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QUI EXCHANGE
i OLD FOR TRE HEW
SUPERINTENDENT r?p EDUCATION
! CALLS ATTENTION TO BOOK
I CONTRAC"..
BOOKS IN USE MAY BE HAD
Mr. J. E. twearingen Has Sent Letters
to Those Having Book3 For Use
in the Schools of mc Ctate of South
Carolina.
Columbia.?J. E. Swcaringen, state
superintendent of education and secretary
of state }>oard of education,
has called upon all managers of textbook
depositories in the state to cooperate
in supplying the new bock
adoptions to the schools of the state.
The following instructions are
given:
"Under the text-book' contract of
the South Carolina state board of
education with the 29 publishers
whose books have been adopted for
use in the schools of the state, liberal
exchanr# terms have been granted
to all ?iurchaecrn. Any old books
In use from 1906 to 1911 are exchangeable
for any aew books to be used
under the recent state adoption.
"An old book that can be recognized
1b exchangeable. The condition
of the books or the leaves, and
the number of missing leaves, should
not be taken into consideration. The
only requirement is that the old book
shall be on the sam esubject as the
new book introduced.
"All exchange prices are printed or
pasted on the inside of the front cover
of the new texts. Purchasers and
dealers may secure full and clear information
by reference to these official
labels. Promotional exchange
does^ not require that the new book
shall be on the same subject as the
old book presented by the purchaser.
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1 Ills point js uifttriy uuwreu uj kv
tlon 6 of the state text-book contract.
"The central text book depository
should fill all cash orders within three
days after their receipt. If any delay
In the delivery of books occurs,
please report promptly to the state
superintendent of education.
Cotton Pest Not "Army Worm."
That the post now doing great
damage to South Carolina cotton is
not the?feared "army worm," as Is
generally believed, but the cotton leaf
caterpillar (argiilacea Alabama), is
the statement made hy James Henry
Rice, Jr., state game warden and an
authority on the fauna of South Carolina.
Mr. Rice explaius that the cotton
leaf caterpillar has for years extracted
its toll from the cotton fields
of America and uses the devastation
at this time as a hint to the people
of the necessity of preserving the insect-eating
birds of the state.
Plead Guilty to Minor Charges.
The Spradley-Holstein case was
\ called for trial and the defendants. A.
L. Albert, Sidney, Grover and Richard
Holsteln and Dock Cockrell, were
arraigned. Three distinct charges
were preferred against them, murder,
assault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons, and
conspiracy. The defendants pleaded
guilty to the two toinor charges and
were respectively, fined $75, the
charge of murder in connection with
the death of Mrs. Mattie Spradley, being
continued until the next Court of
General Sessions. These two latter
indictments covered only the interference
with young CoHimbus Spradley
and Zeney Rowe, Ifen Spradley
was beaten across the line in Saluda
territory and an indictment has been
made out against them in the county
covering this feature of the affair.
Newberry Real Estate Valuation.
The books of Newberry county's auditor,
just completed, shows the value
of real estate In the county to be $7,767,365;
of personal property, $2,659,440;
of railroad, telephone and telegraph,
$860,765, making a total of $7,199,570
of taxable property. /
Lexington County Fair Soon.
The people of Lexington are looking
forward to the coming of the Lexington
county fair with a great deal
of interest and pleasure. The fair this
year will be held on October 24. 26 and
26, and many preparations are already
being made for the event. C. M.
Efird, secretary of the association, is
busily engaged getting the premium
lists distributed before the people.
The grounds and buildings will be
in fine shape within the next few days
an<l everything will be done to accommodate
the exhibitors.
Magistrate Had Busy Day.
Magistrate Prickett had a busy day
at St. Matthews giving preliminary
hearing to alleged "blind tigers." Five
cases were heard and four defendants
all negroes, were bound over to the
circuit court. The interesting part of |
the cases were that they were worked
up by a woman detective, who was
one of the principal witnesses for
the state. The woman is of good address
and would never create any suspicion
as to her purposes from her
general appearances. She makes an
admirable witness.
Will Treat the Hookworm.
The Orangeburg county board of
township commissioners have finished
the work of their last quarterly meeting
of this year and have adjourned.
The first day's session was taken
up in routine business. The second
day was devoted to hearing special
matters, complaints, petitions, etc. Dr.
Ward, of the state board of health,
appeared before the board in regard
to the establishment of a hookworm
dispensary in Orangeburg county for
the treatment of the hookworm disease
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THE STATEls MOVING AHEAD
About $30,000,000 Ha* Been Invested
in New Enterprise* Since the
First of the Year 1911.
Columbia.?It is estimated that at
least $$0,000,000 has been invested in
new enterprise? in South Carolina
since the first of the year. In his
monthly statement R. M. McCown,
the secretary of the state, shows that
he has turned over $32,338.30 to the
state treasurer since the first of the
year as office fees. The fees of the
office for last year amounted to $23,122.32.
This means that for the first
nine mouths of 1911 about $10,000
more was collected than during the
en'ire year cf 1910.
The secretary' of state will in a few
days issue a statement showing the
amounts that have been invested in
the various counties of the state. It
is thought that Greenville county will
lead the state in the amount invested.
Reports secured by the state department
of agriculture show that
about $9,000,000 has been invested in
new cotton mills since the first of the
vpar A number of fertilizer compa
nies have been organized and the capital
stock of these will aggregate sev^
oral hundred thousand dollars. At
least 11,000,000 has been invested in
new banks.
The statement to be issued will show
that a lai'ge number of real estate
companies ha\? been organized, especially
in the coast counties of the
state.
The Hold Over Grand Jurymen.
As is customary at the end of each
year the members of the grand jury
have drawn lots for the purpose of
ascertaining which six will serve on
the Jury in 1912. The drawing took
place in open court. The hold-overs
for next year are as follows: A. S.
Prince, J. L. Duffy, E. C. Gerard, R.
P. Evans, W1 N. Breur, Leon T. Benson.
The following thirty-six petty'
jurors were drawn to serve during
the week commencing Monday, October
16:
Bartley Bull, William Webster, A.
B. Hunt, J. A. Lofton, J. F. Morrison,
Samuel Berkmann, W. D, Mlddleton,
L. W. Rhodes, F. H. Harleston, C.
Dawson, R. B. Lebby, Samuel Lap
ham, E. E. Bellinger, S. W. Bobia, C.
H. L. Helm. W. P. Pauls, R. E. Evans,
J. M. Arledge, J. M. Boykln, J. C.
Nimitz, M. L. Clark, C. A. Wlndheira,
O. F. Klaren, M. I. Knight, W. J.
Condon. J. L. Rice, D. L. Moody, C. 1
N. Flshburne, J. C. Townsend, H. A.
Smith. Jr., S. B. Elfe, M. C. Fort, W.
F. Quincy, B. J. Anderson, C. H.
Amme, D. S. Burnett.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state, R. M. McCown.
has given the Sumter Savings
bank of Sumter the right to increase
its capital stock from $25,000 to $150,000.
A general banking business will
be conducted. A charter has been issued
to the Carolina Electric Supply
company of Greenville with a capital
of $3,000. The officers are L. Stoddard,
president and vice-preslc.ent, and
H. G. Cushman, secretary and treasurer.
A commission has been issued
to the Werrell Plumbing Company of
Spartanburg with a capital stock of
$1,000. Petitioners W. J. Werrell
and S. 3. Hawkins. The Park Driving
club of Greenville has been commissioned
with a capital stock of
$500. The petitioners are J. P.
Knight and J. F. Hicks. A charter
has been issued to the Union County
Real Estate and Investment company
of Carlisle with a capital stock of
$25,000. The officers are: W. H. Gist,
president; C. A .Jeter, vice-president,
and Sadie Jeter, secretary and treasurer.
Aiken Lets Paving Contract.
The contract for paving Main street
has been signed by city council, W.
H. Hlte being tne successiui omoer,
the price for paving the block being
$13,500. It is stipulated in the contract
that the work is to commence I
in 15 days after October 15 and to be
completed within 60 days. The order
for the vitrified brick has been awarded
to the Hankinson Brick company
of North Augusta A four-inch crushed
rock and concrete base will be put
down and a two-inch sand cushion
is to cover the concrete, the brick
to be laid on this base.
Ninety-Six.?At a meeting of the
town council W. O. Lipscomb was
elected clerk and treasurer
Made Answer to Criticism.
Through the attorney of the board
W. Turner Logan, the county commisioners
have made answer to the
criticism passed in the grand jury
presentment on the matter of not having
taken steps to erect a new court
house. The lack of money is responsible
for the county using the old
court house. The answer of the board
was made to Judge Seuse and was in
the hands of the grand jury when
It made its presentment to the court.
The reply Is made in answer to the
recommendation of the grand jury.
Have Asked For Special Meeting.
At the chamber of Commerce meeting
a communication was read from
Mr. Burrell Boykin, of Boykins, asking
that the chamber hold a special
meeting aB a number of farmers from
his section would like to coine up to
Camden to confer with the chamber
in reference to rural policemen for the
lower part of the county. He said that
the conditions are such that it is absolutely
necessary that some steps be
taken immediately. Several members
of the chamber stated that they would
like to see something done.
Camden Wants Aviation School.
At the meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce a letter was read from
Gen. Allen, chief of the United States
signal corps, who stated that the war
department would consider Camden
in choosing the winter headquarters
for the army aeroplanes used in the
signal corps and aviation school. Camden
has a number of advantages to
ofTer the government in locating the
aviation school there and the Chamber
of Commerce will pull hard to *nnd th<
school. It means that a r>- ' - *
army officer? will win: :
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GENERAL OFFICE FOR THIS WORK
HAS BEEN OPENED IN CITY
OF COLUMBIA. 1
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ASSURED OF CO OPERATION '
George H. Stevenson, General Man- i
ger of Exposition Has Been Getting
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Promises From Many Sources?For
Upbuilding of State. i
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Columbia.?With the opening of the
general offices in rooms 7 and 9 of
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tnr Palmetto bank building the wcrk t
of making the next National Corn
show a success has actively b?gun. i
The exposition, which will be inter- 1
national in itr scope, is to be educational
along agricultural lines. It will (
be held in Columbia in January, 191S. <
George Ftevcnson is general inana- 1
1 ger and secretary of the exposition. 1
He is busily engaged in preparing for
the exposition. Mr. Stevenson said
that he would be glad to meet ail
farmers and business men visiting
Columbia so as to explain the features
of the exposition in detail. He has a
number of interesting pictures showing
the scope of the show.
Many letters have been received at
the general offices of the exposition
from state experiment stations p.omislng
co-operation to make the show
a success.
Mr. Stevenson recently returned
froip a trip through the North and
WeBt. He visited a number of agricultural
experiment stations of the
leading agricultural states. He secured
assurance that many of the
states will have exhibits at the exposition
to be held here. While in
Washington he conferred with officials
of the national department of agriculture.
He waB assured that the .arious
branches of the departments
will send exhibits to Columbia. *
The sum of $40,000 will be required
to make the exposition a success. The
work of raising this fund is in charge
of A. McP. Hamby, secretary of the
Columbia Chamber of Commerce. He
has received assurances that many
counties of this state will assist. The
exposition will be given for upbuilding
the state of South Carolina along
agricultural lines.
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Charleston.?The following trans- j
fers of real estate have been recorded \
j in the office of the register of mesne
conveyance recently: Virginia it. (
Hughes to Edward W. Hughes, prcin- (
ises on northwest corner of Went- ,
worth and Smith streets, considers!
tion $15,000. B. G. Oaillard. trustee, J
to Henry George Condon, Lot No. 36 ^
F Chicora Place, consideration $251. ,
E. G. Gaillard, trustee, to C. B. Wei- '
ker, Lot No. 13 E, Chicora Place, consideration
$300. William J. Hanlon
et al to Margaret A. Johnson, premises
on northwest corner of Wentworth
and St. Philip streets, consideration
$6,000. Margaret A. Johnson 1
to Daniel B. Williamson, premises on
the west side of Elizabeth street, consideration
$2,800. James Sottile to 1
the Isle of Palms Development Company,
the Isle of Palms and personalty.
consideration $50,000.
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The State Fair Auto Races.
Columbia?The automobile races arranged
for the state fair will be held I
under the auspices cf the Automobile i
Club of Columbia, and the official rep- i
resentative of the American Automo- I
bile association, Mr. A. Mc. P. Hamby, I
secretary and treasurer of the local i
organization of autoists. Twelve and '
three sheet posters have been put on I
bill boards all over South Carolina i
and the largest towns in Georgia and I
North Carolina. One member of the
autcmobile race committee in speak-:
ing of se state fair contests said:
"The Auk Clubf of Columbia, has a
representath * now in Detroit, getting j
entries to the ac<?s and 1 am sure that
he will meet w, h success while there. |
The officials of . e races have receiv- I
ed a good many h ters from the different
manufactuers, Oating that it was
their intention to t op over in Columbia
on their way ? the Savannah
races.
Business Men I old Meeting.
Anderson.-Sixty tisiness men of
Anderson, Abbeville and Easley met ;
here and agreed upon a plan to raise
; sufficient money to get an expert engineer
to ccme here to verify the sur- ]
veys and estimates for the Abbeville
to Easley, via Anderson electric raili
road. This engineer will report his |
findings to a well-known concern in
New York whicli has agreed to finance
the building of the road. The road
wili be sixty miles in length and will
cost approximately $800,000 with
everything considered.
Farmers Are Much Concerned.
Mallory.?Farmers here are naturally
much concerned about the persistent
slump in the price of cotton.
All those who can are holding for better
prices, but most of them are compelled
to sell, owing to the lack of
storage warehouses in this section, i
The crop in this part ol the county '
is considerably below an average, and
the farmers are able to find but little encouragement
in present conditions.
All possible progress is being made
in picking the crop, but the scarcity
of pickers is being felt.
Busy Making Preparations.
Abbeville.?Abbeville is busy making
preparations for its annual county
fair on October 18, 19, and 20. The
grounds, building and race track are
being put in first class condition and
new and larger quarters are being
built for stock and poultry. Several
fine carnival attractions have been secured
for the amusement of the crowds
and a good band has been engaged.
The racing Uiis year promises to attract
special attention. Horses are arriving
already and being driven every
aftemccn ra the track.
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FRUiVi THE PALMETTO~STATE
Paragraphs of the Latest General
News That Has Been Carefully
Gotten Together.
Charleston.?The citizens of Chareston
will undertake to raise $100,>00
to aid in the establishment of a
ice of 8tearnsips to Panama.
Sumter.?T. D. DuBose has forward?d
to the governor his regination as
i member of the board of Sumter
;ounty board of registration, after
rears of faithful and efficient service.
Camden.?A part cf Lee county
vants to come back to Kershaw coun:y
and a committee was appointed to
ook into the wishes of the citizens
>f that section, which was formerly
i part of Kershaw county, and give
hem assistance should they need it.
Chester.?Otto McConnell, white,
s wanted here on a charge of forgery
ina a warrant iur mo itnnii id nun n>
he hands of the sheriff. It is alleged
hat McConneii, while a guest of the
Carolina Inn in this city, secured mon y
from the proprietor, H. C. Rohr, to
he amount of $60 by pretending to
>e W. C. Gibbes, Jr.
Anderson.?Because of his inability
;o get a special judge to preside over
he regular term of common pleas
:ourt in the absence of Judge Klugh,
?ho is ill, Chief Justice Jones hAB
vired that the term be abolished.
2ourt is supposed to convene here on
Monday the last three weeks. Many
:ases of importance are oa the docket
*eady for trial.
Sumter.?The citizens of Sumter.
:he firemen in particular, and Aldernan
J. F. Glenn, chairman of the'
Ire department committee, are on the
inxious bench as to whether city council
will purchase a combination autonobile
chemical engine and hose wag>n,
or a combination pumping engine
ind hose wagon, or whether council
vill purchase either.
Florence.?The campaign for raisng
of $200,000 for the three education
nstitutions of the Presbyterian
Church in South Carolina was success'ully
and enthusiastically launched in
Florence, the "Little Gate City" of
soutn Carolina, anu iue iuuutumis
ook place In the parlors of the First
Presbyterian church, in East Evans
itreet.
Newberry.?Henry Shell, a negro,
>perating Alex C. Welch's farm three
niles north of Newberry, sold six
jales of long staple cotton here for
17 cents a pound. The net profits of
he six bales were $349.87, He has
1 acres of long staple that he says
sill make ten large bales. He says
t yields fully as well as the short
ttaple if not better.
Spartanburg.?From some source
he impression has gained ground that
he franchise granted the Greenville,
Spartanburg & Anderson Railway
company by the city council will not
be accepted by the company. Within
the next few weeks, it is stated, a
meeting of the directors of the cornpatty
will be held in Greenville, at
which time this matter will be taken
up.
Rock Hill.?President Long, of the
Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce, has
called a public meeting of that body,
to which all citizens are Invited, at
which time President Cherry, of the
Carolina Traction Company, will explain
his plans for the connection with
the Seaboard Air Line. It Is expected
that there will be a large nfeeting. as
this is a matter of great importance in
Rock Hill.
Winnsboro.?Miss Kate Meares, the
talented daughter of R. A. Meares, of
Ridgeway, has been awarded a scholarship
?n the Columbia University in
Mew York city by the Daughters of
the Confederacy for a most meritorious
essay written on the War B^
tween the Sections. Miss Meares has
been a student at this university for
the past year. She is at present engaged
in teaching.
Belton.?The army worm is invading
the farming section around Belton
in countless millions. The leaves
of the cotton plants have been completely
stripped, and in a grer/. many
cases the reports indicate that the
youn, tender bolls have been badly
damaged. This, together with 9 3-4
cents cotton, makes the outlook for
the farmer very discouraging indeed.
There has been no effort to check the
ravages of the army worm, as it comes
and "passes like a ship in the night."
Orangeburg.?At a meeting of the
board of township commissioners of
Orangeburg county, held at the office
of the county supervisor, an appropriation
was made for the establishment
of six hookworm medicine dispensaries
in this county. The county has
long felt the need of such institutions
Lexington.?A large alligator was
killed in Mrs. J. C. Fort's pond at
Pellon a few days ago. It weighed
52 pounds and was about six feet in
length. It is understood that alligators
have been plentiful in this pond
for a number of years, but this is the
first one to be killed.
Greenville.?The board of trade has
appointed a committee to take up the
matter of the establishment in Greenville
of a winter camp. A delegation
will be sent to Washington the latter
part of the week to confer with the
federal authorities.
Camden.?The matter of locating
the Clemson College experiment station
here, that is to be located in the
sand hill section of the state, was discussed.
and it seems that Camden has
an excellent chance of obtaining it.
The matter is to be pushed further,
and nothing will he left undone in the
way of securing it.
Charleston.?The jury In the case
of the state vs. Robert and Fannie
Forest, Fred Mack and Andrew Nelson,
indicted for the murder of John
Williams returned a verdict of not
guihy, and the four negroes were
giv^n their liberty.
Orangeburg.?The governor has appointed
Supervisor F. J. D. Felder, of
this county, a delegate to the convention
of the Association of Highway
Improvement, which meets in Richmond
during the present month. Mr.
Felder is a good roads enthusiast, and
has greatly improved the highways of
this county during his term of office.
MILL
KSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1911
MELIUS BUSS !
HAS PASSED AWAY
A VERY PROMINENT FIGURE IN f
NATIONAL POLITICS FOR
MANY YEARS.
WAS IN M'KINLLY'S CABINET I
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He Served Ae the Secretary of the
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Interior For Two Years and Had 8
Twice Refused Nomination As Gov* c
ernor of New York. f
New York.?Cornelius Bliss, for
g
years one of the prominent figures in (
national itepuoncan pomiua uuu um- i j
erwise well-known as a merchant and f
a member of the dry goods firm of 1
Bliss, Fabyan & Co., died at his home j
here, aged 78, of heart disease. ?
The end was not wholly unexpected,
as Mr. Bliss had been ill for a
year. While death is attributed to 1
heart failure there has been a gen- (
eral breaking down which comes of (
old age. Funeral arrangements will *
be announced later.
Mr. Bliss was born id Fall River, f
Mass., in 1833. Mr. Bliss was treas- 1
urer of the Republican national com- '
mittee from 1892 to 1908 and previous
to that he had been chairman
of the New York State Republican i
committee. With the late Senator ]
Piatt, Senator Depew and ek-Gover- t
nor Levi P. Morton, he had for years 1
represented New York state at Re- <
publican national conventions. He I
twice refused to become a candidate !
for Governor of New York, but fol* i
lowing the national campaign of 1896, i
in which William McKinley was elect- 1
ed 'President, he accepted the posi- I
tion of Secretary of Interior in the
McKinley Cabinet. He held this post (
for two years and then resigned be- ,
cause of stress of private business. j
Mr. Bliss had amassed a great for- ,
tune. He was always active in move- '
ments for municipal reforms. He (
was a member of many organizations, j
For some years he was president ,
of the American Protective League. ,
May Open Canal in 1913.
D/vlllnarl.tim IVflflh Prp?irfpTlt Tflft !
predicted that the Panama canal i
would be ready for use on July 1, 1913. '
"The canal," he said, "is the greatest
constructive work since the Christian
era." The President also declared
that Canada was going to be sorry
that she had not adopted the recipro \
city treaty. Speaking of the opening I
of the Panama canal the President
said he would let the people of Bellingham
"into a little official confidence."
"If nothing untoward hap- |
pens," he said, "you can count on the (
completion of the canal not later than (
the first of July, 1913. It has only ,
been promised on the first of January, ]
1915, and if it Ib not ready until then, j
you must not say that anybody made i
a promise that it would be completed j
before."
An Amateur Wins Prize.
Philadelphia?Averaging more than ,
61 miles an hour for the entire distance,
Erwln Bergdoll, a young Philadelphia
amateur automobile driver
belonging to a wealthy family, risked
his life and won fame by capturing
the rourtn annual zvz i-z mnen ruuu
race over the Falrmount park course
with a 90-horsepower Bentz. Th?
daring Bergdoll not only lowered the
record for the lap but also reduced b>
about 11 minutes the Falrmount Park
record for the distance of the race.
His time was 3 hours 18 minutes
41.35 seconds. He reduced the lay
record from 7 minutes 38 seconds 'o
7 minutes 28 seconds for the 8 110
miles.
A Prominent Man Dies.
Hot Springs, Va.?Archer Harman,
a prominent railroad man of New
York and Ecuador, died here from in
juries sustained in a fall from his
horse. Drs. Fisher, Finney and Thorn
as of Johns Hopkins University, ar
riving by special train, performed an
operation in a vain attempt to save
Mr. Harman's life, by relieving brain
pressure from a fractured skull.
The McNamara Trial Is On.
Los Angeles, Cal.?The trial of the
McNamara brothers, both of whom
are under indictment for murder in
connection with the explosion which
wrecked The Los Angeles Timet
October 1, 1910, was virtually begun
before Superior Judge Walter Bord
well, although perhaps nobody except
District Attorney J. D. Fredericks
knew whether John J. or James B
McNamara will sit In the prisoner's
chair when the case is called. Indications
pointed to James B. McNamara
as the first man to be tried.
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Hearing in Contempt Case.
Washington.?The District of Columbia
Supreme Court vacated its
judgment in the original Bucks Stove
and Range injunction case contempt
proceedings against President Gompers.
Vice President Mitchell and Secretary
Morrison of the American Federation
of Labor, in accordance with
the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States The Supreme
Court held that the jail sentence
against the labor leaders were illegal
because the men were found guilty
of criminal contempt in a civil case.
Will Prolong the Strike.
New Orleans.?A plan to make the
strike of shop employes against the
Illinois Central a long fight has evolved
by Ben Commons, president of the
National Street Railway Carmen's
Union. It callB upon unions to give
one day's pay a week to a strike fund
of the federated employes, unions in
each city involved to care for its
strikers. In speaking of his plan
President Commons said it is the
final stand of capital against labor
and will be one of endurance. Every
anion interested It fhlr. fight.
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Column of News Collected By the
Editor For the People of the Stato
of South Carpliria.
Washington.?Postal savings banks
rill be established October 30 at the
ollowing places in South Carolina.
..cxlngton, Ninety-Six, Batesburg, Easey,
Leesville and Latta.
Chester.?At the regular monthly
neeting of the county board of comnissioners,
the county treasurer was
authorized to borrow |3,500 for ordilary
epenses.
Charleston.?It has been almost six
veeks since the hurricane and the
itorm insurance companies and agenlies
are still figuring on the losses and
ire yet unprepared to give more lnormation
than to say the losses are
irobably under 300,000.
Columbia.?No date has yet beea
let for the hearing of the arguments
n regard to the proposed standard
relght tariff, which has been asked
or on many of the principal roads of
he state. It is thought probable that
he matter of the express rate roducions
will be settled befoi*e the stanlard
freight tariff Is gone Into again.
Columbia.?An additional company
,o take the place of the Florence
sompany of the National Guard, re;ently
disbanded on order of the governor,
will be mustered in early In
November, according to the adjutant
teneraj, W. W. Moore. Many appllcaions
for the new company have been
eceived from various places in the
Pee Dee section of the state.
Columbia.?Reports received at the
state department of agriculture show
1,553 automobiles in ten counties of
;he state as follows: Dorchester, 19;
Lancaster, 59; Greenville 419; Pick?ns,
83; Bamberg, 53; Kershaw, 77;
Laurens, 127; Sumter, 308; Aiken,
17; Clarendon, 181. It is very probible
that the complete reportB will
show at least 7,000 automobiles in use
n the state. The reports are being
furnished by the clerks of court.
Greenville.?In an attempt to board
i southbound Southern railway train
it Taylors, eight miles north oi
jreenvllle, Edmond C. Bighara, residing
in this city, fell beneath the
wheels and had his left arm ground '
3ff. He is a brother of Dr. C. C. Big |
liam who, together with W. B. Avant,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
the murder of Mrs. C. C. Bigham at
Murrel's Inlet several years ago.
Columbia.?Special attention will
be paid this year by the South Carolina
state fair to be held from October
?0 to November 3 to agricultural ex I
dibits. The premium list for the fair
was announced by J. M. Cantey, the
secretary. The president of the fair
society is J. A. Banks of St. Matthews.
He has been working hard during the
summer to make this the greatest
fair in the history of the association
Orangeburg.?Dr. Ward of the state
board of health will appear before
the board of township commissioners
concerning the matter of establishing
i hookworm dispensary in Orange
burg county as has been done in a
few counties of this state. The matter
has been talked in this county foi
some time, and the result of the discussion
will be awaited with inter
est. It is said that there is a large
number of cases of hookworm in this
county.
Bishopville.?At a public sale the
entire estate of the late John M
Mooneyhan was sold and the bidding
was lively and spirited. The home
tract, consisting of 332 acres, wai
bought by C. C. Mooneyhan for $7t
per acre. The next tract of 92 acrei
was Bold to J. E. Cousar for $05 pel
acre. The above two tracts of land
are situated near Elliott. The 34-acr<
tract which lies in and near Elliott
sold for 3115.50 per acre. The price.'
paid show that Lee county people be
lieve in Lee county dirt.
Sumter.?Announcement has just j
been made that George I). Levy of this
city has been appointed district deputy
ruler of the Benevolent and Protected
Order of Elks for South Carolina
by grand exalted ruler, John P.
Sullivan, of New Orleans. Mr. Levy
succeeds Dr. C. Bunting Colson of
Charleston. Mr. Levy has passed
through the chairs of the Sumter
lodge and has twice been elected exalted
ruler. He is the fourth district
deputy from the state and the first
from the local lodge.
Camden.?The city treasury received
3130 from the fines of blind tigers.
No sooner do the tigers commence to
sell whiskey than they are nabbed.
Ned Johnson and Lizzie Ballard were
fined $50 each, and Eli Pauley $.10.
All the parties are negroes, and all cf
them paid their fines.
Columbia?The state officials have
begun work on their annual reports
to be submitted to the general assembly
In January. So far the officials
have no announced no recommendations
to be made In the reports. Mucn
progress in all lines of work will be
shown in the reports.
Bamberg.?The beautiful Confederate
monument has been completed
and is now ready for the unveiling.
Appropriate exercises are being arranged
for October 26, at which time
the monument will be unveiled. Senator
E. D. Smith will deliver the principal
address of the day.
Barnwell.?At a meeting of the
Barnwell County Farmers' Union the
resolution in regard to appointing
committees to ascertain the amount of
cotton that will be held off the market
for an advance in price, passed
by the South Carolina state cotton
convention in session in Columbia
Spartanburg.?After months of discussion
the city council by a vote of
4 to 2 granted to the Greenville, Spartanburg
and Anderson Railway Company
a franchiso to build and operate
trolley lines in Spartanburg.
Winnshoro.?Sheriff Hood has gone
to Raleigh, N. C., to have the governor
of that state honor requisition
papers for one David Ephraim, a negro
wanted here on a charge of assault
and battery with intent to kill. The
escaped prisoner is now in Salisbury
and refused to return with the &epi>
ty sheriff a few days ago without the
proper repent
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10 ADOPT ENGLISH
NAVY YARD SYSTEM
SECRETARY MEYER ADOPTS PLAN
IN USE BY VICKERS AS THE
ONE BEST SUITED.
WILL BE GRADUALLY FELT
The New System Will Provide For
the Centralization of Work?Says
There Will Not be Any Change in
Organization of Yards.
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Washington?Casting aside all scientific
systems of navy yard management
advocated In this country, because
he believes they involved too
much detail and required serious
changes In the civil rules of employment,
Secretary of the Navy Meyer
will import from England the system
of management in use by Vickers,
Limited at the Barrow-in-Furness ship
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substance, was officially announced at
the Navy Department. The secretary
studied this system during his recent
Inspection of European naval works.
The Norfolk navy yard will be the
first to feel the change, which will be
felt in the other yards gradually.
Naval Constructor Evans, who has
been sent to Norfolk to carry out instructions
for improvements in the
issue and care of tools, the handling
of material estimating on work, repair
methods, and bringing about
uniform methods in all the shops, will
inaugurate parts of the system, It is
expected.
In effect, the new system will provide
for the centralization of work,
and allows the commandant of a yard
to know just what is being done on a
particular }ob without having to seek
the information from others having
the work under their charge.
Secretary Meyer states that with
the inauguration of the new system he
has not in contemplation any changes
in organization in the yards.
That the system may be thoroughly
instituted Captains A. B. Willetts and
E. Theiss, United States navy, have
been sent to England to study the de?
tails of the Vickers system. These officers
will be gone about a month and
following their return, it is believed
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Government Urges Vaccination.
Washington.?The prevalence of
typhoid fever in practically ever section
of the United States has inspired
the public health and marine hospital
service to press publicly its belie' in
the artificial immunity, with certain
limitations, afforded by anti-typhoid
vaccination, already compulsory in the
American army for soldiers under 45
years o' age. In a report just issued
the public health service reproduces
the summary of the findings of a commission
of the Academy of Medicine of
Paris which investigated the subject.
"Anti-typhoid vaccination," the French
commission declares, "does not accomplish
the complete disappearance of
this infectious disease in the communities
where it is practiced, but it
diminishes very notably its frequence.
A Georgia Train Wrecked.
Buchanan, Ga.?One man was killed,
two fatally injured and about a score
more badly shaken up when the Central
of Georgia passenger train was
wrecked 3 miles south of here. The
wreck was caused by a spike being
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a riven neiweeu me reins ^icouuiaui/
by wreckers. The dead: Engineer
Samuel Avers, Cedartown, Ga, Fatally
injured: ? ? Littleton, conductor,
Will Solomon, fireman. Engineer
Avers stuck to his post and was buried
under the locomotive with his fireman.
The latter was extricated barely
alive, but Ayers was crushed and
scalded to death.
Target Rifle C'lima a Victim.
Gloversville, N. V.?Hit by a bullet
from a target rifle in the hands of his
playmate, Ralph Spencer, 15 years old,
died at his home in North Broadalbin,
near here, and James Knight,
his playmate, also 15, is under arrest.
Will Try to Adjust Strike.
Nashville, Tenn.?Complying with
the request of the Business Men's
Club of Memphis and the merchants'
exchange of Jackson, Governor Hooper
appointed a committee to act with
a like committee appointed by Governor
Noel of Mississippi, for the purpose
of rendering assistance in the adjustment
of the Illinois Central strika.
The committee is as follows: C. P. J.
Moonev of The Memphis Appeal; W.
M .Clemens of The Memphis NewsScimitar
and I. B. Tigret, a prominent
banker of Jackson.
Battleship Ram; Car Barge.
Norfolk, Va.?An unkonwn battleship,
believed to have been the New
Jersey, collided with a car barge ownj
ed by the New York, Philadelphia &
. Norfolk Railroad near Thimble light.
The battleship was en route to Hampi
ton Roads in a dense fog and rain|
storm. Guns on the battleship struck
j a freight car on the barge and spilled
' some of its contents. The warship
. swept her searchlights in all directions
after the collision an seeing the barge
was uninjured, proceeded to Hampton
I Roads. No one was injured.
Peru and Colombia at Outs.
Lima, Peru.?Thd Foreign Minister
has sent a message to the Peruvian
1 minister nt Bogota present an energetic
note of protest to the Colombian
j government because of the recent attack
on the Peruvian legation at Bogota.
The minister has been instructed
to demand full satisfaction. The attack
on the Peruvian legation occurred
when a Colombian mob stoned the
building and tore down the coat of
arms. This was the second attack on
the legation in the last few months by
the Colcbicps.
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WANTS TO PURCHASE RANGE
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Will Meet With Much Opposition on
Part of Officers and Men of National
Guard of State.
Columbia?It is said that the proposition
to purchase the rifle range at
Charleston by the state of South Carolina
for a permanent range will meet
with much opposition on the part of
the offlcers and men of the National
Guard of this state. It is very likely
that W. W. Moore, adjutant general,
will submit the question to the military
advisory committee for a decision.
It is said that the matter
will he brought up at the annual
meeting of the National Guard association
when a spirited contest it
expected on the part of those opposed
to the movement.
The plan that has been proposed
is to use the money not given for encampment
purposes this year for the
rifle range. There is a surplus of
about $25,000 for the use of the war
department of the state. Under the
present arrangement the state of
South Carolina pays an annual rental
of about $900 for the use of the
range in Charleston which is considered
one of the best in the coun
try. It is understood mat nan ot me
land occupied by the range can be
secured for $17,500.
Those in position say that many of
the officers of the National Guard desire
to use the extra amount for a
longer encampment next year.
The lease of the state on the Charleston
range will expire next May.
Four Receive Executive Clemency.
Robert Plerson, convicted in Clarendon
county in 1899 on the charge
of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment
in the penitentiary upon
recommendation to mercy, has been
paroled by the governor during good
behavior. The three ngero "J07 riders"
of Charleston?Lewis Davis,
Robert Smith and Henry Field?who
' were convicted In February on the
charge of conspiracy, malicious mischief
and reckless driving and sentenced
to serve Are years each in the
penitentiary have ben paroled by the
governor on the condition that they
refrain from the use of whiskey. T.
A. Bhown, convicted in Chesterfield
county in June of this city on the
charge of involuntary manslaughter
and sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary, has been pardoned. A
pardon has been granted to Harvey
R. Smith, who was convicted In Oconee
county in July on the charge of
manslaaghter and sentenced to serve
j two years in the penitentiary. Since
assuming office the governor has exi
tended executive clemency in 239
j cases as follows: Paroles 128, pardons
111.
Lancaster Tax Valuations.
The following statement taken
from the county auditor's tax duplicate
for 1011 shows the property
( values in Lancaster county as assessed
for taxation: Assessed value of i
real estate:
; Value of land $1,202,150
Value of buildings 280,840
Value of real estate in cities
and towns : -376,270
Total value of real estate
$1,859,260
Personal property 1,243,404
Railroads .. # # 359,071 ?
Total property $3,461,725
Number of polls 3,988
Amount of capitation dog
tax 951
Amount of capitation road
tax .. 11,461
Judge Wilson Issues An Order.
With the consent of attorneys on
both sides Judge Wilson has signed
an order which will allow the state
board of education to permit the introduction
of the D. C. Heath readers
in the public schools. This is tbe
present disposition of the temporary
restraining order, secured several
days ago by attorneys for the B. F.
Johnson Publishing Company, who
contended that there had been an irregularity
in the handling of the bids
for these readers. A further hearing
will be given in the matter, it is understood,
at which time the Johnston
Company's attorneys will petition for
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Wallaceville.?The newly discovered
cotton pest, the army worm, is doing
considerable damage in cotton
fields in this community.
Bigest Deal Ever Put Through.
One of the biggest land deals pnt
j through in this section recently, as
regards price per acre for farming
land, was made when the real estate
department of the People's Trust Co.
of Rock Hill, sold to Mr. W. Cordon
Hughes, of Kings Mountain, for Mr.
C. W. Ratteree, his Ogden farm of
242 acres at $100 per acre. This is .
one of the flnent farms in this county
and has a nice residence, fine
bams and outbuildings and also has
a nice storeroom, where Mr. Ratteree
has a good business.
Miles of Improved Highways.
Darlington county has 1,000 miles
of improved highways. Of that number,
there are 300 miles of sandclay
construction. Sixty-seven miles
of sand-clay roads were constructed
during the past year. Florence county
has 700 miles of improved roadway
and 200 miles of sand-clay construction.
Fifteen miles of sand-clay
, roads were constructed last year.
These statistics are contained in reports
that have been filed at the state
department of agriculture by the supervisors
of the two counties.
Decision Has Been Reversed.
The Greenwood county court has
been reversed by the supreme court
and a new trial ordered in the case
of H. E. Irvine as administrator of
the estate of W. Claude Irvine against
the town of Greenwood and the commissioners
of public works. The action
was brought to recover damages
for the death of Claud Irvine, a
young boy who was killed when he
touched a chain naed to raise aad
lower an electric arc light on the
streets of Greenwood. A nonsuit was
ordered by the Greenwood court.