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/> . ??? ... vv." ?'<;? Chronicle CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 24. 1914 VOLUME XXVI NUMBER' 14. , 1 1 - ? dr. MclNTOSH SHOT. , Atwuin Attempt* Foul Mur tier in Columbia. ('J'liiir.sdHy'H < '< < 1 1 1 ii 1 1 ?1 a State.) Dr. James H. Molntosb, well known Columbia physician, wiih Mhot and jM*. Iuiijh seriously wounded by an un known mail, who attacked him short jy before 'J o'clock thin morning hh the physician wan returning home along Marlon street after a vialfc to the Knowlton hospital.' According to atatements by I>r. Mcintosh the as httllant, afler a struggle, fled over the wall of I lie Presbyterian churchyard, shouting as he Hcale<l the wall : "Now* you won't bother flolle tomojrrow," or "Now, Colle won't ls> bothered by you tomorrow." Dr. Mcintosh rw-ently has |>een brought forward Into the senatorial caiupHlKM. <,'?v. Iilease having said that lie expected to Invite the doctor to l>e on the stage nt tpday's meeting when he would answer the question asked at Greenville, as to 1i1k statement re garding the condition of H. A. Hlchey, who was |>aroled by the governor. There Is no clew to the ldcnity of J)t. Mcintosh's assailant. The wound ed man describes him as being small, about 120 iwunds In weight, dressed in dark clothing and wearing a cloth cap. Bloodhounds, summoned froth the penitentiary, arrived some time after the shooting. Bystanders ,had been kept away from the part of the wall which the assailant had scaled in his escape. The trail* therefore, was rel atively easy. The dogs followed the trail through the grayeyard to Bull street and thence down that street to the corner of Bull and Pendleton streets. There the trail wax lost, about half way across Pen* dleton street. Statement of Father. . Dr. James Mcintosh, father of I jr. James H. Mcintosh, this morning made the following statement, as repeated by his son when he reached Know! tou'H hospital after being, shot: I)r. Mcintosh left ^nowlton's hbs* pital about 15 minutes to 2 o'clock this morning. Ah lie was passing along Marion street by the First Presbyte rian church a man stepped out from behind a tree and called. 'Hands up,' presenting a pistol as he did so. Dr. Mcintosh grabbed the pistol and grap pled with the man. In the scuffle the pistol was placed against Dr. Mcln todi's stomach and fired one time. Dr. Mcintosh staggered and fell to the ground. Immediately the assailant 'eft, crossed the sidewalk and jumped] the fence, saying, 'Colie won't be both ered with you tomorrow.' Dr. ' Mcln- } josh got his own pistol out and fired ?e ns his assailant got over the Au distant later he fired the re maining three chambers to attract at? ention. The attacking party disappear ed through the Presbyterian graveyard. Dr. Mcintosh has never been in the a t of carrying a pistol, but being suspicious for the last three nights ?? he was shadowed he had taken I 58 Plst?l along with him. I '?The bullet struck in the right side o\or the liven The seriousness I jj* determined until a thorough ?wm nation has been made which is W bi procoss." Dr. Mcintosh was taken to the nowlton hospital, and there he was o medical attention. A preliminary I ? nation led to the . announcement "7 u wns Probable that the wound r^"a fl?*h wound* only,- and that his reoovery was likely. th? nrst P6^80118 to re^ch Ihe nnded man were Dr. R. A. Lancas ? 1 Auman' R- Shepherd and soot t ?f ?tbers who hurrM to the ?om their homes. The shots and the Ji,". * Qrles t0T heiP alarmed Pigbborhood and In a few minutes persons were at hand. ? l,,l.vsiclan wajp perfectly com bed, according to. those first at his . .and at once described the affair, h(Li? , ha(I beeu t0 the Knowlton ine ' "I,0"'1 was returnlng home, walk ton and "rl?n.8tpe?t brtween Washing Pwki ! y* Iu froht of the First tlnim!) iaM ?^tlrch? h,s statement con 8Di?ti ' man leveled revolver tree f, . r?,n tho ?' a large ?d called on him to hold up his and ?!? ,0 KraPPled with his assailant *eaiw rUKK'l0(1 *or the ixjssesslon of the let 11,0,1 was discharged, the hul jilde r. n i r " h , Z)1.10 . " ,Kl omen on ^lie rtg^tj McL,!1- left aM*' DK I 'tfter'V,,/!! ST <,"iW hlS 0W" the n, v a numl>er of shots, the owTn mau disappearing over an h W?H and crying, with tomorrow '? W' 50U won t ****** Colic M^ntlih ^ per*on on ^ ?<vi>e thv man n?L tfCribe<l Maajlant ai a ably i ?r a weighing prob ?T ^ w?ri?g .? doth -m 9 * ami dark shirt ami evidently wearing kIuk'k wltli soft soles or ruhl>er heels an liis footsteps were hardly audible as he ran. Or, Mcintosh was immediately taken to Knowlton's hospital. He detwrljwil the location of his wound an he wan taken away hut did not at that time know how many times he had l?een struck. A crowd had collected in the meantime and a wore of men took a stand at the spot guarding against trespass into the churchyard through which the man had fled. The doga had been summoned and through the forethought of the early arrival* found an UfitVainped area to explore when they reached the s<*ene. The tree from l>ehlnd which the man fetepped is l>etween two lights, one at the corner of Lady and Marlon streets and the other in front of the Sunday school building of the First rreabyte rlan church. The physician tnreturn Ing from the hospital and approaching the trt*> had to paw* directly under the light in front of the Sunday school ? building. Prizes Awarded. ? The one hundred dollars offered by Kennedy & Shaw to purchasers of lota on Walnut, the new street recently opened up by Dr. F. M. Zemp was awarded to the winners at a drawing held at their oflice Monday. The money was distributed as follows : W. A. Hinson, first, $50; W. P. Huggins, sec ond, $25; Alfred McLeod, third, $15; .W. A, Iiodgers, fourth, $10. ' Revival at Pine Creek. !\ Evangelist Richards Is holding a suc ciiHsful meeting at Pine Creek Church this week. A good clans of singers has been organized and they lire furnishing excellent music each night. There will be all day services Sunday and an old fashioned dinner will be served in the gi'ove. Services are held each night at 8:15, and everybody is welcome. The Vote Two Years Ago. The total number of votes cast in the primary of August 1912, was 2,581. Blease received 1,487; Jones 1,026 ; Duncah 38. It is said that the new rules governing the primary will bring this number down considerably. These figures apply to Kershaw county alone. AGAINST THB DEMAGOGUE. One of the newspaper correspond ents following up the state campaign party has this to say of Mendel L. Smith, of Kershaw: - "Mendel? Lr Smith,* speaker of the house of representatives, has been dub bed the "silver tongued orator" among the candidates for governor. Day after day he bitterly denounces the lawless ness in the state and condemns the indiscriminate granting of pardons. He assails the arts and wiles of crafty politicians, who "promise relief to the poor man and who are the last s to bring relief or lighten the burden of the poor man," and qach day he deliv ers a philllpic against the "blatant demagogue." " 'Wholesale, ill-considered pardons,' Mr. Smith says, "are the greatest curse to the state because they tend to tear down the judiciary, to do away with a wholesome fear of punishment and to turn the minds of people against the decisions of- the Juries." "Mr. Smith is in favor of local option compulsory education. He stands for full train crew legislation, for protec tion of public health through the state board of health and a tuberculosis hos pital and for good roads. Mr. Smith is a strong defender of the press." WesivlBe Newt Nates. Westvllle, 8. C., July jpi? The good old times for picnics ha^e at last ar rived, for the farmers are all about through with their work and will take advantage of the good times that is in store for each and all. An enjoyable occasion was the cel ebration of Mrs. Eliza Peach's seventi eth anniversary, a few days past. Mr. Thornie Truesdale, of Camden, spent last Sunday with his parents. Miss Willie Young spent several days the past week visiting friends at Rem bert. Mrs. B. W. Brannon,> two children, Mr. Lonnle Yarborough and sister, Miss Belle Yarborough, of Bethune, spent several days the past week at the home of M r?. Br T -True?dale. ? ? ? ? ? ? Miss Mary Anne Truesdale is visit ing at. the home of her uncle, Mr. B. R. truesdale near Camden. \ Miss Ethel Bruce, of Camden, is spending several weeks with her aunt, Mm. N. E. Qaskln. * J JA\aa- Dosla Moseley, of HaW*vllle,Ts spending her vacation with her parents. _ Mrs. Jno. Cantey visiting in Vir ginia. ? . The Sixth Annual Ker?ha w -County Fair, October 21, 22, 23, and 24, 1914. Get your Exhibit* Ready. . TO HONOR ENGINEERS. Southern to Have Their Names *+ Pieced on Engine Cabs. Southern railway locomotives will soou lw> known by names Instead of nuiulwrs. In a way, tlu?y will Ik? like tor|Hxlo boats and destroyers of the United States navy. Ah thorn* vessels are named after famous officers of the navy, the Southern railway locomo tives will l?e named after the heat en gineers hi the service. With reference to thin Innovation in Southern railway circles, the current issue of the Manu facturers Hecord says : Engineers qf the Southern Hallway Company wlin* have made exceptionally good records In keeping their locomo tives In condition are to Ih? honored by having their namra painted on the panels of the cabs. In announcing this plan, E. . H. Chapman, vice president ami general manager, says it has been adopted as' a mark of the company's appreciation of the Interest which its engineers have taken in the coudition and api>earance of their respective en gines. The practice is. as far as posso ble, to allow each regular "runner" to have his individual locomotive. The engineers feel pergonal pride in the api>earauce of .their locomotives, and many of the machines have been beau* tlfully decorated, in which efforts the company hps cooperated, and as a re* suit of their improved appearance the engines have attracted attention and ellcltd favorable comment. Under the new arrangement each engineer who has run a particular locomotive for a* stated number of Ihiles, rated according to the class of the engine, without Its going into the shop for general over hauling, will have his name placed on Its 'cab panel. The plan was effective July 1, but mileage made during the past two years by engineers running in dividual locomotives will be considered. Death of Mrs. Sewards. Blaney, S. C., July 21.-? After sev eral weeks Illness, Mrs. Elizabeth Neely Stfwards, died on June 26th, 1014, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Simpson, near Blaney, 8. C. The dq ceased has for the past few yars been subjected to continual suffering, but until a few weks before her death was not in a serious condition. Mrs. Rewards was born and reared in Rock Hill and made that city her home practically all her life, but on acount of her feeble condition for the past few years has been living with her daughter, Mrs. Simpson, In Kershaw county. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Rook Hill and was a sincere christian and devoted mother. ? ? ? The interment took place at Smyrna Methodist church and the foaeral aer. vice conducted by Rev. J. P. Winning* ham, of Ridgeway. r The deceased .was 82 years old and la the last member of her Immediate family. She is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs. Joeeph Simpson and Miss Mary E. Sewards. r ? ? . ? Overworked. Indlguant Politician ? Why dldnt yotl print all of my apeech? Country Editor? Well, to tell the truth, boss, we ran clean out of cap ital I's. ? Ex. Compulsory Education. Editor The Chronicle: When we hear of the wonderful re sult of compulsory education in Eng land, Scotland or Germany, we may gue "but thoee are foreign countries and. what would suit them might- not suit the United States." When Massa chusetts and California report that they do not want to get rid of com pulsory education Which is bringing about such progress we still have the old time argument left that we can't try It in South Carolina because while educating ourselves we might educate the negro. But npw, Mr. Editor, when reports from our own Southefn States show .that compulsory education of the white citizen Is his defense against the negro who is already flocking into schools, it seems that only the negroes could fear compulsory education of the Southern white man. Here is what, -..Hon. O. V. Gilbert, as* sistant Superintendent of Public In struction of Kentucky answerfe in a letter of the 8th inst. as to jesults In his State: "First : We not only believe, but we educational progress under the compul sory law than before such a law. "Second: Yes, the negroes were quite generally attending school before the compulsory law. "Third : The compulsory law has increased the attendance of the whites greater proportionately than the ne groes." > ?'} ; r E. H. Blake. Greenwood, K. C., July 22. CENTER ON CANDIDATE. NoChance For Anti*Ble?ieMan Unless This U Done. ( By J. A. Daly In Columbia KwHtril.) 'II ml centralization of tlu* autl ad ministration font's on aoine one antl Blease candidate fur governor has la come lui|>eratlvc In order to aNsnre the ultimate election of an antl-Blease gov ernor was a development of last week in the campaign for State offices con tained In atatemenU of aeveral antl administration candidate* regarded a* leader* of that faction. Without re serve 1h wiih admitted by one candidate of this faction that audi u coalition Ih nece**ary to prevent two Blouse candi dates for governor entering the second primary. The claim that he la the logical can didate around whom the combined forces opiating the admiulat ration should gather - has been individually advanced hy several candidate* for governor. Considerable douht i?, how ever, expresaed that such an agreement can l?e f>erfeeted. Blease supporting candidates for gov ernor continue to aaaert that two of them will make the second race uuleaa the anti-administration force* combine and center their strength on oi^e can didate. Iu discussing the probability of such a coalition, anti-administration candi date* pointed out that thoughts of the formation of such a combination can uot be taken as an admission of par ticular strength of the administration farce*, "they admit the Blease faction has* a stronk minority, which, It is believed, will IfeV^lucipally divided be tween John G. Richards, of Kershaw, now regarded as possibly the leading Blease supporter in the race for gover nor, and William C. Irby, Jr., of Lau rens, and Charles Carroll 81mm*, of Barnwell. k 1 While this unknown vote of the ad mittedly solid Blease faction will l>e divided between these three Blease can didates, the apti-admlnlstration sup porters In the race for governor admit thajf their faction's vote will be divided tw?+??<H?n at least seven candidates. Ar in this manner, they declare that >^~..i,len of the strength of the several anti-administration candidates Is nec essary to Insure success for their fac tion. Development!* of the past several weeks in the State campaigns have in dicated that John a. Clink scales, of Spartanburg, candidate for governor, whose strength ilea principally in his stand for compulsory State-wide edu cation, has been placed in a "faction" by himaelf. The more or leas mild attacks directed a* Clinkscales by both anttaOmiiiistfatUm. and administration candidates for governor ate generally taken as indicating an increase in strength. These attacks on Clinkscales from his several opponents would possibly indicate that he has, in a way, been .'?out-la wedft from the strict antl-ad ministration flection on account of his comparatively radical view he holds on account of the compulsory educa tion question. This issue it is felt by some of the anti-administration sup porters, would make Clinkscales a weak Candidate should he enter the second primary. In opposition to this tendency of the Clinkscales advocacy of the state- wide compulsory education issue there is known to be developing among some of the antl*admlnlstratlon supporters a movement seeking to center on Rich ard I. Manning, of Sumter, the support of the administration men, whom, they argue, would be a strong candidate In the second primary because of his ad vocacy of local option compulsory edu cation, which they say, would make Manning a desirable candidate in coun ties where compulsory education is strongly supported and unobjectionable In counties where compulsory education Is disapproved. While no candidate expresing his views regarding this now Indefinite proiH>sal has declared opposition to sucli a movement, still the claim of each thai he is the logical man for ^election as the center of the combina tion foretells a great difficulty to be overcome before an Intra - factional agreement can be reached by the antl Blense candidates and their supporters. Facing a possibility similar, intra factional agreement between the three leading Blease- candidates for governor, some antl-admlnlstrntion candidates hint at the probably failure of any com bination, though they do not make that definite assertion. Throughout the entire party, there is .yet held a noticeable desire on the part pf each candidate to fight his own bat tle* and abide by the result of the balloting in tha 'first primary, despite recent political developments. The three Blease can<! i the . "1 * y v y/'it mi..- f?n governor ??????!? olsbn he will Ih> In the second primary with another of the 1 {lease candidates, ii nd they do t-In iv the election of an adininlMtratloii HUptKirtcr as )m|M?H*ihlc In a campaign *o split as the present campaign. With three more meetings in the coastal plain lietween tin* campaigners and tlie coming tights In the Piedmont section. where they nay Ilea the balance of ix^ltlcal power, the candidate* for .State officers an* now simulating ah to the results there of the |>ollttcal de velopment* of the last 1H months. Through the tlrst tlve week* of the State . campaign, a general desire to eraae factional lines and bring about a clear-cut discussion of tho Iks vies has been reiieatedly expressed by autlnd ministration candidates for governor. It 1h generally thought that thl* con certed action lma a veiled purpose. Ad ministration candidate* claim that elimination of factionalism would re sult in greater l>enellt for the autl-ad mlnlstratlon forces, offering their ex planation of thla effort. The adminis tration candidate* declare, .they detdro the erasure o( factional llnea only Ins cause they believe It would make |>oh slide greuter development and advai Despite these pleas, a partisan ten sity is noticeable at every meeting, though the line* are apparently far less closely drawn than In. 1012. Wheth er or not this continued pleAdlng for elimination of factionalism is responsi ble for the marked quietude at the campaign meetings is a matter of per sonal opinion and of considerable doubt. In three instances only in the 23 meeting* of the Strite campaign that have been held have audience* created factional disturbances. In each ln Htnace It hap]>ened that a Blease candl-, date, for governor was the cfenter of the short lived atorms. The most atorm^ of these disturbances occurred last week at Aiken when John G. Richards directed an attack at United1 States Senator Ellison I>. Kmltl^ an opponent of Gov. Blease, whom Richards 1* championing in the State campaign. Richards was also troubled during his recent speech at Columbia when the crowd expressed with loud yells and Interruptions their disapproval of his factional utterances. Charles Carroll Strums was the center of a mild dis turbance at Camden, provoked when a boy threw a glass of water on Simms. With the exception of Richards at the Aiken meelng, candidates for lieu tenant governor attracted particular in terest at the meetings last week by their stinging atacks on their several opponents. B. Frank Kelley, of Lee, was prodded at Hampton by his op ponents into making a bitter and per sonal attack on hla opponents and the anti-administration faction. , inent of the State. forty-five candidates Have Announced for Offices la Kershaw County. ? Forty-five candidates have announc ed for county offices in Kershaw coun ty. The last day for paying assess ments and filing pledges will be 12 o'clock, August 10th. Below is the assessment of each candidate fixed by the Executive Committee at its meet ing held Saturday: Assessments Fixed. The subcommittee appointed by the County Executive Committee to fix as sessments for candidates for County offices, met at eleven o'clock, July 18th, 1014, in the office of "L. A. Wittkowsky, County chairman. This committee fixed the assessments as follows: House of , Representatives, $12.60 each. Senate, $25.00 each; _ Judge of Probate $26.00 each. Treasurer $25.00 each. Auditor, $25.00 each. Magistrate DeKalb Township, $7.50 each ; the rest of the county, $2.60 each. Township Commissioners, $2.60 each. This assessment must be paid to the County Chairman on or before twelve o'clock, August 16th, 1914. Any candidate failing to make pay ment by the time above_stated will not be allowed to run in the Primary. L. A. WITTKOWSKY, Chairman Co. Dem. Ex. Com. L#aurens T. Mills, Sec'y Co. I>em. Ex. Com. j Camden, 8. C., July 18, 1014. County Campaign Dates. August 37 ? Bethune August 18 ? Kershaw August 10 ? Westville August 20 ? Habon's Cross Hoails August .21? Blaney August 22? Camden ? f August 22 ? Night at School House j between Mills. j Camden Boys in Chariest on. c> We have received the eighty-second announcement of the Medical College of South Carolina. In the booklet are thhe names of Dr. J. S. Rhame and Dr. E. M. Boykin, two former > Camden boys who appear as assistants In the Department of Surgery. A MIXED ASSEMBLY Senator Tillman Sends Picture To Clerk of Court. Clerk of Court Jan. II. Clyburu this week received from Senator B. It. Till man, it photograph of the Itooonnt ruc tion legisature of Mouth Carolina in is?w. Prominent in tbo picture is the likeness of the notorious Moses, gover nor of I Jthe state at that timo. The picture in a u interesting one showing what the |>eoplo of the state had to coutend with in thorn* days. It can lie w?i? by calling nt tho Clerk's office. Following is Senator Tillman's lot tor to the Clerk of Court: Hon. Jmh. II. ClytVurn, Camden, 8. C. Dear Siri You have seen in the newspa))ers how 1 oame Into possession of a photograph of the "Hinged, Streak ed and StriiMid" legislature of 1868, thq ilrst one under tho Reconstruction Acts. I have had it enlarged and am sending a copy to each Clerk of Court in tho Htato to be hung in his office for tho benefit of tho public. Please acknowledge receipt aim tell me that you will hang it in your ottlce so that South Carolinians may ace, for a hun dred year* at least, jrtst what the old men now {WHsIng sway had to endure and restore decent government in South Carolina. Very sincerely yours, it. R. Tillman. On the right sido of the picture are the names of the Ijeglslaturemen, and at the liottom of It 1h thla printed in large letters Radical members of the South Carolina legislature of 1868, si >;nn i by Mr. B. 11. Tillman, U. S. 8. Below thla in smaller tyi)e' are tlie names of sixty three (68) mem bers of the Reconstruction South Car olina legislature. Fifty (50) of whom are negroes or mulattoes and thirteen White. Twenty-two read and write (8 grammatically,) the remainder make their mark by the aid of an-' anuensis, of nineteen, -are taxpayers to , the amount of $143.10. The. rest pay no taxes and the body levies on the whole people of the state $4,000,000. Below this is type written, Present ed by Senator Tillman to the Clerk's ottlce in each county in South Caroli na as a warning to his fellow citizens of the necessity for white unity: "Lord, God of Hosts, Be with us yet, I vest we forget, l>st we forget." Those Kershaw Babies. To the .Editor of the News and Cou? rier : In. your issue of July 18 you published an article from Camden, heuded "Kershaw Babies Best In the Country.' In one of these two babies, Julius Coachman Green, Charleston can claim a proprietary interest,, as the mother was formerly Miss Mamie B. Hendricks, of Charleston, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Lawrence Edwards Hendricks, who married Mr. Julius Muldrow Green, of Boykin, 8. O. Thin son wan 9 years of age at the time of the content in which he Woo such great honors.? Correspondent in News and Courier; ~ r'7" . ? . . IV Build Bungalow. Work will commence within the next ten days on a two story seven room bungalow t;o be the property of Mr. T. Lee Little. The house will be situated on the lot facing Laurens street, be- . tween the homes of Messrs. N. B. Ooodale and W. B. Eve, Jr. This will make a group of attractive houses erected on this square Within the past [-tew- -months.-- The contract has not I been let. To Appeal for New Trial. Attorneys I. C. Hough and Q. O. Alexander, representing the negro, Du ra nt Halle, who was found guilty of the murder of his wife, and sentenced to die on the 28th day of August, have served notice that they will appeal the case to the supreme' court in an effort to secure a new trial for the con demned man. This will necessarily stay the execution. There are several grounds upon which they will base the appeal ? ont* being that" a member of the Jury was too old for Jury duty. DO IT NOW 1 - ? ? Only three more days remain for you to place your name on the new club rolls. The books close Tuesday, July 28th. Married. On Sunday morning, July lilth, Mr. T. C. Josey to Miss Lottie Dixon. The marriage occurred at the home of Pro bate Judge W. L. McDowell, the Judge* of probate officiating. The bride is a daughter of Mr. O. L, Dixon, one of the ccmnty's best cltlsens, and the groom is a highly respected young man of Bumter county. They have many friends who will extend congratula tions and best wishes. Mr. Sam Lovett and Mis Calls Wil liams, da Tighter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L Williams, of the Pine Creek mill, wew married Saturday, the 18th test, Pro bate Judge W. t* McDowell, officiating.