Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BYRNES WON FOR DEMOCRATS Alkl MTi: Dl < l> roNt.Hl.s ^Ki\ \L BALL GAME. Half Ikillar 1 Mil to Make l?ecl?ion? Was 1'ropcrtv off South Carolinian, x? III- side Won. WiUjfcJoftOB* Aug. T,~ Democracy trtu.nph. <1 again today wIk ii the Re pe.bltcsn congressmen hit the dust ? ionic ?>f them swallow?d uuarts of It ?on the baseball diamond in the Struggle f??r t>\.- championship of the house off representative* sVoro, II to 9. Charges maj be pfnfaffOd against the DctaesrOtlS umpoa, .hum.-. F. Byrnes of South Carolina, who had a rabbit's foot ni his poeekt and. Re pubii. an '>ail players charge, a loaded half dollar also. The I itrie, played f. i charity, really was decided by the umpires. Wil? liam W. Wilson (Republican) of Illi? nois did all he could to stem the tide off party defeat, but on all close de? cisions when infuriated members of both parties crowded on the Held and threatened riot, the only solution gsaj for P.rynes and Wilson to resort to the toss of a coin. Brynes had the Coin and did the tossing. Hryms won evsry time. v ?u're safe." he Invariably or? dered, reversing the decision of the Republican umpire. Thus were the fates *?f the Democrats), although they hsd not such gilt-edged ball players on their team as Nicholas Longworth of < ?hlo. Longworth. shortstop for the Re> publcan team and Its captain, pla>.al like a fiend in the add ami pounded out two doubles, and a home run. The ball he knocked for a home run was k*' ? canal boat driver, woo gfound it in the canal below the heights off Georgetown, upon which the game was played. Tn the third Inning?there were Oal\ four Innings because another . ould have meant physical defeat for II ? n< rned -Kdwin v.. Webb (Dem ?erat- of North Carolina had been eatly caught at first base, but In his ssperation he had knocked down 'Representative Slemp who was guard? ing the bag. Umpire. Wilson called 1m out. **Stay where you are," shouted l'm !r. <n-s a* he ran forward: "jwal I IW no Itii h IteiMibllrnn dictation. He onk^ 1 Joe Canii- i Tr?en there >?. ? :'\> i of AksTUv* and some serious thrc its hb h startled the andiene, f W.i. > igion social an?! mcongressional rattles until It was agreed to toss the ? ein on the proposition that the coin e the umpire. The Democrats won. Again when William F. Murray Democrat) of Massachusetts had lathered to second base and was be? ing touched out by Representative tcndall (Republican) off Iowa 17m elra Wilson called him out. Brynes sgaln ordered him not to stir from ? Is position of party regularity and o sit on the lid. Another near riot, nother coin tossed, again the Demo? crats had won and three more runs SgsjsJ the plate. It was a lurid game while it Listed, the Gopher bstterv, Miller and An? derson of Minnesota, curving off onors for the losers and Webb and Klakead of New Jersey officiating for tne Democrats. Other participants I ?r the Republicans were: I^afferty, ' ragon. centre field; Slemp. Virginia, hret base; Pasted Pennsylvania, who isde thr?e hl*s. third base; Reyburn - f Pennsylvania, left field, and Farr f Pennsylvania, right Held. Sup , >rttng the Democratic battery were: ?rrl-on. Mississippi. third hast?; silly Connecticut, who lasted one it nlng. and McDermott. Illinois. Hrst %se. OattOTi Oklahoma, second base; rlscoll. New York, left field; f| tr ?tt. Tenn. centre field, and Scully, sw Jersey, right Meld. Seullv knocked a home run, the ill landing In Congressman RoMa) utomoblle. ?Ol I I) KNOW WHO s\|D |T. Mhrn Trvlng to Pin.I Xutlior of Baunatal Repotted ftsanssjsnnst? Washington, August 7,?-Having ?en *e. . i ii..r It lettre 4 repotted StatO* tent, from the puMlc platform at owpen-. S. <\, that he (the (lover ay) had heard a Cnlted ?tateS Sen tor say that Representative Joseph T. John-on. of the 4th distric t, had more ?fiw' than all the Represents ti\..v .,( i in- South ?ai'.llna delegation In the Moire. Ileprexentatlve Wyatt Alken. <?f the ::rd district. Is endeav? oring la Rad oai what ewaei r it i i^ that m <a> 'he ssjpoftad statement to the Govi rnor. Mr. Aik? n first Sfrots lo fl natoi Tlllinsn. it I-* understood, and ft ed from that Senator the r. ph t In? hs had mv r said anything of the fort Hinl w< uh| not say or end >i It. although he regarded Mr. John? son ns an snsosdlagly Intelligent ami useful member. Now Mr. Alk? n b..s *ddre?w,.,| tni. mmie Imiulry to Sen? ator F. D. Smith. The latter could not h*.i fnd'iv as he |^ U h i < hems at Lynchburg. 8. C. have \o POWER to stsrrxD sr.XTF.M 1:. So Hilfji Code 4 omml>*iom i* A. J, Bethen. Columbia], Aug. 5.?Andrew J. be? llica, '-,,(!,? commissioner for Bouth Carolina, pointed <?ut today that many lawyers throughout the m tc ate inte? taken In supposing that "a hill to empower ihe circuit judges to sus? pend sentt ncai In certain c isee' p ed at the last session of the general assembly. "Sm h a hill," says the code com mlaelbner, "was Introduced by Senator .\Ioi,;gonier\ ><[' Marion ami after re celvlng two reading* was continued along with all s. . -t.d reading billa till next session. i'.y reference to I'ages ? ^ I, 7?! and ^7^ of the house jouriuil for Itll anyone can And ? oosnpleta history of this bill. Boms of the hest Informed lawyers and circuit Hldges in the state haw addressed in Qulrles to me about the matter and i oneldorabls confusion seems to havs arisen In some places, i have pub* ' i d In the nets and joint resolutions for 1011 every bill that passed at the last session of the legislature and I cannot account for this erroneous Idea ghoul this particular hill which issms le havs gained ourrency." it will be remembered that Judge Aldrh h at the last term of the circuit court held in Columbia was under the Impression that the bill had page" ed. but was advised to the contrary by the cods commissioner, it is also reported thai Judg< Sea sc recently suspemie.j | number of sentences In Qreenvllle where he was holding court. Cods Commissioner Bethen is srofklng long hours ei his office on Lee Rangi thess days spending most of hi.* time In a revision of the code for 1912. whic h, he says, is a Herctil nnian task. TEACHERS ELECTED FOR FIRST district. Hoard of TniMcc". .Met Bgturtla) for That Purpose?Number Re-elected, Tile board of trustees of the tilSt I hool district in Bumter county which comprise* an area of unknown d ii rii? ? s iturdey In the city of Berniter ami proceeded to elect the teachers fc?r the schools in the tlrst district. A number of the former teachers wars re-el ted. j Th^?. sleets d were j or don - hool, MISS Oulsy Parrott: Singleton school ' Mins ffitinies Burketl of Jord .nt Ls mira schnei? Miss Mabel Du Hont of Rocky Hluff; relected; Winn school, MISS Evle Wilson, Sumter re-electel; Hrunson school, Mrs. F. L. P-runson. Sumter, re-elected; Wilder school. Miss Marie White, Sumter. re-elect? ed. THE HOLL WEEVIL SCARE. Pent not in this State Vet, Clemson Expert Declares. riennon College, Aug. V.?The ' hool weevil" bobs up serenely in dif? ferent parts of the State periodically, but happily it is not the genuine ar? tless, So far. says Prof. A. F. Con radl, entomologist of the College and the South Carolina experiment sta toii, there are no cotton boll weevils m South Carolina, prof. Conradi's office i-** frequently In receipt of specimens of ? "weevils" sent in b> alarmed farmers, who have discovered what they fear to be the boll weevil. Recently there was quits a SCars from a skeptical farmer, who wa-- hard to convince that he had not found the true boll weevil, and there was much said in the way of correspondence in one of ths pa pers about it; but the specimen, when finally sent to Clsmson Collegs for Prof, Conradl le identify, proved to be entirely harmless. Prof, Conradl wishes to call at? tention to the tact that there are two hundred or more varieties of weevils In this S'ate SOmswhSl closely resem? bling the true boll weevil, but that none of them are Injurious to cotton except ths cowpes pod weevil, which when he gets hungry and finds no peas tO deVOUr, Will attac k tin COtton plant. This folios has done some damage in spots In Bamberg County end adjacent sections. The best .hing to do for him Is to plant a few cow pees In the cotton and In this way feed hlrn on what be prefers so that he win let the cotton stone, Of course, Prof. Oonrndi wl-h. s to encourage farmers to send In for identification sny suspicious looking "varmint" that may 11 found In the cotton folds, so that if the genulns cotton boil weevil does make bis ap pea ranee In this state, his presence may become known at one. and proper steps b< tek n without loas of time, ah speelmeni of Inaects and i such like for Idsntlflcetlon should be vrnt to the division of sntomology, < 'lemson College, B, t \ FlorrnCC to Have PUtttSl Hank Washington, Aug, I,? a postsl sav lugs b ? 11v i? to be p] iced Iii op< r atloii it Florence Beptemher B? MAYKSVILLE BOX THROWN oil ?MAJORITY FOR GOOD ROADS, < omit) Election Commissioners Unnni mousl) Declare ESloctlon Result t<> be in Fuvor of Issue of Good Roads I'xiMii-. Prom the Dally Item, Aug. ^. At the mooting Of the COUnty elec? tion commissioners today it was de? clared 'uu the election tor the $160, "'Mi good roads bonds were carried by a majority of thlrty*flvs votes. This announcement followed the throwing out of the box at Mayes vllle i n the ground that persons were allowed to vote win. ware nut regis? tered and whose name were not <>n the registration book, The final vote Of th?' election as declared by the county election commlsloners was 389 f<?r the bond issue and ;i."4 against the bund issue. : The action of the oounty election commissioners In declaring the elec-1 tion In favor of the bond issue set? tles the matter insofar as Bumterl < ounty itself Is able to settle it. j However, it" the opponents of the bond J Issue decide o appeal to the State I B< i?! of Canvassers, it Is not known what will be the result but will prob*I .1 |y be the throwing out of the whole j election, except In one or two pre* ein??-:. The box at Mayesvllle was the only box about which a question was I raised ;|S to its being conducted in aj ' gal manner ami it wa* found that j it had not been, which caused the . tion <?f the commissioners. The board met at H o'clock in the j Chamber of Commerce hall and, a| demand hav ing been made that the I vote- bo recounted, started in to I recount all of the votes cast in the J recant election, The votes being! taunted, it was found that every box] tallied exactly with the count hand- j ed in by the el. ' tion managers and which was published in the Item and j . ?Ii i- county papers last week, thel VOte being a tie, ???;; for and 40a I ggalMI the bond issue. Mr. L?, I'. Jennings then handed inj on affidavit to the effect that there! had boon certain Irregularities in the election at Mayesvllle the poll list was carefully compared with thel registration bot i. and it was found I that fourteen persons whose names hflrl ? ? be*n ' 1 I the r.-cristra- J tion I >1 ??. I VOl -i in th el, n n. I vi?- Jennings, is .inty attorney, was j called 1,1 1 ? grre the law In the > asej ? i he -'...?>d that case t' en aal a majority on cither side large enough J to carry the election without taking Into count the fourteen votes, the votes only would be thrown out and the other vote* in the box could .stand, j However, In case there was a tie or I in ar a tie so that the illegal votes j WOnld throw the election one way or j another, there being no way to know I which way ?he illegal votes were cast, as in the present case, the whole box j must be thrown out. Mr. Jennings affidavit was as fol- j lows: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, | Shunter County*. Personally appeared L, D. Jen? nings, who on oath says. That he is a qualified voter of the county of Suntttr and that he is informed and believes that in the election held on I August 1st. 11*11, at Mayesvllle, per? sons were allow ed to vote in said j election on the question of the hondi issue w ithout their names appearing j on the registration book or without I being registered. | Deponent therefore requests the I board of election commissioners to I count the Mayesvllle box and to can? vass the returns of the same and to I t heck the names on the poll list with J books of registration. ' L. 1?. JENNISGS, (L. 8.) I Sworn to before me this 8th day of August. 1911, E, K. FRIAR. ! Notary Public for s. <\ I The names which Wefe found to be on tin.' poll list but not on the regis? tration books were: <'. 1*. Hancock, I W, T. Grant, J. B, Goldman, J. B.I Wallen, II. \V. B< all. Charles Rich- J ardson, C, ti. Griffin, N, I?. Womble, I p M. Tiller, .1. W, i ?dom. i?. .1. Brad ham, Ik C, ?'handlei, .1. ('. Joins and I s. W, Plowden, Of these names it Lb] supposed that the majority were] against the bond issue although it ts] known thai at least two of the par* ties cast their votes in favor of the I.oud issue 'Th. board then went Into execu? tive ses-i..ii ami after a '-hoii con? ference it was announced that it had made a unanlmoUD decision to throw out the Mayesvllle h"\. ami the re? sult of the election was then de* dared, The resolution passed by the election commissioners was: "That th.- Mayesvllle \>>>\ be thrown out for th.- reasons set forth In Mr. Jennings' affidavit, this Board Unding that fourteen persons voted in said Mayesvllle bos whose names were not on tin registration hooks, Tin I total v te was; No. 354| v es. I majori!> for yes, 85#" j \o luetslon was raised as t" the ballots ir? suy of tin other boX< - but on< contested vot.- in w ard ami tw.ntested votes in Bhlloh wers thrown out. the first because the vote) had gone to 111 * * wrong /oting pre < iiM-t and the others because the Par? ti..? did not have their names "ti ths registration books. FIRM'S PROPERTY ATTACHED. Proceedings in UreenvlHc Agaiust Augusta Contractors. Greenville, Auguat 7.?Alleging that Messrs. William B, Bowe and T. C. Page, of tin- firm of Bowe & Cage, well Kn<?\vn paving contractors, of Augusta. Ga? were Indebted to them in the sum of $13,907.80, the- Mack Manufacturing Company, a paving brick manufacturing corporation, of West VTrglna. served attachment pa? pers today on tin- properties of the paving firm In thb city, Several days ago Bowe & Pegs were forced to abandon a contract with the city of Greenville for pav? ing Main street, stating that financial trouhu-s could not be overcome. The surrender of the contract followed an ul Lmetum from city council, giv Ing them ten days in which to rem w work on the paving. APPOINTED DISBURSING OFFI? CER. Capt. W. D. Starling to Handle 81.. 500 Appropriation for <>id sol? dier-. Columbia, Aug. 7. Gov. Blease has designated Captain W, \K Starling of Columble, formerly commander of the Soldiers' Home, as disbursing of? ficer of the Confederat Reunion here August 22-2.',. to handle the $1,500 appropriation by the Legislature. In The Police Comrt. Then were quite s number of ? uses tried in the Police Court by Recorder Lee Monday and the harvest reaped ess a rich one. Something like $ 12't was the amount of tines Imposed and most of this was paid to the Re< order before the -offenders left the guard house and the t < cord? er left his court The cases tried were: James Winston, gambling, lined $20 ?>r 30 days, Jim was caught gambling several days ago, but man? aged to escape when Policeman M< Kagen made s raid on the place and was arrested En time bo bs tried Mon? day. ido ] fir n for creating ? dls* tu rhu n and resi ting arrest, fined $11 and 125 Cot his two of fenaesi respectH \. Re a ??? . und guiltv if hitting a negro womai the head with pice- of scantling when she refUsed to do as he told her to do. He paid out. Willie Rose, for reckless driving, was lined $1.00 or 2 days. He drove a load of bushes near enough to Mr. J .A. Schwerin'? automobile to scratch it up. George Miller, for creating a dis? turbance, was given a choice between $10 or 20 days. He paid the tine. John Renoir, for assault and bat? tery, was fined $20. James Th lentis, charged with grand larceny, was dismissed Arthur Jackson .a hackman, was lined $15 for cursing and 55.00 for Violation ??f the hack ordinance. Robert Singleton drank too much blind tigvr whiskey Saturday after? noon and' started to cursing so that everybody in the neighborhood could hear. He was fined $15. If. L, Woodward forfeited his bond of $10 for cursing and drunkenness, he having failed to put in his ap? pearance for tria':. For < itnrp Perry, Charleston, Aug. 7.?The South Carolina national guard team and ac comsjenylng officers will leave Satur* das August 1-, traveling over the* Southern railway for Cam Perry, o., to cake part In the national shoot, ac? cording to the plans which have be<Ha made. The Charleston contingent will have here on the morning of that day, on the "Caroline Special," tor Columbia, where the team meni [bers and others will be mobilised, proceeding thence by the way of Charlotte to Washington, and going to Ohio over the Northern route. Veteran Visits City. "Old Rock Bowman,' ol Co. D. Second Regiment, s. c. v. Confed ? rate states army, Is In our city for a day or twos stay with us. From the roll of Company 1?. (of Sumter County) we quote the following: Samuel j. Bowman, aged 22, Clar? endon, wounded at Savage station 1862, ami at the vVUder-Up i pro moted Bergeanl for conspicuous gai lanirv at C,, \\< sburg. \nniial Mooting, The regular meeting of the Sumter Agricultural Society will be held at Gen, Sumter Memorial Academy, on A ugut t It. 1**1 I. All ate in\ Ited to attend a- th.- regular election of offi? cers vviii be 'odd. \ baaket picnic w ill be hebi at tin- i ante time. \. K. SANI ?ERS, i Tealdent. I E. REMBERT, Secretary. Turnip Seed <fH We have just received our first jI shipment of .iew crop Turnip Seed. This being the proper month to plant Ruta Baga and other tur? nips, we solicit your valued patron? age. Sibert's Drug Store, W. \V. si BERT. 8 South Main St. Phone No. T TA/fT? ?r^T7r\ffT?l\THP ^ome plaster, phinomb LIMiL, UEiMlliJN 1, !&^VaRE bbick* ,,kaix n2v riroir? Bid Kl?>ur. Ship Staff. Bran. tt\, v^iidiii. Mixed Cow and Chicken Feed. Horses. Mules, g?^5JLf*? \? i>Hlt>r Ton T/?vrtct. Or T?k> Small. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. SUMTEl\. SOUTH CAROLINA. Carolina Special Hitfh Clan FJectrically Lighted Train Between CHARLESTON AND CINCINNATI -VIA Southern Railway in connecting with C. N. O. und T. P. Palway ?'on?dsting of lorn blned Haofaste and Smoking <'ar. First I 'lea* *'<iaeh. Pullman Drawing ltoorn Sleeping Car. Pullman Observation Sleeping Car and DtBSBttJ Ca* Service. "' I * ?? >ti ' 'h arfeatam a?>a ilncfnnetl on the following r<>nv??n \v..s reou > t> v.i > Lv Summervllle.AM Lv Oranircbur*.1117 AM Lv Columbia.UN PM Lv Spartanburg.. -4.15 PM Ar Ashaville.7.37 PM Ar Cincinnati.10 M AM F AS > BOUND WO. I l v TTerlaMfl. ?o PM Lv Asheville . lu 1*> AM ArSpartanbur* .1 40 PM Ar Columbia.4.45 PM Ar Orang-eburv .*.15 PM Ar SummervUIa.8 ?5 PM Ar CharUaton.1.45 PM Connecting at Cincinnati with through trains for Chicago. Cleve? land, Detroit, Seattle. Su Louis, Kansas City. lH*nver, San tanetaco, and Points West and Northweat. For further iuformation call 'Southern Hallway Ticket Office. L. D. ROBINSON, C. P. and T. A. E. H. COAPMAN, V. P. and G. M. W. e. Met; ee, J. Ii. MEEK. D. P. A. A. G. P. A. S. H. HARD WICK H. F. CABY, P. t. M. G. P. 4. Atlantic Coa^l Line Cheap Excursion Fares to the Seashore Resorts of the Carolinas from Sumter week-end excursion rates. Tickets on sale Saturdays and Sunday forenoon trains until August 27th: $2.75 to Charleston limited returning to m'dnight of Tuesday following date Of sale. TEN DAY EXCURSION RATES Tickets on sale each Thursday until August 1, $5.00 to Wilmington and Wrightavillo Beach, limited return to 10 da>s after date of sale. simmer excursion rates Tickets on sale dally until September 30th: $7.15 to Wrightsville Beach $5.08 to Isle of Palms and Sullivans Island limited returning until October 3), Itll. 24 Page Illustrated Booklefa Each on Wrlghtavllla Beach. Wilmington and Its, environing resorts and the Isle of Palms. Sullivans Island, ML Pleasant and Charleston may be obtained from O. V. Player, Ticket Agent, Sumter. or l>y addressing W. J. CRAIG. T. C. WHITE. Pnaaangav TrnEUs Manager, (ieiuval PasMMigrr Agent wnJUMovoN, n. c. DR. N. G. OSTEEN, -TR. DEN nsr. 18 W. Liberty St. -:- Phone No. 30. - OFFICE HOCK* 8 TO 1 2 TO 6