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tL eIubeRr ti Il4 JEitis. ESTABLISHED l1. NwBFR .S . USDY UE'3 I0 TWICE AWRWE E. 15 A YR AR A RUINOUS HAIL STORM. Reports of Heavy Damage to Crops. Great Holes Made Bven in Tin Roofs. News and Courier. Lane's, WilliamsburgCountj, June 19.-The section of country tra versed by the hail storm of yester day aftornoon has been heard from. Shingles on the house tops were split off and great. holes made in the roofs. Even roofs covered with tin by the large stones coming down with such rapidity and force. Win dow blinds and sashes were also ahatteitd on the north side of the houses. Quantities of chickens were killed and all fruit stripped from the trees. The bark was knocked off of pine, oak tnd other trees, where the hail stones struck them. C,rii and cot ton is badiy beaten down, and noth ing but the stalks, with an occaaional leaf, is visible, though it is thought these will put out and yet make a half crop or more. This morning at 9 o'clock there were still a good many hail stones in secluded spots, measuring two in. ches in diameter, notwithstanding I the warmth of the night. The path of the storm is very perceptible, hav ing a dead, hazy appearance, on ac count of the thinness of the tree branches. Only those who witnessed the downpour of ice could appreci. ate its magnitude and it is to be hoped this section will not have another such visitation soon. HAIL AND RAIN IN ORANORBURO. Orangeburg, June 19- Reports are that the hail storm was especially severe in the St. Matthew's and Mid dIe St. Matthew's sections. Sev3ral tobacco farms are said to have been practically ruined, and corn and cotton badly damaged. Numbers of farmers sustained severe loses from hail. FLORENCE FARMERS BADLY HURT. Florence, June 18.-This town and county was visited by a terrible rain, hail and electric storm last last night till after 4 o'clock this morning doing considerable damage to electric light wires, telegraph and telephone instruments, and unnerv. ing a large number of people. It was one of the worst storms of its I kind ever known here. The hail did great damage to growing crops, especially tj tobacco, corn and cotton. A number of farm ers have reported heavy damage. NARROW swASH IN sPARTANBUReO. Spartanburg, June 19.-A hail storm swecpt over the farms of Mrs David Cuan, George Frey and E llis Collins last night about 9 o'clock. lt. wa~s very narrow, but qitoi des tructive. 5'iIRUcK ST. 5TEPHEI.N's H AvY. St Stepheni's, Berkeley CJounty. June 19.-A terrific hail storm passed over this section of the county last night, play iaig havoc with the crops. Cotton and corn are badly injured, and tobacco niearly entirely ruined. Gjov. Chamberlain Knows. llichmnda Noews Leador. We do not go quite so far as Mr. Chamberlain. We (do not think the negro should be left absolutely at the mercy and to the treatment of the Southern white people. We white people the world over are likely to fali into tyrannical and aggress ive habits in onr dealings with some other race, unless there is some check upon us of outside criticism and oh. miervation. Navertheless, Mr. Cham-. berlain in his gemieral notions is ab. siolutely correct. He has learned practical sense and knowledge from practical experisnce, hardest but surest of all schools. Probalbly he has looked into the mont hs of more revolvers than anay man now living, anmd he has leuarnedi that the white maui is strong and tierce and remorse less when his way is disputed and will be master wherever he is, so long as there is breath in his body or blood in his veins. The Fair Association will soon be. gin work in improving the buildings on the Fair (Grounds in (Cnlnmbia. STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. Dr. George B. Cromer, President, Delivers Annual Address-Meeting at White Stone. The first meeting of the State Teachers' Association, which con. vened in annual session. at White Stone Lithia Springs last week, was held on Wednesday night, when the annual address was delivered by Dr. George B. Cromer, president of the Association. The following in re gard to the addre-s is from the cor respondent of the State: DR. CROMER's ADDRESS The address was timely, forcible and eloquent-just such a speech as would be expected from this brilliant young orator and educator. He took the statistics given showing 18 per cent. of population ovor 10 years of age unable to read and ,vrite. He claimed that our duty as .eachers is not so much with the 18 per cent. of illiteracy, but with the 32 per cent. of literacy-the people Nho realize that something ought to >e done and are best preparud to do iomething. The speaker next dis ussed the teacher as a citizen, ihowing it to be bis duty, not only *o teach but to be a citizon-to take >art in the affairs of his community, o lead in every effort to upbuild the ndustries, to purify the politics, and .o improve the social conditions of ;he country. The teacher must con ,ribute his share toward the social )onditions of the country. The eacher must contribute his share oward the social salvation of his tate. Examinations and other mere nechanical tests fail to reach the >upil. The teacher must be clean, )ure and upright, and so come in iontact with his pupils that he in )resses his own personality upon hat of the student. President Cromer's address was )arnest, eloquent and inspiring. He a an ornament to the calling and a yower in the profession of teaching n this State. COLLEGE MEN INTEREST. One noticeable feature of this neeting is the very large attendance )f college men. In the past they iave stood aloof somewhat, and this !ttitude seemed to make a breach be ,ween the common school and the iollege which injured both and worked to the detriment of the com non school students. There seemp iow to be the beginning of the un fying and co-ordinating of the edu sational forces of the State, which mngurs good for all. IMPORTANT DISPBN SARY DECISION. [~he Seizure of Vehicles in Which Illegal Liquors Is BeIng Transported. Jolumbia cor. News and Courier. The Supreme Court has rendered in opinion of much importance in tonnection with the seizure of liquor y constables. It was a case from spartanb)urg entitled Mattie Moore /s Ben WV. Eubanks. The contable iad seized a vehicle lieged to have >cen used in unlawfully transport nig liquor anid, according to thle usual custom, confiscated it. An ac ion of claim and delivery was insti ~utedl in the Circuit Court, which lecided that such action could not >e taken, but that if the property was recovered at all it would have to e through the Governor or State Board of Control, which had been the procedure in such cases, An appeal wvas taken to the Su preime Court, which holds that an action of claim and deolivery might be brought to test whether the seiziure of liquors by dispensary con itables was in accordance with law or not, no other remedy for an al leged seizure b)eing p)rovided in the liepensary law. This upsets the whole procedure heretofore and is likely that many eases will arise on the contention that vehicles and liquor had been ille gally seized. T1here is a case of that sort in Columbia now. Mr. P. B. Mitchell, who lived near Belton, ended his life with a shot gun last Monday. He was mentally unbalanced and had been in the St ate Hospital. He leaves a wife. THE MARCUM MURDER TRIAL. But For One Juror Jett Would Have Been Convicted-Change of Venue To Cynthiana. Jackson, Ky., June 19.-But for one juror Curtis Jett would have been convicted here to-day for the mnrder of J. B. Marcum, and a majority of the jury also favored the conviction Thomas White. Both are tonight almost 100 miles from home in jail, at Lexington, and their next trial will be at Cynthiana, more than 100 miles from Jackson, away from the moun. tains and the Blue Grass region, un. der very different conditions from those existing in Breathitt County. The interest in the change of venue today was second only to the verdict. Whne Judge Redwine refused to hear arguments on the change of loca tion it was stated by many in the Court House that the presiding J udge had heard from Governor Beckham, who is generally believed to have had something to do with the change of venue to Harriaon County, which is in the 18th judicial district of Ken tucky, whore J. J. Osborne is the Cir cuit Judge, L. P. Fryer is the Oom. monwealth's attorney, and the sheriff and other Court officers are also fa. vorably known. With such general confidence in the surroundings of tha next trial there is a general belief here that "Every t hing is for the best after all." If the verdict had been one of conviction the residents here feel that violence would have fol lowed and that it would have exten ded to others than witnesses, jurors and those who had taken part in the proseoution. Col Williams is at Frankfort tonight couferring with the Governor regarding the with drawal of the trops. It is under stood that he has advised the Gover nor that no number of troops can stop the lurking fire bugs or hidden assassins, but that at least one com pany should be kept, in Jackson as long as Provost Marshal Lougmire is kept in charge of the town. There is a feeling of relief here to night so far as old scores are con cerned, but there qtill a reign of terror bece beiieved that "others I ked." THE STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION The Coming Annual Meeting at White Stone Springs and the Great Western Trip. Special to The State. Spartanburg, June 20.-President E. H. Aull of the State Press Asso ciation spent Wednesday in the city on his way to White Stone Springs, where he went to confer with Pro. prietor Jas. T. Harris of that water. ing place in regard to the approach ing meeting of the association at that place. All plans and arrangements were placed into detail looking to ward the pleasure and convenience of the newspaper men when they visit White Stone. After the end of the meeting those of the association who desire can take the trip to Den. ver, Col., which has been admirably p)lannIed by Mr. Auli. The party will leave Columbia in a private cP.r on .July '21 at i a. mn , t aking the route via Spartanburg and Asheville and Knoxville to Louisville, where the first stop will be made. Louisville will be reached at 8 a. mn., and the day will he spent in that city. At 8 p. mi. the party will leave for St. Louis, ini which city the grounds of the Louisiana Purchase exposition will be visited. TLhe officers of the exposition have invited the members of the association to visit the grounds undler their escort. After a day ini this city, the party will leave at night for Kansas City, wvhere the nemxt day will be spent. They will proceed( t hence t o Colorado Springs and( visit Pike's Peak and the Gardent of the Gods. From (Joloradlo Springs they go to D)enver, where several days wvill b)e spent in sight seeing. On returning the trip will he the same as far as St L.ouis. From there the route taken wvill be via Martin, TLenn, Nashville andl Chat tanooga and Atlanta, from the latter city to Columbia. Stops will be made at Nashvi lla and Chanog.a SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Condensed In the State. In a thunder storm in Marion county last week a barn belonging to J. W. Holliday, at Gallivant's Ferry, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, fifteen mules and a horse and cow perishing in the flames, the loss being about $6,000, without insurance. The C. &. W. C. trestle over Little River near Lowndesville was set on fire by a passenger train and burned on Thursday. The Adjutant General's depart inent has finished its inspection of the State militia. An excellent con dition of the troops is reported. Johnson Smith, a negro living near Jonesville, while on his way from a harvest field Thursday riding a mule and carrying a scythe, was thrown from his mule and fell on the scythe, cutting off his right hand. "6hug" Calhoun, colored, was shot and killed near Greers Thursday morning by Mary Dent., a negress whom he was pursuing after running her out of a room where she was fight ing another negress a friend of Cal boun's. Calhoun tired at the fleeing woman, when she returned his fire with deadly effect. The Supreme Court has dismised the appeal in the case from Hamptoi of H. 0. Box, convicted of man slaughter, and Box, a farmer of some standing in Hampton, will serve his sentence in the Penitentiary for (he killing of J. H. McCreary. THE POSTOFFICE SCANDALS. Mr. Roosevelt will Endeavor to Couuter act their Effect on his Campaign. Washington, D. C., June 20. When the pending investigation of the affairs of the postoffice depart ment shall have been completed a full report of it will be made to President Roosevelt by the Post master General. It is understood to be the present intention of the President to make the report public, accompanying it with a statement of his own, reviewing the proceedings, and making such comments upon it as he may deem advisable. MORE INvEsTIOATIONS. Washington, June 20--An jnves tigation will be made of the money order bureau and the (lead letter office. Both of these bureaus handle considerable money, and the investi gation is a measure of precaution. There are no specific cuarges. CJoun sel for the two competing bidders for the contract for printing the money order forms, the bids, which led to Superintendent Metcalf's die missal, have been asked to submit their briefs to the department as soon as possible in order to enable early action on the contract. Post master General Payne said today that he had made no final decision on Mr. Metcalf's appeal for the reopen. ing of his case. Funeral of ant Ex-Slave. Columbia cor. News and Courier. A very striking illustration of the feeling of Southern white people to wards former slaves and of their re sp)ect for those colored people who deserve it occurred in this city Thuiirs day. A negro woman, 56 years old, named Amelia D)avi9, who had beeni the faithful servant of Mrs. Edmund Davis, died on Richlanid street. The funeral was held anid Mrs. Davis showed her regard for the constancy and devotion of the negress in dleath, as she had done during her Jife. A white preacher conducted the ser vices, prom ineunt white businessIme were the pallbearers andl the body was interred in E'lmwood Cemetery, the burying ground of the white peo ple of the city. Not only that, but the store of E. P. & F. A. Davis was closed dluring the funeral. The Rev. MarL L. Carlisle, of the Wash ington Street Methodist Church, conducted the funeral exercises and the pallbearers were: E. P., F. A. and P. B. Davis, P. H. Lachicotte, J. M. Green and C. M1 ow. GENER1AL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Condensed Outside the State. The Czar of Russia han officially welcomed King Peter as Sovereign of Servia, but in his welcome insis ted that he proceed to investigate the "abominable misdeed" which made his election possible-the murder of the former rulers-and that he "mote out rigorous punishment to those traitorous criminals" who committed the foul deed. Booker T. Washington has called upon President Roosevelt to consult with him concerning an invitation which Washington has received from Lord Gray, of the British South African Co., to visit Africa and make a stuly of racial conditions in Brit ish territory. It is not thought Washington will go. The postoilico department will re sume the establishment of new rural mail delivery routes after the first of July. The matter was held up for a time on account of a deficiency in the ap-propriation for this branch of the service. Fourteen men were killed and thir teen injured in London Thursday by an explosion in the Lyddite factory at the Woolwich Arseil The explo sini is attributed to the bursting of a shell. The rite of diticount of the Bank of England mis been reduced from 3, to 3, the strengt h of the bank's reserve being regarded as fully justi fying the reduction. Au I linois Central passenger train collided with a froight near Raymond, Illinois, Tbursday night, killing ten people, including both engineers and firemen and a mail clerk. Count Cassini, the Russian ambas sador to the United States, has given out an interview in which he says that lie is gr4tified that a more rea sionable view now prevails in this country in regard to the Kischineff massacre. The prompt and energetic measures taken by his government, he says, conclusively proves that it did not connive at the slaughter. Another attachment has been gran ted by the Supreme Court of New York against, Frank A. Umsted of Worcester, Mass., for a $50,000 note of John L. MeLaurin's, which Ums ted endorsed. Since the accession of King Peter to the throne of Servia the United States and England have practically broken dipolmatic relations with that country. Er.rnest Chemic and Miss Jennie Brennan, two young people engaged to be married, committed suicide at Scranton, Pa., on Sunday, because another woman had sought to hold Ohemic to an alleged engag~ement. The girl took poison, the man shot himself. George Marvin was mortally in jured by an accidental explosien whbile preparing to blow up a safe in Joliet viule, Ind. Health reports from Cuba indIicate that small pox and yellow fever have dlisappeared, but that consumpt ion is on the increase. T1he great cotton mill strike at Lowell, Mass., has been called off by the Textile Union. Theastrike began on March 30th and involved about 17,000 operatives. It. has cost in wages ab)out $1,300,00)0. A F'ederal J udge in Alabama has held that the statue permitting peonage as the result of a conviction for crime is contrary to the UJnited States Constitution, andl has in structedi the grand jury to bring in indictments where the law has been01 violatemd. Fine Liquor-. A South Dakota editor has two sublscrib)ers' who fre<quently get fuill, and every time they get in that con dition they come and1 pay a year's subscription mn advance. One of them is credited to 1941. The d1is. tiller who makes that b)randl can get his advertisements on easy terms in all the country papers. -Memiplis News. TLlUi TSTIMONY In the Case of Win. Conkle, for Attempt to Assault, Published by Request of Young Woman's Relatives. Following is the testiiony in the case of the State vs. Wim. Conkle, attempt to aasault, taken it the pre liminary hearing before Magistrate Chappell, and which is here pub lislied at the request of relatives of Miss Mainie Bobb, daughter of Wim. Bobb, the young woman upon whom the alleged assault was made near her home in No. io Township, onl the 9th day of May. Conkle was bound over to the circuit court by Magistrate Chappell and releaied on a bond of $,;x. The youting woman's relatives state that they believe their family was done am injustiee by Magistrate Chappell's talk in giving his reasons for hold ing Conkle, which was printed in The Herald and News, and for this reason they request the testinony be printed. It is as follows: TIlE ''.41'sTlONY. William Conkle pleaded "not guilty.'' MISS MAMI. 1nnl1t, sworn, said oi direct examination by Mr. Dominick: live in Newber ry County with my fthter. On the 9th day of this notith had been over to Aunt Marv's. about half hour by sun. Was by myself. O1 way back saw Will Conkle behind me poing im saine direction. Had shot gun in his hand. Caught up. Heard something benmd mlle Looked back it was hian. Asked me to stop, lie watnte(l to see ie Told himin to see me light here. Took me by the arm and said if I didn't go lie would hurt mle. Go into the pines with mie. (Irlabbed me on arm. Half way (rtig mne off. Throwed tme down. Kept on scuf fling. Finally turned mie loose be cause I kept crying and told him if he didni't. let me loose lie better had . Was about half mile from home. When got home didt't (10 anything. Mother is dead. Father living. Didn't tell him because he has heart trouble and knew it would kill him. First personl was Miss Mary Griflin next morning. All this happened inl Newberry Couin ty. On cross examination by Mr. Blease: Was at my father's house. Was at Miss Mary Griflin's when come home. Conkle knew I was there because lie saw mle when I went over to Antit Carrie's Went from there back to Aunt Mary's. Next time saw Conkle was down at the scuffle. Saw Conkle first behind ie. He called me. That was what first attractedl my attentionl. Fuss did iiot attract. But that titme had seen Conikie at Cousin Carliie's He wasn't (doinig an ything. I never done nothitng. D)on' t remember seeing him sharpening razor. Didnt go in tile romi where he was to see a p)icture. IDo you remember oni one occasioni whten Conkle wvas ini yard at Johnt Crossoni's? Didn't see him fixing bicycle. Have never sat on Conikle's lap. IDotn't remnem ber seeing hmim at ('rosson's fixing. bicycle. I lave been at Johni Cros-j son's not many times- a coup)le.I Didn't know Conkle was there. Saw him there otnce or twice. Noth - ing wrong between mec anid Will as I know of. Hie has tiot been comn ing to see ime. D)o not remember ani occasion when lie was passintg alonig in fronit of NI r. Griflini's house andl hadl coniveruationi withI hint about o00 yards from the honse. Deny that 1 Iavent't been knowing Conkle a year. II ave beeni k nowinig him about io mionthis. lDon't know how long lie has been living at John Crosson's D)on't kntow where he was living when I first knew him. D)on't knmow~ where Conkle was when I left thle hiouse otn t he the 9th. Att certain lie did tnot get his gun and leave the house before I did. A few wordls passedl bet ween us~ in the house. MIadle excuse for his bare feet. Carrie Crossoni andl i ck Crossoni were presenit. D idn' t tell imi what titme I would leave. No other conversation at all. Didn't see ConkIe get heiz gtin anid leave the house. Ab'out one and one fourth miles fror.; Crossotn's to where I live. 'Was by myself. Siun was ab)out thtree-fouirths of an hour high when I left Was looking for nobody. I'irst thinig attractedh my attenition was Conikle calling. D)id not expect it. Nothing hadl been saidl at the house. Said he watnted to see mec a little bit. Thent took mue by left arm with his left hand. Not very fat from) the pines thetn-about one-half mile frome Crossotn' s, half mile from home. Nearest hotuse wasn't half milc. Was b'i dark p)lace, Was only patch of pines be tween our house and Mrs. G;riffin's. -He itl me if I did't go lie would hurt me. Didn't ask any questions. Just said he wanted to see mne a little. Then made me go in pines not so far. * * * Didn't at tempt to strangle or shoot. Didn't do anything to make mne insensible. Knew all the time what he was do ing. Turned me loose because I kept crying and told him he better had. Let me loose of his own ac cord and I went on home. He didn't say anything. I didn't say anything. Didn't kiss him good bye. Father was at hone when I got there. Didn't say anything about it till next day. KnowJ. W. Bolb. First told Aunt Mary. Isn't it a fact that J. W. Bobb and some one else examined tracks? Yes, sir. I was going to Aunt Mary's to tell her when they were down there, but didn't know they were there. They were tlure examining tracks before I told them They did not come to m)e and make me tell. Have four brothers, grown men. They know Will Conkle and I told them about this matter. MRS. MARY GRIFFIN, who is ati aunt of Miss Mamie Bobb, swortn, Said: Live in Newberry Couity. Know Mamie Bobb, my miece. She liv,es about a mile from my) house. Very often visits me. \W7as at my house on 9th of June, left half hour by sun. Conkle was not there. Saw him going down road right behind Mamie. Was walking peart right after her with gu in his hand. Never heard any thing about alleged assault till she caie and told mie about it. In con sequence of what I was told, I went Aown the road to the place of the scutffle. Oscar Bobb, her brother, was with tme. Saw signs of a ter rible scuffle in the pines Cross examination by M r. Blease: Never looked alotg for tracks. Went right for place. * * * G. P. GRIPFIN, sworn said: On 9th of June was at home. Saw Matnie Bobb just after she got in big road in front of my house about half or three-quarter of an hour by sun Didn't see Conkle. First heard about it next morning between to and i i. Manie Bobb told be. Went there and examined. * * * L. A 11111, a brother of Miss Manie Bobb, sworn, said: First heard about al leged crimie next morning about to o'clock. Sister, Mamie Bobb, told tme. Ex[ -iined ground. Broke pretty bad, signs of struggle. After noon before saw Conkle go in front of iy house about. half hour by sun. My house is back off from the road. Conkle was going the way my sis ter was going. It reply to ques tions by Magistrate: Examination of tracks took place after Uncle Geotge came down adtl seen them. Her tracks were in front. Exami nation took place while she was go ing up to Aunt Mary's to tell it. MIr Doiminick stated lie had other testimony b)ut it was merely comu tla t ive. THE KENTUCKY FEUDS. Case of Jett at. White Having beena Re-. moved to Another County, Talk of Prosecutions for lBrlbery and Perjnry ,J acson, K y, Junne 2().--Smooe t he removal of Jott and White to Lexing ton and t ho prospect of anot hor trial in another county beyond the scene of the fond influence thero is con siderable talk here of prosecutions for perjury and1( bribery. It. is said that ai move is ona foot to swear out warrants at once for thle arrest of mnon ini high pilias for bribery, per jury atnd being accessory to the Mar cumi muitrder before the fact. TIhe sitnattioni is still oneo of apprehenirsioni. The foreman of the grand jnry that indicted ,Jett rand WVhite~ has boen threatened;- anid thle soldiers wore stationeds around( hais haouso l ast night as well as around that of Hladdix, who testified to seeing (Jrawford antd T'harpel, teamtiste'rs for the Ilargis brothers, comuaintg from the Ewen Hotel just hoefore thle lire was dis coveredl. Anxiety is felt for other witnesses and jurora, anid the provost matratl will continue holding Jack son under martial law. A young man by tht lnme of Strickbond was shot from amibush near Page's Mills a few daya ago and sligh t ly woundedd. ILt is thought the silwotinig was the result of an old1 feuid andn t hat murder will result. T1he board of regents of the State Hiosp1itatl for the Inaatne have deoided to commence wvork at once on a new building for wvhite women. Th'e building will be called the Talley, for Dr. A. N. Talley.