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STOTHART VIGOROUSLY DENES GRAFT CHARGES TELLS GOVERNOR HE COURTS FULL INVESTIGATION. Blease Expresses Belief Stothart is j Honest, Bat Will Have Solicitor j Watro InvPcfiVftiinn. VOLUME L, IfUEBEB 82. ITEWBERBY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912. TWICE A WEES, 91M A TEAS. .U.HAV B. H. Stothart, chief constable at Charleston, whom J. P. B. O'Neill, a liquor dealer, swore he paid "protection" money to by slipping under the door, says, in a letter to Governor Ble?ase that he is willing to accept the proposition that if any two men can ibe found who swear that they gave V!? ** ~ ?3 UToTTrtf T?Viotf ctatou mm gra.it, <iuu m-;uojv? ^vuwi, that he will believe them on oath, the governor dismiss him from office. He says that he will not tender his resignation, for that would be retiring under fire; that he has done nothing dishonorable. "The cowardly liars, who have attempted to injure you over any shoulders, know it," says Stothart or/-VT?A.T?n/\r in nis leuer to mc su^jhiv.. Replying, the governor says that he "believes that Stothart has done his ^ duty in an honorable way, but that at the proper time he, the governor, i? groing to lay the -whole matter before Solicitor Peurifoy, with instructions to make a rigid investigation, and when the solicitor makes his report, "I shall take such action as is best for the best interest of the enforcement of. the laws of the State," concludes the governor's letter. - ( Stothart's letter to the governor follows: State Detective Office, Ben H. Stothart, Chief, 69 Society _ Street, Charleston. S. C.. July 26, 1912. Hon. Cole. ~j. Blease, Governor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.?Dear Sir: I notice that Judge Jones in his speeches, or what he calls speeches, is continuously referring to me and saying that I should be removed from office. I beg to say that I court from you or any fair and just tribunal a full and free investigation of all my acts as chief constable of the county of unarleston. I have absolutely nothing to conceal from the public and have not received one cent or one dollar or any other amount from any source or sources for illegitimate purposes, or to attempt to persuade mo or to control me from doing my full duty. You know the reports that T have given you any money are most mllicious and foul lies and no man can tell me so to my face. I am proud of my reputation and I am glad that my character is clean and I am jealous of both, and for that reason at the proper tim^ T shall demand a hearing and a full investigation of tiio charges1 preferred against me. I know and vou know, and all the people of South Carolina know, that these charges are trumped up just at this time to endeavor to injure you po litically. I am more than willing; to arrent vour proposition that if any two men be found who will swear that thev grave me sxaft who ExMavor Rhett will state that he believes on their oaths, that vou immediately dismiss me from office. T shall not tender you my resignaI tion, because that would be considered retiring under fire. I have done nothing: dishonorable and the coward ? ?i^ ^ IV liars, WHO na> e luciupicu iu m- i jure you over my shoulders, know it. Yours respectfully, ("Signed.) B. H. Stothart. The governor replied as follows: July 30, 1912. Mr. B. H. Stothart. 69 Society street. ^Charleston, S. C.?Dear Sir: Your letter of July 26 received. T*ie same would have been answered earlier, but as you know, I have been out on the camDaign and have -been very busy. I have never believed you dishonest, but, on the contrary, believe that you have always done your duty and in an honorable way. I think the proposition is entirely fair. At the proper time I shall turn this ^entire matter over to Solicitor Peurifoy and ask him to make a thorough investigation therpof. with instruc tions to prosecute any violations of the law, whether it be those who have ! bribed or attempted to bribe you, or you if you have accepted bribes. After Solicitor Peurifoy makes bis report to me I shall take such action as is best for the best interest of the enforcement of the laws of this State. Very respectfully, | (Signed) Cole, L. Blease, Governor. j HAMPTON DENIES CHARGE. Railroad Commissioner Declares He Can Refute Allegation. i Columbia, July 31.?"The charge in the allegation that I received any money from the Southern Railway through Govrnor Blease is false. I can refute I this charge' at the proper time in the proper" way. I have no further statement to make at this time," was the statement dictated by Railroad Commissioner McDuffie Hampton this j morning when asked if he had any comment to make on the charge of Mayor Grace that Governor Elease had told him that two years ago he acted as "wet nurse" for Mr. Hamp| ton and paid his expenses for running for railroad commissioner out of Southern' railway money furnished him, and with vouchers. Mr. Hampton said he preferred, to wait for Governor Blease's answer to the Grace charges before making any futher statement. Mr. Hampton is a son of the late Gen. Wade Hampton. He was elected a member of the rail wvmmio.cirtn twn v?r? for a ivau wi 11111 i>tiw? ? w ? ? term of six years. Governor BLease announced today that he would not go to Filbert, in York county, tomorrow, to speak at a picnic there. Judge Ira B. Jones is expected to be there, and Mr. F. H. Hyatt, of this city, will also attend and make a speech on good roads. ? ? X 1 II Hardly Any noaa ai aiu Editor The Herald and News: The so-called road running west from Newberry, crossing Bush river near the Southern railroad, then crossing the Lewie branch, one fork of it then going on to Longshore's store and the other via Zion church to the long bridge over Little river, could hardly be called the "worst road in Newberry county," because it is hardly any road at all. It seems to me there is little excuse for the condition this road is in. The road bed is so laid that it could easily be kept in fine condition. The grand jury has several times recommended that the road be ditched at the Lewie branch, so as to keep it nn a Ivl ? ttt Vv a t? Vv iii 4" V* /> a/% _ yctsactuie ill uau w co-li-icti , uui one i c\,ommendations of the grand jury have had no more effect than has the song of a canary on the race for governor this summer. The road at the branch is in terrible fix, and the road becomes almost impassable when there is rain. Some time ago the supervisor borrowed a scrape from Mayor Langford, and this scrape was left in the road and has disappeared without accom plishing anything for the road. A drag was made, and is lying in ihe ditch. Other road-working tools, instead of being put to work on the road, have disappeared, or have been left lying on the road. No overseers have been appointed on the road in two years who have done any work, and my hands were not warned out last year at all, and no action has been taken this year, so far as I know and so far as my hands know, looking towards working the road. The road is full of holes, drains are filled up, and other bad conditions prevail which could be easily remedied by a little of the proper kind of work, and the road kept in first class condition. It does seem that when the people pay taxes they ought to have some rights. Mr. Ben Abrams did run a drag over the road once or twice in the spring after Jthe heavy rains, but this is about all. The steel bridge across Bush river has holes in the flooring and needs repairing. This bridge cost the county a good deal of money, and certainly it would seem that the supervisor ought to give some attention to It. Isn't there some way for tne people on this important road to get some relief. Resident on Road. * THE CAMPAIGN MEETING IN NO. 5 TOWNSHIP LITTLE NEW MATTER IN SPEECHES OF CANDIDATES. About 150 Voters Present, in Addition To the Candidates?A Good Bar becue Dinner. The county campaign aieeting for No. 5 township was held in Sligh's pasture , a short distance above Jalapa, on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by about 150 people, in addition to the candidates. A very ! excellent'barbecue dinner was fur nished. The candidates for superintendent of education spoke first, and were folI lowed by the candidates for the State senate. Col. D. A. Dickert again attacked the appropriations of the legislature, and the vote of the Newbery senator thereon, and again vigorously attack_ 1 T/-vV? nofnnQ'o 5*C J*. rrU OUiiAtUl uviinowuv O A v/w* vi ww ? farmer. He said he had been admonished this was a "Johnstone camp," and to temper his speech 6omewhat, but that nothing in the world could haye made him more firm to say what he thought Senator Johnstone said he did not XV.. \ propose in this campaign or any omer cairpaign to discuss any man's record except his own. In concluding his address, he said: "I said at Williams' Store I began life after the war with a good deal of property, but with no money. I see sitting by me my friend Wilson, who knows I tell truth when I say that my father had two families o? children, and under an agreement between myself, my own brothers and sisters, and those other children, they took the cotton and we took the land without a dollar of money. That is all I told them." Col. Dickert in his address had again referred to the cotton which he had mentioned at Williams' in reply to Senator Johnstone's claim to have started life as a farmer boy, Col. Dickert saying it may have been 300 bales sent to Europe instead of 500 bales. Co*L Dickert gave figures which he said showed the legislature had squandered money, and Senator Johnstone cited his record, which he said he was willing to stand upon. The candidates for the house of representatives spoke along the same lines as at previous meetings. Mr. Mower paid especial attention to the rural police measure-, reviewing the governor's objections to the measure in the Newberry bill and contrasting them with his objections in other bills and with his approval of other bills. He said in vetoing the Cherokee act the governor had said he declined i x~ ?+ V?/-\/-*olie-a if r\yr\-\rirlcrl that tV)P ' IU Blgil It ucv,aaov n v . v? . sheriff of Cherokee should appoint the | rural police upon the recommendation i of the county commissioners of Chero- i kee, and in the governor's opinion it would be a mistake to allow the county commissioners to dictate who those officials should be if they are to work j under the sheriff. In Newberry coun- i ty, said Mr. Mower, the provision was ; that special deputy sheriffs should be i appointed by the sheriff, to work un- I 4-V>^ Jii-nntmn r\f fVlQ o Vl ori Ff Q riH j UtTI LliC Uil CV/ tlUil V/JL tiiV/ 1 Xii.^ V4i**'V& the governor in vetoing that act had ] given as his reasons that the act was 1 not properly titled, and that it inter- | fered with the duties of the county i commissioners as now constituted in ] said county. Mr. Mower defended the i rural police bill both from a legal I standpoint and from the standpoint of 1 good to the county, and went into the t record at some length in contrasting it with other bills and the governor's | ( action on the various bills. |< Mr. Kibler, in defending his record t against the charge of extravagance, 1 mentioned among other things that ? he was chairman of a sub-committee i of the ways and. means committee of c the house which had tried to cut down \ the appropriation to the South Carolina college as low as pos^ble, and ' that this sub-committee ftad recom- t mended the elimination of $25,000 ap- J propriated this year for a new build- t ing, but had been overruled by the t whole committee. Mr. Kibler said he t then felt it his duty to stand by the t action of the committee. J t There was little new matter in the addresses of the other candidates for the house, except that Mr. John Henry Chappell referred to the fight for magistrate in Newberry, saying he had been beat two years ago because he had refused to be dictated to by people who had thought he was a "great man" in by-gone years 1 -~a j Am o t*i r? wnen ae libuentm iw wcui, auu that now "that same old crowd" was trying to beat Magistrate Sample because he had refused to be dictated to by them. He was enthusiastic in his commendation of Magistrate Sample. Mr. John T. Duncan, candidate for governor, spoke at tbe conclusion of the regular prograjn. FIGH TO FINISH WITH ARY WORM Government Expert Outlines Best Plan.?This is "Fall Army Worm." To the Editor of The State: In response to a wire from Dr. Hunter who is in charge of all investigations relative to insects injur ions to Southern crops I am about to institute a local campaign against the socalled "fall army worm." If I can secure the cooperation of your paper to the extent of publishing an occasional notice bearing upon the subject, it will greatly aid the movement toy placing within reach of your patrons any informatioft which may be of service to them regarding this serious pest. At the present time there is abroad in our fields a pest which is causing i much alarm and wonder among planters. It parades under several names, but its true common name is the "fall army worm" ana lis scientific name is Laphygma frugiperda. In appearance it is easily confused withthe "cotton leaf worm" which visited the cotton belt last fall, and which so completely defoliated the cotton fields at that time. The present pest is likewise thought by many laymen to be the genuine army worm, which is also not true. It is a curious fact that though these three caterpillar pests resemble one another a great deal, they are very different in their diet habits, as follows. The "cotton leaf worm" eats only cotton leaves, the geniune "army worfn" eats anything that grows." The "fall army worm"?the pest which abounds at present?prefers wild grass, corn, sorghum and millet, but apparently cares little at all for cotton! These facts should help to clear the reader's mind in reference to these much confused pests and enable him to distinguish between them. Came Two Weeks Ago. In this vicinity the "fall army worm" first became noticeble this season about two weeks ago. A severe occurrence was' reported from Anderson county which was immediately investigated. A visit to fields about Anderson revealed its presence in considerable abundance in corn fields on low bottom lands. The worms had first attacked the crab * J E^rass ana wnen mis wa.-s ueyuureu they began their attack upon the young corn. The feeding takes place near the bud, where the blades are tenderest, and as the leaves unfold :hey are badly ragged and shredded, [f the pest is given time it will de vour the young corn almost to the ground. Apparently the season that , infestation occurs mainly in bottom lands, is, viz., that in such fields planting was necessarily late, so that at :he time of the arrival of the cater- , jillars such corn was young and very i :empting. As the stalks become taller and ougher the worms desert them in i search of greener food, but by that 1 :imp the stalk has suffered so severe- j y that in most cases it will die. No ] severe damage has yet been reported i n corn shoulder high, while mature ;orn seems absolutely immune to the j >est. t This is the first season that the i 'fall army worm" has been known to . >e really threatening to a field crop. Naturally, therefore, neither the planer or the entomologist has before >een "up against" the precise situaion which confronts the farmer at he present time. On the other hand, 1 he planter needs not be too greatly ^ alarmed, since he has it entirely within his power to control?if not completely eradicate?this pest upon his lands'. Every man's problem becomes his own and now is the time to act. Must Use Poison. In order to check or to control the ravages of the "fall army worm" the use of arsenical poisons must be resorted to. This poison may be em ployed in several forms and applied in various' manners. Arsenate of lead is preferable, since it does not injure the foliage and adheres better to the surface. It may be applied either as a dry powder or as a liquid spray. Paris green is just as effective, but must be applied with greater care lest it burn the leaves. If Paris green is" to be used wet it must be mixed with an equal amount of lime and diluted at the rate of one pound of poison to 150 gallon^ of water. Futhermore, this solution must constantly be stirred and agitated to keep it frohi settling, or otherwise the liquid taken * A* j_ 1 _ 211 T irom tne top or tne recepiauie win ut? too weak and that from the bottom much too strong. If possible to obtain it, arsenate of lead should be used, since it will require less caution in applying, will adhere longer and is not injurious to the plants. In using arsenate of lead it should be mixed at the rate of five pounds to 100 gallons and may be applied by means of a spray pump, or if a pump is not at hand the solution may be sprinkled on by means of a flower sprinkler or shaken on by a whisk-broom. Probably the easiest and quickest method of poisoning the "fall army worm" is the so-called pole method. This method is used commonly against the "cotton leaf worm," with perfect success, and will be just as effective against the present pest. The following description of the pole-andbag method will enable anyone to treat his field with little trouble and small expense. A pole is taken long enough to reach from one crop row to the next. At each end is fastened a bag of porous clo:ii xvith a bottom one foot wide and holding about onehalf reck. These are filled either with dry Paris green, ary JLondon purple or powdered arsenate of lead, and the apparatus is carried on horseback, through the fields, dusiiag two rowfc at o~!\je. The shaking caused by the motion of the animal going at a brisk walk cr at a trot is sufficient to dust the plants thoroughly. The application should, if possible, be made in early morning or late evening, wnen the dew causes the poison to adhere better to the foliage. From on* to two pounds are required to the acre, and from 10 to 20 acres are covered in a day. - , In Corn Fields. In cases where the "fall army 4 ? -1 3 worm" is at worK in neias wiiiuu arc soon- to be cut for fodder, it is not always advisable to apply poisons directly to the crop. In such cases the use of poisoned "bait" is to be strongly recommended. In preparing such "bait" chop into small bits either grass, corn, cane or anything of this nature and stir into it Paris green at ' A ?- *1 J /\P nrti n ATI f a I uiB raie 01 unt? puunu ui ywjown w 50 pounds of the chopped "bait." It . may also be sweetened to good advantage with sugar or molasses. Place . a big tablespoonful of this mixture at near intervals about the field, placing lightly over each a small board or shingle to keep from drying too soon. The necessity of prompt action at . this time by the farmers can not be too strongly urged. Many of the r^atemillars are Dreparing to form |. their coccoons. Out of these cocoons will come the adult moths which soon J wfill be flying about laying their eggs by the millions. It is easy to see, ^ then, the urgent necessity of destroy- ^ ing the worms before they can become moths. In this way "a stitch in time" will save not nine but thousands! T*"""- Urn,-* +/-w vaaA pflrpfllllv thft JLCfcYYC CA111C tv/ A V-V4.V* v/w- W- V.--W 'acts' contained in this notice. Decide i cvhich mthod you prefer to use in pour particular case. Then get busy ?not soon?but now. E. A. McGregor, U. S. Bureau of Entomology. Batesburg, July 29, 1912. A man tries to please his wife just j :he opposite way from what he : f jvould any other women. jt GOVERNOR BLEASE WILL MAKE REPLY TO GRACE EXPECTED TO GIYE OUT STATEMENT THURSDAY. Was Waiting For Affidavit From In. dianapolis?Will Dispose of Grace Charges. Governor Blease told the newspaper men in ^Columbia on Wednesday that he would reply to the Grace statement, and would probably have his reply ready for the press on Thursday. He said on Wednesday that he wanted to get an affidavit from Mr. R. C. Wright, then in Indianapolis. Mr. Wright is former proprie tor or wngnt s notei m uoiumDia. WILSON CONFERS WITH SMITH Trenton, N. J., July 30.?Gov. Wilson had a long conference at the} state house today with. Senators Mark Smith of Arizona and Ellison D. Smith of South. Carolina, upon tariff question and how he will deal with it in his speech of acceptance. After the interview the South Carolina senator said that he hoped the governor would so treat the tariff in his speech as to inspire the confidence of v the business men of the country. "There is a growing sentiment in my State and in the South generally/ \ Senator Ellison D. Smith said, "for adequate tariff protection. In my opinion, the regulation, should be gradual. High protection is now the? law. We ought to give our friends who believe in it a chance to come back into the fold." The South Carolinian said that he had told tltie to Gov. Wilson and that he and his colleague had also discussed with the nominee the plan of the campaign generally and in their localities specifically. MAN INJURED IN INITIATION DIES IN ANDERSON HOSPITAX ' Anderson, July 29?After lingering in great pain for 30 hours S. Milton Taylor, the young Honea Path man who was shot by Furman Bagwell in. the lodge hall of the Woodmen at Friendship church, near Honea Path, Friday night, died at the Anderson hospital this #norning at 6 o'clock. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Taylor and a brother and sister, were constantly at the bedside of their loved one continually and were v. with him when he breathed his last While Bagwell was being initiated into the local Woodmen lodge, he became greatly excited and when Taylor, who was leading the degree team, fired several shots from a revolver, ^ said to be loaded with "blanks," the candidate for initiation rushed into < ante-room where he procured a .32 ? ---? TT T VlTO omi ill ajiu W TO?CF1I ICVUlfCl jli xjll ua0 coat pocket and turned upon Taylor and began shooting. In all, four shots are reported to have been fired, one taking effect in the back of the neck, two making slight flesh wounds in the hip and the fourth entering the center of the abdomen, puncturing the transverse colon twice, tearing - - -1? xl large holes m tne wans 01 iue iutc?tines. S. P. Taylor, father of the deceased young man, stated Monday morning that he would bring no criminal action against Bagwell, being fully satisfied that Bagwell harbored no i' feeling toward his son aJid shot Mm under the stress of the excitement. The father held no resentment to the assailant of his son, strange to relate, but seemed to regret more that the Drder had incorporated in its initiation ceremonies things whch were likely to arouse the wrath of the novitiate and which, in this instance, svas the cause of the entire affair. Several attorneys stated today that :here are grounds for criminal action igainst young Bagwell, but that should the father not invoke the aid )f the law, it would be necessary for some one to enter proceedings which vould cause the matter to be. fully investigated. The coroner was notified )f Taylor's death, but was unable to ake any action upon the matter, aa ie had another case requiring his attention at that time. -*? y ' '<?*- . -'A-'-"**: "