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mutt fttta FATOKUAK, April, IM*. "Be fast and Fear not?Set all the ende Thon Aimet at bo thy Country'*, Thy God's aad Troth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, BaUbHshed Jan \ T 1*0, Consolidated Aua. ?,1861. 8UMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, AUGUST 19. 1916. Vol. XLIII. No. 1. KU m jg H?HET. Ml GH SCHOOL AID FUND 18 IN Aw;gi atk. State Hupt. Sweertngcn Will Aalt Leg lslatarc to Increase Appropriation Lai?ely. Columbia. Auf. IS.?High school applications have been sent out by the State superintendent of education. The State board of education will meet In a few weeks and- pass on the petitions for the various high schools for State aid. The legislature haa made an appropriation of $35,000 for this work. "It will require 9100,000 to take care of the situation next year and I will report the facts to the legisla? ture." eald J. E. Swearingen. State superintendent, discussing the needs of the high schools of the State. The education board, at its summer meeting will also pass on the schol? arships at State institutions. The fis? cal agent of the State board of Chari? tase and corrections Is iow ranking an Investigation of the financial condi? tio* of applicants for the State schol? arships and will report to the educa-1 tton heard. | Another' matter to come before the beard will be that of a course of study fee the five schools for teachers to be teilen** to the State. Teachers for shoots will he elected. The date fee the meeting of the board will be announced by Gov. Man? ning, ex officio chairman. DUB FROM SLIGHT WOUND. Khacj of Andmos, Once Not? ed] e? rnrgeet Sheriff, feuern? ha to Anderson. ' A tig. 11 ?William B. King, former ohertff of Anderson county, died here today, aged 49. He weighed 499 pounds and waa eald to he (he largest sheriff and largest member of the Woodmen of the Wetld In the United 8tabes. He waa a ecmdldate In the present race for after being out of office four Mr. King muck a splinter in Met wtt! he held ht this city tomor? row morning. Mr. King is survived hy his widow and 11 children. PICKS COLUMBIA FOR CONVEN TION. Labor Federation Meets Here Next Year. Greenville, Aug. 16.?A banquet at Chick Springs tonight brought to a close the meeting of the State Feder? ation of Labor, which convened here Mondar morning. The meetings have been well attended and highly suc? cessful. Columbia, was chosen aa the place fat meeting next year. Officers electee*, at the morning session are as follows: J. J. McDevltt, Greenville, president; 8. P. H. Stratton, Colum? bia, vice president; Clifford Blair, Anderson, eecond vice president; 1a M. Blu :k waller, Spartan burg, third vice prseldent. The legislative com? mittee Is as follows: C. U Wilson, Charleston, J. L. Davis, Columbia, George Nafey, Columbia. Reso uMons adopted were as fol? lows: Asking that the law In regard to plumbing inspections apply to all cities of 19,000 and over; favoring a law for the examination ami llcensin ? of motion picture operators; favoring a law tor examination and licensing of barbers In cities of 5,000 and over; favoring licensing of steam Atters. Reporte of delegates were encour? aging. Indicating that organized la? bor In this State Is'making headway. MANAGERS THROW BLUFF. Soenel Railway Officials Say They Pre? fer Government Ownership. Washington, Aug. 19.?President Wilson resumed the conference with the railway managers this morning. Some of the managers of the big east? ern railroads are eald to favor taking a chance of government ownership being forced on them Instead of sub? mitting to the men's demands. Oth? ers are willing to grant the demands, then going before the Interstate Com? merce commission demanding In? creased rates, eaytng that President Wilson's forcing Increased pay makes the increased rates necessary. Petrograd, Aug. 16.?Between Juno 4 and August twelve the Russians raptured 35s,902 Austrlans and Ger? mans. Including 7,757 officers, a thou? sand machine guns and four hundred cannon, it Is officially announced. Trie Russians are attacking ult along the Gallcla line and pouring across the llota-Iipa rivers northeast of BfjgnM fan. Freeh Austin-Germans nre ar firing to reinforce the line NO HOOPS IT CAMP MOORE. OFFICERS REMAINING ON DUTY COME INTO CITY. Sergeants Diatnipaed?Ma j. Caldwell Is Recommended for Vacant Lieuten? ancy In Olympia Company. Columbia, Aug. 16.?Camp Moore yesterday ceased to have more than merely nominal existence, tho five quartermaster sergeants being muster? ed out of service and the officers re? maining on duty somlng into Columbia to finish their work. The place where nearly 2,700 men lived in tents for almost seven weeks has reverted to Its former estate of loneliness and quiet. Quartermaster Sergeants Sligh, Lipscomb, Salley, Walker and Kohn were mustered* out of the federal ser? vice yesterday and the quartermaster corps officers remaining on duty, but who quit the service August 20, came Into the city. These are Maj. Glen and Whoeler, Capts. Burdette, War? ren and Withers. Capt. J. M. Graham, U. S. A., who handled the entire mobilization, the mustering of tho troops into federal service and their departure for the herder, as a representative of the war department, came to his home in Co? lumbia yesterday. Ho Is expecting orders today for Capt W. M. Car? ter and Lieut. Brown, fcoth of whom he has mustered into service and who are to go to El Paso in the next few days. Maj. Shapter CaldweU, camp ad? jutant, came to Columbia to make up his accounts, preparatory to being ?elioved. w-hlch will probably occur August 20. Col. H. B. Springs has reommended to Oov. Manning the appointment of Maj. CaldweU to the vacant first lieutenancy in the Olym? pia company, now at El Paso. TERMS OF COURT FOR STATE Measure Presented by Alken? to Pro? vide for Federal Sessions in South Carolina. Washington, Aug. 15.?The house Judiciary committee today made a fa? vorable report on the bill of Repre JPftggakg.Aiken JVxlag thp ttme for holding terms of federal court in South Carolina. Following is the bill: "That terms of the district court for the eastern district shall he held at Charleston on the first Tuesday in June and December; at Col urn Iba on the third Tuesday in January and first Tuesday in November: at Flor? ence on the first Tuesday in March, and at Aiken on the first Tuesday in April and October. > . "Terms of the district court of the western district shall bo held at Greenville on the first Tuesday in April and the first Tuesday In Octo? ber; at Rock HI 11 the second Tues? day In March and September; at Greenwood the first Tuesday In Feb? ruary and November, and at Ander? son the fourth Tuesday in May and November. "The office of the clerk of the dis? trict court for the western district shall be at Greenville, and the ofiico of the clerk of the district court for the eastern district shall be at Char? leston." POLICE CAPTURE BOOZE. Chief Black Personally Conducts Seiz? ure to Station House. Charleston Post * * " 1 wn*rVflP| Pedestrians on King street enjoyed a unique spectacle to lay about 3 o'clock when a large truc k came along with Chief Black riding a pyramid of barrels of whiskey and beer seized from a garage on Anson street. Some person sent word to the police today that there was a quantity of whiskey stored in the garage. Chief Black had a warrant out to search the place and made the raid within thirty minutes, about $1,000 worth of boose was what, the raid netted. In the seizure there were 17 barrels of beer and 6 barrels of whiskey, in quart bottles. All of the stuff was found on a truck, minus its engine. Chief Black, Lieutenant Healy, Ser? geant Schr?ge and Privates Doar. Busch, Mosely and Ltpsey made the raid. The liquor was stored at the police station. SENATE RATIFIES NAVAL BILL. Relieved That it Will go to IVcslilcnt Within the Week. Washington, Aug. 16.?Tho senate haa ratified the conference agreement on tho naval bill and sent it hack !<> conference for further negotiations on the disputed sections relating to navy yards. It Is not believed that there will be any disagreement and the bill 1a expected to bo sent to Wilson for signature* inside of a week. CANDIDATES AT MFItllE. FANT TELLS CROWD HE IS ANTI BLEASE IN SENTIMENT* Cooper Replies to Attack on IUm Made in Circular from Manning Head quarters?-Big Crowd Present? Blease Attacks Williams. Bishopvillo, Aug. 15.?Unexpected twists' and turns in campaign issues broke thick and fast in Btshopvllle to? day, which meeting began the final ten days' lap of the county-i|o-county tour. Cole L. Blease ,the first of the live candidates for governor to speak, switched much of his attack relative to the State Hospital for thO Insane from Governor Manning directly, to Fred C. Williams, tho superintendent of tho institution. One letteir alleged to have Deen written by Dr. WBllams, was read, in which funds wei*e asked of a patient's family that "continued" purchases of delicacies for d* patient' might be made. Mr. Blease charged that the patient was already at home when the letter was written. John T. Duncan interrupted the speaker long enough to ask if the original lettor was In the possession of the ex-governor. Mr. Blease said ho could produce it In his1 speech Mr. Duncan charged that it fabrication to fool the peo] that it was the same gag tri Dr. Babcock, superintendent institution, during the heat paign of four years ago. A telegram,; said to have h on sent also by Dr. Williams, wad read," in which instructions were ask?1 as to tho dlsopsition of the body o a dead patient and the request madejjfor suf? ficient deposit to cover cost ot trans? portation of tho corpse. Mr. Blease also read a letter, said to have been issued from fanning headquarters in Columbia,. iand in which the charge was made, that R. A. Cooper was without an Ji ho was neither for Mr. against him, and that ho ng second fiddle to Mr. Cooper was mucl the letter, partlculi which the Laurena j Interpreted as ichattfl of the principles for which he4 stood two years ago when, according to the letter, he was in accord with those of the present governor. The only reference made to this by Governor Manning was that it had been Bent out by a friend of his and that he had not seen the letter. Another high light in today's meet? ing was furnished by Albert S. Fant, candidate for railroad commissioner, wto came back to the stand long af? ter he had spoken to disclaim the charge that he was a Bleaseite. Mr. Blease read from a bitter partisan pa? per the alignment of the candidates. For the office of railroad commission? er, Mr. Fant's name led all the rest of the alleged Bleaseites. "I desire to set myself right with the Democratis of my State," Mr. Fant said, "and I state here and now that my name Is in the wrong category. I am an Anti-Blease man." Tho statement by Mr. Fant drew prolonged applause and many came forward to commend him for his statement as he left the stand. The meeting today was largely at? tended, the crowd being estimated by many to be 1,400 or 1,500." Several hundred of these were said to have ben from adjoining counties, which was amply confirmed by the number of machines from Sumter, Darlington and Florence counties. Concerning the campaign letter Mr. Cooper said in his attack upon Gov? ernor Manning: "The charge has been adroitly made that I have aban j doned the principles for which I stood two years ago. On every stump in ; this campaign I have iterated and re? iterated that I stood exactly where I stood then." ! That he was not a Bleaseite, Mr. Cooper said had been emphasized pub? licly on different occasions by Mr. Blease and "I stated the same thing myself at Bamberg in the presence of Governor Manning. If his charge is intended to convey the impression that I am afraid to take a definite stand, I want to ask whether Gov? ernor Manning has heretofore under? stood my position. If he has, why this letter? I do not like to be charged, by insinuation or otherwise, and especially by a letter which I was never expected to t;ee. I am also classed with those who favor bad government because I dared to offer myself as a candidate against Gov? ernor Mannin?. This insinuation I resent." Italians Take Trenches. Home. Aug. 1?.?Trenches In four districts east of nortsla have been captured by Italians. DOVE SHOOTING SEASON OPEN CHIEF GAME WARDEN EXPLAINS LICENSE LAW. Twelve Counties Exempt?Condensed Statement of Open and Close Sea? sons Furnished. "The open season for shooting doves began today," said the State game warden, A. A. Richardson of Columbia. "I am overrun with In? quiries as to what counties come un? der the resident hunters' license law. Every county in the State is now un? der the provisions of this act, except Berkeley, Clarendon, Georgetown, Alken, York, Greenwood, Cherokee, Lancaster Marlboro, Colleton, Wil? liamsburg and Chesterfield. In these exempt counties no license is required of a South Carolinian, but all other counties are affected. On the back of each hunting license are printed I the dates of the open and close sea ' son on all classes of game." Mr. Richardson furnished the fol? lowing condensed statement of the open and close seasons, the Initial date indicating the opening of the season and the second the close: j Deer?September^ 1-January 1. Ccd lctcn county, September 1-February 1. Dorchester and Berkeley counties, August 1-February 1. Barn well, Flor? ence, Marlon counties, August 1-Jan? uary 1. (Orangeburg, Sumter, Rich land no open season.) Quail (partridge)?November 15 March 15. Union, December 1-March 1, Lancaster, Chester, Abbeville, York, December 1-February 1. Fair field, December 1-March 1. Chester? field, November 15-March 1. Marl bcre, November 15-Fcbruary 15. Dove?August 15-March 1. Ker shaw, August 15-March 15. Allowed to bait from December 1 to March 1. Aiken county, December 1-March 15. Wild Turkey?November 15-March 15. Lancaster, Chester, Abbeville, York, December 1-February 1. Fair field, December 1-March 1. (Orange burg no open season.) Squirrel?October 1-January 1. (Law In Chesterfield and York only.) Woodcock?September 1-March 1. k/?sUet?November 1-March 1. F^iWmmer or Wood^ucfo'^epYem ber 1-March 1. Grackle?October 1-March 1. Foxes (in counties of Union, Fair field, Chester, Lancaster, Abbeville, York, Marlboro, Cherokee, Chester? field, Edgefleld, Lee, Rlchland, Cal houn, Orangeburg), unlawful to shoot or trap at any time. Can chase or take otherwise between September 1 and February 15. In counties of Chester, York, Union and Marlboro an additional license, costing $5 and obtainable from clerk of court, is required for fox hunters. No State laws on migratory ducks. Close season at all times on all non game birds. Bag limits: Patridges or doves, 15 per day; Woodcock, 12, and wild tur? key, 2 per day; deer, 5 during the season. NOTIFY WILSON NEXT MONTH. - Formal Ceremonies Will be Held Sep? tember 2?Speech of Accptance Ready. Washington. Aug. 15.?Formal no? tification to President Wilson of his nomination will take place Septem? ber? 2. That day was definitely se? lected today. Arrangements were made for the president to go to Long Branch, N. J., for the ceremony. The president al? ready has completed his speech of acceptance. The notification speech will he made by Senator James. The president probably will remain at Long Branch until he leaves for Hodgsenville, Ky., to speak Septem? ber 4 at the Lincoln ceremony. CHAIRMEN LEAVE NEW YORK. Go to Wushington to Discuss Situa? tion with President. I New York, Aug. 16,?Six hundred 'and four chairmen, representing all of the brotherhood organizations, leave at 3 o'clock for Washington. W, S. Carter, who left the Wilson confer? ence to go to New York told the men at the meeting that the situation e/ns worse than several days ago, but there is still room for hope. Wilson's plan is to have the railroads give an eight hour day and the workers to give up the demand for time and a half for overtime. The brotherhood execu? tives now In Washington have no au? thority to accept any compromise plan. That Is the reason that the six hundred chairmen are going, They have the power to compromise. Fighting on Soiiune Front. l^ondon, Aug. 1H. A severe artillery duel on the Bom me fron! and minor infantry actions are reported. DREADHAUGHT BLOWN IIP. LARGEST SI HI* IN ITALIAN NAVY WRECKED IN TARANTO HAR? BOR. Unofficially Retried That Three Hun drcd Members of Crew Were Killed ?Ship Can Probably be Repaired and Refloated. Paris, Aug. 15.?The Italian dread naught Leonardo da Vinci was blown up in Taranto harbor, Italy, last night. Three hundred members of the crew were killed, it la unofficially reported. The explosion followed a fire in the ship's gallery. The da Vinci was one of the biggest vessels in commission and was launched in 1913. It is be? lieved t*>at the ship can be refloated after r irs are made. Th' <rmans vigorously bombard ed C<e British and French positions on the Snmmo all night. They penetrat? ed a small French salient north of1 Eatress, but the French drove them out later. The P>cneh made progress on the Verdun front on the right bank of the Meuse. SALEM NEWS OF WEEK. Christian Endeavor Meetimr?Rev. Betts Preaching at Salem School ?Canning and rPcserving Demon? stration?J. McB. Dabbs Returns Home From Styx?Crop Damage Greater. Salem, Black River, Aug. 14.?The Salem society of Christian Endeavor held a most interesting meeting yes? terday afternoon. The school house was full. Jas. McBride Dabbs and Miss Alice Warren made fine talks on "True Beauty." Miss Warren was elected superintendent of the Junior Society. A mid-week prayer meeting will begin next Wednesday night to be held at the school house except when invited to a private home. Rev. W. T. Betts of Olanta, who is engaged in building a church at Gable, the mill town of the Black River Cypress Lumber Company, preached at night a very searching sermon on profanity, which he characterized as any disesteem of sacred thin&s. He will preach at Salem school ho use at 9 p. m. for several night this weea. His sermon on the 23d Psalm a week ago was one of the finest pieces of word painting we ever listened to. Misses Virginia Thomas and Minnie DeLorme are visiting the Misset Dabbs Mr. S. J. Blackwell has beei quite unwell for two weeks, but is much better now. Miss Steinmeyer, of Charleston, is visiting her sister, Mrs. O. B. Tlsdale. Mrs. Dora Dee Walker and Miss Mary Lemmon gave a canning and preserving demonstration last Tuesday to the ladies of the Salem Domestic Science Club. j Tuesday the 15th at 4:30 p. m. Dr. Brlstow and Miss Lemmon will lecture on food values at Salem school house. The men are invited as well as the la? dies. Salem School Improvement Asso? ciation gave a pleasant lawn party and ice cream festival at the home of Mrs. E. W. Dabbs last Friday night Mr. Winkles of Oswego is visiting his sister, Mrs. Alfred Andrews. Jas. McBride Dabs, who had charge of the Y. M. C. A. tent at Camp Moore, is at home for a few weeks before going to Clark University, Worcester, Mass, where he has been awarded a fellowship. Ke did not go to the bor? der with the Palmetto regiments be? cause of this opportunity to attend Clark University in September. Some fodder is being pulled in the neighborhood. Also some plows are being run to freshen up the soil in the hopes that there may be some im? provement in the cotton. The more I see of actual conditions and hear from reliable sources, the, poorer the crop appears. Fifty per cent of a crop is a very conservative estimate. We fear it will run below 4U per cent. CONSIDER SALE OF ISLANDS. Landsing Names Committee to Take up Question of Big Deal. Copenhagen, Aug. 15 (vi.i London). The landsthlng, the upper house of the Danish parliament, tonight ap? pointed a committee of IB members to consider the matter of the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. This action was taken after the entire membership in the lands thing had held a closed meeting since early in the morning. Consideration of the sale by the landsthlng probably will be retarded and it Is not known when the lands thing will hold open meetings to dis? cus* the subject. The attitude of the members of the various political par? ties In the landsthlng tonight was more uncertain than yesterday. Chief j, R, Bumter is spending his vacation at Stateburg. DAMAGE BY FLOOD IS SLIGHT. TOXAWAY DAM BREAKING NOT DISASTROUS. No Human Lire Lost?Crops and Homes Suffer Somewhat by Reason of Swelling neca River. ? - AshevUle, ft ., Aug. 14.?No lives were lost,, # / as could be ascer? tained he' . light, by the breaking of the ^ dam at Lake Toxaway yesterdJ ^though the 30 foot wall of wat ? at rushed down the nar? row j .ain gonges into South Car? olin; f ught some amage to crops anr .es. No houses were washed av r the waters left the passes, the,> spread considerably, according to reports brought here. At Clemson College, the Seneca river was swollen nine feet, but did no appreciable damage. Thousands of fish released from the lake were left stranded In small pools along the rivers and on dry land. The only damage reported at Tox? away was the destruction of the $10, 000 electric plant. George Armstrong of Savanna! waa in a launch less than half a mile from the dam when it went.out. He escaped with difficulty by heading up an arm of the lake. -/ ANDERSON ESCAPES LOSS. River in That Vicinity Rises Only Three Feet, as if for Heavy Shower. Anderson, Aug. 14.?High water on the Seneca river as a result of the breaking of the Lake Toxaway dam did not do any damage In this vicin? ity. The owners of Portman Shoals power plant drained the pond above the dam and prepared for heavy wa? ters. The river rose only three feet, which is nothing more than the re? sult that comes from a heavy rain up the watershed. The power plant has been operating all day long and car? rying full capacity. Large quanti? ties of timber and trees, which had been pulled up by the roots and de? bris have been floating down the recalled from power de^^ad*^ water is receding. NO LOSS AT CLEMSON. Seneca There Fails to Exceed flood Mark. Clemson College, Aug. 14.?The rise In the Seneca riv4er, due to the break? ing of the Toxaway dam, was six feet below the recent flood stage. The river Is now falling and the college property Is In no danger. SOME CROPS INJURED. Greenville, Aug. 14.?Damage done 'by the water of Lake Toxaway in Walhalla, Pickens, Anderson and Seneca was confined to the flooding of outlying territory, Injuring crops to some extent. These were the coun? ties expected to be hardest hit. PLANNING FLOOD RELIEF. Federal Officers to Confer With Coun? ty Chairmen. Columbia, Aug. 15.?Several officers of the federal department of agricul? ture detailed with Maj. Youngberg to take part in the work for flood suffer? ers In this State left Columbia today to confer with various of the county chairmen, appointed yesterday by the State flood relief committee. These county chairman are to aid In collect? ing information as to the amount of damage left by the floods ,as well aa to collect funds to be distributed by the committee. The committee is em i powered to spend money appropriated by the federal government and well Ina the funds collected from private sources by the governor's office. These latter funds the committee are striving earnestly to increase by contributions from the citizens of this State, espe? cially as it is pointed out that of the money gathered so far only about X per cent of it has been sent in by South Carolinians. The money to be expended by the committee will go only for necessaries of life, and to the aid of those who are in actual want, and Is not to cover estimated property loss, which, of couse, would require an enormous sum. TERRIFIC FIGHTING IN G ALICIA, Austrian? Report Rig Rattle on Long Front. Vienna. Aug. 16.?There Is terrlflo fighting In <5alicia between the Teu? tons and Russians along the whole fiont from the Dneister river to south of Zalogze says a report dated Mon? day and the fighting is continuing. The Auatrlans claim to have repulsed minor Russian attacks.