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RoI BAKING I Abs.Iuel Makes Home I SAi FLO BUT' EGI And makes the cake Hi more sightly, a freedom fr Royal Cook Bock-800 Receipts ROYAL BAKING POWDER GIVE HIS SIDE Governor Blease ADswers RepresEtafive Smith's Charges. HE OBEYED THE COURI There Was Nothing Dishonorable in Change Made in Record in His Of fice-Merely a Fight in the Green ville County Legislative Delegation -Mr. Blease Statement. Concerning the Greenville County appointments for township commis sioners that have created such a stir in the upcountry, to the extent that an affidavit. was made and published by a member of the Greenville dele gation, charging the governor with changing names, a statement was Friday given out by the governor. Here is the statement about the mat ter given out by the governor: "On February 13th, 1911. the rec ommendations were handed in for Greenville county, accompanied by a note signed by W. L. Mauldin, sena tor. Later, Mr. C. D. Smith came in and asked to be allowed to make some changes in the recommenda tions. The governor requested him to take the matter up with Miss Newnham, who was then a stenogra pher in the office, Miss Newnham hav ing charge of this part of the work. The governor, going into the front room, with Mr. Smith, and instruct ing Miss Newnham to make such changes as Mr. Smith suggested. Miss Newriham says a large, stout gentleman came to her and stated that he wanted to make the changes. but did not have the names with him, but that he would get them. He later came back and suggested that Miss Newnham insert the names in the _townships in her 'own handwriting, crossing out the names sent in on the original List. Aftdr Miss Newn ham made the changes, she asked the governor if he wanted to look at them,- and the governor said. "No, go ahead and make the appointments just like he gave them to you'' and the appointments were made. "The following letter explains the changing of the names: "'Greenville, S. C., Mceh. 11, 1911. '"His Excellency, Cole L. Blease, Governor of South Carolina, Co lumbia, S. C. "'Dear Governor: In re appoint mient hoard of assessors Cleveland township, Greenville county: Your excellency has appointed Ben Ha good, W. L. Morgan and J. D. Drake on the recommendation of Mr. C. D. Smith and myself. I find that we~ were mistaken in the initials of Drake, and same should be C. G. Drake instead of J. D. Drake. There is no J. D. Drake in this township. I suggest that you have an oath sent to our clerk of court reading to C. G. Drake. recalling the one to J. D. Drake. There is a small kick going on from friends of Senator Mauldin. but they amount to nothing, and didn't support either you or myself. '"'With best wishes. I am, 'Yours very truly, '~Wilton H. Earle.' "After the appointments were made. Senator' Mauldin came to the governor and stated that the orig inal list contained the'hrales of the parties recommended by a 'ingrity of the Greenville delegation and in.' sisted upon their being commissioned. "The governor, in view of the re eent decision of Judge Ernest Gary in regard to such appointments, re voked the commissions of those ap pointed, and commissioned the par ties who were recommended by a ma jority of the Greenville delegation. "The governor says that there was nothing dishonorable in the transac tion on the part of any one, so rar as he can see: that M.r. errith wished the changes: that they were made for him, and Senator Mauldin insisted upon the appointment of the original named parties: and, in obedienoe to the decision of Judge Gary. these par ties were appointed. That it was merely a delegation fight and that he does not see that anything dishonor able has been done by anybody, and that he is surprised at Mr. Smith en deavoring to place the blame for the changes on a secretary in~ t ae oZ flee" Goes to Tokio. Dr. Stanhope Sams. for many years litera~y editor of the Columbia State, has been made editor of the Tokio Times. one of the leading English newspapers of Japan, and Thursday afternoon commenced, with Mrs. Sams. the long journey te his new field. They go by way of New Or iens ad the Pacific coast. LI y Pure aking Easy t ES UR [ER ghter, finer flavored, ad insures its Dm alum. Free. Snd Name and Addres& MO, N4EW YORK.d t ADVISES FARMERS rO WATCH THEIR CONGRESSMEN AND THEIR SENATORS. ays They Must Not Allow Theni selves Fooled by a Few Bulletins and Garden Seed. Having failed to secure a bill to prohibit cotton speculation, to get t parcels post, tariff legislation bene fcial to the farmer and other laws 1 through a Republican congress, Pres. ident Charles S. Barrett. of the Na Lional Farmers' Union, is going to Washington at the opening of fhe ex tra session to see if the farmer can expect anything more at the hiands. of the Democrats. The national legislative bureau of the union will be maintained throughout the session, and Presi dent Barrett will personally spend as much time there as possible. In a statement just sent out to Lhe organization he is frankly skeptical of results, unless the farmer wakes up to his opportunity and forces ac tion. He declares he would not be surprised to "see a semblance o. tariff reform," or "no tariff reform at all." He makes it rather plain that he hasn't much more confidence in the Democratic organization than the Republican, unless pressure is brought to bear. In many ways President's Barrett's latest communication is his most in teresting, because he speaks out frankly and unafraid about things. Here is what he says: To the Offcers and Members of the Farmers' Union: At a moment when politics is in a rarely formative condition, congresb meets in extra session. I am aware that at the present time the plans of the leaders who will control the majority in the next house are as yet uncertain. The platform and the immemorial prece dents of their party pledge them to a tariff reform. At the same time the past attitude and performances or the "insurgent" contingent in the Republican party commit them in the same general direction. Meanwhile, the so-called "stand pat" Republicans are to be remem bered. They have seen the drift 01 the country and with characteristic political astuteness may be expected to keep reasonably near the band wagon. Back of these varied elements, each of them striving to promote their little individual cause, lies the presidential election in 1912--and you can rest assured none of them are loosing sight of this great event. In fact, much of what is done in the extra session and in the next reg ular session will be largely directea toward gaining good strategic posi tion for the presidential election. If you want tariff reform, now or in the regular session, it is up to you to watch each individual mem ber of congress, especially the new member who went to congress on a tidal wave of promise, not forgetting either the senators, since it is only a question of time before we elect sen ators directly by the people. I would not be surprised to see a semblance of tariff reform enacted at the approaching session, nor would I be surprised to see no tariff reform enacted. We can tell more, and I can more accurately advise members how to bring pressure on their indi vidual representatives, when con gress meets and we get a look at the line-up. You will be kept posted from time to time. In the meantime, remember that. unselfishness is not the predominat ing note of politics, and that to get results we must follow closely the records of all lawmakers, not ex cepting those we know are our friends. Remember that they, too. are only human. This is as good a moment as any other to tell you what the average, not the exceptional, politician thinks of tihe farmers. He regards the American farmer as a sleeping elephant-with the pol itician as his official keeper, who must exercise carefully the sacred function of his o1iee. He knows that may happen again in the past tihe elephant has awak ened and writes his impress on na tional legislation. He knows that my happen againt any time: But he also knows how to keep the elephant quiet witch a few furions speeches about nothing, by playing on, his prejudices, by getting the man with a little "fluence" in the "di s-; trict" a little job that will keep votes corralled. He also handshakes. asks after the wife and children, sendsi ERROR OF JUSTICE [AN SERVED TWFNTY YEARs FOR ANOTHER'S CRIME. Praying Andy" Toth Was Railroad ed to Penitentiary Because He Was a Foreigner. 'Praying Andy" Toth, a life con iet at the Western penitentiary, at littsburg, Pa., who has served 21) ears for a murder he did not even ee committed finally has been re ased on a pardon from Gov. Tener. Toth is 50 years old. He is bent. reary and looks 70. In the crowd hat greeted him as he left the pris n. were his four grown sons. all orkmen in the mill from which he as led a prisoner 20 yearq ago. The rorkmen cheered and Toth's lawyers, -ho met him at the prison office, took im to their offices down town in a ab. because the little old man would ot trust himself to a trolley car. "I never saw the man I am sup osed to have killed," said Toth, who 7ept during most of his ride from he prison. But he seemed to feel nu esentment. As he talked he fondled is rosary beads. "These kept me rom going insane." he said. " r rayed every day to God and to the liessed Virgin that she would inter ede with her Son that the truth would some day become known." When the Frick building was eached Toth shied at the revolving oors at the entrance. He then took he first elevator ride of his life. The ttorney's oftice is on the eighteenth boor. When the car ascended he 1 rasped the bars and held fast. He miled and remarked: "I feel as if were going to Heaven.". Toth's wife returned to her home a Hungary years ago, broken heart d. The sons wanted to send for her; mut the old man said no, that he vould return to the fatherland, too. "First. I must go see my eight randchildren, that I have never een, and then I must see the chil tren of Quinn, the murdered man, nd tell them I didn't kill their fath r. and then I'll go back to the old ountry." said Toth. Toth was convicted through a mis aken identification. The real mur lerer never was discovered. Toth's nnocence was discovered by accident en days before he was released. onvicted with Toth were two other nnocent men, one of whom died in >rison, and the other established his nnocence several years ago. FACTORIES TO BE ERECTED. nterest Taken in Tile Work for Farms in the State The State says it is very probable hat several tile factories will be es ablished in the State during the pre ent year. The erection of tile fac oies follows the campaign for drain ge conducted last summer by the United States farm demonstration rork in the coa'st counties. A. G. Smith of the United States >fiice of farm management delivered Sseries of addresses in the interest >f tile drainage in the low country nd aroused much interest. The first ie factory to be erected in the State was at Bowman, in Orangeburg :ounty.This factory inaugurated by samuel Dibble as a kind of experi nent. There is a movement on foot or the estadlishment of tile foctor es at Marion and at Manning. One of the most important meas ires to be adopted by the last gen ral assembly was the enabling Irainage act whereby drainage dis ricts will be formed and the owners f land in the coast counties per nitted to drain many thousand acres >f land. There are approximately l.00,000 acres of land to be drained n this State. LET HDMI KOW. f you have a friend worth loving, Love him. Yes, and let him know rhat you love him. ere life's evening Tinge his brow with sunset glow. Why should good works ne'er be said )f a friend-till he is dead? f you hear a song that thrills you Sung by any child of song. Praise it. Do not let the singer Wait deserved praises long. Why should one who thrills your heart Lack the joy you may impart. [ your work is made more easy By a friendly, helping hand, say so. Speak out brave and truly Ere the darkness veil the land. should a brother workman dear Ealter for a word of cheer? Turned Him Loose. Governor Blease has paroled dur ng good behavior James Murphy, of Dorchester county. wvho in .1907 be an a life sentence for murder. S' icitor Hildebrand, in reporting on :his case to the former administra ~ion, said that the man should have. been hanged. Governor Blease did :iot seem to agree with Solicitor Hil lebrand, and so turned Murphy loose. :here is scarce room at Washington) mnd garden seed (which occasionally will sprout). He seems to be "raising dust" Cor the farmers. In reality, the av rage member is bending every en rgy to get re-elected. He would as soon work, for the larmers as for himself, if the latter woke up and made him do it. and et him understand that he would riot be paid off in "jollies." in hand shakes, and in "hot air."~ In other words it is a game of olitical poker, and you have got to eep calling' Their stock-in-trade is in know .ng how susceptible the average voter s to these little counterfeit favors. Demand work, and they will quick y give it! There are many studious, hard orking members, who keep abreast if publie questions, and really try to ogislate for the general good. I give hem the credit. But they need to e increased, by the farmer showing :hat he will give his vote only ini ehange for service, not pretty words. All of this is said in the best of hu nor, but the sooner you know how the congressman regards you, the uicker you'll get the results you are -iow surprised at not getting from -his most pleasant and smiling gen-j :leman. Chas, S. Barrett.* KILL THE BILL mo. leasp Yeloes Act Passed at His Request to Prebe Dispeusary. HE WANTS HS FREDS 'o Look Into and Investigate His Acts in Connection With the Dis pensary-The Old Commission Welcomes the Work -and Wants the Light to Shine on Their Acts. "The new dispensary commission vill do the work that. the legislative avestigation committee was to do nd will save the State that much oney." 'Making this statement Gov. Blease etoed the measure passed by the last eneral assembly providing for a ommission to investigate the acts nd affairs of the old State dispen ary commission, which act was re uested by himself. - "I have turned over all papers In ay possession to the new commis ion," said the governor, "with the nstructions to investigate all of the Lffairs of the old State dispensary nd those connected. with the wind ng up of it. I instricted the mem ers to spare no one. "While the members of the new ommission are all friends of mine nd personal supporters, I have Lsked that they make a rigid inves igation of all of my acts as State enator, private citizen and governor f the State. I want everything to ome out. "The new commission will sub cena T. B. Felder of Atlanta and *equire him to tell everything that .e knows about my record as a mem er of the State senate, as governor nd private citizen. This is the way lov. Blease commented upon the vork of the new commission. The members of the new dispen ary commission whith met Monday n the office of Gov. Blease are: John ". Wallace. Charleston; Thomas F. rantley, Orangeburg; Fred H. Dom nick, Newberry; B. F. Kelly, Bishop -ille, and James Stackhouse, Marion. hese are the members that Gov. lease has ordered to make an in estigation of the affairs of the old ;tate dispensary and pass senterce ipon the old members of the com nission. Just when and where the work will commence has not been an ounced. The new commission held ts first meeting Monday, when an ,rganization was perfected by the lection of James - Stackhouse ab hairman. B. F. Kelly of Bish'>p ille was elected secretary. The com mission received all. of the papers eld by the old commission which was dismissed by thg governor sev ral days ago and wilI take charge of he final winding up of the affairs of Lhe oia State dispensary. Gov. Blease said that he would urn all of his papers over to the ommission to be used in the inves tigation. Several days ago the gov rnor said. that he had a "mountain >f testimony" that he would produce t the proper time. He said that all > his evidence would be used by the ew commission in its work. The members of the old dispen sary commission who are to be in estigated by the new commission are: Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman, olumbia: John McSween, Timmons ille; A. N. Wood, Gaffney; J. Steele Brice. Yorkville, .and Avery Patton, reenville. These members served the State of South Carolina for four years and saved from the wreck approximately $500,000. which has been turned over to the State treasurer. They nvited investigation. Shortly after taking the oath of offie Gov. Blease sent a message to the general assembly intimating crookedness" on the part of the embers of the dispensary commis sion. He requested that a commis sion be named to make a thorough nvestigation of all of the acts and affairs of the commission V'pon the request of the governor the general assembly passed an investigating act. There were to be three members from the senate and three from the house.I series of letters, all of which have Smith named Senators Carlisle of Spartanburg, Clifton of Sumter and Sullivan of Anderson as the commit tee from the senate. Mendel L. Smith, speaker of the house, refused to name his commit tee until the act had been approved. Gov. Blease upon hearing of the names of the senate members re fused for the time to sign the act. He gave as his reason, "Oh, that ne adversary would write a book," stating that all of the senate mem bers of the committee had written books about him. He then asked if any one thought that he would let men like the senate's committee make an investigation of the dis pensary commission and himself. Several days ago Gov. Blease said that he was making a little investi gation himself and that when he got through an investigating committee would not be needed. Following this e announced the alleged Felder series of letters, all of whim have been printed. T. B. Felder, of Atlanta. on being notified of the action by the gover nor, wired that he deemed it in ap propriate to make any statement at this time. The commission was in session sev eral hours during the day. A con ference was held with Attorney Gen eral Lyon and Dr. Murray, the retir ing chairman. Arrangements were made whereby the records held by the old commission will be turned over to the new body. Gov. Blease said that it was very probable that the new commission would hold an c'nen cou-t summon witnesses and e> ii' imo the de tails of the work ofthe retir~ng com mission. 'I want thie commission.'' he said. "to etamnine thorovihi:; into my rec rd as a Sta3te se3ator. I ne-er re eived any money from the I enahan ompany while a mcmi;mr of ;he sen Next year wil! be on eveitul one >olitically. It is : roff- .'ea- in State politics, bhut it v' ill be in important one nationally, as 'h ' sient and ongress are 1'-a i hx -ted. We hope the Demc --: ;.!3gt together and elect thei -~ .ad'N - tor presi SHOULD BE OBSERVED REALTH BOARD URGES CLEAN UP DAY FOR THE STATE. tate Health Officer Williams Makes Vigorous Plea for Statewide Spring Cleaning Next Month. April' 10 is the day designated by the State board of health for a State ide "clean-up day." State Health Dfficer C. F. Williams said Tuesday that the custom of having such an nnual "health festival" was of long tanding in many of the States, though here it will be an innovation. Dr. Williams said in discussing the matter that sanitarlans today believe Ln asepsis-the removal of dirt rather than in antisepsis--the disin ection of dirt. The clean-up day he picturesquely styled a "vernal ren alissance' of our sanitary morals." Dbservance of such a.day, he said, is ccepted by the outside world as evi dence "of enlightenment, sanitary -ulture.and a desire for the best in morals and physique on the part of those participating." Dr. Williams has had printed some advance sheets of a board of health bulletin, in which some suggestive paragraphs occur: "Previous to the day set for clean up' day, a meeting of citizens in each community should be held, to formu late some systematic scheme for cleaning up their town. "Householders should be-sin at home-doutbtless every citizen feels that his'house, his outhouses and his back yard are clean, doubtless he is mistaken. The board of health doeb not undertake to accuse any one of lirtiness, it does urge that on this one day of the year every man, woman and child, and all their premises, be made cleaner than they ever were before.. "Dirt and trash of all kinds, old p1 pers, tih cans, decaying wood, the re mains of baby's Christmas toys, the pile of decaying food under the kitch en window, the trash in the gutters that you have been planing to move, but haven't got around to the foecal accumulations about the outhouses. the chicken head by the woodpile where last Sunday's victim was exe cuted-Clean up, pile up and burn 01 haul off all of them and give your fence and outbuildings a fresh coat of whitewash-leave the front yard for the last-it probably is doing fairly well. When you get through, go over and offer to help your neighbor -he will refuse it, but he won't need help next time, and you will have aided the cause that much. "At school the teachers should lay books -for a day-explain to the children the odject of the day's work, and start them playing the game of running down germs. "Small boys like to kill things, let them know that every can of water emptied kills hundreds of mosqui toes, every mass of decaying filth burned Eis death to thousands of fiies, every coat of whitewash buries mil lions of germs-give arbitrary nu merical values to these different op erations and let the kids keep score of their "killings." Put them in ap rons and let them daub whitewash to their hearts' content. "When the school is clean inside and out, send them home to help with the domestic clean up. "Business men, clean up. Clean your back yards, clean out your stores and cellars, wipe off all dust and mold from old stock-clean your windows, your signs, your pavement and' the ditch beyond it. "Hotels and restaurants offer a vast field for cleaning up in dining room, kitchen and bed rooms. Put on fresh linen everywhere, thus fly ing the flag of cleanliness. "The municipality can do its share by cleaning public .buildings, parks and streets, and most important of all, by arranging to remove all waste, trash and garbage as they are placed in convenient places by household "bet railroads and street railways try just this once the experiment of having their cars, waiting room and toilets in cleanly and sanitary condi "Aside from the moral effect of such a campaign, the beautifying ef fect, and the educational value of such a demonstration, the following good results are sure to follow in some degree: "Fewer fies during the spring and summer. "Fewer mosquitoes this summer therefore "Less typhoidfi malaria, and hook worm and diarrhae disease. "Freedom from d~sgusting odors from your own or some other back "General improvement in the ap pearance and sanitary tone of your home town. "The advertising value to you and your town which such a clean-up day will bring." Must Start Right. "No young man starting out for himself, being dependent upon his own exertions, can afford unneces sary expenses," says the Georgetowni Times. "He must deny himself ex trs or always remain poor. Even a five cent cigar each day will amount to $1.25 In one year: and one who saves that sum will be much ahead of one who spends It. And the habit of saving will be worth everythina;. If he saves $18.25 each year, only putting it at six per cent. simple in terest, it would in twenty years amount to $570. S. much for one little trifle of Indulgence. He who would in a few years be independent, and not envy the "capitalist," must start right." Few young men will agree with the above, but it is the plain, simple truth. It is not meant to be miserly, but saving and not wasteful. One of the first lessons we must learn, If we want to succeed, is the lesson of self-denial. We must learn to deny ourselves those things that we cannot afford, and not envy our neighbor because he can have luxuries, or even necessaries some times, that our means will not per mit us to indulge in. That is the way to be happy. Given Two Minutes. At Bluefields, W. Va.. a mob gave Henry Morgan, a negro, two minutes to pray and then lynched him Sat urday night, after which they rid d~ed his body with bullets. Two hours previously he had shot and instantly killed Grover Lamobert, a rlec fo it. "Itas reported, Mr Dlesn iStha touneesenyseratoligo th baldepenlk o wiheour eisfe" l lg oes sakehn dor cming arondato collet fo Ilt. GeSIifSl~ ~t "ts reotd Ben TiSlla, tAll yureht, yesterdayio stolGono te baseal wisntyu wifne."uc. Seatora im wsine.Columbor goodnes suation mak naonatics inSen~ral ith~ GespItei g emphasi -4 Berlilman theleors thate Goeme Opportuavetaglaen opportuni Snato iriman waithth Colunmbia aorrewponden aofhNw and Cusedra aiff thSeato ad natona poitis in geal wthspely empabit weak, the posibi.o "Temaier suess't unjus rngt. elen Seloa; tTilman elieght,'t he Demyo crat thoghse aoey oportunts, fin I'm inoteriworith thedamn."i correspodentan ofor NeseledCour ithe Senator alked.lk ~ue weak healed said"he machiery gothrough met of mry dstuds I shllnd agin'Id not worth adthe. ofill unst and for i reeastonl" wet. he Senator as notkdedde whether he will atteid the special session of Congress; he probably will not. He is paired with a New Eng lander, whose positions on th~e tariff would likely be the opposite to hisi own. "And what do you think of Gov ernor Blease?" a reporter ventured. "I have given my opinion of Blease," said Mr. Tillman. "I g-tve it right after the last election. iz hasn't changed much. He has disap pointed me somewhat, .but he has had a hard road to travel. You news paper folks have nagged him cont.n ually." Senator Tillman hopes the Demo rats will tackle the tariff as a whole, not in spots. He thinks the whole task perilous in the extreme. ''Every party that has tried to revise the tar ff ha~s shortly afterward gotten it in the neck," he 'said. "Oh, Bailey just got into a pet," the Senator said, when asked about the Texan's resignation. "He swung his little hatchet, the head few up and he got his head bunged up I think he'll be good hereafter " In general upon the subject of ex penditures Senator Tillman believes that they should be cut down. He says there are too many useless of fices and clerkships in Washiagtrx. He was talking the other d-ty to some Senators and he asked themi wllv shouldn't some of these thi'as ce cut out by the Demiocrats, and the'i re plied: "Oh. let's wait a little while, lot's don't do it yet." The Senator's comment was: "It's always that way." In the matter of expenses he re ferred to the palace of new offices, for which building the Senate has been criticised. Senator Tillman believes that Har mon is the man for the Democratic nomination, that is that Harmon seems to stand the best chance of be in nominated. "Harmon has the advantage .iust now," said Tillman, "he has made a good Governor." Senator Tillman believes that Champ Clark's time will come, it de pending on how he conducts himself as Speaker of the House as to wheth er or not he will in time he the Dem ocratic standard-bearer. n addition to stating that he was a little disappointed in Governor Blease, although the Governor has had a hard road to travel, Sen. Till man referred to his pardon record by askinz a question: "Don't you think," he said, "that Governor Blease's large pardon list might be explained by the possibility that there are a large number of meritorious petitions for pardon left over froma the Ansel Administration, because of the well known fact that Governor A nel Adid not wislh gea"lly to inter ?OR THE BLUES. Fve Feroux 1 ? HE KNEW. "I'm going to spend my vacation on a houseboat." "Better get a stock of umbrellas, overshoes and learn how to swim." CASE FOR THE COURT. Algeron-What's this I heah about Kiss Giltedge agweeing to maw'y you. and then going back on her word? Reginald-That. is .the stwalt of It, ['m sowwy to say. Algeron-Beastly twick. . deah boy. Why don't you sue her foh non-sup port? You've got a cleah case, doncher know. fere with the Courts' verdicts?" Senator Tillman continued that also "Governor Blease may be.allow ing his goodness of heart to influence him to some extent in granting par dons." Senator Tillman believes that the old parties are passing and that it will not be long before they disinte grate. "If the Democrats are wise in dealing with the tariff this party will not break up; otherwise it will. -The Democrats have a golden opportun ity." He does not wish the Democrats to show too much a spirit of grabbing at the offices just for the sake of the holding of same, .but he wants to see some good work done. He believes the Republicans have by long tenure of office grown corrupt. On the Democratic Presidential possibility, Senator Tillman, in addi tion to saying that Harmon has the best chance now, added that the Dem ocrats have such a high-toned and able-bodied field to select from. tie thinks a .great deal of Wilson's abil ity. It's a case of "embarrassment des riches," said the Senator, mak ing use of his French. Senator Tillman said today that he had recently heard attributed" to Booker T. Washington the statement that Tlllman and Vardaman were passing and that the negro was gain ing a stronger foothold in the South. The Senator, in a letter, replied that he had heard that Booker was mak ing "goo-goo eyes" at a German lady and got into tronble. Also, that as* long as the water flowed the Caucas ians would rule over the Southland. The mention of the name "Roose velt" caused Senator Tillman to smile and recall some of their battles. In connection with the Washington in cident, Senator Tillman said that. Roosevelt might run too, if placed in such a position. Senator Tillman carried here to--' day for the first time a gold heade'1 cane, presented to him by the Demo cratis League in Delaware, in 1907. It is a beautiful cane and the Senator is proud of it. "Maybe if I had car ried it before, some of you fellows might say: "Look there, how he is coming out." One cannot fail to notice that, al though Senator Tillmian looks well, his old fire is gone. His step is halt ing and the same is true of his taik. 'Senator Tillman, speaking on the tariff, dictated the following state ment to newspaper men: "think the last election hinged on, and that the Democrats were com~ missioned by the people to revise the tariff, because the Republicans had failed to reduce it as they promised. "If the House of Representatives doesn't carry out this policy It will be a great disappointment to the peo pe. hey will miss the first opportun ity the party has had since the war to restore themselves in the confi dence of the country. "The idea of a tariff for revenue only Is preposterous in the light of the magnitude of our expenditures. We have a billion-dollar Congress ev ery session and, while there is much extravagance and any number of use less offices, the country will not take kindly to any radical or ultra changes. "The party ought to follow the old Latin maxim, In miedio t'itissimus ibis, (you will walk safest in the middle of the road.) W~hich means that we must have a tariff sufficiently large to get the money for ~the ex penditures required by the Govern ment, and yet not interfere with the business interests of the country. "Free trade is a dream that will never be realized, and any one ac quainted with Washington at all knows how hard it is to ab~olish any office at all. It Is. therefore, a difh cult role the Democrats have to play. and it will require wisdom and good judgment to keep clear of the rocks. "If the House of Representatives, which is Democratic for the first time in a long while, passes a tariff law, and the Senate rejects that tariff law. this bill will .become the issue en which the next Presidential election will turn. "Any deficit ought to be made up by levying a graduated income tax. and thus make the multi-millionaires. who have been multiplied and manu factured by the iniquitous {tepublican tariff legislation, bear their just share of the burdens of the Go~vernment. "I am tired and sick unto death of. having Andy Carnegie boast of hav ing made forty-three mnillionairies and having John D. Rockefeller scat tr ..mloaound as though they LONG STOP. Mr. Boreum Gude (at 1.20 P. M. was quite a ball player In my youth. Miss Cutting (wearily)-Indeed! Mr. Boreum Gude--I was considered a fine shortstop. Miss Cutting-Pity you didn't keep it up. L i JUSTS Just pay the Easter bill this year With disposition sunny, For tis year's hats are large and you Get something for your money. AFTER A HARD FGHT BOTH SIDES NEED AND CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS. Mexican Regulars Are Outnumbered by the Rebels, Who Come Off Vic torious. A dispatch from El Paso, Texas, says a stubbornly fought and bloody battle between 300 insirrrectos and 200 federal troops has raged around the little town of Santa Barbara, southwest of the city of Chihuahua, Mexico, for two days. 'According to the dispatch the reb els attacked and took Santa Barbara, but before they could strengthen its efenses the federals rallied and at tmpted to retake the place. A body f 25 rurales charged through the isurrecto lines and suc~ceeded in eaching the municipal building, but ere cut off from the mtain federal ody. They took refuge in the build ig. The telegram does not rev~eai her fate. Finding himself outnumbered. C-"l. rseamendi, in command of the fed eral troops, sent. to Parral to'- rein frcements and the insurreuto leadere re said to have cispatched messen ges in the direction of the eami~ cf adero and O~'veo on a slm'1er 'sr rand. It i~s said both sides exhibited ie greatest bravery and the percent age of killed and wounded is high. Advices from Magdelena, Sonora, y mail, declare that Monday's bat e reported from Agua Priei~a as victory for the federals was really victory for the rebels. instead3 of being ambushed themselves, dce reb ls ambushed the federals att San Rafael andy the federals were drive'n o a mill at Santa Rosa, wher' the ebels surrounded them, srzys the cor respondent. Mail advices from Hermosiflo say ' of the fighting: "The battle that is being fought at San Rafael is the most important engagement of the volution in thie State. Ti ere are 700 revolutionists and some 1,000 derals. It is a stand-up fight.. The evolutionists knew the federals ere coming to the attack and stoodI their ground. "Friday night the government is sued a bulletin claiming that in the battle 78 revolutionists had been killed and that the government had lost 163 killed and 60 wounded. Twenty-six badly wounded . federals arrived here from the front. After three days of fighting the govern ment has issued no new bulletin or caimed the victory. The city is wait Ing. All know the news is bad for he government. Although reports received at Et Paso indicate heavy fighting at Ures. Sonora, representatives of both exican factious declare the report that 1,000 men had been killed is without foundation. Representatives of the insurrecto junta here, in close tuch with the war zone, declare the insurrecto force which might have been engaged numers but 1,100 and that not more than 2,000 men were engaged on both sides. The state ment from Tucson that the town of San Rafael had been destroyed by fire sdiscredited, as the town consists almost entirely of adobe houses with mud roofs, which are fireproof. It Is belieed the loss has been heavy, however. - * The way to make the town grow isfor every one to put their shoulder tothe wheel and push her along. were dimes. when I know that but or the unjust and one-sided Repub lcan legislation and failure to en frce the laws neither of them would have so much money, which has been wrung from the people and not hon etly earned. "A graduated income tax wouldi rach such men and is the only way toreach them. Rockefeller's mil lons are duo to the failure to en fore the laws against trusts and mo nopolies. Carnegie's millions come from Republican favoritism in tarii leislation." Senator Tillman would not make ny statement on the dispensary sit uation. "I am expecting a new sen ation every day," said the Senator. le laughingly referred to the mud dled situation, but did not comment. L. M. G.