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I COCK OF WALK Ct?. Bleasc Sajs He Cai Beat Aaj One ii Sooth Carolina Except SENATOR HUMAN On His Way to Atlanta the Governor Stopped Over in Augusta and Took Tea With His Friend, I;. J. Williams and Talks to a Newspaper Reporter. Governor Cole L. Blease of South Carolina passed through Augusta Wednesday night en routo to Atlanta, where he will be in attendance at the Southern Commercial congress. The Augusta Chronicle Bays of the visit: "Gov. Blease was met at the Albion hotel by Mr. L. J. Williams, who accompanied him to supper. In a conversation, at which a representative of The Chronicle was present, Gov. Blease rehearsed his fight during the recent campaign for the executive chair. "Gov. Blease stated that the Caro Una press, with a few exceptions had fought him with an unwarranted bitterness and that the Columbia State and the Charleston News and Courier had fought him from personal reasons, disregarding his ability as an executive. "Gov. Blease stated that the idea of trying to force him to appoint his enemies to office in the State was foolish, saying that he had no idea of doing so. He, however, said that some people misconstrued his meaning and did not understand the difference between an enemy and an opponent. 'There are some of my opponents that I would not hesitate to appoint to any position they were fitted to occupy, but I will not appoint my enemies,' said the governor. "Gov. (Blease stated that he had won his fight by telling the people, in his speeches throughout the State, what he intended to do and that he bad stuck by his platform promises. He stated that his ambitions had been gratified and that if the people of South Carolina wanted him to eerve another term as governor he would do so, but that he was governor now for a term of office and he was going to fulfil the law to the letter while holding the chair. "When asked what the outcome of bis altercation with the supreme court would be, the governor stated that that body would eventually wake up. He said that he had the law on bis side and that he would be locked up before he would appoint his enemies to any position, no matter what the supreme court wanted. "Gov. Blease stated that in fulfilment of his life's ambition he had written his name on the nacres of the history of South Carolina so that it would never be wiped off. He can have this satisfaction if defeated in the election two years from now. "Gov. Blease does not believe, however, that he will be defeated. He said that he could lick any man in South Carolina for the United States senate except Ben Tillman and that he could lick any man for governor. "He thinks that the people who elected him believe in him and he said that he would not go back on them. "Gov. Blease stated that the Carolina press was of no consequence to him, and that he paid no attention to the articles they printed on him during his race or during his administration. He could reach the people in other ways and that was all that he would ask. "Gov. Blease had nothing to say in regard to the new county, but suggested to Mr. Williams that the Savannah river's course be changed to include Augusta, which city he would then recommend for the county seat. "Gov. Blease will stop over a few hours in Augusta 011 his return trip from Atlanta." ? ? ? l)on*t Depend on the Hoe. The hoe is too costly an imple-' ment to be depended upon, for it takes a man, and you will never need a hoe in the field if you start early with smoothing harrow and weeder, and if the cotton is planted in hills, there will be little need for chop ping. For tne cultivation or tne noeu crops you will need power, and we must have the horse-power to start with the smoothing harrow and the weeder. With these you can get over the land so rapidly that you will never ibe caught in the grass, and will need to put a plow in to cover the grass in the rows, for the early use of the smoothing harrow and weeder will prevent its starting there.?W. F. Massey, in Raleigh (N. C.) Progressive Farmer. ? Ijet Water Flow Out. At Florence some one left open a valve in the waterworks system, probably after reading of a similar case in Columbia a few days ago, and <bled the staiidpipe to death Saturday night. While the late risers were (bathing and getting breakfast the rwater supply suddenly gave out, and Investigation showed that the standpipe had been emptied. The pumi was put to work at once and the drought lasted only about 10 mlnjute* ^ TURNS BAD ONE LOOSE NOTORIOUS ROBBER IS PARDONED BY GOV. BLEASE. No One Knew He Was Turned Boose Until Ho Turned Up in Charleston. A dispatch from Charleston to Tho State says Rudolph Rabens, who has several aliases, is back in that city, having been pardoned by Gov. Bleaee after a service of about two-thirds of his sentence in the penitentiary, having been convicted at Walhalla for complicity in the blowing and robbery of the safe of the Newry mills in Oconee county several years ago. Through his attorneys, Rabens made a hard fight to keep out of the penitentiary but it was a futile contest and he was placed behind the bars. The pardon of the governor enables Rabens to return to Charleston much sooner than he had hoped to do. Rabens was charged with being the "fence" for the gangs of yeggmen who operated in South Carolina some years ago, blowing safes in postoflices and cotton mills. In several instances better results were gotten with the prosecution of the yeggmen in the State than the federal courts and the United States authorities gave way to the State in the trial of Rabens and his pals on the charge of robbing the Newry cotton mills. It was not known in Charleston that any steps were under way for the pardon of Rabens and his return to Charleston without any notice of his case was a surprise. His former friends and companions could scarcely believe that it was Rabens when he showed himself a few days ago for the first time about his eestablishment on upper King street. The State says no announcement as to the pardon of Rabens was made by Gov. Blease. Gov. Ansel refused a pardon to Rabens, and it was thought that such a notorious prisoner as he would surely have to serve out his term, but it seems he found favor with the Governor, and he turned him loose, without letting any one know anything about it before he was pardoned. Burning Lime at Home. Where oyster shell can be had cheaply, the oyster shell lime Is, doubtless, the best. But so far as I have observed most of the manufacturers put too high a price on this lime. If you can get shells cheaply (we can get them where I live for about 50 cents a ton), you can make the lime economically on the farm. Put a layer of logs on the ground with an opening between the middle ones to be stuffed with straw for firing. Then put on a layer of shells six inches thick. Then a layer of dry wood and brush. Carry up in the middle an opening nae a cnimney from the firing opening and stuff it with straw or broomsedge. Then build up the heap in a conical shape with alternate layers of shells and wood till it is about six or eight feet high. Then start the fire from the opening left between the logs, and as soon as the wood seems to be burning well, cover the whole heap with earth and burn it as you would a tar kiln or a charcoal kiln, keeping the chimney open tiil all is burning well, and then close over with earth. You can make as much lime in this way as you will need, and in sections where there is limestone it can be broken up and burned in the same way on the farm. When well burned, the lime and ashes will go together and be a better article than you coula buy. I have done this and know what I am writing about.?W. F. Massey, in Raleigh (N. C.) Progressive Farmer. PARDONS ANOTHER MURDERER. Governor lJlease Turns Rurrill Thomas Iioose. Rurrill Thomas of Hampton county who was serving a life sentence in the State penitentiary for murder has been pardoned by Gov. Rlease. He was convicted with recommendation to mercy in 1895 for killing John Lighteey at Varnville, in Hampton county, and was sent to the penitentiary for a life sentence. Benjamin Bennett was convicted at the same time with Thomas on the same charge and was pardoned in 1903 by1 Gov. McSweeney. In a previous petition for pardon of Thomas, the pardon was recommended by G. D. Bellinger, former solicitor, and Judge Aldrich, who heard the case. lllow Proves Serious. At Aiken Robert F. Ussery, a young printer, was arrested Wednesday morning and placed in jail foi striking Gary Glover, son of P. B. Glover, with a pool cue in the Hotel Aiken poolroom. The blow was not thought to have been serious, but It developed that the boy is not ex. pected to live. Ussery is about 20 [ years old and Glover is said to be 17. ? ? ? ? Soap a Benefactor. i Czerny, *he great German cancer I expert, says skin cancer has dimln ished 50 per cent at least in the last ) GO years. He thinks soap did the i 'blessed business, so if some of the - truly philanthropic want a world's reform let them begin with soap. f SENT UP AT LAST THREE WHITE RORRERS CONVICTED AT 1IAMUERG. They Entered and Robbed a Store at Denmark Only a Few Weeks Ago. Three white men, giving their % names as William Rankin, William Davis and Edward Young, alias I'Clll > > ... 1 t .,1 1 oiiiu, \v uu were euyiuieu uy inc Savannah police last week for the South Carolina authorities were tried, convicted and sent to the penitentiary for three years each at Hamberg on Tuesday, for burglary and larceny, committed at Denmark 011 the night of February 20th last. They broke into a store at that place and were afterwards caught in Savannah, Ga., with the goods on them. They were evidently Northern people and gave evidence of being desperate characters. They were rushed off to the Penitentiary, it being deemed best not to attempt to work them on the chain gang. They gave the sheriff and constables much trouble during the short time they were confined at Bamberg and a constant watch was kor?t river thorn at nifrht. Detective Fallon of the Savannah police department, who accompanied Young to Bamberg, proved the most important witness for the prosecution, and it was largely on his evidence and the evidence that had been accumulated at Savannah in the shape of articles believed to have been stolen, that the men we;e convicted. Breaking down at the conclusion of the trial, when placed on the stand in their defense, both Rankin and Davis made a full confession of the burglary of the Farmers' Mercantile Company's store at Denmark on the night of February 20. Each placed the initial blame on the other, however, although both admitted having entered the store ana taken sgme of the stuff. Young refused to take the stand when it came to his turn, saying the others had already said enough. In less than half an hour after the jury had been sent out they returned with a verdict of guilty. Young was brought from Savannah to Bamiberg (Monday morning in care of Detective Fallon and immediately on the arrival of the prisoner the case was brought up before the grand jury, resulting in an indictment for all three. The same aftt^r noon the case went to trial and continued over to the1 next morning It was brought to a close. Detective Fallon, who returned to Savannah !ate Tuesday night, said that he thought that because the evidence prepared by the Savannah police was so complete and the three yeggs were so surprised at his appearance as a witness, Rankin and Davis were led to confess. iDavis and Rankin were the first of the trio to be arrested and were captured in a spectacular manner by the police at their hiding place in the woods off the Ogeechee road. Soon after their arrest Li. E. Span, bookkeeper for the Denmark Farmers' Mercantile Company went to Savannah and identified the men, and a few days later Justice of the Peace Ray started back to Bamberg with his prisoners. While he slept on the train with both men handcuffed to each other and wearing leg irons, they ^reached up to the rack overhead and from the collection of evidence he was taking with him abstracted the two saws that had been found In their possession when arrested. When the train stopped at the little station of Luray, S. C., they sneaked off unnoticed and the train continued on with Magistrate Ray unconscious of his prisoners' escape. Traveling back into the woods for two or three mile from the railroad, Davis and Rankin got busy with the saws and cut off their handcuffs and lrerirons. Then after workiner some distance further they went to sleep. There they were found the next morning by the magistrate, who had put dogs on their tracks and overtaken them at daylight. They were taken on to Bamberg and lodged in the county jail, but the trouble they caused did not cease there. ? ? Crushed to Death. Arthur M. Stuart, a switchman of the Charleston Terminal Company, fell from a freight car, and was fatally crushed under the wheels of an engine tender. He died a few minutes after the accident happened, and an inquest held Thursday by the coroner resulted in a verdict of acciA 1 ilnnMi uuiiuu ucaiiii Feodinip; the Starving. Tor tho relief of the starving multitude of China, The Christian Herald Wednesday sent $10,000 to the state department for transmission to Shanghai. This amount will be cabled to the American consul at Shanghai for distribution to the famine sufferers. American Machinery I'sed, In Cawnpore, India, with American machinery, they are making shoes so cheaply that the manufacturers of Lynn can no longer compote with them. The cottons and silks which 11we one time sent to Asia are now made in Japan and China. STILL AN ISSUE The Stale Supreme Cenrt Ileitis its Constitutional Rights IN JUDGESHir MATTER Governor Rlcaso Wants the Newspapers to Give Publicity to All the Correspondence in the Several Cases That Have Arisen Between Him and the Supreme Court. The issue between the supreme court and Gov. I31ease is no nearer a final solution than on the first day when the chief executive sent a note to the judicial department of the State stating that he would appoint special judges who were his friends, regardless of the recommendation ot any one. Gov. Blease has received a lettei from Chief Justice Jones appointing F. L. Willcox of Florence as a special judge for that county to take the place of Judge J. C. Klugh, who is ill. Gov. Blease said that he did not know what disposition he |would make of the matter. He did say, however, that "he hoped that the newspaper men would be honorable enough to publish the letter from the chief justice.'' A letter which was not given out by the chief executive from the, chief justice, which stated conclusive.^/: .that the governor had gone beyond his jurisdiction in making up a list of "eligibles" was several days ago sent to Gov. Blease. The following is the letter received by Gov. Blease Wednesday from Chief Justice Jones: "Being advised that Judge J. C. Klugh, because of illness, is unable to hold the court of general sessions for Florence county, commencing 011 Monday, March 13, 1911, to which he was regularly assigned, and there being no other circuit judge disengaged, now, pursuant to section 2,743, 1 code of law, I respectfully recommend that you issue a commission to F. L. Willcox of Florence, S. C., learned in the law, as special judge, to hold said court." * The following copy of a telegram, received from the Florence bar by the chief justice, was also sent to Gov. Bleaee: "Hon. Ira B. Jones, chief justice supreme court of South Carolina: I am directed by Florence Bar Association at special meeting today to say that deeming it necessary that the regular spring term criminal court be held here next week, there being 16 prisoners in jail, unanimously recommend F. L. Willcox as special judge to preside this couit. E. G. Oliver, secretary." There was no court in Conway last week because Gov. Blease refused to commission a special judge. The docket was crowded, there being over 2 0 prisoners in the Horry county Jail awaiting trial, and the law requires that the governor of the State shall commission special judge upon the recommendation of the supreme court. There were no circuit judges disengaged that might have been assigned by the supreme court. These facts were presented to Gov. Bleaso and he refused to appoint a special juage. On three occasions Chief Justice Jones recommended,) according to law, the commission of C. P. Quattlebaum for special judge. Every request of the chief justice for the appointment of a special judge was ignored by Gov. Please. The following telegrams which were exchanged in the controversy are given: "Twenty prisoners in jail, heavy docket, how shall we proceed. "P. W. Wait, Secretary." To which following response was made: "P. W. Wait, Secretary, Conway, S. C." "Telegram received. I can do nothing hut urge governor to appoint special judge as recommended, which I am doing. Judge Copes assigned to Richland court, Judge Memuiinger too ill to serve. "Ira P. Jones, C. J." The telegram to the governor was as follows: ^ -1 v r^i o n "UOV. uoie ij. mease, uuiuimuit, o. "Received following telegram from Horry bar: 'Twenty prisoners In jail, heavy docket, how shall we proceed.' 1 urge you to immediately commission C.. P. Quattlebaum as special judge as recommended by me at the request of Horry bar. No circuit judge being available. "Ira B. Jones, C. J." Gov. Blease, in refusing to commism\nn a anoflal ludere for the Convay court, took the position that there were two disengaged circuit Judges. * He thought that Judge Copes and Judge iMemminger were disengaged It afterwards developed that the two judges were not disengaged, and Gov. Hleaso was so informed three times by Chief Justice Jones. Teddy was in Atlanta the other night and made a speech before the Southern Commercial' Congress, in which he referred to the fact again that he was "half Southern." That is true, but it won't get him any votes in the South. BANK OF Conwa ( Has largest capital and surplus of a than the combined capital and surp CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STOCK SECURITY OF DEPOSIT DIREt Robert B. Scarborough, H. L. Buck, George J. Holiday, We offer our customers every acc< f will justify, and we j SOBERT B. SCARBOROUGH, D President. We continue to pay 5 pel jj>y 999 99999*9m& | FIRST NATO /L OONWA ^ CAPITAL STOCK ffS SURPLUS PROFITS . . . . /tyt TOTAL ASSESTS DIRECT j. a. 'Mcuermoic, jonn iJjk B. G. Collins, H. L. B jfr M. Burroughs, C. P. Qua /jfc Successor to the Bank of jL Horry County, and a pioneer ly allied with the recent dev< n\ Republic. Backed by the C jk United States Bonds, we are p W toiners any reasonable accomu /k H. A. SPIVEY, Costlier. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. H. H. WOODWARD Attorney end Councelor At Law. CONWAY; S. C. WL B. SCARBROUGH CONWAY, 8. a '4 Attorney at Law. H. H. BURROUGHS Physician and Surgeon. JL_ CONWAY, S. O. V B. WOFFORD WAIT. Attorney at La\/? Bank of Horry Building. CONWAY, 8. O. (HE WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE klLiG.H.T..RSf' Mrou want cither a Vibrating Shuttle. Rotate fttouttte or a Single Thread f Chain J8titch\ Sewing Machine write to M SEW HOME tlWINI MACHINE COMPASt Orange* Man* Masjreewfnc machine* are made to tell regardleegf gnUtycbut the New Home U made to wee* Oar guaranty never rum out. N?M Ay authorised dealers eeAfW v son sals as y BURROUGHS A OOIiONS 00? Conway, S. O. Ahscntminded. The professor had just sneezed for the thirtieth time, and it naturally attracted some attention. "What's the matter with the professor?" asked the visitor. "He appears to have a bad cold." "Oh, no," said iMadame la Professoress. "It is only his fearful absentmindednesR. I left him in charge of the baby for a few minutes this morning and when he cried ho gave him the pepper pot to play with instead of his rattle." ? Harper's Weekly. An electrical device has been per*fected to thaw out frozen water pipes 'without opening the ground. / / ^ . ' HOKRY, y. S, C. ? uj ny bank in Horry county. More lus of all other banks in the county $50,000 12,500 .HOLDERS .. .. 60,000 ORS 112,600 ;tors D. V. Richardson, W. A. Johnson, ? Will A. Freeman. A ommodation which their accounts solicit your business. . V. Richardson, will a.[ freema* \7./in I'II ptMivt'vr CAHHIIR iuiv x niioii/un ia ? r cent, on yearly deposits. )NAL BANK | 7 Y, 8. C. X 125,000.00 2,500.00 125,000.00 rOR8: 2? ! Snlvov TV T. McNeill. uck, W. It. Lewis, D. & ttlebaum, D. A. Spivey. ar Conway, the oldest Hank in in Eastern Carolina. Close- jL elopment of the Independent Jovernuieiit and secured by repared to extend to our cu?lodations. B. C. COLLINS, 2i President, $ GIRLS, READ THIS A SENSIBLE TALK TO THE YOUNO WOMAN WHO KISSES. Dorothy Dix Tells Her She is Losing Something Beautiful Every TimeStrange Lips Meet Hers, "Dorothy Dix" writes a great manythings that tend to elevate and make girls purer and sweeter. She says two young men recently wrote her a letter in which they asked her to settle a dispute that has arisen between them. Here is her answer: The point at issue is whether a, girl who kisses a young man, to whom she is not engaged to be married, displays thereby an affectionate disposition or not. A contends that she does, and asserts that he would, not marry any woman who did not like to kiss, while B takes the opposite position on the subject. As far as my opinion is concerned,. I should say that any girl wtyo kisses a man to whom she is not betrothed ?and the wedding day set?shows that she has an exceedingly affectionate temperament. Entirely too affectionate. Dangerously affectionate. It likewise shows that she is utterly lacking in maidenly modesty and delicacy. And it indicates that she is. a great many kinds of a fool. If I were a man, I would no moro , pick out for a wife the girl that I. would let any man with whom she y* had a casual acquaintance kiss her than I would go to a florist shop ana buy the battered, bruised, over blown roses that had had their freshness rubbed off by too much handling. ?1 o ?,/I (lio lirUh t ll o hlnnm 1 IIV.7 fS 1 1 1 (1 II U VliU I VA7V/ TT 1 til Vlt\y MAVWM*on them for mine, every time. This is also the opinion of most, men. It takes a man of very undiscriminating taste to really care for a girl whose lips are free to every Tom, Dick and Harry who comes along. Of course, as long as a woman is young and good looking and has a nice red mouth pouted to a j Cupid's bow, every man will kiss her r who can; but such kisses only make him have a contempt for the girl, and ready to believe any evil he may hear of her. That kind of a girl is not the sort of a woman that a fastidious man wants to marry. His wife must have kept her lips as austerely pure as, those of a saint; for every man, in. love is a monopolist, and his eternal creed is that his lady love shall be * fire to him, and ice to every other man. ? ? ? FREE 10 YEARS, CiOES RACK. Escaped North Carolina Convict Cap* tured in Kentucky. After being at liberty ror sixteen years, T. B. Whitson, who on February 27, 1895, escaped from the State prison at Raleigh, N. C., where he was serving a sentence of thirty years for murder, was a/rested at Lexington, Ky., Thursday, and will bo taken back to North Carolina to servo out his form. Residing iiv Letcher county, Kentucky, as "Samuel Jones," he hns amassed a coaifjrtablo fortune. He was sentenced a- i ? ii. ?* 1. i a iono fha io _ymuii ivuirni xv, xoao, iwi ?,?.? murder of C. C. Dyrd at Bakersvilie, , N. (!., but on a second trial he was given thirty years' imprisonment.