Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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II A/ I 1 TH ANOTHER "I AS CAMPAIG MEE1VNG WAS CHARACTER IZED BY LACK OF EN , THUS1ASM OF FOR MER YEARS. MANY LADIES IN CROWD OF 2,000 fjlcaae Stope Speech to Answer | Mah in Crowd -. Manning Gives Qoncan Time to Of fer Services to Country. < : reen wood, Juno 27.-Speeches by tivo candidates ' for governor before nn uudienco of between 2,000 and 2,^ 500 people, fi* which thero wuro many ladles, ta)1 td to arouse tho old-time ? y, ; enthnslasip.' j' ja, .'. Qroonwood i today. Thero was ? noticeablo lack of de monstrations aa/characterized cam , -palgn mcottngB hero in tho past, and there was absolutoly no heckl-1 lng, a remainder of tho.. county-to cbunty canvastf. ot tola and 1 Ol*.;.. ?.. Bach speaker was, with possibly a ?ilight excoptlon . or two;, accorded tho very-host attention. . gBgfSv Ono - time -, during, former Gov. Bleane's . spoocii an * ardont admirer vociferated to such an extent Ihn*. Mr. . Blouse offered to permit' tho: hearer to finish tho speech,- and this. >-C : caused qiiletudo. Tho fornicr gov ernor hod warmed uhr things to eomo extent when ho criticised the "wave / of luwle?rsness'. that has swept over tho Btato tho p:ist 17 monthH when his. . Interpr?ter/. unconsciously talk ;-. ed louder than, the Speaker himself. Gov. Manning hnd/to Btop ' for a second or two, Just fong enough fe hoar John T, D?ncan voluntoer hi? 'i services to go to thc, fomt with tho 1,000 extra mon that;W? needed for '?.t tho South Carolina. militia. Tho governor began his nddrcsB by do clarlug that ho believed tho men of South Carolina would nilly around tho. flag ' JB did-their-gallant fora t\; fathers, when Mr. Duncan aroso und IW,?^pHtrlotlcally stated that - ho was ready tb goto the. front and cal led on ^;.^iih?/-bbys,Vto/go;;vltta--nlm? '-'John M. DeaChamns, a ned campal ^wl'gner for this soctlon of the state,, and .John T. Duncan, furnished en tertainment for tho crowd. Mr. Des ra^&hamp'B. ia a "golden-vay-of-yondor , ena speaker," to yee and of his -own . . . expressions. Ho Injected;; a- brand new . Isauo Into tho campaign .' when ' /,', he' advocated c-rr.a'.ug moro negroes r to tho front aprt- saving the young whlto men ot South Carollhn. . fte //'throw nome, bouquet:-, nt Greenwood and m?ntlo?r?dd especially Landor col ^''IcKfl, . Mr .Duncan spiked "Tho System" again,' told why riono o J his opp?n enta in fitted to be governor, and pr?mlaed that l! ho wore put In Jho second raco he would bo elected. Ho tickled the crowd immensely when he a'sckctl: .;. ? ";/i ERK'!'./ "Didn't you Bleaseites tell mr-, / / / two-years ago that. If Bleaso wns not Bin it you would voto -for- Duncan t" "Yes." replied eovoral. /.' .\ "Th?h como on and do it," Mr. :;.;. .: J)Hriciin "responded without cracking ,-'"// a mnllo. "Ho Is not In lt." .; y. Govv Manning and former . GOV. ' Blease wero /thO. declplcnts of two ?/-y-- t:eaut1?v?r/boUfl?6ts. '?';.)''{ /The*' candidate? for Contenant Governor foliowed;f?itna-- gnv?rnore, '. fc^t'//?-;n?rg?>ji(| crowd left whon Gav. Miihrtlug concluded.. lt is probabk/ U>at tho randhUtes for .-governorwin sjjonk last .at nil futuro tnC(4lng?v;-^Spi.^. / . K3&:- ? *. f'-t?lo'"I;. Iliense. iiB^>lbNiHv{'G?v-: Blease tho ?rat spcak ; er.Vw/Ae^calycd. srHU * few "hurrahs for lUea-ie." Ho topla'.nod thnt bo war. iiUo' bpcausi: an agreement had been reached to hive tile candidates for,/gov$^^^ fte d??la>0dv-ho;1sv:-Bdvocatti>gys?v-. 1 erH)/iflsuc^-%:M^;pUttfora2- sud men tioned first tho staia warehouse eya , tem Icauguwlcd when he, wa? gov> . rt.ior. Prt>>Vly handled ho declare? -?. ./:.-5?V'--l?-VAv:ti??^t.vf?^ ://filiase Hh|4 hs far?ra a ? per cent ? Vat? of |ttler|#t.-fef the ordinary clU .:-xhjBVvi ra^r^j^olit.'are;'a>l^''tO'-g^iH est a much tw*^^rf-'?aM^;; ': torrvifc^ of L l A IV [EDA BA A WONDEl IT TH] .OVE FEAST'7 N REOPENED I YESTERDAY nor nuked: "la thc governor hero?" When told Mr. Manning wa? not the speaker said: "Well, I am ?ure ho I? absent bocauHo of a raltniaderstand ing, and I will say nothing behind hin back." , "Ho ought to bo boro," cried a Blouse ail mirer in tho audience. The ?peaker then Bald ho would tako tho court records slnco Gov. Manning has been at tho bead unnd show that the administration ha* been one of the most.lawless in yoars 'Ho cited Instances of criminal assaults and riots- and as to blind tigers Bald: . "They may have run out tho blind one;;, but they say nothing abolit ?liont: that can-seo." ]} Mr. BleaBo ridiculed tho claim that tho asylum has been improved, Bay ing the work "Blease was trying to do they haye spent $300,000 In do ing." li ; Mr., Bl oaso began lo "warm up" part of his audience when ho declar ed^ that he was "Governor, the only governor four years." If elected again .ho said ho would he governor of all' the people. B. A. Cooper. Mr. Cooper was received with con siderable applause. . Ho oponed by referring to hin conscientious work as uollcltor of this district. He de clared he naked no ono's permission to ohter this race and ho believed tho people would vote fora man oh hlB merits. "If I have to win by pulling down 0< man andr If I have to got fav or by. criticising another man 1 will romain ? private cit laen. Mensuro inc by tho democratic standard." Mr. Cooper Bald a governor could promoto the happiness of tho people or make it a land of chaos. "If elect ed I will take au oath and so help me God I will koop lt." Ho Would not .t-ot aside tho verdloir.' of jarlca with* out a thorough investigation. Ho lavers , ono. measure . of punishment, tim law so adm in I?; o red that i tu very administr?t lon shows it to be correct In theory as well as In fact. Vlf elected governor,'" said Mr. Cooper, "I shall bo tho. governor of ovory man, woman and child. I pro poso to be tho govorpor of .the s'tgtoV Wo should get together and'wlprv out bitter factionalism. " Mr.' Cooper closed by. thanking tho people for tho flatterlug vote he re ceived, two'yoars ago.' -. ; / John M. Deschampa. Mr. DesChamps said he didn't havo to toll, the people ho ls a candidate for /governor because "I look Ilka it." Mr, De'sChamps. opened a r>ew channel when he advocated Bending moro nogra - troops, to Mexico abd . keeping moro white men at home. He j eloquently opposed killing white men' abd "turning Ute darned state over to the ne?roes." . Mr. Deschampa confided to his hoarore that ho' was n.u speaking to please them but-to help them. Ho declared treatment of the Con fedarot eeoldlor is a 'disgrace.:., /.'Tho wa rcho u au ny s tc in, ho said, ta dead aa ? campaign issue because lt is al ready established. Ho took the side of tho "In au rance trurt" of .South Carolina because the , attack mada on. it wai made in the Wong way, They wore told how to rub their business by the legislature, a prerogratlvo lt; did, not have. Showing how 'well, a corporation handles ita business. Mr. DciiChnmpa said the- Southern Railway carried sixteen million people tho last fiscal year with only erne fata?lty. !*You mothers*"; he added, "couldn't > handle that number ot bdbtea without, drop ping'..'at tcaat ono." He favors freo tuition and 'old thy Itt some Very flowery language. Ma closed by "cusstbg'the* >css edist thing In South Carolina-the i.olUteai faction." J??a'T.' Duncan said be bad como /.fibv tb .glin "an account .of- ; my .stewardship,*1 j Governor arennlng. Gov. Manning -wa? received-1 wltbl some applause. .For 4*e last 1 few3 ?days be ?aid. be had been working over time on the sntllOa atta?t&a. Tho governor sahl be *??t absolutely coalfdeut that CarolInaa SORS weald do ber doty as did their jrsiiaa* aa <**tor* ta - s>-wa noaa hy. H? ?aid be was t*?U?h!*a at tb? tatt - ?av* ;a*a??>. *a? ?R&M? tba ?iaia b? *tm tem mm*l l?e P?M a tribal wse ito'mott* ?fl Seotb Carolms <*fe? rael. th? tmt?mm few?s^ ** m&m few ^Ijr tina fc* m RFUL DRAMA C ALL JURY CASES ARE COMPLETED Z???UO. !i?tft gilghi Decree ut j Erskine Case. Tho right of decrco was given Judge Prlnco yesterday afternoon In the caso of J. N. Ersklno against J. J. Erskine, ct al, MB bringing to a| close Jury oat; ea in the court of com mon pleas. Tim court will uaaenibloj at 10 o'clock this morning and dis pose of various mattum of minor im portance. In the Erskine will test case thc following ?ruestions were a-ked thc court by the Jury and answers giv-* eu: Q. (1) Did. J. N. Erskine and his I mother mutually ogreo that if Joseph would rcconvoy to her the tract of land, described in tho complaint, abu would, in consideration of such con veyance, give him by her will on equal share In her estate along with hor other children? A. (1) Yes. Q. (2) If there was such an agree ment, was it oral or in writing? A. (2) Oral. A GREAT PICTURE AT THE BIJOU TODAY theda .fiara in "The Galley Slave" is the Attraction Presented by William Fox, the famous screen favorite. Theda Bara, will be Bhown nt the Bijou theatre today in "Tho Galley Slave." She'ls supported by such well known ar tists as Stau rt Holmes, Claire Whit ney and Little Jane .Leo, With reference'td the excellence oil thia groat film, it la sufficient to give' the following comment from well 'known , metropolitan newspapers re garding it: "Tho Galley Slave" proved a dra matic triumph."-Now York: World. "Swept ? tremendous audience off | its feet."-New Yprk Times. "A thriller lt ever thero was oho." -New York Globe. "Splendid drama powerfully act .] cd/'-f-Now York Proas. "A real sensation at last. Wort? half a dosen plays put together."-'! Now York 8un.' olde.for themselves whether ho had kept those premises. Law enforcement - through local officers was first diBcua'aed by th., governor. . Ile put up. to local mon their duiri but- found that somo di* hot respond. * Charleston waa named as tbe most chining example. He appointed state cooBtapleu to "go thoro and enforce the law fairly but' rel?ritlos&ly," 'OB a ; result blind, tigers and open garat hiing places have been wiped ont. Now I ho good cit ii en a Tespe ci" thc law and tho had ones are afraid of it. The legislature approved his ,action and passed a resolution giving hlm'$50>. coo tor enforcing the la\V... So far he has spent only 110,000 o?He cited thc number of convictions by. solicitors as proof of law enforce ment.. Tbe governor said he had appoint* od men to office th .thtscontrty whtf were not his political supporters, mentioning Mr. j. T. McDowell and Mt. 8. -M. Cooper. . . . Tho governor showod that hts pd. ministration had been ccruducted on business prln?cpl?a hy borrowing monoy for the state at a low rate ot t?twst. .".".. .. ' :'?W1tTO] ,VHe cited the constructive measures that have been put on the booka and defended the. tas cbmmle&lon. Ho wanta to see justice dono HQ every .Ux-payer. :. ' . Mr. maiming iota or the advance ment In schools, mentioning tho Jatasure tallidng for . tes?hih* ; agrl ?ttltur? Ia^schools. ;.;-Th^ktm^jr. hurriedly mentioned aa constructivo; Hf Spoke ot th? wesk he-baa done at the state hospital for the tfc sane, declaring tliatrcondltions ?Me awfcl. "Tba patienta vt o re treated' more Ilk* convicta' than, bnmahbe ings." ito de?eaded hU payutg Dr. ft?d Williame an, Increase! salary ?nd *thow4d that the slate had sav ed meeey roy H. He showed a note Itt fem which lee ?sid with his S???*ea^*Ueau ^(Th? Wltef? i?j|Mi^aj^ht8ded vf hon hw ta^ide *te 4eii&eJi't*M Dr. WlUlam* had *Mi---*ftfcM? fe operating ?Q?M| doeiwrs* interna a?tefo?? Tie Galley >F MODERN LIP u PLANS COMPLETE FOR Li Jil iii ?ii?io?iiL ?I?.LI W. M. U. OF PIEDMONT CONVENTION PROMISES TO BE BEST IN HISTORY OF ASSOCIATION JULY 4 AND Hunt" tds of Missionary Workers of thu Section Expected to Gather at Siloam Church. Plauu aro practically complete for tho olgth annual meeting of tho Wo man's Missionary Urion of tho Pied mont association, which will bo held with the Siloam church July 4th and Sith. According to presont indi cations this meeting promises to bo the best in the history of tho asso ciation, both from tho point of at tendance and general interest. The following program has been announced: Tuesday. P: 30-Con Tc renco of executive com-j mitteo. 10:30-Praise eervice-Mrs. J. A. Woodson. Greetings by Mrs. S. S. .Edens. Responso, Mrs. H. K. Wil liams, y, Kuli call of W. M. societies with reports. Distribution of badges to honor roll societies and apportion ment cards. Recognition of mission aries anil visitors. Reports of-divis ion. Presidents, viz.. Miases Hutch inson and scuporintendent's mes sage. . .; A message from tho state president, Mrs. Jt I). Chapman* . ., A Biblo lessojrfor W. M. S. taught by Mrs. C E. Watson. Projecting the institute into next year's work. Reading of the associational policy by,, secretary. . , Kl cot ion of tho nominating commit tee. ' . Appointment of committees an nouncements. Prayer. Recese.. ' Dinner ' fer all 'served on the grounds. ' , * ' 1:30 p. m.--Second session. The children's session. A processional. Singing, by the children. , ' Bible - lesson taught, and Illustrated by Miss Fannie L:.them. ...Roll.?all of bands with reports.' Address by association superinten dent, Miss Annlo Bell Brown. .-Message fro . mthe state . supering tendent of Sunbeams ? with recom 'mende??oU8^Mr8.-W??;J. Hatcher. - . Story telling, hour /for Sunbeam*, Mrs: H. K. Williams; Resumo, of state mission work, in South Carolina', Mrs. 'Cnapm?n. Open conference for discusi?n. ;? ' Confection for expense. -, South Carolina, standing In the Southern. Uni?n, Misa Carrie Hutch ins. ; , Report ot committee on literature. Mrs.'.Jl H,1 Brown. ' Report of committee oh mission 'Btndyv Misa Nina Glllllahd. .Measag? from ?tate superintendent of mission study, Mra. J. T. Rice. H di ort. of committee on Missionary Irtlbd. Mrs...J. T. L?thenio >/' Mlmites, announcements. : Report* of obituary as; closing ex orcis?e, . Wednesday Arning. . 10 a.1 n*>-Third sesnlon. young peoples session. Songs by tho young people. Bible lesson tor young people, Misa Jessie Bryant, i Koa cali o? auxiltlarles and R. A ..'a with reports,i vi \-i< -: Report of committee on ?. training school ? by.,Miss Bernice : Attgood. Why' does thV girl ot today need; 'i '"l?fioA? ^UI^i?6Bf s? i 'of yestorday; *^?^b^n^ano*ZmWeV.ty ot nlmnlo ?irishoodr wm\ mry'Mti^^r.^i ^A deoate^ tfeso!v*d. That Y. W. r Vivian Allgood; nog?tlrev ?Mr. WlU Ile Hunt, : ^^(?l ^M^^???^ ' ' ' ' "ProparedaoBS f. t or nho Missionary ^W^ld^?B^nnlUes^?, Mr?;:{|V D.; U ?We !?s&?!. for t?ys-'U&hi' by Tho taW of min?tese of all meeU togs/ aad^itf&tv ot axpense fand, v tol < tfce ?M*W^^:MT^^^ W.' Spear-. Tho .augment bf ??'?s?tf?ar?': or a^^af^iirs. ? Arthur; Kia*. ; ;. : ,,Att*o?n3?e?tae?^ and ^irttS?re? o^W^SSn^^rtt. ONE GIRL VICTIM IS YET MISSING Siiier ot At??iBf?i?a Woman ?i?? ied at Dusktown. The body of MIBS Amy Crawford, who was drowned In a swool?n creek near Ducktown, Tenn., several weeks ago when the automobile in which she was riding with another girl and two young men plunged into a wash out, was interred at Ducktown last Thursday afternoon, a fow hours af ter it was discovered. ThiB intonna tiou has just been received by Mr. N. J. Oardner, whose wife is a sta tor of tile drowned woman, and who went to Dnucktown a few days after the tragedy occurred. Mr. Gardner said yesterday after noon that the body of Mabel Porter, tho other girl, had not been discov ered. To hundred and fifty Odd Fellows, who aided In the search for tho giris, attended the funeral bf tho Crawford girl In a bbdy at Buck town, according to Mr. C2 aril ncr. rte also stated that the sea rch for the Porter girl had been given up as hopeless. Mrs. Gardner, who has been visit ing relatives in Knoxville and John son City, will return to her home hero in a few days. -The uplift of humanity, (Mrs. J. H. Willis. IIluBtrattbn ot a W. M. S. pro gram, by the Easley ladies. -Presentation of association polity for adoption. Report of the nominating commit tee, election of o facera. fc?port ot committee on time and place. Appointment ot Blending ! com mit tee LV Reading bf minutes.. Report ol committee tm i resolutions. - > ". Closing devotional. hiniilVi ?Ur i ilmirar-i r?? irfM j?mm? If you are a young mi home in i a f ? w y?ars, A YoungLman-'who'll the fci*etocKM vbV heir arises^-, * ^ j ?d Worth ^nd?Mon; .'.We^H?ve . .. ?iisls..;.. ?fe:" APHOTO f . ? 460 of Frenchaiil i*y featuring ed Woman stage. TWELVE OR MORE RE-I CRUITS SECURED FOR COMPANY OF ANDER SON VOLUNTEERS NEED WRE MEN Other? May be Signed This Morn ing - Capt. Henderson arid Lt. Farrr?er ' to ' RcttCfn for F?Vr Day?. . The Ahd?rsbn volunteers left the city yesterday, moi nine at 8:50 o'clock for Columbia .with 66 men. go ing over the Rlue Ridge raliway. Lieut. J. J. -Trowbridge left tho I company at Greenwood for the T>ur poso of getting together'a'number of I ,mcn ho had lided'?.?un for enlistment, returning to Anderson: yesterday af ternoon. He mild lato last night that he Would leave for Columbia this af ternoon at 4:00 o'clock with' possibly 12 recruits. Five' or these We're' glv on physical examinations hore yes terday and passed the test satisfac torily. "Tho mon were ..In \ "fine spirits when they left' yesterday "morning," Lieut. Trow brid KO .said, "and in my opinion the Anderson Volunteers aro! as. fine a lot of men as have been | .recruited in thin city. He stated that Capt. Hend?rson and Lieut. (Farmer would ; roturn ? to Arider?o'n tomorrow night to arrange their bils iness affairs, and . wini ld probably ? npend several day . sheree .Lieut. Trowbridge will bo in charge of the] company during their ' absence 1 , i : Capt: Henderson eKpressdd hfni self as being confident that the hew 11 "Fi iii: who win probably i^Wdia 7;;< v m believes in taking ."Ttrticiby ,,, .. ye S I ip J? DRA?v?? t Power and V?ril ihe most Di?c?88 on the ahacl?w ?vm irruir" rr "il ' ?tU I itt 4 \ ITiHt?hMfi.tu ft??wrinn-i rrfvS 4 i? Wi f??ay CONTINUE SHOWSTXS AT THE ANDERSON Lient. Trowbridge Will Arrange Tod-/ aa to New Man agement. "Tho Anderson theatre haB hooked quite a number of high CIBBS at tractions for next season, and during the summer motion pictures will be shown as nanni," said Lieut. J. J. Trowbridge, of the Anderson Vol unteers, who spent last night in the city in interest of recruiting addi tional men for the new Anderson company. He will retara to Co lumbia this afternoon. Lieut. Trowbridge said that while the theatre would run as usual, he bad made no definite plans up to last night as to who -would be In charge of tho playhouse. He stated that he would probably make some announce ment/today .'aa ta the management during-hts absence. . --- * :.) . Death oS JfiW. It. L. Benn. Mrs. Nannie Odella Dean,.wife oi 'Mr. R. ti. Dean, tiled in the Ander son county h o cpi tal at 12:30 o'clock yesterday morning, aged. 35 years. She was the daughter Of Mr. Alex McCullough of Greenville county. Tho body Was taken to Iva yesterday for Interment; - ?' , company would'be recruited to 100 men before leaving for Mexico, and While he and Lieut. Far mor are lu 'Anderson on personal business they will, as Lieut. Trowbridge has done, make . every effort to Beehre new men. . 1 'io men accummu~ t money who do not . real estate. A hundred (Hoo) bushels acre is an ordinary yield r Sweet Potatoes.l ? Sweet Potatoes hive not lied to sell as high as : .00 a Inishel ; arty , : yiear in ats.. .. ' V:.;/-'.-.''' ^v-;;---;^V Ve ort?y~?^t0t??AZ0?:$ $i7.5ipp. (according to cation); ar^aete':- Vor^. the ^pr?ri?rt/: - ' T, j i