f
4
Established in 1891.
CONGRESS PASSES!
NEW H-HOUR I ilNl
>? V IIWWII L.I 1 I V
BILL WHICH AVERTED THREATENED
STRIKE PASSED HOUSE
AND SENATE QUICKLY.
FOUR DEMOCRATS VOTE NAY
Two In House and Two in Senate Oppose
Bill.?Party Vote in Senate But
Majority Republicans Favor Vote
in House.
Washington.?The threat of n gen- oral
railroad strike which hung like
a pall over the country for a month
- was lifted when the Senate passed "
the Adnmson bill. w
Three hours after the senate had
passed without amendment the Adam- j
son eight-hour day hill, passed by the 0
house, the heads of the four great
<t i . .... hi
minimi employes orotnernoods tele
graphed 6ft0 odd rode messages to
their general chairmen in all parts (]
of iiie country cancelling the strike
order issued a week ago to take s,
effect Labor Day at 7 <o'clock.
The legislative expedient to avert
the strike was passed in the senate
by a vote of -IS to 28?almost a strict t)
party vote?amid stirring scenes (>
after many Senutors, Democrats and
Republicans, had fought desperately .
to amend the measure by provisions p
designated to prevent industrial disasters
in the future. Some senators
t | iroughly aroused, declared Cong- h
ress was being coerced into enactment u
of legislation that it did not desire, '
and that It knew would return to ]
plague it in the future.
fi
In both houses the measure was
signed within a few minutes after the .
final vote in the senate and it was
sent at once to the White House.
Officials of the brotherhoods who .
witnessed the final pa -sage of the bill ( i
had announced early in the night that (]
panxallnllA- "? ??
.....v.uuvn me Mrise wouiu not t>,
be ordered until the bill hnd been
signed by the President and actually ]
hnd be- nine law. Rnt later they con ,,
ferred. changed their minds and flash gl
ed the code messages signaling to the | n
waiting trainmen of the country {|
v through their chairmen, the word that p
a satisfactory settlement hail been .
secured.
?
The bill that stopped the strike pro tvtdes
that after January 1. 1017 1 u
eight hours shall be regarded as a p
basis cf reckoning for a day's pay of | g,
men engaged in th? operation of rail n
road trains in interstate commerce s
(excepting roads less than It") miles g,
long and electric lines); that they S1
shall receive pro rata pay for work n
in ejicesf of ei^t hours, and thnt g)
i their rate of compensation shall not
he changed pending an investigation j,
for from six to nine months by a ,
commission to be upp idated by tin
President of the effect of the eight- (.
hour day upon tho railroads.
Kfforts to amend the hill in the
Senate were futile, the supreme effort
to alter it ha > ing been led by Setial n
| Underwood, who sought to provide j,
' tb a the Interstate Commerce Com- ,.
mission should have power to fix rail- (j
f road wages and hours for service in J
the future. This amendment was de-. t|
feated by a vote of 57 to 14. P
Railroad officials have declanty that o
^ the action ot Congress will cost them \
$(10,000,000 a year in increased wages ji
to the trainmen. Brotherhood offlc g
1 inls say the enactment will mean not ri
I more than an annual increase of $20,- ;
\ 000,000. In Congress and among the | *
\ railroad officials thrre has existed i n
doubt as to the constitutionality of ; a
V the law, but what steps if any may m
be taken to test this has not been in- i w
dicateil. tl
Quick action by the brotherhood ;
heads followed the action in the Sen j si
ate. No doubt existed In tlioir minds j
) miu rrosident Wilson would sign the h
j 1>I11 as hooii as it was handed to him. I w
\ The measure embraces virtually all of o
the President's original proposals to u
1 the employes and the railroad heads, p
although It is only a part of the lex- w
islative program ho took to Congress
last Tuesday when his negotiations .?
had failed. h
Issuance of the orders of cancella- !
tion followed a meeting of the four n
/ I
brotherhood heads and thirteen re- tl
ninining members of their committee fi
of 640. Some opposition to acting l>e- tl
fore the President actually had af- e
fixed his signature was evidence In u
the meeting, but In the end the 17 a
voted unanimously to call off the t<
strike immediately. All of tho code
messages had heen prepared in ad- i oi
vance and as quickly as the decision | t<
was announced clerks rushed to tele- tt
graph offices with arm loads of the j V
messages. lr
No two of the more than 600 dispatches
were alike. One of them read h
"It Is reported that a big fire is rag r<
ing ill Toronto." Another said "There ft
is danger of your house burning down w
tomorrow." Even the brotherhoods
did not know what all the messages ir
contained, the composition of them tl
having bbcen left to clerks. n
Official House Vote. tl
The official vote in tho Ifouso on t;
tho final passage of the amonded Adam- p
sou <iglit-hour day bill was: <<
Ayes 239: nays, 56; present. 5. Two b
Democrats voted against the hill and !
76 Republicans, and the one Socially '
voted for it. None of the Progressives
voted. *
The
i V
WILLIAM C. ADAMSON
Author of the eight-hour day law.
TilO oricitml lotl 111' tllO nrniMcinn
as as follows:
Be it enacted by the Senate and
louse of Representatives of the Unitil
States of America in Congress as
embled.
Section 1. That beginning Janury
1. 1917, eight hours shall in conracts
for labor and service be deem*
tl a day's work and the measure or
tandard of a day's work for the pur
ose of reckoning the compensation
ir services of nil employes who are
ow or may hereafter be employed
y any common carrier vby railroad,
xcept railroads independently owned
nd operated not exceeding 10ft miles
i length, electric street railroads, and
lectrie interurban railroads. * * * *
Section 2. That the President
Itall appoint a commission of three
hich shall observe the operation and
fleets of the institution of the eight
our standard work day as above dotted
and the facts and conditions af
jcting the relations between such
rtmnton carriers and employes durtg
a period of not less than six
tout lis nor more than nine months
t the discretion of the commission
ad within 3ft days thereafter such
oaimission shall report Its findings to
le President and Congress. That
itch member of the commission creatcl
under the provisions of this a<?>
l--.il ......I.
lay bo tixeil by the President. The
um of $2f?,000 or so much thereof as
lay be necessary be. and hereby is
Impropriated out of any money in the
United States Treasury.
Section 3. That pending the report
f the commission, herein provided
mr. and for a period of 30 days there
fter. the compensation of railway
mployes subject to this act for n
taiulard eight-hour work day shall
oi be reduced below the present
tandnrd days wage and for all nooes
ary time in excess of eight hours
ueh employes shall he paid at a rate
ot less than the pro rata rate for
noli standard tight-hour work day.
Section 4 That any person vlolatig
any provision of ?!iis act shall In
ned not less than $100 and not more
Ian $t,000, or imprisoned not to ex
eed one year, or both.
Brotherhoods A>-e Pleased.
"The enactment of this piece of leg lation,"
said A. It. Garretson. head
f the con luctors' brotherhood, "glv
is as it dors an eight-hour <inv for
very man employed in the operating
epartment of tin- railroads of this
ountry from the Canadian border to
ie Gulf and front the Atlantic to the
'aelfle is a wonderful thing. It not
nly affects the brotherhoods and the
est paid men who come under their
trisdiotion but it reaches far enough
own the line to give the negro railikmI
worker of the south his chance.
"I do not care whether the bill is
igned on Sunday or >oine other day,
or docs the constitutionality of such
n act bother me. If the President
ees fit to sign it mi that day I'll be
dlling to accept his judgment that
ie act is legal."
W. G. Lee, head of the trainmen.
[\ld:
"Of course I am pleased that we
ave avoided a strike. We did not
rant a strike any more than any
ne in this country, but wo had come
"? a point where if a strike becam
ece?sary to win our demands we
ere willing to go into one. I feel
'ui(id? *'t too that we would have
merged victorious if a strike had
ecu necessary.
"That .situation, however, now is
ast. It is probable, of course. tb:<t
ie railroads will ask for increased
eight rates. If 'hey can show that
lev are deserving of them the brothrlx
>ds wilj help obtain them. Hut
nless then can show good cause for
dvnnces. of course we will not go
> their assistance.
"Tho hill as enacted today does not
on tain all that we should have Iikoc
i have. We were willing. howovi
> make sacrifices and wo made thein
ITe are willing to abide by the legis
ition as passed by Congress."
\V. S. Carter and W. S. Stone
ends of the firemen and engineers
jspootlvely. gave out no statements
irther than to sav they were p'ea ed !
1th the outcome of the ne rotlatlons.
All of the brotherhood leaders were
icllned to regard lightly reports that j
lat railroads would make a determln 1
[1 fight on the constitutionality of
ie eight-hour day. They feel that
ie ten-hour dr.v is a thine of the
ast now. regardless of how the
rutrts may interpret the Adnmson
ill. The practical operation of the
"lit hour day, they declare, will con
'"ce the public Rnd the railroads
t It was a step in the rl^lit direcon.
I
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%
For
FORT Mil
iPRESIDEHT HONORS
LINCOLN'S MEMORY
Hill r/\ki * ? '
vvii_o?-?oi uteris HJK htUtHAL
GOVERNMENT LOG CABIN AT
HODGENVILLE, KY.
SPEECH DEVOTED TO EULOGY
Declares Civil War Chief Was Embodiment
cf True Democracy.?Receives
Gift of Lincoln Farm Association.
Hodgenville. Kv. President Wilson ,
1 came to Kentucky to pay homage to
j the memory of Lincoln and avoid politick
but a great crowd gathered from
all parts of the state, cheered him at
' -every appearance and turned his visit
1 into a campaign event.
The president accepted for the
Federal government the log cabin in
which Lincoln was born In a speech
devoted to an eulogy of the Civil \Vnv
- president. Standing on a temporary
1 platform at the foot of n hilf topped
by a magnificent granite memorial I
' building housing the Lincoln cabin
he nraised Lincoln as the embodiment
of democracy.
"How eloquent this little house
I within this shrine is of the vigor of
democracy." exclaimed the president
as he spoke of Lincoln as exemplifying
the American spirit as showing the
heights which men of lowly birth may
1 attain.
"We are not worthy to stand here."
' said he. "unless we ourselves he in
deed and in truth real democrats and
servants of mankind, ready to give
our very lives for the freedom and
justice and spiritual exaltation of the
great nation which stutters and nurtures
us.
! "No more significant memorial could
I have been presented to the nation than
this. It expresses so much of what is
I singular and noteworthy i 11 the his
torv of the country, it suggests so
many of the things that we prize nu t
| highly in our life and in our system
or government.
"We would like to think of men like
Lincoln and Washington as typical
Americans, but no man can be typical
i who is so unusual as these great men
were. It was tynieal of American lifn
that it should produce such men with
j supreme indifference as to the manner
in which it produced them, and as read 1
"v here in this hut as amidst the 1 t |
tie circle of cultivated gentlemen to
Whom Virffinin owcil s i rmixh in
ershin and example. And Lincoln and
Washington were typical Anierlcnn-s In
th" use they made of their genius But
there will he few "Moll men at hest.
and we will not look Into the mvp'"""
of how and whv they com" W? w'll
, only kern the door op^n for theni al
ways, and a lipnrtv welcome after we
have rerognir.ed them."
ALLIES IN TWO nAVS TAKF
MORE THAN 5 000 GERMANS
Anglo-French Forces Successfully
Keepino lie Their Offensive.
London Keening up their strong offensive
against tlie German - north and
south of th1 Souime river in France
the Ancle-French forces avaiii have
d-iven their lines forward and captured
important German positrons,
j South of the Sommo the vBlage
of Foyerourt and jiart of the viFag"
of Vermandovlllers have been cant need I
I while seeminglv more important still ,
the French have m"ih fresh nregress
east of the village of t'orest. which li?s
one and one half miles southeast of
the railroad to"*p of Gonihles?a ea'a
which taken with the eanture of G.uillemon'
scenilerdv or-tflanks pomh'^s
niu! nmnrm-ili- i? 1 1 '
..... n-.i.ir < ii umcnaniP '
>?<->**p then r> onn r.nrmnns Invp been j
mnd" pri-ii'P-i north and south of the
Somme dtirinir the 'at two davs.
ARR "STF0 O"' WARR4NT
PEUT^CHLANO BROUGHT
Jersey City. N" .1 Wad1'law Kn
bioei. llvlnp with hi* wife and two rlill- ;
dron here. wa arrested on a warrant j
hroucbt to this connfrv by tho Gorman
merchant submarine T?out ( h'nnd :
which charpcd him with tho murder of
! Vnlo-ie Klarovnska. f.?n- v n-s apo in
j Meekleiihurp-Sohworin. Prussia.
JAPAN PRESC!n^ ^rRET
DEMANDS ON CHINA
1 WnsHnpton Secret demands, in
addition to those published in dispel;
bes from Pokinp, are bcinp press
rd on China hy Jnnnn as a result of
the reicnt clash of Chinese and Japan
I ese troops at Chene Chiainn. It became
known here that the situation i!
' h more serious than has b'eo in*
! dlcnted. confidential reports ? a y i n p the
umubllsbed d< mands threaten the
I nrthoritv of China over the whole of
1 Iqner M ire >lia.
BORDER BOARD WILL
CONSIDER PERSONAL RIGHTS
New York. The pe-sonal tiehts and
economic interests of Americans In
Mexico must he consider.>d in reaching
a permanent seM'emenr of the difficulties
between the United States and
Mexico. Secretarv of Sta'e I^ansinp
said here in nn nddreos at a luncheon
"Mended by member < f the American?'
xiean joint commission. Conferr
ires looking toward a solution of tho
' 'ernational problems are to begin |
htrtly at New Ix-.ndon. Conn
T Ml
jL, S. C., THURSDAY, SEPT]
\*r~ -
Pretty view of Shadow Lawn, the
Aabury Park and Ix>ng Branch, N. J.
the formal notification of his renomit
Wilson has made little use of Shade
1NTERESTN0WIN BALKANS
RUMANIANS PARTICIPATION
HERE IS CONSIDERED TO BE
VERY IMPORTANT.
Artillery Active on AM Battle Fronts
of Europe.?Rumnrla Armies Attacking
Austria.? Hungarian Forces
in Carpathians.
London.?The whole interest in I
the war is now focused on the Balkans
and on the German Field Marshal
von Hindenburg. Rumania's participation
is considered here important,
not only from the accession of a |
fresh army, hut from the opportunity |
It gives the Kt^siau array to extend
its base and to1 co-operate with Ru- I
mania on Galician and Transylvania
territory virtually as one army against
the Austrians.
Artilleryis active on all the battle
fronts of Europe but only on the
Transylvania-Rumanian border has
infantry been engaged to any extent.
Bad weather hampered operations in
France; the Russians and AustroGermans
on the eastern line are resting
ns are the Entente forces and the
armies of the Central Powers in Mac- .
edonia, and the Austrians and Ital-,
inns have yet to renew their desperate J
fighting of a few weeks ago.
Along the whole line of the lower ;
Carpathians. Rumanian armies are
reported attacking the Austro-llun- !
garian forej*.
AUGUST UNFAVORABLE^
FOR CROP-, U. S. REPORT '
Washington.? In a statement summarizing
cotton crop conditions th??
Penartment of Agriculture said:
"August was unfavorable for cot j
ton in almost all sections of the cot
ton belt. In the western section, the
crop deteriorated severely in Okla- 1
homa and Texas because of extreme |
drought over large areas, which cans
ed the plant to stop fruiting and shed 1
Weevils damaged the crop consider j
ably in Eastern and Southern Texas. j
Southern Arkansas. Western Florida j
and Southwestern C-eorgia and disas 1
trously In Mississippi, Alabama and j
portions of Louisiana.
"Much of the crop in Southern
Mississippi and Alabama, because of
rain and weevil damage, will require
from 10 to 20 acres of land to produce
n hale of cotton. In the Car
olinns and Georgia hot sunshine fol- j
lowing the July rain on the sappy j
plant caused much shedding.
"Lack of fertilizer which was [
ifrniifn iroiTi in'.' sou ny mo JUiy rain!
or withdrawn h> praps and woods. i?
shown by tho appearance of tho plant
which sooms t'^ have reached inatijr
ity with a sn all stalk.
COTTON ANO LUtylBER
T^XES STRICKEN OUT
Senate Unanimously Eliminates T;iese
and Certalr Other Raw Materials.
Waahingtot,.?Tho munitions soetlon i
of tho emergency rovonue bill was |
reached in tl;e Senate and amendments )
were unanir louslv adopted st/iking
out tho promised taxes on cottor. lum
l>or and co tain other raw materials
used in ina-tlnp war munition.
During tho donate Senator Penrose.
Republican road an editorial charp- |
inpinp Soi.thorn congressman with ,
forcir.p tl rough sectional legislation
and drew a sharp reply from Senator
State, Ho no rat. who said ho had "never
seen such a motley {croup of discredited
forces and political nondescripts"
as tho Republican side of tho
Senate presented.
WILSC/N ATTACKED BY
ROOS-VELT IN MAINE
Lewb'ton. Maine ['repressive* uni- I
fed with Republicans in greeting Then
dore Uoo-ovelt who delivered his first
speech of the campaign in behalf of
Char'es K. Hughes. From the time he
land d in Boston from the New York
ster.m'T unjil he retired at niiht the
former president received enthusiastic
demonstration. His address was devoted
largely to an attack on the admin- j
istratlon and to a criticism of Hyphenitm.
t
LL T
EMBER 7, 1916.
' summer White House. between
. where President Wilson received
lation by the Democratic party. Mr.
iw Lawn so far this summer.
jTROOPS ORDERED HOME
WAR DEPARTMENT ISSUES ORDERS
FOR THE RETURN OF
SEVERAL REGIMENTS.
I
? ?
| Include Troops from New York, New
Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, Oregon,
California, Lousiana and Washington
and Louisiana.
Washington.?Orders for the return
to their state mobilization camps of 1
lft.000 National Guardsmen now on the j
I Mexican l?order were issued l?y the j
| war department. General Funston '
was directed to return three regiments '
j from New York, two from New Jerj
sey. two from Illinois, two from Missouri
and one each from California,
Oregon. Washington and Louisiana.
Secretary Baker announced the or-|
I der after a conference with President 1
j Wilson at the White House. The Department
had already ordered to their
home stations, fi.000 regular coast artil- j
lerymen who have been serving as in- 1
fantry on the border.
The secretary's statement said:
"In view of the fact that substantial- '
lv this number of troops who have not
done patrol duty on the border are 1
now on their way there, it is felt that
this number can he spared. In a few
days if transportation facilities remain
undisturbed, the department intends
to order heme some more regiments
and possibly to replace them with
troops now in their mobilization camps
in the several states."
Regiments to be sent home wore not i
designed by number, and it is understood
that their selection is left to
uen. funston.
department officials think there is
ample force on the border now to insure
proper protection and with the
Immediate gravity ()f the Mexican situ
ation constantly lessening it is not con- '
sidcred necessary to strengthen C.en- , 1
eral Funston's command. The policy I
now is to give all of the state troops <
called into the Federal service oppor- i
tunity to see service on war footing I
along the international line. 1
t
SENATE WOULD EXEMPT
INSURANCE TRUST FUNDS.
j i
Washington.?The Senate voted to
exempt from taxation all trust funds j
of insurance companies held in re- j i
serve under state laws or by con 1
tract policyholders. The action fol- 1
lowca ail unsuccessful effort made hy ' i
Sent.tor McOumhbor of North Dakota |l
to have all insurance Investment? ex t
empted.
Senator Smith, of Georgia, offered !
the trust fiiiid amendment on behalf of
the Finance Committee revision l
of tho house bill making such invest ( j
ments taxable a deluge of protests (
against the measure has been receiv ;
ed from Insurance companies through
out the country. <
Senator M< Cumber criticised the i
measure, declaring it worked an in ;
justice upon insurance companies by }
including them with corporations
operated for the enrichment of weal !
they stockholders.
GIRL CANDIDATE LEADS
IN RACE FOR CONGRESS. <
Helena, Mont. Ibtr.ns from tin- ;
state-wide primary fo- rb.e nomination f
of candidates to he vote i on at th
November election show that Miss t
Jeanette Rankin, of Mi- souia, is lead \
ing the Republh an Congressional '1
candidates . 1
50.000 TAKE PART IN j f
GREEK DEMONSTRATION
Athens, via London After the pro ,
Lntento demonstration before the resi- I
deuce of former Premier Venizelos In '
which 50.000 persons took part a com- t
nit tee was appointed to present to ?
King Cor. tant ie the resolutions outlined
by M Venezclos. The resolu- g
tions a; f: inn d by M. Venizelos, con- ?
eluded: "if w>, tho people are not v
heard In these, our resolutions, we t
must take ounsel what is to he done b
'o mlniiuizo the ruin which atvaits us." t
IMES
GREECE HAS JOINED1
WITH ALLIES IN WAR j
LAST OF THE BALKAN NATIONS 1
IS REPORTED READY FOR
WAR.
REPORT ABDUC1 U3N OF KING ?
- ?
Crown Prince Has Been Named as Sue- *
cessor with Former Premier Venizclcs
as Power Behind Throne.
London.- Official dispatches reaching
London which ap; arc.itly have
been muth censored, have been that t
Greece has abandon* d her neutrality i
and thrown h? r lot on the side cf the i
Hntcut Allies. I
Whether Greece has already declared
war is problematical, as is the na- 1
lion or nations to whom she has ?
thrown down the gauntlet.
It is reported King Constantino has i
abdicated and the Crown l'rince
has been named as his successor with >
former Premier Yenizelos as the pow- \
er behind the throne. The British r
foreign office says it has no confirmation
of the king's abdication. f
An Entente fleet of 2.5 warships and i
M-vt-ii transport.-. is reported off PIH>
**?3?/ '?"?, ;
Ufr | I
KING CONSTATINE.
Constnntine I, King of Greece, who
is reported to have abdicated succeed
ed his father. King George, on the '
latter's assassination, March 18, 1913,
and is a brother-in-law of Kaiser Wil- '
helm.
The relationship has resulted In
protestations by the King aqnins' tho
Allied occupation of Saloniki.
raeus. the port of Athene. A dispatch
from Athens says it is probable thai ,
the Greek elections set for October ,s
will be postponed for a fortnight.
The Greek garrisons at Saloniki, at
Vodena and at Fort Lift! Wnralnirun
tavo surrendered to a committee which )
has taken over the administration of
part of Greek Macedonia, according to ,,
lispatehes from Saloniki
The revolt in Saloniki is confirmed
by the Hritish foreign of;ic? Gre ks
friendly to the Eiibrite, surrounded r<
the barracks of the Greek Infantry in .
Saloniki and are said to have exchanged
shots with them. General Carrail.
Allied commander at Saloniki. intervened
to prevent further blood, bed. .
Russian troops have begun another j
idvance and Potrograd reports flehtng
in Volvhnin and in Galirln The
Russians also have seized a series of
icights in the Carpathians and are
noving westward along the Rumanian
?order of liukowina. Petrograd claims .
he capture of about 18.000 prisoners. A
withdrawal of the Austro-German
v
ines South of the Zlotn Lip?-1 >ni< tor
lection Is recorded by Merlin I'rogn ss
>y tho Russians. West of Tnrnojiol i>.
idmitted. but Russian attack in (ho .
""arpathians and near Lut k we re
mist (I, Merlin says.
No fighting is reported in Mace- r
Ionia and there are no late reports on
he operations in Tram ylvanin.
PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED
CHILD LABOR MEASURE
n
Washington. President Wilson on '
'riciny, September 1st. signed the j
hild labor Mill. The ceremony was- ' ^
vitnessed by Secretary Wilson. Sen
itor Robinson, Rejirese itative Keat
n-'. Julia Lathrop, eh!f of the Oliild '
en's Murer.u of the Labor !> part ^
irnt, and a large group of men and o
ir.mcn interested in tlie le-i-iation ()
The law becomes effective September . ,
. If 17.
DEAD ENGINEER LEFT
AN ESTATE OF $24,0C0 J
si
V i vide. N. (' Ch i . of the Court
ohn It. Cathey probated the will of
lie late William Mrown, of Mryaon
Mty, North Carol! the engineer ^
ho wns killed re early when his en
Ine overturned it Willets, on tin j(
Iurphy div. i 11. He loft property ,,
alued at appr< xlmntely $24,000, and
he bulk of the estate, ufter several j(
equosts to brothers and sisters, goes
o his widow.
1
. 4
$1.25 Per Year.
R. L MANNING AND
C. L. CLEASE LEAD
vyj IL t-UR GOVERNOR BLEASE,
63,679: MANNING, 41.013; AND
COOP2R 30,696.
COOPER SUPPORTS MANNING
Dther Lenders Were: Bcthen, Lieutenant
Gcvcrnor; Dove, Secretary of
State* Carter, State Treasurer; Railroad
Commissioner, Canslcr.
Columbia. : Tally > omplote renrns
from tin- primary elect' mi show
ho following vole for governor:
e L. M! a t?:i.(i79; Richard I. Manline.
11.013; Robert A. Cooper, 30.C9G;
lohn M. 1>> hanips. I; ami John T.
Hum an. Thi- lotal vote re]K>rted
'Xrt'rds 1 ;tf?. S00.
The battle for ballots between Manilnp
and Hlea <* has njrendy begun,
rhe two candidates are busy organiznp
their forces for the contest which
vill be held two weeks later. The big
levelopment in the political situation
vns the statement at I*nnrens by Rob rt
A. Cooper that he will support Manilnp:
"I believe 1 can best serve my stnte
it this tine bv supporting Governor
Manning," said Mr. Cooper in a statenont
issued. "1 make this statement
>s to mv elf for tue reason set forth
hove and further that I tntv not bo
n ens* il of political rtiwardicf or of
Miking in nty tent "
wiirliim m. ;'.n> Hlea e candidate for
secretary of siai<> i'.ns bei n decislvev
defeated h\ Hove; McLaurin, runlinp
as a Mease man for state treasurer.
made hardly a better Showing
ii* i ast the incumbent. S. T. Carter;
vhile in the rare for railroad eorumiadoner.
the porond campaign is l?ewct-n
Cansler and Kant, neither of
hem a Blouse man.
following is a consolidated statenent
of tln? returns to date i 11 respect
?f fstate offices: For lieutenant
mvernor- Rethea 0(5.342. Adams 39,'71.
for secretary af state Dove 01,!51.
Wiphtmnn 44 089: for state treaslrer
Carter 03.922. M< I,sarin 47.505;
or railroad commissioner?Cansier ^
!9. 151. Fant 29.2S5. Hampton 17.548,
lly 13.05H. Thrower 9.893.
Five Win on First BaMot. ^
Columbia.?Five of the South Caro!na
congressmen who had opposition
n the Democratic primary wore rejected
on the first, ballot. The forunate
five were Richard S. Whaley In
he First. James F Hvrnes in the Sec>nd.
Sam J. Nl< holls in ihe Fourth. D.
5. Finley in the Fifth and J. \V. Raps
ittif mi i hi? Di.\i!i. in ilie i nini wyiiit
Viken faces tho pros pert of a second
.n o against P. II I)< minick of Nowjerry,
who led the hold
In the First Distrh i .Mr. Whaley pot
',.r>r>2 votes against 4.007 for J. f?.
'adgctt. his opponent.
In the Second Mr Ihvrno wont the
irld. car ving every ?ouut\ against
Uvin 1*'!heridge. his opi onoat.
In tin- Third District F. II. P.>ininlek
if N'owherrv led. with 7.'.'"'i votes.
I'hile Wyatt A ikon II I *I! nrv
\ Tillman with 4.8112. A. H. Pngnall
vlth 2 814 and John A. Horton with
.244. followed in order.
In tho Fourth. Sam J. Nleholl* cari
or I every county nenilist two opjwv
u nts. the vote standing: N'icholls. 12.01;
14. u Traxler. 2.1D1; A. II. Miller.
,022.
In the Fifth the result is apparently
io lonrer In d' uht The ln-t tabula
ion. which include! " ceuinlete vote
torn l?oth York nr.'I Ch 'orfie'd connios.
the home counties of tiio two cotjenders.
gave Mr Finlev a load of
bout 800 ovor W P. Stevn '?n. his
pponont. Tho vote stood Finley,
017; Stevenso; 8 802.
In tho Sixth Mr Ilngsdale I'd with
0 220 vote;, while V Inn"s polled
.081 votes. Mr. 17vans received 1.202
otes.
Highway Op?n Again.
Camden. Traffic over tho Washlngnn
to V'unfn htffhxvay wa r ".mini
<Toc < tho \V'. *erop rlv-r iit Mr pi a on
,1h n Ihret automobiles < (1 t!ir?
Ivor 011 !'" Hilt In at. frr il by the
ounty.
Co lege Ce.t?: rr>ra*:"n.
Clinton Tito I've My i;>n C"Mo?o
f South Carolina Is to rot v<- $.r>,000
-mi tho f -late of C,t ..-j H. Cornelon.
Sr.. of (>nnur" nirK
Wliile tlis gift w;i- not in i nl. 1 In
io will of M ' Cornel on. and . >.mes
Imply at- a regno*! from him t> his
irnilv. tho pr< sid.M." of the I! has
eon notified that eve v member of the
imily will take plea-tire in e.nryinjc
ut tho ro'ii.ost The money is to V>
irned over t<? the college nr time
urlny tiie fall.
Cheater Pinna Cig Fair.
do ti-r. Tho ('! >r t !. ?nil< r of .
itmntrrce lias nlnns tin tier way of
laging mi* of tho g. e; < . fairs hore
lis fall that if has ever beM,i the pleasro
of this set tion to witness. The
h imber hat arranged for tho use of
10 grounds arid 'ho plan is to raise a
naranfee fund of ?1 ' a. or sileh an
mount to insure the cl a:nter ny tlnst
> s, in ease of in"', -men' wca'her. No
icney will 1*> paid in exempt in raso
T loss and no matter how heavy the
iss the guarantors will not he railed
pon to pay mora than $10.