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i The Barnwell “Juat Lika a Mambar of tha F«mlly' , VOL XXXVI BARNWELL S C AUGUST 28 1913 -> 'I NO. 53 WHO WILL BE WHO IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR? Anderton Intelligencer Sejrt it Will Be “McLeurin Against the Field ” A-Columbia correspondent of The Anderson Intelligencer, which was one of the few newspapers in the State that supported Blease for Governor, says that while State Senator John L. Mc- Laurin has not definitely announced his candidacy for Governor next year “his friends of the old day state confidently that if he runs he will be a formidable man and already the talk is being whis pered around ‘McLaurin against the feld.' ” It is predicted that several men now in the race will drop out. It is thought like by that George Rembert,of Richland county, will be among the number, as will also be Richard I. Manning,of Sum ter. Political observers are said to be of the opinion that he could not be elected and that he lost his opportunity by withdrawing from the campaign of several years ago. Mendel Smith, The Intelligencer states, is a variable character, having withdrawn from the lists heretofore af ter announcing his candidacy and it is also said that he has a legislative record subject to attack, in addition to one or two matters "that might be used against him In a local fight at Camden " It is doped out "that John (I. Richard's part in the gubernatorial race will consist to some extent in an attack on Mendel Smith'a record.'' The Intelligencer says further “A man of personal strength in the race for governor is Lieut Gosenor t hanes A Smith There is nuth.ng sensational about him and he *.i! make a fight strictly on his merit In the lieutenant governor s office Mr Nmith ha* won many fnrndi who will stand by him in hM campaign for the gm -M orahip neat summer Mr Smith was head of tha Baptist r<<n»ention and ha* a large nr-tuaintanceship n this State It is stated on good authority that Mr South would have the aup;>ort of . rr tain prospective candidates if they themselves are not in the fight "With regard to Messrs John (i t luikncalaa and R A Cooper both gn<«l men. the vvew is very generally hnd that they will not entnr the rare neat summer Tha gas ernar’s rnca. It may be stat ad confidently, la going to be narrowed down to a very few man Tha idea of tha smtor ts that the neat general a* aembty mill see tha rnca won and there after N will be plaia aailtaf for the man who ria»M out of that session with fly iog colors DUNK AND DOVUNC MUST STAND TRIAL Twa Man Are Acoasad af Vmlabea «f Geaegsa Stale lenhang Laws. Augusta. Ga . Aug 2S.—S Sherwood I)una of Aiken will have to stand trial 'in Augusts on the charge of violation of the Georgia banking laws When the Citixena' Trust Eompany of Aiken of which the bankrupt Itterstate Trust company of Aiken was the ^»arent in stitution. collapsed, criminal charges were brought against the president and directors, but all officials have been successful in clearing themselves on demurrers except Dunn and Move V. Dowling, the cashier, who is a fugitive in South Carolina. Dunn s attorneys filed a demurrer, but as he was the or- ganixer of the Citizens Trust company and the prime mover, Judge Hammond in superior court here sustained the contention of the State that Dunn had violated the State banking laws. The case was appealed, the Georgia court of appeals today rendering a decision sustaining Judge Hammond. Dunn's whereabouts at present are not known. Leo Frank Convicted. Within less than fours after the case was given to the jury Monday after noon, a verdict of guilty was returned against Leo M. Frank, the Atlanta fac tory superintendent, who was charged with the murder of little 14 year old Mary Phagan in his office on April 26th. The prisoner received the news of the verdict without any sign of emotion, but his wife collapsed. The trial has consumed over four weeks. facts AND fancies COMMISSIONERS CANVASSED FROM FAIR FAIRFAX RETURNS; RESULT DECLARED Official Return* Show 991 Votes for and 319 Votes Against Re- Establishment of the County Dispensary.—The Rev. A. E. Evison Issues Statement Interesting Social and Personal News from Southside Town. Fairfax, Aug. 23.—The Misses Brun son were recent guests of Mrs Benj. Brunson. Mrs. M. C. Dowling has been visiting relatives near Varnville. Mrs. W. G. Ruddell has returned from a visit to her mother in Jenny. In a few days she, with her husband and daughter, will leave for the mountains of North Carolina. Miss Margaret Youmans left on Tues day for Richmond, where she expects to study for three years to become a trained nurse. Miss Mary Harrison, after visiting friends here and receiving much social attention, has returned to her home at Johnston. Mrs. W. E. Harter recently visited her two sisters in Hampton county. Mrs. G. Connelly and children have returned from a visit to her sister in Allendale. Mrs. W. Wingard and daughter are visiting friends in Augusta. Miss May Brunson has returned from a pleasant visit to relatives m Barnwell. Miss Alma Knight is spending some time in Savannah Miss Lena Mammon 1 :s visgmg rela tives at Tampa, Fla Mrs \\ White \nderso:i is rejuiring over the s isit of tier aunt, w fin has been se nding some time in California Mr* .las Budget: of Lake Butler. K!a . and son, >idt ev. are s,n-iuimg some time with Mrs loin s Lane • • BYRNES INTERESTED IN CHANGING BILL Commilt** Acc«p<* Aa>*ndm«ol le Cor r*a<r Law Wktck H* Fa**r«d VS aahmgtoo. Sug k- prrsenta tivr Bv-ne* ha* txwn frrp 4 ntrmtrd in an rftort to induce the house hank mg and urrrncv rommiaaion to amend the redi*count *e* lion of the hill vu that it would nut diacruninatr againat note* aeeured agricultural pnidurt* Me. with aeveral other memtwr*. haa been negotiating with the committee looking to the *rftlement of the difference* by the committee and the repre«entativr* of the agricultural »eetK>n» and todav the committee agreed to accept the amendment which apeciftcally *tate« Messrs. Maurice Manning and S. A. Wise, election commissioners for this county, met in Barnwell Tuesday to canvass the returns and declare the re sults of the recent dispensary election. The result showed a majority of 672 for the re-establishment of the county dis pensary, the vote being 991 for and 319 against the dispensary. Just as soon as the necessary ar rangements can be completed, dispen saries will be opened at one or more points in the county, but as there is quite a bit of preliminary work to be done it is hardly probable that they will be opened before about November 1st. As stated in The People last week, there will be no contest of the election by the prohibitionists. There were ru mors prior to the election that a con test would be made on the grounds of m " an - v illegality in the registration of voters, 1 '• hut the vote was so decisive that it was seen that a contest could only delay the establishment of the dispensary a short while The K* v \ K Kvisun has given out the f<> >v\.ng statement in this connection "The sue of the dispensary vote in this County makes it urmis'aketi'y evi dent that the people want the ili'[x-n- sarv As a contest of the election, if made, i ouid ha\ e no u t mate rffi-i t in changing that decisior it seems the better part of wisdom to ae luiesce with as g'HHl gTj' e as in mustered up It would f*«- an e\ « dent thing to secure a . ourt ruling o’’ 'he issues in vo v «d, huf I am not *o person*.ly in trresfed in that as to f« • justified in sending money to *«• u'e it Mow ever, in thi* connection i wou.d okr to make a comment or two In an opinion given t>> the Asai*t only provision for the closing of"' the books being that no person shall be registered and allowed to vot.e in an election which is held within thirty days after he has been registered.’ “The Assistant Attorney General must have TtTade a very cursory exami nation of Section 205, if he arrived at the conclusion given above. “If he had read a little further on he would have found that it provided for the opening of the books ‘until thirty days before a general election, when they shall be closed until the general election shall have taken place: After each general election the regis tration books shall be opened for the registration of electors entitled to reg- i istration under the Constitution, on the first Monday in each month, at the 1 Court Mouse, until thirty davs preced- e general election, when th same shall be closed until said general election shall have taken place The registration books shall be m like manner closed thirty days before any special election "Their are in this same section of th*- Cod*- further provisions relative to opening the !»M>kv et> , in the year of a genera, election and in Counties hav ing a popu.atnin of Fifty Thousand in habitants. and this partu uiar pn>- v ision shall in no wise affect the regis- trati >n of electors m th* Counties hav mg less than fifty Thousand inhabi tants Set tiot. .NFi then, far fr <;ri support mg the opinion given hy V\*i»tant Vt- torner < ieru-ral, s[**-rifica.ly v»v». m ai plain language as i* to tx- found m the English language, that the Registration ti«H>ks may be opened until thirty day* t»efore any general or *;»ecial .-lection, and must remain rbiwed until after the election «• over when they may again ant Attorney tmneral. which the At <M*rned until thirty day* before torney General *ent to m*- a* in the main inother election when they must be rovenng my recent letter to him. the flowed until the election i* pw**ed, and Assistant Attorney tiwnrral refrn to *o on, ad infinitum Section JJf> of the Cod* of lifld, which ‘The Aaai*tant Attorney General provide* for the opening of the books correctly mtrrpets the Code when h* of registration on certain days, and says that ‘No person shall be register'd their closing at leaat thirty day* pre- 1 and allowed to vote in an eieetton vioua to an election, and give* it as hia whtrb m held within tlurty days after that agricultural »o4e* shall not he dm- . *»nioo that the provision* made for , be bwa brww rwgiaterod Thai pout » the opening of the books of registra- pert welly dear But the real point at tion are not exclusive, and do not mean tame m the status of renewals granted that the books can be opened only on • wtthm thirty days of an etrctioo those dates set out in the Statute "krarwahi cannot be granted with To my mind, he continues, that sira- out reference to the books, and as. sc ply mean* that the book* fnu*t be rootruj tw SevTx>n 2Ufi, the books are opened for the registration of electors, supposed fo be closed for a period of certainly and at lesat on Ih.iae dates. tlurTy days before any general or but doe* not prohibit the Board of Registration from registering electors on such other dates, and at such other times and places as may be convenient to the Board of Registration " l think they can stay in session as long as they want, and on as many days a* they desire, for the registra tion of such elector* aa may be quali fied for registration, and as may pre sent themselves for registration, the INTERESTING NEWS OF HUSHING KUNE Social and Personal Happenings of the Past Weak Briefly Told. Special to The People. Kline, Aug. 25.—Misses Odelle tnd Kathleen Jenkins are spending some time in Dunbarton as the guest of their cousin, Mrs Sam Greene. Mrs. H. C. Creech and children and Mrs. Sanders and Miss Eva Sanders motored over to Barnwell Saturday,„re* turning that afternoon. Misses Kathleen Walker and sisters, of Port Royal, returned home Tuesday after an extended visit to relative* here. Miss Lillian Appleby is spending sortie time in the mountains of North Caro lina. Miss Eunice Sanders and brother, Lonnie, spent Sunday here. Mrs. Best, who had the misfortune to sprain her ankle very badly, is improv ing. Mr. B. (). Sanders, of Savannah, was in town Saturday. Misses Willie ami Mary Best and Annie Hedge have gone to Charleston for a visit of several weeks. The many friends of Capt W. R. Hogg will learn with regret of his sick ness It is hoped that he will soon re cover Mrs <i B Kearse and little son spent several days in Barnwell this week as th*- guest of her cousin, Mrs J Emile Harley Miss Bessie Collum, of McRae, (ia , is visiting tier brother, the Rev, J C Coll urn Mr P M Jenkins. Jr , is in Asheville, N C where he will s^x-nd severs! w eek* Mrs Rotiert Williams, of Allendale, who has been here visiting relatives, returned home last week RECOMMENDATIONS Of COUNT! DELEGATION S. A. WUw, W. S. Crssdi sad Aagas The county legiriatire delegation, composed of Senator A. & Patterson and Representative* R. M. Mfaaon, C. S. Warner and N. C. Creech, met here yesterday to recommend three men far appointment as county dispensary cam* missionera. After a number af ballots had been taken the following gentle men received the racomimndatiou ef the delegation: . S. A. Wise, of WUliaton, Angus Pat terson, of Barnwell, and W. Sv Creech, of Kline. The governor has the ap pointive power and it will be several days before it ia known whether or not he has acted favorably on the recom mendations of the delegation. mmmstrd agsinat «nd rxtrndrd the time from days fo days ktr Byrnes stafrd that whdr '¥) days i» oof what hr wantrd hr thought it iw*t to rnfr()ri»mi*r and arrrpt it Thr bill originally madr rligib'v only »urh l<a(ier» a* had maturity of 4.'> day* Thi* timr will now l»r ‘.ai davs If WtlUaton. Aug il —Mr Wyatt Parker i* hrrr from hi* home in Georgia viait ing fnrnd* and relative* Mr* William Hair and children, of Augusta, are visiting the family of Mrs W M Hair Misi Sarah Harley is entertaining a house party this week in her home here Mr Albert Owens is quite sick at the home of his father, Mr A. owens Th*- friends of I>r J M. Smith will be pained to learn that he is still very ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. U A. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs H. K. Anderson, both of whom have been ill for many months, are improving. Watermelons and cantaloupes are still being shipped from here. About forty cars have been shipped up to date, and the shipping will continue till the last of this month. With cotton, corn and asparagus as a regular crop, and melons and other truck as a side line, the Williston farmers are in first class shape. A farm in this community is a veritable gold mine. special rlecOoo. and to be kept Hoard until after thr election, it would take more wit lhaa that poaaesaed by the proverbmi ‘Philadelphia Lawyer’ to make out how it is pusmbie to have the hooka eloaed for thirty days prior to an election, and at the aaaie tune to ixeur renewals three days before the election, and allow the persons so renewed Do vote at the pending elec tion." IAKNVU Fire Destroys Barns Near Hilda. Fire destroyed two barns and their contents, the property of Mr. M. K. Zorn, who lives near Hilda, Saturday night. The origin of the fire is un known, but is thought to have been incendiary, as flames were bursting from both barns when discovered. The loss falls heavily upon Mr. Zorn. It is not known here whether there was any insurance. • HOW THEY VOTED IN CANVASS RETURNS LAST WEER’S ELECTION FROM ELECTIONS The Official Vote by Preonets wa the State Board Will This Wwwk Publish Re- Dispensary Queetioa. suit* of Dispensary Ejection*. The following is the official vote of R. M_ McLown, secretary of state and the election held on the dispensary | chairman of the State Board of canvasa- question on the 19th inst.: ers, said yesterday that he would call a meeting for some day this week, to canvass returns from elections recently held in 11 counties of South Carolina on the dispensary question. Members of the board are the secre tary of state, the comptroller general, the adjutant and inspector general, the attorney general, the State treasurer and M. M. Stanley, chairman of the house committee on privileges and elections. Under the law the board is required to meet within ten days after the election.—The State. ITEMS OF STATE NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM ' 7 m foMlld th . t IV «id Mr Hwpp—lagt tw Swwlk TwU fwe Q*wd Thr cotton mill* of South Carohaa consumed 711. 31R bale* of coftoa last yrar A patent haa been taaued to Lafia Blount, of Denmark, for a merry -gw- round which he haa in vented It t* expected that tha G S A A. railway will be ia oparataoa hot we a a Spartanburg and GreeavtOa hy Jan uary 1 The pellagra conference, which waa to have taken place in Spartanburg Vuguat 3k haa been puatpoaed till September 3 The Yorkvtlle Publiahing company haa been chartered with a capital Block of U2.U0U The purpuae ta to publish a artni weekly paper Dr A D. Ihlmour, pastor of Purity Presbyterian church of Cheater, ha* been elected to a chair tn the Cnioa Theological seminary, of New York James H Craig, of Anderson, haa aliout decided to offer for Comptroller tieneral of South Carolina and oppose the present incumbent, A. W. Jones,of Abbeville. TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR DYNAMITING ROCK FISH Henry Corley and West WilBaaa PWwad Under Bond of $700 Each. Bhtckville, Aug. 26.—Hanry CorMy and West Williams were arrested at Salley today by Magistrate Eidaott m the charge of dynamiting fish in tfca EdisSa nver. The warrant was ssaare out hy V K. Funderburk, assistant ta chief game wardaa of South Carolina, following an investigation of several days. The two men ware admitted, la bond m tha sum of $700 each aad case will be tried at the term of court in Barn wail Several days ago report waa madw la A A. Richardson, chief gam* wardaa, that parties were dynamiting ftah ta the Edisto nver V. P. was detailed to make aa Hr maa aaaiated ia tha work hy Stive wrier, rural | Warden McClendon of CorWy aad WiBtem had Ci Kline, W For Against Allendale 83 54 Kline 38 14 Dunbarton 43 13 Sycamore .... 49 19 Barnwell ... 188 40 Elko . 35 12 Williston . 97 27 Ulmer 22 25 Hercules 63 16 Blackviile. .158 43 Baldoc 25 1 Bull Pond 3 9 Millett 26 18 - Snelling 34 0 Tinkers Creek 47 2 Fairfax 63 16 Robbins . 17 10 Total _ 991 319 Seymour Owens, Esq., spent Sunday in Columbia. Killed Hia Little Brother. Woodrow, the two-year-old son of Postmaster William M. Moore, was the victim of a fatal accident at Pregnall about eight o’clock Thursday morning. It seems that the dead child and his five-year-old brother, Ernest, were playing in a room in their home when Ernest got hold of a gun, resulting jn the discharge of the weapon and almost instant death of the younger child. The parents, who were in another part -•••-- of the house, heard the report, and, Copper at St. George, rushing to the rooom where the chil- While employes of the St. George dren were, found little Woodrow Cotton Seed Manufacturing Company dying.—Orangeburg Times and Demo- were Coring a well on their property crat. Saw. Mill Burned Near Allendale. According to reports here, Mr. T. 0. Sanders, who lives near Allendale, had the misfortune to loose his saw mill Will Delxiach. assistant postmaster at Ninety-Six, committed suicide Th»r*- day night by throwing himself into, the pond at the Ninety Six cotton mills. He had threatened to kill himself. A number of twenty-pound parcel post packages have been receured at the Greenwood post office recently. Umbrellas and push carts are among the articles that have been received. A $15,000 fire occurred at Midgeland, Jasper County, Sunday night A store building, residence and the dispensary were destroyed before the blaze, which threatened to wipe out the entire busi ness portion of the town, could be gotten under control. There has been so much opposition to the appearance of Jkck Johnson, the negro pugilist, in London music halls that his engageonents have been “postponed’’ and will be cancelled, which speaks well for the good sense and good taste of our English cousins. A wild horse belonging to George Douglas, frightened at an automobile and a quantity of lumber by fire Fri-! in Bennettsviile on Friday, ran with day night. The tire, the origin of j buggy through a plate-glass win- whtch is unknown, occurred late at , dow int0 McCal i Weatherly’s store. J. night and only a part of the lumber on the yard was saved. It is not known here whether or not there was any in surance. Were Not Drowned. The three Charleston boys, an ac- R. Liles, age 80, was run .over by the horse inside the store and seriously hurt. At a meeting of the board of trus- last week, a vein of “free” copper, six inches thick, was struck by the drill at ; Warmer Weedier thi* Week. a depth of 280 feet The find created j count of whose death occurs in another elected to the chair of Latin and Washington, August 24.—Moderate a great deal of excitement and prepa- column of this issue, returned to their French in place of Prof. Randolph, weather during the coming week, ex- rations for the mining of the ore are homes safely Friday after a horrible who resigned. The board voted to in cept in the far West, and irregular being made. It was impossible to tell experience in the water, where they crease the endowment fund from rains were forecasted today by the over how large an area the layer ex- i were tossed about at the mercy of the $100,000 to $200,000, Dr. Moffatt fo act 1 What are th* advantage* of the aaaeal call 2. Are the Baptists riafaf tWfr riety toward State Mtaatooaf If aot. why? 3. How ran the ^ritaal comdtbmm of our churches be inproved? 4 State some raaaoos why every Baptist ought to tmka Tha Baptist Ctm- her? Speakers at Klim: 1 W L. Hay** W. G. Brittoa. 2. J. A. Jenkma, A. P. Manville. 3. ' W H. Simpaon, W. W. Cope. 4. W. G. Britton, W. L. Hayes. At Rosemary? 1 D. W. Heckle, T. J. Grubb*. 2. F. P. Lae, R. R. Johnston. 3. R. M. Hixson, D. W. Heckle. 4. W. M. Jones, ChestfT Kennedy. At Colstan. 1. W. R. McMillan, Thot. Clayton. 2. F. H. Funderburk, D. O. Hunter. 3. J. D. Huggins, S. G. Mayfield. 4. V. R. McMillan, J. D. Huggina. W. R. McMillan. W. L. Hayes, Geo. Hopkins, Committee. --f The Thaw Case. Harry K. Thaw still occupies the first pages of the daily newspapers. Since his escape from the hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan, N. on the 17th inst. he has been detained in Canada b^r the authorities, atthoogh it was said at the time of his escape that if he got out of New York State he could not be arrested. Attempts are being made to have him turned over to the New York authorities, but at present the whole affair ia in a muddle weather bureau. tended. waves for hours tees of ErsLine college at Greenwood and it may take weeks to straighten on Thursday Rev. E. B. Kennedy was out all of the legal technicalitiee. Aa one paper has pointed out. Thaw ia In the same boat with the old negro whe had been arrested and when hia Imp* yer told him that it was imptwalbia ta put him in jail on that “Bot, boss, I’m in here.” as financial agent in raising tl^e fund. > v