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V OL. XXVII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11 192NO1 WIPRB DEEP ITS THE =IaiES Of FRAUDS IN THE P:AT. SEVEN PROBERS NAMED To nmnt Thorough Investigation of Recent Primary and Report to State nomntee.-Second Primary Meat Tuesday for County Offices Only. -Jones Protests Every Box A comzmittee of seven, to probe htrgea of fraud in the recent pri mary election, to take testimony, ex amine witnesses, have charge of all club rolls, poll lists and all records and, in short, to act for the full com mittee, in an exhaustive Investiga tion into charges of fraud and irreg ularities growing out of the recent primary election, was adopted by the State Democratic executive commit tee late Wednesday afternoon, after a full and unlimited discussion by the mnembers of the committee. The sub-committee, as named by -C an Evans, consists of W. F. Stevenson, chairman; T. B. Butler, J. B. Park, W. B. Wilson Jr., R. 'M. Jef teries, J. D. Bivens, and J. M. Greer, jour Jones men and thiee Blease men. Six of the sub-committee, Mr. Stev mauon .being represented Wednesday by proxy, held a meeting Wednesday night in the Jerome Hotel and decid ed to hold their first meeting next Wadnesday at noon in the library of the State House. Attorneys and all parties interested are' asked to be present at this meeting and all the .arties having information of fraur affidavits or any charges of irregu- 3 lsrities are asked to forward same to the chairman of the sub-committee, Mr. Stevenson, at Columbia, before 1 asst Wednesday. The sessions of the committee will he open and evidence and testimony will be taken under oath. The com mitte announced that they desired the co-operation of all citizens and they would proceed to the completion oe their task with all speed. They decided to wait until after the sec ont primary for county offices, next Tsay, so they can get the club rolls, the poll lists and other rec . rds which they will want for their probe. They ask that any charges of rauA'in anypart of the State be sent $o them and those making charges en appear in person to substantiate them. The work will be thorough and complete. Another important action was the psmng of a resolution, offered by Major Sutler of Gaffney, requesting the county executive committees. to bold their second primary, for coun ty does not nomidated In the first primary, next Tuesday without re gard to the State ticket. The reso ution was passed in response to a talegram from Anderson County as tohow to proceed in the matter of a ascond primary for county offices. The practical result of the appoint-. ng of the sub-committee of seven to probe charges of fraud will be to in nfdtely delay the second primary , forw Stat. offices, If one shoujld prove The committee passing the Man ning resolution to appoint this sub committee to take testimony agreed with -the ruling of Chairman John -Gary Evans, that the State commit-4 tee has original jurisdiction over all State offces, can hold a second pri-1 -mary. whenever rsecessary without re gard to the rules, which would or- 1 dinaril? call for the second primary4 to be held next Tuesday, and throw4 out the whole election for State offe era and order enother primary if they deem it advissble. Urged to Hasten Work. 1 - It Is not certain 'when this sub ;committee will conclude their labors, but as soon as their report is ready a tlR -meeting of the State committee -vii be held and upon the request of their findings, the question of a sec ond prizmary or the results of the 1 lrst primary would decide. Howev er,. this sub-committee is charged to proceed to the task of their probe 75th all pos4ble speed.4 As far as county omeies are con earned, the State committee hold that they have only appellate pow-t era. All county primaries for coun ty offces In counties wnere necessary will take place next Tuesday. Judge Jones amended his protest Wednesday morning so as to contest -the result of the election at every box jn every county in the state. Re turns to this protest were read on be half of Governor Blease and Mr. Jno. T. Duncan. *All morniag and well through the afternoon the State committee debat ed the substitute motion, offered by Mr. Eugene Blease, to appoint a com mittee of five to tabulate the returns. This substitute was finally voted down 7 to 33. Those voting "aye" in favor of the Blease substitute, be ing: Eayfleld, of 'Bamberg; Bivens, of Dorchester; Kitchen, of Fairfield; Jeifries of Jasper; Crews, of Lau xens; Blease of Newberry and Greer, of Union. Those voting "nay" were: Jones, of Abbeville; Holley, of Aiken; Bre seale, of Anderson; Christensen, of Beaufort; Willams, of Berkeley; Rivers, Charleston; Buncer, of Cher okee; Caldwell, of Chemeer; Mclver, of Chterfield; Davis, of Clarendon; Moore, of Colleton; James of Dar llngton; Hamer, of Dillon; Padgett, of Greenville; Park, of Greenwood; Lightsey, of Hampton; McDermott, of Horry; Williams, of Lancaster, Scarborough, of Lee; Griffith, of Lex ington; Mace, of Marion; Drake, of Marlboro; Toole, of Oconee; Lids, of Orangebuirg; Jones, of Richland; Lester, of Saluda; Gosnell, of Spar tanburg; Manning, of Sumter; Stoll, of Wiliungburg, and Wilson, of York. The iManning resolution to appoint the sub-committee of seven to probe the alleged primary frauds passed viva voce. After deciding the county contests which were appealed to them the committee adjourned to meet at the call of the chairman. Three Men Were E1lled. Three men were killed, one fatally Injured and a number slightly hurt when the Pennsylvania railroad train which left Pittsburg Friday morning for Cleve15.nd over the Cleveland and Plttsburg division ran into a wreck train aiding in clearing up a freight wreck that had occurred a short time before near C~onway. COUNTY CONTESTS DECIDED BY THE STATE EXECU TIVE COMMITTEE, Cases From Several Counties Were Taken Up and Decided According to the Law. The State Democratic Executive Committee decided several interest ing cases from the counties on Wed nesday. The appeal from Dorches ter County was first considered. J. H. Whetsell was declared the nomi nee for county treasurer of Dorches ter County by the county committee and C. H. Dukes entered a contest, which was overruled by the county committee, and Mr. Dukes appealed to the State committee. Both sides were represented by the attorneys nd each was allowed ten minutes to present arguments. Chairman Evans ruled that separ ite boxes must be provided for State md county offices, as provided In the :onsitutionand then a ballot in one box must not be transferred to an >ther box. One hundred and twen ty-five ballots for county treasurer were placed in the State box at Sum nerville and these were counted by :he Dorchester executive committee, mnd Mr. Whetsell declared the nomi ee with these votes counted. Mr. Jeffries moved that the action >f the Dorchester committee be sus wined. On roll call this was lost, 17 to 19, and the Dorchester County xecutive committee was reversed md Mr. Dukes was declared the nom nee for county treasurer of Dorches :er County. A contest from Jasper County was iext taken up. Mr. W. T. Preacher was ruled out of the second race for mperintendent of education, on the ground that he failed to file his ex sense account. Mr. Preacher went to ;he clerk's office on Monday to file is expense account but the clerk was >ut and so Mr. .Preacher was unable ;o file his etpenee account. Mr. Ben on was declared the nominee, but ae said he was perfectly willing to 1 un a second primary with Mr. ?reacher. Mr. -McKay moved that he action of the Jasper committee * reversed and Mr. Preacher be al owed to enter the second primary. 1 ['his was carried unanimously. E. C. Wells, candidate for county 9 ommissioner in Jasper, was ruled I >ut of the race because he failed to !le his expense account. Out of sev , candidates for that office only two iclared te nominees. Mr. Wells tppealed to the State committee, as ae knew nothing about the require nents of filing an expense account. L'he State committee, after much ar ;ument, ruled that only two of the ;miths cgld enter the second pri nary for the two county commission rs' places, but on explanation by Mr. refferies, that five were qualified, or bered thr C. Kirby Smith, G. C.1 ;mith, Alex Smith, and A. B: Jones o in the second race for the county ommissioners in Jasper County. The action of the Berkeley County ommittee in declaring Mr. SpigenerI he nominee for county superintend nt of education by a majority of mne vote was sustained. CROWD LYNCHED FIEND. [he Judge and a Lawyer Made Speeches to the Mob. Walter Johnston, negro, accused of ssaulting a fourteen-year-Old white ~irl at Princeton, W. Va., Wednes Lay, was lynched that night. John ton was first hanged to a telegrapn 1 pole and then his -body was riddled rith bullets. Johnston Is said to Lave attacked Nita White, daughter1 >f a well-known railroad nian. After ctering the White home, where the gld was alone, the negro choked cd chlorofomired her. He was' cap ;ured later and partially Identified y his victim. To protect the negro >flicers secretly took him out of town ad had reached Lashmoot when ov- 1 ,rtaken by the mob. The negro was1 aken away from the authorities and rought back to Princeton. Upon arrival at Princeton the mob listened .o speeches by a criminal court judge ad district attorney. It was decid d to postpone the lynching until rhursday pending a certain identifi-1 ation of the negro by the girl. But: ater this decision was reconsidered. TE SENATORIAL OO)NTEST. Lalbet and Dial Wants Senator Till man Ruled Out. Protests of the vote for United tates Senator were filed with the Democratic State Executive Commit ee on Wednesday by W. J. Talbert nd N. B. Dial. Mr. Talbert contending that as Senator Tillman had not at tended any of the campaign meetings and was not otherwise qualified, he was entitled to be declared the naminee and If not only he and Mr. Dial go into a second primary. Mr. Dial filed a protest against Senator Tillman on the ground that he had not led his expense account and asked that a second primary between himself and Mr. Talbert be ordered. The contests were filed for future ac tion by the committee. A telegram from Senator Tillman stating that the only expense he had incurred was the $250 assessment and he had twice filed this with the Secretary of State was read. BARS TEDDY'S PARTY. And His Supporters Hold a Meeting of Their Own. After the executive committee of the North Carolina Republican or ganization Wednesday demanded that all except those who took the oath of allegiance to the Taft-Sherman na tional ticket be barred crom the floor of the convention, about 400 Roose velt delegates, led by six of the prin cipal Republican leaders of the state, called another convention and met that afternoon in Charlotte at the same time as tne regulars. They passed a resolution against the action f the committee and declined to have any further relations with the Taft electoral ticket and also a single Progressive state ticket independent of any action on the part of the reg Rilled In Explosion. One man was killed and three morning when the Southern passen ger train for Atlanta collided with a and car loaded with section hands ner cas t ation. Tenn. THINKS IT ILLEJAL BLEASE OBJECTED TO THE IN VESTI5ATTION OF THE 1ARIiES OF FRAUD Moved That the Executive Committee Tabulate the Vote and Declare the Result at Once, Which Was Voted Down by a Large Majority. There was quite a fight In the State Democratic Executive Commit tee at its meeting in Columbia on Wednesday on a motion to appoint a committee of seven to fully investi gate the charge of fraud in the late primary. Eugene S. Blease, who act ed for the Governor as the commit teeman from Newberry county, ob jected to the investigation and mov ed that a committee be appointed to tabulate the vote and declare the re sult at once. This was voted down after some discussion by a decisive vote. R. L Manning said the com mittee was confronted by an extra ordinary situation and on the face of the returns Governor Blease was re nominated; that the election was held under extraordinary conditions; that the primary had been allowed to run on under loose conditions, which are almost criminal; that the committee could not ignore the cries of fraud; that the demand for inves tigation comes from all the candi ates, from the people everywhere; hat it's not a question of whether governor Blease or Juege Jones was nominated, but whether the primary, he rule of the white people, was to go on like it was. - Mr. Manning spoke of the necessity "f a thorough probe, that the people f the State be told that the com nittee heed their demands for an In restigation, that the committee is without funds to carry on the Inves :igation, that It be laid before the people and they asked for funds and ;f the people responded, that a com nittee of seven be appointed to make m investigation; that the commit ;ee come to Columbia without parti ion spirit and make a fair and square nvestigation. Mr. Manning then of erred the folowing resolution. Whereas notices of protest have een filed with this committee, charg ng, among other things, widespread rauds and irregularities; and Whereas.under a former resolution assed by this committee, certain in restigations are being made as to the onduct of the election held August 7, 1912, and full reports havengtyet )een made thereon as to the conduct >f the election held August 27, 1912 mnd in some counties the investia ions have not been completed, ther ore, be it, Resolved, That a sub-committee of seven members of this committee be appointed by the chairman to hear Ld pass upon all contests and all natters of every kind and description >roperly the subject of action by this :ommittee as a whole, pertaining to >r Incident to the election held Au rust 27, 1912, with full power and authority to 'take testimony, and nake full investigation or the con luct of said election and report the ame, together with all testimony Lnd all records back to this commit :ee for action at a meeting to be call d by the chaIrman for that purpose. That the said sub-committee be, ad is hereby given power and au hority to employ at the expense of this committee such assistance as nay be deemed advisable to further ;he said investigation and shall have 'nll power and authority to summons witnesses, require the production of records and papers and do any and ll other acts necessary to~~ the full a~nd 'omplete- investig~ation of the :onduct of said election, as a whole. The actual necessary expenses of -he said committee shall be borne by :he treasury of this committee. Eugene S. Blease, who held the roxy of his brother, Governor Blesse L the Newberry member of the com ittee, took the floor immediately ~ollowng Mr. Mianning. He said that ie desired to repeat what he stated :he other day, that his brother did iot want the nomination if tainted In ie slightest degree with fraud, but at he didnot want his nomination teld up because of fraud on the side t his opponents, and charges of !raud eminating solely rrom them. He appealed to the committee to lay a~side personal and partisan feeling. e said that the committee did not know officially who had received the nomination and he had never heard of such a motion as that offered by Mvr. Manning. Mr. Blease moved as a substitute that a committee of five be appointed to tabulate the votes and report back to the committee. Mr. Manning thought the votes should not be tab ulated until the charges of fraud had been lnvestisated. Replying to a question, Chairman Evans stated that Judge Jones had filed notice of con notice of protest contesting the result of every box in every county In the State. Mr. Mayfield wanted to know what other contest were in the hands of the committee. Mr. Blease said such a procedure as suggested by ME1Manning was un heard of, that the pepie had been obeying the rules of the Democratic party, and that under the constitution it would be necessary to hold the sec ond primary next Tuesday and he did not think the committee had the pow er to override the constitution and hold a second primary after next Tuesday. He pointed out that on the face of the returns It was necessary to hold a second primary for Attor ney-General, and that in many of the counties second primaries were nec essary for county offices and that thIs primary must be held next Tuesday. He said that the attorneys of Judge oJn4 had filed nottce of pro test and not a single proof of fraud or a specific case had been specified. He said that a 'najority of the De mocracy had spoken and they were satisfied and they didn't want the declaration of the result held up. Mr. Blease then asked from which side was the kicking being done and where is any evidence of fraud? He wanted to know why the delay, for Instance, In Anderson County, where the executive committee is composed of Jones men; why did they adjourn over until Thursday, when every one knew the State committee was to meet Wednesday? He said that It was strange, pass ilg strange, that In almost every c--+- war tha charman of irreagu larities have been filed that those counties were carried by Blease and the charges of irregularities filed by the Jones men. Mr.:Blease said that if there could be found and proven fraud at any single box he would vote to throw that box out, but ne did not want the honest counties held back nor delay in tabulating the honest returns. He pleaded with the com mittee to meet the issue like men and to lay aside all partisan feeling and work for the Democratic party. Mr. Kitchen favored the appoint ing of a committee on tabulation. Mr. Manning said he offered his resolu tion in favor of good feelings and that righteousness might prevail in South Carolina, that the committee was not making charges, but he thought the cries of fraud coming up should be thoroughly proved for the benefit of the white - mple and the salvation of theo v . Mr. Caldwell ... -ste . that to clarify the situ. " hr protests of Judge Ira B. Jo. - e return of Governor Blease .. .. Duncan be read, that the prot .es of Messrs. Dial and Talbert be read and the re turn of Senator Tillman be read and then the committee could decide as to how they would proceed. The amended contest of Judge Jones, contesting the vote of every boy in every county in the State on sweeping charges of fraud and irreg ularities, was read and was substan tially, as already published. An ob jectinon to reading the amended pro test of Judge Jones was read by Mr. F. H. Dominick, one of Governor Blease's attorneys, the objection was lost and the reading of the protest proceeded. The return of Governor Blease was then read. Senator Lide thought the Senate committee was merely an Appelate Court and the committee could only pass on mnatter sent up from the county committee. He thought that if there is any work to do, the com mittee might as well do it now, and then, if there is any further data or work they might appoint a commit tee to do this. He thought that ev en if it took two or three days Is was t duty the committee owed the peo ple. Chairman Evans said he held that the State committee was an Appe late Court as far as county contests were concerned, but that as far as state offices were concerned the State executive committee had orig nal jurisdiction, and they could or ier another primary if they saw lit, regardless of any contest by any can lidate. Mr. Park thought these making Charges of irregularities ought to be iven a chance to be heard, and the charges ought to be thoroughly re nvestigated and proved. Mr. S. G. &rayfield thought that the 6annir - resolution ought not to pass. H1e differed with the chairman and thought the committee had only powers appellate; that the matter be ,un in the counties and whatever the ounty committees declared the re ult, that must stand. He referred to the recent State Convention as a 'Jones convention" and said the steam-roller" process did not set ;ell with the people. He said that he committee should pass upon the -ontest and not leave it to the com nittee. He said the charges must be nade specific, or such sweeping alle ration of fraud as filed by the Jones attorneys would not stand in any court of South Carolina. Major Butler said he did not think that the committee could now take ip charges as suggested by Mr. May ield; a committee ought to -be ap pointed. He wanted full investiga ion before he could cast a vote eith er one way or the other. He favored committee being appointed to make full investigation, take testimony, iwear witnesses, etc., and to report to sub-committee meeting of the comn ittee and the committee has the power to order a second primary if they see fit. Major Butler thought the fate of the primary demanded that thorough investigation be made. Mr. James H. Price of Greenville, 'avored the (Manning resolution, and thought the Investigation ought to be made thorough and complete. Mr. Kayfield thought the charges of fraud ought to be investigated in those counties in which charges of raud have ibeen made, but he thought it absolutely wrong to in clude those'' counties in which no charges have been made. He said that the Ira B. Jones amendment to is contest protesting every box in the State was an outrage. Mr. Kitchen wanted the commit tee to proceed as far as possible, but when those counties were reached in which fraud is charged, then inake an investigation and it thle committee is necessary then appoint and make such investigations as is necessary. Senator Lide agreed with Mr. Kit chen and thought the returns from those counties In which no Irregular ities are charged should be accepted and counted and then take up those counties where specific charges of: fraud have been made, one .by one, the evidence heard and then .passed on one by one. Mr. R. B. Caldwell agreed with the Manning resoluti~n and wanted all the evidence heard. A roll call was then demanded on the Blease substitute and it was lost, $3 to 7, and the question was then on the adoption *of the -Manning resolution, which was done by a viva voce vote. KTTLEn BY MEXICAN~S While Protecting His Daughter From Outrage. Death at the hands of a rebel sol dier was the fate of an American citizen, Joshua Stevens, while he fought to protect his two daughters in Colona, Pacheco. News of the trag edy was received at El Paso, Texas, by . P. Brown, business agent of the Mormon coloniies in Mexico. At first it was reported that Stevens was kill ed by an American, but this report was sent, it was said, to avoid trou b!e with the rebels, who still infest the American. settlement southeast of Jua ez. Two rebels visited the Stev ens home, apparent with intention of assault on the two young women of the household. Stevens met the Intru ders with a shotgun and escorted them to the limits of his property. Gasoline Stove Explodes. An explosion at Malabar, Fla., in which Mrs. Frank Westendorf, and two little girls, aged two and four years, lost their lives. Mrs. Westen dorf was filling a gasoline stove, when it exploded, the flames envel oping her and her two children. Railroad employees nearby came tc the rescue in time to save the build n.. Tera anhsn was away at the CHURN OF CREAM 'OISONED NINE PEOPLE AT AU iUSTA ON MONDAY ONE WILL LIKELY DIE sed Condensed Milk and Lemon] and Some of the Cream Was Seal to a Sick Neighbor and Three is That House Are D From Nating the Same. - The Augusta Chronicle of Thur .ay morning says as a result of eat ag ice cream made of eggs, lemons nd condensed milk, nine persons are 1; one fatally, one critically ,and of he others two have practically recov red while five others are seriously ill t this time. The poisoning occurred Monday ternoon between Ave and six o'clock rhen Mrs. Lula Etheredge, wife of Pm. B. Etheredge, of 1321 Barrett treet, made a churn of ice cream, in elebration of Labor Day, using con ensed milk. Mrs. Etheredge, out of kindness for ae sick or afflicted sent some of the ream to a neighbor, a Mr. Gay who as been sick for some time, and he ad his two little children partook of the result being that he is fatally 1 and the two children are in a criti J condition. Those who are poisoned are: Mr. ad Mrs. Wm. B. Etheredge; Mrs. itheredge's mother and father; Mr. ad Mrs. L. Lyles; Mrs. Etheredge's Pro brothers, Messrs. Allen and alker Lyles, and Mr. Thomas F. ay and his two small children whose ames are not known. After eating the cream Mrs. Eth redge and a son of two years, La Lar, went to visit relatives who live a Chafee Avenue, where Mrs. Eth redge left the baby for the night. he next morning the child was,ill, ie mother was sent for, and answer as brought that she, too, was ser asly ill. The relatives worked unceasingly ver the child and the doctor i nat mdance said that the little one's ver was as high as 102 1-2 at one me. He is now out of danger. Mr. Etheredge states that he ate miy a smal amount of cream and as not violently ill at any time. He now. up and attending the sick. s. Etheredge was in such a serious )ndition at one time that no hopes ere entertained for her recovery, at she has since improved consider bly. Most of those that are now 411 ere affected Tuesday morning, ex apt Messrs. Allen and Walker Lyles ho were affected Tuesday evening is interesting to know that all had ard chills followed .by high fever. The doctor in attendance says it is is opinion that the condensed milk -hich was iused was the cause of the -ouble, which is thought to be pto r e poison. Then, also, the con mination of the lemon juice and ie zinc freezer may have had some iing to do with it, but of exactly hat nature the poison is has not as et been assertained. LURED MEN T ORESORTS. .d Then Murdered by Those Who Drugged Them.. Revival of rumors that a number f murders had been committed In sorts in West Hammond, a suburb 2 Chicago, came Thursday afte: the ret of Frances Ford, twenty, as ac assrry before the fact in connection eith the death of John Meqnmaker, a August 13. Tho girl made a statement to Con nr Hoffman and Assistant County ttorney Johnson, dealing with vice orditions in the village during the ast year. Messmaker, It Is said was rugged and a hypodermic Injection f poison 'was given him. The girl dmnitted being with him sliortly be are he died. In her statement she told of a bot le which she said always was kept ehind the bar of a saloon and which he understood was to ,be give'i te ien under the influence of liquo' nd suspected of having considerable ioney on their persons. Although be girl admitted that she and MIess aker drank heavily the day before .e died, she denied that she saw him rugged. Coroner Hoffman expects. a report aturday from a chemist who is mak ag an examination of Messmaker's ody for poison. The girl is said to ave given the authorities informa ion against certain West Tammond esort keepers in regor.. Lo white lave traffic. It is alleged by Miss rooks that a score of deaths have ccurred in West Hammond resorts bat have never been explained. On y three are of record. Lets Beard Grow Again. At Milwaukee, Wis., Frederiek lolezer, a farmer, who lost his rife's love when he shaved off hii eard, has grown another silky eard. His wife visited the circuit ourt with him Wednesday and re uested the dismissal of the divorce nit In which she had specified her uaband's loss of his whiskers as a ause for divorce. Lost Their Ives in Fire, Twelve persons, including the uim hildren of S. J. Zarde, a wealthy lummer resident, and their nurse iave been missing since the outbreali >f the fames that Wednesday nighi estroyed the amusement section 01 )cean Park at Los Angeles, Cal. Po ice guarding the ruins expressed thi >elief that all had lost their lives. Jack Rabbits Spills Auto. A jack ra,bbit, which became en. :angled in the running gear of an aun :omobile belonging to W. L. Lidesay n Iowa man, caused the machine t< en into a fence near Dover. Cal. :hrowing members of his party int :he road and damaging his machine The rabbit was attracted by thi ights and sustained "fatal injuries' Texas Fever Epinemic. Now is the time of year for th< breaking out of Texas fever amoni cattle, and we are informed that: umber of cows in this county ani :ity have the disease. Farmer should examine their cattle closel: for ticks these days and do all pos slble to prevent the disease spread Lng. PROVE THE FRAUD MANY ILLEGAL VOTES CAST IN - ANDERSON COUNTY. Minors, Republicans, Foreigners, and Repeaters Were Used to Pad the Total County Vote. A special dispatch from Anderson to the Augusta Chronicle says the I sub-committee of the county execu tive committee appointed to hear tes timony with regard to charges of fraud in the recent election, met again Wednesday and the following alleged irregularities was aired: That Frank Cowan, a resident of Georgia, voted in Ward 5, this city. That T. M. Gordon, who moved in to South Carolina during the present d year, voted at Gluck Mill. That the name of J. L. Ivester a was put on the Gluck Mill club roll i on election day. t That J. C. McLain, who moved e here from Georgia during the year, a voted at Gluck Mill. That U. M. Dill, a Republican Tot- I ed at Belton. That A. C. Griffin voted In Belton I as W. T. Griffin. That the name of A. O. Yewis was c put on the club roll on election day. d That five state tickets were cast in the Hunter Springs county box and tl counted as legal ballots. c That several state tickets were cast h in Martin County box * and were a counted as legal ballots. 1t That C. M. Simmons, a minor vot- iV ed In Ward 6, this city. ca That A. E. Scott, E. E. Scheld, and E. A. Rampey, reputed to be Republi- a cans, voted in Ward 6. E That Joe Herneck, an unnaturaliz- a ed citizen, voted in Ward 6. ti Tiat two unnaturalired citizens V voted in Hunter Springs box. G That the name of G. W. Wright n appeared twice on the concrete box polling list while it does not appear e: on the club rof. R That the name of W. J. Reece ap- o: pears on the Pelzer club roll once e and the polling list twice. T That only 33 of the 53 club rolls t have been turned over to the sub- w committee and of these only six are o certified to by the presidents and see retarier of the clubs. o B. F. Martin, attorney for the t State executive committee, stated fi that, on examination, it was found ti that 10 or 12 names appeared on the Iva polling list that did not appear o: on the club roll. He said that he w had had time only to examine this il box, and that he thinks more time N should be given so that a thorough e investigation of alb boxes can be w made. In making a motion that b more time be given for the investiga- al tion Mr. Martin stated that enough has come out to indicate that 500 or w more fraudulent votes were cast In c Anderson County. The committee did not ask in ev- It ery instance who the irregular votes h were for. In one instance, that of the Brogon Mill box, where eight votes h were cast in the wrong box, 'all were w for Blease.. It is safe to say three- ti fourths of irregular votes were. for Blease. ti _ t2 LARGE SHARK ID SEEN. y Bathers at the Isle of Palms Should be Careful. The News and Courier says those A who go in swimming at the Isle-of Palms had better look sharp during the next week or two, or they may find themselves falling foul of a a tenty-five foot shark. This, at least, r s the advice given by Mr. William E. o immons, who on Monday while fish- a ing on the Isle of Palms near Breach c Inlet, saw a monster shark engaged a in conflict with a 'number of por- o poises. Mi-. Simmons states that the shark was far and away the largest o that he has seen In ,4hese 'waters. A The fin of the big fish appeared to c, project nearly five feet above thep surface, and the lengtn of the shark d itself Is estimated by Mr. Simmons o as being about twenty-five feet. ~Mr- a Simmons has been much on the wat- f, r, not only there but also In many parts of the tropics, anG is very fa- tl milar with sharks and their habits. b He Is a careful observer and Is con- s fident that he has not over-estimated a the size of the big fellow that he saw a o the Isle of Palms.n This being the case, it would be t: wel for bathers as a matter of pre- a caution not to display too much rash- a ness while taking their surt baths. d Visitors from this section to the Isle of Palms who are not delstrious of be- c ing gobbled up by this monster shark i, had better "hang their ciothes on a hickory limb, and don't go near the I waer". t VOTED TOO OFTEN. s Several Men Arrested for Repeatingt at Spartanburg. The Spartanburg Journal says sev eral warrants have been Issued by Magistrate Kirby for parties alleged to have voted more than once in the primary election on last Tuesday. The prosecutors In the case are those 1 who were successful in catching mene in the act of voting the second time,e after they had taken the oath that they had not voted elsewhere. They I will be tried for the grave offence ofc perjuring themselves, and the arrest of the men has caused a sensation and it is predicted that there will be something doing when they are brought .up for trial. There is a re ward of $100 offered for the arrest of any person caught In the act of voting more than once, and if the parties are convicted a nice sum awaIts the sleuth who caused the ar rests. Volcanoes Run Whales. Alaskan volcanic disturbances are held indirectly responsible for thei shortage of whales on the North Pa-i cific coast by the captains of whaling vessels. They say that the' disturb anes bave made'changes In ocean i currents which for a time may havei diverted the smalN fshfrom the food supply of the whale.1 Chases Boys, Trips and Dies. At Newark, N. J., John Gilroy's Ire at the gibes ef a party of small boys who were annoying him was the indirect cause of his death Monday. He gave chase to the boys Sunday night and tripped at a street corner, his heasriin the curb as he fell. Hssulwas fractured and he died APPEALS FOR FUNUS STATE CHAIRMAN ASKS FOR FUNDS TO INVESWGATE. Expects 3Democrats of the State to Contribute so Primary May be Ful ly Investigated. Pointing out that the Democratic party in South Carolina is sorely dis tressed, John Gary Evans, the chair man of the State executive commit tee, Thursday issued a call to the Democrats of the State, asking that they contribute to the fund to investi gate the charges of fraud in connec tion with the recent primary. The following is the call: "The Democratic party In this State is sorely distressed. For the first time in our history white men are charged with cheating and de frauding white men in our primary election. The elections In every county in the State are contested and your executive committee is in pos session of sufficient evidence and charges to warrant It in making a thorough and complete investigation of these charges insofar as in Its pow er lies. The committee has no ma chinery for getting at the proof and must rely upon the good and true men of the State who believe in hon est elections to assist it in its efforts. If you know of fraud and :irregulari ties, tell it; if you hear of such tell it, and the committee will sift-It. We are determined that right shall pre vail and we care not for the per sonal interest of any candidate or candidates, but for the honor and life of the party and the salvation of the primary system. Help as preserve it. "Your executive committee is with out funds, the only -source of its rev enue being from assessments of can didates in the primary election. These were made without any knowl edge or expectation of the present Ituation. We must have funds with which to defray the expenses of our committee and employ such assis tance as may be necessary to secure the evidence. Will South Carolinians allow this investigation to fall for lack of a few dollars?- I am sure that you will not if you follow the lead of a noble South Carolina _girl who earns her living by her own en deavors but who loves the fair name of South Carolina. She has volun tarily enclosed her c'heck for~$5 to be applied in this investigation. Let'er ery patriotic citizen help. in this canue by sending to Wilie Jones, treasurer of te party, at Columbia; what he or she can give for the pres ervation of the purity of the ballot box. "This is not a call to arms, but. an appeal to the virtuous men and wo men of South Carolina to wipe out the stain if any be found upon the fair escutenean of the State. "Act .promptly and make true your motto, 'animus opibusque par ati.' "John Gary, Evans, "Chairman of Executive Committee." GETTING AT THE FRAUDS. Being Found Where They Were Not Even Suspected. A dispatch from Greenwood says after holding a three-day session this week, following the preliminary meeting last week, the Greenwood County executive committee,adiourn ed Wednesday evening and forward ed its report to the State executive committee in Columbia. . The comittee did- not give .out Its findings, but It is known that many cases of Irregularities and some cas es of fraud were found. One mem ber said there were clearly over one hundred and fifty fraudulent votes cast in Greenwood county. It Is stat ed that the box at Grenola had 24 more votes than Its poll list called for; the box at Grendel Mills had 18 more than Its poll list, and the box at Yeldell had 10 too many. -All these were strong Beasse boxes. Some of the county contests were very close, and these surplus votes would affect the general result most vitally. When the committee first met no one suspected anything of the 'sort, as it was believed that Greenwood County was free from the taint of fraud,-hut such, It appears, Is not the case. The committee has gone into the matter thoroughly and exhaus tively; overy box has been canvassed, poll list and club rolls compared. CONDOU4YTOR CUT BY FLAGMAN. Cause of the Trouble is Not Known -by the Punblic. The Augusta Chronicle says Con ductor R. A. Boozer of Southern pas senger train No. 7 was seriously but probably not fatally cut Wednesday night by Baggagemaster George W. Jamison at .a point between Summit and Leesville. The fight occurred about an accident report which was being made out, covering injuries sustained by Jamison Monday night. Conductor Boozer was taken off the train at Leesville, and given medical attention, and was later carried to Columbia on a special. Jamison was errried to Lexington on the special and lodged In jail. Jamison was com lug to Augusta, deadhead, and Con ductor Boozer wa~s in charge of the train. Jamison is the regular bag gagemaster for Conductor Boozer, but had secured a few days leave be fore leaving Columbia, to rest up from his injuries. BANDIT BOBBED TRAIN. Knocked Senseless as He Was About to Escape. A lone train bandit held up the northbound express of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday night, near Michaud, 12 miles from New Orleans, looted the mall car, -robbed the passengers In five Pullmans and a club car and then, just as he was about to leave the tender, was struck over the head with a brass torch by Engineer Baer, and captured. He was taken to Bay, St. Louis and may die. The booty, except for one mail bag thrown from the car, was recovered and returned. The bandit would give no name. Young Men Drowned. IThe .body of Gayle Rord, a cashier In a Dixon Springs, Tenn., bank was found floating in the Ohio river Sat. urday and was carried to Ford's for mer bomne, In New Liberty, Ky. LouIBril!e relatives scout the theory EMEER FELLS PLNDERER AF TER ElHA SAKE TRAN LADIES UNMOLESTED While the Robber Examined His Plunder Ia the Cab the Engineer Catches Him Off His Guard, Knocking Him Down Unconscious. Left for Arkansas the Next -Day. The lone bandit who Wednesday night held up and robbed the New York Limited train on tee Louisville and Nashville Railroad near Mechaud twelve miles east of New Orleans and. .s later felled by a blow over the head by Engineer Baer, was brought - to New Orleans on. a special train from Bay St. Louis, Miss., Thursday. morning and placed in a chariy hos pital. The man gave his name as Howard E. Edwards and said his family lived at Jupiter, Fla.. He gave the p6lice information which Is expected to lead to the. early capture of three other members of a gang which is believed to have'een responsime for a series of sensational train -;oSaeries In that section. Edwards Is 1 ..a precarlous condl tion and attendants at the hospital Thursday morning stated It was doubtful If 'he would recover from the injuries inflicted by the engineer. Following so close on the attempt ed robbery of the Cincnnati South ernbound passenger. trn- ' on the same road at almost the same spot the night previou,, wuen a freight -train was held up' by mistake the work of Edwards Is considered most daring. Edwards crawled aboard the 'en gine and covered Engineer Badr and the fnemen .with two revolvers. He carried a small valise .containtng dy namite and nitro-glycerine. The train was stopped and .with the engineer and fBremen preceding him, Edwards rifled the mal- car of registered mail and then relieved the male passen- - gers in five Pullmans and a club car of their cash. He decline -to take jewelry and did not offer to molest women. Hhe then marched the en gineer and fireman iack to the en gine and ordered them to proceed. After riding en the engine for about twenty-Ave miles, Engineer Baer caught Edwards off his guard and struck him a terrific blow on the head with a brass torch, fracturing the base of the skull. Edwards fired one shot as he fell, which went wild. Engineer Baer -proceeded to rain blows, with. the torch until he had the bandit unconscious. When the -train reached Bay St. Louis the robber was taken off and placed in the charge of the railroad surgeon until police officers and de tectives from New Orleans arrived there in a -special. Although Ed wards was unconscious at intervals throughout the uight he gave the po lice valuable. Information concerning ,his "pals" and'Inspector Reynolds, of the New Orleans force, Thursday said he lioped to make some arrests short, ly. Edwards stated that he had a brother in Oklahoma City and anoth er- brother in Meridian, Miss. Ed wards Is a small man, only five feet, six inches In height and weighs but 130 pounds. He appears to be about 30 years of age. Superintendent Marshal!, of the New , Orleans division of the Louis vllet and Nashville, -who was a pa-. senger aboard the train, stated -tha1t but one man o'Ti the train had a revol ver, but could not use It because the robber kept the trainmen In front of hm when he- passed tnrough. A dispatch from West Jupiter, Fla. says that Howard E. Edwards, wha held up a Louisville and Nashville train out of New Orleans Wednesday night, left-there August 25. He has a wife and three children In tha' place. A letter was received from him September 1, dated New Orleans saying that he would depart for Ar kansas the following day. KILLED BY EIiECUEION SHOCK. Was Howled Down by-Voters Hostile to His Election. County Supervisor J. P. Goodwin died at'his home in Greenville Wed nesday after..an illness of two weeks. The sudden death of the supervisor is attributed in a measure to excite ment of the campaign fust closed. While attending a political meeting at Llckville two weeks ago he was howled down as he attempted to speak. He was a candidate for re election and he plead earnestly with the crowd to hear him, but Blease men In the crbwd knowing the su pervisor to havejeen a Jones sup porter, refused to let him .be heard. Following his vain attempt to speak to the crowd Mr. Goodwin was striece en with appoplexy. He was hurried . to the city, and given every atten tion but the stock was too severe for. him to survive. The excitement of the Lickville meeting, coupled with his defeat later at the polls, brought on his death. He was an efficient of fical and had. served two terms. KTTLED IN TRAIN WRECK. One Passenger and Five Trainmen Met Their Death. One passenger and five trainmen were killed, two other persons were seriously injured and twenty-One were slightly hurt Sunday when train No. 112 on the Lake Shore di vision of the Chicago and Northwes tern railway, running 30 miles an hcur, was derailed two miles north-. . of Lynchburg, Wis., as the result of a washout caused by a cloudburst. The locomotive, mail car, baggage car, smoker and a day coach left the track and all but the day coach turned over. The 21 other passen gers who were slightly cut and bruis ed had their wounds dressed at Lynd hurst, Wis., and proceeded to Mil waukee and Chicago. Perish In the Flames. At Rutherford, N. J., Mrs. Emillo. Debar and six of her seven children, ranging in age from nyve months to twelve years, perished early Friday in a fire which destroyed their home. The husband and father and a son of seventeen escape~d by jumping from a end story windOW.