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Wi t'i, K -. \ ? . . . A ? V V''.;- . Jj j jjU "TO THINK OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIORT THE I>AY: THOU CANST NOT TURN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUOUST 21, 1012. New Series No. 018.-Volumo I?IV.-Jjto. ?4 * John E* E * is now in the Nt v purchasing Fall ai ty LOOK FOR MENTS * C. W- & j. E. I * Walhall ty fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy ty JUDGE JONKS AT SENECA. I Visitors Cuing mid Coming-A Sur prise Murriugc Last Sunday. j Seneca, Aug. 20.-Special: Seneca ! is depopulated to-day on account of the State campaign meeting at Wal halla, j Judge Ira 13. Jones spoke here Monday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock, and made a splendid impression. 1 There was a good crowd, and thor- j oughly Jo?>es in its sympathies. A | good attendance of ladies was noted, and a number of handsome floral . offerings were sent up to the. distin guished speaker. Governor Cole L. Blense spent Monday night at the Oconcb Inn on his ?viy to Walhalla from"WesthVln sler, where he spoke Monday after noon. A few of his friends congre gated at tho hotel and called for a speech, but were told by the Cover- | nor that he would not speak until Tuesday night, when he has been in vited to speak In Seneca. Seneca and vicinity have been vis ited by rain tho past week, which 'was beginning to be much needed. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Livingston and ! Mrs. S. D. Cherry have returned from a week's stay in the moun tains. Last Thursday the following young people left for a ten days' visit to various mountain resorts, going In wagons: Misses May Hamilton, Lynn Vernor, Nellie Hines. Verna Stribling, and Messrs. Charles and Edd Vernor, Jim Hughs and Jim Berry. Mrs. Carl Smith chaperoned the party. Wilkes Dendy, Jim Adams and Al fred Pe ritt left Tuesday for a camp ing trip through tho mountains. The many friends of Supt. M. E. Brockman were pleased to see him in Seneca this week. Mrs. A. W. Thompson has return ed to Seneca from Birmingham, where she has been visiting relatives during her vacation. . R. K. Nimmons has returned from a visit to his homefolks. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Nimmons' friends are offering congratulations upon the arrival of a little lady at their home. Ogilvie Todd and Miss Ellen Todd are with their homefolks for a visit of a few days, which news ls afford ing pleasure to their friends here. Miss Norma Gignllliat left last Friday for an extended and delight ful excursion to various points in the North and Northwest, including Canada, Niagara, the Lakes, etc. Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Kirkpatrick are at home again, after a visit to Davidson College and Montrent. They were accompanied home by Mrs. Kirkpatrick's brother. Dr. Mc Dalrmld. Hilen Lowery visited Atlanta the past week and bought an automo bile, making the trip back to Seneca in his car. Mrs. J. C. Cary, of Greenville, ls visiting Mrs. D. P. Thomson. Mrs. C. S. Blackburn is entertain ing her mother, Mrs. Rebecca War ing, and sisters of Columbia. Judge Jones was entertained by Hon. F. M. Cary while in Seneca. Miss Frances Arlington is visiting Mrs. L. W. Vernor. Mrs. F. M. Cary and children and Mrs, Loy Cary have returned from Breva rd. A marriage occurred al Westmin ster last Sunday which was a stir prise to the friends of the parties here. Jack Grant, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Grant, and Miss /ila King, of Oakway, were the con tracting parties. Tho Trinis of A Traveler. "I am a traveling salesman," writes IO. IO. Youngs, IO. Berkshire, Vt., and was often troubled with con stipation and Indigestlontion until l began to use Dr. King's New Id fe Pills, which I have found an excel lent remedy." For all stomach, liver or kidney troubles they aro unequal ed. Only 25c. at all druggists. ty ty ty''?'ty ty . ty ty ty M ty ty iuyer, ) ty ?auknight, * sw York markets * id Winter Goods, + ANNOUNCE LATER. 3AUKNIGHT, a, S. C. * ty ty * ty ?j? ty ty ty ?j? ty FROM TH IO LANI) OF BOUNTY. Will Have Better Richland School Meeting Next Year. Bounty Land, Aug. 19.-Special: Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Ellison and two little sons, Harold and William, of Easley, spent several days last week with his parents. Capt. and Mrs. A. H. Ellison. Miss Carrie Strlhling, of Atlanta, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe Mc Donald. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Davis left last Wednesday for their home in Green ville. They, were accompanied : by Miss Julia .iWis. who will he their guest for several weeks. Edgar Shanklin and Dean Davis joined a party of Rlchlandltes and picnicked at the tunnel Saturday. Capt. J. J. Ballenger has been quite indisposed for sevoral days. Misses Margie and Pearl Knox, of Easley, returned home Saturday, af ter an extended visit to their aunt, Miss Bettie Barron. Miss Cora Hubbard has returned from a delightful trip to Washing ton. 1). C., Atlantic City, N. J., New York and Niagara Falls. Jackson Moore is building a nice cottage, which will soon be ready for the occupancy of his family. Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Moorebead, who have been visiting relatives in the vicinity, returned to their bonn at McRae, Ga., to-day. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Bagwell re turned to their home at Corona, Ala after an extended visit to his father, B. E. Bagwell. Mrs. Fannie Fennell and daughter. Miss Frances, of Anderson, were guests of relatives in the community last week, Furman Morton, of West Union, was In the community a short while last week. As a member of the committee on program for the Richland reunion picnic we feel that an explanation ls due the public, who-many at least were disappointed on account of the shortness and monotony of the pro gram, which was gotten up only a few days previous to the occasion. There was a misunderstanding as to who the officers were. We regret this very much, as there were many there from a distance who doubtless look upon the occasion as a failure. We trust that this will not occur again, and that the members of the committee will begin in time prepa rations for a more elaborate program next year. We have no apology to make for the speeches, etc., that were made. They were good. But a more varied program would have been arranged had there been a moro definite un derstanding. Owing to the absence of our presi dent, C. (!. Jaynes, Allen Dendy. Llge Gillison, J. M. Moss and others, the old-time games were not played at all. This fact alone was a dis appointment to many. Many faces were seen on this oc casion that were not seen at the two former reunions, and on the other band we noted tho absence of many who heretofore mingled their voices in cheerful harmony and loving friendship; and thus will lt ever be from year to year. '.Hlest he the tie that binds Our hearts In Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds ls like lo that above." A vast amount of ill health is due to impaired digestion. When the stomach falls to perform BB func tions properly the whole system be comes deranged. A few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets is all you need. They will strengthen your digestion, invigorate your liver, and regulate your bowels, entirely doing away with that miserable feeling due to faulty digestion. Try it. Many others have been permanently cured - why not you? For sale by all deniers. STATE CAMP/ The State campaign meeting In Walhalla was opened promptly'at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, the Rev. W. T. Duncan, of the Methodist church, Invoking a blessing on the , events of the day, and appealing for Divine guidance that the people I might hear all the speakers with but one aim In view, that they might be guided aright lu the casting pf their ballots on the 2 7th for good men, and on the side of civic righteousness and morality. About Two Thousand Present. There were about two thousand people present to hear the candi da les, and all were in good humor. Excellent order was maintained throughout the meeting until Judge .Iones, who, according to the rules adopted by the candidates, was en titled to a reply to a personal attack and statements by Governor Blosse, endeavored to make the categorical rejdy permitted. Then a few in front of the stand began to shout., "We don't want to hear it,"'*"He's said enough," etc., etc. Chairman .las. M. Moss tried to quiet the shouters, and Judge .Iones was Anal ly permitted, handicapped by a few who would listen to no appenls for quiet, to make his denials of the statements of the Governor. Aside from this the meeting was an Ideal one. D. W. McLaurln, candidate for State Treasurer, was the first speaker. Mr. McLaurln is a Confederate veteran and gave a resume of his war record, stating that he had never faltered where duty called during the years of the bloody struggle, and after the war he had returned to his State to serve lt as best he could. He was close, he said, to M, C. Butler, Mart Gary and Wade Hampton during the war and intimately associated \\dth. them In public affairs after the: struggle at arms, assisting them in the work of reconstructing the State government and establishing white rulo. This, however, he said, had nothing to do with the office of State Treasurer, but was Mentioned Inci dentally,. UJM JMie people might know that he wrts a man upon whom they might depend to give faithful and efficient service. Had served as a legislator, and while in that body had always cast his vote conscien tiously and on the side of right as he saw lt. Was a strong advocate of hlghei education, as proven hy his fights in the Legislature for Clem si>n College and Winthrop College for Women. He said that there has been but one State Treasurer since the war who was not a Confederate veteran, and he hoped that Oconee would not go back on tho Confede rate soldier now. s. F. Carter was the second speaker, and he made a good impression upon the audi ence. He said he had no personal war record, as he was not In the war, as was evidenced hy his age. He was no politician, he said, having made the first political speech of his life when he entered this campaign. He had been too busy attending to his duties In thc State Treasurer's office. In which he is now the chief clerk, having risen from the lowest clerkship to the ono next in author ity to the State Treasurer, to which position he now hoped to be advanc ed. He spoke of the duties and re sponsibilities of the office, and warn ed the people a KU inst the danger of putting Into the Important office now men, unfamiliar with the work. He said that he had proven himself com petent in the State Treasurer's office, and that Mr. McLaurln had proven himself competent in the capacity of land agent in the office of the Sink ing Fund Commission. Why not, he asked, place me where I can best serve the people of the State and leave Mr. McLaurln in his present capacity, where he is best calculated to do good work? There was dan ger In changes, he said, and though he did not say that troubles and en tanglements would ensue if Mr. Mc Laurln should be elected, still he warned against this danger. The varied and Intricate duties of the office called for the attention of trained men at the head, and his work had been such as to peculiarly fit him to be State Treasurer. Col. .1. II. Wharton was the next speaker, he being' the first among the candidates for Rail road Commissioner, lt was an in spiring scene, he began, to come to Oconee and speak at the very foot of the mountains and close at the side of one of the oldest churches in the state (St. John's Lutheran), and he could readily see why an Oconee au dience could be the best audience in the State. The environment was calculated to make tho crowd and the candidates feel good and bo good. He said that during the six years he had been on the Railroad Com mission he had endeavored to serve the interests of the public and at the same Mme to be just to the rail roads. He was thoroughly familiar not only with the duties and powers of the commission, but equally ' so with the needs of the people. He had served the people of the Slate in the legislative halls, where he had always stood for education, and as chairman of the committee on" agri culture had been among those who engineered through the General As sembly the hill making Clemson Ag rlcultt?ftil Collego a possibility. He reviewed the fight of the commission in thjttywatter of exchange of mile age f0r> tickets, and the retaliation of thjferwallroads In withdrawing the mileage books from sale. Ho had endeavored with all his power to servejjme people and their Interests, and ?/?v- that ho had a good record of s?fllce to present, on which he was' Willing to appear beforo the peopl??f the State and seek re-elec tion./'BHe referred to his pleasant nssocuSttbn with Col. lt. A. Thomp son, ftfcj'publle life, paid a glowing tribute to people of Coonee and ask <'d fo? a continuance of their sup port. Bf ^.Cnnsler, of Tirzah.' follovvftd, Mr. Wharton, paying his respuCBJ,-to Wharton, who, he said, had d lie nothing in the six years he had b feb a member of the Railroad ComO Ksion. The other candidate for t?fe.oilico, (John G. Richards) Canslj I said, claims to be able to do as m?sli In one day as Wharton couldfpo' In six. Wharton having dono ?othlng in six years, according to "Cflpaler, of Tirzah," if Richards should! be elected he would do six tlmes?as much as Wharton. "Six times jnothlng is nothing," shouted Canslir, :'*'hnd that is what you can expecfl/rOm him." Received ?12,000 voteS?jWhen be ran before and intend ed toabo elected this time. Said frelghV transportation rates were too high and he would see that they wero'^feducod if elected. 'f >Hpn. John G. Richards caine dext and made a splendid talk. He wrapfrroud, be said, to face an Oconj&e>naudience again. Two years age lioihad appeared hero as an aspl raift'fjt&^he office of Governor, and thouglP'it.he people of the State had hot se?iV flt to honor him with this the highest office in their gift, he had np complaint to make. Ile had gone back to his farm and done his duty aa a citizen until called to discharge tho dulles of Railroad Commissioner byji appointment to All a vacancy cauaedChy, death. Ho had done much in tho filterest of the public In the, IS?^^^?^W.fed ' on the Coinmifj^ r sion and sovight the votes of the peo ple of Oconeo and South Cnrollna u .?? ause ho believed that he could do for them that which they needed done. Mr. Richards said that while he was possibly little known to the people of Oconee, he was not a stranger in the Stale, his service tn the Legislature having been such as to result lu a number of bills of his becoming law to the advantage of the citizens of the whole Stale. The people of his county (Kershaw) had endorsed him for every position he bad ever sought, and in no instance had he ever been forced to enter a second 1 ace there ile was the au thor of the bill that gave free schol arships to the women of South Caro lina In that great Institution, Win throp College; offered the amend ment to tho scholarship bill which made lt possible for farmers' sons to obtain free scholarships at Clemson College; introduced the bill that re sulted In the erection of 1(52 school' buildings by State aid. Mr. Rich ards assured the voters if elected as Railroad Commissioner he would give the same conscientious service that he has given in all his public life. With the single exception of the office of Governor, Mr. Richards said that ho regarded the office of Railroad Commissioner the one of most Importance to the people of the State. Therefore, he said. It be hooves the voters to elect, strong men to this oflice. He felt that he was thoroughly competent to dis charge the duties of the office, and would give service of which none need be ashamed if he should be elected. He was well received and impressed himself most favorably upon tho crowd. Hai mini H Evans spoke first among the candidates for Attornc General, paying his re spects to Attorney General Lyon, who followed him. He had no charge of dishonesty to make, he said, but wanted to know what has become of the thousands upon thousands of dol lars t Lat were collected by the winding-Up commissions. These funds, he said, should be used for the education of the children of the State, hut they were being squan dered by tho officials. He said that the present occupant ?if the Attorney General's office was not a brilliant lawyer, but that he (Evans) was a lawyer of great ability and a largo clientage. Turning to tho news paper reporters on the stand he characterized the newspapers and the reporters as a set of the meanest and lowest liars on earth. Ills tirade against both the Attorney General and the papers fell rather flat. He closed his remarks by appealing to "all who do not vote for me in thc coming election to vote for Dick Karlo." Attorney General Lyon spoke calmly, devoting the ninjor part of his time to a discussion of the affairs of his office, which, ho said, were being administered in thc Interest of thc people of the State and against the thieves and grafters In connection with the dispensary. He had been handicapped, he said, by a prejudiced jury iii the En rn um case, tho Richland jury having ac quitted Ka rn um, who afterwards came np and plead guilty, and Judge George IO. Prince had imposed a fine of five thousand dollars. This, Mr. Lyon Raid, was not the termination of the case that he would have liked to have seen, hut the jury having ac quitted barnum, lt was the best that could be done. He had, he said, no time to pay attention to much of Barney's miserable statements, which were false from A to Z. The record stood In the dlsponasry graft cases: One acquittal by Jury, the defendant (Fnrmun) later pelnding guilty, one conviction, and three had for feited their bonds, thereby admit ting their tin lit. As to the collection of funds, he said, out of an institu tion (tito old State dispensary) which had been regarded as bank rupt, he and the winding up com mission had recovered large sums of money, and these funds have been turned over to tho State Treasurer for tile use of the public schools of the State. The Attorney General's office, lie said, had been handicapped in many respects. As one Instance he stated that when he and his asso j elates were fighting the case In the Federal Courts In North Carolina he had appealed to the Genera) Assem bly for a resolution approving the proceeding, tims showing to the Fed eral Judge that South Carolina's con tentions had the moral support of her General Assembly. The resolu tion was introduced, but lt failed of passage In the Senate hy one vote. "Your Senator, J, H. Earle, 1 he said, "voted against the resolution. He says lie voted against lt because he does not believe In legislating law suits. And yet," he continued, "he voted 'to legislate a lawsuit' in tho Augusta dam matter." He had no help then In- the dispensary matter before the Federal Court, and if Mr. Karie had voted for the resolution he would have lind lt. Air. Lyon stated that he had, unassisted, made lt possible to collect taxer, from cor porations to the dinoun*, of $120, 000 annually. "Barnard B. Evans," said Mr. Lyon, "requests the people of the State to Btipport him as the> did two years ago, and 1 join in the request, for he did not carry a sin gle county in the State." Mr. Lyon asked the support of the people of Oconeo, and promised the same faith ful discharge of dutj that has char acterized bia administration. He some bouquet of flowers. Senator J. lt. Earle was the last speaker among the can didates for Attorney General, and stated that this being his home he would not speak at. all but for the references made to him by Attorney General Lyon. He had endeavored, be said, to pitch his campaign on a high plane and had attacked no man's record. He appealed to the people of the county not to become angry in regard to political matters. There was, hu said, no parallel at all in tho two instances (died by the Attorney Genera) with regard to leg islative action. The Federal Court, he said, was the only one to have a voice in the matter at issue and lt would have been presumption for the (Jenen! Assembly to have Inter fered. Ile had respect, he said, for the courts and officers ol' the courts even down to the Attorney General. Ile closed with a story with refer ence to that angelic being, the mo ther-in-law, the purport of the story being that the son-in-law was noti fied of tho death of his mother-in law, with an Inquiry as to disposi tion of the body-embalming, cre mation or burial. The reply was "Take no chances-embalm, cremate, then bury." He (Mr. Earle) was tired of this dispensary bone and wanted it embalmed, cremated and buried forever. Mr. Peebles, the fourth candidate for Attorney General, was called by the County Chairman, but failed to respond, lt was later learned that he had not ar rived in Walhalla, and tho crowd was Informed that tho next speaker would be Hun. lia H. Jones, candidate for Governor. Judge Jones was a little out of voice, which was somewhat husky at first, but as he proceeded his voice seemed to strengthen. He made au admirable speech, pitching his remarks on a high plane and maintaining it throughout. He began by stating that ibis was the third audience lu Oconee that he had addressed thll week, having spoken at Seneca and Westminster yesterday, and he wat delighted with the manner in whicl these; Oconee audiences had conduct ed themselves, it was a pleasure and a privilege to speak to such au dlences. Judge Jones prefaced his remark by stating that he had been a pilbil servant for 2 I years five years as ; member of the Legislature, wher he had been made Speaker of th House, and sixteen years on the Su preme Bench, twelve years of whlc time he had served as Chief Justice He said that lie had frequently bee asked why he resigned the "Joh. He said he had never regarded seat on the Supreme Bench as "joh"- -it was a position of bono and trust -and he had served thor to the best of his ability, with fldellt to all the people of tho State. II believed In men seeking those place of honor and trust where they coul be of greatest service to the people and lie had resigned the office c Chief Justice believing that ho coul beter serve tho State of South Cari lina as Governor of tho State in till II Umo which ho considered a crisis. ( Applause. ) Speaking of his platform Judge JoncB stated that he ls a county local optionist. He drow a distinction be tween the term county local option and town or township local option. He believed in each county settling Its own affairs In tho so utlon of the whiskey problem. If one county wants prohibition, let lt have lt; If another wants dispensary, let lt have It; hut enforce the laws strictly and to the letter, and If the system In vogue does not suit the people or moot tho conditions na they exist, then tho citizens can make a change, strict enforcement of laws that meet conditions ls what ls needed. No enforcement of law will be higher than the sentiment of the publi?. Ile believes In liberal appropria tions for the Confederate veterans, who one by one are passing over tho river. .'While they are still with us," he said, "let us treal them with honor and consideration." Ho paid a high tribute to the Confederate sol diers, many of whom are crippled, maimed and sick. "Let us give thom Hie very liest that IB possible in their declining years." Ile is a strong advocate of good roads, and believes in utilizing tho convicts in building and maintaining the public highways. He dwelt at some length upon the benefits to bo derived from Improved, modorn highways, saying that he believed there was nothing that would bo of greater service in advancing pros perity and Industrial activity than good roads. They were essential to avery citizen, to the farmer, the mer chant, the banker, lawyer-every body. The F?deral government ls largely US'lng the public roads to day In the rural mail service, and he believes in Federal aid in the build ing and maintenance of public high ways. Hood roads, he said, aro a necessity to the town and to the country-to tho country more .than Lo tho town, however, because tho 2< hool? and churches of tho rural districts are more dependent upon thom. Our people and our country deserve good roads. We havo tho best climate, tho best country and the best people on the face of the Barth. (Applause.) He used the story of the pot of gold In a field. ^Why." he said, "there is a Vit of..: gx?la in every flold and on every hill , In old Oconeo." It' ls not necessary td go North, Elast or West to find prosperity; go down deeper Into our awn country. Every man who owns ino farm owns three. If ho plows four inches deep he uses one; if he [>l0W8 eight Inches deep he uses two. ind If he plows twelve inches doop lie will find that he begins to utilize his third farm. Old South Carolina is the greatest State In the .Inion. There is a pot or gold in every field, ind if we will lint go deeper into the soil we will find that pot of gold in the crops that are produced. Ile ap pealed to tho young men to slay in South Carolina and help make the Old State all that she ought to bo. Judge Jones is a graduate of a de nominational college, he said, and ho believes in thc denominational col lege, the State instilutiona, but tho .anse closest to his heart ls tho cause . )f the public schools, upon which in arge measure, the common people must depend mainly for their educa tion. He wants South Carolina to nave one of the finest public school systems In the United States and lopes that we may devise a school system that will give to tho children af the rural districts all the advant ages that are enjoyed by tho chil Jren of the towns and cities. Judge Jones touched briefly upon the Insurance companies doing busi ness in South Carolina. They are re quired to carry a reserve fund of jl"2,000.000. He hoped to induce, these companies to invest that re serve" f.md in South Carolina enter prises, to build up the great State from which this revenue ls drawn. He Said he hoped to Induce thom to rio this, but If they could not be in duced to do it by persuasion, he ravored compelling them to do it. This would be of great advantage to Ibo State ill the way of building large enterprises and furnishing an ilbundnnce of money to those .who need it to carry on business al a lower rale of interest than now (ire vails. Ho favors the Torrens system of land registration. This system gives ii complete and warranted title to tho holder of lands, and there is no going behind the registration under this system. lt stands for all time. Un der present system every time a man buys or sells land some one has to pay a lawyer for investigating title. The Torrens system does away with all this useless expense. This sys tem of land registration would make real estate so stable an asset that lt would be recognised OB the highest and most sound basis of trade. As, it is to-day national banks are not allowed to advance money on mal estate. Ile favored and discussed nt length the bonded warehouse for tho stor ing of cotton and fit her farm pro ducts. Hoped to ?ec the system In vogue generally In this State In a short, while, and lt would provo a great blessing to the people. He had this year realized the benefits of tho warehouse, having stored his own cotton, for which he received 13 cents a pound, whereas ho would have had to take a prlco somewhere between 8 and 10 cents had ho had no placo to ?tore lt. He favored just and full compensation for tho labor (Continued on Page Five.)