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ESTABLISHED IN 189 TOCONNECT C01 WITH PEW k ? AN EXAMINATION IS TO BE MADE A OF CONDITIONS IN GLENP DALE MILL VILLAGE. I A LETTER TO COMMISSIONER Doctor Babcock Recommends Action ' I' P omrr 'eeinn#?r IV VV ?nvn n v vuvv wvun> > Watson Orders Chief Inspector to HK Look Into the Matter at Once. Columbia.?A letter from W. E. _ Lindsay, assistant treasurer of the ^ D. E. Converse company of (Jlendale, 'calling attention to several cases of .'pellagra in the mill village, has resulted in an order issued by Commissioner Watson for an investigation of the corn sold in that village. Mr. Lindsay in his letter fays that he has corresponded with Dr. Babcock about the matter and Dr. Babcock suggested that the corn sold in the neighboring stores be examined. Mr. Watson in his reply calls attention to the importance o!' the examination and the fact that samples will be taken and given a thorough teat, this being the first practical step taken to connect toxic corn products with pellagra. His reply is as follows: "I am in receipt of yours of August 7 and am very glad that you have called this r.mtter to my attention. I have Just begun the examination of the corn meals and other corn products being sold in this state for human consumption, and this particular Instance afTords an excellent opportunity for arriving ai. exact data that will be extremely valuable to the medical and scientific world, as well as lo us in a practical way. 1 re^aiu this particular development of such consequence that I am directing Chief Inspector Sloan to proceed to Clendale and to carefully draw rampies of every form of com product that is being sold to the people in the village. These samples will be immediately given the thorough test as explained In bulletin 23 sent you herewith, and will enable ua, if they be the basic cause of the diseose to connect the two, and will certainly enable us to take the dangerous stuff off the market and require only pure stuff to be sold. ft Ticket Validation Before Court. The supreme court rendered an Interesting decision in the case of Corley against the Southern railway, affirming the verdict of the lower court of Richland in which $800 was nwarded in a suit. According to the records Corley applied at the Columbia office for a round trip ticket from Columbia to Ashevill? on June 14, 1907. The agent infsrined the purchaser that a trip ticket to Swannanoar could be purchased for about $2 less. This station is only a short distance from Ashevllle. The agent. ?/>cnri!ine tn the brief, said that it would be ne:essary to have the return slip validated at the destination but that the passenger might arrange to have the ticket fixed at Asheville. The ticket was not nxed at Asheville. The passenger got on the train at Hiltmore. The conductor refused to accept the return slip without validation and Corlcy was ejected. New Enterprises of South Carolina. The secretary of state, chartered the Whipple Lumber company, capitalized at $25,000. of Ravenel. Charleston1 county. The corporators were H. A. Mclony and G. C. Creighton of Charleston The directors are Messrs Molony and Creighton, C. S. Whipple i and J. Ft. Fhippey. Mr Creighton is president. Mr. Molony h. secretary and treasurer. Commissioned: Gray Court Oil & Fertilizer company, Gray Court; capital $25,000; corporators, F. D. Hunter of Simpsonvllle, J. W. tin Pro and G W. Owincs of Owings. "For social and educational purposes, and for the promotion of the interests of Florence" is the purpose of the Commercial club cf Florence, chartered by the secretary of state, Postmasters Close Convertion. The South Carolina l ost masters' association, in convention at Glenn Springs adopted resolutions recommending to the department at Washington that rural carriers be required to do work in connection with the issuing of mcney orders which is now done in the postofftce; heard two addresses on matters connected with the postal service; elected offcers, W. M. Floyd of Spartanburg being chosen as president; selected the Isle of Palms as the next meeting place and adjourned. I Governor Appoints Delegates. The governor appointed the follow ing delegates to represent South Car olina at the convention of the Asso ciation of Military Surgeons. I)rs. C. J. Epps. Conway; J. W. Wessinger. Ballentine; A. W. Browning. Ellcree: J Frastr Wilson, Allan J. Jervev, Charleston; A. Moultrie Brailsford, Taylor I.ewis, Mullins; Sidney C. Zemp, Camden; Jas. E. Poore. Columbia; Miles J. Walker, Yorkville: Herbert T. Flames, Jonesvllle; Jas. W. Campbell, Clover; I?adore Schayer. Laurens; J. P. Carlisle. Defeat of Bend Issue Verified. While it was practically certain that the proposition to vote bonds in aid of a railroad freni Greenwood to Saluda had been defeated, it was verified. The bonds were defeated in Greenwood township by a vote of 153 to 128; in Brooks township, in this county, by 22 to 2. and in Fellowship township by a vote of 23 to 21. In Saluda county the proposition to bond the entire county in aid of the road was defeated and also the separate reposition to bond the three town THE L. ARRANGE BUILDING BONDS T State Fair Society Hold Meeting? Committee is Appointed?AuditorCi lum to be Moved Soon. Columbia.?The South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical society, at a meeting decided to issue bonds to the amount of $L'5,000 for the erection of the steel auditorium on the 5 fair grounds and for other improvements contemplated. The auditorium, as already announced, has been purchased from Greensboro, N. C., and will be sent to Columbia shortly. It will accomodate about 35,000 people. The bonds will bear 6 per cent interest. It was decided to leave the details of the bond issue to a committee consisting of R. I. Manning, Sumter, chairman; J. A. Banks, president, St. Matthews; J. M. Cantey, secretary, fr Columbia; G. A. Guignard, Columbia; tt D. A. Spivey, Conway; J. D. Frost, "i Columbia; R. P. Hamer, Jr.. Hamer. jj, The meeting was a most important ^ one and plans were made for making the fair of 1911 a record breaker in nnint r\f aOpnilnnrp nild exhibits. Ei ROAD IMPROVEMENT TRAIN ? dl Schedule Announced For South Carolina by Southern Railway. I1 The special "Road Improvement train" being orperated by the South- 8< ern railway, the Augusta Southern al railroad and affiliated lines in co- 8 operation with the United States of- dl flee of public roads, will commence fi its tour of South Carolina on Sep- P; tember 4. It will spend practically a P1 month in South Carolina making ex- w hibitions at points along the Southern railway. T The "Road Improvement train" is tl being sent out by the Southern rail- o way to further the movement for bet- t' ter wagon roads throughout the ii South and at the same time to give it practical Information to farmers and It road officials as to the building of w roads and their repair. The schedule p for South Carolina so far arranged ii is as follows: Spetember 4, Monday?Blacksburg, s 10 a. m.; Gaffney, 2 p. m. n September 5, Tuesday?Spartanburg. 10 a. m. g September 6, Wednesday?Green- a ville, 9:30 a. m.; Easley, 2 p. m. o September 7, Thursday?Calhoun, p 10 a. m.; Wednesday, 2:30 p. m. h September 8. Friday?Seneca, 9:30 o a. in.; Pendleton, 2 p. m. s September 9, Saturday?Anderson, n 10 a. m.; Belton, 3:30 p. m. A September 11, Monday?Abbeville, a 10 a. m.; Greenwood, 2 p. m. tl September 12, Tuesday?Newberry, c - ? . r> O r, m 1l i?' a. in., riunj;ciii;, * */. m. September 13, Wednesday?Union, p 10 a. m.; Columbia, 3:30 p. m. v September 14, Thursday?Winns- s boro, 10 a. m. c September 15, Friday?Chester, 10 1 a. m. c September 16, Saturday?Hock Hill, s 10 a. m.; Yorkville, 2 p. m. p September 18, Monday?Lancaster, t, 10 a. m.; Camden, 3 p. m. c September 19, Tuesdav?Sumter, 1:30 p. m. September 20, Wednesday--Orangeburg, 9:30 a. m.; St. Matthews, 2 p. m. ( September 21. Thursday?Bamberg, <1 9:30 a. m.; Denmark, 2 p. m. t September 22, Friday?Barnwell, 10 c a. m.; Allendale, 2 p. m. a September 23, Saturday?St. George, 1 9:3* a. m.; Summerville. 2 p. m. ( September 25, Monday?Charles- t ton. 10 a. m. s September 26, Tuesday?Aiken, 10 p a. in.; Edgefield. 2:30 p. m. I September 27, Wednesday?Bates- t burg, 10:30 a. m. a September 28, Thursday?Lexing- d ton, 10 a. m. r Free lectures and demonstrations r showing the importance of good roads r and how to build them and keep them p in repair at the smallest necessary i cost will he conducted at each stop r by two road building experts of the United States department of agriculture. L. K. Hoykin and 11. S. Fairhanks. assisted by n representative ; of the land and industrial depart- ' ] rnent of the Southern railway. Two ] coaches of the train are filled with j exhibits, pictures and working models. , Columbia.?Governor Rlease has addressed to Sheriff Coleman, of Rich- | land county, a letter directing him to J abate alleged nuisances at Ridge- i wood, in respect fo violations of the j Sabbath obesrvance laws. Mayor Gibbes Makes Statement. W. H. Gibbes. mayor of Columbia, in a statement made clear his posl- \ tion in regard to Sunday closinr The mayor's instructions to the police are ( to m.ske cases against places for the sale and barter of goods where persons are detected purchasing and carrying away articles. Where one makes a purchase and consumes it in the place of business, provided there be no crowd that constitutes a nuisance, no case will be made unless council so instructs the mayor in the ( matter. Marlboro Good Road Rally. The taxpayers of Marlboro county are verv much interested in the pub- ' - - ? ? ..... j lie meeting caneu iur wit- puiius-v ui I more thoroughly organizing the friends* 1 of a good roads bond issue in this eountv. It is ditlieult to cwrrectlv i speculate as to what the result would l be in this county in a contest for bonds, as a large number have not yet expressed themselves as being favorable to the proposition. While this county, with its nearly 500 miles of public highways, is progressing niceJy with the limited equipment. Edward's Bondmen Pay Up. Messrs. Frank Read, S. L. Crawford and W. F. Lanier, who were en the bond of Ex-Treasurer J. O Edwards. of this county, were at the 1 Court House for the purpose of sct! tling the bond. The amoun' p.iM was ' $6,340. It will be recalled that J (). Edwards was found shor >.n his ac counts -5.5f?0. After trials in the courts, a judgment was rendered | against his bondsmen. This is the last chapter of the Berkeley Count) shortage. The above named gentle men crme and made settlement ; fo HE RICHEST ASSET DMMISSIONER MAKES ADDRESS ON AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS OF THE STATE. TATISTICS OF POPULATION istory Showing How the Tiller of the Soil Has Awakened and is Leading Others in the Fight?Best Meeting Yet Held. Columbia.? Commissioner Watson at his office again, having returned om Clemson, where he addressed le farmers of the state at the ound-up conference," after traveling Ir auto across the upper portion of le state from Pauline, in Spartanjrg county, in order to keep the enigement, a railroad wreck making impossible to reacn the college by ain. He went to deliver an adress at Prosperity. At Clemson Mr. Watson, having ist received from Washington the ?nsus figures as to this state and iction, devoted his address to the sricultural economics of the state, iving an analytical summary of conItions, drawing lessons from the cold gures, and endeavored to clearly imress upon the farmers assembled the otentiality of the producer who ould direct his efforts upon certain nes which were definitely stated, he essential fact was brought out lat 82.2 per cent of the population f the state resides in the rural diaries. outside of the towns of 2,500 ihabitants and upwards, and that ; rested with this bulk of the popuition whether or not South Carolina ras to continue to advance, carrying rosperity to those engaged in other ldustries, as well as to themselves. Among other things, on the bright ide of the picture drawn, the corajissioner said: "This is no ordinary, meaningless athering, in an ordinary time. It is gathering marking the culmination f one of the most noteworthy camaigns in the cause of progress that as ever been waged in any section f this continent?a campaign, the uccess of which is recorded in the ? ? * '1 -'I^ n-oilth UlllUUH Ul uuimia 1-1 auucu . campaign participated in by all gencic3 working for the rehabilitaion of the foundation industry of the ommonwealth, and one in which the iborers have worked in unison and erfect harmony for the common ,eal, with intelligence ever holding way. It is with the deepest gratifiation that I find myself permitted to ive until this year in the twentieth enturv and see reality that which ix years ago I knew could be accotndlshed if the effort were made upon he very lines which it has been lonductcd. Pay of the Range Officer. Columbia.?A few days ago, Adjt. Ion. Mocre wrote the chief of the livision of affairs stating that a riuesion had been raised as to the legality if the detail of an aujutant general icting as chief range officer and the egaliiy of payment to said officer. Jen. Moore asked for a decision on he matter. The war department tatcs that an officer of the adjutant ;enoral's department of the state may ie detained as chief range officer at he state rifie competition, and the djutant general of the state may be letailed as captain of the team repesenting the state at the national natches at Camp Perry, Ohio, and eceive the pay of their respective rades for such duty from funds alotted to the state under section 16f>l, evised statutes. The Rural Police Situation. Greenwood The rural police situ ition lias developed another phase f is like the tncon in its varying abases now. The latest development s an application for an injunction igainst the cotinty treasurer. F. Gra liatn Payne, and Messrs. H. L. Lyor ind R. T. Hughes; against the trcas irer to keep him from paying salaries !o the last two named persons, anc igainst these two to keep them front receiving said salaries Holsteins Are Out on Bail. Aiken.?A. L. Holstein. Grover Hoi ?toin. Sidney Hclstein. Richard liol ?tein. Royd Holstein and Dock Cock rrel, were admitted to bail. A. L. am Grover Holstr-in were granted hail ir the sum ef -3.00C earn, the ethers ir $2,000 each. A L. and Grover IIol stein are charged with murder In th< death of Mrs. Nettie Spradley and as sault and battery with intent to kil in the alleged whipping of Columbui Spradley. Ben Spradley and R. H Howe, a young man who was wit! Columbus Spradley. Young Man Wanted In Columbia. Charleston.?Claude A. Waters, i young white man. was arrested by tin police following a letter received b; Acting Chief Dunn from Chief Cath cart, of the Columbia force. Tin Columbia chief requested that Water be held here and that notice of hi arrest be sent to Columbia. It is al leged that the young man is wantei in that city on a charge of breach o trust. He was arrested and Chie Cathcart was notified by teleprapli It was expected an offirrr would at rive to take charge of the man. Near-Beer Dealers Held For Court. Gaffney.?The preliminary hcarin in the near-ber cases was held ii Magistrate Phillips' court. The eigh defendants were represented by Bui ler & Hall .and 1. B. Bell. The maf istrate acquitted two, Ramsey an Childers, while all the others wer bound over to await trial at the nex term of the court of genetnl session; They are all under bond. A tr< trendotts crowd attended the tria :nd much interest was manifested i the Droceedlnrs. RT FORT MILL, S. C., THL NEWS FROM PALMETTO STATE Paragraphs of the Latest News That Has Been Gotten Together From Many Towns and Counties. Springfield.?Work Is now under full way on the Springfield Electric Light and Power company's plant at Dean Swamp, two miles west of Springfield. Notwithstanding the unprecedented scarcity of rain during the past 12 months no appreciable decrease can be noticed in the volume of water in the stream. Columbia.?Adjt. Gen. Moore has returned from Charleston, where he went to confer with members of the South Carolina rifle team. Gen. Moore leaves Columbia with the Loam?of which he is captain?for Camp Perry, Ohio, where the national rifle competition will be held. The route will be via Washington and UIC ? CHU1U. Greenwood.?Greenwood's handsome new postoffice building will soon be ready for occupancy. It his been almost three years in building and is generally regarded as one of the best and most enduring pieces of work put up in this section of the state in many years. The building will probably be occupied before the end of the present month. Sumter.?In ten minutes after the meeting was called to order the Columbia-Sumter Highway Association was formed with a capital stock of $3,000 and with T. H. Auld, of blastover, as president; L. D. Jennings, of Sumter, vice president; J. P. Lowery, of Eastover, secretary and treasurer, and H. G. Bates, of Eastover, manager. A resolution was passed to have the company secure a charter as soon as possible. Columbia. ? Only two applicants have presented themselves to E. P. Waring, county superintendent of education, for examination for the county scholarship at the Citadel. TUe examination was to have been held at the county court house, but the number of candidates was so small that Mr. Waring brought the boys to his office in the county building on Chalmers street and there they prepared their papers. Columbia. ? Columbia will likely , have representation in the flrpmenki tournament, which will he a feature of Labor Day observance at Florence Teams are also to be entered, it is said, from Hartsville, Marion, Darlington, Bishopville and Newbern, the latter city promising two teams. The prizes offered aggregate $125 In cash. A large brass band has been engaged and a feature of the day will be s baseball game between a team .ep resenting the firemen and one rep resenting the Atlantic Coast Line shops at Florence. Lexington.?A number of cattle it certain sections of Lexington county " - ' Tkn lnrcro nas nave tne icjwis n-ui. i u> iure of the Hon. D. F. Efird, a few miles from I.rxington, is infected and several of his cattle have suffered during the last few weeks. The cattle of Mt. Arthur Dreher, in the Dutch Fork, have the same disease also There have been no deaths, however the disease so far having been sue cessfully treated and checked, thr Government as well as the Clemson College prescribed remedies having been used. Washington.?What is rerhaps the smallest claim ever filed with the in terstate commerce commission wat made by Congressman Byrnes ol South Carolina. He claims that par tics living in Beaufort and Hainptor countries arc required to pay for 3' miles travel from Kidgeland to Savan I nah when the distance is only 3. i miles. They do not think the 1( cents fare required of them for flu extra four miles is fair and they asV the Atlantic Coast l.ine to change th? tariff rate and cut off the extra cents St. Matthews. The newly electee council took the on tit of office at th? . j regular meeting. The oath was ad ; ministered by the ictiring mayor. J t S. Wannamnker. The present counei i is: Walter Spigener, mayor; Shej Pcarlstine, J. T. Crcssctte, J. H. Hen i agen, W. W. McMillan, L). I) Bu/el and (). C. Hobinson, aldermen. At Mx ? regulifr meeting in September tlx I town clerk and treasurer and chie i rf police and other officers will l>< elected. fv.uttuiua ?Potitinns in bankruptc* ! were filed in the United States I)is trict court asafnst E. Jones & Co.. i - mercantile concern of Batesburg, S - and Howe & Page, contractors 1 Charleston, S. C. i Charleston According to the mon i thly statement cf Manager H. K. Jack son. of the Freight Bureau, an aggre i I gate of 111,199,609 pounds of freigh i was received at Charleston durini 1 the month of July, a gain of over 3 ? per cent over the average for tha . month during the past five years i The forward freight for the montl aggregated 69,053,853 pounds. St. Matthews.?This community wa visited by one of the finest rains dut ing the year 1911. Farmers ar ? charmed over the efforts and pros f pects. Branchvillc. When Constable Byr ? : went to the guard house to get Isaa s Brown, a negro, to carry him t s Orangeburg, the negro, charged wit 1- having broken into a freight ear a fe^ 1 night ago, he found the door o f the cell on fire. Had he been 30 mir f utes later the negro would have mad i. | bis escape. He had ignited the woor " work by piling his bed clothes agais the door and setting fire to them. Columbia.?Governor Blease has aj pointed T. B. Powell, of Taylors, mar g istrate for O'Neal Township. Greer n ville county, vice J. H. Thompsor deceased. 1 Johnston.?The Johnston branch c the Bank of Western Carolina opcne t- for business on August 5. The nei d bank is on Main street and has Jus e boon completed. It is fireproof, wit :t safety deposit boxes and burgia J. proof safe. The Johnston director i- are: J. W. Hardy, E. L. Yonce an il Ilorbri* E. Ediscn. The officers: P a G. Eldscn, manager, and W. P. Yonc< assistant manager. ML] RSDAY, AUGUST 17, 19 CONGRESS III ADJOURN SOON TARIFF REVISIONISTS MADE GOOD PROGRESS?GIVE WOOL BILL RIGHT OF WAY. WOOL BILL BACK IN SENATE House Adopts Conference Report ant Hurries it to Upper House When No Action is Taken?Final Adjourn ment Not Until Next Week. Washington.?The tariff revisionist made considerable progress in Con gress. The House, by a vote of 206 ti 90, without a Democrat breaking th party alignment, adopted the confei ence report on the wool tariff revisioi bill and rushed it over to the Senat where it was hung up on the calenda for passage probably in a day or st This measure imposes a flat ad valoi em duty of 20 per cent on all ra> wools with corresponding reduce rates on woolen manufactures. Th other two tariff measures will be sid< tracked to give wool right of way t the White House for the expecte veto. On the veto depends the fu: ther progress of the House Democrat and the Senate Democrats and pr< gresslve Republicans, including th formulation of plans for the speedy a< journment. Democratic Leader Underwood ( the House, in expressing the opinio that final adjournment will not coin before next week, said that he did n< expect Congress to stay after th pending bills have been disposed o "unless the Senate determines to sta and act on the cotton bill." That bil which makes an average cut of 21 p< cent In cotton duties, was debate without action in the Senate. It a ready has passed the House. The free list bill, which admits variety of products duty free, inclu ing cotton bagging, shoes, agrict tural implements, flour, lumber. et< wub put in such Bhapo that it cou be considered in the Senate in a fe days as a conference report if consi eration of the wool bill should be d layed. The conference disagreed < to two vital amendments but thes according to plan.s of the leaders, w be speedily adjusted by the tv houses without necessity of returnii the bill to conference. Admiral Count Togo For Peace. New York.?"The relationship L tween the United States and Jap. must ever be one of peace and neig borly good will." As Admiral Cou Togo, Bpeaking in his native tongu uttered that sentiment at the lunchei given jointly by the Japan socie and the Peace Society of New Yor only the Japanese present understo< and applauded vigorously, but whi Commander Taniguchl, his aide, i peated the words in Knglish. an ot burst of applause arose spontaneous from the hundreds of guests preset It was the first exptrssion here 1 the great fighting man of the East i the subject of international relatic ship. From St. Louie to Chicago. Chicago.?By flying the 28H mil from St. Louis to Chicago with on two intermediate stope, and in actual flying time of 5 hours and minutes, Marry N. Atwood of Most' believes he has set a pace which w result in his establishing a new reco on his flight by aeroplane from ! Louis to New York and Boston, it is. Atwood appears to have brok I the American record for a single da; 1 flight. The best previous Americ record was made by Atwood hims< when lie flew ])v miles from Atlan City to Baltimore on July 10, It'll. Do Each Other Up in Pistol Duel, Poplarville, Miss.- As the result a pistol duel engaged in between R. Moyette, local railroad agent and J. Bradshaw, a merchant, here, bcth m are in a hospital sitiTering from se | ous wounds. The trouble between t two men is said to have grown c of a notice posted on Mradshaw's stc warning Moyette to leave town. Alfaro Government Overthrown. Washington.?The Alfaro gove merit in Ecuador was overthrown a revolution organized by support* of President-elect Estrada. Few c ualties occurred and a provisioi government headed by the presidt ( of the senate was formed, accord! ? to the state department's advj< t from Minister Young at yuito. j Young's cable sent, reported the c , fairly quiet. The arrival of Preside ^ elect Estrada was momentarily pected. flcn. Alfaro and family tc . refuge In the Chilean legation. Town Not Badly Damaged. i Pensacola, Fla The report t! Carrabelle, Fla. had suffered seri( J ' damage from a storm the other < ( proved erroneous, as telegram- fr j, that place stated that the storm v ^ not severe. The river steamer Ft and the mail boai Huth, which ! , here a few hours befoie the storm ; f for whose safety some uneasiness I j been felt, owing to their failure to j rive back in port when they were < have reported their safety and st 5 that they were not damaged. ( Smith May Veto Appropriation. i Atlanta, Ga.?Few legislators ami those who could be seen and consul 'J before the assembly went info sess K wire inclined to take seriously ;j fears expressed by Mr. Hooper A p ander, of DeKalb, that unless the j j ale materially cut down the approp { tions in the general bill, C.over ( Smith would veto it and necessitate I extra session. Many gentlemen c.f ? house agree with Mr. Alexander t the state will force a deficit at end of the next year. L T! 11. FROM ALL OVER THE STATE The Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected For the People of South Carolina. Florence.?The Secretary of State authorized an increase to 110,000, I from $6,000, in the capitalization of the Tharin Grocery Company, of Florence. Chesterfield.?The Secretary of State authorized the dissolution of the Parker Gin Company, of Chesterfield, ; capital stock $2,000, chartered In 1908. Spartanburg.?The Secretary of 1 State chartered the Lil^Nix Comf pany, of Spartanburg, capitalized at $30,000, with Floyd L. Liles as presl dent, to do a mercantile business and deal in real estate, stocks and bonds. Columbia.?Mr. W. D. McLaurin, state land agent, is at his desk, after B a trip on official business to George[. town. "There is great interest at 0 Georgetown in the outlook for ree clamation of lowlands by drainage," . he said. - T?? v rwfr,n Q | manesiun.?V/api. jub. vunuu, e I who succeeds Capt. H. L. Simpson as r | inspector of boilers rn the offleg of >. I inspectors of steamships at the Cusr torn House, arrived in the city and v assumed his duties. Capt. Simpson d ; has been temporarily detailed on othe er duties. Columbia.?Governor Blease has ? designated Capt. W. D. Starling, of d Columbia, as disbursing officer of the r- }1,500 appropriated by the General 8 Assembly toward the expense of holding the 1911 Reunion of the South e Carolina division, United Confederate 1- Veteran*. Capt. Starling, formerly commandant of the Confederate Sol>f diers' Home, has always taken an n active interest in the Reunion. ie Mallory.?An election was held at Dalcho school house for the purpose ie of authorizing an addiffonal tax levy of two mills to supplement the two y mill levy already in force for school ' ? purposes in this district. Not a dis;r senting voice was heard, and every 'd one of the 14 votes was favorable to the levying of the additional tax. Charleston.?Alderman Pinckney in j troduced a bill regulating the mannei in which animals for food may be slaughtered, this being the bill undei which the new abattoir will be estab lished. Alderman Wohltmann sue %s cessfully resisted an effort to sus ' pend the rules and pass this bill or 0 to the third reading. The bill there 1S fore got no further than first read m /Q Charleston.?The Charleston sanl ig tation and drainage commission anc the Charieston-Summerville highwa; commission are working toward th< straightening out or a sharp turn ir the road, near Summerville, whicl may at some time give trouble to au } toinobilists in collission with the Sou n, thern railway train or with the largei ntimber of countr* wagons at certair times when there is more or less con gestio.i at that point, k Lamar.?The Epworth High schoo :)(j in the Lydia section of Darlingtot ?n county, 10 miles from a railroad, beari .e. the honor of having had three of it: J(. scholars as winners of Clemson col ly lege scholarships this year. Clau< ,t" Vaughan and Joseph Reynolds won th< t)V Darlington county scholarships, whil ,m the Leo county scholarship was woi in. by Efford Pate. All three of thesi young men have been students of th Epworth High school for severa years. r'Alumhlo ?Tu?n now ontornriso 03 11y wore commissioned by the secretar :m of state, one of thein being a thlr 43 bank for the county seat of Calhou on as follows: Commissioned: Godse ill C.in company, Godsey, Oreenwoo r,l county; capital ?4.0<m); corporators, i M. Cooper, A. S. King, R. A. Kllisor ,\a Commissioned: Farmers' Rank an ,.n Trust company, St. Matthews; capita ^3 $.{5,000; corporators, B F. Bruce, ? an C, Redm< rid. \V. W. McMillan. J. I: r.|f Lory*, a. allof St, Matthews. A get ,iC era! banking business will be done. Lexington Lexington county i : soon to have another steel bridge ove the Saluda river, the county board o of commissioners at its meeting havin B. taken decided action in the mattei \V. The new bridge is to be built at o en near Amick's ferry, in the extrem ri- upper part of the county. The cour he t>' commissioners will advertise fo tut ! bids this week, and at the next mee jre ing of the board some definite actio | will probably be taken. Washington.?The Comptroller c the Currency has approved the appl rn- cation of S. W. Norwood, H. Mullini by M C. Woods, L. Ij. Lide and other: rg to organize the Marion National Banl as- of Marion, S. C.t with a capital c ial $100,000. ,ni Columbia.?The city clerk is bus ng issuing bicycle numbers to those owi -eg ing wheels and so far nearly 300 hav kjr> been registered. City council a shoi 11y time ago passed an ordinance requl nt. ing bicycles to be tagged as are aut< px. mobiles for purposes of identificatioi l0K The ordinance as to "scorching" wi be strictly enforced. Columbia.?Celebrating the itSth ai niversary of the organization of tli company in 1S13. the Richland Volui 11 teer Rifle club and their friends ei jus joyed a barbecue at Ridgewood an lay incidentally several speeches an om military contests. Columbia.?Governor Blease hi lilS not yet received from Senator Acke , ... man the recommendation he aske loft , 1 the Colleton legislative delegation t ^_'(a ! make, as to whom he should appoii for the unexpired term of the lai Supervisor Griffith. The Governc has said that he would appoint wh a e ever the delegation desired. Georgetown.?Guerdan Tarbox, whi making a flight with his aeroplan came down in the marsh on Kichmor 3n5 plantation and was painfully injure ted about the face by the guide wire jon as the machine struck the mud an , turned turtle. 10 Chester.?Mr. \V. O. Johnson wt |,x" re-elocted public weigher at th en" olace by the county board of cor r'a" -nissioners. At Fort Lawn, the on! nor >ther point In the county that has an jublic weigher, there was no ele t;ie iion, owing to the fact that the i }iat endent of the town was not presei the it the meeting. [MES N EW VORK-CHICftGO | FLYER WRECKED SECOND TIME PENNSYLVANIA EIGHT-HOUR TRAIN HAS BEEN DERAILED. - FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED Thirty Persons Were Injured in Accident Which Happened at Fort Wayne Indiana While Train Was rininn at Rat* of Fifty Miles Hour. - * / Fort Wayne, Ind.?Four persona were killed and thirty injured when the Pennsylvania eighteen-hour train, jumped the track on the western outskirts of this city, while going at the rate of 50 miles an hour. In leaving the rails the two engines en route from Chicago to New York, pulling the passanger train sideswiped a freight engine and the three piled up in a mass of bent and twisted iron. The dead: William E. Arrick, Fort Wayne, burled under wreckage. Peter Malone, Fort Wayne, engineer on flyer. W. Creigh, Fort Wayne, fireman on flyer. Unknown passenger at St. Joseph's hospital. The police department, fire department and every ambulance in the city were called to the scene of the accident and the injured were soon taken to hospitals. The main track and the track on which the freight train was locatod, were torn up for a distance of 200 yards. The two engines of the flyer were torn from their tracks and i thrown down the embankment while 1 the engine of the freight reared up i over the trucks of the flyer's engines. The injured were seated in the diner and smoker when the accident . occurred. The list of dead may be , more than the number reported. The thirty or more injured are now in the hospitals nnd it ts believed that at least four or five will die. C. C. Chattell, Chicago, was in the , dining car when the accident occurred. He escaped with only slight injuries to his head and face. "The train was running at a terrific rate of speed," he declared. "The J first intimation I had that anything was wrong, was when all the passengers In the dining car were thrown | headlong, the entire length of the car. The next thing I realized men were fighting like beasts to get out of the car and the steam escaping from the kitchen was choking us. Another man and I fell to the floor and crawled along in the semi-darkness and among the Bcreaming women to a window through which we escaped." l| 1 ~ o i.L.kl. Vjiri rcnuim-s ncmai nuuig ?< ? ! New York.?Rose I'itonof, the 16s year-old swimmer of Boston, succeeded in her attempt to swim from Kast ' 26th street, Manhattan, to Coney E Island. Last year she had to abandon e a similar effort because of adverse 0 tides, but although forced at times to E swim so far out of her course that she e is estimated to have covered some 21 \ ! ' j miles in making the distance of eight' oen miles, she finished strong, actus ally sprinting as she neared the goal, y Miss I'ionof was in the water eight d hours and seven minutes. She took n no stimulants or food of any kind on y the long trip. Most of the way she d used the breast stroke but for two > stretches she resorted to the speedier ? overhand. The voting woman's feat d had not before been accomplished. 1, 1 Will Sell His Tongue to Lady. ' Kansas City, Md. J. W Yynch. a 22 1 year old prisoner in the Wyandotte, Kans., county jail, has written a letter s to L. L. Long, father of Miss Inez r Long, whose tongue was almost bitif ten ofT when she was thrown from a g motor car and alighted on her head, r. signifying bis willingness to part with r he tip of his tongue, for enough money e to pay for a new trial. Lynch is servi ing a sentence for breaking into a r postofilce. The condition of Miss t- Long has improved so much, however, n that her physician announced that a grafting operat ion .will be unnecessary. >f i- Will Tackle High Food Price Issue. a, Washington.?A country-wide invea 3, tipation of the wholesale and retail c, prices of all foods, which will require >f nine months to complete, and which will represent the most thorough iny quiry of its kind yet attempted, has v been begun by the bureau of come merce and labor. This investigation "t will cover the years 1908, 1909, 1910 f- and 1911. By comparison with records > of the department of agriculture for ft- the same period, it will be possible to know just what prices were paid for ' every commodity now used. a :e Spectacular Stunts By Aviators. Chicago. Lincoln Beachey, in a ri* Curtiss bi plane, "Bud" Mars in a d Baldwin, and Tom Sopwith, the long id ]op{rpfi Englishman in a HowardWright, split the spectacular honors 19 of the first days events in the aviation r* i meet at Grant F'ark with Hugh A. '1 Robinson and his astonishing hydro0 plane. Beached went fifty miles and u never left the ground more than fifty e feet at times flying so close to the )r earth that the flagman had to lie down ?" to let him over and at other time go! ing higher. le P' Agreement on Publicity Bill, id ,(j Washington. ? Agreement on the >3 campaign publicity bill was reached id by the senate and house conferees. The measure as agreed on was pracu tically the same as that adopted by the 13 senate which amended the house bill n* by providing for publicity in primary y as well as other elections. The llmitaa tion of campaign expenditures to $5,c* 000 for a congressional and $10,000 foi n* senatorial candidate is retained. The conference report will bo submitted to both houses. $1.25 PER YEAR WORK OUTLINED FORREUNION Committee is Busy With Plans?Appreciation Will be Sufficient to Entertain Veterans. Columbia.?The local committees are haiffl at work on arrangements for the coming Confederate reunion The executive committee met at the office of the chairman, Col. U. R. Brooks, and several of the members went later to confer with the Wade Hampton and the M. C. Butler chaptors, Daughters of the Confederacy, meeting at tne same time ai me x. M. C. A. The executive committee resolved at its meeting that the $1,500 appropriated by the legislature be used for the entertainment of the veterans exclusively, and that they further decided that the sum is sufficient for entertaining the old soldiers no additional appropriation rrom the city being necessary. The committee repeats the request that those Columbians who expect to entertain any of the veterans free or who are willing to take them at moderate rate will notify N. O. Pyles, head of the bureau of information. Mr. Pyles can be reached through the general delivery, Columbia. The committee were assured by the women of the two chapters, U. D. C., of their hearty co-operation in the entertainment of the veterans, and were offered some practical suggestions by the women. Several of taese suggestions will doubtless be adopted, bringing about minor changes in the arrangements. The committee decided that each of , the old veterans, before be can be served to meals, must report to the bureau of Information, giving his name and regiment, and receiving one of the reunion badges. Meals are to bo served each day of the reunion. Miss Adelaide Hood of Chestor is sponsor for the First brigade, South Carolina division, U. C. V., Col. U. R. Brooks, commanding, and Miss Katherine Lumpkin is maid of honor. Farmers Urged to Hold Cotton. In an address issued to the farmers of South Carolina a committee of the Sumter County Farmers' union urges the holding or conon unui a higher price is obtained. The address is prepared by a committee consisting of E. \V. Dabbs, president of the State Farmers* union, and J. M. Brogdon and S. N. Welsh. It is as follows: "To the farmers and all the business interests that are affected by the price of cotton: "The Sumter County Farmers' union at its last meeting unanimously directed us as a committee to call your attention to the serious condition that confronts us in the outlook for low prices for this crop of cotton. Thirty or forty days ago cotton sold in Sumter for 15 1-2 cents fspot). Now a holder who would not then sell was glad to get 121-2 cents. These are actual sales. What has brought about such a slump in this short time after cotton had held steady for nine or ten months at 14 to 15 cents? They say because there Is a prospect of over 14.000,000 bales. Is is not more because the world, judging by the past, thinks It can stampede the farmers and the mer- -t_ chants, and buy below 10 cents be- ? fore Christmas. The men who are predicting such prices are working with might and main to bring about 10-cent cotton by telling their farmer friends that the crop is the largest on record. Seek Help For Good Roads. A committee consisting of A. H. Wherry, R. It. Gill, L. M. Wooten, Wni. Wooten and Win. Riggers, from the Lewis Turnout neighborhood, R. B. Caldwell, president of the f'nrn_ morcial club, and Mayor Wise, appeared before the county board in an endeavor to get the co-operation of the county authorities in building the Chestcr-ltf' k Hill highway. They 1 * ' ' 1 ?./-* n1?<iino"?np' tn nau nupeu iu *?-i mo assist In the work, but as that party is engaged in building a steel bridge over Turkey creek, and working on the road to Loekhart, it would be impossible for the present, as the gang would not begin their work in that township before September 16. However, the board will assist in every way possible, and do all they ran when work commences. Delegates to Law Convention. Governor BIcnse appointed the following solicitors to represent South Carolina at the third annual Convention of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, to be held in Boston, .September 1, 2: Messrs. P. T. Hildebrand, of Orangeburg; Robert L. Gunter, of Aiken; Wade Hampton Cobb, of Columbia; J. H, Peurifoy, of Walterboro; J. K. Henry, of Chester, and R. A. Cooper, of Laurens. The meeting of the Institute will immediately follow that : of the American Bar Association. Member of One Hundred Committee. Gen. John D. Frost, of Columbia, former Adjutant and Inspector GenI oral, was appointed by Governor Please as the South Carolina member ; of the Committee of One Hundred, an i organization of national representai f-? (?? nnrnoRA thft in I lion, UUV1IIK iui HO ? troduction of reforms Into the classified governmental services. Gen. Frost was designated at the special request of the chairman of the committee; Senator Charles Dick, of Ohio, who said he knew Gen. Frost very well personally. Handed Resignation to Governor. After having served as sheriff of Lexington county for a period of nearly eight years, Patrick Henry orley handed his resignation to Govmor Blease. This announcement will come as a surprise to the thousands of friends of the Lexington sheriff throughout Lexingtoir county, as well as in other parts of the state, lis reputation as an officer extendng throughout the Commonwealth. i nmediately upon receiving the resigI ation of Sheriff Corley, Governor Clease appointed another sheriff. " M