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SEVERAL 1 VITREI) IN WRECK. Bad Smashun on Northwestern Railroad? Cars Fall in Diteh. i The State. Sumter, Aug. 24.?A Xorti. western Railroad of South Carolina mixed train was wrecked about five miles out of j Sumter shortly after 11 o'clock this j morning, and four white persons and | several negroes were badly injured. Probably the worst injured was Capt. John D. Bowen, in charge of the train. He sustained a bad scalp wound and it is thought at least one rib is broken. Mrs. Moody of Horatio suffered a broken collar bone. Mr. Mercer, a linemaD for the Western Union, suffered a flesh wound on ft is arm. L. S. Jennings of Sumter was badly bruised about the head. Tom Taylor, a negro, one of the oldest employes of the ^Northwestern, was bruised about the j head and his leg was badly mashed j ; < The wreck occurred near White's j siding, a flag stop about five miles out j. towards Cam<ien, to wi:icn point tne 11 train was bound. The exact cause of j the wreck is not known, but it is i thought that it was caused b'y a broken j ( k truck under one of the freight cars, j ( The train was made up of three box 1, cars, an oil car, a white passenger car j J "* r\ir\ #3 VvA Crn-O (TA ! ctiiU ct cuiuuiuaixuix liegi u aiiu ua^5a^ i car. Everj* one of the cars left the I track and turned over sideways into tf:e'"ditch. Only'the engine remained standing on the track. The roadway "was torn up for about 200 yards, and ' it is doubtful if any more trains can be run over the line for at least two or three days. The cars are probably too badly demolished for further use, be- ; ing old anyway. Soon after the news of the wreck j Reached the city a special train was dis- j, patched to tfre scene to bring in the i wounded. J. N. Bradham, a farmer,! who lives near the scene of the wreck, j was the first spectator to reach the' overturned train, and assisted the wo-! men passengers in climbing out of the ' coach, and, with otfrers who had come up in the meantime, helped earn- them tn a nearbv farm house. He savs that i' "when he went to Capt. Bowen's assist- J anc'e, the conductor urged him to go j' * to the assistance of tl:e women and ' leave him till the last. 75apt. Bowen | * is very popular here and his many i friends heard of his misfortune this j1 morning with a great deal of regret.!1 ' 1 Several years ago. before coming to ! Sumter to take charge of this run, he j was badly injured in a wreck on t e ' seaboard roaa. Neutral cottox WON'T BE SEIZED . Only That Intended for Enemy Desti-| nation?Not Terr Definite. < "Washington, Aug. 24.?Cotton cargoes for neutral countries will not be confiscated under the recent decree of, the allies declaring cotton contraband i i " ?*i- - ? rvf II WlUIin lilt? 11UX Uittl tiv/11 v/1 | ( those countries. This assurance was ;' een cotton sbi^rers today in a state-1. I 1 nt issued froai the British em-; sy. 'he statement reads: It is a misappre ension to suppose ^ i that the declaration of cotton to t?e i, contraband of cotton to neutral;' consignment of cotton to neutral countries which are proved to be ex; clusively destined for the normal con- 1 sumption of those countries. The em - ^ i IDassy Has no auinomy, nowever, to give an assurance as to the immunity ! of particular shipments, but under the ' procedure of international law relat- J mg to absolute contraband, evidence of ' ultimate enemy destination will be necessary to the condemnation of cot- 1 ton as lawful prize." The declination of the British em fcassy to give any pledge as to what l be done with any particular cotF ?S%hipment is understood to be based L upon the fact that it will be for the i^ome authority to determine what is I the normal consumption of the neukttL country to which the cotton is consigned. Warships probably will . continue to stop cotton ships to make ( pure of the neutral destination of the . ( cargoes and their cases may be sent J n to the prize court. P No formal notice has yet been served , upon t):e state department of the issue nf rrmtro'harir? Hpfrpp if i<3 py 1V1 UUt WUV4 MVMUVt \*VV? VV) MMVt pecfcd that the department will take . notice of its publication in the official journals of London, Paris and Petrograd. Nothing has been done yet towards preparing a protest against the faecree. > Bit was indicated at the state department today that objection would be Mnade to the requiremeni unaer me con- 1 Hraband order that American cotton j Mff:.ippers assume the burden of proof, R:hat their cargoes would not ev?r*tual preach Germany and Austria, and | K| in amount they were not in ex-! of the normal consumption of the? Hkl country to which they are con PI. It was explained that this! object was sought as to all j s of goods, including cotton, "byj the orders in council, to which the department has objected. This will be sought in a note to Great Britain on neutral trade now in j course of preparation. j I. 11 JI c 1(1/ JU JLt. JU XVkJ I UNKNOWN TO JUKI Coroner's Inquest Brings No ResultsMoment of Tension During Inquest. Marietta, Ga., Aug. 24.?There was just one tense moment during the cor-! oner's inquiry here today into U-e ( lynd ing of Leo M. Frank. The jury rendered a verdict of death at the j hands "of parties unknown," but it seemea ai one iiuie liieie migut ue a disclosure whicn would materially have altered this finding. The trail of the lynching party was nearly reached when J. A. Benson, a Marietta merchant, testified that he drove by the oak tt icket while the cars of the "vigilance committee" were parked outside and presumably while the hanging was under way. Mr. Benson went so far as to say that he saw one! or two of the men in the party step out of the cars in which trey had rid-, den, dust-covered, from the prison farm at Milledgeville. Had His Doubts. The witness frankly stated that he : had a pretty strong "suspicion" of what was taking place, for he had read in the morning paper of Frank's abduction from MiDedgeville, and f'.ad been told by "Bill" Frey, further up the road, that several automobiles had just "whizzed by" and "it looked like something was doing in the way of CV?r.~V ?? L 1 CI 11IV. , As Benson unfolded the story the members of the jury and the several hundred spectators, most of tfcem shirt-sleeved or overalled, bent forward to hear his every word. There was no sound in the big superior court room save the voice of Acting SoliciTz-khn T IVvrftPv framing the inter rogations and that of Benson in reply. Both men spoke earnestly and scarce above a whisker. ere had been a pause of several seconds in the examination when Air. Dorsev turned to the witness and very slowly asked: i "You say you saw at least one of the men step from one of the automobiles that had turned off the main road at the Frev gin?" Benson moved a little nervously in 2is chair. "Yes, sir," he replied. The acting prosecutor paused and shot out: 1 "Who was he?" "I d-:- not know." Relief Apparent. ? j !-1 - mere was an auuiu.e reiaxaium in ill parts of the court room. "You did not recognize anybody?" "Nobody." Mr. Fenson explained tf at he did not :arry in the vicinity of the thicket. u nt "^rove right by at a good rate of ?peed." 1 Tt ere were other witnesses examined ana city and county officials f'ere csnea ro me siana 10 icu tn their efforts to learn the identity of the lynching party. But when the testimony was all in there was absolutely nothing to guide the jury to any other verdict than tlve one which tvas reached in less than three minutes of deliberation. The next step in the Frank inquiry j is expected to be taken when the ?rand jury meets at Marietta Sep-, ? > 1 T?. J . nf +Vi a ' leiuuer X. J UUgc I auucuu w vut Blue Ridge circuit court will deliver i special charge and Solicitor General Herbert C. Clay will take charge of tf:e investigation. BAR FRA5K PICTURES. Atlanta Authorities Forbid Exhibition; of Lynching Movies. Atlanta Ca Aue. 23.?Exhibitions Df moving pictures of the body of Leo | M. Frank as it swung from the limb | of a tree near Marietta on August 17, were stopped fa ere today by the police. Chief of Police IMayo, on learning that! pictures were being shown at a local j HiAn + nw nurn.-irtin or cllnw tVlO K/~vHV ! Lii ^CV y pUi jj\j ? tin ^ w v i^uv ?? v ** v w v * ^ j and scenes at the place of the lynching and in Marietta and Atlanta subsequent to the finding of Frank's body, dispatched a detail of officers to the to eater. DISASTROUS FIRE IN WILLIAMSTON ITnnsoc HawtrftrPd hv Flflmfs ?Youth Meets Death. The State. Anderson, Aug. 25.?Fire at Williamston about 2 o'clock this mornin? destroyed three houses and caused the deata of Roy Hand, the 12-year-old son j of Pat Hand. The Anderson fire department was summoned, but could give no aid, tf:ere being no waterworks in Williamston and the department not being equiped with a pump. In spite of this, however, the fire was finally controlled, but not before it had destroyed three houses, according to a statement by Mayor Cooler about 3 o'clock. The first news came to Anderson in the form of a telept one appeal to send the fire department. At that time the flames were said to be threatening the old Williamston college buildings and J also the business section of the town. The fire started in the two-storv home of Pat Hand. Here Roy Hand. 12-year-old son of t^e owner, was cut! off on an upper floor, and perisi ed in the flames. His bo ly has not been recovered, but he is known to haVe lost his life. From the Hand house the fire i spread to the one-story residence of i.'rs. Wallace, who is now in Hendersonville, N. C. From this "Hie ^_e caugl t the old Sadler hotel, owned by Mrs. Wallace, but operated by Mrs. McAllister. - I At z: 4U tms morning, according iu , Mayor Cooley, the fire was still burn-; ing, but there was apparently no dan- j ger that it would extend to the college buildings or the business district. ROOSEVELT WANTS VTAR WITH GERMAN* ; Time for Deeds 14 is come, Severing of Diplomatic Relations Not Sufficient. I Oyster Bay, N. Y., Aug. 21.?Theo- j dore Roosevelt today issued this statement: "T sp? fi' iK in the naners. that the German answer to our last note, that is, the sinking of the Arabic by a German submarine and the consequent murder of certain American citizens will be adequately met by the administration dismissing Bernsto'rff j and severing diplomatic relations with Germany. I earnestly hope the ad- i ministration will not take this view, in tin. titrm 1 he a frpsh sacrifice iUl VV UV " X/UAV1 vv/ ? ( of American honor and interest. : "The president's note to Germany in i February last was an excellent note, | if only it i.ad been lived up to. But every subsequent note has represented nothing but weakness and timidity on our side and the sinking of the Lusi-! tania.and of the Arabic, the attacks on tbe Gulflisht and Falatoa and all the similar incidents that have occurred represent the arrogant answers which tf:is weakness has inspired. Germany will care nothing for the mere sev-! erance of diplomatic relations. "The time for words on the part of this nation has long passed; and it is inconceivable to American citizens who c.aim to be inheritors of the traditions of Washington and Lincoln that our government representatives shall not see that the time for deeds lb as nftmo TR7Vio+ Vioo inof nr>n.ii rTOrl l'e O vviu^. VT'uat uuo jucv, wv/ui x \^u ^ fresh and lamentable proof of the unwisdom of our pople in not having insisted upon tihe beginning of active military preparedness 13 months ago." It Happened at Chappells. Mrs. Annie O'Dell of Whitmire has been visiting relatives here. Mrs. W. P. Allen and Miss Katie Eetts spent Wednesday in Greenwood. Mr. Culbreath, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Cromley and Miss Eleanor Coleman made a trip to Stomp's Springs in Mr. Cutlibert's car. Mr. W. A. Webb spent Wednesday in Columbia. s-r T *? _/ j J ?>uperv.sor uangiora or aaiuaa ana Mr. Tom Long of Batesburg and little son spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Connelly. Mrs. Mamie Connelly of Ninty Six spent the week-end with Mrs. George Coii.-elly. Mi. W. R. Smith, Sr., spent Wednesday in Columbia. Mrs. Oze Allen and children of Bish opville are visiting Mr. and lMrs. w. P. Allen. Mrs. M. E. Culhert and daughter, Miss Margaret, of Charleston are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hamilton. Dr. F. E. Boazman has been spending a few days in Edgefield. Mr. and Mrs. Ceo. T. Reid and little Miss Janies McSwain have returned from Montreal, where they have been for several months. ivirs. ivi. j. jrearst; auu uauguici, .mao Willie, of Columbia have returned home, after spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Derrick. Mr. and Mrs. William Connelly of Ninety Six spent a few days w-ith relatives Tere. Messrs. Mauldin Watkins and William Keith of Greenwood spent Sunday with their parents. Mrs. Henry Adams of Newberry is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. W&tkins. (Mrs. Mack Stevens and Mr. Betts of j Cambridge spent Sunday with their; brother. Mr. Louis Betts. I Mr. Henry Adams and his mother of: Newberry spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Watkins. Th ? friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.! Watkins will be grieved to know that thA?r littlp srm is not imnrovins: fast. ! w t Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Berry Cave the deepest sympathy of their many friends in the loss of their little Lizzie, who died of appendicitis Saturday in A I Greenwood hospital and was buried at i Bethany cemetery Sunday, in Saluda | county. | UNITED STATES WAITS FOR OFFICIAL TIDINGS Iiu'trmPnf WnCTiOn/ifsi /.n T net; of \ mpr. i uuugiutvMi' vii iivr',-5 vi li?uva ican Lives Until Report is Received. Washington, Aug. 22.?Judgment still is suspended by the United States cn the torpedoing of the liner Arabic with a loss of two American ::ves. Until official information is received there will be no statement of the government's position and high officials will not discuss fl e subject. Secretary Lansing today dismissed interviewers with a negative answer when asked If additional reports had been received from Ambassador Page. It was understood that the all important report awaited 'before the United States determines whether Germany has committed a "deliberately unfriend1}*" act is expected from Am ba-^ador Gerard at Berlin. Belated statements of American | survivors apparently have left no i doubt t* at the Arabic, with Americans i on board, was torpedoed without warn-I ing. The question now is whether Germany will claim that manoeuvre- i ing of the ship just before she was , attacked led the submarine command- | er to believe she was attempting a > ostile act. In addition to such brief information as he has cabled, Ambassador Page is said to have mailed a long report, including affidavits of American survivors. President Wilson remained at the White House today only long enougfc to eat his meals. He showed a desire to get away from his usual surroundings and to avoid discussions of toe sinking of the Arabic. During the morning he attended church. Afterwards he went for a motor ride and later rode again. He saw no callers. The president will decide tomorrow i whether a cabinet meeting will be' cailed for Tuesday, but tonignt it; seemed improbable that toe cabinet members would be summoned before final reports on the Arabic disaster are received. Secretary Lansing, AtI torney General Gregory and Postmaster General Burleson were the only members in the city today, though m rvc t + Vi n r*tVior? rvffi nnrc iiiuot ysi LUV yiuvi viiiLVi o could reach Washington in 24 hours. Telegrams received at the White House bearing on the Arabic expressed varying opinions. Some of the senders advised drastic action, others counseled patience, and virtually all expressed confidence in the president. Qovora nr>o nf rlinlnmaf ir> rplatirmc with Germany is being discussed as the i step tf:at would follow determination j that the sinking of the Arabic was de- i * liberately unfriendly. Whether such j an action would be taken without first! consulting congress is a matter of! speculation. Some identified with the j Hammisiranon Deneve inai congress i f should be called together before any-;1 thing is done that might lead to war.! s ! f WILSON CONSIDERS COTTON QUESTION t c Potest to England Expected to Fol- f low President's study of Try- t iiig Situation. n Washington, Aug. 22.?President e Wilson will take up this week the sit- c uation resulting from the placing of r cotton on tf:e contraband list by Great a Britain. As a result of his study of the situation his protest is expected to be sent forward to London. c W P d Hardin?. Southern member 1 of the federal reserve board, who investigated the cotton situation for the 1 board last January, during discussion i of the plan to have tfte board act as 15 the central committee in the adminis- 3 tration of $135,000,000 cotton loan s fund, will confer with the president * tomorrow. c . t Representative Lever, chairman or 1 the house committee on agriculture, with a committee of cofton growers, was to fcave seen the president tomorrow, but the engagement was cancelled 'because during a conference with the i president last week Mr. Lever beoame convinced that the government pianned I to do everything possible to relieve the < situation. t c Disabled. z In a certain camp a battalion was 3 being instructed in "how to take a \ convoy through an open country." One company was told off to represent a I ( convoy, the mon being instructed that j 1 they were to represent horses, cows,' r and wagons. j? 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C., Sep-1 ember 1, 1935, at 4 o'clock p. m., to I consider the following resolutions, j idopted by the board cf directors July 10,1915, proposing that preferred stock )e issued: Resolved, That the Little Mountain )il Mill and Fertilizer Company issue i,350 shares of preferred stock, of the i L AIO -,1A. I aggregate amount 01 $io,;>uv, iuv itockholders and directors who are; low liable for the debts of the company, either as makers or endorsers ! >f its notes, shall have the preference j if taking such preferred stock in pro- J >ortion to the amount of their respect-' ve liability; tJbat such preferred stock ' :fcall be a lien upon the net profits of' he corporation and, if the property of he corporation should be sold under creclosure, or in liquidation, such Public Mr. Price, an exaker and Repair 1 \ nth us will have ? *??m?mm?mmmmmmm?msmm?mm?mm?^tmm^+ I Supplies hool Tablets, id Stationery will do well le Book Store ny. D VARIETY STORE fhousand Things * ??a?i m^ji?jw?? ^ esea &?: Leave Your Call with Big Ben; he'll call you on the dot at any time you say. And if you roll over and try 14just-one-more-nap," he'll renwf hie rali 30 sernnds later and keep on calling until you're wide awake. I've placed him in the window. Lcolc at him whenever you go by. $2.50 P. C. JEANS & CO. i -i ' / I I I preferred stock shall be a lien upon the proceeds of sale, after paying expenses and the debts of the corporation; tfcat no dividend shall be paid upon any other stock in any year until the preferred stock authorized by these resolutions shall have received a dividend of eight per cent.; that such pre* * - - *- - ? J ^ J 1 ierreo siock is 10 ue rtrgarueu as unilateral to secure the payment of notes and obligations of the company on wi:ich the holders of such are liable, and any payment made on this preferred stock out of the earnings of the corporation, or out of any sale of its nrnnprtv is to he regarded as a nav ment on the obligations assumed by tl-e respectirve holders of said stock, and the payment in full of such ob!iz~tions rut of tve earnings or property r? th?> company shall retire sucto pT-ofpr^pd stock in full. By order of tbe Board of Directors. W. P. Derrick, President and Secretary. 8-2-4taw