Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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— OTT (F NEW YOU. lOCfWto Are Working Htoadily, KepabUeann Listlnta, nail .Moowe Blading —* Locations of Various Headquarters—Principal Contribu- frora South Carolina. A special to The. News and Courier iroai New York says that great city, by general admission, is the political headquarters of the country in a na tional campaign. The "big bugs” that would be found flitting through gton at other times come to tha metropolis to get their politics AOW. After November 6 the political Centre will swing back to the Capitol %ith automatic preslclon. As one visits the ne.adquarters. of the various parties or walks through the lobbies of the hotels, one encoun ters Senators, Representatives, polit ical correspondents, “bosses,” phllan- throplsts in politics, ex-office-holders fer—and all She other sorts of men who are found at the psyschological places at the psychological moments, | wi,h When great political issues are about ; wards the warehouse, to be brought to a decision. It is Acco/ling to the sou s statement, the same play, with the same play-j his father comman !ed him to yet out ers; only the scenery varies. I of the wagon or he would kill him In proportion to their total uum- Instantly the son drew his revolve hers, there are probably more Sen-I end fired rapidly five times. < laiminu ators to be seen than any other varie- that this was done in s. if -defence. 11 ty of prominent men around the 1 ** said the father ,. t, . and the headquarters and the lobbies — not 111M shots w. re hied into the hark of the ordinary lobbies, of course, hut j ! |1s bend The tifth shot w as fin d lobbies like those of the Waldorf '‘f" r b- fell. Into his side Tour big politician or statesman ns [ Withou' any words vonne I.sw ually puts up at a mighty good hot'1 | sett w h° is about j ' >ears of ag* 1 When he goes to New York ' married las' sjr r • surrendered The Killing Took Place on the Street of Clinton In the Presence of Sev eral People, A dispatch from Clinton in Lau rens County says the good name of that town was again terribly blight ed Monday by a horrible killing that took place In the heart of the town, between the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens freight depot and J. W. Copeland’s store, about 2:30 o'clock, when Warren Franklin Lawson, of Lanford Station, iwas shot in the buck of the head three times by his son, Robt. 11 Lawson, who lives five miles north of that town. The father and son had been quar relling for about two years, it Is said, during which time the son’s life was often threatened by hi sfather. Ear ly Monday morning Robert left his heme to bring a bale of cotton to Clinton, expecting to apply it to his account. lie was followed by his father and younger brother, Victor. The son had just turned the cot ton over to the citizen whom lie wish ed to have it when, it seems, his fath er came and demanded it as rent. The citizen, seeing they were about to have some words, stepped Into his office. Both the father and the son. the bale of cotton, started to- i n this s Ml nu rrii I las' -y r: r .< I ’ ! tin lied i V i ■ r to the ; .el jreiu pistol and I, * father's that he had picked up from the bottom of the wagon In his cel] Lawson expressed no sorrow nor regret for bis action, and showed no excitement A large number of people were on t he streets at the time and many wit- nested the whole affair The general opinion Is that the shooMng was not tucessarv A )oung brother, who wss )nsi I ok of the wagon savs that his father did not diaw his gun law son was taken at om e to Laure-.., and placed in jail hll.Lt- l> MIS REST I RUM* Prominent Railroad Man *'lnin h) HI* Mil.-f nerk ileo <’ Thomson. dl''si"ti fr«ught agent of the Southern r.i linad w.’h nead'i uarters »: tin 1 stern, S < w ld> I > known it. t t. S ■ 11 *1 was steii and killed bv U , at.i I Mla'r « h ef clerk in h » efTh ■ at noon Tinnd.o An egor' of (Hair to end his own life when advised to a pln-uian ih«' lit.ta.iMin ** a» d)lliK » ns (rustrnt.J an who w 1 W » •n d- d t By appearance of activity at heid- quartera, the Oemocrats have all the b#at of It. They seem to have more people »nd they have not the atmos phere of Uatleaene** that pervades the regular Republican office* or th aroma of bluffing that is prempttbie around the habitat of the Hull Moose Tber* la evidence of a good deal of ceufualon at the Democratic offices Much of thla la due to pressure of work, and a good deal l* simply the reeult of "nerve*” There I* prob ahly leaa “loat motion” at the Taf’ headquarter* than In either of the rival establishment* but the tenalo'i under which the I*eniocrat* are lab orlng I* an Indication of life The Pull Moose headquarters show life but not enough body The regular Republicans have the body without the life The Democrat* have both life and body The Taft people »e.-m t<> he e*nr dent that they will auhetai^fCilr he** Col. Roosevelt for *>^rnd place Moat of thcTie aatonlahed if 5( Tbe result. The Koo*eVc)i roughly declare, a* a rule thai “Taft doeen't count and Ian t in tie raea at all." Kvcr/ well 'informed Pamocrau while satisfied thst t ho Praaldrnt cannot be re-elected. t>« llevea that he doe* count very s r toualy and knows that the Mull Mon*, practice of waving a.itdr *he regu'sr Republican vofe a* a mere baga'elle ts nonesenee Damocracy'a national headquart* rs are In the Fifth avenue bulldog, fronting on Madison square l ' Republican national ofTVee* ar*> In t •< Time* building aoiue blocks f it '. er up town The l!oo*c>, i> ti.-. ( quarter* are In the Hotel Nianhattm only three block* enst of Tic •< equare Their proximltv 'o . i h .. er la a boon to the n. w»pa;.< r m- i who have to kc. p ;m « ve , n whole ahow Statemetita of l ampa gn contrlt. tlona have been the tii.iin feature newt given out at t tv*' v.ir ius h* i quarters since your ■ orr.-*|i. nd- i. arrival here When b. .vsk.d to the list of contributors v St.itcs I request was compiled with piomp' as far as poasible. though at I*, erratic headquarter* 'he corks i not written out a full list of eke 000 who gav e less l* in $ i uo I: significant that the Hull Moose ! contained the name of cv« rv donor as much as f 1 As to the R. puldu Hat, that did not itemize the do: ttona under ll’o, but there were no’ Ing like so many of them as 'h er party lists Indlcat* d Taking the lists as evidence, it is, char than tbore have been nm iv times more small donations to the Democratic fund of filTvuuu than tnj either of the others, viuiicatim: gm.it er Interest among the people as a whole: while In the ''famine ' of l':! r contributions produced by the public-j n ut | Uy of which publisher Mur.sey so feelingly complains, the Detnocr;- -v int , tt , :lt tiTn ,. •|'lo cutar consump- has done comparatiwlv w ell. 1 l|< ’| tion promises to establish a new rcc- regular Republicans show a fearful | or d falling off in contributions from for- A f(ltal ()f npsou.imo barrels of « r npai K ns. confess ng only thf> >591,000. In the Roosevelt list, to talling >301,000, there is almost a complete absence of contributions be tween the four figure clas^ and the two-figure class. Mroadlv speakim:. tke Bult/MoofrpTnoney came frenrt the For Hale—White French Foodies, > to >10. Stonaway Farm, Bennetts- vllle, 8. C. t 1 Wanted—Exclusive agents for Acety lene lighting plants. Standard light Co., Jacksonville, Fla. I ' h. d ! t d. MORI I 'll I \ Ks W l> SVR »M.W • •n-iimptpoi IIi^ 1 <.r y f..r HU J Hcnv lest in ■ f t cunt ry I. K i i, ' I h br- tbousand-dollar people or the doll.ir people, and most of it came from thA former. South Carolina has very few con tributors of >100 or mo Wilson fund—Gonzales Mr ■ Columbia, with >500: Clark, also of Cohnnbi : j Leroy Springs of Lam - The Palmetto State’s co 'r over >12,000 Is a par* ■■ one In view of the ah ev _ individual Items. The only South Carol -M tors found on the Taft 1 st are E. F. Cochran, o' ' flOO, and B. Levy, of V. and J. R. Cochran Jr , rf $50 each. - There are perhaps a dozen Pal metto state contributors of >1 and a half, a dosen contributors of from $S to $5 to the Bull Moose campaign treasury—and that Is all. The odds on betting are by no AhMsa the only gauge of a political outlook from the sporting point of view. The odds In New York are In favor of Wilson, but the Is more favorable to him 4 to 1 quotations Indicate. !• lots of Wilson money going _ _ and e*perlenced “placers” fading it next to Itnpoeslble to ventured against him at The simple truth is that, ig. tnere doesn’t seem itl-WfMon money. As life in the ! months, which uns .".yd.udd barrels ! more than in the same period of | 1911. Tin* somewhat surprised rev- i enm* officials as i>eer drinking fei! 1 off considerably during the fiscal year" ending June Tin last NOT A WORD TO SAY. 0 to tlio vt h -ret of 1 Itlensr llt'fuso to DM lii'poilors Sou i 'h : 'U'ton . T. i . \ 4 | ilin. 'ii" -i n 1 '«■ . — -1- - * i mi ; \ s « uai to -t! . t 1 < roonvillc Pil'd- 'intion of rii'.n; .vs Hleui 1 boon asked if ll.flv fi-". Id- hi 1 IP * V sti: it to ninko in "■’ of hi:’:, (*: MIu . i on \ ill! K. ■ or's statoniont tha' I • nnit n .1 t in nrrost of Gil- oontri v oi- i n> ;th. hat 1 , X. , • ( ll did not have a h v i: o m-M 1 won! <• say. \. 1 ;li; is in the peni- \ "ilor'snn, t. ittim \ b’jt V 1 . * 1 tnvspaper nu'n il + orhoro -* :,yk. ,| IO S“' h ■ :n 1 lie. HMiitiMitiary of- \ norson '•..I i s S 1 ;P im) 1' ■ y had received Fawn anil White Indian Runner Ducks for sale—>4 trio. Mrs. W. D. Jenkins, W'illi&mston, N. C. Mingle Comb R. I. Reds—Cockerels and pullets, >1 up. Descendants of Winston's famous Minna. Address R. H. Moore Jr., Battleboro, N. C. Cornish Indians, white and dark stock for sale. Egg orders booked now. C. T. Miller, Hartsvllle, S. C. Dogs For Hale—Trained and untrain ed fox and cat hounds, coon and opossum dogs. Write M. L. Craw ford, Tiger, Ga. Wanted—Persons to earn good com missions getting members for Nests and Auxiliary Nests. Order of Owls South Bend, Ind. Coine, all lonely bachelor-maids and n—i join our friendship circle. Send s mp for particulars. Friendship Circle, Oneida, N. Y. Engraved Visiting (arils are neatest ami best W rite for showing of the latest styles and prices Sims Book S in e. Orangeburg, S. C. lose Condi Rhode Island IGm! Cocker els—March and April,haicb. $. 50 and $;t each. F. I. Robinson 8 Poultry harm, Troy. S. C. see the Dixie l.and Company for the best bargiins and tei ms in farm ■ n d that can had Th- Dixie l.and Co. Barclay sville. N C. Notice—Two fine large thorough bred Jacks One heavy yoke oxen for sale at a bargain.^ A J. Spencer, High Point, N C . K F I) No. 3. NOVEMBER 12th to 16th, 1912 Orangeburg County set the standard for County Fairs in South Carolina last year and offers more attractions this year than ever before. Between Tuesday morning, November 12th., and Saturday night, Nov. 16th., your frjends will be in Orangeburg, S. C. Fifty thousand visitors are expected and will be cared for, splendidly entertained, and beneficially instructed. FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PRIZES TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS spent on im provement of grounds and buildings during past twelve months. Five thousand dollars offered in premiums and prizes this year. AUTOMOBILE AND HORSE RACES Automobile, motorcycle and hoi-e races daily, equal ing any ever seen in South Carolina. The purses offered prove attractive to the owner Loot hall game* between t/ii the be^t gridiron in the South - of die fastest horses, ending colleges of the South CHEAP RATES ON ALL RAILROADS Reduced rate* t ome and greet and gieual traitD . th •Wlmlovcr”—New house, large new ly furnished room*, modern oonv. •. lence* Rales reasonable Address* Mr* J " " ell Waynesvlile. N I r. AtC^ntJ*—Canvasser*, want more long green’ I nubile** you deserve it, here Is your opportunity, neinl post al for particular* Burton Co. Dev II* Sll le. I tab i , • t I wo Ijirge Anting Je< k« for *alr t lieai*—One fine 3 year old stallion ! too pound* One pair 3 year old .mule* I t" ' pound* A J Spencer, High I'oint, N (' New Bewullful Rugs. woven from vour old worn carpets, superior to any In servo •• plain or designed, any sire Catalogue free Oriental Rug Co . Balto, M l on all the railroads. \ nr trie”'' dm, will he here fifty thousand Vidors expected and will.he cared tor special attention given to e\h:hit-> from colored pa- tr< 'tis on 1 ridax am ! ^ aturd.iv. FREE ATTRACTIONS UNEXCELLED THF. HIGHEST PRICED FREE attractions have been secured, including the world wide famous acts of Babcock’s Looping the Loop Without a Loop, and then Leaping the Flume; and White and LaMart, Silent Acro batic Comedians. These are attractions that thousands of people have traveled hundreds of miles and paid high prices to witness. They rU// be free to all zisitors of the Fair. THE BEST MIDWAY IN THE SOUTH Till-; MVMMOTII, l.l'CITIMATE. high cla« car- nival empanx of Jof.nn;. J Jones, with his $20,000 Car- oU'Ul. the fm-'t in the country, and his Famous Wild Annual Sh< Maui St ret t ■ special t: an recognized ; L >urng TOOK LONG FREE RIDE ‘M v.-r*! m.-n st on. - to -til on n.:!!* < \rrh doFK %(VIDFNT A 1.1 A BA .•tid go.to » on *10* good orus l x pf-ru-to •• not r*-*ll> ioT***rv iVnuwiiont position Tht* Noble 1 Refining Co, Cleveland <> A Bit. IUI.I.O )N BATTLESHIP WEEK at CHARLESTON I ifty Farms for sale.— \ gg reg.it i n g f over I ’i.ooo a- res of fin-st cotton rorn tobae.o »n 1 all kinds trick l.tnd* foun 1 in this *••< tion \\ *r »i w Realty Go, Warsaw \ (’ With Ills Head iNiHnvtard. tlir I n- w tiling Alan Was t arm d 1 lir«f Mil.-s (><•«* the lountrv S' >MF UOUNTIFS MAY HAW ( II \RI I S I ON \\ ILL S! \^ t ,t x )D I MR: \\ N 1 1 ' : d K AS OURS. BUT WHAT \(, THF. WFI.K OF lor >al*^—3 3 t acre* ot land mile* from Jackson Springs. 1 I U I I I V . 1 K • * . * «»••r w i i;. . j 1 . i l • . J t A * i ' 1 . A ; ’t. Vs. ii i *— ! . ' h h- \ h.a r II t i I-1 ,| * ... ' s' t* i r 'll, r • i . - k i • « i i * , . . > ■ i " r «ll \ Id n ll ar M .1 J't’I "S y 11" * , r : ' x • . K * ^ Fur s«li- ! 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A dispatch from Greepville says Vaughn was generally credited there with having been a minister because C>f the fact that he frequently occu pied pulpits In churehea of that aec- tlon and was usually referred to aa * Reverend”. There is no record available, however, ahowing that he had eYer been ordained. He had pre pared for the ministry In a Baptist college end wea alwray* prominent in religious affairs. IliiNtrwi Bull*—S \ jiin*—«■ lend 1 ! Iilstc II hull Cil i . Sinn-* t: " :n lr gh hu 11■ i i • «• w n ii"i- and douhl«- i v .>ur le n! I’.- a. vii.d.i. New port News. \ a. Ot.e of the most ha f„a r ff • e s • h -1 * k ,:. g *. en*-.-* thv ac • «-n wi'ii-MXid In that * : n t ■ ■ e a' 'he f itn tier Ian 1 (*<■ id at l a' ettev die. N C . i h * ,i s v : -• * ■ 1 h v the '. ousand people who had 'use part in :l,at gna’ s.'.-* o r- w .is to b- ii balloon use. t.- Ih.irsdav and gi-at - row !.* g.itii ■ J around the show giounds w hi r-- , badooti in*n was to s'.ir: h.s up l rd hi-t»ot into Spa' e Ail tin arrangement* and d-'ta.!.* r tiding th" i-ailootl tlad tieell io,.l- eteij and th-- tn a ti wdio was to I ole . I to- gas bag stepped back nco h.s !■ tit or apartments to get soiii-clung , ‘ h ■ had lett. when all ol a su idcti the : i * a K 1;. L [ t ..ioii*ter liag tilled wri* gas, broke ’ it os*- from its fastenings and began , , ,, us ascension alone , As it made its wav upward and I cow* l 1 "* ropes began to he picked up from : due of tl;u ^ rouI1 d. a sharp shrill cry of a man wa* heard, then there w-re l arms, , , . , i groans and screams, and to the hor- 1 ror of thousands of people who were Middle " llIl v ssin i4 the upward trend of the NOVEMBER 18-23 YOU CAN SFH N< )\\ HI IN 1 LSi. t.Ri- A r wini.f in i hi i.\R( N ill: -t lU'l H AND ONLY ONVF IN A 1 >1 \I’t iR 1 Uhl Il'S Ol' 'I HF WORLD FORTY U. S. MEN OF WAR ] KOM 'i nL MOST I’OWLRI UL DRi:\DNoU« .11 1 AI I.OAT TO THL LITTLE MISUH1EF-MAKING loRIT.DO GRAFT. ig. they saw dangling from the en I o’ one of the ropes, hanging far be low the basket in which the balloon Artesian Wells drilled anywhere water systems in' 1 .died for real- j deuces and irrigation. Satisfaction, gmu anteed. Write llueh- s Artesian Well Company, f.U Chapel Street,] Charleston, S. C. For Sale—Best phinta'ion in Georgia, for subdlvison Right ad joining two good hanking towns. Seaboard Air Line K- Titles per-, ... feet, easy terms. \\ H Thompson, ar! ‘ H ' r ' do8 ' a , hllman be ^’ ( Homeland. Ga. , Ail hot,e c,f staying the bag was | lost as it swept upward and onward with the man .hanging bead down ward, wiith his leghooked hard and i fast in the rope that dangled from the ballon and several feet below the basket or parachute. It was soon learned that the man who had so suddenly been caught tip .. . T 1 a ml carried away with the billoon Agents Wanted If ydu want '''was Mr. J. M. Smith, of Cypress 9 make money, write us for the agon-j rree , ki neaf . Parkersburg. N <’., a £1 cy for our line of family medicim s. I iran about ot) years old and a farm- i ? They are big sellers, for they gue; The ba i lo ori continued its flight;® esults. Agents wanted, located in un tji gome l,. r >0fi or more feot in the ^ 'air and then began to waft slowly: ^ with the wind and settle slowly to earth. As it moved slowly it was noticed that the man had managed by some , ^ moans to pull himself up and was ® grasping for the basket, which be fin- j g* ally did and soared himself In the-’J Kggs for hatching, breeding stock , ba g kpt> where he remained until the 1 ® and day old duckling for sale at all | balloon once again rested on Mother Dines. J. H. Wendler, Lakeland, ‘ {c ar tb, about three miles away from l la - . ° j where it went up. Mr. Smith was not Injured in the least and after get- TEN THOUSAND MEN IN LINE MARCH COMPRISING THE COAST ARTILLERY, PI.UK JACKETS ETxDM A SCORE OR MORE SHIPS, U. S. MARINE CORPS, CITADEL CADETS, PORTER MIL ITARY ACADEMY CADETS, THE ENTIRE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE STATE. NAVAL RESERVES, CHAMPION OARSMEN OF THE UNITED STATES, FIELD ARTILLERY, LIGHT DRAGOONS. MORE MEN IN THE VAR IOUS UNIFORMS OF THE TWO BRANCHES OF THE SERVICE IN STATE AND NATION THAN WERE EVER BEFORE TOGETHER ON 'PARADE. the country or about Jhe cone i mills. Address Box 22, Donalds, 8. C. ItufT Orpington Ducks are the great est layers known, small eaters, large carcass, hardy and vigorous, the coming duck. Investigate them. It Used to Be Said: *‘See Venice and Die.” The Slo gan Now Is: “See Charleston and Enjoy Yourself.” CHARLESTON FAIR ASSOCIATION u:!! cxiiihit <>n the Fair Grounds and the ;d\\avs. This company travels in its own ■ f twe-n'x two duible length cars and ts he be-t and bii^est carimal company now Remember the Dates: NOVEMBER 12th to 16th ORANGEBURG, S. C. <* o o M o e ( rystal White Orplngt*vn cockerel^! (j n g himself into the seat of the bas- and pullets, January and February hatch, from unrelated parents; wonderful winter layers and all round utility breed; one pullet hatched January 28, 1912, brought off her own brood of chicks July 16. Reasonable prices for single birds and trios when high class of stock is considered. P. M. Bucklnham, Barnwell, S. C. ket rather enjoyed the ride down ward to the earth. Smoked Too Many Cigarettes. Incessant smoking of cigarettes was said by physicians to have caus ed the suicide of Lon Fielder, of Macon, Ga., recently. Fielder, who Is s prominent basiness man. visited his parsnts about ten miles from ths city. After dlnnsr he went fe an ad joining room and abot himself in th# hand. Hs was daad when his moth- er reached his aids. SPECIAL CHARGE OF TRAIN WRECKING. WILL VOTE FOR WILSON. Killed His Sister by Accident. • A Clarksville, Tenn., special says Man and Roy in Jail—Engineer’a Taft's California Supporters Deter- that Louis Hale, accidentally shot land killed his sister, 17 years old, mined to Beat Teddy. j at their home, a few miles south of Taking cognizance of what is said ^ een cleaning a , , . _ „ revolver and stumbled as he stepped Railway Passenger Train No. 43 on to be the avowed purpose of Taft across the room to put It away, the October 4, causing the death of En- supporters to "deliver” the Republl- weapon striking something and be- gineer Jacob Costner, Edward Ren- can vote in California to Gov. Wood- ing fired. Th® shot struck the girl froe, aged 4 3, Is In Jail at Clarksville, row Wilson, the Democratic presi- in temple. Ga., Monday. This Is the second ar- (jential nominee, Roosevelt support-,' Widow Sues Southern, Charged with wrecking Southern tION HIGH SPEED iest for the crime. Tom Tankersley, said to be a country boy. being ar rested several day* ago. Tanker s ley Is said to have made a partial con fession, declaring that, while drink ing. hSt’wfth others, opened a switch, which caused ths wrack. Renfros dentes any complicity In the affair. Mrs. Costner, wife of ths daad engi neer, has filed suit for $50,000 dam ages against tha railroad. ers issued a statement declaring that Taft had been deliberately betrayed and sacrificed In California and that the charges of fraud and chicanery lodged against the Progressives, af ter the Taft electors wars slimlnstsd from ths ballot by the aupreme court decision, were an “Insult to tbs Re publican voters of the Bute." Columbia Man Kills Himself. Worn and tired of life, J. E. Allen, a whits xnaa aged about 40 years, a carpenter by trade, sent a bullet through his brain Monday morning about 6:10 o'clock, at bis boms in Columbia, and dying shortly there after, left wife and- eight children, fire of them small, to fight the battle alma.