Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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UNLESS A B! MORE THAI COMMERCIA Unless it is stitution for pi holders; unless spirit of public be a CONS' BUILDING F -then it is fa Aj. . bank should b While thi must be opera for a moment to it's custone FIRST NATI W. C.,Davis, Pres. R. C. Baggi CUT AND DRIED PLOT TO AID' CAItANZA Mexican President's Strength Appar ently on the Wane. PLANS TO RALLY PEOPLE s Washington, Sept 7.-Annonce ment in Mexico dity newspapers that Gen. Juan Barragan, Mexican ':iief of staff, has discovered a plot to assassinate President Carranza is be lieved by officials here to be another IN irardrdr Jmisi M ULE; You can get ti Ti 1* H. M. THOMAS, vi to iNK IS al AMERE 10 t L MACHINE ]s a P more than simply an in- t tying dividends to stock- U it is imbued with a real C a service and a desire to d t "RUCTIVE AND JJP DRCE iii the community lling far short of what a ; bank, like all banks, ted for profit,lt does not lose of- its' higher duties rs and to the public. ONAL BANK A. C. Bradham, V-Pres. !tt, Cashier. mSUuuum mtsmUUU mtumuuum part of the movement by the inner cir cle of Carranza's office holders to win support of their chief among the Mexican people. There have been many evidences in the pa~t few weeks of Carranza's weakening power, it is said, in some quarters here and re cently Luis Cabrera, secretary of the: treasury and Gen. Barragan have been particularly active in their efforts to maintain Carranza's strength. Stories of the imminence of American in tevention and of plots against Car RE. )RSES le animal you want fr any xe THO Mananorv nza have been carefully ciculated oughout Mexico, it is said, with a aw to impelling, the Mexican people B Ally to the suppot of the gov- Ger ment. jur The text of Gen. Barragsn's latest W. leged discovery of a conspiracy fol- of ws: not "Information has been received in der e Presidency that a high official of il .e electric company of Orizaba has sor ft or will shortly leave, for Eng . nd on behalf of the reactionaries d trusts, bearing documents against ten exican Government in order to bring H essure from the Allies toward in- cit rvention in the United States. In Mi ie event of failure in this attempts ill be made on, the life of President arranza with a view to bringing n bout anarchy in Mexico which shall T atermine the action of the Americans )ward intervention." ho Mt of 'wi I inf Ph Why : Suffer? " Mrs. J. A. Cox, of Al- a dersoni, \V. Vza., writes: to "My d:.u:;;Ir . . . suf- SI icted tcrridy. She could a rot turn in bed .. . the ' doctors gave her up, and t we brou;;ht her home to die. She had suf ered so much at . .. time. Hav Irg heard of Cardui, we " got it for her." si - 'S CARDUlI " T h e W o m a ' s T anl c gan to ir.prove " 1t3. Cox ccr.:::.c:, "a:nd 1:x:1 d no troft: a t.. . Cardui a carcd her, c::d we si-r. i: s uraa everywhere.' \/e rcccive many the -.: ta::ds of si:z.:r let'"s cyiry year, t 2iing of t'.c. good CarCui has c.o:te for woitpen who ruler frc::i e cormp- :ats : c.:r.ric- to , their sax. It should co I 'ou g?,d, too. Try - 'rdu. -E7 T. C) Second Car ol crm this bunch. Thea ibet'te anywhere. C McPHAIL FOUND GUILTY A amberg, Sept. 4.-In the Court of feral Sessions this afternoon the '7 ' in the case of the State against L. McPhail brought in a verdict manslaughter. McPhail has yet been sentenced and it is un stood that a motion for a new trial ( I be argued before Judge Wilson )e time (luring the week. his case has attracted wide at tion throughout this section. Mc il was charged with the murder of j Whilden Walker, a well-known I zen of the county, in the town of 1 Tway in the fall of 1916. The case I s tried soon thereafter, resulting I a mistrial. he evidence in the case showed that ilker, Mcphail, a negro named El tt Glover and Walker's wife, now s. Hays, were present at the time the killing in Midway. McPhail s alleged to have been under the luence of whiskey at the time. Mc ail denied firing the fatal shot, file Walker's wife testified positive that he did. McPhail is a well own citizen of the county. This afternoon the case of the State ainst P. .1. Coleman and C. A. Rec r, charged with the killing of Alex evens,. a negro was started. Rector d Coleman are revenue officers. In mpany with two State constables ey made a raid on Stevens at his Im( several months ago. Stevens is 'cerl to have scuffled with Rector rl Coleman, who were in the house, hile the St.ite constables w'.ere out ie. The scufiling continueed after ovens and the officers had jumped or lIen out of a window, and Stevens as shot, and killed outside in the ird. The case has not yet been con uded. A still was found on the lace. Eight defendants have pleaded guil in the co-.urt to violation of the pro ibition law. All were senten-e o Ay a fine of $201) or serve six nwonth: i the public works, except one of the efendants, who was sentenced to pay fine of $100 or serve three months. ne of the defenlants is a white man everal have paid the fines. The case of Ozelle Anderson is ehe-luled for tri il during the pres nt term, though it is not at all like ' that the court will be able to dis ose of all cases, and this case along 'ith others-. may be continue]. An erson is imuloicated in the Denmark f .air in which three persons were illed and several others woun. lc. the Season ! ome and get yours MERICAN SLODIER KILLED BY GERMANS 'wo Soldiers Fired Upon While Deer Hunting. HUNS BLAME AMERICANS lain Hunters Fired Upon Patrol American Says Germans Fired First. Coblenz, Saturday, Sept. 6--(By the associated Press.)-Private Reass ladsen, of Sacramento, Cal., was shot nd instantly killed today by German oldiers in the neutral zone about a nile from the boundary of the Co )lenz bridgehead. Madsen and Private Bert Balsinger, f the Eight infantry, who had been )n outpost duty, were deer hunting when they encountered a German pa trol of thirteen soldiers. Accordipg Lo Balsinger, the Germans began AZr ing without asking an explanation as to why the two Americans were in the neutral zone. Balsinger told the American authori ties that when he and Madsen en countered the Germans he was several yards ahead of Madsen. Balsinger said he dropped his rifle as soon as he saw the Germans who a second after wards began to shoot at Madsen. The Germans contend that Madsen fired at them. Balsinger declared that the Germans fired first and that if Mad sen had fired he did not see him shoot or hear the shot. falsinrer was taken prisoner by the Germans and later turned over to the American proovst marshal, Major George Cockreill, and brought to Co blenz. MUiR)ERED AND ROBBED Camden, Sept. 6.-George Gladden, . . t ny-year-old white man, was waylaid and murdered early Wednes da y morning as he was going to his work at the Wateree power dam in West Vateree, and his body was rob bed (f considerable sum of money. lic is known to have carired a large sum of money with him at all times and his relatives state that he was relievedl of around fifteen hundred dollar by the murderer. The crime occurer 1 just before daylight on a byroad leading to the Hardaway Com pany's works, and two negroes fol lowing close behind Mr. Gladden state that they saw the revolver flashes and could hear the murderer as he RRC MULl ci.d for our trade, ar NOW. K CK ( NOMEN OF MIDDLE AGE deed Jfdp to Pass the Crisis Safe. ly-Proof that Lydia E. Pink. ham's Vegetable Compound Can be Relied Upon. U tbana, Ill.-"During Change of Life, n addition to its annoying symptoms, J had an attack of grippe which lasted all winter, and left me in a weakened condition. I felt at " times that I woukt never be well again. 1 read of Lydia E. Pinkham's V e go t a b l e Compound and what it (lid for women passin. through the Change - ~ of Life, so I told my doctor I would + r .... \ it. Isoon began gain in strenr' and the annoy' . symptoms dis appeared and your Vegetable Ccmpound has made me a well, strong woman so I do all my own housework. I cannot recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound too highly to women passing through the Change of Lif-." -Mrs. FRANK IIENSoN. 1316 S. Orchad St., Urbana, Ill. Women who suffer from nervousness, "heat flashes," backache, headaches and "the blues" should try this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink. ham's Vegetable 8ompound made his way through the woods. The. assassin evidently sat beside the road and awaited his victim. Three shots were fired two taking effect., one pass ing through the body, entering fronm the back, causing instant death. Melton Banks, a white man who worked alongside of the old man at. the Hardaway works, was arrested soon a'ter the (rime was co)mmittc(t as being a suspect. TO FLY ABOUT THIS II.\NCIE6 Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 6.-Harry J. Iiles, a stock raiser. today pur chased two airplanes, one for his per. sonal use in riding over his ranches, and a larger one for the use of hi. family. Hiles owns one ranch of 7,OO0 acres and a number of smaller ones. lie says his plane can be made to di the work of three ranch superintend ents in looking after his stock. ILies. teach himself and family to fly. RSES id you ca'dt get Mannina~ S. C<