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ESTRANGEMENT OF TWO LEAD ERS IS REOPENED BY AGENT PESQUEIRA. "IT IS USELESS TO DENY" I Villa's Statement That he Did Not Cause Arrests, Was Not Believed By Any. El Paso, Texas.?Discussion of the Carranza-Villa estrangment was re opened by Roberto Pesqueira confi denital agent for the Constitutional ists here. He gave out the text of a telegram in a series of communica tions with General Villa, in which he crriticised the Northern military zone commander for denying the arrests by his troops of National Constitution alist officials at' Juarez and the confs cation of National treasury funds there. Pesqueira told General Villa that he considered it useless to deny "the actual facts s? well known here at the border." General Villa's answer to this telegram, sent June 20, has not yet arrived. Pesqueira also is sued a statement asserting Villa was surrounded by certain persons, some of whom were the direct cause of the disasters that befell the administra tion of President Madero." Pesqueira's telegram to Villa fol lows: "Your telegram coufirms my belief in your loyalty and patriotism. The <r\/i)/1onrD tViof Ko vfl ronoarl oommont iil^iUCU U3 bUUb in the press have been the violent arrests of employes of the gobernation and the treasury departments and the fact that military authorities of Juarez have taken possession of the funds that rightfully belong to the general treasury, so that it is hard to convince rightful thinking people of the consistency of your declaration, so inconsistent with the actual facts as known here at the border. I verily believe that if you liberate the em ployes row held and if the funds of the treasury are returned the excite ment and doubt that now prevails will disappear." "Undoubtedly due to the many pre occupations of General Villa Incident to his victorious Zacaecas campaign he has not had time to answer this telegram," Mr. Pesquelra said. "But I have positive information that he already has given orders that all Constitutionalist employes carried to Chihuahua as prisoners will be al lowed immediately to return to exer cise their respective functions at Juarez and also that he has ordered that all funds and valuables which rightfully Belong to the National Con stitutionalist treasury be returned at once. , . . $5,000 FOR CHARACTER. Atlanta Man Recovers For False Ar rest Instigated by Another. Atlanta, Ga.?J. P. Bateman of At lanta was awarded .damages amount ing to ?5,000 against Frank Rothleut ner, a Nebraskan who sought to ob tain a verdict for $20,000 against Mr. Bateman for an alleged fake pool room operation. The verdict was rendered by a jury in the Superior Court on a counter suit filed by Bate man. Rothleutner charged that Batemin wa sths head of a chain of fake pool rooms in Atlanta, Miami, Palm Beach and other cities. He represented that he lost $20,000 on a fake bet in one of the alleged pool rooms. Bateman was arrested at the in stance of Routhleutner but on Septem ber 24, 1913, all charges against him were dismissed. Enforce Prohibition in West Virginia. Fairmont. W. Va.?Activity attend ing preparations for enforcement of the prohibition amendment was in creased here when officers, acting un der orders of the state tax commis sioner, raided the fashionable Fair mont Country Club. The steward was arrested, a wagon load of fine, wines confiscated and the lockers of many prominent members forced and their contents removed. The Taid was made under the existing law. S'ck Rate on Decrease. Washington.?The sick rate among the troops at Vera Cruz for the week ended Jane 24 was 2.03 per cent for the army and 2.30 per cent for the marines, a decrease under the pre vious week. "An analysis of the latest reports," said a statement from the war department, "shows 43 sick in hispitals, 17 sick in quarters, total G' Of those sick, 52 are incapacitated by disease and eight by injury. There is a decrease in those suffering from malaria and a marked decrease in the intestinal diseases. Norfolk Gets No Dry Dock. Washington.?The naval appropria- J tlon Dill as agreeu IU 111 cuiiieicuv-c naa agreed to without any opposition in the hou.se. It includes authorization for the tale of the old type battleships Mississippi and Idaho to the Greek government for aproximately $12,000, 000 but omits the $200,000 appropria tion that had been proposed for a dry dock project at Norfolk, Va., which was to have cost ultimately $3,000, 000. The proposed breakwater pro ject at Key West, Fla., to have cost $1,690,00), also was eliminated. Placing Cart Before Horse. Rochester, N. Y.?The National Creditm^n's Association at its closiag session here passed a resolution urg ing upon President Wilson and con gress the passage of the pending bill to simplify the procedure of the courts. The resolution declares that "congress is placing the cart before the horse,'" in continuing to enact laws of the gravest importance before first putting into proper condition the machinery of the courts through which the law must reach the people. Miss Teresa Hunt is a United States secret service agent who has been helping General Funston keep things straight down in Vera Cruz. INTER-MOUNTAIN RATE ORDERS LUMBER DEALERS, AND PIPE % LINE ACT PASSED ON.. rHE RAILWAYS WIN CASE Trans-Continental Roads Get Title to Oil Lands.?Court Recesses Until October?14 Cases Left Over. Washington.?Th? supreme Court adjourned until October after decid ing the inter-mountain rate case, the California oil land grant case, the Eastern States retail dumber dealers' suit, and several other important cases pending for many months. Just 14 cases in which arguments had been made were left undecided. These include cases involving the constitutionality of the "grandfather clauses," limiting the right of ne groes to vote in Oklahoma and Anna polis, Md., the mid-Western land case, involving the validity of President Taft's withdrawal of oil lands from entry; the Nashville grain reshipping case; and the Henry case involving the right of Congress to compel indi viduals to testify before investigating committees. The court during the term disposed of more cases than in any years since 1890. Five hundred and ninety-one decisions were handed down. The court affirmed the decree of the New York Federal Court hold ing organizations of Eastern States retail lumber dealers had violated the Sherman anti-trust law by circu lating among their members lists of wholesalers who sold lumber direct to big consumers. The nine line act of 1906. nlacine all interstate oil pipe lines under in terstate commerce commission regula tions was upheld by the Supreme Court. Tne court held, however, that the act is not applicable to the Uncle Sam Oil Company. Transcontinental railways won their fight for title to $700,000,000 worth of California oil lands when the Supreme Court held void the clause in the patents making the land revert to the Government if later found to contain minerals. The Supreme Court recessed until October without announcing decisions in the Taft withdrawal oil land case, the grandfather clause . cases, the Nashville grain reshipping case and several other cases. Charges of blacklisting and unfair competitive methods figured largely in the so-called lumber trust suit which the Government brought against 10 retail dealers associations and 137 of their officers. Would Have "Gaillard Cut." Washington.?A proposal to honor tho late Col. Darvid Dub. Gaillard, who died from an illness aggravated by overwork on the Panama Canal, by naming Culebra Cut after him was laid before President Wilson by Rep resentative Flnley of South Carolina. Mr. Flnley brought with him a resolu Mon adopted by the Federation of Women's Clubs of -South Carolina, proposing the change. The South Carolina Congressman said the sug gestion had met with the hearty ap proval of the President. Webb Introduces a New Bill. Washington.?Representative Webb of North Carolina, introduced a bill to provide that persons indicted or informed against for crimes and mis demeanors other than capital offenses shall be furnished copies of the indict ment or information at or before the time of arraignment, or pleading. \T?rnAP O K? r\ n A ? TIT if n nnnnn ttuu auu: cooco ui w ilucoooo would also be furnished defendants at least one day before trial. Mr. Webb seeks to liberalize the "star chamber" features of prosecutions. Villa "On to Mexico." Eagle Pass, T?xas.?General Villa is determined to complete the absolute defeat of Huerta and fight his way at the head of his army itno Mexico City, irrespective/ of acting General Carranza may take, according to re ports brought to the border by travel ers arriving from Torreon and Monte rey. These reports state that after Villa succeeds in occupying Zacatecas he will push on South at once without wiating on troop movements other than those under his own direct con trol. TERMS OF PEACE HAVE BEEN MADE PROTOCOL SIGNED BY ALL PAR TIES EMBOOIES DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS. 7 UP IU I Ht bbLLIUtKAftI 5> No Opposition to the Plan of Settle ment is Expected From the Con stitutionalists. Niagara Falls, Ont.?Terms for composing all internal differences be tween the United States and Mexico have been concluded. The conditions under which diplomatic relations will be resumed were embodied in a pro tocol signed by the Ambassadors from Brazil, the Ministers of Chile and Argentina and the American and Huerta delegates. The character of settlement is not expected to arouse opposition from the Constitutionalists, who would par ticipate in it and to a large degree, it would mould the adjustment of all internal disputes. When a new provisional Govern ment is established to succeed that headed by General Huerta the result of mediation?recognized as a tri umph for Pan-American diplomacy ?will become effective. CoincidentaJly with the action taken it was announced that the actual se lection of a provisional president and the organization of the new Govern ment, will be left to an informal con ference representatives of the Con oHfnHnnoiiofa?T.nla P.ahara. Rafael Zubaran and Jose Vasconcelos?and the Huerta delegates to the mediation conference. The formal session of mediators and delegates prepared the way for the complete settlement of difficulties between the United'States and Mexico growing out of the failure of the Huerta officer at Tampico to salute the Stars and Stripes. The single outstanding proviso in the protocol is that the international problem shall be declared adjusted on the establishment of a new provis ional Government. The protocol sets forth. ^ "That the United States and Ar gentina, Brazil and Chile?the me diating countries?shall recognize the new provisional Government and that thenceforth diploi latic relations be tween the United States and Mexico shall be resumed. . "That the United States demands no indemnity and does not further exact satisfaction for any of the inci dents connected with the patrol of Mexican waters and invasion of the country. "That! a commission shall be ap to adiust Drivate claims growing out of the revolution and international incidents." MEMPHIS BANKER REARRESTED. C. Hunter Raine Charged With Misuse of United States Mail. Memphis, Tenn.?C. Hunter Raine, against whom indictments are pend ing in state courts charging that while president of the Mercantile Bank of I this city he misappropriated $1,091, 000, was arrested on a federal warrant alleging use of the malls to defraud. He waived examination and was re leased on $10,000 bond to appear at the November term of the United States District Court here. The warrant, sworn to by Hubert Fisher, United States District Attor ney, is based on the circulation throfigh the mails of a statement of hank's condition which is alleged to have been fraudulent. President is "Cussed." Washington.?The story of ?how President Wilson, golfing on a local green, sent a ball whizzing near an other golfer's head and how the other fellow roundly "cussed" the president of the United States and then, in con fusion and chagrin, made profuse apologies, had a sequel when Presi dent Wilson and the other golfer ex changed letters, one an abject apology and the other an acknowledgment cou pled with a firm declaration from the president that he was within his rights under the rules of the game. Defer Reserve Bank Opening. Washington.?Although August 1 is i the date originally set by treasury de j partment officials for organization of J the Federal reserve banks, it now seems likely that the organization will be not earlier than September 1. The senate's delay in the confirmation of members of the Federal reserve board and delay in the choice of directors for the reserve banks will defeat the plan to open on August 1. The organiza tion committee now is busily engag ed compiling lists of nominations for directorships in the 12 reserve banks. Protests Against Government Autos, j Washington. ? The annual protest against the use of government auto mobiles for personal purposes by pub lic officials was made in the house and as a result the sundry civil appro priation bill was amended so as to provide that two electric automobiles assigned the public printer shall not be used for passengers. Representa tive Howard of Georgia led the fight. "If you were to kill off all Washing ton by automobiles, 90 per cent would probably be killed by government offi cials."? Inter-Parliamentary Union Meets. Washington?The American delega tion to the Conference of th Inter-Par liamentary Union at Stockholm, be ginning August 19, was announced a few days ago. Representative Bar tholdt, of Missouri, undoubtedly will be chairman, and Senators Burton and John Sharp Williams will represent the Senate at the conference. Among Southern members, all representa tives in Congress, are Bartlett, Geor gia; Montague, Virginia; Slayden and Stephens, Texas. Lord Wimbourne is the British nobleman who brought over the polo team to try to capture the interna tional trophy from the American players. IE AVIATORS DIE IN A MIMIC BATTLE AUSTRIAN MILITARY MEN MEET TRAGIC DEATH IN SHAM FIGHT IN AIR. BODIES BADLY MUTILATED Aeroplane Makes Attack on Dirigible; I Latter Ripper Open?Explosion Follows Immediately. Vienna.?Nine burned and mutilated bodies, the splintered fragments of an aeroplane and the charred remannts of a big dirigible balloon are the mute records of one of the most senational disasters which has occurred since man learned'to fly. The castastrophe, which resulted in the death of all con cerned, nine officers and men, followed a-mimic attack by the aeroplane on the aeroplane on the dirigible at a great height the Austrian manueuvers | and served to show, more tnan any previous accident to flying machines have done, the horrors that would be j likely to attend aerial warfare. The dirigible military balloon Koert ling left Fischamend, 11 miles from Vienna, manned by. Capt. Johann Hauswirth, in comnjand, Lieutenant j Ernst Hoffstetter, Lieutenant Bruerr, Lieutenant Haidinger, Corporal Hadi ma, Corporal Weber and Engineer Kammerer. At the elapse of half an hour a I military biplane, with Lieutenant Flatz and Lieutenant Hoosta aboard, started in pursuit. As might a wasp bent on attacking some clumpy enemy, the aeroplane I circled several times around the bal loon, now darting closer to her, and then away, always apparently steer ing off Just in time to avoid an actual collision. Meanwhile the balloon continued to rise until it was about 1,300 feet from the ground. The aeroplane, at a still greater height, maneuvered until it appeared to be nearly over the aid ship. Then it began its descent. It was the evident intention of the pilot of the aeroplane to take up a posi tion directly above the dirigible, within striking distance, but owing either to a fatal miscalculation of dis tance or speedy the nose of the bi plane struck the envelope of the air ship and ripped it wide open. Can't Move Fast. Washington.?While the house was sparring over the question of remain ing in session to make progress on the sundry civil bill, Representative Levy bf New York Introduced a resolu tion to provide that congress adjourn July 15. He had it read from the celrk's desk, but eoffrts to get any further consideration for it were vain. Big Transfer Gold. New York.?What is said in the I financial district to have been the | greatest transfer of gold ever made between sub-treasuries occurred dur ing the week when $43,000,000 of the | precious metal was delivered at the ! sub-treasury here. The gold in bars I and coin came from other branches of the United States treasury and the shipment, it was said, was prompted by the fact that for the last six weeks this country has been losing gold to Europe on a large scale. Since the first of May $53,000,000 has gone out. Vent Wrath on Suffragettes. London.?An artificial lake gave a big crowd an opportunity to vent their wrath on suffragist ihterruptors of David Lloyd George, Chanvellor of the Exchequer, who spoke at Denmark Hill, in the South of London, but chiv alrous discriminations was employed as between the men and women dis turbers, the women being chased off 'the grounds and the men ducked The man who fared worst was a clergyman, said to be a member of Sylvia Pankhurst's East End artny. Appointed Tmbassadorto Russia. Washington?George Thomas Mayra, Jr., of San Francisco, Ca., has been selected by the President to be Am bassador to Russia and will be nomi nated in the near future, according to authoritative information in official circles here. He was originally con sidered for the ambassadorship to France, recently plven to Representa tive Sharp of Ohio. Representative Sharp also had been considered for the Russian post, but it was understood he was not acceptable to the St. Peforsburg Government. HOUSE AGREES 10 SELL BATTLESHIPS THE IDAHO AND MISSISSIPPI WILL BE TURNED OVER TO, GREECE. WILL BUILD A NEW SHIP Proceeds ?12 000.000 to Build Dread naught?Turkish Ambassador i? Surprised at Action. Washington.?Sale or the American battleships Idaho and Mississippi to Greece was approved by the House, which by a vote of 174 to 87 accepted a senate amendment to the naval/ap propriation bill to authorize the trans action and the building of a dread naught with the proceeds. Formal protest from Turkey has not altered the American Administration's plana and the warships probably will be in the hands of the agents of the Greek Government within a week. Final action on tbfc appropriation bill will be taken in the senate soon, and the measure will be sent to the President. As soon thereafter as pos sible, representatives of the Newport News Shipbuilding Company and Bethlehem Steel Company, interme diaries in .the negotiations will call at the Navy Department and hand to Secretary DanielB a certified check for $12,000,000, the price agreed upon. , The Mississippi Is at Pensacola Navy Yard and it will simply be nec essary to unload from her the sup plies and personal property of the of ficers and enlisted men and place her in the hands of officers and crew to be provided by the Newport News Company to take her # Athens. The Idaho is at Gibraltar with a number of midshipment aboard on their sum mer cruise from the Naval Academy. Though no definite arrangements have been made, it is believed the boys will be transferred with the ships company to the battleships Illinois and Mis souri, also in the Mediterranean, and the Idaho will be turned over to \a Greek crew. The Turkish Ambassador Rustem Bey, who protested, to the President that' acquisition of the American ships 'wtmld unduly enlarge Greece's Navy, would not discuss the matter, though it was evident he was sur prised at the action of the house. SPEER IS VINDICATED. Minority Report Holds Judge Speer Guiltless of Any Wrong Doing and Criticises Him. Washington.?The House Judiciary Committee considered without action recommendations of a subcommittee that impeachmept charges against Federal Judge Emery Speer of the Southern District of Georgia be dis missed. It was understood there was no opposition to reporting to the Jiouse that evidenco secured by the subcommittee, after several months of investigation, did not warrant fur ther proceedings, but that members of the committee were divided as to the form this recommendation should take. ' , Two reports were submitted by the subcommittee, that of the majority, signed by Chairman Webb and Repre sentative Fitzhenry, recommending dismissal of the proceedings, but em bodying detailed criticism of certain alleged acts of Judge Speer, and the of the majority, presented by Repre sentative Volstead, holding that the accused jurist be completely exonor ated. The meeting of the committee last ed several hours. At its conclusion Chairman Webb said he expected the recommendations to the house would be decided upon within a few .days so that the case finally could be disposed of at this session. Mexican Bridges Destroyed. El Paso, Texas.?General Villa ha? not burned his bridges behind him in the Zacatecas campaign but the rains have washed them away. Railroad officials announced that it would take between Chihuahua City and Torreon. Meanwhile Villa's forces were report ed preparing to attack the Central Mexican city. Town Goes to Wheat Field. Hoxie, Has.?Hoxie is almost a de serted village while the male popula tion is sweating in neighboring wheat fields. A delegation of farmers came into town lamenting that harvest hands imported from the east had quit because of the heat. "We need help quick and you fellows must help us," declared the leader of a delega tion to a meeting of business men. A half hour later the town barbers posted signs on their doors reading: "Shaves and hair cuts on Saturday only." Rates Up to Commission. Washington.?That the distribution throughout the country of the benefits of the Panama canal will rest with the interstate commerce commission and not with the tranucontinental rail roads is one of the conclusions being drawn from the supreme court's de cision in the inter-mountain rate cases, in which, after nearly two years of consideration the court upheld the nvAnra nf f Vi q pnmmlsRinn hv linnni. ii.^us opinion. It has been generally claimed that the Panama canal would reduce freight rates. Sunday School Workers Meet. Chicago.?"Add a million a year to the Sunday school rolls, is the slogan of the four thousand four hundred delegates to the International Sunday School Association convention here for the formal opening of the conven tion. Sunday school teacher training and the organizing of Sunday schools on a basis of real efficiency in deliver ing instruction on the Bible and in building up Christian character will b6 the most Important subjects of the sessions. All evangelical 4enomin? tions are represented. WILL MEET HEART TO HEART Conferences Among Members Over Welfare Work Will Be Chief Fea ture of Meet. Colombia.?The annual meeting of the South Carolina State Farmers' Union will be helJ this year in Ander son, July 22 to 24. The programme for the meeting has been made public by E. W. Dabbs, president, and J. Whitner Reid, secretary. "It is the purpose of the officers," says an announcement, "to make this annual meeting a 'heart to heart' con ference on the good that the union V* r> n Pn?iAl{?ta on/1 An uqo uuuc ill ouuiu v?/oiUiiiia auu uu plans for its increased usefulness. To this end we request every local union in the state to be in good standing and to have one or more members attend the State Union meeting, as well as the usual delegates to which the county unions are entitled. We have not invited distinguished speakers to address the state union either on co operation or the many topics of good farming that make a farmers' insti tute helpful, believing that in thus turning over the sessions of the meet ing to those who have made the union what it is and who are working for its future, more good will result than by any addresses however brilliant or distinguished the speakers may be. This Anderson meeting held in the county where the first local union was organized in South Carolina, is to be a meeting of, and by, and for the peo ple. It rests with the rank and file of the membership all over the state to make it a success that will mark a long step in advance by the Farmers' union in South Carolina." The programme follows: Wednesday, July 22, 8:30 p. m.? Enrollment of delegates, address of president, report of secretary-treasu rer, report of executive committee. Thursday, July 23, 9 a. m.?What has the union accomplisred since it was organized? Report from local ; unions, reports from county unions, reports from state officers. 10 a. na.?Visit to Clemspn College as guests of the college. Return to Anderson by 8 p. m. 8:30 p. m.?Reports concluded and remainder of the meeting devoted to the questions?Is the Union worth while? What is being done to in-, crease its membership and enlarge its usefulness? Discussions by local un ions, by county unions, by state offi cers. Friday, July 24, 9 a, m. ? Discus sions concluded. 12 m.?Election of officers and in stallation, place of next meeting, ad journment at will. Negro Is Killed. Spartanburg.?Gus Summerforl, a negro hotel keeper and hackman, was killed here by Arthur Clemmons, an other negro. The shooting occurred in the home of a negress, Blanch Thompson, on Llbety street Clem mons claims the shooting was acci dental. The negro who did the shoot ing put Summerford in his hack as soon as re was shot and started to a hospital, but the wounded man died before he had driven more than a block and, as a result, he changed his course to the undertaker. To Bid For University. Columbia.?Bishop Warren A. Cand ler of Atlanta, chairman of the special committee of the Methodist confer ence to select a site for the proposed new Methodist: university, has written the Chamber of Commerce that the committee will be glad to receive from Columbia a bid for the location of the institution. Bids will be received until July 15. The Chamber of Com merce will take the matter up at once. Bishop Candler states in his letter that the proposed university when com pleted would cost $5,000,000. Jury Fails to Agree. Laurens.?A mistrial was ordered shortly after 8 o'clock by Judge Frank B. Gary in tbe case of Joseph G. Sulli van, who was placed on trial in the court of general sessions for Laurens county recently cliarged with the murder of Col. John M. Cannon at Gray Court, May 12. The jury in the case was discharged1., and the court formally adjourned after the judge directed that the defendant be held for the next term of the court on a bond of $5,0000. Active Corn Clubs. Greenwood?The county demonstra tion agent, C. B. Faris, reports a mem bership of 30 in the boys' corn club of the county. Observe Glorious Fourth. Rock Hill.?Plans for a Fourth of July celebration in Rock Hill are be ing worked out by a committee com posed of Dr. D. B. Johnson, president of Winthrop College; M. S. Lively, secretary of the baseball association, and C. W. Blakey, secretary of the Community Y. M. C. A. The pro gramme, while commemorative of "Uncle Sam's" birthday on July 4, will be given on Monday, July 6, as that will be the day generally observed by the merchants and citizens of Rock Hill and vicinity. bee Fast Tennit. Greenville.?The sixth annual ten nis tournament for the championship of the Carolinas was inaugurated on 1 the four clay courts of the Sans Souci I Country Club at Greenville. The en fry lists this season are larger than ever before, and especially noticeable is the number of visiting players from distant clubs. Naturally nobody knows the class of tennis these several dark horses are on the point of showing to the Greenville enthusiasts so the pos sibly of predicting some very fast tennis. Spends Summer in Europe. Greenville.?Dr. E. W. Carpenter left Greenville recently to be away during the entire summer. From June 22 to 27 he will attejid annual session of the American medical Association at Atlantic City. On the 30th he will sail for England, having planned to do special work in London during the month of July. While in the great metropolis he wi.il attend as a dele gate toe clinicai congress of surgeons of North America. The convention will be entertained by the Royal Col lege of England. FIRE LADDIES MEET FLORENCE OPENS DOORS AND > WELCOMES STATE FIREMEN'S CONVENTION. MUCH HONOR FOR BEHRENS m > '">* ' ' ' Charleston Chief Re-elected President . I of Association.?Greenwood Wins Next Convention. i Florence.?The South Carolina Fire men's association enjoyed one of the greatest crowds in the history of the city. The people of Florence threw everything wide open for the dele gates. The election of officers, the selec tion of Greenwood /or the next meet ing place and a number of addresses on subjects germane to the firefight ing craft made up the business for the first day, which was brought to a brilliant close with a reception by the . citizens of Florence to the visitors in the Dixie warehouse. j The convention was called to order by Louis Behrens of Charleston, the presiden4, after an invocation by the . Rev. J. L. Smith. Speeches were made by Mayor W. L. Barringer, Mayor James D. Mc Neill of Fayetteville, N. C., F. H. Mc- . Master, insurance commissioner of - South Carolina, and 0. K. Laroque, chief of the Marion fire department. President Louis Behrens. was re elected by acclamation. Other officers were elected as follows: Jflrst vice president, O. K. Laroque of "Marlon , second vice president, R. B. Wells of l Newberry; secretary, R. S. Hood of V Sumter; treasurer, T. 0. S. Dibble of . Orangeburg; statistician, Charles \ Levy of Georgetown. The association presented Chief W. J. May of Columbia with a diamond . stick pin in appreciation of his serv ice as chairman of the legislative ' committee. The committee on resolutions thank ed the citizens of Florence for their f many hospitalities and thanked the - press for their ser Ices. After the convention the delegates were invited to the Dixie warehouse where a reception was given them by the Chamber of Commerce. At the business session Greenwood was chosen as the meeting place for next year. An exhibition run was made Jgr the Orangeburg department. ^ The time of the teams was as fol tows: iJisiiopvme, as i-d; isewoerry, 31 1-5; Chester, 32 3-5; Sumter, 31; / Greenwood, 32 3-5; Marion, 31; Co lumbia, 29 1-5; Laurens, 35; Darling ton, 33; Florence No. 2, 34; Abbeville,. ' 81 2-5; Bennettsville, 33; Florence No. 1, 32 4-5; Lancaster, 35; -Georgetown, 34 2-5; Union and Hartsville lost con nection at the hydrant The officers were: Starter, J. F. 1 Stackey; judges, Dr. J. G. McMaster,. K S. H. Sanders, Dr. L. Y. Kin^, Charles Schnibben. The masquerade carnival was held on the streets at 8:30. Many beau tiful costumes were worn. At 9; 30 the grand firemen's ball was held in the Dixie warehouse which was beau tifully decorated with palms and bunt ing. Charles W. Muldrow was master of ceremonies. ' : FLEXNER TO STUDY PELLAGRA. Head of Rockefeller Institute Cornea to Spartanburg From New York ^ For Investigation. Spartanburg.?Dr. Simon Flexner, si I Af Via DAAlrA#a1lAr Tnof^iito nf id ucau ui mc; iuom-ukw v*. - 1 New York, and one of the foremost . | medical men of the world, arrived In 5 the city to visit the Thompson-Mc- f Fadden commission to study their i work and learn something of pellagra. He is accompanied by his assistant. Dr. Peyton Rouse. Dr. Williams* as sistant commissioner of the board of ./> health of New York state, also arriv ed in the city today to study the dis- ; ease. All will return soon. Dr. Flexner has put in his time while here studying actual cases and trying to find out something of the extent of the disease, what are the conditions that breed it, and what can be done to prevent it When seen and asked why a man so busy came South y to investigate one disease, he said that it was because of the importance of it << Prepare For Press Meeting. Chick Springs.?Elaborate prepara tions are being made for the enter-, tainment of the State Press associa tion which meets here on July 6, 7 and 8. All things reasonable will be done for the accommodation and pleasure of the newspaper men who ..XII rrn ami +V?fo #V1H gctLUCl <X L IsIlKJU. opimgo t?u luio >jr occasion. The new hotel is practi cally completed, and arrangements for its opening are now being perfected. The hostelry will formally open its doors on July 1, and it1 is expected that many guests will be on hand. Examine C.'ty's Health. , Greenville. ? The government ex perts who are investigating various causes of ill health in this state have submitted to the board of health of Greenville their report on the malaria situation here, and the means to rid the community of t'-'s ailment. The government men wl.j made the exam ination were: Dr. H. R. Carter, senior surgeon of the United States health department; Dr. Molley, Dr. Derivaux and Mr. LePrlnce, a sanitary engineer, This commission located several places' where the mosquito is breeding. Suburbs Around Capital Grow. Columbia.?If proof be needed of the growth of Columbia, one should visit the suburbs. In all there are be tween 15 and 20 real estate develop ments within and without the city lim its, and a large number, if not all, in cluding those that are incorporated, will probably be annexed during the next few years. New homes, many of them very handsone and costly, are building and have been built in tha urban and suburban sections. With the development of Wales Gardens, in tvhicb the paving of streets has be^ua. L' mm