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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-12-19

i Mems Golf gloves, SOC, 75c, Walk
er-McKibben.
Sheriff w. J. Bullock visited il
Kansas City the last of the week.
Christmas presents for the family
American.
John c. Hayes Of Kansas City spen
the first of the week here transactins
business.
Boys dress shoes, Black-Arnold.
Four buggy or wagon tires set fol-
$3.50 at Cagely & Turks. -Adver'
tisement. 52-tf
Mrs. j. r. Morrison of Kansas City
enjoyed a visit here with relatives
and friends the first of the week.
Ladies' sweaters. American.
R. T. Martin and family left Friday
for Kansas City where they expect tc
reside in the future.
The best shoes for women. Ameri.
can.
M. T. Duncan transacted business
in Burlington, Kansas the latter part
of the week.
Mufflers 25c up. Black-Arnold.
D. c. Mize of Foster, was in the
city the latter part of the week at
tending Masonic lodge of instruction.
Mems presents. American.
DR.. j. T. Hull and family spent the
latter part of the week with relatives
and friends in Knobnoster.
Buy him a suit Black-Arnold.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Ray have
returned home from a visit with their
son, Jesse Ray, of Kansas City.
Go to Cagley &: Turk for horse.
Observation-Disclosures. 52-tf
John Lane and Chas. LaFollette
went to Hickory Ridge, Arkansas,
Thursday to look after real estate
interests there.
Black G. Arnold Clothing Co.
Mrs. j. A. Trimble has returned
home from a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Fallon O'Bryne at Birmingham,
Alabama.
Suit cases, trunks. Black-Arnold.
Hon. j. w. Lewis, of West Point
township, spent the latter part of the
week here attending Masonic school
of instruction.
$1.75 and $500 heavy cloakings
for CSC, Walker-McKibben.
Rev. and Mrs. C. S. Handy are re-
joich.g over the birth of a fine nine
pound daughter, Wednesday morn
ing, December 18, 1912.
Mems heavy shoes. Black-Arnold.
Prosecuting Attorney W. B. Daw-
son and Sheriff w. j. Bullock went
to Appleton City Tuesday on legal
business.
Kid Gloves SOC up, Black-Arnold.
See Cagely &: Turk for general
blacksmithing. Advertisement. 52tf
Geo. Baker, formerly of Lone Oak
township, now residing at Kansas
City, came in the last of the week
for visit with relatives and friends.
Warm rubber goods all new, So
felt boots. Black-Arnold.
w. H. Charters Jr., proprietor of
the Charter Oak Stock Farm was in
Monday expressing a fine young
Grand Look Jr. herd boar to W. P.
Darnell at Curryville, Mo.
Christmas goods in fancy boxes.
See them. Black-Arnold.
The Butler High School Basket Ball
team defeated the Urich team on the
latters court Saturday by a score of
q to II. The boys were royalty en-
tertained and were recipients of a re-
ception given in their honor Saturday
evening by Porter Miller.
Heavy sweaters SOC, flannel shirts
81. Black-Arnold.
A. L. Gilmore, long a prominent
Bates county farmer and stockman,
took his departure from Appleton
City Tuesday with a car load of house
hold goods, stock, etc., for Mariana,
Fla, where he has bought a fine tract
of land md will imnrove it-Annlo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Politics In Lexington County.

The first shot in the Lexington
county campaign will be fired at
Swansea Thursday, August 1, this
date having been fixed by the county
executive committee at it's meeting
in the court house several days ago.
The following itinerary was arranged
by a special committee named by the
county chairman, D. Frank Efrd, after
much elaboration: Swansea, August
1; Brookland, August 3; Irmo, August
8; Chaplin, August 9; Peak, August
10; Gilbert, August IA; Summerland,
August Is; Boylston, August II;
Steedman, August %; Pelion, August
%. The assessment of candidates for
the various offices was fixed as fol.
lows: State senate, SIS; house, So;
clerk Of court, $50; sheriff, $40; au.
ditor, SIS; treasurer, SIS; county su.
pe%rintendent of education, SIS; super.
visor, $40; county commissioner, 81;
coroner, IS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
SUPERINTENDENT
HOLD CONVENTION
DISCUSS TOPICS OF MUCH I'M
PoRTANcE TO UPLIFT OF
EDUCATION.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
The Legislature of South Carolina Is
Urged to Enact Laws For The Bet
terment Of The Educational System
of The State.

Columbia-A special from Rock Hill
states that the meeting of the county
superintendents of education Of this
state was held at Winthrop College,
The meeting was called to order by
President A. H. Gasque of Florence,
who made a very interesting address
to the body assembled.
The first matter of business taken
up was the arrangement for the meet
ings of the convention so as not to
conflict with the summer school Work
which is going on at Winthrop. This
being arranged, the convention took
up a number of matters pertaining to
the work of the various county su'
perintendents throughout the state.
Superintendent Seigler, Of Aiken
county, introduced the following reso,
luton, which was adopted:
1--WE, the county superintendent OF
education of South Carolina, in. con
vention assembled, do petition you,
the lawmakers of our state, to en-,
act a statute so az to change the
present term of office Of district
school trustees, such that the new
act will provide that the terms shall
be for a period Of three years; that
in the beginning of the enactment OF
this law. the appointments will be for
one, two and three years, respectively,
so that there will be one new mem
Der, or a new appointment each year,
thus leaving a majority Of the board
always in Office.
Another resolution that was unani'
mously adopted by the convention
was that: 1--WE will not accept teach
ers secured through teachers agen'
cies."
This matter was thoroughly discuss
ed and some very interesting facts
brought out along this line, hence the
resolution.
Another resolution that was adopt
ed by the convention was n to ask
the legislature to do something in
behalf of the rural schools.
The convention adjourned so that
the members could return to their
homes and hold the Clemson college
examinations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Grand Jury to Consider Riots.

Lake Charles, lathe grand jury
he's been ordered to convene in special
session Monday to consider the riot
at Grabow between union and non
union saw mill workers, In connection
with which ten men are held in jail.
here, eight charged with murder and
two with having melted q riot. Those
held on murder charges are: Arthur
L. Emerson, president Of the timber
workers union; Paul Galloway and
John Galloway, Of the Galloway Lum.
Der Company, at whose plant the riot
occurred; v. E. Spionel, R. G. Green.
H. E. Turner, F. E. Ezell and L. Perry.
The two accused Of having melted the
riot are John Perry and R. Perry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
MANY KILLED IN
NINE EXPLOSION
ACCUMULATION OF GAS IN AN
ENGLISH coLLIERY CAUSE OF
DISASTER.
The KING VISITS The SCENE
@!xty-Nine Persons Are Dead-eut For
the Fact That Many Of the Miners
Were Taking a Holiday, Fatalities
Would Be Larger.

Conisbrough, England.-The bodies
If SO victims of a series of explosions
1.-the Cadeby colliery have been
brought to the surface. It is feared
that a further search Of the mine will
Increase the death roll to 80. OF the
killed, 80 were mine workers; the 9TH
ars were men who went into the pits
to rescue those entombed. Among
these were three government inspec-
tors, including William Henry Picker
Ing, chief inspector Of mines, York
shire and north Midland district who
was to have explained to King George
and Queen Mary the workings Of an.
other Yorkshire colliery.
The King visited a colliery adjacent
to that in which the explosions oc-
CURED. The presence of their majes-
ties in the district greatly minfmized
the fatalities, because the miners
were celebrating and had taken a holi-
day. Therefore, instead of the usual
1876, only 80 men were working in that
part Of the mine where the accident
happened. Thirty of these were kill
ed outright and one, the manager Of
the pit, was brought up alive, but died.
later. 5g
The first explosion which killed the
miners occurred early In the morning.
1t was followed by an explosion about
Ave o'clock in the afternoon which re-.
suited In the collapse of the roof, over
whelming the entire rescuing brigade.
The King and Queen visited the
scene and personally expressed their
sympathy.
An accumulation Of gas which was
lgnited by the firing of a shot is be-
lieved to have been the cause Of the
disaster.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
To PULL TOGETHER
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN
ORGANIZED.
MANY ATTENDED MEETING
The Gathering Of Business Men Was
Represented BY Every Section of
The State.-The Officers Were Elec.
ted At This Meeting.

Columbia.-Two hundred progress
sive citizens, representing a score Of
progressive cities Of the state, gather
ed here and organized the South Car
DINA chamber of commerce. The key
note of the meeting, which was sig
niicant in many ways, is progressive
cooperation The organization,
which Is made up of representatives
from practically every town in the
state, will work for the advancement
of South Carolina along agricultural,
commercial and industrial lines. A
progressive constitution was adopted.
A board Of directors was elected by
the various delegations present. Each
community was allowed one member.
The board in turn elected the follow
ing officers:
A. w. McKeand, Charleston, pres
ident; B. A. Geer, Bolton, first vice
president; W. A. Barringer, Florence,
second vice president; F. S. Terry, Co.
lumbia, third vice president; John
Wood, Spartanburg, treasurer, and R.
G.. Buchwielder, Charleston, tempo
rary secretary. The question of
financing the organization was post
poned. A committee Of three was
named to prepare the bylaws for the
organization. This committee will
make report at a meeting Of the
board of directors to be called later
by the president.
There was a get-together spirit man.
Tested in all Of the discussions. Ev-
cry delegate present seemed to have
the welfare of South Carolina at
heart. The general opinion expressed
was that the organization should be
free of politics.
The meeting was brought to a close
with the dollar dinner" at Craven
hall, when several interesting ad.
dresses were delivered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
NATION WIDE MOVE
SAYS ROOSEVELT
APPEALS TO MEN WHO WORE
THE GRAY AS WELL AS BLUE
AND SONS OF EACH.
THE ONE REQUISITE A MAN
General SickIes Says That Wilson Is
"RebeI" M Should Never Reach
White House - Progressive Com
vention Will Be Non-sectional.

Oyster Bay, N Y. A protest
against any hint of sectionalism in
the new Progressive party was made
by Colonel Roosevelt who said that
he did not care a rap" where a man
was born or whether his father wore
the Blue or the Gray, so long as he
was the right type. Colonel Roosevelt
was told of q speech, made by Major
General Daniel E. Sickles of New
York, at the meeting for the organiza-
ton for the new party in this state.
General Sickles was quoted as saying
Woodrow Wilson was "born amid reb-
ell surroundings, and that we Of the
North have never been disposed, to put
such a mar in the White House."
Colonel Roosevelt said he could
not discuss the speech, but that 1t
was the desire Of the founders Of the
new party to make the movement one
which would truly represent all Sec
tions of the country. ,
"The call for the Progressive con.
vention," he continued, Stated that
this was to be a nationwide non-sec-
tional movement, free from any Of the
sectional or other jealousies and bit
terness of the past. In my speech
at the Orchestra Hall mass meeting
in Chicago in which I stated that I
would accept the Progressive nomina-
ton If rendered to me, I also stated
that we appealed alike to the men
who wore the Blue and the men who
wore the Gray and to the SONS of
men who wore the Blue and to sons
Of the men who wore the Gray.
81 am myself by blood half a Geor.
gian. The brothers Of my own
mother served in the Confederate
navy just as the kinsfolk of my father
served in. the United States army"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
TO GIVE PRIZES FOR CORN
The s~ummervIIIe Business League Is
Encouraging The Growth of This
Cereal in The State.

Columbia.-In Dorchester county II
will be worth while to raise corr this
year, or rather more corn, than any
other man, woman or child there
abouts. Two prizes have been offered
for the most prolific yield in that sec.
tion-s50 by the Summerville Bust
ness Mems League for the largest
yield of corr on any single acre of
land within Is miles of Summerville
and $50 by the Bank of Dorchester
for the largest yield in Dorchester
county. The experiment station
can not compete for the prizes, but
all farmers of that part Of the
state who are within the prescribed
limits are eligible and the following
rules are laid down for them:
Rule 1-Measuring of land. The
acre of ground on which the corn is
grown is to be measured by three re.
liable citizens of South Carolina, who
are to- make an affidavit, sworn to be.
fore a notary, TINT they jointly meas.
ured the land with 3 tape line.
Rule 2-Gathering and measuring.
The corn shall be gathered and
weighed in the presence of the three
reliable citizens who measured the
land, and they must also sign an af.
fidavit that they were all present and
saw the corn gathered and measured
and that it was gathered from the
acre as measured and staked off by
them.
Measuring. Weigh two 100 pound
lots from different parts Of the total.
Shuck and shell each lot and then
weigh the shelled corr in each In
stance, m order to find the average
percentage of shelled corn. Multiply
the total weight by this per cent and
divide by 6 to get the number OF
bushels"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Texas Republicans For TEDDY.

Dallas, Tex.-To formulate a cam
paign for Texas republicans who de-
sire to support Theodore Roosevelt,
republicans met here. Cecil Lyon,
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee, called the meeting to order.
He said thesmeetings purpose was to
prepare an address to the people Of
Texas. 81 have always believed" he
said, that it took physical courage to
be a receiver of stolen goods and I re-
gard the present republican presiden-
tial nominee as a receiver of stolen
goods"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Wilson confers With Labor Leaders.

Wilson confers With Labor Leaders.
Trenton, N. J.-Governor Woodrow
Wilson was in conference for more
than an hour with Samuel Gompers
and other officials of the American
Federation of Labor. After the meet.
ing, Gompers said: I'VE discussed
with the Governor the platform adopt.
ed by the Baltimore convention and
expressed ourselves as being in entire
accord with the planks which apply to
legislation and principles affecting the
rights of the working people of the
United States. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
PeIIaqra Campaign In Chester.

Chester.-Monday, August 5, is the
date that has been SET for the pellagra
conference that the Chester County
Medical Association has been hard
at work upon. The Thompson-McFad'
den pellagra commission has accepted
the invitation of the association and
will be hereto address the people OF
Chester along ~non-technical lines an6
the medical fraternity in the technical
lines. Physicians from most Of the
adjoining counties will be invited, and
also, will be asked to give their ex.
,eriences with the malady.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Po,itics in Dillon County.

Quite a crowd was present to hear
the speaking Of the candidates for So
licitor of this district and for congress
and the United States senate. w. /.
Bethea, county chairman, presided
over the meeting. The candidates
were pleasant in their rivalry for Of.
flee and the speeches weer on a high
plane. The first to speak was Mr..
Laney of Chesterfield. He reviewed
his record in the general assembly
and based his ability to serve the peo-
pie as solicitor on the ability he had
shown in the past.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Farm Work Is Beinu DELAYED,

Lexington.-Rains have fallen near.
ly every day during the last week and
as a result much farm work is being
delayed. There is too much rain for
cotton in some localities and the
farmers are wishing for hot sunshiny
weather. Cotton has been growing
rapidly, but should the rains continue
the grass will get strong Roadway and
the damage to cotton will prove dis
astrous. All crops are from two to
three weeks later than last year. The
rains are proving disastrous to the
peach crop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Strike Threatened at Newport News.

Newport News, Va.-Nine metal
trades unions affecting about 1000
men employed at the plant of the
Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co., voted
to strike if the S%hipbuilding company
puts into effect in their departments
the bonus system which the company
has announced will be ~inaugurated in
every department of the plant. Ac-
cording to a stick together agree
ment' signed by representatives Of
the nine unions, the day the objection
able system is put into force, every
man will walk out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Educators Adjourn Meeting.

Chicago.-The fiftieth annal con.
vention of the National Education
Association has closed. E. T. Fair
child the new president said undoubt.
eddy a meeting in the autumn would
ratify the selection Of Salt Lake City,
Utah, for next years meeting Meet.
ings of departments and a general ses'
sion at which Albert E.. Winship,
Boston; Baroness Bertha Van Suttner,
Vienna, and Luther Halsey Gulick of
the Russell Sage foundation were the
educational speakers ended this years
meeting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
The Death Chair Has Arrived.

The electric chair has arrived in
Columbia and will be installed at the
state penitentiary under the supervi.
sion of T. @. Boozer, state electrician
and C. F. Adams representing the
New Jersey firm making the chair.
The house to be occupied by the chair
is located heal the main prison build
ing at the state ~penitentiary. The
building will be completed by August
/. The first execution will take place
on August 6. The death house con
tains five rooms, n of which is the
detention chamber.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Candidates Speak at Beaufort.

Beaufort.-Not undressing per-
haps to the people who heard them
were the speeches delivered in the
palmetto decorated court room Of
Beaufort county by candidates for the
state offices. But the meeting GER
tainly was flat, stale and unprofit-
able" Gov. Blease and ]. R. Earle
were absent. B. B. Evans did not
speak and the attorney general, ].
Fraser Lyon, did not mention Mr..
Evans except by %fndirection,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Attend Notification in A Body.

Washington.-A special train will
convey the House Democrats to Sea-
Girt, N. j., to attend the modification
of Governor Woodrow Wilson that
he has been nominated by his party
for the presidency. This was decided
by the House Democratic caucus.
Representatives Foster of Illinois, AL
len of Ohio and Kelley of Connecti-
cut were named as a committee to
make the arrangements. Speaker
Champ Clark left to visit Governor
Wilson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Chairman Of Republican Committee.

Observation-Disclosures Hilles and
the full national committee will meet
on Friday, July 10, in New York to ap-
point a treasurer, other officers, an
executive committee and an advisory
committee. At the meeting Otto Ban
nard, Of New York; Charles G. Dawes
and E. F. Swinney, of Kansas City, and
John Hays Hammond, Of Washington,
were all considered for the office Of
treasurer, but not even a tentative de-
cision was reached. Mr.. Hilles will
resign his Office as SECRETARY to the
president soon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
FRS. Reoiment Goes Into Camp.

Columbia.-The' First Regiment OF
South Carolina National Guard left
for it's annual encampment at Annis.
ton, Ala, on July Is. A special train
in three sections was run by the
Southern railway. The mobilization
points were Rock Hill, Greenville and
Spartanburg. fhe first regiment is
commanded by Col. w. W. Lewis, of
Yorkville. The companies are from
the following places: Chester, Heath
Springs, Rock Hill, Fort Mill, York
vile, Clifton, Spartanburg, Union,
Laurens, Anderson and Greenville.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Sale of Absinthe Forbidden In U.

Washington.-The importation of
absinthe into the United States and
it's sale in interstate commerce was
prohibited after October 1, next, by
the pure food decision, signed by
Secretary Wilson. ut is generally rec
ognized," he says in the decision,
"that this beverage is dangerous to
health" Members of the pure food
board expressed the opinion that the
decision would abolish the use Of abb
sinthe in the United States. Several
other countries have alread passed
laws putting the ban On absinthe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Notice To Nurserymen of State.

Clemson College.-Prof. A. F. Con-
radi, state entomologist, has given out
the following notice which is of inter-
est to nursery men and fruit growers:
I'm order to facilitate the nursery
inspection work this season and in
order to do it as economically as pos
sible, nurserymen and other individu.
ais who are selling plants cultivated
as nursery stock under the regula-
tions Of the state crop pest commits
sion are requested to notify us. Such
places must be inspected before the
certificates granted last year expires.
BY furnishing us this information we
are enabled to make an early seized.
ule for the nurseries inspected, thus
avoiding a great deal Of delay and in
convenience.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Engineer Drunk, Cause Of Wreck.

\ Corning, N. Y That William
Schroeder, engineer of the express
train which ran into the rear end of
Lackawanna passenger train, number
9, here several days ago, causing the
deaths of forty persons in the result.
ing wreck, was apparently intoxicated
within four hours of the time he
boarded the engine which he guided
to destruction, was the testimony Civ
en- at the c~oroner's inquest here by
Charles Klapproth of Elmira, for many
years a close personal friend Of
Schroeder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Notified Of British Protest.

Washington.-The senate "a Off.
cially notified Of the British protest
against the Panama canal administra.
ton, when Secretary Of State Knox,
in a letter to Senator Brandegee,
chairman Of the senate inter- Oceanic
canals committee outlined the obiec.
tons raised by Great Britain. The let.
ter, pa~raphrasing the protest by
charge in D'Affairs Innes, al gener.
ally accepted as voicing the decision
of the State Department to leave the
entire. matter in the hands Of con-
gress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-17
Farmers Institute at Lancaster.

A farmers institute under the aus
pieces of Clemson College was held at
Lancaster. The attendance was not
very large although a number of rep
resentative farmers were present and
the meeting was a pleasant and high,
ly profitable one. The following were
the speakers and their subjects: DR..
J. F. Fahey, tick eradication; Prof. H.
w. Barr, plant diseases; Prof. j. N.
Napier, seed selection and grading
crops; Prof. T. F. Jackson live stock;
w. r. Elliott, cotton crops and rota-
ton.