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DISBARMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST C. P. SIMS Numerous Charges Against Spartauburg Attorney.?Attack Character and Reputation. Columbia, Nov. 21.?Disbarment proceedings were instituted in the supreme court today to strike the name of C. P. Sims of Spartanburg from the list of attorneys at the Spartanburg bar. Sensational charges are made in the petition and in the affidavits filed with the clerk of court. Mr. Sims is one of the best known lawyers in the State. Some of the charges are briefly as follows: That Sims attempted to mis-' lead the supreme court in the case of the State vs. John Sheldon :n attempt ing to secure a false affidavit; that Sims solicited a suit against the city of Spartanburg by going to secure plaintiffs in the case. That Sims solicited one Richard Jackson and his wife to employ him in a case and "collected a $10 fee;' And after taking the fee failed to defend Jackson; that Sims solicited Tom Jackson and . I L. M. Jackson to employ him in another case and collected a fee and "then ; wilfully refused to bring the action."' j One of the most sensational allega- j tions in the Sims charges is that, against him for securing a fee of $10 ( from Mrs. M. E. Thomas to represent her in ^getting a pardon for her son,, Baxter Thomas. The complaint alleges ! th^t Mr. Sims took the fee and then , asked Governor Blease not to pardon Thomas. Mrs. Thomas makes an affidavit to this effect. Several other charges of a similar ; , nature are made in the petition nam- i ins- those from whom Mr. Sims is al- ! leged to have solicited cases. It is j also charged, that Sims secretly exe- ( cuied a mortgage on a house and lot, and kept the same off the records for . 39 days for the purpose of "defraud-' ing Webb Thompson out of $1,500," that Sims collectel an account for the! Charlotte Brick Co., "agreeing to pay the Charlotte Brick Co., which he wilfully and fradulently refused to do; tlhat Sims collected $20 on an account, for a client and denied to the client I that he had collected the same. I The ohflraMer and renutation of i _ ^ - ( C. P. Sims is attacked in affidavits, from members of the Spartanburg bar J and the venerable magistrate, A. H.! Kirby, Mayor John F. Floyd and oth- ; ers. The petition points out that Mr. Sims was temporarly suspended at ' one time by a circuit judge. Some of the nam^s signed to the petition which is brought in the name of S. G. Finley, an attorney, and 1 Ralph K. Carson, president of tn'e 1 State bar association, J. C. Otts former solicitor, and a'torney for the petitioner. Sim* Claims He Will Be Cleared. Spartanburg, Nov. 22.?The following statement from Atlanta was sent to The Herald tonight by C. P. Sims, the Spartanburg attorney, agains. whom a complaint fcr impeachment was filed with the clerk of the supreme court at Columbia yesterday by 11 members of the local bar. "In reference to che disbarment proceedings against me mentioned in your paper, I beg to say that I am conscious of my innocence, and I have absolutte faith in the fairness and sound judgment of each member of tae supreme court. Therefore I expect complete vindication when the said charges are investigated." Taxes Increased by Huerta. Mexico City, Nov. 21.?One of the last acts of Provisional President Huerta as dictator before the new j congress places a restriction on his power, was an edict today making a sweeping increase in the internal taxes of Mexico. The stamp tax which requires a revenue stamp on checks, receipts, contracts and all documents of a public nature, was doubled. The tax on tobacco, alcohol and crude ptroleum was heavily increased. As a measure to relieve the difficult small money problem arising out of the restriction of silver circulation, President Huerta today issued a decree permitting banks of issue to put out one and two peso bills. The smallest bill hitherto in circulation ft as been five pesos. Books for Library. The following books have been received at the library: For Yenasr People. What happened to Mary; Miss Santa Clans of the Pullman?Annie Felloms Johnston. The Motor Boys on the Wing;The Motor Boys on the Border; The Motor Boys after a fortune?Clarence Young. For Adults. The Glory of the Conquered?Susan Glaspell. The Broken Hats?Florence Barclay, author of The Rosary. A Son of the Hills?Harriet Comstjck, author of Joyce of the North Woods. ????? I ??I ?? I g~ I The White Linen Nurse?by the author of Molly Make-Believe. { Miss Billy; Miss Billy's Decision? by the author of Pollyanna. Poor Dear Margaret Kirby?Kathleen Xorris. ! TIip Tinder Box?Maria Thompson J ~ _ Daniess. 1 The Story of Waitstill Baxter?Kate Douglass Wiggin. The Terrible Twins?Edgar Jepson. i The House of Happiness?by the author of Mary Carey. John Barleycorn?Jack London. The Way Home?by the author of The Inner Shrine. The Golden Road?by the author of! Anne of Green Gables. A Fool and His Money?McCutcheon.. AFTER THE LYNCHERS. I Four Members Spartanburg Mob Inj dieted.?Tiie Grand Jury Urges I Action. ! ! Spartanburg, Xov. 21.?Four alleged members of the mob who on the night of August 18th last dyna- j mited che Spartanburg county jail in | an effort to lynch Will Fair, a ne- j gro accused of assaulting a white wo- 1 man not guilty, will be prosecuted. 1 The grand jury urged Solicitor Albert! E. Hill to institute criminal proceed ings against the men and such other i members of the lynching mob as may ! be apprehended. The accused members are W. R. Belcher, Jesse Wolfe, Robert Wilson and Robert Ward, and the grand jury presents them in the following language: "After careful investigation into the assault on the jail on the night j of August 18, 1913, we find that certain parties, utterly disregarding the lives of the officers and the county; property, did make an assault on the j jail with the intent of taking the ? life of Will Fair. We present to the j court W, R. Belcher, Jesse Wolfe, ' Bob Wilson and Robert Ward and ! ask our solicitor to prosecute them." Solicitor Hill wasted no time after 1 the presentment was issued. At his ! request Judge De'Vore issued bench i warrants for the arrest of the four, men. The grand jury's action which is without precedent ii this county, j came like a thunderbolt from a clear I sky. Tje excitement attending the' arrest of Fair, the attempted lynch- j ing, the trial and the negro's acquit- j, tal had long since died down and the j whole affair was regarded as a clos- j ed incident. There has been some j talk a month or two ago of a grand ; jury investigation of the near-lynching but after that body in its report at the July term of court merely thanked Sheriff W. J. White for upholding the majesty of the law by, Vtrtl^inor tVia mrvh at h?V it W3S Sim- i I1U1U1U& ui^ mvw W.V ) -V Jposed that nothing more would be I done. In the meanwhile, however, | detectives have been at work, it is re- { ported, and they did not conclude their investigation until recently. W. G. J Query, foreman of the grand jury, de- | clined today, however, to divulge the method of procedure adopted in the i search for the identity of the members 1 of the mob. He explained that to make t'Ms public might interfere with the iinnrphprisimi of other members of the' "ft" - - - mob whose names are yet unknown. It was announced that further devel- j opments were expected and as the. necessary evidence is secured by the grand jury additional men will be presented. Nothing certain had been learned1 up to late Thursday as to the vocations and residences of the four j accused men, but Ward is thought to i be an employee of the telephone com-' pany and one or more of the others are said to be mill workers. The grand jury's move startled 1 Spartanburg and has given delight nnnATiPnts of lvncliins:. "V w The negro Fair, it will be remem- . bered, was accused by a young wo- j man of near White Stone, the wife ' of a farmer, of having assaulted her in her home in the absence of all other members of her family. ; Though she persisted in her story1 : when Fair was brought to trial, the preponderance of the evidence was j that it was an '(hallucination on her j ; part. Physicians who examined her j . testified that they could find no- evi- j ! dence that she had been assaul-.ed, | and many negro witnesses testified | that while Fair passed the woman's i Uouse he did not enter. Neverthe- i I less Fair's acquittal in the face of the | ; young woman's unequivocal accusa-1 cioa was regarded as epoch-making. After the unsuccessful attempt to lynch Fair he was carried to the 1 State penitentiary at Columbia for j safe keeping and held there until a i couple of days before his trial. I ?t Give Up to Solicitor. ; Spartanburg, Xov. 22.?Jesse Wolfe, | a mill operative, and Robert Ward, a lineman ior tne jrosiai leiegra-iju wmpany, presented by the grand jury Thursday as alleged members of the mob that attacked and dynamited the county jail here on the night of August 18, in an effort to secure Will Fair, a negro, accused of criminal asi i r i i t i TU TnwL liic mm I i Thanksgivini only "bird" tha wnmar> hnv at that occasion, right kind of "'< dress goods, ha your needs for 1. _ i....!.. J.1 I_1 De iruiy inariKi at greatly redu I We carry a completi Coats for ladies and rr made of the best fabri ordinary. Boy In Norfolk and regi M mi 1 n lor i'nanKsgivmg. r Men Just received, a big the latest styles and c Unc We have just repler wear for all the fami andjgirls, union suits. Ladies' i Everything that is large assortment. C( Ladies' ? _ ^ n In fancy and piain c 1300 Main 5tr< sault on a young white matron near Whitestone, this county, this afternoon gave themselves up to A. E. Hill, solicitor of the seventh judicial circuit, and were released on a $1,000 bond each. W. R. Belcher, a mill operative, and o-v ? noinfor whn livps 71f>ar I DUU TV HDUU, a puxutv* ) I' **W Greer this eounty, and two others j presented, have not yet surrendered, although bench warrants are in the hands of Sheriff White for their arrest. The former w\ll surrender and will give bond in the sum of $1,000 Monday. The latter was struck by a railroad train near Greer last Saturday and was severely injured. His face and forehead were lacerated and his skull fractured. He has been unconscious since the accident, with the exception of intervals when he utters a few incoherent words. He is not expected to live. Further developments in the dynamiting case are expected to accrue Monday as the result of further investigations made by the grand jury and the solicitor. ? ? vwv iTT i nAT'm VAJKIU15 A3 JLF ALL ADVll, ?* Some Observations and Comments of the Local Reporter of the Herald and Mews. i , . We read in the Charlotte Observer Monday of a double funeral. We read in the Columbia State of a double wedding. Marriage and death go hand in hand. i ;ey Will be Dressed. I - - - / y Day is j ast a few d it requires "dressing id girl always looks The store of Cop eh Jressing" for every 1 ts, shoes, ladies' suit the great occasion, ul. Ladies' coat su ced prices. Coats. 3 line of stylish high grade lisses. The Coats are well ?? i < 1 lcs. The prices below trie s' Suits liar styles. Just the thing 'rices $2.00 to $7.50 is Hats. shipment of Hats in all olors $1.25 to $3.50 lerwear. lished our stock of Underly, men's, women's boys rn. ftvi aa races suit zoe, ouc, 4>i.uu Underwear. new you will find here, )me and -see. Silk Hose iesigns, prices 2-5 and 50c Do Your SI i i :>eland eet It would be a hard matter to name a town that could equal Newberry with as good preachers, doctors, lawyers, bankers, merchants, (Jew or Gentile) mill men, railroad men, insurance men, telephone and telegraph people, clerks, operatives, laborers, and citizens generally, town and county, of any class, denomination or nationality. The same as to water, climate, health, etc. May be it would not be so hard to strain at a gnat if you could spell it HMthrmt tbp "or" or use a "k". The way the word is spelled is enough to make one strain. A harpoon is a missile for catching fish; and Vic Cheshire says he is out for whales. Well, the has a whale of a job on his hands in his congressional race, anyway.?Abbeville Medium. He has a wkale in Dominick. Speaking of the guys that put letters in words or take them out, the guy that would take the "i" from Louise ought to be killed. The presence in the city of Sheriff Hornbeck of Duchess county, New York, led to the belief that Mr. Jerome ihad expected to take Thaw back to New York with him as a result of today's proceedings, but nothing happened during the hearing to substantiate that belief.?-From a Concord, N. H., dispatch, after an all day hearing Tuesday. Leaving Thaw in Concord "waiting, it is time to hear something from the Parr Shoals robbery. The people of Laurens are right in their fight against carnivals. They are a great nuisance. Not only an r Properly )ut How Abi lays off. The turk< " for Thanksgiving, i forward to "good ind Bros, can furnisi nember of the far s and long coats. I Then you will hav< its in the newest styl f0 Handberchi TXT ^ 1 * i. vye nave jusl upeiieu up ; misses' and childrens' Hand! them in plain all-linen, initis special Xmas boxes, will n present "Bear Brand" For boys and girls are th< for We have the best 10c Hos ladies and children Latest Dress Good A good range of colors -w-v ? ? "m cords, Foplms and (Jrepes, a Everything New in Dress Ginghams in checks at per yard Light and dark Outings ? Spn Tslnnrl Homesnun. wo One case light and dark C Shoes! w Don't forget that Shoes f( can be found here, all new ; * i hopping at D iL oroin "The D * " - .1 injury to the business interests of any place, but there is not one thins about them that is elevating.? Greenwood Journal. Are these carnivals so terribly, awfully, frightfully, hideously bad? There is nothing ele| rating about them, they don't come to elevate, but are they such tremendous nuisances? A circus is not elevat! ing, baseball couldn't be classed as . elevating when the gambling by betting is counted, neither is a lot of other things elevating, but they are - mi noi ruiea out. nuwc ia su muvu ui straining at gnats and swallowing of ' camels. The turkey trot hasn't struck Newberry, but Mr. D. Fair Pifer was making the near-turkey trot the other day. The reporter met him embracing a turkey the other day, which ?-oo naorocf tho tnrlrpv trot wp had U CL O UVat VUV vv*a -w | yet seen. Preparing for Thanksgiving , next Thursday. You hare heard that a fellow can't be in two places at the same time, | unless it is that he is "in the spirit" at another place from where he is in the body, but here is a case where a man was and yet was not, paradoxi| cal as it may appear. A man told I Mr .Tanksnn Rowers, it looked natural "to see him back" in the postoffice. Jackson told him he "hadn't been there before.'' When it was explained that he hadn't been in the new postoffice before it was made clear. | The point is plain enough. What are "you all"' doing towards i )ut You? jy is not the Every man, dressing" for i you with the 1 miy, Liu cuing, -et us supply 3 just cause to " es and fabrics lefs. a big lot of ladies', serchiefs. We have il or embroidered in lake fine Christmas Hosiery j s best, at two pairs 1 25e ie on the market for Is Fabrics. i :i: n7L:? in suitings. y? nip- i it yd only 15 to 25c Domestics. plaids and stripes, 10 and 12?c it per yard 9c rth 6Jc, special at 5c "alicoes at the yd 5c Shoes! i or the whole family \ ind prices right. ers j ay light Store' l1 "looking out" for Christmas? It is coming fast. First thing you know it will be gone. Do you see any signs of it except in the stores? Where are i the Christmas brides-to-be? The De- j cember brides are in order now, and : Judge Claude Schumpert is ready to issue the littler passports and the preacher is ready to be given the rrmnfprsiern. 41 ! ~~ I ! Time once was at this season of the year in Newberry when one heard much talk of hog killing, with backbone pie and' spareribs and the like, and possum and potatoes, and pumpkin pie, turkey and so forth. Things have changed. Now you hear of nothing but automobiles, motorcycles % ( 1 and other things, which have taken the places of the former ways and have something to do with "the higk | cost of living." y A r-nmortoKlfl is rplat#*/? in I- i UMVtV aMVavsN/Mv ? cat and dog life. Mr. Geo. Martin, who conducts a sto-e at Longshores, ihas a dog and cat that stay in the store. A few days ago Mr. Martin , went to dinner as usual, the house being near the store. His dog follow! ing him for dinner, picked up a pieceafeflf ; of bread in his mouth and took it^H to the store. Hunting the cat until he found it, the dog deliberately put the bread down in front of the cat and whined and jumped around until V j he attracted the cat's attention to the i bread. This is a fue sory. u is 1 worth, relating. J i