Gambling in C Denounced b Washington. March 23.-Sonutor E.1 I>. Sm il h keeuB hammering, away in hi? ortona to get tho*government to esJ tnblish common sense way of grading nnd hnndling cotton. In dUcuBsIng the Now York Cotton Exchange Saturday he said in paVt: ? "I think it has now been fairly wei! ?pj?o all up the bill und seek to put! ii a;on Its passage. ;o senator from North Dakota (Mr.! limber), in his grain-Inspect lo? i has'a bill which is almost along ame line, and I hope that we can -vi. in conjonction on'tho two bills, if this crying evil csn not be| I only postpone asking the' consideration ci the bill to which I re rrow for the reason that who wish to offer amendments y-aarer'an- opportunity to prepare them before the beginning of tho dis-j i of the. bill. I "The nonessity for tho legislation to ?which .1 refer hr very apparent at thia In order that senators may un tand how pressing; it is, I will Hint > thnt the manufacturers through-j ot it tho country are now placing their .ra foi' tho next 12 month? for tt.e --.n^ptioti of raw cotton. 'Ono of tho leading manufacturers MVII ? vrollna was lt; my ofllce tbc? He told mo that when ho ow York and oftorod bis ram (pi) order to place his goodB he couh'. WB?B& an order, for the reason tb'at cotton he had to buy out of > manufacture thoa?) goods was ii i : .o where from 1 1-3 to 2 conte : * iii ...mc In his sta'.! than the . ,\\:ltn tho Id?ntbal c jtton vn.s quoted In Now York. Henee, the would say to him : 'We do not io buy your cloth upon thu .. i of lil 1-2 or 14 cents when cot on is iiunt^tl hore in New York at a . ? , .y . ?t'lTJig ? .J?.l -?-S-g-1 I $ 'if. ;*.<*'** ***** * * PRESENT * CONDITIONS* d by Hr JuliiiH I!. Hoggs. "V'jtfflt " -** tue That Flows Must Khb" lld. he rofroshlng for some j man to apocar before the :i i-audidate for an Important an independent, progressive ?id Julius E. Hoggs Mon very humiliating to think ix? will try to have himself iii icu by antagonizing bon ito business. ?jollevo that auy real >me from the attack made ?H-ntamentallsts on cotton tile employment of child ie people in charge of cot are some of tho beBt clti They love law ?MBjttafoplsts. $2.00 to $3.00 Wc are now showing a long range of new styles at the above price, and they look like shoes that cost 5oc to $1.00 a pair more than we ask for these. They are on sale now at $2.00 to $3.00 More expensive grades in Patents, Dull Calf, Salin and Cia vane! te at $3.50 and $4.00 THOMPSON'S Till: OM: PRICE SIKH STORM WI: SELL EOR CASH ONLY ' Cotton y E. D. Smith ?rout to n rout ami a half a pout.d low. ?>r for the Identical graden that you i will convert into thin cloth.' "Therefore. I nay. right at this tinto ir we propose to relieve the manu-i I facturera who hav(? already a stock of I ?lam yours conon, wno must or neces sity convert it and sell lt or leave a surplus thut will be detrimental to the trade of both-those who sell the ra* cotton und those'who Kell the finished product, ir we are going to relievo, thom of the 1913 crop and relieve them ! from th.? manipulations of the market for the 1914 crop, it is necessary for us to take immediate and speedy ac tion. I believe that the bill which I haye before the senate will accomplish that purpose. . "Since I nave bejn in the senate I ha>ie been striving tb get relief for the I farmers. I could* not get the active support of some of the manufacturers ; for the roaaun that up to now they had I not been the victims of this pernicious I system; but the moment that the New .York Echange turned upon them and, In plac? of it being a "hedge market," letting "futures" and "spots" run ?somewhat parallel, it is now a differ ent proposition. "When a map bought cotton at 13 [conta as a "hedge," hoping to pay 13 cents in tho south, and thee "hedge dropped from a cut to a cent and a half a pound, whl'a the "Boot" stood exactly at the same plane at which he must buy. hr. stood to lose from $"> to $10 on tho bale on his purchase in the south. "vVTh?n '?pot" cotton went up .: cent a pound and "futures" w.mt up, he was protected, and when "spot" coticn went down and "futures" wont o. ?MI ne wau protected, bul when "fu tures" went down and "spof'went. up he was 'spilt.' That is thc complaint they are bringing now. The grower has heretofore been tho victim of that practice and now the manufacturer is also being made the victim. It is u pernicious system, and we have no right to Rlvo them 12 months' lease of life lu order that they may reap a profit out of their victims, having som' niittcj themselves to a system that they know can not exist longer In this country." I believe that they have helped more o? plums and widows to a more satis factory living and liberal education than any other set of men that can be atarte:!." But the efrort or politicians who know little or nothing about their business, to obtain oillc.e by regulating business tba? they have not tttudled, and professing u groat lovo for humanity lins been misunder stood and misconstrued. "Tho ?tamp ot public approval has thud been placed upon many a basis coln. The same is true In regrard to the railroad business. Railroads have nothing to nell, but transportation. In! the advance civilization of the present Its transportation hhs become the most important element of value in nearly everything that Is produced. "Evey man who offers to nerve the people ought to run on IIIB mettle be so big and brainy that he would not have to antagonise any honest business, or stir un prejudice and ha tred to get votes. "Thc peoplo who try to' obtain office by making a fight against the rail roads on the price of transportation ought to pause and think of the dis aster that may be caused by a defec tive crosStie When if the railroad nanagement bed been let . lone the money would have been on handNo have replaced that defective crosstle, and avoided that accident. Saved the Umba of the wounded and lives of the killed. . "The only redeeming feature about all Of this ls the sure and. certain abb of every tide that flows. There ls nothing more certain or logical than the fact that the railroad people are deeply interested in the prosperity of every community they serve. , "Tho better that service, the bet ter will be the condition of the people served and the* greater will be the vsJuso f the transportation for which they paid. "It ls far better to pay ten cents for three sound aplea than to pay one penny for ono that ts rotten. The only hope ls that education and experience will correct the many Incongruities of factory and railroad*' Legislation." Eagle Pass, Tex., March 2 ?. can Federals engaged in a hattie S miles above Del Kio, on the Pi< c soldiers are reported killed. A pa teeni li Cavalry returned the fire o Grand and toi ten inimit?s the * Americans were injured. San Antonio. Mareil 21 . firmed the reports of firing across* tween American soldiers and Mexu Texas. San Antonio, March 2 assert that while they have no det; ?ng on Mexican Federals hy United was received Monday afternoon co Eagle Pass. Whether any Mexican details ".ill noi hi- received nntilj BLEASE TO MAKE TOUROF STATE! INTENDS TO CANVASS COUN TY-TO-COUNTY IF HE DOES IT ALONE ; NO EAR FOR RUMOR Doesn't Care for Talk About Separate Party-Going to Senate Anyhow. Columbia, Jan. 2.1.-Gov. Hleasc, who has been ont of the city for the I past few dayB, was aBked upon hie re turn If he had anything to say in ref erence to the rumors in regard to at tempting to do away with the Couaty to-county camaplgn. In reply Gov. Hieaae said: "In the first place. I cannot con ceive that this.matter la being dis cussed seriously, for hardly any indu with any good common sense, who is a candidat? for any office, would endeav or to keep from going face to face"' be fore the people of South Carolina and discussing questions which are of vital importance to them. The man who would endeavor to keep from going before the people would be at once de nounced as fearing to face the people, and it would prove disastroua to him and bia cause. Therefore, I. do not think that this matter ls being seri ously considered, but is merely news paper rumor. "I have made several county-to county campaigns and I think some of them, at least, it will be admitted, have been just about as strenuous and under just about as warm circumstau. QOS and in just about as hot weather, as any other man has ever undergone or will ever undergo, and I hava nov or seen one which was any special hardship and even If such a campaign ?H some little hardship on the candi adtes. lt ls certainly the only way to reach tho people and thc people are not going to submit to Its being abol ished. "However, if those in control were to be so foolish as to abolish it. that would not interfere with my plans in the least. l would simply arrange an itinerary of my own, Just as tho state executive committee does now, and h?ve it published ns paid advertising -as I presume that would he the only way I could get it in most of the newspapers. I would also forward it to my campaign manager at each county seat, and have him to an nounce that I would he at his county seat on a certain day to delivor an aa. dress, and those who wanted to come to hear me could come. Just ns the:? uo how, under the present rulosi and who did not want to come could stay away. Just ns th^y do now under tho present rules, and in this way I A on ld I go to every county seat in South Caro lina this summer on my own. Initiative, regardless of what the stato oxecufve committee or anybody elsa might do. And I would send a politic invitation to each of the candidates who might ho in tho race for United States sena tor and invite them to meet mo at the county seat of each county on tho day that I would bc oresont. and off>>r to divide time with them. In the discus sion of the issues. Of course, if they declined-which I have no Idea the> would do-I would simply go on, any way, and -deliver my -spec ::. 1 pro pose to go before tbs people and tell them what I nave done, and why I have done lt und no crowd of political rlngsters can keep mo away from the I people." "What do you think of the rumor .that there will bc an attempt to form a separate party if your friends should control tho clubs or a majority of the clubs throughout the stater' Governor Blease waa asked. "Of course." Gov. Blease replied, "I pay absolutely no attention to that I have heard and I get it pretty straight, that some people have advised soma, other people to go to their club meet-, logs m April and if thsV ?Ound that the Blease mr the Btatc democratic parly will ?cat the untl-Bleasc crowd, either hy (air! ur foul mean:;, and will claim to ho he tho democratic party of South Caro-! lina and that those controlling t'*o mn-' chincry will recognize thc anii-Hleaso people as the democratic convention 1 and that they have p rem isca from Washington that the national demo-1 ?.ralle executive committee will recog nize them, Whether they he boitera or not. as the regular demoernti." organ ization or South Carolina. "I wish to stule, however, that I do not believe thefle rumors. In the first place I hardly believe those in Son^t Carolina would be so tnolish as io make this attempt, although some of! them are politics! fools enough ir> ''oj anything, in their desperation and I j oin almost sure thatj.be national de mocracy cunio HOI aiton* io Lake uu; such position and would not do so. "Ho wo ver, none of this talk is giving me the least parti.-le of uneasiness. I have- control of the supervision of reg istration of the state, and we are going to register the voters, no matter what the cost or how much lime ii inWi's. I ! have he appointment of faa commis- , stoners of election this tall and those j commissioners will appoint the man agers, and whatever is the will of the | majority of . the democratic party, as | expressed 3 la the August primaries will be carried but' tn the November elections, whether' the men nominated are Blegseites or untl-Bleaseltes. or j what they' arfe-wht?tev?r the major ity of thp democratic party says in August wm ^be-carried out in Novem ber, in spite of all the bowers tn hell or on ea>tb'.'".: God'' almighty is su preme, and only thrdugh him can any thing defeat thc will of thc white peo. pie of tho i??mocratic p?rtv this year. The peopt? of thur state caa rest easy-j along that line,?s6 fong Ss Cole Bleasc sits In the governor's'chair. "You might say lu conclusion that I will be nominated for the United j States seriate tn ibu primary and I will ? be elected to the tlhlted States senate at the general election and a Blease man will . be governor of South Caro lina. I told them' that two years ago. Souip of''them laughed, and lt ! cost them lota of1 money to laugh, and j ir they have that sums amount money to spend afialn I expect they cnn find the ?ame element of people who will toko lt. lt did them no gbod then and wl?l do thom do good this time. So, to quote one of my favorite ravings, "On with the dane.-?, and let joy be unconfined." ooooooooo'oooooooooo o IN MEMORIAM 0 o ? j ooooooooooooooooooo HOY HAWKINS Just in tho bloom of youth, while | on the first voyage of life, the wind : drove hard against his sails carrying hi monto an unseen rock, und in an instant Kent him into another shore, where there dawns a grander day. His Ufo wa3 positive, not negative. He never left the ship or rested upon I his oars, ever having the highest of j ?deals of service and right berore him. His every move and act was one that I might well he imitated by us, his J comrades and friends Though falt'jful. though true to bis poHt, the clash came. He was.hurled from his >.tution. He closed his eyes and lay down to that Bleap which never dreams WhP.o lils soul has mounted tho wings ot eternity, yet his voice ron.nins tenderly upon the ears of his friends. WM. E. HUNT, Townville, S. C. ROY MARTIN On the morning of February 16th while the earth still held its beauti ful white mantle ot snow, the death angel entered -tho home of Mr and Mrs. E. Ci Martin and bore the sweet spirit of their son Roy, to the realms of the great beyond. Roy had been Ul since ia*t summer and every thing that loving hands could do was done to stay the hand of death, but. to no avail. God needed one more beautiful flower tn bloom in his great mansion above. . ? The writer had tba opportunity to visit hln> twice during his Illness. He! and helpde him to bear his suffering. I murmuring. .But God was with him' and helped hi mto beer hts suffering.} He leaves to cherish his memory , his devoted father, mother, ave broth-, ere and one sister Cailler Hot ea Fire. V?llelo, Calif., March 20-After 100* tons ' of coal had been removed irom ' the hold of the collier Jupiter, it wns discovered that no damage waa done, j Spontaneous combustion had ' pro gresad tar enough to start tie coal steaming but it had net reached the ' point of lgnison. 1 # ,'? ?? Gent! i If you are particular ?want to look right wi j money about it or if j you'll especially app j m in-Washington O : Alco Clothes we are ? These good < I for people who The = and are willing ? to Get lt. SSS They are neither che SS satisfaction afforelee Ul cost than any clothi 55 When you get ne v cl EES materials, well-cut, : SSS money can buy moi SSS The new Spring Sty SSE see them before you Par ii TL lac. THE DRAINAGE LAW FOR SOUTH CAROLINA FULL TEXT OF THE LAW AS IT IS APPUED A QUESTION HERE Anderson . Will Shortly Have Drainage Efforts Underway In Thia County Hy reason of the fact that tito draln ugo law ig now applicable to Ander-] son county, following thc action of the last General Assembly, it will be in teresting to Anderson people to learn I just what the law prescribes for tho various counties. Again, hy reason I of the fact that active drainage worki will shortly be underway in Andereon county, fot'.owhng the meeting of the! county drainage association yoatcrday thc full text of the drainage law is re produced in full: "Section 2,196. That the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas*, of any county of the State nf South Carolina shall have jurisdiction, power and au thority to establish a levee or drainage district or districts in his county and to locate and establish levees, drains or canals, and cause to be constructed, straightened, widened or deepened any ditch, drain or water course, and to build levees or embankments and erect tide gates and pumping plants for the purpose of draining and re claiming wet bwamp or overflowed lands; and it is hereby declared that the drainage of swamps and the drain age of surface water from agricultural lands and the reclamation of . tidal, marshes shall be considered a public ' benefit and conducive to the public} health, convenience, utility and wet-i fare. "Section 2,197. Whenever a petition, \ signed by ah majority of the resident landowners in a proposed drainage district, or by the owj.*il<>' ?cribed tn such a way as to co*vey an ntellgent idea M b location of such land, is subject to overflow or tdo wet for cultivation, and the public benefit or utility OT the nubile health, con-} Court of Cominan Pleas, conditioned, by draining, ditching or leveeLOK ihoi about your appearance th nit wasting time o you know good tailoring reciate these A.! fred Ben ja D., Schloss Bros. & Coc showing. clothes are made foi want : Best to take th? troubl< -lr I .'..J ap non dear; but consider] 1, they give a greater ret?n ?S you can buy. [othes your purchase shoul style, honest making and .e; if you get less* you have les are unusually inestini. buy anything for the con ker ?Sr ? E ONE PRICE CLOTHIE ?illllllilllllll?lillliHIlllUlilllllll .i. ~ earac, or by changing or improving Cb? natural water coursed.vbr by install ing of tile" systems, and setting' forth therein, as far as practicable, the starting point, route and terminus and lateral branches., t^'flfecessary of the drainage district. Upon the return ] is flied therewith a bond for the amount of $30 por mile for each n.n,>, of the proposed Improvement, signed ! by two or more aut.iontien or by some lawful and. authorised surety company, to be approved ny thc clerk of said j proposed improvement. And there ! for payment of all ?orspenEcs and costs incurred in the proceedings in case the! clerk of court does not grant the pray-1 cr of said petition. The said clerk of , court shall issue a summons to bo i served on all the landowners who have*, not joined in the "petition and whoso!) lunds are included, in the proposed, 'gwho -.jlshalltdlogl ushrdl shr s ahr < day said dork shall appoint a disttn-|, terested and competent civil and drain- i age mgineer and two resident free- , holders, of the county pr counties In i which said lands are located aa a ( board of viewers tb examin? ine1 lands j described in the petition abo make a'? preliminary report thereon, and tito \ compensation for the services of such!, engineer and his nc-cessa** assistants , to bc flxod as herein ^provided, shall'! be paid from tho bond filed with the" peition. S. ' "When the lands proposed to boj drained and created into a drainage district are located' in two or more*i counties, the clerk of Court of Com-j mon Pleas Of either county shall havej i and exercise Jurisdiction heroin c?.v|? ferrcd, and the vev-e shall be-In that i county In which tho petition is first ' field.' The law and rules ot the civil : code shall be applicable for this act . so far as may foe practicable.'-;' The summons may be served bv publication < as to any defendants, who cannot be personally served aa provided by-law. The services of .such notice'upon the i ?tatton agent, of any railroad, Interur ban, or other companies tmdny county bi which the right ot, .way of such company wu be aixected Vf auch drain age, will be sufficient notice to such railroad or other company, ind In case company will be affected besuch drain, such community, iuch ee^rany shall, be not .rted In the same maa Uer as non r?sidant landowners. < ? "Section 2,199. The Clerk of Court as aforesaid abell consider this re- : port. . if the viewers aeq-?* yiqt the drainage is not practicable or that lt will not benefit the public health or any public highway or b*?oiiduclvc to , tbs gene, al welfare-of. .-tba commn- : nity, and the derk of- conn' shall ap- ? provo such findings, tba, petition shall , be dismissed at the coat ot the peti tioners. Such petition or proceed ings may agatp be instituted b^Vlt?e i same .or additional landowners .at any jj toa? after six months uaon*proper al.I legations that conditions-neve changed ! or that material facts ware omitted ort overlooked. If the view? report that j the drainage la practicable and that lt will benefit the public hiralth or any , public highway, or be coaducire to tho genera.** -yolfare ol thc community , ng the service and .n for what they d bring you sound accurate fit. No bought unwisely. ' r.- We urge you to ling season. ?o?r :RS. HIIHPiHIll?llllllllllllllill Nancy Hall, Garden Beauty, and Porto Rico Yams. I will sell them on South Main Street. Orders lilied and shipped frojii Florida to any point. Plants and Fui] count ^viitr???eed. R. F. SASSARb, Anderson, S. C. 8t.S-W. und the clerk of Court shall so find, then the said clerk shall fix a day when tho report will bc further heard and considered. "Section 2,214. After the said drainage district, shall have been de clared established, as ' aforesaid and tbe survey and nlan therefor approv ed, the deck of court shall appoint three persons, who shall be designated se the board of drainage commission ers. Such drainage commissioners shail first be elected by tho own -rs ol" tho land within-the drainage or levee district, or by a majority of same in Buch manner as the clerk ot court shall. The clerk, of cpurt shall ap* pbi?t those receives a Majority cf the votps. If any one or more of such proposed commissioners shall not re ceive the vote of the majority of such landowners, the clerk of court .sh.:.t appoint all or the remainder from among those voted tipn tho elo?tlira and In the oVder ofJ?np?a receiving the greatest number er votes. The drain age commissioners shall receive com pensation for their work at the rate of >3 per day for tho days that they work. Any vacancy thereafter occurring shall be filled in* like manner. Such thrco drainage commissioners when so ap pointed shall be Immediately created n bo?y corporate under toe name and atyie of "The Board cf drainage Kom missionen: of - districts," with the right to hold property and convey the same, to sue and besued and shall possess such other powers as usnallv pertain tao corporation. They shall organize by electing from solong their number a chairman and a vice chair man. . They shall also elect a Secre tary, ?either within or '"without their body. Thc treasurer of the county in which the proceedings were Institute I shall bo ex-ofBcio -trssaurer of such d rat nage' r^roHwionerfl. Such board of drainage shall adopt p seal, which they may alter at ?tonaure. The board of drstnagc commissioners shall hilve and possess auch powers as are berain sjrPnvlf^^nEs asrab of .apish drainage rtistrlct wheth?r designated by numEer ber or otherwise- chiall constitu?ste a part rf .?he Corporate'nam'.s: for llluv tratton? "Tue board of drainage com mtsaloners of (No. il or McClellanvtlle iiiotTirt ;.. T>??jyia?H_ ?hil !" -Chtir?er ton county the-powers hereby vested tn the clerk of the court hy the provid ions of thts act sb olaed and vested in the sanitary and' drainage commission or Charleston county in lieu of the clerk ot the court ot aatd Bounty."