
and other cities up state in New York
The last two days OF the week will
be spent in Boston, where the claims
arguments of New Englanders for
and against the location of a bank
in Boston will be heard.
The committee will return to
Washington next Sunday, prepared
to locate two federal districts and
name two reserve cities. Although
such action may not be taken at
once, il was generally believed here
tonight that both New York and
Boston will be named.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
TWO BROTHERS KILLED
Third Wounded i'm Row in Anderson
County.

Anderson, JGnuaTy 44.-C. ID. Ell
ngton and Jay V. Ellington negroes
and brothers were killed and another
brother, Press Ellington was serious
ly injured at "skyrocket" party last
night on the John MsClure plantation
five miles west of the city. The row
was begun when Rother Henderson
escorted jamie Moore home from the
party. JayV. Ellington it is said had
been going" with the woman and he
became jealous. The three Ellington
boys followed the couple home and
the shooting followed. Rother Hend-
erson has escaped. JOY Lee and Char
ley Henderson have been brought to
jail and officers are searching for
Henderson.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
BAIL GRANTED TO
WALTER GURGANOUS
Accused of Shooting j. Nj. Hite
at Batesburg Recently.
MRS. HITE STILL IN AL.
Charged as Accessory, Wife Of
Wounded Man Refuses to
Talk About Affair.

Lexington Special to Charleston
News and Courier, Jan. 4.-Magis
trate Augustus H. Blease of Bates
burg, yesterday signed an order
granting bail to Walter K. Gurgan-
Gus, the young Southern Bell Tele-
phone lineman, who is charged with
the shooting of j. Milton Hite, a
prominent Batesburg young man on
Saturday night, December s, last.
and who has since been confined in
cell in the Lexington county jail
The amount, by agreement between
Solicitor George Bell Zimmerman.
for the state, and Col. j. Brooks
Wingard, for the defence, was fixed
at $1,000, the bond to be approved
by the clerk OF court OF Kershaw
county, and also by Frank w. Shealy,
clerk Of count for Lexington county.
BOND SENT TO CAMDEN.
The bond was fOrwared to Cam
den last night by Gurganous' attor-
ney, where it is expected that it will
be executed, it being understood that
relatives Of the young man residing
in Camden have consented to arrange
the bond.
Mrs. Ella Belle Hite. the pretty
young wife O. ]. Milton Hite. who is
charged with being an accessory to
has since been confined i'm the Jail
upon warrarD sworn out by John
G.. Darby, chief Of police for the town
of Batesburg, s without an attorney
and so far no efforts have been made
to secure her release. She has made
no statement for the public as to how
her husband was shot; neither has
Gurganous, except to say that he did
not do the shooting.
The unfortunate affair occurred at
the home of the Hites in Batesburg
and 1t has been stated that no one
was present at the time except Mr..
and Mrs. Hite. their pretty little g.
year-old daughter, and Walter Il.
Gurganous.
The court Of general sessions for
Lexington county will convene on
January s, tomorrow n week. and II is
expected that some disposition of the
cases will be made. George Bell Tim
norman, prosecuting attorney, has
not given out any statement as to
what course will be pursued by the
state. Mrs. Hite and young Gourgan-
Gus have not been allowed to con-
verse with each other since their con-
tinement at Lexington. Solicitor Tim
merma. requesting Sheriff Miller to
keep tn etwo separated as far as
possible.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
NEGRO is KILLED.
Slayer Escapes to Swamp After Deed
at Williston.

Williston Special to Columbia
State. Jan. LAST night Will Dobey
killed Doc Salley, Both parties are
negroes. From all that can be learn
ed it seems there was a quarrel be-
tween the two over pocket knife,
and there was some drinking. The
men went out behind the store of the
Farmers Union where Dobey shot
Salley in the head. He fell to the
ground. Dobey then stood over his
victim and fired five or six shots into
his body. A swamp lies south of the
town and the slayer ran toward it
loading his weapon as he ran. He is
a aBhgro of unsavory reputaitn. Blood
hpunds were sent for and put on his
trail, but without success.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
REBELS IN VERA CRUZ.
An Attack on Tampico is Regarded
as Certain.

Vera Cruz, Jan. 4.-Uneasiness is
growing on account of increase in
number OF rebel bands in the state
OF Vera Cruz, along both the MeXi-
can and Inter-Oceanic railroads be-
tween Vera Cruz and the capital.
A rebel attack on Tampico is re-
garded as imminent, according to re-
ports received here. Foreign war
ships at Tampico are ready to take
off all foreigners, whom they have
warned to be prepared to leave the
town.
The American warships now at
Vera Cruz will go out tomorrow for
manoeuyers and topedo practice and
probably will remain out for two
days. They will however, be in touch
by wireless.
1t is expected that John Lind will
return here tomorrow night.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
Change on york News" /"

Chester. Jan. 4. w. A. Fair,
formerly editor of The York News,
at Yorkville, will be succeeded by c.
N wrenshall, recently owner of The
~ --9tern, of this city. The latter's
la-slssns for the future will not permit
I'm TO remain permanently as editor,
however, II is understood.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06

London. Jan. 5.-Oficials Of the
foreign office tonight would not dis
cuss Sir Lionel Gardens forthcoming
transfer from Mexico City to Rio de
Janeiro. They were considerably sur
prised to discover that the intentions
of the government had leaked out.
1t generally is understood that the
government takes much the same
view Of the public that the minister
has not been entirely discreet in
handling the situation i'm Mexico, al
though the government does not be-
lieve he has done anything to justify
severe criticism.
When it was suggested tonight to
the American ambassador, Walter II.
Page, that the ambassador might
have had something to do with Sir
Lionel Gardens transfer he declined
to admit responsibility, but suggested
that Sir Lionel himself may have been
the agency.
That the transfer was not a sur
prise to the ambassador was indicated
by the fact that he volunteered the
name of the minister's successor,
saying that he understood Charles
Murray Marling was to take the post.
Mr.. Marling is senior counsellor in
the diplomatic service and is now aC-
credited to Turkey.
Sir Lionel's transfer, which is
promotion as far rs salary is con-
Cerned, although the two legations
possess the same standing in the SER
vice, would have been made some
time ago. il is said, except for the
fact that the British foreign office
would not make the change while
the minister was under fire for the
a N ~ " 10 -
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-06
Colonel Roosevelt's Son to Wed

Madrld, Jan. 4.-The American
ambassador, Joseph r. Willard. of
richmond, Va, made official an
nouncemen today of the engagement
of his daughter, Miss Belle WYATT
Willard, to Kermit Roosevelt, son of
eX-President Roosevelt. The mar
riage probably will take place in the
spring.