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I -J&gSL-... ESTABLISHED IN 18S HILLS WILL BUT' STAPLE COTTON * MR. J. ADGER SMITH HAS OFFERED THE FARMERS OF THE STATE A MARKET. EXPERIMENT AT LAURENS A Very Interesting Letter Has Been Received at the State Department? Some Very Good Prices Have Been Offered For the Said Cotton. N ^ Columbia.?An interesting letter i with reference to long staple cotton has been received at the state de^ partment of agriculture from J. AdV ger 8myth, Jr., president of Watts ) mill, which is located at Laurens. The farmers of the state are interI ested in a market for the long staple , cotton and the letter of President 1 Smyth er*>lalns the attitude of the manufacturers. The letter follows: understand that there has been Imore or less staple cotton planted in /South Carolina this year and as this I mill uses nothing but full 1 1-4 inch J staple cotton I will be glad to have you put me in communication with any farmers you know who are raising this class of cot'on. "You are aware of the fact that we are running a demonstration farm of ;our own this year, under the supervision of Ira W. Williams, superintendent of farm demonstration work, and while the stand is poor on account of the long continued drought we have some very fine cotton and expect the staple of this cotton to run 1 1-4 to 1 5-16 inches. "I bought from one local farmer last year, not for from the mill, 65 bales of cotton that averaged good middling and ran full 1 1-4 inches and we watched it very closely through the mill and are convinced that it was the equal, if not the superior. of any of the Mississippi cot ton mat we goi, ana i am maiung arrangements this year to furnish seed to a large number of planters in Laurens county for the 1912 season. "We have even gone a step farther and are putting up a gin on which we will gin nothing but staple cotton and which we think will be an encouragement to the growth of the long staples as it has always been a difficult question to get this cotton properly ginned on a saw gin and seed kept pure and s?parte. To Enforce Navigation Laws. On instructions from the department at Washington the custom house authorities are about to specially enforce the navigation laws, relating to the operation of the various craft in Charleston harbor, and In order to give the owners a little tinvj to prepare to meet the operation of the law it was determined to defere the enforcement or the law tor a few days. The law will be vigorously enforced and the custom house officials in giving notice of the proposed enforcement doeB so with the purpose of giving those boat owners i-n-ieht have suffered in the hurricane to replace their equipment and meet the requirements of the law Bond Election Has Been Ordered. i At an important meeting of council it was unanimously decided to i hold an election at the time for mu- i nicipal elections, the latter part of thk month, to decide whether or not | the town shall be bonded for the purpose of putting In waterworks < and sewerage. It is anticipated that < the people will vote for the water- , works as the popular feeling runs < high in favor of bonding the town. Kingstree has grown in rapid strides 1 during the past five years, develop- i ing from one of the old, sleepy, mossgrown towns of the state into a progressive, wide-awake little city, Situated as it is on the banks of the Black River in the fertile farm lands of Williamsburg and on the trunk line of the Atlantic Coast line railroad there is every reason to expect that Kingstree will be one of the lm- ; portant cities of the lower part of the state. 1 Farmers Campaign by Automobile. The second agricultural automo- J bile campaign has been started by the state department of agriculture. | A. C. Smith of the United States office of farm management Is making a trip through Lexington and Aiken counties. He will stop at a number of farms and give such information as is desired Among the places to be visited will be Blackville. Barn- i well. Fairfax. Bronson. Hampton, ?. Beaufort and several points in Colleton county. The trip will be made I in the interest of drainage. I Have Returned Seized Beverage. ' The latest development in the near-beer situation in Gaffney is the 1 return of the beer seized when the < raid was made by the sheriff. The ; seizure took place some weeks -ago I and since that time the beer has \ been stored at the county Jail until It 1 was returned to two o fthe owners by I Sheriff Thomas. The order to re- | turn the beer was from Solicitor Otts i and the return was made with the I understanding that the article be i shipped back to the brewery from i which it was bought. The Rice Crops Have Improved. Later advices show that the rico crop has improved and the industry is not in as bad condi on as was at first reported. The estimates of a loss of 5 to 90 per cent, will have to be changed, and perhaps the mini- i mum estimate then reported will be ' now more like the maximum range i of the loss. The heavy rains have helped the crop in freshening the water. The immediate repair of the banks was a wise precaution and ' helped !.o rice a great deal to reco . THE >1. HAVE PUWNTDA CAMPAIGN Congressman Lever at the Request of State Health Officer Has Asked Co-operation of Government. Lexington.?At the request of Dr. James A. Hayne, state health officer, Congressman Lever has taken up with Walter Wyman, surgeon general of the army, and L. O. Howard, chief entomologist of the department of agriculture, the matter of the detail of officers from their lespective services to cooperate with the state board of health in ascertaining if possible the cause of pellagra. The surgeon general has written Mr. Lever: "Pellagra is of great interest to this bureau and has been made the subject of continuous investigation for over two years. The preliminary studies were made in Co- I lumbla, and the work is now being carried on at the marine hospital at Savannah, Ga. Two officers of the service have been assigned to carry on the investigation mentioned. The | laboratory and statistical work can ! be done at Savannah with advantage. I but it has been found necessary in addition to undertake investigations of the disease in affected localities. I believe it would be entirely practicable and advantageous to make certain of the studies mentioned in South Carolina and Passed Assistant Surgeon C. H. Lavinder, who is in charge of the Investigation, will be communicated with regarding the matter. It would of course, be impracticable to undertake investigations independent of those now going on. but it is believed that with the aid of the health authorities of South Carolina these can be advanced." Mr. Lever is confident the detail from the surgeon general's service will be made. The chief entomologist. Dr. How- | ara, nas wruien: i nasien iu buiic that I have Riven the matter careful attention." (The matter of biting flies or insects being the cause of pelalgra?a theory advanced by certain prominent scientists.) "Unfortunately the only thorough expert in the bureau of entomology on the biting flies died last month, and we have no field man who would bo perfectly competent to undertake the task. I shall write at once to Dr. Hunter and ask him whether any of the men in his branch of the bureau can be detailed to make some studies along thj lines suggested by Dr. Hayne." ! South Carolina New Enterprises. The Bank of Williamston. William-' Bton, has been granted permission to Increase its capital stock from $20,000 to $50,000. Chartered: Harvie's Pharmacy, Greenville, to do a general wholesale and retail drug business, 1 capital stock $10,000; R. L. Harvie, president and treasurer; Thomas W. j Shuler, vice-president; W. S. Rank- j In, secretary. Chartered: Farmers' I Bank and Trust company, St. Mat- ! thews; to do a general bankin busi- ' ness; capital stock $35,000; D S. Murph, president; B. F. Bruce, vice- \ president: L. S. Dreher. secretary and treasurer. Chartered: Panola Ginning company. Greenwood, to do a general ginnery business; capital stock $4,000; F. S. Evans, president onH troaanror- T. R HlieheS. vice president; G. B. Merchant, secretary. Commissioned: Kershaw Real Sstate and Insurance company, Ker shaw; to do a general real estate and insurance business; capital stock $10,000: petitioners, Fred E. Oulvern. G. C. Welsh and J. C. Massy. Chartered: Gray Court Oil and Fertilizer tJbmpany, Gray Court; to manufacture cotton seed oil and products. Eau Claire Officers Were Elected. Officers for the town of Eau Claire j were elected, Fred Kortrlght being | sleeted mayor over L. T. Wilds and J. W. King. The vote for mayor was: Kortright 40, Wilds 25. King 6 S'.x aldermen were elected as follows: J. B. Dukes, C W. Newman. C. C. Muller. B. R Kirkland. H. 1). Lorick. T. E. Shealey The vote for aldermen was as follows: Dukes 66. Newman 62, Muller 61, Kirkland 50. Lorick 58, Shealey 43, J. B Roddev 34, L. H. Kelley 20, S. Brown Hyatt 13. L. T. Wilds, the retiring mayor, 6aid that he feels that the city government of Eau Claire will be in good hands and expressed great confidence in the success of the approaching administration. Plans For Road Are Taking Shape. Plans to construct an electric road from Abbeville to Easloy, 60 miles in length, passing through the city <.f Anderson, have taken definite shape, and it is beli?ved that within a short jvhile the work will be under way. M. N. Patterson of this city has been working on the project, making surveys, estimates and securing rights of way, and has been in constant touch with a prominent New York banking concern that has now announced that it will finance the buildig of the road. ^sks Authority to Appoint Board. Lieutenant Commander C. L. Pn Rose of the South Carolina battalion >f naval militia, has written to the adjutant general's office for authority to appoint a board of survey to report upon the damage by the cyclone to the property of the naval militia. He has practically determined upon the personnel of the board which is to consist of himself as commanding officer and Ordinance Officer 11. W. Crouch, also of Cliarleston; Paymaster W. H. Thomas of Beaufort and Paymaster Ira Jones of Georgetown. Municipal Commissioners. H. W. Connor. George Lunz and | \V. M. Bird were appointed municipal registration commissioners by Mayor Rhett to register the voters for the approaching municipal election. 1'nder the law the production of a coun ly registration certificate and receipt for the payment of taxes will make the applicant eligible for a municipal certificate. The production of this certificate at the poll on the day of the election will be requisite for rotlug. . : Fo F( DAMAGE III MILL!1 ? CHARLE8TONIAN3 ESTIMATE LOSS IN HURRICANE OF A FEW WEEKS AGO. FIGURES HARD TO GET AT The Storm of 1893 Was a More Disastrous One Than the Recent One? The Losses Then Having Been Placed at $1,162,500. Charleston, Sept. 7.?It has been A difficult matter to get an accurato accounting of the loss by the hurricane, but later investigation seems to beai out the estimate made on tho day after the storm that the losses in the city would be about 11,000,000. The damage by the storm is so widespread that this feature adds to the difficulty of making estimates, and people's ideas of the losses vary so much that when it comes to definitely figuring the amount in dollars it is a hard task. The first estimates are generally very much larger than are actually suffered and many people who sufTer heavily themselves ar?i also inclined to magnify the damages of others in making up a table of the kind. Estimates range from about $800,000 to $2,000,000 and over but the statement that the loss is within or just about the $1,000,000 mark seems to meet more generally with careful and competent figuring of conservative people. The waterfront damage is of course the largest item of the losses. In the | storm of 1893 the wharf damage was . much higher, but the waterfront has I not recently been in the condition that it should have been and there was not the property value at stake that there was in the previous hurricane. There was also less shiprvir.<r nrnnorl V at rlplr this vear than ytUfr psv/fvaij # 18 years ago. The estimate of $150,-1 000 damages to the wharf property i and J 100,000 to shipping Is consider- j ed conservative. Governor Grants Paroles. Columbia.?The governor wranted i paroles in a number of well known murder cases. A parole ! was granted to George Moody, con victed in Darlington county in 1899 I on the charge of murder and upon a recommendation to mercy was sen tenced to life in the state penitentiary. He was tried before Judge I Benet. A parole was granted to On Frith, convicted in 1908 in Abbeville county on the charge of manslaughter and sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. A parole was granted to Robert Small, convicted on the charge of murder with recommends- j tion to merry in the Darlington county court and sentenced to life in the ; state penitentiary. A parole was Unco PaaU u hn h'tq rnn. ! 51 aiilCU IV i?UOO V, VUll, ? UV T, MU vvu victed in Hampton county in 1906 on the charge of manslaughter and sen tenced to ten years in the peniten tiary. A parole was granted to Daisy Cook, who was convicted in Hampton county in 1906 on the charge of man slaughter and sentenced to six yaeri on the public works. Gov. Ansel r? fused a pardon to Daisy Cook on Bev eral occasions. Discussing Abbattoir Question. Charleston.?Fully two hours wert consumed by the committee on sani tary matters of City Council in dis cussing and considering the bill pro viding for the establishment of ac abattoir in Charleston. An attempt was made at the la6t meeting of th< City Council to rush the bill through in one session, but the move war blocked by Alderman Whltrnann, whc stated several citizens were raising objections to the location of the abit toir. To Attend a Conference. Columbia. Commissioner Watson left for Greenville to attend a con ference between the executive committee of the Cotton Manufacturers association and a committee from Clemson college on the cotton quarantine question. At the session of the general assembly two years ago a law was enacted forbidding the shipment of cotton into South Carolina after September 10 from the boll weevil territory. Have Raised Another Point. Columbia. ? Counsel for Messrs. Townsend. Scott & Son, of Baltimore, the bankers who contracted to pur chase at $1,100 premium the $75,OOC issue of Columbia township bonds, aumorizea Dy tne legislature, anu re cently voted, toward buying for the public the toll bridges spanning the Congaree and Broad rivers west of j Columbia, have raised another point ' against the securities, and the freeing of the bridges will be delayed until j this question has been cleared up an<f the bonds fully validated. Preparing For Red Shirt Reunion. Columbia.?Preparations for the re union of the Red Shirts, io be held in Columbia on the 27th and 2Rth of this month, are going on apace. Col. John G. Mobley, commander-in-chief of the Red Shirts, was in Columbia and has appointed as a committee to arrange for the Reunion Messrs. F. H. Wes- 1 ton. T. J. Harper, Christie Bonnet and Gen. Willie Jones. Reduced rates, it is stated, will be secured for the visitors to the Reunion, and indications arc that many will be numbered' among Columbia's guests County Auditors File Reports. Columbia. ? Reports filed by 24 county auditors with Comptroller General .Tones show the increase in j personal property in those counties I for this year as compared with last year to be about $3,500.000. The Increase in the value of real estate for taxation is shown to be approximately $1,500,000. The greatest increase in the value of real estate for taxation was found in Charleston county, the amount being $944,000. The greatest increase in value of persouU property was la Cherokee eoaaty. RT 3RT MILL, S. C., THUE FROM THE PALMETTO STATE Short Paragraphs of the General News That Has Been Gotten Together From Over the State. Columbia.?Commissioner Watson has accepted an invitation to deliver an address on October 18, at the Trlcounty fair to be held at Batesburg. Lancaster.?ai me inuuitipiii eievtion held here Judge Ernest Moore was elected mayor for the unexpired term of Former Mayor W. T. Gregory, who resigned. Judge Moore received 73 votes out of a total of 74 Edgefield.?Chief of Police E. W. Samuels suffered the misfortune of having his leg broken. The mule to the council cart became frightened and ran away, and in his efforts to stop him the wheel of the vehicle struck Mr. Samuels. The fracture is a serious one. Columbia.?H. W. Mobley of Heath Springs, in Lancaster county, has been appointed magistrate to fill out the unexpired term of J. L. Bell, resigned. R. E. Kennington of Texahaw, in KerBhaw county,' has been appointed magistrate to fill out the unexpired term of R. F. Kennington, resigned. Columbia.?The Southern Railway's special "Road Improvement Train." which is touring the South in the interests of the good roads movement, is meeting with a warm reception in South Carolina, its first week in the state ending at Belton before a large crowd, which evidenced a keen interest in the lectures and exhibit. Greenville.?A yellow cur. s vjr posed to be rabid, created a sensation in two of the mill villages about Greenville by attacking and biting four little children and two dogs. The dog was surrounded by a crowd of men and boys and stoned to death, after which it was decapitated and the head sent to Columbia for an examination. Union.?Court of common pleas convened here with Judge Ernest Gary presiding. Up to the present time two cases have been disposed of. In the case of Lawrence "Young against the Southern Cotton Oil company a consent verdict was rendered for the defendant after all the testimony was in, the suit having been for personal injuries. Charleston.?Advices have been received here that an inspector of the weather bureau is to be sent to Charleston to mnke an inspection of the service with special reference to the recent hurricane with so little notice of its coming. Chief Willis L. Moore has ordered the inspector here in view of the criticism which has been made of the service. Marion.?Marion is rejoicing at the splendid showing made by her fire laddieB in the reel races in Florence on Labor day. The Swamp Fox Fire company to a man covered them Belves with honor, and notwithstand ing the rainy day and the fact that Marion took first place, her representatives made the fastest time in the first race, winning the chief prize. Recently very commodious quarters have been fitted up for the comfort of the firemen Charleston.?George Washington, a negro, who is accused of having con^ mitted one of the biggest robberies of months in this city, is being detain ed at the Police Station while the de tective force is engaged In securing j additional evidence against him. On a charge of grand larceny of two : 0??l + c r\f laHv'o rlntlioc vnlii^H fit from Louis Cohen &* Co. Washington was referred to Magistrate O'Shaugh nessy. Ridgeville.?The Bank of Ridgevilk was organized with a capital stock ol 125.000, $15,000 being paid in. The! following officers were elected: Pres | ident, W. B. Browning; vice presi dent, J. E. Thrower; cashier. W. J Dukes: solicitor, St. Clair Mucken fuss The directors are. St. Clair Muckenfuss, J. E. Thrower, W. B Browning, J. M. Mizell, George Way W. T. Varnedoe and \\ . J. Dukes. Charleston.?Charged with grand larceny of automobile tubes and cas ings from W. F. Trotnby, of No. 46 Hasell street, Jerry West, colored, was given a hearing before Magistrate O'Shaughnessy, to whom the case had been referred from the Po lice Court. West was bound over for trial at the next term of the Court of General Sessions, in default of $500 bail bond. Darlington.?Something over 100 bales of cotton were sold here at the prevailing price of 11 5-8 cents. For the last few days cotton has been gradually increasing in the amount of sales. Cotton seed brought $17 per ton. Rock Hill.?The Carolina Traction company has begun the preliminary work on the construction of the electric lailway lines in Rock Hill. Oakland avenue is being graded. Ra(js and ties have been ordered and are expected here most any day. Experienced track-layers have been employed. Columbia?Attorney General Lyon had no announcement to make as to whether he will calj the graft cases for trial at the present term of the Richland county court. He will very jrobably announce his decision in a 'ew days. Union?A. D. Hopkins of the lTni ted States agricultural department, bureau of forestry, will be in Union and will deliver an address on tho pine beetle. This talk should be of much interest to the owners of Woodland in this section of tho state, where the beetle has already done considerable damage. Newberry.?A three-story barn belonging to Jas. M. Workman, a short distance from the city limits, burned with its contents. The loss is about $800 and there was no insurance. Greenwood.?The work at this place on the intertirban is progressing rapidly and. although at the present time there Is no prospect of the immediate laving of the rails, yet It will only he a matter of a few weeks until this will begin. The force of men under the Marshall company is now (it work both day and night in their effort to make ready for the rails to eorao ahng. :SDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1< PEOPLfOFMAINE : MA! HOW DRINK la PROHIBITION LAW HAS BEEN h VOTED OUT OF CONSTITUTION j -( OF THE STATE. . u CONTEST WAS VERY CLOSE ^ > Ballot Was Heavy and City Majorities : Were Barely Enough to Offset Country Vote?Returns From 499 ^ Out of 521 Cities and Towns. Portland, Me.?Unofficial and only 3 partly revised returns from 499 out of 521 cities, towns and plantations in J Maine gave a majority of 904 for re- f peal of the prohibitory constitutional ' amendp;ent. The missing 22 towns , cast less than 385 votes at the state \ election three years ago. Some 120,000 voters cast their 5 voteB on the question. With twenty- ' five towns missing, the vote was 60,878 for repeal and 59,563 against a ( change in the constitution. As had been predicted, the cities were the chief strongholds of the re- . peal faction, but the majority of 12,- ; 000 in the total city vote was barely t sufficient, according to the latest available returns, to ofTsct the vote of ; the rural communities. Although this vote did not equal * that of a year ago when the Demoj crats swept the state which for years . had been a Republican stronghold, the election was. without question, one of the most interesting contests j the state has ever known. There i ( was not a home in any section of the ( state, which had not been flooded with literature sent out by both sides, while the voters were waited upon by ' personal workers and harangued at public gatherings, to cast their ballots for or against repeal as the case might be. The result was that hundreds of voters who had wot visited ' the polls for years, with the possible exception of last year, were recorded. Banker Walsh May be Paroled. Washington.?The Federal prison i parole board will meet at Leaven1 worth penitentiary to hear the appli- I cation for parole made by John It. I Walsh, the convicted Chicago banker, ' now serving a five-year sentence for * his connection with the troubles of ] three banks. All pending indictments against Walsh have been dismissed, ' he has served one-third of his term ' and under the law is eligible to ap- 1 ply for release. The parole board's 1 findings, however are not effective ' without the approval of Attorney General Wickersham. The board will 1 hold a meeting at Atlanta penlten- i tiary, where about one hundred appli- 1 cations for parole will be considered i before the board proceeds to Leaven- I worth. No application will be pre- < sented in behalf of Charles W. Morse, . the New York banker, as he has not < served the required portion of his i sentence. ] Stole Two Five-Cent Tickets. New York.?"I am a disgrace to myself, to my country and my friends," ( said William B Ford when arraigned ( before a magistrate for sentence on his plea of guilty of stealing two five- j cent subway tickets. "But I am not responsible. I am the victim of some \ force I cannot resist. I used to be a , decent man." Ford graduated from i the University of Tennessee and was counsel for the Fort Worth and Den- I ver Railroad for twelve years. He < served as a lieutenant in the SpanishAmerican war, was wounded in each of three engagements in the Philippines and was honorably discharged. ] His descent dated from this time. Sea Island Cotton Growers to Meet. Montgomery, Ala.?President C. S. j Barrett of the National Farmers' , Union Issued an official call for a { mass-meeting of the sea Island cotton j growers of Florida, Georgia and South ( Carolina, to convene in the city of , Valdosta, Ga., on September 29 and ' 30, the first session to open at *0 a. m. i , September 29. i Representative Latta Passes Away. Rochester, Minn. ? Representative 1 James P. Latta of Tekamah, Neb., i , who had served in the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses, was a DemoI crat. has passed away. He was active < in the last Congress, but because of ill health did not figure to any extent in the extra session. Having been for many years president of the First , ; National bank of Tenkamah, he was particularly Interested in banking afj fairs and was placed on the banking ? ? ? ' Wa IJamoo and currency comiuiut-u vi mo nuuov. He took interest in Indian legislation. Wedding Fees Amounted to $50,000. New Orleans.?That the ministry is a paying proposition from a wordly standpoint is borne out by the fact that from wedding fees alone in his 27 years as rector of Trinity Kpiscoppal church of this city. Rev. A. Gordon Bakewell,, has taken in $50,000. Rev. Bakewell Is careful to keep his statistics correct and they show that during his pastorate here he has performed 10,056 wedding ceremonies, with an average fee of $5.00 each, has baptized 1,099 babies and has officiated at 2,001 funerals. , Plot to Rob the Smithsonian. New York.?The police here are in; restigating an alleged plot to rob the Smithsonian Institution in Washington of some of the museum's most valuable American relics which the government could not duplicate at any price. It is the intention of the man, acoording to the story brought to the police through an informer, to hold the relics for a large ransom. The Informer told the police that the plot was being engineered by a man formerly employed by a lock company, who bad a number of duplicate key?. m . Ti >11. IEWS OF SOUTH CAttdUNA lews That Has Been Collected by the Editor From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Charleston?Bids were opened by he United States department for urnishing of snag and dredge boats sr use on rivers in South Carolina. Lancaster.?At the municipal elecIon held here Judge Ernest Moore ras elected mayor for the unexpired erm of Former Mayor W. T. Gregry, who resigned. Judge Moore reeived 73 votes out of a total of 74 ast. Columbia?Adjf. Gen. Moore has eturned from Camp Perry, Ohio, 1 fho Grtllth mere lie i>iwui|>auitu vuw uv-.larolina team taking part in the nalonal rifle shoot. The South CaroIna team finished 36th among the ther states of the United States. Cope.?With practically the whole if last week loBt from the cotton tatch on account of the wet weather ,nd with another downpour which looded everything the farmers here,bout are blue. The situation has ;otten to the serious stage. Gaffney.?'The Rev. T. Ellison 5lmp8on. of Society Hill, who was endered a call to the pastorate of he Limestone Presbyterian church, n this city, has declined the call and vill not come to GafTnev. This anlouncement will bring regret to the learts of the people of Gaffney be:ause the universal hope had been tngaged in that Mr. Simpson would lee fit to come here. Chester.?S. 13. Morgan, formerly l Chester merchant, now a resident )f Rock Hill, was arrested here on a varrant sworn out by Deputy Inlurance Commissioner Wharton, iharging him with setting fire to his )wn property to collect the insurince. Morgan was committed to jail >ut was later released on a $600 )ond. The fires occurred here and vere several in number. Columbia.?The Alumni Associa:Ion of Thompson's School Is still at vork perfecting plans for the retnlon, which must be delayed in :onsequence of the detail work nec?ssary to perfect a correct list of the liumni. I ne main pur^ua una uccu lugumented with thp idea of placing 1 tablet or memorial where the old school house stood, and it will be placed with appropriate ceremonies jn the day of the reunion. Rock Hill.?City council voted a franchise to the Rock Hill Telephone company to run 25 years. This company has for several years been trying to get a franchise, its old one Paving expired, but there was until recently decided opposition to the giving away of franchises. The franchise in question will during its life pet the city of Rock Hill $12,750 in the way of special franchise tax and regular license tax. Tatum.?The opening of the >ffirlt)oro high school was one of the most encouraging in the history of the school. The attendance was good Hid enthusiasm was shown in all the exercises. Dr. J. H. Rose, chairman of the board, and Rev. B. I. Murphy, pastor of the Methodist church made talks. The following ire the teachers: ('has. C. Klnard, principal; Miss Francis Anderson Miss Helen Thomas and Miss Agnes Jones, assistant. Charleston.?J. G. Jenkins, of this I'" onH lnricraH in in 11 ^11/, nao tu icon u uuu .w... on a warrant issued by Magistrate W. P. Caskey of Lancaster, charg ing him with breach of trust. Jen kins engaged counsel upon being ar rested and habeas corpus were served on the sheriff when Magistrate Caskey's constable arrived from Lancaster for his man. The result Is that Jenkins is still In the Charles ton county jail. Jenkins is the pro prietor of a pressing club and cleaning establishment on King street. Florence. -Adams A- Krvin. a well known local firm of civil engineers, has undertaken to make a map of Florence county, giving the public highways and the names of people living along the routes and all o! the public streams. They will also give each township and tno boundaries thereof. Mr. Ervin has made a canvass of the county and has a great deal of the matter In hand for this work, and it is hoped to have the map ready for sale and distribution in a month's time. Anderson.?Anderson made the offer to President Hooper of the American Automobile association of a second trophy to bo entered in the (Hidden tour, the trophy to be in the shape of a silver cup to cost $1,000 and to be contested for from year tc year. Galveston.?That the sentiment of the Galveston cotton exchange is against the central bureau plan for validating cotton bills of lading was shown by the unanimous adoption of a report of a special committee which had investigated the plan and objected thereto. Camden?In the appointment of delegates to the cotton convention at Montgomery, Ala., September 12, O nr,?!n.mnn. (rnm U or unci*-" * UO UKJ m ..V. sbaw county. Some of the best farmers in the state are found here, and they would like to see the appoint ment of a representative from here Orangeburg.?Upon the convening of the cewrt of general sessions the case against Robert Chestnut indict ed for the murder of Will R. Sabin was taken up and upon arraignment the defeendant offered a pleJl of not guilty. The array of counsel in the case Is very strong. Heath Springs?The Heath Springs public school opened with a full attendance, and a very successful year in school work is expected. Woodruff.?The Northside graded school and the high school opened with a large enrollment. Northside having a larger number than last year by 95. The enrollment this year is 195. Chester.?Anderson Green, Mose Chisolm, Delia Caldwell, Bud Lee and Lily White were arrested on the charge of running blind tigers, the warnmts being sworn out by J, A. Htttok; \ [MES WILL WAIT ON TIE SUPREME COURT THE NEW ANTI-TRUST CASES ARE TO GIVE THE TRIBUNAL A CHANCE. TO INTERPRET CLOUDY LAW The "Hard Coal" and the "Cotton Corner KroDiems mpc com vc?y Unique and Knotty?To Show How the Law Should be Enforced. Washington?More light on the aplication of the Sherman anti-trust law to the business of the day is expected from the Supreme Court of the United States shortly after the opening of its session next month. Several "anti-trust cases" advanced for early consideration by the tribunal, are being relied upon to give the I court greater opportunity than that | afforded in the recent Standard oil and tobacco decisions to interpret the law ar J to impress upon the country how the court proposes the law should be enforced. It is planned by the court in the first month of its session to hear arguments in the so-called "hard coal case,' the "cotton corner case" and the "St Louis bridge case." Possibly later in the session the court may consider the so-called "turpentine trust case." Each Involves knotty problems growing out of attempts of the government to punish alleged violations of the Sherman anti-trust law. With the exception of the so-called "turpentine oase," the government has been defeated in the lower court and has appealed to the Supreme Court to uphold its interpretation of the law. The "hard coal case" constitutes a government attack on the principal anthracite coal-carrying railroads and coal-owning companies in Pennsylvania. It is claimed that since 1895 these companies have been parties to a combination and conspiracy with the general object of ending competition among themselves in the transportation and sale of anthracite coal and of preventing the sale of the independent output in competition with their own, designing hereby to secure to themselves a virtual monopoly. Besides this, general conspiracy, not only forming a part oi the general conspiracy but occupying an indepen; dent existence, have been charged by the government. Woman Was Brutally Assaulted. Fort Worth, Tex.?Mrs. Brown, wife of George Brown, a wealthy farmer living 7 miles southwest of Brownwood, was brutally assaulted and mortally wounded while asleep on her bed on the front porch of her home. The assassin used an iron bar in his attack upon Mrs. Brown. Her skull was crushed. The husband, a man of middle age, has been arrested and Is being held pending the death of tho woman and the coroner's verdict. According to Brown's statement he and j his wife were asleep on the porch and he awakened suddenly to see a man ?? ? -? A _|1, standing over .Mrs. orowa huu miming her on the head with an Iron club. He said the Intruder then : struck at him and he dodged and ran to the door for his gun Youngest Grandmother on Record. Atlanta, Oa.?A grandmother of twc children at the age of 29 and of three at 30 years, is the record of Mrs. E W. Render of this city. It is claimed that Mrs. Render is the youngest grandmother on record and her case one of fiie most remarkable outside of Meal countries. Mrs. Render, who it 31 years old, was born in 1880 in South Carolina. She was married to E. W. Moore at Columbia, S. C., in 1892. She was only 1' years and 3 months old when her first child was born. This child, a daughter, was married in 1909 to Edward Sin, clair and in January, 1910, gave birth ' to twins, the mother being barely 10 and the grandmother not yet 30. In January of this year. Mrs. Bender's daughter gave birth to another child, making the third grandchild. Airman Carries Post Bag. London, flusfav Hamei left the Hendon aviation field for Windsor with the first aerial posf bag. Thou! con,ic r>h<mrorl him while the band played the national anthem. Unfa1 vorable weather delayed the start. The mail bap contained missives for all the crowned h is of Europe, a present of a pack of cigarettes foi King George from lie manufacturers communications i Idressed by the premier to the various cabinet min isters and foreign mbassadors, colon lal ministers and London editors. Two Cars Start on Glidden Tour. Now York. ? F"om the national headquarters of flu automobile asso ciation of America, two Flanders cars started on the pathfinding trip of the lf?l 1 Glidden tour, from New York tc Jacksonville, Fla. A. L. Wosfgard Is the pathfinder. His trip will covet 1,400 miles. The pathfinders routs runs through Staunton and Roanoke Va., Winston-Salem and Charlotte, N C, Anderson, S ('., Alfnata, Macon and Savannah, Ga.. thence to Jack sonville. There are many prizes of offered for this tour. Bring Banker Into Bribery Muddle. Montgomery, Ah.?John W A Sanford, of Montgomery, representing the prosecution in the bribery cases lodged against \\ . M. Moses, and De ronda Levy, excise commissioners a Girard, Ala., said a warrant would bt sent out for the arrest of a promlnen banker of Columbus. Ga., who he de clared was the mampulator in the al leged bribery schc ne. The Georgti citizen, he states, is president of i bank of Russel county, in the stat of Alabama, $1.25 PER YEAR IN READINESS FOR 0PENIN6 Eight Hundred Applicants Accepted For the 1911-1912 Session of Clemson College?Opening Near. Clemson College?Dr. W. M. Rlggs. president of Clemson college, in an interview stated that everything would be in readiness for the opening of the college. The work on the barracks is nearing completion. The additional story to barracks No. 1, giving 50 new rooms, has added greatly to the attractiveness of the building. The porch with its big columns. will increase the beauty and comfort of barracks No. 2. The porch will not be completed by the time for the opening, but will be finished at an early date. The additional rooms will give accommodations to about 100 more students and all available space will be occupied. There are over 800 accented applicants. At least 800 will be present at the opening, bat this nuniDer win uneiy d*j khiou uuwu iu about 730, as tbat Is the running capacity of the institution. More hare been accepted than can be permanently accommodated, because experience has shown that a considerable number fail to make the classes they are trying for and return to their homes or go to other schools. Every Indication points to the largest and most promising opening the college has ever had. Practically all members of the faculty and officers of the college returned to Clemson on September 1, and they have been busy in their respective departments getting all details in readiness for the opening of the session. Various members of th<^ faculty spent the summer at work teaching in summer schools in this Btate and in other sections of th? country. Members of the agricultural faculty have spent an unusually busy summer in holding farmers' institutes throughout the Btate and in making addresses at meetings of various kinds. The farm demonstration train traversed the entire stafe and did excellent work that will tell on the prosperity of the commoawealth in years to come. Examination For Postal 8ervice. An examination will be held at Columbia on November 1 for the position of clerk and carrier in the postoffice service. Regarding the salaries paid those holding these positions and the chance for promotion, the circular Issued by the ciril service commission says: "Clerks in offices of the first and secbnd classes and carriers in the city delivery service are divided into six grades, as follows: First grade, Balary $600; second grade, salary $800; third grade, salary $900; fourth grade, salary, 1,000; fifth gade, salary, $1,100; sixth grade, salary $1,200. Clerks and carriers at first-class offices will be promoted successively to the fifth grade, and clerks and carriers at second-class oflices will be promoted successively to the fourth grade. All promotion of both clerks and carriers will be made at the beginning of the quarter following the expiration of a year's service in the next lower grade. No promotion will be made except upon evidence satisfactory to the postofflce department of the efficiency and faithfulness of the employee during the preceding year. When a cler* or carrier fails of promotion bocause of unsatisfactory service he k may be promoteA^.at the beginning nt thA aornnH nitaariwr thereafter. or I" mv M ~ "** "* - " - ' V; of any subsequent quarter, on evidence that his record has been sat, isfactory during that period. > Pomlse Fight Over Bridge. I V.'hat bids fair to become a warm contest was begun before the county board of commissioners of Lexington when Attorney E. L. Asbill of Loesvllle, representing D. L. Epilog and others, asked for a hearing as to the location of the new steel bridge to bo erected by the county commissioners near Araick's ferrjp It seems that a majority of the peo- . pie have agreed that the bridge should be erected a lew miles further down the river, claiming It would be of more benefit to the people of Lexington county than It would be to erect a bridge at Amlck's where, it is said, it would benefit other counties more than Lexington. Clsmson Mandamus Not Up. The mandamus proceedings instl tilted by W. B. Tayloh and Ouy B. Taylor of Lexington county against Cole L. Blease, governor, chairman of the state board of education, J. S. Swearingen, secretary of the board, W. M. Rigge, president of Clemson college; the faculty of Clemson cob lege, and Jefferson D. Sharp, did not come up before Judge J. 8. Wilson j as was expected. The proceedings Involve the right of a preparatory student at Clemson to a scholarship in the college. Has Been Acquitted of Murder t^harf# I In the court of general sessions M. H. Kelly, a well-known citizen of , Greenville and a man of some promt, aence, was acquitted of a charge of , murdering James Boyle, also white , and rather well known. A few iffc . nesses were Introduced to show that , ; Kelly flred the shots In self-defehse, after which the solicitor stated that ba would not ask for a verdict. Judge t Meraminger thereupon directed a vafdiet of not guilty. James Boyle was shot down on the sidewalk la front of the United States postofflce. Cotton Crop Is Decidedly Off. The continued rains and the low prices have decidedly hurt the market ' ;ln cotton at Lynchburg. Some farm* ? era complain that their cotton Is . 1 sprouting in the boll and all report a t I considerable quantity on the ground. , 'It is estimated by good Judges that t tho crop is off at leaat 25 per cant ? and some estimate It at even mora |. - than that. Prices have ranged from a 11.15 to 11.49, with very few sales. a j The farmers seem disposed to hold t6t a higher prices. 8enitor E. D. Smith ai? rises the farmers to hold their nettoA. - j :