Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Till- M MTUt ? \T( IIMAN. KMut>lMi<<l April, 1850. -He Just and Fear not?bet all the ends Thon Alms ! at be U17 Country's, Thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUE SOCTOiON Established Jone, um Consolidated Auk. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1912. Vol. XXXV. No. 17. GREECE STUBS WITH ALLIES Kks ll \s t \||.| |> to iirf.ak i i? coalition Reports ?>f FlgtHlitg May be In Ad? vance of Actual Conflict?Circulat? ed for a Purpuec. London, Oct. II.?Turkey's endeav? or* to detach Qreece from the con? federation of Balkan States have fail? ed. Oreece declared war against the Ottoman empire today, all three of the allied ministers left Constanti? nople and the allied 8tat*s notified the powers that a state of war with Tur? key exists. Reports of flghtlnr probably are In advance of the real facta There has be?n for some tlm? an active censor /fhlp of military news. All reports of awajhtins are to r.e received with a measure of caution, as it Is not im? possible they are spread abroad for a purpoee. The greatest struggle will be for the possession of Adrlanople f~l Constantinople. Oct. 18.?Heavy w fighting la reported to have been in progress throughout the day between Turks and Balkan forces In the region about Kirk Kllsheh. northeast of Adrlanople. Large forces ? were en? gaged on both sides, j-j. The departure from Constantinople "today of the Balkan minister was not attended by any hostile demonstra? tio na With the excepttor of a few windows being broken no other dls agreable Incident la reported. Thous? ands of Oreeks and other prospective ^Som bat ants against the Turks were t>ermltted to depart to join their forces. Doubt prevailed up to the last mo? ment whether Oreece finally would throw In her lot with her Balkan al? lies. It is an unquestionable fact that the Turkish government made serious efforts to have Qreece withdraw her allegiance to the confeAeration. It . probable, however, that T?rke: prompted chiefly by a desire to gala time in view of tbe superiority of the Oreek fleet In the Aegean sea. Turkey also at the last moment of to eead a new minister to osore acceptable than frits likewise prov LKAVE CHICAGO MONDAY. Rooaevell to Travel In Private Car to Oyster Bay. e Chicago. Oct. It.?Former Presi? dent Roosevelt will leave Chicago for Oyster Bay on Monday or Tuesday of next week. Ha will travel In one of ?ahe slowest trains ovev the Pennsyl? vania Railroad ao thst he may enter New York at tbe station from which the trains to Oyster Bay depart. This plan was decided upon today with only the qualification that it depended upon Cot Roaevelt's continued end ? uninterrupted improvement, whlrh ^bis phyto- mrs now confldentally ex? pect Col. Roosevelt will travel in a pri? vate car and probably will be under the oars of Dr. Scurry Terrell, the I?aiu.? physician, who has accom? panied him throughout hi* campaign. It an I Dr Alexander Lambert, his fam? ily physician Although Col Roose? velt Insists that he will shortly be In fit trim to re-enter the campaign, the physlclsas say he must have a period of absolute rest after he reaches b<>me. ^ The Colonel hopes to make at least ? ne speech. In fulfillment of his prom? ise to appear in Madison Square Gar? den. New York. WFYTIIF.R FOR \\ l I K P jrwm he C.enerall) Fair Over the Country. Washington. Ott -' ?.? Fair SJSjg.th.Sl will prevail over mu? h el the country during th? next several d lyx. ae< Ord? ing to the weekly bulletin Issued to? night by the weather hureau Local rain* h< a . , r *n- likely to gggf in Eastern States tomorrow night or Tueedsy. "Th? next general storm to . n?** the country. ' say* the bulletin. ' will appear in the Car West about Thursday, prevail over tba Middle -Jfest F'rlltv gf Saturdnv and the Pks?tern States st the end of the w. ek This distort-i re .? will he prOOOdod b| rising temper itor.v Btoadod by rains on the Paclfle coast and the Southern x arol ??? r i < ? r,. 1 mow n In the Northern districts from the Rocky mountains eastward It will be fol I IgflSfd bf a rhange to the coldest 'Weather of the season, tl.Id wave making Its appearance in the North ? Mt Saturdsy or Sunday. ' There aro t tttogg at the present time of a disturbance In the West Indies" MOiSE DELEOH III AUSTRALIA. ( A 111.Ft. It AM TO WVI SAYS: "BRAIN IBfM fJIsU CONDI? TION AND MONKY TO SAN FRANCISCO." N'ar?'h Had Boon Abandoned und j Ho|h? <il\eii up by All But WtfJ? K?hi'I\?t Named for Hit* Business, i Atlanta Journal. Moklt DeLeon, missing since Aug. 9, has been heard from. Mrs. DeLeon received a cablegram from Sydney, Australia, signed with his name, Saturday morning. The cablegram read thus: "Hospital. Brain fever. Wire con? dition and money Frisco." It reached Mrs. DeLeon at 7:45 o'clock Saturday morning. Necessar? ily. It spoke for itself. The only in? terpretation possible was that Mr. De Leon is now in a hospital on the oth? er aide of the earth, convalescent from brain fever; that he expects to sail for the United States just as soon as he can go aboard ship: and that when he arrives at San Francisco he win wire to Mrs. DeLeon and will tall her where to send him funds that he seems te aeed. In Sydney, Mr. DeLeon is as far away from Atlanta as it is possible to get on earth. He is on the otherside of the globe. If ho starts immediate? ly, It will be at least a month before he can arrive In San Francisco. In the meantime it seems probable that no wojvI will be heard from him. Mrs. DeLeon is overjoyed over the glau news. She declared to a Journal reporter, Saturday morning, that she had not given up hope of Mr. DeLeon being alive. Ho s ever, that did not diminish her delight that her hope had been realized. It la Just as she thought, she said, that Mr. DeLeon Buffered an attack of brain fever, and wandered uncon? sciously until a iiudden reversion to his sound senses revealed him to him self in a str?ng? land. "He was sick when he left here," said she. "He hud been In 111 health all summer, and had complained sev? eral times of the old pains' in his head. He had brain fever some years ago. and I' have constantly believed that another attack of it came on him after he left here." Mr. DeLeon has a brother, says bin wife, in Berkeley, Cal. H*s name is Albert DeLeon. She telegraphed tho newa to him, Saturday morning. If the family can ascertain on what ship or from what port directly the wan? dering man will return, the brother, at least, will b? on the dock in San Francisco to greet him, said Mrs. De Leon. On August 24 the first news that Mr. DeLeon was missing became pub? lic. On August 9 he had written to his family from Chicago. After that no word had come from him. Rela? tives and business associates began a quiet search for him, but it was fruit? less. Then the disappearance be? came public newa, and after some days more of unavailing search the court were asked to relieve a strain? ed situation, end receivers were nam? ed for the mi/islng man's business in? terests. He was the contractor en? gaged in building the new court house, and was involved in other large deals, w'ilch were seriously hampered by hh ?hsence. Appeals to locate him were made to the Chicago police and to those of Saglnaw, Mich., where he was sup? posed to have gone en route to the big woods for a hunt. Mr. Del^eon's business affairs were said to be in good shape. His property In the city was estimated at fiiO.ooo. No reason was, apparent why he should have disappeared. Life In? surant, and accident insurance poli? cies taken out by him wer?? said to total $100,000, or thereabouts. Mr Pol ?Sog Is a native of South Carolina, and h id beer? In Atlanta about ten years when he disappeared. He bad built up a large ;ind profitable contracting bustaeoa <'??urt- 11??%?. ii oi charge of Bvatneae. Hin? e the \.ry day when II became a matte? of public knowledge that Mr. DeLeon was missing, ihs affairs of the contractor have been In the oare of the ootarta ?irs? in the Stats < aurt, hv tof m ths Federal court, When a !???*.? i bank died a petition f>>r a r.Ivor's sppolntmenl In the superior oourt? on Augual 14, Mr iv Ijoon had been mlasing fifteen daye, .i nd Ii b id been eighteen days ? ln< b he left Atlanta, H. L. Fraaer, Mr. i>ei.oh foreman, and Ronald Ran som, of the law tirm of Smith, Has tirucM & Hansom, were named receiv? ers and were authorised to continue tho contractor's w>rk and te order an auditor's report r,n his :?rf;<irs. The VAUGHAN TRIAL BEGINS. SPECIAL TERM OF COURT AT (. REES V11 .LF.??I l J M. E PC R D Y PRESIDING. F niter Superintendent of Odd Fei? ion?* Home Accused of Grave Mis? conduct in < Ml irr. Greenville. Oct. 20.?Thurston U. Vaughan, Baptist preacher, former superintendent of the South Caro? lina odd Fellows home here and member of an excellent family, to? morrow will face trial on the charge of assaulting a 14-year-old girl, an Inmate of the Odd Fellows home, while he was in charge of that institution laat May. Vaughan owns considerable property, and he is also being sued for $10,000 damages by his alleged ' victim. Vaughan s misconduct is alleged to have covered a period of more than a year, and it is charged that other inmat * of the institution were his victims. Early last May Vaughan was summoned before the grand lodge, and, upon his vigorous denial, it was then decided to dismiss the charges as ungrounded because of his high standing. Other evidence was secured, how? ever, and on May 30 a warrant was secured. He returned May 31 to Greenville from a trip North and, on lesining that a warrant was await? ing him, he attempted to escape ' afoot, but was arrested seven miles from this city. He escaped from jail hero after a stay of 26 days by saw? ing the bars. He was captured again in Baltimore September 23, where he was attending a medical school, and placed In the State penitentiary at Columbia for safekeeping. Vaughan was expelled from his Odd Fellows lodge, and this order is push? ing the prosecution. A special term of the court of general sessions was ordered and R. O. Purdy appointed special Judge. Vaughan is married. Fidelity and Deposit company, of Maryland, which had bonded Mr. De Leon's contract for the court house construction, later assumed charge of that work, relieving the receivers. In the meantime the auditing firm of Joel Hunter & Co. had been em? ployed by the receivers to report on Mr. DeLeon's affairs; and on Septem? ber 14 their report was submitted, showing assets $45,015.18 and liabil? ities $60,816.17. The liabilities' ex? cels over the assets was $15.s01.29, muking the affairs insolvent ah they stood. A petition in bankruptcy was therefore tiled in the United States court, and the receivers named by the State court made their report and were relieved; but were immediate? ly renamed rtCtlVOfl in the Federal court, und have continued to act as such since then. t?n October 21, next Monday, Mr. Delx-on will be adjudicated an in? voluntary bankrupt In the United States court. Not sooner than ten days later, on a date yet to OS Hxed, his creditors will meet and elect a trustee. "Mr. Fraser, who has been acting as co-receive;- with me, will be elect? ed trustee," said Mr. Hansom Satur? day morning. "The news that Mr. DeLeon has been found will have no effect what? ever, that 1 can anticipate at this time, upon these further proceedings. The whole action, from n< inception in the superior court, has been friend? ly to Mr. DeLeon's interests and its purpose has been to hold his property toget her. "i cannot see that he would be dis? posed tO light the prOOeedlngS, Were he here. As receivers. Mr. Fraser and I have hail the co-operation of Mrs. DeLeon and her husband's brother-in law, Mr. Lopez, and his nephew, Da vla l>. Ifolae, a lawyer, of Sumter, s C , and his cousins, Messrs. Moise, of Chicago and Philadelphia, "Mr. DeLeon's return will not em? barrass or otherwise affect the bank? ruptcy proceedings, save to simplify them. it will simplify matters be ? lUse, if 0 man !>?? dead, title to Ins property rests In his hens if he be living and present, title rests in his trustees; but if there be doubt as to whether he i^ living or dead, there are Innumerable difficulties to be met in administering his affairs. Mr. De? Leon's return will put ihe title to ail his property In Ihe trustee whom the ei< ditors have \el lo name." Mr. Ransom asserted that the audi? tor discovered nothing unusual about Mr. DeLeon's affairs, They were those of a business man Incurring big debts to ret big return" Mr. Ran som does not anticipate that Mr. De Leon win disclose any hitherto un? discovered assets when he returns. NO STREET GARS IN COLUMBIA STRIKE SITUATION REMAINS UN? CHANGED AL SUNDAY. striking Motormen und Conducton Attend Two Church Services by Agreement. Columbia, Oct. 21.?The only visi? ble developments yesterday and last I night from the strike of the motor men and Conducton of the Columbia Electric, Gas and Street Railway com? pany were that no cars were operated and the rails took on an unwonted brown coating of rust. Not a single street car left the barn yesterday or I last night. No steps were taken by either the company or the strikers to? ward a settlement of their disagree? ment. Yesterday morning about 65 of the striking street car motormen and conductors attended the services at the Associate Reformed Presby tcrian church, conducted by Rev. J. P, Knox. Last night the strikers, with members of their families, went to the Green Street Methodist church by agreement. Rev. A. E. Holler, the pastor, addressed a part of his ser? mon to them. He urged them to pro? ceed in an orderly and law-abiding manner in the conduct of the strike. Numberless rumors in regard to the strike situation were afloat yesterday but no action ot any kind was taken. The rusting of the rails of the street car lines caused some comment. The humid atmospheric condition has been very favorable for the oxidation of the metal. Many people noticed that the rails had lost theh* usual steely sheen. Tnere was a large crowd on Main street yesterday, especially in the af? ternoon, when hundreds walked out to the site of the circus, which shows today, to see the tents go up and get free glimpses of the elephants. The suburbanites around Columbia were Inconvenienced, of course, by the fail? ure of the cars to run. On Main street there was an unaccustomed quiet, easily accounted for by the failure of cars toirumble past every few min? utes. J Tha go, den age for hacks and auto? mobile^ for1 hire continued uninter? rupted yesterday. FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL. I>r. J. A. Mlllhouse of Perry Died hy Asphyxiation. Columbia, Oct. 21.?Dr. J. A. Mill house of Perry, in Alken county, was found dead in his room at the Im? perial hotel about noon yesterday, death having been due t>> asphyxiation. The coroner, R. D. Walker, after a thorough investigation, announced that he did not deem it necessary to hold an Inquest. Dr. Mlllhouse came to Columbia Saturday with Dr. L. B, Ktheridge of Wagner, who had been seriously cut and brought here for treatment. An operation was performed on Ether edge Saturday, and about 12.30 Sun? day morning Dr, Mlllhouae came to the hotel and went to his room. When he was not seen yesterday morning, and the management went to his room tnd, finding the door locked, looked over the transom and saw Dr. Mill house lying in bed dead. A boy was sent through the transom and he opened the door. The coroner was notified Immediately and Investigated the case. The gas jet w;is about two inches from the electric light. It is supposed that l>r. Mlllhouse, coming in tired after the day's work, turned the gas I Jot by mistake. and when no light came he then turned the electric light ! switch. It is supposed that he did not notice the g;is escaping and thus went to sleep, unaware of the escap? ing gas. MR. LEVER IN MISSOURI. South Carolina Congressman on the Stump for Wilson. Lexington, <?< t. 20.?Private com? munications from Congressman Lever of this district, who Is making a tour of Missouri nnd other States speech making In the Interest of the candl d n v of vVoodrow Wilson for the pres? idency, are full of encouragement and hope for Democratic success. Mr. Lever is confident that Missouri will go Democratic, Iiis speeches are be? ing received with enthusiasm, and b< has been treated royally wherever he has been, Mr, Lever states that he is standing the strain remarkably well, and that he is holding his own. The congressman's voice is still good, he Soys, and he Is riving the cause in which he is ?<o deeply Interested the "best 1 rt the sh??p." Mr Lever will return to Lexlngb n the latter p;?rt of tho month. NOT SERIOUS IN BALKANS. ENGAGEMENTS THUS PAR PROVE MINOR AFFAIRS. Claims of Successes and Subsequent Denials Came Tltiefe and l ast From the Front. London, Oct. 20.?No really serious fighting has yet been reported in the Balkans. The Montenegrins have captured Balva and Gusinje, and the Greeks have occupied Elassona, but these are regarded as minor affairs in which no real sesistance was offer? ed. On the Servian and Bulgarian frontiers the situation is little chang? ed. An unconfirmed report says the Bulgarians have captured Kirkh Kilisseh, but like many similar re? ports this is probably untrue. From both Constantinople and Sofia are issued constant denials of suc? cesses claimed by the respective op? ponents. For instance, an official statement comes tonight from Sofio declaring that all the reported Tur' 6 ish invasions of Bulgarian terri' ^ are pure inventions, while on th' V vlous day the Turkish governrr med the capture of Turkish tro. by Montenegrins at T?t*hi. This campaign of misrepresentation has become so serious that the au? thorities at Sofia have issued a decree threatening summary punishment by martial law to those who circulate such inventions. The Servians advanced in the di? rection of Uskup and encountered lit? tle resistance. It reports that the Servian headquarters are being slow? ly transferred from Nish to Vranya. In this district heavy rains are im? pending operations. I^arge numbers of war correspond? ents and many military attaches are starting for the front tomorrow. They will work under the greatest difficul? ties, owing to the severe restrictions imposed. According to a Belgrade dispatch, the Bulgarian government declines to permit military attaches to join the general staff. GREEKS DISLODGE TURKS. Victorious Forces Oroupjr Town of Elassona. Athens, Oct. 20.?After a four hours' engagement the Greeks yester? day dislodged the Turks from the strong position of Elassona, at the foot of Mount Olympus, and occupied the town. Crown Prince Constantine s in personal command and re? ceived a baptism of tire. The Greek troops showed great courage. Their losses were small. The Turks retired toward Sarandardopa pass, where the main forces had concentrated. The Greeks occupy all the heights to the north of Elassona and a decisive bat? tle is imminent. VALUE OF DIPPING CATTLE. To Be Demonstrated During National Corn Expoeitton at Columbia. Columbia, Oct. 21.?' It is conserva? tively estimated that the cattle tick causes a loss of between fifty and one hundred million dollars annually to the South." This statement is made by Dr. E. M. Nighbert, of the United States bureau of animal industry, who has charge of arrangements for the cattle dipping vat to be installed for demonstration purposes at the Fifth National Corn Exposition here next January, ";he tick can be eradi? cated from any farm, no mater what the condition--, within six to nine months." This cattle dipping vat at the Ex? position Will be used to demonstrate the practical use of this most effec? tive and most certain method of rid? ding cattle of this pest. This demon? stration is one feature of the com? prehensive exhibit from the Federal Department of Agriculture, which, to? gether with the educational exhibits from many state agricultural colleges and experiment stations, and compet? itive exhibits from many states, gives the Exposition Its recognised value a* a potent factor in the agricultural de? velopment of the nation. The cattle tick costs South Caro? lina about $ 1,000,000 annually. ac? cording to a coneervative eetlmate by Dr. m. Kay Powers ot Clemson Col? lege, state Veterinarian. Dr. Powers win assist Dr. Nighbert in demonstrat? ing the dipping vat at the Exposition, "The cattle tiek prevents safe breeding, handling and marketing of cattle because it transmits disease to every animal it infests." says Dr Nighbert, In pointing out the neces? sity for the eradication of the pest. "The cattle tick is easily, permanent? ly and inexpensive ly eradicated by dip? ping cattle in a concrete \at contain? ing the standard solutions." STRIKE ON IN COLUMBIA. MOTORMEN ANI> CONDUCTORS DECIDE SOT TO RESUME WORK. Point at Issue is Recognition of Amalgamated Association, Which Company Refused to do. Statement l>y Vi?on Ileud. Columbia. Oct. 19.?Because the Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light and Power company has refused to recognize the Amalgamated Asso? ciation of Street and Electric Rail? way Employes of America, the mo* t?rmen and conductors of the com? pany, at a meeting early this morn? ing, dt' id* * to strike. No car move today, members of the said, with the aid of a meml ^? the union. T' ^ at at issue was the recognl ti< r he Amalgamated Association. ' ^ jmpany announced to the men * it would not recognize the Amal Q >9 Elated Association, though it was . i ling to recog lize a local organiza I tion unconnected with the national I association. I This was not satisfactory to the I carmen, who said that they could not a< :ept this concession, inasmuch as lth?y would forfeit their charter in I the Amalgamated Association. I A. A. Gerald, president of the local I association of street car workers, I gave the following early this morning: I "We contend for recognition of the I Amalgamated Association and the I company refused it. The company of> I fered to recognize the local organiza I tion of street car men, but to accept I this, without recognition of the Amal I gtanated Association would have been I to forfeit our charter in the Amalga I mated Association. Therefore we have I struck. The strike is now on." Mr. Gerald further said that he I thought over 100 men would go out. I None of the union men, he intimated, I would disobey the strike order. I The strike order early this morning I followed a series of conferences, with I some concessions, which were expect" I ed to settle the dispute between the I men and the company. The street car I company was wiling to g-ant the J men's demands in regard to some I points, but v. ould not agree to treat I with the union as a branch of the 1 Amalgamated Association. The meeting held this morning, it I was thought, would bring about an I amicable adjustment, but when the I meeting adjourned the stirke order j had passed. Then, about 3 o'clock. J the men trooped out on the sidewalk j In front of the city council chamber, J wher the meeting was held, and the j strike was on. J A committee was sent to inform Al I fred Wallace, superintendent, that the I men were out. Then the strikers assembled in the ? street for a few moments, with some I jesting and light talking, but with a J rather serious air brooding over the J gathering. W ith the usual eoncomi ants of a J post-convention crowd, the street car j men then made their way slowly 1 home. Two automobiles were drawn up in front of the city hall and in these J many of the car men. still wearing I their raps and insignia, drove oft. I Cithers walked. j It was impossible to get into c>m I munication with either Mr. Wallace. I the superintendent, or William Elliott. I vice president of the company, this I morning. Mr. Wallace cculd not be j found at the transfer office and it arSS J found Impossible to get him over the I telephone. The same was true of Mr. Elliott GOV. WILM)N REACHES HOME. Will Make No r??rmal Cam-tuign Spooeho*. for the Pr??sont, 1 tut Will Issue Statement.*. Princeton, n. I., Oct. !#.?Gov. Wood ma Wils? n returned to bis home here tonight bavins; made his last Campaign spo? - h .he said, until Col. Roosevelt shaii have recovered. The Democratic presidential nominee s.u<i he had no plans for the Immediate fu? ture or the remainder of the cam? paign. That requests for speeches wi n- many, but he was firm in his in? tention of keeping off the stump while one of nts opponents was Incapaci? tated, He probably will express his views on public questions through statements and announcements. The nominee rode homo from New York With his family. They had visited fi iends i?i the metropolis and attend? ed the Fifth Avenue I*resbyter'an rhurch On the train a number of people recognlaed the governor. The governor will divide most of bis time in the nest few days between Prince? ton and the State bouse <n Trenton.