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TELL THEIR STORY ] DETECTIVES FIRED ON MINERS > FROM THE CAR MINING FOLKS TESTIFY ? Senators Astounded at Testimony? i ( JLee Calvin (jives Account of How 1 Miners Wre? Shot Down from Ar- * < inorcd Train?Man Who Ordered i < Soldiers to Fire First. I A dispatch from Charleston, W. ' Va., says about a single battle in the coal strike on the Paint and Cabin 1 Creek districts centered Saturday's inquiry by the Senate committee in- ' vestigating the coal mine strike. 1 Almost all day the committee heard statements concerning the at- j tack on Holly Grove, a strikers' camp, from an armored train, which was run up into the strike district on 1 February 7. The committee was astounded at the testimony of Hee Calvin, an exmine guard, who was one of the men in the armored train when the strik- 1 ers' camp was fired on. Cisco Estep, a miner, was killed, and .Mrs. Annie 1 Hall injured. "There were ten or twelve men in the armored car attached to the train," said Calvin, "and when we got just above Paint Creek Junction all of them began getting rifles ready They tried to give me a ri fie but I told them I had no shooting to do. The brakeman came through the train and turned down tho lights. "He told us not to raise the windows, but to shoot right through the windows. I was leaning out of an open window and as we came up to Holly Grove I saw a stream of fire start out of tho baggage car where the machine guns were mounted. The stream kept up a's wo went through Holly Grove. "As we passed I saw three or four flashes of fire from the tents." He did not see any shots from the tents before the shooting began from the train. "I just heard the engine whistle blow, toot, toot, and the shooting from the train began. I am positive the shooting first began from the baggage car." The witness said that Quinn Morton was on the train. When the train bad passed the Miners' camp at Holly Grove, he said iMorton came running back through the car and shouted: "Rack up the train and we'll give them another round." At this statement Senator Martlne of New Jersey, almost leaped from bis chair. "What sort of a man is this man Paul Morton?I mean Quinn Morton?" he shouted. "Is he an ordinary American citizen that he order such a thing?" The atorneys for the coal operators were on their feet in a moment and for a time the committee room was in confusion. "Mr. Morton will be brought before your committee," shouted Attorney Jackson, "and you will see him and talk with him." "God help mo then," remarked Senator Martlne. The attorneys for the operators protested vigorously against Senator Martine's remarks. Under examination by Mr. Belcher the witness said that when the train reached Mucklow, just above Holly Grove, the men in the armored car remained there for three days, until after the last "battle of -Mucklow." The witness declared that Chesapeake and Ohio detective had slugged him in a Charleston hotel because he had quit the company. Pale-faced women and men, who showed traces of years of arduous toil digging coal ^f^^n the West Vir iiinici iiiuiiiiutiiiH irwrj-'n^io commiueo their side of the controversy. It was the tale of a peaceful community of happy, contented people transformed into a theatre of war, and the members of the Senate committee sat back, with startled glances as witness after witness told the story of the strike. The attorneys for the striking miners in presenting their cases called about a dozen men and women of the hills to tell the committee of the atack on the strikers' camp at Holly Grove. The atorneys for the mine operators insisted that the train was fired on from the town before the machine guns which were so mounted so as loose The "death special" as the minors termed it, or the "Bull Moose" train, as it was called by the operators, was described by Ilarry Arthur, who was employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad as a brakeman on the train. He described the steel sheeting which encased tho baggage car of the train and tho two machine to give the greatest, nossihlo rnncn through the protected doors of the cars Mrs. Annie Hall, who limped into the committee room, told the corner mittee how she had shielded her! three little children from the bullets , by hiding them in the chimney cor- j ner of her little home at Holly EDITOR WILL BE TRIED INDICTKD FOK SAYING 111/10AS 10 S1IOI LI) UK SHOT. ? VV. O. Saunders, Who Is a Free Thinker, I>1<! Not I/ike What the Governor Said at llichmond. H. F. Seawell, United States attor1QV I? o 1 ni oh XT n 1 iv v ill Vv. | IU19 I1UUI113U jovemor Please that the grand jury las returned a true bill of Indictment igainst W. O. Sanders, of Elizabeth IMty, N. C., for publishing and mailing "The Down Homer," a magazine, containing an article under the heading: "Cole L. Hleaso Ought to Be Shot." The indictment is returnable at Elizabeth City for trial at the October term, 1913 W. O. Sanders is a "free thinker" Bditor of "The Down Homer," an independent magazine, published at Elizabeth City. The article for which he is indicted was, according to a letter written by the governor's private secretary, "incendiary in character and flowing with filth." On February 14, John K. Aull, private secretary to the chief executive, wrote the chief postoffce inspector at Washington, sending him a copy of the publication containing the objectionable article, which reached the governor's oflice through the mail on the morning of February 14. In his letter, Mr. Aull says that "The Down Homer" is "a magazine openly advocating murder and anarchy." Mr. Aull's letter to the chief postoffice inspector follows: "Columbia, S. C., Feb. 14, 1913. "Chief Postoffice Inspector, Washington, D. C., "Dear Sir: Tt is not my desire to trespass upon your time, but I want to send you a publication called the 'Down Homer,' purporting to be published by W O. Sanders, Elizabeth City, N. C.t which reached this office through the mails this morning. You will note the incendiary article on page one, headed 'Blease Ought to Be Shot' "I have sent you several other classes of tilth, hut none of them seems to have violated the postal regulations, in the opinion of your attorneys. T am sending this, in which the filth seems to ho overflowing in another direction?a magazine openly advocating murder and anarchy, and respectfully ask for a report as to eligibility to the mails. "Respectfully, "John K. Aiill,, "Private Secretary." The letter of IT. F. Soawell, United States attorney, follows: "June 12, 1913. "Hon. Cole T,. Blease, Governor, Columbia, S. O., "Dear Sir: You are advised that on complaint from your office to the postofTlco department, I have prepared and sent and the grand Jury have returned a true bill of indictment against W. O. Sanders, of Elizabeth City, for publishing and mailing 'The Down Homer' containing an article headed 'Cole L?. Blease Ought to Be Shot.' This indictment has beer transferred to Elizabeth City for trial at the October term, 1913. It will not be necessary for you to bo present at the trial, but this is written for your information. "Respectfully, "II P. Soawoll, "United States Attorney." ? FIVE MEN DIE IN EXPLOSION. Hollers of Steam Barge E. M. Peel Burst Destroying Vessel. At Racine, Wis., the boilers of tht steam barge E. M. Peck explode.: Wednesday killing four members o: the crew, injuring six and destroying the vessel. In addition Bernard H Schwenzn, the second engineer, ii missing and is believed to have beer drowned. Two of the crew wore s< badly injured that physicians sa;. they can not recover. The vessel wai literally torn to pieces abovo th? water line, from the stern forward t( the pilot house. ? Threw Bomb in Crowd. At Lisbon, Portugal, several per sons wore killed and a large num ber wounded Friday by the explosioi of a dynamite bomb thrown from i window at a procession passinj along the streets. Grove when the armored train madt its appearance. She aaid she ha< been shot through the feet by a bul let, which passed through the Bibb and Hymnal on her parlor table. W. B. Buzzard told the commit tee that a man with whom ho wai talking on a Cabin Creek train wa bhot from a closet on the car afte an argument with a mine guard. N< criminal action had ever resulte* from the shooting bo far a? he knew Sidney Byers, a miner, said tha the people in the strike district wert "terrorized by the behavior of tin mine guards," who paraded tiirougl the district fully armed. Ralph Mc Neil, of Eskdale, declared he ha* been mistreated by guards and fTar vey S. Campbell, a former ppecia agent of the Chesapeake and Ohh Railroad, said that he had ridden 01 the "Bull Moose" train and had beei ordered to shoot if stones wer thrown at the train. "Tf you shoot shoot to kill," was our orders," h said. fight Tree sugar ? WITH THE GOVERNMENT POSTAL DEPARTMENT AND PMJLING OFFICES Representative of the Sugar Trust Testifies That More Than 1,500,OOO Copies of Arguments Against Free Sugar Ila<l lleen Printed in Government Oftice. How the Government printing office and the post-ofllco department helped in tho fight against free sugar, through tho use of Congressional franks for sending anti-free sugar "literature" circulating throughout tho land was brought out Thursday by tho Senate lobby investigators. Truman G. Palmer, Washington representative of the United States beet sugar industry, on the stand tho entire day and the object of a sweeping cross-examination, testified that more than 1,500,000 copies of arguments in behalf of beet sugar had been turned out by tHo Government printing ofllce, made public documents by order of Congress and had ridden on tHo franks of Senators and Representatives to tiie ends of the country, postage free. "Sugar at a Glance," prepared by him, he said, had attained a circulation of 110,000 copies under tHo frank of Senator Hodge. "Reports of tho Finance Committee," by tho same Senator, had beaten the pamphlet ,by 80,000 copies. The franks of Senator Smoot, former Senators Curtis and Dick and the lato Representative Malby, former Representative Picket and Representative Martin had swelled the total to more than a million and a half. The printing of some of this number had been paid for by the beet sugar people, the witness said, but the free postago had saved them about $8, 000. Mr. Palmer developed that "Sugar At a Second Glance," which he intimated was inspired by the Federal Sugar Refining Company, and which was an argument in behalf of free sugar, had also been printed as a public document and circulated under the franking privilege. Ho did not say, nor did tho committee ask, why the frank was so used. Mr. Palmer said that the beet sugar men had spent about $160,000 in their campaign against free sugar since 1 902. About $50,000 had been used since last November, and about fourteen thousand of that . amount since thel beginning of the present session of Congress. Much of If had been spent in "publicity work" ( in printing, salaries and a good slz. od sum in motion pictures. He said > that the boet producers in his As, sociation were assossod about five i cents per ton, ho thought. Tho last ? assessment was made in April, bring lng In about $1 8,000 and the pre. vious one in February, about $17,t 000 I Palmer said that when Senator 1 Lodge made a speech on sugar in Ju. ly, 191, the charts subsequently used i in "Sugar at a Glance" were on tho walls of the Senate Chamber. Senator Lodge secured tho permission of the Senate to have them printed an a public document. Questioned by members of the committee, the witness said that after the charts had been sent to the government print: Ing ofllce and proofs in black and whito had been made of them, he had discovered they were suitable for 5 publication. Ho had, therefore, sent I them to a private printing concern f and had them prepared In a fashion r ho thought suitable. This he maintained, was done with the knowledge j of Senator Hodge and he considered l that ho was acting for the Senator in j the matter. T Members of the committee exprcss3 ed surprise that any ono should in 3 any way change something authorized ^ to bo printed by the Senate. They developed that the permission was secured by Senator Lodge for printing on July 27 and that ono of several issues of "Sugar at a Glance" referred to an order of the Senate on ^ August 1 in the same matter. The second order referred to data r prepared by Truman G. Palmer and purported to bo signed by Charles G. Rennett, the secretary of the Senate. 4 Mt. Palmer said he supposed that the 3 order had been made and that ho got * it in the proofs of the charts from the " printing oflice. The Congressional 3 Record of August 1, according to Senator Cummins, showed no such " order, nor did the Journal of the 3 Senate nor the files in its document 8 room. v I "You substituted at the govern ' ment printing office for the document you received from the clerk of the " Senate this privately printed copy9" 1 said Senator Reed. "I don't think that is a fair question," said Palmer. "I want to And out about this," j said Senator Cummins. "It is a rath. er serious matter to forge a signature I of the secretary of the Senate to an 0 order that never was made." a The committee finally dropped the II question with the expressed detormie nation to pursue It further and inves! tigate books and records of every e ! sort to get the information they seek. I Senator Lodge will be heard in expla SAVED FROM THE CHAIR ? XKGHO MIT1U>KKKH SAVKI) IIY SII'KKMK COl'ItT. ? (liven ii Now Trial aiul lt? Hii.se of the Absence of a Witness is Acquitted. A dispatch from Floronce says as a result of the rehearing of the case of tho State against Harry Mcintosh and John Williams, hpcimsn of tho admission of Freddie Mcintosh's evidence, which tho Supremo Court ordered eliminated, the case of John Williams was not pressed after the State had concluded its testimony Wednesday, and Harry Mcintosh alone was left to he tried for the murder of little Andrew Jackson. The jury returned a verdict Wednesday afternoon charging Harry Mcintosh as being guilty, and recommended him to mercy. It was plainly discernible Wednesday as the case proceeded under the State's side that the wheels of justice were slipping and that there was little hone of them even getting a grain of sand to hold against that would bring about the implication of John Williams, one of tho negroes that was charged with, found guilty at the llrst trial and sentenced to death in the electric chair, and when the last witness had been heard, including the new evidence of Capt Landon C. Jones, who testified that ho rode up-town in the hack with Williams the night that little Andrew Jackson dissapared and that he drove a white horse the solicitor could do no more than to request a nol prosse in the case of John Williams. Williams Foxworth one of tho main State's witnesses, had "skidooed" to parts unknown and has not yet been located. Ho was at Hartvllle for a while and later at 'Marion. An effort was made in Court to show that for the responsibility of his absence Julia Mcintosh, the mother of Harry Mcintosh, had something to do. However, Foxworth is gone and hia bondsmen will have to come ncrosa, but that even will not allay the feeling of those interested in the case. The Court then proceeded to pass sentence oji Harry Mcintosh, which was that he he imprisoned in the Penitentiary for his whole natural life. Within a few moments after sentence had been passed, the throngs of people who had awaited the passing of sentence began to leave the Court room and it was engaged in another case. ? GRAM) VIZIER SHOT l>OWN. The Turkisti Minister of War is Killed by Assassins. At Constantinople Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, the Turkish grand vizier and minister of war, was shot and killed by assassins Wednesday. His aide (le camp, Ibrahim Iley, was also killed. The following official account of the assassination has been issued: "On leaving the ministry of war this morning the grand vizier entered a motor car with tho intention of proceeding to the sublime Porte. But the car was obliged to stop while going through Ilayezid and Divan Yolu square because the road was torn up. Some persons in another car, whose identity has been been established, fired ten shots at the car. The grand vizier, who wn? sovnrpi* wounded, was taken back to the ministry of war, where ho died half an hour later. Lieut. Ibrahim Iley, who was accompanying Mahrnoud Schefket Pasha, also was hit by some of the bullets and subsequently died." A man named Topal Tewilk has been arrested. He had in his possession two revolvers and cartridges. The motor car used by the assassins was found and tho owner arrested. Me has already made certain admls- j sions. ? Leaps to Death From Porcli. Richard Emory Davis, for thirtyfive years a member of the Savannah police force, Monday leaped from the second story porch of tho Savannah hospital, dying an hour later from injuries sustained in the fall. His skull was crushed. Ho was a native of Hampton County, South Carolina, and a veteran of the civil war. Coldest Dny for Florida. A dispatch from Jacksonville says Wednesday was the coldest June day in Florida in forty years, or since the weather bureau was established at that place. Tt is down to 52 and the damp nnd chill has started grato and furnace fires to going again. nation if he desires to appear. Mr. Palmer became indignant at Senator Reed's efforts to find out everything done by tho beet men in Washington. "I don't think business men are barred from the citv of Washington " ho added. "There is nothing disreputable in talking to Senators and Congressmen. They don't live in glass houses. I have been free to try i to convert them and prevent the ruin which 1 believe will result from the passago of the bill in Congress." Mr. Palmer's investigation will continue. The committee subpoenoed A. G. Robinson, of Washington. ATTEMPT ASSAULT ? NEGRO FIEND ATTACTS LADY AT BLUFFTON A SUSPECT WAS KILLED lk?nufort Naval Hescrvea on Way to Prevent Trouble, Which .May Grow Out of Kxcitcmciit Following Killing of Negro Who Proved to bo the Wrong Man. A dispatch from 'Blufftoil says that town and the surrounding region is in a state of excitement, following an attempted assault by a negro upon tlie wife of a prominent citizen Tuesday evening. The woman was preparing supper at the time, her husband not having returned from work. About half past seven o'clock a negro suddenly appeared and attacked the woman, who wrenched herself free and ran from the house. Sho hastened to tho home of a neighbor and gave the alarm and a posse was quickly in pursuit, of the black, who is described by his intended victim as being about 30 yoars old, over six feet in height and of a dark ginger-cake color. A negro answering the description was arrested Wed-' nesday morning in Uldgeland by the chief of police, and is being held there. A negro named Jackson, answering the description of the assailant, was killed in Hluffton Wednesday, when he resisted arrest, and the negroes are threatening reprisals. It Is believed there that Jackson is the negro who attacked the woman. Governor Blease has been asked to oal' out the Beaufort militia for the protection of me citizens* or murrton. Parties from Ridgeland are hastening to Hluffton in automobiles to aid in controlling the situation, which is beginning to look ugly. Acting on CSovernor Bloaso's orders, the Beaufort Naval Reserves are under arms in readiness to proceed to Hluffton at a moment's notice. Sheriff White and the commander of the troops arc keeping in touch with Hluffton thru Sheriff Porter at Ridgeland . The negro William Jackson, who was shot and instantly killed by State Detective TO. F. Hammond when he resisted arrest Wednesday, has been declared by the woman upon whom the criminal assault was attempted as being the wrong negro and not the one who made the attempt. Sheriff IM. O. 1). White, of Beaufort County, has left with a launch full of extra deputies to render aid. Sheriff Porter, of Jasper, is already In Hluffton rendering all possible assistance. Tho posses are Rtill searching for tho negro, but it now seems as if ho has mado good his escape. Tho bad weather still continues wihcli makes the search extremely hard 011 the men. A late dispatch from the scene of the crimo Friday afternoon stated that tho search was being kept up, but that there was quiet in tho community. Tho Beaufort company Is on hand to prevent further trouble. INDIFFERENCE OF PARENTS, ? | They Should Know Where Their Children Are ut Night. A committee appointed by the mayor of an eastern city to consider I and renort what in mnnt nin that city to better moral conditloiiH gave an their verdict that one of the greatest needs is better homo lifo and more thorough supervision of their children by parents. Probably that same need is realized in every place. The American love of freedom is right but it must not be allowed to degenerate into license and indifference. Yet that is too often the case in American home lifo. Not enough vigilance is exercised over the child. Parents take for granted that of which they should make sure. Children are too often allowed to be out at night into unreasonable hours, and it is taken as a matter of course and no questions are asked to where they have been or what company they have kept. This criminal complacency is responsible for the downward career of hosts of girls and the degenerato lives of hosts of boys. ? Fiend Pays the Penalty. At Washington Nathaniel Green, a negro who criminally assaulted a white woman within sight of the capitol, on Christmas night, went to his death on the scaffold Monday, the first man to pay the death penalty for such a crime in the District of Columbia Almost in a state of collapse, Green was assisted to the gallows and was dead in ten minutes. China Indorses Peace Plan. China Monday became the fourteenth nation to endorse Secretary Bryan's peace plan. Minister Chang called upon the Secretary and told him that his government accepted the idea in principle and would like to consider the details Governor Hleaso hits Mayor Grace hard. If the Governor has got his story right Charleston needs a new mayor vory badly. UNIVERSITY GRADUATES SEVENTV-TWO DIPLOMAS WERE AWARDED TIIEM. * Thirty-four In the Literary Department, Thirty-Two in I>aw and Six I Civil Engineer*. Pervaded by a tinge of sadness at the knowledge that the beloved I)r. S. C. Mitchell was retiring from the presidency, tho commencement exercises of the University of South Carolina came to a closo Wednesday morning with the conferring of degrees and the delivery of seventythree diplomas to the graduates of the several departments, the largest in the history of the University. A tender and touching farewell by Dr. Mitchell, who retires from tho presllency to accept that of tho Medical College of Virginia, left its impress on the heart of every one of the largo audience which gathered for the final exercises. A masterly address on "The Question Which Confronts tho Graduates 11 South Caroling," by Mr. Walter H. innt, of Newberry, was a raro treat for the students and audience. Mr. Hunt is a pleasing and attractive spoaker and ho handled tho subject Wednesday morning in his own inmitnble way. Announcements of tho retiring of Dr. S. C. Mitchell from tho presidency and of the selection of Tof. A. C. Moore, the dean of the faculty, as acting president, were received with interest. Tho degree of UU. D. was conferred by the hoard on I'rof. Charles W. Plain, formerly a member of tho faculty and now of North Carolina. Tho year brought to a closo Wednesday has literally been tho most successful in the history of tho University from tho standpoint of attendance, 513 having been in attendance during tho year, and 70 now students matriculating during that timo, breaking all previous records. Undor tho wise and able leadership of President Mitchell the University has been brought up to a high standard and there is Ki n unit; n-Ki ut mill IIO IS going tO leave the State. A largely attended and magnificent ball Wednesday night in the i'nlvarsity gymnasium brought the commencement of 1 0 11I to an en I. Announcements of the medal winners and the conferring of medals to the winners showed that W. 11. Scott won the Pope medal; Lloyd L. Smith the S. I. (). A. medal, and Marion \. Wright the S. C. I. O. A. medal. The following members of the graduating class delivered addresses: James Allan Jr., "The Mist Cap of [ the Fairies." I Proadus Mitchell, "Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy." H. It. Crosland, "The College Ilred Man as Citizen." A. C. 'Mann, valedictory. Seventy-three degrees were conferred and diplomas delivered in the several departments as follows: Master of Arts was conferred on four. Pachelor of Arts was conferred on twenty-six. Pachelor of Science was conferred on four. Pachelor of Laws was conferred on thirty-two. Civil Engineers?Six graduate* in this department. YEGGMAN ESCAPES FIU?1 COURT. Walks Quietly Away While Trial is in Progress. Walter Foster, alias Claude Foster, wanted in Columbus, Miss., for safeblowing, quietly walked from the United States Court room during his preliminary hearing at Birmingham, Ala., Monday afternoon and has not been seen since. Ho had been in Jail several weeks and was resisting extradition. While Judge Watts was writing at his desk the prisoner stepped to the lavatory and disappeared, though the room was full of people and Beveral detectives wore in the corridors waiting to testify against him. DATES FOR ENCAMPMENT. Aiken, Anderson, and Columbia Named for Encampments. A committee consisting of the colonels of the three regiments of State troops met Tuesday in Columbia and decided on the following dates for the encampment of the State militia: Third regiment, Aiken, July 17 to o c M Vi First regiment, Anderson, July 21 to 30. Second regiment, Stato camp, July 29 to August 7. This action by the committee was sent to the governor for his consideration and will have to be approved by him beforo being permanently agreed upon. Hoys Were Almost Frozen. Georgo Ashe, Perry Ashe and Andrew Sherrod. white boys, who are tramping from Yorkvillo to Brevard, N. C\, arrived at Spartanburg Wednesday night, nearly frozen. Altho they were clad in khaki white, many Spartanburg people were wearing heavy overcoats. They declined tho offer of tho police to let them sleep in the police station, saying that they would hunt a barn somewhere.