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?Ig ON STAMP. RKM Ml IHS|?F NS\H\ HKAHING IN CHARLESTON TODAY. Mayor Grace I ? IK of Condition* in Horn?* Ctt> u n?I of Break with Blea??<?Polder to Testify July H. Charleston. June 19.?John P. *<irn?. mayor of Charleston, appear? ed before the legislative Investigating commute* yesterday and gave some testimony to prove his chaige that graft money had been traced prac? tically up to ?he governor's office. He was on the witness stand fi>r more than one hour and gave a detailed ac? count of his relations with Governor Blesse At the conclusion of his testimony he read an affidavit by J. J. Miller of Charleston In which it was charged that graft had been collected from j the whiskey dealers In Charleston and turned over to B H. Stothart. chief constable. The following charge was contained In the affidavit "The next day or two this friend, Capt. John Black, came to r~me along with Jim Crocker and said. y 'Miller tor John) as a friends of yours, I feel I? Is my duty to advise you or at least put you on your guard. I did not want to tell you last night, but 1 have been thinking over the thing and I feel that you ought to know it. Ben f Stothart said on the train last night (although drunk; you know some S) times drunk men sp?ak the truth) thst he had been promised a pardon by the governor If he would put you and another fellow out of the way.' " The reading of this affidavit was the main testimony presented by Mayor Grace. He charged wholesale graft in Charleston and requested that the committee go to Charleston and take testimony from witness- s tb.it he said he would produce. Adjourn and < <m\.- t<> Charleston and 1 will furnish the evidente in the ? interest of truth. I have a power down there which will not reunite them but prompt them to give the testimony." said Mayor Orace. The committee took tile invitation under considera? tion und decided to meet today in Charleston when the taking of testl fcunony will he resumed. M iy>r Grace ""will he asked to continue his testi? mony and to produce witnesses to substantiate the charge contained in Common Sense to the effect that graft has beet traced to Columbia. nf tt">?? ?m n^rt-i r>? font uro? .10 the session y< ? r?'? ... was i ijnounctr.er* by h b. Carlial*. h.Ji man ot 'he committee thnt . Ft. ivi eJer was t< appear 1 ft i *m nuiio .. Jui> ?o a leMoi Ui Dm commltt-e Mr. Felder suggested At? lanta as the plnce to take the testl J mony. Ihir.ng the morning the following telegram was addressed to Mr. Felder by the commute.- "Committee pre? fers Augusta. July S. morning at 10 o'clock. Wire answer Columbia." The following reply was received i from Mr. Felder: "Prefer Atlanta but will meet committee In Augusta, July S. ' The holding of the hearing in Augufta will permit any member of the State campaign party to attend. The sum tota. of the testimony given by Mayor Grace yesterday was I that G"V HI ease hud broken a prom? ise by ippotntlng the whiskey con Otables it u'd that con? ditions were had In general terms he charged wnolSOSb- graft. He said that he would not gtVl the names of the witnesses who would SObetantlatO . his statements but that he would pro due- th-- witnesses in Charleston. Th- ion of the right of the mmittee to ln\.- r g it,- th?- situation brought ng nag ? iitortai in Common Sense was brought up before the COM? Utfoafg kg H h Wolek of Columbi i, attornev rsnfonentlng B ii. Stothart ? The committee held in executive gag> slon and announced that the commit? tee had the right |o hear the testi? mony of Mayor Qface bot would con? sider onlv gg much as was relevant to the Investigation!! as provided the not of ?h?- nans ml assembly, Vt th? hearing y esterday Max or Gr.o i rospjeotod the sommtttos In summon I'.. H. Sfoth ut. II -aid that he would like stoth ir? t.. be present when he '.rough! his charges. The commltt-e rubd that the t.-siimony p>? , Mi\.-r Graes should be given first l>snd that Stothart w later he called. It Is gnneettd Stothart will Ih? present this mortiing when Mayor Or u e r>-mines his testimony in Charb t"n. whii.- lesttfylng before the com* ^mlttee yesterdaj Mnyof Grace men* tloned the f o t that he held I com? mission as a ? olonel on lllO staff of th?- governor. Hi dot Mfed that ho wished to . ininla the situation. Ae? cording to tin- frttnem hs samt to Columbia aft et appointment "?? ths ?staff, i position glxa-n. he -aid. as a Pr??w ird for politic,!] wank. isjd gfM measured by i hilhw The mllltar) suit nrriveii a f. u .i xs latef, "Thai suit is In is nnononod sspreoaed piek ig? o\i r.-d wirb dust in ni\ of flee In Charle-t u. " mid M-iN'-i OfaOS tlitighingly. Me en Id th .t h< had got M yet resigned us a member of the staff, i Mayor Grace was on the stand for more than an hour and expressed a willingness to give all testimony pos? sible to clear up the situation. He said that he had nothing lo conceal, and that he was anxious for every? thing to come OUl He told the com? mittee how he had worked for the election of Blease and of his own success In the city of Charleston. The witness declared that he met a friend at Branchvllle while on his way to Charleston Just before the election In 1910. He said this friend suggested that he support Cole. L. lllease for governor, and told him what Blease represented. He In? formed the friend that he would de? cide upon his course within a week. Here Mayor Grace gave his views on the various candidates In the race for governor at that time, and said that he could not have supported Mr. Featherstone. He declared that be? fore he decided :o support Blease he wanted to know what attitude Blease would take toward the Charleston sit? uation. He told of meeting in Char? leston Fred H. Domlnlck, campaign manager for Blease, who made some promises as to a favorable deal to? ward Charleston on the part of the governor. Mayor Grace said that he thought Blease represented the plain people and that he was progressive when he threw his support to him. He said that Blease had always called him "John." but that he did not rel? ish the thought, and that he had never called Blease "Cole," always using the "Mr." Mayor Gra:e said that later, after he had decided to support Blease, and just before the Inauguration, he met Blease In Xewherry. The governor elect was at that time preparing his message to the general assemhly. Insofar as Grnee knew, the message was fair and just to Charleston. He said that the message or that part of It that he read contained everything favorable to the advancement of Charleston along law and order lines. He said that the message presented law rather than lawlessness. Mayor Grace said that when In the gallery of the house of represen? tatives on the day of inauguration he heard the message and he was astounded. "It was the rawest, craziest thing that a man ever wrote, and It was calculated to discredit him in any commur"v," said Mayor Grace. He said that the "atmos? phere around the whole thing was posltlvelv The W'it ">eb S M III 11. o' ? d f oj *|0 da) were; hit P, Qraec mayor DiATleston lets. Chrhrtensen, mem* Iber of ?! ? v? front Beaufort, and .. DtMHMgfc Senator Christensen was not present. He will be heard later, as will Mr. Dunhan. EXCURSION HATEs Viu. Atlantic Coast Line Kallroad Co. From Suniter. S. C: Tu*kee;ec. Ala. - $17.40 ? Account Summer tbhool Tuskegee Institute. Tickets on Mis June 14th. 16th, IIth, July 5th, 6th. and 7th. llnal limit 20th. 19U'. Augusta. Ga.?$:>.:::>?Account Fra? ternal order of BofclOJ and Baptist Young Peoples' Union of Georgia, Dotes Ol BSle June Ifth anil 17th. 1912. Final limit June 14th, 1912. Knox\llle. Tonn.?$ H'.::o -- Account Summer School of the South. Tick? ets on sale June 16. 17. lx. 22. 29. July 7 ami IS, 1912. Final limit fifteen days after day of sale. Charlotte ille. Vu.? $11.9"? Account ot University of Virginia Bummer tohool, Tickets on sole June is. i:.. It, 21. 14, 2... July 2nd and 3rd, 1*11 r mi limit fifteen days after date of H le. Norfolk, Vu.?$10.la?Account World Wide Barnes Phllathea Union. Tick? ets <?n sale June 10. 2'?. :i. Final limit July Ird, 19 12. Kovk Hill, S. C?$1.1.'.?Account Sum met Scho,,| Winthrop College. Datei ot v;,,!,. .lure- 17 1 v and 11 I Final limit July IS, 1912. Ten Pay i senruetm rare*, Tn Wilmington aid WHgtltS VI lie Beach. N. C* Tickets on sab- every Thursday now until August ISth, 1 I Limited to t. i, days from. hut Including the d ty of sale, Pof other information call on. Orvllle v. Player, Ticket Age it. NOTICE. Judge w llson has ordered thai the term of court to commence on June 14th, he adjourned from day to day until July Ist, I til, The Grand Jurj and all witnesses bound over for court will report on July 1st, The Petit Jury drawn i,. lerve the week beginning Juno 14th win not re port si their services win not be re? anirod, I.. I. PA RH? ?TT, Clerk <t Court. \ fnlrly good i row ,i of hnsctmtl f ins I m the ! in can.f ball phi) . d ? t the baseball park Tueidnj iflor i.n. Th?- score lells the lab "f the gl no- T;c. rs I lodgers 23, FARMER'S UNION SCHOLARSHIPS. ThrV? Scholarships, One to Winthrop, Two to Clemson, Through the Farmers' Union there ate offered this coming year three scholarships: First, a one-year scholarship at Winthrop to tho girl j above sixteen from the rural schools j making the highest average on her entrance examination. This is "The I i Lyric scholarship, given by Mr. H. W, Grndy, the properletor of the 1 vrlc, and is worth $100.00. Second, a one-year course in agri? culture at Clemeon College to the hoy of the rural school standing the best examination at his entrance. This is the City National Hank scholarship and is worth $100.00. Third, a one-year course In agricul? ture at Clemson, given by the college through the Farmers' Fnion. The recipient must be recommended by the Fnion, must be over 15 years of age, and must stand an examination to enter. This Is worth $100.00 and tuition. Examinations Will be In court house July 12th. Boys or girls standing for a four year scholarship which the colleges offer through the county, who are willing to accept the one-year Bank or Lyric scholarship, in case they fail to gel the four-year scholarship, must send a statement of this fact over their names to the Chairman of the Education Committee of the Farmers' Union Ol Sumter County and at once. ir the recipient of either the Bank or the Lyric scholarship is aide to pay tuition, he or she must do so under the rules of the college, otherwise the college gives free tuition. Consult the rules of the colleges as laid down in their respective catalogues. Mrs. H. W. F.FALL. Chairman Education Committee Far? mers' Fnion. Mayeavllle, s. C. He Was a l?ai??y. W; shlngton star. James A. Batten, at a dinner in Chi? cago, advocated temperance ardently, ? Hereafter 1 shall help the Pro? hibition movement all I can." said the noted financier. "Drink is an evil that takes an Incredible hold on its vic? tims. For Instance"? Mr. Patten smiled, "A temperance lecturer," he said. "< nee displayed to his audience two geraniums. The first, watered in the usual way. was a beautiful and vlgor d ised with alcohol and ts foliage w is led snd Its Itallt) deca)ed. j " '\. w, ladles and gt ntlem< n,' cried the lecturer, 'what can you say to a demonstration such as this?' " 'It's all right, and if I were a ger? anium,' said a shabby man In the gallery, 'I'd stick to water exclusively, but I am not a geranium.' " In the Police Court. The following cases were tried be? fore the recorder Wednesday: Kilns Beid. driving on sidewalk, $:i.nfl or 8 days. Harry McLeod. riding bicycle <>n forbidden sidewalk. $2.00 or 4 days. B. F. gCOtt, riding bicycle on a for Iddden sidewalk, $2.00 or t days. Held lor Cruelty to Animals. James McBrlde was arrested Wed? nesday morning by Rural Policeman gam Newman for cruelty to animals, it was alleged that McBrlde had a mule which was dying of starvation. The material for the big tanks has all been placed on the ground at the gas plant and in the near future the \\? rk of puttin? tin- big pieces of sheet iron together will be commenced, The work of installing the mains, however, Is still progressing very slowly. The work on the sewer repairs is progressing nicely now, although there have lieen breaks from 'he old line t" Ihe now on tin- Sab in avenue lino. Most of the piping has boon laid both on Salem avenue and Ha user street, tut manholes ami connections have yet to be put in 'mi the excavations (Hied up after all of tin- connections a re complete d, Before Arising. Never jump out of bed with a hop, Rkip and Jump If you have any regard for your heart. Oh, yes, it is all right to have the spirit and the feeling that you can do it; hut don't. Take a lesson from the cat. Begin by stretch? ing the entire body while lying flat on Ihn back. Tense your arm muscles, leg must lea, abdominal and hack mus? cles, chest muscles Flrsl tense, then relax; tense ngalti and again, follow? ing each tensing or Btretchlng with a complete relaxing. This Increases heart action gradually tit has been vwuking vn half time all night unlei rou have retired with a stomach lull if undigested food), and. at the same time, cause arterial detention in the mos! natural and effective manner, fhli is in full accord with physb oglcal law, NEVER WILL BEAR REPETITION Business Man Hss Found That He Can? not Repeat Verbal Castigation Over Phone. When the telephone bell rang the senior partner said to the junior part? ner: "If that is that man Bailey, just you tell him what you think of him, even if you lay yourself liable to a fine for violent language." The Junior partner relieved himself of a few abusive epithets, but present? ly, after a brief pause, he expressed tue same sentiments couched in much milder terms. Said the junior part? ner: "There you go, crawfishing again. Why can't you stick to what you said in the first place?" The Junior partner dropped the re? ceiver. "Supposing you come and say it yourself," he said. The senior partner did so, but after a little be, too, repeated bis harangue with all the backbone left out. "It's ro use," he said. "You can't curse a man twice over the 'phone who answers your first outburst with l 'I beg your pardon. I didn't quite catch that Say it again, please.' That la Bailey's way. You try to say It again, but the second time it sounds pretty rank even in your own ears and your tempest of rage moderates Into a tranquil breeze." HAVE ALMOST HUMAN BRAIN Intelligence of the Elephant Proved to Be Developed to a Marked Degree. The elephant looks stupid enough, but his intelligence is developed to a marked degree. Dr. Romanes tells several interesting stories of these an? imals. A man was one day feeding a tame elephant with potatoes which the elephant took from his hand. A small round potato fell on the ground just out of reach. After several unsuccessful attempts to get it the animal blew so strong a blast of breath against it that it was dashed against a wall, from which it j rebounded so far that he ? aslly reach? ed it. it is said that an elephant will often blow just beyond small objects out of reach so that the reflected cur? rent of air will drive them toward him. j Dr. Romanes repeats the story of gg elephant that was chained to a tree near a little oven in which his driver | had just baked some rice cakes. When the driver went away, leaving his j cakes to cool, the elephant unfastened the chain from his leg, uncovered the oven, opened it, ate the cakes, and 1 ' ' " I at one ? as r.e had found It. He then ! returr.-.1 to ;bh pla , ai i won id be ? 'hain about his leg as it was before, although he could aol fasten ? ? lbs unver, on his return, found the ele- | phant with his back toward the ovt_i, and looking innocent, but the cakes had completely disappeared.?Youth's Companion. ?e'g*" WOULDN'T TAKE HIS WORD Health Bulletin Given Out From Pul? pit Only Arouses Skepticism In One Mind. "The new preacher In our town was progressive enough to enliven even that humdrum performance of reading the notices of the day," said the su? burbanite. "Arter mumbling over the services for the coming week, the dates of two approaching marriages and the purpose of the day's collec? tion, he said in perfectly distinct tones: "'I am glad to announce that Mrs. Hollls was able to sit up a while last evening, that a very favorable report was telephoned in this morning from the sick room of Mr. Grant, and that the temperature of Mr. Williams has been reduced to 98.* "Then he preached a sermon, bu*. j nobody knew what about, for all the congregation v.as revolving in their minds the phyiscal condition of our sick parishioners. Many, like myself, went away believing that the minis? ter's innovation would be of inestima? ble value to sick folk, who are pes? tered to death by people inquiring how they are; of Inestimable value, that is, unless too many of the con? gregation shall share the skepticism of the woman who walked down the aisle ahead of me. Said she: " 'I don't believe that Sarah Hollis was able to sit up last night. I was there at noon and she couldn't lift a finger theu. I'm going right up to see about if " Barred From Hamburg Bourse. The public rooms of the Hamburg lourse, subject to very mild rules con luclve to good order, are open to all, With very few exceptions Their use s definitely forbidden "to all female persons," to individuals who have teen deprived of their civic rights, *'ho are under .some form of judicial ?estraint, who have b ?en adjudged guilty of fraudulent bankruptcy, por loiiH adjudged to be in simple bank? ruptcy, those unable to meet their )blig,'itions. and BUcIl as are forbidden .he use of the bourse through the do tision of the court of honor. Pride. "Pay, Weary, I sec that some feller in congress is going t<? ask th' gov? eminent to give work to everybody." "Say, what do you (hink of that! Well, von can tell th' feller it' you BC6 hint that I vc gol a little too much pride to <!? ! ? ml fr in. N' in' on th* bounty of anybody's government." Include in Your Summer Plans a Trip to the Beautiful Isle of Palms Every Accessory. Comfort and Amusement Belong? ing to a Modern Seashore Resort. See Historic Sullivan's Island?Restaurant, Hotels, Cot? tages, Boarding Houses, Etc. Reduced R. R. Rates. Consolidated Co. CHARLESTON THE FAMOUS "OLDS" GASOLINE ENGINES Made by Seager Engine Works. Lansing, Mich. Corn Machinery, Feed Grind? ers, Sawing Rigs. Spray Rig*, Electric Light and Water Pumping Plants. Hoist*. Cream Separators. SUMTER RY. & MILL SUP PLY COMPANY. Have you see our plates made by the new method? They are beauties, r.o taste no odor, and we charge you cnly $10.00 for the beet?written guarantee with each plate. Call and s-?e samples. Let us mend your cracked or brok? en plates, we make them as good as new, the charge will be very reason? able. Sumter Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop. OVER MRS. ATKINSON'S MILLIN ERY STORE. SUMTER. S C. "4 yi i ,..'?,> NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION BALTIMORE. MD. On account of the National Democratic Convention meeting in a Southern City, there will be a very large attendance from this lection. A great many of our people are anxious to have this op? portunity of witnessing one of the great National gatherings. TO THIS ENI- THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD IIAS ANNOUNCED A RATE OF $17.25 TO Baltimore, Md. and Return tickets being sold June 20th to 24th inclusive, with final limit to reach starting point not late than midnight of July 3rd, 1912. The Atlantic CoflJSt Ltneoperates three through dining car trains between the South and the North. Ample Pullman service available. For reservation, rates, schedules or any information, address: T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C. Is calling you.?the surf, the mtlsic, all cry out for you to follow tlie crowd, The ATLANTIC COAST LINE has provided the schedules and rates, beginning Saturday, .Juno 1-t, to continue during the senson. TO CHARLESTON For all train* of Saturday and in or o lug trains of Sunday, limited to return until TiiomIuj inid-nigln following. I 'or anj informal ion. < all on, T. < . Will II, lieiieral Pa?*?'iigi r \ .? oi. \> 'Imingtoii, Vi. o \ V\ \\ ER. rickct \gcnt, vv