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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-24
Storage Battery Blows up and
Throws Sulphuric Acid
Into His Face.
VISION SAVED BY BATH
IN SODA;NO SERIOUS
Ignited Hydrogen Gas With
Flame Before Battery
Was Complete.

Oscar ShlVelblne, member OF one OF
Cape's most prominent families anC
talented musician, had both eyes filled
with sulphuric acid yesterday morn
ing when a storage battery with which
he was working exploded.
Late last night, DR.. w. E. YOunt de-
clared that he believes the sight of
both eyes will be saved, although their
condition now is considered exceed
ingly dangerous. If the eyesight is
saved it will probably be due to the
prompt action of Oscar Hirsch in
starting to bath 10th eye-balls with a
soda solution that neutralized the acid
and robbed it of its burning ability.
The accident occurred shortly before
II o'clock yesterday morning at the
Hirsch home at 316 South Frederick
street, where both young men were at
work with the storage batteries. Mr..
Hirsch has an establishment for re-
filling storage batteries.
Shivelbine was engaged in reflling
a battery when the explosion occurred.
In the operation Of filling the batter
les, the chemical reaction inside the
battery liberates hydrogen gas, which
is a high explosive when it is confined
and is exposed to flame.
This gas is confined in the battery
in such a manner that should a flame
be taken near, an explosion would Oc-
cur. 1t is necessary to blow the gas
out Of the storage batteries before the
reflling has been completed.
Shivelbine yesterday was working
with G form Of battery that was new to
him and when he blew out the hydro
gen gas, he failed to get all that was
confined in the battery.
As a consequence, a few seconds aft
er he had finished blowing and moved
the battery near a flame, the explo-
sion resulted. 1t threw the solution
of sulphuric acid, which is left in the
battery, over his face and into his
eyes.
His cries and the noise of the explo-
sion attracted the attention of Hirsch
who turned to the solution of soda at
hand and used that in bathing Shivel-
bine'S eyes.
Dr.. YOunt was communicated with
at once and he ordered the soda bath
to continue until he could arrive at the
place and look after the case. After
the soda had been used freely for sew
raj moments, Shivelbine opened the
lids of his eyes, and although the pain
was excruciating, he found that he
could see with both eyes.
He said, however, that thin veil of
yellow seemed to cover his eyes and
mar his vision.
After the arrival of the doctor his
eyes were bandaged, and last night it
was said that he will have to remain
quiet for several days. DIR. Yount said
that the effect of the acid will not
be as bad as it was expected at first
The sulphuric acid was weak solu-
tion, it was said.
Shivelbine went to his home yester-
day where he now is staying at 300
South Spanish street.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-24
DEUTSCHLAND is
SAFE AIBREMEN;;
DUCKED ENEMIES
! -
Germany Elated at Feat of.
Merchant Submarine
Dived Into Port.
KOENIG SAYS CRAFT
ENJOYED FINE TRIP
Sea Duck Left British Cruisers
Waiting on the Line asIt
Put to Sea.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.

special Dispatch to The Tribune
Bremen, Aug. 23.-The German
merchant submarine, Deutschland, ar
rived at the mouth of the Weser River
late this afternoon and steamed to
Bremen, arriving tonight. The yes
sci passed under the allied warships
which were waiting for it out of the
harbOr. Its appearance at the mouth
of the Weser River was the occasion
for wild demonstration all over Ger
many. The news of the undersea
crafts safe voyage was quickly flash
ed to Berlin and other important cities.
Capt. KOenig said tonight that his
voyage from Baltimore was without
incident. He said the Deutschland
submerged before it reached the three
mile line, where it passed out of
waters. The undersea craft
dived under the line of British cruis-
ers without their knowledge and then
put to sea, still under water.
Instruments on the Deutschland
kept the submarine crew informed
when they came near an enemy var
ship. They were within shell distance
of British war vessels on several oc-
casions on the homeward trip, but
we're never detected.
Capt. Koenig was heralded as a real
hero. Every member Of his crew is
in excellent condition, and expressed
a desire to repeat their feat.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-24
BASEBALL SCORES

American.
Chicago 4; New York 5.
Detroit 10; Philadelphia 8.
Cleveland 3; Boston Z.
St. Louis So; Washington "A.
National.
Brooklyn 6; Chicago 7.
Philadelphia 1; Pittsburg 2.
All scheduled.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-24

London, Aug. 23.-The situation in
the Balkans continues to hold first
place in the war news. The Bulgarian
advance into Greece continues on a
$50 mile Greeco-Italian front. The AL
lies are holding ground in the center
and have advanced in places. Reports
from Saloniki say the Greeks continue
to rush troops to oppose further in
vasiOn.
London, Aug. 23.-Everywhere on
the 250-mile battle front, from the
Pripet marshes to the Carpathians, the
general offensive launched by the Rus
slams in the first days Of July, was
brought to a standstill, and at some
points, particularly in Volhania, in
Northeast KOvel, cast Of Lemberg and
in the Carpathians, the Austro- Ger
mans launched successful counter at
tacEs. Terrific fighting continues, but
the advantage of the new movement is
in the favor of the Germans. The Ger
man captured several thousand men
and some large guns, according to the
midnight official statement from Ber-
lin.
Berlin, Aug. 23.-German troops re-
captured trench taken by the French
near Estrees in fighting last night
south of the Somme, it was announced
officially this afternoon. Between
Thiepval and Poxieres the English
made repeated attacks, but were re-
pulsed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
Observation-Disclosures
! BRoADMoUTH. \
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs. Ellis Latimer spent Thursday
in Greenville. -... -.
Messsrs. Rob Jameson and John
Latimer, spent Thursday afternoon
in Donalds. ,I...s..-.-!., =, j !.
Sheriff and Mrs. r. M. Burts, of
Abbeville, Prof. and Mrs. Clyde
Burts and daughter Of Rock Hill,
were weekend visitors of Rev. r. W
Burts.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Jameson, Mr..
Rob Jameson, Miss Melle Whitlock,
Rev. A. ]. Foster; Mr.. and Mrs. Lat
inner Burts spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. 8. J. Burts.
Mrs. Eva Latimer has returned
from Greenville, where she under
went slight operation on Thursday.
She will 60 to Greenville again Sat
urday and have her tonsils removed.
Mrs. Lillian Greer, Miss Melle
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20

was perfectly honest, and believed
he was speaking the truth, and he
was, if only he had been talking in
Noah's time, but he wasn't, and
that is why he made mistake.
Now the National Bank has been
advertising in these columns for
several weeks and it now has more
money in its vaults than ever before
in its history. { And the Farmers
Bank is not slow to see which way
the cat is jumping, and that institu-
tidn todays runs an advertisement
in this paper, because it wants to
get before the people in more gen.
eral way and to let the people know
that it wants their business
Some people do not know it, but
a bank is like any other business
enterprise, and if it is to succeed it
must let the pepole know that it
wants business, and if you know one
that is not advertising it is because
it has all the business it wants, and
does not appreciate yours. You
like to do business with q man who
appreciates your business, don't you?
Well, then go to the man who. asks
for it in the only, accepted way-ad
vertising. ~
The bankers in Abbevi1le are
among the foremost citizens Of the
city. They are far and away super
ior in business qualifications to
many men who have established re-
putations as bankers in other COM
munities, and they have not done
their full part for Abbeville because
they have not reached out for busi-
ness, and have not been willing to
ten the people that they were hunt
ing business, and were not to be
hunted. !, The National Bank and The
Farmers Bank are. now making q
start to help Abbeviae grow, be-
cause town will not grow unless
the financial men, OF the town blaze
the way. We hope that they will
keep up the good work. Much de-
pends on the bankers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
THE cHRISTMAS-TIDE.

Monday is Christmas and there
will be many happy children in Abbe-
vile at the break of the day on Mon
day morning. We would not have
It otherwise because the children
must be happy. "Of such is the
Kingdom Of Heaven" ="
And it will be a day Of good cheer
everywhere, and it should be be-
cause it is the birthday Of our Saw
ior. It is not a day for feasting,
though we make it such. It is not a
day for fine and expensive gifts and
for frolic and the frivolities of life.
The Savior was "a man of sorrow
and acquainted with grief" He did
not sorrow for himself, and he was
not man who grieved for himself.
He was a man Of sorrow and ac-
quainted with grief because he came
into the world to bear other peoples
sorrows and to help them bear the
heartaches and burdens Of life. His
life work pertained. to the down.
trodden in this world. He went about
doing good.
And Christmas should be season
with us when we stop in the midst
of life's activities. pause a little
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20

Whitlock, Messrs. Johnnie Latimer
and Rob Jameson attended the play
in Honea Path Thursday night. {:
Miss Eva Black entertained the
yuong people Of this community on
last Thursday evening. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Of Greenwood
spent Saturday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. R. II. Carpenter. :
], Rev. A. J. Foster has resigned as
pastor of the. Broadmouth Baptist
church. We are sorry to give him
up, but we wish him much success
in his new work: ", x, ~.
On Monday evening, December 25,
there will be a box party given at
the old Broadmouth school building
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
PAPER AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

The price of paper shows no dis
position to 60 down. We are sorry
because the exorbitant prices now
being demanded make it hard for
the country weeklies to succeed A
great many of them are being forced
to the wall because they have not
been able to meet the increased cost
of. turning out their product. 1t is
stated that some eight hundred have
gone out of business on this account.
F Another thing which is hampering
these papers is the fact that so
many subscribers are failing to pay
up. In almost every paper we see
there il a call to subscribers to pay
up. They are begged, threatened
and cajoled, in an effort to get
money. .'..-,
The brethren have our sympathy,
and we will give them our remedy.
The day for begging and entreating
has passed. When man does not
pay, after you have sent your, bill,
stop his paper, just as the grocer
stops sending q man his wants when
the bills are not met. The Press and
Banner commenced this plan more
than a year ago. We did not like
to do it, but we are running a busi-
ness for profit to ourselves and not
as a favor to the other fellow. A
man who gets a paper and who does
not pay for it has a right to think
that it is not, worth anything. We
had to lose several hundred subscri-
bers in the operation, but we have
gotten most Of them back, in people
who pay in advance, and we are
keeping these, and they are the kind
we want. We viii not beg nor
We are glad to have any
mans business if our wares are a pro-
per return for his money, but we
will not ask him for charity. =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
MASTERS SALE.
The State Of South Carolina,
County of Abbeville.
Court Of Common Pleas. :.
D. C. Crawford Plaintiff,

D. C. Crawford Plaintiff,
against
Louise Chiley, ,et al, Defendants.
BY authority Of q Decree Of Sale
by the Court of Common Pleas for
Abbeville County, in said State,
made in the above stated case, will
offer for sale, at Public Outcry, at
Abbeville C. a., s.. c., on Salesday
in January A. D., 1917, within the
legal hours of sale, the following de-
scribed land, to wit: All that tract
or parcel Of land situate, lying and
being in Abbeville County, in the
State aforesaid, !. containing Fifty
Two and two-third (52 2-3) Acres,
more or less, and bounded on the
North by P. Rosenberg, on the
South by lands Of the Bradley Estate
on the East by P. Rosenberg and on
the West by lands of2Joe McC Clinton.
TERMS OF SALE-CASH. Pur-
chaser to pay for papers. ~
.. -.'t-.2 r. E. HILL,
3-13-12. Master A. c., s.; C.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.

The Press and Banner is waking
things up around >Abbeville. We
have already taught such staid insti-
tutions as the National Bank and
The Farmers Bank that sit pays TO
ADVERTISE" We have known it q long
time, and they are finding it Sout:
They would have found it out a great
while ago, but one Of the men who
came ont OF, the Ark and settled ! in
Abbeville. said that he did not believe
that It paid, and they took his word
for it. Now the ancient gentleman
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20

while in our labors to help ourselves,
and look about us for those who sor-
row, and those who grieve. 1t is a
great time to help others, not those
who do not need help, but those bow
ed down with the cares of life, and
those who look to the coming year,
not joyfully, but resignedly-sorrow-
fully maybe.
Christmas would be a great sea-
son if only the people were Christ
like. .... ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
Malaria olchiIIs & Fever

Prescfipeio1 No. 668 = prepared especially
lof MALARIA o. cHitLS & FEVER.
Five oe sfx doses WIN break my case and
4 taken den 90 . tonic The Fever viii noe
tsturn. k acts On The liver better than,
llome1 snd dos n0l lipe O. icken. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-12-20
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20. 1916.
PLAIN STEALING.

The easy money game goes on II
the matter Of appropriations fol
ttweak" schools in other counties. Ac
cording to a report just published
the people of every school district il
Abbeville county are being taxed tt
run schools in Greenwood and An
derson counties, 10 say nothing o1
Greenville and Spartanburg.
:, Are the people in Greenwood ant
Anderson, Greenville and : Spartan
burg counties able TO- to pay TO,
educating their own children? W.
have understood all along that An,
derson and .Greenville and Spartan.
burg were among the rich counties
Of the state. We know that Green.
wood county is one of the rich coun-
ties of the state. It has q fine
county seat, and the wide. acres in
that county will compare favorabfy
in fertility and production with
those of any other county Of the
state. Why then are we taxed to run
schools in Greenwood county? :
OF course they tell yon that it lis
for the poor schools in the sparcely
settled communities that this appro-
priation is made. Does ! anybody
know of any sparcely settled COM
munity in Greenwood; county, where
q tax of three mills, with a supple
mental tax of two mills, honestly
levied, collected and spent, will not
run q. school for five months, if the
same kind of teachers are employed
that we are forced to employ? If
the people Of Greenwood county are
seeing that the property Of these
school districts is being assessed on
q proper basis as compared with
Abbeville county, and if there is no
slight of hand methods in school mat
tiers, then every school district in
that county which is being right
fully governed is able to pay its own
school rexpenses, and if it is not, the
countyaof Greenwood should bear
its own burdens.
And there is MarIDoro. Has any
body ever heard Of Marlboro? We
think we have heard that it has lands
worth three hundred dollars per
acre, and that they. raise two bales
Of cotton to the acre-but that the
lands are returned for taxation at "a
veryalow figure. And what is the
result! The same old resnlt-every
man, woman and child in Abbeville
county who has dollars worth Of
property is being taxed to support
schools in Marlboro county, thanks
to q crowd of incompetent and ILL
advised legislators, who are led
around by a body of long-haired,
rattle-brained, hungry looking, we'll
meaning, but impractical men con-
stituting the State Board of Educa-
ton Of South Carolina. >,'.. -, =
We put the representatives of this
county on notice now that if this
good stealing goes on in the legisla-
ture for another year, they had bet
ter be prepared to show that they
voted. when the measures came up,
and voted against them unless they
expect the light of reason and COM
mon sense to be turned on their
official acts when they again offer
their services to a long-suffering
constituency. -. ~
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-13

On the way north from Seattle, the Cordova had a large quantity of live stock on board. Eighty head of cat tie were landed at Skagway to be sent into Fairbanks via the river route. There was also number of milch COWS and ten crates of pigs for Chitina and COW and bull for Ella mar. On the voyage north two calves were born on the steamer and the pig crop was materially increased. Two or three filters of little pigs were born just before the steamer left Se- attle and another litter arrived on the way up.
 The last trip of the Cordoya was to Port Moller where she was frozen in the pack ice for three days, before the scattering of the foes permitted her to proceed on her voyage. Her next trip will be to St. Michael, and the trip after that to kotzubue.
 Her crew reports bad weather tc the westward, snow mixed with rain falling continuously.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-13
ORDER
 NOT APPROVED.
PEOPLE AND PAPERS PROTEST
Order of the Court Calling for Emu meratiOn and Election on the Question of Granting Licenses is Not Approved.

Southeastern Alaska newspapers are making a strong protest against the measures adopted by Judge Jen- nings, of the district court, to deter mine whether or not licenses for the sale of liquor shall be granted in the various towns of the First division.
 According to an order recently is- sued by the court, special enunera- tors were appointed by the court to take a census of all the people in the towns of Juneau and Douglas, and within two miles of the bounde- ries of these towns. Following this enumeration special election is call ed for June 1, at which time the peO- pie. by their votes shall determine whether or not licenses shall be grant ed. According to Judge Jennings a majority of the whole number of vo- ters must vote in favor of license, those not voting being counted as against license. The expense of the enumeration and election is taxed against the applicants for licenses.
 The liquor dealers, through an at torney, protested to Judge Jennings against this order, stating that the law regarding the licensing of places for the sale of liquor was very clear, and that it provided for no such emu meration and election. It was pointed out that the law was clearly intended to give the citizens the right to dis tinguish between who should and should not be granted licenses as well as the question as to whether or not any licenses should be granted. Uu- der the ruling of Judge Jennings this right of saying who should have a license was taken away from the peo- pie and rested entirely with the court. Under the law as laid down by the Code the citizens were enabled to grant, by their signatures, one man the right to sell liquor, and by refus- ing their consent deprive those they considered unfit of the right to en- gage in the liquor business Under the order of the court the applications of the fit and unfit and unfit were grouped and the people given no voice in determining who should sell
 In rendering his decision the court said he could see no sense or jus tice in the criticism of the public press on the matter one year ago. and unless the attorneys or the liquor dealers could throw more light on the matter for the court, his present order would stand.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-13
EXPECT ANOTHER
 STRIKE NEXT YEAR
MOFFIT IS VERY ANTAGONIsTIC
Members of Federal Board of Concil. iation displays his AnimOsity To- wards Judge Brown Because of Action in Strike. z,

Members of the board of concilia- tion on the U. s. railroad at Anchor age passed through Seward last night on their way to Washington. having completed their work, says the Sew ard Post.
 Chairman J. A. Moffit was antago- nistic in his remarks about Judge Fred M. Brown of the Third division. He said that Judge Brown expressed himself as in favor of the fifty cents an hour schedule" and also comment ed upon the fact that there was a territorial law providing for media tion in labor troubles and that the appointment of board of concilia- tion from Washington was an en- croachment on the rights of Alaska to handle her own affairs.
 "If the matter had not been SO ser ious, we would have withdrawn and let him do a little mediating on the fifty-cent basis" said Moffit to A. J. Wilkie, organizer of the industrial union here.
 Members of the wage board have information that movement will be carried on during the winter to call another strike next summer for the purpose of raising the Accent scale established by the board to the 50- cent scale demanded by the men.
 The wage commission took no ac- ton in regard to local affairs, it be- ing understood that the scale put in effect at Anchorage is now in effect here.
 Members of the local union are unable to understand the action of Chairman Moffit, of the wage board. who for years was a high A. F. of L. official. While here on his way in Moffit is said by those who formed the union to have encouraged it's for nation, suggesting that it include both men in and out of the railroad employ. At Anchorage the commis- sion refused to deal with the Anch- orage labor union as a whole. but dealt with such members as were en- ployes of the road.
 Here union committee was told by railroad official that it's action or requests had no weight with the rail road because it included men not in the employ of the road. This action by the railroad officials was upheld by Moffit, although on his advice the local union was made general.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-13
EXPECTING ACQUITTAL
 KEEPS UP HIS STUDIES

WAUKEGAN, H., May 4. - Will Orpet, the University of Wisconsin student held without bail, for trial May IS on a charge of murdering his sweetheart, Marian Lambert al Lake Forest March 10, by administer ing cyanide of potassium, is hard at work from morning until night DOT ing over his textbooks and keeping up with his classes.
 Orpet expects to oe acquitted and he does not wish to get behind in his college work.
 The poor jail light has strained his eyes, but he will not give up his work, despite advice.
 While trustees are allowed to stroll about the outer corridors which are will lighted, Orpet. because of tine seriousness of the charge against him, is confined to the bull pen" which is gloomy.
 Attorneys for Orpet have agreed to have the trial in Waukegan and no fight will be made 90 take it esle- where.
 Difficulty is expected in getting a jury because of the wide publicity given the case.
 Judge Charles H. Donnelly of Woodstock, who will hear the case; admitted today that at least five hun- dred veniremen probably will have to be called to get jury. Deputy Sheriff Elmer J. Green thinks this estimate is too low. He said two thousand veniremen will be required.
 The last man hanged in Lake County was Chris Rafferty, who kill ed a Chicago policeman. It took 2.5O0 veniremen for that jury.
 The state will call sixty-six wit nesses. The trial may last month.
 The witnesses include relatives and intimate friends of Orpet and Marian Lambert, college students from Madi- son, physicians, chemists and experts of all kinds, and the newspaper m-n who talked with Orpet. .-..~.
 The Orpet defense vii, be that Marian Lambert committed suicide.