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, THE BIG WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY FAIR WILL OPEN TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13TH FOR FOUR DAYS--EYERYBODY WILL BE THERE C luunti) nmrb.,? ?' f VOL. XXXII KINGSTREE, SOl'TH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18,1917. NO. 33 P BETHEA OUT FOR GOVERNOR. ANNOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY AND PLATFORM-FOURTH TO ENTER -SENATORIAL ASPIRANTS. "1 am both "a conscript and volunteer in the race for Governor in % 1918, and I expect to win," is the emphatic and striking way in which Andrew J Bethea, Lieutenant Governor. has announced his intention to enter the race tor Governor nexi year. Mr Bethea stated that his announcement was made at this time in response to insistent demands of friends in all parts of the State. "There is ample time," he continued, "in which to discuss issues and publish platforms, and besides, the people know ray position on the vital questions of the day. I have never v dodged an issue or shirked a duty. I stand now, as heretofore, for a clean, or3 ^^progressive government wi*? State?a fair and just go . \ment to be administered for pr-" ^nd rich alike. I stand also, as I) ,?e 99 per cent of the citizensny, of South Carolina stands, * for .oval and unquestionable support / of the President and the National f Government in the present crisis. ^ 1 crave the opportunity to be of service to my fellow man, to help tu*e man on the farm, in the factory, in the bank, behind the counter, in the school room, at the desk, on the railroad, at the shop and in the office, and 1 believe that the circumstances of mv birth and training,the twelve years' experience 1 have had, in the three branches of the State government, and the opportunities I have had to study and - observe conditions as they exist in the world today fit me for what I hope to do. If I am elected I shall strive to enlist the cooperation and support of every man, woman and child in South Carolina in an effort to make the State better and the people happier. To my friends 1 wish at this time only to repeat the words of Woodrow Wilson: "Let us al! speak, act and serve together." Mr Bethea's announcement is the fourth made for Governor, with at least another in contemplation, Robert A Cooper, of Laurens, made known some time ago that he is an aspirant for governatorial honors: Thomas H Peoples of Barnwell. Attorney General, in unequivocally in me race, accoruinsr 10 nis siaieineni, and William A Stuckey, in a recent j^B announcement, said he would try WE WILL HOLD YOUR TRi ONLY GIVE US "ALL" OF 1 ^ FOR SIX STRAIGHT MONTH LEARN THAT IT "PAYS" 1 HARDWARE. START TO BUYING FROM \ HALF A YEAR AND YOU WI YOU INTO THE NOTION. OUR HARDWARE.S THE B1 ^ Ring Hardws The Popular K I for the governorship despite whosoever else was in the race. 1 Mr Cooper and Mr Bethea have been identified continuously with the anti-Blease faction and the other two candidates have been supporters of i the Newberry partisan leader. There has been a deal of unofficial . talk in political circles that the so'called "reform" or Blease faction, at a contemplated convention here, will nominate Major John G Rich' ards. of Liberty Hill, chairman of ! the Railroad Commission, as its can didate for Governor. However.neither Major Richards nor former Gov| ernor Blease will verify this rumor. Up to the present time there have i been only two candidates announced l for United States Senate?N B Dial, j of Laurens, and W Jasp Talbert, of McCormick county, the former running as an independent, but identified with the majority faction of the State, and the latter an exponent of Blease principles. Mr Talbert was chairman of the convention which met in Columbia on the nifirht of Oct 24, 1916, and launched the so-called "reform" party. Senator Tillman recently issued a statement in which he said that he would enter the race for re-election if the people of the i State would "conscript" him. It is I ; known that several other senatorial J aspirants are waiting Senator Tillj man's decision before they decide 1 whether thev will run or not. i Up to the present former governor Biease has not definitely announced whether he will be in the race. The general supposition, based on his various statements that he will serve in any capacity jn which he is placed by his faction, is that he will j make the rafce. He, however, has I made no direct statement to that ef! feet. Congressman A F I^ever, of the | Seventh congressional district, has * - -i * j been prominently tamea 01 as a sue* jceasor to Senator Tillman because of I his unswerviing loyalty to the national administration and his patrij otic work for his country, but he alJ so has not announced his political ! plans for the future. It is not believed, however, that Congressman Lever will make the race if Senator I Tillman decides to run for rt-elee! tion. j Others spoken of unofficially as j possible candidates for the United States Senate are R Goodwyn Rhett, i of Charleston; W P Pollock, of Che! raw, and L D Sennings, of Sumer. | None of these men, however, has ; stated publicly whether they would j allow themselves to be put into the ' We've got thai" HARDWARE. ^ I ?***? J I I i'i/I/I/J umr ~ IDE FOR LIFE IF YOU WILL r'OUR HARDWARE BUSINESS IS. IN THIS TIME YOU WILL rO BUY OUR FIRST-GRADE US TODAY. KEEP IT UP FOR LL THANK US FOR PUTTING EST: IT STANDS THE TEST. aire Company. [ardware Store. / race, either by their friends or by themselves. It is known that many of the friends of Sam J Nicholls, of Spartanburg. Congressman from the Fourth district, are urging him to run for the Senate, but it is prob, able that Mr Nicholls will be in the 1 race for re-election to the office to which he was elected by such a large majority last year. ' Florence Lad Shorts Himself. Linwood Spencer, the thirteenyear-old son of Mr and Mrs Thomas P Spencer, of 118 South Gaillard street, Florence, accidentally shot and killed himself last Saturday. Young Spencer and two of his young friends, Alfeus Neely and Taylor, had gone out to the okl federal stockade, beyond the National cem1 etery, to gather nuts in the swamp. Spencer carried a rifle, and while 1 standing under a hickory tree looking for nuts, the rifle fired, the ball entering his body and ranging upward through the heart. His companions, from whom he had become separated, knew nothing of the accident until later. Mr Harris and Dr Moore, of Lake City, who were visiting the historic ( old prison, found the dead body and j reported the matter, The body was j taken to Florence and carried to the: Spencer home. The lad's father is a machinist at the Charleston Navy 'Yard. Fatal Accident in Florence County. i Silas Eaddy, a negro, was killed and two white men, Messrs Bridges Cook and John Taylor, were sertosly injured Friday by a boiler explosion at the sawmill j)f Mr W-S Gardner. I Fred Gardner, son of the propriej tor,was slightly injured,while Henry j ' Singletary.a negro, was considerably i bruined. The mill was in full operation! when without warning the boiler1 burst. The force of the explosion ! was terrific. The negro Eaddy was I instantly killed. The plant was wrecked. Pieces of the boiler were i blown at least 200 feet. A number of people, including the workmen, were about the mill, and it is considi ered wonderful that more were not killed or wounded. The sawmill is 1 situated in the Evergreen section of the Icounty. The boiler had been used for about twelve years and was thought to be in the best condition.: The cause of the explosion is un-1 known.?Florewe Tinier of Jprutay, 1 Site for Nitrate Plant. Washington, October 16:?Sheffield. Ala. as a site for one of the ni-; trate plants for which Congress appropriated $20,000,000, was announned today by the war depart-, j ment. The site is on the Tennessee ( ! river, near Muscle Shoals. The plant; is to manufacture ammonia and nitric acid. Agreement has been reach-, : ed between the government and owners of the land as to the price to be paid for the site. ? j Locals Items from Salters. Salters, October 15:?The weather continues fine, though somewhat i dry and dusty, totton is oemgi picked rapidly. ! E T Harner motored over to Sum-1 ter Monday on business, taking with' him Mr ancLMrs T E Salters, Mrs [ Jas A Ferrell and Miss Eunice Feri rell. i We were pleased to have with us 1 Saturday night ar.d Sunday Messrs j J G Lifrage, Jr. E E and J T David , of Camp Jackson, Columbia, who j 1 were home on furlough. They re-1 turned Sunday night and Monday I morning. Mrs M N Sparks spent Sunday' in Manning with relatives. Mr Rion McCown of Florence j spent Friday here on business. Salters Rural School Improve-, ment association met and reorgan-1 j ized Friday afternoon, the followi ing officers being elected to serve ' the ensuing year: President, Rev W I Sinnott; vice president. Mrs T E Salters: secretary and treasurer, I Miss Lorena Lifrage. We hope for 1 a year of much improvement in the school work. ? t r Buy Your and you* share the Profit-Sharing C It is worth your v |C0Ffl?S AND CASKETS | King - Next to i LIVE STOCK LOST ; IN STOCKYARD FIRE ELEVEN THOUSAND CATTLE LOST ! I IN KANSAS CITY BLAZE?FIREBUGS ARE ACCUSED Kansas City, Mo, Oct 16?Reports that the fire which destroyed a large portion of the Kansas City stock yards and today resulted in the death of approximately 1*,000 cattle and 3,300 hogs was of an incendiary origin persisted tonight although discredited by officials of the corporaration owning the yards. While no definite fire damage estimates have as yet been made, insurance adjusters and officials of the stock yards corporation place the loss at approximately $750,000. Heavy insurance was carried,both upon the buildings of the stock yard and upon the live stock, but the amount has not been announced. Investigations were made during the day by J E Marvin, fire warden, and Ghief John Egner of the Kansas City Fire Department. Both men believe that the fire was set, but declared that the area is so devastated that no indications of an incendiary origin could have escaped the flames. - * -1 /*? _ The statement 01 tne omcers is based largely upon ^he assertions of Lieut E J Bishoff of the first fire company to arrive at the yards after tbe alarms had been received, whe said thlt three fires were burning j fully 2,000 yards apart in different i portions of the yards. George R Collet, general manager of the stack yards, declared he believed the fire resulted from natural causes, and that the wind had blown sparks from the first fire, starting j the other two blazes. Private detec- j tives, however, were said to be in vestigating the incendiary rumors. The work of clearing away the debris for the reconstruction of the destroyed pens and buildings began at once. Receiving and selling will be re-j sumed in the stock yards in the morn-: ing in.all classes of live stock except stockers and feeders in the cattle class, according to Mr Collet. An embargo on this class will bo necessary until next Monday, he declares, ! White Sox Win Championship. The Chicago Americans have won the sixth and deciding game of the 1917 diamond classic, 4 to 2. The White Sox victory gives the Middle We3t metropolis the world's series! championship for the first time in! o rl Q/*Q^O annual o uwwuuv. After winning the first two games ; on their home field, and losing the j next two at the Polo Grounds, the | Chicago clan clinched the gonfalon with two straight victories, one at Cominsky Park and the other at the lair of the Giants. The New York club did not go down to defeat without desperate resistance. The battle was surcharged with sensational situations and thrilling plays, but the invading combination with the edge of a one game lead was not to , be denied. We give Profit-sharing Coupons. Four certificates with every dollar spent in our Dry Goods department only' People's Mercantile Co. iO-4-tf | / / , HARDWARE r* . , l pronts witn us. Coupons on . all < vhile to investigate stree Hardware tHe KellaHan Wat PRIVATE WHIPPED AT WADSWORTH INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED BRUTAI THFATMRNT?FOUR NON COMS ACCUSED OF DEED Spartanburg, Oct 16?An investigation is in progress in the 105 field artillery, the old Second, involving an alleged brutal whipping said to have been administered to Private Otto Gottschalk, of Dattery D. last Saturday by four non-commissioned officers, said to have been acting under orders of Captain Howard E Sullivan. The nature of Gottschklk's offense is not revealed and no official comment is to be had on the matter further than the admission on the part of the officers that the investigation is in progress and that a repert on the whole matter will be submitted to Brig Gen Phillips, probably tomorrow. According to the story going around camp, Gottschalk was stripped and beaten by the non-commissioned officers while Capt Sullivan looked on the performance. Gottschalk was confined to his tent this afternoon and showed signs of his treatment by bruises on his hands. Capt Sullivan, when asked today for a statement, declined to discuss the matter,and referred newspaper men to Capt Freganiers, the regimental adjutant, who also expressed the opinion that the public was not concerned in the incident. Col George A Wingate, who is acting commander of the brigade, said the matter had been reported to him on Sunday and as brigadier commander he had reported the affair to Gen Phillips. Col Wingate said the report of the matter, together with recommendations, will go to the commanding general tomorrow. Five hundred bus.ielfc government inspected seed oats ou hand at 10-4 Scott-Logan Co.'s. I ?*lr UCU1IV THE CHARACTER OFTHE ME RESPONSIBILITY HAD TO BE f BECOME A MEMBER OF THE f BANKS. BEING A MEMBER BANK OF "I THAT OUR BANK IS ONE OF A ' LINKED TOGETHER FOR THE E WHEN YOUR MONEY IS IN Oi YOU WANT IT-BECAUSE WE C TIME TO OUR CENTRAL RESER PUT YOUR MONI WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTER Loams Mad* on Cotton Ware Farmers & Mercha "ABSOLUTELY SAFE" WwKfl ti? Re;?-'2 Boarf to let a> t _ .. from US How? We issue Cash Purchases e. Come and see ft * } Co. |We Lead Others Follow \ ehouse. SECOND DRAFT MAY COME IN DECEMBER WAR DEPARTMENT DISCUSSING SECOND INCREMENT TO FILL UP GAPS. Washington, October 17:?Discussion of the advisability of expediting the call for the second increment of the draft army, now is in progress at the war department { and it appears likely that the date may be fixed for some time in December or January. Mobilization of the first increment of 688,000 men is now far enough advanced to show clearly that there will be a big deficiency for the Seventeenth national army division. More than 250.000 of the first increment are still to be assembled, but ' it already is evident that there will be available at the sixteen cantonments quarters for an additional regiment at each post and at some . for a fall brigade of two regiments. Exchange Old Books For New Ones! f 28 John E Swearingen,State superintendent of education, emphasizes that v many neachers in the public schools k J, and patrons have thoughtlessly failed to insist on the right to exchange old textbooks for the new or recent ly adopted textbooks. Any dealer refusing to exchange any new book for the reduced price when the old book is offered in part payment is liable to a fine of $25. The exchange ? ? ^ j a. ?i i i. price 01 every aiaie auopieu uouk. is printed or pasted on the inside front cover. We give Profit-sharing Coupons. Four certificates with every dollar 9pent in our Dry Goods department only. People's Mercantile Co. ?| / 10-4-tf ri ERVE SYSTEM OF RANKS N AS WELLASTHEIR FINANCIAL OUND 0. K. BEFORE WE COULD "EDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OF FHIS NATIONAL SYSTEM MEANS l/AST, STRONG CHAIN OF BANKS IENEFIT OF THEIR DEPOSITORS IR RANKYOU CAN GET IT WHEN Intake oursecuriHes any ve bank and get woney. y in our, bank. est on savings accounts. home Receipts at 6p?rc?nt. nts National Bank, LAKE CITY". S. C. Mn oisUator. Eiecutcr. Trustee am Registrar.