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IS RECOMMENDED
I. E. SWEARINCEN TELLS OF THE
CONTRACT HIS ANNUAL
REPORT TO BOARD.
MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS
The State Superintendent Believes
That the Matter Is Of Vital Importance
to the School Patrons of the
State of South Carolina.
Columbia.?"The present text-book
contract expires June 30, 1917. Under
this contract one company secur
id upwards of 50 per cent of the textbook
I tusiness of the state. Such
domination is neither wholesome nor
desirable. Its recurrence cr continuance
should be made impossible," is
the statement made by J. E. Swearl^gen,
the state superintendent of
education, in discussing in his annual
report to the general assembly the
need of a state text-book board. He
points out that no more vital question
than that of the text-bcoks will confront
the members of the general assembly
and urges that some action be
** Tffken.
"The board, charged witn me aaoption
of text-books," he continues,
"should be made directly responsible
to the people instead of to the executive.
This board should be composed
of public school men and should
adopt books for all of the schools of
the state. A uniform series of books
I should be adopted for city and town
I schools as well as the rural districts,
I but if voluntary agreement can be se/
cured among independent districts
l J ^^^^^pfcstitution of this agreement for
adoption should be evervT|^
where allowable in long termed
schools. The sole limitation being j
that where once adopted it could not j
be changed within six years. The!
state text-book list should be so classified
and subdivided that not more
than one-third of the books in use
could be changed at one time. This
oould be readily accomplished if the
term of each adoption, ran for six
years, and if only one-third of the
books on the list could be considered
every second year."
These statements and suggestions
^ are made by Mr. Swearingen in the
oectlon of his report, dealing with the
txet-book ;question and in discussing
the wholesale changes made by the
state board of education during the
past summer.
Made a Record Sale of Land.
Mr. Goeritz has made the
record price for the purchase of farm
land in this county, and Mr. Louis
H. Meares has made the record sale, i
The property involved is a small strip
of land just outside of the incorporate
limits of Florence, on the Meares i
farm, which lie3 between the Seaboard
and the Coast Line Railroad.
This property, two acres being the
amount sold, was sold at $500 an acre, I
and it is only farming land. Yet '
there are people who think that the
adjoining lands are high at $1'00. j
This little strip oi land is to be used
by Mr. Goeritz '.n carrying out a great
plan that he has had in contemplation
lor some time, mention of which
was maue a few months ago. He proposes
to establish there stock yards
aad an abattoir, and a cold storage
plant.
State Farmers' Union to Meet.
Legislation of interest to the farmers
of South Carolina will be discussed
at a meeting of the state farmers'
union, which will be held in Columbia
rn January 10. It is said that !
several matters of importance will !
come before the state union on that 1
date. Kvery county in the state will
be represented at the meeting. The
programme of legislation is nor definitely
known. However, it is said
that the state union will indorse several
important measures for the general
assembly to discuss. E. \V.
I>abbs is president and J. Whitner
Keid is secretary and treasurer.
Sentenced For Contempt of Court.
Ball Caines, Eddie Roberts and
Arthur l^imbert. white men of Georgetown.
were sentenced by Judge Jeter
C. Pritchard in the United States
district court, sitting in Spartanburg,
to serve eight months in the Georgetown
jail for contempt of court." having
violated an injunction against
shooting game cn the Baruch estate.
Caines was the only one of the defendants
present at the hearing.
Judge Pritchard sentenced hint reluctantly,
saying he disliked to do it.
but that it was the only course open.
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New Buildings For the Schools.
I?jr< ?-ssing the matter of school
bui'dings. J. E. Swearingen, in his annual
report points out that during the
year 82 now buildings were erected
hv means of the state and county
l-CIJITI l"IIMl|lli? IIV.IIV Ill l It'll IIIstance
blue prints were submitted for
inspection and the houses have been
constructed in accordance with the
principles of the best school architecture.
lie shows that a large majority ;
of these buildings are located in the
country and that many never would
have been built without special aid.
Where to Make Tax Returns.
"Returns of all personal property,
of all sales, purchases, or improvements
of real estate- of all taxable in
Somes, and of all taxable polls, an<
road,.Ux. ?re?"tb be made at auditor'
jfllce. at county court house, or
Thomas R. Davis. K'llians; or Erne
P. Ka miner, Giidsden: or Hoefer
Drig etore. 1003 Whaley street, fro-.
Taiiuary 1 to February 30, 1912. 1
jasfe of your failure to make such r< !
:urhs full penalties will be added r
prescribed by tow, I
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PLAN TO HELP THE FARMERS
Scheme to Reduce Cotton Acreage
Explained?Few Slight Changes
Made.?Proposal Adopted.
Columbia.?Below Ib given the official
report of the action taken at the
New Orleans conference, held December
21, in the interest of cottonacreage
reduction, including the
amended and adopted "Rock Hill
Plan." The changes in that j an,
from the original as drawn and rsented
at New Orleans by J. G. '. ;
derson of Rock Hill, were slight:
Owing to the fact that sufficient
money is not in sight to put the
"Rock Hill Plan," for the reduction
of the cotton acreage for 1912, as outlined
by J. G. Anderson of Rock Hill,
to the executive committee of the
Southern Cotton congress, in general
operation throughout the cotton growing
states; and also from the further
fact that we do not wish-to do anything
that may be in violation of the
Sherman law, we recommend a modification
of the "Rock Hill Plan," as
follows:
Let each individual cotton growing
state, acting for itself, and not in collusion
with any other, take up this
most important matter promptly and
settle it by calling on the bankers,
farmers, merchantilo and manufacturing
interests, for sufficient funds to
pay organization expenses, and then
organize by the selection of a state
J superintendent who shall have entire
charge of the work in the state, and
thus be responsible therefor. The
governor, commissioner of agriculture,
the state farmers' union president
should act for the state in the capacity
noted above and for raising the
necessary money.
The state superintendent shall Immediately?from
information received
by him from any source he deems
best?appoint a county committee,
consisting of three persons who shall
have actual charge of the canvassing
in the field.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
commission to the Farmington corporation
of White Oak, with a capital
stock of $40,000. The petitioners
are: H. E. Heath, S. W. Heath and
C. B. Mobley. The company will do
a general real estate and farming business.
A charter has been Issued to
tho B.vrd Land company of Charleston,
with a capital stock of $800, to do
a general real estate business. The
officers are: D. E. Thrower, president;
T. T. Hyde, Jr., secretary and
treasurer. A commission has been
issued to the McBee Drug company of
McBec with a capital stock of $5,00Q.
The petitioners are: J. D. Ingram,
A. A. McManus and J. F. Patkin. A
charter has been issued to the
Springfield Electric Light and Power
company of Springfield, with a capital
stock of $20,000.
Road Work in Cherokee County.
The Supervisor, E. F. Lipscomb, of
Gaffney, has returned from St. Louis
where he has been purchasing additional
mules for working the roads of
Cherokee and when this extra stock
is obtained, together with the 15 new
steel drags which the county has
purchased, road work in Cherokee
county will begin in earnest. Chero- 1
kee's roads are not by any means ,
the noorest in the state, but there
is room for vast improvement, and
if the present plans of the supervisor
and the commissioners are carried
out. Cherokee will have roads which
will compare favorably with those j
of any county in the state. The
new steel drags already have been
tested and have been found satlsfae
tory in every respect.
General Assembly To Meet Soon.
January 9th. the second Tuesday in
the month, the general assembly of
South Carolina will assemble for Its
annual session in the state house 'at
Columbia. The 1912 session of the
legislature promises to be one of the
most interesting in years, both from
the various matters to come before
the body in the way of legislation,
and from the unusual features
which are already indicating their I
appearance legislation, elections and !
special messages are the three terms 1
which have been used of late to indicate
the centers of interest for the
coming session.
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Southern Freight Train Wreck.
An extra Southern freight was derailed
near Springfield. Only four box
cars and a car of coal were over- :
turned. The only material damage i
was that to the track and the block- j
ing of the main line. A wrecking
crew was immediately called out j
and proceeded to the scene of the
derailment. The track was cleared
in a few hours. Southern passenger j
(rain No. 23. running from Coluin- j
bia to Jacksonville, was detoured by |
way of the Seaboard railroad to Den- ,
mark.
Is Jailed Fcr Forging Checks.
O. R. Maffett. a white man. is in
jail at Lexington, having been arrested
in Prosperitv by Sheriff Sam J.
Miller of this county, upon a warrant
sworn out by K. J. Ktheredge,
president of the People's bank of
Leesville It is said that Maffett on
or about .January 30 secured from the
People's bank of cesville $175 upon
a check issued by Maffett on the Hank
of Lott. Texas, and $50 on or about ,
February 15 on a check issued upon
the same hank. Neither of the j
checks have been honored.
Adopt Resolutions At Meeting.
At the meeting of the educational
commission of the State Baptist Convention.
held in Columbia resolutions
were adopted endorsing ther plans,
under way for both the Anderson Col'ege
and the Greenville Female Col >ge.
The action of the commission
/a? unanimous on all matters
>rought before it and there was no
inflict in the purposes of'the two
institutions, the claims of wjhich had
been referred to the commission by
the Baptist state convention at Its
recent Greenwood meeting.'
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MR. HAND GIVES FIGURES ON
DECENNIAL INCREASE OF
ENROLLMENT.
COMPARED TO POPULATION
The High School Inspector of South
Carolina Shows a Striking Differ- j
ence la the Attendance of the Twr
R.ces of This State.
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Cdunibia.?The following figures
taken from the census reports of 1900
and 19i0 and from the reports of the
; Stat3 Superintendent of Education
I a .?- : 1QAA 1Q11 tnnlnoivo
lur me ycaia i?w 11/ ***.*,
may be of interest to the people of
South Carolina," says W. H. Hand,
state inspector of high schools in
his annual report to the state high
school board.
This section of Prof. Hand's report
follows:
"la 1910 the white population of
the state was 557,807, and the negro
population 782,509. In 1910 the white
population had risen to 679,162, while
the negro population had risen to
! 835,!i43| The decennial increase in
the white population was 21.8 per
; cenl. The increase in the negro population
was but 6.8 per cent.
"The public enrollment for the years
190C to 1911 if. as follows:
Year. J White. Negro.
1900 .. .. 126,289 155,602 I
1901 127,230 157,976 |
1902 120,995 130,465 |
1903 134,330 154,383
iini 135 527 156.598 I
The Toil Bridges Are Now Free.
Columbia.?After paying tolls for
about 80 years. Columbia township,
assisted by the county of Lexington, !
closed .arrangements by which the
bridge at the end of west (Jervai.i
street and the Broad river bridge
were made free. This means the
passing of the last two toll bridges
in South Carolina. At a cost of about
$00,000 Lexington and Richland couu- i
ties are united and the "tariff wall," '
as one member of the chamber of !
commerce called the structures, broken
down.
Money Invested in New Enterprises.
Columbia Since the first of the
year the secretary of state. R. M. i
Mot own, has turned over $35,005.92 to
the state treasurer as fees collected j
Hnrin? the vpar bv his office The
total fees collected last year amount
crj to *23,122.32. The report for thiyear
shows an increase of approximately
$12,000. This means that over :
$25,000,000 has been invested in new
enterprises during the year. A m.i- I
Jority of the concerns chartered have
capitals ranging from $2.00o to $".0, ;
000.
There Is No Clue To Murderer.
Anderson.?"There is a dead mat,
In this house." were the words written
on a small piece of rap?r tacked
to the dcor of a small store near the
city limits that attracted the attention
of persons looking for I). Sutto.
the proprietor. Investigation resulted
in the finding of Sutto's body
with his head beaten in. He was lasseen
a few.days ago and is believe
tOj have been killed that night. fRol 1
b4ry Is thought to have been tho mc
live of the killing, as the place had
been ransacked.
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NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Paragraphs of General News That
Has Been Carefuly Collected By
the Editor For the People.
Shandon.?The town of Shapdcn
has grown' greatly in the year 1911.
At the end of 191ft there were 102
residences its corporate limits, exclusive
of the Epworth orphanage.
Florence.?One of the largest cock
ing mains ever held in the state was
Dulled off at the cock pits in the
Mars Bluff section, the contestants
being North and South Carolina
birds.
Charleston.?A negro named Richard
Waring was arrested charge!
with the killing of a negro on John'B
Island four years ago and the breaking
into and robbery of Mtb. Blake
L. White's residence on Walter street
some time ago.
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Florence.?In the case of the accidental
killing of the baby child of
Crawford Hutchinson of the EfTirgham
section, ?he coroner's jury flv.tls
that Cade Stokes, a young white man
about 18 years of age, is responsible
for the deed.
Clover.?A party of negroes engaged
in gambling on the outskirts of
town broke up in a row. As a result
Bub Adams is dead. John Steve
is laid up with a broken leg and Ed
Orr is in Yorkville jail, awaiting
trial on a charge of murder.
Spartanburg.?Amos /Corey, a negro
boy, 14 years of age, was killed
by a shifting engine on the C. &. V.
C. yard3 here while jumping on and
off the train. He had been warned
by the engineer of the train to Keep
off the cars.
Columbia. ? Taking the position
that the racing meet had been concluded,
and that if a "public nuisance"
ever existed It is now abated,
attorneys representing the Columbia
Racing Association, the state fair society
and several indivdualsfi led their
return in the supreme court, asking
that the injunction proceedings be
dismissed.
^Aiken.?While resisting arrest and
in an attempt to wrest Policeman
Caddy's pistol from his hand, a negro,
giving his name as Westley Garvin,
and claiming to be from Branchville.
was shot in the right leg by the officer.
He is held in the city lockup.
The officers believe from the negro's
action that he may be wanted
elsewhere.
Columbia.?The sentence of Jake
Byrd, who was convicted in Newberry
county in January, 1908, on
tho charge of violating the dispensary
law and given six months on the
chaingang, has been commuted by
the governor to a fine of $50 or six
mbnths. The governor has extended
clemency in 321 cases since January
17.
Charleston?The tax collections for
Charleston county are $45,000 in excess
of the payment of last year, up
to this date, showing a very satisfactory
and healthy condition of the finances
of the county. Of this amount
$25,000 has been collected and $20,000
on county property in excess of
the trioney which W2S paid into th';
treasury ueparuueui wai jc#i,
Cheraw.?The Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad's good roads train was at
Cheraw. It is under the care of M:.
Boykin, United States Government
road expert, who addressed the attendants
and gave very good counsel.
This train has awakened a lively interest
in its subject wherever it ha3
been and its visit to Cheraw will uu
doubtedly bear fruit.
Florence.?Train Xo. 213, the normbound
through freight on the short
cut division of the coast line, ws
wrecked at Niall, near Fayetteville,
blocking the main line and delaying
all trains about six hours. The
cause of the wreck was the splitting
of the switch. Twenty-five cars passed
over the switch and several took
the siding, piling high and blocking
the main tracks.
Columbia. ? Figures announced
front the state treasurer's office show
that the fertilizer tax for the year
is $255,082, as compared with $240,098
for last year. The increase is
about $15,000. The amount to be received
from the tax was expected to
reach $270,000. The decrease was
caused by the low price of cotton.
The fertilizer tax fund goes for the
support of Clemson College and the
public work of the institution.
Cheraw. ? Maston Fuller, nrrro,
suspected of tre robbery of the store
of Mallov & Co. here December 27.
and whom the dogs tracked to his (
home in the outskirts of this city, ;
was arrested in Eennettsville, and is
now loctjeu up in ine local ponce |
station.
Dlairs.?Resulting in a loss of
?40,000 to $45,000, the 6tcre and warehouse
of ihe Blair-Frazier Company
was destroyed by fire. The entire
stock in both buildings was lost.
The loss is only partially covered
by insurance. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
Columbia- Wade Hampton Gibbes, ;
the first mayor of Columbia under
the commission form of government '
in a "New Year interview." which
he ga\o, wished the citizens of Columbia
prosperity and happiness during
1012.
St. Matthews.?John Lynch and
Clyde Carter. thr> two men who were
being held suspected of having robbed
an Atlantic ("oast Line train at 1
Hardeeville. were discharged by or- I
ler of Inspector Burrows, who .was
satisfied after a thorough investigation
that they were not the rlgh
men.
Sumter.?The Atlantic Coast Line
Hailroad Company has changed the
lice of the map of Sumter in and
<round the plant of the old Sumter
otton mill so that the oldest inhabitants
will get mixed up when looking
iround for old landmarks.
Florence.?The little baby boy of
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Hutchinson,
>f t hp bection was brought
lero'and taken to a local infirmary
or treatment fo| a gunshot wound,
he ijesult of an accident at ita home,
rhe little fellow died from its iujuriei
ind Its body was. carried back to RfinghkPi
for buriaj.
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1905 141,391 161,272
1906 147.053 171,022
1907 1 14,668 169,7.31
1908 14o,647 172,967
1909 153,807 180,095
1910 156.051 184,364
1911 160,830 193,449
"In 1909 the white school enrollment
was* 26.6 per cent, of the total
white population; for the scholastic
year 1910-1911 the white school enrollment
was 23.6 per cent, of the
: total population. 1910 the negro
1 school enrollment was 19.8 per cer*.
; of the total negro population; the
negro enrollment was 23.1 per cent
of the total negro population.
Officers Make A Whiskey Raid.
Orangeburg.?A big whiskey raid
was made in this city when the restaurant
of one Ensloe on South
Church street, was ransacked. The
search resulted in the seizure of 87
half-pints of whiskey which was
confiscated by officers J. W. Spears
and Ernest Fairey. The home of
Ensioe was searched by Officers Hamp
Kdwjns,_ " s. uiDson ana looser ana
72 pints"of whiskey was taken therefrom.
A total of 159 half-pints of liquor
was confiscated as a result of
this investigation. Prohibition is having
a hard time in Orangeburg and it ;
tigers, although strong efforts are |
is a hard matter to suppress the blind
being made along that line.
3ood Road Pictures at University.
Columbia.?The collection of pictures
on good roads throughout the !
world has reached the University of
South Carolina. This picture gallery
of good roads has been lent the university
by the federal authorities in
Washington. On Founders' day *he
pictures will be exhibited at t'>>e
gymnasium at the time of the reception
given to the public by the
faculty and trustees of the university
Following immediately the address '
by . W. Page, the director of public
roads, these views will add special
interest to the social hour of the reception
at 5 o'clock.
Held For Murder of Policeman,
hold a negro in the Camden jail
Camden.?The police authorities
who gives his name as George Harris,
and who answers the description
of Toney Moses, a negro who killed
a policeman in Sumter several years
ago and for whom a big reward is offered
for his capture. Harris broke
into the store of King Bros, of Bethune
and stole a quantity of clothes.
The negro was pursued and several
shots were fired at him. He was captured
at Cassett. a station betweer
Pam/lnn on/1 Rothnnn
MILI
tSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912.
IIAI PRESIDENT
TAR'S jlHEME IS
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF UNITED
STATES HOPES FOR INTERNATIONAL
PEACE.
WILL LABOR FOR PROGRESS
Theme of President Fallieres* Speech
at Reception Wat President Taft's
Efforts to Secure Ratification of Arbitration
Treaties.
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i ai id.?nrsiucui iano mvno ?v
secure the ratification of arbitration
treaties with France and Great Britain
was the special theme of an official
speech mc.de by President Fallieres at
the New Year's reception to the diplomatic
corps at the Elysee palace.
There was a large attendance of diplomats
at the function, among them being
Robert Bacon, the American ambassador.
Sir Francis L. Bertie, the British
ambassador and dean of the diplomatic
corps, presented to the French
executive the New Year's felicitations
for the foreign representatives. He
predicted that the initiative of the
President of the United States in favor
of the extension of arbitration to
j international questions would be proI
ductive of larger results during the
I coming year.
Responding, President Fallieres asI
sured the diplomats that France would
labor always in behalf of progress.
France, he said, already could, with
modesty, claim her part in the initiatives
that have been taken and from
which civilization is reaping benefits.
"Like you. Mr. Ambassador," the
President continued, "we congratulate
: ourselves that we have seen during
! the past year the President of the
| United States give his precious ad
hesion to the principle or arbitration. ]
Let it be repeated that the application
of this principle may determine. ;
with men and things, a decisive method
for the pacific solution of international
differences."
Low Death Rate Throughout Country
Washington. ? A decline in the
death rate in seven of the eight cities
of the United States having a poulation
above 500,000 and a generally
low death rate throughout the United
States, are shown in the preliminary
mortality figures for 1911, given out
by the census bureau. The area
from which complete mortality returns
are received now coverB 22
states and 45 cities outside these
states, embracing a total poulation of
57,327,697. The 1911 death rate was
14.4 per one thousand of population
compared with 15 per one thousand
in 1910.
An Important Decision.
Grand Rapids, Mich.?In the United
States court Judge Arthur C. Dennison
made the final awards in the
case of the federal government
brought to condemn for lock and
; canal purposes all the lands ar.d rapids
at Sault Ste Marie, north of the
j present canal to the international
boundarv. The result of this case de- |
prlves all of the power companies of i
ownership in Sr. Mary's river at the
falls and places the United States ;
government in full control to regulate
navigation.
Two Lives Lost in a Fire.
New York.?Two lives were lost
and $lco.no.? damage was done by a
: fire which destroyed a big milk dej
pot on East Twenty-Second street.
The two men who lost their lives
were companions, known to their fellows
as "Tony" and "Joe". After
leaving the burning building Tony
went hack to get his money and Joe
lost his life trying to rescue him.
King of Italy Discusses War.
Home.?The war in Tripoli and the
1 successes achieved by the Italian
army and navy in the operations were >
| the principal topics discussed at King |
Victor Emmanuel's new year's reception
at the palace. Most of the mem- :
bers of the cabinet and many of the
foreign diplomatic corps were present.
Alleged Forger is Released.
Nashville, Tenn.?E. 1 Klein, alias
James Stewart, who was arrested
here several days ago on a charge of
forgery lodged against him at Scranton.
Pa., was released. The Scran- ,
ton prosecutor declined to pay the
expenses of taking him back and
when a friend here paid his hotel bill
the Nashville police released him. He
says he is going back to Scran ton but
will return to Nashville. At the time
of his arrest Klein had rented hand- !
some offices and was talking of big
real estate deals here.
New President of Liberia a Negro.
Monrosia, Liberia.- Daniel Howard
was inaugurated as president of the
republic of Liberia, succee.'ing an- !
other negro named Rarrlav, who for
eight years had occupied the offVe
A 11occasion headed by the m-Mr.bvrr j
of ii;e legislature a: d the speakers of
me penaie anu nousc 01 renresema
tlves escorted Hov.ari to the chamber !
of repr'.'seii.:?i,\?.<. Here ?h? new
president aftor tnk?i? the oath roar
his inaugural address, in which he set
forth his ideas on reform and advanced
several schemes.
Wall Street Hopea For Better Times,
New York.?Wall Street will begin
the New Year with the wish that it
may be more prosperous than it was
in 1911. When business is resumed
in the financial world after the holi- ,
day, brokers will greet each other
with "Better luck this year" rather
than tho usual "Happy New Year.'
The last 12 months has been hard
tinges in Wall Street. Business was
poor most of fast year, except for a ,
few of the largo bouses. A broker
who has been in Wall Street 21 yean ,
aid lait year was the dullest, ,
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BONDS HAVE' BEEN RATIFIED
Dr. L. M. Hook's Signature Make* the
ia*ue Valid?The Money Covering
Face Value Was Deposited.
Columbia.?The remaining and necessary
signature to the bonds for
the purpose of having and making
free the toll bridges over Broad river
and Congaree river was secured,
when Dr. L. M. Hooks signed the
bonds. The sum covering the face
value of the bonds?$75,000?was immediately
placed in a local bank to
the credit of the county board, and
the bonds were forwarded to the attorneys
of the purchasers, Townsend
Scott and Son, of Baltimore, for their
approval. The bonds, ranging in denominations
from $100 to $1,000, and
handsomely lithographed, were received
by the county commissioners
from the engraver several days ago.
The bond issue was discussed at a
meeting of the county board held in
the supervisor's office several days
ago. Under the law it was necessary
before the bonds became valid, for
each of the commissioners to affix
his signature. All signatures were secured
except that of Dr. Hook of
Eastover, commissioner from Lower
township, who is ill at Knowlton's
Infirmary, and hi3 physician did not
think it advisable for him to sign the
124 bonds of the issue at that time;
the task was too great for his
strength. But he wus well enough
to sign and make legal the bonds.
The matter of the free bridges is
in the hands of a commission, consisting
of W. G. Childs, chairman;
George C. Taylor, secretary; J. B.
Friday, J. Pope Mathews and Dr. C.
L. Kibler. It is this commission,
which will have exclusive charge of
the disposition of the funds for free
bridges, although the money itself
la retained by the county commissioners,
and paid out by them upon the
order of the bridge commission.
The deal has been practically
closed, it is understood, for the
Broad river bridge, but some complications
have arisen in regard to the
Gervais street bridge.
Executive Clemency Fcr Two.
Sam Henry, who was convicted in
Spartanburg county in .fuly, 1911, on
the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill and sentenced to
pay a line or $i)W or setve iz inontns
on the county chaining, has been
paroled during good behavior by the
governor, and on the condition that
he pay to the clerk of court of Spartanburg
county the sum of $250.
George Addison, who was convicted
in Spartanburg county in July, 1911,
on the charge of assault and battery
with intent to kill and sentenced to
pay a fine of $500 or serve 12 months
has been paroled during good behavior
and on the condition that he
pays $25u to the clerk of court of
Spartanburg. Since assuming ofTlce,
the governor has extended executive
clemency in 320 cases.
Have Attracted Much Attention.
Published statements, written by
Mr. W. D. Robertsf the originator of
the "back home" movement, in
which comparisons between Norfolk
and Charleston as to port charges
are made, have attracted considerable
attention here, the more so as
figures given by .Mr. Roberts are
erroneous in several important particulars.
Mr. Robert's figures are presented
in the course of an article
pointing out the fact that if the South
Atlantic ports are to benefit from the
opening of lie Panama Canal, especially
in the way of becoming centres
for the shipping of coal, they must
take steps to put themselves iutc
condition to handle the trade.
Believed To Be Train Robbers.
Chief Dowie of the police department
and Deputy Sheriff Hill have I
two men in charge at .Matthews whom
they have good reason to believe are
the men who held up and robbed the
train at Hardeeviile some time ago.
The men. while passing through
town on Sunday, were taken in charge i
l.. .1 ,.?,1 in tail
If v lliirfttr uujttrio ci 11*1 ,/??**.' W lit jtAi..
The govenment was notified, and Inspector
Burrows from Savannah is |
here looking into the matter. After ;
most rigid examination of the suspects,
.Mr. Burrows had them photo
graphed and will have them held un
essary signature to the bonds fo- ;
till further investigation.
The Report Was Not Correct.
The statement is made authoritatively
that the report in circulation
that the Clemson College board had
arranged to establish the experiment
station in Florence was not correct.
The board is said to have viewed
Florence's exceptional claims with
great favor, but they can not understand
why lands should be so high
in this part of the 'world, though
Florence has won the championship
in corn and leads in all other produce
of the farm year by year. Negotiations
are now in progress.
Will Attend The First Meeting.
Secretary A. W. McKeand, of the
Charleston Chamber of Commerce
who is also a member of the execu- 1
five committee and board of governors
of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of America, will attend the
first meeting of these rommittees in
New York on January ! . The meeting
has been called by Chairman S.
C. L)obbs, of Atlanta, ex-president of
the Association. Among the more '
important things to be considered at
this session will be the next annual
f'nnvontinn of th? Association
Good Roads Train To Charleston.
The special good roads train
which is being operated by the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway over its system
in the states of Virginia. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, and which will
be in Charleston on January 11, 1912,
met with an enthusiastic receptior
during its trip through the two first
named states, according to advices received
here recently. The train 1:
being operated under the directioi
of the United State? office of publU
department of agriculture,
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WILL FAVOR THEM
THEY HOPE THAT THE DELAY
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THE CHINESE EMPIRE.
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REBELS WOULD FORCE ISSUE
Neither Side is Willing to Hasten the
Termination of Negotiations.?There
Was a Clash Between the Japs and
Chinese a Few Days Ago.
Peking. ? Negotiations between
Shanghai and Peking, continue, but
apparently there has been no development
in the situation during the past
iwenty-four hours. The Imperials are
endeavoring to delay matters, hoping
that time will favor them; the rebels
seem desirous of forcing the issue, but
neither side is willing to terminate the
negotiations.
Soldiers from the Japanese legation
aame into conflict with Yuan
Shi Kai's bodyguard. Bayonpts and
swords were used and six or more
Japanese were wounded. It i3 reported
that more than that number of
Chinese were injured. The Japanese
as well as the Chinese soldiers were
ntr dutv at the time of the clashes,
, but the Japanese legation sent out a
company with officers to rescue its
men. The Incidents are not believed
to have any significance politically.
Sheng-Hsuan-Huai. ex-Minister of
posts and communications, writes to a
friend, saying that the rebels are sequestering
his extensive property at
Shanghai. They allege, he says, that
the "foreign nations" group of financiers
heavily bribed him for favoring
them in connection with the currency
and railway loans. This he emphatij
cally denies.
A dispatch from Hankow says that
three soldiers have been courtmartialed
and beheaded because they were
! suspectd of an attempt to assassinate
General Li Yuen Heng, the commander
of the Revolutionists. They were
captured with revolvers in their hand?
, tanding close to the general.
Protest Against Sale of Lands.
Boston.?A protest against any further
sales of the Friar lands in the
P.hlllipines in contained in a letter
sent to President Taft by Moorfleld
Storey and Erving Winslow, president
: inrf o?pr?t:irv resneetivelv. of an anti
imperialist league. The letter was
written in pursuance of a resolution
adopted by the executive committee of
the organization. "We earnestly protest,"
says the letter, "against any
further sales of lands in question, both
because such sales tend to foreclose a
question that is now under consideration
by Congress, and because the
sales in our Judgment tend to postpone
the independence of the Philippine
islands and to embarrass the relations
between those islands and the
United States.
Potash Matter Is Settled.
Atlanta, Oa.?A final settlement of
the "potash controversy," between
American interests and the German
government, has Just been reached, according
to telegram? received at the
Southern headquarter? of the inter- j
naitonal Agricultural Corporation .According
to the terms of the compromise
agreement Germany wins its main contentions,
and the American trade again
will l>e handled through the German j
"syndieate," which is controlled hv
the government.
New York Wants Convention
New York.?The local commit lee j
which is urging that the metropolis be
the place chosen for holding the j
Democratic national convention addressed
letters to every member of ;
the National Democratic committee
announcing that sufficient funds had
heen guaranteed and a suitable hall \
obtained to carp for the convention.
Three Lives Lost in a Fire.
Suft'ern, N. Y.?Mrs. James Baker
and her two children. Lillian. 5 years
old and Ethel 3. lost their lives here .
when fire destroyed their heme. The
origin of the fire is not known.
Murder Frankly Confesses.
Centralia.?The young bandit who
shot and killed Lawrence Bar. presi- |
dent of the Farmers and Merchants' 1
bank of Centralia. In an unsuccessful j
attempt to rob the bank, talked freely ;
but rpfused to give his name. He i
said his home formerly was in Syra- !
cuse. N. Y. On one side of his silver ]
watch was engraved the word
"Ernest" and on the other "Ribleft." I
Bar's slayer expressed willingness to
plead guilty to murder and said he
was aware that the penalty would be |
death.
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Vessel comes to uner urr 1,0am.
Norfolk. Va. ? The three-masted
schooner Mary S. Kskridge, Captain 1
Griffith, hound fiom Jacksonville. Fla.. .
to Batimore with a cargo of phosphate i
rock anchored off His Kcnniket life
station on the North Carolina coast
water Hogged and is in a sinking cond- '
ition. Life savers from the coast res- \
cued Captain Griffith and five men
composing the crew of the schooner.
Wreckers worked unsuccessfully in
an effort to floa' the British steamer.
They will soon begin stripping 'he
schooner.
Rural Carriers Out of Politics.
Washington ?An order sent out by
the President will take the rural free
delivery carriers out of politics; they
cannot be delegates to conventions of
political parties. By this order the
President puts rural carriers in the
class with city carriers and under the
civil service. All appointments will
be made after esaralnations. The
President will issue an order soon putting
the fourth class postmaBtera-ufl*-:
der civil service.; The order, it la
estimated, will effect 10.0U0 men.
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A Column of General News That Has
Been Gotten Together From Many
Towns and Counties.
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Spartanburg. ? State constables
raided two stills in the upper part
of the county near Landrum, arresting
Will Revan, who has only recently
served a term for moonshining, at
one of the stills. The prisoner was
taken to Asheville for a bearing.
Aiken.?The friends of Hayne F.
Rice, a prominent attorney of Aiken,
having declared that they would run
him for the judgeship of the Second ?
judicial court, which position was recently
made vacant by the death of
the late Judge Robert Aldrich oi . t
Barnwell. Mr. Rice agreed to make 1
the race for the place.
Newberry.?Upon invitation of the j
new superintendent of rural sohool
work in this Btate, will be preseit at
the meeting of the Newberry County
Teachers' Association and will
make an address. This meeting wtl^
be held on Saturday, January UO, at
11 o'clock in the Newberry high
school.
Columbia.?The Columbia, Newberry
& Laurens Railway haa purchased
two new locomotives for use >
on its passenger and freight trains.
The engines were made by the Baldwin
Locomotive works and are now
on the yards. They were ordered
some time ago. It is stated that they
are of the most modren type, If&vfrn?
the latest appliances, including electric
headlights. They will be put in
use in the near future.
Florence.?A conference of the farmers
of this county is called to be
held in the court house here on January
2, which will be salesday. They
are to consider the fertilizer question
in all its phases. The Sumter
plan and others will be discussed,
among them the pledging of the
farmers to buy no fertilizers if the
companies are to enter a combine
against them.
Columbia.?The members of the M.
C. Butler chapter, U. I). C., of Shandon
were entertained by the veterans
at the Confederate home. A dinner
was served and a pleasant afternoon
was enjoyed by all. It has been the
custom of the members of the M. C.
Butler chapter to give a dinner each
year to the veterans of the home,
and the dinner was given in response
to the kind treatment received In
the paBt.
Orangeburg. ? The showing that
the schools of Orangeburg county are
making this year in the niattsr of
getting state-aid is very gratifying to
the citizens of this county, as Orangeburg
county always forges antii 'n
matters pertaining to education. The
high schools of this county will get
$3,000 state-aid and three schools of
the county have won prizes froja the
State Rural School Improvement Association.
Charleston.?The students of the
Law School of the University of South
Carolina, who were in Char ieston
I spent three or four days of thqjr va
cation working in the interest K JtM
new law building fund, which is being
raised by the law students. The
movement has as its aim the erection
on the campus of the University
in Columbia of a 140,000 separate
building for the Law School, instead
of its present confined and restricted
quarters.
Columbia.?Governor Blease issued
a call for a meeting of the board of
trustees of the South Carolina Industrial
School, to be held in his office
on Thursday, January 4, at noon. Notices
to this effect were sent to
.Messrs. D. I). Wallace, of Spartanburg;
J. Fraser Lyon, J. K. Swearlngen
and K. G. Finley, all of Columbia;
J. W. Kagsdale, William Ildcrton
and W. R. Harringer, of Florence; A. ;
T. Jamison, of Greenwood, and W. I- f /
Utsey, of St. George, the trustees. y
Charleston. ? Tlie most important
realty transfer appearing on the blotter
in tee ofifoe of the register of
mesne conveyance was that of the
Central Realty Company to the Charleston
Improvement Company, 6,650
acres of iand for $33,350. The property
transferred was the land included
in the Hopewell and Greyland plantations
on Nowcll's Creek, containing
2,300 acres, and the Clay ten and
Hampton plantations in Christ Church
Parish, on the public road leading
from Mount Pleasant to Georgetown,
containing 4,350 acres.
Charleston.?The lighthouse tender
Cypress sailed for Cape Canavarel
to relight a gas buoy and to
carry oil supplies to that part of the
After eotiirnino' tn
< 4 101 X IV- I . AIUI VW yiiM.^vw
toil, the Cypress will sail for Frying
I'an Shoals to relight a gas buoy recently
reported out.
Darlington.?The good roads train 9
was in town but owing to the very
wet weather and the Cfiristmaa season
only i small crowd visited It. Supervisor
Milling of the county and
Mayor E. C. Dennis and several aidermen
heard the arguments for good j
roads. (
Columbia.?The chngnber of com- J
merce did not elect officers for. 1912 1
no quorum of the members being I
present. This is the second time that 9
the election of officers have been j9
postponed on account of a lack of a fl
quorum. A date or another meeting m
will be named soon. 9
Harvin. ? Brure McCall, white. 9
whii? handling a 38-calibrc pistol shot
his wife, Lula Nichols McCall.
through the right breast, inflicting an
ugly wound, which may later proye
fatal. Mrs. McCall is getting along 99
very well and resting fairly comfori- B
ably. \ ?9
Columbia.?Attempting to save his ^B
log from death beneath a locomotive, ^9
Mr. George F. Black& pjl .qf tbti city, Hj
but a native of Elberton, Ga., wan H|
struck and instantly killed by a B|
Southern Railway train jtgpt outside fifl
the city limits.
Spartanburg, -j- The Sfartanburg j HI
delegation to the legislature will j ^Bj
hold a meeting ip the office of Sena- B
tor H. B. Carlisle to consider matters ^Bj
to be brought before the legislature 9H
when it meets <*rly in January. The1 j B
delegation will declare in favor of H|
ftntRrtf, "ETJydrlck for clief iusUce OH
to succeed Chief Justio Jrnca, ^B
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