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The State Preee Meeting. i The Bamberg Herald.) The recent meeting of the South Carolina Press Association at Gaffney was certainly one of the best, attend ed and no doubt the most enjoyable session in the history of the associa tion. The attendancf of newspaper men and women reached high water mark, and it is no flattery to say that the hospitality of the people of Gaff ney has never been equalled by any city where the meetings have here tofore been held. The press people, more than a hun dred of them, wore quartered out at Limestone College, that historic and well equipped college for girls, where the whole building and grounds were turned over to them by Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, the president, who did every thing in his power to make the meet ing a success. But big-hearted and whole-souled E. H. DeCamp, editor of the Gaffney Ledger, had planned the whole thing, and he had most able assistants in carrying out his schemes. The en tire association was entertained during their stay absolutely free of charge. The vacation season was on, and Dr. Lodge generously tendered the use of the building, while De- Camp and his committes had brought down a caterer from Charlotte and had stocked the pantry with all sorts of good things to eat and we “fared sumptuously every day.” A dummy car line, used by the lime company which has a kiln near the college transported the visitors out to the college and back to town whenever they felt like it, and carriages and automobiles were also at their dis posal. At the public addresses there -were always crowds of Gaffney peo ple present, and all of them showed most delightful attention to the "stranger within the gate.” Tuesday afternoon a ride around the town in carriages and automo- Idles was tendered, which gave us hn opportunity to visit the several magnificent cotton mills and manu facturing plants of the city. It is not generally known that in Gaffney is manufactured a beautiful quality of damask, manufactured from Gaffney “linen,” the machinery of the mill being run by Gaffney “greased light ning.” The Irene mill, owned by Mr. H. D. Wheat, a most enterprising citi zen and public-spirted gentleman, was visited on the trip, and on going Inside we first thought it was a regu lar cotton mill, but on entering you were handed a parcel as a souvenir, and on opening it you found a lovely damask table scarf/ This is the class of good manufactured in Mr. Wheat’s mill. He makes table damask and all sorts of mercerized goods from Gaff ney cotton. Most of us could not tell the goods from pure linen without a most careful examination. Mr. Wheat maintains at his own expense a lovely park near the mill for the benefit of the operatives. There is a lake for boat riding, as well as other amusements, and of course he always has a good supply of intelligent work ers. Wednesday we were carried on a special train out to the big dam and power house of the electric company, of which Mr. Oscar Shanks, now of Spartanburg, is superintendent. This is a magnificent plant, capable of de- * veloping about tin thousand horse power or morei The power house contains six 1800 K. W. generators and one 1200 K. W. The Irene mill at Gaffney is run by electricity gene rated here, as well as DeCamp’s print ing office and a number of other en terprises in Gaffney. The town has also shut down its lighting plant and gets current from the power com pany for street and domestic lighting. The lines are now being built to Spar tanburg, and soon the street cars of that city as well as a number of cot ton mills, will be run by power from the great plant located at Gaston Shoals. The power company, or rather Mr. Shanks, had the press party in charge for Wednesday, and they served a fine dinner to the large crowd and gave us a good time gen erally. we returned to Gaffney late In the afternoon. Thursday we got down to business Some fine papers were read, and that night a recital was tendered In the college auditorium by Miss Alice Dew, one of the music teachers in the col lege (and she Is a graduate of Lime stone by the way) assisted by Mrs. Hames and Mr. Lipscomb, of Gaffney. On Tuesday evening Miss Mary T. Nance delivered an eloquent address on rural school improvement, and on Wednesday evening we had two fine addresses, one by Mr. R. H. Edmonds, of Baltimore, editor of the Manufact urer’s Record, and Mr. A. L. Lawshe, third assistant postmaster general. Friday morning we left for home because we bad to, while a number of the patty took a special train for a delightful trip to Asheville, Hen dersonville and Toxaway. Wonderful Is the Gaffney spirit. We have never been among nicer peo ple, and never before and perhaps never again will the body receive so many delightful attentions at the hands of any commounlty. Gaffney only claims about 4,000 or 6,000 peo ple, but we must believe It has a much larger population If we are to judge by what we saw of the town. The people are energetic, whole-soul ed, hospitable, and the best they have is none too good for the visitor. A stranger is treated as a gentleman so long as be behaves like one, and they give the helping hand to a fel low who Is trying to succeed and do not try to pull him down. It is this spirit which has made the town and will continue to develop it. DeCamp is right in the thick of this good work. His pen and voice are always at work But all soon learned that there was but one way to make Gaffney people take their money and tbat was by hid ing their badges. They had been told beforehand that everything was to be free and free it was. The first day was spent in carriages and auto mobiles riding, visiting the manufac turing establishments, the big stores, the banks and other places of inter est. There was base ball in the af ternoon and many delegates enjoyed that. Among the visitors, especially agreeable to the editors and publish ers were W. B. Jenkins, of the Cin cinnati i Cordage and Paper Company. He always carries a full stock of the latest and best jokes and can keep his auditors laughing by the hour. The only and original Bouis has al ready been mentioned. Mr. Horatio X. Goodwin, manager of the Atlanta office of the American Press As sociation, who has been taking advantage of • the opportunity to become personally* acquaint- On Wednesday the entire party for Gaffney, and he doesn’t stoptb g-e, i went out to the plant of the Electric ed with as many editors as possible, but he pulls off his coat so to sp »ak Manufacturing and Power Company, Everybody was well pleased with this and goes in for personal work. He at Gaston Shoals, on Broad river. On most delightful gentleman. Mr. certainly did himself proud in enter-[this trip the editors and their friends Chas. S. Conner is liked by all the taining this meeting, and the mem bers of the association (who all love him) presented him with a handsome chest of silverware as a slight token of their affection. The daily paper issued from his of- were the guest of the Southern rail way, and of Mr. Oscar Shanks, of Spartanburg, the local representative of the power company. There were four coach loads of people In all, and Just plenty of room for everybody. newspaper men, and deservedly so. There is no finer man in the printers’ supply business. And Walter H. Sav ory, of the Merganthaler Linotype company, is always good company. The linotype people had installed fice every day, edited by August Kohu The route was down the Southern, | in the college a Linotype, Jr., one of was much enjoyed, and the copies will be kept as delightful souvenirs of the meeting. President Aull, as usual, was hard at work looking after the large crowd, making tite folk feel at home, arranging for the trip, and attending to the thousand and one duties of his position. He is an indefatigable worker, always looking after the pleasure and comfort of his co-work ers, and it is only truth to say that the association has never had and never will have a better president. He is always at the command of any member for any service, and that his efforts are appreciated is shown by the fact that he has been the presid ing officer for sixteen years and Is al ways unanimously elected and will continue to be as long as he will con sent to serve. The presence of Messrs. R. L. Bouis and Chas. S. Conner, of Balti more,—Jenkins, of Louisville, and Walter H. Savory, of New York, was much appreciated by the members. They did a great deal to make the meeting a success. Messrs. -Bouis and Conner are of the American Type Founders Co., Mr. Jenkins is a paper man, while Mr. Savory represents the Mergenthaler Linotype Co. He had one of the “Junior” machines in operation at the college during the meeting, and it was a source of inter est to many. Some of the type for the daily paper was set on this ma chine. 'across to the east side of the river those remarkable little machines and then about four miles up the riv- that the Merganthaler company has er to the dam. Arrived at the dam gotten out for the benflt of the small- everybody got out and made an in- er papers that do not think they are spection of the surroundings, includ- able to afford a standard machine, ing the power house. There were re- This machine was in charge of Mr. a country newspaper editor, and he said tonight that he loved the news paper business and the newspaper men and that he wanted to impress upon the editors that the members of the postoffice department, includ ing himself, did not have any horns. His address was peculiarly interest ing in view if the recent ruling by the postoffice department that newspa pers must be paid for before they will be admitted to the mails as second class matter. He explained clearly ami forcibly the reason and the ne cessity on the part of the department for the ruling and Its real advantage to the publishers of legitimate news papers. It had been found that some of the abusers of the second class rate having no legimate publications, but using the mails simply for adver-1 tising purposes, who claimed 100,000 circulation, had less than 3 per cent of that number. Mr. Lawshe said he thought the legitimate subscriber was one who wanted a paper and show- . ... , ../// , . . . .. . , „ Cards inserted under thla bead from ( cl that he wanted it by paying for now until election day at the r&te of it. Ho believed that the editors would ^ 45.GO for ‘utcb announcement. agree with him that, in its ruling the — department was not only legally but morally right, and he believed the freshments in abundance, and at 1 o’clock a splendid collation was ser ved in the commissay department under the supervision of Mr. C. G. Parish, the hotel man, of Gaffney. There were after dinner speeches of the pleasant spur-of-the-moment kind, full of good will to everybody, and later the party lined up against the dam and power house for some group photographs. At 4 o’colck, the train started on the return to Gaffney, go ing by way of Blacksburg for orders and landing the party at the Gaffney station at about 6 o’clock. The Gaffney people turned out in large numbers Wednesday night to hear the addresses of Hon. A. L. Law she and Mr. Edmonds. Both of tneto addresses were of extraordinary in terest to the editors, and were hard ly less enjoyed by all the other peo ple who heard them. Mr. Edmonds who, through his val uable paper, has proven his fatlh and affection for the South, and is today aiding greatly in the material devel opment of this section, opened with Savory, of course, and was operated by Mr. W. L. Parks, one of the com pany's experts. The editors and pub lishers were very much interested in this practical demonstration of this wonderful machine. The Gaffney Ledger was issued dal ly during the meeting under the edi torial management of Mr. August Kohn, and was filled with matter that was of great interest to the editors as well as to the people of Gaffney. The getting out of this daily was a most creditable piece of work on the part of Mr. DeCamp and he deserves much credit for it. 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ANNOUNCEMENT. For United States Senate. , , „ ..... I I b^g to announce my candidacy for wis om of the ruling had been Justi- the United States Senate in the ap* fled not only by lts restilu, to the K ov- protchl D ,. mocratlc primary. aM I ernment, hut especially by its bene- s ficial resuts to the legitimate news paper publishers whom it protected. Mr. Lawshe’s address was clear, forci- . ble and instructive and he was heard with close attention by the members of the association. He urged the edi tors to co-operate with the depart ment in its effort to protect, the malls and to advance the interests of the legitimate newspaper.. respectfully solicit the support of tfea Democratic voters of this State. R. G. RHETT. For Congress. We are authorized to announce D. E. Finley a candidate for re-electioa to Congress, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary Election. I hereby announce myself as a eaar ; didate for Congress from the Fifth Throat Should be Cut. District and pledge myself t* abidt- The following is from the Yorkville by the result of the Democratic pri- Enquirer: mary election. Although he sent Ball, and Kohn, THOS- B. BUTLER. and Hoyt, Major Hemphill, of the; News and Courier refrained from go- i town would make the occasion one' i n K Press Association meeting: Fo r House of Representative. I am a candidate for the Leglsl* of the most enjoyable they had ever at Gaffney because of his throat. Here ture. subject to the Democratic prt experienced and many of those who attended are willing to testify that he has made good. , During the last business session : is what he has to uay about, the mat ter in the News and Courier of yes terday: “I think his throat should be cut.” State Press Association. (Yorkville Enquirer.) For the second time in the history of that organization, the annual meet ing of the South Carolina State Press Association is being held in Gaffney this week. The meeting commenced last Tuesday, and continues through today. There has been some business transacted and some most excellent addresses have been delivered, partic ularly those by Miss Mary T. Nance, Mr. R. H. Edmonds, and Hon. A. L. Lawshe, third assistant postmaster general; but easily the most distin guishing feature of the occasion haa been the tireless activity of Editor DeCamp, assisted by the leading cit izens of Gaffney in exploiting the splendid hospitality of the hustling and appreciative little city. Upon their arrival on the various incoming trains, the editors and pub lishers, with accompanying relatives and friends, were at once taken to Limestone College, where they soon found themselves at home. Dr. Lee Davis Lodge, the able and scholarly president of Limestone, had his hand some and imposing house, (the college building) in order, as if for a great yesterday, the local committee pre- i That is what, the editor of the Char- sented to each of the male members l°tte Observer said to the editor of a pleasing tribute to southern wo °f the association a walking stick cut Phe Yorkville Enquirer the other day manhood. His address was along from Cowpens battleground, and to Gaffney .about the best friend he the lines of industrial development, each lady a dish with a picture of has in the world We are not. sur- the value of brains and energy applied Limestone College engraved thereon, prised that the champion perverterof to this cause. He suggested on the The association came back at Editor, h^ s ^ or y should be ready, willing and part of the press greater concentra- UeCamp with a handsome and costly! waiting to add the sin of bloodshed to tion of its influence and effort upon set of solid silver, each piece appro- f he crime of confiscation. Of course, those things that go to build up the priately engraved with name and he would cut anybody’s throat, who material interests of the section. He date. pointed to recent campaigns in Ten- i All of the old officers of the asso- nessee and Georgia, as an evidence 1 elation were re-elected, and an invi- mary. W. S. HALL, JR. I hereby announce myself a cnnH date fo r re-election to repreewl. Cherokee connty in the lower hooM of the General Assembly, subject ta the rules of the Democratic primary. R J. CLARY. The friends of N. W. Hardin aa- nounce him as a candidate for re- election to the House of Representa tive. stands up against his piratical in stincts and performances, and all the time he would be whipering soft. that frenzied politics, is not conduc ' tation was accepted from the city of words into the unsuspecting ears of five to united effort in the line of in-1 Greenville to hold the next annual dustrial and material development of convention there. The members of a state. In this day and time he be lieves the press should fight the bat tle of progress and expansion, rather than going to extremes in political campaigns. He wants the energy thus extended by the newspapers to! be turned into a channel tbat will build factories, develop southern re sources and make for the South her rightful place as a land of industrial progress and power. Mr. \. L. Lawshe, third assistaul uostj-iasier general, in his address to the editors, t*aid he was once a com try newspaper editor and he said he loved the newspaper business and newspaper men and wanted to im press upon the editors that, '.he mem bers of the postoffice department, in cluding himself, did not nave any horns. His address was peculiarly interesting in view of the recent rul ing of the post office department that his victim. That’s one of the reasons why he didn’t go to Gaffney. For Treasurer. I am a candidate for re-eleetloa to the office of Treasurer of Cherokee County, subject to the actloa of tke Democratic primary. W. W. GAJTNBY. sr \\ the association left this morning for a trip to Asheville, Toxaway, Hen dersonville and other points in the; beautiful mountain country of West ern North Carolina. Editors Enjoy Stay in Gaffney. (C. M. Galloway in The State.) Gaffney, July 1.—The royal enter- GOOD NEWS. Many Gaffney Readers Have Heard It and Profited Thereby. “Good news travels fast,” and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Gaffney are glad to learn that prompt relief is within their reach. Fo r Auditor. I am a candidate for Auditor of Cherokee county, subject to the actloa of the Democratic primary election. WALTER V. HUMPHRIES. I am a candidate for Auditor of Many a Cherokee county subject to the actloa lame, weak and aching back is bad i of the Democratic primary eledon. tainment of the South Carolina Press; 00 more, thanks to Doan’s Kidney D. BOTH HUGHES. marriage reception, and all were made ; newspapers must he paid for before comfortable as fast, as they arrived. will he admitted to the mail as The living quarters of the college, sero|1( l class matter. He explained 1 clearly and forcibly the reason and necessity on the part of the depart ment for the ruling and its real ad Association by the citizens of Gaff ney was continued today with an all day picnic given by the Electric Man ufacturing and Power Company at its magnificent plant at Gaston Shoals, about eight miles from Gaffney. The party was In charge of Mr. Os car Shanks, general manager of the company, whose hospitality was un bounded. The party was •fconveyed to the shoals on a special train furnished complimentary to the association by Supt. Fall!s of the Charlotte division of the Southern railway. Editor E. H. DeCamp was the “wheel horse" of the occasion and saw to it that all enjoyed a most pleasant day. After serving a delightful picnic dinner in one of the company’s houses, impromptu speeches were made by a as well as all other departments are in tip-top shape. The dormitories, are bright, fresh, clean and comfortable. The long and broad verandas are cool, van,ap:o to publishers of legiti- and inviting, and the spacious grounds, nia,e newspapers, it had been found shaded with stately wateroaks and out 8 ° me abuses of the^ sycamores, bear testimony of the secon d class privilege was by per-1 number of the visitors, including grand and aristocratic character of sons having no legitimate publication ‘ Judge I). E. Hydrick, who adjourned the whole place. | but using the mail simply for adver-j court for one day in honor of the oc- Bouis—Rozier L. Bouis—represen-, ,lsin R Purposes who claimed 100,000 tative of the American Type Foun- r * rcu * a, * on . hut had less than .•> per ders Company, was there, of course. |number. Mr. Lawshe Without Bouis any meeting would be 1 sa '^ he thought the legitimate sub- more or less of a failure. To him was s ' ' 'ber was one who wanted a paper Pills. Our citizens are telling the good news of their experience with the Old Quaker Remedy. Here is an example worth reading: Mrs. I. C. Good, 224 Depot street, Gaffney, S. C., says: “I am very will ing to give my name as an endorser of Doan’s Kidney Pills for I know them to be a fine remedy for kidney trouble. For more than a year I was subjected to attacks of this com plaint. My kidneys failed to work properly and from the excessive uric acid in my system, i felt languid and tired, suffering a great deal from rheumatic twinges all throughout my body. Upon learning of Doan’s Kid ney Pills, I obtained a supply at a drug store and after using them a short time, received the best of re sults. I am now steadily improving in health and I am going to continue delegated the duty of taking care of the new arrivals as they come, assign ing them to most comfortable rooms in general Intelligence bureau. To a certain extent Bouis was under the direction of his clever and agreeable superior, Mr. Chas. S. Conner, one of the directors of the company; but it is pretty generally conceded that the only Bouis requires but little direc tion, and the genial Mr. Conner would not think of offering suggestions to him—not on such an occasion and who showed that he wanted it by paying for it. He believed that editors would agree with him that in its rul- the dormitories, and running a ' UK department was not only le- galy but was morally right, and he believed the wisdom of the ruling had been justified not duly by the re sults to the government, but espec ially by its beneficial results to the legitimate newspaper publisher whom it protected. Mr. Lawshe’s address was clear, forceful and instructive and he was heard with close atten- Ition by members of the association. At the solicitation of many friend*. I announce myself a candidate Hot election to the office of Auditor off Cherokee county, subject to the rulan of the Democratic primary. J. E. EZELL. I am a candidate for the office of Auditor Cherokee county, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary.. JAMES W. GEORGE. I hereby announce myself a date for Auditor of Cherobee and pledge myself to abide the di clslon of the Democratic primary efcei tion. WILL D. THOMAS. The many frlenda of Jmo. E. ferles, recognizing his ability, hereby announce hie name as a for Auditor of Cherokee Connty, using Doan’s Kidney Mils until they i the rules of the effect a complete cure.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 During Tuesday the members of thej (he editors to co-operate association were entertained in var- w ''^ *he department in its effort to protect the malls and to advance the interests of the legitimate newspa pers. iolts ways. The formality of intro duction was dispensed with to large extent. The badges that Editor De Camp pinned on the visitors as they After the addresses, the associa- arrived, carried introduction and re- tion held a business session, and then cognition everywhere. The badges was literally a key to the city. There were among the editors some who felt a little delicacy in accepting cer tain things such as carriage, trans portation, cigars, sodo water and other Items of more value, without paying. after adjournment many of the edi tors remained on the verandas and about the grounds to a late hour in the morning, talking the political sit uation, discussing matters of inter est to the craft and professon and enjoying pleasant social intercourse. caslon. Editor J. P. Caldwell of the Charlotte Observer, Editor DeCamp and other. When called upon Mr. DeCamp was deeply touched by the demonstration given in his honor and was unable to proceed for a moment. He merely stated that the occasion was one of the happiest of his life and that he felt honored in being able to entertain the association. Later the party repaired to the pow er plant, where pictures of the body were made and more speech-making indulged -in. Upon returning to the city late in the afternoon the party gathered in the station, Mr. DeCamp offering n resolution of thanks to Mr. Shanks for the entertainment, which wnn adopted with applause. Returning to Limestone College thin evening the' association heard splen did addresses by Mr. Lawshe, third assistant pogmaster general of the United States, and Mr. R. H. Edmonds, Editor of the Manufacturers’ Record of Baltimore. Mr. J .aw she's address was well re ceived. He said In part: At the evening session of the asso ciation, Mr. A. L. Lawshe, third as sistant postmaster general, address ed tjie editors. Mr. Lawshe was ones I F°r Supervisor. cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, j hereby announce myself a candft- New York, sob agents for the United j date f or supervisor of Cherokee coun- States. ty, subject to the rule# of the Demo- Remember the name—Doan’s—-and j cratic primary election. D. R. LAVENDER tabe no other. A woman has three great ambi tions; one to wear fashionables; the other two to be in society. —Five gallon demijohn Piedmont water for $1. Gaffney Drag Go. I hereby announce myself as n ean- didate for re-election to the pass si Supervisor of Cherokee county. B. FELIX LIPSCOMB. —Tried ice cream at Gaffney Drag Company? NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on Fri day, August 21st next, I will apply to the Hon. J. E. Webster, Probate Judge, at his office at the court bouse in Gaffney, 8. C., at 10 o’clock a. in. for a final settlement and discharge as Executrix of the estate of T. J. Oglesby, deceased. All persons hav ing claims against said estate or in terested therein, are required to pre sent the same at or before said time, or be forever barred. Mrs. Mary E. Ogleaby, Extra. Estate T. J. Ogleaby, dea’d. Pub. July tl, Aug. 7, 14 and SI. I hereby announce myaetf an n enw- dldatc for County SupervlMor of Cherokee county. ^ J. V. I announce myself a candidate fat re-election to the office of Superinten dent of Education, subject to the rake governing the Democratic primary. J. L. WiALKBR. I hereby announce mynelf a candidate for the office of Snpertetate dent of Education of Cherokee eote ty, subject to the ralee of the Date! cratic primary. ■BTLB 8 McKOWW. —It’s their beauty that their quality tbat wOl bring yon —Cravats, Cravats. The H dasher.