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ESTABLISHED IN 18'
BITTER CAMPAIGN'
COMES TO CLOSE
A GREAT CROWD AT GREENVILLE
TO MfcAK Tflt bAIMUIUHICO
SPEAK.
A VERY ORDERLY MEETING
Jones In Hie Carefully Prepared
Speech Outlines.Constructive Policy
?Blease Makes a Characteristic
Speech.
Greenville.?Before the largest
Srowd that has attended any of the
political meetings which have commanded
the attention of the entire
state since June 18, the 1912 campaign
for state .offices came to a
close here several days ago. The end
was peaceful and .quiet, marked by
nothing more than enthusiasm on the
part of supporters of Judge Ira B.
loses and Governor Cole L. Blease,
the central figures in what is probably
the bitterest contest waked during
the present generation for the
governorship of the Palmetto state.
Despite many rumors Indicating a
"hot time" at the Greenville meeting,
nothing of a particularly exciting nature
occurred. There was one near
fight on the edge of the crowd while
Governor Blease was speaking and for
a few seconds things looked rather
squally* but several of the hundred and
fifty or more policemen detailed for
special duty were immediately "on the
Job," escorting theywould-be combatants
from the grounds.
Few meetings of the entire campaign
were more orderly. Elaborate
preparations had been made by the
city of Greenville to prevent trouble
and there was no miscue. On the
stand, ready to respond should their
services be required were Mayor
" *tJ T A Ullla
nenry origgs, Aiucwiifii u. n. mm?,
W. T. Henderson, C. S. Webfl. R. I.
Woodside and C. F. Hard. Chief of
Police J. E. Holcorabe, Sheriff J. Perry
Poole and Deputy Sheriff John
Hunsinger were also on hand. With
the city and county authorities so
well represented, any in the crowd
who might have been disposed to
"start something" evidently were convinced
of the futility of such a move.
Id the crowd of about 4,000 were
people from many other counties
among them York, Chester, Spartanburg,
Cherokee, Anderson, Newberry,
Abbeville, Greenwood and Laurens.
Much 8tock Is Subscribed.
More than $8,000 worth of stock to
the Charleston Fair Association has
been subscribed, following a threehour
whirlwind campaign. Several
members of the board of directors and
advisory board, as well as the officers
of the association, met at the Charleston
Hotel and started out on their
work. As matters developed, as much
ground could not be covered as was
expected, and comparatively few of
the business houses on East Bay and
Meeting street business districts were
visited.
Fish Hatchery For Orangeburg.
The bureau of fisheries notified
Representative Lever that the fish
hatchery for South Carolina in a bill
passed by Senator Tillman several
vpnrR aro will be located at Orange
burg at what is locally known as
"Duke's fishery." During the past six
months the bureau has had its experts
going over the various sites offered in
the state and its report is to the effect
that the Duke's fishery is at the ideal
location.
Campaign In Edgefield.
About four hundred , many ladies
being present, heard the aspirants for
the United States Senate and for
Congress from this district at Edge
field. The meeting, presided over by
County Chairman B. E. Nicholson,
was held in the court house. The
best of order prevailed and the audience
seemed much interested in and
edified by what was said. Col. Dial,
who spoke first, expressed his pleasure
in being in Edgefield and recounted
her proud and eventful history.
Have Long List To Select From.
Charleston county Democrats will
have the joyful task of selecting candidates
for their various county offices
from a ticket very nearly a yard
long, which will contain seventy-one
names. This is to say nothing of the
state ticket, which is in itself a big
one. A proof sheet of the ballot shows
that it will undoubtedly require more
care to vote a ticket properly in this
election than has been the case Tor
some years. It is said this is the
largest election, that ha sever been
held here.
Issued Orders For Encampment.
W. W. Moore, adjutant general ol
South Carolina, has issued orders foi
the encampment of Company (I. First
regiment. South Carolina National
Guard, at Greenville for 10 days be
Sinning September 9. This company
was organized at Pelzer too late tc
be eligible for the regular encamp
ment. It will be allowed a special en
sampmeut. The Pelzer company, is
coipmanded by Lieut. James C. Smith
It will be instructed during its en
campment by Captain George H. Mc
Master of the United States army.
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Campaign In Saluda County.
The last county campaign meeting
was held at Denny's, six miles nortl
of Saluda. Every one agrees that thf
meetings of this year have been th<
largest attended known in years whilt
the order of those attending and th<
attention accorded the speakers ai
every noint has been most excellent
The campaign has been l:ept on :
high plane, there has been no vitup
eratlon and the very kindest of feel
Inn between candidates have prevail
?d. Factionalism and partnershi]
have been tabooed by the candidates
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THE
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FILE THE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
South Carolina Delegation In Congress
File Statements of Their Campaign
Expenditures.
Columbia.?A special from Wash
lngton states that all of the South
Carolina delegation In Congress who
are candidates for renomlnation In
the pending congressional primary
South Carolina, have filed their statements
of expenditures in accordance
with the Federal puhiicity iaw, wnicu
requires such a statement to be made
not later than ten days before the
date of election.
Senator Tillman's statement shows
an expenditure of only the $260 assessment
by the state Democratic
committee. The same statement is
made by Congressman Johnson In
the 4th district, who has no opposition.
Congressman Lever, of the 7th
district, who is also without opposition.
comes next loweBt with a statement
of $260. Representative Legare,
of the first district, gives $649.50 as
his outlaw; Mr. Byrnes, of the 2d,
acknowledges $364.30; Mr. Aiken, of
. the 3d, owns to $386.40, and Mr. El[
lerbe, of the 6th, states $405, and Mr.
Finley of the 5th, gives in $547.90.
The opponents of Representatives
Legare, Byrnes, Aiken and Ellerbe,
have filed no statements. In the 5th
district Representative Finley's opponents,
Messrs. Pollock and Ragsdale,
confess $572.50 and $486.55 respectively.
Senator Tillman's opponents, W.
J. Talbert and N. B. Dial, have filed
accounts respectively of $733.40 and
$2,068.70, but Mr. Dial's statement was
not dated or sworn, and, therefore
is not in accordance with the law. The
penally for willful violation of statute
is a fine of not more than $1,000, or
imprisonment of not more than one
year, or both. A statement mailed
and postmarked ten days before the
electio nls taken as complying with
the law, even if it. reaches Washington
later than the limit.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The following is a record of new en
terprises aB taken from the books in
the office of the secretary of state: A
commission was issued (o the Branchvilie
Building and j~oan Association,
of Branchville, with a capital of $25,000,
the petitioners being P. P. Bethea,
L. H. Fairey, Steaiman Weathersbee,
J. B. Williams. A commission was issued
to the Nichols Lumber Company,
of Nichols, in Marion county, with a
capital of $15,000, the petitioners being
L. L. Gothlieb, W. C. White, Nathan
Barnett, P. A. Marion. A charter
was issued to the Johnson Company,
of Greenville, with a capital of
$15,000, to do a ladies' ready-to-wear
business, etc., the officers being J.
Thomas Arnold, president and treasurer;
W. S. Johnson, vice-president
and secretary.
Campaign in Beaufort County.
Campaign meetings ' of Beaufor^
county were held at Bluffton and Hardeeville
several days ago. Both meetings
were well attended and especially
the one at Bluffton. Spirit was
* ? * - - ? J I J ~ 4 ?? nnrl Awn
snown Dy several cuuuiutueo uuu mo
flashed in the charges and countercharges
between Mr. Crosby and Mr.
Sanders, candidates for supervisor.
Mr. Beckett and Mr. Hiott for the
house made the principal speeches at
Bluffton, and Mr. Jenkins at Hardeevllle.
He brought up the question of
free grass for the first time in this
campaign and strongly advocated it.
Other candidates, after Mr. Jenkins
had raised the issue, declared in favor
of it. Much interest was shown
in the speeches of the senatorial candidates.
Some heat was shown in
their discussion and oliarges were
answered by countercharges.
Claim Rolls Have Been Padded.
There is considerable discussion
over the fact that about 3,600 names
have been added to the club rolls in
Rock Hill, when heretofore the vote
has been less than 1,500. Some claim
that the rolls have been padded and
that parties from North Carolina have
been enrolled, but it is not believed
that many of the names have been entered
in cases where the party is not
entitled to vole and then the club officials
are not responsible, for when
a person's name is handed in if the
person states that he is entitled to
vote toe secretary has no option other
than to place the name on the roll.
Freight Wreck on Southern.
Freight No. 75 on the Southern
railway, running from Charlotte to
Columbia, had seven or eight cars
derailed at Adgers. No one was in
ijured, though much damage was done
j H. A. Williams, superintendent of the
! Columbia division of the Southern,
took charge of the wreck and had
the tracks cleared. The wreck made
; necessary the transferring of papsen
ger trains over other routes The
Southerns Limited, running bet wees
New York and Florida, was detoured
by w$y of Spartanburg.
Campaign in Bamberg County.
' The final county campaign meeting
for Bamberg county was held at the
court house at Bamberg. The meet
I ing was opened wKh prayer by the
Rev. \V. H. Hodges, pastor of the
' Methodist church. I)r. Geo. F. Hail
i presided and excellent order wai
maintained throughout the exercises
which lasted about four hours. Noth
i ing sensational occurred. Speeches
. made by the candidates in their fina
round-up showed much improvement
- in most cases, over those delivered a1
the first meeting.
i Campaign in Calhoun Closes.
> The Calhoun county campaign camt
1 to a close in the presence of full]
j 1.200 enthusiastic citizens. Then
? were 200 ladies in the audience. Th<
> meeting was held in the spacious
i graded school grounds. The inaiu fea
. ture was the desperate efforts of R. M
t Clafly. of Fort Motte; R. E. EdwardB
- of Creston, and G. H. Zimmerman, o
. Cameron, to force an expression fron
. each candidate as to his gubernatoria
) inclinations. Tho gentlemen declinst
, i to up how th?y would rot?,
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LFQ
PLANT MORE VETCH
THAT IS WHAT THE FARMERS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA ARE
TOLD TO DO.
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VETCH IMPROVES THE LANO
Interesting Article Describing the Results
of Work Prepared by A. D.
Hudson of Newberry.?Demanstration
Agents Pushing Vetch Growing.
Columbia.?More vetch will be
I planted in South Carolina this season
. than has ever been planted before. 1
I Particularly in the Piedmont section
1 is the subject being agitated. The results
last year were greater than was
| expected, ant1 several farmers report:
ed yields from two to three tons of
cured hay per acre. It has been demonstrated
that vetch improves the
land more rapidly than does cowpeas,
and It can be grown during the winter
months and harvested in time for a
crop of corn, cowpeas or sometimes
cotton. The agents of the farm demonstration
work are pushing vetch
growing with all the power at their
command. Mr. W. H. Bartin, district
agent, states that he expects to have
1,000 fields planted by Vis demonstrators.
In Newberry county alone it is
estimated that 60,000 pounds of seed
will be sown this year, while in the
lower part of the state there will be
more fields planted than ever.
Recently The Progressive Farmer
published an article by A. D. Hudson
of Newberry, giving his experience.
Mr. Hudson plants approximately onethird
of his farm in vetch every year.
The Improvement in the fertility of
the land and the increased growth of
i crons. following vetch has been very
marked. Some of the very beBt cotton
on his farm is land in which \etch was
grown, but on vhich no amount has
been used for this year's crop. Mr.
Hudson's article is as follows:
"Last summer Mr. Poe requested
me to write hi mthc results of my
work with hairy vetch, especially what
my field of seed was per acre. 1
promised him that I would do so, but
upon thinking the matter over I concluded
that the results were so very
gratifying that It might be well to wait
another year for fear that successive
crops would prove disappointing. And
it is well that I did, for results this
yea rfrom the 'grain end of it were ex;
ceedlngly disappointing, but the yield
of hay was tremendous.
Campaign In Lancaster County.
Lancaster.?All the condidates foi
Lancaster county offices, except John
j P. Hunter, candidate for sheriff withI
out opposition, who is sick at Piedmont
Springs, were present here in
the court house at the last regular
campaign meetings, and a good crowd
of 350 voters gave them all an attnntifo
an A roKnort fill hearing. This
iruiirv ui iu ?
campaign has been carried forward
successfully and without the slightest
interruption or disorder, and notwithstanding
the intense feeling in this
county over the gubernatorial race,
the campaign that terminated here,
will go on record as one of Lancaster's
^leanest and best fought contests.
Chesterfield County Campaign.
Chesterfield.?The county campaign
came to a close with the meeting here.
It is conceded by all that this has
been one of the cleanest county campaigns
in years, and still there is much
interest being manifested in the races
for the different offices. No doubt the
most interest is being shown in the
race for the legislature. Both \Y. F.
Stevenson and W. P. Odom are candidates
for re-election and there are
five other candidates.
Political Situation in Chester.
Chester.?The Chester county campaign
closed at an immense meeting
i in the auditorium of the city hall
From pit to dome the auditorium was
filled and standing room was at a premium.
It was a crowd that was saturated
with political enthusiasm. Itob
ert B. Caldwell, president of this pre
cinct, presided. The invocation was
1 pronounced by Rev. F. Victor Robert
son of the East Side Presbyterian
church.
Protects Veteran By Court Order.
Columbia.?Ernest C.arv, circuit
1 judge, issued at chambers in Colum
i bia an order temporarily restraining
H. W. Richardson and others from in
ferfering with Samuel F. Massey, in
1 the enjoyment of the privileges and
. benefits of an inmate of the Canfeder
I ate Soldiers' home, and directing the
' respondents to show cause before
him September 2 why they f#inuld nol
' be permanently enjoined from sucli
i interference. Mr. Masvev returned tc
I the Confederate home pending the
: "ourt's final decision.
Campaign in Florence Closes.
! - Florence. ? The county campaigr
> : closed here with practically all of thf
candidates standing for better and
' purer government, efjnal rights to $1
! and special privileges to none, though
" some of them did declare for Gov
i , Please. The chief incident of the
. meeting was the reply of Itepresenta
j tive T. P. Hrown to a recent criticisrr
> 1 in a letter of T. H. Harlleo, in which
I | Mr ilerllee said that Mr. Brown had
1 : been elected to represent Florence
I county and he became a representa
ive of Cole L. Blease.
Exhibits of Farm Products.
Columbia.?The agricultural and Im
. migration department of the Atlantic
Coast Line is getting up an exhibit oi
farm products, vegetables and fruits
and will take this exhibit to the West
> the latter part of this month, to be
- shown at various Western State fairs
. with a view of showing the resource!
, of the territory through which thii
f line operates. They have had one oi
) their new steel framed express cars
1 jverhauled and painted up in a suit
1 ible manner for the purpose of tram
Porting the exhibit,
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FORT MILL, S. C? TH
"ROMTHE'PALMETTO STATE I
ihort Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care By the Editor.
Sumter.?Three bales of new cotton
ver sold In Sumter during the week
ust ended. Two bales were purchas?d
by Levi Bros, and one by O'Donrell '
fc Co. The first bale was classed as >
strict middling and sold at 12 3-4
Jents. Cotton is opening rapidly and
i good supply of It is looked for the
Irst week in September.
Mayesvllle.?At a recent meeting of
:own council, J. H. Hinson, of Georgia,
was elected chief of police. He
b originally from Sumter county, havng
moved *lo Georgia about 18 years
ago. Chief Hinson iH interested in
the raising of blood hounds and will
conduct kennels while acting as chief
3f police here.
Charleston.?Acting on telegraphic
orders First Lieutennnt Thomas E.
Thresher, Jr., U. S. M. C., commanding
a detachment of twenty marines
and five non-commissioned officers,
left the city on the Palmetto Limited
for Philadelphia, there to embark on
the U. S. S. Prairie to sail for the
scene of the Nicaraguan revolution.
MayeivlUe.?The Democratic club
rolls were closed here according to
; the rules of the party in this state
, and the enrollment is larger than in
I previous years. It is predicted that
ane of the heaviest votes will be polled
that has ever been counted here
before, unless it was in the days of
: '76. From the present outlook, MayeaI
vllle will give Judge Jones a good maI
Jorlty.
Brunson.?A la;-ge and enthusiastic
audienrA creeled thp eanrtifinren tn?.
the various county offices at Hampton,
the county seat, and listened attent;
Ively to the speeches. A fine dinner
i waR enjoyed by all in the shade of
the oaks on the countv court house
square. The speeches of the candidates
for the Legislature. Messrs Manuel,
Warren and Riley, were conservai
tive, earnest and eloquent.
Washington.?The Lever agricultur|
al extension bill passed the house. It
! now goes to the senate, where is will
I be urged by Senator Hoke Smith, of
; Georgia. Senator Page, of Vermont,
will attempt to substitute his own voj
rational education bill and the whole
! matter will probably go over to the
next session In its present parliamentary
status, unless the Vermont Senator
gives way.
;
Preuperity.?The annual reunion of
Company G, 13th regiment, South Carolina
Volunteers, was held several
days ago at Young's Grove, Several
! hundred persons assembled from the
i surrounding country to celebrate with
I the few survivors of this heroic comj
pany their 51st anniversary. The men
of this company were among the first
to go to the front, and heard Gen. Lee
read his order for surrender at Appo
matox.
Charleston.?That the new double
track system on the Cherleston dlvis
j ion of the Atlantic Coast Line, which
is planned to operate from Charleston
to the Santee river for the purpose ol
Improving the service and relieving
trnffi; congestion, will be in operation
between this city and Mocks Cornel
1 by the end of next week; and between
Charleston and Bonneau inside of a
month is the statement which was
made by Superintendent J. C. Murchi
! son.
Branchville.?There is being intense
interest mauiiesteu in tne election 101
governor. Never have the Bupporten
o fa ay one made a more stubborn am
determined fight than those of Judge
Jones are now doing here. At the
election two years ago Blease carrioc
60 j:er cent of the votes cast here, bu
it looks very much like Jone sis goinj
to get a good majority, rfince the ap
pearance of Tillman's letter the sup
por'-ers of Judge Jones have beei
active.
Barnwell.?Two bales of new cot
ton the first of the season for Barn
well, were sold on the local marke
during the week just closed, bringinj
11 1-4 and 11 1-2 cents. Mace Jeffcoat
the grower of one of the bales, statei
that he could have ginned a bale ove
a week ago, but he would have ha<
to stop his hands from palling fodde
to pick cotton, and for that reason hi:
bale was delayed. Barnwell was th<
lirst to get a bale of new cotton oi
the market in 1911, R. H. Lutz beini
the grower of the staple.
Dillon.?There were two bales o
cotton marketed here recently whicl
brought 12 1-2 cents and 12 7-8 cente
Tbey were raised by J. It. Gibson am
; Levi Jackson. Tney were bought b;
the cotton mills. The cotton crop ii
, Dillon county is going to be short o
I what was expected 30 days ago.
Orangeburg. ? The Orangeburi
, county Democratic campaign endei
with the final meeting held in thi
: city. The speaking was held from th
, band stand on court house square. I
, \\. Bowman, vice president of the (,'iti
I zen s ciuo, iiresiueu. uwu uruei jjit
vailed and the speeches were good
Washington.?A marine corps orde
detaches Capt. John F. McGill iron
, duty at Fort Royal aud assigns hin
. ! to duty in the office of the assietan
I secretary of the navy at Washing
I ton, then to the yard at Fuget .Sounc
i Washington.
Kershaw.- Work on the Kershav
? Cotton Mill has begun. The brick ar
- being hauled to the site, th? lam
i has been laid off and soon the actua
i building of the plant will begin, 'i hi
I stimulus to the business of the towi
? is being felt already, as quite a nun;
ber of improvements are in contem
j plation already.
j Washington.?T. J. Lawrence ha
1 been appointed postmaster at Wes
Marion, Marion county, S. C\, succeed
: ing H. E. Parke, resigned,
f Manning.?The eighth and last o
. ihc Clarendon County campaign meel
t ings was held here on the Court Hous
? grounds, with an attendance of abou
. J50 voters, besides a few ladies am
j ievera! beys. The meeting was divid
i .d into two sessions, morning am
r .fterncon, the morning session beini
i .eld on the spot where the disorderl;
.ate campaign meeting was held ii
;ly, but this time the decorum w*
vempiary.
MILI
URSDAY, AUGUST 29, 191
HARMONY MARKS
CLOSING SESSION
AFTER MANY STORMY SCENES
SIXTY-SECOND CONGRESS AT
LAST QUITS.
THE HOUSE WON A VICTORS
| The Payment of "State Claims" in the
General Deficiency Bill Goes By the
Board.?Much Rejoicing When Session
Endu.
Washington.?Sobered by the embarrassments
of Saturday's all-night
; BPBelon of filbusters and disagreements,
Congress adjusted its differences
invited President Taft up to the
Capitol once more, and wrote "finish"
after the proceedings of the second
session of the Sixty-second Congress.
The end was marked with a return
of harmony, and an end of fllbusters.
Senator LaFollette, demanding action
on the Penrose campaign fund resolution,
found all opposition smoothed
away In front of him and the resolution
passed almost without discussion.
Senators Chamberlain, Martin and i
Culbertsor., after fighting bitterly for
the payment of the "state claims"
embodied in the general deficiency bill,
yileded to the urging of their colleagues.
and permitted the Senate to
yield to the demands of the House,
and strike these claims from the bill.
In return for this concession, however,
they received the promise of
support next winter, when the claims
again will be pressed for payment.
With these old claims, amounting
in all to $600,000, went the "extra
month" pay for congressional employees
which the Senate demanded
and the House refused to give. In
the last half hour of the session, while
President Taft waited in his special
room to sign the measure of the
dying Congress, an attempt was made
to rush through a special resolution
giving the employes the "extra month"
but they again blocked it.
The President signed the general
deficiency bill.
The session "just fizzled out" in the
, Senate, to use the words of one observer.
A wild outburst of applause greeted
Speaker Clark's announcement of adjournment
as his gavel fell in the
House. The floor immediately became
an animated scene, members bidding
each other good-bye and shaking hands
Old time political foes buried all difficulties
and feuds apparently were
' forgotten in the general leave taking.
Ferreting Out Blackmail Evidence.
1 New York.?With the appointment
' of J. W. Flynn, head of the local secret
1 I service, as chief investigator of the
| aldermanic Investigating committee,
came the news that a corpse of the
' ablest detectives in the country will
1 aid Flynn in ferreting out evidence of
police blackmail. Counsel for Police
1 Lieutenant Charles Becker, now be1
hind the bars on charges of instigat1
ing the murder of the gambler Herman
Rosenthal, are busy preparing de.
fense for the accused lieutenant.
Personal Campaign of Wilson.
' New York.?A general plan for the
I personal campaign of Gov. Woodrow
; Wilsdn was considered at a meeting
; at democratic headquarters. Governor
' Wilson, vice chairman McAdoo, of the
I national committee. Treasurer Rolla
> Wells and National Committeeman
* Josephus Daniels and Robert Ewing
attended. Governor Wilson does not
1 contemplate an extended stumping
tour, and wjii mane umj a ic
speeches In th?? larger cities.
t Marshall Speaks in Maine.
I Portland, Me.?In his first political
, address sinco accepting the Demoi
cratic nomination for Vice President,
r Governor Thomas R. Marshall of In1
diana condemned the protective tariff
r system before a Democratic masss
meeting here. Governor Marshall
e was the first of the party leaders from
i outside the state to take part in the
I Democratic campaign preceding the
state election on September 9.
a German Killed At Nicaragua.
' Managua.?Notice that the Amerl
3 can forces in Nicaragua will restore
>' peace has been sent to General Vaca,
leader of the revolutionaries at Leon
f by Geoge T. Weitzel, United States
minister. Another leader of the revo
S lution. Gen. Luis Mena, was also given
3 a similar notification. General Vaca
s sent a request to the government foi
e an armistice to last eight days but
' this was refused. The message wat
i* sent through the minister of San Sal
'* vador. A German has been killed al
' Matagaipa.
1 Uncle Sam Repudiated Obligation.
1 London.- The Panama canal bill if
1 characterized as practically a d is
>* honeFt repudiation of a direct bargain
' by newspapers representing the vlewi
of all the British political parties
v Meanwhile no definite procedure hj
e the British government in regard t(
1 the bill can be framed for nearly al
1 the cabinet ministers at*e scafterer
* over the European continent at vari
a ous watering places, or else are shoot
' inc grftuse on the Scottish Moors ant
'* ; most of the prominent politicians out
side of the cahinent are also engaged
17 Detrcit Aldermen Arraigned.
' Detroit, Mich. -With the arraign
ment in police court of 17 aldermei
' and former council clerk Edward R
" Schreiter, self-confessed receiver o
e bribe money. Prosecuting Attorne;
1 Shepherd hopes to be able to prob'
:1 into the past doings of the council an<
determine if possible whether so-cal!
^ ed councilmanic grafting has been
B constant practice during the past d*
Y cade. All of the men arraigned wit!
a the exception of Schreiter were prevl
ously arrested on charges of accept
log for municipal favors
J T1
L2.
CROP PESTS IN NEWBERRY
The Army Worm and Red Spider
Have Made Their Appearance in
Many Placet Recently.
Newberry.?The red spider and the
army worm have both appeared on
numbers of farms in this county. The
red spider has already done serious
injury to the cotton crop, and is
spreading. Some of the finest fields
in the county are suffering from its
depredations. Some farmers have attempted
to apply the remedy recommended
by the entomological department
of Clemson College, but with
not much success, because the red
spider works only on the under side
of the leaf, where It is almost impos
Bible for the spray to reacn 11. umers i
have adopted the plan of pulling up j
the first stalks affected and burning
them, and this has appeared to meet |
with greater success; but of course ;
must be adopted very soon after the
red spider begins its work or it will 1
not do any good. The army worm
broke out afresh several Ays ago
and since then large numbers have appeared.
moBtly In the portion of the
county nearest Newberry. It flrsU
took hold of the grass and alfalfa and
other tender plants, including young
corn, for which it seems to have a
special fondness; now it is beginning
on the tender leaves of cotton. Alex :
Hudson found thousands of the pests
in his cotton and immediately began
on them with arsenate of lead, fol- |
lowing instructions of the Clemson
College experts. He invested in 50 |
pounds more of arsenate of lead and
continues the application. Large estimates
of the damage already done
are made, and It Is feared that the
cotton crop will be seriously curtailed.
York Watches Progress of Road Work
For some time the people of the
River end section hare been very
much interested in knowing Just what
would be the outcome in regard to
I>ancaster county building a road from
the new steel Roddey bridge at Ivey's
mill out to the national highway between
Charlotte and Lancaster. This
bridge was completed some time ago
at a cost of $15,000 or more to Rock
Hill and York county, and It was understood,
when It wsb decided that
the bridge was to be put there, that
Lancaster county would build a
road from the bridge to the national
highway, one and a half miles from
the bridge. On the Lancaster side at
the end of the bridge is a tremendous
hill and when they started to work
they found this hill to be almost a
solid rock and towering like a mountain
in front of them and the work
was given up. It is learned that the
Lancaster road force began work
there again with steam drills and other
paraphernalia and will cut through
the hill and finish the road out to the
highway at a cost of $3,500.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the Williamsburg Realty
Company of Kingstree, with a capital
stock of $3,000, to conduct a general
real state business, the officers being
R. H. Pittman, president and
general manager; M. A. Shuler, secretary
and treasurer. The Scott Safety
Track Appliance Company of Central
was commissioned, with a capital
stock of $10,000, the business of the
company, as set forth in its commission.
being to "offer stock for sale In
one frog in one angle bar and one
metallic cross tie, for the purpose of
demonstrating and manufacturing. Also
to offer stock in the Scott Safety
Track Appliance company in exchange
for other patent rights.
First Week of County Campaign.
The first week of the county campaign
was concluded at Ruffin several
days ago. There were five meetings
during the week. Snider's. Rice Patch,
I^odge, Smoaks and Ruffin. The campaign
party was handsomely entertained
at each of these places except
Lodge, and there the homes were
opened to the members of the party.
The campaign has been conducted on
a high plane. So far there has been
not much ginger injected, although
a spat arose at Smoaks between conn
ty auditor, I). L. Smith, and one of his
opponents, J. B. Dodd. Mr. Smith was
a member of the delegation last yeai
and received his appointment on the
death of the late R. Ft. Black.
Orderly Meeting at Walhalla.
The crowd of 1,200 persons which
heard candidates for state offices a
Walhalla set an excellent example o
attention and decorum. Judge Jonei
i scrupulously avoided any reference t<
Gov. Blease, but the governor, ai
i usual, devoted most of his time to ar
attack on Judge Jones in substantial
i- ho nrrifnarllv employs
1} IIIC ICMIIO ...
Blease declared that at Westminste:
i Judge Jones had taken Blease for hii
| text. Judge Jones replied that in hi:
: Westminster address he did not men
tion the governor's name.
Politics in Sumter County.
< Much interest is being manifesto!
in Sumter in the approaching primar;
i election, both In loeal and state poll
i tics. While Sumter county can prol
. ably be classed In the Jones column;
' there are quite a number of stron;
> Blease men here. The county carr
I paign comes to an end with meeting
1 in Sumter. Other meetings will b
- held in Dalzell and Rembert. Th
- chief interest in the county campaig
1 is in the election of members of th
- legislature and in the election of
I. ; clerk of court and sheriff.
Breeding Farm For South Carolina.
1 J. F. Barbe, a well-known Kentuck
i i
horse breeder, is in Greenville pro
f pecting with a view to organizing
f $100,000 company to start a breedln
e farm near Greenville. Mr. Barbee b?
1 already interested a number of loci
I* capitalists in his plan, among them b
a ing Henry T. Mills. It is understoc
! that only $25,000 in shares will I
a floated, as the promoters will take tl
I- maorlty of stock. Mr. Barbee ia enth
> aiastlc over this region for itot
breeding purpose!.
PLANS SCHEDULE T
FOR SPEAKING TOUR
BULK OF WORK WILL BE DONE
BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
AND OTHER LEADERS.
W. J. BRYAN'S ITINERARY
All Parts of the Country Will Be Covered
Thoroughly By the Democratic
Party's Leading Orators.?Where
Each Speaker Will Go.
New York.?Gov. Woodrow Wilson
spent a day at the University Club,
resting from a week of activity and
preparing for a conference here de- i
stlned to have an important bearing
on Ills presidential campaign.
With Vice Chairman McAdoo and
members of the campaign committee,
the Governor will map out the sections
of the country where he will speak j
and a schedule of addresses will be .
agreed upon. Present plans call for
few speeches from the candidate him- j
self but a larger number from William
J. Bryan, Speaker Champ Clark,
Representative Oscar W. Underwood,
Governors Harmon of Ohio and Foss 1
of Massachusetts, Senator-elect Ollie
James of Kentucky and scores of
members of both houses of Congress.
Though the Governor's idea at
present is to make a number of
j speeches in some of the more impor|
tant cities of the country, these
speeches in no sense will be a "swing
around the circle" or stumping tour,
it is admitted that the exigencies of
the campaign may necessitate on the
program adopted.
Mr. Bryan has arranged his own
itinerary to begin about September 10.
He will speak for the most part in
the middle West beginning, it is said,
in Nebraska and taking in Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
j Montana, Washington, Oregon, Utah,
! Missouri, Illinois and Ohio. In these
states Mr. Bryan will make big stumping
tours, but he also will devote as
much time as possible to states east
of the Mississippi river.
While Mr. Bryan is concentrating on
the Northwest, the middle West,
, Speaker Clark will tour the Southwest.
After his three speeches in
Maine, he will proceed to Missouri,
I Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and
! California.
The campaign committee's ideas
i was to have Speaker Clark visit those
stateB in which he thought could be
of the most value. He has chosen,
therefore, those localities which supported
him at the Baltimore conven
IT.J nrlll
tion. Representative uuuei WUUU n lit
speak for the most part In the East
and probably will discuss chiefly the
tariff.
Death and Ruin In Wake of Storm.
St. Louis.?A woman and a boy
were killed and eight other persons
were Injured, one probably fatally, by
lightning which accompanied a severe
electrical storm that visited this city
and vicinity. Mrs. Elizabeth Hausdorf
of St. Louis was struck by lightning
while on the way to a picnic at Dtipo,
Ills. Five persons were riding In a
covered vehicle. The bolt struck the
woman while she was occupying the
rear seat alone. The other members of
the party were thrown from the vehicle
but were not seriously hurt.
Political Headquarters Open.
Chicago. ? Congressional campaign
headquarters of the Republican and
the Democratic parties will be opened
in Chicago. Representative McKinley
who managed President Taft's cam'
paign for the Republican nomination
will have charge of his party's camp
Representative James T. Lloyd of Mis
sourl will conduct the Democratic
Ight.
i
On Tour of Inspection.
( Washington.?Secretary Stimson ot
. the War Department left Washington
, for a tour of inspection of Western
, military posts, going by way of New
w \tPH
York. He was acvumiwu ICU u; iutw.
, Stimson. Brigadier General Crozier
and Major Lassiter of the general
staff.
I To Write to Members of Committee
Oyster Bay, X. Y.?Having failed tc
f obtain a hearing before th^ Senate
, committee investigating campaigr
j contributions because of the inability
j of the committee to get together, Col
j one! Roosevelt plans to write the com
. mittee a letter, embodying some of the
things which he would have testified
r He so declared in a statement in whici
s he also took the committee to fas!
s for permitting John I). Arrhbold ft
sail for Europe without telling mon
about the $25,000 he contributed tc
the Republican campaign in 19?H.
j Georgia Democrats in Convention.
? j Atlanta, Ga. -The Democratic state
j. convention will be held at .\ia<;ou 10
the purpose of naming the candidate!
, for state offices, from Governor down
^ who were successful in the primar;
1 held several days ago. Incidentally 1
8 will remain for the convention to df
e cide between Judges John Ft. Pottli
0 and Nash It. Broyles in the race fo
n ! judge of the state court of appeals
P The returns obtainable with two cour
a ties missing, places the two candidate
on practically an equal footing befor
| the convention.
Postoffice Gutted by Flames.
y
London.?London is entirely cut ol
Bfrom
telegraphic communication wit
the rest of the country and with th
8
continent, and for a time connectio
i?
j] with America was severed, as the r<
_ suit of a fierce fire in the general pos
|(j oillce, in which building the Centn
)( telegraph office Is situated, and wher
1{ all wires of the service are concentra
u ed. While the fire was extreme!
,j, fierce, no llvei were lost and the dar
age waa confined to the Jnilde of tfc
building,
n ' - i-jj
I
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$1.25 PER YEAR
NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
The Latest Newt of General Interest
That Hat Been Collected From
Many Townt and Counties.
Charleston.?The United States civil
service commission announces an
examination at Charleston, as & result
of which it is to make certification
to fill a vacancy in the position of rural
letter carrier at Charleston and
other vacancies as they may occur on
rural routes at postofflces in this
county.
Chester.?The pretty bungalow of I.
C. Jones was almost completely destroyed
by Are of unknown origin. Mr.
Jones had a narrow escape, so quickly
did the dames spread. The loss on
the furniture and furnishings, etc.,
amounted to several thousand dollars
and was insured fcr $1,600. The property
was partly covered by insurance,
being the property of T. L. Eberhardt.
Charleston.?Ex-President rneoaore
Roosevelt 19 expected to visit Charleston
September 8 to attend the annual
convention of the great council
of Red Men, which will hold a session
lasting a week at the Isle of
Palms. Roosevelt Is a member of the
order and has declared' his intention
of attending the meeting. Arrangements
are proceeding for the enter- .
tainment of the visitors. It will be a
big gathering.
Lexington.?The heavy rains of several
nights ago caused the dam of
Georbe's pond, at Laurel Falls near
Lexington, to give way, the heavy
flood rushing into the pond of the LexI
ington Manufacturing Company, one
mile below, with such force that much
damage was done.. The water carried
away one wall of the plant, the wall
to the card room, causing a general
overflow and causing a damage loss
of several hundred dollars.. The mill
has been out of commission since.
Washington.?President Taft withdrew
the nomination of John R. Tolbert,
Jr., to be postmaster at Abbeville.
This nomination was sent to
the senate several months ago and it
was then stated that he would probably
never be confirmel. Those opposed
to Tolbert having the place Insist
on its going to Mrs. Minshall,
whose husband held It until the time
j of his resignation. Mrs. Minshall la
now performing the duties of the office.
^
Charleston.?The first of the campaign
expense lists have been filed
with the clerk of the court, and all of
them were exceptionally light. The
three men who have filed their lists
are Mr. Martin S. Connelly, candidate
for county treasurer; Mr. D. H.
Towles, candidate for the office of
Qt Pniir? townshin. and
: II)<t?iaii aic ui v* . ... ,,
Mr. William Austin, candidate for
master in equity. All of the candl;
dates must file their expense lists before
primary day.
Rock Hill.?City Engineer Miller
has returned from a visit to Greenville,
Charlotte and other cities, where
he is inspecting the street paving and
secured specifications, prices and other
data to be used in the selection of
paving for Rock Hill, He laid the
results of his trip before the paving
committee. His committee will meet
again to receive bids for paving Main
street from Hampton to Railroad, and
Railroad street from Main to the passenger
station. Property owners have
become interested in the matter.
Lexington.?About 100 voters heard
the candidates for the United States
senate, W. Jasper Talbert of Edgefield
and N. B. Dial of Laurens, at the
1 campaign meeting, which was held In
the court house here. Of this number
there were a number of county
candidates, who came for the purpose
of meeting the people, but were disappointed.
In the absence of D. Frank
I Efird, county chairman, B. H. Barre,
secretary of the Lexington county
Democracy, presided and introduced
the speakers.
Lancaster. ? Two women, styling
themselves as Egyptian fortune tellers,
were arrested here by Rural Po'
liceman Williams and lodged in Jail
charged with stealing and plckpocet*
ing. There were a number of such
women and children encamped in a
secluded place on the outskirts of
town from which headquarters two
or three number, since alleged to bt
expert pickpockets, made frequent visits
to town for the purpose of plying
their nefarious trade, while posing as
palmists and soothsayers.
Columbia.?John Cole, a negro, was
electrocuted at the state penitentiary.
Cole was convicted of a murder committed
in Charleston county. This is
the third legal electrocution to take
place within three weeks.
Columbia.- Con. wine .iohcb, yieoident
of tho Palmetto National bank,
was notifiod by William McAdoo, of
Now York, acting chairman of the
Democratic national committee, that
ho had boon appointed a member of
the finance committee from South Car'
ollna. Chairman McAdoo asked Gen.
a I r
; Jones to wire his acceptance and h'.*
request was complied with.
Greenwood. -Mr. Thomas Jester,
the old-st man in Greenwood county
s and possibly in this section of the
" state, hied at the home of his son. D.
^ W Jester, on Phoenix street here. He
was buried at Lebanon church.
Barnwell.?It is an extremely hard
, proposition to get a line on the polith
cal situation in Barnwell county In
p regard to the gubernatorial race. It is
a well known fact that Barnwell gave
Blease a majority two years ago an<f
: for that reason it has been considered
a Blease county, but there are sevf
eral things in this connection that are
worth noting at this rime.
I Coiumbia.?Hal. C. Moore, a car in
specter of the Seaboard Air Line rail
way, was killed at Cayce, by being
run over by a switch engine. Thi
h coroner's jury brought out the fac!
e that, the tragedy was an accident.
D Seneca.?As the end of the stats
s. campaign draws near, Gov. Blease anS
t Judge Jones are increasing their ac
i; tivlties. Both these candidates foi
governor made speeches at irapromp
t tu meetings in Oconee county. Gov
Blease spoke at Oakway and at West ^
minster. Judge Jones spoke at 8ea V
sea and at Westminster. Got. Bltaa< 1
alio made an address at Beneca. 1