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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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IAFT fS SILENT ON !
HADLEV ULTIMATUM
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MI8SOURI GOVERNOR WANTED (
PRESIDENT TO TAKE BOLD
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DONE WITH THE BOSS RULE
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The State Committee Demande That
the Executive Cancel Speeches or
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Else Pledge Himself to the G. 0. P, |
?Wire Hadley's Proposition.
St. Louis. Mo.?No word from Pre* '
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.