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OF BETTER COTTON
CLOTH EXHIBIT HAS BEEN PREPARED
BY DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE.
OPEN LONG STAPLE MARKET
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Lewis W. Parker Sends Out Letters j
To the Farmers of the State?He
Urges Home Manufactured Product
Will Buy Long Staple Cotton.
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Columbia.?Cloth manufactured by I
the South Carolina mills from long i
staple cotton produced in the state
this year will be shown by the state
department of agriculture. "The exhibit,"
said Commissioner Watson,
"will be the final word in cotton."
There will be an exhibit of long staple
cotton of all varieties up to one
and three-fourths inches.
The del artment will next year
prosecute a vigorous campaign to Interest
the farmers in the growth of
long staple cotton. Results have already
been secured.
Lewis W. Parker, head of the $15,000,000
cotton manufacturing com
pany, is very much interested in the
production of the long stale cotton.
He has opened a market for the cotton
in this state. Mr. Parker has sent
out the following letter to the farmers
of South Carolina:
"We wish to advise you that we use
at several of the milla In which we
are interested, staple cotton ranging
in length from full Inch 1-8 to full
inch 1-4, and will be glad to get into
communication with you with a view
of purchasing your crop of same.
^ "Our plan Is to buy this cotton direct
from the farmer where practicable,
and we suggest that if one or
more of you will get together in any
community 25 or more bales we will
send our expert staplers, who will examine
your cotton on the spot and
make full market offers therefor; but
if It be not practicable for you to congregate
your cotton, as thus suggested,
we would advise that you ship
your staple cottcn to the Standard
Warehouse Company, at either
Greenville or Columbia, advi3ing us
of the shipment, and we will have our
staplers to examine the same and
make you full market offers therefor.
I^^^I^H^Mrtanburg Franchise Rejected.
hV^Ufcaiyga^endered by the citycouncil
of SpartanBu5rio the Greenville,
Spartanburg & Anderson Interurban
Klectric railway was rejected
at a meeting of the directors.
Resolutions were adopted by the directors
expressing their decision not
to accept the franchise, though it is
stated negotiations win be conttnuea
with the Spartanburg council and If
a franchise similar to those granted
by other cities in this section should
be offered the board will further
consider the building of the road into
the city of Spartanburg.
The Fair it a Thing of the Past
The fifteenth annual Fair of tbe
Lexington County Fair Association la
a thing of the past. The best Fair in
the history of the Association came to
a close. Many of the exhibits will
be carried direct to Columbia, where
they will be placed on exhibition during
the State Fair for the people from
the bther sections of .the state to see
what Lexington can produce. The
weather being Ideal throughout the (
three days, the Fair was the best from j
every point of view that has ever been j
held. According to .Commissioner E. i
J. Watson, Lexington had the "great- (
est and best educational Fair In the i
entire state."
Sumter Teachers Organize.
The association of County Teachers
will reorganize for the coming season
when they meet in Hampton
BCQOOl. i ne urgiiiii?ciii<jii nau a [iiubperous
season last year and was a
power for good in educational circles.
They closed the year with an exceptionally
successful field day, when
mental, mauual and atheletic contests
were held. The teachers will be addressed
by Dr. S. C. Mitchell.
Co-operating to Hold a Fair.
The Ladies' Civic Improvement association
and the chamber of com- |
merce of Florence arc co-operating ,
to hold a fair in Florence, which they <
are trying to make a show for this (
section of the state, to be held either
just before or just after the state fair 1
each year, and to bring together all
sorts cf exhibits of experiments in
agriculture and mechanical arts and
especially the work of the women.
TIP? fair was started by the women of
Florence and is known as the Woman's
Industrial fair.
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Largest Number of Priaonara.
-! The criminal business of the October
term of the United States court ,
having been finished bailiffs marched |
so bio prisoners from Greenville i
county jail to the Southern passenger i
station, where a special coach had i
been chartered to convey the party to \
fW?nnnd rniiniv t.iil X mainrifv nf the <
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prisoners were convicted at this term
of the court for various infractions of i
the international revenue laws, or, in (
other words, making moonshine whis- i
key. It was the largest number ever ]
carried from Greenville. i
Supervisor Wi'l Take Matter Up. I
Supervisor W. P. Cantwell, of Charleston,
announced that the county i
would take up the matter of placing .
the Belgian block pavement on the ]
Meeting street road in first-class con- t
dition. The work has been ordered i
some time, it is stated, but owing to i
the impossibility of finding competent <
labor, the plans suffered delay. The <
Charleston Auto Club has on several i
different occasions urged the repair- I
ing of the road. President J. M. Con- ]
nelley, of the Auto Club, again toGk
the matter up.
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ROADS WILL BE IN SHAPE^
Count/ Supervisors Asked To Work
on Highways?Will Be An
Interesting Event.
Columbia.?That sketch of the Capital
highway in South Carolina will
be placed in excellent condition for
the run that has been planned from
Atlanta to Richmond early in November.
E. J. Watson, commissioner,
has called upon the county supervisors
of the various counties through
which the road passes to place the
highway in condition by November
15. The run is being arranged (or by
the president. Leonard Tufts, and a
large number of cars will be entered.
The scouting party of the association
left Atlanta a few days age. The
scouting party will be made up of F.
H. Elliott, secretary of the Touring
Club of America; Henry McNair, editor
of the Automobile Blue Book; H.
B. Varner, editor of The Southern
Good Reads Magazine, and Lee A
Folger, who will represent the American
Association for Highway Improvement.
President Tufts has arranged lor the
tour to leave Atlanta on the morning
of November 13, passing through Augusta
and Aiken on November 14 and
Columbia on November 15.
The tour will not be confined to
members of the association. All interested
in the development ol good
roads will be welcomed.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
Columbia's fourteen-story "skyscraper"
on the corner of Main and
Washington streets, seems a bit nearer
today, since the Palmetto Construction
Company, which iB to erect
this building, was granted a charter
by the secretary of state. The capital
of the company fs now ficed at
$125,000. The officers of the new
company are John Jacob Seibels,
president; B. F. Taylor, first vice
president; E. G. Seibels, second vice
president; W. E. McNulty, secretary
and treasurer. The purpose of record
of the new company is to leaie and
develop real estate, etc. Other new
enterprises are: Chartered: Cole
Drug Company, TimmonBville, to conduct
a retail drug business. Capital
stock $10,000. E. B. Turner, president;
W. P. Walker, secretary and
treasurer. Commissioned: The
Geisha Corporation. Charleston. To
own yachts, etc., for pleasuie purposes,
to sell and lease land, etc.
Capital stock, $5,000. Petitioners are
P. R. Rivers, H. H. Flcken and Julian
Mitchell. The Loan and Savings
Bank, of Camden, has been given the
right to increase its capital stock
from $30,000 to $35,000.
Meeting In Regard to Freight Tariff.
Another public meeting has been
called by the railroad commission in
regard to the standard freight tarig
which it is proposed to make effective
on the Atlantic C'oaet Lire, Seaboard
Air Line, Southern Hallway and
lines operated in connexion with
these on a continuous milerge basis.
In view of the fact that the commission,
after its deliberation "found it
would be impracticable to work out a
fair conclusion at this time." In li.e
matter of the tari.T, which has been
under consideration for mors than two
years, "a special conference to be
held in the office of the commission
en November 8, was decide 1 upon.
Expert on Cotton Invited Here.
Arnold Hart, special representative
of the Manchester, England, cotton
spinners, has been invited to visit Columbus
and the ports of the South
Atlantic seaboard to study the question
of direct exportation of cotton
from the producer to the British manufacturers.
The invitation was extended
by Commissioner Watson as
State commissioner of agriculture and
as president of the cotton congress of
the South. Mr. Hart is expected to
coine to Columbia within the next
several days.
Splendid Road Work Done.
County Sup*/visor Garner is having
some splendid work done on the road
from Lancaster to the North Carolina
line. The roadbed, which was damag
ed by the heavy rains some time ago, j
Is being restored to its former good
condition.
Spartanburg.?L. G. Grist of Yorkrille
was chosen to represent the
Wofford Fitting School in the interstate
oratorical contest
Fame of Jerry Moore, Corn-Grower.
That the fame of Jerry Moore, the
South Carolina corn-growing boy eel- !
ebrity, has reached at least half way ;
round the globe, is attested by a request
which was received in the of- i
rtce of the department of agriculture.
The letter was from a private, though
prominent, citizen of Auckland, NewZealand,
who asks that full information
be sent him in regard to Jerry :
Moore, and the Boys' Corn Club work
in South Carolina. The information
will be forwarded to this party without
delay.
Spartanburg County Fair Closed.
The Spartanburg County fair closed
with another large crowd at the
grounds. Interest centered mainly in
the award of the prizes in the school
agricultural displays. They were as
follows: Fern wood school. first I
prize, $100; Zion Hill school, second.
$75; Farrforest school, third, $50; i
Reedvllle high school, fourth prlz*.,
scholarship to Converse college; I
Cress Anchor school, fifth prize,
scholarship to Wofford fitting school:
Desputanta school, sixth prize,
scholarship to Wofford college.
Eels Stop a Grist Mill at Anderson.
J. C. Nalley, who operates a grist
mill on Rocky river, 6 miles from
Anderson, came to town and told of
Ois trouble he had in getting his mill
to grind a day or so ago. The cause
of the trouble was quite out of the
ordinary. Thinking maybe that some
obstruction had gotten into the waterwheel,
Mr. Nalley cut off the water
and went down to Investigate. He
found the pit of the wheel actually
full of eels, both little and big. Help
was called and it took three men two
hours to get the wheel cleared.
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ft SPECIAL SESSION
COUNCIL PURCHASED AUTOMOBILE
TRUCK FOR WATERWORKS
DEPARTMENT.
TURKEY WHEELS ARE BARRED
An Appropriation Is Made For the
Benefit of the City Board of Health
Until the Budget Has Been Completed.
Columbia?City council met in special
session a few days ago. A number
of important matters were dis
fKn QP.
posed oi Dy council, uuc ui mc
tions was the purchase of an automobile
truck for the use of the waterworks
department. This motor truck
will displace the wagon that has
served the department in conveying
supplies and tools. The new truck
will also carry the weights and measures
to be used by the inspector of
public weights. It will be useful in
responding to hurry calls for breaks
in water main. The truck is a Reo
purchased from the Gibbes Machinery
Company at a cost of $850.
Dr. E. C. McGregor and Dr. W. B.
Boyd of the city board of health appeared
before council to ask for an
appropriation to meet the expenses
of the board until the annual budget
has been completed. The sum of $1,200
was made available.
The board plans an inspection of
the public schools at leest twice a
year. The first inspection will soon
begin. Children must be with sound
bodies to attend the public schools,
under the rules of the board. A record
is kept of all pupils found to be
suffering with contagious diseases,
and these can not enter school until
a clean bill of health canbe shown
from a competent physician.
The board had treated many destitute
cases, built and maintained a
house of detention, enforced ordinances
necessary for a proper observance
of systems and the work has
grown apace.
An important action of council was I
the passing of a resolution prohibit- j
ing turkey raffles and candy wheels.
.. Sharon Claims Soma Winners.
Sharon.?The vicinity of Sharon
lays claim to several of the winners
in York county corn club, as was
determined at Rock Hill. John Hortou
who tied with Brattcn Land, for
first prize on a yield of 81 1-3 busheds
to the acre, is one of them and
Ray Bankhead, who received the third
prize for a yield of 71 2-3 bushels,
and Tom (lood, who was given fourth
prize for a yield of 68 2-3 bushels,
are two others. An itemized statement
of the cost of producing his
corn has been submitted by one of
tho first prize winners and it shows
that he made his eighty-one bushels
at a cost of 30 cents a bushel. With
corn selling at 90 cents or $1, he
has made a clear profit on one acre
of $50 in addition to the $40 prize
which he received.
Plaintiff Awarded $7,000 Damages.
Charleston.?For the second time
in the Charleston court of common
pleas the plaintiff in the case of
Armstrong vs. the A. C. Tuxbury
Lumber Company was awarded damages
of $7,000. The second verdict
became known in coirt* when a sealed
envelope contalffcng the conclusions
of the jury in the case was
opened. The suit was fT?r $25,000 for
the loss of an arm. l*rank T. Armstrong
was an engineer in the employ
of the defendant company when he
lost an arm, which had become tangled
up in some machinery, it is alleged,
through no fault of his own.
Start The Construction Work.
Charleston.?Construction work on
the immigrant station has been started.
The Simons-Mayrant Company |
received word from Immigration In- :
spector W. Vaughn Howard to go
ahead with the work. For some time
the contractors have had machinery
and materials on the ground, the pile
drivers were put to work by the Superintendent,
Frank P. Cuthbert. The
building and approaches are to be
completed within ten months.
First Tax Money Has Been Received.
Columbia.?The first tax money for
1911 was received by state treasurer
Jennings from A. D. Fair, treasurer
of Orangeburg county. The amount
received was $351.16. The collection ;
of state taxes commenced on Octo- i
her 15. After January 1 there will i
be a penalty of 1 per cent on all 1
taxes not paid. The state this year
borrowed $500,000 Tor running expenses.
It is expected that the tax ;
levy for next year will be about 5 3-4
mills, the same as it was for this
year.
Urge South Carolina To Compete.
Columbia.?Urging that some exhibits
be sent from South Carolina to
compete for the cup to be awarded
on cotton in the American Land and
Irrigation Kxposition, to be held In
I ui i\ iivAi mumii. a ituer reteived
by Commissioner Watson from H.
G, Musgrove. of tlie exhibit department
asks that cotton growers throughout
this state he given information re- j
garding the exposition. The letter
states that Texas. Mississippi and |
Alabama are going to try to capture
this prize.
The Governor Pardons Two.
Oolumbia.?Joseph Beckwitb, a Richtanu
county convict, now serving a
ten-year sentence in the state penitentiary,
has been granted a parole
by the governor upon the condition
that he leave the state within 24
hours, never to return. Beckwith
was convicted in the Richland county
court in February, 1906, before
Judge Hydrick. on the charge of
wrivily stealing. John Avers, convicted
in Calhoun county, in November,
1909, of manslaughter and sentenced
to two years' imprisonment.
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FROM" THE PALMETTO"STATlf
The Latest News That Has Been
Gotten Together By The Editor
From Over The State.
Columbia?Judge Jno. S. Wilson refused
to grant a new trial in the case
of Ernest E. Horsford against the
Carolina Glass Company; but the verdict
for $12,500 was reduced to $10,000.
Young Horsford was injured
while at work in the blowing room
at glass factory. His right leg was
broken and he was otherwise injured.
Spartanburg.?As a result of a
street fight in whlen Perry Burnett,
a motorman, was severely Injured
and Superintendent Benjamin a.
Buckheister ot the Spartanburg Railway
company cut on the scalp with
a bottle, A. J. McKinney, W. R. Davis
and Robert Kirby were arraigned in
police court on a charge of disorderly
conduct.
Anderson.?Col. A. L. Welch, who
is the oldest member of St. John's
Methodist church of Anderson, being
72 years of age, scaled a laddei
and laid the last brick on the Bteeple
which is nearlng completion. It is expected
that the 1912 conference of
the Methodist church will be held in
this church. Rev. S. A. Donnohoe is
pastor.
Aiken.?Wounded and bleeding,
John Henry Williams, a negro, was
arrested at his home near Eureka.
When arrested Williams had just got
out of bed. In the bed beside him
were an open knife and a Winchester
riflle, which the negroes of the neighborhood
said Williams intended to
use when arrest was attempted. However,
the officers had no difficulty
with him.
Rock Hill.?It has just been possible
to obtain the certified figures of
the two big contracts awarded by the
Winthrops' building committee. For
the industrial arts and science building,
John T. Huit of Greensboro, N.
C., submitted tbe lowest mo, wnicn
was $49,965. For the training school,
J. A. Jones, of Charlotte, N. C., bid
$84,415, and was awarded the contract.
Columbia.?The annual meeting of
the South Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical society will bj held In the
Richland county court house when
matters of importance will be discussed.
The call for the meeting has
been issued by the secretary, J. M.
Cantey. At the meeting the officers
for the coming year will be elected
and the finances of the society discussed.
Columbia.?Commissioner E. J. Wateon,
of the state department of agriculture,
commerce and Industries, has
received notification from Mr. J. W.
Beatton of Baltimore, secretary of
the National Economic Leogue, of the
commissioner's selection on the national
council of the organization.
The council has charge of the selections
of the league, and other Important
matters connected with the
work of the body.
Greenville?One hundred and twenty-eight
sacks of corn meal, shipped
by an Asheville, N. C., milling company
tj two mercantile firms at
Greenwood, S. 'C., and labelled "w*.
ter-ground" meal, were confiscated
by tbe government, ronowing tne verdict
of a jury In the United States
Court. The Government alleged violation
of the pure food laws, In that
the meal labelled "water-ground"' was
really ground by electric power.
Charleston.?With a little over
$46,000 secured when the canvassing
committees assembled at the chamber
of commerce room it was decided that
Charleston's contribution to the Panama
Line fund should stop at $50,000,
since the experience of the committees
has clearly shown that It is
impossible to secure for the project
as full attention from the business
men of the town as would have been
the case had the enterprise been
launched at any other time than at
the present.
Rock Hill.?Claude W. Ratterree,
one of York county's most extensive
planters, came into Rock Hill with
20 bales of cotton, loaded on 50 wagons.
The procession was a most inspiring
one in spite of the low price
of the staple, showing what can be
done on York soil. The wagons were
massed on Main street and photoraphed.
The cotton was not put on
the market, but was stored and will
be held for a better price.
Charleston.?Capt. James H. Hammond,
Co. B, 2nd infantry, S. C. N. G.,
a native of Columbia, will be examined
in Charleston during the first
part of November by a board of local
militia officers for the por'tion of
major in the coast artillery corps of
South Carolina.
Chester.?A slight wreck occurred
on the Seaboard Air Line railway near
Ada, a few miles on the other side
of Carlisle. A through freight was
derailed on a small trestle, which was
considerably damaged though no one
was injured. All trains were detoured
via Columbia for a day.
Hartsville.?The low price of cotton
is being felt in business circles here
to some extent, but the citizens are
remarkably optimistic, and the ever
present Hartsville smile will not wear
off.
Rock Hill.?Prof. L. A. Niven, who
fop two years has been the head of
the department of elementary agriculture
at Winthrop College, has resigned
to take a similar position at
Clemson college. Prof. Niven has accomplished
fine work at Winthrop
and has been very active in the work
of the Boys' Corn Club in York
countyWashington.?Robert
L. Gantt was
appointed postmf.ster at BorJeu,
Eumter county, South Carolina, to
succeed M. F. Emanuel, resigned.
Borden is a fourth class office.
Winnsboro.?With interest unexcelled
in any previous fairs and with tv*o
days of clear crisp weather, Fairfield's
big fair (lesed and was pronounced
by every one as a most creditable
and successful event. The exhibits
in each of the departments reflect
much credit on the exhibitors,
but it was probably in the poultry
and stock department that the show
was best.
MILL
)DAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1911
NATIONAL CONTROL
IS FORESHADOWED
THE STATE COMMISSION OF
RAILROADS WILL BE ELIMINATED
EVENTUALLY.
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POWER WITH FEDERAL BODV
The Safety Appliance Act la Held
Constitutional and Interstate Commiaaion
Can Enforce Its Orders Regardless
of 8tate Authorities.
Washington. ? Complete control of
all the country by the Interstate
Commerce Commission and virtual
elimination of state commissions from
such control, is foreshadowed in an
opinion handed down by the Supreme
Court of the United States. The
court held that hereafter all locomotives,
cars or other equipment used on
any railroad which is a highway of interstate
commerce, must comply with
the Federal safety appliance act.
In its opinion the court held that
compliance with Federal law is compulsory
on all railroads which i re
engaged 'n the transportation of persons
or freight from one state to another.
Elaborating this, however, it
held that the cars or equipment of
such roads, even if engaged in such
transportation within the confine of a
state, must be considered as part and
parcel of the road and, therefore, completely
under the jurisdiction of the
Federal commission.
Members of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, who have been
embarrassed on numerous occasions
by clashes of authority with state
commissions, are Jubilant at the ruling
of the Supreme Court which was
unanimous. Referring to the court s
opinion, Commissioner Franklin K.
Lane declared "it meant, eventually,
that there is to be no dual control of
Interstate carriers."
The determination of the moot
question was laid down in an opinion
read by Justice Van Devanter in a
case Instituted by the government
against the Southern Railway.
Justice Van Devanter held that the
law applied to interstate commerce,
whether at the time it was carrying
interstate or intrastate commerce. He
j then held?and was sustained by the
court's unanimous opinion?that the
safety appliance act was constitu
tionai.
More Stephenson Scandal.
Milwaukee, Wis.?The story that.
Edward Hines, the lumberman and
Robert J. Shields assisted in the election
of Senator Isaac Stephenson as
given in the testimony of Lieutenant
Governor Thomas Morris was retold
before the senatorial investigation
committee with added details. State
Senator Paul 0. Husting, who was
with Morris in an attorney's office in
Chicago, testified that at that time he
overheard Wirt H. Cook of Duluth
giving detailB about alleged relations
between Hines and Shields. "Cook
said he obtained information about a
dispute which Shields had with Hines
over the amount of money that ought
to be paid for Shields' work in buying
the Legislature," testified Husting.
"The undestanding," Cook said, "was
that Hines had gone to Washington
and told Stephenson that money would
be needed to put over the election.
Shields was empioyen
Ask Reduction In Rates.
Washington. ? Reductions varying
from 3 1-2 cents to 3 cents a hundred
pounds on lumber shipped from Appalachla.
Norton and Wheeler. Va., to
points in Ohio and Michigan, are requested
by the Appalachia Lumber
Company and other concerns in a petition
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The petition is
directed against the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad.
Usual Thanksgiving Proclamation.
Chicago.?President Taft issued his
usual Thanksgiving proclamation calling
upon citizens of the United States
to celebrate Thursday, the 30th of November,
next, as a day of thanksgiving
and prayer.
Bring No Criminal Charge.
Washington.?That the administration
will not undertake criminal prosecution
of the officials of the steel
trust is a fact supported by the best
.of authority. But to quote Attorney
General Wickersham as saving such
a thing is to write most falsely. This
is the best answer obtainable to the
many pointed inquiries regarding
criminal suits which have followed
In the wake of the government's act*
; ion at Trenton, N. J., in filing its sen,
satlonal bill of dissolution of the
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VI UOl.
Fifty People Are Injured.
Albany, Ga.?Fifty people were
hurt when the regular southbound
passenger train leaving here at 5:10
was wrecked two miles from the staI
tlon. The train split at a switch, the
locomotive and two coaches remain:
Ing on the main track while one coach
I was turned over and another had its
side ripped off by a freight car. The
I train was crowded with people who
: had been to the circus at Albany.
Doctors from here cared for the in'
jured, none of whom is said to be in
a serious condition.
Imperial Forces Plan a Follow Up.
Hankow, via Wu Hu.?The imperial
| forces are preparing to follow up their
victory over the rebels by an attack
on Wu Chang, which the revolutionI
ists have protected by elaborate emergency
fortifications and Hang Yang,
which is regarded as of the utmost
Importance on account of the arsenal
there. The loyalists are now In undisputed
possession of the entire city
of Hankow. Their position here is ad
vantat""Giis for a. sudden attack
tlii .' "nal at Han Yang.
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A NURSERY INSPECTION Auf
The State Entomologist Directs Attention
to Law Requiring Precautions
Against Spread of Pest.
Clemson College.?A. F. Conradi,
state entomologist, has issued the
following bulletin on the nursery inspection
act
"Attention is directed to an act of
the legislature of South Carolina providing
for the inspection of every nursery
and every place in the state
where trees, plants, shrubs, cuttings,
bulbs, buds, vines, or roots are sold,
or offered for sale, or given away.
These inspections must be completed
by November 1. The object of the
legislature iu enacting this law was
to prevent the dissemination of insects
and diseases in the state of
South Carolina and prevent the introduction
of pests from other states and
countries. This office sent notices to
the various nurserymen whose names
are on file, requesting them to state
whether they will continue business.
These notices were merely for the
purpose of avoiding the duplication of
trips and the consequent unnecessary
expenditure of money.
"This law is being enforced more
rigidly every season and every person
in South Carolina who is dealing
in plants or intends to deal in' plants
this season is cautioned to notify this
office so that proper arrangements can
be made that are in compliance with
this law. This office is destroying
shipments that are in violation of law
and these losses could be avoided if
the simple requirements of the law
were complied with.
"It will be assumed that those dealers
who do not apply for inspection
before November 1, do not intend to
continue buisness this season. The
law does not only apply to Insects
and diseases but it requires that the
stock be sound.
Plan To Uplift Price of Cotton .
E. W. Dabbs, president of the state
farmers' union, announces that a
plan has been agreed upon to prevent
the cotton crop being marketed with
undue haste. This announcement
follows a conference between C. 8.
Barrett, president of the National
Farmers' Union, and officers of the
state farmers' unions recently held
in Atlanta. It is believed that the
plan devised will be satisfactory to
both the holders of cotton and the
moneyed interests. In preparing the
plan there has been exhibited a
manifestation of cooperation between
the officers of the farmers' unions
and the bankers and representatives
of capital. It is believed that the
Tamers' union can supply 2,000,000
bales for the plan. The plan calls for
three trustees to represent South Car
olina. These have been suggested
but if any name does not prove satisfactory
the suggestion is subject to
anr.endtment.
Will Be Appealed o Supreme Court.
The supreme court will be asked to
interpret the clause in the text-book
contract with reference to exchange
prices. Announcement was made by
R. H. Welch that the case of the B.
F. Johnson Publishing Company of
Richmond against the state board of
education will be appealed to the supreme
court and that the case will be
heard at the November term. The
appeal will be from the order of
Judge John S. Wilson, refusing to
force the education board to eliminate
the books of the D. C. Heath Company
and accept the books of the
Johnson Company. The state board
of education accepted the bid of the
Johnson Company for the third,
fourth and fifth readers. The Johnson
Company refused to sign the contract
under the interpretation of the education
board with reference to the exchange
allowance. The contract for
the readers was accordingly awarded
to the 1). C. Heath Company.
Negro Kills Farm Foreman.
Sam Hyde, who was employed as
1 farm foreman for Maj. Stribling, whoso
! place is a few miles from Walhalla,
was killed by Krnest Mulwee, a negro.
Mulwee struck Hyde with a heavy
stick, the killing taking place on Maj.
Stribling's plantation. Hyde suffered
for several hours, dying from the
effects of the blow, but was conscious
until the end and made a statement,
ment.
iviay uei risn uuuurai oianon.
In response to an inquiry of recent
date in regard to the establishment
of a fish cultural station in South Carolina,
Congressman Lever is in receipts
of the following letter from
George M. Rowers, commissioner of
fisheries: "Replying to your letter of
October 13, relative to the fish cultural
station in South Carolina, I have
the honor to say that it is in contemplation
to establish one which may be
utilized for the propagation of shad,
together with bass and other pond
fishes."
Health Board Passes Resolution.
In order to prevent the spread of
contagion following diphtheria cases,
the Columbia board of health has
decided to inforce a new rule requiring
that at least two negative cultures
must be exhibited to the city
health officer before the quarantine is
lifted. The rule to be enforced is
expressed in the following resolution:
"Resolved, That In all cases of diphtheria,
before the quarantine is raised
at least two negative cultures of the
bacillus must be exhibited to the city
Roo 1 f R nfflpuf "
To Award Certificates of Merit.
Certificates of merit will be
awarded by the state department of
education to every boy in South Carolina
producing over 75 bushels of corn
on one acre of land, according to an
announcement by J. E. Swcaringen,
the state superintendent of education.
The certificate# will be signed by Mr.
Swearingen and the governor, and are
designed to encourage the young men
of the rural districts to take an active
interest la? intelligent agriculture. Several
hundred certificates were awarded
by the department last year.
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PLANS ARE MADE FOR THE A
PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW OF J
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Each Vessel Will Burn Powder In e
Firing Twenty-One Guns In Honor*
ing President Taft?Will Watch Ar- ti
mada Get Under Way.
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Chicago.?la other respects than c
more mere number of ships and pow- ?
er of armament, the great naval re- a
view to be held at New York prom- v
'ses to eclipse any naval pageant ever a
seen in this country. President Taft
not only will sail through the four
lines of ships at anchor in the Hudson
river, but will watch the vast c
armada pick up its anchors and get .
under way. ^
He then will lead the long column
down the bay and off STtaten Island
will stand aside on the Mayflower and
again review the fleet as it passes out
to sea.
Secretary of the Navy Meyer who 1'
came to Chicago to assist in tt^ dedication
of the new naval training sia- 0
tion here and to -arrange for the re- r
view has left for the East. ^
The main features of the review 0
have been agreed upon. The Secre- 0
tary of the Navy will inspect the fleet '
from the Dolphin. In a sense this '
inspection really will mark the beginning
of the pageant, for Secretary i
Meyer will be received with the roar I
of all the guns and other honors due \
his office. fi
The Mayflower, dressed in the finest a
of hunting and flying the President's ?
flag, will reach the head of the four c
i battleship, when the commander-in- a
I chief of the fleet, Rear Admiral Oster- i
' haus, and possibly the division commanders,
will pay their respects to \
the commander-in-chief of the army ?
and the navy. Pres'dent Taft will re- j
turn Admiral Osterhaus' visit on c
board the flagship Connecticut. When (
be is again aboard the Mayflower, the f
yacht will steam up the river through t
the water lane formed by the first r
and second columns of the anchored t
fleet, a distance of seven miles. After ?
the last little torpedo boat at the end
of the columns has paid its tribute of ,
twenty-one guns to the President the
Mayflower will turn and steam back
through the third and fourth columns. .
Will be Ready For Opening.
Washington.?The tariff board's
i much discussed report on the woolen
industry is to be transmitted to Congress
upon the opening of the next ^
session in December and the board's
report on cotton will follow, probably
Tannnrv 1 This, it became s
UCIUI C *J l* ** i?v? J .. ,
known, is the administration's pro- '
gram with relation to the big tariff
fight that will be waged by the Demo- 1
cratic majority in the House and be- 1
tween the Democratic, insurgent Re- 1
publican and regular Republican for- (
ces in the Senate.
A staff of fifteen clerks at'the cen- '
sua bureau is putting the finishing ?
touches upon the tariff board's wool- 1
en report.
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Fight a Duel to Death. 1
Aberdeen, Miss.?Joe Reese, a loco- t
motive fireman in the employ of the i
Illinois Central Railroad and Frank 1
Scitz, a timber man of Longview, s
Mass., fought a pistol duel at the Illi- 1
nols Central Railway station resulting <
in the death of both. There were no 1
eye-witnesses to the shooting and the <
cause of the quarrel is unknown, i
Roth men are said to have beer 1
drinking. 1
Makes Second Trip Down Niagara.. (
Niagara Falls, N. Y.?Capt. Klaus j
Larsen of Detroit, made his second j
Niagara river trip in a motorboat (
from the cataract to Lewiston. He ^
completed the six miles through the t
turbulent waters without a scratch.
Larsen says he is through with Nia- f
gara adventures, but next year will t
make a trip across the Atlantic iD hli ,
boat, the "Niagara." i
Murder and Then Suicide. }
Parkersburg, W. Va.?Carroll L. f
James, a railroad conductor of this (
city, shot and killed his father-in-law, ?
William Pritchard, probably fatally ,
wounded his mother-in-law, slightly j f
injured his wife and committed sui- i
cide at Pennsboro. W. Va., Ritchie
county. James broke into the I'ritch- i r
ard home and caught his victims (
while they slept. He made no effort t
to harm his 4-year-old daughter, who r
occupied the bed with her mother and j,
grandmother. The tragedy follows a fi
series of sensational occurrences.
Situation At Peking Is Pad. ^
Peking.?The situation in Peking is f
becoming worse. A veritable panic
prevails among the Manchus. The f
trains that are leaving the capital for f
the most part are drawn by two j
engines, so heavily are they loaded, j
the people sitting on top of their
household belongings. Officials are
seeking asylum for their wives and
I children among the foreigners. Prior f
to the revolution, the newspapers f
frequently cried out against the
presence of foreign soldiers but the f
natives are now fleeing to them. (
Price cA Cotton Topic of Conference. {
New Orleans.?With the arrival of
Gov. O. B. Coluquitt of Texas, and his j
party, and the Commissioners of Agj
riculture of several Southern states, j
; with other Chief Executives expected
on early trains, everything will be In
| readiness for the opening session of
! the conference of Southern Governors i
r
i for the purpose of discussing the
problem of checking the decline In
the price of cotton. No definite pro- '
gram has yet been arranged and It
was Governor Colquitt's opinion that '
matters would shape themselves. a
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IEWS OF SOUTH CAROLIhH
ome Short Paragraphs of News H H
General Interest to People From
All Over the State, fl|^H
Springfield.?It is reported that
egro answering the description
.rthur Bowen, who insulted a whlteB|^H
'Oman here, is held at Tillman. nea^^Hfl
His place. Citizens of Springfleldr H
( understood have gone to Tillman
> identify the^negro. HH
Oranegburg.?A store robbery took
lace at Rowesville and also an at*
empt was made to rob the postofflce.
.bout $18 worth of crockery was takn
from the store that was broken
ato. The guilty parties have not been I
pprehended, but suspicion iB enter- ?J|H
ained as to who committed the theft. A
Woodruf.?The home of O. E. West-A^k
loreland was burned. The Are had^^^H
iade such headway before being disfl^H
overea trie ramny naa oareiy ume i^hhb
scape before the building collapsetf^^^B
Vhen the family awoke the staircase H
nd hall were ablaze. Everything 1
.as burned and there was uo insur- i
nee. j
Columbia.?The Consolidated Holdng
Company has sold the old dark
orner at the intersection of Washingon
and Main streets, to the Palmetto
Construction Company at $2,500 a
ront foot. The Palmetto Construction
Company will erect a 14-story office
uildlng for the Palmetto National
ank at this location.
Columbia.?The city council of Coumbla
met and spent several hours 9
a session. The weights and measures 9
rdinance was given its third reading
atified and enrolled as an ordinace. flj
in ordinance prohibting the moving 9
>f a building through the streets
if Columbia for more than a block
ras passed, as was an ordinance reating
to declaring a nuisance. 9
Rock Hill.?This city was crowded 9
nth builders and contractors, com- 9
>et!ng for the contracts to erect at 9
Vlnthrop College the $100,000 model 9
chool, and the $60,000 arts and 9
cience building. Plans for the form- 9
ir were designed by W. W. Edwards 9
if Atlanta, Ga., while the arts and 9
cience building was designed by Hook 9
k Rogers of Charlotte. ^
Columbia.?Arguments were heard
>y Judge J. S. Wilson, who presided
it the recent term of court in RichnAtintv
fr\t* n nonr trial fn
;ase of Horsford against the Carolina
Bass Company. A new trial was reused
by Judge Wilson in the case
if Faust against the Columbia street
ail way. A verdict of |500 was reach;d
in favor of the plaintiff and it wll'
itand.
Woodruff.?Service was held for the
lrst time in tho new Presbyterian
:hurch here a few days ago. The
songregation was small on account of
he rain. The usual preaching hour
vas devoted to Children's Day exer:ises.
Rev. L. W. Brown made a very
nteresting talk on Sunday school
vork. The church is a very handtome
brick building and as soon as
he new seats arrive will be dedicated.
Elloree.?R. Q. Moorer of Parley
vhile adjusting the belting of his gintery,
met with a very severe accident
Mr. Moorer's hand was caught in
he belting and his arm broken b*
ween the elbow and wrist, and b?
ween the shoulder and elbow. Medial
aid was quickly summoned and
he injured young man is at this writ
ng resting easy. Mr. Moorer residet
it Parler. He operates a large gin
lery and farm.
Charleston.?Prof. A. Smith, of
^lemson College issues the following
bulletin on buying beef cattle: "Of all
:he factors which determine the proft
in feeding beef cattle the buying of
he cattle is one of the most Importing
and one of the most difficult with
which farmers in this state have to
lontend. Clemson College has lately
Seen doing everything possible to iniuce
the railways to grant reasonible
freight rates on cattle from St.
Louis and other large stock centres to
Washington."
Union.?In response to circular*
listributed on the streets a mass meet*
ng of about 1.000 citizens was held
n the opera house here. It is general
alk that the city is well supplied with
gambling rooms and blind tigers and
he meeting passed resolutions to tt*
effect that the citizens stand for th?
mforcement of law, and calling upon
he officers to use all their efforts to
id the city of blind tigers, gambling
md other forms of vice.
Chester.?The city public schools
vill give a holiday on Thursday in
>rder to allow the school children to
ake in the county fair. The high
tchool football team will play a game
vith Winnsboro team at the fair
grounds on Thursday and this will
itiract lots of Interest.
Anderson.?The saie of the Savanlah
River Company of Anderson to
he Georgia Railway & Power Co., of
ttlanta, which was consummated,
narks the biggest business deal that
las ever been made in the piedmont
ection of South Carolina. The amount
nvolved is $1,550,000.
Charleston.?The suit of Julias
rhames against the city of Charleston
or 5,000 in the court of common
jleas resulted ir. a verdict for the
:ity. Thames had been hurt on some
iebris, unlighted-ln the streets, but
le appears not to have made out a
:ase.
Charleston.?John Cole, the negro
irrested was positively identified at
he hearing as the man who has kill*
>d two men, wounded four, robbed
several stores and otherwise terrorized
the suburbs of Charleston. He
s held for trial at the next term or
icurt of general sessions.
Lexington.?Lewis Reap, a young
vhite man, was lodged In Jail by Sherff
Sim J. Miller, having been arrested
n Columbia. Reap is charged with
arceny, it being alleged that he broke
nto a trunk at Mcill Brothers' saw
nill, near Pelion, several months ago.
Spartanbur;;.?John B. Bishop, 70
rears old, a white man who recently
ame to this section with his son
rom the North Carolina mountains,
vas instantly killed when a bucket
llled with atones and dirt fell 60 feet
nto a .veil in which he was digging,
ind crushed bis skull as if it were an
sgg shell.