The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 09, 1914, Image 5
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MUST NOT DODGE IT
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ADMINISTRATION LEAD MRS WILL
NOT COMPROMISE.
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MEET ISSUE SQUARELY
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President Expresses Confidence That
Senate Will Pass Repeal Measure
an It Was Passed in the House?
Several Republicans Are Joining
With Hint on This Question.
Administration loaders in the Senate
buckled on their armor Thursday
and plunged actively into the Panama
tolls fight, determined to maintain
an unyielding position until the end
of the controversy. Though the
House bill to repeal toll exemption
for American ships is resting in the
hands of tho committee on inter
oceanic canals, there were many informal
conferences (luring tho day
relating to tho issue and among the
developments was a visit of Secretary
Bryan at the capitol in tho interest
of tho administration policy.
"No compromise" was tho slogan
of the administration leaders in their
conferences. So many bills and resolutions
havo been introduced tending
to cloud the plain issue of repeal
that it has been determined to
make it plain from tho outset that
no temporizing is to be countenanced.
President Wilson told inquirers
that ho expected no factional delay
or filibustering and had every reason
to believe from what senators
told him that there would bo a
prompt report from the committee on
interoceanic canals. The president
said there were 0110 or two members
of the committco who were against
tho repeal bill, who, ho understood,
would vote to nrintr tho nnnctinn
promptly before the Senato in an
early report.
Incidentally, tho president took occasion
to deny published reports that
lio had sent any ultimatum to the
Senate through Senator Owen or nny
one else with a view to forcing early
action. He had done nothing, he
said, along this lino. Ho added that
no proposals for compromise or
chango in the repeal measure had
been brought to him ind significantly
suggested that amendments were not
[being offered by administration leaders.
Tho president has more than once
made plain that ho believed it tho
duty of tho American congress to repeal
the tolls exemption without
equivocation or evasion and that he
was against any amendments. He
told callers frankly that while he did
not exDect obstructive taction in the
Senate, lie expected a full discussion
of tho question there but was confident
the ropeal would pass.
The president declared no proposals
for a caucus had been mentioned
to him. Reports were in circulation
that an effort might bo made to force
the repeal bill into a caucus, but
these rumors were denied promptly
Democratic leaders asserting that a
caucus would not bo necessary, at
the samo timo insisting that there is
no doubt that the repeal bill will
have a safe majority when tho vote is
taken. It yas pointed out that Democratic
senators, such as O'Gorman
and Chamberlain, who aro openly
and unyieldingly opposed to toll exemption
repeal, could not go into a
caucus which would bo designed to
bind them.
Friends of the ropeal bill insisted
that support of tho president's policy
is increasing rather than decreasing.
One Republican senator who will vote
for the repeal declared that a canvass
of the Senate showed a clear majority
of nine for tho hill, the probability
being that several votes counted for
the opposition would bo reversed. A
number of Republicans, however, it
is now generally understood, have decvlined
to lino up against the repeal,
notwithstanding they voted against
free tolls originally. Among these
are Senators Penrose and Oliver of
Pennsylvania, who have publicly announced
their change of position.
Secretary Pryan discussed the issue
with several senators while at the
capitol, among them Senator Ashurst
oi Arizona, one or tno jjemocrats
openly opposed to the repeal. Senator
Ashurst said, after his talk with
the secretary of state, that he had
not changed his views. Mr. Bryan
also discussed tho situation with Senator
Overman of North Carolina, who
Is In favor of toll exemption repeal.
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Negro Kills Negro.
At a negro dance on tho plantation
of Mack Gregg, about three miles
east of Florence, Saturday night Anthony
Scott shot and mortally wounded
James Conner, his cousin. At the
last term of court Scott was tried Mr
tho killing of a negro woman and was
found not guilty.
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Shoots and Kills Town Marshal.
Lawrence Newborn, town marshal
of Broxton, Ga., was shot and killed
a few days ago by Charles Graham,
who made his escape.
Fell Oft" Building.
W. It. Cox, an aged carpenter, of
Columbia, is In a serious condition as
a result of a fall from a building on
which he was working.
HUERTA SENDS MESSAGE
SPEAKS TO MEXICAN CONGRESS
AT OPENING SESSION.
Touches Upon Strange Attitude of a
Certain Power Towards Mexico? |
Not Much Enthusiasm Shown.
"Before leaving these precincts 1 |
must engrave upon your hearts that
it is my purpose, as I have said before
to the national congress, to
achieve the peaco of the country and,
if to do so, your sacrifice and mine
shall he indispenslble, you and I will
know how to sacrifice ourselves.
This is my purpose or, what is the
same thing, my profession of political
faith."
With this statement President
Huerta ended his message to the
Mexican congress, which convened on
the first day of April. The document
otherwise was devoid of sensational
statements or dramatic effect.
Throughout tho reading neither
members nor thoso in the gallery interrupted
with applause. Just before
his closing words tho president
paused and surveyed tho house,
which became unusually silent. Ho
pointed his finger as ho Impressed
on the congress his "profession of
political faith". Then came applause
with cries of "Viva Huerta!"
In this message President Huerta
sain no retrained irom extensive men- ;
tlon of international relations, al- '
though lie commented with bitterness j
on the difllculties the Mexican gov- |
ernment had encountered in obtain- ^
ing money, owing to "the influence (
exercised by the strange attitude of ,
a certain power towards Mexico."
The only direct reference to the
United States was in a review of the
foreign oflice, when ho said: "Reforring
to t.ho department of foreign
relations, I must tell you that the
government of the republic has earn- 1
estly endeavored to develop a just
nationalistic policy, which far form
injuring our International relations,
has resulted in making them the most
cordial possible with the chief pow- ,
ers of the world.
"Somo of the American states have
not yet recognized the constitutional
government ad interim of the republic,
but tho greater number of them
keep in Mexico diplomatic representatives,
and no one of them has interrupted
relations with the republic.
Tho United States has been so good
as to invite us, through his excellency,
President Wilson, to organize
in common accorn 1110 preparatory
work for the approaching peace conference
at The Hague."
President Huerta told congress
that the department of agriculture
was preparing laws regulating the
distribution of 230,000 square kilometers
of government land.
The message made no suggestion
to congress as to legislation, but referred
to several messages which
would be presented. Little space was
devoted to the war department, the
president confining himself to the
general statement that this branch
had done excellent work. He explained
the apportionment of the
army, now totaling 283,100, as follows:
Regulars, 2.r>0,000; state
troops, 31,000; rurales, 2,100.
WANT IT REVERSED.
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Bishops File Petition Asserting Errors
in Vanderbilt Decision.
Claiming that the recent decision |
of the supreme court is in error, and
renaming the grounds on which the
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, claim the ownership
of Vanderbllt university for the
church, a petition Saturday was filed
before the Tennessee State supreme
court at Nashville, Tenn., asking for
a rehearing of the case. It is understood
that the answer of the hoard of
trust to the bishops will be filed before
the supreme court. The petition
is a voluminous document of GO
pages, which assails every proposition
laid down by the court '
In the petition it is argued that
the board of trust is not a self perpetuating
body, but that the Methodist
annual conference had had in the
beginning the sole right as members
of a corporation to elect the trustees
and that subsequently this right was
vested in the general conference. It
was likewise claimed in the petition
that Commodore Vanderbilt was not
the founder of the university, but
that It was founded hy the annual
conference of the church and that the
church Is entitled to the credit for
the funds given by Vanderbilt.
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Country Divided Into 12 Districts.
The country has been divided into
twelve districts in accordance with
tho new banking law. South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,
part of West Virginia and the
District of Columbia nmko up District
No. 5.
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Dank Robbers Slain in Fight.
Joseph A. Patterson, who entered
and robbed the State bank of Newalla,
Okla., of t)700 was shot and
killed in a running fight near Oklahoma
City.
riitman Killed in Wreck.
John Rogers, a negro fireman, was
killed at Spartanburg Tuesday when
six box cars crashed Into his engine.
IS UP TO SI N ATE
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lATlLK (iltOl'M) OVKK RKPKAL
OF FHKK TOLLS SHUTS.
VILL SEE MUCH DEBATE
loth Opponents of ltepcal and Administration
Leaders Are Straining
Kvery Nerve for Desperate llattle?
Kst limited Majority of Sixteen Encourages
Those Favoring l{epeal.
Tho Panama lolls controversy, surnissing
in interest any problem that
ins absorbed the attention of congress
in recent years, was transferred
o tho Senate Wednesday from the
louse, wheri Tuesday night tho Sims
>i11 repealing tho tolls exemption \mis
Kissed by L'47 to 161. The measlre's
appearance was accepted as tho
dgnal for the beginning of one of tho
nost protracted and complicated conests
the Senate ever faced. Senators
10th for and ntrainRt tho rnnpnl said
hey saw no hope of a final disposiion
of tho issue within the next five
>r six weeks.
Senator O'Gorman, who will lead
:ho fight against repeal planned to
lave the iuter-oceanic canals committee,
of which he is chairman, be^in
consideration of the measure initio
diatoly. Tho committee already
ins before it various other hills renting
to exemption. It. appears that
he members are noarh evenly divided
on tho chief issue. How a vote
will result is regarded as extremely
uncertain now, but unless there is a
change in tho line-up opponents of
repeal appear to have a mapority of
une.
Senator Lewis of Illinois has a bill
empowering the president to suspend
(oils by proclamation. Senator Reed
has introduced a measure which
would repeal the toll exemption
clause and grant to foreign vessels
tho right to compete with American
ships now engaged in tho coastwise
trade. Senator Owen's hill, identical
with that passed by tho House, it was
expected, would ,bo replaced by the
administration's moasure, its purpose
to expedite consideration in the Senate
having failed. There are other
measures pending, including a bill of
Senator Thomas and Senator Gallinger's
resolution expressing the sense
of congress that it has the right to
do as it pleases with respect to regulating
shipping in the Panama canal.
The latest poll brought to the
White House by an administration
Senator who canvassed his colleagues
and excluded from his count those
he considered doubtful Indicated that
the president's contention would
have a majority of at least sixteen
Republicans as well as Democrats.
Senator Owen, the administration
leader in the canals committee, where
the measure is now pending, was at
the White House early conferring
with Secretary Tumulty. Asked
about the procedure in the Senate
and length of time for discussion the
Oklahoma Senator said:
"It is natural to assume that if the
committee does not report prompt, a
motion will bo made to discharge the
measure from consideration of the
committee. There is to bo no effort
at forcing unnecessarily but wo want
no dilatory tactics. The committee
stands, I judge, against the presi
dent, and 1 think when organized
those who wero in favor of the tolls
exemption were In the majority. A
week in tho committee will bo reasonable
time for discussion."
Tho president had 110 comment to
make on the result in the House but
let it bo known that he cherished 110
ill-feeling over those who, expressing
their convictions, opposed tho repeal.
There was 110 comment made on the
speech of Speaker Clark.
Tt was said to be apparent that a
detormined effort would be made to
add to the House repeal bill a clause
to assert the sovereignty of tho United
States over tho canal. Some Senators
were said to take the view that
such an amendment could not bo considered
as a compromise. Democratic
senators most active in tho fight for
tho repeal contend tho House bill
should prevail in tho Senate without
amendment. How far Republican
senators will figuro in tho result of
tho controversy was the subiect of
considerable speculation.
HOY INJURED AT PLAY.
Jesse Turner of Clover Hurt by Powder
Explosion.
While playing with some other
boys in the mill village near Clover
Saturday afternoon, Jesso Turner, son
of M. II. Turner, sustained a very serious
accident. lie and soino other
boys had placed somo powder into a
tin can and put earth on top of it.
When they put a match to the fuse it
exploded, the can striking young
Turner in the face. Tho blow put
out ono of his eyos, broke his nose,
cut a long gash through his upper lip
and caused othor painful injuries.
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Stabbed by Lynchers.
Twenty masked men took Adolfo
Pndtlla, charged with murdering his
wife, from Santa Pe, N. M., Tuesday
and stabebd him repeatedly. IIo is
expected to die.
CAPTURED BY SIEGE
DESPERATE NtXiHO HOLDS OFF
J AS I* Kit COUNTY OFFICE ItS.
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Nemo Escaped From Clmingaiig Last
August, Hut is Captured <m Heturn
to llis Old llomo.
On Saturday night through tho efllciont
work of Sheriff Porter and liis
deputies, of Jasper county, a sensational
capture of 0110 of the most desperate
criminals that has ever been
in Jasper county was effected. Marion
Brown, a negro, who was convicted
during .tho May term of court in
19111, and sentenced to serve three
years on tho county chain gang, during
the month of Altugust, 19 I J, escaped
from the gang after securing
the guard's ritle, indicting a severe
wound though not a serious one.
Ever since his escape Sheriff l'ortor
has been making every effort
withing his power to rapture him,
having made three trips to Georgia,
whore it was reported that tho negro
had been seen, hut each trip proved
that it was tho wrong negro. Last
Saturday some 0110 informed the sheriff
that Brown was at his old home in
the upper portion of tho county and
immediately thereafter he left with
all his deputies. They arrived after
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small negro cabin alono, whereupon
Sheriff Porter demanded that ho surrender,
hut he refused. Immediately
the sheriff ordered his men to fire
on tho cabin, thus hoping that lie
would surrender, but this also proved
in vain.
After firing in the cabin for about
three hours, some one secured half a
di/en sticks of dynamite, and the
sheriff then told Brown that this was
liis last chance that, he was going to
use dynamite and blow up the cabin
if he did not surrender. This had
tho desired affect and ho stated that
would promise him protection, which
lie would surrender if tho sheriff
assurance was given him. After his
surrender they found throe guns and
a rifle in his possecsion, and the gun
that ho had in his hands had been
shot through the stock with throe different
balls, showing how near he
came in losing his life in resisting
tho otllcors.
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NKGUO AHHKSTKI).
Kilters Home at Union and Flees
When Alarm Was Given.
Dudley Johnson, an 18-year-old
negro, was arrested about 5 o'clock
Wednesday morning at his father's
house, near Putnam church, eight
miles northwest of Union, and lodged
in jail. Dudley Johnson is charged
with a very serious offense?that of
entering the room of a young white
woman of the Putnam community.
The account as gathered from all
information obtainable is that the
young woman, who is about 15 years
of age, had retred. With her was
sleeping a young sister. About 1 1
o'clock Tuesday night she was awakened
by some one placing a hand on
her. She exclaimed: "Who is that?"
and tho answer sought to convey the
idea that it was the young woman's
brother. She recognized tho voice,
She, however, recognized tho voice,
it is alleged, to be that of tho negro
boy, Johnson, who has worked on her
father's farm, and had worked about
the house.
The young woman screamed and
caught up the child and ran into her
mother's room, and as she ran
screaming from the room, the intruder
jumped out of a window and fled
The alarm was promptly given and
Sheriff Fant made a hurried trip tc
Carlisle, where he got Clary Jeter, th<
chain gang guard,'and his dogs, am
proceeded hence to the Putnam neigh
borhood. Tho young woman is post
tive in her identification of the lie
gro. '
FOUGHT IN TilK WAR.
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Woman Masqueraded as a Man foi
Over Sixty Years.
After masquerading as a man foi
C?0 years and serving as a soldier ir
Grant's army during the War of Se
cession "Albert" Cashier, whoso soi
was discovered at tho Quiucy, 111.
soldiers' home Saturday, was commit
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ir;u iu illl iuauiiu il?yiUIU. 1I1B WO
mnn was born in Ireland 711 yeari
ago. She ramo to America as a stow
away clad In boy's clotbes.
When war broko out, she, havinj
continued to represent herself as t
male, enlisted in Company O, Ninety
fifth Illinois infantry. She partici
pated in several bloody battles ant
behaved with gallantry. When tin
war closed she resumed civil life as i
workman until sho became belplesi
to support herself. She then enterec
tho soldiers' home, where her so:
was discovered whilo she was undei
the care of a surgeon.
Auto Accident Injures Two.
Dr. Floyd Rogers and his wife o
Anderson were seriously injured Sat
urday when their auto turned ove
threo times near that city.
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Vnknown Men Drown.
Two unidentified men were drown
ed when a bride over the Mohawl
River, Schenectady, N. Y., was swop
away Friday.
CAPTURES TOR*
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VILLA TAKKS CITY AITKIt LONG
and iu/Oody hattli.\<?.
CARRANZA HEARS NEWS
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Federals Are Driven From Their
Stronghold and in Itiotous Itetrent
Are Pursued by Victors?Not Yet
Known W hether Federal < 'omniatider
lias llcen Captured.
Torreon completely into tho hands
of the rebels at 10:20 o'clock Thursday
night, according to announcement
made at Juarez, Mexico, by Gen.
Vonustlano Carranza. The news first
was announced to tho world when
tho bugler in front of Carranza's residence
blew tho staccato notes of victory.
The paean, Carranza said, was
sounded even before it was heard in
Torreon, Villa delaying out of compliment
to his chief.
The meagre bulletins excitedly announcing
victory after the bloodiest
series of battles known to modern
Mexico said that Villa captured a
large number of prisoners and that
the fleeing federal remnant was being
pursued. V bother Velnsco, the
federal commander, was captured was
not stated.
There was heavy fighting Thursday,
it is understood, and the end
came when, after capturing the three
remaining barracks held in tl'inclty
by the federals, the rebels stormed
the trenches and barbed wire entanI'lfMiiPli
I d rif E'nil vnn fin nnnrnntin
Tho prisoners captured are believed
to have been the defenders of the
barracks, while tho troops in the canyon,
which forms an egress from tho
hill girt city, were able to escape.
Tho campaign against the federal
stronghold of Torreon, the main object
of the rebel campaign, began
suddenly two weeks ago after Gen.
Villa had spent months in making
tho most careful preparation. The
rebel loss in this campaign is said to
bo more than 2,000 killed and wounded.
Trains loaded with wounded
have been arriving daily at Chihuahua
for tho last week.
Tho rebel commander moved with
a rapidity hitherto unknown in Mexican
wafrare. lie worked his men in
shifts, and as one shift became exhausted
ho sent fresh hosts against
tho enemy. A number of small towns
of lessor importance in a m'litary
sense fell first?Mapimi, Noe and
Sacramento, where a bloody battle
was fought. This opened a path for
tho main attack.
Next came Lerdo and Gomez Palacio,
populous suburbs of Torreon,
and all three connected by a belt
street car line, herdo was not defended
but it took three main asen
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oouno hi nuiuii mw icuoia luai IIOHVlly
to take Gomez Palacio. In the
final attack on the city troops were
withdrawn from Lerdo, whereupon
the federals occupied It and another
sanguinary conflict was necessary to
retake it.
i Past Friday, six days ago, Gen.
i Monclovio Herrera, with his own bri,
gate and part of Tlenavldes* Zarn,
goza brigade of veterans, matlo the
> first dash against Torreon. He enter
ed by the east and penetrated to the
. hull ring north of the centre of the
town before lie was checked. Street
1 fighting, in which hand grenade?
' were the most useful weapons used
i followed.
Gen. Villa, then at Gomez Palacio
. announced that he would join the at
I tack, taking supreme command. IP
> announced also that the newspapei
} men with hfm would not he allower
1 to send any news whatsoever unti
- the town was completely in his hands
MYSTMKIOl S Ml'HDEIt.
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Tennessee Parents ami Child Killci
Three Miles Apart.
Mystery surrounds the killing aeai
Clinton, Tonn., early Wednesday o
three members of the Seivers family
r Millard Reivers was shot through th<
) hack of tlio head at his home thre<
- miles from Clinton and a short tim<
c later three miles away the bodies o
, his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs
Jacob Seivers, were found lying ir
- the dining room of their hone.
s Millard Seivers' wife told the ofll
- rials that sho was awakened earlj
Wednesday by a revolver shot. Sh<
; said she investigated and found th<
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i imjuj ui uer nuHuand lying on tli(
- floor with blood flowing from a bul
- let hole in tho back of his liead. llii
1 rovolver was beneath him.
3 Mrs. Solvers swooned, she said
i and does not know how Ion# sho re
s rnained unconscious. On recovering
1 she summoned help and sent a mes
< senger to tho homo of iter husband'i
r parents. Unable to arouse any om
at tho homo of the elder Seivers, th<
messenger investigated and found tin
bodies of tho aged man and his wife
f Both of tho Seivers wero prosperou:
. farmers. Tho elder Seivers was Gi
r years old and tho son 35.
Hoy Falls on Pocket Knife.
Floyd Hill, aged 0 years, whilo oi
- his way to attend school at Ilurlison
< Tenn., Friday fell with an open knif<
t in his hand. The blade entered hli
body between the robs.
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' girls drown in pond
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WHILE Ol T DHIVrV^i HOItHE
I'M \<;i:s IN MII.L ST 11 E.AM.
Two Lexington tiirlv Lose Their Lives
in Deplorable .Vrcldnit?llrotliet
Escapes.
Misses Jessie and Klossle Croat,
aged 20 Atirl 10 years, respectively,
lost their lives in Tnvlor's mi" pond,
about fifteen miles south of Lexington,
Saturday afternoon vvh -n 'be
mule they were driving made a wild
dash Into the pond* while they were
crossing the dam. Klzie ('rout, a
brother of the young ladies, aged
about 12 or 13 years, who was in the
buggy at the time of the accident,
barely escaped with bis life, bo having
.managed to get to the bank. His
escape is said to have been almost
miraculous.
The accident happened almost
within sight of the home of the
young women, as they were returning
from Swansea, where they went to
visit relatives. There were no witnesses
to tin* accident. The home of
Mr. Azarias Taylor is almost within
a stone's throw of the pond where
the young women wnro drowned.
Mrs, Taylor and her little daughter,
the only members of the family at
home at the time, were attracted by
the girls' screams. They were unable
to lend assistance and the lad,
too young to aid his sisters, struggled
in the water in an effort to save
his own life. The mule swam to
the opposite shore after ho had managed
to get loose from the buggy.
It was possibly half an hour beforo
the men near by reached the scene
and it was an hour before the bodies
of the young women were recovered.
Webster Smith, in charge of the
search, found both bodies. The older
girl, Miss Jessie ('rout, was still in
the buggy in a sitting posture. Miss
I'lossie ('rout was rescued from beneath
the buggy. Tim water where
the young women lost their lives was
about eight, feet deep. Hlzle, the little
boy, says that lie saw his sisters
rise two or three times, but lie was ?
unable to give them aid.
Wild, SOON BK EMPTY.
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State Farms In plan ted on Account of
Shortage of Worker.
There are 186 prisoners In the
State penitentiary and 5 7 prisoners
on tho State farms. Of the prisoners
In the penitentiary 150 were men and
86 women. All tho prisoners omnlnvorl
nti (lio Qtntn fnrm nrn nioii
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Under normal condition?.'..'^require?.*'
about 1 <?0 convicts to work^he 2,400
acres of cultivated land at the State
farms In Kershaw and Sumter counties.
Much of the land will lie fallow
this y r. Practically no cotton will
be p' .ed at the State farm.
T.ib small force or convicts will be
used to cultivate food crops exchi'
sively. About 000 acres havo been
sowed In wheat and oats. Some corn
has already been planted and more
will be planted later on. As there is
not enough labor avallablo to culti
vate the big cotton crop which the
Stato farm has been planting for
years, it will not bo grown this sca)
son. The penitentiary directors have
disposed of the mules they do not
s need on the State farms.
! The chair factory at the penitentiary
Is turning out about 55 rattan
5 rockers per day, which are sold in
. various parts of the South. Forty
male convicts and 12 female convicts
. are employed in the chair factory.
- The ash and maple for the arms,
3 frames and rockers of the chairs are
i' shipped from the lumber mills in the
1 mountains. The rattan reed is im1
ported from the East Indies through
. New York. All the parts of the
chairs are mado on the premises frolr.
raw material. ^
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1 DHOVJE BANDIT OUT.
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Express Messenger Balks Bandit by i
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f Opening Fire on Him. I
^ A bandit who attempted to rob a
5 Seaboard Air Kino passenger train
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f balked by an express messenger, R. C.
Fletcher, who exchanged shots with
the outlaw until he jumped from the
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train near Comer and escaped, lie
boarded the express car as ti e train
was leaving a water station two miles
south of Comer.
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3 Covering PMetchcr with a revolver
^ he ordered him to open the express
car safe. Fletcher drew his pistol
, and opened fire. After several shots
were exchanged, the bandit, hit by a
bullet in the arm, dropped his wea'
pon and leaped from the train.
? Fletcher was not Injured. Posses be\
gan a search for tho outlaw.
\ Shot His Wife's Friend.
3 While George Young and his wife
3 were quarreling Thursday In their
. homo at West Plains, Mo., a hired
q hand, Georgo Billings, ran Young out
1 of the house with a poker for slapping
Mrs. Young. Young grabbed a
gun and shot him.
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( Lexington to l>o Wet,
The election in Lexington in favor
a of the county dispensary sytem was
a declared legal Friday by the supreme
court.
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