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4 x fi A % * ESTABLISHED IN 18 US" BADLY DEPLETED THE MANY CHANGES IN THE HOUSE ARE DUE TO THE RECENT PRIMARY. P ' OF JUDICIARY FIVE RETURN Thirteen Members of the Ways and Means Committee Including the Chairman Will Be Absent From the Next State Legislature. Columbia.?The next general assembly will see many changes in the personnel of the two most important committees of the house of representatives, the committee on judiciary and on ways and means. Only Ave of the 22 members of the committee on judiciary were returned to the house, while 11 of the 24 members of the commitee on ways and means were reseated in the recent primary. During the last session of the gen erai assemoiy, ice juaicmry luuiuui' tee was frequently called upon to decide important questions raised by the various vetoes of the governor and a two-thirds majority of the members of the house generally followed ' the recommendations of this important committee. Under the leadership of its chairman, Lowndes J. Browning, of Union, the committee on ways and means at the last session, not only made up the current budget, but prepared several important bills, which the general assembly passed relating t? the state s finances, the refunding bonds measure and the bonding of the property of the state hospital for the insanse for $1,000,000, which will be voted on in the general election on November 6. The five members of the committee on judiciary who were returned to the house are: A. Vauder Horst, chairman, Charleston; A. G. Brice, Chester; W. F. Stevenson, Chesterfield; G. S. Mower, Newberry; Pringle T. Toumans. Richland, and J. J. Evans, Marlbo-o. Two membeis of the committee on judiciaries, T. B. Fraser of Sumter, and F. B. Gary of Abbeville, were elected associate Justice and circuit Judge, respectively, but the last geueral assembly. ~ Postpone Aiken County Fair. The Aiken county fair, scheduled tc have been held In October, has been postponed until next spring, and in ^ connection with the spring race meet, which generally attracts a large number of people to Aiken, will be held in March. This action was decided upon by the fair, association at a recent meeting, when officers of the association reported their inability to secure the proper attractions for the fair this fall. It is understood that other fair associations in several counties in this section have been experiencing the same difficulty in securing attractions. v South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has granted a chhrter to the Beaufort Warehouse Company, with a capital of $5,000. The officers are C. C. TownBend, president: H. S. Townsend, vice-president, and A. E. Davis, secretary and treasurer. The Fairfax Hardware and Supply Company has been commissioned with a capital of $10,000. The petitioners are M. C. Dowling and J. F. Dowling. The Neeses Gin Stock Company of Neeses has been commissioned with a capital stock of $5.000. Large Crowd to Attend tSate Fair. The state fair this year, which opens October 28 and closes Novem* 1 K?l*\nr tr\ frtl II m K i Q DBr l, pruuiioro iu ui iuti iv \.v<u.Uv.? what will probably be the largest crowd that has ever attended a fair of the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Society. J. A. Banks, president, J. M. Canton, secretary, and the various officials of the association have not been saying much, but have been hard at work perfecting plans with the people of the state for a exbibtion. Death Sentence ia Sustained. The sentence of death imposed on fc Sam Boozer, after being convicted of I the murder of James S. Gilliam in B the summer term of the court of genI eral sessions of Newberry county for V 1911. was sustained in an opinion handed down by the supreme court, r An appeal was made claiming error f ' in the charge of the trial judge. The appeal was dismissed in the opinion written by Associate Justice C. A. Woods, and a new date was ordered to be 6et for the execution. Associate Justice T. B. Fraser dissented. Farmers' Demonstration Institute. C. L. Mc.Manus. farm demonstrator ? of Lancaster county, and W. B. Ellitt, of Winnsboro. district demonstrator. held an institute wth the farmers of the Jones Cross Roads section of Lancaster county. This meeting which was well attended, was called primarily for the purpose of discussing the importance and advisability of sowing green cover crops and grass and clover crops. An interesting and profitable discussion and exchange of ideas concerning crops in gen?ral was par tlcipated in. May Have Poltical Significance. i Dr. Butler, secretary of the Confed I erate state Infirmary, has requested B the resignation of E. F. Jones, stew A ard at the institution. It is alleged thut the requeet for the resignation ^B has a political siguificauce. Mr. Jones ^B claims that the secretary gave m reason for his desire for him to re sign; but. on the contrary praised his service. The veterans of the institu tion have drafted a strong petitioi that they have presented to the board to retain the services of Mr. Jones Elk. - . THE 91. j A GOOD OUTLOOK FOR COTTON The Head of South Carolina Farmer*' Union Predict* a 15-Cent Price For the Crop. Columbia.?The following statement has been Issued by President Dabbs. of the State Farmers' Union: To the Farmers of South Carolina: Never before that I can recall have we had better prospects of good prices for cotton. Sixty days ago cotton sold for 13 1-2 cents at interior points. Ail of a sudden "without rhyme or reason," the market broke and it continued to go down unitl 10 1-2 cents was reached in the local markets. Not having the desired effect of stampeding the farmers like it has in the past, we see it steadily going up. Each day the "wise-acres" say it will break tomorrow. Each day they 3ay that Liverpool should come down six or seven points. Each day sees the report that Manchester continues to buy at higher prices than can be paid on this side. What does it all mean? If it means anything it means that ** * - J ? -1 . AUaA ?N*nrnnl<ta. 1 cotton is in ueoiauu, iuu?. ui Hon is telling, or that there is fear of it; that the farmers, the merchants and the bankers need but to pull together and we will see 15-cent cotton for two-thirds of the crop. It also means that they are working together more closely than ever before. Market slowly and the price is ours. We rejoice in the activity displayed in organizing chambers of commerce in the towns and cities of the South. We rejoice In such boosters' trips as Richmond, Va., just pulled off and as Sumter will pull off in a few months. We rejoice at the hopeful letters from the various counties of South Carolina that look to thorough organization of the Farmers' Union in them. Yes, we will organize. When each county has <ts strong Farmers' Union and each town its aggressive chamber of commerce all working in harmony, then we will see a State Farmers' Union and a state chamber of commerce building a greater South Carolina. E. W. DABBS, President. 8. C. Farmers' Union. Farming Interests in The State. Men of the first rank in farming will take part in the course of lectures on agriculture arranged by Mr. David R. Coker, of Hartsville, and Dean A. C. Moore, of the University of South Carolina, during the present session. The flrBt lecture occurred on September 30. by Col. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture. Every man has been selected with great care, and each one will make a distinct contribution to tho treatment of farming interests in South Carolina. If these lectures, after delivery, should be bound in a book, it would constitute the best body of thought perhaps available on farming in this state. The object of this course Is not to teach agriculture, but to keep the whole student body sympathetic with country life. W. C. T. U. Convention Ends. The state convention of the W. C T. U. concluded its business delibera tions and adjourned after a special service in the First Baptist church. Anderson, at which Mrs. Mary T/arris Armour, national temperance leader wus the principal speaker. Saluda was selected as the next meeting place, the time to be determined la ter. The election of officers resulted: Mrs. Joseph Sprott. of Manning, pres ident; Mrs. C. A. Waters, of Pickens corresponding secretary; Mrs. T. R Denny, of Johnson, recording secre tary; Mrs. Chas. P. Robinson, ol Chapiu. treasurer; Mrs. D. H. Traxler of Greenville, aud Mrs. Bleckley, oi Anderson, delegates to the uational convention in Portland, Ore., in Octcv ber. Couth Carolina Progressives. The Progressive party will meet in Columbia on Friday, October 4, to or ganize in South Carolina, name the electoral ticket, which will be placed i ?vio fioiH and to consider the advis ! " w ! ability of nominating a full state tick ! et to contest with the Democratic ! nominees in the general election in 1 November. R. Sherwood Dunn, of Aiken, is acting in the capacity ot 'lauucher" for the new party and is said to be the national committeeman from this state. Three Escape From Chester Jail. Henry Huey, the desperate negrc who engaged in a pistol duel at Cornwell with Constable Will McXeal several months ago when the latter attempted to arrest him for shooting and raising a general disturbance on board oue of the Southern Railway's trains and was captured at Gastonia a few weeks ago. made his escape from the county jail, accompanied b> Charlie Carter and Nathaniel Alexander. also colored. Carter wa6 awaiting trial on the charge of enticing la1 bor and Alexander for larceny. / I Orangeburg Fair Association. ! Secretary J. M. Hughes, of the Or angebrug county fair association, has announced that he has succeeded In securing reduced rates on the Atlan ' I tic Coast Line for the week of the , county fair, and that he is confident I of netting similar rates on the Southi j ern. An effort is also being made tc ; have a special train operated on the Atlantic Coast Line between Pregnails aud Orangeburg daily during > the fair. This will enable a large number of people from this section tr attend the fair more conveniently. South Carolina Primary Probe. The sub-committee of the state 1 Democratic executive committee spent the past week investigating the alleg I ed irregularities of the first -primary i election in Spartauburg C >enville i and Anderson, listeniug to tffo report ? of the county committees and sifting evidence presented The net result i of the investigation so far is thu' about 1,000 votes cast in these thre* i counties have been questioned, no* I all of them charged with being . fraudulent, however. : fo 10 VOTE ON BONDS THE RAISING CF MONEY FOR THE NEW STATE HOSPITAL TO BE DECIDED ON. GENERAL ELECTION MATTER The People of South Carolina Will Approved Loan Made For the Carrying on of the Work at 4'8tate Park." Columbia.?The qualified electors of South Carolina will vote in the general election on November 5 on the question of the issuance of $1,000,000 in bonds to relieve the congested conditions at the state hospital for the insane. The resolution,of the last general assembly provides for the election so that funds may be secured to carry out the work that has been started at "State Park." The property of the old asylum plant will be placed as a security for the bonds. The aBjium commission has upon the authority of the general assembly borrowed several hundred thousand dollars from the sinking fund commission and this fund must be returned. Unless the bond issue carries then an extra appropriation will have a. mnrtd hv next general as WI MV U'UUV w sembly to refund the loan to the sinking fund commission, j The notices for the election on the bonds have been sent out by Secretary of State McCown to the state election managers and tlcketB will be provided. Matters of Interest To Militia. Columbia.?Several matters of interest to the militia were announced from the office of Adjutant General Moore. To the position on the military board made vacant by the resignation of Major John G. Richards the governor appointed Cpl. Oscar W. Babb. The military board now consists of the governor, adjutant general, Brig. Gen. Wilie Jones. Col. Julius E. Cogswell and Col. Oscar W. Babb. First Lieut. H. G. Galloway, of Hart8vllle, Company C, 2nd Regiment, tendered his resignation, which was accepted, the reason being that Mr. Galloway has moved his residence to Macon, Ga. Henry A. Tiencken was appointed lieutenant. Junior grade, 2d division, naval militia. John A. Bullwinkle was named lieutenant, junior grade, 1st division, naval militia. Ed. H. Pinckney was named lieutenant adjutant, executive officer, naval btatalion. Exhibit to Road Congress. Columbia.?The state department of agriculture will send a comprehensive road exhibit to the annual meeting of the American Road congress ana affiliated organizations to be held at Atlantic City during the week of September 30. The exhibit will be one of the most complete ever prepared in this state, and will be returned to Columbia in time for the state fair. The exhibit will be in charge of an expert road man. A large map of South Carolina. 14 by 11 feet, has been painted and the various highways will be marked on this map by the charts of the rojds in the state that have been surveyed by Commissioner Wutscn. Several thousand copies of the good roads books recently issued by the department will be distributed among the delegates attending the convention. Fourth Primary For Marlboro. Bennettsville?The fourth primary , is necessary to decide the nominee for clerk of cou*t for Marlboro county. In the second primary the returns of the managers gave Tom C. Hamer a majority of three over Julian McLaurin. The county executive com mittee recounted the entire ballot and declared a tie vote. In the third primary the managers gave Hamer a majority of two. Again the executive committee recounted and tabulated a tie vote. The committee met aud passed upon a number of challenged votes and recounted the entire ballot. It was announced that each candidate had received 1.11'9 votes. Negro Industrial School. Barnwell.?It is announced authoritatively that a negro industrial school will he located here in the near future. A movement looking to the establishment of such a school has been on loot for several years. but it was only un;il recently that.it became a certainty. The school will be established and maintained by the churches of Bethlehem Baptist association of Barnwell and Bamberg counties. Barnwell was selected because of the attitude of the white citizens towards negro education. County Executive Committee Meets. Conway. ? The county executive committee met and officially declared E. .T. Sherwood the nominee in the third primary for the second place in the house, his majority over hi? opponent. \V. D. Lawrimore. being ! 217. The total vote of the county was i 2.<71. Mr. Sherwood wina a remarkj able victory, he having come to this county only a few years ago from Dillon, and his opponent being a native and an ardent supporter of Gov Blease, who carried this county overwhelmingly in the first primary. Disastrous Fire In Orangeburg. Branchville.?Information was received in Brant hviile of the burning of the planing mill and box factory of the Santee River Cypress Lumber Company, at Ferguson on the astern edge of Orangeburg county. The fire occurred several days ago and the origin is unknown. The loss is estimated at more than $5a,000. By hard work the several hundreds of mployees* of the company saved the saw mill and the lumber stored in the kilns and lumber yarda. RT FORT MILL. S. C? THL' FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Short Paragraphs of State News That Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. I Orangeburg.?Charlton W. Sawyei, i of the comptroller general's office of Columbia, was in the city for the purpose of making a settlement in this county between the. county auditor and county treasurer. The books of this couny were all found to be in proper shape and the officials were ; complimented. St. Matthews.?St. Matthews has had her ups and downs, as a cotton market, and there have been seasons when the farmers felt that they were not getting their dues, as compared | with neighboring towns. This fall, however, everybody Is happy over the situation and no man brings his cotton here who does not go away feeling that he has reached the top. Donalds.?The South Carolina presbytery, meeting at Donalds, decided in favor of the removal of Chicora college from Greenville to Laurns, which has made an ofTer for the college. The vote was 13 to 8. Two Other presbyteries, Piedmont and Pee Dee, have already acted on this question, both voting to retain the college at Greenville. Gaffney.?The biggest distillery ever set in Cherokee county was raided recently by Deputy Sheriffs Watkins and Lockhart. The raid was made 14 miles from Gaffney, near Kings Creek Station. The birds had flown; but over 1,000 gallons of beer was poured out by the officers. One of the officers stated that the distillery was j the largest he had ever seen. Dillon.?The Dillon schools have had the most auspicious opening in i tho history of the schools The en rollment is larger and there is excellent school spirit among both teachers and pupils. The handsome new building which has been in the course of construction for some t'me wiTl soon be ready for occupancy and all are looking forward to the day when it shall be turned over. Rock Hill.?Cotton continues to come to town, despite the recent rain. However, the rain has materially checked the picking and it is believed that the crop has been damaged considerably by the rainfall. In the vicinity of Rock Hill, however, the rainfall was not so heavy, but in adjoining counties the fall was considerable and it is stated that a good deal of ripe cotton was beaten from the bolls. Columbia. ? The South Carolina Plant Breeder association will be organized at a meeting of farmers here in the state library at 6 o'clock on the afternoon of October 30. The call for the meeting of the farmers has been issued by R. J. Watjon, commissioner of agriculture, and J. Swinton Whaley, M. Eugene Fant and A. W. Brabham, well known farmers of tho state. Aiken.?At the meeting of the Aiken Municipal club, when preparations were made for the primary election to nominate a mayor and six aldermen, it was provided that at the election, which will be held on the first Monday in November, a commissioner of public works shall also be nominated. This is a npw city office to be created, ana us uarmiuu wm mane the municipal election this year all the more interesting. Fort Mill,?The fall meeting of Bethel presbytery, held in Fort Mill Presbyterian church, has adjourned. The next meeting will be held in Hock Hill some time next spring. The principal business before the presbytery was the consideration of the'removal of Chicora college from Greenville tc Laurens. Aft' a spirited discussion, which took up most of one session, the presbytery voted to retain the college at Greenville. Rock Hill.?But little interest is being taken here ui the investigation into the primary frauds. It is ihe general concensus of opinion that the committee will be powerless to make anything like a thorough investigation of the matter before the November election, it having been demonstrated that it would take several weeks to thoroughly check and counter check the various poll lists in a single county, in ordpr to secure the names of those who voted fraudulently. Columbia. ? Commissioner Watson, of the department of agriculture. Is anxious to have the addresses of any people in this state who are operating either large or moderate size henneries. He wishes this information for the purpose of furnishing it to certain reliable parties in New York. Spartanburg.?Addressing the Spartanburg County Medical society. Pr. Philip E. Garrison, pas' assistant surgeon of the United States navy, and a member ot' the Thompson-McFadden pellagra commission, said that the belief that insects had something to do with the disease was growing. Columbia.?Alexander Rowland has i resigned as private secretary to the I governor and \Y. F. Blackburn, the stenographer, was named to take his ; place. The resignation will become effective on October 1. Coiumbia.- The old state dispensary I building on Gervais street will be sold | a; public auction at a date to be assigned by the sinking fund commisi sion. The terms for the purchase will | be fixed by the commission aud the I lowest price considered will be $ 100,! 000. The building was advertised for sale several months ago and no bidi ders appeared. Lexington. ? Dispensaries for the : waging of a vigorous fight on the j hookworm disease in this county will I be ustablished at the following points | in the county, according to information j received from Dr. L. A. Riser, assistant director of rural sanitation under the Rockefeller commission, beginning at Lexington on Saturday. October 5; Tuesdays. Irmo, Dr. Mathis' office; Wednesdays, Pelion, Dr Kneece's office; Thursdays, Batesburg a rear of Citizens bank; Stcadmans school house; Saturdays, Lexington court house. RSDAY, OCTOBER }, 191: ORGANIZED LABOR START NEW STRIKl V THE LAWRENCE MILL WORKERS ATTEMPTED A 24-HOUR DEMONSTRATION. MUCH RIOTING OCCURRED No One Was Seriously Hurt While the Trouble Lasted.?Vote to Be Taken By Textile worxers to consider a General Walkout. Lawrence, Mass.?Organized labor for the first time in this country conducted a "demonstration" strike here against the imprisonment of labor j leaders. After hand-to-hand clashes ' between rioters and police lasting all day the "demonstration" was declared ' off by the Industrial Workers of the World. The strike was called for 24 hours j in protest against the imprisonment of Joseph J. Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Caruso whose trial in connection with the death of Anna Lopizzo opened in Salem. Seven thousand of the 26,000 operatives in the cotton and woolen mills here obeyed the call, forcing out 5,000 others either through intimidation or lack of work because of closing down of department. The worst rioting occurred at the opening of the mill gates. Pickets armed with revolvers, knivps, sledge * 1 '4- ? -I ft'fton. Hammers, iron nous aim umci ons, attempted to stop operatives from going into the mills. When police interfered to maintain order, the pickets struggled with them desperately. Swinging their clubs with effect the bluecoats drove back the pickets. A score of arrests were made. Men, women and children on their ( way to work were held up and assaulted by strikers or sympathizers. But one hospital case was reported. ( that of an operative who was thrown headlong from a street car and rendered unconscious. No policeman was wounded and no 6hots were fired. It was announced at headquarters that a vote would be taken among the textile unions of Lowell on the matter of striking, in the big cotton mills there, and that similar action would be taken at other New England mill centers during the present week. Detroit Bribery Hearing. Detroit, Mich.?Testifying in their own behalf at a preliminary hearing, ; seven of the 17 Detroit aldermen charged with conspiracy, denied the testimony of their co-defendant, Edward Shreiter, a former council clerk, that they had accepted or promised to accept bribes from a detective, believing at the time that the money had been offered them as payment for al- i leged councilmanic favors to bo tendered the Wabash Railroad. - . "HI- A 11 ? n a r( R fthhgP MODDCa man rvino ni.v^w Chicago.?Michael Cooper, a sailor, who had been robbed of his earnings two hours previous darted across the street in front of the Northwestern Railway station and plunged a knife ; into the jugular vein of David Weathers, a clerk. Weathers bled to death In two minutes. Cooper told the policemen who arrested hint that lie was sure Weathers was the man who robbed hint. t Making Military Preparations. Athens, Greece.?Turkey is making elaborate military preparations to meet any hostile demonstrations in the Balkans, according to a semi-official statement published here. The Ottoman government has called up lftO.OOO men forming eleven divisions of Redifs. or second reserves, for six weeks training in field mnneuvros. Another Aviator Dead. Sonnenbers., Germany.?The death of another German army aviator, Lieut. Willy Heffer has occurred. He was injured during the imperial maneuvers in Saxony when his aeroplane collided with a tree while he was making a flight. Eurton Gibson Arraigned. Goshen, X V "Burton Gibson. the New York lawyer, was arraigned here charged with the murder of his ?rstwhile client, Mrs. Rosa Menschik Szabo. Mrs. Fzabo met death wliile licating with Gibson in Greenwood Lake and the county authorities maintain that she was strangled, not drowned. It has developed that Gib son had subpoenaed many of the state's witnesses. This District Attorney Rogers explained will give thp defendant the advantage of learning the state's cuse at th& examination. Investigation Taken Up Again. Washington.?The senate sub-cominittee renewed its investigation of presidential campaign contributions The committee hearings are expected to bring many of the nation's leading financiers, politicians and candi dates to the witness stand during the next two months. Witnesses summoned for the first day were ready when Chairmen Clapp railed the sub committee together. Theodore Roosevelt and J. K Morgan are scheduled to step into the spotlight later in fh<" week Miners Would Not Surrender Arms. Charleston, W. Va.?Efforts to have ! miners in the country north of Kanawha river surrender their arm3 to the committee of business men which nromised Governor Glasscock to bring about if he would not extend i the martial law zone, were continued : but it is reported with indifferent sue | "ess. Military authorities hero stater hat if 'he situation north of the river 's cleared up within the next few day rhey err.fr t ,-rt < d rtrrjn Co* ernej jUay-acek to di?l-..d r.; 1 v;.t a par' j of the force In the field. I .J\ > NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Scranton.?During the heavy wind storm which swept this section recently the stableB belonging to R. H. Graham were blown down and two valuable horses were killed. Other damages were done. Chester?Mr. John R. Alexander, who is already one of the largest landowners in the western part of the county, has bought Mr. John R. Page's 338 acre plantation In the Wilksburg section. McColL?The cotton gin belonging to John Wesley McLaurln, near Clio, was completely destroyed by Are. Fifteen bales of cotton were burned. The loss amounts to $7,000. There was insurance of $2,000. Hock Hill.?Postmaster Poag "received a letter from the Postofflce Department at Washington, in which the department declined to pay a proportionate share of the Main street paving in front of the postofflce, which would amount to less than $500. Hopkins.?The gins in the section are busy cutting the seed from the fleecy staple. The bulk of the cotton will soon be picked. On account of the dry spell during August a rather small crop will be raised. Columbia.-?-J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education, has been notified of his appointments as chairman for the collection of a fund from the school teachers of South Carolina for the Woodrow Wilson campaign fund. Sumraerville.?Edward Howe Forbush, state ornithologist of Massachusetts and a ' leading authority throughout the civilized world on economic ornithology, has j06t come to South Carolina on a visit to James Henry Rice, Jr., at Summerville. Sumter.?The Court of General Sessions convenes in this city on October ~ *'* * * ^ fr r\9 nnrHntr. I 7, Wltn JUUge 1. n. o^aiu, ui wimus ton, presiding. This is Judge Spain's first visit to Sumter since his elevation to the Judge's bench last February. Columbia.?Thomas Dawson, the 17year-old son of Staton Dawson, a well known farmer of lower Richland county, was drowned when he tried to swim a creek in the Congaree swamp, 12 miles below Columbia. He was accompanied by John Dixon, a farmer, w.ho recovered the body. Columbia.?Samuel Dibble, Orangeburg; J. R. Earle, Walhalla; James F. Byrnes, Aiken; J. Lyles Glenn, Chester, and Walter H. Hunt, Newberry, have been appointed by D. S. Henderson, president of the South Carolinn Bar Association, as a committee to represent the association at the American Road congress, to be held at Atlantic City, N. J., September 30 to October 5, when good roads laws will be discussed. Florence.?A car loaded with 30 bales of cotton was burned in the transfer yards of the Coast Line near the city. It is supposed that the cotton must have been set on fire by 6ome carelessness when it wan packed in the car. It came here in a closely locked car, no ventilators, ev?*n. The car, when discovered, was too far from the water system of the yard* to be of use, so it was put where It could do no damage to other property. Chester.?The arrest by the city polico of 17 citizens of Chester, including two negroes, tame like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky. and revealed the startling fact that for the past two months a detective agency of Charlotte, has. at the instance of Mayor J. M. Wise, had a number of men working in Chester tr detect such violations of law as liquor selling, gambling and the Sunday sale of soft drinks. Many have been caught in the net. Columbia.?Judge G. W. Gage heard the returns of Maj. H. W. Richardson and Dr. F. I'. W. Butler, chairman and secretary, respectively, of the board of commissioners of the Confederate home, and of A. W. Jones, comptroller general, in the rule to show cause issued against the comptroller general as to why: he should not he permanently enjoined from paying the salaries of Maj. Richardson and Dr. Butler as ' white help" at the Confederate home. After hearing the returns. Judge Gage reserved his decision. Sumter.?A new cotton platform is being built next to the weighing platform to facilitate the handling of the staple here, as the large platform in use always becomes congested dur ing" the heaviest part of the season. Th^ new platform is to be r>rt feet wide and will extend more than 200 feet. St. Matthews.?While attending a eotton gin at Fort Motto. Ned Carroll, a young man of high standing in the community, had his arm caught in the gin saws and torn off. Medical aid was immediately called and an amputation of the lacerated arm was made above the elbow, Columbia.?That Detective E. S. Reed, formerly the right-hand man of W. J. Burns, has been at work collecting evidence on the frauds alleged to have been committed in the recent primary election has become public. Charleston.?Bids were opened at th3 office of the United States enginer at the custom house building for the dredging of the Ashley river for the accommodation of the vessels with cargoes for the fertilizers up that river and the iging cf Ship ; Vard creek in prov.-.ig deep water j for the terminal property now being Jeveloped on Charleston "Neck." Union.?In a third primary, held in Ihis county to elect a third member 1jf the county board of commissioners ' foseph Sanders defeated J. W. Nance Dy a vote of 1,454 to 839. Branchville.?Information was re! reived in Branchville of the burning )f the planing mill and box factory of he Santeo River* Cypress Lumber mmpany at Ferguson on the Eastern ?dge of Orangeburg county. The Iobb s estimated at more than $50,000. By lard work the several hundreds of !ihployes of the company saved the ;awmlll and the lumber stored In the i :lla? and lumber yards. mM * v&M ;; ; MES IAFT fS SILENT ON ! HADLEV ULTIMATUM . | MI8SOURI GOVERNOR WANTED ( PRESIDENT TO TAKE BOLD STAND FOR REFORM. 1 _ 1 DONE WITH THE BOSS RULE I The State Committee Demande That the Executive Cancel Speeches or i Else Pledge Himself to the G. 0. P, | ?Wire Hadley's Proposition. St. Louis. Mo.?No word from Pre* ' I ident Taft came in reply to Governor | Hadley's ultimatum to the State Republican Committee as to the terms on which he would support the President in the present campaign. Thia was explained by Col. Otto F. Stlfel, ( member of the advisory committee of the Republican National Committee who said that he had wired President TaP the text of Governor Hadley's ultimatum and had failed to hear from the President and had sent the President a second telegram saying that no immediate reply was necessary. Colonel Stifel explaining this action in a statement, declared that he bad informed the President that the considered "Hadley's speech at the opening of the State Republican campaign as an endorsement of Taft and a promise to support him." Governor Hadley's ultimatum was that he would support President Taft , for re-election on./ on condition that the President would at once declare [ himself for presidential preference j primaries and non-boss controlled delagtions from Southern states to Na- : tional convenions in order to prevent recurrence of the charges of fraud such as arose in the last Republican National Convention. Col. Otto F. Stifel called up Presl neni iaii uy iuu? uio^auw iviv^uvmw I but the connection was had and he could not make the President understand Governor Hadley's proposition. The President told Colonel Stifel to submit the proposition in writing or to go at once with it to Washington, where the President would meet him. I Paving Way For State Convention. New York.?Democratic leaders began their advance upon Syracuse for the Democratic State Convention. Charles F. Murphy leader of Tammany Hall, United States Senator James O'Gorman and John M. McCooey, a Brooklyn leader, left for Syracuse. Senator O'Gorman and Mr. Murphy traveled together, having adjoining seats in the drawing room compartment. The Senator declined to comment on the fact. Some one asked Senator O'Gorman if the Syracuse gathering would be an "unboBsed" , convention. "Of course it will," he replied. "There will be no one man director of this convention. An Entire Family Drown*. Toronto. Ont.?Five members of one family were drowned in the Pigeon River the victims being William McCaffrey of Toronto, sales manager of the Canadian General IClectric Company, his mother, wife and two childI ren. A fourteen-pound inuscalonge which had been hooked by Mr. McCaffrey was responsible for tho deaths of the family party. Mr. McCaffrey hud come here with his family to spend a short holiday. With his parents aud itih wife, mother and two children started out in a canoe down the Pigeon River in quest of muscai longe. Again Assumes Peaceful Air. Augusta, Ga.?Another conference between Mayor Barrett, other city officials and representatives of the Street Railway Company in an effort to bring about a settlement of the street err strike proved unavailing. The city has agaiu assumed a peace- : ful air after the exciting events of the past few days, in which three citizens | were shot to death by tuembers of the state militia and two companies of soldiers on guard duty here were sent to their home stations. Economic Importance of Corn. Washington.?Soine Idea regarding the economic importance of corn may be had by a realization that in the ' ..i...,i it nvr>i.(irN in arreaae. I III IA*(| ?7l?llCC> I*. V..VK v v.- ... ? - _.w ? , yield and value, wheat, oats, barley, flax. rye. buekwhea* and potatoes combined. An increased value of one cent per bushel would mean an ad- t dltional income to the farmers of tho . United Srutes of $25,000,000, while an increased production of but one bushel per acre at 50 cents per bushel would add $50,000,000 annually to tho national wealth. Spry Welcomes Irrigation Men. Salt Lake. ?Gov. William Spry de- ; llvered the address of welcome on behalf of the state at the opening session of the twentieth National Irrigation Congress in Sal' Lake Other prominent workers of 'he congress who are doing much t<? make 'h? session a success, includes Senator Francis C. Newlands. president of the congress; Major R. W. Yonng. chair- ' man of the hoard of governors; George A. Snow, chairman of the Utah Board of Control, and Arthur Hooker, secre; tary of the congress. Two More Aviators Killed. Washington.?Two more lives wer? i ! sacrificed to aviation at the United States army aviation field. College Park. Md., near here when an army aeroplane suddenly fell thirty-five feet to the ground, instantly killing Corporal Frank S. Scott and so seriously injuring Second Lieut. Lewis C. Rockwell that he died a few houra later. Hundreds of people, including fellow army officers attached to the Aviation School, breathlessly witnessed the tragic accident. \ $1.25 PER YEAR \ BATTLEFIELD MEMORIAL Jnveiled?D. A. R. Commemorate Eutaw Springs Conflict. ? Ths Story of Fight Rotold. Orangeburg.?In the midst of ths ilstoric shades of old Eutaw battlefield and in hearing of the rush of waters of Eutaw springs, a monumental shaft, erected in commemoration of the battle of Eutaw and in preservation of Revolutionary history, was unveiled in the presence of an enthusiastic and patriotic assemblage. A fervent patriotic atmosphere prevailed. The monument is a fine specimen of Winnsboro blue-pearl granite, rising to considerable height, of large proportion and in all making a very handsome shaft. On the top piece ie carved the insigna of the Daughters of the American Revolution. About the middle section of the monument is the following appropriate inscription: "This stone marks the field whereon was fought the battle of Eutaw, September 8, 1871, between a force of the United States, under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Greene, and a force of Great Britian, under Col. Stuart. J Neither side was victorious, dui m? fight was beneficial to the American cause." The inscription was written by A. S. Salley, Jr., State historian, Columbia. The monument also bears the following record, "Erected by Eutaw chapter, D. A. R., 1912." This monument was erected by Eutaw chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Orangeburg, with the generosity of W. Hampton Dukee, stone dealer, Orangeburg, who sold the monument for cost and erected it without cost to the chapter. The Eutaw chapter has been working about three years to get this monument and greatest praise is due these noble women. The fruition of their long desire was made lovely to behold, when Will Shecut Sease, Misses Mary Loula Watson and Chlvalette Ialar unveiled the shaft. South Carolina New Enterprises. The Carolina-Florida Realty company of Charleston has been commissioned by the secretary of state with a capital stock of $100,000. The petitioners are F. H. Horlbeck and A. T. Smytbe. Jr. A general real estate business will be conducted by the company. Tbe DuBose Real Estate and Insurance company of Camden has been commissioned with a capital stock of $10,000. The peitioners are C. P. DuBose and J. S. Lindsay. A hna Wn issued to the Air v<uai wci mho wvv.. Blast Ginning company of Jacobs with a capital stock of $3,500. The officers are: R. Z. Welch, president; H. Jacobs, vice president, and J. C. Covington, secretary and treasurer. A charter has been issued to the Thetis Realty company of Charleston with a capital stock of $1,000. The officers are: C. D. Gadsden, president and treasurer, and H. L. Erckmann, rice president and secretary. interest in Calhoun County Fair. As the time draws nearer for the event, interest increases in the Calhoun county fair. The day, November 5 to it, inclusive, wjll be one continuous festival of enjoyment and enlightenment. The grt>unds, which comprise about 20 acres, beautifully located and well suited for such purposes, have been placed in first-class condition and there is little that remains to be done hut for things to "settle down" and take good shape. Buildings are all erected, painted in water paints to siflt the demands of the eye, coops, stalls and apartments have been completed. the race track in firrt class condition and, in fact, everything that a county fair calls for his been done, and more too. Politics In Colleton County. The Colleton county executive committee met, hating been called to hear a protest on the race for sheriff but the protest had been withdrawn the only work done was to declare the esult of the second primary, 'j. O. Jwens received 1,183 votes and Sheriff W. R. Fox 1.176. according to a reount for the votes and Owens was /herefore declared the nominee. A notion was carried Instructing ih? diairman to write the stato chairman i?. it her nrimarv were hcid Ihe CI1HL U auvw. # r. ? expenses would have to he home by the state committee. Child Accidentally Killed. While engaged in innocent play John V. Antlev. aged ?, the son of J. F. Antley of this place, met a tragic death. A parlor rifle was the deadly toy: So light can he thrown upon the exact manner in which the child was shot. He w^s at play in the parlor at the home of his grandmother. Mrs. Axon. Hearing tbp report of the rifle. Mrs. Axon ran in the room only to find the child prostrate upon the floor and unconscious, with a bullet wound In the back of his head. Death followed almost immediately. Members of General Assembly. Jas. A. Ho>t, clerk of the house, haa prepared a list of the members-elect of the South Carolina general assembly for y?13-1914. The list is given by counties and the hold-over senators - ~ 1-t. Tl%? MAW are marked oy an asien?*. iuo uccounty. Jasper, has representation his year. Attention is called to the fact that in Newberry county the second primary has been postponed until the Htate executive committee decides to take action on the primary. This primary* is between O. ('. Wyche and H. H. Evans. Officer Shot While Making Arrest. In an attempt to arrest an escaped convict, Special Officer E. C. Harrell was shot in the foot. He was not seriously hurt, the ball merely cutting the flesh from the top of the toes. The escaped to Wilmington, N. C., where known as "Sweet the Monkey." He had been sent to the South Carolina penitentiary for highway robbery and escaped to Filmlngton, N. C., whore he was sent to prison, and escaped to be rearrested, but he Is a genius for escaping and the logics sad bars could not hold him.