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CrBEEXTILiij. SHERIFF ATTACKED B1 POSTMASTER Traxler and Rector Come to Blows?i Fight is Result of Bitter Factionalism of County. Greenville News. Sheriff Hendrix Rector and Postmaster D. B. Traxler engaged in a fisticuff yesterday morning in Knight's barber shop on South Main street. As a result of the fight the two were tried in the city court, the sheriff being fined $25 and the postmaster $50. ? The difficulty grew out of some words which were exchanged between the twro men after the political meeting at the opera house Friday night. At t):e conclusion of the meeting, Postmaster Traxler said that "Rector and his crowd," or words to that effect, had been those who were gelling for Reese, legislative candidate. Rector denied this, and then it is said that he cursed H e postmaster, using unprintable epithets. Mr. Traxler claims that he had left the crowd and did not hear the cursing. He claims, further, that tl-e sheriff called him up later in the night and that apologies exchanged. The next afternoon the Evening Piedmont carried a story on the tilt, and the statement was made tl.at the postmaster heard the cursing, and that the sheriff had no apologies tnalvP \Tr. Tra/vler answered the story in the Piedmont of Tuesday. Yesterday morning, according to ti:e testimony at the trial, Mr. Traxler had just been shaved wlien he approached the sheriff, who was reading a paper in the barber shop. Mr. Trax ler had heard tl:at the sneriff had been boasting of having cursed the postmaster to his face, and that the postmaster had not resented the insult. Mr. Traxler told the sheriff that any man who made such a statement was a " liar." The sheriff stated that he did not desire any trouble. Mr. Traxler repeated his remark, and then the sheriff started to get up, hot words having passed. Mr. Traxler struck the sheriff in the face. Then the rough and tumble fight started. It continued for some moments, when Magistrate ?allenger and others sep arated the belligerents. The fight oc: curred soon after 9 o'clock. Haynsworth & Haynsworth represented Mr. Traxler, while James H. Price represented the sheriff. lAt the conclusion of the trial, J. N. King asked t) at the matter be dropped, appealing to both sides to "make up." In accordance with this request they shook hands while the audience applauded. The recorder fined Mr. Traxler for fighting, and fined t|:e sheriff for repeating the language which he had formerly used, holding that the repetition was an offense! Several of those wl o were in the barber shop testified. The chief witnesses were Magistrate Ballenger and the two defendants. Statement From Sheriff Ever since I have been in the sheriff's office I Cave been persecuted by ' J. D. Gilreath and his followers?Dave Traxler orip nf thpm Thpv navo tripri in every available way to get me to do some rash act; today they undertook n YM A f /J A A + J tu jj>CC 111C. LU UV VUC, L?UL luaicau, WUCii Dave Traxler cursed and abused me, I told him the ti:ird time to go away, that I did not want to have any trouble with any one, but he took the advantage of me and struck me while I was sitting in a chair without giving me any warning, all of \tf:ich is borne out by the testimony in the trial by Traxler and myself today. We passed a number r?f blows nftpr had first 'hit me. We were required to put up bond to appear in the mayor's court at 12 o'clock. We were tried at 12 o'clock and the testimony in the case was that I was not at fault in bringing on the difficulty?tried to avoid it, and did not curse an oati:. This was the testi mony of every witness who testified, but the recorder of the city of GreenYille set a precedent for fear of criticisms by a few of the upper ten, and fined me as well as Mr. Traxler. Now, I want the public of Greenville county, whom I represent as their chief peace officer, to know that here alter, reeling ti:at the courts of tne city of Greenville will not bear me out in the enforcement of the law, I am going to look after the sheriff of Greenville county hereafter personally, and when I am assaulted and attacked again, am going to make the matter a personal one and deiena mysen, ana not depend on the city of Greenville defending me. I hope to have no further trouble, but when any man treats me as Traxler did today, I am not going to consider that I am in the city of Greenville, but I am going to protect HEXDRIX RECTOR regardless of anything. I am going to try to do my duty regardless of my political ene. mies' persecutions. "I iftiink I have got my political en emies bested, and feel that they realize it or otherwise tfcey would not want to fight. I am not wanting to figfbt any one, but never expect to run. I only wish that every .voter of Greenville county could have witnessed the difficulty that occurred toflay. I am still their sheriff and don't intend t o be run out by them. Furthermore, I want to say tl'.at by an inflnennA hrniffht tr> near bv mv friends today Mr. Traxler and myself agreed to apologize to each other, but since considering same I have decided to withdraw all apologies to Mr. Traxler and" have notified him personally. Hendrix Rector. HOME COMING WEEK. To Be Observed in York September 1-3?Many Distinguished Speakers to Be Present. Special to The Herald and News. York. Aug. 12.?All roads will lead. to York on September 1, 2 and 3, when hundreds of South Carolinians will wc-nd their way "back home" to attend York's ?ome-coming and chautauqua. Jt will be the biggest event in the history of the town and numerous entertainments are being provided. In ad dition to the Chautauqua program, the | best speakers in the State will be here. Governor Richard I. Manning and E. 1-1. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, will be the speakers on tf:.e first day; Dr. Henry X. Snyder of Wofford college and Hon. Asbury F. Lever, congressman, ?re on the program for the second day; while home-coming day proper, on the third day, will bring a long list of distinguished sons back to speak. On this day Col. Banks, editor of the Columbia Record and president of the SoutJh Carolina Press association, will preside and addresses will be delivered by Col. Asbury Coward, IMajor W. P. Robertson of the Green| ville chamber of commerce and Robert Lathan of the Charleston 'News and Courier. All the speakers for the last day are natives of York. Many people now living in the West, who have not visited York since tJhey left in the Ku Klux days, are preparing: to come back home for the three days. It is understood that a special train will bring all former citizens back home from Columbia and practically every town in the State will send ' its quota. The railroads in the State will grant special excursion rates on ti':eir lines and York is preparing to take care of a larger crowd during the first three days of September than this town ever entertained before. Watson Bell. TWO BATTLESHIPS OFF FOR MEXICO Louisiana and >"evF Hampshire to Vera Cruz to Guard Foreigners. Washington, Aug. 10.?Two American battleships, the Louisiana and New Hampshire, sailed tonight, from Newport for Vera Cruz in response to an urgent request from Commander f.VlcNamee that his little fleet of gunboats be reinforced in view of antiforeign demonstrations at Gen. Carranza's caDital. It was understood t' ere that President Wilson orde/ed the warships sent, although no official would admit that they had sailed. Care had been taken during the day to point out that any naval or military activity now only would be precautionary to safeguard foreign interests and could not be construed as connected witfn the PanAmerican conference to be resumed in New York tomorrow to complete a program for bringing about peace in Mexico. Official reticence concerning the movements of the battleships is due largely to a fear that news of their coming reaching Vera Cruz ahead of the ships might accentuate tfce already serious situation there. Commander McNamre cabled his request last night an:l the two battleships immediately vere ordered held in readiness to proceed. Expected to lVait. Today, after conferences between Secretary Lansing and Rear Admiral 3enson, acting secretary of the navy, '* n-oc iinil +)'" o cailinof rvf tTlP w. Y> Cto UiiUVi Ctwu U - Vi. ;hips would be delayed pending fuller reports from Vera Cruz and that if possible the sending of any considerable additional forces would be avoided because of its possible effect on work of the Pan-American conference. President Wilson, in New Hampshire, was advised of Commander McNamee's report and several hours later a long code message reached the navy department from Cornish. Then it became known tpat tne snips naa Deen instructed to start immediately for Vera Cruz. Secretary Lansing, who left tonight for New York to attend the Pan-American conference, would not discuss naval movements further than to admit that a ship would be sent to replace one wnicn would oring me .Brazilian and Guatemalan ministers to the United States. H'e said that on account of continued bandit raids on the border orders soon would be issued to increase the American military forces MOVING PICTURE STAR WAS AT FIRST A SINGER ^Vlusic was tne first art which at- [ trartpri Rnhprt Warwick Hp studied : singing in Europe, but his voice "went j back" on him and he turned to the stage and made a success under David Belasco and other great impresari. Robert Warwick is a product of the West and dared much when he went i?.ast to maKe gooa on u e .\ew iorK< stage. This is one of his characters- j tics, determination. It has carried j him through many hazardous enter-1 prises. For "Bob," as he is known to j his few intimates, is a man of many parts and activities. When t) e world rum onerea mm the position of star, and the play selected for his film debut was George Broaclhurst's "Man of the Hour," with which William A. Brady had made so striking a success, Robert Warwick's life chance l:.ad come. Under Maurice Tourneur's masterly direction, Mr. Warwick ga>ve a delineation of the leading role which instantly established him as the best graced actor on the motion picture screen, certainly j in the United tSates, probably in the ] world. "In "The Dollar Mark," Warwick has to evidence some strenuous athleticism; he risked his life in the bursting of a mill dam. For the famous picture, "Alias Jimmy Valentine" he went and lived at Sing Sing in order to get into the skin the part of the convict who wanted to reform. The same is true \yith "TT'e Man Who Found Himself," the photo play he assumed next, and which will be the offering by Manager Wells at tl';e opera house on Tuesday, (August 17. A more sincere, handsomer, more polished actor you can not see on the screen: "Matinee idol" doesn't describe Warwick: he's a man and a mighty good one, at that. Which describes his personality. Gentleman; scholar; sport; popularity despising, but popular in spite of it; sucn is warwicK. He's just as nice off the screen as on it. Married? He can pick and choose, is so minded, for his mail is crowded witi':< letters from adoring admirers of the other sex. But Warwick knows his own mind and nobody else does. He loves his work and doesn't shirk it. He is conscientious and fh/ipniiorh in "hie imnprsnnstiftn Wp acts first, last and all the time?every instant he is on the film he is acting with l:im mind, his heart and body. there, but at the same time declared emphatically that neither tl-is action nor any ship movements had any bearing whatever on the plans of the Pan American conference. Mr. Lansing said he expected to be back at his desk Thursday morning "if we have good luck." To Dismiss Situation. President Wilson will be back in Washington in time to attend a cabinet meeting Friday at which both the nrnorom /-if f-Vio Pan imoriVan ?/X v/^x ?ux KJ -L I.JJL Vs i. 4VMU VVU1V* ence and the situation at Vera Cruz will be discussed. Secretany Daniels started for Washington tonigf:t from Asheville, N. C. CHEROKEE COUXTY TO HAVE GOOD ROADS Big Crowd Assembles lat Blacksbnrg First Convention to Discuss the Question. The State. Gaffney, Aug. 10.?Tl':e first good roads convention in Cherokee county was held at Blacksburg Saturday, and a large crowd assembled to hear this all important question discussed. The place of meeting was at a beautiful spring near the passenger station, and about 600 persons heard the discus sion, which was an exhaustive one. H. M. Gaines presided over the meeting, and the best of order prevailed. Richmond Stacy, State senator for Cherokee, was the first speaker. He was unqualifiedly in favor of good roads and would favor a bond issue if the people wanted it. Dr. F. . Hickson followed in a vigorous speech in which he denounced the slack methods which obtain among those who are in charge of the public roads. Col. E. T iiTa i a *"*-? m ? r>r?i Ar? At* o/rr? on 1 J. 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