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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-08-07
An Open Letter Of Explanation
In Defense Of My Business
To My Friends and the Farmers OF
Florence, Will amsburg, Clarendon
and Surrounding Counties:

best lighted, has the best scales,
box stalls for horses, and is the
best equipped in every way IN the
Southern States.
The fourth falsehood is that
tobacco is bringing two or three
dollars per hundred more at 9TH
er warehouses thar at Kings"
This, too, is false and every buyer
on our market will verify my
statements. Call on the buyers If
you doubt my assertion.
The above are a few of the
most serious falsehoods being told
to damage my business, but there
are others too numerous to men
ton, which are false. Nearly ev-
cry man who brings a load of to-
bacco to Lake City is accosted on
the road by these falsifiers or
their runners" and told not to
90 to Kings warehouse.
am sure that there is not a
town in the SouthernStates which
would not gladly welcome such a
house and investment as l have
made here. Yet / am sorry to
say that a large per cent Of the
people of Lake City do not appre-
ciate what I have done for the
upbuilding Of the town and com
munity.
Now, my farmer friends: [
came among you ten years ago
and / have worked long and
faithfully and have treated every
man honorably and fairly. For
many years we had only two
buyers on the market, yet even in
those dark days I saw a future
for the Lake City market, and
from that day to the present
time | have worked hard for the
upbuilding of the tobacco inter-
estin this community. Each year
| have given away hundreds of
dollars worth of tobacco seed;
also, | have loaned money in
small and large amounts both to
whites and blacks. Even this
season, previous to the opening
of the market, | was at my ware
house every day in order to &C.
commodate the farmers who de-
sired money to enable them to
house their tobacco.
It seems that because / built
and equipped at great expense a
plant to attract and hold the
farmer, that some of my compel
itors, their followers and hench-
men combined, in an underhand
way, to drive the b usiness from
me, even though it should injure
the entire tobacco trade of Lake
City. Notwithstanding this ma
licious assault, you will find me
at the same old stand, and will
prove to my friends and custom.
ers that these charges brought
against me and my business are
absolutely false, malicious and
unwarranted.
l believe the farmers of this
community are honest and fair
minded and want to see justice
done; therefore, I leave the mat
ter with you. Thanking you for
the liberal support you have given
me in the past, am,
Your friend, I'D KING.
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nv friends ana cuSColleiS WIN
have stood by me through the
years that l have been in Lake
CITY. l do this because a concert
ed and well planned effort has
been and is still being made to
injure my business. This consplr-
acy is more far-reaching than the
ordinary person would imagine.
It was Matched in Lake City by
some of the business among
them merchants, bankers and
some of my competitors. While
some of the business men OF
Lake City have been loyal and
are still so, yet'a number OF the
kreople of Lake City are fighting
nd trying to destroy my busl.
ess. Let me say right here, that
% man can say one word to re.
ect on my personal life and
aaracter since came to Lake
ity or before. My life is open
the world.
These conspirators have long
Saited, watched and prayed for
al, opportunity to injure my busi-
ness, but finding none, have at
last seized upon the acts Of my
brother and are trying through
his wrong-d doing to ruin and de-
stroy INV business. do not ap-
prove of the way my brother has
lived, and his life has not been IN
accord with my wishes. My
brothers actions ate beyond my
control, and why should l be held
responsible? i
These malicious and vicious
enemies, not satisfied with harp
ing on my brothers conduct, have
gone still farther and manufac-
tured absolute falsehoods. Now,
as to these lies, l wish to show
that they are without foundation.
Their first Misrepresentation
was that I would charge twenty
cents more per hundred in order
to nav for my fine brick ware
house. The farmers know that
this is untrue, for my charges are
the same that they have always
been. You all know that the
State regulates the charges.
The second falsehood was that
my scales were not correct. The
lake CITY Tobacco Board of Trade
employs a supervisor of scales,
whose duty is to daily test the
scales at every warehouse and
see that they are correct before
any tobacco is weighed. To avoid
errors in weight, / went to the
expense to put in automatic
scales. These scales, like an add
inc machine, are absolutely cor
rect and never make a mistake
anyone calling in question the
accuracy of my scales can have
nav statement verified by calling
on the buyers or weighing their
tobacco at home.
The third misrepresentati ation is
that INV warehouse is the darkest
and poorest lighted in town.
Whenever anyone makes such an
assertion it is very evident that
he is blind or a malicious falsifer.
Every person who has seen my
warehouse knows that it is the
Iake City. sc. August z, 1913
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A Grand Rallylnq Picnic

E%iE be held at the Williamsburg
court house, in Kingstree, Friday.
LAngust Is, on which occasion a
speaker of national reputation. with
seyersl other eloquent speakers. will
be present to inaugurate one OF
the grandest schemes ever put On
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foot for the welfare not only Of our
grand old county but of the entire
State. Let everybody come, ladies,
especially. This audience has to be
fed. Now, all come and bring we'll
filled baskets and you'll never regret
IT, AM SNIDER;
1t For the Committee.
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First Open Cotton Bolls.

Editor County Record
l am sending you two pods of op-
en- cotton, picked from 25-acre field
on my route, belonging to Mr. J P
Gamble, which bids fair to make q
bale and a half per acre. This field
will be ready to pick in two weeks.
Respectfully yours,
JULIUS G LIFRAGE, JR,
RI G on Route No 2.
Salters Depot, August 5.
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that they will show their interest by
their good works.
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On the same day we received an
open cotton boil from Mr. H ] Bar
field at Lane. which, he advised, was
picked August from a 19-acre field.
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When my father and mother forsake
me the Lord will take me up.-Psalm
xxvii:l0.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25

Moderation is the pleasure of those
who are wise
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
CARNIVAL WILL BE
OPENED LABOR DAY
NIGHT WITH PARADE

Perpetuating the reputation made
by the Red Men in 1903 and 1904,
when they brought the Ferrari Carni-
val company to this city, the Liberty
shows have been booked for the FIRST
week in September. under the man
agement of Solomon & Dorman, and
they promise TO give the people of
Richmond and vicinity one of the
cleanest, best and most moral series
of attractions ever exhibited by any
carnival company in this locality. The
bfllboards about two show the many
special features which they will pre-
sent. The free act will be Matt Gay
in the high dive.
Red Mems carnival will open on the
Gilbert lot, opposite Glen Miller park,
at 7:30 O'Clock Labor day night. At
o'clock, a parade, composed Of mem
bers of all the secret orders in this
city. will form at Main and Eighth
and streets and march to the carnival
grounds.
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ChdutauQua Notes

The Sunday school held at the Chau-
tauqua yesterday morning was we'll at
tended by the campers and those who
came from the city in time to enjoy
the services in the big tent. The SUI
perintendent, Juoge Boggs, led the
singing of the hymns from the Y. M.
C. A. hymn book, and the accompani-
ments were played by Miss Dolores Ell
lis. The assembly was divided into
classes as follows: Young ladies, Mrs.
S. w Traum; Young men, Herbert S.
Weed Adult, s. E. Nicholson; Inter-
mediate girls, Mrs. DR.. Wells and Pri-
mary, Miss Edna Smith. The attend
ance was $40 and the Offering $76S,
tributed in the history of the Chau-
tauqua. 1t is expected that the attend
ance will number 500 next Sunday.
After the lesson had been studied I'M
der the various teachers Sunshine"
Hawks gave a short talk. and a solo
by Ralph Little entitled Lord, Re-
buke Me Not" accompanied by Ruth
Hadley, delighted the audience. Mr.
Weed, who is to be superintendent
next Sunday, requests that every one
who is able, especially those who are
on the grounds, attend the meeting
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
NEW IMPROVEMENTS
ON OHIO ELECTRIC
New Rails and Ties From the
City Limits TO the
State Line.

Reconstruction of that portion OF
the Ohio Electric lines on the National
Road. East, between the city limits
and the state line will be commenced
within the next ten days. With the I'M
provement OF this highway by the
county. under the three mile road law.
the traction company will make its
permanent improvements at the same
time.
New steel, new ties and all other
road equipment will be laid at once A
force OF thirty-five or forty laborers
will be put 10 work within a few days.
Supt, Gordon stated this morning that
it is hoped to have the work complet-
ed before the snow flies.
The traction company will be re-
Quired 10 bear the cost of building
eighty feet of highway in the center of
the road. The county commissioners
have already started building the curb
ing along the new pike.
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National News Association

SHERBROOKE, Que, Aug. 25.-
Harry X Thaw will be back upon o..
S. soil before the week is out"
This declaration was made here to-
day by E. Blake Robinson, assistant
superintendent of immigration in Can
ada, who is i'll charge of the lmmlgra-
ton activities in the Thaw case. Law
yers on both sides agreed with Mr..
Robinson that this week would likely
see Thaw going back to the Mattewan
asylum where he had been confined
since his acquittal of the murder of
Stanford White.
He Fears Kidnapping.
Tnaw told the reporters that he
recommended his eight lawyers to
hire special guards to protect him
while he is outside of Jail and court
house.
1T has come to my ears that the
New York authorities will try to kid
nap me if l am released on habeas
corpus proceedings as | fully expect
to be- said Thaw. Il understand they
will try to seize me by force and carry
me into New York state. Whether the
attempt will be made in Sherbrooke or
whether the kidnappers will wait until
we are on United States soil is a Ques-
ton, but they would hardly affront the
immigration authorities by Selling me
if | am in the hands of Dominion gov
eminent representatives"
Thaw decided to fight his habeas
corpus proceedings to a finish after
his lawyers had put the question -
dropping them up to their client. He
was advised by counsel that the pro-
ceedings would in all likelihood be
successful in view of the faulty man
ner in which his commitment to the St.
Francis Jail was made out.
While Thaw fears kidnapping at the
hands of the New York state detec-
tives the representatives of Duchess
county New York and New York state
itself are making elaborate precau-
tions to combat any attempt by
| Thaw's friends to carry him off.
1t is expected that Thaw will be re-
, leased Wednesday morning by Judge
Globensky in the superior court and
that he will be Immediately arrested
by the immigration authorities and ia
/ ken to Coaticoke, the nearest post OF
entry to the point where Thaw entered
Canada and there a court of inquiry
will be held
He Will Be Deported.
Thaw will undoubtedly be deported
into the little Vermont village of Nor
ton Mills, which will Immediately be-
come the scene of a big legal fight
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THAW WILL BE RETURNED
SOME TIME DURING WEEK
Nearly Certain That He Will be Turned Over the lmm
grafton Authortes--He Asks for Special Guards To-
day. Fearing That Attempt to Kidnap him Will be
Attempted.

which will hold the community indefi-
nitely in the eyes of the world.
One of Thaw's dictated questions
and answers today aimed to prove that
one of the seven jurors who voted for
conviction at his first trial was broth
or of Stanford Whites secretary, who
told the jurymen he would agree to
manslaughter in the second degree;
that seventeen out of the twenty-four
men on the two Thaw juries voted to
absolutely acQuit him; and that had
he been convicted of Staying Stanford
White, he probably would have been
liberated by this time. Thaw was par
ticularly fantastic regarding the COM
potency of DR.. Flint as an alienist,
saying that Flint had never really liv-
ed in an asylum and that his speciality
was public testifying.
At Thaw's trial, DR. Flint testified
that Thaw was arnoliest.
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FIGURES OF SPEECH.
Just Suppose For Moment That They
All Turned to Facts.


No situation Is more difficult to deal
with than that in which a figure Of
speech becomes a fact. l mean that
when we have been using phrase
truly, but in its general and metaphor
ical sense. we are rather embarrassed
than otherwise If we find that 1t Is
true, even in its strict and literal sense.
There does not seem to be anything
more to say. Suppose you heard a
family remark casually. Its madness
In papa to go to Norway And sup
pose the next instant papa sprang into
the room through a smashed window,
with straws in his hair and a carving
knife and howled aloud: "Ubbubboo!
I'm going to Norway" The incident
would be disconcerting. 1t would not
be easy to pursue the subject.
Or suppose we said to some stately.
silver haired woman who was an
noyed, II think it childish of you to
take offense so easily" And suppose
she sat down suddenly on the floor
and began to scream for her doll and
her skipping rope. We would be at a
loss. Words suited to the situa ton
would not easily suggest themselves.
OF If a wife said to her husband.
apropos of a luxurious friend to whom
he gave expensive dinners. Hes SIM
ply robbing you" her remarks would
be cut short rather than further en-
couraged by the sight Of the friend
climbing out of the window with the
silver teapot under his arm. The wife
would have the extremely unpleasant
sensation of having said the worst
thing she could and having nothing
more to say.
Cases. of course. could be multiplied
indefinitely. as the case of one who
entering a lodging house, should say
'Ratsw in disparagement OF its praises
and find himself instantly surrounded
by those animals, or one who should
remark. uncle Joseph has lost his
head over this" and should find him
! decapitated in the garden.-Illustrated
London NewA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
HENRY ASKS CREDIT
FOR THE FARMERS
(National News Association,

(National News Association
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-Repre-
sentative Henry, of Texas, who is lead
ing the so-called insurgent movement
against the Glass currency bill, declar-
ed today that the efforts of the presi-
dent and Secretary Bryan to present
amendments to the bill would not
head off his proposal for greater credit
for the farmers.
Henry says that his friends who are
FIGHTING to have the currency bill
amended in important particulars are
not the least discouraged because the
Influence of the administration has
been thrown against them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
BATTLE ROYAL FOR
C, A. R. COMMANDER
I Number of Candidates Have
Entered Field for This
Office.
National News Association


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 25-
Every indication points to a battle
royal at the Chattanooga encampment
of the. Grand Army of the Republic
for commander-in-chief. Five states
have so far made entries, and each en-.
try Is popular man. The states al
ready NJ the contest for the prize are
in Alphabetical order, Indiana, Michi-
gan, Nebraska, New Jersey and South
Dakota
The department of Indiana has in
tdorsed Comrade o. A. Somers, a pri-
tvate in the ranks Mr.. Somers lives
lat kokomo, and is popular man
with members of the Grand Army.
;He has the active and undivided sup
port of his states, and counts on help
from a number of strong states of the
central west, and from every member
of the Grand Army, to use the words
of friend and supporter, who be-
'lieves that the time has come when a
private soldier should be honored"
Nebraska has entered the lists with
Colonel c. E. Adams, a banker and
farmer, of Superior, Neb He is in
dorsed by his state department, and
has a war record linked with the his
tory OF the Fourteenth Army corps.
Colonel Adams won distinction on a
number of fields, is loyal to the Grand
Army interests, and a successful man
OF affairs.
g.. Michisan's Candidate.
Michigan will come to the encamp-
ment carrying the flag of Hon. Wash
ington Gardner, of Albion, the we'll
known edtor-statesman, and enter
him as a candidate for the honor. Col.
Gardner enlisted in the service when
only 16, was with General Sherman
during the campaign from Chattanoo-
ga to Atlanta, and sustained a serious
wound at Resaca, which necessitated
retirement on an honorable discharge
He was member of congress from
Michigan ten or dozen years, serv-
ing with high honors on a number of
important committees, making a ma
tionaI reputation as one of the Repub-
1ican leaders.
New jerseys candidate for the honor
is Colonel Ralph D. Cole, a popular
able war record. He has the indorse-
ment of the New Jersey department
of the G. A. r., and is regarded as
the candidate of the eastern section
although sectionalism plays but lit
tie part in the selection of the COM
mander-in-chief.
South Dakota in Line.
South Dakota has Endorsed Captain
N H. Kingman of Selby, and will come
to Chattanooga determined to land the
prize. Captain Kingman organized
company in the Thirteenth Wisconsin
regiment, and served with that organ
fzation until the close of the war He
has ben one of the prominent figures
in the G.. A. R. since it's organization,
and his strength is general.
With five strong candidates, said to
be the greatest number ever presented
before a national encampment, the
fight for the honor promises to be
spirited and full of interest 1t should
be explained that these men are can
didates in the sense that their respec-
tive state departments have Endorsed
them.
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and help to make it as big a success
as possible.
Success was scored by Miss Maud
Willis this afternoon in her reading of
the Fortune Hunter" at ChautauQua
before a large crowd of people. Her
reading was taken from the play of
that name and contained a moral
which eclipsed the comedy though it
was rich with humor. Miss Willis is
personally attractive which proved an
additional asset to her ability as a
reader.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
Railroad News

Elmer McElrop. colorsd. who was
seriously injured Thursday night when
he with companions riding on a hay
wagon were struck by the Pennsylva.
mia wreck train. shows signs of i'm
provement at his home in Newcastle.
His conscious periods are of longer du-
ration and his general condition is
favorable for recovery.
Quincy Roberts. who was among the
three boys, is also improving. He re-
gained consciousness Saturday morn
ing.
In folder issuing from the general
offices OF the Pennsylvania the story
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
We Want to Buy Your Second.
Hand School Books.
Bring Them In.
BARTEL & ROHE
921 Main st.

Eureka Lodge No. 3, h. of p.
and
Wayne Lodge No. 279I, G. u.
o. of f.
will hold big picnic on Labor
Day-Monday, September l.
at Eaton Fairgrounds, Eaton
Ohio. Good speaking and dan.
cling and refreshments.
Come One-Come All
Committee,
l.. Moore,
ID. Baker.
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Didn't Keep IL,

Nell-She took her husbands name
in vain Belle-What do You mean?
NeIl-Ip other words. she's divorced
Philadelphia Record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
AUTO HITS BOAT
(Natioral News Association

(NationaI News Association
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-An au-
tomobile collided with a steam
boat here last night. The auto
was wrecked. It's several occu-
pants were slightly injured. The
accident, it may be explained, did
not occur at sea. The boat was in
dry dock, the driver of the auto
lost control of his machine, and it
plunged down a hill and crashed
into the moored boat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
Then He Went,

He-As I was saying, Miss Maymie.
when | start out to do thing l stay
on the Job. I'm no gutter. She with
weary yawni-Don't 1 know it?-
Baltimore American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-25
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS

of last months flood in the Musking-
UNI, Wills Greek and Duck valleys is
told in interesting detail. Two Penn
sylvania trains, one a freight and one
a passenger. were caught in the sud
den rush Of the water and completely
submerged. The freight train. No. $50
was stalled at Stanleyville when Duck
creek ordinarily a shallow stream. was
made a Wild. rushing river and spread
out TO dozen times its normal width.
covered the tracks and flooded the IRE
box of the locomotive. The current
of the swollen stream became so
strong after the entire train was sub
merged that the caboose broke loose
from the rest OF the cars and was
pushed three-Quarters OF a mile down
the road before leaving the rails.
Following the freight was,passenger
train No. 600. II was the rescue OF
passengers fro mthe roofs of the cars
that made up this train that showed
the mettle OF the conductors of both
trains. A flat-bottomed boat was Sc
cured At alarm houseand after that
had capsized severaltimes and started
To drift down stream it was righted by
the conductors. W. II. Sweeney. of the
freight, and W. :. Davis. of the pas
senger after some desperate swim.
ming. Despite the accidents. and scan
~ equipment all passengers were Ia
ken safely toa hill and later conveyed
into Marietta. o.. by wagon. Each of
the conductors has received a valua.
BILE gold watch inscribed with the com.
pany's recognition of their valor.
The officials of the Pennsylvania
lines at Pittsburg have found a new
way of inspecting their holdings with
out leaving their office. Recently n
special train went over the Louisville
division with a moving picture opera
tor on the observation platform OF a
coach that was attached in front OF
an engine. The operator made moving
pictures of the Louisville division
main line and both the Madison and
Cambridge City branches. The reels
| will be sent to Pittsburg. where the
officials of the road may sit back In
their easy chairs and see the whole
| division without leaving their offices