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Zemp's Statement.


Mr.. Zemp gave out the following
statement last night:
Since reading the account given in
this evenings paper, have decided
to give you short account of my
arrest, as one could scarcely believe
all that was in this article without
condemning me.
81 got home about 1890 o'clock for
dinner. My wife asked me to get our
little girl from Mrs. Dreyer's. I went
there, next door, and stayed probably
five minutes, going from there back
home with my little daughter.
Dinner not being ready, my little
daughter wanted to race. We often
run races on the siledalk, she on a
tricycle., with me walking. We got
to the corner and were about to start
across the street, the opposite side
being paved, when l saw what /
thought was a new package of ciga-
rettes
"My daughter and I both reached
for it. 1 got it, and it was firm to
the touch. / never had thought but
that it was full of cigarettes ano
put it in my pocket. We went or
across the street, and were in the
midst of our race when two policemen
ran up from behind and grabbed me
Offered No Reason.
"They would offer no reason for the
larrest and, would not let me say
Tour piazza, in pfasr wiz uWb8GI WAS s,5g 81
thing or to my little daughter, wh,
was very much frightened and crv
ing. However, the Journal is mistak
en- again about their treatment. They
aid not subject me to Handwriting, anc
l suppose, showed me what considera
ton their duty allowed them to.
Il only passed the spot in question
twlce-once on my way home, anG
again in crossing the street, as have
stated.
can prove my character durinp
my whole life, and can also show
where others who know me intimately
and have known me for years have
implicit confidence in me, and a conf.
dence which will not be shaken bv the
unfortunate circumstances of today.
I'm closing, let me say that hold
malice In my heart against no one
for these things, and can only ask
the public to not condemn me till I
am shown to be guilty, which, in JUS
tlce, cannot be-"
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MIR. Gault Loses Right Arm.

Jonesville, Oct 2-Mr. S. G. Gault
got his right hand and wrist ground
up in a corn shredder this morning
while down on his plantation. He
was Immediately brought to his home
In Jonesville and Drs. Southard Cham
bers and Hames amputated the arm
above the broken bones, about half
way between the wrist and elbow.
The operation was successfully done
and Mr.. Gault is resting we'll.
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II ON CHARGE
OF BLACKMAlL.
FIJI. ZEMP DEFENDANT IN
SENSATIONAL CASE.
: Man, Employed by Southern
Company, Arrested in Spar
tg Charged with Attempting
fort Money From Wealthy
4, Who Receives Alleged
Hand Letter-Accused Held
Hal in $400 Bail-PrOtests In

al ial in $4OO Bail-Protests In
II knburg, October Mrs. EN-
J. ma fash, of 161 lakewood avenue,
! thi received a Black Hand let
v teri morning demanding that she
plak k60 in an old cigarette box at
, the her of Oakwood avenue and
Eaa ain street. Frank L. Zemp,
: a p{hent and well-known employee
of &outhern Power Company, was
arr& two hours after Mrs. Cash
reed -this letter, charged with
send 1T and attempting to extort
mon from the wealthy widow. Only
circ tantial evidence has thus far
beer fcured by the police depart
men The mornings mail brought
Mrs lsh the following letter:
Letter to Mrs. Cash.
Cash: We have got to get
$15Qght away, and you can give
it I'd easy, enough. So we have de-
eide % ask you to do the following:
Ga Il S.. m ~ ~ ase s'. a. oos on 'ne ~
s e. on ,Ae t ~, ~
the aqhey in that box and leave at
!. - 80. T..s.sa r.. .Iu
g E sSSy, ~ M
s, - ~ -, - h.,14 .s;s M W. -.
=, fssss Ills ~ ,:.,. al
~, 49,, "a tha ,t.,.. ,.,,,J -
,,,,, ,;s,i,t, !. 4 !, a,,.s, 80, :. ~
-, -. =. 30 - y
!; 81, III. 49, L..s~ rS - :,
-. NJ ~ s, CT ~ h;, h;,,S %
~; LII ~. AZ. 49, ,;,, ~
tav t.s,.e IN ,,a' .,o+ - Tas,. +h;s ,,r
~ ~ ,,on, front ~ ,so,,,. ho,.s
;Ss;s rig. ~ ~ '..p A.'s y. Se'u-
sfssg. OF fO IS.
AGAaA6Hta sanss.ss6e Del a
artmShts of tE She told the do.
ails OF Chief Hayes, who instructed
er over the phone to follow the in.
tructions given in the letter absolute.
Y. She did so. In the meantime
'hen the police department desired
ne original copy of the letter, a mes.
enger boy was sent to Mrs. Cash,s
ONE with a fake telegram, and this
oy brought the letter to headouar-
srs. Two plain clothes policemen
Ulcers McBee and Bryant, were de.
ached on the case. An automobile
'as secured and these officers went
the scene. About seventy-five
ards from the scene the machine was
ltentionally broken >and the negro
river, assisted by one of the officers.
egan work trying to fix it. The other
Fficer sat by, keeping close watch on
lie spot where the cigarette box was
'ncealed.
The Arrest.
Mr.. Zemp passed with his Swear
ID child. He is said to have looked
arefully on the ground. 1t is said
returned to his home and again
lrefully noced the box. He re-en-
red his home and returned with his
hid, riding a tricycle.. When he
cached the spot where the box was
'ncealed, it is said, he suddenly nick
1T up and put it in his trousers
ocket without opening it. The
mon yooda , I..L F.
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VIII Put Up Sunday Mail.

postmaster Young requests that
announcement be made that hereaf.
Ter the Sunday mail will be put in tho
Jokes. He says one man has tn be on
'y anyway, and he had rather see
to to putting up the mail on Sund.', e.
Monday. o'er 10
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ment to make.
Mr.. John T. Duncan was present
but made no statement, and F. H.
Dominick, attorney for Governor
Blease, said he had nothing to say,
except they had gone into the contest
and it had come out as they believed
it would.
A report exonerating Secretary
Christie Benet of all charges made
against him by the Governor, grow
ing out of the matter of tickets for
Lee and Pickens counties, was made
by subcommittee through Mr.. Man.
ming and adopted by the State con-.
mittee. Mr.. Benet was commended
for his faithfulness and devotion to
duty and the fair and martial manner
in which he carried on his duties.
The contest by Messrs. Dial and
Ialbert,in the matter of United States
Senatorships. was dismissed on mo-
ton of Mr.. Greer. Neither of these
gentlemen was present today.
See Need of Changes.
Stress was laid by member after
member on the necessity of throwing
some adequate safeguards around the
primary and of the widespread dis
content with the present lax method
of conducting the elections. The sug-
gestion to call State Convention
next year to act on this matter was
favored by several, among them Mr..
E. S. Blease, but was passed over
and no action taken.
A motion to memorialize the Legis-
lature to pass laws restricting the
right to participate in the primary
election to registered voters, offered
by Mr.. Park, was rejected.
A resolution that the solicitors of
the various circuits be requested to
prosecute cases of violation of the pri-
mary laws was adopted.
The report of the subcommittee,
up-holding the action of the George
town County committee in awarding
the nomination for treasurer to Mr..
Mcconnell, was adopted. The con.
test from Beaufort was dismissed, be-
cause no one appeared to press it.
Suitable resolutions on the death of
Mr. r. P. Hamer, offered by DR.. T. H.
Dreher, were adopted.
The committee, at late hour this
adjourned.
The State Democratic executive
committee was called to order today
at noon, in the library of the State
House, with full attendance, several
OF the members being represented
by proxies. A large number of specta-
tors were present and occupied seats
In the library. United States Senator
b. X. Tillman, national committeeman
and ex-officio member of the State
was present and sat with
Continued on last page)
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gillian left on the
evening train for a honeymoon trip,
after which they will be at home to
their friends on East Main street.
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LYON AND PEOPLES
RUN OVER ON OCTO-
BER FIFTEENTH
Counsel for Judge Jones
Withdraws Protest of De-
feated Candidate for Gov
ernOr-State Chairman to
Name Committee to Draft
Suggested Changes in Pri-
mary Rules.

Columbia, Oct. 1.-Cole l.. Blease
was declared the nominee or Governor
by the State Democratic executive
committee this afternoon, in a meet
ing characterized by harmony and
good feeling.
B. r. Tillman was declared the
nominee for United States Senator.
The nomination for the other offices,
excepting Attorney General, were an
nounced, and second primary to de-
eide between J. Fraser Lyon and
Thomas H. Peoples, for Attorney Gen.
eral, was ordered to be held on the
18th of October. 1t was declared the
sense of the committee that all races
yet to be held in any counties ought
to take place at the same time the pri-
primary for Attorney General is held.
Much discussion was had over
next year to revise the regulations
and rules of the party, but after full
discussion this matter was not acted
on further leaving it to the commit
tee, to be appointed by the chairman,
to draft the suggested changes and
report back to the full committee be-
January /, 1914.
Jones's Protest Withdrawn.
After the report of the ub-corlmit..
! tee investigating the <,e" q -
committee on tabulSse"
Shand, representing
~~t.--.--S.7s-:-i--l-eu--.h--Uk Ot
and announced, that th.--
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HeV. Z. H. Jordan will conduct tho
e,vices Ss at the Episcopal church Sum
qay morning at II o'clock. Rev. M
S., % uans connection with the parish
nrs mas ceased, but by request he will,
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evening train for a honeymoon trip,
after which they will be at home to
their friends on East Main street.
| After the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Young, on East Main street, at which
several hundred guests were enter
tanned. Throughout the house
the walls were hung with South
ern smilax, and a similar decora-
tions prevailed over the doorways and
windows. The mantels were banked
with ferns and starred with clusters
OF pink roses. Baskets of pink roses
were placed at intervals on the broad
stairway and deep frieze of green
cry entwined through the balustrade.
Mr. and Mrs. Gillian received the
congratulations of their friends in the
parlor, which room was a bower of
pink and green and the lights were
shaded with rose colored shades. The
bridal party were seated at a square
table for supper which had for it's
centerplece a handsome mirror
plateau which was surrounded bv
water lilies and ferns giving the eff
fect of a miniature lake. The chande.
ier was filled with white roses and
smllax from which showered valley
niles. Colonial candlesticks burning
white tapers were placed on the man.
tells and cabinets, and at intervals
about the table were silver bonbon
dishes filled with salted almonds and
crystallized fruits. At the end of the
table where the bride and groom were
seated the wedding cake was placed
and from the mass of flowers sur
rounding it white and green ribbons
extended to the place of each guest
and these, when drawn out, brought
tne magic ring, thimble and dime. The
ring was attached to a white ribbon
drawn by Mr.. Roy FAINT, the thimble
TO Miss Mary Weatherly and the dime
to Miss Myra Young. The favors for
each guest were tiny white slipper.
hlled with rice and tied with white
and green ribbon.
Mrs. Young, the brides mother.
was handsomely gowned for the even
ing IN brocaded mauve satin, draped
with Spanish lace.
Mrs. Hunter, the brides grand
mother, wore black silk.
Mrs. John FAINT, an aunt of tba
groom, wore handsome black lace
gown over white satin.
Mrs. Norman Jones wore ciel blue
nessaline with garnitures of crystal. |
Mrs. T. b. Aughtry of Columbia.
wore lavender chiffon with overdress
If white lace.
Mrs. W. Fl. Maxwell was a charm
ng out-of-town guest, wearing black
ace over white, bordered with silver
ringe.
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Soiuhpla, october 1.-The finol
chapter of one q: the most sens.
tionai and intere sting cases in the bis
tory of South Carolina criminal Ia1,,
was enacted at the State Penitent;o ~,
1nis morning, when Samuel N. HYDE
VI ANDERSON county, convicted of the
oouole murder of his wife and father
.n-iaw' paid the penalty for his crin,o
IN the death chair iie
Fubllc Interest in the Grim. h.,
oeen accentuated by the utter ind;f
ference to his fate that HYDE has
manifested since the commission ~
.ne aeed and which caused doubts &C
W MS sanity, leading to the appoint-
ment OF lunacy board that declared
MIN sane now and at the time of tba
murder. This air of unconcern ohan
acter1zed his final moments in the
aeaeh chamber, and he met death with
q sinlle on his lips. The current
% NC turned on at four minutes after
q O'Clock and passed continuallv
'hrough his body for 62 seconds, "a. :
vas then examined by several phvsi. !.
iahs, VINO declared that death had =,
'eeh instantaneous. y
History of Hyde's Crime. E
oherir klng, of Anderson County, Is
MS morning gave the following 5b;s !.
.o oty Oh the crime: Samuel Hyde had 3.
zen separated from his wife about Z. 8,
iree months, which time she tlhaai Z !.
'sne at the home Of her father. onI 8: 9
aly ~. Hyde forced his way into 7ths ~ :. =
'me OF his father-in-law and i;,,o a.
eaed down. the hall to the roo,n i,s - Z.
nach ms wife slept. He cautionsIv - -
,enea tney door and crept! scrnsa thsa h 8 8
III ng1fcaresaaSsa - ~ - IS IS
rned down low. Withs his pistol ii
e hand, Hyde turned the wick Wssbx
ID his wife was awakened by the Ia
light light. She sat up in bed and, he
cognizing her husband, asked: "My st
I'd, Sam, what are you doing here 2" lv
ithout saying word, Hyde raised wi
pistol and fired three times, each tn
OF passing through the heart of the Sc
tim. Her limp body fell backward bo
d Hyde turned to leave when he bo
countered his sister-in-law, a mere te
RI. With the remaining two bullets az
his weapon he shot her, both shots Ia
aklng wounds, one of which will w.
use her to be a cripple for life tn
Awakened by the noise, Hyde's vo
ther-in-law, w. B. Beasley, slipped int
OF his room and seized Hyde about dr.
back and arms. Hyde had placed be
other cartridge in his pistol and off
tn Beasley still holding him, FREQ tn,
der his arm with fatal effect. He co
rendered to Sheriff King a few
nutes later and was lodged in the
derson County Jail. Hyde had olf
'nt two enlistments in the army and %,
're developed the skill with the pis- be
that rendered his crime easy of %,
,cution. -"
Immediately after his arrest he chi
asted of his crime, but has lately re-,
sorrow that he committed co,
though he professed to believe ed
It he was justified in his act. M
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HYDE. SMILING. PAYS
DEATH PENALTY.
ANDERSON WIFE SLAYER D1rs
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

meets Fate Calmly, Declaring Him.
self Prepared to Face His Maker
and Telling Others to Take Warn.
lng-Visited in Death House bv
Younger Brother - Current p.
mains on 62 Seconds-Doctors De-
clare Death Instaneous - Fina,
Scenes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-28

18th. Warm wave will cross Pacific
slope about October Z, great central
valleys 9th, eastern sections 18th.
Cool wave will cross Pacific slope
about October 10. great central val
leys 18th, eastern sections 14th.
This will be one of the most notable
storm periods of the fall months, not
only on this continent but in many
places all around the earth. A trop-
ical hurricane is expected to organize
during the four days of October 10 to
13 east of the Caribbean sea- We can
not yet forecast the movements of
these hurricanes. but their usual path
lies through the Caribbean sea and
the Gulf of Mexico They move slowly
and this storm may be in those south
ern seas as much as ten days and
then in the Atlantic coast waters five
days. These great storms often con.
tinue fifteen days.
Near October Is a cold wave is ex-
pected in the middle northwest and
will carry frosts far southwark prob
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Fosters WEATHER BULLETIN

Washington, Sept, Copyright
ed, 1912, by w, T. Foster.) Last bull
letin gave forecasts of disturbance to
cross continent October to s, warm
wave Sd to 7th, cool wave 9th to 10th.
Temperatures of this part of October
will average lower than usual. but this
disturbance will cause warmer wealth
er than prevailed during the passing
of the previous disturbance AS the
storm wave nears eastern sections the
storm forces will increase in energy
and severe storms are probable on the
Atlantic coast near October s.
Next disturbance will reach Pacific
coast about October 7, cross Pacific
slope by close of Sth, great central
valleys 9th to 18th, eastern sections
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ably killing top growth of cotton
along the gulf coast. Some danger of
frosts in Florida.
We advise all and everywhere to be
on guard as to destructive storms dur
ing the week centering on October IL.
Electric storms, also, are expected
during that week. Better not travel
at that time OF course these danger
GUS storms will reach comparatively
a very few places. We publish fore
casts of the expected sunspots about
that time. Watch for the sunspots
October 13 to 20.
The cool wave of October 10 to "a
will be a cold wave, but will probably
not go so far south as the one to fol-
low. While October is expected to be
a very cold month, the week of above
named disturbances will be one of the
warmest of the month. The coolest
weather of October is expected on
meridian 80 near 10th; day or two
earlier west of that and as much later
east of 1t.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-28
Gordon-Jo

Gordon-Johnsor--
The announcement at San Angelo
Tuesday afternoon of Miss Ruth John
sons engagement to Mr.. John Milton
Gordon of this city, which was made
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mark
Pulliam, came as a complete surprise
to many, though few very close
friends knew of the sweet secret. The
pretty love story was told during a
game of bridge whist when the guests
discovered that on one king in the
deck was written 81. NJ. Gordon, No
vember g." and on queen was writ
ten Miss Ruth Johnson, November
g." At the close of the party the hon
Gree gave to her girl friends souvenir
spoons, in the bowl of each of which
was engraved the dates of the we'd
ding and the announcement.
This is an event of wide social i'm
port, as both the young people are
social fayorites not only in their home
towns, but over the state.
Miss Johnson, who has frequently
visited Miss Mary Ross Parker, will
need no introduction to the people of
Bryan, as she has already, by her I'M
usual sweetness and charm of man
ner, won the love of a large and loyal
circle of friends.
Mr.. Gordon, who is better known as
Jack by his friends, was born in
Bryan and reared by his uncle, the
late Mr.. Milton Parker, and his wife,
and it was in their home he received
the love and care of SON He has
made host of true friends by his
genial disposition and is an indus
trious young business man of excel
lent character.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-28

usually December is much colder
than October, but reversal is exA
pected and October will be colder
than December. Feeding livestock
will require more than usual OF the
new crops in October because OF cold
weather and no old feed, but Deem
Der will probably not require much
feed.
We are still advising farmers not
to sell their new crops at present
prices. The crops on this continent
are not as large as interested parties
have tried to make believe and the
demand from foreign countries will be
larger than indicated. Our CORE
spondents are surely as reliable as
those who have used every facility to
make believe that the crop products
are the greatest ever produced. This
is bad time to put new crops onto
the market We have absolutely no
interests in the markets and We give
the same advice to all, privately and
publicly.
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In Social Circles
Mrs. Dona carnes, Editress'

Sara Allen, Esther Cavitt, Robbie
Scale, Frances Gillespie, Ruby James,
Edith Cavitt, Mary McInnis, Corinne
James, Bessie Scale and Ruth Cav
thon of Lampasas; Messrs. Travis
Bryan, Algie Benbow, Wilson Bradley,
j. NJ. Hare, Fred Cavitt, Meredith
James, Rivers Allen, and Messrs. w.
H. Thomas and w. W. Wood of Col
lege
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Methodist Ladies' Social

There will be a social meeting OF
the ladies at the Methodist church
Monday, September 80, at p. m. A
dainty course of refreshments will be
served and free-will offering for the
district parsonage will be taken All
are cordially invited to be with us. A
program has been arranged as fol-
lows:
Song: Help Somebody Today"
Scripture Reading-Mrs. V. B. Hud-
SON.
Remarks-Rev. Glenn Finn
Prayer.
Solo: Hold Thou My Hand'-Miss
Mary Shelburne.
Piano Solo-Miss Frances Hall.
Sumber Song (Smith)-Miss Gill
lespie.
Reading-Miss Park.
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A 'Possum Hunt and Picnic


A crowd of young people enjoyed a
'possum hunt on Thursday evenine
and were chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Cavitt. BY moonlight the trip
was made to Cavitt's pasture where
they enjoyed the delights of the hunt
and the bagging of one 'possum. The
hunt over, the party went to Dellwood
park. where delicious picnic edibles
formed the menu of the supper that
was served. The return home through
the cool night was made on the inter
urban after several pleasantly spent
hours.
Those present were Misses Vivian
James. Malcolm Mclnnis, Ethel Cavitt,
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Home Mission Society Entertained

Home Mission Society Entertained
The members of the Home Mission
Society of the First Methodist church
we're royalty entertained on Monday
afternoon at the elegant home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ, Waldrop. This was
a very successful. pleasant and large
" attended meeting, each guest en-
joying Mrs. Waldrop's hospitality, for
no one ever misses an opportunity to
accept the courtesies of this delight
full matron. The ladies all brought
their embroidery and as they sewed
they also conversed, exchanging and
giving ideas in the fancy work line
These articles on being finished will
be sold in December at the Christmas
bazaar. Mrs. Glenn Finn and Mrs.
r. o. Allen were assisting hostesses
during the afternoon, they adding
much to the success of the afternoon
Refreshments were served at late
hour and proved to be lunch long to
he remembered for its daintiness and
wholesomeness as we'll