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? 111 ESTABLISHED IN 18< ISiiiir 1JJ STATE INTERESTING REPORT OF BRAD/f?. 4nEL V ^a-o LJCT a Pk n. DEMONSTRATION WORK. SOME COMPARATIVE FIGURES Work Hat Been Advancing Year By Year Both in Acreage Under Cultl0 vation and in Increase of Yields. Interesting Work Done. Columbia. ? "Demonstration work has been advancing year by year in South Carolina, both in acreage under cultivation and in increase of yields obtained under demonstration methods over those obtained under ordinary methods," says Bradford Knapp, head of the United States farm demonstration work, in a bulletin issued, giving the detailed results of the work in all of the states of the South. A complete summary of the bulletin shows as follows: Cotton Corn No. of demonstrators 1,574 1,672 \'n nf nrrcR ronnrtcil 7 371 5 S5X A v. yield per acre ..*1,569.2 **39.2 Pounds; **bu8hels. The bureau of statistics in its preliminary estimate, December 11, 1911, gives the average yield of seed cotton for South Carolina in 1911 as 793 pounds per acre from 2,627,939 acres, and of corn as 18.2 bushels per acre from 1,790,000 acres. With cotton 1,574 demonstrators reported on 7,371 acres, an average of 4.7 acres for each demonstrator, an average yield of 1,659.2 pounds of seed cotton per acre and a total of 11,566,537 pounds. The average yield of cotton in South Carolina as estimated by the bureau of statistics, December 11, 1911, was 795 pounds. Thus it appears that tho demonstration methods produced an increase of 97.4 per cent, or 774.2 pounds per acre above the state average, which at $3 per hundred amounts to 23.23 per acre, or S171.228.33 on 7.371 acres. With corn 1,672 demonstrators reported on 6,998 acres, an average of 3.6 acres for each demonstrator, an average yield of 39.2 bushels of shelled corn per acre and a total of 233,684 bushels. The average yield of corn in South Carolina is 1911 as reported by the bureau of statistics was 18.2 bushels per acre. This shows an increase under demonstration methods of 115.4 per cent, or 21 bushels per acre, which at 91 cents per bushel amount to 319.11 per acre, or $113,857.32 on 5,958 acres. Combining results on these two crops, we find a total of $285,086.71, representing the value of increased production of cotton and corn in South Carolina due to demonstration methods on 13,329 acres reported for the year 1911. Jones Must Serve In Penitentiary. John J". Jones, the Branchville attorney, must serve ten years and 30 days in the state penitentiary on the charge of killing Abe i'earlstine, more than a year ago. The supreme court, for the second time, denied a new trial to Jones. He has been confined at the state penitentiary for several months. The judgment of the Orangeburg court was affirmed on the first appeal. Later the attorneys appealed to the supreme court on the ground of after-discovered evidence and that the jury box was irregularly made up. The circuit judge refused the motion and the attorneys for the defendaut appealed to the supreme court. Political Campaign in Barnwell. Candidates for the state senate, house of representatives and county offices addressed a crowd of 500 or 600 people at Barnwell. A large number of ladies were present. , The meeting was the first of the campaign in Barnwell county and was a very orderly one. The candidates were all given a respectfulv hearing with possibly one exception. Rally of Veterans in Chester. The annual tally of the Walker-Gaston camp, United Confederate Veterans. was held in the auditorium of the Chester city hall in the presence of 100 veterans. It was the largest gathering ever present at a rally in Chester, considering, of course, the vacancies made by the ravages of death in recent years. Capt. W. H. TTrlwnrris commander in-chief of the camp, presided. Rev. J. C. Roper, pas- j tor of Bethel Methodist Episcopal] church, invoked divine oversight over the affair. Charged With Murder of Uncle. With his shirt bloodstained as If coming off a battlefield, with a wound ! on the top of the head just above the , right temple and with the sign of deep worry and loss of sleep depicted in his countenance. Govan Watts, aged 1 22 years, was lodged in the Lexington county jail. The charge was that he | killed his uncle. Adam Watts, aged , 73 years, the weapon used being a small knife with which he cut the old man's throat from ear to ear, and slashed him in a number of other places, it is said. Putting Roads In Good Shape. The roads in the Sharon community which suffered much by reason of the heavy and continuous rains of early spring, are being rapidly put in good condition and the pleasures of rural ( life are very much augumented. In many instances the work on the public roads has to be done entirely by hired labor, since most of those subject to road duty prefer to pay the IS road tax to working Ave days on the roads. Some of the overseers have found difficulty in getting hands for the road work. p THE n. BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEM r lixpert Supervision Absolutely Necessary if Administration is to Prove Successful. Columbia.?In the effective administration of any school system, expert supervision is absolutely necessary. Unless the organic law of the state provides for competent supervisors, and against Incompetent ones, it is f weak and uncertain. In South Carolina the whole matter of supervision * ^ 1? a 18 S'jojeci 10 me caprice aau wuiuib of petty politics. There is, for Instance, absolutely no legal barrier against an Illiterate's becoming either a county superintendent of education or state superintendent, and no unkindness is meant when it is said that in a few counties, long since the carpetbagger regime, men not very far removed from Illiteracy have sat In the office of county superintendent of education. No professional or educational qualification is required of the holder of either of these offices and under the present consitutlon and present mode of election of Buperin- ! tendents, neither professional nor educational qualification can be required. Any elector is eligible to any elective office. The briefless lawyer, the antiquated school master, the uneducated farmer, and the ever-present ! typical Job-seeking politician are all alike eligible to either office. The worst of it all is that just such men, along with their superiors, offer for superintendent, and are at least occasionally elected. The success of the candidate for superintendent of education depends less upon his qualification for the office than upon his ability I a- a-tl ?!_?_ ..4 ml* nllVi lO leu ail <tur?wuuir a.uu ivr uiia nuu , voters at a barbecue. In the case of Btate superintendent a candidate must Join a campaign j party of from a dozen to 30. other | candidates seeking election to state offices. Like a traveling circus these : men go from county to county for at least 44 days soliciting the votes of the people, not by the discussion of real issues or the promulgation of doctrines so much as by each candidate's telling why he should be elected and why bis opponent should not. In this daily performance the candidate is usually given ten minutes to unfold to his hearers his educational platform. As has been stated, it is necessary to have expert supervision of the schools of the state. South Carolina Nev Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued a charter to the Enterprise Hardware Company of Lexington with a capital stock of >5,000, to conduct a general hardware business, the petitioners being W. J. McCartha and J. B. Holman, both of Batesburg. The Shepard Park Realty Company of Summerville was chartered, with a capital stock of $2,500, t<f engage in a real estate business. Officers are: James Allen, I president; Legare Walker, secretary and treasurer. The Olanta Live Stock Company of Olanta was commissioned to conduct a business of live stock dealers and farm implements, with a capital stock of $15,000, petitioners being E. H. McElween, L. A. Moore 1 and J. L. McLendon. The Beaufain Street Development Company of Charleston was chartered to engage in a general real estate business. Politics In Lancaster County. The time for filing pledges in the county has expired. The following have filed their pledges and will make 1 the race for the various offices. The campaign opens soon at Belair. For the house of representatives, Geo. W. Jones. Harry Hines, J. Copeland Massey, Claud Napoleon Sapp, W. B. Bruce, W. Q. Caskey. For clerk of court, Paul Moore. For sheriff, J. P. Hunter. For treasurer, T. L. Hilton. For auditor, Jos. W. Knight, H. H. Horton. For superintendent of education, C. A. Plyler, V. A. Llngle, A. C. Rowell. For supervisor, T. O. Blackmon. George Funderburk, M. C. j Gardner. Geo. W. Baker, G. L. Mobley. For coroner, J. N. Outen, I. G. Coan, Cleveland C. Gregory, M. N. Johnson. For magistrate, B. F. Phillips, W. P. Caskey. For magistrate, Flat Creek township, Iva J. Sowell, T. ; W. Payne, Lemuel F. Watts, Geo. G. Small; Cane Creek, R. T. Belk, D. A. Knight; Buford township, J. D. Hinson, S. B. Barnes; Pleasant Hill, H. W. | Mobley; Indian Land, D. K. Hall; Cedar Creek, W. F. Hudson. Plan To Hpld Distressed Cotton. Pursuant to a policy recommended by the state farmers' union a meeting was held recently at Saluda between tho nfflrprs and dpleeates of the coup ty union and the officers of the three banks in this county relative to providing funds for holding distressed cotton. Representing the county were George R Lester, W. E. Bodie, J. Willie Derrick and Allen Hair. Representing the banks were M. T. Pitts, of Saluda; B. W. Crouch, of Saluda, and Dr. F. G. Ausbill, of Ridge Spring. A very satisfactory meeting was held. Organize Fair Association. The Charleston fair association was organized with C. Norwood Hastie as president and F. D. McEown as direcor general and secretary. This association will be capitalized at $25,000. It will hold a big county fair at the race track grounds at Charleston. Liberal cash premiums will be offered for exhibits, and some horse races will probably be held. A. W. Litschgi wa6 elected treasurer and James Sottile, H. O. Strohecker, H. Pearlstine and : T. W. Passailaigue on the board of , directors. Campagln Msetlng At Gaffney. Not more than 1,000 Cherokee voters turned out to hear candidates for state offices, but the meeting nevertheless was lively and interesting, the Jones-Blease debate providing the briskest exchanges. Judge Jones spoke with more than usual fire and spirit and was frequently applauded. Gov. Blease made his speech without interruption and departed unharmed for Spartanburg, though in the course of his remarks he said he had been informed that he would be aaeasalnated oa the ataad at Gaffney. : fo CAMPAIGN NEAR END ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS OF THE MAD SCRAMBLE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE RESULTS ARE DOUBTFUL # 'The Canvas* Has Been the Most Spectacular and Vitriolic Waged in the State In many aecaaes.?uutcome it Anxiously Awaited. Columbia.?This week and a half of next will wind up the tour of countyto-county which the candidates for Governor and other state officers have been making over this state in presenting their views and claims for the respective offices to the voters. The campaign meeting will open at Newberry, the home of Governor Blease, and will close at Greenville, five days preceding the election. The counties yet to be viBited lie in the piedmont section where the biggest white population and the heaviest voting counties are located. Two weeks from Tuesday, which will be August 27, the voters of South Carolina will go to the polls and decide the issue as to whether Ira B. Jones or Cole L. BleaBe will be Gov- ; ernor for the next two years, for although there is a third candidate. John T. Duncan, in the race, he is not liable to poll at the outside over j 2,000 votes and is not a factor. The fight is between Blease and Jones and : one or the other will be Governor. The campaign which is Just on the j eve of being brought to a close is the most spectacular the state has wit-! nessed in many a decade, certainly since the days when Benjamin R. Till- ! man, the rugged farmer of Edgefleld, 1 was swept into the Governor's office on a wave of revolt against the Democracy which had ruled from the time the carpetbaggers and radicals 1 were turned out following the upheaval in 1876. Even that campaign pales into Insignificance when compared with this of 1912, for the bitterness and the language which has been used on the Btump has passed all bounds of imagination for Invective. It's a campaign which will go down in the state's history as the most bitter j of the age. Hamby Is Greatly Pleased. Darlington.?A. McP. Hamby, secretary of the Columbia chamber of commerce, who had much to do with Darlington's adoption of a new commercial organization plan, said that j he was greatly pleased that the city had decided to follow the path mapped out by the commercial secretaries, "Having been requested to assist in the organization of a chamber of commerce at Darlington and having mapped out the plan of organization,' said Mr. Hamby, "I am more than delighted to know that my plan has been adopted and that seven-eighths of the business men have signed a petition to city council to appropriate funds necessary to defray the ex penses of the chamber. Orangeburg Wants Fish Hatchery. Orangeburg.?Orangeburg is work ing hard to land the government fish hatchery. It will be remembered that about three years ago Senator B. H Tillman succeeding in getting through congress a bill providing a $25,000 ap propriation for the establishment of : fish hatchery in South Carolina. Rob ert S. Johnson, who is in charge ot the division of fish culture, bureau oi fisheries, department of commerce and labor, and H. Von Bayer, who i? an expert engineer of the department, have made Orangeburg their head quarters for some days. Campaign in Sumter County. Sumter. ? The county campaign opened several days ago at Shiloh in the extreme eastern end of the eoun ty. There were gathered ther at the school house about 200 men and boys but that is not a large turnout for Shiloh. and fully 50 of these were from Sumter and other places. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Tom McElveen of that neighborhood. Campaign in Union County. I inou.? litis vuuuiv mis iiiwiivs lined its politics highly seasoned, and the 2.000 people who attended the state campaign meeting here seemed to expect a brisk entertainment, with perhaps more of disorder than usual. But it was in fact a quiet meeting, quiet at least by comparison with the average of the previous meetings. None of the candidates purveyed any more of "hot stuff" than ho ordinarily furnishes and the crowd, though restless at times behaved on the whole very creditably. Politics in Hampton County. Hampton. ? The Hampton county campaign will open in the near future with a meeting at Brunson, and it will last two weeks. Most of the public offices are being hotly contested, here being a number of candidates for nearly every one. It is said that the line as to whether a candidate Is a supporter of Blease or Jones will be vc:y tightly drawn. It is impossi- j ble to tell which is the stronger side, j each now claiming the victory. It i? safe to predict that the result will be very close. Arrest In Hutto Mystery. Anderson.?Jesse Murphy, a white man, about 35 years of age, has been lodged in the jail here, charged with the murder of D. Hutto. the Confederate veteran who was foully murdered by having his skull crushed to a pulp in bis lit tic store on the extension of Greenville street last Christmas Eve. The arrest is the result of some clever detective work on the part of Deputy Sheriff Van Martin and If Murray if proved fjullty Mr. Martin will receive a large reward that was offered. RT FORT MILL, S. C., THL FROM THE PALMETTO STATF Short Paragraphs of State News That Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. Charleston. ? Eugene Manly, the young white man who was arrested in Baltimore charged with the robbery of $400 worth of diamonds from * woman In this city two weeks ago. woo hr-oncrht hnplf to fhp filtv and will be given a hearing before Magistrate Rouse. Brownsville.?The much dreaded red spider has made his appearance in this section and many of the farmers are alarmed as to the outcome of his damage. Already in some fields this pest has done very considerable injury to the growing plant. C. P. Hodges has wired for an expert and it is hoped that he can be of assistance to the farmers in destroying this insect. Darlington.?The board of trustees of the city schools met and elected as superintendent John 1. Daniels, for the past few years superintendent of the public schools of Manning. Mr. Daniels succeeds Nathan Toms, who had been superintendent of the local school for the past 10 years and who recently resigned to accept a position with the British-American Tobacco company. Chester.?It is probable that Chester will have an Ira B. Jones club efTeotively at work within the next few (lays. The club is now In process of formation and a number of members have been secured. Two candidates, A. G. Brice, candidate for re-election to house of representatives and J. T. Bigham, candidate for county superintendent of education are among those who have lined up with Jones. Anderson. ? The county campaign speaking at Belton came to an abrupt and exciting ending. Two of the twelve candidates for the Legislature had spoken and the third, J. L. Jack son, was addressing the gathering when confusion became so pronounced that Col. D. A. Geer, who was standing near the presiding officer, stepped to the front and declared the meeting adjourned. Lancaster.?The annual reunion of Confederate veterans of this county will be held at Dixie in the near future. The county campaign party will also be there to speak to the several hundred voters who are expected to be present. As is the custom on such an occasion, a big picnic to all will claim the attention of the people after the speaking. An orator for the occasion of the reunion will be selected. Greenville. ? J. R. McWhlte, who lives near Gantt, brought to the city a number of cotton stalks which sro affected with a most peculiar disease. The Btalks are swelled just above tho roots and have turned red. Fermers hereabouts are at a loss to explein the trouble, and the stalk will be sent to Calmunn fnr <>Ynmination Mr Mr. White says there is considerable more cotton in his neighborhood affected in the manner described. Newberry.?A large crowd is expected to attend the state campaign meeting here. The senatorial campaign meeting, that was held hete some days ago, was attended by just 75 persons. The next meeting will no doubt be a lively one, but no trouble is anticipated among the people of thiB county, for while they difTer In the political preference there 1h no bitter feeling among them. If there is any disturbance it will be started by the speakers themselves or by outsiders. Hampton.?The second semi-annual convention of the third district Knights of Pythias, for this year, convened with Hampton lodge, No. 71, several days ago. Out of a total of 24 lodges in the district, there were represented by the delegates or reports 11 only, but those that were represented made an excellent showing. An increase of 9 per cent in membership was noted, and all lodges reporting seem to be in good financial condition. Spartanburg. ? Five thousand persons, two-thirds of them adorned with the red badges of Blease, greeted the state campaigners in the banner county of South Carolina. It appeared that Blease or some one on the Blease side had imported many foreign supporters to yell for the Governor and hold up their hands in the hand priniury, which resulted in a big victory for Blease. Columbia.?The fact that Col. Thomas B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney and special enemy of the Governor of South Carolina, has sailed for Europe is taken to mean that no more of the Burns-Felder testimony will be taken by the South Carolina dispensary investigating committee, at least until after the election. Pickens.?The W. O. W. of Pickens county had a big picnic here, the exercises of unveiling the monument erected by them to the memory of their late sovereign, F. E. Cox. were held in the cemetery, conducted by Dr. J. F. Porter. Orangeburg.?The regular monthly meeting of the Orangeburg city council was held at the city hall. The finance committee made an important report and the finances tor the next few months were arranged for at this meeting. Columbia.?The letter of Mr. John J. McMahan, calling for light in the management of the Confederate Home, taken in connection with the recent developments, the outcome of which wag the suspension of Veteran Massey for thirty days, has caused a tremendous stir in political circles and among the old soldiers. Columbia.?It was decided at a meeting of the Richland county rural police commission to give Policeman Henry of Lower township, who had been suspended, another hearing. The hearing will be the first Saturday 'n September. Rock Hill.?The city council of Rock Hill, by unanimous vote, adopted the recommendation of the public works commission that the city adopt the route over the J. M. Cherry property to the Catawba river for the purpose of securing & permanent water supply, for which purpose $50,000 In bonds were voted recently. FRSDAY, AUGUST 15, 19U SAM SGHEPPS MAY MAKE CONFESSION ONE OF THE ALLEGED SLAYERS OF ROSENTHAL CAUGHT IN HOT SPRINGS. HE HAS REFUSED TO TALK Asserts That He is Key Note to the Situation In New York and Must be Treated Right.?Will Not Fight Requisition. Hot Springs, Ark.?"I am ready to go back to New York without any requisition or without fighting the case," said Sam Schepps, under arrest here for alleged complicity In the murder of Herman Rosenthal in New York, "but I want to know that everything Is all right. "I am the keynote to the situation in New York and if they waiR me to treat the district attorney's office right they will have to treat me right." Schepps said that he has not decided whether he will join with Rose, Vallon and Webber in a confession. The alleged go-between ndded that he would make up his mind on that question while on the way East. He will refuse to talk further, he said, here or on the way to New York. Before he "talks," he said, he wanted to go over the situation with Rose, Webber, Vallon and District Attorney Whitman. Then if he has a statement to make, he added, it will be given first hand to the district attorney. Schepps is held in Hot Springs under uncertain circumstances as to when he shall be delivered.| His arrest came about through confidential information from the office of the district attorney in New York and it was supposed that Detective Russo of the New York district attorney's office would be here for him. Russo has not appeared. The police department of New York has made inquiry about Schepps and 1 haB suggested that if press reports of I his arrest here are true, agents will be sent to take him back to New j York. Much Legislation Before Congress. Washington.?Congress is about to 1 end a session that has now ruu oVor j 260 days. Since the organization of j the governmeqt there have been seven continuous sessions of great length. 1 Measured by the standard of new laws ! enacted, this one has not been fruitful of much general legislation; but from the standpoint of great issues fought 1 out and great policies outlined, it has been of more than usual interest. Political activities have helped to pro- i long it and political differences between the House and Senate, the ona Democratic and the other controlled | by an independent element of the Republican party have served to tie up appropriation bills and impede the progress of much general legislation. Detectives at Work on Robbery. New York.?It was learned that private detectives are working on a $72,000 bank robbery which occurred in the heart of the financial district two months ago but which has not been openly reported. Skilled cracksmen entered a bank building by way of a coal hole, dug through a thick ceiling and borea into a stee! vault, where theyo helped themselves to $72,000 In bills. A safe in a corner, which the burglars apparently overlooked is said to have contained at the time more than $2,000,000 in bills and coin. The j dirctors of the bank voted not to make the robbery known until report was matlo to thp state benkine deDartment. To Exterminate Rats. Washington.?The government is to become a modern competitor of the Pied Piper of Hamlin as an exterminator of rats. Cut the magic of the Pied Piper's flute is to be displaced by the most improved modern, double action, steel-jawed rat trap that American inventive genius can furnish. Through Surgeon General Blue of the public health and marine hospital service the government has asked for demostration of rat traps. Friendliness Voiced in Knox's Visit. Tokio.?The announcement of plans for coming of Secretary of State Knox from Washington, to attpnd the funer al of Emperor Mutsuhito September 12, is received by all the leading Japanese newspapers with expressions of sincere appreciation. Articles in jour-' nals voice a note of friendliness in connection with Mr. Knox's projected visit. Prince Kaisura, former Premior whoso visit to Europe was cut short by the death of the Emperor, has returned to Japan to be present at tho funeral. A Change of Policy. Washington?Government discrimination in designating depositaries for Federal funds is gradually being corrected under a change of policy by Secretary MacVeagh, who is increasing the number of depositaries without j augmenting the aggregate of th<* gov| ernment's deposits. This is being done | especially in small cities. In towns with only two banks the Secretary is dividing the government deposits between them. In the large cities the advantages enjoyed are regarded as negligible. 210 Slaughtered In Mexican Prison. , Mexico City.?Two hundred and ten residents of the little town of Puruandiro, Michoacan, at least half of whom were boys, were slaughtered at the behest cf the Jefe Politico in June, according to a story brought to Mexico City by a commission which called upon the Minister of the Interior asking fur guarantees. Members of the commission declared the Jefe politico caused to be posted on the gate of the town cemetery a list of the dead which was addd to front time to time. > NFWS -OF SOUTH CAROLINA | The Latest News of General Interest | That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Orangeburg.?Prof. E. N. Byrd of the Branchville graded school has c started a summer school and will run same one month. The main object of the school Is to prepare children for examinations, who failed on subjects last May. | Columbia.?Bunyon Lemon, a negro about 50 years old, employed by the Guignard Brick Company, was fa t tally injured in a peculiar accident near the new Y. M. C. A. building on Sumter street, dying a short while after reaching a local Infirmary. Charleston.?Charleston's new. $7,000 motor combination hose wagon, chemical engine and tractor has arrlr- 1 ed and will be put through its tests j during the next two weeks. The dera- onstrator is on his way to this city from the factory in Columbus, Ohio. < Sumter.?The farmers' institute at < the Baker school drew to a close af- , ter having lasted for three days. The instituto was successful and fine talks on various agricultural subjects were made by the well known experts and farm demonstrators. Columbia.?Richland county took active part in the canvass for funds for Woodrow Wilson. A Mr. Wyse, a ( member of the Ward Four Club, saw a number of citizens and will make a report on his work. He has raised so far over $50. Rock Hill.?The Public Works Commission has adopted the Cherry route to get to the Catawba river for the city's water supply, Mr. Cherry having made a most liberal proposition to the city. Now that the route for the pipe line has been settled bids will be advertised for and the actual work commenced as soon as contracts can be let. Orangeburg.?Probably no county in this state has more up-to-date farm ers than Orangeburg county possesses. The large number of automobiles that are now being purchased by the farmers of this county shows that they are progressive aiid making money. The crop prospects for this year af2 pretty good, considering the poor seisons that the farmers have encountered thus far. Charleston.?William Clark, better known as 'Rabbit," cut the throat of his wife, Daisy Clark, from ear to ear, and the woman was dead before help could reach her. As Clark ran from the room where his wife lay gasping in blood, Officer Hilton of the police force, who had previously warned the two to keep quiet when they made a disturbance quarreling, grabbed him, placing him under arrest Orangeburg.?The Young American Fire company of this city has received its new automobile combination hose wagon and chemical engine, and It is a pretty piece of fire fighting machinery. The committee of the fire ' company which had the matter of purchasing the lire fighting apparatus consisted of Henry B. Riggs, F. F. Malpass, James Islar Sims, Abram W. Summers and T. 0. S. Dibble, chief of the Orangeburg fire department. Greenville.?The senatorial meeting, i scheduled for Greenville proved a fluke, there not being sufficient attendance at.the court house to give the candidates a hearing. This was j largely on account of the fact that the county campaign meeting at Traveler's Rest, 20 miles from the city, had attracted a large crowd of people from the city and environs. It was stated, however, by Mr. Dial that an j other date would probably be arrang- . ed for Greenville within the next few weeks. Aiken. ? Following the death of Jesse Green, chief commissioner of A ikon r-mintv. the Democratic execs:- ' tive committee of the couunty held a meeting and opened bookB for the filing of the pledges of candidates. Nine candidates entered the race.! They are: John R. Edison, Botsford Green, John F. Morris, Phil K. Livingston. W. W. McCarty, A. Cato, J. E. Andrews, John Stauhes and R. L. Carpenter. W. L. Johnson has been .ip- | pointed to fill Mr. Green's unexpired term. Orangeburg.?Frank W. Whetson, ? young farmer of the Rowesville section of Orangeburg county, made quite a record in cotton' growing last year. With a $35 horse and 24 acres of land he made 27 bales of cotton, which he hoc Monntlv morUo.'of! in thin rttv fn" 13 cents. Mallory.?Cotton here is shedding very badly, and the general condition of the crop is considered to be somewhat below normal. The corn crop is excellent, possible above an average. The army worm or the red spider have not been seen here yet I but cotton lice are much in evidence. Chester.?The Cornwel! and Black- | stock sections of Chester county are making unusual preparations for the educational rally to be held at Bethlehem church August 15th. The following speakers will be present: W. K. Tate of Charleston, state superintendent of rural schools and Arthur L. Gaston, Giles J. Patterson an 1 Fohn M. Hemphill of this city. Spartanburg.?Judge Sease held that the requisition was invalid and that tho case appeared to him to be an ef- J fort to collect a debt through criminal courts and released Mr. Massee and exonerated his bondsmen. Orangeburg.?The annual automobile "booster trip" of the Orangeburg chamber of commerce will be piled og on August 13, 14 and 15. About 25 towns will be visited by the Orangeburg "boosters. ' A large number of automobiles will be used in making the trip and besides the Orangeburg military band, about 50 business men md merchants will make the trip. The annual "boater trip" has proven ; gcod thing for Orangeburg from an dvertising standpoint and also afford* lu'to an enjoyable outing for the boosters,' aa they are royally enter \ J\ POLLETTE'S MAIL HAS BEEN RIFLED SENATOR CHARGES POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT WITH OPENING LETTERS. IT IS DENIED BY INSPECTOR \ttempt Made to Delve Into His Investigation Into Service?No One In Postolfice Department Interested in Replies of Clerks to Inquiries. Washington.?The Senate after five lours' work on the postofllce appr> prlation bill reached an agreement to rote on the measure in a day of two. Discussion of the bill was enlivened when Senator LaFollette, speaking on a House provision granted to employes of the postal service the right to organize, deliberately charged officials of the Postofflce Department with rifling his mail in an attempt to delve into an investigation he was making into the postal service. Tho Wisconsin Senator declared his mail had been "subjected to an espionage almost Russian in character" and he showed to the Senators a bundle of letters which he said had been tampered with. "Absurd" and "ridiculous" are adjectives applied to Senator LaFollette's charges by officials of the Postofflce Department. It is declared positively that if the Senator's mail had been rifled the crime was committee*! by somebody not connected with the department. Dr. Charles P. Grandfleld, first ns- : sistant, and, in the temporary absence of Mr. Hitchcock, acting Postmaster General, said: "We never have heard until now that Senator LaFollette's mail nan been tampered with. I think the Senator is quite mistaken when he charged that officials of the Postofflce Department rifled his mail in an attempt to learn the result of an investigation he is making or for any other purpose. As to the Senator's statement that his mail was subjected to an espionage almost Russian in character' the charge is absurd as no one in the Postofflce Department has the^ slightest interest in the replies of the clerks to the Senator's inquiries. Chief Inspector Robert C. Sham was equally certain that Senator LaFollette's charges were unfounded, and was emphatic in his denial of thetn. Decision Causes Much Protest. .. Wushington. ? Vigorous protests have been received by Secretary Nag'e of the department of commerce and labor against his recent interpretation of the naturalization and immigration laws to the elTect that the naturalization of an elien confers American citizenship upon all the minor children whether in the United States or abroad. The protectants contend that the decision lowers the bars to all the barred classes of immigrants, as the naturalization of a father permits him to bring into the United States as American citizens immune from the tests of the immigration laws, his minor children. Disastrous Fire; Two Persons Dead. Cleveland, Ohio.?Anton Johnson, 3."> and James Morris, ?,2, lost their lives in a fire that raged in the lodging house of Bernard Stein, prospect avenue. James Cullin, rooming boss of the establishment,was overcome on the second floor after having alarmed inmates on the third floor. It is said he cannot recover. Specimen of Georgia Swamp Life Ithaca, N. Y.? ine rorneu uiiivcisity etomological expedition which lias been at work in the Okefendokkee swamp in Georgia since June 1, has returned to this city with a wagon load of specimens, including snakes, lizzards, fish, birds and small animals, and ten thousand insects and spiders. The party included Professor R. C. Crosby, Dr. H. A. Wright, four other local scientists and E. L. Worsham, Risked His Life to Save Others. Washington.?Dr. Thomas B. McClintic. of the public health service, who has been fighting Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the Bitter Root valley of Montana all summer, has been infected with the disease and is being rushed to Washington for treatment. Dr. McClintic stuck to his post when the danger of infection was greatest and it is thought he contracted the disease while doing laboratory work. Rocky Mountain spotted fever exists only in America and has puzzeled the scientists much. Steamers Collide; Passengers Safe. Rotterdam.?The North German Lloyd steamer, Frankfurter, which collided with the German steamer Barmen, off the hook of Holland lightship. while on the voyage to Canada Bemen with 1,200 emigrants aboard entered the Hook of Holland towed by four tugs; Of her passengers 400 still were on board, the remainder ! having been trasferred to the Dutch steamer Juno. Immidately after the collision the Frankfurt shipped large quantities of water, but she was in no danger of sinking. Thirteen Ohio Prisoners Escape. Lima, O.?Thirteen Ohio penitentiary prisoners of the "honor squad" escaped from the prison camp and created a reign of terror before ten of them were captured. The three still at large are being sought all over northern Ohio. After escaping from the prison camp the men broke into saloons and seized liquor which they drank until wildly Intoxicated. They fought among themselves and with citizens who did not recognize them as convicts. The men were found sleeping off the effects of the whiskey. i I $1.25 PER YEAR TO STOP DELIVERY OF BEER The County Dispensary Will Not Supply the Blind Tigers.?Letter Sent By Mayor Gibbes. Columbia. ? The Richland county dispensary board, after a meeting decided to do away with the delivery of beer from the bottling works. Up to the present the beard has been fllflng orders for beer in quantities of a doyen or more bottles with delivery by wagon. Recently, however, Mayor Gibbes wrote the board that the police department had Information that the wholesale dispensary had been delivering goods to blind tigers. Mayor Gibbes asked the board to co-operate with the police department In suppressing the illegal sale of whiskey * and beer and the board decided to do away altogether with the delivery of beer. This was done after consultition with Jno. P. Thomas, the attorney for the board. Mr. Thomas ealled attention to the fact that under the law a disnensarv should not sell to any one known to be violating the law but there was nothing in the law to prohibit a dispenser from selling to any Individual who compiled with the law and signed the requests as required. Hereafter, however, illicit dealers will have to send for supplies. It was brought out that no reports are made to the county dispensary board on the raids made by the county constabulary. The supplies are turned in to the county board and a receipt taken for same but the constables do not file a record of the places visited and seizures made at each place. Therefore the members of the board have no way of knowing officially where the blind tigers are located. "We want to do everything possible to suppress the illegal sale of whiskey," said Jno. J. Cain, the man, speaking for the board. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state issued a grant of petition to the Edible Products Company of New Jersey and doing business in this state, allowing that corporation to change the by-laws under which it is governed, the change being in the time of stockholders' meetings and the manner of elections. Permission was also given to the Southern Cotton Oil Company amend the by-laws of that corporation. The Farmers' Mercantile Company of Kowesvllle was commissioned with a capital stock of (5,000 to conduct a general mercantile bual ^ ness, ine peuiioners uemg v*. n. Smith, R. L. Fairey and T. G. Robinsou. Campaign In Hampton County. The Hampton County Democratic , executive committee met at the court 1 house and fixed August 12 as the last I day on whiech pledges could be filed and candidates for county offices ' could enter the races. At the present time the following are the candidates for the offices named: House of representatives, Messrs. J. W. Hanuel, George Warren and G. M. Riley; clerk of court, Messrs. Jas. T. Thames, Eugene M. Peoples and R. F. Yarley; supervisor, Messrs. C. S. Blockley, A. R. Stanley, B. H. Tuten and C. J. Grav; treasurer, Messrs. P. H. Cummlngs, Wilson P. Smith and W. A. Mason, auditor, Messrs. T. Hagood Gooding, 1 W. H. Hiers and E. P. Folk; superintendent of education, Messrs. J. U Barnes and J. W. Ranoe; county commissioners, Messrs. W. A. DeLoach, P. E. Terry, James J. Gooding, J. W. Owens, I. O. Middieton, G. A. DempBey, H. H Carter, D P. Padgett, J. H. Adams, S. F. Crews and Wade Hampj ton Weekle Prepared Tentative Programme. Secretary John Wood, of the Spartanburg chamber of commerce, has prepared a tentative programme for the Panama Canal conference, to be hoM in Qnurtdnhurp nn Attentat IK fnr (he purpose of preparing and equipping the port of Charleston, In order that South Carolina may be in position to secure its proper share of the Panama Canal trade. Delegations of business men from all over the state are expected In Spartanburg for the conference and Charleston will send an especially strong contingent, the chamber of commerce, Merchants' Exchange and other organizations having made their plans to be represented at the conference. Old Man Killed by Brother. Adam Watts, about 75 years of age, was killed at his home three miles east of Swansea. The man was killed following a fight with his brother, Jake Watts, and Jake's son, Oovan Watts. Details are meagre, but it is said that Jake and Govan Watts went to the home of Adam Watts and beom ing Involved in a difficulty, cut the old man's throat. The coroner and sherin of Lexington county have gone 'o Swansea to Investigate the affair and hold an inquest and if possible take Jacob and Govan Watts into custody, Anderson Must Pay Death Penalty. Ed Anderson, who attempted a criminal assault on a white woman in the Rion section of Fairfield county some months ago, will pay the death penalty for his deed by being elctrocuted at the state penitentiary September 20. The special term of court called for the specific purpose of trying the defendant convened with Judge Copes of Orangeburg presiding. A member of the local bar was appointed by the court to represent the prisoner and after deliberating for a few minutes the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Destructive Fire At Orangeburg. Orangeburg was visited by a destructive fire, in which one residence was completely destroyed and another greatly damaged. The residence of William Betsell was completely destroyed and the residence of a Mr. Bozard was greatly damaged. Both of the houses were located on. Windsor street and owned by I. S. Harley? The Are originated from the explosion of an oil stove in the Betsell kitchen. The Are spread rapidly and no household effects were saved from tM BstSfU horns. M