Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, March 21, 1912, Image 1
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_ ESTABLISHED IN 189
FINDS JUDGMENT
| AGAINST WILLIS
OUTCOME OF CHARGES AGAINST (
HIM A8 MANAGER OEOMOND t
REMEDY COMPANY. 1
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PLAINTIFFS GIVEN $55,488 \\
Master in Equity J. W. Gray, In His <
Report Finds Judgment Against J. '
Archie Willis, Member of the House (
From Laurens County. <
Greenville, S. C.?Judgment against *
J. Archie Willis, member of the House 1
of Representatives from Laurens j
county, in the sum of $544.88, is the f
gist of the findings of Master in Equi- ,
ty J. W. Gray, to whose court was j
referred the case of John W. Bridges ,
and E. W. Dedmond versus J. A.
^^^^Willis, G. K. Willis. W. K. Stringer,
^HB^eon U Rice and W. E. Geer, as set
In his report to the court of
P^as, filed with the
the
preferred Archie
manager stockholder
^^^^^^^^^rodmon<K. Remedy Company, a
Fcern organised at Belton some
ago for yhe manufacture and 1
marketing of am alleged cure for pel- 1
lagra. It will (be remembered that
_m- ,r l, ahergaa of mismanagement of the afftiirs
of the Jconcern were brought 1
| against Mr. Willis last December, and
a* order w^ts issued by Special Judge 1
- M. 8hu/taan requiring him to show '
OB December 9th, why an injunction
Mould mot issue front the court re- '
P' - . gtrainilig him from entering the of- 1
or tne concern, natuuns ?u? ?
v the boo.<B or record*; why a receiver
B9KBr the Dedmond Remedy Company
. ^JMiild rfot be appointed, etc.
El oefendant responded to the
H^H^^HTr, and the case was referred to
court of the Master in Equity
wrtttil instructions to take the testimony
and report back to the court of
common pleas. This the Master has
done. !
An episode following the bringing
of the charges against Mr. Willis will j I
be recalled. After the receiver had
been appointed, and one morning
about 2 o'clock, when the auditors |
had completed an examination of th?
books of the concern, Mr. Willis called
a representative of the Greenville
(8. C.) News to the room where the
I u , books had been audited and handed
him an affidavit, signed by Mr. John
W. Bridge" r?nd avowinr hat the I
-u - ??">>? ?? \fr Willi* were 11
_ Uinig'O - .
groundless. Several days afte.* this
affidavit was published Mr. Bridges
issued a statement declaring that the
affidavit was forced from him by Mr.
Willis at the "point of a gun."
Mr. Willis is said to be In Key
West, Fla., at present, having gone
there to engage in newspaper work.
He served in the recent session of
the Legislature a portion of the time
that body was in session.
L Prizes For Diversified Farming.
For the purpose of stimulating diver
- silled farming in this county, the National
Union bank makes public announcement
of the offer of four
prizes in gold, aggregating $250, to the
farmers of York county, on four separate
acres?one of cotton, one of
corn, one of sweet potatoes and the
other of sugar cane. There are two
^ first prizes of $75 and two second
R prizes of $50. This plan is put out
I In the hope that our farmers may be
I; ^educated up ;o the point of breaking
l?gy from cotton as a sole money
sV cro
L R?<k Hill Plan is Successful.
I #!L' ^ora. M*11? Oleaton and James
V" H. Tanning, acting as a committee to
poet the Rock Hill plan in reducing
aen*ge of cotton and amounts of fertilizers
used, have met with instant
success and will report a much greater
than a 25 per cent reduction in both
cottort and fertilizers. One prominent
planter signed a reduction of from 130
UBi.v- - -tons dft high grade fertilizers used
last y/^ar to that of 42 to be used this.
Similar reductions are noted, and it
is a/rare instance in which 33 1-3 is
, not/indicated in both.
t
J Charge of Criminal Negligence.
' R. D. Reid. of Savannah, expert
H demonstrator for the Case Company.
HH of Atlanta, was held without bond by
V the coroner's jury for trial in the
criminal court at Charleston on char I
ges of criminal negilgetice resulting
in the death of John J. Fitzgerald
I Fitzgerald was killed by a machine
I which Reid was alleged to be driving
at high speed. Reed s companions. E
M. Lynch and M. J. Foley, are held
na M'iinaeeac The QPf?i.
UllUfI uuuu ag nuuroavc. iiiv ?w.
dent occurred near the boundary on
i Meeting street.
Present System Not Substantial.
^Bp^. The past winter h*s been unusually
'* hard on the roads in Sharon section of
Jhe county and thoughtful people r^al
BB ire the futility of the present system
of road-building, which is good as far
^B as it goes, but does not provide roads
^B which will stand, and there is little
^B doubt but that the present system has
^^B proven lacking, but just what the
^B trouble is is problematic. The idea is
^B to lay foundations for the roads with
regard to drainage problems and to
^B find out just how to mix the local clay
B and sand so as to get the best results.
^B Here Inspecting National Guards.
^B The adjutant and inspector general
^B W. W. Moore, and Capt. McMaster, U.
B ?. A., were in Sumter on their round
ot inspecting. Besides being the
^B home of the Sumter Light Infant!y
B Company L. SecoDd regiment. N. G.
8. Cm Sumter is also the regimenta'
f headquarters, and is the site of the
rifle range for the regiment. The of
; fleers went out to the range, which
they found to be fit and in condition
and at the inspection Capt. McMaster
told the boys they should make use of |
It and beco/ae expert with firearms. |
THE
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PLAN PRESS CONVENTION
r-? Executive Committee Met in Columbia
to Arrange For Meeting of
the Men of Press.
Columbia.?The executive committet
>f the state press association met in
:his city to make arrangements for
the approaching annual meeting of the
association. The members present
were H. L. Watson of Greensboro,
president; W. F. Caldwell of Columbia,
secretary; J. L. Minis of Edgefield,
vice president; J. L. Sims of
Orangeburg, treasurer; August Kobn
pf Columbia. Robert Lathan, editor of
the News and Courier, Ed. 11. DeCamp
of^Gaffney and William Banks
>f Anderson.
The committee decided upon a place
>f meeting subject to arrangements to
be made by a sub-committee consisting
of the president, the secretary
tnd Mr. DeCamp. The matter of the!
annual summer outing will be settled '
at the same time. It is probable that
this outing will be In the mountains
of Western North Carolina. As the
Panama trip would require about 23
days, it was decided to defer this until
another time, possibly next year.
The minutes of the last meeting will
be Bent to the members in a few days,
Secretary Caldwell having had delay
on account of the negligence of some
of the committees in forwarding their
annual reports. The name of the
speaker invited will not be published
until it is known whether or not he
will accept tbe-'nvitation.
Governor Blea.e Withholds Letters.
"The Governor stated that he would
not turn over the letters except upon
the order of a circuit judge." This
sas the message brought back to the
legislative committee that is probing
into the affairs of the old state dis
pensary, where the Chief Executive
sas requested to give up several let
ters alleged to have been written tc
H. H. H. Evans, former director of the
jld state dispensary, by T. B. Felder
ihe Atlanta attorney, offering to frame
jp "a whiskey corporation" to get al!
>f the business in this state. H. II
Evan6 bitterly denounced T. B. Felder
L- <?? (> tffeH tn rnrriint thf 1
;uixi &iii? mat. m >><v? _r -
nembers of the board of directors |
The hearing is being held to invest!
pate certain charges made by the Gov
ernor in a special message to the Gen i
eral Assembly against the Ansel wind
ing-up commission and Attorney Gen
eral Lyon.
I
Interest in Municipal Politics.
For the first time in the history ol i
Gaffney marked interest is being evinced
in municipal politics and now the
voters and the aldermen are mixed In
s wrangle which bids fa
Interesting before its conclusion, it
will be remembered that i mass me??
ing of the voters of Gaffney was held
In this city in October, prior to the
primary election. At this meeting
resolutions were adopted asking every
candidate to agree to run on the platform
of reform and retrenchment
Shortly after this the candidates for
municipal offices took the stump, a
hitherto unheard of thing in city politics
in Gaffney and in their campaign
speeches.
Provisions of the Commission.
The grand jury met at the court
house to carry out the provisions ol
the highway commission bill applying
to Aiken county, enacted by the gen
eral assembly at the session just clos
ed. The bill provides that the grand
jury shall recommend three commis
sioners and these commissioners will
be appointed by the judges of this clr
cuit. In executive session tha following
men were recommended by the
grand jury: C. K. Henderson of Aik
en: Randolph Dunbar of Elleuton and
George Sawyer of Sal ley.
' Falling Off in Fertilizer Tax.
| The records in the office of (he
State treasurer Bhow a decided falling
off in receipts from the fertilizer tax
during 1912 as compared with the
same period during 1911 and 1910.
The receipts from the fertilizer tax
are turned over to Clemson college.
So far this year the state treasurer
has collcted $144,906.0r> from the fertilizer
tax. while his receipts from the
same source up to this time during
1911 were $199,077.76 and during 1910
$162,608.60.
t To Build Cotton Storage Warehouse.
The Farmers' Union of Saluda county
at their recent regular meeting decided
tc take steps at once for the
i building of a cotton storage warehouse
in this town, and to have it in
readiness for the next crop. To that
end an ample amount of capital Btock
will Dp provided ior, ine snares to or
$10 each and subscriptions therefor
limited ;o 50 shares for any one subscriber.
It will probably require $7,000
to $10,000 to build and properly
equip the kind of warehouse the members
of the union contemplate.
Sensation Quickly Exploded.
Coroner Batson of Greenville, has
returned from the Dark Corner, where
he exhumed the body of Lawrence
Babb. who died suddenly. It is said
that some of Babb's neighbors were
suspicious of the ^ircumstances surrounding
his death because at the
funeral they observed what they supposed
to be marks of violence on his
temple. Th? coroner empanelled a
jury, and after examination of witnesses.
it was determined that the
man was cut on the face by the neigh
borhood barber.
For Shortage Found Against Detyens
Attorney General Lyon received a
check for $11,420 from the American
Bonding company of Baltimore for th
shortage found against James F. Detyens.
former treasurer of Georgetown
county. Detyens was found short in
his accounts to the extent of $9,647.
He was under a bond of $25,000. The
oase was heard in Charleston before
Judge Gary in April, i911, and a ruling
was made in favor of the State
for $$1,420, which included the interest
on the original shortage.
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STATE OIRECl!
TO PREPARE BULLETIN ON ALL
THE ENTERPRISES OF THE
? STATE.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
Commissioner Watson is to Send Out
/
Requests For Information to the Var
ious Associations of the State of
South Carolina.
Columbia.?For the purpose of making
up a complete list of all fairs and
expositions to be held in South Carolina
during 1912, Commissioner Wat- j
Bon requests that the secretaries of all
such organizations in tne state rorward
to him information giving the
name of the association, society or
corporation, and the name and addresses
of secretary and the exact '
dates of the proposed fair or exposition.
This information is desired at
the earliest possible moment, and will
be used to the benefit of each of such
undertakings in the state.
Mr. Watson also requests that the
secretary of every agricultural club or
society or organization of any kind, of
every livestock association or organization
of any kind, of any good roads
association or organization of any
kind, or of any public highway commission,
forward to him at the earliest
possible moment information giving
name, locality and list of officers. It
is the desire of the department of agriculture
to compile and publish this
information in such a way as to make j
it valuable to those concerns in receiving
literature from various parts
of the country that will be of interest
to them.
The department is slso desirous of
receiving similar information as to
the names of owners and operators of
dairies throughout the state, for the
purpose of making a similar directory.
He wishes the same information also
as to those who are growing and shipping
fruit or intend to do so the com- '
ing season, stating also, as far as pos
slblo, the approximate acreage to He
planted on the one hand or number of !
trees on the other, and the probable
production.
Work on Hospital to Be Started.
Camden.?Bernard M. Baruch of
New York came to Camden unexpect- i
edly and asked to see the hospital
committee of the chamber of commerce.
He wanted to xnow what they
had done toward putting the proposed
Krr>dei hot fititl .n a tangi*>t?
, When show" the plans'for the buildirg
and the earnestness in which the
citizens had gone after the work he
seemed very much pleased. He inquired
into the finances of the hospital,
etc. When told that the building
would cost about $35,000, and the
building site about $5,000 he told the
; committee to purchase the site and to
commence work on the building at
once, as he would pay for both.
County Teachers Hold Meeting.
Kingtree.?The princials of the high
| schools of Williamsburg county met at
! the auditorium of the Kinstree high
and graded school for the purpose of
organizing a county oratorical and athI
letic contest. The meeting was called
to order by Superintendent of EduI
cation J. G. McCullough. Prof. James
' Driver, who is director of athletics at
I the University of South Carolina,
oade pleasant address, in which he
' ?*i S ? n^vontnaoc nf u fnilllfV
U u 1111J ru me nu ? ntii?nvu v. M ?^
asBociation. the purpose of which
| should be to develop the spirit of athi
letics and promote good health among
| the boys and girls of tfce high schools
Drowned in Swollen Stream.
Spartanburg.?While attempting to
j cross Enoree river, a small stream
which had been swelled to three times
: its usual size by six inches of rr.in,
i which fell in this vicinity, C. C. Ligon,
a leading citizen of Enoree, Vhs
drowned, when a small boat was dashed
to pieces by debris rushing down
the torrent of water. His companion,
Will Pulley, may be dead or may be
alive; no one on this side of the river
j can ascertain, as communication with
the other side has been cut off.
Lexington County Prospering.
Lexington.?If the tecent published
statements of the several banks of
this county, as reported to the comptroller
of the currency at Washington
and to the state hank examiner,
are to be taken as an index to the general
prosperity of the people this
county iB enjoying a season of unprecedented
prosperity. The banks, without
exception, are In a very prosperous
condition, the total resources as
well as the deposits are larger than
ever before in the history of the coun
TyConfederate
Veterans to Meet.
Lexington.?Commander M. D. Har
man of Camp Steadman. United Coni
federate Veterans, of Lexington has
issued a call for the veterans to meet
at Lexington on Monday. March 25,
1 for the purpose of electing officers.
naming delegates to represent the or
' der at the unveiling of the Confeder!
ate monument in the city of Columbia
under the auspices of the Daugh)
ters of the Confederacy on April 11,
! and also electing delegates to attend
: the general reunion of Confederate
1 veterans at Macon, Ga., on May 7. 8. 9.
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Another Lap Has Been Travelled.
St. Matthews.?Another lap in the
long and tedious journey towards a
Court House and jail for Calhoun
County has been travelled, and the
end is now in sight. Senator Summers
and Representative Paulding got
a bill through the recent session of
the Legislature providing for an election
on the issue of $20,000 in coupon
bonds by Calhoun County for the pur
pose of erecting a Court House and
jail and further providing for an election
thereon at the general election
St. Matthews guaranteed $20,000.
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TORT MILL, S. C., THUI
JLWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
?
.atest General New# That Ha# Been
Collected From Many Towns and
Counties of the Glate.
Laurens.?The covt of sessions disused
of a large amount of business
n one day. Eleven convictions were
ecorded and two pleas of guilty enter
?d. These covered seven different
:ase8.
Cheraw. ? A destructive tornado
twept through Cheraw and left a path
)t destruction behind. Fortunately,
to lives were the forfeit of the wreck.
The tornado, which came from the
*outh? covered an area of 200 yards
n width.
Swansea.?An election for intenient
and wardens, held here, resultad:
For intendant, R. E. Inabet, 32;
Tor wardens, B. E. Williams, 33; J. L.
Haigler 32, L. D. Corbitt 25, H. N.
Sharp 28. This is a. good council for
the next year.
SumtT.?The county superintendent
of education, J. Herbert Haynsworth,
has issued & meeting for the
Boys' Corn Club for noon March 23,
at the court house. At the meeting
the boys will elect officers and other- j
wise complete the organization.
Sumter.?At the regular meeting of 1
city council Mayor Jennings announc- |
ed that Dr. C. P. Osteen had resigned
from the board of health, and that he
had appointed in his stead Dr. H. A.
Mood. The appoiniment was confirmed.
a
Greenville.?Through its property
agent, G. K. Willis, the interurban
electric railway has secured option on
a depot site in Honea Path. The property
embraces one acre and lies in the
heart of town. Construction work on
the Honea Path terminal is expected i
to begin within a few weeks.
Columbia.?The lernt of E. J. Wat- j
son, as commissioner of agriculture,,
commerce and industries, has expired.
The governor willfturn from Baltimore,
when lie is expected to make an
announcement as to the reappoint- j
nient of Commissioner Watson. Mr.
Watson was appointed by Gov. Ansel
In 1908 for a term of four years.
Greenville.?A committee of the I>
cal bar has been appointed for the purpose
of arranging a special term of
civil court for Greenville. TTi^-'pTtTa !
term will be held between the approaching
term which convenes March
25 and the regular June term. The
docket for civil business is quite
heavy and in the special term lies the
only hope of relieving the congestion.
~ ho* crant
l>01un. Hit. 1 lir guicilll/l liaa a> ^ I
ed a parole to W. F. Strickland, *'ho
was convicted in Horry county on the
charge of assault and battery with In- j
tent to kill and sentenced to tbree
years in the penitentiary or to p#y a
fine of on th? condition tha.t he
iv ; -f lv.\eisfl hirnsv
countv and on the fi rther condition of
good behavior.
Greenville.?According to a computation
from the office of the county
auditor, there are now 10,107 voters
in Greenville county?an increase of
; 2,500 over last year. In the election
| this summer it is predicted that
Greenville's vote will approximate
9,000 easily, and possibly more. The
heaviest vote polled heretofore was
8,500, four years ago.
Greenville.?It is the consensus of
opinion among members of the Green
ville legislative delegation that the
j chief matter before the recent session
was the contest between the body and
the governor over vetoed measures. It
i may be observed also that members
! feel a certain satisfaction in the fact
j that they were victorious in practical
ly every case.
| Charleston.?Of interest to a large
number in Charleston and many peo
j pie from t^e interior of the state is
a movement which has been inaugurated
to secure a more convenient site
for Central Union church on Sullivan's
Island, where services are held during
the summer by visiting ministers. The
church was blown down in the storm
last August.
I Columbus.?Gen. Willie Jones has
, issued a call for a meeting of the state
executive committee, to be held in Columbia
April 10, at 8 p. m.. for the
purpose of issuing a call for the state
convention. The meeting was called
for April 10 in order to allow the
members who desire to stay over for
the unveiling of the monument to the
, women of the Confederacy, on April
11, the next day.
Charleston.?'"The proposition of
some of the aldermen to vote a salary
to the members of city council is a
bad scheme," declared Mayor Grace,
in speaking in no uncertain terms of
disapproval of the bill of Alderman
O'Rourke giving a salary of IJOO to
the aldermen.
Klloroe. The Santee Rifles, the local
militia company, was inspected
here by Col. W. W. Moore and Capt.
Mc.Vlaster. The company has a membership
of 43 men and is one of the
oldest and best companies among the
militia, the4 members always responding
to the call of duty.
Chester.?The following grand jurors
have been drawn for the approaching
term of the court of general
sessions: Z. M. Darby, J. B. Brennan.
S. A. McWaters, Joe Wylie, J. L. Abel!,
1 S. J. Cornwell, W c. McKeown, R. H.
Fudge, J. M. Grant. W. C. I^athan,
David Wade and H. K. McGarity.
Shreveport.?Albert Mays, a negro
was convicted of wife murder and bis
punishment fixed at life imprisonment
19 minutes after th case against him
was called in court. There were no
eye-witnesses to the cutting of the
woman's throat, and this saved the
husband from hanging.
Orangeburg. -The fund for the rebuilding
of the Baptist church at
Branehville is continually advancing,
and it is soon hoped that the amount
needed will be raised The fund has
now reached the $1,376.50 mark and is
being added to each day.
Columbia. ? Probably the largest
j contract bond ever written in South
Carolina was that of John J. Cain of
Columbia, contractor for th? new 1.7story
Palmetto National bank b'Jfiuj
ing, which David G. Ellison, agent for
; the American Surety company of New
York, recently secured. The amount
of the bond was $150,000.
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MILL
*SDAY, MARCH 21, 1912.
Ill DITCHED:
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SPREADING OF RAILS UNDER THE
ENGINE CAUSED BAD WRECK ,
NEAR SPARTANBURG. Jls
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DID NOT CAUSE ANY DEATHS
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Three Car? of Birmingham Special 0](
Jump and Tear up Track For Two 8,1
Hundred Yards?Day Coach Hurled ?f
Sixty Feet to One Side. w
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Spartanburg.?The Southern Rail- J8
Kay's fast train No. 30 known as the th
'Birmingham Special." was wrecked
it Drayton mill village, 2 miles east of
3t this city. The four cars just in
jack of the engine left the rails, the th
;nGine without the tender remaining
jn the track. m
No one was killed. C. S. Mooney, \\
)f Flowery Branch, (Ja., baggage i Bi
master, sustained a cut on the right
eg and other minor injuries. He si
was caught beneath the baggage in M
his car and was gotten out with dif- Bi
Acuity.
Others slightly injured were: G. N. le
Ruff, of Atlanta, mail agent; W. R. to
Hunt, of Westminster, S. C., mail th
agent; G. W. Ackers, of Atlanta, mail b<
agent. pi
The wreck was caused by the front M
truck of the baggage car splitting a si
switch, where the siding going into ei
the mill village leaves the main sf
line. This car pulled the mail car, ci
immediately in front of it, and the ol
tender from the engine off the rails
and caused the coach and pullman m
to be hurled thirty feet from the j it
track. The rails and ties were torn ol
out of the roadbed for 300 yards. ei
Congressman Joseph T. Johnson, of w
this city, returning to Washington, ' tl
was a passenger on the train, but
sustained no injury. S
Board of Assessors For Richland. c<
Columbia.?The board of assesors c<
for Richland county met in the office ti
of B. C. DuPre, auditor, and perfected a
organization for immediate work. The e
board, which was announced a few : y
days ago. is as follows: City of Coumbin
K. W. Parker. C. M. Hide, T
D. G. Kllison. Cpper Township W. d
H Sondley. G. W. Taylor, C. S. Lever, a
Centre Township A. O. Gilmore, W. s
A. Rabon, Z. T. Lykes. Low?>r Town- h
ship?E. H. Kaminer, J. C. Turner, a
W. J. McKinnon. Columbia Town- w
ship?Wm. Stork, Wm. Plaft, S. W. tl
Dent. Shandon?H. A. Taylor. W. L. F
Bennett, ('. M. Scott. Eau Claire?G t<
W. Newman, J. B. Dukes, Wm. S. Y
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Contest Over Appointment* I \
Lexiugion.?li :a Highly probable i
that there will be a contest over the <
appointment by Gov. Biease or a ]
board of registration for this county 1 ]
; other than that recommended by Sen ; ]
ator C'rosson. No definite action hap
been taken. It is possible that the |
old board will continue to meet and
will refuse to turn over to the board (
appointed by the governor over the (
protest of the Lexington senator. Senator
C'rosson recommended the reap (
pointment of B. 11. Barre, Jas. D. Lang i
| ford and E. J. S. Hayes. The gov- J (
' ernor refused to reseognize the ree j
ommendatiou and appointed L. W. ; '
I Wise, R. Wilbur Frick and Manly 1'. i
j George. 1
Fair Association in oooa snap:.
Spartan hurt;.?The annual meeting |
of the Spartanburg County Fair As (
sociation heard reports showing the
organization to bp in good shape fi i
nancially and with bright prospects
for the next fair, which will be held ]
the last week in October. Several |
plans lookirg to the enlargement of (
the agricultural features of thp fair .
are under coDsideraation. It is also
probable that the textile building will ,
be erected this summer, in which the ,
mills of the county will exhibit their
products. The election of officers resulted
in the reelection of John R
Floyd, president; Paul V. Moore, sec- 1
retary; K. O. Frierson. treasurer, sue- j
ceeding John T. Rhett, resigned.
Columbia.?The report of W. F.
Stieglitz. councilman, and the superin- j ,
tendent of waterworks, for the month
of February, was read before council !
Reward For Hutto Murderer. j i
Anderson.?Count w Supervisor Pearman
has offered a reward of $100 for (
the apprehension, with proof to con- 1 |
vict, the party or part.es who murdered
David Hutto on Christmas night
last. It will be recalled that Mr. Hutto,
who was a Confederate veteran
was foully murdered in his little store !
room. His body, partially decomposed,
was found in the store on Friday fol
lowing Christmas. His head had been
crushed in. It has been impossible to
find a clue upon which an arrest
could result.
Have Not Decided On Judge.
Anderson.?It lias not been an
nounced yet what judge will be sent ,
to Anderson to preside over the special
term of court, which convenes on
Monday, April 1, to try the negro (
William Reed, who is held on the
charge of attempting to criminally assault
the wife of a prominent farmer
at Dean's station about two woeks (
ago. Preparations for the court are
being made, however. The jurors to (
serve at the term have been drawn
and summoned. It is likely that this
court will dispose of other cases.
Brought Negroes To Penitentiary.
Columbia. ? Joe Mallory. Durant
Coles and Charlotte Kasterling. three
negroes, held in connection with the
murder of Prentiss Moore and Guy
Rogers, the two young white boys
who were found dead in Marlboro
county in 1910, were br night to Co
lumhia a few days aco i y k. J. Patterson,
sheriff of Matlboro county,
! and placed in the state penitentiary.
Malloy is charged with the muiucr ol
the two hoys and Charlotte Kasterli.it
as an accessory. Cole3 is held as a ir
terial witness.
TI
ISTS OF THE COMMISSIONS
i
e Spent $3,000 and Collected $500,
)00?Other? Collected Nothing?
Spent $4,000 in One Year.
Columbia.?The Blease winding-up
pensary commission, which cost
: slate of South Carolina approxiitely
$4,000 for one year, is to be
olished within the next several
ieks as a result of the Crosso nresition.
Not one dollar turned Into the
ite treaasury as a result of the work
ihe Blease commission.
The AnseJ winding-up commission
liich was dissmissed by Gov. Blease
i the grounds of "incompetency'
orked f(< four years at a cost ol
,000 to the state and turned into
e state treasury about $500,000.
It is expected that the linal meeting
the Blease commission will be held
Columbia in the near future, when
e final report will be made.
The members of the Blease comission
are James Stackhou.se, J. V.
'allace, F. H. Dominick, Tlios. F.
fantley and K. M. Thomson.
The members of the Ansel cominison
were Dr. W. J. Murray, John
cSween, Avery Patton, J. Steele ;
rice and A. N. Wood.
Testimony was presented before the I
gislaiu're investigating committee ,
the effect that a settlement with
ie Richland Distilling company had
>en perfected for 5100,000 when the
esent governor was elected. John ;
cSween, a member of the commis- j
on, testifying said that after the gov- !
nor was elected that the offer oi
'ttlement for $100,000 was never dis- j
isfecd again by the representatives
' the Richland Distilling company.
The legislative investigating com- i
littee has resumed its sessions here
is very probable that the members
f the Blease commission will be callJ
by the committee to tell of the
ork that was accomplished during
ie one year of its existence.
outh Carolina New Enterprises.
The secrotary of state has issued a
nmmission to the Hyman-Schneider i
ompany of Georgetown with a cap!
\\ stock of $10,000. The petitioners
re A. H. Hyman and A. M. Schneid
r. A charter has been issued to the
lurphy Hardware company of Ches!>r
with a capital stock of $10,000
'he officers are J. V. Murphy, presient;
R. \V. Strange, vice president
nd W. L. Murphy, general manager
ecretary and treasurer. A commission
as been issued to the Dry Dock Coal
nd Timber company of Charleston
rith a capital stock of$5,000. The pettioners
are H. D. Workman and II. II.
'icken. A commission has been issued
o the Pamplico Supply company of
'amplico with a capital stock of
00. Tfoe petitioners are M. A Cole"""
I' .t llvmnn. \\
?nd K. <i. Funk lea. A c
jeen issued to the Hank ot centenary
with a capital stock of $l'5,000. The
petitioners are W. McG. Buck, C. ().
Dixon, D. G. Brooks, A. F. Woods
Henry Mullins and W. H. David.
Limited Side-Swipes Freight Train.
The Southeastern Limited, Southprn
passenger train No. .11 "side-swip
pd" a freight train at the siding near
Blytbewood. The engine of No. 31 war
derailed and four cars were badly
smashed. Robert McDougal, engineer
Dn the freight train, sftrained his left
ftnkle and received a scalp wound
The accident tied tip traffic on the Columbia-Charlotte
division for about
three hours Both the passenger and
freight were southbound. The freight
was backing into Blytbewood siding
when No. 31 passed and collided with
several box cars not "in the clear."
County Teachers Hold Meeting.
One of the best educational gather
Ings held in Barnwell county for sorrn
time and one from which it is expect
pd that much good will come was held
at Barnwell when the trustees and
teachers met in the Barnwell high
school auditorium. Horace J. Grouch,
county superintendent of education
presided.
bor find Orcutt was in the act of unlocking
the door w hen the explosion
occurred. Neither was injured. They
live s?even miles southeast of this
place. Ore int. who is a Creek Indian
citizen recentl> became involved in
land litigation and if is said that revenue
wn- probably the motive of the
htsgiis v\ tio caused the explosion.
Boiler Explosion Kills Twenty Five.
San Antonio, Texas.?Between 20
and '10 men were killed outright and
50 injured by an explosion of the
boiler of one of the Southern Pacific's
finest locomotives in the yards. .Many
of the dead and injured were strikebreakers.
mostly from the North who
I came last fall at the beginning of
the Southern I'acif. shopmen's strike
which has not yet been settled. A
full public investigation will begin.
Four buildings, forming a square
( around the tracks, where the locomotive
stood, were wrecked.
Railroad Suit is Compromised.
The suit of Deputy Sheriff J. S.
Hnntsinger of Greenville against the
Southern Railway company has been
compromised. Suit was brought foi
$15,000, Mr. Hunsinger claiming damages
to that amount for being put off
a train by a ticket collector after lie
had paid his fare.
Chaingang Guard Wounded.
J. M. Boulware. guard of the count>
chaingang. accidentally shot himself
the entire charge of buck shot entering
his left shoulder and arm. Mr
Hon I ware was alighting from a wagon
and tlie hammer of hi* gun shuck tim
wagon, discharging the gun. I)r. .1 F.
Kinney at once went to the wounded
man, ten miles from the city. .Mr.
Boulware was hurried to the hospital
in Laurinburg. N. (*. where the arm
was amputated at the shoulder joint.
The last reports were that he wa
resting well.
Delegates to Annual Reunion.
The confederate veterans of I^an
caster county. Wvlie I Caskey, commander
met in the court house and
elected the following delegates to the
annual reunion to be held this year in
.Macon. Ga.: ('apt. M. J. Hough, W. I,
Caskey, T. H. Davis. The meeting
passed a resolution asking the Lancaster
delegation to use their influence
with the next legislature to have an
net passed doing away with soldiers'
home in Columbia. The only reason
assigned for this move is that the
home is not wnai is uu^m iu ue.
Have About Solved Murder Mystery
The detectives say that they have
about solved the mystery of the tmir
der of little Andrew JaekEon at Klor
ence. While things have not been
brought out clearly, their hypothesis
seems to be that there had been
trouble be'ween Andrew and two little
boys of Mcintosh, the hackman, and
that the boys renewed the fight with
he little fellow when he left his grand
mother's and that a grown man. a
n^ro known as Georgetown, who
drives a hack for Mcintosh, took
ttie metier and choked him to death
IN OVATION TO ii
I. LITTLETON
NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE DE ?
LIVERS POWERFUL SPEECH i
FOR IN COME TAX. t
CRITICISES SUPREME COURT
? 1
Democratic Leader Underwood Out
lines Bill in tne House ana ucciarcs ;
Growth of Socialism Due to Annul*
ment of the Tax. 1
1
Washington. ? Democratic Leader
Oscar W. Underwood, supporting the
proposed excise tax bill in the House, i
charged that the Supreme Court by j
its annulment of the income tax in :
1805 was responsible for the growth of
Socialism in the United States.
The pending measures, which probably
will soon pass the House, is ex- !
peeted to raise beiween $.">u,000,000
and $ ><),000,000 a year in revenue for
the government. Multimillionaires An- |
drew Carnegie, J. I'ierpont Morgan and
John D. Rockefeller would be compelled
to pay their full share of taxation
under its terms, the Democratic
leader declared.
A remarkable demonstration marked
the speech of Representative Littleton
of New York. He cited court i
records to prove the constitutionality
of the bill and urged its passage.
"I want to say that if we expect
to tax the wealth of this country as ,
we ought to tax it," he said, "we must
not stand paralyzed before this fm- |
peding influence of the court. We
cannot forecast the judgment of the 1
courts, but we must not let that impede
us."
"When the government had the
right to tax wealth," said Mr. tin- ;
derwood, "we did not near ine auclalistlc
cry of those able to boar the
burden of taxation
"The spirit of unrest came wlten
the Supreme Court abandoned its policy
of a hundred years and, five jus- <
tices to four, said in effect to Con*
mess that great wealth was to be exempted
from taxation '
"I do not want to be understood
as railing at the Judiciary," said Mr.
i Littleton. "I do. however, want to be
understood as criticizing the Supreme
Court's decision of 18^5 on the income
tax law which cut off at one stroke
three-fourths of the taxing power.
Allen Clan Surrounded by Officers.
HillsvHL. Va.?Tlie authorities of
suriounding the region
.< it ?n Allen clan are supposed
to be hiding. A large posse composed
of North Carolina sheriffs and depu,
ties together with several detectives
are closing in from the North Carolina
mountains while another large
force Is pushing Its way from Hillsviile
soulhward Developments are
not expected for two or three days
us the officers being far into the
mountains are rauier iciuuic nuu
telegraph and telephone stations.
Postoffice Robbed in Tennesee.
Chattanooga. Tenn.?The postoffice
at Jasper, Tenn, was robbed of $700
or $S0o The vault was blown open
j with nitroglycerine and torn literally
to pieces. The explosion was heard
by the night operator of tlie telephone
I office and he thought it was a bank
directly under his office and was too
frightened to make an outcry. The
robbers escaped
French Miners Vote To Strike.
Denain, France.?A large number of
coal milters in this d:strlct of the department
of the Nord voted to go on
strike in spite of the decision of the
French National Miners' federation
against such a step. The union officials
are trying to prevent the spread
of the movement.
Unusual Tide of Emigration.
Chicago. III.?Foreginers in unprecedented
numbers are taking bookings
from Chicago to their fatherlands, according
to steamship agents. "The
rush is unusual for this time of the
year, " stid one agent. "We have calls
for more than our reservations will
allow us to care for.
Ten Persons Were Drowned.
Loudon.?Seven passengers and
three Kuropeens of the crew of the
Peninsula k Oriental steamer Oceana
were drowned after the collision between
?he Oceana and the fJerinan
bark I'isagua in the I'nglish channel.
A boat in which tin- v n passengers
and sailors were making Tor the mainland
capsized. The I', and O. officials
say several las-nrs of the crew were
drowned. The Oceana sank soon after
the collision. The I'isagua was
lowed to port at Dover hi a sinking
?ondition.
Home Wrecked By Dynamite.
Tulsa. Okla. Alvin Orcutt and his
bride narrowly escaped death when
their home was wrecked by a dynamite
explosion. They were returning
from an evening's visit to a neigh
\
f \
$1.25 PER YEAR
ROM THE PALMETTO STATE
olumn of Short Paragraphs of State
News of Interest to the People of
the State.
Columbia.?Exceptionally low rate?
>n all railroads from all points in
louth Carolina and Augusta. Ga..
ave been secured for the unveiling
)(, the Woman's Monument in Colum
lia on April 11, and an arrangement
las been made whereby those attendng
the Columbia music festival on
:he 11th and 12th may alao take ad
.antage of them.
Columbia.?State Superintendent of
Education Swearingen has addressed
i circular letter to the county superintendents
throughout the state calling
attention to the two school hws
of staaie-wide importance enacted at
the recent session of the general assembly,
the Consolidated Graded
School Act and the Act distributing
the dispensary fund.
Columbia.?The whiskey sales for
the dispensaries, in six counties of the
state amounted to $218,122.38 for the ,
month of February, according to a re
port Issued by M. H. Mobley, dispenBary
auditor. Richland conntv led the
state with $70.2-4.25. The operating
expenses for the month amounted to
$11,870.61. The total sales are about
the same as in January.
Columbia.?It is announced from
Washington that the Interstate com
merce commission will send Special
Kxaminer Gibson to Columbia oa
April 12 to take testimony in the
case of the board of trade of Cheraw
against the Seaboard Air Line railway
and the Highland Park Manufacturing
Company against the Southern railway.
Anderson.?Alleging that W. W.
Rice maliciously and viciously assaulted
and struck him. biting the
forefinger of the left hand so severely
that it was necessary that it be am
putated by a surgeon, S. K. Leverett
of Moseley, this county, has instituted
suit against Rice, claiming damages
In the amount of $2,000 for alleged
physical and mental pain suffered, and
expense incurred because of the in
jury.
Charleston.?In addition to the rcg
ular county offices which must be
tilled by election by fflV-Charleston
county voters during the coining
slimmer, an entirely new office, which
has not yet been voted for, will
stand before the people to be filled
This office is that of judge of the
civil and criminal court of Charleston
county, created by an act of the genoral
us?omh!v of 1P11. as amended by
an act passed at the recent session.
Walhalla.?Jim Killian, tlie 14-year
old Oconee boy charged with the raur
der of Young Cheek, during Christmat
week/ was convicted of manslaughter
,and will he sentenced to serve r
term in n-t'if tmfi . y?T<^Tu " "" "
Cheek was shot and killed in the Kil
Man home. Mrs. Killian, a widow
with seven children lived in the Woll
State section of the county where
Cheek was a frequent visitor to the
home to visit a daughter of Mr* Kil
liaa
Columbia.?The remittitur in the
case of Charles Barber was sent tc
Spartanburg by U. It. Brooks, clerk
of the Supreme Court. The Spartan
burg man. who is under a sentence
of two years for breach of trust, wll!
very probably be brought to the state
penitentiary in the near future to be
gin the service of his sentence. ThSupreme
Court denied a rehearing ir
his case.
Spartanburg.?Records in the office
of the chamber of commerce show
that 51 farmers have entered the Spar
tunburg county corn growing contest
This is the movement inaugurated
here to place Spartanburg up among
the first corn growing counties of the
country at the National Corn Show
to be held in Columbia next winter
The chamber of commerce has appro
priated $1,000 for the promotion ol
I the contest.
Barnwell.?A petition was ciroulaied
among the freeholders of Barnwel!
asking the town council to call ar
election on the question of installing
an electric light and waterworks plant
The petition was enthusiastically re
ceived, and was presented, with thf
required number of signatures to the
city fathers. The prelminary steps
are now being taken and the mayot
and aldermen will confer with engi
neers as to the cost of a plant, sur
veying the town, etc.
Columbia.?The governor has grant
ed a parole to Frank Mothershed, whc
was convicted in Williamsburg coun
ly in October of 1001) on the charge
of assault and battery with intent
: to kill. Since assuming office the gov
ernor has extended clemency in 33?
j cases.
Greenville. Under a new law giv
ing rural police to Grcenviile county
two men, J. M. Vcrlin and It. J. Bailej
?were elected at a meeting of the
Greenville county delegation. The officers
will receive $000 a year each
and will enter upon their duties at
once.
Orangeburg.- The town election at
Norway was held and the election
passed off quietly. TIip following
were elected: If. I*. Fulmer, intend
; ant; wardens. J. F. Bates, Dr. B. B
! Sailey, Tom Cogburn and Mr. Flynn
Messrs. Bates. Sailey and Cogburn
j were re-elected.
Columbia.-After b'aving a .note
with a negro woman telling his family
where to find bis body. Windman
Smith, a prominent Hampton county
farmer, drowned himself in I-owndes
Lake. His body was tound floating
*' * IftL-a Cmith u*!ia
.>11 TOO Hurlatc ui inr in fit. w....... 66
years of age.
St. Matthews. ? Kliolt Moore anil
Lem Hamilton were tried in the city
court on the charge of selling liquor
j Moore was convicted and a mistrial
1 ' was ordered as to Hamilton. Moore
managed to r/iaake a noiseless escape
from the custody of the court *
Orangeburg?The Orangeburg coun|
ty boys' corn contest club member
ship continues to grow and a large
club will result in this county. Owing
to the con tin rod rains, the work
of organizing and electing officers for
the club has not been done, hut now
soon the club is to be completely organized
and officers elected.