Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, February 15, 1912, Image 1
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ESTABLISHED IN 18?
LEGISlilE "OF"
i SOUTH GAROtlNA
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS
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DONE 80ME COOD WORK IN
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THE LAST WEEK.
BOTH HOUSES ARE VERY BUSY
The Warehouse Bill and Many Others
Have Been Passed By the Lawmakers
During the Week That Has
Just Closed.
Columbia.?Eighteen measures of a
local nature have been sent to tne
secretary of state without the signa\
ture of the governor and have become
law. The governor held the
measures for three days without signing
them, and under the constitution
they become law.
In the report of state educational
institutions made to the general assembly
the excellent condition of the
University of South Carolina is set
forth, and the work of the college
highly commended.
The use of the pardoning power by
the governor of South Carolina is reflected
In the annual report of the directors
of the state penitentiary
which was sent to the Jeneral assembly
by D. J. Griffith, the superintendnent.
. Taking exception to certain statements
of Gov. Cole Biease, made in
explanation of tho pardon of John
Black, convicted of conspiracy to defraud
the state in connection with
the old South Carolina dispensary, J.
Fraser Lyon, attorney general, addressed
to the general assembly a
communication in reply. Mr. Lyon
who was in char&o of the prosecution
of Black, flatly denies that prejudiced
political and personal enemies attempted
to heap humiliation upon
Black; as charged by Gov. Blease.
The annual report of A. W. Jones,
the comptroller general, sent to the
general assembly, recommends the
repeal of the refunding act of 1910.
He points out ih?t if the 4 1-2 per
cent bonds are Issued under the act
of 1910 that the state will pay $5,934,946,
whereas if a 4 per cent nontaxable
bond is issued the loan will
cost the state only the interest for 20
years, $4,497,081, which will mean a
saving of at least $1,367,865 to the
state during the next 20 years.
The Senate.
The bill to establish a warehouse
commission and a system of wareauoscs
that was amended in the
house was received by the senate
with non-currence. This means that
the bill will have to go back to the
house for free conference.
The substitute amendment to the
bill of Senator Lide to permit the reestablishment
of dispensaries in
Orangeburg county was passed in the
senate, and sent to the house. The
bill as it now stands empowers all
those counties that are not allowed
by the Carey-Cothran law and other
act to vote on the question, to
hold an election on the second Tues! ?
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U<1Y in rcuiuuij, IWI mav y w*
pose.
Many third reading bills were sent
to the house aifd a majority of second
reading bills were passed to third
reading.
Senator Sinkler'v bill to amend section
1 of an act to declare the law in
reference to and regulate the manu
facture, sale, possession, transports
tion, etc., of all alcoholic liquors ol
the state was passed and sent to the
house.
The bill to empower circuit judges
to suspend judgments in crimina
cases that was introduced in the sen
ate by Senator Clifton was passed.
The amended act introduced in th<
house by Mr. Youmans relating tc
raunic'pal corporations by adding
thereto an article known as article 7
providing a form of government foi
cities of more than 50,000 inhabitant!
and less than 50,000 inhabitants wai
further amended by Senator Westoi
^ and was sent to the house. Mr. Wes
^ ton's amendment provided that th<
registration books in the cities will re
main open the same length of time ai
in the state.
Saluda To Hove Split Log Oarg.
After too long a delay the spli
log or steel drag is to be put ou th<
roads of this county. Superviso
raageu uas jusi pureuuseu ?i.\ u
these machines and the work the;
are doing exceeds all expectations
Notwithstanding the excellent worl
done on the roads of the county las
summer and fall the rains and freeze
for the past 00 days have renderec
the highways almost impassable. I
was a neccesity that inspired th<
purchase of the steel drags and tl*
^ work they are doing is most admirable
Agricultural Club Meld Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of th
Aiken County Agricultural Club wa
held at the fair grounds. Kverett T>
lor presiding. The resignation of h
L. Gunter as secretary became effec
tive and a successor was named ii
his place. Resolutions on the deat
of Capt. W. M. Jordan, who for man
years was master of equity of Aike;
county were adopted. The subjec
"Hog Raising" was discussed, th
discussion being opened by H. (
Hahn. The next subject will be "R<
duction of the Cotton Acreage."
Activity in Greenville Real Estate.
As an indication of the activity i
Greenville ^county teal estate, it ma
be stated that public sales of fan
kinds amounted to over 525,000. Neve
hi the memory of the oldest inhal
itant have farm lands brought sue
fancy prices, and the demand is coi
stantly increasing. Many old res
dents of the county, who moved t
the West, to Florida, and even to fa:
off Australia, have returned to th
old home and settled under the she
t?r of Old Pans mountain within ?
iour or tao's ride of the city.
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THE
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cr.ner third reading hills that passed
the senate and were sent to the
house follow:
Mr. Carlisle?To prevent betting,
pool selling, booktnaking, bets or
wagers and to provide punishment
for such offenses and to declare same
or any of these a common nusance.
Mr. Hall?Providing for fees for
sheriffs for dieting prisoners in jail.
New Senate Bills.
Mr. Bates?To amend section 1 of
an act to declare the law in reference
tp and to regulate the manufac-!
tpre, salt-, use, consumption, possession,
transposition and disposition of
alcoholic liquors and beverages with !
in the state and to police the same,
far as it relates to Barnwell county.
Mr. McCown?To authorize the appointment
of railroad policemen.
Mr. Hall?To establish a highway
commission for Cherokee county.
Mr. Christensen?Ceding to the
United States of America certain
lands in Beaufort county for the pur
pose of deepening and widening Ar
cher's creek in said county.
The House of Representatives.
The house passed a concurrent res
olution from the senate, introduced
by Senator Young, conferring the degree
of doctor of philanthropy and
charity upon Newton W. Walker, director
of the state institute for the
Education of the Deaf, Dumb, and
Blind at Cedar Springs.
The juvenile court bill, introduced
hv Mr Tobias, was passed to third
reading by the houBe by a vote of
73 to 25, after determined opposition.
The age limit of the children who are
subject to the jurisdiction of the
court was changed from 18 to 15
years.
By a vote of 71 to 29, the house
passed to a third reading a bill providing
for a state system of cotton
warehouses. The bill was amended in
several sections. The senate bill had
been substituted for the house bill,
Introduced by Mr. McQueen.
The appropriation bill passed its
third reading in the house and was
sent to the senate. Mr. Browning,
chairman of the ways and means committee,
amended the totals of some
of the sections to make them conform
to the changes made in a few items.
The house passed to a third reading
a bill from the committee on privileges
and elections amending the law
in relation to the names and locations
of the voting precincts in several
counties.
The house also passed to third
reading a bill from the committee on
county offices and officers, amending
the law with reference to the com"?
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peneauon 01 me uwtvis u> ?&<?? >.
counties.
Another bill from the committee on
county offices and officers was passed
to third reading. This bill amended
the law relating to magistrates and
their constables, their powers, jurisdiction
and salary, in several instances
to apply to various counties.
The house passed to third reading
the bill introduced by committees on
medical affairs and on the penitentiary
providing for teuring down the
rock building within the penitentiary
walls, restricting the penitentiary authorities
as to punishing prisoners,
directing the board to furnish convicts
to carry on the work in building
the additions to the state hospital
for the insane and to furnish
reading matter for prisoners. The bill
carries out the recommendations of
a special message of the governor.
Mr. McCravey's bill authorizing the
establishment of high schools in
school districts and counties which do
not contain an Incorporated town of
more than 5,000 inhabitants was indefinitely
postponed by the house by
a vote of 63 to 37.
The house passed J. II. Daniel's bill
regulating the powers of the state
, board of education and ordered it to
( a third reading.
New House Bills,
i Committee on Local Legislation?
I To create a dock and warehouse cora
mission for the county of Charleston
and to define the authority and duties
? thereof.
> Committee on Local Legislation?
; To amend an act to fix the commuta
, tion road tax and to define who are
r liable to pay road tax in Bamberg
5 Hampton and Kershaw counties, and
5 provide a penalty for failing to pa>
i such tax.
Committee on Local Legislation?
? Authorizing the further adjustment ol
? the bonded indebtedness of certair
8 townships contracted in aid of rail
roads.
Report of Tonnage of Goods.
t Comparative sta ements of the ton
p nage of goods, in pounds, received ant
r forwarded in Charleston proper, dur
f ing the mouth of January for th<
f years 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910, 191]
i. 1 nnd 1912. via the Southern Railway
t the Atlantic Coas' Line Railway, tht
t Clyde steamers. Baltimore and Caro
s Una. Southern and Philadelphia ant
1 Gulf Steamship Companies, were is
t sued by Manager H. R. Jackson, o
p the Bureau of Freight: Immigratioi
p | and Statistics. The "received" repor
'. for January, 1912, shows up well.
Cotton Markets At Hartsville.
e Over 24,500 bales of cotton ha v.
s been marketed at HartsvUle up t
this time for the season of 1911-1912
This is more than 20 per cent, mon
: than has ever been marketed here ii
n any whole preceding season. Large
h yields and improved facilities fo
y handling the crop, together with hig
n prices paid are responsible for th
t I wonderful showing made. Every da
e ' is a busy day on the market. Sine
\ the rise in price there has been quit
?- a lot sold and the average dail
receipts are large.
Wat A Justifiable Homicide.
n An inquest was held over the bed
y of Ella Graham, the negro wotna
n who was shot a few days ago by Mri
r A. E. Ehney on Cannon street. Th
y verdict was justifiable homicide. Tb
h two women met on the street, an
i- after the exchange of words the whit
i- woman drew a pistol, and shot th
0 negro woman in the stomach. N
r- statement was made by Mrs. Ehne
e at the time. The negro woman claim
1- ed that she was shot without caus
n during the quarrel. Mr3. Ehn^y sine
. claimed that she shot in srlf-defenst
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WILLI3 J. ABBOTT HERE FROM
PANAMA ? PACIFIC EXPOSI
TION TO URGE STATE.
LEGISLATURE TO HEAR OF IT
Former Governor Gillett of California
to Address South Carolina General
Assembly in Hope of Having State
Represented at Exposition.
Columbia.?The Panama-Pacific exposition
which is to be held in San
Francisco in 1915, made its appearance
in Columbia, through a special
commissioner, Willis J. Abbot, of
Washington, who has come to seek
the participation of South Carolina
In that affair. Former Gov. Gillett of
California and other representatives
of the exposition will be in Columbia
in a few days and the legisluatuer
at Mr. Abbot's request, has passed
a joint resolution, inviting these gentlemen
to address the two houses in
joint session.
"The San Francisco exposition, or
to use its proper title, the PanamaPacific
International exposition, is one
of the great expositions held by authority
of the United States government,"
said Mr. Abbot. "The first
was the Centennial, in 1876, which
- - - a ?* 1 Aft
commemorated the end 01 our mov i??
years of national existence. The
next was the Columbian fair at Chicago
in 1893, commemorating the
400th anniversary of the discovery
of America. The Pan-American exposition
at BufTalo and the Charleston
and West Indian expositions came
next. Still another was the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, at St. Louis in
1904, which celebrated our acqufotion
of the great Louisiana territory. The
great exposition at San Francisco in
1915 will come at the very moment
of one of the historic events in our
national life, namely, the opening of
the Panama canal.
Severe Criticism of Railroad.
Camden.?At a meeting of the chamber
of commerce many things were
discussed, the most important being
the severe criticism that the Northwestern
railway received from the
body. So strong was the denunciation
of the service rendered Camden
that several members urged that the
chamber of commerce organize the
merchants ar.d withdraw their patron
age from th? road. Several of the
members stated that as they were
tired of requesting the railroad com
mission and the authorities of the
road to give Camden good service;
they would take the matter in hand
themselves.
An Accident On Southern Road.
Columbia.?Southern train No. 32
from Jacksonville to Washington,
was delayed three hours here on ac
count of the engine turning over in
the Blandiixg street yards in this
city. Only the engine let the track
and the passengers were unaware oi
the accident until it was over. The
accident was caused by a split
switch. The track was speedily clear
ed. and, after the coaches had beer
taken back to the union station and s
new engine steamed, the train set oul
for the North with a right-of-wa>
track.
Live Stock Assocciation Meets.
Columbia.?The tenth annual meet
ing of the South Carolina Live Stock
association was called to order by
President Byrd in the council cham
ber of the city hall. About 60 mem
bers were present. President W. I)
Byrd of Laurens made his annual
nririracc tnklnp fnr his Rllhippt "Th
Relation to Live Stock to Agriculture.'
The need of more live clock to bullc
up the soil was brought out. He call
i ed attention to the increased value ol
. lands where cattle had been kept.
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' Inspection Schedule Announced.
Columbia.?Adjt. (Jen. Moore an
nounced the schedule for the inspec
f tion of the companies of the Nationa
t Guard of South Carolina. The Co
- lumbia companies will be inspectei
j on March 21, 22, 25 and 26.
Municipal Officers Were Chosen.
Columbia.?At a mass meeting o
1 the citizens of the town of Snandor
. held at the Pythian hall, candidate
? for the various municipal offices wer
L j chosen. C. M. Scott, who has heh
, ! the office of iniendant for the pas
? ' year, tendered his resicnation. am
- | K. C. Allen was nominated to fill th
i . vacancy. The following warden
. ! were nominated: H. A. Taylor. W
f ; L. Bennett. A. C. Carson and H. (
i Davis. The meeting was preside
t over by Col. IT. K. Prooks, W. I'. Etch
I sou acting as secretary.
Chester County Canvassers Busy.
? Chester.?Chester county oanvasi
a crs that were appointed at the mee
>. 1 ing held at the court house in th
e endeavor to reduce the cotton acn
n ; ago in this country for 1912, are strei
r uously at work getting pledges, an
r the outlook already is for a genert
h reduction. These canvassers were a]
e |?ointed: Baton Rouge. W. T. Wade
y Rlaekstock, If. T. Boyd: Court Hous<
e R. B. Cunninghain; Halsevllle, Ricl
e ard Wilks; Hazel wood, H. W. Miller
y Lands ford. W. B. Crosby: Lewisvill
W. B. Lyinn; Rossville, Ferguson.
Boys Corn Cljb Organized.
y Saluda.?A boys' corn club for th
n county has bee norgaDized for 191
j. with the following members: W. (
e Unger, H. M. White, Otis Edwards, ,
e H. White, R. L. Merchant, Wllliai
cl Burnett, Henry King. Duane Rusl
d ton, Earle Parkuian, J. B. Sampl
e K. M. Martin, Mann Crout, Bachma
o ^"ichols, John Oxner, Thurman Shea
y fry, Eugene Hite, Wesley Padget
Ruffian Padgett. Grady Smith. Smij
e Wfse, Woodruff Whittle. Hal Padget
e Trenter Watson, John S. Dunca
. "Yeti Carson and James Mitchell.
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NEWS OF SOUTH CAROUNAT
A Column of Short Paragraphs That
Were Collected With Very Much
Care By the Editor.
Chester.?Ernest T. Hardin has
resigned the post of deputy sheriff i
to resume farming. Sheriff Colvln has
appointed W. W. Bendimnn as Mr.
Hardin's successor.
Chester.?T. E. Gibson's store at
Leeds was entered by thieves. A con- i
siderable lot of merchandise was
stolen, most of it being wearing apparel
and shoes.
Columbia.?The state board of edu- j
cation elected J. Walter Doar of
Georgetown, as county superintendent |
of education for Georgetown county. ;
A number of matters of routine nature
were considered.
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Landrum.?Since cotton has been
bringing ten cents, many of the farm- j
ers who had been holding have sold.
As a result there is being turned
loose a good deal of money in the
community
Columbia.?There is much interest
in the National Corn Bhow to be held
CniiimKio in Tonimrv and Fehruarv
of next year. A letter asking for information
about the exposi'ion ha?
been received by Secretary Stevenson
from Melcher Ferenz and Rudolph
Bachar of Budapest.
Greenville.?Work in this vicinity
on the interurban electric railway is
now being rushed with all possible
dispatch. The roadbed from Belton
to Greenville will be ready for rails
within the month; the roadbed fror*
Belton to Greenwood is already completed.
The first cars are expected
into Greenville some time in April.
Aiken.?The grand jury for the special
term of general sessions court
has completed its work and has been
discharged. A true bill was returned
against Tom Lipford, who shot and
killed Fuller Gregory when Gregory
acting as a special deputy, went to
Lipford's home at Warrenville to arrest
him.
. Rock Hill.?Fire at Catawba June
tion destroyed the stores of William
Simpson and J. A. Farris. It is said
that the Simpson store was broken
into, robbed and then set on fire, the
flames communicating rapidly to the
Farris store. Tbe destruction was
complete, partially covered by insurance.
Hartsville?A telegram from Washington
authorized the Farmers and
Merchants bank of this town to
begin doing business as the First National
bank of Hartsville. Application
was filed some months ago but
arrangements to open as a national
bank had to be completed before the
change could be made.
Charleston.?Maj. George P. Howell,
United States engineer, stated
that he was working on an estimate
of the cost of a seven-foot waterway
between Santee River and Charles
ton. The water route would be be
tween sixty and seventy miles in
length and have an average width
of about seventy-five feet.
Columbia.?Members of the medica!
I profession in this c-ity have received
J letters from W. V. King of the depart
meni or agriculture annum..,...,, ....
arrival in the city in the next few
days, in company with A. H. Jenningt
of the Uuited States department o;
agriculture. These gentlemen pro
pose to make an exhaustive study o:
pellagra. Mr. Jennings was for sev
eral years connected with the sanitan
commission of the Panama canal.
Charleston.?Among the papers re
corded in the office of the register o
mesne conveyance are two papers o
special interest, one being a eertifi
cate, issued by the general assem
bly of the Knights Templar of Si
"Donald McPherson. testifying to hi:
loyalty to the order. The paper wa
dated at Charleston, .March 3, 1781
The deed of the Coe Mortimer Com
pany was also recorded for the prof
ertv, bought of the Read Phosphat
Company for $20,000.
Barnwell.?Barnwell county cand
dates are not losing much time in gei
ting out among the people. Ther
I have been six new announcements i
the past week: Two for sheriff, A
T. Allen, of Allendale, and J. B. Moi
ris, of Barnwell: one for clerk c
court, W. Gilmer.? Simms. Blaci
ville, and William Still, of Barnwel
' and one for supervisor J. G. Mood;
of Barnwell. It is likely that ther
: will be a lively scramble for all th
offices.
, Lexington.?Ernest Thompson, a n.
gro boy of about 11 years of age, wa
I placed in jail with the charge <
i murder resting against him, it bein
i alleged that he killed another negi
f bov, Chestine Young, at Irrno. Th
d trouble occurred at Pleasant Sprin
t school house during the recess hou
d Sumter.?The report of the count
e commissioners to H. F. Rice, presii
f ing judge at this term of cour
'. shows that Sumter county starte
'. the year with $41,000.23 on hand f<
d ordinary purposes; $ 1.19S.30 on har
i- for sinking fund and $5,54.1.93 o
hand of the road improvement fund
Lexington.?Dr. S. C. Mitchell, pre
I ident of the University of South Car
s lina, has accepted an invitation i
t- address the Lexington County Teac
e ers' association at their regular mont
3- ly meeting.
v Walterboro.?After repeated cal
d from Dr. II. W. Black, county supe
il intendent of education, and Princip
p- C. L. Shealey, a dozen of the couni
>; teachers met in the high school a
e, ditorium and organized the Colletr
i- County Teachers' Association. E
; Black called the meeting to order, at
e, the election of officers for the ye
was gone into.
Lexington.?Harvey Williams, tl
young white man who was placed
is jail a few days ago upon the chart
i2 of assault and battery with intent
). kill, has been released from custod
J. bond having been 'nrnished.
d Spartanburg.?B. B. Casey, wl
ti- shot and killed Pop Odom, at Kilgor
e, in the lower part of the county, w;
n admitted to bail in the sum cf $6,0i
il- by Judge Thomas Sease. Cas<
t, claims that he shot Odom in self d
.b fense; that he feared Odom wou
t, carry out bis threat to kill him if !
n, did not pay him th? 7') rents he v<
MILL
SDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 191
ABDICATION OF
CHINESE THRONE
AFTER THREE CENTURIES RULE
THE MANCHU DYNASTY HAS
GIVEN WAY.
IMPERIAL EDICTS ISSUED
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The Empress of China Says That the
People Favor a Republic and That
the Will of Heaven is Descernible?
Will Soon Confer.
Peking.?After occupying the throne
of China for nearly three centuries,
the Manchu dynasty, represented by
the child Emperor. Pu Yi, abdicated.
Three edicts were issued, the first
proclaiming abdication; the second
! dealing with the establishment of the
republic and the third urging the
maintenance of peace and approving
the conditions agreed upon by the
Imperial Premier Yuan Shi Kai and
the Republicans.
The text of the first Imperial edict
issued by the throne is as follows:
"We, the Emperor of China, have
respectfully received the following
i edict from the hands of her majesty,
i the Dowager Empress:
In consequencce of the uprising of
the Republican army to which the
people of the province of China have
responded, the Empire is seething
like a caldron and the people are
plunged in misery.
"Yuan Shi Kai ras therefore commanded
to dispatch commissioners in
1 order to confer with the Republicans
with a view to the calling of a national
assembly to decide on the future
form of government. Months have
I elapsed and no settlement is now evi!
dent.
"The majority of the people are
in favor of a republic. From the
nrpfnrpnre of the peoDles' hearts the
will of heaven is discernible. How
i could we oppose the desires of mil'
lions for the glory of one family:"
"Therefore, we, the Dowager Empress
and the Emperor, hereby vest
, the sovereignty of the Chinese Em
pire in the people.
Many Fatalities !n Prussian Mine.
Anonienhuette, Prussian Silsia.?
Many Natalities were caused by a Are
which broke out in one of the pits
in this coal mining centre. Seven
corpses of miners have been brought
| to the surface and the authorities believe
that at least 20 more men perj
ished. The number of men in the
l pit where the Are broke out is not
deAnitely known, but all except those
In the immediate vicinity of the bottom
of the shaft were cut ofT from
escape and are thought to be dead.
Propose Inquiry Into Money Trust.
Washington.?Senators Lea of Ten
j nessee, and Kenyon, of Iowa, the for
j mer a progressive democrat and the
i latter a progressive republican, fram
j od a joint resolution proposing an in
| quiry into the so-called "money trust'
; by a joint committee of the senatf
and house. The house democrats ir
I caucus already have decided for ar
; investigation by the regular commit
i tee of the house and It is doubted il
I they will assent to the new proposal
Fighting on Domincian Frontier.
Cape Haitien, Hayti.?Severe light
j ing between the revolutionaries anc
! j government troops is reported on th<
1 Dominican frontier. Generals Toribic
| and .Miguel were surprised by gov
! ernment troops and during the fight
1 ! ing that ensued the forme rwas killec
* and the latter wounded, however, th<
1 revolutionaries attacked the troop;
1 again.
^ Brandt Case Will Be Reopened.
( New York.?Folke M. Brandt, thi
r former valet to Mortimer L. Schifl
L who has served five years of a 30-yea
r ; sentence for burglary, will come ti
I New York to appear in the doubl
c court proceedings under way to re
' * open his case. In obedience to tb
f writ of habeas corpus issued here b
' I Justice Gerard, the warden of Clir
( , ton prison has announced his inter
tion of sending Brandt to New York
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Colorado Republicans Meet.
Denver, Col.?1 he republican pr<
E ; convention campaign in this stat
( opened here with the assembling c
" the state central committee. It wa
declared that the endorsement c
r ['resident Taft for re-nomination an
| re-election was certain. Great inte
11 est was manifested in the speech c
former Senator A. J. Beveridge c
' Indiana, at the Lincoln Day banque
}I i at which members cf the state centr.
' committee and nearly every republ
n can editor of the state were expecte
' ; to be present.
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" Hundred Million Invested In Art.
New York.?The recent announc
^ ment that J. Pierpont Morgan woul
bring a portion of his art colleetio
. from London to New York, has led I
Is
the discovery that the financier h?
invested more than 5100,000,000 in a
, treasures. These are said to consi
ty 1
" , not only of paintings, statuary ar
jewels but of collections of wlc
range and enormous value of cer
j(j' mics, porcelain, bronzes, reliquarie
and antiquities of almost every for
and conception of every age of ba
barism and civilization.
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German Warships Will Come in Jun
I Berlin.?The month of June has he<
tO ;
selected for the visit of the Germ.
"' I squadron to the United States to t
10 | turn the visit to Kiel of the secot
,e division of the United States Nor
j Atlantic squadron under command
Rear Admiral Badger in June la
? year. No definite plans have y
e been drawn up regardlcgk the vesse
T(j which are to proceed to Amerlci
waters but *he subject is under cc
ltJ sidemtion at the admiralty, which u
- doubtedly v.-J11 choore some rcprese
;.tive modern vesrcla.
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FR^ THE^ PALMiEnO STATE '
The Latest General News That Has
Been Gotten Together For the
People of the State.
Columbia.?The town of Eau Claire
oted to levy a tax of five mills on
he taxable property in that thriving 1
uburb of Columbia.
Beaufort.?At Seabrook. it ia said,
a negro boy, Henry Smalls, about 14
years old, wsa shot in the head and
killed by a negro girl. Christine Era- 1
sier, 13 years old. The boy was in j \
the employ of M. Keyserling of Sea
brook.
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Camden.?A petition is being circulated
among the property holders
here asking city council to immediately
Issue $100,000 in bonds, to install
a municipal water and light plant. It j
is said that the petition is being very
freely signed.
Chapin.?Owing to the slight raise
on the price of cotton the weigher (
has been kept busy for the last fewdays,
several hundred bales being
marketed at an average price of ten
cents.
Columbia.?George Johnstone, of
N'ewberrv. one of the best known at- \
tornevs in South Carolina is at
Knowlton's Infirmary In a serious
condition, following an attack of
apoplexy. He was resting well at a
late hour, although his condition was
said to be critical.
Rock Hill.?The city council electi
ed C. Whitner, a successful farmer
living lu this city, as a member of
the public works commission, succeeding
his brother, tVilliam C. Whit
ner, who resigned owing to pressure '
of private business. The latter is
the manager of Frank Gould's large
interest? in Virginia and has to be out
of Rock Hill most of the time
Charleston.? Prof. W. K. Tate, superintendent
of state rural elementary
schools, was in Charleston en route
to Dorchester, where he has engagements
which may keep him in that
county a week. Formerly assistant
superintendent of city schools and
principal of the Memminger Normal
school for a number of years. Prof.
Tate is well known in Charleston.
Spartanburg.?Taft Morain, a three
year old boy was burned to death at
his parents' home in the Arkwright
mill village. In the absence of its
mother from the room, the child fell j
against the grate, igniting his cloth
ing, which in turn set fire to the hen
clothing covering a ctill younger child
in a crib.
Columbia?The centenary of the
birth of Charles Dickens was observ
ed by the university community with
a lecture on the famous novelist by
Dr. George A. Wauchope in Davis college.
A short sketch of the varied
and brilliant career of Dickens, whose
genius carried him from a blacking
warehouse to a tomb in Westminster :
abbey, was given.
Columbia.?Another chapter in the
Judicial adventures of the Greenwood
county rural police force affair, was
written when a decision was made
by the Supreme Court refusing a petition,
by R. L. Golden for a writ of
mandate requiring certain officers of
Greenwood county to issue a warrant
for salary alleged to be due him, in
the'sum of $583.31. /
Dillon. ? The very blue cotton
: brought as high as eight cents here.
I The most of the cotton being marketi
| ed here now is of this type, and there
| bids fair to be a lot of it sold if suit!
table weather comes for gathering it.
I Since December 1 ther?* have not
| been as many as 14 days of good coti
ton picking weather. Most of the
farmers are offering as high at 75
I cents per hundred for pickers.
' Aiken.?The monthly meeting of
Aiken County Agricultural Club was
: j held at the fair grounds. A new secretary
was chosen in place of R.
L. Gunter, resigned The meeting
: | wa3 presided over by Everett Tyler,
! j and W. O. Johnson and Jerome WilE
liams were the stewards for the occasion.
The subject discussed was
j "Hog Raising."
Anderson.?In the United States
) circuit court of appeal at Richmond,
Va., a decision was handed down dis1
missing the appeal of Milton A. Carc
lisle, former president of the Xae
tional bank of Newberry, who was
; convicted at Greenville in 1910 of vio1
lating the national banking laws, and
who was sentenced to serve a term
1 of five years in the United States
1 prison at Atlanta, Ga.
Columbia.?The woman's auxliary
to the Rescue orphanage re-elected
all their present officers as follows:
I President, Mrs. F. S. Terry, first vice
' ! president ,Mlss Finstrom; second
II vice president, Mrs, John Jacob SeiI
beis; treasurer, Miss Mary Frazee;
secretary, Mrs. W. C. Cathcart.
? ; Charleston.?His attention having
r ; been called to criticism of his action
II in ordering that the American Saiva
ton Army discont'rtue its operation.r
in this city. Mayor Grace declared thai
11 that organization had been perpetral
i ing fraud in this city and enacting
d a farce in the name of religion.
Lexington.?The county board o
. commissioners were in session. A
large number of claims and other rou
p' tine business occupied the attentioi
of the board. The county pensioi
'n board and the county board of regis
0 tration were also in session.
1S Sumter.?Court of eneral Session
rt adjourned, after being in session onl;
Pt two days, and holding one of :h?
1(1 shortest terms on record. Only twi
cases were tried, not guilty being th
a" verdict in each. One prisoner plea<
8> guilty and was sentenced to fou
m years. All other cases were cor
ir" ' tinned.
Columbia.?A. W. Jones, comptro
ler general for South Carolina, orde.i
e- , ed that the payment of commutatlo
>n road tax in Richland county be e:
in j tended to March 15. This means tha
penalty for non-payment will not b
1(1 attached until after that date.
Spartanburg.?W. If. and Leonor
?' Clark, wanted by local authorities o
st a charge of working the "badge
et game" on J. B. Suddeth, and vh
>,s were indicted here early in Januar
in were arrested in Kings Mountain an
in" brought here. They disappeared soo
in after I he indictment was returne
n' agi.iu t thcni.
MES
'0 DISCUSS THE
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
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TENNESSEE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
ISSUES CALL TO SIXTEEN
SOUTHERN STATES.
VILL MEET IN NASHVILLE
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Governor G. B. Hooper Declare* That
the Time Has Come For the Serious |
Study of the Economic, Civic and
the Social Question*.
Knoxville, Tenn.?Gov. B. W. Hooper
has issued a call addressed to the
Governors of sixteen Southern states
Tor a Southern sociological congress
to be held in Nashville, May 7-10, 1912,
for the study and d'scussion of social
problems. The Governor says in his
call:
"For thirty-six years annual meetings
of th? National Conference of
Charities and Correction have been
h^ld, the benefits of which have
largely gone to the Northern States,
for the reason that the conrerences
have usually been held in the North,
have been attended principally by
Northern people and have been devoted
to the discussion of qustione
from a Northern viewpoint.
"For a long period subsequent to
the civil war the South was engaged
in a struggle to recover from the
shock of war, and regain her feet.
When the period of recovery had
passed, the South entered upon the
present wonderful era of material development,
the zenith of which will
not be reached for many years.
Neither this condition of opoverty and
depression not the sweeping material
advancement now in progress have
been conductive to the maintenance
of the South's high ideals of government
and society. Nevertheless, every
stale in the South has heen bravely
grappling with her socoiological problems,
which are adinittedl ymore difficult
than those in other sections of
the nation.
"While the South's financial industrial
and agricultural development is
now being emphasized by her great
leaders in those lines in the Southern
Commercial Congress, questions of
humanity must not be forgotten, if
our development is to be symmetrical.
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mcaai ror inc numyiH/
Paris. ? Theodore Roosevelt, exPresident
of the United States, has
been awarded the special grand medal
of the Societe D'Acclimation. M,
Perrier, director of the museum ol
natural history in Paris and president
of the society, yi announcing tin
award at the annual meeting euoiogiz
ed Colonel Roosevelt and descrlbet
him as "more naturalist than hunter
eager to iearn and skillful to depic
the habits of the animals he wai
stalking." He referred also to the grea
work accomplished by Colonel Roose
i velt, when he occupied the presideti
! tial chair.
The Cruel Fate of John Early.
Toconia, Was.?Shunted about fron
place to place as the result of the loni
government investigation to determini
! whether he was a leper, John R. Early
formerly of Washington, I). C., ha.'
been located at Summit, near here an<
will be fenced in on an acre of land
The Pierce county commissioners de
cided to take this step following ar
investigation by the county physician
The land is the property which Earl;
before it was known that he was tb<
one over whom the leper controversy
took place.agree d to buy on install
ments.
Convict Stabs Prison Officer.
Lincoln, Neb.?Deputy Warden E
I). Davis of the state penitentiary wa
stabbed six times by Albert Prince, :
, negro convict, and will probably dit
Three of the wounds are in the abdc
men. Just as the prison chapiaii
was about to pronounce the benedit
tion at the close of the morning char
el service. Prince, under a 20-yea
sentence for assault with intend t
kill, attacked Deputy Davis. Princ
1 says he objected to being deprived o
certain liberties.
Robbed and Murdered Saloon Keepei
New York.?Two men held up an
robbed a saloon in the Bronx, killin
tho proprietor, Patrick Burns an
wounding his bartender. Frank Nei
ble. Burns once was chief of polic
at Findlay, and Toledo, (). He cam
here with his family two years ng
and did a prosperous business. Til
murderers escaped with $23, whir
?- :? A
I they took irom me casu regiaiei. ^
though .Mrs. Burns says that her hu
band had no enemies the theory th?
his assaliant bore a grudge againi
him.
Discussed How the Law Works.
New Kochelle, N. V.?Attorney Ge
oral Wickersham spoke before a larjt
audience at the People's Forum hei
on "The Administration of Keder
Justice." He outlined in an eieme
tary way for the benefit of his h
y audience the fundamental principle
e of government, and especially the r
d iation of the Department of Justice
e the people in enforcement of tl
I laws. "If all men felt that a violatu
r of the law would be followed 1
- speedy and appropriate punishment
he said, "crime would decrease.
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r- ; Oklahomans Are Divided.
n Oklahoman City, Okla.?Unofflcl
'
A returns to The Oklahoman from fori
it
e six of the seventy-six Oklahoma coi
! ties in which primary conventio
a were held indicated that Woodtx
n Wilson would contjrol twenty-five a
;r Champ Clark fourteen of the coun
io conventions which will elect delegat
y to the state Democratic conventi
d which will elect delegates to the n
n lonal convention. Tbe twenty-fl
d counties credited to Wilson will ha
187 delegates in the s ate cenventh
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$1.25 PER YEAR 1^P|
A CAMPAIGN FOR BUILDING
The Methodists Will Assist Columbia
College?To Raise $50,000 By Junt
1- Much Interest Shown. ?'$
Columbia. ? One hundred pastors jH
and laymen of the Columbia district i
of the South Carolina Methodist Episcopal
conference attending a ban- yS
quet several days ago at Columbia *4
College, launched a campaign that
will be state-wide in its nature, to
raise $50,000 for an administration
building for the institution. The work ?
of raising the fund will be begun in
all of the churches of Columbia dis ]
trict on the second Sunday in March. j|
Following the campaign in Columbia
a campaign of similar nature will be
conducted in all of the 12 dstricts of
the state. It is hoped to raise the
fund in time to begin work on the
| construction of the new building by
June 1.. The building will be completed
in time for Ihe next session of
the institution. There was much
spirit and enthusiasm shown at the
meeting. The banquet was held in
connection with the missionary institute
that is being held here. The
campaign to raise the funds will be
in charge of P. A. Hodges, financial
agent of the Institution.
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Miy Make Crack Shotsmen.
An invitation has been sent to the
authorities of Clemson College by the
adjutant general, W. W. Moore, according
to information received at
Charleston to have the cadets of that , ?
Institution visit the rifle range between
April 15 and SO Tor the purpose
of developing their marksmanship to
the end tfcit these young men may in
time become a feeder to the National
Guard complement of crack shots. As 3
a result of the rifle practice which
is now annually held by the Citadel,
several particularly good shots have
developed and found position with
the National Guard team, and the ^
idea of the adjutant general Is that
by encouraging rifle practice among
the 600 students of Clemson, a number . 1
may be depended upon to develop
into marksmanship and supplement
the available men for the annual national
shoots at Camp Perry, Ohio.
Work on John's Island Road. , .
Engineer Held Whltford, of the
county sanitary and drainage commiesicn,
stated that work had been be- .ti
gun on repairing the roads between
Charleston and John's Island, and between
Charleston and James Island,
half of the force ot convicts ha vine
been moved to St. Andrew's Parish
! fcr that purpose. The repairing of
I these roads means much to farmers
j on the islands since it will greatly
improve the existing facilities for the
transportation of produce and mate'
rial between the city and the farms.
Engineer Whltford is trying to solve
> the problem of the maintenance of
. these roads and will experiment with
1 an inexpensive waterproofing mate;
rial, which, if found effective, will
t be used on all the roads in the county.
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t Weekly Lecture At University.
A. G. Smith, delivered his weekly
i- ] lecture on agriculture In Leconte college
at the University of South Carolina.
Mr. Smith gave in detail a con-T^jf
i cise statement of the condition of the
i soil, stating the various amounts of
; | organic materials available for fertile
izer they contain and telling how this
was best obtained. He said that the
3 people of the state could save a large
] part of the fertilizer bill by intelligent
application fc the rotation of
the crops and choice of suitable feri
tilizers. This statement was backed
up by the showing the experiment.
y farm at Aiken has made in the past ?*
8 two years.
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i Working To Send Large Delegation.
Columbians are working to send a
, large delegation of men to the Charleston
convention uf the Men and Religion
Movement for the Carollcas, to
a ' be held in Charleston. The convena
tion opens with special services in
. ; all the churches and will continue
? throughout the week. The program
n is an elaborate one. employing a team
: I of six experts, who will give both
)- instruction and practical illustration
r of every phase of the work of this
o great evangelistic movement. The
e motto of the convention appears to
if he 'More men for religion?more re
ligion for men."
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r. South Carolina New Enterprises.
d The secretary/of state has issued a
t? tii.? Ppp Dee Brick
? CUIlimiaoiuu ?w
d Company of Pee Dee, the capital be
j- ' in? $23,000. The petitoners are: C
e P. Berry and T. R. Barringer. A
ie I general brick business will be con;o
ducted. A commission has been isip
sued to the College Industrial Assoh
:: ciation of Central, the capital being
I- , $2,500. The petitioners are: J, M.
s* Hancock, L. G. Clayton and W. L.
it Thompson. A commission has been
it issued to Moore & Co., of Wlnnsboro,
the capital being placed at $7,500. .
cw*rMtiwp Committee Named. j
n- The executive committee of the Co- I
;e lumbia chamber of commerce was I
Be | named at a meeting of the officers.
a I The members of the committee elecIn
ted were: August Kohn, F. L. Brown, (
iv W. H. Jons, W. E. Aughtry ano Q. T.. .
?s Pressley, The officers of the chum- J
le- ber are: R. Beverley Herbert, presi
to dent; F. S. Terry, first vice president;
lie Will Evans, second vice president; L
in T, Wilds, third vice president, and
>y A. McP. Iiamby, secretary and trea*
jrer. The general officers will b*
jonflrmed at the next, meeting.
Gun-Shot Wound Proves Fatal,
al Percy Crandall, the 16-yea|s>ld son
of S. H. Crandall, who was accident. j??
ally shot by Jesse McNInch died in
iQ' the Columbia hospital from the efns
fects of his wounds. Young Crandall
>w was standing on the steps in front
nd of his father's store and Jesse Mc
ity Ninch, a boy about the same age, was
cs in the middle of the street tampering
on with a revolver. The pistol snddeflftfl
at- discharged, according to the
vc McNinch. the ball taking a fatH I
ve feet in the abdomen of Percy