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A CfjEt&to Cfjrontcle "Tig Not in Mortals to Command Success, but We'll do More, Sempronlous, We'll Deserve It" . " Volume 16 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY. S. C., MAY 30, 1912 Number 31 THE LABEL CASE WILL BE RETRIED WAS TRIED LAST SEPTEMBER. Attorney General Lyon Will Call it Again in Richland County Court in the Near Future. Columbia.?The case acainst John I Bell Towill and L. W. Boykin. former j members of the state dispensary board of control, and W. O. Tatura, former commissioner of the state dispensary, who are charged with conspiracy to defraud the state of South Crolina in connection with the purchase of 21,671,000 labels during the last days of the old state dispensary, will probably be called this week in the Richland court of general sessions by J. Fraser Lyon, attorney general. The case was heard last Sep^ , tember and resulted in a mistrial. The labels were bought from the \ NeviBSon-Weiskopf Company of Cincinnati in May, 1905. Towill, Boykin and Tatum with Dennis Weiskopf and Morton A. Goodman were indicted in 1909 on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the state in connection with the transaction. The Indictment against Weiskopf and Goodman were later nol prossed, and they testified last September for the v state of South Carolina. In the trial last September the defense did not put up any witnesses. The cases lasted for three days. The Jury failed to reach an agreement After being out for a day and two tnighU. -the state's testimony consumed a com. maratlvely short time. - Colleton County Fair Association. A meeting of the officers and superintendents of the departments of the Colleton county fair association has been called tor the near future for the purpose of setting on foot plans for the county fair next fall. This meeting -will be a very important meeting, and will doubtless be attended by every officer of the association. Matters pertaining to the success of the next fair will be discussed and plans made for making this the biggest and best fair ever held In Colleton county. Seldom have the efforts of the fair association been more regarded with success than have those of the Colleton county fair association. Three fairs have been Imld under its auspices. each year being much better than the preceding. To Represent South Carolina. Comptroller General Jones was requested by Duncan U. Fletcher, president of the Southern Commercial Congress, to recommend to him for appointment three men to represent the .state of South Carolina on a commitCA'tthi.rn PAmmorninl Pnn. IVC \l I U1U i;uuu?vi ? vviiiMK ?*..?? vv.. press called for by a resolution of the real estate conference at that congress at its last session. Mr. Jones sent in the names of \V. 0. Sirrine of Greenville, J. M. Connelly of Charleston and Robert. M. Cooper of Wisaeky. The importance of the work to be undertaken is explained by the text of the resolution. Convert Gives Up Burglar Tools. Converted by the Salvation army, a burglar stood before * lie congregation at the hall in Spokane, Wash., and drew forth two revolvers, an electric flash, a jimtny and other parts of a burglar's outfit. He said that he had intended to rob some stores, because he vas hungry, until ho heard their music. great good ttaa is being done by Chamberlain's Tablets. Darius Down ?\V, <>l .N?'\MillJ g ?JUIlCllUUf *>. !?., j '.My wife lias boon using Chamberlain's Tables and finds them very! effectual and doing her lots of god."i if you have arjy trouble with your stomach or bowels give thema trial. Fors sale by all i FROM THE PALMETTO STATE. Short Paragraphs of State News Thai Hare Been Gotten Together With Care bj the Editor. Lancaster.?The election held her? on the question or extending the town's limits from one half mile to one mile resulted in the overwhelmI ing defeat of the proposition. The vote was within corporate limits 71 tc 37 against extension. In the proposefl new territory 171 to S against extension. Walterboro.?E. L. Benton, Jr.. who is keeping a store near the Walterboro Cotton Mill, was arrested charg ed with having sold somo whiskey Benton was arrested and placed in jail. By putting up a cash bond of $5<i he was released. The trial was set, but Benton, not wishing to stand trial, forfeited his $50 bail. Chester.?The regular annual meet ing of the Rural Free Delivery mail carriers of Chester county will meet in the auditorium of the court house at 10:30 o'clock, May 30. The officers for the ensuing year will be elected, likewise the delegates to the state convention, which assembles in this city July 3 and 4. Charleston.?The order of the board of health declaring 31 dairies within the limits of the city of Charleston to be a "menace to public health' caused something of a sensation, which was not confined to the dealers, and the wholesale condemnation ol the dairy establishments, nearly all the milk-selling places in the city, was a general topic of conversation. Aiken.?The trustees of the Aiken institute, Aiken's public schools, have selected as principal for the 1912-13 session Prof. H. H. Scott of Chester. Hr will'come to- AiHen with the highest recommendation ' Lancaster?Lancaster's town council has made some verv much needed improvements on thoA wn lot. The old stable has been to down, and a new stable, with sleeping apartments for the street force has been erected near the guard house. A separate partment has been provided for the fire reel and hose. Two fine bay horses costing $632 have been purchased for the fire department. Brunson.?Quite an interesting occasion in the town of Brunson was the trial of H. G. Dowling by the town council for selling whiskey. Mr. Dowling was reported to the mayor of the town by detectives from Columbia. The trial by jury excited considerable interest and resulted in a verdict of guilty. The fine imposed was $ ?"> or 30 days on the county chaingang. It is quite probable that the fine will be quickly forthcoming. Piedmont.?\V. Bttsey Simmons, secretary of the South Carolina Dental association, announces that the association will hold its annual meeting at the Isle of I'alms, Charleston, b, ginning June IS and continuing three days. President Bigham has secured some of the best men in the urofessioti (o give clinics. All ethical members of the profession are invited. Dr. 1'. Atniar Smith of Charleston is chairman of the arrangement committee. Florence.?J. S. McKenzie lost ills barn and stables at Howe's Station by fire, one fine home-raised horse being burned to death and another so badly burned that it will die. Several mules were scorched, but not seriously. A lot of feedstuff was also burned. Mr. MeKenzie fears that the fire might have been incendiary, lie has had two losses of ilie same sort previously. The loss is estimated at partly covered by insurance. Anderson.? Candidates for mayor and alderman of the city of Anderson are getting numerous since the time of the primary, June is, is not far of. The following announcements have been made: For mayor, W. 11. Magruder. Robert E. Linon. Clarence K. Tollv and J. A. Cook: for aldermen, Ward 1, E. E. Elmore and J. E. liarton. lor aldermen. Ward 2. C. M. MeClure and L. A. Satnpbell; for alderman. Ward J. Ii. liei.ibree: for alderman. Ward 4. L. !'. Fouche and .1. H. Tate; for alderman. Ward 5. Lee 0. Holh man. and for alderman. Ward 0. W. C. Eroadwcll, J. M. futhcurt and it. T.. Carte r. GENERAL NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD CONDENSED RECORD OF WEEK. Important Happenings in AII Parts of tlie World Summarized for tlie Rusy Reader. Stories of dire distress among 1,400 flood refugees in tlie vicinity of Jena, La., in LaSalle parish, were received by Dr. Oscar Dowling. president of the Louisiana board of health. Doctor Xewhauser said he had just completed a trip of 25 miles up Hlack river and that some 1,400 refugees were clamoring for food and are in need of medicines. Doctor Xewhauser states that scattered about in the swamps within a radius or nine mnes of Jena there were 950 negroes and 450 white people, among whom 120 ' tents had been distributed. Jake Samuels, a negro, charged 1 with criminally assaulting the wife of 1 Walter Ramsey, a Robertson, (Tenn.) county farmer, was taken from officers ' by a. mob of citizens and riddled 1 with bullets. Farmer Ramsey left his wife and two small children at alone at night to go to Orlinda. En ' route he met the negro Samuels. Knowing that she was alone, it is alleged, the negro went direct to her I home and assaulted her. 1 Railroads in the submerged territory of Louisiana are organizing rei pair gangs to' rush the work of rei pairing roadbeds and bridges damaged by the waters from'the Dog Tail, Torras, Panther Forest and Beulab breaks. There .will be a large *dertiand. The Texas totL -iaclf1!t^Southera Pacific and the Vloksburg, SUreve I port and Pacific sustained considerable damage by washouts. I Nearly $1,000,000 was contributed to the cause of education by the gen eral education board founded by John D. Rockefeller. Of this sum $700,000 was appropriated for distri[ bution among five colleges, the larg ; est contribution, of $250,000, going tc i the George Peabody college for teachers of Nashville, Tenn., for the establishment of the Seaman A. Knapp school of country life. The sum of $210,000 was set aside for demonstration work in agriculture in the Southern states, for professors of secondary education in state universities of the South, and to aid the work of Negro education in the South. The dom, onstration work appropriation is $133,000. The recent visit of Secretarj* 01 State Knox to ten of the Caribbean republics on a mission of fraternal greetings from this country was very pleasantly recognized by the PanAmerican Society at its international banquet in New York. The Brazilian ambassador was greeted with cheers, but .startled the asemblage with a strong protest at the action of the I'llited Slates government in recently seizing nearly a million i bags of coffee belonging to the soDeposit yo IN The Bank vrverixw STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER BA 40 compou ( 0 ir* savin cauea urazman conce trust. The pennant of the battleship Maine has a permanent home in Memorial hall in Chicago. It was presented with appropriate ceremonies to the C.rand Army Hall Memorial association by the Vnited Spanish War Veterans. The latter organization received it from Oeorgc C. Mages, who came into possession of the pennant soon after the Maine was blown up. Mr. Mages was in Florida at the time, and was given the pennant by a sailor after he had rescued it. The armored cruiser Washingfbn, flagship of Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, and four battleships of the fourth division sailed south from New York City, supposedly for Key West, on hurry orders, a few hours after arrival in port from Provincetown, Mass. The battleships following the flagships were the Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi and Minnesota. The gunboat Yankton accompanied the squadron to serve as a dispatch boat. The battleship Delaware of the first division remained in port all A_?-? 1 aay laaing nuuaru uer tuiupiciucm. ui. marines and field equipment, and together with the battleship Solace, sailed during the night. President Gomez sent a cablegram to President Taft, in which he protests in friendly but firm terms against any intervention by the United States. The right of the government to bring proceedings to cancel a certificate of citizenship on the ground that it was illegally or fraudulently procured was sustained by the United States Supreme court. About 2,000 garment workers employed by a Chicago tailoring concern walked out on a strike. Each member of the Irish-American team which contested at the annual games for the benefit of the Manhattan State Insane asylum in Ne<* York is the proud possessor of a check for one milion dollars signed out in tin? btan hospital for the insane at Marion, Va. All the patients and attendants have been vaccinated and the hospital quarantined. Having found the G. O. P. elephant bearing the "T. R." brand, Theodore Roosevelt is now endeavoring to claim ownership and ride that noted beast into the White House lot, if the Republican national committee decides bolt. If Mr. Taft seems in danger of defeat, there will be another conservative candidate. Of the dark horses Mr. Justice Hughes of New York continues to be the most persistently groomed. Senator Cummins of Iowa is another. Reports received from Oriente province in Cuba and emanating from j other than governmental sources j leave no room for doubt that the insurrectionary movement in the eastern end of the island, the main theater of the Insurgents, is growing at j alarming rapiuity. i nose reports apparently receive confirmation in the extraordinary reticence of the government in its increase of the severity of the telegraph censorship, its activity in enrolling volunteers and the determination to dispatch Maj. Gen. Monteagudo to take supreme command of the troops in Oricnte. President Tart replied to PresidenGomez' telegram regarding the atti tude of the United States toward Cu 1 >ur money i, i: f== i or ijheraw l! | , C O ' i . b. w. j I i I < i NKS IX THE COUNTY COMBINED ! | ( { i ! 1 inded quarterly;; i igs department oa. He declared ;ne American gor? ernment's activities in mobilizing war vessels at Key West and dispatching the Prairie with marines to Guantanamo was not in any sense an intervention move. The state department emphatically declared that the present Cuban situation in no sense made . Intervention necessary. No American j troops, other than the marines aN l ready on their way to the island, werd I expected to be ordered out, it wad i state. ' It was shown that the fund i available for the 1 importation of the troops has run low, with the ap? proach of the end of the fiscal year, and any attempt to move troops from posts in this country to Cuba would be costly. After his tremendously rapid rist in the L'nited States army, after hia skyrockety promotion from which he had to thank largely his friend, Colonel Roosevelt, Alaj. Gen. Leonard Wood will fall, like the stick of the rocket, from his place as chief of staff of the army on March 4 next, the day when a new president is inaugurated. The bill, which more or less politely bids General Wood to hand over the virtual control of the army, has been agreed upon by the senate and house conferees. No matter what the result of tht presidential election is next November. the Democratic leaders of the house believe the party will be able ' to control that body if a little hard work is done. There are now 23? Democrats, 160 Republicans, one self* styled "Progressive Republican'' and1 one Socialist in the house. The le&dr ers believe it will be easy to keep the Republicans from regaining theiij lost ground,, even if the drift should be the other way next fall. Longer daily sessions of the senate this week with a view to expediting legislation and speeding adjournment of congress aa much as ^osat- -j hie. Republican leaders like L0dj<> of Massachusetts and Smoot of Utahr are trying house Democratic! ing, while many senators say that early adjournment is not1 only imprac-r tieabie but absurd. Senator Elihu Root of New York^ who has been named temporary chair-' man of the Republican national con-) vention by a sub-committee of ' the* Republican national committee, issued! a statement declaring: "There is no foundation whatever for the story ; that I contemplate declining to act as temporary chairman of the Republican national convention. Un-i less that, designation is overruled, as, of course, it may be by the convention, I shall serve." An effort to organize cotton growi ers in the South to remedy the present wasteful- conditions and marketing of cotton has been begun by thei bureau of manufacturers, according to a report issued in Washington. Commercial Agent J. M. Carson has> been assigned to visit the principal points for the concentration of cotton, in tile South and confer with the men. engaged in authority with a view to* ascertaining whether a plan for the* market could be devised. The house is holding to its program, for adjournment about June 15, although no understanding has been reached with the senate leaders, who are not optimistic. Representative Underwood announced that the pro-* gram for adjournment on June 1$ ^ must be carried out so far as tha house is concerned, and said he would insist on sidetracking all legislation, there in favor of the approbation hills and a few measures of import-* a nee. Orders issued by the interstate com-, morce commission suspending advances in class freight rates from. New Orleans to Mobile, Selma and ITattville, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., ivere vacated by the commission The addition of water to canned products will be considered adulteraion in future, except in those cases ? - ? nmnunt r\f wo tor ia k\ IIere it t'?'i iaui uuiuuuv ui MuhV4 *** ( quired for the proper proportion or or the sterilization of the product, lccording to a pure-food decision, signed by Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture. "The can1 n canned food products serves not jnly as a container, but also as anndex of the quantity of food* there, he decision says. "It should be as? nil of food as Is practicable fop lacking and processing without in-* urine the quality. : The Chronicle?$1.00 per year*