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Volume 16 CHERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S. C., MAY 16, 19l2 Number ~.9 .
GENERAI NEWS
OF THE WEEK
. LATE NEWS OF THE WORLD.
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"Notes From Foreign Lands, Throughout
the Nation and Particularly
the Great Sontb.
s- Another day of sunshine in New
''^Orleans and throughout southern
^Louisiana cheered more and more the
..hearts of those who are concerned
.over the high hood stages of the Mississippi
river. State and Federal engineers
announced that the few re;ports
received from points north of
New Orleans where gangs are repairing
and strengthening the levees, ,
were encouraging, although it was |
admitted that the situation at Baton
Rouge was still somewhat serious,
and would demand careful watching |
and continued hard work to prevent
a break in the front levee. ,
Twin cyclones struck Talladega, j
Ala., doing a property damage of ap f
proximately $165,000. There was no ,
loss of life. One storm struck the |
town from the southwest, going east ,
and when immediately over the busi- .
mess district was met by another
:storm. The twin disturbance united, ,
doing heavy damage in the way of |
"broken windows and unrooting stores ,
court house was ,
the force the I
S^HH|MKr massave granite
H. Slaughter and Deputy ,
of Archer, Fla., ,
tu a
*A. Map-J ?
New Orleans wlthsteo^t^WB^B
est rainstonu' in her~'history. All oif (
BIB the lower naif of Louisiana was af ,
^B iected. and thousands of the people ,
who lite behind the already terribly.,
V strained levees that hold back the j
Mississippi's fioou waters. were pan .
icky. The wind ranged from 27 miles .
an hour at New Orleans to 40 miles at |
IJatcu Ilouge, -ami at many points .
along the river it swept the waves i
of the swollen stream over the levees.
The .Mississippi liter at New Orleans ,
was tanked up by the high winds, and j
rose eight nchtf in two hours, fore- ]
ing the wafers over the - levees at i
several points. I
Gen. Benin tt H. Young of Louis- |
ville, Ky., commander of the Army of
Tennessee, was elect-d oommauder-in- (
chief of the i'nited Confederate Vet- .
eraus, succeeding Acting Commanderin-Chief
Gtn. C. Irvine Walker of
Charleston, s. C. The names of Gen- j
eral Walker and Gen.W. K. Van 2^andt
of Texas were ' oil; presented, but
they withdtew and the election of
General Young was made unanimous
by a rising vote. Gen. Irvine C.
Walker was unanimously elected honorary
eomnipuder-in chief.
The choosing .of Chattanooga. Tenn.,
as the convention city for 1913. the
unanimous, enthusiastic acceptance of
the invitation of Genera Tritnhle,
commander-in chief of * the G. A. It.,
to merge the blue and the gray it
Gettysburg in .Inly to heal all remaining
sores of the long internecine
strife of the sixties, tiie crowning of
Miss .Vary Scanurett of .Macon as
quern of 'lie l .12 reunion before 20.noo
poo;;.-, on Coleman's hill, and a
Georgia s-v.n nulling mellowly ovei
the city ail day. featured the third
day of the twn;'y-si rnnd rnnual re
uion of the Confederate veterans in
Macon, Ga.
The dosfitut'on and distress that
follows in the pat i of crevasses had
a ~ practical demonstration wncn
the steamer Whitman'with 7*o refu
gees from the MeCrea section ol
Polntc Coupee parish, landed at "Mel
vMt?. t n. Tppcn unfortunates weT
picked up aions the levee where they
had been for three days without shelter,
ard on almost continur,"i r.4In
had prove;! od the cooking of the ra
tions which had been given them.
Many, iiivvwer. refused to bo taken
away.
After adopting resolutions favoring
flie entiir Progressive movement the
Kansas lovub'.iran convention nam
:d fo ir dei.-^atrs at large to the na
tlonal convention and instructed them 11
for Colonel Roosevelt. The Taft (J
strength in the convention was 104,
the Roosevelt strength 790.
Worn out by grief over his father's
death and his efforts to cheer his
youthful stepmother, young Vincent
Astor, now head of the family lu H
America, has turned to his "real
mother," rMs. Ava Astor, for solace.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota heads
the subcommittee which will invesMtigate
the campaign contributions.
The bureau of fisheries, confident
that the diamond back terrapin can
be cultivated in the United States for
commercial purposes and placed within
the means of everybody, wants an
appropriation from congress to pay a
terrapin culturist. t*
In an address before the Society ot st
Anthropology at Chicago, Charles of
Frederick Adams of Xew York declar- tb
d there will be no real democracy pi
until women are granted equal rights k?
".t the ballot box de
Standing upon the bridge of the jn
Darmania In mid-ocean, Mrs. J. H.
Loring of New York and London scat- je
tered armfuls of flowerB upon the p,
waters of the Atlantic in memory of Bh
her husband, who lost his life on the ai
Titanic. When the Carmania arriv- ^
ed in latitude 41.1 and longitude
30.14, the nearest position to where m,
the Titanic sank, Mrs. Loring, attir- rj?j
ed in deep mourning, was escorted to rpj
the bridge by Captain Dow. Many
passengers, touched by thed evotion,
wept. S(<
Twelve hours of fighting on the j8l
desert plains of Merlco 300 miles to
the south of the American border he- ^
tween a force of 5,000 rebels under ^
General Orozco and an equally strong gj.
body of Federals under General Hu- an
erta, resulted in a decided advantage Qe
to the government. At nightfall the wj
sandy mesas between there and Yqr[A.
14 miles north, where insurrectos pg
Are gradually forced hack, were ^Q,
dead and wounded. ^
Ve^^^^^^fch^j?ved to have been
of Chfgo
oh striker In
pressmen whA '-f
daily ncw:;psper
jfflees. J. M. T.-rnch, international wl
president or tne Typonrapn-cui uikuu, re
ind Walter W. Barrett, president of mi
the Chicago local, expressed them- sa
?elves as well pleased with the re- no
suit. This vote is final. The press- -p
men were downcast over the failure
the Typographical union to join .
,. i re
them. s hfl
A graphic picture of the scenes thai
accompanied the sinking of the White ^
Star liner Titanic giving a new viewpoint
to a tale already told many
times, was painted for the British JJ.
government's court of inquiry which gr
is investigating the great sea horror.
Frank H. Morris, a baker of the lest
ship, told how. foreign steerage pas- .
sengers were prevented from rushing
the lifeboats, how sixteen persons
were saved from a collapsible boat ^
as it was sinking and how the life- '
boat in which he was rescued passed ^
among hundreds of human beings .J
floating in the water in its path, while jj
only three of them cried out for help. ju
An attack cf William J. Bryan,
' *' '1?A *,K! ?* ! M/l-v 4?* tMo nro.
staling inai ins ti i.uiuc in iino i#.^ ^
convention campaign be accounted for qji
only on the hypothesis that he hopes ^
to be again nominated at the Haiti- jgi
more convention." was given out at ,
Washington, 1). C.. by the Harmon national
headquarters. The statement
calls upon "the Democrats of the
country to give candor to the real
situation." It declares that a successful
Democratic candidate must
carry Northern states, as well as
those that I'.ryan carried in his last
campaign.
Apparently beaten In their efforts
to tie np Chicago newspapers officers
of the Webb Pressmen's union, ac- f
_ 1?. ,|,a
COrUXUK 'U il blei ll inciu i?ancu vj
publishers, have started a movement
lor a nationwide strike of newspaper
pressmen. This and charges by the
publishers that the pressmen were
using misleading state incuts In efforts
to gain sympathy were the principal
developments in the situation.
The publishers said tiicy expected
normal conditions to prevail before
the end of the week.
In the same hall where the regular
Republican organization of Pennsylvania
was overthrown last week, the
regular Democratic state organization
was swept out of power by the "reorganization"
faction of the party. The (
victory of the new men in control of *
the party's machinery was complete,
and no resistance was made by the
regulars after the vote on permanent
I. S. MARSHALL
SELLS WHISKEY
PS PURCHASER IS ARRESTED.
his Action Harks An Open Conflict
of Authority Between the State
and Federal Officials.
Greenville.?The first clash bereen
the United States court and
ate officials over the recent decision
Federal Judge H. A. M. 8mith that
ie government has a right to sell at
tbljc auction in a "dry" county whls
sy that has been seized and con>mned
as contraband occurred here.
compliance with the order of
idge Smith at the April term of the
deral court, held in Greenville, J.
mean Adams, United States marlal,
advertised for sale at public
iction at Greenville county court
tuse, two packages containing in
xicating liquors, the packages being
arked "G. V. Stoeber" and "J. B
laoksto'n," care of the "Hundred
lousand club."
Several days ago Gov. Blease adeased
letters to the sheriffs of
>uth Carolina and to one of the magnates
in Greenville advising them
arrest any party who might purase
contraband whiskey sold in
e state by United States officials,
lerlff J. Perry Poole of Greenville
d Magistrate Samuel Stradley reived
copies of the letter and forthth
primed themselves for the clash
Deputy Marshall J. L. Adams ap ared
in Greenville and prepared
r the auction. Governor Blease
.s ordered any purchaser of the
verRTTX to be arTested.
airman of the 'state conve^.ion |
owed, that the "feorganizers" bad i
ntrol of the convention.
What probably wah' the iceberg
lfch was struck by the Titanic was
ported by Captain Wicke of the Gerin
tank steamer Clio. The captain
ys that on April in latitude 41.25
rth, longitude 4S.43 west, he saw
, Iceberg about 130 feet high,
President Taft took a step toward
vision of the patent laws, which
ve remained unchanged since 1S70.
?* ? ? onnoroco nal'ino
z bflll U mcoaa^c IU wuf,ivMg
r legislation to authorize him to up>int
a commission'to investigate the
tent laws and repjort what changes
jre necessary to make them fit modn
conditions. The president gave
asons to show the need for the
ange. He enumerated five reasons
rich demanded the revision of the
>v.
Charges against Judge Robert \V.
chba'd of the commerce court, were
[folded before the house committee
i judiciary which is to determine
impeachment proceedings shall be
ought against the jurist. How
dge Archbald, in partnership with
Iward J. Williams, a Scranton coal
aler, while deliberating as a judge
i the "lighterage cases" to which
e Erie railroad was a party, Is algod
to have negotiated an option
am that railroad for 42,000 tons of
T\ rr/
JL7epU51l yi
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Fhe Bank
Chera.v
STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER B
40 compoi
0 irv savii
culm dump property to be sold at a
$12,000 profit, was related to the committee
by Williams himself.
President Taft sent to congress a
message approving the plan of the
commission of economy and efficiency
to retire all government employees
at the age of 70 years on annuities
equal to half-salary with a maximum
limit of $600. The plan provides that
employees entering the service shall
make annual contributions to provide
a retirement fund. The commission
estimates that the plan would cost
the government $227,000 a year dur,ng
the next twenty years and that
the saving during the succeeding sixteen
years would equalize it.
COUNCIL CLOSES ' SESSION.
Three Pleasant Days Speht at Beanfort-t-Mnch
Business Disposed of.
Next Meeting at Charleston.
?eaufort|?After a three-day sesglon
of the 122nd annual council of the
Episcopal diocese of South Carolina
adjourned sine die to meet next year
at Grace church, Charleston.
The morning's session was given up
to routine matters almost entirely. An
exception was the matter of the g^ft
of property in Aiken left by former
Senator Edmunds. The vote referring
the matter to the finance committee
for a report next year was re- .
considered and the trustees of the
diocese instructed to sell the property
if an advantageous offer is made the
funds to be held untiJ the next
council makes disposition thereof. It
was decided to leave the disposition
open after a majority had decided that
the proceeds should be turned into
the bishop's funds. The attendance
had fallen off at this hour and it was
thought best to leave it to a full*
A committee to prepare resolutions
of thanks to Senator Edmunds wad
appointed "as follows: 'Rev. T. W.
Clift. During this discussion R. I.
Manning referred to the division of
the diocese as something more than
a possibility in the near future.
A committee on the increase of the
number of the ministry was appointed
as follows: Rev. A. S. Thompson,
chairman; Rev. T. T. Walsh, Rev. W.
M. Way, J. I. Waring, E. W. DuVall
and G. W. S.' Hart. The resolution to
take up this work had been thoroughly
discussed at the session of the day
before when an aggressive movement
was decided on.
Last evening's session was given up
to a report on the apportionment of
the mission and other funds among
the several parishes and reports of
new buildings and other activities of
the three convocations. Each made a
gratifying showing of growth.
Probably.
"Does your new assistant do thiugs
with spirit?"
"I must say, he does not seem to
do anything without it."
A Cinch.
"How did he manage to get elected
by sv.cn a large uimuue ;
"He told the voters he was a piefort
statesman."
nir money
sr ?
of Cheraw
s. c.
INKS IN THE COUNT! COMBINED
mded quarterly
rigs department
A
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
MUSL BE ITEMIZED
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CREIGHTON SENDS ACCOUNT.
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Was Agent for Governor?Payment for
Services Rendered.
Columbia.?Taking the position that
the law expressly requires that an
Itemized account must be filed for ex*
penaes, A. W. Jones, the comptroller
general, has refused to pay a claim
for services submitted by C. W.
Creighton of Greenwood, who Vaa appointed
as a special agent of the exetv
utive department by the governor of ,
South Carolina. This action was tak-.
en because of a letter written by
Comptroller General Jones to' Mr.
Creighton. He says: ' ^
"I have Before me your special ac
count for the enforcement of law for
special service rendered.
"I. beg, to say before we can pay
this account It must be itemized, giv
ing the number of days and date* on
which services were rendered. Ser- i '
vices rendered'on -the special fund by
the month is not permissible.
"Kindly send statement and we will
attach to your account and issue you
a check for same."
The salary is $100 per month.
On May 6, Mr. Creighton .replied as
follows: "Your letter of the 3rd inst, . vjffl
is at hand., I am leaving home oa'
duty and will not return until
the last of the week,'about Saturday, *
and then I will take up the subject'
matter of your letter with you." -jR
On May 7 the governor sent a let- Jjk
tor to the comptroller general with
Tpforoncp ty claim Thf,
requested tfutKlie # MmM
out resorting to the cotank. 'The
ernor gave the opinion that the
ized account is to be fi^ed with the/^B^^H
chief executive and not with the .
comptroller general. In his reply Mr. .
Jones quotes the law and decisioha
by the supreme court to show that aa . , ^6
itemized account of expenses must be
filed with theA"comptroller general.
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Interest In Southeastern States.
Never before has. there been such
widespread interest in the Southeastern
States as is now being manifested .
throughout the North and West, The resources
and opportunities of the entire
section are batter known than
ever before and the agents of the Vj
Land and Industrial Department of J
the Southern Railway Company are ifl
meeting with encouraging uiCcetB in 4Q
the solicitation of farm r ttlers apd
the establishment of new industries. ,
Tha growing interest of people of
other sections iri the a '.vantages- ofp
the Southeastern States is summed up
In the following paragraph from a
recent report of the Western Agent
of the Southern Railway Land and
Industrial Department:
"The work of this oftyee reveals Cha
continued growing interest on the
part of residents of the North nnd '
West in the Southeast, and Its opportunities
in agriculture and the various
lines of business, and our territory
was never before so well and favorably
known in the section in which
we ere soliciting new business or had
as active inquiry concerning its resources,
advantages and possibilities.
We are anticipating an active spring
and summer." t
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
commission to the Eimwood Develop
ment Company of Columbia, with a
capital of $<>,000. The petitioners are
Frank H. Gibbes, J. B. Urquhart, Y7.
A. Clarkson. A general real estate
business will be conducted. A commission
has been issued to Leverettei
Furniture Company of Laurens, with!
a capital of $10,000. The petitioners j
are: J. G. Lcverette, w. k.. Huagensj
and. E. K. Todd. A commission has
been issued to the Field's Patridge
Wyandotte Company, Inc., of Florence
with a capital of $2,000. A general
poultry business will be conducted.
The petitioners are W. H. Fields,
C. E. Commander and C. M. Boyd.
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