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UNDERTAKERS WAR
OVER DEAD BODY
Claim and Delivery Papers Token
Out Against John F. Floyd by Wid
ow for lier Husband's Corpse.
SpartanburK, Oct. 24.?Competition
in Bpartanburg in becoming bo keen
that the undertakers have to resort
to-*legal methods to decide which un
dertaker Is entitled to the possession
of a dead body In order to prepare It
for burial. Yesterday afternoon claim
and delivery papers were taken out
against John P. Floyd, by relatives,
requiring the delivery of the corpse
of Will Anderson, a negro, who died
in a local hospital in the morning.
Will Anderson, a negro employe of
the Southern mil way, was hit by
freight train No. 57 near Oramllng
Tuesday afternoon while walking to
Spartauburg, sustaining a fracturod
shoulder ami crushed skull. He was
brought to Spartanburg last night on
train No 10 and placod ill a local
hospital for treatment. He (Hod
there yesterday morning about S
o'clock.
Wanted BollO to Hary Itody.
The relatives of the dead negro re
quested Winter W. Hobo's undertak
ing establishment to get the body
and prepare it for burial. Mr. Bobo
said he telephoned the hospital and
one of the nurses said tllO negro was
dead and the body was there. About
8:30 o'clock he Bonl his ambulance
for it. Upon reaching the hospital,
it was found that the body had al
ready boon lakuii by employes of the
Floyd undertaking establishment.
Mr. Bobo said Il0 and the fnther-in
law of the dead negro, L. II. Sims,
made four separate verbal requests
over tthe )tciephon'o to Mr. Floyd's
employes for the delivery of tho
body, but each roquost was refused,
the employes claiming that Mr. Bobo
would have to see Mr. Floyd. Mr.
Bobo said he then got the attorney
of Battle Anderson, the dead negro's
wife, to write out an order for the
delivery of the corpse, which was
Signed by tho father of tho woman,
L. II. Sims, as agent.
Mr. Bobo claims that he gave this
order to his driver and sent him to
tho Floyd undertaking establish
ment; that the driver returned with
out the body, claiming that the pa
per had been delivered into the hands
of .lohn F. Floyd, who said:
"The pape. is all right; but he'll
stay here."
The relatives of the negro then
about u o'clock In the afternoon,
Wont before Magistrate Qailtt and
swore out papers of claim ami deliv
ery for the dead body. Which were
served on Mr. Floyd by Constable
Cunningham. Acording to Mr. Bobo,
the body was lying in a burial cas
ket; was taken to the negro's resi
dence on Saxon avenue by one of
Mr. Floyd's ambulances and placed
in the yard, where it was transferred
to an ambulance of the Bobo under
taking establishment, which was
waiting at the house. Mr. Bobo said
that Coroner Turner told liltm over
tho telephone yesterday afternoon
that he had given Mr. Floyd neither
verbal or written instructions to taks
the body from the hospital.
When communicated with last
night Coroner Turner said that at
the inquest over James McBeth. an
other negro, Wednesday morning, one
of the employes of John F. Floyd
told him that Will Anderson was at
a local hospital and would perhaps
die that afternoon, and asked per
mission to got the body. This re
quest, said the coroner, was granted.
Will Anderson died approximately 20
hours after this.
Mr. Floyd denied ' last night that
ho had received a request from rcl
a tives for the delivery of the body to
the Bobo undertakng establishment,
saying that the only order that he
got was the claim and delivery pa
pers from Magistrate Oantt. He
showed an affidavit from Coroner
Turner which swore that permission
had been granted him to get the body
from the hospital. Mr. Floyd said
that, after a body is placed In his
(morgue to ho held for an inquest,
ho has no authority to give it to
anyone" except on order of the cor
oner, without violating the law. He
stated that he thinks Mr. Oantt ex
ceeded ids magisterial powers in
granting the papers of claim and de
livery.
Avoid Sedative fon<?h Medicines.
If you want to contribute directly to
the occurrence of capillary bronchitis
and pneumonia use cough medicines'
that conti.in codlnc, morphine, heroin
and other sedative-, when you hare a;
eough or cold. An expectorant like'
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is what
Is needed. That clean out the culture
bods or breeding places for the germs
of pneumonia and other germ diseas
es. That is why pneumonia never re
sults from a cold when Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy Is used. It has a world
wide reputation for its cures. It con
tains no morphine or other sodntlvo.
For sale by all dealers.
We are showing a good line of Sil
ver Table Ware. Our prices are the
lowest von will find.
S. M. & K. H. Wllkes & Co.
OVER TWO HUNDRED
MINERS ENTOMBED
Many of These Will He Saved Hut
Scores will Perish from Result of
Terrific Explosion In a Model Mine.
Dawson, N. M., Oct. 23.?Two hun
dred and forty-seven miners are be
lieved to be dead tonight beneath tons
of fallen earth, Umber, coal and rock
In the cuts and roniB of mine No. 2
of the Stag ('anon Fuel company here.
Hundreds of miners, working In shifts
of 16 each, slowly are forcing their
way through the rooms and entries,
lighting against dangers of gas and a
fire which started in an adjoining mine
and which threatens to reach the
space in which the entombed men
w.oro trapped.
Only 211 men have been taken from
the mine alive. At *I: 1 ~? o'clock to
night the first miner to be rescued
alive within 12 hours was taken from
the imlnu entry. He was found uncon
scious not far from the place where a
mule oarlier in the evening had been
found alive. Fourteen dead bodies
and 2'.'. rescued make the total of the
day's work of recovery. The Unding
oT the live mule in the mine late today
encouraged officials in charge of the
rescue work to hope that some live
miners still are entombed is a room
located more than 4,000 feet from an
entrance,
Wealth) Youth a Victim. ?
Henry P. McShaw, son of Mrs. E. P.
McShaw of New York city, widow of a
former heavy stockholder in the mine,
;.; among the known dead. McShaw,
who was hut I!* years old, bad come to
the mine, In which his father's estate
still held an interest, to learn mining
from practical experience.
J. ('. Roberts, chief of the CJnlted
States mine rescue bureau in this dis
trict, is in charge of the rescue work.
Mr. Roberts said it was impossible
to toll what caused the explosion, but
that it was of such violence as to
cause hi'? to lose hope for rescue alive
of any more of the men.
In the mine at the time of the ex
plosion were 284 miners and the large
death list is attributed to the fact that
the great fans which kept the air cir
culating in the mine were rendered
useless by the force of the explosion.
Not until four hours after the explo
sion wore the fans repaired.
Party May be Safe.
Some of the rescue parties today de
clared their belief that a party of
the entombed miners had reached a
room and had sealed it in time to keep
the gas from overcoming theim.
Dr. S. P. Morris, representative of
this district of the American Red
Cross society, reached hero at noon
and at once made preparations to re
lieve the families of victims.
Director Cencral Kniest P. Bicknoll
Of the Red Cross in Washington wired
Cov. McDonald to draw on the society
for $1,000 with which to alleviate the
suffering of miners' families here but
Cov. McDonald replied that the mine
officials bad given him assurance that
the destitute would be provided for
and thai the company would defray
expenses of all funerals. Orders on
company stores for an Indefinite
length of time have been issued to the
families of the entombed miners.
The mine was supposed to have been
a (model one and that such a disaster
could befall the men within It had
been considered Impossible. Only two
days before the explosion State Mine
Inspector Blddow bad examined the
property and pronounced it in excel
lent condition.
Attend the County Fair and while
in the city call at S. M. & E. H.
Wllkes & Co's store and buy some of
their splendid values in 'furniture
that they offer. They will pay freight
on bills of ten dollars or over to your
nearest railroad station.
No matter what you have
used, try Mustang Liniment
and see for yourself how soon
it stops pain. It don't sling
or burn the flesh but soothes
and heals soon as applied.
Pain simply can't stay if you j
use
MEXICAN
Mustang
Liniment
The Great Family Remedy
QUICKLY RELIEVES
Mumps, Lameness,
Cuts, Burns, Backache,
Rheumatism, Scalds,
Sprains, Bruises,
and all other ailments of
Man and Beast.
Since 1848 the foremost
'Pain 'l&licvcr of llie Soutlu
25c, r>0c. $1 n tattle
at Drug and General Store*.
WL'LZKR .HAHKS DENIAL.
Declares He Neter Asked Ryan For
Money?Says Murphy Got the $10,
000.
New York, Oct. 25.?"I never ask
ed Ityan for money; I never said 'tell
your father I'm the samo old Hill,'"
declared Wm. Sulzer tonight In a
speech In tho sixth assembly district
to the legislature.
S'ilzer declared that Allan A. Ry
an a witness at the Impeachment trial
in Albany, In testifying that he had
sent Sulzer $10,000 when he was a
candidate for governor, did not tell
the whole story.
"I have made up my mind to tell
it myself," Baid Ryan during tho c.iiii
ipatgn was a brief one over the tele
phono after John Delaney, personal
representative of Chas. F. Murphy,
leader of TaJmmany, had called Ryan
up from Sulzer'8 office, he said.
"I have that $10,000 to* Mr. De
laney," S?lzer continued, "and he took
It up town and gave it to Mr. Murphy.
Date that afternoon 1 saw Mr. Mur
phy at Delmonlcos. I said 'did John
give you the ten from Ryan?' Mr.
Murphy replied 'yes, that's ?11 right
but It is only a drop In tne bucket.
You will have to do better than
that.' "
"So far as I know, and I am pretty
well advised, Mr. Murphy never ac
counted for that $10.000 any more
than he accounted for the Brady
$25,000 which I refused and which he
accepted from Judge Beardsl <?>?."
?ulzer started his explanation of
the Ryan contribution by declaring
that after he was nominated for gov
ernor. Murphy was continually urg
ing him to get campaign funds. Sul
zer expressed reluctance to go to the
I pocial interests" for money as he
said Murphy urged.
BIRTHDAY, WEDDING,
ANNIVERSARY AND HOLIDAY
PRESENTS
The "Little Jewelry Store" where the crowd goes, where
you get a hundred cents value for a dollar. The place
where your patronage for a ten ~ent repair job is appre
ciated as much as if you purchased hundreds of dollars
worth of goods. My expenses are small and YOU reap
the benefit in the value of the goods purchased.
William Solomon
Reliable Jeweler Graduate Optition
I
IT PAYS TO BUI
IN LAUltLNS.
21 lbs of Sugar for $1.00
IT PAYS TO BUI
IN LAUKENS.
J. C. Burns ScCo.'s Department Store
The Red Iron Racket is by far the largest retail house in Laurens. You can buy very near anything
you may need in this Big Department Store: Clothing, Hats, Caps, Shoes, Dry Goods, Millinery, Rib
bons, Laces, Embroidery, Hosiery, Underwear, Notions, Shirts, Collars, Ties, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs,
Gloves, Pants, Overalls, Ladies' Dress Skirts, Shirtwaist, Underskirts, Corsets, Corset Covers, Long
Coats, Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Drugs, Stationery, Candy, Tobacco, Cigars, Trunks, Suit Cases, Um
brellas, Rugs, Oil Cloth, Window Shades, Wall Paper, Crockery, Tin, Glass and Enameled Ware, Lamps,
Lanterns, and Racket Goods at WAY DOWN PRICES.
WHY PAY MORE?
Come to Laurens and buy your Goods at J. C. Burns & Company and Save 10 to 35 per cent of your
hard earned money. Our buildings are packed jam full from Basement to the Ceiling of the worlds'
best merchandise gathered together under one roof ready for your inspection.
THESE GOODS MUST, SHALL AND WILL BE SOLD.
We Guarantee that all Goods listed in our Circular are the same quality as sold by all
other First-class Retail Houses.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. BIG
STOCK.
Soda. Soaps. Matches, Baking Pow
ders, Tobacco, Cigars, etc.
Pig stock heavy Winter shoes at money
saving prices as long as the stock
lasts. Hurry up and get your Shoes.
You '11 save money.
Co;;;;- along John and
Listen to my song
And get your wilder g;>ods
Before I hoy are gone.
1 good bantern lor.
Special lot. good Sweet Candies, lb ..
MEN'S HATS.
Just made a big deal in Men's hats
going at .48, .75, .98, $1.39 up to $1.98
Our hats cover the head of this Pied
mont section like the dew.
FIRE? FIRE!
Gun Shells, loaded, red hoi. prices.
(J lbs good Parched Coffee now . . . .$1.00
Job* lot Plates, teacups and saucers
going at per sot,.30
Hosiery for the whole family, warm
members .08c, .10c. .13, .15 up to...25
''Wo want your trade" is why wo sell
same goods for loss money.
1 large (20c) Tin Bucket.10
Big values in Tinware, Crockery and
Glassware, down in the basement.
(!omo and see.
Burns is making the fire My. 10 boxes
Searchlight Matches for.25
Good warm (doves going at 25c, 39c,
48c. up to.98c
75c Corset, extra long.43
$1.25 Corset, extra long.93
MEN'S NECKWEAR.
Pour-in-hand Ties and bows, beauties
loo.10. .15. .25 to .43
Shirts for everyday and Sunday
loo...39. .45 up to' .98
Don't go ragged.
Pants.98 up to $4.97
Wear clothes, feel good, do i_fOod,
smile arid be happy.
"COTTON IS PP."
Cotton goods at same old prices here.
Hu?ry up and buy your cotton goods.
Money lias great working power at
Bed Iron Backet, which makes it
possible lo sell same floods for loss
money.
"SWEETER THAN EVER"
?21 lbs Standard Granulated Sugar $1.00
NOW FOR RED HOT PRICES.
25c Table Oil Cloth.15
25c Colgate's Talcum Powder .. .15
$1.00 Watch, good timepiece .. .68
$2.00 Solid Gold Band Ring... . 1.00
10 boxe? Matches (worth 50c) ? .25
12 cakes Polo Soap.25
8 cakes (5c) Laundry Soap .. .25
20c large Tin Bucket.10
50c Men's Heavy Underwear. . .38
5c Good Callico.04 1-2
$3.00 Eight Day Clock.1.98
1 Durham Duplex Razor, guar
anteed .29
20c Tooth Brush.
1 Table of big values in Crock
ery, each.
50c set white Plates.
50c. set Teacups and Saucers . .
Don't, fail to see our 5c, 10c,
.10
.10
.39
.39
15c
and 25c bargain Tables in the base
ment.
$1.25 Men's Pants.98
$1.00 Alarm Clock, wake up .. .59
:{ lbs Epsom Salts (30c) our
price.10
1 lb Sulphur (10c) our price. . .05
All $1.00 bottle best Medicines
made for.84
All 50c bottles, our price.42
We carry a full line of Standard
Medicines.
WE BEAT THE WORLD ON
CLOTHING.
Men's Suits range in price $3.98,
$4.87, $5.98, on up to $15.00
for a regular $20!00 Suit.
Special values in Men's Over
coats _$4.69, $5.98 up to $12.39
Boy's Knee Pants Suits, the best
values we have ever brought to
the Sunny South. Suits range
in prices $1.39, $1.98, $2.75 up
to $5.89 for the $7.00 kind.
1 large Art Square 9x12 feet at 2.97
$1.50 large Rug.98
$fi.00 large Rug, our price .... 4.25
Men's fine Dress Pants $1.75,
$1.98. $2.48 up to $4.98 for
the $f>.50 kind.
$1.25 Men's Bull Dog Jeans
Pants, our price.98
John B. Stetson Hat at
$3.48 for the $5.00 kind.
And other fine Hats $2.25 up to
MILLINERY.
The latest creations in Hats, and
they are just beautiful. You will
feel like buying 2 hats when you see
the low price wo sell them at. Call
and see Miss Florence .Tones and lei
her make your hat. You will bo glad
you met Miss Jones.
SHOES! SHOES!
For everybody from baby up to
granddaddy. We will save you from
10c, 25c to 50c a pair on your fall
bill of Shoes if you will come to J.
C. Burns & Co., the big Department
Store, and figure with us.
$2.50 large Family Bible.98
Special lot Ladies' Collars.10
10c Lemon and Vanilla Extracts .08
25c pkg. Black Draught.15
3 cakes 5c Toilet Soap.10
We can save you from 15c to 35c
on your purchases made here.
The proof of the pudding is eating
of the pudding, not chewing of the
bag around the pudding. The proof
of our saving you 10 to 35 per cent is
in buying your goods here?not mere
ly talking about it.
Come buy a bill and put us to the
test.
MEN'S AND BOY'S CAPS.
Big Cap values going at .15, .25,
to.48
Special lot. Men's Hats, bought
at house samples and odd lots
going at .68, .98, 1.48
Fine Dress Tints latest styles
$2.50 guaranteed Hat for . . 1.98
RED IRON RACKET CREW "Is Johnny On The Spot" and will wait on you. Messrs R. E. Thompson,
R. L. Simpson, Carl A. Bramlett, Smith J. Martin, D. R. Simpson; L. E. Burns and Miss Florence Jones.
Six Special Bargain Days Each Week. Don't Spend a Red Cent Until You Get to
J. C. Burns
&
Company
RED IRON RACKET
J. C. Burns
&
Company
We are Located Completely out of the High-priced District 210 West Laurens St., Next to Bramlett's Shop
