The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, December 15, 1910, Image 2

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PI K LISI I Kl' '1*1? If KV Tl > Steads Rip tlfv Kiwi thf Ntgries in Pfglubiiin TffiiUin. WORSE T$3 WHISKEY HJ/hile >len Cociaect Themselves With Clubs and Use Whiskey Behind Tbese Boots, While Negroes Are Inking More and More to. Che Habit of Cocaine. The Charlotte Observer saya the c\i*-ord3 show that there the arrests ftir selling whiskey have been gradu ajOy decreasing within the past sev eral months, the report f rom "the of 3;o of the chief of police for one a!.cnth not long ago. showing that ofojy one arrest had been ? made for tills offense. The comparative rec ?w-is of the last six months of this ji^ar and the last s"x months of 1909 w*uld doubtless dlsclcse the fact that tlie arrests have decreased from 25 t<> 50 per. cent, while there has been as material reduction in the amount art drinking that is going on. Students of conditions here would a at dare lay to the door of the po licemen of the city a cnarge of dere liction of their duty In this respect. The men who were on the force a year ago or two years ago for that matter and who were principally sent CMt for the specific purpose of giving eJiase to unseeing tigers are still on the force and are as agile and as OiSept In this service as ever. The main trouble seems to be that there If. no frame now in comparison to the quantity in former times. Of course, whiskey Is being sold here illegally, tat, for some reason- or other offl oijrs have been unable to go out and gist the offenders with the ease of other days. "There are still blind tigers here.' sjiid an officer, "but the sale of whls to?y Ins largely decreased araoni the whites because of tbe orevalence of the so-called social clubs. We fre quently corner a defendant In tbe court for being drunk In all testifl endum pro~eedlnes and in nearly ev ery case he swears that he ordered ti?e whiskey as a member of one of the many of these clubs. There is no tell'ng how much drinking goes em behind the doors of these social organizations. "The br?8 enrollment of member ship which they claim a^d the fre quency of new organizations of the same port Indicate that these who have been forced at other times to buy their whiskey fmm a chean blind tiger and ta.ke clnn^es of gettin? al most any old sort of thin? to drink have found It pavs better or order tbroneh those clubs. To my mind this exDlaIns the decrease In the number of arrests for blind tlcers. But there Is another and better reason. "Among the neeroes who were tho most frequent defendants- In the city court for polling whiskey U1pcr?llv af ter prohibition b?eame effective, a substitute for drink has been found is the unMmlted use of cocaine here, and T bel'eve it Is the greatest evil that confronts us today. Nobody but those In pnoh camo't.ies as a poljop man can fullv understand the perils of the use of cocaine so universally amoTi; the criminal class of negroes here. "Any officer will tell you that he would eboose to maVe a raid on a( dozen bl'n 1 tieer s^ons thm to enter: one cocaine den where there are sev oral negroes congregated and half, under the Influence of the drug. It, xeouires all the mental practice and j dexterity of body that can be com manded to get away from one of; these placeti with your life. Cheine absolutely crazes a nesrro. Whiskey doesn't. We have brought neero?s1 to the stat'on here who were totallv j toisenslbl6 to pin. totally bevond all iear. In a condition of stupidity or undue vividness that mide him w^rse than a beast in ferocity. "I have been told by one negro, ?^ho used to consume a deal of co- j calre and who qrit It. t^at when he took a whiff of the white granules, ' the dos? seemed to race to the top of his head and there break like forked lirhtning and when Urs ef fect wa? felt he sai l a steam f?nglne would have had no terrors for him. "It Is very evidnnt to us that co caine b''s supplanted wlit?ki'y amon^ the negroes. Thpy like the In flue "fe better and it is making for the c'tv the worst sort of nesrro citizens. We bavp no way to ston it. There is no proct'ss by which we cr>n find out whoro t!'ov cet t'-o scods and pro ceed to stop the traffic. j "They make a gr^at profit on the jrtic e. too. Tbe jorus that soli it mako from SO to 100 per cent on *very sale they make. These ne groes buy cocn'ne i". quantities v;il aed for instance at and then pur chase twice the same amount of sceionetid. They compound the two drug, and wrap a wb?T in a little piece of paper, retailing each of these fur Z~ cents. Tins small amount will Inst a ne.ro about a day if be .'8 j -st beginning the habit, whereas !f be haB been at the game long, it will lecuire two or three limes that much every day." Ferryman Killed. A negro ferryman of Riairs. died in the hospital at Chester Tuesday from injuries received Saturday, be ing assaulted by a white man. 8 S?"*' S u i I | > \ W KI*;K r^iZ', CMH &)h seeing Washington at the EIC'rEXSE UF uncle SAM. *i';uy Pius in Kraut of the Agricul tural Building md Have Their i-iciure Taken. The prize corn boys are having a big time in Washington at the ex pease of Uncle Sam. The Washing ton corresioudent of The News and Courier B3ys eleven boys from as many Southern States, each boy with an ear of corn in his hand, posed for a picture in front of the big building of the- agricultural depart ment Tuesday. They were the 8tate prize -winners-iSfths-Boys' -Corn CluV contests of the year, and Jerry! Moore, of -South Carolina, was thej president of the lot. In each of the j States represented boys had worked each a measured acre of land, plant ed in corn. The best yield in each State had taken the first prize, and the boys, none of whom is over 16, were on a trip to Washington, where they were to be lntrociiced to the Fresldent and the Secretary of Agri culture and then be shown the Bijhts of the city. It was the culmination of the year's work, a wor!k. the importance of which can scarcely be overesti mated. It has already awakened the South to the knowledge that it can raise corn and make money by It. The older farmers sire being startled by the way the boys are beating them on the corn club Idea and it is hav ing a material effect on the corn production of the whole South. The successful boys from each State were not always the ones that raised the biggest crops. The de-: partmont of agriculture, In outlining | the contest, made i: a requisite that the largest crop should be raised with the least expenditure. The high score In the whole group was made by Jerry Moore. But he was not considered the moat successful. He had raised 228 3-4 bushels, but It had cost him 43 cents a bushel to j do it. There was a boy from Arkan sas who raiEed only 119 bushels, but he did it at cost of 8 cents a bushel. He. was cons.'dered the real thing ini "corn clubdom." The following are the names and, addresses of the winners or the trip ; to the Capital and also the yields of their respective acres and the coat per bushel: Huehey A. Harden. Banks, Ala.. 120. 32 cents. Ira Smith. Slier. Ark.. 119, S cents. Joseph 'Stone, Center, Ga., ?02 5-S,! 29 cents. Stephen G. Henry, Melroae, La., 139 4-5, 13.6 cents. William Williams, Decatur, Miss., 146 4-7. 1 8 cents. W. Earnest StarneB, Hickory, N. C. 146 2-7, 38 cents. Floyd Garner, Tihohimgo, Okla., 95 11-12, 8 cents. Jerry H. Moore, Wlnona, S. C, 228 3-4, 43 cents. Norman Smith, Covlngton, Tenn., 125 1-2, 37 cents. Wm. Rod^ersmitb. Karnes City, Texas. 83. 1-9, 13 2-3 cents. Maurice Olgers, Southerland, Va., 168.40. REFUSED A PHYSICIAN. Young Woman, Christian Scientist, I I Sticks to Colors. Mrs. Jennie W. Harvell, wife of Jas. H. Marvell. of Charlotte, n. C, died on Monday after having been "in error" ten days. ?he was 33 years of age and is survived by her hushani. who Is connected with the local firm of G. G. Rav & Co.. and three children. Mrs. Harvell was a Christian Scientist, ps was also her husband, and consequently passed away after "an Illness" of ten days or two weeks, without the aid of a physician or any medical treatment whatsoever. As the result of such action, Dr. F. O. Hawley, city phy sician, who was summoned to Issue a death certificate, made affidavit be fore Coroner Z. A. Hovls that to the best of his knowledge and belief she "came to her death by the eri.ninal act or default of some person or per sons unknown." BRYAN WILL be there. wij1 Be Ir'Jtcd to Attend tho Balti more Meeting. Pla^s for the Democratic confer ence to be held in Baltimore on Jan. IT to frame plans f:>r the course of Democratic efforts during the next two years wprn discussed at a con ference at Washington o-i Monday, I participated in by Senators Smith 'and Ravner of Marykind, Gov. Har mon of Ohio and other lea'inn Dem ocrats, flow Harmon is expected to :;ttend the Baltimore conference, as is Governor-elect Wilron of Now Jer : rcy and other national leaders of the party. Senator Rayner said that an invitation certainly would be sent to William J. Bryan. Footing With Carbide. At Lamar A. W. Rogers, who has charge cf the hardware department of the McSween company's depart ment store struck a. match while looking in the carbide tank. Natur ally the tank blew up and carried off the roof of the building and .Mr. ' Rogers' cap and small portions of skin from his face. The report of the explosion was heard all over (town. kkiv>' uF L B?.\ , i WHEKE METHODIST PllEACHEltS >. E?Y E Vi ~i T Y ?0A 21. Appointments Zl&Ce by Eish?p Ken* drix at the Conference Just Held in Charlestan. Below will be found a complete list of tbe appointments for next y*ar for the Methodist churches of Hie State, as read Monday morning ty Bishop Hendrlx at the conclusion of the one hundred and twenty-fifth npnual Conference. Net many changes were made In a:ay of the circuits, and very few in the pas torates of the larger churches lln the c'tles?wThere were nine changes In Charleston district, but only three were transfered to other districts. Anderson District, A. J. Cauthen, presiding elder. Anderson?St. John'3, S. A. Dona hort'; Orrville and Toxaway, W. C. Keliey; We?t End, J. W. Neeley. Antrevllte?P. K. Rho?d. Calhorn Eni Is?J. E. Taylor. Clemson?M. S. Kellv. Konea Path?C. W. Davis. Lowndesvllle?It. W. Humphreys. McCormick?N.'G. Ballinger. Pelzer?0. C. Hutchinson. , Pendieton?A. V. Harbin. St?rr?T. II. No'and. Townvllle?J. E. Carter. Walhalla und Seneca?A. E. Dag gers. C. D. Dunn, supernumerary. Walhalla Mission?R. R. Doyle. Westminster?J. L. Singleton. Wllliamston and Helton?J. L. StokeR, G. T. Harmon, supernumer ary. Wllliamston Circuit?M. M. Brooks. j Conference Secretary of Missions? M. S. Kelly. Charleston District. W. I. Herbert, presiding elder. Allendale?.T. W. Welling. Anpleton?E. Z. James. Beaufort and Port Royal?J. M. Ro-era. Bothel Circuit?W. D. Patrick. Black Swamp?W. W. Williams. Charleston?Bethel. W. B. Dun can; Trinity, Peter '?tokos; S. A Weher, snpernumerarv; Cumberland, J. T. Peeler; Mount Pleasant, George K. Way; Spring Street, G. T. Har mon. Jr. . Co*.tagevIlle?T. P. Iirblnit. Gvprers?.7. R. Cveland. Ehrhardt?A. B. Watson. Estill?S. D. Van eh an. Fatnnfon?Povo Tiller. HendcrsonvIIle?J. H. Montgom gomerv. Tod<re?T. D. B?1!, Pupplv, Rldgelrrd?7t. C. Bonlware. Ridereville?J. W. Ellc'na. South H*?PM)ton~O. P. Penney. Snmmerviile?.1. C. Chandler. Wr-lterhor^?TT. J. C'ththeu. Youngs Island?A. Sayard. Co'tesbarv l>l?trlrt. J. C. Poner. [)r??lf'lnr eTd<?r. AhhpvUip?r,, I?. EdwiriTs. Abbeville Cl-cult?T. M. Lawson. Bnf.ier?J. T. Miller. Cokesbury?C. F, Clarkson, sup ply. Orpe^^o^d?Va'n Stroit. J. W. KIWo: OreenwrwMl Min?. \y. T,, n*n?It. Greenwood Circuit?W. V. Dibble. SUpnlV. fCinards?W. R. Bouknlght, sup plv. ?ivh?r?-v?fjpnM. T,. B-inks; n'N^nlle Street and Mollolion, A. M. C?r'?tif?r. *3-*%el19rrv esprit.? T. M. Friday. NI?o?y.?""|Y?F. R D'bb'e. pprlcviHe?o. x. Tf^iintree. ?Fhoenlv?Fo^'tr- S'-ner. Prfsnefllv?S. C. Mo-rls. PHiireton?R. vr. Du Rose. Sulmln?E. P. Tpvw. Wnt?rloo?F. G. Wh'tlock. Wi'it"'!-e?O. A. .leffcoat; R. E. Mood. Junto* nreachpr. T.a?rTer College?.To1?? 0. Wlllson, i nres'dent; R. A. Child, financial agent. Columbia DMrfrt. J. W. D^nipl. nresld'ng elder. Al^en?,T. B. Tr?y?dAk. B^trchnre?S. O. Can'ev. Bnf?Fbiinr Mi?ton?D. E. Jeff coat. B-t.b-?R. Roof. Col "robin?Washington street, E. ?. Walsen: .J. A. C"mnbell. suner ? nnmern^v: Ma'n street. T. C. Her bert.: Green strpet, A. E. Holler; Cranhy, A. MacfrrHne; Rrooklnnd, TT. \v. Shenlov: Ertaowoort. B: P. MpTenPo'i; Rhnndon. IP'tulln Eiber fMltr?: Wavorly and North Columbia, 1.1. W. T ni. |<,. I p i .rPo1iT?t,. p. nfMe?nie. I FplrOft'?C. M. Peeler; !?;. \V. Ma i son. pnper'innii rnrv. P5tl,or{ r. ^. '??(?! 'nr. C>- ?rppviUo c A. Norton. . ,Tpb',<r*on?E. IT. Hopkhnnv, Lnnriev ? T. V. Gibson. 7 now'Vp?S. IT rt^of h. j T e^lntrfnn? .1 C. C-.nn??i. j irx'h-r'on Vrvk- r \v. Burgess, j N^'dh Angt'cta- C K. Poele. j R-d-rownv ?E. A. Warm?. l-nH'i!:fielil - O. M. A'?M"y. j p"-nrico-i ? J. K. Itia'ilvlt, Wgcner?W. D. Q-.rck. I Cn'nmbli College?W. W. Dnniel. i provident; Ilcnry Stokes, (lnancial [ n:e"t. I Knwrrfh f)n'lnna?o?W. n. Wbar j ion. piiperi'Hondcnt. ; P-?ino Colb'-r"?George Williams Walker, president. Ftorcnrc P'strfrt. P. F. Kip?", prrsldins elder. BonnettsvIHe?R. E. Tnrninsced. Bennettsville Circuit?I!. C. Mur ! pliv. Brlehtsvllle?M. F. Dukes. Bothlehrm?J. G. Farr. CVaw?M. Anld. Chesterfield?J. T. Fowler. ;. S. C. TILI l.'SPA Y, UE Darlington Trinity, b. R. Turnip seed; Epworth, F. S. Keek, supply. Farlin'T'ca Circuit?3. R. Mason. East Chesterliei'?J. E. Couk. Florence?R. ?. Jones. Harrsvllle?A. T. Dunlap. Jeversen?J. A. Graham. l 'rear -B. .vt. Rctorisoa. l ibertv?J. M. Moore. Marl bore?J. B. Wei "on. XcP.ee?J. L. Tyler. McColl?C. C. Leonard. Pas-el-nd?M. G. LHham. Patrick?M. M. McLendon. Timimonsville and Pisgab?W. F. Wl?gins. ? Tlmmonsville Circuit?W. A.. Youngblood. j Assistant 8unday-school Editor? L. F. Beaty. Greenville District. W. E. Duncan, presiding elder. Clinton?J. B. Ma'haffey. Easley?JV'A. Cook. Fountain Inn?S. T.vBlackmaa. . <3ray Court?J. P. Attaway. : Greenville?Buncombe Street, W. A. MfcBsebeau; St. Paul's, K. L. Hol-, r>yd; Hampton Avenoe, J. R. Walk-( err WeBt Greenville, E. C. Wells; Brandon and CampSrdown, J. N. Isom, Bethel and Poe, D. W. Keller. ?Greenville?P. B. Ingraham. Greers?E. T. H?riges. Laurens?First Church, L. P. Mc Gee. Laurens Circuit?J. C. Davis. I Iberty?A. A. Merritt. North Pickers?E. L. Thomasson, L I*. Iabinlt, supernumerary. Pickens?G. F. Xirby. Piedmont?W. L. Walt. South Greer?W. M. Owings. Travellers Rest?W. Henry. West Easley?R. F. Wellons. Conference Secretary of Missions ?M. B. Kelley. ? Kfnsstree District. W. P. Meadors, presiding elder. Andrewe?W. C. Bowden. C'des?J. R. Solourner. Cordesville?J. B. ProFser. Georgetown?Duncan, E. S. Jones; West End. W. H. Murray. Greeleyville?L. E. Peeler. Honey Hill?.7. C. Taylor. Johnsonvllle and Prospect Station ?E. P. Ilutson. Jordan?J. W. Bailev. K'ngstree?W. A. Falrey. lake City?C. C. Derrick, W. S. Stokc3. supernumerary. McClciianville?W. F. Way. New Zicn?J. L. Mullinix. Fee Pep?T. 0. C"rrrj:way. Plnorolis?W. C. Gleaton. Rome?T. J. Clyde. FaUers?W. T. Badenbaugh. S-mrit.?W. H. Perr-\ rVrrntor?W. D. Patrick. South Fl~rer.ce?J. M. Casque. Snmmcrton and St. Paul's?J. R. T. Major. Mnrlon District. R. E. Stackhoute. presiding elder' Blenheim?S. .1. B-thca. Br'lton's Neck?W. P. Meadors,' Jr. ?Rrowrsville?J. T. Slinks. Rucksv.'lle?W. R. Barnes. Centenary?W. S. Myers. Conway?A. D. Bett?. Onnw*" C*r?iMt?E. F. Scogglns. Clio?C. C. Herbert. D'llon?A. N. Brrnscn. Gallivants?D. H. Everett. I atta ? 1. C. Carlisle. fitter Circuit?B. J. Guess. Little River?R. F. Bryant. Little Rocfr?W. C. Owen. Boris?c\ T. Creech. Marion?S. B. Harper. Marion Circrit?T. A. McGraw. Mrll'ns?J. L. Daniel. Mullins Circuit?W. A. Beckham. North Mullins?W. B. Baker. WaTamaw?W. M. Ilardin. Student Vandcrbilt University?J. H. Graves. Orj?r?rebiir? District. C. B. Smith, presiding elder. Bamberg?W. II. Hodges. Barrber': Mills?To be supplied. Barnwcl!?W. J. Snvder. Branchville?S. D. Bailey. Cameron?L. L. Bcdcnbaugh. Denmark?T. E. Morris. Edis.'o?T. W. Go'hold. Euta^vll'e?I. P. Simpson. Grovp.r?S. W. Danner. TTarleyville?A. S. Lesley. Norway?W. .?. Goodwin. Olar?To be supplied. Orangeburg?St. Paul's, H. W. Bays. Oran/Tburc; Circuit?S. W. Henry. Oranro?T. L Belvln. Providence?J. J. Stevenson, J. F. Way, supernumerary. Rown.sville?A. R. Phillips. Pmeakp?J. E. Rrshtrm. St. C.rorce?J. W. Arlai!. Strdent Vanderbllt University?L. E. Wiggins. Bock Bill District. T. C; O'Dell. presJdlus! elder. Pl-c'-sborir- - I. Pi Pjitton. Blackstork- -!!. E. Hardy. Chester?M. W. Hook. j Chester Circuit ? R. A. Yongue. V. - \ C'u'.-l-r -F. F.. Bb(!ir?s. Fast Lancaster?W. It. Justus. Fort Mill T. J. White. Hickory Grove?G. T. Rh und. Lancaster?M. M. Brabham. Lancaster Circuit?-J. T. Macfar kshe. North Rock Hill?7. A. White. Richbnrg? w. S. Martin. Ro"k 11 ill?St. John s. E. K. Ilar din: West Hock Hill. C. P. Carter. Rock Hill Circuit?il. W. Whit '??kei. Vnn Wyck?E. P. Green. W'nnsboro-?D. Arthur Phillips. Yorkville Circuit?.1. F. Anderson. SniirtiiiM-iirg i.'is'rirt. M. L, Carlisle, presiding elder. Belmont?T. ii. Owen. C.impobello?E. Y. KiiJoro. Carlisle?E. L. McC iy. Cherokee?W. H. Thrower. Clifton and Cowpens?E. A. ?viikes. Enoree?D. D. Jones. Ga.Tney?Buford Street?G. P. CK M UK IC 15 l!MO fTBOBABLF STANDING OK STATES IX T^E NEXT HOUSE. Under the Apportionment Bciiio eraiic States; Will Lose While the; Usually Republican Suites Cain. Uncier the projected chauges in j the ^pponionnient of representation , in the House on the proposed basis t.f 225,000 population for each dis-jl trict, the House.in the 63rd Congress ; will be apportioned as follows: in odd In Present : State. Congress. Congress. Alabama. 9 9 Arizona. 1 Arkansas. T California.10 Colorado. 3 Connecticut. ... 5 Delaware.1 Florida. ..... 3 Georgia.11 Paho. 1 Illinie.26 Indiana.13 l.-wa.10 Kansas. S Kentucky.10 Louisiana.7 Maine.3 Maryland. 6 Massachusetts. . .16 Michigan.12 Minnesota.9 Mississippi. ... 7 Missouri . . . .15 Montana. 1 Nebraska.5 Nevada.1 New Hampshire. . 2 New Jersey.10 New York.40 New Mexico. ... 1 North Carolina. . 10 North Dakota. . . 2 Ohio. . . ... . .21 Oklahoma.7 Oregon.2 Pennsylvania. ... 34 Rhode Island. . . 2 South, Carolina. . . 6 South Dakota. . . .2 Tennessee.10 Tessi.17 Utah.1 Vermont.1 Virginia. 9 West Virginia. . . 5 Washington. ... 6 Wisconsin.10 Wyoming.1 Total. 405 391 Trere Is a belief in Washington that In the Reapportionment Act a nrovkion may be inserted enabling Tt'ites lo hold such representation as they now possess. ThiH would save States like South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont and Missouri from a lo38. Watson; Limestone Street?W. A. Ferrell. Gaffney Circuit?T. A. Dledsoe. Inman?A. H. Best. Jonesyllle?W. H. Ariall. Kelton?J. H. Manly. Pacolet Circuit?R. A. Brock. Pa-Met. Mills?C. B. Dawsey. Reidville?J. H. Danner. Spartanburg?Bethel, J. W. Speake; Central, R. S. Truesdale; Marion Barman, supernumerary; Duncan and Glendale, D. E. Camak; North Spartanburg, W. H. Polk; West ?Tpartanburg, J. W. Shell. Union?Buffalo and Green Street, Elzie Myers; Grace, \V. C. Kirkland; South Unlcn, J. C. Hugglns. Woodruff?J. H. Brown. Southern Christian Advocate?S. A. Nettles, editor; J. L. Ray, as s'stant to publisher. Superintendent Anti-Saloon League?J. L. Harley. Sumtcr District. \\. T. Duncan, presidio*? elder. Bethany?J. V. Davis, supply. 'Pi3hopville?P. A. Murray. Camden?H. B. Browne. Elloree?I. E. Strickland. Fort Motte?J. P. Winningham, supply. Heath Springs?IT. C. Mouzon. Kershaw?George Gary Lee. Lynchburg?J. S. Beasley. Mannin??F. IL Shuier. Oswego?T. W. Mhnnerlyn. Pinewood?David Bucks. Proviilence?J. N. Wright. Ricbland?L. T. Phillips. St. Johns and Rembcrts?R. E. .-harp. St. Matthews?J. M. Stoadman. Sjimter?First Church?D. M. Mc Lt o.l. Broad Street. .L B. Wilson. Wateroe?C. I), "pins, supply. Transferred. P. it. Wells, to Louisville Confer ence. C. L. McCain, to Western North C :rulina C >n Km enee. Superannuated. W. K. Barre. R. W. Barber. D. F. ! Royd. G. M. Poyd. D. A. Calhoun. W. A. Clarke. N. 11. Clnrkson. It. !t. j Daenall. D. I). Dafzler. It. L. Duflle, | j ('. W. Dukes. O. L. Du Rant. A. W. | Jackson, N. K. Melton, J. i\. Me-: I Cain. I. J. New berry. C. II. Ponser, j W. C. Power. iL L. Singleton, R. \V. j iSnicner. .L N. Thacker. C. H. Wad- j 'deli, a. c. Walker, \V. C. Winn, J. A. I i Wood. .'Joint Hoard of Finance. Clerical?a. V. Ii irbiu. W. B. j '.Duncan. G. E. Edwards. S. O. Cantey.i L. Tyler, .1. I'. Attaway. C. C.! Derrick, B. .f. Clues*;. T. L. Belvtn. I). Arthur Phillips, D. E. Camak. It. E. Sharp. Lay?W. R. Osborne. H. P. WII-, Hams, J. F. Lyon. It. H. Jennings, M. S. Haynesworth. B. L. King, .1. D. Carter, W. II. Monroe, A. C. Dibble, J. E. Bailes, J. J. Burnett, R. Y. Mc-j Leod. hito IN iH 51 Air. uKFKCriVK FLIES CAt -SK (I'itK.VT ma?.v of 'i';:;:.;. v.-.-. e Timely \Vor<ls of Critti:i:.:ti asitl Su^.;oti:>i.s From liteusaiu'c Co:n uiisshiucr McMester. "Maybe Nero would enjoy It, but a nun who realizes the ial>or and Lime that it has taken South Carolina ; lo produce $2,500,000 is distressed when he knows that so much was burned up in leas than one year," Commissioner F. H. McMaster will jay, in making to Governor Aneel and tbe general assembly tbe third annual report for tbe State depart-: ment of insurancce. Tbe reported fire insurance losses' Df South Carolina for tbe 11 months endtu2 December 1, 1910, were (907,565.17. Saye tbe commission-, f-r: , I "The actual losses, reported and; unreported, were probably throe Limes that much." The losses by. months were, as reported: January, $26,699.94; February, j $1 00,330.24; March, $113,888 36; April, $131.7/18.74.; May, $76,520.02; , June, $33,1 54.77; July, $194,214.91; ; August, $G5,739.93; September, $54,049.1 0; October, $87,162.02; November, $84,087.18. The largest losses in the State for, the year were: The Charleston con flagration, 8 firms, total loss $215.-: 549, insurance lobB, $1 89,757; the D. W. Alderman & Sons lumber plant, Alcolu, loss $53,600; the Sau-j tee River Cyress Lumber company plant at Ferguson, loss $59,420; Sumter, 8 firms, loss $30,000; Tim monsvllle, 7 firms, loss $13,500. Out of 1,219 flreB, 667 were of un known origin, sparks on roofs caused 93 and lightning Is hell responsible for 76, while 11 are set down as in cendiary. Defective chimneys or flues caused 89 fires. In 29 cases the ex plosion of a lamp wrought the havoc. Along this line, the commissioner has some words of criticism and sug gestion: "It must be kept In mind that not cniy are the uninsured losses a loss to | the (State, but that the insured losses merely represent premiums collected from all of the people and paid to those who suffered. If these losses Cpuli be cut in half, premium re ceipts could be cut in half tdatively, and would remain in the pockets of tbosT who now pay them. "It will be noted that 25 fires were traced directly to rats and matches. Amonr the 077 fires from 'unknown' "arses a very large percentage of] them were sunposed to have originat ed from friction matches by one means or another. It Is believed that it would be profitable for the State, Pi* for municipalities to forbid the sale of the ordinary friction match. "Eighty-nine fires came from de fective flues. TheBe may be charged to the Incompetence of the bricklay ers who made these flues. If the old hinrlish system of guilds was recog nized and enforced by law, and no rue permitted to build a chimney antil he had served his apprentice ship, tbe people of the State would be saved many dollars. ' Twenty-eight fires were caused by sparks from chimneys. Ninety-three more by sparks on roof?121 fires chargeable to wooden shingles. All if there could have been saved, and :ower Insurance rates would have oecn. paid if metal, slate or composi tion roofinj had been used. These elements, together with the extra time needed to put on a shingle rcof, makes tills the most expensive roof ing material, besides being ,i constant menace In extending fires from houw Lo house." VERY PKCl'M'AJt CASE. Young Woman Swallows Lfconrds and Slowly Dies. A live llzzard, six Inches in length, and the head of another lizzard was discovered in the stomach of Miss Lovle Herman, 19 years old, who died early Friday morning at her home at Akron. Cleveland phy sicians and surgeons are interested in the case and a number of them will attend the post mortem examina tion to be held at Akron. .Miss Herman had been ill a year from a disease which had' puzzled many specialists; Last Monday the attend ing physicians succeeded In bringing from tbe girl's stomach the live Ha zard and the head of the second one but too Int?? tu save her life. The family formerly lived near Millersburg, i), and drank spring water. It is supposed the giri swal lowed the li/.::ards when -ma!!, while drinking and that they gradually grcn and 1-c i 31 * - * 1 her. Killed by His Ktepxon. While protecting his mother from an a'tack mu.ie in f:.-r by tier hus band, who wits Ilia step-father. Jiui Chambers shot and killed Corey Palmer, near Spariauburg. Husband and wife ivere quarrelling over some niMior matter, when the son walked in and attempted lo quiet the pair. Palmer was In the act of striking his wife, who,, Chambers shot him. The [top of his head was blown entirely off. All colored. Several Horses ISurncd. At Clover the livery stable, includ ing il hor.-es, a lot of foed, harness, etc., all except two of the horses I being the property of A. J. Quinn, [was destroyed by fire Monday morn ing at about 2:30 o'clock. The two \Yi > ckxt< i'Ki,* civvy ^iiu ii i brH Wish llie Brutal Yiu ii r o! a; 0:j N gio. HEAD BnAlEN TO A PULP The Dead Body of the Old Man Was Found in a Ditch Wliere It Had Keen Dragged by the Person Who Hud Foully Murdered Him. Ab a result of an inquest held hat? Sunday afternoon over the bloody rn? mains of Jake Wallace, an old ar?cJ; half-witted negro, near Langley^??* Lacy, a young negro, \s la the idfeen.'. Jail charged with on* of the most, foul murders In the history of Aihea county. Late Saturday the body of Wal lew. was found in the woods abouu 3W> yards from the home of Ben Hanhiaj son, a white man, near Lamar'fi kao^ 1!?. be's, by some boys who were out hunting. Their dogs trailed the body and directed them to iL Tho boys were frightened and immedi ately gave the alarm. Beforre finding the oody, they had picked up a razor and a pistol, but neither had been used in killing tbe old man, and it is presumed that they fell out of his pocket. The pis tol was loaded, buc had not been, f.red. At first It was not believed that there had been a murder, as aa> investigation was not made until af ter midnight, when tbe surrounding! could not be fully taken Into con sideration. Sunday morning the Investigation was resumed, and everything pointed: to a foul murder. It was found thai on Saturday old man Wallace was at Pope Norrls' blackumlth shop and that Jim Lacy came up In a buggy.' bitching his mule. In a few minutes* the old man, who was about 65 years old, went away in the direction o| where he was killed. Jim Lacy starte! in the same di rection, and two witnesses state that they saw him catch up with the old man a short distance from the shop. The Indications arc that the old man was killed a few minutes later. Lacy admits talking with the old man at the shop, but says he left him there, and he says he was at the shop but ten minutes, whereas other witnesses say that his mule was tied there 45 minutes or an hour. The murder was evidently com mitted In the public road, as the scene of a difficulty is plainly visible. The instrument used was something blunt, evidently a club, and the old man's head was beaten almost to a pulp. After the heinous crime had been committed the perpetrator dragged the body some 150 yards and threw it Into a ditch, where It was found by the boys a short time later. A fact that may h-ave some bear ing on the murder Is that on Sunday the old man wbb to have .been mar ried to a woman residing near there.. Nothing of any value was found on< the old man's body. SAVES THE CONSUL AT QUEBEC He Is Charged With Fibbing to Help Paper Trust. The paper committee of the Amer ican Newspaper Publishers' Associa tion has sent a letter to the Govern ment tariff board, ulaling that the United States consul at .Quebec, in reporting upon the avail.iblc palp wood supply for Arr.eri-an paper mills, from private forests In Que bec, "has suppressed data that had been furnished to the consul by the highest ofliciul authority in that pro vince, and that the consul has mis represented the situation." The consul's report said the recent prohibitions "will not have the effect of reducing the quantity of puipwood for export for come years to come and perhaps never," implying that the present needs of the American markets, one million cords uf pulp wood per annum, could be obtained from private forests. But according to the committee the suppressed data from official sources showed that only 330,000 cords per annum, under present rpKtrictlons, would be avail able for the American market. The letter charges that an area of I SO,000 still a re miles of ;>::b!ic for ps:s has been withdrawn as a source rf supply and that tbe private forests ma available mansure approximately T.suO s jii a re miles, or one-twentieth j of the total forest area. On behalf of these who pay ?r".000.000 per annum for news prim paper, the committee, "protests against one Isided and colored reports.'' Among tbe Mlssiafj*. Ti e steamer Arkadia, of the Now :Tork and I'nrto Rico Navigation i Company, has been added to the wtr ; alogue of "Missing Ships." It is sup posed the Arkadia went down 'n tlio hurricane which swept the gulf anfcl i the Atlantic off the southern coant j last October. She was a 300 foot steel suamer. Killed From Ambush. F. Nevin, a prominent merchant, operating a general merchandise es tablishment two miles from Kort Mill, was shot from ainbusb about 6 o'clock Monday afternoon, dying al most instantly. No clue as to the perpetrator is obtainable. Nevin was shot from ambush and seriously in jured a year ago.