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ESTABLISHED IN 18S
HILLS WILL BUT'
STAPLE COTTON
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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.
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^ 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
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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.
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DAMAGE III MILL!1
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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.
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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
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PROHIBITION LAW HAS BEEN
h
VOTED OUT OF CONSTITUTION j -(
OF THE STATE.
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CONTEST WAS VERY CLOSE ^
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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?.
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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;
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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.
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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.
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