Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, January 24, 1907, Image 1
FORT MILL TIMES.
15TH YEAR. FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1907. NO. 43.
THE S. C.JIGISLATURE
Palmetto House and Senate Meet,
Organize and Begin Business.
No More Liquor Can Be Bought.
The house Tuesday had a short ses?ion
before the inaugural exercises
and while there were a lot of new
bills introduced, there was only one
matter of general interest passed upon.
This was a passage of a resolution
forbidding the State board of
dispensary directors to purchase any
more liquor supplies during the present
session. The resolution was in- |
troduced by Representative Carson
and is as follJws:
"That the board of control of the
State dispensary be requested not to
purchase any more liquors of any
kind until the adjournment of the
general assembly sine die."
When objection was called for Mr.
Ayer of Florence was the only member
objecting, and under the rules of
the house at least ten members have
to object before a resolution can be
passed over from immediate consideration.
Accordingly, the resolution
was passed and ordered sent to
the senate, where it will be taken up.
A resolution was read to permit
the introduction of a bill to charter
the South Carolina Jockey club of
Charleston. Under the rules a twothirds
vote is necessary for the passing
ol' the resolution, and Mr. Youtnans
was the only vote registered
against it.
Thanks were returned to the
Hampton monument commission, on
motion of Mr. McMastcr, for their
work.
A favorable report was made on
the bill to regulate the sale of cocuine.
The calendar was then taken up.
the bill to provide for the erection
of a practice school at Winthrop
was passed over rn motion of Mr.
Hiohards, the author.
The bill for reduction in railroad
fare, by Mr. Gaylcs, was passed over. |
The resolution to extend the time
foil ihe pajment of taxes was killed
on motion of Air. Kershaw.
A bill to authorize the trustees of
a Dorchester school district to collect
certain matriculation fees was
passed over for the time being.
The following bills passed second
reading:
Mr. Little?A bill to enable the
commissioners of the linking fund to
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icuu nmas 10 the county board of
<?oirjmrFioners of Union county, to
pay the past indebtedness of said
county, and to authorize the snid
county board of comnrssioners to
pledge the special tare levy therein
provided)for to secure the same.
Dispensary Overstocked.
At a short session of the Senate
Tuesday night the subject of the dispensary
came up for consideration,
two bills for the abolishing of the
State board of control and the office
of commissioner being introduced by
Senator Raysor, joint author of the
Rnysor-Manning bill, which occupied
such wHe prominence in the campaign
for governor the past summer.
The most important matter, however,
and one which demands early
consideration, is embodied in a concurrent
resolution introduced by Senator
Christensen of Beaufort, member
of the subcommittee of the dispensary
investigating committee.
A Concurrent Resolution.
"Whereas it is chaiged the State
board of directors of the State dispensary
is overstocking the dispensary
over the protest of the commissioner
with an enormous stock of
liquor, that much of their stock con
oism or case goods for which there is
no denand in this State, that published
rejorts of the said directors as regards
the amounts of their purchases
are n:islending, and,
"Whereas if these things be true
the financial interests of the State demand
that immediate action be take*
by the general assembly, therefore,
"Be it resolved by the senate, the
house of representatives, concurring:
"Section 1. That a joint committee,
Consisting of two senators and |
three! members of the house of representatives,
be appointed by the presiding
officers of the respective houses
t(f investigate the affairs of the
State dispensary, and to report their
findings to the general assembly at
the earliest possible moment. Said
committee is hereby nuthrized and
^ujcuwerea 10 elect a marshal, who,
upor being sworn, shall bo and becom-j
a peace officer of the Senate
and invested with all the power of
shenffs and constables in the service.
of any and all process issued by
the committee aforesaid, and with the
powjer to arrest and imprison upon
the order of the said committee any
and! all persons who shall fail and refuse
to obey any legal order of the
sail committee, or who shall be guilty
of i iny disorderly conduct in the presonc?
of said committee during any
ses: ion thereof, or who shall be guilty
of any contempt of fiie said committee
' Sec. 2. The said committee be, [
un< hOebv, authorized and cm-1
po ?ered to call before them by sum)
mori8 or notice, in such form as the
committee may adopt and to be serv-1
ed by tho marshal of said committee
or such other officer of the State as
may be by the committee required,
such person or perosns as the committee
deem proper, and to require
such person or perosns to answer upon
oath any and all questions that
the committee deem relevant and
may propound to him or them, and
upon the failure or refusal of such
person or persons to obey such summons
or notice or to answer such
question or questions such person or
persons shall be deemed to be in contempt
of the authority of said committee,
and may be imprisoned upon
the order of said committee in the
common inil '
_ #?'y t-uciij uctu until
ho or they shall comply with the
order of said committee: Provided,
That no testimony given by said witness
shall be used against him in a
criminal prosecution."
Section 3 provides that the committtee
is authorized to send for and
require the production of any and all
books, papers or other documents
which may be deemed relevant to
said investigation and to require said
investigation and to require said person
or said persons in possession of
said papers to produce the same, and
any person or persons who shall fail
or refuse to net on the order of the
committee to produce such papers or
documents shall be deemed guilty of
contempt.
Section 4 provides that the committee
shall have power to administer
necessary oaths and any person who
shall, after being sworn before the
committee, swear falsely shall be
deemed guilty of perjury and upon
conviction shall be punished as provided
by law.
"Sec. 5. That said committee be,
and they are hereby, authorized and
directed to order the commissioner of
the State dispensary to withhold the
* ivment of any claims against the
State dispensary or any officer thereoi,
or the elaims of any creditor
against sajd dispensary or any of its
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able, until same is duly proved by
the production of the books of original
entry and all documents and
corresondcnce relating to all their
transactions with the State dispensary
and to require the person or persons
in custody or possession of said
books, documents, papers and correspondence
to produce the same before
the said committee in person, and
when such proof lias been submitted
to and approved by the said committee,
and the State treasurer is hereby
forbiddeu to pay such claims upon
written notice from the chairman of
said committee."
This resolution confers practically
the same powers as were devolved
upon the dispensary investigation
committee by the amended joint resolution
under which the committee
last year held up the claims against
the State dispensary. It is understood,
however, to he the intention of
the mover of this resolution that the
committee to he appointed shall report
at this session of the general
assembly and within as few days as
possible.
Text of High School Bill.
The leading educators of the State
have been working to create a system
of high schools in the State. With
that end in view, the following bill
has keen intrnitni>o<t in ilm linnon K*,
Mr. Nash of Spartanburg: Following
is the text of the bill:
"Section 1. That it shall be lawful
for any county, or for any township,
or any aggregation of adjoining
school districts, or any incorporated
town or city within the State
to establish a high school in the manner
and with the privileges herein
given.
"See. 2. That any high school territorial
unit mentioned in section 1
of this act may establish a high
school by an election to be held in said
proposed high school district upon
ihe question of establishing the same;
said election to he conducted in all
other respects, including the requirements
of those who are allowed to
vote therein, as elections are now conducted
under section 1208 of the civil
code of 1902, in reference to special
levies for school purposes. If a majority
of the votes cast shall he 'For
high schools,' and not 'Against high
schools,, the high school shall he established,
and become a body corporate
under the name and style of
high school district No. of
county (the State board to insert
the number in order of its establish
meat in the particular county, and
also the name of the proper county),
whereupon the county board of education
shall appoint for said high
school a hoard of trustees composed
of tive regular members: Provided,
That the tive trustees for said high
school shall be appointed for six
years, one of whom shall serve for
only one year, two for only four
years, and two for six years, the ten-1
ure of each to be determined by lot: I
Provided, further. That the chair man
of each school district board within
the high school territory he ex officio
a member of the high school board;
provided father, that the trustees of
any special district in any incorporated
town or city operating under a
special act of the. general assembly
shall be ex officio trustees of the
high school in that town or city, every
vacancy by expiration of tenure to be
filled for six years and all unexpired
terms to be filled by appointment
of said county board, except in special
districts otherwise provided.
"Sec. 3. That the board of trustees
of every high school so established is
hereby authorized to levy annually
fpr the support of such high school
not exceeding 2 mills on the dollar
in addition to the levy now allowed
j by law, of all taxable property within
such high school district, the tax
to be collected in the same manuer
as special levies are now collected
under section 120S of said code: Provided.
That the right to make a levy
merely for conducting the high
school for the then next current
scholastic year as now defined in section
1232 of said code may be voted
down for that year in the same manner
as now provided for in said section
120S with reference to voting
upon special levies for school district
puropses.
"Sec. 4. That any public high
school already established, or any
number of high school grades in a
public school already established,
provided it shall be organized and
adopted as a high school by special
election as prescribed in section 2 of
this act, in any high school territory
above described, may claim the privilege
o*' tiiis act, provided it con- I
forms to the provisions thereof: I
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i iuviucu, iiuiucr, mat nothing in
this act shall be construed as a re- |
peal of any of the privileges grant- ,
ed theui in the special acts of the
general assembly.
"Sec. 5. That a high school maintaining
a four years' course of study
beyond thu branches of learning prescribed
to be taught in the common
schools of the State, and embracing J
not fewer than seven grades or school
years shall be known as a four-year
high school; a high school maintaining
a three years' course beyond the
common school course shall be known
as a three-years high school, and one
maintaining a two years' course beyond
the common school course shall
be known as a two-year high school.
"Sec. 6. The State high sehoo*
board shall provide for the inspection
and classification of high schools under
this act. In doing this, it may
??vite the assistance of such members
of the faculties of the University of
South Carolina, Clemson College,
Winthrop College and the South
Carolina Military Academy as they
may select, and their actual expenses
shall he paid out of the fund hereinafter
appropriated from year to
year while actually engaged in the
duties devolving upon them.
"Sec. 7. That the State board of
oducntion as now constituted, shall
constitute the State high school
board. The State high school hoard
shall provide rules for the apportionment
and disbursement of the State
aid to the high schools, giving due
recognition to tlm number of years
of high school work, to the number
of courses of study offered, to the
enrollment of pupils, and to such other
matters of local merit as may appear
to the board after a careful examination
of each liiyrh school: Provided,
That no school shall receive
more than 50 per cent of the amount
raised annually by taxation, subscription
or otherwise: Provided, further,
That no school shall receive aid unless
it has at least 25 pupils and two
teachers in tl e high school department
: Provided, also, That no school
shall receive more than .$1,200 annually
from the appropriation provided
in this act: Provided, further, That
no county shall receive more than 5
per cent of the annual appropriation
provided for under this act.
"See. 8. The funds raised in tho
I various counties by taxation, subscription,
or otherwise, for high
school purposes, shall be placed in
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ui-osui)- lujfL-iiitr wiiu any
apropriation received from the State
board of education, ami shall be paid
out only upon tbe order of the board
of high school trustees, duly approved
by the county superintendent of education.
Both the treasurer and tbe
county superintendent of education
shall keep accurate accounts of this
fund, as is provided fur other public
school funds.
"Sec. t). That each of the high
school districts so established is hereby
authorized to receive and use,
transfers, bequests, or devises of
property for corporate purposes,
whether absolute in their terms; and
also to issue coupon bonds within
tbe constitutional limit, and to dispose
of the same to raise money for
tbe purpose of purchasing sites and
the erection of buildings thereon, or
for tlio purpose of purchasing improved
proj>erty, suitable for school,
or dormitory, or mess hall purposes:
Provided, That the question of
amount of issue, and the rate of interest,
and the time or tiroes of payment
of the principal shall first be
within tlie said high school district
* who return real estate or personal
' property for taxation, at an election
to be held in the same manner as
elections for special levies for school
district purposes are now required to
be submitted under said section 1208
I of said code; and, provided, further,
I that an annual interest on said issue ,
I shall not exceed C per cent., and that
j the sale shall not he for loss than par
\ and accrued interest.
I "Sec. 10. That the sum of $50,000,
or so much thereof as may be
wbvoaaary, ior eaen of the school I
years, beginning July 1, 1907, be, and
the same is hereby, appropriated to
carry out the provisions of this act,
and the comptroller general is hereby
authorized to draw warrants upon
the State treasurer for such amounts,
upon the order of the State board of
education, duly signed by the governor,
as chairman, and tiie State superintendent
of education, as secretary:
Provided," That tuition shall be
free in every school receiving aid
under this act to all pupils in the
sounty where the school is located:
Provided, further, That nothing in
this act shall be construed to mean
I that rjnnila nf ~u1
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attend the same school.
The lirst thing the House did
Thursday morning was to kill the
bill to raise the pay of circuit solicitors,
by adopting the judiciary committee's
unfavorable report.
After n brief debate it passed Mr.
Richard's hill to appropriate $'20,000
toward the erection of a practice
school at Winthrop College, conditioned
on the raising of $25,000 additional
outside. Mr. Richards explained
that the new department
would provide for the accommodation
of 200 more students, that the
$25,000 was already on hand, and
that the institution was crowded to
such an extent that last year 400
students had to he turned away.
Mr. Cosgrovo had his bill relating
to a general drainage law made a
special order for Wednesday next.
The resolution to introduce a bill
to amend the llouman & Branchville
Railroad Company passed.
Among the new bills was one bv
Mr. I iawson, to erect a Supreme 1
Court building at a cost of $100,000
on South Carolina University property.
Demands Counties Shall Decide.
The bill of the anti-dispensary
faction was introduced in the House
b\f Representative Carrey. It provides
for a choice between the counties
between county dispensaries and
county prohibition. It covers 13
printed pages and is written in 42
sections. The hill was prepared hv
T. P. Cothran, of Greenville, S. C.,
J. P. Carey, of Pickens, S. C.. E.
j Marion Rucker and others. It was
i drafted with a view to meeting the
light which will be made on it that
a county dispensary measure is unj
constitutional under the constitution
adopted in 1S97 hv a Tillman constiI
tlitionnl
__ uvti i cn viuil.
I The House passed Mr. Save's bill J
to appropriate $10,000 for a manu- '
roent to Calhoun at the capitol in
Washington. It also passed Mr. Youoaan's
bill to repeal the act providing
a per diem lor road overseers 'in
j Hampton county.
In the Senate,
j If Senator Smith had had his way
the State dispensary would have been
abolished fortlnvih, .so l'ar as the Senate
was concerned. He introduced a
resolution to abolish it, and asked for
immediate consideration, but objection
being raised, the resolution went
over to take its regular place on the
calendar.
Objection was raised on the part of
several Senators to Mr. Sinklcr's
resolution to allow the introduction
of a bill to amend the charter of the ,
Charleston Jockey Club, hut it was ]
finally passed with only seven votes
against it. The ground of objection
was merely that the amendment
should he secured from the secretary
of State, but Mr. Kinkier explained
that some police regulations had to
be arranged for which the secretary
of State could not handle. ]
There was a favorable report on i
Mr. Ott's resolution to require the
old dispensary committee to report i
its findings "soon as possible."
There was an unfavorable report
on the hill which the newspapers arc
asking he passed to amend the libel
law so as to make correction of an error
a defense. At the request of
Senator Christensrn the bill was placed
on tlie calendar instead of being
tiuuii uiuiuiy iviicucii hv I lie adopt ion (
of the unfavorable report.
President. McLeod announced the *
appointment of Senators (iraydon 1
ami Cbristensen as tho Senate's members
of the new dispensary investigating
committee.
1 lie new Senate hill included Senator
Grawdcn's to allow circuit
jiulircs traveling expenses. Senator
Sinklcr's t.> autlioii/.e gas and eleetric
companies t<? Ica-c their proper- .
tics. Senator Carlisle's t<> provide
for i 111< rchnngcnlde 2,000 mile mileage
hooks at 2 cents a mile. Scnat r .
Griftin's affecting court schedules in j
Colleton and lieaufort counties, S?-n- j
ator Hivens' to provide a penalty j
for shooting deer out of season. (
The new House hills included: 1
Mr. North: To provide for the settlement,
registration, transfer and I
assurance of title to land and ostah- i
lish a court of land regi..tration and 1
define its jurisdiction. 1
Mr. Reaves: Extending the freight <
claims act to include baggage, so as '
to get prompt payment for lost baggage.
Mr. Nash: To have power concerns
make rturns for taxation as
cotton mills, etc.
Mr. Lawsou: To provide for a Supreme
Court building at the cost of
$100,000.
Mr. Shipp: Affecting school districts
in Darlington.
Mr. VonKolnitz: To prevent those j
convicted of orirao obtaining a license
under the cotton seed act.
Mr. Carey: To abolish the State
dispensary and substitute local option
as between counties dispensaries
and prohibition.
Mr. McMastcr: Against charging
nsury. This bill is directed against
money sharps.
Mr. Walker: To amend the law relating
to magistrates' fees.
Mr. Yelldell: To provide for building
a bridge across the Saluda river
near Island Ford.
Mr. Yon Kolnitz: To cede to the
Federal government jurisdiction over
certain lands in Carleston and Berkley
counties used for the navy yards,
etc.
There was a lively debate in the
Senate Friday over Senator Crouch's
anti-gambling hill, which was finally
passed with the only change Mr.
Croubh sought amended out of the
bill. The bill as passed will make the
same laws as now, except that the
feature giving half the fines to the
informant is repealed. This feature
it was urged, caused negroes to drum
up rases merely to get the money oul
of the fines.
Both houses adjourned over Saturday
to meet Monday.
Jail Delivery at Americus.
Anierieus, tla., Special.?Americus
had a wholesale jail dcliverv. when
eight negro prisoners sawed theii
way to liberty and escaped. Evidently
a key was provided by which they
unlocked the door guarding tlie rows
of steel cages. Three other prisoners
in the same cells declined to leave,
and these gave the alarm two hours
after tlit* eight criminals had departed
through a barred window, cutting
the steel bars. Two of the escaping
prisoners were under long sentences
for felonies while six were in for misdemeanors.
Agroes to inter-Change of Mileage..
New Orlenas, Special.?The statement
that the Southern Ifailway has
agreed to interchange mileage with
other systems in the South, including
the territory east of the Mississippi
and south of the Orio rivers, was
made by F. W. Oramlall, chairman of
the national railroad committee of
tlie Travelers' Protective Association.
deductions in the deposit required
on mileage books by the
Southwestern Passenger Asociation
were also announced.
Fatally Injured by Switch Engine.
Jcsup. I la.. Special.?Judge (). F.
I.ii tlcticld. a prominent attorney, was
run down by a switch engine hen
and probably fatally injured. While
he was awaiting the passage of a
freight train which blocked a crossing
the yard engine ran into him, inflicting
serious internal injuries and
mangling his left leg, necessitating
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local legal represents!!ive ??t" the* Atlantic
Coast Line ami the Southern
Kail ways.
The tunnel which will eventually
connect Sicily with Italy will be nearly
nine miles long.
WHITE BREAD
Makes Trouble For l'eople With
Weak Intestinal Digestion.
A lady in a Wis. town employed a
physician, who Instructed her not to
eat. white bread for two years. She
tells the details of her sickness, and
she certainly was a sick woman.
"In the year 1S87 I gave out from
over work, and until 1901 I remained
an invalid in bed a great part of the
time. Had different doctors, but
nothing seemed to help. I suffered
from cerobro-splnal congestion, female
trouble and serious stomach
and bowel trouble. My husband
"ailed a new doctor, and after having
gone without any food for 10 days
the doctor ordered Grape-Nuts for
me. I could eat the new food from
the very first mouthful. The doctor
*ept mo on Grape-Nuts, and the only
medicine was a little glycerine to heal
'.he alimentary canal.
"When I was up again doctor told
me to eat Grape-Nuts twice a day and
to white broad for two years. I got
nt'ii in goou time, and have gained
n strength so I can do my own work
igain.
"My brain has boon helped so
Tiuch. and I know that the Grape^'uts
food did this, too. I found I
tad been made ill because I was not
'ed right, that in, I did not properly
Jigest white bread and some other
'ood I tried to live on.
"I have never been without Grape*Juts
food since and eat it every day.
fou may publish this Utter if you
iko, so it will help some one else."
>Iame given by Postum Co., Battle 1
2reek, Mich. Get the little book,
'The Road to WellvlUe," In pkxs.
BASf INGRATITUDE
Governor of Jamaica Insults
Benefactors
AMERICANS ORDERED AWAY
Governor of Jamaica Grows Insolent
in Declining the Aid of the United
States for His Stricken People.
O
course, where thousands of persons
are huddled under improvised tents,
roofed over and sheltered with palm
leaves, causes grave apprehension of
an outbreak of typhoid fever.
At present there is a most urgent
need for tents for several thousand
persons, hut the government is not
supplied with these and is not making
endeavors to obtain them.
Fain is now threatening and if it
should come it will involve untold
suffering on the homeless thousands.
To Gather No More Supplies.
New York, Special.?The gathering
of supplies here for the Kingston
earthquake sufferers bv the New
York-Kingston relief committee will
be discontinued at once, for the time
being at least, and in view of the refusal
on the part of Governor Swettenham,
of Jamaica, to accept aid
from American war vessels, it is
quite probable that the supplies now
on the way to Kingston on the steamers
Allegheny and I'rinz Joaehin will
never reach that port, lioth steamers
have been ordered to call at l'ort
Antonio and there await further instructions.
Negro Killed by Officer
. .Iaidowici, Ga.. Special.?\\ illiam
McDuffic, a ne.ro, arrested here lor
disorderly conduct, attacked Deputy
Marshal Dclk ni< a citizen deputized
by the officer. MrPuitie secured
the revolver of one ol tin* men and
struck him down, lie then ran, exchanging
shots with his pursuers and
Gighlly wounding a citizen named
Gordon. A shot struck McUuftie in
lW ltpn/1 nnil t in?i i
OUR PRICE LIST.
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The prices quoted below aro guaranteed
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1 year old Corn W'liaky, per gallon $l..r<0
2 ,, ,, 1.Y8
3 ? 2 00
4 .. ? 2.28
5 ,, ,, Tar Heel Corn Whiskey 3.00
1 ? ,, Good Ryo Whisky per gal 1.73
3 ? ? Good Ryo Whisky " " 2.00
3 ,, ,, Good Ryo Whisky " " 2.60
4 Good Itye Whisky " " 8.00
5 ,, ,, Good Ryo Whisky " " 4 00
No charge for vessel or packing.
6<)c extra will prepay express on on#
to three gallons; over 3 gallons, 75c.
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Kingston, Jamncia, By Cable.?
Roar Admiral Davis' mission of mercy
to striken Kingston came to an
abrupt and painful conclusion Saturday
in consequence of Governor
Swettcnham's objection to the presence
of American sailors engaged in
the work of clearing the streets,
guarding property and succoring th?
wounded and sick, culminating in a
letter to the admiral peremptorily requesting
him to re-embark all parties
which had beep landed.
Admiral Davis was greatly shocked
a..d pained and paid a formal visit to
Governor Swettenhnm, informing
him that the United States battleships
Missouri and Indiana and the
gunboat Yankton would sail at oncc.
To the Associated l'ress Admiral
Davis said that immediate compliance
with (Governor Swettenham's request
was the only course consistent with
the dignity of the Fnite 1 States.
The friction between the governor
ami the admiral began with the arrival
of the American war vessels,
when the governor objected to the
firing of a salute in his honor, on
the ground that the citizens might
mistake the firing for a new earthquake.
He also declared thoro was
no necessity of American aid, that
his government was fully able to ;jreservc
order, tend the wounded and
succor the homeless.
Admiral Davis wrote a very gentlemanly
letter explaining to the governor
how the salute came to he fired in
apparent disregard to his wishes, to
which the governor sent an insolent
and insulting reply.
Hear Admiral Davis told the Associated
Press that he deeply regretted
the attitude of tite governor. He
was still convinced that the governor
was unequal to the task of relieving
the distress?that this was evident
from the fact that the American
field hospital had tended many sick
and wounded and others were constantly
arriving, having been unable
to gain admission to the government
hospital.
The total number of known dead
is about 4f)0, and it is believed there
are at least lot) persons who have
not been accounted for.
Food is coming into the city from
the country districts, hut a famine is
greatly feared.
'J lie filthy conditions of the camps
on tho parade grounds and race