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ABBEVILLE, 8. C.
The tragedies of aviation keep paoe
*lth its achievements.
Once again the prospect of winning
the pennant inspires the fan.
Among the -world's hardest workers
ht Q V Ka tha OAT1 VAfltiOIl
olaque.
A Cleveland writer offers one dollar
to everyone who will read his book.
It would probably be money well
arned.
Again It has been declared that the
hobble skirt Is doomed. Its slaves will
probably rcjolce and the world at large
certainly will.
That reported microbe for the pres
ervation of youth must have tried it
on Itself. The exillr of youth idea is
rather venerable.
A walking club in New York holdB
cut exceptional social advantages as
an Inducement to Join. To walk Into
New xor& society is a new iau.
Westerners who are praying for
rain overlooks the fact that the easi
est way to start a rain storm is to
leave their rain coats at home.
Henceforth it is going to be posi
ble to alight from a street car with
out being bowled over by some auto
mnhlHot -oHf-h mnrfl e&SolinO thnn
lense.
The goose bone prophet says we are
to have a hot summer. We usually
tiave high temperature In the summer
time, and "we need It; at least the
crops do.
TrT- *-4--J Ks\+Vi far thu
W BUUiU V..U uvku avv? fcw
ibolltlon of the ancient practice of
hurling rice and shoes at bridal cou
ples. The bridegroom suffers enough
Rrlthout it
It might be possible to make chlck
sns grow faster by shocking them with
Blectricity, but Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Hens may make it
undesirable.
Two Minneapolis youths have been
lentenced to ten days In Jail for call
ing a woman a chicken. What would
have happened to them If they had
called her a hen?
In Belgium the man who refuses to
rote Is thrown into Jail, but there are
not prisons enough to accommodate
Bven a fraction of the nonvoters In
this patriotic land.
The American marines at Peking
ron first place In target practice at
100, 400 and 500 yards against the
military guards of the other legations.
Peace hath its victories.
The French aeronauts say that two
centuries will pas3 before men will
lafely fly across the Atlantic. This
transforms the present generation into
mere innocent bystanders.
An American spendthrift was ar
rested In London for throwing money
tn+rt >?<? atr&ot hut as a rule the wait
srs and porters do not allow Ameri
can visitors to go that far.
Stuttering, according to an Investi
gator, Is three times as common
imong boys as among glrlB. We al
ways have noticed tha^ a girl seldom
las any trouble in talking.
Parisian scientist Is fighting the
germ of old age and thinks he Is on
the way to prolong life Indefinitely. If
tie Is successful, he will practically de
Oslerize the human race.
* Just now the man without a Btraw
kat is as conspicuous as was the man
irith one in April.
* "Why are minors depressing?" asks
an exchange. A6k some big leaguer
who has been shipped back to them.
California woman saw a burglar en
tering a -window and heat him over
the head with a chair. We take it that
her husband comes home every night
it a reasonable hour.
A Philadelphia flsh dealer discover
ed among his wares a flsh wearing a
Jiamond ring. This Is a great ad- |
vantage over the restaurant oyster I
which sports its pear's unset
Announcement is that the United
States mint Is to resume the manufac
ture of gold coins. We wondered why
they had heen so scarce lately, but
thought they had all been spent.
Paris has a new ballet which has
io shocked some of the critics that
they refuse to review it The an
nouncement of their refusal has, of
course, led to overflowing audiences.
That Connecticut eagle that tried tc
carry off an 8 year old girl was not j
working for a summer resort, either. I
The wind whisked a $100 hat away
from a Chicago girl the other day
and blew It bo far that it has not yet
been found. This settles it We Bhall
have to do something about the wind.
The Germans have adopted baseball i
and are Bald to have become highly [
proficient in the arc. But it will be !
years and years before they have be
come proficient in the vocabulary.
A Breeding cyclist in Brooklyn Wil
ed himself by colliding with a pedes
trian. But all speeders are not bo con
siderate of the general public.
It is now the woman with the hoe,
as the fair sex has been persuaded
that garden work is good for the
health. In course of time husbands
hope to persuade wives that beauty
as well as health hides in the 'vigor
ous exercise of the lawn mower, and
when this is accomplished the subur
banite will begin to see something ir
life worth living for.
PUN NEW PARTY
FOR THIS STATE
1 PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS CALL
CONVENTION FOR NEAR
FUTURE.
DELEGATES WILL BE NAMED
The South Carolina Followers of
Theodore Roosevelt to Meet in Co
lumbia and Perfect an Organization
?Leaders Meet and Discuss Plans.
Columbia.?The Progressive Repub
lican party wjll hold a state conven
lion nere oil juiy zi, wnen nine ueie
gates to the national convention will
be named. This announcement was
made by L. Morgan, the chairman of
the new party. The Progressive par
ty was inaugurated six weeks ago in
Chicago by Col. Theodore Roosevelt,
following the withdrawal of his dele
gates from the national Republican
convention. The Roosevelt delega
tion will gather in Chicago on August
5, when the nominee of the new. or
ganization will be selected.
Several of the leaders of the new
party in South Carolina met here
when the preliminary plans for the
nrE-ani7.atir>n wer? riiscnnKpd. L.. Mnr
gan, of Columbia, was named as chair
man and J. R. Shelton as secretary.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
"Whereas, It has come to us that
90 per cent of the Republican voters
of South Carolina are dissatisfied
with the way and manner by which
the nomination of President Taft was
secured at the Chicago convention,
and
"Whereas, Because the nomination
of President Taft is not in harmony
with the wishes, nor the choice of the
Republican voters of this country,
North, East, South and West; there
fore, be It
"Resolved, That we, the undersign
ed, in mass meeting assembled in the
city of Columbia, this 16th day of
Jul v. 1912. do herehv call a ntafp onn
vention of all voters of. South Caro
lina, without regard to past political
affiliations, who are in sympathy with
the national progressive movement
led by Col. Theodore Roosevelt, to be
held in the city of Columbia on Wed
nesday, July 24, 1912, at 12 o'clock,
noon, for the purpose of electing nine
delegates to represent South Caro
lina Jn the Progressive Republican
convention, which meets in the city
of Chicago, Illinois, Monday, August
5, 11912."
The Red Spider Is Again at Work.
The red spider, which has proved so
destructive to the cotton crop in cer
tain sections of Lexington county
during the last few years, has again
made its appearance in the fields
around the court house. R. H. Caugh
man, a leading farmer, discovered
the pests in his "brag patch" and in
order to prevent a further spread of
the spider, pulled up a large area, pos
sibly a half acre, and burned the
stalks. It seems that the spider was
traced to a polk stalk on the edge of
the field and was rapidly spreading.
Bug Destroying Cotton in Chester.
The farmers of the Lowryville and
Baton Rouge sections of Chester
county, which is essentially a sandy
land territory are considerably con
cerned over the squares of their
stalks of cotton being sawed off ?t
the stem by a bug that Has the ap
pearance of 4 fly, only slightly longer
in the oody, green in color with pyra
midal shaped legs similar to a grass
hopper and it is almost impossible to
kill one?being so swift of feet.
Fatal Shooting in Lancaster County.
A fight occurred in the Camp Creek
section of Lancaster county between
two negroes, Lem Huey and Heath
JUKlliCJ, 111 nui^U lUCXUKZy wtw DCIIUU31)
shot, the ball entering near the small
of the back, and passing entirely
through the body. It is said that the
negro will die. Huey was arrested
and lodged in Jail. A woman, it is al
leged, was the cause of the shooting.
County Veterans Reunion.
Capt. W. H. Edwards, commander
in-chief of the Walker-Gastoii camp,
United Confederate Veterans, has un
der way the preparation for a splen
did program for the intercounty Con
federate veterans' reunion that will
be held in Chester Friday, August 9
The veterans from Chester county,
York, Lancaster, Union and Fairfield
counties will be invited to participate
in this, probably the last county re
unoin the old soldiers will ever have
in Chester, so rapidly are the ranks
thinned by death.
Heavy Rains Cause Much Damage.
The very heavy rains in some sec
tions of the county caused much dam
age, according to reports received at
Lexington. Farm work has been at
a stand still, so far as working the
poil is concerned, and the grass has
gained much headway. Cotton is
looking extremely well, although the
plants are small and the crop being
*t least three weeks later than last
year. The rain has caused the older
plantings of corn to improve mate
rially, while in the low grounds the
damage has been severe.
New Road Working Machinery.
The Aiken county highway commis
sion has recently put into use the
new $5,000 road working machinery
including an 80-horsepower gasoline
traction engine, and the results so far
are excellent. Work is now going on
on the old Martintown road, and that
part of this highway within the limits
of Aiken county is being given atten
tion. By September the engineer in
charge, expects to go over every road
in the county. The highway commis
sion has become the main issue in
the county legislative campaign.
J CONFER ON PANAMA TRADE
The Business Men of the State to
Meet at Spartanburg?Will Adopt
a Definite Policy.
Columbia.?The business men of
South Carolina have been called to
meet in Spartanburg on August 15 to
decide upon some definite policy con
cerning what steps this state will
take in order that it may participate
to the fullest in the benefits that are
to accrue to the South through the
opening' of the Panama canal. The
call for the meeting has been issued
by a committee of the Spartanburg
chamber of commerce. The members
of the committee are John B. Cleve
land, Aug. W. Smith, Arch B. Calvert.
W. E. Burnett, John A. Law, J. T.
Harris, A. L. White, J. B. Lee.
The committee asks that earnest
attention be given to the following j
subjects:
"The wonderful advantage South
Carolina enjoys in her geographical '
position with regard to the Panama
canal.
"The splendid outlet afforded by
the port of Charleston, acknowledged ,
to be the best on the South Atlantic ,
coast.
"The railroad facilities now at
hand, and those in preparation, for
bringing the traffic of Ohio, Pennsyl
vania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana.
Illinois, Michigan and other states
over minimum grades, in most direct
line to the nearest available port to
the Panama canal.
"The enormous impetus to business
this traffic through South Carolina
wpuld give.
"The fact that such ports as Pensa
cola, New Orleans, Mobile ,and Gal
veston, with territoiy contiguous
thereto are, and for a long time have
been, laboring to divert for their ben
efit every possible ton of freight from
the great section the port of Charles
ton should serve.
"That the exploitation of the two '
Panama canal expositions to be held
on the Pacific coast in 1915 will tend (
to attract attention, more and more
to the West, to the detriment of tte ;
East.
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"That unless action be taken by the
business interests of South Carolina
it may soon be too late for action to .
be effective."
South Carolina New Enterprises. (
The secretary of state has issued a (
commission to the Royal Mills of
Charleston with a capital stock or ,
$25,000. Of this amount $250,000 is (
common stock and $100,000 pre
ferred stock. The petitioners seek
ing a charter are Julius D. Koster
and P. W. Wagener, Jr. The com
pany purposes to do a general manu- j
facturing and selling business of bur- ,
laps, yarns, bags and bagging of al]
kinds. i
commissioned ay uovernor.
The governor has tommissioned as (
notaries supplies th9 following. J. W| ]
M. Elkins, Jr., Hampton; J. M.
Kinlock, Barnwell; W. K. Easley, ,
Greenville; J. P. Bunch, North Au- ]
gusta; Marion W. Seabrook, Sumter; ^
J. L. Craig, Cheraw. Commissions as j
county dispensers for Charleston 1
county has been issued as follows:
Louis D. Mahlstedt, Charleston; J.
Kinneally, Charleston; P. J. Henne
berry, Charleston; J. J. Frain, Char- (
leston; J. C. O'Brien, Charleston; T. ^
M. O'Brien, Charleston; J. P. Comer- ^
ford, Charleston; C. A. P. Gerard, j
Charleston; W. E. Nelson, Mount t
Pleasant; J. F. Ferguson, Charles
ton; F. N. Searson, Meggetts; J. P. j
Roche, Charleston; 0. M. JoneB, Char
lesion. uommisBiou as wuluj cum- (
missionar of Marlboro was issued to j
Harris Bristow, of Bennettsville.
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'Executive Clemency For Two.
The governor has reprieved Alex ^
Weldon, who was convicted of mur- '
der at Florence in June, 1912, before
Judge Shipp and sentenced to be elec
trocuted on July 19, to August 13.
The reprieve was granted on July
15, according to the records in the ,
office of the secretary of state. The ,
last parole issued was that to Frank !
King, who was convicted before
Judge Copes at Clarendon in Septem- '
ber, 1911, of manslaughter and sen
tenced to tw.o years imprisonment J
The parole was granted on July 8.
Since assuming office the governor ,
has exercised clemency in 378 cases.
Politics In Florence County.
The entries for the campaign has
closed in this county with the great- (
est number of candidates that has
ever been out. The meetings start at ,
Salem church, the first meeting place ^
for years in this county, located in ,
the lower part of the county, far (
from any railroad station. The can- (
didates for the house are Jamfes u. (
Evans, C. J. Gasque, Dr. W. S. Lynch, (
T. P. Brown, R. K. Charles, J. C. Da
vis, D. A. Tedder, H. P. Baldwin and !
W. H. Whitehead, Jr. Messrs. Charles j
and Brown are for re-election.
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Action Affirmed by Supreme Court.
In an opinion by R. C. Watts, asso- j
ciat? justice, concurred in by Eugene .
B. Gary, Chief Justice C. A. Woods j
and D. E. Hydrick, associate justices, (
the supreme court affirmed the action ,
of the November term of court for (
opal lauuui^ iu vuv vmwv j ^
the State against Ed Wooten, who
was sentenced to serve one year for ,
the illicit sale of alcoholic liquor; six (
months each for maintaining a com
mon nuisance and storing alcoholic ]
liquors. Associate Justice T. B. Fraser
filed a dissenting opinion.
Politics In Greenwood County.
The county executive committee ,
held a meeting at Greenwood several
days ago and made arrangements for '
the conduct of the county campaign, j
The campaign wjll open August 17.
It will close August 26. Pledges i
must be filed by noon of August 16. J
Candidates for state senate, legisla
ture, sheriff and clerk of court were .
assessed $5 each and all other can
didates $2.50 each. Boxes to indicate j
preference for magistrates will be j
placed at certain boxes throughou' j
the county.
MEETING OF THE SOUTH CARO
LINA FARMERS' UNION AT
COLUMBIA.
PROGRAMME IS PREPARED
Number of Prominent People Will
f
Speak On the Problem Now Facing
the Farmers of the State.?Address
By John L. McLaurin.
Columbia.?One of the most im
portant questions to be discussed at
the annual meeting of the South Car
olina state farmers' union, to be held
In the near future in this city will be
the marketing of crops. A plan for
scientific marketing of crops is being
urged in all sections of the state by
E. W. Dabbs, the president of the
3tate union. He has discussed the
proposition before several thousand
South Carolinians. The annual meet
ing of the state union here will con
tinue through July 25.
The programme, which has been
prepared, includes addresses of in
terest to the farmers of the state,
and it is expected that several hun
dred members of the union will be
present.
The principal address before the
meeting will be delivered by Charles
S. Barrett, president of the National
Farmers' Union. Every county unioi
in the state is urged to send dele
gates to the state union.
The following announcement has
been made by President Dabbs:
"The programme for the annual
meeting of the state union is now in
the hands of the printer. The meet
ing will begin at 1 p. m.t Wednesday,
July 24, and continue through the
25th. The reports of the various
standing committees at the opening
session will be interesting. The night
session of the 24th will be an educa
tional one and will be open to the
public.
"Except for some routine business,
the entire day Thursday will be de
vmeu 10 a siuay 01 maraeiing. ai
the morning session we expect to have
Editor Hunnicutt of The Southern
Cultivator, discuss marketing, espe
cially as applied to farm products.
"At noon there will be an address
by Charles S. Barrett, president of
the National union."
To Be Represented At Shoot. )
Charleston.?A movement has been
inaugurated to have the South Caro
lina National Guard represented at
:he annual shooting encampment next
month at Sea Girt. Formerly the na
tional shoot waB held at Sea Girt, bul
the change was made to Camp Perry
n Ohio, where it has been held for
several years. A number of marks
men have continued, however, to
shoot annually at the old place..
Rrhich shoot has one of the best rifle
ranges in the world, and now with
the rifles silent this, year at Camp
Porrv Qpfl flirt ia tolrlnor nn rnnonro/l
popularity.
Nichols Before The Committee.
Columbia.?That he was in an in
toxicated condition and knew little of
the interview between himself and
E. S. Reed, the detective alias N. H.
Porter, the Chicago attorney; that
some of the statements by him as re
corded by the dictagraph are ridicu
lous; strong denials of certain testi
mony as recorded by the dictagraph;
Jenial of any intention of offering a
brige to Gov. Blease for the pardon ot
3us DeFord; denial that the witness
aad done a Dig pardon business with
the governor, were some of the fea
tures of the testimony of Sam Nichols.
Army Worm In Anderson County.
Anderson.?Anderson county farm
sr3 have become alarmed over the
appearance in this county of the army
w.orm. The pest first was .noticed in
i field of corn 12 miles west of this
place. Experts from the Clemson
Agricultural College will arrive to aid
In the fight to stamp out the worm
Farmers in the infested districts will
aJso hold a mass meeting at which
a. campaign to prevent the spread of
Hie worm will be launched.
Farmers' Institute In Chester.
Chester.?Several days ago was a
E?re,at day for the farmers of Chester
county who assembled in yhe delight
ful grove at Cornwell's, about nine
mileB from Chester and listened to
the addresses that were delivered by
the experts of the farmers' institute.
Quite a good crowd went down from
Chester and a representative gathering
of planters attended from different
sections of the county and the ad
joining counties. The people were im
mensely pleased at the discussions
and great help was given.
Demonstrations by Mrs. Seigler.
Orangeburg.?L. W. Livingston, su
perintendent of education, has an
nounced that Mrs. Marie Cromer
Seigler will come to Orangeburg and
?ive a demonstration in the near fu
ture in the court house, showing how
to can tomatoes. Mrs. Seigler was the
originator of the Girls' Tomato Club,
ind her demonstration will be of
much interest to every member of the
CJirls' Tomato club of Orangeburg
aounty ,as well as to many other peo
ple. It is urged upon the members
af the club to be present.
I u CLActrmric vmucs ui unibcra*
Columbia.?The committee of the
Legislature, consisting of Senator W.
J. Johnston, chairman, and Represen
tative Pringle T. Youmans, of Colum
bia, and W. C. Vincent, of Beaufort,
appointed to examine the offices of
State Treasurer, Comptroller General,
Secretary of State, the sinking fund
commission and the insurance depart
ment, met in the state house for a
short session and adjourned until
later, when the work of examining the
books of the State Treasurer was
begun.
NEWS OK SOUTH CAROLINA
The Latest News of General Interest
That Has Been Collected From
Many Towns and Counties.
Columbia.?Major John G. Richards.
Jr., forwarded to Col. W. W, Lewis
his resignation as major of the 1st
regiment. Major Richards is a mem
ber of the railroad commission and a
candidate for re-election.
Greenwood.?Supervisor T. C. Bur
nett w,as busy having unloaded a 45
horse power gasoline traction engine
for use on the roads of the county.
The big engine will be able to do
the work of 18 mules in drawing road
machinery. Two or three scrapers
can be hauled at one time or more if
needed.
Spartanburg.?In a special election
here Spartanburg authorized a bond
Issue of $200,000. The vote was
Jight. The money will be used in tak
ing up a floating indebtedness of $90,
000, in the extension of the sewerage
system at a cost of $20,000, and in
street paving involving an expendi
ture of $90,000.
?Columbia.?The time limit within
;which candidates for Richland county
offices can flle their pledges will ex
pire at noon on July 24. So far com
paratively few candidates have paid
their assessments ' and filed their
pledge with R. Beverley Sloan, sec
retary of the county Democratic exe
Chester.?The Sabbath school and
Young People'8 Christian union con
vention of the First Associate Reform
ed Presbyterian presbytery h?s ac
cepted the invitation of the local As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church
and will meet here July 30 and 81.
From 100 to 150 delegates are ex
pected.
WInnsboro.?The local company of
the national guards left for Anniston,
Alabama, where it will be in encamp
ment for 10 days. J. B. Doty, a grad
uate of the Citadel, is captain, and
Cahlmers Tennant and J. E. McDon
ald, Jr., are lieutenants. The com
pany seemed enthusiastic over the
pleasure of camp life.
Lexington.?That the books of the
officers of Lexington county are in
good shape and as well kept as can
be found in any county In South Car
olina is the statement of Carlton W
Sawyer, chief clerk to the comptroller
general, who checked up the books
and made the, annual settlement with
the auditor and treasurer of Lexlng
ton county. The books balanced to
the very cent.
Lexington.?Job S. W.essinger of
Chapin, R. L. Lybrand of Swansea
and A. Madison Hutto of'Pellon, com
posing a special committee of the
Lexington county grand jury, have
been conducting an examination of
the books and records of the several
county officers during the last couple
of days. The committee finished its
work and will make its report at the
next session of the court in Septem
ber.
Lancaster.?The Methodist confer
ence of the Rock Hill district embrac
ing the counties of Lancaster, York,
Chester and Fairfield, wjll meet at
this place in the near future. This
is the first time in six years that Lan
caster has had the pleasure of enter
taining this conference. Arrange
ments are being made for the enter
tainment and pleasure of the large
number of visitors expected on thfg
WVOOIUU.
Lexington.?The Lutheran Sunday
school normal, comprising many strong
congregations of the Lutheran church
in this and other counties, will be
held at Leesville for four days, be
ginning with a large reception to the
visitors and delegates. This meeting
will bring together one of the largest
bodies of Sunday school workers
ever held in this section of the state
and a full and instructive programme
has been arranged for the entire foui
days.
Little Mountain.?The annual New
berry college reunion will be held at
this place Friday, August 2. H. L
Harman of Chapin will make the wel
come address. President Harms oi
the college, J. B. O'Neall Holloway
and Col. E. H. Aull of Newberry will
deliver addresses on the occasion
Thfi usual barbecue will be served on i
the grounds and the Columbia, New
berry and Laurens road is expected
to operate trains both ways for the
accommodation of the passengers.
Pelzer.?The citizens succeeded ir
having the postoffice close on Sunday,
which is considered a step toward
getting all the drug stores, meat mar
,kets, restaurants, and pressing clubs
closed also.
waiterDoro.?rrne rarmers' institute
for this county will be held at the
court house here soon. This institute
will be in charge of Clemson college !
professors, and a large crowd is ex
pected to attend. B. G. Price farm
demonstration agent for Colletot
county, will have charge of the local
arrangement, and everything will be
in readiness for the reception.
Williamston.?While H. Martin was
holding a young mule to be shod the
mule grabbed his hand and bit the
little finger on the right hand so that
amputation may be necessary.
Charleston.?At a meeting of the
committee, appointed for the purpose j
a constitution and by laws were ad
opted for the recently organized state j
chamber of commerce. Besides!
Messrs. McKeand and Barringer of I
the committee, Secretary Hamby of
the Columbia chamber of commerce, j
who was especially asked to attend
the meeting, was giving his coopera
tion to the movement.
Columbia.?There was a decrease in
the sales of the dispensaries of the
state during June. The amount sold
in seven counties, according to the
report by Dispensary Auditor Mobley,
was $192,239.64. The operating ex
penses were $10,688.51.
Leesville.?As far as is known, the
largest body of Lutherans ever gath
ered in the state will assemble here
in the near future. It will be the
occasion of the State Lutheran Sun
day school normal? Fully 200 dele
gates are expected. The meeting
will be held in the large auditorium
of the school building.
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LACK OF RESULTS ACHIEVED
BY POLICE ' INDICATED BY
WHITMAN,
SOME STARTLING REPORTS
umcer uecKer nas Been Keiievea pi
Greater Part of the "Strong Arm"
He Has Commanded?Says Case U
Progressing Nicely.
New York.?Private detectives were
brought into the Rosenthal murder
case by District Attorney Whitman
They were engaged by a committee
of citizens who shared the prosecu
tor's 'evident dissatisfaction with the
lack of results achieved by the police
in tracing the slayers of the gambler
who was shot after making charges
of police partnership with the gamb
ling fraternity.
In connection with the bringing in
of these outside agencies of investi
gation, attention was called to wnac
were declared to be lamentable omis
sions by the police in guarding against
the escape of Rosenthal's slayers and
lack of properly directed activity
since. It is declared that the story
that Rosenthal was to be killed was
in wide circulation In East Side re
sorts, but that if any report of it
reached headquarters, no measures
were taken to protect the gambler. It
was also commented on that six po
licemen nearby did not fire a shot or
blow a whistle to stop the murder
party after the shooting; that the
number of the "murder car" was re
ported four different ways?all erron
eous?by as many policemen, while a
citizen got it right; that it was left to
the District Attorney to uncover most
of the evidence of importance so far
available; that men Known to nave
talked over the prospective assassi
nation of Rosenthal the day before it
occurred, while on an outing, either
have not been arrested, or were taken
and let go on small bail, or in the case
of one, held only because the District
Attorney insisted upon it.
The Independent course of the Dis
trict Attorney was indicated when he
summoned Louis Llbby and William
Shaprio, owners of the automobile
used by the murder party, and heard
them discuss what may be important
disclosures In connection with the
theory of connection- between the
murderer and the police "system."
The Fastest Battleship.
Rockland, Maine.?All speed records
for big gun battleships Were broken
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Wyoming, sister ship of the super
dreadnaught Arkansas, during her
standardization trials. Her speed of
22.045 knots is declared by naval ex
perts aboard to be the fastest ever
made by any battleship in the world
carrying 12-inch guns. The Wyoming
made the customary 23 standardiza
tion runs over the measured mile
course. The vessel is 99 per cent
completed and,will be put in commis
sion about,the middle of August.
Representative Catlln Unseated.
Washington.?Representative Theo
on E. Catlin of Missouri, in a state
ment, characterized as "monumental
fraud" the action of the House com
mittee on elections, in voting to rec
ommend that he' be deprived of his
seat in the House. The committee
decided, by a vote of 6 to 3 to report
that Mr. Catlin had not been properly
elected, because it was disclosed that
Viio roiotiroo hart sfipnt ftrmrnximatelv
$13,000 in his campaign, contrary to
the state law.
Fop Arbitrating Claims.
New York.?A change in present
methods used by foreign cotton ex
changes in arbitrating claims grow
ing out of cotton shipments abroad,
looking to more equitable treatment
of American interests, was strongly
recommended by a conference of rep
resentatives of 41 cotton, exchanges
of this country held at the New York
cotton exchange.
Russia and Japan In Alliance.
St. Petersburg.?Tne signature is :
impending of a pact establishing a
defensive alliance between Russia and
Japan. This momentous develop
ment would seem to be connected with
the approaching trip to Russia of the
Japanese statesman, Prince Katsura,
but his visit is a mere coincidence.
The argument was fully concluded a
fortnight ago and likely will \be sign
ed for Japan by Baron Motono, the
Japanese ambassador to Russia, who
w.as its negotiator and its prime
mover.
Agree to Rivers and Harbors Bill.
Washington.?The House agreed to
the conference report on the rivers
and harbors bill, which carried ap
proximately $33,000,000, an increase
over the original measure of about I
$7,000,000. There was decided oppo- j
sition to the scheme by which the I
Federal government is committed to ' <
the maintenance and repair of the i
levees in the Mississippi, Missouri and i
Ohio valleys, but friends of the pro- I
ject won the point. The bill has now j.
;one to the f resident for his signa- i
ture.
Criticism of Public Buildings. I
Washington.?Severe criticism of ]
the government methods of erecting 1
public buildings is contained in the
report of the House committee on ex- ,
Denditures in public buildings which j
Chairman Cyrus Cline of Indiana sub- i
mitted to the House. The committee <
points out extravagance and waste ?
md the possibilities of fraud in public <
expenditures after making it clear <
.hat its investigations were made with I
10 desire, to discover any scandal in i
;he public service.
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Due West.?The meeting of the
Baptist missionary union of Abbeville
and Greenwood counties in session
here, closed.
Chester.?James Hamilton, city en
gineer, has completed the work of
constructing a concrete pavement on
York street from the Seaboard Air
Line railway to Saluda street. He
will pave a great many of Chester'?
pavements this summer.
Lexington.?The county superinten
dent of education will conduct an ex
amination for scholarships and en
trance in a number of colleges here.
It is expected that the Clemson schol
arships will be eagerly sought,' aa will
doubtless be the scholarships in the
University of South Carolina.
Chester.?J. R. Van Dyke, of the
National Ginners' Association of Mem
phis, Tenn., who has been all over
thA Sniifh on/1 Tioa
into the amount of cotton that ha*
been planted, stated that judging
from present conditions, the crop
would be around 13,010,000 bales.
Orangeburg.?The wprk of excavat
ing for the erection of the new $60,00?
postoffice building in this city haa ,
been finished and the concrete foun
dations placed. Brick is now being
placed on the lot and stone is expect
ed to arrire here soon. The building
will be a handsome one.
Rock HilL?But little interest is be- v'
lng taken in the election on the ques
tion of issuing $50,000 bonds to go to
the Catawba river for the city's war
ter supply. The election will occur
on July 25 and the registration books
will close on Monday. Aocordlng to
present indications about 500 peoplo
will have registered for the election,
about 50 per cent of the qualified votr -
ters of the city. The majority of the \
votes cast will decide the issue.
Camden.?Due to the busy season
among the farmers, the farmers' insti
tute, which was held at the court
house, was not well attended, but a
large crowd of boys and girls were '
present to attend the meetings of the
Tomato and Corn clubs, which were
held in connection with the institute.
T .T Mctfonnfc innorlillanHont nt ail*.
cation and manager of the Boys' Corn
Club, acted as chairman of the meet'
lng and introduced the speakers.
Manning.?Johnny James, a negro,
about 23 years old, who is charged
with committing a criminal assault on
a negro girl of 11 years near Pinewood
about two years ago, and who fled to ' 7
parts unknown, was recently located
in Fairfield county by means of his
waiting a letter, and at tlxe instance
of Sheriff Gamble was arrested by the
Fairfield authorities and is now safe
ly lodged in jail here to await trial
at the next term of court.
Gaffney?The board of public works
of Gaffney let a contract to Streeter
& Anderson, engineers, for an exten
sion of the waterworks of the city,
The greater part of the extension will
be confined to that portion of the city
Known as west una, aitnougn soma
of it will be placed on Jobuson street.
The contract was secured by the same
firm which did the greater part of the
sewer work for Gaffney. Approxi
mately $4,000 will be spent on the pro
posed extension
Gaffney.?The secretary of the Cher*
okee county Democratic executive
committee has received a letter from*
John Gary Evans, chairman of the
state committee, to the effect that the
action of the Cherokee committee in
assessing the candidates for solicitor
and congress was unconstitutional. At
a recent meeting of the county com
mittee, it was decided that it would
be necessary to assess these candi
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are very tew county candidates so
far announced.
Florence. ? During the thunder
storm which passed over Florence a
few days ago three houses were
struck by lightning. At the home of
Capt. Harold Brunson,' chief of police,
the bolt entered the house, knocking
the plaster from the wall, jumped
over to the post of a brass bedstead,
making a small hole in Capt. Bran
son's blue coat, and boring its way
through the brass into the iron of the
bedstead. He says that the shock, for
he was lying on the bed at the time,
was like the concussion when a can
non is fired close to you.
Laurens.?The canvassing commit
tees In eharee of the Chicora College
$75,000 campaign, completed their
second day's work, and while no state
ments were given out regarding the
success of the canvass, it is under
stood that the subscription lists indi
cate a successful outcome of the issue.
Pendleton.?Work on the installa
tion of the electric light system here
is progressing satisfactorily. Polea
are being placed and stores and resi
dences are being wired. The current
will be supplied from a large new
plant at Autun, about three miles dis
tant
Lexington.?W. P. Roof has failed
to manipulate his plan, whereby he
was to pay $75,000 as a compromise
to his creditors. This announcement
has hpon received with much reeret
by the hundreds of people in the
county.
Florence.?A Florence Jones club
was formed here with about 100 mem
bers, representing every branch of in
dustry. The club determined to form
ulate a pledge which will be sent out
generally through the county, and as
many men a? possible lined up for
Jones. The Blease forces give evi
dence of a splendid organization.
Bowman.?Among the recent im
provements to this town may be men
tioned the handsome and commodious
residence of Mr. D. E. Knight, and the
up-to-date automobile repair and ma
chine shops of Mr. J. Clifton Evans.
Manning. ? The tobacco market
jpened here auspiciously, there being
;ood offerings in both the Manning
md Glenn's warehouses. Prices rang
ed from $2.50 to $10.70 and the total
sales aggregated about 25,000 pounds.
\s only primings were sold, the prices
obtained were very satisfactorily to1
the producers and the warehouse man
igers were much gratified.