Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 24, 1913, Image 2
Scraps and |att$.
? Secretary Stlmson has approved
plans formulated by Maj. James Normoyle
and Capt H. F. Dalton, for the
mammoth camp to shelter surviving
Union and Confederate veterans, who
will meet at Gettysburg battlefield
next July to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the battle. The camp will
consist of about 54,000 tents, affording
accommodations for between 60,000
and 70,000 veterans. There also will be
200 kitchen tents, a complete divisional
field hospital and three fully equipped
infirmaries. The camp will spread
over 276 acres and will be occupied
temporarily by upward of 100,000 persons.
Congress has appropriated $150,000
for the celebration, the state of
Pennsylvania $250,000 more and both
northern states and southern states
will make appropriations to pay transportation
of their respective veterans.
? Cortez, Colorado, Jan. 20: Without
leaving a clue to their destination, \
the band of fifty Ute Indians who left c
the Ute reservation Saturday rather i;
than deliver to the civil authorities, or s
to the Indian agent, Big Rabbit, one n
of their tribesmen, who shot and seri- v
ously wounded Joseph Vichel, a sheep e
herder, left their retreat in the moun- t
tains today. Late this afternoon Sher- s
iff Gawith was informed that the Indi- e
ans had retreated further into the s
mountains. Indian Agent Spears and s
the Indian police left at once for the z
scene. Sheriff Gawith declares he, as
a civil officer, has no right to force a
fight with the Indians, and will call
for troops at once if Spears is not successful
in getting them to surrender
Big Rabbit. White citizens of south- E
western Colorado in the immediate vicinity
of the reservation, have armed
themselves, and the Utes who have re- mained
on the reservation are also
said to be arming.
? Washington special of January 21
to the News and Courier: One of the ,
most interesting events in the agricul- s
tural department takes place this week |
when the prize-winning boys from the |
various states come to Washington. A 1
number of groups of boys from the ^
states have arrived already, but those "
who are coming next week are the
special "all-star" boys from the states who
have won signal honors in the
growing of corn and other crops. In
1909 the late Dr. S. A. Knapp started
the systematic plan of organizing and
encouraging boys in corn growing in the
south, and especially the giving of
prizes. Four boys in the year 1909 received
diplomas from the secretary of
agriculture, and the number has in- ci
creased from year to year. The past ci
year has generally been a very good M
year for corn, except in some sections.
The boys in Mississippi have averaged
66 bushels to the acre. The state av- el
? t. 4^ j ?a 1 o o T? _ _
erase in esuiuaieu ui 10.0 uuaiicis. iu
that state forty-two boys produced t
more than 100 bushels of corn to the
acre. In Alabama, 130 boys made that Is
record; 76 boys in South Carolina, 75 m
in North Carolina and 66 in Georgia.
Reports have been received from 454
boys in the south who have made more
than 100 bushels to the acre. lo
? Gulfport, Miss., January 21: With- b(
in seven hours after he had shot and w
killed Chief of Police Charles Dickey ta
today, Percy Newkirk a negro who ?
had been trapped by the officer, while
in the act of burglarizing a store, was tc
indicted by the county grand Jury, tc
tried on a charge of murder, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged. Chief
Dickey was extremely popular and "
feeling against the negro was intense, je
A large crowd thronged the streets rj
near the court house and jail after the
trial was concluded and it was feared
a concerted attempt to lynch the prisoner
would be made. Chief Dickey was q
killed at 4.30 this morning, when he, tf
with two other officers, attempted to hi
arrest Newkirk and another negro, w
whom they discovered in the store e
house of the Rolf Seeberg Ship Chan- tc
dlery company. Several citizens and <j(
officers surrounded the building and tf
captured Newkirk who confessed to Ci
the shooting after he was placed in
jail. He was indicted at 9 o'clock, placed
on trial a half hour later, convicted is
at 11.15, after the jury had deliberated si
but three minutes, and at 11.20 he was Ja
under death sentence. His execution
was set for Pebruarv 21. Newkirk im- ei
plicated another negro, John Carr, who si
escaped. tl
? Washington, January 21: Alarmed al
for the safety of Americans who are in s<
jeopardy on account of widespread
lawlessness by Mexican rebels in Vera
Cruz state and throughout southern F
Mexico, the state department again S
has called upon the navy to protect n,
American interests in the republic. Tonight
the gunboat Wheeling is steam- tc
ing from Tampa for Vera Cruz, where s?
Americans are said to face a graver w
crisis than that relieved by the cruiser
Des Moines. The request of the state
department to the navy came after the n'
receipt of a long series of official re- ti
ports from Ambassador Wilson and a1
consuls in southern Mexican cities, all
reflecting a condition of anarchy es- "
pecially in the state of Santa Cruz, c<
where federal authorities face the n<
problem of restoring civil order with a
disorganized army. Guerilla warfare,
brigandage, sacking of ranches and
villages and other desperate crimes,
place Americans and other foreigm residents
in a state of constant danger
and the latest advices to the state de
partment express fear of an even worse _
outbreak. When the Wheeling arrives
in Vera Cruz harbor, Americans and tl
other foreigners will be taken aboard ei
and officials express the hope that her t
display of armament may have the
same moral effect that followed the **
arrival of the Des Moines a few months
ago. Today's action by the state de- re
partment indicates that the adminis- tl
tration policy of non-intervention will li
be maintained to the close of Presi- m
dent Taft's term of office. While the ta
present administration will endeavor is
to take no action which will embar- m
ras8 the succeeding regime, it is taken si
for granted that to the very end ag- ti
gressive action will be resorted to if ai
justified condition menace the safety m
of American citizens. vi
? It looked Wednesday as if the Bal- c<
kan war was over. The Turkish gTand K
council agreed to the surrender of
Adrianople, the main point in conten- ?
tion. and the balance was a matter for
further negotiations. Now everything is ^
changed. The Turkish populace, arose ,
in riotous protest, the ministry resign- !j;
ed and the Young Turk crowd took '
charge. Enver Bey, the leader, cau- A
tloned that there should be no violence; !:!
but as he and his crowd were going J'
past the home of Nazim Pasha the deposed
war minister, one of Nazlm's se- c<
cretaries fired on him. His followers n
responded and Nazim was killed. The .
outlook now is that the war is to break lr
out again in frenzied desperation. A jf.
Constantinople cable of last night describes
the situation there as follows: P1
A crisis in Turkey's affairs came today
with dramatic suddenness. The grand el
viser, Kiamil Pasha, and the Ottoman
cabinet resigned and Mahmound Shefket
Pasha, formerly minister of war t(
and commander of the constitutional "
army which enthroned Mehmed V as *
sultan, was appointed grand vizer. Yesterday
the grand council, representing
the intellect and wealth of the nation,
pronounced in favor of peace. Today a n
vast crowd drawn from all classes de- ?
clared for war rather than peace without
Adrianople. And because the crowd a
was backed by public opinion, the gov- o
ernment surrendered and relinquished n
office, making way for the same men tj
W flu in Hie popular IIIUVCIIICIII Uiuusui
to the top after the revolutions of 1908 p
and 1909. The resignation of the Turk- d
ish cabinet in which Kiamil Pasha was t]
grand vizer was announced in the following
official statement: "The deci- a
sion of Kiamil Pasha's cabinet, taken tl
in response to the note handed to the t
Turkish government by the European
powers to abandon the fortress of
Adrianople and part of the islands in ?
the Aegean sea, for the convention of p
an extraordinary assembly of the grand c,
council of the Ottoman empire to
which the cabinet's decision was submitted?a
course contrary to the pre- r<
scriptions'Of the constitutional charter ?
and violating the sacred rights of the t]
people?aroused the indignation of the
Turkish nation, with the result that 11
the people made a demonstration be- I.
fore the sublime porte and brought a
about the resignation of the government."
The council of ministers met n
shortly before noon to give final shape tt
to the note accepting proposals of the b
powers. About 3 o'clock people from all s,
quarters began to gather in front of the
gate to the grand vizierate. Enver Bey. a
a leader of the Young Turks, who was w
dentifled with the campaign in Trlpoi,
and Nadje Bey, prominent Unionist,
irrived about this time and were deplted
to inform them that they must reire.
Enver Bey soon issued from the
vizierate and announced that he held
:he resignation of Klamil Pasha. This
vas greeted with tremendous cheers,
vhich were frantically renewed an
lour and a half later when he returned
vith an irade appointing Mahmoud
Shefket Pasha grand vizier. After a
lying visit to the porte, on his return
'rom the palace, the Young Turk leader
proceeded to the residence of Mahnoud
Shefket to communicate the im>erial
message. In the meantime TalaLt
Bey assumed provisionally the port'ollo
of the ministry of the Interior and
zzel Pasha that of war. In an interview
Talaat Bey said the movement
lad not been planned, but was the out:ome
of popular feeling. If Adrianople
vere abandoned, he said, disturbances
vould break out all over the empire.
Vita regard to money, the whole naion
would make a sacrifice. "We do
lot want a continuation of the war, but
re are determined to keep the fortress
if Adrianople at all costs. This is an
ndispensable condition to peace," he
aid. A proclamation nominating Mahnoud
Shefket Pasha as prand vizier
k'as read at the porte at 7 o'clock this
vening. On his arrival he will be enhusiastically
greeted by a great asemblage
outside. The porrfolio of forlgn
affairs have been offered to Hasein
Hilml Pasha, the present ambasador
at Vienna and a former grand viler.
<5ht ^ovkvtUt (Enquirer.
hitered at the Postofflce in Yofkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVIIXI!. S. 0.t
FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1913
Judges T. S. Sease of the C wenth cirlit,
R. W. Memminger of the i "?nth clrlit
and George E. Prince of the Tenth
rcult, were re-elected in Joint assemy
yesterday. There was no opposlon
to any of the judges and all were
pcted unanimously, except Judge
emmlnger, against whom Represenitive
Whaley of Charleston voted, it
presumed on account of a personal
latter.
Missouri has a law that requires
bbyists to register their names in a
x>k and tell what measures they are
ormng ior or againsi; dui ttepresenitlve
Stark of that state is not satlsed
with this arrangement. He wants
? go further, and has Intr* duced a bill
? require lobbyists to weat distinctive
niforms consisting of brown suits,
;d hats and green cravats. The obct,
of course, is to make the lobbyists
dlculous.
"The Yorkville Enquirer," says the
reenville Piedmont, "is swallowing all
ie governor says and we imagine it
as to take a good deal of -h along
ith it." On the contrary, from The
nquirer's past attitude with reference
? the governor, it evidently has wonerful
swallowing capacity and can
Lke anything he says straight.?Lanaster
News.
Yes, as was Indicated by the last two
sues. The Enquirer really has quite a
wallowing capacity. It took six pages
i8t Friday to swallow what the govrnor
said, and there would have been
x pages today had the transcript of
?e stenographic record of the inaugur1
address reached us a few hours
>oner. By reason of having swallow1
all of what the governor said last
riday, we are able today to swallow
enator Tillman's reply without any
auseating effect; but If we had failed
> print the governor's attack on the
?nator as so many other papers did,
e would be very loath to print the
;nator's comeback, because we would
ot consider it fair to any of the pares
concerned, the governor, the sentor,
ourselves or our readers. As
lings look now, we are going to be
impelled to print six or more pages
ext Tuesday In order to swallow the
stra matter for that Issue, and It will
e straight, too.
The Corn Market.
This editorial from the Progressive
armer is respectfully submitted for
le careful consideration of our read's,
without comment, because the ediirial
itself seems to embody about all
le comment that is necessary:
This country is today a network of
lilways, and one would suppose that
le price of farm crops would vary
ttle from state to state. But let any
ian who cherishes such an illusion,
ike a glance at the official statement
sued by the United States departient
of agriculture some weeks ago
lowing that corn was selling at that
me at forty-eight cents in Minnesota
ad ninety-six cents?exactly twice as
tuch?in South Carolina! How prices
aried is indicated by the following
implete table of corn prices by states:
Illinois, 50 cents; Iowa. 50 cents;
Ansas, 53 cents: Missouri, 50 cents;
ebraska, 52 cents; Texas 63 cents;
klahoma, 50 cents; Indiana, 53 cents;
hio. 56 cents; Georgia 92 cents;
ientucky, 59 cents; Tennessee, 65
into- A loKoma fil eon a \f laaiaalnni
r cents; North Carolina, 85 cents;
rkansas, 69 cents; South Dakota, 41
?nts; Minnesota, 48 cents; Virginia
> cents; South Carolina 96 cents;
ouislana, 69 cents; Wisconsin, 55
?nts; Michigan, 63 cents; Pennsylvala,
70 cents.
Such a table furnishes a most damnig
arraignment of our present antiuated
and costly system of distrlbuon
and marketing. Unnecessary
liddlemen must be eliminated and
uyer and seller brought closer togethr.
How long shall we endure the
uormous waste and loss between the
n-mer selling corn in Minnesota at
), ,.y-eight cents a bushel and the far>er
buying in South Carolina at niner-six
cents a bushel?
Upon the reading in the senate of
hat is known as the governor's Tilllan-Gonzales
message, and some sentor
sought to prevent the publication
f the message in the Journal Senator
icholson of Edgefield, suggested that
le best thing to do was to wait for
enator Tillman's reply, if the senator
esired to reply, and then put both in
le Journal. That looked reasonable
nrl tho moHor txroa no ac pH fWPr flt
lat. Upon the reading of Senator
illman's reply Tuesday morning there
as more discussion. Senator Carlisle
bjected to the printing of either paer
in the Journal, the governor's beause
of its "personal" nature and the
?nator's because the senator seriously
eflected on the Integrity of the senate
hen he said that body was being con olled
by B. L. Abney in the interest of
ae Southern railroad. Senator lic.aurin
took the ground that the sente
had no right to keep the governor's
lessages out of the Journal, no mat?r
what they contained, and that the
est thing to do in the present clrcumtances
was to print both messages
nd to frown down in the future that
hich savored of inviting controver
sies from the outside. We agree exactly
with what Mr. McLaurin has suggested.
It was the position we took
i with rtgard to the governor's attack on
I the press last year. We thought then
1 and we think yet that that message
| should have been printed. We can see no
good reason why it should be expunged
from the record. As a matter of fact
we could never see how it could be expunged
from the record until it had
first been put on the record. If it had
been put on the record and. expunged,
then, of course, It could be seen there
yet, and the Integrity of the record
would have been preserved. It would /
be for cool heads of the future to decide
with palm deliberation, who was right I
and who was wrong. The same ques- 1
tlon is involved in the present in- i
stance. And why should Senator Car- (
lisle object to Senator Tillman's charge <
that Mr. Abney controls the senate in
the interest of the Southern railway If
he knows the charge to be untrue?
Senator Tillman's saying a thing like |
this does not make it so. It seems to
us that If we were in the senate, we
would vote to put the charge on the j
record, and then pass a resolution de- t
manding of the senator that he prove i
his charge or withdraw It. We cer- r
tainly would not be afraid to allow the t
charge to go on the record. B
The Rock Hill papers, the Record {
and the Herald, are flinging Jibes at
each other because of a statement *
published In the Record to the effect j
that the Record Is the only Democratic }
paper In York county. The Herald de- !
nled the correctness of the assertion r
and thought that the Yorkville man t
who said it, was a little weak In the t
upper story, and a fit subject for the
asylum. The Record came back with J
the taunt that the speaker Is a patron t
and stockholder or bondholder of the a
Herald. Now while The Enquirer does *
not care to get tangled up in this little *
snarl between our Rock Hill contem- c
poraries, It is a York county paper,
- - - V
and has a right to make a few obaer- ^
rations. But before we commit our- a
selves on the subject of whether or not 1
this Is a Democratic paper, we would 1
like to have some explanation as to ^
what Is meant. We have for Instance,
In this state a so-called * Democratic f
party. That party is completely or- *
ganlzed; but If there is any requisite t
for membership, other than being b
free, white and twenty-one. and pledg- r
lng one's self to vote for the par- *
ty nominees In the general election
that requisite does not occur to us at t
this time. Along those lines we have 0
6
heretofore been Democratic, and we a
are Democratic now. If the Record's r
friend has in mind the common gener- J
al definition of Democracy, The En- p
quirer submits that it has always 3
measured up to that standard. But If '
the plaintiff in this case is of opinion
that because any individual or set of
individuals, may have attained a posi- a
tion or positions in which he or they J'
assume what should be said or done r
in the name of the party, and that The J
Enquirer should serve as a truculent t
mouth-piece, or organ, then The En- a
quirer is not a Democratic newspaper. r
While The Enquirer gladly recognizes ii
Its responsibility to its subscribers on 1
a purely Democratic basis it does not
o?a nHll Tint r<wniml*f? nnv resnonsi
blllty to so-called political bosses, or "
wire pullers and will not submit to tl
any dictation from them. If the Record S
will secure from Its admirer a clear t
statement of what he thinks Democra- c
cy really is, and print the same, we a
predict that the publication of that ^
statement will prove very interesting. v
When David B. Hill some years ago c
said, "I am a Democrat," the people of
states in which there are two parties, ?
clearly understood what he meant; but n
when a politician down this way says, a
"I am a Democrat," we always feel as ^
if we would be glad for him to develop g
the subject just a little further to see v
whether he is more interested in votes e
than he is In principles.
? . ? . a
t:
The Charleston people are all stir- b
red up over a proposition to build a n
bridge across the Cooper river with a ?
view to giving the city direct rail connection
with Sullivan's island and the S
Isle of Palms, etc. James Sottile, who ?
is generally understood to have made ?
big money in connection with the illicit
whisky traffic In Charleston, is be- a
hind the enterprise. He and assocl- ?
ates are now the owners of the Isle of n
Palms and they figure the interests of t
Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's island and
the pleasure resort they are still de- ?
veioping, easily warrant an uie uuuay g
that will be necessary to construct the s
long bridge across the harbor. Before ^
the bridge can be built it is necessary e
to have the consent of congress. When F
the proposition was first broached
there was no opposition and Senator n
Tillman consented to put the neces- h
sary bill through the senate. The bill C
was introduced and put on its way; ?
but in the meantime there arose a big v
storm of opposition from various
sources in Charleston, and Senator
Tillman was requested by many of the
most influential men of the city to j,
withdraw his support of the bill and
not allow it to go through; but last
week while the senator was out of
the senate, working on his reply to J
Governor Blease's "newspaper message,"
the senate, thinking that it was
doing what the South Carolina senator
wanted, took up the bill and railroaded
it through like greased lightning. ^
The flood of telegrams from Charles- r
ton. however, at once grew thick and t
fno* nn/1 nniKltn, MPnmloOfl fVlOf If 0
he could not have the bill re-committed v
in the senate, he would get it killed in c
the house. The Charleston people also c
consoled themselves with the hope Jj
that even if the house should pass the
bill they could get the president to ve- t
to it. But later Senator Tillman se- b
cured the re-committal of the bill and t
it is now being held up in the senate, p
Mr. Sottile is in Washington working v
on the bill and was quoted in a Wash- J
ington dispatch of Tuesday to the t
News and Courier as saying that he a
had hopes of getting the measure a
through in spite of opposition. Among 0
the objections urged to the bill is the t
claim that the building of the bridge r
will practically ruin Charleston's splendid
harbor and result in the eventual r
abandoning of the navy yard. It is also b
claimed that the building of the bridge *
will prevent the entrance of the Caro- ?
lina, Clinchfleld and Ohio railroad into a
Charleston. Mr. Sottile says that he a
will construct one, two, three or four ^
draws, or as many as may be necessary,
and the harbor will be left as open for
shipping as it is now, and in various t
ways he answers all other objections. *
Just what all the trouble is about is j
not exactly clear. There has been published
a newspaper story to the effect
thai the real objection is more on ac- "
count of Mr. Sottile himself, than on e
account of the bridge. It is claimed C
that progressive people have long felt
the need of the bridge, and that no
one has ever had the slightest objection
until recently; but the old old established
element of the city is very
much wrought up over the idea tfhat an
obscure foreigner, never heard of until
a few years back, and then only on
account of the rapid wealth he was
acquiring in the illicit whisky traffic,
should suddenly loom up as the sue
sessful projector of the longest step
forward that the old city has made
luring several generations. There are
those who consider this theory seriausly
and others who take it as a joke,
Df course there Is nothing in the evilence
to establish it as a fact. What
the outcome of it all will be, there is
10 telling; but just now it looks as if
the bridge bill Is not going to be passid.
THE GENERAL AS8EMBLY
Brief Resume of the Proceedings of
House and Senate.
Meeting at 11 o'clock Wednesday,
the house passed a concurrent resolution
Introduced by J. W. Ashley, of
Anderson, to provide for the appolntnent
of a special committee to invesigate
that part of the governor's inlugural
address which applied to the
livi8lon of the Peabody fund between
he university and Winthrop. The
!ommittee is required to report to the
general assembly within ten days.
Mr. Fortner, of Spartanburg Intro- ,
luced a long concurrent resolution
>roviding for a very minute investiga;ion
of any part the railroads may
lave played in the primary election
ast summer. The resolution was carled
over for debate yesterday, its imnediate
consideration being objected
o on the grounds that the investlgaion
was not necessary.
A. W. Jones, comptroller general, re>orted
to the house that he had never
.ai/1 v. _ a1a!m 4a l..
?ewu iiie ivcunci uituiii, icicncu iu uv
he governor in a special message as ,
m error in the acta of 1912. He said
he governor might have ascertained
he facts himself by coming to him.
Phe report was sent to the Judiciary i
ommlttee.
A favorable report on the bill to tax
I'ater powers was made by the ways 1
,nd means committee. Mr. Rembert,
lUthor of the bill, moved to recommit (
t. in order to allow representatives of
he Southern Power company to aplear
before the committee. 1
Wednesday in the Senate. i
The concurrent resolution providing .
or decoration of the statehouse during
he corn show and appropriating $500 1
or this purpose came to the senate <
his morning, having passed the house,
>ut Senator Appelt objected to its imnediate
consideration and the resoluion
went over under the rules until
esterday.
A communication from the comp- 1
roller general denying that the Claim i
f John Keuker had been paid as stat- <
d by Governor Blease in his message
ttacklng the code commissioner, was
eceived and ordered printed in the
ournal. ,
The resolution calling for the ap- .
ointment of a committee to investiate
the charges against President j
fitchell, of the university, was held .
ip on objection of Senator Weston, ,
.nd will be considered tomorrow.
Senator Carlisle's bill providing for 1
n appropriation for the medical colege
was killed, as was his bill giving
he foreman of the grand Jury the
lght to swear witnesses in the grand
ury room. A similar bill has passed
he house and is now before the sente.
Senator Beamguard's bill exempting
esidents of the Clover storm section
n York county from the tax levies for
912 passed and was gent to the house.
In the Senate Yesterday.
Columbia, Jan. 23.?Senator Tilllan's
reply to the bitter attack of
lovernor Blease in which he charge#
hat Ben Abney, chief counsel for the
outhern railway, dominated the legslature,
and was the chief octopus of
he senate, was sent to the Judiciary
ommittee for a report this morning,
fter a long debate. Senator Clifton
enounced the charge of railroad domlation
and said that he would never
ote to print such an outrageous
harge in any Journal.
Senator Carlisle said he would move
o expunge both the Blease message
nd the Tillman reply from the perlanent
records of the senate and Sentor
Patterson thought that Senator
'illman ought to be made either to
rove his charges or retract them,
enator Appelt said he would never
ote to expunge a message of the govrnor's
from the Journel. Senator Mc.aurin
thought what was needed was
rule to govern such communications
nd Senator Nicholson held that as
he message of Governor Blease had
een printed in the temporary joural,
the reply of Senator Tillman
ught to be printed as a matter of
ommon fairness.
A concurrent resolution, offered by
enator Appelt, requested the governr
to permit such companies of militia
s desired, to attend the inauguration
f President Wilson, was passed.
The house resolution providing for
n investigation into the charges
gainst President Mitchell of the uniersity,
was passed amended so as to
nake the committee six Instead of five,
hree from each house. *
The senate overwhelmingly killed
he house resolution providing for an
ppropriatlon of $500 to decorate the
tate house during the National Corn
how.
The senate adjourned to meet on
londay night at 8 o'clock. The genral
assembly will spend tomorrow in
lock Hill, guests of Winthrop college.
The senate sent to the judiciary
ommittee a letter from Col. B. L. Abey
denying the Tillman charges that
e dominated the legislature. Senator
larlisle had a similar letter of denial
rom Harrison Ferguson of Spartanurg,
of the Tillman charges, and it
,as sent to this same committee.
THE CORN EXPOSITION.
t Will Prove of Tremendous Educational
Value.
The National Corn exposition, which
s to be held at Columbia, S. C., from
anuary the twenty-seventh to Febuary
the eighth, promises to be one of
he most interesting and fruitful
vents of the kind America has known.
Twenty-seven states, comprising a
arge area of the south and west, will
nake exhibits, showing the results of
heir agricultural research and enleavor.
Eight hundred contestants for
lonors in iarming progress, many or
rhom are members of the Boys' Corn |
lubs, will be present as guests of the (
lty and state. The Federal departnent
of agriculture will install the
argest and most comprehensive exilbit
it has ever made. The basis of
he exposition is thus extraordinarily
iroad and deep.
The South Carolinians have proved
heir mettle by guaranteeing the exienses
of the enterprise and by proiding
adequate buildings and faclliies.
The extent of their preparation
s instanced by the fact that one of
he buildings erected for this purpose
t Columbia, is of steel construction
nd covers sixty-seven thousand feet
f floor space.
The design of the exposition is dlsinctly
educational. One of its prorioters
has aptly described it by sayng:
"It will present a broad view of
gricultural progress throughout the
lation, extending from the work done
>y the Federal department of agrlculure
to the achievements by individuls
in many states during the precedng
year. The problems of the farmer
nd of rural life will be emphasized
nd handled with ability. Addresses
<y eminent men and lectures by exierts
will constitute one of the educaional
features."
Such an exposition means much to
he entire country and especially to
he south. It merits the public's corial
sympathy and support.?Atlanta
ournal.
? On Wednesday Judge Ernest Gary
.as re-elected to succeed himself and
Ion. W. L. Glaze, of Orangeburg was
lected circuit judge to succeed Judge
'opes, resigned. a
LOCAL AFFAIRS, a
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NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 ?
W. P. Smith, Clover?Has 5,000 privet g
plants, all well rooted, for sale. f,
R. P., care Knqulrer?Offers twenty r
shares stock of Bank of Sharon for e'
sale. n
G. M. Carroll, Yorkvllle 1?Has pure a
sllver-laced Wyandotte roosters for n
sale. 0
Shieder Drug Store?Has Landreth's j,
garden seed for 1913 gardeners and n
recommends these seeds for their t,
reliability. Prescriptions. a
Klrkpatrick-Belk Co.?Makes Its an- ^
nouncement of big white goods and
aIoamamaa In n>V?t/iVi la <-? Knrrl ri /\r?
ticaiautc oaic, nuivii 10 iu uofitu VIH
Tuesday and end February 8th.
Geo. W. Williams?Wants you to see
the beautiful lots offered on King's
Mountain Heights. Farm property, ti
Goo. W. Sherer?Makes a special of- h
fer on toilet soaps, and gives a rem- ..
edy for colds.
City Electric Plant?Proposes a toast ?
to you and your friends, and says an a
electric grill is some toaster. ti
J. Q. Wray?Is offering special reduc- ji
tlons on all lines. He wants you to
see him for a fashionable hat. ii
Palmetto Monument Co.?Suggests a It
question, and leaves it to you to an- o
swer. r<
Cloud Cash Store?Reminds you that p
its first clearance and white goods c
sale is now on and mentions a num- s
ber of special offerings.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill?In- o
vltes your attention to its large re- g
sources and says it can take care of a
your business. See page four. s
Etiwan Fertilizer Co., Charleston? p
Suggests that you use the best?Etiwan?and
get the best results. See w
page four. g
Thomson' Co.?Reminds you that its g
mill-syndicate sale is now in full h
swing and wants you to come. y
Yorkville Hardware Co.?Wants you b
to see it for farm and garden tools, h
and for Buist's garden and field e
seeds. e]
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There is more or less talk about J,'
Yorkville of submitting' petitions in rl
wcuttii wi tuo o-ppuiiimien i 01 cuuniy u
commissioners other than those recom- ^
mended in the primary election. As to jj
whether anything: of the kind has been q
done we have no information. As to a
whether anybody is seriously thinking ^
of such a thing we do not know. We ti
have no idea, however, that the York h
delegation would give such a petition
serious consideration. Messrs. Smith w
and Jackson having been recommend- tl
ed in the primary by a majority of the
voters, the delegation in the general
issembly would hardly assume to have 0'
discretion in 'the matter. n
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ABOUT PEOPLE J",
County Superintendent of Education n'
J. E. Carroll has been in Columbia this
week attending a meeting of the as- 171
sociation of county superintendents of P1
sducatlon.
n
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Adams, of Bowl- jr
Ing Green passed through Yorkville a)
Wednesday morning on their return fr
from a visit to Mrs. Adams's brother, w
Mr. Hugh W. Smith, of Gainesville,
Fla. They report a very pleasant visit <ji
but are very positive in the opinion w
that Florida does not measure up to c(
South Carolina in many important ft
particulars. tc
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WITHIN THE TOWN Z
? The special sale at the Cloud Cash ei
CI
store opened up nicely and Is attract- tl
ing much interest tl
? At a company meeting last night, P<
Sergeant F. M. Walker was elected sec- ai
and lieutenant of Company L, to sue- tc
ceed Forest Smith, resigned. tt
? The students of the tenth grade in a]
Cl
the Yorkville Graded school have
lompulsory education as a subject for bi
debate.
? There was quite a large crowd at ^
the opening of the Thomson Co's. mill
snd sale this morning, the collection at tl
the door amounting almost to a crush. el
3ome of the people were cramped on ^
the door steps for hours with a view to C(
securing the prizes offered to the first tl
l.UIUOI o.
? There was a fairly good audience
it the Vail entertainment last night, ^
but not nearly so many people as would
bave been out except for the rain which
was heavy enough to make people hes- b<
Itate about venturing forth. The show st
Is a good one. There were some mysterious
and unexplainable tricks that H
Interested everybody, and there was a
lot of Innocent fun. Prof. Vail Is a fc
slight of hand artist from away back q
ind Mrs. Vail has the whole town talk- jr
Ing about her remarkable answers to e
juestlons about things concerning the g
past, present and future of people and G
jvents, she was supposed to know noth- u
Ing about. The young folks were particularly
well pleased and most of the n<
Did people saw tricks that were new. It ei
Is expected that there will be a much M
larger audience out tonight rain or no R
rain. tc
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THE STORM SUFFERERS q!
The question as to how to go about
Irawing a bill for the exemption of
the storm sufferers of Bethel and >a
King's Mountain townships from taxa- tl
tion has given the York delegation ^
ronsiderable concern. There were
many things to be considered in con- ^
lection with the matter, and there were ^
involved problems that were perplex- 0j
ng. The bill was finally agreed upon, N
Ktf Qanof A?? TJoomtninrH a tirl tY
1111 WUUV.V.U KJJ tJCIiaVVI UCUIIIP) UUl V? I ** '?
passed up to the house on Wednesday ^
is follows: al
Section 1. That the county treasur- vl
>r of York county Is hereby authorized jjj
md empowered to remit or refund to m
the taxpayers of King's Mountain and ai
Bethel townships, in York county, all J1
state and county taxes for the year 9,
1912, except constitutional and special
school and commutation road taxes,
jpon affidavits and satisfactory proof
to him that such taxpayer was in the C
storm stricken district and had his
;rops or property practically destroyed u
py the storm within said townships, a,
ind he shall take a receipt therefor, tr
md receipt shall state only the pur- e<
pose for which it was given, which cf
shall constitute his proper voucher, tj,
md the comptroller general is hereby 8C
authorized and required to approve to
md allow same in his annual settle- jj(
tnent. ^
Sec. 2. This act shall go into effect re
immediately upon its approval by the h,
governor. ,j(
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TO ADVERTISE YORK. {J
Mr. J. C. Wilborn of Yorkville, sees a vv
splendid opportunity for the advertise- fn
ment of York county at the National
3orn exposition, and he hopes that the
people will take advantage of it. Speak- j
ng of the matter yesterday, Mr. Wilporn
said: cr
"There is no doubt about it that this pi
is going to be the best agricultural
show the south has ever seen, and te
there are going to be people in Colum- c<
pia from almost every state in the Un- A,
on, regardless of section. For the most
* ...ill fUn Knot tbr.ro *
pan uicoe |icuyic win ue mc ucoi mvi? I
ire anywhere, people of Intelligence te
ind means who have an ambition to do C<
iomethlng and who are looking for the pr
jest way to do It and the place that th
'urnlshes the best opportunities for cl
lolng something. As a rule, such peo- pr
lie are good mixers, folks who are out th
'or information and who understand ga
hat Information is to be gotten from wi
he people who have It. SI
"Now, what I would like to see." con- b>
inued Mr. Wllborn, "is an organization Li
>ffort on the part of the people who are ar
foing from York to Columbia to show ed
ip York county to the best advantage,
fou don't necessarily need any printed
Iterature or statistics to distribute. All
rou want is some of our intelligent ba
oiks who know the old county, what it th
las done during the past generation 8.1
ind what it is doing now, who can tell he
bout the raising of crops of corn and si
otton, the wonderful Improvement we st
re making in agriculture, the progress, ui
re are making in paying off mortgages, m
uilding churches, school houses and y<
oing ahead everyway. Prospectors st
rom other states are looking for men H<
ather than for printed stories, and sure to
nough men, the kind of which we have la
lany, will be the best and most taking y<
dvertlsement we can send. Let as m
lany of us go as can, and let us keep w
ur eyes open for the interest of York, ai
f we can arrange to work together, so N
luch the better; but if we cannot work ol
agether, let us remember to work sep- ei
rately; but with the common end I IS
ave outlined." di
T:
THE IN8URANCE TRUST Tj
Members of the Yorkvllle board of [P
. tr
rade have commenced a movement a!
avlng for its object the driving ot al
ae South-eastern Tariff association c'
ut of the state and to that end* have ^
ddressed a circular letter to boards of
rade in other towns, and put things
i motion In the general assembly.
The South-eastern Tariff association LP
i an organization maintained by a
irge number of old line fire insurance "L
ompanies for the purpose of fixing.
egulating and upholding rates, and by
eople who understand the situation Is *P
ommonly referred to as the fire in- A
urance trust.
The Tariff association has been an l?
bject of hostility in this state for a
ood many years. An act was passed
bout 1898 or 1899 driving: it out of the I '
tate, and in 1904 another act was JV
assed allowing it to come back. iv
During the years the association **;
ras out of the state there was some "
radual reduction of rates, but not a ..
reat deal. The Insurance companies J
ave a complete rating system with
rhat is known a first class risk, as a .
asis and extra charges for all extra d
azzards. For instance, a brick house
lose to a hydrant and away from othr
exposures, and having a metal roof. ,
steam heating arrangement and .
ghted by electricity, and with a deIrable
occupant, would be an ideal tJl
Isk entitled to the lowest rate. Put #G
n a shingle roof and there is an addl- _
ion to the rate another addition for
re place heating, another for oil lamp jj
ghting and so on. All agents are reuired
to understand these things, and ot
II things considered, the Insurance th
smpanies expect agents to maintain w
ites the same with or without the ro
iriff association. As a matter of fact, th
owever, it does not work exactly that m
ay in practice. For one thing, when at
iere is no tariff association, agents th
'ill, on occasion, reduce rates to get aE
le advantage of each other; but as a
latter of fact, in a matter of this kind at
gents act as checks on each other. No pt
genl: is apt to reduce the rates on his jjt
tvn customers and if he reduces the co
ites on the other fellow's customers,
le ether fellow will kick. But occa- W)
onally where outside companies come
i arfd make a show of getting busl- se
ess, then the companies already on
le ground will take such action as
lay seem best calculated to accomUsh
the end desired.
There were some few reductions in
ites throughout South Carolina durig
the period the South-eastern Tariff
ssociation was out of the state; but
lends of the organization claim there M
ere not a great many. 0f
The theory of those who want to w
rive the insurance trust out is that it ?
III result in lower rates by reason of
^mr?AtlHnn and tha rlnlm of tha ?
lends of the trust Is that nothing Is ot
> be gained by driving it out. They <j
rgue that if the trust is driven out, ar
ites will be maintained for quite a tj,
hlle on a basis of the system already ag
itablished, and before competition m
in begin to cut a considerable fea- pr
ire, people will have forgotten about
ie present crusade, and an act will be
assed allowing the trust to come back 0>(
?aln. ev
The understanding is that a bill is
> be introduced shortly, to drive the flc
iriff association out and other bills ev
re to be introduced with a view to tj,
rcumventlng this bill. As to what pr
is all eoing to amount to will appear
?st as the situation develops. T]
As to whether the tariff association M
in be driven out of the state, even a
1th a strenuous fight, is a question; be
at there is no question of the fact pr
lat without a fight it cannot be driv- B0
i out. As to whether it is worth
hile to drive it out, can best be de- q{
irmined .after the task has been ac- a
implished, and after there has been
me to see what there Is to be seen. wi
re
LOCAL LAC0NIC8
tate Constable.
James F. Jackson of Yorkville, has or
een re-commissioned as a state con- di
able, the commission to be of force pc
uring the pleasure of the governor,
ero School. Ul
The following: are on the honor roll .
>r Hero school, Miss Katherine p
rawford teacher, for the month end- p,
ig January 17: Emma Ferguson,
thel Greene, Annie McCarter. Mary
ummerford. pa
ettys-Martin.
Rock Hill, January 22: This after- uc
3on at the home of the bride's moth- sii
\ Mrs. William Martin, at Harmony, th
lss Missouri Martin and Mr. Thomas oj
. Gettys were married. The ceremony W
ok place at 3.30 and was performed of
y Rev. A. S. Rogers, pastor of the A. st;
. P. church of this city. On account VI
' recent bereavement in the bride's cr
imily only a few very close relatives fe
id friends were present. Miss Martin
an attractive and popular young da
,dy. Mr. Gettys holds a position with wi
le Standard Oil company in Charlotte fir
id both have numerous friends both be
i this state and in North Carolina. gi
rs. L. J. Lumpkin Dead.
Mrs. Ladd .J. Lumpkin, nee Miss til
Hlmoth Jackson, died at the home th
' her mother, Mrs. S. M. Jackson, at
ewport last Tuesday, after a diseasing
Illness covering a period of
lout 8 or 9 weeks. Mrs. Lumpkin y1
as married to, her husband only lo
jout a year ago. The funeral ser- c?
ces were held at Ebenezer where the
iterment took place on Tuesday. The
iceased is survived by her husband,
other, and the following brothers
id sisters: Messrs. T. W. and R. A.
ickson of Newport, Foster Jackson, yj
' Concord, Edward Jackson, of Rock
ill, Mrs. S. A. Dye, Miss Mary Jack>n
of Newport, and Mrs. Thos. Hynd- "j:
an, of Atlanta, Ga. j
on
lover High School. bu
Clover, January 20: Monday the
igh School Athletic association met hl1
id naved the wav for a first rate A..
ack team. Will Matthews was elect1
manager, and each event placed In "
large of some one. It is hoped' that W(
le Yorkville and Gastonia high na
hools will organize teams and engage stf
i meet the Clover team at their ear- w'
^st convenience. Saturday night the Pe
rls of the Clover high school gave a an
ception to the high school boys. The Br
ill and music room were beautifully CI
>corated with cedar, holly and ferns. St
lpanese lanterns were placed effec- ta
vely in the hall-way and about the at
torn. Progressive anagram and rook 8ei
ere played. Refreshments were grace- vo
illy served by the girls. The evening fo1
ore pleasantly away, and the boys J"?1
ited the high school girls excellent a,]
itertainers. ex
he Junior Order at Clover. g"
Clover, January 23.?With a large SO;
owd of Junior Mechanics and friends ed
esent on the evening of Jan. 18th the ne
uuwing umteis ui uiover ueai v^uun- re(
1 No. 23 were installed for the next ]8
rm, viz, Councilor P. D. Hopper, Vice tie
luncllor W. H. Hagans, Rec. Sec. Jas.
. Barrett, Fin. Sec. A. J. Qulnn, Treas.
. W. Holland, Conductor G. W. Spar- "
iw, Warden G. W. Adams. Inside S. to'
F. Ford O. S. M. M. Pendleton, Trus- re*
e (18 months) Jas. A. Barrett. State
juncllor Butler being unable to be ?91
esent, Past Councillor Sam J. Mat- as
ews was appointed deputy state coun- be'
lor and did the work In a very 1m- arl
esslve manner. After the installation, se}
e council served soft drinks and cl- Pel
irs for refreshments. Excellent music
is rendered by the Clover string band. 44lort
impromptu speeches were made en1
r Messrs. Thos. T. B. Williams, A", h.
neberger of Bethany, P. D. Hopper 19(
id Jas. A. Barrett. The exercises clos- 93.
with the singing of "America." we
97,
sath of Mrs. J. W. Thomson. 19]
Blacksburg, January 22: Mrs. Bar- bal
ira Thomson died at her residence, Ian
e Thomson house, this morning at coi
!0 o'clock. Apparently in her usual 92,
alth yesterday afternoon, she was 19C
iddenly seized about 4 o'clock with a
roke of paralysis and soon became
iconscious in which condition she realned
until the end came. About three
?ars ago Mrs. Thomson had a slight
roke of paralysis from which she ral;d,
but her h ealth has been impaired
i some extent ever since and while the
st fatal stroke was not unexpected,
!t it came as a great shock to her
any friends in Biacksburg and elsehere.
She was 58 years of age
id was born in Rutherford county,
orth Carolina, being the eldest child
' John W. Carlton, a Confederate vetan,
who moved to this section in
171. Her mother, Mrs. J. C. Carlton,
ed about a year and a half ago. Mrs.
homson was married in 1877 to Julius
T. Thomson, who died fourteen years
?o, and she is survived by the followg
children: Miss Lucy Thomson of
lis place and Messrs. Julius and Rich*d
Thomson of Birmingham Ala.;
so two brothers, S. C. Carlton of this ?
ty and a. G. Carlton of Atlanta and I
le sister, Mrs. Lyttle of Asheville, a
. C.
he Southern Shops.
Gaffney Ledger: A rumor was heard r
Gaffney, Monday, to the effect that '
lacksburg was making an effort to s
ive the Southern railway shops mov- 1
I back to that city. The machine c
tops were once located at Blacks- 1
ire hut u-Pro movort to Rook Hill. *
meeting of the representative cltiins
of Blacksburg was held In the
wn hall on Monday evening at 7
clock at which time a comraunicaon
was drafted by the citizens, setng
forth that they would be most
ippy to have this step taken, and
ils paper will be presented to the
ithorltles of the road. It Is not defltely
known that the Southern railay
entertains any Idea of moving
3 shops from Rock Hill to any point
it It Is known that two prominent
ficials of the Southern road have
sited Blacksburg within the last few
lys and It Is presumed that this Is
hat they had In view when they
ade the trip to the Iron City. It Is
so understood that Yorkvllle is makg
a strong bid to have the shops
oved to that place. It Is understood
iat the citizens of Yorjcvllle have ofred
the Southern Railway company
considerable lot of land in the event
iat the shops should be moved there,
owever, it Is not presumed that
orkvllle's offer will have very seriis
consideration by reason of the fact
iat it is off the main line and it
ould not seem probable th?t a railad
would place its shop in an out-ofe-way
section. If the shops are
oved at all, Blacksburg will have r
tout the best chance of securing s
em of any town in South Carolina, .
id if Blacksburg people will pull like
ey should, the desired end may be
talned. It is certain that Gaffney
iople would like to see the hustling
tie town across the Broad again heme
a 'railroad center and Blacksirg
people can confidently look forEird
to the support and co-operation ]
Gaffney people in their effort to j
cure the shops.
THE GREAT CORN 8HOW.
rogramme of the National Exposi- I
tion in Columbia.
Columbia, Jan. 21.?At 9 o'clock on
onday morning, January 27, the gates
the Fifth National Corn exposition
111 be opened to the public and this 1
eat agricultural event, the culmina- 1
an of two years' careful preparation
111 commence its two week's round
feature days, feature events, exhibit
imonstrations, lectures, conferences
id a host of other events directed to
e general purpose of a betterment of
rrlculture and enrichment of rural 1
'e. A summary of the two weeks' 1
ogramme was announced here today
r the exposition management.
The gates will open each day at 9
clock and will remain open each
enlng until 11 o'clock. With the enre
series of buildings aglow with a .
>od of brilliant, white light, the
enlngs will be a most appropriate "
ne to visit the exposition and to apeciate
the elaborate decorative efcts
which will then be at their best,
le opening exercises will take place i
onday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, when
formal inspection of the exhibits will
! made by a large number of men of
ominence from various parts of the
uth.
Tuesday, January 28 will be South
irolina day, which will be featured by
great parade through the streets of
e city, beginning at 3.30 o'clock, In I
hich all sections of the state will be *
presented. Addresses and other spe- 1
al exercises will take place at the ex- sition
grounds about noon.
Wednesday will be Livestock day,
i wmcn speakers or prominence will j
scus8 various problems In this lm- (
irtant branch of agriculture. 8
Thursday will be National Farmers'
nlon day. Farmers' Union officials
e perfecting an attractive programme
r this day for the special handling of
irmers* Union problems. Sir Horace
unkett, the noted leader of the Irish v
rrlcultural reform, has accepted an ?
vitatlon to deliver one of the prlncl- I
l1 addresses. F
Friday, January 31, Is National Ed- ?
nation day, featured by the discus- *
Dn of various problems relating to j
e rural school and the social devel- >ment
of rural life. Speakers Include I
'alter H. Page, of New York, editor ^
the World's Work; J. D. Eggleston, *
ate superintendent of education of ^
Irglnia, and Miss Mabel Carney, se- *
etary of the Illinois Country Life *
deration.
Saturday will be Boys' day, the last C
iy of the exposition school for prize- *
Inners, to be conducted during the *[
st week. One feature of this day will ?
s a banquet of about 1,000 plates, ?
ven In honor of the boys by the city *
Columbia. ?
The exhibits will remain intact un- *
midnight of Saturday, February 8,
e last day of the exposition.
?^
Origin of Erskine.?The origin of c
skine college having been referred "V
by others, I would say that Erskine E
liege was named in honor of Ebe- &
zer Erskine of Scotland, who was f
ie of the founders of the Associate J
urch in 1733. Erskine was head of J
e Associate church, which was af- A
rward united with the Reformed ft
urch, hence the combined name of I
jsociate Reformed church. The As- E
elate Reformed church has always b
Id Ebenezer Erskine in the greatest S
miration and reverence. They not S
ly named their only college for him, V
it Associate Reformed presbyterians ft
erywhere have named their sons for
in. Wherever the initial letter of any J
R. P. is E, you may safely add the L
mainder of the name is Ebenezer. ft
herever a Perrin in this part of the T
>rld has a C in the front part of his R
me, it may be assumed that the C ft
inds for Chiles. In like manner those V
10 are disposed to guess, may de- J
nd on the initials P. B., prefixed to fti
ly man 9 name aianunig iui ncown vj
ooks, who In 1856 assaulted Senator V
larles Sumner in the United L
ates senate. The house of represen- S
lives of which he was a member, V
tempted to expel him, but failed to E
cure a two-thirds vote. Brooks then V
luntarily resigned, and appeared be- R
re his people for vindication, which Ai
suited in a complete triumph for
m. The whole country was greatly F
cited?the north in condemnation T
d the south in glorification of A
ooks. As a result, the number of M
ns in South Carolina who were nam- <3
for Preston S. Brooks in 1856 will ^
ver be known, but you can always &!
cognize such a one when his prefix Ai
P. B.?Abbeville Press and Banner,
s. The extent of their preparation ^
M
11
Jinth Ginning Report.?The ninth cot- ^
i ginning report of the census bu- j,
iu for this season, Issued at 10 o'clock e
sterday morning, announced that 13,- l
I 264 bales of cotton, counting round
half bales, of the growth of 1912 had
sn ginned prior to Thursday, Janu- m
y 16, to which date during the past j,
,ren years the ginning averaged 95.3 j.
r cent of the entire crop. Last year j.
January 16, there had been ginned m
515,799 bales, or 93.3 per cent of the j.
tire crop; in 1908 to that date, 12.- o
1,203 bales, or 96.8 per cent, and in g
16 up to that date 12,176,199 bales, or I>
8 per cent. Included in the ginnings
re 78,892 round bales, compared with m
654 bales last year, 111,079 bales in j?
10 146,378 bales in 1909 and 232,510 R
les in 1908. The number of sea is- M
id cotton bales included were 70,760, B.
npared with 109,867 bales last year, a
191 bales in 1909, and 90,287 bales In M
18. I>
MERE MENTION
A bill la pending before the Vermont
egislature to abolish hanging and use
he electric chair instead The arny
appropriation bill passed the
ower house of congress Tuesday, car ylng
an aggregate of $93,830,177
["he volcano of Colina, near Guadalaara,
Mexico broke Into violent erupion
Monday and covered the country
cr miles around with ashes and sand.
The city of Jacksonville has vot d
$1,500,000 worth of bonds for the
mrpose of improving and extending
he dock facilities of the harbor
Provision for the inaugural ball has
>een struck out of the house resolution
:overing the inauguration programme
md it is likely that this will be the
md of this time honored function
Jhief Justice John K. Shields was on
resterday elected United States senaor
by the Tennessee legislature to fill
he vacancy caused by the death of
lenator Bob Taylor. Ex-Governor
^lttereon was a candidate for the poition.
After Pastor Russell,?Surely the
lewspapers that are publishing' reguarly
the free stuff of "Pastor" Ruslell
will at least stop long enough to
-ead some of it when they are apprised
>f the following facts concerning the
)astor,s life outside his gratis contrl>ut!ons
to the press of the country.
Russell's wife procured a divorce from
ilm on statute grounds and she apjealed
for alimony. Pastor Russell
slalmed that he was penniless, but the
:c?urt found that he owns property
vorth $317,000, transferred to the
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
>f which he is the president. Refer*ing
to one transaction, the Brooklyn
Sagle, which exposed the fraudulent
iccounts of meetings held by him in
'orelgn lands, sent out from his publnhing
house says that one transacion
Involving a sheriffs sale of propsity
worth $20,000 was valued at
1200, which caused the court to find
bat the purpose of the whole transac;ion
was to deprive the wife of her
lower interest and was a fraud upon
ifX. The evidence produced against
ilm in the alimony case was that he
k cumulated a fortune through stock
peculation and donations from his folowers,
who are taught to believe that
he mlllenium is due in October, 1914.
Pastor Russell is evidently as big a
ake as the doctrine he is trying to
>ropagate through many gullible newsn.pers,
especially weeklies throughout
he country.?Greenwood Journal.
? The railroad commissioners have
efused to endorse a flat two cent paslenger
rate in South Carolina.
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AT THE CHURCHE8.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. R E. Gillespie, Pastor.
aunaay services?Sunday school at
.0 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Evening service at 7.30 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST.
Rev. Henry Stokes Pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday scbool at
.0 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
BAPTIST.
Rev. J. H. Machen, Pastor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
.0 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
S^ening service at-7 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. J. L. Oates, Pastor.
Sabbath Services?Sabbath school at
0 a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock,
evening service.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh. Rector.
Sunday Services?Sunday school at
^0 a. m. Morning service at 11.15
'clock. No other service.
Special Uotires.
At Olivet
Services at Olivet (Tlrzah) Sunday
ifternoon at 3 o'clock.
Henry Stokes, Pastor.
Preaching at Beersheba.
Rev. W. B. Arrowood will preach at
Jeersheba next Sunday morning at
he usual hour. There will be no ser'lce
at Ramah, Sunday.
Horses and Mules.
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ine, do not fail to see us. We have it.
"ome up the driveway between Thomson
Co's. and Stroup's.
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