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Issues Statement as to Status in Ad jutant General's Office. In a statement W. T. Brock, assisl ant adjutant general, gave his rea sons for not enterting the race fo adjutant general. With reference to the filing of e. pense accounts for making the ir spections of the State militia b says that he followed the prevailin custom in the office. He denies thc he has ever wasted one dollar of tb money of the State. The following is the statemei which was addressed to the peop] of South Carolina: "Having decided not to enter tl race for adjutant general and ther< by being deprived of the opportunit to personally explain to my friend and the public my position in re erence to the charges recently mad against me by the adjutant genera I take this opportunity of stating r reasons for not running and my e: planation of the chakges mad against me. The Charges. "Several months ago after the a( jutant general had stated throup the public prints that he would n< be a candidate for reelection and ii dorsed me for the position I issuz a statement saying that -I would I a candidate in the coming primai for adjutant general. Shortly ther after the adjutant general publish a statement in the public press a< cusing me of being a traitor to hii and deceiving him in reference his chances for reelection. At t1 time this charge was made I wE very much astonished and requeste the governor to appoint a court < inquiry to investigate the matte: Subsequent to that time the adjit tant general, evidently rea'izin that there was no foundation in fa( for the charge which he had mad against me and seeing that I woul be exonerated in the said court c inquiry made a further charge tha I had wasted the State's money an that my expense Lccounts would nc bear investigation. After the sec ond charges I again made a reques to the governor for a court of inquir: to investigate the whole matter an< * the said court was appointed. The Evidence. * "At the hearing Adjt. Gen. Boys and his attorney failed to put up an: evidence whatever as to the charg< that I had been a traitor to him an< had deceived him in regard to hi chances of reelection. I produce< every officer of the militia whon Ad.jt. Gen. Boyd claimed had state< to .him that I had been false to hin and without exception they abso. * lutely denied it, and on the othe1 hand they all swore that I had beer fithiful to him politically and per s onaly and had told them that] Mould not run for office against him Not a witness was produced to sub stantiate this charge and the attor neystor ijen. Boyd stated b-efote the court that they desired to withdrave it, which withdrawal was refuse~ by me, as I desired the matter to be thoroughly aired in this court. Wasting the Money. Atothe charge for wasting the Saesmoney and being irregul'ar in my expense accounts, I have only to say that the sum of $650 was ,ap propriated by the legislature for th payment of the expenses of the of ficer making these inspections, anc my expense, according to the finding of the court of inquiry, ran fron $160 to $325 a year. During thai time I was out making these inspec tions, from 35 to 65 days, and tak ing the year in which my expenses ran highest, it will be seen that botl railroad fare, hotel bills and othei expenses did not. exceed $5 a day and often were less than this. This court found that I was not regula: in rendering my accounts and thai the same were not properly itemiz ed as required by law, and that: made certain charges for expensea which they deemed to have been im. proper, but they went further an< exonerated me from any criminal in tent or intention to defraud th< State. As to these matters, I beg t< say that I rendered my accounts il accordance with the custom whic] had prevailed in' the ad.jutant gen eral's office before I went there, an< no officer charged with issuing th< warrants or inspecting my account: ever called to my attention .the fac that they were not in accordanc with law, and I did not know unti this matter came up that they woul not be filed regularly in accordanc with law and - custom. I beg to stat further, that I never charged to th State of South Carolina a dolla which was not spent in her service and if my accounts were put in imn properly itemized, it was because th custom had obtained there ani I was niot required to itemize ther more fully. In making this state ment it is not my purpose to criticiz in apy manner the action of th court of inquiry. I have no doub that they found what they though was proper and I an perfectly sat isfied with their finding except in -'minor details, but I do not think that under the evidence that was submitted to them they had any, -Iright to find me guilty of -extrava gance when I spent on an average r of one-half the amount appropriated by the legislature for the purpose of -,inspecting the militia and much less. than would have baen spent by thE e majority of traveling men covering ? the same territory which I was re Lt quired to cover. Reasons for Withdrawal. "It has been my intention and ear it nest desire to run for the office of adjutant general and place all of these matters before the people of e the State, but as soon as this dif ficulty arose between Gen. Boyd and' myself several men of prominence Is came out for this office and I realiz r-'ed at the ouiset that my chances of te winning were materially lessened by 1. the advent of these gentlemen, who. y were in no wise involved in the quar c-'real, in the field. I am a man of le limited means and could not afford! the $500 or $600 necessary to make this race when my chances of elec tion were limited so materially by the number of candidates applying for the position. If this race were between Gen. Boyd and myself I would have no hesitancy in spending 1 this money, as I have every confi-: dence that my course would be fully y indorsed by the people of the State, d but the salary of this office would not warrant a man of my means spending the amount required for making this campaign with four be other candidates in the field. "Further than this I have nothing d to say. I feel that I have done my duty as assistant adjutant general. and that the charges which were made against me were not actuated by a desire to improve the condition t of affairs in the adjutant general's e office, but rather an. effort on the d part of the adjutant general to pro tect himself from the consequences . of an illadvised and, what the court h-eld to be, an unwarranted charge. "I - am confident that the miltia of the State, with whom I have come t!in closest contact in my work, have confidence in my abilty, qualification and integrity; and if the matter had been left to~ them I should have con-1 tinued in the race." CHANiGES IN~ SCHEDULES. !Railroad Commission Wants Reiter Connections-Must Hold Sey eral Lines. An order issued by the railroad commission requires the Southern railway, the Charleston & Westerni Carolina railway and the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens road to change the schedules of several, trains so as 1to make propa connections. is required that the train leav idli Spartanburg over the Ctarles ton & Western ' Carolina be held about 15 minutes so as to make con nection with the Southern train from Columbia, which- leaves here at 1 - o'clock. This will enable passengers to go from points along the route be tween this city and Spartanburg to Laurens during the evening. j The Columbia, Newberry and Lau-< rens road is required to hold its night train to Columbia at Laurens until the ti'ain from Spartanburg ar rives. The train from Spartanburg is the one to make connection with!f the train from Columbia over thet Southern. .The Southern train' from NGreen - ville, which arrives in. Columbia dur ing the night will make connection with the Charleston & Western Carolina passenger train at Green-' wood and Augusta. This will give a' night service' from Augusta to Co lumbia. BETTER SERVICE ON COAST LINiE [ Chair and Dining Cars Wanted Be-: tween Columbia and Charles ton Soon. Columbia State, 24th. Following a conference between y; Richard L. Manning of the Sumter i' chamber of commerce and Secretary. i Hamby of the Columbia chamber of -, commerce it has been decided to: abandon the idea of operating a' ~chair and dining car between Char leston and Greenville over the At t lantic Coast Line and the Columbia, e Newberry & Laurens railways. Sec 1 retary Hamby conferred with Presi j dent Childs of the Columbia, New berry & Laurens railway relative to the operation of the car. It has been decided to ask that the r chair and dining car be placed on the Atlantic Coast Line trains between -. this city and Charleston. The car e would be handled on train 52 coming I up and on train No. 53 down. A for i mal recquest for the service will be - made by the chamber of commerce e' and other c'mmercial bodies repre e senting the towns affected by the t new service *upon Passengeir Traf Coast Line. The Georgetowin chai ber of commerce will be asked t< join in the request for the car. would greatly improve travel to thi Piedmont section of the State fron Charleston the towns of the Pee Di section. Experts Study Rambler Methods. The Superintendent's and Fore man's club of Chicago, an organiza tion of 85 members, composed of th managers of the greatest mechani cal plants in the Middle West, all ex parts in advanced mechanics, re cently visited the plant of Thomas E Jeffery & Company, at Kenosha, t, study the system of advanced physi cal and chemical tests employed i: determining the quality and -affi ciency of Rambler parts and to watc those methods by which standardiza tion of parts has been attaine through extreme accuracy in worh manship and the rigid inspectio system which the Rambler peopl maintain. These experts followed the pro duction of the Rambler from the dro forge shop, where a battery of stear forges make every drop forgin from the smallest value stem to th largest crank shaft, to the body fin ishing and inspection departmen where every Rambler body is mad complete and finished in the mos minute detail. A special study was made of th methods employed in standardizin Rambler parts and making all inter changeable through careful grind ing and finishing processes assurin absolute accuracy. They observe the processes for treating and hard ening metals for all important part. such as gears, and inspected th Rambler laboratory where infinit labor is expended over uniform hors power formulae, chemical tests c materials and torsion tests of a] parts which are subject to strains. A Man of Few Words. Mr. Jones, who is a man of feN words, went into a music store to bu: some music for his wife. " 'Mikado' libretto," he said to thi clerk. The clerk stared. "What's that? he asked. "'Mikado' libretto," said Jone again. "Me no spik de Italian," said th4 clerk.-Lippincott's. ANNOUNCEMENTS. House of Representatives. I am a candidate for re-election tc the house of representatives, subjeci to the rules of thle Democratic pri nary. ' od frey 1axtmon. For Treasurer. I hereby announce myself as a can iidate for reelection to the offic3 of :ounty treasurer, subject to the Dem-. cratic primary. Jno. L. Epps. For Judge~ of Probate. I hereby announce myself as a can Lidate for reelection to the -office of udge of probate, subject to the Dem >cratic primary. F. M. Schumpert. I hereby announce myself a candi [ate for the office *of probate judge or Newberry county, and will abide he rules of the Democratic primary. B. B. Leitzsey. For Magistrate No. 10. I hereby announce myself a can lidate for magistrate for No. 10 town ;hip and will abide the rules of the )emocratic primary. Thos. L. B. Epps. For Magistrate Nos. 1 and 8. I hereby announce myself as a can :lidate for reelection to the office ol mnagistrate in No. 1 and No. 8 town ships, subject to the Democratic pri. nary. John Henry ChappelL. ,I hereby announce myself as a can lidate for the office of magistrate ir N~o. 1 and No. b' townships, subject tc the Democratic primary. J. C. Sample. The undersigned, is hereby an nounced as a candidate for magistratE for No. 10 township, subject to the Democratic primary. T. E. Stone. I hereby announce myself as a can cdidate for reelection to the office 01 magistrate in No. 3 township subjec1 to the Democratic primary. John Henderson. Win. M. Dorroh is hereby announc ad as a candidate for magistrate o1 Yo. 6 township, subject to the rulesi )f the Democratic party. Friends. I am andimdate for magistrate for No. 10 township, and will be gov erned by the rules of the Democratic party. P.1B. Ellesor. For Magistrate No. 11. The voters of No. 11 do hereby an nounce w. F. Suber as candidate for magistrate for No. 11, and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. Voters. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for Magistrate for No. 11 -,Township and will abide the rules of the Democratic primary. J. J. Kinard. i Mr. E. A. Hentz is hereby nominat - ed for magistrate from No. 11 town i ship subject to the rules of the Dem - ocratic party. Voters. For County Auditor. I hereby announce myself as can didate for reelection as auditor for Newberry county, subject to the Dem ocratic primary. Eug. S. Werts. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold on a guarantee that if you are not satisfied after using two-thirds of a e bottle accordhig to directions, your t money will be refunded . It is up to you to try. Sold by w. E. Pelham & e Son. H. B. WELLS' TRANSFER Hauls Anything or. Short Notice. 9 Careful and Accommodating Drivers. Moving Household Furniture a Spec- . ~ialt7.I YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED. e Office Phone No. 61 Residence Phone No. . fai D. R. su Can't Work t Se ti s Ne When you feel that you col can hardly drag through no your daily work, and are Its tired, discouraged and he miserable, take Cardui, gri the woman's tonic. n Cardui is prepar'ed for a the purpose of helpin.g e women to regain their IG strength and health. Not by doping with strong drugs, but by the of gentle, tonic action of he pure vegetable herbs. . Col The Woman's Tonic . Mrs. L N. Nicholson, of -Shook, Mo., writes: "Before I began to take Cardui, I was unable to do any work. I have taken 5 bottles and have improved very much. I can do the most of my housework now. "I can't say too muchI for Cardui, it has done so much for me." Your druggist sells Car dui. Get a bottle to4ay. R E The ~Newb NEX At the Close of ti Condensed Fro RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $26' Furniture and Fixtures: Overdrafts secured and unse cured Bonds and Stocks Cash and due from Banks 5 $33: 40! Paid C JAMES MCINTOSH, President. PECIAL I TO EARLY I OUR FIRST SPRING Has arrived. We have be and wiR sel as "Low as t as "Good as the Best"., i Bargains cal on 3. KLE 34 Main Street. Saved From Awful Death. Eow an appalling calamity in his nily was prevented is told by A. McDonald, of Fayetteville, N. C., F. D. .No. 8. "My sister had con nption," he writes, "she was very n and pale, had no appetite and med to grow weaker every day, all remedies failed, till Dr. King's w Discovery was tried, and so npletely cured her, that she has been troubled with a cough since. the best medicine I ever saw or ard of." For coughs; colds, la ppe, asthma, croup, hemorrhage bronchial troubles, . it has no al, 50c., $1.00. Trial bottle free. ranteed by W. E. Pelhamn & Son. It cured me," or "It saved the life :y child," are the expressions you, r every day about Chamberlain's c, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It Wil3he to Y< .iP. F.BA e NE ..PORT 01 erry Savi VBERRY, S. e Business Nove m Report to State Bai ~,495.25 Capital ,275.00 Undivided F Deposits ,758 60 . Notes and E 680.00 ed ,437.65 .646.50 Y1 Savings [W DUCEENT URCIASERS! SHIPMENT OF GOODS ught at "Low Water Mark" e Lowest" and in Vhen in search of Gen TTNER Phone No. 262 This' is true the world over where this valuable remedy has been intro duced. No other medicine in use for diarrhoea or bowel complaints has re ceived such general apprpval. The secret of the success of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera aid Diarrhoea Remedy is that it cures. Sold by W. E. Pel ham & Son. SUMMER'-RATE SALE One $300 Piano, $IS5 One $joo Piano, $2r5., These are new and in beautiful mabogany cases, so write quick if you desire one of these bargains. ORGAN BARGAINS change for pianos, fomi$20to $s. feited $go.edrgans fom f4 to 5g be madeo any of teabov. instruments. Pianos and Organs FULY WARRA2!rBD. Malone's Music Homs,:Coh.bia, S.C4 iur Interest to Call au IXTER & SO WBERRY, 5S.' Before pheing order for any tery .work in ite or Marble. Ou ~New Designs will please you. ngs Bank C. mrber 16, 1909. n~k Examiner LIABILITIES. $ 50,000.0 ~rofits 27,013.63 ~ills Rediscount- 20638 6,000.0 $333, 646.59 )eposits J. E. NORWOOD, Casbieic