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Vaughan Escapes Jail.

GreenVllle, June %, u.
Vaughan. former supelinte1ld==
ent of the Odd Fellows Home,
who has been in Jail here,
charged with rape. escaped
Wednesday morning. He had
outside aid. 1t is thought that
two men aided him in saving
his way to liberty.
T. u. Vaughan. erstwhile
superintendent of the Odd Eel.
lows orphanage. located near
this city and who was in the
Greenville county jail charged
with rape, adultry and procur-
ing an abortion, escaped from
the Jail Wednesday morning
about 3 o'clock.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon
Vaughan had not been appre-
hended though the immediate
country is being secured and
the authorities in cities and
towns within a radius of one
hundred miles of Greenville
have been notified to te on the
lookout for him.
The governors office has Of
fered a reward of sl00 for the
rearrest of Vaughan. Sheriff
Poole has also offered a SlOO
personal reward.
Vaughan escaped through the
window of his cell. Right in
the center Of the window a
heavy bar was sawed in two,
the space measured seven
inches by twelve inches. 1t is
practically conceded that he
was assisted in making his es-
cape. The jailer says he saw
two men disappear over the jail
yard fence, the mans tracks
were folio ved for several miles
out of the city in the direction
of Laurens. The tracks ended
at a pl ce where buggy tracks
were plainly evident.
Sheriff Poole received a tele,
gram from Governor Blease
stating that he would increase
the reward for Vaughn's cap.
ture to $500. Of this amout $500
will be paid by the State and
500 by Governor Blease as an
Odd Fellow, The 800 reward
offered by Sheriff Poole makes
the total reward S7CO.
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hide in the woods from them
Finally footsore and weary
dirty and ragged he arrived in
Pickens County, and there he
found a friend who carried him
to his home where he rested a
few weeks in quiet and comfort.
But the war spirit could not
be controlled. He longed for
the smoke of the battle field and
wanted to go again to the front,
but his right arm was useless
and he knew he would not be
permitted there. so. gathering
a few men about him. he found
a band of enrolling officers with
whom he searched the noun
tains and hills for deserters.
On one occasion this company
captured two men who had
been wanted for a long time,
and at another time, they. in
company with Col. J. E. Ra-
good, captured a notorious per-
son, who had not only deserted
his country, but had been
causing trouble and committing
great depredations near Ceaser's
Head. They found his hiding !
place and also some of the
articles he had stolen from Col.
Hagood's hotel. So we see the
brave man with only his left
arm still trying to serve his
country and save her from the
Only a private! To march
and to fight,
Suffer and starve, and be strong
with knowledge
To know that the Might of
Justice and Truth and
Freedom and Right
In the end. must crush out the
wrong.
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What Blease Said
70 the Editor of The State:

To the Editor of The State:
noticed in Sundays State
where Gov. Blease said in his
campaign speech at Chesterfield
that he did not tell a nego aud
fence in Columbia that he fav-
ored letting them have their
part of the privilege tax.
This statement may be cor
rect but the good governor did
say he favored letting them
have all their tax moneys fol
their schools.
Furthermore, he advised the
negroes not TO be towards and
if a white man comes to his
house and act somewhat indec-
orous. shoot hell out of him,
and if the courts send you to
the penitentiary, | will pardon
every one: he urges the negroes
to take no step backwards in
/ the right.
The negroes of South Carolina
are wel!tpleased with his admins
tration Of Gov. Blease, as he is
not sincere in all his statements.
As the president Of the Aller
university puts it: Those
/; few negroes that can vote viii
+; cast their ballots for Cole
j Rlease Rev. W. R Bowman
! Pastor of tie 4. NJ. E. church
Swansea.
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How They Stand.

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At Florence.

Florence, June 20.-Wlth
clenched fists, Judge Jones adj
vanced upon his opponent, Gov
ernor Cole L. Blease, and bun
for quick interruption on the
part of County Chairman, j.
W. McCown, there would, in all
probability, haye been a person
al encounter between the two
candidates. This was the near
est approach to trouble, which
seems in these good days to be
looked for at a POLITICAL meeting
in Florence.
They do say" that there is
something in the atmosphere
that makes candidates want to
fight when they get to Florence.
Somehow. though, it is nearly
always only an approach to a
scrap. Be it said, however,
that the joint debates of the
candidates for state offices here
today was heard by possibly
the largest, and certainly the
most demonstrative and up
roarious crowd that has yet
greeted the candidates.
There were fully fifteen hund-
red persons who heard the two
aspirants for gubernatorial
honors; some are of the opinion
that there We're more. Both
Judge Jones and Governor
BIease received great applause.
Governor Blease, ON the other
hand, met a vollev of hissess at
several times during his speech.
In fact, his references today to
conditions on the railroad trains
before the seperate coach law
went into effect We're evidently
SO Objectionable to his hea,eIs
that there was probably more
Kissing than has been heard at
any recent campaign meeting
in this state.
The trouble between the
Governor and Judge Jones came
about when the former repeated
hts statement that Judge Jones
vote on the jim Crow law
meant in effect that he favored
social equality. In such lucid
language had the governor pre-
sented his argument along this
line that it brought forth much
kissing from the audience.
Judge Jones arose and for a
few moments it looked like
trouble. Blood was in the eye
of the man thus accused and,
although he had just a few
minutes before pronounced as
maliciously false any intimation
that he favored social equality,
it was believed by onlookers
that Governor Blease had carried
the matter to a degree which
Judge Jones did not intend to
permit and that he was prepar-
ed then and there to bring the
contention to a final settlement.
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Storm At WaEE1aila

WalhaIla June 26 W alfalfa
and vicinity was visited last
night by a severe rain and elec
trical storm. During this storm
Mayor Wm. NJ. Brown lost 4
pair of fine mules. the animals
being killed by lightning.
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Notice of School Election
State of South Carolina.

County OF Pickens.
Whereas. a petition from the free
holders and electors of Praters Dis
trict, No. g. has been filed with lh.
County Board of Education, askin;
for a special election to 'letermin.
whether or not an extra levy of mills
shall be levied on said District fo
school purposes.
1t appearing to the County Board o
Education that the petition meets III,
requirements of the law.
Therefore. it is ordered that the Trus
tees Of the above named District d,
hold an elecrion in said District at tn
school house within said District o,
Saturday. July 9Th, 1912. for tn
above stated purpose. The Trustees {.
the Dis triet ale hereby appointed mar
age of said election. Said election t
be conducted according to the requir
mepts of Section 1908 of the Genera
Statutes.
BY order of County Board of Educa
ton.
R. T. Hallum,
4t-lO Co. Supt. Ed.
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members of national committee.
Pledges party to enactment of

members of national committee.
Pledges party to enactment of
law prohibiting campaign con-
trlbutions by corporations and
unreasonable campaign eontri-
buttons by individuals.
Favors single presidential
term and making presidential
term and making president in
eligible to reelection.
'elicitates Democratic con-
gress on its record. enumerating
important achievements. and
pledges an adequate navy.
Denounces Republican ad-
ministration on charge of ex-
travagance and demands return
to simplicity and economy be-
fitting a Democratic govern
ment.
Favors national aid regarding
post roads.
Repeats party's declaration of
the platform of 1903, as to rights
of labor and pledges the party to
an employees compensation
law.
Declares the unnecessary
withdrawal Of public land tends
to retard development and bring
reproach upon policy of con-
servation; that reservations
should be limited to purposes
which they purport to serve;
favors broadcast liberality in ad-
ministering land laws and says
forest reserve act permitting
homestead entries within the
national forest should not be
nullifed by administrative regu-
lations; declares for immediate
action to make available
Alaskan coal lands and safe
guarding of lives OF miners.
Favors encouragement of ag-
riculture and legislation to sup
press gambling in agricultural
products.
Reafirms position against
policy of imperialism and I
colonial exploitation in Philip
pines.
Welcomes Arizona and New
Mexico to sisterhood of States.
Recommends law reforrn leg
islation.
Favors reorganization of the. /.
cival service and says laws
should be honestly and riSidly
Reafirms previous declara-
tions regarding pure food and
health.
of a merchant marine and urges
speedy enactment of laws for
greater security of life and
property at sea.
joyment of rights and privileges
of territorial form of govern.
ment.
Refers to Russian treaty of
1882 and renews pledge to pre-
serve sacred rights of Ameri-
can citizenship at home and
abroad"
Favors parcels post and ex-
tension of rural delivery.
Favors encouragement as can
be properly given Panama canal
exposition.
Commends to the States
adoption of law makingSs aaaef~ aaae~
fense to discriminate against
the uniform of the United
States.
Renews declaration of last
platform regarding generous
pension policy.
Refers to the rule of the people
and says: The Democratic
party offers itself to the country
as an agency through which
the complete overthrow and ex-
tripation Of corruption. fraud
and machine rule in American
politics can be effected. y
The conclusion says: Our
platform is one of principles
which we believe to be essential
to our national welfare" and
invites cooperation Of all citizens
who believe in maintaining un-
impaired the institutions OF our
country.
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PROGRESSIVE
PLATFORM
Document is Finished
After 48 Hours
Hard Work

5 :, Hard Work
I Baltimore, June 28.-Bristlin,
, with Democratic progressiveisn
the platform on which th,
Democratic party will stant
during the approaching cam
paign was completed late today
by the committee on resolutions
and awaits only the approval of
the presidential nominee to be
presented to the convention.
The document is the result OF
48 hours of deliberation on the
part of the committee. It is an
almost entirely new document,
although the recommendations
Of the New York delegation
were followed in many partic-
ulars.
From first to last the COM
mittee's deliberations were char
acterized by the utmost har-
mony. The unanimous demand
was for the most pronounced
declarations in favor of progress
sive policies all along the line
and the only difference of opin-
ion arose over the best method
of expressing this tendency.
The result Of a platform of
generally advanced views. al
though many of the more or less
readi al than the party declara-
tions of other years.
The document covers every
subject of Importance which has
been the subject of party dis
cussion during the last four
years. None Of them are eas.!;s4 ela E 4
orately presented. but the large
number of subjects renders it
somewhat voluminous,
The members of the commit
tee express general satisfaction
with the outcome of their vote
and Mr.. Bryan who took a most
active part in framing the paper
made the prediction that it
would arouse the disapproval of
not to exceed a dozen members
of the convention.
Under the new rule adopted
the platform will not be pre-
sented to the convention until
after the nomination of the can
didates.
It's submission will follow the
selection of a vice presidential
candidate.
The following is a summary
of the planks of the Democratic
platform:
Reafirm party's devotion to
the principles of democratic
government as formulated by
jefferson.
Declares for a tariff for reve-
nue. only and denounces the
high Republican tariff as the
principal cause of the unequal
distribution of wealth. Fayors
immediate downward revision
of present duties especially upon
necessaries of life. Also favors
gradual reduction so as not to
interfere with or destroy legiti-
mate industries.
Denounces President Taft for
vetoing tariff bills of last con-
gress. Condemns Republican
party for failure to redeem it's
promises of 1908 for downward
revision " Takes issue with the
Republican platform as to the
high cost of living, contending
it is largely due to high tariff
laws.
Favors vigorous enforcement
of the criminal features of anti
trust law. Demands such ad-
ditional legislation as may be
necessary to crush private mo-
nopolY. Favors prohibition of
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A BRAVE VETERAN
OF THE SIXTIES

VI InE OLA l. IEC
Some "reminiscences OF the
Career of Private ]. F.
Cauley.
(Written by a member of Pick
ems Chapter U. D. CO.
How seldom in prose and
poetry are the heroic deeds OF
the Confederate private record
ed! When we consider how
much honor and glory is due
him for his life Of courage and
sacrifices we feel that he we'll
deserves a high place of honor
in the history of the South.
Only a private; no ribbon or
star
Shall gild with falee glory his
name,
No honor for him in braid or
in bar
And his wounds are his roll of
fame"
The following little story of
one of Pickens County's most
humble privates is only a record
of the brave deeds of thousands
whose names will never be
known to fame. Our hero has
spent his days in the lowly
walks of life, and now the
shadows are growing long and
the evening of bis life is drawn
near to the last sunset. His
form is bent, his sters are falter-
ing and he carries in his body a
cruel bullet which he received
in a hot battle. His name is
Cauley and he now lives in a
little home near the town OF
Pickens The authenticity of
this story has been vouched for
by Capt. J. A. Griffin, Hon. W.
T. Bowen and others who say
that for bravery and courage he
was not eNcci,,d.
On the llth day Of September
1861 he went to McClu1c's Ford
with the 4th Regiment, Com
pany B., Captain Robert Griffin,
under whom he fought until
that brave officers life was sac
rifced on his country's altar at
the bloody battle of Seven
Pines. He was in almost all Of
the terrible battles of Virginia.
Once at Williamsburg he Was
pronounced by the surgeon of
the day too sick for service and
was ordered to the rear. In
company with several others,
he reluctantly started, but after
he had gone some distance he
said to his companions: Boys,
lets go hack and fight. | cannot
stand to be in the rear while the
battles going on" No
they said, what do you want
to 90 back for! Don't ye see
the men fallin' like leaves often
the trees! Go back to be shot.
Not much..' He answered:
."Yes boys, I'm goin'. Pm no
better than the rest to be shot.
Turning he hurried back to the
front. Meeting a poor soldier
on the way who had been
wounded, he asked him for his
gun. The man said: Stay
back the Yankees are killing
our men like sheep, you'll be
sure to get shot . They need
me at the front and I'm goin','
laid Cauley. All. Who has
not heard of that hot, sultry
day! Through it all our hero
stood in the ranks and kept up
repeated fire. That was an
awful battle. 1t began in the
early morning and ragged until
the setting sun dropped a seal
upon the record that the days
mad work Was done. Weak
and worn and faint he lay down
amid bloody corpses and stark
faces to sleep. He cared not
for himself but lcjoiced that the
day had been won. The next
morning he was so i'll the sur
geon commanded him to a hos
pital in Lynchburg on an un-
limited leave. On arriving
there there he was examined
and pronounced very sick.
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FOR SALE-Georgia farm,
l:}5 acres. 10 room dwelling,
Fine cotton land. Good peach
orchard. Railroad through
place. and one mile to station,
Easy Terms.
Write Box L,
II Pickens S, C,
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FOR SALE-Seyeral fresh
milk COWS. ]. NJ. Garrett,
etll Pickens, S. c., R. 2,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-17
BLOODY FIRST
TO HOLD REUNION
Survivors of First Virginia Regi-
ment Meet at Forest Hill
Tomorrow.

Survivors of the old First Virginia
Regiment. known as the Bloody
( First Will celebrate the nfty-frst an
niversary Of the battle OF Bull Run
tomorrow Sfternoon at Forest Hin
Park. These veterans. soon after the
war banded together and have since
peen Known as the Oh FIRST Assoc!a-
uon, OF which Charles 7. Loehr Is
secretary They nave chosen the date
or IN" battle OF Bun Run Tor their an
nNal celebration. because II was tho
first fight in which tue regiment took
part In that engagement tho regi-
lnehts loss was thirteen killed and
twentN-sight wounded. out OF total
OF sixty eight for the entire Confed-
Since the last anniversary the fol-
lowing members of the association
have died: William j. Armstrong Com
- George w. Shoemaker Company /;
James II. Patton Company iE Henry
O.. Asnby, Company g.
history Of the regiment as briefly
shetcned by Secretary Lochr. follows:
In the battle OF Manassas. the men
were subjected TO a heavy cannonndc,
ana seven or eight were wounded In
the trenches OF Yorktown. Corporal
H. NJ. ferneyhough and Monk Wing
Held were wounded. At WILLIAMSBURG
On May .. 1852, tho loss was eleven
billed. twenty-nine wounded and four
missing. Seven Pines. May 81. 1862.
KILLED fifteen, wounded forty five Fra
z!ers Farm, Juno 80. one killed. i've
wounded and sin missing. 1ilere the
regiment had only about foIry-fvc
present) Second Manassas August 30
Killed eleven wounded twenty-eight
missing two. Boonshoro and Sharps-
nufE, seven or eight wounded and
three missing fredericksburg. Deccm-
Der 10. 1862. wounded nine and one
missing No loss in the Suffolk cam
paign. Gettysburg. July 3 1864 the
regiment was nearly destroyed: the
TOSS by names are twenty-three killed
seventy seven wounded and thi.teen
captnred-ll3 out of 1850 men engaged
IN the charge OF Pickett Plymouth,
~, g. on the lith and 18th of April,
Iepf. the loss was TWO killed and six
wounded Drewry's Bluff. May 49,
iari, KILLED twelve wounded twenty
NC and missing three. Hewlett
rouse, May is. 1854. killed two. wound
"a eight milford Station May 81.
dSoi. wounded two Cold Harbor. June
., twelve killed and three wounded
Clay House. 10th and 18TH OF June
ieof' wounded. seven. Hewlett Line
Two or three wounded I'm skirmishoe'
rive Forks and Dnwiddie Courthouse.
M1rch 81 and Aprll l. the loss in kill
op ana wounded and prisoners was
neatly 100 and nearly all the rest were
chpturec' Killed and wounded on ADril
o Ioe7 at Sailors Creek. perhaps
seN ehty-fNe At Apnomattox. there
Wr,e only seventeen loft to surrender.
anu close the active record of this
command. but 81 tho prison pens. there
We're more than 200 confined in John
S9n island. Point Lookout ana Nownort
Tvs. ana many more deaths occurred
pgtofe the last chapter OF tho Bloody
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-17
FIREMEn CLAIM
BAD TREATMENT
Say They Were Given Bad
Water and Tainted Meat on
Government Ship.

Sorfolk. va. July le.-Several fire.
men from the United states Navy col
lier Vulcan now al anchor in Hampton
Roads. to-day told Agent T. Baisa. of
the Marine Firemen's Union, and a Nor
folk attorney that when they COM
planned about the bad condition OF the
food and water they we're BEING given.
eight of their number were thrown into
the brig. which was only large enough
to accommodate two. and that on ac-
count of the terrific heat of yesterday
two of the prisoners tainted and came
near dying
Agent Balsa said to-day that the IRE
men We're given water in the hreroom
so warm that they could not drink it.
and that tho ice which should have
been used TO cool the drinking water
was used for icing bottles OF beer.
which. he said, were sold to the 'ircmen
and oilers for IL cents per bottle. o.
o cents more than II could be bought
for on shore
The men in some instances were UNI
able TO buy the beer and We're forced
10 drink the hot water They also
claimed that tho meat which was served
them was tainted ana unfit to eat Mr..
Halsa told them he would report the
matter TO the Secretary of the Navy
and an attorney drew up petition
signed hy the men themselves, which
was forwarded to Washington
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-17
CHARTERS ISSUED

The old Dominion Industrial Cor
Iporation. West Point. Va. Crosby
Thompson. president. West Point Va
James Mullen, vice president. and 3.
j.. Booth. SECRETARY. Richmond. Capital
stock Maximum. $4,000: minimum
So.eoO. Objects. Purchase. acquire and
take over the property. business. etc.
or the old Dominion Industrial Com
pany, OF New York
focahontas Sewen Coal Corporation.
Koan9ke. Va George w. Hutchinson
don't. and w r. Bates. s@cretarv Ind
treasurer Roanoke. Va. Capital stock
MaNimnm. $4,000. minimum $1,000
Hplects To mine and manufacture coal
ana other mineral products.
Monticello cigar FACTORY Inc Char
i2t'eSNllle Va g. c. Wertenbaker. pres-
ldent. charlottesville Va j. C;oulny
Martin, Charlottesville; W. I. smith
W.. d. waters. vice presidents, Abe
rene, Va. j. c. Noel. charlottesville.
secretary Capital. Maximum. $4,000.
minimum $4,000. Objects. Buy ana sell
tobacco in all its forms
old Point Water Front Corporation
hampton, Va j. $ Jones president.
/ II. II. Kimberly. secretary and treas
GfeT; John = Kimberly Hampton va.
capital stock Maximum. $4,000. mini
mum; $4,000. OBJECT. General real es-
The. Baseball Association Of Roam
ohe. Inc. charter revived H. c. FL
b
ident ElmoIe - Helms. secretary, ana
treasurer. all Of Roanoke. va Capitni
stock Maximum. $1,000, minium. 81.
/ 900. $40 per share Purposes to con
duct baseball and other athletic sporfs
supreme Fountain or the National
Ideal Benefit Society. Inc. city OF Rich
mond Va No capital stock !. r..
ilcks, Thomas l. Beverly, A w
I Holmes president ANA supreme master
I hichmond Va 5. ". johnson. socrc-
I ,,ary Richmond. VA Joseph Charity.
! raternal beneficiary association.
! The Allegheny Company Changing
us principal Office from Alexandria 10
I Rosslyn. Va
Blackstone District Tobacco Associa.
/ ton. Inc. Changing name "a ~.
/ Farmers Warehouse Company of
/ Blackstone Inc, and increasing its
capital from $4,000 TO s25.O 900
Mccharics' Institute Of Norfolk Nor
folk va. No capital H. NJ Dickson
I president: J b. Morgan. Vice president
! ~. y Castle. secretary -all or NORFOLK