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! IN INVESTIGATION
CHAIRMAN EVANS ASKS ALL
DEMOCRAT3 OF THE STATE
TO CONTRIBUTE.
THE CALL IS GIVEN BELOW
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All.Interested In Pure Ilectlose Are
Called Upon to Give Evidence and
Funds to "Wipe Out Stain on the
8tate."
Columbia.?Pointing out that the
Democratic party in South Carolina
Is sorely distressed, John Gary Brans,
the chairman of the state executive
committee Issued a call to the Democrats
of the state, asking that they i
contribute to the fund to investigate I
the charges of fraud in connection
with the recent primary.
The following is the call:
"The Democratic party in this state
Is sorely distressed. For the first
time in our history white men are
charged with cheating and defrauding
white men In our primary election.
The elections In every county
In the state are contested aDd your
executive committee Is In possession
of sufficient evidence and charges to
warrant it in making a thorough and
complete Investigation of these
charges In so far as in its power lies.
The committee has no machinery for
getting at the proof and must rely
upon the good and true men of the
state who believe In honeBt elections
to assist it In Its efforts. If you know
of fraud and irregularities, tell it; if
you hear of such tell it and the committee
will sift It. We are determined
that right shall prevail and we
care not for the personal Interest of
any candidate or candidates, but for
the honor and life or tne party ana
the salvation of the primary system.
Help us preserve it.
"Your executive committee Is without
funds, the only source of revenue
being from assessments of candidates
In the primary election. ThoBe
were made without any knowledge
or expectation of the present situation.
We must have funds on which
to defray the expenses of our committee
and employ such assistants as
may be necessary to secure the evidence.
Will South Carolinians allow
this Investigation to fail for lack of
a few dollars? I am sure that you
will not if you follow the lead of a
noble South Carolina girl who earns
her living by her own endeavors but
who loves the fair name of South Carolina.
She has voluntarily enclosed
her check for $5 to be applied in this
Investigation. Let every patriotic cltlsen
help in this cause by sending to
Willie Jones, treasurer of the party,
at Colombia, what he or she can give
for the preservation of the purity of
the ballot box.
"This is not a call to arms, but an i
appeal to me virtuous nieu auu wv
men of South Carolina to wipe out
the stain if any be found upon the
fair escutcheon of the state. i
"Act promptly and make true your
motto, 'animas oplbusque parati.'
"John Gary Evans,
"Ch'm. of Executive Committee."
Mastey Hearing Postponed.
In response to summons to appear
before the board of commissioners of
the Confederate Honfe in order that
his conduct on the night of September
5, when It is charged he attacked
Thomas Whittle, his roommate, "with
a chair and without cause or Justification"
might be Inquired into, Samuel
F. Massev, Confederate veteran,
went to the home with John J. McMahan,
an attorney of Columbia, but
the meeting was suddenly adjourned
before the charges were gone into.
Declare Nominees For Offices.
The county executive committee
met and declared the nominees for offices
of Anderson county, there being
no contest before the committee.
The testimony taken by a sub-committee
with regurd to the charges of
fraud was received by committee.
Second Primary For Charleston.
At a meeting of the Charleston
county Democratic executive committee
it was determined to hold the
econd primary in the near future to
decide the personnel of the members
of the Charleston delegation. There
was a suggestion that the flection
should be deferred until that for state
offices is held on account of the cost
of conducting elections in Charleston
and the fact that the state authorities
do not bear any of the expense,
but the committee decided to go
ahead with the election.
Free Mail Delivery Service.
i'ostmaster C. E. Carmen has been
notified by the first assistant postmaster
general that the free mail delivery
service for Aiken is to be in?
augurnted beginning November 15. i
and he has been directed to take steps
to arrange for the service. The order 1
as prescribed in the appropriation i
calls for the employment of three car- ;
riers with one substitute. An exarn-11
ination will be held within the near |
future. There will be three daily de- <
liveries in the business and two in <
the residential section. <
Fraud Charges in Greenville. I
Alleging that there was bribery In
connection with the recent primary J
in Greenville county, citizens who are ,
determined to see righteousness pre- <
vail in election affairs have taken up 1
the matter and will make an earnest f
effort to ferret out those guilty. It is 1
learned that detectives will be engag- <
ed to sift these charges. Those who I
have taken up the matter have been i
furnished with Information that this t
serious type of fraud wap committed 1
tn the primary in Greenville. i
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SUMTER SELLS MORE BONDS^
The County Commissioners Decide to
Issue Another $10,000 Series For
the Benefit of Road Work.
Sumter. ? The county commissioners
have decided to issue another
$10,000 series of road improvement
bonds. A couple of years ago $50,000
in bonds was voted, with the provision
that it was to be issued in series
of $10,000; that two series could
not be issued in the same year and
that the proceeds of one issue must
be expended before another series
was issued. One series was issued
and has been gradually used. A recent
session of the grand Jury commended
the use to which it had been
put, and the results from it, and recommended
a continuance of the road
work, with another issue if necessary.
The roadB of Sumter county are
being gradually improved and put
into condition to meet the increased
use which comes with each year. The
roads of course do not compare with
the roads of some of the Northern
states, but they are all the time getting
better. This is easily attested
by any farmer who trots his horse
in a few hours over the same roads
over which some years ago he had to
toll all day In the heavy sand.
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South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
commission to the North Charleston
corporation with a capital stock of
$1,000,000. The petitioners are Samuel
3. Buist and George L. Buist. The
principal place of business of the
company will be located in Charleston
county and general real estate
business will be conducted. The
Charleston Farms corporation was
also commissioned with a capital of
$500,0001 The company will do a general
real estate, stock and bond and
security business. The petitioners are
Samuel 8. Buist and George L. Buist.
The North Charleston Water and
Light corporation has been commissioned
with a capital stock of $20,000.:
The petitioners are Samuel s. buisi
and George L. Bulst. The company
will do a general water, power and
light business In connection with the
above named corporations.
Second Primary In Greenwood.
The Greenwood county executive
committee at Its meeting decided to
have the second primary in tbe near
future and declared the following
county officers elected: D. B. Johnson,
state senator: W. H. Nicholson,
Dr. W. T. Jones and J. W. Bowers,
members for legislature; T. W. McMillan,
sheriff; W. J. Moore, master.
The following are to run over next
Tuesday: J. 3. McCombs and J. B.
Elkin for supervisor; J. F. Wideman
and J. E. Arnold for superintendent
of education; J. W. Canfleld. A. J.
Bell and Joe Lake to run over for
auditor, and W. H. Yeldell and Dr. L.
H. Russell to run over for clerk ol
court A subcommittee was appointed
to meet to continue the probing of
fraudulent rotes as already indicated.
Soon to Start Work on G. & K.
From an official source It is learned
that the work of extension on the
Greenville & Knoxville railway will
begin within the next 80 days. Within
the past week engineers have completed
the survey from Davenport to
Gap Creek Gap, a distance of twelve
miles. This gap is at the top of the
SnWirift Ridep. and the route laid out
by the engineers on a grade of 68
feet to the mile. This is considered
a remarkably low grade for a mountain
road and is an agreeable surprise
to the promoters. The Gap Creek
route is the lowest route across the
Blue Ridge mountains between Richmond
and Atlanta. Recent developments
certainly mean that the Knoxville
road will be put through within
the next twelve months.
Cutting Scrape at Gaffney.
A young white man, John Jamison,
was cut and seriously injured while
at work in the mill of the Gaffney
Manufacturing Company by another
young man, Claude Coyle. The two
youths had some words and abused
each other and Coyle drew his knife,
laying open the entire side of Jamison's
face. Three arterieB were cut
and his injuries are considered serious.
He was hurried to town and
given medical assistance, while Coyle
was lodged in Jail.
South Carolina to Send Delegation.
South Carolina will send a delegation
to the Fourth National Conservation
congress to be held in Indianapolis
on October 1, 2. 3 and 4. Dr. A.
C. Moore of the University of South
Carolina, Dr Henry Nelson Snyder
president of Wofford college, and
Thos. F. Parker of Greenville have
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eon as the official delegates from
South Carolina. The congress has
felt that It is time special attention |
be directed to the conservation of our
national vitality.
People of Sumter County Interested.
The people of Sumter were much
interested In the course in the action
of the state Democratic executive committee,
and the general impression
seems to be that this was the only
fair and sensible thing to do. There
Is much speculation on what the result
will be. some taking a partisan
view of it. while others see only a de- <
sire to purify the primary. Some who
never understand anything about an 1
election but have to have It explained *
each time are confused as to the sec- i
and primary. I
Fire Does Damage In Florence.
The Florence Steam Laundry vas
badly damaged by fire. The fire start- ,
?d in the corner of the boiler room,
a-hlch was a frame annex to the launIry
building. The loss is about J2,- '
>00, covered pretty well by Insurance. 1
50 far as the plant goes, but the loss <
>y damage of the wash in process of 1
Jelivery will be great, and many i
:hings were damaged by the well t
neant, but ill advised attempt to get I
he machinery and contents out of the <
jullding. There Is no telling how the *
Ire originated. j ?
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HAS CLOSED?HAS PROVED VERY
INTERESTING AND VERY
VALUABLE.
EARNESTNESS BIG FEATURE
The Demonstration Agents of South
Carolina Show Themselves Greatly
Desirous of Attaining KnowledgesMany
Noted Speakers Present
Clemson College.?The farm demonstration
agents of South Carolina
ooncluded a very successful meeting
which began September 3. The chief
feature of the meeting wsb the earnestness
with which the 40 or 50 men
present devoted themselves to better
preparation for the great work they
are doing In the state. The sessions
were under the supervision ami direction
of Frof. W. L. English whose
enthusiasm and tact kept everything
going smoothly. President W. M.
RIggs gave the demonstration workers
a cordial welcome In an Impromptu
talk.
The opening address was made by
Bradford Knapp, who stressed the
Importance of humus In the soil and
the growing of winter legumes. Part
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oi iur. rvuapp a ttuuieus ntxa unuicu
to the explanation of the scope and
the helpfulness of the work being done
In the way of demonstration and In
giving encouragement to the workers.
He also urged *he getting ready
for the raising of live stock in the
South by learning how to produce the
hay or forage necessary to feed the
stock.
L. O. Watson gave Information as
to the cotton wilt survey of the state ;
and urged the assistance of the agents
In getting the farmers who have wilt i
to communicate with the college.
Prof. H. W. Barre explained how wilt- j
resistant seed are grown. There are
20 or more cooperative growers of
wllt-reslstant cotton seed In the state.
The college does not grow the seed
but merely helps in the distribution.
Prof. J. H. McClaln of the department
of agriculture in Washington
told of what Clemson is doing In
dairying and live stock generally and
of the placing of one man in the state
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lO cooperate wuu an iuuoc luiomimi j
In dairying. He was followed by Prof.
Shields, who recently succeeded Prof.
A. Smith at Clemson, on the live stock
queBtlcn.
Plan Educational Rally.
Walterboro.?Dr. H. W. Black, county
superintendent of education, assist- 1
ed by Miss Georgia Ackerman, county
rural supervisor, and other educators,
are planning a big educational rally 1
to be held at the court house here 1
Saturday, September 14, beginning at 1
11 o'clock. It Is hoped that every 1
teacher and trustee in the county will
be present and as many patrons as
can leave home. J. E. Swearingen, ?
state superintendent of education, and
Prof. W. K. Tate, state rural school
supervisor, are expected to deliver '
addresses, as will Miss Ackerman, the 1
county rural school supervisor.
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Sentenced to Long Term.
Orangeburg.?Arthur Robinson, who
killed hiB brother, Mike Robinson, '
both of the Fork section of Orangeburg
county and well known white i
men, was sentenced by Judge H. F. <
Rice to serve 18 years in the state i
penitentiary. The jury found Arthur
Robinson guilty of manslaughter. A
motion for a new trial was made before
sentence but the presiding Judge '
overruled it. The killing of Mike Rob- i
inson was a fearful affair. I
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Newberry Primary Postponed.
Newberry.?The county Democratic |
executive committee postponed the <
second primary for county offices in (
Newberry county, which had been
ordered to be held on Tuesday. The
test vote showed 221 in favor of post- ,
ponement and 12 against. It was |
urged that at all events there would <
have to be a second primary for at- j ,
tornev general, and that it would be <
better to have only one more primary, <
instead of two. I
Refuses to Talk About Case. j
Lexington.?George W. Jamison, (
for many years baggagemaster on the '
Southern railway between Columbia ^
and Augusta, Ga., who was lodged In <
the Lexington county jail charged e
with an assault upon Conductor R. A. i
Boozer on a passenger train between
Summit and Leesvllle, continues his c
reticence, refusing to discuss the clr- j
cumstances surrounding the light. He c
claims to be suffering from injuries c
to his back, and also asserts that his t
throat is giving him trouble from be- a
Ing choked. j t
Seaboard Enters Sumter. 0
Sumter.?The rails of the Seaboard t
have entered Sumter, and In a day or 8
so the cars will be able to get to the r
square where the terminals will be. b
At least one lumber mill sidetrack a
has aready been put in between here
and Blshopvllle and indications are p
that once the line is completed devel- o
opment along It will be rapid. There t
Is no doubt that there will be much c
freight and passenger traffic this win- p
ter over the new line to the planta- c
lions that hitherto have been un- g
reached. c
Dispensaries For Hookworm. rr
Cheraw.?Dr. F. D. Rogers, of the j a:
state board of health, is in this coun- 18
ty holding dispensaries for the examnation
and treatment of hookworm. it
tfe visits five towns In the county, jr
Cheraw, Chesterfield, Pageland, Jef- ai
'erson, McBee, giving a day each q<
veek to each town. He has examined ^
>ver one thousand, and has found 41 g
>er cent of these affected. Nearly all j,
)f these are people from the sand hills u
vhose habits of life and surroundings i(
ire not the best.
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FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Gotton Together With
Care by the Editor.
Columbia?Upon an invitation from
Mty council to bring such matters to
Its attention for the good of the community,
the Automobile Club of Columbia,
through its secretary, A. McP.
Hamby, has written to the city fathers
calling attention to certain defects
in the enforcement of the traffic
laws regarding automobilists.
Laurens.?The 12th annual meeting
of the Woman's Missionary union of
the Laurens Baptist association was
held with the First Baptist church.
Following the election of officers, the
union adjourned to meet next year
with New Prospect church. It was
decided to hold the next session a
week later.
Charleston.?The three police officers
who were charged with forcibly
ejecting W. H. Grimball of the Charleston
county executive committee
from the polling precinct of Club 1 of
ward 3, in violations or me oraers or
County Chairman H. W. Conner were
exonerated of the charge at a hearing
conducted by Chief Cantwell.
Chapln.?Chapln bought her first
bale of new cotton several days ago,
it being several days later than in
previous yearB. The bale weighed
498 pounds and brought 16 1-4 cents
per pound. The bale was Bold by J. '
W. Stuck anl bought by J. 8. Wessinger.
Prospects now are that not
more than one-half of the normal cotton
orop will be made.
Rock Hill.?At a special meeting of
the city council a report was heard
from a committee appointed to look
Into the matter of putting down a permanent
paving on east Main street
from the postofflce to the National
Union bank corner and on Railroad
a-'enue from the National Union bank
oorner to East White street, near
the Southern passenger depot.
Greenville.?Ernest Benson, the
mountaineer who some weeks ago
shot C. M. Wing at Wing's granite
quarry near the city, was found guilty
of assault with Intent to kill and of
carrying concealed weapons. Th?
bullet from Benson's revolver lodged
in Mr. Wing's abdomen and, after a
surgical operation, he recovered In
several weeks.
Orangeburg.?Since the news of the 1
resignation of Judge Robert E. Copet
as Judge of the First Judicial circuit
has been well scattered there Is much
speculation in this Judicial circuit at
to whom will succeed Judge Copes.
The circuit being composed of Orangeburg,
Calhoun, Dorchester and Berke- .
ley counties, there will likely be can
didates from each of the counties.
Florence.?Within the last week
Florence has been visited with thou j
sands of little white pests. They art
on the order of a gnat but absolutely
white as snow, and are a "stinging
nuisance." No one hereabouts hai
ever seen the like of the pest before
and all are wondering whence they
came. They made their first appear
ance on election day.
Orangeburg.?The East End ReeFire
company of this city has Just received
a new hose wagon. The new
fighting apparatus is fitted up wltl j
700 feet of hose, a number of ladderi
and chemicals. The wagon wheeli
are rubber tired and is drawn by twc
horses. This new wagon fills a long
leslred want of tUs fire company.
Each of the four fire companies oi
this city iH now excellently fitted ui
Rith new apparatus.
Florence.?The new way billing sys 1
tern, as required by the Interstate
commerce commission, of the South
em Express Company, went into ef
feet on Monday, September 2, and
from and after that date a copy oi j
the way bill with notice attached thai
'Charges Paid" or Charges Not Paid"
must be attached to each package
for shipment. There is a heavy fine
for a violation.
Columbia.?Commissioner Watson
has returned from Clemson College
where he attended the annual meetlr g
cf the United StateB farm demonstra
tion agents of South Carolina. Re
ports submitted from the varioni
counties showed that the work Is pre
gresslng well in South Carolina. The
iemonstration work is being conduct
ed in connection with the Clemson
College extension work. The scope
cf the work will very probably be extended
during the next year.
Jonesvllle. ? Roy, the 12-year-old
ion of Sam Vaughn, was accidentally
jhot by Earl Brown, 10 years of age.
rhe boys were playing with a pistol
vhen it was discharged, the bullet
mterlng Roy's left arm near the
thoulder. Roy was taken to Spartan)urg.
He is reported as doing weH.
Lexington.?R. H. Farre, secretary
it the Lexington county Democracy, is
naklng arrangements for the holding
if the second primary and is sending
iut the boxes for the voting points,
ogemer whu umpjc u^rfio, ovf*t-a
Te only being sent out, however, for
he county tickets.
Darlington.?Work has commenced
>n the trestle of the South Carolina St
Vestern railroad over north Main
treet here, and a steel trestle will
eplace the wooden structure that has
>een used since the road was built
bout a year ago.
Columbia. ? A petition to remove
tural Policeman Robert S. Hipp from
fflce will probably come up before
he police commission of Richland
otinty when it meets in the near fulire.
Sheriff Coleman, Oscar S. j
hapell, George B. WeBton, L. D. Hoan
and T. W. Motley compose the
ommission.
Darlington.?The coming race for
layor of Darlington promises to be
n interesting one, in view of the .
ivge number of candidates that are
Ireadv in the field.
Orangeburg?Much interest is beig
manifested in Orangeburg county
i the second primary. T. W. Zeigler
tid Joseph A. Berry will run for the
fth place in the house of representaves
from Orangeburg county. M. C.
dwins, J. W. H. Dukes, 7. J. D. Pelsr,
J. T. Bolen, N. N. Hayden, Sr.,
id Manly Hungerpiller are in the
>cond race for supervisor, three to
i elected.
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ISDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1
MAINE RETURNS 10
REPUBLICAN FOLD
GOVERNOR PLAISTED, WHO HAD
SOUGHT REELECTION, DEFEATED
BY HAINES.
THE SENATOR IS IN DOUBT
The Legislature, However, is Expected
to Have a Small Republican Majority
and Elect Burleigh.?All the Returns
Are Not Yet in.
Portland, Me.?Returns for Governor
in the state election from all but
37 small towns gave:
William T. Haines, Republican,
69,615.
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66,152.
The missing towns in 1910 gave
Republicans 1,157; Democrats 994;
Haines' plurality estimated at 3,840.
j The make up of the Legislature was
indicated as follows:
House?Republicans 68; Democrats
70; missing 13.
Senate?Republicans 18; Democrats
8; missing 5.
Joint ballot?Republicans 86; Democrats
78; missing 18.
Portland, Me.?Maine turned back to
the Republican party in the state election,
William T. Haines of Waterrille.
being elected Governor over Gov.
Frederick W. Plalsted, his Democratic
opponent, who sought a second term,
while the Republicans regained one
of the two congressional districts lost
to the Democrats two years ago.
The new Legislature is expected to
have a small Republican majority, although
returns before midnight were
not sufficient to show whether former
Congressman Edward C. Burleigh, Republican,
or Senator Obidiah Gardner,
Democrat, will be chosen to the United
States Senate for the term beginning
next March.
Returns for Governor from 525 out
of 634 election district, gave Haines,
Republican, 58,187; Plalsted, Democrat,
53,706. The corresponding vote
for 1910 was:
Fernald, Republican, 53,271; Plais
ted, Democrat, 58,851. If the same
percentage Is maintained throughout
the state Haines' election Is indicated
by about 3,750 plurality.
Complains of Western Union Rates.
Washington. ? Reasonableness of
telegraph and cable rates was attacked
by William N. White & Co., New j
York, In a complaint against the Western
Union Telegraph Company to the
interstate commerce commission. The
complaining concern contends rates
are fixed arbitrarily, that the handling
of press dispatches at one-fourth the
rate charged commercial business,
subjects the general public to "undue
prejudice and disadvantage," and that
the Western Union Company has
bought up smaller companies, and
eliminated competition, in violation
of commerce laws.
W. J. Bryan to Speak In California.
I/OS Angeles.?William J. Bryan is
to make three speeches in California
in the interest of Governor Woodrow
tvilurm fho lnttpr nnrt of this month.
according to word received by Democratic
leaders. Bryan will speak In
Los Angeles on September 23. The
following day he will speak in Sacramento
and on September 25 will deliver
an address in San Francisco.
Train Ran Over Dynamite.
Portland, Ore.?The Oregon & Calli
fornia express of the Southern Pacific
ran over a "plant" of 27 sticks of
dynamite near Gervais, 40 miles
south of here, but failed to exp'ode
ar.y of the fulminating caps attached
to the fuses.
Morgan to Uncover Herculaneum.
New York.?According to dispatches
from Rome, J. Pierpont Morgan has
laid before the Italian government a
plan for oompletlng the excavation In
Pompeii and Herculaneum. It is said
Mr. Morgan is willing to undertake
the entire task of uncovering Herculaneum
at his own expense.
Threaten Attack Upon Honduras.
Washington, D. C.?A threatened
attack by Nicaraguan rebels upon
Honduras, In retaliation for the
friendship Honduras has been showing
the Diaz government, is reported
in a dispatch to the navy department.
Arms have been dispatched to the
Honduran troops on the frontier and
the government has prepared to raise
troops to repel an invasion. Rear Admiral
Southerland reported he was
patroling the bay of Fonseca to prevent
filibustering in aid of the Nicaraguan
insurrectos.
Murderer Evades Police 17 Years.
Chicago. ? Remorse over having
killed a man in St. Louis 17 years
ago, caused Patrick Haley, 57, to surrender
to the Chicago police, 'i have
been dodging the police and suffering
the tortures of an evil conscience and
I can stand it no longer," said Haley.
"I want to be sent back to St. Louis
and stand trial." Haley said he quarreled
with the man a few moments
after meeting him and struck him on
the head, the blows proving fatal a
few hours later. Haley never learned
the name of his victim.
Body of Mrs. Szabo To Be Exhumed.
New York.?To determine, if possible,
whether death was due to any
agency other than drowning, District
Attorney Rogers of Orange county,
New York will cause to be exhumed
the body of Mrs. Rosa Szabo, an Australian
woman who met death in
Greenwood Lake while in a rowboat
with Burton W. Gibson, a New ^ork
lawyer, now executor of her 110,000
estate. The proposed autopsy will
embrace not only an examination for
wounds but a chemical analysis of
the contents of the stomach.
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FROM ALL OVER THE STATE j
rhe Latest News of General Interest
That Has Been Collected From
Many Towns and Counties.
Sumter.?Fire practically destroyed
the residence of Dr. E. Mood Smith,
on Calhoun street, causing a loss of
approximately $1,300.
Columbia.?Judge Ernest Gary at
chambers, heard the return of H. W.
Richardson and others to the order
restraining the officers of the Confederate
Home from suspension of Samuel
F. Massey.
Union. ? Union county's splendid
new court house was dedicated with
appropriate exercises a* a special term
of court of general sessions called for
that purpose. Judge Frank B. Gary, I
who presides at the fall term ef ihe i
court of common pleas, presided over
the exercises.
Greenwood.?After holding a threeday
session, following its preliminary
meeting the Greenwood county executive
committee adjourned and forwarded
its report to the state executive
committee in Columbia. The
committee did not give out its findings,
but it is known that many cases of
irregularities and some cases cf fraud
were found.
Lexington.?G. H. Hoof, at Barr, j
near Lexington, bought the first bale
of new cotton in this community. The
bale weighed 400 pounds and brought
12 cents. It w?3 haised by J. L. j
Smith. There have been, however, a
number of bales marketed in the ;
county, several having been bought
during the past week by R. L. Ly- ;
brand & Co., of Swansea.
Florence.?Florence's labor day celebration
has been a great success, i
The attendance has been all that
could have been afiked and the visi- j
tors seem to have enjoyed the day. j
The parade of fire departments was a i
fine one. Florence had her new auto
engine at the head of the procession,
followed by the hook and ladder truck
and the hose wagon, all brightly decorated.
Charleston.?The Socialist party of
Charleston held a big picnic and polit
? A au- r?~i Tl.or/i
ical rany ai me ociiutri^cu^iax.. lukic ,
was a large crowd In attendance.
Metz's Band furnished the music. The 1
feature of the programme, however,
was the address of R. B. Brltton, the
candidate of the Socialist party for ,
Governor of South Carolina. Mr. Britton
was well received and liberahy ap- \
plauded.
Gaffney.?The city fathers have
placed in the city park well a pump
for the purpose of getting a better
flow from the well. This well, which
Is 550 feet deep, was opened some
months ago and has proved to be
most popular with the people of the
city. It Is said that It possesses great
medicinal qualities and those who
have been using it have profited greatly
thereby, gaining in weight and enJoying
much better health.
Charleston.?The subscribers of the
Charleston Fair association were called
upon to make their first payment
on their stock. The arrangements for
the fair In November is taking good
shape and the promoters are very en- i
thusiastic over the prospects. A number
of exhibits and attractions will be
secured and it will be one of the best ,
shows, representative of the resources
of the state which has been held in
South Carolina in years.
Spartanburg.?That fully 1,500 fraudulent
votes were cast in Spartanburg
county in the primary election was
the opinion expressed by E. L. Archer,
chairmnn of the county Democratic
executive committee, after a sub com
mittee appointed to investigate just,
one kind of possible fraud reported
that it had found 165 illegal vcte3 in
26 precincts. The necessary documents
of most of the other precincts
were lacking so that investigation |
was impossible.
Lexington ?This is hot weather for
campaigning, but nevertheless the
candidates who are in the second lace '
for the several positions are ever on
the go seeking the suffrage of the people.
However, the list has be?n cut '
down considerably by the result of
the first primary when manv of the
most important offices were filled.
Clerk Shealy, Sheriff Miller and Conn- 1
ty Auditor Dent have, all been re- 1
elected on the first ballot. In the sec- I
ond race there are four candidates for '
the house, there being but one noraina- J
tion in the primary. <
Darlington.?It has been announced
that the "Booster club" of Richmond,
which will tour this state during this
month, will make a visit to Darlington ?
September 17. Arrangements will l?- :
made by the local board of trade for i
entertainment while the visitors are 1
in town. '
Florence.?The Atlantic Coast Line '
is having the dirt dug out from be- 1
tween the tracks at the station and 1
will have bitulithic put down for a '
plaza, and a fine rock ballast will be '
used over the track, which will be I
the level with the bitulithic. This 1
will improve things materially. I
Dillon.?The excess vote in this
county for governor in this election
over 1910 is 756. There has been
nothing abnormal in the way of de- 1
velopment in the past two years to
warrant such an increase. This state '
o faffairs existed at this precinct '
through and before the eleclion.
Greenville.?Former Governor M. F. > I
Ansel has accepted the invitation of '
the National Democratic committee to
make speeches for Wilson and Marshall
in the East and North during <
October. Mr. Ansel, in the campaign '
four years ago, did fine service in i
Maryland, New York and sew Jersey. 1
Saluda.?At a meeting of the old
soldiers of the county, neld here, the
following were elected members of the
pension board for the ensuing year: ,
E. A. Perry, chairman: Bai-o.y Mat- '
thews .commissioner; J. C. Drafts and '
Zed Crough. 1
Columbia.?The organization meeting
of the Good Government league o' 1
Richland county, which was to have '
been held in the court house, has been
postponed to a future date. No poli- !
tics will be discussed at the meeting.
It is expected that a similar organ!- ?
zation will be formed in all countries
of the state. 1
WILSON CAMPAIGN 1
FUND 1DEPIM
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TWELVE THOUSAND PERSON8
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HAVE CONTRIBUTED TOTAL- c
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HAVE NOT GOT ENOUGH YET I
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McAdoo Says That the American Peo* h
pie Must Know Where the Future e
Presidents Get Their Support.?The p
List of Contributors is Given.
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New York.?Twelve thousand per- *"
sons have contributed thus far to the t(
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Wilson campaign fund. The fund at p
present totals $175,000. tl
This was stated at Democratic nallonel
headquarters which at the same 6
1 tl
time made public a list of contributors | ^
containing, it was stated, the names of w
all who had contributed the sum of a
$100 or more to the find. < 8
'The American peaple," Mr. Msj- 1
a
Adoo said, "will never elect another
President without knowing the sources Q
from which financial support s drawn,"
Rolla Wells, treasurer of the com- ^
mittee, declared that while the sum j
received was encouraging, it was a
"totally inadequate" to conduct the (
campaign properly, but he believed j
that contributions would continue. J
The largest contributions thus far f
have been made by Henry Morgen- j
thau, chuirman of the national execu- t
tlve committee, F. C. Penfleld, a ^
wealthy Democrat of Germantown, 1
Pa., and Henry Goldman, a New York
banker. Each gave $10,000. I t
P'ive $5,000 contributions were re-1 *
ceived. The givers are Charles R.1 j.
Crane of Chicago, who is vice chair- I t
man of national finance committee; !
Rolla Wells, former mayor of St.
Louts, the national treasurer; Cleveland
H. Dodge and Jacob H. Schoff, (
New Vork bankers, and Hugh C.
Wallace of Tocoma, national com- ^
mitteeman from Washington.
Amnnir nthor laree contributors are: r
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James B. Regan, D. W. Hyman and ^
Jacob Wertheim, $2,500 each; J. D.
Phelan, former mayor of San Francisco,
$2,000; William J. Bryan, Norman
E. Mack of Buffalo. N. Y., nationai
committeeman; John H. Stanch- ^
field of New York, former Demoi
a
cratic candidate for Governor of Now ^
York, and Perry Belmont $1,000 each. c
The list includes;
W. B. Oliver, Baltimore, J. S. Arm- c
Btrong, Baltimore, and C. A. CulberBon,
Washington, $400 each; Senator ^
Leroy Percy, E. R. McCalmont, W. ^
Boslln, A. Brydowskt, Arthur S. j
Brown, Senator C. A. Swanson, all of
Washington, A. S. Miles, Baltimore, 1
$100 each; Percy, Jesse and Herbert .
Strauss, Clarksburg, W. Va? $500;
William L. Cranberry, Nashville, (
James G. Gray, Atlanta, $250; Carl ,
Mendel, Savannah. J. S. Carr, Dur- (
ham, N. C., V. T. Hardie, New Or- (
leans, $100 each.
Dr. Robert S, Young, Concord, N. !
C.; Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, N. C* ,
each $100. v I
The New Parcels Post Law. ,
Washington.?The postofficf* appro- ,
?Kill nonDiul hv flip hist SOS
J'l lilUUll UIII 1'iumcu ?.? V..W J ^
sion of Congress provides: "That
hereafter foruth-class mail matter
shall embrace all other mattfr, Includ- ;
ing fHrm and factory products, not (
now embraced by law in either the
first, second or third class, not exceeding
eleven pounds in weight. nor ^
greater in size than 72 inches in length
and girth combined, nor in form or ^
kind likely to injure the person of any ,
postal employe or damage the mail
equipment or other mail matter and
nor of a character perishable within j
a period of reasonably required for
transportation and delivery."
New Dreadnaught Immense.
Washington.?The new battleship ^
Pennsylvania, the onlv one authorized
?
by Congress at the Inst session, will
be fully as large as the great battleship
which the Brltsh government has
lust ordered, according to plans to
t V
he naval general board.
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Edwards Will Never Stand Trial.
New Orleans. Unless an unexpected
change for the better occurs Howlrd
E. Edwards, the lone bandit who
Q
obbed the New York limited of the
Louisville A Nashville Railroad will ^
never stand trial' for his daring robbery.
The injuries inflicted upon him ^
when he was captured by Engineer 1 ^
F3aer, according to the report from ?
the hospital will prove fatal. Relatives
of Edwards, two brothers in Meridian.
Miss., and his father in Jupi- |
ter, Fla., have been expected, but so ^
Tar none have come. ; ^
World's Record Broken. e
New York.?A world's record was
broken bv Rob Rurman and there
B
were two smash-ups at the automobile
races on Brighton Reach race
track. Rilly Rurke, driving an E. M.
[ . car in the 23rd mile of a 40-mile .'
race sustained a fracture of his right ^
wrist when his car turned turtle.
(J
Rurman with his new 300-horsepower
Benz car drove a mile in 47.85 sec- 1
O
ands from a flying start over the one {
mile circular dirt track. The former (
record, also Rurman's, was 48.02 seca
Jjds. c
The Situation Looks Grave. ,
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Washington?Two developments in
the Mexican situation led observers t
of that situation to regard conditions v
is grave. President Taft ordered two
o
full regiments of cavalry to the border
line and the Madero government
contemplated asking permission of
the United States to transport its loyal
troops through Texas and New "
Mexico to attack the scattered bands
of marauding rebels sallying across ?
the line attacking American ranches
and stealing cattle.
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$1.25 PER YEAR
iALARIES AT HOME HELD UP
estralnlng Order Issued By Judge
Gage.?Claimed That Richardson
Nor Butler Are Entitled to Pay.
Columbia.?An order signed by
ieorge W. Gage, circuit Judge, temorarily
restrains A. W. Jones, the
omptroller general of South Carolina,
rom paying a salary to H. W. Richrdson
and F. W. P. Butler as officers
f the Confederate Home. The comlaint
was filed by John McMahan,
'omptroller General Jones was orderd
to show cause on September 9 why
e should not be permanently restraind.
In the complaint it is alleged that
I. W. Richardson and F. W. P. But?r
have been appointed and commlsioned
as members of the board of
ommissioners of the Confederate
lome and as such have been entitled
o reeclve "no compensation for their
ervices," but only their "actual exenses
for attending the meetings" of
he commission.
"That for Beveral months past,"
ays the complaint, "the defendant,
he comptroller general, has at the
eginning of each month Issued a
rarrant on the state treasurer, payble
to the order of 'H. W. Richardon,
chairman and treasurer,' out of
he funds appropriated by the general
ssembly for the maintenance of the
aid Confederate Imfirmary for a sum
f money equal to and covering the
ggregate of certain items furnished
iy the said Richardson, among which
terns have been each month as sal.ries
for the preceding month the sum
>f $100 for the said H. W. or 'MaJ.'
tichardson himself and $50 or fortyidd
dollars for said F. W. P. Butler
ir 'Dr.' Butler, each being designated
n said memorandum as "White Help,'
he said 'Maj.' Richardson' drawing
inder said official title the largest saliry
paid at the Confederate Infirmary.
jouth Carolina New Enterprises.
The Parr Shoals Power company
ias been given the right by the secre
-/ -?-> ? lni.rr.noo Ita rftlllfftl
ai y ui siaic tv uivivwwv -?j
tock from $100,000 to $2,300,000. The
ction was taken at a meeting of the
tockholders of the company held in
Columbia last Saturday. The coropalay
has 23,000 shares worth $100 each,
'he application for an increase of
apital stock was made by Edwin W.
tobertson, G. K. Dustin, Wm. Elliott,
t. Charlton Wright and G. M. Berry,
epresenting a majority of the board
if directors. A commission has been
ssued to the Lydia Manufacturing
ompany of Lydia with a capital of
3,000. The petitioners are C. D. Lee
nd C. H. Kelly. A commission has
teen issued to the Navassa Realty
ompany of Charleston with a capital
tock of $5,000. The petitioners are
Santos Sottile and James Sottlle. A
ommission has been Issued to the
letlon News with a capital of $5,000.
rhe officers are T. A. Wilbur, Jr., pre*
dent; W. Matthews, vice president,
ind J. F. Bell, secertary and treasurer.
T"o Abolish Revenue Office.
rr" rnvonufl nnl lootnr*? f|f
1UU llll?iiiai icf<;?uv
Ice at Columbia, is to be abolished and
will most likely be combined with one
jf the North Carolina offices. North
Carolina has two districts, the eastern
and western and the South Carolina
office will go to one or the other.
The reecnt legislative appropriation
bill passed by Congress reduced the
number of collectors by four. The
Treasury Department, it is said, ia
pnrtial to the eastern district in thii
matter and may give the Columbia
jffice to Wheeler Mnrtin, the present
collector.
Disastrous Fire at Laurens.
A large barn at the Dial place, now
nvned by Dr. W. H. Dial of Laurens,
vas destroyed by fire. The origin ol
he fire is unknown. Six thousand
jundles of fodder belonging to the
Messrs. Langston, who have the manigement
of the farm in charge, together
with some other feedstuffs, wa?
ost in the fire. All stock and cattle
scaped.
Appointments By Governor.
Lueco Ounter, superintendent of the
lock Hill schools was named by the
jovernor as a member of the stat?
oard of education to take the place
?f J. L. Glenn, resigned. D. S. Klnard
uperintendont of the Dillon schools,
vas named to take the place of Natfr
in Toms, resigned.
.Ineman's Injuries Fatal,
Claude Keller, the 20-year-old linenan
of the telephone company, whr
ame in contact with a heavily charf
d electric light wire, died in a local
lospital. Keller was repairing a cable
if the telephone company when his
tody touched the lighting wire. He
lung in midair until the current wae
urned off, and his body was then pre
ipitated to the pavement. The Inuries
received in the fall are thought
o be the cause of death. Keller's
iody was taken to Spartanburg county
or burial.
lends Out State Exhibit.
Commissioner Watson sent out a
tate exhibit with steel car of the
itlantic Coast Line Railway, which if
ieing shown at all the Middle Western
tateg and county fairs, which will
:eep up to the time of the Chicago
Jxposition. The exhibit is in portable
ases. It consists of all agricultural
iroducts of drawn staple cotton and
;oods manufactured from same; secion
illustrating the trucking Indusry;
horticulture, commercial mineral
nd commercial products of Soutb
,'arolina.
Affairs In Sumter at Standstill.
AfTalrs in Sumter have been prao
ically at a standstill for more than a
reek, everyone discussing politics,
lince the primary the discussion, ol
ourse, has been the enormous vote,
'he increase in Sumter is large ove?
910, but is not unduly larger over
908. The vote for governor here was
.271, and in 1908 the highest vote cast
or any office was 2,008, so the liv
rease is 285, which is not remarkabls
or four years. There are here, howver,
some irregularities, and these
vill be probed by interested parties.
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