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- -IV~ -;F-. THE PICKENS SNIE . as second class mail atter. under ac o EEEYntered Aprl 25, 3 a - 4PICKENS, S. C., JULY 4912 UBEr0 Established 1871-Volume 42 ~ berry, IJES . UL ~11.NME 0 State C The Up T 0 At Florence. 1 Florence, June 20.-With clenched fists, Judge Jones ad vanced upon his opponent, Gov ernor Cole L. Blease. and bui for quick interuption on the part of County Chairman. J. W. McCown, there would, in all piobabilitv, haye been a person al encounter between the two candidates. This was the near est approach to trouble, which seems in these good days to be looked for at a politicial meeting in Florence. "They do say" that there is something in the atmosphere that makes candidates want to fight when they get to Florence. Somehow. though, it is nearly always only an approach to a scrap. Be it said, however, that the joint debates of the candidates for state offices here today was heard by possibly the largest, and certainly the most demonstrative und up- ] roarious crowd that has yet greeted the candidates. There were fully fifteen hund- I red persons who heard the two i aspirants for gubernatorial , . honors; some are of the opinion i that there were more. Both Judge Jones and Governor Blease received great applause. I Governor Blease, on the other hand, met a volley of hissess at 'several times during his speech. In fact, his references today to conditions on the railroad trains before the seperate coach law went into effect were evidently I so objectionaale to his heateis that there was probably more< hissing than has been heard at 1 any recent campaign meeting < in this state. The near-trouble between the' Governor and Judge Jones came about when the former repeated hts statement that Judge Jones' vote on the "Jim Crow" law meant in effect that he favored social equality. In such lucid language had the governor pre-< sented his argument along this< line that it brought forth much hissing from the audien'e. if Judge Jones arose and for a few moments it looked like trouble. Blood was in the eye I of the man thus accused and, although he had just a few - minutes before pronounced as: maliciously false any intimation c that he favored social equality, ( it was believed by onlookers that Governor Blease had carried a the matter to a degree wvhich< Judge Jones did not intend to permit and that he was prepar- I ed then and there to bring the contention to a final settlement. I At Dillon. t Dillon, June 26.-Unmistak ably it was a Jones day. The meeting at Dillon today- was perhaps the most satisfactory held so far in the State camn paigh. it pleased, or should have pleased, all parties con cerned since all the speakers ~ were in good form. the audience was large and orderly, and every candidate was well received. So generously demonstrative w;as the crowd that Gov. Blease probably accounted it a very good day for him. though it1 was, as stated an unmistakable Jones day. Even Mr. Duncan who is inured by now to the ex perience of having his audience depart as he arises, was accord ed a respectful. if somewhat in- c attentive, hearing and this not I altogether because he was sand- K wiched betwe~en the principal< contenders fo r t he ao vernorsh ip Judge ira B. Jones and the ini cumbent, Cole L. Blease. V An impressive mnanifestat ionf of confidence and approval wa' gi-:- a to the attorney general. J. r'raser Lyon, and this next to the warmth of the greetings given Judgre Jones wvas perhap the most memforale and i portant feature of the meeting. About 1.20 properous-looking 'citizens, with a number of ladies. were assembled in the large to-: ba:ci warehous:, where the: meeting wvas held. Excellent order was preserved after a few young impressibles perched up on the exposed joists had beeni + admonished by the presiding am paign Candidates Warm gether >fticer, IL '1c Rae. wlhO iook the 'hair as subistitute for the c.(iiv :hairman, W. T. Bethea. The attorney ueneral J. Fraser lyon, at this meeting took up ;he assertion of an opponent, J. R. Earle, at Florence yesterday hat Mr. Earle had always "up 1eld and supported Mr. Lyon in 1is exposure and punishment of ispensary grafters," and under ;ook to show. by citations of &ir. Earle's votes in the State ;enate, that on the contrary Mr. Earle had consistently alig:ed iimself with the prodispensa ryN mnd reactionary forces which lid their utmost to prevent and hen to hamper the revelation of he dispensary's rottenness. 4r. Earle devoted most of his )eriod to a defense of himself igainst this attack. At Marion. Marion, June 27.-The opera iouse was crowded and the heat ncreased. When the (andi lates for governor were an iounced the meeting adjourned ;o the green. The first 'pai t of Fudge Jone's speech was taken ip with a discussion of problems acing farmers and employes. rhere was applause when he ex )ressed his favor of the Torrens ystem of registration. Judge Jones made a lengthy harge th:t the governor is- a -orporation man and affiliated vith the Southern Railway and ther corporations in this State. le repeated in a telling manner nd was well received by the :rowd the charge that Ben Ab iey, cousin of the governor and -ounsel for the Southern Rail vay, "lives in the white house if So ith Carolina." Judge ones called for harmony in the Iovernnt of the State. but iSked how this could be accomp ished with the governor at oggerheads with all dep art nents. lHe wvent into discussion >f Blease's breaks wvith various lepartnments. What appeared to be the ceatest Jones meeting and :reatest Jones day of the cam >aign Marion saw today. When te took the stand Judge Jones as greeted with loud applause. When he took his seat he was igain loudly cheered and a boui Luet of flowers was handed himi. Tvernor Blease on taking the tand received prob~ably the mallest applause he has yet re :eied in the campaign. The :overnor went into a long ex lanation of the fact that B. L. tbnev lives in 'the white touse,'' relating some of his amily history and its comier&( ion with that of Abnev. An automobile started1 while he governor was speaking and te said he "bet it belongs to a ianker or someone trying to irown mec out."' Lyon assailed attacks on the lurray dispensary comm issioni .nd apologized for "referring to ~arney,"' adding, "1 don't elieve he could read the truth ut of the Bible." Lyon repeated his attacks oni ~arle's record, and said1 Earle as opposed dispensar'y probe, hile F. IH. Weston and T. l. ogers in the senate had wantd i thorough investigat ion. How They Stand. Mr. Wyatt A. Taylor, staT orrespondent of the C'olumii record, which is a Blease paper. Lnd who is following the St at' ampaign gives his views of the tanding of Jones and B! Zlse in he counties visited up ti tlhe th as follows: If demnonst ration and applaue ,Vee' an. indx o(f the politicri ;entimienit in a county, the 'ounties thus fiar visited by the andidates (Iolbi ie lin''d up as ollows: L.ee 'ounty will ofuir illezme. Marlboro c'ounit y will 'i ie for Judge Jones. Florence wxill go for. Gb vern 3ease. Dillon is a Jones conmy it . Darlington andl C'hst'rield. udgedl by the campaign moe'tt - ng applause. are alnost equally lird:d, with nisldr~t! slight niajorit- of the voters in the former favoring Judge Jones' election and Governor Blease holding Chesterfield county by a slight majority. H ow-ever, such predictions are h 1zis 1solely on the denistra rion of the crowds at the cam paign inwetings and their cor rot new woild likely seem re iutal)e wlen viewed in the light of "convictions' main tained by certain obdurate poli ticians in the several counties. For instance, a citizen of Flor ence county stated that the crowd in the theatre here was I lmost the entire Blease strength of the county and the demon stration was therefore no indi cat'on of the county's political standing Another citzen strong ly maintained that the senti ment manifested there was a clear expression of the sentiment of the voting population of the county. Mrs. Tillman Gets Divorce. Cincinnati, June. 26.-Mrs. B. R". Tilman. Jr, of Edgefield. South Carolina' -as this morn ing granted a divorce from her husband, who is now practing law in Portland, Oregon. This brings to a close a case that has attracted wide attention be cause of the proninence of the two families concerned and also because of the famous suit which Mrs. Tillman instituted in the South Carolina courts some years since for the posses sion of her children who were at the time benig held by Sena tor and Mrs. B. R. Tillman, grandparents of the two little girls. After the recovery of her chil dren Mrs. Tillman returned to her Edgefield home to live, re maining there until something over a year ago. when she came to this city. Acquiring legal talent here. she several weeks since filed divorce -proceedings, alleging neglect and failure to rovide. The case was not con tested. In Mrs. Tillman's suit it was shown that B. R. Tillman, Jr., while a resident of Washington, employed as secretary to his Earther, had taken the children and delivered them into the cus tody of his parents, who left im mediatly with themi for Trenton the home of the Tillmans. The sensational suit followed for the recovery of the children. After Mrs. Tillman won the ase andl the children were iaain in her keeping, it was lleged in the divorce suit of Mrs. Tillman, she was forced o support her self and children. On this ground the case was de i~ded1. Storm At Waihalla WValhalla June 2; -WValhalla ant vicinity was visited last ight byV a severe rain and elec rical storm. D~urini this st orm ayor Win. M. Brown lost a air of fine mules, the animals >eing killed by lightning. What Blease Said 'o the Editor of The State: I noticed in Sunday's State \here Gov. Blease said in his amnpaign speech at Chesterfield hat he did rnot tell a nego and ece in Columbia that he fav ired( letting them have their art of the privilege tax. This statenent may be cor et b~ut the good tgovernor did ay he f avored letting them avE all their tax moneys for heir schools. Fathberm ore, he advised the nwgroes niot to be cowards and( f a white man comes to his ouse and act somewhat indec irE us, shoot hell out of him, md if the courts send1 you to ~he penitentiary. I will pardon very oN ne: he urges t he negroes t( takE' no step backwards in he right. Th.- negr'ws of South Carolina *e wtlHpieased with his adlminis rat ion of Gov. Blease, as he is not sincere in all his statements. As the president of the Allen1 university puts it: "Those ewngre that can vote will ast their hallots5 for Cole. ilase' Rev. W. R- Bowman. Pastor of the A. M. E. church Vt ll S.\LE-Georgia farm, i :: arres. 10 room dwelling, ine cotton land. Good peach .rch ard, Rail road through place. and one umile to station, ilasv Termus. Write "Box L,'' iT Pickens S C, A BRAVE VETERAN OF THE SIXTIES Some Reminisences of the Career of Private J. F. Cauley. (Written by a member of Pick ens Chapter U. D. C.) How seldom in prose and poetry are the heroic deeds of the Confederate private record ed When we consider how much honor and glory is due him for his life of courage and sacrifices we feel that he well deserves a high place of honor in the.history of the South. "Only a private: no ribbon or star Shall gild with falee glory his name, No honor for him in braid or in bar And his wounds are his roll of fame." The following little story of one of Pickens County's most humble privates is only a record of the brave deeds of thousands whose names will never be known to fame. Our hero has spent his days in the lowly walks of life, and now the shadows are growing long and the evening of his life is drawn near to the last sunset. His form is bent, his sters are falter ing and he carries in his body a cruel bullet which he received in a hot battle. His name is auley and he now lives in a little home near the town of Pickens The authenticity of this story has been vouched for by Capt. J. A. Griffin, Hon. W. T. Bowen and others who say that for bravery anmd curage he was not excelk d. On the 11th da': of Septmber 1861 he went to McCluie's Ford with the 4th Regiient. Coni pany B., Captain Robert C riftin, mnder whom he fought until that brave officer's life was sac rificed on his country's altar at the bloody battle of Seveni Pines. He was in almost ill of the terrible battles of Virginia'. nce at Williamsburg he wvas ronounced by the surgeon of the day too sick for service and as ordered to the rear. In ~ompany with several others, e reluctantly started, but after e had gone some distance he said to his companions: "Boys, lets go back and fight. I cannot stand to be in the rear while the attle's going on." "No." they said, "wvhat do you want o go back forf Don't ye see the men fallin' like leaves offen the trees? Go back to be shot! Not much!" He answered: Yes boys, I'm goin'. I'm no better than the rest to be shot." urning he hurried back to the Front. -Meeting a poor soldier m the way who had been ounded, he asked him for his un. The man said: "Stay ack the Yankees are killing ur men like sheep, you'll be .ure to get shot." "They need ue at the front and I'm goin',"' *aid ('auley. Ah! Who has ot heard of that hot, sultry layW Through it all our hero tood ini the ranks and kept up epeated fire. That was an awful battle! It began in the arly morning and raged until the setting sun dropped a seal pon the record that the day's niad work was done. Weak nd worn and faint he lay down amid bloody corpses and stark Faces to sleep. lit cared not For himself but~ rejoiced that the (lay had been won. The next norning he was so ill the sur eon commanded him to a hos pital in Lynchburg on an un limited leave. On arriving there there he was examined nd pronounced "very sick." In those trying days there was no low whispering to nurses, hut the order came loud nd graff: "Take good care of. this feller or he's going to die." e said he did not believe he would die, and at the end of a month was up and ready for <ervie. It was on Friday evening of that memorable fight of seven (lays around Richmond that our soldier sought for water to slake his burning thirst, and remem bering a beautiful clear stream which ran throueh the Yankee lines, and which place was now vacated except by the ghastly corpses of the dead, he made his way to it. The pale moon was struggling to show her silver light through the smoke and vapor which had settled down over the battle field, and the little brook trickled on its N ay unheeding the fearful tempest that had swept its banks that day. Its waters re freshed the weary soldier, as kneeling, he drank great deep draughts, bathed his hot face and hands, and filling his can teen, went slowly back to his regiment. This was in the days when men sometimes so tired and worn would actually pillow their heads on the dead bodies of their enemies and sleep the sleep of utter exhaustion. This night was one of those times. Think of fighting all day, I then at the dawning of another day they got up to renew the < battle not yet decided. So our i soldier lay down to rest, and, early the next morning when I he poured a little water from < his canteen to wash his face i and hands, Imagine his horror I to see that it was deeply crim- I son. He had helped to spill his enemies blood. bathed his face I and hands with it, , nd then I had drank it. In 1862 he joined the sharp shooters under Kilpatrick and ( fought like a Troian. In the winter of '63 at Lenore Station he was wounded and taken z prisoner. He was shot in the neck oy a ball which ranged down in his body. The shot paralized his right arm and he could not use it for five years. I While in the hospital the- pris oners were shown great at tention by the confederate women in the neigborhood. Among them were three sisters who were especialy kind to Cauly, and one day after he was getting so he could walk, V one of them asked him if he c would not like to escape. With 1 horrible camp chase prospective- 0 ly .before him as his place of confinement in a few days more he quickly and heartily replied, "I would." Promising to re turn for him on the following niight they went away leaving hfull of hopes for freedom iistead of dark prison walls and .seainly provisions. Early the necxt evening his eyes were re lieved1 to seet t ;so of the sisters ~ as they entered. Pauging here and there as they passed up anid down the wards they finally reached our soldier and one of C them slipping a bundle to him said: "'Put this on and when It give you a sign, get up andk follow me." With a new born bouvancy he put on the plain dress, bonnet and shawl and awaited the maiden's signal. Without attracting notice he r followed the girls on past the guards, they giving the counter- ~ sign.. How his heart beat with joy t when, he remembered he was once more fromi under the t elutches of the Yankees, and how his ears were strained to catch each sound. He felt the dead leaves crush beneath his feet with joy and as they wend ed their way down the untrod forest he heard the voice of a female singer as it floated up ~ from the banks of the Tennesee river. "What means that?" he quickly asked. "That is only , our sister singing to let us know that all is well," said one of the girls. Soon they came to the maiden waiting in a small canoe and he was quickly car ried over. In his weak condi ion he could not go far so they ~ carried him to their home about ( a half mile farther on, wherec he rested the remainder of the t night. Suspecting a search of their premises the next day they concealed him beneath the a feather bed in their room, and none too soon either for early the next morning the Yankee guards went to the house and asked if he was there. This was denied, and they searched the house, but did not think to look ia the smoothly made be for a man. So that night a young brother of the girls car riedl him on sixteen miles to a home where he spent the next day, and then another friend1 carriend him several miles on the way towards South Caro lina. FAr thirteen long weary days he ploded on with now and then a lift from some kind friend. He waded icy streams waist deep. stopping at way side homes and drying his clothes, Ever alert to the ap nroac of Yankees he wol hide in the woods from them Finally footsor.e and weary dirty and ragged he arrived ii Pickens County, and there hi found a friend who carried hin to his home where he rested : few weeks in quiet and comfort But the war spirit could nol be controlled. He longed foi the smoke of the battle-field and wanted to go again to the front, but his right arm was useless and he knew he would not be permitted there, so, gathering a few men about him. he found a band of enrolling officers with whom he searched the moun bains and hills for deserters. Dn one. occasion this company :aptured two men who had been wanted for a long time, mnd at another time, they. in :ompany with Col. J. E. Ha tood, captured a notorious per ;on, who had not only deserted 1s country, but had been :ausing trouble and committing rreat depredations near Ceaser's lead. They found his hiding >lace and also some of the rticles he had stolen from Col. lagood's hotel. So we see the >rave man with only his left rm still trying to serve his ountry and save her from the nemy. "Only a private! To march and to fight, uffer and starve, and be strong with knowledge To know that the Might of Justice and Truth and Freedom and Right n the end, must crush out the wrone. Viagikq Escapes Jail. Greenville, June 25.-T, U. raughan. former supeiinteid-. nt of the Odd Fellow's Home, rho has been in Jail here, harged with rape, escaped Vednesday morning. He had utside aid. It is thought that wo men aided him in sawing is way to liberty. T. U. Vaughan. erstwhile perintendant of the Odd Fel W's orphanage, located near bis city and who was in the ireenville county jail charged rith rape, adultry anid procur ag an abortion, escaped from Le jail Wednesday morning bout 2 o'clock. At 2 o'clock this afternoon raughan bad not been appre ended though the immediate ountry is being scoured and bie authoritities in cities and owns within a radius of one .undred miles of Greenville ave been notifid to te on the okout for him. The governor's office has of ered a reward of $100 for the earrest of Vaughan. Sheriff toole has also offered a $100 ersonal reward. Vaughan escaped through the vindow of his cell. Right in be center of the wvindow a eavy bar was sawed in two, he space measured seven rches by twelve inches. It is iractically conceded that he rasAssisted in making his es ape. The jailer says he saw wo men disappear over the jail -ard fence, the man's tracks rere folio ved for several miles ut of the city in the direction f Laurens. The tracks ended t a pl ce where buggy tracks vere plainly evident. Sheriff Poole received a tele ram from Governor Blease tating that he would increase he reward for Vaughn's cap ure to $600. OL this amiout $500 vill be paid by the State and 100 by Governor Blease as an )dd Fellow, The $100 reward ffered by Sheriff Poole makes he total reward $700. Notice of School Election ! itate of South Carolina. County of Pickens. Whereas. a petition from the free olders and electors of Praters D~is rict, No. 23. has been filed wibh ih. jounty Board of Education, askin;. or a special election to determine whether or not an extra levy of 4 ills hail be leiea on said District fo: chool purposes. It appearing to the County Board of Education that the pet'tion meets the eq nirements of the law. Iherefore. it is ordered that the Tr us ees of the above named District d1o told an election in said District at the chool house within said District ot. aturday. July 6th, 1912. for th. bore stated purpose. The Trustees ofi he Die tric t ate hereby appointe~d mant ge s of said election. Said election t >e conducted according to the requir nents of section 1208 of the Gene'ral tatutes. By order of County Board of Educa ;ion. R. T1. Hlallum, 1:0Co. Supt. Ed. FOR SALE-Several fresh 2ilk cows. J. M. Garrett, R11 Pickrnn, S. C. R. 2, PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM Document is Finished After 48 Hours Hard Work Baltimore, June 28.-Bristling with Democratic progressiveism the platform on which the Democratic party will stand during the approaching cam paign was completed late today by the committee on resolutions and awaits only the a-3proval of the presidential nominee to be presented to the convention. The document is the result of 48 hours of deliberation on the part of the committee. It is an almost entirely new document, although the recommendations of the New York delegation were followed in many partic ulars. From first to last the com mittee's deliberations were char acterized by the utmost har mony. The unanimeus demand was for the most pronounced declarations in favor of progres sive policies, all along the line and the only difference of opin ion arose over the best method of oxpressing this tendency. The result of a platform of generally advanced views, al though many of the more or less readi -al than the party declara tions of other years. The document covers every subject of importance which has been the subject of party dis cussion during. the last four years. None of them ait 'La orately presented, but the large number of subjects renders it somewhat voluminous, The members of the commit tee express general satisfaction with the outcome of their vote and Mr. Bryan who took a most active part in framing the paper made the prediction that it would arouse the disapproval of not to exceed a dozen members of the convention. Under the new rule adopted the platform will not be pre sented to the convention until after the nomination of the can didates. Its submission will follow the selection of a vice presidential candidate. The following is a summary of the planks of the Democratic platform: -Reaffirm party's devotion to the principles of democratic goyernment as formulated bs' Jefferson. Declares for a tariff for reve nue only and denounces "the high Republican tariff as the principal cause of the unequal distribution of wealth." Favors immediate downward revision of present duties especially upon necessaries of life. Also favors gradual reduction so as not to interfere with or destroy legiti mate industries. Denounces President Taft for vetoing tariff bills of last con gress. Condemns Republican party ''for failure to redeem its promises of 1908 for downward revision " Takes issue with the Republican platform as to the high cost of living, contending it is largely due to high tariff laws. Favors vigorous enforcement of the criminal features of anti trust law. Demands such ad ditional legislation as may be necessary to crush private mo nopoly. Favors prohibition of holding companies, interlocking directors, stock watering, etc. Condemns Republican adminis tration for compromising with Standard Oil Co., and tobacco trust. Recommends investigation of agricultural credit societies in Europe to ascertain whether a system of rural credits may be devised suitable to conditions in the United States. Pledges party of enactment of legislation to prevent~ devasta tion of lower Mississippi valley by floods and the control of the Mississippi is declared to be a national rather than a State problem. The maintenance of a navigable channel is also rec ommended. Declares for presidential pref erence primaries. Directs the national committee to provide fr elein a primarie of members of national committee.. Pledges party to enactment of law prohibiting campaign con tributions by corporations and unreasonable campaign contri butions by individuals. Favors single presidential term and making presidential term and making president in elieible to re-election. elicitates Democratic con gress on its record, enumerating important achievements, and pledges an adequate navy. Denounces Republican ad ministration on charge of ex travagance and demands return to simplicity and economy be fitting a Democratic govern ment. Favors national aid regarding post roads. Repeats party's declaration-qU the platform of 1908, as to right'y of labor andT pledges theparty to, an employees' compenisation law. Declares the unnecessary withdrawal of public landtends . to retard development and brink reproach upon policy of .con servation; that reservations should be limited to purposes which they purport to serve; favors broadcast liberality In ad-, ministering land laws and says forest reserve act permitting homestead entries within-1I a national forest should not be nullified by administrative regu lations; declares for immediateA ac'ion to make available Alaskan coal lands and safe guarding of lives of miners. Favors encouragement of ag riculture and legislation to- sup press rambling in agricultural products. Reaffirms position against "policy of imperialism colonial p es. Welcomes Arizona and New Mexico to sisterhood of States. Recommends law reform leg islation. Favors reorganization of the. Dival service and says laws should be honestly and riidly Reaffirms previous declara tions regarding pure food and health. of a merchant marine and urges' speedy enactment of laws for greater security of life and property at sea. joyment of rights and privileges of territorial form of govern ment. Refers to Russian treaty of 1832 and renews pledge to pre serve "sacred rights of Ameri can citizenship at home and abroad." Favors parcels post and ex tension of rural delivery. Favors encouragement as can be properly given Panama canal exposition. 0C:nmends to the States adoption of law nakling ee. fense to discriminate against - the uniform of ,the United States. - Renews declaration of last platform regarding generous pension policy. Refers to the rule of the people and says: "The Democratic party offers itself to the country as an agency through which ~ the complete overthrow and ex- ~ tripation of corruption, fraud and machine rule in American politics can be effected." The conclusion says: "Our platform is one of principles which we believe to be essential to our national welfare," and invites cooperation of all citizenks who believe in maintaining tin impaired the institutions of our country. From Arkansas. Mr. E. M. Kennemore, who for many years was a citizen of this county, but is now living at Ravenden Springs. Ark., sent us a renewal of his subscription to The Sentinel lat week3t and said he could not do without it. ~ He also wrote as follows about crop conditions out there: In this, Randolph county, - cotton is small for the time of year. There is not more than half a stand and it will average from two to six inehes high. The lice in many places is suck ing it and if the cold weather lasts much longer there. will not be any cotton made here this year. Corn also is smalL -The small grain was a failure asth farmers could not sow at t right time. There has been much rain that it has tinred all crop.