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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1916. NUMBER ?. IIKIIII NK NKWS NOTKfcJ. Miiclc of Happening* From Our Regular Correspondent. lUiuit*. .luttf ir?. Mrs. imgget Nov ftvlfe of Mr. Jos. !?'. Norwood, last Tliuiwlnyt Airs. ,lK?l whs n laity of many ad ,1,. traits of I'liiii'iii'lt'r ami (lur ju. |, w limes she \ ?m i tJiiis | die' endeared hersHf to all with [i *|ie came hi contact. She loaves .-I IK I Hun' HOIIS. I a recent meeting of the trustors |t?>t Iiiiim* hjuh school. teachers elected for t In* next solution! Prof, flier K. Whijtlo, of Columbia, !||ml; .Miss I,ynch, of Cauidou ; wo .Mi ss?'s Anderson. of Hlchland, hiw teachers, have already mo f>. ,|. c l.awson, flu* now pastor i? llapt 1st church here, filled Ills HpiMiiariia-nt last Sunday morie t n o'clock, Air. l.awson and ? at*1 residing at AlelU'e. llt*flniat* and Ali'ltoo high school' [ill ten ins played a match game Tuesdai afternoon, resulting' In or.v for Hethune. Win. I>. (Jardiior, the mute son, r. s. T. (Jardncr, was taken to uberculosis camp near Columbia day for treatment. Ho has betm I for some time. Mirs. It. \V. Mranngii and II. (), null), who wore operated on at Aihunhia hospital last week, aro IviiiK' and will return houto with nv day*. J. J. K. Co|K land and A. F, Gard l|N'iit a couple of days at the pbln hospital last week, where Popeland wont for treatment i yomiu folks in town enjoyed a at the big Spring on Tuesday, j. Joanna Caston returned last Broil) a ii extended visit to her Her. Mrs. S. L. l-'olsomi near low. Si(l Padgett. who has Iweh hfdd |KKiitiou at Petersburg, Vn., since I, returned home last week. ' [J. I'. Coldinan. who Is working Southern railway neaV Convj IN. ('.. sjieiH last Saturday and |v with Ids family here. Killed in Honduras. . liiveavillf PledAumt. says: j(|s here ..r the late Bishop Coke and his son Henry I\luurd lmth of whom onee llvott' hero, leeplv regret to learn of the |of .the latter. ;is told In the fol extraet from the Klohiuoiid [lispateh : [ailment of ;i train caused by an pr ly invr ?If rn>x the tracks near Honduras. cuummI the death of [Smith, civil engineer, son Of the l^hop (,'oke Sin i l h id' thte Soutli kthodist church, according to ln |on received lately by Air. relatives here from Robert secrctan of >tate. The acol eurred March As a preoau Binst ImltMiiic plague the body ^t he removed from Honduras ter the lapse of four years." Should Kejjister at Once. [Mirollment hooks of the various ratic ciuhs arc now ojion, ami Member ,.f the heuuicratio party [enroll Ids name so that he can thi' prima r.\ on August 2l>. fcna.v he vital issues brought up |i now and then and by enroll emilde yourself to meet them, pthod of enrollment is similar one adopter) two years ago, Bo Inx'ks arc very inueh the important dates to Itr? Ue^ist rat ii?, hooks ofieji. -??? Ucirisi rat ion hooks close. -s ? * Mul i rolls turned over to ^t'k of Court. I- ? l.ast day for tiling s,"|| paying asM'ssmelits. M JU- I i ,'s| primary. ?> l i o,ji!T\ ??ommitfee de llie results. Storldou News Notes, i. s. < .luii*' 11- ? Master 1 W? irk i n;i 1 1 -juMit last week in 1 ;il 111*1 home of 1 M*. ? : t i *, : slK-ut la:;t Thurs 1 rid:i\ .it the homo <>f ber Mr. Mrs. Helton Owens. I .? >l:i who hits been vlsit .! i%; i i i ii ? Humphries, hn? re t" 1 n ? r home in Columbia. MM Mr-. i? i>. Owens si with relatives at St. ChafJ~. - ?I I. !Vn.r?v s|Kiut Monday |lth Ii?t .unit. Mrs. Robert Wil li Cilllrh'i;. Luther S??well and Steve | ere victors at the home of iizaU th Sowell Sumlay. jMhiuie ( 'a ; i h>, of Sumter, is her sU:,-r. Mrs. "^C. N. Hum frfae < twt'iis s | tent the week 1 his sister, Mrs. K. C. Pearce. f!. M. Workman- spent the week ? rHntlve* at. DeKalb. ?'? Miv 1>. l.. Sow ell spent ;it ilif home of Mr. CI> pios fnii I iiiuuh. of Camden, is vis* ' John Hudson. :esis Saving for County. ? 'amden chronicle- ? In the tor's monthly report for May, ? pnhi for sullies. The ,s I>r.?Ht ??n that would have tween *11- and $224. Would *? Mtea|H?r for the* county to tor.* ,.f it> (mn and buy at <? hrh-ev? if 4irt. county ~E5a Bt would cuablc Home farmers luge c?m rrr f orauc lor ttw4r H?t. whhh is hard to get sonffc All the eandidates for Super- 1 Jfi Commissioners should 1k> in ? ? .it ?...?? the county's expense. ' 1 F. M. Jordan ? luii.- 1'Jth. ? ??V MAY 11E (WU-UI) 01 T Governor Wants South Carolina Troops To Ito Heady. . ^ ' I Columbia, June 1','. Governor Man ' nlng hifs ordered that the National . (ilitii'd of South Carolina hold them : selves in readiness for tnolilli/.atloii j should I Ik* Washington Government ' command their services on the Mexl {?mm border. The order was Issued i I ? | nioruliH.' by I h?? Governor Just before j his departure for SI, l.ouls, Mr. .Man* hlug, who was just back from Wash- 1 lugton. would not say why ho pro- i mitigated tho Hot- ready orders further I than ho wanted tlu> companies warned I of what might happen. lie said hi' j >vas Issuing tho orders because tlioro ] might ho a call for tho troo|>x any day. | in unofficial circles the belief was j expressed that tho ordors for the South : Carolina militia to ?o to the Mexican border will he Issued In NYashlugtou immediately after tho St. houls Con vention. The liveliest interest was taken lit tho Governor's orders for the mllltl i to get ready for mobilization in all military circles. / Adjt. ("Jen. NY. NY. Moore was in con fe renin* with Governor Manning just prior to the hitter's departure on the Carolina SjH'eial for the Demo cratic Convention in St. lands. Tho South Carolina militia is oom l>6sed of two regiments of infantry, four companies of naval militia, live companies of coast artillery, and one troop of cavalry, in all a little over 2,000 men. Text of Order. Governor Richard I. Manning, as commander-in-chief of the South Caro lina National Guard, issued the fol lowing executive order this morning : "I. In view of the probable call for the mobilization of tho National Guard and naval militia of South Carolina for services. in tho near fu ture. I deem It of the utmost Impor tance that the officers and enlisted men In this State begin at once and in earnest, active preparations for In creasing the strength and efficiency of the several commands. , "ii. I do not believe that the citi zens and soldiers of any State in the Union are more loyal and patriotic than those of South Carolina, and should the call -eome. It is my desire that tiie organization from this State make the best, showing by being the first to notify the President of our readiness and prepa redness, both in men and efficiency, to respond to the cull of duty In defence of our nation al honor. "IV I desire this order read in the presence of each company and division, and that the men be impressed with the urgent desirability and necessity Cor prompt, patriotic and enthusiastic action looking to increasing the strength and efficiency' of the South Carolina National '(Juard and naval militia." For Magistrate at Itethunc. At. tin- puniest, solicitation of friends. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for Magistrate at Bethune. sub- j jeet to the rules Qf the Democratic ! primary. If elected. T promise to give j liiv best service to the duties of tlie 1 otiice. .f. K. SEVERANCE. | Farmers Secret Association to Meet. } The Farmers Secret Society will j meet at Crescent school house in, West j Wateree. on Saturdayr June IMth, at | II o'clock. Every local in the county is request- ' ed ti> send a delegation. i Newton Kelly. President. j ?Services ut Grstr Church. There will he service at (Jraeej church Sunday morirhtg at 11 o'clock. The Rev. T. A. Porter will preach. Sundi^v school will meet at 10 -<m ? j o'clock. Key. F. II. Harding. Rector, ! To Meet at Oakland. The members of the Oakland Demo cratic Club1 are re<| nested to meet at Oakland School house on Saturday, June 24th, at four o'clock for the j air- 1 ]>o?e of enrolling their names on the Club Roll Book. J. Ii. Wat kins. * . - Secretary, j Stat* Candidates File Pledges. Governor Richard I. Manning tiled j his pledge as a candidate for re-elec tion to the governorship Tuesday morn- j ing with the secretary of state. Moore, ndjutant general. ! Jlle<lfTiis',!pfedge for re-election in | the cOlfcing Democratic primaries. George W. Wrlghtman, of Saluda, (li ed his pledge for secretary of s^atc to oppose the incumbent. R. M. MeCown. J. E. Swearingen filed his pledge for re-election as state superintednent of education. A. H. Ethcredge. of Saluda, filed as a candidate for congress from the Sec ond congressional district to oppose Congressman Byrnes. E. C. Mann, of gt. Matthews, filed a* a candidate for solicitor from tlie First judicial circuit. . -- It. V. Chapman, of (/reenville, filed njr u candidate for solicitor from the Thirteenth judicial circuit. ? Columbia Record. Death at Mill Village. Mr. William Coulter, of the Pine Creek Mill village, died at that iilace Monday raorotng. He was born July 4, 1850. apd was a native of the Pis- j gHii section of Sumter county, to which plrtce his remains Avere carrle<l fbr in tormoiit and burial op Tuesday. Tlie funeral services ,, were conducted by iter.JT P. Moonv Mr. Coulter Is sur vived by a wife and three children. ' ? " Minted Married. at the home of Judge of Probate \V. T/. McI}oweII, on Sunduy afternoon. Hr. Frank Brown Boss to Mlw Myrfle Clam Ytmna. l?oth of Camden. route ft. v ' ' .j. KI SS1WS ( WHI'KK many. Britain Gl\es Official <asmtt(|ies of llriton.mtd T^iltvu. From tho wo??dcd t'cglitu of South-' west iCuNsia in i!h? Roumanian t'j'ou j I lor til? li&?slfttts are keeping up their i I rcmchdous olYon i vi? against the AuH' t rol Bulgarians. who have Ihhm* r??lil* | forced oil several m?>i(hn l?v Germans i Tho advance oV tlu? Russians Is no* i (al io for 1 1n* lit on u4l?? >r of prison ers taken tlnd the enormous captures of units, machine gun*. ammunition and other war stores, hi the week | thai has ehm-od since thoy tlrst threw) ' their attacks a trains) the Austrians, jtho Russian report thai thoy have cap i tured approximately lON.tKH) otlleers I ami itu*n ami forced hack t lit* organ!?. i o<l linos of their antagonists from tin* \ coir Ion ot i ho Volhynlan fortress tri angle to l(<aimanla. Having previously captured laitsk, the Russians now have retaken IHihno, the second of tho fortresses In the Vol* h.vnla triangle, and are pressing the retreating Austrian* westward. In Ga llcla and Bukowlna progress also has heen made h.v the Russia us . The Aus trlans admit the withdrawal of their forces in Northeastoru Hukowina. Tho Austrians all alung the battle front are putting up a stubborn re sistance. especially east of Kolkl. south of l.tsk. where they lnjve form! hack Unsslan advanced elements across the Nt.\ r River, and in the region of Tor go v It zy south of Lutsk, where a san guinary battle is in progress. Since Saturday night, when threw German infantry attacks against the French trenches on Hill ,114 and other points in this sector were put down by the French tire, bombardments alone having been in progress in the light ing zone about Verdun. No changes In position have taken place here or at any other point on the Hue in France and Belgium held by the French, Bri tish and Belgian troops. The British around Ypres have again l>^efi" heavi ly shelled by the Germans. The Italians claim progress for their troops against the Austrians in the re gion between the Adige and Brenta ri vers southeast of Trent, and announce the repulse, with heavy losses to the attackers, of Austrians endeavoring to capture Monte 'Le Morle, southwest ol' Asiago. The Italian Cabinet has resigned as a result of the refusal of tjhe. Chamber of Deputies to give a vote of confi dence to the Government.- after it had failed to pass the budget of tho min istry of the Interior. The British troops in German Fast Africa have captured tho town of Mom bo. in the Fsamlmra district, and the town of Bismarck burg, on Lake Tang lianyka. An official British tabulation of Ger man losses up to the end of May gives aggregate casualties of 2.924, BKtl. of which 7.'54,412 represents men killed. These losses are declared to bo exclu sive of those sustained in naval en gagements and the fighting in the col onies. lituly Died Suddenly. The' Blshopville correspondent of the Sumter Dally Item writing under date of June 12th. says: "Mrs. E. D. Harden fell dead Fri day afternoon from acute indigestion caused from eaeting two odious. The interment took place at St. Matthews church Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. This a very sad .death as the de ceased leaves two little cihldren, the baby being only ten months old. When she fell dead, she had the baby in her arms and fell on it. Injuring It M'Vt'ifiy. New School House For Stoneboro. Last Saturday, Prof. V. Ar. Lingle. j accompanied by Prof. (\ W. Birch- 1 more. Supt. of Education of Kershaw j county ; Asistant State Superintendent of Education, Prof. J. A. Stoddard and Mr. Robert Mackey went to the Stone- j boro community for the puri>osc of! assisting these progressive jwople in ! selecting a suitable site vfor .the new] school building. The present school building has one acre of ground, however, Mr. Bob. | Mackey gave two acresXand Mr. W. j K. Williams one. making a total of four acres which will make sufficient grounds on which to build a modern building, for a demonstration plot and plenty of playground for the children. The new school building will be two stories with auditorium. Work will begin on same in tin? next few days and the building will Ik> rushed to completion as early as possible. About $1,400 has l>fceii raised to be ! used in the construction nt the hUHd- j ing. ? Lancaster News. On Visit to His Old Home. Mr. ami Mrs. Calhoun Ancruiu ar rived in Camden this week where they are guests at the home of Mrs. An An Ancrum, Mr. Ancrum's mother. Mr. Ancruin is a captaiu In the United States Marine service and for the past nine years has been In nearly every foreign nation. For the past three years he has l?een station**} in the Phillippiue Islands. He is a i his old home for a short stay before' leaving for Port An Prince, the capital of Hayti, where he will go as a mem !>er of the United States Constabulary with "k force of marines working In conjunction with this country and the Haytiau officials in restoring order in that country. Mrs. Ancrum will re main fn Camden until later whon she will join Iter husband. Congressional Speaking Dates, Tho oongr<??slonal appointments fix ed by the committee for KCrahaw tmftn ty are: Kershaw. Tuesday, Juiy 25. Camden, Wednesday. July 2tl. Kethune, Thursday, Juljr 27. Theu there is anyeting at McBee j on Friday. July "28th. which is coaveu- i lei. i t<? the Fast Kershaw people. i corvr <\VMI\\H)N DATKS, Airmigwl ami Assessments I'lvnl at ; Meeting Ss(unlii>. HlO lu'l's)ltl? CoUllt,\ 1 KMIHM'I'ilt ic | Kxecuiiw ( *om in litre \vn>* called to order tu i ht? Court House Saturday,! .hint' Hull. :<utl Mm* roll ( till showed, tweju.x oxctuiive ronuultteriuen pvos> wl. J'ir-t matter taken up was arjnug ! log a schedule for the county ram- i p.lisjn < >\n i i ifx to the lateness of the , crop* it was suggested that thr dates' In* made as Into as possible su that , it close just before tin* tirst primary. I'l'lir a l'< >1 low it tit dates wore named : Itelhunc, Monday. August I It li. at 10 n. tit. Ilaiv\'>? Mill, Tuesday August 15,1 10 a in Kershaw, Wednesda \ . August Kith, I 10 a. in. \V?'st\ illv, Thursday , Adgust 17th. It) a. in. Liberty liiil, Monday. August 21st, H> a, ui. Kahon's Cross Uivids. Wednesday, August 2fh'd. 10 a. m. Mlaney, Thursday, August 24th, 11 a. in. Camden, Friday. August 2flth, 5 |?. in. Factory School House, Saturday. August IMltlv. S j?. in, Notice was idmt that the State Campaign meeting wouhl hr hold hi Camden oil Friday, August isth, ami that thr meetings in thr Congressional district congressman's race would bo hrhi in Camden, .Inly 20th, ami In lllan\v. July 27tii. It was jidered that all ramlhlatos for Other of maglr.trtae In the different townships ho required to run in tiir 1 >emocra t ir pr lu\a ry . ?The following UHsesments wrro tlxrd by tiir romnUtee: For Sheriff. $25. For Clerk of CotYrt. $25. For Su|H'rintendrnt of Induration, $25. For Supervisor. $25. For House of Representatives, $10. For Magistrate for DeKalh tovVnshlp. $10. For Magistrate in other tolwnships, $a. Fo' township Commissioner. $5. For Coroner, $5. It was ordered that tin,* Fnrollmeut Committee' of each club shall consist of the secretary of the club, the coun ty committeeman and the president of Hir elnh, atuU in the event that thr president be the eounty commit teemau then the vice president shall act on the enrollment committee. In ease an.v of these otlieers cannot serve or decline to serve and in the event of any \acaney the other members of the enrollment committee of any flub "llitty ( boose those to fill the committee. The boundaries <?f earh club shall include that territory lUNirer to the voting place of such club than to tho voting place of any other club. That in the City of .Camden all residents entitled to enroll on a boniocratie ?club shall be permitted to enroll on the Fine ( 'reek club, which (toiling [daces Is in the city limits, provided said parties live nearer said < Pine Creek club than to thr Ciundotil operti house. It. was ordered that tho Stockton and Stoneboro clubs which showed on the old rolls with 10 and 20 members respectively be continued on the ground that those points are in sections from which the other voting places are In accessible aud where there are less than 25 voters. It was decided that the committee on enrollment of each club and the secretary of earh club bo required to ascertain from each applicant for en rollment the voting place nearest to the residence of such applicant by the nearest practicable route and to en roll him only If the club to which he is 'linking application is nearest to his n -irience by this tesi. \ in the matter of voting upon M ag itates in Buffalo township it was ordered that ail voters who vote at Hethune, Sandy (Jrove and Cassatt vote for the Magistrate with otliee at Mcthune. Ail who vote at Kershaw, ltoland and Loekhart vote for the Mag istrate with office at Kershaw. And all voters at the other clubs vote for tin* magistrate at large. in the matter of arranging for the voting for Magistrate in \V??st Wateree it was ordered that those voting at Fljirmony, Twenty ('reek. Salt Fond and Heaver Dam -elubs vote for the magistrate for Upper West Wateree and thos^ voting at T.ugoff. goby's .Mill and Blnney vote for the Magis trate from lower West Wateree. Tribute to Brave Men. Winnsboro, Juno 11. ? A bronze me morial tablet has been erected In the county Court House here to the rear of the Judge's stand to commemorate1 liit' Spartan bravery of Sheriff A. I>. Ilortd and the heroic coiuluct of Ila lcii,'h liouhvare, tlx- two Fairfield of fliers who lost their lives iu the trag edy Here Uust June, which appalled tlie mate for grue*>mcuoss and unparallel ed outlawry. The following is t !i?* inscription oh 1 1 if tablet * "Rrect'ed by the south Car olina Bankers' Asso< iatlon to the mem ory of Adam Dubard Hood, Sheriff of Fairfield county, and Deputy Sheriff Ita'.eigli Boulware, who as faithful of ficers lost their lives June 14, 1915, while lit the discharge of their duty. Tills tablet). Ik fnftHided tc i>erpetuate Hi. memory of public officials who dare di?etiflVS?<~ tfieir duty in the face of danger, at the risk "f their lives." Last Date For Pledges. We have been asked by ?vera! to state the last date for filing pledges: and paying assessment* in tlie county' campaign. The Chairman t?f tWr? Coun- ' ty Committee tell* us that It is the; la-d ?lay before th?< <n**nlii*r of the i . oanty campaign, which will be Sat- . - unlay, Auguxt 12th. - , iIT- - V *? * .'a ^ VtSL'll . . w ; ' ? V ?;-?? "r ' & IN IXTKKK8T OK ?BOM>. Former Visitor Sends Substantial Clu't'k to ? urtber The Sjfffc't. > , ! An olt'olt l> belli}! made to llllVl1 i ijulto an Inform in jiOlo lit Camden fur iiiKithor season . It i-- very llkoly that llii'i'o will ho two or more tennis hove next season. Mr. c. M Taintor lias invent l> lei >4 lit' ooutravi for a new uraiul stand ami stables * ?u North Kroad street. and a now polo hold will bo built, Mr. Taintor is proshlont of the now* association and Mr, .1. It. \\ al laoe of this elty, is tho seorota?\\ and treasurer, (/alto a number of former visitors aro taking an Interest In the now rtss<K*iat ion. and have sent sub stantlal oheeks to furtiior tin1 spirit at tliis plain*. * Olio of the latest to send a ohoek was Mr. Win. it. Soldi lor, of Pittsburgh. Mr, Sehlllor lias reeently sold his handsome pro|H>rly on Kirkwood Heights to Mr. Newton Hoy kin, of tills elty. lull sH.vs in* is still Interested in Camden and hor people. Ills lottor, In part, addrossod to Mr. Taintor at his Now York address. Is as follows : "Your lot for of May Nth, for some roason, did not roaoli mo until last wook. just on tlio ovo of my departure, and I only got Imek yesterday morn* iiur. and was so busy all day yostor day thyt 1 oould not attend to It. "I bavo niuoli pleasure in IuuUHuk you tho onolosed cheque, to your order, for to aid in tlio |>crmunont es tablishment of polo at Camden. I am still lutorostod In Camden and Cain don jH'oplo, notwithstanding tlio foot that Mrs. Soldi lor lias sold hor homo tboro and that wo may not bo regular vsltors in tho futuro. Wliothor wo aro or not. howovor, 1 am Kind to >xivo this evidence of my Interest In Cam don In part recognition of tlio many pleasant visits 1 bavo made tboro. "1 am sending this to your Now York address boeuuso of the delay In answering. thinking that you will iiavo left Camden before this time." RUSSIAN'S CONTINTK GAINS. Have Advanced Twenty Miles Captur- 1 ing Prisoner* and Booty. An advance' of about twenty miles .l?y the Russians. who have C/eruowit/. as their objective, is chronicled in tin* ; latest Russian otUcial communicat ion. j Having previously crossed the i Miles ter River and taken Hor?>denka ami Zale Szcxyky. the Russians have now driven their men to the left Hank of tiie river Truth and citptured the town ?of Sniatyn. which lies only twenty I miles northwest of the Bukowina Cap I ital. -tXowhert* on the front from the Prl j put Itiver in Russia and through <Ja lieia to liukowlna has there been any ? cessatoin in the great Russian offens ive. Along the entire Hue, according; to the Itussia n war otiice, the Austro- 1 Hungarians and ticrmans are being' driven back, ami the Itussians still j are taking thousands of prisoners and ; capturing guns, machine guns and warj supplies. In the eleven days' drive 1.7.HO officers and l'JO.OOO men. and l.'M) guns and -<M> machine guns have been captured; on the lower end of the Herman line in Itussia, to the north of Barauo vichi. the Itussians evidently have an ticipated the proposed German offen sive' and taken artillery preparation, they seven tinier essayed to storm the Herman lines. Berlin says, however, that all their efforts failed and that ! they were repulsed with heavy losses. | The lighting around Verdun has dwindled to intermittent bombard ments. There have been no infantry attacks on tills front since Tuesday. The Canadians around Zillebeke, in Belgium, are holding to the l.WH) yards of trenches recaptured from tin* Ger mans Tuesday, although the Hermann are heavily shelling them. The latest advice# from the Austro ' Italian war theatre credit tin1 Italians with repulsing violent Austrian at tacks on the I'oslna front, northwest of Schio. On the other sectors of this line the Austriuns are bombarding -the Italian positions. The German auxiliary cruiser Ilerss- { ma nn has been sunk in the .Baltic, southeast of Stockholm, by four Bus- 1 sian torjKMio boat destroyers, accord- : Ing to Berlin. Reports from Sweden [ and Denmark concerning Russian tor i pedo craft and German auxiliary ends- 1 er. some, torpedo boat* and armed | trawlers, which were conveying Her- ! man merchantmen. In addition to the1 auxiliary cruiser and a German de stroyer, twelve o# (lie merchantmen arc reported to liavo been sunk. It Is antlclimtcdin London that I>a yid Lloyd George will take the place of the late Earl Kitchener as British secretary of war. Itethea for Ke-Kleftion. Columbia, 1 June 1.1. ? Urging ( an iii ereased respwt for constituted author-) lty and stressing the necessity ,7f edu cating the children of the state. Lieut enant Governor Andrew J. Bethea to night anuouiu-ed his candidacy for re election. Mr. Bethea said that he has j been urged by many to make the race for Governor, but that he foels com pelled from a sense of duty to con tinue ^11 the office that he now holds for the j.ejct two years if the people so elect. For a New Highway. - The Commissioner? of Richland county, directors of the State -peni tentiary. directors of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and members of Columbia city council were sched- j ttfedto meet n delegation from flic" Sumter Chands'r of Cianmerre yester day at t lie deSausMtirc farm. _ The meeting' is In the interest V?f a dry weather .highwa v l?etwe?n Sumter and iy>!<unt>ia and the pro|x>Hltioo 1* to bridge the Watew at a point near the State Farm. "* MtiMOCKATS IN CONVENTION. Peace. I 'repa illness and Prosperity Will lie Slogan of I'HCty. Si. l.ous, .1 une II The Uenmeru'tic National Convention hi Ih tirst avs sioir toda,\ boa id the U*\\ n? ?i ?? of Amorl canlsiu ami peace, preparedness and |)r<K)H*ril,v sounded by former tjovot' ' nor iJlyuu of Now Y??rk a> tonii?orar,\ chairman ami w It It a high pitch ot enthusiasm emphatically registered 1?> demons! ration after demonstration, its approval of President Wilson's peace fnl conduct of foreign affairs. Tin* convention which had gotten \\a> wltli such . perfunctory demon st rations as mark every National gath crlng of t bo kind, soon stirred Use It into roaring ( boors as Chairman (il.vnn died historic pnprallols to show that ot bcr Presidents, including Kepuhll cans, lunl adjusted threatening foreign sit lint ions without resort to war. ?'Tin' pi^lb y of i bo Administration," bo declared, "lui^ been Just as Amoii ran as tbo Amorloan ting itself," As bo wont down (bo list of Prosi ilon Is, recounting their action to avobl war tbo delegates caught tbo spirit of his argument ami as bo referred to oaob imrtleular President, some del egate would call, "what did bo do?" "Ho settled tbo trouble l?> nogolla tlon," was tbo roply which Olynn In variably returned a lid tbo convention would roar Its approval. William J. ltryau. us a new?|>aper corrosiHimlont In the press stand, wept with oiiiotlou as (lovornor tJlynn pie tu rod tbo victories of [>enco, but ho laughed with the crowd when a Texas delegate Interrupting loa|?ed to ills rbail and oried, "and don't forgot that poibV^ulso is satisfactory to William .leimlng* Itryan," Asldo from a 10 minute dcmniist ration which began when Chairman (ilynn predicted Pros! dent Wilson's re-election, his speech was sprinkled with domonst rations which ho found it difficult to stem so he could go on.v It was plain that tbo telling points on the delegates won* the recital of President* Wllson'H ef forts io keep the country, at i>eneo. "This | volley." be sjild. "may not satisfy the tire-eater and swashbuck ler, hut 11 does satisfy the mothers of * tin* land at whoso hearth iitnl tlreslde Jingoistic war has placed an empty chair. It does satisfy the daughters of this land from whom hluntcL* and brag have sent tbo loving brother to tbo dissolution of the grave. "It does satisfy the fathers of this land undo the sons of this laud who wll tight for our ting and die for our tlag w hen reason primes the rifle; when honor draws the sword and When Justice breathes a blessing on' the standard they uphold." The last few words were drowned Out in a roar of applause that swept the Coliseum. "ltopeat It." cried tin* delegates, "re JM'Ut It." "All- right, beNpilet, and I'll repeat It." responded (Jovernor Olynn and lie did to applause and cheering, No other President- since the Civil War. (Jovernor Olynn tohl the con vention had faced such crucial prob lems, none had displayed a grasp of . statesmanship more profound. Whether the course the country has pursued during the crucial period is to be continued and whether the prin ciples that have been asserted as our National jioliey shall be Indorsed or withdrawn, the speaker told the con vention. was the paramount question for the voters to decide. "No leaser issue must cloud it," said he, "no uu related problems must confuse, it." KVANUKLIHT 1)1 KS SLi)I>ENLV. Rev. Tlios. II. Leitrli Wan Fdltor of "The Way of Faith." Columbia. ?/ line IU. ? The Ilev. Thoiu-, mm H. *Letfeh, formerly superintendent of the Oliver (*os|>ol in IhhIoi), died sltd nJtfht about 10:3tt o'clock. For ,'{0 years Mr. Leltoh ha* been tin "evangelist of Mie Methodist Epis copal church ami in this capacity has been tliroimhout. South Carolina ami in many sections of the United States from New York to I>enver and in the South. Mr. Twitch, who Iwearae editor of The Way nf Faith about a year ago. succeeding the Itev. .fames M. Pike, was born in Loudon, ICuKhlnd, In ltefio. lie came to America at the age of " years and up imt 11 three years ugo had spent a large part of ids life iu (Char leston. - Ho "there became a , local preacher in the Methodist church but was not connected directly with the conference. Funeral arrangements linye hoon postponed until his sons reach Co lumbia. Mr. Leitch is survived by Ida wife, two daughters. Misses .Jennie and May belle Lei tch. all of Columbia; a son, T. .T. Leitch iu the United States navy, and two sons in Charleston, W. . A., and It. M. i .< -it i-ii. Mr. Leitch and ids family lived at- , tbo utiver Gospel rotwrton. of which be was. the active superintendent' on coming to "Columbia. He lias contin ued M? connection with the mission since assuming the duties of editor of The Mftf O* Faitli, a weekly re ligions paper published in Columbia with an International circulation. Active charge of the Oliver Cos pel mission was taker; over only yesterday ? ? by the Hoy. 11, L. Todd, wl?o has had wide experience in missionary work. Cotton Blooms. ? . j', ? The Chronicle Jii?*' received a, cotton bloom from the farm <>f Hr J'M. Smith;, of Ltitfofl'. pin ? ? Monday, .June 'LJth. Another hl<v,m hii> ??-oorr'^l w+jiht*1 offlcr yesterday. from ti*v IMpe- Tree, farm of Mr. IT Carrtffon. mauntc^i by Jklr. C. 11. McCasLlll, r Ii wa*.#min?l on- Wednesday. .lune Mth. fty >v -*^til I another, received jhrotfsh:* the mall >v*t*rday was rret^gtse. farm of* Mr. J/TM. t'lyburu. at . pcthurtf~ ccmcu