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I* .NOW DOING ITS REGULAR
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THE WORK OF BOTH HOUSES
GOvfceBtr Stftdinfl Many W essages to
EfW^RatHouse.?Bills That Have
. B?if Raseed and Also Many New |
One* Given. I
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* C?lumbia.-rBy a ?pecial message,
Governor Blease transmitted to the
General Assembly copies of the re
port <*f JBiease SlHle UlB|WUMiJ j
I eoniBltatoa, consisting originally of
Mean*. Jataes Stackhouse. chairman;
<ra. v?M #iy. secretary; J. V. Walfl**
Fre<{ H. Dominlck and Thos. F.
Brantley. Mr. E. M. Thomson was
later wsads secretary, vice Mr. Kelly,
^H The report covers 61 printed pages.
A; iiOber of matters In connection
H with fh? old state dispensary and
r IMP llBilre. of more recent date,
art reported upon.
TPe committee held its first meet
| lag. Howard B. Carlisle, of Spartanburp'.
^00 elected chairman of the in,veefi8oting
committee, and J. J. Evans
HI | of fUrlbcifc, secretary. The meeting
H j" of fho committee was simply for the
purpooc of organization. No action
" w&4 tikea other than the election cf
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I '}f' The Senate.
The senate closed the calendar of
E a large number of uncontested matters,
held a long debate on the depSrftEhyft1*
of agriculture, killing the
bi^l which proposed to abolish the
department; listened to an address by
Judge Alton B. Farker, of New York;
Sa*d heard a long message from the
governor relative to the controversy
wjlth certain Northern papers on the
kprftlng of Columbia.
The principal feature up was the
disunion of the amendment to the
constitution providing for biennial
erosions of the legislature, which was
^astponed. Another bill of importance
WM the bill regulating marriage
licenses end their issuance, which
*as killed after some discussions.
A message was received from the
governor stating that the report of
his dispensary winding-up committee
' was compiled and attached to hitmessage.
The .instruction of new bills was
the first order of business in the senate.
* A .message was received from the
governor, informing the senata that
the report of the dispensary windingup
commission had bc.?n compiled
with end was attached. Both were received
as information. The report of
Ithe commission was printed in book
form and distributed on the desks
of the members.
Pebale was postponed after third
reading bills on Senator Weston's bill
to authorize the county board of com""^Bissloners
for each county to appropriate
finds for public health work.
Senator Carlisle's bill to regulate
certain Investment companies caused
* considerable discussion.
Senator Weston's local bill for the
incorporation of the town of Eastover
was passed and sent to the
bouae.
The adjourned debate bill providing
for additional pensions in the
Confedrate home was killed. It was
stated that some of the senators debated
under a misapprehension; they
thought that veterans when they entered
the home forfeited ttje right to
their pensions. Upon investigation
this was found to be incorrect.
The bill of the agrciulture commission
to provide a uniform standard of
weights and measures for the 6tate
was passed and sent to the house.
New Senate Bills.
~ *. Mr. Sullivan?To amend section
2119 of the code of laws of South
Carolina relating to school trustees.
Mr. Spivey?To authorize the Conway
Coast nnd Western railroad company
to sell and transfer all of its
rights, properties and franchises to
I mprovcm?tu? rwr r aoot uy vi
A committee of the Southern Railway
Company was at Orangeburg to
confer with the railroad committee
of the Orangeburg city council in the
matter of improvements at the local
passenger depot. It has been the effort
of city council for some time
to get the Southern railway to place
umbrella sheds at the local depot,
which have not been placed. Other
needed improvements have been
made, but the umbrella sheds and cemented
walk improvements have not
been placed.
Annual Address of Judge Parker.
The annual address to the members
of the South Carolina Bar Association
was delivered in the hall of the
house of representatives by Judge
Alton B. Parker, former chief justice
of the court of appeals of New York,
and on? time candidate for the presidency
of the United States on the
Democratic ticket. Following the address
the annual banquet of the association
was held when a number of t
toasts were responded to. Several
addresses were delivered at the session
if the Bar association.
Anderson Wants The Veterans.
The matter of extending an invitation
to the Confederate Veterans to <
hold their annual reunion in Anderson <
is now being agitated. It has been 1
several years since the veterans were 1
entertained iu reunion in Anderson, t
The three chapters of the Daughters '
of the Confederacy have called a i
union meeting at which time some- I
thing definite in the matter will be <
determined upon. Should the chap- I
ters decide to a6k the old veterans 1
to come'to Anderson this invitation t
will be reinforced. . j t
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the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company.
Mr. Montgomery?To declare void
and legal, an election authorizing ihe
issuing of bonds in school district No.
36, Marion county.
Mr. Montgomery?To declare calid
and legal an election authorizing the
issuing of bonds in high school district
No. 1, Marion county.
Mr. Weston?To authorize and empower
Columbia Railway. Gas and
Electric Company to construct and
maintain a dam in and across the
Congaree river and Columbia canal
Mr. Clifton?To exempt the property
of the Tourney hospital of the
city of Sumter from taxation.
Mr. Wharton?To provide for the
building of a line of railway from
East Spartanburg to Cedar Springs
Institute for the deaf, dumb and
blind, and to make an appropriation
therefor.
The House of Representatives.
The governor's message, relating to
various historical matters, transmitted
to the General Assembly, will not
be printed in the house journal, at
least until a report is made by the
committee on education.
The following third reading bills
were passed and sent to the senate:
Mr. McQueen?T<a amend an act entitled
"An act to regulate the manufacture,
sale and delivery of commercial
fertilizers and to provide penalties
and punishment for violation of
this act," approved the 3rd of March,
1909, to raise the standard of cottonseed
meal.
Mr. McKeown ? To provide for
weighers of cotton seed.
After considerable argument and
debate the house killed a Joint resolution
offering to provide for the compesnsation
of James Henry Rice, Jr..
acting chief game warden, for the fls
*--- ?-t if. dIaa
cai year i?iu, oy pajmj; iui.
$$1,950. During the discussion some
of the members argued that this
amount had been paid Mr. Rice by the
Audubon Society, collected by membership
subscriptions taken throughout
the state, and the sentiment of
the house seemed not in favor of
again taxing the people to this extent.
By a vote of 62 to 43 a motion
to strike out the resolving words of
the resolution was carried.
The house adopted the report of
the judlcliry committee in regard to
leaving the appointment of special
judges in the hands of the supreme
court instead of giving the governor
the power to do so. The report was
on message No. 17 in which the gov
ernor reviews his controversy with the
supreme court on the special judge
question and asked the house to take
action.
The report of the judiciary committee.
adopted by the house, de
Clares that the law in the matter has
been clearly defined by the supreme
court and thai "the present status
should be maintained."
The house passed a concurrent ressolution
to hold the election of three
trustees for the citadel.
Mr. W. L. Daniel's bill providing
for the enlargement of the work of
Clemson college, passed its third
reading and went to the senate. The
bill was amended to provide that the
proposed work might be done by any
department of the college.
The bill to validate the issue of
$28,000 worth of bonds by the town
of Kingstree, passed Its third reading
and was ordered enrolled.
The bill to establish Jasper county
passed its third reading and was ordered
enrolled.
The house refused to assume the
responsibility of doing anything to
remedy the existing confusion in the
school laws of South Carolina for at
least csother year. The bill to revise
ana aeciare me scnooi law was indefinitely
postponed. It represented
two years of work on^the part of the
committee appointed to draw it.
New House Bills.
Mr. Turnbull?To amend section 5
of an act entitled "An act to provide
for a chief game warden," approved
February 25, 1910, by striking out
said section and inserting another
section in lieu thereof.
Chesterfield delegation ? A joint
resolution to validate and approve the
purchase of a certain lot by the supervisor
of Chesterfield and authorize
payment for the same.
Mr. Davis?To establish a civil
and criminal court in the county of
Barnewll, to be known as "The civil
and criminal court of Barnwell," to
aenne me powers ana jurisuiction or
the same, and to provide for the conduct
of the business theerof.
Will Join Aiken in Good Roads Plan.
A petition was being circulated in
GafTney asking Cherokee's delegation
in the General Assembly to prepare ;
and have passed a bill similar to the
one from Aiken county, which takes
the construction and maintenance of
public highways out of politics and
invests it in the hands of a speial road
commission. The petition was numerously
signed and it is estimated
by those who are pushing it that they
will easily be able to secure at least
600 names. This petition is carrying
out the wish of a great many people.
Talks To Commercial Organization.
A. W. McKeand. secretary of the
Charleston chamber of commerce,
.-.poke to the Spartanburg commercial
organization. Hampered by the lack
of time. Mr. McKeand quickly got
down to facts and made a rousing talk 1
advocating city boosting and advising
against making misrepresentation
for one's town. He told of his
work in Oklahoma City before he
went to Charleston and methods
adopted there. He reviewed the tre- !
mendous progress that Charleston has
recently made.
Amateur Operators Interfere.
Wireless operators aboard the
Clyde Line steamers assert that their j
efforts to get into communication with ,
land stations are greatly hampered
by interference on the part of amateur
operators. Mr. L. F. Sherwood,
wireless operator on the Comanche,
ind Mr. J. B. Harrietts, operator od
the Iroquis, stated that th tnrieepl |
ence on the part of amateurs was getting
to be such a nuisance that it
would probably become necessary for
the government to look into the matter
and take some action.
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A SPLENDIO SYSTEM [
COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT
HAS SOME EFFECTIVE
RESULTS.
THE PEOPLE HAVt, A VOICE !
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A. McP. Hamby, Secretary of Colum- 1
bia Chamber of Commerce Extolled
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Present Government as Democratic
and Effective in Theory and Practice
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Columbia.?"The people feel that
they are more effective politically and
the commission form of government
the best asset of their town," said A.
McP. Hamby, secretary-treasurer of
the Columbia chamber of commerce,
in discussing the beneficial results of
Columbia's present form of government.
Mr. Hamby praised the magnificent
showing that has been made during I
the past year, of which the departmental
reports give concrete examples
of constructive work. He as- i
serted that the commission form is
the most democratic of all systems
of municipal government. The peo- <
pie, said he, have a compelling, assertive
voice in the administration of
their government.
"As the chamber of commerce was ,
in a great measure instrumental in
bringing about the commission form
of government for Columbia," said
Mr. Hamby, "it may not be amiss for
me to call attention to a few of the
basic principles of such a government
which I have gathered from observation
and research among the
opinions of others who have made the
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suDjeci a Biuuj. ivij uujci;i in, 11 |iudsible,
to add to the force of the magnificent
showing recently made by
the annual reports of the several
heads of departments of our city gov
ernment, which constitute concrete
examples of what has actually been
done.
"The peop'e who live under It,"
continued he, "with comparatively
few exceptions, are generally more
content and the general public bene- (
fits, without bonded indebtedness, arc ,
such that would have never been received,
judging from past records." ,
i Have Gotten A Pardon For Davis.
Charleston.?While in Columbia ,
Alderman John F. O'Rourke obtained
of Governor Blease a pardon for
Clarence Davis, of Charleston, who
was serving a five-year sentence for
forgery. Davis was sent up at the
age of 17, and has served three years. 1
The family of the young man interceded
with Mr. O'Rourke to appeal
to the governor in behalf of the boy, '
and being acquainted with the case '
and believing the ?."i8oner had suf- '
fered punishment sufficient, Mr.
O'Rourke consented to take the mat 1
ter up.
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South Carolina New Enterprises, 1
Columbia.?New enterprises recorded
were: Commissioned: Fergu
son & Elliott, Inc., Lancaster; general
merchandise business; capital stock
$5,000. Petitioners: Geo. F. Ferguson
and . S. Elliott. Chartered: The
Owen Grocery Company, Dillon, 8.
C. Capital stock $5,000. W. W.
Owen, president; J. W. Smith, secretary
and treasurer. Domesticated:
South Carolina Power Company, with
headquarters at Jersey City, N. J
Corn Growers Soon To Meet.
Lexington.?The Lexington County
Com Growers' Association will wage
a strong campaign for the growing ol
more and better corn in Lexington
county during 1912 than has ever
been raised before. The association
| will hold its firs-; meeting of the ^
v??r in thp rnnrt hnnsn on Januarv
31, at which time several prizes will
be offered the contestants who enter
the corn clubs.
Chrged With Arson and Murder.
Columbia.?Edward Drayton, colored,
was committed for arson and also
charged with murder growing out of
the burning of Tompowsky's store on
Calhoun street. The fellow is charged
with the fire and responsibility for
the death of Gadsden, the negro who
was so badly burned in the fire that
he died later from his injuries.
Train Ditched By Broken Rail
Seneca.?A mixed train on the !
Blue Ridge Railway was ditched sev
eral days ago by a broken rail about
two miles east of Seneca. Four
freight cars and the passenger 8
coaches, two in number, carried on 1
the rear were derailed, the track be j
ing literally destroyed for about twc i Y
hundred yards. No one was injured '
but the passengers were considerabl> ^
jarred. It is thought that a heavilj P
loaded Clinchfield coal car broke the i '
light rail. The passenger service ovet v
the line was completely tied up. ^
Jones Makes First Formal Statement '
Columbia.?The first formal state- ! 1
ment by former Chief Justice Ira B 1
Jones bearing on his candidacy tor '
governor was issued here. It deals 1 1
with the matter of the appointment
of special judges and the conflict be *
tween Governor Blease and the Su- ;
preme Court, and the former Chief a
Justice replies in emphatic and posi- 1
tive terms to the strictures and as
persions which Governor Blease a
sought to cast upon him and upon the v
Supreme Court. The conduct of Mr. ( c
Blease is characterized as "lawless," i
Are Charged With House Burning. 1
Orangeburg.?Two boys of Holly
Rill, Ransom Moorer and Barnwell '
Gross, have been arrested on the serious
charge of liouseburning. These
two boys, one 11 years and the other 1
10 years of age, were students of the 1
Holly Hill school, and it is charged, J
growing tired of school, burned the '
large two-story frame school build- o
ing. The burning of the Holly Hill B
school house was a great los3 to the n
community, but it was thought the fire "
was accidental, and arrangements t
were being perfected for rbuilding. t
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FROM THE PALMETTO ImF
A Column of News That Has Been
Collected and Condensed With
Care by the Editor.
Charleston.?Instructions were received
from the United States engineer's
department by Maj. G. P. Howell,
in charge of the Charleston district,
to prepare at once estimates
for a 20-foot channel up the Ashley
river as far as the wharf of the Standard
plant of the Virginia-CarolinaChemical
Company.
Beaufort?Charles Anderson, a
Swede by birth, and for 27 years in
charge of the Parrys Island light
house, near Port Royal, died a few
days ago. His body was brought up
to Beaufort by his assistant. Paul
Wright, and interred in the Ever
Green cemetery of this city. Mr. Anderson
had been in ill health for about
nine months.
Anderson.?Chief of Police A. N.
Fortune has returned from Danlelsville,
Gu., where he went for G. T.
Stanley, a young white man wanted
here for assault and battery with Intent
to kill and resisting arrest. It is
alleged that Stanley assaulted Police
Officer Blackstone when Mr. BlackBtone
attempted to arrest him in th's
city on the night of December 31.
Rock Hill.?The chamber of commerce
has sent a formal protest to
each member of the York delegation
against the passage of the bill, introduced
by Mr. McDow. to allow York
county to vote on a $75,000 bond issue
for a new court house. The resolution
speak? of the proposed issue
as an "ill advised, unnecessary and
reokless expenditure, at an inopportune
time."
Charleston.?"It is untrue as it is
audacious," said Dr. J. Mercier Green,
city health officer and secretary of
the board of health, in reference to
the statement made by Mr. Clarence
Ho6kins, in charge of the dairy department
of the National Corn Exposition,
to the effect that some of the
milk delivered in Charleston is a menace
to the health of the city.
Conway.?There has been much
trouble in me uypsy camp on me
outskirts of the city for the past several
days, which has resulted in the
binding over to court of general sessions
by Magistrate W. H. Chestnut
a number of the Gypsy tribe, the most
prominent being Steve and Gregory
John, on the charge of grand larceny.
Bond in the sum of $.1,000 was asked
by the court, and this has been arranged.
Newberry?Newberry county boasts
a teacher who hns taught thirty-nine
full terras in the public schools of
that county and is now entering upon
her fortieth term. In Mrs. Jane
A. Long, Newberry county has a faithful
and devoted servant. She was
born and reared in Newberry and has
spent her life there in teaching in
the public schools. Thirty-ninp years
of teaching is an unusual record for
i woman.
Anderson.?Samuel N. Hyde, the
roung white man who killed his wife
md her father last July and who was
sentenced to hang on October 20, bu/
irbich sentence was stayed pending
onnan 1 ir\ iKn Cnhrnmo Pniirt PY.
?n appeal iu mo uu|/iviiiv w?<> m ? ?
pressed himself as being a little disappointed
because the clerk or the supdeme
Court failed to send the remit:itur
in his case before the January
:erm of criminal court adjourned.
Florence.?The Hon. David R. Coker
>f Hartsville visited Florence for the
purpose of addressing the farmmers
ind others interested on "the advantages
which will come to the farmers
f they put rational methods into
growing cotton," and he wa3 greeted
)y a large and most representative
tudience of the very people that he
wished to talk to, the farmers and
hose interested in the subject above
nentioned.
Columbia.?Following (the hearing
)n the Charleston commission form
)f government before the judiciary
committee this afternoon .Mayor Grace
ind Mr. W. B. Wilbur had a renewal
)f their wordy differences in the lob>y
of the state house which created
lomething of a stir among the specators.
The maycr informed Mr. Wil)ur
that if he was in Charleston he
vould slap his face and bystanders
cept the two apart.
Spartanburg. ? The Spartanburg
bounty Medical Society, at its annual
neeting elected the following officers:
'resident, Dr. A. D. Cudd; vice-presilent,
Dr. W. H. Chapman secretary,
)r. Rosa Gantt: delegate tj state aslociation.
Dr. W. W. Boyd; sencor,
)r. X. It. Norman.
Charleston.?Jockey Albert Burton
ias killed at Palmetto track, through
he falling of his horse. McAndrews.
The horse stepped into a bole in the
oft track in trying to avoid a stunting
horse in front, and the jockey
vas thrown to the track, striking on
lis head, fracturing his sull.
Saluda.?There was a meeting held
n the court house in this town on
Tuedny at 10:30 o'clock a. m., for
he purpose of thoroughly organizing
lie Boys' corn club work of the couny
for the present year.
Columbia.?The annual report of
)r. M. W. Twitehell, state geologist,
ias been forwarded to the governor
nd in now in printed form. It is in
hree parts, the first being the adminstrative
report, outlining the work
ccomplished thus far. the manner of
forking and the various branches
overed by the office and the probems
which are yet to be faced.
Walhalia.?One more landmark is
assing away. The old building that
tas been standing on the corner of
Jain and College streets is being torn
own and hauled away. ;
Newberry.?A good deal of cotton
is been brought to town within the
ist three days, since the roads have
en improved by dragging. Between
0 and 250 bales were sold here on
.e day on the basis of ten cents for
od middling. Six bales cf good
t'ddling brought 10 1-3. The use of
it? King split-log drag for the past
hree days in this county has improvd
the roads wonderfully
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SDAY, FE3RUARY 1, 1912.
I MONEY FOR
PUBLIC BUILDINGS
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OR WARSHIPS AT THIS SESSION
DF CONGRESS-REACH DECIS- t
PN AFTER HOT DEBATE.
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ECONOMY THE WATCHWORD |
The Saving From This Action Will
tmount to $40,000,000?The Battleship
Matter Was Forced By Mem- '
Oers Who Were Piqued by Defeat.
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Washington.?There will be no appropriations
for battleships or public
buildings at this session of Congress.
This was the decision of the Democrats
of the House after a spirited caucus.
Elimination of a battleship ap- ,
propriation was a surprise, the caucus t
having been called for the purpose of .
considering a $16,000,000 public building
bill recommended by the commit- ,
tee on public buildings and grounds, '
Representative Bennett of Alabama (
offered an amendment to a resolution (
to dispense with the public buildings ^
bill that no battleship appropriation (
be reported to the House. Representative
Hobson of Alabama headed a
bitter attack cn the amendment but
it was passed, 98 to 68.
The saving resulted from this action
of the caucus is estimated by the
Democratic leaders to aggregate
about $40,000,000?$24,000,000 to be
required for two modern battleships,
and $li,000,000 for public buildings. 1
In the case of public buildings, how- !
ever, there may be some appropriation
for emergencies. I
The issue was precipitated by Rep- I
resentative Fitzgerald of New York, J
chairman of the appropriations com- '
mittee, wno introduced a resolution '
that the state of the government 1
finances did not now justify a public <
building bill. Mr. Fitzgerald said i
that it would be impossible for the
government architect to begin work
on any new plan fbr two years and ,
It would be three years before any ,
new constructing work could be on |
the way. ,
The caucus was by no means har- j
jnonious, many members from the ,
country districts pleading the necessity
of such a bill to safeguard the ,
welfare of the party.
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LaFollette is Race to Stay.
Washington.?Progressive Republicans
who are supplying Senator Robert
M. LaFoilette's candidacy for the
nomination for President met to canvass
the situation. The result was a
statement issued by Col. Waiter L.
Houser, Senator LaFoilette's manager,
declaring that the Senator was
in the race for the nomination to the
end. It was declared also that he
would make a nation-wide campaign
in advancing his candidacy and hir
principles.
Other Indictments Are Filed.
Los Angeles. Cal.?Just before Lecompte
Davis, associate of Clarence
S. Darrow in the defense of the McVnmnrns
was railed hefnrp the COlin
ty grand jury, Joseph Ford, assistant
district attorney, said indictments
would be filed ii. the supreme court.
These indictments, he said, resulted
from grand jury investigation of the
allegations of jury bribery that had
been carried on in the trial of Jamer
B. McNarnara.
Money Trust is a Live Issue.
Washington.?The proposed con- I
gressional investigation of the domin- J
ation of the financial interests of the j
United States by a so-called "money
trust," has developed into a live issue
in the House Demoerary, threatening
to mar the harmonious progress of the !
party since its elevation to control of
that branch of Congress.
A Vessel And Its Crew Lost.
Hull.?It is practically certain that ;
the British steamer Genoa, of the
Wilson line, foundered during the re- J
cent storm with her crew of 24. I
Wreckage from the vessel has been
picked up on the coast of Berwick- |
shire. Scotlaud. The vessel left Blytb '<
on January 15 tor Rega.
Big Appropriation Bills Reported
Washington.?The army appropriation
bill carrying $88,534,000 and the j
agricutlural approj iation bill with a I
total of $15,836,910 were reported to
the house. The pension appropriation
bill also will be reported and
probably will have the right of way.
It carries about $150,000,000. The
army bills show a reduction of $9,- i
500,000 from the appropriations of last
year. The agricutlural bill is $1,063,- [
000 below last year's appropriation. .
The chief cut is in the forest fir*
emergency fund.
Woltor Pays The Death Penalty
Ossining, X. V.?.Albert Wolter was j
put to death in the electric chair at
Sing Sing prison for the murder of
15-year-old Ruth Wheeler nearly two
years ago. The girl came to Welter's
flat in New York and he was convicted
of having killed her after she had
been mistreated Wolter left a statement
with Warden Kennedy denying
that he committed the crime. The
execution was without feature and
Wolter was declared dead after one
contact of 1,950 volts.
Party Rescued From Ice Floes
Wickliffe, Ky. ? The thirteen or
more persons for whose safety fears
were expressed when they were
caught in ice that choked the Mississippi
river landed here and were returned
to Bird's Point, Mo. The party
uad reached Bird's Point, Mo., by
trait and engaged a boatman to ferr.'
them tcross the river to Cairo. They
were .taught on ice floes and it was
feared they had lost their lives. The
t-auy reauied a river point two miles
below here and were rescued.
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YEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
'Jews That Hat Been Gotten I* om
Many Towns and Counties Fro.n
Over the State.
Newberry. ? A meeting was he'd
lere for organizing the Boys' Corn
:!ub, which is composed of boys beween
the ages erf 10 and 18.
Westminster.?In the municipal
'lection held here Dr. Walker was
sleeted mayor. The aldermen elected
are: J. H. Stoneeypher, H. B. Gil- ,
jert, S. A. Dillard, I). G. Sheldon, W.
3 Pritcbard, M S. Stribling.
Orangeburg.?The banks of Orange>urg
have declared dividends and
started out on another year with
iright prospects. The Bank of Oringeburg
has a capital of $100,000,
lurpius $90,000 and has issued a stock
lividend of $50,000, the bank having
ieen originally capitalized at $50,000
Greenwood.?M. F. Sanders, a
jromlnent businea man of this place:
:omraitted suicide by shooting him
ielf in the right temple with a 38-cal- (
bre pistol. That the act was preneditated
is evidenced by the fact
hat he left a note to J. B. Haltiwan '
jer. instructing where to find his body 1
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Charleston.?Engineer Joseph G j
Meyer of the towboat Protector has re- ,
urned to Charleston from Detroit
vhere he attended the convention ol
he National Association of Marine
Engineers, making a successful fight ,
:o bring the next meeting of this as
lociation to Charleston next January
Orangeburg Isham F. Ritter, fa ]
her of Tillman Ritter, deceased, hai |
Sled sail against the Atlantic Coast '
Line railroad, through his attorneys j
Ftaysor & Summers, for the death ol
lis son, in amount $2,995. Young Rit j
:er waa killed while crossing th* i
railroad in a wagon in front ot ar
ipproaching engine on March 15, 1910 i
Camden.?Chief of Police Benjamir '
blaile has sent in his resignation tc I
take effect on the 1st of February
Mr. Haile has been chief of polict 1
since he was 22 years of age, hav
ng served seventeen years. He is t '
fearless officer and his word is law '
especially among negroes. His abilitj 1
is a detective is well known here. '
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Ohorlaofnn it Ml P mPPtinjT Of Citl
council, Aldermah Finckney brough (
up the matter of the general com
plaint against the recent alleged in
adequate water service and the higl
price of lighting, and after some dis .
sussion a special committee was ap .
pointed to give immediate attentior ,
to a municipal light and water com
pany
Orangeburg.?John D. Hungerplllei
of this city has been arrested on s
warrant charging him with burninj
the house of Frank Champy in th? :
lower Fork section of Orangebun i
county. Hungerpiller denies the ac i
cusation. lie has been released up
on a $200 bond to appear before Judgi
Charles P. Branson of the magistral
court for a preliminary hearing. H<
has employed counsel.
Lancaster.?Lancaster is graduall:
recovering from the effects of the re
cent icy grip in which she was, fo
several days, held snowbound ant
tight. Fallen telegraph and telephor.?
poles and wires are rapidly being pu
back into commission. The splendit
phone service, although for a shor
titne almost completely paralyzed, i
all rieht again and telephone com
municatlon is as good as ever
Laurens.?Owing to the recent in
clement weather, work on the cour
house has not made much progres:
this month. At the time the contrac
was awarded it was understood tha
the building should be completed b;
January, but delays of one kind am |
another have made this part of th? !
contract impracticable. With favor
able weather conditions, however, th
work can be prosecuted rapidly am ;
completed in a few weeks at the oui
side.
Clinton. ? Oreat excitement wa
aroused here by the discovery of ; j
murdered man on the N'. & L. rail
road track on the eastern edge o
town. Paul J. Moore, p well known ne
gro merchant was the murdered mai
and he had apparently been killec 't
with an axe Whether he was placei
on the track to create the impressiot
that he was killed by a train can no
be stated positively. Mis watch wa
gone and his pockets were empty
The coroner's jury adjourned withou
a verdict.
Columbia. ? The So ith Carotin;
Mood Roads Association held a rnos
successful meeting here in the Rich
land county court house, with dele
AVAOV onttntv in t h o c f a t < !
Kairn iiuni c.t.j vWu...^ -
being present, there being over llftj ,
in the hull when President Hyatt call
ed the convention to order.
Rock Hill.?Laurens, Edgefield ant !
Marion counties have swung into lint
under the banner of the "Rock Hit
Plan" with financial arrangement*
completed are properly placed to pu' j
canvassers in the field at once, ac
cording to reports received by Mr
Anderson.
Columbia.?The first brick on th*
first building to be erected at State
Park was laid by E. H. Aull, secre !
tary of the asylum commission. Th?
building will be rushed to completion
at an early date and will accommo
date 150 negro patients
Newberry.?The County Teachers
Association was well attended. In
addition to the teachers, a number ol
school trustees were present. Mis*
Lelia Russell of WJnthrop college
made an inatruetive and inspiring
talk on school improvement, with ref
erence to better school houses anc
-nore attractive grounds.
Saluda.?The jury in the action
condemning certain lands of G. P
Trotter in this town for right of way
for the railroad after short deliberation
allowed a verdict of $75. Trotter
it is said, sought to obtain damage?
in the sum of about $1,800.
Columbia.?Governor Blease has received
the resignation of Darlington
H. Spain, as Master of Darlington
county, he having resigned to accep'
the judgeship, to which he was re
cently elected. He takes the place
on the circuit bench made vacant b>
the elevation cf Judge R. C. Watt?
ro the supreme bench.
IMES
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ARE CONDEMNED
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THE SECRETARY OF WAR HAS
ORDERED ABANDONMENT OF
SIXTEEN FORTS.
OTHERS ARE SLATED TO GO
They Are Not Located Properly to
Promote Efficiency Nor Do They Fit
Propsed Reorganization. ? The
Names of Those to be Dicontinued.
Washington. ? Sec etary of Wax
Stimson, acting upon an exhaustive
report from the general staff, has decided
that no less than sixteen and
probably eighteen existing army posts
should at once be abandoned "in order
to put an end to the extravaganco
ind infliriency resulting from im
proper distribution of the mobile
army.
The posts condemned are:
Apache, Ariz.; Boise barracks.
Idaho; Brady, .Mich.; Clark, Tex.;
George Wright, Washington; Jas N.
V., Lincoln, N. LL, Logan Roots, Ark.;
Mcintosh, Tex.; MacKenzie, Wyo.;
Madison barracks. New York; Meade,
5. D.; Niagara, N. Y.; Ontario, N. Y.;
Wayne. Mich.; Whipple barrackB,
\riz.; William Henry Harrison, Mont.;
V'ellowstone, Wyo. Of Fort Auache it
Is said a possibility of Indian trouble
near this post still exists and that
Fort Jay might be retained as headquarters
of the Eastern division and
as the site of the Eastern military
prison.
There is another formidable list ol
posts, which, while not recommended
for immediate aDanaonmeni, are ucdared
not to be located with a view
securing economy of administration
ind supply, or a full measure of military
effectiveness. Consequently J
their garrisons will not be increased
ind ultimately will be withdrawn to
such concentration centers as Con- ,
jjreea may authorize. These posts are
Ethan Allen, Vt.; I'lattsburg barracks,
\\ Y.; Robinson. Neb.; .Missoula,
Mont.; Logan, Colo.; Douglass, Utah,
md D. A. Russell, Wyo. The latter
post is shown to have cost to date
54,925,486.
Will Try to Save the Chestnuts.
Philadelphia.? Because of the spread
of the chestnut tree blight. Governor
Tener has called a convention of the
states at Harrlsburg on February 20,
to consider the fungus disease which
already has caused millions of dollars
worth of damage to chestnut timber.
The Pennsylvania chestnu* t~?o hll-^t
commission which is fighting th?
scorge announces that the convention
has been called in order that the other
states not yet touched by the blight.
but in its line 01 auvjjuvc, iua; u*?
aroused to action.
Purposeful Labor Good For Child.
Louisville. Ka.?Purposeful labor in
connection with their schooling was
urged for children relieved of grinding
labor before the final session of
the eighth annual conference of the
National Child Labor committee by
P. P. Claxton. United States commissioner
of education. For the mill
towns of the South he outlined a plan
whereby the children of the factory
employees should contribute to the
support of the family by gardening.
School teachers should be competent
to instruct in agriculture and animal
husbandry.
Will Bury Pauper Dead Cheaply.
Waco, Tex.?Competition among
local undertakers to secure the contract
for burying the pauper dead in
McLennan county resulted in the acceptance
of a bid from a local firm to
inter indigents at one-half cent each.
It is figured the successful bidder
will lose J8.49 1-2 on each pauper
buried.
Four Persons Burned to Death.
Butler, Pa.?Four persons were
burned to death or suffocated and five
others are in a serious condition as a
result of a fire at the home of Curtis
Hale at Claj*jnla, a mining town 10
miles from here.
Fighting Resumed in Tripoli.
Tripoli.?The Turkish forces resumed
their movement against Ghirgarish.
about 12 miles from Tripoli,
which has been the scene recently of
numerous engagements between the
Turks and Italians and at the same
time another force of 3,001) Turks and
Arabs delivered a determined attack
on Ainzara. The fierce Italian artillery
flro, however, compelled the assaulting
forces to fall back towards
the south and southwest. The Italian
casualties numbered two killed and
eight wounded.
Home Rule Discussed in England.
London. I'Ister is now the political
storm center of the I'nlted Kingdom.
Home rule has been discussed in Kigland
and Scotland by Nationalists and
Unionists, but no great enthusiasm
has been aroused pither for or against
it. In Ireland, outside of Ulster, the
people are firmly convinced they are
to have home rule, l.'lsterites, however.
are up to their eyes in fight.
Several big demostrations have been
held in various parts of Ulster to protest
against any change in the form
of government of the country.
The Armistic Has Expired.
Peking.?The Peking government is
trying to secure an extension of the
armistice but Wu Ting Fang, the republican
Minister of Justice at Shanghai,
has telegraphed threatening to renew
hostilities unless abdication la
accomplished. Three thousand more
of Yuan Shi Kai's troops have arrived
at Peking, bringing the total up to
7,000 men. Tieh Fiang, the former
Tartar general of Nanking, who has
been strongly opposed to Premier
Yuan, has fled from Peking and is expected
to have gone to T'on Tsin.
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$1.25 PER YEAR
ENDORSE COMMISSION PLAN
City Council Accepts Recommendations?Modified
Form of City
Government.
Sumter.?Council unanimously endorsed
the commission form of government
for Sumter and passed a resolution
to this effect, which was recorded
in the minutes of their meeting.
The present council Is, with the
exception of one or two members,
serving their first terms as city officials
and they have found that everything
has not come easy to them in
the management of the city's affairs.
The present members of council when
elected went in on a progressive
ticket and since they have been in
office have always shown themselves
to have the progressive spirit, although
handicapped at times by lack
of funds.
The endorsement of the commise'on
form of government for Sumter,
as provided in the resolution recently
drawn up by the city government committee
of the chamber of commerce
and submitted to the Sumter delegation
to be enacted into law at the
present session of the General Assembly,
comes as an expected measure.
A peculiar circumstance connected
with the present municipal
board of aldermen and mayor is that
most of them have quite enough of
their jobs and the majority of the
members have stated emphatically
that they would not again run for
office.
The commission form of government
desired in 3umter, according to
the plans outlined in the resolution
of the chamber of commerce committee
having charge of this work, is a
modified form of the Des Moines and
Staunton forms combined.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
A charter has been granted by the
I secretary of state to the Carolina Dis|
tributing Company, of Spartanburg,
with a capital stock of $1,000 to do
a general commission business. The
1 officers are: J. k. fair, presiaeiu huu
treasure; C. C. Wyche, vice-presi'Jent
and secretary, A charter was
issued to the McLaurin Drug Company
of Dillon with a capital of $2,000
to do a general drug business.
The officers are: J. H. McLaurin,
president and treasurer; F. McC. Curtis,
vice-president, and F. C. Carmichael,
secretary. A commission has
been granted to the Roscoe-KIintworth
Company of Florence, with a
capital of $3,000 to do a general mercantile
business. The petitioners are:
W. 0. Roscoe, J. J. Klintworth and
J. J. Wade. A commission has been
issued to the Curtis-Powell Company
of Georgetown, with a capital of $5,000
to do a general produce and commission
business The petitioners
are: J. M. Powell and Capers G.
Barr. The secretary of state has issued
a commission to the Columbia
Dry Cleaning Company of Columbia,
with a capital stock of $20,000.
Commission. dJUU.!", Hi^?W^Work.
At a rousing meeting of cltlz&Mw^
from all parts of Alkpn county, resolutions
drawn up by a committee appointed
at a meeting of the Aiken
County Good Roads Association were
adopted and the general assembly
will be asked to enact a bill to apply
to Aiken county which will take
the matter of the building and main
tenance of public highways out of
politics by vesting in a commission
the powers held now by the county
commissioners in this respect. This
it is generally regarded, is the first
definite step Aiken county haB taken
toward the ultimate Issuance of
bonds for road building and upkeep
Drainage Is The Greatest Need.
The belief that Charleston should
strain every sinew and muscle to fur
ther the drainage and reclamation of
the v hundreds of thousands of waste
acres at her very doors, is increasing
rapidly among the business men of
the city. According to statements
made by several- representative merchants
in various lines of endeavor
m Charleston, the chamber of commerce
committees experience no difficulty
in raising the $100,000 capital
stock of the Coastal I,and Development
Company, which is to take over
and prepare for settlement some 6,000
acres of fertile lands. ,
Cherokee Will Furnish Full Share.
The movement for obtaining funds
for the Knapp memorial In Cherokee
county has started in dead earnest
oil nroaent indications are that
| Cherokee will furnish her full share.
The work in this county is in the
hands of Mr. Frank McCluney, who
is connected with the United States
farm demons' ration work. Mr. Mci
Cluney has appointed a committee
consisting of Ed H. DeCamp, S. F.
Parrott, J. A. Carroll. R. M. Wllkins
and C. M. Smith to assist in the raising
of the funds.
Blowing Stumps With Dynamite.
A number of farmers from the vicinity
of Columbia vlsted the Gonzales
farm to view the DuPont Powder
Company's demonstration of blowing
stumps, digging ditches and subsoiling
with dynamite. In blowing the
stumps the demonstrators placed the
dynamite sticks in holes bored underneath
the stump and set off by an
* l '? a/iiiIi.a,| f wr\ m fii-a
electric uauery. n ic^uncu num ????;
to eight one-half pounds sticks to
blow out a large atump, or from 50
to 75 cents per atump for dynamite
depending on the size of the stump.
Probate Judge* Form Crganization.
The Association of the Judges of
Probate of South Carolina was organized
at Columbia with a membership
of 25. The sessions of the association
were held in the Y. M. C. A. building.
John K. Snelling of Barnwell
was elected president and G. Duncan
Bellinger of Columbia, secretary.
Judge Johnson of Union was elected
vice-president. The pnrpose of the
organization is to standardize the
practice in the probate courts. Tbey
will work to put the fees of the office
on a more equitable basis.
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