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HOSIERY MILL SMITIBY. RH Ulan i? UUVJTfl GRAXD Jl itv MBU THAT IT IS A XI Ls AM K. Thorough Investigation Made of IVn ttrnltary Mill and a Vumber of WltnoMm J vHiiiiMi d?Itettcr eVnti Ullon of Third Floor Only Ini prowment lUvoiiHMuinl. Columbia Sept. 12.?Tae Rlchlanc*. County grand Jury made the formal prtaenTnTent for the term yesisrday? The only matter of general Interest was the n- r ort on the Penitentiary hosiery mill which was investigated at the request of Solcitot CoWb. The report follows: At the beginning of his term of the court we were Instructed by your honor, at the request of the solicitor, to make an immiMli.it" and thorough investigation of the alleged nuisance at the State penitentiary caused by reason of the operation at said peni? tentiary of the hosiery mill by use of convict labor therein; by reason of which employment and confinement of said convicts, and the unsunbary condition* of the mill aud the ciass of work carried on, the helath of said convicts was Impaired and t>e health and wetfar? not only of said convicts, but of the public at large, were se? riously endangered by reason of the fact that the class of convict*, after their release from the penitentiary, returned to their various homes in u diseased state of health and trans? mitted diseases contracted therein. "Cnderetanding that if the class of work carried on at said hosiery mill, and the unsanitary conditions therein, were such as to be Injurious to the health of the public, that an Indict? ment against the party operating it could be maintained ani its further continuance abated we undertook this investigation ?n order to ascertain if a probable care could be made out charging the ft aintenance of said nuisance, expect! ig. if we so found, to "all upon the solicitor to prepare a bid of Indictment charging the maintenance of the same ,so that its further contnuance and existence might be properly abated. "In accordance with your honor's Instruction, and In the performance of what we conceived to be our general duties and within the author? ity Invested In us. we have made a moat careful and exhaustve Investl fnt'on anJ examination of 11 ? a11es> ed nuisanco existing at '.he h?**tery milt devoting m ich of our lime at this >"v?lon of tb?- court to this par? ticular ma'- _ "We be* to report that we first made a personal crimination of the hosiery mill. Inspect ng each of the departments therelr, and also the hospitals and other buildings at the pent entlary. Thereafter, we sum? moned before us and examined the following witnesses: Col. D. J. Grif? fith superintendent 8tate peniten? tiary; I>r. Robert Wilson. Jr., chair? man State medical board: Or .W. M. Lester, member State medical board; Dr. Jennings, present physician at the ? penitentiary; Rev. Mr. Abney. chap* lain of the penitentiary; J. M. Gra? ham, who operated the hosiery mill; Dr. Royd, the health office of the City of Col umbla; Drs. Pope, Harmon and ? Butler, former physlclana at the pen? itentiary "We And that many of the convicts worked In the hosiery mill are those who caa r.ot be worked either upon the pubic highways or upon the State farms, and we also find that quite a n jmher of convicts* are sent to the penitentiary from the county | Jail* and chslngangs who are sick ] snd frequently horrbly diseased and are unfit for work on the county chaimtangi . elsewhere. "We made especal Inquiry as to the number of deaths from consump? tion snd were agreeable surprised to find that the mortality from this dreaded disease had greatly decreas? ed. We found thai the number of dea'hn from consumption from 1900 to IMS, Inclusive, was 5*. from 1905 to ttlO, It was 22; and during the year 1911 and to the present time onb three hsd died of <onsumptlon, and two of these hsd the disease when they were brought to the pen? itentiary this year. We beg further to report that In eur opnlon the sanitary < -r 1 tlons of th#? hosiery mill are good arid Just as nearly perfect as possible; 'be Moors, machinery, fixtures and other depart? ments being neatly and cleanly kept, and we do not find any conditions ex? isting which sre Injurious, Stthsf to the health of the convicts of, to the public at large, or any facts warrant? ing us in finding a true bill charging the malntenaru g| a nulaance at said hosiery mill. 'The only Improvements w,< think could be made would be tfci Instulla tlon. on the third floor .of exhaust fans and celling ventilation .and we would recommend that the proper au? thorities be requested to |ool aftef these alterations and Improvements." You may break, you may shatter a trust If you will, hut Its high-hand? ed method* will govern It still. Philadelphia Inquirer. I* IU IB A ULY NOT SUICIDE. Believed That Hendersonvllle (iirl Was Murdered?Suspicion Centres On Man Now Closely Followed. Ashevllle. N. C? Sept. 11.?The ?heory of suicide la now disregarded In the finding of the body of Myrtle Hawkins in Ocala lake .near Hen dersonviUe, Sunday. The general be? lief now Is that the girl was brutally murdered, and suspicion is centering upon a man whose trail Is being hot? ly followed. She left her home Thursday morning and disappeared abaolutely. Indications point to the fact that she was murdered but not robbed or assauPed. The condition Of 'he body shOWS that life was ex? tinct when placed In the water and that it could not have been there many h.iurs. It Is said that opposi? tion existed to Myrtle's approaching marriage to a young business man of Johnson City. Tenn. Believing she may have eloped with him, her pa? rents. It is said, disliking publicity, instituted a search on this theory without asking the aid of officers. The town of Hendersonvllle Ii gtlr? red as never before on account of Miss Hawkins* death, and should any arrest occur soon necessary precau? tions are being made to prevent a poaalble lynching. While *the body was In a horrible state of decompesltlon there were ap? parently no bruises, but there were evidences of chloroform having been used to brng about her death. CHOICE OF 10,000 BABIES. Chlldleaa Pasadena Millionaire*. Overwhelmed. New York World. It has gone all over the country that many wealthy men and their wives here, who are childless, are > earning to adopt babies who thus would be born again, each with a golden spoon In its mouth. The con? sequence Is that the Humane Society has received letters offering about 10,000 Infants for adoption. From one institution, a Milwuukee (Wis.) orphanage, comes an offer to send on 200 "or more" babies if It is cer? tain that good homes will be found for them here. Aa If in answer to these letters, as if to prove that Pasadena is the most helpful, altruistic place on earth, the members of the men's Sunday achool claas of the rich and fhshl Laste a venu?- Episcopal Churcl > N th. Help Co Other Fellow' pU ge today, Tney promised sacredly: Not to patronise stores that tr< open ounuay. Not to shop after 6 p. m. Saturday. Not to ride on street cars Sundav. Not to get angry at hello girls no matter how bad the telephone service. Not to require the butcher, baker or grocer to deliver his Wares more than once a day. And to do Christ? mas shopping a month and a half be? fore CHrlstmas. GHUil MYSTERIOUS DEATH. Hendersonvllle Visitors Stirred at Unexplained Discovery. Hendersonvllle. Sept. 10.?This mountain town, in which still linger some 2.000 summer vsltors. is stirred today by the finding of tho dead body early this morning of Miss Myrtle Hawkins, a handsome girl in her early twenties, the daughter of W. H. Hawkins, a well-to-do jeweler, in Osceola Lake, one mile and a half distant from the town. This after? noon the Inquest was held and the Jury brought In a verdict that the body was that of Mlas Hawkins and that she died from a cause unknown ?In short the verdict makes a mys? tery of the death. It does not say that the girl was drowned or that she died either by accident or suicide. Miss Hawkins left tho home of her father on the Flat Rock Road, accord? ing to the testimony of a brother, kl OUt 9 o'clock Thursday morning, the had talked of visiting in Ashe vllle and Concord. The discovery of j the body floating with the head part? ly out of the water near Oceola dam I y a small boy at 9 o'clock this morning was the first news that the town had that she had 1.n missing. I>r. Klrk. who Is the coroner, testi? fied that examination Of the body showed that There was little or no Water in the lungs, and that testimony ssplalni the jur> h refusal to find that death was caused by drowning. The t ody was Identified at the in ' quest by A. H. Hawkins, a brother, from the clothing, shoes and a slight bunt on a finger. It was also identi? fied by a physician. The face was in euch ? ondltlon that it could not be positively rsfiogntsofl For ? time after the discovery of the body there was conjecture as to the girl's Id n ?try. Rock Hill. Sept. 10. go] Tai ford. ? negro, killed his wife this after noon. The weapon used was a potato knife, and he cut her throat from ear to ear. His wife had Just return ed home from a drive with another negro. Tal ford leaped, and Is still ?I large The country is being 11 oured f<?r him. ANNOUNCES His candidacy to? day at lancaster. Chirr JtUrtBCe or Stau? Supreme Couri Seeks Highest Honor In State. Lancaster, Sept. 12.?The Lancaster News today received the following statement from Chief Justice lru B. Jones, who on yesterday for aided his resignation, effective in January, to the Governor: "You are authorized to state that if Providence permits, 1 will certain? ly be a candidate in the primary next August for nomination as Gover? nor." (Signed) "Ira B. Jones," Lancaster, Sept. 12. KILLED BY FAST TRAIN . Seaboard Extra Freglit Strikes Bug? gy at Greenwood Crossing?John Ditcher Has Close Call. Greenwood, Sept. 11.?Eugene M. Hackett was struck and instantly killed at 7 o'clock this morning by extra freight No. 687 on the Sea? board . at the Cambrdge street crossing. Mr. Hackett, who is a clerk for It. Rosenhaum, was on his way up town to his work. He was of? fered a ride in a buggy by John Richter, who was also on his way up town, and while they were in the act of crossing they were struck by the freight train, which was coming South at what is said by witnesses a ?errlie speed, with no warning of whistle or bell. The buggy almost cleared the track, but both men were thrown out, and Mr. Hackett was struck on the head by the engine, killing him instantly. The train was an extra freght of two cars and a caboose. It was in charge of Engi? neer \V. F. Clary and Conductor J. P. Patton. more COTTON IN 1909. Considerable Cotton Coming in Now, Rut Bad Weather for Picking. Considerable cotton is coming into the city now, ^although there Is some delay in getting tho cotton out of the fields owing to the continued rainy weather. Up to the present time there have been 2,295 bales of cotton sold on th#? toe^i m*rW?t this Boa ton against 1.824 up to Septem her ISth In l^lv and 1,60(1 balei Up to Septem] er lOtb In i &0I. j it had been reported that the re*] Bipta ej) to the present time of new cotton for this year were larger than ever before, but upon looking up the records today this was found to be Incorrect, as In 1909 the re? ceipts at this time were far in ex? cess of those of this year. DEATH OF W. A. MA HONEY'. Prominent Manning Citizen Dies Suddenly of Heart Failure. Manning. Sept 11,?Mr. W. a. Ma honey .a prominent citizen, died sud? denly at an early hour this morning at his home, two miles from Manning aged 7 3 years. He was apparently In his usual health up to the time he retired last night, having attend? ed church in town yesterday morn? ing Just about sunrise one of his grandchildren discovered that there was something wrong with him and called other members of the house? hold, when it was found that Mr. Ma honey was la a dying condition, due probably to heart failure. Mr. Mahoney was twice married: his second wife preceded him to the grave several years ago. He lea?*n three sons. J. P., R. M. and William, the latter living In Florida, and one daughter, Mrs. H. K. Beetson, be? sides several brothers and a wide circle of relatives. He was a good man. a kind neighbor and a devoted member of the Raptlst church. The remains will be burled at Paxville to? morrow. Real Estate Transfers. (>nly one real estate deed was left for transfer in the county clerk's of? fice. John J. Neshltt. et al. to Thomas 0, IfcLeod, 143 acres in Sumter and Lee counties, $f>oo The cotton crop of Bumter county Is earlier this year than last In August last year only eighteen bales wer.' ginned In the county, while this year the number ginned exceeded 1,100. A fact worth noting is that the greater part of this cotton was ginned in sections where the crop is poorest and when- the damage by drought eras greatest. In this neigh bodhood where the cotton crop Is fairly good very little cotton was picked and ginned prior to September 1st Under the rules a tariff veto mos? sage is "upheld" if two-thirds of the n . mbera of either house fall to vote again for th.> vet.i bill, Bui it Isn't so tremendously unanimous an upholding.?New York World. LLOYD GREEN FOUND GUILTY, Negro Sentenced to Pay a Fine of ISU? or to Serve ?? Hays. Llyod Green, the negro who was arrested several days ago for selling liquor and storing whiskey for an unlawful purpose was found guilty Monday afternoon, by a Jury, after a trial which took up most of the af? ternoon, Green had on two different occasions sold whiskey to a negro, Abram Brandford, who had been sent by Policeman McKagen to the house for that purpose. Later when a raid was made on his house he was j found to have a number of gallons of whiskey in his possession and a charge was also made out against him for storing the whiskey. Mr Geo. I). Levy repreaented the defense and J. H .('lifton. Bsq, the city. Policemen McKagi n and Ward were the two chief wtnesses, and Bradford testified to the fact of buy? ing the whiskey from Green. The defense made out was that Green was a coneumptve and had the whiskey tor his own personal us^. He admitted using from two to three gallona a week for his disease. Llyod Green is the same negro who was on trial when Judge Mem minger made his memorable charge to the jury 'hat having whiskey in one's possession was acainst the law and was evidence of guilt. In this case, however, when Judge Mem minger made the charge to this ef? fect the case was taken to the su? preme court and the verdict was overruled in that Jtid :e Mem minger had erred in his charge to the jury. ROME RECENT CHANGES. Merchants Find It Necessary to Move for Various Reasons. There have been quite a number of (banges among the merchants of their places of business recently. Some of the changes were caused by the fact that several of them were forced to leave the stores in the Masonic building in order to make room for the Cralg Furniture Com? pany which will move into that build? ing in the near future. Other changes were made for various reasons. M. B. RandTe moved his music house from the Masonic building to the store in the Osteen building. J. R. Mercer made a move somewhat 'loncer. TT.' als- moved out of thel Masonk building to ths store on the southeast corner of Main street nd Hampton svenue Gordon Broa ? Id stand Th< quart r* of tie Armory < were moved from their old stand in the Masonic building to new quarters in the Osteen building, the third floor of the building having been fitted up especially for them and turned over to them this week. A new comer to the city Is P. Krasnoff. Mr. Krasnoff lately moved here from Mullins and has be? gun his merchandise business in one of the Raid stores, formerly occupied by L. A1 pert. L. Alpert has moved his place of business from the Reid store to one of the Winn stores, which has recently undergone extensive re? pairs and been fitted up with a fine new front. Witherspoon Rros. Furniture Com? pany has moved their stock of goods from the building on the cor? ner of Main and Pugan streets, which was the old stand of the Whilden Furniture Company to the new store in the Rowland bulldrng which they nlready occupied. Barnet Finkelsteln a new comer to Sumter, will occupy their old stand after September 15th. At present the sfore is being over? hauled and undergoing repairs. M. Fromberg hAfl moved from his old stand in the Winn building to one of the stores next to the oOM?hern Express Company office and Nathan Averbuck, the proprietor of the New York l'.areain House, has moved his place of business from the Moses Green building to the Manning-Row? land und Shore building next to the old post office. W. s. Reynolds has moved from his old stand next to the Southern Express Company Office into a store in the new Andrews building on W. Liberty street. Halts Flo|>ers and Is Slain. Nashville. Sept. 11.?William Fish? er, a farmer, lies dead at Adairsville, in an undertaker's establishment as a result of an effort yesterday to pre? vent the marriage of his niece, to Ben ManlO ,a young farmer of the Schoboh, Ky., vicinity, Manlo had the consent of *he girl's father, John Fleh er, and bad gone to Springfield. Tenn., to secure the license and with the young woman was waiting near the State line for a minister. The tine],, came up and opened fire on the wedding party. Before he could tire again he fell dead, his body pierced by four bullets. It Is supposed tite,i h\- ManlO. The young people drove to a squire's home and were marred. It is thought there will be no prosecution. The prospect of building a hotel in said to ]?? Bomewhal more encourag? ing than it has been for the past month or two. INVESTING IN GEORGIA. W. I-. Wlsoa, or Sumter, s. CH Bkh For Entire Lot, Including Juil Building, Which Was Best Hid. The county jail property, compris? ing lots that have a total frontage of 210 feet on Washington street, and extendng back a distance of 10 7 1-2 feet to an alley that runs along the ourt bouse property, was sold at public outcry at noon today to W. F?. Wtison, ot Bumter, B. C, for $20.200. The BaU was made subject to con? tinuation by the county commission? ers, but as It was tin- highest and best bid received, the sale was con* ftrmed and the necessary papers will be executed this afternoon. The property is considered very valuable, as it is the only large piece of \a< :tnt property left In the busi? ness section, and it is predicted that in ten years time it will be 'worth at least 150,000. Vr. Wilson, win. Ii a man of large means, states that ho will improve me property, as too much money is Invested in it to allow it to remain as it is. His plans for improvement, however, have not yet been made.? Albany. Ga., Herald, Sept. 5. BAN ON BEATTIE PICTURE. New Vork Bureau or Licenses Ro hlSC? pMm't to Show Reproductions of Virginia Trial. New York, Sept. 11.?No exhibition of moving pictures ? f the Beattie murder trial will be permitted in this city. After a conference with Mayor Oaynor today James G. Wallace, chief of the bureau of licenses, ad? dressed a letter to persons engaged in the moving picture business in which he said: "I beg to inform you that any moving pictures, films or stereopti ean views relating to the Beattie murder case depicting any scene in connection therewith or featuring any person implicated therein are con? demned for the reason that they are unfit to he shown In places of public amusement." Chamber of Commerce Notes. Phone 200. The subcommittee on moving pic? tures met Monday. The moving pic? ture machine will be in the city on iy to commence takng the plc ,ure* if Bumter. Ii Is necessary that the pictures to be taken be ad ar? rant d in advance. The committee nas laid out the following program: Fi 10. A. M. Cotton at Gin. at Oil Mill Gin, arranged by Claude Hurst. 11 A. If. Cotton on Streets and Buying, arranged by J. F. Glenn. 12 Noon. Cotton at Compress, ar? ranged by J. F. Glenn. 3 P. M. Rowland Buggy Factory, arranged by G. C. DeMedicis. 4 P, Iff. Cotton Picking. Jennings' Farm, arranged by L. D. Jennings. Saturday? 9 A. V. Railroad Yard3 and Whole? sale District, arranged by G. C. De? Medicis. 10 A. M. Coffin Factory, arranged by A. V. Snell. 12 Noon, Telephone Factory, ar? ranged by A. V. Snell. Afternoon, Pictures of Homes and Streets. Monday? 10:30 A. If. Sehools and School Children, arranged by H. G. Osteen. 11 A. If, Brick Works, arranged by Percy FTsher. 12 Noon, Betts Lumber Co., ar? ranged by J. F. Glenn. 3 P. M. Sash and Door Factory, arranged by A. V. Snell. 5 P. M. BS. H. Moses Farm, arrang? ed by G. C. DeMedicis. It is requested that as many of the merchants and cotton buyers be out en the street on Friday at 11 A. If. as possible. The picture will be tak? en of N<?rth Main street from Liberty. ? ? ? Secretary Snell will at'end a meeting of the Commercial Secre? taries of this State and of representa? tives of the various Advertising Clubs at Columbia on Thursday. State-wide questions will be discussed. Bspecal ly the question Of the advertisement of South Carolina by every pos? sible means will be planned for. There are a number of laws that should be enacted by the legislature relating to city government and that can be se? cured only by the united efforts of the various commercial bodies. The Chamber of Commerce will be glad to make a list of those who are in need of employees and of those who are desiring employment. In ether words, if there is BUfllcenl de? mand, the Chamber will be glad to establish S free employment bureau. The chamber of Commerce has se? cured a tine list of rooms for rent without board and of rooms and board. This list was obtained for the convenience of strangers and of citi? zens desiring to secure such loca? tions. This service both to those ..* ?> may wish to have their names placed on this list and to these who may want locstolns, w ill be given j free <>f cost Call Phone 200 and; .ist< for Miss Moore. TAFT PORTES AFRAID. President's IJevteMwUi Said to Haxe iH*crecd That Hitchcock Blast eG. New York, Sept. I,? -A special dis? patch in the World fron. Beverly sa vs: Friends and political advisers of President Taft have nearly completed LI - :r woik to bring about the renom InattOD Of the president at the next republican national convention. So n? arty finished do they consider their efforts that they already count the president r< dominated and a~e plan? ning for his re-election. Their efforts between now and Jan? uary 1 will be on these two plans: The ousting of Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock from control of the republican national committee t' d the grooming of Collector Wil :. m Leob, of New York, for the chairmanship of the next national committee to he selected at the con? tusion of the conventions. Postmaster General Hitchcock has innotiiiced he has resigned from the chairmanship of the national commit? tee and that a successor is filling the office. This these leaders declare is not so; that Hr. Hitchcock has not re? signed and cannot resign until there is 1 meeting of the executive commit? tee of the national committee. There has been no meeting of the commit? tee since the election of President Taft. There will be a mee'ing of the na? tional committee in the early part of December. Soon after there will be a meeting of the president s friends and polltcal advsers at the white house for the purpose of putting the Post? master General out of commission po? litically. At the same time the name of William Loeb will be put forward as the proper man to stand at the helm of the next committee. Of a dozen leaders * ho are close to the president no one sup? ports Mr. Hitchcock politically. All are after his scalp. President Taft has been appraised of the fight Bgainst his postmaster general and the man who steered the course for bis first campaign. He has been told Mr. Hitchcock cannot run the next fight, nor can the next campaign be ron In the manner the last one was conducted. The president is said to have acquiesced in the matter, but is reluctant about letting Mr. Hitch eoek go. He believes that the next campaign must be conducted more in th?- open, that the people must ba reached more directly ai 4 that this cannot be done by th. Hitchcock methods. None of the leaders believe there will be any trouble in getting control of the organization the postmaster fu neral has built up since he became the head of the postoffice department. They say if there it is will not make "v material difference. The leaders who have their eyes or Collector Loch believe that in him r*?s party has a man who can get the support of the Insurgent element of party once Mr. Taft Is nominated. They count on the close relationship between Mr. L?oeb and former Pres M?nt Roosevelt bringing to the sup? port of Mr. Taft the Roosevelt wing of the party. The matter will be laid before Mr. T oeh after the meeting of leaders at ?he white house in Peeember in such ?> manner that it will he hard for him to refuse. SACRICTCES T.rFF FOR FIANCEE. Young Man Drowned at Detroit. Girl Being Rescued. Detroit, Sept. 11.?Tn a vain effort to breast the strong current of the I Re*rott rive? yesterday. rence V. rf'ietter, 2G years of aee. a ? ? attempting to save hia MSt?s Anna Raetz. His h? ? covered. Miss BaetS was I rescuer in a canoe. "Fa Pollette'a far-reaching meas? ure" is mentioned by the Baltimore Sun. His chest measure, evidently.? 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