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had; up a case ?ETECTTH CL'ARGE? WITH PER. JURY f> ? HIRER CASE. He Paid a Negro to Testify Before Coroner T iTtu t He Told Him to Tes tify To B /forehand. Charged ffith perjury in his own testimony a ad with trumping up fic tictious evi lence in the mouth of a disreputabli negro to hold J. H. Cun ningham a; d Vincent Kiisel for the murder of icberc C. Shirer .Thomas I*. Howard, private detective, was ar rested iu Augusta on Monday on a warrant f worn out by Chief of Po lice George P. Elliot. The charge in the warrar t was subordination of perjury. T xe Chronicle says this un erpected tu *n of affairs was a result of the pre iminary hearing into the charges a ;ainst Cunningham and Kiisel befo e Judge Hammond Satur day norme j. Howard testified there that a neg o, Bill Glover, had come Zo him an?, told him that on the night whe) young Shirer disappear ed he was hidden on the river bank trying to Veep off the effects of too much "whh cey. He had been asleep and was a rakened during the night by voices o ' two men leaving the riv er side, fee did not know the hour but from I s testimony it must have been far i ist the time when grave yards yawi. The dead body of Shi rer was f ?und 30 hours later, al most unde ? the temporary trestle work on w lich foe said the men were standing v hen he first saw them. Suspectl ig nothing at the time, he thought n thing of the presence of the men. He left the place of his coneealme t and walked southward along Was lington street on his way home.. In front of him walked the two men. Howard testified further that Glover had told him they went into a horse which the sleuth after ward fourd to be 310 Washington street. C ?nningham and Kiisel liv ed there. Aecordi g to Howard, the negro described one of the men as being much talk r thr n the other and dress ed in a si it of dark clothes and the shorter oj e as being clad in a dark coat and prey trousers of a light shade, a c ascription wMch In general fitted Cur niagham and Kiisel except In one v tal feature. Cunningham had no gr y trousers at that time and wore a fu 1 suit of dark blue. It is nc w revealed by a statement of Glovei to the chief of police, which wi"! be produced at the hear ing that he was not on the river bank that nighty that the whole story ?was man factured according to the negro's itaement, in the cunning brain of 1 om Howard, and none of it ever real y ibappened. The ne rxo says Howard took him to the ri er, explained the situation and told lim what to say -when call ed upon ' o testify and promised him a j reward for his duplicity, a small pa'rt of w lieh has been paid. Anothf r witness who appeared at the preli ainary Saturday was Char He W. D* penport. He swore that he was in I ladford's near beer saloon one nlgW and a young man wearing a light coh red suit of clothes came in and offe ed to pawn a watch. This evidence was "intended to show that Cunningl am had the watch of Shirer In his po jses?ioa after ahlrcr's death and was drying to dispose of It. Daven port failed to identify Shi rer's wat :h which wa?i shown him as ?the one < ffered by the young man in the sal04 n. Cunningham stood be fore him wd Davenport could not say that he 1 /as the same man who tried to pawn the time piece. When ques tioned a to the time he did not re call the 'ate or specify the night. In a s atement made since, Daven port ad: lits that Cunningham was not the man who offered him the watch a id that he was induced by Howard to testify at the preliminary. As a t< suit of these startling dis closures it ds expected that Cunning ham wi 1 he released from confine ment w thout bond, and if this is done, i> almost necessarily follows that th? bond of $1,000 under which Kiisel r dw holds his liberty, will be cancelk I and the young man reliev ed of it obligations. Howsrd was formerly a detectipe on the police force of Augusta and for yea: 3 was regarded as one of the Shrewd< 3t in the business there. He was fou id and asked for a statement concern ng the charges. He denied having committed any perjury and that he had induced the negro Glov er to g .ve any false statement. He 6aid Gl 'Ver had made his statement first to Dr. Hudson, who told How him to repeat his story, ard of t and called the negro before Cunr ingham was visited at the jail am he was jubilant over the prospec s of his release from impris onment and from a harrowing situa tion. I e was surrounded by a num ber of f : lends who were rejocnig with Mm. " Whe:- ased if Howard had made -any pr< position to him regarding hie release, as has been reported, he ad mitted hat the detective had 'talked' with h:oi, but declined to say what "had b< ?n said. He said that his friends had been very kind in sending /pleasar: notes of sympathy since his incarce ation and also baskets of del icacies which he had enjoyed very much. ? ? ? Four Holes Dots. Rair is badly needed in this com munity Cotton is failing fast and sheddi g its fruit and foliage. The farmer 5 will soon be taking it to marke . Fodder pulling is about ov er, cor l is much better than was an ?tieipat d 6ome weeks ago. The protracted meeting at Four Holes' Baptist church has been post poned until the third feunday, which will bi the twentieth. Mr. Marion Myers after spending severa days with relatives and friend ? has returned to Charleston. Mr. James W. Stroman, of Atlanta, Is on a visit to many relatives and friend 5 in this community. I ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. Chamber of Commerce Met at City Hall Yesterday Afternoon. ' The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was called to order yesterday afternoon by Pres ident John Cart. The ralnutes of tihe last meeting were read and approved. The report of the scereriry was then taken up. The Secretary, Col. A. H. Marchant made a report on the Booster Trip. Most of our readers are familiar with the doings of the trip, and details are therefore omitt ed. The Secretary 'has gotten in touch with many important men along the Pregnalls branch of the Atlantic Coast Line, and almost everyone is in favor of the proposed change in schedule. Elloree alone opposes it. This matter will be looked into fur ther. The County Fair was discussed. The bids for the main building are ?being received and the premium list has been arranged, and everything goes to show the progress made in this line. At the last meeting it was resolv ed to make an effort to have the White Way extended to the Southern Depot. This has not been taken up much yet, but will be shortly. An add club has been formed with 11 members, which the Secretary 'hopes to raise to 25 shortly. Col. A. H. Marchant is president of thi3 club, and Mr. Sol Kohn is vice-president. The advisability o? having some slips printed displaying the many ad vantages of Orangeburg, and getting a great quantity of them, so that each letter going out from Orange burg will have one ol! these slips in it, was discussed also. The matter was referred to the Committee on Publicity and Publication. It was considered a good idea to have large bill 'boards at the depots, telling the pertinent facts about this city to the crowds of people who pass through without getting ff. This was referred to the Executive Committee. A resolution was passed thanking the press of Orangeburg, and The Times and Democrat particularly for its Booster Edition, 'or the liberal alverti8ing given the city; and thank ing Messrs. M. O. Dantzler, J. A. Sal ley, W- ?. Crum and Harry C. Wanr pamaker for the valuable aid given the Secretary on the Booster Trip; and lastly, thanking the Secretary himself for the arduous and success ful labors through which the success of the trip was made possible. DOINGS OF SOCIETY. The Dixie Club Preparing For Their Annual Carnival. Plans for the Dixie Club Carnival are well under way. This fete will to be held about the first of October on the ground purchased for the new post office building. Last year the event was a success and the club members, are planning to make the second attempt surpass last year's venture. Committee are being named and. chairmen are planning for the different booths an." amusements features. There is much work con nected with these entertainments as performers have to i>e collected for the different attractions and trained Then each of the chairmen of the sev eral committee will try to outdo their sister chairmen in originality in their booths and this will +ake much planning. At a later date the names of the .different committees will be announced in this column. ? * * Monday night Mist? Sue Walker en tertained a number of her friends at a musicale in honor of Miss Coy Bow mon of Rowesville who is the attrac tive guest of Miss W: lker. ? ? ? . Mrs. Elliot Rogers of Florence was the honor guest at a bridge party by Mrs. A. C. Ligon Tuesday morning. Only two tables were arranged and just a few of Mrs. Ligon's friends were invited. ? ? t> Cope Defeats Denmark. Cope, Aug. 14, Special?In a very pretty game of bell on the home grounds Cope won from Denmark this afternoon by the score of seven to four. This makes fifteen straight games Cope has won since the first June. So far Cope has a record of seventeen games won and three lost. A factor in the winning of the games is the heavy batting of the home team Messrs. Brabham, Tatum and Jen nings with a percentage of over four hundred for the season. In the game with Denmark this afternoon Tatum got four hits out jf five times up, while Brabham ma le it three out of four. Batteries: for Cope, Abies and Sandifer. For Denmark, Goza, Bax ter and Guess. Umpire Black. Sco rer, Hoover. Last Booster Trip. The last Booster Trip for the pres ent year was made to St. Matthews on Monday afternoon in about twen ty or more automobiles filled with ladies an gentlemen. The visit was more of a social call than a business visit. All who went had a most pleasant time, an came back well pleased with the trip. The people of St. Matthews were out in large num bers and gave the visitors a cordial welcome. The Orangeburg Military Band accompanied the visitors and played several pices after reaching St. Matthews, which were enjoyed by all. Principal and Assistant. At a recent meeting of the trus tees of the Harleyville Graded School Prof. W. L. Glaze, Jr. of Orangeburg, was elected principal of the school and Mrs. W. L. Glaze, Jr., was elect ed to the position of assistant teach er for the approaching session. Prof. Glaze is a graduate of Wofford col lege and goes to Harleyville well recommended, he having filled sev eral places in the public school of the State. Mrs. Glaze is also a teach er of experience. The next session will begin on Tuesday, October 3. ADVICE TO THE FARMER ^MARKETING COTTON SLOWLY MEANS MUCH TO THEM. The Pressure Downward in the Mar ket by the Buyers the Coming Season Will be Desperate. Mr. C. J. Hadden, writing to the Atlanta Constitution from Liverpool, England, says: If a campaign of agitation be vig orously pressed throughout the South for demanding good prices for cotton, it would be worth not less than fifty million dollars to the cot ton growers during the season 1911 12. "The newspaper reports and the feeling here indicate a large crop. It is a thing devoutly prayed for by the European spinners. The pressure downward in the market by the buy ers during the coming season will be desperate. "The English spinners have uni formedly lost money for three or more years, excepting where, by rea son of peculiarly favorable condi tions, a manufacturer 'has been able to hold his own. A sentiment flav ored with British national patriotism may make tine coming struggle a Waterloo. The manufacturers are organized. "It is notoriously true that Liver pool (Liverpool in cotton means England) lost its dominant place in the control of cotton prices ten years ago. New Orleans is now the control ling factor. New York is little more than a gambling shop. The change came about when organizations of southern farmers began to teach them that cotton selling was a trans action with two sides to it?that the seller might demand as well as the buyer might offer. The growth of this knowledge has done more to regulate prices of the past decade than has the varying volumes of the crops. "If fifty per cent of the Southern cotton producers would resolve as solemnly as the "Three Swiss" that they would not part with their sta ple for less than 15 cents a pound and stick to it till the 1st of January, voiced by a hundred great mass meetings. I am confident cotton would go to seventeen cents. "This requires a wide-spread pa triotic thrill, such as swept over the south, when in 1861 the old men put their savings into confederate bonds and the young men took up the hardships of common sold'lers. Such a campaign would be worth more to us of the South than would have a dozen victories at Gettysburg. We. are people of sentiment and there has never been a time in our history when that fine quality of our coun try could have been appealed to with a greater certainty of results. "A leading British statistical paper, in a recent number reviewing the cotton market, said: "At the present time the cotton trade is passing through a. period of tra\all. It is experiencing almost tc the full the effects of shortness in raw material." "In a conversation last week with one of the foremost bankers of Lon don (the representative of the Asso ciated European Bankers, wno at one time insisted upon the insurance of cotton bills of lading) he frankly ad mitted that the European bankers backed down :iom their demands for ?the avowed reason that a majority of them feared such a step would lose American business. "If the cotton producers could know their strength?could see face to face the vantage ground on which they are camped?a triumph is theirs?a triumph which means mil lions now and eventually a power and prestige not hither enjoyed by any spot cotton." Stolen Typewriter Found. Chief of Police Fischer made a lucky foaul yesterday when he recov ed an Oliver typewriter, which is al leged to have been stolen from the Atlantic Coast line yards by a negro, John Wesley Summers, alias "Long Boy." For the past several months cars have been broken into and goods stolen, but the guilty party could not be apprehended. However, suffi cient evidence has been gathered to cause the arrest of John Wesley Sum mers and Robert Wallace. U is alleg ed that these two negroes sold the typewriter to Blythewood and Bal lard, a negro undertaking firm in this place, for $4. Shortly after the sale the typewriter was turned over to the police department and will be kept at poehecilatupdasrre'xoofa io.dToB at police headquarters until iden tified by the owner. Wood ford Defeats Neeses. On Friday Woodford defeated the strong Neeses' team on the local dia mond in the ninth inning rally. J. Boles, first up found Neese for a single. Reed popped out to short. Redmond singled. P. Boles doubled to left scoring J. Boles. Smith beat out one to short, stole second. Jef coat singled, scoring P. Boles and Smith, aided by a wild throw by Chaplin to F. Neese. Jefcoat. out at second on the play. Score by innings: Woodford .. .. ..100 000 004 5 Nesses.200 200 000 4 Batteries: Woodford, J. Boles and Robinson; Neeses, E. Neese and Hoover. Deatli of Mr. D. D. Taber. Derrill D. Tabor, one of the most prominent young insurance men of this state died Monday, aged 35, of pneumonia, at 1007 Bull street, the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. Jo seph M. Bell, in Columbia. Mr.Ta bor was born at Fort 'Motte, April 21. 1S7G. He is survived by bis moth er, Mrs. Louisa V. Tabor, of Fort Motte, by his wife, formerly Miss Augusta Jones, daughter of Capt. Allen Jones, of Columbia, and two children, and several brothers and sisters. i NEWS FROM BOWMAN. Cotton Picking Has Commenced? Other News of Interest. 'Bowman, S. C. Aug. 14th, 1911, Special?Cotton picking has com menced hy some of the farmers here about, fields here and there show up quite a number of bolls. It is likely that some will be ginned and put on the mraket from this section this week. There is some complaint of considerable shedding of fruit which almost invariably accurs at this sea son of the year, but taken as a whole the yield will be in excess of any pre vious year in Bowman's history. Re cent rains have not been general in this section and crops are still in need of more moisture. Heavy lo cal rains have visited some neighbor hoods, while oters are badly in peed of sufficient rains to supply, stock v/Ith warter as well as to re lieve the parched crops. Wells are going dry and on being deepened streams in some places are perfectly dry. Fodder pulling is nearly completed the bulk of this food having .been saved in good condition. Unless showers come up more fre quent the hay crop will he shorter than usual, less stubble land being planted in this crop than for some years past. Some farmers have been aomewhat "greedy" on the cotton questions and supplimented the main crop of this staple with late cotton* on stubble land. 'Unless pickers get more of a "hustle" on them than in recent years, it is quite doubtful if this crop will be harvested by that date There is a decided tendency to much slug gishness along the line compared with former years. Champion pickers have either lost their art or are get ting the hook worm disease of some thing of that kind. Mr. J. J. Hutto, a leading mer chant, of Bowman and LeRoy Smith joined the Boosters of Orangeburg here last Wednesday finishing the round with the "boys" hack to Or angeburg. They speak of the trip being very pleastant one and much enjoyed. They returned to Bowman on the train next morning and give a glowing account of the trip. Mr. O. P. Evans left Saturday af ternoon on his motorcycle for a stay of several days at G/rfeenwood at which point Mrs. Evans and daugh ter are visiting relatives. Miss Ethel Evans returned home Saturday after a visit of some length at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. 3. Prlckett, of St. Matthews. Mrs. J. Thomas Carter is at home again from a visit to parents Rev. and Mrs. Stokes of North Augusta. Miss Corrie Knight who has been on a weeks visit with friends at St. Matthews returned home yesterday reporting a very pleasant time in deed. Mr. Tom Ai ant of Fort Motte is on a visit to the family of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rast of Bowman. IMessrs. J. Clifton Evans and M. | J. Smith went down to Stfl George | Saturday afternoon to ?dJeLiver nn auto sold to a party of that place. They returned in Mr. Evan's Biuick touring car arriving about 6 p. m., leaving short|y after .fojY Orange burg at which place parties were in waiting to return to Bowman. Carrier D. C. Hayden of Orange burg accompanied by Mr. P. C. Riley spent several hours at Bowman Sat urday afternoon. Dundee. FIRST BALE SOLD. J A Colored Farmer From Near Cope Gets 11:30 Per Pound. Yesterday saw the first bale of new cotton sold in Orangeburg. A colored farmer,, James Cleckley, has the honor of marketing the first .bale of this year's crop. It was picked last week and finished Tuesday. It was ginned early yesterday morning and brought on to Orangeburg imme diately. He brought it in, and sold it to Mr. John F. Newbourne for 11:-1 3 0 cents per pound. The cotton was' raised by James Cleckly on Mr. J. D. Cleckley's place near Cope. The bale weighed 494. This bale was sold to a regular cotton buyer, and not any merchant to be put on account. This reason doubtless explains why some other towns pay a little more than Orange- i burg for t'heir first bale. Bull Swamp Notes. This section was visited Monday by a rain that did much good. Fodder pulling is about over here. There was a .bale of new cotton ginned Tuesday at Mr. L. K. Ether idge's gin. Mrs. J. K. Amaker and children are spending some time with her pa rents in North. Mrs. Carrie Garvin and Miss Lizzie Garvin of Aiken are visiting relatives in this section. Mss Ruby Austin of Cameron is visiting relatives here The school house is being Improved to some extent. Miss Florence Amaker is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ira Robinson of North Truck Farming Pays. There are possibilities in 'his re gion for ithe develoqmiont of thef trucking industry which few have as yet realized. Here and there a man will be found devoting a portion of his time to this very remunerative business but there is room for many more. The accessibility of the North ern cities by means of through freights practically guarantees a good market for all produce. There's mon ey in it and the same will be gotten out sooner or later. First New Bale Sold. St. Matthews received her first bale of this year's cotton crop on Tuesday. James Golson, a tenant on the farm of Col. J. A. Ranks, sold the first bale of new cotton there Tues day to Mr. M. Jarecky, a cotton mer chant and cotton buyer. The bale weighed 417 pounds and brought 12c. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What la Happening Here and There. Local Items of Persona] Interest to Onr Readers. 20.000 by 1920. Mr. T. J. Hayden left yesterday af ternoon for Baltimore and New York. Mr and Mrs. J R. Fogle are visit ing relatives in Red Springs, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Atticus Marchant have returned frm Milledgeville. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hydrick have returned from their bridal tour. Miss Pinson of Alabama is the guest of Mrs. J. W. Gillam. (Leonard Skipper of Savannah is visiting Henry Von Oshen. Mr Peston T. Hildeband, Jr., has gone on a visit to Camden. Mrs. C. B McMiohael is visiting friends at Ridgeway. Miss Florrie Oliver is visiting at Greensboro N. C. Mrs. Robert Lide and children are at Bat Cave. Mr. and Mrs. G. M Stabler left yes terday afternoon for Washington, Baltimore New York and other points Mrs. Smoak and son of Alken are visiting the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. Harzog on Webster Heights. The public is cordially invited to attend a Sunday school picnic at Jer icho church on Saturday Aug. 19. Messrs. Russell Wolfe, Lenaire Wolfe and Ben Simmons autoed to Columbia the first of the week. Mtfsses Virginia and Jenny Connor of Colleton are visiting at the home of County Auditor McMichael. Mrs. J. W. Smoak, Mrs Lavinia Smoak, Misses Merle, Ora an Angie Pearl 'Smoak are at Dillon. Quite a number of Orangeburgers left yesterday morning] on the an nual mountain excursion. Men never lose God when they do their duty, but they lose Him when they fail to do it. ? Messrs. W. C. Crum and L. Q. Crum have gone to Washington for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert O'Cain wish to thank their friends and neighbors for their many kindnesses during the illness and death of their daughter. We have no idea that fifteen mil lion bales of cotton will be made this year. Twelve million bales will be nearer the figure in our judgment. Mr. J. X. Weeks announces himeelf a candidate for re-election to the Al dermanic board, where he has served efficiently for some years. Mrs. M. I. Collier and Mr. Herbert Collier who have been in the moun tains of western North Carolina re turned home last week. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Marchant, ac companied by Mrs. W. H. Perryclear and Mrs Georgia Culler are in Hen dersonville for awhile. Mrs. J. W.. Stokes and Miss Ella WHkC'3, who are visiting in Tennes see will return to this city about the first of September. Bids have been advertised for the erection of a main building for the fair. The work will be commenced at an early date. ?Lucile, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J Robert O'Cain, died Wednesday last. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Steadman. Postmaster Webster and Assistant Postmaster Webster and Assistant Postmaster Van Orsdell attended the convention of South Carolina post masters at Glenn Springs last week. Orangeburg 'has her " I can's" and her "I can'ts." To which do you be long? One believes in progress and the other in stagnation. You are one C*?' the other, which is it? The brief department of The Times and Democrat is now pushed up to its working capacity. Three briefs maing about 200 pages are now be ing gotten out. We noticed some cotton fields while riding out in the country re I cently* that looked as if a fourth of the bolls were open and ready for the picker. The city council has named J. C. Pike, L. .1. Izlar and C. R. Jones, with M. F. Inabinet as clerk, as managers, of the approaching municipal elec tion. The municipal election will be one of much interest this year, because of the number and popularity of the candidates for mayor and places on the aldermanic board. The election will be held the first of September. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wannamaker have gone to Greenville for .v visit, While in Greenville Mr Wannamaker will attend a meeting of the execu tive committee of the Odd Fellows Loge, of which he is a member. Misses Annie Simmons and Coy Bowman, of Rowesville, Maude Bet tis, of Trenton, and Marjorie Sim mons, of Charleston will be the guests of Mesdames Wife n Amelia street next week. Col. and Mrs. Arthur Banks, ac companied by Miss Anna Lou. their daughter, and Miss Lizzie Houser, their neice of Fort Valley, Ga., ran down from St. Matthews in the Col onel's touring rar and spent a couple oi hours with friends in Orangeburg. Mr. Jerry M. Hughes has been elected by the executive committee of the Orangeburg County Fair As sociation to succeed Commercial Sec retary A. H. i.Marhant of the Cham ber of Commerce, who held the office only as a temporary secretary. There are a few people right hero in Orangeburg who are so averse to cheerfulness and happiness that they take it in homeopathic doses and al ways with a wry face. It may appear contradictory but they get their main satisfaction in being miserable. Do you know any of them? Popular Copyright Books f "When a Man Marries" by Mary J ? Roberts Rhinehart, as the play "Seven < ? Days" had a wonderful success. vAs a < ? book it is even better. "The Goose Giil" by Harold MacGrath is the fascine ting stoiy oi a princess brought up as a goose giil, ig norant of her royal birth. 3? HP "GraustarL" and its companion book, "Beverly of Graustark" are still maintaining their great popularity and can be secured for fifty cents. And Many Others?Each equally as fascinating: with a touch of ad venture, a spice of humor, or a bit of pathos. AH written by masters of the art. Write for any book you want. Well get it for you. SIMS BOOK STORE. Orangeburg, S. G For more than a week women from all over the county have been coming to KOHN'S to buy silks. And we have sold more silks than were ever sold in August before, so far as we know. Women bought these silks because th<y realized that they were a good investment, that the prices were low, and that it would pay to lay up three or four or a half a dozen dress patterns for future use. Two Lots: 65c, 85c, $i .oo silks at 50c yard 35c, 40c, 50c silks at 25c yard Why Not Investigate These Valnes? Williams & Sharperson THE UP-TO-DATE Merchant Tailors and Dry Cleaneirs First ?I?\65 Workn^sfyip Gu^ra^teed. Special Attention to Ladies Clothes. Suits Made to Order. Clothes called for and delivered. ZPHOZCsriE 97-L. Under Post Office Orangeburg, S. C For the Best Stationery r SIMS BOOK STORE.