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12 RESERVE BUS i TREASURY OFFICIALS THINK IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS WILL BE. SECURE DIRECTORS IN JUNE Elections of Directors in All Classes Are Being Made Rapidly by the Member Banks. Washington.?Treasury Department officials were still of the opinion that it would be possible to have the 12 Federal reserve banks in operation by August 1 although they say the de mand for money to move crops has not been such as would suggest any great strain to be relieved by the reserve banks. Practically the remainder of June will be required for the election of directors of the Federal reserve banks. Banks which are to become members of reserve banks now are balloting for directors of the A and B classes. Each reserve bank will have three directors o? class A and three of class B all named by electors selected by the various membel* banks. Three directors of class C are then to be designated by the Fed v eral reserve board and must be men with banking experience. The organization committee has not made any call upon member banks as yet for the initial one-sixth of their subscriptions to the capital stock of the reserve bank to which they wish to belong. Such a call hardly would be made until after the Federal reserve board is confirmed by the senate and takes up its work in Washington. Much detail work awaits the Fed eral reserve board after it assumes of fice. Secretaries and assistants to the members must be selected and a complete system cf reports for the reserve banks must be worked out. HOUSES PASSES REPEAL, 216-71. Long Bitter Fight Came to End After Brief Debate in House. Washington.?The long and bitter fight in Congress came to an end when the House, after brief debate and with out the formality of a conference, ac cepted by a vote of 216 to 71 the Senate amendment specifically reserv ing all rights the United States may have under the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Before ending the contest by con curring in the Senate amendment, the House voted down 154 to 108, a proposal advanced by Representative Moss of West Virginia to attach to '? the repeal a flat declaration of the right of the United States to exempt ^ its vessels from tolls and of the sov- j I* ereignty of the United States over Wf the Canal Zone. There were flashes of heat in the debate which characterized the orig inal consideration of the measure. Representative Underwood, the Dem y ocratic leader, although voting for the Senate amendment, said that Congress should never have made this "un American surrender," and called the amendment "Ineffective and negative." Republican Leader Mann, who had vigorously opposed repeal, supported the amendment, declaring it left the entire question of the right of this gf country to be determined in the fu ture. Fined For Wearing Extreme Drss. Richmond, Va.?Ethl Marcuson 19, of Winston-Salem, N. C., was fined $25 by Police Justice Crutchfield for ap pearing in the streets in an extremely low-cut, clinging "silhouette" pink silk dress. "It was so hot yesterday," was her only comment. Celebration Postponed. Petersburg, Va.?Plans for the cel ebration of the fiftieth anniversary by local Sons of Veterans of the famous Battle of the Crater, July 3, were abandoned. No reason was given for the decision. 106 Degrees in Petersburg. Petersburg, Va.?All records for ! June were broken here when a tem- ! perature of 106 was recorded. Famine at Vera Cruz. Washington.?News of a threatened | awnnc in'ha'hitantc nf Vprfl : ?ailiiu*7 aiiiUU^ iuuuw. W- . v>%? . Cruz and vicinity set the telegraph i ivires to work out of the department ' of commerce and Secretary Redfield ' tias received assurances that Ameri- > can merchants soon would have large j supplies of food on the way to the | Mexican port to be sold at moderate ; prices. The shipment will go in free j of duty if officials here can arrange it. i "Secretary Redfield's telegrams were ' addressed to commercial organiza tions. Inspect Naval Militia Organizations. I Washington.?Lieut. C. S. McWhor- j :er, stationed at the Norfolk (Va.) ! Navy Yard, was designated by Secre- ! tar)' Daniels to inspect the naval mi- | litia organizations of North Carolina ' at Elizabeth City, Hertford, Plymouth, : Washington and Newbern. The inspec- ! tion is to determine whether the mili- j tia organizations are sufficiently arm- j ed, uniformed and equipped for active : duty as a prerequisite for participa lion in the annual allotment of naval 1 militia funds. Thunderstorm on Coast. Norfolk, Va.?The Virginia coast j k*rs swept by a severe wind, rain and thunderstorm. The wind reached a j velocity of 60 miles an hour. The j home of Keeper Belange of Dam Neck | life-saving station was struck by light- ! ning and his wife and family had a j narrow escape. Part of the house was ' torn away. In less than half of an \ hour. .69 of an inch of rain fell in | Norfolk. The mercury dropped 26 degrees from 101. This is the first precipitation here worth recording r & month. Lieut Frederick Mears, U. S. A., la one of the three men named by the president to build the government railroads in Alaska. He had charge of the re-locatlon of the Panama rail road and was recommended by Colonel Goethals. H mm BLOCKADE ORDER ftlS ACTION DISPELS APPREHEN SION OVER NEW CRISIS CEN TERING ON TAMPICO. WAS A RELIEF TO WILSON Federal Gunboats Have Anchored In Paniico River Under General v Huerta's Instructions. Washington.?General Huerta's ac tion suspending the order to blockade Tampico against the delivery of am munition by the steamer Antilla to the Constitutionalists, - served to .dis pel appreheifcion over a new crisis between the United States and the Huerta government which had threat ened mediation of Mexican affairs. Though Washington omciais ex pressed satisfaction over Huerta's action, it was persistently suggested unofficially that the blockade had been suspended only conditional as a result of conferences between the South American mediators and the Mexican and American delegates at Niagara Falls. It also was said the Antilla might be diverted in her course through an agreement with officials of the Ward Line, her owners and an American corporation. President Wilson and Secretaries Bryan and Daniels gave evidence of great relief over the late develop ments which temporarily at least, have averted another clash at arms. From no official source "was there con firmation of reports that Huerta had no understanding with the mediators or the United States which would as sure him that the Antilla's cargo ( would not be delivered. Meanwhile . nothing has been heard from the An tilla which is due to arrive off Tampi- ( co Wednesday morning. REPORT ON GRAIN CROP. ] Onc^Half of Year's Average Weat Crop j Raised in United States. Washington.?Nine hundred million , buBhels of wheat, almost half of the t average world's wheat production and a new record for the United States, is ( the prospective total yield of the farms of the country this year, the de- j partment of agriculture announced in its June crop report, which shows: Spring Wheat: Area 17,990,000 acres; condition 95.5 per cent, indicat- ( ed yield 14.6 bus. per acre. Eestimated ( production 262,000,000 bus. Twenty Fishermen Lose Lives. Quebec.?Some 40 schooners were wrecked and twenty or more fisher- i men lost their lives in the storm that , swept the coast of northern New t Brunswick and Chaleurs bav. Nearly . all the boats were blown ashore on ( Miscou and Shippegan islands, remote ( points from which the news caine , slowly. Eight bodies were recovered , and taken to Caraquet, N. B. All , were bodies of French-Canadian aud . Acadia fishermen. Property along ( the coast and in Chaleurs bay was j damaged by the storm. ( Banks Selecting Directors. Washington.?Banks throughout the (Jnited States are designating electors ( to represent them in the election of ( Class A and Blass B directors for the f federal reserve banks soon to be es- , tabllshed. It is believed by treasury j department that all the directors of j the two classes named will have been j selected at tin end of three weeks aud i certainly within a month. The duty of . selecting Class C directors for the ) banks will then devolve upon the fed- { eral reserve board, which is only part- t ly organized. ] Thaw Want6 Bond. Washington.?Application was filed in the supreme court for Harry K. Thaw's release on bail pending con sideration by the court of the extradi- 1 tion case on which the state of New 1 York is seeking to remove him from 1 New Hampshire. The petition was I filed by former Governor William A. Stone of Pittsburg. It was based on < the printed statement that it was ne- < cessary for Thaw to go to Pittsburg i to attend the hearing in the orphans' < court of Allegheny county over the i settlement of the estate of his father, [i TOLLS AMENDMENT PASSED IN SENATE SIMMONS-NORRIS RIDER IS FAV ORED BY A VOTE OF 50 TO 24. rights of u. s. asserted The Southerland Amendment Pre sented as Substitute for Rider Was Defeated. Washington.?The Senate cleared away most of the legislative barriers in the way of a final vote on the canal tolls exemption repeal bill and unless Lhere are unforseen developments the fight which has raged in Congress over this measure for many months will come to a close before adjourn ment. Votes taken on amendments design pf] tn nreservR anv rieht. the TTnited States possesses under the Hay Pauncefote treaty with Great Britain to exempt American ships from toll payment through the Panama Canal indicated that the forces of repeal will win by a substantial majority. Senator Simmons, who has led the fight for repeal has estimated that the bill wi.'l carry by not less than 10 votes and there was every promise that his estimate will prove correct. There was no real test of strength in the voting, but the repeal forces won the first round of the fight when they put through, by a vote of 50 to 24 the so-called Simmons-Norris amendment which declares the United States does not waive or relinquish any right it may have to exempt Am erican ships from payment of tolls. Although two subsequent attempts to change the language of the amend ment so that it would refer to a right the United States has instead of any right it may have, were defeated, ] but neither v.ote was so decisive as that on the Simmons amendment. One modifying amendment by Sen ator Sutherland was beaten 49 to 33, and the second proposed by Senator Cummins suffered a like fate, 49 to 37. Of thte 50 Senators who voted for the Simmons amendment 36 were Democrats and 13 Republicans and the other vote was cast by Senator Poindexter, Progressive. Nine demo crats and 15 Republicans voted asrnintif Uia nmpnrlmfint. In the votes on the two substitutes offered there were several changes but the align ment of Democrats remained about the same as on the first vote. ROOSEVELT-WILLARD WEDDING. Performed in Madrid Before a Spanish Magistrate. Madrid.?The civil marriage of Miss Belle Willard .daughter of the Ameri can Ambassador to Spain and Mrs. Joseph E. Willard and Kermit Roose-1 vlet, son of Colonel and Mrs. Theo dore Roosevelt, was performed at the office and residence of the chief of police by the magistrate of the Buena Vista district. Police headquarters are located in a populous section of the city and the passage of the wedding party in five automobiles attracted considerable at tention. Moving picture men were in force and in the vicinity of the build ing a small crowd gathered which was kept from approaching too close ly by detectives and policemen. Colonel Roosevelt and Ambassador Willard were among those present at the ceremony after which the wed- j dins party left the city to pass the afternoon at Toledo. Ban on Liquor in Norway's Military. Christiana, Norway?The Christiana parliament followed the lead of Secre :ary of the Navy Daniels and adopted i resolution prohibiting the use of in dicating liquors by officers of the Norwegian army and navy during the erms of service. Enlisted men were already enforc ed abstainers and the officers' messes m the warships and in the garrisons low are to be made "dry." Georgia Cotton Mills Destroyed. Dublin, Ga.?Fire destroyed tne Dconee cotton mills here, causing an jstimated property loss of $150,000 jartialy covered by Insurance. , Vote on Prohibition Expected. Washington.?Nation-wide prohibi ;ion will be voted on by the house vithin four or five weeks, according :o predictions made at the capitol af .er the rules committee had postpon ii until July 1 action on a special rule :o provide for immediate considrea ion of the proposed Hobson amend nent. Members of the committee de clared they would consider and prob ibly report the Cantrell rule resolu ion in July. The committee's ac ;ion fcllowed a day of stormy confer- j ?nces between groups of congressmen. Safety At Sea. Washington.?The convention adop ed by the recent London Conference )n Safety at Sea was ordered reported avorably to the senate by the foreign ! elations committee. The committee | nserted in the convention a reserva ion preserving the rights of the Uni- I ed States to impose on vessels in \merican waters such higher stand irds of safety and such provisions for ;he health and comfort of passengers in,d immigrants as may be deemed idvisable. The convention must be ratified by a two-third vote. Vandalic Suffragette on Trial. Birmingham, England?Miss Bertha flyland, the suffragette who destroyed R'ith a butcher's cleaver George Rom ley's "Portrait of a Boy" in the Bir mingham Art Gallery was committed 'or trial. Purine; the hearing she shrieked without cessation and quot ed Scripture. She used tV.o text, "I janie not to send peace but a sword," is Justification for her act and she de clared that the militants were "work ing with divine guidance for purity md righteousness." Joseph Rucker Lamar, associate Jus tice of the Supreme court, i? one of the two representatives of the United States In the Mexican mediation nego tiations. ARE NO STRINGS TO HUhHIfl'S fhUMIbt HJ8 DELEGATES EXPLAIN THAT HIS WILLINGNESS TO RETIRE IS GENUINE. DEMANDS POLITICAL PEACE If Agreement Can Secure That, He ays He Will Be Satisfied by Other Method. Niagara Falls.?No conditions are attached to Gen. Huerta's promise to resign the Mexican presidency as soon as his country is "politically pac ified." His Relegates to the mediation conference took occasion to say pub licly that he does not intend to hide behind technicalities: The Mexican delegation had con cluded that its recent statement set ting forth the attitude of Gen. Huerta towards demands for his retirement i was misinterpreted in some quarters. | It had been said that under the lan guage of his pledge to retire when the country was politically pacified, Gen. Huerta might insist on holding office until all guerilla bands were dispersed. On that account another statement was issued by the Huerta delegation. It reads. "Mr. Rabaza, of the Mexican dele gation has been asked what is the interpretation given by the Mexican delegates to the word 'politically' in the statement declaring that. Gen. Huerta is prepared to withdraw pro vided that at the time of his with drawal 'Mexico shall be politically pacified'; and if he thinks that an agreement between the two contend ing parties would not be considered as fulfilling Gen. Huerta's condition. "To the above question Mr. Ra baza answers that the expression used by the delegation does not mean that Gen. Huerta demands the mate rial pacification of the country , nor the dispersal of the last of the groups of bandits which overrun many parts of it, making the revolution a pretext for their lawlessness; but, that peace shall be assured by political means which will guarantee for the nation that maintenance of law and order which is indispensable to the exercise of constitutional functions. The obect in view is peace. The condition is that that object shall have been achieved. "If an agreement insures that end the condition as is well fulfilled by it as by any other means." Storstad Still Held. Montreal.?The Norwegian collier Storstad which rammed and sank the liner Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence still pushes her battered nose up against the dock in Montreal, j an impatient prisoner of the admiral ty court of Canada. A bailiff is in possession and Capt. Anderson must wait till the court accepts a bond for more than $200,000 and releases her. The coroner's urv at Rimouski ad journed for an indefinite period pend ing the investigation of the Empress disaster by Lord Mersey. Decides Against Frank. Atlanta. Ga.?Judge Ben Hill of the Fulton county superior court sustain ed the state's demurrer to the mption to set aside the verdict by which Leo M. Frank was pronounced guilty of the murder of Mary Phagan, a factory girl. The motion was based on the claim that Frank's constitutional rights were violated when the verdict was returned during the condemned man's absence from court. In sustain ing the demurrer. Judge Hill refused to hear the motion on its merits, hold ing Instead that it was filed too late. Attack Balkan Report. Washington.?An attack on the report of the Carnegie Peace founda tion's commission which investigated j alleged atrocities in the Balkans was j issued at the Greek legation here as a j preface to a report soon to be circula-1 (ed by the Greek government in this country to refute charges of atrocities made ajrainst the Greek armies by the commission. The statement devotes much space to recounting atrocities j Alleged to have been committed 'jy I Bulgarians. j HITCH IN PLANS OF MEDIATORS FLAT DISAGREEMENT A3 TO WAY PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT IS TO BE SECURED. THE UNITED STATES OBJECTS !< Unwilling That Man Named by Gen eral Huerta Should Succeed Him in Presidency. Niagara Falls, Ont.?The United States is unwilling to extend recogni tion to a new provisional president if named according to the method pre scribed by the Mexican delegates which is that General Huerta would appoint as minister of foreign affairs fho man whn la atrretu] mi hAre t.n head the new government. The Washington administration contends that if General Huerta is permitted to name the foreign minister, who by constitutional succession would be elevated to the presidency even though the selection be made here, such an act would be construed as recognition of the Huerta government. On this issue ,the mediating pleni potentiaries came to a flat ?disagree ment. For more than two hours the medi ators and American delegates argued in vain and it was apparent when the conferences ended that what hith erto had been considered a matter of detail suddenly had developed a snag. The Mexican delegates had not dis cussed the point at any length with the mediators when the latter took it up with the Americans. Although the three South American diplomats ar gued strongly from the Mexican view point there was good reason to believ that the Mexican delegates would not insist on this arrangement if they found the United States absolutely de- ' termined against it. One Mexican delegate insisted that the .Mexicans regarded the form of trflnRitinn as n tpohnl^nlitv whirh could be dispensed with if the Ameri can government found it impossible to agree to the method suggested by the Mexican delegates. The mediators contended with vehemence that the forms of the Mexican Constitution should be pre served. The American delegates are understood to have pointed out that the Constitutionalists certainly would! not agree to a plan of transition j which legalized Huerta's status. Also ! the American government, it was de- ' clared, could not extend what would j be tantamount to recognition if Huer ta actually appointed his own suc cessor. CONSERVATION MEASURES. Will Be Pushed at This Session of Congress. Washington.?With the approval of the house leadership, a supplement ary legislative program for the pres ent session, embracing five conserva tive measures, was outlined in a reso lution introduced by Representative Foster of Illinois. The rules commit- , tee will meet and probably will report 1 a rule to provide for immediate con- j sideration of the measures by the 1 house as in committee of the whole. , [The l^ills would have right of way j over everything except appropriation bills and conference reports. Secretary Lane, who aided in draft ing the proposed legislation, confer-, red with the president. He left the White House confident of action on the enitre program by the house before the final adjourn ment is taken. Drought Severe in Virginia. Richmond, Va,.?The United States ! weather bureau here issued a bulle tin on the severe drought continuing ( in Virginia. All crops are deteriorating, states Director Evans, especially upland wheat, oats and corn. Carranza at Saltiilo. 1 Saltillo, Coahuila.?The reply to the J latest communication to General Car ranza from the South American medi- 1 ators is being thoroughly discussed by the general and his advisers. 1 Senator Ribot New Premier. Paris.?Senator Ribot definitely ac cepted the French premiership and { announced the composition of his ( Cabinet. It differed from the unoffi- I -.5^1 ! II*.* ronontlv Qonofnr I f Clitl iiat laaucu i^wuvij. ^vmuw? i - Ribot also will be Minister of Justice. ! 4 Deputy Theophile Delcasse decided to < take the Ministry of War. Senator ? Emlle Chautemps becomes Minister of f Marine instead of the Colonies, which ^ office remains vacant for the present, ^ and Deputy Joseph Noulens who was * slated for Minister of War, withdrew. : 0. M. W. Sprague May Be Appointed. ^ Washington. ? Prof. 0. M. W. Sprague, professor of banking and j finance, of Harvard University, was i among the men prominently discussed r in official circles as a probable .ap- | ? pointee tto the Federal Reserve i t Board. It is generally known that the j " President and Secretary McAdoo are * anxious that New England shall be | r represented on the board, and Pro-, j c fessor Sprague is a native of Massa^ j * chusetts who has been a close student j t of financial affairs for many years. < Bryan Speaks to School. Pennington, N. J.?William J. Bry an, Secretary of State, delivered the ^ principal address at the seventy-fifth s annual commencement of the Pen- a nington School here. "The Import- s ance of Faith" was his theme. Mr. ' Bryan pointed out how all great 1 movements, religious or political, had ^ been founded on faith. In an inter view prior 'o his address Secrettary !] Bryan declared the I'nited States 1 Senate was blocking the progress of ' legislation urged on it by the Wilson I1 Administration. a AAMY MEN LEAVE CLEMSON Eighteenth Commencement Is Held at College With Big Graduating Class. Clemson College. ? The 18th com nencement of Clemson College was leld when 78 young men were gradu ited. The address to the graduating ;lass was delivered by the Rev. W. O. rhompson, D. D., president of Ohio State University. He spoke of "Dem icracy and the Part of the College rrained Young Man in This Twenti eth Century Democracy." Following Dr. Thompson's able ad lress senior class speakers, A. R. Boyd )f Abbeville and T. C. Haddon of Greenwood, spoke. Mr. Boyd's sub feet was, "Why Poverty Prevails \m!d the Greatest Abundance," while Vlr. Hadon spoke of "Awakened toum 16 me iNeea or roaay." Dr. W. M. Riggs, president of the college, delivered the diplomas to the graduates. Dr. Riggs in presenting ;he diplomas said that the sheepskins ire not certificates of knowledge but )f training. Clemson sends its erad iates out with" a declaration to the vorld that they are sound material? lot finished, but worthy to be fash oned into those implements that will lo the work of the world and help ?.o )ear its burdens, declared the presi ient. A. H. Ward, representing the Pal netto Society, was awarded the trus ses' medal for oratory. D. K. Banks aron the Norrie medal for scholarship, ieportment and loyalty. The officers of the alumni associa tion elected at this commencement ire: Henry C. Tillman, Greenwood, president; H. W. Barre, L. O. Watton, W. B. Aull, vice-presidents; L. E, Boykin, Darlington, alumni orator for aext commencement; J. C. Littlejohn, Clemson College, secretary; J. E. Huner, Clemson College, treasurer. A J Mppuinicu nsdisidni. Newberry.?I. M. Mauldin, state bank examiner, who was iri Newberry in the line of his work, has appointed Joseph H. Hunter of this city assist ant hank examiner. Mr. Hunter left recently for the up-country to ex amaine a number of banks. He will spend next week with banks in the low-country. Mr. Hunter had charge of the banking department of Wheel er & Moseley, merchants, in Pros perity a good many years ago and then of their sucessors, Moseley Bros. Athletic Field Dedicated. Clemson College.?The Dedication of the new athletic field was a unique event. The corps, headed by the bands, Alan Johnstone, Dr. Riggs, Col. Cummins, F. H. H. Calhoun and" oth ers marched to the field. The senior class made 'a circle and the corps circled it. Alan Johnstone, Dr. Riggs and the president of the senior class, Jule Carson, threw the first- shovels of dirt in the order named. Then every member of the graduating class took his turn, cheering, and singing. Much enthusiasm prevailed on the march. Will Form Stock Company. Columbia.?Although the "Colum bia plan" of financing of new indus tries was not entirely worked out, at the meeting recently of the executive committee of the "Citizens' Commit tee of 100" in the rooms of the cham ber of commerce, it was decided that a corporation would be formed, to be known as the Columbia Merchants and Manufacturers' fund, to be capi talized, to begin with, at $100,000, the shares being placed at $10 each, to e soiu to any mieresrcti ciuzeu. aii increase in the stock will be made. I . j. Dentists at Chick Springs June 17... South Carolina Dental association will hold its annual convention in Greenville, inasmuch as the new hotel which is building at Chick Springs will not be ready when the meeting opens, June 17. More than two score of chair and table clinics will be held during the thTee days of the meeting. There will also be shown an unusually large exhibit of dental supplies, in struments and apparatus. Tomato Girls' Rally. Laurens.?A rally in the interest -ol the Laurens County Girls' Tomato club was held recently with a Targe number o fthe members of the club, headed by Miss Jayne C. Garlington, county demonstrator, in attendance as well as many representative farmers and others- of the county. Lightning Does Damage. Jonesville. ? One recent afternoon ibout 6 o'clock lightning struck the dnnery of the Jonesville oil mill and lestroyed it by fire. By heroic ef forts the seed house close by was sav >d. The ginning plant was valued at !5,000. The loss was partially cover id by insurance. Apparantly the same stroke of lightning that set fire to the tinnery struck the residence of' G. C. kVood and set fire to Mrs. J. L. Mc rVhirter's residence. But little damage -n* H?p. however. The wind blew lown the tent of a picture show. rate at Columbia College. The final exercises of Columbia Col ege commencement were held recent y with the literary address by W. K. rate of Nashville and the awarding ol nedals and the conferring of degrees, klr. Tate, upon being introduced, said hat he desired to leave off the terms 'literary and "address," and make a | leart to heart talk to the young wo- ! nen of the graduating class. He pro- ! ceded to do this in his own inimita >le way. His subject was the oppor unities opening up to an educated Christina young woman. Positions Are Open. Florence?Postmaster Jno. A. Chase las received blanks for a host of civil ervice examinations, positions of .11 k'nds paying salaries of all dimen ionn. The positions are to be filled n p.iany branches of the service and he examinations will be held in a muber of different cities. He is try ng to interest a better class of young nee hnd young women in seeking hese positions than have been here ofore applying, being mostly unpre iared scholars from the graded chools or boys who get tired of study. A FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE LOAN AGENCY IS SPEEDILY BEING ORGANIZED. RULES HAVE BEEN DRAFTED .nstitution Will Be Set Going at Meet ing of County Unions on f July First Columbia. ? The Richland Rural Credit Society embodying the best* features ot the European societies of a similar nature, with special pro visions designed to meet local con ditions, will be organized in Richland county at a meeting of the members of the county farmers' union July 1. This announcement was made a few days ago, after a meeting of the spe cial committee composed of C. W. Suber, W. A. Bopd and E. J. Watson, named to prepare the constitution of the society. _jine movement ror a rural crean. society was launched at a meeting of \ ;i the Columbia Farmers' union held several weeks ago, when the plan was generally discussed. The special com mittee was appointed to prepare the constitution and by-laws. All of the local unions in the county will be in vited to participate in the general meeting, July 1, which will likely be held in the court house. "All of. the best features of the best European organizations," said Commissioner Watson, "have been adopted." He said that the report of the committee had been adopted by the local union, but that the constitu tion would not be announced at thia time. , V . .;W 3. Whitner Reid, secretary of the a' State Farmers' union, will make a trip throughout the county and ex plain the features of the new society to the local unions before the meet ing in July. All members of the so ciety must be members v of the farm ers' union, under the terms of the by laws. ; ?;|i "We believe thot we have a thor oughly practical thing," said Commis sioner Watson. He said tbat the so ciety would in no way interfere with the banks of the city but was intend ed to help the farmer get the full benefit of his work. The object is to secure a low rate of interest for short time loans. ' ' ' 'Pi Red Spider Appears. Newberry.?The red spider ' has nade its appearance in this county. 3eorge P. Hill, a farmer on the Bel fast road, three miles west of New berry, found a place in one of his fields recently that was infested with ; the destructive little pests, the area being four or five yards square. The underside of the leaves was covered with the webs and the little spiders were present in great numbers and the leaves had turned red, the juice having been sucked'out of them by thfe pests. The cotton was seven or sight inches high, out in the middle of the field and had been growing nicely, with no poke or other weeds nearby. Mr. Hill has pulled up the infested, i stalks and burned them and hopes by that means to stop the spread of the spider. Bonds Are Voted. Rock Hill.?Only 89 votes were cast in the bond election in this city. The election was held for the purpose of determining whether or not a $50, 000 bond issue should be made to dis charge some indebtedness of the city which the banks have been carrying. The bonds will run serially for a per iod of 20 years. There was little in terest displayed in the election', the vote for bonds being 71 to 18 against the issue. Greenville Schools Vote Tax. Greenville. ? In Greenville county there are 102 school districts, and of this number more than half have voted special school taxes, and, con sequently, are receiving state aid. At least 25 of those which have not voted a special tax have by private sub scription raised money for school pur poses, and have in this way received aid from the state, as dolar for dollar was put up for all money raised by subscription. Horse Breeder Visits Home. Greenville.?Thomas Cooke, one of the most famous horse breeders of the world is a native of Greenville, and for some days has been on a visit to his sister here. Mr. Cooke is recently from Paris. Pie is in the employ of Frank Gould and is now engaged in selecting the finest breed of stock from all parts of the world. Formerly he was a race horse trainer, but now he gives all of his attention to breed ing fast horses. Mr. Cooke left Greenville for New York, from which, place he will sail for South America. oGes to Tar Heel Bank. Columbia.?E. R. Dew, who for the past 18 months has been assistant treasurer of the Palmetto Fertilizer Company, ip. this city, has resignea that positon to accept one as cashier cf the Citizens' Bank of Spring Hope, N.- C. Mr. Dew's new duties begin on June 15 and he will leave the oity immediately. While in Columbia he has made many friends, business and social, who regret Tery much to se? him leave this city. He has unusual business ability and will likely meet with success in his new work. Inspects Armory. Charleston. ? Adjt. Gen. W. W. Moore. Lieut. Commander Charles L. DuBos and Lieut. Lee, U. S. N.f re cently inspected the armory and men oi" the First division, South Carolina Naval Militia. Gen. Moore Is now in specting the naval militia divisions of the state. Following the inspection of the First division, the Fifth divis ion of the naval militia and invited puests enjoyed a banquet at the head quarters of this organization on Que^n street. Guests of the occasion were: Mayor John P. Grace aud others.