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I'AKK-SHOALS Sl'SPEl'TS FREED. Magistrate 3Iann Decides State Failed to Make Out Case Against Chester Young Men. "Winnsboro. October 15.?The prelimI inary in the case of the State against k J. B. Frazer, Jr., and Bissell Bigham, I of Chester, charged with robbing the VOLUME LI., >OIBER S2. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, OC TOBER 17, 1913. TWICE A WEEK, $1.40 A YKAK. paymaster of ?16,000, at mrr snoais, held today before Magistrate F. K Mann, and resulted in the magistrate ' holding that tnere was a failure on she par: of the prosecution to make out a probable case against the defendants, v.lio, th:refore, were discnargea. The attorneys for the defence expected to have the hearing in Winnsboro and a large crowd had gathered to hear the testimony, when W. H. Lyl^s, attorney for the prosecution, made the point that Magistrate Mann was without jurisdiction to hear the " J A? Via TUOC Case in AO. ( lOWIlSUiy, wacu >> magistrate of Xo 11 township. He was sustained in this motion by the magistrate and the officer stated he would go within his territory and have the preliminary. At 3 o'clock the crowd assembled at Ashford's Cross Roads, 10 miles southwest of Winnsboro, and the case was called. The prosecution offered only the testimony of H. Mahan, paymaster of the J. G. White company, and A. T. . Hancock, camp boss of the construc[ tion camp at Parr Shoals . Mr. I Mahan Ustiried in substance as folV 'lows: f Paymaster's Testimony. ' He was on train No. 13 that left Columbia about 1.20 o'clock, and that he arrived at Parr Shoals at 2.30 o'clock, that it was after he had received that it was after he bad receipted for the money and started towards Cuecamp that he saw three men with. fA blackened faces; that they came up B and ordered the negro, Bill Renger, to W 'beat it,' and drop the money he ear ried in a canvas bag. The men, he said, I1 shot twice over his head and shot Joy ner in the hip, when he moved his <hand toward his hip pocket. The witness could not identify the persons, but stated one of the men was of the build of Fraser and one about the size of Big-ham. Witness would not swear (either of them was the guilty party. Says Recognized Tliem. Mr. Hancock testified to naving seen ' Fraser on the works at Parr Shoals in February and June and saw Bigham in the month of June; tnat ne was about eleven feet away when he saw three men near the mail crane and heard them hollering at the paymaster and assistants. Their faces were , blackened, he said, but the disguise had rubbed off tneir hands and 'ne knew they were white men. Witness f said he recognized Bvgham as the man oil the right when they came up <.0 k him, and the stout man in the centre as Fraser. Witness said he went to Chester and after scaying there four or five days took a seat in Wylie and Anderson's stables, where he was told ue would probably see the man he was looking for. He said he thought Mr. Wylie knew whom he was looking for because he was in Chief of Police k Sander's office and heard" the purpose f of his trip. Witness recognized Fraser when he came through t'ae stable. Would Swear to Identity. Asked the question whetner he told1 ihis employer that Fraser was the perL soil who held them up, the witness f answered he had n<>t. Said h.- saw ft Bigham in an eating house and that 1 Bigham went out when he came in and left his meal. Witness seated he A would swear positively that Fraser arid Bigham were t**o of th- persons who held the men up, regardless of f what a number of citizens of Chester would say as to their being in Ches t-r at the time the robbery was 1 committed. The attorneys representing the defendants were J. E. McDonald, S. J. MacFadden, Gyles Patterson, A. L. V Gaston and Malcolm Marion. After m the decision was announced the largr I number of Chester citizens who had I journeyed to the hearing in automor biles applauded the magistrate and a I number shook his hand. ( Would Always Bring Good Price. | Orangeburg Times and Democrat. Cheap cotton, we think, is a thing of the past. The South can now Ik barely make enough cotton to supply A the demands of the world, which is V growing every year, and, if some plan V could b- devised whereby the cotton | could be put on the market as it is f needed, and nor dumpted on the liliirKGL at Uiict* <i? ac picociu, n always sell for a good price, and would be handled at a minimum cost to thr producer. I * \ _ $> <$> <? <?> <$> <$> < ' <$ <& <$> <?> <$N <$ ^ <$> <5> <j? <?> I FOOTBALL GAME. *! <s> <?> I The Newberry Indians opened their I football s-ason last Monday by over- j whelmingly defeating the B. \I. I. j _ i 150-0. which, by the way, is one or the largest scores ever made in the history of the game. The visitors arrived about 2 p. m., in automobiles' from Greenwood, w- re ou* on the fild about 3 o'clock. The Indians came out of : the gymnasium at about 3.20 and went I through a little signal practice. The game opened with B. M. I. receiving. Floyd kicked off and B. M. I. was downed on their 20 yard line. After thre * unsuccessful attempts to advance the ball". B. M. I. kicked, McLain making the catch and advanced the ball to B. M. I's. 15 yard line. An end run followed by an end buck by Nichols scored Newberry's first touch rinwn. Flova kicked soal. From this time on until the end Newberry advanced the ball at will an& her goal was never in danger. Coach Thomas's Indians worked like a well oiled machine during the whole of the contest and their showing was a complete surprise to the many supporters of the college. The broken field running, of McLain was superb j and was perhaps the feature of the i game, his running back of punts be| ing especially good. The end runl nine: of R. Baker and the smashing line bucks of BakeT\ Floyd, Fulmer, Xichols &nd Wise showed that their training had b~:en ^vell looked after. In fact the entire backfield starred and played brilliantly in every department of the game. S. Baker, Crotwell, and Hipp, on the ends, proved themselves adepts in the art of smashing interference and were fighting all the time. Each of these ends captured long forward I passes for substantial gains and in ! fant. imheld the high calibre of foot ball being played by their teammates. The line was as strong as brick wall, reinforced and held more than its own at all times. Deaton, Brooks, Stoudemayer, Derrick, Boland and Bodie were excra strong on defense and on numerous occasions did these fellows break through and tackle the runner behind the line. The result was more thar. even the j most optimistic had hoped lor and enj tirely justified the opinion oi' the trusi tees that Newberry would be able to hold its own when they voted to allow football this year. Credit must be given to the plucky Gre nwood team, who, though out-classed and out played at every stage of the game, did not once quii, but were playing as hard at the last as they were at first. Th y i possess the right spirit and when the two teams meet again on Thanksgiving a closer game may be expected. The Xewb rrian's showed grea^ promise to make this a successful season and their work was very satisfactory to Coach Thomas. The forward pass, end runs, and line bucks were all worked with equal ease and the swiftness of the backfield and ends nrrvvp that thftv will make trouble for j the other teams in the State. Messrs. Von Kolirtz and Passailaigue of Columbia handled the game in a very satisfactory manner. The next game will be played at Union on Wednesday October 22nd, with Furman. The squad expects to repeat Monday's victory and the results of the game will be noted with interest by all of the football enthusiasts, l Line Up. Xewberrv. B. M. I. Brooks, c Strieker, Jones Deaton, 1. g. Jones, Kilgore. Derrick. 1. t. May, Ellis. Crotwell, Jones, Cato, 1. e. L. Kilgore. Shealy, Boland, r. g. Bell. "* 3 - ? ?' ? r* t Rli77arH oiouueniavei, uuuic, i. , Knighi. S. Baker, Hipp, r. e. Eaton. Fulmer, R. Baker, f. b. Talbot, Crosby. Nichols, R. Baker, Koon, 1. h. Walter. Wise, Floyd r. h. Reynolds, Douglass. McLain, Floyd, q. b. Parkington, Fulton. Referee, Von Kolnitz, Carolina. Umpire, Passailaigue. Carolina. Yes, Quicker the Better. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. In noting the effort being made to declare Schmidt, th priest murderer, insane, the Augusta Chronicle says "Schmidt is sane enough ro cry out for quick punishment. Tt should j be accorded him. The quicker this i monster is killed in the chair the b tj t.er.'* Them's our sentiments exact j ly. The quicker such monsters as j Schmidt are put out of the way the i , better. v LITHE HANS TO HOLI) CONVENTION Many Delegates Will Attend Session at Eau Claire Church?Several Important Addresses. The 89th annual convention of the Evangelical Lutheran church in the South will be held in Columbia in the Church of tne Ascension October 21. it is said that a large number of delegates will attend the convention and a number of important addresses will be mad \ - Kn fnrmallv I lie convention hhi k><= ivw..u.v opened Tuesday morning, October 21, at 10 o'clock. At this time the synodical sermon will be delivered and the synodical communion held. At S i o'clock Tuesday night the Rev. P. E. Monroe, president of Summerland college, and vice presid-nt of the synod will speak on "Christian Education." Wednesday night, October 22, at 8 | o'clock, the Rev. H. A. McCullough, pastor of Ebenezer Lutheran church will speak on "Missions.'1 The Rev. W. H. Greever, D. D? pastor of the church of the Ascension is president of tne synod, and the executive committee is composed of the following men: The Rev. J. H. Wilson, D. D., the Rev. Edw. Fulenwider, the Rev. S. P. Koon, A. H. Kohn, the Rev. W. H. Greever, Kenneth Baker, W. K. Shealy, J. B. Hunter. i All ministers, delegates ana omciai representatives desiring entertainment ! are requested to notify R. C. Counts, postoffice drawer 190, Columbia. T MERCHANT IS HELD IT. J I J. P. Waddle is Forced to Hand Over $227 to Bobbers. ! Spartanburg, Oct. 13.?J. P. Wad die, wno conaucis a cuuuu\y giuucij store near Reiasville, was held up by three negroes near his place of bufiI ness Friday night about 9 o'clock while on his way from Greer and relieved of $227 in cash. He gave the alarm to the authorities at Reidsville and the negroes, Joe and Gill Griffin, and one, Smith, were arresied Friday night in that town. No money I was found on them. At the prelimi! nary hearing held at Reidsville today, Mr. Waddle identified ^he two Griffin negroes, but could not identify Smith, as one of the robbers. The Griffins ! were held for trial in the circuit court and the Smith negro was released. e Newberry Alumni Reception. The State, 16th. A mass meeting of students, former students, alumni and members of the faculty of Newberry college, Tuesday night, October 28, at 8 o'clock at the Imperial hotel, for the purpose of giving the varsity team of the college a send off in the football game between Newberry and Clinton ? Wednesday, October 29, when the two institutions will rmet on the gridiron for the first time. The members of the varsity and Coach Thomas will be present at the mass meeting. The Newberry club of Columbia has over 10.~> members, mostly ex-stud?nts, who will att:nd the meeting. The meeting is being arranged by F. W. Capplemann, secretary. Other officers of the club are the Rev. H. A. McCullough, pres iaent, ana vv. jhl. timer, vice president. i ??? Bull Dog and Blood Hound. Darlington News and Press. A newspaper reporter is a man of many and varied accomplishments, I whn nnscp?5ps tihp nntipnce f>f an OX. ! the endurance of a mule and in his tenacity for holding on and for his keenness of so nt in trailing down i. piece of news, that is a cross, figuratively speaking, between a bull dos; and a bloodhound, but there is just one thing 'lie can't do and that thing is his inability to be in two or three I piae s at tne same time. ***** A Timely Question. Greenwood Index. Mayor Grace of Charleston will in i all probability never hear of his Whaley investigation again. Here is a question that will bob up. Mr. Grace admits, through tli? testimony of the men he carried to Washington that Mr. Whaley's opponent, spent a very large sum of money also, more than ought to 'have been spent. Now for the question: If Mr. Whalcv had been defeated, would Mr. Grace have tven as zealous for an investigation as he is now. Fair Promises. I j Dorchester Eagle. The State fair r^vs year prom?* ? to dp something entirely new. and by far the largest ever held. ! <?><?><$><?> <5' '?> <?> <$> <?> '?' ^ <$> 3> rr GOOD WOKK OF A GOOD MAN <$> 0 OF THE OLDEN TIME. F v By Rev. Y. von A. Riser. <S> <$> <$> <^<$><^^><^<S><S><$><S>^>,:j><5><S><S><$><S><S> Rev. Herman 'Anil was born in the :time of our great grandfathers. H| lived in Newberry county, then called a "District."' His home was near St. Paul's church in No. 10 township. The old home is there yet. some of the ! same buildings, the same hills and cr.-ek and spring. Nearby the old place, in a bit of ground high and dry, in the old family plot, a neat and appropriate slab marks his last resting place. To go by there is enough to ! start a train of solemn, reverent thoughts of the days long past. | The old home, so dear to the Aulls i-and their kindred, though no Aull liv--:s | there now, is still the property of the Aulls. So let it he a long time yet. | Even if it should pass out of their ! hands it is certain to be called almost forever "The Old Aull Place." Why? Because once a good man, and a great 1 man, Rev. Herman Aull, lived, labored and died there. The historic place is in the "back; woods'' today, because there ia.no public road by it. The good neignbor^ ~~J ^ vtroo r\rtna almnst a Till h HUUU I uau luai >?a.o uavu uimwuw w r , lie road, leading to Aull's water-mill, ! has about disappeared and a ditch or j j trees or fields taken its place, and the i i >hills always steep are steeper now. So , it seems to one walking along there, j ji But, as th,-: heading indicates, that j | is not the intention of the writer. The j " 1 t.-y f-CU ahrtllt I ineauing ua.s> ^umcwiug .w | a "Carpenter-engineer." What is that- j ! a "Carpenter-engineer." What is that? does not cover the case, and "engineer" j does not express quite enough. At the Old Aull Place is one molding today ihat does not look like a barn, dwelling or storehouse. In an! swer to the stranger's question, th.y telL him that building was j. shop, a. work-shop. It has upstairs as well ' as downstairs, with glass windows, ! and there is room almost for a small factory. Whose was it? Wao built it? what was it for? The writer, good at asking questions, hates to ask so many. Rev. Herman Aull has a son still living, Mr. Luther Aull of Dyson's. He may have learned his father's trade of carpenter-engineering, and he might have put up the shop mentioned. The likelihood is that Lie re-modelled and kept the snop going after his father had passed away, up until the son moved away?and the shop is still there. What did they do in such work-shops in the olden time? That may be ftara to say, if we try to tell about every thing done; but one thing, and tnat a big, difficult thing, done in such country work-shops, was the building of ! horse power machinery for ginning j and pressing cotton. Reader, the next | time you pass an old time gin house, I get down, go in, and look at some old | time carpenter-engineering. Then ! you may wonder and scratch your head. I if you happen to be close by, stop J at Mr. A. H. E. Schick's, out in toe St. .Philips-Lebanon country, and see some of Rev. Herman Aull's neat, i anpiirntp substantial work. Tnere is the old cog-wheel, with the sweep running through, and not a cog broken, or split, or even worn much?and ev.iry one exactly in its own place. The cogs are white oak that have been drying ever since 1829?they are hard by this time. TLie middle wooden shafting, tipped at each end with iron, is piece of gr.iat pine, turned and ! worked up almost to perfection. The carpenter work sets up a dare to the critics eye 10 find misfit or a bad joint. Close by, under the ginhouse, not out in the weather, Iks the old screw shafting, which is made of white oak, 1 straight as a "bee line." It is larger than most of t'ue old screw shaftings, I and was made out of one of the great white oaks, some of which you may see standing around ther.. It has no cracks, that 1 saw, and the groove, or auger part, is not worn enough to tell-j it. It was so well made that perfection, though not of this world, seems to be the only word fit to describe it. Rev. Herman lAull was the Master ! Builder of such machinery in this part of Newberry county. He was a minister of tne Lutheran church, and did much good that way. Like St. Paul he had his ^rade. Paul made tents, j Rev. Aull made horse-power engines for ginning and pressing cotton. It is said that when he was building ' the machinery that is now Mr. Scheck's. he set his compass oil the j place where pieces were to b cut out ' for [he cogs .011 [he main cog-wheel, but did not get through that work before he had to go somewhere to preach. While he was gone, one of his < a&sistan s marked a few pieces for cogs to be inserted. When the master returned be began to lay off the bal ance of the wheel, marking places for cogs; but something was wrong. He knew it right away, and asked who ! had been tampering with his work. , The assistant came up and said he > had laid off a few places for cogs. H. | wanted to know how much he !had j miss-d the mark of perfection, aft Mr. An 11 said: "A half-hairbreadth here; but when I get to the other side ; of the wheel it will amount to about two inches?a half hairbreadth for ; every cog." <$><$><S><$><5><$><$><?><?><$><?><?><3><$><$><$><?> <s> <e> <$> AMONG THE SCHOOLS. <$> <$> <5> <$> <3> <$> <$> <$> <S> <S> <S> <$> <S> <3> <3> The trustres of the Helena school nave made an arrangement with th.-* trustees 01 me i\ewDerry ^uy scnuuis; by which their teacher, Miss Corrie Lee Havird, is to teach one of the grades in Speers street school, and the pupils of the Helena school are to attend the city schools free of tui-i tion. f I This seems to be a move in the right direction, and should be of mutual educational advantage to all parties concerned. Miss Havird will relieve Miss Mary Gilbert of the fourth grade, and still leave her with 33 pupils in the third grad'T. Miss Havird is a graduate of Winthrop college and well equipped to do successful work w^h her grade. While she nad a small school at Helena, the pupils were Li six different gradi-s; and even if she had given six full 1 hours to actual teaching each, grade would have received only one hour of her time. But on .entering the ci.'y schools each pupil goes to the teacher of his own grade and gets the beneflc f all her time and efforts with the grade. I This idea of consolidation must certainly be the best thing for all the pupils, teachers, and communities. He Sees All the Time in Newherry. i He Sees A1 the Time in Newberry. ?< r mnnsi Tt'ne* 1 V\11 + TIAn' om f Cm T1 H l uin-c w aa ivoi uul nv? am iuuuu, was blind but now I see". Everything holds good except the blind tiger. "Was blind but now I see", works in a different way with him. ... ' This is Awful Dr. Anna Shaw And Harry Thaw, ' * 0 pshaw! Hungry Maw And grasping paw Haw! Haw! CHRYSANTHEMUM IN HONOR OF BRIDE Latest of White Housp Creations to Be Named for Miss Wilson. Washington, Oct. 13.?From thousands of chrysantemums being grown in the White House conservatories and in the green houses at the department of agriculture for the approaching White House wedding, the aristocrat 01 tnat piani laimiy?ay. entirely new creation now being developed?is to be named after the bride, Missie Wilson. All the governments crack horticul-uralists who are giving the stranger their attention are "mum" as to its color, size or variety, but rhey promise it will take first place among the thousands of its kind which will decorate the White House rooms 011 November 25. One Dog Bites. A- dog came to town Wednesday and bit Mr. Raymond Fellers' two fine bird dogs and Mr. Henrv Adams' children s J . 1 little dog. The strange ana unKnown i dog was suspected of being mad and several persons tried to kill it, but were unsuccessful in their efforts, and the last seen of the dog it was going down the track of the C. X. & L. railroad Wednesday morning, although it was reported thai the dog had b rn killed. But the report lacked confirmation, as, like in all cases, there ! are always all sorts of reports and rumors in circulation. Mr. Adams reJ quested the chief of polic to kill his j dog, but it had not been killed up to j the time of get.ing this information : Thursday afternoon. Mr. Fell rs has j Denned up his dogs and will keep them j ill for two w eks to see if there are any developments as to hydrophobia, when if there should be. he will have them promptly killed. If not, which we hope will bp the case, for they are valuablr, he will be "happy again." MA? AGAIN BLOCKS RECESS. ^Republican Leader Thinks House Should Adjourn. Washington, October 15.?Republican Leader Mann again today blocked efforts of the house democrats to re cess three days at a time and refused to agree with Majority Leader Underwood that no legislation should be transacted before December 1 un^jss the currency bill should return from the senate before that time. Mr. Underwood staled that adjourn ment could not be asked of the senate because it was the duty of the party to uphold the hands of the president in his desire to expedi' te currency legislation. "The president has asked me," said Mr. Underwood, "not to agree to an adjournment until the bill has either nasseri nr some satisfactory agreement nas been made in the senate. | "There is only one way to settle I this," said Mr. Mann, "and that is adjournment of the session. I don't believe there is any more chance of the currency bill being passed than there is that the sun will not rise tomorrow." t Mr. Caldwell E. Fant has returned I frnm q t rir\ Nnrth flarnlina and | V AJLX CI 1.4 4^/ 4** w\y .IV* V? ? ? other "stations." Mrs. E. L. Sease, of Little fountain, | and Miss Lillian Halfacre, of St. PhilI lips, were in the city Thursday. Mr. Perry F. Halfacre, of the coun* ty, is the happy man in the country this time, occasioned by the arrival > at his home of a little girl, who, her grandmother says, is the sweetest, prettiest baby ever was. The Auto Speed Idiot. j Fort Mill Times. \ Al? ? *wn*ii TI'V?A }>OH neet;Liuy a. y uuug man, ^ u.w u?u nearly killed himself and half a dozen, other people while auto speeditg, was brought before the Cincinnati police judg^ to answer to the ciaarge of violating the law. This is what the judge said to him: "Young man, stand up! You belong to a class of young maniacs who act as if you didn't have as much common sense in your head as an ordinary ! horse. Who gave you the right to ! go tearing along the streets at tne speed of a railroad car? Who gave i you L'ii.: right to use our streets in such a manner as to constantly endanger people's lives? Who set you down in this community as a complete example of a man driving a dangerous ' " - Kitoinc /" Q TO n r inacmne wimuui auj uiwus, ~? prudence? You are a shame t_ *' town, to th decoct father and mother who begot you. We can have sympa thy for a natural born idoit, jmt we i fail utterly when we look upon a man w}ho has deliberately made himself such with an automobile. I will put you wher.? you wil not endanger any more lives for the next Three montns and assess you the costs of this action." : nn oHmnnitinn and sentence would do good in many towns. There are men in every cttv and town who I ar.-: just'as culpable at the Cincinnati | youth, and dozens of them need the j same penalty every v. /. On some of the best paved streets and avenues it is critically dangerous for p destrians * to attempt to cross. The only remedy seems to be the kind handed out by the Ohio judge. The good hard fact is, something must be done with the jspe-ders or many lives will be sacri j or the right of others. Personals From a Sister County. j Miss Evelyn Willis is visiting relatives in Prosperity. % Mrs. Belle Fowler is staying some time in Newberry. P. E. Riley, of Silverstreet, route 1, i was here last w.f ek. ? - - 11 i. _ n J. D. Herring, of I'nappens route ! was here last week. Jacob P. Long, of Silverstreet, was here one day last week. Mrs. J. G. Brown, of X-wherry. rnas been visiting in Saluda this week. Good Reason To. Wilmington Star. Col. Bryan has reason to believe that when some people run out of ideas they think it is a good idea to criticise him. Good Advice Too. Abbeville Medium. The editor of the Manning Times does not make any pretense to beins: a so r, but he hits off some good philosophy when he says in the last issue of that paper: "The safest plan in nine times out of ten is to market (cotton) as most as it is pur into marketable snap?." / /