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Straps and jracts. ? Charlotte Observer: West Virginia will be just as dry as they make them after July 1. She is the only southern state, we believe, that has written prohibition into her constitution. And the statutes to render effective this provision of organic law are like unto it. Manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors by anybody (not excepting druggists) to anybody for any purpose are absolutely forbidden. It is unlawful to advertise intoxicants in newspapers on billboards or by handbills. There is a state superintendent provided to supervise the strict enforcement of the law. West Virginia would seem to have gone the absolute limit: in view of the problems created by her large and turbulent mining population it is rather to be wondered that she had not done something of the sort before. No steps have been taken so far against the shipment of package wet goods into the state, but probably this happens only because the legislation antedated the enactment by congress of the Webb anti-shipment law. Then, doubtless, shipment into the the state will at least be regulated. West Virginia has put her hand to the plow. ? Dispatches from Athens and Constantinople indicate a practical certainty of the early outbreak of war iiptn-pfn Greece and Turkey. Indeed it almost appears that war has already commenced. Since the plan that was established at the close of the war during which Bulgaria. Servia and Greece overcame Turkey and apportioned a part of Turkey's territory among them, there have been complaints from Greeks in the annexed territory that the Turks have been harassing them continually and also it has been claimed that the Turks have been guilty of continuous brutal treatment of Greeks in their territory. The Greeks have been trying to make the Turks understand that all this must stop, and the Greek premier a few days ago gave utterance to a statement in parliament to the effect that unless Turkey changed her policy at once, there would be war. Announcement was made at Athens on Saturday that Greece had annexed the Turkish islands of Chios and Mutylene, claiming that their possession is necessary for defense against the Ottoman government. It is a fact that Turkey has two dreadnaughts building in British shipyards, and it is a plausible theory that Greece desires to precipitate an inevitable clash before these dreadnaughts are completed. ? President Wilson next March personally will lead the great international fleet of warships from Hampton Roads to Colon to participate in the * 1 ? ~ ' * Donomn cnnnl rormai opening w He will pass through on the bridge of the world-famous old battleship Oregon, as leader of the long line of fighting craft of all nations, and then, after proceeding northward, enter the Golden Gate at the head of this immense armada and attend the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco. This announcement was made Saturday, by Secretary Daniels, who has been working a long time to bring about this notable programme. Originally the president was to go from Washington to Hampton Roads to greet the commanders of the international fleet as they arrived and to participate in the ceremonies attendant upon the departure of the vessels on their long cruise around the North American continent. Afterward he was to make the trip by rail to San Francisco to visit the exposition at some later date. The president. however, has determined now to do full honor to the exposition by making his advent upon the scene at the head of an armada, the like of which Kqo novor fiPPn A lfiG hp will redeem his long standing promise to Colonel George W. Goethals by not only visiting but formally opening the great Panama canal. He will make his passage through that waterway on the battleship Oregon, standing shoulder to shoulder with Rear Admiral Charles E. Clark, retired, who captained the ironclad in her famous Spanish war cruise circumnavigating South America. ? Estimates by Secretary McAdoo indicated that the government income for the fiscal year ending June 30. will exceed ordinary expenses by about $30,000,000. This is about $10,000,000 less than last year's surplus. Income tax returns have fallen below original estimates but the custom houses turned in about $21,000,000 more than predicted. Whatever surplus there is will be absorbed by Panama canal payments as it was last year. Secretary McAdoo estimated that this year's ordinary receipts would aggregate $733,000,000 and the total ordinary disbursements $703,000,000. Total receipts for the last fiscal year were $723,782,921, with ordinary disbursements of $683,699,692. The ordinary internal revenue receipts will probably be about $311,000,000. a decrease of about $1,000,000 from the original estimate." said Secretary McAdoo in a statement recently. "The additional internal revenue receipts will probably amount to about $75,000,000; the total excise tax assessments to date against corporations are between $43,000,000 and $44.000,000, about $2,400,000 in excess of the estimate. The personal income tax assessments to date are $30,350,000 which is $3,250,000 less than the estimate. The total assessment on corporations and individuals will be at least $75,000,000. The miscellaneous r\t c vi'ill rtrnKnltlv nhmit iirt - 000,000 a decrease of about $3,000,000 below the estimates. The department is convinced that many liable to the income tax have failed to make returns and that many have made inaccurate returns. Active steps will be taken to discover all evasions of the law and a large additional amount undoubtedly will be collected from these delinquents." ?"There is not a provision in the anti-trust bill which can be tortured into meaning that violence, coercion or intimidation are authorized or countenanced," said Representative Webb of North Carolina, chairman of the house judiciary committee, in a statement last Saturday regarding the house omnibus anti-trust bill, now pending in the senate. He gave the official version of the development of the labor clause. "The farmers of the Sherman law," Representative Webb said, "never intended to place labor organizations and farmers' organizations under the ban of that law. The existence of a labor or farmers' union never has been unlawful and is not unlawful today, but it was desired to place in the statutory law of the country a recognition of the rights of these organizations to exist and carry out their lawful purposes. After the original section 7 of the anti-trust bill was drawn, certain representatives of labor contended that the section did not give labor all it was entitled to. Finally we agreed to add to what we already had provided in the labor clause, the plank as adopted in the Baltimore convention, that such organizations, orders or associations or their members, should not be held illegal combinations in restraint of trade under the anti-trust laws. This added nothing material, but seemed a pretty good compromise proposition. This does not give labor, farmers' or fraternal organizations any more than they are entitled to under the law today, nor any more than the Federal courts throughout the coun try have held them entitled to. This provision will protect them from dissolution under the anti-trust laws, but does not protect them from penalties for violation of the criminal laws of the country. ? Wall Street Journal: The text of the latest form of the Lever cotton futures bill as finally reported out of the house committee has been misconstrued in a good many interested quarters. Believing that plain English is plain English, not a few members of the trade are of the opinion that the bill if enacted, would virtually destroy speculative trade. Thi? opinion is based on an interpretation of section 10. in which it is provided that the "delivery of cotton under the contract shall not be effected by means of a 'set-off' or 'ring' settlement, but only by transfer of the actual cotton mentioned in the contract." Taken as it stands, this provision indicates that commitment in New York and New Orleans future markets, where actual delivery of the cotton is not made, would become taxable under the bill. However, in the light of section 5, it is apparent that section 10 does not apply to such contracts Section 5 of the bill specifically covers these contracts and, therefore precludes the applica tion of another set of conditions In section 10 to the same contracts. Arthur B. Marsh, former president of the New York Cotton exchange, has made a close study of the various phases of the bill and is authority for the following explanation of the provision in question: "While it would appear that section 10 and section 5 refer to the same contract form, such an interpretation could not be rendered in law. since no two provisions of the same bill may be subject to the same construction. Therefore, by reason of the fact that section 5 applies specifically to the future contract dealt in on the New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges, it follows that section 10 must apply to a different form of contract. In a legal sense the latter clause of the bill could only be accepted in the light of the preceding clause." 5lhr ^lorkriUr (fnquircr. Entered at the Postofflce tn Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.: TUESDAY. JUNE l?, 1914 The passage of the tolls exemption repeal bill will probably put an end to further danger of trouble in Mexico. It is reported that President Wilson. Secretary Bryan and Leader Underwood are to make speeches in Pennsyl vania this fall in defense of the Democratic legislative record. The president will probably answer Col. Roosev< It's criticisms of tolls exemption repeal. Congressman Webb is entirely right in the proposition that farmer and labor organizations should be exempt from the provisions of the anti-trust laws. Farmers and laborers have suffered extensively at the hands of trusts and combinations. The only means they have of protection is by organization. If they should use this means, there is no telling what they could accomplish for their uplift. But they will not use this means, it seems. However, if the right to form combinations were taken away from them, there is no telling what would happen. "If I had not conspired against Senator McLaurin in 1902 for having the j manhood to follow his conscience, 11 would follow my conscience now," is the sum and substance of Senator Tillman's recent speech on the repeal of the tolls exemption provision of the Panama canal law. The speech would have had a better and more creditable ring if it had been along this line: "Realizing that I did a great wrong in trying to destroy an honest man for following his conscience in 1902, I hereby desire to make amends by following my conscience now." The last of the jurors who tried Chas. J. Guiteau for the murder of President Garfield is dead. It will be remembered by the older people that when the jurors returned a verdict of guilty, Guiteau pronounced a curse on the entire panel invoking early death, etc., ana many 01 me more i^iiuiain thought this curse would prove effective. This was thirty years ago, and the last juror, John P. Hamilton, the foreman was ninety ears of age when he passed away. It is not improbable of course, that he would have died, even if he had not been cursed. MERE-MENTION. It is reported from Denver that President Wilson has notified the coal mine operators of Colorado, whose i mines have been affected by a long continued strike that they must agree to arbitration by June 20, or suffer the penalty of having the mines closed... The militant suffragettes of England, last Thursday afternoon exploded a bomb under the famous coronation chair in Westminster Abbey, seriously damaging the historic old relic i Hannibal Mesa, a wealthy Cuban, has j been sentenced to serve eight years at a Cuban prison, for having killed Rudolph Warren, an American, in a duel in April, 1913 A Lincoln, Neb., firm of machinery dealers recently received in one shipment fifty carloads of threshing machines for Nebraska farmers New York's shipments of , <">''1 ti. I?m>o<ionn hnnlfc ln?t u*oob ur<.rr? i the largest on record for six days. Within the past two months about $35,000,000 have been shipped to Europe In order to reduce expenses every employe of the St. Louis Southwestern railway, from president to office boys will be given a three-day vacation during the month of June President Wilson attended a re-unio.i of the class of '79, of which he was a member at Princeton university. Saturday Four state banks of Chicago, with which ex-Senator Wm. Lorimer was connected, being president of one, were closed by Illinois bank officials, Friday. The banks carried large deposits for the city of Chicago. The run on the four banks started about three weeks ago, and were precipitated by a divorce suit against a man named Brady, who was thought to have a large amount of unsecured loans with the Lorimer banks. This impression made depositors uneasy, and the run was begun Impeachment proceedings have been started against Judge Alston C5. Davis of the Federal district court of Virginia Congressman Sharp of Ohio, has been nominated by President Wilson to be ambassador to France. The present ambassador is Myron T. Herrick Congressman Moore of Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill to appropriate $100,000 to be used for Federal aid to different states in eradicating the mosquiti Earl lies of Chicago, who for seven years has been known as "J. R. R.." having lost his mind, is recovering his memory as the result of a ll/w,/ll?..i. /.nneotion A /liclnnotafl XFon _ uiuuuirso luijwu. u^iwvwivu * v* tebrae of the spinal column had been knocked out of place and this pressing on a nerve caused a loss of memory. A hard pressure snapped the vertebrae in place and recovery is well underway The world congress of the Salvation army now in session in London. includes more than 4,000 delegates from 4." countries, speaking 23 languages A party of live automobilists were killed at Toulouse, France. Friday, when the machine went through a bridge Four German soldiers were killed near Berlin, Friday, by the explosion of a benzine tank The thermometer dropped to 21 degrees Farenheit in the Bergundy district of France, Friday. All crops were destroyed The jail governor was assassinated and many convicts killed at the Spanish prison at Figueras. Spain, Friday. The convicts were killed by soldiers Francis A. Ogden, who died at Houston, Texas, a few days ago, apparently a pauper, left an estate worth more than $12.000,000. ?>gden owned land in fourteen states and had much valuable real estate in Chicago... .At the immigrant station at Philadelphia there is being detained as undesirable aliens, a band of 32 gypsies. The tribe has about $10.Oho in gold and owns about $150,ooo worth of jewelry and trinkets. It is said to be the wealthiest company of immigrants that ever reached Philadelphia. The band owns twenty jeweled belts, valued at $5,000 each Senators West of Georgia and Vardaman of Mississippi, shook hands Friday. after almost coming to blows the previous day on the floor of the senate Nick Wilbtirn, a young white farmer, was hanged at Gray. Ga.. Friday, for the murder of Jas. K. King. with whose wife Wilburn had been intimate From May 18, to June 1, 6,130 tons of freight passed through the Panama canal. The tolls amounted to $7,356 Thomas Dolan, one of Philadelphia's wealthiest citizens, died Friday, aged 82 years Three automobilists were killed at a grade crossing at Ripley, N. Y? Saturday, when struck by a Lake Shore train... George Butler and Lamar Easterling, lawyers, and Dr. H. L. Cook have been arrested in Smith county. Miss., charged with grave robbing. The lawyers had a grave opened to get the head of a man killed in a saw-mill accident, to be used as evidence in a damage suit. The thermometer registered 98 degrees at Savannah, Ga., Sunday afternoon, the highest point reached in forty years Seceders from the local union of the Western Federation of Miners, have been rioting at Butte. Mont., for several days past. The 2,000 seceders are kicking against extra assessments Mount Lassen, California's volcano, broke out in two real volcanic eruptions Sunday, throwing up a great volume of ashes, smoke and steam. One man was killed and several injured Two men. a merchant and a physician, were killed at Milner. Ga., Sunday in a pistol battle growing out of a dispute over a banana the night before The great strike throughout Italy all of last week, has been brought to an end Six persons were killed by lightning in London. Sunday... .Five men were killed Iinfn/1 \wr a trao ovnlnoinn in I tW IU ICll injuiru wj W Vrt^.ww.w.. ... the streets of Columbus. O.. Sunday. A pans was laying a pipe in a trench and leaking gas was exploded, probably by a cigarette... .Rodman Wannamaker, a wealthy Philadelphia man, is having an aeroplane built at Hammondsport, N. Y., which he thinks will be able to make a flight across the Atlantic ocean to England. The plan is for the trial to be made early in July, starting from St. John's, New Foundland. The machine is to be in charge of Lieut. John C. Porte of the English navy, when the attempted flight is made....The liner Pretoria rammed the liner New York, off the Nantucket lightship early Saturday morning during a dense fog. Neither vessel was seriously damaged. The Lubin moving picture film plant at Philadelphia, suffered a loss of $500,000 worth of films by fire, Saturday. The fire and explosion was caused by spontaneous combustion Queen Mary of England, has about made up her mind to quit London for a time if the militant suffragettes keep up their demonstrations in the vicinity of the royalty. The queen is reported to be on the verge of a nervous collapse as the result of the activities of the "furies." Boy Scouts to the number of 2.000 from New York, Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Connecticut assembled in Central Park, New York, Saturday Ex-Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson died in a Chicago htionitfil ft.irlv finnrlov mnrninp Gunmen killed two men and wounded a third on the East Side of New Yoik, Sunday President Wilson on Monday signed the Panama tolls exemption repeal bill, using the quill pen with which President Harrison signed the international copyright law in 1891. ? Spartanburg Journal, Monday: United States Senator Ellison D. Smith, who came to Spartanburg to deliver the literary address today before the graduating class of Wofford college, arrived at the Gresham hotel this morning at 3.40 o'clock, direct from Washington. Senator Smith registered from his home town, Lynchburg, in Florence county. During the morning many friends and political supporters called at his room and a general reception was tendered him in the hotel lobby immediately before he was escorted to the college auditorium by Dr. Walter and other members of the Wofford faculty. Senator Smith delivered his address, "The Kingdom and Its Subjects," at 11 o'clock, to one of the largest assemblies that ever gathered in the Wofford college chapel upon a similar oc casion. When a reporter was allowed a ten minute interview this morning, Senator Smith was extended the privilege of selecting the subject of his discussion. He chose to present one of a vast number of subjects of his repertoire, which he has prepared for the stump in the senatorial campaign which opens Wednesday, which will be of particular interest to the farmers. Senator Smith said: "Never before in the history of agriculture in the south, has it been given as much attention at the hands of congress as it has received at the session which is now about to adjourn. The marked progress, prosperity and general development in agriculture in the southland. and for every section of the country as well, has attracted the attention of the entire world. The soil and climate, the natural physical resources of the south make it the most favorable section in the United States for agricultural purposes. Up until a few years ago, we were too poor to develop our abundant resources and our method of marketing, or rather the manipulating of the market by others, made it impossible to get the capital to develop our section. Times have oVi < n (ro/1 " A tK So ttAirtf Cnrio t Al' Smith read sections from a batch of statistics he had secured for campaign purposes, to show the benefits which have been realized by the farmers through the organization of the cotton producers of the country. This movement first began in 1903. "In 1903-1904 began a movement for th? organization of the cotton producers. The result of that movement for the past ten years has been little short of miraculous. From 1894 to 1904 the average price of cotton middling in New York was eight and a fraction cents; from 1904 to 1914 the average for middling cotton in New York has been 12 cents, a difference in value of about $20 per bale. In addition to this the average crop from 1894 to 1 904 was 9,r.00,000 bales: from 1904 to 1914 the average crop has been 12,r.00,000 bales. Therefore we have not only realized $20 more per bale for our cotton for the decade past as compared with the decade ending 1904. but we made 3,000,000 bales more. The difference in the South Carolina crop for the ten years endirng 1914 as compared with the ten years ending 1904, is 19,000 per year, or 190,000 for the ten years. This spells our new school houses, many country banks, a general prosperity and the glowing future which is before us. The figures I have quoted above are not mine, but the figures of the agri cultural department." Since he has been in the senate. Senator Smith has devoted much of his time to assisting in the work of farmers' organization by securing such legislation which will enable a splendid work already begun. The latest achievement of Senator Smith was recorded recently when he secured an appropriation of $100,000 with which to provide standard samples of cotton and a set of yarns will be placed on every platform in the south. Senator Smith considers this measure of great value to the farmers. Senator Smith will leave the city tonight for Columbia for a brief stay; thence he goes to St. Matthews to participate in the opening of the senatorial campaign which begins there on Wednesday. Senator Smith does not anticipate a mud slinging campaign, and when he was questioned as to his replies to any attacks against his administration that might be presented on the stump by his opponent. Governor Rlease. Senator Smith, answered. "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." The reporter was cited to that section of the Rible which recites the evidence upon which the Savior met death upon the cross. Senator Smith appears not to be disturbed over the eleventh hour entrance to the senatorial race, simply stating, when questioned, that this is a free country and every man has the privilege of running for office. Arrangements have been made whereby Senator Smith will be able to fill all the engagements of the senatorial itinerary. Rev. John G. Richards died at the home of his daughter. .Mrs. J. E. Hunter at Blenheim, in Marlboro county, on last Friday, in the STth year of his age. One of Mr. Richards' earliest charges was at Kbenezer in York county. He was there from ISfiG till the breaking out of the war. He was pastor of Liberty Hill church, in Kershaw county, for forty years, and had been in Rlenheim for seventeen years. Mr. Richards was a chaplain in the Confederate army. From Liberty Hill shaw county, for forty years and had came pastor of the Rlenheim, Dunbar and Reedy Creek Presbyterian churches. which be served seventeen years. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NSW ADVERTISEMENTS Emmet W. Pursley?Is announced as a candidate for the house of representatives from York county, subject to the rules of the party. Geo. W. S. Hart, Chairman?Calls annual meeting of voters of school district No. 11, to be held June 25, to hear report of school trustees. J. G. Sassi and Others?Make an announcement and extend invitations to the 4th of July picnic under auspices of the Improved Order of Red Men, Yorkville Tribe. B. Frank Kelly?Of Bishopville, is announced as a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor of South Carolina. Lyric Theatre?Will sell six admission tickets for 50 cents, "Trail of the Spider Gang" tonight. jSam M. Grist?Will sell you an accident and health insurance policy, good for $5,000 in case of accidental death, for $10 a year. G. W. Whitesides & Co., Sharon?Invite attention to tomatoes, Snowdrift, underwear, dress patterns, etc. I J. M. Stroup?Wants you to know that Peters' oxfords for men are as good as oxfords can be made. Full line of oxfords for ladies. Groceries. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?To clean up all millinery offers everything in this department at greatly reduced price. How about the $5 gold piece? Cloud Cash Store?Offers specially reduced prices on white pumps, 5c laces, and also on men's straw hats. Thomson Co.?For Thursday, Friday and Saturday offers a variety of seasonable goods, including millinery, at reduced prices. First National Bank, Sharon?Makes a suggestion of what your savings would be if you saved systematically and suggests that you try it. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Has another lot of wash dresses at $1.00 each. Men's washable pants at 98 cts. a pair; 3 cakes soap at 10 cts. York Furniture Co.?Is showing an especially attractive line of rocking chairs and arm-chairs at attractive prices. Remedy Sales Co.?Insists that obstinate skin diseases can be cleared away by Mrs. Joe Person's remedy. The dry weather has cut the blackberry crop to such an extent that it will almost be a complete failure. A Yorkville automobile driver said yesterday: "I have driven an automobile over every road in and out of Yorkville, and the road to W. F. Jackson's store?the. lower Rock Hill road ?is decidedly the best that I have yet tackled." The water in the Catawba is rather low just now, owing to the continued drouth. On Saturday at noon the dam is shut down and during Saturday night and Sunday, under normal conditions, the river rises to such an extent that it flows over the dam. It did not do so last Saturday, however. BOY SCOUTS OFF TO CAMP The Yorkville troop of Boy Scouts, twenty-two strong, in charge of Scout Master Oates and Messrs. Carroll Grist, Robert and Lamar Glenn, left this morning for Gastonia, from where they will go to All Healing Springs, Linwood, N. C., a distance of five and a half miles. There they will camp until Saturday when they will return home. The Scouts leaving this morning took with them a complete camping outfit. A lot of provisions was taken along?even enough to last a hungry company of Scouts five days. They will spend their time in tramping over Crowder's and other mountains, studying woodcraft, hunting and fishing and having a good time generally. l^nllnn'lnir o rn tho n'hn ii'anf All the trip: Withers Adickes, William Glenn, Rudolph Logan, A. Y. Cartwright, Tracy Walsh, William McCorkle, J. W. Quinn, Jr., James Knox Ewart, James McFarland, William Marshall, Thomas Speck, Jr., Jesse Moore Burris, John Carroll, Floyd Allison, Theo. Mackorell, Floyd Wray, Cody Ferguson, William Jones, John Lewis, Jos. Wardlaw, Joseph Herndon, Thomas Woods. CROP CONDITIONS. While of course there may yet. be time in which to secure good stands, the present outlook for a good cotton crop is not favorable by any means; and this condition does not apply to any special locality, but to the whole of York county. On sandy land the crop is more encouraging than on red lands, yet even there it is not what the farmers would like it to be. Lack of rains seems to be the cry throughout the county. Every section needs rain and needs it badly, and it must soon come or it will do little good. A representative of The Enquirer took a hurried trip to the north-eastern part of the county Saturday, going by way of TIrzah, Newport, through the Cherry farm and on to the Catawba Power Co.'s dam and returning by a different route. Few people have a crop on which they can brag. Here and there are fine patches of corn and cotton, some of the cotton a foot high, the stand being perfect. But in other fields, especially on red lands, there are numerous places where the cotton and corn stalks are ten feet apart, small and droopy looking. Much of the cotton has not broken through the earth's crust?with little probability that it will. And the latter condition is greatly in the majority. The reporter talked to a number of farmers in regard to crop conditions and few, if any of them are inclined to be optimistic. The same applies to other sections? the western, northern and southern parts of the county, Good stands of cotton and corn are scarce, the poorer fields being three and four times as numerous. And taking all in all, good fields of corn seem to be scarcer than "otton. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The town authorities are determinded that the laws governing the speed of motor vehicles shall be enforced. The speed limit is 15 miles per hour. A number of motorists have been seen by the police and given to understand that this ordinance will be rigidly enforced. ? Since the college boys have returned to Yorkville for the summer interest has been renewed in baseball and each afternoon of late there have been a number of boys out for prac tice. There is some talk or trying to raise enough money to support a team composed of local players for a couple of weeks or more. The hoys intended going to Winnsboro tomorrow for a series of three games but have postponed the trip. ? Sunday was a very hot day?a day on which cold drinks hit the spot. But the drinks didn't hit; the lid was on, and not a single Coca-Cola or other soft drink could he bought. Even those who "stand in" with the soda dispensers were denied the privilege of quenching their thirst. He who failed to buy enough tobacco on Saturday to last over Sunday either had to borrow from his friends or do without. Most of the delinquents borrowed. The drug stores and restaurants were open as usual, hut there was no selling of drinks. All the "regulars" could do was to gaze fondly and longingly at the soda fountains, and wish there wasn't any Sunday prohibitory ordinance. ? The local tribe of Red Men are making extensive preparations for their Fourth of July picnic. As announced elsewhere they expect to have as speakers. Mayor J. C. Wilborn, of Yorkville, Mr. Max O. Bryant of Rock Hill, Mr. Samuel E. McFadden of Chester, and Solicitor Albert E. Hill, of Spartanburg. Mr. Hill, so far as Red Men are concerned, will be the big gun of the day. He is at the head of the order in South Carolina, and is a speaker of fine ability. In addition to the speaking it is proposed to have foot races, jumping contests and other an usements including a foot race esrcciallv for ladies and a tub race. The t lb race is to be in the pond near the mill building and is expected to involve some duckings. In the afternoon there will be a baseball game. Large delegations of Red Men are expected from Clover, Rock Hill, Tirzah and other surrounding towns, and the general public is to be welcome. A big day is expected. WITH THE CANDIDATES A representative of The Enquirer was in Columbia yesterday, on an errand of a purely business nature, and saw quite a number of candidates for various state offices gathered about the capital; but was unable to pick up any political news of especial interest. It was talked In the hotel lobbies and elsewhere, that there was a purpose on foot to weed out some of the administration candidates for govern er, and make arrangements for a general concentration of forces; but if anything like this was effected or attempted, no positive knowledge of the fact leaked out. From what the writer could gather, there was really nothing of the kind under consideration. Among the gubernatorial candidates who filed their pledges and paid their assessments were Chas. Carroll Sims, J. B. A. Mullally and John G. Richards. Richard I. Manning had complied several days previously. Other prospective candidates are M. L. Smith. C. A Smith, W. C. Irby, R. A. Cooper, John G. Clinkscales, Lowndes J Browning, John L. McLaurin, George Bell Timmerman, John T. Duncan. Some of these have complied and some have not. There was much interest as to whether Hon. John L. McLaurin would qualify as a candidate. The senator was in town, keeping in touch with the situation, and friends who thought he had about decided not to go Into the fight were urging him to sign the pledge and pay his assessment; but he was not inclined to say anything as to what he proposed to do. There were rumors that the senator had in mind the idea of qualifying for the United States senate, and newspaper men tried to get him to express himsilf: but he had nothing to say. The efforts of the representative of The Enquirer to get a positive expression from the senator were no more successful than were the efforts of the other newspaper men, and the question was still open this morning. Unless some have failed to comply today there are to be four candidates for lieutenant governor, as follows: A. J. Bethea of Columbia; B. Frank Kelly of Blshopville; J. A. Hunter of Bamberg, and J. M. Moore of Abbeville. Hon. E. J. Watson is probably to run again without opposition, and the outlook yesterday was that S. T. Carter for treasurer, and R. M. McCown for secretary of state, would be unopposed. The time for filing pledges expired today at noon and the fight opens tomorrow, that of the senatorial candidates at St. Matthews and that of the cancnuaies lor staie uiucra ui ouimti. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. Sam Kassler has returned from Baltimore and other markets. Miss Nellie Moore of Yorkville is visiting friends at Filbert. Miss Sarah Dunlap of Charlotte, is visiting relatives in Yorkville. W. W. Lewis, Esq., of Yorkville, Is spending several days in Charleston. Miss Lula Moore Ixigan of Yorkville, is attending the Winthrop summer school. Miss Bessie Connolly of Rock Hill, visited relatives in Yorkville this week. Mr. Lawson Wilson of Utah, is in Yorkville, on a visit to his sister, Mrs. L. B. White. Mr. Robert B. Allein of Whitney, N. C\, visited relatives in Yorkville, this week. Miss Mary Williams of Yorkville, visited relatives in Rock Hill this week. Rev. W. T. Patrick of Johnson, S. C. is visiting his son, Mr. P. W. Patrick, in Yorkville. Miss Ruth Ferguson of Yorkville R. F. D. 5, is attending the Winthrop summer school. Miss Cnrinna Moore of Charlotte, is visiting Misses Frances and Annie Pegram in Yorkville. Miss Glaire Crosby of Spartanburg, visited her mother, Mrs. M. B. Crosby, in Yorkville, this week. Miss Mary Connolly of Winthrop college, has returned to her home in Yorkville for the summer. Mrs. T. F. McDow and daughter. Miss Margaret, of Yorkville, are visiting relatives in Charlotte. Mr. W. M. Allison of Charlotte, N. C? spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. N. G. Allison in Yorkville. Dr. M. W. White, of Yorkville, spent Sabbath with his family at the White Diamond Lithia Springs. Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Barber of Chester, spent Sunday with the family of Mr. R. R. Montgomery in Yorkville. Mrs. Jas. N. Ross of Charlotte, spent several days last week with Mrs. Alice R. Rwart in Yorkville. Mrs. J. Frank McRlwee of Yorkville, left Sunday afternoon for Baltimore, where she will spend some time. Miss Kittie Blair of Yorkville. is attending the summer school at Winthrop college, which opened today. Miss Rose Marie Lindsay has returned to her home in Yorkville after a visit to friends in Gastonia. Miss Maggie Shafer of Johnson, S. C., is the guest of Misses Nannie and Ruth Ferguson on Yorkville No. 5. Mr. Percy Berry of Cornell University, Ithica, N. Y., has returned to his home in Yorkville for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bowen and J. B. Jr., and Mr. T. P. Moore of Charlotte, spent Sunday with Yorkville relatives. Mrs. W. B. Steele and daughter, Miss Rosa, of Yorkville, are spending some time with relatives in Greenwood. Cadets Joseph and McCain Nichols ana Wnllnoo Marshall of thp Citadel have returned to their homes in Yorkville. Mrs. John R. Harrison returned to her home in Yorkville yesterday after several days' visit to relatives in Rock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Moore returned to Yorkville last night, after a stay of several wekes at Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. P. Whitesides of Smyrna, spent Sunday with the family of Mr. J. C. Dickson, on Yorkville No. 1. Mr. William DuPre who has been a student at Wofford Fitting school, has returned to his home in Yorkville for the summer. Misses Virginia Wallace and Louise Barron Williams of Columbia, are visiting their grandfather, Mr. L. R. Williams. and other relatives in Yorkville. Mr. F. C. Pascal of Charlotte, N. C., and Miss Essie Milholen of Lesslie, spent Sunday with the family of Mr. J. M. Williford in Yorkvllle. Mrs. M. W. White of Yorkvllle, and her two children, Lula R.. and Lesslie C.. arc spending some time at the Whit? Diamond Llthia Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Quinn Wallace, who have been spending some time in the mountains of North Carolina, have returned to their home in Yorkvllle. Mrs. W. H. Cummings and Miss Annie Lou Dickson of Columbia, spent Sunday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dickson on Yorkville No. 1. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hammond and son. Master A. B., Jr., of Columbia, came up Saturday on a visit to Mrs. L. G. Grist. Mr. Hammond returned to Columbia, Sunday. Messrs. T. M. Ferguson and T. T. Hartness, and Misses Maggie Shaffer. Cloe Baggott and Mildred Jamieson of Columbia, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ferguson in Yorkville. Mr. Frank C. Riddle, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Fennell Infirmary, Rock Hill, returned to his home in Yorkville, yesterday morning. A letter from Baltimore yesterday, Informed his friends, that Mr. W. R. Carroll is showing marked improvement since returning to that city for treatment. Mrs. Jas. H. Machen, who has been under treatment at the Fennel Infirmary, Rock. Hill, is expected to return to her home in Yorkville this afternoon. Messrs. Walter Barron and Springs Moore, of Yorkville, were among those who graduated from the Citadel this week. Mr. Moore is to be principal of the Tirzah school this fall. Miss Bobbie Brown of Yorkville, who has been undergoing treatment in the Ifennell Infirmary, Rock Hill, has so far recovered as to be able to return to her home. Mr. James McCarter of Yorkville, R. F. D. No. 6, was operated on in the Magdelene hospital at Chester, for appendicitis Saturday morning. He is getting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. James Stockton have returned to Yorkville after a visit to New Jersey. They are making their home with Mrs. M. E. Nichols. Mr. Stockton is superintending the construction of the new court house. Invitations reading as follows have been received in Yorkville: Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Newton Dulin invite you to be present at the marriage of their sister. Miss Webb Stanton, to Mr. William Leander Adams, on the evening of Tuesday, the twenty-third of June, at eight o'clock, at their home, Clover, South Carolina. Army and Navy Journal, June 13: The engagement was recently announced in Eugene, Ore., of Miss Leslie Emmons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carolus Emmons, to Mr. Rufus Sumter Bratton, of the class of 1914 of the U. S. Military Academy. Mr. Bratton is the son of Major and Mrs. O TT a A nt i nuiuan nuiuiri 111 aiiuu, v. u. Fort McPherson, Oa. The wedding will take place the latter part of June. LOCAL LACONICS To be Superintendent at Clover. Prof. Thos. W. Cooley of Leesvllle, S. C., who taught the Sutton's Spring school last session is to be superintendent of the Clover High school next session, vice Prof. Baxter C. Riddle, resigned. Windstorm Near Newport. There was a heavy wind and rain storm between Newport and Ebenezer last Friday afternoon. Little damage was done however. Several trees were blown down and numerous branches were torn off. The community got a pretty good shower. o: - \/:.u. n.i. ylit) v iciua vi vciia. Mr. John A. Black has recently threshed a bumper crop of oats raised on his farm nine miles east of Yorkville. There were two fields, one of 16$ acres and the other 4 acres. The yield fr m the first was 1,517 bushels, while that from the other was 257 bushels. Trouble at the Dam. Only about half of the Catawba Power Co.'s, plant is now in operation, due to several of the water wheels being broken down. The plant is borrowing power from Great Falls and other plants. Additional help has been secured, and the whole force is quite busy. It will take some time to complete the repairs. Rev. W. W. Lipscomb Accepts Call. Rev. W. W. Lipscomb, a recent graduate of the Rochester, New York, Theological Seminary, and a native of Cherokee county, has accepted a call to become pastor of Clover, Enon and Union Ba; at churches, and will begin work on the first Sunday in July. Clover church has been without a regular pastor since December, 1912, and Pnnn nnrl TTnirm ainno Inst Tldfpmhpr Neely Mill Loses Game. The Neely Cotton Mill baseball team played the Highland Park mill of Rock Hill on the latter's grounds in Rock Hill, last Saturday. TheYorkville boys lost?21 to 6. It was a good game for a while, but wet grounds and a slippery ball which was used to better advantage by the Rock Hill team, won the victory for them. It is probable that the two teams will play in Yorkville next Saturday afternoon. With the Threshers. "Well, I guess it's about time we were making our annual tour with our threshing machine," said a young farmer the other day. "It is so hot and dry and it is such a hot job any way that I rather dread it. But still, there's a pleasant side to it. because everywhere we go people are very nice to us, and the meals we get?chicken and ham and vegetables, etc. are worth a whole lot of hot work. And really, I don't think I dread it so much after all." Motorcycle Race at Filbert. Motorcycle enthusiasts are still making plans toward having a great race on the Filbert Spur, July 31, the date of the annual picnic at that place. An entry fee of $2.50 is to be charged each racer, and owing to the narrowness of the track, the riders will race inJividualle the time of each to be taken by means of a stop-watch. Some of thp motori^tM pontinnp tn iirnpfipp each evening along the proposed route and even now there is much cleaning and repairing of motorcycles preparatory to the event. Piedmont Springs Opens. The Piedmont Springs hotel at King's Creek, was formally opened last Sunday for the summer. The name of the watering place has been changed to the White Diamond Lithia Springs. It will be remembered that the property was sold by the clerk of court some months ago to J. A. Carroll and others of Gaffney, thereby placing the property under new management. A number of Improvements have been made, and the hotel bids fair to have a good patronage during the summer. Several Yorkville people spent Sunday at the hotel. Tribute to Sam M. Grist. Following is an extract from the report of the Columbia State of the speech of Hon. P. H. Mc.VIaster at the annual banquet of the Life Underwriters' association in Columbia, on Friday night, June 12: "P. H. McMaster, insurance commissioner, after a glowing introduction by Mr. Hyatt, said: 'I am here to carry out the laws on the statute books, according to my oath. I can say that South Carolina has good laws, and for that I pav tribute to Sam M. Grist of Yorkville, in his work in getting laws passed. The laws lay down broad, general principles; they are laws of reason.'" Camping on the Catawba. Mr. J, H. Harris of Fort Mill, who has been troubled with asthma for some time, is now encamped near the Catawba river bridge on the Yorkville-Fort Mill road, the object of the encampment being to secure all the fresh air possible. Mr. Harris intends to spend several months along the river. He finds plenty to keep him busy by shooting and fishing. During the past week he has had good luck fishing, averaging a catch of about ten pounds each day. Most of the fish are carp and catfish, Mr. Harris has a trot line near the bridge and early each morning visits his line and takes off the fish for his breakfast. He says 1 that while he uses beef liver as bait most of the time, he has had the best luck when using salt mackorel on his lines; and that the river fish almost scramble to get this food. Mr. Harris also keens cold soft drinks near the road side for sale, and the average traveler who happens along that way and sees the bottles of cold soda water suspended from a tree, usually stops to drink a bottle of pop, and talk with the roadside merchant. Thus he is never lonely and his health seems to have already been somewhat benefited by the outing. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ? Hon. Ll D. Jennings, Esq., mayor of Sumter, has announced as a candidate for the United States senate. ? George W. Rouse, Esq., for twenty years one of the magistrates of Charleston, died at his home in that city, Sunday, aged 76 years. ? Congressman Ragsdale is to be opposed by A. L. Hamer and J. E. Ellerbe, in the race for congress from the Sixth congressional district. ? The state campaign opens tomorrow, the senatorial party beginning its speaking tour at St. Matthews, and the gubernatorial and other candidates for state offices opening at Sumter. ? Rev. Howard Lee Jones, has resigned the pastorate of the Citadel Square Baptist church, Charleston, to 1 become president of Coker college, Hartsville. ? Dr. S. C. Mitchell, former president > of the South Carolina university, and ^ now president of the Medical College ( of Virginia, has been tendered the i presidency of Delaware college, at ' Newark, Del. C TV,,11 nt CA. 1 v_/ JK1I ICO IJi X I Ull, 4UI IliVi IJ U1 V/ lumbia, was convicted In Charlotte, N. C., Saturday, of the murder of an aged merchant in that city several weeks ago, for the purpose of robbery. Trull was sentenced to be( electrocuted at the state prison at Raleigh, on August 14. ? On the vote in the house Saturday, on agreeing with the senate as to the Panama canal repeal bill, all of the South Carolina members voted with the administration on the final vote. Three of the delegation voted for an amendment to declare affirmatively the nation's right to exempt Its own vessels. They were Messrs. Aiken, Finley and Ragsdale. ? Columbia special of June 15, to the Greenville News: Senator John L. McLaurin reached here today and stopped at the Gresham hotel, near the Union station. He did not attend the J caucus, it was stated. Rumors got ] abroad this morning: in political cir- ' cles that Senator McLaurin was unde- J cided whether to run for United States senator or governor, one close to him ] saying that he would enter one ring or ! the other. From recent letters of the j senator in the press it was gathered ' that he was preparing to make another ! exit from the governor's race but still \ it would not be any surprise to see him run or to enter the race for the 1 senate. J ? Anderson, June 15: Marion E. ! Tyus, proprietor of a pool room and soda water stand, was instantly killed ( and Clarence Pearson, his helper, was j badly bruised and cut today when a soda drum exploded in their stand while they were charging it. The drum did not have a gauge and the , pressure got too great, causing the j explosion which wrecked the building. Tyus was standing immediately * over the drum and was hurled in the air. He was struck a fearful blow in ; the forehead, which was sufficient to cause death. His kneecap was also ( KIlUCHeu Oil. I J UH wua rtouui .>v jr.no | old and was married. He came to j Anderson from Augusta ten years ago , to work in a cotton mill. Pearson will recover. I ? Anderson special of June 15, to the l Greenville News: The first cotton i bloom of the season was brought to i the Daily Mail office on Monday, by j Grover Hall, R. F. D. carrier on Route t 6. It came from the farm of Frank ; Anderson, a colored farmer in Rock- < mills. Mr. Hall said there were plenty j of blooms in the field. So far as is i known this is about the earliest a cot- i ton blossom has been found in this i county, the next earliest in the past t twenty years being on June 16. Frank Anderson owns his own land and is a splendid farmer. He raised this year \ 815 bushels of oats and 115 bushels of wheat. He says he can raise cotton whether it rains or not. At the same time, there are thousands of acres in 1 Anderson county where the cotton has s not yet come up. ? Columbia State, Tuesday: Indica- j tions are now that the South Carolina militia, comprising a brigade of in- ' fantry with its complement of sanitary ' troops, will encamp at Augusta, with "v one North Carolina regiment and a 1 detachment of regulars, August 4 to c 14. instead of August 16 to 25. as re- 1 cently announced. The change will 1 enable the South Carolina troops to vote in the primary election of August c 25. Yesterday the adjutant general re- ^ reived an inquiry by telegraph from the commanding general, department H of the Fast. Governor's Island. N. Y. 1 as to what South Carolina troops could encamp at Augusta with a regiment ^ of North Carolina troops, August 4 to I 14. The adjutant general replied, "by s direction of the governor." that a "bri- I gade of infantry, three regiments with c sanitary troops," would go to Augusta for encampment between the dates J mentioned. a ? Columbia, June 12: Adjutant 1 Gen. Moore has recommended to Gov. e Blease, the commander-in-chief, the ? mustering out of four companies of ^ the national guard of this state, as the 1 result of them failing to come up to [ the requirements, the adjutant gen- 1 eral having just completed the inspection. Governor Blease says he will c not muster out any companies while v the war talk continues between this 0 country and Mexico. The companies recommended by the adjutant general to be mustered out are: Company B, first infantry. Liberty Hill; Company K, third infantry. Walterboro; second f company, coast artillery, Lancaster: d fourth division, naval militia, George- c town: Adjutant Gen. Moore this morning replied to telegrams from the department of the east as follows: n "Adjutant General. Eastern Depart- t ment. Governor's Island. X. Y.: Your Q telegrams June 8 and 10 referred to governor with request for prompt de- 1 cision. No reply has yet been receiv- p ed from him. Moore, the Adjutant e General." * ? The time for candidates to file pledges for county offices in Charles- p ton county expired Saturday at noon, b There are eleven entries for the eight g legislative places. Commenting on the situation, the News and Courier of yesterday, says in part: "If it be a P fact that the lists are closed and c Charlestonians must make their choice j, of a legislative delegation from the entries filed up to noon of last Saturday, the community will have been brought 'ace to face with the unescapable contusion that the primary system has iroken down completely so far as 4 choosing legislators in Charleston is concerned. This may or may not be he fault of the system, of course, but t is unquestionably a fact that every rear it has been an increasingly difficult matter to get (it men to offer for he legislature from this county until low this office is going absolutely begging. It is a flat impossibility to make lp a competent or creditable legisla- ^ ive delegation from the list of entries 'rom which the voter is now invited to choose." The time for the enrollnent of voters in the primary expires hYiday night. Only a small percentige of the city's voters have enrolled up to the present. ^ ? Governor Blease has addressed the following letter to Adjutant General Moore: "Dear Sir: In view of the yery favorable reports as to the settlement of uuestions between the Unit ?il States and Mexicu by the Niagara Kails conference, which reports, if true, are very favorable to a speedy settlement of all disputes and peace reigning between the two nations, and In view of the further fact that I believe that it will be of more benefit to * the volunteer militia of this state to be in general camp with other troops, is he is provided for, than it would be for them to be encamped by themselves at some point within this state; and in view of the further fact that the war department has complied with 9 the conditions requested by me and has promised me 'that if your troops are to be placed in United States service on account of possible difficulties with any foreign nation they will first be allowed to return to their own state for mobilization and muster into United States service,' and 'you need have no fear that they will be taken out of your control while in Georgia.' You are hereby requested to present to me 4 the necessary official orders for the entire National Guard of South Carolina, consisting of the brigadier general and his staff, the three colonels and all other officers, and all enlisted men of the three regiments, medical corps, etc., of the entire National ^ Guard of South Carolina, to proceed to V the general encampment at Augusta, Ga_, for such length of time as the war >lA?\n??tviAn^ Via ITnif a/1 Qtotixa mo V UC(;ai IIIICIII VI mc i wiwu ^iu?.va IMM/ deem advisable for the best interests of said militia. The South Carolina militia will go to Augusta, August 16 to 25. ? Treasury department officials are still of the opinion that it will be possible to have twelve Federal reserve banks in operation by August 1, although they say the demand for money to move crops has not been such as would suggest any great strain to be ^ relieved by the reserve banks. Practically the remainder of June will be required for the election of directors of the Federal reserve banks. Banks which are to become members of reserve banks now are balloting for directors of the A and B classes. Each reserve bank will have three directors of class A and three of class B all named by electors selected by the various member banks. Three directors of class C are then to be designated by the Federal reserve board and must be men with banking experience. The organization committee has not made any call upon member banks as yet ^ for the initial one-sixth of their subo/>rintlnnu tii th# panltfl! stnpk of the reserve bank to which they wish to belong. Such a call hardly would be made until after the Federal reserve board is confirmed by the senate and takes up its work In Washington. _ Much detail work awaits the Federal V reserve board after it assumes office. Secretaries and assistants to the members must be selected and a complete system of reports for the reserve banks must be worked out. It is pointed out by Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller 3f the Currency Williams that the Federal reserve banks will in no sense be general banks and consequently 'heir functions will be wholly unlike j" . .ose of the ordinary city banks. One of the first duties which will fall upon the directors of the twelve Federal reserve banks will be the establishment of branches necessary to accommodate the business of the various districts. Branches will be operated by directors H named by the main bank and the Federal reserve board. No limit has been placed upon the number of branches, which each Federal reserve bank may establish. Thomas B. Jones, a Chicago lawyer, former trustee of Princeton University and a personal friend of President Wilson, has practically been selected for governor of the Federal reserve board. It was said unofficially that his nomination would go to the ^ senate, Monday. With the nomination if Mr. Jones the names of Paul M. Warburg of New York. W. P. G. Harding of Birmingham, Ala.; A. C. Miller if San Francisco and EL C. Simmons of 3t. Louis, to be members of the board, ire expected to go to the senate. Sec- \ cittiy munuuu aiiu v>uiu^iiuuri ui mc ["Currency Williams will be ex-offlcto members. McAdoo Ready With the Money.? Secretary McAdoo again stands ready to lend a hand to western and southern banks in case they need money for crop movement purposes, it was announced from Washington, yesterday, rhe plan of lending government money to the banks in agricultural districts 0 for use during the crop moving season last year was so successful that it will pe adopted this year, if the necessity irises. Money loaned by the treasury department last year was secured mosty by commercial paper and all the I jorrowed money had been returned to :he treasury by April 1, together with nterest amounting to $260,000. The otal amount loaned to banks was $37,186,000. It went to 193 banks in 62 cities of 28 states. Secretary McAdoo innounced he would lend $50,000,000 put that much was not sought. In fact, :he secretary was ready to lend as much as $200,000,000 had the banks in lie farming sections demanded it. WITHOUT FOUNDATION IN FACT. Columbia, June 15.?About 30 of he faithful?appointees and ofllceleekers?authored in Columbia this nornlng for a final conference with m heir chief, the governor, preliminary m o the senatorial campaign which will ipen at St. Matthews next Wedneslay. The powwow was held in the tupreme court room, when it is said he entire political situation was dis ussed. The conference was the chief levelopment of the day's political tews. Practically every man attending the onference is running for some office ir has at one time or another been ippointed to some position by the tovernor. All expressed allegiance to heir chief. f One development was the fact that iV. D. Grist, editor of the Yorkville inquirer, was among those in attendince. It was stated here today that Sdltor Grist will manage the govern>r's affairs in York county. S. J. Nichols, candidate for contress in the Fourth district, was in ittendance. Others present were: F. -L Dominick, assistant attorney genral; Thos. H. Peeples, attorney gen>rn1* nr Olin Sn\vvt?r Phnrlps Parroll iimmji, candidate for governor; q4 13, 'ortner. candidate for railroad comnissioner; B. F. Kelly, candidate for ieutenant governor, and others. No announcement was made at the oneluslon of the conference as to rhat was decided.?Columbia special if yesterday to Spartanburg Herald. I desire to say that so far as I am oneerned there is no truth in the oregoing. I was in Columbia yesteray on business of a purely commerial nature, and was in the supreme ourt room for possibly ten or fifteen linutes to see certain people about his business; but was not a member f any conference. I have not at any ime been asked to manage the camaign of Governor Blease or anybody v Ise in York county and do not expect 0 do so, as the management of camaigns is entirely out of my line of usiness. I met Mr. W. F. Caldwell oing into the State House as I was ^ oing out, and. passed a few words leasantly with him; but did not disuss politics. I make this statement 1 the interest of truth and in Justice a others who may be concerned. W. D. Grist.