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ESTABLISHED IN 189
THE LAW HAKERST
if TAKE RECESS
SENATE PASSED RESOLUTION TC
ADJOURN ON 28TH OF THIS
MONTH.
MESSAGE FROM GOVERNOR
Many Bills Were Passed On Dy the
Senate and House of Represents
fives of the Palmetto State During 1
the Week Just Closed.
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Columbia.?The senate passed a
resolution to adjourn sine die Thurs
day. February 28. A resolution pre
viousiy adopted Dy ine nouse wouiu
have both bodies take a rece.'B until
May 28. This would be for the purpose
of adopting the 1912 Code, and
to hear a report from the recently appointed
committee to investigate tbe
dispensary commissions, etc. The
house Is practically sure to resist the
efforts of the senate to quit Thursday, i
The senate cannot adjourn without the '
consent of the house, but the house <
cannot recede from business for long- '
cr than three days without the consent
of the senate. In tte event of a t
deadlock, the two bodies could stay t
here until the second Tuesday in Jan i
uary, 1913, when a new session would t
have to begin. J
Uoth the house and senate adopted i
the report of the committee of free c
conference on tha appropriation bill, f
The bill will oe ratified and sent
to the governor. <
Possibly the most important t
change made by the committee of <
free conference was giving the Uni- i
versity of South Carolina $25,000 this
year for permanent improvements, to 1
be spent as the board of trustees seer
lit.
The general assembly of South Car
olina has provided an appropriation
of $5,000 to erect a suitable monument
to James Marion Sims, on the
state house grounds. The amount
was given by the gerieral assembly
on the condition that the medical pro '
fession of South Carolina raise ati
additional $5,000, making the tota'
amount $10,000. It is thought that
the question of raising the fund will
be brought before the next meetMig of
the South Carolina medical society
The secretary of state has commis
sioned C. E. Spencer of Yorkville,
August Kohn of Columbia and \V. T
C. Bates of St. Alathews as trustee? i
for the University of South Carolina i
They were recently elected by the i
general assembly. i
J. W. AfcCown. state senator froir i
Florence, was elected by the general t
assembly chairman of the board of
commissioners which is to have charg*
of the state cotton warehouse sys- <
tern, should the act which recently i
passed stand the test of the courts a?
to its constitutionality. The other
two commissioners elected by the
general assembly were Maj. John S I
Horlbeck of Charleston county and
T. L. Clinkscales of Anderson cor Uy
All three of the commissioners choser
are farmers. i
The general assembly passed the
Browning bil roviding for refund
ing the brow, stocks and bonds in
1913 over the governor's veto. The
vote in both houses was decisive. In
the house 76 members voted to pass
the hill over the veto and 10 to sustain
the veto, while in the senate thr
vote was 1"J for passing the bill am
4 to sustain the veto.
Gov. Blease sent to the house am
senate a special message containin;
some information about the act to es
tablish a sate system of cotton
warehouses which he has approved.
The reports of the committee on
tree conterence on the county suppl\
bill was adopted by both the houst
and senate. The message was orderet
enrolled for ratification.
The Senate.
In the senate \V. L. Mauldin, pres
ident pro term, of the senate and
chairman of the finance committee
was presented with a large silver fruit
dish by his fellow members on the fi
nance committee, attesting their es
Refused Verdict Until Paid Off.
The case of Shore versus Aver- I
buck, w hich was heard before Magistrate
Player, in Shiloh. resulted in
a verdict in favor of the defendant,
the Jury returning the verdict in fa
vor of Averbuck after he'ng out only
a few minutes and after they had refused
to return a verdict until they
had been paid off. The jury agreed 1
upon a verdict shortl\ after thev re l
tired, but they also decided that thej
would not make known this venue, j I
until they had been paid their .15 cent!
each. *
Clinton To Have Home Comers' Week 1
The tow n of Clinton w ill next June i
have a home comers' week. Tht
preparation for which will insure th?
return of every former citizen whi I
can possibly get here. The date se
lected is the week of the college com 1 i
meneement, the exercises of whiel I
will prove a strong attraction of the I
institution. Commencement exer
rises will begin Sunday. June and '
continue through Wednesday. The '
hncitiPBC mon huvo cicnftilunnf rnnfo fe\ r i
? ? ? ? ,
a Chataiujua pragrim to fill up the; <
week.
Medical Society Hold* Meeting.
The fourteenth annual session of
the Tri State Medical Society met at
Columbia with over one hundred physiatis
of North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia in attendance. Mayor
Wade Hampton Gibbes of Columbia
welcomed the visitors on behalf i
of the city. Mayor tlibbes injected
South Carolina politics into his address
suggesting to the North Caro- J
Una physicians present that if that
state will take some of the modern i
politicians he would be willing for
that state to have Audrew Jackson. I
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teem for him as a man and a senator.
Senator Montgomery made the
presentation speech.
Senator Maudlin has been in pub
ic life for many years; for a long
period of time he was lieutenant gov
rnor of the state.
The bill providing for a commisdon
form of government for towns of
between 4,000 and 10.000 inhabitants
hat passed the general assembly last
esslon and was vetoed by the gov
rnor, wrs passed over his objections
n the senate by a vote of 24 to 0.
This act had already passed the
iiouse and has been held up in the
tenate for consideration since the
.Irst of the session.
The jcint resolution to place before
.he people in the primary the issuince
of $1,000,000 in bonds to remove
ihe state hcspital for the insane to
itate Park was passed in the senate
i'rom second to third reading. The
)ill was at one time indefinitely post
poned, but was again placed on the
calendar.
Senator Summers moved to call
from the engrossing department the
bill that will place the election of the
office of commissioner of agriculture
commerce and immigration in the primary
in order to amend the title.
This was carried.
Senator W. L. Mauldin's bill to require
one-half of the net profits from
the dispensaries to be paid into the
state treasury was indefinitely post
poned by the senate by a vote of 21
to 10 It was debated for quite a
while, many senators from dispensary
counties opposing it and several from
'dry" counties favoring.
The joint resolution to submit to
he people of the state the proposition
o vote $1,000,000 for improvements
it the Asylum was first taken up when
he senate convened. Senator W. J.
ohnson argued against the proposition
ind stated he believed the people
>f the state would overwhelmingly deeat
it at the polls.
On a resolution passed by Senator
"arlisle, the clerk, assistant clerk
?nd other employes of the senate were \
allowed to be paid per diem out of th?
sinking fund for extra work done.
A resolution was proposed to in
crease the salary of the reading clerk
from $300 to $400, the pay to com Mftnea
n'UK title oocoinn /%f tho cronprtil
assembly. Both of these resolutions
were adopted.
The House of Representatives.
Governor Blease returned to thp
house, with his veto, the act provid
Ins for the refunding of the Brown
stocks and bonds, a very considerable
portion of the state debt. The vetoed
act was referred to the committee
on ways and means, which is ex
pected to report in a few days.
After a debate on the amendments
offered by the house Judiciary committee,
the house passed to third
reading the bill empowering the Columbia
Railway Gas and Electric
Company to construct a power dam
across the Congaree river near the
confluence of the Broad and Saluda
rivers. The bill passed the sett-ate
?fter several amendments were added
to it by the upper house.
Mr. Slnkler's hill creating a dock
and warehouse commission in the
county of Charleston came up for
third reading in the house.
Mr. Dick opposed the bill and Mr.
Vander Horst advocated its passage.
Mr. Dick moved to recommit the
bill. The bill was called, and the
jouse refused to recommit the bill
by a vote of 47 to 30.
The bill passed its third reading
and was sent back to the senate with
amendments.
The house sustained the governor's
veto of the act providing for the med
ical inspection of children in the pub
lie schools by two votes. The vetoed
act was taken up and t>0 members
voted to pass the bill over the executive
veto while .13 members voted to
mstain the governor. It required a
vote of two-thirds of the members to
)ass the act over the veto.
The following bills passed third
cading to the house:
Mr. Montgomery?To require all
persons in Marion county liable to
road duty to pay a commutation or
road tax in lieu of working upon public
highways in said county, to. provide
a penalty, to provide for listing
persons so liable, and to provide for
collecting said tax.
Mr. Young?To lix the term of of
(ice of the county treasurers.
Mr. Mitchum?A joint resolution to
direct the attorney general to file suit
to annul and set aside the alleged assessments
fixed for certain banks.
Political Pot Begins To Boil.
The political pot is beginning to
boil in Marion county, and one can
already Bee two or three men in a lit
tie batch on the streets with their
heads close together. This means that
the bee is beginning to buzz and this
man or the other is feeling of his
neighbor. There is one avowed can
rtidate for tiie sheriff's office?his an
aouncement having been made about
a year ago. This is J. M. Dozier. a
popular grocer, it is understood that
VV. A. W all and .1. T. Dozier, the pres
pnt deputy sheriff, are in the running.
Open A Farmers' Institute.
Mr. T. F. Jackson and Mr. ('. I!
Haddon. of the extension division of
f-mson College. opened n farmers'
institute or short course at Simpson
villc. Mr. T. J. Jackson pave a very
ntercsting and instructive talk on thp
breeding, raising and feeding cf
horses and mules in this state and
shots ed very conclusively how and
shy the fanners should rai*e more
mules on the farms. Mr. Jatkson
;a\e a most practical and useful dent
tn<?:ra?ion of horse and mule judgi".
ip i how totsclcct and buy farm sicck
Butler Given Preliminary Hearing.
Isaiah Hutler was given a preliminary
hearing on the charge of assault
and housebreaking at the county jail
at Charleston, the crime having been
committed several nights ago in St
Paul's parish, and upon his arrest a
Rhort time after he was quickly
brought here for safekeeping. The
news of the affair was kept as quie'
as possible and only recently when
the preliminary took place, was the
main facts of the case made known
Magistrate Towleg came to Charleston
to hold the hearing.
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MUSI SERVE TERM
CHARLES BARBER. SPARTANBURG
MAN, IS DENIED NEW TRIAL
BY COURT.
A SENTENCE OF TWO YEARS
A Stock and Bond Dealer is Convicteo
on a Charge of Fraudulent Breach
of Trust?jThere Were Several Exceptions
in the Case.
Columbia.?Charles H. Barber. th?.
spartanburg stock and bond dealer,
must serve two years in the state penitentiary
on the charge of fraudulent
breach of trust. The supreme court
affirmed the sentence of the Spartanburg
county court and Barber will
very probably be brought to the penitentiary
within the next ten days. The
1 opinions by Associate Justice wooub.
"The defendant, Charles H. Barber,"
says the decision, "appeals from
the conviction and sentence on an
indictment charging that he 'did wilfully
commit a breach of trust in that
1 he received from one Sally Harrison,
the sum of $100, good and lawful monj
ey of the United States of America,
| the denominations issue and coinage
1 thereof being to the grand jurors
aforesaid unknown, for and upon the
special trust that he would pay Baid
$100 in settlement and satisfaction of
committed crime, which had been
imposed by the court of sessions upon
one Richard Harrison, and wilfully
and fraudulently refused to pay
said fine, when commuted to the sum
of $100 by the governor, wilfully and
fraudulently misappropriated said
$100, a trust fund, to his own use.
There are several exceptions, but
the single point pressed in argument
waB that the circuit judges should
have directed a verdict of acq.ittal
on the ground that no evidence was
introduced tending to prove the
: charge made in the indictment.
Dispensary Sales For January.
Columbia.?The total sales fron
the dispensaries in the six "wet" coun[
ties during the month of January were
?1 ? A^ Kn intol nnnrot inp
CI IIII I IIC IUIUI upv i uvi?n
expenses for the same month were
; $10,119.42, according to the annual
! monthly statement just issued by Dis:
pensary Auditor Mose If. Mobley.
j Richland county leads in sales, having
$70,231.25 to its credit, and Charles!
ton comes second, with $46,912.47. The
' totals by counties follow, the first
j group of figures being the sales, fol|
lowed by the operating expenses: Aiken,
$39,034.10 and $1,740.68; Beaufort,
$11,907.66 and $986.85; Charleston,
$46,912.47, and $2,892.67; Florence,
$34,128.85, and $1,395.88; Georgetown,
$10,687.60 and $292.67; Rich
land $70,231.25 and $2,873.67.
Canvassers Make Final Report.
Rock Hill.?The committee of can
vassers for York county, composed of
i Ira B. Dunlap, T. L. Johnson and R.
I L. Sutrgis, to secure acreage reduc!
tlon pledges under the Rock Hill plan,
made their final report. It shows that
j 1.031 planters signed for a reduction.
There were 42,691 acres planted in
i cotton in 1911. There will be but 36,'
638 acres planted this year, a reducI
tlon of 7,323 acres, or 17 per cent. The
reason why an average of 25 per cent
: reduction was not pledged was because
of the large number of small
farmers (croppers) in this county who
plant from two to ten acres, who
have to pay their rent in cotton and
jould not reduce their alieady 3mall
icreage.
Medical Society Has Adjourned.
Columbia.?With the election of ot
1 fleors and tho election of Norfolk.
Va.. as the next meeting place, the
Tri-State Medical Society adjourned,
after a two-days' session. The following
officers were elected: President,
A. E. Baker, Charleston, S. C.; firBt
vice president, F. B. Knowlton. Co
lumhia, S. C.: second vice president
, A. L. Gray, Richmond. Va.: secretary
and treasurer, R. K. Hughes, Laurens
S. C.; R. B. Kpting of Greenwood. S
C.. Southgate Leigh of Norfolk, Va.
and J. H. Way, of Waynesvllle, N. C.
were named as members of the exec
utive council.
Treasurer Jenkins Will Retire.
Columbia.?Capt. Robert H. .Ten
nings. for twleve years treasurer ol
the state of South Carolina, announc
ed that he would not seek re-election
in the primary this year. Following
the announcement by Captain Jen
nings. S. T. Carter, who has been con
nected with the state treasurer's office
for fourteen years, announced that
hp would enter the race for the posi
tion. Mr. Carter has been the chief
clerk in the department for five year?
having previously hel 1 the position of
bookkeeper.
Failed to Make Ginners' Report.
Camden.?T. B. Blyther of the Anti
och section of this county has been
bound over to the United States cour*
in Florence, charged with refusing to
furnish a representative of the government
with a ginners' report. Mr.
Blyther. who operates a pin. has been
.nakinp reports promptly up until thp
first of the year, and has ginned litilp
cotton since then, and was moving in,
to his new home and neglected to report.
as he kept little account of the
bales ginned, as his customers paid
! "ash.
Gives Farmers' Institute Course.
Simpsonville.?C. B. Haddon and T.
F. Jackson of the extension division
of Clemson college opened a three
days' short course for farmers' institute
here with a good attendance. Ai
the morning session Mr. Jackson gave
an interesting talk on the breeding,
raising and feeding of farm work
stock, lie gave some interesti.*; facts
as to the large number of horses and
mules brought into the state every
year and made it very plain why and
how South Carolina farmers can
j raise more of this stock at home.
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news~of south car jlTnaA
Column of Short Paragraphs That
Were Collected With Very Much
Care by the Editor.
Charleston.?Advices have hern re
ceived here that at least two large
schooners laden with hard coal have
gotten out of the ice of Chesap?ake
bay and are in cpon sea en route to
Charleston, ending the present famine,
the like of which has not occurred
in many years.
Edgefield.?The indications are at
present that the consumption of fertilizers
in this county will be at least
25 per cent, less than last year. L:p
to this time a year ago, more than
1,000 tons bad been delivered. The
very naked decrease is due both to
the bad roads and the decision of the
farmers to curtail the consumption. ]
Chester.?A careful eearch for the j
robbers that effected an entrance into
the Seaboard Air Line rai'^oad depot
at Edgemoore has proved fudle. There
is no clue to work upon. Moreover, so
much whiskey is sold and drank by
worthless negroes in that section, that
it is almost beyond question of discov- 1
ering who stole the 11 gallons of whis- i
key.
Greenville.?John Burke, an aged
white man, who was injured ia being
struck by a box car while crossing
tho Snnthprn rollwnv vnrHn ilipri nt
,
the Greenville city hospital. Br. Burke
was crossing a track when a shifting
engine pushed a car down in r.TS direction.
and for some reason he did
not see. The coroner will later hold
an inquest.
Edgefield.?Charles Copoand and
William Reardon, both while, became
involved in a difficulty, which resulted
in C'opeland's shooting Reardon. They
reside about ten miles from here in
the Pleasant Lane section and it is
impossible to learn the particulars of
the trouble. The wound is not regard- '
ed as serious. Copeland gave bond for
his appearance.
Chester ? William Henrv Hardin.
former mayor of Chester and member
I of the state pension board, died of |
the infirmities of age. He was 86
years of age. He distinguished himself
greatly in the War Between the
States, and was commander of the
Walker Gaston camp. United Confed:
erate veterans. He was a conspicuous
! figure at all veteran gatherings.
Orangeburg.?The court of general
sessions in session in this city is now
well under way, and is dispensing
with justice in good order. The grand
jury finished its work in the matter
of passing upon bills and making the ,
necessary visits and inqiuries. The i
court will be in session a whole week
and many true bills have been found
making a heavy docket for the court
Greenwood.?The arrest of two white
men at Grendel mill No. 1, supposed
to be a daring safe cracker and hie
pal, has developed into another casr
of "not wanted." The local officers
were led into the affair by a man nam
ed Peace who said he was a Pinker
ton detective. After landing the
men in jail Peace decided they were
not the men wanted. Both have since
been released.
Rock Hill.?A report received here
from the United States Postoffice De ;
partmcnt, made by Inspector Brown
refuses an application made by Post
master L. E. Poag for an extra car
rier, made necessary by the rapid :
growth of Rock Hill within the past
year. It is said there are about thres ;
hundred families living within the in j
corporate limits who are not enjoying j
the benifits of free delivery.
St. Matthews. ? This burg waf
thrown into a mild spasm of stir
prise over the raid of a room over Dr
L. M. Abie's store, where, it is alleged
some white men were gambling. Soon
afterwards Mr. Ben F. Antley, a for
mer chief of police, and the present
chief of police, W. C. Bowie, got in
some words over the raid, which re
suited in a fistic cuff, adding additional
interest to matters.
Greenville.?A model dairy farm
stocked with the finest bred Holstein
cows, and conducted on the most ap j
proved government pkin, is the latest
enterprise in Greenville. The barns
for the farm h ive been built, mostly
of cement construction and the Hoi
steinB have arrived and it will only be
a few days before Greenville will have
a milk supply equal to that of any
city in the country. The investment
it is understood, repres>nts quite an
outlay of money. It Is owned by local
Edgefield.?The spring term of the
court of general sessions will convene
on March 4. George E. Prince will
preside. The criminal docket is comparatively
light, and will be disposed
of in elss than a week. There are only
four prisoners in jail at this time.
Columbia.?A charter was issued by
the secretary of state to th? Caldwell
A* 4rnpftA Cn nf Wirnahorn u'ifh a
capital stock of $18,000. James P.
Caldwell is president. W. C. Peav, vice
president, U. E. Caldwell, secretary
and R. E. Arnette, treasurer. The
company will do a general merchandise
business.
Greenville.?The Boys' Corn Club
; contest this year will be the biggest
yet, there being more than sixty
names already on the list. These
lad3 represent every section of the
I county?from the Dark Corner to
Brushy Creek.
Spartanburg.?R. T. Wilson, of Laurens,
will represent Wofford College
in the Greenwood intercollegiate oratorical
contest. He is the representative
of the Preston Literary Society.
His subject was "The future of Democracy
in South Carolina." The alternate
is L. P. Wannamaker. of Cheraw.
Boy Scouts Move on Sumter.
Sumter.?The Boy Scouts are mov!
f-ig on Sumter. Carl Witherspoon.
| who is assistant secretary of the
t'ouug Men's Christian association
; bere lias been commissioned scout
master and has gone to work to organize
a patrol. He has named as
scout leaders to help him. E. H.
Rhame, Jr., E. M. Hall. R. F. Haynsworth,
Jr., Luard Bultman, H. P.
Mohes, Fraser Dick, Robt. Hancock,
J. P. McClellan and R. P. .Monaghan.
Nearly 100 boys have joined, and the
scout master hopes to have 300.
MILL
iDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912
iHE ADVANCE OF '
JAPANESE EMPIRE
?
THE "LITTLE YELLOW GIANT" , <
WILL BE THE THIRD NAVAL ,
POWER B / 1916.
REORGANIZATION OF NAVY j1
I
Secretary Meyer Pleada For Plan to 1
Keep United States in Front Ranks J
as World Power?Should Abandon
Some Navy Yards.
Washington.?Japan by 1916 will
have wrested the position of third
naval power from the United States
and this country will have difficulty
In maintaining itself in fourth place
unless it builds two battleships a
year.
Secretary Meyer declared this to be
i fact in his testimony before the
House naval a*.airs committee. The
Secretary urged greater liberality by
Congress in dealing with the naval
establishment.
Mr. Meyer asked also for an appropriation
of $1,000,000 to establish
a globe-girdling wireless system, by
which United States warships could
keep in constant touch with Washington,
with their bases and with each
other.
The committee is pledged to eeon
orav and although appropriations for j
battleships hare not been acted upon, j
many members are said to be inclined
not to support the caucus which decided
against a two-battleship program, j
The wireless suggestion, it is believed, '
will not be agreed to for reasons of
economy.
The Secretary told his committee
that even with the construction of
two battleships a year the United
States, in four years, would be forced
to drop behind Japan in the naval
3cale. If only one ship a year be
built, he said, the country would find j
itself outstripped by Great Britain,
Germany, France and Japan.
As part of the general naval reorganization
scheme, Secretary Meyer
suggested the abandonment of the
navy yards at New York, Boston and j
Portsmouth. N. H., provided $24,050,- |
000 could be realized from their sale. :
Overman Raps the Report.
Washington.?Sharp criticism of i
bureau of labor report on labor conditions
in the South was made in the
Senate by Senator Overman of Nbrth
?arolina. He found especial fault with j
a comparison of the bills of fare of the
mill men of North Carolina and Geo- j
gia with the menus of the prisoners '
in the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga., and after reading several of these
bills of fare, declared they were equal
to those of the average Senator. He
did not know, he said, why the mill
operatives of the South should be
subjected to such an Indignity unless
It was to meet the demands of sectional
fanatics.
Critical Time of Coal Strike.
London.?This is considered as the
most critical time in negotiations be- j
tween British coal owners and miners
who under the auspices of the
British government are trying to find
the basis for a peaceful settlement of
the controversy that threatens to involve
nearly a million men in a strike.
The Association of Mine Owners in
South Wales and the executive com- !
mittee of the South Wales miners fed- |
eration are to hold separate meetings
at Cardiff. As they represent the
most stubborn elements in the conflict,
much depends upon decisions 1
reached during their meetings.
Whole Family Sat On Burglar.
Chicago.?A negro burglar was taken
prisoner here by an entire family
sitting on him. George A. Schmidt,
Jr., entered his home after attending
a dance. He saw the inrtuder dodge
behind a portiere In the parlor. He
grappled with him and when he railed
a cry, his father, mother and sister
came to the rescue. Father and son
succeeded in felling the burglar and
then all aided in holding him on the
floor. Miss Rose Schmidt left long
enough to call the police by telephone.
Want Uncle Sam to Take Expregs Co
Washington.?Senator Gardner, of
Maine, introduced a bill under which
the government would take over the
properties of the express companies
and operate them as a part of the
postal service, extending the service
to the rural delivery. The measure in
dicates the probable cost of taking
over the properties as follows. Real
property $14,932,169, equipment $7,381,405,
materials and supplies $ 138,210,
advance payments on contracts
$5,836,666 and franchises, good will,
etc., $10,877,369, total of $36,165,819.
The Situation In Mexico.
El Paso. Texas.?Col. Pancho Villa
ex-bandit but loyal to M&dero, is
pursuing Col. Antonio Rojas, according
to dispatches from Chihuahua.
Villa, with one thousand loyal ex-insurrecto
troops, left Chihuahua over
the National lines railway with orders
to catch and fight Rojas and is
not at Villa Ahmunda. 60 miles south
of Juarez. Col. Rojas with about 500
mvi is advancing from Pearson to
Battche over the Mexican Xortheasern
and probably will unite with Saltzars'
and Campas' forces.
Merchants Meet In Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn ? Delegations ot
merchants from Kentucky, Alabama,
Mississippi, Georgia, Florida. Arkansas
and Tennessee are in Nashville
for a three days convention, the object
of which jB to register opposition
to the parcels post. This is the second
annual gathering of the Southern
Merchants' Association, which
was organized here last year. The
convention will be of three days duration.
The first afternoon was taken
up with welcome addresses and apoointment
of committees.
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The Latest General News That Has
Been Gotten Together For the
People of the State.
Columbia.?The United States department
of agriculture will send an
exhibit to the National Corn show,
:o be held here in January and Feb*uary
of next year.
Latta.?The Dillon County Teachers'
association met in Latta and car
ried out an interesting and instructice
programme. It is the policy of
the association to devote a considerable
part of its time to round-table
discussions of the actual problems
and conditions that they have to face.
Columbia.?Amelia Free, a negro
woman, was arrested by the Columbia
police on charges of assault and
battery with intent to kill and carrying
concealed weapons, ft is alleged
that Amelia used a pistol too familiarly
with another woman, taking a
shot at her. The woman was not hit
Florence.?That Florence will have 1
a complete and upto-date gas plant if
assured from the fact that the new
company, which was recently formed
here for the purpose of establishing
a gas plant,-began the work of laying
its mains throughout the city, preparatory
to furnishing the residents ol
the city with gas.
Sumter.?Through the efforts of the
chamber of commerce, it is n>_ k assured
that a shoe factory will be
established in Sumter. The matter j
has been pending some time, but a
canvass of the city has secured necessary
capital stock subscriptions
and a commission has been applied
for.
Columbia.?At the instance of Gen.
M. L. Bonham, a former student at
the Carolina Military institute, a
meeting of the sometime cadets of
that college, now resident in Columbus,
was held at the city hail to do
honor to the memory of their honored
chief and freiud, the late Col
John i'eyre Thomas.
Greenville.?With the near approach
of spring, building activity is becom
ing more pronounced, and in all sec- 1
tlons of the city new buildings are
going up. In the business section the
activity Is still more pronounced,
there being several large structures
under way and others upon which it
is planned to begin work in the next
few weeks.
Greenwood.?Sheriff McMillan assisted
by three special deputies arrested
a man supposed to be W. Britt
Stanley and his alleged accomplice.
D. M. Cheeks, wanted for safe-cracking
and murder in other states. The
two men are in jail here and officer?
are expected to identify them, l'lio
tographlc identification, it is stated,
appears to be complete already.
Anderson.?A large land deal was
consummated when Forest I'ruitt sold
his six-mile farm, containing 5.'?3
acres, to J. J. Frewell tor $30 an acre.
The deal also included the old C'enterville
mills, which was recently
bought by Mr. Pruitt. Mr. Pruitt recently
lost his handsome new home
by fire, and since then has been living
in this city.
Lexington.?D. If. Eflrd, (1 .A. Guig
nard and Arthur Dreher have call
ed a meeting of all persons in Lexing
ton county interestd in the raising ol
live stock. The meeting is being call
ed for two purDoses, first, for the for
mation of a county association, and
second, to devtse ways and means fot
the eradication of the cattle tick and
for the prevention of Texas fevet
among cattle.
Columbia.?To complete the pauel
for the third week of common pleascourt
in Richland county it was found
necessary to draw an extra venire ot
15. The jurors drawn follow: J. L
Roan, R. V. Stiller, D. Y. Montieth,
L. L. Bultrnan. \V. E. Avery, R. Meant
Davis, A. C. Bishop, D. .1. Rhodes, T
C. Williams, J. A. Piatt, P. B. Harden
W. A. Keenan, W. E. Aughtry, M. L
Kinard, Jr.. If. S. Cathcart.
Columbia. ? Coincident with thf
planning of a reunion next June ol
Confederate veterans who attended
the University of Virginia, it is de
blieu lu secure lilt- imim-ui iiuuicaai-b
of the survivors living in this state
Karle Sloan of Charleston, president
of the South Carolina Alumni associa
tion of the University of Virginia, will
appreciate any information regarding
the address of those now living who
were students at Virginia at any time
from 1860-61 to 1865.
Greenville.? The worst wind and
rain storm this vicinity has experienr
ed in years passed over here. At
Traveler's Rest. Ruth Watson, 7-year
old girl, was killed by a falling tree.
Sumter.?The police seem to have
run across a gang of thieves whe
were doing systematic work here
Following an arrest of a negro foi
breaking into the stables of Shaw ?
Co., eight negroes were arrested fot
stealing. One of the arrests was that
of a negro man who is charged with
being the " fence" for the gang and
with receiving and storing the stolen
goods.
Bombay.?Thirty thousand bales ri
cotton were destroyed by fire which
; broke out in one of the big war!
houses in this city. The damage it
estimated at $1,250,000.
i Anderson.?At the regular monthly
J meeting of the Farmers' Union of An
1 derson count, held here, the local
j cotton buyers catne in for a good
t sound roast because of the present
j prices paid for cotton here. Kvidencf
was introduced at the meeting tend|
ing to show that the prices on the lo
! cal market are anywhere from an
I eighth to a half a cent lower than at
Hart well, Ga.. and other nearby towns
Washington.?The following South
Carolina postmasters were nominated:
I Martin Cauthen at Kershaw, Charles
j D. Kennedy at Johnston, Kllison Ca
' pers, Jr., at Summerton, A. D. Webster
at Orangeburg, Aaron M. Morris
at Pickens.
Spartanburg.?A committee com
i posed of Charles O. Hearon, editor of
' The Herald; Walter P. Maner and J
j W. Webber, was named to take
charge of the canvass of the county
in behalf of the Rock Hill plan for
the reduction of cotton acreage in
'his county. The work will begin at
i once.
I
MES
if SENO TROOPS
OVER TIE BORDER
PRESIDENT WILL BE VESTED
WITH POWER TO QUELL MEXICAN
DISTURBANCE.
THE SENATE WILL SOON ACT
President and Number of Senators
Held Conference at White House?
Act Could Not Be Considered An
Invasion or Act of War.
Washington.?1-resident Taft soon
may be clothed with authority to send
American troops a toss the Mexican
border to queil either conditions of
anarchy or fighting which might
threaten lives or property on this side
of the line.
A resolution probably will be introduced
in the Senate shortly, with the
knoweidge of the administration,
which will be similar to Senator
Stone's of last May, which directed
the foreign relation committee to ascertain
the duty of this government
In connection with the killing of
Americans by firing from the Mexican
side, or it may prepare to delegate
to President Taft authority to
take whatever step? he may deem
necessary in an emergency.
The proposed resolution is assumed
to he the direct outcome of the conference
at the White House between
the President and Senators Lodge.
Bacon and Stone of the foreign relations
committee, and Senators Bailey
and Culbertson of Texas. The President
discussed the situation with
these Senators and being without
authority to send troops out ol the
country without authority frofo Congress
is believed to have explained
that a situation might arise wherein
it might he necessary to cross into
Mexico to compel the ro nbatants to
remove their battleground to a point
safe beyond the American border.
Such an act, it was said could not be
considered an invasion nor an act of
war as there was precedent for the
landing of marines on foreign territory
in the absence of troops from tlie
constitutions I government to protect
foreign residents.
Session Will Adjourn in June.
Washington.?Political activities arc
heating the atmosphere to such a degree
that it was freely producted that
Democratic leaders of the House and
Republican leaders of flie Senate soon
would find themselves agreed that
Congress could not keep up the pace
beyond the middle of June. Until
now it appeared to be ap accepted fact
that, the session would be prolonged
beyond the Chicago and Baltimore
conventions. Unless Democratic Lead
or Underwood and his associates in
the House are willing to abandon a
part of their program to bring in
metal, sugar, chemical, cotton and
woolen tariff bills night sessions soon
will be necessary fcr practically noth
ing has been done with supply ineas
J ures.
Cry of Hard Times Silenced.
Washington.?The annual report of
the Pliillipine commission for the fiscal
year 1911 has just been issued by
the bureau of insular affairs, War Department.
The following is a sumJ
marization of the report. It is stated
' that the cry of ' hard times" can no
longer he raised in the Pliillipine
islands as most of the provinces have
enjoyed a year of unprecedented prosperity.
The result of the legislation
by Congress, which practically granted
free trade between the islands and
the Cnited States, has surprised even
its most optimistic friends.
Had Stern Battles With Sea.
Vineyard Haven, Mass. The story
of a forty-three days' battle with a
succession of heavy gales was told by
Capt. J. Clement Harding of the fivemasted
schooner Dorothy Palmer,
which was towed into this port by the
revenue cutter Acushin. The Paltner
left Portsmouth, X. H., January 13,
for Norfolk and had not been reported
until she anchored off the Nantucket
shoals lightship short of food.
Report on Phosphate Deposits.
Washington. The phosphate deposits
of Tennessee rank next in importance
to those of Florida, according
to a bulletin by the bureau of
soils. Department of Agriculture deal
ing with the natural phosphates of
Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas.
In regard to the Kentucky deposits,
the report says their value has not yet
heeti sufficiently well established to
encourage the outlay of much captial;
and those of Arkansas, it adds,
"are not generally regarded as of
treat economic importance.
A Recurrence of Rioting in Strike.
Lawrence, .Mass.- The mill work
ers' strike now in its seventh week
was marked by a recurrence of the
riotous scenes. The distrubrances
however, were not connected with
the exportation of children. Police
officers were forced to use their chiTHs
on a crowd of strik? sympathizers
who had thrown stones at them, following
some arrests, iso far as could
he learned no heads were broken. A
small number of infantrymen and a
troop of cavalry were sent to the
scene and were kept busy.
It Candidate For Third Term,
I New York.?"1 w ill accept the nom
ination for President, if it is tendered
! me, and I will adhere to this decision
! until the convention lias expressed
its preference." is Col. Theodore
Roosevelt's reply to the letter of sever
Republican Governors asking him tc
stand for nomination. The eagerlj
awaited reply was given out at Col
onel Roosevelt's offices here durin"
his absence on a trip to Boston. [I
was unexpectedly brief, ji:t was ver;
definite.
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$1.25 PER YEAR
AN ADDRESS ON DRAINAGE
A. G. Smith Speaks at the State University?What
It Meant to State
of South Carolina.
Columbia.?"One hundred miles of
tile drains are In South Carolina.
There should be 500,000 miles. No
single thing would mean so much to
the state as good drainage." Such
was the statement made by A. G.
Smith, in a practical address delivered
at the university in the course
on agriculture. His subject was
"Drainage." He handled It in a sk'!'.ful
way. There sat before him many
members of the faculty as well as a
large company of students, and all
were richly repaid by their presence.
Mr. Smith exhibited various kinds
of tiles that are actually in use. He
also had on the desk a number of different
kinds of tools used in drainage.
He spoke of the three tile factories
in this state, and the possibilities
of tile manufacture. The whole
task of drainage fairly glowed before
the minds of his audience.
"Drainage is essential," said Mr.
Smith, "to the highest development of
agriculture. The removal of the
surplus water is necessary to the
proper root development of the
plants, to the warming ana inaDiuiy
of the successful cultivation of the
land. Drainage makes land, uncerI
tain in production, produce good crops
every year, and brings into cultivation
land that otherwise is worthless.
It increases the value of the land, and
makes the unhealthy communities
! healthy."
Appointments by The Governor.
The following appointments were
mado by the governor: Dr. Thomas
It. Caruthers of Rock Hill, regent of
I the state hopsital for the insane, to
take the place of W. J. Gooding of
Hampton, deceased. E. Tom Rauch,
magistrate for now upper township
in Richland county, Rallentlne postoffice.
B. \V. Daniels of Columbia, J.
W. McCrefght of Killlans, J. W. Freeman
of Columbia station A were appointed
as the Richland county board
of supervisors of registration. L. A.
j Griffith, C. C. Stanley and G. W. Collins
were appointed as commissioners
of election for the city of Columbia.
J. \V. Hill, member of the house from
; Colleton county ,has been appointed
to the office of highway commission- [
I er of that county, which takes the
place of the county supervisor and
the county board of commissioners
under the terms of an act passed by
the legislature at this session.
The Bad Weather Delays Work.
The farmers of the community are
at a standstill on account of the
very bad weather. Last week wae
wet from the beginning to the end.
i So fertilizers have come into Dillon
yet to amount to anytning. inr uw ^
chants have had few inquiries about . ?
them. Everybody seems to >6e holding
oHk^xnectinK a slump ip^ prices.
The fertil?z7*r 1>UU in^DIIWh county
will be cut. about onediaT?s'1HUl^ last
! year. The merchants are KplnjT^iite^
ask better collateral than? ever be-^W
fore and are not aB anxious* about
selling guano this year as last. There
is yet lots of cotton to be picked
and many are heard to say they will
! get what Is in the fields if it takes
them until April or May to get It.
Is Charged With Murder.
James Moultrie, a negro near
Mount Pleasant, was held for the
killing of another, named James Jefferson.
Moultrie alleges that Jefferson
destroyed the happiness of his
home in the wilds of Christ church
parish, lie hid in his home and
awaited the coming of Jefferson and
I then attacked both the man and his
wife. He beat them both over the
head, and Jefferson died a half hour
; after he had been beaten.
Is Candidate For Sheriff.
J. C. Hall, former chief of the constabulary
for upper South Carolina,
has announced himself as a candidate
for sheriff of Greenville county
This announcement makes three
avowed candidates for this office the
incumbent sheriff P. P. Poole, former
Sheriff J. I). Gilreath and Hendrix
Rector of the police force. There are
yet more to come, it is said.
Chester.?Miss Rosa Lemon, a resi.1
. . I, ? Kill ..III... ,1 -
UUI1L ui til*? liUirn.i > iiid^r, ujnur
a desperate but ineffective effort to
commit scicido
Filed Suit For $5,000 Damages.
Suit for $5,000 damages was filed
at Newberry in the circuit court for
this county by the American Cash
Purchasing Company against Copeland
Bros. The basis of the suit la
that two years ago Copeland Bro.v
sold their stock of goods to the
American Cash Purchasing Company,
a condition in the trade being that
thev would not go hack into business
of a similar nature for five years.
Recently they bought a stock of goods I
and reentered business. The defend
ants have not filed their answer.
Breeden Speaks At Lander College.
Prof. J. K. Breeden, dean-treasuref
of Anderson College, was one of the
cnoaL-ora at thf> tt> lutira t inn nf tha
fortieth anniversary of Lander Col'
; lege at Greenwood this week. He
spoke on the subject of "Our Sister
' ! Colleges." Work on the buildings of
j Anderson College on College Heights
! Is progressing very nicely. The
buildings will be completed in plenty
of time for the opening of college
next fall. The college is to be conducted
under the auspices of the state
Baptist convention.
Butler Given Preliminary Hearing.
Isaiah Butler was given a preliminary
hearing on the charge of assault
I and housebreaking at the county Jail
at Charleston, the crime having been
committed several nights ago in St.
Paul's parish, and upon his arrest a
short time after he was quloklv
brought here for safekeeping. Tl news
of the affair was kept as quiet
as possible and only recently when
the preliminary took place, was the ^
main facts of the else made known.
Magistrate Towles came to Charles- V
ton to hold the hearing. fl