Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 14, 1913, Image 2

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Scraps and iacts. ? Two battleships in this year's naval appropriation bill were determined upon last Tuesday by the house naval affairs committee by a vote of 14 to 7. Six destroyers, four submarines. one supply ship and one transport also will be provided. The new Dreadnaughts are to cost approximately $15,000,000 each. Adoption of the two battleships a year plan comes as a climax of a hard fight in which the greater navy advocates were opposed by one contingent holding for no battleships at all and another proposing compromise on one. The house itself, of course, will decide the | question finally when the bill comes up on the floor. Secretary Meyer and the greater navy men had been hopeful that three battleships might be gotten through in this year's bill to make up the decrease the navy suffered In last year's bill, when only one was appropriated for. ? James A. Patten of Chicago, who was indicted about three years ago, along with Col. Robert Thompson. William P. Brown and Frank B. Hayne, and Eugene Scales, in connection with the famous cotton corner, last Tuesday plead guilty and was fined $4,000 which he promptly paid. He gave as a reason for his plea the desire to avoid further annoyance and exposure. The others all say they will fight the case to the end. To the associated press on Friday, William P. Brown said: "I expected It. I do not care to discuss the case, but you can say that Hayne, Scales and my-: self will not plead guilty for the reason that we would perjure ourselves If we did so, as we are not guilty of a single one of the charges that have been brought against us." Both Mr. Brown and Frank B. Hayne are residents of New Orleans. Eugene G. Scales, the fourth member of the pool under indictment, lives at Waco, Texas. They are counted among the wealthiest cotton operators of the south and their speculative campaign of three years ago Is conceded to have netted the cotton farmers of the south more than one hundred million dollars. ? Christ Church, N. Z.. Feb. 12: The Terra Nova, the vessel which took Robert F. Scott to the Antarctic on his way to the South Pole and which returned there to bring: him back, but Instead brought the news of his and his companions' heroic death, arrived here this morning. Commander Evans said today that, reckoning by the progress of the supporting parties, Capt. Scott should have returned to Hut Point by March 17. Regarding the shortage of fuel, he said that Scott had enough fuel to last a month beyond the date of his expected return. The Terra Nova brought every written record of the southern party, including the private diaries, which will be given to the relatives of the dead explorers. Capt. Scott kept a daily record until March 24 and spent the last day in writing his message to the public. The bodies could have been brought back, according to Commander Evans, but all agreed to leave them In their white mantle, where they had worked and died. Commander Evans is not Inclined to speak of the tragic side of the expedition and has forbidden his fellow officers to do so. He will complete Capt. Scott's story for publication. All on board the Terra Nova seem to be in good health and bear no outward sign of the hardships they have undergone. ? On last Monday a message was signalled from the Terra Nova, in the South Pacific, to New Zealand, and thence to Europe and America, that CaDt Robert F. Scott and four mem bers of his polar expedition were dead. The Terra Nova is the vessel in which Capt. Scott's expedition sailed on June 1, 1910 for New Zealand, and the South Pole. The information given by survivors on the Terra Nova is that Capt. Scott's party made a dash for the pole and succeeded in reaching there Just one month after Capt Raold Amundson, the Norwegian explorer had come and gone. Capt. Scott's party of four perished in a blizzard on its return from the pole, and from records found on the bodies it is learned that they succeeded in getting to the pole, and found not only the Norwegian flag that had been left there by Capt. Amundsen but also the hut that had been built by the Amundsen party. The last message written by Capt Scott and found on his dead body, closed as follows: "Had I lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, the endurance and the courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale. But surely, surely a great and rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent upon us are properly provided for." ? Washington, February 12: Carrying a total of $94,585,628, the army appropriation bill was reported to the senate today from the committee on military affairs. The committee increased the allowances made by the house to the extent of $680,450. A number of amendments in the shape of legislation were added, the most important of which provides for changes in the method of appointment and execution of courtmartial along the lines of an independent bill, which passed the senate recently. The Manchu law, socalled, requiring the presence of officers with their commands was so amended as to provide that service performed as regimental, batallion, or squadron staff officers, should be construed as service with the troop. Another amendment providing for the return to service of officers who have been retired for physical disability upon recovery', was inserted. The aviation provision of the house bill providing for an increase of 50 per cent in the salaries of officers engaged in the aviation service was eliminated because of the fact that this subject is under consideration by both houses in independent bills. Of the increase in appropriations, $25,000 is for the competition at Camp Perry, Ohio, next September in connection with the centennial celebration of Commodore Perry's victory on Lake Erie. ? By a viva voce vote the house last Friday reported the Webb bill to prohibit the shipment of intoxicating liquors into "dry" states as it passed the senate yesterday and thereby removed a parliamentary obstruction which threatened to delay its final passage until another session of congress. The fight to get the bill into the house under a special rule broke during the afternoon. There was a lively opposition to it and a spirited fight on the part of its supporters to manoeuver the measure into a position where it could be voted upon ahead of the big supply bills. Although the parliamentary experts had thought earlier in the day that a special rule would be required to get the bill before the house again. Representative Clayton of Alabama, called the measure up under a rule permitting the house to consider without reference to a committee, any bill passed by the senate which is substantially the same as the one that has been reported by the house committee. Republican Leader Mann and Representative Fitzgerald made a point of order against the bill, contending it did not come within the rule because it was not on the house calendar, had a senate number instead of a house number, and was not substantially the same as the Webb bill as originally introduced. Speaker Clark overruled the points of order and the bill was passed without debate or division. ? International postal money order business decreased nearly $12,000,000 during the past year. The decrease was due almost wholly, according to postal authorities, to the operation In this country of the postal savings system. In the two years preceeding the establishment of the system, international money order business increased at the rate of $10,000,000 a year and during the eight years previous to that period, the average Increase was approximately $9,000,000 a year. Those figures indicate that much money heretofore sent from the United States to foreign countries for deposit and safe keeping now Is being deposited in postal saving banks. Statistics prepared for Postmaster General Hitchcock show that comparatively little money deposited in the postal savings system was withdrawn from banks. The system, however, has drawn from hiding places larger sums of money put there either through lack of confidence in banks or because little encouragement was given to small savings accounts. Mr. Hitchcock u points out that under the new system, le thousands of alien residents allow cl their savings to remain in the safe- u keeping of the government instead of tl sending them abroad for deposit. In m the 13,000 postal banks the deposits di now aggregate 335,000,000. Post- V master General Hitchcock Is confident ai that they will reach 350,000,000 during ol this fiscal year. pi , ; , i. ti Slit \torkrillr (Swjuiwt. f; Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville p as Mail Matter of the Second Class. tl = . = 1 ~ w YORKVILUE. S. C.t V ER1R4V. FEBRUARY 14. 1913 " tt " a While The Enquirer would not sug- p, great that the offering: of prizes is not Jr calculated to stimulate the Boys' Corn club work, still it is decidedly of opin- 8( ion that the work cannot be brougrht 0< up to its best until some way can be m found to persuade the boys that they te must seek excellence in corn growing p, for the sake of excellence Itself. to - tt The Gaffney Ledger wants to know tc how The Enquirer knows that Chero- si kee county does not contain the area tt required by the Constitution. That is v< simple enough. Commissioner E. J. jo Watson says in his official publication r? that Cherokee has only 361 square It miles. If the Ledger will get after m Commissioner Watson, we feel quite n< sure that he will gfive it all the informa- tt tion it wants to back up his statement. It m The house having continued the Mc- w ? - Kill ...til vaur tt yueen wttieiiuuoe um unui UEAV j . the senate on yesterday decided to do m likewise with the McLaurln bill which o\ is practically the sam.\ The continu- ct ance was with the co- sent of Senator tfc McLaurln, who declared that he had al no hope of the success of the under- tl< taking unless it should have the stamp w of approval by the people. The senate adopted a concurrent resolution introduced by Senator Sharpe, requesting Senator McLaurln to visit the other G cotton states and do all he can to further the warehouse Idea by explaining its machinery, etc. M * dO It is pretty generally expected that tv President Taft will veto the Webb bill G regulating the shipment of whisky from wet into dry territory. The reason for the veto will be put on constitutional ce grounds, it is said. The Democrats are m very much worried over the prospect r as it is understood that Governor Wll- M son hoped the bill would be passed so a as to get it out of the way of his ad- (J( ministration. Senator Root and other - - - j-A strong constitutional lawyers insist j that if the president does not veto the of bill he will merely pass the question ag on to the supreme court, which will h< surely kill It. While there is reason to rc believe that the house will pass the bill over the president's veto, It Is not Qf thought that It can pass the senate. th P< In delivering a charge to the Mon- ^( roe county, Ga., grand Jury the other fr day, Judge Robert T. Daniel asserted ef that the people of the county had but little regard for law or respect for authority, and gave as a reason that chil- m dren are not properly trained In their homes or In the schools. We believe tr that If children were properly tiained ra at home and In the schools they would rl< necessaril> grow up as law abiding clt- ^ izens with proper respect for authority m and we feel no disposition to take Issue hi with the Judge's assertion; but still we t0 are at a loss to see where or how a be- ra ginning is to be made. As the matter stands now. the judge's Indictment Is at certainly against parents and teachers, [JJ rather than against children. m , m , ai V There is a growing belief throughout ar the country that the United States will ar have to intervene In Mexico. Respon- tu ro sible government officials are very re- la luctant to undertake anything of the p< kind because all the best informed mil- m itary men recognize that if the United J" States sends an army to Mexico it will jn be a long time before that army can be se gotten out of the country again. There is no trouble about establishment of ^ ctmrcmonv Kilt t ho t mil hi P n< niiidivau ou>/* v<**uv^ ? %"v will be to establish the domination of ce a government with which the people th will be satisfied. The great trouble with aj Mexico is that the masses of the people tv have been downtrodden, abused and m - cc imposed upon for so long that they fr could hardly be made to realize what yt it would take to satisfy them. er th Since the resumption of the war be- w tween the Turks and the Balkan states there has been considerable fighting v< and from such reports as have been th received it appears that the allies gen erally have gotten the best of it; but t0 as heretofore, it is not practicable to ai get a great deal of reliable informa- P1 tion. Newspaper correspondents are aj not tolerated in either army and such reports as are being printed in the s< newspapers, are generally colored by ^ the press censors to suit their own no- p, tion. The information comes from Lon- sa don, however, that the Turks have ,s made application to Great Britain for intervention of the Powers, and the matter is under advisement. As to whether or not, however, the Powers can agree upon a basis of intervention still seems doubtful. a| pi Tho RomKart Votvanonor Hill wflfl ! HI killed In the house of representatives yesterday, the opponents of the bill th winning by a narrow margin. On the m test vote the representatives of Sum- ?' ter county were divided, Mr. Belser cc voting against the bill and Messrs. w Dick and Epps for It. The attitude of m Messrs. Dick and Epps In respect to te this mischievous and undemocratic ^ measure was a surprise and a disap- a' pointment, for by their vote one would naturally infer that they have a grievance against the newspapers and that J? they had been so unfairly and unjustly t,( criticised in the past that they felt the as need of a legal club, such as the Rem- j" bert bill provides, to force the news- Jn papers to treat them with fairness in *1' future. So far as we know, neither of J}j these gentlemen has just cause for a< complaint against the newspapers, and C speaking for this paper, we know that a| they have always been accorded every , consideration to which they were entitled and that nothing has ever been : printed concerning them?either true or false?that could bring them into disrepute or damage them in a business 08 or political way. We have heretofore ?* viewed the Rembert bill as a piece of "J cheap demagoguery. introduced in the Jy house and featured for political pur- 1 poses only, and have had no apprehen- m sion that it would receive serious consideration by the broad gauge members who. we believed, would see at a glance ol that it was unconstitutional, in that it cc infringes the rights of a free press; cl ndemocratlc, in that It was special } gislatlon directed against a single lass; and needless, in that no repuible man has anything: to fear from le press of this state, since the law F ow gives any agrgrleved person full reress by criminal and civil action, fhen men of the type of Messrs. Dick od Epps are led astray by the clamor f the demagogues against the news- L apers, one is apt to wonder if the oneme belief in the fundamental princiles of Democratic government has not een undermined by the continued and C isidious assaults of the politicians, ho place desire for preferment above rinclple and would rather bamboozle J le people than hold fast to the faith f the founders of our government.? umtar Item. . , Inasmuch as the Rembert bill did not ' ?ek to require any more than The Enuirer has always been willing to acjrd. The Enquirer has not objected to except that we thought that the bill lould have been so amended that a Dlteful antagonist would not have it i his Dower to overwhelm a newspa- ^ er with such a mass of matter that ould delay or prevent the next issue. 7e do not think all the newspapers are ad all the time, or even every time C ?ey are accused of being bad. That is level headed article that the Item rints1, as most of Its articles are; but ^ i connection with the vote on this bill lcre has occurred to The Enquirer >methlng that does not seem to have M :curred to the Item. In his annual essage Governor Blease called the atntion of new members to a well known Y ractice of a certain school of legislate in fathering and introducing bills ley do not want passed. The idea is y i be in a position to more easily kill ich bills and other measures akin to j iem. Where there is a yea and nay )te only those who vote with the mairity are entitled to make a motion to (consider. In the case of this bill the em will note that one of the gentleen who voted for the favorable mi- D >rity committee report, voted with le majority against the bill. Of course j is not for us to say what any man's otlves were in this matter; but we 111 suggest that It is quite probable lat among those who voted with the inority were several who were really iposed to the bill, and if the advo ites of the measure had been two or p iree in the majority, it is quite prob- p >le, that there would have been a mo- P on for immediate consideration, hich motion would have been carried. jc ' Z THE TWO-CENT RATE BILL ovsmor Bleats Defends His Sincerity in the Matter. Governor Blease on last Tuesday T >nt to the general assembly the folwing message numbered 22 on the vo-cent rate bill. entlemen of the Senate and House h of Representatives: ( I have been reliably informed that e, rtain persons are using the argu- s< ent, in reference to the measure 6 icenily introduced reducing the pasrnger rate on railroads to two cents j mile, that I recommend it but that I p ) not favor it d I wish to say to you, gentlemen, that do favor it; that the poor people n South Carolina favor it and that, f< ide from the railroad officials, stock- *1 >lders and employes, including rail- 01 iad attorneys, some of whom are C1 embers of your house, and some hers who are either not informed conditions, or have been misled by ie railroads, I believe the entire . jople of South Carolina favor it, and h ask every man on the floor of the w juse and senate, who is my political w lend, to vote for it and to lend his ? forts to the passage of one bill that J3 111 be of some benefit to all the peo- P e of the state. The railroads take nearly all the , oney that they make in South Car- ? ina, if we are to Judge by conditions y ;re, and use it in improving their f< unk lines, leaving us, if we ride on .ilroads in South Carolina at all, tb 81 de on rotten cross ties, on old, cheap, ^ nail rails, in old coaches that have OI ">?> dionoi-flort frnm service on the ain lines, behind old engines that 01 tve been worn out pulling northern 81 urists to the south and back, or in Q ly other ox-cart style which the illroads may see fit to furnish. " If the railroad companies would- 21 tend strictly to railroad business, stead of trying to attend to the' C( isiness of the agricultural depart- w ent of the nation by sending trains e' id agents all over the country ad- c' -rtising agricultural exhibits, etc., ?' id by their presidents traveling t? ound to make speeches on agricul- P re and other subjects foreign to rail- a ad management, and take the same a rge sums of money which they ex- w >nd for these purposes, and the same 8< oney and energy they are now using - 11 1- J ..on ql trying to iooi me peupie, aim m ? in developing their tracks and roll- w g stock, they would relieve them- I Ives of the numerous wrecks and w image suits resulting therefrom, Ith which they are now burdened, id would easily be able to haul the iople of South Carolina for two nts a mile and make larger profits vl an they are now making. Now, gentlemen, I make one last jg ipeal to you: Please give us a flat ^ ro-cents rate, and every man, woan and child in South Carolina not , innected with the railroads, and free T om their influence, will say, thank >u. I hope those members of the gen- Is al assembly who are attorneys in Y le employ of the railroads, will, hen this bill comes up, be frank p, lough to state that they are so em- n oyed, and ask to be excused from c] iting thereon. And I hope also that lis message to you will settle, once c >r all, any question as to whether I ^ rvor a two-cents rate. If you want ,, ? test it, pass a two-cents rate bill id send it down to my office, and I J* romise you that as soon as It is re- J: dved and placed on my desk I will i fix my signature to it and send it , ,'er to the secretary of state, and al> send you a message advising you lat it has been signed and thanking ? )u for your efforts in placing all the ?ople of South Carolina upon the ime footing, so far as railroad fare b concerned. P Very respectfully, Z( Cole. L. Blease, " Governor. ^ m , h c< ? Washington, February 13: Prima- a ' elections for the selection of fourth f( ass postmasters are provided for in jj j amendment to the postofflce appro- 0| iation bill, which the senate com- tj ittee on postoffices today added to ? lat measure. The consideration of 8( le bill was completed by the com- tl ittee, but on account of the necessity s] ' gathering information relative to y ime of the changes, the bill was w Ithheld from the senate. The amend- j, ent regarding fourth class postmasrs was adopted, as a result of a sug ?stion by Senator Bristow of Kansas, | though his original provision was I uch modified. As agreed upon by t. ie committee, it will apply only to . urth-class offices and It will be op- . anal with the postoffice department, ? i to whether the system shall be put to execution. In that event, It au- " iorizes the holding of primary elecons and when such elections are ;ld, it is made obligatory upon the JT ?partment to appoint the person re iving the highest number of votes JJ; nong the patrons of any given post- ? fice. The committee also passed fa- V ?rably upon an amendment requiring jj ie reweighing of the mails next Sepmber, in order to arrive at a basis of n, tmpensatlon to pay the railroads for irrying the business of the parcel !T )st. Another amendment repeals the * uch-crlticised blue-tag law. which Jv ves the postmaster general discre- " an in delaying second-class mall ? atter. ^ b, ? The city of Spartanburg by a vote ir ' 496 to 290 has decided to adopt the pi >mmlssion form of government. The ft tange will go into effect next fall. si LOCAL AFFAIRS, u? taJ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Inst National Bank, Yorkvllle?Tells Jui you that limiting your spending and pit saving the balance, is better than Hs limiting savings and spending the da balance. Do roan and Savings Bank?Emphasises sic its absolute safety and liberal treat- th< ment of its patrons. It solicits your edi banking account. ' loud Cash Store?Is offering specials Sa In linen table damasks and dollies, Sp and says now Is a good time to buy. soi . M. Stroup?Says that if you wear ar< Peters' shoes once, you will wear tal them always. He has a full line of th< all styles and leathers. de . Q. Wray?Offers clothing at half wi price, and tells you about specially lm low priced enameled ware, glass go ware, china ware, etc., and his 5c cal and 10c counters. lirkpatrlck-Belk Co.?Says it sells first-class, reliable, standard quality merchandise, cheap. Prices on sta- ] pie gooas. gn orkville Hardware Co.?Emphaalzes he the superior qualities ot Ellwood his wire fencing?its strength, adapts- |g bility and its low cost and lasting qualities. wa arroll Bros.?Sell the Hoosler corn Th .drill, seed Irish potatoes, Corno bei feed, all kinds farm Implements and a(j perfection flour. wj, . W. Speck?Sells Waterman "Ideal" ] fountain pens, which have been the 0f standard for years. He also sells < the Parker lucky curve. llk [cConnell Dry Goods Co.?Offers big bargains in army shoes, ladies' ox- ter fords. Hamilton hickory, silk glng- CO] hams, foulards, etc. . be ork Furniture Co.?Invites you to _lo see its lines of mattings, rugs and Dn art squarea And also wants you to see It for furnishings. "ork Drug Store?Has a line of Conklin .self-filling fountain pens, and ye. wants to supply you with stationery. ,h. . A. Tate, C. C. C. Pis.?Gives notice of sale on saiesday for March, real {j-, estate involved in suit of B. N. ya Moore, as receiver, etc., vs. H. J. Q Johnston; also vs. J. J. Johnston, * and vs. Jno. Young, et al., defendants. 23 r. P. W. Hunter?Will appreciate re- rv turn of an automobile chain, lost h Wednesday, on Chester road. . C. Wilborn?Wants quick offers for f 110 acres, near King's Mountain . battle ground. at< * at< PARCELS P08T yel During the month of January there n0 as sent from the Yorkville postofllce lto the various zones zuu parcels post ? ackages, weighing from 1 ounce to 11 wo ounds each and aggregating 404 an ounds. At the request of The Enqulr- ar* \ Miss Maggie Moore, postmaster, has ?vl1 irnlshed a detailed statement as fol- !n >ws: jo one. Lbs. Ozs. Parcels J"1 1st 155 ? 72 fai 2nd 127 14 64 ?u 3rd 40 11 22 ' 1 4th 61 ? 32 to 5th .. 21 ? ? on flv otals 404 9 200 8,d , set WITHIN THE TOWN Jp ? The attendance on account of court all as been rather smaller than usual. er. ? The higher grades in the public ^ zhools have been tremendously intersted in compulsory education for ne weeks, and now they have the uestlon of woman suffrage to consld- . P ' ~ ?.. * nai ? Mr. J. Q. Wardlaw, receiver of fne jne ork cotton mills, is advertising the un roperty for sale before the court house j oor at Yorkville on February 28th in- fr0 tant. The advertisement is under or- Qf er 'of court. All intending bidders are hai squired to deposit a certified check an( >r $5,000 to receive recognition, and a j ie upset price has been fixed at $160,- the 30. No bid for a less sum will be eni rled. . 3 An THE CORN 8HOW er. That the Fifth National Corn show , !j eld in Columbia during the past three _ , eeks has been a great institution, and Ill prove of much value to tne peopie f South Carolina there Is no queaftiogi; th ut still It has not been without itfqnleasant features as testified to by cer- tin visitors. h "There was a gouging game grolng on , II along the line," said one York qoun- . r man, complaining to The Enquirer a :?.d ;w days ago. e "I was down there the first week," he to ild, "and again afterward. During * ly first visit I went into a restaurant we ae night and got my supper, paying sally a reasonable price for what I rdered. The next day I went into the p ime restaurant taking several ac- r uaintanees along as my guests. Af sr I sat down to the table, I noticed P lat dishes that had been advertised at 5 and 30 cents the night before were len on the bill of fare at 50 and 60 w" ents. I told my friends about it and &at e decided that we would not be goug- an( 3. When we got up to leave a waiter To laimed that it was the same way all J vor town. We went to another res- P/1 lurant and found prices up at that |he lace also. We kept walking for quite }n distance and at length found a place t0 way up about the postofflce where we . J ere able to get service at prices that J.ns semed fairly reasonable. "I am willing to testify that the Corn * At-i? ?ii ?.it tea now was a grana ining, wen wuriu hlle," the gentleman continued, "but J , do not think much of people who P?j ould stick visitors in any such way." det ABOUT PEOPLE. etc Miss Mabel Berry of Yorkvllle, is _m Isltingr friends at Shelby. ov< Mr. W. P. Robinson of Lancaster, hai i in Yorkville today visiting Dr. and ins [rs. M. W. White. the Miss Eva Good of Hickory Grove, is der isiting Miss Theo Dempsey in Blacks- hai urg. ver Mrs. R. L. A. Smith of Hickory Grove ne( i visiting Mrs. William Dickson in p , orkvltle. Mr. S. C. Wood of the Thomson com- i any, left Yorkville yesterday for the mil orthern markets to buy spring mer- 0n handise. . son Mr. and Mrs. T. Baxter McCOain, of ' amden and their son Mr. Raymond the IcClain, who came up to Yorkville the Wednesday evening to bury Miss Jen- bly ie, remained over at the Yorkville Ho?1 until this morning, when they re- Thi jrned to Camden. Quite a number of hei riends called on the stricken family e uring their stay, and all were very the juch touched at the kindness of the tes' eople of Yorkville, including old c?r iends and acquaintances. bor Mr. C. K Dobson, a former Yorkville oy, a son of Mr. J. W. Dobson, of this JP? lace, Is being urged by his fellow cltl- *"7 ens of Pensacola, IHa., for appoint- rL: ?ent as assistant secretary of the navy Ir. Dobson Is a man of fine education, th, lgh character, splendid business eduation, practical experience In naval UIf ffairs and in every way well qualified th >r the position. With the backing he . B as including all interests in the city * f Pensacola, and strength developing th iroughout the state of Florida, Mr. out obson's claims will no doubt receive < erious consideration at the hands of pn le Democratic president, and if he gee hould receive the appointment his ODl orkvllle friends are quite sure that he t^r '111 give a satisfactory account of tll_ imself. Jol CIRCUIT COURT Mil am The court of common pleas has tried un| tree cases this week and may or not ten ispose of one other this afternoon; pr< ut in any event the last of the petit the irors will be discharged by 12 o'clock jn >morrow, Judge Gary having so an- no ounced yesterday. the Practically all of Wednesday and ver lost of yesterday was taken up in the der earing of the case of E. L. Baker, ad- nai ilnistratrix, vs. W. Bonner McGill and Ko thers, a suit for $20,000 damages bas- sail 3 on the death of the plaintiffs husand shortly after the purchase by the "ceasea irom ine aeieriuaui 01 an ungi al packagre of morphine. The plaintiff laimed that the defendants sold the "C< lorphine In violation of the law and lat there were no directions as to To ose or antidote on the bottle and that J le deceased came to his death from an res k'erdose of the drug. The defendant Wi; id not deny the sale or the claim that clai le bottle was not labeled as required the y law; but admitted the sale of the lorphine in an original package, which ackage was marked poison. The de- Roi mdant also presented testimony to " low that the deceased was an habitual ves er of morphine and had frequently ten the drug without serious effects larger doses than the dose that was eged to have caused his death. The y found for the defendant The Lintiff was represented by Hart & irt and W. W. Lewis and the defennt by J. S. Brice and Thos. F. Mciw. The case has been one of conlerable interest to people who knew i parties and had more or less knowlge of the circumstances, rhe next case taken up was that of muel McCullough et al vs. John T. encer et al., involving the title to me seventy acres of land in and !>und LeBslie station. This case was Iten up yesterday and did not go to s Jury until this morning. The flnal termination of the issue, it appears, 11 probably depend more on the law irolved than the facts, and that it wl 1 tn tho xiinromo court sppms nrncti Ily certain. THE WALLACE H0U3E Mr. Henry Maaaey of Rock Hill, haa 'en out for publication a letter that recently found among the effects of i father, the late B. H. Maaaey, and interestingly reminiscent of the Wal:e House, of which Mr. B. H. Massey s an honored member from York, e letter Is dated Columbia Decemr 2, 1876, at 9 o'clock a. m., and Is dressed to the Fort Mill firm of ilch Mr. B. H. Massey was a member Drakeford, Massey ft Co. The text the letter Is as follows: 'We were In session all night and ely to remain so for several days, e Republican side was very stiff yesday evening, but tempered down istderably last night and seems to very quiet this morning. Dlscus>ns have ceased on both sides at isent. We think we have exhausted it point. We are now trying other d I hope more effective means. The lltary failed to appear to put us out iterday, and now the impression is ;y will not eject us from the hall. If ty do not we are masters of the sittion. The Republicans did not canss the votes yesterday for governaccording to their appointment; itponed until 2 o'clock today, and I n't think they will reach that point lay. The difficulty with us Is we have recognition from the senate, they ve recognized the other side of the use. If we are under the necessity retiring from this hall we will have create a senate before we can opers. We have twelve Democratic sen>rs seated and three who have not t been seated. That number does ailfitf A A AMAmim AAnaoniiAntln i ^uiionwutc a Vjuui U1I1, would not have a lawful assembly; t if the worst has to come to the rst we will have to take that course d organize a bogus senate. That we i trying to avoid If possible, and that 11 be our last resort, for we are now the bounds of law, and our object is remain so. One thing I can say, it if we should fahl, it will not be our lit, for this house Is determined to i.nd up for our rights as long as there a glimmer of hope. It is a sad sight see sixty-four intelligent gentlemen one side and flfty-flve negroes and e mean, low white men on the other le assembled in the house of repreltatlves of this state?a sovereign .te of the United States?arrayed ainst each other, and sometimes to appearances ready to kill each othThen, again, we are laughing and king together, on friendly terms, as are at this writing, as Gen. Wale, our speaker, Mackey their speakare now sitting together near me ighlng and talking together. I o'clock p. m.?The Republican side s Just passed a resolution postponr th$ counting of votes for governor til Monday, 2 o'clock p. m. ! o'clock p. m.?Hamilton, a negro m Beaufort, now speaking in favor Hampton; claims that Chamberlain s not received a majority of votes d that he is not elected. Hamilton is Radical. Myers Is also with us on m M v\ TVwMAAiwila kwl J same puuupic. jurat uvv;*aio i/ueuing up. Republicans depressed. I o'clock p. m.?Great excitement, other man sworn in by our speak- j We are getting the advantage of sm. We find they have been claim- j r a member from Barnwell who has t been here yet. We received a tel- r am stating that this member has t left home yet The discovery of {; it fact produced great confusion c ongst the Republicans. t ' o'clock p. m.?Rather quiet at this d nr. Myers of Beaufort is now speak- a ; on our side. There seems to be a ? leral depression on the Republican , e, whilst the Democratic side bright?. We expect to remain in the house c norrow, and until we gain our point, . lot driven out by the military, which r now think will not be done. c EABODY FUND CONTROVERSY ? c rhe Columbia State of yesterday e nta tne rouowing, Dearing on me a ltroversy In connection with the y tribution of the Peabody fund, t ich matter is now being investi- p ed by a committee of the house c 1 senate: s the Editor of the State: r ["here were two small errors in the r nting of my ctatement made before v i Peabody investigation committee g the State today. I would be glad have you correct. Dr. Curry wrote this letter in 1901 tead of 1911, urging that after enving the Peabody college the reinder of the fund be devoted to chers' institutes and to state nor- J .1 colleges. Instead of saying, "I ieve the final policy of the Pea- j ly board as shown by the report f the special committee of 1911 was y ermined," etc., I said, "I believe," ^ v ^hile writing this note, I wish to phasize what I have said over and j >r again in this investigation. I u ire no fight to make on any man or ^ tltution. I have never had any s mght of causing trouble to Presi- a it Mitchell or the university. I j, ire only the best wishes for the Unl- n slty of South Carolina and all con- j, :ted with it r D. B. Johnson. j lumbia, February 12. e rhe following statement was sub- 5 tted to the investigating committee f Tuesday afternoon by Dr. John- 0 l y 'President D. B. Johnson came into t ! governor's office just previous to i convening of the general assem- t to see him about the visit of the lernl nssemhlv to WinthrOD colleee. e undersigned were all present and ? ird all that was said. The govlor said that he Intended to veto ! appropriation for the colleges un3 a 1-mill tax was levied for the I nmon schools, and President John- v i spoke strongly for Wlnthrop, say- d ' that it was preparing teachers for t i common schools and that he t ught that for every dollar approated for the men, another dollar ij >uld be appropriated for the wo- s n. The governor then said some- v ng about a petition that had been v ned by the presidents of several p versities, including the president of p ! University of South Carolina, ask- t ; for a certain sum, each of them, 1 that the remainder be given to i i negroes, thus cutting Wlnthrop : entirely. g 'Upon a question of E. H. Aull. jsident Johnson said that he had v n such a petition and that in his t nion it had helped to defeat Win- j, op's expectations by helping to e n the money to universities and r ay from Wlnthrop. President f( inson said nothing about President jj tchell except as to his name being ^ ong the presidents of southern versitles that had signed the writ- ^ agreement heretofore referred to. p ;sldent Johnson did not volunteer n information that such a paper was ? existence. President Johnson made suggestion of any kind of fight on i university or any fight of the unisity on Wlnthrop college. Presi- a it Johnson did not mention the a r.es of J. E. Swearingen and August 8 hn. and the governor has never " d so. f (Signed) 13 "Cole L. Blease, a "Thomas H. Peeples, "E. H. Aull. a ilumbia, February 11." n , a the Editor of the State: 0 Inclosed you will find a copy of the a olutlons by the student body of t( nthrop college. We should apprete it very much if you will publish a se In the next issue of your paper. 81 Edith Fraser, h Chairman of Committee. 0 rk Hill. February 11. 'In view of the fact that in the In- el tlgatlon now being held in refer- b snce to the division of the Peabody und, there seems to be some dlsposilon to criticise the action of Dr. D. l< 3. Johnson, president of Wlnthrop college, we, the student body of Winhrop college, have adopted the folowing resolutions: bi "Resolved,: First. That we who th enow that all his actions In the past ov tave been without reproach, do cerify that Dr. Johnson is ever loyal to te: he highest standards of honor and pe ntegrity. el< "Second: That we express to our si jeloved president our absolute trust, is >ur implicit confidence in him, both th ls a man and as a devoted and faith- ar 'ul worker for the cause of education da in South Carolina. ca "Third: That copies of these reso- vc laluttons be sent to the state papers th ind to our president. Dr. Johnson. th "Edith Fraser, be "Chairman: m "Harriet Herbert, wl "Lillian Snelgrove, su "Elizabeth McNab, fo "Committee on Resolutions, ea "Adopted February 11, 1913. pr "Kathryne Connor, sc "President of Student Body." 8TORM RELIEF COMMITTEE jJ The committee appointed last Au- Is rust by Governor Blease to receive ag ind distribute voluntary contributions lai nade in behalf of the Bethel and King* ag Mountain townships storm sufferers, su las made its final report to the govern* $1 >r and received its discharge. A de- ri< :ailed statement of the receipts and lisbursements having already been sti jublished in full, need not be repeated. M rhe committee's letter to the governor da ind the governor's reply thereto are is follows: in, Clover 8. C., Feb. 11, 1913. Son. Cole L, Blease, Governor, M Columbia, 8. C. er The committee appointed by Your Sxcellency, under proclamation dated August 13, 1912, to receive and dis- 1)1 >urse such voluntary contributions as . ihould be made for the benefit of the luflferers from the destructive hall and ivindstorm that swept portions of "e 3ethel and King's Mountain townships )f York county on the afternoon of Aurust 3, 1912, beg leave to make return, ii1 Immediately after receiving notice >f the duty required of it, the commit;ee held a meeting with all the mem)ers present, and organized by the election of G. W. Knox as chairman fj ind J. A. Page as secretary-treasurer. % Contributions were received to the imount of $845.80, and each contribuion was acknowledged by publication n The Yorkville Enquirer. After as :areful an investigation of the whole iltuatlon as was practicable, we ap>ortioned all the funds that came into 5^ >ur hands on a basis that seemed to *; is reasonable and just and complete ~lsts of the beneficiaries, together with Z he amounts apportioned to each were . )ufcQished in The Yorkville Enquirer of K1' December 17, 1912, and January 29, no .913. We have attached hereto copies >f said publications. rt In our opinion there is no probabllly of further contributions of sufficient mportance to warrant our continued tervice, and if it be the pleasure of four Excellency, we will be glad to th eceive our discharge. In the mean- th ime, however, in behalf of ourselves, p, ve desire to express our appreciation Cc ?f the consideration received at the r lands of Your Excellency, and also, in nf the h?n?flf>lflr(pn nf Ihp fund ve have distributed, we desire to take ln he liberty of thanking all the con- a rlbutors thereto. ' ve We have the honor to be.. ci. Very respectfully, G. W. Knox. Chairman, jgj Jas. A. Page, Secretary, nf A. J. Qulnn, _rj J. B. H. Jackson, J. A. Clinton, cu J. B. Robinson, hll W. D. Grist. JJJi Ju: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA tai Executive Chamber ml Columbia, Feb. 13, 1813. ur dr. G. W. Knox. Chairman, ar Clover, S. C. 1? Ay Dear Sir: T1 I have received, under date of Feb- th nary 11, report of your committee, ap- sw >ointed by me, under proclamation, to Inj ecelve and disburse such voluntary J. ontrlbutlons as should be made for he he benefit of the sufferers from the let lestructlve hall and wind storm that In wept portions of Bethel and King's to dountaln Townships of York county, ch ast August fie The report of your committee is sp :lear and concise, and shows fine work cl? n a great cause?the relief of human ce leed. In granting your committee the ou lischarge which is requested, at the eft :oncluslon of your labors, I desire, as an rovernor of South Carolina, on behalf so if the storm sufferers In whose Inter- Pr st you have labored and on behalf of Pr ill the people cf our state, to thank at ou for this work of love, and to thank he contributors who have made it ffu tossible. I have just had the pleasure tei if approving the act to exempt these m< torm sufferers from taxation, which kil neasure I recommended In my annual lit nessage to the general assembly, and Ja vhlch was promptly passed by the ml general assembly. sti Very respectfully, de Cole L. Blease, M< Governor. $61 ed LOCAL LACONICS ennie Rosalind McClain. a Miss Jennie Rosalind McClain, daugh- T1 er of Mr. and Mrs. T. Baxter McClain, &n ormerly of Yorkville, but for some ln< ears past, residents of Camden, was jU] iuried in Rose Hill cemetery, York- At 'ille, last Wednesday afternoon. The i?< teceased was born in Yorkville on June P? 8, 1888, and attended the schools here to intil her parents went to Camden. Tuierculosis developed while she was a e(l tudent at Winthrop about four yearB eri go, and since then she has been an c" nvalld. The malady steadily grew p aII m A imtll ti-aaL'O o rrrs !&t liui e Illcuieiickiit uiiiu iiiicu wccno agu " t became apparent that the end was &rl lear. Death took place last Tuesday. dei dr. and Mrs. McClain were accompanld to Ycrkvllle by Mrs. B. H. Baum, dr. M. H. Hyman of Camden and Mes- 77 lames Pride Ratteree and Sidney Tiedheim and Miss Carrie Frledhelm, ? t Rock Hill. They were met at York ille by a large concourse of sympa- P,c hizlng friends, bearing floral tributes, ,nd the funeral was directly from the P" rain the services at the grave being onducted by Rev. E. E. Gillespie, as- th< Isted by the choir of the First Preslyterian church of Yorkville. 5h( ter ?~ to Talk of Intervention in Mexico.? wi Jeclaration against Immediate Inter- ag, entlon in Mexico was made Wednes- cla lay by Senator Collom, chairman of ag; he senate committee on foreign rela- on ions. ias "I trust there will be no immediate of ntervention by the United States," he Coi aid. "I do not think the time has come an fhen we are called on to Interfere. If dri k'e once take the step, we can not take in? t back. I do not think that under the resent conditions we are called upon o take the burden." Most senators declined to discuss ? he situation in Mexico. th< A notable exception was found in hai lenator Tillman. He said: gal "I think the president ought to be in ery, very cautious how he involves J. his country in war just at the close of Ho is administration. I know of no great- FT r misfortune that could happen to us of Ight now than to have such a war chi orced on tne country, xne situation | 3 a very fine illustration of 'You will Ne e damned if you do and you will be vill amned if you don't, especially if you col o. Let us do what is necessary to chi rotect the honor of our country and kir o more; if we have to go there let us Wi et away as soon as possible." Ep . ? of To Legalize Lynching.?The Judi- c^' ry committee of the house has made ? n unfavorable report on quite a dan- usi erous bill introduced by J. W. Ash- rea iy. The practical effect of the bill, tha hould it become a law, is to legalize ser inching. The text of the measure is crii s follows: of "Section 1. That it shall be a full Un nd complete defense to the charge of cor rurder or to the charge of assault or clu ssault and battery with intent to kill, hos r assault and battery of a high and ma ggravated nature, for the defendant apj ? prove by the preponderance of the Un ;stimony that the person killed or ma ssaulted had been guilty of an as- chs lult on a reputable woman with the thii itent to commit the crime of rape or res f ravishing a reputable woman. gra "Section 2. That this act shall take un< ffect immediately upon its approval he y the governor." era COMPULSORY EDUCATION >eal Option Proposition Command* Support of Houm. The McCravy compulsory attendance II was passed to a third reading In e house last Wednesday night by the erwhelmlng vote of 91 to 19. Briefly, the compulsory school atndance bill provides that upon the ititlon of one-third of the qualified sctors in any school district In the ate, the county board of education authorized to hold an election upon e question for "compulsory attendee" and "against compulsory attenmce." If the majority of the votes st by the qualified electors is in fair of a compulsory school attendance, e McCravey bill goes into effect In at school district, and all children stween the ages of 8 and 13 years, not entally or physically disabled and hose labor is not necessary* for their pport, must attend the public school I tx yci iuu ui ai icaoi kiutrc iiiuiuuv iu .ch year, If the session be that long, ovided they do not attend a private hool. Enforced by Trustee*. The trustees of the school district liere compulsory attendance is in rce are charged to see that the law carried out They may appoint ;enta to this end. Parents or guardns of children of the prescribed school re who do not put them In school an bject tod a fine of between $2 and 0 for each offense. The measure carjs no appropriation. The members who voted in favor of riklng out the enacting words of the cCr&vey compulsory school attendee bill were the following: Ayes?Addy, J. W. Ashley, Brown g, Cross, Fortner Oray, Haxrelson. Eirvey, Hunter, Irby, Klrby, Lybrand, cDonald, Miley, Moore, Nelson, Robtson, W. S. Rogers Jr., Sherwood?19 The members who voted against riklng out the enacting words of the II were the following: Nay?Speaker Smith, Atkinson, Basil, Belser, Bethea, Bowers, Boyd, 1ce, Busbee, Charles, Clowney, Courty, Creech, Daniel, Dantrler, De laugh r, Dick, Epps, Friday, Frlpp, Gasque, >odwin, Greer, Halle, Hall, Harper, lynesworth, Hiott, Holley, Hutchison, utson, W. A. James, Johnston, Jones, sllehan, Kelly Kennedy, Klbler, King, irk, LHes, Lumpkin McCravey, Median, McQueen, Malpass, Martin, assey, Means, Melfi, Miller, Mitchell, ixson Mower, Murray, Nicholson, lorn, O'Quinn, Pegues, Pyatt, Ready, imbert. Riddle, Riley, RIttenberg, sblnson, L .L. Rogers, Sapp Sanders, ihroeder, W. M. Scott, W. W. Scott, inseney, Shirley, Smiley, Stanley, evenson, Strickland, Thompson Var r Horst, Walker, Warner, Whaley, hite. Whitehead, Wilburn, Williams, c Wvnhp. C. T. Wvche. Toumans. (igler?91. Paired?M. J. Ashley, aye, with Sture, no; Warren aye, with Blackwell, i I. Not voting?Barnwell, Evans, Harn, W. E. James, Lee, Long, Mltchum, oseley, Tlndal, Welch?10. MERE MENTION Dr. Manuel E. Araujo, president of e republic of Salvador, wounded by e bullets of assassins on the night of ibruary 4th, died last Sunday. Don trios Melendez succeeded to the esldency Rev. Dr. James B. Ely llvered a sermon in a Philadelphia eater Sunday night to 2,000 persons, which he urged the appointment of vice commission In that city to Instigate moral conditions in high sosty, and especially the conduct of tding hotels A despatch from adrid is to the effect that the police that city have succeeded In discovIng the gang of swindlers responsible r the "Spanish Prisoner" fraud. The lef of the gang, Eusteblo Rico, began i game eight years ago Thirteen Iners were killed and a number Inred by the falling of a bucket conInlcg 800 gallons of water in a coal Ine near Manchester, England, Satday Great swarma of mosquitoes e beginning to appear in Panama clt> after an immunity of six years, le pests are of the malarial and not e yellow fever species and are due to ramps and pools caused by the builds' of the Gatun lake dams Wm. UAtiAaniA crantlomon Via n/llt tuhft 1UUI1V5 uc( Hie QCIIVIViimn wtM?wb, ?? ?w Id up railroad offices in several clti several weeks ago, pleaded guilty Boston Monday, and was sentenced serve six to ten years in the Massausetts state prison The health partment of New Tork city will this ring undertake the greatest "house ?aning" in its history. Every house, liar, roof, alley, etc., is to be thorghly cleaned and disinfected in an tort to abate the nuisance of flies d mosquitoes Mrs. Frances Folm Cleveland, widow of the late exesident Cleveland, and Thos. Jex eston of Aurora, N. Y., were married Princeton, N. J., Monday morning. In a battle between miners and ards at Mucklow, W. Va., Monday, i persons were killed and a score or )re injured Six persons were lied and sixty or more injured in polcal rioting on the streets of Tokio pan, Monday. Prince Katsura, preer of Japan, was stoned on the "eets It is estimated by a Phllalphian, who has been touring in axlco, that there is not less than 90,000,000 of American capital investIn various enterprises in Mexico.... '. Mary Walker, 81 years old, the not suffragist leader, is critically in in Chicago hospital Police Captain los. Walsh, Edw. J. Newell a lawyer d Chas. E. Foye, a policeman, were iicted by the special graft grand ry in New York, Monday. District torney Whitman declares that these lictments may open the heart of the lice system Three men were put death at Sing Sing prison New York, inday. Two of the prisoners executhad murdered women....The FedU department of justice has begun a il anti-trust suit against the ChlcaBoard of Trade, charged with vlo:ing the Sherman anti-trust law, by tiitrarily fixing the prices of grain alt In the "pit," while the exchange is closed Rosa Sarto, sister of 3 Pope of Rome, died Tuesday, aged years A Brooklyn, N. Y., clerman modernizes the Beatitudes thus: lessed are the special interests, for sirs is the earth; blessed are the exliters, for to them the earth belongs." .. .The issuance of the new five cent ice by the Philadelphia mints has en indefinitely postponed, because of 3 fact that the new five-cent piece is of such size that it will not work 3 thousands of slot machines scat ed over the country Women are be barred from participation in the ilson inaugural parade Claims gregating $6,503 746, representing 369 ilms, have been filed in New York ainst the White Star Steamship line account of the Titanic disaster of it April The inaugural address President-elect Wilson, as revised, atains between 1,200 and 1,500 words d will be the shortest inaugural ad38s of any president since Lincoln's lugural address in 1861. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. -Columbia special of February 10 to ; News and Courier: The governor s appointed the following aa deietes to the Peace congress to be held St. Louis May 1, 2 and 3: The Revs. W. Wolling, of Ailendale, and A. E. iller, of the Methodist church; C. A. eed, of Columbia, and S. T. HaJlman Spartanburg, of the Lutheran jrch; J. D. Budds, of Charleston, of s Catholic church; N. A. Hemrick, of wberry, and J. D. Pitts, of Blackle, of the Baptist church; W. P. Ja>s, of Clinton, of the Presbyterian i arch; J. S. Moffatt, president of Ersle college, of the A. R, P. church; j lmot S. Poyner of Columbia, of the j Iscopal church George S. Delano. , Mountville, of the Universalist jrch. , Columbia , February 11; An un- 1 jal bill has been advanced to second ' iding in tne nouse. The bill provides j Lt persons In South Carolina under itence of death for any crime except . mlnal assault may become subjects the state for the study of pellagra, der the provisions of the measure a nmlsslon of five is appointed, inding the superintendent of the state ipltal for the insane and the chairn of the state board of health. An jropriation of $5,000 Is provided, der the terms of the bill when a n is sentenced to die in the electric ilr he may present himself before s board and become a subject for earch work in the study of pellal. He is to be inoculated and held ler the treatment of the state. Should pass through with the test, the govior may then pardon him. At a meet ing of the Columbia Medical society this afternoon the proposed bill was endorsed. ? Columbia State, Thursday: The house refused to take the responsibility of acting on the cotton warehouse bill last night, and continued it until next session. Mr. McQueen of Marlboro spoke in favor of his measure, drawn with a view to obviating the flaws found by the supreme court in a similar act passed by the general assembly in 1912. A companion bill, introduced by Senator McLaurin, is pending in the senate. The whole question of the state's engaging in the cotton warehouse business was threshed over by the general assembly in 1912. Mr. McQueen cited last night many arguments in favor of his bill in the course of an extended debate. Mr. Baskln of Lee moved that the house adjourn debate on the warehouse bill in order to allow Senator John L. McLaurin of Marlboro to address the house on the subject The house refused to agree to the motion. On the motion of Mr. Nicholson of Greenwood the warehouse bill was continued. This precludes furthelr discussion of the big question by the house until the session of 1914. ? Columbia State, Thursday: The V"i mi OA nirrppH Iflut nlfrVit tn nafo VtlfaVi the John de la How Industrial school for destitute children In Abbeville county, between Abbeville and McCormick. about four miles from the line of the Charleston & Western Carolina railroad. The bill was Introduced by Mr. Mltchum of Clarendon, providing for the establishment of a home for destitute children by the state and appropriating $20,000 for this purpose. Mr. Mltchum's bill was amended by Mr. Moore to enable the state to take advantage of the bequest made to It by Dr. John de la How in 1798 which comprises 1,800 acres of land and a sum of money amounting now to about $25,000. The house readily agreed to adopt Mr. Moore's amendment which provides for an additional appropriation of $10,000 for the John de la How home, the election of Ave trustees to make rules for the management of the home which will be open to destitute children. A recent decision of the supreme court removes all doubt as to the availability of the de la How bequest for the purpose provided. ? Fir- Mltoholl mi unnhl* to ho nres ent last Monday night at the meeting of the committee that li investigating the controversy over the distribution of the Peabody fund. This is from the Columbia Record's report of the proceedings: "A communication was read from Dr. William Weston substantiating the statement of Dr. Mitchell, in which he slates that Dr. Mitchell, his patient, is ill and would endanger his life, *>y attending the meeting. A statement was submitted by Dr. Johnson, signed by the governor the attorney general, Thomas Peeples. and Col. John K. Aull, stating that the were present when Dr. Johnson was in the governor's office and heard the conversation. The paper says that the governor stated he intended to veto the college appropriation if the one-mill for the common school system did not pass; the governor, In the conversation brought up the matter of the Atlanta petition, which helped to deprive Wlnthrop of an appropriation, part of which went to the university and part for the education of the negro in the south." The paper fald that Dr. Johnson made no criticism of either Dr. Mltfihall nr nnhranlfv Ttr Jnhn. son, stating that he wished to make his position in the matter clear at the earliest possible moment, read a lengthy manuscript He read: "I feel that in justice to this committee and myself I should say that I ipoke under strain the other day when I said two members of this committee were hostile to me. I wish to say now that I feel that I was mistaken and I wish to make this public correction as due all concerned." ? Columbia State, Wednesday: The senate for over an hour last night listened with rapt attention to Senator McLaurin explain tie provisions of the warehouse bill. The author of the bill does not wish It passed until It has been given full consideration, inasmuch as he expects It to be so sweeping In Its effects. Senator McLaurin stated during his speech on the warehouse bill that he was Inclined to placing the system in charge of a chairman of a commission having representatives from various sections of the state; the chairman to be a capable man who would be held in chock by the commissioners. Attention was called to the success of the coffee warehouse system In Brazil. Asked by Senator Hardin If this system had not worked. Senator McLaurin stated that the state of San Paula had reaped profits enough to pay all of Its internal taxes. Senator McLaurin stated that ..he warehouse system would do away with any continued prejudice against cotton raised In Jlnini/ita UaT aiirln (JCi uuil U1OU1V10. ociiawi wvuaui im said that the price of cotton would be fixed by the warehouse system, and not by the middleman and the buyer. Inspection would be made by the warehouse expert and not by the middleman or the buyer and & grade standard would be established. The cotton grower, he said, would benefit by this, inasmuch as the buyer now takes into consideration the weight of bagging. He thought that the ultimate effect of the system would be for other southern states to adopt similar systems and then establish direct banking relations with the cotton market of England, The senator stated, in answer to Senator Mauldin, that the success of the system would not depend on Its adoption by other states. In answer to Senator Crouch, Senator McLaurln stated that there would be no difficulty in obtaining money to keep distress cotton of the market. Senator Mc i^aunn saiu nuii mere wuuiu ue iiu difficulty in getting a loan when It was once known that the certificates issued by the warehouse would carry absolute title to the original cotton stored and when it was known that there was a uniform grading system. "Grading by expert graders would standardize the grades of cotton," said Senator McLaurin, In answer to Senator Appelt. Debate was adjourned and the bill retained as a special order on the calendar. NOTES FROM SHARON Corre*pood?nc? The TorkfllU Enquirer Sharon Feb. 11.?Mrs. D. A. Whisjnant delightfully entertained the book club at her hospitable home last Friday evening from ? to 5 o'clock. The rooms were tastefuly decorated with ferns and evergreen. The guests engaged in numerous games after which delightful refreshments were served and all reported a very pleasant time. Mr. M. W. Smith of Hickory Grove, was in town yesterday on business. Mrs. D. A. Whisonant left yesterday to spend two weeks in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. J. S. Hartness was a visitor in Hickory Grove, Friday. Mr. J. J. J. Robinson of Hickory tirove, spent a iew nays cere nisi ween with relatives. Mr. J. B. Valley of Eliiabethtown, N. C., is spending a few days this week in Sharon with his family. \ Mr. Ross Love of Yorkvilie, was the guest of Mr. M. B. T?ve last week. Miss Eula Wllkerson of Hickory Grove, spent the week end with her brother, Mr. W. G. Wllkerson. Mr. W. T. Sims was a visitor in Yorkvilie Friday. Mr. Boyd PlexicJ, who has had a position with the Western Union Telegraph Co., is home now for some time. Misses Carrie and Julia McGill of Hickory Grove, were the guests of their Bister, Mrs. P. B. Kennedy, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. C. Kirkpatrick left for their home yesterday in Chester, lfter spending several days with their daughter, Mrs. W. P. Youngblood. Misses Susie Hartness, Ella Lee By?rs Eugenia Pratt, Penlmah Cain, Rebecca Saye, and Sara and Fannie Youngblood spent Sunday with Miss Lois Whiteside of Hickory Grove. Messrs. A. R. Smarr, Jno. R. Blair, Jno. A. Ross, W. G. Wilkerson and Morgan Wilkerson visited the Corn ihow last week in Columbia. Mrs. William Whiteside and sister, Miss Fannie Hemphill, of Smyrna, are :he guests of Mrs. I). A. Whisonant. Mr. Bruce Whiteside spent several lays in Columbia last week. Miss Clyde Cain who has charge of Clark's Fork school, was home Saturlay and Sunday. Miss Anna Horton of this place, ar ived home yesterday from Rock Hill, vhere she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. D. C. Sturgis. Miss Lois Whiteside who has been lick for slme time, is getting along ilcely now.