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THE INCOME FOE JTATE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA YEAR
1911 18 MJSI^.IO.
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REPORTS BY THE AUDITORS
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Th? Taxable FrofieY For *he P?l
met to State It ^orth 9287,132,019
r An Incrtate the Previout
X-YMr of Ov%r rJ78,000.
Columbia;eporjs received by
Comptroller General Jones from the
county auditor of the state show
that there been an increase in
I the taxable property in the state of
I fT.IT6,670 the year. The re-1
Vj&rt% show that the total taxable
^operty at) returned for the year to
be $297,132,019, as compared with
92J0.766.S49 in 1910.
# * 1h? reports show that the state
; tat /or this year will amount to $1,66,099.10.
This is upon a basis of
I ik mills.
.Tiie following is the report for the
Hrounties and the amount of taxes to J
be received. ]
Total State tax (
IMfTl WrMT InvnhlA Z O A
property mills
Abbeville . .f 6,067,286 $ 34.829.97
Aiken .... 11,293,570 64,938.02
Anderson . . 12,920,178 74,291.02
Bamberg . . . 3,040.930 1L485.35
Barnwell . . 6.209,810 3OT06.41
\Beaufort . . 4,031,670 23,181,53
Berkeley . . . 3,592,066 20,654.38
Calboun. . . 2,514,090 14,456.02
Charleston. . 25,343,470 145,780.95
Cherokee . . 5,517,494 21,726.59
Chester . . . 6,981,375 49,142.91
Chesterfield . 4,152,200 23,875.15
Clarendon .. 4.082,175 23,472.51
CoUeton. . . 4.111,705 23,642.30
Darlington .. 6.180,969 35,540.57
Dillon ;. . . . 3,603,277 20,718.84 (
Dorchester. . 3,141,689 18,064.71
Bdgefleld. . . 4,308,447 24,773.67
PalrfoJd . .. 5,163,103 ' 29,687.84
rirrence. . . 7.014,791 40,335.05
Georgetown . 4,028,278 23,162.60
Greenville . . 14,168,725 81,470.17
Hampton . . 5,300,701 3'',779.03
Greenwood. . 6,109,198 38,002.89
Kirry .... 3,054,762 17,564.88
Kerancw. . . 4,819,363 27,711.34
Lancaster . . 3,461,735 19,904.97
fcaurene ... - 6,944.318 39,929.83
|Le^ 3.3P-.9U 19.50J-.J3
'Lerlngton.. . 5,601,897 32,210.91
Marlon . . . 3,676,544 21,140.12
Marlboro . . 4,866,994 27,985.21
Newberry. . . 7,199,570 41,397.53
Orangeburg . 8,548,910 49,156.23
(. . . 4,791,590 27,551.64
.... 4,01^5,596 23,089.68
d . . 17^50,973 101,493.09
.... 2,603,162 14,968.18
burg 18,982,469 109,149.20
. . . 7,513,915 43,205.01
. . . 6,882,510 39,574.43
burg. 4,644,137 26,703.79
. . . 9,113,464 52,402.42
. . .$287,132,019 $1,651,009.10
Chairman Evans Indicted.
. Evans, of Newberry, former
in of the state dispensary
>f control was Indicted in the
d county court on the charge
pting rebates and for conspirronnivo
rnhatnc A trim Kill
His returned and the case is expectVd
tc come up for trial in the near
pfuture. It is hard'y probable that the
fcase will be called at the present
terra of the Richland court of general
sejsions, as the "label" case is to be
tried.
Commission Makes Report.
Tne work for the year is reviewed
in the annual report of the railroad
commission, which has been finished.
The^pport is^lhe first to be completed
by staofficials. It will be
sent to the general assembly. The
commission recommends that the
general assembly provide for an officer
whose duties shall be to file the
various rates and tariffs and to handle
the numerous claims coming before
the commission; also an inspector
to make investigations.
Industrial School Board Meet.
The board of trustees of South
Carolina industrial school met in the
office of tho governor. Superintendent
Emmons submitted a written report
of the year's work, showing an
attendance of 66 boys for the session
The work on the farm and in the
tailor's shop was particularly successful.
Dr. D. D. Wallace, J. W. Ragsdale
and W. S. Utsey recommended
an extension of the industrial work
and the introduction of carpentry and
cabinet making, brick laying, printing,
telegraphy and barbering.
To Divide Gang In Three Sections.
Instead of acting on the suggestion
contained in the grand jury's recent
presentment that the chaingang as a
coun y institution be abolished, the
highway commission of Walterboro
at Its meeting passed a resolution to
divide It into three sections, giving
each commissioner a gang. Each gang
is to have one guard, who will be
assisted in the work of guarding by
a machinist operator for the road machine,
which will be a part of the
road equipment. This machinist
operator will remain with the gang.
Work of Hookworm Commission.
Dr. Routh of the Rockefeller hookworm
treatment commission, who is
In charge of the hookworm treatment
dispensaries in Orangeburg county,
will begin actively his work about
the middle of this month. Dispensaries
will be established in Orangeburg.
Springfield, North, Cope, and
Eutfnrvllle. Dr. Routh will have all
the' dispensaries in charge and will
set the days for each place. Free
treatment, medicine and lectures will
be given. Other dispensaries may
bo established In this county.
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WILL PUSH DRAINAGE FI6HT~*
Association Formally Effected?Officers
Were Elected and Resolutions
Were Adopted. t
Charleston.?The South Carolina
Drainage association was formally
organized here at a largely attended
and representative meeting at the ,
chamber of commerce, with the elec- '
tion of officers, adoption of a constitution
and by-laws and the adoption ft
of appropriate resolutions to carry
out the purpose of the organization
and make effective its work for the
better reclaim of land and tbe arrangement
of the preliminaries tor
the meeting in Charleston in 1913 of
the uational drainage convention,
meeting here when the corn congress j u
assembles at Columbia. t
President P. H. Gadsden of the
chamber a! commerce welcomed the *
delegates, but this was the only for- tl
mality of the occasion. There was no ;
entertainment programme, and from ^
the assembly of the convention until
its close, the meeting was all busi- p
ness. *
v i WntRon. state agricultural i
commissioner presided over the )
meeting, making one of the principal i
addresses. On the general subject J
of drainage speeches were also made : t
by W. G. Smith, government farm 3
agent; S. C. Stoney, T. O. Lawton of C
Hampton. Dr. W. M. Twltchell, state A
geologist; Secretary Whltford of the .1
Charleston drainage commission, Sec- l\
retary Merchant of the chamber of 3
:ommerce of Orangeburg, Col. r
Springs of Georgetown and Secretary
VlcKeand of the Charleston chamber vi
>f commerce. 'D
The convention was divided into -<
wo sessions, one ctf addresses and *i
he other of business. At this latter ?<
neetlng the committees were ap- r
minted by President Watson, one of
he most important of which was li
hat of legislation with T. O. Lawton ?!
>f Hampton as chairman, who will r
nake a recommendation for addition- T
il legislation to further the cause of s
irainage in South Carolina. o
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South Carolina New Enterprises.
Th? secretary of state has issued a *
charter to the Columbia Brokerage *
Company of Columbia, with a capita! 1
stock of $5,000. The officers are: B ^
B. Kirkland, president; G. B. Bun ri
rick, secretary and treasurer. A com ?
mission has been issued to the Sun- 3
nybrook Brick Company of Miles
Mill, with a capital stock of $10,000, ;
The petitioners are: Henry F. Lee. R. I
H. Johnston, J. C. Bauman, Y. M. May i A
and T. S. Millford. A commission ' P
has been issued to the Owen Grocery b
Company o( Dillon, with a capital of : n
?5,00ft. The petitioners a^P" W. W. 31
Cwen and J. W. Smith. A charter 'a
jas been issued to McBee Drug Com- ?
pany of McBee, with a capital stock 3
>f $5,000. The officers are: W. F. h
Patton, president; J. D. Ingram, vice- b
aresident, secretary and treasurer. A b
jommission has been issued to the r;(
Glloree Drug Company of Elloree, 31
trith a capital stock of $2,000.
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Hearing Held On Annexation.
A hearing was held before the govwuor
on the question of annexing v
:he Mechaniesville section of Lee
county to Sumter county. It is asked *
that an election be held on the ques- 0
lion. Sumter county was represent- 0
*d by R. O. Purdy. M. P. DeBruhl,
the assistant attorney general, op- K
posed the ordering of an election on ^
the ground that to cut off the area b
in question would leave less than the ^
constitutional requirement of area in ''
Lee county. The constitution of the ll
Btute requires that all new count'es j r
fnrmed have an area of 400 square ! a
miles, and that not less fhan 500 0
square miles be left in all old coun- *
ties from which parts are annexed. q
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Hyde Must Pay Death Penalty.
Samuel S. Hyde, the Anderson
county white man, must pay the death |
penalty at a future date, to be assign- r
ed by the circuit court of that coun- s
tv, for the death of his wife and his 1
father-in-law. The supreme court in h
a decision affirmed the verdict of gull- *1
ty of murder found by the Anderson j s
court. The opinion in the case is by a
Associate Justice Gary. One of the 1
pleas for a new trial was asked on ^
the ground e/ partial insanity. When n
Hyde was placed on trial in Ander- ''
son he pleaded guilty to the charge n
of murder and was sentenced to death. 1
A Near Wreck of Fast Train.
The fast train c,* the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad which was in- | r
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augurated recently narrowly escaped
a serious wreck a few miles from -v
Orangeburg. One of the trucks un- 0
der a car became loose in some way a
and jumped the rail. After bumping
over crossties for a short distance the 0
train was stopped. No injury was sustained
by passengers. After a re- 0
lief train came from Orangeburg, the
broken parts were fixed. The shoo j *
fly from Pregnalls was delayed by v
the wreck and reached this city late I To
Reduce Cotton Acreage in Aiken.
At the meeting of the Aiken County
Agricultural club at the fair ground? '
a movement to reduce the coMod f
acreage throughout Aiken county was 1
launched, and n committee appointee *
to agitate the importance of cutting a
down the acreage. This committee '
composed of C. K Henderson, M. T "
Holley and \V. O. Johnson, will put n
in some active work among the farther ^
members of the club. "Hog Raising," ?
which was to have been the subject 0
of the meeting was postponed untlf a
the February meeting. I R
Sam Pvrdy Died From Wound.
Sam Purdy, a young white man
died at the Greenville Salvation Arm\ '
emergency hospital as the result a* u
a gunshot wound inflicted by D. M ''
Taylor, also white. In what is known n
as Cripple Creek, a suburban sec- 1
tion notorious for the multiplicity oi ^
bloody deeds committed there from 0
time to time. The coroner's jury v
returned a verdict charging Taylor c
with the man's death. Taylor wat '
taken off tne city chalngang, where 1
he was sentenced, following trial In !!
the recorder's court.
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tCSOCIATION TO HOLD GATHERING
IN CHARLESTON IN THE
EARLY SPRING.
PROGRAMME IS ARRANGED
1 any Noted Speaker* Will Attend
Meeting?Many Subject* of General
Interest to the Teachers Will Be
Brought Up For Discussion.
Columbia.?For the first time in its
istory, the State Teachers' Associaion
of South Carolina' Fill hold its
nnual meeting in Charleston. March
8, 29 and 30 have been selected as
be dates and a large attendance is
onfidently expected by the officers of
he association. A. B. Rhett, princi
al of the Mcmminger Normal school;
. R. Guy, principal of the Industrial
chool, and D. M. O'Drlecoll, members
f the local committee have planned
lany things for the entertainment of
he visiting teachers, and those who
ttend the meeting in the City by the
ea are assurred of full benefit of
Charleston's far-famed hospitality,
mong other forms of entertainment
le teachers will be given an oppor
inity to visit the historic Magnolia
ardens, and other historical points
i and near the city. Permission has
pen asked of the war department tc
rsit Fort Sumter. Aside from provid
ig suitable entertainment, this local
>mmittee has secured excellent halis
3d have dqne everything .in their
jwer to make the meeting a success
om every standpoint.
At a recent meeting of the execuve
committee, held in Charleston
irly In December, an interesting and
istructive programme was?outlined.
his programme, which will be pubhed
later, contains the names of a
umber of prominent speakers and
ducators, and many subjects of genral
interest to every teacher present
ill be brought up for discussion. The
ocnftiatinn ha? hppn PXCPPdinclV for
unate in securing the services o,f W.
V. Flnley. president of the Southern
ailroad. and Charles W. Kent of the
Jnlversity cf Virginia to deliver two
f the leading addresses.
Will Ask Legislature To Aid.
Lexington.?The School Trustees'
.ssociation of Lexington County is
reparlng a strong memorial to place
efore the legislature In behalf of the
jral schools of the state. Among
ther things the legislature will be
sked to cut the fertilizer tax now
oing to Clemson College, giving half
f this .'una to Clemson and the other
alf to the rural schools. This will
e tne nrsi time mat me legislature
as been appealed to directly by a
ommittee in behalf of the "common
chools," and the Lexington associaon
hopes to make the showing so
trong that the lawmakers will not
jrn a deaf ear to their petition.
/ha/ Is To Be Done With Property?
Columbia.?"What is to be done
rith our Columbia property?" This
uestion is asked in the annual report
f the board of regents of the State
lospital for the Insane, sent to the
overnor of South Carolina and to
e transmitted to the general assently
for consideration. The advisaility
of erecting new buildingB or
mnmvini? the nresrtit huildinas at
lie state hospital is discussed in the
eport and the general assembly is
sked to give an opinion. "The hoard
f regents of the state Hospital for
he Insane." says the report, "as reuired
by law. beg leave to submit
heir annual report."
"Label Case" Will Soon Be Called.
Columbia.?Attorney General Lyon
eturncd to Columbia o/ter an abence
of several days from the city,
'hat the well known "label case" will
e called at the present session of the
llchland county court cf general ses
ions was the statement made by the
ttorne.v general. The defendants in
he case are John Bell Towill, L. W.
lovkin and W. 0. Tatum. The attor
ey general will very probably appear
n the Richland county court in the
ear future and ask that a date be
et for the trial.
Return True Bills Against Clacks.
Spartanburg?True bills were handd
out by the grand jury against Mrs.
V. R. Clack. 18 years old, and her 51ear-old
husband, charging them with
btaining money by false pretense
nd also charging the girl with perury.
It is charged that they extort
d 5-00 from John R. Suddetb, C8
ears old. by threatening to proseute
him on a shameful charge. He
as a wife and ten children and was
he landlord of the Clacks. Bench
warrants have been issued for the
'lacks, who have not been fotuid.
Rock Hill Is Progressing.
Rock Hill.?During the year of l?li
here were granted in tb? city of
tock Hill .10 building permits, amounttig
to $151.97?i This does not include
he I10MO0 model school building
nd $65,000 science hall, at Winthrop
'ollege, which work is just getting
inder way, nor does it have any conlection
with the $285,000 being spent
iere for sewerage, water and lichts.
for has Rock Hill been on any boom
r anything of the kind, just going
long on a conservative basis and
till "doing things."
, Has Let Contract For Depot.
Greenville.?The contract has been
et /or the construction of the inter
rban freight depot in Greenville, and
I is said work will begin as soon as
laterial can be put on the ground
'he station will cost $20,000. The
epot has been promised by the first
f April, and it is expected that cars
rill be running from Greenwood tc
Ireenville by that time if not be
ore. The depftt will be located be
ween McBee Avenue and west Wash
ngtcn street. The passenger station
,rH /ace Washington street.
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FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
Short Paragraphs of News That Has
Been Collected By the Editor
For the People.
Columbia.?The govrenor has appointed
L. M. G. Ollveros as master
for Aiken county to succeed W. M.
Jordan, deceased.
Lexington.?Lexington is soon to
bare a paved strec?t, if the plans of
city council are carried out. At the
next meeting the advisability of paving
the street will be discussed.
Greenville.?At the approaching
session of the legislature Representative
Wilton Earle of Greenville will
introduce a measure for the establishment
of rural police for this county.
Pinewood.?The .good roads train
was in Pinewood for several hours,
ind notwithstanding the very gloomy
ind isagreeable weather quite a
large crowd of intelligent people who
ire interested in how to build and
construct good roads were present.
Walterboro.?The stockholders of
:ne Colleton County Fair Association
will hold an important meeting in a
!ew days. The purpose of-which this
I ^Winir ia s-alleri i?S tn COHSidfT the
UCCUil? IO .w
proposition of increasing the capital
jtock of this association from $2,000
:o Jo,000.
Columbia.?The call raaJBe tor a
convention of persons interested iti
:he matter of prison retorm to be
aeld at Columbia January 16, at the
I jtate house at 8 p. m., for the purpose
| if organizing a state prison association
las been changed to 3:30 p. m. ol
;he same day.
Columbia.?The handbook on good
*oads just issued by the University
jf South Carolina has elicited interest
and commendation. Among the
many letters received In regard to
it is one from D. A. Tompkins ot
Charlotte, an industrial leader of the
Srst order in the South, and one of
the highest authorities as an engineer
>n the subject of public highways.
Columbia.?Fire which cleaned out
l block on West Gervais street, the
wholesale district of Columbia, inlicted
dnmago which is estimated at
jetween $325,000 and $450,000. It waft
he most disastrous blaze In the city
, -unce the town was laid in ashes dur
. ng the last year of the war between
i the sections.
Greenville.?The youngest prisoner
?vet connnea in me county juu its uu*
in inmate of that institution. He is 1
years old, his name is Tobe McCul
lough, and he is charged with the lar
:eny of a bicycle. Previous to being
jailed this time he had served 30
days on the chaingang for a like of:
Tense. An efTort is being made to send
' him to the reformatory. ,
Greenville.?The superintendent ol
elementary rural schools. W. K. Tate
spoke in the county court house to a
gathering of county school teachers,
j At tiie conclusion of the address res
; olutions were adopted calling upon
the county legislative delegation tc
' appropriate a fund for the employ
ment of a superintendent for rural
schools in this county.
Columbia.?Having been authorized
by the governor and E. W. Dabbs
president of the state farmers' union
to act in the matter of appointing
j a state superintendent under the
; 'Rock Hill" plan for securing pledge?
rcr the reduction of cotton acreage
: Commissioner Watson announced the
appointment of J. G. Anderson, of
Rock Hill, the originator of the plan
Columbia.?The commission for the
women's monument met and visited
and inspected the monument. It gave
eminent satisfaction and was received
from the distinguished artist, Mr.
Ruchstuhl. The date of the unveiling
was fixed for Thursday, April 11.
i ss it was thought best not to attempt
I ait open-air function during the win1
I or rnnnt lis
Winnsboro.?Sheriff Hood arrested
, ten negroes for the violation of the
dispensary law. lie was aided in
this work by a negro detective who
flosely watched them and after flr.d1
ing their maiked taste /or liquor reported
that they had purchased a
quantity of the fiery stuff. They were
tried before a select jury. After it
had remained out several hours and
had failed to agree, the mayor, Chas
Robinson, ordered a mistrial as to
four of the defendants and the rest
I of the crowd were convicted and sent
to Die chain pang for 30 days, or $20
in ITC11 thereof.
Lexington?W. D. Dent, county aud!
itor, will begin his annual trip over
the county for the taking c/ tax returns.
the first point on the schedule
, being Gaston on the Seaboard. The
schedule embraces 23 points, cover,
ing every portion cf the county.
Alfendale.?John Reed, a negro
j wanted on a charge of murdering a
negro at Slyvania, Ua.. March 7. 1911,
i was arrested in Hampton county by
j the chief of police, J. B. H/irter. The
sheri/f of Sylvania county is expected
to arrive at any time to take the pris;
oner and pay a small reward to
! Chief Harter.
Faxville.?An electipn for mayor
, and wardens of the town of Paxville
: for the coming year was held with
the following result: For mayor. G
IT. Curtiss: wardens. .1. W. Winns,
E. M. Bradham. J. M. Hicks and Pr.
Thos. W Gunter.
Columbia?John J Jones' prison
j sentence of one year and one month
for the killing of a merchant, Abe
Pearlstine. in the postofflco at
Brenchville. P. C, a year ago, was
affirmed by tho state supreme court
Jones is a lawyer, aged 35, married.
He has been in the state penitentiary
since the trial.
Columbia.?The governor has pa
roled Elliott McMullen who was convicted
in Chester in October, 1910,
on the charge of arson and sentenced
to 12 years in the state penitentiary.
Since assuming office the governor
has extended clemency in 324 cases.
Columbia.?Lowndes J. Browning of
Union, chairman of the ways and
means committee of the house c.T representatives,
arrived in Columbia.
Mr. Browning and Senator W. L
Mauldin of Greenville, chairman of
the senate committee on finance, will
prepare their report on the state sink
ing fund for the general assembly.
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?SDAY, JANUARY 11, 1912
G. V. 1. MESON f
MAY ESCAPE CHAIR
GOVERNOR FOBS SAID TO FAVOR
LENIENCY FOR CONFESSED
MURDERER.
CONFESSION ENLARGED UPON
The District Attorney Is Now In Possession
of Details of the Poisoning of
the Ministers' Sweetheart?May Let
Jury Render Verdict.
Boston.?Speculation was rife as to
what ultimately will be the .'ate o[
Rev. C. V. T. Richeson, who confessed
to the murder of his former sweetheart,
Avis Linnell. From a source
close to Governor Fobs the statement
came that the attitude of the execcutive
probably would be in favor of
a commutation of sentence of death
in the electric chair to one of life
Imprisonment, if the law's fullest penalty
is Imposed by the court. Members
of the Governor's council are
known already to have been approached
concerning their attitude in case
the death penalty is imposed and s
petition for commutation is made.
No leniency for Richeson on tb?
part of the district attorney is ex
pected and no less plea than thnt 01
murder in the first degree will meef
with his approval, according to a
statement which he reiterated eo thai
the only hand that BeemB able to
save Rlcheson's march to the electric
chair is that c.f Governor Fobs acting
under the advice of the council.
Richeson is expected scon to appear
in court and ask to be permitted to
change his former plea and be ad
Judged guilty of murder. Whether
Judge George A. Sanderson and District
Attorney Pelietier will accept j
) this change or will put asiae ine con
fesslon for future consideration in or
, der that the regular procedure may
be followed and a jury called upon
to pronounce the verdict was not an
nounced.
Rlcheson learned from the papers
that his confession was known
throughout the land, but while he read
the various accounts , he made no
comment upon them, lie passed a
quiet day.
Richeson's confession, as made
public, was bare of details. It is un
derstood, however, that he enlarged
on it in conversation and possibly in
writing to his counsel and that the
district attorney is now in posses
sion of most of the information which
has come to the defense.
Crew of Wrecked Vessel Resccued.
Baltimore.?After having lightpd
their last signal torch and given up
.'or lost, Capt. C. W. Harrison and his
crew of three men were rescued by a
passing schooner off Hooper's Island
from the disabled schooner Elolse,
from Newbern, N. C., to Baltimore.
The four men had fought the storm
for several days without food and at
the mercy of the high running seas
They were put ashore at Hooper's
' Island. The wrecked schooner was
"picked up by the revenue cutter
Apache and towed into Hooper's Is
land inlet and the story of the suffering
and rescue came to Baltimore
i bv wireless telegraph from the
! Apache.
Georgian Has Horrible Death.
I EllaVllle, Ga.?Maddened by the
; flames which licked his body, Joe
Sears fought off the frantic attempts
i of his bride o,' three weeks to ex
! tinguish the fire and died in agony!
; several hours later. Clad only in a
1 nieht shirt. Mr. Sears was standing :
! in front of an open fire before re
tiring when the garment caught and j
'< in a moment was a mass of flames.
His wife ran screaming to his assisI
tance, but could do nothing. The
young man was the only son of Dr. I
\V. D. Sears, a prominent physician
| of Ellsville.
Torpedo Boat in Trouble Off Coast.
Washington. ? Wireless messagei
! received here report the United Statci
: torpedo destroyer Terry in trouble
Not a Cause For Pellagra.
Washington.?Cottonseed oil manu ;
| facturers are gathering evidence and
: statistics to refute a theory that cot j
tonseed oil might be one of the
causes of pellagra. Assistant Sur- |
geon General Long, of the public i
health service, m a public address, recently
mentioned the names of some
inyestigators who were inclined to'
that belief. Passed Assistant Surgeon
i Lavinder, writing in one cf the re-!
' cent public health bulletins says the
theory is all out of harmony with the ,
facts and history of pellagra.
Postal Rate Increase Is Urged.
Washington. ? Adequate postage j
! rates are discussed at length in the
annual report of the Third Assistant j
, Postmaster General Britr just made |
| public. Mr. Brift recommends a flat
i increase of one cent a pound for news
i papers and periodicals, in connection
with his consideration of second-class
! rates. He also recommends that pos-1
tage stamps be issued to Senators,
Representatives and executive officials
of the government. Instead of permitting
the use of congressional frank
and penalty envelope.
Favors the Lease System.
Washington. ? Enlarged application
of the leading principle as
applied to the public domain, especially
a liberal leasing law for the
development of the mineral resources
of Alaska, particularly its coal lands,
and immediate consideration by Congress
of the whole subject of waterpower
development and control, are
the most important recommendations
contained in the annual report of Sec
retary of the Interior Fisher made
public recently. A general overhauling
of conditions in Alaska is needed.
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CAROLINA is VACATION LAND
Circular Issued By National Corn
Show Advertises This State?Its
Advantages to Be Shown.
Columbia.?"A vacation time in a
vacation land, for the farmer North
and South," is one of the slogans of
the National Com Show, to be held
in Columbia during January of next
year.
"Make your arrangements." says a
circular that is being distributed
throughout the country, "to attend
the exposition and visit the numerous
points of historical and scenic interest
in the land of the palmetto and
the magnolia and where the oleanders
bloom and the violets are fragrant
all months in the year."
George H. Stevenson is the secretary
and general manager of the National
Corn Show, the greatest agricultural
exposition in the world, and
he 1b sending out much literature de
scriptive of this section, throughout
the North, East and Middle West. All
persons interested in the expositior
are requested to write Mr. Stevenson
His office is located in the Palmetto
National bank building. All farmer*
and business men of South Carolina
visiting Columbia are invited to cal
on Mr. Stevenson and have the corr
show explained.
The date of the National Core
the fifth to be held, is January 27 tt
February 9, 1913. Several thousand
farmers from the West will at
tend. The agricultural advantages ol
this section will be shown and Soutfc
Carolina will receive the kind of ad
vertising that pays.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued i
charter to the Mount Holly Develop
ment Company of Charleston, with i
capital stock of $250,000. The com
pany f? given "the right to do a gen
oral real estate business, buy and op
erate drainage canals and conduct i
general mercantile business. The of
fleers are: . L. Montague, president
and E. W. Durant, Jr., secretary ant
treasurer. This is the largest com !
pany of its nature in the state ant I
was the first to secure a charter ir
1912, A commission has been issuet
to the Saluda Development Company
of Saluda, with a capital stock o
$6,000. The petitioners are Eugent
W. Able and W. N. Padgett. Thi
company will do a general real estati
business. A commission has been is
sued to the James F. Condon & Sont
Co. of Charleston, with a capita
stock of $20,000. The petitioners are
Tamaa fj pAM/lAn Tnniou T Prtn rls\W
J UIIICD I . v unuuu, duiuca a. \ uuuui
and M. A. Condon. The company wil
do a general real estate business. J
charter has been issued to the Har
den Company of Allendale, with j
capital of $2,000. The officers are:
W. If. Harden, president, secretarj
and treasurer, and O. B. Harden, via
president.
Reduction of Express Charges.
Orders issued by the railroad com
mission last year, reducing the ex
press cnarges in oouui tarunna am
adopting a standard freight tariff
went into efTeet. The qthers wer?
adopted during last year by the com
mission after several hearings an<
after long consideration of the testi
mony presented. Tho standan
freight tariff will reduce the freigh
rates on intra-state business mate
rially. The estimated reduction ha
been placed at from 12 to 20 per cent j
The express charge reduction is ?lac |
ed at about 8 per cent. The at la !
report of the commission lias beet
completed and will be sent to tin
general assembly. The commissioi
will urge upon the legislature tin
passage of a law to give the bod:
jurisdiction over all grade crossing,
in the state.
Run Over By Train And Killed.
James J. Besssinger. 58 years old
was run over and crushed to deail
within 200 yards of the union statiot
at Faifrax. by passenger train No. 8on
the Seaboard Air Line railway
Mr. Bessinger attempted to cross th<
railroad track when the train wai !
within n. tew lumdmil fpet nf him i
Being very deaf, he could not heai
it, and as it was raining and he was
carrying an umbrella, "he could noi
see it. Mr. Bessinger leaves a wife
two eons and ether relatives.
May Have Committted The Crime.
Lou Wright and Bob Williams, twr
negroes who live within one hundred
yards of the little storeroom in which
David Hutto, the aged Confederate
veteran, was brutally murdered sev
eral days ago by having his head
and face mashed to a pulp, were arrested
on suspicion and iodgc-d in the
county jail. At tho coroner's inquei? i
the two negroes testified and the fact
that they were tullv conversant with
Mr. Hutto's habits and actions and
notified the police of the crime, pui
tbt-m under suspicion.
Will Try To Have Bill Passed.
(Jen. T.T. R. Brook3 will endeavor
to have passed during the next session
of the legislature a pension bill J
that will affect many Confederate'
veterans throughout the state. Gen.
Brooks said that the Confederate Soldiers'
home is inadequate to accommodate
all the old soldiers that apply.
The bill, as contemplated, will
pension all indigent Confederate soldiers
over 70 years of age that are
renters and are nnable to pay rent
1? the bill is passed each veteran will
he given $11 per month.
-Several Candidates Seeking Place.
Several candidates are seeking tb?
position of superintendent of Charleston
schools, made vacant by the recent
death of Prof. Henry P. Archer
The board of city school commissioners
will fill the position and alsc
elect a vice principal which war
made vacant by the elevation of Mr
Rogers to the place of principal oi
the C'ourtenay school. The electior
will be held at the regular meeting
when the two new members Thomat
J. Sweeney and G. W. Selgnious, wll
take their seats in the beard room.
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Mrnmr
MADE DEMANDS
THE BEAR TAKES ADVANTAGE
OF THE CHINESE DEFENSELESS
CONDITION.
SEIZES OUTER MONGOLIA
Note Demanding That Its Independence
Be Recognized Means That
Russian Forces Will Be Increased?
China Has Made No Reply to Note
Peking.?Two important developments
intensified the interest in the
situation in China. These were a renewal
of hostilities and the demand
iha utiaainn envpmment that China
recognize foe Independence of Outer
Mongola.
Revolutionaries from Shan-Si and
Shen-Si, having recaptured the town
of Shen Chow, are advancing on HoNan,
while reinforcements have been
dispatched to the Imperialists. The
armisticce has not been renewed and
there is a deadlock in the peace negotiations
so that early fighting may
be expected.
In addition to requesting China to
recognize the Kutuktu of Urga as
monarch of Outer Mongolia, the Russian
government has notified China
that the independence of Outer Mongolia
must be recognized as concerns
internal affairs.
The note adds that Russia will assist
the Mongolians in maintaining
order and intends to build a railway
from Kiakhta Siberia, to Tourga.
Henceforth China will not be permit
ted to maintain military forces in or
to send colonists to Outer Mongolia,
but may retain control of external
relations. To this note China has
made no reply.
To the other powers, however, the
Chinese government communicated
the substance c.f the Russian demands.
Undoubtedly a strong protest will be
made by the Chinese government
against the action of Russia but China
is unable to defend herself now or in
the future'with reference to Mongolia.
Hereafter the desert of Gobi will mark
the Chinese boundary on the northwest.
The statement that Russia will assist
in maintaining order in Outer
Mongolia probably means that she will
increase the number of troops in that
territory, which heretofore have served
merely as consular guards. It is
believed that several railways .will fo)
low the Kiakhta-Urga line.
No Note of Discord Sounded.
Washington.?No party dissension,
no sectional prejudice as to where the
coining convention snouiu oe neiu, uu
partiality as to the nominee for President,
marked the Jackson Day ban
quet at the Raleigh hotel attended bj
nearly a thousand leading Democrats
from all sections of the country
Harmony brooded over the bunquel
board around which were seated
members of the national Democratic
committee, who only three hours be
fore were involved in a bitter contro
versy.
There Will Be No Pork Barrels.
Washington.?Representative Oscar
W. Underwood, the leader of the
House, does not believe that the
House should have any pork barrels
this year, lie is opposed to introducing
rivers and harbors and public
buildings bills, and it is safe to say
now there will be no general bills
covering those subjects this time.
Some North Carolina towns and rivers
are clamoring for appropriations but
they seem doomed to disappointment
this year. Winston Salem is trying to
get $250,000 additional for its postoffice
but there is very little prospec
of getting it.
Crew Is Rescued By Cutter.
Washington.?The schooner Eloise,
jf Newbern, N. C., which with her
crew was threatened with destruction
in Cheseapeake bay, was rescued by
the revenue cutter Apache and is being
towed to Solomon's Island, Md.
The vessel was omplctely disabled
by the severe weather, was short of
provisions and had o fuel.
Bryan Meets Defeat in Committee.
Washington. ? William J. Bryan
made his fight iu the Democratic national
committee, and lost. He made
the unseating of Col. James M. Cuffev,
member of the committee from Pennsylvania,
the issue and the committee
by a vote of 2') to 18, declined to unseat.
Colonel GufTey. Mr. Bryan at
once appealed front a decision c,'
Chairman Mack and was defeated 33
to 13. The committee session was
marked by extreme bitterness of feeling.
Once the lie was passed and
blows seemed imminent.
Two Are In Favor of Primary.
Washington. ? Senator Simmons
and Judge Walter Clark, two of the
candidate*; for the seat in the Senate
held by Mr Simmons, met and agreed
that they wanted a primary and that
the best time to hold it is on election
day in November. ?*or some time
Senator Simmons has favored a senatorial
primary. Election day will
suit him. He and Mr. Clark conferred
on the matter at the Senate. Tbey
do not Intend to try to influence the
committee but hope that the commit
tee will see 'it as they do.
Ic The V.-C. Company a Trust?
Washington.?Whethpr the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Company is.- a
"trust" in violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law or the trust laws oi
Tennesee, is the questions to be raised
in a case filed in the Supreme
Court c,f the United States. The case
arises out of the suit et the company
formerly brought against J. V. & E. B
Dobscn cf Green county, Tennesee
ie defense was that the company
a "trust." The Supreme Court
Tir'see held that sufficient evl
i net presented to show thit
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$1.25 PER YEAR
FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
A Column of General State Newa That
His Been Gotten From Many
Towns and Counties.
Columbia.?The annual report hy
the secretary of state, R. M. McCown,
shows that 3,677 notaries public
have been commissioned during
the year. The fees received from
this source amounts to $7,154.
Washington.?President Taft named
Cecil S. Rice to be postmaster at
Denmark, succeeding bis father, who
held the office for some time. The
elder Mr. Rice died a short time
ago.
Columbia.?The annual meeting of
the board of trustees of the South
Carolina industrial school, which is
located at Florence, was held in the
governor's office when the report for
the year was prepared.
Orangeburg. ? Salesday passed off
quietly in Orangeburg. Besides the
regular sales of the sheriff and
judge of probate, as special referee,
<there was a big auction sale of
horses and mules by the Western
Mule Company of this city.
Newberry.?At the meeting of the
city council the following officers
were elected for the year: Chief of
police, W. H. Lorainack; clerk and
treasurer, Jno. R. Scurry: city attorney,
Eugene S. Blease; policemen, J.
C. Lee, Samuel Johnson, Tom Berley,
Jno. H. Turner and R. P. Franklin.
The selections are regarded as good,
i Charleston.?Charleston enters up
011 the new year with the compilation
of a statement for the month of December
by the custom house, showing
an excess in both imports and exports
over the business of December N
of 1910. The imports were of the
value of 7f>0.2f>4 and the exports, $!,193,260,
a* against $669,270 and $1,,
127,440 for the previous December.
Florcnco.?The farmers of Florence
will not take any action In the matter
of the fertilizer situation. The
meeting that was called here was
very plimly attended. It was Anally
decided not to attempt action with
so few of fhose who ought to be Interested.
Kach man in this county
will be free to act to thb best interests
of his own farm and himself.
Columbia.?Illustrated lectures on
good roads and methods of construction
were delivered by experts of the
national office cf good roads to a
number of Columbians who paid a
visit to the special train operated by
the Atlantic Ccast Liqe railway,
which was parked at the freight ter
triinala ,if tha rnmnsnv nn WMt (]?r
vals street.
Aiken.?Capt. W. M. Jordan, for
the past 12 years master of Aiken
county, was stricken with paralyali
at the court house and died a few
hour3 later at his home. Capt. Jordan,
who was in his 70th year, hai
been in the service of Aiken county
, almost continuously since 1876, when
i he was elected county commissioner
After four years in this office, he re
urea a snori ume, ano men oecam?
clerk of court. \
> Columbia.?Wade Hampton Gibbe#
. tnayor of Columbia, has been electt
ed as president of the Audobon SodI
ety of South Carolina. This announce
: ment was made by James Henry
Rice, secretary of the society, whe
was re-elected at the annual meeting
held during the state fair. Mayer
Gibbes was elected at the same time
but the announcement of his election
: was not made until a few days ago.
Loiumuia.? rereons suouiu 1101 of
i permitted to hawk and peddle fakf
and wildcat securities of swindling '
coneerns and thereby prey upon the
credulous and ignorant citizen." This
statement is made by It. M. McCown
secretary of state, in his annual report
in recommending the supervision
of certain corporations, selling stock?
and bonds, by the state insurance g|
department or the state bank exam
iner.
Union.?The Union County Medical
Society has elected the following of
fleers for this year: Dr. J. H. Ham- ,
ilton, president: Dr. T. P. Kennedy,
first vice-president; Dr. O. L. P
Jackson, second vice-president; Dr
Robert R. Berry, secretary and treasurer:
Drs. M. W. Culp, T. P. Kr'Jnedy
and 8. G. 8arratt, board of con
sors. Dr. Robert R. Berry was eiec
ted delegate to the state medical so<
ciety. Dr. M. W. Culp being chcscn
alternate.
Columbia.?The annual meeting of
the state bar association has been
postponed from January 18 and 19 to
January 2-1 and 25. Judge Alton B.
Parker, the annual orator, baring
| found that it would be impossible
for bint to attend on the dates orig
! inally set.
Camden.?D. G. Fletcher, of West
> vllle, killed a hog a few days ago,
which weighed gross 580 pounds, and
netted 590 pounds. He made from
the hog 18 gallons of lard and 45
pounds of sausage. The hog was cl
the Polnnd China variety and was
abojit two years old.
Orangeburg.?A meeting will be
held in this city in the near future
relative to the official automobile
route through this state. 8ecre*ary
Marchant of the chamber of commerce.
has be?n corresponding with
officials in regard to holding the meetin?
and the date will be se.t later.
Florence?The Coast Line's good
reads ?rain will give Florence both a
day and night session of school. The
indications are that there will be a
large attendance here at the time to
get the benefit of the instruction that '
is given. A good roads meeting was
held here which was well attended.
Allendale.?An election for mayor
and wardens of the town of Allendale
for the ensuing year was held, frith
the following result: For mayor,
Chavons; wardens, J. C. H. All. A %
> Allen, J. C, Keel, W. R. DMftagtjfo .i
Jr. T tym
, Spartanburg.?F. W. Johnson, ,ot '
, Aiken, the ticket collector qf9
Southern railway, who shot W, v H
Wilkins, at Cowpens, eevsral montffh
ago, was found guilfy and sentenced sJHH
to pay a fine of 1200 or serve
months. Hi3 attorneys 8ervedm&^j|^^|
victicn to the supreme