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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.
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BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEM
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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
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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.
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CAMPAIGN NEAR END
ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS OF THE
MAD SCRAMBLE IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
THE RESULTS ARE DOUBTFUL
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'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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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$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.
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