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ANOTHER DlAK EXAMINER,
III. w. FRASER OF GEORGETOW\
APPOINTED YESTERDAY.
ii. j. Rhamc. Who Was Dismissed
VIII Refuse to Give UD Office
Nay Go to Court.

Columbia, April ?.-IIugh Wilson
fraser Of Georgetown was yesterday
appointed State bank examiner bv The
governor to take the place Of b. ].
lthame, who was recently dismissed.
Mr.. Fraser is cashier of the People's
Bank of Georgetown and yesterday
accepted the appointm The bond
required is 5000.
The following letter was sent YES
terday to the Secretary of State from
the governors office: THE governor
has this day appointed Hugh Wilson
Frazer bank examiner to fill the un-
expired term of B. J. Rhame. re-
moved from office. Mr.. Fraser's ad-
dress is Georgetown"
The appointment Of Mr.. Fraser
brings about an interesting situation.
as Mr.. Rhame, when the order of re-
moval was issued, stated that he
would not give up the office except
upon the order Of the court. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Rhame has en-
ployed w. F. Stevenson of Cheraw to
defend his case. The matter will very
probably be heard by the supreme
court at the April term. Mr.. Fraser
did not make formal demand upon
Mr. Rhame yesterday for the books
and papers Of the State bank exami-
ner's office.
Mr.. Rhame was appointed by Gov.
Ansel on December 21, 1910, to fill
out the unexpired term of Giles L.
Wilson. who resigned to accept a po-
sition as national bank examiner. Mr..
Wilson was appointed State bank ex-
aminer for term of four years, and
his term would have expired in 1914.
The act creating the Office of State
bank examiner provides that the gov
ernor may advise with the executive
committee Of the South Carolina
Bankers association. No announce
ment was made as to whether the
executive committee was consulted
with reference to the appointment of
Mr.. Fraser.
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES.
Committee Appointments.

Department of Industry. w. Nc
Kiever, Director.
New Industries. This committee
has charge of securing new industries,
for Sumter. One Of the first matters
to be taken up will be the location
Of a canning factory f. L. Wither-
spoon. Chairman; f. H. Moses, 1. A.
Ryttenberg. Perry Moses, Jr.. T. Fl.
Siddall. H. d. Barnett and BartoW
Walsh.
New Business. Is to canvass the
city and make out a list of such busi-
ness houses as are not represented in
the city, work to locate them. In
cludes retail, wholesale. agencies, etc.
In fact all business not included under
New Industries n. w. Cuttino, Cham
man: J. II. Chandler, c. S. Anderson.
a. ID. Hardy. @. II. Foster, II. II.
Campbell and ]. c. Cooper.
Manufacturing. Works to encour-
age and improve all established fac
tories, such problems as questions ~
labor. skilled and unskilled. housing
labor. power rates, public service cor
poratiOns in their relations to local
factories. etc. and works with the
traffic and freight rate committee i'm
securing satisfactory rates and freight
service for local factories. F. c. Man,-
ming chairman; William Bultmsn3
f.. w Noise s. X Rowland. II. L.
Witherspoon. J. ]. Whilden and ]. III.
Archer.
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Dan was pushed a. he sat down to
the table, rejecting that It was per-
fectly possible that old Ruggles had
fallen q prey to the charms Of an
actress. She wouldn't come. of course.
He wrote q formal Invitation without
thinking very much Of what he said
or how. folded and addressed his note
What did you say!" Ruggles asked
eagerly.
why. that two boys from home
wanted to give her a supper"
Well" said Ruggles. IT the an
swer comes while you are at the club
I'll open It and give tho orders. Think
she'll comet"
Il do not" responded Dan rather
brutally. "She's got others to take
her out to supper. you bet your life"
We'll. there's mono of them as rich
- you are. reckon. Dan"
And tho boy turned on him vio-
iently.
"see here. Josh. II you speak to me
again Of my money, when there's q
woman In the question"
He did not finish his threat, but
snatchsd up his coat and hat and
gloves and went out OF the door, slam
ming Il after him.
Mr.. Ruggles' profound and happy
'snors was cut short by the page boy,
who fetched In note. with the Savoy
stamping on the back. Ruggles opened
1t not without emotion.
Dear boy" It ran, II haven't yet
thanked you for the prip1roses; they
were perfectly sweet. There Is not
one OF them In any Of my rooms, and
Ill tell you why tonight. am crazy
to accept for suppsr"-here she had
evidently struck out her intended re.
fusal. and closed with. I'm coming.
but don't oome after me at the Gaiety,
please. I'll meet you at the Carlton
after tho theater. Who's the other
boyf L. L."
Tho "othsr boy" read tho note With
much dihnculty. for II was badly writ.
ten. He'll have to stop sending her
flowers and going every night to the
theater unless he wants q row with
the duchess" he said dryiy. And with
. certain interest In his role. Rusgles
rang for the head waiter, and with the
mans help ordered his lrst midnight
supper for an actress.
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CHILD FOUND UNDER NEGRO
HOUSE.
Little Black Baby Discovered During
FrOlic at Brick Yard Monday Night.

Monday night while a negro frolic
was going on in one of the negro
houses near the brick yard little ne
gro child only few days old was
discovered under the house is the in
formation learned this morning
through "a telephone message from
that place.
1t seems that the little child was
left under the house by some one
while the frolic was going on and it
was discovered when it began to cry.
The child was we'll wrapped up and
was taken in hand by negroes living
in the vicinity. Efforts were made to
discover its parents. but so far as is
known unsuccessfully.
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History Examination f.. the ID. A. II
Medal.

For quite a number Of years the
home chapters Of the d. A. r. and
Z. D. c. have offered medals for the
best paper submitted by a student Of
the fourth year Of the high school on
the two periods known in United
States history as the War of the Revo-
luton and the War Between the Sec
tions. The test for the medal offered
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution was held today. The ques-
tions were prepared by a committee
Of gentlemen not connected in any
way with the schools. The pupils
use numbers, not their names. in
signing their papers. The ownership
Of the different papers is, therefore
entirely unknown. The announce
ment is made on the last evening Of
commencement
The examination for the medal Of
fered by the Daughters of the Con-
federacy will he held the first week
in May.
The following questions were pre-
pared by the committee for the ex-
animation held today:
l. Tell about the Laws of Naviga-
ton and Trade, and how these laws
We're evaded.
,. What were the Five Intolerahle
Acts
3. Tell about The Mecklenburg
Declaration.
4. Tell what you know Of the in
vasicn Of Canada and the reasons as
signed for the same.
>. Describe the first American nag.
i. Describe the battle of Prince
ton.
:. Mention several prominent vol
unteers from Europe who aided
America in her struggle
s. Tell about the siege and fall of
Charleston.
.. Tell about the Battle of Cow
pens.
10. Name and describe the three
b'anches into which the Constitution
divides the government.
II. Tell what YOU know Of the two
most noteworthy compromises made
during the Constitutional Convention.
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him In chair. We all went round to
his apartments after the theater. He
lives In three rooms with his whole
family and he's had 80 many debts
and 80 much trouble and such q poor
contract that he hasn't made much
out of "Mandalay," but l guess he will
out OF this new piece. He hugged and
kissed me until l thought he would
break my neck"
London had gone mad over Lofty
Lane. whose traits and contour were
the admiration Of the world at large
and well-known even to the news.
boys, and whose likeness was nearly
as familiar as that Of the Madonnas
Of old. Her face was oval and per-
fecty formed, with the reddest Of
mouths-the most delicious and soft
est Of mouths-the line of her brows
clear and straight, and her gray eyes
large and as innocent and appealing
as a child's; under their long iashes
they opened up like flowers. It was
said that no man could Withstand their
appeal; that she had but to look to
make a man her slave; and as moro
than once she turned to Dan, smiling
and gracious, Ruggles watched her,
mutely thinking Of what he had heard
this day, for after her letter came
accepting their invitation he had
taken pains to find out the things he
wanted to know. It had not been
dificult. AS her face and form were
public, on every postcard and In
every photographers shop, so the &C
tress' reputation was the property OF
the public.
(TO BE CONTINUED
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AS To Bank Examiner.
Florence Times.

Florence Times.
The governor says that he does not
think that any bank would allow Mr..
Rhame to come into the bank and
make an examination after the no.
tice of his removal, but the same
might apply to an appointment that
the governor made to succeed Mr..
Ehame, for We must admit that there
is, at least, a question as to who is
the bank examiner and a bank would
have to submit to examinations from
both or from neither as their incli-
nations might lie. The courts are to
they decide the better it will be for
the state. The question is whether
or not the governor has the right to
remove a man who has done his duty
as required by law just because he
wants to do so. If the governor has
such power it ought to be checked
and there is no reason to believe that
he has. He may not have To give
the cause for which he removes an
oihcial. but having given ii, the re-
moved official has the right to con-
test it, and in this case the bank
examiner has the records on his side.
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kind Of man she had expected to see.
Accustomed to young fellows like the
boy and their mad devotion, accus-
toned to men with whom she could
be herself, the big, bluff, middle-aged
gentleman with his painfully correct
tie, his rumpled iron-gray hair, and his
Difference to her, though an unusual
diversion, was little embarrassing.
"Oh, know your dinner is ripping.
Mr.. Ruggles. I'm on a diet of milk
and eggs myself, and l expect your
order didn't take in those" But at his
fallen countenance she hurried to say
oh, l wouldn't have told you that II
| hadn't been intending to break
through"
And with childlike anticipation she
clapped her hands and said: We're
going to have lots of fun Just think,
they don't know what that means here
In London. They say heaps OF sport,
you know" She initiated the accent
maliciously. "It's just we Americans
who know what lots Of fun Is, isn't
~"
Near her Dan Blair's young eyes
we're drinking in the spectacle of
delicate beauty beautifully sowned, Of
soft skin. glorious hair. and he gazed
like child at pantomime. Under
his breath he exclaimed now, with Of
fusion, "You bet your life We are 60
Ing to have lots OF fun!" And turning
TO him. Miss Lane said.
six chocolate sodas runningi"
"Oh, don't" he begged, mot that
kind Of Jag"
She shook with laughter.
Are you from Blairtown, Mr.. Rug
gles? I don't think ever saw you
there"
And the Westerner returned: well,
from what Dan tells me, you're not
much Of fixture yourself, Miss Lane.
You were just about born and then
kidnapped"
Her gay expression faded. And she
repeated his word, kidnapped? That's
4 good word for 1t, Mr.. Ruggles."
She picked up between her fingers
I strand OF the green fern. and looked
At its delicate tracery as 1t lay on the
palm Of her hand.
II sang one day after a missionary
sermon In the Presbyterian Church"
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She interrupted herself with a short
laugh. But I guess you're not think
ing OF writing my biography. are
you?"
And 1t was Dams voice that urged
her. Say, do 90 on. was there
that day with my father. and you sang
simply out Of sight"
YES" she accepted, "out of sight of
Blairtown and everybody I ever knew.
[ went away the next day" She lifted
her glass OF champagne to her lips.
Here's one thing oughtn't to do"
sho said. "but I'm going to just the
same. I'm going to do everything
want this evening. Remember, l let
you drink six glasses of chocolate
soda once" She drained her glass
and her friends drank with her. II
ike this soup awfully. What is it?"-
lust touching 1t with her spoon.
Why" Ruggles fastened to tel
her, 1T ain't party soup, it's Scotch
broth. But somehow it sounded good
on the bill of fare. fixed the rest
OF the dinner up for you and Dan, but
let myself go on the soup, it's my
iavorite"
She did not ct 1t, however, al
though she said 1t was splendid and
that she was crazy about 1t.
Did you come East then?" Dan re-
turned to what she had been saying.
Yes, that week; went to Paris and
all over the place"
She instantly fell into a sort of
melancholy. 1t was easy to be seen
that she did not want to talk about
her past and yet that 1t fascinated
her.
"Just think OF it!" he exclaimed.
i never heard word about you un-
I'll | heard you sing the other night"
The actress laughed and told him
that he had made up for lost time.
and that he was regular sitter"
now at the Gaiety.
Ruggles said, He took me every
night to see you dance until baked
Miss Lane"
Still, It's a perfectly great show,
Mr.. Ruggles, don't you think so? |
like 1t better than any part l ever
had. am interested about 1t for
the sake OF the man who wrote It, too.
It's his first opera; he's an invalid and
has a wife and five kids to look otter"
And Ruggles replied, "Oh, gracious!
feel better than ever, having gone
ten times, although l wasn't very sore
about 1t before! Amt you going to
eat anything?"
She only picked at her food, drinS-
Ing what they poured In her glass,
and every time she spoke to Dan a
look OF charming kindness crossed her
face. an expression of good fellow
ship which Ruggles noted with inter
est
Il wish you could have seen this
same author today at the rehearsal OF
the play" Lofty Lane went on. Hes
too Ill to walk and they had to carry
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the AIKEN SENSATION.
WARRANT ISSUED EOR <rv,,
YORK SOCIETY MAN.
freder'ck o. Beach Accused of Tryin.
TO kiil His Wifc-Charge. Thoueh
Not Unexpected. Again Sets PeonIe
TO Talking OF Mysterious Attack

Aiken, April S.-A warrant charg-
ing Frederick O. Beach. New York 90.
ciety man and member of the Aiken
millionaire colony. with assault and
battery with intent TO kill his uifa
Mrs. Camilla Beach, was sworn out
here today.
This action grows out of the
sault made upon Mrs. Beach on the
night Of February &c, when she was
felled with a fence paling and her
throat was slashed. in the yard of her
winter home, which has been the sea-
sons sensation at the resort. 1t was
claimed by the Beaches that Mrs.
Beach had been called out to the gate
by a negro man. who said he had a
note for her; that she went to get it
and that the negro then slashed her
throat and made his escape in the
darkness. a
A gold-plated, diamond-studdedN
pocket knife, the property Of Beach,
given by him TO Mayor Gyles about
three weeks ago, is held as mute evi-
dence against him. Upon microscopic
examination made by experts. first i'm
Aiken, then in Augusta and lastly in
Columbia, a quantity Of human blood 1
was found on the larger blade. This
is one of the prosecutions main points.
1t is also said that a conversation be-
tween Mr.. and Mrs. Beach. overheard
while the two were left in a room by
man concealed behind a bookcase
for the purpose will be relied upon to
some extent.
A warrant accusing Beach has been
expected for more than a week past
by those who have been in the secret
that the detective employed by the
city authorities was continuing his in
vestieations. This detective, M. So
Baughan, who came here about three
weeks ago, was one of the sleuths who
succeeded in landing Abe Ruef be-
hind the bars.
The warrant was sworn out by s.
E. Holly, one of the rural police
men Of this county before Magistrats
Smoak, and Solicitor Gunter took
steps at once to have the governor
Of South Carolina issue a requisition
upon the governor Of New York for
Beach.
Beach left here two weeks ago with
his wife for New York, giving it outx
before his departure that he intend--
ed to sail for Europe April 20 with
w. X. Vanderbilt, whose guests he
and Mrs. Beach were to be on their
European trip. 1t was learned this
afternoon, however, after Solicitor
Gunter had left the city. that the
Beaches sailed from New York for
a European port last Wednesday,
Pearl Hampton, the negro woman
who was also struck with the same
fence paling that felled Mrs. Beach
on the night of February 26, a few,
minutes before Mrs. Beach was struck ,
down and who has stoutly refused to
give the police any information of
the events of that night, was also TAX
en- into custody, together with two
maids from the home Of Joseph Har-
riman, the valet of c. w. Dolan a&
Philadelphia and two maids employ
ed at the Lyons home, adjoining that
of the Beaches. All of these are held
as witnesses and gave bond for their
appearance at the June term Of court
Of general sessions, which convenes
here June 8.
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Charleston Post.
Farmers prick mp your ears. Teddy
has a new plan in his platform call
mer Teddy, Cowboy Teddy. silk Hat
Teddy, Col Teddy. DIR. Teddy, Editor
Teddy. take your choice.
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RuooIss Gives q Dinner.

RuUoIss olves q Dinner.
The bright tide Of worldly London
nows after and around midnight into
the various restaurants and supper
rooms. and a. we'll through tho corri.
dors and halls Of the Carlton. AT one
of the sma2 tables bearing q great ex.
pensive bunch of orchids and soft
ferns, Josh Ruggles. In q new evening
drsss, sat waiting for his party. Dan
had dinsd with Lord Gaiorey. and the
two men had gone out together after.
ward, and Ruggies had not seen the
boy to give him Lefty Lanes note.
Got 1t with you?" Blair asked when
hs came in. and Ruggles responded
that he didn't carry love letters
around In his dress clothes.
They could tell by the interest In
the room when tho actress was com
ing. and both men rose as Lefty Lane
hoated Ia at food tide with q crowo
Of last arrivals.
She was not dressed this evening
with the intention that her dark sim
piicity OF attire should be conspicu
Gus. The cloak which Dan took from
her shed the perfume of orris and re
vealed thc woman In q blaze of spark
ling paillettes. She seemed made
out OF sparkle. and her blond head
from which bright ornament shook
was the most brilliant thing about
her, though her dress from hem tc
throat giistened with discs OF gold like
moonshine on q starry sea. The &C
tress' look OF surprise when she saw
Rusgles indicated that she had no,
expected boy of his age.
The other boyr she asked. well
this is the incest supper party everl
And you are awfully good to invit,
me-"
Rusgles patted his shirt front and
adjusted his cravat.
MY idea," he told her, "an the
blame on me. Miss Lane. Charge II
up To me! Dan here had cold feet
from the first. He said you wouldn't
come"
She laughed deliciously.
He did? Hasn't much faith. has
ke?"
Miss Lane drew her long gloves of,
touched the orchids with her little
hands. on which the ever present
rings flashed. and went on talking to
Ruggles. to whom she seemed to want
10 address her conversation.
I'm simply crazy over these flow.
ers."
The older man showed his pleas
nro. My choice again! Walked I'D
myself snd chose the bunch, blame
mo again: ditto dinner; mine from
start to finish-hope you'll like It. /
would have added some Montana peas
and some chocolate soda water. only I
thought you might not understand the
Joke"
Miss Lane beamed on him. AL
[nough he was unconscious OF It, she
vas not fully at ease: he was not tha
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The Atlanta Journal comments on
the fact that corn has gone upA
Nevertheless. the corn made up in the
Cohutta mountains will continue TO
go down.-Wilmington Star.
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Send " your Job work.
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Send US your Job work.
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Give u your Job work.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
LIST OF PuBLIr SALES.

Feb. 9-Auction Sale Of $500, 900
worth OF manufacturers sample
furniture viii be sold at Stidham
4 Sons Auction store, Ill East
Fourth St, at / o'clock p M. by
Stidham & Som Auctioneers.
Feb. l2-Sale COWS for ]. T. Warren.
near kennett Pike ON Hendrickson
Farm, at 1 o'clock p. m, by Std
ham & Som Aucts.
Feb l9--Sale Of cows for Pusey
Brown, az Talleyyille at o'clock.
y. M, by Stidhan & Son, Auc-
tioneers.
Feb. 20.-Sale of houshold goods ana
farming utensils of Elwood Wood
ward near Hockessin, Del, az
'onV 'qlIoMIId s2lId 'dIpqs 'Og5I
Feb. 2l.--Sale Of Real Estate at Court
House for Wm. T. Lyman, attor-
ney at II o'clock. a. M, by Std
ham & Son. Auctioneers.
Feb. 27-Sale of stock and farming
implements for Edward McCarns
on Mccormick Farm near Basin,
New Castle hundred at 10 o'clock
a. m. Stidham & Son, Auction
eers.
Feb. 27-sale of Personal Property
for David A. McCarns. on
Toman's Farm S-4 OF mile North
west Of New Castle on road lead
ing 20 New Park at IL o'clock a.
m.. by Stidham 4 Son. Auction
GERS.
March 4.--Sale OF stock aud farming
implements by Duttoni Richards
Mill Greek hundred.
Evening journal., 1912-02-05
Public Sale
BrandyWine Diaries

As 1 am about to quit farming. I will
sell at Public Sale on
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 9TH (Sirth). 1912.
on the premises formerly known as tho
Nnshall z. Sharpless farm. in BTRAING.
HAM TOWNSHIP. Chester county Pa
the FINE DAIRY FARM now known az
"Brandywine Diaries, located on the piLs
running from West Chester 10 Nyilmiurton
(along which trolley iE proiected). four
miles south Of West Chester II contains
about 2i5 ACRES. more or less of tbe
best Chester county land, laid ont in coA.
venient fields, well watered and nnder
good fencing. The Improvements consist
OF LARGE BRICK MANSION. Contain.
ing fifteen rooms and bathroom. with tha
most modern plumbing. Large modern
sanitary barn, with stabling for sixty Mad
Of COWS and ten horses. Two new silos
with capacity of 500 tons. New cresmerv
modern and up.to-date. with all M. ma
chinery, including refrigerating plant Tor
making first.class butter; new shed. large
enough TO shelter all the machinery and
implements used on the farm Two fenant
houses, corn cribs, chicken houses boa
houses, etc. Fourteen acres OF chestnut
timber, enough 20 supply the fencing for
the farm. Excellent water. furnished bv
windmill from spring, and pump from ar.
tesinn well. This farm is in the best Of
condition, having been entirely covered
with manure in the last two years.
Sale will begin az o'clock D. M Term.
will be extremely liberal. and will bs
made inown az sale. little and possession
given on March LIST. 1912
JOSIAH WHITE, Owner.
ID. N Colder, Auc. i27a &