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' _ll | _ " CALLS OUT TROOPS . TO ENFORCE WRITS fire Companies of Coast Artillery Dis patched to rrotect magistrates Constables in Ejecting Strikers From Cottages at Two Cotton Mills. The State. Gov. Manning last night ordered the five companies of coast ortillery in the State to proceed immediately Anderson, for the purpose of protec ing a magistrate's constables in enforcing ejectment writs against striking operatives of the Gluck and Equinox cotton mills, who continue to occupy cottages on the mill premises and w-ho after notice to quit are alleged to have offered resistance in arms to the court's process. The governor at the same time directed that tie four divisions of naval militia be neia in reaamess 10 respona 10 a can. The governor's action was taken upon receipt of telegrams which convinced him that the highest peace officer in the county, Sheriff Ashley vrould not carry out the mandate of the court and that rioting would probably occur when the Equinox mill resumes operations this morning. H? said that he had resorted to the milin o o locf *?A/?Aiirer. -in tha UU J \jLiiy oo a i?ov itwuigv, iu t>uu presence of a break down of the civil arm in the enforcement of the law, but that lie was prepared to exert all the powers of his office in protection law officers in the discharge of their duty. The troops will arrive in Anderson this morning. The governor made public last night a statement1 setting out what he had done and the reasons moving him thereto. Includ- j ed is the correspondence had yesterday on the subject. tflnv Manninp- was nn .his wav to1 ^Greenwood to deliver an address vrhen -word reached him from his private secretary, 0. K. LaRouque, that a defiant answer had been returned by Sheriff Ashley to a message from the governor, inquiring whether the ejectment writs had been executed and whether the sheriff required assistance. The governor turned back at Alston, reached his office in the after-J soon and proceded immediately to arrange for reinforcing the agents of motripfiiofo'c' tn o 11 /->Vi avfont iu^ aiw o wu^ t LV/ ljuvu vAWiiv as might be necessary for their protection in executing the writs. The coast artillery and the naval militia a?e the only units in the South Carolina National Guard which were not mobilized under the call of June 19. The other units, comprising two regiments of infantry, a troop of cavalry, a company of engineers and a field hospital, are in Te>i*s. having gone to the border during the second week in LAugusi. The coast artillery companies are situated one each in Greenville, Spartanburg, Gaffney, Jomesville and Greenwood. The naval militia divisions are situated three In Charleston and one in Beaufort The State board of conciliation and representatives of the federal department of labor have several times en- j deavored to adjust the controversy at Andersoin, which reached the strike j gtage at ^ut three months ago. The | mills recently began suing out ejectment writs against strikers who con-! tinned to occupy mill tenements after notice to vacate. Constables sent to ^r?itAff onrl I Jbci > c iucoc *>iilo nuc ui i?cn v/u i when 'they returned were resisted with ! arms. An effort to summon the posse | comitatus failed. The governor then' \ directed the magistrate to lodge his process with the sheriff, as the highest peace officer in the county. Gov. Manning was unwilling to interfere unless the sheriff should refuse or neglect, to execute the writs. Sheriff j Ashley's telegram of yesterday was - interpreted hy the governor as tantamount to a refusal. The inext steps were the calling out of the military and the informing- of the nress as to the correspondence exchanged and the course taken in the matter. Gov. 'Manning last night made public a statement setting out the course he had pursued and the reasons moving him. The statement follows: This morning I sent the following telegram:'VAlnmWo Q r Mnr 1A 1011! KJ* ? , AV) AVA.V* "J. M. H. Ashley, Sheriff, "Anderson, S. C. "Advise me by wire whether you have executed writs of ejectment placed in your hands from Magistrate SHOE In additi< upholstering 1 up to date i SHOES, in < pairs while 3 Price right, see us. s, MC117DCDD 11L TT DLIYP I Cox. I expect you as sheriff, the chief peace officer of Anderson county, to perform those duties required of you by law. The law requires you to perI form those duties without delay. Do j you need assistance? If you do, I am prepared to send it to you. The law must be enforced and the orders of the courts cannot be trifled with. "Richard I. Manning, Governor."' Lri response to my telegram to ^ "iff Ashley, I received the follow. reply by wire: i kr ernor R. I. Manning, "Columbia, S. C. fVrits of ejectment have not been I 1,^+ i n-ili Hr\ tliic wnrlr ar* j i>ci v tru. 1 "Hi uv .. w. | cording to my own judgment and if i that don't suit you, you can send up j here and do it yourself. You ask ! whether I needed any^ assistance from you. I do not. As soon as these peo' pie can get houses, I will get them J out. "Joe M. H. Asheloy, Sheriff. lAmderson, November 10." Governor to Sheriff. To this I replied as follows: ''Joe- M. H. Ashley, Sheriff, Anderson, S. C. j "Your insolent telegram received. I shall without delay take necessary | steDa to enforce the law in spite ofj your attitude of direspect and defiance of the law and encouragement j of lawlessness. j "Richard I. Manning, Governor. j "Columbia, November 10." At the same time I sent the follow, j ing telegram to W. F. Cox, magis-| trate, from whose court the writs were issued: "W. F. Cox, Esq., j\ "Magistrate, Anderson, S. C. "I am just in recepit of the follow-, ing telegram from Sheriff Ashley: " "W^rifcs of ejectment have mot bee*! served "yet. I will do this work ac- i cording to my own judgement and if I that don't suit you, you can send up, here and do it yourself. You ask1 whether I needed any assistance iron? y^u. I do not. As soon as these people caai get houses,, I will get them out.' "I am prepared to furnish you what- j ev*>r assistance or protection you need to enforce the orders of your court without delay. Withdraw writs from sheriff and advise so that I can send 1 you protection for your constables when serving them. "Richard I. Manning, Governor, "Columbia, November 10. ' I received a, telegram from Robert E. Ligon, in which he said: "Understand tnat nheriff says he is i making effort this afternoon to eject i J. Duncan, but refuses to execute J the other writs until parties can get. places to move to. j "This morning we sent 13 men into ' j the mill to do certain work. They | J were threatened, cursed and ahused | in every way. The two deputy sheriffs j J were up at the mill at the time and j ! in talking to Deputy Sanders over the | phone, he asked me to have the men j gotten out of the mill, which I refused ! to do, telling him that they were our authorized agents &nd had a right to go in and out of our mill buildings and yard whenever they saw fit in the discharge of thir duty. SanJ ~~ 4-Vir\4- Vio rl n a rialit i UCI b 1 cpilTU lliai v?c uau uu i vy do anything which would cause trouble and that this certainly would and they could not prevent it, meaning the other deputy and himself. Such I cursing and disorderly conduct in the public street is hardly ever witnessed as was this morning at the Equinox mill in the presence of women and children and the two deputies. "Tomorrow morning we expect to send these men with others back in the mill to work and are quite sure unless something is done, that a riot will "be precipitated; but we are unwilling to sit idly by and be run over ' by a crowd of lawless people. It does not 6eem that we will get any help from the sheriff and appeal to you to act immediately." Governor's Authority. I have no authority to remove a J sheriff for neglect of duty or refusal to enforce the law. My only recourse after a failure or refusal of the clvtt authorities to act, is to call the militia, under section 3, article XIII of the tSate constitution, which provides: "The governor shall have the power to call out the volunteer and militia, forces, either or both, to execute the laws, repel invasions, suppress insurRF.PAl m mmummoM mm * m to repairing we have added machinery for charge of an E) rou wait. Give For Hardware i IY HARDff rections and preserve the public peace." The constitution also provides that the governor as the chief magistrate shall take care that the laws be faith^-.11 J luny execuieu. Having exhausted every means at my command to have the civil authorities uphold the law and enforce the mandates of the crisis, and having met with refusal and defiance from the sheriff who is the highesi peace officer in the county, there was 110 other course for me to pursue but to call on the militia to protect the civil officers in the performance of their duties, to uphold the dignity of | the law and to enforce the mandates j of the courts. I have issued the following execu! tive order and sent same by telegraph j to Maj. Wm, F. Roberston, commanding C. A. Greenville; Capt. L. P. Slattery, First Company, C. A. C.. Greenville; Capt. J. M. Wallace, Second Company C. iA. C., Spartanburg; Lieut. W. E. Bell, Third Company C. A. C., Gaffney; Capt. F. M. Ellerbe. Fourth Company C. A. C., Jonesville; j Capt. Henry C. Tillman, Fifth ComI pany C. A. C., Greenwood. Orders to Troops. "State of South Carolina, Txecutive | Chamber, Columbia, November 10, | 1916. | "Executive order. j "1, Being satisfied of the failure of the civil authorities of the county of Anderson to execute the laws and enforce the orders of court, I hereby order and direct that the following , troops of the National Guard of South Carolina report to Maj. William F. Robertson at Anderson, S. C., at once, fully uniformed, armed and equipped for active service. "Thirst rnmnanv f1 A. f!.. Green ville, S. C. "Second 'Company C. A. C., Spartanburg, S. , "Third Company C. A. C., Gaffney, S Cm "Fourth Company C. A. C., Jonesville, S. C. "Fifth Company C. A. C., Greenwood, S. C. "2. Maj. William F. Robertson of; Greenville, S. C., will proceed to An - j derson, S. C., at once and take com-! j mand of these forces. "3. Major Robertson will use such I force as may be necessary to executej 1 the laws, preserve the public peace : and protect the court officers in en-j I forcing the court's orders, and is au- j f/-> nn 11 /v?? ma fn-r en/rVi orlrli I I lliUi 1 La If LO.H Vll UiV^ lUi UUV" . | tional troops as he may deem neces-' i sary to execute the laws, protect the | court officers in enforcing the court's > orders and preserve the peace and dignity of the State. j |7 "4. The travel enjoined is necessary! to the public service. "Richard T. Manning, ! "Governor and Commander in Chief." I have also sent the following telegram to Commander Hasell W. Crouch, of the South Carolina Naval; Mi'iira: Notify commanding officers First,' Third, Fourth a/nd Fifth divisions, 3. C. X. M., to hold their commands in ( readiness to respond to call on short; notice, should it become necessary.1 Acknowledge.'' I i WHY SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD BE A DAIRY STATE Clfmson College, S. C? Nov. 9.?1. The dairy cow is the greatest soil builder known. 2. The dairy cow pays the greatest dividends of any farm investment..! Assures a steady, sure income. 3. The dairy cow affards the highest market for farm crops. A home market. x A "TW, ^ o-J*itr r*r\rt- o c +"ho TTJACf ? j **. liic nan j \s\j rf auvi uo u?\/ww , profitable employment for farm labor i the year round. 5. The dairy cow will keep in South , j Carolina the money that is spent for j j the 6.000,000 pounds of butter that is I annually imported. I 6. The dairy cow is an important step towards diversification. ' ? ( The .United States meat-inspection service certified to the wholesomeness | of 11,220,958,000 pounds of meat from 61,826,304 animals during the last fis cal year. It condemned 348,y^o ani-i mals and 738,361 parts of animals.! equivalent to about 84,320,000 pounds of meat. rr*?TkT/^ ! IK11NL* I harness and modern and L REPAIRING i il (PERT. Re- j us a trial. !; 9 f in every line j' t adc rn r rtlYL W. !, I1 2 J. i SHOOTS HIS WIFE AM) KILLS HIMSELF Woman Visited Her Husband Frequently and Apparently Were on flood Terms. Xews and Courier. Spartanburg, Nov. 11.?John S. Baber, a white man fifty years of age, who lives in the city, shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Coral ^e Baber, here this afternoon and then turned the gun on himself and took his own life. The killing occurred in an upstairs room of a boarding house situated on Magnolia street near the Southern depot about 1:30 o'clock. Baber and VM'P* A VI nin/iA Too* uio TV iiv UGU ocpaiaicu iao', January, but were apparently on friendly terms, and at least twice in the last few months had she come to town from her home in the country where she lived after the separation, to see her husband. Early this afternoon she came to town and inquired of Mrs. L. G. P. Carouth, the proprietress of the boarding house where Baber was staying, where she could find her husband, and received the answer that he was possibly up town.. She drove away in the busgy in which she came to town, and later returned to the boarding house. Baber, in the meantime, had returned, and w&e? his wife drove up he went to the buggy and helped her out, being apparently on very friendly terms with her. Went Up to Rooms. They went up stairs to his room, and in a few minutes Mrs. Carouth heard shots, and called for help. J. W. Becknell came in answer to Mrs. Carouth's call and when he got to the room he found Baber lying on the floor with a pistol in his hand, dying, and Mrs. Baber lying on the floor already dead. Baber bad been married to the woman he killed for seventeen years and A!1 nil WlfirA f ATM J.UU1 C-U.11UX CJLL, <111 living, a u 1 UlC UIU>1. It is said that on account of her husband's love for whiskey Mrs. Baber left him last January, but that no cause had been assigned for a quarrel, and they had seemed to be friendly since they parted. Four shots were fired into Mrs. Baber's body, one of which passed through the heart. Only one shot entered Baber's body, passing through his heart. Mrs. Baber had been married twice previously, both her other husbands being dead. She was about 49 years old. A coroner's inquest was held over the two bodies this afternoon, ana tne verdict of the jury was that Mrs. Baber came to her death by pistol wounds inflicted by her husband, and that Baber committed suicide following the killing of his wife. TKIAL OF CHESHIRE OPENS IS GREENWOOD Judge Johnson Denies Motion Quash Indictment and Hears Arguments for Directed Verdict. The State. Greenwood, Nov. 10.?When the case of the United States agaMst V. B. Cheshire of Anderson was called in the United States court here this morning Ernest F. Cohran of counsel for the defense made a motion to quash the indictment and much time was taken un with the argument for and against this motion. The contention to? the defonse was that the statute under which the indictment nw" to Ti"n woe 11 n nrtrt at 11 il tinn a 1 in " UO Uian u " uc Uii W4iot*v? that congress exceeded the powers granted it under the federal constitution. At 1 o'clock Judge Johnson overruled this motion, a jury wa3 drawn and the witnesses for the government gave their testimony. At th? conclusion of the testimony for the prosecution, counsel for the defense instead of offering testimony argued for a directed verdict of acquittal. This argument is now proceeding. Counsel for the defense includes Ernest F. Cochran, C. Blease, F. H. Dominick and H. H. Blease. The case will be concluded tomorrow. THE EE VOLT. There is always a bottle raging between the real and the false in us? that part which keeps us contented j in moderate surroundings and fills us with love for all creation, and that other part which eternally labors towards destruction of good in us. But one day comes the crisis, and that we call "The Revolt." Those who have to do with big problems of life and those who are familiar >with the hattlp between sexes. A"A ' " " ~ v - - I know that the revolt will come to all; | and when it does, though the baser side sometimes conquers, the' world is better for the revolution. This fact was proven in the life of Anna Biddle, the wonderful little character made famous by Helen Wfetre in this most successful Broadway production. "The Revolt'* is a big strong story, ind unlike the usual run of plays. It 100 a rmrinh in pvprv scene. excellent i photography and splendid night effects that are extraordinary in the ihoto drama., At the Opera House Tuesday. After testing his 17 cows through a ;c\v-testing association, a Nebraska armer sold. 7 and received more profit Tom the 10 remaining animals than le had received formerly from the vhole herd. Mrs. Dorcas: As soon as we get lie ballot we'll reform politics. Dorcas: After some of the things rou women politicians have been dong it will need reforming.?Life. He?I shall never marry unless I ind a woman who is my exact oppo iite. 1 i She?Yon "will never find so perfect t being: as that.?New York Times. OTHER ' LEFTOVERS.-' The following items were written /or the last issue of the paper but were unavoidably left out in the rush incident to the election: vforfroiv.f onao ita i o f a - " I ..IllOO CL1 frCL 1 l*L o pcan u 10 LUC | i of Mrs. E. M. Evans. ' Mrs. William Brooker of Columbia 1 i= Ihe guest of her parents. Mr. and | Mrs. H. H. Evans. ! Mrs. Elmer Summer and children left Thursday for a visit to Mrs. Sum, mer's parents in Atlanta. : Rev. E. Fulenwider, Dr. G. B. Crom-j er ana Dr. J. H. Harms lert vednesd?y for Wilmington, X. C., where they will attend the meeting of the United synod, Dr. Harms being a delegate i j from the South Carolina synod. ! Miss Eva Gary is visiting relatives in Kinards. "Mr. and Mrs. Jno. C. Goggane, Jr., returned Wednesday from a trip South. I Mrs. Roland B. Parks and Miss LA'gnes Houseal, who have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Houseal, left Thursday for Columbia to be the quests for several days of Mr. and! Mrs. W. P. Houseal. , ,iW HOW TO TST THE ROAD DRAG j Clemson College, S. C., Nov. 9.? If a dirt road is properly built, the road drag will keep it in good condition. Like any other work there i is a best way to do it. These rules j from the Highway Magazine, tell how to get the right results. "Use a light drag. I 1 "Haul it over the road at an angle so that a small amount of earth is j pushed toward the center of the road. j "Drive the team at a walk. i "Ride the drag; da not walk. I "Begin at one side of the road, retrying up the opposite side. "Drag the road as soon after every rain as possible, but not when the mud is in such condition as to stick; to the drag. "Do not drag a dry road. "Drag whenever possible at all sea-' 30ns of the year. 1 j "The width of the traveled way to be maintained by the drag should be from 18 to 20 feet: first drag a little more than the width of a single wheel track, then gradually increase until de^ed width is obtained. ! "Always drag a little earth toward the center of the road until it is raisi ed from 10 to 12 inches above the edges of the traveled way. "If tl^e drag cuts too much, shorten the hitch. "The best results for dragging are obtained only by repeated application." Card of Thanks. Please allow us space in your paper to express our sincere thanks to 1_ J i?..? 3 _ - ?1- 1 "? ?. 1 our ttinu irienas, neignDors ana pny; sicians for their many acts of kindness 1 shown us during the last illness and death of our dear mother. !We pray for them God's greatest blessings. Mrs. Mamie "Wilson. T. A. and C. L. Graham ! i FOR 101 acres]of land in t<n as the Ware Place. Has cellent well of water'wl < seaside or a mountain he App B. M. H c:i IkJU Don't Curiosity Teli i ton call nt? Phj at c T P riosit threa chan large ' Cai bular at si] the 1< Foi fas fo neigt SOUTHERN BELL call TELEPHONE AND mere TELEGRAPH tX>. "JjMj BOX Mi. CO? 1 NEWS OF EXCELSIOR. j (Written for last Issue) Excelsior, Nov. 9.?The weather has * been fine the past few days and our farmers have been busy sowing grain and gathering their crops. Miss Ada Hunt has been on a visit to Misses Cora Lee- and Viola Cook. Some of our people have been at lending tne iair in caiesDurg tnis wt.ek. Our people will attend the community fair in Prosperity next week and have some exhibits there too. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lorick and daughter, Miss Jessie, spent a few- days in Columbia last week. Mr. Wingard Merchant and family and Mr. B. B. Cook spent Sunday with Mr. J. Bfl Cooks family. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. C. Kibler spent Friday in Newberry. The Rev. J. M. White preached another good- 6ermon for us here on Sunday night to a full house. Those who don't eet out to the service insf miss a treat. Mr. Henhy Lippard and family of near Silverstreet have moved in the Mt. Tabor community for another year. NOTICE TO COLORED TEACHERS OF DEWBERRY COUNT* The colored teachers' association of Newberry cou.nty will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, Noember 18th, 1916, at 11 o'clock, a. m. ,in the Hoge 6chool building, Newberry. All teachers are asked to be nrpsent. U. S. Gallman, Co. Supervisor. Card of Thanks. We take this method of thanking our many fri-ends, neighbors amPour faithful physician for their many, many acts of kindness shown us during the long illness and death of our &ear wife and loving mother. May they have just such friend.5 when they need them most and may God's richest blessing rest on each and every one. F. A. Graham and Children. The Author?Well, how did you like my play? Didn't you think the church scene realistic. The Critic?Intensely so. Why, a great many of us actually went to clafin -i f tttoo nr oiu^/y r? uiig itcto iru* uatuiuaj Journal. Typist (newly arrived at war office)?I suppose we begin as usual? Staff Officer?I suppose so. Typist?Then hurry up and kiss me. I want to get on with, my work? London Opinion. "Sir," said the beggar, "will you give a poi*e old blind man a shilling? "But," protested the passerby, "you can see out of one eye!" "Oh, well,' rejoined the "beggar, "make it sixpence then!"?British Weekley. SALE <vn of Silverstrett, known a good pasture and exlich makes it equal to a ime. Price $40 per acre, ly to AVIRD, IvGTstreet, South Carolina 1 ! Make sphone Calls i \ I 'Because 2.WO idle curiosity seekers !a Bingham-1 asked "Central' where tfie are was, an emergent? [ for an ambulance was beld up for nearly 15 mins aad this delay resulted in the death o f ? rsicians say that bad the ambclance keen secured mce 's life might hive been saved." - Elmira Advertiser. is beyond the bounds f possibility to answer romptly the mass of cuy telephone calls that Lten to swamo our ex JL ges every time there is a fire. Us for physicians, the amice or the police, held up ich times might result in )ss of human life. r your protection, as well r the protection of your lbors, we ask you not to the telephone operator ly out of curiosity. After lie Jus ju> mote intoimathan you have. L.UMB1A. S. e. t .?-? I