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? ESTABLISHED IN 18 I GOES BEYOND THE 25 MILLION MARK AMOUNT OF CAPITAL INVESTED V IN THE STATE IN THE LAST gjgfgSs TEN MONTHS. m , IS UP WITH OTHER STATES Shown By the Approximate Total of the Investments Covered By Charters and Commissions Issued By the < Secretary of State. . Columbia. ? Over * $25,000,000 has been invested in new enterprises in this state since January 1, 1911, according to the commissions and char^ ters recorded in the office of the Secretary of state. The compilation is made of charters and commissions issued through October 31, 1911, and show that South Carolina is well abreast cf the improvement wave of the South. These figures indicate a healthy condition of affairs throughout the state and reflect some of the many improvements and new enterprises which are daily springing into existence. Greenville county leads in the amount of money invested in new enterprises, but her figures include r?nA tiooflo.ooo cotton mereer and several other big mill enterprises. Charleston, with $2,122,900 stands Becond in the column. Special attention has been attached to Chesterfield, which has invested this year already $185,000 in new business concerns, and the majority or this was in the little town of Pageland, in that county. Chesterfield las shown wonderful Improvement in re cent years and her strides forward have attracted the attention of the whole state, as well as other sections of the country. It will be noted that Dillon, the "Baby" county, has $767,000 to her credit in new enterprises. The figures by counties, which are approximate and not official, follow: Abbeville $25,000, Aiken $18,000, Anderson $274,000, Bamberg, $3,000, Barnwell $146,000, Beaufort $35,000, Berkeley $5,000, Calhoun $115,000, Charleston $2,122,900, Cherokee $132,000, Chester $110,000, Chesterfield, $185,200, Clarendon $196,500, Colleton $75,000, Darlington $784,500, Dillon 767,500, Dorchester $50,500, Edgefield $75,400, Fairfield $87,000, Florence $331,600; Georgetown $500,000, Greenville $16,211,500, Greenwood $75,500, Hampton $55,000, Horry $26,000, Kershaw $140,000, Lancaster $123,000, Laurens $234,000, Lee $22,500, Lexington $11,000, Marion $91,500, Marlboro $76,500, Newberry $455,000, Oconee $5,000. Orangeburg $102,000, Pickens $26,(00, Richland $1,012,800, Saluda $75,000, Spartanburg $591,700, Sumter $624,000. Union $107,000, Williamsburg $28,000, York $102,500; total $26,233,100. The Second Week Jurors. The jurors to serve during the second week of court of common pleas in Richland county, which convenes soon, were drawn. They are: Ames Haltiwanger, G. C. Massey, S. L Hiller, S. W. Hook, Jr., R. L. Steele. L. A. Smith, Edward Rose, J. H. Daniels, Jr., J. E. Smith, D. S. Gates. A. A. Brazwell, J. E. Smoak, R. C. Hornsby, J. W. Peevy, W. F. Goings, James Scott. J. L. Marsh, L. I. Davis, E. J. Jenkins. W. P. Davis, Ben Riley, W. T. Myers, J. S. Kleckley, Avin Howell, J. H. Sharp, J. J. Patterson, E. T. Morgan, W. T. Stokes, A. B. Watson, L. A. Martin, A. W. Taylor, R. L. Kennedy, J. A. Hoyt, O. G. Donny, Charles Senn. R. C. McCants. Is Awarded $5,000 Verdict. Fcr the alleged loss of an eye, Geroge E.eazer of Richland county was awarded $5,0 )0 liy a Lexington jury, the verdict having been returned after the case had consumed three days of the common pleas court. The plaintiff sought to recover $25,000. The accident is alleged to have occurred in Rock Hill on January 23, 1909, while the plaintiff was in the employ of a wrecking train of the Southern railway. South Carolina New Enterprises. A charter has been issued to the Coastal Land Development company of Charleston, with a capital stock of $25,000. The officers are: H. M. sanderc. president: E. C. McCarthy, vice president, and A. H. Latimer, secretary and treasurer. The Bank of Cameron has been given the right to increase its capital stock from $15.000 to $25,000. The Palmetto Building and Loan association, of Georgetown, has been commissioned with a capital stock cf $75,000. Freight Cars Are Derailed. Four cars on a through freight train on the Charleston & Western Carolina railway, three loaded box cars and an oil tank car, were derailed at Llghtsey's mill, near Hampton. Passenger train No. 41, Charleston to Augusta, was delayed until about 6 o'clock at this place. The tank car was thrown acrcss the track and the delay was caused by it being necessary to get the wrecking train out of Augusta tc remove this car. No one was Injured in the wreck. Delivered Second Series. W. K. Tate, staie supervisor of rural echcols, delivered the second of the extension course series for thie winter at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Tate took , as his subject, "Rural Schools in Ontario, Iowa, Minnesota and Indiana. Recently Mr. Tato made an inspection trip to this section, and was therefore well fitted to give a clear and accurate account of the work actually going on In sister Itate3 and just across the border. In Ontlarto and Iowa the rural schools UB* the one end two-teacher systom. THE 91. MILITARY BOARD TO MEET Recommendations by Adjutant General Moore as to Eliminating Politic*?Important Discussions. Columbia.?"I will very probably recommend that the office of adjutant general be eliminated from politics and that the office be filled by an appointment by the Governor." This statement was made by W. W. Moore, the adjhtant general, In discussing his annual report that is being prepared. The report will contain a number of recommendations relative to the work of the office. Since issuming office Adjutant General Moo*e has contended for efficiency in every department of the military department of the state. He is of the opinion that the appropriation for the office is too low. will nmhahlv nnk that the aDbro priation of $12,000 be increased. South Carolina 1> the only Btate in the United Stales to elect the adji> tant general, the off cers being appointed by the governors in all other states. It was announced by Adjutant General Moor? that the military advisory board will meet in Columbia when the state allotment fot 1912 will be apportioned. The members of the board are the governor, Wylie Jones, brigadier general; Julius E. Cogswell, colonel of the Third regiment, and Major John G. Richards, Jr. Other matters of importance to the National Guard of the state will be discussed at the meeting. Clemson College To Bend Exhibit. "The success of the South Atlantic Corn Exposition as an educational event is now assured beyond the question of doubt," said A. D. Hudson, president of the exposition, who was in Columbia. Mr. Hudson has just returned from Clemson College, where in company with Geo. H. Stevenson, secretary and general manager of the National Corn exposition, he had gone to confer with President Riggs and Director Harper with reference to Besuring an educations 1 exhibit for the exposition from the agricultural experiment farm and from the agricultural department of the college. President Riggs and Director Harper are both very enthusiastic over the opportunity this event will afford to bring the results of the years of ^xnwimmtni onrf lnv?(tlratlnnal work of the institution in the interests of the agricultural progress to the attention of the many corn growers who will visit the exposition. Granted Executive Clemency. James Onley, who was convicted in Richland county in September of 1906, on the charge of manslaughter, and sentenced to sei-ve seven years in the state penitentiary, has been pardoned by the govertor. The sentence of Willie Williams, who was convicted in Kershaw county in November of 1911 and given a fine of $100 or three months on .he public workB, has been commuted to a fine of $50 or three months. The governor yesterday granted a parole to Elijah Walker, who was convicted in Anderson county in July of 1907 on the charge of manslaughter and sentenced to five years on the public works of that county. Since assuming office on January 17, the governor has extended clemency in 260 cases. Phamaceutical Examiners Meet. I The state board of pharmaceutical examiners, which has been in session here has completed its work. Fourteen young men stcod the examination and the following seven passed: L. O. Johnson, W. T. Willingham, T. J| Kelly. T. A. Lucat, E. A. Capers, C. S Glover and J. F. Melfl. The members of the board were entertained by Dr. C. A. Milford at his home on upper Main street. Columbia.?President P. H. Gadsden. of the Chamber of Commerce, announced the membership of the committee of ftve who will have charge of the storage warehouse proposition in this city with regard to cotton piece goods. The members of the committee are aR follows: R. G. Rhett, J. ! H. Jahnz. \V. H. Mixson, R. B. Lebby j and P. H. Gadsden. The committee I will immediately begin work on this important project. Washington.?Thomas H. Windham has been appointed postmaster at Blake, Berkeley county, to succeed A. Guerry, resigned. Aiken Officer Kil ed on Street. Wade Patterson, who for about 27 years was policeman in this city, was shot and instantly killed by James Seigler, a well-krown man of Aiken. Patterson was shot while on duty at the corner of Main street and Park avenue, in Hie pi Iiu ii'm uuciucno arc tion of the town The body of the dead man was carried to the under- j taking establishment of Powell Hard- ! ware Company. An Inquest was held by Coroner Johnson. There were several eye-witnesses but none of them wiP make any statement. Program To Be Announced Soon. The programme for the second South Atlantic States Corn exposition to be held here during the week of December 11, when $8,000 will be awarded for the best corn shown is soon to be announced by the commission in charge. The programme ! will include addresses by well-known agriculturists, among them being Bradford Knapp, head of the United j States farm demonstration work. A ' feature of the exposition will be the corn Judging school. There will be much interest manifested. Brought In VerClct of Not Guilty. After being in their room for only one hour and a half, the Jury in the case of the state against LeRoy B Tuten brought in a verdict of not guilty. When it was announced that a verdict has been reached the court warned the people not to make any demonstration, and not a sound was made by the crowd in attendance as the jury filed to their seats. The verdict was not unexpected, and when It was read by the clerk a touching scene was enacted between defendant and his elderly father. : foi FOl HMlCHl iSf: h:qh school inspector to hold eight conferences in the state. ? t! GROUPING OF THE COUNTIES I t: The Program la Being Prepared by Mr. 4 W. H. Hand?There is Much Inter- ^ P eat Shown?First Conference to be in Chester. c . t Columbia.?W. H. Hand, state high P school inspector, is arranging to hold d at least eight conferences of hig"h P school teachers in the state. The 0 first of these conferences will be c held in Chester, for the teachers of 13 Chester, York, Fairfield and Lancaster counties, beginning Monday night, ' December 4, and continuing through f the following day. The second con- t ference will be held in Florence for f the teachers of Florence, Darlington, c nhesterfleld. Marlboro, Dillon, Ma- c rion, Horry and Williamsburg coun- 1 ties, beginning Thursday night, De- r oembfer 7, and continuing through j the following day. As soon as the dates can be arranged other conferences will follow. To j" Greenwood will be invited teachers of 1 Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, New- ? Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties. To Spartanburg, the teachers 1 of Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union * counties. To Denmark, of Bamberg. Orangeburg, Barnwell, Aiken and c Hampton counties. To Charleston, 1 those of Charleston, Bergeley, Colleton, Dorchetser, Beaufort and George- i town counties. To Columbia those of 3 Richland, Kershaw, Sumter, Lee Clar- c endon, Calhoun, Lexington and Sa- a luda counties. ( The grouping of the counties has r been made to conform as fast as pos- | t sible to tfie railroad schedules. In a j e | few instances the teachers of lndi* t dividual schools will find it more con; venient to attend some other rather f than the conferences to which the 1 teachers of the county are invited. In ' such instances teachers should feel 8 perfectly free to attend the conference c most convenient. ' In several places free entertain- c ment will be offered to the visiting f teachers. In such cases the teachers 1 will be notified in advance. ? To Hold Big Drainage Meeting Charleston.-?Charleston will have a i big drainage Convention in the early c part of January, according to a state- ( I ment made by Secretary A. W. Mc- j Keand, of the Chamber of Commerce. The big commercial organization in ( this city Is on the eve of a campaign ( for drainage on a comprehensive scale i j and for better highways in this sec- ( tion of the state, and in order to give ] the movement a most auspicious start it will seek to interest business men, automobile owners, planters, farmers, j and others in the Southeastern sec- ' tion of South Carolina in the subject 1 of land reclamation and highways, ^ Anticipates A Big Future. I Charleston.?Maj. G. P. Howell, | I corps of engineers, U. S. A., in charge Anderson.?With the selection of th? "irst Baptist church of Columbia a< he next meeting place and the eleo ion of officers to serve the ensuing rear, the ninth annual convention ol he Woman's Missionary Union came 0 a close. Kdget.eld.?After an illness of tw? lays, the Hon. J. D. Allen, for twenty ears Judge of Probate for this county iied at his home here. So beloved ind popular was he that no one evei >pposed him in his many races, and t was a case in which it seemed that he oTire literally belonged to th? nan and he to it. Columbia.?Asleep on the track, an tnidentified white man was struck b> 1 Southern l ailr.ay train, between .Vinnstcio and Columbia, and died in ' e union pa .*< nr.fr r-iticu hcsc short r.'t-TT ard. The- in v s bound tc I* r bis frcr* Chr.r hp. i'kr n-!-. -While Jerry Moore holdi a '.vcw - record for making r.nd 1 ' and 3 perks cf ' ' n TP r,>nc< > k ! J . fl ' trac t Jt ... ;. Jb bib ?-4 bu. heii or uoubt, jurat u rt-cord or gi tv, lag cotton. \ L ' *' < j-jii of the Charleston district, has return- 1 ed to Charleston from Columbia, 1 where, in company with Congressman 1 Lever, he inspected a portion of the government work which is being ] done on the Congaree river, and look- i ed into matters for further Improve- ] ment of navigation to and from the f capital. Maj. Howell said that some f dredging is the main work which is t now being done, but Congressman ( Lever anticipates a big future for Co- \ lumbia largely through her river com- t mcrce. j i Meeting of Winthrop Trustees. Columbia.? The annual meeting of ' the board of trustees of Winthrop i College will be held on the evening 1 of November 24, when the report for ' the general assembly will be prepar- ' ed. The finance committe of the ' board will make a report at that time. Dr. D. B. Johnson, the president of ! Winthrop College, was in Columbia several days ago making arrange- 1 for the meeting. ' Governor Will Have No Reply. Columbia.?Governor Blease will ' have no reply to the letter to Mr. ( J. J. Evans, of Marlboro, relative to ' the governor's refusal to call an extra ; session of the Legislature to deal with ' the cotton situation as requested by a mass meeting of the farmers of ' that county. The --easons for the re- ( l'usal to call the extra session were J { outlined in the governor's letter to j frtenAriHtntr tr* thn tola, i 2 ill I* ? aus, i vopvuu mo w ?itv wiv gram asking for a conference on the subject by the committee appointed by the Marlboro mass meeting. Was Not Favorable To Railroads. Sumter.?It has been often noted here that juries have been favorable to the railroads, many damage suits, verdicts being given to the defendants. This term of court, however, has not been favorable to the Atlantic Coast Line; verdicts have been rendered against the company. Shelly Lawrence sued for $25,000 for personal injuries, and was given $2,500. H R. CJeddings sued for personal injuries for a like amount and was awarded $5,000 damages. J. A. Jackson was awarded S23S.95 in a suit. Plans For New State House. Charleston.?Mr. A. W. Todd, architect of this city, who was selecte' by the committee on state house ant' grounds to prepare plans and studie for the enlargement of the Etate eap; tol building, has been on exhibitic at the offices of Todd & Benson, ar^'i tects, of which he is the senior member, pians and spef'fi n? for tli work, together wit' 1 :-ge ph-" graphs of the building as it v ill pear when improved. Mr. Tcdd it. vltes the public to inspect these drawings and photographs. RT_ RT MILL, S. C? THUR! KuiM Irtt PALMEriO-STATiT , Column of Short Paragraphs That Have Been Collected For the People of the State. Allendale.?An unknown man who ave his name as James White, and bought to be Williams Emerson of Jndlcott, N. Y, wife murderer, was ound in a dying condition in one of he section houses of the Charleston I Western Carolina railway near Ap leton, a station a few miles from this ilace. Edgefield.?W. B. Cogburn, clerk of ourt, has formally taken charge of he office of judge of probate, the ilace being rendered vacant by the leath of Judge J. D. Allen. The law irorides that in the event of the death if the judge of probate the clerk of ourt shall immediately assume the luties of that office. Laurens.?The negro prisoner who iras brought here several days ago rom Camden and held by the authoilies as Tack Fuller, who is wanted or murder 16 years ago of another legro in Cross Hill township, turned iut to be an escaped convict from he state penitentiary, and he was eturned to the state prison to compete a seven-year sentence. Columbia.?A petition to form a Irainage district in Dog Bluff and Galvant's Ferry townships, in Horry :ounty, including 16,000 acres of lagd, ias been filed with the state departnent of agriculture. The petition was igned by two-thirds of the citizens Qf he two townships. Several other Irainage districts will be formed in hat county. Columbia. ? State Treasurer Jenlings announced that he had received 130,000 in tax money from about 20 :ounty treasurers. Of this amount ibout $10,000 has been received ?'rom Knnnlv Spvprnl rtf thi sLlCLi ICOlVit wuuv/i totes making up the loan of $500,000 o the state government for running xpenses will fall due late In Decern>er. Charleston ?A meeting was held at he Cu3tcm House to discuss plans for engthening the Government wharl md for building a suitable warehous? >n it for the storing of goods belong ng to the various departments. The lepartments most interested in this >roJect are the lighthouse department, he engineering department, the cusoms department and the navy and Lrmy departments. Darlington?There were marketed lere several days ago about 300 balei )f cotton, and despite the prices paid otton has been coming in during th< all months in about the usual way rhere are several farmers over the ;ounty who have been holding thelt nttnn and who will continue to hold t, but it Is thought that at least hall >f the crop made in the country ha? been marketed. Lynchburg.?Train No. 50 killed t nule and demolished a buggy belong ng to M. H. Logan, on a crossing one mile from town. The mule upot caching the crossing refused to go an) .'urther, and Mr. Logan and another who was driving with him. barel) jscaped by jumping from the buggy The train was only delayed about flvt minutes, as the buggy was a complete R'reck, and the mule was killed In stantly. Columbia.?Secretary J. Whitnei Reid, of the Farmers' Union, recelvec vord from Mr. J. P. Barratt, oi 3reezewood, in Greenwood county, stating that he had collected pledget rotn farmers in his neighborhood tc he amount of 106 bales of cotton un ler the holding campaign now beinj vaged all over the state. This bringi he total amount pledged so far to 1.20( mles, Anderson still leading with 749 Darlington.?The teachers of Dar ington met here for the purpose o: { perfecting the organization of the i Darlington County Progressive Teach j ?rs' association. A constitution ant by-laws cf the new body were adopt ?d and the following officers elected; VV. B. Carnes of the Epworth Higl School, president; J. C. Hungerpiller rice president; Miss Leland Segara lecretary, and Miss Louise Parrott treasurer. Columbia.?A petition for a schoo: n the northwest portion of Columbia s being circulated among the resi ients west of Main street and nortk ot Blanding street, ine peuuun i: tddressed to the mayor and commit doners of Columbia. Edgefield?Albert Lyon, a young farmer who resides eight miles wesi )f Edgefield, was shot by a negro Dtis Harris, a shotgun being used i'oung Lyon also shot the negro sever il times. Harris made an insulting remark to Mr. Lyon while in Edgeflelc ind is said to have purchased a gut with which to shoot him.' MILL SDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 191 DEATH OPENS THE SAVANNAH HAGES ONE DRIVER 18 KILLED ON THE FIRST PRACTICE DAY OF THE GREAT EVENT. ANOTHER DRIVER IS INJURED McNay, Who Was a Callfornian, Running In a Case Car, Took to a Ditch to Prevent a Collision and Meets His End. Savannah, Ga.?Choosing a ditch at the side of the course in preference to plunging into a heavy wagon which suddenly loomed before him on an "S" turn on the automobile course here, Jay D. McNay, the California automobile racing driver, met death. His little low-built Case car ended its course against a tree and the driver was taken from the wreck as he breathed his last. The accident occurred on the first practice day for the automobile races of Thanksgiving week. Only a short while before McNay drove to his death Joe Dawson, who had Just yielded tht wheel of his Marmon racer to Joe Nikrent, was hurled from his seat when Nikrent chose the banked side of the course to avoid collision with a touring car which appeared suddenly from around a curve. Dawson catapulted over Nikrent's head and fell to the tutf unconscious. At the hospital it was said hiB condition may not prevent his appearing in the Vanderbilt and grand prize races in which he is entered. No bones were broken. The touring car which caused Daw eon's injuries caused Driver wmium Knipper to stop bis car so suddenly that W. F. Barnes, Jr., was unable to stop his mount intime and rammed Knipper's car, both machines being badly damaged but the drivers were unhurt. Physicians at the hospital to which McNay was hurried though life appeared to be extinct, stated that his death probably was caused by concussion of the brain and internal injuries. His car was crushed together like an accordion and the steering wheel was Jammed into McNay's breast. A peculiar sad feature of the young drivers death comes with the statement that his marriage was set for the week following the races here. Want Better Freight Rates. New York?Melon growers of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, and Northern commission men who handle their products, appeared through attorneys before the Interstate Commerce Commission here and asked for lower freight rates on 125 Eastern railroads. The farmers declare that by rate discrimination the price of melons hai been made unduly high everywhere west of Cincinnati and Buffalo. A special complaint Is made against the Pennsylvania Railroad. Cummins Found Guilty. New York.?William J. Cummins, the former Tennesee promoter and recent directing head of the Carnegie Trust Company, was found guilty of the theft of $140,000 from the Nineteenth Ward bank*by the jury before which he has been n trial for the last five weeks. He was remanded to the Tombs until his counsel may present any motions desired before sentence Is pronounced. Cummins seemed stunned by the result. Was Stabbed By Striker. Sedalia, Mo.?A. M. Mackey, nephew of Mrs. Fred Dent Grant and of Mrs. Pottor Palmer of Chicago, was stabbed to death by John L. Jones, n t striking shopman. The stabbing fol- * lowed an argument about recent trouble between strikers and strike breakers. Mackey owned a taxicab and carriage company here. At the coroner's inquest witnesses testified I that Jones stabbed Mackey while the latter was trying to stop a pair of horses from running away. Makey's right hand was almost severed In an , attempt to ward or tho blow. Four Men Were Rescued. New York.?The four men aboard the barge Helen A. Wyman, which was wrecked near Block Island were rescued and landed at New London. This Information came to the Scully towing company here from the captain of the tug Mary F. Scully, which made the rescue ten hours before the barge went down. Wires along the southern New England coast were busy! with reports of disasters at sea. The barge Wyman broke away from the tug Mary F. Scully and It was reported that all her crew were lost. Will Force Neutrality Law*. Washington.?Determined to stamj out filibustering expeditions against Mexico, Secretary of War Stlmson authorized General Duncan, commanding the department of Texas, to enforce the neutrality laws with vigor and to move the trc jps under his command within divisional limits Wuhout waiting orderB from the department. Secretary Stimeon also informed General Duncan that he would not lack for all the cavalry nd Infantry needed to prevent the organization of expeditions against Mexico. England nad Germany May Fight. London.?Knowledge that England was on the point of going to war with Germany in support of France in the Moroccan trouble, and it being genet* ally known that the government had apparently consented to Russia's advance upon Persia, has precipatcd a rtonn of criticism oper the extreme ecrecy with which the nation's for tn affairs are conducted. Foreign retary Grey he, promised to make ? Parliament on November 27th b .atemcnt of the npire's foreign r? .aligns. ? TI .1. ARE URdEDTOHOLD COTTON President Barrett Gives Out Statement Telling How to Solve QuestionLauds Commissioner Watson. Columbia.?"See the enclosed clipping. I am right in behind you -with ^ this work. More than 3,000 papers carry these communications" was the statement contained in a letter receive ed at the state department of agriculture by E. J. Watson, the commissioner. ' The following statement accompanied the letter: / I "President Chas. S. Barrett of the National Farmers' Union, in an address to union members, says hold cotton. He urges farmers to farm as If cotton were not in existence. He says at this critical stage in the cotton situation, with the Farmers' Union f and scores of business leaders and ' general Southern factors battling to f stem the tide of unfair prices the first y duty of the farmer is to hold his ( cotton. Those who sell at present < prices are simply giving away a mar- | gin of several million dollars to spin- j ners and speculators. Quotations after the first of the year will establish ( the truth of that assertion. The most ^ difficult part of the campaign is now j upon us. To waver is to lose the ef- j rect 01 me spienuiu wur* ancau; ??.- j complished. j "In South Carolina, under the lead- ' ershlp of E. J. Watson, president of ' the Southern Cotton Congress, they < are instituting a syrtem of pledges j which bind the planter to hold his < present cotton for 13 cents; and fur- j ther, not to sow more than 60 per , cent, of the areable acreage in cotton j 'for the coming season. The plan is an excellent one. Statistics an* our j own common sense tell us that the ( crop now in hand is worth more than j is being offered for it. But if civiliza- ( tion needs the sharp lesson of a short ( crop to emphasize the wisdom of fair , dealing with the farmer, then so be j It." I Penalty Has Been Finally Reduced. A penalty of $927,000 Imposed upon , the Charleston Union Station Company , for refusing to pay the corporation ( license tax has heen finally reduced ] by the state board of assessors to the sum of $1,000. Attorney General , Lyon was instructed to bring suit against the company to collect the j $11,000. The value of the union Bta- . tion company is placed at $3000,000. . The corporation license tax is onehalf mill. The meeting of the state ( board of assesors was called for the ( purpose of hearing argument by attorneys of the company to reduce the penalty of $9,242. This amount was named by the board last August when the penalty was reduced to $918,258. At that time a resolution was adop- J ted placing a penalty of $1 per day on each year's taxes remaining unpaid. The penalty does not include the reg- ! ular license tax. I South Carolina Paid A Million. Speaking of the advantages of good roads and of what is being done in ' that direction, James Wilson, secre- ( tary of agriculture, declared that ' nearly $14,000,000 was expended during the present year for good roads 1 in Southern states alone. The secre- 1 tary will speak on the subject at the good roads congress to be held in ' Richmond, Va. "Reports to the department," Bald Secretary Wilson, show that Florida spent $1,505,000, Georgia $2,500,000, North Carolina $4,505,000 and South Carolina $1,100, UUV. i lie uc|fnuuicui is iu-uiiciaime with the state or local authorities in practically every state and reports show that over 200,000 miles of roads were built during the paet 12 months." Headquarters For Torpedo Boats. A final quietus to the somewhat persistent rumor that the Charleston Navy Yard would be abandoned is given in dispatches Bent out from 1 'fiashington in which it is stated that 'fh'e remarkable work done recently ! at the yard in repairing serious dam- ' age to torpedo boats has so impressed the department that it has been ' definitely decided to make the Char- 1 leston Naval Station the "mother yard" for the United States torpedo 1 fleet on the Atlantic coast. This means in effect that Charleston be 1 comes headquarters for the Atlantic ' fleet of torpedo boats and destroyers 1 Delegated To Attend Meeting. At a special meeting of city council, Councilman R. J. Blalock was ' delegated to attend a meeting at An- 1 derson November 20 as a representa- , tive of council. A letter from Gen M. L. Bonham, chairman of the com- 1 mittee from the Anderson chamber * of commerce, urged that a represen- ( tative of council be present at this ! meeting, which will be a conference I between officials of the Southern rail- j ' way and a committee from the chamber ' of commerce relative to the compe- I tion of the Blue Ridge railway. ' A Setback Wat Encountered. A setback to the proposed plans of city council for paving Assembly 1 street, between Gervals and Hampton j streets, was encountered at the regular meeting of council when a petl- j tion objecting to the plans for pav- | Ing the street was presented signed by eight property owners In tbe section proposed for paving. The petl- | tion asks that the streetB be paved from curb to curb, while council's i plans call for paving 26 or 30 feet on each side with a parkway In the centre. To Grant Interurban Franchise. At a meeting of the newly elected Spartanburg city council, which was installed the matter of a franchise to the interurban railroad was taker. I up. By a vote of 4 to 2 the new coun- i cil decided to grant to the interurban i a franchise, similar in every respect 1 to the one that the interurban re- i 'used to accept at a meeting of thr 1 ectors heid in Greenville a shor* 1 e ago with the exc^iticn of th< 1 bjecticnfli^ c'vjse wai-b lir ts th ime cf the "i-iq'hise to :? "igb j ear*. . - ?. . . . . * MES EXPECT A CRISIS III CIA SOON DEMANDS FOR THE THRONES' ABDICATION ARE CROWDING UPON THE PREMIER. \ NEW SHOW OF PATRIOTISM 'rovlnces Display Effort to Establish Union Government Quickly?The Americans Have All Left Nanking? Negotiations Fo.* Peace Have Failed. Peking.?Demands for the throne's ibdication are crowding upon Premier fuan Shi Kai, who doubtless will be 'orced to make a decision within a veek. It seems to be a case of fight ?r a air the emirt tn denart frnm the capital. Every suggestion for abdication is accompanied by promises of protection and ample pension. It is reported that the Premier has jrdered a renewed attack upon Hanfang and Wu-Chang. If this is true, it signifies his choice. The governnent has succeeded in. ridding the l>anchau troops of both revolutionary tenerals, Chang Shac-Tseng and Ean Hen Wei. The former is now at Tien rsin. The latter, who commanded the :hlrd division, has been dismissed and s proceeding southward, not as Yuan 3hl Kai's envoy to submit further projosals to General Li, the rebel coranander, as previously reported, but to bin the rebel forces. There has been an unexpected display of patriotism during the last day jr two. Instead of rivalry among the provinces there have been evidences )f remarkable unanimity in an effort x> establish a union government julckly, in order to prevent the dangers from foreign complications. Rear Admiral Murdoch telegraphs the American legation from Nanking Mt the American consul with the irchJves is aboard the New Orleans md that all Americans have left the :ity with the exception of a few members of the Red Cross. it wouia De lmpossioie, says me tdmiral, to protect American properly in Nanking without landing three lundred marines prepared to sustain i siege. For this reason, he had sent none of his men ashore. Various efTorts made in influential quarters to start negotiations loolng to peace have up to the present failed. To Crush the Revolution. Washington.?The arrest of Gen. Bernardo Reyes by United States luthorities at San Antonio for violalion of the neutrality laws is exactly n line with the policy of this government to stamp out revolutionary activtfes against Mexico in United States territory, according to Secretary of State Knox. "The arrest of General Reyes was not requested by the Mexican government," he said, "The policy >f this government has not changed me Iota since the Inauguration of Madero as President following the evolution ho led. So far as the United States is concerned, the situation s identical with that existing last ipring when Madero's agents were Deing arrested for violating the neutrality laws." Effort to Lift Balloon Cup. Indianapolis, Ind.?In an effort to ift the Lahm cup for long distance balloon flights, Captain G. L. Bumbaugh of thla city started from here In the balloon Dusseldorfer. The balloon floated away to the northeast In a eaat wind estimated et 25 miles an hour. The Lahm cup, which is offered by the Aero Club of America, is now held by A. Holland Forbes, who won it October 12, 1909, in a flight from St. Louis, Mo., to Richmond, Va., a distance of 697.17 miles. Fowler Lands Safely in Texas. Pecos, Tex.?Aviator Robert G. Power. attempting a coast-to-coast trip by aeroplane, landed at Pyote, Tex., 18 miles east of here. It is said there s some defect in the machine again but he landed without trouble, lig intends to leave early for Abilene. Fowler flew from Van Horn, Tex., 94 miles from Pyote. The New Ambassador Is Mum. New York. ? George Bakhmetieff, the newly-appointed Russian ambassador to the United States, arrived in New York and left immediately for Washington. The coming of the new embassador is of vastly greater interest than ordinarily attaches to a shaft jf diplomatic representatives for he irrives at a time when a wave of (popular and official protest is at its height against his government because t refuses to honor American pass? ? ?A? /Uent-iminntiAn Qffoinof i>i?rm nuiium uioi.iiuiiu<>u?u a^iuuv the JeW8. The Farmers Are Proeperoui. Washington.?More up-to-date and modern machinery has been purchased by farmers during the past year than during- any previous year, according to Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, who based this assertion upon reports made to him by departmental field men. "This demonstrates," he added, "not only the prosperity of the farmer but also his alertness to seize upon every means to increase fhe yield an acre and to preserve the soil. The department has been urging the ise of the latest tools and machinery Will Be a Great Show. Atlanta, Ga.?The largest corn exhibition ever witnessed in the South is expected to greet the eyes of visitors who attend the Southern cc.*n show here, December 6 to 8, under the luspices of the Atlanta chamber of commerce. A special feature of the show will be competition for sweepstake prizes by the boys' corn clubs of Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Arkansa-, Louisiana and Tennessee, rhe women of Atlanta are taking at merest In the show. - . H . $1.25 PER YEAR NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA Latest General News That Has Been Carefully Gotten Together For the People or tne state. Laurens. ? Craney McCullough, a young negro of the city, died from the ejects of a shotgun wound received as the result of an altercation with Jim Shell, another negro. The (booting occurred at a negro woman's house, and MoCuilough was shot through the neck by Shell, who was arrested and lodged in jail. Columbia.?Governor Blease commissioned the Hon. B. M. Shuman, of Greenville, to preside as special Judge for the common pleas court at Greenville, commencing Novebraer 20. This appointment was made necessary on account of the death of Judge Klogh, who was to have presided over the courts of the 10th circuit this session. Columbia.?Beginning Thanksgiving ' Day, November 30, a thirty-day racing meet will be held in Columbia. A string of horses which assembled in Washington from the various tracks now in operation will be brought South. After the Columbia meet the horses will be taken to Charleston for the one hundred days' meet there. Spartanburg.?J. W. Rldgeout, general yard foreman at Spartanburg Junction, was struck by a switch engine. He was carried in an ambulance to the Spartanburg hospital, where bis right leg was amputated. He will probably recover. Ridgoout recently came here from Spencer, N. *? *? ? ?i/>mi. (J., wnere ne uaa a wu? auu iu? ?... dreii. Columbia.?Two hundred and twenty thousand, eight hundred and thirteen dollars and nineyt-seTen cents was the total sales by the dispensaries In the six counties In South Carolina during the month of October, according to a statement by Dispensary Auditor M. H. Mobley; $10,295.61 was the operating expense tor the month. Columbia?R. H. Jennings, stAte treasurer, has so far received $20,000 in tax money from 17 county treasurers out of 43. Charleston county leads with $10,000. The collection of state taxes begun on October 15. After January 1 there will be a penalty of 1 per cent, on all delinquents. It requires about $1,000,000 to operate the state government each year. Saluda.?The largest yield of corn ever produced on an acre in Saluda county, eo far as can be learned, was grown this year by Thomas Graham, a negro, of the Penn creek section. His yield as measured and certified to by well-known white men was 146 1-2 bushels. S. F. Shaw, a white man, held the palm prior to this year, his yield last year being about 106 bushels. Columbia.?John Young Garllngton and J. Stobo Young, officers ef the defunct Qaminnlp Securities Company, will have to serve out the sentence* of 3 years and 1 year respectively, imposed upon them here by Judge Prince in spring of 1910, unless Gov* ernor Blease extendB them executive clemency, for the supreme court affirmed the verdict. Columbia?Reversing the Richland county court the supreme court ordered a new trial in the case of Minnie C. Lundy against the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Columbia Eelectrlc Street Railway, Light and Power Company, which involves a verdict for $20,000 for the death of Charles Lundy. The opinion in the case was given by Associate Justice Gary. Columbia.?Several meetings of farmers in different parts of the state , in the Interest of the cotton holding movement and the acreage reducing plan, a campaign for which Is now being carried on under the auspices of the Farmers' Union are scheduled for the near future. At these meetings men Interested in the work will make addresses and an effort will be made to organise farmers in places where no organization now exists. Columbia.?W. F. Stlegiltzs. council superintendent in charge of the departments of waterworks, sewerage, city hall and opera house, submitted monthly statements of these departments to city council at the regular semi-monthly meeting. Mr. Stleglftx reported activity in each of the departments. In both the waterworks and sewerage departments extensions and additions were made during the month. Barnwell.?Barnwell county farmers have In all probability lost many hundreds of dollars by the recent rains and cold weather. The cotton ha3 been lying open in the fields for days, and although high wages have heen offered, it has been difficult to get pickers. Columbia- The county board of commissioners of Richland county held a regular semi-monthly meeting in the office of W. F. Muller, county supervisor. The business was only ou thero a-an no matters of great importance brought before the board. Columbia.?Charged with four offenses, Harry Blalock, a negro, was sentenced by Judge Buechei of Warerly in magistrate's court to serre 120 days on the chaingang of Richland county or to pay a fine of $85. The negro took the days. - Columbia.?Mr. John L. Raat, of Cameron, was appointed by Governor Blease as sheriff of Calhoun county, to fill out the unexpired terra of Mr. Olin M. Dantiler, deceased. This position has been banging fire for some time, and it will be news of interest to the people of Calhoun to know who their new sheriff Is. Columbia.?Tho governor has appointed S. M. Smith as master for Edgefield county to succeed W. F. Roach, deceased. M. JafTa has been appointed naglstrate for Sheldon township in Beaufort to succeed C. M. McCoy deceased. Camden.?Mr. Ludlow, a well-lcnowa engineer of Winston-Salem, N. C? has been here during the past week look! lag over the Camden Water and Light plant to ascertain its value, in case the city desires to purchase. After aWns a thorough inspection. Mr. "/ - r/.ake his repcrt to tfef tfb; J