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WILL MAKE RACE Chi .f Jiitice of (he Supr ne Ccart Will Oppj$t Gowirior Bleisr, (HA ritTPn nriiT UKbtV 1U tnitR nuni Biff The Hon. Ira B. Jones Quits His High Office to Beek the Nomination for Governor of South Carolina Against Governor Blease in the 1 democratic Primary Next Vear. A special from Lancaster to The News and Courier says the pressure brought to bear on Chief Justice Ira B. Jones from all parts of South Carolina to become a candidate for Governor has been so great and the arguments employed so convincing that the eminent jurist, intensely patriotic citizen, and Christian gentleman, has determined to enter the race, and accordingly on Monday, Judge Jones forwarded to the Governor his resignation to take effect on January 9 next. Tuesday the Chief Justice gave out the following statement to the Lancaster News: "You are authorized to state that if Providence permits I will certainly be a candidate in the primary n2xt August for nomination as Governor." The announcement of Chief Justice Joues* candidcay will be received with much interest in the State. Resigns His Office. The following letter was received 1 u" r>n.,npnnr ItloMKO at his X Ut'bUilv uy uuicmui *.. ? office in Columbia: Lancaster, S. C. Sept. 11, 1911. Hon. Cole L. Blease, Governor, Columbia, S. C.?Dear sir: I hereby tender my resignation as Chief Justice, to take effect, January 9, 1912. Very respectfully, Ira B. ones. Calls Blease's Bluff. The forwarding to Governor Blease an official statement of his resignation as Chief Justice, and within twenty-four hours the definite' announcement that he would enter the race for Governor next summer, place Chief Justice Ira B. Jones as the first certain candidate to test the issue with Governor Blease 'for the Gubernatorial term of 1913-14'. Mr. Jones has taken the stand which Governor Blease recently in Charleston declared he would . not take, and has taken the risk of' being the "stateman without a Job," which the Governor said he would be should he resign his position as Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. The resignation and announcement nave been rumored in various quarters of the State for several weeks, but they come as a complete surprise even to those who have been expecting his candidacy. By many it has not been considered that he would relinquish the highest judicial office in the State, of which he may have been certain for life, at a salary equal to that of the Governor, in order to become a candidate for the Executive office. Friend of Senator Tillman. It is universaly conceded in political circles that Chief Justice Jones at any time would make a formidable if not an invincible, candidate for any oliice in the State. He is a product of the reform movement, one ol the ablest and most aggressive leaders of the warm political fights ol the early '90's, but his career on the Supreme Bench has been highly dis tlnguished for fairness and judicial integrity no less than for scholarship learning and ability. The Chief Jus tice is a personal as well as a politi cal friend of Senator Tillman, hav ing identified himself with the re form movement in 1890. In the fall of 1 875 Mr. Jones re moved to Lancaster, where he hai since resided. It was then a towr without railroad or telegraph facili ties. It is said that when the futun Chief Justice reached Lancaster h< had $10 in his pocket, and no friendi or acquaintances in the new town He is esentially a self-made man, ii the best sense of the term. In 1 890 Mr. Jones was sent to tin Un,,on rif Unni-oa/intativAS from I.an JL IV UQV VI 1 VV|/? v/wv.. vv? - v/-, - caster, tie at once took first rani with the leaders of the reform move ment. In the house his personam; immediately made itself felt s ohe he came chairman of the most importan committee, that on ways and means A newspaper man who reported tin proceedings in those stirring days re cently sai<t that when Ira B. Jones le< a fight in the House, it was as igoo< as won. When Speaker John L. M lrby was elected I'nited States Sena tor, Mr. Jones was made Speaker. Elected Asociaie Justice. # Factional feeling ran verv high ii those days. It is related that upoi one occasion the house passed a reso lutlon taking out of the hands of tin Speaker the appointment of a fre< conference committee?an unhearc of proceeding. Speaker Jones at once threw down the gavel, took off th< purple robe and walked down th< stand. The House apologized to th< Speaker, and he resumed his office. On January 30, 1896, while still Speaker, he was unanimously elected I Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, showing the respect in which lie was held by his fellow members ol the General Assembly. On anuary 22 1902 he was're-elected for the full "v <* 7 ' THAT HOSIERY MILL WHAT THK GRAM) JURY SAYS OF THHIIt WORKMEN. Finds It Is Not Injurious to Health of Convicts or That its Muintainance a Nuisance. In speaking of the Hosiery Mill at the Penitentiary the Richland County Grand Jury says: "In accordance with your honor's instructions, and the performance of what we conceived to be our general duties and within the authority invested in us, we have made a most careful and exhaustive investigation and examination of the alleged nuisance existing at the hosiery mill, devoting much of our time at this session of the court to this particular matter. We beg to report that we first made a personal examination of the hosiery mill, inspecting each of the departments therein, and also the hospitals and other buildings at the penitentiary. Thereafter, we summoned before us and examined the /cl lowing witnesses: Col. D. J. Griffith, superintendent State penitentiary; Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr., chairnan State medical board; Dr. W. M. Lester, member State medical board; r. Jennings, present physician at the penitentiary; Rev. Mr. Abney, chaplain at the penitentiary; J. M. Graham, who operates the hosiery mill; >r. Boyd, the health officer of the city of Columbia; I)rs. Pope, Harmon and Butler, former physicians at the penitentiary. We find that many of the convicts worked in the hosiery mill are those who can not be worked either upon the public highways or upon the State farms, and we also find that quite a number of convicts are sent to the penitentiary from the county jails and chaingangs who are sick and frequently horribly diseased and are unfit for work on the county chaingangs or elsewhere. We made especial inquiry as to the number of deaths from consumption, and were agreeably surprised to find that the mortality from this dreaded disease had greatly decreased. We found that the number of deaths from consumption from 1900 to 1905, inclusive, was 58; from 1905 to 1910, it was 22; and during the year 1911 and up to the present time only three had died of consumption, and two of these had the disease when they were brought to the penitentiary this year. We beg further to report that in our opinion the sanitary conditions of the hosiery mill are good and just as nearly perfect as possible; the floors, machinery, fixtures and other departments being neatly and cleanly kept, and we do not find any conditions existing which are injurious, either to the health of the convicts or to the public at large, or any facts warranting us in finding a true bill charging the maintenance of a nuisance at said hosiery mill. The only improvements we think could be made would be the installa tion, on the third floor, of exhausti tion, on the third floor, or exhaust i fans and ceiling ventilation, and we would recommend that the proper authorities be requested to look after f these alterations and improvements. In our examination of the peniten f tiary buildings we were shown every > courtesy by the superintendent, Col. - Griffith, and we find that he is ren* 1 1.1. i tiering me :>iaie vaiuauie set vnuo m , the discharge of his duties, and that - the prisoners are humanely treated - and are as well kept as could be ex pected under the circumstances." term of eight years, and his term - would have expired in 1010, but up3 on the resignation of Chief Justice 1 Pope Associate Justice Jones was - elected Chief ustice to fill the tern ? expiring in 1914. Tie thus had mort 2 than two more years to serve had h< s not resigned. Will Make llot Fight. 1 Chief Justice Jones is a man ol most impressive personality, virile " gressive, alert, absolutely fearless Quick in debate, thoroughly familai 1 with South Carolina affairs, he woulc " at any time and against any opposi ^ tion be a difficult man to handle oi ' the stump, and should Governoi Please stick to his determination t< offer for re-election next year, tin 0 candidcay of Mr. Jones makes it cer tain that there will be at least on< antagonist able to cope with the Gov ornor, whose stump speaking ability ' is highly regarded by his friends. What position Senator Tillmar will take with regard to a race foi Governor between Messrs. Please and rt .Tones is a matter upon which there is i considerable speculation among thos* - interested in politics. It is conceded 3 that an active and avowed champion3 ship of either candidate by the senioi i Senator would be an important fac3 tor. While the Senator is not likelj s to take any active part in the cam3 paign, those who are closest to th 3 Senator in politics expect him to support Jones, as the Chief Justice ha? i been more in acord with the Senatoi I than the Governor has been. ) a a a i Some people manage to obscure J, when they profess to enlighten. Thii ! seems to be especially true of som? 1 politicians. FLOOD IN CHINA Great Havtc Hat Beca Date Aatag the Pcaple (f That Country BY FLOOD AND FAMINE It In Estimated That More Than Five Million I'eople Have I^ost Their Lives in the Yangtse Valley in That I'nhappy Country During the Last Decade. A cablegram from Peking, China, says the flood situation in China Is the most serious in years. Reports state that the troops are driving the flood refugees from the cities. 1 ? CI I. I 1 . i ue rjiigiiuii puptriH in oiu<ugiini any . We supopse that half the population of the Yang-Tse Valley must be supported through the coming winter or starve. Probably this is the most appaling disaster 111 the history of China." Flood and famine in the Yang-Tse Valley have claimed at leist 5,000,000 souls during the last decade, according to conservative computations of missionary societies and other authorities who have received authenic reports from the death-ridden districts. In the fam'.ne of 190p- 07, the most awful camp of which history has any record was established outside the walls of the ancient city of Tasing Iviang Pu, situated on the grand canal about 100 miles north of the Yang-tse river. There 500,000 men, women and children were herded into huts of mud and reeds. Despite the efforts made by the Chinese government, by devoted missionaries and well disposed foreigners thousands died every day and the deaths in that section of the country in the nine months from October, 1 906 to 1907, must have run to three quarters of a million. A very large contingent of Chinese and influential foreign residents believed that the greatest responsibility confronting the Chinese government today is the solving of an engineering problem that will save the lives of the 150,000,000 people who inhabit the Yang-tse valley and make possible for continued human occupation one of their richest territories in the world. The constantly recurring floods are due partly to denudation of nearly all tree life, as deforestation has been going on for hundreds of years. Another cause is the conformation throughout much of the territory. Huge dams hold the waters from reaching natural channels in many places and completely submerge millions of acres ev??ty time the Yangtse, fed by the torrential rains in the mountains get on the rampage. The engineering problems referred to are staggering. Here is territory 700 miles long and 200 wide that at peri | s recurring at least every three years is fully or partly flooded. Canals and reservoirs would seem to be the only remedy unless, the great Yang-tse recedes. HURT BY EXPLOSION. While Dynamiting Fish One of Partj Severely Injured. Springfield, Sept. 11.?Special: Ai a result of a premature explosion o a charge of dynamite or dynamic I caps, Dock Clunter lies badly wound ed and bleeding in the office of Dr H. A. Odom. It appears that earl; this morning Willie Johnson, Earn est Porter, Norris Tyler and Docl tiinter came down from the neighbor , hood of Sally in their automobile j for a days sport with guns and dy namite. It is stated by Messrs. John ? 'l D/\??4 /xm thaf Uo\r t ^ SUI1 <11111 I'UI ICI lllai tuoj m-i v v [ hunt squirrels and it appears fron the results that Messrs Gunter an Tyler were to shoot dynamite fo iish in the South lCdisto River. A f a result of the accident, three of th ? fingers of the right hand of Mr. Gun ter have been blown off, and he i r severely wounded in the side. Mi * Tyler received a wound on his ear o face. These people are all proml 1 nent and prosperous white citizen! r and are no worse than dozens of ott 3 ers who persist in trying to destro 5 the llsh of our rivers unlawfully. Th same and fish laws have never bee 3 enforced in this section, and the pai ' sage of same have been resented b ' many people who claim the right t use dynamite for that purpose. Th 1 extent of the wounds of Mr. Gunte are as yet unknown, except that h ' has been very painfully wounded * and will be deprived of the use o 5 three of his Angers for the remained ' er of life. Dock Gunter is know] " as a jolly, urood natured man, and i is to be regretted that he attempei ' to use explosives for Ashing. r , Young Girl's llody Found. The body of Miss Myrtle Hawjcinf i 17 years old, the pretty daughter o very prominent people of Henderson ville, N. C., was found floating on th< waters of Lake Osceola Sunday morn > ing. Discovery of the body deepen i the mystery caused by the disappear } ance of the girl from her home Thursday. SUSSIFI60 COLUMN Established 17114. D. A. Walker, 152 Meeting St., Charleston, S. C. Marble and granite works, Iron and Wire fencing. Send for prices. Prof. Ragle, D. C. trance medium, reads your life as you alone know it. Send date of birth and dime. This will bring you luck. Prof. Eagle, Saginaw, Mich. For sale?Southwest Georgia farms. No finer lands; no better prices. We speak from personal knowledge. Write today for new list. Epton & Switzer, Spartanburg, S. C. Fine Farm Lands for sale?Write C. M. Simmons, Blakeley, Ga, for best locations and prices on ideal farms; laige and small in Early and joining counties; soutnwest Georgia. Wanted?Men to take thirty day's nract leal course in our machine shops and learn automobile business. Positions secured graduates. $25 per week and up. Charlotte Auto School, Charlotte, N. C. Farm Lands for Sale.?In southwest Georgia, the country that la coming to the front In great shape, not only the land of promise, but th land of fulfillment, write ua foi land list. M. T. Lerie & Son, P O. Drawer 57, Montezuma, Ga. Pnrin for sale in Dodge county, Ga., 10 miles from Eastman, containing 1,03 2 acres. 12-horse farm open, 18 shanties with brick chimneys, artesian water, 1 new 4-room dwelling. Will take $16,000 cash for this place to make quick sale. This is the biggest bargain in land in Georgia. Come to see me quick if you mean business. Lands adjoining bringing $25 per acre. VV. Wynne Hawkinsville, Ga. The Georgia Trading company, rorsyth, Ga., ofers for sale the follow'ng lands: 100 acres, 3 1-2 miles from railway station, 4-room house, $1,500; 270 acres, 2 miles from station, several tenant houses, $2,000; 326 acres, good residence, several tenant houses, moderately level, per acr<\ $20. Many other places for sale, all cheap and on easy terms. Write for price list. The Georgia Trading Co. Forsyth, Ga. 3 r For Sale?One of the richest and most productive farms in Barnwell, 4 70 acres fine cotton, corn, or truck land, 1-2 mile railroad, five miles Blackville; good roads; good schools; close Healing Pprings; high school and spring water, both unsurpassed; 13 plows, open land; farm implements,'stock and 1,000 bushels corn and fodder to go; buildings good. Terms for place easy. For information, write or see R. M. and M. W. Wise, Elko, S. C. SUMMER RESORTS . At Glenn Springs, S. Om The Garne House offers good terlrce. Spies did fare and the beet location Write for rates. GRANDMOTHER AT TWENTY. / Remarkable "Record of Young Wonum of Atlanta 9 f A grandmother of two children al g the age of 2 and 3, at 3 0 years, if " the record of 'Mrs. E. W. Render, ol ' Atlanta, Ga. It is claimed that Mrs v' Bender is the youngest graudmothei on record and her case is one of th< * most remarkable outsido of tropica countries. f' Mrs. Render, who is 31 years old was born in 1880 in South Carolina She was married to E. W. Moore, a 0 Columbia in 1 892. She was only 1.' 11 years and three months old when he first child was born. The child, i 1 daughter, was married in 1909 to Ed 8 ward Sinclair, and in January, 1910 e gave birth to twins, the mother beinj l" barely 15 and the grandmother no 8 vet 30. In January of this year Mrs. Ren r dor's daughter gave birth to anothe ch id, the third of the grand-children Mr. Mocre died when Mrs. Sinclal ' * _ i VI. mlJAw m*? WHS HII llllillll. liiiiur ins uiuvr Him *v lied E. W. Bonder and that union ha 0 been blessed by several children. Phy 11 sicians claim it is rare in this par of the world that a woman become ; grandmother even in the early thir 0 ties. c - ?^ r Calhoun Oops Kuined. 0 1 The St. Matthews correspondent o ^ The News and Courier says: "Aftei one of the most protracted drought) n ever known by the oldest citizens t this county last week was floodet (1 with constant and excessive rains The corn crop was lost for the wan of rain?particularly that planted or the Williamson plan. In spite of th< drought, the cottop held up remark i, ably well In the making, but has nov f been seriously Injured by the ralni - and storms. Rust is invading muci e of the sandy land crop and the cot - ton is rotting in many places. Thii s has greatly injured the price of th< - staple. A bale sold on this markei t for seven cents and the most of it li one cent below the standard price.' t- I .+ . . - ' ' . '? > l" >' ' - ;ypv ORANGEBURG ORANGEBUI This school, with a great Is University trained teachers, will September 20th. Expenses hav of everybody. Board, the best i Fine healthful location. Elects Broad open fireplaces. Thoroug Bookkeeping. Fine Conservatoi ? t it; number ot new students, we a tion. No safer school for your c today for our beautiful new catal President W. 147 Broughton St. . . Has since 1894 given "Thorough Inatr influences at the lowest possible cost RESULT: It la to-day with Its facult Its student body of 400, and its plant wc TUP I PAniNr. TRAINING SOHO $150 pays all charges for the year, inch heat, laundry, medical attention, physici except muJc and elocution. For catal REV. THOS. ROSSER RI BLACKSTi Z^OMf RATB ^ for Th&s BBGINmO JUl Now to the time to begin to prepare fo Li?one by mall If deal red. Positions Soutj?er9 C01919C OalhooB A Meeting sta*. Charleston, 8. tollsbmy, Dvrluun, Pi. C. The highest 1 South Atlas tic. Enter any time. Wr "Pulleys! Pulleys! Pulleys Largest stock of Steel 'Spilt, Wood sp Pulleys with Interchangeable bushings, At least favor us with your inquiries. COLUMBIA SUPPI/ 8123 West Gervals Street. maM??<MaaN HH MtoZoCm ! **iFB!sr MUHIIH CO. BH pgmiSS^TZ'Z. * # ? i Every Horse Owner * | * dread that most dangerous disease. Colic. 1 Be prepared for an emergency by having J a bottle of Noah's Colic Remedy on hand. More animals die from Colic than all other y non-contagious diseases combined. Mine t out of every ten cases would have been cured if Noah's Colie Remedy had been given in time. It Isn't a drench or dope, r but is a remedy given on the tongue, so simple that a woman or child can give it. r If it fails to cure, your money will be refunded. If your dealer cannot supply you send 60c in stamps and we will mail 8 a bottle. f ^ Noah Remedy Co., Inc.. Richmond. Va. t L? .. . i Thousands Die Daily. The Yang Tse Ttlver, in China, Is forty-five in lies wide at places. The great flood stretch over a territory f seven hundred miles In extent. Sevr enty thousand survivors surround 9 Nanking, where three thousand are dying daily. Similarly distressing de- "* j tails are being received from many cities. It is feared that the waters t will not subside before the middle of b j October. The floods this year are un- v 3 usually early and caught the crops t . before they had matured. F s Died a Hero. II i In a vain effort to breast the strong - current of the Detroit river, at De9 troit, Clarence V. Huotter, 2d } ears 9 of age, was drowned attempting to h t s.ixo his f.nanceo. Miss Anna ttaetz. .p i His body was recovered. 'Miss Baetz t ' waa saved by a rescuer in a canoe. h ' C0LLE6E % *G, S. C <+ culty of Sixteen College and begin its Eighteenth session e been placed within reach n the State, at actual cost* ic lights. Artesian water. > ;h courses in Shorthand and ry of Music. Rooms for a bsolutely guarantee satisfachild in all the land. Write ogue. Address S. Peterson, . Orangeburg, S. C. i ' uctloo under positively Christian t." y of 32, a boarding patronage of 828, >rth $140,000 OL FOR GIRLS IN VIRGINIA iding table board, room, lights, ete&m il culture, and tuition in all aubjeota ogue and application blank addreo, 5EVES, B. A., Principal.4 >NK, VA. :s ^ re roust. r the fall and new year ytdtVb guaranteed. No vaeetlen. srctod School A .; Wilmington, Wineton-BaM!# indonwd Budneec College In Mm lte for full Information. ! Puiieju! ruli^s,11 lit and Universal Cast Iron Split carried. Let us have your orders. A Y COMPANY, s Columbia, S. CL DON'T SUFFER WITH Neuralgia when a 25 cent bottle of Noah's Liniment is guaranteed to drive this terror away?or money refunded. At the first twinge, | applied as directed, Noah's Liniment will give immediate ^ and effectual relief. It quiets the nerves and scatters the con- j gestion, penetrates and requires I very little rubbing. I - I Noah'* Liniment tfl the beat remedy for I v Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lame Back, Still I pJoints and Muscles, Sore Throat, Colds, | Strains, Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Colic, Cramps, 1^0 Neuralgia, Toothache, R?QE^gD ^Hj and nil N er vfi. Bone and I Musclo Aches and Pains. Tho genuine has Noah's Ark on every package BH5iSSSSiaJ and looks like this cut, TT|TV|H hut has RED band on illV|l|HI^H front of packago and UfiyUySJ " Noah's Liniment" al- I|tllul3ilfl ^^1 ways in RED ink. Re. 3UUMmUIH ware of imitations. Largo bottle, 25 cents, ^ and sold by all dealers In - jncdiclno. Guaranteed rr money refunded by Noah Remedy Co., Inc., ? d4P? Richmond, Va. Five Dead in a Hotel Fire. jt' At Juneau, Alaska nine persons are ) elieved to have perished in a fire ' rhich destroyed the Juneau hotel and he McGrath building 'Monday night, 'our bodies have been recovered rom the ruins ard five more are belt ved to be burled In the debris. ? o Fatally Injured. Lieut. William Lynch, Blue ribbon tolder of the New York mounted el ice squad, was fatally Injured at he state fair Wednesday wtien hie lorse reared and fell on him. - . :v|