The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, April 21, 1910, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED IN I?95. DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, I!Mo! Vol,. 10. NO. 12. 1
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d!G SENSATION IN TENNESSEE.
Supreme Court Had Affirmed Col.
Duncan B. Cooper's Sentence of
Twenty Years?Young Robin Cooper
Given New Trial.
"Nashville. Tenn., Special.?A sensation,
equaling that which inflamed
, Tennessee in November 1908 when
jormer ?jnueu oiaies oenuior r.uwaru
"Ward Carmaek was shot and killed
on Nashville's streets, was the pardoning
hy Governor M. R. Patterson
Wednesday of Col. Duncan B. Cooper,
who, with his son. Robin J. Cooper,
was convicted of the murder of Carmaek.
I The issuance of the pardon on the
Oovernor's own initiative, without a
formal petition before him. followed
quickly the reading of the opinion of
the Tennessee Supreme Court aflirming
the verdict of guilty in the ease
of 20 years in the penitentiary, and
reversing the lower court in the case
of Robin Cooper.
Governor Pattrson wrote the full
pardon for Colonel Cooper and filed
it with the Secretary of State while
Chief .Justice Beard was yet reading
a dissenting opinion in the ease of
Colonel Cooper. In a statement given
to the press the Governor said:
Tu my opinion neither of the defendats
is guilty and they have not
hod a fair and impartial trial, but
* "were convicted contrary to the law
P aiul the evidence."
& Desperate Boycott Against Meat.
g. New York, Special.?The boycott
Hfargaiust high prices is spreading more
Jf/jjrapidly than any similar movement
Br remembered in Now York City. All
Ia meats have advanced one cent a
Bflbound wholesale. Alreadv !)."? nor
[eeiy of lh*' Kosher butcher shops in
ilie city, supplying a population of
p5.000 have been either forcibly
closed or have shut up in sympathy
with the movement. In turn the
butchers, who say they cannot sell
lower and live, descended 200 strong
ion the I'nitcd Dressed Beef Company
Tuesday in such threatening
mood that t lie company telephoned for
police protection and the crowd was
dispersed.
Virginian Gets a Job Anyhow.
Washington. Special.?William 1*.
Kent, of Virginia, who resigned his
post as consul general to Guatemala
to enter the race for Governor of
Virginia on the Republican ticket last
fall, will again enter the consular
services. President Taft has sent to
the Senate the nomination of Mr.
Kent to he consul at St. John, New
Brunswick, Canada.
Bights of Mississippi.
Jackson, Miss., Special.?The sujjp>remc
court has decided valid the
Bet of the legislature prohibiting for
ll?i?n corno rat ions from rumnrinw c?i*c
I am state to federal courts. The state
provided that tlie penalties for
alation were, first a forfeiture of
k right to do business in the state.
Mi second, forfeiture of the right of
pinent domain.
Sitting Steady in the Boat.
^VTashington. Special. ? Speaker
mon Tuesday again defied the
iurgents'' to depose him from the
^keJrship. declaring in a speech
Kkbe floor of the house that "iid
the Hcpul)li< ans. who do not ape
re of tlie personality of their
Miker, have the courage to join the
d minority 1 remain speaker until
Keh 4th, next."
.JDoctor and Governor Disagree.
Hbrenton. N. J.. Special.?A hearing
pen by (Jovcrnor Fort on Assembly fe
Ramsey's bill to place only one
jppath on the State board of niedexaminers
ended rather sen
I^hmibiiv in ine r>iaie House JuesH|
when the (Jovernor accused Dr.
Hfcber M. Halsey of Williamstown,
|pj., chairman of the legislative comHbtee
of the State medical society, of
Min": misrepresented liira.
Hpights of Columbu'J Pilgrimage.
HlTew York, Special. Under the
Hritual guidance of the Right Rev.
fchop Van ?le Ylver, of Richmond,
^PUt 500 members of the Order <>t'
Bnieiits of Columbus, from all parts
the United States, will leave New
York July 19 for pilgrimage to Home
phi a general tour of Europe.
Two Battleships for $12,000,000.
Washington, Special.?By a decisNe
vote of 162 to 11U, fourten being
Ohaent and not voting, the House
has authorised the construction of
Egg?;? two battleship* to eo*t *6,000.000
|?P> I t?eh. 1
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intntVYSffllNUItLY IULU
The Heart of Happenings Carved
From the Whole Country.
By a unanimous vote tlie New York
Board of Estimate voted $(>0,000,000
for new subways and $5,539,472 for
public schools.
T. White, the western counterfeiter,
who escaped from the federal
prison, nt Atlanta, May 29, 190G, was
captured near Houston, Tex.
Conscience-stricken after 22 years
because lie cheated Governor Stubbs,
of Kansas, out of 18 bushels of corn,
worth $9, an Osage county farmer is
preparing to make cash restitution.
Aided by two women, who are
thought to have smuggled saws with
1. At? i ?
which iu cm me dai's or a winnow
and provided an automobile for their
flight, two military prisoners escaped
from the guard house at Fort
Ix>gan, Col.
The French submarine boat \>ntoz
established a record by navigating
at a depth of 113 feet for 24
minutes.
Heedless of the man hunt for the
bandits who killed the cashier and
manager of the Victor Hank in Sclioenville,
Pa., robbers made a raid on
the Thomas Supply Co. store, almost
opposite the bank, at the notorious
"bloody angle."
John Red Walters, who lias a criminal
record, paid tlie penalty for wife
beating at llagerstown, Md., by receiving
15 lashes, vigorously applied
by the sheriff.
With assets of 70 cents, Brunslnw
Nicnias/.ek. 13 years old, of Newark,
had legislative influence to procure
the passage of two bills through the
New Jersey legislature, amending
the procedure in the execution of
judgments against debtors under the
age of lti so as to avoid their imprisonment.
President Taft received from the
niPliibers; of Tliivim I ,w1<r<> V., 1117
Free. Ancienl and Accepted Masons,
of Baltimore, a handsome Masonic
apron. The occasion was the fraternal
visit of 300 Baltimore Masons
to the lodgerooms of Naval Lodge,
No. 4. of Washington.
Letter carriers of New York have
begun an active campaign in the interest
of their movement for a day
of rest each week, a reduction of
Sunday work to a minimum and compensatory
time off during the week
for those who must work on Sunday.
Seventy-two million eggs are said
to have been taken off the open market
recently, and Chicago dealevs say
one of the effects of this will he to
keep up the retail price.
The first of the. trials of persons
arrested in Philadelphia at the instance
of the State Board of Pharmacy
for the illegal sale of cocaine
ended when George and Charles Bulling.
colored, changed their pleadings
to guilty and were sent to prison
for two years. A line of .$500 was
also imposed on each.
The Ohio senate passed the Ditmars
house bill, forbidding the sale
of tobacco in any form to minors
under 18 years of age. The bill as
it pussed the house fixed the age
limit at 21.
The body of Mrs. Louisa A. Jarrell,
who died in a Huntington, W.
Va.. hospital of septic fever, was
inriini iroin ir.c ?. nesapegKe & Ulno
Railway station at Colcord, a distance
of six miles 011 foot over the
mountains, to the cemetery.
That the province of Quebec will,
in the near future, prohibit the exportation
of pulp wood, cut on the
crown lands of the prpvince, to the
United States, was announced in the
legislature.
Mrs. Frank Nor ford, of Maryland,
has an Easter egg 45 years old.
The egg was attractively dyed and
etched in 1806.
Certain fat men of New Orleans
are wearing a complacent smile and
affecting a self-satisled strut. They
are members of the Two-Hundred
Pound Club, organized with a considerable
membership and "ample
prospects."
Lexington, N. C., has passed an ordiancc
requiring all trains running
within the corporate limits of the
town to reduce their speed to 6 miles
an hour.
The liquor question figured in numerous
municipal elections in California.
By substantial majorities, 9
towns voted dry and by majorities
equally substantial li other towns in
dorsed saloons.
Robert S. Sharp, collector of internal
revenue at Nashville, 'Fenn.,
has been appointed chief postotlice
inspector.
The University of Denver, Col.,
a Methodist institution, conferred
the degree of d. Hor of laws/ on
Father William O'Ryan, a Catholic
priest of Denver.
Six women oo-respondents beat Ave
mere men similarly classified in a
divorce suit d*-Med ias New York. .
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liUVtKNOK SliOKtl)
Patterson Denounced for Pardoning
Col. Cooper
SENSE OF DECENCY IS SHOCKED i
|
Capt. G. T. Fitzhugh, Prosecuting
Attorney, Who Made Famous
Speech, Declares That the Law Has
Been Trampled Under Foot.
Memphis, Tenn.. Special.?Capt. G.
T. .Fitzhugh, assistant counsel for
the prosecution in the Cooper case,
whose speech at the. famous trial attracted
widespread attention, characterized
the pardon of Col. Duncan 11.
cooper as an outrage, lie said:
"The disgraceful haste displayed
by the Governor in pardoning Cooper
before the ink was hardly dry on
the Supreme Court opinion convicting
him of murder, shocks every sense '
of decency.
"Sworn to execute the laws as construed
by the highest Court, the
Governor, without 'even a petition
from any one, tramples law under
foot and sets aside the Court's decision
for the benelit of a cold-blooded
murderer, whose influence with
the Governor is, and has been, far
more potent than the interest and 1
safety of the people of this great '
Commonwealth."
I
Street Car Strike Settled.
Philadelphia, Special.?The com- '
inittee of fourteen, composed of representatives
of the striking motormen
and conductors from each of the 1
barns of the Philadelphia Rapid 1
Transit Company met Friday and
voted in favor of accepting a settlement
ottered by the company through
representatives of the American Federation
of Labor. Since "the beginning
of the strike 2?S persons have
been killed by trojley cars. These I
accidents, the strikers claimed; were
caused by inexperienced motoruien.
Women Hiss President Taft.
Washington. Special.?The President
of the luited States, the lirst
eu:.i l' ?.!? >
? nii-i r,.\rilU!Vc HI III!' IKll lOll t'VlT
to {;reet a convention ot' woman suffragists,
braved the danger ot' facing
an army of women who want the
ballot, had the courage to confess hi?
opinion, and was hissed. So .great
was the throng tlnit sought admission
to the hall that hundreds were
turned away.
Negro National Wholesale Drug So
Atlanta, Ga., Special.?The Let
Chemical company was incorporated
with an authorized capital of $100,00U.
The company is the tirst attempt
of negroes to promote a national
wholesale and retail manufacturing
drug company. In the prospectus
sent out, the company is appealing
to the negro to cease consuming
everything without producing anything
and learn to do something for
themselves.
Women Suffragettes by Thousands.
Washington, Special.-?More than
5,000 suffragettes from every State
and Terrotory in the country are at
the national capital to attend' the
forty-third annual convention of the
National American Women Suffrage
Association. Thev have planned-an
assault on the Capitol. This will he
one of the most unusual sights ever
witnessed beneath the dome of thut
historic st meture.
Investigation May Be "Inadvisable."
Washington, Special.?The Prudent
has been requested to send to
Congress any facts in his possession
which might,, make inadvisable an investigation
of the sugar trust frauds
unless, in his judgment, such action
might be incompatible with the
terests of the public service.
Evelyn Thaw Gone to Paris.
New York, Special.?Ambitious to
j gain fame as a sculptor. Evelyn Nes|
bit Thaw has sailed for Paris to con|
tinue her art work abroad. She will
rent a modest apartment in Paris
and do her own cooking. She still
receives a monthly allowance from
I the Thaw family but her friends say
I she is permanently estranged from
Harry K. Thaw, her husband|
Alabama Editor Cowhided.
Florence, Ala.. Special.?Much excitement
was occasioned ,on the
streets 'here when Mayor Walker
publicly horsewhipped II. E. Meescr,
editor of the Florence Ilerald, for
editorially attacking the mayor's
Jury Convicts Strike Breaker.
Philadelphia, Special.?The firsl
strike-breaker to he placed on trial
on charges growing out of disturbances
due to the street car strike in
this eity was convicted by r jur> of
. assault and battery with attempt to,
kill. I
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FOR RIFLE RANGES
Government Will Buy Land in
The South
INTERESTING TO MILITARY MEN
Sites Will be Purchased in North and
South Carolina, Tennessee and
Georgia?Places For Encampments
to Be Selected.
Washington, Special.?A bill in
roduced in tin; House by Congressliun
Byrns, of Tennessee, authorizes
;he See ret a rv ol' War, whenever it
nay seem expedient for liiui to do so.
o acquire lands in the States of
fennessee, (Seorgia. South t'aroina,
and other States, under the Department
of the (julf. whieii may he
luitahle for eneiiuipinents, ritlo
ranges. ete. It is understood that
:his is a step in a general plan of
MitlQn by the war department of
rstahlishing such ranges in the
States mentioned.
Mr. Burton, "Be Ashamed !"
Washington. Special.?Santor Bur;on.
ehairinun of the National Waterways
( ominission, op|>oses pending
bill, which would appropriate about
[C)J,000,000 for improvement of riv?rs
and harbors. Severely arraigns
piecemeal appropriations and conlemns
many of the projects named.
His objections cover wide range and
intirc Senate may be involved in the
lisenssion. Will attack specitio
items, among them the Norfolk-Beaufort
waterway.
Youngest Mother in the World.
Chicago, Special.?Ollicials of the
Juvenile Court investigated the case
!)t' Annie Kpps, 10 years old, who
?ave hirlli (o a girl Iialiy at the county
hospital several days ago. ''The
young; mother's ago has heen investigated
and it iias been found absoiutely
true that she is just 10 years
aid," a physician at the hospital
said. "She is one of the youngest
mothers known in this part of tlie
world.''
Wages Increased $S>,000,G00.
New York Special.?Substantial
increases in wage's by the subsidiary
companies of the I 'nit cd States Steel
Corporation wail soon be announced
to become effective May I. it was officiality
stated here Saturday. The
proposed increase will apply to a
large majority of the corporation's ,
2'Jn,b00 employes and in round figures
will increase the pay-rolls of the
steei corporation by about
1100 annually.
Earthquake's Destructive Force.
San Jose, Costa Rica, l>y Special
Cable.?A series of earth shocks,
varying in intensity, Friday swept
over Costa Rica doing vast damage,
the extent of which can only be estimated
at more than $1,000,000. So
far there has been no report of loss
of life, but people in the cities are
panic-stricken and are abandoning
their homes for the hillsides.
Electrical Storm in Tennessee.
Memphis, Tenn., Special.?All railroad
trallic in and out of Memphis
was suspended Friday. The severe
rain and elect rival storm which
swept West Tennessee. Arkansas and
Mississippi lias caused washouts on
all roads running into Memphis with
the exception of the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley to New Orleans.
Tennessee Bank Hit Hard.
Spring City. Teun., Special?Robbers
blew the vault of the First National
Hank of this place and escaped
with over $10,0011. Nitro glycerine
was used.
Police Chief and Recorder Fined.
Atlanta. Go.. Special.? Recorder
Nash Broyles, of the Atlanta police
court and Chief Johnson of the sanitary
department, were Until $10.75
by Mayor Maddox. as the result of
the list fight between the two in jk>lice
court after the lie had been exchanged.
Premier Asquith Causes Excitement.
London, By (.'able.?Amid scenes
ot intense excitement hardly paralleled
since the Gladstonian home
rule debates, the House of Commons
by majorities of 103 rerorded its approval
of l'remier Asquith's resolution
dealing with the veto power of
the House of liords.
Requisition for the Millionaire.
Harrisburg, Pa., tfpeci&h?Gtovernor
Stuart has signed a requisition
upon Qoivemor Hughes of New York
for the return to Pennsylvania ot
Frank K.I HofMoi, wanted in Pittaburg
OU ijiatbery barges.
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CONFEDERATE CHOIR !
TO SING "AMERICA." |
Program For Annual Reunion Con- !
tains Many Interesting Features.
Mobile, Ala., Special. (ieneral
Clement A. Kvans, eoinmumler-iu|
chief of I lie United I 'on federate veterans,
has approved the program of
the general reunion of Confederate
veterans to be held here April 2ti, 27
and *2S, made public by Chairman W.
K I* Wiluillt 111' t oiiinl. il l? ?. AM
program and exercises.
The program deals exelusively with
those events concerning the veterans*
three days' stay in Mobile, thai of
the Sons of Confederate Veterans henig
separate. The convention of veterans
will take place Tuesday morning,
April "J(?. deliberations being in
the auditorium at Monroe park, Major
(leneral tieorge 1'. Harrison, commanding
the Alabama division, assembling
the convention.
Following invocation by Kcv. I .inn
Cave, chaplain general of the Confederation.
the singing of "My Country,
"i'is of Thee," by the United Con fed- i
crate choirs of America and the reading
of a poem of welcome written by
II. (i. Barclay, of Mobile, hv Miss
Vera Williams, the veterans will h?
welcomed by Coventor Braxton Bragg
Comer on hehalf of the State. Mayor
l'at ,J. l.yons is to extend the welcome
of the municipality, and Clarence
.1. Owen, commander-in-chief of
the United Sons of Confederate Veterans.
will welcome the old warriors
on behalf of that organization.
Great Choir to Sing.
The ptogratn for the forenoon session
also includes a song. "The Soldier's
Bream." by Thomas 11. llalli
well; rental inn by .Miss .Minnie Rosso
Richardson. of Alaliaina; an address
surrendering the eunventien totieneral
Clement A. Kvaus l?y (ieiieral
Chairman Jacob 1?. Itlocli, followed by
a response l?y (jcncrnl Kvans.
At the afternoon session of the first
day lion. I., H. McKarland. of Memphis.
will he the orator of the day.
Throughout the ses>ioiis of tin' convciition
tlie 1'iiiied Confederate
Choirs of America will render appropriate
songs. Rabbi Alfred (1. Moses,
of the Jewish congregation, oilers invocation
upon the opening of the convention
on the second day. followed
by the report of the committee on
credentials and of the committee on
history. Mrs. Kmuin Lahrella. of Mobile.
will sing "The Last Rose of
Slimmer." Then follows the report
of the committee on I tattle Abbey. In
accordance with the custom that has
prevailed for a number of years, the
convention will suspend business at
noon and lake part in the exercises
of the "Memorial Hour."
At the afternoon session reports of
the commit Ices on resolutions and on
moilitiiu*iit will he made and then otlieers
are to he elected. Aside front
the cuterlainuicnt features of the reunion,
this will hring the deliberations
of the second day to a close.
Thursday the parade of the veterans
will be the one hig feature. The
route has been selected with the greatest
care in order to make it .just as
light as possible upon the physical
condition of the veterans.
sons 01 veterans.
The annual convention of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans will
be held in (Scrman Relief hall. The
program has also been completed and
it is very lengthy. There are a number
of addresses of welcome and responses.
Mayor Lyons will welcome
the Sons to the city and General
Clarence J. Owens will respond on behalf
of the organization.
While veterans and Sons of Veterans
are deliberating members of the
organization known us the Medical
Otlicers of the Army and Navy of the
Confederacy will be in session in another
part of the city. This promises
to be one of the inte;csting features
of the reunion. President G. B.
Thompson, of Memphis, is to preside.
A local committee of the Mobile
County Modicni association has prepared
an interesting business and entertainment
program lor the Confederate
surgeons. This meeting promises
to he one of peculiar interest and
it may he of vital import, possibly
involving the integrity and perpetuity
of the organization.
By command of General Clement
A. Evans, commander-in-chief of the
| United Confederate Veterans, General
William K. Miekle. adjutant general
and chief of staff, has issued a
general order. The order concludes:
"The number of our dead has been
s greatly augmented during the past
| year by the following distinguished I
leaders:
"Major General Robert Rowry,
brigadier general, C. S. A., and commander
Mississippi division, 1*. C. V.;
Mrs. J. Addison Hayes, daughter of
our only president; Major General
Zimmerman Davis, commander South
Carolina district, U. C. V.; Major
General Paul A. Fusz, ex-commander
northwest division, U. C. V.; Brigadier
E. G. Willett, assistant quartermaster
general, U. C. V.; Colonel J.
R. Cowan, M. D., assistant surtreon
general, U. C. V.; Colonel B. F. Eshleman
and Colonel R. E. Park, aids
on staff commander-in-chief;"
VARBAMAN AGAIN
Will have Another Chance at
U. S. Senate
PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELB
Senator Percy's Suggestion That His
Election Be Repudiated or Endorse
ed. Adopted by Legislature?Will*
be Held in November.
Jackson. M Special.?After en?,
dorsum tlit* suggestion of ITiited .
States Senator Lemy I'erey that a
primary eleelion lie ealleil in effect
to serve as an endorsement or re- ;
pudiation to the people of his election
to Congress. the Mississippi Legis-?.;
hit are adjourned sine die Saturday
after probably the most sensational
legislative session in the history of'
the Slate.
The resolution as to the primary '
adopted by the Legislature instructs
the Stall ltemoerat te exeeutive com
mittee te> call the election to select 1
a party senatorial nominee for the
regular term wnicli will begin it
llll.'l to lie held during the month ot
November of this year. In this primary
Mr. I'erey and Mr. \ urdaman
will hoth he candidates. Should the
res-It lie uufuvoralilc to I'erey he
agreed, >? his address, to tender his
resignation as I'nited Stales Senator
for the present term to the next session
of the Slate Legislature, an appointment
to he made by the <!ov- *
ci nor to hold until the nominee selected
at the proposed primary is
semen in r.nn. liniii rscnator t'ercy
ami Mr. Vardaiiiau have aililrcssed
t<> Chairman l.oina\ ol' I In* I)cmoeratie
State e.xeeul ive committee
agreeing to this plan.
Eoth Virginias File Objections.
Washinvrlon. Special.- Tim State
rif West Virginia ami Virginia Saturday
tiled in tin* Supreme Court o?
tin- Cuilcd States exceptions to the
report of t.'liarles I',. Kit t Icticld, special
itiasler. to a.sccrtain facts as a
basis of an iv ine at the proportion
of the ilehi ot Virginia before the
organisation of West Virginia. that 1
the latter Slate should pay to (lie *
former.
According to the report West Virginia
tna\ lie ealied upon to pay he- L
l ween S {.tiiMl.tMin and $!UK>O.OUh to
the mother State. The principal objection
made is i lull West Virginia,
objectinti to the master im lading in
the auiireyate aiiioiint of ordinary ex- 0,
peiises of Virginia from IS'J.'t to IHtiO
the sum of .-Ih.tllMMMMI interest on
the public debt.
Football Victim Finally Passes.
Annapolis, Md.. Special.?Karl
Wilson, the Navy football player, f
died Saturday nioruiiit;.
Wilson, who was front Covington,
Ky.. was injured October 1<? last, in
the came against Villa Nova Collage.
11 was while making a living taekle
that I lit- hack of his nock struck
violent l\ against the ground. An examination
revealed a fracture between
the fourth ami fifth cervical
vertebrae, ami I lie spinal cord was >
severely depressed, causing complete
paralysis from the shoulders down. I
An operation was performed by |
which the pressure on the spinal cord
was relieved, and physicians felt
that this would bring about his recovery.
but in vain.
Other Lucky N. & W. Employes.
Honnoke. Va.. Special.?The trainmen
and yardmen employed by the
Norfolk & Western Railroad get an
increase of (i per cent in pay. The
new wage schedule was arranged at
conferences held between the management
of the road and representatives
of the employes.
Eight Farmers are Guilty.
Cincinnati, Special.? Kight Orant
county. Ky., farmers were found
guilty of conspiracy in restraint of J
trade by a .jury in the I'uilcd States
district court at Covin"!on K'v ??.#
unlay. Of tlie twelve men indicted
one was dismissed by order of Federal
Judge Cochran and three others
were acquitted in the verdict given
by the jury. Fines ranging from
$100 to $1,000 were imposed.
Taft Endorses Southern Congress.
Washington. Special. ?President
Taft Saturday received the executive
committee of the Southern Commercial
Congress. A full statement of
the pnr)H)se of this patriotic endeavor
was made to him by John M. Parker
I t>f Krw Orloana o..-l f "
...... ... tiruovenor
l)a?i'. managing director, of Wash|
ington.
President Taft expressed liis nnro-'
served interest in this co-operativo
endeavor to ninke the advantages oC
the South fully known. v.
The executive committee
ed Thomas I* Field, now of Lo/Jt00*
but formerly of Kortk
agent general for the British 4