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ODOM DEFENDS THE NEW INSURANCE LAW (Continued from Page One) please notice that a proviso in Section 1 of the act allows two or more companies to employ a common ooront nr agents to Drepare and fur nish maps and other data as to risks and to supervise and advise of defective"structures and to suggest improvements to lessen fire hazards. In other words, the insurance companies can have a common agent or agents to do all those things that the Southeastern Underwriters' association formerly did except to make rates. The making of rates by a combination of insurance companies called -the Southeastern Underwriters' asociation constitutes the whole bone of contention, any statement to the contrary notwithstanding. "The Southeastern Underwriters' association was an insurance trust whose chief function was to maintain high rates?to put on all the revenue the traffic would stand. They got a little too arrogant and overstepped the danger line, hence all these tears. I heard a Columbia insurance agent say on the floor of the house in effect that he had told the Southeastern officials to slow up, there was danger ahead, but they paid no attention. This same agent fought the anti-compact bill from start to finish. "I notice in The State of Tuesday, that James A. Cathcart says he little doubts that steps will be taken to repeal the law when the full effect is felt by the people. All of which means, of course, when the people feel the full effect of the evil designs of the insurance companies they will be like dumb driven cattle and will meekly submit to be driven hither and thither at the dictates of the insurance barons. in ??*a mva inof nnp concrete l wauv kv 6nv ?... example of how the dear old philanthropic Southeastern Underwriters' association took care of the dear , people. In a town in the Pee Dee section there is a factory whose president is interested in an insurance agency. It does seem that this man would have placed the insurance on his plant through his own agency, but he did not, and forsooth why? Here is the answer: The best rate he could get through the Southeastern Underwriters' association was 75 cents. However, he placed this insurance in New York through brokers at 45 cents, and, mind you, he placed the insurance with the same companies doing business in South Carolina under the authority of the dear old Southeastern, bless her heart. They could write him for 45 cents in New York, but when it comes to writing it in South Carolina where our philanthropic insurance trust operated, it cost 75 cents. This is just one of many instances that I could cite. "It is the small business man ?nu farmer who does not have large amounts of insurance to place that has paid the tribute to this Caesar. It is the small man who has the most grievous burdens to bear, and now it behooves the small men to stand together and defeat the efforts of this octopus to get a more secure hold upon us. Let us be men in this crisis, and emulate the spirit of our forefathers. It is a fight against slavery to big insurance companies, and it will require intelligent effort properly directed and applied to win. If we lie supinely upon our back, this juggernaut will run over us. We can defeat them if we try. MR. CALHOUN SICK. ' The friends of Mr Edwin Calhoun will regret to know that he is still nnitd cHok at his home on Greenville street. Mr. Calhoun is a familiar figure on our street and is held in the highest esteem by our people and every one wishes that he may soon be out again. Mogul 8-16 Pru The Real Kei ON and after April 1st 1 will be $725 cash i made and bona fide order be filled at the present price We want to post you ahead < Mogul 8-16, as you know, cut fuel costs squarely in hall kerosene or coal oil ? doesn' either. It pays for itself in is why the rise in price ? r materials has risen so high ? Mogul 8-16 is saving and farms of all sizes. It will do horses can. Get in your on work. See the dealer who s I ii i. lniernauonai narvesu (In COT Toe Mogul 8-16 ker< DARGAN-KM Abbevill CONFEDERATE VETERANS TO MEET IN BIRMINGHAM Birmingham, Ala., March 25.? Arrangements for handling the thousands of visitors who will be in Birmingham for the annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, May 16-17-18 with the same dispatch that normal travel is handled through the Birmingham Terminal Station have been made by Southern Railway as the result of a meeting of representatives of the passen ger and operating departments at which it was decided to form for this occasion a special organization similar to that which accomplished such splendid results for the Southern at former reunions. It is expected that the attendance at the reunion will easily reach 75,000 persons and the conference was held in order to perfect plans for the Southern's part in efficiently moving this large body of people into and out of Birmingham within the short space of three days. Special temporary facilities and ample police protection will be provided, and a large number of expert passenger men will be on hand to assist the veterans and their friends in making arrangenments for return trips, while special operating and mechanical forces will be detailed to assure the prompt movement of trains. Meetings of this character are always held by the Southern in ad vancc of large occasions so mat no feature can be overlooked in moving the extra traffic it is called upon to handle, and for the Birmingham reunion of the veterans there will be brought to the service of the visitors the full benefit of the experience gained in handling the crowds on other similar occasions. SPARTANBURG HIS HOME. Robert H. Willis, U. S. Airman, Reported Lost. Spartanburg, March 23.?Special Robert H. Willis, one of the two lieutenants of the 1st aero squadron oi the United States forces reporter lost somewhere in the desert foothillt of the Sierra Madres in Mexico, is s Spartanburg County boy, and residec for a number of years at Landruir and Inman, in this county, where his father, R. H. Willis, taught school He is a brother of R. H. Willis, oi this city, and Mrs. Roland Lee, wife of Representative Roland Lee, i member of the South Carolina Legis lature frcm this county, is his sister Dispatches were sent by relatives of the young aviator from here yes terday to Gen. Funston at Columbus | N. M., requesting such information as may be available concerning his fate Lieut. Willis was regarded as one of the most expert members of th< 1st squadron, and it is feared thai he started on his flight over Mexico without the. necessary precaution, His brother said here that he was given to taking long chances, believing he could overcome any obstacles that might arise. The Willis family lived for several years at Donalds, in Abbeville Coun Ity, and at present R. H. Willis, tht I father of the young man, is making j his home at Simpsonville, Greenvill* ; County. PRESIDENT WILSON'S THIRD GRANDCHILD Philadelphia, March 26.?A daugh ter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Franci: Bowes Sayre here to-day. She is th< third grandchild of the President, an< . will be named Eleanor Axon Sayre s for Mrs. Sayre's mother. Mothe: and child were reported to-night t< i be doing well. Mrs. Sayre has been at the home o: i Mrs. A. W. Howe, a sister of th< President, for several weeks. I hb*8?l p :e Announcement rosene Tractor the price of the Mogul 8-16 o. b. Chicago. All sales s taken up to April ist will of $675 cash f. o. b. Chicago. Df time on the coming change, is the famous tractor that has F? operates on cheap, common t have to be the highest grade the saving over gasoline. That lecessary because cost of raw is of minor importance. making profit on thousands of much more for you than your ier now ? be ready for spring ells the Mogul 8-16. er Company of America ponted) wene tractor U told by G COMPANY e. S. C. ECHOES OF STATE 1g TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION I rg Columbia, March 22.?Judging | from reports from teachers over the E State as they have gone back, the | recent meeting of the State Teachers' n Asociation was the biggest and best {| ever held. The enrollment reached g 1450 and an effort is being made E by Secretary R. C. Burts, of Rock [? Hill to carry it to the 1,500 mark, (a The records show the following in- g teresting figures: 1906 in Rock Hill, j| 167. 1912, Charleston, 720. Col- ? nmhifl. 1913. 1035. SDartanbure. H 1914, 'l 175. 'Florence, 1915, 861.' | These give an idea of the growth of @ the association. jg Briefly stated the important chan- a ges in the constitution of the associ- E ation are: 1. Nomination of offi- j| cers by a council of Delegates com- ra posed of one from each county as- s sociation. 2. The increase of the [g executive committee from five to @ ten, there being one from each || Congressional District in addition to H the Secretary and Treasurer. 3. E Addition of departments. Hereaf- |?j ter there will be the departments of i j Superintendence, Colleges and Sec- |] lond&ry Schools, Rural Teachers, Pri- S mary Teachers, Grammar Grade w (Teachers, Industrial Education, 1 {School Improvement, Home Econom- Ja ics, Teachers of English, Teachers of g Science, County Superintendents, s Kindergarten Teachers, Principals, i and School Peace League. The forthcoming Proceedings will p contain the principal addresses and g .the constitution. All those who i I have not yet enrolled may do so and g eet a cony of the Proceedings. ? ! ~ " ~ IS CANDIDATE FANT HERE. | Mr. Albert S. Fant, of Belton, | candidate for Railroad Commissioner G was in Abbeville last Wednesday {? seeing his friends and supporters, g Mr. Fant is the only candidate so G far announced from the Piedmont j| section, which is now without repre- G sentation on the commission. He | : feels that the piedmont, on account g ; of its having about sixty per cent, of E the vote of the state, and because | 1 of its being the leading manufactur- g 5|ing center of the state, is entitled |j 1 to a place on the commission, and | 1 i his friends insist that he is the man g l. for the job. 5 Mr. Fant expects very shortly to r ; commence an active canvass of this E c county. He is making his way | J through the country in a niwer, Dy e 1 which means he expects to see a jj " great many more voters than he | would otherwise do. 3 | " SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE E 5 ' E The Annual Sunday School Con- | i ference of the Cokesbury District, g , Methodist Episcopal Church South, E ; will be held at Hopewell Church, {= I Kinard Circuit, April 24-26. 3 ,, PROGRAM AND DELEGATES. f | A very strong program has been $ . prepared and some of the best Suni day School workers of the District will take part in the discussions. I These Conferences are most profita- ? ble and interesting gatherings and ' it is hoped that every Methodist pas- I tor, every S. S. superintendent, and j one teacher from each school will . be present. In addition to these, it I is hoped that many others will at- j ; tend. All who are vitally interested I in the creat Sundav School work I ' should take advantage of this oppor- j > tunity. ENTERTAINMENT. The good people of Hopewell j s Church have opened their homes and j j will royally entertain all accredited ' 1 delegates. It is needless to say this j for their well known hospitality has j r gone abroad throughout the land. All J j who come will be gladly welcomed I , and a rare treat is in store for them, j f Remember the date and place, 2 Hopewell Church, Kinard Circuit, I " Aprii 24-26. j = i WILLIAMS-PLEXICO. i (Rock Hill Herald, March 20.) . j A marriage of cordial interest in I jthis city and other parts of the state j will be solemnized this afternoon at I r _?_i?1. ?.u? I O V L'IULI\ WIICII iUlOO iuauii^ JL 1VA1VV will become the bride of John Pres- [ ton Williams, of Abbeville. The ceremony will be performed at the J residence of the bride's parents, Mr | and Mrs. W. L. Plexico, of Ebenezer, s and will be witnessed only by the im- J mediate family and a few out-of- | town guests. * The bride will be attired in a hand jsome tailored coat-suit of blue with I modish toque. They leave on the j evening train for a short bridal trip, after which they will go at once to Abbeville, where the groom is a pros j perous farmer. He is a son of Mr. | jand Mrs. E. E. Williams, who reside near Abbeville. I | As Miss Plexico, Mrs. Williams is { .well known and quite popular in (Rock Hill, and her friends, while re- J Ijoicing in her happiness, will regret | jthat her marriage removes her from s their midst. - Relatives here to be present on the | happy occasion were, Miss Julia Plex- g ico, of Bowman; Miss Blanche Plexi- ! co, of Reidsville; Spratt Plexico, of ( Clemson Colege, and Mrs. W. A. E Hood, of Hickory Grove. The groom . was attended by his brother, Alvin I Williams, of Abbeville. | [ MISTAKE OF THE LINOTYPE. j " vollad the indie- 5 UCC licit, oil, jvuvvi Vi.v ... 0 nant citizen, as he entered the office of the Daily Whoop, "what do you mean by this article in yesterday's paper?" "What is it?" asked the editor. "What is it?" shouted the indignant citizen. "Why, you refer to me as a greedy jobber." "That is too bad'," replied the editor. "It is a typographical error, and I am sorry it appeared as it did." "Oh, very well," answered the indignant citizen. "I accept your apology." "I don't know how that fool linotype man came to set the word 'jobber,' added the editor. "I wrote the 1 word 'robber' very plainly." iHADDOii I If m QTPnivra Si SI Sj| With a lar SI mands and ?| andise. W< ffil ever to m 1 m BYou will fi ments a c Special at 1 H Millinery ] |1| be shown I j| Hats for < H i i Ijuauics j ments Every exp new in I Coats, Si Come in ai |HADDON 1 izniziziii um I The Rose i ] DEPAR i 3 THREE STORES 1 ======= ! 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