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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Fifth Canvass Of s. C. Presbytery.

The Presbytery of South Caro'ini
has launched it's fifth canvass in the
campaign to raise 100000 for educa-
tional institutions. This fifth canvass
is in South Carolina presbytery, which
Is asked to raise $4,000. Following
the largely attended banquet at Abb
beville special sermons were preach
ed in most of the churches. At this
time II of the 2S churches have sent
in reports for the first day, totalling
$500. The churches reporting are
as follows: Greenwood, $2,2O4; Abb
beville, $1,237; Upper Long Cane,
1920; Donalds, $50; Ninety-Six, s1OO;
Lebanon, s24O; Bethia, $685. Hopewell,
s242; Little Mountain, 1902; Rocky
River, $50; Morris, $3.50.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Study Method Of Tick Eradication.

Spartanburg of the Aus
tralian tick commission, accompanied
by DR.. F. NJ. Neighbert of the United
States department of agriculture, have
spent a day in Spartanburg studying
the methds of tick eradication ap-
piled in this country. The visiting
commission is composed Of Percy
Cowley of Sidney, supervisor inspec-
tor of agriculture OF New South
Wales; p. H. Chauvel, large live
stock owner and c. ]. Pound Of Bris-
bane, bacteriologist. They will be in
the South until January.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Politics In Cherokee County.

The last few days have brought ou'
several new candidates for county
Offices in Cherokee and decidedly
more interest is being manifested il
things political. n. ". Hadin and r
A. Dobson have been announced fol
the two vacant seats in house of rep
resentatives and they have now beeI
followed by G. B. Daniel and j. B
Brown. w ". Gaffney, the presen
treasurer, is being opposed by Stanle!
Wilson and D. Booth Hughes of th'
Wilkinsyille section is candidate TO-
auditor opposing ]. W. Gregory.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Determined to Lift Police Lid

New York. Unless Mayor Gaynor
calls special meeting OF the board
OF aldermen to vote upon ordering an
investigation Of the Rosenthal murder
a writ of mandamus compelling him to
do so will be served upon him. Such
Is the announcement made by Alder
man Henry Curran, chairman OF the
finance committee of the board, who
with sixteen other aldermen, petition
ed the mayor to call a meeting.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Disastrous Fire at Rock Hill.

An ugly fire occurred at the Harris
Manufacturing Company's plant.
About thirty bales Of cotton, ma
chine and a motor were destroyed.
The fire, which II is supposed origi-
mated from matches in the machinery
occurred in the opening and broker
rooms, and burned the roofs of
these. The damage cannot as yet be
ascertained.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Politics In Darlington County.

Darlington.-Timef for filing pledges
for county Offices will expire on Aug
ust | at IL o'clock noon. This rule
in the past has been rigidly adhered
to, and this year will be no exception.
There will be a number Of contest
ants for almost every Office in the
county. There are few, if any, issues,
outside of the legislative positions.
One of the issues in the latter, doubt
less will be whether or not the coun.
ty is to have dispensary.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
o q Sanders Killed by Jesse Owens

Robert B. Sanders, Of Red Oak
township, Barnwell county, was shot
and killed by Jesse Owens, a white
employe on Mr.. Sanders place. The
particulars of the homicide are very
meagre, but from what can be learn
ed there seems to have been diff
Guilty of some sort between Mr.. San
ders and Owens wife. The, weapon
used was a shotgun. Practically the
entire load struck Mr. Sanders in the
face, causing death in few minutes.
Mr.. Sanders was a well-to-do, highly
respected citizen Of Red Oak town
ship, and has always been considered
a quiet, peaceable man.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
seIaIer Has Been GRANTED Ball.

Solicitor Robert l.. Gunter and at
torney for James G. Seigler, convict
ed at the June term Of general ses-
sions court for manslaughter and SEN
fenced to seven years in the state
penitentiary or hard labor on the
public works Of Aiken county for
killing Policeman Wade Patterson on
the streets last November, were
notified that Judge Fraser has grant
ed bail to Seigler in the sum Of $5,-
900 pending Seigler's appeal to the
supreme court for new trial.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Second Week oranseburs Campaign

Orangeburg-The second week OF
the Orangeburg county Democratic
campaign ended with the meeting
at Cope. The meeting was well at
tended and was notable in some
ways. Until recently the candidates
for the legislature had not been
catechized as to how they stood in
regard to the candidates for COVER
nor. 1t was rumored some days ago
that Cope was to be the finding out
point" Some candidates have been
ready to speak out while others hoped
the question would not be popped.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Army Worm at Work Near MayesviIIe

Army WOTrn DIT WOIh NSo' way SS'''S
This section Of the state has not
escaped the ravages Of the army
worm. Last year this worm caused
a lot or trouble around here, but It's
ravages are far worse this season. II
is not the cotton crop alone that this
pest is confining its activities to, for
the corn, hay and potato crops are
being seriously damaged also. Some
of the leading planters report that
whole fields of young corn are being
lost on account Of the worm and that
the pea vine hay crop Is practically
ruined, For several years the farm
ers in this section have been reading
about the army worm but until the
last year they never knew what a
terrible pest this little worm was.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
Seeks to Press Army Worm War.

An effort was made in the senate
by Senator Smith Of South Carolina
to hasten action on the agricultural
appropriation bill to provide funds
to meet the ravages Of the army
worm" on the cotton and hay crops
throughout the Southern States. Sen
ator Smith declared the pest this
year has made It's appearance q
month ahead Of time, had develop,
ed throughout all the Southern States
and had confronted the South with
one Of the greatest dangers in years
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
THE STATE CHAMBER
is A LIVE oReANlZATIoN-ls FOR
THE UPBUlLDING OF THE
STATE.
NEXT MEETING AUGUST IS
The Temporary Chairman Gives Rea-
sons Why Everybody Should Take
Interest In It.-Meetlng Of the Board
Of Directors Called.

Columbia. R. G. Brueschwielef,
temporary secretary of the South Car
olfna chamber Of commerce, recently
organized in Columbia, is active with
the members of the organization and
the press, calling attention to a let
ter Just issued that interest must be
maintained in order for the plans for
upbuilding the state might be success
full.
II has been deemed wise to defer
the next meeting of the board OF d.
rectors of the South Carolina cham
Der Of commerce from August Z, at
Columbia, to August 10Th, at Spartan
burg. This latter date is the time
for the big "Charleston-Panama"
meeting in Spartanburg, which will
undoubtedly attract large number OF
business men from every section OF
the state. Among them will be many
of the directors of the state chamber.
Holding both the meetings OF the
board of directors Of the state cham
Der and the "Charleston-Panama"
meeting at the same date, will save
many considerable railroad fares, and
will also enlarge the attendance at
both sessions.
Some Notes.
II you want to go ahead-say some
thing-do something-be something.
Peep once in a while. Many a peep
has been heard around the world.
Any state that expects to grow has
to work for that growth. Opportuni-
ties are not known unless you adver-
tise them. Only adequate publicity
will make them known. Tell the truth
and build up firm foundation. There
is good enough in the truth without
being compelled to misrepresent
Checks for IS have been received
by the temporary secretary for the
defraying Of office expenses until a
definite financial plan has been
adopted, from the following cities:
Columbia, Branchville, Charleston,
Bishopville, Chester, Grecnville, Bel
ton and Sumter. This amount will be
credited to the respective orga9iza-
tions as a preliminary contribution to
the state chamber.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
APPEAL FOR WILSON MONEY
John Gary Evans, State Chairman,
Urges Cause-Sends Letter to
Each County Chairman.

Columbia.-John Gary Evans, chair
man of the state democratic execu-
tive committee issued an appeal to
the people OF South Carolina to con-
tribute to the Woodrow Wilson cam
paign fund. Mr.. Evans calls upon
each county chairman to ask the
president OF every Democratic club
to solicit subscriptions OF one dollar
each from the members. This mon
ey will be forwarded to Gen. Willie
Jones, treasurer Of the Democratic
committee.
The appeal is as follows:
To the people Of South Carolina:
"The Democratic party enters the
presidential campaign under the most
favorable auspices in its history. The
Republican party is hopelessly divlo-
ed, one wing being supported by the
Steel, Harvester and Sugar trusts and
the other by the Standard OIL. Tobac'
CO and other trusts not prosecuted.
"The money trust hoped to con-
troll the Democratic convention al
Baltimore, but was completely routed
and expelled from the temple.
Governor Wilson, the nominee OF
the party for president, Is a states
man, honest, clean and above re-
proach. He has refused TO receive
the money Of the privilege seeking
millionaires and trusts. He Is with
out personal means to run his cam
paign and entirely dependent upon the
contributions Of the people for whom
he is fighting for the necessary funds
incidental to all campaigns. Not a
dollar of this money will be used for
any save legitimate expenses and that
under the direction Of Governor Will
son.
"The election Of Democratic pres
ident means a great deal to South
Carolina Will you not as Democrats
individually and collectively contrib
ute what you can to help win this
fight. The newspapers are kindly
doing what they can to collect a suit
able fund. call upon every county
Democratic club to solicit subscrip
tions of one dollar each from the
members thereof and send the same
to Gen. Willie Jones, treasurer OF the
Democratic executive committee, Co
lumbia. Let us rally around the Vir
ginian' and show our loyalty by con
! tributing what We can.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
south Carolina New Enterprises.

The secretary of state issued a
charter to the Pinewood Telephone
Exchange of Pinewood with capi-
tai stock of $1,000. the officers be-
ing j. w. Weeks, president; D. r.
Lide, vice president; Walter D. Epper'
son, secretary, treasurer and general
manager. A commission was issued
to the Mutual Trust Cmpany of Ben
nettsyille with a capital stock OF
$4,000, the company proposing to
conduct a real estate, loand and insur
ance business. The petitioners are
]. w. LeGrand, z. D. Hardin and T.
B. McLaurin.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-01
FARMERS UNION
ENDED SESSION
THE OFFICERS FOR THE FOLLOW.
ING YEAR WERE ELECTED AT
THIS MEETING.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME
Number Of Noted Speakers Made Ad.
dresses on Topics of Importance
to tho Members-A Report on Mar
ketlng Was Made.

Columbia-After an interesting ses
sion of two days the South Carolina
Farmers union adjourned. The pro-
gramme as carried out was of special
value to the farmers and the address
es delivered contained valuable in,
formation.
At one session an address market
ing farm produce was made by G. F.
Hunnicutt, editor of The Southern
Cultivator.
He laid emphasis on the necessity
for scientific production to obtain best
quality and the need for asserting the
various products and that the best
markets should be sought and the law
of supply and demand considered.
The address was discussed by W.
P. Guase of Florence and A. B. Black
( Greenville, Chas S. Barrett gave
the result Of his observations in ira
Yelling and the opportunities for de-
velopment.
The following report was made by
the committee on produce marketing:
Your committee on produce mar
keting recommended the following:
THAT more county business agen
cies be established and that the union
members market more Of their pro
ducts through these agencies and give
more attention to putting these prod
ucts In neat and attractive packages
and store their non-perishable prod
ucts and take advantage OF the high
est tides of the market and cooperate
more in selling perishable products
in order that freight rates may be
reduced and encourage the growing
Of diversified products especially to
the extent of home consumption. By
such methods We shall be able tc
have moe of the comforts and lux
uries of life in our houses"
The election of officers resulted az
follows: E. w. Dabbs, president; B
F. Keller, vice-president; j. Whitnel
Reid, secretary-treasurer; w. 4
Bodie, chaplain; c. w. Suber, con
Guctor; w. P. Caskey, sergeant-at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
BILTz NOT IN
 FAULT FOR BAD
 ROAD AT CIRCUS
Insisted as Director That Mac. adam WOuldn't do on Fair field Avenue, But
 Was Overruled

Charles A. Biltz. former director of public works. wants 1t understood that when that section of Fairfield avenue, near the circus groundss which has come under severe /criti- cism because of It's muddy and intoI- erabIe condition. was built he strong ly protested against the constructicn of . macadam roadway and sadvOcat- cd instead an asphalt street. How evek the controversy which arose over o4Questi0n of what to- use in the CO., krucfion of Ufis section of Fair field avenue, between him and State HiKhway Commissioners Macdonald. resulted in a macadam road being built
 ssI n<tice that my worix on Fairxield avenue while I was director, is criti- cised,~ said Biltx today. 'sT'd like to cay for the benefit of some people who claim they know it all. but don't, that when that road was built with nuacodam construction it was under. my protest. If I had been as wise 1Gou as I am now I would have in G<Dt4d upon having my way, but as Inatters went 1t was built as Macdon- ald wanted 1t. of macadam, and the feDult Is the present state of affairs. of course through the ignorance of aoma old fossils, I have to shoulder all of the blame. I'm willing to stand for any criticism of my work if 1t is a fair criticism, but I'm going to object when it isn't, because 1t doeGn't put me right before the peo- pie I do business with"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
WERE ALL HERS
Woman Rescued From Nav of Flood With 16 Children
 of Her Own

New Roads, La, May sThe river tore out about 1,4OO feet of the .ern- bankment above New Roads and the waters are now threatening the town. New Roads has been considered safe from the floods and hundreds of refu- gees have been brought here. Today, however, part of the town is inundat- ed and nasty preparations are being made for flight.
 The levee between the new break and the old one is fast crumbline away until it is now about half mile wide. The current is fast cutting away the broken sand levee and it is likely the gap will be mile wide within the next two or three days.
 Reports reached here ' today that vandals in sxiffs and flat boats are breaking open and r0hbing, houses from which the people have been driv- en. Government motor boats are pick trE up tho refugee sti1I marooned in the interior and all are being cared for as rapidly as possible. Today a white woman arrived with sixteen children.F
 DO these children. belong to two Or three families g' asked one of the agents of the government.
 They are all mine,'' came the re- ply
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09

Baackes, vice president of the com pany, came to the plant and asked him if the evidence had been destroy ed.
 1T told him." said Cragin, "that I would give the matter my personal at tention.''
 Why did you do that?" demanded J. M. Dickinson for the government. Well, I supposed that I should have done it before and gave him an evasive answer"
 Witness insisted that was the only time he ever heard Baackes mention burning the evidence and he declared soon afterward he had the documents burned. Cragin denied ever corre- spending with James A. Farrell, now president of the steel trust, about the wire pools.
 Dickinson and 'Lindabury, attorney for the trust. clashed when the gov ernment tried to impeach Cragin's s testimony that President Farrell of the steel trust knew nothing about the wire pool agreements.
 s.Did you not in the post office building in Washington, in February of this year. tell H. E. Colton and L
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
CRAGIN CONFESSES HE
 BURNED EVIDENCE OFl
 STEEL TRUST INIQUITY

New York, May 9-A calm and de- cided positive admission that the evil dence in the wire pool case was de- stroyed by his order was made today by George A.. Cragin. of Worcester, Mass, assistant general sales man ager of the American Steel & Wire Company. He said he could not rec ollect the date that he had the papers burned in the furnace of the Worces- ter plant, but that he thought 1t was last November.
 Cragin was the first witness when the hearings in the governments suit to dissolve the steel trust were resdm- ed today. He said that he had rep resented the American Steel & Wire Company in all of the wire pools en- gineered by Edwin Jackson, who is now in Europe He received all of the evidence against the wire pool participants. which was turned back to the steel trust for use by the gov ternment after Judge Archibald, now being investigated by Congress, had imposed nominal fines on the parti- cipants in his office in Worcester Soon afterward, he said, Frank
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
HOUSE INvENTS
 NOVEL SECTIONAL STEEL BELTINC

Henry A. House of 705 Wood ave- nue, a mechanical engineer, has in- vented and secured a patent on a sectional steel belt, which it's pro- motors claim will revolutionize the belting industry of the world, and ten- tative plans are on foot for the or- ganization of company to be locat- ed in Bridgeport to manufacture the article. Southern moneyed men are said to be interested in the proposi- ion with MT. House and a capital has already been subscribed for the company. Mir House was asked to- day how far plans had progressed and i. answered. that he desired nothing said if the venture for the time being as plans were only in a tentative shape
 He declined to discuss the invention and the plans for putting it on the market. Friends of Mr. House, how ever, are authority for the statement that company of no small size and capital will be established very short- ly and that work on the steel belting will be started at once. The claim is made that MT. House has devised a method of making a steel belt which can be built in any length desired and is far superior to the leather belting because it is more durable and has staying quality that cannot be ob- tained in any other belt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
ARCHIBALD AFFAIR THOUGHT TO BE ANOTHER NAIL IN
 COFFIN OF COMMERCE COURT
Committee Decides to Probe Thoroughly Re- latlons of Judge Archibald to
 CuIm Pile Deals
His Impeachment is Decided Upon His Suspension Will be Observation-Disclosures Being Used For Argument Favor of Recal-One Deal Claimed to Have Been Made While Brief on Railroad Decision Lay on Judges Desk

Hams says, while Archibald had on his desk briefs of the Erie in the New
 fork 'Hghterage cases" fnsolving validity of rate rebates to various railroads for frightening cargoes across New York harbor. Williams also says Archibald went to New York and asked Vice President Brownell of the Erie railroad to authorize the sale to Williams and Archibald of the coal property, when Captain May, manager of the Fries coal deposits, held up the deal.
 Williams also declares that William F. Roland, Scranton coal operator. was also a party to the culm. coal deal, while Roland was vftally inter- ested as a defendant in a suit before Archbald's court.
 That Roland refused to discount a bald for a one third interest in a mi,- lion acre timber transaction in vcne- zuela and that later Archibald decided the case against Roland are other serious charges by Williams.
 Population by Williams of options and contracts, in one of which Arch bald was named as the Silent party" has astonished the committee. Will Hams admits his signature is append- ed to the photographed documents, but says he signed them without read ing their text When the committee COAVCuCS SOulOIIOW uCW t8Ck VIII be taken, regarding another coal deal, in which Judge Archibald and a Mr. Dainty are said to have negotiated for coal property of the Lehigh Valley railroad at Hillsdale, Pa
 That the Archibald affair is "an- other nail in the coffin of tho Com merce Court" Is freely expressed st the capitol. The politics of the a1- legged scandal is not overshadoWing the impeachment inquiry, but is deep ly involved in the probe. Democrats urging abolishment of the Commerce Court are finding support in the fn- vestigation- Incidentally the 'feud" between the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Commerce Court is renewed because of the Archibald case. Interstate Commerce Commis- sioner B. H. Meyer was active in dis closing the Archibald charges to the President. He will also be an in1- pOrtant witness before the committee against Archibald.
 Advocates of the recall of judges are finding much capital in the Arch bald affair, believing it is furnishing explosive ammunition for their propa- ganda, Illustrating the difficulties in removing a judge by protracfed 'In- gestigatfon" and long delayed discus sion in Congress before a trial is reached in the Senate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-09
MAVASO JOINS IN SEARCH FOR
 GUN HE USED
After Fruitless Search Through Wilton Woods State Police Lodge Pris- oner in Bridgeport Jail.

Norwalk. May 9.-Not knowing that he killed Harry H. Maudlin, Jr.. of South Wilton on August 31 last after an argument between the two on Maudlin's farm, Giuseppe Malvaso, who was yesterday. arrested in Hart ford by State Policeman Frank vfrelli charged with asSaulting his brother in-law, Giuseppe Fusco, of New Ca- naan, and with the murder of Harry H. Maudlin, IT,. this morning wont over the ground which he covered in the Wilton woods from the time he shot Fusca on August 21 last until he left the woods after firing on Captain Schmidt. of the New Canaan police and Virelli of the state police force. The hope that Malvaso would be able the deed was the real cause of his being taken to the place, but up to two this afternoon the party had not secured the weapon. Malvaso states that he broke the gun after firing on the officers and threw it into a brook between two bridges. He could not find the place for the officers this morning.
 Malvaso was brought from Bridge. port jail this morning by State Off, ficers Frank Virelli and Rowe w. Wheeler. Deputy Sheriff John H. B. Lake Joined the party in Norwalk and the men went to New Canaan where Captain Schmidt joined in the hunt The party covered many miles in the woods being taken to Bald Hill and through to Vista, N. Y. The murder CT could not remember where he had thrown the gun although he describ-
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