Abbeville Press and Banner 5
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*or ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1916. ? ' .
MANNING CARRIES ~j
CTATC PnMt/fMTinW
OIHIL UUIlfLmiUll
TILLMAN RE-ELECTED NATION.
AL COMMITTEEMAN OVER
LOWNDES J. BROWNING.
John Gary Evans
State Chairman
McLanrin Can't Enter Campaign to
Defend Warehouse System?ResoIntion
to Abolish County-to-County
Campaign Killed by Committee.
Eight Delegates Elected to Nation,
ai Convention.
Columbia, May 17.?United States
Senator B. R. Tillman was re-elected
national committeeman over Lowndes
J. Browning, of Union, the Blease
caucus nominee, this afternoon by the
Democratic State Convention by the
overwhelming majority of 267 to 43.
The senior senator was placed in
nomination by Senator Nicholson, of
Edgefield, and there were several
seconds. Mr. Browning was nominated
by Mr. Long, of Union, and on the
roll call by counties the Senator
swamped his opponent. The fortythree
votes for the Union man were
made up of one from Aiken, thirteen
from Anderson, one from Barnwell,
five from Clarendon, four from Dillon,
one from Dorcliester, one from
Fairfield, one from Georgetown, one
from Lancaster, five from Laurens,
eight from Newberry, six form Lee,
one from Oconee, two from Richland.
The delegations from Newberry,
Union and Lee were the only ones
voting solidiy for Mr. Browning. One
from the Anderson delegation snd
one from the York delegation voted
for Senator Tillman, the rest of
^cations eroine to the Union
man. When the- solid Charleston
vote of eighteen was announced for
Senator Tillman the Convention
broke into applause.
Evan* Get* Big Vote.
John Gary Evans was re-elected
State chairman over W. A. Stuckey,
of Bishopville, the Blease caucus
nominee, by the overwhelming majority
of 257 to 74, the Stuckey votes
coming from Abbeville 1, Aiken 2,
Anderson 13, Bamberg 2, Barnwell
3, Berkeley 3, Calhoun 1, Clarendon
5, Darlington 2, Dorchester 2,
Georgetown 1, Lancaster 1, Laurens
5, Lee 6, Lexington 1, McCormick 4,
Newberry 8, Richland 2, Union 6,
York 7. Chairman Evans was placed
in nomination by Ex-Governor Ansel
and Mr. Stuckey by Mayor Olin Sawyer,
of Georgetown.
The Blease caucus nominations
were overwhelmed with the same unvarying
majority throughout.
PViricfifi Rpnpf.. fnr
VII XUVUVU VX vmawviv ^w..w.Y ?
the Richland delegation, Gen. Wilie
Jones was re-elected treasurer of the
Democratic party by acclamation.
> The first test vote between the
Blease and Anti-Blease factions this
afternoon came on the adoption of
the majority report of the credentials
committee to seat the Christensen
delegation from Beaufort. This report
was adopted by a vote of 265 to
59, the credentials committee having
returned a report, 33 to 9, to seat the
Chirstensen delegation. The negative
votes came from Abbeville 1, Aiken
1, Anderson 12, Barnwell 3, Berkeley
2, Clarendon 6, Fairfield 1, Georgetown
1, Laurens 4, Lee 6, Lexington
1, Newberry 8, Union 6, York 7. The
credentials committee sat for three
hours hearing the evidence from both
sides and the report seating the
Christensen delegation was presented
by John P. Thomas, chairman of the
committee. The Beaufort delegates,
which were seated, were: Neils Christensen,
G. W. Beckejtt, E. M. Fripp,
C. A. Verdier, E. C. B. Mole, J. W.
Gray.
Suffragettes Heard.
When the Convention reconvened
at 4 o'clock and before the credentials
committee reported, on motion
ot State Chairmna Evans the Convention
voted to allow fifteen minutes
for a committee of suffragettes to
present a petition to the Convention.
A committee, consisting of John Gary
Evans, D. S. Henderson, and D. R.
Coker, were appointed to escort the
ladies to the desk, the suffragettes
committee being Mrs. Harriet Powe
Lynch, Mrs. H. V. Murdaugh, Miss
Mary A. Brennen and Mrs. Henry
Martin. They Were received with
cheers. Mrs. Lynch said their reso
lotion asked the Convention for two
things: First, an amendment to the
State Constitution extending the
right of suffrage to women, and, second,
instructing the delegates to St.
Louis to work for incorporation into
the platform of the national Democratic
party a declaration favoring
woman suffrage without regard to a
federal amendment to this end. She
called attention to the close vote in
the House last year on this subject,
and said their petition covered sixteen
yards of paper. She did not
read it, but asked that it be placed
before the proper committee, vhich
was done. She thanked the Corvention
for extending the ladies this
privilege and was cneered.
This is the second time womar suffrage
has been presented to a T emocratic
Convention, the late Mrs. Virginia
D. Young, of Fairfax, having
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19 New Teacher*.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.?Nineteen
new teachers have been added
to the faculty of the city schools of
Columbia.
Goode Goes to Columbia.
Blacksville, S. C., May 22.?Rev.
John K. Goode, of Blackville, has accepted
a call to the Shandon Baptist
I church of Columbia.
Massey Withdraws.
Lancaster, S. C., May 22.?J. C.
Massey of Lancaster, has decided to
withdraw from the race for railroad
commissioner.
Expect* Appointment.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.?Miss
Genevieve Marchant of Columbia, expects
to go to Brazil as a missionary
of the Presbyterian church.
Old Ladies Home.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.?People
of Columbia have subscribed $17,000
toward the building of a home for
old ladies in this city.
Gunnels Captured.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.?Mack
Gunnels, who escaped from the South
Carolina penitentiary about two
months ago, has been captured in
Vicksburg. Miss., and will be returned
to the state prison this week. Gunnels
escaped from the tuberculosis
hospital by making a key of bone.
Douglas Returned Safely.
Fairfield, May 22.?C. A. Douglas,
a well known attorney of Washington,
who was on a train in Mexico
? ?TOnnfl lrillo/1 in n
On WUICI^ leil pcu|?c note atuvu >u ?
wreck, has returned to Washington.
Mr. Douglas is counsel for the Carranza
de facto government of Mexico.
He is a native of Fairfield county.
On* Lunatic Kills Another.
Clumbia, S. C., May 22.?Ed
Brown, a 20-year old inmate of the
state asylum, killed Louis Scuiry,
another patient in the institution
Monday by striking him over the
head with a crutch. Scurry was a
one-legged negro about sixty years
old and was tsleep in his ward when
Brown came in an<} dealth him a
death blow. /
S. C. ONLY SOUTHERN
STATE TO INCREASE
Acordir.g to fiugres compiled by a ]
prominent fertilizer man and submit- ]
ted to J. D. Price, commissioner of
agriculture of Georgia, but one south- i
em state increased its consumption of i
fertilizer during the season from January
1 to Maj? 1. The sales in South i
Carolina were increased by 100,000 <
tons, while Georgia, along with other <
southern states, shows a decrease. ]
The sales in Georgia in 1916 amount- j
ed to 660,580 tons of fertilizer and \
59,028 of cotton seed meal. The year <
previous fertilizer sales were 714,369 1
tons and cotton seed meal, 67,045. <
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TWO BISHOPS CHOSEN. 1
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Deadlock in Northern Methodilt Con- :
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terence orosen.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y., May 18.?
Two new bishops or the Methodist j
Episcopal church were chosen tonight
by the general conference after
three days of balloting. They are
Dr. Herbert Welch, president of the
Ohio Wesleyan University, Deleware,
Ohio, and Dr. Thomas Nicholson of
New York, secretary of the church
board of education. The election of
Dr. Welch came on the eighth ballot
and that of Dr. Nicholson on the
ninth.
Although the deadlock which has
existed since Tuesday was broken by
the qpWtinn of the two bishops, five
remain to be chosen. Dr. Nicholson
received 553 votes or 21 more than
was necessary for a choice.
Dr. Welch has been president of
Ohio Wesleyan University since 1905.
He succeeds Bishop James W. Bashford,
who was elected to the episcopacy
in 1914. He is 54 years old. .
The Mexico!
70 Y<
At a meeting of the Abbeville
Light Infantry had on the 23rd instant,
with the intent to propose
"proper measures for responding to
the call of Congress upon the country
for volunteers" for the Mexican
war, the following preamble and resolutions
were proposed and adopted:
Whereas, The requisition made by
Gen. Taylor and Gen. Gaines, to meet
the exigencies on the Rio Grande del
Norte, has been promptly answered
and filled by our patriotic fellow citizens
of the South West; And, Whereas,
no scheme for the organization
of the army of fifty thousand volunteers
under the late War Bill, has
been announced, and no plan of campaign
developed or indicated by the
President of the United States, or the
War Department; therefore,
Resolved, That we await further
information to call from the proper
authorities, before taking any active
measures for raising and organizing
volunteers.
Resolved, That the President and
Congress of the U. S., have but responded
to the feelings and acted
out the patriotic views of the counI
Robert A. Coopt
Statemem
Columbia, May 18.?Advocating a
federalized warehouse system and opposing
the State embarking in the
nre insurance business, Solicitor R.
A. Cooper of Laurens last night issued
a lengthy statement outlining his
reasons for entering the gubernatorial
race. The solicitation of friends
supplemented by the support that he
received in his race two years ago,
stated Mr. Cooper, were sufficient
reasons for the announcement of his
candidacy in 1915. Mr. Cooper believes
in a State controlled warehouse
system, but one that closely
co-ordinates with the national banking
system in the guaranteeing of
warehouse receipts. The Laurens
candidate thinks that state rating bureau
should be substituted for the
combination bureau forbidden by the
Laney-Odom act or a one-man judge.
Mr. Cooper's statement follows:
"I have entered the race for gov- (
ernor at the solicitations of numerous
friends in whom I have implicit faith
and confidence. Without these evidences
of friendship and support I
would not be in the race today. However,
the reasons which prompted me
to offer for this high honor two years
ago have reinforced me in my decision
to run again. These I consider
pardonable reasons as they grow out
of the promptings of my heart to be
of service and, at the same time, to
realize the ambition that every true
South Carolinian may well cherish,
to be governor of this great and good
State. If there are those who find
fault with this position, let them
make of it what they may. I stand
upon the right, taught me from child
hood, that any Democrat is privileged
to offer himself as a candidate for
nomination by the party for any office
within the gift of the people. I
"I have never, during the past 16
years of public life/Bbsed my candidacy
for any position on any other
platform than that of my fitness for
public service. I do not expect to
deviate from that course, unless forced
to it by otherq. It Bhall be my
endeavor to condtict my campaign
free from personalities and let the
people of the State decide by their
ballot whom they desire to represent
them in this great office. |
"It is impossible at this time to
predict the issues upon which the
campaigns are decided by issues
which came to the surface during the
last few weeks. However, it is ap
parent to me that thip people will <
want to know our respective positions
upon the warehouse *nd insurance '
situations. I:
"In regard to the former, I will i
3tate that I am in hearty sympathy,1
with the fundamental principles un- i
ierlying the State-controlled ware- j i
house idea. That is; I believe that j
it is within the province of the State
to provide some means which will facilitate
the gradual marketing of
the State's principal product or products,
so that the producers may
realize a fair profit. I believe that
the State warehouse system as now
:onducted is a long step forward in
NEW OUTFIT ARRIVES.
Lexington Dispatch Receive* Machinery
to Replace That Burned.
Lexington , May 19.?The new
printing outfit of the Lexington Dispatch
has arrived and is being installed
by zn exnert from Atlanta. The
entire plant of The Dispatch was destroyed
in the fire some weeks ago.
New presses and all kinds of type are
being put in, and no weekly paper in
the country will have a better outfit
than The Dispatch. Mr. Harman has
leased rooms in the Rauch building,
on east Depot street, and this will be
the permanent home of Lexington's
oldest paper, the proprietor having
decided not to rebuild on the Main
street lot where the paper was formerly
located.
i War Situation
iars A 00
try, in the prompt, bold, and efficient
measures which they have adopted,
in repelling the invasion of our
soil by the Mexican army, and in
maintaining the rights of our citizens
and the dignity of the nation.
Resolved, That in view of the
eventful crisis, we will rest upon our
arms, prepared to respond with alacrity,
to the call of duty and of pa
inousm, ana n neea De, to maintain
with our lives and our fortunes,
the rights and honor of our country.
Ordered, that the Secretary publish
the foregoing proceedings.
J. B. Moragne, Capt. A. L. I.
Thos. Thomson, Sec'y.
We learn that Gen. Bonham_ has
suspended Ms orders for the Kegimental
parades, chiefly to avoid the
expense and inconvenience to which
it would subject the citizens of the
Division, especially as they may be
ordered out shortly by the Governor
of the State; that he recommends to
companies in progress of organization
for the war, to complete their
numbers and tender their services to
the Governor and to the President.?
The Abbeville Banner,-May 27, 1846.
er Makes
r
t for Publication1
this direction, but I am not sufficient- .
ly familiar with the details of its op- 0
eration to say just what changes, if c
any, are needed to make it the effec- v,
tive system that it should be. I will
state, however, that the system is
far from complete until' other cottongrowing
States adopt similar meas- ?
ures to protect its producers. For this *
reason I think that the system should p
ultimately be a federalizde institu- d
tion. Tins question is of sufficient
importance to justify the hope that it
will be considered without regaid to
the personal ambition or political fortune
of any one or group of individ- o
uals. :r'-' : S(
"I think, also, that the State should ii
provide for the inspection of private f<
warehouses, where desired, in order
to strengthen their receipts in the
money markets of the United States.
"Fire insurance in the conduct of g
the business of the country is a ne- g
cessity. It must be furnished either tl
by the State or by;private companies. 0
i do not hesitate to say that [ think
it would be a mistake for the.State to
enter the insurance business. Firfc insurance
companies are organizW pure ?
ly as business enterprises. It is their ?.
purpose to make money-for the stockholders,
as well as to provide insur- M
ance for their customers. It is rea-i o
sonable to assume that such com- "
panies would desire to do business in f
South Carolina, if the business is pro- ?
litable. If, however,, they demand, as.a
oondition precedent totheir ..doing [J
business in the State, that theState
must surrender its rights to-regulate
their business in order to provide protection
for it citizens, an issue is x
made on which .no patriotic' citizen ^
can hesitate to take'a position. If,
on the other hand, the State,' by leg- ?
islative enactment, has -imposed a 0
burden on the insurance companies a
which make it practically impossible P
for them to operate in the Stite, the J
State should not hesitate to modify 1
such enactments so as to do justice to IV
ail parties. I believe, instead of giv- *
ing to one person the right to make *
rates, that such power should be Vest- v
ed in theharids of an impartial board.
I do not think the insurance , compian- 1
ics which left theState had sufficient
cause to do so. ^ey : should have
shown at least a disposition to Continue
business and given the insur- b
ance commissioner a chance todem- p
onstrate whether or not he would ex- j 0
ercise his power under the Laney-M
Odom act in an arbitrary manner. | f
The objection raised against this law ti
in leference to the matter of certain
affidavits is, in my opinion, untenable.
The law is not susceptible of-the construction
given it by the insurance r
companies. j e
'I shall stand this year where I did ^
two years ago in reference to the en- g
forcement of law. No people can ever ^
become really great unless they are a n
law-ubiding and a law enforcing peo- jj
pie. I shall also discuss during thei
campaign the matter of teaching agriculture
in the public schools, rural
credits, etc." ^
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RESULT OF SECOND PRIMARY *
IN M'CORMICK COUNTY ?
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There was more interest taken in
the second than in the first primary J
for treasurer and auditor, 1074 votes <
being cast last Tuesday to 1023 the j
previous week. 2
In the race for treasurer W. H.
Parks get 770 votes, and L. S. Brad- i
ley 304, a majority of 467 for W.
W Parta
For auditor C. W. Pennal received
539 votes, and P. J. Robinson 535, a 1
majority of 4 for C. W. Pennal. ?
The newly elected treasurer and <
auditor enjoy the distinction of being i
the Arts men ever elevated to office <
by election in McCormick County, .
and all will join in wishing them success
in the discharge of the duties
which will devolve upon them.
As Chronicled
and Ti
Washington, May 22.? The eco
nomic situation in Mexico is extreme- (
ly grave, according to official advices *
to the state department. With the
monetary situation already acute, the 8
food shortage in Mexico City and ?
vicinity continuing without prospect o
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"A Oitjr iiuincuiaib i wuvj. mhv* ???? .? w
labor strike existing over virtually all t
the Mexican railroad lines, the de b
facto government is pictured as fac- e
ing a serious domestic plight.
First hand reports as to the situa- r
tion in northern Mexico will reach the ii
department this week. Consul Letcher h
from Chihuahua City is en route to e
Washington, presumably bringing c
with him a synopsis of the reports of s;
five other consuls recently ordered 1<
to the border to talk over conditions s
with military officials there. n
Tell, of New Note. tl
The department today received fur- b
ther advices from Special Agent S
Rodgers at Mexico- City telling of the S
? *-- ?t-?-l- ?mi u?r
new note wmcn win uv umuuivu tu I v
No Diapansary Constable.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.?Goverlor
Manning has announced that he
rill not appoint a dispensary consta>le
with state-wide authority.
Annual EpUcopal Council.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.?The
26th annual council of the ^iocese
f South Carolina of the Episcopal
hurcn, was held in uoiumpia last
reek.
Laurens Calls Virginia Paster.
Liaurcns, S. C., May 22?The conregation.
of the Fitsfc Baptist church
f Laurens, has extended a call ' to
:ev. i Dr. Samuel H. Templeman, of
Richmond, Va. *
Chester Votes School; Funds.
Chester, S. C., May 22?Sy a vote
f 197 to 80, the voters of Ghester
ihool district, on Tuesday decided to
lcrease the special school tax to
Mir mills.
New Fire Insurance Company.
Columbia, S. C., May 22.?The new
outh Fire Insurance Company of
ltoib*r?, h88 been commissioned fay
lie'secretary of state with a Capital
f $100,000. r
Dies of Wounds.
Sumter, S. C.f May 20;-?J. J. Bareld
of Lee County, died in Sumter
'uesday of gunshot wounda indicted
pon him the previous Thursday rby
ilbertJ Eogan, tk' negro. ' Before h4>!
kd Barfteld'admitted that he was
espohfeible for the difficulty whifch
r ought r?n Iris death. Be leavee^s
ridow and sue. children. The negro
afrehdered ifter the shooting ana is
1 jail in Bishopville.
Two Nali Shot; JiihnL
Greenville, rA;
leal and W. Di'Bwira^w'eW rfiot and
tighter wounded in .Greenville .last
[Sday .iftenioon; by, S*m>N?*lk M
fX'-A' Neal. The elder Neal was
lleged to have been drunk and Deputy
SheriffVW-. IX Howard and W.
). Brown-Attempted-- to arrest him,
t is alleged that young Neal shot at
be tyro, deputes hut instead shot his
ather' and: one Of the deputies;' - The
woNealsare nowin jail irtGreenHle.
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IUSINESS CLOCKS BE SET
w . F0RWARD AN HOUR AT TWO
London, May 20.?Allclocks where
usinesg is to be conducted'will* be
usWd forward .anhotir at two'
'clock tomorrow r as a result of ' a
fcylifeht saving- propaganda started
ecentJy. 1 Northern European court-,
-ies are taking the same action.
Negro Suicides.
Lexington,. S. C., May 22.?Ciane90
Nelms, a negro girl of Lexington
ounty,, committed suicide last week
y slashing herr throat with a razor/
he told sbtne of her people previous
> the suicide that a boy of the commnity
had been telling stories on
er and she was going to kill herself.
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Godfrey Re-elected.
Anderson, S. C., May 22..?J. H.
Jodfrey was re-elected mayor of Anlerson
Tuesday. Mr. Godfrey is on
he staff of the Anderson Daily Mail,
le defeated Wade H. Sanders, forner
city engineer, 801 to 420.
Firat Illicit Still in 50 Years.
Lancaster, S. C., May 22.?Sheriff
lohn P. Hunter and a posse destroyed
an illicit still in Lancaster county
ast week. The still was the first to
.? i. j il_a. a.?
jc ctiptuicu in uiat county in nity
/ears.
\NTREVILLE TEACHERS'
ELECTION SATURDAY
Antreville, May 22.?The Antrerile
school trustees and parents met
at the Antreville school house, Saturday,
to elect teachers for the next
3chool year. Mr. Brown, from Anderson,
was elected principal, Miss
Aileen Herron, grammar grade, Miss
Valeria Crowther, primary. The two
mill tax was carried, 20 in favor and
3" flo-ainst it.
in Abbeville
oday
3ecretary Lansing by Eliseo Arreiondo,
ambassador designate. He
hrew no light on its purport.
While reports as to the domestic
lituation of the Carranza government
ire gloomy, the attitude of Mexican
ifficials towards the United States has
ieen described as more friendly since
he border military conference. It is
relieved possible this will be reflectd
in the new note.
Since the state department's rep
X. iV J J
eseniauon as to wie renewed raiting
in the Big Bend country of Texas
as not been answered the note isy
xpected to go into the subject. Offiials
here, including Secretary Baker,
ay the border military conference
2ft the situation unchanged as to
teps to be taken with regard to new
aids. The state department holds 1
hat the original agreement proposed
y Gen. Carranza and accepted by |
ecretary Lansing fully covers Col. |
ibley's drive into Mexico after the |
loquillas raiders.
WIPING Dill THF
MISSION DEBTS
SOUTHERN BAPTIST PLEDGED
$80,fl|00 AT CONVENTION
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Brooch Are Given.
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CoBTonbon Will Also Eflfl?Ter U
Rail* $72,000 D*bt Hanging Qr?r
Horn* Miaatoa Board B?fp*? A4? ':-ij
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journmcnt ^ Tak?n.
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"WAj
Asheville, May 19.?The Southern ?
Baptist convention faced ittf1. own
Bfemiee mad* last ' niyhtto: aie&r
away todaythe debt of $180,000 of
fts fore^n mis?i6tll>o*nL ,.i
hdp^d^ fcet;lh?r)>a)anQe Jtafay- X*0
diamond ,rngs and a diamond brafeh
wfere gi vefe'laat night; by hr qm&d? when
hcdres:mls?oriJta>aW,; ttjiaiaMtiBf tha
fiscal year virtually free from financial
difficulties. ' f M '>ni\T
Would Convert Russian - PckMrt. |
~ A$ev$,eAN, C.^May 19.?Plana to i
send aiissioodrks iJiV' German and #
Austrian "prison camps to attempt to
convert to the Baptist faith the "2r
000,000 Russian prisoners of war
em Baptiatconvention At ita season , ^
%^>*ndrsaa^T HAlfih G*ttlHd9?to4
I
prisoners was aavaMeea oy" tiativi r<
UtottUn,vfcmm rK:ttoc<?wj#u u
WiUiam Fetter, who toglta cmrren- $
tion that he had been ^mmecrjfrom * :>
Russia because of his religions activities
after'adopting the Baptift ':-fM
rfaithNn^twgradf": -M ^
4<AK?r Jfcfifovpr jMjd
churches JFetle/Sd^ut . ?
now 'we must tAke frdvaritaife of ?n -1
k - > J i- . >? V -y
opporrumry we^HMty nevsprareinn
in a thousand i^ear* and cotroift U-:M
RuwUiMhWijrtlWJ;., II. ?M;C?n,?a.
flem they ;i
will create sucn A te agio us aw*kefn?
fng febnw?ftto thcw -;
as the 'world-Jias never liin ?; :>
No fdrrtal action was-taken on the
sug* esti?n,tntf many ddjgato.fc Jit
convention.-wej>t aa Fetler. deecribed
/Keligiiiua' persecutions in Russia "V>x
Jews and Baptists alike;" " T-- *
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Another' Villa Story.
El Paso, May 19.?Villa is opertt*
ing south of Parral under an a*swn?
ed name, according to a story currant
in Chihauhua City and brought here
by travellers. They said the'bandit is
known.as Augustin Garicia and had
gathered a band of about 200.
; " . '
Floating Dock Raised.
Tien Tsin/ May 18.? The big )|
floating dock at Tsing Tan, which
the Germans sank together with
their warships just before the sur
renaer 01 toe ioria ui uie lutpa^otvi
has been raised by the Japanese ana
will soon be taken toSaseho,Japan.
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96 Merchant Ships Sunk.
Berlin, May 19.r?An official an?
nouncement says that during the
month of April Ainety-six hostile
merchantmen of/225,000 tons were
sunk, by German and Austro-Hun?
garian sutmarines or mines.
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Hungraians Raise $300,000,000.
Berlin, via London, May l&-~8ob?
scriptions amounting to 1,200^000,*
000 crowns ($800,000,000) have *
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garian war loan.
New Coal Road.
Wheeling-, W. Va., May 19.? Application
for a charter for the Wheel* ;s
ing and Eastern Railway company
has been made to-the secretaries [ of
state of Pennsylvania and tf4e?.yir?
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Dr. Grayaon to W?d.
Washington, May 19.?*Dr. Cary T
Grayson, President Wilson's naval
aide and physician, and Miss : Alice
Gertrude . Gordon, will be married at
St. George's Episcopal church, New
York, May 24.
Noblemen.
L. A. and W. T. Stephens and W.
D. Carroll left Monday night for
Raleigh, N. C., where they will attend
the meeting of the Shriners of
North and South Carolina and Vir*
ginia.
Another Candidate.
Mr. W. J. Evans is announced in
this issue as a candidate for Superintendent
of Education. Mr. Evans is
a graduate of Clemson College, and
is a substantial farmer. For some
years he has served on the County
Board of Education, where he has
taken great interest in the improvement
of the schools. If elected he
will make a faithful and efficient offv? - ^
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