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WHAT DEMONSTRATION WORK
AND CORN CLUBS HAVE DONE
FOR THI8 COUNTY.
MUCH INTEREST IS SHOWN
Corn Club Boys Are Showing How to
Make Corn Crops at Low Cost.?Tick
Eradication Work is to Be Pushed
Forward.
8h&ron.?On the many acres which
are being cultivated in York county
along the lines of United States demonstration
plan, the increase of yield
In corn will be several thousand bushels.
When it is considered further that
this corn has been produced at a cost
of about 30 cents a bushel, with a
saving of 50 cents a bushel on what
It would cost next year if Imported
from the West, it can readily be seen
what the demonstration work and the
boys' corn clubs have done for this
county.
It means, too, that there are at
least a hundred boys in this county
who will never again be content to
pursue the old slip-shop unprofitable
methods that yielded an average crop
of less than 15 bushels to the acre. A
successful and observant business
man said recently that success in
these plans carried with it the assurance
that the cause of good roads,
good schools and gc-*i churches, and
that all other community interests
win De mvestea witn new me.
The membership of the boys' corn
clubs in this community Is very much
encouraged over the prospect this
year for a fine yield and it is believed
that Sharon and vicinity will
again carry off the best prizes that
have offered in this county.
Perhaps nowhere elBe in South;
Carolina has greater Interest been
taken in the question of eradication,,
now such a vital one throughout
this section, as that manifested in
this part of York county. Dr. P. E.
Qui nil, district superintendent of the
work, is stationed at Sharon and he
has had the aid and co-operation of
the farmers and cattle growers in
this section to such an extent that be
has been able to release the quarantine
on a part of his territory, but
he has in force a strict and stringent
tick law In regard to bringing in and
shipping stock out of the county.
Farm Demonstration to Meet.
The farm demonstration agents in
South Carolina will hold their annual
meeting at Clemson college in the
near future. This meeting, which is
held for the purpose of instruction,
will be in charge of Prof. W, L. Eng- i
lish, state agent of demonstration (
work and superintendent of the extension
division of Clemson. The college |
has appropriated $10,000 for demonstration
work and $12,000 for exten- j
sion work this year. I
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The women of Spartanburg, moved ]
by recent political developmeut In 11
South Carolina, have raised their i
voice In demand of "Votes for Wo- !
men" In ths state. In response to a
call issued more than fifty women met i
to consider the organization of a <
Woman's Suffrage League. The meeting
adopted resolutions declaring the
political conditions in this state "disgraceful"
and adjourned to meet again
In the near future for permanent organization.
Very Sad Accident Near Chester.
A peculiarly sad accident happened
to George W. Robinson's son, Richard,
while he stood watching the ginners
manipulate the staple through
the gin, at Evans, a few miles from
Chester. In some mysterious way it
Is thought the boy's loose sleeve
caught in the gin teeth and he was
pulled in. The lower arm was frightfully
mangled. For a while he bled
profusely, however, by applying a cord
on the arm the flow was stayed. He
was rapidly carried to a hospital.
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Supreme Court Hands Down Decision.
Tho mmpomo cniirt in ft decision i
by Associate Justice Hydrick, affirmed
the verdict of the Richland
county court in the case of Richland
county against Samuel H. Owens and
the American Surety company of New
York. The amount of the verdict directed
by the circuit court was $11,592.32.
The ection was brought on
three official bond"* given by Samuel
H. Owens as supervisor of Richland
county. The condition of each bond
was "that Owens as supervisor shall i
truly perform the duties of his office.
Woman's Missionary Union.
The eighth annual meeting of the
"Woman's missionary union, auxiliary i
to the Ridge association was held with i
the Phillips church. There are 15 i
churches in th union and 11 of them i
sent in reports, there being delegates
from nearly all of the different orgaiizations.
In contributions, the Johns- i
ton W. M. N\, the Y. W. A., and i
Sunbeam band lead the total contri- i
bution of the union during the year.
The Round Table discussions were :
helpful and the talks by those on the i
progmramme were enjoved.
Two Rock Hilt Boys Drowned. <
Myron Sandifer, Jr., son of Dr. and
Mrs. M. H. Sandifer. and John Creigh- i
ton, son of Mrs, W. J. Creighton, of
Rock Hill two- 15-year-old boys, were
drowned in the Catawba river while i
In. swimming with a party of boys
who went out after dinner. Up to this
time their bodies have not been found,
but the water has been cut off at the
Catawba Power Company's dam, several
miles above, and it is hoped that
with the fall of the river they will
be recovered. i
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HAVE NAMED THE ELECTORS^
For Nation? Head.?Chairman Evana
Insists That Law Be Fully Compiled
With.?Those Named.
Columbia.?The state Democratic
executive committee meeting elected
the presidential electors for South
South Carolina. The election was held
in accordance with the constitution of
the party. The electors were nominated
by the members of the committee
from each congressional district and
were elected by the committee as a
whole. The constitution requires that
no elector shall occupy a position of
trust and honor and even notaries
public were barred by John Gary
Evans, the chairman. All electors
named must have qualified by the
next meeting of the committee.
The following electors were elected:
First district?J. S. Padgett, Walterboro.
Second district?W. Fred Lightsey,
Hampton.
Third district?S. N. Pearman, Anderson.
Fourth district?T. J. Moore, Spartanburg.
Fifth district?J. W. Hamel. Kershaw.
Sixth district?D. D. McColl, BennettsTille.
Seventh district?J. L. Sims, Orangeburg.
Electors at large:
J. E. McDonald, Winnsboro; Dr. E.
C. Doyle, Seneca.
The question of the election of
electors will come up at the next
meeting of the committee . If it is
found that any elections have not fully
qualified than there will be new
nominations. Chairman Evans insisted
that the law. be fully complied with
in naming the electors. #
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
charter to the Citizens' bank of Chester
with a capital of $100 000. The
officers are: M. S. Lewis, president;
John G. White, vice-president, and
K. H. White, secretary and treasurer.
A charter has been issued to the Enterprise
Hardware company of Batesburg
with a capital stock of $5,000.
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1 ne orncere art;, o. a. nuuuau,
dent, and W. J. McCartha, secretary
and treasurer. The Greenville Improved
Cotton Ginning company haB filed
notice of an Increase of capital from
$100,000 to $25,000. A commission has
been Issued to the Bank of Packsville
with a capital stock of $100,000. The
petitioners are: IL. S. Baswlck, L.
Weinberg J. W. Rhame, T. W. Gunter
and J. W. Minis. A commission has
been issued to the Bank of Pinewood
with a capital stock of $10,000. The
petitioners are O. D. Harvin, N. L.
Broughton, E. C. Geddings, F. W.
Harvin, W. D. Epperson and G. A.
Lemon. The Farmers' Mercantile company
of Rowesville has been chartered
with a capital stock of $5,000. The officers
are; W. E. Smith, president and
secretary; T. G. Robinson vice-presi- ,
dent, and T. D. Williams treasurer.
No Change in Charleston County.
The official returns v.? Charleston
;ounty were declared at a tutting of
the Democratic executive comnn4?ee,
ifter a session of more than four houw
spent alrgely In investigating the chal- j
lenged votes of the election. No protests
being made against the returns
the votes were officially tabulated, following
the county of the changed ballots
which were ordered to be voted
and the results declared. Of the 258
challenged votes about 225 were j
thrown out, making little change in
the aggregate vote and not altering
the results of any of the contests of
the primary.
Reprieve Granted Samuel Hyde.
Acting upon the request of the sanity
commission the governor granted
a reprieve to Sam N. Hyde, the Anderson
county man under sentence of
death for killing his wife until, October
1. Hyde was to have been eelctrocuted
at the state penitentiary September
3rd. The members of the commission
are Dr. J. W. Babcock, Dr. W.
P. Houseal and Dr. Robert Wilson. Jr.
The commission has examined Hyde
several times. Should Hyde be found
insane by the commission the gover- I
nor will b* asked to commute his sentence
to life imprisonment.
Teddy Will Not Come to Charleston.
Theodore Roosevelt will not come
to Charleston to make an address at
the Great Council of Red Men which
meets at the Isle of Palms September
9. The big gathering will be a success
notwithstanding and plans are
now in progress for the convention.
The first day's exercises will be memorial
in character and will be held
in the city of Charleston,' the subsequent
sessions taking place at the
Isle of Palms. Otto Klettner, the head
of the order in souin cnruijua, ?s actively
directing the arrangements.
Two Negroes Loose Lives in Fire.
The home of Henry Payton, a negro,
on the Buncombe road near Abner
Creek church was burned down several
days ago and his 90-year-old father.
Albert Payton. and and his threeyear-old
son were burned to death. His
little daughter escaped by jumping out
of a second story window. She was
not hurt. Albert and the two
grandchildren were left at home while
Henry and his wife attended a church
service. The fire started in the absence
of the couple. The victims were ail up
stairs. #
Charleston Fair Association.
At a meeting of the stockholders of |
the Charleston Fair Association which
was held at the Charleston Hotel a
final organization was perfected, announcement
was made that $12,500 had
been subscribed, the temporary officers
were re-elected with the addition
of Mr. T. W. Passailaigue as vicepresident,
arrangements were made
for the opening of a regular office, and
it was decided that an active campaign
for selling the remainder of th?
stock be started.
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PROBLEMS OF MARKETING COTTON
AGAIN PRESENTED TO
THE FARMER8.
THIS WORK HILL BE PUSHED
Planteni, Bankers and Other Business
Men Interested Urged to Meet to
Adopt Fixed Policy of Marketing
the 1912 Cotton Crop.
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Columbia?The following report will
be of Interest to the whole country:
To the Farmers, the Merchants, the
Bankers and the Press o' the South?
Beginning with last September the
South, with dire disaster threatening
the nation's greatest money crop, has
been engaged in one of tfie greatest
economic struggles in her history. The
last year enaea wun commercial ?iw
tory that perhaps saved millions of
dollars to the growers of cotton and
to those whose business Interests are
absolutely dependent upon cotton and
a fair price for that commodity.
The South is now facing another
cotton crop year and already the influences
that have heretofore been at
play, at will to manipulate the marketing
of this commodity, which
brings back from Europe to this country
a half-million dollars annually and
upon which the stability of American
finance and the balance of the world's
trade in favor of the nation depend,
are again at work, as is evidenced by
the depression of the prices of cotton
to the extent of $10 per bale In the
last ten days.
The real fight for proper marketing
and greater stability of prices must
now be fought ,and it rests with the
projjucing, banking and commercial
interests of the South to push that
fight upon sound economic lines based
upon business principles applicable to
changing international commercial relations.
Anderson Ballots Recounted.
Anderson.?The count of the votes
cast in the primary for Governor resulted:
Blease 5,171, Jones 2,757,
Duncan 77. Blease gained 18, Jones
gained 36 and Duncan lost 1 from the
results as first announced. For county
treasurer the results are: McGee
4,076, R. L. Cheshire 2,663, J. L. Browning
1,247. These figures Bhow a dlf- j
ference of 300 votes from the results j
found b ythe committee several days
ago.
Fraternal Leaders to Be Preaent.
Charleston.?One of the main features
of the annual convention of the
Great Council of the Improved Order
of Red Men, which meets in Charleston
during the week beginning September
9, will be the presence of the
highest offlials of the four fraternal
orders in America. The Supreme
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias,
the Grand Sire of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows and the Grand
Master of the Ancient Order of Free
Masons have already accepted invitations
to be present.
In Hands of Committee.
Co. nibia. ? Ex-Chief Justice Tra
Jones \ as seen in Columbia and inquiry
ma e of him as to his views on
the unoffli al returns of the election
in the Gove. >or's race. He stated that
the matter ii 'n the hands of the state
executive coi mittee, and he has no
opinion to exi ess until he knows the
facts. He sait that he supposed the
committee wt Id investigate the
charges of irr tularities and alleged
practices affect g the result and take
such action as ill protect the rights
of all concerned
Progress on New Railroad.
Sumter.?The work train on the
South Carolina Western Railway is
now near enough to the city to be seen
from town at the location where the
trackB are being laid, and a large force
of handB were set to work In the city
limits grading the line on Green
street, where work was left off several
weeks ago. Present indications
are that the railroad will be in town
in the near future, if nothing stops the
work.
Won't Follow The Bull Moose.
ri.hat the action of Theodore Roosevelt
in refusing to allow the Republican
delegates from Sduth Carolina
the right to participate in the Bull
Moose Chicago Convention and his
letter indicating that he did not care
for the Southern negro vote, have
completely estranged the entire Republican
vote of South Carolina, is the
opinion which was expressed by Dr.
A. C. McClenan, colored, o fthe Colored
Hospital here. Dr. McClennan is
one of the most widely known negroes
in South Carolina.
A Delay in Spartanburg.
Spartanbug. ? Three efforts were
made to secure a quorum at the meeting
of the county Democratic executive
committee, all without avail,
hence the vote in Spartanburg county
has never been tabulated and officially
adopted. Chairman Archer rules that
the committee can consider no motion
except one to adjourn unless a quorum
is present. The committee will meet
again in the near future, when the
contests will be heard. The-e will be
contests at several of the boxes in this
county.
Politics in Oconee Cotnty.
Walhalla.?Politics has superseded
everything in this county for the past
week or ten days and not a few are
wondering over the outcome of the
wide variations in the state vote in
the Governor's race as compared with
the votes shown in the race for candidates
for other offices. I", is being
recalled that the figures th'.- year are
practically the same as two years ago,
when similar conditions prevailed, but
when nothing was done to ferret out
the discrepancies.
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NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA"
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotten Together With
Care by the Editor.
Washington.?City mail delivery
service will be established at Darlington
and Aiken November 15. Three
letter carriers each are provided for
in the new order.
Cameron.?The first bale of new cotton
was brought in from the plantation
of Messrs. Hallman & Rast and
was sold to W. B. Celmer, who buys
for a Charleston firm.
Columbia.?Chief Cathcart of the
police department submitted to council
his report for the month of July.
The number of prisoners handled was
719 for the month. The fines for the
period amounted to $2,512.75.
Columbia.?The United States civil
service commission announces that an
examination will be held in this city
November 6 for the positions of clerk
and city carrier in the C"lu r^bia postoffice.
Greenville.?Oscar Cooley, a resident
of the county, was killed by
Pinkey Jordan, a farmer of the same
Bection. The tragedy occurred over
family differences, the two men being
brother-In-laws.
Newberry.?L. R. Dantzler of Hodges
conductor on freight train No. 65 on
the Southern road, had his right hand
mashed while coupling cars here. Two
fingers were badly hurt, and one of
them, the thfVd finger, had to be amputated.
Charleston.?The charge of grand
larceny against M. Eugene Manly, the
young wbite man who was arrested in
? ? 1 ~U1 Konlr PVlor.
Baltimore auu ujuu^ik uavn. w> ?
leston recently, was withdrawn by the
woman from whom he confessed stealing
four diamond rings. However, he
was allowed to go Bcot free, but was
removed from the Jail by Detective
Petrinovich to the police station,
where he Is being held for the Augusta
police, whc also want him.
Orangeburg.?Several negroes became
Involved in a difficulty which
resulted in a woman, Nellie Bowman,
receiving a very serious knife wound
at the hands, it is said, of Jaka Smith.
The difficulty, it is said, started from
Smith doing considerable damage to
harness belonging to the husband of
his victim, and on being spoken to
concerning the alleged damage he
showed resentment by inflicting the
wound.
Gaffney. ? The Cherokee county
Democratic executive committee met
in the court house and made the official
examination of the vote. It had
been expected that a recount would
be demanded and it had been reported
that an investigation would be demanded,
owing to the fact that several
complaints had been heard of
men from other countries voting here
and numerous irregularities occurring.
However, no protest was made.
Columbia. ? Governor Blease ad
dressed an audience of about 2.50C
people from the state houe steps, Id
which he attacked the ^fesr in hit
customary manner and discussed
many oT the matters which have been
charged against him. He attacked the
Rev. K. G. Finlay, the rector of Trinity
Episcopal church, and the Rtv. E.
O. Watson, the pastor of Washington
street methodist church. The governor
advised the crowd to disperse
and go home quietly.
Camden.?One of the largest, if
not the very largest, land deals ever
negotiated in Kershaw county, was
consummated a few days ago. when
8,000 acreB of land belonging to Capt.
L. L. Clvburn of DeKalb passed into
the hands of Lewis Conder of Kershaw
and Henry F. Clyburn of Heath
Springs, a son of Capt. Clyburn. It
is the purpose of the purchasers to
have this land surveyed into tracts
of 100 acres each, and to have it improved
and offer it to prospective settlers
or others, who want farm lands.
Orangeburg. ? Judge Robert E.
Copes of this city, judge of the First
liidicial circuit, has decided to take
up the practice of law in Orangeburg
and will send in his resignation as
judge of the First circuit shortly
Judge Copes was elected in 1911 t<
succeed the late Judge C. G. Dantzlei
cf this city and has served as judg?
of the First circuit for about one anc
a half years. Judge Copes will no:
go out on his fall work, which will be
gin in the near future.
Greewnood.?Horace Dean, a young
white man aged 19 years, was killed
by lightning in the Panola mill village
below town. He was sitting or
the back piazza of his father's hom6
when struck. He was considered ar
excellent young man.
Newberry.?Cotton is opening rapid
ly and on account of the drought, prematurely.
The first bale was brought
* T 4 ^ ---J A 10 1.0
in oy J. A. Otllll iliiu sum IUI 11. x-ti
cents. Since then ten bales have cofhe
in. There were seven bales brought
In in one day, but on account of the
low price only three of these were
6old.
Columbia?The governor granted a
respite until September 25 to Isaiah
Eutler, the Charleston negro, who was
to have been electrocuted several
days ago. A commission will be named
to examine into the sanity of the
negro.
Chester. ? Much excitement wae
caused on the streets by the seizure
of five barrels of beer at the South
ern railway freight station and the
likewise procedure at the Seaboard
Air Line freight station of four barrels
of beer. The seizure was made
by Chief Sanders and Patrolman Jarrett.
Charleston.?Acting Health Officer
Henry DeSaussure issued a notice at
the instance of Veterinary Inspector
D. Kater Mclnness that all cattle for
slaughter in the abattoir must remAn
at least 18 hour3 in the yard before
being killed.
Charleston.?The inquest over Peter
Mclntyre, colorfd, who died at the
Roper Hospital from a gunshot wound
in the stomach, has been postponed
until the close oi an investigation that
Coroner O'Donnell is now conducting.
It is not known who fired the fatal
shot. The shooting took place ia the
vicinity of Drayton Station.
SDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1(
SOUTH CAROLINA
ELECTION NEWS
THERE ARE OVER 135,000 VOTES
RECORDED FOR GOVERNOR
IN THIS STATE.
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Tillman Seems Sure of Speedy Election?From
Present Outlook There
Will Be a Second Primary?Largest
Vote Ever Recorded In State.
Columbia?With the vote cast bo
large to arouse protests of illegal voting,
the total balot for governor having,
the total ballot for governor hav138,314,
with inany precincts yet to
hear from at last report, Cole. L.
Blease, governor of South Carolina,
on the face of the returns has a majority
of 2,296 for renomlnation over
his opponent, Ira B. Jones It was
a veritable flood of votes. When the
first report ran heavy it was first ascribed
to unusually fast work on the
part of the managers, but as the ballots
continued to pile in .the conclusion
began to force Itself upon the
observer that South Carolina had
broken its own record by some 15,000
otes in the race for governor.
Allegations of illegal methods were
not wanting to stire up citizens. Into
the office of the state chairman, John
Gary Evans, in Spartanburg, there
poured, according to dispatches from
that city, numbers of telegrams and
telephone calls from the up-country.
In Spartanburg, when the executive
committee meets to tabulate the vote,
protest on the result will be presented.
It will be pointed out that the
increase in the vote since the last
election is out of all proportion to
the increase in population,
i In Anderson county, which polled a
tremendous vote, there were rumors
that the executive committee will
probably order a recount.
The vote for governor, which alone
showed any remarkable Increase,
stood as follows, there being about 30
more precincts to hear from: Blease
70,300, Jones 68,004, Duncan 2,018.
Blease's majority stood at 2,296.
TABLE SHOWING VOTE FC
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Abbeville 26 26 1,316
Aiken 34 30 2,016
Anderson 83 83 5,074
! Bamberg 13 13 576
Barnwell 25 22 1,181
Beaufort 25 23 17S(
Berkeley 21 21 633
Calhoun 13 13 399
Charleston .... 37 37 2,670
Cherokee 29 25 1,765
j CueBter 20 20 1,147
Chesterfield ... 24 24 1,444
| Clarendon ... 24 24 1,284
i Colleton 27 25 1,470
Darlington .... 26 23 1,508,
Dillon 16 16 1,135
Dorchester .... 16 14 675
Edgefield 20 20 637!
Fairfield 22, 22 729
Florence 26 26 2,014
Georgetown.. .. 171 17 5891
Greenville .... 55 50 4.186J
Greenwood .... 22; 21 1,407
Hampton 18i 18 614
Horry 35, 33 2,110!
Jasper 9, 9 270
Kershaw 34 33 1,492
Lancaster .... 25; 24 1,201
Laurens 33) 33 2,212
Lee 19, 19 1.000
Lexington .... 36j 36 2,304,
Marlon 10 10 909,
Marlboro 14 14 1,142!
Newberry .... 45i 45 1,613
r\/> nniio 32 32 1.987,
Orangeburg ... 42 42 ],780j
Pickens 29 2'J 2.259i
Richland 30j 30 3,004
Saluda 30 28 1.108;
Spartanburg ... 83 83 5,464
Sumter 25; 25 888
Union 19 i 17 1,689
Williamsburg .. 24 21 808
York 21| 21 2,346
Totals | J...... | 70.30C
Demand New Count in Aiken.
When the Democratic executive
committee for Aiken county was called
to order by County Chairman B. H.
Wise to tabulate officially the votes
cast at the various boxes in this county
and to declare the results, the
committee faced the same proposition
that the state oxceutive committee
goes up against when it meets in Columbia,
H. M. Cassels of Ellenton
appeared to protest the election in this
4? J r? onmnluf o ro.
county tt.HU Iivniaiiuvu a
count. He based his protest upon
indisputable irregularities.
Protests Vote in Five Precincts.
The Union county Democratic executive
committee met to tabulate the
election returns and declare the election.
L. G. Southard of Jonesville
filed notice of a contest in the vote
for governor and demanded that the
committee count all the votes cast in
that race. He contested the votes
polled in the following boxes: Ward
4. BufTalo, Monarch, Lockhart, Kelton
and Bibbs, all but the last two being
mill precincts. An interesting situation
seems to exist in the race for
sheriff.
To Preserve the Primary.
State Chairman John Gary Evans
arrived in Columbia, and being asked
or a statement regarding the telegram
Senator Tillman sent him several
days ago dictated the following: "The
primary election in South Carolina,
while limited to the nomination of
candidates of the Democratic part",
yet the person receiving 6uch nomination
is practically elected, there being
but one party in the state. We have
thrown every safeguard around our
general election in November.
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In the race for the United States '
Benate B. R. Tillman, the Incumbent,
continued to run strongly, with the
indications that he would go on in
the first ballot. He more than doubled
N. B. Dial's votes and lacked but
little of gaining a similar -decisive
advantage over W. J. Talbert, his
other opponent. The vote: Tillman
61,700, Talbert 31,176, Dial 23,563.
Tillman's majority. 6,961.
For attorney general, J. Fraser Lyon,
the incumbent, was running well
in front, but lacked the necessary
majority, and It was apparent that he (
would have to make a second race
with Thos. J. Peeples of Barnwell.
Mr. Lyon was nearly 13,000 votes
ahead of Mr. Peeples, but the voting
of the other two candidates more
than made this up. The vote stood:
Lyon 52,411, Peeples 38,791, John R.
Earle 12,200, B. B. Evans 10,823.
For State treasurer, S. T. Carter
kept up his remarkable run, bringing
his vote up to 72,557, to 41,376 for his
opponent, D. W. McLaurln.
John O. Richards, Jr., seems likely
to go Into office for another term as
railroad commissioner without having
the trouble of going into a- second
race. At a late hour Mr. Richards
was leading the race by a big margin,
and had enough lead, if held, to do
away wjth the necessity of a second
race. Mr. Richards' majority over
both his opponents is 1,166. Later
returns, however, may cut this away.
Aside from the large vote cast, a
feature of the primary was the overturn
in many counties that went to
Blease in the last primary. Notable
among these were Orangeburg and
Charleston, especially the later. Orange
burg, which went to Blease by a
small majority in 1910, gave Jones a
majority of almost 1,000.
Richland county, where the fight
raged hot all the time, gave a majority
to Blease, but It was far less
than that by which the county went
to the governor In the last primary.
Dorchester went for Jones by a
small majority, as did Calhoun, but
DHlon swung into the Blease column,
along with Marion. Darlington was
about the same as Marlon. In Florence
the race was close, with Jones
finally getting the advantage
Anderson's vast majority was what
really turned the Bcale, on the face
of the returns, In favor of Blease.
Aiken, which last time went to the
governor strongly, this time gave him
a comparatively small majority.
In Chester the two candidates got
an even break, the vote being exactly
the same.
|R GOVERNOR AND SENATOR.
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Governor. U. S. Senator
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5 O P H O
1,322 38 1,411 694 629
l,78o 91 1,627 1,437 804
2,756 46 1,188 1,351 815
684 22 854 282 160
1,063 17 1,224 761 j 272
480 11 519| 53 87
478 15 669| 205 141
588 6 369| 83 108
3,475 31 3,7391 1,144 1,283
1,180 39 1,516 1,177 602
1,147 28 1,234 626 470
1,201 88 l,612j 317 781
746 20| 914! 662 273
1,080 4 0, 1,456' 436 673
1,572 27! I
1,097 78j 1,235! 469 604
690 22! 7571 237 273
1,352! 26 1,021| 748 185
79iy 50 821 447 300
1,911 72 2,163 1,111 430
975 12 847 224 111
4,790} 138 3,736: 1,262} 1,701
1,59 2 j 25: 1,400' 990; 655
8361 27 1,080 101' 168
1,433' 120} 2,214 215 714
246' 25) 357 17 66
1,026} 37! 1,185' 776 826
1,496! 29 715 463 151
1,773! 88 1.405; 1,151 1,630
769 29 990} 622 195
1,961 73 1,966! 931 968
1.177 271 1.368} 687 132
.128*1 19 1.466 744 372
1,437 46| 1,3571 574 1,031
1,545 83 1,917! 1,158 620
2,750 21} 2,186| 470 66?
1,297 97: 1,501' 1,040. 1,090
2,867 78 2,872 1,977' 1,275
935 60 963 820; 397
4,822 105 3,030 l,354f 1,364
1,353 20 1,344' 584 263
1,267 44 1,267 1,256 430
. 1,026] 29 1,3171 418,' 219
1 1,936 51 2,0991 ,1,322 956
i 65,986 2,018 62,699 31,5931 23,601
Have Demanded Investigation.
The county Democratic executive
committee adopted a resolution demanding
an investigation of the action
of the Charleston police In ejecting a
committeeman from one of the polling
precincts in the primary. It was this
action and other alleged unwarranted
acts which led to the mobilizing of the
militia of the city in order to afford
protection to the committee in counting
the voteB. The militia were held
for some hours at their armories, but
their services were not needed, as the
trouble did not materialize.
No Irregularities In Edgefield.
The county Democratic executive
committee met and canvassed the returns
of the primary. The official figures
show practically no change from
those already reported. There will be
& second race for the house of representatives
by Jerome H. Courtney and
S. T. Williams. For supervisor the
second race will be between A. A. Edmunds
and J. 0. Perln, and James DeVore
and J. N. Griffins will run over
for county commissioner. There were
no irregularities or contests to be considered.
File Fraud Charges in Anderson.
Charges of fraud in connection wit a
the primary election have been filed t
with the Anderson county executive
committee by Judge Jones' campaign
manager in Anderson county. Every
box in the county has been contested
j and the matter will be heard by the
; committee. In the petition filed it is
alleged that minors, visitors from out
of the state and county were allowed
to vote. The main point in the petition
is that there was much repeating in
the county.
DISASTROUS WRECK
ON LAKE SHORE ROAD
SIX KILLED AND TWENTY-FOUR
INJURED WHEN TRAIN LEFT
THE RAILS.
WASHOUT CAUSE OF WRECK
Train Was Running 30 Miles an Hour
?General Manager of Road and
Family Were in Private Ca. But
Were Not Injured.
.
Green Bay, Wis.?One passenger and
five trainmen were killed, three other
persons were seriously injured and
twenty-one were slightly hurt when
train No. 112 on the Lake Shore division
of the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway, running 30 miles an hoivr.
Was derailed two miles north of Lyndhurst,
Wis., as the result of a washout
caused by a cloudburst. The locomotive,
mail car, baggage car, smoker and
a day coach left the track and all but
the day coach turned over.
The dead: W. S. Calkins, Shawaho,
Wis.; John Jones, engineer. Green
Bay, Wis.; C. E. Mushey, conductor,
Milwaukee; George Marx, brakeman,
Milwaukee; Carroll Bennett, baggageman,
Antigo, Wis.; Stewart D. Sheldon,
express messenger, Milwaukee.
The seriously injured are: George
Hammerbecker, Chicago, head and
arm bruised; M. Pusovink, Ironwood,
Mich., internally Injured; Alex. Choelles,
mail clerk. They may die. Both
were removed to a hospital at Green
Bay.
The 21 other passengers who were
slightly cut and bruised, had their
wounds dressed at Lyndhurst, Wis.,
and proceeded to Milwaukee and Chicago.
Alex Choelles, a mail clerk, was pinned
under the debris for five hours
before it was possible to release him.
Both hips were broken and he waB
otherwise injured. It is probably ho
will die.
General Manager Cantillon of the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroaa
was in his private car with his family,
but they escaped injury. He directed
the rescue of the injured.
Startling Waste of Coal.
Washington.?Of a production ut
600,000,000 tons of coal in the United
States in the last year 250,000,000 tons
were either wasted or left underground,
probably unfit for future use,
according to a statement by Dr. Joseph
A. Holmes, director of the United
States Bureau of Mines. In addition
to this startling waste, Dr. Holmes declared
that users of coal, through
faulty methods, derived only about 10
per cent of its energy from the coal
used. Furthermore, he added, the
loss by waste in other minerals, such
as zinc, nitrogan, potash, sulphur and
natural gas, would reach into the hundreds
of millions of dollars annually.
Army Effective Fighting Force.
Washington.?Reports thus far received
by officers of the War Department
on the recent country-wide army
maneuvers indicate that the militia
establishment of the nation is more
enthusiastic and of greater force than
has been the case i ace 1898 when the
war Willi DJICllll i UUOCU VIVIMWM
soldiery. The regular army, judged
by the same maneouvers, is regarded
as a more effective fighting force before
the Texas mobilization and its
participation with the militia in maneuver
camps.
School House In Campaign.
New York.?The little red school
house in every hamlet and town in
the state will figure in the campaign
in this and future years if a movement
started by the Progressive and
Democratic parties bears fruit. Gov,
Wilson in his speeches has advocated
the use of school ouses for political
gatherings and W iam H. Hotchkiss
of the Progressive party announced
that he will J^k the chairman of all
other houses in this and other cities
for meetings and also as polling
places on election day.
Have Appealed For Help.
Managua, Nicar; :ua.?(Delayed in
transmission.)?Maogua, Granada and
Masava are still beleaguered and the
inhabitants of the two latter towns
must be nearing the point of starvation.
In a letter which was smuggled
out of Granada, a woman writes to her
husband here begging that food be
got through to the town. She reports
conditions in Granada as terrible.
There is, however, no prospect of
sending food to the infested towns until
the American marines open the
railroad.
Society Leaders Arrested.
Rome.?A profound sensation was
caused by the arrest of two prominent
leaders of Roman society with five
accomplices on a charge of alleged
trafficking in counterfeit banknotes
and government stock certificates.
The chief accused are Count Falacappa
and Count Barbielini, who are
charged with having iBsued illicit securities
on an extensive scale. The
organization with which thev are said
to be connected is believed to have
widespread ramifications. The arrested
men protested they are innocent.
State Witness "Spirited" Away.
New York?Another witness for the
state in the Rosenthal murder case
has mysteriously disappeared according
to information obtained at the office
of District Attorney Whitman.
The man's identity was not revealed,
but the value of his testimony to the
prosecution is of such importance that
detectives were dispatched to Philadelphia
on a tip that he had gone
there with instructions to bring him
back if they located him. The man haB
been missing for several days.
$1.25 PER YEAR
BAD STORM SWEEPS
OVER OHIO VALLEY
AT LEAST 36 PERSONS ARE
KNOWN TO HAVE PERISHED I
IN ITS WAKE.
VERY BIG MONETARY LOSS
Many Railroad Tracks Washed Away
and Thoroughfares In Flood Zone
Are Impassable.?Extent of Loss ie
Not Known at Present.
Pittsburg.?As a result of torrential
rains throughout Pennsylvania and
West Virginia, 36 are dead and others
missing. Added to the list of fatalities
are 10 foreigner* at Collier*,
W. Va., bringing the list there up to
18; three at Burgestown, Pa., bringing j
the list there up to four, and one at
i Woodlawn, Pa., near this city. In adi
dltion others are reported missing, but
; it is believed that the above will prob
ably cover the number who met death.
At all points the storm la over.
People in the various towns are attempting
to take care of conditions
caused by the flood but are making
little progress. Help is on the way and
has arrived at some points, but ths
actual extent of the dlaster cannot be
estimated at the present time.
From reports It is believed the
monetary damage will reach closa to
$1,500,000.
Pittsburg.?At least 22 known to be
dead and eleven others believed to
have perished are the results of a terrific
storm which swept western and
northern Pennsylvania, the Pan
Handle district of West Virginia, and
a section of eastern Ohio. The storm
was the most devastating in the history
of the localities marooned.
The loss of life is appalling while
the monetary loss cannot even be
estimated at this time. After a 24hour
period of excessively hot weather
the storm broke. In addition to an
extraordinary arinfall the electrical
features were most spectacular. The
steady iain caused every stream to
leave its banks. Within a short time
the water had washed away railroad
tracks in many places and sent tons
or eartn rrom surrounding dims mating
all the thoroughfares in the flood
zone impassable.
Campaign Speeches of Wilson.
Buffalo, N. Y.?Governor Woodrow
Wilson has struck up a vigorous campaign
gait. He whirled through ths
city in an automobile, delivered six
speeches, met every variety of Democrat
among the western New York
leaders and voiced for the flrct time
warm sympathy for the social reforms
proposed in ihe third party platform
but dissented emphatically from the
program by which they might be cat*
ried out. It was by far his most ex*
! tended utterance of the campaign upon
the principles of the Roosevelt candidacy
and the crowds who gathered
to hear him showed their approval by
frequent applause.
A Month's Campaign Trip.
Albany, N. Y.?Theodore Roosevelt
struck out on the trail of the Bandana
handkerchief to follow it on a month's
journey into the four corners of the
country. His first day's trip took him
into Connecticut and Massachusetts..
Then he turned toward the West. He ,
was welcomed at every stop by large
crowds. Colonel Roosevelt discussed
socialism, one of Woodrow Wilson's
speeches, the tariff, the Democrats
and the weather.
Senator Bourne Now Explaining.
Washington. ? Senator Jonathan
Bourne of Oregon replied to Colonel
Roosevelt's statement that he and former
Congressman Sibley of Pennsylvania
were the only legislators who
ever called at the Whie House during
his administration in regard to Standard
Oil. "I must confess surprise
at Colonel Roosevelt's dragging ray
name into the controversy he is now
having with Standard Oil representatives
and others,'* said Senator Bourne.
Loeb and Cortelyou to Testify.
Washington. ? William Loeb, Jr.,
and George B. Cortelyou, each a former
private secretary to Colonel Roosevelt
when he was president, William
R. Hearst and John D. Archbold hare
formally been asked to appear before
the Senate committee investigating
campaign expenses. Mr. Cortelyou
has testified that when he conducted
Colonel Roosevelt's campaign In 1904
no contributions were received from
the Standard Oil Company, John D.
Archbold nor anyone else acting for
that corporation.
Try to Spike the Legal Gun?.
New York.?District Attorney Whitman
believes he has sufficient evldene
to warrant indictment? against
heads of the so-called "vice-trust,"
who sought to discredit several of
the prosecutor's assistants investigating
the graft phase of the Rosenthal
case. Word of the plot disclosed that
several of the conspirators have fled
the city. Having failed in this attempt
the leaders of the underworld
will confine their attention to hamp-'
ering Mr. Whitman at the trial of
the Rot nthal murderers.
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Senatorial Race In Tennessee.'
Nashville, Tenn.?The campaign for
the Democratic nomination for UnttHk
States senator was opened when Judge
Joseph Jones presented his claims a*. ^
Union City. The speech was espeffl
daily vigorous in regard to the en-^
forcement of the prohibition laws, de^H
daring the liquor question a morm^H
and social one, a matter to be left tfln
the legislature. "I am." he said, "thfl|
representative of a large class of pet^H
pie in Tennessee, who still bellsv^B
that God reigns and the law of th^H
land is made to be obeyed."
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