The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, July 28, 1910, Image 8
fiw OLD SOUTHJjAROLINA
of the Ncv-3 Gathered From *
P All Sections "* he Commonwealth
.* ^' ,r Jaders.
on Tickets.
Ove ts "will be print- |
-ed for uocrbtic election, j !1
The t. printed, within | f<
the ue Since the cam- i
c Paig" ? ' ree candidates <
have ?. ' * i the race, Ju- i
lius E. date for Con- !
Ipress, lr- 1 Congressional
District don, candidate
tfor Cong e Second Con- t>
jfressional district, and P. K. McCul- w
ley, candidate for the office of adju- A
tant cenpr?l- frnm A lulnror... - ???? I
The campaign assessment has been >v
refunded to the candidates withdrawV
in*. I*
It has been announced by Gen. -r
Jones that the assessment will not be
returned to a candidate withdrawing te
from the race after the tickets have
I -been printed. ti
V tc
Tax Reduced on Cctton Mills. H
An action by the State Board of
Equalization, in reducing from GO per
cent to 50 per cent the basis of as- r
sessment on cotton mill properties, 11
eft! eta a reduction of one-sixth in the
taxes which these plants will bear.
For a time the mill basis was 100 U
per cent. For some years it has been j
60 per cent. tc
The action was taken by the board u
on a motion of Mr. Sliuler, of Orangeburg,
after an address by Barron
Grier. of Greenwood, representing v
the South Carolina Manufacturers' le
Association. The basis is still considerablv
above that for real estate h
which ranges from 20 to 30 per cent, v
?<
Elbcrtas Plentiful in Anderson. a
Eight cars of Anderson peaches
will find their way to the Northern ?
-and Eastern markets this year. The s:
first of the cars have been shipped ti
and one a day will be forwarded un- I
til the crop is exhausted. The ship- 1
pers are Messrs. O. M. Heard and H. 1
~H. Watkins, who have seventy acres
in Elhertu ncnrliM m.n ...... .......
shipped last year, and Mr. Heard (
savs there will be twenty next year. ^
, Inspecting Seed. J
The work of seed inspection under ;
the aet of the last General Assembly j
I has commenced. Samples of seed
' offered for sale in tiiis State by seed ^
houses in South Carolina and in eth- t
?r States have been received by the
Department of Agriculture and sent a
to Clemsou College. |
In Language Plain. a
One of the candidates for governor n
having made certain charges reflect- c
ing on The State, and a correspondent,
Mr. Covington, of Bennetts- I
ville. having sought information as
to their meaning, the editor and pub- s
lisher submit the following:
"If Mr. Covington or any other s
doubter will secure the appointment 1
by any Justice of the Supreme Court, J)
by any Circuit Jud>e. or by any white 1
Ministerial I'nion of any city in ::
-South Carolina, of a committee of live '
persons to inquire into the charges of n
Duncan, and if any one of those derogatory
allegations against the State
and "Gonzales" is substantiated, the j P
State Company will pay five thousand
dollars to whomsoever that com- ^
mittee designates. c*'
"A. E. GONZALES Publisher.
"\YM. E. GONZALES, Editor." J
New Member Education Board.
Gov. Ansel has appointed D. M. r,
O'Driseoll, of Charleston, as a mem- t!
ber of the State Board of Education A
from the First Congressional District G
to take the place of W. K .Tate, who 2
i recently resigned to take up the . 5
1 work of supervisor of elementary I
schools of the State. Prof. Tate re- | e
I i-enuy removed from Charleston to | r
Columbia. i
State Accounts All Right.
?/ The bec!;3 and accounts of the
State officials are being audited by '
tie auditing committee of the House i
*Uil Senate. The committee is com- 1 |
r>sed of (r. K. Laney, senator from I
tiiesterfleld county, and 1). L. Smith ,
< Colleton county, and L. M. Gasque
f ?? '<ers of the House
I have been found
c condition.
r Street.
* out of debt and
h ^> u 2 treasury to be
use for school and county purposes.
Thi- is a very unusual state of af- '
faiis and is one to be proud of. i
Way of the Transgressor.
Mirk Duncan, a white man from Aiken
conn t v. >v.ne? - -?1 1
oci ic >1 svuki'iice
of sevn years in the State peniten- |
tiary fSf the murder of Will Brooks ,
in Aikn county, the supreme court
handing down a deoeision in which
the judjaaent of the lower court ia
affirmed. ,
a Prisoner 21 Team. *
After nearly a quarter of a cen- 1
tuty spot behind pri?on walls Bob <
Jones h* left the penitentiary a free i
man. Vith the commutation of his
sentence ?y Gov. Ansel he completed <
a term o!21 years imposed upon him <
in the Letngton county court for the | <
. murder di Ed ward I'ressley in Edge- t
field counf in 1886, The two sons
of EdwaTi^ Pressley were killed at t
the same the, but Jones^ was never 1
tried on kfc charge. The' affair waa C
eaased^TjJaad disputo. 1
INTERESTING STftTE NEWS
/cltunu of Events Cnught
in Every Joui^y From Coar.t to
Mountain Cap.
Great Meeting Factory Insp'ctora.
Commissioner Watson will, within
.10 next few days, confer with Sectary
Hauibv -'t' the Columbia Chanter
of Commerce, relative to the en'rtainment
of the International Asx
iation of Factory Inspectors and
le International Association of
abor Commissioners.
The hall of the house or representaves
will he secured for the session?
hich will be held in Columbia on
ugust 26 and 27.
Arrangements have been completed
hereby the members of the two as ciatioos
will be brought from Uenirsonville
to Columbia on a special
ain.
On the evening of August 25 the
xtile manufacturers of Greenville
ill dfrio the members of the associaon
at Greenville. A number of tb<
xtile plants of the State will be injected
by the two associations.
During the past week invitations
'om a number of cities of the counv
have been received asking for th<
?xt meeting of the two associations
The Baptists Summer Assembly.
There u> not a shadow of doubt
iat the Baptist sumnl'er assembly is
fixture in South Carolina for years
> come, the success of last week's
ission at Greenville making this aslred.
One of the most masterful adresses
of the entire week was the
cture of Dr. John E. White on the
Backward People." Dr. Sampeyh
'ctures on the books of the Old Testment
have been the subject of much
iimment. as also have been the adress
of the Rev. Dr. Jenkins.
Other speakers on the week's proramme
who have made pood improsions
are: Mrs. Orutchfield. of Sparnnburg,
Dr. Vines, of Anderson;
'resident Poteat. of Wake Forest:
>r. Z. T. Cody; Rev. Mr. Flake; Mrs.
latcher and Dr. Jenkins.
In the Wrong Pew.
F. M. Davis, a young white man,
ravelins: salesman for a Richmond,
,'a.. whiskey house, spent Friday
light in jail at Greenwood, having
teen arrested on the charge of solicitng
orders for wet goods by distributing
circulars.
The arrest was made bv State Contable
.1. B. Riley as Davis was about
o leave town.
Davis got in touch with his house
mil put up the $200 bond required of
lim.
Davis is the young man who was
irrested about a year ago in Laurens
?li a similar charge and the ease was
arried to A.e supreme court.
Jispensary Sales Decreased $10,000.
The sales by the dispensaries in the
ix counties of the State, retaining
lie system, for the month of .Tunc
how a marked decrease amounting
o several thousand dollars over the
south of May for the present year,
'lie total sales of the dispensaries.
c< ording to a report issued by .J. M.
km.els, recently named dispensary
uditor, for the month of June- w-.-n.
Hi2.904.11. The breakage amount'^
> $514.0.2. The total sales of the disensnries
for the month of April of
iie present year was over $1 SO,000.
t will be seen that the sales decreasd
in two months over $10,000.
The following are the sales foi
une by counties:
Naked Figures.
Greenville business people have reeived
the new directory, published by
he Piedmont Directory company of
isheville. The population given for
[reenville is 32,240. Spartanburg
7.435, Columbia 45,000, Charlotte
0.000.
The directory contains some intersting
data concerning Greenvillle's
lumerous textile plants and other
ndustries.
Judge Boyd to Preside.
United States Circuit Court Judge
Teter C. I'rit^hard has aigned an orler
designating Judge James E
Boyd. United State district judge foi
the Western North Carolina district
to hold the district court of the United
States for the district of Soutl
Carolina from this dat? until the J St 1
of October. 1010. during the absenci
.1.- u
I17UI Jin- ni*in?-! ?!T uuugc \> Ulian
H. Brawlev. T'nited States distric
judge rI Charleston.
Electric Cars .? Southern.""
.The Southern Railway and Hlue
Ridge Railway Companies are arranging
to inaugurate an electric motor
jar service between Greenville and
\nderson via Helton, on or before
\ug. 1, which will be in addition tc
the present steam service between
these points. . A conference has been
tield to arrange schedule tigures and
letils of the service.
New Charters Granted.
The Security Hnilding and I>oan
association of Spartanburg has beer
harte' ed by the secretary of state
with t capital "stock of $100,000. Thr
company will do a general buildine
uid loan business.
The Huguenot Land company of
"Jreenville has been chartered with r
>apital of $30,000. A general rca1
state business will he conducted by
he company.
A commission has been issued tr
he Tugalo Lumber company ol
tladi-on with a capital stock of $3.>00.
A general lumber business wil'
>e conducted.
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jCAPITAL FACTS. ;
Interesting News Gathered in
| the District of Columbia.
THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
Personal Incidents and Important
Happenings of National Import
Pablished for the Pleasure and Information
of Newspaper Readers.
Must Inspect Bngs.
Chief but? inspector of the United
States is the latest title acquired by
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
It is up to the Secretary now, according
to the new bug law, to sec
that all insecticides and fungicides
and other brands of death-dealing concoctions
are up to the standard.
Just how the inspection of sundry
insect powders on the market will be
made is puzzling the Secretary.
A commission is now investigating
tbe manner of enforcing the new law
which went into effect recently.
Over 1,000,000 Immigrants Admitted.
Nearly 25,000 of the immigrant*
who arrived at United Sflites ports
during the fiscal year ended Jnne 30
last were denied admission by immigration
officials and were compelled
to return to the countries from which
they came. Various reasons were
assigned for t refusing to allow them'
to remain here, including those of
physical defects and the probability ,
of their becoming public charges.
The fiscal year 1910 was a "million
immigrant year," the first for <
several years, the total number admitted
being 1,041,570.
To Fight Open-Shop Policy.
Organized labor in the District of
Columbia has begun to lay plans for '
a systematized fight against the open- '
| shop policy.
I At a meeting of the presidents of
' the 80 local trade unions and of the
i executive committee of the Cenrtal 1
Labor Union, $10,000 was pledged as !
the nucleus of a defense fund to ,
carry on the contest against the em- <
plovers' and various other associa- 1
tions which have been seeking to s
establish on a firm footing the open- :
shop system. 1
The money will be- given by the
various unions, and >>?re will be J
raised, as needed, bv assessment.
1
j Texas City Holds Record. <
Among cities of its size, San Antonion,
Tex., holds the record of undelivered
mail matter.
Letters and packages found to be '
non-deliverable by the post-office during
the last fiscal years reached the
tremendous total of 42,495 pieces. Ol
these 20,525 bad no return address
and for this reason had to he sent tc 1
the dead letter office. Most of the
pieces were letters, though there weir 1
J also many packages and several postal
| money orders.
Printing 3,000,000 Cards a Day.
The Government Printing Office ha* 1
! rcixirto,! ? 1>. -t-ic?
.? >u ui>: i uaiuuice ucpnrimeni
that since the new post ran I [cresses
have been installed the daily output
is now approximately >1,000,000. 1
Young Men ITeeded for Soldiers. i
The United States needs an army '
of young, aggressive men. is the
I opinion of Maj. (ten. Leonard V'ood. ,
who is in Washington getting in
touch with affairs before assuming
his new duties as chief of staff of
the army.
i
Counterfeit Of $2 Bill.
The appearance of a very poor
counterfeit of a $2 si. ?r certificate
lias been reported to the Treasury t
Secret Service. It is of the series of
1899, with a portrait of Washington.
The note apparently is printed frore
crudely made wood cut plates.
$170,000 For Electric Light Bulbs.
Contracts leave been let by the
Treasury Department for electric
light hulhs. of which the Government
uses aDiirorimstplv l nnn nnn#?
i t . , ^ ,w;i/?UWV/V? il Yf HI*.
The contracts aggregated about $170.000.
Four types of bulbs have lieen
ordered. They are the carbon filament.
which will cost 12.02 cents each;
metalized filament. 14.83 cents: tantalum
filament. 20.70 cents, and tungsten
filament, 40.08 cents.
I Pension Divisions Merged. v
Commissioner Davenport, of the
Pension Bureau, has consolidated
three divisions cf his bureau into one
branch, to be known as the Civil Wai
Division. The consolidated otTice will
handle all pension claims growing out
of the war. The division grouped
under one head were the Kastern.
Western and Southern divisions. The
commissioner also has created the Removal
Division which will be charg
?d with the removal from the files
of all the superfluous papers cont
n lnn/1 ?" 4U? *
I ......c.i 111 nit j;reai mags or pension
I records.
I
| To Name Peace Commission Soon.
The personnel of the universal
peace commission, provided for in th<
closing days in the last session o?
congress, will he named in the near
future. Friends of the project atil'
are hopeful that former President
Roosevelt will Accept the chairmanship.
Five members will constitute
the commission, all to be appoint'd
by the president.
It.must report within two yeara.
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?Cartoon by C.
RAILWAY DEATH TOLL
553 Passengers Killed Against 381 Year
ployes?Operating Revenues I
$2,418,677,538; Expei
517,487,868,935 PAR VALUE
Washington, D. C.?The total number
of persons killed on or by railroad
trains in the year ended June SO, i
1909, was S722, and 95,620 persons
ivere injured, according to an abstract
of railway statistics made public by
the Inter-State Commerce Commission.
Of those killed outright, only
253 were passengers, as against 3S1
passengers killed the previous year;
4 94 4 were trespassers on the road, i
md the remaining 3525 killed were
ailway employes. ' 1
To passengers the greatest cause of
Injury seems to have,been derailment
or collisions. In this way 8(5 passengers
were killed and 4S05 injured.
In the whole year, the report states.
1 passenger was killed for every
3,523,600 carried, while the injured
averaged 1 to every S6.45S carried.
The indications are that railroad travel
is becoming less dangerous with
the installation of improved safety
devices.
The statistics for the year show an
Increase of 3215 miles of single tracking
in the United States, mostly scattered
through the West and South,
while the increase in mileage of
racKs 01 mi sorts is X7Uo. On June |
SO, 1909. the report shows, a single- |
track mileage in the United States of
226.SG8; 20.919 miles of second
track. 21C9 miles of third tracking.
The increase in locomotives over
the year previous was 4 7 9, the total
number in operation on June 30.
1909, being returned as f>7,212. Of
these about 13.000 were classified as
passenger engines and about 33,000
as freight engines. The total number
of cars in onerat'on showed a reduction
of 12.901 under the returns of
the year before, this year the total
number being 2.218.280.
The total number of persons on the
pay rolls of the steam roads in the
United States was on June 3ft. 1909,
1,502,S23. or an average of 638 persons
to every 100 miles of road. These
figures show an increase in the total
number of employes of C6.548 over
the previous year. \
The total capitalization of the railroads
of the United States on June 30,
NOVEL METHOD OF
Captain Conrad of tho United Sta
Number or
Washington. D. C.?Captain Caspar
H. Conrad, of the Quartermaster's
department of the army, has suggest
eu a new raemoci 01 marKing Horses
in order to enable the War Department
16 Keep a record of them. For
several years the hoofs of the animals
have been numbered. This method,
however, has not been satisfactory because
of the fact that the number often
wears off the licof and is obliterated
in other ways. Captain Conrad's
scheme is to tattoo the number on the
Inside of the animal's lip. This system
is in practice in the Quartermaster's
department of the army of Great
Britain.
It is probable, however, that the
humane societies of the country will
raise objections to the proposed plan
of tattooing numbers on the lips of
army horses. John P. Heap, secretary
of the local humane society, had this
commen.tjp make on the subject:
i onraui ?i?m ior me executive
committee sud I cannot reach them
at this season to learn their views, but
It is my belief that the members
would disapprove any such system as
this. I would like to have data on '
tbe subject before submitting it to tbe
Twelve Couples Married on Centenary
of Louise of Prussia's Death.
Potsdam,Germany.?Twelve young
couples were made happy at the Garrison
Church a few days ago thanks
to Queen Louise of Prussia, the centenary
of whose death was thus commemorated.
Her Majesty left a fund
to provide annually a dowry of $112
for each of six servant girls, to be
chosen from the most' worthy. On
this occasion twelve dowries were
awarded, as the date fell on! the centenary
and alto on the fortieth anniversary
of tbe war with Pranoe. _
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DEATH IS ALWA
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LESS FOR YEAR PAST
Pre?Ions?*944 Trespassers, 3525 Era.
D tbc United States Were
ises, $1,599,443,410.
OF THE RAILROADS IN 1909
1900. was 517.4S7.8C8.935. Of this
amount about 513,000,000,000 was
outstanding: in the hands of the public,
representing a capitalization of
559.259 per mile of line. Of the total
capital outstanding there existed as
stock 57.086,278,545, of which $6,21S.3S2.4S5
was comman and $1,467.S96.OGO
was preferred; the remaining
part.' 59,801,590,390, represented
funded debt.
Of the total capital stock outstanding
52,7GC,104,427,or 36.99 per cent.,
paid no dividends. The amount, of
dividends declared during the year
(by both onerating and lessor companies)
was 5321,071,626, being equivalent
to G.53 per cent, on dividendpaying
.stock. No Interest was paid
on 5718,351,332, or 7.57 per cent., of
the total amount of funded debt>outstanding.
The number of passengers carried
uuiiiiK me year enaea June JO, iauy,
was R91 ,-172,425. The corresponding
number for the year ended June 30,
190S, was 890,009,574, an increase of
1,462,851.
The number of tons of freight was
1.556.559,741, while the corresponding
figure fpr the previous year was
1.532,981,790, the increase being 23,577.951
tons.
The average receipts per passenger
per riile, as vomputed for the year
ended June 30, 1909, were 1.928
cents: the average receipts per ton
mile 0.7C3 cent. The passenger service
train revenue per train mile was
$1.20.95 8; the freight revenue per
train mile was $2.76.450. The average
operating revenues per train mile
were $2.16.789. The average operating
expenses per train mile were
$1^43.370. The ratio of operating expenses
to operating revenue was 66.16
per cent.
The operating revenues of the rail
ways in the United States were $2,418.677,538;
their operating expenses
were $1,599,443,410. The corresponding
returns for 1908 were: Operating
revenues, $2,393,805,989; operating
expenses,$1,669,547,876. Operating
expenses averaged $6865 pet
mile of line.
MARKING HORSES.
ites Army Suggests Tattooing the
i the Lip.
society for action, because it would
be necessary that we know how much
pain is inflicted upon the animals
when they are subjected to such
marking, and what results ar?
achieved by it."
Discussing the subject. Dr. A. D.
Melvin, chief of the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the Department of Agrb
culture, said that the method of tattooing
letters, numbers and other de
signs inside the upper lips of horses is
one of the plans being considered tc
secure permanent marking of such
animals.
"A system of this sort is now beins
followed in the marking of English
army horses," Dr. Melvin continued,
"and I understand it is considered a
decided success. A siihllar scheme is
used in this country for marking registered
cattle, only with cows and
steers the tattooing is done in th?
ear."
Dr. Melvin explained that the tattooing
need not be very painful to th<
animal because it can easily be done
witl\ a pincer-like punch, on which al
the needles are inked at once and tht
mark plaoed In the Up with one operation.
Expert Expects Visitation of
Seventeen-Year L/oenstn
New York City.?The "seventeen
year" loeust will sweep over the At
lantic Coast from Virginia to North
crn New Jersey next spring, accord
Ing to Curator Ditmars, of the Zoo
logical Gardens, in Bronx Park.
"Next year," said Mr. Ditmars, "wtl
be the seventeenth year since th? 'set
enteen-year' locust swept over the ui
per Atlantic seaboard. I fonnd i
Virginia that the locust, still In th
grub stage, will mature next year, an
It will be one of tha worat Invasions.'
?i>THE
ONE DEFICIENCY.
Matilda's joined a cooking class.
At morning I awake
To find a fringe of herbs and crass
Around my nit of steak.
\t dinner decorations strange
| Are floating in the soup,
, And there arc forks and spoons that range
Just like a warrior troop.
iAnd there are ruffles on Ihe chop,
And lemons everywhere;
t know not where "the craze will stop.
In fact, I should not care,
rr ?ii ..:?i- ?i?
u <ni iuc vHiiiuH i huh arrayed .
With daintiness complete
Could some time and somehow be made
More x>ossible to eat.
?St. Louis Republic.
" * GET THE CRAZE
"Servia is now playing baseball,
vith modified rules."
"How modified?"
"I don't exactly know, but I presume
that a hit oveb into Bulgaria
>nly counts for two bases."?Louis*
fille Courier-Journal.
HIS ONE GOOD TRAIT.
Jones?"Whenever I have to borrow
money, I try to get it from a pes*
duilst."
B ro w n?" Why?"
Jones?"A pessimist never expects
:o get it back."?New Zealand Free
L<ance.
RANK.
"Her husband was dead only six
months when she married a sea caplain."
"A captain? Should have been a
second mate."?New York Telegram.
NOT SO BAD. ?
"You don't amount to much."
"Tut, tut, father."
"I could paddle my own canoe at
your age."
"Well, dad, I do pretty well for a
rich man's sen. I can operate my , i
own motor boat."?Louisville Coup s4
ier-Journal. i
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CONFUSED IMPRESSIONS. {
"Of course, you know the story of
William Tell," said the serious citi- <
zen.
"To tell you the truth," replied i
Mr. Cumrot, "I'm not clear about *"
him. I can't exactly remember *
whether he was a great marksman
or a iamous opera singer."?Wash* 1
ington Star.
i
SURE SIGN. -*
Miles?"I understand you are su- '
perstitlous?believe in signs and all ' "**
i that?" '
Giles?"Yes, to a limited extent." I
Miles?"Well, what is it a sign of '
when you meet a man wearing a shirt g
and cuffs of different patterns?" *
Giles?"It is a sign that his wife 1? g
away from home."?Chicago News. *
CONQUESTS. J
"I have been engaged several |
times," boasted the first summer girl. J
i "to men whose names I did not
know." J
I "That's nothing," retorted the sec- 'J
, ond summer girl. "I engaged myi
self last season to a stranger who wig- 4
i wagged his proposal from a passing
! yacht."?Louisville Courier-Journal. *
! EARLY INSURGENCIES. '(J
"If women voted, they would of **
I course insist on electing women to ^
public office." M
"i don't think bo," replied Mist
Cayenne. "We'd probably vote for ^
men as a compromise. The alterca- ^
"lions at our meeting convince me ^
that we could never be persuaded to ^
vote for one another."?Washington
Star. I
MAKING AN IMPRESSION.
"Madam, if you had a child t? 3
weep over," suggested the lawya^ A
"the alimony might he bigger." ^
"But I have none." fl
"At least you have a dog?" j
"Alas, no." fl
"Then there's nothing else to da
We'll have to take the rubber plant fl
into court." ? Louisville Oourlen 1
Journal.
S PROLONGED IT8 EXISTENCE. M
* "See that %2 check?" said the poet uk
.' "Ten years ago your magazine seat j|
! me that check for a poem. I had ii
>*1 framed." Jb
' "Then it auir never cashed?" It ?9
I' quired the^y' '
q "Now/AGE OR OLDHv <h?t tnagn
e sine lihlwate* all embatmaftfe?Q m