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r One Dollar and a Half a Year. BAMBERG, S. C. THURSDAY, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1915. Established 1391. COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS SO.MK INTKKKS'I l\(i HAI'CKNlN'dS l\ VAIIIOI'S SKCTIOXS. ? News Items (withered AH Around the County and Klsewhere. Sr. John's News. St. John's Jan. 13.? Mrs. J. \\\ Kinard spent ilie week end at W'alterboro with her daughter. .Mrs. C. L. Hiott. Miss Clara Mae Sease spent Sunday night with Miss Sue Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sease spent Sunday with Mr. Henry and Miss Sue Carter. Misses Florrie and Mattie Lou Hiers spent last week with Mrs. S. W. Clayton. Mr. Eddie lliers spent Saturday night with Mr. Heber Herndon. Mr. and Mrs. Bradly Hiers spent Sunday with Mr. Frank Folk. Mr. Charlie and Miss Pearl Aull spent the week-end with Mr. J. H. Aull. HONOR ROLL ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL. First year high school?Josephine Kinard, Idell Peters. Wilma Kinard. Fifth grade?Elena Kinard. Edna Copeland. Fourth grade?Clara Mae Sease. Second grade?Llewellyn Kinard, Francis Kinard. Louise Kinard. Salome lliers. Roy Sease. Mell Copeland, Otto Copeland. M. F. ilutson. First grade?Eula Kinard. Election at Cope. Cope. Jan. 9.?At the annual town election yesterday the following officials were elected: Intendant. M. L. Sandifer: wardens. O. F. Snioak. \V. F. Waite. Jr., R. K. Henerey. G. E. Griffith and Edgar I-. Brickie tied for fourth place. Following are the candidates and the votes received by each: For intendant, M. L. Sandifer. 20; J. I). Kittrell. incumbent, IS: for wardens. O. F. Smoak, 2G; W. F. Waile. Jr.. 21: R. K. Henerey, 20: E. L. Brickie. 10: G. E. Griffith, 19: I. H. Clark. 10: W. O. Tatum, Jr., 14. HO.VIR ROLL l>enniaik Public School for Fourth Month. Denmark. January 11.?The following is the honor roll of the Denmark Public school for the fourth month: ?rmdp?Kosrer Smoak. Helen Turner. Winnie Cox. Josephine Casioppo. Dorothy Crum. Sudie Dye-lies Mamie Turner, Miriam Turner. Grace Wiggins. Second grade?Saraii ('alia. Edward Zeigler. Claudie llolton. Ads Hutto. Julia Ray. Dorothy Matthews 1 John Turner. Beatrice Chitty. De maris Faust. * Third grade? Francis Do/.ier, A!' ^ ' hert Folk. James McCrae, Margarei Brooker. Fourth grade?Ruby Ahstance Joe Matthews. Dorothy Riley. Mar> Casioppo. Helen Turner. I.eona New Evelyn Cain. Fifth grade?Edward Cox. C*ar lisle Folk. Fred Wiggins. Louise Ray Ruth Califf. Martha Casioppo. lr. Wirt IJipp JollU B CM A III giciucr-?a-*..* White. Edna Creech, Anna Mat thews. Seventh grade?I.esler Bean. Les lie Ellzey, Elizabeth MoChae, Juli: McCrae, Daisye Tillman. First High School?Saddle Cain Julia Cox. Kathryn Faust. Willie Del Hutto. Second High School?Wieters Ca lifT, Genie Fogle. Barnwell Huggins Hazel Lecrov. Clara Wyman. Third High School?Vera Wiggins Christahel Mayfield, Francis Guess Virginia Hutto. Fourth High School?Fran! Creech. Samuel Ray. Death of a Little I toy. Ehrhardt. Jan. 0.?Glenn Smith i the six-year-old son or Capt. and Mrs T. M. Dannelly, died Tuesday morn * ing. after a heroic struggle attains blood poisoning. His death brough sadness to the entire community where he was the pet of everybody His intelligence and sunny disposi tion made him unusually ]>opular His brothers. Messrs .!. I).. .1. S. ant E. 1). Dannellv. and an uncle. Mr Purdy McLeod. acting as pall bear ers. tiie remains of the little fellov were laid to rest beneath a mount of beautiful flowers. Hussion Victories. Having first routed (leneral Vodha the Russians find themselves eapabh of winning other victories.?Chicagt t News. t > iiMts i (ii; tii:-: .ioi;i.;:ss. j federal Authorities Ar/ange for l?u-j l?>r Kxohaiige. ; Washington. .Ian. A naiiona' i employment bureau reaching into I every section 01' the Cnited Stales j will he put in operation by the laborI department next week. It will bej operated along the lines of Presi-I dent Wilson's suggestion 111 his In-! dianapolis speech for "a systematic method of helping the workingnien j of America." Preliminary work for the bureau 1 has been completed, it was an-1 nottnced tonight by Commissioner j Catninetti. of the immigration bureau. Instructions have been sent to postmaster and rural man carriers throughout the country and nearly 200.000 field agents of the agricultural department who will cooperate with the labor department in bringing the jobless man and the manless job together. Agents of the immigration bureau also will aid in the; huge task. The geneeral plan was outlined by i Mr. Caminetti as follows: "Notices will be posted in all postolfices announcing that applications for work or workers will be received j | by the postmaster, who will be supplied with forms to be filled out and 1 ! forwarded to the labor department agent in charge of the zone in which! j the office is located. The distribution branch of the immigrant service will handle that part of the work and to it will go reports of the agri-; cultural department agents as to sections where laborers are needed. Applicants will then lie informed <>i the nearest point where they can obtain work of the kind they seek." By a coincidence. lie said Secretary! Wilson of the department of labor approved only yesterday, the day the president's speech, the final report, j made to him by Mr. Caminetti. announcing completion of the plans. HANKY COLKMAX l\\KIM?XKI>. , The ( 'overrun- Fret's t'nion Man Convicted of killing Father. Columbia, .fan. 8.?The governor today issued a full pardon to Harry Coleman, a member of a prominent I'nion county family, who was serv-j : ing a life term in the penitentiary for the murder of his father. He was convicted of murder, with recommendation to mercy, at I'nion. in September, IS 13, and sentenced to life imprisonment in tlie State penitentiary. Tliis was on?- of the most 'noted cases in I'nion countv" and ati j . . - .. . . ^ _ -? .. Kir, 'i.ttntiti/?M fiWTHsr I irai-lLMl MHJ Hnvjuiw.. jto the prominence of the parries in' j volved. ItKQl'KSTS A "XOI, IMiOS." 1,(ioveriior Whites Solicitor A1h??i Case I Against. Kditoi* Moore. "j Ti e News and Courier has reeeiv'ed the following irons the office of "jthe governor: [l "State of South Carolina. Executive jChamber. Columbia. 'I "January 7. lb!.",. . I j "Hon W'ade Hampton Cobb, solici jtor. Fifth Judicial circuit. Columbia. I South Carolina. Pear Sir: 1 am in"j formed that it is your desire to hand Out a bill of indictment at this term J of your court of general sessions ja-ainst. James K. Moore, editor of the "jColumbia Record, for criminal libel. "The affidavit upon which the warrant was issued having been 'jmade by my former stenographer, j now my private secretary. Mr. W*. ! F. Blackburn, 1 have advised Mr. 'j Blackburn that inasmuch as I shall [ retire from the office of governor "j within a few days. I desire, if possi',ble. to let tlie past he the past, and i to retire to private life and recom'jnience the practice of my profession ?the law?in the city of Columbia the capital of my State, and, as a 1 private citizen, to endeavor to forget j bitterness and calumny of the past, j hoping that i will be allowed to go ! on and attend to my private affairs i in mv own wav, as 1 will allow j J others to do. "I desire, if possible, to forgive t all of the sins that have been eom. mitted asainst me: all of the con1 j ; temptible falsehoods that have been j published against me. and, if possii to foriret them. "For this reason. I have advised i; Mr. Blackburn. the prosecutor, to ! ask you to enter a nolle prosequi in _! this case thus personally exercising . in this instance the same power of I i foritivenness that 1 have exercised | throughout my career as "hief execn| five of the srrcat St; to of South Oaroj lina. in order that when I retire to ' private life I may at least forgive . if ! am "na'de to for-ot. 5 "With kindest persona! regards to } yourself. 1 am. "Very respectfully." IN THE PALMETTO STAT! SOMK <>('<TKI1KXCKS OK vaiuol' kim?s ix soktii ('a:;oi,i\.\. State Xews I toiled l>n\\n for (Juir! Heading?Paragraphs Ahunt Men and Happenings. A. K. I.oren;*. has been continue by the senate as postmaster at Aikei Three men. William .MeOlur< Wood row Campbell and Calhou Kay. were held as a result of a prt Mminery hearing at Walhalla Tue> day in the matter of the Fair I'la murder case. The voters at the recent eiectio on the question of the formation c a new county with McCormick as th seat, voted the name to he ".McCoi mick" county, instead of "MoDuffie. as first proposed. The entire South Carolina deles; tion in the house voted against th resolution to submit a woman sul frage constitutional amendment t the people. .Messrs. Aiken. Byrne; Finley. Johnson. Lever, Ragsdale an Whaley all were present and vote solidly against submission. The (ireenwood board of canvas: ers have unanimously decided thr the recent election on the questio of the formation of .McCormick coui ty was me^ai. on nu* mt'unu m i regularities, in thai some voter were not allowed to vote, prohub! cltariirinii the result. The matter wi 1-e appealed. Papers in tlte suit for a leaed lihel damages broaght hy \V. I j Metis against J. W. Norwood, l?ot of Greenville, were served Tuesda; The suit crew out of the puhlicatio i of alleged defamatory statements oi er Norwood's signature in (Ireenvill I papers which statements were d< | signed to show why Metts should n< j he recommended for the postniaste: ! ship there. ! DISI'KXSAKIKS AUK SUIT. Ordered Ity the Governor to Close i Orangeburg. I I | Orangeburg. Janv 0.?Acting o I instructions from tiie governo : Sheriff A. M. Salley has closed tli ! nine dispensaries in Orangebur ; county until it is decided who is tli i legal member of the county dispei sary board. Dr. J. .M. Oiiver. o!' tlv city, recently appointed, and Hem IS. Holinan. of the Fork, incnniben are the contesting parties. Dr. Ol i ver was named by the governor aft< ! rl:e hitter had served notice of roir.o' a! on .Mr. Holinan, who lias bee chairman of the board since its o ganization. The order of removal was issue j against Mr. Holinan after complain had been made to the governor r< gardir.g alleged irregularities in t! ' election of :i dispenser for dispensai : No. L\ in this city. This electio ; resulted in the defeat of the p.resei dispenser, Ex-Mayor V.*. M. Sain. 1 i James L. Weeks. The board, in i answer, denied that the election ha ! been conducted otherwise than in legal manner. i Although the whole board was o dered to annoar before the govern' i to show cause why it should not 1 | removed, the governor's order of r inoval was directed against .Mr. Ho man only. j Dr. Oliver has received his connni ision. and at a meeting of the l>oai several days ago lie appeared and tl clared himself ready to begin his di I ties as a member. Mr. Holman. ha ! ing refused to recognize the gove nor's right to remove him. was ah present and presided in his capacil i as chairman. Eacdi has retaine i counsel, and it is understood tl : fight, will be tarried to the highe i courts. A meeting relative to the situatir 1 was held in Columbia today, but pa | tit ulars are not obtainable here. (htllon of Beer for Each Man. London. Xov. 1'7.?The Standard : Berlin correspondent says the Be Tn.rai.i;,tt relates tliat in a Bo pian villa::*- of ileveren l.'O liavaria soldiers, who had taken part in tl j sieire of Antwerp, drank 1.4S." pin ' within two liours. i Each liavarian soldier thus dran j in round futures. nearly twenty pin ! within two hours. ! The Tapehlatt has no other con | ment than that it was satisfactory i j find that Melirian beer was fit for II | varian consumption. Mrs. Oldun "I buy my hnshand i hoy of eiirars every Christmas." Mr I Xewed "I'nr I thottpht you objects ; to his smokinp at home." Mrs. Oldti - -"So I do?and h.e never does."! Judse. ? ii:i.i, T'> i;k<il l.a!! ; imiimakv. i u t Mi'it.Miics Will Include < 'onvention s K:,5<'s- i: Columbia. .Ian. At the coming session of tin* ueneral assembly bills k -.\iil l>e introduced propositi!; to enact into saw liu* rums governing me rei . i 1 ; cent Democratic primary election. | j The law. of course, will apply to pri-f lnaries in general. no matter of what (' party, and will apply to congress'on' al and municipal as well as to State s< ?. j and county primary elections. n | This statement was made by a; -j member-elect of the legislature, after a: a conference here among newlv-elect-j y j ed members of the general assembly. I ^ jit will be proposed to put into the!?' n j form of law practically the same;f if I rules and regulations governing the Ir e enrollment of the voters that were] . | adopted by the Democratic State con-1 w vention last May, and the rules gov-j^ erning the conduct of the primary :n election. The successful and satis- a I factory working of these rules has r ] impressed the advisability of putting s" 01 them into effect in permanent form. p j It will also be proposed to apply the 11 (1 p principles of the Australian ballot (j system to all elections. State and | Ll municipal, in cities of more than ten I _ thousand population. A modified | form of the Australian svstem was r' 11 1 I ^ ! used in the recent primary election 1 x n I in the citv of Charleston, and was J- ; found to work with great satisfac-, I tion. Secrecy of ihe hallot is in- " * j surml. and the probability of eorrup-j * j tion and intimidation is greatly reduced by this system. I P The propose-', hill for governing r I ' T priniarv elections will he introduced! 1 A J I #1 ' ear y in the lb!." session, and there u II is little doubt after the expression!s' 1 from the last Democratic State con-!s n vention and the trial of the system in ; a '"I the primary that tlie hills can he i v ,ej passed. s ,t| FOIl .MASTKIi OF AIKKX. r-1 v j .Manning Will lie Asked to I'ass on p Claims for Important Ollice. i 0 ! Aiken, Jan. t>.?As soon as Gov. | . n | Manning is inaugurated, the Aiken j ^ i county Democratic executive commit-j j tee will take up with the new chief i n I executive the matter of the ollice of j ^ r. i master in euuitv of Aiken county,! le which, though held by I,. M. C. Oli-' ^ g veros, has been in dispute tor morel ie than two years. Capt. .Joe Murray| i-i claims the oflice by virtue of his nom-j c iSjination and election at the hands of j.. >' i the people of Aiken county in the ^ t., primary and election of 1P12. Mr. [j. i- j Oliveros. appointed by the governor, I . M'jhas successfuilv held on to the otlice' i v i"- in spite of his defeat in the 1 !' 1 - pri- : (nJ ninry. ! i r- Tne oflice of master in eqmtv of;., | Aiken county was made vacant b>"!r '>1; the death of ('apt. W. M. Jordan ts j some time prior to the 11?! 2 primary. . Tht* governor appointed Mr. Oliveros i ^ ie to fill ('apt. Jordan's unexpired term. I _ j In.it t lie confirmation of the* State J<i n ! senat" was necessary before Mr. Oli-! f] it ] veros could take charge of the otlice. ' >>' i T. CI. Croft was then senator from ts! Aiken county. Before Senator Croft j id' would recommend Mr. Oliveros for n a j continuation, he required Mr. OH-lt 1 1 | veros to sign an agreement to tlie: t r-i effect, that, if confirmed, he (01i-!{ i 1 iri veros) would hold the oflice of mas-ja 'f jter in equity only until such a time j a e-1 as an election should he held: that! y I-j if he then became :i candidate for tliej r o.'fice and was defeated, lie would; c s-| turn the office over to the man elect-! ;j -(1 j ed by the people. e- Mr. Oliveros was one of three' : r i- candidates for the office in the 1!?1 - . n i'- primary, rlie two others being Oapt. I r-|.Murray and J. R. Sorgee. On t he j so* stump ^'r- Oliveros reiterated thatjt fy} should he he defeated, he would va-L 'd j eate the office to which he had been j >e appointed by the governor, and in st signing his pledge as a candidate forj0 the place swore to support the par-|j: n ; ty nominee. r- in the 1 i*72 primary Mr. Oliveros) j, was defeated in the first primary, a, second race being run by Capt. Mur- a rav and Mr. Sorgee, Capt. Murray de-1 . c I t featmg his opponent. !" Capt. Murrav then called upon Mr. i '1- * Oliveros to turn the office to which j l!1 j he had been elected over to him. but! iej Mr. Oliveros declined to do so. main-L, ts taining?with the support of the j governor ?that he had been appoint- , I. ed not for Capt. Jordan's unexpired,, j term. bur. for a full term of four j T| [years, lie maintains that iie is ''ii-j. I1_l titled to the office until some time in I ? t?l j) Allies Near Ostein!. | ri a | i.ondon. .fan. (lertnan. civil-j 'f. jians arc leaving Osfend because the|e 1(i allies liavo now advanced to within ' 1 in nine tuilcs of that town, according I n ? j to a dispatch to the Amsterdam Te!e-j c j srraaf from its SInis correspondent. J r EiiiSLATlM CONVENES. K(ai,\li ANNl'Ali SKSSIO.V IS <'AIJ.KD TO OKDKK. tines .\. II'.tyt lJe<t*'(l Speaker.?Le(.'iaut! Walker I'lesident J'ro Tem ??i Senate. Columbia. Jan. 13.- The annual ission oi" tlie South Carolina legis-j tture convened Tuesday. The upper branch of the general ssembly in its first meeting of the 'J 1session put its stamp of ap-! roval on the policy for this year of! c-onomy and hard work, by refusing, i I ter a long discussion, to accept the} ivitation to visit Winthrop college: t Rock Hill on January 20, which! ill be observed as Bee's birthday, j he debate arose after the present-' lent of the invitation through Sentor Beamguard, of York county, hose opposing the trip to Rock Hill lid that the peopi/e of the State executed the general assembly to re lain at worn, ana aeciarea mat 11 le lawmakers should undertake the rip they would not only lose an enre day in consideration of legislaive measures, hut also the day of| eeonvening also would lie of little alue from the viewpoint of enacting iwa. The senators assumed their duties i the best of spirits, each speaker inting at the amount of constructive jgislation which stood at their dis-1 osal. Along this line a concurrent! eso ution was presented to the effect hat only legislation pertaining to ppropriations be considered at this ession. This resolution will he con HliTtNl LUUit.1 . .Ml i ITI I Hjh l/l iui uuulism was apparent, and both preions to, during and after the first ession of the upper house there was 1 uch hand-shaking. The remainder of the day's session as spent in organization and the apointment of standing committees, lerks and attaces. T,eOrand Walkr. senator from Georgetown county, I. M. Mann, of St. Matthews and \V. i. Stokes, of Johnston, were elected without opposition to the office of resident pro tent., clerk and readrig clerk, respectively. The senate was called to order by 'harles A. Smith, retiring lieutenant overnor. at noon. After the roll all of hold-over members, the invoation was pronounced by the chapiin. the Rev. ('. A. Freed. 1). 1).. of 'olunibia. Those senators elected a I ! 1 4, 21 in number, were sworn ii. All senators were in their seats vi11 i the exception of Senator Mc'own. of Florence. .Mr. Smith, in addressing the senre. paid a high tribute to the late \ L. Hardin, form rely senator from 'liester eoirnty. Senator Carlisle nominated Senaor LeC.rand Walker, of (leorgetown. s president pro teni. of the senate, "here were many seconds to the lomination. Senator Walker was lected without opposition by a vote if ::s to o. Senator Walker, in accepting the lomination. also spoke feelingly of he late. Senator Hardin* He said hat he took this office as a "senatoral birthday honor" as he had served s senator for 1'1 years, thus having trained his "senatorial majority." Ir. S111 it It* t lion administered the oath if office, after which the election of lerks and other attaches of tlie sente was held. M. M. .Mann, of St. Matthews, was eelected clerk of the senate without ipposition. All elections by the senate were inanimons. resulting after nominaions, in the reelection of the following: J. Fred Schumpert. of Newberry, or seargent-at-arms. on nomination if Senator Alan .Jahnstone. of Xewlerry. W. S. Stokes, of Johnston, as readng clerk. The Rev. 0. A. Freed, of Columbia, s chaplain, on nomination of Senaor Johnstone, of Newberry. ( 'ihbes Clerk of Lower House. After sessions in the morning and lie afternoon, the house completed is organization yesterday, except for lie adoption of rules. This imporanr proceeding was postponed until lie bouse meets ;it i 1:4" o'clock this uorninir. because many of the tnem?ers wished to familiarize themselves vi11 j proposed amendments to the tiles. A great deal of interest was hown in the election of the various dlieers of the house. .1. T. I.iles. of Orangeburg. was looted temporary chairman of the louse ofter it v.as called to order at inoti. He administered tlie oath of iflice to the members-elect with disiatch. swearing them in by counties JnliX MOIU.KY l)i:.\l). Was Penitentiary Director and Prominent i'anncr. Coluiiibia, Jan. S.- News of the death of John (1. Moblev at his home near Winnsboro was received in Columbia early this morning. He was found dead in bed. Mr. Moblev at the time of his death was a member of the board of directors of the State penitentiary, a position he had held for several years. He formerly served as president of the State fair and continued as ome of its directors up to the time of his death. At one time he served in the house of representatives as a member from Fairfield county and once made the race for railroad commissioner. He was a big farmer in his home county and raised some fine cattle and horses. He was well known throughout the State. Mr. Mobley was unmarried. The Governor So Says to In Letter to Nichols. Spartanburg, Jan. 5.?The governor says he is not going to pardon Clyde Clement, the youth held here in the county jail under life sentence for the murder of his infant daughter, the child of Freda Pendleton, drowned in Lawson's fork in the suburbs of this city last February. The governor has addressed a letter to S. J. Nichols in which he says he would give Capt. Nichols his shoes and socks in cold weather, but he will not grant his request for a pardon for Clement. However, he adds, if the matter of reducing Clement's ^ , ?.;u ; sentence xo a xenu ui ?m uu him any good, he will be glad to j take the matter up with that in view. I The governor says he heard part of i the trial and is satisfied that the j girl is just as guilty as the boy, but he would not like to say what brought about her acquittal. The Pendleton girl was tried on the same charge and at the same time with Clement and was acquitted. German Ship Sunk. Buenos Aires, Jan. 9.?La Prenza publishes the report that an engagement has taken place off Rio Grande I del Norte, Brazil, between the Brit! ish battle cruiser Invincible and the German cruiser Von der Tann. addI ing that the Von der Tann has been I sunk. I t in groups of a dozen or more, j The following is the result of the ; elections in the house: Speaker, James A. Govt. Richland. Clerk, J. Wilson Gibbes, Richland. ^ Reading clerk, A. E. Hutchinson. ; York. Seargent-at-arms, J. S. Wilson, Lancaster. Chaplain, the Rev. J. P. Knox, (i'oveiisoj's Message. The governor of South Carolina, in framing his last annual message to the general assembly, which was presenter! yesterday on the convening of the two houses, made liberal use of scissors a.id paste pot. The document consists largely in quotations from various sources. The governor reviews his administration during the past year and makes some suggestions. The deliverence is not so violent as previous messages. He discusses the State's obligations, the extension of the time for the payment of taxes, taxation, the State's institutions, free scholarships. the .Medical College of South Carolina, the hosiery mill, the tuberculosis hospital, general business conditions, the State's prosperity, economy of the administration, the I common 'schools, alleged federal encroaelinient upon State rights, auditing of accounts of State officers, immigration, State levy, former convicts. In conclusion the governor gives an account of his family, "written by a friend." Speaker Appoints Staff. Speaker iioyt announced the following appointments in the house yesterday: Journal clerk. R. E. Carwile. Richland: bill clerk. J. R. Arj nold, Spartanburg: general desk j clerk, \V. IF. McCaw, Richlami: secj retary to speaker. Miss Kate Cantj well. Richland: pases. John A. Kantj iner. of Richland, Krnest Gary I Sharpe. of Lexington. James T. Ra! con Sharpton. of Edgefield. Edward I McSweenev. of Hampton. Hall Odom. I " of Chesterfield: doorkeepers. J. \V. AlcCreight. of Richland. W. X. Austin, of Greenville. J. T. Sawyer, of Lexington: mail carrier. X. O. Riles: por! tor to speaker. Macfc Greeg. Richland: porters. Ike Reed. Xewberry: Jordan Oliphant. Edgefield: Azra I Bozeman. Anderson. * 3