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Il ' The ^;cii 7 T( IOF SHOES, WE RELIABLE For Men and B mend the Crawf nicer grades, pri Rmis1 1 II Mens $3 Menzies, the great combinati flexibility and di Mens $2. IJL-rv^yo ?, For Ladies' di ing footwear thi ual to any. A g lasts and leather vets, etc. We ha ling this line fo and know them $3 to r - Come to oui getting here. o | W/9 02 , COL. FRANK S. EVANS FOR CONGRESS - ' fiii! Urjll ^ t*reenwooa7s jeoremosr tiuzeii itjii Give Aiken the Race of His Life. Anderson Intelligencer. With the entry of Col. Frank S. Evans in ?he congressional race in this district, the Intelligencr is willing to commit itself with whatever influence ' v it possesses to his hearty and enthusiastic support. In so doing we are actuated by the progressive spirit of ? the age, which spirit has so firmly intrenched itself into the inward work "? i mgs oi commercial ana legislative "bodies that the first laws of nature demand that the people who would become powerful and who would make their influence felt must seize upon and utilize that progressive spirit every day in the week including Sundays Col. Evans is not a professional politician, but a professional business man, one of that kind who combines J 1, J ? .gwu cuiiimuii nuiae seii&e ami piautical judgment with the business he has to do, and therein lies the secret of his success. It is this trait of his training that makes him both a practical politician and a practical business man. It has often been a subject of remark, if not of criticism, that the South pays no attention to the busim X ness qualifications possessed by a candidate for office, but selects him because of the popularity of his father * or some other distinguished predecessor who himself attained distinction because of his warm hand-shake and perennial smile. The time for this manner of choosing our representatives in congress has passed and we must select men who are practical, forceful and dynamic 111 their makeup, men who can cope with the business men and seasoned legislators 4 with whom they must cross swords in debate on the great questions that will j arise in the halls of congress, that affect not only our own district, but the welfare of the country at large. The country itself is undergoing a tremendous upheavel and conditions are rapidly changing. The sphere of influence. for so many years confined to . the great east and north, is naturally shifting to the South. This is true in commercial and industrial lines as well as in political thought and action. Never since the War Between the States has a Southern candidate j A 1 j\ aver id Out ! sn Thousa There : SELL ONLY Of ; MAKES Shoes oys we recom- makes ord line in the try. ces 17/-i** $3.00 ho'me, .00 to $5 materi: remarkable. A on of comfort, w a< ur ability 15, . _ X j 50 to S4 ??Ratu $2.50 newesi ress and walk3 Regina is eq reat variety of Lawi s. serees. vel- Linens ive been hand- Mess r fifteen years shades, to be all right lavend $4 r place, make it yoi Yours to command, : G. S. HBBnHHHHHI been sriously urgd for the presidency, and now the leading figure in that contest in our party is a Southern man. It is therefore high time that the South was throwing off the old fetich of " 1> n }9 electing "gooa ieiiuws, suvei wu-| gued orators," "popular boys," and men who can't write their own speeches, to represent them when the full extent of that representative's influence at Washington lies in his ability to hobnob the powers that be to secure a rural route changed to run by Bill Smith's house or to reimburse [ John Jones for a horse stolen by Sher- | man's army long years ago, and these I little favors generally mean that the representative's vote will be cast for some measure dear to the hearts of the department that grants them. Col. Evans is a fighter of bull dog tenacity and will make his influence felt in the halls, of congress and in , the nniinctts of his nartv. He is fear less and aggressive in debate and will | bring to his district a prestige she has not enjoyed for many years. His thorough knowledge of the great questions now uppermost in the public mind, together with his broad sympathy for the masses in their struggle for equal taxation and relief from burdensome tariff on the necessities of life will bring him prominently to the front as a leader on the floor and in committee. A perusal of the committee assignments in the last congress will afford ample cause for question as to why the third district has fared so badly ai me nanas 01 a jjemocrauc nouse, especially when we are taught that the best way to secure influence and prestige in congress is to keep our representatives there for long periods, yet with an uninterrupted incumbency of years, the Democratic committee having the nomination of committees in hand, thought so little of the services and ability of our representa tive that he was given the most unimportanit committee assignments at their disposal. When the Democratic colleagues of a Democratic house, who are on the grounds and are m position to judge of the merits of a congressman. place so low as estimate on the man we have been sending there to represent lis tor so many years, 11 is indeed time to have a readjustment and elect a man who can and will wield, a more potent influence in our behalf. This is not written with any ill will toward our present congressman. He has done everything that he ricinor tlfjll Ig . 5,000 C nd People "? ? y t rore, we: Misses' and Children's we carry a number of of the best in the councostumes for street, receptions, we have the als to please all. es, wide welt or narrow 20, 25 and 40c . G? i > ie or Sponge Cloth, the t 30 cents as, Batistes, Flaxes, , Crashes, everything. aline Satin in the best , pink, blue, black, white er, etc. 80c and $1 ir headquarters, m? * Mov could do doubtless, but the point we are makng is that he is not equipped and that is not his fault but his mis fortune, a misfortune which the people of the Third district should not be called upon to share. Col. Evans is making a close and buisness-like campaign and running solely on his merits, but he will at the proper time take up the record of his opponent and show the people * ISC 3 Wherein tneir interests nave sunereu. He will endeavor to have Mr. Aiken meet him on every stump in the district, as he desires that the people have the opportunity of knowing how his stewardship has been abused and that Mr. Aiken also have the opportunity of defending his course in congress. Mr. Aiken has heretofore been somewhat averse to meeting his opponent on the stump, but Col. Evans hopes to make the meetings so inter esting and attractive to nim tnat ne will attend each of them and deliver his speeches orally and not "through leave to print in the record/' The Inteligencer is pleased to note an enthusiastic and spontaneous interest in Col. Evans's candidacy in Anderson county, where he is widely known and universally liked. He is prominently identified with several influential secret orders, among them - *- J J -r\?T7?o1_ ine muepeiiutnii uiuci ut wuu. a. lows, Ancient Order of Free Masons, j in which order he has attained to the rank of the Ancient Order of Mystic Shrine and he will this month be elevated to the position of Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. Adv. SALE FEDERAL CONTRABAND WHISKEY NOW BEING TESTED Greenville Magistrate Upholds Mauldin's Hifflit to Buy it, in Claim and Delivery Proceedings. Greenville, May 29.?Magistrate Inman today decided in favor of 0. K. Mauldin the claim and delivery suit brought by him against Sheriff J. Perry Poole for the recovery of two barrels of liquor which he purchased here two weeks ago at a public auction ordered by Federal hidge Henry A. M. Smith. The decision settles, so far as vhe magisterial court extends, the first clash between State and federal authorities over the recent ruling of Judge Smith that the government has a right to sell intoxicating liquors 1V/I c iviaii v opies oi : Will Prob ?> ? say, Lisier Foulards, Crepe de < etc., of the furnishings go so far to make up tl tumes we mention. Corsets, than the tw we carry, W. B. and Ar Lady, there are none t none which give better or more satisfactory sei ?1 to $3 ? Brassieres of the Del Co., which has become necessary part of a styli tume, price 50c to $1 Hose, an elegant gauz< ing, in white, black ai the pair 25 Cents Also the Burson in weight. ike your purchases ver C \ condemned by the United States court in any locality, irrespective of the State's "wet" or "dry" territories. In rendering his decision Magistrate Unman said: "Before alcoholic liquor can be confiscated by the State it must be shown that the same is contraband and that it was obtained in an unlawful manner or obtained in a lawful manner but for an unlawful purpose. It having been shown by the testil m'onv that the sale was a lawful one and that the liquor was not purchased for an unlawful purpose, I decide for the paintiftV The main issue at stake was whether or not the federal government had a right to sell intoxicating liquor in a locality where a State law prohibited liquor selling. The plaintiff having cited section 240 of the United States criminal code of 1910, and sections 923 and 939 of the United States re pu>% CI", can liut step nuu a. w?.ucv where the sale of whiskey is prohibited by that State's police power and conduct a whiskey sale. In Magistrate Stradley's court Tuesday the criminal case growing out of $ the whiskey sale will be heard. Mr. Mauldin is charged in this instance with having in his possession contraband whiskey. Dismisses Case Against Xauldiu. Greenville, May 21.?Magistrate Qimuol Hlav rlicmiccoH fha uamuvi V* C4.V?*V^,/ charges of- "having in possession and transporting spiritous liquors for illegal purposes" brought against 0. K. Mauldin as a. result of his purchasing two barrels of liquor sold at pubt M vised statutes of 1878 as authority for the government's right to condemn whiskey shipped in violation of the interstate commerce' laws, as was the case with- the liquor in question, and ordered it sold at any point the court designated, this point was passed by. The second issue at stake was whether or not the whiskey was contraband. Testimony showed conclu~ ~1? A lirtii A* Tirn/1 nnrnliOCA/1 I SI vtuy mat 111c nquui naa jjui lawfully (for the government had a right to sell it) and that it was not intended to be used for an unlawful purpose by the purchaser. This *fs the substance of the plaintiff's argument. Counsel for Sheriff Poole contended that when the Union was formed by the several sovereign States each State surrendered a certain amount of its sovereignty. Tn doing this, however, the States retained their police power. The Union, having 110 police ^ A r? Qfofo Witrac : This L< ably Read L tO US Chines, Gloves, an e which black, white a lie cos- $1 7 Silk Hose, li o lines in white, blac nerican article for the >etter? 53 | vice We have a 1 finest Silk Ho: $1 a Jevoise ??j; r~. Handkercni i a very u cam ish cos- 5c t MILL ??? which is all yi ; stock- trimmers are id tan, thoroughly ac parts the hi ing, the suitio . uses, and they heavy from which tc wanted. of us and we refund ]!omp lie auction here May 11, by order of Federal Judge Smith. In view of Magistrate Inman's ruling that the whiskey purchased by Mr. Mauldin was not contraband, the hearing before Magistrate Stradley was largely perfunctory. In redering his decision, the magistrate said: "By agreement, the testimony taken by Magistrate Inman yesterday in the claim and delivery j suit of 0. K. Mauldin vs. J. Perry j Poole, sheriff, should be used today in this suit. "From the testimony and the interpretation given by the supreme court in the cases of the State vs. Bwokand, reported in volume 87, South Carolina reports, page 442, and the State vs. Green, reported in advance sheets of August, 1911,' page 113, my mind is clearly satisfied that the defendant, 0. K. Mauldin, has not been guilty of violating the laws of I X the State, by either having in possession or transporting spirituous liquors for illegal purposes and the case is therefore dismissed and the defendant honorably discharged." To Appeal Case. Columbia, May 21.?Gov. Blease stated today he had ordered B. M. Shuman, attorney for Sheriff Poole, of Greenville, to appeal the case of Mauldin against Poole in which the right of a federal revenue officer to! 1 -Jv. ? rJ-fir -fic hfiino* I Iiquui III CL Ui; igmtvi; AO a a*, w-j | settled. The supre-me court will be called on to finally settle the issue. The governor said he does not care which way the case is decided, just so he has the authority of the highest / tribunal for his action regarding the j situation. ?? ?^? MRS. WIGHTMAN'S FUNERAL. A Tribute to One of Methodism's Great Women. The News and Courier has received the following: remaps mere nas nevtjr utreu occu in Charleston a more beautiful and impressive service than that held last Tuesday afternoon at the burial of Mrs. Marie D. Wightman. Mrs. Wightman was the widow of j Bishop Wightman, of the Southern I Methodist church, and was one of the I j most distinguished and well beloved j j women in the whole church. Since ' 1STS she had been president of the South Carolina conference's Woman's Foreism Missionary society, and was i i I ? ?fc fn 1 /to IV ?sue it \ ^ . * legant siik glove md colors to $2 isle foot and top, k and tan, a fine * - Cents aice line of the 3e at the pair .nd $2 efs, all linen at . v 0 50c JNERY ou can wish, our ? experts and are quaintedwith all isiness, the makg all styles and r have the goods > make anything 1 [ i < ; the expense of ! * < - . ? V - i i v j' y* <^3U<9h iwy w TUB V any |j j for a number of years president of the woman's board of foreign mission^. The iove and esteem in which she was held by her entire church was well, evinced by the presence of numbers of her co-workers in missionary labor from distant parts of the State, and many visiting churchmen. Even from"' Charleston the abundance and beauty of the flowers which covered her cas-: ket and her last resting place at Magnolia were wonderful. The music ren- , ! dered by Prof. Ruddock and the Meistersingers was faultless in its exqui- _ site conception and harmony, while the few remarks of her pastor, the Rev. Robert Truesdale, of Trinity church, were solemn, touching and appropriate. THIS ULJLKU1X rJLAIEJiS BE TUR N TO THEIR JOBS Timers Yield in Order to Save Savin From Trouble Without Giving Up Principle. Philadelphia, May 20.?On ' the ground that they did not want to see Frank, Xavin, president of the club, suffer for any action on their part, the players of the Detroit American league baseball club called off their cfrik-o late this afternoon and agreed to play the regular sch^luled gagie in Washington tomorrow without the services of Ty Cobb. Thus ends one of the most extraordinary situaticms that have ever been brought about in organized baseball. In announcing their decision to return to the field, the players say they want it distinct ly understood that they still will 5ght for the principle involved and Jor which they struck. In returning to the club the players receivd no concessions from Ban 1 Johnson, who had indefinitely suspended Ty Cobb for attacking a spectator in a game in New York last week. Mr. Xavin, however, promised the men that if they returned he. 1 J J. t-:_ Viotrn pAhh TO would UU ills UlillVOl IU little W w w ? instated as quickly as possible; that he would do all he could as a ^club owner to have the American league give better protection to the players on the field against unsportsmanlike conduct on .the part of spectators and that he will see that none of the players will suffer any financial loss as the result of any fines that may be impoi-ed on them.