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ABBEVILLE. 8. C.
Vacationers have no ambition to
"come back."
Girls in tight skirts?well, the lesa !
/Isaid about them the better.
Dealers in evaporated eggs do not ;
always succeed in evaporating the j
smelL
Golf a rich man's game? Non
sense! Just look at the number of
poor players!
No matter what may be said about
the weather man, it can not be denied
that he is hot 6tuff.
It's a heap easier to denounce the
bad habits of the other fellow than
It is to renounce our own!
A man never enjoys his summer
vacation so much as when he returns
home to get a square meal.
Speaking or rerresmng suDjecuj, a
motoring party In the Alps was lost
the other day In a snow drift
The gondoliers of Venice have gone
Oit on a strike, leaving the public to
>?,ddle Its own canoe, so to speak.
According to reports tne Dauoi mw
*all In Oregon will be nir.e feet long,
And yet women Insist that they want
Since a telephone girl is said to have
won a prince, lots of girls will prac
tice saying "Number, plee-us?" ia
dulcet tones.
A statistician tells us that the wo
men of Paris outnumber the men by
200,000. Now fre know why rich
Americans like Paris.
What brings the blush of shame to |
the Chlcagoan's cheeks is the taunt i
AV-A x%? T oto "Vf4r?Vtipan I
tuai lub laigeui uou m .uuiw i>..v~.D?
can be caught on a pinhook!
Since a correspondent has retaliated
with some heat, saying that man's
garb Is Idiotic, we shall ha ?. to con
cede that at least it is slightly inar
tistic.
Some men are born enemies of man
kind, and some develop the habit of
getting their hair cut on Saturday aft- i
ernoon.
Observing the oddly unbecoming
costumes affected by aviatrices, one
marvels that any girl ever cherishes
aspirations to fly.
Every time -we hear that a pleasure
boat has knocked a hole In a battle
ship we are led to wonder why the
government doesn't build a fleet of
pleasure boats.
One thins which Berlin Is certain
to do In 1916 Is to dwarf Stockholm In
Olympic wds. The ten-to-one ad
vantage in population settles that
point far in advance.
Over four thousand killed them
selves in the United States last year.
But, still, that left a fairly reaBsrr
lng proportion of the population that
yet believed life Is worth living.
i It is interesting to read that a
Housatonic woman dug twenty good
sized potatoes and three small ones
from one hill a few days ago, but
what was her husband doing mean
while?
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1 Our army hag adopted a new form I
of sword which Is aald to be highly
effective. We can picture a gallant
officer, sword In hand, battling with a
gatllng gun at a distance of a mile
and a half.
r.
* A young woman In a New York wa
terside resort came near being
drowned by her hobble skirt. Still,
style Is not worth being a cause If
It Is not to have Its martyrs, as well
aa Ito -vnfnrlefl
A New Jersey man claims that he
has perfected an invention -whereby
peas can be made to grow by eleo
tricity. That may help Bome, but
wouldn't it be more effective If he
could induce electricity to kill the
weeds?
The saw fly is cutting the leaves off
New England's maples and the spruce
bud moth is attacking the balsams,
which are needed for pillows and for
Christmas trees. Still nobody 1b do- i
ing anything to increase the number i
of the birds.
A man arrested In Chicago for be
ing drunk confessed that his wife, a
milliner, had sent him out to buy j
thread and he had spent the money ;
for drink. His wife pleaded to save i
him from Jail, on the ground that she j
needed him home to do the house- !
work. ' >
Great excitement has been caused :
in London because the king and queen j
went to a vaudeville show. What i
they warit now is to get up a con- j
Venn on UU mo Aiuentau pi au ji iu?jr
wish to be up to date In their amuse- !
ments and want some excitement |
which is really worth while.
Shoemakers are proverbially 111 shod, :
but It would seem as If the men In the ;
Pittsburg factory who struck because '
while they turned out 600 bathtubs a
day they had none to use themselves
had something to complain of.
Out in California up-to-date farmers I
are catching millions of grasshoppers ;
with vacuum cleaners mounted on j
light sleds and pushed over the alfal
fa. and then drvlne the grasshoDDers !
and Backing them for chicken feed.
One has to be swift to keep up with
modern progress.
Not having a sufficiently vivid im
agination to discover one himself, the
state geologist of Pennsylvania offers
$50 a specimen of the hoop snake. The
trouble is that he will not pay the
money on hearsay evidence.
SOUTH CAROLINA
ELECTION NEWS
THERE ARE OVER 135,000 VOTES
RECORDED FOR GOVERNOR
IN THIS STATE.
TELLS CHAIRMAN OF STATUS
Tlll?.?? P ? .1 O I.. PI..
I 111man vjcciiib oui c uI opccu/
tion?From Present Outlook There
Will Be a Second Primary?Largest
Vote Ever Recorded in State.
Columbia.?With the -vote cast so
large to arouse protests of illegal vot
ing, the total balot for governor hav
ing, the total ballot for governor hav
138,314. with many precincts yet to
hear from at last report, Cole. L.
Blease, governor of South Carolina,
on the face of the returns haB a ma
jority of 2,296 for renomination over
his opponent, Ira B. Jones It was
a veritable flood of votes. When the
first report ran heavy it was first as
cribed to unusually fast work on the
part of the managers, but as the bal
lots . continued to pile in .the con
clusion began to force itself upon the
observer that South Carolina had
broken its own record by some 15,000
votes in the race for governor.
Allegations of illegal methods were
not wanting to stire up citizens. Into
the office of the state chairman, John
Gary Evans, in Spartanburg, there
poured, according to dispatches from
that city, numbers of telegrams and
telephone calls from the up-country.
In Spartanburg, when the executive
committee meets to tabulate the vote,
protest on the result will be pre
sented. It will be pointed out that the
increase in the vote since the last
nYAAilnn Jo A# oil fM?Ar?Arflnn f A
cicv. uuu 10 uui ui an fiuput vivu w
the increase in population.
In Anderson county, which polled a
tremendous vote, there were rumors
that the executive committee will
probably order a recount.
The vote for governor, which alone
showed any remarkable increase,
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BlUUU ab lUllUWB, luere nciug auvui ou
more precinctB to hear from: Blease
70,800, Jones 68,004, Duncan 2,018.
Blease's majority stood at 2,296.
TABLE SHOWING VOTE FOF
County
Abbeville ..
Aiken ..
Anderson..
Bamberg ..
Barnwell..
Beaufort..
Berkeley ..
Calhoun.. .
Charleston
Cherokee ..
Chester.. .
Chesterfield
Clarendon
Qollgton.. .
Darlington
Dillon
Dorchester ..
Edgefield.. ..
Fairfield.. ..
Florence.. ..
Georgetown..
Greenville ..
Greenwood ..
Hampton ...
Horry
Jasper ..
Kershaw.. ..
igncaster ..
Laurens.. ..
Lee
Lexington ..
Marlon ..
Marlboro.. ..
Newberry ..
Oconee .. ..
Orangeburg ..
Pickens.. ..
16
16
1,135
16
14
675
20
20
637
22
. 22
729
26
26
2,014
17
17
589
55
50
4,186
22
21
1,407
18
614
h
33
2,110
9
9
270
34
33
1,492
25
24
1,201
33
33
2,212
19
19
1,000
36
36
2,304
10
10
909
14
14
. 1,142
45
45
1,613
32
32
1,987
42
42
1,786
29
29
2,259
Richland
Saluda
Spartanburg .. .
Sumter
Union
Williamsburg ..
York
Totals
30
30
3,004
30
2?
1,108
83
83
5,464
25
25
888
19
17
1,689
24
21
868
21
21
2,346
| 70,300
Demand New Count in Aiken.
When the Democratic executive
committee for Aiken county was call
ed to order by County Chairman B. H.
Wise to tabulate officially the votes
cast at the various boxes In this coun
ty and to declare the results, the
committee faced the same proposition
that the state exceutive committee
goes up against when it meets in Co
lumbia. H. 14. Casseis of Ellenton
appeared to protest the election in this
county and demanded a complete re
count. He based his protest upon
indisputable irregularities.
Protests Vote In Five Precincts.
The Union county Democratic exe
cutive committee met to tabulate the
election returns and declare the elec
tion. L. G. Southard of Jonesville
filed notice of a contest in the vote
for governor and demanded that the
committee count all the votes cast in
that race. He contested the votes
polled in the following boxes: Ward
4. Buffalo, Monarch, Lockhart, Kelton
and Bibbs, all but the last two being
mill precincts. An interesting situa
tion seems to exist in the race for
sheriff.
To Preserve the Primary.
Chairman John Oarv Evans
arrived in Columbia, and being asked
or a statement regarding the tele
gram Senator Tillman sent him several
days ago dictated the following: "The
primary election in South Carolina,
while limited to the nomination of
candidates of the Democratic party,
3^et the person receiving such nomina
tion is practically elected, there being
but one party in the state. We have
thrown every safeguard around our
general election in November.
In the race for the United States
senate B. R. Tillman, the incumbent,
continued to run strongly, with the
indications that he would go on in
the first ballot. He more than dou
bled N. B. Dial's votes and lacked but
little of gaining a similar decisive
advantage over W. J. Talbert, his
other opponent. The vote: Tillman
61,700, Talbert 31,176, Dial 23,563.
Tillman's majority. 6,961.
For attorney general, J. Fraser Ly
on, the incumbent, was running well
in front, but lacked the necessary
majority, and it was apparent that he
would have to make a second race j
with Thos. J. Peeples of Barnwell.
Mr. Lyon was nearly 13,000 votes I
ahead of Mr. Peeples, but the voting '
of the other two candidates more I
than made this up. The vote stood:
Lyon 52,411, Peeples 38,791, John R.
Earle 12,200, B. B. Evans 10,823.
For State treasurer, S. T. Carter
kept up his remarkable run, bringing;
his vote up to 72,557, to 41,376 for his
opponent, D. W. McLaurin.
John G. Richards, Jr., seems likely
to go into office for another term as :
railroad commissioner without having
the trouble of going into a second
race. At a late hour Mr. Richards
was leading the race by a big margin,
and had enough lead, if held, to do
away w,ith the necessity of a second
race' Mr. Richards' majority over
both his opponents is 1,166. Later
returns, however, may cut this away.
Aside from the large vote cast, a
feature of the primary was the over
turn in many counties that went to
Blease in the last primary. Notable
om/-intr thoRA wore OransreburK and I
Charleston, especially the later. Orange
burg, which went to Blease by a
small majority in 1910, gave Jones a
majority of almost 1,000.
Richland county, where the fight
raged hot all the time, gave a ma
jority to Blease, but it was far less
than that by w.hich the county went
to the governor in the last primary.
Dorchester went for Jones by a
small majority, as did Calhoun, but
Dillon swung into the Blease column,
along with Marion. Darlington was
about the same as Marion. In Flor
ence the race was close, with Jones
finally getting the advantage
Anderson's vast majority was what
really turned the scale, on the face
of the returns, in favor of Blease.
Aiken, which last time went to the'
governor strongly, this time gave Mm j
a comparatively small majority.
In Chester the two candidates got
an even break, the vote being ex
actly the same.
Rgovernor and senator.
overnor.
u. S. Senator
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Duncan
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Tillman
Talbert
Dial
1,322
38
1,411
694
529
1,783
91
1,627
1,437
804
2,756
46
1,188
1,351
815
684
22
854]
282
156
1,063
17
1,224
761
272
480
11
519|
53
87
478
15
569|
205
141
588
6
369|
83
108
3,475
31
3,739
1,144
1,283
1,180
39
1,616
1,177
502
1,147
28
1,234
626
470
1,201
88
1,612|
317
781
746
20
914
662
273
1,080
40,
1,456
436
673
1,572
27
1,097
an a
78
OO
1,236|
469
oo n
604
079
vuv
1,352
Lid
26
191
1,021
4U 1
748
i* ? o
185
79a
50
821
447
300
1,911
72
2,163
1,111
480
975
12
847
224
111
4,790
138
3,735
1,262
1,701
1.592
25
1,400
990
555
836
27
1,080
101
168
1,433
120
2,214
215
714
246
25
357
17
66
1,026
'37
1,185
776
825
1,496
29
715
- 463
151
1,773
88
1,405
1,151
1,530
759
29
980
622
195
1,961
73
1,966
931
958
1,177
27
1,388
587
132
1,2 88
19
1,466
744
372
1,437
46
1,357
574
1,031
1,545
83
1,917
1,158
620
2,750
21
2,186
470
667
1,297
971 1,501
1,040
1,090
2,867
73
2,872
1,977
1,275
935
60
963
820
397
4,822
105
3,030
1,354
1,364
1,353
20
1,344
584
263
1,267
44
1,267
1,256
430
1,026
29
1,317
418
219
1,936
51
2,099
(1,322
956
35,986
2,018
62,699
31.593
23,601
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Have Demanded Inveetlgation.
The countv Democratic executive
committee adopted a resolution de-!
manding an investigation of the action
of the Charleston police in ejecting a
committeeman from one of the polling
precincts in the primary. It was this
action and other alleged unwarranted
acts which led to the mobilizing of the
militia of the city In order to afford
protection to the committee in count- .
ing the votes. The militia were held
for some hours at their armories, but
their services were not needed, as the
trouble did not materialize.
No Irregularities in Edgefield.
The county Democratic executive
committee met and canvassed the re
turns of the primary. -The official fig
ures show practically no change from
those already reported. There will be
a second race for the house of repreB- |
entatlves by Jerome H. Courtney and I
S. T. Williams. For supervisor the
second race will be between A. A. Ed- j
munds and J. O. Perln, and James De- i
Vore and J. N. Griffins will run over !
for county commissioner. There wer?
no irregularities or contests to be con- I
sidered.
File Fraud Charges In Anderson.
Charges of fraud in connection wit a
the primary election have been filed I
with the Anderson county executive j
committee by Judge Jones' campaign
manager in Anderson county. Every
box in the county has been contested
and the matter will be heard by the
committee. In the petition filed it is
alleged that minors, visitors from out
of the state and county were allowed
to vote. The main point in the petition
is that there was much repeating in
the county.
Walker W. Vlck occupies the re
sponsible position of assistant secre
tary of the Democratic national com
mittee. Much of the work of the sec
retary's office falls to his share and he
performs it with wisdom and discre
tion.
f>oim nnunnron ininiinup
OZIW bUIMLM AUJUUKIW
SENATE YIELDED ON THE GEN
ERAL DEFICIENCY BILL AND
"STATE CLAIMS'' STRUCK.
Only a Few Members Present When
the Session Came to
a Close.
Washington.?Sobered by the em
barrassments of an all-night session
of filibusters and disagreements, con
gress adjusted its differences, invit
ed President Taft up to the capitol
once more and wrote "finis'' after the
proceedings of the Becond session of
the Sixty-second congress.
The end was marked with a return
of harmony. Senator LaFollette, de
manding action on the Penrose cam
paign fund resolution, found all oppo
sition smoothed away in front of him
and the resolution passed almost
without discussion.
Senators Chamberlain, Martin, Swan
son and Culberson, after fighting bit
terly for the payment of the "state
claims," embodied in the general de
ficiency bill, yielded to the urgings of
their colleagues and permitted the sen
ate to yield to the demands of the
house, and strike these claims from
the bill. In return for this concession,
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support next winter, when the claims
again will be pressed for payment.
Th6 president signed the general de
ficiency bill, making certain the pay
ment of the $1,800,000 deficiency in
army pay, the $150,000 for the Gettys
burg memorial celebration next j:ar,
the $350,000 for extension of customs
work and scores of other important
payments that hinged on the passage
of the bill.
A wild outburst of applause greet
ed Speaker Clark's announcement of
adjournment as his gavel fell In the
house. The floor Immediately became
an animated scene, members bidding
each other goodbye and shaking
hands. Old-time political foes buried
all differences, and all feuds appar
ently were forgotten in the general
leave-taking.
Just before he announced the ad
journment, Speaker Clark addressed
the house:
"As the hour of adjournment ap
proacnes,'' ne saia, me speaKer ae
sires to congratulate the house on
having reached the end of one of the
longest and most laborious sessions
on record. -Congress has been actually
in session more days since December
than any congress that has eveissat
The speaker desires to thank all mem
bers on both sides of the big aisle,
which separates us politically but not
as friends or patriots, for the uniform
courtesy with which they have treat
ed the speaker. I hope that we will all
reach home safely, all have enjoyable
vacations and will all return, refresh
ed and invigorated for our work next
winter."
Nicaragua is Taxing Resources.
Washington.?The navy's resources
on the Pacific coast have been drawn
upon to such an extent that should
further trouble be encountered in Nic
aragua beyond the power of the pres
ent forces now there or en route to
COpe wit.ii, or Biiuuiu ouiuc ui me
American lives or interests in other
Central or South American countries
be jeopardized the army will be called
upon to assist the marines. The tenth
infantry, now on the Panama canal
zone, would be the first to answer the
sail.
Mail on Sunday Thing of Past.
Washington.?If you have been ac
customed to going to the postofflce
on Sunday and getting your mail, or
looking for it at your hotel, take no
tice: "Hereafter postoffices of the
first an dsecond class shall not be
Dpen Sundays for the purpose of de
livering mail to the general public, but
this provision shall not prevent the
prompt delivery of special delivery
mail." That is the language of the
postoffice appropriation dui wmcn nas
just passed congress.
Locked in Tombs, Makes Fortune.
New York.?Joseph G. Robin, who is
;n the Tombs awaiting sentence on
nis conviction for grand larceny in i
:onnection with the wrecking of the
Northern bank, is said to have made
mother fortune through speculation
which he carried on while in prison.
While in the Tombs and during the
daytime, it is reported, he occupied a
room in the criminal courts building,
which is equipped with a telephone
ind typewriter. Here, it is said, he
las rebuilt his wrecked fortune.
MANY UN IN
SUFFRAGE PARADE
WOMEN SPEAK FROM SOAP BOX
IN OPENING CAMPAIGN FOR
BALLOT IN OHIO.
A SPECTACULAR PROCESSION
Six Thousand Suffragettes Trudge
Through the Streets of
Columbus.
Columbus, Ohio. ? Approximately
six thousand women paraded the
streets here advocating votes for
women. Mist of them trudged brisk
ly over the long line of march under
the hot sun, while others in automo
biles, gaily decorated with emblems
of equal suffrage, followed in a long
procession.
The parade was the most spectacu
lar event 01 me uoiumDus cemenmai.
When the procession terminated, it
at once disintegrated into a hundred
or more crowds addressed by women
on soap boxes. A feature of the pa
rade had been the soap boxes car
ried by many of the marchers. When
the march ended these boxes were dis
tributed to every corner of the busi
ness section.
At Memorial hall 3,000 sympathiz
ers gathered to listen to speeches. Dr.
Anna. Shaw and Fola LaFollette were
among the speakers.
Among the elaborate floats partici
pating were six chariots, sent here
from Baltimore, each representing a
woman's suffrage state.
Hundreds of men carrying yellow
pennants and wearing yellow banners
with "Votes For Women" stamped on
them were in the line of march. Thou
sands lined the streets and cheered
the women.
GIBSON ATTACKED BY CUBAN
American Charge d'Affalres Assaulted
by a Reporter in Havana.
Havana, Cuba.?Hugh S. Gibson,
the charge d'affaires of the American
legation at Havana, wbile entering a
hotel here, was assaulted by a Cuban
newspaper reporter. Mr. Gibson was
not seriously injured.
His assailant was arrested, and the
Cuban secretary of < state personally
expressed his regret to the charge
d'affaires at the occurrence.
Mr. Gibson was just entering the
hotel at which he habitually dines,
when the man, without warning,
sprang upon him from behind and
knocked him down. When the Ameri
can was lying on the ground his as
sailant jumped upon him. At this mo
ment Edward Bell, the second secre
tary of the legation, reached the scene
and dragged off the assailant.
The police on arriving at the hotel
tooK tne man away irom Mr. jueii. dot.
Gibson promptly informed the police
men they must hold his assailant and
telephoned to Chancellor Patterson of
the Cuban state department, empha
sizing his demand. Chancellor Patter
son a short time afterward arrived at
the hotel, where the American charge
d'affaires was dining and expressed
his regret A few minutes later the
Cuban secretary of state, Senor San
guilly, who had been roused from his
bed, arrived at the hotel and express
ed the official regret of the Cuban
government over the occurrence.
Detectives Guard Rockefeller Home.
New York.?John D. Rockefeller,
jr., in a statement regaramg iauur
troubles on his father's estate at Tar
rytown, made it known that private
detectives had been called to delve
into the situation. A detective, with
a large force of deputies, has been
guarding Mr. Rockefeller's 1,000-acre
place for several weeks. About 200
men are employed on the estate, near
ly all foreigners. Mr. Rockefeller dis
credited reports that it was a black
hand warfare.
Large Sum Added to Titanic Fund.
Gloucester, Mass.?The women's Ti
tanic memorial fund was increased
several thousand dollars here through
the instrumentality of Mrs. John
Hays Hammond and other society
leaders by means of an outdoor dra
matic performance given at the Ham
mond summer villa at Lookout Hill.
Speaker Clark Wrecked Desk.
Washington. ? Repairmen examin
ing the furniture of the house dis
covered that Speaker Clark, during
the last nine months, had used his
gavel with such effect that virtually
the entire top of the desk was wreck
ed. One entire section had been
pounded away, leaving a large hole,
concealed by the green felt that cov
ers the desk. The speaker through
out the session made vigorous use of
the gavel on all occasions. No speak
er since Thomas B. Reed has employ
ed the mallet with such freedom.
Long Wins Rifle Championship.
Seagirt, N. J.?Corporal Cedric M.
Long of the Fifth regiment of Massa
chusetts. is the champion military ri
fleman of the United States. He at
tained this honor at the annual rifle
tournament here after two days of
shooting, during which he surpassed
the efforts of more than 100 other
competitors, including all the crack
shots in the military service of the
United States, regular and National
Guard. He scored 235 points against
231 for his nearest rival.
Lasses Popular as Brides.
New York.?Judging by the fre
quency of their arrival in large num
bers, Scottish lasses are popular as
brides in some sections of the Far
West. In similar proportion to that
on many previous voyages of Anchor
liners, 10 per cent .of the 500-odd pas
sengers on the steamer Columbia, just
in from Glasgow, were young Scotch
women, all of the fifty maidens an
nouncing themselves bound for vari
oils Western states as brides-to-be of
prosperous farmers.
Dr. Maurice Francis Egan, American
minister to Denmark, had a prominent
part In the ceremonies, attendant on
the dedication of the Danish-American
National park at Reblid, Jutland. This
park was purchased by an association
of Danish citizsns of America of which
Dr. Egan Is a vice president, and pre
sented to their fatherland.
CANAL TOLLS GO TO HAGUE
GREAT BRITAIN HAS RENEWED
PROTEST AGAINST THE
MEASURE.
United States Is Informed That Greai
Britain Will Appeal Matter to
The Hague.
Washington.?Great Britain has re
affirmed its protest against the Pan
ama canal bill. In a note filed with
the state department by A. Mitchell
Innes, charge of the British embassy,
it was stated that if a satisfactory
agreement could not be reached Great
Britain would appeal to The Hague
tribunal for arbitration.
The note submitted says Great Brit
ain will give careful consideration to
both the bill and the message Presi
dent Taft sent to congress relating to
discrimination in favor of American
coastwise shipping in the canal. If
after due consideration it Is found
that no satisfactory agreement can be
reached in the matter Great Britain
declares that it will be necessary to
appeal to arbitration.
Mr. Iifnes was instructed by his
government to file the protest and he
sent it ,to the state department It
stated merely that Great Britain still
stands in her previously explained at
titude in regard to the Panama bill.
The tone of the note makeg. it appear
that Great Britain believes it will be
necessary to submit the question to
arbitration.
Mr. Innes, who has been acting as
charge of the embassy during the ab
sence of Ambassador Bryce, came to
Washington recently from the sum
mer headquarters of the British em
bassy in Maine to remain during the
discussion in congress of the bill
One state department official de
clared he did not believe Great Brit
ain had a case to carry before The
Hague tribunal.
Ottawa, Ont.?Speaking on the Pan
ama canal question at a dinner to vis
iting British officers and legislators,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier said he believed
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plomacy would bring about an agree
ment satisfactory to all.
Pointing to the fact that for more
than 100 years difference between
Canad aand the United States had
been settled without resort to arms,
Sir Wilfrid declared that poor arbi
tration was better than the most suo
cessful war.
Taft Goes to Beverly. J
Washington.?Within an hour after
the adjournment of congress Presi
dent Taft was on his private car
bound for Beverly and a vacation he
expects will be broken but little until
December. Tbe white house is prac
tically deserted, for Major Thomas L.
Rhodes, the president's personal aide,
and most of the office employees left
with the president
Commission Rule For New Orleans.
New Orleans.?A commission form
of government, including the right oi!
initiative and referendum, was adopt- i
ed at the special election here by a
vote of more than 10 to 1. The offi
cial returns were 23,900 for and 2,119
against. Both regular and reformers
voted for the new system of govern
ment. At the general election in No
vember a constitutional amendment
will be voted upon, the carrying ol.
which will mean that the right of re |
call will also be made a feature oj!
the commission form of government.
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General Booth Is Burled.
London, England.?Funeral services
of the founder of the Salvation Array,!
Gen. William Booth, took place at the |
Olympia. In accordance with tradi
tions of the organization they were'
without pomp or symbols or mourn :
ing, but were carried out with a mov
ing fervor and impressiveness. Thir
ty-four thousand persons participated
in the functions. Nearly half of them |
wore the coats and red jerseys or bon |
nets with the red ribbon so familiar
on the streets of the cities of the'
world where the army is established j
WIckersham Passes on 8 Hour Law j
Washington.?In an interpretation
of the new contract eight-hour laboi
law, Attorney General Wickershair
has decided that the government maj
enter into contracts without restrict
ing the hours of labor for purchase
of supplies and other articles exempt
ed by the act, even though the gov
ernment itself occasionally has manu
factured these articles. He also heic
that no provision of the law becomes
effective until Janup-y 1 next.
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lurST
ELECTION FRAUDS
STATE PICTURED AS A "SEETH
ING, BOILING CALDRON OF
DISCONTENT."
WILL INVESTIGATE PRIMARY
.,
All County Executives Are Instructed
to Hold Up Everything in Connec
tion With the Primary?Twenty
Thousand Illegal Votes Charged.
Columbia, S. C.?Charges of fraud,
the stuffing of ballot boxes with twen
ty thousand illegal votes, the voting
of minors and non-residents, and the
meeting of the state democratic exe
cutive committee here have served to
turn South Carolina into a seething,
boiling caldron of discontent.
Christie Bennett, secretary of the
state committee, wired the chairman
of every county executive committee
in the state and instructed him to hold
up everything in connection with the
primary.
It can mean but one thing and that
is the committee wishes to be pre
pared to take drastic action if neces
sary and they ,want the ballot boxes
to remain in the. same shape they
were in when the last oallot was .drop
ped into them.
Contests have been filed all over the
otatc aiiu uiauj \jl iuc vuuuij wcvu
tive committees have refused to con
sider them Those who filed the con
tests are arriving in the city and will
appeal direct to the state committee.
The following is the telegram sent
out to county chairmen by order of
the chairman of the state committee:
"Preserve all ballots, taly sheets,
poll lists, club rolls, manager's re
ports and all records, manager's re
ports and all records until further
notice from the state executive com
mittee..
(Signed) JOHN GARY EVANS.
"Chairman."
As the hour fo rthe convening of
the state committee drew near, it be
came evident that no definite action
would be taken at that meeting. Sev
eral of the contests to be considered <
by the committeemen are not in shape
to permit of final action and it is be
lieved the committee will transact
routine business and adjourn for a suf
flcient time for the protestants to pre
pare their cases. r
Meeting of Virginia Firemen.
Roanoke, Va.?The twenty-sixth an
nual convention of the Virginia State ^
Firemen's Association closed here at
the conclusion of the reel races. The
winners were as follows: Hose reel
contest (association teams only)?
First prizes, custody of association,
trumpet, and $100, Luray Fire Com
pany. Time 26.49 seconds. . Second
prize, $50, Harrisonburg Hose Com
pany number '4. Time 29.22 seconds. )
Hose reel contest (open to the world)
?First prize $100, Lexington Fire
Company. Time 30 seconds flat Sec
ond prize $50, Luray. Time 30.33 sec
onds.
Have Charged Road Combine.
Tampa, Fla.?Congressional inves- '
tigation of ao-called "gentlemen's
agreements" under which railroads
and steamship lines in the Southeast
ern traffic zone'are said to be operat
ing will be asked by the board of trade
of this city. The board of governors
of that body asked the co-operation of
commercial bodies in all the port cit
ies on the gulf and Atlantic coast and
plans to push the matter at the De?
cember session of Congress.
Predict* a Victory In November.
Ellsworth, Maine. ? "The whole
country is anxiously awaiting the out
nnmo nf the election in Maine." de
clared Speaker Champ Clark. "If the
Democrats of Maine win In the Sep
tember contest, they will point the
way to an oevrwhelming Democratic
victory in November?a victory so
sweeping as to give us a Democratic
House, Senate and President."
Starts Trouble in Art Circlet.
Washington.?President Taft has
stirred up dissension in art circles by
inviting competition for the tonor of
designing the medal to be presented
to Capt. Arthur H. Rostron, of the
liner Carpathia, who rescued more
than 700 survivors of the Titanic. No
responses have been received and it
is said artists resent the competiton
feature on the ground that it tends
to commercialize art. The commis
sion is not considered highly alluring,
as the cost of the medal is not to ex
ceed $i,uuu.
Does Cuba Want Trouble With U. S.?
Washington.?That Enrique Maza,
the reporter who attacked Hugh Gib
son, the American Charge of the lega
tion in Havana was merely a tool in
the hands of Cuban plotters who are
antagonistic to the United States and
who would like to get the Cuban gov
ernment into trouble with this coun
try, was the opinion expressed here
by Senor Martin-Rivero, the Cuban
minister. He was of the belief, he
said, that Maza had not attacked Mr.
Gibson of his own volition but that
he had been urged on by others.
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St. Johnsbury, Vt.?Colonel Roose
velt struck up an intermediate acquain
tance with the rural sections of north
ern Vermont during his automobile
campaign through the state. He made
five speeches and received such w
welcome that he said he thought Ver
mont was waking up. Before a lively
crowd in the court house square here,
Colonel Roosevelt made a speech
which brought him cheer after cheer.
He assailed his critics and defended
the Progressive party.