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| ESTABLISHED IN 18< I ireoTIeIeeI LATE wr?5 OF 1 HE WORLE TERSELY TOLD. vm EAST, NORTH AND WEST W From Foreign Lands, Through J out the Nation and Particularly (ths Great South. Southern. Governor Ben W. Hooper of Tenaesaee, an inmate of the state penl:entlary?not, however, because he had committed any crime. In gathering material upon which to base his pardonu in his proclamation of Yuletide clemency. Governor Hooper though' the best plan would be to go 'jo prison and see for himself which >risoners deserved consideration. Daring his incarceration the governor will observe all the prison regulations as though he himself were a sonvict. Ho was released after 24 hours' imprisonment. One hundred aud fifty indictments igainst alleged votcr-seller6 in Lee ;oun'y, Virginia, were handed to the aommonwe&ith's attorney and others are to follow as a result of the grand jury investigation into election irregularities during the past three weeks. It is generally believed the gfirand jury probe will result in wholesale disfranchisement of voters in this sounty. The chief witnesses in the investication have been men charger' Irith handling the money. I ~ General. Persia yielded to the demand of ths Russian ultimatum that SV. .Morgan 3huster, an American, who holds the post of treasurer-general in the Persian government, be dismissed from th? service of the Persian govern ment The Russian ultimatum alsc sails for the payment of an indem oity which is to reimburse Russia for money expended in sending an armed expedition into Persia to en force her demand. Mr. Shuster's ad minlstrattion of Persia's finances hat been displeasing to Russia from tlu start and when he caused the seiz are of property belonging to the brother ol the cx-shah over the pro test of the Rubs n vice consul Rus sla called for the dismissal of Mr. Shuster, and this has finally been acceded to. The Ocmulgee river, fed by forty hours of unceasing rain in middle Georgia, flooded over the danger lint in the flat lands of Macon, and thirty families, with the water at theii thresholds, fled to higher levels foi safety, leaving belongings to th< mercy of the waters. A dairy oi eighty cows was flooded, and the an! mala mloogad hv the owners. Ktrilcl< uut for the middle of the stream, ant1 I disappeared down the current. . Fears over the condition of Em peror Francis Joseph, who is ill ir Vienna, were increased when it be came kipwn that all of the memben of the Austrian royal family hac been summoned to Vienna. Th< (- "general explanation" offered wa ffiat following out the traditional cus | torn, the royal family was coming t< spend Christmas with the emperor but there was a growing belief thai the summons resulted from untowart developments which have arisen ir the condition of the aged monarch. The motion made by attorneys foi jtbe ten Chicago packers now on tria in the United States circuit court asking for the quashing of two of th< t five counts in the indictmenti against the millionaires, was deniei The final executive act in the ah rogation by the United States of th? treaty of 1832 with Russia was tak en when President Taft signed tb? joint resolution of congress endini the convention on December 31, 1912 With his signature the diplomats crisis that has overshadowed the tw< nation? since the Sulzer resolutioi was parsed by the house was out o thi wav. Secretary of State Kno: - f was <he only witness present wnei President Taft affixed his signatun to the Joint resolution. Cries and pronns breaking the still nets at the jail in 1 lost on, Mass., let ! to the discovery that the Rev. Clai ence V. T. Richeeon, awaiting tria en the charge of having murdere< M1f3 Avis Linnell. had mutilate: himself severely with a piece of tin ^^gojjerious was the wound that It wai ?* found necessary to perform an op K' , era'.icn immediately. Later in thi I- , day the surgeon said the operatlot was entirely successful and that tb? Pfl eoner probably would recover. ! The newly appointed Americai j j minister to Cuba. Arthur M. Beaupro 1 [1 pro-rated his credentials to 1'ivsidci fl r- Gomez. ^The customary courtesie: I I were exchanged between the presi I L| _ dent and the minister. M A New York firm has just beei j Ined $500 for selling rotten eggs i B liquid form. Constitutionality of the lilinoi: itatn'e to indemnify the owners o B property from damage occasioned l>: B -nobs was upheld by the Suproun C Sourt of the I'nited States. Severa j B ;ase? brought under this law are ik v B pending in the Illinois courts. To an audience that tilled conven Uon hall in Kansas City, Mo., Col ^B Henry Watterson delivered an ad dress In support of the general ar fl bltration treaties with England am' fl France. I The river Avon in South Wales In: K burst, Its hanks and :s sj>i--adnij BJfi great destruction. BL Predictions are lining made tha B (>e? county. Virginia, may rival Ad una county, Ohio, in th? number o vrreajs fqr alleged bribery in eloc ^Bvfionx, as the result of tho work o B the grand jury. v\ h;c h has been it ^BV. lesion for two weeks past. ^Bf' Ten thousand dollars in currency Mfr faded and worn that win n B^.ien' to. Washington for redemption |^B$gs been found in a bustle that va I Born far many years by Mrs. Mar; I who died suddenly at he; ^B^Bbro in Hogdyn Mills, Maine, a fev fl Bs ago. None of the bills of t hiwtwi'P Tif^mn^rT ? *?THE n. Frailio Estrada president of the r? | public of Ecuador, died in Gyayaqull I suddenly. He was 65 years of age. I President Estrada was elecced to office on January 11, 1911, and was inaugurated on September 1. He was taken seriously ill on the 18th of the same month and went to Quito to recuperate. During his sojourn there a plot to nssassirate him was discovered and several conspirators were arrested. Guayaquil is quiet. Opposition members of the Russian duma ridicule ex-President Guchkoff's legislative proposal to provide < for tariff war schedules, applicable ? to the United States, at the expiration of, the Russo-American treaty of ^ commerce and navigation, which he and other signers representing the 'octoberist and nationalist parties in the duma have introduced into that body. The opposition declare that the proposal would strike hardest at the Russian agriculturists and cotton manufacturers. "We have nothing to hide. We are i ready at any time for the agent3 of c the law to begin investigating," de- ( Clares President Samuel Gompers, of c the Americas Federation of I^rbor, in c an editorial on "Labor's Position; c Lawful and Progressive," which will j appear in the January isnuo of The American Federationist. The forth- < coming number of the official organ ; of the federation will be the first to i appear since organized labor's dc- \ feuse of the McXaraara brothers collapsed in their confessiou. t i Washington. The exports of the United State*, to the countries of the rest of ths * world during the eleven months of * the current year ending with Xovcm- J ber exceeded the imports by somewhat more than $47^,000.009. The 1 value of the exports was $1,867,614,510, while the Imports were worth ' $1,392,552,228, according to statistics 1 1 1 -"J l"' ilann pf m rtnf ,lf t lbblieu luua^ UJ UIC uvj/ai uuvuv wi commerce and labor. During the corresponding period last year the exports exceeded the imports in value by about $211,000,000. President Taft tentatively promised a committee from the Southern Commercial congress and members of the TVnnesseo delegation to attend the next meeting of tho congress to be held in Nashville, Tcnn., on April of ner.t year. Among those included in the committee are Senator Fletcher, ??f Florida, who at the time i:* a neat cpeech presented a handsomely bound copy of the proceedings of the last Atlanta congress to the president, and Senators Taylor and J.ea. That tho United States will be the loser as tiie result of the abrogation of the treaty of 1832 between that country and Russia through tariff op erations and trade relations, woe a belief expressed unofficially by many persons having access to Russian government circles. Russia ha* indicated that she will compel th> United States to make retribution fo: the summary abrogation of '.be com mercial treaty. President Taft sent to congress Cat long awaited report of the *nrifl board on schedule K of the Payne tariff act, and with It a message rec* ommending that tho rates on - wool and woolens be materially reduced. The report shows that tho existing ( duties cn many classes of wool and ' wool manufactures are prohibitory 1 and greatly in excess of the differ-, ' ence in the cost of production hero 1 and abroad. The duties are so ar- ' ranged as to keep out of the United ' States entirely woools of finer qualities which if imported might be used , to displace the cheap substitutes now j employed. President Taft calls Aitca- ' tion to these points and urges thai , a revision of. the schedule bo pro- t ceeded with at once. fc The federal government filed suit c in the United Statc3 circuit court at t Philadelphia against the Keystone I Watch Case Company, declaring It an c unlawful combination, in violation of I the Sherman anti-trust law, and ask- t lng that it be restrained from car- t rying on an alleged monopoly in the r manufacture and sale of watch cases, t The government declares that the company now "manufactures and > ' sells SO per cent of all watch cases i manufactured una sold in the United ' States." The senate, by a unanimous vote, ' formally ratified President Taft's no- ' tification to Kussia of the terraina- j ' tion of the treaty of 1832. The Lodge . joint resolution, reported by the for eign relations committee as a substitute for the Sulrer resolution that passed the house 300 to 1, was adopt- ' ed after an all-day debate over Russian discriminations against the Jews of America. The house is expec* ed to agree to the senate mens ure. The resolution was Introduced ' for the committee by Mr. Lodga of Massachusetts, as the measure couch- ' ed in the language most satisfactory ' to the Washington administration 1 1 wbic hsottght to avoid giving offense ' to the St. Petersburg government. There was an echo of the Savannah harfor scandal in the Supreme court when that tribunal assigned for early hearing on the "summary docket" the i question of whether the United ' | States is entitled to 400 shares of I stock in the Norfolk and Western 1 I Railway company as property purchased for Uapt. Oberlin M. Carter 1 with funds alleged to have been fm- 1 properly procured from the govern- 1 ment. Mary C. Ix>ary of New York j claims the stock as muemnn> iur husb'.nd going on Carter's bond when ho was arrested in connection with the scandal. Appeals for the immediate reform J of the country's banking and currency system and scientific tarifl legislation. based upon entirely new rer, sons, stand out prominently in tire annual report of Secretary of the j Treasury MacVeagh. submitted to | congress. This statement of the nation's finances bristles \yith urgent suggestions for corrective financial laws. The secretary of the treasury foresees a surplus, in the treasury at the end of the fiscal year 1913 of about $29,000,COO, exclusive of expeu, ? ' LEO F< ioDSFiGS" PROSPERITY SONG )VER $3,MX),000 INCREASE FOR THE SMALL INDUSTRIES IN T HE STATE. J SOME STATISTICS ARE GIVEN The Report By the State Department of Agriculture Showe That There Has Been Much Progress During the Year Just Closing. Columbia.?Statistics prepared by 3. J. Watson, commissioner of agri:ulture, commerce and Industries, inllcate that the amount invested in in iU6trial enterprises in South Carolina luring 1911 was $3,535,058 in excess >f the capital invested for the same >eriod in 1910 . One of the results of the tomato dubs is shown by an increase of $131,140 Invested in canneries. The investnents in canneries in 1911 reach 1214,190 for this growing industry. The manufacture of clothing is an)ther growing industry, and there was 1359,500 capital invested in Buch enerprises in 1911. The figures for 1910 were $88,800. Electrical development in South Carolina continued during 1911 and he expenditures for such enterprises epresents $28,930,326 for the year. rk? /.anitni <nv?at?H .1, rine 1910 in 1 uu VttJ/JlUJ ? similar plants was $24, 55,147. Another industry that has attracted nvestors in South Carciina is furni:ure manufacturing. In some localises of the state there is an abundince of hardwood timber and other suitable timber used in the manufac;ure of furniture. There was $360,000 nvested in this enterprise in 1911. During the year there has been no ibatement by enterprising manufac:urers in their investments for many )f the leading industries, among them jeing fertilizers, flour and grist mills 'oundries, carriages, bakery products ind brick products. The table showing value of proiucts from these industrial enter prises for 1911 as compared with 1910 ndicates that there has been a lealthy increase in the value of most lnes. One of the notable exceptions is a lecrease in the amount or coffins and baskets manufactured in South Carolna during 1911 as compared with 1910. The natural conclusion is thai his condition is due to a decreased nortality in this state during 1911. At iny rate, more favorable conditions ire known to exist. Awarded Reamer Scholarships. Some time in the early fall W. S. [learner gave $5,000 to found scholarships for worthy young men who were students at the University of South Carolina. The scholarships were iwarded to the following young men; J. P. Brooks, Spartanburg; G. W. Ward, Spartanburg; P. B. Ueridrix, Mew Brookland, and H. R. Crosfland, Orangeburg. It was decided by the board of trustees that four instead it two young men should profit from these scholarships this session. The scholarships are two in number, paying $160 each. Report of Railroad Commission. The report by the railroad comni6sion for the year has been com >leted and is soon to be announced. The commission will recommend this fear that grade crossings be placed inder the jurisdiction of the commislion. It has been the policy of the jommission to work for the eliminaion of all grade crossings. The re>ort will show the work done by the :ommls8ion during the year. Preston I. Darby, formerly connected with he offices of the Southern Railway ?ere, has assumed the duties of sec etary of the commission to succeed he late T. B. Lumpkin. ^ List o Income Tax Payers. A. W. Jones, the comptroller gen ?ral sent a revised um ui muumc impayers to the auditor of C.reenwood county with instructions to make a :areful investigation. The list included 20 names. The Taxes Are Coming In Fast. Over $125,000 In tax money has been received in the last week "by the state treasurer, which brings the colections for the year up to $200,000. R. fl. Jennings, the state treasurer, said :hat $645,000 would be needed to meet :he expenses of the government by he last of the month. This amount Rill he needed for interest on the state debt, actual running expenses :>f the stale government and to pay notes amounting to $5n<),0(?0 borrow ?d and due shortly. Only 21 counties have made remittances. Corn May Be- Produced Cheaply. To members of the Laurens County Boys' Corn Club, Eugene B. Stlmpson and Carol Walllace, both of the Shiloh section of the county, who were awarded prizes at the annual contest held In October, have written full descriptions of their method of cultiva:ion, fertilization, cost of production, he yield of each prize acre and the ""fit ?oll?oit In vton- nf tho Porn Exposition at Columbia these letters ire of interest, showing as they do. low cheaply corn can be produced in he Piedmont. n Violation of State Law. A case of unusual interest was leard in Walhalla before Magistrate \.. P. Crisp. On the Kfh of November. Deputy United States Collector John P. Scruggs, of C.reenville, sobl eight gallons of corn whiskey here that had been reized front an illicit distillery In tb? mountains. Oconee being : jry county, State Liquor Constable A. T. Reid arrested Deputy Collector Scruggs, who gave bond for appearance in magistrate's courL The result was that the cab ' was sent up to the court of general se^lons. . Y ? . . X- r Xi \ 1 RT ORT MILL, S. C., THUR! CHARLESTON ON AUTFIhAP" Tourist Bureau At New York Should j Be Means of Sending Many Motor Car Tourists Here. Charleston.?Charleston Is to be one of the cities regularly listed on the official books of the American Automobile Association and the road leading from Columbia to Charleston is to be one of the official routes of that great organization, according to statements made by Mr. E. L. Ferguson, a representative of the Association's Touring Bureau, who is now in Charleston with his assistant, Mr. James A. Hemstreet. Messrs. Feruguson and Hemstreet came to this city at the request of President J. M. Connelley, of the Charleston Automobile Club, preferred through Engineer Reid Whitford, of the sanitary and drainage commission. They have spent several days here talking over the highway situation with Engineer Whitford, President Connelley and representative business men, and have about made up their minds that Charleston is one of the cities that automobilists will And it worth while to visit.. The official survey of the road between Charleston and Columbia will be made in a few days, the party consisting of a number of local automobilists and Messrs. Ferguson and Hemstreet, starting from this city in four or five luurius iiii s. Tho proposition means more to Charleston than seems to be generally recognized. The American Automobile Association Is the biggest thing of its sort in the world. It has a membership of over 40,000 at present and is constantly growing. Its mem-' bership includes automobilists in practically every state of the East and among them are a majority of the wealthy automobilists who travel southward each year in their automobiles to spend the winter in the mild climate of the Carolinas or Florida. Work on the Cherokee Roads. Fifteen new steel drags, purchased by the county commissioners for use qn Cherokee County roads, arrived in Gaffney and were put to use on the roads in different sections of the county. The commissioners have also purchased twelve additional mules for the use of the county supervisor in road building and these two important adjuncts, together with a large force of convicts, will soon make a manifest improvement on the county roads. Supervisor Liscomb has done some wonderful work in the county, improving the roads wherever practicable and in some instances building an entirely new road. This work has, of course, taken time, but general satisfaction is felt by the itinerant public over thf condition at this time. Sinking Fund Commission Met The sinking fund commission met at the state hoiiBe when numerous matters with reference to the worn 01 i the commission were discussed. The | commission named W. L. Mauldin and Lowndes J. Browning as a subclmmittee to examine the books and account^ of the commission. This committee will meet at Columbia on January 6. The members of the commission are the governor, \V. L. Mauldin, chairman of the finance committee of the senate; Lowndes J. Browning chairman of the ways and means committee of the house; A. W, Jones, the comptroller general, and R. H. Jennings, the state treasurer. D. H. Means is the clerk of the commission Preparing For "Founders Day." Waller Page on "Good Roads" anc Alphonso Smith on "Our Heritage of Idealism," gives promise of an interesting programme for "Founders' Day" at the University of South Carolina on January 11. Dr. Page is the director of the federal bureau of public roads, and Dr. C. Alphonso Smith is the Poe professor of English at the University of Virginia. Other speakers will be Dr. J. M. McBryde, Jr., of Tenn.. and Profs. Joynes, Wardlaw and Waurhopc of the University of South Carolina. Richard I. Manning will preside in the afternoon, and Jas ; Simons of Charleston at night. Municipal Elction at Bluffton. In the municipal election held here G. S. Guilford, was elected intendant over A. L. Mulligan, the present intendant. The following wardens were elected: H. E. Crosby. H. M. Synder, A. E. Mulligan and H. W. Sitnraons. Want American Historical Meeting. By a concerted move on the part of the Colunlbia Chamber of Commerce, the University of South Carolina, Columbia College, the College for Worn en, the city council of Columbia and the State Historical Commission it is hoped to bring to Columbia for its 1913 meeting the American Historical Association, one of the most distinguished bodies of its kind in the country. Resolutions heartily endorsing the invitation have been passed by the faculty of the University of South Carolina and the executive committee Men Are Released on $100 Bail. The four men arrested in connection with the burning of the^Townvllle guard house and the iwfrder of Doc. Wellborn, a prisoner, were released on bond of $10&each. Application for bail was mitde before Judge Prince after M. C. Long, thy Walhalla attorney, who worked up the c*ae against the men, stated he would nui oddosp bail for them. Ready signers to the bonds were found and the men left for their homes at Townville, tc return to Andersor. on a date to he agreed upon for preliminary hearing. Education Boa'u Orders Election. The FMgefleld county board of edu cation has Just ordered special elections in Antioch and Ropers school (li?trir?ft for the purpose of voting on the question of malting a special levy for school purposes The uumher of districts in the county that have voted the special lev'y has steadily grown during the past two years, and it is believed that it will not be many months before every district will vote io supplement the regular school fund with a special tax. 1 iM I fv -v Ml LI 3DAY, DECEMBER 28, 19 AGENTS WILL WORK THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COTTON CLUBS IS MADE BY OR. BRADFORD KNAPP. PLAN TO INSTRUCT THE BOYS New Feature Is Added to the United Farm Demonstration Work?The Purpose of the Campaign Is Giver In Following Article. Columbia.?Following the success of the Boys' Corn club movement in the programme for the education of the fanners of the South, inaugurated by the United States farm demonstration work. "Cotton clubs" are to be organized throughout the cotton belt, according to an announcement made by Dr. Bradford Knapp, who ba3 charge of the work. The following outline of the work has been given by Dr. Knapp: "In most of the territory now covered by the farmers' cooperative demonstration work, cotton is the prin- i clpal crop grown by the farmers. The education of a Southern boy will be far from complete unless he has made a study of this wonderful plant which does so much to clothe the world, and which In recent years is becoming important as a source of oil and feed Sufficient investigations have been made, and trials had to convince us that there is a need and demand for aIIIKQ "The objects of the boys' demon stratiou work are: First, to afford the rural teacher a simple and easy method of teaching practical agriculture in the schools in the way it must be acquired to be of any real service, namely, by actual work upon the farm. Second, to prove that there is more in the soil than the farmer has ever gotten out of it: to inspire boys with a love of the land by showing how they can get wealth out of it by tilling it in a better way and thus be helpful to the family and the neighborhood. Third, to give t-'ie boys a definite, worthy purpose and to stira ulate a friendly rivalry among them. License Ordinance To Be Considered. Columbia.?The license ordinance for 1912, which has been before city council for the last two meetings, will be considered at the next meeting of council for its final ratification. The ordinnace is practically unchanged from that of 1911. While there are a few changes they are of minor importance. The licenses for 1912 will approximate 547,000. Section 1 of the ordinance says: "Every person, firm, company or corporation engaged *n any trade, business or profession hereinafter mentioned within the limits of the city of Columbia, shall obtain, on or before February 15, 1912, a license therefor in the manner hereinafter provided." To Be Elected At Special Meeting. Columbia.?The officers of the Columbia Chamber ot' Commerce will be elected at a special meeting. The date for the meeting was fixed by the executive committee a .few days ago. The annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held several weeks ago, but at that time it was decided to postpone the election of officers until there was a larger ; ffendance of membere. The executive comm:Ve also decided not to hold the annual dinner at this time, hnt win very iikeiy give the members of the general assembly a smoker early in tne sespion. Judge Aldrich Passed Away. Florence.?Judge Robert Aldrich, of the South Carolina Circuit Bench, after a hard fight with the allmenf that seized him some weeks ago, died at the Florence Infirmary. Upon the advices of the attending physician and realizing that the end of this breve end fearless man was soon to be reached his loved ones who had gathered around his bedside here for several days were joined later by others, and just in time to be present to se? the last vital spark of life pass out. Washington.?President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Geo. H. Huggins to be postmaster at Columbia, S. C. * Appreciation For Dr. Knapp. Columbia.?Appreciation of Dr. Seaman A. Knapp is growing every day, on account of the vast work that he did for the farmers of the South in the eenerai enrichment of rural life. The letter from a well-known compress company of Memphis, Tenn., is a a type of expressions constantly received in regard to that great and good man's life and labors in the South. It will be recalled that Dr. Knapp was one of the chief speakers on "Founders' day" at the University of South Carolina last January. Work For Free Delivery Complete. Gaffney ? Practically all the preliminary work in Gaffney's effort towards securing free delivery of mails has now been completed and it is prot>able that application will soon be made to have a postal inspector sent to this city for the purpose of Inspecting the city. The houses have all been numbered, new street signs have been erected and the pavements have undergone quite a little work. City engineer states that Gaffney's poorest streets are better than the best of some towns enjoying free delivery. Cannot Withdraw Proceedings. Columbia.?The supreme court re the petitioners to withdraw the injunction proceedings brought by citizens of Columbia against the Columbia Racing association to enjoin the racing meet and set for hearing on January 4. The action of the court was based on the fact that the South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical Bociety, a party to the action had not been serv^ with notice of the motion The action of the court means that the racing meet trill continue. ~ ** \ T' J . ' rl? 5y I ? : mtoS ? T1 11. NEWS~0F"S0UTH CAROLINA^ Latest News "of General Interest That Has Been Carefully Collected and Condensed by the Editor. Lexington.?Jack Renslck, a negro was placed In jail by Sheriff Sim J. Miller upon the charge of forgery. Washington?Walhalla and Younge'B Island, third-class postoffices in South Carolina, designed postal savings offices to be ready for deposits Jan. 16, next. Laurens.?Capt. John M. Hudgens, a well-known citizen of this city,and magistrate of this township, died at his home here. Capt. Hudgens had been in ill health for some time, and hiB death was not unexpected. Florence.?Florence's new automobile fire engine has arrived and hos been given a try-out on the streets. It is a handsome machine, and so far as can be seen, does the work expected of it and does it with mighty little delay The work of reorganizing the department will be pressed rapidly. Greenville.?The first successrui pig club contest ever conducted in South Carolina came to a close a few days | ago In this city, when Master Terry T. Dill, a 14-year-old farmer lad, was awarded a prize of $100 for growing the biggest pig, at the least cost, of any of the forty-odd members of the Greenville County Boy Pig Club. Columbia.?Joe Chandler, who was convicted in Williamsburg county in June, 1910, on the charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary, has been paroled by the governor on the condition that he pay $100 to the treasurer of Willamsburg county. Heath Spring?At the municipal election held here H. F. Clybum, cashier of the People's Bank of Heatb Spring, was elected intendant, receiving 39 votes. James A. Williams received 14 votes for the intendancy. W. T. Stover, J. W. Crenshaw, W. C. Ellis and J. A. Sims were elected wardens without opposition. Columbia.?The organization of the Richland County Alumni association of the University of South Carolina was perfected. The officers elected were: W. W. Ball, president; C. C. Wilson, vice president; W. Anderson Clarkson, secretary-treasurer. The annual dues of the association were fixed at $2. Columbia. -The 19th annual meeting of the South Carolina Bar association will he held here on January 18 and 19 and Alton B. Parker of New York, for mer Democratic nominee for the presi dency of the United States, will be the principal speaker. Other distinguished jurists will also make addresses. Edgefield.?A special election was held throughout the county to el^cl some one to fill the offlc eof probate tc succeed the laie J. U. Alien, w. t Kinard, a brother-in-law of Judge A1 len. was chosen without opposition. The vote aws very light and it was not possible to obtain a full report from all of the precincts. Hock Hill.?Milas Partlow. a negrc of this section, who Is wanted in con nection with an attempt to wreck th< C. & N. W. train sometime ago, stoic a mule and buggy from T. W. Hope north of this city, and went to Char Iptte, where he was arrested by the authorities of that place upon a phone message from officers here to be on the lookout for him. Columbia.?A charter has been issued to the Irwin Electric company oi Spartanburg, with a capital stock of $10,000. The officers are: W. H. Irwin, president; R. A. Shores, vice president, and K. E. Sherrill, secretary and treasurer. A charter has been issued to the Smoak-Brown company of Yorkville, with a capital stock of $8,000. The officers are: C. B. Smoak. president and secretary, and Hugh (5. Brown, vice president and treasurer. Bowman.?It is said by those who are informed on the subject that, notwithstanding the large increase in the production of cotton in this section, many farmers will hardly make "ends meet" when the crops are gathered and marketed. The general approximate yield in this section will exceed tion papers and that they will be hon- i ored by Governor Kitchlu, who tele- 1 graphed Sheriff S. P. Gowan to hold the gypsy. Have Received Busts of Governors. Raleigh.?The North Carolina Historical Cohtmissio^ has received the two marble busts of Gbvernor Samuel Johnston and Governor John M. Morehead. which are to be placed In the two remaining niches on the first floor of the rotunda of the state capital. Both are the work of Mr. E. W. Ruck stuhl, the sc.'iptor. who executed the busts of Governor Graham and Senator Ransom now in the rotunda. It has not yet been decided when the bust of Governor ( More head wU]\ b? placed . t - f ! / / ...., MES ON UPWARD MOVE! FARMERS' UNION OF THE ETATE OF NORTH CAROLINA SHOWS BIG IMPROVEMENT. { ? I REPORT OF STATE ORGANIZER J . 1 It Shows That There Are Over One Thousand In This State, Six Hundred Having Been Added Within the Last Year. Raleigh?Following is the interesting annual report of the state organize. and lecturer of the North Carolina Division of the National" Farmers' Union, whose state convention at Wilson adjourned a few days ago. Wo have chartered 3,102 local unions in North Carolina. This is a gain of 608 iocal unions since our last annual meeting. Twenty county unions have been organized this year as follows: Alleghany, Gates, Pamlico, Bertie, McDowell, Richmond, Henderson, Hyde, Jones, Madison, Martin, Northampton, Onslow, Pasquotank, Pender, Washington, Watuaga, Hertford, Avery and Hoke. There are fourteen counties which have as yet, no county unions. These are: Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Jackson, New Hanover, Periquiraans, Transylvania, Tyrrell, Edgecombe, Mitchell and Polk. In a greater portion of the counties uhirh have county organizations the organizing work has not been com- 1 pleted and there is much follow-up 1 work to be done in territory where 1 the union has already been planted. I would recommend that in the epecial work that is to follow in the organized counties that it be done at expense | of the state union, or under some kind of a guarantee that- will secure men best fitted, by experience and qualifications, for the work, and that in selecting counties for this special j service those counties that are raising warehouse funds be given preference so that the special organizer may visit local unions, explain the warehouse system of marketing intelligently and solicit stock for same. The State Is Handicapped. Shelby.?Now that the date of the special term of the court is set to try the three Ross negroes charged with killing Mr. and Mrs. W. John Dixon near Allston, attorneys for the prosecution are working on evidence. Sheriff Wilkins left for the neighborhood in his machine and will seek new tes-timony bearing on the case. At present the state is handicapped. All three of the negroes cannot be indicted wjthout destroying the evidence they offer. Each one places the crime on the other two and the state will no doubt be at a loss to determine which two to indict and which one to hold as the state's witness. However, the prosecution Is working on evidence, hoping to fix the blame on the righ' parties. The Instruments Have Arrived. Raleigh?A special from Washingion states that Representative Robert ? ' - 1 ? ???? -* ?' ? tnttor Li. uougnion IS III re^ciyi ui U ivivv. from Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau, stating that the instruments which are to be used in the establishment of the experimental meteorological stations in western North Carolina have arrived from abroad and are now being adjusted and tested, and Bays that in a few days all of the new stations will be equipped.: "We shall be able to get the work under way by the first of .March," says Professor Moore, "which is the beginning of the most critical period for which we desire to have observations." Mr. Duncan Confirms Reports. Ra''fgh.?E. C. Duncan, a Norfolk Soujfl^rn Railroad director, who is engiijITriDB the great extension of this V^'tem. including the Raleigh to Con | Word and Charlotte through line, was seen and \he confirmed the reports that definite efforts are on foot for not only the Raleigh-Concord line but also for the building of th* road right on from Concord to Charlotte as well. Governor Pardoned J. R. Brown. RaJelgh.?J. R. Brown, of Moore county, convicted at the January < term, 1911, for the crime of an assault with a deadly weapon and sentenced to fix months on the roads was pardoned, conditionally by the governor, I the reasons for pardon assigned being: " In this case the judge, the solicitor, the prosecuting witness and , I the attorney who aided ift the prosecuI tion, all recommend leniency, thinking ! the punishment is now sufficient. Par: doncd on condition that he pay the : cost and remain law-abiding. Requistion Will Be Honored. Wilmington.?Steve John, one of the leaders of the tribe of gypsies that has been in this conynnnity for some days, is in the county jail awaiting the arriving of an officer from Pulaski county, Arkansas, to take him back to that state to answer a charge of perjury, which has been preferred against I him. it is expected that the Arkansas ' ">>11 rnmti nrnipil with reoilisi i V .i $1.25 PER YEAR J FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Jolumn of News That Have Been Gotten Together For the People of the State. Raleigh.?There were Issued by Adutant General R. L. Leinster of the ^orth Carolina National Guard comnissions for A. A. Russell as first ieutenant and Freeman Neece as sec>nd lieutenant of Company L. Third Regiment, Burlington. Raleigh.?Chairman Franklin Mc ^eill and Mr. E. L. Travis, of the ^orth Carolina Corporation Coromisdon, left for Tarboro to inspect the jroposed site for the depot to be ereced by the Altantic Coast Line. They will also visit Wilson to inspect the ilte suggested for a union depot there. Monroe.?The teachers' association net in the second meeting for this rear at the Monroe high school here, ind despite the rain and muddy roads here was an unusually large attendmce. The program was carried out . ilthough some of the principal speak >rs were unable to be present. North Wilkesboro. ? The North IVilkesboro Board of Trade is a live wire, and has been doing much good tor the town and vicinity. By pointing >ut some defects in the railroad serrice the company was induced to pu? >n this line a better coach, which s a benefit to every person who trav ?Is in or out on this road. Charlotte.?The annual election of >fflcers by the Mecklenburg Medica Society resulted in the choice of Dr r. F. Costner as president, Dr. Leigh ton W. Hovis as first vice-president, Dr. G. Mc. DeArmon, second vice-pres ident, Dr. J. K. Ross third vice-presi lent. Dr. H. A. Wakefield was re-electsd secretary and treasurer. Dunn.?Curtis Benton, a young man rrom Rocky Mount, was found near Godwin by the crew of a through freight lying near the railroad track ? ? nnnillHnn with a Ill UJl Ull^UllO^lUUO WUUIV.VM ..... _ hole in his head. The young man wai carried to Godwin and treated by Dr McLean but never regained con sclousnees. Newton.?Dan Misenheifner, whf stabbed Ivey Stine, operator at the Southern station, was admitted' tc bail in the sum of $500, with S. L Rhyne as surety, and he waived ex amination. It is understood thai Bhould Stine's condition become worst Misenheimer is to he re-arrested and1 Mid, Gastonia.?The annual rifle Bbool of the North Carolina National Guarf for this section of the state will b< held in Gastonia again next May. Th< meet here last May was in every way a most pleasant and successful one and it is gratifying to know thaJ Gastonia was again selected as th|i place for the meet. Wilson.?The people of Wilson coua ty are waking up to their duty?they have cut their eye-teetb and their op ? tics are open to the fact that in ordei to have peace and happiness blind tig ers will have to be driven out of tb< land, and they are having their claw;? clipped at this term of court. Out o the many cases tried not one has es caped conviction. Durham.?At a meeting of the Re tail Merchants' Association, a petition was presented to the body from the coal merchants, calling upon them tc continue the tight against unfaii freight conditions which the interstate commerce commission b&s recently made easy by its ruling in the celebrated East Durham coal exposure or.rf thp Durham and Southern freight divisions. Southern Pines. ? Four neyoes were drowned on Cranes creek {back in the country from Southern Pines They were: Ben McKeithen, daugb ter, daughter-in-law and child. They attempted to drive across the bridge in the darkness but the creek wat at flood stake and they went off the bridge into the water. The bodies have not yet been recovered. * The body of the mule was found next day Itaieigh.?The executive committee of the North Carolina Bar Association in session here a few days ago, decided to hold the 1912 session on June 25-27, the place to be decided upon later with strong indications that Raleigh will be celected. On the committee are Col. Harry Skin&r Hon. Francis D. Winston and A. W McLean and A. B. Andrews, Jr., with C. W. Tillett and T. W. Davis, the latter secretary of the association meeting with them. R:4leigh.?Resolutions and definite agreement on a basis for the ciimina tion of duplicative work by the State .Department of Agriculture and the A. & M. College and experiment station were adopted here by the joint committee from the department and fhrt enllcffe. Asheville.?Information has jUBt hporr-^rcceived hpre of the serious woundirfg o Walter Martin, a G-year old boy. lV Charlie Wilson, an 8-year j old boy, in Liecester township. The ? boys were out hunting, It was stated | and the sni3ll boy accidentally shot * the other^^y ' p C^ri4U?t^lUriL" ' which is engaged IT graomg the Statesville Air Line Railroad is mak nig rapid progress. About seven miles of the road have been graded out from Statesville, being just one mile from the Yadkin river. Statesville?Deputy Collector Davis and Sheriff Adams of Alexander destroyed three distilleries in Gwaltney township. More of them were in operation for the blockaders had them ready to run. Several Bhots were fired and the officers presume they were fired at them, one barely missing Mr. Davis. Wilson.?C. C. Helracs (or Helmas) section master 011 the Norfolk Southern at Bailey's, was held up near the "Y" of the Norfolk Southern, in this city, and robbed of forty dollars In money and a gold watch. The desperado made a clean get-a way. Raleigh.?The state board of chari ties has adopted resolutions relative to the death of Col. H. C. Pockery who was a most valued member of the board. Governor Kitchin has not yet appointed a member to fill the vacancy caused by the sad death of Colonel Pockery at his heme at Kock A Ingham. I that of last year ny or more cent. This increased yield compajjM with decrease in price will give le^ revenue and place the average farmer in somewhat straitened circumstance* as to the commencement of farm work for another year. Columbia. ? "Atheletics for High Schools" Is the subject of a bulletin that has just been issued by the University of South Carolina, intended to promote the growth of athletics In the high schools in the state. It will be placed in the hands of the principals and pupils of all the high schools. Salley.?A large audience heard Prof. E. L. Green of the faculty of the University of Scuth Carolina lec-Mire j on "Helen cf Troy." The Salley school ! and this community is fortunate in having professors from the University of South Carolina deliver lectures here. Columbia.?A letter has been received by the sheriff of Richland county from Judge R. C. Watts, announcing /tAmrAnSncr r\f thn rrtm. me umc \ji luc tuiitcuuif, vi v??^ wtu Ing term of general sessions court as January 2. The Jurors had been notified to report on January 1, but were again notified. Cheater.?Paul Wilkes, the slayer of Walter Fulce, who was killed on the night of December 2, at Adam Pressley's store, about seven miles west of Chester, has surrendered to Sheriff ! Colvin, and the slayer was immediatej ly placed in the county jail to await | trial. Columbia.?The heads of the various departments of city government are busy fhaking tip their reports as the fiscal year draws to a close. The annual report will be complete and ready to be turned over at the first City Council meeting of the new year. Union.?The city council at a recent meeting elected officer E. B. Wood as sergeant of the police force to succeed Sergeant Cal. Gregory, who recently took sudden leave with some of the city's cash in his possession. J. G. Howell and James H. Howard have been elected policemen to fill vacancies In the force. ,V j jfo - .- F . f <X * ,S , \*M ? "r V