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prosecuting witnesses I'm order to have
them present throughout the pro-
ceedings, would amount to a lodging
OF the church law on the point, and
therefore ruled that only one person
could remain present throughout the
proceedings as prosecuting witness.
After a hurried consultation with
his would-be associate accusers or
prosecuting witnesses, Mr.. Cauthen
announced that he would proceed no
futher before the committee, but
would appeal from the ruling Of the
chair, and take the matter before
the next annual conference. Hav-
ing so delivered himself, he and
some OF his witness abruptly with
drew. The witnesses who remained
were then asked by the chair If they
had anything to say against Mr.
Nettles. There was no response, and
the chair instructed the committee
to prepare their decision They
decided that no trial was necessary.
THE reason why Mr.. Nettes de-
sired the exclusion of all witnesses
except the one testifying is obvious.
1t is not positively known why Mr..
Cauthcn was SO strongly opposed to
this usual manner of procedure, but
from what was said on the floor by
one of Mr.. Cauthcns associates who
desired to be present during all the
examination of witnesses, apparently
the reason was, not because they
had any testimony to offer against
Mr.. Ncttlcs, but merely because they
wanted to see that it was not made
TO appear that Mr.. Cauthen was
prosecuting Mr.. Ncttles
Mr.. Ncttles regrets exceedingly
that after all preparations had been
made To go through!y into the mat
ter, Mr.. Cauthcn refused to produce
the accusations which he had prom
iSed to produce"
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NO REUNION OF
WALLACE HOUSE
Death Of Maj. Holmes and Capt. Guig.
nard Causes Plans to be Held Up.

Barnwell, Sept. 21.-There will be
no reunion of the survivors of the
Wallace House. held in Barnwell this
year, owing to the death Of Major John
w. Holmes, Of Barnwell, last Decem-
ber, and the more recent demise OF
Capt j. G. Guignard, of Columbia, ac-
cording to a statement made public
this week.
Last year one Of the features or the
Barnwell county reunion was meet
ing OF nearly all of the survivors of
that history making body, under the
auspices of the County Fair Associa-
tion. Some twelve or fourteen attend
ed, and the day was thoroughly enjoy
ell by the townspeople and the guests
alike. 1t was planned at that time to
make these annual reunions a perma-
nent featrue of the fair but the man
agement feels, and righty, that the
deaths of these TWO illustrious sons of
South Carolina would cast a gloom
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after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
try this-moisten a cloth with lit
tie Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
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the hair of dust. dirt and excessive
oil and in just a few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once,
Danderine dissolves every particle OF
dandruff; cleanses, purifics and invig-
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
be after few weeks,/u8e when you
will actually see new hair--fne and
downy at first -yes-but really new
hair growing all over the scalp. If
YOU care for pretty, soft hair and lots
Of it, surely get - cent bottle of
knowton's Dandcrine from any drug
gist or toilet counter, and just try it,
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NO TRIAL NECESSARY
IN NETTLES CASE
So Finds Committee Of Methodist Min.
listers Selected to Hear Charges
which were to have been Preferred
Against Rev. s, A, NettIeS.

Against Rev. =. \. Nettles.
Greenville, s. c., Sept. lS.-"No ac-
cusation and no evidence being
no trial necessary"
This is the decision returned yes
terday afternoon by the committee Of
Methodist ministers selected to inyes-
tigate certain rumors detrimental to
the Rev. S. A. Nettlcs, editor of the
Southern Christian Advocate. The
committee met yesterday Afternoon at
st. Pauls Methodist Episcopal church,
in West Greenvile, with Rev. p. f..
Kilgo, presiding elder, in the chair.
Following is the official report of
the committee upon the hearing yes
terday afternoon:
Rev. S. A. Nettlcs having requested
an investigation OF rumors dctrimen-
tai to him, the committee of invcsti-
cation. composed of Rev l.. P McGcc,
Rev. w. r.. Virgins and Rev. w. NJ.
Owings, met at st. Paul Methodist
church, Grccnvillc, S. c., "Wednesday,
September II, at 3 O'Clock p. m Rev.
Il. f.. kilgo, presiding elder in the
chair. Rev. r.. S. Jones appeared as
counsel for the accused and request
ed that each Witness be examined
without the presence of other witness
es. Rev. j. Cauthcn appeared as a
prosecuting witness and claimed the
right to associate with him, as CO.
presenting witnesses, about one
fourth of the witnesses summoned.
The chair ruled they would have to ap-
point one Of their number as the ac-
cuser or prosecuting witness. After a
brief consultation with one another
Mr.. Cauthen said: I'VE appeal from
tor you and will carry the matter to
the annual conference" He then with
drew, some of his witnesses retiring
with him. Whcreupon the chair ad-
dressed the remaining witnesses, ask
ing them if they had any accusations
to bring against Rev. S. A. Nettles
There being no response, the chair
instructed the committee to prepare
their decision and they rendered the
following: mo accusation and no evil
dence being brought before the com
mittee, we find no trial necessary"
p. +. Kilgo, President,
o. NJ, Abncy, Secretary.
l.. p McGee,
W. E. Virgins,
W. Nj. Owings,
Committee.
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cline to be diverted therefrom. Our
present inteStion is that whatever
may be said or done shall reach the
proper sources.
Trusting that our position will be
understood and appreciated by all
right thinking people, we are very
A. j. CAUTHEN,
p. E. Spartanburg Dist.
G. G. HERBERT,
Pastor Central Church,
A. N. BRUNSON,
Pastor Bethel Church.
b. j. GUESS,
Pastor Duncan Church.
j. WRIGHT NASH,
Chairman Board Stewards.
Central Church
c. p. HAMMOND,
Chairman Bethel Board Stewards
l. A. JUSTICE,
Member Bethel Church.
r. II. FERGUSON,
Steward Bethel Church.
S. f. CANNON,
Steward Bethel Church.
j. Nj. CRAWFORD,
Steward Bethel Church.
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NOTICE
County Treasurer

The Books Of the County Treasurer
Will be opened for the collection of
State, County and Communication Road
Taxes for fiscal year, 1913, at the
Treasurer's Office from October 18th.
to December 3lst 1912. After Decem-
Der 3lst. one per cent will be added.
After January 3lst, two per cent will
be added, and after February 2Sth,
seven per cent. will be added till the
18th day of March, 1914, when the
books will be closed
All persons owning property In more
than one Township are requested to
call for receipts in each Of the several
Townships in which the property is
located. This is important, as addition
al cost and penalty may be attached.
All able-bodied male citizens be-
tween the ages of 81 and GO years OF
age are liable to pay poll tax of $1.00
except old soldiers, who are exempt ut
% years of age. Communication Road
Tax 81 30 in lieu of road duty.
The Tax levy is as follows; -,
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Nettes, has prepared the following
statement:
Rev. T.. $. Jones' Statement.
Rev. II. $. Jones, vino represented!
Rev. S. A. Ncttles in the invcstiga-
tion held yesterday afternoon. made
the following statement last night
"This investigation was called at
the request OF Mr. Ncttlcs. For some
time untrue rumors of an irritating
and rejecting character had been
coming to MIR. Notifies ears, and he
decided that the best course to be
pursued was to ask for an investiga-
ton. I'm the letter he addressed to
Rev. p. F. Nilgo, presiding elder of
this district, Mr.. Ncttles stated that
Rev. a. j. Cauthcn, of Spartanburg,
S. c., claimed to know OF these de-
rogatory matters.
''Whcn MIR. Cauthcn was requested
to appear before the investigating
committee he wrote that he would
be OH hand, but that he would not
appear as Mr.. Ncttlcs' accuscr, for
he knew nothing against him, but
would simply furnish accusations
that have logically been given me-"
The presiding elder then requested
Mr.. CauthCn to furnish him the
names OF these accusers. in order
that they might be notified to APP
pear before the committee of inves-
tigation. Mr.. Cauthcn replied with
n list of fifty-fve names Each of
these was informed by letter of the
date, place and purpose of the in
vestigation and was asked to be
present. Many OF these did not APP
pear AS matter Of fact, many OF
the persons whose names appeared
on the list furnished by Mr.. Cauth-
on expressed surprise at being sum
moned, stating that they knew moth
ing whatever against Mr.. Nettles;
and one of them goes so far as to
say that, prior to the receipt of the
summons, he had never heard of either
Mr.. Nettles or Mr.. Cauthen. In view
of these facts, it Is difficult to under
stand by what logical channel ac-
cusations by these parties reached
Mr.. Cauthen's hands.
"Mr. Cauthen appeared before the
investigating committee this afternoon
in the character of the accuser or
prosecuting witness. When the time
came to begin the taking of testimony,
Mr.. Jones, as Mr.. Nettle's counsel, re-
Tuested that each witness give his
testimony without other witnesses be-
ing present. Mr. Cauthen made siren
uous objection to this, stating that
there would be quite number of 9th
ers associated with him as prosecut-
ing witnesses. The chair said that, in
his opinion, this joining of others as
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over the meeting, and make it more a
day of mourning than one OF rejoicing.
For this reason they have deemed it
advisable 10 postpone the rernicn.
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NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Certifi-
cate No. 81 for two shares of the CAP
ital stock Of Citizens Building and
Loan Association Of Laurens, s. C.
issued on 1st day Of May, 1907 to the
undersigned has been lost or destroy
ed and cannot now be found and on
the lst day of October, 1913, at TO-
o'clock in the forenoon, the under
signed las the owner thereof will an
ply to said association at its offices at
Laurens. S. G. peoples Loan G. Ex
change Bank) for new certificate.
Houston Mells Garrett.
Aug. Is, 1913-4-Gt.
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For State purposes :. =. ..5h mills
For Constitutional School Tax mills
For Ordinary County purposes 3 mills
For Interest on Railroad Bonds / nill
For Road and Bridge Bonds mills
For Court House Bonds =. ..11a mills
For Special School Tax =. II mill
Total =. ..113 mills
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Rev. E. S. Jones, counsel for Mr..
Nettles. has prepared the following
OF
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Prompt attention will be given those
VINO wish to pay their Taxes through
the mail by check, money order, etc.
Persons sending in lists Of names to
be taken off are requested to send
them early; and give the Township of
each, as the Treasurer is very busy
during the month of December.
ROSS ID. YOUNG,
County Treasurer.
September II, 1913.-td.
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of the house of representatives shall re-
ceive four hundred and fifty dollars for
each session with the same mileage as
deduction in case of each absence. Any
member acting as president pro tempore
of the senate. ,or speaker pro tempore or
the house, shall receive two dollars day
extra therefor.
When an extra session is called by the
governor, the members of the senate and
house of representative shall each be paid
Two dollars for every days attendance,
and mileage aforesaid.
The president OF The senate and speaker
TIA sessions shall receive, in addition, two
dollars for every days attendance.
The secretary of the senate and clerk
of the house OF representatives eleven hum
dred dollars eacn, for their services rem
dered during the session Of the legislature.
Assistant secretary and assistant clerk six
hundred dollars each for services rendered
during the session OF the legislature. Mes
sengers four hundred dollars each and as
sistapt messengers. folders and assistant
folders, post-masters and door-keepels
three hundred dollars each for services
rendered during the session OF the legls-
lature
Pages to the senate and to the house or
representatives one hundred and 1ty DOL
lars each for services rendered during the
session of the Legislature.
Messenger to the governor and council,
five hundred dollars in full for all services
and travel
The salaries of all public officers and the
nav of all clerks in public offices not oth-
erwise provided for, shall be from the
state treasury, in quarterly payments.
The treasurer of state shall make pay
rolls and payments according to these pro-
visions.
[Approved April r. 1881
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OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT
TRADE DEVELOPMENT In CIIINA

In an article dealing with the trade OF
China, James Davenport Whelpley, In the
clear idea of the obstacles to be overcome
before such trade can be developed
To gain a general Idea OF the physical
characteristics OF China, says Mr. Whelp-
ley, Is easy for in many ways 1t resem
bles North America. The deserts the vast
plains and the mountains of the North
are found In both countries The fertile
arabic land hes along the middle belt and
lar to the south as IN the United States.
Great river systems divide the country into
many natural drainage zones, and the
range of climate Is much the same as in
America.
Given these like conditions we find like
natural resources and like productive
to the truth to serve for all those who
cannot see the land for themselves.
But heres the comparison ends. Imagine
40oOO0OOO people on the American contin-
years consecutivey; the population kept
within bounds only by disease, wars and
famine; no Intercourse with the outside
world; no communication between the diff
by caravans or by slow-moving river
boats. and picture, II possible, the cond-
tons which would ensue.
Ancient prejudces. beliefs and conven-
tons would rule without change. The rich
would grow richer, the poor poorer. The
vested rights and interests of the over
lords would become as sacred institutions.
and the rulers of the land would be those
who could wrest power one from the other
as the turn Of the wheel gave them oppor-
tunity.
This is what happened to China. and
this Is what would happen to any self
sufficient nation living upon self-con-
tanned area and multiplying upon itself be-
ted the exchange of thought with other
and newer civilizations.
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LARGE COAL MINES
IN THE UNITED STATES

There are 7& coal mines in the United
States which are producing more than 300
Coz short tons of coal each annually In
1911. according to a statement by Edward
w. Parker. the coal statlstlcian of the
United States Geological Survey, 269 5i-
luminous mines and 16S anthracite mines
in Pennsylvania produced in excess of this
amount.
The average production of these Penn
sylvania bituminous mines was .773 tons
and of the anthracite mines 444,697 tons.
The largest anthracite mine had a pro-
duction OF l,020,i20 long tons Q142.S10 short
tons). The largest bituminous production
from one mine "a Pennsylvania operation).
was ,iS3 short tons. Thirty anthracite
mines produced over half a million tons
each.
Illinois was second to Pennsylvania in
large mines. having nlnety-three mines
which produced more than 100000 tons.
West Virginia was third. with fifty-nine;
and Ohio fourth. with thirty-eight. The
total production Of these 735 first-class
mines was 253 459.6Se tons, or SIT per cent
OF the total production of the country.
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ed to the new presbytery, since for no
consideration in the world would they
sleep in the old house again. They had
passed, they said. an appalling night of
terror there were continual movements
about them and in the air; there were
knockings and low voices talking.
zone of the two day or two later
brought to the house in the daytime his
own confessor, monk, and sent him
upstairs alone. After an interval the
monk returned self-control.e1 and re-
lated how on coming into the front
room he had seen Immediately Father
A. B., the late rector of the mission,
seated by the window and saying his
office; this figure presently vanished 1t
is interesting to note that Father A. B.
was not the priest who had fallen from
the window but had died quietly in his
bed.
ION another occasion the present rec
tor. my informant, was in the church
while two girls were arranging the al
tar flowers in the lower story of the old
house. They ran in presently saying
that they could stay there no longer, the
noises and the voices were too alarm
ing The rector imm ediately went up
stairs. taking with him his sacristan as
a witness, and in the front room asked
that if any disembodied soul needed any
help that he could give by his prayers.
signal might instantly be given. There
followed sharp upon his words three
loud knocks from the direction of the
window.
"On another occasion a nun, standing
one Sunday morning at one of the side
windows of the new presbytery in such
a position that she could see down into
the ground floor Of the old house. saw
by the broad daylight the figure of
Father c. D. standing by the half open
door that led into the church as il lis
tening to the music of the mass that
was being sung within. Again another
nun in the garden behind the old house
had watched for some minutes the fig
ure Of man she did not know, whose
face she could perfectly see looking out
from an upper window. When he dsap-
peared she came Immediately in to make
inquiries and found that there had been
no such man In the place.
Lastly the present rector himself de-
scribed to me how in his own bedroom,
adjoining the old haunted upper story,
he had been kept awake one night by
continual rushing noises above his head
as If violent wind blew in great gusts.
tho nothing moved. He finally addressed
the Energy and adjured it to let him
sleep. and Immediately all was still"
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ELEVATOR ACCIDENTS FOR A
YEAR IN MANHATTAN.

According to the records in the coro-
ner's office Of the borough of Manhat-
tan alone there were eighty-six fatal
accidents caused by freight and passen-
ger elevators during the year ended
September 80, 1912. In addition to the
fatalities there were sixty-four perma-
nent injuries, eighty-eig serious and
probably permanent injuries and $50
lesser injuries. including fractures.
According to the reports of the New
York City department of health there
were 232 fatal elevator accidents in,
Greater New York during the three
years from 1907 to 1909, inclusive
Surely in the face of these records
every possible effort should be made
by manufacturers, employers, employees
and factory inspectors to make the oper-
alton of elevators more safe than is at
present the case
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AN ACT to amend Section nifty of Chap
ter ffty-one of the Revised Statutes
as amended by Chapter one hundred
sixty-fve of the Public Laws of nine
teen hundred eleven, relating to duties
of the railroad commissioners.
Be it enacted, ETC.:
Ali the duties imposed upon the rail-
road mssioners by section fifty of
chapter fifty -one of the Revised Statutes,
as amended by chapter one hundred six
five of the Public Laws of nineteen
hundred eleven, shall be performed by
The public utilities commission, or some
member thereof, or by some competent
person by said public utilities commits
sion duly appointed.
Approved April IL. 1871
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CHAPTER 212.

AN ACT defining. the terms Veteran OF
the Civil War in the service OF the
state"
he it enacted, etc.
The words Veterans of the civil war
in the service of the state" a s used in a
nnblic act of this legislature, approved
~. the governor and entitled An act
rpss,atiye TO the retirement of veterans in
ne service of the State" shall be held
TO include any such veterans in the SER
Ice of the Maine Insane Hospital.
WV Approved April IL. 1871
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other purposes as may be authorized by
law; provided and not otherwise, that
upon written application, setting forth
such information as the commission may
require, there shall have been secured
from the commission an order authoriz-
Ing such issue and the amount thereon,
and stating that in the opinion of the
commission the sum of the capital to
be secured by the issue of said stocks,
bonds, notes or other evidences OF m
debtedness Is required in good faith for
purposes enumerated in this section; but
the provisions of this act shall not APP
ply to any stocks or bonds or other evil
dences OF indebtedness heretofore law
however, that the commission may at the
request of any public utility approve the
issue of any stocks or bonds heretofore
authorized but not issued. For the pur-
pose of enabling the commission to de-
termine whether 1t shall issue such an
order. the commission shall make such
inquiries for investigation, hold such
hearings and examine such witnesses
books, papers. documents or contracts as
1t may deem of Importance in enabling
1t to reach determination. No order
of the commission authorizing the issue
of any stocks bonds, notes, or other evil
restrict the powers of the commission in
determining and fixing any rate. fare
toll charge. classification schedule or
joint rate as provided in this act; pro-
vided. however. that no public utility
shall be required to apply to the com
mission for authority to issue stocks,
bonds. notes or other evidences Of in
debtedness for the acquisition Of proper
ty for the purposes of carrying out It's
corporate powers, the construction, COM
pletton, extension or Improvement of its
facilities, or the Improvement or MAIN
tenance of its service outside the state
and this proviso shall apply also to the
lApproved April ~, 1881
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CHAPTER PA.

AN ACT for the better protection of au-
tomobile garage keepers and owners.
Be 1t enacted. ETC.: ~,
Section /. Whoever puts an automo-
bile in a public garage or other place
where automobiles are stored for hire,
and without having an express agree
ment for credit, procures supplies, Access
series or accommodation for himself or
said automobile, and with intent to de-
fraud the owner or keeper Of said
garage. removes or causes to be removed
any such automobile from such garage
without paying the reasonable charges
due for repairs, supplies. accessories and
accommodation furnished thereon shall
be punished by imprisonment not ex-
ceeding three months or by fine not ex-
ceeding one hundred dollars.
Section 2. In order for the owner or
keeper of such garage to obtain the
thereof must be posted up in some con-
spicuous place in said garage
GApproved April IL. 1881