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MADE HIM QUIT The Deaaod of Officers Force ResiffoatioD from Admiral FOR IMMORAL CONDUCT. * ?*? Conimunder of Fleet Mode to Step Down and Out by the Drastic Action of the Commissioned Officers of His Flagship llecuuse of His Immoral Conduct. Secretary of the Navy Meyer Monday afternoon telegraphed to the Pacific coadt for a full report on the allegation that the retirement of Admiral Parry was caused by the demand for his resignation by officers of the flagship West Virginia. The navy department declined to say to whom the telegram for a report had been sent, but tt Is assumed that It was directed to Rear Admiral Thomns, the new commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet. Not until the complaining officers of the West Virginia have been heard from, will the navy department be in a position to determine whether there shall be any proceedings in the case of Admiral Barry. If it shouln be decided in the affirmative, the mere fact that the accused officer has voluntarily retired would not shield him from punishment In the case of a Court-martial resulting in conviction. Under the regulatone, which sp? ciIleally detlne tlie punishment for eaoh offence, a person convicted in such a case, if an officer, would be liable to the severe penalty of confinement not to exceed fifteen years and expulsion from the naval service, cutting off all retired pay. There la no record of the trial of a naval officer under these conditions, though many. bluejackets have suffered conviction. Admiral Harry's request for retirement was received by the navy department by the telegraph last Thursday. The fact that It was received by wire instead of by matil was by no means unprecedented and excited no susstead of by mall was by no means unprecedented and excited no suspicion on the part of the officials as to the probable causes for the request. Secretary Meyer approved the application on the day following its receipt. The President promptly approved the request and the department telegraphed t.he fart to the admiral on Saturday, detachine him at the same time from the Pacific fleet and ordering him to his home in accordance with tho established custom. His retirement dates from January 13. By operation of law Admiral Barry would have retired in October of the current year. His pay as a rear admiral was $8,000, while Ilia retired compensation will be three-fourth of mat amount, or $6,000. ACII) FOR HER CII1 ED. Mother Gave Poison When Her Son Asked for Water. Tier (Wire to become the wife of Howard Kirk, a draughtsman, la believed to hare caused Mrs. Edith Melber, a widow of Schenectady, N". Y., to kill her flve-year-old eon. Today she Is In prison In Albany on charge of murder In the first decree nnd ehe confesses that she gave her child carbolic acid when he asked for h drink of water. Asked why she committed the crime, Mrs. Melber declared he was In "everybody's way." After being placed In her cell Mrs. Melber failed to show any grief or concern over the death of hsr son, Oeorgie, who wa? four years of age. She did not desire to ace his dead body nor did she take any interest in the funeral arrangements. She did nsk that she l>e furnished a black dress. Specialists In mental diseases who have examined her, declare she 1s rational and was rational at tne time of the murder. Young Kirk, who had been paying pome atteutinn to Mrs. klelber. declares that no engagement existed between them and that the subject of matrimony had never been mentioned. Rattle With linndlU. Threo robbers attempted to rob the postoftlce at Utlca, Ohio, earlyFriday and as a result a pistol battle uas fought, one of the robbers was wounded in the breast and one of their horses was shot. The robbers seized a mail wagon and two horsee and picking up the wounded man escaped towards Newark. Trees to l>o Felled. The axe was laid to the first of fifty thousanl peach trees Friday In the llagley Ray orchards, near AmerIcus, Ga. The land will be piantM In cotton. This is done because hundreds of tons of fine peaches could not be handled from here last season and were destroyed. Don't forget that the brotherhood of man means better work as w<dl as better wages. PICKS THE COTTON PRICE-CAMPBELL PICKER WILL DO THE WORK. At Least That Is What Mr. II. R. JenninKH. Who Saw It at Work Says. Mr. H. B. Jennings, of Lumberton, NT. C., was appointed by the American Cotton Manufacturers Association at its last meeting to examine and rei>ort upon the merits of the Price-Cam phell cotton picker. On a special request from The Charlotte Observer Mr. Jennings has reduced his impressions to writing for the information of the readers. Mr. Jennings has very kindly conplied as follows: "Upon receiving from the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association an appointment as the Association's representative to visit Texas ind Oklahoma with the party of ladies and gentlemen from New York and New England, who were to visit that section of the country for the purpose of witnessing field demonstrations of the Price-Campbell Cotton Picker. I went to St. Louis, arriving there the afternoon of October 15th. We left St. Louis that afternoon, about S o'clock, on a special train, our first stop being at Mesqnite, Te: as. the nl.?ht of the 10th. The car was here side-tracked, where we spent a quiet and restful night. vhe following day. the 17th, after laving breakfast, the party was driven out to the plantation of Mr. Schuyler Martin, where we were to have the first chance to see this wonderful machine. A larce rr?nvii had gathered. tlie day was perfect, and no tine was lost in starting the demonstration. The machine has more the appearance of an automobile than anything else; a man sits above the fore part of the machine on a cor;fortable spring seat, aijd drives the machine straight down and over the r -w of cotton. The maehin is driven by a ."to horse-power gasoline engine, which seems to afford ample power; it was under perfect control at all times. It moved about as fast as a man walks. The eottostalks are slightly compressed by the V-shaped guide on the fore part ot the machine?this in order to bring the whole plant in reach of the tin gers which do tho picking. These fingers are about six hundred in number. and are the most ingenious part of the mechanism. They have the faculty of reaching every part of the plant, engaging every particle of the open cotton, then moving out from the plant with a backward motion, which prevents injury to the plant Itself. "T followed this machine up ann down many rows of cotton; not one plant di<l ! find injured by the operation of the machine; saw no bollsblooms or leaves knocked bo the ground. The machine picked approximately five hundred pounds of seed cotton per hour; and only one man was operating it. The cotton, when delivered by the fingers, dropl>ed to a moving belt, or belt conveyor. one of these being on each side of the machine, and was carried by this belt to a large bug on each side of the machine; everything worked smoothly, and automatically. No other human agency was employed than the man who drove the machine. Many were the expressions of amimoe :u nit* periormancc 01 me machine; it seetnoti that most of those w"ho had gone there to witness the oper; tion of the machine, had done so, expecting to see a failure; I will staie, candidly, that 1 was one of them. I had never expected to see cotton successfully picked by machinery. I thought it a sad commentary upon our inventive genius that the cotton picker should have been developed by one who for the greater pert of his life had resided outside o the cotton belt; we have had this brought home to us many times before, however, it being well known that to these northern brothers, we o ve the invention of the gin, spinning machinery, rice harvesting, and practically all other machinery which we make daily use of in converting oir raw material into flnished or sen i-tinished product. "The evening of October 17th, our car was t (ken to Dallas, Texas, ana left near the fair grounds, the Dallas fair being on at that time: wi spent two days here. The rround* within the race track had lrecn cultivated in cotton, and was in proper condition for the demonstration which we were to sec there. Ttmr? was a large crowd at the fair, and Interest in the machine was intense it having been reported throughout that section of the State that tnc machine had been tried on Texas farms anil had made good; the cotton field had been enclosed by win fence, it having been demonstrated at other laces that the excited people would do tnat which the machine would rot?injure the plant. At this point two of the Price-Campbell cotton pickers were in active operation, the field containing, 1 would guess, ab >ut 25 acres of cotton. 1 watched the operation of both o! these machines very closely for several hours; I examined many rows of cotton, to see if the machine was in any instance doing injury to th? growing plant. I saw no injury. 1 talked with a number of prominenl native farmers who had come to se< this demonstration; all said the pick I DIED AT THEIR POST i (iERMAN OFFICERS SUFFOCATED IN A SUBMARINE. \ Captain and Two IJcutcnantR Itenuiinrd oil l'.nard the Craft and IxtKt Their Uvea. A dispatch from Kiel. Germany, says the sinking of the "U-3 " the German navy's first submarine disaster. cost three lives. The dead are the captain of the submarine and lieutenants Fisher and Koelbe. the latter the helmsman. The deaths were due to an unforeseen mishap at the moment the otliciais of the navy were receiving congratulations on '.lie supposed successful raising of the "U-3" and the rescue of the crew. When the submarine, three hours after she sank, had been brought to 'lie surface by the salvage ship Vulkan and twenty seven of her men had made their way to safety through the torpedo lube, tbe captain and the 'wo lieutenants elected to stand by their ship until she was once inir?: niaster of herself. The three men were in the conning tower "I.." which remain"d s'ibmer:ed when the vessel rose 011llnnely. Here the men might ha?*e stayed without danger for some time as the boat Ii d a considerable supply of ox>gen. but for an accident that shut off this supply from the tower. Word was sent out that the raising had been successful and that tincrew was safe. The work was continued. W.it'll Sill! tfMllv :t vnnltlnirti gave way. permitting the water to j rush into the submarine. isolating | 10 to\vt>r aid rut tint; off the oxygen | anon whi-h the tliree officers wete dependent. V. ih the inrush of water the bow >f the ship rose quickly, loit the stern, where Hie tower "L" is lout <1. sank deeper. The men were suffocated. FOK l-IMITKh I'M CKI.S POST. Scimlc Committee Reports l-'a\?>ral?l> on Measure. A measure providing for a lint ited pan-els post on rural free tie 'ivory routes has been reported fa\ trnltl.v to tne Senate from the eonmt:tee on posioffices and post ro.u.s The measure provides, in snbstanei hut for one year, beginning Ann '. 1 !t I '. the Postmaster Ueneral may authorize postmasters and earner on such rural routes as lie shall se t'pt, to accent for delivery by jar \ .it stten -ates of postage as he liall i'eiei-uitne. packages not ex eeding eleven pounds in weigiit, -ontaining 110 mail matter of the lirst lass, an I no mutter that is declared ->v law to 'v inmailabte. The result if this experiment the Postmaster ?en era 1 is directed to report to Con ress at it-s next session. Mr. Hitchcock. Postmaster General has already pointed out tlio immense value of snc-li a step. <!hsj- to (iet Paths. A spring of boiling water lias forced Its way through the cement bottom of the swimming pool of the new Y. M. C. A. building at VVny-oss. tin., and the authorities of the organization arc at a loss to know hat to do with it. It is likely that he spring will he used to supply the ?o?l with water. or had come to stay. The only criticism 1 heard was that the ma hine picked too much green leaf: this, however, is admitted. 1 believe by the owners, that 1 was told that the company hat an invention to he attached to the picker, which will eradicate this leaf, and deliver ? <> t-m us free from leaf and ot u>r forms of trash as the human picker do< ; "1 go back for n moment to tie 'omonst rat ion at Mesquite: the cottun picker at this was loaded In several wagons, these carfully inspected and labelled by our crowd the drivers v ere then directed to go 'hrou--h the country to r>:> 11 as. and there take the cotton to the largest plant of the Murray (finning Co. \\'< irrlvn.l .. f tW -? ? ? ... t. r f-ni iimmi nit* same time the wagons Rot there. The cot tun wagons were driven under th? suet inn pipes, whirh take the cotton to the cleaner, thence to the Kin. and on to the ;?r? ss; wo saw the whole operation. In a very few minutes. 1 the (otton bale was delivered on a ' platform just outside of the gin I house; our party cut it In many places, took samples and each Rave l>is idea of the grade; the concensus ' of opinion was that the hale classed 1 strick middling, New York classifi' cation. "We spent two days at Dallas, then took a suburban car, went to Dal worth, where we witnessed an' ether demonstration of the I'riceCampbell machine; this demonstra' tion was not different from what wo ' had seen at Mesquite and Dallas; it ' was just as successful in every re- J [ K|>oct. Will state that the demonstration at Dawlorth was on a field, ' the exaot. r.pot where Jesse James 1 robbed a stage coach. This is evolu tion on typical of that section? from the scene of stage coach roh' bery to mechanical cotton plckine. j 1 The latter seems destined to do that ' country more good than the former " did harm." i TAKES RONS i Colt man Livingston Blease Inducted Into Office of Governor ? LARGE CROWD PRESENT South Carolina's New Chief Magis- 1 I trate is Formally Inaugurami in , the House of Representatives in the Presence of a Idirge Concourse of People on Tuesday. Tremulous and weak, so weak as o require fhe attendance of his ph.v-dclan at his elbow, Mr. Coleman Livingston 11 lease of Newberry, who re elved the Democratic gubernatorial nomination last summer in a second are with Mr. Cyprian C. Feather<tone of Laurens, was sworn in Tuesday as governor of South Carolina. Magistrate Thos. S. Dunbar of 151lenton, designated for the purpose >y the governor-elect himself, administered the constitutional oath of ofilee, with its archiac proviso against lie code duello, in the presence of he senate and the house of representatives sitting as the joint assem>'y, the spectators crowding the hall of the house and overflowing far out into the lobby. Governor Itlease was unequal to the physical strain of delivering in aerson his inaugural address, and upon his request that document, a -omarkable deliverance of its kind, was read by Mr. S. McGowan Simklns, reading clerk of the house of epresentatives. Upon its conclusion ' nontenant Governor-elect Charles Smith of Timmonsville was swoin :n by Ch'ef Justice Ira B. Jones of he supreme court. When the ceremonies were ovei Governor 11 lease was compelled to est for a lime before he could face he frienrls waiting in the lobby to net him. He was attended in the sneaker's room on the rostrum by rs. \V. G. Houseal and F. D. Kenhill. and emerged shortly to hold an nfornial reception in tho rotunda of lie capltol. The crowd was great, and at times us uisorneny. in tno galleries the ru<sh was dangerous. The noise of , tur uur and movement was such, | owever. that few of those present ( vere aware of anything unusual ? when an aged visitor standing in the , Glory fell stricken with apoplexy. ] 'o'l.ts in the inaugural address that ( eased friends of the new admlnisratian were roundly cheered, and hose outbreaks of approval were frequent. > Many Newberry citizens had come down to see their fellow townsman seated as chief executive of the State, and a party of his relatives were seated upon the floor near the ros- 1 'rum. Included anion? these latter ' were Mr. Blease's mother. Dozens >f Mr. Ulease s political friends were ' present, conspicuous among them the ' venerable Thoe. B. Crews of Lau- ' ens. The magistrate who adminis- , ered the oath was himself a ionginto friend of the governor. He Is 1 T1 years old. The house was joined at noon by the senate. The joint assembly be!ng thus convened. Speaker Smith re- ] linquished the gavel to the president >f the senate, Lieut.-Gov. Thos. G. Mel.eod, and immediately the sevgeant-at-arms announced the ap ?roaeh of the governor-elect and his escort. The joint assembly, standng. reeeiv 1 the party. Mr. Blouse, preceded by the sergeant-at-arms of the senate, Mr. J. F. Sehumoert, bearing the sword of state, was supported on the right by Bepresentaftve Frank B. Gary, on <> it-ii iiv nip nuniiy pnystolan, nr. W O. ITouseal of Newberry. Ho- ' bind tlwm "imp Governor Ansel, es""t"il bv Senator Francis ii. Wes011. Tb" procession included also lie Justices of the supreme court, 1 be State officials-elect and incumbent and several other persons of - landing and condition. The governor the governor-elect tnd the justices of the supreme court were seated upon the rostrum, the other members of the party disposing themselves to right and left of 'he stand. Mr. MrT,eod, chairman of he joint assembly, announced: i "Gentlemen of the joint assembly, the lion. Cole L. Ttlease, governor dert, is nresent and ready to take he oath of oflire." There was a hush as Mr TMease moved slowly forward to the desk. He was met by Magistrate Dunbar, who extended a worn llibic. On this Mr, Rlease laid his hand. The governor-elect repeated after tho magistrate, phrase by phrase, the constitutional oath, in a voice low and tremulous with physical weakness. Immedlat?ly the oath had been taken, Governor Rlenso said: "On account of very severe Illness, It is Impossible for me to attempt to deliver an adlress on this occasion. I have requested the Hon. Samuel McGowan SImkins to read to you what remarks I would have made had I been able to speak." Mr. Simkins read the inaugural address loudly and clearly and the reading was given close attention by the audience. On the conclusion of the address, Mr. McLeod divested himself of tho robe of ohVe and It was assumed by hia successor, Lieutenant Governor ' THEY TALK IT OVER ItLKAHK'S ACTION CAi'SRS MICH DISCUSSION. HIh Item oval of the Notaries Public nnd State Constables Was Not Expected by Any. Governor Blease's action Friday In 'firing:" all notaries public In South "arolina and giving: notice that he would also turn out the disjiensary constabulary, was the subject of coinneat in State circles Friday evening. Several reasons are assigned as possible for the action with regard to he notaries public. The first is that here are a number of negroes who ire notaries public. ] Observant persons about the State , louse have noted the large number , )f commissions issued within the last ;wo months, in the closing days of , lovernor Ansel's administration, to hose wanting to be notaries public. There have been probably 2 00 noaries public commissioned in the ( ast few months. The frank reason was given by some that they "wantid to get in before the new admin- , stration." Governor Blease, it is suggested, may have felt this. There was an essential difference ( n the message of Governor Blease ind that of Governor Tillman, the after having done somewhat the tame thing during his administraion. Governor Tillman said he .vanted to be rid of the carpet-bagrors of the lime. Negroes have been ippointed notaries public since the lays of Hampton. Governor Ansel ippointed several. Governor Tillman's proclamation did not do away with all notaries public, but only hose appointed during certain rears. In the Senate Friday the reading: >f Governor Rlease's message at first , "rented some consternation. It was ( end twice and then, after discussion s if a few minutes, was referred to the , -ommittee on judiciary, afterward icing recalled from that committee. 3enator Weston suggested the danger o runny hank officers, of which are . notaries often. The announcement ater to the effect that the proclama:lon would not go into effect until , February 10 eased matters. The message was received as information. The fee charged for a notary commission is $2.25, although the orignal statute made it $2.21. The 25 "ents is to cover cost of postage, etc. Thus, for 7.000 notaries, new com- , missions would ho $15,000, if that many are reappointed, which is iouhtful. BLRAHR ANNOUNCES STAFF. Takes Gentlemen From Different Parts of the State. Gov. Rlease announced Friday afornoon the personnel of his official staff as follows: With the Hank of Colonel?Marion Davis, Newberry: Judge Advocate General, John M. Cannon, Laurens, commissary general. Ivy M. Mauldin, Sickens; surgeon general. J. Wm. Wessinger, Lexington; chief of or1 nance, Alfred M. Richardson, Barnwell. Aidee, with the Rank of Colonel? Charles Newnham, Richland: John Maxwell Richardson, Aiken; Charles T. Enps, ITorry. Aides-de-Cn mn tim n ..^' Lieutenant Colonel?John P. Grace. Charleston; James G. Long, Jr., Colon; Clarence E. Tolly, Anderson; Tohn G. Barron, Chester; Win. A. Kirhy, Gorchester: J. P. Carlisle, rireenville; B. G. I>andrum, Spartanburg; Taylor Lewis, Marion; Isaac Appelt. Clarenedon; Walter O. Stubt?e, Sumter; Graydon Bamberg, Bamberg; Victor B. Cheshire, Anderson; J. P. Henagan, Marlboro; John K. Aull, Newberry. Fired All of Tliein. Gov. Blease Friday issued a proclamation voiding Saturday tho commissions of all constables and detectives in the State appointed by his predecessors under the dispensary act. This is a sweeping and striking action interesting Richland and Charleston counties particularly. Caused by Gasoline. At. Evergreen. Ala., (Ire which originated in a garage Friday nig lit destroyed every building on the North side of Court Square with the exception of an Infirmary. Explosion of gasoline caused the blaze. The loss has not vet been est.il>li??io<i Don't forget that to lose in loving is better than to Rain by self-seeking. Don't overlook the sanctity of sacrifice and service. t Smith, who declared that, the purpose for which the joint assembly had been convened having been accomplished, that body was dissolved. The senators repaired to their chamber and the governor's escort followed. Governor Hlease retired to the speaker's room with Drs. Kendall and Houseal, but emerged after a time somewhat refrehsed. The crowd dispersed slowly, waiting to say farewell to Mr. M. F. Ansel, the departing governor, and to greet his successor. The house and the senate resumed regular business In their respective chambers. WILL LOSE JOBS Gtvernir Blease Tarns All the Notaries Public Ont of Office. TELLS WHY HE DID IT Commissions First Declared "Null and Void" January 21, but Ci<tvernor Hlease, nt SuKKOstion of Mr. Stevenson, Makes Proclamation Effective February 10. There was much consternation Friday when the first message of Governor Hlease was sent to the House, says the Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier. Under the terms of the message, Governor Hlease notified the House that he had issued a proclamation "declaring null and void all commissions of notaries public, within this State, hearing dates prior to the 21st of January, 1911." He then went on to give his reasons. There are a number of bank officials and lawyers in the House, and they immediately took alarm, over what they considered a wholesale revocation of the rights of the notaries throughout the State. They felt that many notes and other papers might be protested today, and with a revocation of their rights that there might be trouble. Some of the attorneys for banks were starting to telegraph their banks to have notes and other papers protested before the Clerk of Court and to have the same done as to other notarial duties. Mr. Stevenson volunteered that he would go down and see Governor Hlease and suggest that this was too sudden and that some time had better be allowed to have new commissions issued. Mr. Stevenson returned to the hall and announced that he had seen Governor Hlease and that lie had consented to have the nroela (nation go into effort February 10. This would indicate that all who hold commissions as notaries public will have to get new ones. The message of Governor Hlease reads: State of South Carolina, Executive Department, Message No. 1. Gentlemen of the General Assembly: I this day issue a proclamation declaring null and void all commissions of notaries public within this State, bearing the dates prior to the 21st day of January, 1011. I desire to call you attention to the fact that this is a very important position, carrying much more power than is thought. There is no limitation to tho term of office and generally the appointment is made without the personal knowledge of the Governor of the appointee. I think some qualifications should be necessary in order to hold this otllce, and I also think that some term should be fixed by law for tho holding of the position. I recommend that you pass an Act alonn the lines herein indicated. I shall make no appointments for this position until I have given you opportunity to act. Very respectfully. Cole Tj. lllease, Governor. Tho supplementary message of Governor Hlease, ehanging the date, reads: Gentlemen of the General Assembly: Upon further consideration I have decided to make the date or expiration of all commissions of nortaries public expire February 10, 1911, instead of January 21, as stated in my previous message of this date. Cole P. Please, Oovernor. Columbia. January 20. Oovernor Tillman, in his revocation. made these terms: 1 hereby declare that every commission issued prior to January 1. 1999, shall exoire on January 1, 1994. and said otlices shall become vacant. OAliMI.Y FACI<:i> 1IKATH. Smoked Cigarettes ns the Knd l?rc\v Near for Tiiiu. Calmly smoking a cigarette and hatting with physicians while lie ''new that his end was rapidlv npnroaching, Robert C. Pitts at the Charity bospiial at New Orleans succumbed to injuries received by being ground beneath the wheels of a railroad train. w.'ik n rl i a r wis beating his way to his home in WInRton-Kaiem. N. C., after having just recovered from an attack of fever in Texas. Weakened by the fever. Pitts felt from the car he was riding and his limits were mangled by the wheels. When told that he must die within a few minutes, the man asked for a cigarette, lighted 1t and smilingly conversed of his approaching end. lie died with the cigarette in his lips. Four Children Were Burglars. Four small hoys, the oldest not vet 14. are in Jail at Federalsbnr g. Mo., charged with robbing a store. The boys pried open a window, rohlted the safe of J2f?, aM then started West to he cowboys, having prepared themselvee with two revo.vers and a large quantity of cartridges with the etoien money. Rati was given a year in a House of Correction.