Greenwood Daily Journal from Greenwood, South Carolina • Page 4

THE GREENWOOD DAILY JOURNAL. STATE (OOS CCDIDATES EEGIH THEIR T01 OF THE GOinHY OF ING IS rvGEE mm held a REUNION YESTERDAY till Oil FRIDAY STILL JIIOP MilliJi Many Present From Over the Wearing Apparel Along With CANDIDATE FOR: Speaking; at The Court House Begin- Interesting Meeting Held at Hibler On Wednesday Addreii The Voters at Coronaca on Thursday. GOV RNOR, "StateAGreenwood in Attendance. People Were A number of Greenwood people attended the reifnlon of the McGee fam lly at Willlamston yesterday. The following Interesting account of the occasion is from The Anderson In-telllsencer: Willlamston certainly saw a gathering of the clan yesterday when the McGee family gathered at that place for the leunlon.

Members of the family from every section were in attendance and none of them' ever spent a m'orje pleasant day than was 6Pnt yesterday. Between 200 and 300 jrienibers of the "family were present and they came via every, imaginable means of locomotion. Some came on the steam some on the electric cars, some In buggies and carriages, some in automobiles and some walked in for the day. They were prefsent ron Greenwood, Greenville, AbebviUe, Anderson and Oco-neo counties. He stands for peace and harmony; for the common good and welfare of all Carolinians; for a faithful enforcement of law; and for uni- versal education.

He stands for less criticism, more charity, a get-together spirit, and a pull altogether for those thingsbat make for material, intellectual, and moral prosperity. He advocates a radical change of our whole tax system, and to that end believes that a commission composed of intelligent patriotic citizens should be whose business shall be to study thoroughly the whole subject of taxation, and formulate a plan that shall more evenly and equitably distribute the burden. ne jinows a lawless people can never become a great people. He believes that much of lawlessness with which Carolinians aro charged is due to the delay and miscarriage of justice in our courts and to the lax administration of the laws. AH these people are descendants prompt, fearless enforcement of all of John McGee and his wife, who'.

A. ti ci 4 and ludifferent was a Miss Sims. The original set-! He believes that the veto power and the pardoning power should be very cautiously, but conscientiously, used, -and. that every case should stand on its owa merits. He believes that the governor of a commonwealth- should be the governor of all the people, without regard to class, creed, or condition.

He believes in a unremitting effort to develop with th least cost to our citizens the thousands of acres pf swamp landsour 1 State; and would foster any enterprise that makes for the development his native State along any line. More than all else, he would work for the developemont of our noblest possession, and the State's greatest assetthe boya and girls around our hearthstones. The vast majority of our children can jiever go to college. They finish, their education. the common school, He beUeves'that for this reason the common, country school, should be -made the best educational institution in the land; and that the indifferent parent should -bo required to send his child to school, His Slogan Is: "EVERY CHILD A "CHANCE." ning at 10.30 A Large Crowd ii 'I Expected.

The state campaign meeting will be held In Greenwood on Friday. In view of the fact that the candidate have spoken at a majority of the counties and that the race Is now on Its home stretch it Is expected that a large number of Greenwood county voters will be present. All the candidates have friends In Greenwood county, tut there is perhaps more 16 terest in the race for Governor than any other on -account of the warmth that has arisen between some of the candidates for this office. Vf Tho speaking-will begin "at 10.30 on the stand at the rear of the court house. The eleven candidates for Governor will speak last following aspirants for Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller Central, Adjutant Gen eral.

Attorney General and Railroad Commissioner. Since there la inch a large number the speaking wll) con tinue until late In the afternoon. The following are' the state candidal For Governor Lowndes J. Brown ing, John Q. Cllnkscales, K.

A Coopr er, John, T. Duncan, Wra. C. Irby, Richard I. Manning.

John, B. A. Mullally; John. 6. Richards, Chas.

Carroll Charles A. Smith, Mendel L. Smith. For Lieutenant Governor A. J.

Bethea. Wm. H. Hamer, J. A B.

Frank Kelly, For Secretary of State R. M. Mc-Gown, Comptroller General A. XW. Jones, J.

A. Summersett. t' -y For State Treasurer S. For Adjutant General W. W.

Moore. M.C For State Superintendent of Education J. Bgwearlngen, For Attorney General A. G. Brlce Thos.

H. For Commissioner of Agriculture, 't For Railroad Commissioner Jame Cansler, George Falrey, C. D. Fortner, Frank Shealey, John H. Wharton, y.

Wltherspoon. WARRANT FOR ARREST Verdict Charges Frank Beacham With The Death of Iola Johnson, Negro Woman. "We, the Jury, find that Iola John- sor. came to her death from a gunshot wound inflicted by Frank Beach--ara. This was the verdict ol the coro ne's Jury which Investigated the death of the negro Woman who was uhni Inat Prldnv nlffht tn a fluid In Butler' ring, Just outside the city limits.

Ymmedlately after the Inquest was completed Coroner Owen lasnAit warrant fm. (na irraat nf Beacham charging him with homicide. Connie Blaine and Hennle Hutchinson were the principal witnesses The Hutchinson woman testified that Iola Johnson was inder the influence of whiskey, given to her by Beacham. Blain testified that Iola had threat ened to kill Beacham Friday night and that he had notified Beacham of -a. tne threat.

Both witnesses stated "that three shots were fired. Beacham was cut In two places on the chest. The following composed the coroner's Jury: W. J. M.

Anderson, foreman. J. M. McCain, J. F.

J. K. Durst, C. N. Deshazo and Mr.

Saxon MARKETS CHICAGO MiRKTJT Close WHEAT 1)2 7 8 96 5-8 79 121 9 3 8 42 43 3 8 December CORN Fepteraber December fJATD I'litcmber Foodstuffs Has Taken a -leap Since the War Began. A short story ht Tuesday's Journal told something of the advance in price ot foodstaffs caused by the war In Europe. Here are some mere figures that will be of interest? Men's hats will go up from 15 to 20 pjr cent within the next mouth because-the necessary djes are not made In this country. Toothbrushes and hairbrushes will rise sharply. Ther source of supply of bristles is Russia which Is Isolated from commercial -v: Notions, including hooks and eyes, hav-quit coming from abroad and the price has increased 00 per cent.

Dress goods ar, quoted throughout the country as "subject, to change without notice." Most New York stores have begin to anor.ur.ee "American styles" exclusively; Shirtings of the quality in 91.25 and 11.50 garments will go up 25 per cent this week. Dyestuffs have ready advanced mre than 100 per cent Rubber goods are soaring. Automobile tires have already advanced 60 per cent It la claimed in New York that the present euiply will last the factories only two weeks "Nobody ventures a guess on the advance In furs. Lelpslc, the world's most important market, is absolutely put of reach. Gloves are expected to take a flight any day.

Cigarette tobacco is about the only thing that promlset to about where It is. In the drygoods, linen and woolen trades conditions are said to be about normal so far. Constipation Causei Sickness. Don't permit yourself to iecome constipated, as your system Immediately begins to absorb poison- from the backed-up waste matter. Dr, Klng'a New Life Pills and keep well.

There Is no better safeguard against illness Just take one dose tonight. 25c at your Druggist. (Advertisement.) Owen on Dhrst avenue, near the Owen Marble yards. The residence will cost Baseball Today. Greenwood and Pelser will cross bats on the local diamond this afternoon at 5 o'clock.

The home boys rotihutd from Elberton this morn- nng bringing with them three vlcto Weanesday a game was won with Livingston pitching by the score of 5 tod 1. Will Meet on Friday. The Greenwood County Democratic Executive Committee will. hold its final meeting for the purpose of purging the club rolls Friday morning at 9 o'clock. At the last meeting the books at Troy, Ninety Six and the two in the city of Greenwood were not Inspected.

anyone has found irregularities in theBe rolls complaints may be made tomorrow, Will Sail Thnrsday. Dr. R. M. Harbin, who Is head of the party of physicians tour- log Europe, has wired Mrs.

Charles Kingsbury, of Atlanta, mother of Mrs. Harbin, that his party would sail on the Baltic of the White Star line todaytThursday) fn? reach New York on Aug22. Dr. Harbin is a nephew of Mrs. O.

W. Gardner. Dr. Q. P.

Neel Is a member of party and It tssupposed that he will return on the same date. Marriage License. Marriage license has been issued to James Pickens Butler, of Chap-pek and Mrs. Mattte Victoria Hull, of Postmasters Meet 1 .1 The South Carolina Association of Postmasters will hold a Joint meeting with the associations of several other Southern states in WasMng-toojktober 6, 6 and Leave of abfence of six days has been granted the postmasters of this state. Mr.

Anderson Bttnningy Unintentionally the name of Mr. W. J. Anderson was omitted from the list of candidates for cotton weigher at Greenwood published in The Daily Journal on Wednesday. Mr.

Anderson lsln the race and. Tne Journal la aorry -that i overlooked hlru. The county' campaign meeting at Hibler on Wednesday developed one or twoxfeatures' that were not brought out at the speaking Tuesday Grendel MllL Dr. W. T.

Jones, candidate for the General Assembly, and Mr. W.NL. Anderson, candidate for auditor, who were absent Tuesday night, attehded the meeting yesterday and stated their claims to the 150 tor more voters who gave all the speakers an attentive hearing. Dr. Jones is running for re-election to the House; be says, on the record he made at the last session.

He defended his votes on all questions that came before that body, reiterating his stand against primary reform and for the Fortner bill. This last measure, by the way, came In for some discussion at the first regular meeting by Mr. B. McDowell, who also expressed his approval of it. 1 Mr.

Anderson gave his reasons tor soliciting the rotes of the citizens of Greenwood for the office of auditor. When the question of factionalism, introduced by Mr. John Bullock, was under discussion Mr, Anderson stated that he Is not a supporter of the present administration. Perhaps the spiciest- eature of Wednesday's, meeting was Auditor Canfleld's reply to Mir. Bullock's ac cusation aa to Mr, Canfleld's genuineness as a supporter of the Governor.

Mr, Bullock told the Hibler voters that he knew where Mr. An derson ttood on the question, of Bleaaelsm, but was not sure about Mr. Canfleld. To this Mr. Canfleld replied: "No one knows this la.

more untrue than John Bullock," and added that every voter in the county knew how he voted for Governor two years ago and how he would vote for Senator this year, but, continued Mr. Canfleld, if anyone cared to ask he did not mind stating' privately publicly what his political affiliations are. As. to the charge bat he did not appofnt Blease men on the board of equalization, Mr. Canfleld bald that the question of factionalism was never considered by him when he made these appointment.

He did not ask bow'a mau voted, but rather took into confederation hla fitness for the worfc. He referred to the appointment of Messrs. J. Witt, J. W.

Alton and C. W. Pennel, of Yeldell township, and challeneged anybody to And fault with them or tholr work. Mr. M.

O. Bowles replied to the charges made by Mr. B. L. McDowell against the new primary rules.

Mr. Bowles declared that he was proud of his vote for the rules as a member of the convention and argued forcefully that ho white Democrat had been disfranchised. He laid special stress on the personal enrollment feature, stating that it was far more satisfactory and gave absolute assurance to each voter that he would be quallfled. The candidate' are at Coronaca today (Thursday) It is rumored that this meeting will furnish some real spice, Hi CITY NEWS NOTES i Accidental Shooting. The coroner's Jury is holding an inquest this afternoon Into the death of Sam Freeman, a negro, who died last night Wt the Greenwood Hospital as the result of, it la said anj accidental shot fired by a Mr.

Bell at the latter'a home near Ware Skoals Tuesday evening. Negro Women in Battle. Maggie May aid. of Willlamston. is wounded and Robecca Williams is in Jail following a shooting scrape Wednesday afternoon, jiear the negro dance hall Four shots were fired by the Williams wman and two took effect one In arm and the other In Maggie's shoulder.

The shooting is said to hare resulted from domestic affairs. The wounded negress, wb.9 was not seriously injured, reutrned to her home last nih Building Eesidenee. and Chanmrtn hir linjmn He stands, therefore for a ri laws on the statute books-good 1 LABOR NEWS AND NOTES. Business in Buenos Ares is said to be paralyzed on account of the European war. San Francisco Machinists' Unloa Is demanding a minimum wage of $4 for eight hours' work, which ii an Increase of 50 cents a dny over the present scale.

Summer Constipation Dangerous. Constipation' in Summer-time is more dangerous than in the fall, winter of spring. The food you eat is often contaminated and is more likely to ferment In your stomach. Then you are ap't to drink much cold water during the hot weather, thus injuring you stomach. Colic, Foyer, Ptomaine Poisoning and other -ills are natural results.

Po-Do-Lax will -keep you well," as it increases the Bile, the natural laxative, which rids the bowels of the congested poisonous, waste. Po-Do-Lax will make you feel better. Pleasant ana effective. Take a dose tonight SOo at your Druggist. (Advertisement.) to President we steady gait Soda tiers came from Rockingham, N.

i about the year 1772 and settled on plantation where the manufacturing plant of Ware Shoals now Btands. Tf)e trip was made to, this place on horseback, Mrs. McGee riding while her husband walked carrying in his arms all the earthly possessions. Thcjr bought from the government 011 a credit several hundred acres of land In what is now Greenwood county, paying $1.40 per acre for it. To them were born five sons, William, Burrell, "Abser, John and Mike.

The oldest descendant at yesterday's reunion was J. 3. McGee, of Greenville, who is 80 years old and the youngest was Harold Rudisill McGee, the six-weeks-old Bon of Harold McGee, a well known insurance man of Anderson. When the bountiful dinner was spread under the Bhade of the magni ficent trees at Willlamston the invocation was delivered by Rev. Mike McGee of Honea and then the family fell on to what they pronounced one of the best picnic dinner over spread.

There was an abundance of everything good to eat. -4n ihe afternoon Rev. Mike McGee gave an interesting account of the earlier members of the family and pljasinji: addresses, were delivered by J. SFowler of Anderson, and A. J.

Sprolfls of Greenwood. Members of tho McGee family said last night that credit for the day should go to J. R. McGee, who not only presided over yesterday's reunion in floe" fashion, but succeeded in putting the proposition on foot atvthe start. He did much to make the day a success.

THE WEATHER, Generally fair tonight and Friday. So burdened are the fruit trees in WarreMfend Sussex that farmers have found it nowssatv prop up the branches There la only one coachman in all England and she has been put out of by the war. all be i i 'Zlt t- 6 Yoir SKUIL IS FRACTURED BY A PITCHED BAIL Elberton Player Acidentally Hit by Pitcher Livingston in Game Wednesday. "Right Fielder Brewer, of the Elberton Jeam, was struck over the right eye by a pitched ball thrown by Pltcber Livingston, of the Greenwood teamin the game Wednesday afternoon and his skull was fractured. When the Greenwood team left Elberton at 1 o'clock this morning Kho Injured man was still uncon scious, but physicians hoped that the blow would not prove fatal.

A report on his condition Is expected later this Brewer dodged- in front of a straight ball, the Greenwood players state, thinking that Livingston would throw a curve. The unfortunate affair was purely accidental. Titty Hungarian servant Rlrls recently went on a silence stride vowing not to speak a word 'mtll their employers allowed them two calllnff nights a week. From want success To win, must quick, keen, alert, direct FMCola Takes up the slack, and adds the Gtimulant for a strong avill find it at Fountains cr Cdrbonatcd ill Celtics 1'; Kok on a cottaue for Mr. V.

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