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ETHEL LENEVE
FACED SUICIDE
Crazed in Waiting for Grip
pen to Fulfill His Promise
to Marry Her.
C0NFIDED TO LANDLADY

London, Sept. 20.-The sufferings of
Ethel Glare Leneve as she waited, half
mad with jealousy, for DR.. Hawley II.
Crippen to fulfill his promise to make
her his wife, were described at the
last session of the inquest.
In her distress Miss Leneve confded
in her landlady, Mrs. Jackson, and the
story that the latter told on the wit
ness stand rivaled the most sensa-
tional evidence introduced at the muir
der trial.
Until the first week in February Miss
Leneve had slept regularly at Mrs.
Jackson's. After that she stopped at
the house only occasionally. She said
that she spent the other nights at the
homes Of friends. On N occasion
Miss Leneve mentioned having been at
the Hilldrop Crescent home Of the
Crippens early in February to help the
doctor in a search for a bank book
which showed an account of $1,000.
She added that a diamond tiara and
rings had been found In the house, and
that the doctor had raised $3.50 on
these.
About the middle of February, the
witness said, Miss Leneve appeared
most miserable and depressed. Such
was her state that Mrs. Jackson fol
lowed the girl to her room to learn If
possible the source Of her trouble.
Miss Leneve, the witness said, was In
a terrifying state of agitation. Her
eyes seemed fairly starting out of her
head. The girl talked of death and
threatened suicide by poison. The land
lady insisted upon an explanation, tell.
ing the girl that she must have some.
thing awful ON her mind to be in such
a condition. The witness testified thai
the other replied:
Would you be surprised If / told
you that 1t was the doctor and Miss
Gilmore? He was the cause Of my
trouble when you first knew me. She
is his wife, md when I see them &C
away together 1t makes me realize my
position as to what she is and what
am"
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HOW UNCLE SAM PAYS.

Washington, Sept. 20:-No money
| can be paid out Of the government
treasury unless the expenditure is
clearly authorized by law and strict
compliance with the law results in
some very small items being run
through very p%onderous machinery.
Trlfing differences arising from
travelling expenses, extra time or the
purchase of supplies often pass
through various stages until they
reach the highest authority in the
| government, the comptroller of the
treasury. This applies to all except
the of the postoffice de-
partment. The comptroller is the
boss Of the auditors, Of whom the
treasury has to pass upon the &C
counts of each department, and from
his decision there is no appeal.
Neither the secretary Of the treasury
nor the President has authority to
order him to change a decision nor
can they take any matter under his
Jurisdiction out Of his hands. The
only thing that can be done by the
heads Of the government to change
the situation, in case they do not
like a comptroller or his decisions,
Is to remove him and bring in an
other a
An old and revered tradition In
the Treasury Building Is that some
twenty or thirty years ago the sec
rotary of the treasury and the Presi-
dent desired to make a certain use
of a part of a fund.
1t was a necessary and proper ex
penditure according to the best stan
dards of public welfare and good
government, but it was not specific
ally authorized by law. Congress.
no doubt, would cheerfully have
made the appropriation had the mat
ter been brought to it's attention.
but congress was not in session
when the need arose and the imme-
diate use of the money was neces-
sary. The question was brought te
the attention of the comptroller in
formally and he gave notice hat !
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JOKE ON PERTH AMBOY.

A group Of hoboes waiting for
their coffee to boil In a tomato can
were telling Of their hard-luck expe-
riences.
i've had worse luck thany any
body" said one of them challenging
ly, after listening to the others tales
Of woe. "Once I had to sleep from
Wilkes-Bare to Perth Amboy on top
of a fiat car loaded with hard coal.
"And what do you think?" he
went on. Every car on the next
train that pulled in from the same
direction was loaded with soft coal!'
I-Everybody's Magazine.
nz.a 49, hIENIS nraru nau
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-20
Prince Tsai Hsun Lands,

San Francisco, Sept. 20.-Prince Tsat
Hsun. head Of the imperial Chinese
navy and uncle of the emperor of Chi
ma, arrived here on the steamship Man
churia. He was received by govern
m ont off niaI Il, a MI a C,,o,,J oR ho.1
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co.
Contractors

Contractors.
E1actrjcal Fixtures. House Wiring.
Bell Wiring. Ann~unclatorS.
Motors and Switchboard Work and Line
Construction.
All Work Promptly Attended 70;
s6e Dfvfston st. Perth Amboy n. j.
- Tel. 41-W.
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MUST CALL FOR RECEIPT.
Change In Regulations Regarding
Registered Mail.

Washington, July 15.-An interest
ing change in regulations affecting
registration of postal matter is noted
in an order just issued by the post
master general. Whenever request
Is made by the sender of registered
mail matter, receipt showing person
to whom and time when the matter
was delivered will he taken by post
master at pcint Of delivery and re-
turned to sender. "Rcceipt desired
must be inscribed. however, on the
registered matter for which the sen
der wishes such a receipt. For the
present the postmaster general in
structS poStmasters To ask if return
receipt is desired, and, where indi-
Gated, to indorsc mail for patrons of
the Office
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COTTON TlRE CASE,
APPEAL DISMISSED IN SUPREME
COURT.
In Few Words States Highest Trib-
unal Affirmed Lower Courts De-
cisiOn in Interesting Case.

Columbia. July 14.-In fewer
words, perhaps. than it has taken
the Supreme Court to tell Of much
less important cases, that tribunal
yesterday, in an opinion being hand
ed down by Justice Eugene b. Gary,
dismisses the appeal of w. G.. Null
Inns in the now famous cotton tare
case. involving nearly 100000
The court says:
THE facts are set out in the order
of his honor the circuit Judge, which
is affirmed for the reasons therein
stated" Appeal dismissed.
Justice Woods, concurring in q
separate opinion, says:
Il concur. The statute attacked as
unconstitutional does nothing more
than fix the maximum quantity OF
bagging and ties which shall be re-
sarded for trade purpose as a com
ponent part of bale of cotton. The
important public purpose of the GER
tain and uniform rule laid down by
the statute is to induce fairness and
prevent disputes between buyers and
sellers of the chief commercial prod
uct of the State; and the certainty
and uniformity which will probably
have this result make the statute rea.
sonably adapted to the public pur-
pose in view. There is no substantial
interference with freedom of con
tract for, of course, buyers and sell
ers in agreeing on a price will have
in view the bagging and ties which
under the statute must be treated as
part of the bale of cotton"
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kGONE TO SERVE SENTENCES.
Three Prisoners Sent to Penitentiary
This Morning.

Three prisoners, convicted at this
term of court, were transferred from
the Jail on Saturday to the State
penitentiary, where they will begin
serving their respective sentences.
They are: Charlie Graham, white,
convicted of stealing a bicycle, and
sentenced to serve three years: Ran
some Gadsden, an old crippled negro,
convicted of selling liquor and CIV
an eighteen months sentence, and
Hannah Taylor, also colored, who wss
convicted Of selling liuoqrt and Civ
en- a sentence of six months.
Hannah, it will be remembered YVES
the prisoner who informed Jailer
Owens Of the plan to escape, concoct-
ed by a number of prisoners, and
there was talk. at the time, of get
ting up a petition to set her free.
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STRIKE MAY BE .AVERTED.
Pennsylvania Road and Men May
Come to Terms.

Pittsburg, Pa, July IA crisis
which seemed threatening today. in
wage discussions between the Penn
sylvania Railroad and their $4,000
conductors and trainmen was consid-
erably cleared up tonight. After a
two hours conference betweene rail-
road officials and a committee rep
resenting the 10000 men involved Oh
lines west of Pittsburg, it was an
nounced by the committee tonight
that negotiations were still on and the
situation was much less strained.
This came after word reached
Pittsburg, from Philadelphia today,
that the situation in the East hinged
entirely on developments here and
that strike call might be issued at
once if the Western officials of the
road refused the mems demands.
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New Locomotive Brake.

Willard II. Chandler, an engineer
ON "A local freight from BranchvilIc
To- Columbia has recently had patent
cd brake for locomotives and ten
ders that promises to make great
change in the controlling of trains
while In motion. About year ago
MIR. Chandler had an engine with a
poor brake. Failing to get II rem
edied, either by his own work or that
of the shops, ne determined TO make
brake To assist the old ones. So
when the determination had boon
made he set To work. The work was
done In spare moments while at his
home here and whenever Il moment
could bc secured.-I|ranchvillc Jour
nal
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sion will take up In a formal hearing
the suspended tariffs. 1t will be in
cumbent upon the railroads to show
reasonable cause for the advance, the
burden of proof Of reasonableness be-
ing upon the carriers.
The commission today announced
its refusal to suspend the increased
Communication rates In and out of New
York city, which were the subject Of
discussion at a hearing last Tuesday.
An investigation was directed. The
rates will go into effect on July 20.
This announcement indicates that
the commission concludes that 1t has
Jurisdiction over Communication rates.
The fact that subsequently it Is to de-
termine the reasonableness Of these
rates indicates that it will exercise
authority to reduce them If, in the
Judgment of the commission, they are
deemed to high. Commission
ers Clements and Prouty. of the five
Commissioners who were present and
voting. dissented from the view of
the majority in its refusal to suspend
the rates.
Advances made by the Boston and
Maine Railroad and other carriers
announcing increased rates on milk
from New England points to Boston
haYe been suspended pending a de-
termination Of their reasonableness.
The proposed increase would mean
an advance of at least / cent a quart
in the price of milk in Biston.
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White Man Convicted of Criminal As
aault on COlOred Girl.

Spartanburg, July 13.-Gu.lty,
with a recommendation to mercy,
was the verdict returned this after
noon in the case Of w. N. Kennedy.
white man charged with criminal
assault on colored girl under the
age Of IA years. The case was one
of the most interesting that has been
heard in General Sessions Court In
Spartanburg for some time.
Presiding Judge Gruber made a
very strong charge to the jury. The
jury remained out more than an hour
before reaching a verdict. Without
the mercy plea. the punishment
would have been hanging. 1t is in
the discretion Of the court to give
them from five to forty years impris-
onment.
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CROP REPORT VERIFIED.
Commissioner Watson Bears Out the
News and Courter's Summary.

Columbia, July 13.-Col. f. J.
Watson bore out today the summary
of crop conditions in South Carolina
as given in today's News and Cour-
Ter. From the office of the depart
ment of agriculture there will soon
be issued the midsummer crop re-
port, which will reflect the exact
conditions.
COL Watson said today:
Crop conditions in South Carolina
during the past month have deterior-
ated rapidly, due almost entirely to
the excessive and continuous rainfall
The farms generally throughout the
State, according to all reports receiv-
ed in this office, and through those
cooperating with this department.
are what the farmers term sin the
grass" and both the staple crops Of
corn and cotton have been most ma
terially set back. Unless there be an
immediate dry spell, production is
DOuHQ W Dc llOSl dlLeClSu.
SO far as all the leading crops are
concerned. 1t will require the imme-
diate cessation of rains and then a
great deal Of exceedingly hard work
and large expenditure for labor and
top fertilizer dressing to save a good
portion of both the crops of corn and
cotton, which promised up to five
weeks ago to be as fine as any we
ever had in the State. A late fall
will also figure prominently in the
outlook.
'This department is now collecting
exact data from all parts Of the State
and will shortly issue a midseason
crop report, in which the endeavor
will be made to reflect the exact con-
ditions'
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NOT a CANDIDATE.
County superintendent of Education
VIII Not Seek Reelection.

Mr.. S. ID. Cain, who is now serving
his fourth consecutive term as county
superintendent of education, stated
Saturday that he mas decided not TO be
a candidate for reelection. 1t has
been no secret amongst Mr.. Gains
friends that he has been seriously
considering this step for sometime.
snd his announcement causes no sur
prise. In fact two years ago he had
practically decided not to seek re-
election. but yielded to the sol;cita-
tions Of friends. Those who are ia
miliar with Mr.. Gains good work
Will regret his retirement from office.
and those who have believed tHe:
they have had grounds for criticism
Of his administration will find that
his place will be hard to fill, for he
did a great deal of valuable work for
the betterment of the public schools
of Sumter county in an unobstrusive
yet efficient manner. The salary Of
the county superintendent Of edu il
ton is altogether inadequate an6 any
competent man will find that it - q
sacrifice to hold the Office.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
DO the People of Sumter Want Base
Ball?

The Sumer Collegians have just
finished series of three games with
Lake City and double header with
Columbia. taking four games straight
and giving the fifth game away be-
cause they say we always win. The
total gate receipts from the five
games amounted TO $40, an average
of $S a game, and the expenses OF
having the teams in Sumter for the
five games amounted to $115, so it
looks as if the Sumter Collegians get
off" SIS in the hofe.
Isn't that a lovely state of affairs
for the Game Cock City" to be gull
ty Of? You all won't come out to the
games and pay your quarter like
little men, but you Will ask the first
and how many home runs Peyton
Moore made, that shows there must
he some interest.
Sumtcr--ycs your Sumter has as
fast an amateur team as &ly in the
State, although Il great, great many
people don't know it, because they
have never honOrcd us with either
their presence. nor their quarter.
The Sumter Collegians will play Il
series of three games with a strons
team from Cartersvillc on Wedncs-
day, Thursday and Friday of next
week and these games will decide
whether we finish out our schedule
with Summcrton, Charleston, Or
angcburg, Branchville and others, or
whether it shall go down in history
that the people of Sumter are dead,
and don't know it. The game on
Wednesday will start at o'clock,
and the band, the pride of Sumter
and South Carolina, we hope to have
with us.
Now my friends its up to you.
JACK FORBES,
Manager
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MORE COTTON MILLS.
NcWbcrry is to Have Another Bic
Plant Soon.

Columbia, July 14.-South Caro-
lima seems on the eve of a revival of
mill construction. On top of the an
nouncement for a plant called Con-
nemara Mills, at Laurens, and the
establishment of a four hundred
thousand spindle mill on the Clinch-
field road, above Spartanburg, comes
the news that Newbcrry is to have
another big cotton factory, rivaling
in size the two she now has. The
details have not been worked out,
but the erection of the plant is as
sured.
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DIES A MARTYR TO SCIENCE.
DIR. Mihran X. Kassabian Contracted
Cancer From X-Ray Burns.

Philadelphia, July 15.-Dr. Mihran
x. kassabian, one of the best known
N-ray specialists in the United
States, died at a hospital here today
from skin cancer contracted from
burns received during many years of
practice with Roentgen rays.
In common with practically all 9TH
er skiaGraphers, DR.. Kassabian had
suffered for many years with super
hcial burns induced by the mysteri
Gus energy given off in the X-ray. In
1902 Dr.. Kassabian's hands were Sc
riously burned, and again, in 1908,
two fingers on his left hand were
amputated. Last year an operation
was performed on his left armpit,
which had been attacked by the same
malady. Several glands We're remov-
ed and the wounds dressed, but they
refused to heal by first intention and
shortly afterward a much more seri-
Gus operation had to he made on the
left pectoral muscles.
After this operation it was found
that the whole left side had been af-
fected and the doctors condition was
pronounced critical. Ten days ago
he went to the hospital in dying
condition.
Dr. KaSsabian was born in Asia
Minor in 1868. He was graduated
from liz" missionary school of Ar
gems, and, i'm 1881, he came to this
country He entered the Medico-
Chirurgical Medical College and wa
graduated from that institution in
lS9S.
In 1907 Dr. Kassabian published
a book on acknowledgements which
has been a standard work. Ills nu-
merouS papers on the subject have
i'm common with other medical publ
cations. carefully rcfraincd from
mentioning the dangers of N-ray eX.
pcrimcntatiOn.
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ATLANTIC FLEET ITINERARY.
Navy Department Gives Out Journey
For European Cruise of Atlantic
Squadron.

Washington, July 15.-The detail
ed itinerary Of the European cruise
of the Atlantic fleet comprising 16
battleships, the auxiliary cruiser
Dixie and torpedo boat destroyers
the converted yacht Yankton, the
hospital ship Solace and the supply
ship Culgoa, was announced by the
navy department today
The vessels Of the fleet will leave
their various home yards and rem
devious and meet at a convenient
point in the Atlantic ocean, thence
proceeding by divisions until it be-
comes necessary to separate in accor-
dance with their itinerary. The first
date Of departure is October 26, when
the Yankton will leave New York
and the last date is January 16, when
the battleships will arrive at Guam
tanamo for the usual manoeuvers, in
Guiding target pratcice. The ports
included in the itinerary are Vile
Franche, Naples, Gibraltar, Toulon,
Genoa, Phalerum Bay. Alexandria,
Barcelona, Lisbon, Marseilles, Ponta
del Gada, Leghorn, Algiers and Ma .
deria.
All Of the fleet except the third di-
vision, the destroyers, the Dixie, The
Yankton and the Solace, will spend
Christmas at Gibraltar. And even
the SOlace will arrive in there during
the holidays.
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-. j. simmons. who is farming ON
the Cook place near town, is in the
corn contest this year and the farmer
that leads him certainly has fine corn.
MIR. Simmons has three acres of the
finest corn ever seen i'm this section of
South Carolina and the prospects are
for crop of over two hundred
bushels to the acre. He has used
about ton ana half of fertilizer
to the acre and the returns point to
q paying Investment on the amount
used.
This corn is 50 fine that it is worth
driving miles to sec it.-Timmons-
vile Enterprise
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friend that you have to buy
won't be worth what YOU pay for
him, no matter what that may be-
George -. Prentice.
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Charleston Bank Makes Application

Washington. July 12.-The Ger
mania Savings Bank, Of Charleston
has mad" application to the post p
office department to he made a de
poSito'N for postal savings funds.
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The Baptist summer assembly of
the state will be held ON Furman
University campus, beginning tn
last of this week.
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Error of opinion may ro tolerated
whore reason is left free to combat it.
Thomas Jefferson.
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New York, July 13.-The indict-
ments found by the Federal grand
jury in the United States circuit
court of June Is in the cases against
James H. Patten, William P. Brown,
j. d. Haynes, S. T. Harmon, c. A.
Kittle, E. G. Scales, Morris Rothchild
and r. M. Thompson, accused of con-
spiracy and restraint of trade in their
cotton operations, it was learned to-
day, have been found to be defective
and have been set aside as a result
Of pleas of abatement, filed on July
S by each of the defendants separate
ly, claiming that said indictments
were not valid on the ground that
the grand jury was not legally con-
voked. Another grand jury has been
called and the matter is now receiv-
ing their consideration.
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The way to get out of sclf-love is
to love God.-Phillips Brooks.
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AAH0n MAKES DENIAL.
LONE FEATURE OF HAMPTON
CAMPAIGN MEETING.
GreenVillc Candidate For Railroad
commissioners Uses Strong Lam
guage In Denying Alleged Repor,
That He is the Railroads CandI-
date@Othcrwise, Usual Speeches
Made I'm Usual Manner Before
Usual CrOwd-Beaufort Today.

Hampton, July 13.-The vehement
denial of Mr.. G. II. Mahon, o1 Green
Vile, of a report that he said was be-
ing circulated to the effect that he
was the railroads candidate Tor rail-
road commissioner, featured the
meeting Of the candidates ar Hamp-
ton today. For two weeks or more
the candidates for railroad commits
sioner have been more or less spicy
in this talk, but the climax came to-
day, when Mr.. Mahon called his al
legged slanderer an Infamous lair"
The candidates for Governor spoke,
but there was nothing Of special in
terest in their remarks. The meet
ing was held in a large grove and
about three hundred men, women
and children were present. Mr.. F.
II. Hyatt. of Columbia, was not pres
ent. Mr.. E. w. Duvall, candidate for
Liuetenant Governor, joined the par
ty today. P. H. Gooding presided
and the Rev. w. H. Bowling opened
the meeting with prayer.
The candidates for Adjutant Cen
eral spoke first, and were followed
by those for railroad commissioned
Cansler, of Tirzah, declared that he
did not intend to offend the preachers
at Barnwell yesterday, and said no.
body loved the ministers more than
he. Messrs. Hampton and Scar
borough made their usual good
speeches, and Mr.. Mahon declared
that his detractor was a lair.
Of the candidates for Governor,
Thos. G. Mcleod spoke first. He
discussed education. taxation, local
option and the other subjects. Major
John G. Richards stood f1atly on his
farmer platform, but discussed the
other questions at some length.
Cole L. Blease ended his speech by
quoting a famous hymn, Just AS !
Am, Without One Plea" He appeal
ed to the audience to let we'll enough
alone in the whiskey situation. Jno