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"In Noyfn Umal? to Command Su ccess, but We'll do More, Sempronl oua, We'll Deserve It" Volume 18 lotERAW. CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S. C? JULY 23, 1914 Number 34 MEETINGS STILL TO BE HELD Following is the itinerary for the State campaigr: Walterboro?'Thursday, July 23. Charleston?Friday. J?."y 24. St. George?Tuesday, July 2S. Orangeburg?Wednesday, July 20. St. Mathews?Thursday, July 30. Winnsboro--Monday. August 3. Chester?Tuesday. August 4. Lancaster? Wednesday. August Yorkville?Thursday, August t>. Gaffney?Friday, August 7. Union?Tuesday. August 11. Laurens?Thursday, August 13. Greenwood?Friday, August 14. Abbeville?Saturday, August 13. Anderson?Monday, August IT. Walhalia?Tuesday. August IS. Pickens?Wednesday, August 19. Greenville?Thursday, August 20. Following is the intinerary for the senatorial campaign: Greenwood?Saturday, July 11. Abbeville?Tuesday, July 14. Anderson?Wednesday. July 15. Walhalia?Thursday. July 16. Pickens?Friday, July 17. Greenville?Saturday, July IS. Laurens?Wednesday, July 22. Columbia?Thursday, July 23. Lexington?Friday. July 24. Saluda?Saturday, July 25. Edgefield?Wednesday. July 29. Aiken?Thursday, July 30. Camden?Tuesday, August 4. Chesterfield?Wednesday, August 5. Pennettsville--Friday, August 7. Darlington?Saturday, August 8 Bishopville?Monday, August 10. Florence?Tuesday, August 11. Dillon?Wednesday, August 12. 1 Real Estate Loans Insurance Wei of All Kinds and DL Bonds Pho Marion?Thursday, August 13. Conway^?Fridayi August '14. Kingstree?Saturday. August 15. Georgetown?Monday, August 17. Monck's Corner?Tuesday, Aug. 18. Manning?Wednesday, August 19. Sumter?Thursday, August 20. HUERTA GIVES TP Resignation Accepted Carbajal Takes Office Gen. Victoriana Huerta resigned from the provisional presidency of the Mexican republic Wednesday night and his resignation was accepted by the Senate and Chamber of Deputies by a vote 01 121 10 n. Francisco Carbajal then was appointed President and took the oath of office att he joint session of the Deputies and Senators. Huerta's resignation was submitted through the department of foreign relations. It was read in the House and was greeted with cries of "Viva Huerta" It then was rel'ercd to the joint committees of Gobernacion. After brief considiration the committees reported accepting the resignation. After noting a few of the names given corsets and other invisible apparel of the gentle sex this year, our office devil wrings the following from the office towel: There.s Sirene and Fifi. Clarissa and MiMi. And Irmingard, Chick and Irene; There's Fanchon and Flora, Georgette and Adora, Bonita and quaint Rosalene. There's Edna, Felicia, Cossette and Patricia. Camille, Aline and Marie. No, this is no harem? You take 'em and wear 'em; They're names of the new lingerie roi ONE WEEK llli p j an STATE CANDIDATES ? wo , on i t0 HOLD MEETINGS IN AIKEN, BAM- gm BERG, BARNWELL, HAMPTON 1 *?' I vis AND BEAUFORT. i the < ! am ! ' I *)ai ONLY EXCITEMENT AT AIKEN ' m ter far Candidates for State Offices Confine thf Much Time to Education and the Pardon Law. at to "It The campaigrr-of candidates for n?r state oTices last week through the ser counties of Aiken, Bamberg, Barn- st.-i well, Hampton and Beaufort, was ] quiet except for the incident at Aiken of ' * * At-v? C nAlitioc C/ir. eft' wnere ine injevuuu ui mc ?v. rounding the senatorial campaign sta brought on a near fight. It was a red* int letter week for those candidates who ho1 have in their platforms a bitter attack om on he indiscriminate granting of par- an< dons and the disregard for law, as every reference to better these condi* voi tions was warmly applauded and in sta some places it resulted almost in an am ovation for the speakers. The other the question that attracted comments pie from almost all the speakers is the is* thi eue of education, whether there shall of fc* a statewide or local option compul- a FIRE I nake a specialty of writing fire ne 84 Maynard-Raley Deposit yoi ? in; iThe Bank ( Cher&.w. | STRONGER THAN ALL OTHER RAN 40 compour 0 in saving Bory school attendance law, or none j Wjr at all. Each attitude has is ardent ; nee supporters and the debates continue ren from day to day with no hope of abate- j age ment until the campaign ends. fajj During the week issues foreign to , of J the main considerations of he minor ; bee offices have seeped through the I for< speeches of the candidates by attacks He on the public records of the other cou | candidates. abli There are 11 candidates for the of- wer fire of eovernor as follows: Lowndes whi J. Browning of Union county, John G. N Clinkscalea of Spartanburg county, favi Robert A. Cooper of Laurens county, any John T. Duncan of Richland county, froi W. C. Irby, Jr., of Laurens county, in i Richard I Manning of Sumter county, tot? John B. Adger Muilally of Anderson aga county, John G. Richard* of Itersbaw the county, Charles Carroll Of Barn- d?< well, Charles A. Smith of_Florence an. iint.v and Mendel L. Smith of iveriw county. Lowndes J. Browning has two prin>al j)lanks on which he bases his peal for votes. Tie is opposed to the ssent personal property tax of South relina on the grounds of its inadeacv and inefficient results and uld substitute in lieu thereof a tax inheritance ar.d incomes, sitnilar the federal income tax law. lie ares that under the laws of the per ml property tax a poor man with able assets pays taxes on all of mi while the capitalists with stocks d bonds pays taxes on only such rt of them as he pleases. Hie other plank is that of rural >dits, by which he plans to help lants to become owners of their ins and Jiomes. He advocates that ? state lend these men from $1,000 $2,000 en long time, say 20 years, a low rate of Interest lust sufficient bear the actual cost of the loan, as is landowners and producers and t profits that the state wants." To Mire the money for these loans the te could float coupon bonds. Mr. Browning Is against the abuse the pardoning power and is for the ict enforcement of the laws on the r\f tlio ctnto \T T TlmWH r ha? served for six years in the use of representative", and during ? term was chairman of the ways 3 means committee. Fohr. G. Clinkseales is the sole adeate among the candidates for a te-wide compulsory school attendee law, which has become one of ? main issues in the campaign. He ads to rthe 40,000 hoys and girls in s state who never darken the door a school. He is in favor of having term of three months during the N S U R insurance and represent Loses Paid Promptly. Realty & Trust ir money >f Cheraw s. c. KS IK THE COITKTT COMBINED ided quarterly [s department iter, when the children are not ded around the home by their pats. for all children between the s of seven and twelve. He never 8 to tell of some special Instances Illiteracy, whJch could easily have n avoided had the parents been :ed to send their children to school, states that he has looked in many nties in the state ana has not Deen e to find any place where there e not ample facilities for every te child In the state. Ir. Cllnkscales Is also strongly In Dr of the enforcement of law and thing that will "redeem the state n being a laughing stock." He is favor of putting stripes on "pistol >rs" and "blind tiger men," and Is j inrt the abuse or excessive use of liAfdoning power. He Is a strong rtidff of the value of the press as educational agent j rieultural advancement of \.ne state He is in favor of placing in each coun' ty a farm demonstration school under the supervision of Clemson Colj lege, which shall educate the farmers ' and show them the ways and means of scientific farming. Another purpose I of such schools, as outlined by Mr. I Cooper, is t^at they would advise the | farmer and prepare him in the prac| ticallv inevtitable invasion of the boll weevil, which scientists state will reach South Carolina in five years. 'South Carolinians," says Mr. Cooper, "are essentially an agricultural peple and we must put forth every effort to conserve and protect these resources." Mr. Cooper states that he will hold the oath of his office inviolate and that he will let the verdicts of juries stand unless it can be shown to him beyond doubt that it would promote justice by use of clemency. He states that he will not interfere in local government unless there has been an Infraction of the law. Mr. CoopeT i3 [ in favor of local option compulsory education on the ground that the state j is not prepared for a state-wide law. John T. Duncan talks of a "system" -unning the politics of the state. He says that in each of the IS judicial rliutnVte thpre is a hoSS. who Works | out the schemes of the "big boss," end that in each county there is a boss with a dual organization. In other words, that the factional feeling in South Carolina Is superficial. W. I. Irby, Jr.. day in and day out denounces the "evil influences of the cotton mill merger," and the northern capitalists who control it. He states | that the cotton mills are in a conspirI acy against the mill people. A N C E only the best old line comp: : Co., Agents cse? cates is "cheap money" for the people of the state for the purpose of owning their homes and farms. He argues that the continual exodus of white farmers from the country to the towns of the state Is the basic cause of the present high cost of living. because this movement decreases the production and increases the demand. He states that the competition of negro landowners will in time cause the farmers of the state to leave South Carolina. Mr. Irby advocates the appointment of a corporoation commission, composed of four officials of the state government and a representative of the mill workers, who shall have charge of all affairs pertaining to the mill and the regulation of wages. Richard I Manning Is a strong advocate of law enforcement and each day becomes more emphatic in his deniinrintinn of the abuse of the nar doning power. He states that if elected governor he will see that the laws are obeyed and that the present disregard of laws will be wiped out so that the fair name of the state can be reclaimed. "I serve notice." repeats Mr. Manning at almost every meeting, "that after a fair trial those convicted of arson, or of being yeggmen, safecrackers. pickpockets and above all those who attempt outrage on our women. need not apply to me for a pardon. Mr. Manning favors local option compulsory education, giving to each county the right to vote whether it wishes to adopt the plan or not. He is for better salaries to teachers, a larger number of teachers for the public schools, longer terms and medical inspection of pupils under the direction of the state board of education in co-operation with the state board of health. On the liquor question, Mr. Manning is an advocate of local option. John B. Adger Mullally has been sick the greater part of the campaign and so has been forced to be absent (Continued on Page 6.) THE RAGE IN THE FIFTH DISTRICT THE PAGELANI) INCIDENT Mr. Stevenson and Rev. .T. W. Quick Explain the Incident and What Led to It. On the night of July 14, 1014 at Pageland, S. C., the candidates for Congress, W. F. Stevenson and D. E. Finley spoke. Mr. Stevenson opened and Mr. Finley closed and Mr. Stevenson exercised the right, assumed by Mr. 'Finley at Chesterfield, of replying. When he did so Mr. Finley replied to him and as he turned to sit down he said to Mr. Stevenson, "You can't throw offff on me." Mr. Stevenson said, "How." He had not made any personal remarks to Mr. Finley and only replied to what he said appeared to be an insinuation made by Mr. Finley and had corrected Mr. Finley in reply to questions addressed to him by Mr. Finley. When Finley replied, "I will just hurt you." Mr. Stevenson said, "Hurt me, old man, hurt me?" The chairman had announced the meeting adjourned and as Mr. Stevenson turned to pick up his papers Mr. We are eager to anies servo you and ,aw? appreciate C. your business * Finley hit him behind the right ear. After Mr. Stevenson recovered from thelick he approached Mr. Finley and appeared about to engage in the difficulty but he was pulled off the stand by T. W. Belk, stated to him that he wanted to prevent any difficulty. The incident was intirely unexpected and without any apparent cause as the debate was being conducted along parlimentary lines and the apparent heat of Mr. Finley was I not understood by Mr. Stevenson apparently or by the audience. W. F. STEVENSON. To the best of my knowledge the above is a correct statement but I I don't know what Mr. Stevenson was doing when Mr. Finley struck him. JOHN W. QUICK, Chairman of Meeting. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. District Court of the United States District of South Carolina Chesterflell County. In the matter of J. T. Gainey trading as Gainey Mercantile Company, Bankrupt To the Creditors of the above named Bankrupt: Take notice that on the 22 day of June, 1914, the above named bankrupt filed his petition in said Court praying the cnormation of the composition heretofore offered and accepted, and j thata hearing was thereupon ordered and will bw had upon said petition on at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all known creditors and other persons in interest may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petition should, not be granted. RICHARD W. HUTSON, Clerk. I