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VOL. 9, NO. 32, SEMI-WEEKLY. THE LANCASTER NEWS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1914. *t fin pep v,., , r> NOT TO ASK REPEAL OFT is FIFTEENTH AMENDMENTS _____ cret the Would Embarrass the Wilson t,rat . the . Administration. Car . quii , tlst WAS PASSED LAST SESSION, ani . - a Would Have Met Speedy Death Had jn , Not Author of Bill Had It Re- Ant ? ferred to Judiciary Committee. j1,"'' Columbia, Jan. 17.?Congress will not be petitioned to repeal the flf- 'I teenth amendment to the constitution oris if the temper of the house thlB morn- mei lng may be taken as Its permanent at- Ger titude. Representlve McMaster mei resolution to memorallze the South Yoi Carolina delegation would have met C. I a speedy death had It not "been re- D. ( ferred to the Judiciary committee on LIU motion of Its author after a vote C. i had been taken which would have trib killed U, had not reference to the ling committee been permitted. The Mr. McMaster and Mr. Gary spoke Seh for the resolution and it was opposed Cra by Mr. Stevenson. the The house o..ssod a concurrent re- c solution Inviting ongressman Lever. Jan President Riggs of Clempon College. Rot and experts of the federal depart- him ment of agriculture to address the tee. general assembly on Jan. 26 at 5 p. J m. on the control of the rattle tick. Sco IMPROVEMENT ON STATE HOUSE. Spe Recommendation was made by a "ry legislative committee consulting of 11 Senator Manning, and Representative v,Jf Hunter that a commission be appoint- . ed by the legislature instructed to j' J expend not more than $22,000 1n lr( changes on the state house. Removal of the toilets from the front to the me< rear of the building and a driveway under the front steps are strongly' "M"| urged. The house resolution memornllze- L In Congress to rpeal the fifteenth r.mendment to tho constitution and thus deprive negroes of the right of ,a suffrage came up for discussion In the senate this morning. The resolution was offered by the late Representative Fred Williams of Pickens, ( and passed the house last year over- jail T- whelmlngly. the Senator Mauldlri, wanted the sen- Bc|, ate to pans It this morning but on the suggestion of 8enator Hardin It wf1( was referred to the judiciary committee to redraft and report back, the to t preamble being objectionable. It is jjg thought to be embarrassing to the jjj0 national demorcratlc administration. ton The Laney bill changing the period ma, for changing text books from five to 1 ten years passed to third reading HUI. " 'to' o ohnrt and hnt ficht. j n SOME SENATE RIEE. | tioi Mr. Carlisle?To provide for the the disposition of certain convicts sen- of tenced to the state penitentiary. I the Mr Sullivan?To authorize the trus o'cl tees of Helton graded school to charge tact "and collect an Incidents fee. ' big Mr. Carlisle?To amend an act en- J1'" tltlftd "An act to amend the charter of the South Carolina annual confer- tU(' en<je," approvel the 16th day of De- " oeipber, 1851, by striking out the 11m nnt ttations of the holdings of said an- to nu^l conference to $20,000. ,nur Mr. Beamguard?To amend an act out entitled "An to empower the coun- ' j*'a' ty board of commisioner of York'?11' county to provide new quartchs," re-itur luting to the terms of sale, the use ?r6, and manner of application of the i Jre proceeds of sale and cost. -i , ' Mr. Beamguard?To prevent the,? ^ transsporation, Inducement harboring w and protecting of any female within Rto the state for the purpose of prostitu* 1 ^ , tlon or other immoral purpouear and w."( to provide punishment therefore. , Mr. Hat!?To regulate the charglng and collecting of storage, demur- _et rage and track aged by common car- * Hers deliviring freight in this state n Mr. Carlisle?A Joint resolution , proposing to amennd article 11 of the , stltutlon with reference to the quail- soh flcatfons for holding office. #h Mr. Carlisle?A Joint resolution to nth provide for the appointment of a commission to Investigate the "Tor- WO] rens* system of land registration, to tjia prepare a bill for Its adoption, and nj to report the same to the next annual j(vj session of the general assembly. , MILEAGE ON TRAIN. ' The Raskin bill, repealing the law , reulrlng the railroads to pull mileage on trains was killed by a vote of 72 "" to 30. The law in regard to mileage books will remain unchanged. The house took up the bill to pro- ' ( vldo for the transfer of the state (jen hospital for the Insane to the state tj)ri park property and for the disposal of jnR the present plant and property of the H)o, asylum for not less than $1,000,000. Ttye bill was Introduced by Mr. Klb- flen ler of Newberry. Mr. Reiser of Sumter and Mr. Robinson of Abbeville. ^ It creates a commission, composed of v G. A. Gulgnard of Columbia, E. W. Duvall of Cheraw and Robert O. _0(J Purdy fo Sumter, in whose hands the tpa sale of the asylum property is plac- _ ed. Mr. Kibler called attention to ij the fact that a similar bill had passed A the general assembly last year, and . on being veoted by the governor, was J2,. }? repasssed by the senate and lacked . . only two vfees In the house. I ^ FOR VITAL STATISTICS. | hav Mr. Harper of Darlington yester hos ^%iy introduced In the house a bill In i ^providing for the registration of I / births and deaths on South Carolina, for The South Carolina Medical assocla- whi is urging the general assembly to 3 this measure, which markes proon for the gathering of vital stales in South Caroliua. kt present In the United States sus and other statistical compliais, the birth and death rate aclited to South Carolina is that of city of Charleston, the only regis,ion area in South Carolina. All states In the Union except South olina and Georgia have laws rering the registration of vital stales. DERSON irjl DRAINAGE DISTRICT. enator Sullivan Introduced a bill the senate this morning putting lerson in the drainage district, another bnl forbidding smoking public places. MEMORIAL EXERCISES, "lie house this morning held meml1 exercises for its four deceased nbers. In memory of the late oge R. Rembert, the following nbers spoke: C. C. Wyche, P. T, imans, J. R. Halle, R. H. Welch, "I. Sapp, A. M. Lumpkin, and O. 3 ray. Members C. D. Lee, J. T, >8, W. F. Stevenson, J, F, Pate, 3. Wa ner, and J. W. Royd naid lutfi to Gen. W. E. James of bardon. N. B. Barnwell and Clifford >mpson spoke of the late J. C. I), order of Charleston. E. P. Mcvery spoke of his former colleague late Fred Williams of Pickens !. W. Dick paid tribute to Gen, les. J. C. D. Schroder and G. R. nbert all of whom had served with i on the ways and means commit . C. Massey, J. W. Bowers. W. W tt, T. 11. Nelon, J. W. Boyd, and akers Smith spoke briefly in momof all the deceased members motion of M. Boyd permission i given the members to havo theii larks inserted in the Journal, co3 of which were ordered sent tc families of the deceased, tt 1.30 the house adjourned tt at at noon Tuesday. 2GRO SCHOOL LOSES ARGEST DORMITORY mes Destroy Part of llrainert Institute at Chester?Is Covered by Insurance. IheBter Special to Columbia State i. 18.?Brainerd Institute, one o1 largest negro coeducations oole in the Carolines, suffered i loss here tonight at 8:25 o'clock an Its large dormitory, which was d by the boys, was quickly burnec he ground, entailing a loss of fron (,000 to $18,000. Tt was tmpossi to estimate the loss accuratelj ight but the loss will be approxl tely embraced by the foregoing ires. The loss is covered by In ance. rhe conflagration had its incep 1 from a defective stove flue or fourth floor. With the majoritj the people of the city at churcl city was startled a little after t ock by witnessing the most spec ular fire in Chester's history. Th? building 1s situated on a loftj in an eastern suburb of Chestei I towers up four floors to an alti e of almost 100 feet, rhe blaze speedily ^spread over th< ire roof and gradually ate it dowr the bottom, permitting the larg< nber of students ample time to gel their trunks. Much furnltun \ lost. Different from the othei Idings of the school, this 'struc e, which was one of the first to bf ciou,. whh neaieu uy liiuiviuua a In each room. The Institution'! > industrial department wan in < building and was ruined, rhe Stonewall fire department rked faithfully but was unable tc p the flames at the dormitory. Th< ldlng betrrg on such a high hill th? Ler pressure failed to respond ai 1 as the department would have i to have had it. By much ener 1c work the Are was kept froir eading to the other buildings ot school and surrounding rest i cos. f. S. Marquis, president of th? ool, when seen tonight said that school would use some of th< er buildings for the boys and that re would be no Interruption in th< rk. He said that he was thankful t the flre had not come late In th< ht when unquestionably man) !g would have been lost. RMSON BOYS 8KB PRB8IDENT Ison Seemed lo Knjoy the Cheer* and College Yells of Students. clal to The News. Tlemson College, Jan. 17.?Presi t Wilson, on Tuesday last, passed ough Calhoun en route to Washton. His train went through ver> vly and he appeared so that the maon boys might see the Presi it. He seemed to enjoy very mucl cheers and college yelle of the s. nter-class football has begun lr nest and each class has out t idly number of men trying for th? ma that will compete for a sllvei ['he photographer for The College Dual was here last week taking tures that will appear in this book t management hope to get out the t Annual in Clemson's history, rhe agricultural seniors in groups, e recently enjoyed very much thf pltality of l)r. and Mrs. Calhoun i series of afternoon dinners, thout sixteen men have reported the short course in cotton grading Ich will last six weeks. JP IINIVPPQITV nc ' MILITIA ON THE BUM" III SAYS GEH. A. L. MILLS Conditions Are Far From Satis- G? factory in Organization. EQUIPMENT NEGLECTED. 01 Some Slates Severely Criticized For Th Failure to Take Proper Care of Government Property. Washington, Jan. 19.?Conditions Sp . In the organized militia of the country are on the whole far from satis- 8,t> factory in organization, in strength ; and in training, according to Brig. , Gen. A. L .Mills, chief of this division Ji1' of militia affairs of the war department, in his annual report today. *w The militia's organization is too be heavy, incomplete and unbalanced; a( i its strength is much below the im- ?' portant Items necessary for field ser- an [ vice and its training is on the average far below the standard required . for efficiency in time of need, says aM , General Mills. He declares, however, that despite ho a decrease in numerical strength in the militia the past year was one of an l considerable progress and Improve- na . ment. The loss In number l\ps brought about Increased efficiency and he he-126 lieves that the result will be an in- sei [ crease in strength, both in organiza-1 wc . tions and in personnel. | th General Mills believes that this im- ; pr , provement may be made more certain j to . by enactment of a militia pay law. . He strongly urges federal and state tu , co-operation on the ground that the sti organized militia's welfare can be an , fostered only in that way. The time has arrived, he says, for the depart- wl ment to formulate a scheme for theo- C< retical Instruction of the militia of an all the states. cb Some of the states are severely th criticized for failure to take proper ; in care of the government property so Fit I that about a million dollars worth ' th was dropper or carried on a suspend- wi ed account. In one state on account an of the total number of rifles on hand there were not enough serviceable sti , ones to equip the troops for taget ac r practice through sheer neglect. J. 1 General Mills urges arrangement of St i the militia upon a proportionate basis wi c of the various arms and believes the w< * quickest way of correcting the pres- | 1 cnt condition lies in the conversion : le: l | or sumcient ortne lnrantry Into the N( - other arms to strike a balance. Any I r legislation should carry with It pro- ba - visian for a reserve to be given a sh ; limited amount of Held training under fr 1 pay| The strength of the militia at the of - end of the fiscal year was 1,930 i officers and 111,672 enlisted men, |t| r a net decrease of 12 officers and 1,- ?jf i 038 enlisted men compared with the Pn i preceding year. The department has failed to se- c > cure an Increase In the coast artillery > ' mtltttn and It is suggested that the p law be amended to permit the secre tary of war to allot the militia funds \y .among the several arms of the ser-I 5 vice In proportion to the strength at | i which he considers they should be ? maintained. t j mi TILLMAN IS MORK ROBUST, r pa -1 T1 ) Senator Says Jowl and Collards to >j Made Him Well. (1' J Washington, Jan. 19.?To the eat\ Ing of "Jowl" and collards" Senator j ( Tillman of South Carolina attributes his good health. The senator return- m ? ed recently from his holiday vacation , In South Carolina more robust than " for years. He, however, is now rap- ** I idly recovering from a slight attack " ' of erysipelas. ?? "Jowl and Collards," said Senator ' ' ! Tillman, when asked the reason for his improved looks. "When I went .* down home for the holidays I cast " off the harness of self-imposed dietary ' rules and reveled to my heart's con^ tent in Jowl and collards and all the ?,' *. good eating In South Carolina. I pre1 sume this is what has caused me to . I : pick up flesh. But t am reasonable .. 4 and when I returned I resumed my 5 dieting." I?orked in Hold of Barge Captain is Found I'nconscious. New York, Jan. 19.?Locked since ^ t Wednesday morning without food or water In the hold of his barge, the ^ McCarthy, moored in Hoboken, Capt. Nelson Lees was found almost dead ^ from exposure last night. He prob- V 1 ably will die. . ! A'ter Lee's crew had unloaded a ' ?ar?o of potatoes Wednesday they . j closed the hatch, not knowing the J captain was in the hold. They had ? , i shore leave until Sunday. Lees was * ? found by his sailors when they re- . (turned to the barge to make it ready i for another voyage. jl ?? . Hundreds of Refugee*! Hurled I'mler f a (Miff. R, ? Kagoshima, Jan. 19.?Hundreds of a,. ! refugees from Sakura were burled su . under a falling cliff in a neighboring dl i village today. One nundred bodies sti ihave been recovered. no , I This new disaster la a result of the N< > volcanic eruptions nnd earthquake pa 11 which for a week have devested the Island of Sakura and wrecked the l>< I ; city. The eruptions and earthquakes nh ; continue, but with activity much sub- ot dued. ah % IL UMI T LI1UI I I Ul < 'on f ode SOUTH CAROLINA; j out the j today t lebration of 113th Anniver. ii.irth ..f sary of Institution. dustrial the dav rHER LIVE NEWS ITEMS, public a business were cl< ie University I.aw School One of eran ga the largest in the wejl a(j( South. Virginia ecial to The News. Govei Columbia, Jan. 19.?The Univer- Stuart, y of South Carolina fittingly legislati lebrated the one hundred and military Irteenth year since its found- ? . , < by the appropriate exercises on ? t>( mrsday, January 15, at which time ?' ^ 0 of the South's most famous and Lee mo loved sons delivered addresses. The a wreat tldresses by Prof. Charles L. Raper bronze the University of North Carolina South's d President George H. Denny of if University of Alabama were thor- . qxtc giily enjoyed and appreciated by AoIVk 1 present. Mr. W. A. Wright, the student dy speaker for Founders' Day, reefed much credit both upon himself Moon II d the university. Mr. Wright is a .,?or |, tive of Edgefield county. With examinations beginning the ma th of the month, and that date urcely a week on, the students are . , , >rking harder than ever, realizing at unless they make good on the ussistan esent examinations they will have Pr withdraw from the university. I'., ,a, " With the convening of the legisla- hairni re here on the 13th, many of the ('f nd?? ? 1 rn,,> ..... x iicncu um ucuuainvances * d friendships. 000 RO< Profs. H. C. Davis and Reed Smith, "Tfu"\ tio attended the Modern Language " ? e % inference at Harvard University, _. "n. d the session of the Folk Lore So?ty, which met in New York during ri ' e holidays, gave the student body . ^ terestlng accounts of the meetings. roun* f >th professors read papers before . e Folk Lore Society. These papers R y ill be published by that society at ^[RS i early date. exemntl Monday morning in the chapel the purpose udents were given an interesting to count by Messrs. E. H. Hanna and pn(s ] F. Hrooks of the meeting of the ura'p ( udent Volunteer Association, which sprvj),e is held in Kansas City Christmas (lfv 1^1^. nosed t The university basketball team oporati( rt Tuesday for the trip through a t,mP irth Carolina and Virginia. (tending In the first of the series of class mpr^t s isketball games for the champion- Kuar<ie, lp, the sophomores defeated the, eshmen. I The University Law School is one P.MR the largest in the South, and the | raduate School is the largest in the |-nKOm( storv of the university, more stu- i ...tu'fmn 1 ' ' uvn ..win wun i uirtu liiiiuiim IH'IUK ! rolled than ever before. | Wash 000 MEN ON D. & H. "r?tn,0' QUIT THEIR WORK ?ni i? I bureau nlk Out on Strike Without a "The Word and Will Wait For ?'a' ',u' .... ,. .snows i Arbitration. w|? ,)(? Albany, N. Y.. Jan. 10.?Approxi- the Pla ately 5,000 men employed by the snows ( daware & Hudson Railroad Com- (temper! my walked out quietly early today, i day or ?e strike order was issued last night and col every union engineer, fireman, con- I "Kas ictor, trainman and telegrapher at weathei ark along the line from Rouses Dr rain? dnt, N. Y., to Wilbes-Rarre, Pa. eept th: Crews brought their trains to ter- Monday Inal points, took their engines to Central uad houses and went to their Wednes iitim to await the result of a con- the Atl rence between union leaders and ! "jn t Icials of the company. The confer- vmsetth ce continued in session at 8 o'clock, local ra Buiuuuu i rum uum nai.1011 aim siau' weatliei id ben rsquested by the company. | "jt v W. W. Hanger of the federal board cer mediation and conciliation tele- and on aphed to Martin C. Carey, in charge South, the strike, but arey replied: "The 'indicate e is cast. Only the concession we Gf isk will bring about a settlement." i The men demand the reinstatement I two men who were discharged for ' ORDKF leged disobedience. Soldier* ? vi.in <3 ? *n ? 1 lie i\ki \n\nr* nmiini^iy u? ins Death at Sing Sing. E1 Pr Ossinging. N. Y., Jan. 19.?Frank for uehlfeld, aliaa "The Kid," went wbo wl! ltllnfcly to hla death In the electric. 1 ordered air at SinjTSIng prison today. He \ general is the second man to be executed I foated 1 r the murder of Patrick Burns in led in 1 >w York city two years ago. "Big reserva1 |i" Lang ley, Muehlfeld's pal, was [ The r >ctrocuted on May 5. Both Lingley i for the d Muehlfeld left statements absolv- | beef. 2C K Ralph Furcolo of any connection I loaves < th the crime. Furcolo is serving a ' coffee, year sontence. The i Burns was robbed and shot down in 11 r his saloon on February 11, 1912. within guardet Suspension Complete. patroM Scran ton, Pa., Jan 19.?Suspension a traffic on the Delaware & Hudson jnj? she iilroad appeared complete today. fUKees cording to figures received by the rlopartr perintendent o fthe Pennsylvania amount vision. If any train service is reored before the strike is ended, ithing will be handled but mails. ) attempt will be made to carry ssengers. Ther Thirty coal mines operated by the tlon ab dftware & Hudson Company prob- ousting ly will be shut down. Counting lmprov< her mines that will be involved, and th< out 30,000 miners will be affected, i Herald. :kt k. lke's birthday. r rale Commander's Anniver- ' plebraled Throughout South. lond, Va., Jan. 19.?ThroughSouth and notably in Virginia he 107th anniversary of the Gen. Robert E. Lie is being r] observed. Practically all inactivity ceased for part of in this state and the banks, tnd private schools and many ^ 5 and manufacturing plants jsed. At all Confederate vetitherings General Lee's farelress to the Army of Northern l was read. rnor Mann, Governor-elect state officials, members of the jre and all the Richmond t ' organizations, escorting the ^ >rate veterans and Daughters ( onfederacy, will parade to the t nument this afternoon to lay h a tthe feet of the great _ equestrian statue of the 1 ideal man. e Is > $25,000,000 FOR GOOD ROADS J [opes Thereby to Will Support , Exemption of Assistant I'ost- ' sters From Civil Service. ;| lington, Jan. 17.?The fight * proposed exemption of 2,400 ^ it postmasters from civil sernposed in the postofhce approi, took a new turn today when an Moon of the house post- v mmittee, introduced a special s include an annual $25,000,>d roads appropriation in the ' r and provide for the passage * vhole bill, carrying $330,000,der a suspension of the rules. x e Is expected to be favorably v e contending for the exemp- 1 f the assistant postmasters ? m the good roads advocates j port. esentative norland. Democrat, 1 ouri, attacked the proposed on, declaring the plan had no J I In view excent tr? nmdilo ' be filled by political adher- J Representative Willis, Repub- 1 Ihlo, also attacked the civil e exemption provision of the daring the Democrats pro- * o "prostitute and defeat the : )n of the civil service law at|? when the government was ex- v its functions, and when the 1 iystem should be carefully 1." I WKATHKR AFTF.K RAIN'S.'t wl Fond it ions Will be Follow- ? Ml by Height Sunshine. lingtnn, Jan. 18.?Somewhat j ?d weather witl prevail the ( the week over much of the j , but the last of the week generally fair, the weather t today announced, re are indeiatlons," the offi- ( lletin said, "that rains and j ivost of the Rocky Mountains terminated after Monday. In j ins states and the Northwest ( >r rains, with continued high ( itnres are probable bv Tues Wednesday, followed by fair * der weather. t of the Missouri river the t * will be unsettled, with snows ^ i during much of the week, exat it will be generally fair * and Tuesday in the great valleys, and on Tuesday and iday in the lake region and ? antic states. 1 f he South the weather will be ?d Monday and Tuesday, with ' ins, followed by generally fair r the remainder of the week. rill be warmer Monday over itral portion of the country, Tuesday in the East ami No unusually cold weather is id at present for any portion * country." !! '! US FOOD FOR PRISONERS. s i and Others Will 1m* Sheltered i In 1,200 Tents. 8 lso, Texas, Jan. 18.?Rations * xican soldiers and refugees, j. II be interned here today, were by Brig. (!en. Bliss. Soldiers, c s and other officers of the de- i luerta army are to be shelter- I .200 tents spread out on the tion of Fort Bliss. > nonthly food supplies required c refugees will 33,000 pounds of c >,000 pounds of beans, 135,000 I sf bread and 5,500 pounds of ^ efugees' camp will be inclosed j niles of barbed wire fence, which the Mexicans will be ( 1 on the footing of prisoners of 1 nited States infantry will 1 .he fence day and night. 1 ecounting of the eoRt of feed- A ltering and clothings the re- I will be submitted to the war ,( oent with the view that the 1 shall be made a claim against ' icican government. No Question About It. , e can be no longer any ques- . out the fact that sand-clay is I j macadam as a basis for road ll einent. Add the split-log drag 1 i thing is done.?Spartanburg ' ] i1 I/J..W X JUXi X urixv, 3REPARED TO DIE, CREW IS RESCUED Thirteen Men Leave Their Sinking Ship. VT MERCY OF THE SEA. "he Miuiim Sees l.iirhts of aiul Conies to the Aid of the Helpless. Baltimore, Jan. 18.?Rescued from heir ice-coated, sinking ship after hey had given up ail hope, the 13 nembers of the crew of the five mased schooner Fuller Palmer this uorning arrived in Baltimore aboard he Donalson line steamer Marina. The rescue was made by the Marina sarly Thursday morning, 156 miles outheast of Cape Cod. Since Monday morning, when the chooner began to leak, the crew had ought to keep her afloat. With sails chipped into sliread by the wind and igging broken and so coated with ce that it couid not he handled, the 'uller Palmer practically had drifted it the mercy of raging seas. On Wednesday nicrht with nil ? .... if making port gone and fearful that hfir vessel would sink at any minute listress signals were sent out. From points on the masts red lights vere placed so that some ship might ee them and eome to their rescue. Small boats and life rafts had been rushed by the waves, while most of he woodwork on the upper decks lad been smashed. There was no vay the crew could leave the doomed essel. With all chance apparently gone, he men huddled together in the foreastle, but up on the bridge Capt. "lark still maintained a watch. Shorty before 5 o'clock Thursday mornng a rocket shot up some miles away howing that at last the Rignals had ieen noticed. Until daylight the darina stood by and when the seas lad somewhat moderated several oats were lowered and the crew takin aboard. So low was the Palmer in the water hat no time was given the men to collect any of their belongings. With inly the clothes they had on they cere taken from the vessel. The rausfer was made without accident. MIESHYTKRIAN COI.I.KOK OK S. C. )ratorical Contest. Athletics, Orading and Other News of Interest. Special to The News. linton, S. C., Jan. 17.?Feeling hat you and your good friends would ike to know what is going on at the Tesbyterian College of South Caroina, I take special pleasure in subnitting the following items of inerest. On last Monday night at 8 o'clock, he preliminary oratorical contest was leld in tin- collect* nhimoi mi... ~..v oso of this contest was to select the est speaker In college to represent he college in the state oratorical conest to be held at Winthrop College ome time about the latter part of ipril. Of the six men who contestid for this honor, Mr. Howard D. Smith was chosen. Mr. Smith is a nember of the senior class and deerves much credit for the work he as done in and for the college. The various athletic teams are hard Lt work, and we hope for them a right and winning season. Our asketball team Is much strengthened this year by the addition of such nen as Bennett, Reed. Neely and thers. The track team also has a right season before it, under the raining and direction of such men l Anderson, Nickles and Coach Bdoe. fery little has been done yet in retard to the baseball team, but the tudent body is quite confident that *. C. is going to put out a winning earn this coming season. The grading and prepartion of the lie 01 tne science and library bulldog is well In progress; and. It Is the incere hope of every student, that in returning next September that this tructure will be finished and ready or use. Dr. D. M, Douglass Is absent from ollege for a few days on business, n Birmingham and other points in Alabama. Thanking you very sincerely for rour forbearance with me, I shall lose, hoping for you and your host >f friends a happy and profitable Jew Year. Q. R. B., '16. Justice <?age Sworn In. Judge George W. Gage, who was dected associate Justice of the suireme court, to succeed Justice Woods, who resigned to accept a udgeship of the United States court, vas sworn in Friday and took his ilace upon the supreme bench. The :ourt Is now complete with the riembership as follows: Chief Jusdee Eugene B. Gary, Associate Jusdees Hydrick, Watts, Fraser and 3age. Judge Ernest Moore, who was ilected judge of the sixth circuit as Fudge Gege's successor, will become [udge on the 15th of February, when tits term will begin. He will open tils first court at Monk's Corner. Dorchester county, the first Monday In March.