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. < *. I MTMPMJTKS unftuui mj mn ■in STMI PUT K iivES or ns vfice - A Hold Over Republic** District At* tornej Makes Seriovs Charges Agalast AUornex-Oenersl McRey* ■olds, Which Is Oompletelj An* su-ered by the Officials Concerned. United Stales District 1 Attorney John L. McNab, of California, a hold over Republican, announced at San Francisco on Saturday, with a great flourish of trumpets, that he had re signed. In a long telegram to Pres ident Wilson, which he made public at the same time, McNab said he felt ~Iir neceesary to resign because orders from the Arttonye-Oeneral tying his hands in the prosecution of the Diggs-Camlnettl white slave cases and the indictments against officials of the Western Fuel Company. Maury Diggs, former State archi tect, and Drew Caminettl, a son of former State Senator A. Caminettl, who recently was appointed commis sioner of immigration by President Wilson, eloped to Reno, Nev., last winter with two high school girls of Sacramento, leaving their wives and babies behind them. They were brought back to California and in dictments were found against them under the Mann White Slave Act. MdNab says: “I am ordered by the Attorney-General, over my pro test to postpone until autumn the trials of Manry Diggs and Drew Cam inettl, Indicted for a hideous crime, which has ruined two girls and shocked the moral sense of the peo ple of California: and this after' I have advised ths department of jus tice that attempts had been made to corrupt 'he government witnesses and friends of the defendants are p+bllrty boasting that tha wealth and poiittral prominence of the defend- sets' relatives will procure my hand to be stayed through Influence at Washington." The Facts hi the Case. Bee retar y Wilson, of tha depart meat of labor, said "Tha attorney .gaaeral postponed trial la tha Dlgga-Caalnsttl case sole ly agwn my request I am therefore responsible for ths postponement Mr Camleettl has but recently aa- eutned tha dstles of com mine! oner paasrai of Immigration Hs has not put rally familiarised htmsalf with tha da lias of ths uffies Ha ashad ms •v Mara of ahssaea la ardar that ha mfcht return ha CaJUnrala to ha praaeet at tha trial of his son. I ta- MMo4 that ha remain hers aatll ha Vta aeffietaatly acquainted with tha datlea of tha posit toe of oommtaoloo- Or gaaeral to ho able to properly in 90«t the lanatgration stations at ftaMflq torts when hs rots rued to Call fern Is I therefore suggested that I would ask tha attorney- gsgsrsl to postpone ths trial of A# cess an til the aert term of court It Is nothing oaasual for the district attorney of that or any other dis trict. or tha attorney general, to great a poet pone meet of trial la aaah eases whae an immediate trial woold seriously Lnconveoleuce either party The suggestion and tha re- qpsst came from me purely in ths In- tereet of ths public service.” Hatlofactory KtplaaaUoa. Assistant Attorney General Harr Monday night assumed full responsi bility for tha order to Attorney Mc- Neb to postpone the trial of Robort Bruce, and Sidney V'. Smith, direc tors of ths Western Fuel Company, aa charges of customs coal frauds This postponement mentioned in Mr. MaNab s telegram of resignation to the President was ordered, declared Mr. Harr, to provent a possible mis carriage of Justice. "The trial of the entire Western Fuel case was not ordered "Ifealpon- ed." said Mr. Harr, "but only the trlnls of Bruce and Smith, who were Indicted with three other directors of the company. Bruce and Smith were only directors, while the other three defendants were officials as well ae director*. I carefully studied the evidence In the case submitted by United States Attorney McN&b and reached the conclusion that Bruce and Smith, who seemed men of high character, probably were Inno cent, as apparently they were unfa miliar with the operations of the company. In order to prevent a mis carriage of justice, I recommended and Attorney General McReynolds acquiesced, that It would be better to try first the three directors who were officials, because this trial un doubtedly would develop the extent of the connection of Bruce and Smith wRh the alleged frauds. "It seemed unwise to run the risk of convicting two Innocent men along with three men who might be guilty when the ends of Justice would he fully satisfied by later trials If the government received evidence which It did not then possess of the guilt of Bruce and Smith." ' From reading the correspondence addressed to President Wilson by In vestigator Harrington there might be b misunderstanding ad- to who was the president. MAKE HEX nxn TRIP law ram MTHAMiunr nr m WORLD AKRirm flense Facto Abont tbs "laperaaor" That Shows What a Great Ship She la. Tbs following facts about tbs "Im- perator", the largest ship ever built, which made her first trip from Ham burg to New York last week, will be read with Interest: Length, 919 feet; beam, 98 feet; height of bridge above water, 90 feet: gross tonnage, 50,000. Commanded by five captains, with Hans Ruser In supreme charge. Four r eaptalns do bridge duty; one maintains watch over all other af fairs apart from navigation. Has three wireless operators, who work eight hours a day each. Ap paratus is so strong that it is never out of touch with land on one side of ocean or other. Has nine decks, seven of which are for first-class passengers. Has a battery of six elevator, which are kept constantly busy. Has lifeboats enough to accommo date more than 4,000 persons, and has power launches to tow lifeboats. Has a complete telephone system from stateroom to stateroom through a central exchange. Has an imperial suite of twelve rooms, with a private, glass-inclosed promenade deck of its own, for use of the Kaiser, if he ever come 8 here, or any one else who can afford to pay a few thousand dollars for a six- day trip. Has a Riti-Carhon restaurant, a grill room and threo private dining rooms, besides the public saloon Mao has a garden with growing flowera and shrubbery, a theatre and a ballroom aa large aa that of the average New York hotel. Has an automatic device for drop ping life raft overboard, and has a special station for a lookout In the eagle figurehead at the bow Haa five anchors, the heavlewt weighing 28.445 pounds, the lighteat 4.*80 Carries a crew of 1,180 Started with 48.000 eggs 121 one pounds potatoes. 3 000 pounds fish 10.050 pounds game and fowl i: 500 quarts milk 400 pounds tea 7.000 pounds coffee Drought here 3 450 passengers Made the trip In 8 days l hours. 14 minutes THK KKANON WHY Herresary of War (.arrleoa Telle of Militia Row Withdrawal from flostk Caroliae of the support ft*** by ike federal foverameat to Ike orgaalsed mil Us of all other fltatea aad terrltorlaa broufbl many taqalrtas U> tbs war department Wednesday aad eauaad flee ret ary Garrtaoa to las ae the fol loelisf statement With reapert to laqutriee aad* of me roaoeralnf this department aad tb* governor #f Hob in Carolina, tb* facta are briefly ‘Tboe* In control of the Natloaal Guard of Hoath Carolina were net complying uifh tha law entitling them to federal aid. The attention of the governor was called to this and a rather aharply worded reply received Fearing that there was some misunderstanding. I wrota a long explanatory latter to tha gov ernor stating tha law aad tha partic ulars in which his Stats had failed to comply and auggaatlng that upon this being brousht to hie attention It was supposed that be would desire to comply with the law and continue to receive the federal aid In reeponae I have received another sharply worded letter reiterating hla previous position and practically stating that South Carolina did not with any fed eral aid and would not do thoee things neoesAigy to secure IL" Women suffrage As* gained, a not able victory In Illlnofc. That aUte haa the distinction of being the first east of the Mississippi to grant equal suffrage and Its example will not be lost on other states that are now almost ready to grant It. The lesson ought not to be lost on the militant suffragists of England whose methods are injuring their cause. Congressman Campbell, of Kansas, has introduced a bill in the House to reduce the number of Congressmen from 435 to 23 3. Something like this will have to be done some day, as the H^use Is too large and un- wieldly, but it Is almost too much to expect nearly one-half of the con gressmen to cut off their own politi cal heads. ♦ ♦ w Two women robbed an Oklahoma postofflee last week In the most ap proved bandit style. They entered the office about ten o’clock In the morning, covered the postmaster with revolvers, looted the till of nearly a hundred dollars, mounted their horses and rode away. ♦ <w~a» The Lancaster News says it agrees with Senator Tillman that Democrat ic senators "ought to force the fight ing on the tariff and drive It through the senate under whip and spur, Just like It was driven through the house," In order that currency reform may next he taken up. TMKED Tee MICH ♦ kunth m emu in IfMTU If IC1ETIILH SUSPENDED WITHOUT PAT — - ■* Haring Criticised His Official gaper* lor Harshly the Government Gives Him a Chance to Explain While Hommarlly Suspending Him as Special Agent. Clayton Herrington, Federal inves tigator of white slave cases for the United States department of justice, who gathered evidence In the Diggs Caminettl oases, and who called upon President Wilson to remove Attorney General' McReynolds from office for his action In delaying the trials, was suspended from office Wednesday on an order from Washington. The or der was igned by A. B. Bielaski, chief of the bureau of investigation, department of justice and was as fol lows: "I am advised that telegram has been received by President of the United Staes sent by you seriously reflecting upon the Integrity of At torney General. You are hereby sus pended from duty without pay pend ing receipt of any explantion you may care to make." This action, It is said, is to give Herrington an oportunity to explain his telegram. If the explanation Is not satisfactory officials declare that the special agent wil be eummarlly dealt with. Herrington is a former Judge and Is in charge of the Fed- era Government's bureau of Investi gation at San Francisco Hd helped District Attorney McNab to prepare the Diggs-Camtnettl white slave rases the postponement of the trial of which resulted In McNab's reelgna lion and his sensational rhargee against the Attorney General. Just prior to receiving his suspen slon Mr Herrington had dlspatrhed the following night letter to President Wilson s rltiien of California I rharge t at of?*., sis in the department of ;ustlr« and of rommerr* snd labor in disregard of Judgmen'a <-,* ’*ie Courts and In violation of law. have prevented the deportation of French ; r i >*t ’ t u ’ es In thi# raae 1 demand ar. Inveat cation of the*# matters, mm plete Information as to which la lo the Me* at 58 aehlafton On March 14 Herretary Wllaoa was laform*4 about some of (hea* rase* ‘ la a pebllr etatesaeat iseeed Wed neaday aigbt Mr Herrtafto# e*J4 The preeideat appro*** la word* the way la which MrJteyaelAs dealt with the Digge-4'aailaettl aad Weat sen Fuel raaa He dlaapprovea I* dead *>v ordering tb* immediate trial #f all the defeadaats laeladlag the** Me- Keyaolds tried to save Me oagai therefor* to dlsmls MrJtryaoida sad retain Mr^tob ' To sustain a Wash nfton olfca who*# decision he overrule* aad blame another for dolag what h* Mmeelf now orders done is not on v Inconsistent aad unjaet but le s hu mtllatlag evasloa of (be rwaponal billtlea of hla high station "McKeyBold's ex^Unalloa I* even more pitiable He protsats that h* Is ‘profoundly ronarloua that his arts were free from unworthy motive Ht> wee Ix>rd Baron who are pled bribe money becaue* It would not Inflo ence him There are Influence* other than flnanrlal ones "M( Reynolds needs a better mem ory. as much as ths President needs a better Attorney General However my object has been accomplished The Attorney Genearl haa been compelled to order the rases to trial forthwith and the sinister Influences to which he had yielded were frustrated " In the Bpaolsh-Amerlcan war more than two regiments of South Carolina's gallant sons wore the Can- kee uniform that Governor Please spurns so. Some of these gallant boys from Orangeburg County died wearing that uniform, and it ill be comes the Governor of their State to attempt to dishonor their memory by trying to belittle the uniform they consecrated by their gallant deeds and heroic death. Does Governor Blease’s name appear on the roll with the names of these gallant men? ♦ Taking up the grand stand play of McNab, Clayton Herrington, a hold over Republican special agent of the department of Justice, in charge #f the Federal bureau of Investigation at San Francisco, sends a telegram to the president demanding the removal of Attorney General McReynolds on the charges preferred against him by McNab. All this goes to show that the whole thing is a studied effort on the part of hold-over Republicans to belittle the Democratic administra tion. But It will fail of Its purpose. ♦ ♦ ♦ A man once declared in a public address that he had discovered per petual motion. It was the continual flow of Southern money northward for manufactured goods, which he said we ought to stop. A more rapid perpetual motion than that he over looked—the flow of money to the dis tilling centers and the Inflow of boons in return. MEETING OF FIREMEN THonUMnB WITH— TV KIR Newberry Wtas Waffoa Kveast awl ftmtor Leads With Hand Reel— Ootnmbta Does WelL Some six or seven thousand people flocked to the Abbeville firemen's race course Wednesday to sea the running of the events which carry with them the title of supremacy In South Carolina. Newberry and Sum ter divided first place honors, New berry wining id the hose wagon race and Sumter in the hand reel event. Sumter also scored- second In the hose wagon race, while Columbia and Darlington came In third. In the band reel event Columbia won second place and Georgetown won third. These two races, with the firemen’s parade in the morning, made up the program which attracted the large crowd. C. D. Brown, J. T. Boseman and F. G. Godfrey were the judgee. The firemen’s parade formed at 9:30 at the lower end of the public square and proceeded up Main street to the race track, headed by the Sec ond regiment band. Following the band came an automobile carrying Mayor C. C. Gambrell, President Louis Behrens and the governor. Then came the other officers of the firemen's association, following by the hose wagons and racing teams. Racing began immediately after the parade. The time for this event follows Abebville, hydrant 17 seconds, water 3 1 seconds; Marlon, hydrant 16 2-5. no water; Chester, hydrant 15 3-4 water 34: Anderson, hydrant 14 2-5, water 33; Darlington. hydrant 17 1-4. water 29. Blshopville, No 2. hydrant 1 5 4 5, water 30. Columbia, hydrant 17. water 29. Blshopville. No 1, hvdrant 15. no water. Green wood, hydrant 15. water 31 George town. hydrant 18. water 30 Sumter hydrant 18 1-4, water 21 3 5 Union hydrant 17. Water 3112 Bennett* villr. hydrant 18 1-5 water 30 1 5 Newberry hydrant 1< water 2 4 1 2 Newberry thus won first money of I'.'.tit and Sumter **» oud money I : • > 0. while third mine? w BJ !'.* Je.1 be'Bf-en i'oIuibWb I'w-met’ ,§ bo-I I>*rhn(ton The fw*’*-** I'm# to the hydfBt! ’.425 #e< oB !• w BB m B V *J y Xnderwon the ob y 'earn d »• v nj % parer 1b the Bf’erncwtn the heel rer rB/-** were p.,;:*d off prater wttntat firwt moBey | < > j tr t> b *»r»,t. 1 150 Georgetcrw B third |!5 The time for showing ester Hwm'er 2> ee-eoeda GeorpaSowa 2 1 4 l ''oleas Me 11 NeW^rrv 23 J 5 A aaovtsg pKtere eiper’ o' B'\**s tie took the pared* aad si', of the rare* The plrtera wtil make a I’d foot tlm whirk will ho a*owe ail oe#r the State la ahoot two oeohe t.reoaoood ooa the aorvad game of hae* hall Iked swale y s'leewo*** • to 4 Itetter:** 'irw»*#r«o4 !>wH--ew end I eta)*? tbbev .* At&jtx liar moe end Raff 1 Free C*b4ta library Tew led The moet vB.eai # p-meeoe oa of any rummaalty o '.he pueoeoes. a of B number of alaiilgeBt boye as 1 girlo. with the .BBumerahie pueoib4il l Wee of '.b#tr live# lorked IB thar be mg The d at y of every Iowa U to provide for that body of Its lahabi tacts acme means through ohirh they will be enab.ed lo develop their la teat talent for without opportune ty being preoeoted to them they ran do very little toward* aelf devektp- mea Th*4r Interest should be atim ulated by being broaghl Into noatert with tb* forree of literatare and with tha ever-stimulating buffeting of opinion that from the reading of con temporaneous thought One of the b«#t agenda* In such a work Is a free public library. Orange burg Is without any means for a young person to become accustomed to spending hla or her time In read ing the writings of the beat men of the world, or In learning things that would be of ineatlmable service In la ter lif%. There Is great pleasure to be derived from the reading and mas tering of any good piece of literature, and we should see to it that our young people have a chance to enjoy thta privilege. A public library would be the means of giving young people some entertainment and study at the age when they are adapting themselves to their rapidly changing life. ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ If we are to judge the result of President Wilson’s speech before Congress on Monday by the captious criticisms of Representative Mann, the Republican leader in the House, we would say it hit the money trust a solar plexus blow. The Balkan States having defeated Turkey and pushed her from Europe are now about to become embroiled in a war among themselves over the division of the spoils. Turkey may step back in and get hers back if that keepe up long. ♦ The National Governoment spends thousands of dollars each year in this State In farm demonstration work. Hope Governor Blesse will not order the agents oat of the State, ae we be- Heve they are dolag a good work for the farm era. ORANGEBURG COLLEGE COEDUCATIONAL Boys Under Military Discipline ...ott 16 TEACHERS AND OFFICERS Literary, Music, Art, and Business^ Courses. THE ONLY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE IN SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE BEST ACCOMMODATIONS FOR LEAST MONEY. FOR CATALOGUE OR TERMS, APPLY TO PRESIDENT W. W. RIVERS ORANGEBURG, S. C. the biac;,stg.\!£ school For Giais RESULT: It Is to-day wMfc (to faeohy of n, a bovdfcg patraaaflff of 143, to —dil body ef 411, aad to pleat worth ft & ,000 THI LEADING TRAINING SCHOOL PCS CIKL8 IN TTSCWIA ftflfl pays el thorps lor the yssr, tadadtog table board, rom, tights, rtaars haals Maartry, madlnai rtSaotoa. pkystoJ^ eatowa. aad htotaoja *0 ajbyert* agv* THOS. 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V/ , CLASSIFIED COLUMN AND""/'" ' FARMERS EXCHANGE 1.». h i »• • H » ri. . -arda. 1 mu ri.8\ r»» •»w»w« r«aai«» Flaai*- *«' * T’> | «c SwB'-y HaJ. j K '*uf U>e aai I*rv«i4*%rwk I j OCw II H Tbox.ee l~a' o' >* Fa r*vw.-m*i — lei «e when 3*.eyed or r'**» er »ee Tr'.eatr* II.i*. *> were J«e«o!et e He. «f **4 pertt<-*.B/e ??#• 1A Mi# Neiioaal red'.'* laeoiete 1 —pi l M.ieea- »#• Wl* I .-A -wt M.^wteie Irwa !*■ Cell mm - Her* fa., rrwf I ‘5 y-*- k ■ A • B for IS ts lid y rv • a |- it*.*, • <►•»*** * « Fee hake—Weary Hell aa I l*M>'y Tam Sweet fj-reto *:'jm |: »• per tSoaeaeS M^e-oearr a*4 X^eie ar • a w ber, y I* .male 12 p-' '.Xu •weal Vk'I'e of el,w aowl x«r« 1*1 an I' < o«;eav ik J ItBwXlxe Wg* - i»y Fie T,1em,X I : *1 yef ; ♦ ■} 1 1 naa flli yo«r or !wr* la a^y qaaaMy lilt# me yoef rrjef* 'of pfi my( 4e ll»#ry *a4 rkeir* piaa'.a grow# aa 4*r imgatlo* G D Moor* Haw tk or* Fla IWHITMY AM* ►'or Wei*—l uiaad t b aa pige of fine bread.ag 5X71'.# for pr.re* H J Mummers Uemrroa 8 » Tw« Haadrrwl la rgr vigorous voung • tram comb WhU# l^-gh..m brw 1 r^-s |1 earf. 5'J cr m.rf »"r Frank Kunecr AJa (>b.o UoleUdae- Furr bre.1 cow» heifers open Bnd bred bull and heifer calves for sale D S Jones, Hear on dale Farm*. Newport Newa. Va Hweei Potato Plaata, express prepaid to South Carolina, 1,000 to 1,000 at 11.75 per 1,000, 4,000 to 10,000, SI.85; Nancy Hall, Triumphs, Porto Rico yam*. C. F. Whitcomb, Uma tilla. Fla. Whit« Leghorns, Buff Orpingtons, White Plymouth Rocks. Vigorous, hardy stock. Eggs for hatching and baby chicks. Mating List Free. This ad will not appear again. S. Bacon A Haywood, 205 Springfield • Are., Guyton, Ga. I will teach you bookkeeping and the collection business. Appoint you my special representative In your own town. In your spare time. And help to make you prosperous. Write to-day for this offer. Brown’s Correspondence School, Wilcoxon Building, Freeport, Illinois. Prize Winning White Indian Runner duck eggs, 11 for $3; 22 for fli. Bronze turkey eggs, 11 for |3; 22 for $5. 5 Toulouse goose eggs, $2.50. White Orpington eggs, 1.50 for 15 and up. Fawn and White Indian Runner duck eggs, $1.50, M. B. Grant, Darlington, S. C. » MISCELLANEOUS. Hartford’s Roupe Cure-Guaranteed 50c delivered. Poultry Remfedy Co., Enesds, Fla. I buy all kinds of empty barrels and bags. Try me. Walter A. Moore, 8 Georg* St., Charleston, 8. C. ''»< fwv i tor % 1 earn *># U we Fll* kawtoy ea 4 to far* • ar*4 1 -*ff * at f*r |2 AS MM *a*Sl aai * e Maaefa^xeMa* Fkasm*- <.#'• '.Aa-waxer l‘*aa Marwj i' »»« are .aa*.; Tk# M*>.*k«* • 44«e > S#r«*«*f». A 4* • r(* » . m tor of wealthy *■ gtXl* mem to-« toix **1#* wieX xg «ari; mart'.age I•e*rrr;'.^*aa frwa Mr*. A ,»to. 2 4 oaXmafl < al SA r4J wee a > llrtml >■* gwlatiag Srea 4* • i'wa •#,•><•* of • i ear*-! srlater. vsi., pa* *•-«! aa.ary • o ngXt man • *» '»* i.*a4**q 4 «r* la 1 a • Meaag*' 4 : A K.ag §trw«< Char- .#*•.-* 8 i’ Iw * 8 Hi *kHe VA INTKD AA aateol e»mm»r boa.'vlr** at Atw* E4 w » J » .r sc T A VA I ' 4a VAnaitoA—Mr* L S Howell te ao w frady f<>r '«j*rJ«-ra at Ka.uda 2 <•' c 1 an.' ortaMw rwa. * eu per b loca- t lun tnagt.Ul. rnt arenery beet 'ar*- rraao cable term* Address Mr# K E Howell, Saluda. N C HKI.P WATKD. Waatnd—White girl, with references to do rooking and houaework. J. H. Duke*. Summerton, S. C. Agent*—Make $20 to $50 weekly selling specialty needed In home* and offices Particulars free. The Star Mfg Co, 1 482 W. Main St., Smithville, Tenn. BAILEY-LEBBY COMPANY, BAILEYCO RUBBER ROOFING CHARLESTON, S. O. Girl Too Pretty to be Safe. Miss Leah Scher, a piano teacher of New York city, who is eighteen years old and very pretty, applied to the court for protection from Sam uel Greenbaum, a wealthy bachelor admirer. She asked that Greenbaum be compelled to cease his attentions to her. » ♦ ♦ Gave Patient Acid Bath. Mrs. Emma Lara son, sixty years old, Is dying at a sanitarium at New ark, 0„ as the result of a carbolic acid bath given her In mistake by the nurse in charge. The woman was burned from her neck to her feet