Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MORE TROOPS MAY GO TO VERA CRUZ REPORTED THAT WAR DEPART MENT INTENDS TO RE.N FORCE GEN. FUNSTON. MOSTLY FOR A PRECAUTION Huerta Claims That Landing of Addi tional Soldiers is Violation of Armistice. Washington.?High tension marked the Mexican situation both on the cil itary and the diplomatic side. The War Department was the chief center of activity and while no author itative statement was made beyond Secretary Garrison's formal reply that "no orders for any National troop movements have been sent," it became known that the Administration was considering tne question 01 sending additional troops to Vera Cruz, and probably would do so. This step would not be intended as an aggres sive measure, but as a precaution An evidence of the seriousness of conditions was contained in a report that two German merchant vessels were about to arrive at Puerto Mexico with arms and ammunition for Huerta. It was realized that this, if true, would present an incident simi lar to the arrival of the Ypiranga at Vera Cruz, which led to the American occupation of that port. Huerta's protest to the mediators that the United States had broken the armistice by landing additional troops at Vera Cruz, was considered by the Cabinet and later Secretary Bryan a-nnnimrine' thA r?nlv of this Oovern ment stated that no aggressive steps had been taken by the United States forces and that nothing had been done to violate the suspension of hos tilities. The American reply was de livered to the mediators. The media tors themselves also took the view that the question raised by Huerta over the observance of the armistice could be cleared away, and that Huer ta could be convinced that the United States had not violated in spirit at least, the armistice. The Cabinet meeting brought out a general discussion of the situation. It was said after the meeting that there was little doubt as to the sending of additional forces, wholly for precau tionary purposes. It also became known that inquiries had been made x>t the governors of states to ascer tain the condition of National Guards and how soon they could be prepared for active service. This also is a pre cautionary measure. Indications are that if National Guards are called on they would not be sent out o fthe country, but would be used on the Texas border. VETERANS ENDORSE WILSON. HIH .Q^MiArQ Sn 13^LfiAn\/l 1A nnrrtv/A President's Policy By Resolu tion. , Jacksonville, Fla.?Endorsement of the policy of President Wilson in handling the Mexican situation was one of the last of the actions of the twenty-fourth United Conlederate vet erans reunion. A general exodus of veterans and visitors began imme diately. Approval of the policy of the Presi dent was continued in the following resolution adopted by the veterans: "Whereas the present unsettled pondition in the Commonwealth of Mexico appears likely to involve some action on the par tof the United States be it resolved: .'That this convention of the Con federate veterans recognizes the dis cretion of the President of the United States and wll heartily hupport such action as he may take in every pos sible way." Will Not Extend $25,000,000 Notes. New York.?The latest attempt to readjust the finances of the Gould railroad system came to naught when Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bankers, refused to extend the $25,000,000 of Missouri Pacific Railway three-year notes, ma turing June 1. The bankers stated no reasons for their conclusion New York Wants "War Loan." Albany, N. Y.?A bill to authorize the governor to negotiate a "war loan" not exceeding $100,000 for the use of the National Guard was intro duced in both houses of the state leg islature. The bill would permit tha governor to order the loan whenever "it shall appear to the satisfaction of the governor that on account of war either in actual progress or impend ing between the United States and a foreign enemy it is necessary or ad visable for the national guard to be in a state of preparedness." Huerta Clings to Presidency. Vera Cruz. ? Americans arriving here from Mexico City say that Gen eral Huerta shows no intention of abandoning the presidency of Mex ico. The president, they assert is popularly credited with having made the statement that he would see the capital in ashes before he would quit. The American forces at Vera Cruz are violating the armistice by landing more troops, ordnance and supplies, according to Mexican papers, under the domination of Huerta. Negro Killed by Possee. St. James, La.?Driven out for the second time by flames from a build ing which had been fired over his head by a posse, Sylvester Washing ton, a negro desperado was riddled with bullets. Before being brought to bay by the posse the negro had added to his roll of death the name of Chas. Bohn, railroad engineer, a posseman. He also shot and slightly injured one Milliet, another member of the posse, whose horse was killed under him. Within the past 10 days the negro killed two white men. MEDIATORS OF THE These are the three South America tors In the Mexican embroglio. They ai Ministers Mujlca of Chile and Naon of FIGHTING STILL GOES ON IN BO THE CONSTITU ION ALISTS CON TINUE TO WIN VICTORIES OVER FEDERALS. PLANS TO STOP WARFARE The Rebels Have Three Armies at j Different Points All Within 30 Miles of Capital. Washington.?While the Mexican situation was outwardly calm pending the formal opening of the conference of South American mediators at Niag ara Falls, Canada, on May 18, there continued an active undercurrent of discussion and preparation for the peace plans and at the same time def inite reports reached the Constitution al headquarters here of sweeping vic tories of their forces near San Luis Potosi and other points far South of Saltillo, where it was thought their next big battle would occur. The news of Constitutionalist successes reached here In dispatches from Gen. Carranza to Raphael Zeubaran, minister, of the interior in the Constitutional cabinet, who had a direct wire set up to the headquarters of Gen. Carranza in Chi-; huahua today. General Carranza's messages showed that three converg ing campaigns were in active opera tion, each within 300 miles of Mexico City. General Obregon with 15,000 men was operating from the Pacific coast side, had captured all the in tervening territory, was besieging Mazatian and was threatening Mexico City fro mthe West. Another division, General Carranza reported, had fought a battle at Pen sacos, near San Luis Potosi, which is 300 miles north of Mexico City. This is the southernmost point which the Constitutionalists have reached in central Mexico and with the army now attacking Tampico, they declare that .he general advance on the Mexican capital is to be made within a few weeks from three sides. The signifi cance of these Constitutionalist vic tories lay tn the fact that the terri tory is far South of Saltillo and only 300 miles from Mexico City on the South. BECKER'S TRIAL BEGUN ANEW. Aralgned For Second Time Charged;] With the Rosenthal Murder Plot. < New York.?Charles Becker, former | police lieutenant and head of the fa- | mous "strong arm squad" began his | socouu uaiue 10 save nimsau irum , ( death in the electric chair at Sing ! Sing prison as the instigator of the ] plot to murder Herman Rosenthal, | the gambler. ji At the opening of the trial Becker's ; attorneys made a bitter attack on Dia- , i trict Attorney Whitman in an effort | to have him adjudged guilty of con- ! tempt of court. The attorneys claim- | ed Mr. Whitman had tried to create a 1 prejudical atmosphere by giving stor- i 'es to local newspapers branding as perjurers witnesses who appeared at the eleventh hour attempt to save the four gunmen, the actual murderers of Rosenthal, from the chair. The court lenied motions requesting a change ^ venue, and the dismissal of the ] special panel of tallsmen because they had heard the district attorney defend himself from the accusations of Becker's counsel. Big Warehouse Burns. Anderson, S. C.?Fire originating i from the explosion of gasoline totally i' destroyed the warehouse and contents oelonging to J. S. Fowler, entailing a 1 loss of $38,000 with insurance amount- ' ing to $22,500. The warehouse was used for storing automobiles, wagons, ' uuh61C3? vtuiia^cD, ua^5iu5 aiiu tics and farm implements. Forty-eight 1 second-hand automobile were destroy ed. One end of the building was used as a garage, and when the keeper at-1 tempted to crank an automobile the explosion occurred. 1 Haiti Borrows Money. Port Au Prince, Haiti.?The Nation al Bank advanced to the Haitien Gov ernment $62,000, the amount of the j indemnity claimed by Mr. Peters, a British subject, whose sawmill had been destroyed by fire during the Le- i conte rebellion. The payment had bee ndemanded in an ultimatum from the British dipoltnatic representative. The incident is regarded as closed. Consternation had been caused in the capital by the British ultimatum whose time limit expired at 6 o'clock in the evening. j .i a~6ama n diplomats who are acting as media re Ambassador da Gama of Brazil and Argentina. VETERANS GATHER IN JACKSONVILLE GRAY-CLAD MEN BY THE THOU SANDS ATTEND THE REUNION. RETURN OF BATTLE FLAG The Alabama Men Formally Gave Back Cloth Captured From the Ohio Regiment. Jacksonville, Fla. ? Survivors who wore the Gray in the War Between the States gathered by the thousands in Jacksonville preparatory to the opening of the twenty-fourth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. 7 Housed in the tents of Camp Kirby Smith, the veterans recalled again the Btories of Chickamauga and Mission ary Ridge, of Gettysburg and the Wilderness and a score of other battle flplrlR of fh? conflict, hetween the North and the South. Two allied organizations held meet ings. The Confederated Southern Me morial Association met in the after noon and the Sons of Confederate Veterans held its first meeting at night. Park Trammell, Governor of Flori da and Van C. Swearingen, mayor of Jacksonville, formally welcomed the veterans at their first meeting. Ses sions of the reunion continued three days. The first parade of the reunion in c'uded the sponsors and maids of hon or from the various Southern States who were sent here as a tribute of honor to the veterans. A second pa rade included the Sons of the Confed ete Veterans and on the last day the veterans parade was held. Alabama's division of the veterans returned to the state of Ohio a battle flag which was captured from one of Ohio's regiments in the historic con flict. Governor Cox of Ohio, accepted the return of the colors. Various divsional meetings and social events were on the program. Pay Tribute to Dead. Washington. ? President Wilson will voice the nation's tribute to the marines and bluejackets killed in the occupation of Vera Cruz at memorial 1 3t?r V lUtTtJ ttL L11C D1UUA1/U HO. * J JOiU. Secretary Daniels and his Btaff and Secretary Garrison and Admiral Dew By will be among the chief figures at the ceremonies. The president will leave Washington for New York late Sunday night. Secretary Daniels will ?all from Hampton Roads on the vacht Mayflower, and escort the fu aeral cruiser Montanta to New York. Frank Refused New Trial. Atlanta, Oa.?Judge Ben H. Hill of the Fulton County Superior Court de nied the extraordinary motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, the young factory superintendent, under sen tence of death here for the murder of Mary Phagan, a factory girl. In de nying the motion Judge Hill announc ed that he would sign a bill of excep tions, thus allowing the ruling to be appealed to the State Supreme Court. "I expected nothing else," said the voung factory superintendent. Instructions to State Militia. Washington.?Instructions to mili tia organizations throughout the coun try governing a possible mobilization of the National Guard were mailed to all militia officers by the war de partment. The instructions cover par ticularly the financial operations inci dent to mobilization and the methods of securing railroad transportation. Under the regulations the local Uni ted States disbursing officers through out the counrry would be supplied with funds to move the militia by the various departments O'Shaugnessy's Baggage Stolen. New Orleans. ? Mexicans did not ovon avonnt Volonn rVQliQiumooov former American charge at Mexico City, in preying upon American prop erty after the fall of Vera Cruz. Prac tically all of the baggage of Mr. and Mrs. O'Shaugnessy was stolen from the special train Huerta provided for the charge and his party to transport them to Vera Cruz after he had been handed his passports. The former charge arrived on the gunboat Yank ton early in the day and began a shop ping tour. V BAN EVENTS NOLO 1HE CAPITAL SITUATION WAS SOMEWHAT OBSCURED, HOWEVER, BY THE WHITEHOUSE WEDDING. FEW FOREIGNERS KILLED Two British Subjects and One Ameri can Reported Slain by Bomb at Guadalajara. Washington.?Developments in the Mexican situation went steadily for ward although the White House wed ding somewhat eclipsed other events in official Washington circles. The two chief reports from Mexico announced the killing of two British subjects and one American at Guada lajara; and continued heavy fighting at Mazatlan on the Paciffic coast where the rebel aeroplane dropped a bomb which killed four persons and injured eight in the streets of the besieged city. The state department also was in formed by Consul Hamm at Durango that the movement of the Constitu tionalists had begun with marching against Saltillo and Zacatecas. Information from the Argentine, Brazilian and Chilean mediatiors showed that they were preparing to begin work in Niagara Falls, Ont. They declared that despite General Carranza's self-elimination, the Con stitutionalist side of the Mexican problem would be fully considered by the mediators at the coming con ference. A man close to the president said it would not be surprising if a justice of the supreme court of the United States should be one of the represen tatives of the American government. Justice Mahlon Pitney, though a Re publican, is a close friend of the pres ident and may be chosen. Justice Day was a member of the Paris con ferenec and is a former supreme court judge. George Gray of Delaware also per sonally intimate with the president and an American delegate to The Hague, is another who is considered likely to be chosen. Counselor Rob ert Lansing of the state department, busy with his duties at the depart ment may not be prepared to serve, but if sattefactory arrangements can be made to take care of his work, he may be selected. Nelson O'Shaugnessy, former Charge d'Affaires at Mexico City, ar rived in Washington. He saw Secre tary Bryan only for a few minutes and deferred his call to the president and Secretary Daniels until later. THE NAVAL BILL IS PASSED. Appropriation Measure Adopted With out Roll-Call Gives Navy $139,560,334. Washington. ? The house passed without a roll-call the annual naval appropriation bill, carrying $139,560, 834 and providing for the entire Ad ministration naval construction pro gram. The building program includes two battleships, one to be built in some Government navy yard; six tor pedoboat destroyers, one sea-going to perdoboat, three coast defense sub marine torpedoboats, to be construct ed on the Pacific Coast and four sub marines. The "little Navy" men made their final stand against two battleships on a motion to send the bill back to the committee, which was defeated 201 to 106. Democratic Leader Underwood, Republican Leader Mann, and other prominent figures in the house sup ported the motion. Gen. Young Chosen Commander. Jacksonville, Fla.?After the elec tion of a commander-in-chief, adjourn ment was taken, when officers of the Army of Tennessee and c. the Army Oi Virginia uuu utner uivitsiuuai uigau izations will be elected. General Young received approximately 1,100 votes and General Robertson 800. Texas cast its entire 343 votes for Robertson. One hundred survivors of General Forrest's famous cavalry of fered their services to President Wil son in the evnt of war with Mxico. Guilty of Forgery. Augusta, Ga.?James P. Armstrong entered pleas of guilty in the Superior Court to five indictments charging for gery and one indictment for being' cashier of a bank which became fradulently insolvent, and was sen tenced to serve an aggregate of .eight year sin the penitentiary. Armstrong was cashier of the Irish-American Bank, which failed last December. He is also under Indictment for em bezzlement, but he did not plead guil ty to that charge. The report shows a deficit of about $190,000. Survivors Reach Boston. Boston.?The Cunard liner Fran conia arrived, bringing 13 members of the crew of the burned steamer Co lumbian', rescued from a boat south of Sable Island. Several of the sur vivors were suffering severely from burns and all showed the effects of exposure. James Drohan, the wire less operator of the Columbian, ex pressed the opinion that spontaneous combustion in the cargo of rags and junk caused the fire. Saloon passen gers on the Franconia assisted in giv ing first aid to the survicors. Musical Festival Opens. Spartanburg.?With Ricardo Mar tin, Charles W. Clark, Madame Cecile Talma and Mrs. A. G. Blocky as solo ists, the first performance of tTie twentieth annual South Atlantic States Music Festival was given at Converse College. "Cavilliera Rustl cana" and much of "Pagliacci" were presented in concert. The Converse College Choral Society of 230 voices and the Metropolitan Opera house or chestra with Richard Hageman, con ductor, assisted in t'\o performance. President's Youngest Daughter Married in White House. CEREMONY IN BLUE ROOM Wedding Gifts Are Many and Hand some?Description of the Bridal Gown, Going-Away Dress, and Other Costumes. Washington, D. C., May 8.?The wedding of Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, youngest daughter of Presi dent Wilson, and William Gibbs Mc Adoo, secretary of the treasury, took place Thursday at six o'clock p. m., in the blue room of the White House. The wedding procession proceeded from the main stairway into the cor ridor, through the north door of the blue room, to the platform erected in the Bouth bay window of the room. Miss Sallie McAdoo led the proces sion, followed by Mrs. Sayre and Miss Margaret Wilson. Miss Nancy Lane directly preceded the bride, who was escorted by the president The groom, with Dr. Cary Travers Grayson, met the wedding party at the altar. Mr. McAdoo wore evening clothes and Dr. Grayson wore his uniform. Revs Syl vester W. Beach performed the cere mony. Arter tne ceremony tne weaaing t party proceeded to the red room, where they received congratulations and good wishes of the company. The ? Marine band furnished the music?. Supper was served at small tables in j the state dining room. The decorar tions of the blue room were lilies and ferns, and the decorations in the din ing-room were pink and white roees. Handsome Wedding Presents. In spite of the small list of invited ' guests the wedding presents were nu- 1 merous. Prominent among them were ' the beautiful silver tea service, given 1 by the members of the house of rep>- ( resentatives, a piece of Jewelry from ' members of the senate, twelve silver 1 plates and a platter from the cabinet 1 members and their wives, and a hand- ' some gift from the justices of the Su- j preme court From the diplomatic corps, no member of which was in vited, came flowers and good wishes. 1 The bride's bouquet was of orange ' blossoms, white orchids and lilies of 1 the valley. The flower girls carried 1 white chip hats, hung by ribbons, ' filled with flowers. 1 Miss Margaret Wilson's gown was ' of soft blue crape with panniers and ' waist of blue tulle. The neck was 1 finished with a cream lace ruff and a ' flowered sash completed the costume, j With this costume was worn a blue lace hat, trimm^l with pink roses and touches of black. Mrs. Sayre's cos tume was exactly like Miss .Wilson's except that the color was pink. The gowns of the little flower girls were ( white, with blue and pink ribbons. Beautiful Wedding Gown. The wedding gown worn by Miss ' Wilson is made of Ivory-white satin and trimmed with real old point lace, i The bodice is softly draped with satin, which crosses in front and is brought I to a point below the shoulders, front and back. The V-shaped neck is fin- i ished with folds of soft tulle. The long mousquetaire sleeves are made i All for 15 Guineas. Prom the Lady's Magazine of 1789: "Wanted, for a sober family, a man of ' light weight who fears tho Lord and 1 can drive a pair of horses. He must! I occasionally wait at table, join in < household prayer, look after the horses j 1 and read a chapter in the Bible. He j 1 must, God willing, rise at seven In the i morning, obey his master and mistress l in all lawful commands; if lie can; I dress hair, sing psalms and play at I 1 cribbage. the more agreeable. Wages. I 15 guineas a year." i ? own, and Mr. McAdoo. >f tulle. The real old point lace Is gracefully draped over the right shoul ier to the left side of the waist and is 'astened with a spray of orange bloB ;oms; the lace than continues as a jorder to the long transparent tunic )f tulle, which graduates to the side of he skirt at the* train. The sweeping :raln is three and a half ? yards in ength. A cap effect bridal wreath, with )range blossoms and long draped veil fvas very effective. The old point lace used on the gown s a masterpiece and a work of art in ace making. It is a part of a world !amous collection. Her Golng-Away Dress. The bride's going-away dress Is a :hree-piece dress made of corbeau-blue gabardine. The coat is made of cor jeau-blue charmeuse and gabardine, rhe front and upper part of back of :oat Is made of charmeuse. The back ~ of Tro fVipoa-niior D gauicx cu ab WIICU. a ag Wit vv :er sleeve of gabardine is topped w}th .he blue charmeuse, the edge of the sleeve being bound with a flat black jilk braid. The soft girdle of gabar line ends in front with an oval :harmeuse buckle. The bodice is dark )lue chiffon over white. It has braided straps of gabardine over the shoulders, vith 12 rows of braid over belt of blue jabardine. A white organdie vestee ind collar are edged with a rose and jreen flowered narrow ribbon, fastened n front by three ribbon buttons. Long )lue sleeves over white chiffon end in vide cuffs of 16 rows of narrow black >raid.' * The short skirt Is of gabardine, with hree circular flounces starting at tides of skirt. These are fastened at jack with a strap of gabardine at ached to which are four siliall black lilk tassels. Between the flounces, :orbeau channeuse, to which they are ittached, showing about one inch of iharmeuse between each flounce. Hounces and bottom of skirt are edged vlth black silk braid. Sketch of Mrs. McAdoo. Mrs. McAdoo is the only one of the Lhree daughters of the president who aas evinced no inclination to pursue in accomplishment or perfect herself in any branch of study. Like her mother, she has talent as an artist In Jilts CLIIU UOO H'v o\^uuvua u% ?^tv Academy of Fine Arta in Philadelphia. She has a keen sense of humor, and is much of a diplomat. She is the jnly member of the White House fam ly who has a nickname. She is called 'Nell." In appearance, Mrs. McAdoo is tall, 3lender, with a girlish figure, and a light, swinging gait. She has a pleas int smile, fine teeth, a rather large mouth, blue eyes topped with dark brows and fringed with dark laBhes, i fine clear white skin and quantities Df soft, straight, dark hair. She rides, dances, swims and rows well and is juite a linguist. Her place in society is the wife of the secretary of the treasury will now be next to that of Mrs. Bryan. Career of the Groom. Mr. McAdoo was born in Georgia in 1863, of a family which had been wealthy, but had lost their all in the Civil war. At twenty-one young Mc 4c!oo was admitted to the bar and five years later he came to New York. There he formed a partnership with William McAdoo, who was no known relation. In 1885 Mr. McAdoo married Miss Sarah Fleming of Chattanooga, Tenn., ! who died four years ago. There are | six children, .Mr. McAdoo'e principal residence is at Irvington-on the-Hud 3on, not far from New York. Good in Use of Asbestos. Iron is a fine conductor of heat, rherefore, when an oven warms up :he hot iron conducts a great deal of :he heat to other parts of the stove ind radiates it Into space. As as Destos is a poor conductor of heat, a ining of that material will save an niniense amount of heat. It will ao :ual!v keep the hidden iron part of he oven from becoming hot. As less u*at is lost, an oven so lined becomes lot more quickly or else on a less unount of gas. W. W. LONG, STATE FARM AGENT, SEES FINE CHANCE OF DE- ' K VELOPMENT. ' . >1 1 ? PRAISE FOR J. N. NAPIER , Director# Puts High Estimate on Work of Agricultural Expert in Richland County. Columbia.?That the Chamber of Commerce acted wisely and In a for- ' r ward looking manner when it enter- *' ed into co-operation with the United States department of agrlcultare and Clemson college fo rthe upbuilding of Richland county and the back coun try of the city, would seem by this time to be quite evident" J. M. Na n|.. M J i i vxtsi'i ikiui ueuionairauon agent in this county, working under these bodies, is making remarkable head way. W .W. Long, state agent, Unit ed States farm dejnonstrat'on work* and superintendent of the extension service of Clemson college, has writ ten Christie Benet of the board of directdrs of the Chamber of Com merce, saying that he is of the opin ion that if Mr. Napier remains in the county five years, he will add $250,000 to its wealth. Mr. Long's letter to Mr. Benet was written in connection with the recent \ rAIlOrt of Mr Naniar mod* tn ' general meeting of the commercial body. It was pointed out at the time, by Clemson college authorities, that the work already done by Mr. Napier meant, conservatively, $26,000 to the -\i.V county. Mr. Long's letter is as folows: "My Dear Mr. Benet: I see from the papers that Napier has made a report to the Chamber of Commerce. I trust that it was a satisfactory one. Those of us who are familiar with the agricultural development work were greatly pleased. As you know, it is educational, and all educational movements move slowly. However, ! ,v believe that if we can keep Napier for five years in Richland county, he wfl ladd 1250,000 to the wealth of that county. This is a conservative estimate, and I realize that it Is a great accomplishment for any man. "But I do not see why, in the next five years, we will not have 5,000 1 acres in peaches In the sand hills. That alone would be worth $250,000, for the land would be worth at least < that?at the lowest value, from $50 to $100 an acre. I realize that busi ness men are in the habit of handling their dividends frequently, but this work, in its largest and best sense, as I stated above, is educational." STATE BOOSTERS AT SUMTER. . . ' Plan For Progress at Quarterly Meet- \ Ing of State Association. Sumter.?The quarterly meeting of the South Carolina Commercial Sec retaries' association was held with a good attendance and an interesting program. Albert S. Johnstone of Greenville, president of the associa tion, and Secretary H. N. Clark of Columbia ,the regular association sec retary ,are at their posts of duty. President D. D. Moise of the Sum ter Chamber of Commerce delivered the address of welcome, which was responded to by President Johnson of the secretaries' association. A. V.- Snell, managing secretary of the Charleston Chamber of Com merce, made a-talk on a plan for the organization of a state chamber of commerce. First Home Course Held. Rock Hill.?The first short course in home Economics ever offered the real homekeepers of South Carolina was hold at Winthrop college. The course, watch included a two days' session, was designated primarily to bring housekeepers to a realization of what may be done by proper care. Every homemakers' club in South Carolina was Invited to send a dele gate, and the responses have been very encouraging. More than two score attended. They were entertain ed at Winthrop college, under whose auspices the scheme was undertaken. Charleston in the Game. Charleston. ? When the suffrage .^agues of Spartanburg, Charleston, Columbia and Sumter meet at Spar tanburg on May 15 to form a state suffrage league the organization here will be well yepresented. A meeting of the local league this afternoon de termined to send a strong delegation. At the Spartanburg meeting steps may be taken to join the national or ganization. The Charlestop suffrage league has opened a reading room. The members are very enthusiastic. Rural Carriers Plan Meet. Columbia?D. R. Fletcher of Ker^ shaw, president of the Rural Letter Carriers' Association of this state, is preparing a program of-speakers for the annual convention which meets this year at Spartanburg, July 4; Among the speakers for the occasion, will be F. H. Hyatt of Columbia, pres ident of. the South Carolina Good Roads. The rural carriers have al ways given much attention to the subject of good roads in their annua! convention. Erect Scho*l Building. Latta.?At an election held here re* cently Latta school district No. 21. voted bonds to the amount of $16,000 for the erection on an additional school building. This will provide for an auditorium, a mechanical depart ment, offices and several class rooms. The auditorium in the old building was divided into class rooms two years ago in order to accommodate the growth of the school, and since that time the school has been handi capped iu this respct. $