PUBLISHED rRI-WEEKLl VETERAN} mW -' Aunal Rennioa Eid >d Io Celcm^ Wednss ay, PENSIONS DISCUSSED They Endorse The Bill Passed By Last Legislature (j Prevent Pen sion Evils, "Except ng That Portion Requiring to Appointment of an * Inspector. The veterans at th sir business ses sion Wednesday in Columbia took up the matter of pensions, and discus sions of the subjec; consumed the greater part of the n ornlng. At the last session of the legislature it will he remembered a bill was introduced, the object of which was to correct the evils of the presc at pension laws. Gen. C. Irvine Walke-, at the request of Gen. Teague, divii ion commander, appeared before the legislature and presented the matte ? to the proper committees and sug jested those re medies which it wa i deemed would he effectual. The bill, however was continued from the last session and Thursday those changes whicl had been pro posed were dlscuss? d by veterans, and a resolution w* 3 introduced by Col. T. J. Moore of doore to the ef fect that the veteran. 1 of South Caro lina approve the revi ed bill and urge its re to cure many, if not all, of the evl s of the present pension laws and ei able our deserv ing comrades and th > widows of such to secure a larger auount of pension money; and Whereas, This bill was presented by our division cor mander for the veterans of South ( arolina; and "Whereas, At tl 3 division com mander's request (en. Walker ex plained the bill to th/3 proper commit tees of the senate an 1 house, securing from each of said committees unani mously favorable rt ports; and "Whereas, The bf 1 was continued . .to the next session, .here not having been time for cons deration at th last session; there'-Yre be it "Resolved, first, 1 hat the veterans of South Carolina, Ja convention as sembled, do approvi the bill so pre sented, excepting 1 hat portion re ferring to the appoii tment of Inspect ?rs and urge upon t ie legislature its passage as early ?: the session as possible. "Second, That we approve the ac tion of our comman ter in presenting the bill and in securi ig the assistance of Gen. Walker to advocate the same before the commits e. j "Third, that the adjutant general is directed on the 1 ssembling of the next legislature to urnish each and every members cop; of this preamble and these resolutio> s. "Fourth, That tt 3 following com mittees are appointed to urge the pas sage of the bill: In the senate, W. L. (Mauldin, E. W. ? ullivan and J. H Wharton, and we r quest the valued co-operation of Sem tors Huger, Sink ler and Neils Chri iten^en; for the house, W. E. Jame , S* T. McKeown and John P. Harmo 1, and we request the valued assistar.ee of Col.W. W. DIxon, chairman, ard members of the military committee of the house." When the pensio:. matter was first brought up at the r ieeting Gen. Wal ker, at the requ?at of Gen. Teague, put the subject clea ly before the vet erans, explaining t ie present condi tions, which seem Id need correcting and the presentii g the proposed means of corroctio 1. The State in trusts to the veteians the distribu tions of its yearly 1 ension appropria tion of $250,000, and the pension board, composed oi veterans, is anx ious that safeguar Is be supplied to prevent its unwort iy apportionment, so that the desen ing veterans and widows of veteran; may come into their full rights. One of the proposed changes urg ed that there should be an inspector to visit all parts oi the State and to verify all applicati >ns, the salary for the office to be fixe 1 at $1,800. This brought out an anount of discussion pro and con,and se .-eral lively speech es fere made on b >th sides. Finally Col. Moore introdt ced his resolution, which the convent on laid on the ta ble. Gen. Walker th< n moved to Insert the phrase, "excerdng that a portion referring to the ippointment of an inspector and the resolution thus re vised, passed unanimously. The election of ( filters was another important part of .he business of the morning. Col. Ci jech of the second brigade took the c lair when the nom ination for divisio 1 commander were in order. Gen. 31. H. Teague was promptly nominated and was unani mously reelected 0 the office by ac clamation. The .eneral stepped to the front and Iii a simple way thank ed the veterans for the honor which they had bestowe.. and for their in dorsement of bis administration. He then returned to the chair and the election proceeded W. R. Brooks and Frank Creech b 'ing unanimously elected to the re ipectlve commands of the first and s icond regiments. The veterans d< cided at this meet VETERANS PROTEST 1$ *?-P WILL CANCEL CONTRACT - 0 *o ^UES OP READERS. Said to Contain Language Offenste to the South and Her Cause.?7*" e Boards Meets Monday. At their recent reunion in Colum bia the South Carolina Confederate Veterans put on record as protesting against one of the school books re cently adopted by the State board of education. Gen. U. R. Brooks made a stirring speech, setting forth tue objectionable points in the "Heart of ?ak" reader and the old veteraas with cheers voted "aye" to the mo tion to adopt the following resolu tions of Col. Brooks. "Whereas, The Heart of Oak read ers, recently adopted for the use in the public schools of this State, con tain on page 227 of the fourth book a selection that refers to the Southern army at Shiloh as "a dark rebellious", host and, "Whereas, we, the United Confed erate veterans of South Carolina thus assembled, believe that the principies and truths for which we fought are just as vital today as they were when we left them with our lives and for tunes and, "Whereas, we further believe that the books taught in our free school system, where alone our children have an opportunity to learn those truths, should be free from any as persion of misrepresentation, either by direction or indirection; "Therefore, be it resolved: That we most seriously protest against the use of the above named readers and respectfully but earnestly call upon the State board of education to take immediate steps whereby readers or any other books reflecting upon ?,e. truth of the cause for which we fought may not be forced upon our children." Governor Blease said Thursday af ternoon that at the meetin? in Col umbia of the State hoard of eduuv tion on August 28 he would a k the board in view of the aqt'ou of the South Carolina Division. United Con federate Veterans, to cancel the five year contract recently made for the "Heart of Oak" readers, to be used in the public schools of the State. The Veterans allege one reader, at least, of the "Heart of Oak" series contain language which refers im properly to the cause for whirm they fought. Governor Biease said he had no idea such a statement as that printed was in any of the books adopted, tuis reference being to a selection in one of the4 'Heart of Oak" readers, which is said to refer to the Confederates at Shiloh as "a dark, rebellious host." Governor Blease further stated that if he had known such a "libel upon the South" was printed in any book adopted by the board he would then and there have registered his protest. He said that his attitude was well known in this matter by his stand in the Waddy Thompson history contro versy. The Governor also stated that he was not present when the readers were adopted by the State board of education, being called out of the city at the time. "I will bring the matter to the re tention of the board at its meeting here on the 28th," concluded the Governor, "and I will use my influ ence to the end that the contract with the firm be cancelled." It was stated that the meeting on the 28th is called to consider pro tests from publishing companies, a:ad to hear appeals from the several counties as to school matters. The Governor has a formai protest from one of the publishing houses as to the interpretation of the contract with the State. Large Inheritance Tax. A dispatch from St. Paul, Minn., says UIts. Russell Sage will be re quired by Attorney General 'Simpson and Assistant Attorney General Weeks to pay an inheritance tax on all her Minnesota lands held un der contracts of sale It is believed the tax will amount to nearly S600, 000. Endorsed Dr. Wiley. A resolution commending Dr. Wil ey for his work In connection wlbh the pure food and drug laws was adopted Thursday by the State Con vention of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, in annual session. A resolution was also passed favoring a law to restrict immigration. Fractured Skull Fatal. After living six clays with his skull fractured In two places and his neck broken, Henry Harrell, who fell from an engine at Sanford, Fla., last Wed nesday, died at Waycross, Pa.. Tues day. In an effort to pave his life physicians put his head and should ers in a plaster cast. ing that at future reunions the pa rade shall take place on the first in stead of the second day, and a reso lution to this effect was introduced by Col. Wharton and adopted by '.he veterans. The old soldiers are al ways tired out by the afternoon of the second day and many are unable to undergo the additional fatigue of a march. The matter of the next place for the reunion was brought up during the morning and an Invitation to Orangeburg was extended by a de legate from that town. However, it was decided to leave the matter op en that further inviLations may be extended later through Gen. Teague. ;<0 % ORANGEBUK A LONG FLIGHT Atwood Flies In Aeroplane Frcm St. Loots to New York. ELEYEN DAYS IN THE AIR After Having Flown 1,240 Miles He Is Forced to Land Twenty-five Miles From New York on Account of Engine Trouble, but Will Com plete His Journey,, Another delay incident to aviation brought disappointment to thousands of people along the lower Hudson river and in New York city Thursday, when Harry N. Atwood, in his record breaking aeroplane flight from St. Louis, failed to sail over New York and land at Sheepshead Bay, but in stead, on account of a defect in his engine, was compelled to land at Nyack, within 25 miles of his desti nation. Atwood expect's to resume his trip and In one hour finish the longest aeroplane flight ever achiev ed. Atwood is 1,240 miles from St. Louis and 25 miles from the neart of New York. His flying time for the distance covered in eleven days is 27 hours and 45 minutes. Despite his failure to reach New York, the day's sail of 109 miles down the Hud son gave Atwood, by 76 miles, the world's long distance record, former ly held by European aeronauts. His flight down the Hudson was full of picturesque incidents. He covered the 109 miles from Castleton, where he ascended at 7:36 a. m., to Nyack, where he made his final land ing at 11.33 a. m., in an actual fly lug time of two hours, and 37 minu tes. After the start from Castleton, one hour and three minutes brought him over Kingston, opposite Rhine eliff, which marked his having sur passed by 13 miles the previous world long distance record of 1,164 miles. Further down Atwood dropped so near the water as to be able to shout to the passengers on a ferry boat. At that point he approached the Pough keepsie bridge and swooping still lower went under it at a height of only 100 feet above water. His explanation of his failure to land at West Point, where the parade grounds were covered with officers, cadets and citizens, was that he found the space allotted to bim too .ham pered. After sailing low enough to look over the prospect he rose again, sail ed over the river and landed at Gar rison, where no one was waiting to greet him. At 11.05 a. m. Atwood started again, purposing to make his last dart for Sheepshead Bay and thus complete the trip. But he had not gone far when he discovered that the bearing-metal of his engine had worn away and the mechanism was wobbling. Twenty-eight minutes after his last start and when only 25 miles out of New York he decided to descend. At wood was working Thursday night on the broken engine of his aeroplane. Close as this is to the finish of his flight from St. Louis, the young avia tor said he faces the most embarras sing predicament of his journey. His biplane is In an awkward box, out of which he says only a south or southeast wind can help him. It rests near a hay stack on the small sloping meadow, 150 feet above the Hudson and about 2,000 yards from the water. Almost behind him Is the rocky Hook mountain, rising S00 feet and to the South and east tall trees make it a difficult place to take wing. "It is the worst I have had since leaving St. Louis," he said. "I could only climb out of here against a southerly or easterly breeze." He frankly admitted disappoint ment over his Ill-luck. "I shall work here all night," he continued, "fix ing 'the engine. The trouble is a broken babbit on the connecting rod. I have sent to the Nyack machine shop for a new casting and I'll be ready to fly just as soon as the wind blows right." i Atwood announced that he will not attempt to fly from New York to Boston after reaching the metropolis. "I'm too tired," he said, "for a long er trip now." Native Cliarlestonian Dead. The Rev. Dr. Edward O. Clavius Flagg, said to have been New York's oldest preacher, is dead at his home there. He was born at Charleston, S. C, eighty-six jears ago, and wsu?< for fifteen years assistant rector at Grace Church, from which he resign ed years ago. His latter days were devoted to composing poems and delivering lectures. Cork Leg Nearly Drowns. William Green's cork leg came very near being the death of him at Lynn, Mass Tuesday night. Green got beyond his depth while bathing and his artificial limb was so bouyant that his other leg flew into the air and his head was forced under water. He was saved by a college girl who was out boating with a young man. Five Thousand Men Strike. Three Thousand workmen were called out on strike Monday at Chic ago by the Associated Building Trades. Two thousand building trades workmen who have been em ployed at the Argo plant of the Corn Products Refining company will not return to work also. G, S. C, SATURDAY, AUGU VISIT WOODROW WILSON IMPORTANT POLITICAL DISCUS SIONS WITH HIM. Upon the Adjournment of Congress Democratic Statesmen Are Jour neying Toward Jersey Coast. Has another Woodrow Wilson boom for the presidential nomination started in earnest? With the ending of the extra session of congress there has been a long procession of Dem ocratic statesmen headed northward from Washington in the direction of the Jersey coast. Even the uninitiated have marked the flight and have wondered what It meant. Wondering, they have come to the conclusion that these mi gratory folk have gone up to the coast for the purpose of resting at the seashore and getting a whiff of the 6ea breezes, with now and then ? swim in the old ocean. But this is not the case. Democratic senators and members of the house like the Jersey coast just as other folks do, but they are not headed there at this season of the year just for the sake of enjoying the delights of the seaside. Careful scouting will re veal that a lot of these Democratic congressional folk are headed for Spring Lake, N. J., which is much frequented by Gov. Woodrow Wilson. Gov. Wilson Is making a point of spending a good deal of time each week at the seashore, and he will meet the Democratic members of con gress who are stopping along the Jer sey coast to rest in the course of their homeward flight from Washington. It is hardly necessary to say that some large politics will be played in these meetings. It will, of course, be presidential politics. Senator Stone, of Missouri, is one of the big Democrats who is reported to be going home by way of the Jersey coast But Senator Stone is not an avowed Wilson sup porter. With Gov. Folk and Champ Clark in the the race he can not well be that. Rut Gov. Wilson knows that "Gumshoe Bill" is one of the ablest and most astute politicians in the Democratic party. It is significant of the strength of the Wilson presidential boom that the New Jersey Governor is luring to the Jersey coast some of the strongest and ablest politicians on the Democratic side of the house and Senate. Other Democratic politicians are finding their way there. It is well known there that the ut most effort is being put forward to lay the foundations of the Wilson boom in such a manner that it will be hard work to upset it when the storms of the coming national con vention period begin to break. This is not all. The third meeting- of the house of governors, which will bring together governors from all over the country, will be held at Spring Lake Septem ber 16. Gov. Wilson will meet the Governors, put in much time with them and become better acquainted with them. Under cover of discus sions of the "twilight zone" between federal and State power, there doubt less will be consideration of the 1912 campaign. WILSON-WILEY DISPUTE. Two Factors of National Association of Food Department. Rival factions, supporters of Jas. Wilson, secretary of agriculture, and those who stand or fall with Dr. Wil ey in the Wilson-Wiley controversy recently under investigation at Wash ington, developed in the convention of the National Association of Food and Dairy Departments In Duluth. Minn. Within an hour after the ap pearance of the dispute on the con vention floor two slates were formed for the principal officers of the asso ciation. The two slates follow: Wiley Slate?For President, P. Urown, Tennessee; for secretary, R. L. Allen, Kentucky; executive com mittee, C. D. Wood, Maine; H. E. Barnard, North Carolina. Wilson Slate?For President, W. H. Cutter, Missouri; for secretary, J. B. Newman, Illinois; executive board undecided. At the same time, it is said, a de termined fight will be made by the Wiley followers for other offices. In a telegram 20 Wiley men address ed President Taft and members ofj the Wiley congressional investigation committee in behalf of Dr. Wiley. The telegram, it is said, commends Dr. Wiley's long service in the gov ernment employ. Arrested After Nine Years. After evading arrest since October 22, 1902, on which date he is alleged to have killed Charles Ellen, in Har nett County, North Carolina, Zaeh Marks was arrested Thursday in Sm ta Rosa county, Florida, wfcere he sewed at one time as deputy s'ieriff, later as postmaster at Gattis. a vil lage named from T. Z. Gattis, his al ias, and where also he became a successful naval stores operator. Automobile Accident. A man named Pruett of Hender sonville was killed and a woman and one other members of the party of four, touring to Greer from Hender sonville, were hurt, when Pruett lost control of his automobile, between Sandy Flat and Locus, Greenville county, early Tuesday, the heavy car running into an embankment and turning over. ST 26, 1911. BURNT ALIVE Woman's Atsaillant Borneo' at Stake 3d Oklahoma by Iafariated Mob CONFESSED HIS GUILT Thonsands View Gruesome Spectacle in Main Street of Purcell, Follow ing Capture of Man Who Attack ed Farmer's Wife and Sought to Hide Crime by Firing House. While 3,000 men, women and chil dren stood by shouting their approv al, Peter Carter, a negro, who had previously been captured by three members of his own race and iden tified as the man who last Wednes day night attacked Mrs. Minie Sprag gins, wife of a farmer, was burned to death on a brush pile, in the main street of Purcell, at five o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under Sheriff Farris, who attempted to res cue the negro from the crowd, were overpowered and locked in the Court House. Mts. Spraggins was assaulted while alone In her home, one mile south of Purcell. After the deed the negro set fire to the Spraggins home. .Mrs. Spraggin's husband saw the flames while working in the fields and rush ed into the house in time to rescue his wife. She declared Carter, who formerly worked on the Spraggin's farm, had attacket her. Officers went to Carter's home and arrested him. He was turned over to a constable, but on the way to jail escaped. When it became known that the negro was free, farmers of the neighborhood organized a posse and an all-night search was made. The negro was net found. Thursday afternoon Hingley Hen ry, a negro janitor, noticed a strange negro riding^ under a box car near the Oklahoma Central Railway sta tion. With the aid of two other ne groes, who had armed themselves, the negro Janitor pulled Carter from beneath the car. He was then taken to the main street of Purcell, where a great crowd had gathered. "Turn that negro over to me," said a tall farmer, who suddenly seemed to assume command of the crowd. The janitor and his two aides obey ed. Carter vsas taken across . the street and in an instant many men and boys were gathered. At this juncture Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under Sheriff Farris arrived and pleaded with the mob to turn the prisoner over to them. The Sheriff and his assistant were locked up and the negro was led out and placed on an oil-soaked brush heap, built around a telephone pole. He was tied to the pole and the torch applied. Cheers came from the crowd as the flames licked the victim's face, and men and women in motor cars wat ched him die. As he was lashed to the pole the negro shrieked for mer cy. After the flames died down the crowd slowly dispersed. The negro's body was burned to a crisp. Mrs. Spraggins, who Is not ex pected to live, said Carter entered her home and struck her on the head with a revolver, beating her until she was unconscious. An old mattress was torn up and scattered over her body. After the negro had set the mattress on fire he fled. As Mrs. Spraggins was crawling from under the fire the negro then re-appeared and again struck her with a pipe, breaking her jaw and beating her badly. Her husband, rushing to the house, rescued his wife, unconscious. In a few minutes more she would have been dead. The pile of wood and brush on which the negro's body was burned was still smouldering at ten o'clock Thursday night. The town was very quiet. The cheers of the crowd, when the first flames shot up, min gled with the piercing cries of the nepro, and after the fire had burn ed for an hour and the body was noth ing but a crisp, the crowd again cheered. Then it dispersed. While the majority of those who gathered about to witness the black man's death were men, there were many women in the crowd. A remarkablee feature of the af fair .was that while the crowd wasi determined upon the death of the ne-| gro, It was far more quiet than us ual under similar conditions. Not a shot was fired. The escape of the negro, following his arrest, seemed to add to the fury of the searchers for the black man. Talk about town, following the lynching, bears the message of the negro that he was "the right man." As whispered from lip to lip, come a brief confession, made as he was led to his funeral pyre. A Spanking Edict. Four boys between 12 and 1 "> years of age were spanked by order of the children's court at New York Tuesday night for rowdyism on a subway train. The court appointed its interpreter, Manuel Weinberg, to see that the spanking was done in a businesslike manner. He administer ed to ea'-h one of the culprits 12 lashes with a breech strap shredded to 12 ribbons of leather at the end. The whipping was sufficiently severe, according to an official of the chil dren's society,to prevent any of the quartette frow sitting down for two hours. PROUD OF DEMOCRATS SENATOR TILLMAN PRAISES THE WORK OF PARTY. They Have Not Made Mistakes and Have Fine Chance to Elect Next President. "I am proud of '?.he way the Demo crats conducted themselves," said Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman at Columbia Wednesday morning in speaking of the session of Congress just ended. Senator Tillman came to Columbia from Trenton, and imme diately boarded another train for Liberty Hill in Kershaw county, where he goes to spend a few days with Railroad Commissioner John G. Richards. The Senator was accom panied by 'Mrs. Tillman. When asked about the the Demo crats at this session, the Senator said that he was proud of his colleagues and the way in which they had con ducted themselves, not having made any serious mistakes. The Senator had not been present at this session owing to the condition of his health, he having been advised to remain at home in Trenton on the farm. He wai paired on all matters, and gave his colleagues notice that if he were needed at any time they should wire fo; him. Senator Tillman was asked if the situation as to the Democratic nomi nee possibility for President had clar ified any, or if there were Etill that "o^arasment dee rlohes," about which he spoke the last time he stop ped over in Columbia. The Senator simply replied: "No, I cannot say that the situation is any clearer r.ow." The Senator says that the Democrats have euch good material from which to select a Democratic nominee for the Presidency. The Senator has made known his belief that the Democrats have a fine chanca at the coming election. In view of the visit of the old Vet erans to this city, Senator Tillman was asked whether he thought the South should accept at the hands of Congress a monument to the Confed erate navy, a bill for which has been introduced into Congresss. There is In the Vlcksburg National Park a monument to the Federal navy. This monument will soon be dedicated. The dedication has been postponed owing to the introduction of the bill as to a Confederate navy monument. Some of the Southern Senators and Representatives objected to the use of Federal funds fcr a Confederate monuwent. On this point Senator Tillman said, "Yes, I would favor the erection of such a monument. I cannot see why we should not take anything from the Congress that will show that the North is ?Rilling to do a little justice to the South. I cannot see why a monument should be be refused when we have accepted the gravestones. In the park where the monument would oe erected are "markers" on the graves of Confederates showing the rank of the deceased soldiers. It was to these gravestones that Sen ator Tillman referred. Of State politics Senator Tillman did not talk, for there was little op portunity. He and Dr. Babcock spoke for a few moments of the work done by Commissioner Watson itt his crusade against spoiled grain, espec ially corn meal, and the Senator ap peared to be very much interested. Dr. Babcock said that much of the meal was in very bad shape. This led to a brief discussion of pellagra and of its relation to the spoiled grain. MILLS SHUT DOWN. Two in Anderson County Stopped Because Water Is Low. Two of the largest cotton mills in upper Carolina, the Anderson and Orr plants of Anderson, were forced to shut down Thursday afternoon be cause of the very low stage of water in the river there. Reports from sev eral parts of the Piedmont district of ?juth Carolina indicate that the drought and resulting fall off in the water stage in several rivers and streams are forcing manufacturers to run on half time. Power plants on the Savannah and Tugaloo rivers are now producing only 4,000 horse power?just half the normal, and unless conditions improve it is said they may close altogether. iCreeks and wells in the vicinity of Anderson have failed so that the authorities are now facing the prob lem of keeping up the drinking wat er supply. Sailors Get Supplies. Before the battleship Kansas j leaves New Yor.k again each of the I 1,000 men in its rrew will be given la complete set of needles, thread and darning yarn, buttons and other arti cles by the Women's Christian Tem perance Union of Kansas. Ragged Old Man Rich. A man apparently SO years old. decrepit and ragged, who has been wandering around the. streets for se'.er^i days, was taken to the Chi cago zvenue police station Tuesday, where $7,000 was found on hi? per son. Killed and Injured by Explosion. Two Italians were killed and six probably fatally wounded at Middles boro, Ky., Wednesday in an explo sion of dynamite at Bonham, Harlan county, at the works of the Wiscon sin Steel Company. TWO CENTS PER COPY. WANTS REFORM Cuban People See Government Ran En tirely B> Graft. ANOTHER INTERVENTION May Be Made Necessary by iJie Unit ed States If the Cuban Govern ment Does Not Reform.?Cuba Knows That this Means Final Oc cupation of the Island. If the United StateB intervenes In Cuba again, it will be because of the continuance of the grafting practices of the Cuban officials. A wave of political unrest Is sweeping over Cuba. So great is the discontent throughout the island, that the peo ple are loath to wait for political relief until the coming elections. Cuba is tired of graft. Instead of having $30,000,000 in the treasury, as it had at the beginning of the Gomez regime, the government now owes over $50,000,000, which is a considerable sum to be on the wrong side of the balance sheet of a coun try so small as Cuba. The people, and they are expressing themselves more vehemently daily, put this great deficit down to political graft. The people, today, in speeches, in cafe talks, in communications to cer tain advanced papers, the editors of which are bemig hounded by the government, repeat that they cannot and will not stand much more of this wholesale graft, which Is putting the country so far in debt it will take years of economy to pull it out of the hole. Grafting of a very coarse and un refined character permeates all Cu ban officialdom to such an ertent that in order to get a bill paicl of $300 owed by the government for a small engineering job, the American con tractor had to pay $65. When a Cuban speaks of graft/he never fails to mention President Gomez. He asks these questions: "How has President Gomez, on a small salary, put away in his own name several million dollars? How is Presiuent Gomez able to build a $500,000 home on the Prado? How is It that two cabinet officers have resigned after becoming independent ly wealthy in a short time In office? How Is it that all foreign business is more or lees held up by the officials, who demand and receive graft there from?" Such questions ?.s above are con stantly on the tongues of the decent, people of Cuba. So grave has the situation become, that, if decency lib governmental circles does not soon, assert itself, trouble will ensue. The; rlghit-tbinking citizens of Cuba real ize fully that, if the United States steps in to settle Cuban matters again, the United States will stay on the island. The Cubans reason that the United States will not consent to spend 20 ot 30 millions every few years to set Cuba about face. Realizing this, the people today are extremely anxious to oust the Gomez party and to get the republic on a sound basis, be fore intervention is necessary. The government has just voted $33,000,000 to improve Havana har bor and to build much needed docks, so that lighterage will be no longer necessary. The people of Cuba see in this move a chance for millions of the Gomez type of graft and that, under the existing government, the Havana improvements will cost near er $60,000,000 than $33,000,000. Cuba is not a pcor country. Its revenues are fairly large. The port of Havana produces daily about $65, 000 in customs duties alone. The national lottery produces over $250, 000 a month. The tonnage of the port of Havana amounts to over a million dollars a year. These are just a few of the sources of income in Havana alone, and there are other smaller ports where millions of dollars a year are taken in customs and tonnage dues. The total income of the Cuban govern ment last, month was $3,677,489.32; the total expenses for the same month $3,685,946.03; making a deficit of $8,157.31. The Cubans are asking where PIT this money has gone to, and the only answer they receive is: "Into the pockets of the Gomez party." The fi naces of the country are in such a wretched state that the credit or Cuba abroad is practically wiped out, and the merchants, who are accus tomed to receive goods on long credit are being requested to sen* money with further orders. The merchants blame the present government for the existing state of affairs, and are expecting within the next few months a radical expres sion of lack of confidence in the Gomez regime by way of a revolu tion. Endorses New Orleans Plan. The Memphis Cotton Exchange went on record Thursday as opposed^ to hhe proposed establishment of a clearing house in New York for the validation of cotton bills of lading. The substitute plan suggested by the New Orleans Cotton Excha-age was endorsed. Patent to Carolinian. Will Stevenson, of Dennettsville, has been granted a patent lor a ro tary explosive engine by the U. S. Patent Office at Washington.