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- r.\ Part 1 $2.00 A YEAR wnKomii ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1912 REAL I MAC Not one of your frivolous fol and come down like a corn sack, filled with hydrogen, but a genu: wood, built like a bird, heavier t gines. Nothing like it has ever beer will be something worth seeing, a: ville. A later day airman with a n lanes at 100 miles an hour is some You will have the opportuni made by the Fair officials and the short of a storm will prevent nis i gets no money and money is whal The contract calls for two da] The flights will bemade from the Pair grounds. This is the greatest drawing ADDevine ana wnne me expense tremenduous the increased attend So look out for the Birdmai common thing in comparison. SUB-COMMIT'] MEET SPA? STEVEN Columbia, Sept. 16.?Announcement j 11 ivas made that the subcommittee of j ti he democratic state committee ap- | d JUIIILt'U IV illVCOU^OiC Wuaif,tu vi. fraud in connection with the recent South Carolina primary of the party rill meet in Spartanburg on Septem jer 24. W. F. Stevenson, chairman of the kubcommittee, said the meeting would be held there on account of the ex [onsive charges of fraud made in the 'iedmont counties in that section of le State. Columbia, Sept. 16.?W. F. Steven Ion, appointed chairman of the sub committee to inquire into the demo Iratic primary, has replied to the pub ic statement of the Blease members |f the committee who asked for' a leeting Monday, the 16th, and criti |ized the method of procedure. Mr. Stevenson in his letter cites le reasons for his action, pointing lut that the two sub-committees can lasten the work by performing the luties assigned to them. He also lys that the next meeting of the smmittee should be in the Pied lont, where the charges of fraud have een most vigorpus. The next meeting, he said, would be illed when the material was in lape for use, and would not be later rnn September 25. In his letter, Mr. Stevenson replies detail to the point raised by lessrs. Jeffries, Greer and Bivens, as >llows: "1. That I was unable to be at the ^ate committee meeting when I was jpointed chairman of the subcom mittee and didn't decide to accept the ssponsibility of the work until Sat rday, the 7th, and had nothing to do Jith the appointment to meet on Wednesday, the 11th. "2. I assume entire responsibility calling off the meeting as I had ily a consultation with Messrs. Wil >n and Butler because they were >nvenient and I had to pass through larlotte on Monday on my way )rth on a trip. The personal rea lms for which I need not discuss here, it the obligations for which were as Inding on me as that of the commit fe work which was placed on me un )ugh,t and after I had an engagement come north at this time. '3. I decline to meet with you ixt Monday in Columbia for the fol ding reasons: 'a. Beacuse we have no witnesses swear at that time, no charges of tanerible nature to be proceeded lith, and no data either to prove or Isprove the charges, if tangible. |"b. Because we will make haste if )u will attend to the duty imposed you in your respective divisions. |en getting th? record in proper lape and getting the charges so ar lyed that we can tell at a glance Ihat is a substance and what is a |ere technical question and thus en )le us to go right at the substantial >ints and get them down quickly, 'c. Because, as you indicate in j)ur communication. Columbia is not ]e place where the committee is |OBt likely to be needed. The Pied |ont seems to be the principal place lere there are substantial charges lid it is a waste of time and money mention Columbia when the work mostly to be done in the Piedmont id as soon as the information called |r is in shape, I expect to call a 'LYING BINE I COUNT1 -de-rols that go up on hot air , not a big paunched canvass ine monoplane of steel and han air, and propelled by en l in this part of the State. It a innovation indeed for Abbe lactone that will split tne air thing to look at. ty, for the contract has boeii [ airman will be here. Nothing ' lying, for if he does not fly he l ; he wants. 7s IJights, two flights each day. , center of the race track at the 1 card ever offered at a Fair in I to the Fair managers will be .<' lance will at least compensate. 1, he is coming. A circus is a ; rEE TO iTANBURG SON TALIS i - ' " '' I leeting of the committee at Spar anburg or Greenville to go imin? iately at the point of real moment . s developed by the information got- \ en and quickly determine the state f affairs. This meeting will not be , iter than the 25th and will be as ( oon as the matter can be gotten into , rderly condition. T\AT?mif TWO f r\ oov f Vl O t T I/TIAW pel Ullt AllV/ IU OUJ VUUk * nuvn | o Blease or Jones men in this matter. , have determined to conduct this in estigation in an orderly and thorough lanner?and call on you to push the rork assigned you in order that we lay hasten back and forth to Columbia o meetings when there is no witness eady to be sworn, no records to verify nd when time demands that all mat ers be located and all immaterial latters be eliminated before we be in the expensive and tedious work of J aking testimony. Of course if a major :y of the committee request me to call meeting before we have the docu ients in hand I will take pleasure In 1 oing so, but it will be a waste of ime and money and, as you say, time y s precious now. "Referring to the position that the ( thole committee is to investigate, I ' rill say that when it comes to de- \ ails, if the wnoie commute^ muBt ittend to each club roll and poll list 1 md to getting the names of witnesses 1 ?r getting the charge in each county 1 irranged for active taking of evi- 1 lence it will be January, 1913, before mything will be done. When taking ' >f evidence begins with all data gath ;red by the two subcommittees be ore us the whole committee will ne essarlly decide what charges are so >ubstantial as to render investigation lecessary and the whole committee should hear and pass on the evi lence in support of the same. Mat ers of detail in arranging the charg ;s and the documents must necessar ly be distributed. COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTION FILED In accordance with section 229, Vol ume I. code of laws for South Cf.ro 12 A ~ Illia, 1314, Slclie auu au^iai v-uimmsi sioners of election for 16 counties were filed today with the secretary of state. There are three commissioners of election for the state and a like number lor the federal candidates running in the general election. The state commissioners of election for Abbeville county are: J. Frank Clinkscales, J. 0. Cann and W. C. Mor rison. The commissioners of the Federal election for Abbeville county are: J. \V. Faulkner, W. C. Shaw and W. A. Calvert. SAM N. HYDE MUST DIE; DECLARED TO BE SANE Columbia, Sept. 14.?Samuel N. Hyde, the Anderson county engineer, who killed his wife and her father, must pay the death penalty in the electric chair October 1. The insanity commission has filed its report with the governor declaring that Hyde was sane when he committeed the crime i and is now sane. The condemned I man knows the turn the case has j taken against him but was not evi- j dently disturbed that the verdict was not surprise. He has deeded his body | to a medical college in Atlanta. .- MiUkiSSSiSSSSSSOk 'OR I PAIR DIRECTORS ARE MAKING PREPARATION An enthusiastic meeting of the di rectors of the County Fair Associa ion was held in the office of Dr. C. C. Cambrel 1, the president, Monday af- 1 ernoon at 5 o'clock. Many mattera wrtaining. to the success 0/ the Fair svere discussed and disposed of. En ouruging reports were heard from several committeemen having the va iouB matters in charge. Among these was a report from Mr. loc 4 T4ill rlisirman nf Mm amilRP- I nent committee, reporting the details , the contract for the flying machine. , Mr. Hill was authorized to close the contract on terms suitable to himself md the president. 1 Mr. W. T. Magill reported that con siderable work had been accomplish sd looking toward placing the grounds in a first-class condition and that i when the time came around everything would be in readiness. Mr. W. H. McFall reported that the prospects for some good Bport in the . racing line were good, as some first class animals would be on hand to compete for the prize money. Messrs. W. R. Bradley and E. C. Horton were aDDointed a committee to take up with the railroads the mat ter of reduced rates from nearby ter ritory. It is the intention of the Fair i Association to broaden the scope of ' the Fair to such an extent as to at- ? tract persons from adjoining counties, j and it is believed that with the co-op- : sration of the railroads a large out-of- i town crowd will attend the Fair. The flying contract calls for two j flights a day on two days of the Fair, < ind this attraction will prove a great 1 tlrawing card. i The superintendents in charge at the various departments have now completed the Premium List, and the 3opy is in the hands of the printer, rhe books will be ready for distribu- ! tion the latter part of the week. These superintendents are as follows: Horse Dept.: J. 9. Stark. * Farm Products: W. T. Magill. i Hog Dept.: R. S. McComb. Cattle Dept.: W.'A. Stevenson. Poultry Dept.: J. F. Bradley and D. Dewey. ! Ladies' Dept.: Mrs. M. T. Coleman. i n r\ . nr tt Ik 11 nacuig uepi.; w. n. -vicr tin. BliADSTREET'S GIVES AN OPTIMISTIC HE VIEW. 1 New York. Sept. 13.?-Bradstreet's :omorrow will say: Trade has lost none of its wpnred ?im, and activity auocnds, though tt s modified In degrs'i in s^me parts I if the Southwest, w.iere excessive I leat has prevailed, white beiu? ac centuated throughout the West ?rnd STortwest. Everywhere buying is predicated on the uniformly good in fluences that record or close to record :rops will generate, and financiers, merchants and captains of industry are, without notable exception, ex- ] oeedingsly optimistic. j House trade, especially in dry goods and kindred lines, has been j especially good, while road sales are J of larger proportions. One of the | best evidences of expected demand is furnished by the urgent calls of in- \ terior merchants for prompt ship ments. Business failures in the United , States for the week ending Sept. 12 were 234 against 191 last week, 219 the like week of 1911, 210 in , 1910, 198 in 1909 and 266 in 1908. VII'IIIIII S Pl'irrSFS Trt SERVE *'"ox ASYLUM BROARD REGENTS. Spartanburg, Sept. 14.?Because of the fact that he is unable to spare the necessary time from his personal law practice and business in the city of Spartanburg, Samuel J. Nicholls this morning refused to accept the appointment as a member of the board of regents for the State Hospital for the Insane, made yesterday by Gov ernor Blease, vice J. Wright Nash, re signed. Mr. Nicholls stated that he appre ciated the honor bestowed upon him by the governor of the State and re gretted his inability to serve as a member of the board, but felt that it would require too much of his time in Columbia and on the grounds of the hospital and hence it would not be possible for him to accept. The State insane hospital is con ritinfoH hv a hnnrrl nf rpfrents. five in number, and this board lias complete control over all of the affairs of the institution, expending large sums of money annually. She Was Still There. The sick man had just come out of a long delirium. "Where am I?" he said feebly, as he felt the loving hand making him comfortable. "Where am [I? In heaven?" | "No, dear," cooed his devoted wife, "I am still with you." I- ; News Snapshots Al W-Aiif <5o? w* VI I?w WW??,? the mo* tbe James Gordon lleiioett cup at C moot began a three weeks' speakJnp THE LEGISI WILL BE || BT SfflALLEI With the second prlnj^ry out of the way and with only two or three por tions in the lower hous<fV> be filled in a third primary, the people are inter ested in the complexion of the next general assembly: That -the senate, which is composed of 44 members, will be anti-Blease by a twfl-thirds ma jority is the indication fflpm all the information available. Tne best fig ures obtainable on the complexion of the upper branch Indictee that the senate will stand 30 imii-Blease, 12 Blease and 2 in doubt One political observer figured here j?0ay that the complexion of the se&rifg wpuld be 31 anti-Blease and 13 Blease, which iB a two-thirds majority for the anti Bleaseites. It is much more difficult to get a line on.the complexion of the lower house. One Jones man here today, who has kept up with the- matter closely, figured that the 1yaqte stands 70 anti-Blease, 31 <Blease and 23 in doubt, and he estimates that if the anti-Blease forces can gel. 13 of the 23 doubtful oneB the lower branch will show a two-thirds anti-Bl?ase major ity. At all events it seems, from the information available, that the house of representatives will be anti-Blease by a good working majority, if not a two-thirds. / One strong: Bfease man said this morning that he felt certain the lower house would beJ31ease by a small ma jority. There is much doubt about the house, but the best Indications are that it will be anti-Blease by a good majority and possibly a two-thirds, w. F. Stevenson of Chesuerfield, one of the leaders in the last house, and a strong Jones man, wa? returned, but the Jones forces lost a strong leader in the defeat of Osborne ' of Spartanburg. In his piace a Blease man was elected and it appears that six out of the seven'of the Spartan burg delegation are Bleaae men. Many familiar faces will be missing in both branches when the general assembly convenes on, the second Tuesday hi January, and thta will be particularly true at the lower house. MOVEMENT OF GEORGIA PEACHES i Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 13.?The move ment of peaches from the Georgia ter ritory over the Southern railway for L912 consisted of 5,334 cars, as com pared with 4,820 cars in 1910 and 826 In 1911, according to flgureu given out today. Of this number 4,993 cars origi oated at points within the state of Georgia in 1912, 4,400 in 1910, and 746* in 1911, the remainder coming from points in adjacent states and being sent to market with the G<?rgia pro duct The total movement of peaehes over all lines tor 1912 is given as 7,139 cars. Of the 4,993 cars handled from Georgia points, R is int resting to note that 4,665 cars went to Eastern markets, being bandied in solid train loads from Atlanta to Washington, 319 cars to Western markets, md 9 cars to Southeastern points. Of the 341 cars handled from points outside Georgia, 60 cars from the section about Haley ville, Ala., went West and the re mainder, originating at points in the Carolinas went East. These figures show that the East is the great, mar ket for peaches from the Georgia ter ritory, and the fast service afforded by the SrttitfiArn Railwav bv which the peaches are' hurried to the Eastern and Western markets on passenger train schedules has been a vital fac tor in the development ol this great industry. The great improvements made by the Southern railway in itB roadway and equipment in recent years con tributed largely to the satisfactory handling of this large amount of a highly perishable product, thus prov ing of direct benefit to the peach growers. Owing to the unprecedented weather conditions that prevailed dur- j ing the past winter, the work on double track between Atlanta and Gainesville could not be completed in time for the use of more than half of the second track, but it will all be in service for next year's movement, thus putting even greater facilities for the prompt movement of the crop at the service of the Georgia peach growers. it Ta#t celebrated his fifty-fifth falrtbc oops were ordered to Texas to be Dear tmm Ms Ublfliy, to protect Americans J? of link-. B6sa Bsafao, a cbeal of his, IMca?**' 4'oAge A. 8- Beers of Bridget* ' tocrr of Wisconsin hi the Interests of jATURE fTIBLEASE tMAJORITY However, .the antl-Blease forces will Jmve maty strong leaders among the liew, members, including former Speaker R. 6. Whaley and N. B. Barn well, both of Charleston, C. P. Haynes worth of Greenville, and many others. On the Blease side there will he Cxeo. R. Rembert, the Blease leader in the 'last house, C. C. Wyche of Spar tanburg, a new man, and many others who will make their entry on the legislative stage for the first time. All in all, the session of the next general assembly will be decidedly interesting und promises to be as lively from a news standpoint as that of last year. Both houses will have to organize. Half of the senate are holdovers and theae will caucus and Belect the presi dent pro tem, and other officers. By virtue of his office, Lieut. Gov. C. A. Smith is the presiding officer of the sonata nnrl a nrooMnnt nrn tpm in usually selected from the holdover senators. For this position the name cf Senator P. H. Weston of Richland has been mentioned*. The lateJJena ti?r W. L. Mauldin Of Greenville Was the president pro tern of the last sen ate. Clerk M. M. Mann is a candi date for reelection, as is Sergeant-at A rms J. H. Schumpert. A. M. Lump kin, who was the assistant clerk of the last senate, is now a member of the house, and this position will have to be filled by a new man. 1L L. Smith, wbo was reelected from Kershaw, and who was speaker of the last house, will again be put fnrwsrH for that nosition. and indica tions are that he will be successful if, as it is believed, the house will be anti-Blease. The Blease men are ex pected to nominate a candidate for speaker and the name of George, R. Rembert of Richland has been men tioned in this connection, bnt when seen this morning Mr. Rembert de clined to have anything to say on the subject James A. Hoyt, clerk of the last honse, and Sergeant-at-Arms J. S. Wilson are candidates for reelection. No opposition to them has so far de veloped. Mr. Hoyt, as clerk of the l^.Bt house, will cafl tbe new house to o:'der. SUPREME COURT OUSTS MAGISTRATES Columbia, Sept. H.?By decisions ol' the supreme court, banded down today, tbe men appointed to offices of magistrate in Spartanburg and An derson counties by the present gov ernor are ousted. In Spartanburg tbe men who filled the office prior to their discharge by tb? governor, hold ing appointment under Governor An sel, are declared the rightful occu pants of the offices. In the case from Anderson all claim ants are ousted, the offlees being * - s iU ^ ?AnA ieu vaeaci. lae ciievi 01 mv taoc in Anderson county' will be that the offices will be vacant until new ap pointees are eonflrmed by the senate. In the Spartanburg case, A. H. Kirby, D. T. Gossett, E. Potter, and W. C. Harrison, are declared the legal hold ers of the offices and J. M. Bowden, S. S. Tiner, W. H. Tanner and T. 0. Fowler are excluded from office. The last named were defendants in the case. The opinion holds that the govern or made appointments contrary to law. Associate Justice Watts de livered a dissenting opinion in which he held that all claimants should be ousted in both cases. Both opinions were written by Jus tice Woods. The cases were held be fore an en banc session of the court several weeks ago. The Spartanburg case was decided by a majority of the court, the Anderson case being unanimous. "Goose Girl" Unusual froducuon. 01 unusual scenic properties, well acted, and interesting, is "The Goose Girl," which will be the attraction at the Opera House on Friday, Sept. 20. It was dramatized by George D. Ba ker from Harold MacGrath's novel of tho same name and is one of those plays that finds its success in its ap peal to those who love to read of for eign princesses who scorn kings and thrones for the sake of some plain American. The company presenting "The Goose Girl" is a capable one, while the scenic investment is su perb. lay at tbe home of bis aunt, Miss Delia at band In tbe event of American inte In Mefioo. Borton W. Gibson, a New J wbo met deatb while boating with him. art, Oonn., was elected commander In ch wolnan suffrage. : NATIONAL DEI PARTY IN N ?* It has been many year* since'tbe --i v" prospects for Do mo era tk euccees in Natiaaal affairs appeared as bright ae. at tfah time. Bat in order to make this eertaln it trill be necessary for those in charge of the campaign to be pro* Tided Avith funds sufficient to carry the war into the enemy's country. . Governor Wilson has expressed a. dtermination to depend absolutely up on the people for the., money needed to finance his campaign, refusing to place himself nnder obligation to the great protected interests. Is the appealto P^Pte going to fall on deaf ears? What concern haTe YOU in (his matter! ' Hare yon contributed? - \ If not, what are you going to do about it I - {The time is short now and the mon lion regrets in November. . Congressman Aiken lias set a: lead which all good Democrats should fol low. He makes a second contribution. Abbeville County has-already made one substantial contribution. Another one may place this county on the lead. QVKT A TAP T UUllAXVAV JL ASKS ] .* > 7 Charleston, Sept. 16.?Senator Till man does not approve of the delay in. the investigation - of the , democratic primary. In a letter tq Hon. John Gary Evans, state chairman, the sen ator says: . , ;v "Dear John: I have seeh" in thGf mprning papers the protest of", the three Blease members of the sub->cam-. mittee appointed by the state commit tee. It is a sensible, judicious,' pa triotic utterance. I , "If you do not exect yov influence, to hurry things up and stop this dawdling and tooling about, the whole J committee will be forever damned in ' the estimation of all decent people, urvi'o* <o ronroo tha rW>m rvrat.ie Darty will go to the demnttion bow-wows. White men will not tolerate any 'such impudent tinkering with, theiiv rights. "We had better have ten years of Blease than to have the negro brought back into our politics as the balance of power between our white people. Unless all signs fail, that is inevitable. Neither will the people of this state stand for counting Please' out without justification. "Already valuable time has been lost, and the more delay before de claring the result of the primary the more angry the people beeome and the more ready to vote for an inde pendent or for the devil before they will tamely submit to have their will nullified. It was all very well for white people to cheat negroes in 1876 and 1878 and even into 1880, but white men will not tolerate hav WPEIflV rnTTft\ RKPORT (By Miller & CptterT Memphis/ Without exception deterioration took place in all cotton states during the past week. Very rapid opening during the period is a striking feature. In many instances bolls only partly matured have been freed open by the^ extreme heat coupled" with, lack of moisture. This is at the expense of the lint yield. It appears that east of the Mississippi river picking will soon become very general which is in con trast with expectation two and three weeks ago, when it seemed that the crop was quite late and bolls were opening slowly. In many places the young fruit has shedded so badly that rain now would be of small benefit as it is too late in the season to make a V. .inJ nmHnna now frtlit I IICW giuwtu aau |;ivuuw ?iv.? ?.v. The only benefit would arise from a fuller development of the unopened bolls remaining on the stalk. In states west of the river the loss from shedding and premature open ing has not yet reached such propor tions as east, and although the week was very unfavorable in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Without rain within t OL Torrey. In Military, Mass. Addi rventlon, which may come If Ifadero ork lawyer, was arrested charged with Jules Vedriues, a French aviator, won (T JO "ALL ?MJD DKftUL'ltATB ?r 0V *' * >. - ?--? ?.',i >. 0 0 ' fh? Southern States ma? bo 0 0 depended upon to give their 0 0 electoral, rote to the Democrat- 0 0 ic National ticket, but our earn- 0 0 palgn managers need ever/c>nt 0 O that can be collected to pn?h O 0 the cause of Detaocraey in 0 0 doubtful States. I earnestly re- 0 0 quest everj- person In theTUrd 0 0 Congressional District to cob* 0 . 0. tribute as liberally as poSsl- 0 0 ble to this most important 0 0 and worthy cause. Every little 0 0 helps and it is the dutf-of all 0 0 to Win to the extent of-his or 0 0 her ability. 0 0 I have already contributed, 0 0 but will contribute again thir- 0 0 ty dollars: Ate dollars from 0 0 each of the six counties in this 0 0 Congressional district. 0 Let every patriotic /person 0 come forward and do his or 0 her fall doty and help In the 0 election of the Democratic 0 ticket. We need money aai ?*nrr-* 0 paigns'are not: conducted ok 0 0 sentiment.-' - .0' 0 Bespectfnlly?. 0 cr* - ' v wTAir aiken o ; 0 * < r 0 0?0?0?0?0? 0^-6?0?0?0?0 FOR ACTION ing, other white men' cheat theml "Vrvn' nfe resDonBible in the eyes of the people tor the tinkering that is go1nfcsotf now, and every day you are .losing friends by if There 1b abso lutely nd justification for thedawdling and dklay that has already taken ptetce-.--It'seems to be the intention of the subcommittee to continue inde finitely: . "The'Bleaseited havfe abowri remark able self-contr&l. 'They aire watching and the'people . are watching too. I have .enough faith to the people of South* Carolina to bel'feve that, while it will be a bitter dose to have Blease as governor, they had rawer nave him o^xe hundred timef* than to have, a Moses or a man like him. If the entire committee' does' not meet with the Blease .members of the committee Monday andbGgln to investigate when k 1 it ,is ^eqessary, J see no earthly pow er that ca.ti'prevent Blease from run ning independently in November and sweeping'the state, for a great many Jppes men do not stomach cheating or any such highhanded proceedings as are going on. > "I do not like to have the appear ance of meddling with things which do not concern me, but it is of vital importance to me and to every pa triotic South Carolinian to save the primary. But it is of more vital con cern to save the democratic party, . and as sure as you are living the un ity of the democratic party is- very much in jeopardy right now. Yours respectfully. . B. R. Tillman. a week, however, the western-states will show a very considerable loss in condition and crop promise. The heat was moderated in the At lantic states and showers gave some relief to the dry fields, but it was only ! partial relief as rains did not extend I far inland. Lower temperatures id other sections at the week-end also relieved the strain, but without rain low temperatures will not stop deter- ' ioration and even with rain damage has been sustained which cannot be recovered. In Texas an unprecedented amount J WAOf H{q. Of cotton is upeiieu ttuu m uivov ? trlcts dry weather is desired to facili tate picking. Farmers are marketing freely. A CAKD OF THANKS During my long illness such loyal ty as has been shown to me and my family by the public was surely-nev er surpassed by any people,'and we have not the words to express our gratitude. We deem it a great privilege to live among such people. , . Joe F. Edmunds and Family.