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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Bide BEING Asked.

Bids for the construction Of several
concrete culverts on the Washington.
Atlanta highway in Chesterfield coun.
ty will be received by the state high
way department up to noon of April
s. The work will require some A.
239 cubic yards Of steel reinforce
ment and additional concrete.
Bids for the construction OF a link
Of the York-Smyrna road in York
county will be received up until noon
Of April 9Th.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
EIaht Persons Drowned.

San Salvador. - Eight passengers
were drowned, among them two chill
dren and newly married couple,
when the steamboat Elenita was
wrecked on bar in the Colorado
river, northeast of Costa Rica, says a
dispatch received here.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Gets Life Sentence.

Florence-W. A. Qu.cb, convicted OF
the murder Of D. Hiram Mum and
recommended to the mercy of the
court. was sentenced to life imprison.
ment in the state penitentiary by
Judge Thomas Sease. The Quick trial
has attracted a great deal Of interest
and was considered the most import.
ant on the docket. The court has com.
pleted a tremendous amount of work
this week finishing up all of the cases
ready for trial. The Judge, solicitor
and court officials worked hard ans
fast to complete the number Of cases.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
BIG Farmers s,ununo.

Bishopville.-7The cotton co-spsrn.
tive marketing proposition 10 getting
we'll under was In Lee county. Up to
date Al Lee county farmers have
signed contracts, which represent 8
total Of e,752 bales of the 1890 crop.
This campaign has just started on
here, and County Agent QuinerIy says
he is receiving much encoura gemsat
and confidently predicts that La
county win easily subscribe It's quota.
When II signsrs represent practically
1000 bales. It wfll BE- seen that tAsy
are big farmers On the average.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Governor Fills Places.

Governor Cooper made several re-
appointments on state boards.
G. B. Watson. of Columbia, was re-
appointed as a member OF the board of
examiners for public accountants.
o. X. Williams, of Rock Hill. was re-
appointed. financial agent for the Ca
tawba Indians at Rock Hill.
A. M. Hiott was appointed coroner
for Beaufort county.
v. E. Lawson and Thomas Mcdaniel
were named as rural policemen for
Union county.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
tate Teacher. Close Meeting.

State Teachers Close Meeting.
The 4Sth annual session Of the
State Teachers association closed
its three-day session here with the
election OF officers and the launching
Of program for greater intensity In
the organization In the future.
A. Mason DuPre OF the faculty of
Wofford college. Spartanburg, was
elected president OF the association.
w. j. McGharrity of Aiken, and Miss
Eunice Wilson were elected vice-pres-
idents. The secretary and treasurer
offices. held respectively by R. G.
Burts of Rock Hill and w. E. Black
of Estill, are hold-over, the terms ex.
piring next year.
Members OF the executive commit.
tee elected are: Miss Washington u
Pringle, Charleston, first district; ]. d.
Fulp, Abbeyi,le, third district; e. c.
Wade, Florence, sixth district, and
A. ]. Thackston, Orangeburg. The
other members of the executive com.
mittee hold over for another year.
One OF the important accomplish
ments Of the State Teachers con.
vention was the organization OF the
Music Teachers Association OF South
Carolina with a charter enrolment of
81 members. The association will be
member of the South Carolina
Teachers association and work as one
OF its departments.
The officers elected were DR.. H. D.
Guelick Of Winthrop college. presi.
dent; DR.. H. H. Bellamann of Chicora
college. vice-president; Mrs. H. NJ.
Stuckey Of Sumter, chairman Of the
music department in the South Caro-.
lima Federation of Women's Clubs,
secretary-treasurer.
Mrs. WilJon Caldwell Brown. Jr., of
Newberry, was elected president of
the State Rural School Improvement
association to take the place Of the re-
firing president. Miss Mary Eva Hite.
Mrs. Robert Generay OF Anderson was
elected recording secretary, these be.
Ing the only two officers elected.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
State Borrows So, 3,ooo, 900.

The excellence of South Carolina's 8
credit was we'll demonstrated in the
success Of the state borrowing COM
mittee's visit to New York, at which
time a loan og 100000 was nego-
tiated at per cent. The loan was
made through the Palmetto National
Bank OF Columbia and is at a rate Of
interest very much lower than that
secured last year.
I'VE caught the market just right
and 'I heard of no one doing better
than we did in the way OF low in
terest," said Governor Cooper in dis
cussing the loan. You know Victory
bonds are selling about at par and
they draw Az per cent interest"
Governor Cooper added that he knew
OF no state getting as low a rate Of
interest and was much pleased with
the arrangements the committee was
able to make through the Palmetto
bank.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Names Delegates For Conferences.

Delegates from South Carolina to
the illiteracy conference of the
southern states to be held at Birming.
ham, Ala, were appointed by the gov
ernor. Those named as delegates
from the state were:
Mrs. o. d. Plowden, Manning: Nor.
his c. Lumpkin. Columbia; Miss VIII
Lou Grey, Columbia; DR.. Patterson
Wardiaw, Columbia; John E. Swearin.
gen, Columbia; Miss Mabel Montgom.
cry, Marion: DIR. s.. II. Edmunds, Sum.
ter; DR.. c. e. Burts. Columbia; w. A.
Shealy, Columbia.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
To Build New Infsrmary.

At the meeting Of the executive
committee of the state board Of health
a committee was appointed to take
steps looking to the immediate erec-
ton OF the new infirmary at State
Park. The committee will meet to
complete arrangements for the con-
struction of the new building and will
let the contract within short time.
This building will cost $4,000 and will
house 20 patients. 1t will be construct.
ed along lines somewhat similar to
those Of the present infirmary, 1t was
understood.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-03-30
Two New Charters.

Two New Charters.
The Electrick Maid Bake shop of
Charleston was chartered by the Sec
retary Of state with a capital stock of
$4,000, Officers are: c. A. Robertson,
president and treasurer; r. w. Car
penter. vice president; F. J. H. Haes-
lapp, secretary.
The Sumter Canning company of
Sumter wes chartered with capital
stock Of $4,000. Officers are: H. ].
Hardy. president; r.. A. Bradham. vice
president: e. M. Hall. secretary and
treasurer; H. A. Shaver. superintend-
ent and manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07
List of Gassed and Injured Persons
II, Lexington Auenue Subway Fir

Dubay, Andrew. 80 years old. $40 East
Di Marion. Giuseppe. ls1 East Third
Street.
,D.usSyea1. Gustave, sixty years old. Sum-
Dwyer, James. conductor.
Eller, John, patrolman. Motorcycle Squad
No. 2, thirty ght years old, SO Logan
Street. Brooklyn.
2a5 East li4th Street. Harlem Hospital
Foley. John. twenty-eifht years old 1913
South Ninth Avenue. Mount Vernon, n. z.
Foreiter, Mrs. Anna. forty three years
old; 134s wilkins Avenue. the Bronx -.
sss n Aona the OF
Teller, Peter. 1893 College Avenue,
Bronx.
Macon Street, Brooklyn.
Fried. Emma, forty-two. z16o Fifth Ave-
nue.; Presbyterian Hospital.
Fruithandler. Fannie. 1854 Van siclsn
Galley. Philip. 1882 College Avenue.
Bronx
Gianenvo. Deninc, 1a1 East Third
Street.
CHI. John. seven.y-six years old. 3
Gindlin. Jack. 2ls East Ninety-fo
Street.
Goldbaum. Benjamin. s55 Fox Street.
Goldstein. Joseph, SIS East 1ssth Street.
Griseo. Pasquale (serious) 307 Blocker
Street; Broad Street Hospital.
Kinds Mrs. John. 2os East Eighty-ninth
Street.
Hiedman. Lester. I'll Nostrand Avenue.
Brooklyn,
Holman. Murray. 1444 Fifty seventh
Street. Brooklyn.
Jackson. James ia West 1890 Street.
Jacoby. Michael Al years old, AS East
114th Street: Metropolitan Hospital.
Johe, John. 7s3 East third Street Brook
lyn.
pect Avenue. Bronx.
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alarm sought the exits they found that
the smoke and fumes were seeking the
same exits. There was no escaping
coming to the aid of the passengers
also ran into these exuding fumes. I
understand that Pyrene fire extnguish-
ers were used by the motorman,
Thomas Mclaughlin, to put out the
flames in the control>box. This liquid
chemical may haze added somewhat to
the noxious quality of the fumes, but
something had to be used to put out
the flames. No person is blamable,
apparently. 1t was one Of those acct
dents which cannot be foreseen."
The New York patrolman was again
to the forefront in the rescue work.
Patrolman Frederick Norman, of the
Oak Street station, did heroic work in
side the tunnel, and another Police De-
partment hero was motor cycle Police
man John Eller, the famous police ath-
lete, who worked in the fumes until he
himself was overcome and was sent to
a hospital for treatment.
The short circuit which started all
the trouble blew out fuse in the cab
met in the fifth car of an uptown ex-
press at about 80, when the rear of
the train was about two blocks from
the Fifty-ninth Street station and just
entering the lower express level.
Blow Out in Panel Box
Technically the cabinet in which the
blowout took place is called panel
box. 1t is an all metal cabinet en-
closed in the motorman's box and con-
tains switches, wiring terminals and
connections.
The causes responsible for the initial
short circuit are not known, but the
short circuit developed an electric arc
of sufficient intensity to burn through
the steel door of the panel box and
destroy the electrical equipment which
the box contained The effect was
much the same as though an oxy-
acetylene torch. had been turned on
the box for considerable time.
When the box burned out there was
loud report, followed by several minor
ones and series of flashes as insu-
iation burned through and contact was
established with many charged wires.
The emergency brakes were applied i'm
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w ard Scores i'm
Fight to Quash
Murder Charge
Court Orders Weeks to
Show Cause Why Indict-
ment Should Not Be Dis
missed; Argued Tuesday
Witness Repudiates Story
Evidence Heard ON States
Allegation That Father
and Brother Are i'm Plot

Supreme Court Justice Morschauser
signed an order yesterday directing
District Attorney Weeks of Westches-
ter County to show cause why the in
dictment, charging first degree murder
against Walter S. Ward for the kill
ing of Clarence Peters, should not be
dismissed. The order is returnable
Tuesday before Supreme Court Justice
A. H. F. Seeger, in Newburg, N. Y.
Four witnesses not previously heard
in the Ward case were examined yes
terday by Justice Morschauser, who
sat as committing magistrate, in
vestigating the charge of conspiracy
to defeat the end of justice, made by
the District Attorney against George
S. Ward, father of the accused, and his
brother, Ralph D. Ward. Questions
asked the witnesses indicated anxiety
on the part of the prosecution to dis
cover the whereabouts Of Mrs. William
D.. Curtis, of Brooklyn, mother of Mrs
Walter S. Ward.
Believed to Know About Plot
Since Mrs. Curtis returned from Eu-
rope several weeks ago efforts have
been made to question her. She is be-
lieved to be in possession of informa-
ton with regard TO the alleged black
mail plot and possibly to be able to
identify others thought to have been
connected with the shooting.
The witppSSpc examined nv
and Mrs. Rudolph L. Waldner, S21
Prospect Place; Mrs. Geneva C. Stopin-
hagen, $50 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn,
and Mrs. Charles Schaefer, 1874 122d
Street, Rockeway' Park, Queens. All
| the persons named are said to be close
friends of Mrs. Curtis.
Another development yesterday was
the reputation by Mervin Baker, of
Mount Kisco, of the story originally
told by him. When examined by Dis
trict Attorney Weeks Baker admitted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07

mediately and the train stopped
abruptly. Passengers were thrown
from their seats. Dense clouds OF
smoke appeared and were driven
through the train by the forced draft
in the tunnel
Frank Bradshaw was the guard in
charge of the seventh car. He opened
the doors after the train had stopped
and shouted Cor the passengers in the
front cars to make their way to the
rear and SO to the tracks. He helped
the women and children down to the
tracks, and directed them to walk back
TO-, the Fiftyninth Street station.
Others made their way out through an
emergency exit of perpendicular lad
ders which opens on Lexington Avenue
through an iron grating.
Women became hyster;cal. Many of
these tainted before they could get off
the train, and were carried to safety
by men. The noXious fumes became
thicker and more deadly in their ef-
fects as the white hot metals melted
the rubber insulation.
Extinguishers Increase Smoke
The car as we'll as the others 81 the
extinguisher. These were brought into
play. but with no effect, except, the
victims say. to increase the clouds Of
acrid smoke which poured through the
train.
The southbound local had entered the
dead area a moment or SO after the
power had been shut off. The tunnel
was filled with smoke, which penetrated
the local train and threw the passen-
gers into confusion. Several men de-
manded that the doors be opened. The
guards refused to comply until they re-
ceived a signal and attempted to re-
assure the passengers.
A man climbed on seat in the mid
die of the second car md kicked out a
window. HIS example was followed by
others and the guards consented then
to open the doors. There was rush
for the end Of the train. Women and
children were struck down or pushed
off the train by the had rush for .ha
doors. Many women tainted after
reaching the tracks and were trodden
undcrfoot as the panic-stricken passen-
gers CROPPED in the darkness for the
exits. t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07

Following is a partial list of those
who received medical treatment fol-
lowing the subway fire. Others who
were less seriously affected by the
fumes went to their homes without
giving their names to the police. The
injured:
Auglsstona, Fortv n,a. forty years Old a4'
Apt. Julis, thirty-two, es5 East l7sd
'' Auer. G Carrie. forty-eisht. 1928 Taylor
Bacchiri. Louise. 80 East 1l2th Street
Bauer Harry, 1895 Kelly Street, the
Hreax pon sarah Pc Cook Stree. Brook
Batavia. Winnie, 100 -ast 10Th Street
Berent. Samuel 1927 Southern Bouie-
Bersky, Alice, twenty eight years old,
a27 East Thirty -third Street; Bellevue s .
Bloomenfedt. Mary, thirty-eignt, 5is
Brook Avenue. Bronx.
Bogassian. Alice. twenty-eight, 227 East
Thirty,third Street; Bellevue 1aast ,rw co,a
BOYD Harry. 81 West 1l2th Street;
Brador. Isador. 4s7 Quincy Street.
Bradshaw, Frank, thirty-one years old.
A42 West Fifty second Street; Broad Street
Charity. George. n East 1osth Street,
Casey. Jerry, soldier. los West lo1st
street, CouulLioH SCI oCiicN We.
Chance. Thomas, fifty years old. ga
West 126th Street.
&c Cohen, Abraham, 4s years old. 1o4 Lenox
Avenue.
Cohen, Abraham, 2fs West 13Ist Street
Coogan, Michael, 44s East 147th Street.
LSte ito. e. L.. IS years old. JOG East
leeth Street.
Davitt, Jerry. s163 Broadway.
Delorne Joseph. 1861 Park Avenue.
Devaan, $50 East l20th Street
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he had Exaggerated the facts when
he said he had seen q coupe similar to
tho one owned by Ward, in which there
were two men and woman, standing
near the spot where Peters's body was
found.
Passed Spot Four Nights Before
In amending his story yesterday
Mervin said he drove past the scene Of
the alleged shooting with woman
companion four nights before II took
place and had not been there since.
Auckland B. Cordner, foreman Of the
grand jury which indicted Ward, held
a conference with the District Alter
ney in White Plains during the dav.
Both Cordner and Mr.. Weeks refused
to discuss the subject Of their talk
The minutes of the eraad jury were
turned over to Wards counsel yester.
day following court order. They
show that the three most important
witnesses who appeared before the
jury were Frank Cody, Chief of olice
of New Rochelle; Mrs. Walter Ward,
wife of the accused, and Ralph Ward,
The latter refused to give any infor-
nation as to the alleged biackmail
plot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07
Gettysburg Marines on
Hike Back to Quantico

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 6.--The
greater part of the 4th Brigade Of
Marines, which was in camp on the
Gettysburg battlefield for the last ten
days. left to-day on the return march
to Quantico, Va. the infantry marched
out first, followed by the truck equip
ment and the Hospital and Signal
Corps. Some of the motorized equip
ment was kept here to be cleaned be-
fore starting back. A detail of en-
gineers also was left behind to put
the camp site in shape.
The same route will be followed on
the return as that covered on the
march here, with the infantry going
from Washington to Quantico on
barges, while the heavy equipment will
60 the entire way by road. The trip
to Washington will be by easy stages,
with two days stop in Frederick,
Md, where Governor Richie of Mary
land will review the marines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07

ders to the street and went back for
more.
Acting Deputy Chief James Sherlock
was the first senior Fire Department
officer on the ground. He came up with
engine Companies and s and Fire
Trucks 81 and 2, the nrst apparatus on
the scene.
One stream OF water put the fire
out in Ave minutes. The fremen wore
gas masks, and were glad they had
them. Many victim. who were not
seriously affected by the fumes suf-
fered from shock.
E. r. Barton, a furniture dealer,
went down the ladders and discovered
an elderly man lying unconscious at
the foot OF the shaft. He carried him
to the street. No one knew the man
was In the tunnel. A persistent rumor
arose later that three men were left
IN the train unconscious. Fire Chief
Smoky Joe" Martin took searching
party through both trains and found
no one.
All traffic in the vicinity was tied up
for more than an hour The Third
Avenue IL" put on extra trains to
handle the crowd Of passengers moved
over to its lines by the tie-up.
An ex-soldier, known only as "Mur-
ply" was one of the victims. He was
a track walker for the Interborough
who had been engaged on Wednesda,
and started work only yesterday morn
ing. He was discharged recently from
Fox Hills.
Fireman Joseph ziegler, assigned tc
duty in the stores division, was passing
when the accident occurred He helped
tthirty-six persons to safety. Captain
Kelly, of Fire Patrol No. 4, was over
come by fumes and had to be treated.
The panic-stricken passengers lief
all sorts of things behind them il
their haste to be clear of the trap
Hand bags, pocket books, bundles ane
umbrellas were collected by the fire
n en-. Hats and coats were lost in tn,
shuttle. Many women had their cloth
ing torn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07
Subway Fire Is First Serious
Accident ON Lines Since 1915
Only Bi@ze Ever to Start in Crowded Car; Firemen
Policemen, Clergytnen and Women Share
Honors in Rescue and First-Aid Work

1t was the first serious subway acct
dent since 1915, and the first accident
OF ITS kind III the history of the road.
IN 1918 two big feed cables burned out.
Never before has serious fire started
inside passenger-flled subway car.
Mayor Hylan was particularly inter
ested in the charge that Pyrene ex-
tinguishers helped to create the gas
fumes. "Some of the people downtown
are interested in this Pyrene thing"
he told reporter. Asked If he meant
that the marlborough officials are in
pity his statement. "You cans get
that printed, anyway" he said.
Priests from nearby Catholic churches
era o,efgymen of several Protes slant
denominations who happened to be in
the Vicinity volunteered in the rescue
work. The last rites of the church
were administered to several Catholic
victims who APPEARED to be near death.
The Central Y. w. C. A. on Fifty
second Street was turned into tenn
porary hospital at which many Of the
less serious cases were treated.
OHS ingenious IHeOIlSL DlHHeQ the
railroad strike. "The Interborough's
bound to have trouble, trying to supply
the Pennsylvania with juice and keep
up its own service as WE'LL" he said.
There were twenty sergeants and
two hundred patrolmen on duty in the
vicinity when the excitement was at
its height. They were all kept busy.
The Transit Commission adjourned
to the spot In body. Mr.. Hedley went
with them. The Mayor arrived with
Chief Inspector Lahey. Acting Com
missioner John Leach was there, too,
and so were Deputy Chief Inspector
Thomas J. Murphy and Inspector James
A. Caughlin, chief of the Detective
Bureau.
The climb from the express track
level to the street equals perpendicu-
lar hoist to the Top of tourist
building. Several not overhusky men
carried unconscious women up the lad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07
Army Plane Speeds l22 Miles
An Hour on 2.O8O.Mile Trim

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Lieutenants
James H. Doolittle and Leland S. An
drews, of the Army Air Service, have
just completed a fight from Kelly
Field, San Antonio, Tex, to Boiling
Field, this city, with four stops en-
route, in eighteen hours flying time.
the War Department announced to-day
After ten hours in the air on Mon
day the pilots reached Jacksonville
from Jacksonville to Boiling Field, $50
miles, was covered in eight hours in
tho air.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-07
/, Y.Rai1waysCo.
Value Boosted
| AZ Money Fell
3. & r. Kellogg Tells Com
,,,;ssion $50, 100000 In
crease Is Due TO Change
i Purchasing Power
sbearn Grows skeptical
|sh;f, in Appraisal Figures
With Sale in Sight Does
Not Satisfy Cou n S e |

=. Charles T. Kellogg, one of The
..;sers of the New York Railways
....nv property valuation, testified
~ transit Commission hearing
= .,.sas that Stone & Webster, ap-
..s;ssrs. had based the period during
-. interest on construction figured
.,rnesugal items, at one and a half
.,,s when it should have been seven
.-.h. This allowance, he said, would
'.sa,, the total value of the property
- bv the company from s14S,769,-
~ s 4 slss.osl,15l. The total of operat-
~ :. properly under the Valuation
nar classification. he said, had been
bu.sss a. ssi.S51,650 Under the re-
500 as se y il would be ss7,665,000.
''i 4, Kellogg said he regarded as
I'D The reservation of a large sum
s ~ straight line depreciation in the
~ 4 > concern like the New York
s sasv,ys Company. A comparatively
49, s.sl gspewal fund for use as a reser-
- gould be sufficient, he thought.
" REORGANIZATION by Clarence J..
c,ssrn, special counsel to the com
s:ss;on. The witness was reminded
81 IN firm he represents appraised
x. - ssopsrty in 1914 at SSS.000.000 and
,s1s at s144, 1000, 600, Mr.. Kellogg
II ttat represented the difference in
s ~ value at the different times.
i, seems inconceivable," said Mr..
ss.syn "that this property, which was
WA sSS,000,000 in 1914, should be
..rs sl44 900, 900 FIVE years later"
n Is not only conceivable" replied
~ witness, "but II the work had been
...srstely done it fairly represents
II difference in purchasing power at
D. times specified"
b. Kellogg said he would give at
s..asn to the earning capacity of the
s.asrty, but regarded as more i'm
rs,att than actual present earnings.
+, smarked that the commissions
ror axed the rate and that the earn
he power Of public utilities depended
d he treatment they received from
regulatory bodies.
The witness was asked about pos
s;ble competition of bus lines with the
street railways and replied that the
eypsrience Of the latter in this coun-
nv had been that, with traffic of the
isnsity found in New York City, street
.ars can handle traffic better, faster
md more cheaply than automobi
buses.
Charles A. Standfast, supervising in
.pector of the Transit Commission,