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Makes How Royal Baking Pow& produce at home, qi fine and tasty cake the frosted layer calk crusts and muffin, wholesome, with wi found at the shop oi pare. Royalis the g ROM COOK BO Send Nan Roy"L SAING THEY ARE A UNI The Democrats in the House Wil Sta Together en the Tariff. THE WOOL SPUT FIXEI Apparently the Individuals Are Wi ing to Subordinate Their Persox Preferences to the Public Poll and Have the Republicans Gue ing What the Outcome Will Be. The Washington correspondent The State says the House Dercer, have the Republicans guessing. Lr before this it was the fo hope of ths latter that a split wot occur which would send the fol's ers of -Thomas Jefferson to the'et nal boWbows, .but the spectacle a1 perfect organization among the De ocrats is the thing that is worryi the Republican leaders as they c template the 1912 situation. 'I latest e::ample of what organizati can accomplish is afforded '.y 1 house caucus on the wool tariff. In this instance the members the Democratic side, seemingly vided hopelessly, went into -a me ing and, instead -of throwing brit -bats and coming -to blows, through a resolution on which b< the friend, and the enemies of duty on raw wool were able to sta and present at least a semblance peace and unity. 'It had been hoped by the Rep1 licans that the 'Democrats wol split irreparably over the questi of a tariff on raw wool. The Rep' Uicans, therefore, are deeply dist pointed to see that tbe democrats not going to make any bad bres Sprior to 1912, and that the res will probably be the election of Democratic president and a Der cratic senate and another Democra house. Shrewd observers perceive, course, tisat the Democrats are :eality split over the question of t 1ff. ~More particularly, there is wide division of opinion over 1 question of free raw materials. I from the standpoint of practcal p< tics the question that is facingi Republican leaders is whether1 Democrats are going to be able conceal their differences in the m: until after the 1912 campaign. Some indications -are given ti the Democrats will be able to this. The house Democratic lead in particular are bending every fort in this direction. That is y they are so mad at Bryan for stirr up the free raw wool issue. But having for the time quie things as to wool, the house le ers hope there w'Tll be peace. As result of their efforts, most of house Democrats are fully convi ed that the one thing of supre * importance now is to have the De c'cratic party win in 1912. and t for this reason individuals sho subordinate their views and prom the party welfare. That is why leaders are able to call caucuses important matters and bind pra cally the entire Democratic memn': ship to a certain course of action. Repu.blican members of the hoi especially the insurgents, are 13 testing against the rule of caucus the Democrats. They insist that sway of the Democratic leaders the house today, though in differ form, is just as tyrannical as rule of Cannon. They say the ste roller was never applied more ru lessly in the days of Cannon ti it is being applied now by the rei: ing forces in the house. They that tlirough the medium of caucus the control of the house a small coterie of leaders is mi possible, and this is just what happening. But, however, much kicking th may be among insurgent Republic: or Democrats against the method rule by caucus, it looks as thot this method would continue io house for the present. So long as Democratic end of congress is c vinced the party is going to win 1912, differences of opinion~ will sunk to a considerable extent. least this is what is happ'ening the house. In the senate th is less sign that the cry of harm< in order to win in 191.2 will c trol senators. Already the sen Democrats have split on reciproci end if general tariff revision cor up, they will be more badly divid However, if the men of the sen follow the lead of those in the hoi the olive branch will wave, and1 Democrats will go into the Wh Hou in 1912. PoWDE te Baking Easy r helps the housewife to ickly and economically, , hot biscuit, puddings, e, crisp cookies, crullers, fresh, clean, tasty and ch the ready-made food ! grocery does not com 'eatest of bake-dayhelps. DK-80 RECEIPTS-FREE we and Address. PoWox Co.. NEw yom. INDICT T. B. FELDIR BILL WILL BE HANDED TO NEW BERRY GRAND JURY. Governor Blease and Hub Evans on Felder's Latest Letter About Them and Their Acts. The Columbia correspondent of - The News and Courier says it is tal learned that at Newberry Monday y, Thomas B. Felder, the Atlanta at torney, will be formally indicted. It E" is understood that the indictment will be in accord with the warrant recently sworn out against Col. Fel of der, changing him with offering a its bribe and conspiracy to defraud the State. 'g The following witnesses, it is also ad learned, have been summoned to ap td - pear at Court: Governor Cole L. w., Blease, H. H. Evans of Newberry; John Bell Towill of Batesburg, and a. L. W. Boykin of Camden. The information -at hand is that the bill of indictment will be placed before the grand jury upon the con h vening of Court at Newberry Mon day. lie In regard to t-he open letter of Col. T. B. Felder, published in the IAtlanta Constitution several ~days 4.ago,- charging in effect that Governoi' di- Blease, when a $tate Senator, repre et- sented certain liquor houses, 'and otherwise reflecting on South Caro Olina's Chief Esecutive in connection thwith the old State ~ dispensary, Gov a ernor Blease had the following to nd savy of "I do not care to say anything as to such stuff emanating from a man bthat I have made a requisition for to ild answer to corrupt practices in at on tempting to bribe the former State bofficial of this State. I shall not .be Sdiverted from my purpose to bring re him to justice. The public will soon as learn how foolish, malicious and foul ut have been and are the charges made a against me by such persons and their ~o~ friends, and will see ho'w they will tic be confounded in their own filth. Let them go on. The commission will of continue their work of investigation, in .and I will do my best to have Felder ar- answer for the violation of our law a and his friends here will find that :he there is a day of reckoning. ut~ Referring to Col. Felder's recently )i~ issued open letters, "Hub'' H. Ev he ans, of Newberry, who was in Colum he bia Monday, entered a sweeping de to nial to all allegations made by Fe? ilf der concerning himself (Evans) in connection with old State dispnsary at affairs and signifies his readiness to do meet all charges made, even to the ers extent of giving "them personal sat ef- isfaction'' at any time and place they hy or either of them may desire. tag- 1 SHRINERS AMD ELKS FOLDERS ted ad- A. C. L. Issues Attractive Display of the the Atlantic City. nm- The Atlantic Coast Line has issued me- beautifully illustrated folders of standard form in two colors, adver uld tising the low round triip rates to ote Rochester en account of -the Imperial the Council of the Mystic Shrine, July o;11, 12 -and 13 and of the Grand L .odge of Elks at Atlantic City, N. er- J., July 10 and 15th. These folders are replete with in formation to those contemplating the etrip, as they contain the rates, stop bover privileges, many pretty half th- ones -and brief write-ups of the many .attractions of those two beauti nful cities. The round trip rates, hwhich are open to the public, from am Orangeburg is $36.60 to Rochestei, thand $24 to Atlantic City and the atickets are on sale for each point on July 7. 8 and 9. While the re avturn limit is comparatively short hey an extension of about a month can bbe obtained by depositing ticket with tde agents and upon the payment of $1. is Every Shriner and Elk should write to Mr. White, the general pas are senger agent at Wilmington for co mns pies of the folders and they will of find much therein to interest them. igh ' ' ' - the His Last Game. :he At Carson City. Nev. Patrick Cas fn- y, an old time ball player, who is in I under senten~e ,of death for murder. be committed in Goldfield Monday acted Ai. as an umpire in what will be his last in game at the state penitentiary. For are some time two convict ball teams my have been practicing within hearing an- of Casey's cell. Casey appealed to ate the warden for the privilege of see ty, ing and umpiring one mnore .game. 2es le was allowed to do so. ate Be quick about this and get in 2se first with your answer for our Gov :he ernor has not yet told us if the comn ite munication handed out by him and SUPPORTS TAFT Former President Roosevelt Favors Taft For Repub'ican Nominee. MAY AID IN CAMPAIGN At Cardinal Gibbons' Celebration in Baltimore the Two Presidents Met -Roosevelt Will Not Consider Taking the Nomination Himself for President in 1912. President Taft, in his candidacy for the presidential nomination in 1912, will receive the unqualified en dorsement of former President Roose velt, which will be uttered just as certainly as it was in the last cam paign. This is the best political news Mr. Taft has received in many months, and it comes to him in a manner that leaves no doubt as to its authenticity. The information that Mr. Roose velt, under no circumstances, will al low his name to be presented to a national convention was received sev eral days ago, but it did not become known until Tuesday night. That Col Roosevelt feels that the Taft administration should be continued was brought out as a result of the meeting between the two at the Car dinal Gibbons jubilee at Baltimore. Whether the former president will enter the campaign, as an active worker, will be watched with inter est. It is not expected to prove pleas ing to Republicans, who have made no secret of their desire to bring Col. Roosevelt forward as a formida ble rival for the 1912. nomination. Many of these Republicans, no doubt, will refuse to abandon hope until Col. Roosevelt himself, in a quoted state ment, announces his position and thus breaks the silence concerning the administration, which he has maintained since landing in New York on his return from Africa. The information that Mr. Roose velt would be found allied with the president rather than against him, was brought directly to Mr. Taft from Mr. Roosevelt by a mutual friend high in official life, who was connected with both the Roosevelt and Taft administrations 'in a capa city that enabled him to gain and re tain the confidences in fact, the warm personal friendship of both men. The meeting at Baltimore between the two was only incidental to the Cardinal Gibbons jubilee, but it awakened the political interest of men high in public life. They met first in the reception room in the 5th regiment armory, where the Jub ilee celebration was held. They talk ed together and shook hands with old friends, they chat ted, laughed and behaved just as they used to do when Mr. Roosevelt was in the White House and Mr. Taft was secretary of war. They carried the spirit of friendli ness up to the platform? and, sitting side by side, they conversed in under tones through much of the afternoon Mr. Roosevelt reached Baltimore before~ the president, and was wait ing for him at the armory. "Hello, Mr. .President,'' said he in the high pitched voice that Washing tonians know well. "I'm glad to see you. I want to inquire about Mrs. Taft." "Hello, Theodore," replied the president. "How are you?" Shortly after, MT. Roosevelt was taken aside by/ the' president. The two men were together about ten minutes, beyond ear range of any other person. Afterwards it was said they "talked .abogut Mrs. Taft's halth." The p~resident invited the colonel to come to Washington on June 19 to be his guest in the White House at his silver wedding anniversary. Mr. Roosevelt said he would try to manage it. - As he had to return im mediately to New York. he was not the president's guest Tuesday pight. The president arrived in Washing ton at 7 o'clock. After he had shaken hands with the cardinal, the president put out his hand to the colonel.. "Goodbye, Teddy," said he. Then he leaned forward and said something. They both laughed and the meeting was over. I I. WIPED OUT JAP SOLDIERS. Rebels on Formosa Island Take Ven geance on Them. News was brought by the steamer Kamakura Wednesday of the almost annihlilation on May 8 of a Japanese force in Formosa .by the rbels against whom the Japanese have been cam paigning for the last three years It seems that three tribes, which made peace, were incited to fresh rebellion by two tribes which remain ed obdurate. Forty men of a force sent tgainst the Fomrosanas were ambushed and after fierce fighting but ten escaped. The dead ,were mutilated, their eads being carried off by the head hunters. Inspector Ikemote, who commanded the party, was found with his head missing and a broken sword hilt clutched in his hand. MILLION DOLLARS FOR TRINITY. North Carolina Methodist College WVill Be Endowned. Announcement that North Caro lina and Western North Carolina Methodist conference and the Duke family of New York city have enter ed upon a plan whereby Trinity col lege is to be given a $1.000.000 en downment, of which $200,000 will be raised by the church was made at the closing exercises of Trinity col lege -at Durham. N. C., on WVednesda3y evening~. Gifts totaling $160,000 by members of the Duke family and running the Duke philanthropies to Trinity college far above $1,500.000 to date was also announced the same evening. Tragedy in Machine Shops. George, the fifteen-year-old sonl of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Williams, living a' Thunderbolt, a resort near Sn vannah, met a tra ic death TuesdL. morning in a machine shop ndar h'is home. One of the larga pule" Drits broke and struck the lad over the hert killin him Instantly. I/.,the, shoufPi Lns Mgh BeHlMn -Tiled Indefinitely by -Hostile Hands. The bill for the fortificatio~n of thi .outh of the Chesapeake Bay, whic1 has been agitated for several years will in all proba~bility~be passed .b: Cong~ress at this session, and thu: the government will be able to guar< one of the most important point .long the Atlantic .Coast. The building of a fort -on Cap Henry, directly at the mouth of thr Chesapeake Bay, will give protectioi to an even more valuable section o the country than the huge Panam-, Canal, which is also to be fortified 7-hile the canal will represent; cast outlay of money, and will b nzirensely v-aluable to this nation ii te event. of war with either a Eurc pean or Asiatic country, the mout] of the Chesapeake -Bay once entered would give to the enemy easy acces >o n-ct only the capital of the natior but -the cities of Baltimore and Phil adelphia, to say nothing of Annapoli ad -the Naval Academy and the cit s fNrokCepr esa leget hpadsadcolpe g-uret extnt sies of Peforeig ands MighBe pr e d rmande gtH stinner HatnRds e Theoull epil for iicthemo t emt of the ChBatoae Batwio ihout beettig'itin freraleaft Cungs at thisroesson h Cpe overyent will .be ablewn, ga oe keof the Cesipoant poy.nt aloinig oriedi the Atani. oost to ughesaner Bay will bie protectab: to an even invitalunan invsion: anal which is aifclso tob fre Whee ossibl wll rth eett cast outlaye of mone, and course b imnseed valabl two thsmain in oithe event, coneio with h Er ofltheaChesapeakeoBaycoact eiteree woul d ecnya to the enmyesyce but the otseot imor e sad Phi adoeia towery nothin fc Anapwid and bte reavoalay aed tht cn ief Nrolk Nareport mighs gai reentio neo milo, of dolrs i otatin stategictresitionros and, nt a reat extshenthp bf thi nateig avyulde prvelftin afcomndtn ringte outnte enempty. ad e the to stemlnsraiit frm sca~ it situati bn frossie rte toea ndithu etno.ea oihn rah-e Pacif theke to the orhemsege Bay ou lesuntry, fotidi thseen msethrs ugh manrki Publler anduGnera anaoen intton t a n iarnsiA thals ol Candiiul togreeme. Publi possilit o the anitda: eiproinvde bil musre course, b consieresentatwsofh mrica:n ewis.apersPuishnectio wsoitio: unerbt of ourAsscarst in ese ladso dlyeas teor the focm Atetr ote ta Knox aid th r sead or paento Bile, asn bee: maye roexasonl fer thtott ofehera lae owaersdmigt toat apeostiol of the bilf orvin: rat punshmelnt beifore snti 1eul plesel in saf condo ha iveue atprocnamy.o oth fe Asto vlnerability, wel ae ean themittio frinom ainte povinea f anadan fro fulla oncord Pait siho ea the treasty edg ofed contan the oughtteewing taer: aerPubisher Ascatnd annr Eelviller Stone gesa Eanaet o reciprocited bilPres conclued bo the Senators ftin cmthee opio day epresadbente madte Amerth Newspapers Publheonrs Atoopresen nd one sie Aocathed reiocityag thelt to olrpter beorthe ont questio o Sntor supprey, ay fact paph ereo of te bilue. ruci themn resident sthpbisfidadh ,. admitte d freino all the prove (In iled AA ............ M. .. . .. . W --M points at which a hostile power might seek to gain a foothold, no part of our entire coast line presents, in the hands of the enemy, such an opportunity for destuction of great cities as does the Chesapeake Bay, whose geopraphical nature is pecu 1 liarly favorable to baffhing aggres siveness and continued occupancy. It may confidently be said that the power controling that body of water -1*. also cu.c!, or rei;d.r absolute ly useless to this nation, the entira peninsula formed by the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean and Deleware River, as well as many mi'es of pen insula 'land on the wa btern side of the Bay. At no other part of our roast line could the transportation of troo*ps. and munitions of war be so effectual ly hampered,- while, conversely, no other part of our coast involves the preservation of somany strategic ad vantages and facilities for the.speedy transportation by land and water of s an army as would be afforded .us by the control of the Chesapeake, the key to which is the entrance formed by Cape Henry and Cape Charles, whose natural advantages for resist ing a hostile fieet lies on the south sside, which is washed by the main ship channel whose width abreast of Cape Henry Lighthouse is less than three- statute miles between five fathom lines. Cape Henry is the natural Gibrale e tar of the United States and should he made impregnable and impassable, ythe necessity for which lobtains be o cause iti s the 'key to our most e mportant of all strategic situations, e and because, with the proper fortifi cation of this point, fewer battleships in the event of war would be here re Squired to aid in repelling the enemys fleet. This means not only protec e tion to invaluable facilities at the a ports of the Chesapeake, the preserva tion to our own and closure to a hos stile fleet of the finest harbor, as well as the most important base of opera Itions we possess, but a virtual In crease in the size and strength of our navy and its scope and effective sness at other ports of our great coast line. tThe ports of New York, Boston ano -*Galveston, representing, as they do, tthe extreme poles or outlets cf our commercial conditions as well as strategic advantages and untoil val -ations of property, lie almost within t gunshot of the .ocean and would re-. aquire,. in addition to tbeir present de fenses, all the reinforcement they could get from our "dogs of war.". a Some idea of the strategic value. ,.of the Chepapeake Bay for operaton in case of war may be gleaned from r the fact that within Its entrance .1 there are 700 miles of water naviga president of the Associated 'Presb, also appeared. The chief interest which the newspapers of the country have in -the matter, Mr. Ridder told the com mittee, is their desire to free them selves from the paper manufacturers' trust which now, he -added, 'has the publishers at its mercy. The read 1 ers of the country would benefit by cheaper paper, as well as the publish ers. he declared, because the money saved on paper would .be used to fur nish a larger and better news service. Mfr. Ridder acknowledged that the publishers' association had sent out: bulletins and telegrams urging the passage of the reciprocity measure,, I"But I would not have favored the measure," he said, "if I had not thought it would be of benefit to the country .as .a whole, independent of my interest in it as a newspaper !publisher.' e When Mr. Ridder attacked the pa per trust, which he said limited the 1output, fixed the price and told a s pubisher where he must buy his pa t Iper, both Senators McCumber and Bailey, opponents of the bill declared that if there was such a trust they wanted to see t prosecuted by the egovernment. Mr. Ridder insisted, in s ianswer to numerous questions. that - any amendment to the bill would, in p his opinion, endanger and probably kill the measure and that, therefore, he was in favor of seeing the bill passed exactlyasicmefo th H ouseSoe a tcaefo h Mr. Soetestified that no instruc f1 tions had been sent out to Associated - Press correspondents as to Canadian - rci~rocity, except that they had been told to send any important matter e connected with it because of the gen-1 t eral interest of the subject. He -' ws questioned in detail as to the e Associated Press service by a number s of Senators. All reports, he said, were su-pposed to be absolutely fair to - both sides; to be a recital of facts on the+r news value only. rse by shp .. 30 fee drft Th. ............ nd detoyr, 'gnbot an oh nd suppl sh. The25-oo dept.. A F.' raft; 5ad-mil ofwhar navigato y l e nedforlssebtls shfps, frst cla;s4 ruies. or and droop s fee, an hlnearly 400 miles ic mayhe Chese raed by shipis 3 fee dthe Drea 17gh orypeoo cannupwto Badtimre small anoal fryischastredo toas ah etroyeprsation bofatrs dot vunssels of lightthrough the Cheso daehwl andctheoproposeconlnd an erand sul ships The deprivatoneof willadpoptonaofvhegation's all cruies, sout din troo reipsrin ith fath als auifar theamot centrnalv< whil naly staiesDpie of t h entrald byasofrships ns the sei fnaugh tay wold~ bedrve to stioee Wtrem soper for sthenm' port anowat nlycol diste et ust pthe traspati Fon o roe, b munitiosd-fiver huredtheoops fek n the aprclased andgssh terway~~~~ cuwffnhedprvtino et rction l of wthe nai osa fe iass ti fore do ic ad naig rt ie wltoef the mest razy 4C alln ai shatis Deriv fw h nearlysmanshipld whcontestte prai centra batships of oeati dste h 1elv and 1fone-hala mileiotev roopdsipys, hen ateddwither esse or nvig tdre dai be toazeC 'alitimos, fuel fold seen Newpo fext re norternible suthrn as.a t ll accommdaoste cone n o vessof the Drilres and gg ty consa-trucaigtion b wteqall sae( passlu the y uier mvrst of enie istytw. misa ter or ch1 ira he i oulac, ctert fe, a hae P attl e miles a ditae 1 pwee and ote- alf iles, ay o e ntroothei whenas wod eth dan essastrn uidego the ay; he mnaoist? yb proce i 'alttmoe, clerfuol adimNep. NWs a re acocer wo ad ea ms rai onesss -o the deanoughr whic hiheverkent aybepenteili twnty-wokes thein Snakehanoil th abouet Rie twrmi s inrin the rawindcan emyinor trne te n sfidea of the Bay; Bric Annponlivingmay b21 Clpayton wit inev ile Ga.,awoe and the impro >rsand wkstortled nfeel sotin Abtl ou aroun A ism. m Juming t win an bd rai trne nde nigti afgt minight, E. gre nocan mofiia ofa thre feet Bonc lemanyuplividn fangs Claorudii tinevioat, adsinwitke a sl su prisoe ansared to feeln sethirna tightl heofun awayufro hiam. Jumpingk ouandte ed the turne n the belecri prompty coild sand ashoe ed opsiftedo adpatngs r.rdne1 lookingthiy fnrthekfaceHearmet The dsniteladdi the mosuto ddpett remainder of the night sleepin-g c the dining table downstairs. A hic1 cry tree grows beside Mr. Arnett bed room window, and it is suppose that the snake was driven from into the room by the storm. E'stdped Convict Captured. Last Saturday morning about te miles from Orangeburg Lige Nelso1 who Iad escaped from the Aike ounty chaaingang, was captured b Mr. E. 0. Sharp and was turned ove to the Aiken authorities Saturda night. Mr. Sharp received the ri wr $50, which had been offere for his capture. K~illed in a Runaway. A special from Flomsaton, Ala says: Mrs. B. Shivers was kilie and her son 'Willie, and daughte1 Miss Alabama Sampley, were injure n a runaway accident there Tues day. All the occupants of the veh! le were thrown heavily- to th ground. Mrs. Shivers dying within few .min utes. W,, ...... .. M~........ M.* - ~0 fotMooehnrdmlsiln t te futr mised. Thwestr Jamese ork RheChsapeake, 5 wooma ad atthe nriros, parts, tal fromdchannes charying rnge frtysi to onihnetee milesiln Batehp oprtigaste is e bynan largnaed vessels afcwaeYork a Rier four Bain peinsculs onithut s co-opernatide of othe heslsenkeon tigous channelso chmandl raesw hpannslas fomed (firth ae York t own and thecondlyxentromiverand s-ieo Bay)h pointserative iehot d co-oerion our oher aabveelsinedn .. tigoud channegl, rmand acros two - theinsusuorme yn teaesnand - Yr n h Patuxent adYrRivers. an I. command the eam's fire -t catdin oueivers mils aboe otinead ,-ane would ouhl reasctey d threety-ninsuad lynga-f btweenty-tw L- tutyengtti-n and Yorkenty-s s. sixmheso total homminaso a ommanded and ft . en. one r (addif e miles offeseoeni land Orne) reaoldbe, esbiltielof twety-ine diande oe-half, dawthry-w ts sihiles o altogther ncomnceio s atha miees of th e enemyay 1 rying high-power guns, might pen etrate the Potomac and other rivers tmuch farther than has been indi r .cated. t In po-ssession of the peninsul-as of the Chesapeake, and the landing of a large army, the enemy's position for flank maneuvering would be most advantageous, and the tAmeridan r army sent to repel them might find itself between the enemy's force on t land and the "dead lines" across the - peninsulas which would be raked by the hostile ships in our rivers. ~With such a disaster to our present d tanding army o-nfronting us, who , can say what devastation might -not be wrought or what strategic ad y vantages gained by the invading - nation? Who can confidently deny the possibilty of not only Baltimore e and Washington, but the cities of b New York, Boston, Philadelphia and - in fact all the ports of the Atlantic b Seobard being laid under the ,ban of s heavy reprisals--pending the period COMMNDERY INSTITUTED. : Orangeburg Now Has an Organiza tion of Higher Masons. n Orangeburg commandery. No. 9, Knights Templar, was instituted here Wednesday and Wednesday night. It now has a membership of 52 and is one of the best equipped command eries in the State. The first regular - meeting will be held the fourth b Thursday after the first Monday of a this month. The grand lodge officers who were here to institute tbe commandery Swere: George T .Bryan, past grand e commanderi, Greenville: E. P. Mil Sler, grand generalissimo, Bennetts e twville; . n . Devin, grand captain gen . eral, Charleston; Rev. W. P. Smith, t goora o prelate Spartanburg co. Frank Hart, grand senior warden, e Columbia; Sam P. Lanham, grand junior warden, Spartanburg. -Be -sides these oficers a number of other shish Masons were present. d The work of initiation started at t about 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and it was a late hour before the work was concluded, 31 candidates being initiated. A big banquet was a given Wednesday night. ,The officers of the Orangeburg i comamndery are: W. W. Wannama er, eminent commander; T. W. r Danzler, generalissimo; W. R. Low man, captain general. -The new commandery, which Is one d of the strongest in the State, is com posed of some of the highest Masons of Orangeburg, St. Matthews, Ello ree, Eutawville and surrounding ,country. Capt. W. W. Wannamaker, a who is at the head of this command ,cry, is one of the .brightest Masons d in the State, and the new organiza -tion is bound to be a grand success -under his management. He will 'a have the cordial co-operation of oth a er bright Masons, who are members of the new commanderv. *x - w a-PW n.. .X1. W 3: W. Mp.I Af army training, .of raw material The.-likelihood of any one ntion landing a force -,sfficient for wide spread or permanint,invasion, -.Is of course remote, but It -is: readily con-t ceivable that In the ,first stages of'-. hostilities, suddinly- preelliiated,.our. own land forces might suffer an over-.,_. whelming d'istaster, while concerted." invasion by several powers at--this": point; would seriously entdan'ger -t -h#i cities, defenses and facilities of the1,.. entire Atlantic and- Gulfcoait The formation .of these western peninsulas by- the James, York ,Rp pahannock, Potomac and. Patuxent,.-: rivers, but afew miles between theni presents -a startlingly vulnkerable. . point of atack and possible'linvaion;-' for here,* the enemy,, under- perfect shelter from s torms, .'could mk deontatio oflnigon.et peislVeesttn h ocnr tio oforfre tsuhpit:hl hecud .a4i lesr0 shf i pcatio ethe - orhulrdl d mfarmy trainingthe rfarawomnteoiaat whielrorm wol bey foed ain mandie a force deturtciet forwe.. 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