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"TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIGHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN HE FALSE TO ANY MAN." By STECK, SHELOR & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1011. New Sortes No. Oil.-Volume LX1 fy fy fy fy fy fy fy fy FALL * --- * Woods Trade Rye, Barley, \ * Clover and 1 sowing. fy 4? C. W. & J. E. Walhall IT PAYS TO Bl 4? ?fr 4- 4? 4? 4> 4? 4 "MOOSE" TO ENTER CAROLINA ? in lut Dilated tim? Roosevelt Candidate May Oe on Blouse Ticket. (Staff Cor. Atlanta Journal.) Columbia, Sept. 9.-The most sig nificant "hint" that a spilt between the warring factions in South Caro lina politics and a throwing of the troubled question as 'to who is to be Governor Into the general election will be the signal for tho entrance of the Roosevelt, or "Bull Moose" party was contained In a note of warning addressed to the Democratic State Executive Committee by W. P. Beard, publicity agent for Governor Blease, Hls-opening charge that the "pres ent political situation in South Caro lina, arising as it does from a general charge of fraud, put forth by tho de feated candidate for Governor, Ira B. Jones, and the consequent ill feeling it has engendered among our citizens, augurs ill for the future solidity of white Democracy, and of fers an opening for the Bull Moose, is considered by many ns tantamount to a statement to the committee that they had better go slow, or assist ance would be lent the "Bull Moose." Warning of Tillman. The Dleaso campaign writer and publicity boomer cites the warning of Tillman, who told the State com mittee to go slow about throwing Blease out, for he would certainly run independently, and Roosevelt would back him with all tho money necessary. The public warnings are construed by many to mean that if the State committee should throw out Blease's nomination, if fraud is found, that Blease would run Independently in the November elections, and that there is grave danger of an alliance betwc him and Roosevelt. That Roosevelt ls looking to tho South with longing eyes, and that he would quickly step into a breach be tween the wliite people in South Car olina and make a fight for tho elec toral vote of tills State no one will deny. An alliance between Blease and Roosevelt would throw tho smouldering flames in South Carolina Into bright white heat. The member of the Blease Inner circle "dopes" it out that Richard I. Manning is going to be run for Governor in tho No vember election by the antl-Blcasc ites, and that Jones will be stood aside. But tho "dope" goes further and asserts that Senator Tillman will be discarded and that John Cary Evans will go before the Cenearl As sembly as a candidate for Tillman's seat, and the article argues that, as the Legislature will be antl-Bloase, this will naturally follow. The State committee is overwhelm ingly antl-Blcase, but tho Jones peo ple laugh at the "dope" of the Blease adherents and say that it is simply a straw showing thal Blease Is determined to run Independently if the committee should throw him ont. The State committee, heeding the cry which came up from all parts of the Stale to investigate the Charges of wholesale fraud and ir regttlarltles, and the public charge of Governor Blease thal he Jones forces had stuffed the ball? boxes to tiio extent of 20.0110 votes, deter mined to probe al) ?barges of fraud to the bottom, regardless of who it helped or hurt. The schism between tho Blease and anti-Dlease forces is dee)). Partisan feeling ls running high, and both .sides are thinking they are right. Tho Jones people think that they have been cheated out of the election by wholesale fraud, while tho Blouse people think the State committee ls trying to count their man out after he has won the nomination. lOach sido views the other with suspicion, and thus the uncertainty and doubt of the outcome Increases. Chamberlain's Never fulls. Dny it now. It may save life. # Mark Brand retch, Crimson Elape for fall ? . . . . BAUKNIGHT, La, S. C. JY FOR CASH. fy fy fy fy * SOLDIERS TO BORDER. Regiments t<> Mexican Frontier Consider Situation Grave, Washington, Sept. 7.-Two devel opments in the Mexican situation to day led observers of that situation to regard conditions as grave. Presi dent Taft ordered two full regiments of cavalry to the border Une, and the Madero government contemplated asking permission of the United States to transport Its loyal troops through Texas and New Mexico to attack the scattered bands of maraud ing rebels sallying across the line at tacking American ranches and steal ing cattle. After Major Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of.staJLof tb . army, ,had talked over the telephone with President Taft, at Beverly] the Thirteenth cav alry, from Port D. A. Russell, Wyom ing, and the Ninth cavalry, from Port Kiley, Kansas, were put under rush orders to join the border patrol. The President authorized the im port of 500 lilies and 150,000 rounds of ammunition to tho beleaguerd Americans in the Cananea district. The President made it plain that under no circumstances were the troops to cross the Uno, and that ho still regarded Intervention as an act of the very last resort. May Co-Opornte. The United States probably would permit Hie Madero government to send troops through Texas and New Mexico into northern Chihuahua, in asmuch as the State Department has demanded that Mexico send Federal troops into northern Mexico to pro tect Americans, it is assumed the United States will co-operate with President Madero In an effort to do so. The Mexican Congress first au thorized tlie sending of troops out of its country. This was done in the Madero rebellion. Congressional Authority. Beverly, Mass., Sept. 7.-Although President Taft will not Intervene in Mexico without the fullest delibera tion uiion a step that would mean war, his friends declared to-night that Intervention is nearer than lt has been since the first American troops were rushed to the border, eighteen months ago. lt can be stated on the highest au thority that should the President de cide that Intervention ls the only course open to him, he will call Con gress in September session and de mand of it authority to send tho American anny across tho border. Under no circumstances, ho has told his friends, would he do any un friendly act against Mexico without consulting Congress. Friends of the President realize that he will give the order to invade Mexico only with the greatest reluct ance. Seeks No War Honors. They are aware that it already has been charged by Senators that the President might send the army Keross the line, malte himself a "war President," and rely upon that to hiing victory to himself and the Re publican party in November. Mr. Taft lias said that such a statement is utterly Without foundation and declared to his advisers that lt would be hard to conceive of a Presi dent who would use hs ofllce to throw his country into a war which experts have predicted could end in not less than two years; that would cost millions, that would mean the sacrifico of thousands of lives and ruin for years to come the basis * this nation's friendship with t Central and South American iv. .li lies. Tho implicit confidence that many people have In Chamberlain's Collo, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy ls rounded on their experience In the uso of that remedy and their knowl edge of tho many remarkable cures it colic, diarrhoea and dysentery that lt bas effected. For salo by all denl jrs. Unofficial Rel for The figures given bi absolutely oorreot. Thej giving below the indicate PBBOINOTS. House of Reps. Clemson Col.. . Dbl. Springs.. . Jordania. Newry. Richland. Salem . Belmont. Bethlehem . . . Fair Play. Friendship High Palls 2. . Little River . . Madison . Oak Grove . . . Onkway . Providence . . . Seneca . Tabor . Tokeeua . Tugaloo . Walhalla _ Westminster .. WeBt Union . . Earle's Mill. . . South Union Long Creek ., Retreat. Picket Post ... High Falls 1.. Holly Springs . Jocassee . Tnmassee Damascus 8 23 52 29 27 76 8 22 au 35 21 30 37 25 107 7 174 50? 48 36 142 133 82 19 72 39 20 9 33 32 TOTALS,. . . |14H?|102l|l5f>l 31 25 20 69 71 77 12 9 39 22 29 34 37 24 101 13 265 ll 42 4 282 222 70 18 35 14 14 12 15 4 23 16 20 68 46 58 18 20 47 33 30 22 52 23 107 21 212 25 18 24 210 264 106 10 35 10 5 20 17 31 12 28 54 78 3 75 6 13 38 14 56 6 24 34 83 1 93 34 26 20 133 165 66 23 52 37 13 24 29 55 SEND IN THE CLUB ROLLS, fl Probe Groundwork Into Primary Fraud Laid by Stephenson. Columbia, Sept. 9.-The ground work for the probe-.Into thc alleged wholesale fraud in connection with the recent primary in South Caro lina was laid to-day in a letter from W. P. Stevenson, the chairman of tlie sub-committee of the State Exec utive Committee, as follows: "Asheville, N. C., Sept. 7.-To the Editors and County Executive Com mitteemen of tlie State: I am enter ing upon the disagreeable duty of collecting the evidence ns to the late primary for Governor, and I want all pertinent evidence, whether it shows regularity or irregularity. My de sire shall be to do right, and not to do anything for a partisan advant age. "In order to show the cleanness or crookedness of the primary, it will be necessary to have copies of tlie poll lists, and club rolls for the pri mary of August 2 7. "The poll lists should be on file with the Clerk or Court. Tho club rolls should be In the hands ol' the managers at the various precincts at the primary next Tuesday. To aid us in saving the primary system, I call on the newspapers of counties respectively (at least one or thom) to publish the poll list or the re spective clubs ot their counties in one issue of next week and send at least two copies or the paper to me nt Cheraw, S. C., and one to Hon. John Gary Evans, at Columbia, S. C. "I call upon the managers to send up the club rolls of each club with their returns next Thursday to the county chairman and leave them in his custody for the inspection of the committee. "If it Is necessary to have any ex pense by the newspapers in copying the poll l'.sts for their use, 1 will en deavor to have the same defrayed oh filing the hill and the copy of the list with me. W. F. Stevenson, "Chairman of the Sub-Committee Democratic Executive Committee." Vole Buying in Georgia, Madison, Ga., Sept. 9.- -Twelve men were indicted by tho grand jury of Morgan county Superior Court to-day on the charge; of having bought and sold votes at the county primary held last May. Their names were not announced, but it is said thai a majority of them live in the thickhead, Wellington ind Fair Play districts. Fifty or more additional Indict ments are expected to roi low. A lumber or the most weatlhy and prominent men or the county are im plicated, and will be numbered Ftthong those who are indicted, it Is lie! ie ved. The grand jury has been in session duce last Thursday, making a search ing investigation of the methods iised In conducting tho primary last May. Those who were defeated in this primary openly charged that tho suc cessful candidates formed a pool, .adi putting in so nundi niomW,which ?.hey distributed throughout Hie iounty to district heelers, who lu [urn bought up the voten:. ,7 / i- v.1. jns from Se JV' * ? bunty Office Blow are not official, nor d r a?e\, however, sufficiently onsi j.which will hardly be 8 From the above figures the. Indien? tiens are ?lint M. ft; McDonald mid Frank ll. Shirley aro safely elected .is mem bers of the House of Representa tives. R. Henry Alexander elected Treas urer. \V? C. Foster elected Supervisor. Whit Knox elected Coroner. W. H. Hunt and H. C. Walker elected County Commissioners. ," ll. Crawford elected Supervisor of Hegistration? Indications arc that .lohn W. Da vis is elected .Sheri If by a small ma jority, tho totals showing that lie leads W. M. Ray by 72 votes. Throe precincts-Jocassee, Tnmnsseo and Damascus-are to be heard from. These three polled Hu votes in the first primary, ?nul allowing ?0 votes for this time (which is about thc proportionate felling off between the two primarles) there is no hone for Mr. Ray to overcome this lead. These are the indications as we seo them, but, as stated above, the figures from which these indications aro made up are not guaranteed as absolutely correct, nor arti they ofll clal. STORM JAIL AND LYNCH NKORO. Accomplice in Murder of White Ghi Shot, M i'( ileited and Hanged. Cumming, Qa., Sept. 10.-ICd. Co, lins, a negro who was charged with helping to hide the body of a young white woman several days ago after she had been assaulted, was shot to death while in jail hero by a mob of several hundred white men this afternoon. His body was mutilated with a crowbar, after which a rope was placed about tho neck and the body was dragged to the town square, where it was strung up to a telegraph pole. Collins was Implicated with Kni est Cox, alias Daniels, tho negro who confessed to assaulting tho white woman and who was taken ?to tho Atlanta prison yesterday for safe keeping, Colins, together with two other negro men and a negress, the mo ther of Ernest Cox, were arrested near here to-day by Sheriff W. W. Heid and his deputies. The prison ers were brought here in an auto mobile which was hold up by the mob that quickly gathered. The sheriff succeeded In getting his prisoners in the jail, but shortly afterwards the mob appeared and battered down the doors with iron bars and riddled Collins' body with bullets as he lay cringing with fear on the lloor of his cell. The other prisoners were not molested. ..Citizen Josh" Has Slight Stroke. (Anderson Mail, 6th.) It waa reported in Anderson to aay that ''Citizen" .Joshua W. Ashley had beon paralyzed at his home in this county. There were conflicting reports, one saying that ho had suf fered two strokes and was in a dan serous condition. coiid Primary rs. o we claim that they are accurate to justify UK in ifTected by official count : County Com. Sup. Hog. 22 ll 8 28 43 47 5 23 62 39 7 24 44 12 103 12 162 10 28 23 244 172 61 27 20 3 8 6 17 27 33 36 22 55 48 60 ll 31 40 12 22 23 48 33 109 18 121 i9 9 35 303 284 74 4 39 31 19 27| 13 85 5 10 24 21 16 27 13 6 23 32 6 ll 38 29 105 1 121 44 41 3 95 151 26 30 57 17 ' *8 5 6 3 20 60 100 20 94 15 4 52 12 53 22 ll 21 67 2 175 18 22 15 211 79 139 2 57 23 24 12 37 29 208 1014 071 1300 1038 1020 1310 35 26 40 69 62 98 5 23 89 48 55 38 53 24 106 21 295 37 62 30 161 254 85 34 39 29 9 20 39 52 9 30 51 84 21 62 21 ll 78 43 24 ll 19 20 157 14 229 28 59 31 107 298 56 33 54 15 13 6 8 34 29 16 21 32 52 80 1 21 25 9 44 35 56 33 42 7 126 36 8 ll 247 92 106 2 43 35 13 28 39 27 -....... >T_v."--rr- ;?? .- ? ?. THU PIH8T G?NNKH8' UT. Shows General Fulling On*, Hut Hlg Gains in Texas. Washington, Sept. 9.-Tho first cotton ginning report of the census bureau for the 1912 season, issued at 10 a. ni. to-day, announced that 729, 92 6 bales of cotton of the growth of 1912 had been ginned prior to Sep tember 1, counting round as half bales. To that date last year 771,297 bales, or 5 per cent of the entire crop, had been ginned; in 1908, 402,229 bales, or 3.1 per cent of the crop, and in 1 906, 407.?51 bales, or 3.1 pel een t of the crop. Included in the total glnnnlgs were 6,13 1 round bales, compared with 7, 709 round bales last year to Septem ber 1; 10,976 round bales in 1910, and 1 1,587 lound bales in 1909. The number of bales of sea island cotton included was 213, compared with 546 bales for 1911, 218 bales for 1910 and 1,2:56 bales for 1909. Ginnlngs prior to September 1, by States, with comparisons for last year, follow: 1012. Alabama. li'.798 Florida . 1,769 Georgia . 33,98 1 Mississippi . 45(5 North Carolina_ 670 South Carolina... 4,624 Texas .6 7 3,939 All of the States showed a marked falling off except. Texas. 1911. 40,501 3,7 96 134.431 1,865 19,364 19,364 55 7,544 South Florida Deluged. Tampa, Fla., Sept. 9.--Raining steadily during the last, forty-eight hours, ail records for precipitation were broken In Tampa and vicinity during the period ending at 4 o'clock this afternoon. A total rainfall of 9.7 inches during that time was re corded. Thousands of dollars' damage was done in Tampa and all over South Florida by floods. For the first time in tho history of tide Hooded over In Dobovlllo, the city a swollen the sea wall, a suburb, many houses have been flooded and inhab itants forced to seek quarters else where. In the Peace river district. Hoods aro again reported, doing much dam age to late truck and fruit. Local storm warnings kept all shipping in port and a wireless report says that high winds prevail on the Gulf. Alaine Returns to O. O. I?. Portland, Me.. Sept. 9. - Returns for Governor from 550 out of 634 election districts give: Haines (Re publican) 66,121; Plaisted (Demo crat j 62.127. The corresponding vote in 1910 was Fernald (Republican) 60,566; Plaisted (Democrat) 67,501. These returns show a Republican gain of 9 per cent and a Democratic loss of 8 per cent. if tho same percentage is main* fained throughout the State Haines' election is indicated by about 3,000 plurality. Chamherlflln's ^Hc-. Cholers und lyiiumueriain s ?Marthe*? Remedy. Never fnils. Buy tt now. It mny save life WILL EVATT, NON-OP-A-GUN. "Stole ? Mulo awl Away Ho Hun." Captured In Georgia. Last Thursday night Will Evatt, colored, 17 years of age, stole a mulo from the county poor farm, riding thc animal for 50 miles without stopping long enough to feed or wa ter lt. Steward Cobb heard tho mule being taken from the' stable and as it left the place, but thought that one of his sons, who had spoken of using one of the county animals for the purpose ot going to protracted services at Pleasant Hill, was doing BO; but later the lad appeared in the home and lt was discovered that he had not been to the stable at all. Mr. Cobb's suspicions were aroused and he bogan to investigate. A negro, Will Evatt, had boen around during the day trying to hire to Mr. Cobb, and diligent search fail ed to bring any evidence as to Evatt's whereabouts. Steward Cobb put two and two together, carried the intricate sum over to his adding machine, which showed that the an swer was undoubtedly that Evatt bad stolen tho mule. Without wait ing for the services of an expert ac countant to verify tho correctness of the figures and the answer to the Intricate "sum," ho hitched a good traveler to a "buggy and started In pursuit. The negro had already considera ble lead on him, and Mr. Cobb was forced to keep a close tab on the mule traeks that led from tho poor farm stable, so his progress was much slower than Evatt's. How ever, Sheriff Wansley, of Carnes vllle, ran across a negro with a good looking mule, said negro being en gaged diligently in efforts to dispose of the Balaam at prices ranging from $150 down to $65. He also began to "flggor" a blt, and his total to tho Intricate work of putting two and two together was the same as Steward Cobb's:-that ls, "nigger you stole that mule." So he placed him under arrest, and a few hours later Steward Cobb rode up, having traced the mule closely and carefully, and having missed nary a turn in tho road that Mr. Mule Thief had taken. Evatt and the mulo were promptly turned over to Steward Cobb, who brought them; back to Oconee, lodg ing the n?hte in the poor farm stable arid the negro in tho county jail Sat urday evening. The mule was not seriously hurt, but suffered some from bard driving and short rations. Several years ago Evatt "worked with Steward Cobb for 30 days," having been sent up for that length of time, for stealing a shotgun. Ho \yas committed then by Magistrate Singh ion, of the Taber section ol' Oconee. It ls probable that he will answer to several charges this time, tho mule's condition giving evidence that, beside thc charge of theft, a charge of cruelty to animals would lie in court-that is, of course, pro vided Evatt cannot lie out of it. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET. Call for Thursday (To-Morrow), Sep tember t'2, ut Noon. The members of the County Execu tive Committee are called to meet at. the Court House on Thursday, Sep tember 12, 1012, at noon, to tabulate the vote, declare the lesult of the second primary and attend to any other business that may come up. All managers aro required to send in their club rolls and poll lists. .las. M. Moss, County Chairman. MB. MILLER, NOT MB. TOMPKINS. Error Crept Into Otllcinl Declaration of County Executive C<?n,....ttee. l'util Thursday of last week it was generally supposed that tho name of J, H. Tompkins, candidate for County Commissioner, would appear on the election tickets Tor the second pri mary. As a matter of fact, his name was printed on a full set of tickets, which were destroyed so soon as tho error was noticed. Mr. Tompkins received 663 votes in Hie Dist primary, and Jackson H. Miller received 691, but In making up the official declaration of results this fact was not observed, and Mr. Tompkins was declared in tho race, as it was thought his was tho fourth highest vote. As soon as tho atten tion of Chairman Jas. M. Moss was (ailed to the error ho had all of the first tickets (none of which had been Bent out) destroyed, and new ones with Mr. Miller's name were printed. The members of the Executive Committee, tho County Chairman ?md all concerned deeply regret tho error, but it was one of those tilings that will happen, and no ono ls to blame, lt. was simply an error, by oversight, that could not bo helped. Every possible means of notifying the public was taken advantage of, circulars being printed and distrib uted, and a small bunch of these sent out with each batch of tickets. Their Salaries Enjoined, (The State, Otb.) A. W. Jones, Comptroller General of South Carolina, has been ordered to show cause to-day beforo Judge Cage why he should not bo enjoined from paying the salaries of H. W. Richardson and Dr. P. W. P. But ler, members of tho Confederate Home Commission, and alleged tobe officers of the Institution.