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A' T11I-E SENTI.,,NELJORAX Entered April 28, 1903, at Pickens, s. 0., as Second-Class Mattnr, Under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. VOL. XXXVIII. PICKENS., S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1908. .SOUTH CAROLI Mews of laterest Gleaned rc Ananged rei Court Martial at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, Special.-Privates C. 'Mac Quinn, -Lester Holt and W. A. Holt, members of Company I,. let -megiment, South Carolina National *Guard, pleaded guilty before a- court aartial here last week. Mae Quinn and Lester Holt pleading guilty to t*e charge of desertion and W. A. Molt to the charge of disobeying or -dars. Privates W. S. Rogers, James ildb and Clarence Cobb, who were db3 rt martialed on the charge of de userion, pleaded not guilty and were ried, the case taking up the entire *day. H. L. Bomar appeared for the .defendants. The cfilers of the court -were Capt. P. K. McCulley, Capt. P. C. Hundley, Capt. F. I. Watson and -Capt.' J. Frost Walker, Judge Advo -onto. The trial attracted great inter --est, the chamber of commerce .ropms -where the court was held being crowd -ad with military men and piivate ~eitizens. It was the first military -*ial ever held in Spartanburg and -J*e first of the kind ever held in -tke State. The Court martial was -4adered by Col. Lewis, commander of -Ahe 1st South Carolina regiment, and -was the result of the above named - ptivates refusing to respond when %Company I was called out to protect ,th jail on October 10, when a mob attempted to st6rm the jail and lynch n Irby, colored, charged with at pting to rape Miss Leila Demp Irby has since been convicted g -Arnced to serve thirty years the penitentiary. When the court onvened the privates, under charges, 41 of whom were in uniform, to gether with the witnesses were lbrought into court. Privates Lester *elt and C. Mae Quinn pleaded guilty --to the charge of desertion, and~W. A. Holt entered a plea of guiltyAto the 4fiarge of disobedience. Quinn ..in -"making his plea of guilty broke down .and cried. He said that it was his :-intention to respond, and that he went -to the armory for his uniform and ;rarms, but found the armory locked. Privates Cobb, Wilds and Rogers in Aheir defense claimed that they were -of the opinion that their term of en 9Itment expired October 1, and that Abey had turned in their uniforms ud equipment and were not there .fore subject to call to arms. The po !'aition of the company was that since -Ahey had not received written dis .4harge from the colonel of the regi -ment they were subject to duty at many time. The court adjourned aind -Ue papers and findings of the court -will be forwarded to Col. Lewis, comn :aander of the 1st regiment. It will b~e ten days before Col. Lewis will ismake a report on the ease. Monarch Mill Meeting Held. Union, Special.--The stockholders .et the Monarch Cotton Mills met here --8. M. Milliken and his par-ty of mothern capitalists being present. H. A:. Hatch, of New York city, son-in .1aw of Mr. Milliken, was chosen pr-es indent, in succes,sion to P. E. Font, 4deceased, pnd Mr. Nicholson, of this weity, wvas reelected treasurer and gen-. eral manager. A semi-annual divi --ddnd of 3 per cent was ordered paid ~on January 1./ Geologists Gathering -Da,ta. B3lacksburg, Special.-Mr. A.'L Steritt, of the geologic3al survey -is here wvith Prof. Sloan, gatherihg data 4sf this quadrangle to fill in 'tie ma~ of th;Is meetion being made by the guogical survey. 'hy topot hi *$nen were here ini 1900 ~ the ind al NA NEWS ITEMS m AM Sectins of the State and Busy Readers Report on Insurance. Columbia, Special.-In his forA coming first annual report to the-LAW islature Mr. McMaster, the new State Insurance Commissioner, will have some interesting and encouraging re marks to make concerning domestie mutual insurance doing a fire busi ness, showing the remarkable saving to policy-holders on both city and country property these concerns char tered under the "mutual protective association act" have made over "old line'' insurance. They "tell a story of honesty and fratenity that entirely over shadows the failures of the few whioh have nttempted to cover the whole State." Mr. Mc Master mentions one Charleston com pany, the Carolina Mutual, which is 57 years old, has $130,000 in cash and investments. It weathered the great Charleston fire of 1861, through the loyalty of its members meetii'g all its heavy losses then, which have been fully saved back to them in re duced insurance since. He also men tions favorably the Hibernian Mu. tual, the Germania Mutual and the Merchants' Mutual, all Charleston companies confining themselves to Charleston City property. These Charleston companies, the report says, "have been the means of sav ing, I believe without exaggeration, hundreds of thousands of dollars to the citizens of Charleston.'' Mr. McMaster's comments are most en couraging to the movement that has started in the South to do the South's insurance ,business at home at less cost to policy-holders and keeping all the money at home. Corn Contest Not Decided. Gaffney, Special.-A large number of farmers camq to Gaffney on the date fixed for deciding the corn con test which has excited so much in terest among the farmers of Cherokee county this season. A number of them was disappointed,, however, as the committees were not ready to re port as to the yield for the reason that some of the contestants have not finished gathering their product. The farmers were met by Mr. C. L. Good rich, from the office of farm manage ment of "Washington, D. C.; Mr. C., P. Hartley, of Washington, who is in, charge of corn investigation from the bureau of plant indirsIyi and Mr. Ira Williams, also of the bureau of plant industry. These gentlemen spoke entertainingly and instructively along their particular li-es,.and after the speaking Mr. Goodrich awardled the prize of $5 to Mr. T. C. Petty for the best display ''of seed corn. The prize offered by the Merchants aai~ Planters' Bank for the largest yield will be awa.rded later after the various committees on measurements, etc., have reported. Mll Meeting Held. Spartanburg, Special.--The annual meeting of the Spartan Mills, Lock hart Mills and the Gainesville Cottop Mills, were held last week. The old board of directors ,and officers of all three of the mills were re-elected and the usual dividends declared. The meetings were attended by S. M. Milliken and party of New York mil lionaires, who arc making their an na trip of inspection to the mills in this section, in which they are in tercsted. Fire in Bamberg Cotton Oil Mill. Columbia, Specia..-Fire (lest roy ed the gin house and crusing mill of the Bamberg Cotton -Oil Mill, causing a loss of approximately $70,000, par. tially covered by insuranse. The buldins and machinery of th~e mill ro yjiedat $36,000 .ard tlb raw 1~Mdo~yed at 'abont M40, ~ bshrnc ds Astated4 ir CHANGE AJWAITS MILLS Resignation of Mr. 3amctt Accept ed and Successor Named. Laurens, Special.-At a meeting of the directors of the Watta mills Mr. J. Adger Smythe, of Pelser was' elected to succeed Mr. W. D. Ham mett, of Honea Path, resigned. The resignation of Mr. Hammett was made necessary becatise of his recent election to the presidency of the two Anderson mills, making his duties too arduous. Mr. Smythe will at an early date move his family to Lau rens. It is understood that the mat ter if issuing some preferred stock was considered at the meeting last week. Upon suggestion of Mr. Smy the it was decided not to issue any more stock. Incondiarism Alleged. lexington, Special.-Sheriff Corl-,y was informed that the barn of Mr. James Oswald, who resides near Steadman, a little station on the old line of the Carolina Midland' rai. road, had been burned on Thursda,y night about 12 o'clock and- that it .vac thought that the fire was the act of an incendiary. Sheriff Corley im mediately sent Deputy Sheriff Mil kr tb the scene to make an inve%ti gation. State News Items. Gen. J. C. Boyd said recently that the cost of the militia for defending the negro, John Irby, at Spartanburg would mount up into several hundred dollars. Gen. Boyd thinks that Gov. Ansel did ,exactly right.. Oni account of the conditions immediately follow. ing the crime, he thinks that Oov. Ansel would have done wrong had he failed to provide protection. Bet ter to have too much protection than none at all. The expenies will be $1.50 per day for each militiaman on duty, in addition to ti-aveling ex penses of Laurens company to and from Spartanburg on two occasions and the squad to Columbia and re turn. Comptroller General Jones and the State superintendent of education, Mr. 0. B. Martin, are at work on their annal reports and will have them ready for the printers soon. Gov. Ansel has not yet commenced work on his annual message but will begin shortly. There is much specu lation as to his attitude on prohi bition since three of the counties vot ing out the dispensary makes the State exactly divided in number and representation on the question. It is probable that the governor may re new his recommendation of last year. He has the matter now under advise ment. The Rutledge county commission qr have been appointed- with the ex cepition of one from Clamendon arld one from Florence oppo?ed th the pioposition. R. B. Smith, of Kings tree is the commissioner from Wil liamsburg opposed to the plan. J. J. Eaddy, of Leo, Williamsburg county, J. H. Prosser, of Hannah, Florence county and W. D. McFadden of Lake City, R. F. D. No. 1, Clarendon coun ty, are the commissioners favorable to formation. Gov. Ansci has not as yet made any decision on the petition for the pardon of Mrs. Carson. the white woman who is serving a life sentence from Spartanburg on the charge of killing her lihusand 13 years ago. He has the petition under advisement and may render a decision or miay refer it to the State pardon board. Gov. Ansel has not yet appointed two mengbers of' thle State dispensary commission to fill ihe vacancies creat ed by the resignntion of B. F. Ar thur and C. K. Henderson, who are receivers for the dispensary fund. The governor has the matter under ad1vWiseet and may make his ap pointmner/ts later. Gov. Ansel has appointed on the Calhoun dispensary board T. T. Hane, vice W. (1. Peterkin, resigned. liane was recommended by the commis siOners.. Gov. Ansel -has appointer A. T. Tonson of Talatha magistrate for A~icounty, viee Jesse Green, re ,i*.Green was recently elected tvsor for Aikeit. Johnsaon. was ed Wy4'i .delegadon. FOR REVENU! ONLY Andrew Carnegie Comes Out for Tariff Revision SAYS PROUCTION NOT NEEDED [ron Master, lu a Notable Article in December Issue of a Magauine, Will Deolare That Duties.on Manu factured Articles Should be Reduc ed or Altogether Abolished, and That Only the Luxuries Used by the Xich Should Bear a Duty. New York, Special.-A notable ar icle from Andrew Carnegie, dealing vith the tariff, will appear in the orthcoming December number of rhe Century Magazine, in which the ron master takes the position that !infant ind%:stries" no longer need rotection; that the steel and other industries h tvo now grown beyond ;he need of tariff protection; that luties on lu::.ries used by the rich ihould be maintained, but that those )n manufactured articles should be :educed greatly, or abolished entire y when no longer nee4ed. Mr. Carnegie's article is entitled 'My Experience With and Views Jpon the Tariff." Mr. Carnegie says: "We have already become by far ;he greatest of all manufacturing na ,ions. While the tariff as a whole tven today has ceased to be primar ,y 'beneficial as a measure of protee ;ion, it has become of vast import ance from the standpoint of revenue, md it is to this fekture I bespeak the special attention of readers of all >arties, for duties upon imports, not tor protection; hut for needed revo 3ue, should not become a party ques :ion. Reasonable men of all parties 33ay be expected to approve this plan >f obtaining revenue." He says: "The American tariffs, in 2appy contrast to others, almost ex bmpt the poor and heavily tax the rich, just as it should, for it is they tvho have the ability to pay as re luired by the highest economic an :hority.'' Mr. Carnegie says of future tariff egislation: "The next Congress dealing with ;he tariff.will probably be inclined at irst to reduce duties all around and aerhaps to abolish some, but its first ,are shquld be to maintain present luties, and even in some eases to increase them,. until all articles used ilmost exclasively by the rich, and this not for"Irotection, but for reve aue, not drawn from the workers iut from -tbe-eriah. That is the first and prime duty of Congress. "Its second luty is to reduce du :ies greatly u.on manufactured ar ticles and lo abolish entirely those no longer needed. What Democrats Spent. Chicago, Special.-The Democratic intional oommittee received in all $620,644.77 and spent $619,410.06 during the recent presidential cam paign, leavin* a balance on hand of p1.234.71. So reads a statement maae public by the offeers of the commit tee and the itemized statement will be filed for record in the offee of the Secretary of State of Kentucky in compliance with the resolution adopt ed by the national commit tee at lin coln. Neb., last July. The statement made public by the commit ee in eludes a certificate of audit by My ion D. Ring, auditor oif the untional committee. Briefs of General News. Genq. William L. Marshall recomn mends that Congress alpproprViate 9965,000 for. next year's work on the Baltimore .channois. John D. flockefeller began testify ing for the <1efense in the suit of the governmnent to dissolve the Standard 9i1 Comuanv. Sunday Tragedy in Alabama Town. Birminghiom, Ala., Special.--J. A. Northcutt, a well-knowyn citizen of Henry Ellen, Jefferson county, was shot and almnost instantly killed b J. W. Dement. The shooting oeenis ro:in front of Northcutt's hbmre and three 'bullets took effect, Dement was bvoigbt her and lodged in the county sail. Hie will say'hiothing as to the eana of thet rngedy. PALACE 19OTTAGf Mayor Tom L Johnston Goe Into Bankruptcy lE WAS ONCE VERY WEALTU Mayor of Cleveland, For Years Oredited Witht Possessing a Large Fortune, Announces That Re ]a Loat Everytbing and Will Be 00 pelled to Move Into Bfaler an Less Expensive Quarters. Cleveland, 0,. Special.-Mayor Tom L. Johnson, who for years has been accredited with possessing a very largo fortune announced that he had lost everything and ,would be compelled to give up bif beautiful home on Euclid.avenue and move is to smaller and less expensive quar ters. The mayor also,stated that he would give up his automobiles and other, luxuries, as he could no longer afford to keep them. His fortune was wrecked, the mayor declared, by his devotion to affairs of the estate of his dead brother, Albert, who was heavily interested in traction prop erty in the East. After Albert's death a question was put up to him whether he should resign his office as mayor and take up the management of Albert's s. tate. "I decided that I would not. I had entered the fight in this city with certain ideals before me. I wanted to fight privilege, and special interest, and I had already decided -to give up working for dollars. So I concluded to stay right here and do what I could- to help my brother's children at long istance. "Why did I choose the course I did? I'll tell you. I wanted happi ,Jess and nothing else when'I closed up my business affairs and took up oivic activity. ''Aud I've been happy, too. "I'm going to be happy yet, tof We may have to go back to a cot.. tage, but that's the way we starte4, and we can luok upon life just aw joyfully there as we did in the big house on Euclid avenue. "They tell me my enemies an planning to bring financial trouble upon, me. I' ve been expecting it. "My enemies are cauable of doing that. One may expect nothing else from special privilege. Let there make any sort of attaqk upon me that they choose. I'll never give up and they'll always find me at the front. "If I had been a coward-if I had run away fro mthis fight for the pee. pie of Cleveland-[ could have saved my fortune andl built it -up. But I had chosen my course. I haven't been laboring as nmyor with the ex poeta tionj of being rewarded by the gratitude of the people. One cannot count on that. It's pleasure in doing .work that I like that has kept me in the fight. ''I have never made a sinrglepen out of the street raiilways since I be- * egmLne mayor. I dloil't feel discourag ed. I'm a free mant, and that means a great dleal to me. Don't you sup pose it wvill be wvorth, something to mec to have my frienIds realize that I enteredl the mayor's office rich and left it poor? ''I'm going to keep on just as I've' startedi. I 'm going to b" a candidate for mayor again' wvhen this term Is over.. Chauffeur Killed in Auto (Irash. Washington, Special.-Noble Davis a chauffeur, was killed and several others were iinjured by the overturaa inig of an automob)ile near Egitte. ville, Md. The automobile w o'6nn ed .by Joseph Strasburger, a,ner chant of this city, and D avj ho *:was .his chauffeur, had i out party of hie friends i h ei I'(