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VOLU3E XLVHL NUMBER 71. N7EWBEBRY. SOUTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY, SEPTENBER 1910. NecLEOD ON GOVENOR'S RACE. Does Not Intend to Try to Dictate says His Tote Was an Independ ent Vote. Columbia, September 7.-McDavid Horton in a signed article from Bish poville this afternoon in the Columbia Record writes as follows: "'Thomas G. McLeod, local option candidate for governor in the first primary, was informed at his law of fice here today that rumor credited him with having pledged his support in the second primary to Blease as against Featherstone. "He was asked to define for the in formation of the people his attitude toward the Blease-Featherstone race., He dictated the following statement: 'If I have sized up the vote, which I received correctly, it is an independent vote, one to whom I could not dictate were I disposed to do so, and certain ly I have not made nor will I make any attempt so to do. I wish to be fair to both Messrs. Blease and Feather stone. To affirm or deny unauthepti cated rumors would not be fair to cith ,or party. The people who voted for ire are abundantly able-to settis this =natter for thins,31 es.' "Mr. MeLeod bad just retarnei from "r%st at the cointry home ot his 'atb -r--in-aw, Mr. W. McD. Alicrd, netr -I_ngham, In DiPr.n cv-utity He has taken up his private business energ( tically and looks well." A HIGH SFEED 11RIDEGROOM. 'Negro arrIes Six Dusky Damsels Before the Grand Jury Could Indict Him. Americus, Ga., Sept. 7.-AlonzO ince, a negro and the "high speed degroom" of South Georgia, in his 1aste married six dusky brides before the grand jury could indict him and have him arrested. He made a frank confession to Judge Littlejohn today and the court decided twelve months for each bride would be enough. Alonzo now has six years within which to repent, but as he goes to the peni --tentiary he won't have much leisure. UGUNS ON WALL STREET. Originated From the Charge of Graft :Made in the New York Legisla A. ture in January Last. New Yohrk, Sept. 7.-The climax of eight months of political turmoil was 'ushered in today when the State com mission to investigate the charges of legislature corruption had its first public meeting and trained its guns on Wall street. 'The commission.originated from the charge of graft made in the New York legislature last January. Some startling results are expected as the outcome of the investigation. "FIGHTING BOB" OPPOSES MAINE'S LIQUOR LAWS. Bar Harbor, Me., September 6.-The ~statement made by Rear Admiral Rob ley D. Evans, retired, before he left this port for Washington relati ve to Maine's prohibition laws, has caused quite a stir. "Fighting Bob" spent much of the summer here visiting rel atives, and his comment on liquor sell ing is not particularly pleasing. "I am somewhat reluctant to say any thing about the laws of Maine," he said. "I do not want to talk about laws of States other than my own without first ma'king a thorough in vestigation and inquiry, but I will say this honestly and fearlessly and as one who is sure of his grounds: I have had more troiible in the direction of my sailors getting drunk in the ports of Maine than I bave had with my men while at any other ports in the world. I would rather take my men anywhere 'in 'the world than bring them to Maine. T know, that my men on shore liberty would easily ind the most impossibl.e and abhor rent dives and there obtain their ob noxious concoctions, worse, much worse, than liquor. It made them not much as crazy."~ Some men have no gratitude, in fact are absolutely devcoid of that virtue. Ingratitude is the meanest trait in a man's character. A little token of appreciation is FLIES A MILE A I UTE. Charles K. Hamilton Makes Remark able Speed at Sacramento. Sacramento, Cal., Sept. 7.-Charles K. Hamilton covered a mile in one minute flat in his aeroplane flight ini this city today. When he came down both wheels collapsed under him, but he escaped without injury. PAPA ELKINS GETS WRATHY. Declares He is Tired of Denying Ru t mor About Daughter's Marriage. Elkins, W. Va., September 7.-Em phatical denial was made today by Senator Stephen B. Elkins, of the ru mors that he is preparing to go to Paris or that his daughter, Katherine Elkins, will marry the Duke of Abruz zi, in February or at any other time or that his family is to be presented to the Italian Court. With some Impatience the Senator has declared that he has denied ru mors until he is worn out and that he would like to have it accepted as a fact that there is no contemplated un-s I ion between his daughter and the Ital ian Duke. "All these things were denied two years ago, and there is no more truth in the rumors now than there was 1 years ago," said Senator Elkins. The sole purpose he said of the Eu- I ropean trip of Mrs. Elkins and Miss Katherine Elkins, is for the benefit 'of their health. Messrs. P. B. 6dell and 5. L. Street have been acquitted at the Union court of the charge of murder. They were defended by Mr. E. S. Blease. at Separation Jsutified. Cruel and inhuman treatment em braces a multitude of misdemeanors. t but it is doubtful if it was ever before called upon to father the particular enormity attributed to a New Jersey man by his wife, who was suing for a separation. At the end of her recital 1 of a long list of the man's transgres sions the wife said tearfully: "But, judge, that ain't the worst." "Well, what is the worst?" said' the judge expectantly. "He took a lock of baby's pretty golden hair and made salmon flies out of it to fish with," she sobbed.' Court records show that the woman ,was granted a separation, but whether1 the salmon fly atrocity was responsi ble for the decision is not recorded. New York Times. For Visitors Only. A young Southern woman who lately moved to Buffalo sentL to her mother for a cook who had been brought up in the family. Aunt Venetia's first public try-out was at a luncheon. The fish course was to be crabs; hence the necessity of lecture on ptomaines and food poisoning. "Now, be sure-, Vete tia," said the young woman, "to see that the crabs are alive and healthy before you put them on the fire." The day the luncheon came, bring- ~ ing with it the crabs, Which looked all that could be desired as they were brought to table. Pinned to O'ne of them was a note from the cook; I'ead img: "Miss Florence: They was all kick ing alive, except this one. Don't eat it yourself."-Buffalo Express. Why He Wouldn't Hurry. They were ridng to church and were late. Several of the party were wor .ried and one remarked, "The audience will be waitng." "Well,' observed the old pastor (who was to preach that forenoon), don't let's fret over it, if we are a little late. It reminds me of the man who was being taken to execution. His guards were greatly exercised over the fact that they could not possibly get there on time. "Never mind," said the poor fellow, philosophically. "Don't fuss over it. The people can wait. There'll be noth- ~ ing doing till I get there."-The Chris tian Heraid. Her Education.t "Her cooking school habits are a good deal of bother to me." "How now?" "She always wants me to taste the gasoline .when the automobile isn't v.orking right."--Louisville Courier * * * * * * * * * * * * - "CAMPAIGN LIES." (Contributed to Abbeville Press and Banner.) * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * The good old Yorkville Enquirer ,enerally in the right, and as a ru ve agree with all that it says: La veek that paper said: "Because of the reputation the cai )aign liar has made for himself, ev he truth has a poor showing in ele ion years. Most sensible people fb ow the rule of putting all slandero >olitical stories down as lies." To all of the above we say a hear tmen. As far as we can now rec he "campaign liar" has done no bu iess in this campaign in Abbevil :ounty. We have no recollection LaviIg heard a word against the cha eter of any candidate. .But in a previous campaign the vas enough said or insinuated agair 3lease to excite the sympathy of v( ,rs who love a fair deal. While the ias not been said a word as far as i lave heard or seen against any can( late, yet we have heard or read mu vhich we thought to be insinuati Lgainst Blease. This by what we i ,arded as members of the "holier th; hou" element. The vote of Newberry and Laure ,ives assurance that where Blease yell known he has the approval nighty good communities. We ba en to RinQw a(mething of the peol )f those coupties i the fifties, and me knew them then they were as go ts the best and We ar willing to su )ort their judgment or c1piniof. Ples ieeded no other certificate of charg er than that of the voters of Newb( y. As the situation appears to us: I he candidates are, admittedly, ge lemen. Blease having this disadva age of the rest, he was born of t Lneducated class and because of I nherited poverty, and his, ambiti o rise to positions of influence al Lsefulness, the other set are jealo f him and his ability-and we a ume that there was not in t: overnor's race a man who wou Jaim to have more ability. While Mr. Featherstotne's go haracter is in no way questioned, y te proposes to .deny to a part of tl ounties the right of local option ight which was freely offered to A ~eville and other counties. If loc iption was right last year, It is rig his year. The State of South Carolina has: nuch right to say that Abbeville she ell whiskey as it has to say that Cha eston shall not. The cry in 1876 was "Home Rule." Believing that "political stories"~ a campaign lies" and believing that t: ipposition to Blease is based more ealousy of a poor boy who is ami ions to rise in the world, than upi ~ubstantial reasons, this scribe e >ects to poll his vote next Tuesday f sole. L. Blease. Whatever the facts may be, i hink Blease is a manly man, and 3 >elieve that oppositon to him is larg y based upon this fact, and the fact he poverty of his birth. He has oonels or generals or governo ~mong his ancestry. And we do n elieve in closing the door of hope efusing promotion to the poorest be n. South Carolina. To seek to1 ~overnor fgs a Iatrdable ambition. * * * *.* * * * * * * * * * * "How They Take the lifedicne." (Abbeville Press and Banner.) "The News and Cyurier" is now as ng about the weather and talkii tout the Philippines. 'T'he' Ni~as ~eatherstone race seems to occti] one of its attention. Like Mrs. Volentine, colored, wi ad spread a wedding supper for h aughter, Lizzie, and Lizzy's iiitende he "intended" failing to materialis nd Mrs. Volentine being chided wi be desertion the next morning r lied: "The nigger wusent no 'con ny how and sides, Liz' don't give :onfound." The News and Courier "don't give :onfound.'' But The State, The State is wigglii * back. The State' is scratching like a * "cooter" under hot sand for some * means-to defeat Blease. F * Did not the people of the State know * The State's attitude on the liquor * question the paper's influence would * be much greater. * The people know that if it is a ques- b is tion of men now it was a question be- B [e, fore the first primary. They also t st know that if It was a question of plat- n forms before the first primary it is a d n. question of platforms now! i ,n "Old Brother Peeple" is not such a c- mutton head as not to know that men b l- and patforms do not hop about like y as skipper bugs on a hot skillet. 1 ty The C., N. & L. passenger train due til at Newberry at 3.20, had a slight .-wreck yesterday just above the depot I 1e which delayed it for three-quarters of 1 of j an hour. In some way the trucks on d r- the tender got off of the track. No b damage was done to the track and d re practically no damage to the train. t st Mr. B. B. Reid, who was district t- agent of the Southeastern Life Insur re ance Co., has resigned and Mr. R. M. f ,e Tidmarsh has been appointed and has , . I accepted the position. He will have , h headquarters in Newberry. )n Speaking With Authority. * * e- One of the briefest and no doubt one of the most sincere addresses ever de livered on the subject of capital pun ishment was made in Worcester coun ty, Mass., more than two generatils ofago, , jt le A notorious character by the name as of Charley James, standing on the g-P lows with the noose properly adjust . ,d, wAs asked before th@ ep was B- drawn over his face if he would like .t, ya foW Oi'ds. w C r- "Ladies dnd gentlemen-b6k par- 0 don; gentlemen," he tid. "standing g , where I do, I am unalterably opposed 8 n. to -capital punishment."-Everybody's . Magazine. ie - He Ate His Lunch. ,n If the public does not know that I id Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, the pure-food Is expert, is one of the most absent p minded men in the world,- all doubt of q e the fact will vanish after this story h Id has been tqld, The doctor takes his lunch in the came of the National h d Press club, and when he lunches he t misses no bets, overlooks no food. He b, e has a fine appetite-a remarkable ap- a -a petite, considering all the unpleasant C, b. and terrifying things he knows about d al food-stuffs. s4 lit One afternoon he finished his meal, p, walked into the cloak rom and put on kc ts his hat As he was going out he was c 11 accosted by a friend, who invited him i r- to lundh with him. t Dr. Wiley hesitated. 1i I"To tell you the truth," he said, e: e whimsically, "I don't know whether a tee just had lunch or not."n -He thought deeply for sevpral mo- Id i. ments. *t n "'Tust to make sure," he concluded x- seriously. "I'll go in and have an- ii r other." t4 And he ate as much the second time n e as he had the first.-Popular Maga- i~ re zine.., a ti of Truth and the Telephonee. a o In France the telephone girls say, n s "I listen." In this country they are b t note quite so frank about .it.-Sum- a yrmerville Advertiser. I Risky Business. . d Some statesmen are too flip s: Of late. . They want to rock the shipe * Of state. c. * -Louisville Courier-Journal. h * Feminine Promptness. y *"What are you in such a rush S *about?7 h "Premised to meet my wife at S a So'clock down at the corner."'r i"Well, there's no hurry. It isn't 4 e: -yet."-Cleveland Leader. s Getting a Best. d o0 "Tou seem to be sticking very dioso Pi r to business these days." it 1. "I need the relaxation. The base- si eball season is a terrible stTain on a g: hman. "-Greenville News. fr - - tc cit Early in the Game. a Neighbor-Is any one sick over at. your house, Johnny? a Johnny-Dad's ailin' some. John ny-Not yet. Th' doctor only hi gstarred t' come ths ;-"'2.--Chicago C is Newa JAMES W. HERBERT DEAD. rominent Citizen of Saluda Dies at A Advanced Age-Native of New berry. Saluda, August 8.-James W. Her ert died at his home in this town c londay night, after an illness ex- e mnding over several weeks. The im- 11 Lediate cause of death was Bright's F Isease and dropsy. He was buried 1 i the village cemetery Tuesday after- j 1 oon at 4 o'clock. Mr. Herbert has o een mayor of this town for the past y ear. He was about 73 years of age, r nd leaves besides his wife the fol- t :wing children: J. W. Herbert, Jr., y [rs. Ben Perry, Mrs. Augusta Willis, t [rs. Saluda Blease and Miss Pearl ii erbert. The deceased was original- s from Newberry county, and was r ring the war a member of a New- b erry company. He was a brave sol- a [er, and an upright citizen. He was ice wounded in battle. t His brother was the late Rev. T. G. o [erbert, of the South Carolina con ,rence. a C a - * q A SUIMER VACATION. By J. W. WOling. * V Well, once more in Newberry I wish Ij had remained longer and thus had me to meet many other friends ,hich my brief stay did not permit- b Ihy, ~yis, I might hae remained over e r Sunday and gone and sat quietly V i Central church where fo two years tried to deliver my imperfeet med- c %ges. In that sanctuary of God I $ )uld have quietly looked into the face ] f many for whom I labored and then a one my way to think again df how Don our opportunities are over . But I did not and Sunday morning C )und me in our beautiful national c wpital and then with my friend, Mr. A Tilliams Welch, and in due time to iurch. I like Washington, its love r parks, its beautiful streets and im- C osing edifices. Here you can be as utet or as lively as you please, can d ave rest or diversion as you wish. Mr. Welch now eats at a boarding Duse, and a right good one too, where le feed is pretty good. I do remem er that once, however, he,took me to0 Chinese restaurant, or jinck shop, or lum joint, very much fixed up -andI scent with all and there we were 0 arved "chop sue." And what is that, ray? Well, there's the mystery. It >oked like a mixture of fried onious, iicken hash, boiled rice, and for all0 know might have had just a few of' Le tails of the animals the Chinese ke so much'. However, I, who had ten frog legs, eels, stewed monkey, tligator steaks and other things, was Dt to be stalled by chop sue and so awn it went and I enjoyed. it. Let alla ie. friends try it, at least once. But my objective point this time was ot Washington, .but Great Falls, Va.,d > attend an institute and a camp eetng. And here I am. Great Fallst on the Potomac river fifteen miles i move Washington, a romantic and plc-C esque place. There are at this place s ssembly grounds, pleasure parks, terry-go-rounds, dance, halls, visited y thousands, so you pay*your money E ad take your choice. k At the assembly grounds the exer ses are very interesting. There are .ily lectures by noted speakers, good' ngng and every evening a magic c ~ntern lecture. The series was open- E by Rev, Dlr. P'retterman and will t ose tonight for the week with my ~cture on Brazilian scenes through hich I have passed, About the falls a ) have wild and beautiful scenery. me terrible convulsion of nature is torn and twisted the rocks intoG thousand fantastic forms and the ver rushes through these deep brok-n 1 gorges, at one point beaten into ray, at another churned into bil-a ws of foam, and then glidng intoa ep pools still hastening on to more ~aceful streams amid banks clbthed i green and fruitful fields. I now C t in full view of all this beauty and c< andeur, and only wish that my iends from South Carolina were here a: take part in these pleasures. An Oratorical Paradox. "Pa, what's fluent speaker?''k "One of the kind you are glad to j ar because :he things he says never I use you to change your opin"; sc THE MT. OLIVE RIOTING. lee Furman Charged by Coroner's Jury With Murder-Furman is in Jail. As a result of the inquest in the ase of the death of Wash Gary, color d, who was killed in the general riot ig at Mt. Olive (colored) church, 3nards, on Sunday a week ago, AleC 'urman, colored, is charged with the illing. Furman came to Newberry a last Friday, before the inquest, and rent to the sheriff's office and sur endered, stating that he had heard ie sheriff wanted him. The inquest, rhich had been adjourned by Magis eate W. C. Sligh, on account of lack of iformation as to the details, was re uimed on Tuesday. Furman was car led to the Inquest and was brought ack to Newberry and lodged in Jail fter the finding of the coroner's jury. At the hearing on Tuesday Magis 'ate Sligh had the assistance of Cor ner W. E. Felker. Special Constable T. Griff Williams nd Deputy Sheriff Pope L. Buford arried eleven negroes, who had been rrested .and lodged in jail, to the in uest proceedings and trial. The testimony before the coroner's 2ry is given below. Constable Williams acted,as prose-, uting officer and succeeded in con Icting some of the negroes of gamb ng. Elias Dudley, the negro who was in ill with four bullet wounds on his ody, was turned loose, but he was aft rwards convioted of gambling, along dath othior 048;e fjf1106* The following pleaded guilty to th4 barge of gambling and were nn 25 each, with costs: Jobn Kinard. ice Neel, Charley Mason, Alec Fur. ian and Elias Dudley. The following, who pleaded not uIlty to the ehirge of gambling, were onvicted and fined $0 each, with osts: Kage Davis, Leunias ginard, .1len Kinard. and Ernest Cantlon, Arrangements were made for thd ayment of the fines in all cases ex pt those of Rice, Neel*and Mason, ,ho are to serve their sentence of 30 ays each on the county chaingang, nless they have aranged to pay nee the above information was given he Herald and News. There are yet to be arrested several ther negroes implicated in the aX ir. - Following is the verdict of the dor aer's jury: "Wash Gary came to his death from ainshot wounds inflicted in the hands SAlec Furman." J. C. Gary, foreman; W. T. Buford, .E. Kennei-ly, Raney Hitt, A. D. )hnson, J. H. Dorroh, W. C. Watts, W. .Dorroh, Hix Connor, Furman Davis, .N. Sligh, H. B. Dominick. The Testimony. . The following testimony was taken tthe inquesti JQhn Grahani, sworn, says: On Sun ay gone .a week ago I came from ewberry to Mt. Olive churdh. I got iere about 1.30 o'clock. I goes doiyn ithe woods where Elias Dudley, hick Furman, Mickens Ray and my slf were down there gambling. We ere gambling for money. Myself and lias Dudley and Mickens Ray and eo. Ruff, we met Wash Gary and rnest Cannon and another negro un nown to me. Wash asked the crowd hat God damn negro took the money 'om the boy. I didn't know what boy a had reference to. The shooting oc irred about that time. Wash and lias pulled out their pistols about te same time. They were face to te about 20 steps apart, shooting :each other. Wash, with his right de turned toward Elias Dudley, and. las had his right side toward Wash ary. I could not say whether there ere more than two men shooting or >t. About 21 or 22 shots fired. Some 1e with his knife open walked up id picked up Elias Dudley's pistol. 'ter he fell. This happened on August 28, 1910, Newberry county. I didn't see tiick Furman during the shooting. He >ud have been there and me not ive seen him. Elias and Ernest Kin d and some other negroes were ssing about a quarter. John Graham. Rice Neel, sworn, says: I don't ow anything about the killing but st before the killing and shooting, saw Elias Dudley and Charley Ma n were fussing abe<'t e c.Lter. iaaiey Mason said~ to Elias, "I caught