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WAMT HIM TO STAY ADVOCATES REELECTION OF PRESIDENT MILLER. The Southern Ploughman Thinks It Will F<j Hard to Find Some One to FU3 His place. The Southern Ploughman, one of the best newspapers published in the State by colored people for colored people, says it learns "that there is considerable 'mud slinging' and back biting an on, j the applicants for pres idency of the Colored State College. Some are spending money freely to get this job. If this be true, Thomas E. Miller ought to be retained. We restate, as has already been statea in a recent issue of The Southern Ploughman, 'that it will be hard to find a man to be the equal of Dr. Miller along certain lines.' It is bet ter to have no State College at all if we are not ?going to have a real agri cultural and mechanical college, and the institution should be taken out of politics." * The Southern Ploughman, which is edited by Rev. Richard Carroll, one of the most level headed negroes in the State on general things, but more especially on the training of his race, then goes on to say: "The Times and Democrat of Orangebur.g, one of the best, trl-weekly papers In South Carolina, nominates Prof. N. J. Fred erick, of Columbia, for the presiden cy of the State College for Negroes on the grounds of past history. "1st. That his father is a Demo crat; 2r.d, that Prof. N. J. Frederick, his son, is a Democrat and voted a Democratic ticket at the last election. We know that ^Prof. Frederick and a great many others voted in the pri mary. ' The editor of the Ploughman himself voted; but the laws govern ing the Democratic primary in South Carolin,! does not permit Negroes to vote unless they voted. for Gen., Hampton In 1876; also they must have voted in every primary, of course a Democratic ticket, since that time. "If I>rof. Frederick and others voted it: was against the Democratic priman- laws of this State. We are informed by Prof. Frederick that he cast hin ballot for Governor Bleasc. We thought that the governor op posed i\Tegroes participating in any kind o!.' politics in South Carolina; also the Times and Democrat. Gov. Bleasen opposition to Dr. T. E. Mil ler was on the ground of "pernicious activity in politics." We quote the words of the Times Democrat: "The time for the State, that as the State callage had a Republi^na pres ident in the person of Thomas E. Miller :hat it was time that the col lege should have a Democrat presi dent in the person of N. J. Fred erick." The Times and Democrat is mistaken, we think. Has not Thom as Mir.er voted in the Democratic primaries for the last 15 years? Has . he not. spent money to elect his choice? Can the Times and Demo crat find a better Democrat than Thomas Miller? "Wa3 he not active in the last pri mary election and worked against Governor Blease's election, and for this reason did not Governor Blease oppose him as president of the col lege for "pernicious activity in poll tics?" What if Prof. N. J. Frederick is elected on the ground that he is a Democrat? Has he done as much tor the Democrats in South Carolina as Thomas E. Miller? "Dr. Miller has not participated in Republican politics since he his *een president of the colored State collego to our knowledge. The edi tor of this paper is not opposed lo Prof. Frederick, but we believe the president of the State college should not participate in any kind of poll tics. What is the use of discharging one for engaging in 'pernicious activ ity in politics' for another who will do the same thing. Better keep Dr. Miller." The Times and Democrat has time and again complimented President Miller on his management of the Colored State College, and agrees with the Ploughman that his place as its head will be hard to fill. Nor have we the slightest objection to his being conscripted and made to keep the place that he has certainly filled to the satisfaction of a large ma jority of those who are interested in the college's welfare and usefulness. As to his politics, we know noth ing. What we have had to say re garding him politically was brought out by a statement attributed to him that if he was not re-elected presi dent of the college he would give trouble politically in tbe lower part of the State. This statement he re pudiated, we are glad to say. It had ,been gotten up by some sensational news monger about the time Bleasc demanded Miller's resignation. Nor does The Times and Democrat suggest Frederick for president sim ply because he and his father have alwa.ys voted the Democratic ticket. We distinctly said, and reiterate now. that all things being equal, the fact that Frederick is a Democrat should not hurt him. He is endorsed by some of the best educators in tr?; fc'ate, and we believe he Iv, thor ou;:.ily qualified for the place But, as we said above, if the trus tees want to re-elect Miller president, and he will accept the place, we have no objection. He has filled the diffi cult position for many years with credit to himself and great benefit to the institution, and we feel sure that, he would fill it that way to the end. The fine discipline he has al ways exercised over the large stu dent body is the best evidence of his fitness for the head of such an in stitution. Our nomination was manu under the impression that a new man would he chosen president. Next Theatre Attraction. The next attraction at the Acad emy of Music is scheduled to be here ou April 5th. A treat in stoic. SCHOOLS GIVEN STATE FLAGS. Appropriate Exercises Held at the Two Schools. \ Carolina Day was appropriately observed at the local graded schools yesterday. Most of the classes at the two schools had short exercises in honor of the day, which celebrates the birth of John C. Calhoun. Be sides these class room exercises there was also the presenting of the State flags to the two schools by Moultrie Chapter, D. A. R. The exercises at the Sheridan school took place at 10:30 in the assembly hall. There were present, besides the officers of the school and the ladies of Moultrie chapter, about fifty visitors. The only trustee pres ent at this school was Mr. Jas. L. Sims. The program was as fol lows: Song: "TImrod's Carolina," by the school. "A Few Words on the Desecration of the Flag," by Mrs. A. C. Ligon. Song: "Dinnie's Carolina," by the school. Presentation of Flag by Mrs. B. B. Owens. The school then adjourned to the flag pole in front of the building, and after singing Timrod's Carolina, the flag was slowly raised, amid cheer ing and hand-clapping to the top of the pole by iMias Letta Dell Hughes, a member of the first grade. The exercises at the Seller's Ave nue school began at 12:30. The same program was followed, except Gen. Wagener's Carolina was substi tuted for Dinnies Carolina. The flag was raised by Master James Owen. Major W. L. Glaze, chairman of the board of trustees, was present and in a short talk generously thanked the ladies of the chapter for their interest in the school, there were about seventy-five visitors at this school. Both schools w^-re dismissed at about 1:15. Immediately after the children had settled themselves in their room at the conclusion of the flag raising the fire-alarm was given. In seventy seconds the school hose had a stream of water, while the children were all out in fifty seconds. This is very fine. MEETING IN COLUMBIA. Head Grove Woodmen Circle Elect Officers for Two Years. At the meeting of the Head Grove Woodmen Circle, South Carolina jur isdiction, held in the city of Colum bia, March 14th and 15th, the fol lowing officers were elected: Miss Mary C. Delehanty, of Charleston, Grand Warden; 'Mrs. lots, of Char leston, Grand Adviser; Mr. Lee of Pacolet, Attendant; Mrs. Finnegan of Charleston, Grand Clerk; Mrs. Maggie C. Connor of Bowman, Grand Banker; Mrs. Brewer cf Charleston, Chaplain; Miss* Cocoran of Charles ton, Mrs. Ayers of Rock Hill and Mrs. Hogart, of Greeleyville, Man agers; Mrs. Dennis cf Charleston, Inner Sentinel; Mrs. Shuler of Vance, Outer Sentinel; 'Mrs. Lewis of Flor ence, Past Guardian. These officers will serve until the meeting of the convention in Greenville on the sec ond Tuesday of March, 1913. Mrs.: Donelan of Charleston was elected as delegate to attend the supreme con vention which will meet at Rochester in June. The convention was indeed a pleasant one and was made doubly so by the splendid addresses of wel come .given by Mayor Gibbes and Governor Blease, of our beloved South State. The ladies of Wood craft (and I speak for all) extend their heartfelt thanks to Governor Blease and Mayor Gibbes and the people of Columbia for the many courtesies shown them during their brief stay in the capitol city. M. G. C. STORE BURNS AT NORTH. Three Young Men Charged With Set ting it on Fire. A dispatch from North to The State says Are early Wednesday morning destroyed the store of J. F. Leysath and at 3 o'clock seemed to be on the very verge of pouncing upon the store of W. S. Ulmer & Co. It Is thought that there is no hope of saving the Ulmer company's store, though some of the goods have been taken out. The People's Bank is next to the Ulmer company's store and it is predicted that the bank building will have a very close call. Mr. Leysath's store was completely destroyed, the* stock also being coii sumed. The loss on the stock was valued at $3,500 to $4,000, with $2,500 insurance. The barber shop has also been seriously damaged. The Ulme- company's stock is val ued at $3,i,00 to $4,000, with $1,000 insurance. J. F. Leysath, II. IT. Leysath, brothers, and their clerk, R. L. Poole, were arrested and taken to jail at Orangeburg on the charge of having set fire to the store. Besides completely destroying the store oc-j cupied by the Leysaths adjoining property was damaged and a large conflagration was threatened. The arrests have caused a srreat deal of interest, not to say excite ment, in North, where the Leysath family is among the most prominent. The father of the two men arrerted is president of the local bank nnd is one of the wealthiest citizens of the community. Given Hnndsume Jewel. Major W. L. Glaze, of this city, who is high up in the councils of the Woodmen of the vv'orld, was made the recipient of ? handsome gold jewel at the meeting of division I tl is week in Columbia. Maj. Glaze was one of the organizers of this di vision some twelve years ago, and as a token of esteem he was pres nted with this handsome jewel by i!ie Woodmen. It is suitably Inscribed, ?t:;,i must have cos! at least fifty dol lars. WHERE BE STANDS COL. ATTICUS H. MARCHAXT AND THE SECRETARYSHIP. Both Ho and Leroy L. Dukos, Esq., aro Urged for the Place by Their Friends. The following letter, which we clip from the Evening News, explains it self. In it Col. Atticus H. Marchant defines his position on the Chamber of Commerce Sercretaryship, which was recently resigned by Air. Ma theney on account of pressing busi ness elsewhere. Here is Col. Mar chant's letter, which every one? should read: Editor Evening News: In your issue of yesterday, Wednesday after noon, in an article headed "Possible Candidates for Secretary Matheney's Job" my name is mentioned. In or der that there may be no misunder standing, I wish to say that I am not a candidate for the position of Com mercial Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. The t mention of my name in that connection did not orig inate with me. When Secretary Matheney first tendered his resignation, I was ap proached by several of the business men of Orangeburg and asked if I would accept the position if it were offered me. I stated plainly to each of these gentlemen that I had not even considered the matter, but that if the Chamber of Commerce of Or angeburg wanted me to perform the duties of that office, I tnigbt possibly consider doing so, simply as a mat ter of patriotic duty. I realize fully that the proper dis charge of the duties of that position requires considerable time, thought and effort, and for these reasons I hesitated in assuring those who men tioned the matter that I would ac cept evea should it be offered me. As an active member and commit teeman of the Atlanta Cjbamber of Commerce, undoubtedly the most wide-awake and progressive body of business men in the entire South, 1 naturally absorbed a considerable quantity of what is known as the "Atlanta Spirit," and should I be of fered the Commercial Secretaryship, and decide to accept it, would place my experience and knowledge in that direction?to the upbuilding and ad vertisement of Orangeburg. This splendid city has natural ad vantages, agricultural resources at its back, and public spirit (if properly concentrated) sufficient to make us a city of 15,000 or 20,000 by 1920. As a business man among you, and as a member of the Chamber of Com merce, in any capacity where I can be of service, I will gladly do all within my power to bring about the above results. I am making the above statement simply to correct any idea which may prevail to the effect that I am a can didate for the position. Very respectfully, A. H. Marchant. J. LoRoy Dukes Named. The following complimentary let ter, nominating J. LeRoy Dukes, Esq., for the position, is also clipped from the Evening News. Re?,d it: Editor Evening News: Noting in your colmns an article regarding the possible successor to Mr. Matheney as Secretary of the Chamber of Com merce, your correspondent Is moved to suggest, and without his knowl edge, a certain young lawyer of this city as eminently qualified to fill the position. He is fully competent, bright, en ergetic, and has always been Interest ed in the material, and moral welfare of this city. His record as a student at Wofford is certainly all that one would require, and in addition It would be a deserved compliment to the originator of the suggestion that we have a paid Secretary, or "Boost er." (This word strikes your scribe better than the formal Secretary.) Mr. J. L. Dukes would make an ideal man for the place, and through the columns of your valued paper the Committee Is asked for a carefirl consideration of his name. Mr. Dukes, I feel assured, will pardon the liberty that has been taken in thus asking that he be considered without his permission. For the advancement of Orange burg. X. Y. Z. DEATH ANGEL VISITS BOWMAN. Messrs. Wallace Ayers and Calvin Davis Die Suddenly. Bowman, March 17.?Special.? Wallace, son of Mrs. Evan Ayers of this place, died here yesterday a lii'le after 1 p. m., having been sick oni> about 24 hours. Dr. Carter was called early Wednesday morning, vis iting Mr. Ayers several times. lie suddenly grew worse yesterday and idled shortly afterward. The immedi ate cause of death being heart trou j Die. The deceased and his mother have a number of closely connected relatives over this entire section of country. This is the only one of Mrs. Ayers' sons that was uumarrleQ and was about 27 years old. Mr. Calvin Davis, livin? near Bow man with his daughter, Mrs. Champy, fell dead in go*ng out upon the piaz za for a drink of water Wednesday. He was about 55 years old and was partially paralysed for some time back, and was unable to do any work at all. It Is feared that the recent cold spell has about finished up the bal ance of the peach and pear crop left from cold experienced some time ago, Dundee. Monument to be Unveiled. All Woodmen of the World arc cordially invited to attend the un veiling of Cot. Btigsns G. Hughes monument, at Ebenerer ?apt'sl church on Sunday morning, at elev en o'clock. By order of Williow Swamp, No. 3D9 W. O. W. Cardova, HANDSOME NEW BUILDING. EBoree Will Soon Have Another Beautiful Structure. The large two^story brick building on the west side of Cleveland street erected and owned by Ulmer-Irick company is nearing completion. The building is 50 by 100 and is hand somely* finished with white pressed brick front and adjoins the mercan tile store of Ulmer-Irick company. W. K. Dunn, the well known ar chitect of Sumter, furnished the plans and supervised the erection of the building, while the owners con tracted the work. On the first flooi the People's Bank have apartments, large banking room on the front, with directors' room and president's office in the rear. In the main room is a large fireproof vault. The fixtures in the banking rooms are very handsome and attractive, be ing of marble with brick finish. While the fixtures are not elaborate they are neat, attractive and suffi ciently arranged and present a very attractive appearance and would do credit to a town of much larger size. The other half of the building is occupied by Dr. A. W. Browniug as a drug store and his private offices. A very handsome set of fixtures has been installed by Dr. Browning, con sisting of large patent medicine cases, prescription stands, soda foun tain and conveniently arranged shelves. These fixtures, as the oth ers mentioned present quite a hana some and attractive appearance. The rear of the building is a large wareroom used by the owners. Up stairs are a number of office rooms, which are handsomely finished. All of these rooms, except one have al Teady been rented. The owners of the building, Ulmer-Irick company, are the leading merchants of this place and are enterprising and pros perous. VETERANS CELEBRATE. Gray-clad Heroes of Woodford En joy Themselves. Some months ago Company K of the first South Carolina Volunteers, met at Woodford and had a very en joyable day. Every spring Co. K. will have an annual picnic at Wood ford. Our town shall always wel come the men who wore the gray, as the}' are among the bravest and most gallant men of the South. At eleven o'clock they met at the school house and had Impromptu talks. Most of them spoke of war experiences, a few told some good jokes, but none seemed to be sorry the struggle and sacrifice had been made. They all were proud to have served for the lost cause. Then one who had spent many years in serv ing others, said, "Comrades, are you waging a Christian warfare. That war is the most important to us. For you know we are rapidly passing to another sphere." In the next room dinner was served by three ladies, who are daughters of veterans. The ladies in town sent hot coffee which added much to the dinner. The veterans drank their coffee to Mr. Knight's health and wished he would be mar ried before they met at the next pic nic at Woodford. He is the only bachelor of Co. K. Mr. D. G. Crim ate his dinner with a combination knife, fork and spoon that he used during the war. Late in the afternoon they left for their homes feeling happy to have been so kindly remembered. Co. K. and visiting veterans who attended are: G. H. Pooser, W. D. Smith, J. T. Croft, J. T. Knight, Jim Hutto, J. D. Brown, J. A. Long, J. H. Guis andaner, Dr. B. K. Knotts, J. F. North, D. G. Crim, G. R. Furtlck and Mr. Tanning. DIDN'T HURT THE MULE. But Lightning Laid the Driver Oni: in the Road. They raise or import tough mulei; In Calhoun County if a story pub lished in The State a few days ago is true. The story is to the effect that Julius Golden, a negro, and his mule and wagon and the lightning all come simultaneously in contact with each other Tuesday evening after dark about four miles west of St. Matthews. C-olden was driving toward St. Matthews during the severe electri cal storm and that is the last that he remembers. When discovered he was lying unconscious with several bruises about the head and body. The mule, after having demolished the wagon, came into the town with the fragments and waited leasurely upon the streets for daylight. It is thought that the lightning scared the mule and that Golden s I wounds were inflicted by the mule j while running, instead of the light ning. The mule was unharmed. Golden is resting well and his injur ies, while very painful, are not .thought to be serious. Unveiling a Monument. The Cordova Camp. W. 0. W., I will unveil a monument next Sunday morning to the memory of Eugene G. Hughes. The ceremony will take place at 11 o'clock. The camp to gether with all visiting Woodmen are requested to meet at the Forest School House at 1 0 o'clock, at which place a line will be formed and pro ceed to the cemetery. All Woodmen are invited. A distinguished Wood man of the city of Orangeburg is ex pected to deliver an address at tho unveiling ceremony. Come to Look It Over. The Railroad Commissioners paid Orangeburg a visit on last Thursday to look over the railroad situation and investigate certain complaints made to the City Council about ship ping arrangements. Tho commission will investigate tho matter thorough ly and <'o wlial it can to remedy the troubles complained of. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. The bean crop in this section had a close call Thursd night. We hope it escaped Jack ?i-ost. The Times and Democrat tries to publish all the news of interest, lo cal, State, national and foreign. We hope we have heard from the last blizzard, and that the vegetable gardens have passed the last danger point. Mr. Henry Von Ohsen is fitting up* the building he recently bought on Russell street for an up-to-date bak ery shop. The cold weather is about over for this season. There was several frosts in the last week, but we think the fruit is all right. Col. Atticufc H. Marchant, after his long residence in the hustling city of Atlanta, is a good man to lead in a booster campaign in Orange burg. A petition has been filed with Gov. Blease for the pardoL of John J. Jones, who was sentenced to ten years and one month for killing Aoe Pearlstine. The bank statements published in the last two issues of The Times and Democrat make a good showinj for the financial institutions of our town and county. Mr. Walter Glover, foreman of the Carolina Spartan, Sparenburg, was in the city Friday and ga\e us a call. He was accompanied by Mr. I Lewis E. Meyers. The Editor of The Tines and j Democrat has been wrestling with the grippe for the last week. Did you ever have the pesky thing? If not, do net try to catch It. The time for shooting doves is out, and it is no longer lawful to shoot these birds. It is said that doves are much scarcer than they were some years back. Robins are no longer classed as game birds in this State, and it is therefore unlawful to kill them at any time. Remember this, boys, and avoid trouble by not killing the beau-! tiful robin. Mr. George H. Cornelson has gone to New Orleans to be with his son, Rev. Geo. H. Cornelson, who is quite sick. We hope he will find his tal ented son much better when he reaches him. We regret to learn that Rev. Geo. H. Cornelson is quite ill at his home in New Orleans. He Is a great preacher, and the wish Is universal that he will soon be restored to com plete health. The teachers of the city schools will be excused from their duties on next Friday to give them an oppor tunity to attend the State Teachers Association, which meets in Colum bia on that day. (Dr. H. N. Snyder, president of Wofford College, will deliver the ad dress on Field Day, April 21, at St. Matthews. Dr Snyder is an accom plished speaker, and all who go to hear him will be well repaid. Yesterday was flag-raising day, when the State flag with its Pal metto Tree and Crescent, was thrown to the breeze in the presence of thousands of children on thousands of school grounds in South Carolina. ~We hope that affair at North Is greatly exaggerated, and that the matter will be cleared up satisfac torily to all concerned. It is hard to believe that such young men couio be the perpetrators of such a crime. Two alarmB of fire were sent in on Wednesday morning a little after eleven o'clock. The first was caused ,by a little blaze on the roof of the residence of Capt. Fischer, on Amel ila street, and the second was on the roof of a two story house on St. John street belonging to Mr. Henry Ohson. The damage was not much from eith er Lre. The Calhoun Advance says: "Or angeburg has the same shows that visits Columbia, Charleston and oth er larger cities. Her ever alert man ager. Mr. J. M. O'Dowd, is to ba high ly congratulated on booking such nice plays. The theatre-goers of this place are well pleased with the at tractions that he has brought to Orangebu rg." The Calhoun Advance says on Fri day night of last week Mr.i. Willie Wise die:l at her home in the Sandy Run section, it Is thought that the cause of her death was pellagra, j She was Wiss Julia Kamlner before her marriage and a sister of Mr Dave Kamlner, of St. Matthew:;. She was laid to rest at Mount Zion o. which she was a consistent member. Much Corn Raised. According to a prominent railroad official there is an estimated shortage of f>00 cars of corn shipped from the West to South Carolina points so far this season. The approximate value of each car Is $f>00, which means that at least $3 00,000 has not been sent out of the State for the purchase of corn as haB ben thn caso in previous years, but has been spent at home. In matter of freight the saving is about $50 per car. or an aggregate of $.10,000. Special Rates for Teachers. The Southern Railway has author ized excursion rat-'S to Columbia from all points in South Carolina and from Augusta, Ga., and return, on account of the State Teachers' Asso ciation Convention which will lu held in I1;:' Crpital City of the State March 2:'., 2 1 and 25. Tickets will be pine tl on ale March i".'. 23 and '.' ). and will be limited to* return un til midnight of March -7. inery! <8* Having a well equipped place for Millinery, we have decid ed to make that line our chief attraction for the comirg rea son. Our goods are now in and we are io a position, to serve you at any lime. We have vuth u3 Miss Mattie Brew er, a Milliner of many years experience, who will be glad to have you call and inspfct our line. Remember, everything new. high-class and up-to-date, and best of all prices not too extravagant ::::::::::::::: atch for the date of Opening. J. C. RANSDALE. You See of the New Styles For 1911 The Better You Will like Them. Just received todav a shipment of Side Band Silk Finish Foulards, in Navy, Helio, Grays, Black and White and Al ce Blue at... . 15c Side Band Lawns, a very fine qua ity, washes well, suited for chil dren and Ladies at..10c Silk Jacquard, all ihe good colors for evening drestes at.25c New line of 17 inch and 27 inch Lawn Flouncings our prices run from.25c to 50c yard 36 inch White "Repp" fine for Middy Blouses and Skirts at 12 l-2c Velvet Slippers for Children, very popular. . $1.25 and $1.50 pair JUST RECEIVED SPRING SHIPMENT I Matting Art Squares and Rugs ALSO A GOOD LINE OF Porch Rockers, Settees, Etc. We always have a good assortment of Foster's Ideal Springs, Bees and Cribs. They are guaranteed to ?atisfy, or money refunded. For the next week we offer all Prin cess and Open Standard Dressers at COST : : : : : SEE OUR LINE FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD WANT . c. KING ORANGEBURG S. C. Dear Friend: I like racky crackers vety much. The trouble with many c ackers is they wont crack. You can get nice crisp crackers in ih s town if you ki.ow where to go Then your mama can buy lots cf things for the table and save herself the trouble of baking. My mama doe?. Isn't it cheaper to buy these things than to bake them? Nabiscos, Graham, Saltines, Cameo, after dinner, f ig Newtons, Zu Zu, Oystercts, Lady Fingers, and Cheese Wafers. Your Friend, JACOB. P. S.?You can get a'l of these baked thinps at ?RE FOOD STORE.