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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-25

McCowu ran to the door and called
for assistance. Mr.. Roy E .Burriss
and Mr.. Tom Cox were eating dinner
In the pump house nearby. and both
OF them hurried to render assis-
tance. Mr.. Burriss grabbed hold of
the wire and was knocked backward
by the current, Mr.. Cox was also
slightly shocked. Mr.. Burriss then
called on Mr.. Cox to grab hold of
the wire and jerk 1t loose from the
rosette on the ceiling above. This
Mr.. Cox did, and Mrs. McCown and
Mr.. Burriss were able to extinguish
the flames or the young man on the
floor.
The electric light globe was found
broken, probably havh- been smash
ed when young Meow was hurled
to the floor when shocked. The young
man had a cut place on his forehead,
! which bled some. but 1t Is thought
this wound was made when he fell
to the floor.
Only 10 Volts.
AS soon as the horrible tragedy
was reported to the office of the South
ern Public Utilities company, MIR.
IL. A. Orr, manager of this branch,
Superintendent R. r. Long, Mr.. A. f,
Holman and Mr.. S, d. Jackson nur-
ried in an automobile to the Sybt
place. They declared the voltage to
have been 10. The insulation of the
extension cord from the ceiling to
the globe was found intact ana in
perfect condition. But, on unscrewing
tho socket In which the globe was
screwed 1t was found that the insula-
hn tkn1,
broken or worn and 1t Is presumed
chat this broken insulation caused
the electrocution.
Bright Lad.
Medical aid was summoned immed-
lately, but when the physician reached
there the lad had been dead many
minutes. All efforts to reSuscitate
the lad were futile. though the physi-
clan and members OF the family work
ed hard. James was an unusually
bright lad and was popular with his
school mates and others with whom
he came In contact.
Mr. S. A. McCown. father OF the
young man, stated yesterday, that he
went In the basement room few days
ago and on handling the electric
light no felt a tinge OF current and
had warned his boys to stay away
from tho wires. Mr.. McCown said
he attributed his feeling the electrici-
ty to the dampness In the basement.
However. to guard against an accident
Mr.. McCown hung up the wire out Of
reach of the children. Probably some
person had occasion to go in the
basement during the last day or two
and took down the wire. The Nc
Gowns have been living at the Seybt
place only a week last Thursday and
MIR. McCown said that he has not had
time to make a complete inspection
OF the premises. especially with re-
gard to the wiring.
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bottle OF whiskey to a white man
while they were looking on from
their hiding place. The white man
who is said to have bought the whis-
key came to the jpolice station and
said that he would appear as a wit
ness against the negro, swearing that
he did sell him the bottle of whis-
key. The police took from the white
man bottle Of whiskey they allege
was the one they saw the negro SELF
him.
Is MOonshlne Stuff.
The bottle of whiskey In question
was Of the genuine moonshine brand,
or rather the brand which one gets
hold of nowadays, but noe the So
called good old kind that was given
plenty OF time in which to ferment
and mature in wooden casks. the
stuff was Of greenish color, some
what smoky in appearance and full of
tiny white particles. When the STOP
per was taken from the bottle and
the nose applied to the opening
nuff said. An odor like that of a
poor grade OF kerosene and the sting
OF potash fumes greeted ones olfac-
tory nerves.
Il. Bond Is Fixed:
Up until late hour last night on
ly one OF the defendants, Lena Will
liams, had been able to give bond and
secure her release. The chief of po-
lice fixed bond in each case at 500
cash or $500 paper.
Just. when the cases will be called
for trial in the recorders court Is
not known.
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WEEKLY REVIEW
COTTON MARKET
Favorable Weather Report and
Planting Encourage Re.
n action.

NEW YORK, April 24.-While there
has been heavy realizing in cotton for
past week, offerings have been readily
absorbed on reactions of little more
than 81 n bale and prices made new
high seasonal records during todays
early trading, with October contracts
at 1892, while later new crop de-
liveries worked well through the II
cent level.
A favorable weekly weather report
and reports OF good progress with
! crop preparations and planting serv-
ed to encourage reactionary senti-
ment during the middle OF the week
and there was also heavy selling
here for Liverpool account This was
supposed to be largely in the way Of
straddles and the relatively steady
ruling of old crop months in the face
OF increasing New EYork stocks and
reports of diminishing export has
heen partly attributed to shifting of
Liverpool short account to later de-
liveries. Local near month shorts,
have also been covering, probably .ap-
pretending that little cotton would be
rendered on May in view OF the re-
Gently prevailing later month pre-
miums. or that such tenders would be
very promptly takep, by banking in
terests.
These operations, combined with
the better weather and talk OF inn
proving crop prospects,, have resulted
In some shrinking OF the differences
between months and talk OF larger
May deliveries, but there has been
no general or actual selling against
actual. the goods market has been ac-
tive and firmer and while spot sales
In southern markets have been small
er. their quotations have been we'll
maintained.
Private advices from the south have
been more conflicting on the acreage
prospects.
Heavy rains reported in the south
west at the end of the week delays
In the new crop start and there were
also reports of an increased demand
frcn domestic spinners.
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RAPID TRANSFORMATIONS.

This is tho day of rapid transpor-
tation. The advent OF the automo-
bile. the electric railway. tine flying
machine, the improved railway train,
and now Of the jitney bus. means that
the idea. Of distance has been rele.
gated to the rear. 1t matters less now
where one lives than ever before. II
the roads are good, one may live on
the coast and frequent the mountain
resorts. or vice versa. one can now
live in the country and enjoy The
pleasarca Of city iite. PosseaalaE on
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-04-25
RAMBLING REFLECTIONS.

After all people are about tho
same in all essential Particulars,
which proves something or nothing as
one looks at 1t. or course there are
few little idlosyncrasies which diff
ferentiate the people OF one commu-
ity from those of another. There may
by, the pronunciation of q word, or
the peculiar meaning of saying
which is familiar to the people OF one
section, but there are not many dif-
ferences in essentlals--in character.
One who has lived In many COM
munities generally finds people I'm
each OF them exactly like some they
knew I'm the others. Who does not
for instance, know OF staunch far
mer who thinks and feels independ-
emily. caring not fig for the opinion
anyone has OF him or the way he
does9 Yes. there is one in your home
community which Is Exactly like one
In that other community with which
you are familiar. We know several
In Anderson County like some we
know in other counties. and they are
the best people In the world. They
arc never in n hurry to arrive at o
conclusion, but onca arrived at. they
stick to 1t. Their estimate or a man
IL usually right, and hyRocrites have
little place in their good grsces. They
vote as they please and allow no poll
tician to lead them around by the
nose. But unfortunately. there is an
ether class as numerous in one Sec
tion as in another@-the ne'er do we'll.
the shiftless and worthless. who SOW
not, either do they reap. This type
and that exisC everywhere.
. The. task OF tho master mind In this
modern tinssiB toamake these widely
dl1Ferent typessoyerg into ideal citl-
Ee4s. The stendepcy Of modern life
is to create public spirited citizen
who viii lend or his time, and talent
to building up his community. Now
-uteFe are osIeW men ana women In
every community who carry on it's
public functions. II the type of citi-
zen mentioned above happens to take
an interest In the welfare OF his COM
rlunity, then all it well. but II he hap
pens to beragin,' progress and pro-
gresssre measures. then he is prob.
lem to the reformer. But. there is
that other work which today is re.
ceiving so much. attention. and that IL
with the plastic mind OF the child In
school. Here is material ol the finest
texture from which may DO ,eoven the
H0biest of characters and the sweet.
eAs ililuences. Tho hhad Of ths
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D. A. R. Congress AdIourns.

WASHINGTON. April 2'.-The
twenty-fourth annual congress OF
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
tion. which has been In session here
all week ended today. Much of time
today's session was devoted to fare
we'll reception by Mrs. William Cum
mings Story. president general to
department delegates. Mrs. Story
announced that she would not be a
candidate for recollection in 1917.
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BRIGADIER GENERAL SCOTT
WILL BECOME MAJOR GENERAL

WASHINGTON. April 24.-Brida-
dier General Scott, artillery chief of
staff will be promoted to major gen.
eral Thursday when Major General
Murray will retire for age. Colonel
r. s. Strong. coast artillery at Char
lesion, s. c., becomes brigadier gen.
eral.
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Flyer Makes New Record.

PENSACOLA. Fla, April 24.-A.
new worlds record OF altitude flight
of 10000 feet In q hydro-aeroplane
was mnde here late yesterday by
Lieutenant P. n. L. Gellinger OF the
United States navy. The best pre-
vious record, also made by Bellingor.
was $500 feet, which wa smade at
Annapolis.
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Cargo Cett0n for ENGLAND. /.
BRUNSWICK, April 24.-The Bril-
isL steamer HISTORIAN sailed today
With a cargo Ct cotton for England.
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JAMES M'COWN
ELECTROCUTED

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WHOLESALE
ARRESTS

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TROUBLE.

0 o ooOoo 5000 10000
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OUR DAILY POEM.

o o 900 o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18
PROTECTION BY LAWSUIT

CECRETARY REDFIELD persists in his
- recommendation that we go around Robin
Hoods barn to find a way TO prevent the
runous competition of foreign manufac-
turers after the war when the better road
lies straight before him.
The simple, intelligent and effective way
10 prevent injury to American producers by
dumping OF foreign goods Is to raise the
tariff. II is automatic and requires no long
and difficult inquiry into the cost OF produc-
tion abroad and no court proceedings to pun
ish those who buy sell the cheap goods.
But instead of proposing changes in the tariff
rates Mr.. Redheld asks Congress TO make 1t
a crime for American to buy any foreign
made goods offered here at a lower price
than in Europe He would institute a sys.
TEN of national protection by lawsuit, be-
cause, forsooth. 10 admit that the tariff could
be used for such a purpose would he to in
dict all the professions of his party for many
generations.
But he admits that American industry
needs protection in the commercial crisis
that will follow peace. The country is not
likely, however, to he content with Demo-
cratic ant-dumping laws when it knows that
the Republican party is committed TO a surer
way OF accomplishing the desired end,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18
WHAT PHILIP SPEED DID

Working newspaper men who attended the flu
neral of Philip Speed, at his home on Staten
Island, Friday last must have had serious
thoughts regarding the fOrgetfulness Of man
kind, Mr.. Speed had been a hard worker In
New York journalism for moro than 20 wears
during which time he had performed many
acts as a reporter that 10 this day rebound TO
the phanthrOpies OF his profession, One in
stance I'm particular recurs to me, because II
happened 10 come under nv personal notice.
In the summer OF 1899, the child of rich
family was carried off by a nurse that had
been planted in the household for the express
purpose Of securing money for the little girls
ransom. For many days the police OF this
city and the cOnstabulary of New Jersey
worked fruitlessly on the case. Philip Speed, a
reporter the World finally assigned 10
the apparently hopeless task Of finding the alb
Quoted child. He spent days and nights amid
the widest recesses of New Jersey, because he
soon gained a clue that the maid came from
the region Hillside Later he learned
that she was "A married woman, although she
had posed as a maid. He drove and walked
located a small roadside inn, at which a young
couple and child were living. lie had photo
graph Of the girl. lie lodged at the roadside
tavern, Identified the child, got In touch with
the police by telephone caused the arrest of
the couple and restored the stolen baby 10 her
parents. Then he hurried back TO his desk 10
write an account of the chase discovery and
rescue. II was "a first pager" all right!
rhe abductors were tried, convicted and given
a long term in prison. Would you believe IT,
those narents never wrote 10 Philip Speed a line
of gratitude? Saddest of ALL 10 me- they were
not at his funeral and did not send a word OF
sympathy 10 the young widow!
Such Is the experience OF most newspaper
workers.-Julius Chambers in Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18
PROSPERITY

HNHERE was published in the EVENING
i LEDGER some weeks ago a cartoon in
which Father Penn, drowning in money,
he was a "piker" The cartoon was true, but
equally true were the emotions OF the man
who, as ne looked at ii, drew forty-two cents,
a Ave dollar note and three keys out of one
pocket and a bill for $40 from another.
That man was in the position of most sal
arled men who are not only conscious Of pros
perity but are actually paying for 1t. The
fixed salary, even the ordinary weekly wage
of employees in commerce, does not keep pace
with sudden increases in wealth. The boom
year means always that the necessities Of life
are being worked slowly up 70 meet a new
level OF living, and the man whose income
has no reason to boom, because IL represents
not gambling nor speculation nor accident,
but merely the good daily bread OF hard
work. pays the penalty. The luxuries of life
IN America have become almost priceless to
the clerk and the salesman and the bank
teller at the very time when they have be-
come trivial TO the broker the speculator and
the mill owner.
The workingman has, by united effort and
py the mere urgency Of the situation. proited
heavily from our new industry. He Is by no
means a newly rich. but he is more com
Portable because his income unstable and
nuid. has risen. He can meet inflated charges
ana live as be has always lived or better. But
the household that could afford one servant
eannot pap .@@f -@Fva6s Ia ass minimum.
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MORE WAR rAxEs IN PROSPECT

TNTIE Democratic majority in Congress has
i redeemed its promise to continue what 1t
calls the war taxes for another year If 1t
would only be frank and describe them as
special taxes levied to cover the deficiency in
revenues under the reformed system Of tax
alton which it introduced with great flour
ish Of trumpets no one would be perpeXed
by the anomaly Of taxes when the
country is at peace.
If the taxes can he removed in another
year it will be surprising. The Administra-
tion has marked out Il program of cNpend
ture that will consume all tho present reve-
nues and demand about SS0,000,00O more next
year and still more the year after. Instead
of being curtailcd we may expect the tax to
be extended as to put the little revenue
stamp on "a score or more of articles now
exemDt
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GET BUSY

| TT is a fine thing to be able to point TO
great men who have lived and died and
been buried in a city. Philadelphia has had
her share OF Agamcmnons Some of them
landed here with renn. In thousand and
one activities it is possible to say, "Phla-
delphia was first in this new world"
1t is a splendid thing to know that liberty
was born here and that here American in
dustry first thrived. 1t is good to feel that
there is scarcely a block downtown without
its historic associations. There is the scent
Of mighty deeds about the older streets, and
the achievements Of Philadclphians who
have returned to the dust form almost his
tory of the nation. 1t is good to feel a pride
in these things, 1t is inspiring to review
them
But it is not what men did yesterday that
counts today. Unless tho vgor they exhib-
itcd, the virility which translated itself, in
their cases, into achievements. the daring
which won for them their triurnphs, arc part
and parcel too, of this generation; unless for
every great man that died there is another
living; unless the leaders of our thought and
action arc as real and competent leaders to-
day as were the men whom they succeeded,
change our splcsdid inheritance into dry
rot and squandcr the assets which have been
bcuueathed
There are too many business men in phil
adophia who are satisfied too many who
are content to so along with the tide. There
are as great chances now for pioneers Of
trade as there ever were; there are as great
rewards to be won, great results to be
accomplished. Tho shoe drummer who fol-
lowed the American armies through Porto
Rlca and made a business where there had
been none before was typical Of the pro-
grcssivencss that coins itself into dollars and
prosperity.
The city is about to have adequate transit
facilities and adequate piers. These arc in a
large sense only the tools OF trade the in
struments through which individual intia-
tive may have better chance to succeed
The prosperity OF the city must depend
finally on the character OF men and women
in 1t, upon their ceascless working forward
their refusal to be satisfied thGr confident
grapple with the future, their Willingness to
extend their trade frontiers on and on
1t is the NOW that counts, not the yes
tcrday, which, with all of its glorics and tri-
umphs, has gone forever. Not what people
did before us, but what we do ourselves
is the measure Of our success and our prog
ress. There are precedents, therefore, to be
thrown aside, but there are more examples
to be followed There is a leader to bring
the genius of n Girard to the business OPP
portunties of today. the political acumen of
a jefferson to the trade craftsmanship of
this hour. The way to get things is to go
after them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-18
A CITIZEN MARRIES

TCHE occasions on which Woodrow Wilson
i has been able to appear before his fell
low citizens purely as an individual with
out Presidential pomp and ceremony, have
been tragically few in this last year. In
every move and utterance some official
motive has been discerned and the long
days of disaster which have filled his Ad-
ministration have left him but little of the
repose and nffabilty, little of the common
touch, to associate him, personally, with his
fellow men.
Today, as he approaches his marriage. some
thing more than conventional Fluctuations go
out TO the President He enters into the
human relation which is the very foundation
of our common existence, and by doing so
links himself again to the daily private life of
each man and woman. II has been hard, at
times to understand Mr.. Wilson but today
his motives are without subtlctes. and his
actions, the actions of every man. The nation
cheerfuly lays aside fears and dissenslons
and sends its warm congratulations to the
Chief Executive.
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Tom Daly's Column

CTILB more gratifying evidence of the popu-
~ arity of the "HilPs Manual extracts
comes to us in the morning mail A letter,
dated "On board The House Boat on tho
Styx Somewhere in Eternity" purports to
come from the shade of Prof. Charles d.
Cleveland. who thanks us in mid Victorian
language for our reference to him some weeks
ago But" he continues, may inquire why
you have referred to me but the once? In
my present state all things are made clear to
me and feel sure that many of your readers
will find in my pages (excmpla gratia. those
devoted to Martin Farquhar Tupper) much Of
whose full worth I was utterly unconscious
when ! wrote | have no desire unduly to
crowd Thomas e. Hill, but I beg you to advert
again to my English Literature of the Nine
teenth Century" Very we'll An! Profess
sor Hilh-cxcuse our glove!-may we ask
you to give place for a moment to Professor
Cleveland? Thank you! Professor Cleveland,
dear readers; dear readers, Professor Cleve-
land
MARTIN FARQuuAR TuPPER 1910.
tFrom English Literature Of the 10th Ccntury")
This distinguished author-distinguished for
the fine fancy, deep thought and elevated moral
tone of most OF his wrtings-has recently
made us visit lie came not to he honiscd
hut to our country and exchange kindly
words with those who had loved and honorcd.
though unseen, the author of the "Proverbial
Philosophy"
Mr. Tuppcr is most known by his "Proverbial
Fhilosophy'; aud book more rcpletc with
sound. practical wisdom is hardly to be found.
though ii must be confessed the style OF II is
In some parts rather inflated. His prose works
Rre also emInentlv instructive. or these THE
Crock OF Gold" has been most widely read and
generally admired, for. tale OF intense in
terest and clear moral point. II is scarcely OK
cccded. The following Is the simple account Of
its origin.
brighton. While laying out the garden he had
occasion to have several drains made one
day, observing n workman, Francis Suter,
standing in OF the trenches wet and wenried
with toll, Mr.. Tupper said TO him in a tone OF
pleasantly: Would yOu not like to dig up
there crock full OF gold? 'IT did, said the
man, ut would do me good; because merely
finding II might not make 1t mine But, sup
pose YOU could not only find such n treasure
hut honestly keep it, would you not think
yourself lucky? oh ycS, sir, ! suppose ]
shoud-hut after considerable pause, but
I am not sure, sir after all, that that is
the hest thing that could happen to me. !
think on tho whole | would rather have steady
work and fair WAGES all the season than to
find crock OF Eold,' Here was wisdom. The
remark of the honest trench digger at
set in motion train of thought i'm the mind
Of the author. He entered his study. wrote I'm
large letters sheet Of paper these words:
The Crock of cold, Tdlc Of CorctOuSncSS,
and in less than week the remarkable story
was finished. With such simple threads does
genius rlnbotate tn" richest aud most gorgeous
tanestry."