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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Jones Must Serve In penitentlary.

John J. Jones, the Branchville at
torney, must serve ten years and 30
days in the state penitentiary on the
charge of killing Abe Pearlstine,
more than year ago. The supreme
court, for the second time. denied a
new trial to Jones. He has been con-
fined at the state penitentiary for sew
eral months. The judgment of the
Orangeburg court was affirmed on the
first appeal. Later the attorneys ap-
pealed TO the supreme court on the
ground of after-discovered evidence
and that the jury box was irregularly
made up. The circuit judge refused
the motion and the attorneys for the
defendant appealed to the supreme
court.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Campaign In Hampton County.

The Hampton County Democratic
executive committee met at the court
house and fixed August IL as the last
day on whiech pledges could be filed
and candidates for county Offices
could enter the races. At the present
time the following are the candidates
for the Offices named: House Of rep
resentatives, Messrs. ]. w. Hanuel.
George Warren and G. NJ. Riley; clerk
of court, Messrs. Jas. T. Thames. Eu-
gene NJ. Peoples and r. F. Yarley; su-
pervisor, Messrs. c. S. Blockley, A. R.
Stanley, B. H. Tuten and C. J. Gray;
treasurer, Messrs. P. II. Cummings,
Wilson p. Smith and w. A. Mason.
auditor, Messrs. T. Hagood Gooding.
w. H. HERS and E. p Folk; superln-
tendent of education. Messrs. J. H..
Barnes and ]. w. Rance; county COM
missioners, Messrs. w. A. DeLoach,
p. E. Terry, James J. Gooding, ]. w.
Owens. |. o. Middleton, G. A. Demp-
sey, H. II Carter, ID p. Padgett, J. II.
Adams, S. F. Crews and Wade Hamp
ton Weekle
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
CAMPAIGN NEAR END
ONLY A FEW MORE DAYS OF THE
MAD SCRAMBLE IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
THE RESULTS ARE DOUBTFUL
The Canvass Has Been the Most Spec
tacuIar and vitrlolie Wased in the
State In many decades.-outcome
is AnxIousIy Awaited.

Columbia.-This week and half OF
next will wind up the tour of county
to-county which the candidates for
Governor and other state officers have
been making over this state in pre-
senting their views and claims for the
respective Offices to the voters. The
campaign meeting will open at New
berry, the home OF Governor Blease,
and will close at Greenville, five days
preceding the election. The counties
yet to be visited lie in the piedmon!
section where the biggest white popu
lation and the heaviest voting coun
ties are located.
Two weeks from Tuesday, which
will be August q, the voters of South
Carolina will go to the polls and dc
eide the issue as to whether Ira D.
Jones or Cole L. Blease will be Gov
ernor for the next two years, tor
although there Is a third candidate
John T. Duncan, in the race. he is
not liable to poll at the outside over
1000 votes and Is not factor. The
fight is between Blease and Jones and
one or the other will be Governor.
The campaign which is just on the
eve Of being brought to a close is the
most spectacular the state has wit
messed in many a decade, certainly
since the days when Benjamin r. Till
man, the rugged farmer OF Edgefie!d
was swept into the Governors Office
on a wave of revolt against the De
mocracy which had ruled from the
time the carpetbaggers and radicals
were turned out following the up
heaval in 1876. Even that campaign
pales into insignifcance when com
pared with this of 1912, for the bitter
ness and the language which has been
used on the stump has passed all
bounds Of imagination for invective
It's a campaign which will go down in
the states history as the most bitter
of the age
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
SAM SCHEPPS MAY
MAKE CONFESSION
ONE OF THE ALLEGED SlAYERS
OF RosENTHAL CAUGHT IN
HOT SPRINGS.
HE HAS REFUSED TO TALK
Asserts That He is Key Note to the
Situation In New York and Must be
Treated Right.-WiIl Not Fight
Requisitlon.

Hot Springs, Ark-T am ready to
go back to New York without any
requisition or without fighting the
case" said Sam Schepps, under arrest
here for alleged completely in the mur-
der of Herman Rosenthal in New
York, "but / want to know that every
thing Is all right.
81 am the keynote to the situation
in New York and If they want me to
treat the district attorneys Office right
they will have to treat me right"
Schepps said that he has not decid-
ed whether he will join with Rose,
vallon and Webber in confession.
The alleged go-between added that he
would make up his mind on that qucs-
tion while on the way East.
He will refuse to talk further, he
said, here or on the way to New York.
Before he talks" he said, he wanted
to go over the situation with Rose,
Webber, Vallon and District Attorney
Whitman. Then If he has statement
to make, he added, it will be given first
hand to the district attorney.
Schepps is held in Hot Springs un'
der uncertain circumstances as 20
when he shall be delivered. His ar
rest came about through confidential
information from the Office of the dis
trict attorney in New York and it was
supposed that Detective Russo Of the
New York district attorneys Office
would be here for him. Russo has not
appeared.
The police department Of New York
has made inquiry about Schepps and
has suggested that If press reports OF
his arrest here are true, agents will
be sent to take him back to New
York.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Politics in Hampton County.

Hampton The Hampton county
campaign will open in the near fu.
ture with a meeting at Brunson. and
It will last two weeks. Most of the
public offices are being hotly contest.
ed, here being number of candidates
for nearly every one. Ii is said that
the line as TO whether a candidate Is
a supporter OF Blease or Jones will
be vc;y tightly drawn. 1t is impossi-
BILE to tell which is the stronger side,
each now claiming the victory. 1t is
safe to predict that the result will be
very close.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
ORGANIZE Fair Association.

The Charleston fair association was
organized with c. Norwood HASTE as
president and F. D. McEown as direc-
or general and secretary. This asso-
clation will be capitalized at $4,000.
II will hold big county fair at the
race track grounds at Charleston. Lib
eral cash premiums will be offered for
exhibits. and some horse races will
probably be held A. W. Litschgi was
elected treasurer and James Sottile,
H. o. Strohecker, H. Pearlstine and
T. ". Passailaigue on the board OF
directors.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
A Channe of Policy.

Washington. n.-Government discrimi-
nation in designating depositaries for
Federal funds is gradually being cor
rected under a change of policy by Sec
retary MacVeagh, who is increasing
the number of depositaries without
augmenting the aggregate of the gov
ernments deposits. This is being done
especially in small cities. In towns
with only two banks the Secretary is
dividing the government deposits be-
tween them. In the large cities the
advantages enjoyed are regarded as
negligible.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Much Legislation Before Congress.


ngton.-Congress is about TO
end session that has now. run over
$50 days. Since the organization Of
the government there have been seven
continuous sessions of great length.
Measured by the. standard of new laws
enacted, this one has not been fruitful
of much general legislation; but from
the standpoint of great issues fought
out and great policies outlined, it has
been OF more than usual interest.
Political activities have helped to pro-
long it and political differences be-
tween the House and Senate, the one
Democratic and the other controlled
by an independent element OF the Re-
publican party have served to tie up
appropriation bills and impede the
progress of much general legislation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Putting Roads In Good Shape.

The roads in the Sharon community
which suffered much by reason Of the
heavy and continuous rains of early
spring. are being rapidly put in good
condition and the pleasures Of rural
life are very much augmented. in
many instances the work on the pub
lie roads has to be done entirely by
hired labor, since most Of those sub
ject to road duty prefer to pay the
ts road tax to working Ave days on
the roads. Some OF the overseers have
found difficulty In getting hands for
the road work.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Steamers Collide; Passengers Safe.

Rotterdam.-The North German
Lloyd steamer Frankfurter which
collided with the German steamer
Barmen. off the hook of Holland light
ship. while on the voyage to Canada
Bemen with 1,2O0 emigrants aboard
entered the Hook OF Holland towed
by four tugs. OF her passengers 46O
still were on board, the remainder
having been trasferred TO the Dutch
steamer Juno. Immidately after the
collision the Frankfurt shipped large
quantities of water, but she was in no
danger of sinking.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Anderson Must Paw Death Penalty.

Ed Anderson, who attempted Grim.
inal assault on a white woman in the
Rion section of Fairfield county some
months ago, will pay the death PEN
atty for his deed by being elctrocut-
ed at the state penitentiary September
90. The special term of court called
for the specific purpose of trying the
defendant convened with Judge Copes
of Orangeburg presiding. A member
Of the local bar was appointed by the
court to represent the prisoner and
after celebrating for a few minutes
the jury returned a verdict of guilty.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
so.einen of Georgia Swamp Life

Ithaca, n. Y.-The Cornell Univers-
ity chronological expedition which has
been at work in the Okefendokkee
swamp in Georgia since June /, has
returned to this city with wagon
load of specimens, including snakes,
lizards, fish, birds and small animals,
and ten thousand insects and spiders.
The party included Professor K. Z.
Crosby, DR. H. A. Wright, four other
local scientists and E. l.. Worsham,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
RaIIv of Veterans in chester.

The annual rally of the Walker-Gas-
ton camp, United Confederate Veter-
ans, was held in the auditorium of
the Chester city hall in the presence
OF 100 veterans. 1t was the largest
gathering ever present at a rally in
Chester, considering, of course. the
vacancies made by the ravages Of
death in recent years. Capt. w. H.
Edwards. commander -in-chief of the
camp, presided Rev. ]. c. Roper, pas
tor OF Bethel Methodist Episcopal
church. invoked divine oversight over
the affair.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Thirteen Ohio Prisoners Escape.

Lima, O.-Thirteen Ohio peniten-
tiary prisoners of the honor squad"
escaped from the prison camp and
created reign of terror before ten
OF them were captured. The three still
at large are being sought all over
northern Ohio. After escaping from
the prison camp the men broke into
saloons and seized liquor which they
drank until wildly intoxicated. They
fought among themselves and with
citizens who did not recognize them
as cony!cts. The men were found
sleeping Of the effects Of the whiskey.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
CHARGED With Murder of Uncle.

With his shirt bloodstained as II
coming off battlefield, with wound
on the top of the head just above the
right temple and with the sign of deep
worry and loss of sleep depicted i'll
his countenance. Govan Watts. aged
22 years. was lodged in the Lexington
county Jail The charge was that he
killed his uncle. Adam Watts. aged
73 years, the weapon used being a
small knife with which he cut the old
mans throat from ear to ear. and
slashed him in a number of other
places, it is said.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
eisk.d His Life to Save others.

Washington.-Dr Thomas B. Nc
Clintic. of the public health service,
who has been fighting Rocky Noun
tain spotted fever in the Bitter Root
valley of Montana all summer, has
been infected with the disease and is
being rushed to Washington for treat
ment. DR.. McClintic stuck to his post
when the danger OF infection was
greatest and it is thought he contract
ed the disease while doing laboratory
work. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
exists only in America and has puz-
zeled the scientists much.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
BETTER SCHOOL SYSTEM
Expert Supervision Absolutely Neees-
sary II Administration 10 to Prove
Successful.

Columbia.-In the effective admin
istration of any school system, expert
supervision is absolutely necessary.
Unless the organic law Of the state
provides for competent supervisors.
and against incompetent ones, 1t is
weak and uncertain. In South Caro-
lima the whole matter Of supervision
is subject to the caprice and whims
of petty politics. There is, for In
stance, absolutely no legal barrier
against an illiterates becoming either
county superintendent of education
or state superintendent, and no un-
kindness is meant when 1t is said that
in a few counties, long since the car
petbagger regime, men not very far
removed from illiteracy have sat in
the ONCE Of county superintendent OF
education. No professional or educa-
tional qualification is required Of the
holder of either Of these offices and
under the present constitution and
present mode Of election Of superin-
tendents, neither professional nor
educational qualification can be re-
quired. Any elector Is eligible to any
elective office. The briefless lawyer,
the antiquated school master, the un-
educated farmer, and the ever-present
typical job-seeking politician are all
alike eligible to either office. The
worst OF 1t all is that just such men.
along with their superiors, offer for
superintendent, and are at least occa-
slonally elected. The success Of the
candidate for superintendent of edu-
cation depends less upon his qualifica-
ton for the office than upon his ability
to tell an anecdote and to mix with
voters at barbecue.
In the case Of state superintendent
a candidate must join a campaign
party of from a dozen to 80. other.
candidates seeking election to state
offices. Like q travelling circus these
men go from county to county for at
least A days soliciting the votes Of
the people, not by the discussion Of
real issues or the PRONUNCIATION OF
doctrines so much as by each candi-
dates telling why he should be elect
ed and why his opponent should not.
In this daily performance the candi-
date Is usually given ten minutes TO
unfold to his hearers his educational
platform. AS has been stated, 1t is
necessary to have expert supervision
Of the schools Of the state.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
DEMONSTRATION
WORK IN STATE
INTERESTING REPORT OF BRAD
FORD KNAPP, HEAD OF DE-
DEMONSTRATION WORK.
SOME COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Work Has Been Advancing Year BY
Year Both in Acreage Under Guilt
vation and In Increase of Yields.
Interesting Work Done.

Columbia Demonstration work
has been advancing year by year in
South Carolina, both in acreage un-
der cultivation and in increase OF
yields obtained under demonstration
methods over those obtained under
ordinary methods" says Bradford
Knapp, head of the United States farm
demonstration work, in a bulletin is
sued, giving the detailed results Of the
work In all of the states of the South.
A complete summary Of the bulle-
tin shows as follows:
Cotton Corn
No. of demonstrators 1874 1872
No. of acres reported 1871 5,95S
Av. yield per acre .'1,569.2 1892
pounds; "*bushels.
The bureau of statistics in its pre-
liminary estimate, December II, 1911,
gives the average yield of seed cot
ton for South Carolina in 1911 as 795
pounds per acre from 2,627,939 acres,
and Of corn as 1872 bushels per acre
from 1,790,O00 acres.
With cotton 1874 demonstrators
reported on 1871 acres, an average of
AZ acres for each demonstrator, an
average yield of 1882 pounds OF
seed cotton per acre and a total of
11,566,537 pounds. The average yield
Of cotton in South Carolina as esti-
mated BY the bureau OF statistics, De
cember IL. 1911, was 795 pounds. Thus
II appears that the demonstration
methods produced an increase of 97.4
per cent, or TAP pounds per acre
above the state average. which at SO
per hundred amounts to 1928 per
acre, or $171,22S33 on 1871 acres.
With corn 1872 demonstrators re-
ported on 5,99S acres, an average of
3.6 acres for each demonstrator, an
average yield Of 1872 bushels Of she'll
ed corn per acre and a total Of 1885,
5S4 bushels. The average yield Of
corn in South Carolina is 1911 as re-
ported by the bureau of statistics was
1872 bushels per acre. This shows an
increase under demonstration meth
DDS Of 1854 per cent, or 21 bushels
per acre, which at 81 cents per bush
ell amount to s19.11 per acre, or
s113,S57.3s on 5,95S acres.
Combining results on these two
crops. we find a total Of s2S5, ,0S5.71.
representing the value of increased
production of cotton and corn in
South Carolina due to demonstration
methods on 1899 acres reported for
the year 1911.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
campsoln Meeting At eaffney.

Not more than 1000 Cherokee vot'
ers turned out to hear candidates for
state offices. but the meeting never
theless was lively and interesting, the
Jones-Blease debate providing the
briskest exchanges. Judge Jones
spoke with more than usual fire and
spirit and was frequently applauded.
Gov. Blease made his speech without
interruption and departed unharmed
for Spartanburg. though in the course
OF his remarks he said he had been
informed that he would be assass!na-
tod on the stand ut da1nsy,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Plan To Hold Distressed Cotton.

Pursuant to a policy recommended
by the state farmers union meeting
was held recently at Saluda between
the officers and delegates of the cour-
ty union and the officers of the three
banks in this county relative to pro-
viding funds for holding distressed
cotton. Representing the county were
George B. Lester. w. E. Bodie, J. Will
lie Derrick and Allen Hair. Repre-
senting the banks were NJ. T. Pitts, OF
Saluda; B. W. Crouch. of Saluda, and
DR.. F. G. Ausbill, of Ridge Spring. A
very satisfactory meeting was held.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
To Exterminate Rats.

Washington-Th government is to
become a modern competitor of the
Pied Piper of Hamlin as an extermi-
nator of rats. But the magic OF the
Pied Piper's flute is to be displaced
b. the most improved modern, double
action, steel-jawed rat trap that Amer
ican inventive genius can furnish.
Through Surgeon General Blue of the
public health and marine hospital SER
vice the government has asked for de-
mostration of rat traps.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Old Man Killed by Brother.

Adam Watts, about rs years Of age.
was killed at his home three miles
east of Swansea. The man was killed
following a fight with his brother.
Jake Watts, and Jake's son, Govan
Watts. Details are meagre, but It is
said that Jake and Govan Watts went
to the home of Adam Watts and beom.
ing involved in difficulty, cut the old
mans throat The coroner and sher.
IN of Lexington county have gone 10
Swansea to investigate the affair and
hold an inquest and il possible take
Jacob and Govan Watts into custody.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Campaign in Sumter County.

Sumter. - The county campaign
opened several days ago at Shiloh in
the extreme eastern end of the coun
ty. There were gathered ther at the
school house about 200 men and boys
but that is not large turnout fol
Shiloh. and fully so of these were
from Sumter and other places. The
meeting was presided over by DR.. Tom
McElveen OF that neighborhood.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
TO STOP DELIVERY OF BEER
Tho County Dlspensary VIII Not Sup.
ply the Blind Isers.-Letter Sent
BY Mayor Gibbes.

Columbia The Richland county
dispensary board, after a meeting de.
cided to do away with the delivery of
beer from the bottling works. Up to
the present the board has been filling
orders for beer in quantities Of doz.
en- or more bottles with delivery by
wagon. Recently, however, Mayor
Gibbes wrote the board that the police
department had information that the
wholesale dispensary had been deliv-
ering goods to blind tigers. Mayor
Gibbes asked the board to cooperate
with the police department in sup
pressing the illegal sale Of whiskey
and beer and the board decided to do
away altogether with the delivery OF
beer. This was done after consulta-
tion with Jno. p. Thomas, the attorney
for the board Mr.. Thomas called At
tention to the fact that under the law
a dispensary should not sell to any
one known to be violating the law
but there was nothing in the law to
prohibit a dispenser from selling -
any individual who compiled with the
law and signed the requests as re-
quired. Hereafter, however, Illicit
dealers will have to send for supplies.
1t was brought out that no reports
are made to the county dispensary
board on the raids made by the coun-
ty constabulary. The supplies are
turned in to the county board and
receipt taken for same but the con-
stables do not file record Of the
places visited and seizures made at
each place. Therefore the members Of
the board have no way OF knowing
officially where the blind tigers are
located.
I'VE want to do everything posi-
Bile to suppress the illegal sale OF
whiskey," said Jno ]. Cain, the
man, speaking for the board.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Political Campaign in sarnweII.

Candidates for the state senate,
house of representatives and county
Offices addressed a crowd of 500 or 500
people at Barnwell. A large number
of ladies were present. The meeting
was the first of the campaign in
Barnwell county and was a very or
derly one. The candidates were all
given a respectfully hearing with pos
sibly one exception.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Arrest In Hutto Mystery.

Anderson.-Jesse Murphy, white
man, about 35 years of age, has been
lodged in the jail here, charged with
the murder of D. Hutto, the Confeder-
ate veteran who was foully murdered
by having his skull crushed TO a pulp
in his little store on the extension OF
Greenville street last Christmas Eve.
The arrest Is the result Of some clever
detective work on the part OF Deputy
Sheriff Van Martin and II Murray is
proved guilty Mr.. Martin will receive
4 large reward that was offered.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
campaion in Union County.

Union.-This county has always lik
ed its politics highly seasoned, and
the 1000 people who attended the
state campaign meeting here seemed
to expect a brisk entertainment, with
perhaps more OF disorder than usual
But it was in fact a quiet meeting
quiet at least by comparison with the
average of the previous meetings.
None of the candidates purveyed any
more of hot stuff than he ordinari
ly furnishes and the crowd. though
restless at times behaved on the whole
very creditably.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1912-08-15
Destructive Fire At oranaebura.

Orangeburg was visited by de-
structive fire, in which one residence
was completely destroyed and anoth-
er greatly damaged. The residence OF
William Betsell was completely de
stroyed and the residence OF Mr.. Bo-
zard was greatly damaged. Both Of the
houses were located on. Windsor
street and owned by l. S. Harley: The
fire originated from the explosion OF an
oil stove in the Betsell kitchen. The
fire spread rapidly and no household
effects were saved from tho Bstse'l
home.