Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SUITER TAKES FIRST GAME. KTRONO KINt.sTREK TEAM IS . M H r OUT IN I iticoiti.1 .ss 9 OAMK OF BALD. PtartierV Rattle Results In Victory for HfMkOcK, Who Allows Rut Four Hlta? rVdiMC Strike* Out Eleven ? jieiUi Batters? Best (iamc flayed on Loral Orounda In Many Seasons J -Haooffv S to in an errorless gams of ball, the (Mat played on the local ground* in many season* and one ?hat was en? tirely to the tlsfactton of all lovera of the great game who witneased It, Sumter defeated tl ? very strong Klngstree baseball team on Thurmlay afternoon by thto score of 3 to 0. The game was a pitcher's battle all the wajr through and the victory went to Spaugh, who allowed only four hits. Rptlng was there Ith the goods also, and delivered them in a lightning ilka style. Re struck out eleven Sumter batters, and It is possible that If he had had his regular catcher be? bind the bat that the result of the game would have been different, for wltbout saying anything discreditable to Mabry, who caught a good game, the uncertainty of a new catcher Is always a hardship on a pitcher. Usually when teams are advertised to come and the games are boosted to the skies the teama or games do not come up to all that Is expected of of them. The teams and game yes? terday were better than expected, and that km saying a great deal, for fans usually aspect mach. Both pi tetters put their hardest efforta into tha game and the players wer? behind their pitchers at every point, ready to do all In thalr power tc assist in winning the game for them end their team. The fact that there wee not a single error Indicates this and that not a single man was walked or hit by the pitchers further Shows it. Th* hits were few as the fielding was fast, esveral balls which looked like hlta being hauled in by the Adders, who wars always on their Jobs, and covered their ground In lightning Style. Klngetree never crossed the home plate and only came noar scoring once. In the nlnih O'Neal got a sin? gle, was seerHlced to second and was extinguished, when White caught a long fry and h) * perfect throw to second caught him before he could recover the sack. Before that only three men reached first on singles, and all died there. Sumter's runa began In the fourth, a hen Drevenstedt beat out an infield hit, stole secon 1 und came home on Kite a double. Kite acored on White's hit and White made socond, dying after reaching third. In the seventh Spaugh scored on a double, a sacrifice to third and a hit. White was robbed of what looked like a hit In the eighth by Bolands fast fielding. Ford made a beautiful eatch of O'Neal's line drive. Kite's catching was spectacular and Joe Chandler played a strong initial game on first. Holand's stop of Hull's grounder over second was as pretty a pickup as has been seen here. Line-up. Klngstree?Martin. 2b; Scurry rf; Kptmg. p; Folger. cf; Slr.ia 3b; Ma? bry. c; Oreen. lb; O'Nea?. If; Boland. Sumter?Ford, lb; Drevenstedt, rf; J. Chandler, lb; Kite, c; Shepherd. Ib; White, cf; Hull, as; 8pann. rf; Spaugh. p. Summary. f Score by Innings: It. 11. K. Klngstree. . . .000 000 000?0 4 0 Sumter.000 ggf 10 ? 3 6 0 Hlta. Drevenstedt. Kite (2b), White. Spann. Hull. Spaugh (2b). Ma x Pry, Eptlng. O'Neal. 2. Strike-outs. Spaugh 3; Kptlng 11. HKCOND NINES AT MAYEKVILLE. Mayemvllle Cops First ami Visitors Quit liny In Second. Mayeavttle. July 30.?In one of the fastest games generally seen any? where, the second teams of Lym*h burg and. Mayesvllle played an later* eating game here yestenlay. Th? tipie waa onl) I 05. w. Mayen let the locals allowed only three bits. Mc Klveen for the visitor* di I g*#4 e/OPa\ tao. The score follows: Lynrhburg.. .. w.1 000?1 Mayesvllle .. ..400 . lOx?& ? 3 Battcrlea.-JofTrles, McKlveen ami MoKlveen and Klrby; W. Mayes and II. Mayes. Umpire?R. J. Mayes, Sr. A second game of seven Innings wi? I'PKuri. the next. Hbinding * to ?'? In favor of the VtattSfl Si UM 99\4 of tha fifth, when they refused to < >n Unue play. WOULD SI BMIT TO IIAfit'E. I - ^ArnetefSam. July || Merlin dU patcbea state" that Oermany wants to submit the question of compensation for the loss of American lives on the tLusltanla to the Hague. SUMTER LOST. IN LOOSELY PLAYED GAME THE IiOCALK HIT THE I>l\ST BY SCORE OF ft TO 1. Errors 11fruit'?I largely to lUtUjrstrec's Kurt Column?Chandler Hit Freely ?Smith Pitched threat i-mnf? Kite's Four-Sacker. From The Dally Item. July 31. After winning Thursday's game In Jam-up style, the Game Cocks played a ragged game yesterday and lost to Klmrrrree by a score of 6 to 1. Things went bad from the Jump. Martin, first up, clotted the first ball pitched for a single; Scurry was safe on F. Chandler's error; Unham tried to lay down a bunt, but popped up to the pitcher, who doubled Martin at sec? ond. It looked as If Chandler had | pulled himself out of a hole. Folger next up hit to third; Shepherd made* a beautiful peg to first, but Joe Chandler dropped the ball, Scurry advancing to third. Folger then stole second. Sims singled, and two runs counted. Mabry fanned for the third out. From then on, Sumter seemed unable to get Into the game. Two hits, a passed ball and error by Shephard gave Kingstree another run in the third. A single, a sacrifice and a double counted another In the fifth, and In the eighth the visitor? were presented with their final run. Kite's four-base wallop was all that saved the locals from a shut-out, and the stands put up a merry din, when the big catcher drove the ball over the fence In deep left field. It was a terrible drive. Chandler was hit harder in yester? day's game than he has been this season, and It Is not to be wondered at, when the fact Is taken Into con stdsratlon that the numerous errors behind him were sufficient to take the heart out of any pitcher. He worked hard nevertheless. The kingstree bunch have a right to crow over their victory, for it Is only once In a blue moon that Chandler does not land his game. Smith pitched a brilliant game be? hind magnificent support, not an er? ror being chalked up against his team. Never but once during the nine Inn.ags did things look shaky for him, and that was In the eighth when the first two men up singled, but F. Chandler died on strikes, and Ford and Drevsnstedt were easy outs. With the exception of Kite s home run, the locals never had another chance to score, except In the eighth, and they let that slip. . Kingstree deserved to win on merit and better all round playing, and the locals will have to look to the next series to get on the big side of the percentage column. Here's hoping! The score: R. !H. E. Kingstree...5 11 0 Sumter.. .1 4 7 Batteries?Smith and Mabry; Chan? dler. F. and Kite. U m pi re?B u rr o ws. Scorer?Levy. V. S. EXPERT IN CHARGE. Efforts to Eradicate Pellagra at Epworth Orphanage. Columbia, auly 29.?Dieting aud medical treatment of the children in the Epworth Orphanage, a Methodist institution in the suburbs of Colum? bia, are to be taken over by the Unit? ed States public health service, as an extraordinary measuro for the eradic? ation of pellagra. Between seventy five and one hundred of the 250 chil? dren In the Orphanage are afflicted with tho disease. Joseph Goldberger, surgeon of the public health service, has been assigned to the direction of the work. In making the announcement Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of the board of trustees of the institution, made the following statement: "We have reached an agreement whereby the treatment of children will be left to the Government surgeons. Physicians estimate that there are between seven? ty-five and one hundred cases of pel? lagra at the Orphanage, which has a total enrollment of about 200 chil? dren. TO LIMIT CLEMENCY. Georgia Senate raxs's Novel Pardon BUI. Atlanta, Ga., July 30.?The Georgia senate today passed unanimously a bill which propose s that no life term prisoner who has received executive c h im ney prior to entering prison U#UW be eligible for further clemency ralam it S/aj proved to the satisfac? tion of the State prison commission by evidence discovered since his con? viction that he was innocent. Other life term prisoners would be eligible to SU mis after serving ten years but not befOffU. The measure now goes to the house. Senator Fakes, author of the meas? ure, said that he had Inserted the provision relative lo clemency after OOV, Slaton. now retired, had com? muted L?a\ M. Frank's death sentence for the murder of Mary I'hagun to life Impi isonment. STABS 616 THROUGH FOOT. 11ARUY JONES SUFFERS PAIN? FUL INJURY WHILE FISH? ING IX )R CARP. Has to Swim River With Companions With G|g in ills Foot ami Travel Twelve Miles to Doctor to Have Im? plement Taken From Foot?Said to* Re flglflgg on Well. _ I From The Daily Item, July 31. Harry Jones, of Providence, suffer? ed a horrible and most unusual in? jury on Thursday when, gigging carp in the Wateree River. He stuck the gig through his foot and had to swim the river and travel twelve miles in a' buggy to a doctor to have the imple? ment taken from his foot. The story, as told by H. T. Edens of Providence, a fr: *d of Mr. Jones, is one of the most horrible lish stories ever heard here. According to Mr. Edens* statement, Harry Jones, his brother, Charley Jones, and another man named Cook, went down to the Wateree River on Thursday llshing. While there they decided to try gigging carp. They had to swim across the river and get on the other side, where two of them were stirring the water, while the third one was gigging the fish as they stopped under nearby logs. Harry Jones had the gig and feeling a fish by the log was standing on, he attempted to gig it. He missed his aim and the gig went clear through his foot. He at once called the other* two men to his aid and he was taken by them and carried across the river, swimming being necessary, as the river was beyond their depth. After they got out, with the gig still In his foot, Mr. Jones was put in a buggy by his companions and carried to Dr. J. M. McLaughlin at Providence. Here he was put under the effects of cloroform, hut so firmly was the gig imbeded in his foot and so fax through had the prongs gone, that the barbed end of the instrument, which protruded from his foot, had to be broken off before it could be removed. po It was stated that at last accounts Mr., Jones was getting on well. No signs of blood poisoning had shown and he was on the road to recovery, althpugh a big hole had been left in his foot large enough to see through. MAY IMPORT BEET SEED. - .. U Britain Gives Conditional Assurances That Cargoes From Germany Will Bo Passed. Washington, July 30.?Conditional assurances were received today by the ?t?te department from Great Britain that importation of German sugar beet seed to plant next year's Ameri? can crop wil be permitted. Shipments must nil throe conditions or be stopped under the order in council. It must be shown that the seed is available for purchase only in Ger? many; shipments must be made from neutral ports only and there can be no exchange of American commodities with the German exporter. I Negotiations with Germany, com? pleted some time ago, effected release of a suhicient amount to supply the American demand. Shippers now will try to obtain shipping facilities. to bring in the cargo. STRIKE VT ANDERSON MILLS. Weave Room Employes in Two Man , ufacturing- Blunts Refuse to Con tin no Work. Anderson, July 30.?Employes in weave rooms of Anderson cotton mills Nos. 1 and 2 walked out this morn? ing after a refusal by the management i to increase their wages. They de? manded an increase amounting to ap? proximately 20 per cent. The strike of these operatives necessitated the closing down of all machinery. Ev? erything was quiet today and no vio? lence Is expected. President Ham met issued a statement this morning in which he stated that the mill -was not financially able to increase the wages and that furthermore a gov? ernment inspector had declared that wage? here were on equal basis with those in other mills. GABON'S RODY RECOVERED. After All Night Search, SearcherH i Find Drowned Man. Columbia, July 11.?The body of J. Calhoun Cason, of Abbeville, who with Will McOlvey, was drowned yesterday afternoon while attempting to rescue the Misses Benin. daugh* ters of the Clerk ot Court of Abbe? ville county, from drowning in the Savannah Blver at Millwood, was re? covered this morning at 1.40 o'clock, after an all night search. The auditors from Atlanta, who have been examining the accounts of the county officials, eompleted their work on Thursday and will make their report In about ten days. They* have been hard at work for about U u* ? lays end will now complete the WOrtV begun on the city books, but suspend? ed several months ago. FINAL DEMANDS OK MEXICO. IX NAME OF HUMANITY REQUEST IS MADE TO .ALLOW FOOD TO REACH STARVING CITY. Attack on American, ami Trampling of Stars ami Stripes Accentuates Sciiousnctss of Conditions in Opin? ion of Washington Officials. Washington, July 29.?Demanding in the name of humanity that food be permitted to reach the starving peo? ple of Mexico City, the state depart? ment tonight sent urgent representa? tions to Carranza, Villa and Zapata declaring avenues of transportation to Mexico City must be opened to pro? vision trains. The text of the representations, signed by Secretary Lansing, was not made public but it is known that the document is a forrunner * more delinite action soon to be taken in the form of a final demand that the Mexican factions and their strife and establish a constitutional government by means of a joint conference. Officials believe Gen. Carranza at Vera Cruz can keep the railroads to' Mexico City from Vera Cruz open forj transportation of food beyond Pachu- j ca at least and that either he or Zap ata, in cooperation with Villa, can control the line beyond that point. Official reports from Mexico City, today said there was actual starvation there and that conditions generally were worse than evert People of all calsse8 are suffering. A message from Ver.<i Cruz detail? ed an assault on an American near Puebla and violation of the American flag by Zapata soldiers a few days ago. It served further to arouse of? ficials here to the gravity of the sit? uation. A new division of Mexican affairs was created today in the state de? partment. Heretofore the Mexican matters have been handled by the division of Latin-American affairs. Leon J. Canova was appointed chlet of the new division, which will han? dle all diplomatic correspondence and other business relating to Mexico. Advices to the American Red Cross from Charles J. O'Connor, special Red Cross representative directing relief work in Mexico City, communicated to Secretary Lansing today said: "Scarcity of food is far greater than it was two weeks ago. People are actually starving. We have had no supplies coming from the States. Each time we have started to buy 'anything here some change of gov? ernment has mado a change of plan necessary. Conditions are more chao? tic than ever and there is not a single government official with whom to deal." A letter from O'Connor dated Mex? ico City, July 15, said that stores were closed and business paralyzed, j A message to the state department dated July 28 detailed an assault up? on Allan Mallory, an American citi? zen, b. Zapata soldiers near Puebla. Mu..ory, the report said, was in an automobile with a son of the Chilean minister to Mexico and two Spaniards, the car en route to the coast, flying the American flag and Carrying diplo? matic correspondence. Near Puebla the automobile was stopped by a company of Zapata sol? diers. The occupants were pulled out and the American flag was torn from the staff and trampled upon by the soldiers who took Mallory and his companions before a Zapata officer. They were searched and their papers were taken and the two Spaniards sentenced to be executed. Whether sentence was carried out is not known, the messpgo bearing evidence of having been censored. Mallory protested against the sen? tencing of the Spaniards, one of whom was his chauffeur. "Keep your mouth shut or you will he shot," he was told by the officer, who later released him. An investi? gation of the incident has been or? dered. P. L. Hudson, editor of The Mex? ican Herald, and his family are still prisoners in Mexico City, another message said. Orders for their re? lease signed by President Chazaro, head of the Mexico City convention government are said to have been ignored and appeals from American citizens and the BraslUlan minister have been fruitless. The Villa agency tonight issued a statement denying the evacuation of Torreon. REWARD FOR MURDERER. Gov. M?mling Offers $.">0 for Appro* liciision of Charles Rohlnsoii. Columbia, July \10.?Governor Man? ning this morning offered a reward of $50 for tin? apprehension and de? livery of Charles Robinson, a negro, who is alleged to have slain Lucius Crlttendon, a white man, in Abbeville county, on July 11, If 16. Robinson was erroneously reported to have ?been lynched and many of the papers Cl the State had long editorials com? menting on the slaying of the negro. However, Robinson is stm alive and is reported to be in Birmingham. ABBEVILLE WEN DROWNED. WILL McKELVY AND CALHOUN CASON LOSE LIVKS IN SA? VANNAH. Young I*adies Hud Gone Hcyond Tlielr Depth and Young Men Went to Their Rescue?Women Saved, Hut Men Drowned. Abbeville, July 30.?Calhoun Cason of Abbeville and Will McKelvy of Mt. Carmel were drowned in the Savan? nah river at Millwood this afternoon. The body of McKelvy has been re? covered but searchers are still drag? ging the river for the remains of Cason. A party of young people had been camping at Millwood, chaperoned by Mrs. Perrin, wife of the Abbeville clerk of court. Two of the Misses Perrin were in danger this afternoon but were rescued. Millwood is rive miles from Calhoun Falls and 25 miles from Abbeville. * Cason and several young women of the party were bathing in the river when it was seen that the girls were in water far beyond their depth. Cason rushed to the rescue while McKelvy leaped into the stream with? out waiting to remove his clothes. The young women were saved, but the rescurers were drowned. J. Calhoun Cason was 25 years of age. He was mailing clerk in the postoflfice at Abbeville. Will McKelvy was 30 years of age and lived at Mt. Carmel. IN FAVOR OF LARGER ARMY. Adjt. Gen. Moore Sends Answer to Newspaper. Charleston, July 30?Gen. W. W. Moore received a telegram from the editor of the New York World yes? terday. He stated that not only militia officers, but the general pub? lic of this State at least were great? ly in favor of an increase In the armed protection of the country, that a programme of preparedness made out by experts would be. strongly sup? ported and gladly received here. The telegrams follow: ,\. "Adjutant General National Guards Militia Camp, Isle of Palms, S. C. "Congressman Hay,1 chairman mili? tary affairs, says there is no real de? mand among people for proposed in? crease or reorganization of army, that expense of half million standing force is prohibitive without conscription and that compulsory service is un American. He intimates we will op? pose programme b?ing prepared by Administration. We would appreciate your opinion as to requirements for national defense. Your reply is pre? paid. ..'? "Editor The World." "Charleston, S. C, July 29, 1915. "Editor World, New.'York: Answer? ing your telegram regarding attitude of Congressman Hay as to demand of people for increase of and reor? ganization of army, I am of opinion that he does not understand the true condition of affairs so far as those who have given serious thought to our thorough unpreparedness. My opinion rnd most of the officers of the National Guard is that the whole army should aggregate not less than 200,000, and the National Guard should be recruited to 300,000, mak? ing total of 500.000 men available for first line of defense. Less than this number would be totally der flceint to offer proper protection in case of war with a llrst class nation. The public generally are fully aware of the necessity for immediate ac? tion along these lines. "Moore, Adj. Gen. S. C." MAKE MANNING FLOUR. New Wheat Mill is Now in Full Operation. Manning, July 30.?The new wheat mill at this place has been completed, the machinery all installed and it is being operated very satisfactorily this week. An expert machinest and an experienced miller were sent on with the outfit to assist in getting it In satisfactory operation and those who have inspected the plant say that it works like a charm. The patronage from the outset has amounted to a rush and it is probable that the mill will be kept bu. henceforth, for there has been a 4airly good crop of wheat raised in Clarendon county this year though many farmers who planted a few acres never saw the Plant grow before. The new mill uses tho roller system, which crushes rather than grinds the grain, and turns out a beautiful product. It is hoped, however, that it will never have more rolling ex? perience as it did early in May. when it had to be rolled back to its foun? dation following the memorable tor? nado which finished its destructive work on this particular structure. The owner of the mill, F. P. Ervin, is highly commended for his enterprise and public spirit in supplying this much needed convenience which will do so much in furthering the live-at home gospel that Is so generally preached. NEGRO BURNED IT STAKE. THOUSANDS IN TEXAS MOB SEE VICTIM'S HORRIBLE DEATH, Negro Was Charged With Murder of Three Children of Farmer at Sem plc?Automobiles Parked Around Square Where Man Died. Temple, Texas, July 30.?Will Stan? ley, a negro, arrested today in con? nection with the killing of three chil? dren of W. K. Grimes, a farmer, near here Wednesday, was burned to death by a mob in the pi'blic square here late tonight. Several thousand per? sons who had thronged the straets awaiting the outcome of an examina? tion of Stanley and two alleged ac? complices witnessed the lynching. The scene on the well lighted pub? lic square at the time of the burning of the negro was spectacular. The mob had chosen an open space in which to build the fire, this being surrounded by :uen who yelled and cheered as they shoved the negro in the flames. The streets were filled with pedestrians and automobiles stowed with onlookers. Trees fring? ing the side of the square nearest the burning were filled with boys and scattered through the crowd were many young girls. When Stanley was cast into the flames he struggled to escape, but was repeatedly shoved back. Several men said Stanley confessed that he did the killing, claiming that he had been hired to do the deed. THE EASTLAND DISASTER IN? QUIRY. Lieut. Governor Makes Demand That Representative Citizens Be on Probe Committee and Scope Broad? ened. Chicago, July 31.?Secretary Red field's inquiry Into the East land dis? aster came to a dramatic close today when Lieutenant Governor O'Hara de? manded that some representative cit? izens be permitted to sit on the probe committee and that Its scope be Broadened. Secretary Redfield de? clared this illegal, and abruptly ad? journed the hearing until Monday. Mayor Thompson declared that he will go to Cornish to lay Secretary Redfield's methods before president ? Wilson, if the investigation resultahn a whitewash. ?.??!.? BIG CORPORATIONS CHARTERER Harby & Co. Apply for Charter? Capital Stock to be $200,000? Quarter Million Lumber Co. for Sardinia. Columbia, July 30.?Harby & Co., of Sumter, has been commissioned by the Secretary of State with a capital stock of $200,000, the petitioners be? ing H. J. Harby, A. C. Phelps and R. L, Wright, all of Sumter. The new concern intends to do a general mer? cantile business, deal in cotton and Its by-products and fertilizers, and fertilizing materials. The Secretary of State this morning also chartered the Black River Cy? press Co., of Sardinia, Clarendon county, with a capital stock of $250, 1IOLD RALLIES IN LEE. * Winter Gardening and Cover Crops Discussed. Bishopville, July 30.?On July 27 to 29 winter gardening and cover crop rallies were held at Elliott and Mt. Clio school houses, Herriott and Lucknow. Those attending expressed marked interest in these discussions and a number were reached who do not as a rule come to meetings of the sort held at the court house. S. N. Welsh, county farm demonstration agent, acted as chairman of the meet? ings, each of which was opened with remarks by J. T. Munnerly, county superintendent of education. W. R. Elliott of Winnsboro and C. A. Mc Faddln of Manning, district farm demonstration agents, ably discussed the use and care of garden and fields during the fall and winter months. These interesting and practical talks drove home points that will tell in Lee County during the incoming sea? son. One immediate result is that a score of women haOe promised the home demonstration agent to grow at least one vegetable now at their homes before Christmas?spinach and Boso? rape being the two most gen? erally chosen. L. W. Summers, Orangeburg agent, gave valuable in? struction on pasturage for hogs, and L L, Baker, State corn club agent, presented boy's work. These rallies came about through the cooperation of the home demon? stration agent with the farm demon? stration agent and the county super? intendent of education. Remarkable about these community gatherings was the fact that at each of the points teachers of the local schools were present and for their quite un? usual summer interest they deserve mention. They are S. 11. Moody, Mrs. Moody, Misses Player. Mcditehcn, Kinn, Mrs. C. W. Josey and the Missis Dick.