Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ISIS FOR Ulli SESSIIN. COTTON WARKHOUHK PLAN URGED UPON LAW? MAKERS. mmm Calla Upon Governor to Promptly Convene U-glalatutv with to Carrying out 1 Louisiana " tor Rolle* of Cotton fanners. H of TtothaaaSetlo Meeting of and Planters Held In Benaattavllle. Nov. f.?Quite a Mitathre body of the business , bank era, merchants and plsnt lacludlng Marlboro's Houtse dele gation. assembled In the Court House this moralng to dlacuas the fesslbll tty of what Is known as ths "Louisi? ana plan." which haa for Its objsct the enhancing of ths vslus of ths cot? ton crop of the South, and which has eery ably and enthusiastically In ths papers by ths Hon. John L. afcLaurtn. Ths Hon. Don McQueen was called to ths chair and Mr. D. M. D. McLeod) was chosen Mary. chairman called upon ths Hon. L. MeLaurtn to stats the object ef the mooting, hs being Just back from New Orleans. In attsndancs on the Governors' Convsntlon. and Mr. MeLaurtn discussed and explained, to the entire satisfaction of svsry hearer am attendance, the merits of such a The enthusiasm attendant very marked. Indeed, and the i tat Ion of the object In vlaw was OS bale and p'ain that everyone pres? ent at thoroughly convinced that a Indeed, has been made that ?ohms the complex question ef eettoa holding and cotton market Mr. Charles Croatand. after a brief and I spinal statement, presented for ths consideration of the assembly the teHewing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: "Resolved, by the people of Marl County, la convention assemble 1 tt his Bxoellency. the Governor of i Stats, be request si to call ths Assembly together In extra and that the session be mads regular session, to do all business the State, and that ths question of building, purchase and control of cotton wsrshousse be settled at the earnest day possible. [ The second resolution wag: ?^Mnhmd by the oeoole of Marl? boro County. %nd especially the ? ?t ton grew art tn convention aeemMed, ?.hat our members r*t the General Aasembiv. at thslr aar 1 teat ppor ensnty. sause an Act u? be anasad ft entring all cotton sold In open mar? ket, aad all cotton at the time of be Sag passed In warehouses to be ac? curately graded by an expert grader antataaetory to seller as well as buy? er, ans) that ths fee for same shall be ?nod by legislation and mads com fsjlnory to all alike.** On motion of Mr. B. W. Evan*. Hat Chair appointed the preeent mem Bsm^tCC hare *f the General Assembly from Mnsebero with ths Hon. John L. Me? Laurtn and Mr. Charles Crosland a special committee, to cell on ths Gov emor, la Columbia, at the oarliest Cr possible, sad urge sctlon on his t to further snd aid In the car? rying out of the plans above suggest? ed]. The people of Msrlboro sre very hopeful thet the right and correct course has been found and solved, and would especially urge that all the other <-r unties in South Carolina take steps of eo-operatlon. LYNCHUI? NEGRO FOR STRIKING "Judge" M<>erlry Taken From Deputy and Khot to Death Near Lock hart. Meridian, alles,, Nov. f.?"Judge" Moaeley, a negro, was tnk.-n from Deputy Sheriff Brown near I^ockhart this afternoon by a mob of about 4 00 persons and lynched. The negro's body waa riddled with bullet?. Mose Sty sssault? d J. II. Covlngton. white, with a stick at Lockhart yesterday. IfEW LIGHTS AT A. C. L. STATION. seat ten snd Yard to Re Lighted Up Work \lread \ Commenced. Work has bsen commenced st the Atlantic Coast Line peseenger station towards fixing up better lighting faci? lities on the station grounds and In a ah -rt thne from the present the anaawnger station yard will bs a sec? ond "whits way" for Sumter. It was announced several months ago by ths officials of the A. C. L. that the station In Sumter would be aasetdsd with better lights la the near future and after several months of waiting it seems that the* promise sj he hs fuiAiied for the work of putting hi hatter lighting facilities In the station was started Tuesday and as soea as tie whing Is done and the lights) In the nation are put In ths work will extend to the station yard which will be lighted up by a number of email globea and several larger oeea, performing a much needed ser? vice ever that portion of ths yard where the passenger trains stop. ^ THE CIVIL COURT. Case of sumter Banking and Mer? cantile Company Against Brown and Jones Before Court. The Court of Common Pleas start? ed off Monday with the case of the trustees of the Sumter Banking and Mercantile Company vs. Brown & Jones, a suit for 230 odd dollars for merchandise bought by the respond? ent from the plaintiff, but never paid for by them. The respondent in the suit alleges a counter-claim of a considerably large amount due them for eross-tles which they cut for the plaintiff, but which they allege were never paid for. The case occupied all of the after? noon and was still going on when court adjourned for the day. Several witnesses were put up by each side up to the time that court adjourned. The plaintiff endeavored to show that no matter what settlement the Sum ter Banking A Mercantile Company had made with Its creditors, this was a Just debt and therefore liable to be paid. It also endeavored to show that the cross-ties were ordered by Mr. P. O. Bowman personally, as a favor for the respondent, and that the cross-ties transaction had nothing whatever to do with the Banking & Mercantile Company. It was also shown that Mr. Bowman had given checks in payment for all of the cross-ties which had been delivered. The case consumed all of Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning and the Judge had still to make his charge to ths Jury when court adjourned for Its usual noon recess. The attorney a for the plaintiff were R. D. Lee and L C. Strauss and for the respondent, I* D. Jsnnlngs. COUNTY BOARD MEETING. Plan to Secure Accurate Map of County Endorsed Other Matters. The county board of commissioners met Tuesday in the office of the coun? ty supervisor for Its regular monthly session and among other things, pass? ed a resolution requesting ths leg is stive delegation In the general as? sembly have an act pased authoris? ing ths taking of s survey of the county so that an accurate map of the county can bs mads, one of which will go In sach public school In ?b* co?intv. The board as usual did not have a! iong session. The moturs taken up after the minutes of the previous meeting had been fead and approved were. Albert H. Weeks petitioned for an Ex-Confederate pension which was rran ted. Cltlssns of Rafting Creek town? ship petitioned that Ann Wilson and children be admitted to the poor house. The board decided that the parties mentioned in the petition were not subjects for the alms house, but It was decided that the two boys should be sent to the State reforma? tory and that the father be Indicted for non-support of his family. A mo? tion to this effect was carried. Prs. 8. C. Baker and J. If Hayns worth, es a committee from Sumter County School Trustees Association, isked that the county commissioners Indorse the plan made out by the school trustees for securing a new und accurate map of Sumter County. The request made by these gentle? men was that county commissioners endorse a request from them to the legislature delegation in the general assembly that a law be passed and :he county ccmmlsioners to pay for the expenses Incurred in securing the Information necessary and getting the map printed, which were to be shared equally between the school fund and the county fund. This request was heard and a resolution embodying it was carried by a majority vote. The board also passed a resolution that the maps should be made under the supervision of the county board and the school board and placed in their hands, the profits from the sales to go towards paying the expenses of making the maps. A number of claims were audited and ordered paid. The action of Commissioner F. E. Thomas In giving a negro baby found in s cottcn fleld near Wedgefleld to the care of Frank Clark and his wife was endorsed. SCCCEEDS COL. MJXON. Major W. II. Richardson Elected Oonunaader of Old Soldiers' Homo. Columbia, Nov. T.?To succeed ths late Col. Frank M. Mlxson. as com? mandant of ths Confederate Soldiers' Home, Major H. W. Richardson, of Columbia, was today sleeted to this position by ths board of trustees of the Horns. Until his election. Maior Richardson was chairman of ths board, but Immediately resigned ss s member of the board, to take up hi* new duties. Col. R. A. Thompson, of Walhalla, a member of the board, was slsctsd chairman, succeeding Major Richardson. There were three other names presented to the board, besides that of Major Rlchsrdson. A MAINE REMAINS DRY. GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL AC? CEPT CORRECTIONS IN VOTE. Recount In Four Towns Keeps State In Column of Constitutionally Dry Commonwealths. Augusta, Me., Nov. 6.?Maine re? tains constitutional prohibition. Gov. Plaisted and his council late tonight decided to accept the corrections in the vote of four towns cast in the special election In September, thus reversing the result as indicated on the face of the first official returns. It was found by comparison, how? ever, that in some cases the figures of the town clerks were reversed from their early returns, and in each case the clerks claimed the error to be in the official figures. After hearings on the subject, the governor and council took the matter under consideration, and the result was the announcement tonight that Maine retained constitu? tional prohibition by 758 votes. The liquor election held in Maine September 11 was one of the closest and most doubtful in the annals of liquor legislation in the United States, and abounded in surprises and unex? pected developments. The vote was on the question of repealing the con? stitutional prohibition of the liquor traffic and turning it over to the leg? islature for settlement. First returns from the election in? dicated that the State had receded from its position of constitutional prohibition, held for 27 years, and had gone over into the local option column. First returns the first day indicated a very cloee margain in favor of the "wet" element, which was backing the proposed repeal of the constitu? tional amendment which had kept the State continually In the State-wide "dry" column for 27 years. Then on the second day came a surprise for all followers of politics. Returns Seemed to show that the State had rejected the proposal to repeal the amendment and had kept Its old time status. Following this came claims and counter-claims, each aide thinking It had won the victory. Finally the contest narrowed down to a question of how the vote of four towne should be counted. As original? ly turned in, this vote gave the anti prohibitionists a slight majority. With corrections the prohibitionists would win. With the vote of the four tow? thrown out entirely. thd prohibition9 'sts would have won. The artbm of tVj governoi and hhi council yesterday settled for a time at least the question of State-wide constitutional prohibition in Maine In t'avor of the dry forces. ?. S. CRUISER TO TRIPOLI. The Chester Sails from Malta ? To Investigate "Barbarities?" Washington, Nov. 6.?Under or? ders from the State department, transmitted through the navy de? partment, the scout cruiser Chester, which had been lying at Malta for some time, sailed today for Tripoli. The officials here refused to make any statement as to her mission, but it is believed that the purpose is to ascer? tain at first hand the truth respect? ing the charges that the Italian troops have perpetrated barbarities upon the Turkfci and Arabs. The mission of the Chester to Trip? oli was declared, at the State de? partment late today, to be for the pur? pose of looking into the "cholera situation there," but from other sourc? es it was said that the vessel was pro ceeing there for the "protection of foreign interests." Turks Claim Victory at Dorna. London, Nov. 6.?A news agency dispatch from Constantln >ple gays that it was officially announced at the Turkish capital today that the Turks had recaotured Derna, in Trip? oli, and that 500 Italians were killed and the remainder of the defending force was taken prisoners. Apparently Confirmed. Paris, Nov. 6.?The Turkish em? bassy here has been notified by an Ottoman agency that the minister of war, at Constantinople, has re? ceived a dispatch announcing that the Turks have deefated the Italians at Derna, retaking the city and cap? turing eight- b uns. The Italians, says the dispatch had 500 men kill? ed, while th ? ini u* wsre taken prisoners. The "urks had eighty' killed and tight) wounded. Cholera Racing in Tripoli. Malta, Nov. 6.?Advices from Trip? oli today state that ths sanitary sit? uation thsre Is growing worse. The bodies of fifty Arabs, who died from cholsra or hungsr, were found In the streets. The palm groves are filled with corpses and fifty casee of cholera are reported In tt\e Italian army. Visitor Honored. In honor of Miss Sadie Flud of Statehurg, ths attractive guest of Mrs. J. D. Mlot, an Informal tea was given Friday afternoon by Mrs. R. Reverly Sloan at her home on Sumter street. ?Columbia Record. NEWS FROM MAY'ESVILLE. Bank in Now Building?"Klncen" Ho. tel N earing Completion ? Larger Planters Holding Cotton?Person? als. Mayesville, Nov. 7.?Business has been somewhat dull here this fall so far, owing no doubt to the low price for cotton and the short? age in the crop in this section. How? ever, trade conditions have beon fair? ly good and the town is still moving along progressive lines. Many hand? some and substantial buildings for business purposes and for residences have been completed and occupied since summer. The Bank of Mayes? ville has been doing business in its new quarters for about two months, and this banking house is as hand- i some and convenient as any to be seen anywhere outside of the larger cities. "The Kineen" hotel is nearlng com? pletion and will be a great improve ment to the town in many ways. It is a handsome and well-planned build? ing and will certainly fill a want long felt In this town. This hostelry Is owned and will be managed by W. N. McElveen. The architect and builder Is T. B. Fort of this place. The building contains three store rooms which will soon be ready for occupancy. Many of the planters, probaoly th j larger ones, appear to be holding their cotton of late as the market has not been as heavy for the past few weeks. Quite a large amount was sold here during the first few weeks of the season, but undoubtedly the crop is short In this section, owing to the damage by the storm of the early fall and now to ths devastations of the "army worm."' The weighing ts being done this season at the de? pot platform and the change seems to be more satisfactory to all concern? ed. Through the good offices of the ladies of ths Crvfe League, the town council hoe put on a regular garbage cart to collect the rubbish from the stieets and back Tots and around the residential sections. It Is a great help to keep the town in an attrac? tive- appearance and it is to b\r hoped that the citizens generally will' co? operate In the movement to fceep? the town deem. Quite a number of Mayesville peo? ple attended the fair in Columbia Itost w*elr AYrmne- tno**> who went over were th*? following: Mrs. L. S. Mi..?!'??. vOs. (y. F. Kl?*'. Mise*** Minnie Chand? ler, Car^it- Anderson, Louies King. Lu r![r McLeod*, Klma May,**, N*?tta Cor? nell. Anna Workman, and Messrs* C. E. Mayes, B. C. Chandler, C. D. Coop? er, P. M. Tiller, N. P. Mayes, J. R. Mayes, Jr., Robt. Pace, Will Burgess. Laurln Cooper, E. W. Foxworth, Prof. Haltlwanger, Dr. E. M. Davis, and many others from the surrounding country. Mrs. F. L. Jackson and daughter, of Montreat, N. C, are visiting the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Chaffin. Mrs. R. A. Chandler, Jr., and daughter have gone to Society Hill to visit relatives. Mrs. W. B. Chandler and children, of Columbia, are visiting their old home, being th? guests of Mrs. R. A. Chandler. Sr. Mrs. W. W. Gardner Is in Augusta, visiting her sister, Mrs. Adrian Mil? ler. Mr. John Nettles, of Dillon, was h) town last week, visitinp relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Freeland, of Kansas City, have been on a visit to relatives here and in the country. USE CORN AS A FUEL. Illlno's Planters Have Suffered Se? verely Through Rotting of Corn in Fields. Matoon, Ut* Nov. 7.?Farmers] throughout the Illinois corn belt although facing heavy loss on ac? count of :he large amount of graiu that rotted in the fields, due to ex eewsive rain, have determined to re? coup part of their loss by not pat? ronising the coal dealer as they otherwise would. They will use the decayed corn for fuel during the winter months. It Is said the amount of corn left In the fields Is the largest In the his? tory of Illinois. South Carolina in the Limelight. Governor Blesse, of South Carolina. Is an interesting character to the people of other states. He Is not so Interesting to the South Carolinians as he Is embarrassing. This Gover? nor seems to be going about with a chip on his shoulder, ever ready to get lato a wordy battle. Nearly all the Sonth Carolina newspapers criti? cise his temper and his combative tongue. Nevertheless, Governor Blease Insists that he Is popular In the State am'* that he will be elected to service another term. If he shall rore to be a true prophet, proof will be furnished that South Carolin likes to have an extraordinary Governor.? Judge. ACCUSED OF WRECKING TRAIN. BLOOD HOUNDS FOLLOW TRAIL OF LAWREUCE ROBERTSON. Scabourd Air Line Authorities and Others Follow Up Swansea Um? Yesterday. Columbia, Nov. 7.?The offer of a reward of 11,000 for the arrest with evidence to convict by the Seaboard Air Line Railway and the capture and placing in Lexington jail of l^wrenco Robertson near Swansea by author! ties after bloodhounds had been ob? tained from the State penitentiary wero the features of the investiga? tion of the wreck near Swansea early Monday morning. Train No. 43, known as "the Florida Flyer," dashed into an open switch at Swansea and as a result Edw. Pritch ard, the engineer, was killed and H. Q. Foreman, express messenger, was badly hart. Thos. W. Moore, of Jack? sonville, Fla., was injured. He was the mail clerk. Prince Davis, the negro fireman, of Savannah, had his right arm broken. The wreck was caused by some one breaking the lock on the sv.-itchstand and throwing th,-* train on the siding. The train ran into some box cars, one of which was knocked into splinters. Another was thrown on its f ide across the main line and seven cars were shoved about 200 yards dow n the sid? ing, which is a downgrade. The boirer was partly on its side and the tender, which was turned around fn the wreck, was alongside the boiler and the baggage car which was next the engine was beside the tender and the south end oj! it thrown beyond the pilot of the boiler. No passengers were injured. Conductor Bates, who was in charge of the train, said that thn train was not runnfng over 20 miles an hour. When the news of the accident was received fn Columbia bloodhounds were sent for and Lawrence Robertson was trailed to his home. In order to prevent trouble the negro was brought to Cblunrbia and sent through to Lex? ington to the conniy jail. He denies having anything to do with the mat {ted. The coroner's jury held an !n ?qusst In the case and a formal ver diet as to the cause of ti e death was , rendered*. Following the report in The State i yesterday mumingr, B. L. Caughman * ?>rf t ajaefjnfBs Hampton, members tb?* r-iirr-tad com mission, went 'o v.ir. o.i to mak*- rn investigation. hf eoMflriaufra will later Hialfa a re "?rt ^>n the wreck. No official an* ..jum (Miitiiii was made yesterday by the commission as to the cause of the wreck;. GOV. 0*7CEAI* FIRES THREE Makes Charges of Corruption Against State's Officers. Montgomery, Nov. 4.?Following an independent investigation, made by his representatives, into rumors of graft in Jefferson County, Governor Emmett O'Neal today removed from office Col. Peyton O. Bowman, of Bir mingham, back, tax commissioner of Jefferson County, and State Prison Physician E. T. Fields and S. J. Vann. Col. Bowman heretofore one of the Governor's elosest personal friends, was discharged, according to an? nouncement, because of Irregularities In the conduct of his office, the ac? ceptance of $500 "influence" money from Dr. S. J. Vann to secure the lat ter's appointment as convicv. physician, and his connection with the sale of the stock of the Alamo Gas and Oil Company, in which he is said to be interested, and which, It is alleged, In part was disposed of to applicants for saloon licenses in Birmingham on the strength of Bowman's promise to see that the "right sort" of excise committee was appointed. Dr. E. T. Fields, of Ensley, convict physician of the No. 12 prison, was rem red, according to the Governor's letter addressed to him, because he acted as go-between in securing an olrice through Bowman for Dr. Vann, holding a certified check given him by Vann for Bowman until the for? mer's appointment had been made by the Governor. I Dr. Vann, Governor O'Neal an? nounces, was discharged because "no man who has paid, or who supposes that he has paid, for a public office Is qualified to hold iL" Bowman Wins Salt. The suit of ths trustees of the Sum? ter Banking and Mercantile company against Brown and Jones to recover damages for goods sold to ths latter while ths Sumter Banking ft Mer? cantile Company was doing business In ths hands of trustees ended Tues? day afternoon whes the Jury return? ed a verdict for the full amount of damages sued for by the plaintiff. 1220.72, without interest The Interest In the Sumter Banking &- Mercantile Company was bought out by Mr. W. A. Bowman, the for? mer manager of the company, and he Is, therefore, the principal in the suit. PLEDGES TO HOLD COTTON Rcoclvai From < ommi-vdoucr E. J. Walton by Clerk of Court L. L Par? rot. Mr. L> I. Parrott, county clerk of court, received the pledges for hold? ing cotton from Commission E. J. Watson Tuesday afternoon and he now has them in his office for farmers in the county to come in and sign. The pledges have been sent out to the clerks of court in all of the counties throughout the State follow? ing the resolution framed at the meet? ing of farmers in Columbia during Fair week. Those farmers who are anxious to help raise the price of cotton are requested to visit the clerk of courts' office and sign the pledge "* to hold whatever cotton they can af? ford to hold. The signer states when he signs the paper that he will hold his cotton until he can get thirteen cents for it or until September, 1912. DEMOCRATS CAPTURE OHIO TOWNS. Swept Into Power in Columbus, Cin? cinnati and Cleveland ? Socialists Poll I.Arge Votes, Columbus, O., Nov. 7.?The Demo? crats were swept into power in the three largest cities of Ohio today, Co? lumbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland, re? turning decisive Democratic plurali? ties. A feature of the elections through? out the State was the large socialist vote. In Columbus, Eby, the socialist candidate for mayor, according to early returns was running a close race with Mayor Marshall, the Repub \ Mean nominee, for second place, while George J. Krab, Democrat, had been elected by from 4,000 to 6,000 plu? rality. In Cincinnati, Mayor Louis Schwab, running for re-election -with the Re? publican endorsement, was defeated by Henry T. Tunt, Democrat, by prob ably ?,000. In Cleveland, Newton D. Baker, Democrat and political heir to the late Tom L. Johnson, was elected mayor by probably 20,000 while prac? tically the entire Democratic ticket is elected with him. In Toledo Brand Whltlock, Indepen? dent, has apparently been elected for a fourth term by a plurality In the neighborhood of 2,000. J??rr> Moor#? Is Not The Only Roy. The following; account of an all round boy farmer M meg from the newspaper at Greer. "Within a mile of Greer lives Con? rad McCarter. a youth of 15 years, whose parents are Invalids. This boy, with the aid of his 12-year-old broth? er and 9-year-old sister, on 25 acr?s of land, with one mule, has made 19 bales of cotton, 150 bushels of corn, besides plenty of fodder and grain to dr him. Young McCarter lives on the W. A. Ashe place with Peter Johnson. Jerry More of Florence, S. C on one acre of ground, produced 228 bushels of corn, but as an all round farmer doesn't Conrad Mc? Carter beat that?" That is the right sort of farming. It beats a very large crop on one acre at great expense out of sight. Conrad McCarter did not spend as much for fertilizer and manure as Jerry Moo^e did on his one acre. But lei the Jerry Moores continue to make big yields on one acre. it is a great thing, for it shows the productive capacity of our soil when much fertilizer is added. But the farmers of the future will show what the soil can do by deep plowing, rotation of crops p-.d plant? ing peas and cover crops, the Con? rad McCarter class will dsj that sort of wqrk. CURED TO STAY CT7RF*T> How a Sumter Citizen Fe an?. Freedom From Rlchsey T if you suffer from backac From urinary disorders? From any disease of the Kidneys, Be cured to stay cured. Doan's Kidney Pills make lasting cures. So Sumter poo pis testify. Here's one case of it W. m. Folsom. 101 Hampton ave? nue, Sumter. 8. C, says: "I read about Doan's Kidney Pills when I was suffering from kidney trouble and I procured a box at Chlna'a Drug Store. My back ached for some time if I made a Quick move. I had sharp twinges throughout my body. After sitting for awhile, I had to lift myself up by main force. The kidney secre? tions wars unnatural and filled with sedlmsnt. Doan's Kidney Pills which I obtained at China's Drug Store, gave me entire relief and after taking them I enjoyed good health. I have no hesitation whatever in giving Doan's Kidney rills rry endorsement." (Statement given In March, ltOS.) IJtSTING RESULTS. On January 7, 1911, Mr. Folsom was Interviewed and he amid: "I have I bo reason whatever to change my high opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills snd I gladly confirm my former en dorse iner.t of them. The benefit this remedy brought me has been perma? nent" For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo. New York, sole agents for ths United States, Remember th?? name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 2