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, i ESTABLISHED IN 189 , GOVERNOR 1 NO I AUTHORITY TO ACT IUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN DECISION IN FAMOUS BANK EXAMINER CASE. * RHAME WOULD NOT GET OUT Chaos Has Reigned Since Frazier Succeeded Rhame?Nine Members of the Court Concurred in the Opinion While Two Dissented. Columbia. ? The supreme court banded down a decision in the now famous bank examiner case, deciding that when Governor Blease ousted Bank Examiner B. J. Rhame. he acted without authority of law. April first Governor Blease ousted Rhame and appointed in his place H. W. Frailer and since then chaos has reigned. The banks did not know which officer to recognize and in making their reports they put it up to the postmaster, by addressing all communications to "state bank examiner." The supreme court handled the case In an en banc session with the oblef justice and ten associate justices. There were two dissenting opinions, and nine concurring. When Governor Bleaso declared Rhame not entitled to t*he office he refused to vacate and proceedings were instituted by Attorney General Lyon in order to get a ruling on the question. The substance of the decision is "that the la* does not proTide for the removal of the bank examiner as it does- in the case of magistrates." A criticism of Governor Blease, in the opinion is in these words, "The governor as chief executive has no prerogative control over offices such as held by the King of Great Britain." Everything Quiet at Dunbarton. Sheriff F. H. Creech returned from Dunbarton and reported that everything was quiet, the excitement over the shooting of Hewlett Bates by Adolphus Jackson, a negro, and the subsequent killing of Jackson, having cooled off. It had been feared that when the inquest over the negro's body was held there would be trouble, but while a large crowd of negroes at the inquest the proceedings passed ofT quietly. The verdict of the jury was that Jackson came to his death from gunshot wounds, the gun ^ being in the hands of Hewlett Bates or Owen Walker, Bates' companion, or both. It is hoped that there will be no further trouble. Road Work Progressing Well. The August report of Mr. Reid Wbltford, engineer and secretary of the Charleston county sanitary and drainage commission, is a paper of much general interest. The report reviews the good roads and drainage work that is being done in the county and makes certain recommendations concerning projects which still lie in the future. The fact is brought out that the commission has a working force in the field in every parish in the county with the exception of John's Island. Wadmalaw and Edlsto Islands and that it is hoped to extend operations to these three parishes also in the near future. Masons to Meet in Near Future. Masons of high degrees and a large number who expect to be advanced to high stations in the Scottish Rite are now looking forward with interest to the fall reunion of these bodies which will be held at Charleston on October 29, 30 and 31. being the fourth semi-annual reunion and being marked as usual by the exemplification of considerable degree work. It is yet too soon to state how many Masons will come to Charleston for the reunion and degree work, but-it is known that there will be a large contingent. Columbia.?B. N. Jones of Kershaw, has been appointed as magistrate to a take the place of L. J. Jordan, reI signed. Negro Goes to Electric Chair. Ed Alexander, a negro who was ccnvicted at a special term of court in Fairfield county several weeks ago on the charge of criminal assault, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary. After being placed in the chair he de? Died that he was guilty and gave directions for the disposal of his body. The negro was led from the death cell to the eletrocution chamber at 11:22 and was immediately strapped in the chair: his brief statement was then made an the current of 1.900 volts was turned on at 11:25 o'clock. Serves Order on Barnard Evans. An order, signed by Judge Gage, has been filed with Sheriff Coleman and served by him directing Barnard I B. Evajts, a candidate for attorney general In the rocent state primary, to shew cause before the court why he should not be directed to pay to the Murray Drug Company of Columbia $103 which he i6 alleged to have collected for this concern. It is aileg ed that Evans collected the bill from T. E. Dowling of Saluda, failed to pay the sum or any part of it to the Murray Drug Company. Order Mistrial in Jeter Case. In the case of Jacob B. Jeter, the white man charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, and which conaumed a day and a half of the Lexington court, a mistrial was ordered, the jury announcing that they were hopelessly disagreed. Jeter. It was charged, shot has rlbe at the officer of Swansea and two other men who were with him. The evidence was somewhat conflicting, and under the Indictment it was hard for the jury to come to any conclusion. There is another charge against Jeter. THE 1. CLAIM OF C0RLEY~IEFUSEDT Expense Account of the Chief Constable Turned Down by Jones? To Be Submitted to Court Columbia.?'T regret that I do not Bee my way clear to issue a warrant on the state treasurer for the payment of your claim." Thli statement Is contained in a letter given out upon request by A. W. Jones, comptroller general of South Carolina, who has refused to pay a claim of $180.26, submitted by P. H. Corley, who was appointed chief constable of South Carolina by the governor during the campaign. The comptroller general r^aitinn that to issue the i a xv ro mo ^%/bivivm ? ? warrant would not be according to law. He informed the chief constable that the case should be decided by the courts and that the warrant will not be honored until the decision is given. The expense account oi Mr. Corley was approved by the governor. P. H. Corley, is former sheriff of Lexington county and was named by the governor during the campaign as chief constable. He followed the campaign party for several days. The following is in part the correspondence given out by the comptroller general upon request: "Columbia, September 16, 1912. "P. H. Corley, Chief Constable of South Carolina, Columbia. "Dear Sir: I have statement of your claim for expenses, per diem and mileage, chief constable, in accordance with section 721, code of laws 1912, together with order of approval for payment out of the special : fund for enforcement of the law at . the disposition of the governor. "I regret that I do not see my way clear to issue a warrant on the state treasurer for the payment of your claim. My declining to issue the warrant is because of section 43 of the appropriation act of 1912, p. 986, which provides that no executive officer shall ues any of the special funds appropriated to the department of services in discharging duties imposed by law on any officer whose compensation was not provided for by the appropriation act." Chairman Gives Plan for Probe. W. F. Stevenson, chairman of the subcommittee from the state Democratic executive committee to investigate the charges of fraivd in the recent primary, has forwarded the proposed plan for the conduct of the inquiry, which will be instituted at Spartanburg. Mr. Stevenson suggests rules for the approval of the committee at the meeting. He points out that the burden of proof "is on those bringing the charges; the public may be heard in making charges; that in such counties as no proof of irregularity is shown such county Bhould be passed: that only those counties will be investigated where tangible specifications are in hand; that it should be the endeavor of the committee to take up the contested counties one by one, beginning at Spartanburg and continue until completed." Have Postponed Hearing. It will be several days before arguments are heard to show cause why the restraining order issued against A. W. Jones, comptroller general, by Judge Geo. W. Gage on September 3, should not become permanent. The hearing was postponed. On Septem- ! ber 3, on complaint of John J. McMahan, an attorney of Columbia, Judge Gage issued a restraining order forbidding the comptroller general, or his assistants, from issuing warrants on the state treasurer for paying certain items of salary on the order of H. W. Richardson, chairman, and Dr. P. W. P. Butler, secretary of the board of Confederate state infirmary. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Winnsboro Trust Company of Winnsboro with a capital stock of $25,000. The petitioners are A. B. Cathcart, T. N. Kitchen, Samuel Lindsay, J. W. Cathcart and C. H. Elliott. The K. and "O" Pill Remedy Company of Dillon has been commissioned with a capital of $2,000. The petitioners are J. C. Davis, N. Mclnnis and R. L. Lane. A commission has been issued to the Parrott Milling Company of Sumter with a capital of $6,000. Asked For Club Rolls and Poll Lists. J. B. Park, chairman of one of the two subcommittees appointed to investigate the recent primary election, what had been done in regard to the refusal of Fred H. Dominick, chairman of Newberry county executive committee, to order an investigation for Newberry county. Mr. Park stated that he had written Mr. Dominick asking him to send the club roll6 and poll lists cf Newberry county to him so that the work could he done In Greenwood, hut that so far he had not heard from Mr. Dominick. Sub-Committee of Hampton Meets. The Special committee appointed | by County Chairman P. H. Gooding to investigate the first primary affairs of Hampton county met at the county court house several days ago. All the member* of the committee were present, and the work of a thorough investigation was begun, notwithstanding the committee has had trouble in getting sufficient clerical help. It has been stated that no definite result has been reached yet, therefore no report is officially given out. Sumter Delegation to Orangeburg. A special delegation from the Sum ter chamber of commerce will come to Orangeburg to v.sit and inspect the Orangeburg county fair buildings. It is understood that Sumter is plauning the erection of fair buildings for Sumter county. The Orangeburg fair, being one of the best in the state, is one that will be worth patterning after, and for that purpose the Sumter business men will come to Orangeburg. The Orangeburg chamber of commerce will do all in their power to make the visitor's st*.v olauant LEO F< MARKETING COTTON I . R. M. MIXSON URGES THE FARM. ERS OF STATE TO MARKET COTTON SLOWLY. YIELD IS NOT OVER LARGE Now is a Good Time to Hold the Fleecy Staple.?With Proper Policy, Prices Should Go to 15 Cents by January 1st. Columbia.?The following letter from R. M. Mixson, an expert In railroad rates, a farmer of Williston and a member of the newly elected house of representatives, will be found of interest to thai large class to whom It is airectea: To the Cotton Planters and Merchants of the state: The season Is sufficiently advanced to enable us to ipake a reasonably correct estimate of yield of cotton for the season of 1912-13. My information from every section of every state in the cotton belt indicates a yield from the cotton crop grown this year of 12,181,924 bales of 600 pounds each. The crop by states is, in my opinion, as follows: Bales. Alabama 1,179,609 Arkansas 695,404 Florida 71,219 Georgia 2,124,057 Louisiana 282,573 Mississippi 865,742 North Carolina 852.932 Oklahoma 803,504 South Carolina 1,275,847 Tennessee 352,274 Texas 3,573,758 Total 12,181,724 These figures are full and will rather be over than under the crop. The demand for cloth is good and sales are made, at full figures. Spinners are staying out of the market, hoping to force the price of cotton still lower, believing that the bulk of the crop will be forced upon the market by November 1 and sold at a sacrifice. Now is the time to market your cotton as slowly as possible. You must meet this stay-out of the market policy of the spinners by staying out of the market yourself. Don't offer a bale for sale that you can possibly hold. Warehouse your cotton and borrow money on It, If you must to pay your debts, but don t sell. If the South will follow this policy you will, in my opinion, see 15 cents cotton by January' 1. but if you rush it on tie market and have it sold at forced sale, you will, in my opinion, see it sell at or below 11 cents. If this crop is marketed slowly you will, in my opinion, see an ascending market, until 15 cents is reached. (Signed R. M. MIXSON. Crop Outlook is Very Good. Sharon.?In spite of the red spider ravages, in spite of blight and the withering heat of August, it scorns now that this section will have a good balance on the right side of the ledger as the result of the section's agricultural operations. The cotton crop will not set a new record, for it has met with various misfortunes, yet the crop is sufficiently advanced to make it certain that the yield of the cotton fields will average fairly well. In spite of the unpromising start, a good crop of corn has been made, and with the exception of a few farmers all will gather into their barns an abundant hay crop. Interest in Dispensary Election. Chester.?Chester countys registra; tion for the general election, at which time the dispensary is also to be voted on in the county, accounting no doubt for the heavy registration, is 2,905. There iB intense interest in the county concerning the dispensary election, and both sides will fight hard. Several months ago' the Chris tian Civic League of Chester county was organized for the purpose ol fighting the efforts to reestablish the dispensary, and it is said that ex-Gov ernor R. B. Glenn, of North Carolina i and other distinguished speakers will be secured a few weeks before the I ?lection comes off. Will Not Tolerate Hazing. Columbin.?Railroad Commissioner John G. Richards, stirred by the re ports of having at Clemson College called up President Riggs of that Institution over the long distance tele phone and asked about the matter President Riggs stated that he was surprised that reports stating that brutal hazing had taken place had gotten abroad for there was very lit tie in it. He said that one member of the junior class had been expelled 'or hazing and that it was a very mild LISA ! Threats of Violence Made. Aiken. -Considerahble interest ai taches to the election in the recent second primary of Mr. Hugh I>ong ic the house of representatives, in that it is reported that, as a direct result of his election, there have come, from the eastern section of the county, par tictilarly Wagener?of which town he is the present mayor?and environs alleged threats of dire violence to his J person in the event that he should return to his home. These, however, ! have been merely rumors, and have | never taken any material form. To Establish City Mail Delivery. ..Washington. I), t'.?Orders were issued here several days ago announcing that November 15 city mail delivery service will be established at Aikeu and Darlington. At Aikou there will be three carriers and one substitute. and at Darlington an equal number. This is another evidence that these towns are keeping up with the march of progress and do not mean to stay behind. Announcement has ilso been made that a winter postoftce will be opened at Lofton. Charleston county. October i. ' y RT 3RT MILL, S. C., THUR FROM,THE PALMETTO STATE Short Paragraphs of State New* That Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. Columbia.?The governor has appointed the folowing as magistrates in Anderson county: W. E. Green, Sandy Springs; W. T. Charablee, Rock Mill, and J. A. Young, Iva. Greenville.?Mrs. Alice Picklesimer, widow of late Newell Picklesimer, was killed in a runaway near the city. She was thrown from the," buggy, striking a tree, being killed instantly. Bennettsville. ? There was a war Qear Antloch church in Brightsville, recently, in which Dorse English re ceived ? pistol ball in his leg, the front of Wm. B. Odom's residence was literally filled with shot. Mrs. Cdom was struck in the arm, Norman Odom was struck by small shot and one or more 1 negroes were wounded. Florence.?At its meeting the cltv council had read tw:ce the. ordinance regulating the driving of vehicles and especially automobiles in the city, it is practically the same law that is in operation in Columbia and other cities. Traffic on the streets of Florence H very heavy n >w, and careless driving is a menace to many. Abbeville.?At a recent meeting cl the directors of the Coui'-.y Fair Association, arrangement-; we.e practically perfected for the/tmpearance here during the fair of an airship, scheduled to give two flights .1 day during two days of the fair. The dates on which the fair will be held tb's year are October 23, 24 and 25. Lexington.?The jury in the Watts I case returned a verdict of manslaught! er as to Jacob Watts and Govan Watts I and not guilty as to James Howell. I Sentence was postponed on account of j the absence of the attorney for the defense. All three were accused of the murder of Adam Watts at Swansea, j May 11. j Columbia.?In the case against Dr. I L. A. Griffith, a highly reputable physi, clan of Columbia, accused of criminal I assault on a young woman in his oper j ating room, the jury brought in a verI diet of "not guilty" after being out J only three minutes. The entire morn' ing of the 90urt was consumed in rak1 ing expert testimony of many physi| cians. I Orangeburg.?Efforts is now being brought to bear upon the matter of a V. M. C. A. for Orangeburg. The local papers are carrying articles i from citizens urging the establishment of a Y. M. C. A. and the matter is taking on prospects of action. Orangeburg is badly in need of a V. M. C. A. and it would be a big asset to this city. Honea Path.?James Kirk, a young man in the employ of the (J. S. & A. railway, met with an accident here whereby he lost his right leg. He is with the force operating the bonding i machine and in getting aboard the car lost his footing and slipped under the i wheels with the result that his leg , was so badly crushed that it had to bo amputated above the knee. Heath Spring.?At a municipal election held here a few days ago, Dr. W. S. Moore was elected mayor, without opposition. The election was held tc fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of 11. F. Clyburn. Dr. Moore was formerly mayor, but did not offer for re-election at the regular election held in January Mr. Clyburn expects tc make his home in Kershaw after October 1, hence his resignation. Barnwell.?Cotton Has neen coming to Barnwell at a lively rate. One hun tired and forty hales were sold here in one day, and this number will proh ably be exceeded in the future. The advent of another buyer this season has made competition keeher and the farmers can rest assured that they wil receive market value for the fleecj 1 staple. A new ginnery has been in stalled here. Charleston. ? A fatal accident brought an end to a pleasant fishing excursion, near the Navy Yard, when Henry F. Witt, son of Mrs. Meta Witt who conducts a grocery store at 504 Meeting street, lost his balance and fell from the stern of a launch anc was drowned before assistance could reach him. Another member of the 1 party, Rufus W. Sweatman. who fel 1 overboard at the same time, escaped drowning by swimming until hit friends rescued him. Florence.?A. J. Hoole, who was out of the contestants in the fight between the city council and the board o! health, resigned as health officer al the meeting of council to take th* position of cotton weigher, made va cant by the death of B. B. Napier. Columbia.?Samuel F. Massey. wnc 1 was permanently expelled from thf Confederate home by the board o! ' directors after a hearing recently, ha* left the infirmary and is at presenl located at a hoarding house in the 1 city. Mr. Massev says that he wa* told that he eotild not longer stay al the home. Greenville.?The probe of the 6Ub committee investigating the alleged primary frauds in South Carolina ha* touched Greenville to ferret out 1 chargts of bribery and corruption, and an investigation will bo prosecuted here in the near future. 1 J Charleston.?Sixty employes of the Southern railway's shops here went on strike on the ground that the road had cut working tin j from nine hour* 1 per day for six days a week to eighl hours per day for five days of the ' week. The men were paid by the ' hour. An early settlement i- antici pated. St. Matthews.?St. Matthews con tinues well in the lead in cotton, Sales for one day 115 bales, 11.52 tc 11.81 1-4 maximum prices; market lively and growing more popular every day in high prices. Columbia.?The governor has appointed the following state and federal election commissioners: Colleton?State. D. B. Peurifoy, H. \V. Black, Jr.. C. J. Cone. Federal?J. S. Padgett, A. R. Padgett, J. E. Moore. Greenville?State, J. M. Power, H. C McKnight, C. D. Smith. Federal, J. E. Knight, J. H. Tramwell. D. W. Smoak. SI)AY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1( wmw BE EXTENDED SOON PRESIDENT TO ISSUE AN ORDER AFFECTING FOURTH-CLASS POSTMASTERS. TO BE OUTSIDE OF POLITICS Personnel of Postal Service to Be Removed From the Realm of Political Contention.?Change to Be Made In Near Future. Washington.?It was practically de j Ciaea xnai rre?iuem i?ni m me iirm I future will issue an executive order I placing all fourth class postmasters in 1 the classified service. This order, relieving 36,038 postmasters from the uncertainty of political appointment will be one of the most comprehensive and 'ar-reaching, as affecting the civil service, ever issued by a President of the United States. That the President would take this step as his first act townrd putting in practice his often expressed belief that ail government officers below the grade of Cabinet members should be removed from the influence of politics and placed under the civil service, became practically certain after a delegation of postmasters returning from the annual convention at Richmond, Va., had been received at the White House, and by Postmaster General Hitchcock. The visitors submitted a monster petition signed by about 20,000 postmasters asking that they be , : placed in the classified service. After discussing the matter briefly i ; with the delegation the President re- ! | ferred the executive committee of the association to Mr. Hitchcock for fur! ther consideration of the matter. Later i the committee called upon the Post- I master General to discuss the subject [ with him. In a few days Mr. Hitchcock will i submit to President. Taft a formal ! recommendation that the petition be i granted and the President is expected to act promptly and favorably upon the recomtnenuauon. To Be Tried at Wytheville. Illllsvllle, Va.?Sidna Allen and Wen ley Edwards, the mountain gunmen, wefe arraigned here in the same court room, where on March 14 five liven f were snuffed out in a shooting affray j of which they are alleged to have been the ring leaders. By consent ot lawyers on both sides their trials were transferred to Wytheville, where two of their clan were sentenced to die and others got long tprm sentences. Edwards will be tried first, beginning October 28 for the, murder of Commonwealth^ Attorney Foster Allen will be tried for the murder of Judge Massie, when Edwards' trial if over. The prisoners were returned tc the Roanoke jail. Attempt to Secure Release. i Charleston, W. Va.?Attorneys fot the detective agency whose operatives acting as mine guards in the martial law zone, have been sent to prison, attempted to secure their release by habeas corpus proceedings before Judge B. F. Keller of the United States court for the Southern district of West Virginia. Judge Keller refused to consider the application on the grounds that the questions involved must be taken before the state supreme court. The attorneys attacked the right of Governor Glasscock to declare martial law when, as they assert, no state of war existed. Rebel Leader Campa Captured. Tuscon, Ariz.?After a chase through northern Sonora hy Mexican Federal troops, following his raid on mining 1 camps and the lines of the Southern Pacific Railroad. (leneral Fmillo P. Campa, the rebel leader, and his staff crossed the American line pouth of Tuscon and are now prisoners of the United States. After positive identification by Dr. Ruffe, a friend, Campa admitted his identity and said he was 1 tired of fighting. Dr. Ruffo was surgeon general for Madero in the previous revolution. Report on High Co6t of Living. Washington.?The most marked trend of the cost ot living is disclosed in the Federal Bureau of Labor's report of an investigation of prices for the past ten years conducted in the important industrial centers of :!2 states. Fifteen most important arti' cles of food, as well as coal, comprisi ing two-thirds of a working man's needs were investigated. In manj Cities the investigators gathered statements of merchants on the cost of ' living and specimens of Dies' are in thn ronnrt j I'uininiicu in .11. . ' Two Unidentified Bodies Found. Philadelphia. Tnn unidentified bodies found in widely separated ser' tior.s in (he vicinity of this city nre ' evidence of long undiscovered murders f>r suicides, in the woods near Abingdon was found the skeleton of a man clothed in weather hpaten rafts ' with a rusted revolver at his side. The body apparently had h?en in the woods for at least nine months. The other body was found in a clump of bushes near Diller. Hat and shoes were gone and it was so badly decomposed as to be unrecognizable. Experiment With Gyroscopes. New York.?Great secrecy is maintained at the Brooklyn navy yard regarding gyroscope tests which have been going cn aboard the destroyer Worden here for several months. It is said that naval officials hope by the use of the contrivances to 9olve the problem of preventing the rolling of a war vessel while under way or in a heavy sea, success of the experiment, it is asserted, would mean a considerable Increase in the speed and usefulness cf the smaller naval craft. . TI HZ EDUCATION PEOPLE'S DUTY Wideman, Superintendent of Green* wood County, Calls on Them to Awake to Responsibilities. Columbia.?To the Parents and Guardians of South Carolina: Within the past few months our state has experienced one of the greatest political upheavals since, perhaps the days of "76" and now I call upon the people of South Carolina to lay aside all passion and prejudice engendered by this conflict and turn their attention to the paramount issue of importance before the people, the education of the youth of our common custody. We may make mistakes in our governmental affairs and 1? il It nt survive loeia, uui u mc cuuvaumt w? the youth of our country is neglected and we allow our children to grow up in ignorance, we have done them an injury that time itself can not repair. Educate the people and our country is safe, our children are blest, and we are a happy people. Let the people grow up in ignorance and they will bear the curse of ignorance through life and our country will sufTer the evil consequences that must inevitably follow. I appreciate the honor the people of Greenwood county have again conferred on me. I am deeply sensible of the duties and responsibilities this honor briugs with it. I am not in this office simply for the few loaves and fishes I get out of it, but It is my earnest des're to see every child in South Carolina matriculate in the public schools of this state. All my time, talent and energy shall bo devoted to the accomplishment of this purpose in Greenwood county. It is said that South Carolina is one of the most, if not the most illiterate states in thiR union. I think this statement will be borne out by the following statistics: There are in South Carolina 26,000 people who can not read their names, 16,000 voters who can not read the ballot they cast, 26,000 children are not in the schools of South Carolina. Whose fault is it that the these 26,000 children are not in schools? I am able to show that it is no fault of the state, for she has made ample provision for the education of her citizens at a nominal cost to the parents, and guardians of the county, then the Mult must be at the door of those parents and cuardlans who are with holding their Clod-given birthright from their children and making them hewers of wood and drawers of wa: ter. and perhaps they are consuming their earnings in the pleasures of M?e. Indifferent parents be Careful less one of these days your child will point the finger of scorn at you and will tell you, thou are the man that has kept me In the background? cheated me out of my God-given birthright, which was committed to your keeping to be transmitted to me. You have failed to do your duty, and I must pass through life bearing the mark of ignorance that you have branded on me. God forbid that any parent in Greenwood county should be guilty of such a charge. I call on the people of South Carolina to awaken from their lethargy and see that the mother of Calhoun, Haynes and McDuffle shall no longer lay dormant. in this stagnation and decay, but arise amdist her best environment and assume her proper place, JNO; F. WIDEMAN, Superintendent of Education, Greenwood County. Officers Pull Off a Big Raid. A United States raiding officer, "Gus" Aiken, has returned to Greenville, after pulling off one of thp biggest raids of his career. Totrpthpr with Rural Policemen Miller and Rogers. of Spartanburg. Mr. Aiken wont into thp mountain section about Land rum and about two miles west of the town came upon one of the biggest "moonshine'' plants ever found in that section. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued a charter to the Bank of Elliott with a capital stock of $10,000. The officers are fJ. A. Lemmon. president, | and \V. E. DuRant, vice president and cashier. The Belton Mercantile Company of Belton has been commissioned with a capital of *15,000. The petitioners are I). A. fleer. W. C. Deck, . F. McCuen and \V. K. Hudgens. Pouth Carolina State Fair. Tito annual South Carolina State fair will be held in Columbia next month, beginning on Monday. October 28 and closing on Friday, November 1. Plans for the fair are being made and if is expected that the fair will be bieeer and greater than ever this i ........ L-..0I1 vo9p thr> Ktnie fair acts as a moans of drawing people to Columbia from all sections of South Carolina and here many a pleasant acquaintance is renewed and many a friend or relative gepn for the only , time during the year. Dickinson Released on Bail. The release of G. Moye Dickinson, who killed W. Paul Riley, has heen the only notable development sinre the inquest. Dickinson, who surrendered after 'he killing, was released on $2,000 bail, granted by Judge Hayne F. Rice at Aiken. At the inquest the testimony did little to dispel the shroud of mystery which has hung over the tragic death of one of Bamberg's most popular business men. The testimony related to the manner of the killing as seen by Dickinson's family. Sumter and Richmond Boosters. The Sumter boosters and Richmond boosters had a great time together. The Sumter band, followed by a number of men, formed on the comer of Main and Liberty streets a short while before the special was due and marched to the station. The Sumter men were all wearing Sumter ribbons and the new oval Palmetto and Gamecock badge. This badge is unique, ft bears a palmetto tree- and under one side of the tree is a likeness of Gen. Thomas Sumter and under the other side is a gamecock. I \ SERIOUS CRISIS CONFRONTS CUBA WITH EMPTY TREASURY GOMEZ AT WITS END TO MEET VAST EXPENSES. THE PERILS OF DEFAULT Preta is Filled With Pessimistic Articles Bewailing the Financial and Political Conditions.?May Have to Stop Paving Work in Havana. Havana.?It is felt generally here that Cuba is approaching a crisis in Its history' as a republic. Two serious mmntlnnn orruov the DUbliC mind: - . Can Cuba survive the present state of her finances? Can she hold an honest and orderly election for the presidency with a loyal submission of the defeated party to the will of the majority. That the treasury is empty; that the last dollar of the $16,500,000 Speyer loan has been spent while the work of sewering and paving Havana, the ; principal purpose for which the plan was authorized by the United States, is not only not half finished but in danger of interruption if not of abandonment; that the government is at Its wits end to find money to meet its vast expenditures while receipts from customs and the lottery have reached , their lowest point?all this is asserted by the enemies of the government and most of it frankly admitted by all. Everywhere it is asked, how long can this state of affairs continue? Last month the government defaulted for the first time on the account due to the sewering and paving contractors for work done in July amounting to about $420,000. The government declared that it had no more money. The contractors appealed to the American legation and sufficient pressure was brought to bear to convince the government that payment was imperative. The following day the money was forthcoming. There has been much speculation an to whether the government will be J able to satisfy the claims of the con tractors due towards the end of this [ month, but there are indications that President Gomez, realizing fully the perils of another default, has made an ? r%ff OnH tlMll fALI aui Iliiiai J vuvi V umm ..... , pared to meet the obligation and thus j tide over the crisis for another month. More Arrests in Dynamite Case. Boston.?The fourth arrest to result from the Suffolk county grand jury investigation of the alleged dynamite "planting" in Lawrence, during the textile strike last January, occurred when William H. Rice, an Kast Milton quarry owner, was taken into custody. He was arrested on an indictment charging illegal transportation of dynamite and furnished $2,000 bail. William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Company; Frederick K. Atteaux, president of a mill supply concern, and Dennis J. Collins, a Cornbridge dog fancier, are awaiting trial charged with conspiracy in the alleged Illegal distribution of the evplosive. Demand Withdrawal of Forces. Washington.?Immediate withdrawal of the armed forces of the United States now in Nicaragua is demanded in a circular drawn by residents of San Jose, Costa Rica, copies of which reached this city recently. A copy of the circular has been handed the American Minister to Costa Rica but as yet he has made no report to the State Department. Officials at the ( department said that no importance Is to be attached to the circular. Trial of Hillsville Outlaws. Hills vllle, Ya. ? Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards arrested a week ago i In Des Moines, Iowa, after having eluded detectives for many months, found p. great crowd, many from disi tant parts of the country, waiting to ! get a glimpse of them when they arrived here from Roanoke under detective guard. They will he arraigned before Judge Staple? in the farroil court the scene of the shooting. I Murray to Save Country Banks, New York.?A ruling of great inter I et to country hanks was laid down hy Lawrence O. Murray, Comptroller o( the Currency, in an address delivered 'o a gathering of national bank exanv ners. On and after October 1 he de , clares that in the examination of all country banks the board of directors shall be convened and that the exam : ination of arsets made in their pros ???? iin hns notified hanks of thif : by letter and in rases where there ax** out-of-town directors he Iin? been assured thaf steps will he taken. Agreement Signed By Trainmen. I Norfolk, Va. An aKrrnnont war ' signed by both sides settling the wagr i and other questions which have beer in dispute for some weeks as betweet the Norfolk & Western, Chesapeake & Ohio and Virginian Railways and the trainmen of those roads, and therr will be no strike. An official state ment was given out announcing the agreement but the terms of the sam* were not madp public. The trainmer were fighting for a 15 and 16 per cenl wage increase. The Officers Are on the Trail. Pensacola, Fla.?Detectives employ ed to inevstigate the disappearance ol a package containing $55,000 while be lng sent from Pensacola to Flomaton have gone to New Orleans to investl gate the report that the robber prob ably sailed on a steamer for Puertc Cortez. It is the belief of officials thai the thief has escaped from this clt) and a majority of the private detect ires and special agents who have beer working on the case here have depart d for other points. 9 $1.25 PER YEAR NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA The Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many- Towns and Counties. Columbia.?T. W. Chllds has beet named as magistrate In Pickena county by the governor to take the place of J. 0. Wilson, resigned. Abbeville.?John Wallace was arrested here on the arrival of Seaboard Air Line train No. 53, charged with enticing labor, and carried back to Laurens county by C. R. Workman, from whose plantation the laborer* were being persuaded to leave. Charleston.?County Chairman H.' W. Conner has received a request from the state Democratic committee for a copy of the poll lists of the flint primary and he Is now having the work done that it may be forwarded to the committee as soon aa possible. Winnsboro.?J. Byrd, colored, kill-, ed another negro whose name wmo Cookie, on the plantation of M. D. Doty. After the killing the dead man was thrown in a creek with a atone around his neck. Further particular* could not be learned. Anderson,?The grand jury returned a true bill against Jesse Murray* the young man arrested for tha murder of David Hutto, the aged Confederate Veteran who was found with his head crushed to a pulp in his little stone on the outskirts of the city last Christmas. His case wjlt be called for trial In the near future. Greenville.?In the opinion of rep resentatlve farmers from various Motions of this county, the cotton crop this year is about 40 per cent short Last year the Greenville crop approt. imated 38,000 bales, and it is figured that with the acreage reduced and general deterioration there will not j be gathered more than 20,000 bales this year. St. Matthews.?Much favorable comment is heard about the cotton market here, some days the price paid being as much as a quarter better than any of the neighboring markets. A live set of buyers and active set of business men determined to make this the best market on the Southern south of Columbia are the causes. Pendleton.?Judging from the interest being manifested since the list of premiums to be awarded at the old-time country fair, to be held here | October 8, was made public, the exhibits will be highly creditable, especially aa far as cattle are concerned, m there are several successful dairies in this immediate section, besides other fine breeds of cattle, i Columbia. ? W. H. Andrews of Georgetown, an official of the Atlantic j Coast Lumber corporation, has been appointed by the governor as a member of his Btaff with the rank of colonel. D. B. Peurlfoy of Walterboro has also been named as a colonel on the staff of the governor. W. B. Wise has been appointed on the governor's staff with the rank of colonel. Spartanburg.?Not quite four years of age and weighing only 25 pounds, Willie Lee Lindsay, son of Henry Lindsay, a negro, managed in some manner to discharge a shotgun and kill his eight year old half sister, Marian Lindsay, at his home on J. L. Maxwell's place, at East Spartan burg. wimp men sougni m? yaicui?, who were away from home at the time, and informed them that a mad dog had killed Marian. Columbia.?B. A. Blont, the former car inspector for the Southern railway at the union station, who waa coa* victed of grand larceny in the June term of the- court 1910 for Richland county and sentenced to Ave years in the penitentiary, waa granted a full pardon by the governor. Blont was accused of taking clothes out of a trunk at the union station, and was subsequently tried and convicted. On September 16, 1911, he was paroled. Columbia.?A. F. Lever, representative from the Seventh congressional district, has offered his services as a speaker in the national Democratic campaign and has been assigned to make a special tour in the states of Maryland. Ohio. Missouri and Indiana. Mr. Lever will begin his speaking tour in Maryland about October 1 and make five speeches each day until the end of his trip throughout the fonr stages. Columbia. ? Presbyterians propose to hold a banquet in Columbia in October. This will take place, it is announced, the week before ihe Field Sunday, October 13, following which there will be a canvaBB for the benefit of the three educational institutions of th? synod of South Carolina. I Columbia.?Arguments on the Spari tanburg telephone case will be heard hero before the railroad commission on October 23, according to an ani nouncement by members of the comII mission. The testimony was heard i by the commission in Spartanburg on Thursday. Fridav and Saturday. Abbeville.?Mr?. Rachel Mlnshall has received her appointment as , postmistress for Abbeville. This meetR with the approval of the patrons of the ofTW and is very gratl1 fying to Mrs. Minshall's tnany friends I i here. >. Columbia.-The supreme court In a I decision by Associate Justice Woods ? affirmed the verdict of the Edgefield . county court in the case of Matthew. > Banks, detective, against W. (3. > Wells, county supervisor; J. O. Heri in and N. L. Broadwater, of the county t commissioners, and James T. Mlms, treasurer of Edgefield county. Rock Hill.?The Baptists of the city have purchased a building lot on . East White street and in the near f future will erect a handsome and commodious house of worship, costing something like $30,000. The . plans will be drawn at once. Sumter.?In the Atlantic Coast Line yard there was a near-wreck. > The combination baggage coach aad t negro passenger coach left the track ' at a split switch and one side settled down considerably lower thao Its nor^ ) mal position. No one was hurt bat te negro passengers were rather frightened.