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Taft Tells Congress Results of
Economy Inquiry.
SUBMITS SPECIAL MESSAGE
How Increased Efficiency In Government
Service at Lower Cost May
Be Obtained, According to
8pec!al Commission.
Washington?PreslJent Taft has submitted
to congress a special message on
economy and efficiency In the government
service. The messuge In part Is us
follows:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I submit for the Information of the congress
this report of progress made In the
Inquiry Into the efficiency and economy of
the methods of transacting public business.
Efficiency and economy In the govern- 1
mcnt service have been demanded with 1
Increasing insistence for a generation.
Real economy Is the result of efficient or- 1
ganlzatlon. By perfecting the organise- 1
tlon the same benefits may be obtained
at less expense. A reduction in the total
of the annual appropriations Is not
In Itself a proof of economy, since it Is
often accompanied by a decrease In efficiency.
The needs of the nation may demand
a large Increase of expenditure, yet
to keep the total appropriation within
the expected revenue is necesSayy to the
maintenance of public credit.
Upon the president must rest a largo
share of the responsibility for the demands
made upon the treasury for thy
current administration of the executive
branch of the government. Upon the
congress must rest responsibility for \
those grants of public funds which are
made for other purposes. I
Plan of the Work. 1
In accordance with my Instructions, the x
commission on economy/ and efficiency,
which I organized to aid me In the In- (
qulry, has directed Its efforts primarily
lo the formulation of concrete rccommen- |
datlons looking to the betterment of the f
fundamental conditions under which govirnmer.tal
operations must be carried on.
With a basis thus laid. It has proceeded j
to xne prosecuuon 01 (kiwicu nawcn v>
Individual services and classes of work,
snd of particular practices and methods,
pushing these studies as far and covering
as many points and services, as the
resources and time at Its disposal have
permitted.
In approaching Its task It has divided
the work Into five fields of Inquiry havng
to do respectively with organization,
personnel, business methods, accounting
and reporting, and tho budget.
Comprehensive Plan of Organization.
On organization the commission has entered
upon the prepa-atlon of three series
?t reports The first series deals with
the manner In which the services of the
government should be grouped In departments.
This Is k matter of fundamental
importance. It Is only after a satisfactory
solution of this problem that many
important measures of reform become
possible.
The second and third series of report*
Seal, respectively, with the organization
and activities of particular services, and
the form of organization for the performance
of particular business operations. |
One of the reports of the second series
Is upon the revenue cutter service, i
which costs the government over two and 1
a half million dollars enrh year.' In the t
opinion of the commission Its varied ac- I
tlvltlea can be perforrmd with equal, or i
greater, advantage by other services, i
The commission, therefore, recommends
that It be abolished. It Is estimated that
by so doing a saving of not less than $1.>00.000
a year can be made. (
Anotner report uiusirmng me aecoiiu | f
series recommends that the lighthouse |
and life saving services' bo administered 1
by a single bureau, instead of a9 at pres- ;
snt by two bureaus located in different (
departments. These set vices have much
In common. Geographically, the are
similarly located: administratively, they (
have many of the same problems. It Is
estimated that consolidation would result (
In a saving of not less than 1100.000 annually.
Atolltlon of Local Offices.
Perhaps the part of the organization in
which the greatest economy in public expenditura
Is possible hi to be found in I
Itie numerous local ofti es of the government.
In some instances the establishment
and the discontinuance of these local
offices are matters of administrative
discretion. In other I istances tfiey are
establ'shed by permanent law in such a
manner that their discontinuance is beyond
the power of the president or that
if any executive officer.
The responsibility fcr- the maintenance
of these conditions mu?t naturally be divided
between the congress and the executive.
But that the executive has performed
his duty when he has called the
attention of the congress to the matter
must also be admitted. Realizing my re- j
spons'.blllty In the premises. I have directed
the commission to prepare a report
setting forth th? positions in the
local services of the government which
may be discontinued with advantage, the
saving which would result from such action
and the changes in law which are
necessary to carry Intj effect changes In
organization found to be desirable. On
the coming In of the report, such offices
as may be found useless and can be abolished
will be $>, treated by executive order.
Classification of Local Officers.
In my recent message to the congress
I urged consideration of the necessity of
placing In the classified service all of the
local officers under the departments of
the treasury, the Interior, postoffice and
commerce and labor.
The next step which must be taken Is 1
to require of heads of bureaus In the departments
at Washington. and of most of
the local officers under the departments,
qualifications of capacity similar to those
now required of carta n heads of bureaus
and of local officers. The extension of
the merit system to these officers and a
needed readjustment of salnr'cs will have
Important effects Ir securing greater
economy and efficiency.
In the first place, the possession by the
Incumbents of these positions of requisite
qualifications must In Itself promote efficiency.
In the second place the removal of local
officers from the realm of political
patronage In many rases would reduce
the pay roll of the field services. At the
present time the Incumbents of many of
these positions leave the actvlal performance
cf many of the r dutiei to deputies
and assistants. The government often
pays I wo persons for do^ng work that
could easily be done by one. What is the
loss to the government cannot be stated,
but that It Is very large cannot b" denied
In the third place, so long as local officers
are within the sphere of political
patronage It Is difficult to consider the
question of the establishment or discontinuance
of local offices apart from the I
effect upon local pclitlcal situations.
Finally, the view tha; these various
offices are to be flied as a result of
political considerations has for Us con4
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Wash All Dishes Under Table.
A doctor's wife Just beme in Paris
from Annam. whfere sbe was attached
to a branch of the Pasteur institute,
re'ates that servants in that country
have the curious habit of washing all
dishes under the table, never on top.
Of Lord Tennyson's Brother.
The "high-jinks of the blsh-nos?d"
(to ure another phrase of his) angered
him. as did all persons "who go a>>out
with well-cut trousers and ill-arraoe?d
ideas."?Athenaeum.
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sequence the necessity that the prealden
and member* of congreas devote to matters
of patronage time which tbey should
devote to questions of policy and administration.
Business Methods.
In every case where technical pro
cesses have been studied It has been demonstrated
beyond question that larfe economies
may be effected. The subjects
first approached were those which lie
close to each administrator, vis., office
practices. An Illustration of ths possibilities
within this field may be found In
the results of the Inquiry Into the methods
of handling and filing correspondence.
Every office In the government has reported
its methods to the commission.
These reports brought to light the fact
that present methods were quite In the
reverse of uniform, fame offices follow
the practice of briefing all correspondence;
some do not Some have flat
files; others fold all papers before filing.
Some use press copies; others retain only
carbon copies.
Need for Lavor-8avlng Office Devfcee.
The use of labor-saving office devices In
the service has been made the subject of
special Inquiry. An impression prevails
that the government Is not making use
of mechanical devices for economizing
labor to the same extent as are efficiently
managed private enterprises. A study
has been made of the extant to which
devices of this character are now being
employed In the several branches of the
government and the opportunities that
exist ror meir more general uk.
The efforts of the commission resulted
k!ho In the adoption by several bureaus or
Jepartments of Improved methods of doing
copying, "rtie amount of copy work
heretofore done by hand each year In the
many offices Is estimated to aggregate
several hundred thousand dollars. The
commission exhibited, at Its offices, appliances
that were thought to be especially
adapted to this kind of government
work. Following these demonstrations
methods of copying were Introduced
which have brought about a saving of
over 75 per cent. In offices where used
for six months. This change in one small
cross-section of office practice will more
than offset the whole cost of by inquiry.
Waste in the Distribution of Publlo
Documents.
Oolng outside the office, one of the
justness processes which have been Investigated
Is the distribution of departnent
documents. This Is a subject with
vhlch both the congress and admlnisratlon
heads are familiar. The prevallng
practice' in handling departmental
)ubllcattons Is to have them manufacured
at the government printing office;
tach Job when completed is delivered to
he department; here the books or pam>hlets
are wrapped and addressed; then
ire then sent to the postofflce; there they
ire assorted and^prepared for shipment
hrough the malls; from the postofflce
;hey am sent to the railroad station,
which is only a few steps fronj the gov rnment
printing office, when they
started. The results of this laborious and
circuitous method is to make the use of
the best mechanical equipment Impracticable
and to waste each rear not less than
a quarter of a million dollars of govern
mont funds in useless nanaiing. to
nothing of the Indirect lose due to lack
of proper co-ordination.
The use of equipment Is a matter which
alao has been Investigated. Up to the
present time this Investigation has been
in the main confined to the subject of
electric lighting.
Lack of Specification!.
' The importance of establishing and
maintaining standard specifications is
found not only In the possibility of very
materially reducing the direct cost of government
trading, but also In Insuring to
the service materials, supplies and equipment
which aro better adapted to Its
purposes. One of the results of indeflnIteness
of specifications is to impose contract
conditions which make it extra hasardous
for persons to enter into contractual
relations. This not only deprives
the government of the advantage of
broad competition, but causes it to pay
sn added margin In price to vendors who
must carry the risk.
The Budget.
The United States is the only great nalion
whose government Is operated with-"
>ut a budget. This fact seems to be more
itrlking when It is considered that budtets
and budget procedures are the outgrowth
of democratic doctrines and have
tad an Important part In the development
if modern constitutional rights. The
American commonwealth ha* suffered
much from Irresponsibility on the part of
ts governing agencies. The constitutional
purpose of a budget Is to make government
responsive to public opinion and
responsible for Its acts.
The Budget as an Annual Program.
A budget should be the means for getting
before the legislative branch, before
the press, and before the people a definite
annual program of business to be financed:
it should be in the nature of a prospectus
both of revenues and expenditures;
It should comprehend every relation
of the government to the people,
whether with reference to the raising of
revenues or the rendering of service.
The principal government objects in
which the people of the United States
arc Interested Include:
The national defense; the protection of
persons and property: the promotion of
friendly relations and the protection of
American interests abroad; the regulation
of commerce and Industry; the promotion
of agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining;
the promotion of manufacturing,
commerce, and banking: the promotion of
transportation and communication; the
postal service. Including postal savings
and parcels post; the care for and utilisation
of the public domain; the promotion
of education, art. science and recreation;
the promotion of the public health;
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tne (jure una ruucmiun u> um
and other wards of the nation.
These are public-welfare questions In
which I assume every citizen has a vital
Interest. ! believe that every member of
congress, as an official representative of
the people, each editor, as n non-offlcia!
representative of public opinion, each
citizen, as a beneficiary of the trust Imposed
on officers of the government,
should be able readily to ascertain how
much has been spent for ?ach of these
purposes: how much has been appropriated
for the current year: how much the
administration Is asking for each of these
purposes for the next fiscal year.
Furthermore, each .person interested
should have laid before hint a clear, wolldlgested
statement showing In detail
whether moneys appropriated have been
economically spent and whether each division
or office has been efficiently run.
This Is the information which should be
available each year In the form of a
budget and In detail accounts and leport.s
supporting the budget.
I ask the continuance of this commission
on economy and efficiency because
of the excellent beginning which has been
made toward the reorganization of the
machinery of this government on business
principles. I ask It because Its work
Is entirely non-partisan In character and
ought to apply to every citizen who
wishes to give effectiveness to popular
government in which we feel a just pride.
The work further commends Itself for
the lesson that the cost of organization
and work has been carefully considered
at every point. Three months were U.ken
In consideration of plans before the Inquiry
wus begun: six months were then
spent In preliminary inver'lgatlons before
the commission was organized; before
March 3. 1911. when I asked for a continual
ion of the original appropriation
for the current year, only $12,000 had been
spent.
WM. H. TAFT
Irony of Fate.
The irony of fate crops out In the
fact that the men whose portrait!
would look best in the magazine!
never succeeed in making It wortl
while for the magazine to publish per
train of them.
Truly Fortunate Man.
Honor and fortune exiBt for hin
who always recognizes the neighbor
hood of the great, always feels himsel
I in the presence of high causes.?Emer
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THE LEGISLATURE
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tfHAT THE HOUEE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND SENATE MEMBERS
ARE DOING.
TOLD IN CONDENSED FORM
Will Give to jht People of the State
the Lateet News of the General Assembly
of the State cf South Carolina.
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?Thn railroad rommittee
of the Henate and the house will hold
a Joint session in the senate chamber
to hear and consider disccssion on
pending and proposed railroad legislation.
The meeting is open to the
public.
A message from the governor, condemning
the conditions be alleges to
exist in the hosiery mill of the state
penitentiary, desiring its abolition,
advocating the tearing down of old
buildings and the erecting of newores,
was received by the senate and
house. He advocates the erection of
a hospital for tuberculosis on the
farm in Lexington county; recommends
that prisoners be allowed to
talk to each other, read, hear Bermons
and desires that whipping of weak
and physically disabled convicts, that,
by Inference, he alleges is prevalent
In the penitentiary, be discontinued.
He also wishes convicts to be worked
on the new asylum buildings so they
can get plenty of fresh air.
The governor wants action, and
says: "I deslro no friction, no row
and no unpleasantness, but action;
and it must be had by your or me.
Which?"
After some debate, on motion of
Senator Sinkler, of Charleston, the
message was referred to the committee
on penitentiary for consideration.
The governor of South Carolina.
Bent a special message to the general
assembly in which he defended his position
on the appointment of special
Judges. He reviews the conflict with
the supreme court and tells why he
refused to appoint upon the recommendations
of the chief justice.
The Joint assembly of the two
houses made the following elections
of circuit judges:
For the 2nd circuit, Hayne F. Rice,
of Aiken, to succeed the late Robert
Aldrich.
For the 5th circuit, Thomas H.
Spain, of Darlington, to succeed Associate
Justice R. C. Watts.
For the 8th circuit, Frank B. Gary,
of Abbeville, to succeed the Jate
Judge J. C. Klugh.
For the 11th circuit, Judge J. W.
DeVore, of Edgefield, re-elected.
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VI I IIC IMIH I II I. UIlt tl UVIgC Ui ii ,
G. tShipp, of Florence, re-elected.
The first two elections were full
of spirit and vim and the dontest between
Mr. Edward Mclver and Mr.
Spain, to succeed Judge Watts, for
the unexpired term, was one of the
sharpest and moBt spirited contests
that has been seen in many years.
The Senate.
What is known as the "Rock Hill
plan" for reducing the cotton acreage
wa6 endorsed by the senate, in a conI
current resolution introduced by Sen
I ator Stewart, of York county. Th^
I plan provides for a 25 per cent reduction
in cotton acreage lhroughout the
South, and commends the plan to the
i fanners, business men and people
| generally, and urges those in charge
j cf the campaign in each county tc
; push the work.
Dr. L. W. Tage, of the United Statei
department of good roads building
j delivered an address to the senate, the
1 subject being good roads, with par
; ticular reference to the bill for t
i state highway commission now penel
ing before the general assembly. Th<
I senators heard his talk with interes
| and there were many visitors in thi
! gallery during his address.
New Senate ills.
Mr. Weston?To amend an act t<
: establish the insurance departmen
j of South Carolina.
Mr. Lide?To provide for writs o
error In criminal cases.
Columbia To Have An Abattoir.
At a special meeting of city coun
' ell the contract to erect the city abat
toir for Columbia was awarded t<
I the Brecht Company of St. Louis, Mo
the bid being $15,000 for equipman
complete, delivered and erected. '1 h
committee named by W. H. Gibbes
mayor, to consider the abattoir bid
was: R. J. Blalock. councilman; \Y
F. Stieglitr, councilman, fcnd Join
McNeal, city engineer. The total cos
of the abattoir wiss be $26,000. Th
buildings is to be paid for by the cit;
of Columbia.
New Steel Bridge Is Completed.
The new steel bridge which span
the Waocaraaw river near Conwaj
has been completed and has been a(
cepted by the commission. Thi
beautiful and substantial structure
which has been in the process of cre<
tion for the past six months, wa
built at a cost of $7,359. The cor
| ; tract was let on Febraury 17. 1911
i | to the Southern Bridge Company, c
Birmingham, Ala., and was to hav
J been completed within six months a
| ter the plans had been approved b
the federal government.
Wreck of Southern Freight Train.
A wreck on the Southern railwa
? of a through /reight, which wa3 cam
s ed by cars jumping the track, derai
i ?d 16 cars, tearing up the track fc
i about 3?0 yartfs, and almost con
- Pletely destroying six cars loaded wit
coal, piling them up and across th
track. A large force of hands worl
ed all day clearing the track. Th
i "Carolina Special" went around an
- the local passenger train came dow
f and transferred passengers and mai
v No one was hurt. The engine coul
not be ?trpped for a long distance.
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Mr, Sullivan?To provide for the
establishment and maintenance cf a
rural poli-e system in Anderson
county.
Mr. Sinkler?To amend an act to
incorporate the Medical College of
South Carolina.
Mr. Carlisle?To incorporate the
Lockhart Power Company and define
its dutieB and powers.
Mr. Crosson?To regula.e the working
of the chaingang In Lexington
county.
Mr. Crosson?To provide for yorkipg
on the highway of Lexington
county by contracts.
Mr. Carlisle?To incorporate Piedmont
Power Company.
Mr. Weston?To regulate the election
of the elective members of the
board of trustees of the public schools
of the city of Columbia.
Mr. Epps?To amend an act to provide
a county government for Williamsburg
county.
Mr. Earle?To prevent the placing
of carcasses on the premises of another.
Mr^I-aney?To create a state crop
pest fcommission.
Mr. Mars?To amena an act to re
quire marriage licenses and regulate j
their issuance.
The House of Representatives.
Mr. Woodward W. Dixon, a mem- 1
ber of the house from Fairfield coun- j
ty, has announced that he will run
in the primary for lieutenant governor.
His candidacyi s entirely unaffiliated
with any candidate for governor.
Permission was granted for the use
of the hall of the house of representatives
for the state Democratic convention
next May. There was no opposition.
of course, to the resolution
offered by Mr. Rembert.
Mr. Salley withdrew his bill to require
all steam railroads in this state
to use Eastern time.
A hearing was arranged for on Senator
Sullivan's bill, to require telephone
companies to furnish connections
to their subscribers without extra
charge.
The house has lost two of its best
members. Associate Ju3tice Thos. B.
Fraser, by his elevation to the supreme
court, will not sit in the house!
He will begin his service at once.
Mr vmnk p. fiarv will no longer
serve ;is a member. He will qualify
at once, and his first term of court
will be in Charleston, early in February.
Roth seats will remain vacant
for the session.
The house acted favorably upon a
concurrent resolution, already passed
by the senate, endorsing the "Rock
Hill plan" for curtailing the acreage
of cotton. The concurrent resolution
was introduced in the senate by Senator
Stewart.
The judiciary committee of the
house has rnado reports on the libel
act and on the special mesage of the
governor in ference to It. The first
report of the committee, made by
four of its members, which it appointed
a subcommittee, recommends
that ali the governor's libel act message,
except his specific objections
to the act which the constitution requires
jirinted in the Journal, be expunged
from the record, since "the
style and langu ;e in which the same
is couched are such that self-respect
fcrbid3 that a dignified legislative
body should permit it to become part
of the records of its acts." I
The second report of the jtidiciary
committee, read recommends that
the libel act pass in spite of the governor's
veto.
New House Bills.
Mr. Jones?To provide for the establishment
and maintenance cf a
rural police system in Lancaster
county.
Mr. Bowman?To require the coun
! ty treasurer of Orangeburg county tc
* publish quarterly a list of fines paid
him by the magistrates of the county
! Mr. Scott?To amend section 2 of
> an act entitled "An act to provide for
the organization and regulation of
i mutual protection asociations," ap,
proved February 4. 1910, by repealing
; restriction as to territory."
B. C. Edwards?To amend section
i 14 of an act approved March 1. 1909
- and as further amended by an act ap?
proved March 8, 1910, amending an
t act entitled "An act to establish the
i Insurance Department of South Caro
lina and to provide for the conduct
of the same," approved February 24
3 190$, by adding to said section 14 a
t proviso regulating the additional li
cense /ee to he paid by foreign life
f insurance companies licensed to dc
business in this state.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
i- The secretary cf state lias issued
: a commission to the Carolina Disa
tributing Company of Spartanburg
., with a capital stock of $1,000. .he
t petitioner!? are J. R. Fair and C. (J.
e Wych. A commission has been issued
i, to the Realty and Investment Com
s puny of Charleston with a capital
stock of $6,000. The petitioners are
1 A. M. Manigault, T. R. Waring and A
t M. Huger. A commission has been
e I issued to the Jedburg Investment
y Company of Summervillc with a cap
ital stock of $8,000.
An Election Held at Walhalla.
s The regular municipal election fo.
mayor, six aldermen and board oi
: health, composed of three members,
s was held here. The following was
;, the result of the race for mayor: W.
M. Brown, 74: M. R. McDonald, 24:
s J. K. Hendrix, 6. J. W. Bell. W. L.
i- Verner, C. P. Walker, C. F. Hetricp,
[, J. N. Badger and Otto Schumaker, Jr.
if were elected aldermen; Dr. J. J
e Thode, W. J. Hunt and M. C. Todd
f- were elected board of health. The
y day was very muddy owing to th'
1 melting Fnow and ice.
Comptroller General on Taxation!
y Mr. Jones says that the proper en
s- forcement of the tax laws, under the
1- supervision cf a central tax board
r recommended, would add thousands ol
i- dollars of taxable property n~w et
h oaping taxation: thousands of dollars
e from income tax dodgers and incre.-se
t- largely the revenue from those wbc
e are not making true returns of theii
d income. The desideratum?the equal
n izatlon cf property?will result in the
1. $800,000,000 property in the state be
d lng placed upon the tax bcok3 at fait
valuatio'
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SDAY, JANUARY 18, 1912
[HE ANNUAL REPORT
THE ESTIMATE APPROPRIATION
FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT
FOR THE YEAR.
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HAVE ASKED FOR $2,554,514
This Amount Is Going to Be Cut
Down By the Ways and Means Committee.?The
Taxes Amount tc
About $1,650,000.
Columbia?The estimated appropriation
for the state government
for 1912 is $2,554,514.62. as compared
with $1,938,268.27 in 1911, according
:o reports that have been filed with
Comptroller General Jones by the
heads of the various departments of
the government, including the public
institutions. The estimate was prepared
by the comptroller general as
required by law, and will be sent to
the ways and means committee of
the house. The income from the
state tax will approximate about $1,550,000,
and this means that the estimates
will be trimmed down by nearly
$700,000 by the ways and means
:ommittee before the bill is sent to
the house and senate /or consideration.
The statements prepared by
the comptroller general shews the
various amounts asked by each departemnt.
"The state revenue," says me
eomptrolier general, "for 1912 form
laxes. estimated and based upon the
present assessment of $237,132,000, at
i rate of 5 3-4 mills on the dollar
would produce $1,651,000. To that
ldd the estimated income from
gources other than taxes of $257,800,
?nd we hare a total estimated revenue
of $1,908,809.
"It will be thus seen that the appropriations
asked for exceed the estimated
revenue of the state by $639,706.02,
and If we make all these appropriations
It -rill be necessary to
Increase the rate of taxation.
"In view of the prevailing low price
of cotton, the staple crop of this
etate, on which the great mass of
tax-payers are either directly or indirectly
dependent, they will not be
able to stand an increased burden <V
taxation, such as would be necessary
to meet all the appropriations asked
for by the various state officers and
heads of state Institutions.
"The matter therefore requires
careful consideration at your hands."
Detective Shoots Policeman.
Greenville.?A dispatch received
here states that Policeman Irvin Hendricks
of Easley was accidentally
shot and killed by J. R. Green of
Spartanburg, at present employed as
a detective by the Southern K&iiway.
The two men were engaged in conversation
while sitting around the
stove in the city hail at Easley, when
Detective Green leaned forward to
expectorate In a nearhy cuspidor. In
doing so a pistol, which was buckled
around his breast in a leather case,
dropped out. discharging as it struck
the cement floor. The ball struck
Policeman Hendricks In the back ol
the head and ranged upward. pene>
trating the brain and crushing the
1 ekull in the top of his head.
Founders' Day at University.
Columbia. ? The celebration of
| 'Founders' Day" at the University ol
South Carolina was brought to a fit
ting climax in the hall of the house (V
representatives. A large audience
was present, and almost every seat on
! the floor and in the gallery was filled
i The Hon. James Simons, of Charles
1 ton, presided, and seated on tho stagt
in addition to him, were the othei
j speakers of the evening. Dr. Wau
chope, Dr. Smith, Dr. Joynea and Dr
i McBryde.
Agricultural Society Meeting.
Charleston. ? The 127th annua
meeting of the South Carolin?
Agricultural Society was held in the
| chamber of commerce rooms. While
1 the society's t'ull membership was
not represented, the meeting was ?
moat enthusiastic one. President Sam
CtnnQ\' nroal/lorl Pr/iuiilpnl
Stoney made his annua! report
i which covers fully the work whicl
' the society has done in the past year
A Big Raid Near Halifax.
Barnwell.?What is perhaps the big
gest "haul" from a single blind tlgei
in this state since the prohibtion lav
went into effect was made severa
days ago by Sheriff Frank H. Creech
his deputy. Rural Policemen I)unba;
and Silvender. .Marshal Harter of A1
lendale and Constable J. L. Carltot
and Emmctt Sease. The pluce of .1
W. and R. W. Williams, near Fair
fax, was raided and a total of 10:
gallons, two quarts and 1 1-2 pints o
liquor and a barrel of Budweiser hee
in bottles were seized.
Will Soon Be Felt In Markets.
Columbia.?E. W. Dabbs, of Sumte
;ounty, president of the South Caro
Una Farmers' Union, thinks that th*
bullish e/feet of the acreage reduc
tion will scon be felt in the cottoi
markets of the world. Mr. Dabbi
j heartily indorses the Rock Hill plat
for securing pledges on acreage. Mr
; Dabbs was in the city on his wa;
home from a meeting of the Oconei
County Farmers' Union. In spite o
1 the almost impassable condition o
. tho roads 4ft or 5ft Oconee farmer
met the state president.
The Label Case Postponed.
Columbia.?Attorney General Lyoi
, .'nncunced that the trial of the wel
I known "label case" had been post
I poned until the next session of th<
Richland county court. This an
, nouncement was made following ai
, agreement with counsel for the d?
, fendants. The court will bo asked t
assign a new date. Tho trial wil
he postponed because of the illnes
, of John T. Earley, one of the wit
. nesses. and because several attorney
fcr tho prosecution will be unable b
attend at this sessjon r%f the court
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? T1
NEWS~OF~SOUTH CAROLINA
K Column of Paragraphs That Have
Been Collected and Condensed
With Care By the Editor.
Washington.?The senate confirmed
the nomination of George H. Huggins
as postmaster at Columbia.
Spartanburg.?John Malone, charged
with criminal assault upon the
person of a 15-year-old girl, was acquitted
by a jury in criminal court. A
child was part of the evidence.
Walterboro.?Postmaster B. Levy
has compiled his annual report which
shows a decided increase over last
year's report. The Walterboro office
does a big business.
Clinton.?An epidemic of measles
prevails In town and its was thought
best to close the first two grades of
the graded school for two weeks.
Misses McCutchen and Prince, who
are in charge c,f these two grades
have gone home for two weeks.
Holly Hill.?Holly Hill has a fire
bug. Of that there can be no
doubt. Since the burning of the
school building on December 6, there
has been an undercurrent of suspicion
that it was the result of incendiarism.
Lexington.?After remaining in the
Jury room for fourteen hours the
Jury in the case of Barney Reeder,
charged with assault and battery with
J -U-4 It
intent to Kill, annouuueu uwi n wmu
not reach a verdict and Judge Prince
ordered a mistrial.
Spartanburg. ? J. T. Harris was
elected president of the chamber of
commerce c,' Spartanburg at an enthusiastic
and largely attended meeting.
At the last moment A. W. McKeand,
secretary of the Charleston
chamber of commerce wired that It
had been impossible for him to reach
the city in time to keep his engagement
to address the body.
Charleston.?Word has been received
by PresiGent J. M. Connelly,
of the Charleston Au0 Club from
New York, the headquarters of the
American Automobile Association,
that this city is now officially on a
J branch of the great National Highi
way between New York and Floridn,
I thereby crowning with success the
j efforts of the local Auto Club in this
j direction.
| Florence.? Fred Lane, an 11-yearj
old negro boy, shot and killed Estella
Burnett, a 14-year-old negro girl.
An inquest revealed the fact that the
boy was "monkeying" with a shotgun
and told the girl he was going to
shoot her. He pulled the trigger and
the Burnett girl was killed almost instantly.
Some ef the negroes state
that it was dfone intentionally, while
others say It was in fun.
Winnaboro. ? The Hon. John G,
Mobley, a most successful stock
raiser of Falr/ield county, and ex
president of the state ,'air association
shipped to his Majesty, King George
of England, n beautiful Jersey cow
; All charges were prepaid to New
I York, where this highly rcgisterec
| cow will tako the steamer for Kng
, land. Mr. Mobley will receive
1 for this splendid animal.
Columbia.?Mr. Ira B. Jones, forme
chief justice and now a candidate fo
governor, has mode no atatedment. H<
is in Columbia and is constant!;
, seen on the floor of the house an<
senato chatting with friends. Ther
are many people awaiting his firs
I formal announcement of the platforn
1 on which he will seek election t<
the governor's office, and be is a fig
i:re cf much interest to the man;
, visitors at the legislature.
f'nlnmhli . The utmiml rp;inrf o
, J. May, building inspector fo
| the city of Columbia, shows that 1T>:
I new buildings were erected in thi
; city during 1911, The estimated valui
' j of all buildings, for which permit
, were issued, is said to have beei
. $813,4So.55. Permits were issued t<
354 cwners c/ buildings, allowini
them to make improvements and dc
pairs. The cost for this is estimate*
! at $33,908.50.
Gaffaey.- A movement has beet
I hunched in this city to obtain ;
t Carnegie free library, and judgin;
? from the success It is meeting witl
> and the replies from Mr. Caruegie, i
i Is possible that Gaffney will seeur
.1 ?I TV,? llkm.v i,
I I llltf VUTCICU llCUBUir. 1IIC JI l/l Ui ? II
. thla city is probably ns complete, i
I net moro so, than most of those ii
towns the size of Gaffney, and it i
! an institution that the town has caus
# j for being prcud of.
Sumter.?('. E. Jame3, the allegu
minning engineer, who was arreitei
. | several days ago cn the eharse c
r selling bogus mining stock rontrar
: to the laws of the state, was releat
1 i ed from jail upon the receipt of advic
to this effect from Insurance Con
r missioner MoMaster.
. ! Dillon.?H. E. Strickland, an err
) ployo cf the Maple cotton mill, wa
.; run over by the Seaboard train her
. and killed. His body was strnn
I j along the tracks for a distance o
f 100 yards or more. The inquest wa
r begun, but an adjournment was take
i for further investigation.
Rock Hill.?The first county in th
! South to complete organization tinde
r the "Rock Hill plan" for cotton acn
i. ' age reduction Is York, whose comrai
5 j tee raised sufficient funds in rhirt
. minutes to pay all canvassers fo
i pledges for the county.
X Greenville.--Dr. Edwin A. Aide:
!! man, president of tha University c
, Virginia, has accepted an invitatio
y to deliver an address before th
b South Carolina Medical Associatlo
f at Columbia April 17. The accep
f ance of the invitation is conveyed i
? a letter received by Dr. J. W. Jervej
president of the association.
AIcolu?Willie Washington, a negr
boy about 16 years old. had cne c
j his feel cut off above the ankle an
1 the other across the instep by beln
> run over by a locel freight train c
B the Atlantic Coast Line passing hen
t. Gaffney.?A number of accident
t have been reported from differec
sections of the county, resulting frot
0 the snow and ice. Mr. G. W. M<
1 Kown, an aged citizen of the Arara
e section, fell at his home, breakin
his hip. Mr. McKown Is 70 year
s of age and for this reason it is /eare
o that the accident may bare eerlou
consequence!.
MES
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MANCHUS SLAIN
THE SLAUGHTER BY THE REBELS
AT SHEN SI DISTRICT HAS
BEEN CONFIRMED.
?
IMPERIAL TROOPS ADVANCE
f ' '
Have Pushed Their Way Within Sixty
Milea of Sian Fu.?Whole Province
in a Turmoil?The Conditions In
China Are Described.
.
Peking.?The Kan-SU Imperial army
after much fighting, has succeeded in
pushing its way to within Blxty miles
of Sian Fu. The entire province of
Shen Si is in a turmoil. Many towns
have been looted and deserted.
The reported massacre of 10,000
Manchus by rebels In the Shen SI
district is confirmed.
Conditions In the Interior of China
are graphically described in an Interview
with Adolph Herman who
went to Talyuan-Su to rescue women
and children of the China inland mission.
He says:
"The impression I got from the
rebels was far from favorable. There
was no responsible head and some
twenty men in various kinds of uniforms
had possession of the railroad
station at Ching Using Hsien. On
showing my passport and papers from
the United States legation, written in
Chinese, I was escorted to the commander
nearby. This officer had aev
eral hundred soldiers with no two
uniforms alike and various kinds ol
rifles.
"The cjty of Taiyuan-Fu showed
row after row of empty stores in the
best business quarters of the city. On
reaching official quarters we were informed
that a party of twenty-on?
foreigners, mostly ladies, was soon
due. We went to Yang Chuan to meet
them and were delayed for four days
there on account of the fighting.
"The rebels complained that the
; range of their guns were too short
i and so they had to flee before the
Imperialists. Some of their new recruits
did not even know how to
handle their rifles.
Powers Have Leave To Settle War.
f Chiasso, Switzerland.?Alms of the
powers to settle the Turco-Italian
imbrolgio are believed to be aseum
; 1 Ing more definite ,form. Turkey's
' financial needs, a lever which it Is
believed may be used to bring hei
1 attention to the importance c,f peace
', are daily becoming more acute. I1
' is likely the visit here of the Gerraai
foreign minister, Herr von Kiderlin
Weachter, may have a big bearing 01
( : efforts mnking for peace.
Disorders Mark Lawrence Strike.
r Lawrence, Mass.?Striking opera
r Ivpb a* the biu Lawrence textile mill
8 i became so unruly and created si
y much disturbance about the mill gate
1 that seven companies of Infantry am
e j a field battery were called from th
1 neighboring cities to help the polict
1 The situation is now well in hand
3 During the near rioting the militia
men used their >ayonets discreetly
A dozen persons were hurt and 31
trouble makers were arrested.
f /
r Wave of Remorse Sweeping Countr;
i i'eoria, III.?Dr. George A. Zellar
^ superintendent of the Illinois stati
e . hospital, at Bartouvllle, expressed th<
s belief in a lecture here that a grea
i | wave of conscience and remorse ii
3 sweeping the country. He was led t<
? believe this, he said, by the confessloi
of hundreds of A ams county, Ohio
i voters, the McNamara brothers, Hen
ry Clay Beattie, Rev, C. T. V*. Rlche
i son, and Dr. Harry K. Webster.
5 Vessels Imprisoned In Ice.
a Washington.?Thirty American fish
t | ing vessels with cargoes of froze:
e herring valued at $500,000 arc Ira
n prisoned in lee floes off the New
f foundiand coast and are threatene<
i with destruction. Assistant Secre
s tnrv of the Treasury Railey cause*
e the revenue cut ers Androscoggii
and Gresham to g< to the rescue.
J Tells How To Fight Meningitis.
f New Orleans.?Generous applica
y tion3 of antiseptics and absolut
i- cleanliness of the mouth and nasa
e passages, immediate quarantine o
i- i the infected premises is the treai
ment suggested by Or. Oscar Dow
i- ing, president of the Louisiana stat
s board of health, in cases of infantll
e paralysis, which is also known a
g spinal meningitis. "It is a well e;
f fRblished fact," said Dr. Dowlini!
3 that the infectious material is foun
n in the secretions of the noBe an
mouth of an ir/ected person."
r Big Fire in Boston Hotel.
Boston.?Boston's famous hostelrj
t- 'he Rot ere House, in Bowdoin aquari
v took fire The fire started in tb
r Grotto. a dining room on the stree
flcor, and quickly -<pread up throug
r* rbf entire six stories. Many guest
>f i were carried down ladders by fireme
n and others rushed from the buiidin
e ; through the smoke scantily clad. Froi
n the Revere House the Are spread t
t- ! the hall of the National Lanciers o
n . Bullfinch street and then to the hous
*, -A Engine Company No. 4 One fin
j nan was killed.
if , Is Alleged to Be Crooked.
d j New York.?An accounting of an ij
g restment of $600,000 alleged to hav
if been made by the 1st' Marshall Fie!
i. ot Chicago in the V Ma Coal Pu:
b chasing Company, a $o,vu0,000 concer
it organized to develop coal lands in th
n Clinchfteld district of Virginia, j
: ; lought In a suit fil?d trustees <
t j '.ho dry goods ir .tant'a eatat
g igainst Thomas F. Ryan Norman 1
s Ream. T. Jefferson Coolldge and tl
d York banking flrnp of Blair f- Cc
i? wh' it is alleged, srw
members of th syndicate,
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Robert Aldfieh The
the support tbe
general assembly. BHH^^M9fll
Lexington.?Charlie V
self-confessed horse
guilty in the general
and was sentenced by
to serve twelve month#
ty chaingaag and pay h
Warren stole ttMgpjflyDecember
21,aw
Blythwood two days later. ;J
Columbia.?A nvndher of
recommendations
| the annual r e po r trw Ife
commissioner of
merce and industries to be
assembly
The recommitii!iBw1?j|M^HBB^M
broad scope of. ~"r r^_ jglid
the departments of foe state
ment of agriculture.
Oonway.?Dr. X T. HWjllBH^MMaj^^W
hookworm physician
state board of heattil^
arrived in
ing in Horry count?
<\* the of
Howeil establleli
ferent sections of the coon!? eotifc^^H^flfl
the people can ca#Uy yt
These offices will toe kept
a limited time.
Columbia.?Pointing ou that
enrollment of the instltntton vii lOfl I
for last year,V and that the
I class in June waa the la r^ri&^^^HHH
history of the institution, Dfl
Riggs, of
has his report to
of education, tcfl I
mitted to the general
the
the 9HHHH
Columbia.?The annual
National Guard
South CarolinH will be
a few when the
be elected.
to be submitted to tbB5KiB"^^^H
assembly will be discussed. i
Moore of Yorltrllle Is the prealdeu
and A. E. Legate of Colombia seer*
' tM-v finvprai interesting addressesi fl^l
on the National Guard affairs will be
discussed.
Columbia - The supreme court in a Hj
decision by Assc -te Justice 'Gary . ' I
afllrnicd the verdk. of the Charleston * L
1 county court In tho *nss of Anlce aJ||
Bennett against the Charleston Union
- Station Company and/ the Atlantic
' Coast Lino Railway Company for
I $1,750 on account of damages reco vod
while ornployod as a car cleaner.
II A motion for a new trial was denied,
| and the case was appealed to the so- V
preme court by tho defendants ^'vj V
Beunrftsvillc.- The first county lit
a orary and athletic contest over held J
Q in Marlboro county took place in H
! Bennettsvillo a few days ago on the j H
j 1 grounds oi the graded school. The H
g j object of the exercises was the hricg- j
ing into closer touch thu different I
l" uchcols of the county and the derel*
' opment of an interest among the
students in oratory and athletics. A
I number of ttic schools were repre*
seated. 1
Saluda.?A few days ago an elec VBH
1 tion was held lor u bond issue fur
town improvements. I b*re was very
" 'hMI?? Tko ennimur vtlif.
? IItut* opposition. 1 UC BHH.WW.
t ors will gee gratifying results from
t this election next summer. The CI vie
i League gave a banquet to the town
3 officials at which many plans were S
i suggested for the improvement of the H
i, town. A mass meeting was held to S
: ' discuss the interest of the town.
j Newberry.?Col. E. H. Aull has assumed
the duties of county . supers H
j tendent a' education. to whieb he was I
elected by the state board of ednca
tion. The transfer of the offee was 1
1 made when Superintendent J. f
wheaUr turned ever the records af
rho office to Mr. AuJI. Acting undei
1 the previsions cf the Coostitntloo ( fl
South Carolina as V holding two ef B
' floos, Mr. Aull tendered Governor ^fl
1 Blease Ills resignation as a member ^B
< of the state hospital commiaslon.
Newberry Fire orig'natlng in
some unknown way in the baaernent^^B
- of the pressing room of the Pomaiia.^^H
8 destroyed the pressing room and it?fl 9
'I machinery and a large quantity oB B
' meal cake. Oy hard work the ftr^BIB
t-; was kept from spreading and the gii^B^B
I nery, with its three gins, the engln^^^B
e and boiler, the seed house and
c hull house wero saved. The loss can ^B
8 not be accurately estimated now, but Km
is somewhere from $10.^0 to $2O,09<i ^^B
and is fully covered by insuranoe.
d; The president of the mill is V
'I Smith The capital stock is 180,449,^^B
owned chiefly by 1'omarla people. ^^B
Columbia.?The supreme court refl B
fused to grant the petition for anin^^^B
*, junction against the Columbia
t. Association, it being held that ^^H^B
racing bad ended, and If it bad
tut e l a nuisance, it had been
b by discontinuance.
Columbia ?The sales at the^BB^^B
c beqr and whiskey dispensaries
g the past year approached fl.cfl^^H^B
tj j the exact figures being ISOoB B
r For the preceding year the eai^BBB^^B
n up to $698,007.18, the increase^H^^^H
io | $102,207 41. The net profits B B
12 months just ended werefHBB^B
751.05; the verr preceding ll^BaHj^^H
Columbia. ~V*o bids for tt^^BB^^Bl
cent an abattoir for the
been filed the city ele^^B^^^^B
e figures at whicji the two ^^BQ^^^B
d agreed to undertake to exec^^Maj^^^B
vl&ns were made known
t Hds were opened at council ^^^B^B^B
Pelzer.? Freight train No. BHB^^^B
>8 tftcking cars loaded with fl B
fir the Pelzer Manufacturi^HB^^^H
,e v as derailed and totally defl
y tie caboose and two box cMBB
it flil over which they tell la^MgB^^H