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e???B Tl VOL. 23. NO. 37. SEMI- ^ , REPORTS ON GAME"T WARDENS RECORD, t Investigating Committee Appointed By Senate Makes Public Its Findings. i ALL BUT ONE SUSTAINED c f Senator Reece Williams, of Lan * caster, in Minority ReDort i Finds Only Two of Chargej 8 Partially Sustained. Columbia, Feb. 25.?All but one ol the charges against the official record of A. A. Richardson, former k chief game warden of the State, brought by Governor Manning In his veto message of last year, were sustained by the majority opinion of the senate committee investigating the chief executive's allegations. The report was signed by Senator Alan Johnstone, of Newberry, and Senator J. W. McCown, of Florence, and was made public along with a minority statement by Senator D. Reece Williams, of Lancaster, chairman, and the remaining members of ' the committee. Senator Williams 1 found that two of the governor's charges were partially sustained, one proved but a satisfactory explanation offered, a fourth correct from a superficial viewpoint, but was proved justified by the former game warden, and another was not sustained. Xo ('hnrgcs of Fraud. Both the majority and the mi nority reports quote the governor's words as not charging Mr. Richardson with fraud nor misappropriation of funds. "The governor stated before this committee," said the majority report, "that he did not charge fraud or misappropriation of funds and he stated before this committee that he does not now charge either fraud or misappropriation." The minority report said that "your committee finds that nothing was produced before them to assail the ^ personal integrity or Mr. RichardRon nor tending to show corruption ( in office. Indeed, the governor statod orally before your committee that ( he did not charge nor mean to charge dishonesty nor corruption against Mr. Richardson and offered a very candid written statement to . 1 the same effect at the close of the hearing." Charge Sustained. The majority report found that the governor's charees that Mr f Richardson's friend "packed" the Audubon Society were sustained; that illegal collections of money , without due process of law, some of ' them with the cognizance of Mr. ( Richardson, were proved; that the ( former game warden's expenditures ( exceeded the amount set by law, but ( in making them there was no cor- i ruption nor fraud; that the allega- t tions of a lobby by Mr. Richardson and bis friends were justified; and that the governor was in error. . which he admitted, when he assert- . ed that Mr. Richardson only turned Into the treasury in December, lit 16, , 16.000 for the schools of the State, for the amount really paid totalled $10,698.50. Senator Williams contended that ine allegations relative to "packing" M the Audubon Society and of lobbyIng were only partially sustained; ( that the former chief game warden did expend more than was allowed by law. but this was satisfactorily . explained; that th(e governor had ample Information on which to charge that moneys were collected without due process of law; that while the expenditures of the game department under Mr. Richardson were large because of the youth of the department, yet he was unwilling to And that It was characterized by extravagance and waste; and that the rharge of the governor as to the amount turned Into the school fund was not sustained. In affirming the 1 first charge of the governor that when Mr. Richardson was recom mended for reappointment by the y Audubon Society. "He or his f.Sends brought about the admission of about the admission of about fifty ^ new members to the society, and ' through them was able to direct Its 1 action," the majority report say* y a (Continued on Page (.) > HIE Li WEEKLY. BOUNTY TEACHERS HOLD 1 ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING ? Largo Attendance Here Saturday and Some Interesting and Instructive Addresses Heard. 1 An exceedingly enthusiastic and >rofitable educational and patriotic ally was held here Saturday at 11 >'clock in the Central graded school ^ luditorium. This was the occasion >f the last meeting of the county eachers' association during the " present scholastic year and attendince upon this last session of not >nly all the teachers of the county >ut of the trustees, patrons and all >thers interested as well, had been jersistenly urged several weeks be'ore hand by the county superin.endent of education. V. A. Lingle, who wrote every teacher and trus- j ee in the county advising them of :he meeting and requesting them to le present. ? The attendance Saturday was the } largest within the history of the eacners' association. The exercises I >f the morning were opened by the ?irls of the local high school department who enthusiastically sang i number of patriotic songs. This was followed by prayer by the Rev. lames H. Thayer, of the First Baptist church, after which Superintendent Lingle, who presided oxer the meeting, introduced as the first speaker of the morning, Mrs. Krn>8t Moore. Mrs. Moore's message to . the teachers and trustees was along the line of the urgent necessity throughout Lancaster county in all the schools of the immediate organization and work of the Junior Red . t'ross. The Rev. Hugh R. Murchi ion next addressed the meeting. . [..Ike that of Mrs. Moore's, his was i fine educational and patriotic adiress. He emphasized the great need lust now by the government for a , special line of endeavor by both , teacher and pupil of the county, and ! eloquently appealed to the eiluen j tional forces to lend their greatest j possible support and co-enemfi?? .? -* I their country in this terrible crisis. i A most excellent address to the arge audience was next made by the ' pastor of the Baptist church, Dr rhayer. Taking as the basis of his f heme the paradox that South Caros ina is the most ignorant state in tin* ( Jnited States and at the same time ^ he most religious, I)r. Thayer inter- ( ^stingly pointed out to the teachers ( .vhat he deemed* their greatest duty n the process of wiping out the ' date's educational stigma. He appealed to the religious side of the f (ted Cross work throughout the . *t ;ountry, and thought that this ( ihould have primary emphasis. ^ Before the next speaker. Mayor [loach S. Stewart, was introduced, a Miss Lucy Fleet Jones, voice teach- j *r in the Central school, delighted he audience with an exquisite ren- j iition of a vocal solo. She was ac>otupanied on the piano by her sister, Miss Alma Duke Jones. Mr v Stewart's address, was primarily of , lie world war and of the educational itntus in connection therewith. ^ Miss Lillie Usher, county organzer for Lancaster county, and Mis. T. M. Hughes explained in detail he neeessary steps to he taken in ' he organization of a Junior Red 'ross society, and it is thnneht <h-i? hese societies will he immediately irganized in every school district in he county. Mr. Chalmers E. Wesinper. of the Lancaster Bchools, (poke briefly of the Junior Red 'l 'ross work to be undertaken in the a chools of the county, and threw out '' i number of valuable suggestions to " he teachers to facilitate the work of n irganlzatlon. r At the conclusion of the splendid ^ rogram, Superintendent Lfngle ad- ( Iressed a few parting words to the eachers, and took occasion to thank hem for their gratifying response w o his unusual appeal to them?to '' (lake their last meeting of the year he best in the history of the teach- '' ra' association. ? d ilTTLE COLOKKD CllRL (iKTS WHHi? IVHIIt.WO 1 Anderson, 8. C., Feb. 2 5.?A 12ear-old negro girl. Lillian Hrown las received $9,000 Insurance from he government on account of the ?ath of her father. Walter F.. ! irown, an Anderson negro, who en <i Isted In the regular army manv e] ears pro and had heea arrvinjr ac li private In the 368th field hospital a inety-second division. '< \NCA LANCASTER, S. C., TUEl HETHODIST CHURCH DEDICATED SUNDAY bishop Kilgo Preached Stronj Sermon to Overflowing Congregation Here Sunday. WAS GREATLY ENJOYEI Again at Night the Bisho] Preached and Was Hear< With Rant Attention It' Large Congregation. The First Methodist church wa axed to its capacity Sunday morn ng for the dedicatory sermon b Jishop John C. Kilgo and the exei :ises which followed. There wer 10 other church services in the cit ind members of all denomination '.eard the learned bishop delive vhat is considered by many th iblest and most powerful sermo >ver heard in Lancaster. Th :hureh was decorated for the o< asion with Faster lilies, ferns an -arnations and some recent repair ogether with the decorations mad t a place of beauty. A special musical program wa enclered by a choir made up o nembers of the choirs of the differ nt Lancaster churches, and Mis ,ucy Fleet Jones sang a beautifu 10I0. Bishop Kllgo's text was from se> ;ral verses: Mark 8:27-30 and hi heme was "The Christian Church, le was listened to with rapt atten ion, the overflowing congregatio reing hold spellbound for more tha in hour. At the close of the set non the dedicatory exercises wer oncludod by the reading of the Ol Testament lesson by Rev. J. It. 1 Major, presiding elder, and the Nei Testament lesson by Rev. I>. \\ , nit,- pastor, alter which th mard of stewards presented th luilding for setting apart from a inhallowed uses and for the hoi ihlp of Almighty God. The Bisho harged the board of trustees an nembership to keep its doors close o all frivoinus or unwarranted use ind pleaded for the beautifying am everential care of the building rhen he spoke the sentence of dedi ation setting it apart as a house o iod. The hishop then led in praye ind the congregation was dis hissed. llishop Kilgo preached at th veiling service from the text: Act 1:12: "There is none other nam inder Heaven given among mei vhereby we must be saved." Agaii he church was tilled to overflowini ind a sermon was heard that wil ong be remembered. Bishop Kilgo is not a stranger ti ..ancaster and is remembered witl ,trong friendship by many of th dder residents. He was a gnes chile here in the home of Major J >1. Riddle. GENERAL CLEAN UP OF m ' * ri^rirtilL^ I IN AKIMY ('AMI 'our Soldiers II >1(1 at Camp I,eui For I'lottint; to Shoot Tlu'Ir Offleers in Action. Camp Lewis, Taeonia, Wash.. Feb 5.?Four national army soldier) re held in the guardhouse awaiting presidential warrant front Wash rigton which will mean their intern tent as enemy aliens who plotte< ot only to shoot their officers tin rst time they got into action in Ku ope, but also to deliver all th? interican soldiers in their organiza ion to the Herman army. The names of the men have beer rlthheld by the Judge advocate ending advices from Washington. A general clean up of enemy liens at Camp Lewis is in full swing Ulcer* said Thirty-Tour have beer Ischarged anil altogether about 00 men have been weeded out from inks of the 91at division The work 1 not yet completed. Heath P**nalf> Mkc'v. Washington. Feb. 25.?Officers o he judge advocate general's office i!d that any national army soldiers harged with plotting treason would e tried by mdltary eourt-martla nd if found guilty would be liable 3 the death penalty. SDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918. TWELVE PERSONS f ' KILLED IN WRECK * X Thirty-Five Injured in Rear End Collision Near Columbia Yesterday Afternoon. m ) BLAMED ON THE FLAGMAN J in j Officials Say Failure to Protect ^ d Rear of His Train By Harry sh IT I W?o A A cr? j uutnuci nan /l|l|ldlClll VUUSC ? de of the Accident. K| s Columbia. S. C., Feb. 25.?Ten - persons were killed outright, two ar y died of injuries and between 25 and ^ 3 5 others were more or less seriouse ly injured when train No. 4 2 of the y Southern railway from Spartanburg su s crashed into the rear of train No. 18 r from Greenville near Frost's station 111 e five miles north of here this aftern noon. CI e Railroad officials said all the dead w' were passengers on train No. 18 '? a ine ueacl are: ,n 8 W. C. Tomlinson. Raleigh, N. C. e Sarah W. Bethel, Kannapolis, N 1? C. w s J. B. Marshall, Anderson, S C. if I*. Frank Baxter, contractor. New - berry, S. C. J? is M. A. Leaman, traveling sales- 0> il man. Greenwood, S. C. P< Otis B. Brodie, Wagner, S. ('. B' r- J. P. Nathias, address unknown. cc s H. L. Ivester, Ware Shoals, S. C. r( Joe F. Moats, Newberry. S. C. Tl Mrs. Sarah Fllen Johnson, Co- b> n lunibia, S. C. th n Albert Atties, traveling salesman, fa - Brooklyn, N. Y. h? p W. W. Richardson, traveling of cl salesman, Atlanta. ec r Movtonalv II....# I ?<' ,v All of the injured are in hospitals P I here. Among those reported to be er p seriously hurt are: A. \1. Kirby, ^ P Princeton. S. r.; R. Anderson, SenII era. S. VV. 0. Davies, Dover, Ohio; J. A. Shands, Troy. S. A. s' ,, S. Tompkins. Kdgefleld. S. ('. 1" ,1 The wreck occurred shortly alter (j 2 o'clock this afternoon when train s No. IS had stopped near Frost's sta- K ,] tion where a part of the truck on ttie hi . baggoge ear whs repaired. Railroad fo i. officials said the Ragman of train No. Ci f 18 was sent down the track in the hi r rear of the train while it was stop- re ped. When the repairs were com- ei pleted the flagman was called back ic e and No. 18 had gone no more than at s two train lengths wh?n No. 42 came e into sight, and a few seconds later ? n the crash came, The engine drawi, ing the Spartanburg train crashed K into the rear coach of No. 18. virj tually demolishing it, taking its toll of dead. Most of the killed were " r, said to have been in the smoking >i | < 11111 (itii i hifiii or me rear coach of ,, No. 18 when the wreck occurred. t Th" force of the collision telescoped the rear eoacli half way through the coach ahead. Iloth (jj coaches, according to railroad olli- f|j cials, were wooden. m The bodies of seven of the te?> passengers instantly killed were ;il found immediately after the crash s;; A wieeking crew found the othei three bodies buried under the debris , 1M ('f Die rear eoaeh. Tomlinson and _ Sj Ms. Johnson <1 i eel in the hospital here. Railroad officials late tonight re* tic r ported that the tracks were cleared shortly after 8 o'clock. as I 1.1ST OK TIIK IN J I'ltKO th i I TltNISHKl* BY OFFICIALS T1 Southern Railway officials in pa ! Charlotte late Inst night announced | Sn - the following list of names on Train jy 18 injured near Columbia yesterday , vhen Train 4 2 met it in rear-end j s collision: ly H. M. Morrison, news agent, seri- , , ously injured. ^ Miss ,iK. M. Moore, Florence, 8. C. r)r Fred Cornnu, New York city. wa | C. L. Watkins. Helton, S. C. M:s, Julia Smith, Columbia, S. C K. C. Hlack. Olendaie, 8. C. J. A. Shnnds, Troy, 8. C. Mrs, Frank J, Gregory, Indepen dfnre, Hans. Mrs. II. F. Inablnet, St. Matthews, yei 9 r ' C Canard, I,aur'nhnrg. N C. 1 A. 8. Tompkins. Edgefield, 8. C 'ri T. C. Pool. Greenville, 8. C. nu Mrs. M. C. KUllngsworth, i'oma 1 ft da (Continued on Page 8.) Ge NEW! SUBSCF IOKE" MARRIAGE IS Vfl ANNULLED BY COURT [>rtb Camllnu Youuk lauly and ^ lawyer Found Hiut the ,.Iokc,, Went Too Fur. Ben T1 Taylorsville, N. C., Feb. 25.?The arriage contract between L. F. lutz and Miss Mary Sharpe was an- p.i illed by Judge Justice and i? i ii rv I superior court of Alexander unty. It will be recalled that on Mer :tober 2, 1917, Mr. Klutz and Miss larpe were married, partly through imeness and a joke and partly by lc iception of their friends, and Mr. |l lutz, therefore, is the lirst North irolina attorney who ever succeedI in getting a marriage contract inualled in North Carolina when t'on ere were no statutory grounds for e annullment whatever. He is the s st man in North Carolina, too, who in?h cceeded in getting legally separat- *or I from his wife in less than six onths without any law to that ef- ^,e ct. Mr. Klutz, it is claimed, is the out ily married man in North Carolina depi ho never kissed his wife either be- of 1 re or after marriage and never J?ne red with his wife a single minute. SU^E This is not the first unusual thing 0< Mr. Klutz's career. Mr. Klutz weel as the first and only lawyer in to h arth Carolina to be petitioned into Nun e office of county attorney by a ma- city rity of the people of his county cd t 'er and against the will of the cour ?1 itioal "bosses" of both parties, intei e was the only lawyer in Alexander at mnty to advise that the Alexander tell >ad bond act was constitutional, ed > he supreme court backed him up volu ' a vote of three to two. reversed ?ctu lemselves and wrote history in the Jonf mous decision. After the county drav nl won out on the constitutionality ter the act he advised the board of unty commissioners not to pay x niself. or any other attorney etn- uf t loyed by the county commission- oom s to appear in the suit. Mr. R.ltr iuiz succeeded in convincing the i>an iperior court of Alexander county jn t lat the county commissioners Prai lould not pay the attorneys thev r(,m id employed, and the judge ruled j11 > that effect. Geri Governor Hickett appointe<l Mr. to tl lutz government attorney for Alex- torp ider county and the district hoard dooi ir the western district of North aboi arolina placed such confidence in life Im that they exempted different plos gist runts, writing on the said ex- the option papers. "exempted upon the 'commendation of the government the torney for Alexander county." in v ley O PUBLISH NOTES OF I ^ SPANISH TO GERMANS and no i re mi hroe Documents l>etii.<nd Iterogni utes tion of Itiglit* and Follow Torpedoing of Two Ships. tlce. 10 < The Madrid. Feb. 2f?.?Three notes to j low e German government relative to the e sinking of Spanish ships hv sub- ing arines and the invasion or Spanish j.los rritorial waters by I'-Uoats, will he wasl ii mis oern decided l>y the And >anish government. sink The first takes up the case of the and ;ioa di Genova and demands that mari tar.ish territorial waters he re- way eeted. The second, concerning the the I ralda, demands German recogni- end >n of Spain's right to regulate her chari astwise traffic without reserve a ce le third, concerning the Cefcrino, the.si ks explanation or information blow us far received officially in Berlin. ?n tl le note relative to the Ceferino othei s not yet been dispatched by the the anish government, which is hour- man expecting additional information. (The Dura di Genova was an Ital- "I i steamship, which was sunk on- that a mile off Murviedo beach Febru- I dit y 10. The Giralda was a Spanish goinj samer sunk by a German subma- the i le January 28. The Ceferino also who ,s a Spanish steamer and was sunk need a IT-boat February 13.) to pi As I Fighting South of .limine*. down Juarez. Mex., Feb. 21.?Fighting H''a * nth of Jimlnez continued through not 1 sterday accoid'ng to unofficial re- ^ou rts received here today from 'roT11 lhuahua City. An official te'e- "nde tm received at military head- ?ucti artera today stated the General rrasro killed In the flpht'nR Mony was a Vl'la commander and not n. Juan Carrasco. a federal. 5 2> tIPTION $2.00 A YEAR RK COUNTY MAN ONE OF SURVIVORS jnmin Nunnery Was Among hose Saved When the Jacob Jones Went Down. ES HIS EXPERIENCES nber of Crew of Ill-Fated Detroy er at Home on Fur ugh Relates Scenes Follow?K Work of Torpedo. ock Hill, Feb. 25.?The sensaof feeling his ship sinking into deep waters of the Atlantic as ttood on the bow tiring a fourgun. of being afloat in the water practically an hour, later reachan open boat and remaining in fragile shell for 22 hours withfood or drink, whs graphically cted by Benjamin Nunnery, one tie 4 4 survivors of the Jacob 's, recently sunk by a German narine. axswain Nunnery, who is on a t'a leave of absence for a visit lis parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. nery of (Edgmoor, was in the for a short time and he consento tell of the occurrence. Of se, there are certain things of rest *n connection with his life ea that he is not permitted to and which could not be publishvithout encroaching upon the ntary censorship, but as to the al destruction of the Jacob ;s, no lines appear to have been vn and the details of the disasare given herewith: In Boat With Itaglcy. he Jacob Jones, which was one he United States destroyers, manded by Lieut. David Worth ley, brother-in-law of Secretary iels, was proceeding to the base European waters, from a point in nee. On the eighth day out. Dehor 6, at 4:20 in the afternoon, lout warning, a torpedo from a man submarine struck the ship le aft of amidships. It was a big edo and the gallant vessel was med. It remained afloat for lit eight minutes. One of the boats was demolished by the exion. Another went down with ship. Two were launched, and high waves capsized another. So only boat to make way was one vhich Nunnery, Lieutenant Bagand four other men clambered, lit an hour after living the shot submarine canie to the surface picked up two men, but mad* effort to rescue the others. It iiined visible for about two minA'e had just finished target prac" said Mr. Nunnery, "and with ?thers I was in the wash room, explosion in the apartment be threw me against the ceiling of room. About 25 men in the livquarters were killed by the exion. Only two of t;iose in the 1 room escaped. I went on deck the ship was already rapidly ing. I stood by the bow gun not being able to see any subne 1 fired about four shots anyin the direction from which torpedo had come. On the stern of the torpedo were two depth ges and as soon as the stern was rtain depth below the surface e bombs exploded, literally ing the ship to pieces. 1 was he bow at the time with one r man, and the ship sank into waves beneath our feet. The with me went down. No Time for Fright, can't tell exactly how I felt at moment. I was not scared, but il not feel exactly like I was ? to church. In a time like this nan who gets scared to the on* is unable to help himself. You every ounce of your strength ill through and I realized this, felt the destroyer deck slipping i, I kicked off a heavy pair of joots I was wearing so I would >e hampered while in the water, might think that the suction the ship would have pulled me r, but there was very little on. The destroyer type is long narrow. I was in the water for ly an hour. After swimming Continued on Page 7.)