The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, April 09, 1907, Image 1
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VOL XLIV. NO 29. NEWBERRY. S. 0. TUESDAY APRIL 9,.1907. TWIOE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR
FREEDOM GIVEN
DR. MAXY LEE
f
DARLINGTON MAN WHO KILLED I
HIS FATHER IS PARDONED. i
Quite a 0ellebrated Case-History of i
Homicide and Trial Given by De
fondant-Judge Benet's
Letter.
The IS1tate 7Oth.' C
Dr. Maxey G. Lee of Darlington it
was released from iblhe state peniten- ,i
tiiry yesterd'ay afiter lie had served k
plearly seven years of the life sen- i
,teice imposed upon 'lim by ithe jury 4
for killing his father, Dr. H. J. Lee. '1
Whein Dr. Lee eitered tihe peniten- f
tiary he was a young man, strong and 't
healthy, despite his exce-ses; wheii t
,he left he was .broken .in health md i
spirits and 'had aged very percepti
bly.
The story of Lee and his trial and
conviietion is a most iiiteresting one. I
familiar to mni4y in .the Pee Dee see
ition of tae stalte, who followed its
history from start ito fins'ih. On Octob
ir 5, 1899, Dr. Lee ind his fa-ther, I
Dr. I. J. Lee, becoane involved in a
quairrel at their residenice about 10
miles ont .from Darlington. The two
had lived aloe for a imunher of years
apa, accordi-ng to the sta.tement made
by Maxey Lee, both were in 'the habit
of dinking together. Lee was tried i
20 days after ithe blomeide and it is j
eaid .tthat ihis coinvidtion was due not i
to a seltimen.t aga.inst him but only
because -of a feeliig that lie should
be punished severely on account of ,
the crime. His uncle, 0. D. Lee, who <
wkfs one of 'the piosecutors .at one I
time, refused to recommend the first 1
petition for pardon, but afterwards
\ igined ithm second pebtiion) -tliinking
that the neplhew had been puniislied
aut'ficientbly.
-There have been many attempts
to get a pardon for Lee. The first
petition was presented ito Gov. Eller
be -mld -after -that followed papens to
Gov . McSweeney and Gov. Heyward.
In all cases the petition was not gant
ed. In the case of Gov. Heyward a
commission of Chee, consisting of
j D,Is. J. W. Babeoek, 1). S. Pope and
)SaRMuel Hanlnopi were apopinted to
exaine his luahit and sanity and
the opinion wNs that Dr. Lee was still
aldie'ed ol the use of drugs to a
ce1ain extent. Judge Benlet, who -ti
ed t.he case, refused to ievolillend
the pardn but lie hide J. Moroe
Joh1nsonl, whio was solicitor a.t the
time. reevinended tha.t it he graini
ed.
Moi1t. of .th history of the case i1
'told in tie p0i.iin filed by Dr. Lee
himself before .fhe pardon board and
before Gov. Ansel. It is -as follows:
To His Excelency M. F. Askil, Gov
ernor of .tihe State of South Car
olina:
You'r Pet itioner respot fully shows
'that oni the -Gth day of November,
1899, in -t-he coni of genieial sessions
for' Darlington com.i-ty, .i'i the nt..mt e
of Snuti Carolina, he was t.i'iedl alnd
conviicted of .t'hle cirime of imnrdei'
with -tihe recommen'dationa to the mdrey
of itthi court, aindI at hereupon was sen
'eiiced t.o I'thle stuute peinit en,tiary foi'
i)e term of his natural life and is
w confined herein.
T'hev on the r5l.h da.y of October,
9, at the residence of your peti
er and 'hds fa.t.her, thie deceased,
the county and state afore'sid
re they then l.ived and bad lived
o for many years, priaeLieing t..heir
ession togemTher in perfect liar
v 'and enjoyiCing to an unusu:al
o it'ho affection that natur'ally
q be3tween fa.thier mid soii, your'
one'r and h.is faliher, being ata
ig been foi' sev'eral days undei'
ifluence of wihiskey, by i'eason
idh your petiit,ionaer wtas depriv'
his reason 'ainkl rendered temn
ly iinesponsible for his acims,
e invo4ved ini a d,ifliculty in
the father' was killed by3 your
1er wit!ont p'rovoeaition or
anly motive w.hw(isoever, Tha-t
d,ttoner has no distiJniet recol
of iieho ircunmstaniies atAend -
difficulity or' the killing and
ign no motive wh'ateveri for:
anl can expla:in .the kill
y on 'teu hiyyothsis that he
po'rai41y erazed by the cx
ey.
Tdhait your petitioner was brought
o trial just one month ,after the
illing wviil he was still, suffering
rom 'the shoek of the horror in wiich
,e was 'involved muid fnom wrecked 4
erves, caused by drinking as afore
aid, wieidh 'continued under the ad
ice of .the physidian in charge after
our petitioner was arrested and im
wi-sned, bpeoatuse he was ihysioally
nvblo to abrllupt-ly diseonlitinlue thIe
e of stimulants. Thait 1by reason
f the conit'inuous pliysical and men
at derangement -aforesaid, your pet
t-onimcr was -titally -inempable either
fier or before ithe trial of formulat- I
tig a rational defense, a,d is now i!v
orIned itilat he posi(tively refused to
e guided by the adv,ieC of counsel I
fl(d i-trposed ithe plea of acidenl-n
al k.i'lling oveir .leir 0ailest pro
est. In conf'i:rmation of tiese st,ate
neitt your petitiolner prayis refer
nme Ito the let-ter of Robert McFar
ane, one of his counsel, and to the
hyiseiaftii's cert.ificate offered at the
nial.
In support of this petition refer
te is craved to !tle recommendat,ion
of tle lte S'olieitor J. M. Johnson,
'iled -herewiitih, and it.o the petition
-i,nied by J. M. Spls, Dsq., now
olicitor of th for-th juduical cir
uit .aal native resideirt of Darlington
-ounty, and by the olliceins of the1
OWn and covilty of Darlinton and
nemlibemi o bt b'rnIiclihes -of Ithe
,enoral osiembly from the county of
)arliton, from aill tihe counties of
hie fourth judicial circuit and from
olijacen1t. vounit.ies, by the lietitona,ut
ION1eror and secerot-a-lry of Ist.alte, who
Vre residents of 't.he counties adja
CIt to and ree.-tly formed partly
Prom the counittv of Darlingiton and
y the speakcer of the present house
>f represent-aitivs and his .predeces
or.
Anid for reasons why the pot.i-ti(All
biould be gran.ted, your pebit.ioner re
'pectfully shows thit the offense of
rhich Are has been convidted was com
nitted wit:hout premeditation, with
mt a motive and without mal.ice
forelthougit, and fhait did not ecin
titute .the crime o;f murder, and more
han a,dequate punishnvent has al
'a(l been inflicted on your petilt.ion
'r aIId (the law has lbecl! fully vindi
'n.t edi.
AV1erfore your poti.tioner res
iceit fully prays, -i he preii-es being
'1 Aidered. 1ha1t your excelelncy will
it the exer(ise of your reat ellemeney
nra-i1t. unto your peiiti-ner a pardonl
if his said crime, a release from sail
niprisdriien. find a restoration to
'he ri'lvis of -eiltizenship.
M. G. Lee.
Petiiioner.
J'udge Benet 's repont on tihe case
aIs , follows: -
l'o Ihis ExeellIeney, Gov. Heyward.
Dear Sir: A simil1.ar poflion was
14ubm 1t to Gov. MeSweeney, and
it 4iat. tiie T state( my reasons for
-eu ,to reco mMIMd)0-4 Mlie pardon
wrayed1 for. The prosentui it-iionl andl
10ecom1panyliilnppers Cu rnish me no
tr'oiunds -for e:huangimr my opi'uion. Dr.
Lee was jus-t Iy co'iic>it e d fo.r I he mu'
her of hi father, an aged1 man. The
jury th'at founlid 'thie verdict recomn
nended 'him to mercy, t:hus sparing
iis hi fe, b)ut they had no dloubt nor
myve 1 'n'w 'that he murdered -his
'atheu, and yet tuhey mercifully found
'he lesser verdict. HeI was ably de-.
Penided, 'he 'had a fair 't.rial, thie ev.i
lenee of gui,t. was overwhelming and
caen not. reeomnend his p)alrdlon.
W. C. Benet.
.Judge~ Biit is now in Eurospe and
10 repo4. could be obutalined1 fromn him
it t.his 'time, hut it. 'is undeintood that
m would noct chuanie his opii'on.
A leitter from Gov. Hleyward, writ
en at 'tihie recqpost, of t.he p)ardoni
1(arnd, st ated t hat hue had appointed a
Nimimissoin wh'lo exam'inied into t.he
mntter' and after t'liey repo-ted lie
leelined 'to 'take alny .aetioin altluroudhl
mn the strengt.h iof ithe p)etition alone
t was 'his indiunation to act faithlfully
A fAor Gov. Ansel hl decided 'to.
it1opt. 't'he lrecomnlmenlda.t-ions of thle
ardoin bioard yesterdlay the pmaper's
hvere tuirne-d overl to Mr. RI. M. Mc
?Down, ttshe .secretoary of state, ihio
<new Leo well and sent over to t,he
)eIt.bitenlt.iary. Thle news of the p)ar
lon spiread ra.pidlly andl( there were
nnany comments oni t.he ease whioh
141d almost been f'orgot.t.en by Col um
ianis
ITTACKS RIGHT
OF INCOME TA
)ONSTITUTIONALITY OF LA1
IS TO BE TESTED.
deans $20,000 in Revenue-TI
Plaintift is Mr. J. o. 0. Fleming
of Laurens, a Prominent Mer
chant and Banker.
hle St.aste, 71th.
A ihearing will be hold before i
t'ate sup-renne court on Almil 27 u
he (onsti Utuidnal.ity jof tqle i,leon
ax (aw. Tie he.aring wil'l come i
m petilt.iol of J. 0. C. Fleming,
)rmITlienl.t. me.rehait and ban.ker
Jaure,r,,S, wlb.se attorneys Wednesd
ecuired -a 'temporary injunction fro
"hlief Jusitice Pope rest.rail'ing C. J
lower., county eaut i-til of Latrei
ounity, from taking any furth
tels ito%ward en.foreang the terms
.he said aIt against l pet.ition,
intil 'the question of its const.itutio
dity has bencc 'd1tevmined.
The 'heri'ngr will be lield in the si
>ireme -court. room at Colimio at :
>'e13e'k ilA tile niornin. Attorn
100eal Lyon -and AFristanit A(ttorn(
enerI] DeBruhli will represent Con
Y Aud,itor Powers, while Mesgi
)ial & Todd of .the Larens bar wi
-eprepsenlt Mfr. F101ming.
Tlhis cacti'l raises a question
nuoh im.portanee to South Oarolii
1nd jeopa.rd.izes about $20.000 of tj
ita-tle s .annn.al ' revenue from- t.axe
t bein.- estimated -th'at th,is a
Ao"0ld 1ming. in at. least tihlt inu
Ucis yexar.
T.lie petition for injusniction se
otlh t.haft the petitinner -is the own
f cnisiderable propcrty, real, pe
onal anId possessory. and is engag
n -the bisinws of meroh0aId.ising a
"-arming, and fromn -is property al
1oeations derives an -annual income
.eem of $2.500 and .is, therefoi
imeniable to t'he provisions of t-he i
ome tax- act; it'hit lpetibioner Ii
luly mde a return aleconding to la
if .alI of his sa.id property for t
vear 1906, w'ich will constitute
ion upon mie for all state, coumi
eh:l 'and municipal taxes.
T'hat. t'he i( resndetil. C. A. Pow
Tis the ri.''t under the ineo
nx act. approved 5tlh day of Mar
N97. to repiuire ',f pe.t.itimner a i
ihrn, unlo .'r :nt'hl,. 4wil1ig' tile a mon
'ros ilonle .Tvevive(Il by po-G.io
'r diurim-'. -tie year et"nlv vv- lDoe. .
1900. 1a vent, infeerel. -.s:flaw ' v. et
ril0io any profes-;ion, ' 0iile or el
'IohYment a-ml fr-oi other ' ote
I0dinil.,i t'herefr"lo ilY ithe expe
S.aenredinlary.m onl hlis hut
s,ocelup'ltionl or. prof'e,,i0n, h)
-;mad Fsupervisimn clr ma1in;-te.nnev
v.ly aln (Ilalso lr0ol ine llli1l aI
,axes al bY petilioner 11ponl prolp
y. rec:al. perz>:1al or MsAlry. iwn
by 'h,im duin it.hein s .eid peid a'
1er1i ved: 't hat. responiiden't a.sser its il
te ha' the right upon -the faiilure
peti t'iloner ' o ma'~ke a ret urn as1
'ui red uintler 'the 'income tax act
rake 'the sameP for him in such
boi"at informIil.atIio-r01 oa.inable: t hat
tione1)14'r ha.:s been sr'ved( wit.h not
Ibat1 he hias been ansses"sed <m~ an i
'fom.e o.f $3.000. -the iax on w'l.hiie w
imtroint to .$30, and 4that rsponile
hhiren tens to cha rge up agxainst hi
in the books kept. for t hail pu rpt
in adit ionalh suim of' 50 per cent.
hie sa.id taix as a p)enalty for faihti
to inake returni'z.
'That thle said income tax act,
mpospingii' a tax uon pest it inner'si
Nome alli in refliriing a ret-urn frt'
him at. ii . impingui a penalty -np
eigatl. unle'".nstituit ional, null andl vo
in ;t.hat. it isu in violation of' sectijot
if art icle 10, of the e(rflsttittion
S4outh (Oarolisna, whic'h pr'ovides
1 unif'ormn and cqttul rate of t axat.i
Lo be impo"sedl so as to senture ai ji
valunition for taxation of a'!ll pr'opi
Ly, real. personalIl andui p-ossory , a
alIso for a gr'aduated tax on incomtn
olhoreas, ,satid Aieime t ax ae. d
r>f' assossmen'iit. and1( is not gr'aduat
teiodOI(ing.I to t'he tSenseC andf intent
Sie aei -tii ttlion ; I 'ha t in imiposi1
11n in('omIihny 'tx non01 the hwonn
patitioner in excess of $2,500 and
not upon offiel' porsonis, mirose in
come is less tiliait that aimunt makes
-1alk unljus t and illegal discrimination;
that .the exeiption pr-ovidod for in
V 4-ho sa.id :wt. is illegal, ote., in that
it is piely arbit-rary and does not
bear a .ju-it and proper relat:in to
Le tihe classifiaentio-n one and is without
thio sense of t'ie constittution; t1h-a.t the
t-ax imnlposed by tihis act. is ulcolsti
t.utiOnaial, Aill *id void, in tihat it is
laid upon the pr-openty of petitionier
wi.tiou.t. a propei a-ssesment and as
to ceiotainient of' t1he aetual value there
n1 1Cf, and h,,reby viiol-at(s soot.ion 29,
e of artie!e 3. ofr .lhe constittiioti ; th-at
p 1.h111 nat ik unleo'n'titutional in th.at
a the ra-te of tax imposed on enc-l dol
>f laln V.f irole bet weenl .142,500 and
y $5,000 is 1 per eenA., and (ol eah
id.ollar of income from $2,500 to $7,
500 is 1 1-2 per- cent., and on each
a dollar f-rm $2.500 upl) to various ot'li
ir er amouns naie is a different rato
>f or pecenta.e, and t-herefore the at
'r tempted .raduation. is unequal, int
P_ jupit and dIiscrimi'nt iyve; that tie act
is unconst,4ittional in that it does not
provide for a dedue>tion of state,
LO county, sChool and municipall taxes
'Y paid olIi -hIe property from which said
income -is derived. or a dedilelion
from the eros' income of the amoint
)of rent.s received from, real estate
land person-al pr,eperty anld inteiest
and divid(,1d1 f,-ml prVOpertY up1on11
whieih all ot'her tuxes have been paid,
en11d, -there-fore, it is not only not uni
Ia iorn aild not. equal and -not graduat
te ed in tihe tirue sense of the consti-tu
tIo, but. it is unjust and illegal (loll
ble tax upont petitioner's property;
kthat. the act is void because it violaies
i.e.CetiOl: 5., of art'iele 1, of the South
ts 0aroltina consti-t.ution, and the 14th
or annendment of the vonstitut.ion of the
r-I United Statee, wIiolh piovides t1iat.
-no person shalil be deprived of life,
A( liberty (-I- property without due pro
id CeCss of law, in:r denied the equal pm
i tee,tiona of tihe laws, etc., in th.at it
', d.eprives petitioner of his property
10 without due process of law and de
1 Ilies to him the equal 1protoection of
w the law by rei-on of the wirbi-tr-ary
bie 411l caprie:ious exemptfionls, -edassifi
a eatiolns and at t empted gra,duati-in
Y' w-hielh it. provides.
Ihat plirsilant to the provisions of
r l , ilncoime .tax act the respolident.
IC '-s fl 'I e'nly r(eiir(ed a retuirin from
il ,ei i'i ii i', w'Ilv lil has heel 1T i.uCsed,
-e- l 1'natin to chare ill to him a
nIt ; -,I !Ity of 50 per. cenlt. (if the ineomle
i in\ ente11red h..mit h or felilure
W,1,1,te r-eturn;-I thlat re Ion enlt
t., rlpls tadelden enter Ihe
n- me1e upon the vNrio's hooks kept for
t purpose alnd to ot.herwise pro
- ('el with Ilis dtnies triIder Ohe said
+1 4c. nll oe(f whicl pnocMein'-s on flh
uit -miu' (1 411 Ihe Crequmdenti, will violat10
T- p'litierw's Constitutional ri-'hi ne'
of will w"rk erat i-ardship to and in
Sflict ueoln hill irr-eparlable ijurY, et.,
- wo h e him without adequate re
.1 medeev at 1l1w.
STHE NATIONAL SCHEUTENFESTI
at
o Shooting Clubs From Every Part of
-the Union and Probably From
to I Germany Will Take Part in
nthe Great Fest Which is
a to Be Hdfd May 6
-to 14.
- Ch 'a rle. t on, A phil 6.-Presidenut E.
ill II. Jahnz l oiZ(f tihe Nat.ional Scue>t zen
ntI hl,l which will hioldl its f'ifth t rien
'" i1l nlional)21 sheooling festival in
se -this city, May 6-t.o May Ui, has re
of eni tedl a letter from President. Roose
re0 v'l t, 'Conii tnendiing t he purp'loses oIf t he
or.i~a ~tion and f-lie service it is do
in hwi e fr the comni'r in ra isi ng I.he
Ii- st iard1 e of mark simaeiship a mong~
mIf 'i.t.izen's. TPhe presideuit 's let ter' is as
mu follows.
l- Thei White IIouse.
(1, W>ashline.ton, D). C.
1 My~ Dear Sir: I wish y'ou heearty
of goodi luck in what, you are doing~ for
or' ri fle shioed inug. The Na I ionial Meh not
Iiin, zruhiuind ('ai perfonnul a real si'rvice
ist to the IUniit ed States by worik ing inr
'r- .*,ho futur as0ii~ in t.he past, for thle piroi
Lid micti on ' f marmksman ishi p.
s; nOur countr1y hias a1 irigulai-r armyii of
es such -rma:ll size( I.honue'h I may say in
te panin-.' eef 'snehi -ftia in-ed etilienctcy a'
ed .t'o 'le'e ee' oif the best na1t.i enil asset s)
eof theat ini lh-e event, of war' the gr'eat
1.2j hulk iof ourli forces wilI have teo 'on
(If au~ ine omtm'.. Accei'...,gl i,. :.
of priqne import.ance that there sIould
be a t.horough familiarity w-ith the
tuse of the ifle among those of our
people from whom the raillpts of t,he
volu'teem 'would in .time of war na
-tinl-llly be filled.
Therefore inl helping raise the
mtanda'rd of m'a.rlimanship among
olur people and in popllaliziig rifle
sliotimp t.he Seliusizenbund is per
frMillnig" a. gienit. seirvice for ' whiieh
tire Cointry is yoi' debtor.
Sincererly yours,
Th'leodore Roosevelt.
Will Fire rirst Shot.
Tie pwesidein.t. w-..ill fire tie ri rst
ohot at Ihe fmstival, dise.harging a rif
le, oa-refully sighted mld secured in
p osi I on, b electieniva I colletion
lpadivg. direot. frolmi tie liite 1House
to 'the .t.a,rget box ut. it.he Sehuetzen
platz at. ch'arie.moni. The presidett
Wats inivited -to .tieid t.he festival in
persmv bit. his pngagments would
not permit. iim to aceept.
Thiis will be .the first na,tiouKil shoot.
inl- festival of tilie associatlionl vhlicli
has ever been held in tihe Sitih. The
d etermin'a. 6 oil lto h1old the feNt.ival in
Charlesto was made in 1904 at the
4lienl.ial Ieotinil in New York. upon
Ohe inivita--ion of the Germmi Rifilc
clu1ib of Clarlse-1.1m, whicl is tle old
o-t or"t'llizati( 1) f is kind in tle
Un1i.ted Staltes. h1amiig celebrated two
y*:irs a11' it. .1o1hk140! jubilNV, on flit
50th anmiveisarv of i.ts establishment
Kaiser an Honorary Member.
Tle Germian emperor, William IT,
is an -honorary member of the Char
lestdn cIub, Itlis he.i-ig ithe 6nly asso
ilntiolon 'in 'th I ai.led St.les il lie.h
le has aecepled sneh inimibership.
le was Olected iln place. of his -ranld
tA-tlier, 1tho fihvt. eim11peror', who Ias
deeded s-hottly after his prolama
ti.on as head of 'time Gverman empir.e
The chlb has six Froenchl rifles wliell
wV1rC )resnilt ed by 'tle old emperor
11roph<ieks of w-' oapturlled i-n flh<
Fiano-Prussiian coiflid.. Tihm
rifles mill bie exhiibilted inl the grvanki
paradb wit,h wlicli 'the fest\ will be
opened.
ialnate preparafion have beer
miia'de for tiho shootling fostival and
for eate'itniiment, of ,fhe mm.ny hun
d:reds ()f visiih s who are expeot ed il
(1h a.leston for I te occa sion. Th<
rT'111nll.; Ad .Ilthe rifle chlb, occupyinl."
:I bea1n.iril se:t(ion of tle subulibs, oi
hle b:mk .tie AsMeY rivei, hIav
bvvn ut II ilt lille 4-1ndiliu.!, the hms
mr('MvI .1nl -tile hiilbilli_,-s ha.1ve hel
.r (n I'fo acco11lmnaimn of the
(1'11'1-1111 jiul alldl Ier6jIva] I'valillr-4 i.
il r,terg.T-he IM11mber;1Ship ol
tie teal in.h has been inlereased t(
illnre than a t0timnsand'! inl ailticipa-liol
I -1Ile n t060n',l Inee al l ialI el(:il(i it:
of ( the comilimilltyt have jinedtl inl Inli
101tt1mt. ltl Imaike t1his fet.ivial the mIIs
s.icei'sful 'that e'has ever been elh
by 'the ntioual assicialt.in.
An Extensive Prize List.
Tlhe purize l ist. liir -ti benaksmien i:
A\ hioe-t.her -abont .$20,t000 w'iil lhe hnmIw
up ein purse's ait thle vairiiius Iargxet:
becsidtes numeroajs umed'alIs of' honor
ihr thlese piizes nlt hono-rltiis it is ex
I (eld Ott smnei oif thle muost per~i'
riflemni in t'hie l'.i-ted Statles wil
Of 'the 110 elubs wh.ichi are menm
bors of 'the nationa 1 associailti on, n ear
ly oniethl hav'ehn alread'sign.iftied tthoiu
It cnmt.ion of' (1c ' sn ing l reprsenilttivye:
to ithe Chia-'l.stoni moent, and i-t is es!i.i
malted Itat.('ro will he an llend
a nce of' att. Ilesat. 5,0010 r' iife ie tfroni
I (veryi lr i of' tIl'e tilfi I'y. Si-vi t 'el
ilnha ini Ncrw Yotrk wivill sendi dee
Toe:1( ii ( amli.rniiia wiiill lbe rep
re-seliitedl. one ill Slin I" raielseni li'mivi
ing vioited a spea-iialI prize iot $250 )
Ibe -.4lhot, for at: one11 ofl Ithe larg'ets. A
wmb er of einohs fromn Ohio will seint
1ar1! kiheru' arit texpethed Arrange
ineli.t fior 'tIe aiccoiniil.t ion of tIhes4
Ivisitor Is in thett mti coinmonabtle mnan
11l)r tliave he-en unlade allti I ieire wiiil
'h.rterid a Inee fo tie etrip am' 1
I anial :v tf oine of' the haige ho
tk. Dates of the Shooting.
The shot,i will bein~i ini thle a-f
t.OrnioO-i of Mav lit and wi.lt canttina
.thirough May 11, and also will be
h'eid on May 13. Tiroughoiut t.he day,
'Itiom 8 a. in. to 7 p. m., the rifles
will be busy, wili an hour's inter
mrission t.t noono. The principal t,.r
gicits at 200 yard will he: Aosoeia
-t.ic n 't arge t for memrhons only ; hon
or t-argoti; Cohimbia; stitch .targets;
(lermania. There will also be spe
eial ta.rgets for lic ladies.
At. the Columbia itarget the asso
eiatlion ua:rantees 'threo cash prizes
of $100, $200 .and $150, besides a
numhe.r of small prizes, NOhieh, it is
estimailed, will assie praet.ieally ev
ory onle akig a fair- scorm a prize.
AlL 'Ile (Li1111nanlia '1argot there will
be $1000 lung up in 62 piizes, the
fir-st plize bvilv!- valieil at $200. At
t-he rinl lto thore will be plrizes
of -lho -amo number and value. $500
in prizes is offroied at the stanlard
Anilricanl t arget, :unk1 $1.000 at tho
publ-ie ponint tairget. divided inlo 101
r)iizes. The king's 4arget, at which
t W "hoot:in1' will h)e for the kinlg of
.the fest will have a -kytil cash value
of $300. The (nf.le target will live
a. loh'a value of $150. Thie rules and
regula,tions for .tihe shoot.ing have
bnii earfull dranii. Thev aie Re
otin to the usual sianlalds for
those vvelits.
Elaborate Social Features. ...
'Tie sooial feaitures o f tihe gat.her
hi.n vre to 1b especially elaiabor and
\V'ee ill bet slimei f'onnl of vinter
taiiilett. mr wt.hie in.ite i offeiing
lill t,he time. Numenrms m exeunsions
w,ill be run .to poilits of 'histArie inl
torest or 'aisemnlet inl the vicinity
of Charlet(on amin many privatv vn
ti-t-ainiimenis will be lvivi in honor
of the viiitors.
The foRtlival will be opoled with a
granld parade on -the first (lay of tihe
meet, Which will be part.ieipated in
hv mi1 ny hun11dreds of riflemen in
Ilieir pict imosequne gray 1..md .1re.m!l u1ni
forms. A iserios of very handsome
alle-oriea. floats will be dlawn in
ithe parade.
It is ithoigit possibly that some of
4.1h'o rifle clubs in Germany will be
representc-d att 't'he festival.
The rail,roads iliave m.ade sipeial
.ro-es for -hO occlsionl Rin'd exelursion
it.ieket w,ill be onl sale iAl all parts of
A Growing Fellowship.
S I.:mrS ' - . C.. .\ ,i V tl 1907.
- i;m n :i H rJ :md Niw.4.
Ivar r *.le. -:1i r: I h.ln be! ll a
R eadin i' i ncvomn Fofu New
re-a 1e 1ni'w io-ilents
h'le Salm', and whilv deviply dvpliorinlg
he l, v , rn &er al It, be.
nee. i n muI,A ri--e, If as *row
iiit here folntahit mn n ahrid
i4 rt - !,vl PfI Cliili ons ;l elvi.'
11111 i itll N 11A -li i fil v. \ W ile wo i1low
( i lfi (' it' Ow 1 a rll-v otesi-n-liol
m- h 1111' 11 t11 i hi1 d will vniii who
enS~It 1g d!nt t hat iO eWili oil - c symp ihy
.a ll( hr 'aUle (04 1 i ly \\)|IY./ )'rs.\-'i i
ll;t' od womtan .e. ls Sei
AA it04 '.Iiemberhw o St. ' wuke'
Reains of a gro M'an, Found (lin
tSh ukehatchi Swamp i
New ~a n I oiker.owrivfr e
hBa1rnwl, iao A 1 pri 14New as gjust
rAchedI2I her tha(t01 whi u man a
ne woman, thiminy tohe doctouhrs,
h -tired a ne roinum 'to tai Ikthe aboum
seea mlsbeit.nwl -oWl