Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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! SERIOUS FIGHTING ' III EAST WAR ZONE ' y BOTH RUSSIAN AND AUSTRO GERMAN ARMIES HAVE ASSUMED OFFENSIVE. kv QUIET REIGNS IN THE WESJ ' Pv . l\ < K Campaign In the Carpathians Vital tc Beth Sides Russians Are Attacks f ing Austro-German Forces. London.?With the armies in France and Flanders recuperating after stren U; uous fighting of earlier days of the |&,ir6ek and no local (actions being rej|f''corded. Interest in the war situation Ri; has been transferred to the Russian I offensive in East Prussia and the attempt of a strong Austro-German varzriy to dislodge the troops of Emffvrar Nicholas from their positions in the Carpathians. In East Prussia a Russian offensive has developed in the extreme north, where renewed fighting seems to confirm a belief that a definite effort to ^advance north of the Masurian Lakes district, where previously the Russians were defeated haa been decided On by b^xne hub sum uenerai man. More vital to both sides, however, is F the campaign in the Carpathians, fe- where southwest of Dukla Pass the I Russians have* delivered an energetic j attacie. According to their account ol ; the combat they compelled the Austro-Germans tb'retreat, leaving behind Pttnltion and stores. This' attack, "din# to military observers, Indira Russian attempt to turn the ofthe Teuton Allies. If it would serious consequences for the large Austro-Gennan army in and about the Carpathian Passes. Russian military experts anticipated I; that the Austrians will deliver their ? :. main attack with their extreme right I in Western Bukowina, aiming to t achieve a signal victory and thus give Pi Roumanian cause to pause. The only Ejp$hi&g> holding Roumanla in check at f/present it is said is uncertainty as to I what Bulgaria win do. Bulgaria it is |L asserted, still demands that part of | Macedonia now under Serbian rule as the price of her neutrality and Serbia I' is reported unwilling to mare uus wuK CARRAN2A TAKES MEXICO CITY. General Orbregon Head of the Car ;ranza Force# Now In Capital. K Mexico City?The capital is again R in possession of the forces of General gCairanza who, while acting as proMwrisidnal president was forced to leave ffleetico City, early in November under Kthreat of Villa and Zapata's advancing jBtroops. The new authorities have reBfestablished order ^nd a general feelrang of confidence prevails. Ht It has been determined that the h shooting which occured before the ^national palace, when Gen. Alvaro Kj&rbjgron at the head of the Carranza roSesT reached that place was done by snipers'who were hidden on the .cathedral roof. Gen. , Orbregon said Bjfthe shots were undoubtedly directed towards him. The perpetrators have r\- not been captured. Three soldiers Revere hilled and a number wounded Sparing the fighting, ^.1 JKi -AII saloons are closed. Commercial P. houses , anjd banks declare they will 1 resume business Immediately. K 20,000 additional Carranza troops enB^tered the capital. The Zaptista troops p*liave retreated southward. Kl . French * Official Statement ** -nmnorlMiro rtlllot olnTIC fcr ra-ria?xv AO WU*F?*4tW?v m the battle line In France, judging from B$$e> official announcement by the ? 'French war office. There were artllleK|ry. engagements, some of them fairly Mfeleni .at different places and one tor two infantry encounters are men1 Honed. Apparently long sections of ?;<he line showed no activity whatev* District "Jim Crow" Bill. B Washington?A bill by RepresentI alive Clark of Florida requiring DisK jkrict of Columbia transportation comK panies to provide separate accommo| dations for white and negro races, was favorably reported to the house by the district committee. B- Consider Naval Appropriation. El1. Washington?The House met to beB^gin consideration of the naval approR-priation bill carrying about $148,000,B^OOO. Indications were that the measrl;?re would provoke lively debate. The HrjfAgrlcaHural appropriation bill, carry mffhgafgKyre than $22,000,000 was passB^ed la the House and sent to the SenI ate. ' Only two of the appropriation M bills-the urgent deficiency and the District of Columbia?have passed Kthe Senate. All of the big supply bills w except the naval, the sundry civil, K&eosions, have passed the house. Effect Has Been Good. York-"?Rockefeller donations RW educational institutions have influn&nced policies of presidents of univ'erH&ttiea and colleges in many instances, K&at the influence has always been Hpxk!, said Charles W. Eliot, presiKSerit emertus of Harvard, at the Inijhistrial Commission's inquiry. DonaBatons. Dr. Eliot said, to which he reKf erred, .were made by the general HptamVcL He cited John D. Rockefeller's offer in 1903 to furnish one million Millars to Harvard if the university B "would raise $875,000 additional. Surgeons Work In Flames Walla Walla, Wash.?When St. V>nmoH oiti7onc hnr, nary B uiropucu uu>uwU Hftiied to the scen^with automobiles and Hpoo parents were rescued. David ^K^ughel was on the operating table, with the flames raging in the ?%ooden structure, surgeons finished B-the operation before transferring the patient to another hospital. The mer jbr7 iras within a few degrees of HPero and many of the patients be Kcame badly chilled before quarters could be found for them. Damage to Bthe building amounts to. $100,000. Ik ' SjiTS 1 : GENERAL VON MACKENSEN Gen. von Mackensen it one of the kaiser's best commanders in the eastern theater of war. 3 i ^s ' HOLDING NIGHT SESSIONS 1 . i i EFFORT WILL BE WADE BY THE 1 , DEMOCRATS TO TIRE OUT j OPPOSITION. I i . - ] Commerce Committee Substitutes j Caucus BUI for Original Bill. ^ Democrats Aroused. i Washington.?Administration lead- \ ers In tlie senate, asserting that the ; Republicans were conducting a filibuster against the government ship-purchase bill, determined, to wear out the opposition in long night sessions. One hajl been planned but It was aoanaoued as k courtesy to Senator Galllnger, the minority leader, who had spoken , for several hours and had not con- , eluded his remarks. ' : After an executive session the sen- i ate resumed open session late In the < day when the night meeting pronun- ] ciament was delivered by Majority t Leader Kern. ( "It is fair to minority senators," said Senator Kern, "to state that the 1 majority proposes to meet what we belive to be a filibuster against this bill by holding night session. 1 Senator Galllnger declared that he 1 was ready to proceed but the majority insisted, upon allowing him to rest and the senate recessed. Democratc senators were aroused ^ when after the way had been opened ( for business for the first time in ten days, Republicans began reading the , long journal of proceedings as well j as speeches on various subjects, sub- , mltting them for introduction in The j Congressional Record. ] The commerce committee voted to ??? fh* flia ropuri tvo a ouuouvuiv tut vuv v* the bill as amended by the Democratic caucus. It rejected Senator Lodge's amendment to prohibit government purchase of ships owned by belligerents. It will soon consider an amendment by Senator Jones to provide that the government purchase no ships at all but either construct or charter them.. Democrats will not receive this amendment favorably. WILL NOT SEIZE FOOD STUFFS. Germany Promises United States Not to Detain Cargoes. Washington.?Count von Bernstorff, ' the Germrr Ambassador, notified the ( State Department that Germany had 1 given official assurance that the Gov- 1 ernment Would seize, no foodstuffs 1 shipped froTm the United States to Germany. The Ambassador's notifl- ' "ro a rrliTftn VbrKollv >111+ It WaA 1 vauivu nao givou ?v* *****.*j ? .. ? understood he later will send a formal 1 note on the subject. 1 ' Officials surmised that the Embassy might have been istructed to make this communication as an ex- ( planation that exports from America j would not be affected by the announc- 1 .ed purpose of the Gerrman Govern- ( ment to seize food supplies as reported in Berlin news dispatches, fro } word had come, however, either to the j Embassy or the State Department, ( concerning this announcement. The department cabled Ambassa- j dor Gerard at Berlin for information i concerning Germany's intention to ap- ] propriate wheat, corn and flour. I British Are Successful. London.?Both British and French official reports assert that all these i attacks failed and that the Germans 1 suffered heavy losses. The Germans < admit their attack on the British 1 north of the canal was unsuccessful, j but say that on the south side of the ; waterway their efforts brought com- 1 pieie success <ana mat i,ne cnusn ai- < ; tempt to re-capture these trenches i 1 was repulsed with heavy losses, j These attacks followed a heavy Brit- 1 Ish bombardment of German positions i beyond La Bassee. : U. S. Steel Suspends Dividends. New York.?The United States Steel Corporation suspended the div! idend of 1-2 of 1 per cent on the . common stock for the last three 1 1 months of 1914. Chairman E. H. Gary i issued this statement: "The earnings ] 1 for the quarter of ^1914 were so small 1 that the board of directors after care- < ' ful consideration reluctantly decided i to suspend, for the present the pay ment of dividends, on the common < 1 stock. Business conditions are slow- i ly imprroving and it is hoped that re- 1 ? PRESIDENT VETOES IMMIGRATION BILL ?? I THE LITERACY TEST FOREIGN TO THE AMERICAN IDEA, MR. WILSON THINKS. SENATE FAVORS THE BILL Effort Will Be Made to Pass the Bill Over President's Veto, But Many Believe Cannot Be Done. r ^ Washington.?President Wilson ve- . :oed the immigration bill because of the literacy test for admission of iliens. His message was referred to the house immigration committee, whose chairman, Representative BurhJtt, will move that the measure be passed over the veto. g Much informal discussion among members of the house followed receipt of the veto and there were many who believed the twb-thirds majority t required to pass the Dill could not I be procured Immigration bills con- < taining literacy tests were vetoed by < Prsident Cleveland and President raft, but both failed of repassage. j Senate leaders insist there would be, . ao trouble in repassing the bill in the upper house. That was done in the 1 raft administration but the lower ' 4-? aw o +T*rr*_+ V? f a 11UU2K? IttllCU 11/ liiuotci Cfc tnu buuuw majority. In his veto message President Wil- F son told the house which originated the bill, that he had no pride of opinion on the question and that he was aot foolish enough to profess to know the wishes and ideals of America better than the body of her chosen Rep- S resentatlves know them." He asked, however, whether the bill rested upon the conscious and universal assent ind desire of the American people and pointed out that no political party t jver had avowed a policy of restric- t :ion in this fundametal matter gone to the country on it and been commis- j. iioned to control its legislation. ^ _ t SMALL BATTLES EVERYWHERE. j ? t French Claim Germans Have Lost f 20,000 Men. London?Although no big battleB, p is battles go in this war, have been f fought of late, there have been engage- j ments in all the arenas from Asia- d tic Turkey to the English Channel in t which the losses in men and material probably have been greater in the ^ aggregate than in many of the battles f 3f history. According to French re- T ports,; German attacks against the $ allied lines in Flanders, Fiance and 9 Alsace on the first three days of the t week cost them 20,000 men, to which c must be added the losses suffered in 0 repeated attacks on the Russian en- j trenchments in Central Poland. c All attacks in the West, the Allies' E announcements say, failed except j aear Craonne, where It it admitted the French lost 800 men, largely be- r cause of the collapse of an old quarry. g The Germans on the other hand, j assert that they inflicted a severe de- t Feat on the French at'Craonne and t that they repulsed all French attacks t In the Vosges and upper Alsace, with t heavy losses. r " 8 Senator Walsh Replies. Washington.?Senate Democrats returned the fire of Republicans who for two weeks have been assailing the 3overnment ship purchase bill. Senitor Walsh, in an elaborate argument, E replying to Senator Root's prediction that international difficulties would result from the measure, quoted c prize court decisions, State Depart- a nent records and legal authorities of F many nations to sh^w that the bills * proposals were within international * rights. ' 1 \ Barge for President Wilson. c Portsmouth, N. H.?A 40-foot barge jf mahogany and highly-polished nick- 8 3l, built at the navy yard here for 0 the use of President Wilson during ^ lis intended visit with the battleship 9eet to the Panama Canal Exposition I was given speed ? trials. The craft P ieveloped a speed of 18.33 knots. It s will be sent to Hampton Roads when r anished to be slung aboard the bat:leship New York. e s President Should Appoint. s Charlottesville, Va.?Former Presl- " lent William H. Taft in his second f lecture on the Barhour-Page Foundation at the University of Virginia, E spoke particularly of the president's power of appointment. He made C many faults with it and urged its mod- t ification in numerous ways. "The ef- c feet of the present power of appoint- c ment upon the president's prestige t md control In congress," he said, "is t 3hown in the gradual impairment of n his influence with members of con- r ?ress as his term lengthens." t Waiting on Revenue. Washington. ? Administration lead3rs in conference with President e Wilson decided there was no imme- o iiate need for legislation to increase C :he Government's revenues. They t igree that at the end of the fiscal s pear tne government wouiu ue 111 ? ? better position to estimate the effects n the European war and decide what, u should be done. Secretary McAdoo t said his estimate that at the end r would be a deficit of $10,000,000 was C 3f the fiscal year next June there t substantially correct. t Confer With Rockefeller. New York.?John D. Rockefeller, J Jr., conferred with representatives of ^ the Colorado mine workers for two v and a half hours in the offices of the t president of the Rockefeller Founda- e tion at No. 26 Broadway. The con- J iition of the employes of the Colo- ;1; rado Fuel & Iron Co., of which Mr. a Rockefeller is a director, was discuss- d ;d. Neither Mr. Rockefeller nor thfe t miners officials would discuss the con- r ference in detail Mr. Rockfeller said a 1 : 11 11 ii S " ????? PRINCESS ELIZABETH The fortunes of Ronmanla and Buljaria will be mors closely cemented jefore lonjj by the marriage cf Prln:ess Elizabeth of Roumanln and >own Prince Boris of Bulgaria rAKE CLNSUS OF JOBLESS RESIDENTS ADVUIORS BELIEVE CONDITIONS OF1 UN EMPLOY MENT EXAGGERATED. ' . . ? . . . . ' ' \ iecretary of Laibor Intruded NMth Duty of Miking Inquiry Into Present Condition*. Washington.?The Wilson A<lminlsration has decided to get a1: the botom of the statements that there-ia a ridespread condit ion of unemployment a ths country. Some of the Presi[?at's advisers coa:*nd that thci situalon is not as represented, and they telleve that something should be done o counteract wfcat they regard as a alse impression J;hat has been created argely, in their opinion, for political mrposes. The representations made o the President in. this connection Lave had their effect, and H has beeh ietermined to make an Investigation o ascertain the facts. ' To the Secretary of Labor l:tai been ntrusted tie duly of conducting the uquiry, and he has decided to begin rork In }N*w York City, whore conlitlons of unemployment are repreenlted to be worse than at any time In he Nation'n history. The Secretary >f Labor will ask thie New York authirities to Instruct the police, la conunction with the work of taking the ity census this year, to ascertain the lumber of persons unemployed in Jew York City. If such an arrangement cannot be oade, the Department of Lfibor will end an additional force of Agents to few York to do the work as well as hey can. These agents will endeavor o check up on the figures furnished >y the police, and in that way seek o determine the situation as accuately as possible, in the absence of .n adequate force of Government enuaerators. GERMAN BATTLESHIP SUNK. British Fleet Scores Another Victory in North Sea. London.?An attempt by a German ruiser squadron to repeat the recent .ttack on Scarborpugh, the HartileiooIs and other British coast, towns, raa frustrated by the British patrollag squadron, and In a running fight he German armored cruiser Boucher eas sunk and two German battle raisers seriously damaged. The British ships suffered only light injury. So far as is known nly'123 oHithe Blucher's crew of 885 rere saved. A battle also occurred between the lght cruisers and destroyers accom>anying the bigger ships, but the reult of that engagement has not yet eadhed the admiralty. The Britl3"h were superior In ships ngaged, weight of armament a:id peed and the flight olf the German hips Into the mine and submarine lfested field possibly saved them from urliher losses. Jattleships May Not Be Able to'Pass. Washington. ? Colonel Goethals, rovernor of the Canal Zone, reported o President Wilson that hard work in the slides at Gold Hill and Cucaraha gave no promise of a guarantee hat battleships could pass through he waterway for the opening cereaonles In March. The presidential arty may be taken around the slides ?y train. , Cargo Certified. Wilmington?With her hatches seald and cargo certified by the collector if customs the American steamer Mty of Columbus, Captain Johnson eceived her clearance papers and ailed for Rotterdam with a c<irgo of 0,000 bales of cotton for trans-shipoent for Germany. The ship has been inder constant observation of a cusom official liince her arrival for the turpose of certification. The City of 'dlurabus is the third from this port his season Kith cotton for Germany hrough Rotterdam. Root Feani Ship Bill. Washington.?Grave fear that the ending government ship-purchase >ill, if carried into effect, would inolve the Un:.ted States in serious inernational controversies was expressd in the senate by Senator Root ol Jew York. Addressing himself largejr to the legal aspects of the measure ad what the administration rlan i:o o under it the senator also charged he Democrats with attempting to ush the bill through by "brute force nd^gjit .oi Votes" and'.Warned; his olieaguea agiinst the-flanger: ^ ; Capital come after a heated discussion at the session of the convention. It was decided President Garza, his Government and members of the convention should proceed after midnight to Cuernavaca* Colonel Garza and Gen. Ernesto Santoscoy are reported to have departed on a special locomotive. ' The deputies who have not left already will he forced to proceed from the city in automobiles as there a no Jael for the locomotives.. Ze.pata's troops are entraining in 30 olectric trains in Xovhimilco and Monies. There Is a rumor in circhlation that the vanguard of General Obregon'3 troops is four miles from the f!nnlt?l advancfne. In a secret session of the convention some of the deputies demanded that General Zapata he called upon personally to takd command of his troops and flght the forces of Carran zn, However, it was decided afterwards that the Capital he abandoned and the municipal council left in charge. Previously the convention voted to dismiss General Palafox, Minister of Agriculture, because of hie alleged incapacity in directing operations. ) TURK INVASION OF EGYPT. First Skirmish of thd War In 8uex Canal Region Occurs. London.?The advance guard of the Turkish army undertaking an Invasion of Egypt has reached the British in tnis region took place. Official reports say the clash was a small affair, only one British officer being wounded, but dispatches from Cairo declare the Invaders suffered severely from the British machine guns. HU/% #14AT\n4-siViAO IIA visit /^ionlnaa tha i U<7 vuo^aiwuva uw uvw uawviwwv vmv sh;ti ctf the Turkish force engaged, but sa;p- the fight took place east of. El Kantaj-a which Is on the Suez Canal and 1b ^ho terminus of the caravan route from Rafati, the border station between Egypt and Syria. . The distance from Rafati to El Kantara 1b 143 miles and, as the British had filled In all the I wells along the caravan route/the invaders would have had to carry their own water. Even El Kanatara is supplied by a pipe line from a fresh water stream which runs under the Suez canal. No Records of Blease't Administration Columbia, S. C.?Governor Manning in a special message to the senate asked that the general assembly appoint a committee to examine Into the fact that there were no records of the previous administration. All of (hose records are said to have been removed. The message was referred to the judiciar> committee for action. James H. Parker Dead. New York.?James Parker, president of the Mutual Alliance Trust Comnnnv and nrominent amone business men in the city, died after an illness of several weeks from blood-poisoning. A slight cut, caused by broken glasB in n swinging door, was responsible. Born in Johnston county, North Carolina, 72 years ago, Mr. Parker served throughout the Civil War as a lieutenant of cavalry. During his residence here he had been president of the New York Cotton Exchange and , prominent in other business. Thaw Pleads "Not Guilty." New York.?Harry K. Thaw pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy under which he was brought here from New Hampshire. His trial was set for February 23. Meanwhile he is to remain a- prisoner in the Tombs his counsel having agreed not to apply for bail. No attempt will be made by the state to have Thaw committed to the Mattewan asylum, pending his trial unless his lawvers chanee their decision not to apply for bail. Deputy Attorney General Franklin Kennedy is in charge of the state's case. Taft Favors One Term. Charlottesville, Va.?Former President William H. Taft in an address delivered at the University of Virginia emphasized his belief in the one-term idea as applied to the office of President of the United States. "I am strongly inclined to-the view," he said, "that it would have been a wiser provision, as it was at one time voted in the convention to make the term, of the President seven yeare and render him ineligibje thereafter. Sach a GARZA UNO TROOPS i FLEE CAPITAL CITY WILL ESTABLISH NEW SEAT OF GOVERNMENT AT CUERNAVACA NEAR BY. CARRANZA TROOPS ARE NEAR Commanded By General Alvarado the Carranza Forces Are Expected to Enter Mexico City Soon. Mexico City.?The Provisional President Qarza and his Government left the Capital for Cuernavaca where a new seat of Government will be stablished;. The last contingents M the army of evacuation have passed out and the army of occupation lingers on the outskirts of the city, but is expected to enter soon. All the commerciaf houses and banks and even private dwellings are banned and shattered, although no disorder has attended the fleeing of the Zapata and Villa forces. The National Palace, the Federal telegraph and postofflcea , and other Government establishments are closed The incoming Carranza forces are commanded by General Alvarado, former post commander here. Food prices have soared beyond, the reach of the needy'. The supply of food, is low and unless the railway line to Vera Cruz is opened soon it is believed there will be much suffering The Government's decision to quit the FERTILIZER DAY FERRT W | Meetings at Each County Seat With I Appropriate Addressee on Kind ft Fertilizer to Use. Clemson College.?"Fertilizer and economy day" will be held at each county seat In South Carolina, on Saturday, February 13. This announce- n ment is made by W. W. Long, state agent of demonstration and director of extension at Clemson College. At each county seat a meeting will be held and there wlil be addresses on the two topics mentioned in the _ name of the occasion. Mr. Long urges T that all fanners note' the day and make inquiries, of their county agents or other, for the particulars of the $ meeting, in order that they may attend and join in the exchange of ideas on these two very important subjects. The extension and demonstration forces of Clemson College had plan- n ned to hold "economy day" in (South ei Carolina at an earlier date and it was s announced that soch a day would be held the latter part of December. * Mr. Long saw,' however, that unex- tl pected Increase in the burdens of the organization were going to make neceseary the postponement of this oc- e caslon. Just at that time, also, there began to pour into various offices at o Clemson College requests for infor- g mation about what fertilizers to use q under present abnormal conditions. f* Farmers by the hundreds have been a seeking information from the college b on the fertilizer practices to be fbl- o lowed in 1915,. The demand became so large that Prof. J. N. Harper, dean T of the agricultural department, pre- d pared a special bulletin on the sub- a ject and copies of this bulletin, exten- tl slon bulletin B, are to be hadupon application to the extension division, d Because of the conditions existing r< Mr. ,Long decided <o put off the "econ- G omy day" program and to combine It ti at a liter date with a program in li which information on fertilizer* would t] be given to farmers. This date is e February 13 and the occasion has b been named "fertilizer and economy p day." The meetings wijl be address- . ? ed, by speakers who wlM confine them- o selves to short, practical addressee. n "We can promise those who attend that there will be no long speeches," h said Mr. Long. ' E ' ? ? Postmaster* Appointed. a: Washington.?The following, reap- r pointments of fourth class postmaat- t( ers in South Carolina have been an- v nounced here: At Crete, Pickens It county, Joan w. tieaa; at uuug urwra, r Oconee county, Lizzie M. Singleton; v at Madison, Oconee county, William tl J. "Walters; at Murphy, Pickens <* county, B. F.. Murphie; at' Sunset, & Piskens county; "William F. Aiken; at Tomassa, Oconee county, 8. Emma 1< Rankin; at. White Oak, Fairfield a county, K. H. Patrick; at Fortner, " Pickens* county, D; N. Barker. a . . a PALMETTO NEW8 NOTES. Z ~~' 8 L. Anderson & Co., lumber man a- e facturers at Martin suffered a loss by " fire recently amounting to $20,000. t The editors of this daily, papers In " South Carolina were guests of Clem- a son College for two , days at an agri- a cultural meeting. A company is being formed . at Aiken to provide farms: for immt. grata. . . v On account of the strike of wear- ^ ers the Equinox mill at Anderson has Q closed down indefinitely. , m?J11 |MW?iA CmikIa* xwwu&ri-y wui autuv IUU uuuu?/ ^ School Association to meet there in . April. * Mrs. B. B. Valentine, president of . the Virginia Equal Suffrage i?eague, ^ addressed the House of Eepresenta- _ lives at Columbia recently. J The "build now" movement which ^ was launched in Chester has al- f ready proved productive in encourag- J tag a number of people to begin building and repairing. J. E. Cheatham, recently superintendent of schools at Comer, <3a., has been appointed farm demonstrator for s Abbeville county and has entered up- a on his work. e Citizens of Lancaster are having all ? the public roads leading out of that b place thoroughly dragged. i Since assuming office Gov. Manning In has appointed more than 100 notaries S public. t; According to the census report 1,- A 536,085 bales of cotton had been gin- e ned in outh Carolina prior to Janu- n ary 16. C Richard I. Manning has made a personal inspection of the State Hospital for Insane. James Henry Rice, Jr., field agent n of bureau of biological survey of the p United States department o fagricul- t ture, spent a day In Columbia recent- ti ly. 1! The town of Cayco, just across the b Congaree river in Lexington county, o was shocked, the side of a blacksmith a shop was ripped off and a supply house y was badly damaged recently, when 200 tl pounds of dynamite exploded while c; being "thowed out" by a steam pro- C cess. . a Mr."Ira Hardin, aged 84, prominent citizen of Blacksburg, died at his home recently. The Kamoor, J. E. McQuade's fine- C ly appointed yacht houseboat, was de- b stroyed by fire at Georgetown recent- a i' S A large and interesting meeting of 11 the Florence County Teachers' asao- e elation was held a few days ago. The b chief feature of the meeting was an Ii address by Lueoo Gunter. He spoke s< of the work that should be done In q the teacher's own study and his ad- f? vice was listened to with the most p gratifying attention. ci Sheriffs from various counties met in Columbia recently to discuss legislation pertainin gta railroads issuing free passes to th3 sheriffs. The si legislature will be asked to modify ir the law so as to permit sheriffs to ac- b cept free transportation. is Miss Lucy C. Cabaniss, who was a g missionary of the Southern Baptist b mission beard in Mexico "from 1888 to "b 1911, her last experience in that e country being to pass through a six a weeks' siege of Durango by the rejo- o lutionlBts, died recently, at a Colum- p EW PRESIDENT UNIVER8ITY OF \ , j SOUTH CAROLINA FORMALLY" ] INDUCTED INTO OFFICE. 1 ELLS POLICY IN ADDRESS 1 cholarly Speech Embodied High Ideals For 8. C. University With KeynoWe of Love and Service. Columbia.?-William, Spencer Curill, Ph. D., was formally inaugurat1 president of the University of ! outti Carolina. The stately ceremon? were also a celebration of; the10th anniversary of the founding of mded by learned men from , Bevera* reat universities and colleges. 'The overnor and the lieutenant governor, > ; f South Carolina and other distta- v : ulshed visitors. In the-afternocna the uaint old chapel at the untverslty died to accommodate all the people v ; '/ nd In the evening the hall of the ouse of. representatives was filled to" verflowing. The ceremonies were impressive. , v :'/ he academic costumes', worn by the , . ; Dr. Currell's inaugural address was . ellvered In the. ball of the house of. sprea^ ?Sity, th 01 d 8^T'8 ie de?l^! ^ In his closing remarks the new pr?* / ' lent said tint in the Louvre there te ; beautiful picture by Murfllo, called. The Covent Kitchen." .Anfrls ;?* *";. ; ssistlng In th^/nans^culinj^ Ions and the whole picture Is aglow . nth a kind of celestial light. Dr. lurrell said that It has been well aug? v eeted that "It la the angel aim and , ft; tandard that consecrates the .work." If I. Q*n .serve the university land';1' he state Un this aptriV, he even sdcaBed drudgery < will become. deHght an* every form of servjca > labor of love." Fire-Bus in Columbia. ColumMa.-rA "Cre-lmg" _ W* *. rork In Columbia one night recently. here were five fires between 12:30 'clock and 2:40 o'clock. All five origaated In vacant houses. Six two- , tory frame dwellings and one ware- _ ? ouse, all vacant, were totally detroyed, and four dwellings were partally burned. The loss la 'rough stmated at ISO,000. Although all the oMcemen on duty and -the city derv actives were rushed - to the northwestern section of Columbia where our of the fire* occurred no trace of be incendiary has been found. , v Alumni Athletic Association Columbia.^-Alumni of the Univerity of South Carolina held a meeting t the smoker at Fllnn hall and formd an alumni athletic association. R. Foster. M. D? of Timmonsville, Y, etter known as "Little Fos," one of be. best ends the South has ever nown, was elected ^president; Reed \ mith, Ph. D., of the university, faculy, was elected, vice president, and Jbert Ehrlich of Columbia'was electd secretary* and treasurer. At the ight meeting was presided over' by !. T. Graydon. Wilt Teach Farming.. Aiken.?Arrangements have been. lade by Cecil H. Selgler, county su erintendent of education, with Fnited States department itt^agi^cul-^^TSA lire whereby for_.ttrfT school year of 915-1916 an agricultural teacher Will e providad for the free schools of the ounty. Four of five schools in which griculture will be taught another ' ear have been decided upon and ley are the schools at Windsor, Beth- I 'i ar, Kitchings Mill ana x\ew nonana. ?ther progressive schools may be dded to the list. Sumter Distributes Tobacco Seed. Sumter.?The Sumter Chamber of ommerce has distributed free to acco seed for 5,234 acres of tobacco fopmor fiiRtomflra of the LLlUUg LUC umter tobacco warehouse. That is le number of actual acres the farmrs say tfiey will plant as indicated y each one when obtaining free seed. 1 each insftince the local commercial scretary gave nearly double the uantity of seed required to each irmer so as to assure plenty of lants. The demand for seed still ontinues. , * Campaign For Better Biscuits. Spartanburg?"Better biscuits" is logan of a campaign just launched 1 Spartanburg county by the memers of the several bread clubs organ:ed by Miss Louis Ervin, head of the iris' tomato club work in Spartanurg. The culmination of this "better iscuit" campaign will come with an xhlbit and contest to be held here a April* 16. Bread clubs have been ,(j&j rganized at l^andrUm, Grainling, Dis-. ufcanta, Dunean and WellfoTd^^^^^^^