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, POLICE DISCOVER NO MOTIVE. Drunk When He Killed Wife, Say Bridgeport Man. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct.23.?Afte a day of investigation, the police sa they were unable definitely to fix th motive for which Rose Sunnis, o Bridgeport, lately of Chicago, wa Shot to death last night, by Joe Bun <iC6, near x"ULiic^ tcuicicij, Bunace, who is known as "Chica go Joe," it is said, has confessed t killing the woman, his common-la\ wife, giving as an explanation tha he was drunk and did not kno\ what he was doing. The police, how ever, still cling to the theory tha the woman, who a character in th< Bridgeport underworld, was killei .because she had revealed the inrie workings of the white slave traffic ii t Chicago. Bunace, together with Joseph Mat fio, and Frank Pizzi Enni, who wen arrested last night after the shoot ing, are being held pending a hear ine Saturday. No trace has beei P w found of the other men in the party who disappeared after the killing. Woman on Rmapage. Fremont, Neb., Oct. 23.?Mrs r William B. Marshall, a well know! Fremont woman, who is owner o half a dozen or more houses, follow ing a quarrel with her neighbor, Mrs Frank Peterson, turned a gardei hose on Mrs. Peterson and then thrusting the nozzle through the win dow, saturated four rooms of th< house with water, causing damag< ' - /v ,v estimated at $iuu. Mrs. Marshall herself owns th< place. A crowd *soon gathered, but unde: Mrs. Marshall's threats stood back Finally Policeman McDermott ar rived on the scene and took Mrs Marshall to the county jail. Her hus * band, a well known business man was notified at Norfolk, where h< had gone on a business trip. H< hurried back to Fremont, announced that he would settle the damag< and that the family would look af ter Mrs. Marshall. Mrs. Marshall for'years has beei a member of the First Congregation al church. The family occupies i large house in an exclusive par: of the?city. Mrs. Marshall recently has been given to violent outbursts Several weeks ag. she attacked an other well known Fremont woman ii the street and a lively fight ensued Out of consideration for the stand ing of the families every effort was made to suppress the facts of th< affair. Probers to Meet. i Spartanburg, Oct. 26.?State Sen ator Howard B. Carlisle, chairman o the legislative committee named t< probe into the affairs of the old Stab dispensary, to-day announced tha he had called a meeting of the com mittee to be held in Columbia 01 Thursday, October 31. As yet, how ever, no witnesses have been sum moned and it is impossible to stab at this time what testimony, if any will be heard. This is a continuation of the in vestigation that brought forth sucl startling revelations prior to the elec tion in this State on August 27. Tes timony, it is recalled, was introducet by detectives from the Burns agency Whether or not the detectives hav< again been at work in this State ii efforts to secure evidence cannot b< stated at this time, although it is no thought that they have. The commit tee has employed no detectives. This may be the last meeting o the committee, Mr. Carlisle to-da; stated before the meeting of the gen eral assembly, at which time all o the evidence will be presented. Women are Star Witnesses. ' Winchester, Ky., Oct. 24.?Womei were the star witnesses in the tria of the 15 defendants, charged witl the murder of Former Sheriff Ed Callahan, of Breathitt coutnv, whicl opened before Judge James M. Ben ton of the circuit court here to-day Mrs. Ed. Callahan, widow of tin murdered man, was the principa witness. In answer to a question A F. Byrd, attorney for the prosecu tion, as to whether she could identi fy any one in the court room as be ing the one who shot her husband she rose from the witness box in i dramatic manner, pointed her finge: at Dock Smith, one of the defend ants, and said: "Yes, there is the man who kill ed my husband." T '"ion flrncc n 1 i a . JL-i IlliU LJL v^. , ~ the murdered ex-sheriff, testified tha she had seen Dock Smith and An drew Jackson, the latter another o the defendants, on the hillside fron which the shots that killed Callahar were fired, a few seconds after th< shooting. Mrs. Ruth Callahan, daughter-in lrw of the dead ex-sheriff, told of fir ing six shots from a revolver at th< retreating assassins as they climbec the hill. The case will be resumed to-mor row. SIX CHARGED WITH TARRING. s Alleged Indignity Practiced on Ohii Young Woman. r Nor walk, 0., Oct. 24.?Six me: y were arrested to-day at West Clarks e field on indictments charging thee if with riotous conspiracy with the re s cent tarring, or painting of Minni i- LaValley, a young woman of tha village. A seventh man was arrest ed on an indictment charging per o jury in connection with his testimon; v before the grand jury investigating t the occurrence. v Reginald Thomas, constable, wa - among those charged with the attacl t on the girl. Others arrested for al e leged participation were Josep] 3 Cummings, Joseph and Carl Sly r Harlow and Ernest Welch, men wel i known in West Clarksville. The; range in ages between 20 and 4< - years. The seven arrested are to b< e arraigned to-morrow. Minnie LaValley was seized on th< - street of the village the night of Au a gust 30, divested of her clothinj , and smeared with tar or paint. I was alleged at the time that womei dressed as men had taken part ii the affair. This, the finding of tin grand jury denied. r. ?1 : l Car Strike at Columbia Settled. f Columbia, Oct. 25.?The strike o " the motormen and conductors of thi Columbia Street Railway was ende( 1 here this afternoon, when represen ? tatives of the striking carmen ant the officials of the street railway 5 signed an agreement satisfactory t< 3 both sides and the strike was declar ed off. The street cars will resume 3 their regular schedules in the morn ing. r It was largely the work of W. C Howard, of Cleveland, Ohio, repre sentative of the Peerless Automobile Company, of that city, that the initia " steps were taken which brought the > warring factions together and endec 3 the strike. Mr. Howard used hi: 3 good offices, brought the two sides 1 together and with the result that ai 3 amicable arrangement was enterec " into and the troubles ended. N< statement has been made as to the 1 terms of the agreement, except in the ' statement of Mr. H. J. Hardy, whc had charge of the strike, that the t agreement runs to January 1, 1915 7 precluding possibility of anothei strike before that time. It is reported unofficially that th< 1 arbitration clause was knocked ou \ and that the agreement was made " with the local Union, 590. ; LIKE WIDOW S CRUSE. " 9 How a Fortune Grew from Stock ol Standarel Oil. The widow's cruse of Scripture which kept always filled, howeve ^ large her charities, yielded the pain 3 yesterday as an agent of benefactioi ' j --r ? v.;?v 10 me otner kiiiu 01 un wmvu uun * the fortunes of No. 26 Broadway. A best the widow could hope for ai 1 undiminished supply of wealth. Yesterday the matter became i matter of authentic court record tha 3 a modest holding of Standard Oil ii ' 22 years spared from its store thre< and one-half times its original value and there still remained for the jo: 1 of those concerned a five-fold re turn. J. Campbell Thompson, referee * gave to the supreme court the narra * tive of this wonderful fecundity. H< " had been appointed to pass on th< 1 value of the estate of Albert C. Bost 3 wick, who died worth $3,000,000 las 1 November, having started in life witl a trust fund from his father, Jabe: A. Bostwick, consisting of Standan Oil stock worth in 1890 $296,171'90 ^ The elder Bostwick was in at th< start in Standard Oil. f Between 1890 and his death Al bert C. Bostwick drew on the func for $1,032,227.53 in cash. The mori he drew the more the fund increased l At his death its market value wa: 1 $1,642,611.88. Had tne iuna ueei 1 undisturbed by BostwiCk its presen . cash value would be $2,674,839.41 1 Referee Thompson figures in in - terest and makes the total produc . of the seed $2,795,958.48. The dif 2 ference between the amount of th; 1 remaining trust fund and the gros: . estate of $3,000,000 represents prof - its saved by Bostwick on investment: - of the sums withdrawn.?New Yorl - World. ^ Conference in Greenville. r The South Carolina Conference o - Charities and Correction will mee next month at Greenville. Distin - guished speakers have been secured including Dr. Hastings H. Hart o f the Russell Sage P"oundation, Nev t York; Owen R. Lovejoy, General Sec - retary of the National Child Laboi f Committee; Miss Jean Gordon, th< l noted philanthropist of New Orleans; l Mr. J. C. Logan, Secretary of th( ^ Aocnf-iatoH fhnritips of Atlanta: Lt. b- nocvv/iui/vV4 - ?- ? ? r Gov. Chas. A. Smith, Dr. W. P. Ja - cobs, and Hon. Richard I. Manning Civic Leagues, Literary Clubs, As ? sociated Charities, Baraca Classes i are invited to send delegates. A1 persons interested in the work o: - charity and reform will be welcomec to the Conference, November 12-14 BLEASE PAROLES HAVIRD. 0 Saluda Man Under 5-Year Senteni Gets Liberty. a Columbia, Oct. 26.?Pope B. Ha ird, of Saluda county, serving a fiv a year term for assault and battery i - a high and aggravated nature, wj 9 to-day paroled by the governor du t ing good behavior and upon the fu - ther condition that "if he violate - any of the criminal laws of th y and be convicted therefor thereaft< 1 that he shall be returned to the Sta penitentiary to serve the remaindi s of the sentence in the case for whic t this parole is granted." Havird, a prominent white plan i er, of Saluda, was charged with ha , ing attempted to run down in tl 1 public road Miss Mitchell, a your Y school teacher, about 20 years of ag ) Havird, according to testimony ; e the trial, was driving a mule when 1 came upon Miss Mitchell and a 3 tempted to run her down, so frigh - ening her that she had to rema; I away from school for several day t It was said that the trouble aro: i over Miss Mitchell having attempt i to discipline a child of Havird's i 3 school. In passing sentence on Havird i the time of his conviction Jud? Sease sentenced him to five years ar f told him that he would suspend a at the end of two years. Howeve 1 it has been decided that a judge cai - not suspend sentence and Judi 1 Sease joined in asking the governc Y to extend clemency to Havird. Re d oras in tne governor s orace suo - that a strong and numerously sign* 3 petition was filed in behalf of Havii - by the people of Saluda. Havird hi only one arm. Offence Charged Against Havird. 2 Saluda, Oct. 26.?Pope B. Havir j paroled to-day by th*e governor, w?' 5 convicted of assault and battery of j high and aggravated nature at tl 3 March term, 1911, court of Saluc 3 county, and sentenced by Jud? x Sease to five years on the counl j chain gang. The particular charj 2 for which Havird was convicted wi 2 an effort to drive his mule and buj ? gy over Miss Carrie Mitchell, a your 2 lady teacher, Havird being incense 2 because she had whipped one of h children. The trial excited conside t r able attention and some parts of tl testimony was sensational. Havird 2 attorney endeavored to get a chanj 1 of venire to Edgefield county, coi 2 tending an impartial trial could n< be had in Saluda county. Upon tl showing made Judge Sease prompt refused the motion. The action < the governor in granting a paro * will probably meet with general a] proval in this county, as those wl know Havird best believe the lessc p he has learned will proVe a valuab 1 one for him. 1 Chicago May License Vice, t Chicago, Oct. 24.?William 3 ? ? i -a i Pacton, corporation counsel 01 i-in cago, to-day made public an opinio i prepared for the vice committee < t the city council, in which he ou i lined plans by which the segregate 3 vice district may be restored und< , official sanction, giving immunity i ; far as the city is concerned, to vi< - latots of State laws within those di tricts. , In brief, the plan is that the cil - pass ordinances providing penalti* 3 in addition to the State laws for coi 3 ducting disorderly placesfin all se - tions of the city except the spots s< t lected for segregation. The tacit u: i derstanding is that in these distric z the city has given the exemption vi< 1 will be permitted to flourish to a ce . tain extent. 3 The opinion explains that the cil is powerless to pass ordinances san - tioning segregated districts in coi 1 flict with the State laws, but sugges 3 that the State legislature may amen . the statutes to give the city discn 3 tion to do so, and even provide thf i local referendum be taken on tl t Question. Woman Acquitted. t Gaffney, Oct. 24.?In the court t - general sessions in this city yesterda 3 Mrs. Frances Sarratt, a white w< 3 man of this county, was tried, char* - ed with the murder of a negro ii 3 fant and the jury returned a verdi< f of not guilty. The occurrence too place about a year ago. It is allege that Mrs. Sarratt was lying in wa for a negro woman to come by, an f when she made her appearance Mr t Sarratt fired a shot from a gun i her. The negro woman had an ii , fant in her arms, and instead of b< f ing killed herself the entire loa J took effect in the body of the infan - killing it almost instantly. The d< r fense in the trial yesterday was 3 plea of temporary insanity. The pr< ; siding judge, Frank B. Gary, pai i Col. T. B. Butler, a member of th - local bar, a high compliment whe - he said that the attorney's effort i . his argument for the defense was on - of "the most masterly that he eve 3 heard in the court room. 1 In the case of Mac Byars, a whit i man, who was indicted as an allege 1 accessory,. the judge directed a ve; . diet of not guilty. s In Bamberg and Barnwell County's Shopping Centre Established 1 7 Years In ? in 1905 KVAA m.SU, 5 EM?'l Cfll 15UIIDI U5>OLA9.S.C. ; Second Great Fall Sale for 31 Days I COMMENCING SATURDAY, OCT. 12th. AND .t t rimvun* nirnmniu iTAirnumrn Tiir i/>.i LNUINIj jAIUKUAI, NUVLIM5LK ItlC 10U1 3e ;d ? \ It ; Our Method of Opening Season ? And Demonstrating That Here Values Are Best Always. # ' -V'*! Others preach, Pearlstin Brothers practice. Others claim to undersell; >r do they, can they? Expensive locations, .trading stamps, entertain -* ? ? MMAM* MM n Jl AWA AIIMA ' n Jv.AwVlAfM M ... menis, commissions, losniuii prumcuauciS) vuupuu sups, auvu U9U1^ agencies add heavily to the cost of doing business. The customer pays the ^ bill. We prefer straighforward merchandising, concentrating on value. t' Which Do You Prefer? WhichPaysYouBesl? f| * REMEMBER OUR OFFERINGS ARE ALWAYS GOODS OF MERIT AMD UP-TO-DATE. la ?e - 4/-' * I We have an enormous stock of evervthincr IS " ? " * ? % good to eat and of everything suitable to wear, and the month of September, with unJ favorable weather, afforded us no outlet for I ;; disposing of same. With this sale we intend || I to make up for lost time in unloading to the 4 |j !,! benefit of the public. Our store will be gorgeously decorated for this sale, everything M marked down in plain figures before your eyes | n. in AH Goods Charged During This Sale at Regular Prices | Df ' * Will not be responsible for neglected telephone or mail orders during these 31 busy days | * Don't forget to keep the dates of this great sale in mind ' ty and be sure to attend in full force from our opening day, < f| \ Saturday, Oct. 12, to ClosingDay Saturday Nov. 16^ I To Inaugurate this sale we Quote a few Prices to Substantiate the Above 1 t GROCERIES. CLOTHING. .a Foote's Best and Maryland Chief To- $12.00 and $15.00 Men's Suits d?Q QO e- matoes, 1,000 three-pound cans, 1 V it:I @ each 1W/ II doc ^eaters oemg soia at tne i ie low price of *rlC Pink Salmon, 500 cans, talis, @ JQ^ g5c pjeeced Underwear to go on A\c -M ea sale at i DRY GOODS. SHOES AND HATS. j ? Kimorias and other Standard 0 17a $1.W a?s now on safe at only gj^ sg Outings @ par yard ? WC $ t;goodones (ortlB | * Calicoes, very good, at the low P low price of ?1 ft a price per yard $3.00 Shoes during this sale @ (Ti on ? I 10c, 1214 c, and 15c Dress OlO per pair $1.01/ I Ginghams, per yard 0 1"JL Same prices on all Hats. ? ?. .1 1 /\ 1 ? i_ 1 r?j f I in like manner ail the way through, uur word is our Dona for what we will do. We make everything good at this sale. a '' M a: Pdn?*lcfm RI*AC I J. <uai 10 ui i mjpsl vos I | OLAR :::::: SOUTH CAROUNAJ I