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THEIR AUTO SKIDS1. S. STEWART AND H. T. MFIs-

HAN ARE BOTH KILLED

THREE OTHER MEN HURTCar Carrying Five Prominent Citizens

of the Capital City, Returning

From Ridgewood, Skids and

Plunges into a Ditch, Turning Tur-

tle and Pinioning Victims Beneath.

The Columbia correspondent ofThe News and Courier says Hugh T.Meighan, cashier of the Carolina Na-tional Bank, and W. S. Stewart, hard-ware merchant, were instantly killed;Theodore A. Bell, seriously injured;W. C. Swaffield and William Watson,injured, when the automobile inwhich they were returning fromRidgewood Club skidded and wentover into a ditch just after the ear

had crossed Smith's Branch, the car

turning completely over pinioning theoccupants underneath.When assistance arrived and the

men were pulled from beneath theautomobile, the first two were dead,and the other three were injured.The injured men were rushed to thecity and given medical attention andthe bodies of the other two removedto a local undertaking establishment.The accident, one of the most de-

plorable in the history of the city,;happened Thursday night just aboutB o'clock. The five men, Hugh T.

Meighan, cashier of the Carolina Na-tional Bank; W. S. Stewart, hard-ware merchant; Theodore A. Bell,shoe store, had been out to the Coun-pany; W. C. Swaffield, real estateand Insurance man, and WilliamV atson, representative of Watson'sshoe store, had been out of the Coun-try Club, Ridgewood, and were re-

turning to the city in an automobile,Mr. Meighan driving, when just af-ter the automobile crossed Smith'sBranch, about two miles from thecity, the car skidded. It is just atthis point that the Seaboard Air Linetrestle crosses the road and theditches on both sides are very deep.When the car skidded tue reverse

lever was applied and suddenly theear toppled over Into the ditch, turn-tng turtle and pinning the occupantsbeneath.

People running to the assistancepulled - the men from underneath,finding that -two had been instantlykilled. It.a said .theattt eao.

the scene of the accident were WaitesThomas and Hugh Hammond, andthe rear light of the car, burningfaintlguided them, and as they.looRksto6er the precipice they saw

the car completely turned over andthe groans of the living fell on theirears.They immediately rushed to get the

occupants from beneath and, assisted* by others who were drawn to the

scene, pulled them out. The threeliving were taken to a nearby house,and from there carried to the city.The bodies of 'Messrs. Meighan andStewart were taken to a local under-taking establishment, ana coronerWalker was sent for.

Mr. Theodore A. Bell, who was ser-

iously Injured, was brought to thecity in an ambulance and Immediatemedical attention given him. Mr.Win. Watson was taken to the homeof his brother, In North Columbia,and It was said .Thursday night thatbeyond suffering a few broken ribsand being bruised up, he escaped witnlslight injuries. Mr. W. C. swaffleldsuffered a broken arm and sprainedankle. He was brought into the cityon a street car and taken to the hos-pital and his injuries dressed.

Mr. Hugh T. Meighan, who was

killed Instantly, was the cashier of- the Carolina National Bank, and a

man of about 45 years of age. Hewas born in Columbia, being a son of,Major Meighan, and was practicallyreared in the Carolina National Bank,to which he attained the position ofcashier. One year ago last June hemarried Miss Grace RKmard, who sur-

'rives him. Two sisters also survive.Mr. iNeighan was one of the most*popular young men in the city.

Mr. W. S. Stewart, the other vic-tim of the automobile accident, was

about 50 years old. He came to Co-lunabla a few years ago from Orange-burg. He opened a hardware storehere, and by his devotion to dutypro'spered. He was a most estimableman and well thought of by the wholecommunity. He was unmarried andleaves no relatives here.

All of the men who composed thefatal automobile party were amongthe most prominent people of Colum-bia, and the news of the deplorableaccident spread like wildare. Manyexpressions of sympathy were heardand universal regret characterizesevery expression.

Eleven Were Killed.Eleven dead and five Injured. one

probably fatslly, was the toll of therear end collision brwe1 two pas-senger trains in which the rear coac'1of the Cleveland, Akron and Co.ltm-bus train was telescoped. A' cfyrialstatement says first train stopped It-cause of a defective air atcuminent,and flagman did not hare titre to gofar enough to warn the cther tr'ain.

Four Sailors Drown.Four sailors were drowned and

three were saved when the threemasted schooner Ethyl B. Summerwas driven ashore in a storm earlyWednesday near the breakwater atWaterside, N. B. Alt the meu were

residents of that province.

Boys Sentenced for Murder.

Harry Berger, aged 17 and Ed-ward Meyer, aged 19, of Janesville,Wis., were sentenced to 18 years Inthe penitentiary at hard labor, for thekiling of Matila o rkstteianl.

HALF OF THE WOMEN LEFTGOV. BLEASE'S COURSE LAN-

GUAGE RAN THEM OUT.

They All March Out When South Car-

olina's Governor Shouts "To Hell

With the Constitution".

An Associated Press dispatch fromRichmond, Va.. says fully half of the (fifty women in attendance at the Con-ference of Governor Friday afternoonhurriedly departed from the meetingwhen Gov. Cole L. Blease, for thesecond time defending his policy oflynching negroes guilty of criminalassault, shouted, "to hell with the( nstitution."

. ernor Blease's declaration was

nr s In response to a question ask-ed oy Governor Joseph N. Carey, ofWyoming. Governor Carey desiredto know if the South Carolina Execu-tive had taken an oath to uphold the e

Constitution and laws of his State,and if these laws did not protect neltand if these laws did not protect ne-

"I will answer that question," re-

plied Gov. Blease. "When the Con-stitution steps between me and thedefence of the virtue of the whitewomen of my state, I will resign mycommission, tear it up an'd throw it to bthe breezes. As I have said before,'to hell with the Constitution'."When some of the women present

arose and left the hall, Gov. Blease s

ceased speaking. Among the womenwho made their exist were the wives e

and daughters of several Governorsattending the conference.Governor Albert W. Gilchrist, of

Florida, took exception to Gov.lease's remarks. Rising to his feet

he declared: "The first thing thatindicates a manly man or a womanlywoman is thoughtful considerationfor other people." Ris remarks were C

greeted with cheers from the audi-ence.

Referring to the lynch law doc-.trine, Governor John F. Shafroth, ofColorado, said: "One mob can domore injury to society than twenty emurderers, because lynching per- rmeates the entire community and oproduces anarchy. The influence ofmob rule is most reprehensible.When laws are made it should be

the duty of the governor to enforcethem, whether he approves or not.When the law prescribes hanging foran offence, and a man is found guilty,he should be hanged whether whiteoT black and there is no excuse formob laws. I conceive it to be our

duty as Governors to declare for law oand order.",.. ring .t t, afternoqn.. session .p- d

pers were read by Governors Tasker nL. Oddie, of Nevada, and James H.Hawley. of Idaho, on uniformity ofdivorce laws. This subject was underdiscussion when Governor Bleasespoke. After defending the law of SSouth Carolina, wbere no divorce is Ispermitted, he proceeded to discussthe race - problem and declared that dthe inferior race always isswept away by the superior race.Governor Blease also again defended dis pardon record.Gov. W. W. -Kitchen, of North Car-

olina, announced that there hadnobeen a lynching in that State in six] .

years, and expressed the belief that Ie.there should be convictions in practi-cally every case where there is a a

lynching. IrGovernor Mann of Virginia, stated

tat he would call out every militia- tman in the state if necessary to pro- Ctect a man under arrest and give him a

a fair trial. f<Movement for the improvement of t]

rural life and the upbuilding of agri- bculture were discussed by Governors 'eAdolph 0. Eberhart of Minnesota; s:Herbert S. Hadley, of Missouri; W. H.Mann of Virginia; George W. Dough- sey, of Arkansas. and Joseph M-.Brown of Georgia. Dlvorce law E

problems were also spoxen to byGovernors Joseph M. Carey. of Wy- eoming, and Simneon E. Baldwin, of tConnecticut.Miss Mary Johnston, the novelist,

addressed the Conference on equalsuffrage.

CONVICT GETS MORTAL WOUND.

One of the Ladson Gang Fights Bat-.

tie With Posse e

The News and Courier says deter-ming to keep his word that he wouldnot be taken alive, George Washing-ton alies Isaac Hamilton, one of theseven negro convicts who escapedfrom the Blue House road camp Sun-day night, November 24, and whohave been terrorizing the countryside around Ravenels ever since, wasmortally wounded early Tuesdaymorning at John's Island, whIle fight-ing a posse of rural policeman, whohave been hunting the outlaws forover a week. The wounded man diedas a result of his injury a short timeafterwards, while being taken to aailroad station.

A Very Large Turtle.The largest turtle ever brought tot

New York from the tropics is tc bemade into soup for the coming ban-1Quet of the American Bankers' As-sociation. The turtle which arrivedon the liner Tivives is 10 feet long 2

and weighs a quarter of a ton.1

Drinks Poison and Dies.

At Kansas City, Mo., Bruce M.Priddy, secretary of the real estate1board of Kansas City, wealthy and aprominent olubman, committed sul-ede at his home early Tuesday byarinking poison. He was 45 years of

age and unmarried'

Lightning struck down seventeenmourners while they were standingat a graveside in Germiston, in Rho-tdesia, South Africa. Tuesday. One.of thoem was killed and five. otherswere so severely Infured that theirUIalies adsaired of.

iAVE A WARM TIMEiOVERNORS Do NOT AGREE WITH

GOV. BLEASE'S

hEWS ABOUT MOB RULE;overnor Blease Prophecies Oblivion

for Governors Who Condemn His

Views and Declares He Will Go to

the Senate and be Famous When

They Are Forgotten.At the close of a stormy session,rhich on account of personal re-

larks and defiant utterances severalLies threatened to assume a most

erious aspect, the conference of gov-rnor at Richmond Friday afternoonassed resolutions offered by Gov.[ann of Virginia, administering a re-

uke to Gov. Cole L. Blease of Southarolina for his utterances regardinginch law.Gov. Blease openly defied the con-

erence and dared it to expel him.ith all the vocal tricks of oratory

f which he is an undoubted master,.echallenged the conference to do

s worst. hurling scorn at its mem-

erswith all the bitterness and

cathing sarcasm at his command.Ledeclared that it made no differ-neeto him what the conference did.lehad already been elected govern-

r of Sout Carolina and would be

lected to te United States senate in

915, he asserted."When you are forgotten by even

cur own people and obscure in thebades of private life, Blease of South

arolina will be known from one endf this great country to the other,"e shouted, "and the plaudits of theation will be ringing in his ears."ainly Gov. Vessey of South Dakota.imporary chairman, and Gov. W. W.:itchin of North Carolina attempteddivert the issue, but the confer-nce,apparently indignant that suchemarks should have been uttered byneofits members, Ly an overwhelm-igvote adopted the resolutions.

The storm broke when Gov. Em-ietO'Neal of Alabama arose and of--redresolutions putting the confer-neeon record against lynch law andobrule. He declared that the re-

iarksof a certain member of theonferen echad gone forth to therord,and that, inasmuch as the re-

iarkswere made during the conductf a regular session of the conference

ndwere of such a nature as to beefiant of- law and order and repug-ant to law-abiding citizens, the con-

rence"should without delay repu-late them as contrary to the views

theconference."He declared that he represented a

tatewhich had a large negro popu-ition,but it had courts, he said,'hichwould punish criminals. Heeniedthat it could ever be necessarylicense lynch law, and, lookingallatGov. Blease, aserted that heIdnotbelieve any law-abiding State1-ouldcountenance it.

Gov. O'Neal's resolution was see-ndedby Gov. Gilchrist of Florida,rhowarmly stated enat the confer-ncecould not afford to allow "Gov.lease'sremarks to go unnoted," andasforthe immediate passage of the

esolutions.Amid calls from Chairman Vessey

bein order. Goy. Kitchin of Northarolina took the floor. He argued

ithgreat earnestness for the de-eatofthe resolutions. He said thatbeywere aimed directly at a mem-

er of the conference and tended tobrottlefree speech and the expres-onofindividual views.

Go. Mann, "'the host." offered atbstitute to Goy. O'Neal's resoln-ions.Gov. O'Neal at once accept-

d it and called for a vote.Go. Baldwin of Connecticut mov-

d that the substitute be laid on the

Shouts of "No! No!'' came from

very part of the hall.'Pass the resolutions, pass 'em.lass'em; what do I care?" shoutedov. Blease.Hisses came from the galleryhairman Vassey rapped for order."The vote on the motion to lay the

esolutions on the table will be tak-n," he announced, "and the secro-

arywillplease call the roll."It was immediately seen that theonference had no intention of tab-

ingtheresolutions. Several govern-rs took occasion to explain theirotes, declaring that they stood for.ndwould always stand for repudia-ionof mob rule.Gov. Blease did not vote when thetateof South Carolina was called.

Literthevote had been announced-4 to 4 against tabling--he rose and

aid:"South Carolmna did not votei'causeit is of absolutely no conse-

hence to South Carolina what thisenference does." As soon as thete on tabling was announced the

fannresolutions were put upon theirassage and carried oy a rising vote

F"ayes". There were several scat-rring"noes''. The resolutions or-

ginallyoffered by Gov. O'Neal. whichr'erewithdrawn in favor of Goy.siann'swere as follows:

'The conference of governors doesLotundertake to control the individ-viewsof Its members upon anyjnestionof law or administration; it

leclaresthat this government is bas-ciupon the fundamental principle ofawand order, that the constitution>f eachstate imposes upon its chief'xcutivethe supreme duty of taking:arethatthe laws shall be faithfullymdequally enforced, that it advo-

aesall proper methods for strength-'ringandsimplifying our methods of

i!viland criminal procedure; thisoference protests against any dis-

osition or utterances by those en-rustedwith the execution of the Taw

nany of the states of this Unionrhichtendsor sould be construed as

endingto the encouragement or jus-

BESIDE WIFE'S GRAVE

A. J. CLARK TAKES HIS OWN LIFI

IN THE CEMETERY.

Right Hand Still Grasping- Pistol,

Bullet from Which Passed Throub

Neck Caused Instant Death.

A. J. Clark, one of Lancaster'smost prominent and influential citizens, who recently resigned the position of manager or the LancasterNews, committed suicide earlyThursday morning, between 0 and 7o'clock, in the Presbyterian Ceme-tery, at Lancaster, using as an instrument of death, a 32 calibre pistol,with which he shot himself throughthe neck, the ball entering from theleft side and lodging in the base ofthe brain.From the nature of the wound In-

flicted, the physicians, who examinedthe body, say that death must ne

cessarily have been instantaneous. Noprobable motive Is yet assigned forMr. Clark's rash act, which has caus

ed universal sorrow and regret inthis community, where the deceasedhas lived and worked the. best of hisliftThe body was found at 2 o'cloci

Thursday-by parties walking thronghthe cemetery, under a large oak tree,near the grave of his wife, who diedSome eighteen years ago. The discov-ery was at once reported to themembers of the family and thesearching party, which, on account ofhis continued absence from homesince dawn Thursday morning, hadbeen looking everywhere for him.His body was found in a recliningpcsture. He was partially dressed,and held in his right hand the pistolwith which he put an end to his life.

Mr. Clark was a native of NorthCarolina, from which place he came

to Lancaster years ago to engage inthe newspaper business. For seven-teen years he was editor and man-which paper was finally. taken over,with the Ledger and Review, to jointhe Lancaster Publishing Company.He was elected manager of tnis com-

pany, which position he held continuously ever since until about twoweeks ago, when, on account of fail-ing health and close confinement inhis office, he was compelled reluctantly to resign.

ence with the orderly processes ofthe law."

In his denunciation of the confer-ence and in defense of himself, Gov.Please in part said:

''I hold in my hand the fourth com-

munication I have received thismorning threatening my life. It isaddressed to me, in care of Gov.Mann."Here Gov. Mann arose and dis-

claimed all knowledge of the com-munication. He had not even seen

it, he declared."I am not trying to force this con-

ference to accept my views," Gov.Blease went on. "I have been donea great injustice. I have been false.13 represented, but it Is immaterlalto me. What I Bald about lynch lawwill not repeat now, but I will say

that I have never, and will never,order out the militia to do whatIwould not do myself.

"I am Blease of South Carolina,and Blease is not afraid of any man.He is not afraid of you or your res-olution or your conference."Personally, I don't care what you

do. I have stood out with baredbreast against great and greedy cor-pcrations. I am not afraid of you.You can pass your resolution. Whatdo I care?On the 21st of January I will be

sworn in as governor of South Car-olina. What care I for your resolu-tion?"On the 4th day of March, 1915,

intend to .be sworn in as United Statessenator from the great State of SouthCarolina."Pass your resolution. I will rea(

it from every stump in South Caro-lina."Pass your resotution. I scorn it.

Do as you please, expel me, if youplease. What care I?"When you have retired .-to the

shade of private life and are forgotten I will be known from one endto the other of this great country.You will be unknown.""Now pass your resolution, and gC

home. Go on record, if you like, andgo home to your people and tell thenthat you did not agree with the gov-ernor of South Carolina."The resolution of Gov. Miann,

which was adopted. :s as follows:"Resolved, That It is the sentimeni

of the conference of governors in ses-sion at Richmond, Va., December 61912, that the whole power of theseveral States should be used when-ever necessary to protect persons ac-cused of crime of every kind againsithe violence of mobs, and to pro-vide for speedy, orderly and impartia:trials by courts of competent jurisdic-tion, to the end that the laws fo1the protection of life and property beduly enforced and respected by thepeople.''The vote on tabling the resolutiot

which showed how the governor:stood was thus: Against tabling-O'Neal of Alabama. Gilchrist, of FlorIda. Brown of Georgia, Plaisted o1Maine, Goldsborough of MarylandHadley of Missouri. Oddle of NevadaDix of New York, Tenor of Pennsylvania, Spry of Utah. Mann of Virginia. McGovern of Wisconsin, Care:of Wyoming. and Vassey of SoutiDakota-1 4. For tabling--Donaghe3of Arkansas, Baldwin of Connect!cut, Hawley of Idaho, and Kitchen oiNorth Carolina-4.One of the communications threat

ening the l ife of Gov. Blease wasapostal signed "A Negro", mailed irRichmond, the South Caroltna exeeu.tive said. Another was me,lled iiPittsburg, the third in Washingtorand the fourth in Louisville. Ky.. thigovernor said. lif anood that 31were anonymous;.

WHAT ONE KISS COST

IN ATTEMPTLNG TO KISS AN UN-

KISSED YOUTH.

Young Married Woman Breaks Two

of Her Ribs and an Arm in a Twen-

ty-five Foot Fall.

1 A fourteen year old boy, during an

intermission at a barn dance held atNew Bridge near Hackensack, N. J.,Tuesday night, became so interestedin Mrs. Winfield Ackerman that hefelt called upon to tell her the storyof his life.In the recital he made the startling

admission that he had never beenkissed. Thereupon Mrs. Ackermanasked him if he would allow her the

signal honor of making the initial in-

scription on his facial slate. The boyblushed and backed away.

Mrs. Ackerman rose and repeatedher request. The youngster blushedmore furiously than before and ran

toward the door."I'll kiss you for fun," cried Mrs.

Ackerman, starting after him, whilethe other dancers, who had switchedtheir attention from the entertain-ment to the incident, laughed andshouted encouragement.The boy, fear evident on his face,

ran upstairs and tried to hide him-self behind one of the supports. Mrs.Ackerman, pursuing, located him andfor a few minutes they dodged andsped around the wooden column. Theboy finally sprang out into the open.Mrs. Ackerman caught him but hewriggled free and then dashedaround the room, with the young wo-

man keeping up the chase.When she caught him the second

time Mrs. Ackermanheld him tight-ly.. IHe yelled and fought seeking tosquirm from her grasp.. This he con-

tinued while she backed him againsta double door. She was bending over

him when the door gave way and theboy and Mrs. Ackerman both fellthrough to the ground, twenty-fivefeet below.The fall had come so unexpectedly

to the young woman that she couldmake no effort to save herself. Shesuffered a broken arm, two brokenribs and numerous painful bruises.The boy escaped injury.

Dr. C. F. Adams was called to at-tend -Mrs. Ackerman. He found thather injuries were so severe that hehurried her to the Hackensack Hos-pital.

PLOT TO KILL TWO COPS.

Chinese Gamblers Lured Policemen

to Intended Death.

At San Francisco the other nightChinese gamblers lured two policeofficers to imprisonment in gas filledchambers, leaving them to be as-

phyxiated. Each of the men escapeddeath, however, because they carriedsmall axes and chopped holes thro'the walls of their traps. CorporalGoff, the first victim, was walkingalong when a Chinese brushed by himand whispered "Fight in SiberiaClub". Without waiting to callhis sqauad, Coff rushed to eheclub. He thrust asiae the doorkeep-er. As the door swung back he heardthe bolt click and simultaneously thegas lights went out. Trying the oth-er door he found himself imprisonedin a narrow hallway seven feet longand found that gas was rushing fromjets which he could not reach. Af-1ter 15 minutes work with his axe hecut through the walls and was res-cued. Officer Bailey was trapped sim-ilarly in another club at almost thesame time.

FOUR GREAT EVENTS.

That Have Occurred During the Year

That Is Passing.

The Christian Herald says "fourevents will distinguish 1912 as one

o the epochal years. viz: the trans-formation of China from a monar-chy to a republic; the upheaval inMexico, reorganizing the social andpolitical condition of that country;the emanciapation of Portugal fromthe incubus of Romanism, and theEuropean downfall of the ''unspeak-able Turk," stung well night todeath by the Balkan states, which heIhas held in contempt and oppressedafor centuries. Last and not least isthe political revolution here at home,which changes the political map ofour union and introduces new poli-cies demanded by the needs of tae

BRIDE SENTENCED TO PRISON.

Killed Woman Who Called Her

"Ugly" at Wedding Supper.

At Logansport, Ind., Mrs. JosephLang. the bride of one day who shotand killed Mrs. Mary Copple, Fridaywas sentenced to serve from two tofourteen years In the women's pris-on at Indianapolis and pay a fine o

$25. The woman pleaded guilty inCourt Thursday. Mrs. Lang said theaCopple woman declared her "ugly"*and that Lang could have done better-irchoosing a wife. The copple wo-!man was a guest at the wedding sup-per. Mrs. Lng said she wished heract to stand out as a warning to all-women who gossip. She did not seemto regret her act.

Fiend Assailed Woman.A posse of police and citizens is

searching the surrounding countryfor the assailant of Miss LouellaMarshall, 35 years old, who was at-!tacked Wednesday night on the out-skirts of Trenton, N. J. Siiss' Mar-shall was di. .ovr.e lying uncon-scious In a field where she had beendragged. Her skul i was fractured andher condition is serious. She gainedIIconsciousness for a few minute.. butIonly long enough to say her as-

sailant was a negro.

REGAINS HER VOICESPEAKS FIRST TO A BOY CURED

AS SHE WAS

WHO WENT TO VISIT HEREight Year Old Little Girl, Dumb

From Her Birth, Says "Fine,"

When Asked by a One Time Mute

Cured by Some Surgeon How She

Felt.

The New York World says the sur-

geon's knife has again given the pow-er of speech to a child who has beendumb since birth. It is the secondoperation of its kind In a fortnightby Dr. William Chapman at theSweedish Hospital, Brooklyn.The first .was performed on seven-

year-old Clarence Devitt of No. 419St. Mark's avenue, Brooklyn, the sto-ry of whose release from life-longsilence was told in The World. Itwas this account of the operationthat led directly to the second opera-tion, which was performed last Sat-urday on Pearl Thomson, eight yearsofage, of No. 608 East One Hundredand. Sixty-fifth street.She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.William Thomson. Despite her af-fliction her mind was alert. Her vainefforts to speak were pitiable. Sheunderstood all that was said to herand at times when she tried to replyand could not she would cry nyster-

ically. Specialists were consultee,but they held out no hope. Then theparents read in The World of thesuccessful operation on the Devittboy.Mrs. Thomson immediately went

tosee Mr. Chapman, who told her to

bring Pearl to him. After an exam-

nation the surgeon said he thoughthecould correct the trouble. The op-eration was performed on Nov. 30. Itconsisted, Dr. Chapman expiained, ofremoving a piece of bone the size ofdime pressing on what is known as

thespeech center, which is on theleftside of the head where the tem-poral bone joins the great wing ofthesphernold bone.Young Clarence Devitt neard oftheoperation and went to the hos-pital Wednesday morning. No at-

tempt had been made to see if thepower to talk had been given to thegirl; in fact it was decided best towait several days. But nothing ofthiswas explained to the noy whowas'taken to the bedside of the l'ittlepatient. She was gazing at the wallwhen he entered. Her mother was

sitting beside her, stroking Pearl'shand. Before any one could cautionhimthe boy asked:"How do you feel?"At the words the girl turned herhead, looked at her visitor and saiduite naturally:"Fine."The mother sprang from her chair,amazed and overjoyed.''That is the first word she has ev-erspoken," exclaimed Mrs. Thomson.From that on Pearl began to talk,beginning, of course, withs the com-monest words. She was so anxioustouse her new found powers shethreatened to become a chatterboxuntil the nurses told her she mustsayvery little if she wanted to getwell. This warning was all the girlneeded. The nurses said the Devittboyhad the same fault.

DROWN AS THE ICE BREAKS.

Three Skaters Dead and Several Oth-

ers Very Sick.

Three persons were drowned andseveral other members of a familyskating party had narrow escapes

Monday when they broke through theice on Hearth lake in North Lacka-wanna county. The dead are: Mrs.Adelbert Reynolds. 30 years old; herson, whose name courd not be learn--ed and Ross Reynolds. 10 years, a

nephew. Ross Reynolds, skating onthin ice. plunged into the water. GMrs.Reynolds endeavored to pull him outand she too fell in. The other mem-bers of the party attempted to rescuethe woman and her nephew and allfell into the icy water. Mr. Rey-nolds managed to free himself andsaved all but three of the party, buthis strength was exhausted beforee could complete the task. Thebodies of those drowned were recov-ered. The survivors are in a criticalcndition from exposure and shock.

KILLED BY FALLI.NG LIB.

Resident of the Dutch Fork Hit on

the Head by asnch.

Adam Benedict Mayer, one of themost highly esteemed and best knownetizens of~ the Dutch F'jvk section ofLexington county was Instsantly kil!-ed Saturday afternoon whilq *uttingdown a tree near his homne. It seemsthat a limb from the tren fell, strik--ing him on the top of the head andcausing instant death. Mr. Mayerjwas about '76 years of age, havingbeen born on September 15, 18S36.He was a Confederate veteran. ser"-ing throughout the War Between theSections in Company H. Third SouthCarolina Volunteers, and was wound-ed twice in the conflict. He suffereda broken arm at the battle of Sharps-burg, and lost a leg in the battle ofthe Wilderness. No braver soldier ev-er carried a musket than Adam B.Mayer, according to his comrades.

Single Bullet Slays Two.The bullet that mortally wounded

Milton Ei, a pool-room keeper ofMarvel, Ark., plowed through hisbody and struck Cherles Norman,causing the latter's instant death.|Robet Davidson is under arrest, ac-

BANQUET TO BELMONT

SENATOR TILLMAN AMONG THE

INVITED GUESTS.-I -

Belmont Honored Because of His In-

terest and Work for the Publicity

Law.

The Washington correspondent ofrho News and Courier says Senatorillman has accepted an invitationfrom Congressman William Sulzer,Governor-elect of New York, to bepresent at a dinner, which will be

given to-morrow evening at the NewWillard Hotel there, by a committeeafwhich Mr. Sulzer is chairman, toAr. Perry Belmont, in recognition of

fr. Belmont's successful efforts inarousing sentiment for the enactmentAf laws requiring publicity of cam-

pain contributions and regulating thesame.Mr. Belmont was the organizer of

the Contribution Publicity Law As-sociation, to whose efforts are largelyme the statutes whicn now exist re-

stricting campaign contributions andrequiring their publication. Mfr. Sul-erwas also identified with the Asso-:iation.Senator - Tillman was a pioneer inthe matter in that he offered in theSenate and secured the adoption ofthe first law prohibiting corporationsfrom making contributions in Fed-eralcampaigns. The Tillman statute,which was approved January .26,1907, is as follows:

"Be it enacted by the Senate antHouse of Representatives of theUnited States of America in Congressassembled, that it shall be unlawfulforany national bank or any corpor-tion organized by authority of anylawsof Congress, to make a moneycontribution in connection with anylection to any political office. Itshall also be unlawful for any cor-

poration whatever to make any elec-tionat which Presidential and Vice-Presidential electors or a Representa-tiven Congress is to be voted fornrany election by 'any State Legis-lature of a United States Senator.Every corporation which shall makeanycontribution in violation of theforegoing provisions shall be subjecttoa fine not exceeding ';5,000, andevery officer or director of any cor-

poration who shall consent to anyontribution by the corporation inriolation of the foregoing provisionsshallupon conviction be punished byfireof not exceeding $1,000 andnotless than $250, or by'imprison-mentfor a term of not more than)neyear, or both such fine and im-prisonment in.the discretion of. thecourt."METHODIST COLLEGES.

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TheyAre Doing a Splendid Work in

This State.

The report of the Board of Educa-

ion to the South Carolina Confer---eat its meeting in Anderson car-

-iedwith it the recommendation of:he employment of a commissionereducation, who shall inaugurate a

.hreeyears' campaign to raise $3 00,-300.one-half of which is to go toWofford College, one-fourth to Lan-:lerCollege and one fourth to Col-ambiaCollege. The sums to be re-eivedby these colleges are to be ap-pliedon tneir indebtedness and also'orthe erection of a dormito; y at

W'offord and for the extention of thevarious college plants.

In promoting the appointment ofthecommissioner of education toraisethIs $300,000 the board recoinnended that "amounts received for

ayone of the three institutions,:hrough agents or otherwise, within

hebounds of our Conference be-tweennow and the Inauguration of

his campaign, shall be deducted fromtheamount to be apportIoned to thatnstitution." The colleges and schools,ftheConference have experiencedinunprecedented year of success.

At Columbia College there are 23eachers and tutors, with an enrol-mentog 287 students. Value of theplant$256,500; and Indebtedness of$98,000.

At Lander College there are 234students. of which 159 are boardingpupils.The value of he plant is$147,300; endowment $4,200.

At Wofford College thete are 305students and 181 in the Fittingchoo. This is the largest enrol-mentn the history of the two Insti-tutions.The property and resourcesof theCollege have been increas~ed by$50,000. The endowument is $183,

There are 82 students at CarlisleFittingSchool, overcrowding thelormitory. The property Is valued at$25,000; endownmnent, $5,000.

At the Cokesbury Conferencechoolthe enrolment was 40. Theproperty Is estimated to be worth$,000;endowment, $1,000.

Thirty-four charges in the Confer-encefailed to pay their Conferenceducatonal assessments, and eighty-Eghtof the charges paid this assess-mntIn full. The Kingstree dis-trctwasthe banner district, paying80 percent. of its assessments.

Hangs Himself With Necktie.AtLaGrange, Texas, after hearing

thetrialsof fellow prisoners Wed-nesday,William Klemp, awaitingbearingon a charge of Durglary,hangedhimself with a necktie in his

cellWednesday night. The jailerfound Klemp suspended from the

barsofhis cell when ho made hisroundof the county prison Thurs-faymorning.

Death Tnder Engine Wheels.At Seattle. Wash., C. A. Johnson,

anengineer, after falling to effectreconciliation with his wife, Tues-daypicked up his six-year-old sorandranIn front of a passenger train,but thefather was tossed aside witha

SHE WANTS TO DEPLEADS FOR LAW TO PERMIT HER

TO END HER DAYS

A HOPELESS PARALYTEA New York Woman Who is EelNss

Desires That a Law Be Emate

Which Would Permit Her to 15d

Her Life BeceasE of He Intense

Suffering.Mrs. Sarah Harris, the remarkable

paralytic patient in the Audubon san-itarium of New York who made twopublic appeals during the last three-months for the enactment of a lawpermitting her physicians to end hersuffering by taking her life, wrote a

third letter recently.In it she tells of a visit from Mrs.

Grover Cleveland, who, being at thehospital to see an invalid relative,and knowing of Mrs. Harris' case,spent an hour with hue fatter.

"Mrs. Cleveland is the most re-markable and unaffected woman withwhom I ever spoken," said Mrs. Har-ris. "She will bring to my help thecounsels of wise people. I am .asmuch in need of relief as when Imade the first appeal. The law doesnot scruple to demand life for life.Why may not the law become- aninstrument of mercy as well as ven-geance?"

Mrs. Harris made a grim appeal tothe people of New York last September to have a law enacted which willenable a practicing physician to endher life and her prolonged misery.Three years ago Mrs. Harris was

stricken with paralysis and since cha,time has been able to to move onlythe muscles of her head. She is aboutthirty years of age, and Is the moth-er of two children. Her husband-isa salesman. Mrs. Harris suffers con-stantly and has yet to find any medi-cine that will get relief. Physicianshave told her that she is the victomof spinal trouble, which has resultedin paralysis, although they have beenunable to ascertain the .exact natureof the malady. She believes the leg-islature should make It possible fordoctors to end her life and the livesof all such wretched sufferers. Mr.Harris was first stricken early in1909, while cut walking, and the nextday was completely paralysed.

The physicians at the Audubonhospital state that no change hasheen d spernible In:the woman's con-dition for the past year or -more, andthat she may live ten or fifteen yearsmore.

"I am suffering the torture of thedamned," wrote this woman, whenshe made her first appeal to the pub-lic several years ago. "There is no

hope for my recovery. Why shouldI continue until the end comes in thelingering death which I know ismine?"Various mechanical Inventions

are being pushed in which many shinglng lights lose their lives, and yetone question, the greatest of all,how to end the suffering of hopeless,helpless sufferers has never beendelved Into."Here In the early thirties, a young

woman, stretched on a bed, Immov-able, bereft of the great motor engineof her constitution for the past threeyears, which places her In an abso-ltely paralyzed condition in whichshe is unable to exert a single muscleof her body, betides suffering muckpain, yet in full possession of thestrength of her mentality, craves andyearns for that which 'would end hermisery."'Now, why should not the State

take the matter In Its hands and end-the wretchedness of such poor suf-ferers? Let us just stop long enoughto think that when a brute, 'the low-liest of the animal kingdom, becomesinactive and doomed to safer, Itssuffering Is put to an end."Naturally, one's own loved ones

cannot bring this about. Your phys-ician cannot do it, for he would becondemned, so the only means is theState."-

CROWD GREATLY PLEASED.

When Verdict of Guilty Was Render-

ed in a Court.

At Mobile, Ala., land applausegreeted the jury verdict of "first de-gree murder" in the trial of WilliamJ. !Brown, for the murder of AlfredPercy. Mrs. Alfred Percy, wife ofthe victim, clapped her hands withdelight. "I wouldn't take a thou-sand dollars for that verdict," she ex-claimed a few minutes later. The wifeof the accused man simply nodded.B'rown killed Percy as the latterstepped from a street zar in Oakdale.Ala., July 6 last. Brown sat unmfov-ed when the verdict was returned.'It's all right," he said, "I'll win myappeal." Sentence will be pronounc-ed within two weeks unless a stayof executIon is asked. The penaltyis death by hanging.*

Two Prisoners Burned.At Crowley, La., William Collier,

Los Angeles, and an unknown comn-panon were burned to death in thelocal jail Wednesday, after they hadstarted the flames In the hope ofmaking their escape, Cohn Lebu, al-so a prisoner, was seriously burned.Collier and the unknown prisonerwere held on a minor charge.

Lost His Life in a Fire.At New York, Louis Levy, a Jewish

rsbbi, lost his life early Tuesday in a

fire which swept away an apartment -

house in upper Fifth avenue. Sevenpersons were injured. It was at firstreported that two lives iad been lostbut search of the premises failed todisclose any body except that of !Esb-bTLev