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uurciip ruueu i / By HoMii / Un By withholding )iis signature br veto, fender his constitutional privilege,/ttorernor Blease killed the bond issue act. Allowed, three days to determine whether he would veto or sign it, the governor maintained possession of the measure Tuesday, while W;,%e voters of the state balloted in the I ( ^.-general election, in which It was pro- ( /posed a referendum on the issue of the $34,000,000 In bonds would be h-ld. The judiciary committee of the house of representatives reported Monday night that, in their opinion, I v / the governor could leealiv hnH I - ?? ? d act until midnight Tuesday. c Governor Blease sent to the general c assembly Monday night a message in r which he stated his doubt that Ibe * measure was constitutional; that the { voters would not have sufficient time to study its provisions it it would be Q] submitted to referendum; and that, ^ "if I felt that my action would be flnal It may be that. Voiding the convictions I have that thlB is the most dan- ' m gerous act of legislation that has' eve' r been presented to the people of South Carolina, I would unhesitatingly give ag my executive - disapproval of the act." ^ Hhough, he stated in the message. >f he did not approve of the measure * oo he did not feel justified in vetoing 11 ^ and thus refusing the voters the y :lv f liege of voting upon its passage ir go referendum. is "The responsibility, therefore, of its .. hnaomU. 1- 4 ' nm mum rvn wnn mi gen- }lb eral asembly," he stated. oo] Khe message in full follows: On account of the extraordinary oc- hJ casion which had occured in our ma State I felt it encumbont upon me. >ar for the welfare of the planting intreats in South Carolina and all class- , es of ouf citizenship, to convene the~ ? ? general assembly in oxtra session to b pass suoh laws as in your good Judg- ret weald be necessary and proper . of the cltlsens of body met, ec- . ^^ ^^ ^^HHn^^Umation, I had ?? retu ^>wd uponth^^^^ been in session ^^^^ PflEnour weeks. To a ex- *? HflHJ^|R^feut the measures that I recommend- witl ed have not met with your approbation jng f*1""' and it is now too late for them to rcoi receive adequate consideration or to pass in any substantial form to our on statute books as laws of the State. no* For Issue of $8T?,000,000. "I am now, however, in receipt ? fromyour body, and which you have ratified, an act entitled 'An act to au- Q thorize the issuing of $35,000,000 in dea 5 per cent, coupon bonds of the State. 8en to be known as South Carolina cotton ^un bonds, and to submit the question of the issuing of the same to the electors ecu at the next general election, and to Th( provide for the payment of interest be? and their retirement, and to proscribe the terms and manner of issuing and (n delivery of the same.' I am bound to officially accredit the members of BaJ your body with having passed this act cit in. the bes* of good faith and patriot ism and that you have brought to its rej discussion and its consideration the de, very best thoughts and the most car- Qf nest desire to give reHef fropi the distreesing conditions which surround a j our people The act is now betoie inc j ^ for executive action and I have en- bl] J 1 I* all (ho rrtriairi utavurcu iu iv it ? gj, eration of which I am capable in this \time of dire necessity to our people th Tt has brought to me great embar- t rassment and hours of most harassing ^ anxiety ' in endeavoring to reach a lQ conclusion as to what is my duty and \ what is good for my people and State. \ * Possibly Unconstitutional. vj V "With regard to the act, I have \ grave and serious doubts as to wheth\ or it meets with the requirement? r< \ of our constitution. Upon this point lr \ however, I feel compelled to forbear jt placing nr.y opinion as to such questfon,, which certainly presents some f( reasonable doubt before the expresr wleh of the representatives of the peo Q Die in such a state of affairs as ha? R arisen\ The courts constituted for the R purpose, of deciding these questionr n must decide this question. If I were ? absolutely^ satisfied that the constitu ( tion, whicl\ In my oath of office I oh- , llgated myself to support and respect ( forbids It, l\would, under the solem- j nity of such tath, unhesitatingly dis- ( approve of thia act. I am Impressed ( with the ronvi^ion that it is not fr.ir to our otlcens that they should re | called uprti to votc*vupon such a meas ( ure as this upon sifch inadequate notice?in fact, wtfNput discission among them generally or knowledge of Its main features. \ ~ At this late day it se^ms to me impossible for them to give\the due consideration and free consent which the constitution intended if no^t enjoined Here again the representatives of the people, however, have seen l^t in the ^ exercise of their legislative \jrisdom <4~' " and In accordance with their duty a* they consider it passed and ratifleVthis act, which, they, by such action, Wre jona Bill ng Final Ad til Election-Began convinced Is (or the good of the people, and asked that it be submitted to them. That the act has been passed so hastily as to time, and that such Inadequate, If not actual, lack o( notice has occured, may and should be a good reason why the voter should not give .it his assent, but 1 cannot stand between the people and the legslature and prevent the expression of heir will upon this subject. Disapproves Measure. "If I felt that my action would be Inal It may be that, holding the conlctio'ns I have that this is the most angerous act of legislation that has ver been presented to the people of outh Carolina, I would unhesitatingly Ive tny executive disapproval of the pt. Hi* . K'v ?* - * ~uv vuu wnosc wishee have always sought to obey and hose welfare I have always endeavred to care for and promote, have ie decission with them as to-whethei should become law. I am so ap'ehensive of the dire disaster which ay come to the -credit of the State incurring such a fearful amount indebtedne': "or.such a small Sltate ] South Carolina, and which per- i ps and" In all probaility. In my view "1 it, will noi give any relief to the 1 or farmers of ou: State nor suffi- y tntl/ protect the large planting in- * osts of many of our citizens, and ( fearful of such woeful consequences c may arise to our people at large r it I hesitate to assume any resnnn. ility for this measure. But I be- II ne hebttant and doubtrul before 8 situation which my disapproval ol b ? act may produce, and which so ? ny of our representatives and oui lg mere think would meet the energy which thely now face, and that i( b, Tor their benefit and welfare. a The constitution provides that 'if tb 111 or joint resolution shall not be w! irned by the governor within three s after it shall have been presented him, Sunday excepted. It shall jjj e the same force and effect as if M had signed it, unless the general imbly, by adjournment, prevent itt fr< irn, in which case it shalrliave vii l force and effect unless returned mi ^^ Proi PP1 I Ml Kinds I and I Bonds lin two days after the next meet-( Ri ' In all probability one of the lo tons of this constitutional provis- A is to meet just such a situation CI r presented to me. ' ^ ti Legislature Is Responsible. bi I can not, entertaining the views b< t I do with regard to this act, ap- ** ve it. I can not feel that I am rl ling with my people fairly in the se of not giving them an oppor- r< ilty to fcass upon this question e mselve8. I can not place my exitive disaprovai upon this measure, s e responsibility, therefore, of its n :omlng a law must rest with the P jerai assembly which was convened 1 extra session to pass such laws in u ,'ir good judgement may be neces- j y and proper for the relief of the E izens of our State. It is for the i aple to speak at the ballot box with 1 Sard to whether this tremendous bt shall be placed upon the property < the State for the long period for * lich these bonds run, bearing such ^ nigh rate of interest for State bonds, herefore leave the responsibility and rden of this question upon the genal assembly and the people, should ey by the necessary vote authorize e same. At last it will be for them say vfhether or not they have given le consideration and free consent i the issue of these bonds and the' >nsequencc8 which may result from ie carrying out of the terms and prosions of this act as now framed. "Gentlemen, I shall withhold execuve action upon this act tmd shall not jturn it to the house in which it orig- j lated wlthn three days from the time! was presented to me if the general ssembly shall not have adjourned be >re tnen. i "I trust that each and every one of j ur citizens who votes at the next j eneral election upon this matter shall ;lve the utmost consideration and the nost careful thought before they shall :ast their vote for this act for the ontracting of this great debt, which vill not only burden some of the pres:nt generation, but probably generaIons to come. But after such due ;onsideration and free consent is glv;n. I truly hope that the consequences will be not such as I apprehend, but that it will meet the Just expectations of those who are responsible for it." Wanted Information. Apartment houses in New York are prisons to small children who have been accustomed to roaming at large and doina what thev nleased in tho country- One boy In Harlem has discovered that whenever he jumps from a chair to the floor he la sure to be told, "You mustn't do that. There Is some one below." One Sunday, he was being taught about hdhven. "If I go there,-" he asked, "will I be told all the time to keep quiet because there Is some one below?" TURKEY FINALLY ENTERS INTO WAI I ' 1 Italy, JU lata States Ira Hi Exacted To Bi Eitaagled li The festflitiis CHRISTIANS ARE IN DANGEI Grave Fears Are Fait Fpr Safety O Christians In Turkey ^Massacre ;?a Threatened The war situation in Europe has de eloped a number of new dlfflcultiesc within the past week. Turkey hae | entered intfl the great game and made her introduction into hostilities by /shelling two Russian toWns. The battle along the Yser between the allied armies and the Germans lias sunk Into a- lull due to the fact that the soldiers. of both opposing armies a e exhausted after days of constant fighting. Much concern is being felt in this country over the entrance of Turkey into the European war. It .Is generally believed by the war department officials of this country that Turkey's warlike attitude will ultimately mean that Greece, Italy and the Balkan States will be drawn into the conflict. A very g-ave danger is 6ald to be fflpinor r,ldw4 '' iUt3 v^unsuaDB in the Ottoman | empire. According to the latest reports from Turkey the people are stirred with a hatred for the Christians within their borders and an uprising ind massacre is greatly fea ed. This, will place the United States in a deliate position, for there are thousands if Americans in Turkey who must be escued. It is the unanimous belief of the ailed powere that Germany was th'e i aiding hand in the hostile move made < y Turkey. The leading newspapers < f London predict that this will mean j le complete overthrow of the Turk- ' i hempire and that when the war is x aded Turkey, as a government, will \ s no mote. Italy is expected to take prominent part in the subdufng of t te Turks,' while Greece, it is believed, T 111 not Iobo another opportunity to i uBh her oldtime enemy. r In East Prussia and Russian Poland e Germans are not fating so well in B efr campaign against the Russians. + spatches. from Berlin admit that the - 1 wer? rorcud to retire . >m before Warsaw. The Ruiatan a*. ^ 168 "y that tlie retreat or the Ger- ^ ins ?? ?? the V Phone 84 Mflyj ussian arms are inflicting heavy sees upon the fleeing Germans. The second uprising in B'ltish South frica, which was led by General hristtan DeWett and General Chrisan Frederick Beyers, promised for a me to be more serious than the first, at that at the present time it had sen greatly subdued. Premier Boia, the British leader in South Af- J ca. Issued a proclamation calling pon the people of the Union to asIst the government to suppress any svolt that may arise against the mothr country. Failure, for the time at least, reulted in the attempts of the Gerians to secure command of the scno'rts along the coast of France. In he event that the kaiser determined ipon an assault on England, the posesslop of the seaports along the French coast, together with the comnand of the Antwerp, Ostend and the lelgian coast, would prove invalua>!e. Tlic fighting in the regven or ine sea :oast has been the most severe since he Germans invaded Belgium. Day after day the Germans have , hurled great masses of troops against the lines of the allied armies bui each time they were repilsd. It is said by military experts that the very safety of Lngland depends upon the ability of the allied armies to hold the Germans in cheek and defeat their efforts to gain command of the seacoast. When the armies of the kaiser pushed onward towards the coast of Belgium and began fighting their way in the direction of the French coast, the lines of the allies were quickly shifted. The left wing of the allied armies in France was extended until it reached to the sea. It was then that the British fleet played such an important part in the struggle against the Germans. The fire was so terrific that the Germans were compelled to withdraw further inland. German Bombs Kill Women London.?Two German aeroplanes dropped two bombs at Bethune, France, according to the correspondents of the Dally Mail. The first failed | to explode, but the second, which fell ; among market women, killed nineteen I A< a I? J 1 Turn IUI mem, ttiiu aiijin ru 11/ 1.J i/uioio. 1 "W bombs were also dropped at Dunkirk, j on the same day from a Taube machine, &.000 feet up in the air. A woman and child were killed and all the windows in the neighborhood were smashed. The women of the town are terrified. ? - American Property Damaged Washington.?Acting Secretary Lan sing announced receipt of a telegram from the American charge d'affairec at Petrograd saying Odessa has beer bombarded and American property de stroyed. The dispatch from Chargt Wilson transmitted a message from thi American consul at Odessa, who sah he would send a fuller report later, oi the extent of American property dam aged. He did not say by whom the bom 1 bardment was done, bufclt is presun ed her# that It was by Turkish ship' \ 1 1 ^ Agricultural \fi^?jfi?MWW^H | Meets.' J, W^ KIrwHi Aj^B .-.; Ck>lumbla.-r4^TeSMlifc2M?^^H fair of broedArucape I recently at a meetln* of oUna Agricultural *>4 ciety, which wee lield In county court house. J. I Darlington wu re-elected V | Members of the executive ofl H | were elected. The eecretaEj^^l elected by the executij/f I I There were 89 membe^xj^^M^B present at the meeting# fl I of the-lest meeting vekfl I secretary. The profit Of 1913 waa 36,621,. according V H port of the eecrotary. H "This fair has not' beel^HH ought to have been or whtf^^^H ed it to be," said PresldeiH H addressing the society. (kJ I the depressed . flnancil H which caused the execu^^^^^H tee to call off part of the'fa^H^^ "The agricultural departiH I kept intact and the other pgjfl H ?^MPratf3^Ctrven, that when th1-" debt and fair tn 1918." The^^^H^^H the action the In eliminating part resolution was for the appointment confer with the city eceH^^^H improvement of tlm;gsiCTBMj^^^H committee le to next meeting. W.-^SKwnfiM^HW blat said he thoQgnt?3||^Hii^^^^H improving the grotmd?^MjH?^^^| ant. It was pointed members that the 6])iI|humH^^H grounds should be work, It .was said. wo^^H little. I The following new ,1 Hhe society were electedr^K?9^^^^P >f Columbia, Deems Kolumbda, W. B: Twltty Kprlnge, W. F. Taylor of >'. Bryson ef EJnoree,' njHMHfl Hold of Greenville, Jr- 1. - 3Q$sfl Tn!on and C. T. Lsmcl'it-St.-^fiBBH "I want to ask the cHfrgdf\;?>SH Hla and all South Oaro^naHrlth us for a ?1B," said Mr.(XbT^MH^| He-election as preakUkt^jHH H B. F. Taylor of CoKto?bi?vJH Hiously reflected vice iard-Raley Reijlfr Deposit ~y< _ ' -s i The Bank .} ST HO Mi E It THAN ALL OTHflR B I comJoi W jo in yi T. J. Kinard, Third district. Ninety Six; John D. W. Watts, Foi th dii triot, Laurens; B. H. Boykln, Ffth dii trict, Boytoin; Bright Willkmsoi Sixth district, Darlington; A. H Lam ley. Seventh district, Columbia The society requeetod^he o?cuth committee and a 1 be named by the president^KOcf* with the directors of the ^Kimb ! Chamber of Commerce Nov^?t 2 when plans for imp.rovlng^K fa will be discussed. T E. J. Watson, commissioner ?f agi culture, addressed the soci< y. I stressed the Importance of tt? ment to Improve ttie fair. Copper Is ContrabsiTf Washington.?Great Britain nen< forth will consider copper slflpmer absolute contraband of war. That w revealed by a revised contra >and 1 sent by Ambassador Page. A previo list made copper a condition 1 cont band. The question of ci ntraba shipments came before the state < partment in other ways beforj; the n British list was made publift. Porn protest was lodged with tl e Brit government through Ai ibassa< Pago against detention at Gibral | of the American steamer I^roonla Retired Army Officer Osad, Los Angeles, Cal.?Lieu. pen. A< R. Chaffee, retired, former chief staff of t*e United StAtes army, <1 at his home heme recently of typf > pneumonia. His body was taken ? Washington for burial at Arling* i After his retirement Gen. Chaffee ' . appointed head pf the Loe Angi 3 water board. Later he accepted a presidency of an Insurance compi j but retired from business a a months ago. Mrs. Chaffer and da Jghtor, Mrs. John Ha?| nga Y [. ard, were at the bedside. i- . . ?. The Chronicle fl a year ^ p VCMCI FOR ~ MONTHLY ^P*"^ Eacfr -Thirty Iee-F^r Hungry ert, of Belgium* rlcan people to ig people during His message the battle before smitted to the here for relief lat American ofI Belgium and f to save my ore of the famine s d|em. It la a i ra this hour of ine to feel that Interested people s to relieving the trending civil'.in intry. can be done, the ning winter will burden we must ied if my people pangs of hunger tsequences of dlse that the appeal mission will meet ponse. The wholef Amerlnca shown ne always will be "ALBERT." mmlsslon for reofficial body reclous governments, through which ced into Belgium, with a committee in efficient agency a. H .C. Hoover, 1 Ihnlssion, today isi>; American news* said:. red reports from commission who ~ datum. Their re- erg gre stijl some y * ' oiir money 1 ; of Cheraw w, S. C. !AN?8 IN THE COUNTY COXBINEb unded quarterly ngs department [' | 7,000,000 people in Belgium. In many 8* centers the people are receiving an i "* allowance of a little more than three ' ounces of flour per capita dally. "Our experts calculate that to avoid rfi actual starvation Belgium must have M 'every month a minimum of 60,000 tons of wheat, 15,000 tons of corn, la ? ,000 tons of peas or beans and a ? limited amount of bacon or lard. All ^ this will cost $4,000,000 to $5,00,000 monthly. There is no money in Bel^ glum. The whole credit machinery has ceaseo. Eighty per cent of the people are unemployed. "A plan may be devised whereby euch Belgians as possess property may give obligations to pay when the war ends, but even if we could lts relie on thes? obligations we must ag " still harve at least $2,500,000 monthly i_# in food or money with which to buy it ^ "During the past week we have re n(j ceived and expended in emergency a. food $600,000 and yet this is only fou ew days supply. The problem is im 11Lj mediate. The Belgians are helpin, themselves, but they can do little. Th lor British and French are under sue1 strain that they also can do little !">?? nations, together wit ^ PJQIUOO hlivuw , the Dutch, have a million refugees o their hands. Americans must fee Ins Belgium this winter. There nev< o[ was sue ha call en American charit l6(j and there never was a famine eme told Kency 80 *reat"Will you, therefore. In the 1 terests of humanity, open a eubscrl ^R1 tlon among your readers, ear-mark* eles ,p,?r the 80le purpose of purchasii and transporting food.' Every doll< &ny so raised will be used to purcha feyr food In the United States." her Tow- Fire at Davisboro, Qa. Davisboro. Oa.?Property valued approximately $70,000, Including 1,4 bales of cotton, was destroyed by fl : ; - SMC-fr" - ^ "Birr 'TWAS A 61 ^fun><v ^^9? <v/u?r^ ???xe^ ? ?\ What this war will mean t< Allies Advancing At Yser Paris.?The following official communication was Issued: "In Belgium, according to the latest advices, there is nothing to report in the region of Nieuport or Dixmude. "On our left wing the enemy has directed violent attacks against the front of the British troops and on the two bankB of the La Bassee canal without any success. "There has been a recrudescence of activity In the region of RheimB and along the heights of the Meuse at the south of Fresnes-on-Woevre." Paris.?The French official an- , nouncement given out In Parts says that the forces of the enemy which had passed the River Yser have been , impelled to withdraw by reason of , inundation g^of th? low countrj brought app ;nts cse cw' your ibout by the Belgian army. r( The text of the communication la as h, Follows: i "On the extreme left inundations ? brought about the Belgian army in 8 the lower vallew of the River Yser f have compelled the forces of the ene- ] my which has passed this river to ] withdraw. They were subjected to a < violent cannonade b ythe Belgian and French artillery during their movement of retreat. "The Germans endeavored to deliver J very violent counter attacks on the French and British army corps \vhicl? are progressing to the northeast and to the east of Ypres. At the end of the day our troops had, notwithstanding, continued their forward movement in the direction which had been assigned them and had also taken possession of various points of support. "The British troops, assailed at several points to the north of LaRassee by superior forces, resumed the offensive with energy and reconquered to a considerable extent the terrain yielded to the enemy. At several other points on their line of combat the British troops repulsed the attacks of the Germans, inflicting on them important losses. "On the remainder of the front there has been no general action, only par 1 ?>?omonta nn nfi r nsrt uai uiieiiBun iuvfviuv...u ? , an well as on the part of the enemy. have made progress almost everywhere, notably before certain villages between Arras and Albert, upon the heights of the right bank of the Aisne down stream from Soissons and here and there along the Meuse to the north of Verdun." South Africa Rebellion Broken London.?Col. Conrad Brins, who has been engaged in suppressing the re bellion started by Lieutenant Colone Maritz, in northwest Cape Province j reports that the invasion of the cap< | has finally been broken, according t< a Capetown dispatch to Reuter's Tele I gram company. Protests Against U. 8. Passports r Washington.?Complaint that man Germans posing as British subjects ar - receiving passports out of German f from American diplomatic ugents ws r hied at the state department by S i* Cecil Spring-Rice, the British amba t sador. Information has reached tl a embassy that many aliens have cros h ed the channel to England with pae ? nnrt? obtained by misrepresentatlo h Acting Secretory of State Lansing sa n the American officials in Qermai d would be cautioned to exercise vii >r lance. 7 r- Greece Will Reoccupy Epirus London.?The Greek diplomatic r< n~ resentatlves at the capitals of the fr? ^ powers have given official notice of t ig decision of the Hellenic government or reoccupy Epirus, from which the Ore bo army was withdrawn in March in p suance of the decision reached at I ambassadors' conference fixing 1 status of that country. G:eece clal that this decision is based upon ** necessity of re-establishing order i '60 security in a coutnry adjacent to h* territory new riddled with anarch] 0RI0I1S VICTORY" I > milljon mothers. i urKcy enters into War London.?The complications of the European war have been increased by the entrance of Turkey into the conflict on the side of Germany and Aus tria. After the Breslau had bombarded Theodosia, Russia, Turkish destroy- , ers sank the Russian gunboat Donets | in Odessa harbor, and damaged three ' Russian and one French merchantmen. No official declaration of war has yet been made, but Turkey's action seems to make it probable that the area of the conflict may be greatly widened. The Balkans present such a network of hostile Interests, that Greece and the other Balkan nations mayJj^| easily drawn into the vortex^^jtt^fl Greece, it is beliey^dfl|H^^ he flist state now neutral to throw 4 ler weight against the Ottoman army. ' hilgaria holds a remarkable position. < She is bound to Russia by racial ties ind to Great Britain by obligations or diplomatic support in the last war. ler interests and sentiments are vioently hostile to both Turkey and Greece. Christians In Turkey In Danger London.?There have been great manifestations in Damascus, Asiatic Turkey, in favor of a war against Christians, and especially G:cat Britain, according to a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Athens. The massing of Bedouins along the Egyptian frontier, the dispatch adds, is being continued. 1,000 Austrians Taken Prisoner London.?The Petrograd correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company sends the following: ' "It Is officially announced that on the east Frusslan front hard fighting continues. Persistent German attacks have been repulsed. "Beyond the Vistula the enemy's - - ? a Km rear guard lias Deeu iuv'u pii-nntu u< the Russians on a front extending from Lodz to Zwichost. Tiie Russians captured heavy guns and several aeroplanes. Russian Ports Bombarded London.?The Russian gunhoat Do nota was sunk, a part of the crew were drowned and the others were killed or wounded by the Turkish tor pedo boats which raided the fort ol Odessa, according to a message tc Lloyd's agency. The Russian steam ers Lazaroff, Wltiaz and Wliauipoa am the French steamer Portugal wen i damaged by shell fire and a numbe of sailors killed or wounded. She'l 1 also were fired on the suburbs of Odot . sa, near a number of oil tanks, bu - the tanks were undamaged. A suga ? factory, however, was hit. Some civl ' ians also were killed or injured b the shel's. Pitiable Plight Of Belgians y Brussels.?Famine menaces near] e seven million persons in Belgium u y less they receive immediate help fro is the outside. Brand Whltlock, Ainei ir can minister, asserts mat less m< s- two weeks' food supply remains in c >? ies, while conditions in country d is- trictB are worse. His reports from is is- mur, Louvaln and Liege say affairs n. these cities are worse than in B'usse id Nearly half the people who have i iy malned in Belgium are wanderi Si* Helplessly from town to town seekl shelter with friends and relatives. Canada Not Worried About Invaelc 5P- Hot Springs, Va.?Robert L. Bord '*t the Canadian premier, saw here for i he first time the published statement to Count von Bernstorff, German ami sador, that invasion of Canada by C ^ many would not be a violation of the Monroe doctrine. He remarked ms Canada did not consider a German the vasion imminent, and that the rela ind of the Monroe doctrine to such an bar probability hardly had been coe K ared. / LABOR FEDERATION . DELEGATES FROM ALL OVER 8TATE MEET A*D0RQANIZE MH 8TATE UNIOTH. CULMINATION OF PLANS SE&p9| > 'I Fifty-Two Persons Present Represent" 1 In Twenty-Nine Different Unions. 1 Governor 8peake. Jfl Columbia.?As a culmination of plans set in motion several months ig ago by the CKy Federation of Trades ' :9 in Columbia, 52 delegates, represent- ; ing 29 different organizations of work- -'3 cio mrougiioui south Carolina, met in ^ Columbia to oTg&nize the labor unions " j of the state into a branch of the J American Federation of Labor. ^ Prior to the report of the oohimit-. 'flj tee on credentials, addressee Of Web * come were heard from the governor and Mayor Grifflrti. These were followed by brief talks by Robert Fechner, a member of the exceutive board of the International Association of Machinists and secretary-treasurer of the Georgia Federation of Labor organizer for Georgia, and P. J. Shea of Pennsylvania, vice president of the Amalgamated Association Of " Railway Employes. Response was made by O. A. Cone of Atlanta, also an organizer of the American Fed7 eration of Labor, who has been instrumental in outlining the preliminary steps of the organization. Mr. Cone was selected as temporary chairman until the election of officers took place. John Lee Davis, president of Cohtnibla Typographical union wt^ made temporary secretary. The ar rangement committee, which ..hai been actively engaged in supplement tng the efforts of the Atlanta reprea f-ntativcs, is S. B. Kirby, R. M. Schis ehka, George Nafty, W. White, Chaw os S. Henry, A. M. Camp and J. A Brown. S. B. Kirby, president of the City * Federation of Trades, presided during the opening hour. Immediately,l.^jMWj|[ after the invocation had been offeratafflH^^H the Rev. Kirkman G F1b1u|| I of South the delegates to Mayor Griffith. In a [>n the for the$inHM|HM^^^^J going into the details of the iSm^pSS^H plan. * Hail Visit a Blessing. Columbia.?"I believe that the hail- I storm will prove a blessing in disguise to the farmers of York county. It has taught them the benefits of diversification," said J. R. Blair county agricultural agent for York county, as he explained the excellent exhibit which was sent to the state fair. The exhibit has been prepared by Mr. ; Blair and A. A. McKeown, agricultural agent for the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce. Mr. McKeown was for some time manager of the Fairwold HH farm in Richland county. Mill Gets Big Order. Spartanburg.?The Beaumont Man- , * ufacturlng company of Spartanburg was awarded the contract for the annual supply of wrapping twine for the postoffice department amounting to between 1,200,000 to 1,600,000 pounds at 13 cents per pound. Sheriff Owens Dead. Walterboro.?L. G. Owens, sheriff of Colleton county, who lias been in public life for years, passed away at his farm near Rldgeville after a Short illness. He went to his farm several ^^^B days ago and was stricken with alysis, dying there. Sheriff was a gallant Confederate soldier and . a man m prominent ir. " this county for the last generation. ? A native of North Carolina, he came i^BB to this county after the waj/and has ( since resided here. He is survived ^^B by a wife and grandchildren. ^^BI Convict Kills Guard. I Spartanburg.?Will Hughes, sen- ^^^B fenced a little more than a year ago H to life imprisonment for the murder I of Cofer Cox, near Tuckapau, in this"^^^B n county, killed Robert Stephens, the ni guard In charge of the gang on which ^B ri he was a prisoner, with a piack, rob- 1 u bed blm of his two pistols and $40 in I jt cash and made his eecape. The ofl\- I ip cerrs of the county and many deputies, A ;a. armed with shotguns, are scouring B j? the country In automobiles for the j j8 fugitl'-e^ The gang was at Work I re south rw,the city, near Arkwrlght. I ng ? " nc An old colored man was relating to' a /;rony his experiences during a drivo m down the mountain after dark. He en had seen two wild-cats fighting. tly? "Dey fought and dey fought," he < 0. said, "an' all de time dey wuz a-climbin' up in de air, till by'm by dey wuz , clean ovah de treetops." ' * What wuz dey a-holdln' on tu all de time dey wuz a-climbin', Rastus?" hat asked the skeptical listener, in. "Holdin' on tu!" exclaimed Rastus Lion *c?rnfully- "Wy, de top one wuz im I Q-holdin' on to de bottom one. an* de tald- bottom one wuz a-holdin' on to da top one, of course 1" ' J