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I m i mm m ESTABLISHED IN 189 DESCRIBED PLOT ! 10 BUY A PARDON . THE TESTIMONY WAS BACKED ] UP WITH THE DICTOGRAPH i h d c r n d r\c r.bwwr.v?. SENSATIONS AT THE HEARING > 1 Name of Sam J. Nichols of SpartanI ' burg Brough in As Alleged Go- , Between For Sale of Mercy?Burns i Man Revealed Carefully Set Trap. Columbia.?A special from Augusta, Ga., states that five thousand dollars , for Cole L. Blease, goveru'i- of South Carolina; five thousand dollars for Sam J. Nicbolle, attorney of Spartanburg and friend of Gov. Blease; five thousand dollars for C; P. Sims, at- , torney of Spartanburg. IS. S. l-'eed. < chief lieutenant of Wii'ia n .1. Burns, < the famous detective, swore that these ' air. cunts were to be paid to the three persons named for the pardon of Gus DeFord, one of the most notorious ' prisoners in the South Carolina peni- j tentiary, who was convicted in Spar tanburg county in 1902%on the charge I of blowing ilia safe o' 'lie i.noree Mfg. Co., when over $S,090 was secur- 1 ed and sentenced to serve a term of 1 ten years. Detective Ileed was on the ( stand before the legislative committee c u. a u. 5 ior several coirs auu ,i*j *,a?c mo testimony supporting it with iluu- j sands of words of dictagraph records. ' The final act of the alleged gigantic 1 pardon deal was to have'been reach- 1 ed several days ago wKh the "v"). K." telegram from Sum J. Nicholls to the effect that the pardon had been grant- ' ed. The telegrum was not received. T. B. Felder placed in evidence his draft for $2,600 drawn on the Fourth National bank, Atlanta, to be deposited in the Bank of Commerce of Spartanburg for financing the deal / whereby evidence was to be secured that Gov. Blease had been guilty of selling pardons. E. S. Reed, one of the best detectives in the United States and head of the Burns forces, was selected to carry out the work under the name of ' Henry N. Porter, attorney, of Chicago, 111." Direct testimony was given that Sam J. Nicholls had been given a check for $500 as a retainer fee to secure the pardon for DeFord and that the check was on deposit In the Bank of Commerce in Spartanburg. ( Direct testimony was given by Reed and Felder that an additional check 1 for $600 had been placed at the dis- ( posal of Nicholls for work in buying J a pardon for DeFord. Direct testimony * was given that there is $15,000 on tie- ] posit in a Chicago bank to be paid ' to Sam J. Nicholls upon the ground r that DeFord had been released from the state penitentiary. These checks, Felder said, will be | , piacea iu eviueuce ueiui c iuc ivuujutee. Over 25.000 words in test'raony from the dictagraph was placed in evi dence with reference to the pardon deal with the conversations between ^ Sam J. Nicholls and "Henry N. Tor- | ter," the detective, were given. Thia ( testimony was taken by expert stem ! ographers. The principal statement ' taken in a Washington hotel was by the private secretary of Postmaster Geueral Hitchcock. Should the case ever be brought to court, these stenog raphers will be put up as witnessef The testimony was sworn to by Detective "Henry N. Porter." South Carolina Guards at Anniston. Members of the 3d regiment, South Carolina Infantry, encamped at Anitis ton, Ala., are going at their duties in the field with zest, according to special correspondence from the "seat of war." The Guardsmen realize the value which this instruction will be to them, and have gone into the game with a determination to make a record for themselves in the matter of field exercises and drills. It has been with considerable pleasure that -he guardsmen have looked forward to the last days of encampment, when the big manoeuvers will take place. Salaried Secretary For Chamber. The employment of a permanent, salaried secretary will be taken in connection with the state chamber of commerce, organized in Columbia. More definite details*>f the plans of the new organization will be known | after a meeting of the director or th? ohamhrr. which will be held ill the I near future to hear reports from the committees on financial arrangements and proposed by-laws. Following tlu.s meeting some steps will be taken toward the employment of a salaried secretary. i Catawba Indians to Rock Hill. The annual pilgrimage of the Catawba Indians to Rock Hill occurred a few days ago. at which Special A^eat S. H. White paid to the members cf the tribe their apportionment of the state appropriation of $5,000 less the school fund and the reserve for miror expenses. Kach head received $44 The heads of families drew for the entire family, some drawing for their self, wife and eight children. However. there are a number of old melds and bachelors on the reservation Important Opinion Handed Down. The opinions in the case of the State vs. E. L. Hartzog and R. H. Rudisili, involving an important con stitutional question, were handed down. The case was considbre-1 by the supreme court at the November term in 1911 and is an appeal from an order of the circuit court refusing to quash an indictment charging two contractors with disposing of monev under statutory lien. The case turned cn the penal provisions of one of the sections of the criminal code. X THE i. CANDIDATES OF THIS STATE For the United States Senate Aro Three In Number.?They Are Tillman, Dial and Talbert. Columbia.?The candidates for the United States Senate in South Carolina are: B. R. Tillman, of Edgefield; NT. B. Dial, of Laurens, and W. J. Talbert, of Edgefield. Tillman is the present incumbent and is known nationally and beyond national limits?by virtue of the power of his mind and past achievements?though he was absent from the state Democratic convention, which met in Columbia a few weckB ago, his Influence there was almost as great as was Bryan's at Baltimore. The probabilities are that nobody would be running against him. except for the fact that his health is not good, and it is nece?.:^ry for competing candidates to make i sort of entry and pay a fee under the primary rules. Since the opening of the campaign, however, and after Messrs. Dial and Talbert came out the state conve" tion has modified the rule and will i apen the way for another candidate jr candidates, in case of the death of inyone who is running. It is generally reported that Mr. 1 Talbert and Mr. Dial came into the ace under the old arrangement, with < ittle or no expectation of winning f Tillman lives, but with the pur)ose, as Judge Mackey once said: ! 'Of being around handy where the ?fflce would have no trouble to find < hem," in caBe of Tillman's death and ] >f being legally qualified under the 1 )ld rule, under which all other per10ns would have been barred out of he race. It is generally believed that , f Senator Tillman's health does not secome worse he will win, In spite 5f the fact that he is making no canvass. Mr. Dial is a man who has done 1 considerable indusf ial development and stands well in the state. He was president of the cotton se?d oil mill in Laurens, when it was bulk. He also organized the cotton mill at Ware Shoals waterpower, and ban a creditable contact with industrial and banking development in his neighborhood. Mr. Talbert has been congressman , from his district an 1 acquitted himself creditably in that position. He is a confederate veteran and a farmer who haB been much in politics Postmasters End Session. With the selection of Glenn Springs as the next place of meeting, the South Carolina Postmasters' Association closed its eighth annual convention at the Isle of Palms. Mr. Ellison Capers, of Summerton, was elected tiresident of the organization for the :omiug year, succeeding In this capacty Mr. W. M. Floyd of Spartanburg. I Vfr. L. G. Young of Union was elected rice president of the association, and dr. T. M. McLeod of Hartsville, sec- 1 etary and treasurer for the ensuing erm. The postmasters opened their invention at the Isle of Palms. Wedr 1 lesday. They held two meetings on he last day at which a number of mat- j 1 ers of interest to the postal service ' vere discussed by various members. I 1 i 1 South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has given he Greenwood Cotton Mills the right :o increase its capital stock from PSOO.OOO to $900,000. The State Savings Rank of Charleston has been given the right to increase its capttal from $30,000 to $50,000 and its surplus from $10,000 to $20,(>00. A general banking business is conducted. The Citizens' Loan and Trust Company of Cheraw has been commissioned with a capital stock of $15,000. The petitioners are M. B. Smith. J. A. Watson, P. H. Stuck. S. T. A. McManus and T. W. Belk. Are After The Blind Tigers. Mayor bivens. Chief of Police Hayeg and Rural Policeman McDonald of McColl were kept busy last week looking after the blind tiger population of this community. Fourteen parties were arrested charged with the illicit sale of whiskey. All gave bond out four who were locked up. The men | wero tried and 10 of them plead guilty and drew fines ranging from $40 to $100 each. In dll the town treasury is richer by $700 by reason of the convictions. Two Engines Meet With Disaster. Two engines coupled together met <lienetflp tho ni11ekirf<4 nf c. i I II uioaoui ua* ?.uv vwvw?i. < V- - - ? - ( ley. They were doubling back to Atlanta at a high rate of speed ?o move peach trains. Fireman Byrd of iSninosvllle was terribly scalded. H's injuries are probably fatal. The Torn engine ran 150 yards after 'caving the rails. The second engine turned down an embannkment when it had gone about 75 yards. The tender of the engine thrown down embankment crashed down on the opposite t-do of the track from the engine. To Establish Fish Culture Station. Representative Lever has just been informed by the commissioner of the bureau of fisheries that it is the intention of that bureau to resume at an early date the investigation of sites for the establishment of a fish culture station in South Carolina. It is stated that no selection wi'l oe made until all the sites have been thoroughly inspected. The bureau made an effort early in the sprr.g of this year to select a site, but th-> work had to be postponed on account of unfavorable weather. Print* of Record* of Regiments. A. S. Salley, Jr., secretary of the historical commission, has receireJ from Washington a number of fhe photostatic prints of the record i of South Carolina regiments in the War Between the state. The reproduction of the records are almost as legible as the originals. The prints received ore reproductions of company muster rolls and similar papers. Until recently the United States war department refused to allow the Confederate records to be copied, but a few months ago ?b objections were removed. RT ORT MILL, S. C., THUI . FOI F mm ended ; THE DRUGGISTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA CLOSE MEETING AT I ISLE OF PALMS. a ^ t TO MEET AT GLENN SPRINGS g . c Pharmacists' Association Goes on ^ Record as Favoring Two Grades or i ? f Licenses Instead of One?Bill Providing Change To Be Drafted. d a Charleston.?In a haze of blue l smoke and delightful memories the a thirty-sixth annual meeting of the South Carolina Pharmaceutt nl Association came to a close. The final act , of the programme v ?s the smoKer at . tu> Seashore Hotel, isle of Falms, t and a. -e the druggists enjoyed one ' of the mt. pleasurable even's of the 1 entire meet. 'g. Tho thirty seventh f annual meetii * will be held at Glenn v Springs. Spart. iburg county, according to the decisi n of the bod/. 1 i Dr. O. Frank h rt, of Columbia, was j; elected president of the association t for the coming yea Dr. Arthur Irwin, d of Spartanburg an Dr. O. A. Mat- f thews, of Bennetts lie, were chosen e first and second vi< > presidents, and v for the thirteenth co secutive time Dr. j n ? '* C!w*l*k i Q pit V U'ys p]ppt. 1 r Ictuiv IT I. Olllllllt VI I o Viv.?, ?. MW , , ed secretary and tri surer of the or- t ganlzation. Dr. T. P. Young, of | t Greenwood, was elected" a member of t the state examining board, to 111 the c vacancy caused by the expiration of v the term of Dr. H. E. Heintish, Jr., of j r Spartanburg. The board of examiners v will hold Its next meeting at Shooter a on November 20. | t The South Carolina Pharmaceutical ^ Association opened its annual meeting at the Isle of Palms the Seashore Ho- ; f tel being headquarters for the conven- i 't tion. Among the features of the first j day's meetings was an enjoyable j cruise around the harbor in the steair.- ! er Sappho, in which a large number , of the ladies and gentlemen attending j the convention took part. The coil- j vention was a great success. ( ' ( Lexington Fair Association. Lexington.?The Lexington county fair association will hold its annual fair thiB year on October 22, 1n. 24 ' and 25. This will be the first year in 1 the history of the association that ' the fair will be held for four days and f it is announced that every unv will j j have a special feature. The Lcxlng- I ton county fair has the reputation of 1 being one of the very best agncultu- ( ral fairs in the state. It is purely n 1 farmers' fair, and here the produ -*s ' of the Lexington soil are a'wayn 8 shown to good effect. C. M. Et.rd. s -cretary of the association, is busy mak- c ing arrangements for the several at- ^ tractions, and some good cxhibtkms ? will be secured. . t Reports on Crops are Varying ^ Greenville.?Replies to specific In- [ c quiric-s as to the condition of the 1 lorn and cotton crop from the widely j f scattered sections of Greenville com- < 8 ty give varying reports. From Simp- r Bonville, Fountain Inn and Falrviow I reports are encouraging, though -one restricted localities complain of la< k ( of rainfall. Chick Springs, Taylors r and Greer farmers declare their crops will fall little short of last year's irop. * Traveler's Rest and Marietta report ' fairly encouraging as to corn but not i so hopeful as to cotton. i Complete Examination of Polls. 1 Charleston.?The sub-committee on ' club rolls of the Charleston county ' Democratic executive committee has J tnst cnmnlptod the examination of the ' rolls, making up a list of the duplicates in the 39 clubs of the county and I with this work comple'od, the cor inn teo will now at once examine tlie 24 city rolls and 15 coun v club ro>';. for inaccuracies and irregularities which may be found. It is not known jus: when the sub-committee will finish its job for it has no easy task in hand. The enrollment of the city clubs aggregate 8,707 and the rural clubs 1,234, making an aggregate of 9,950. How much these figures will be reduced after the executive committee has made its revision, remains to be seen. P?ttirn??H Verdict In Tucker Case. ' Laurens.?The jury in second wise of Mrs. Nannie Tucker as administratrix against the flinton cotton mills for $30,000 for the death by drowning of her little son, Thomas Tucker, in the pond of the defendant company at the same time his brother. Roy Tucker. lost his life rendered a verdict giving the plaintiff $^00. Practically four days were consumed in the tiial of the two suits, the first having resulted in a mistrial. A new trial was granted by Judge Gary in the last case. Two Escaped Convicts Caught. Columbia.?William C'ordoza and , Jim Kenny, two negroes, who some time lack escaped 'r*m the Richland county chaingangs. were return-"! laving been apprehended by the pol'te ' of Hartsvi!<e. The men were brought to Columbia by W. R. Rlack. who was sent for the men by W. K Mullet, county supcvisor. Williams was sent to the gang lor three years in uctob- r. 1909. for carbreaking and larceny, and escaped after serving about one year i of the term. He admits that he owes the county two years. < Special Term of Court For Winnsboro I Winnsboro?A special term of crim- ; 1 inal court will be held here beginning I August 5 for the purpose of hearing 1 the case of Ed Anderson, a negro who 1 it is alleged attempted a criminal assault on a white woman. The negr > i was chased for two days and was ( finally captured on the railroad n?Mt i Blair's station and brought tc Winns- < boro. Violence was first feared. Lu' s the intense excitement soo: subsided after the relatives of the woman stat < ed that they desired that the negrc. i be given a legal trial. ^ROM ALL OVER THE STATE ihort Paragraphs cf State News That Have Been Gotten Together With Care By the Editor. Due West.?The meeting of the laptlst missionary union of Abbeville nd Greenwood counties in session lere, closed. Chester.?James Hamilton, city engineer. has completed the work of onstructing a concrete pavement on fork street from the Seaboard Air ! Jne railway to Saluda street. He | kill pave a great many of Chester's ! lavements this summer. Lexington.?The county superintenlent of education will conduct an exmination for scholarships and enranee in a number of colleges here, t is expected that the Clemson scholirships will be eagerly sought, as will loubtless be the scholarships in the Jniversity of South Carolina. Chester.?J. R. Van Dyke, of the National Ginners' Association of Mem- j >his, Tenn., who has been all over he South, and has looked carefully > nto the Rmount of cotton that has een planted, stated that Judging J rom present conditions, the crop vould be around 13,000,000 bales. Orangeburg.?The work of exca.vatng for the erection of the.new $50,000 lostoffice building In this city has leen finished and the concrete founlations placed. Brick iB now being tln/kA/1 /vn a 1a# e nH e#AA a la evnnet. Matru uu iiic iui auu oiuwr io caid to arrive here soon. The building vill be a handsome one. Rock Hill.?But little interest is beng taken in the election on the quesion of issuing $50,000 bonds to go to j he Catawba river for the city'B waer supply. The election will occur in July 25 and the registration books vill close on Monday. According to iresent indications about 500 people vill have registered for the election, ibout 50 per cent of the qualified voters of the city. The majority of the 'otes cast will decide the issue. Camden.?Due to the busy season imong the farmers, the farmers' instiute, which was held at the court louse, was not well attended, but a arge crowd of boys and girls were ^resent to attend the meetings of the romato and Corn clubs, which were leld in connection with the institute. '. J. McKenzie, superintendent of edu-; sation and manager of the BoyB' Corn ^lub, acted as chairman of the meet- i ng ?nd introduced the speakers. Manning.?Johnny James, a negro, ibout 23 years old, who is charged vith committing a criminal assault on i negro girl of 11 years near Plnewood ibout two years ago, and who fled to larta ittil/nnwn n'oa rnonntlv Inrntarl n Fairfield county by means of his writing a letter, and at the instance | )f Sheriff Gamble was arrested by the -"airfield authorities and Is now safey lodged in Jail here to await trial it the next term of court. Gaffney?The board of public works >f Gaffney let a contract to Streeter t Anderson, engineers, for an exten- | lion of the waterworks of the city, \ The greater part of the extension will le confined to that portion of the city mown as West End, although soma if it will be placed on Johnson street. The contract was secured by the same irm which did the greater part of the iewer work for Gaffney. Approxinately $4,000 will be spent on the pro>osed extension. Gaffney.?The secretary of the Cher>kee county Democratic executive ommittec has received a letter from fohn Gary Evans, chairman of the itate committee, to the effect that tho iction of the Cherokee committee in issessing the candidates for solicitor ind congress was unconstitutional. At i recent meeting of the county committee, it was decided that it would ie necessary to assess these candilates, owing to the tact that there iro very few county ^candidates so 'ar announced. Florence. ? During the thunder storm which passed over Florence a rew days ago three houses were struck by lightning. At the home of ['apt.' Harold Brunson. chief of police, ;ho bolt entered tho house, knocking he plaster from the wall, jumped aver to the post of a brass bedstead, making a small hole in Capt. Brunjou's blue coat, and boring its way through the brass \nto tne iron 01 me bedstead. He says that the shock, for be was lying on the bed at the time, ivaB like the concussion when a cannon is fired close to you. ' * Laurens.?The canvassing committees in charge of the Chicora College &75.000 campaign, completed their second day's work, and while no statements were given out regarding the success of the canvass, it is understood that the subscription lists indicate a successful outcome of the issue. Pendleton.?Work on the installation of the electric light system here is progressing satisfactorily. Poles tre being placed and stores and resiJences are being wired. The current will be supplied from a large new plant at Autun, about three miles distant. Lexington.?W. P. Roof has failed to manipulate his plan, whereby he was to pay $75,000 as a compromise to his creditors. This announcement has been received with much regret k?* thi> hnnilrorla r\ f nonttlo in fli*a county. Florence.?A Florence Jones club was formed here with about 100 members, representing every branch of industry. The club determined to formulate a pledge which will be sent out generally through the county, and as many men as possible lined up for Jones. The Blease forces give evidence of a splendid organization. Bowman.?Among the recent improvements to this town may be mentioned the handsome and commodious residence of Mr. D. <2. Knight, and the up-to-date automobile repair and machine shops of Mr. J. Clifton Kvans. Manning. ? The tobacco market opened here auspiciously, there being good offerings in both the Manning uud Glenn's warehouses. Prices ranged from $2.50 to $10.70 and the total sales aggregated about 25,000 pounds. As only primings were sold, the prices obtained were very satisfactorily to the producers and the warehouse manigers were much gratified. MILL SSDAY, JULY 18, 1912. H'COl ELECTED I' NEW CHAIRMAN DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE CON- f FERS LEADERSHIP TO NEW 1 YORK LAWYER. 1 FOR UNITED DEMOCRACY j i Says That He Will Not Appoint Sec( tary or Treasurer of National Com- i mlttee Until After He Has Conferred VA/I?h ftnucrnnp Wilton. 1 I I Chicago.?William F. McCombs ot New York, Governor Woodrow Wilson's choice, was elected chairman of < the Democratic national committee I and was empowered to take active , charge of the Democratic presidential nominee's campaign. Mr. McCombs also was authorized to select a national treasurer and such other officers as he may see fit, including possibly a vice chairman and, after consulting with Governor Wilson, to name the location of the handquarters. Mr. McCombs said he thought the principal headquarters would be in New York. "But I am not going to appoint anybody or select any place until I confer with Governor Wilson," ho added. Joseph E. Davis, Madison, Wis., was elected secretary of the committee to succeed Urey Woodson of Kentucky. John I. Martin of St. Louis was reelected sergeant-at-arms. McCombs' selection and the plan to appoint a campaign committee of nine, the majority of whom are to be members of the national committee with Mr. McCombs chairman of the sub committee, wero ordered on resolutions offered by Committeeman ? " Van.- Ter#(>v. as KODeri O. iiuuapcui ui - ,, ? ! representing the wishes of Governor Wilson. In presenting Mr. McCombs' name Mr. Hudspeth said: "His intelligent and sagacious handling of Mr. Wilson's campaign In the last year and a half has demonstrated his wonderful fitness for leadership and shown him to be amply equipped to carry the Democratic party to victory. The vote for the selection was unanimous and Norman E. Mack, the retiring chairman, yielded the gavel to Mr. McCombs. This la Not Time For New Party. Washington. ? Senator Works of California, an active Progressive Republican, in a statement given out declared the promoters of the "new party" would be guilty of dishonorable dealings If they should attempt to retain control of the Republican machinery in states where the Progressive faction controls the Republican party. Senator Works declared neither Taft nor Roosevelt had been legally nominated; that the Republican party had no legal nominee, and that voters were free to vote for whom they chose. He said that this Is no time to form a new party. "That must come Inter," he said. Taft To Be Notified At White House. Washington.?President Taft will be officially notified of his nomination at the White House August 1. This was decided by Chairman Hilles of the Republican national committee and Senator Root, chairman of the committee on notification appointed at Chicago. It was President Taft's wish that the ceremony of notification be performed in Washington because of the ease with which the members could get here and because of his desire to entertain them. Demand Better Baled Cotton. New York.?A conference for the purpose of arriving at a practical solution of the question that has arisen over the refusal of steamship lines operating out of Atlantic and Gulf ports to accept "country damaged" cotton for shipment after September 1, which is virtually a demand that cotton be better baled, was held here. Arbitrate Wages of Engineers. New York.?Members of the arbitration commission gathered at Manhattan Ileach to take up the question of settlement of the wage demands* of the locomotive engiueers on fiftytwo railroads east of Chicago and north of the Ohio river. The engineers' demands total $7,500,000 annually. The award of the commission, which is composed of seven members is bindng and will run for a period of five years. The arbitrators will have the right to fix the time from which the award shall be effective. Salazar Confers With Orozco. Juraez, Mexico.?The return here from Casas Grandes of General Inez Salazar, second in command to General Pascal Orozco in the rebel army, caused no little comment in rebel rircles. Salazar came in response to an order from Orozco. What the purpose of his visit was he would not disclose. Salazar is prominently mentioned as the military successor of Orozco if the latter is deposed. 'J came for a conference with General Orozco," was Salazar's only explana tion. War On Bubonic Plague. ' Washington.?"Bubonic plague at tho gates of the United States." A few years ago such an announcement would have charged the nation with excitement and fear. Now it is hardly more than an incident. When the first suspicion of bubonic plague appeared in the congested district of the old city of San Juan, Porto Rico, and later in Havana, Cuba, the public health service virtually spread a net around the United States to keep the plague out and then proceeded to attack the disease at its seat. i , TI FROM OVER PALMETTO STATE The Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns And Counties. Columbia. ? The Richland county iispenBary profits for the quarter ending June 30, have been distributed by ' the board. The total amounted to 553,800.03, of which the city received 526,900.01; the county $16,140.01; and the schools $10,760.01. The figures show a net gain over the same quarter I In 1911 of $5,800. Columbia.?E. W. Dabbs, president of the state farmers' union, has re- ' quested tbo local county unions of South Carolina to appoint a committee of three to confer with the bankers in the various counties of the Btate and endeavor to reach a working agreement as to how che cotton crop this year is to be marketed. Elloree.?Since the refreshing rains crops in this section have taken on 1 new life. Corn, which suffered a great deal from the dry weather, has im- ' proved very appreciably within the i past week or two, and while there ] will be nothing like a full crop made, j the indications are that more corn will be made than was anticipated by the farmers a few; weeks ago. Charleston.?At a meeting of the ' board of health the matter of co-oper- 1 ating with the United States public health and marine hospital service in keeping the bubonic plague out of 1 this country, by destroying the rats on the waterfront, was taken up and it was decided to refer it to a subcommittee consisting of Health Officer J. M. Green, Thaddeus Street and Dr. H. B. DeSaussure to submit a plan. Columbia.?The state board of pardons recommended clemency In 33 cases out of 87 considered. The report was completed after several ses- J sions and was sent to the governor by J. A. Summersett, the secretary. The other members of the board are R. Mays Cleveland of Greenville and J3. Frank Warren of Hampton, chairman of the board. Spartanburg.?Roach Young, a negro boy 15 years old, is in jail, charged with the murder of Ben Young, j his cousin, a negro boy about his own age. The shooting occurred on West Henry street and though the coroner ' has examined many witnesses in the case no cause for the killing has been shown. Roach Young ran away after the shooting and w.as not arrested for several days. Orangeburg.?Work on the Orange- l burg railroad from Orangeburg to North is now in Its last stagps, prac- ( tically all grading being finished and the rails being laid. The Seaboard Air line railway company has plaeed its connecting track with the Orange burg railway and by winter the entire railroad is expected to be constructed and ready for operation. William C. Wolfe of Orangeburg is president of the railroad. Blshopville.?Bishopville boasts of having one of the most enterprising and enthusiastic chambers of commerce in the state. At the regular monthly meeting of this organization | the attendance was unusually large and much interest was taken in all matters brought up for discussion. I President Thos. G. McLeod presided. Upon motion of W. A. James the board of directors was authorized to ! employ a regular commercial secretary. Columbia.?A. C. Summers, ehemlst of tho state department of agriculture has made report to Commissioner Watson on the samples alleged to be near-beer sent from Newberry several days ago. He found that the per centage of alcohol by volume was 2.32 per cent and by weight 1.89 per cent. The report was made for the information of the Newberry county officers as the near-beer does not come under the provisions of the pure food and drug act. Newberry.?A county institute for farmers was held in Young's Grove, Prosperity, by a joint faculty composed of Clemson college professors and 1 federal agricultural experts. Some of the subjects discussed were: Live stock; furm crops; insect pests; cattle tick eradication; handling long staple cotton; cover crops and crop rotation; forage crops and fertilizers. The entire day was spent in the grove with an intermission at midday for dinner on tho grounds. Columbia.?The time for filing pledges by candidates for offices in ' Richland county will expire at noon on July 24. So far very few candidates have paid their assessments to R. Beverley Sloan, secretary of the county Democratic executive committee. Orangeburg.?The report of the receints of the Branchville nostofflce. as compiled by Postmaster Byrd, reveal interesting figures. The receipts of the quarter ending June 30, 1012, were $59.22 more than for the same quarter last year, but the figures are less than for the first quarter of 1010. Charleston.?The Aiken and Lancaster companies of artillery will go into camp with the artillery troops next month on Sullivan's Island. The state companies in command of MaJ. Hammond are expected to report at Fort Moultrie about AugUBt 1st. Columbia.?The farmers of South Carolina have this year used about I 100,000 less tons of fertilizer than last year. The tax is 25 cents a ton and the receipts so far amount to $209,210. The total amount received for the same time last year was $242,156. This fund goes to Clemson College. Gaffney. ? A movement has been started by the local business men of the community to havo a county fair next fall in Gaffney. Those who are agitating the matter state that they are meeting with much encourage meni. Chester.?The county board of education has deemed it wise to close the summer school for teachers, which started here about a week ago in the College street school building. Lack of numbers in attendance brought about the closing. Crof. W. H. Mc* Nairy had prepared a very strong projrarame. LORIMER OUSTED FROM THE SENATE DRAMATIC SCENE AS ILLINOIS MAN IS EXPELLED AS MEMBER OF BODY. HIS FRIENDS REMAIN TRUE *fter His Fat? Had Been Decreed, He Walked Out of the Chamber Door and Left His Official Title Behind? Makes Statement. Washington.?Overturning the nialority of its own committee, and reversing its vote of March 1, 1911, tho Senate took away from William Lorimer his seat as Junior senator from Illinois by a vote of 55 to 28. A memjer of the Senate since June 18, 1909, Mr. Lorimer was declared to have been the recipient of votes secured by "corrupt methods and practices," and his election was held to have been invalid. Technically Mr. Lorimer will pass out of the records of the Senate as i member of that body, notwithstanding his more than three years' occupancy of his seat. Facing his associates with the declaration "I am ready," Mr. Lorimer sat in the chamber and heard his fate decreed as the roll call showed the adoption of the resolution of Senator Luke Lea, of Tennessee, the Senate's youngest member. The man who for three days had held the Senate to close attention with his remarkable speech of defense and attack upon his enemies, rose wearily from his seat, and passed back to a cloak-room door. Senators and members of the House gathered about him, grasping his hand, and patting him on the back. Outside the Senate door, as Mr. Lorimer stepped into the corridor, friends greeted him again, and a party of Sisters of Charity pushed forward to express regret at his expulsion. At his office later, when a physician had attended him, he said he would not leave Washington for & few days. The outcome of the vote was not a surprise, but the leaders of the fight against him bad not estimated a greater vote than 50 to 35. Would Be In a Severe Strain. Washington.?The Hague Tribunal mill#; snhwtprl to the most severe strain ever placed upon it, in the opinion of officials here, should the settlement of the issue between America and Great Britain regarding the use of the Panama Canal be refused to it. This strain would be felt in the important jnitial attempt to secure an impartial court of arbitration. In this peculiar case, the United States would stand almost alone, against the nations of the world, in her assertions of the right to discriminate in favor of American shipping. Want to Improve the South. Washington.?All deplomatlc and consuiars officers in Central and South America have instructed to urge the i countries In which they are located to co-operate with the Southern Commer cinl Congress at the meeting to be held in Mobile, Ala., in the fall of 101.1. The instructions wore embodied in a bulletin issued by Secretary of State Knox endorsing the purposes of the Congress. It directs the officials to aid in every way the co-operation of the Latin American countries in the improve- | ment of the commercial relations of the South and its Latin neighbors. Fight on Beall Cotton Bill. Washington.?Charging bad faith against those behind the Beall bill prohibiting dealing in cotton futures, which was discussed In the House under a special rule, Representative Rucker of Colorado, Hemocrat, waged such a determined fight on the meas- ; uro that he forced an adjournment. Mr. Rucker declared he had the assurance of the leaders that he would bo given opportunity to offer his amendment including in the measure "wool and all food products." Physician Lured To Death. New Orleans.?Following an attempt to segregate school children of mixed blood at Grand Isle, Dr. R. O. ' Seay, a prominent physician, was lured from his home on a fake call for his services and shot by unknown parties. He was wounded seriously and Drougni 10 una u?/ iui iiciuiiicui. Grand Isle is near the delta on the Gulf of Mexico and is populated by many foreigners engaged in truck farming and the oyster business. Bernio and Bobin Kigaud, brothers, are under arrest. Thirteen Killed In Wreck. Chicago?Thirteen persons were kill ed and fifteen to twenty were injured in a wreck on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad at Western Springs, a suburb of Chicago. Coining 1 through a fog with supposedly clear track ahead train No. 8, a fast mail, ran at full speed into the rear of train No. 2, known as the Overland Express from Denver, which was standing still on the track, telescoping two of the j Overland's pullraan cars. Railroad officials refused to fix the blame until after the wreck had been investigated. Death Claims Another Aviator. Palo Alto, Cal. ? Victor Morris Smith. Jr., holder of the world's amateur record for aeroplane speed, was instantly killed at Ilavenswood, near here when his machine fell at the end of a flight from Mountain View. The aeroplane was caught by a gust of wind as Smith was circling to the ground and fell fifty feet. His neck was broken. The young aviator was a student at Stanford University, class of 1914, before he took up aviation. He was 20 years of age. $1.25 PER YEAR TO GIVE PRIZES FOR CORN The Summerville Business League Is Encouraging The Growth of This Cereal in The State. Columbia.?In Dorchester county It will be worth while to raise corn this year, or rather raor? corn than any other man, woman or child thereabouts. Two prizeB have been offered for the most prolific yield in that section?$50 by the Summerville Business Men's League for the largest yield of corn on any single acre of land within 15 miles of Summerville and $50 by the Bank of Dorchester for the largest yield in Dorchester county. The experiment station can not compete for the prizes, but all farmers of that part of the state who are within the prescribed limits are eligible and the following rules are laid down for them: "Rule 1?Measuring of land. The acre of ground on which the corn is grown is to be measured by three reliable citizens of South Carolina, who are to make an affidavit, sworn to Defore a notary, that they Jointly measured the land with a tape line. "Rule 2?Gathering and measuring. The corn shall be gathered and weighed in the presence of the three reliable citizens who measured the , land, and they must alBo sign an affidavit that they were all present and saw the corn gathered and measured and that it was gathered from the acre as measured and staked off by them. "Measuring. Weigh two 100 pound lots from different parts of the total. Shuck and shell each lot and then weigh the shelled corn in each Instance, in order to find the average percentage of Bhelled corn. Multiply the total weight by this per cent and divide by 6 to get the number of bushels." South Carolina New Enterprises. The following is a record of new enterprises recorded In the office of the secretary of state: A charter was issued to the Cherokee Place, Inc., of Charleston, with a capital of $15,000 to do a general real estate and developing business, the officers being Thos. S. Wilbur, president; John A. Hertz, vice president; William C. Wilbur, secretary and treasurer. A commission was issued to the King Street Real Estate Company of Charleston with a capital of $50,0000, the petitioners being Ernest Nicholson of Union, James Allan of Summervllle, and W. S. Allan of Charleston. The company proposes to do a general real estate and developing business, handle stocks, bonds, etc. \ Winnsboro Company Not Disbanded. Capt. J. B. Doty has the following statement to make relative to reports that the Winnsboro military company has been disbanded through failure to Join the Third regiment which recently left for encampment at Annlston, Ala.: "The captain of the Winnsboro Guards wishes to correct the va rious rumors that have heen in circution over the state In reference to Wlnnsboro company being disbanded on account of failing to go on encampment. All statements that have appeared were entirely without foundation and were stated without authority. This company acted under orders. For the benefit of those interested, the Winnsboro company is known as Company G, First Infantry, and will leave for the encampment on July 15." Politics In Lexington County. The first shot in the Lexington county campaign will be fired at Swansea Thursday, August 1, this date having been fixed by the county executive committee at its meeting in the court house several days ago. The following itlnernry was arranged by a special committee named by the county chairman, D. Frank Efird, after much deliberation: Swansea, August 1; Brookland, August 3; Irmo, August 8; Chapin, August 9; Peak, August 10; Gilbert, August 14; Summerland, August 15; Boylston, August 17; Steedman, August 22; Pellon, August 23. The assessment of candidates for the various offices was fixed as fol lows: State senate, $15; house, $8; clerk of court, $30; sheriff, $20; auditor, $15; treasurer, $15; county su perintendent of education, $15; supervisor, $20; county commissioner, $2; coroner, $5. Politics in Dillon County. Quite a crowd was present to hear the speaking of the candidates for solicitor of this district and for congress and the United States senate. W. i' Hethea. county chairman, presided over the meeting. The candidates were pleasant in their rivalry for office and the speeches weer on a high plane. The first to speak was Mr. Laney of Chesterfield. He reviewed his record in the general assembly and based his ability to serve the people as solicitor on the ability he had shown in the past. The Death Chair Has Arrived. The electric chair has arrived in Columbia and will be installed at the state penitentiary under the supervi ?inn nf T. Q Floozer. state electrician and C. F. Adams representing the New Jersey firm making the chair. The house to be occupied by the chair is located near the main prison build ing at the state penitentiary. Thr building will be completed by August 1. The first execution will take place ou August 6. The death house contains five rooms, one of which is the detention chamber. "Near Beer" Dispenser in Trouble. J. P. Lawson, who has become well known at Newberry through his dealing in "near beer" was arrested by Sheriff Buford charged wjth dealing in alcoholic beverages. He was feleased under bond of $300. It is said Lawson will resume his business and ia that case Sheriff Buford says he will arrest him again. Dawson first began his ' near beer" business in the town of Newberry but when the coun cil fixed the license for such a venture at $1,500 he retired just outside the city limits.