Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, November 14, 1912, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED IN 1891
IDERTOUT
TO COAST HIGH
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
^ OF THE STATE HAS ISSUED
VALUABLE BOOK.
? Afti tiunu tA rUADi CCTflM
V UULUmDIM iu vnnnLktfivn i
The Two Route* Between These Two
Cltie* Have Been Marked With
Steel Markers?Issue Charts of the
Othar Roads.
Columbia.?The folder descriptive
of the "Capital to Coast Highway,"
Columbia to Charleston, has been issued
by the state department of gariculture.
A series of route books have
been issued by the department giving
detailed information concerning practically
every highway of importance in
, the state. The department has also
erected indestructible steel markers
along these highways, each marker
having drilled lettering and always
showing exact mileage distances to the
three nearest important points. The
route besides show the location of the
motft essential markers, this being the
explanatory key to the marking system.
The route book contains carefully
prepared charts of the road, each sectional
chart connecting with another,
are drawn to a uniform scale, and on
opposite pages exact mileage readings
and specific directions to be used in
connection with each chart Hotels
and srasoline stations aro also shown.
"The time ban come when the automobile
and the motor truck have made
remote farms and isolated country
Tillages more accessible and desirable
and are playing their part in the working
out of a great economic problem.
With the steadily Increasing use of
these vehicles for agricultural and
commerical purposes has, therefore,
come an ever-increasing use of the
public highways of the commonwealth,
a similar demand for improved
highways, and a still more pressing
demand for accurate information
In regard to these highways.
"Consequently, this route book and
Its companions forming a series have
been prepared and issued by this department
for the benefit of the many
who now constantly travel the main
public highways of South Carolina."
This statement is made in the pre-**
face of the route book.
Annexation to Saluda County.
4 For some time there has been
more or less of talk ?o the effect that
the citizens of Batesburg and immedi
ate vicinity were in favor of votinj
themselves into Saluda county. This
rumor, it now appears, is taking such
shape that it 1b highly probable that
the preliminary steps for annexation
to Saluda county of this proposed ter '
ritory will be taken at an early day.
This is gratifying to the people of Sa
luda county who will render all the
aid in their power in this direction.
Denying He Ordered Arrest.
' Gov. Blease has written a letter of
some 1,500 words in length to Sheriff
J. D. Gilreath, denying that he order
ed his arrest in connection witty tht
escape of T. U. Vaughan from the
Greenville jail. The letter in part de
clares: "I only ordered your arres'
upon condition: which condition war
that Mr. Rector was to consult with
the solicitor, and if he (the solicitor
thought the evidence sufficient to con
vict, that the arrests then he made. Ii
Mr. Rector consulted Solicitor Bon
ham and Solicitor Bonham told hiir
to proceed, then I presume it could be
stated that I ordered the arrest."
Dispensary Sales In Seven Counties.
The total sales by the dispensaries
in seven counties of the state for
July, August and September amounted
to $631,447.9S, according to a re'
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Mobley, state dispensary auditor. The
sales for the various months were a6
follows: July $203,147.b9, August $218,.
949.76, September $199,330.62. It is
*- expected that the total sales for the
year will amount to $2,600,000.
Charleston County Fair.
In addition to the agriculturrl ex
blbit of the Southern Railway, whicl
was promised some time ago, it wa
announced by Secretary Rittenberg, o
the Charleston Fair Association, thf
Atlantic Coast Line, the coastal ex
periment station at Jedburg, the stat;
agricultural department and Clemson
College have all promised to sent
large agricultural exhibits to th<
Charleston fair. This means that th<
agricultural department of the fai?
will be equal to any that has ever
been placed on exhibition.
moonnilllici nyaiu
William, alias Babe, Durh m. thr
aid mountaineer of the Dark Corner
I? who took French leave of the United
StateB court holding forth in Green
ville several days ago while the jur:
vas out deliberating on his case, and
who was subsequently brought to jai
by two sturdy sons of the old fellow'
bondsman, has added another interestN
tog chapter to his eventful life his
tory by escaping from two federal of
fleers while the three were speeding
toward Atlanta, where the sly old mar
was to serve a two years' sentence.
Wllks Acquitted of Murder Charge.
One of the most notable murder
cases in the court annals of Chester
j coucfy earne to a close with the ar
Qulital of Paul Wilks, who shot and
killed Oscar Fulp, near Pressley's
store, seven miles northwest rA Ches
ter, last February. The case was tried
in the spring and resulted in a mis
trial. At the present trial the jury
after remaining out all night, came P
Lwlt.fc tv verdict of not guilty as to the
cwrder charge, but guilty of carrylof
a concealed weapon.
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COLLETON FAIR IS CLOSED!
Fourth Annual Session Proves a Decided
Success?Crowds Are Good
After First Two Days.
Walterboro.?The fourth session of
the Colleton county fair association
has been a decided success In every
particular. While the attendance for
the first two days was somewhat dis
appointing, still the crowd for educational
day and the last day was very
satisfactory. There was no speaker
for the opening day. J. L. McLaurin
of Bennettsvllle delivered the principal
address on agricultural day. Mr.
McLaurin is a forceful speaker and
dwelt at length on the cotton situa
tion. Mr. McLaurin advanced the
idea that the rice industry in lower
South Carolina should do protectee
and built up to its former magnitude
The speaker for the second day was
Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of the
University of South Carolina, his
theme being "Community Life." Dr.
Mitchells' address was very helpful
as well as eloquent. He urged the importance
of building up the community
in order that the people living in
any section of the state might enjoy
advantages such as are enjoyed by
those living in towns or cities, wherr
the community life is very highly de
veloped. Dr. Mitchell discussed af 1
some length rural credit ideas, which
are working doing much for education
now. The address on the last
day was by Richard Carroll, of Colum
bia, and was considered by a large
crowd of both white persons and ne
groe8 to be one of the best speeches
ever delivered in Walterboro. This
was his first visit to Walterboro and
a large number of people were piesen
to hear him. He urged the people o'
both laces to live together in har
rnony with each other, stating that
the keynote of successful settlement
of race problems lies in serving each
Other. A large crowd of blue ribbonr
wero won by people of the county and
every one seem satisfleld with the
management of the fair.
South Carolina Now Enterprises.
The secretary or state nas lssuea a
charter to the Farmers' and Merchants'
bank of Holly Hill with r
capital stock of $15,000. The officers
are: S. J. McCoy, president and treas
urer; L. A. Carson, viee president
and W. A. Jeffers, secretary. A charter
has been Issued to the Hornr
Builders' Supply Company of Camden
with a capital stock of $5,000. The
officers are: F. E. Brooks, president
and treasurer; Jas DeLoache, vice
president, and C. W. Burr, secretary
Florence County Corn Show.
The corn show closed and the prize
lists are being prepared. It Is said
by many who have seen such shows
in all parts of the country that this
show In Florence would compare te
vorably with the very best anywhere
and was far and away ahead of the
average county fair. There Is no doub<
about its being a permanent institution
in this county. The mulo show
which was an especial feature of the
show, was one of the best displays o
country raised stock that has evei
been given in the state. There were
50 county raised muleB and mule
; colts in the competition, and they
would compare favorably tflth any
mules brought here from Kentucky,
and the owners say they get better
returns from their work than they do
from the Western raised stock.
Nothing Definite F.'om Election.
Except for the fact that this county
showed Itself averse to voting for
bond issues and constitutional amendments.
nothing definite has been given
out as to the vote at the election. It
has been pretty definitely learned
that the proposition to issue bonds for
the asylum did not meet with favor
on the part of the majority, and the
proposition to give 520,000 additional
to aid in the construction of a court
house and Jail was decidedly declined
by the electors. This means that Calhoun
will have to proceed to solve the
problem of public buildings with the
$20,000 already in hand, contributed
by the town of St. Matthews.
Executive Clemency For One.
The governor has granted a parole
to RufuB Moseley who was convicted
at Kershaw in July of this year on the
charge of breach of peace and sentenced
to pay a fine of $60 or serve
three mouths.
Work of Committee Soon Completed.
J. J Evans, secretary of the committee
of the general assembly which
was appointed to investigate the
charges by the governor in a specia'
message with reference to the statdispensary,
who was among the visi
tors in Columbia recently said tha
the work of the committee would b
completed at an early date. Secretan
Evans said that before completing thf
work that the committee desired tc
give the public opportunity to girt
r.nv further information and their lists
of investigation.
The Baptist State Convention.
Abbeville Baptists and the town
generally are making preparations for
the entertainment of the Baptist state
1 convention, which meets here in lest
; than a month, is expected that there
will be between 350 and 400 deiegater
present. But the homes of the town
are being thrown open to them. The
Baptist church in Abbeville has made
great strides in the last two years
and has become one of the foremosi
congregations. The new house ot
worship would be a credit to a plact
much larger than Abbeville.
Feature of National Corn Show.
The longest painting ever execute
in the United States or abroad, accorc
ing to authentic statements, will for.
a striking feature of the decoration
i for the educational building at th
, Fifth National Corn exposition her
next January. The canvas for tbit
immense painting will be nearly :
sixth of a mile in length by nine fee'
wide. It will extend entirely around
the big steel building which will hous
, the exhibits from the department u
; agriculture and the 80 or more /:ate
which will enter the exposition.
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DJlClVEMj:
ENDS SESSION AT CLEMSON COLLEGE.?HAVE
BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
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MANY ATTENDED MEETING 8
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There Was Much Business Attended
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to by the Daughters of the American t
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Revolution.?The Election of Offit
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cert and Other Work. t
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Clemton College.?The state con* v
mention of the D. A. R. came to a close
with a brilliant reception given by the
.ocal chapter, Andrew Pickens, in the ?
gymnasium, in honor of the delegates
md officers composing the convention.
The gymnasium was decorated in
patriotic colors, consisting largely of t
national and state Sags with an abun- |
! Jance of pot plants and cut dowers.
One of the noteworthy achievements
pf the last session of the convention e
was the pledging of $600 for the WIN 1
lard school near Landrum. The mon- 1
ey will likely be used in employing a 0
mountain boy who recently graduated 1
i from Clemson and who feels that he r
has a mission to perform for his people,
to teach better methods of agri- 1
culture in that Bectlon.
Important regular business trans- *
acted was the election of several offl- 1
: cers, chief of which were the follow- 1
' ing: Mrs. Howard B. Carlisle of Spar- 1
j tanburg, second vice regent, re-elect- 1
1 ed; Mrs. F. H. H. Calhoun of Clemson
1 College, third vice regent, re-elected; <
Miss Xenia Evans of Cheraw, assist- <
ant historian, and Mrs. S. C. Baker ?
| of Greenwood, auditor. , 1
I The convention expressed their ap- <
: preciation or too many countries i
j shown them by the college and the !
' community, in highly complimentary '
; resolutions, as well as by word of
nwuth In social Intercourse. To say ';
that the coming of these represen- i
tative women of South Carolina has ,
been of great value to Clemson Col* (
lege, and that their presence has been
a source of great happiness to the
citizens of the community, is but giving
the frequently expressed opinion .
of the people.
Considerable Interest Shown,
Bennettsville.?Considerable inter* .
est is shown in Bennettsville and other
points in this county in regard to
a successor to the office made vacant
by the death of the late Senator John
B. Green. In addition to the name of
John L. McLaurln, several others
have been mentioned, and indications
are that a Democratic primary will be '
necessary unless by agreement all
candidates can enter the general election.
The Idea of x convention to
nominate, as was done when Judge
Hudson filled out the unexpired term
of Col. C. S. McCall, is meeting with
some objections and the opponents
are arguing that it Is a bad precedent
to follow.
Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
Lexington.?The second session of
the ninety-second annual convention
of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee
Svnod.embracing the three states
of Virginia. North Carolina and South
Carolina, meld at St. Jacob's church,
was a most interesting one. At 11
rC/*inrV- n Rtrnne and impressive ser
mon was preached by the Rev. M. A.
Ashby, who used for bis theme,
"The Spiritual Priesthood of Believers."
At the afternoon session two
subjects were discussed by the speak
erB. The first, '"What the( Church
Owes to Itself," was ably set forth by
the Rev. TV. A. Dpaton, D. D? of
North Carolina; the second, "What
the Church Owes to the World
Around it," by the Rev. J. H. Wannamaker.
Cropping Out For Federal Offices.
Charleston.?Candidates are report'
ed to be cropping out for federal offices
in South Carolina, for appoint
ments under the administration of
President Wilson, although the Incumbents
generally have some time yet to
serve out the usually allotted term of
four years, and It is not generally
thought that President Wilson will be
very precipitate in filling offices, immediately
following his inauguration.
Election Returns For Marlon.
Marion.?The commissioners of federal
election for Marion county met
and tabulated the following returns:
For congress: Ragsdale 707. Total
number of votes for presidential electors
724, divided as follows: Democrats
710, Progressive 11. Republican
1. For asylum bond issue 244, against
326. For amendment applying to
Btshopville 53 for and G4 against. For
amendment for Charleston and Beaufort
39 for and against 43. For amendment
Gaffney and Chester 30 for and
54 against.
McKeand's Successor Named.
Charleston.?A. V. Snell of the
chamber of commerce of Sumter was
elected the successor of A. W. McKearid
as secretary of the Charleston
chamber of commerce. Mr. Snell was
offered the position and upon the
notification of his acceptance he was
formally elected by the board of directors.
McKeand's contract with the
! chamber of commerce terminated October
1 and Mr. Snell will take charge
' of his duties in Charleston December
i 1. Mr. Snell was highly recommend!
-d to the Charleston organization.
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West Point Examination Held.
Columbia.?Competitive examination
for appointment to West Point order
ed by Senator S*iith was held at the
university in Davis college. The ex
aminers were: Prof. A. R. Bank?
Prof. James Woodrow and J. A. Sto<"
i dard. The following young men stor
I the examination: L. A. Freemar
Spartanburg; W. O. Coleman, Cha
leston; R. M. Lawton, Spartanburg
R. F. Darwin, GaKney. and E. O. Gu
Gray Court.
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:RCM ALL O/ER THE STATE
>hort Paragraphs of Gtate News That
Have Been Condensed For The
People of the tSate.
Walhalla.?The verdict of the Jury
u the case of Riley Moore, charged
vith criminal assault upon a young
;lrl was "not guilty."
Washington. ? Announcement was
nade here that the postofflce at
Jadsden- would be discontinued De- I
ember 15. Mail hereafter sent to
hat place will be sent to Weston. t
Columbia.?R. M. McCown, secreary
of state, said that he would call
he state board of canvassers to meet
lere in the near future when the roX9
n the general election will be can'
rassed and the result declared.
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Anderson.?Job hunters are already
it work for positions under the new
lemocratic administration. Postmaser
Cochran has two years before his
ommission expires, but petitions are
.lready being circulated for the posiion.
Sumter.?Large potatoes Beem to
?e the order this fall. Several farm"o
n??o cThlKlflncr foncra tn'tpra QAVPT1
0 ten pounds In weight. Some of
hese have grown in bunches as many
is five to the bunch. One farmer renarked
that he was now feeding his'
nules on potatoes.
Orangeburg.?The old home of the
ate Rev. J. E. Bolen was destroyed.
>y Are. The house Is located about
en miles from Orangeburg on the,
iolman bridge road. The house was
1 large one and considerable damage
vaB Incurred. The origin of the fire
a unknown.
Florence.?Florence now has a well
organized brass band, gotten up un-v
ler the patronage of the chamber of
commerce, and some good music,
home-made, is expected soon. Florance
has had a number of band or-*
ganlzatlons, but they never lasted
long. This one, however, it Is believed,
will be a sticker.
Greenville.?Police Inspector Jeff
D. Gilreath swooped down on violators
of the law with withering effect,
confiscating at one swipe 96 barrels
of beer, amounting to 11,520 bottles.
This is believed to be the biggest
seizure of beer ever made in the
state, and certainly smashes all records
for the city of Qreenvllle.
Aiken.?With bonfires blazing on
the main business streets, a torchlight
procession in which 200 men, women
and children participated and
public, speaking in the court house,
Aiken celebrated tbe triumpn or vemocracy
and the victory of the American
people in the election of Woodrow
Wllaon and ThomaB R. Marshall.
Laurens.?A verdict for $1,000 was
awarded Mrs. Nannie Tucker as plaintiff
against the Clinton cotton mills
for the drowning of her 14-year-old
Bon, Roy Tucker, in the reservoir of
the defendant company, June 23, 1911.
Roy lost his life In trying to rescue
a younger brother when both perished.
This Is the second trial of the
case.
Columbia.?J. Fraser Lyon, attorney
general, said that he would accept the
office of United States attorney for
district of South Carolina If appointed.
This statement was made following
the announcement that his friends
would place his name before President
Wilson for appointment. Mr.
Lyon has served three terms as attorney
general for South Carolina.
Lancaster.?P. A. Plyler of the
Dwight section of this county lost by
Are a four-room dwelling house. The
house was occupied by George Hancock,
who lost practically all of his
household effects. The fire originated
In the roof of the cook room. There
was no one there when the fire started
but Mrs. Hancock, and before help
arrived the Are was so far advanced
.hat nothing could be saved. Loss wu
Florence.?The Ministerial Union
of Florence, backed by a Btrong pubic
sentiment, has determined to make
a war on vice and those thlnga that
stand for moral corruption in the community
and each minister has determined
to appoint two laymen from
his church to help In the work, and
these will constitute a citizens/commlttee
which will study the situation
and bring tho indictments to the solicitor,
Mr. Wells, who promises to
vigorously prosecute them, and J. P.
McNeill promises to give his assistance
in the work.
Sumter?The celebration marking
the opening of the South Carolina
Western railway will bo held here November
29. People from all over the
country, but especially from along the
new road, will be invited and preparations
are being made for their entertainment
after they get here. Many
hundreds are expected to attend.
Florence. ? The Florence County
Baptist Association, comprising all
the missionary Baptist churches in
Florence county, with one exception,
met in its twenty-third annual session
with the Baptist church at Sar*
dis several days ago.
Sumter.?The local corn show will
be held here November 19. This is
a preliminary to the larger show in
Columbia which again 1b preliminary
to the national show there in January.
Many prizes have been collected for
this 6how to be given for the various
competition winners.
Pelion.?Dr. L. A. Riser of the state
board of health was here conducting
a dispensary .for the treatment of
hookworm. He will be here one more
Wednesday. The dispensary was
opened five weeks ago. and about 400
patients have been treated at this
place.
Columbia.?Owing to the heavy
rains in the Piedmont, the tracks of
the Southern railway In the vicinity
of Pomaria were submerged in some
places by the overflowing waters of
Bear Creek.
Columbia.?John K. Aull has beer
appointed as private secretary to the
governor, the appointment to take ef
feet on December 1. Mr. Aull recent
ly resigned as a court stenographer
Mr. Aull is the son of E. H. Aull, own
er of the Newberry Herald and News
He has had active experience in newr
paper work. E. H. Aull was secretary
under the late Gov. McSweenejr.
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DAY, NOVEMBER 14. 19:
MAN)' KILLED IN
A TRAIN WRECK
FREIGHT TRAIN CRASHED INTO
EXCURSION TRAIN NEAR NEW
ORLEANS.
MANY PERSONS ARE INJURED
Many of the Dead Were So Mangled
That Identification Was Almost Impossible
? Officials Invetigating.?
Death List Will Reach Thirty.
New Orleans, La.?Thirty people
were killed and more than 50 Injured
In a wreck which occurred on the Yaeoo
and Mississippi railroad when a
freight train crashed Into an excursion
passenger train bound from New
Orleans to Woodville.
Five of the coacheB of the excursion
train were burned and many of the
bodies of the victims are believed to
bave been cremated.
Nine bodies had bfeen recovered from
the wreck at: last report.
The wreck occurred near Montz, La.,
about 27 miles north of New Orelans.
A train with many of the injured and
i number of the dead arrived in New
Drleans. The more seriously injured
were placed in the charity hospital.
The ill-fated excursion train left
New Orleans with several hundred
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ing a sharp curve near Montz and the
freight train crashed Into the rear,
Bplintering several coaches, many of
the killed were so badly mangled as
to make ldent'flcatlon almost Impossible.
The majority of the excursionists
were from points south of Woodvllle,
Miss., 30 miles south of Baton Rouge.
The scene at the union station here
when the relief train bearing the dead
ind injured arrived was one of confusion.
Postoffice Primary For Texas Town.
Terrell, Texas.?There are so many
Democratic candidates for postmaster
here sinoe the Democratic victory recently
that a move is on foot to hold
a special "postmaster primary elec>
tion" and declare the one securing
the highest vote the only applicant.
This plan has been put up to Congressman
James Young of this district
who refused to consider it until he
consulted with President-elect Wilson.
To Aid Suffering Jews in Turkey.
New York.?Delegates from 16 nanational
societies of Oriental Jews
will call on Hon. Jacob H. Schiff to
ask his aid in alleviating the sufferings
of their brethren in Turkey. Mr.
Schiff was treasurer of the society for
the aid of the Russian Jews at the time
of the Kishineff massacres and now it
is urged he use the several hundred
thousand of dollars left over from
that subscription for the help of the
Oriental Jews.
Will Soon Make Announcement.
Princeton, N". J. ? President-elect
Wilson indicated that he might make
an announcement within a few days
as to whether he will call an extra
session of congress to revise the tariff.
It has been suggested to him that
congressmen would benefit by an
early announcement because they
could arrange for accommodation in
Washington for a definite period.
Big Cases Again Go Over.
Washington.?The supreme court
Df the United States did not give ita
decisions in the Union Pacific merger
suit, the hard coal cases, or any ol
the other big cases now pending. The
court announced it would take its annual
Thanksgiving recess from after
November 18th to December 2nd.
World's Oriental Congress.
Worcester, Mass.?China and its relations
with the United States will be
the principal topic of the d'scussion at
the World's Oriental Congress. The
congress is expected to recommend
the early recognition of the Chinese
republic by the Washington govern
ment.
Federal Council of Churches.
1 Chicago, 111.?More than 17.000.00C
church communicants will be reprejented
at the second quadriennial
neeting of the federal council of the
churches of Christ in America, to be
held in Chicago December 3-10. The
churches represented embrace 30 different
denominations. The council
is headed by Bishop E. R. Hendrix ol
Kansas City, Mo. Governor Marshal
)f Indiana, vice-president elect of the
United States will be the principal
speaker of the evening of December 6
William J. Bryan will also speak.
May Try to Get Control of Party.
Dos Moines, Iowa.?An important
political conference touching the fu
ture of the Republican party was hole
here between Govornor Herbert S
Hadiey, of Missouri, and Senator?
Cummins and Kenyon of Iowa. Th?
conference was preliminary, it was
said, to be an effort which the progres
sive Republicans are making to get
! control of the old Republican organ!
zation. Those progressive Republi
j cans who declined to side with Col
Roosevelt say they should be the ones
to reorganize the Republican partv.
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Treasury Looter Is Now On Trial.
Chicago.?George W. Fitzgerald, tin
der indictment on a charge of stealing
1173,000 from the United States sub
treasury here more than five year?
ago, is due to be placed on trial At
the time of the disappearance of the
money Fitzgerald was employed as z
teller in the sub-treasury. The evi
dence Is 6aid to be largely of a clr
cumstantial nature. More than 10(
subpoenas, many of them for banken
and bank officials, are said to ban
been lRBued .
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FINAL TABULATION
OF YOTES THAT
ELECTED WILSON
Analysis of the Returns by Political
Experts Shows Surprising
Results
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BIG SLUMP IN THE BALLOTS
Washington.?California swung into
the Roosevelt column. An entire tabulation
based on returns from all county
seats eave the Colonel a lead over
Wilson of less than one thousand. The
Democrats say the Supreme Court will
be called upon to revise the count.
The latest revision of the election
results in New Jersey give Gov. Wilson
a plurality over Roosevelt of 30,728.
The Democratic vote In Bergen, the
last of the counties to announce its
figures, proved higher than was anticipated
and brought Wilson's lead up
over the 30,000 mark. The total vote,
^ ELECTORAL AND P0PULAF
Wilson Roosevelt
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2 o 2
2- p 2 c
2 p ? p
?L " i H
Alabama 12 75000 .. 15000
Arizona 3 16465 .. 11755
Arkansas .... 9 75000 .. 28000
California 280618 13 281367
Colorado 6 120000 .. 79000
Connecticut .. 7 73601 .. 33546
Delaware .... 3 22659 .. 8269
Florida 6 31000 .. 5600
Georgia 14 93657 .. 21657
Idaho 32000 .. 28000
Illinois 29 407470 .. 391365
Indiana 15 300000 .. 160000
Iowa 13 169162 .. 149540
Kansas 10 98800 .. 80000
Kentucky .... 13 214850 .. 102675
' Louisiana ... 10 72000 .. lauuu
I Maine ....... 6 50946 .. 48387
I Maryland .... 8 111738 .. 57640
1 Massachusetts 18 170995 .. 140152
Michigan 190000 15 220000
Minnesota 97495 }2 113384
Mississippi .. 10 65000 .. 5500
Missouri 18 325000 .. 128000
Montana 4 44920 .. 22540
Nebraska .... 8 109000 .. 74000
Nevada 3 8852 .. 6112
New Hamp... 4 34743 .. 17802
New Jersey.. 14 170722 .. 139994
New Mexico.. 3 15100 .. 78oo
New York.... 45 650721 .. 382463
No. Carolina.. 12 145000 .. 60000
North Dakota. 5 35000 .. 27000
Ohio 24 405120 .. 200793
Oklahoma ... 10 120000 .. No bal't
Oregon 5 31664 .. 25434
Pennsylvania. .. 384259 38 428570
Rhode Island. 5 30197 .. 16442
South Carolina 9 61000 .. 2100
South Dakota. .. 55000 5 60000
Tennessee' ... 12 140608 .. 35000
Texas 20 212950 .. 26900
Utah 28418 .. 21030
Vermont 15367 .. 22112
, Virginia 12 86000 .. 23000
Washington . .. 94130 7 126265
West Virginia 8 92096 .. 58613
Wisconsin ... 13 215000 .. 80000
' Wyoming .... 3 12314 .. 6300
429 6291637 90 4001107
was as follows: Wilson, 70,7212; KOOBevelt,
139,994; Taft, 86,448. Plurality
for Wilson, 30,728,
Returns from all of the eighty-eight
counties in Ohio give Wilson 405,120;
Taft, 273,287. and Roosevelt, 209,793.
Wilson's plurality, 131,833.
In South Dakota Roosevelt's plurali
ity is 5,000.
Complete returns from all precincts
' in Illinois gave Wilson a plurality of
i 16,105 over Roosevelt.
The lead of Gov. Wilson over Col.
- Roosevelt in Iowa was increased to
21.454.
Complete returns from Utah give
Taft 35,756, Wilson 28.418, Roosevelt
21,030, Debs 5,025.
, In Minnesota the figures show:
Roosevelt, 113,384, Wilson 97.495, Taft
, 59,123.
I The new Illinois Legislature will be
, made up on olnt ballot of 97 Democrats,
78 Republicans, 26 Progressives
and 3 Socialists. These figures are
based upon complete returns from the
entire State. The House will have
( 73 Democrats, 53 Republicans, 24 Progressives
and 3 Socialists; the Senate,
25 Republicans, 24 Democrats and 2
Progressives.
( The Democrats will lack six of a
majority on joint ballot, while there
are just enotigh Progressives and Republicans
combined to make one more
, than tlm 103 votes necessary to elect
a successor to Shelb.t M. Culiom as
I'nited States Senator. One Democratic
Senator. J. It. Boulware in the Peoria
district, faces a contest by John
' Dailev, his Republican opponent.
Wyoming, placed heretofore in the
doubtful column finally landed in the
Wilson list. Republicans, however,
have re-elected Mondell to Congress,
. and Senator F. E. Warren has a majority
in each branch of the Legislature.
' Despite the intense interest in the
! election, New Jerseys total vote suf1
fered a slump. About 58,000 voters who
exercised the franchise in 1908 remain
ed away from the polls.
For half a century there has been a
steady increase in population and vot
ers. The normal rate of increase
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EXPECT AN EXTRA SESSION.
Senators and Congressmen Agree
That One is Inevitable.
' Washington. ? Practically every
* i Democratic Senator and Representai
tive now here agTees that an extra
t session of Congress is inevitable, and
? that it will be called shortly after
, Woodrow Wilson takes the Presiden.
tial oath. They are convinced that for
. the Democratic party, now that it is in
) power, to delay even for a few months
, the work of revising the tariff would
, be a very bad start.
would call for an Increased total by
25,000. Instead, the total vote cast
was less.
In 1908 the Republicans and Democrats
cast 447,80 votes. This year the
combined vote of the Democrats, Republicans
and t rogressives is 398,000
in round figures.
That enormous loss was divided by
the Taft and Roosevelt vote, which, if
combined, shows a greater slump than
the Democratic.
The Democrats have elected the
Presidential electors and all the State
officers in Delaware with the exception
of Monaghan, for Governor. They
also definitely control the Legislature
that will elect a United States Senator
to succeed Senator Richardson.
Everett, Wash., fourth largest city in
the State, adopted the Henry George
single-tax. This is the first city in the
United States to do so. All public revenues
will be raised by land taxes solely
and unimproved land will pay higher
taxes than property that has been
improved.
Illinois, the great State which
the Progressives all along felt surest
of carrying, swung over to Wilson.
The Republicans got a crumb of
comfort from Massachusetts, where
the counting of the ballots for minor
State officers showed that, although
the Democrats had elected the Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, and Secrei
VDTF FOR PRESIDENT.
I W W W ? ? - ?
Taft Debs Chafln
H U B "d H 5
8 ? 8 ? 8 ?
? c ? c 2- c
5" 2 5* 2 ^
3 i 3 " 3 85
.7 18000 .. 2600 .. 745
4755 .. 3200 .. 76
26000 .. 13000 .. 1300
3085 .. 80000 .. 14220
55000 .. 10000 .. 6220
.. 67258 .. 11700 .. 8620
16144 .. 500 .. 802
4100 .. 4220 .. 1429
5167 .. 637 .. 1134
4 35000 2420
.. 256625 .. 85000 .. 35000
.. 165000 .. 32000 .. 18250
.. 111084 .. 20000 .. 10402
.. 50100 .. 18000 .. 6307
.. 110270 .. 8200 .. 6409
4000 .. 3500 .. 380
.. 26504 .. 2700 .. 1650
.. 52984 .. 4500 .. 3684
.. 152255 .. 5500 .. 4620
.. 150000 .. 18000 .. 18507 j
.. 59123 .. 20000 .. 13711 ,
3000 .. 2000 .. 735
.. 210000 .. 30000 .. 6500
.. 27760 .. 12000 .. 1007
.. 58000 .. 6000 .. 6382
3705 .. 4675 .. 107
.. 32964... 1640 .. 1087
.. 86448 .. 20000 .. 5307
11250 .. 3000 .. 504
.. 450456 .. 75000 .. 26650
30000 .. 500 .. 476
.. 25000 .. 3000 .. 1807
.. 273287 .. 100000 .. 13007
90000 .. 62000 .. 2754
.. 23600 .. 30000 .. 3506
.. 269166 .. 100000 .. 20502
27703 .. 1950 .. 1105
1200 .. 200 .. 503
.. Nobal't .. 3500 .. 4602
78325 .. 5000 .. 581
26375 .. 14000 .. 1856
4 35756 .. 6000 .. 325
4 23036 .. 501 .. 972
22000 .. 800 .. 1242
.. 75145 .. 43000 .. 5300
39451 .. 8000 .. 5620
.. 180000 .. 60000 .. 13540
11589 .. 2000 .. 94
12 3487670 .. 927023 .. 280957
tary of State, the . Republican candidates
for State Treasurer, Auditor,
and Attorney General had been saved
from the wreckage by pluralities of
2,000 to 5,000. The Legislature Is Republican
also, so that the expectation
of a Democratic gain in the filling of
W. Murray Crane's seat will not be
realized.
In Wisconsin, which was carried by
Wilson for President, Gov. McGovern,
Republican candidate for Governor,
was re-elected. He was the Roosevelt
candidate for Chairman of the
Republican National Convention and
supported the Colonel in the campaign,
thereby incurring the displeasureof
Senator La Follette, who, however,
advocated his election.
Returns confirmed Wilson's victory
in West Virginia, although the Legis-1
lature is Republican. In Iowa the j
Democratic candidate's plurality
reached 20,000. ,
New Hampshire shows a Republican
majority in the Legislature of sixteen,
and that body will elect the Govnwnnn
o a u-nll q a q ^tiTiQfnr nnnn r if
iti HVJl , t*0 ncu h0 u ijvuuivi , mviiv. t/i
the candidates having received a majority
at the polls.
In New York State the counting of
the ballots got around to the referendum
authorizing the issue of $50,000,000
bonds for highway improvement,
and the returns indicate its adoption
by a plurality of 305,000.
HAWAII GOES REPUBLICAN.
Prince Kuhio Sent to Congress by 1,263
Majority Over Democrat.
Honolulu.?Prince Kuhio was elected
delegate to Congress over L. L. McCandless,
Democrat, by a majority of
1,263. McCandless is now reported to
be a candidate for appointment as
Governor of the territory when Governor
Prear resigns. G. J. Walter, who
was a delegate to the Baltimore convention,
was also a candidate for the
governorship.
The territorial Legislature will be
made up of nine Republicans and six
Democratic Senators and eighteen Republican
and twelve Democratic Representatives.
ASK ROOSEVELT TO QUIT.
Ex-Senator Blair Wants Him to Support
Anti-Third Term Movement.
Washington.?Ex-United States Senator
Henry W. Blair, of New Hampshire,
made public a letter written by
himself, as president of the Anti-Third
Term League, to Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt.
The letter requests Colonel Roosevelt
to "solemnly renounce" his future
candidacy for the Presidency and to
give his "powerful support" to the Anti-Third
Term League.
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CONGRESS MAJORITY '
Next House Will Consist of 297
Democrats, 122 Republicans
and 16 Progressives
ciiminaticn OF CANNON
k. UIIIMIf..
Washington?The practically complete
returns of the general Coagressional
elections show that the political
classification of the next Housa
of Representatives will be: Demo
crats, 297; Republicans, 122; Pro
gresBives, 16.
This gives the Democrats a majority
of 159 over Republicans and Progressives
combined, and a plurality
over the Republicans of 175. During
the Congrees session which ended in
August the Democrats had a majority
of 66 over the Republicans.
Many notable changes in the personnel
of the House of Representatives
will result from Tuesday's Congressional
landslide. The most conspicuous
figure that will disappear
from public life in consequence of the
great Democratic victory 1b ex-Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, familiarly
known as "Uncle Joe," who has been
defeated for re election from the Eighteenth
District of Illinois by F. J.
O'Hair. Until last evening the result
in Mr. Cannon's district was in doubt,
but the completed count shows that
Mr. Cannon has lost by a narrow majority.
This is Mr. Cannon's second defeat
for Congress. He was out of the
House of Representatives for one
term, having been defeated for election
in 1890. He was even then a veteran
member of the House. Since
1809 "TTnHe Joe" has been sent back
regularly to Washington, and for
many years was the dominating figure
in the lower branch of Congress.
James R. Mann, the Republican floor
leader in the House, has been re-elect? ^
ed from the Chicago district which ho
has represented for many terms. But
other Republican House leaders from
Illinois shared the fate of Mr. Cannon.
Representative William B. McKinley,
Chairman of the Republican Congreesional
Campaign Committee and Prosi* *
dent Taft's manager in the pre convtntion
campaign for the Republican Presidential
nomination, shared the fate of
many of his Republican associates in
the House. Another Republican House
leader from Illinois who suffered defeat
is Representative William J. Roddenberg,
one of ex-Speaker Cannon's
lieutenants. Still another prominent
House Republican to be buried under
the Democratic victory is J. H, Davidson
of the Sixth Wisconsin District.
He has been a conspicuous member ofthe
House for many years, but has
shown decided Progressive leanings
; for several terms.
The Democrats made a clean sweep
of the Indiana Congressional districts
and retired the veteran Crurapacker,
1 who had been foremost in the Repub|
lican ranks in the House. Ropreeenta?.
tive Edwin Ebenezer Hill of Connecticut
suffered defeat also. His State,
like Indiana, is sending a solid Democratic1
delegation to Congress, which
politically is a remarkable overturn in
a State that is strongly devoted to the
protection policy.
Representative Sereno E. Payne,,
who was floor leader of the Republicans
in the House during Mr. Cannon's
incumbency of the Speakership,
was returned from New York. Jo- f
soph W. Fordney, another of Mr. Can- ^
non's lieutenants and firm friends,
was elected from the Michigan district
that has sent him back to Congress
time and again. Representative Nicholas
Longworth, son-in-law of Col.
Roosevelt, did not escape defeat in
the First Ohio District, which is located
in the City of Cincinnati. \fr Long
worth ran as a regular nepuonran.
and his strength in the dietrict was
weakened by the fact that he was opposed
by a candidate of his father-Jolaw's
new third party.
Another conspicuous member of the
House who was rejected by the voters
of his district is Representative Cyru3
Sulloway of New Hampshire. Sulloway
is a.giant in size and always attracted
much attention from the galleries
when the House was in session.
The defeat of the two Republican candidates
for Congress from his State
was one of the great surprisea of the
the election.
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I HONEST BUSINESS MEN g
NEED HAVE NO FEAR. 8
Woodroo* Wilson, President- Ci
elect, issued this statement: (<('
There is absolutely nothing iji
fcr the honest and enlightened ('|
business men of the country to V
fear.
No man whose business is V
conducted without violation of ( >
Ithe rights of free competition V
and without such private under- |J|
standings and secret alliances Jij
as violate the principle of our iji
law and the policy of all whole- jij
some commerce and enterprise iji
need fear either interference or ]<[
embarrassment from the admin- (]f
istration. (<J
The responsibilities of the 1J1
task are tremendous, but they
are common responsibilities yi
which all leaders of action and
opinion must share, and with the
confidence of the people behind
us everything that is right is V
possible. r
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HILLES CANCELS MEETING. I
I
Nomination of Sherman's Successor 9
Deferred Awhile. J|
New York.?The meeting of the Republican
National Committee, called at
, Chicago by Chairman Hillea, was can|
celled. The summons for the session
was dispatched the night that Jameo
: S. Sherman died, to provide for tho
nomination of a Vice-Presidential candidate
to take hir place.
A telegram sent to each member of
the national committee stated a dats