Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, September 26, 1912, Image 1
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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.
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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
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MARKETING COTTON I
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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
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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.
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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(
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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.
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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
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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.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.