Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, August 03, 1911, Image 1
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DECLARES AGI IS
CONSTITUTIONAL
MR. LYON ISSUES LENGTHY
OPINION ON REQUEST OF
GEORGE VON KOLINTZ.
IMPORTANT TO LOW COUNTRY
Attorney General Points Out Validity
of Objections Raised By George Von
Koinitz Authorizing Condemnation
of Lowlands For Drainage Purposes.
Columbia.?In a lengthy opinion,
written on request of George F. Von
Koinitz, of Charleston, the Attorney
General, Mr. J. Fraser Lyon, holds
that the Drainage Act of 1911, which
provides for the condemnation of
lowlands for drainage and the equitable
assessment of all lands so drained
for the purpose of paying the expense
of the drainage work is entirely
constitutional. The Attorney General
advises that the Clerk of Court
for Charleston County, who held up
certain drainage projects upon receiving
from Mr. Von Koinitz an opinion
that the Drainage Act was probably
unconstitutional, go ahead now and
carry out the provisions of the Act.
This decision is of the utmost importance
to the low country.
It is expected that numbers of
movements for the formation of drainage
districts, which were suspended
when the Charleston clerks of Court
raised the question of the law's validity,
will now be pressed forward
to conclusion. The opinion follows:
"Hon. George F. Von Koinitz: Your
letter of the 19th, urging various objections
to the Drainage Act, is at
nana ana nas naa iny careiui consideration.
In order that you may be
advised of my opinion without undue
repetition the constitutional points
suggested by you will be grouped
under three heads.
"I taae the view that those objections
are susceptible of such grouping
when the points involved are considered
in the light of the authorities
.which I quote. The objections are
that the Act is unconstitutional: (1)
In that the assessments to be made
upon the lands benefited are taxes,
and the manner and mode prescribed
for levying the same violate Article
1, Section 6; Article 3, Section 29;
Article 8. Section 3, and Article 11,
^ Section 13. of the Constitution of
South Carolina. (2) That the statute
denies persons held for the payment
of assessments without due process
of law and the equal protection of the
law. (3) The drainage districts are
quasi municipal corporations, and as
such are prohibited from levying
taxes and issuing bonds under the
provisions of Article 8, Section 3, and
Article 10, Section 6, of the Constitution
of this State. The other objections
which )ou wish to urge as
I gather from your letter, are that
the Act is fatally defective in that
it is not provided what the summons
provided for in Section 2 shall contain,
how it shall be served and how
the costs of the proceedings shall
be paid.
Beer Cases In Union Are Now Up.
A number of developments in the
near beer situation followed the arrests
last week but it now appear? that
nothing will be done for several
weeks. It was announced that Marvin
Charles, \V. J. Kstes and J. W. Gil
Den I1HU ueiuanueu cmuuiuai} near
ings but it was stated that Marvin
Charles had withdrawn his demand
and that the preliminary hearings of
W. J. Kstes and J. \V. Gilbert had
been set for August 4th. Sheriff
ljong. when spoken to, said that as
he had instructions from Gov. Please
regarding these cases, there would
probably be something doing when
the preliminary hearings were heard.
In the meantime samples of the near
beer have been sent to Columbia to
be analyzed. Sheriff Long stated that
besides these different kinds of beer,
he had stored away apple brandy and
corn and rye whiskey, which was
seized some time since. He is in
communication with Governor Please
with reference to funds
Hold a Meeting of Muc^Trepor.ance.
A meeting of mucb-tnportance was
held in Columbia- meeting of the
joint committee on endowment of the
three educational institutions in
South Carolina owned and controlled
by the Presbyterian church?Columbia
Theological seminary, the Pres
byterian College of South Carolina,
located at Clinton, and Chicora college
of Greenville. The last two institutions
have been under the direct control
of the church only a short time,
but in that time they have given a
^ good account of themselves.
There is No State Chemist.
There is no such office as that of
State Chemist, according to Commissioner
K. J. Watson, and in this statement
concurred the Attorney General
Mr. Fraser Lyon, who was present
when the matter came up in a conver
sation at the State House. There is
a staff of chemists attached to the
state experiment station at Clemson
and Commissioner Watson has designated
as chief chemist of his department
Mr A. C. Summers, who is in
charge of the laboratory maintained
hv thp nerirnltral denartment.
Road Machine to be Used.
A large road machine was sent up
to McClellanvflle by County Supervisor
Cantwell. to be used on the
Georgetown road between Awendaw
and McClellanville The machine is
of a modern type, and it is expected
that it will be found very effective
on the road. Much progress on road
improving work in the McClellanville
section is reported by Supervisor
Cantwell, who made a trip of inspection
to that part of the county recently.
At the last session of the
{Legislature 1500 was appropriated. J
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THE
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Report onTchoolTtudies
Committee Appointed Last Year For
mutates Four-Year Course For
High Schools of 8tate.
Columbia.?At the high school conference
held In Columbia during the
month of May, 1910, a committee was
appointed to formulate a course of
study to be submitted to the high
schools of the state. That committee
consisted of the following: W. H.
Hand, W. K. Tate, E. S. Dreher, S. H.
Edmunds, O. M. Mitchell and Frank
Evans. After months of study, the
committee recommends the following
courses of study to the high schools:
1. That all recitation periods ir
the h'gh school be 45 minutes in
length, except in one-teacher high ;
schools, where the periods should be
| 30 minutes each.
2. That in a one-teacher high
school not more than a two-yeax
programme should be attempted.
3. That a four-year programme
Bnouid not De attempted Dy two nign
school teachers.
4. That no high school pupil be
given more than five subjects In any
one year.
5. That high schools running leas
than nine months, or thirty-six weeks,
do not undertake to cover the same
ground undertaken by schools running
nine months.
6. That for three-year programmes
the first three years of the respective
four-year programme here offered
be taken with the necessary readjustment.
7. That since pupils differ widely
in capacity, application, opportunities
and preparation, provision should be
made against the injustice of requiring
all pupllB to 4o the Bame work
in the same given time. This can be
done by permitting pupils to take less
than the allotted work of any given
year, and to spend more than the
allotted time to complete the curriculum.
8. That neither physics nor chemistry
be undertaken in any school
without some apparatus for teaching
these subjects.
9. That neither botany nor physical
geography be taught without
making regular field excursions and
keeping note books of field work.
10. That from ten to twelve
scholastic months be given to the
mastery of the beginners' Latin book
in classes with more than four sub
jects.
11. That some eaBy Latin be read
before taking up Caesar.
12. That the latter part of the
second year and the whole of the
third year be devoted to Caesar and
Cicero.
13. That the fourth year be devoted
to Ovid or Vergil, or that the
year be divided between the two
authors.
May Mean Extension of Line.
The most voluminous mortgage
ever recorded In Aiken county was
received by Clerk of Court John W.
Dunbar, given by the Augusta-Aiken
Railway and Electric corporation to
the Central Trust company of New
York. The amount of the mortgage
is J7.500.000, and it is understood that
the greater part of the sum is to be
used for improvement and extensions
of the line.
The mortgage is printed in book
form and 1b 12(5 legal size pages. It
will require the constant services of
one man for ten days to put the i
paper on the record book, and it will
require almost an entire mortgage <
book to hold this one paper.
While not authoritatively stated, i
it is generally understood that old <
bonds and indebtedness will be re- '
deemed with a portion of this sum, <
and that the remainder will be used 1
in improving the roadbed of the <
Aiken & Augusta suburban line and '
the Augusta city lines. It is also the i
prevalent belief that the Columbia 1
extension will now be built.
The bonds will be 5 per cent, sink
ing fund bonds, and will be placed on
sale.
Abbattoir Commission by Secretary.
The Charleston Abattoir company
of Charleston has been commissioned
by the secretary of state, the capital
stock being 330,000. The company !
proposes to do a general slaughter
house business. The petitioners seeking
a charter are W. J. Storer and
G. \V. Hughes. The abattoir will be
one of the largest in the state.
Richland County Will Do Its Part.
Richland county will do its part in
? -.1.1^.. ???? nl,l f-irTior's; f?rrv a thnr
oughfare between Sumter and Columbia.
thus decreasing the distance
between the two cities 29 miles. This
decision was reached by \V. F. Muller,
supervisor of Richland county, after !
visiting darner's ferry and traversing
the proposed route, as far as the ferry
and a few miles on the ether side, in
an automobile. The work on the Sumter
side is progressing rapidly, and
Mr. Muller will order a section of the
county chaingang to commence work.
Mrs. Sarratt Has Secured Bail.
Mrs. Frances Sarratt, who has heen
in the county jail here for the last
few weeks, charged with murder, has
been released on bond. The
motion was argued before Judge
Watts in Spartanburg, for hail for
Mrs. Sarratt some days ago and was
granted, but some time was necessary
to secure the necessary amount
The defendant was represented at the
hearing by Col. T. B. Butler, of this
city .and Mr. N. W. Hardin, of Blacksburg,
while it was opposed by Solicitor
J. C. Otts.
Farmers' Union Have Good Meeting.
The annual meeting of the state
Farmers' union just closed is considered
one of the most harmonious in
the history of the association. Dur'ng
the past year an aggressive campaign
has been waged to increase the membership
of the union and the result
has been a 33 per cent, increase The
delegates attendiug the meeting were
considered the most representative
body of farmers ever gathered 10
gether in South Carolina. The sta'e
organizer is J. B. O'Neall Hollo way
of Newberry.
GROWTH OF OFFICE
THE FIGURES SHOW AN INCREASE
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
OF POSTOFFICE.
DEPOSITORY FOR THE STATE
Postmaster Huggins Brings Out By
Comparative Statistics Information
Which is of Interest to the Entire
State of South Carolina.
Columbia.?The growth of Columbia
Is best set forth in the cold facta
and figures as prepared by the pott- J
ofllce department of the city. The
report as prepared by George H. J luggins,
postmaster, for the fiscal year
ending June 30 shows that in every
department there has been a very
substantial increase.
The local postal receipts for this '
year amount to $117,596.28, an increase
of $10,833.30 over last year.
Postal receipts dther than local reach .
$1,147,618.48, being $355,738.47 above
those last year, a very striking in
crease.
The money order business also
shows a considerable increase, $119, j
430 having been issued in domeetlc
money orders in the past 12 months, {
against $105,967.47 during the 12
months previous.
The domestic orders paid here at
the postofflce amounted during the
past year to $284,103 20, being upward
of $11,000 more than came in
during 1909-10 from this source. Remittances
from other postofflces were
also decidedly in the increase, this recent
report showing them to have
been $1,183,584.07, leading that of
the previous report by $108,007.45. Of
tho f.vo substations in the citv and
the one at Olvmpia the money order
business shows an increase in three
cases and a slight decrease in two.
May Eliminate Grade Crossing.
Columbia.?The Southern railway
has agreed to place an underpath at
Divine street on the way to Shandon,
provided the city of Columbia agreeB
to close up the present Green street
crossing. The question of eliminating i
the grade crossing at Green street has
been taken before the railroad commission.
the members of city council
and the Southern railway. The question
of the right of the city to close
Green street at the point in question
is now being considered by the legal
department of city council and a decision
will very probably be reached
within the next several day Several
weeks ago the railroad commis- 1
sion made an inspection of the Green j
street crossing and pronounced it
unsafe for the traveling public and
especially automohilists. The commission
is trying to eliminate, as !ar
as possible, all dangerous g'ade crossings
In the state arid the railways
have expressed a desire to co-operate
In the work.
Pellagra In Many Southern States.
Columbia.?That a pellagra wave
is sweeping many of the Southern
states was the opinion expressed by
Dr. J. W. Babcock, the superin'en
tieni 01 me staie nosjuuu iur me
Insane. He is an authority on the
subject of pellagra and has given the
disease a careful study. It was Hated
by Dr. Babcock that the number of
?ases at the state hospital for the
insane had not materially increased
during the past several weeks, but
that reports received from various
(sections of the Smith indicated that
the disease w^s increasing Dr. Dab
rock was asked if the exc^ss've 1 "t
weather caused the increase in the
number of diseases. He was unable
to say. The hospital commission
charged with the work of erecting the
buildings for the new hosnital a'
State park will meet here in a few
days when definite steps will be taken
toward the erection of a building to
accommodate 150 chronic case3 of insanity.
A number of buildings will
make up "the colony group" at Sta'e
park and it is very probable that
there will be a special building for
the pellagra cases.
Postmasters to Meet in August.
Lexington Po 'master S. J. Leaphart.
president of the South Carolina
Postmasters' association, is busy making
arrangements for the annual meeting
of the assoeiation to be held at
Glenn Springs August 10 and 11 Mr.
Leaphart is sanguine over the prospects
for the most successful meet- ,
ing in the history of the associa- j
tion. F. II. Hitchcock, postmaster j
general, has been invited to attend the j
meeting and make an address, and it
is expected that the invitation will
be accepted.
Wants Tarrapin Industry Improved.
Columbia. Representative Vincent,
of Beaufort county, who was among
the callers at the Governor's office,
is hopeful of some legislative action
in the near future toward improving
the position of the terrapin and shellfish
industry. There are nine oyster
canneries in Mr. Vincent's countytwo
of them at his home town. Bluffton?and
the marshes of the locality
<>Hniin<l ih Terraoin and clams His
section is not so much interested as
Georgetown in the migratory fish, like
Bhad and sturgeon.
To Improve Campus Driveway.
Columbia.?Through public spirit
and love of his alma mater. Dr. .T. j
L. Folk, of Princeton. S. C.t has had
delivered for the University of South
Can !ina sufficient carloads of road |
building material to make a splendid
driveway of the big horseshoe on the j
campus. The material is from the
quarries of the Carolina Cement
Gravel Company, of Brunson, in
lampton county. It contains a high
percentage of iron and clay and when
wet and driven on forms almost a
concrete bed.
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FORT MILL, S. C., THU
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE '
The Latest News of Interest to South
Carolinians That Has Been Carefully
Condensed by the Editor
Richland.?The county chaingang
Is doing work on the various roads
in this county as follows: Gang No.
1, on Garner's terry road; gang No.
2, on Monticello road; gang No. 3,
on Asylum road, and the "floating"
gang is in Edgewood.
Columbia.?The dispensary cc*nmis- ;
sion held an executive session here
when several matters of minor importance
were discussed. Members of
the commission stated that there was
no announcement to make as to the
matters considered.
Kinston.?There will be a joint
meeting of the county board of education
and township school committee
chairmen, in Superintendent Joseph
Kinsey's oflire the first Monday
in August, to discuss plans for school
betterment and longer terms.
Rock Hill.?The board of school j
trustees of this district met and authorized
the finance committee to ; I
have a petition prepared asking for
a special election on the question of |
issuing $50,000 in bonds to be used
for the betterment of the schools of 1
this place. "* 1
Columbia.?Mrs. R. W. Dabbs, of i
Mayesville, president of the State ]
Registered Nurses' Association, is in (
Columbia to arrange for tie state ,
meeting of the assocation during Fair <
Week. Mrs H. W. Reall, of the State ,
Anti-Tuberculosis League, is in the j
ci?y to enlist the active support of (
representative Farmers' union men in ^
this good work. j
Columbia.?Adjt. Hen. Moore announced
that the South Carolina rifle j
team to participate in the national
rifle shoot will leave Columbia on the ]
afternoon of August 10 by the South- ]
ern railway for Camp Perry, Ohio. |
The party will go by the way of <
Washington. The team will consist j
of 15 men and will he mobilized nore. ,
(Jolumbla.?The Richfand Volun- ;
teers have received an invitation from
the Kershaw Guards, Company A, ]
Second regiment, National Guard of
South Carolina, Camden, to attend a
picnic, drill, etc., on August 4. The ;
invitation has been accepted and eight
men and Lieut. Poland will attend. I ]
The names of the eight will be an- j
nounced later. I
Columbia.- The cases against Na- <
polean Garrick, charged with driving <
on the wrong side of the street, and i
R. L. Mitchell, charged with reckless i
driving, both cases being the outcome i
of the automobile-hack collision on '
Main street, were postponed when i
called in Recorder's court. 1 <
Sumter.?In a fire at New Sumter, 1
the Belts Lumber Company suffered 1
a loss of bet wen $5,000 and $6,000, 1
about 80 per cent of which was cov- <
ered by insurance. The fire was supposed
to have caught from a spark i
from a passing locomotive and destroyed
the dresser, the planing mill, 1
warehouse and about sixty feet of
skidway. About 40,000 feet of lumber
was destroyed.
Columbia.?The state board of canvassers
formally approvel the elec- '
tion recently heal for the formation <
of JaBper county. The new county '
has been formed out of parts of Beau- <
fort tfhd Hampton counties. There <
were 241 votes cast in Hampton <
county, of which 225 were for the '
new county and 16 against it. In I
Beaufort county there were 66 votes i
cast, of which 58 were for the new <
county and eight against it. j .
Charleston.?The following trans- <
fers of real estate have been recorded '
at the office of the registrar of mesne 1
conveyance: Thos. Hughes to James I
Manos and Anastaseos Mavaodes, <
property on south side of Princess
street, consideration Klizaboth
J Chinnis to J. A. Chinnis. property
in Adam's itu 11 Township, eon- 1
side-ration, ?4<? Coinbahec F-r'iluo-r 1
Company to Bessie B. Chinnis, propel i
ty near Ravt-nels, old Fairfield plan- i
tation. consideration
Charleston In the otlice of the 1
clerk of Court a suit was filed by
A. T. Jennings against the Charleston
Consolidated Railway and Light- i
ing Company. In the complaint it is M
alleged that the plaint iff was thrown :
from a street car on .Meeting street i
and injured badly last May. He is I
suing the Consolidated Company for <
$1,000 and costs. The case will come '
up at the next term of the Court i
Winnsboro.?Capt. T M. Jordan is i
arranging to carry his military company
of high school boys on an outing
the middle ot August They expect
to go to Parr's Shoals on Broad river, t
and will probably remain there and i
enjoy the pleasures of camp life for
ten days or more. This military company
is composed of boys whose i
ages range from 11 to 10 years, and
t,hey have been drilled by C'apt. Jordan
until they go through the manual ,
of arms with creditable precision All ;
the boys are looking forward to the
trip with much pleasure and intend ,
to have a "big time" of it. I
Sumter.?A raid was made by sev- i
eral members of tin- police force on
a number of negroes who bad gathered
in a house adjoining that of Or.
Geo W. I tic k's, where his servant
was staying. Seven offenders were
arrested and fined or sent to the
gang for gambling.
Columbia. ? )i iiynu ami i (>mmissinner
Watson will be among the
Columbians to att< ml the annual convention
of the South Carolina Good
Roads association to be held in Spartanburg
on August 7 and v Roth will
deliver addresses. Mr. Hyatt is the
president of the association.
Lancaster.?Gov. Hlease has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address
at Heath Springs on the occasion of
the Farmers' union rally and picnic
The annual reunion of the Confederate
veterans of the county will be
held at Heath Springs the same day.
Washington.?Patents have been
issued to South Carolinians as follows:
J. L. Coker. Jr., Hartsville,
centrifugal pump: Wni. K. Holt, Loris,
engine stopping device: Leon R. Livingston,
Spartanburg, automatic door; (
W. W. Rhame, Summerville, and S. (
H. Nuchotis, Charleston, rosilient (
wheel.
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RSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1911.
II ILL NOT
FIX THE BLAME
fHE EVIDENCE IN THE WICKER31
SHAMS ROW WILL BE GIVEN tl
TO THE HOUSE. I,
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BITTER CLASHES AT HEARING ?
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The Attorney General and the Dele- 1
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gate From Alaska Have Tilts? t<
Many Charges Are Made?Will Not "
Recommend House to Investigate.
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Washington. ? Following general : y
charges and denials between the two si
Wickersham's of the government, the P
Attorney General and the Delegate
from Alaska, the House committee on f|
judiciary decided that it had no power e
to do anything hut report the evidence P
to the House. It will report early N
Delegate Wickersham's resolution,
calling on the Attor ey General to fur- r
nish all the papers and data bearing tl
jn the alleged frauds in connection p
tvith the government coaling contracts, p
The committee will not recommend o
that the House investigate Delegate F
Wickersham's charges that Attorney n
jeneral Wickershom has shielded and if
protected "Alaska syndicate crimi- u
ials."
In a hearing enlivened with frequent a
md hitter clashes between the two j P
Wickershams, it developed that the (j
Delegate irom Aiasaa nau uuert-u uin t
legal services in 1908 to the Guggen- t
tieim interests in the Northwestern 1 n
Commercial Company, for salary of 8
515,000 a year and the maintenance ot
jfflee headquarters in Seattle. j
"Were you ever in the employ of g
the Guggenheim interests?" n/;ked
Representatnc Sterling of Illinois. e
"Never," said Delegate Wickersham. . a
"Did they ever seek to employ j ^
pou?" !
"Yes," said the Delegate. "Stephen ^
Birch wrote to me in 1908 and asked n
if I would take a position as counsel f
[or the Northwestern Commercial jj
Company." "What did you say," ask- p
?d Mr. Sterling. "I said I would take s
i place as their counsel for an annual a
'alary of $15,000, they to equip oflices
in Seattle," said Mr. Wickersham. ^
'After I answered the letter nothing ;i
more was said about it and they j,
?mployed other attorneys. If they
had paid me what I asked I would .,
Iiave been their attorney and I think ?
I would have saved them a whole lot 'c
trouble." t]
"How," asked Representative Lit- j,
telton of New York.
"Through my advice to them to c
keep awav from criminal* practices."
Labor Leaders Given 20 Days.
Washington. ? Samuel Gompers,
Frank Morrison and John Mitchell, the
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labor leaders, were allowed twenty ^
lays by Justice Wright of the District
supremo court in which to answer the ^
charges of contempt against them as
contained in a second report of the
committee of prosecutors in the Bucks c
Stove & Range cases. The court held s
:hat the filing of charges of contempt i 1
OAmmittno nf nrnflP.
JUUCI uniu 17 me wiuiiiiiivv v> p. vuv
mtors made out a prima facie case. I
fustice Wright's order will permit the
lefendants to file answer under oath ; (
:o the charges or swear to a series of , '
nterrogatories, propounded by the (
prosecution, designed to substantiate '
he charges. ;
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Troops Have Deen Called Out.
Kloro, State 01 Mexico, Mex. In re- (
telling a mob of striking miners who f
'reed the prisoned in Jail, troops fired
nto the crowd, kiliina : in- ami woundng
thirty two others The strikers ?
were from La Ksporanza mine which :
they abandoned. The men in the 1
Mexican mine, an adjoining property, f
walked out. It is expected by the I
men of Eloro mine that a strike will f
be called there. Fearing that they t
might be the victims of anti-foreign t
demonstration many American women s
were sent out of the camp in a spe- t
clal train to Mexico City. The fears '
were based on a circular recently is- I
Bued by the miners in which Ameri- *
cans were bitterly assailed. *
Try to Save Man in Ditch.
Jopkin. Mo.?With nearly one-third 1
the depth excavated, the party of rescuers
who began digging in an effort *
to save the life of Joseph Clary, im- p
prisoned in a mine near here by a '
cave in, were relieved by other volun- y
teers. Clary, who is 21 years of age,
the son of a mine operator, is believ- 1
ehI to be still alive in a run way 70
feet below the surface. EfTorts to 1
reach the run way hv means of the y
drill shaft and thus supply the man '
with air, had been unsuccessful up to ;
present time.
** ? IA/;*U M?rl/ Prnlrpn
man uivcb y?hh . ^ ,
Nrw Orleans.- -William ('. Sch roedor.
a carpenter who broke his neck
in a fall, is still conscious and conversed
with his wife who sat by his
cot in the hospital. He advised her
how to get along in the world without
him and take rare of their two children.
The fracture is in the fifth vertebrae
and he has lost all sense of
feeling from the shoulders down
Schroeder was knocked off a ladder
while working on the second story of
a building. There is no hope for his
recovery.
Goes to Chair For Murder o' Daughter.
Kuneniola, N. V .--Charles L. Green,
an Albany county farmer, was electrocuted
at Clinton prison for the murder
of Ids daughter, a girl of 14. on
a farm near New Scott, a year ago.
The electrocution had been twice
stayed by Governor Dix against the
wishes of the condemned man, who
told his counsel he wanted to die. A
confession by Greene's wife that her
anfaithfulness had :ed to the shooting
'ailed to save him. Green went to his
leath calmly after \pressing sarisfacion
with the verdict oi the jury.
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EWS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
hort Paragraphs of General News
That Has Been Carefully Selected
From Many Towns.
Orangeburg.?The weather is again
itremeiy warm and some sections
re in want of rain again, though 1
iere are fanners predicting a failing
ft in cotton because of too much
tin in others.
Florence.?The coroner's jury in the
ase of Ben Blackman and Charles i
rent, who were killed on the railDad
track, held an adjourned inuest
but no new facts were develop- ,
d and the verdict was that they came
) their death by their own carelessess
and that no blame could be
ttached to the railroad company or
ny of its officials.
Rnf.tr llill ?T.ncf n-ouli Drs .T R
liller, W. G. Stevens and Mr. N. G.
Talker visited Greenville and AnderDn
to see the abattoirs at those
laces. It is understood that they,
s a committee from city council, will !
ecommend that one be erected in
his city as early a spossible. They
xpressed themselves as being highly '
leased with what they saw at Greenille
and Anderson.
Charleston. ? County Supervisor ;
antwell stated that so far he had
eeeived no official application from
lio Atlantic Coast Line Railway coinany
for permission to build the proosed
viaduct at Magnolia Crossing
r the spur track to the Old Faber
'lace, on the Ashley river. The perllssion
of the county commissioners
i necessary before either of these
ndertakings can be started.
Charleston.?It is authoritatively
nnounced that Prof. George H. Stevnson,
general manager of the Naional
Corn Exposition, will locate in
he Charleston district in the near fuure
for the purpose of operating a
todel farm colony. Prof. Stevenon,
who is reputed to be one of the
irgest corn growers in the Western
femlspbere, was in Charleston and
urrounding territory last March.
Columbia.?It is expected that sev
ral hundred farmers in the state will
ttend the institute to be held at
'lemson college from August 8 ttf
1. A number of institutes will be :
icld during the remainder of the sumrter
at various places in the state and
he meeting at Clemson has been
lesignated as the "round-up institute."
i number of well known agricultural
peakers have been invited to make
ddresses.
Columbia.?Col. K. J. Watson, comaissioner
of agriculture, commerce
nd industries, had several engage- ;
nents to deliver public addresses ,
rithin the next few days. lie spoke i
a Fort Mill, Sumter and Aiken. The '
lumter meeting finished up an enrgetic
campaign to carry a county
iond issue of $150,000 for permanent
lighway improvements. At the Aiken
aeeting drainage was mainly disussed.
Florence.?Ed. Turner, a farmer liv- i '
ng near the city, has suffered from
allies without being bitten by the dog ,
hat had the disease. A dog with ;
abios recently entered his yard, and
ilr. Turner killed him with a stick |
vhich the dog bit in the scuffle. Af
erwards Mr. Turner, in examining the :
tick, got some of the poisoned saliva
in his hand, and the hand and arm
welled so badly that he went to the
nstitute in Columbia for treatment.
Columbia.?C. L. Kennedy et al j
ilaintiffs, vs W. L. Hill, defendant
Modified. Opion by C. A. Woods, A. J 1
leorge V. Allworden. respondent, vs j
-* Affirmnrl I
Miss Hyde, Jn cnnrge or me win
hrop exhibit, made a talk to tht
vomcn. and I'rof. Smith and th<
>ther speakers talked to the mer
iIkjim rattle, hoes, horses and tarn
troduets.
Bishopville.- Mr. F^Ilie Hvatte, i
roung farmer. L'* years old, died a
lis home at Lucknow. in this county
ifter befng ill for the past few days
iVithin one hoiw after he had breath
wl his Inst his wife. Mrs. Mollic
lyafte, died of heryt failure.
Columbia.- To restore citizenship
he governor pardoned O. Pointer, sen
enced in Sumter county in Octobei
)f 1903 to one year on the chaineatu
)n the charge of grand larceny, am
Saliio Hammett, sentenced in the
nayor's court of Spartanburg in 19ot
o pay a fine of $30 or serve 30 days
>n the charge of larceny.
Columbia. -The practice of the let
er carriers using whistles to facili
ate and expedite the delivery of mai
;vas restimed. all the carriers starting
in their rounds with the convenient
lickel plate whistle.
Orangeburg.?At the regular quae
Lerly meeting of Camp Thomas J
jlover, United Confederate Veterans
if this city, held at the Young Am
;rlca hall, it was decided that the
Orangeburg chapter should attend the
state reunion to be held at Columbia
in a body. A committee, consisting
if C H. .Tones, A. P. Fair and F. A
Schifflcy. was appointed
CANADIAN SHIP
IS ON NOCKS
FLAGSHIP NIOBE CRASHED ON
LEDGES ON SOUTHWEST OF
CAPE SABLE.
NO LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED
- Saved
After Crew of Six Hundred Had
Been Imperialey For Five Hours?
United States Revenue Cutter Adriscoggin
Went to the Rescue.
Halifax, N. S.?The new Canadian
navy was nearly deprived of half its
sirengm wnen me nagsmp imoub
crashed on the ledges on the southwest
of Cape Sable. Five hours later
she floated, leaking badly and proceeded
under her own power to Shag Harbor.
ten miles away, where she is at
anchor with six fathoms qfs water and
a soft mud bottom under her.
The first to reach the side of the
disabled cruiser was the United States
revenue cutter Adroscoggin, which
was cruising in the vicinity. The
Niobe wireless call for help was picked
up by the Androscoggin and was
promptly flashed thit she would stand
by to help and w ild do all in her
power. Through the dense fog and
heavy sea, which is believed to have
been the cause of the Niobe accident,
the Androscoggin shed and was standing
by the Canadian cruiser when the
Canadian government steamers Lady
Laurler and Stanlej^which had been
sent to the scene, arrived from St.
John, X. B., with the tug McNaughton
of Ynrdmouth.
The Niobe, however, found that she
was able to take care of herself. Although
water was pouring into several
compartments, her pumps kept
her fairly clear, and Commander McDonald
of the cruiser, expressing his
thanks to the American cuttpr for her
help, proceeded to a safe harbor, convoyed
only by the tug.
Erstwhile Parson is In Dad.
II. i>^isuu, ai'|iciiuuu j
Opinion by I). K. Hydrick, A. J
'urman Rookard, respondent, vs A
tnd C. A. I.. Railway Co.. appellant
{( versed. Opinion by 1). E. Hydrick
V. J. 7. N. Traynbam, respondent, vj
' and W. c. Railway Co.. appellant
."ourt en banc will bear this case at
Covemlx r term Per etiriam order
Charleston -('apt. J H. Deverenx
uperinteiclent < f repairs, lias plant
ind specifications and is calling foi
>ids for I lie dredging of the entrance
o the Custom Hotisc flocks. Thf
dans call for a mean dppth of twelve
eet for half the length of the pier;
hen a depth of fifteen feet for a dis
ance of fifty feet beyond the pier
md not less than twenty feet from
here to the channel. The Custom
louse docks receive periodical clean
ties, and each time all the mud, drift
mags and every bit of trash is clear
d away.
Florence.?A petition was circulat
>d in the matter of the Seaboart
lepot here and was generally signet
hrouehout the city, requesting that
he Seaboard build its depot on tlu
iite originally purchased for that pur
?ose, that being so much more con
renient for the people of the city.
Abbeville.?The ClemHon-Winthrof
tgricultural train was in Abbeville
Danville, Vn.?A telegram received
from Knoxrille, Term., states that Rev.
D. P. Tate, a former prominent Methodist
minister and more recently an
insurance, real estate and rental
agent of this city, had been arrested
on a number of charges of fraud committed
here. The former parson, after
securing thousands of dollars by questionable
methods, skipped Danville
about two months ago. He had been
gene several days before his victims
thoroughly awoke to the fact that
they had been swindled and notified
the police. Since that time Tate has
been on the dodge.
, Tate came to Danville in the fall
of 1000. Ho had formerly been a
member of the Western North Carolina
Conference and the fact that he
still masqueraded as a Methodist minister
gave him a standing and a
credit that he would otherwise have
had a hard task in securing. He wore
his clerical garb and was very active
in Sunday school and church work.
One Dead and Many Hurt in Collison.
Detroit. Mich.?In a collision between
two interurban electric cars on
the Ann Arhor division of the Detroit
United Railways, one motorman was
killed, five passengers were dangerously
injured and more than a score
were less seriously hurt. The collision
accurred near Dearborn, about 10
miles west of the city limits. Tho
cars, both traveling at a high rate of
peed, is is said, met head-on at a
-witch. A number of those hurt were
brought to hospitals in Detroit. All
are expc ted to re over. The dead
ntotorman is Louis Hamilton. He was
terribly crushed.
General Arbitration Treaty.
Washington. D. C. The general arbi ntion
treaty between the United
states and Great Britain and the
'nited States and France will be
signed in Washington. An announcement
to this effect was made. After
the signing of the treaty there will be
a formal exchange between the governments
concerned. Secretary of
State Knox will sign the treaties for
the lTnlte<l States.
May Ask For Continuance of Case.
Richmond, V:i Counsel for Henry
Hear tie, Jr.. accused by the coroner's
jury of the murder of his wife, probably
will seek a continuance of the case
when it is called in the Chesterfield
county court August IS. The defense
is said to have been considering a
change of venue on account of the
prospective difficulty of obtaining a
jury in Chesterfield and on account of
local feeling. If was stated in a local
paper, too. that the insanity plea in
behalf of the accused is being earnestly
considt rod.
Another Uprising Is Expected.
Port au Prince, Haiti. The Haiticn
gunboat Seventeenth of Deccmbre returned
here from Aux Caves, where
covernmenf troops under command of
Heneral Simon, son of President
Simon, recently put down a rising.
The gunboat brought 7." soldiers under
a Ifaitien general The American
crew of the vessel is dissatisfied and
anxious to leave the ship. The gun1
4 1 I | lAFtC U'lfH
duhi iiifiui- .ii mm ),u. n.?,
tho evident intention of forcing the inhabitants
to remain loyal but the
revolutionists were in control.
The Mysteries of a Prison.
Leavenworth, Kan. -Frank 11. Lemon,
deputy warden of the Federal
prison here tendered his resignation
to Attorney (leneral Wlckersham to
take effect July 31. The resignation
of Deputy Warden Lemon follows an
investigation made by agents of the
department of justice which has beer
under way for fiv< months. The In
vestigation, it is said, resulted fron
charges that a deputy warden at the
Federal prison had mistreated a boj
prisoner from Alaska.
9' 1
|
$1.25 PER YEAR
GOVERNOR PAROLES MANY
Acts On a Number of Pardon Petition?
?Has Refused Clemency in a
Great Number of Cases.
Columbia.?Governor Blease paroled
the former Penitentiary guard. John
White, of Columbia, who received, in
the Richland Criminal court in the fall
of 1909, a sentence of ten year's imprisonment
for his part in the affray,
shortly before that, in the red light
district of the city, in which Eber
Ashford, received his death wound.
John White, Lonnie Hall, Ashford and
a man named Mellett came together
and a scuffle ensued, in which Ash
iora was iaiany snoi.
Solicitor Cobb wrote: "I recommend
reduction of sentence to three years."
Judge Memminger said: "I am willing
to subscribe to Solicitor Cobb's recommendation,"
Capt. D .J. Griffith, superintendent
of the Penitentiary, certified
that White had made a model
prisoner.
The petition for pardon was signed
by all the directors of the Penitentiary,
by former Recorder Stanley, by
Chief Cathcart, Lieut. Swearingen,
Sergts. McQuatters, Daly and Sloan
and a number of policemen from the
Columbia police department. Governor
Blease also paroled Lorum Washington.
colored, of Darlington, who killed
John Scott in a fight following a baseball
game over which they had disagreed.
Superintendent Griffin, of the
Penitentiary, said he had made an
excellent prisoner.
Governor Blease commuted to a
fine of $50 the sentence of $100 fine
or three months' imprisonment, imposed
on George Horn, white, in Dillon
county, for violation of the dis
pensary law. County Physician D. M.
Mlchaux of Dillon, certified that Horn
was in the last stages of consumption.
County Attorney J. B. Gibson
strongly recommended commutation.
Governor Blease refused pardons in
these cases:
Sam K. Williams. Charleston, assault,
etc.; A. R. Cackman, Marion,
manslaughter; Damps Tyler, Aiken,
murder; Frank Dial, Greenville, burglary:
Lewis Washington, Sumter, assault,
etc.; Will Holmes, Kdgefield,
| manslaughter; Hop Thompson, Fairfield,
murder; Herbert Harney, Barnwell,
manslaughter; Clarence Davis,
Charleston, forgery.
Reformatory Board Held Meeting.
The board of trustees of the South
Carolina Industrial school, which is
located at Florence, met here and
numbers of matters of importance
were discussed and much routine business
considered. A number of releases,
nearly all on parole, conditioned
on Rood behavior, were granted
and several petitions were refuted.
There are 64 boys in the institution.
Since the first of the year 28 have
been admitted. The affairs of the Institution
were found to be in excellent
shape. Reports to the board by
Superintendent h'mmons showed that
common school studies arc being
taught the boys with gocd results.
Many of the hoys are being trained
along industrial lines. The industrial
work at the institution will be increased.
This is considered the most
important need of the school. The
members of the board present were:
D. D. Wallace, Spartanburg: J. W.
Ragsdale, Dr. Ilderton and W. R. Barringer,
Florence: George Jamleson,
Greenwood, and W. B. Utsey, 8t.
George. The governor, who is ex
officio chairman or tne Doara, was
present, as were Superintendent Emmons.
First Train Over New Track.
The first train over the Seaboard
Vir Line's new tracks, carrying passengers,
came into the Florence terminal
of that company, bringing to
Florence Mr \V. R. Bonsai, Mr. Monmre,
Mr. Hancock ar.d others of the
Seaboard officials, together with Mr.
J'arsons, president of the Rockkingham
National Bank, of Rockingham, ,V. C.,
and several others who are interested
in the South Carolina and Western
and other roads pertaining to the Seaboard
Air Line in the Pee Dee section.
The train wa3 made up of one
of the Seaboard's large passenger
locomotives, a Pullman sleeping car
and made quite a "swell" looking
train for the MeBee-Hartsville-Darlington-Florence
main line of the Seaboard's
new line, headed for Char
ICbiuii.
Auditor Has Made His Report.
R. S. M elver, public accountant of
Greenville, has made his report as
auditor of the hooks of the electric
light and waterworks plant here.
This plant is a municipal establishment
and is managed by three commissioners
elected by the people. For
the nine months from October 1, 1910,
to June 30, 1911, the period which
the report covers, there is shown a
net profit of $5,299.99. It is understood
that the commissioners contemplate
making considerable improvement.
Blind Tiger Gets Heavy Fine.
0. W. M. Jones, locksmith, well
known here in f'heraw, where he has
lived for a number of years, was
convicted in the mayor's court of the
illegal sale of whiskey, and he was
given (he full penalty of the law, jioo
fine or 30 flays In Jail. This Is the
first conviction in Cheraw in many
years of a white man for conducting
a blind tiger and it indicates strongly
that the city authorities are determined
to destroy this illegal traffic
and preserve the purity of thia little
city.
Orangeburg Postoffice Has Grown.
The growth of the Orangeburg
postoffice, in all of its various departments,
has been steady and reveals
interesting figures. Ten years ago,
, in addition to the postmaster's salary,
| there was an allowance of $470 for
local clerk hire prorided by the de,
part men t in Washington At the pree|
ent time the office employs a total of
eighteen men, each one of whom are
j now upon the roster rolls of the port,
office department. In addition to the
pastmasfer there are six regular
olerks employed in the office.