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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24
Row at "Hot Supper"

Saturday night some negroes held
hot supper" on the farm of Mr..
j. C. Berry Of the Harmony section
and as usual for such functions, es.
pecially when whiskey is present, a
disagreement arose and a general
shooting up of the place resulted.
Just how the disturbance began
The Advertiser is not informed.
Sheriff Swearingen was telephoned
for and went at once to the scene of
the trouble. He made six arrests,
the following persons being lodged
in jail, Charlie Mays, Dred, Willie
and Bee Gray, Wallace and Ed
Hampton and Skinner johnson. All
of them except Charlie Mays have
been released on bond, he being
held awaiting the result OF gun
shot wound alleged to have been in
hicted by him upon the thigh OF
Jim Abney.
The only fatality thus far was the
shooting of fine mule. One of the
negroes who attended the supper
hitched his mule to a post of the
front piazza and during the shoot
ing, probably 20 shots being fired,
the mule received a load of buck
shot, falling dead in the harness.
Sheriff Swearingen made thorough
search of the community and arrest
ed all parties in any way connected
with the shooting and it is probable
that Others will yet be drawn into
the atfray.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24
Mr.. Calhoun Mays Urges Green
wood Delegation to Take
First Step.
Greenwood Journal.)

Mr.. Calhoun A. Mays has sent
the following letter to each men,
Der of the Greenwood delegation.
Is it not appropriate that the del
egation from Greenwood County, a
county which has never had legal
lied sale of liquor, should take the
lead in passing a law which will
prohibit the advertising of liquor in
this State through newspapers, mag
azines, bill boards, hand bills, per
sonal solicitation or otherwise. am
not informed as to whether or not
such bill is already before the leg
islature. If there is l am sure that
lit will have your hearty support. If
it is not, 1 would respectfully sug-
gest that you introduce one. The
late reports from Congress indicate
that it will pass a law prohibiting
The use Of the mails for the purpose
of liquor advertising in those States
which have local laws against such
advertising. Let us get in shape
to receive full benefits Of such a
law.
The greatest evil of liquor adver-
tising is not that itmakes liquor &C
cessible to those who crave it and
who would otherwise not know
where TO get it, but that the adver-
Using, by clever suggestion. creates
an appetite which would otherwise
not exist.
The advertising is, therefore, one OF
the greatest evils involved..in the traf
fic, in that it is a constant menace
to the younger generation and to
others who have not been so unfor.
tunate as TO form the liquor habit.
The country is to he congratulated
that Congress is cooperating with
the States in their fight for freedom
against,this great evil.
Yours respectfully,
Calhoun A. Mays.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24
Major Anderson is Some Senate
Doorkeeper.

Washington, Jan. 20 Maj.
Dick" Anderson of Edgefeld,
guardian of the main entrance t.
the senate chamber at the capitol.
is as full of good stories as it is pos
sible for human to be. He not
only knows the present but the past
also, and tells interestingly of the
battle of the crater and other en-
gagements of the War Between the
Sections, as we'll as of the days
when horse racing, chicken fighting
and dueling we're the real thing in
South Carolina and how the famous
old Sand Bar ferry' was used in
the days now gone.
At any rate, this man who went
through four years of strife and is
willing, at this time, to walk from
Washington to Edgefeld, if he
should have to do it, as he once
said he would when railroad
strike was imminent, is doorkeep-
ing and he is on the job every min
ute of the time that the senute is in
session.
A few days ago Maj. Anderson
was there and a tall we'll built citl-
zen approached and started into the
senate chamber. Private, can't
go in there" the major said: But
this did not stop the aforesaid citi-
zen who wanted to see what the
,-nate was doing without the
"nrhla of going upstairs to a
gallery.
This inquisitive individual made
another attempt to make his way
past Maj. Anderson, whea the lat
ter though not a large man at all,
rose from mis- chair and blocked bis
way. With this the stranger put
his hand in his vest pocket, pulled
card therefrom, and here is what
it said: James J. Corbet.
That did not set Maj. Anderson
back a bit. Not much. He, too,
pulled out a card which bore his
name and handing it to the former
king of the boxing ring he said:
my name is Anderson, you can't
go ia there: and that's ali there is
10 it."
That settled the matter and Edge.
field won again over the man who
was the ring hero with the famous
John L. Sullivan many years ago.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24
MIR. Knight Buys Home.

J. Broadus Knight, clerk of the
federal court for the western dis
trict of South Carolina, who is well
known here, has purchased the home
place of the late James r. Laurence
at the corner of North Main and
Eatle streets, in the city of Green
vile, for a consideration of SIS, 1000.
Mr.. Knight will make his home at
that place, it is announced.-Green-
Vile Piedmont.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24
RED OAK GROVE.
Good Sunday School Convention
at Clark's Hill. Sick Conva-
lescing. Y. w. A. AZ
tendance Small.

We regret we can't report large
representation from Red Oak Grove
Sunday School at the convention
yesterday at Clark's Hill. Frank
KenNck and Dewey Dorm were the
only attendants and they report
good news for the speakers present.
Their remarks were helpful and en-
coursging to all interested in Sun
day School work. The work being
most important one, an opportu-
nifty for Improvement should not be
carelessly overlooked or neglected,
for by SO doing, we indirectly rob
the children under our care of
knowledge that we should impart
to them.
Children are largely what we
make them, ard a good Sunday
School is just what the older mem
bers make it.. We should renem-
ber that the children today are the
governing powers tomorrow. They
are the greatest asset of the world.
We are due them the best of our
ability in the Sunday School work.
The only religious training many
ever know and retain, is obtained
while child in Sunday School.
The sickness in our community
yet prevails, though some are bet
ter. We console ourselves though,
hoping it is the unreasonable wea-
ther conditions and not local
cause for the continued sickness in
our little town."
Mrs. Mamie Doolittle and Mrs.
Matte Lamb has been suffering
from rheumatism.
Mrs. James Hamilton has also
been confined to her room for sew
eral days.
DF. Wnitlock is successfully
handling his duty, and we are sure
his success largely lies in his liking
his profeat:::-'HsE = q 8 K broaden
ing out, and being such Young
man with his present ability his fu-
ture career is bright.
Life is largely what we. make it,
no matter what we be. AS much
sunshine for us through life as
gloom and dispair, if We earnestly
seek for it.
Mrs. Hattie Waldroff left for
few days sojourn at Batesburg and
other places before returning to her
fathers, Rev. &. w. Bussey, whom
she will leave about the middle Of
Feb. going back to Chicago. She
leaves pleasant memories of her Wis
1t in our midst, the home of her
childhood.
The automobiles after 4 bod spell
of weather, remind us of a brood OF
little chickens. You see very little
Of them till the sun comes out, and
then some>go one way and some
another, but bad weather makes
them come back to mother ma
tuIe."
The sickness in community caus-
ed only few Y. w. A. to be pres
ent at meeting yesterday, but as
several visitors were present, had q
good meeting.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24

Mr.. d. G. Smith of Saluda and
Mr.. Thaddeus Strom Of Eigeheld
spent Friday and Saturday at the
home of the formers daughter, Mrs
E. Il. Garlston. Mr.. Strom is a
veteran, and although 73 years old
and wounded twice during the war,
i; as hale and, hearty i, 4 youne
man of so yeans. .-Newberry Herald
and News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24
Trial of Mr.. Spaniel tor Killing
Col. Caibreath Butler.

San Angelo, Tex, Jan. 2l.-The
trial Of Harry J. Spaniel on the
charge of having murdered Lieut.
Col. C. Ai. Butler, of the Sixth
United States Cavalry and Mrs.
Harry J. Spaniel, in Alpine, Tex. ,
while the three were automoblling
on July 20, 1916, is attracting wide
attention.
The killing caused sensation
among army men on the Mexican
border. Spaniel was indicted by
the grand jury at Alpine on charge
of murder but because of the local
feeling it was deemed advisable to
grant change of venue and the
trial was set for San Angelo.
Spaniel was a music teacher at
Baylor College atNWaco, Tex, when
he married Crystal Holland, the
daughter of Colonel John Hol.
land, wealthy cattle man of wes-
tern Texas. Later Spaniel went to
Alpine with his wife, where he as
,sumed the management of the Hol-
land hotel which was owned by
Mrs. Spanell's father. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spaniel made their home at the ho-
tel.
1t was there that they met Lieu
tenant-ColoneI Butler when the army
officer came to Alpine in command
of the cavalry troops Cd that part
of the border. Lieutenant-Colonel
Butler made his headquarters ,st the
Holland Hotel and became the
friend of Mr.. and Mrs. Spaniel.
On the evening of the tragedy
Spaniel drove up to the door of the
hotel in his automobile and invited
Lieutenant Colonel Butler to accom-
pany him and Mrs. Spaniel for q
ride. When only short distance
from the hotel and Oh the principal
street of the little town, shots were
heard from the Spaniel automobile
and Mrs. Spaniel was found in a
dying condition in the rear seat of
the car with Lieutenant Colonel
Buffers body besidesher. Her death
followed soon after.
Spanell gave himself up but re-
fused to make any statement re-
garding the tragedy.
Because of the prominence of the
victims, board of inquiry was ap-
pointed from the army to make an
investigation Of the facts leading up
to the tragedy. This board COM
plelely exonerated Lieutenant-Colo-
mel Butler from any blame and the
report stated that the army officers
friendship for Mr.. and Mrs. SPANIEL
was honorable and his conduct
above reproach at all times.
Lieutenant-Colonel Butler was the
son Of Major-General Calvert Math-
ew Butler (retired) of South Caro-.
lima who was United States sena'
tor at one time. His wife was the
daughter of leading family OF
Nashville, Tenn.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-01-24

and the second prize, two dollars
and half in gold, to Miss Willie
Peak for writing the second best
essay.
The celebration, which in many
respects was the best of the kind
.ver held in Edgefeld, wa sconclud
d with the hymn, How F:rm :
r'oundation." by the entire audience,
this being Gen. Lees favorite hymn.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
LA GUERRA Sc DECIDIRA EN-
Ell OESTE.

LONDRES. Agosto Al. L. Gar
vjn.ei c%-itico militar mas conoc!do de
IngIaterra, Sc Ia ~eXpresado asi en-
una intcrvii:
"A0n s2poniendo que en- Russia
ocrrra 10 peor. los demas aliados po-
d-ian controlar las dos tcrceras par
tes de los courses econ6micos y de
hombres del mundo.
"OPino que con concentration y
determination los aliados puedcn
veneer sin Russia.
"Podrian veneer aunque solo dis
pusiesen dc 81 poderio maritime y
apelasen al boycott c~con6mico.
GA victoria 0 Ia dcrrota dcpcndcn
ahora del desarrollo dc las operacio-
res en- cl Ocs:c. donde cl Kaiser an
siosamartc trata &c dcstruir "A los
b~ritiaicos. quo han ganado Ia &c dc
Ia humanidad en- 81 victoria"
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
FL Presidente de China
insiste cd dejar
el pOder

PEKIN, Agosto 1.-(Retardado)
e. presidente Ii, Yuan Hung, qulen
Sc encontraba en- el hospital frances
desde que estallo Ia crisis p%rovocada
por Ell movimiento tendente a resta-
blecer Ia monarQuia manchU, abaado-
no hoy el referido hospital Y regreso
q su Residential en- Ia ciudad china.
El vicepresidente Feng kwo-Chan,
quien ha estado desempenando el 7
go de p~residentc desde que Ii Sc
ocult6 para escapar al ataque dc los
imperialistas, visito hoy al p~res!dentc
en- su Residential Y lie urgio a que Sc
encargara nueyamente dc Ia Presl-
dencia de Ia Republica.
Ii Yuan-Hung manifesto al actual
p~residente su dcsco de pernlanecer
en- 10 absolute retirado de Ia vida pu-
Dlica Y pidio q Feng Kwo-Chang que
c~ontinuara al frente del gobierno en-
calidad de Presidente. e~IprGsando su
confianza en- qae Ia administration
del p~rcs;dente en- funciones serla de
gran provccho para los intercses &c
ncralcs del pals.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
lynchar a
III ab0gado en-
Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, AgoSto g.
FL ahngado Frann LamOntc, can
didato del partido socialiSta para ell
cargo de Mayor dc la ciudad. estuvo
a nu7to dc ser l~ynchado anoche. en-
u. canine ccrcano 4 csta ~poblacion,
rcr seis j6ycnes de Evansville.
FL abogado Lamontc habia salldo
en- IN autom6vil. acompanado de su
esposa, un pcqucho hiio y dos ami
gas. Scis j6vcncs siguieron al auto
del candidate a Mayor. llcvando con-
.;igo una ruesa cucrda. Como a vein
t. n.illas a! norte de la ciudad. logra-
ron dar alcance al automovil del abo-
eaGo Lamontc. a Quien i%ntentaron
la2ar sIstracr del vehiculo, con ell
arop6sito de iyncharlo en- ell primer
arbol grande del canine.
Gracias a que el conductor del au-
to im7rimio veloZ carrera, pudo evil
tarsc que los asGitantes realizaran su
prop6sito. FL abogado Lamonte, su
familia V sus amigos, tomaron refu-
eio en- la ASA dc IN agricultor, donde
pasaron la noche.
Sc dice que Ia causa por la cual sc
trataba de lynchar al candidate para
Mayo de esta ciudad. es la de que el
referiGo abogado. eli varias discur-
SOS que pronuncio ultimamente en-
81 Il del Estado ataco fuertemente
81 scrvicio militar obligatorio Y a la
Administration nacional. Los mismos
ataqUes pcnsaPa hacer en- el discourse
que ;ba a pronunciar en- Elberlfcl,
a Gondc sc dirigia con ST familia y
sus amigos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
LA PEOR DE TODAS LAS SER
PIENTES

Existe Tn gran numero de ~serpien-
tcs v~enenosas Zen este pals hay mu-
chas); pero puede asegurarse que
en- ninguno otro lugar del mundo CO.
nocido existe un reptil mas venenoso
que en- : Isla de la Martinica, 81
tuada - J mar Caribe. Esa vibo-
"a cou1c.Ga ALI con Ell nombre de
"fer-da-!al.-n" (fierro de lanza) y
que lieya ell nombre cientifico de
"Trigonocephalus lanceolatus", es sin
duda alguna la mas terrible de las
s~erpientes que Sc arrastran en- el u
do. Su mordedura equivale a la
mucrte.
Hay como ocho variedades de esa
serpiente, siendo Ia mas comun la de
IN color girls oscuro con manchitas
aegras. cuyo color lie permite ocul-
tarse facilmente entire las races y
las rugosidades de los arboles. Otra
de esas ~variedades es de IN aTnari-
Ito claro Y brillante, y cuando Sc
ocu!ta en- una cana recien cortada, di-
ficilmente puede ser distinguish en-
ire los tailos o troncos de las ca
mas. Tambien las hay de un ANA
rillo oscuro o negro de carbon mine
raj con ell vientre amarillo.
Esta vibora no es muy GRANGE,
puc rara vez excede de cinco pies
de largo, Y su cir~cunferencia es
arroXimadamente como Ia del brazo
de un nino.
81 no Sc tiene un medico 4 la ma
no en- ell momento de ser mordido
Dor una de esas viboras, la muerte
es segura. e. veneno empieza in
raeGlstameate q zHrtir sus efectos: 81
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
Ell JAPON ENVIARA CTRA
MISSION.

TOXIC. Agosto Gina nueva
mission zcra enviada ? los Estados
Unidos Dor cI Fanin, 81 es cue la Die
ia acerta el proyecto enc lc ha sido
nresentzdo.
Segdn csc pcayecto. Ia nueva mi
sion cue vaya 4 los Estados Unidos
tend-i I 81 cargo e. estudio de las
condolences generates cxistentes en-
los Estados Unidos: este es, la po-
Utica. Ia economical Y Ia obrera.
La proposition p~esensada n Ia
Dieta, pjde que IL comisi6n a que Sc
alude., este Tornado por cjrco repro
s~entartes de cada partidc. poIitico
del Imperio nippon. a cfccto dc que cl
estudio cue haga en- los Estados Uni
dos Ia nreva mission resulte prove
chosa para todos los partidos politi-
cos de este pals.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
llamadas todas
las Guardias al
s~eryicio

WASHINGTON, Agosto 6.-Prac-
ticamente, todas las fuerzas pertene-
cientes a las Guardias Nacionales de
los Estados de la Union estan va al
~servicio federal. Ell ~presidente vii"
son llamo al servicio al tercer CGltin-
gente de la Guardia Nacional, consis-
tente en- setenta y cinco mil setecien-
tos cuarenta V cinco hombres. Con
este ultimo contingente, suman va
trescientos mil los guardias naciona-
les u han sido puestos al ~servicio
active bajo ell control absolute de Ia
secretaria de guerra del gobierno de
los Estados.
Las tropas que han sido llamadas
a servicio por ell Presidente Y que
forman ell contingente numetro 3, o
sea ell ultimo, pertenecen q los Esta-
dos de Texas. California, Utah, Ari-
IONA, Colorado. Nuevo Mexico, Ken
lucky, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Ala
bama, Georgia Y Florida.
Ese contingentc scra movllizado
dcntro de dos o tres semanas hacIa
los campos dc instruction del sur
conforme a 10 ordenado por la secre-
ta.ia dc guerra Y cstari .disposl-
ci6n dc la propia secretaria, de la
cual dependen exclusivamente desde
cl momcnto cn que Sc hizo 81 Hama
do.
Practicamentc, con ell hccho de ma
Der sido incorporates las Guardias
Nacionalcs al cjcrcito federal, dejan
de cxistir a~Qucllas. Los nuevos rcgi'
micntos que Sc former n las Guar
dias de cada Estado, pasaran Il de-
pcnder tambicn del gobierno federal,
| Sc calcula que Ia Guardia Nacional
dara un contingente de cu~atrocicntos
treinta V cinco mil hombres. pUcs los
; luevos cuerpos que cstan organizan'
dose daran I'm aument0 dc Glen nil.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
UN NUETO TIPO DE UiDR0-
PLANO

WASHINGTON, G. D., Agosto 4"
Los tecnicos y p~eritos, en- asuntos
de aeronautica militar, csperan CUE
dc muy buenos resultados TN nyevo
tipo de h~idroplano que, fue perfeccio-
nado por la Compania Curtis. Segdn
Sc dice, ell c aparato podra ser
adaptable con facilidad, a toGos los pro
positos de Ia guerra Eoderna en- el
aire, Y particularmente para ia patru-
LA Y vigilancia de las costas.
La nueva maquina Sc. diferencia de
los tipos que hay en- uso, principal
mente, por ell hecho de que Ell motor
Sc e%ncuentra instaiado en- CT cuerpo
del "bote", en- vcz de estar sobre Ia
cabeza del operator, como en- los mo-
delos conocidos. Otra de las innoya-
clones que tiene la maquina de refe-
rencia, es I'm aparato por medic del.
cual 81 operator tiene Ia ventaja de
guitar toda Ia fuerZa del motor de
su empieo scbre Jos pianos y helice
de 10 que constitute el aeroplano,
para reconcentrarla sohre otra hell
ce del bote, destinada exclrsivamente
a la propulsion acuatica.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07
en- mas mi
mas de carbon de
Lexington

LEXINGTON, KY, Agosto CA
consecucncia de un desastre ocurrl-
do en- las minas de carbon pertene-
cicntcs 4 la compania Occidental de
Kentuky. cincucnta trabajadores per-
dicron la vida Y mas de treinta Sc en-
cuentran tan gravementc herldoS,
que sc considera cast scgura su muer
te.
La nina dondc ocurriG ia hecatom5e,
csti situada en- las cercanias de Clay,
de dondc comunicaron hoy la noticia
del desastre Y de las victimas causa-
das por este. Segun las informacjones
enviadas hoy de Clay, grandes ira
bajos Sc han estado hacienda por los
obreros y les soldados, para ~rcscatar
d los trabajadores que queGaron en-
ell interior dc la nina. Creese que la
mayor partc de ellos esten va sin Vi
da, pcro Sc estan hacienda e~sfuerzos
para ~rccojer por 10 menos Il cuer-
pos Y entrcgarlos a sus famillas.
Sc hacen grandcs clogios de Ia Ia
Dor d~esarrollada por el jefe de Ia mi
ma, Claudio Bordcs. quien logro salvar
la vida a cincuenta y tres mlneros
que sc hallaban en- s]ituaci6n desespe-
rada.
Ell desas:re mayor 10 cause I'm in
cendio, cuyas llamas llenaoan todas
las salidas de la nina. impidicndo Ia
dc los que estaban dentro. Sc
hicieron rapiGos trabajos para abrir
nuevas salidas por entire las rocas y
por ALI sc logro satva- d gran hume
70 dc los mincros.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-08-07

cuerpo Sc va enfriando rapi6amentc,
Sc va reblandeciendo nasta conver-
tirse en- ago insensiblc; Gambia de
color, luego empieZa q mancnarse,
V finalmente I'm calosfriG mortal in
wade todos los vases sanguineos del
paciente. Esto dura solamente unOs
cuantos minutes, a 10 m,.s una me-
dia bora, y en- seguida viene la muer-
te.
ST la victima es tan afortunada que
1dgra ser Embellishments atendida
por un medico, y no ha recibido la
incision de los colmillos de la Who
"a en- una arteria o en- n vcna,
aun hay esperanzas de que Sc salve,
INA esperanto muy leve por %cierto,
pcro a! fin una esperanto. Pero aun
logrando salvar la vida, no con ESQ
Sc ha conjurado del TODD ell peligro,
porque en- muchos casos sigue la
necrosis de los tciidos, la carne Sc
corrompe Y Sc despega de los hue
sos, quedando ell cuerpo de la victi-
ma como I'm arbol al que Sc lie ma
quitado la corteza.
Existe, sin embargo, un remedio
heroico al que generalmente ape:an
los martiniquenses. Este remedio he
roico consiste en- amputar iEmedla-
tamente la pierna o el braZo mordi-
DO por Ia vibora; y aun este, hay
que hacerlo antes de que ell veneno
Sc extienda por ell sistema de la VIC
TINA. En- la actualidad pueden YER
Sc en- la isla muchos natives a qule-
res faltan alguno dc u miembros,
10 cual en- IA mayoria dc los casos
es ell resultado de haber aplicaGo el
machete o ell cuchillo para evitar a
tempo que cl veneno de Ia 'fer-de-
lance" Sc extienda por TODD Ell cuer-
pc de su victima.
Ell "fer-de-lance' es un gran lucha-
dor, y ningun animal domestico, con
exception del cato, puede trabar conf
bate con probabilidades de triunfo
con esta serpiente.
Hay otro animal ademas del cato
que tambien puede luchar con exito
con ell "fer-de-lance', y es la
costa (icneumon), importado de la
India desde hace muchos amos, o
ell unico objeto de que ayude a Ia
destruction de las vIboras de Ia
Martinica. Ell "fer-de-ance" huge
de Ia mangosta, pero 81 no puede evi-
tar su encuentro Sc bate con ella o
gran furia poniendo en- juego todas
sus nanas, aunque sienpre resulta
venc:dc Y sin vda-"Los Angeles
Times"