Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, July 13, 1911, Image 1
ESTABLISHED IN 1891
COURT AFFIRMET
riff OF FniiiiRn?
unuL ui Luvvnuuu
k BONDING COMPANY HELD LIABLE
FOR OVER *IVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS SHORTAGE.
THE SHORTAGE WAS FOUND
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Was Removed From Oifice by Governor
Ansel Because He Failed to
Turn Money Over to His Successor
?Attorney Lyon is Sustained.
-? Columbia.?The
supreme court affirmed
the case of the state agj.lnst
John O. Edwards, who was removed
from the office of treasurer of Borke^
' ley county because of a shortage of
|5,59').23. The decision of the supreme
court upholds all of the contentions
of Attorney General Lyon,
Tvho represented the state. The above
named amount will be collected from
the bonding company which holds
the bond of Mr. Edwards. The opinion
of the case is by Associate Justice
Hydrlck. The above verdict was
.Tendered in the Berkeley county court.
John O. Edwards was appointed
treasurer of Berkeley county In 1907
and gave bond in the sum of $25,000.
He v/as removed from office In 1908
by Gov. Ansel, because he failed to
iurn over to his successor the sum of
$5,598.^3 of the funds in his hands as
treasurer, judgment was uemaiiueu
as for a breach of bond. The allegations
of the complaint were admitted,
except those as to the breach of the
condition of the bond. The sureties
set up as a defense that EdwardB had
been county treasurer for several
terms before that upon which he en
terec when the bond sued on was
given, and had given other bonds for
tho performance of the duties of the
office during said terms; that they
were discharge! from liability on the
bond sued on, because the state,
through its officers, had failed to
make annual settlements with Ed
wards.
The demurrer of Attorney General
Lyon was sustained on the ground
that the duty of making annual settlements
with the county treasurer
was imposed by law.
Governor Has Been Converted.
Governor Blcase said that his vl6lt
this week to the State Reformatory,
at Florence, the establishment of
which he as State Senator opposed,
had quite converted him to the reformatory
idea as there exemplified,
and it would be his pleasure to recommend
liberal support of that institution
by the General Assembly "The
place is clean, sanitary and pleasant,"
said the Governor, "there is no
tlubdub about its administration, and
I was struck with the home-like atmosphere
prevailing. 1 believe Superintendent
Einmons and his family are
devoted to their young charges, with
whom he apuoars to have just the
relation he ought to have." Governor
Blease said he opposed the measure
proposing to create the Reformatory
because it originally provided
for the care of white and colored boys
ia the same institution. For that
reason he held up the project for two
sessions until the measure was amended
so as to provide for white boys
only. "At present facilities are at
hand for the teaching of no trade
other than farming," said the Governor.
"I shall favor the making of
proper provision for the instruction
of the hoys jn one or two good, plain
trades, such as carpentry, painting,
shoemaking and the like.
Bend Issue is Upheld by Court.
The supreme court dismissed the
proceedings instituted by .1 Bruce
to enjoin the cit> council ?>f Green
ville from using municipal bonds
amounting to $2< The issut was
raised on the right of city council
of Greenville to use $20,000 for theconstruction
of a bridge across Reedy
river. The court holds that the
street improvements, but that if the
sum had been expended to tuild a
new bridge wht re there was none beiore
that a serious question might
have been presented.
Sheriff Corley Seized Whiskey.
Sheriff t'orlev made a seizure of six
gallons, one quart and one pint of
whiskey from William Herby. a prominent
white man of Lexington, while
Berley was en route home from Columbia.
having just crossed the Brookland
hridee A negro. Will Lorick.
who was with the white man at the
time, was arrested along with Berley.
the negro being charged with transportation
and the w hite man with selling
whiskey. They were carried before
Magistrate Henry Buff (or a hearing.
Governor Denies Alleged Rumors.
Governor Blmise mentioned a rumor
which be said he had heard of in
connectu n with the text hook matter,
"After the adoption," he said, "it
came to my ears that a story was going
the rounds, to the effect that B. I,.
Atn?y was a representative of the
American Book Company and as such
hail influenced me in the text hook
matter, lie had not said a word to
pie about text books I asked him
about the rumor, lie said he had no
connection whatever with the American
Book Company.
Secretary Issues Commission.
The secretary of st?5e has issued
a commission to the Charleston Baseball
corporation with a capital stock
of $7,0'.). The officers are P. H.
W haley, Jr.. president; It. 11. King,
vice president, and F. F. Ruero. score
tary and C. F Malthewes. treasurer.
The Orangeburg Lumber and Supply
company h; s been commissioned
with a capital stock of The
petitioners are N. P. Sheoler and K.
C MacNeal. A genend lumber business
wiii be conducted by this com
THf
JOE BATES WILL NOT HANG
Governor Blease Commutes His Sentence
to Life Imprisonment?Considering
Case of Bethune.
Columbia.?Governor Blease commuted
to life imprisonment the sentence
of Joe Bates, the former Spartanburg
policeman who was to have
been handed July 21 for the murder
of his housekeeper, Rosla Bolter. Govvtrnor
Blease visited Bates in his cell
at Spartanburg and got an unpleasant
reception. The Bolter woman's husband
signed the petition, other signers
being all the county officers.
Mayor Lee and Mayor-elect Johnson,
five aldermen, several magistrates,
Senator Carlisle and several Representatives,
a number of attorneys, ten
of the jurors, the well-known cotton
manufacturers, John B. Cleveland and
A. M. Law, three physicians, Revs.
Lewis M. Roper and R. S. Truesdale,
the chief of police and his entire force,
Rev. J. W. Shell, Postmaster Floyd
and numbers of other prominent people
of Spartanburg county.
Governor Blease is considering
whether he shall commute to life imprisonment
the sentence of Will
Bethune, colored, who is ordered to
be hanged at Manning July 21 for the
murder of a planter named Mims
some years ago. Bethune was alleged
to be insane but a jury declared him
of sound mind. Curiously enough the
oltnrnov tthn HofonHpri him i? row in
sane. Bethune wont joyriding with
Mims' horse and buggy ami when
overtaken snatched Mims' own pistol
from his pocket and killed him. Urgent
recommendations that commutation
be granted have come from
Judge Gage, before whom the case
was tried, and Judge Shipp, who recently
represented Bethune.
Will Be Paid Salary by County.
Associate JuBtjce E. B. Gary has
signed the order of the petitioner, R.
L. Golden, in mandamus seeking to
inquire the county of Greenwood,
through the proper officers, to pay him
one month's salary up to June 7. This
is salary due before the filing of the
recent decision of the state supreme
court that he was entitled to pay
with L. C. Ellidge, as de facto officer.
The county, through its attorney,
E. S. F. Giles, resisted payment
or-, the ground that Golden bad no
standing in court, and Mr. Golden's
attorney, P. H. Magill, argued that
under the decision he was entitled to
pay which had accrued prior to the
filing of the decision of the supreme
court. Justice Gary so ordered, and
Mr. Golden will get $83.33. He is .till
acting as rural policeman, and his
attorneys say he wjll bring another
action to compel payment of the salary
as long as it is refused. An
other month ended a few days ago and
meanwhile the decision of the supreme
court has been filed.
Plans For Postmasters' Meeting.
The executive committee of the
South Carolina Postmasters' assoeia
tlon met in the court room of the
federal building when plans were
discussed for the annual meeting. An
excellent program will be prepared
for the meeting which is to be held
at Cllenn Springs between August 1C
and 15.
The following members of the com
mittee were pr'sent: S: J. Lcaphart,
president, Lexington; fl. D. Shaw
Sumter; K. E. l'oag, Kock Hill; Elli
son Capers, Summerton; J. E. Stuck
ey, Bishopville; O. K. Garner, Sum
merville; William M. Pollatty, War
renville; J. F. Kneece, Batesburg; E
M. Peoples, Hampton; B. Levy, Wal
terboro; J. L. Dew, Dillon, O. M
Morris, Pickens; George H. Hoggins
Columbia: T. P. McLeod, Hartsville;
J. A. Cannon, Fountain Inn.
Reduce Assessment on C. C. & 0.
Reductions in railroad assessment?
from the figures made at the meeting
of June 15 were made to the aggregate
I amount of $OO.S73 by the state board
of railroad assessors at its session
| the principal beneficiary being the
i Carolina. Clinchfield and Ohio. In thr
case of this important coal-carrying
road, the board receded consider dy
from the position taken June 15, when
the Clinchfield's assessment was rais
ed to $1L',000 per mile from $6,000
The final assessment is $0,000 pet
mile, which means that the Clinch
field's assessment in the aggregate i?
just now $53,K47 less than it would
have been.
It is For the People to Decide,
The city council, at a special meet
ing decided to call an election for
1 A f _ 1I
.MIlsIlM J" IU1 i\ I'VIJ'IIUU ?UIV Ull MIC
question of granting a franchise to the
Carolina Traction Company, to operate
a street Railway in Rock Hill.
Mayor Roddey has come squarely out
against the franchise as it stands and
ha personally retained Judge McDonald
as his attorney. Mayor Roddey
claims that when the proposed
enterprise becomes a paying investment
a percentage of the gross re
ceipts should go to the city.
Uncle Sam's Business Grows,
The business of the past year at
the Charleston postoffiee shows an
increase of about $10,000 over that of
the previous year and in the several
departments, in financial and other
respects, the postofllce is keeping up
with the general progress which marks
j the growth of Charleston. The four
' quarters of the past fiscal year, clos;
ing on June 30, show aggregates of
$36,913.00; $46,955.11; $46,263.94 and
-*40.881.93, making a grand total of
$171,014.67, which ib a great increase
over last year.
Discusses Matter of New Train.
The regular meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce was held I)r. J. \V.
Corbett was appointed chairman of a
committee to arrange to give the members
of the Clenison -Winthrop train
automobile rides around the city. Mr.
W R. Eve was appointed chairman
of a committee to entertain the member:.
by giving them an open air
reception in the park near the Seaboard
depot. A committee was appointed
to try and arrange to hare
an extra train put on the Southern
for the benefit of the citizen*.
I FO
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PROTEST IS HEEDED'
ASSESSMENTS ON MANY LINE8
REDUCED BY 8TATE BOARD
OF ASSESSORS. 1
j
CUT DOWN MANY THOUSANDS t
C
The Deduction Leaves Valuation of ?
Railway Property $144,0C9 Greater *
f
Than In 1910?All of the Railroads r
Protest Against the Assessment
t
Columbia?The 6tate board of as- ,
sBsnrs' meeting reduced the assess- <
ments of several sail way lines of the ,
state for taxation to the extent of
$66,875.
The assessment of the Carolina, f
Clinchfield & Ohio railway of South 1
Carolina was reduced from $12,000 a 1
mile te $9,000 a mile. At the first i
meeting of the board when the aBseBs- <
ments were fixed this road was increased
from $6,000 to $12,000. The ,
Increase after the deduction is there- j
fore $3,000 a mile. The road Is 18 j
i miles long. ,
Following a protest the Blue Ridge .
railway assessment was reduced from (
$5,260 a mile to $5,000.
The Due West railroad was reduced
in value for taxation by $1,550. There <
was no other business before the '
board, which was called to meet to <
hear protests from its recent findings. ! <
It will be left for R. M. McCown, >
secretary of state, to decide as to the <
assessment for taxation of the union 1
station in Columbia. The property '
was assessed at the last meeting of
the board of assessors at $60,000. A ,
reduction was asked and the amount ,
was placed at $45,000. The Doara ]
took a vote and there was a tie, two |
for reduction and two against. Mr. ,
McCown was not present at the meeting
and he will cast the deciding vote ]
upon his return to the city. j (
All of the railroads protested
against the assessments by the board
but no reductions were made except 1
: in the above stated cases. i 1
The Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railroad
was reduced from $12,000
! per mile to $0,000, making a total '
reduction in that road of $53,847. I
The Blue Ridge railrond was re- 1
duced from $5,200.80 to $5,000 per
mile, making a reduction of $11,475. '
The Due West railroad was reduced
: by $1,561. | ,
Fair Association Held Nfeeting.
Orangeburg.?The directors of the
Orangeburg County Fair association
met at the court house and elected
officers and transacted other business. 1 ,
! Capt. J. H. daffy was elected presl|
dent, T. R. McCants and J. W. Sinoak,
; vice presidents; A. H. Marchant, sec1
rotary and treasurer. The president
and vice presidents will constitute the
executive committee. It was decided
to call for a payment of 20 per cent,
of the stock on August 1, stockholders
having the privilege of paying all
stock if desired at that time.
Text-Book Change to be Explained.
Chester.?The state board of education,
of which J. L. (llenn of this city,
Is a member, has prepared a state- i
ment setting forth their position in
regard to the recent action in chang- i
ing the text-books to he used in the ]
schools for the next five years. The (
change raised a storm of protest all ;
over the state. i
i
Select President For Coker College. 1
Ifart6ville.?President Arthur J. j
Hall, of Coker College for Women,
Hartsvile, S. C. This is the gratify1
ing news now announced to the friends
of that new and most promising institution,
located in the Pee Dee section
of our state The executive committee
of the board of trustees have
* ' ?or?l?lnl.?n toclir.
, .1115*1 ruil?r lUi tui^iu<u,ui|vi.
; ing for tin- presidency of Cnkcr College
I his young and brilliant and well
; equipped scholar and educator, Ar*
j thur J. Hall, native of Virginia, age
31' years, A. B and A. M. graduate
of Richmond College, Richmond, Va.;
full graduate of Crozer Theological
Seminary, Chester, Pa., 1903; for four
years pastor of the Baptist church at
Pottsville, Pa.; Ph. D. postgraduate
of the University of Chicago, 1911.
This, in brief, is the record of the
! training and work of the man chosen.
Plans For Improvement of Road.
Columbia. M. Goodc Homes of the
University of South Carolina, who Is
in charge of the United States good
roads demonstration work in this
state, is at the disposal of the county
supervisors of South Carolina, and
will give information and demonstration
upon request of the country officers.
Letters received by \V. 11.
Lyles and A. PL Gonzales from Chas.
H. Hoyt, acting director of the United
States good roads office, announced
that Mr. Homes will make an
: examination of the Monticello road.
Large Amount Received For Taxes.
/'loiuunn pnllAtra will tltiu
. , V ICIUDVU. V IV IIIOUII v,v/..v "... . ...?year
receive about $260,000 from the
| sale of the fertilizer tags. Since the
; first of the year the sum of $242,6.83
' J has been received, as compared with
i $216,703 on the same date of last
i 1 year. The total amount received by
' | .he school last year was $24<V?98.
! There is a tax of 25 cents on all fir'
, tilizers. This means that the farmI
ers of the state have used nearly 1,'
000,000 tons of fertilizers this year.
The total value of the fertilizers used
is about $22,000,000.
Lexington Doctors Meeting.
Lexington.?The Lexington County
Medical society held its recular meeting
in the offices of the secretary. Dr.
I J. J. Wingard. There were two very
i excellent papers rchd -one by D. W.
1*. Timmerman of Batesburg; the
other by Dr. J. J. Wingard of Lexington.
A committee was named to prepare
a programme for the big annual
meeting on the first Monday In Oc-!
tcber. Dr. Brunson of Ridge Spring. !
was a welcome visitor at tho Doctors' '
reeting. I i
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'CRT MILL, S. C\, THU
WONG PALMETTO REALMS
ntaresting Newt That Mat Been Coifr<
denied by the Editor For the
Benefit of Buey People.
Chester.?Deputy Sheriff Hardin reurned
from Charlotte with George
dcM&nui, white, wanted here on the
harge of abduction. He waB placed
n Jail.
Charleston.?Daniel Duncan, a ne;ro,
was hanged for the murder on
lune 21, 3910, of Max Lubelsky, a
Fewish merchant, the crime being
imong the most atrocious In the anials
of this Btate.
Abbeville.?An accident at the Abjeville
plant necesaitating ordering a
>iece of machinery from Chicago will
probably cause an i?e famine here.
The ice on hand will only last for a
k bile.
Newberry.?There are no vacant
icholarships from Newberry county
n Winthrop college, hut 12 young
?omen took the entrance examination
with the expectation of entering the
college next fall.
fhester.?The court of general bob- ;
lions was concluded after the Jury
lad returned a verdict of not guilty
a the case of Mose Chisolm, charged
ivith assault and battery with intent
;o kill and carrying concealed weap>ns.
Laurens.?Charged with the crime
)f incest, Jaines D. Blackwell, a well
mown farmer of the upper section
)f Waterloo township, was at rested
it his home by the sheriff and committed
to jail pending a preliminary
if the execution of bail. The warrant
?as sworn out by M. D. Mitchell, a 1
brother-in-law of the accused.
Spencer.?Entangled in a live wire,
twenty-five feet from the ground,
ft bile at work on telephone line, G.
L. Williams, of Spencer, wag sc lously
burned by the 2,3^0 volts of electricity
which passed through his body.
He was employed by the Southern
[tell Telephone Company in rebuilding
the plant at Spencer.
Columbia.?The supreme court has
reversed the Aiken county court in
Ihe case of M. C. Craig against the
Augusta-Aiken railway. M. C. Craig
was put ofT of a car of the company, j
It is alleged, and later another car
passing cut off his arm. He asked
for damages and the court found in
r - mlltt-aw rnmnnnv The
UltVI VI lliu A Hi 1 *? IV vv..., J -
opinion is by Associate Justice Gary.
Prosperity.?The Clemson-Winthrop
demonstration train stopped over
here and was greeted by about 500
farmers, many of whom came from
12 to 15 miles into the city. The |
Winthrop car wns a popular place
for the ladles, both of the city and the
country districts There was a barbecue
served for those who visited
here from a distance,
Columbia.?At a meeting of the
state dispensary commission It was debated
whether the requisition from
Governor Blcase for Attorney Felder
of Atlanta, which was recently re- 1
jetted by Governor Brown, should be
presented to the ne** Georgia Governor.
Hoke Smith, but no acrion was
taken. Governor Blcase is leaving the
matter entirely to the commissioners.
Columbia.?The dispensary commis- ;
sion held a long executive session
here and It was announced by the
chairman. John V. Wallace, of Gharleston.
that there was nothing to give !
3ut. It is understood that the special
auditor has made report to the com
mission. No announcement has been '
made as to the kind of work that ffc
being performed by the commission.
Chester.-?Four new teachers have
been elected to positions in the Chester
graded schools, as follows: Miss
Eu I a Willis of Willis, Va? Miss M. L.
Blank* nship of Foit Mil], Miss Eve
lyn Albright of Chester, and Miss
Matti. Mae Neville of Clinton Mis
Willis and Miss Hlankenship will
teach in the high school, while lb?other
two will teach in the lower
grades.
Charleston Benjamin K. Robinson,
the oldest locomotive engineer on the
Southern Railway, and reported to he j
th> oldest in point of service of any
locomotive engineer in the United ;
States, died here. Robinson was 71'
years of age. Me became an engineer
about 1S0Q. Muring his long experience
with a locomotive, he in
Jtired but one person.
Richland. Books of subscription to
the capital stock of the Oconee County
Fair association were opened. The
authorized capital stock of the propored
corperntion is to lie $10,000, divided
into 2,000 shares of part value
of $15.
Charleston.? Bids for the erection of
the United States immigrant station
was opened at the oflice of tin.' architects.
Walker & Burden. Bids for the
construction of the wharf and approach
wore opened last month, but ,
formal announcement of the award
flio rrtnlr-ir-t ic v-fit tn hn maOo hv
the department at Washington
''olumbia. -The Southern Beli Telephone
company lias completed the delivery
of its latest Columbia directories.
It there are any subscribers
who have not received one of these
directories please notify the man;,<rer"s
office, teb-phone number 9,00ft.
Columbia. -The supreme court in
an opinion by Chief Justice Jones has
affirmed the sentence of the Florence
county court In the case of R L.
Bazcn, tvho was convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced !'? three,
years lor killing Lofton IT Boston. A
dissenting opinion was written by j
Associate Justice Hydrick.
Cartersville.?Cartersville is indeed
rejoicing for she is to have a handsome
new school building in the immediate
future. The election took
place for a new structure, and those
in favor of this movement won by an
overwhelming majority.
Charleston.?Several boxes of books
of Maj. George P. Howell, corps cf
enr neer3, U. S. A., who ha3 been
ordered to Charleston, have arrived.
bu? ,o far no definite statement has
bee received from Lim as to when
he aiay be expected. It 13 under
stod that he will arrive seme tjaof
aext tic nth.
MILI
RSDAY, JULY 13, 1911.
THE AMENDMENTS
HAVE BEEN LOST
SENATE SHOWS ITS INTENTION
TO ENACT THE CANADIAN
RECIPROCITY BILL.
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FIGHT GIVEN UP BY CUMMINS
The Amendments That Were Offered
by the Iowa Senator and Those
Offered by Senator Simmons Are
Defeated by a Decisive Vote.
Washington.?The Canadian reciprocity
bill emerged unscratched from
the most serious ordeal it has yet experienced
in the Senate. The series
of amendments offered by Senator
Cummins of Iowa and tbe two offered
by Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
ail seeking to increase lite number
of Canadian manufactured articles
that shall be admitted to the United
States free of duty, were voted down
by large majorities.
The vote in favor of the amendments
was so small that Senator
Cummins only asked for five roil calls,
nlthough he had previously announced
his Intention of asking for at least
ten. The maximum vote for his tariff
amendments was 14, compared to a
maximum vote of 53 against.
The defeat of the Cummins amendments
clears the situation in the Senate
and leaves the reciprocity bill
much nearer final passage.
Senator Bailey offered an amendment
to the House woolen tariff bill,
Imposing a duty of 33 per cent on raw
wool. He will ask for the consideration
of this amendment and of his
farmers' free list amendment,
Senator Cummins, after the first
few votes on his amendments expressed
the conviction that it was the
Intention of the Senate not to change
the agreement in any particular and
that It was useless to press the Senate
for further votes. On the proposal to
put flour and cereal products on the
list of articles which the United States
will admit free from Canada, Senator
Cummins was defeated. 52 to 14; on
the proposal to put agricultural implements
on this list he was defeated 53
to 12; on the proposal to put lumber
on the list he was defeated 51 to 12.
Other amendments voted down proposed
to admit free from Canada,
without demanding like treatment of
American products, automobiles, iron
ore, pig iron, coal, rubber, cotton,
woolen, leather and silk goods.
Senator Bristow demanded a record
vote on the rubber amendment
but enough Senators would not join
in the demand.
Five Men Killed When Girder Fall6.
Meyeredale, Pa.?Five men were
killed and two seriously injured when
a traveling crnne bearing a 14 ton
steel girder collapsed at a new viaduct
being constructed by the Western
Maryland Railroad at Salisbury Junction,
one mile below here. The dead:
John Scott, McKeesport, Pa.; Joseph
Smith, Grove City, Pa.; J. It. White.
Grove City, Pa ; C. H. Kennedy, New
River, Va.; E. L. Sanders, Bullochvllle,
Ga.
The injured are: A. E. Kluttz of
Salisbury. N. C.. and L. C. Garner?of
Helton, S. C., both of whom may die.
The men were all structural iron
workers and were killed or injured
in the fall. They were in the employ
of the McClintic-Marshall Construction
Company of Pittsburg. The heavy
g'rder was being conveyed to the west
bank of the Casselman river when
the crane toppled and crashed to the
ground.
Educational Association Session.
Ran Francisco The acceptance of
the resignation of f'r Nicholas .Murray
Butler from the hoard ol directors of
the National Educational Association
and the formal opening of the fortyninth
annual convention of the asso
a tltooior nf tho
Clarion ai mi; unrn ?
University of California in Berkley occupied
the delegates. Thousands of
teachers crowded the Hillside theater
In the campus of the University of
California, where the convention was
formally opened.
Elks Are Given Freedom of City.
Atlantic City, N. J.?Although they
had already taken the town by storm
the thousands of Elks for their annual
reunion gathered In the marine ball
room on the steel pmr and permitted
the people of Atlantic City to formally
give them the freedom of the city.
The principal address of welcome in
the absence of Gov. Woodrow Wilson,
who had expected to be here, was
made by Harry Bacharach. exalted
ruler of the Atlantic City lodgp.
August Herrmann of Cincinnati, the
grand exalted ruler, responded
Chespeake and Ohio Men -Strike.
Richmond. Va. -Negotiations between
officials of tlm Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway and representatives of
the various organizations of employes
of the system, growing out of a demand
for increased pay for the men
and which have been In proEre-;* since
July 1 are understood to hav ended
with the decision of the men to strike.
A vote of the inen is said to have resulted
in this decision. lTcsid-nt
Stevens lias telegraphed here that he
,'1 niiv inrrpasR of
wages under present conditions.
Will Ask For Absolute Divorce.
New York.--Confirmation of the report
that Kthel Harrytnore. tli" actress
is to sue for a divorce from Uusseli
Oriswold Colt, son of Samuel I'omeroy
Colt, president of the United States
ilubber company, her husband of two
years, was given here, when material
from which Miss Barrymore's lawyers
expect to prepare and file initial papers
in the action, reached this city
from L03 Angeles, Cal. The suit is to
be for absolute divorce and will be
formally contested. It will be filed in
New Yoik.
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BRIEFS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
A Few Short Paragraphs Containing
the Latest News From All Over
the Palmetto State.
Lexington.?A bis rally Is being
planned for the entire section of the
southern part of the county at Ed*
Diunds on Saturday, July 29.
Sumter.?County board of commission.,
is lias elected J. 11. ltaflleld as
cotton weigher from the city ol Sumter.
W. S. Chandler was elected
weigher for .Mayesvllle.
Greenville.?Capt. Geo. W. Bramlett,
one of the best known veterans In
Greenville county, was found dead in
bed at his home in the country, about
10 miles from Greenville.
Abbeville.?A business deal of considerable
importance was concluded
here when W. A. Calvert sold to the
Starke Vehicle company all his Btock
of buggies, wagons, etc., and bought
from the Kerr Furniture company all
its stock of furniture.
Vn.b..iiin?rinrina a thnndprnfnrni i
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lightning struck the transformer
house at the Neely cotton mill. There
was quite an excitement, hut the firemen
responded promtply and found
their services were not needed as
the trouble was soon over.
Camden.?The ice famine has been
somewhat relieved here since Mr.
Kennedy has procured ten tons from
Columbia. He was forced to pay retail
price for the ice, and therefore
Ice has gone up considerably. A permanent
relief is looked forward to
! very soon.
j Camden.?Will Kirkland, who killed
his father. McCrae Kirkland, gave
himself up to the sheriff and was
committed to jail. When interviewed
he refused to make any statement
except that the facts in the papers
were correctly stated, and that he had
employed Mendel Smith, Esq., as counsel.
He appeared to be cheerful. He
je a man about 27 years old.
Yorkville.?The regular monthly
meeting of the York county Farmers'
union, J. F. Ashe, president and A.
L. Black, secretary, was held in the
court house. There was a good representation
of local unions and only
routine business wns transacted. J. F.
Ashe was elected as a delegate to the
state union, which meets some time
this month.
Chester.?Chester has been desigmated
by the Postoffice Department
as a Postal savings bank. Postmaster
Dunovant having received information
tn this pffert a few davs ,iko.
, The bank will be opened for business
oih the 31st of this month, that
is the postofficc will begin to receive
deposits on that day. What bank the
money will be deposited in wili^be
designated by the government.
Sumter.?The election for an additional
levy of one mill for school purposes
was more than ten to one in
favor of the additional levy. The
, funds raised by the levy wil be used
ir securing a supervising principal
and an instructor in writing and singing
for the primary department and an
instructor in manual training and in
the industrial arts in the girls' grammar
and high school departments.
Spartanburg.?As the result of widespread
destruction of the pine tree
in this section of the country, it is
announced here that the government
will establish a forest insect field station
in this county. A. I). Hopkins,
in charge of the forestry insect investigation,
will arrive here to take
up the fight against the pine beetle,
which is believed to be responsible
for the destruction,
i Summerville.?The South Carolina
! Agricultural Society will hold its annual
meeting at the Jedburg (lovernmen!
experimental station, near Summerville.
('apt. S. (I. Stoney is president
of this organization. The So(
jety is about to close one of the most
fruitful years in its history, and it is
therefore probable that sore very int<i>
iiii^ reports will b<- made on the
occasion of the annual meeting
Charleston The one hundred men
of the first and second companies ol
coast artillery who arrived here from
j Aiken and Lancaster have gone into
camp on Sullivan's Island and will r>e
drilled in "real war" manoeuvres for
fifteen days. The militiamen are to
have the use of the big guns on the
Island while at Fort Moultrie and
they will take part in some of The
work of the regular troops, if possible.
Lancaster.?The IT.-year term bonds
issued by Hill ("reek. Cane Creek
and Pleasant Hill townships in Lancaster
county, in aid ol the old Three
("s railroad, now owned and operated
by the Southern, will mature July 1
of next year, for the payment of refunding
of which provision will have
to be made. The amount issued by
each of the three townships is: Hills
Creek, $39,000; Cane Creek, $19,000;
Pieasant Hill, $19,0e0; total. $77,000.
j The townships wil have paid alto,
gether in princ ipal and interest when
the final payment shall lie made next
year, the sum of $L'M.7">0.
Charleston.?Daniel Duncan, the negro
sentenced to die for the murdc r
of Max Lubelsky, was baptized. He
seems now to realize that there is nc
hope for him to escape the gallows
and he is preparing to meet death
on the gallows.
Leesville. In a speech at Summer
land, before an audience of about
1,000 people, J. E. Swearingen, superintendent
of education, declared that
he was not now and would not be
a candidate for the office of governor
He made a ringing speech o tithe textt,/->r>lr
mnttcr ("nnnressmn n RvrnPI
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also made a speech.
Chester.?Ernest Hardin, a son of
Adam Hardin, has accepted the posi
tion of deputy sheriff under Sheriff
Colvin and has already entered upon
the duties of this office. He is a well
known young farmer of this county.
Newberry.?Andrew Davenport, a
white farmer living on H. H. Rick
ard's place, four miles west of New
berry, was badly stabbed in the chest
by T. Grif Williams, in a difficulty
at a barbecue at Oldtown. Davenport
was brought to Newberry and
hrd his wound dressed by Dr. Houseal.
While the wound is serious, a safe
recovery is hoped for.
IMES
fHE DVNAMITfR
MUST STAND TRIAL
ilcNAM AR A IS OVERRULED ON
HIS PLEA OF JURISDICTION
OF THE CASE.
- - PROSECUTION
WINS VICTORY
Effort of Defense to prove Irregularities
of Extradition is turned
down by court?19 charges of murder
against the Dyamiter.
Los Angeles. Cal? A perliminary
victory was won by the prosecution
n the case of John J. McNamara, sec nfiirv-treasurer
of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
iron Workers, accused of connection
with The Los Angeles Times dynamitng.
Judge Walter Bordwell sustained
he objection that the pie of no jursliiction
Introduced in behalf of the alleged
dynamite conspirator.
Judge Bordwell said that the Los
Angeles courts have jurisdiction over
the impending trial of McNamara on
ainteen charges of murder.
As to the allegations that extradil
tion has been accomplished by irregularities
or what the defense termed
fraud, Judge Bordwell said it was not
his province to enter into the question
, of how a prisoner was brought into
the jurisdiction of his court, but to try
him after he arrived there. It was
agreed that the same ruling should
apply to all the pleas of no jurisdiction.
Replying to the question of the
prosecution, if It desired to have John
J. McNamara plead to charge against
him, the defense answered by filing
motions to quash the indictments,
the motions being the same as those
filed in the case of his brother, James
B. McNamara, so far as the murder
charges were concerned. The prosecution
then moved that all affidavits filed
with the motions to quash be stricken
from the records. Arguments will be
made on this motion.
Dog Blocked Aviators Flight.
Atlantic City, N. J.?The curiosity
of a bull dog endangered the lives of
Henry N. At wood and Charles K.
Hamilton, aviators, and compelled
them to abandon their proposed flight
to Washington. Just as their biplane
atr.rt.wi from the ground on the first
of several attempts to get Into the
i air, the dog running across the beach,
Tw>ked its nose into one of the whirlInJ*1
^rppellers. The dog was killed,
one nt he blades was slightly spilt.
; After some Hamilton succeeded
in temporarily rearing the damage.
Then followed aniuTTN^unsuccessful
i attempt to assccnd.
Assailant Held for Intent to Kill.
Starkville, Miss.?J. J. Henry, former
penitentiary warden, was formally
charged with assault ar.d battery
with intent to kiil in connection
with his encounter with State Senator
Theodoro Bibbo aboard ia railttoad
train here. J. G. Nichols was arrested
on similar charges. Nicols. it is alleged,
held other occupants of the car
at bay while the affray between Henry
I and Dilbo was in progress. Henry and
Nichols waived preliminary hearing
and were required to furinsh J 1,0000
bonds to await the action of the grand
Jury. Reports from Jackson, Miss,
state that Senator Bilbo is resting
| easy and that no unfavorable symp
toins have developed.
Severe Storm Does Much Damage.
Wheeling, W. Va.?Two deaths
t tie wrecking of two motorboatf
on Mo- Ohio river and a narrow
( i-api- from destruction of the Pitts
inir? f'ini innaM packer Queen City
wit tanst'il hy a severe, storm Miat
broke over this rify. The Queen City
was torn from her moorings and
blown ashore, where she chashed
into and destroyed five gasoline laun
ches. The big steamer boat was not
damaged. On the Ohio side of the
river near bridgeport, Fred Young, a
mill worker, was feeding his pigs
when a smalll run overflowed almost
in an instant and carried Young and
his pigs down the hillside.
Slow Drag in Halls of Congress.
Washington A eontinuance of the
debate on Me- Canadian reciprocity bill
and ;t speech by Senator Swanson. of
Virginia, on his bill to appropriate
twenty million dollars annually for five
years to put the public roads of the
country into standard condition constituted
the pro- day's rogramme of the
Senate Senator Theornton, of Louisi
ana, Democrat, arranged to deliver his
perch in support of the reciprocity bill
and Senator Gronna, of North Dakota
v. ill continue his attack on the measure.
Mississippi River Water Freakish.
New Orleans. Although New Orleans
eluded the recent heat wave, enjoying
instead shower rooled breezes
from the Gulf the almost startlln/s
discovery has been made that the ternperlure
of the water in the Mississippi
river at this city has for the past two
weeis averaged SI degrees, 6.2 degrees
warmer than the maximum tempera
ture record here made by thowcathei
bureau. The matter attracted the
attention of the hydrographic office
and a number of tests have been
made.
Club After Some Prize Fights.
New Orleans.? Diminlck J. Torforich
manager of the West Side Atheletic
Club of McDonoghville, La., a suburfc
of New Orleans, said that his clut
would be bidder for the proposed
Wolgast-McFarland fight. The fighters
must agree on the weight and a rea
sonable guarantee must be put up. Wi
are ready to make large Inducement)
for this battle to be staged here nex
November, said Torforich. The Wes
Side Club will also be a bidder for th?
match between Wolgast and Welsh.
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$1.25 PER YEAR
THEFEESHAVE INCREASED
Greater for Half of 1911 Than Whole
of 1910?Notary Public Fee#
Have Helped.
Columbia.?For the first half o! th*
year 1911 the Secretary of State's
office has taken in fees far In excess
of the fees for the whole of tbe year
1910, thus Indicating that the amount
of capitalization invested in enterprises
in South Carolina for six months
of 1911 is greater than the total
amount invested in the year 1910.
Not only were the fees In oxcess
through June 30, but through May 31.
or for the first five months,.^ 1911
the fees received by the ty)?/ of
State exceeded the aggregft^|^for
1910 by a small amount.
For the year 1910 the fees at the
office amounted to $23,122.32.
For the five months of 1911 ending
May 31, the fees were $23,2(6.37
For the month of June, 1911, the
fees were $2,357.66.
This year's business has been helped
a few thousand dollars by ths
notaries public fees.
The actual amount of capital is
vested in new enterprises tot the
year 1911 is not yet available for pub[
lication as the books haru not yet
been gone over to get the figures.
The Piedmont Bonded Warehouse
and Compress Company, capital $100,
000, of Greenville, has been chartered
to do a real estate business. The
officers are: Frank Hammond, pre*
ident; E. O. Porter, secretary aad
tieasurer.
The Cartecar Distributing Conpaay
of South Carolina, of Spartanburg, to
do an automobile business, has beea
commissioned. The capital is $6,000.
The petitioners are: J. W. Woodruff,
Li. M. Pearson, of Woodruff.
The Helms-Willis Furniture Con*
pany, of Rock Hill, capital $16,006,
has been chartered ?.o do a furniture
business. The officers: J. C. Helms,
president and manager; A. E. Willis,
Jr., secretary and treasurer.
Lexington Officer Chases Gamblers.
As the result of a raid made upoa
a party of Columbia gamblers by
Sheriff Corley and Deputy Sheriff
Miller, Lexington county's treasury
is $275 to the good. The men were
caught on the banks of the Congaree
river, about one-half mile below
the Guignard Brick Works. They
were seven in the party and they
gave their names as follows: Robert
Padgett, John Cassady, Ed King, Wilt
Clough, Will Poison, E. F. Swlnk and
Monroe Higgins. When the officers
came upon the party all of them ran
but three. These being handcuffed
and left in charge of Sheriff Corley,
Deputy Sheriff Miller and Special Officer
Graham started in pursuit of the
others. Deputy Sheriff Miller and
Will Poison had a 300-yard foot race
across a fjeld, the officer finally succeeding
Tn out running his man. Wh'.n
the race first began the deputy called
to Poison to halt, but when he failed ^
do so the officer fired his pistol
into the air, thinking that It would
caufce the man to stop, but Instead
he fdot faster. Poison said that he had
beenViu foot races before, but he had
never bifcon chased by an officer who
could kf^cp pace with 'he deputy
sheriff ofbLexington. All of the m? |
pleaded fuilty in Magistrate Buff's
Court an? each were sentenced to
pay a finelof $35 or serve thirty days,
except Pa<Hg?tt. who was given $60
because of the second offence.
1 Must Serve the Sentence!^?^
1 The supreme court In a
, given by Chief Justice Jones amrraednL*
! the verdict of the Sumter county
- court in the case of the state against
Robert M. Barwich, who was convicted
of manslaughter with recommendation
of the mercy of the court.
, Robert M .Barwick was employed as
s a policeman of the town of Pinewood,
in Clarendon county, in 1908,.
was opening the way through a i
crowd for passengers upon the ar- J
rival of a train from Suriter. Tbomja^M
Singleton, according to Barwick's ve|HH
i sion, declared in strong iiinguag^JH
that he would not siana dbck ior
man. Barwtck tried to arrest Hlnglo^^Sj
ton. who broke loose and ran. B?r^|
i wick shot at him and killed
i Oracey, a bystander. There was
i question raised as to whether
was killed by Singleton or Bar^^Hjj^B
1 No official record Is given M tfl ?
length of the sentence of Barw|^B^H
I
j Lancaster Wants New Depot H
Representative H. Hi.ies Is havlm^RH
some correspondence with the state^^B
i railroad commission in relation to the ^B
Southern railway company's depot at
Lancaster, a more commodious and
better equipped passenger depot being
desired. It is contended that Lancaster
should hare a building in keeping
with its progress and in coni
formity to the modern and approved
I style of such structures. The commission
writes that the matter is now
being handled with the railway authorities.
Suit For $25,000 Against Railroad.
Suit for $25,000 damage was fllod
in the office of the county clerk of
II Court by Henry G. Rice vs. the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway Company.
Krnest C. Council, engineer, sad
James M. Lamb, conductor. The pa-^^l
, j pers in the case allege that on Msrch^B
4, 1911, the plaintiff bad bis rightSH
hand mashed and mangled while
I tempting to couple an engine torn nj
freight train and that the Injury
so serious as to necessitate the an^^HH
tation of the member. The defen^^^^J
company is held negligent
Council Committee Meeting.
The joint committee on ways and
means and port and harbor Improvements
of City Council met in the
1 People's Office Building for the puri
pose of considering matters referred l
I to It at the last meeting of the City A
i Fathers, the special committee o& M
water and light. Alderman Pinckneir^J
chairman, met for a short seselonflfl
9 The special committee on city aJHl
f fairs, A'derman Pinckney, chahgM^^H
I met In the City Hnll for the
} pose of considering the petition it^BH
(reduced into Council some time
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