NINE VOTES CAST
THOMAS I. MAlSHALL
IIPHE OF DWMOLRATS
Of South Carolina for President and
Vice President of the United States
by, the Electoral College of This
-State, Which Met in Colnama on
Monday.
The State of South Carowina has
voted -unanimously for Woodrow Wil
son for president and Thomas R.
Marshall for vice-president, this ac
- tion being taken at a meeting of the
electoral college Monday at noon.
Jno. J. tMwcahan of Columbia. was
named as messenger to carry the tid
ings to Washington some time before
the second Wednesday in February.
- The nine electors met in 'the of
See of the secretary of state at Co
lumbia, a preliminary meeting being
held at 11 o'clock and the regular
meeting at noon. While routine In
character, it was interesting because
of the formal steps taken, each step
being carefully considered in order
that-no mistake might be made.
The electors as named in the elec
tion in November were Jno. J. McMa
ban. Columbia; J. N. Drake, Ben
nettsvlle; J. G. Padgett, Walterboro;
W. Fred Lightsey, Crocketville,
Hampton County; S. N. Pearman,
Anderson county; D. W. Willis, Spar
tanburg county; J. W. Hamel of Ker
4haw, Lancaster county; J. C. Mace,
Marion; Jas. L. Sims, Orangeburg.
Messrs. McMahan and Drake were
electors at large. W. F. Lightsey
was not present, and at the tem
porary organization Mr. McMahan
nominated to fill the vacanoy Wm. E.
Gonzales of Columbia, who, he said,
-had done more personally and as
-editor of The - State to further the
cause of Woodrow Wilson than any
ohear man in South Carolina." Mr.
Gonzales was unanimously elected as
substitute and at the permanent or
ganization the selectIon was confirm
ed, J. G. Padgett was made pres
tdent and J. C. Mace .secretary of
both meetings.
Printed ballots had been prepared
for the meeting and all of the mem
bers of the electoral college kept
them atterward as souvenirs. The
president , and vice-president were
voted:on separately and it was then
announced that in "the college of
presidential electors of the State of
South Carolina Woodrow Wilson of
New Jersey has nine electoral votes
for president and Thomas R. Mar
shall of Indiana has nine electoral
'otes for vice-president."
This- formally completed, it then
remained to draw up the formal doc
ument telling of the action of the
college and elect a messenger tc.
carry It to Washington. It was de
sided to elect the messenger by bal
lot.- Mr. McMahan received five
votes, Mr. 'Mace two and Mr. Willis
one, Mr. McMahan not voting. Mr.
-McMahan was therefore declared the
appointee of the college and the ne
cessary documents were drawn up.
Foar copies were made-one to be
flied-in the office of the secretary of
state another to be sent to the Unit
ed States judge in this district, H. A.
M. Smith; the third to be mailed to
the president of the senate and the
forhto be taken to Washington by
MCr. ~Marnhan and to be delivered to
the president of the senate. All of
the documents had to be signed by
-all of the electors.
.Each of the four originals of this
document was then sealed up In an
envelope, on the back of which all
the electors signed their names to
th folwn certificate: "We here
by' certify, that lists of the votes- of
South Carolina for president and vice
president of the United States- are
contained herein."
All this Is laid down by the stat
utes of this State, and also that a
majarity of the electors must certify
by wrlting under their hands" the
appointment of the messenger who
carries personally to Washington ons
of the certificates of the vote fur
resident and vice-president. Thus
they all sign their nwmes nine times.
Here Is the document:
"State of South Carolina-College of
residential Electors-At Colum
*bIa, January 13, 1913.
"We, 3. 3. McMahan, John N.
*Drake, 3. G. Padgett, William E.
'Gonzales, S. N. Pearmnan, D). W. Wil
lis, 3. W. Hamel, J. C. ,!ace, Jas. L.
Sims, the undersigned duly appointed
presidential electors of the State of
South Carolina, having been duly
elected pursuant to the laws of the
-said Staftsr hereby declare and certi
fy that eight of the said electors con
vened In Columbia. the espital of said
State, at tihe State house, at 11
o'clock In the forenoon and thereaf
Ster effected a preliminary organiza
tion on this, 13th d"~y of January,
1913, and at 12 o'clock M., on the
said day, being the second Monday in
January, met at the same place and
effected a permanent organization by
the election of Hon. J. G. Padgett,
* as president, and Honfi J. C. Mace, as
secretary, and proceeded to fill by
ballot the vacancy caused by the- ab
sence of the Hon. W,. Fred Lights~yi
who had been duly elected on the 5th
day of.November,' at the time of the
election of eleretors, but was absent
from this meeting, caving failed
through sickness to attend, and the
result of the said balloting showed
eight votes cast for Hon. Williagi E.
Gonzales of Columbia, who :w'as
therefore declared duly elected to fill
said vacancy, and then and there the
said nine electors voted by ballot for
president of the United States -and
f or vice-president of the United
States. upon which balloting it ap
peared that nine ballots had been
cast for Woodrow Wilson of New Jer
sey for president of the United
States, and nine ballots for Thomas
R. Marshall of Indiana for vice-pres
ident of the United States."
Faulty wording of two paragraphs
In the code of 1912 as to compensa
tion of presidential electors created
some amusement and the failure of
the general assembly to make an ap
propriation for the college this year
means that the electors must wait
until the present legislature makes
provision for their pay. Section 279
of the code provides that "each elec
tor shall receive for his attendance
- and travel the same sum as members
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
RLEASE VRGES CERiAIN MEAS
URES BE uXW2 'riif.
-4I
Short Synopsis of the .4esssge Which
He Sent in to the General .U sem
bly Tuesday.
The annual message of Govcrnor
Cole L. Blease was read in the house j
and senate Tuesday :in. cont wmOd.
many matters of inte:st. Rocom
mendations for a flat two-cent ois
senger rate on all railroads. the levy
ing of a one-mill tax for :he suo
port of the common schools contain
ing a note of warning that this must
be enacted otherwise the appropria
tions for the colleges would be ve
toed, the changing of the name of
Clemson college to Calhoun univer
sity in honor of John C. Calhoun, the
consolidation of the Medical college
at Charleston with the University of
South Carolina, making it a branch
thereof, a tax on water powers, re
pealing of the law giving cities and
towns the rights to grant exclusive
franchises, the cutting of the legal
rate of interest to six per cent., pro
hibiting banks from charging reg
ular customers exchange on checks
passing through their bank, prohibit
ing the express companies from
charging for the return of money
collected on C. 0. D. packages, were
all contained In the message.
The governor recommends th.. he
law against carrying concealed wea
pons be repealed or amended so as
to provide for those desiring to carry
pistol to take out a thirty-day license
with the clerk of court and the pub
lishing of the list of such license
d holders and the making of the viola
tion of this law a prison sentence
without the alternative of a fine, the
requiring of every detective to reg
ister with the secretary of state and
take out a license, the passing of a
resolution submitting to the people
an amendment to t.n constitution
providing for the election of all
judges by the direct vote of the peo
ple, the passage of an act making it
a misdemeanor for any reporter or
editor to send out garbled reports of
speeches and the requiring of the
publication of a correction in the
same place and with as large head
lines as the original article.
The governor scores the comptrol
ler general for having turned down
the warrants for his detectives and
accuses him with having seriously
interfered with the enforcement of
the laws and asks that it be made
mandatory on the comptroller gen
eral to pay liis warrants on his con
tingent fund. He asks that an act
be passed making it necessary for the
chief justice to hold in nis hand the
certificate of a reputable physician
that a circuit judge is ill and unable
to perform his duties before such
Judge be excused and a special judge
appointed in his place. He recom
mends that Clover and immediate sec
tion of York county which suffered
so severely from the storm last year
be exempted from taxes for the year.
The governor renews his attack on
cotton mill mergers and again rec
ommends that the hosiery mill at the
state penitentiary be abolished. He
attacks trusts and combinations and
cites the Carolina Public Service cor
poration as a trust. This is the com
pany which has been buying up Ice
plants throughout the state within
the last few months.
A warning is issued to the new
members against allowing themselves
to be cajoled into supporting on the
floor propositions which, they oppos
ed in committee room and in which
they are in the minority. He re
vews at length the prosperity of the
state and pleads with the legislature
to lay aside any political feeling it
may have and to enact laws for the
good of all the people. The message
covers several thousand words.
of the general assembly." It does not
say "per day" and tne paragraph
,oud be construed to mean that the
electors could receive $200 each, the.
amount received by each memberbf
the general assembly for a session of
as president, and Hon. J. C. Giace, as
one day.
Section 16 in referring to the pay
of members of the legislature says
"that members of the general assem
bly shall receive $200 and mileage."
This, as one of the electors pointed
out, might be taken to mean that the
entire legislative body should receiveI
$20e and pro rate it. Each member
would receive a little over $1. The
cm'ptroller general said that he was<
sorry he could not issue the war-1
rants.
Mr. McMahan will receive no pay
for his services as messenger, but
will be given 25c per mile from Co
lumbla to Washington, or 12 1-2c
each way, a total or aioout $120.
This Is the allowance given each
messenger and it can be seen why
there is a considerable scramble for1
it in the Far Western States for the
position. The payment is made by
the federal government.
FREED BY DESPEAATE LEAP.
Alleged Deserter and Thief Jumps
From Train and Escapes.'
While being taken to Plattsburg,
N. Y., to answer charges of grand
larceny and desertion from the Unit
ed States army, Henry Gross Sunday t
jumped through the window of an I
express train and escaped. He land
ed in a snow drift, apparently n- t
hurt, and was nowhere in sight when
the train was stopped and backed.
The train was approaching Rouses
~Point when Gross, in custody of De
puty Marshal Foster, of Plattsburg,
obtained permission to go to the lay
atory and have his handcuffs remov
ed. Slamming and locking the door
in the face of the guard, he smashed
a double window and jumped.
Took His Own Life.
Because he wanted to move baca
to town and his wife wouldn't let
hm, is the reason given for the sul
cide of Edward McLendon, a prom
inent nurseryman of Concord, Ga.,
who shot and killed himself at his
palatial country home, near Jolly,'
Saturday. There Is no other reason
of his self destruction given. *
Fire Killed in Riot.
Rioting arising from a local phys
ician's treatment of patients, result- si
ed In five town people killed and for- E
ty wounded by troops at Boccagorgas, 1
Italy Monday a week. Order nast
been estored, but troops are on aj
mrad on the streets. Si
S READY FOR WORK
SATE NEET5 AND ORAIZES
. FB USESS
IAVE NAMED OFFIERS
racticafy AU of the Old Staf Are
Again on Duty, Which Ensures
Smooth Sailing From the Start,
as They Are Trained in the
Routine Work.
The upper branch of the general
assembly of South Carolina was de
:lared c$nvened, by Lieut. Gov.
Smith, president of the senate, a few
ainutes past noon Tuesday in its first
ession of 40 days following the eleo
ion of the legislature last fall, after
which the body was organized and
he annual message of the governor
was read. Senator P. L. Hardin of
,heter was elected president pro
em. Thursday was appointed the
lay for a joint session of the two
egislative branches to consider the
ilection of judges from the First and
eventh circuits and three directors
>f the State penitentiary.
The work of the senate was begun
with prayer by Dr. Steel, pastor of
,he Washington St. Methodist church
olumbia.. The roll was called im
nediately after, and but three failed
o answer to their names. Two of
hese came in later, leaving Huger
Sinkler of Charleston, who is sick.
:he only absentee. The oath of office
was then administered to the new
tnd re-elected senators present by
he president; these, with two mem
bers who.came in later.ana-took the
)ath, numbering 22. The address of
te-president followed in order. Two
leath were recalled. by him-ena
tor John B. Green of Marlboro,
whose seats are now filled by Senator
Wilton H. Earle and Senator John L.
McLaurin, respectively.
The president said in part: '
"the beginning of the year 1913
brings together the senate of South
Carolina, Democratic in name and in
entiment, gratified and hopeful. be
:ause of the great victory of their
party in a notable national contest.
who, under the leadership of the
peerless standard bearer of Democ
racy, the scholar in politics, Wood
row Wilson: a- victory in which our
state shares. In national affairs we
look expectantly forward to a period
of real Democratic leadership and
such sane legislation as will correct
the unjust inequalities of the tariff
and give real relief to the great num
ber who labor under grievous bar
dens heaped upon, them by years of
Republican misrule. In our official
eapacity we meet, conscious of re
sponsibility and ready to assume it,
working together for the best inter
ests of all the people. We trust
events will justify our confidence
that this will prove, the peer of any
previous body, however distinguish
ed by patriotism or achievement."
Senator P. L. Hardin of Chester
was chosen president pro temn. of the
body as was expected by choice of
the caucus Monday night. He was
unopposed. Ii. M. Mann of St. Mat
thews continues as clerk of the sen
ato by viva voce vote. Following
their election the oath was adminis
tered. J. Fred Schumpert of New
berry was re-elected sergeant-at
arms, his nama being placed in nom
lnation by Senator Johnstone of New
berry and seconded by Senator Har
din of Chester. He took .the oath of
siice. Rev. W. S. Stokes was nom
nated for' reading clerk by Senator
Christensen of Beaufort and elected.
FPor ehaplain two names were pro
posed-Rev. D. W. Keller, pastor of
hialn street Methodist church, and
PRev. C. A. Freed, pastor of Ebeneser
Luthern ehurch, Columbia.. Dr.
reed was chosen by a vote..of 26 to
14. R. Beverley Sloan was sworn In
is assistant clerk, having been ap
pointed by the president, who later
also made the following appoint
nents: Secretary to the president,
Leon M. Green; journal clerk. G. E.
oore; bill clerk, E. A. Ferry; door
keepers, G. T. Hyatt, T. C. Johnson
md T. R. Scott; keeper of president's
room. John Brunson; pages, Jack
ullikin and Andrew Granam: Ia
orers, Calhoun Butler, Albert Nance
id Ernest Hargrove.
Senator Lids moved that the rules
f 1912 be adopted as governing the.
body and the motion was carried. On
otion of Senator Hardin rule 19
was dispensed with and the various.
itanding committees with their re
petive chairmen were named.
At this point the clerk was sent to
he house and a committee of three
;o the governor to announce that the
ienate was ready to proceed with
usnesL Appointments by the pres
dent followed.
The governor's message was then
nnounced by the sergeant-at-arms,
E K. Aull, the governor's private
ecretary, presented the message,
Lnd It was read by Rev. W. S. Stokes,
-eading clerk. This completed. Sen
btor Appelt Introduced a resolution
'eferring the various portions of the
nessage to proper committees.
Following the swearing In of Sen
Ltor LeGrand G. Walker of George
own. James A. Hoyt. clerk of the
tOSe, appeared on the floor of the
enate and announced that the lower
>ranch of the legislature had re
elected Mendel L. Smith speaker and
rames A. Hoyt clerk and was ready
or business.
Senator Carlisle of Spartanburg in
roduced a resolution appointing
'hursday for a joint session of the
w branches of the assembly, when
he election of judges for the First
nd Seventh circuits and three di
ctors of the State penitentiary. The
enate adjourned at 1: bO o'clock to
onvene Wednesday at noon.
Upon adjournment the judicial and
nnance committees met to organize.
7'. S. Miller Jr., of Greenville. for
uur years clerk of the finance corn
1lttee, was re-elected unanimouslY.
le judicial committee appointed
enator Lid. and Senator Carlisle to
avestigate applicants for clerk, with
view to getting' a stenqgrapher If
The chairman of the Important
aanding committees are: Senator
[ardin, Sinance; Senator Carlisle,
,diciary; Senator Sullivan, agricul
ire; Senator Appelt, railroa~s; Sen
or SinQer, eigiation; .Senator
YOUNG LADY MISSING
-B DISAPPEARED THE LA83
DAY OF DEOEMBER.
And No Trace of Her Has Been
Found Since That Time and Hey
Priends Are Uneasy.
Miss Scotto A. Brown, age twent
years, said to be a beautiful youxn
woman. daughter of Axex Brown, su
pervisor of Kershaw County, wh<
mysteriouly dissapeared December
31, when she left her nome in Ker
shaw county to resume her duties
as school teacher near Hartsville ii
being searched for In various section:
of the state by friends and relatives
The disappearance of mIiss Brows
seems to be shrouded in mystery an(
according to a story sent out from
Camden it seems that Miss Brown
who lives in the upper part of Ker
shaw county, boarded a train on Dec
31, to go Hartsville to resume he
duties as a teacher. She failed t
show up In Hartsville, though he
father and mother did not know o
her dissappearance until January 8
when they received a telegram from
a trustee of the school making in
quiry about the young lady.
Mir. Brown at once instituted i
search for his daughter. From som
friends of his daughter, who live ii
Hartsville, it was learned that sh
was Ill at the home of a sister 1
Jonesville this Information bein;
given on the strength of a note re
ceived in Hartsville, it is said, fron
Miss Brown.
With this information in hand
Walter Brown went to Jonesville an,
failed. to find the young woman
though he was informed that a youn;
lady answering the description of hi
sister had been seen with a sho'
composed of Gypsies who showe
there several days last week. and tha
the show had gone on toward Unlor
The young man hired a horse an
buggy and drove to Union in ques
of his sister.
From Jonesville it was learned the
Mrs. Baker said to be a sister of Mis
Brown, does not live in Jonesville
that she had no relatives there . ]
was said that a very attractive youn
woman was with the Gypsy show dui
ing the time It was in that town an
that every one was very much in
pressed with the young lady.
When Mr. Brown arrived in Us
oi and -asked the aid of the polic
in searching for his sister, he suc
ceeded In locating a young Loma
at a boarding house, but she prove
to be someone else. Mr. Brown, I
talking with police officers said h
had no Idea of his sister's where
bouts and could not account for he
strange disappearance.
AN UNSUCCESSFUL FABMER.
He Made Money But it Did Not D
Him Much Good.
The Progressive Farmer says i
once had a letter from our frienc
Capt. J. C. Stribling, of South Carc
lna, in which he told us about
moneymaking farmer he knew. Th'
farmer had accumulated more tha
$100,000 and he had made It al
farming and saving what he mad
from the farm.
The man had not done bette
farming than other farmers aboi
him, but he had saved everything b
made. "A good friend to me an
others'' Capt. Stribling describe
him, but an enemy to himself an
family." Not that he was a bad maz
but merely what we sometimes call
"close" man. His children receive
but littlh education and saw but i
1.1. of the world. Other farmers 1:
the neighborhood contributed to '.h
building of churches and ebc
house; this man loaneal them tb
oney to contribute. cothers spet
money for new seeds, improved in
pouenta and better stock; this ma,
dd not; he saved his money an
when misfortune came to others b
still gathered In the Interest on ni
loans and kept that, too.
A money-making farmer he wam
but he was iaot a successful farmaar
for the simple reason that he ne;;
lected the essentials of life in n'
eagerness to gather 'more monej
Such farmers would never build up:
community or promote the prosperit;
and welfare of a State. Capt. Stril
ling In his letter well described thi
kind of men who must be depende<
on to do these things-men who imt
prove their land and premnises
breed and use good stock; look ou
for Improved seeds, Implements an<
methods; who send their sons an<
daughters to colleges or trainini
schools; who farm with their ow:
money, and who believe in plain liv
in and high thinking.
A mian can be successful withou
making a great deal of money; h
can make a great deal of mone
without being successful. So at thi
beuning of a new year we beg to re
mind every reader that, desirable a
It Is that he make money out of his
faring the coming year, It Is ever
more desirable that ne devote the
money he makes to such use as wil
benefit his family and his community
and that he keep always in mind the
fact that money Is a good thing onl:
so far as it is used for good pur
Boy Mif-ders ius Mlother.
Leroy Higgins, aged 11, shot auf
killed his mother In the bed roon
of ,their home at Monaca, Pa.. Tues
day. The lad was angered because
e was refused five cents to purchas'
candy. After the shooting young Hig
gins reloaded the shotgun and goini
into the yard fired a charge througl
the wall of the house, reading the
police to believe, until the boy con
tessed, that some other person -was
Dispensary Sales This Year.
The dispensaries in seven countiel
of the State sold $2,662,000 worth 01
whiskey during 1912, according to
statement by Dispensary Auditor
Mobley. The .dispensaries during
911 sold $2,474,000 worth of whis
key. This Is an Increase of ovei
$20,00. There is a great decreas4
in the .sales for Beaufort and Char
lesion counties.
The 'statement made by Senato:
Tlmai that in all probability he will
pass away before his successor ii
eereted~is pathetic. He has been of
great sfvce to South Carolina, and
th ws Is general that he will be
wit u for many years to come.
HOUSE IS ALSO READY
SMITH BLECTED SPEAKER WITH
OUT OPPOSITION.
t James A. Hoyt Is Be-elected Clerk by
a Large Majority and Other Ofic
er Are Named.
The house met at noon Tuesday,
effected its organization and receiv- I
ed the annual message of the govern
or. All the officers of the nouse, wfth
the exception of its chaplain, were
- re-elected. The annual message of
the governor, contained in a pam
i phlet of 36 pages, was ordered print
a ed in the journal of the house.
Mendel L. Smith of Kershaw, who
was re-elected speaker, said just be
I fore the house adjourned, that he
a would announce his appointments on
the standing committees to-day. Un
- der the provisions of an amendment
to the rules, the house will elect a
r speaker pro tempore wno will pre
i side in the absence or sir. Smith.
r At noon James A. Hoyt, clerk of
f 'the late house", called the mem
bers to order. Richard S. Whaley of
1 Charleston was elected temporary
- chairman without opposition. He
was nominated by Dr. Geo. W. Dick
s of Sumter. The oath was adminis
e tered to the temporary chairman by
a the clerk. The roll of the house was
e called by counties, the members pres
a ent came to the bar of the house,
g presented their credentials, took the
r oath of office and signed the roll.
a W. H. Nicholson of Greenwood
nominated Mendel L. Smith of Ker
L, shaw, speaker of the last house, to
d succeed himself in that office for the
L, next two years. Mr. Smith was ac
g cordingly elected speaker without op
a position. His total vote was 114. W.
r H. Nicholsou, J. W. Ashley and J.
I C. Massey were appointed a commit
.t tee to escort the speaker to the
L. chair. The oath of office was admin
d istered to the speaker by the tem
t porary chairman. The speaker deliv
ered his address to the house.
,t R. H. Welch of Richland nominat
s ed James A. Hoyt of Columbia for
clerk of the house. R. J .Kirk of
:t Williamsburg nominated J. Wilson
g Gibbes of Columbia for the same of
fice. The vote for clerk was: Hoyt,
d 106; Gibbes, 11. Mr. Hoyt was ac
cordingly -declared re-elected clerk
of the house. Mr. Hoyt has served
L- two terms as clerk, succeeding Thos.
e C. Hamer Jr.
Jerome H. Sourteny of Edgefield
n nominated S. McGowan Simkins of
d Edgefield for reading clerk. Mr.
a Simkins was re-elected without op
e position.
- C. N. Sapp of Lancaster nominat
r ed James S. Wilson of Lancaster for
sergeant-at-arms. A. D. Brice, for
the Chester delegation, nominated I.
M. Hood of Chester for sergeant-at
arms. The vote stood: Wilson, 112;
Hood, 7. Mr. Wilson was according
ly reelected.
The following pastors were nomi
nated for chaplain: Rev. A. C. Bak
t er, Southside Baptist church; Rev.
J . P. Knox, Associate Reformed Pros
Sbyteriari church; Ret. W. L. Keels,
SBaptist chiurch in Brookland.
s Tihe vote btood: Knox, 71; Baker,
' 46; Keels, 2. Rev. Mr. Knox was de
I ared elected.
e Mr. Mower of Newberry, Mr. Stev
enson of Chesterfield and Mr. Rem
r bert of Richland were appointed a
.t committee to notify the governor
e that the house had organized.
d Mr. *Kpler of Newberry moved
that the house adopt the rules of the
d last house with an amendment pro
L, viding for the election of a speaker
a pro tempere. Mr. Kibler's motion
I prevailed.
- Speaker Smith appointed Butler
P Stanley as the page to draw for seats
e for the members. The seating of the
1 members occupied half an.hour.
e The private secretary of the gov
t ernor presented the annual message
-of Gov. Blease which was read and
1 ordered printed In the sournal of the
house. The usual resolution as to
reference of sections of the message
s was passed. The - house adjourned
at 2:30 p. m.
.CHTLD HAS THIRTEEN ENEMIES.
That Many~ Foes of Children in Cal
ifornia.
-There are thirteen "child enmi:-s"
e in California, according to Dr. L. M.
1 Powers, the city health corowmissioner
. of Los Angeles, who told who thecy
- .ie and '.are they live, wa folloat:
t 1. Doctors who don't report their
i cases of contagious diseases.
I 2. DIrty milkmen.
g 3. Flies.
1 4. Tubercular cows.
- 5. Persons who conceal contagious
diseases.
t 6. Hokey-pokey men.
e 7. Reckless automobile speeders.
r 8. Violators of quarantine.
* 9. Manufacturers of adulterated
- candies.
s 10. Manufacturers of adulterated
; foods.
S11. Child slavers.
S12. Parsimonious tarpayers who
1 place the hoarding of money above
,measures for the protection of child
Slife.
r13. Mothers who needlessly do
prive their babies of mother's milk.
"This 1.ist is worthy of study, par
ticularly since many of the 'enemies'
iamed are not only of the child but
equally of the adult, and they are en
emies against which all societyi
should do battle," said Dr. Powers.
Little Boy Kills Brother. t
At Guyton, Ga., thirty miles from
Savannah. Friday afternoon Richard
Hughes Morgan, aged 2 years was
killed by a gun by Sam Morgan. hiis
brother, aged 5 years. The childern
were in the kitchen when the older
boy playful pointed the gun at his
younger brother and pulled the
trigger. The charge of bird shot en
tered Richard's head, over the right
eye, killing him instantly.
Party is Probably Lost.
It is feared that the famous articc
explorer. Otto Sverdrup, and a party
of sixteen persons who accompanied
him on a walrus hunt in Greenland
waters have been lost. Sverdrup and
his party left Christianla In March. t
1912, In a motor ship and since then ~
nothing has been heard from the ~
t
expeditien.
We have some recollection of the '1
time when the negro was in politics 6
in South Carolina, and we do no
want to se-i again. . t:
LN$ER A CRITIC
ENATOR TILLIAN RITES THE
NEW YOU WORLD
A
MEDY IS NECESSARY
tepUes to Criticsm of His Letter to ti
ri
the General Assembly Urging a w
a:
SafEgnard for the Primary and
Declares That Honestly Conduct- n
ed It Is Best Solution. t
A day or two ago the New York d
d
World had an editorial criticising a
;enator Tillman's open letter to the g
egislature of South Carolina. Sen
tor Tillman replied to this In hi, >
isual terse but forcible way. The t
editorial in question was as follows:
"Senator Tillman has addressed to r
he general assembly of South Caro- c:
ina an appeal for legislatien to safe- a
,ard primary elections, on the g
,round that if the primary be not re- f
ormed there will be two parties in b
south Carolina, as in other States, a
md that in the struggle between ,
hem the negro vote will be mobiliz
ed and elections determined by bri- t
)ery. To add strength Lo his appeal t
ie says that it may be the last he b
will ever address to the legislature, b
is he may die before another election a
or senator comes.
"Under the solemnity of this plea, t
:he letter will doubtless be read with p
nore attention than is usually given I
:o political advice. Nor will the at- t
:ention be wasted. The argument is c
L striking illustration of a ruling pas- t
lion strong to the verge of the grave. g
But it is common to the blind given
by one who won't see. The greatest a
vent in the South to-day is that of .
nnatural politics of government by c
x single party, held together by racd f
prejudices. The best thing that could i
befall South Carolina would be divi- v
don of her people Into two well-bal- 1
inced parties. It would be far better u
than any possible primary reform t
that entailed the continuance of the
misting system. The senator's coun
sel, while consistent with his career, i:
is inconsistent with the wisdom that
should come with age."
To this Senator Tillman replied:
"My attention has been called to
your editorial of the 10th, 'Bad
Counsel From Senator Tillman,' crit
cising my recent open letter to the
general assembly of South Carolina t
urging legislation for the protection c
af the primary system in our State.
"The world is a grea, Democratic
newspaper and Its views always corn
and attention they geserve.
"Let me call your attention to a
sew facts. The numeer of negroes
Af voting age in the State exceeds
the whites. All of these are not eli
gible to register, but more and more
"re becoming so every day. The ig
orance and natural depravity of the
negro race wholly unfits them to
participate in government. While
cur conditions in South Carolina is
not ideal by any means, to have
white men struggling for the mas
ery with the negroes as the balance
t power, say 50,000 of them, would
be anything but pleasant. Can you
imagine any more prolific field for
:orruption and .bribery? If we could
bave the voters of the State divided
nto 'two well-balanced parties," it
would be far better than the condi
ion we are now in. That Is just
what occurred in the last primary.
But there was enough irregular and I
rraudulent votes to cast suspicion on
the primary. White men will not
olerate the continuance of any such
:onditions.
"I am urging the general assembly
L remedy It by legislation. You say
it is not necessary and you know ab
tolutely nothing about it. but are
heorizing about government on gen
aral principles. I know whereof 1
speak. You are guessing. The ne
roes ought never to have been giv
m the ballot. Many Republicans In
:ongress now acknowledge this. But
.hey have the ballot and we can not
:ake it away unless the North takes
:he nitiative to repeal the 14th and
L~th amendments. The white pri
nary honestly conducted is the best
ioltion of our troubles.
"In some Northern States ignor
mt foreigners, who know absolutely
othing about American Ideals and s
american history, and can not either 1y
'end or write the English language.
:ontroi. There money gets in Its
lirty work of buying congressmen a
md electing senators by debauched a
egislatures. The South has had
lone of this so far, but If your coun
el should be followes we would t
loon have enough of it and to spare. r
Which is the better, honest white
>rimaries or corrupt legislators elect- a
d by negro voters bought at the t
>olls like cattle? We want the first;
ou want the latter-or that Is what
rour argument leads us to."
1 t
Two Airmen Are Drowned. 1
Two British airmen, L. F. Mao- ~
lonad and a man named Ingles were
Irowned in the river Thames Man
lay afternoon. The aviators were
lying at a height well above the ~
-iver when the machine suddenly ~
wooped downward. Immediately C
ipn coming in eontact with the C
ater the engine xploded. One of
he aviators clung for a while to the
op of the machine but he sank be
ore boats could reach him. S
Commissions Are Revoked. r
The Governor Friday afternoon
ssued a proclamation revoking the
ommissionsa of all dispensary consta
les State detectives, county consta
les, county detectives, special con-c
tables and officers, effective JanuaryC
1. A similar proclamation revoking1
he commissions of all commissioners
f deeds for South Carolina, held by
eple in other States and foreign
ountries was issued.0
el
Explosion on River-.s
Capt. Tom Bartee was killed, a S:
umber of persons were injiured and h
everal persons are missing as the re
alt of an explosion of a boiler on
te river steamer James T. Staples. ta
ear Powers Landing, Ala., on the Ir
'ombigbee river Thursday. After the rt
plosin the steamer caught fire and m
Sreported to have been almost to- T
MUST USE GALLERIES '
(SITORS DENIED ADMISSION TO
FLOOR OF HOUSE. A
t Least, Resolution Passed Friday
so Provides.-Even "Lobbyists"
Must Keep Out.
How long it will last is the ques
on. Friday the House adopted a I
isolution, the intent and .purpose of
hich is to clear the floor and back
isle of all except members. Under
1e rules State officers, Judges, for
Ler members, Senators, trustees and
ail-ers of State colleges are permit
id on the floor of tne House. Fri
ay the old-time custom of permit
ng delegations, interested parties y
d perhaps "lobbyists" access to the ,
oor was put under the .ban.
No women, except one, the State t
brarian, under the Welch resolu
on, will be entitled to admission to
i. main floor of the House. The
[ouse then went a step further and
Bquested the Speaker not to exer
ise his privilege of issuing cards of
dmission. After it was all over,
peaker Smith thanked the members
yr their consideration in relieving
im of the difficulty of determining
rho should be granted cards and
rho should not be.
This is not intended to mean that
he House will not want visitors, nor
hat It will not want audiences to
ear the oratory of its gifted mem
ers-not at all. It wants audiences
nd wants them regularly, but it
rants them in the galleries, and to
hat end, as soon as the ban was
laced on visitors on the floor of the
louse, a resolution was adopted au
horizing the purchase of plenty of
hairs, cushioned ones it need be, 1
ut they are to 'he distributed in the
allery.
The real difficulty is that the
coustics of the House are vile and
be members who have rear seats
an make themselves heard with dif
cuhy, and they want to -get rid of
he groups of enthusiastic talkers,
Lo hold daily conferences on the
>rogress of the campaign for their
andidate for this or that office. If
here .be real "lobbyists", they know
retty well how to see those they
night want to see without interrupt
ag the work of the House.
IT LOOKS THAT WAY.
laseball is Dying Out in South Car
olina.
A letter from Columbia says worse
han the plight of the "Man With.
ut a Country," may be the fate of
outh Carolina for unless some quick
.nd effective action is taken in Co
am~bia it will be a state without base
all. If Columbia withdraws fror
he South Atlantic League, as seems
kely, the last South Carolina city
o be represented in professional
aseball will have fallen by the way
ide and there will be none left.
This will give this state the un
'vitable honor of being the only statt
n the Southern states certainly, and
erhaps over a wider territory with
ut baseball. This has been SoutL
~arolina's most immemorial basebali
-ear. If Columbia goes under foul
iies in this state will nave given u;
he diamond ghost In the past twelve
ronths. Spartan~buirg, Greenville and
Ludersoni has been retired from the
larolina Association and the circuit
irganzation, including Charldtte
lreensboro, Winston-Salem, Ashe
-ille, Ralelgh'and Durham.
iany South Caron~na towns have
joyed professional baseball in the
>ast. Charleston suffered from the
nisfortunie of poor management
"hey had men who knew basebali
rll, but how to spend money better,
nd the sport proved a costly one fox
he y moters. The big seashore
>urg dropped out in 1909 and the
ranchise was transferred to Knci
'Ille. They came back In 1911, but
rropped out again wnen a hurricane
arried the movable part of the park
Before there was a South Atlantic
lague a South Carolina State Lea
ue thrived with Camden, Sumter.
~rangeburg, Darlingtonl, Georgetown.
nd Manning. In this season Man
ing established the wonderful re
rd of losing its first 25 games. But
tstuck and finished the season, last
ut game. This league developed
ome stars, including Ralph: McLau
In, Cad Coles, Guy Gunter, Sid
Imith, George Suggs, Sam Richard
on, Lefty Cowell, Lamar Ham, Bill
6ndsay, and a numoer of others.
,ater there was a state league with
mester Rock Hill, Sumter and Or
ngeburg, and still laterSpartanbuirg
nd Greenville, with Anderson kicked
One by one and In twos these
owns have given up baseball for va
ius reasons. In most of the small
r towns the jumps were too long
nd the drawing population too small
make it go. Spartanburg. Ander-1
on and Greenville were legislated
*t of the game. The five-year agree
mnt under which the six teams of
he circuit had started and continued
rithout a break had expired on the
oorth Carolina cities maae it an all
tate affair. Columbia is left stand
ig alone and after the January
ieeting of the South Atlantic League
he may leave the flexa utterly do
erted. Insofai- as- baseball is con
erned there everything is in a state
confusion.
Divorced People Are Numerous.
Divorced persons in the Unitedi
tates constitute. seven per cent. of
1e total population, according to E.(
na Durand, director of the cen
is, who for the first time has pre- 1
arred census statistics on marital re- e
ttions, with comprehensive figures E
a divorce. When the census was
1.k en In 1910. there were in the
>untry 156.1'76 divorced men and e
85,101 divoried women.*t
Married His Stepmother.
Hedrick Armstrong, 19 years old. t
ERoswel, N. SI., Is now his own a
-e father. I~e has married his fath- I
-'s widow. Mrs. Margaret Arm- c
rng, who was also his stepmother. c
he s 22 years old, and her firsti 3
asband had been dead six months. * I
Bfore claiming credlit for the es
blshmet of an agriciltural college
South Carolina. Dr. Daniels should o
ad up on the historyof the move- h
out that leerd to Its establishment. I
be establisment of a's agricultural c
o e a~ <:atorn Tillman's pet b
AST DAYS IN JAIL
R OLD RAN TALKS PITIFULLY OF
HIS OWN CASE
(ANT TO PAY FOR (RIME
[e Says His Hands Are Stained With
the Blood of His Oldest Son Whom
He Slew, and He Wants to Suffer
for the Crime .That He Has Com
mitted..
An Atlanta dispatch says "Uncle
rob" Davis, bent and oroken, hair as
rhite as the driven snow, but his
ands stained crimson with the blood
f his son Hewlett, has taken, his -
lace In "murderer's" row", at the
onvict camp near Milledgeville, Ga.
He went through Atlanta on his
ray from his home in the peaceful
alley of Mill creek Wednesday
orning. There were no shackles
n his arms nor feet. "Uncle 'Bob"
s 75 years old, and carries one of.
herman's bullets in his legs. He
rouldn't run away if he had a
hance. His hands are stained with -
he blood of his son, Hewlett, his
Lrst born, and he owes a debt to God
.d fellow man.
"Only punishment can wipe away
ny sin," Uncle Bob says. "I must
Irst square myself with man and
hen I'll get right with the Lord."
"Uncle Bob" killed a thing he lo.
i. It was a clear case of self-de
ense, but "Uncle Bob" did not try
b evade the law. It was on Decem
er 11. He was killing hogs when
is son Hewlett came through the
rate. The old man ordered the bof
tway from the .premises. Then his
eart softened, and he asked him to
o on into the house. The son pick
)d up a stick, and the old man lied
to the house and went- where he
iad his shotgun handy. When he
!ame out on the porch, the son was
here. He raised the stick. There
was a sharp report. The son fell
>ver dead.
"Uncle Bab" had trouble with his
rife. They had lived happily on the
'arm in the Mill cree: valley. She
eft to go to the home of her son
nd grandchildren. That was what
tarted the trouble. It -put murder
n the heart of the old man. At
east, that is the way he explains the
:ragic occurrences.
"I would heap rather it be I." he
said. "I loved the boy and I loved
tis children. I didn't mean to kill
im. When I aimed the gun, it was
it his feet. I jest wanted ter keep
ism from me. My hands are stained
with blood and I want to pay for
what I have done. There is nothing
iere for me."
"Uncle Bob" will probably spend
he balance of his days behind the
>rison walls at Milledgeville. Judge,
rite sentenced him to serve live
rears for -manslaughter. Five years
l longer than "Uncle Bob" ever
opes to live. The prospect of dying.
ehind the walls has no terror for
iim.
"I hope I'll live to pay the debt,"
ie says.
"Uncle Bob'" was granted a new
:ral by Judge Augustus Fite, in
;htneld county, and his attorney,
eorge, C. Glenn, betieves that he
would have been acquitted on the
;econd trial.
"The blood is on my hands," Un
le Bob said, as he was led unshack
ed to prison.
He believes that by serving time
e can wash away the blood. He
ants to be alon~e, in confinement.
"Uncle Bob" asked that the for
nalites of the law be set aside, and
hat G-eorge C. Glenn, his attorney,
ye allowed to fhe him to prison.
He leaves a wife and ten children,
with whom he lived in his mountain
iome. He wants to serve out his
ientence like a man and return some
lay to the hills of dear old Whit
leld.
"Uncle Bob" followed Lee and
rackson through during the stirring
lays of the sixties.
There'is not a man nor woman in
:he country who is not willing to do
ll they can for "Uncle Bob" but he
won't let them interfere.
"My hnads are stained,"' he says.
'Sorrow and tears alone .can make
:hem white."
LOVE WINS OVER VOWS.
'iest Places Love for Woman Above
Churchly Duties.
Love won in a long bout with a
riest's vow of celibacy when the
Rev. Father Daniel 3. Gallagher. as
listant rector of the Cathedral of the
issumption, in Louisville, Ky., and
diss Florence Layer, a pretty train
id nurse of the same city, were unit
d in marriage in St. Louis by tueo
ector of an Episcopal chureui. For
wo years the priest was torn biy a
nflict with his breast. wei:;hinlg
'is churchly duties and isis vows of
elibacy against his love for a wo
nan. The love for ine woman won
Lnd they are now in Seattle, where
hey expect to -make their future
mome.
Father Gallagher had been con
Lected with the Cathedral of the As
umption in Louisville for about six
'ears. Two years ago he first met
Kiss Layer when she was persuaded
o embrace Catholicism. The young
roman went to Father Gallagher for
nstruction. Their acquaintance be
ane friendship, then rove. Father.
;allagher fought his battle alone.
'wo days before Christmas he made
is first call at the Layer home. de
lared his love, gave Miss Layer an
ngageent ring and departed.
Miss Layer admitted she loved the
riest, but was devoutin her adopt
d faith. She did not want him to
lake the sacrifice, for she knew that
would have to give up his church.
he consented. however, after being
1d by Father Gallagher that he had
Iready gone so far that he could no
onger the assistant rector at the
thedral whether she married him
r not.
[iss Layer and her lover then left
r St. Louis, where they were unit
d in marriage by a clergyman of
ie Protestant Episcov'al chorch.
rs. Layer was one of the witnesses
! the ceremony. and iieelres that
r daughter and the inrmer priest
clare they are satef'ed they have
dosen wisely and that they will be
appy..