Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. LJDTTEHJ4 PROM OUR 81'E CgAL OORR?HPOVDKXTH. From all Part* ol Adjotaing Oouatirs. NOT1CI TO CORRESPONDENTS. If til jromr letters so that lb* j will this oflce sot later than Mon when m tended for Wedneedar's and net later thaa Thursday ?ar daturasgr*! asm*. This, of oeurve, a?pties esu\y la regular eerreepond ta ease mi Hems mt aaueual veswe, send hi Immediately by snail. tsUnhnos or Ie4esjtns>h, Such sliriss are noae#taa4a ap to tht mi going as prwsa. Wsd*eeday*s Is uclwSse TVesdsy efteroeea riMMiHtn Plnewood. .Tuly 17.?The Sunday schools of the Baptist church here, Calvary and the Methodist, had their picnic on the 2nd st Culter's Mill pond. Mr. Marlon Graham has moved In? to the house owned by end formerly occupied by Mr. Silas B. Kolb of Pri? vateer. Several from here attended a pic pic and dance at Pocalla Brings last Thursday. Mr. R. C. Richardson, Jr., came sown from IAuren? laut Wednesday for the day, returning that evening to Lauren* where he Jolne his family pjfrd goes on to the resort* in the Western Carolinas. Mr*. R. F. Epperson and daughter. Margaret, left on the 14th for a snonth's visit with relativen at Dan wtlle. Va. Mr. R. M. Brallsford has returned to town from an extended visit In the Carolinas. N. C. Stack has returned to home In Denmark. Miss Beulah Stukes. of Sumter. is visiting friends here. Mm, David Johnson, of Wilson's Mill. Is here on a vtalt. DARK CORBTCR. Dark Corner. July 1?.?We had a as ahower of r*ln here on the 9th sd one on the 12th, and some small rere off and on all last week, up go Friday svenlng. But no big rain to** come here this year. Not suf ftesent water has fallen In any day year to run down a com or cot row ten feet on the steepest On our farms Cotton has 1m a great deal since the show and ?i n Is try ing to put on ns/g hut It Is too fsr gone to do snoch. I wss sick Isst wsek so was new vented from attending the as? sembly at Bethel. Hope your Pri? vateer "pencil pusher" will give us SJnano dots about the assembly. I Pave learned that the Rev. Hayns worth will commence a protracted snoetln? at Beth- I < hurch next Sun r. the 23rd. Revs. Haynsworth and Kls?r ex to hold a meeting here In the Dark Corner some time In the near future. M. W. 0>rdon preach, sj a Interesting sermon at the Bap church In Plnewood last Sunday at 11 i. m Rev. Shular of Manning jsroached the same hour at the Methodist church, taking the place pf the former pastor. Rev. David Hacks, who died a few weeks ago. Rev. shuiar. aggMf of the Manning Mrch. has agreed to serve both rges. Msnnlng anH Plnewood. and ?h four sermons evtry Sunday. Mrs. R. I>. QsdSlsgS of Ramsey is do*n on a visit to her father, Mr. R. T. V .,n Saturday, the ?th. snd was taken sick snd had to lain here until last Scnday morn. Mrs. E. A. Scott had Improved sufficiently to he able to i^,, home srlth her sinter. Mrs. O.-ddmgs .last Sunday. Mrs. W. J. Ardls has been sick for three or four day*, but seem* some better today. Mrs. Ashley Kelly I* quite ill and is nein?? rrsntBl hy nr. f. M. Hnrrtg of Plnewood. Mr. H. T Avln. overseer for Mr. Msrby on his f>aM?s plaee. Is \e,y Ill with tvphold fever. Mm W. R. ! and Mis* I , Osteen ire about well again, and p. J. I?, Ardls ban s?> far recovered that he was a his I te Pins/wood t4? church last Sundav. Mr. W. J. A.dls visited Jmlge \. P. Rsgnn at Pirn-wood MM Sunday. Mr. snd Mrs. I., e Uedding* of Plnewood VMNvd ?r Mr. R p. Oed? dlnve' near RgSMMg lio Sunday. Mr. and Mr? J. M. KoU. made a rail at 'Elnt hill" last Sunda\ even Mr. J. Pagan ? ?-deen ebopp, (| f,t ?riv sMggsngi sM twa of hi* fing I;i4t Saturd.iv. Or. It. !:. I'sr in f\xt*f\ up the bind f->r Mr. < Mt,, a who was getting nlon? nie. I> r 1 , ? account*. Wen. MRor, N I* mM Umi the proof of the pudding I* In the snt< Ing. It v ill I.. sj| mtstonj to know that those large sqit nh. <? of Mr. J. t>ergnn ? ??t??en whh h 1 w-ote about In my last letter, are excellent. I eaten some of them anil ought to know. EGYPT. Egypt, July 20.?We are still hav? ing very dry weather. There have been some showers around, but no real good rains. The gardens have all given up. Peas and other email srogg are dying. The corn Is burn? ing up for need of rains. Miss Sadie White la spending a few days with friends In Blshopvllle. Mr. \V. T. McLeod spent last Wed? nesday in Camden. Messrs. Harry McLeod and Uw r. M, e and Olin White spent Saturday night and Sunday in Blshopvllle. Mr. and Mrs, J. K. Rlehburg spent last Friday In Camden. The Rose Hill boys are to show Mayesvlllo how to play ball this week. Mr. Marion Weldon spent yester? day with relativea in Egypt We are all enjoying good health in Egypt Yt'OTHFUL MANSLAYKR PARDON? ED. (inv. niee.se Sets Free R. L. Ba/oi, of Florence County Who Stabbed An? other Roy to Death. Columbia, July 19.?Qov. Blease pardoned this afternoon R. L. Boazn. who, at the age of 17, stabbed to death Lofton Poston, In a fight at a box party in Blossom School house, Florence County. January 28th. 1910. and was sentenced In the following November to 3 years Imprisonment for manslaughter. Senator Mc Cown and numbers of other promi? nent Florence people signed the pe? tition, which was presented by At? torney Wlllard Ragsdale. The Su? preme Court recently affirmed the verdict. DESTITUTE PETITION GOVER? NOR, Farmers of Descendants of Hugue? not Settlers In Abbeville County Destroyed by Hall. Columbia. July 19.?-Oov. Bleaae has received a petition for help, which he la powerlesa to grant, from the ancient French Huguenot settle? ment of Bordeaux In lower Abbe? ville county, where a strip three miles wide, extending from Troy to I.e Roy's Ferry reported today to the Governor as having been denuded of crops July 3rd by "The most terrific hail end wind storm in the history of Abbeville County." Most of the names on the petition n~e those of the original families that camo from France. REUNION DATES CHANGED. Veterans In Coltimhtt August 22-2tt. Commit tee's Statement. rnl??!? July is.?The follow? ing statement was issued this after? noon hf Acting Chairman U. K. I.rooks and NOTOtSIT D, Caldwell. after a meeting of the local execu? tive commlttc- in charge of the prep? arations for the annual Confederate Veteran's K.-union hero and It Will be noted that the date of the re? union is changed from August 1*10 ot August 22-23. Birmingham Ruble* Stricken. Birmingham. Ala.. July IS.?Three more OSSUS were added today to Birmingham's epidemic of infantile paralysis, making a total of twenty RVi for the entire city. The city health department han made all cases reportable and establishes quaran? tine in infec ted houUSSi Wtley Brasil vrsi at the top of the list again last week for hi.< nabs of the Saturday Evening Post. He has rn id the leadership for sales during PUOal Of tltS past month and Is again at the head of the list now for this month. This leadership Is for town* Of from ?;.noo to It.SSO Inhabitants. The prize offered for the greatest ?Piss during the months of June and July |a I pony and a complete pony out'.t. Several of the small boys of the Iowa ire trying for the prizes of? fered by the Curtis Publishing Com? pany. It seems that the Felder they are talking of for Governor of Georgia I- not T. B," but the Hon. T. S. Folder, at present attorney general of the State. It's a pity, from the point of vb-w of political hilarity that accuser and the accused of the Governor of South Carolina Is not In Ihi running for chief executive of our nearest neighboring common? wealth, if the Georglani are really looking out f?-r fun they will eiset T. It." governor arid let him and ??*oi?" get fairly ;<t each other on i .a i terms.?Charleston Post. The work of Installing the storm power pipe an Keudrlek itreei has .a completed sad Marvin streel will be the next et reel tackled In opting down the pipe. DR. JACOB'S SPLENDID WORK. Pustnrlol Relations Severed Aftei Forty-seven Yours of Faithful i*a lM?r. Clinton, July 17.?At a congre? gational meeting of the First Pres? byterian church yesterday, Imme dlately after the morning servldee a communication from the pastor, tht Rev, l>r. William P. Jacobs, was read in which he requested the congrega tlon to join with him in asking Ep.o ree Presbytery to sever the relation: that now exist between him and this church. Dr. Jacobs is the only pas tor that this church ha3 ever had, lu having served It for forty-seven years During this time he has received in? to the church more than one thous and members. He has baptized th< children of the congregation and latei has baptized and married their chil? dren. He became Its pastor just af tre completing his course at the semi? nary at 22 years of age. At the tlmt he was one of the only two preachen v\ ithin seventeen miles of Clinton There were only 135 Inhabitants lr the town. Today there are about 3, 500 inhabitants. There are over 30C members in the Presbyterian church with an attendance of over 200 at the Sunday school. In addition there arc 330 children under Dr. Jacob's care at the Thornwell Orphanage, the ma? jority of whom are members of the Carolina Memorial Church. The request was accepted and fi committee appointed to secure a pas? tor for this church. A committee waj also appointed to draw up resolution? showing the love and deep apprecia? tion that this congregation holds fox Dr. Jacobs and his splendid work. Or motion he was made pastor emeritus of this congregation for the remaind? er of his life. GOT MUCH, EXPECTS MORE. Krwln's Pay in Grocue-Gaynor Cast* May Total Hundred Thousand. Washington, July 19.?Marion Er? win, United States district attorney for the Southern district of Georgia and special counsel for the Govern? ment in the Greene-Gaynor-Carter Savannah harbor frauds, testified be? fore the House committee on depart? ment of justice expenditures today that during the twelve? years he had received from the Govt rument a* tpoelnl pay $76,724 In salary and fees. He also declared he expected commission on amounts recovered, which would bring the total com? pensation to about $101,000 for the twelve years, Altogether there have been rc overed from Capt. Carter, Greene ?nd Gaynor about half a million dol? lars in cash, together with property valued at about $200.000 more. Mr. Krwin testified that he was ?mployed as special counsel In the fraud cases at n salary of $3,5u0 ?i rear, When he undertook the spe ?<il prosecution of the fraud cases tnd the task of tracing the assets of he defendants, he was guaranteed a ?alary of $.".000 a year and expends tnd 10 per-cent of the money re .te? nd and turned into the treasury ^ Mr. Erwin said he expected the itigation in these cast's would ne concluded next autumn. OPPOSE COTTON REVISION. \mcricau Cotton Mill Men State Po? sition to Chairman I'nderwood. Charlotte. N. C. July 18.?The a riff committee of the American cot* on Manufacturers' Association, rep ?esentng a dosen Southern states, leid an all-day executive session here oday, framing the position of the lOUthern textile manufacturers on he proposed revision of the cotton roods tariff. Briefly stated, the Southern manu 'acturerfl oppose any revision of the totton goods tariff at this time, and heir reasons are set forth in the let er dictated through Chairman R. M. dlller, Jr., to Chairman i'nderwood. ? I the ways and means committee of he House. The Southern manufacturers, sum nartslng the points of the letter, arc ?posed to revision that xvi 11 increase he percentage "f duties on cotton Foods. They oppose revision without ade mate data, though favoring simpllfl atlon of the schedule, They oppose ;lny revision thai does et take Into accounl Southern labor ondttlons. They oppose reductions of duty on nnchlnery and other Items enti ring ntn the cosl of mills. The>- resent persona] hearings on he tariff question and ask that data ipon which tin- revision is to be ?ased be made public. Lastly, the commit!.lemands a etitute statement from its makers as n what this proposed tariff revision ball accomplish, Prominent cotton mill men from II over the South attended the meet m of the committee today. J. t. Ramsey, white, was run over nd killed near Oaffney by a South in Rnllwny train Sunday night. MOTION PICTURES TO BE USED IN ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. Secretary McKeand Proposes Plan Whereby Opportunities and Re sources of South Carolina will be Called to the Attention of Millions. Other Towns In the State to Join in the Movement?Space is Secured at Great Expositions. The most promising State advertis? ing scheme as yet attempted in South Carolina is soon to put into operation if plans which have been outlined by Secretary McKeand, of the Charleston Chamber of Com? merce, pan out as is expected Briefly, the plan Involves the show? ing of moving pictures illustrating the life, advantage? and opportunities of this State in two great land shows or expositions where they will be viewed by hundreds o:! thousands of people; and the showing of the best parts of the same films to at least seven million people in various cities of the country. The plan originated w :!i Secretary McKeand; and the proposition has been ;)ut up to the commercial bodies of the other live and progressive cities of South Caro? lina, which, it Is believed, will he glad to cooperate in their own inter? ests and the interests of the entire State. The details of the plan were released yesterday by Secretary Mc? Keand for publication in the press of the State. The proposition is outlined very clearly in a circular letter sent some time ago by Mr. McKeand to the commercial organizations of many towns in South Carolina. Six mt\ these towns in addition to Chariest-* have already signified their inten- ] tion of co-operatin? atid fulfilling the | various conditions that are essential to success. These six are Anderson, Columbia, Florence, Georgetown, Suinter and Union. It is expected that in the next few days letters or telegrams will be received from sev? eral other progressive communities, notifying Mr. McKeand that they wish to be in on the deal. Before launching the scheme Mr. Mc Keand looked very carefully into all its details and possibilities and made certain tentative arrangements which would seem to obviate the i possibility of any hitch occurlng once the scheme Is underway. The object of the whole plan is threefold?to advertise South Carolina to the out? side world; to spread knowledge of South Carolina's resources and oppor? tunities among South Carolinians; and to enable the commercial organ? izations of the South Carolina towns to get in touch and to keep in touch with the latest and best methods of community advertising. The movement will be launched under the auspices of the Carolina Ad League, an organization compos* ed of the advertising clubs In the different Cities of the State. Any town that wishes to g<> into the scheme will be welcome to do eo, and the conditions that must be met are Simple, They ire fully set forth in the circular issued by Mr. McKeand and printed below. The molt import? ant among them Is that each town wishing to enter Into the plan must form an ad club and must send a delegate to the Convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America to be held In Boston in early August. This is necessaryi in the opinion of Mr. McKeand, in order that the men who are in on tho scheme and who therefore, undertake to play the role of State advertisers may learn the principle! of state ad vi rtlslng. In Boston, these men will r ib shoulders with the leading ad? vertising experts of the country, who will be in attendance at the Con? sent ion. They will absorb the ideas of these men and will learn what modern advertising methods are. They will then be bettor able to un? dertake the task of advertising their own State. That is one of the essential pre? liminary parts of the plan. On the trip to Boston, the larger features and the work that Is to follow will be discussed and plans perfected to put the plan Into operation. An ex? pert motion picture photographer will be sent to South Carolina bv one of the big firms that make a special? is of that sort of work. He will take picture s In and about all the cities and towns which have enter? ed into the propositi >n. Meanwhile options have l.n secured on space at the American Land and Irrigation Exposition, to be bed at Madison Square Gardens, New York, in No? vember and at the Fnlted states Land and Irrigation exposition to be held In November and December at Chicago, The pictures of the South Carolina towna and Smith Carolina lands will be shown at these great ESxposltlna snd viewed by hundred* of thousands of people. Through the pictures the advantages ind pos? sibilities of this State, .iti.I mote es? pecially of those town.-, and section* which are in on the Sc he nc will hi exploited, in nddttlon, the moving picture people guarantee to show I he best parts of the same films lo at least 7.000,000 people in other eitles of the country. < me "f the m<?st remarkable fea? I turee of the whole plan i>* the cheap? ness of it. Mr. McKeand believes that the total e,,Ht win not exceed |5,000; and it || propose.1 to meet this expense before hand by showing the moving plcvtures throughout South Carolina, charging nn ad mission foe of 10 cents. A number of the moving picture establishments in several towns ?f the State have al? ready Indicated their willingness to show these pictures free of charge, and It is- felt that this feature of the plan will have the additional advan? tage of making South Carollnani better acquainted wth their own State. The advertising value of the whole scheme to the entire State, and more especially to those towns that go In on the proposition. Is be? lieved to be far In excess of the to? tal cost. The circular letter issued by Sec? retary McKeand gives the whole plan in detail. It follows: The Carolina Ad league is to be composed of preferably the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce or lo? cal commercial organization In each city and town in South Carolina. If not the secretary, then the chairman of the advertising committee or some? one interested fn the city advertising in each city. Its purpose is to organize a club for the study of advertising in each city or town, to be composed of buy? ers and sellers of advertising space or matter, each local club to affil? iate with tie A. A. C. of A., as must also the Carolina Ad league. The special purpose of the Carolina Ad League Is to start a movement for the purpose of properly advertising South Carolina. Thre will be no membership due3 In the Carolina Ad League, except $1, which is to be the dues In the National Assoc. itlon. The members of the Carolina Ad League are pledg? ed to attend the meeting of the As? sociated Advertising Clubs of Ameri? ca In Boston, leaving Charleston on Saturday, July 29, this trip to be made In the Interest of the study of better forms of advertising, both for the Individual members of the local clubs, as well as for the city and fltate. The tentative organization has se? cured options on space at the Ameri? can Land and Irrigation Exposlton. to be held at Madison Square Gar? den. November S-12. and the Uni? ted States Land and Irrigation Ex? position, to be held in the Coliseum at Chicago, November 18-December 9, and Is to work in conjunction with railroads of South Carolina, to the end that a proper display of the pro? ducts and resources of the State be exhibited at these expositions and other expositions to follow. It has contracted with a reputable moving picture manufacturer to make a series of reels, ill istrnttve of life and opportunities in the cities and on the farm lands of South Caro? lina. These pictures are to he taken during the months of July and Aug? ust, if possible, and same are to be taken under the direction of the ex? ecutive committee of the Carolina Ad League. It is proposed to bear the expense of having originals taken and furnishing of at least two sets of reels for general use in the State, by displaying them at various town.? and cities interested, charging ad? mission of ten cents, and, through . co-operative efforts of the rewspa- 1 pers and other methods of advertis- I Ing, to try and cause every person in 1 South Carolina to look at the pic- I tures and scenes In his own State. This, together with a lecture which will be given, will be a matter of great importance to every citizen, as 1 he will have a chance to look at I actual life In the cities of his own I State, views of historic spots, fac- 1 torlos, parks, residence streets, busi- : ness streets, in fact, every point of ! interest will be covered fully and i thoroughly in the series of pictures, t Agreements can be easily made for the running of these tilms with i the local picture shows, for a day or 1 two In each city frei? of charge, or, t us the Ad League must purchase at i least two machines for its own use 1 lit various expositions and fairs which i these can be sent, we can furnish mir own machines where the ma? bines cannot be furnished at local 1 picture shows. - In this way the money can be . raised to pay for taking of films and I buying of extra reels, advertising and a travelling expenses necessary to ? rlslt the folrs t d expositions, In- ? ?stalling exhibits, paying for space, v ind. in fact, all expenses can be met ? tnd no one will be hurt by ha' inc v to die up a large sum of money. One I hundred thousand people looking al n 'aroilna pictures in Carolina at ten h ?cuts would give $10,000 In cash. I >ocs it not look easy? i The only rules laid down as nee- it >>. > i \ to become s member of the c 'andina Ad League and t ike part In his plan is the organising ?>f an ad ?bib, with ten or more members, the It ? r dine, of a representative t? r...s- e on and agreeng Ito pay the expenses h t rnovng picture operator to and | p from your city and while there, and agreeing to arrange to exhibit the pictures in your city after they have been taken. in the organisation "f the ad elub it Is not necessary to charge more than $1 for membership fee. unless you desire the money for other pur? poses. The $1 must be paid in and regular officers elected, so that we can become affiliated with the Nat? ional Association. The expenses of the Boston trip under plans laid out w ill not exceed $75. It is necessary that immediate action be taken. Talk to a number of your principal business men at once, and wire if your city will go into the deal. It cost nothing but a little effort, and you cannot afford to stay out. A guarantee of showing the best pe*ta Of the pictures to seven millh , people is made without any extr* expense to you. Don't wait. Do it now. Send wire to A. W. McKeand. Charleston. S. C. BIG POLITICS AHEAD. Action on Tariff Revision May Make Or Break Either Party Next Fall. New York World. The crisis of the extr lordinary ses? sion will be reached within the next 10 days. It cannot be deferred be? yond July 2 7. when a final vote la scheduled for the House wool revi? sion bill. The final outcome must de? pend altogether on whatever combi? nation U effected between the Demo? crats and progressive Republicans. In? arranging their coalition, if it can. be done, the steel, sugar, cotton, lino? leum, silk and oher important sched? ules will be taken into consideration. No prophecy can be made as to just what basis of compromise, if any, can be found and how far the combina? tion will go in playing politics. It is certain that big politics will be the dominating factor in events following a. vote on Canadian reci? procity. The results of Presidential and Congressional elections may de? pend entirely on the game being play? ed. A mistake by either of the con? tending factions, or a blunder by President Taft in vetoing a tariff bill, might throw the chances of 3uccesa to the other party. For that reason every move will be carefully made and its effect considered and analy? zed before action is taken. An agreement between the Demo? crats and the La Follette faction of progressive Republicans to pass the La Follette wool bill a*s a substitute for the House measure has already encountered its first snag. The parliamentary situation makes it im peratve that the La Follette bill come *s a separate and independent meas? ure after the House wool bill has failed of passag.. The Constitution declares that all revenue measures must originate in he House. The La Follette bill ivould be entirely of Senate origin. Its substitution for the House bill ivould be perfectly proper, but the Democrats feel they must first proj? ect the House measure and vote for t. That program will leave the La h'ollette Wool bill outside the eonsti utional requirement. The Senate ex? pects, and especially those belonging o the coalition, are studying this problem. It is suggested that possibly the EYool Mil may be added to the Partners* Free List bill, all the ob? jectionable features having been diminated by prior votes. In such in event a coalition must be formed 0 properly readjust the free list and idd the amendment suggested by the progressives. This makes another iwkward si uation. The controlling power behind all >resent activity is the great desire of he Democrats and progressives to ay a genul le tariff revision bill be? fore President Taft and place him in 1 position where he must affix his signature ^r veto it. It is by this ?Urse that the big politics can be inccessfully played. From tomorrow until the session ?uds there will be continuous con erences. These will involve at empts to give and take, hoping to each compromises on which the democrats and progressives car* mite. The work on Main street is still >eing pushed ahead as rapidly as pos> ible. The roek that was plowed up n Main street between Canal and lampton avenue has been hauled oft nd today the street was being grad d down to the depth required by the ity engineer. While this grading as being done w ork was commenced n the next block of Main street and ?bile the ro. k is being hauled off it he concrete foundation will be laid n the firsl block. A big steam rol r h i l-. -M ordered and will pro beb l ?... ht re in the next day or two tni as soon as it strives the work f spreading the i oncn te will be ?orn > t op has made decided ?neiit during the past i?v? ? nd th- * orn .3h??rtav:e w ill not