Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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;r8 state* of shooting /Moore Relieve* Regi tafantry Will Be Or Soon |M t-?Teaohsrs in tht pi South Carotin* who physically examined and free of contagious diseases rp (he c-orHliuafie which the physician ?tun? i>r James 'Oe. state health ut*c*r. Rays >ra who have beer examin tiding in the signed rtru atate health ofF.ce. whereas Dr soya they thnsnteivee should re- | possession of the certiftcatee. Ha remembered that the last ire passed ao act which re? that teaofcera la the public he exeuilned to ascertain |r not they have open or ac htfei'Vjs stage* o. ti|t>ere<ilost* r any other contagious disease. ~ n. Sept l?In a statement to?|ay bj U K Herring, at the emtng the ceua* of hte shoot Clarence, K Tolly yesterday. bs ?hat him boras had boeo lavaded. toot upoa insisting on 'knowing had violated hin bom? bis wife fmm that it was his employer, ?ease 4TeAb Herring sold that be hud carried s *Na?jen lot gome dago waiting for sir. Tt,|ly to return from 'Baltimore, and Whoa ho ?Isar? that Mr Tolly bad aghed for hi* pay. aa? resigned as an ampler** of the furs** uro company Of whs** Mr Tolly was a rnembei Then he wattes) for Mr. Tolly to cows lav Whets he dkl he accused him of the charga? his wife had m*d?. At ?ret Mr, Tolly dea|ed it. and accord *r>g to soot ring Anally acknowledged It. U toae theo that Herring dred five sfKita at Mr. Tolty. ang one of ihren, noootetng 10 the teatitaony of he at? tending pb>etr\an. would have caused Ootsgethea, feget. 2 - W W Moore. | it and Inspector general said ?hat. the ?uslook tor the cnganixailon of a .'cgiiueut of was br*thi ?ag in?t reports, t|?? different clttva interestod eneouraghng. rest Mill has *4 ready for medical oxa in loa lien, says. uvaV as soou as this can he hud log w44l sat ready for mustor. llo. k Ulli M sdeo in Hoe m.-0 General Mo* re says that ether companies that wish to got Ig eould do well to t ike imme eUatg stops to do so. He sold that Columbia and the OiyoxpAa salll oeaxpaoiee should get boajr at ouoe In ander lojsjet in the regimen' U la planned to have two eiaet artillery batteries, one company Of engineer*, one tank company and one Meld hospital unit a* auxiliaries tu the ir Untry regiment. Darlington. Sept. I.?la response to a enft las? irrt some days ago to the slept* ?otton growers of South Caro? line o meet in this ottv tv discuss the giere?km of foruiiag a marketing as sorjftkit for staple cotton, a Urge and representative bo% of planters aosenibjed In the c?uvt house here thi*. nomine All countl?a In which staple ret tor. * grown to mis extent were represented try largo planter* i Ii. ? Uvurena. Sept. I.?On Thursday. August If. ?ho '<4oscstiyant3 oi the SuiPvan*. who were the early nett ten Of thf counties of Anderson, Green vlllf tad Lauren** gathered at old M nad Bethel church. Sullivan town this, '.euren* county, for their annual ft out? n Promptly at It o'clock the meeting wea eclP>d to otder by the chad man ofr.be reunion association, ('apt. Geo W Sullivan of WUIIamston, and was opened by the singing of an old hymn. Business was first In ord< r. A moilon by C C, Keatherstone of Green sroei, aaking that the reunion aaso r Utlon cooperate with the alumnae of Londtw rollege In establishing a scho|. aiehlp at that Inrtltntlnn to t>e known as the O. W. Sullivan scholarship In recognition of Mr. Sullivan's long and fa tgrftH services as trnat-ee of Lander, wea adopted atter brief discus Corumbla. Sept. 1.?The Columbia Theological seminary will open Sep? tember If. with on* or the largest enrolments of recant rears, according lo tli* seminary authorities There Baa lioen aa average of above 60 ?tu sJontri for the Ion live years. Hie larg*v*t number tliat has ever attend od the Institutton tu an> five years of . I r.*tor> Tie members of the faculty of the eeexlnsrv have l?een a busy body of moo during their summer ' vacation." inert/ or them filling pulpits through? out the south and others spending the Um? In writing and lecturing. Columbia. Sort. 1.?The heart ol the true angler thrills with Joy when he Inda a stream that has n d o< i n ' rlaiiod out" and something of the same emotion arises In the breasts of salesmen {or various kinds of stocks when they eater South Carolina, ac? cording to W. A. MeSwnln. state in nee commissioner. sW. McSwain says thti *he wood sajQjn full of salesmen wh<? haw stock to Mil In all sorts of enterprises, and the.ae salesmen turn their htn i.. Sooth Carolina with ho|??- und enthnm gggi. He has right now under ronold erstlen more sppllt'ai|iiii?< for |w?rmlt?' to sell stock in South Carolina thai were hrmigh' la-fore hiid all last yeai he *??d resterd.c ? Casadan, Sept. 3 ?thsiift Giovei C Welsh r/furn-tdl Monday from York, Where he w?-nt to bring Vanes Feist Furr bto.k to thl county to be play ed lo-Jail on the charges of having mar? ried u young woman v*f a prominent family of this county while he already had a living wife and child m York County The sheriff hud unite an ex? perience with Furr. He was first lo? cated at Hampton Roads, where ho had Joined the navy. Armed with the proper papers, he went tor his man and while en route to Cumden, Furr Jumped from a fast moving train at * point In North Carolina and uaught another train going in the op iposlte director. He waa/latur located ?it Kort MUI ami placed in the York Jail to await the arrival of the Kcr Hhaw ?herin*. ? Columbia. Sept. 8.?8everal addi? tional agreements have been reached between state highway officials und county authorities In reference to tak? ing over roads In the state system for maintenance. The commission an? nounced yesterday that agreements had !.?-en reached In several cquntics fur the taking over of roads for state maintenance In Greenwood miles have been taken over, tho larger portion of this, mileage l>etng from Greenwood to Ware Shoals and the other stretch of seven miles from Ninety-Six to Green? wood. . , Klght mikes have been taken over in Alken county, the road from A ikon to Auguetu being the highway in question. Orangeburg. Sept 3.?The cotton ginning season has opened In Orauge burg county and heavy ginning la, be Iqg reported, owing to the hot weath? er of the past week cotton haw opened rapuil> The ouCoofc In Orangeburg county is for about half a crop. The boll weevil has infested the entire county and In about half the county has reduced the crop at least one-half and in a great many instances to one third. The situation is alarming to business In the county, as the crop waa made on high prices, and with the severe weevil damage and (he low price of the staple nuancial unrest Is satling in. Florence. Sept. 8.?A. Mac Hus bands. switchman In the Atlantic Coast Line freight yards here, was run over by a swltcl engine thin af? ternoon and injured o badly that he died ft the Florence I nur mar y to? night. The locomotive was derailed at the Seaboard Air Lip ? crossing by the .overman to prevent a collision with an oncoming Seaboard freight train an 1 Husbands Is said to have Jumped frpia the running board and fallen beneath the wheel. Hunhands was 22 vears old. He leaves a wife and baby. He was a popular ycung man. St Matthews, Sept. 3.?It is not im? probable that St. Matthews may have wall paved streets by the turn of Christmas day. At the laat meeting of the town council, bide were received for the work, and the contract award? ed the successful bidders being the Powell Construction company of Co? lumbia. The entire contract will in? volve about) two miles of paving, be? ginning at the tern lc...uury near the fair grounds art! extending through town on JBridgn street to the eastern boundary a the graded school bouse; then beginning st a point near the Southern depot at d extending to the court house on Railroad avenue. The amount of tbe contract price was lf?,378.85. -7?r Columbia, Sept, 8.?Labor day in Columbia will b > celebrated with morning and afternoon baseball games between Columbia and Spartan burg, barbecues, sfutoin^lle races and a general holiday In too business places of the city. All banks will be closed, the nostoffice will observe holiday hours and many at ores are planning to give their employ ?es the day off. City und state officials will also close their ottlces. and* the population generally will make It a day of pleasure seeking. -, Columbia. Sept 8?The state Dem? ocratic executive committee, In accord? ance with the rnrty rules, will meet hi Columbia Tuesday to make the of? ficial tabulation of the returns In the lirst primary au I to declare the re? sult* of the e??M lion. The meeting Will lie held'at noon In the state li? brary at the state house. H. N. Ed? mund?, chairman of the state execu? tive committee, has notified the va? rious members of the committee of the meeting Tuesday. Columbia. Sept. 6.?First votes h> women in Sout.i Carolina will likely he cast tomorrow when an election will be held u? Hyatt Park school house for the purposo of determining whether r wpeclal tax of nine mlils will be levied on the property of Hyatt Tark school district. The pto ? ? ds of the proponed extra' levy ate to be used for general school purposes. It Is known that several of the wo? men of the district have registered and they will in all probability be the first women In this state to cast a regular full fledged ballot, a ballot that will have-equal weight with any of those cast by the sterner sex. Columbia. Sept. 8.?Robbers entered Kfllrd's Department store Saturday night and the dh-covery was not made until late yesterday. The police were notlflerl and a liurrled examination showed that tho Intruder wan after money and light' valuable* The, rob hers stole about $25 In cash, leaving pennies ami stamps behind. The In? truders appeared 'to have been lifter . olns train t nickel up to coins of greater value. The robbery was deliberately plan? ned and the operations of trw? thieves indicated a thorough knowledge of the precises. The entrance was effected by going up ihe stairway several doors north ot* tl?e store and mount? ing the roof. The skylight was re? moved ami the robbers then found themselves between the railing and roof. An o|?eit;ug was located, but it was1 locked This did not hinder the progress of the thieves uh they pro* ?faded lot en ho|e through laths and pjaeter. The hole \vu-< made over shelving and It -was easy t<> defend f?-.nn the celling to the floor. . Columbia. Sept. 6.?Woodmen of i tne W orld in ah parts of America are | ; Interested in a recent decision of the l district court jf Nebraska in which the sovereign camp was sustained and 1 commended in the Insurance rale case. .Members of the order opposed the 'new rates and the federal court, dis? missed the comp'Hint, in a brief sum? mary the court jays: "The mvmbers of tills society, being both insurer and insured, owe the I duty to the *r?runization to make it | I actuarially sound to the end that all Its present and future obligations shall be promptly met. The right to do this can 'not be questioned unless the plan contemplates operating the society for profit ->r discriminates against some of its members or both. The court believes under all the evi? dence, the#rates are fair and nondis cri minatory." Figures given out by the Woodmen insurance department show that the organisation paid out $10,01)0,000 dur? ing the epidemic of influenza and $3, 000,000 in war losses. The order has a membership of over 900,000. Columbia. Sept. mf>.?Authorities at the State Hospital for the Insane are anxious to secure information concern? ing the identity of* a man who was brought to the institution Saturday. The stranger was wandering over the public road about 12 jguVj above Co? lumbia when he wka picked up and brought to the city. The man ap? peared to be unbalanced and was tak? en to the asylum. Dr. Fred Williams agld last night that he had thus rar been unable tft locate relatives of the stranger. The man is described as being about 60 yeara old, wears corduroy trousers, hickory shirt with figure 2 on tbo back, black felt hat, beard trimmer! short, looks around suddenly at times. The stranger can not or refuses to give any Information to those who question him. The, hospital authori? ties are caring for the wanderer until friends '>r relatives come to his relief. Columbia. Sept. 6.?City police raid? ed crap games late Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and 34 charges of I gambling were entered on the blot tor at the barracks. Thirty-one ne? groes, and three whites were caughf. by the officers. The first raid was made^at 10:30 o'clock Saturday night and ten men were trapped In a room. Another visit at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning caused the arrest of eight ne? groes. Seventeen men were rounded up In Sunday afternoon calls. ? -_;_ ? Fierce Fighting ' Near Lublin W; angle Forces Land at East End of Black Sea London, Sept. 6.?Fierce fighting Is j progressing fifty miles southeast of Lublin, a soviet announcement says. It adds that the Soviets are advancing on Halioz. Cruiser Recalled Order Restored in Danzig Washington, Sept. 4?The crusler Pittsburgh recenly sent to Danzig to. protect American interests has been recalled w:dh tho restoration of order there. -_? i ZION NATIONAL PARK. New National Playground In Ctnh Koom to he JbVdlcatcd. The National park service of the de? partment of the interior makes an an? nouncement of great interest, especial? ly to the west, In authorizing a state? ment! that the new Zion national park In southwestern Utah will be dedicat? ed September 15, less than a month after the official dedication of the national park-to-park highway at Denver, which took place August if>. Stephen T. Mather, director of the National park service, who olffclated at the dedicatory exercises In Denver and then headed an official party for a swing around the circle to fix the official route, possibly will .officiate at the Zion park dedication.. The dedication of this park-to-park highway, 4,700 miles In length, and tiaversing nine western states. Is of importance in connection with the na? tion-wide road development program which has been halted only by luck, of transportation for building mater? ials, aim the .shortage pf* labor. Road building In the national parks has been given much and deserved attention by tefleral authorities, and with the ap? proval of authorities of the states within which such parks are located. The same is true of the great forest reservations in the west and north? west The nutloual pride and the national interest both are developed through' tho making accessible within a mini? mum of effort and expense of the na? tional parks over highways built along j modern lines. Already, as u result of the work done, and- it has as yet hardly been started, the east, the north and south are coming to know Mid appreciate the west more than ever. The people of the different seo tions, one*, they are brought together under happy auspices, themselves see to) it that nutloual homogeneity is the result. It has been well Maid that the avt r age American is well worth knowing to his fellow, and the charm and sta? bility and hospitality of the west and northwest are proving links in the chain binding the sections closer to? gether through visits to them of those of other localities and made possible by hard surfaced highways. I To Salvage Submarine Washington, Scpb ?? Naval offi oia Is,believed today that submarine S fi could be salvaged with the special i rjUtpuient ordered to tho ievne. The Law on the Sub ject Procedure Necessary to Sup? press Disorderly Resorts and to Punish the Keepers of Same There lias been much discussion re? cently as to the responsibility for the continued existence witbAn rSumter county, only a few rods outside the limits of the city, of a number of dis? orderly and unlawful resorts, which have been and are the depots and supply stations for the illicit liquor traffic in and around this City. These j resorts were summarily driver out of th.? city only a few years ago by the j mandate of the City Council directing the chief of police to suppress these centers of vice. Driven from the city, they were re-establishe within a stone's throw of the city limKs. and there they have remained and f lourish? ed ever since, the city police being powerless and impotent t?> Mike any action against them. This condition has been offensive to the law-abiding and decent people of the community, and the irritation has been growing neater since the enactment of the prohibition law has mad>e the illicit sale of liquor the most profitable traf? fic ever known in this section, which traffic has been conducted brazenly aqd defiantly by the denizens of these unlawful resorts. The people have been asking1 each ottyer the que&tion, What is the law on the subject? For the informatics of those who desire the information a complete synopsis of the statute is reproducod herewith. \u Act to Enjoin and Abate Houses and Other Places of Lewdueat, Etc. Section 1. Use of buildings or places for lewdness declared a nuis- I am o. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the sttae of South Caro? lina, that whosoever shall erect, estab? lish, continue, maintain, use, own, oc? cupy, lease, or re-lease any building, erection, or place used for the pur? pose of lewdness, assignation, or pros? titution In the sttae of South Carolina, is guilty of a nuisance, and the build? ing, erection or place or prostitution is conducted, permitted, or carried on, continued, or exists, and the furniture, li. tores, musical instruments and1 movable property, used in conducting or maintaining such nulsanee, are also declared a nuisance, and sliall be en? joined and abated as hereinafter pro? vided. Section 2. Attorney ger.eral. solici? tor, or citizen may bring suit for in? unction. That whenever a nuisance is kept* maintained or exists as defined in this act, the attorney general of the state, or the solicitor of the judic? ial district where such nuisance la" kepf. or any citizen of ths state may maintain an action in equity in the name of the state, upon the relation of such attorney general of the State, or solicitor, or citizen, to perpetually en jqin said nuisance, the person or per? sons conducting or maintaining the same, and the owner or t.gent of the building or ground upor. which said nuisnacr exists. In such action the court, or the judge in vacation, shall, upon the presentation of a petition therefor, alleging that the nuisance, complained of exists, allow a tem? porary, writ of injunction, without bond, If tr-.e existence of such nuisance shall be made to appear to the satis? faction of the court or judge by evi? dence in the form of affidavits, depo? sitions, oral testimony or otherwise, as the complainant may elect, unless the court or judge b> previous order shall have directed the ?form and manner ba which it shall be preseuted. Three days notice in writing shall be given the defendant of the hearing of the application, and if then continued .it his instance the writ as prayed for shall bo granted as a matter of course. When tho injunction hag been granted It sliall "be binding on the defendant throughout the state, and any violation of the provisions of injunction herein provided shall l>e a contempt as here? inafter provided. Section 3. Trial. This section of the act provides the means of trial, and provides that .evidence of the gen? eral reputation of the place shall be competent for the purpose ^?f proving the existence of said nuisance. Section 4. Violation of Injunction. This section provides lhat in cas? of the violation of fhe injunction by the defendant, and the defendant, if found guilty of auch violation. -hall be lined not loss than $200, nor more than $l,ooo, or by imprisonment in the county jail or state penitentiary not less than 3 months nor more than six ihonths, or by both fin? and imprisor/ nvent. Section Abatement, That if the existence of the nuisance be establish? ed in an action, as provided in this action, or in a criminal proceeding, an order of ab itonient shall be entered ao purt of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the removal from tho building or place, of all llx tures. musical instruments, or movable property* used in concluding the nuis? ance, and shall direct the sale thereof in the manner provided for the sule of chattels under execution, and shall direct the effectual closing., of tht building or place ugainbt its use foi Btny purpose and so keeping it closed for a period of one year, unless sooner released. If any pegson shall break and enter or use a building, erection, or place so directed to be closed, he shall be punished as for contempt, as provided In the preceding section. Section 6. Provides that the county attorney or solicitor shall enforce the provisions of this action, upon the establishment in a criminal proceeding in u court not having equitable juris Udlction. The finding of a defendant as guilty in such criminal proceeding shall be conclusive against the de? fendant of the existence of *ur,> Milan am e, unless reversed or set aside. The proceeds of the sale of the per? sonal propc rty shall be applied In pay? ment of costs of action and abate? ment, and the balance, if any, shall be paid lo defendant. Recilon 7. Provides thai" the owner of the building which Is declared a nuisance shall have the, right to pay ;i|| enslM etc. and upon Illing a bond 'in tin iull vuluv. ok lb? property to the effect that he will immediately abaie the nuisance and prevent the same from bfelng established or keptj wit hin a period ol one year, and upon j such appearing to the satisfaction of the judge, tho judge may order ,the premises so closed under the order of abatement, delivered to the defendant. Section S. Provides that ten days written notice shall be, given to the owner of the land and house before commencement of the action of abate? ment. Section 9. Provides that immunity shall be granted to all witnesses call? ed to testify against the defendant in auch proceedings, with the consent of the court. Section 10. Provides .that this act shall become effective immediately upon approval. This aot was approved on the 19th day of February, 191S. Folsom Remodels Optical Department Mr. J. B. Folsom, of the Folsom Jewelry store, has remodeled his op? tical department and now has one of the most complete and up-to-date es? tablishments in the state. A visit to this department by one of the staff at The Item was most interesting and in? structive. He was shown the methods of testing the eyes, how tho glasses were adjusted, and the modern ma? chinery that has been installed by Mr. Folsom to give the proper glasses to his patrons. In most; optical estab? lishments, if some one comes in with glasses of an odd size, he must wait until they are ordered, but if he takes them to Folsom's he can get them at once as he can grind them to any size or shape with his apparatus. Mr. C, A. Ward, a skilled optometrist has been secured to taLe charge of this department and he comes wolf recom? mended and equipped. Mr. Ward ha^ had eleven years of experience in all kinds of optical work, coming to Sum? te r from Washington, D. C. Mr. Ward will be on the job from now on at the Folsom Optical department, behind the jewelry store, and facing on Hampton avenue and will be glad to welcome any persons who might desire work done or would like to see his up-to date establishment. The city electric power station will be shut down tomorrow to make nec? essary repairs. I Wife of MacSweeney Asks Aid - j President Wilson Receives Peti? tion to Use Influence j London, Sept. 4.?Mrs. Terrence MacSwiney has cabled President vV'il json asking him to use his influence [with the British government in behalf [of her husband. Lord Mayor of Cork, w*ho is hunger striking in Brixton t prison and in a dying condition. Mac? Swiney is much weaker today. I _ London. Sept. 4?Reason? why the i {government will not release Mac (Sweeny ore given in an official state : ment issued today, saving a fresh at? tempt would be*, made to continue i with added activity the long series of [murders of polieemeqjind would open j the way to any person imprisoned j for similar offense as precedent with I good hopes of obtaining release. i ? j London, Sept. 3.?The condition of j Lord Mayor MacSwiney showed no I radical change tonight, although the ! patient was said gradually to be growing weaker. Sean MacSwiney. his brother, remained at the prison to { night. j The Gaelic League announced to? night that for the first time during his hunger strike theilord mayor had complained to his wife of feeling I very tired. The prisoner was* unable I to converse with his relatives; he was still quite conscious, however, and j "his mind was as clear and his will las strong as ever." j Labor headers this morning ad I dressed an a peal to Premier Lloyd George, asking the lord mayor's re? lease. The message said in part: "We are convinced that the gov? ernment's treatment of the lord mayor has already seriously Jeopardized the hope of an early settlement of the Irish question on a basis of concili jation and appeasement ar.d has stained the name of Great Britain with dis? honor in the eyes of the civilized world. By his persecution in prison of the lord mayor of Cork the gov? ernment has outraged public senti? ment everywhere and his death will brmg about a terrible explosion, of anger, which can only lead to further feuds in Ireland." Address of Senator E. D. Smith to the People of South Carolina I wish to express to the voters of my State my heart? felt appreciation of the generous support given me in the election last Tuesday I received more than 20,000 votes over my nearest opponent, and came within a very few votes of a majority. The issues before the people are clear cut. Three powerful interests are endeavoring to bring about my defeat. FIRST, The cotton exchanges on account of the leg? islation I had passed fixing it so that they could no longer deal in fictitious cotton, and exploit the real cot? ton of our real farmers. SECOND, the whiskey interests desire my defeat so as to advertise to the world that South Carolina is ? repudiating her stand on prohibition. THIRD, the great financial institutions of Wall Street oppose me. The reason is that by my work in having adopted the proviso to Section 13, of the Federal Re? serve Act, the Southern farmers' cotton became a basis ' of credit Because of this the money power, the manip? ulators, the speculators and gamblers on the New York Cotton Exchange are working for my defeat. They knowing that I am the only Simon Pure farmer in the United States Senate, and that I have been working for the past twelve years to keep them from using our cotton for their own selfish interests, and knowing that by my being advanced to the head of the Agricultural Committee of the Senate my power will be greater than ever before, they are sparing no effort or means to defeat me. Unlike my opponent I have done and am doing all I can to vsipe out factionalism in South Carolina, so we can all cooperate and pull together for a profitable price for our main money crop?cotton, and for the develop? ment of all the industrial and other interests of the State. We have these selfish interests opposed to us, but we are going to win. The people of South Carolina do not move backward, and they will not be deceived by "camouflaged" arguments and false reports. The best years of my life have been given to the service of the people of my State, and my fists are, not only doubled, but I am going to strike every enemy of the best inter? ests of South Carolina. Thanking you again for your confidence already ex? pressed and with assurances for the future, I am Yours faithfully, E D. SMITH