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QUITS WORK APTER PECULIAR
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WAITING GAME PLAYED
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' Went Home?Will Convene Again
the Last of May.
Columbia.?The general assembly
has adjourned sine die, after a tempestuous
session, which lasted for 52
tias'i. The motion to adjourn was
paased by the bouse, and by the senate
an hour later. The regular session,
which began on January 9, would
have ended on February 17 had not
the necessity for a recess session
arisen.
For two days the house played a
waiting game, while the senate 'ought
for its constitutional right to have >
certain appointments made upon its
recommendation by Gov. Blease. The
issue of right of local self-government
waa sharply drawn in the senate,
which voted to rescind Us former action.In
setting a date for adjournment
sin# die when it was seen that Gov.
Blease was determined not to make
the appointments upon its recommendation
as required by the law.
But the house refused to agree to
prolong the session and help the senate'
in its fight for its rights One
> thing that influenced the house to
take thts step was the fact that the
~r- senate did not act upon its concurrent
resolution, passed during the last
week of the regular session, which
named May 28 as the date for beginning
a recess session in order to allow
time for perfecting: the code and hearing
the report of the dispensary investigating
committee, both of which
reasons for a recess have been disposed
of.
Scholarships Open For This State.
Of the scholarships offered by the
general division. United Daughters of
Confederacy, there are five open for
September. 1912, for which SouthCarolina
is entitled to enter three candidates.
These are: Scholarship at
tJniveraity of Alabama. University,
Ala., value, $60 per annum; scholarship
at Lucy Cobb institute, Athens,
6a., value, $190 per annum; scholarship
at Washington seminary. Wash- J
tngton, D. C., value $100 per annuum;
"Alice'; Bristol scholarship," Bristol,
school, Washington, D. C., value $1,- j
900 pe.r annum; scholarship at Higbee
school, Memphis, Tenn., value $100 per
annum. All except the Bristol scholar- J
ship are partial ones, good for free ,
tuition and may be held for four years.
Jo Test Constitutionality of Act.
Attorney General Lyon announced
that he* would bring suit before the I
supreme court at the April term to
test the constitutionality of the act j
creating the cotton warehouse commission
which was passed at the session
of the general assembly just ended.
The measure requires that suit be
brought to test its constitutionality.
It is said that W. F. Stevenson and
John L. McLaurin will defend the act i
hi the supreme court.
To Reek Cause of Discrimination.
The Anderson County Farmers'
union committee, which was oppointed
to investigate the local cotton market
with the view of ascertaining why
, the prices paid for cotton here were
lower than the prices paid on neighboring
markets, will call a meeting to
be held immediately, which dill be attended
by mill presidents, cotton buyers.
farmers, merchants and other persons
interested. At this meeting discussions
will be had. hoping in this
way to learn the cause of alleged discrimination
and decide on some plan
to correct it. The committee will spend
special invitations to Capt. E. A. Smyth
and Lewis \V. Parker to be present.
The date of the meeting will be announced
in the next day or so.
Has Asked For Special Term.
Solicitor Honham has made a formal
request on the governor to order a
specif term of general sessions court
At Anderson to convene as soon as
practicable to try the negro, William
Reed, who is held in the county jail
here on the charge of attempting to
criminally assault the wife of a prom
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01 Court Pearman received a letter
from the solicitor telling of his request.
and the letter states the clerk
of court will probably hear from the
governor within the neat day or so.
To Put Rock Hill Plan in Effect.
Upon the recommendation of Mayor
Sam P. Hoof of Lexington, the following
committee has been named to
direct -the putting into execution the
Rock Hill plan for the reduction of
cotton acreage in Lexington county:
I>r. L). M.. Crosson of Leesville, chairmau;
Dr. K. C. Kidgell. Ratesburg; D.
Frank Efird,-Lexington; J. S. Wessinger.
Chapiu; Walter Hook. New Brookland.
and R. L. Lybrand of Swansea.
It Is expected that this committee
will hold a meeting at an early date
and organize for the campaign.
To Have a Lively Campaign.
The indications are that Laurens
will have a pretty lively campaign, particularly
for state senator and members
of the lower house of the general
assembly. Col. J. H. Wharton, who
has represented the county in the senate
for four years will not stand for
re-election, having announced his intention
of making the race for railroad
commissioner. Therefore, the
fifcld is left open for a new man. It
lias been understood that John M.
Cannon, formerly a member of the
house would be a candidate.
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BRADFORD KNAPP TO SPEAK
At Uni/ersity of South Carolina.?
Will Outline Farm Improvement
The Public Invited.
Columbia.?Bradford Knapp, head of
the United States farm demonstration
work, will deliver an address at the
University of South Carolina. He is
the son and successor of the late Dr.
Seaman A. Knapp, founder of the farm
demonstration work, and one of the
most structural characters in the history
of the country.
The*address of Dr. Knapp is expected
to be a most important one, as he
will talk on broad lines of the development
of the agricultural extension
work as related to the farmers' cooperative
demonstration movement,
which has done so much for the farmers
of the South. He will doubtless
set forth the scope of the new plans
which have been forming both 111 tnis i
state and the South. Every citizen |
and especially every fanner in the ;
state is interestd in these plans, and ]
his address will doubtless be a mile- 1
stone in the progress of farming and
the enrichment of rural life in South
Carolina. The public is cordially invited
to attend the lecture.
Bradford Knapp assumed control of
the demonstration work about one
year ago. He has always taken a keen
interest in the development of the
work in South Carolina, Last summer
he made a tour of several sections of
the state to get acquainted with the
individual farmers.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has issued a
commission to the Bank of Plum
Branch with a capital etock of $10,000.
The petitioners are J. L. Bracknell, J.
W. Miller, W. B. Sturaey, W. H. Park,
all of Plum Branch and W. B. Mace of
Augusta. A charter has been issued
to the Main Street Land Company of
Greenville with a capital of $20,000.
Tbe officers are Davis Furman, president,
and W. L. Gassaway, secretary
and treasurer. A commission has been 1
issued to the Kershaw Lumber com- j
pany with a capital of $5,000. The pe? I
titioners are J. K. Williams and R. M. !
Perry. A charter has been issued to i
the Page land Brick company with a
capital of $3,000. The officers are C. !
L. Goodson, president; P. H. Arant,
I vice president, and J. C. Blackwell,
I ecretary and treasurer. A charter has
&een issued to the Chaflin-Hiller coin{
pany of Chapin with a capital of $10,000.
The officers are J. H. Hiller, president;
J. D. Hiller, vice president, and
T. A. Chaffln, secretary and treasurer.
Dispensers and Clerks Elected.
At a metting of the county dispensary
board at Columbia dispensers
and clerks were elected for the ensuing
year. Those named were as
follows:
L. L. Bull man, chief clerk; W. J.
C'athcart, clerk; J. E. Karhardt, superintendent;
J. H. Means, shipping ;
clerk; W. McB. SloaD, gauger; Luther
Garren, bottle buyer: C. B. Pope, j
clerk to bottle buyer; W. P. Swygert, (
dispenser. No. 1; Westley Frost,
clerk: S. P. Cooper, dispenser, No. j
2; T. C. Pope, Jr., clerk; R. T. Cor- j
bett, diBpenter No. 3; W. H. Ward, J
clerk; J. Cartledge, dispenser, No. 4; I
D. G. Rogers, clerk; H. H. Frost, :
dispenser No. 5: John Walters, clerk; ,
F. W. Seegers, dispenser No. ti; T. '
W. Collins, clerk, H. E. Watts dis- j
penser No. 7: J. T. CrappB, clerk;
H. A. Linfors, dispenser B; C. B.
Dreher, clerk; R. L. Steele, dispenser.
C; Edw. Kmlyn. clerk; 1). 11. ,
Goble, dispenser, L>: Sam Warren,
clerk; ('apt. Angus P Brown, night
watchman at central district.
Many People Hear CandidatesSpeak.
| Between 400 and 500 men heard
I the municipal candidates make
j speeches and outline their platform
at the court house at Camden.
| This is the first time in many years
that they have addressed the voters.
All of the candidates favored
municipal ownership of public utilities,
which is to be installed by the
newly eelcted council.
For Superintendent of Education.
Hon. H C. Little, for a number of
years a member of the house of rep;
resentatives from Union county, has
j announced his candidacy for the po,
sition of superintendent of education
for Union county. He will oppose
the incumbent, Thomas II
Gore.
Has Completed Work at Gaffney.
Oscar It. Garden of the United
States coast survey and geologic
' service, who has been spending
I some days in Gaffney ascertaining the
, latitude and longitude, has completed
his work and leaves for Greenville,
where he will make similar observations.
A stone tablet will be erected
on the campus of Limestone College,
marking the post of observations and
giving the date. This will be done by
the county. Mr. Garden is on his first
trip in this service.
i Many Have Signed Rock Hill Plan.
I Reports so far received from the
' South Carolina Rock Hill plan indij
eates in the judgment of Mr. Ander!
son 20.000 South Carolina farmers
i have signed the Rock Hill plan and
! that 200,000 acres are withdrawn from
cotton, with the work of pledge-getting
less than half finished. In a
dozen counties which have made no
reports canvass,ng lias been under
way several weeks. Mr. Anderson
reaches the above estimate by comparing
the figures which have been
rendered in final reports.
Eloree Elects Municipal Officers.
The municipal election for intendant
and wardens wehe held at Kloree.
J. K. Ulmer was elected intendant. J.
' S. Ulnter. J Y. Ant ley, J. L) Strock,
and P. Hungerpiller were elected
wardens. The newly elected intendant
succeeds Cel. A. B. Shuler. who
declined to stand for renomination
. Mr. Ulmere has been in the employ
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
' company here for a number of years.
Messrs. Clmer. Strock and Antlev
were on the old council, and Mr. Hungerpiller
takes Mr. Zeiglers place.
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CORN EXPOSITION
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THE SHOW.
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Many States Are To Send Exhibits
From The Agricultural Stations?
There is Much Interest Being
Shown For This Event.
Columbia.?With the appropriation j
of 51,000 by the general assembly of
the state, the passage of the resolution
in the senate authorizing the
national department of arriculture to
send an exhibit, and the assurance
from all of the larger State agricultural
experiment stations of large exhibits,
the success of the fifth National
Corn show to be held in Columbia
in January and February of 1913 is
assured. George II Stevenson, the
secretary and general manager, who
has an office in the Palmetto Dank
building, feels encourged over the
bright prospects for the exposition,
and he is confident that it will be one
of the most successful ever held.
The fact that the exposition Is to
be held In Columbia is being carried
in news and magazine stories in many
or the publications in tne country, :
which will give tho widest kind of
publicity to Columbia and South Carolina,
and, in fact, the South. Mr.
Stevenson-is receiving many letters
from various sections of the country, !
stating that large exhibits of corn
will be sent.
The exposition will be held at the
state fair grounds in the steel building.
which was purchased by the city
of Columbia and the state fair society.
The building, the largest of ;
its kind in the country, is 400 |
feet long and J*>8 feet wide, and has
a seating capacity of 35,000 persons, j
Arrested For Throwing Switch.
Folrence.?Sheriff T. S. Burch arrested
Jessie Byrd, a small negro boy,
for throwing a switch on the Coast
Line at a new siding that is being
put in for watermelon shipments, near ;
the city limits. The construction gang j
had just finished tho work and gone
to dinner, having tested the switch
and locked it. The boy was interested
in the working ami when the gang
left he undertook to work it himself,
breaking the lock with a spike and
opening the switch. It happened that
the foreman of the wohk wanted to
look at it again after dinner before
moving elsewhere, and he saw that it
had been opened.
Investigating Committee to Meet.
Columbia.?The legislative investigating
committee will hold its first
meeting in the near future when an
other probe into the affairs of the old
state dispensary and committeemen
will begin. The committee was named
by the general assembly upon request
of the governor. The governor,
the attorney general, the members 1
of the old state dispensary commission
and others will he called to appear
as witnesses before the commission
and tell what they know of the ;
affairs of the old state dispensary.
Governor Spoke At Blacksburg.
Spartanburg.?Greeted by a multi- ;
tude of men, women and children who I
filled the town hall to its capacity and |
stood in the windows end craned their
necks from the street outside. Gov.
Cole L. Blease spoke at a public school
entertainment in Blacksburg on his
pardon recoV*i4 immigration and education.
He told Vouching stories of appeals
for clemen&j^ which bad been
made to him by tht> wives and children
of convicts, declared that criminals
with influential friends escaped j
with light sentences as compared with
those who lacked such friends, and
suggested that if in granting petitions
of the most prominent people of a \
community he pardoned a convict and |
a mistake was made in the pardon ;
the blame should be borne by the !
men who signed the petition and not
by the governor
Not To Be Attempted on Large Scale.
Charleston.?Secretary McKnead, '
discussing the possibilities of the
chamber of commerce taking up the
function of the freight bureau which
will be abolished on April 1, according
to action taken by city council, declared
that it would cost at least $7,,
050 for the first year, and some $5,000
or $6,000 every year following, for the .
chamber to assume the work, on a
scale which he considered commensurae.
This means that the task will ;
not be attempted, at least on any ex- |
tensive scale.
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The South Carolina Politics.
Columbia.?The initial gun in the
South Carolina state campaign will
i be fired March 6 at Hampton. The
occasion will be the dedication of a
new school house there, at which Ira ;
j R. Jones, former chief justice and now
j candidate for governor, and Gov. Cole ;
L. B'ease. a candidate for reelection :
will speak. This is only the unofficial
opening, the real campaign beginning
1 early in June, but this first meeting,
j it is expected, will bring out the
J first sparks of what may he a flashing 1
1 political contest.
Serious Fire At Rock Hill.
Rock Hill.?A serious fire broke out
' In .Mr. John T. Iloddey's warehouse,
j known as the Farmers' Union Ware!
house, and as a result about 123 bales
' of cotton were destroyed or more or
j less damaged, as were four Ford au1
tomobiles. the latter having been unloaded
the day befoie in the warehouse.
They belonged to the Jc.nes
Motor Company and were insured, as
were all the other contents of the
warehouse. Mr Rod (lev carrying
something like $150,Out! iusurauce.
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FROM ALL OVER THE STATE|
A Column of Short Paragraphs That
Were Collected W>tM Very Much
Care by the Editor.
Columbia. ? The officials of the
Southern railway, recognizing the
increase in passenger husinesR at this
point and the importance of Columbia
as a railway ceryrf, have created
the position of city pissenger agent.
Clinton.?The tri-staie convention of
Orphanage superintendents (from
the states of North and South Caro
lina and Georgia and Florida I will
convene this year on April 2, :t and
4 in Clinton. The conference will
hold its sessions on the grounds of,
Thornwell orphanage.
Columbia.?Willie Owens, a negro
was shot by Ben Jcncs, a negro. The
shooting occurred at Gadsden, about
20 miles 'rom Columbia. Owens received
a wound in the abdomen.
Jones was brought to Columbia and
lodged In the Kichland county jail to
await developments.
Rock Hill?The chamber of commerce
of Rock Hill, at a meeting of
its executive committee, has made an
appropriation for a beautiful silver
cup to be awarded to the winning
team in the intercollegiate debate at
Winhtrop college between teams
from the University of South Carolina
and Davidson college.
Marion.?Stevens Turner, a white
farmer of the I'inderbcro section of
Marion county, shot and killed his
nephew. Wes Turner. It is reported
also that a brother { f Wes Turner remonstrated
with Steven and was badly
beaten up with the gun. This all happened
at Steven Turner's home on
the plantation of .V I'. Smith.
Columbia.?There was a brief session
of council several days ago at
which the members decided to adopt
the recommendation of W. F. Steigliz
councilman in charge of the street department.
that an extension of the
water and sewerage lines be made.
The city will do this work and the
cost is estimated at $15,227.
Cheriw.?Mr. H. W. liarrall heard
a crash in his house and upon investigation
found thnt his sleeping son.
Carter, had been completely buried
under the plaster that had fallpn from
the ceiling. Blood covered his head
and face, and it was feared that he !
had sustained serious injuries. But ;
beyond a few gashes in his scalp, he
came off without dangerous hurt.
Florence.?What is believed to be
the largest melon patch in the South '
will be located just south of this city
and contains 424 acres devoted to
watermelons and 75 acres to cantaloupes.
This melon producing effort
will be conducted by Young & Matthews.
who have arranged to dispose
of the output with a leading N'ew
York commission house.
Darlington.?The jury trying the
case of the State vs Albert Windham,
Jr., of Lamar, charged with murder
filed into the court room when the
court opened and announced that they
had been unable to agree though they
had been out on the case all night.
Windham killed a negro by the name
of Joe Slater at Lamar on the night
of October 28, last.
Orangeburg.?In the near future
Orangeburg is to have her initial fare I
refunding week, or eight-day carnival \
of bargains. During this week, the 1
date of which will be announced later
fully 5,000 people are c xpected to visit i
Orangeburg and make their spring i
purchases. The merchants will have
especially attractive lines and during I
that week will give special prices'.
Florence.?Florence has two organizations
of the Boy Scouts. One of j
the graded school under Prof. Stevens
and the other under .Mr. Kugeue
S. Oliver, with Drs. John (I. McMat*
ter and Simons Lucas as tne respective
lieutenant commanders. Regular
meetings are being held and the organization
hopes to do a good and !
lasting work with the boys of Florence.
Columbia.?Plans for an active campaign
to secure the Lutheran Female
College for Columbia have been completed
and a committee, consisting of
citizens who are members of the
chamber of commerce and several
who are not connected with that organization
started work. It is esitmated
that about $50,000 must be
raised, and the committee expects to
report in a few days the result of the
canvass.
Columbia.?There was considerable
discussion on the appcintment of the I
members of the city election board
by Gov. Blease. The governor named |
Chas. C. Stanley, L. A. Griffith and
Geo. \\\ Collins a* members to sue- !
ceed llobt. .Moonnan, J. F. Land and ,
J. W. H. Duncan.
Rook Hill.?The result of a joi?ir
meeting of city council, tlie public
works commission ami tlm sewerage
commission was the adoption of a re
port made by Thomas \V. Cothran, !
engineer in charge, to go to the Catawba
river for a permanent water
supply for the city of Hock Hill.
Manning. Another negro homicide
at Silver, 10 miles west of Manning
took place several days ago. According
to rpports, Sylvester Lawyer shot
Robert I'arsons in a personal altercation.
the particulars of which are
not known.
Columbia.?J. 13 Kinister immigration
agent of the land and industrial
department of the Southern railway,
is among the visitors in the city. Mr.
Finister is conducting a campaign to
advertise South Carolina in the North
and West. The moving picture
scenes from this state arc being used
to advantage.
Lexington.?Pomp Mickens, the negro
who was arrested by Sheriff Miller
upon the charge of criminal assault
was given a preliminary hearing before
Magistrate Buff at Brookland.
and was hound over to the general
sessions court.
Charleston.?Solicitor I'eurifoy recently
launched into '. fervid plea for
putting a stop to the carrying of pistols
in this county and as a result of
his elociuence, he got a conviction of
William Hume, a ripgro. who v. as
charged with murder, killing Phoenix
Carter here and who received selltenccof
3d da> s for c-arryi.-.g a pii tol.
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CHILDREN IELL
PITIFUL TALES
THEY TELL HOUSE COMMITTEE
THEY WORK LONG HOURS
FOR LITTLE PAY.
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PAY FOR DRINKING WATER |
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Other Witnesses Charge Soldiers with
Brutal Treatment to Children?
Hearing Denied By Resolution to
Investiaate Condition.
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Washington.?Girls .and hoys, 14
and 15 years old. striking mill workirs
from Lawrence. Mass., testified
before the House committee on rules
which is considering a resolution to
nvestigate conditions which followed
attempts to send childreu from the
strike-ridden city.
Children told of working long hours
.'or low wages, how they had to pay
the American Woolen Company 5
:ents a week for drinking water,
which they described as "canal wa- j
ter." Some told of reelng women heaten
by the police and children knocked
down and hurled into wagons "like
^undies of rags" at Lawrence.
Representative Berger and Samuel
Gompers were again before the committee.
Both made statements about
the rival union conditions at Lawrence,
and botli were cautioned against
use of personalities.
After testimony of seven or eight
children had been taken Max Ilogaiin,
a salesman of Philadelphia, one of
the Socialist committee which went to
lAwrence to accompany strikers' children
to homes in Philadelphia, was
questioned regarding the charges of
disorder and brutality at the Lawrence
depot. He declared a soldier
tried to keep him in the station b>
guarding the door with a bayonet.
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"! saw the soldiers pick me vmr
dren up by the legs, like they were
rags," he said, "and I saw one woman
choked by a soldier.
"1 was beaten by one of the policemen
and still have wounds on my
back where they beat me."
Miss Jane Bock, also of the Philadelphia
committee, verified much of
Bogatin's testimony, '
Elevator Crashes to Basement.
Chicago.?An elevator containing
seven persons fell from the top floor
of a State street department store to
the basement. Those in authority at
the department store refused to divulge
how many were hurt in the failing
elevator or to admit the police.
A young woman who came from the
store doctor's office said she saw five
persons ' 'to were Injured. A nearby
undertaker reported thut he had been
informed that one body of a victim of
the accident was on the way to him.
Grain Dealers Have Conference.
Washington.?Grain dealers from
Ituluth to New Orleans and from
Kansas City to New York are here to
confer with officials of the department
of agriculture on the r?cent rulings relating
to sulphuring of oats and shipment
of hot corn. F. M Wayne, of
Delevan, 111., president of the Grain
Dealers' Association, heads the delegates,
which were selected at a mass
meeting in St. Louis on February 23.
Two Persons Killed in Fire.
New York?Two persons were kill
ed, three fatally and a dozen oiners
less seriously hurt in a fire which
swept its way through a four story
apartment house at COT East Fifty
Third street. The Maze spread so
qulokiy that there were only a few
moments for the hastily awakened
tenants to attempt escape.
Kimmel Jury Make a Report.
St. Louis.?The jury in rjie Kimmel
insurance case repotted chat if had
agreed that the claimant is not Ceorge
A Kimmel but that it had not agreed
that Kimmel was dead in 1004. when
the present suit was filed. I
Morgan Art Treasures Guarded.
New York.?Unusual precautions
have heen taken by the custom house
authorities to guard in transit the art
treasures, valued at many millions,
imported by J. Pierpont Morgan from
Europe museums and galleries. Cable
disptches from London stale that Mr.
j Morgan has placed a value of SCO.000,000
on the (leaser*# while Michael
Nathan, the official assessor sent
abroad by the treasairy department
to inspect ilie art. objects, believes
that $50,000,000 is i. closer estimate
i of the value of the ccllection.
Cl?? Vmm Me*ien.
Laredo. Tex.-About 75 Americans,
] mostly women and children. passed
Iiirough here from Mexico en route
north. Some of them expressed alarm
! over the Mexican situation but others
| said their only reason for leaving was
1 that their husbands forced them to go.
There is an unconfirmed report here
| that iwentv American families will
leave Montery bound for the Pnited
; States. The refugee said that in the
; cities pood order t.wails hut that in
j the countrv ranches and small villages
! are being attai lied
Island Inhabited Only By Crabs.
London?Keports that the I'nited
| States has annexed Pnlmvra Island,
southwest of the Hawaiian islands,
uhetc the Putted States armored
j cruiser West Virginia recently planted
the Stars and Stripes, has creafed
some interest In the hon.se of comi
mons. Francis Dyke Acland. parlia,
montarlan under t secretary of forj
eign affairs, vottcl ifcd the inforntai
Hon that Great Britain Itatl long sim
i abandoned the island and that the
British government had no inlcrcs'
whatever In It
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FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
The latest General News That Has
Been Gotten Together For the
People of the State.
Lexington.?The Lexington County
quarterly meeting of the year with
the Chapin local union on the second
Saturday in March. This is expected
to be one of the most important
sessions of the county union in a long
while.
Lexington.?Pomp Mickeus, a negro,
is in jail here with the serious
charge of assault resting against him
having been arrested near Brookland
by Sheriff Sim J. Miller. The
victim is a 14-year-old negro girl, a
noar rplatIv*? of the accused.
Washington.?Pellagra seems still
to have evaded the closest researches
of the medical world. One of the lat
est investigations on the subject has
been carried on extensively by K. H.
Grimm, assistant surgeon of the pub
lie health and marine hospital service.
Charleston.?At a meeting of the
board of health the recommendations
for further improvements of the dni
vies and milk establishments were
considered and finally determined upon
for presentation to city council. It
is understood that the recommendations
provide finally for the removal
of all dairies out of the city.
Greenville.?Greenville county will
this summer elect six representatives
to the legislature and vne senator,
the new apportionment giving this
county an additional representative
Senator Mauldin will not stand for reelection
and none of the present rep
resentatitves have yet declared for
re-election.
Aiken.?Gen. B. Hammet Teague.
commander of the South Carolina di
vision, U. C. V., has appointed as
sponsor' for the veterans of the state
to attend the Macon reunion- Miss Elberta
Bland of Aiken, whose maids
of honor will be Misses Ella ,Croft
and Mary Allan Laird, and the matron
of honor, Mrs. A. P. Easterling
' all of Aiken.
Orangeburg.?Col. W. G. Smith,
chairman of the special street pav,
ing committee of the Orangeburg city
j council, Fingal C. Black, city engl;
neer, and C. Berghaus and J. C. Fairey,
the successful bidders for the pav
! ing contract, went to Augusta, Ga.
for the purpose of conferlng with the
manufacturer of vitrified brick that
is to be used in the paving here.
Anderson.?According to President
Clint Summers of the county farmers'
union, there is now only about 15,00ft
bales of cotton unsold in Anderson
county. It is estimated that the cotton
crop in this county this year was
between 75,000 and 73.000 bales. I'res
ident Summers said that his informs
tion is that all except 20 to 22 per
cent of the crop has been marketed
Lancaster.?A northbound heavily
loaded Southern freight train was
wrecked just outside the city limits.
! The cause of the wreck is not known,
j but it is thought that spreading railt
' ?lid Ihe damage. Three cars, a coal
! car. a regular freight car and he cab
i suddenly jumped the track. Though
i no casualties, there were several nar
: row escapes.
Columbia.?Another one of the old
j Confederates has passed over the
river. J. \V. Biggs died at the Old
Soldiers' Home, after a long illness.
; He entered the servicp of the Confederate
state in 18*51, and served faitii
1 fully during the entire War Between
the Sections. He was bugler for
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killed, and after that lie acted as
busier for den. Wade Hampton.
I?iurens. Tliaddeus Cooper, aged
j 25, a guard with one of the county
chain sans sections, was accidentally
shot near Friendship church in
Youngs township, death ensuing three
; hours later. At the time of the aecij
dent he was trying to run a rabbit
: out of a brush heap in a gully, when
his pistol fell to the ground, causing
the discharge of one chamber, the
ball entering his head.
Columbia.?A branch of the Boy
I Scouts of America has been estab
lished in Columbia. Four patrols
have been organized and leaders elec
ted. Robert Waring will be assistant
, scont leader and the crptains of thr
* various patrols will be as follows:
i Patrol one. J. (J. Marshall; patrol
two. Robert Walker; patrol three
' Clark Waring; patrol four, Harry
Walker. Activity has already begun
Columbia.?The county demonstration
agents of the United Stales farm
i demonstration work will soon he call
1 ed to meet at Clentson College to
discuss the work In South Carolina
! It Is expected that the state agent
for the work will soon he appointed
, by Bradford Knapp of Washington
Orangeburg.?The negro farmers of
I Orangeburg and Calhoun counties
met In their first annual conference
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lege. Tliev had been invited by the
president of the collpge. who is also
president of the negro farmers' Institute.
Laurens.?John Iludgens was lods
ed in jail charged with the murder
of another negro. Oorge Martin, in
the Chestnut Hidge section The kill
ing occurred at the home of Hudgens
and tlie accused claims that he
shot Martin thinking he was a burglar.
Aiken. ?The postoftice at Cowd?n
this county, will be discontinued on
March 13, and the patrons of that
postofTice will thereafter he served
either by rural delivery or will receive
their mail at the Aiken postotfice.
as they elect. This postoflHe i.hetwcen
Aikeu and Merritf's Ridge.
Estill. ? Frank Peoples, a negro
man about 23 years o' age. working
, at tiie sawmiil of I'. II Allen, about
eight miles from lu-rc. had his left
foot cut entirely off about one half
j way between the ';nee and ankle,
lie was at work at the mill and in
some way stepped on tlip butt saw.
Charleston Mayor Grace heartily
endoresed the milk report and recommendations
received from the board
of health lie said that the recommendations
appealed to him as along
the rigin line and he did not doubt
but that they would he carried out
No official action has yet l?c< u taken
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In TARIFF"
WAR IS AHEAD
"HE FREE SUGAR AND THE IN- ,
COME TAX BILLS WILL PASS
THE HOUSE.
MEET WATERLOO IN SENATE
There Is Much Opposition to Sugar
Bill, While Income Matter Meets
With More Favor?Arbitration Trea
ties Come up in Near Future.
Washington.?The liveliest of the j
tariff revision fights in the present ses- .
slon of Congress will break when the j
1 Democratic free sugar hill ami the Income
or excise tax bill which goes
with it to make up the $t;0.000,000 a \
year that would he lost In sugar du- !
ties, probably will go through the
House and to defeat in the Senate.
The passage of the bills in the j
, House seems to be assured by the :
! I
Democratic majority which ratified 1
the min caucus. In the Senate the progressive
Republicans will oppose put- j
ting sygar on the free list and many I
Democrats view with alarm the loss
of so much revenue, with only a mensI
tire, beset with the possibility of a
trial of i18 constitutionality as the
: only offset.
Senator Martin, the Democratic
leader in the Senate, and a few others
j have endorsed the House bills with
! out qualification. Many other Demoj
crats, however, decline to discus?
I them. There have been no formal
j conference in the Senate over the
measure.
Senator Bristow, speaking as one
progressive, declared that none of hh
colleagues favored free sugar but all
did favor an income tax. He declared
it would be unfair to American sugar
producers, who had grown under stimulus
of duty, to remove all their pro
tection by a single legislative act.
The progressive Republicans who
hold the balance of power on party
questions in the Senate, have evinced
no disposition to seek (ouunon ground
with the Democrats to oust tariff reI
vision legislation, although there have
been some personal consultations.
The entry of the fiee sugar bill tc
the senate will make three tariff re
i vision measures pending there. The
steel and chemical bills are the others
All these will be adversely reported
by the Senate finance committee.
i
Capture Former Congressman.
Washington.?Former Congressman
John C. Chaney of Indiana, a membe;
; of the Fifty-nine and Sixtieth Congresses,
was captured and heid prisi
oner for some time in Mexico by the
i insurrectos but later was released.
.Mrs. Chaney visited the State Department
in an effort to have the government
ascertain what, had become of
Mr. Chaney since his release, lie had
gone to Mexico with five other men
from New York to investigate some
mine properties. Whether the other
men also are held by the rebels has
not been learned.
The National Board of Trade.
Washington. President Tat'f has
taken the initiative in a movement to
bring business men of the eoimtrv in
touch with the government for advice
and counsel in the administration of
laws, the enactment of new statutes
and the development of commerce
Virtually, the President proposes a
national board of trade broadly representative
of the commercial and industrial
organizations and of such character
as the government may properly
recognize by a charter from Congress.
Will Return to Work.
Lawrence. Mass.?Striking operatives
who are affiliated with the Central
Labor Union, will return to work
and accept the per cent minimum
wage increase offered. This was decided
upon at a lengthy meeting of
the general committee of the union at
which reports of the subcommittees of
the workers in these plans were re
' ceived.
Dr. McArthur To Sub For Broughton.
Atlanta, Ga.? Dr. Itobert S. .MacArthur
of New York, president of the
World's Baptist Alliance and former
pastor of Calvary Baptist church of
New York, announced his acceptance
of tlm duties of "acting pastor" of the
Baptist Tabernacle in this city. Me
suceeds Dr. Len (!. Broughton. who rei
cently resigned to become pastor Oi"
Christ church in London. Dr. .MacArthur
explained that his duties as
president of the alliance alone prevented
his acceptance of fhe full pastorate.
Would Abolish Commerce Court.
Washington An attempt is to be
made by the Democrats of the Mouse
to abolish tlie commerce court, the
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tariR lioarii, me i-<;uu'>ui> vuUi,u.
and the President's $L'."?,000-a-year
traveling expense fund, when the executive.
legislative and judicial approprialion
hill comes up lor passage. The
appropriations committee, it is said,
has decided to eliminate from the bill
which will be reported to the House
all appropriations for these. At least
$1,000,000 would be saved, they say,
if the attempt is successful.
The Britons Scatter the Rioters.
Tien Tsin.?Kioing of a serious nature
took place here. The outbreak
ltad been forecasted end p-ecautions
were taken as tar as possible to protect
residents from harm. The soldiers
mutinied, s^i fire lo a number of
buildings and then began looting lions
es. They were joined by the rabble.
Shops and hanks in all the important
streets were looted and someof thpm
wero wrecked. In order to intimidate
the populace the soldiers kept up a
:ontinual gun fire.
$1.25 PER YEAR
EXPLAINS COTTON CULTURE
Co-operate With Farmers In Growing
Cotton in Boll Weevil Infected
Territory Along Road.
Washington.?President Finiey, of
the Southern Railway Company,
speaking of the first year's work of
the Cotton Culture Department maintained
by the Southern Railway, the
Mobile & Ohio Railroad, the Alabama
Great Southern Railroad, and the
Georgia Southern ? Florida Railway,
said:
"The primary purpose of the organization
of the Cotton Culture Department
by the railway companies which
contribute to its support was to cooperate
with farmers along the lines
of those companies in the territory
along the advance of the Mexican cotton
boll weevil for the adoption of
those cultural methods recommended
by the late Dr. S. A. Knapp, of the
United States Agricultural Departs
ment, for growing cotton under boll
weevil conditions. Dr. Knapp also advised
that it would be advantageous
to adopt those methods independently
of the presence of the weevil. The
results of the first >ear's work of our
Cotton Culture Department have demonstrated
the soundness of his advice
in all respects.
"u a circular, under date of February
12. 1912, prepared by Dr. W. D.
Hunter, the boll weevil expert of the
Bureau of Kntomology, and issued fey
I)r. L. O. Howard, Chief of that Bureau,
with the approval of the Secre
iml/inltiira ! in nointed out
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that the weevils were less numerous
in 1911, owing to adverse weather conditions,
and that the insect was exterminated
in an area covering about
1 23,000 square miles in the northwest|
ern portion of Texas and the western
portion of Oklahoma, where conditions
were particularly unfavorable. Dr.
| Hunter shows that, notwithstanding
1 these conditions, the insect continued
to spread to the northward and eastward
in Arkansas, Mississippi and
Alabama. He says that the reduction
in numbers in 1911 was due to a combination
of climatic influences which
can only be expected to recur at infre1
rjuent intervals, and that, with the return
of favorable seasons, the weevil
will again multiply. He urges, therefore,
that it is necessary for planters
to continue their fight against the
weevil according to the methods that
I have been recommended by the Agrl|
cultural Department. These are the
methods advised by the Southern Railway
Cotton Culture Department,
"It should be borne in mind that
i the cultural methods recommended
by the lat? Dr. Knapp and advised by
our Cotton Culture Department Involve
intensive farming. This is important
not only as to cotton, but also
as to other crops, and we are urging
farmers to produce all of the grains,
fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy pro
i doucts, ana poultry uneu uu uiv imm
so that they may not. have to sell cotI
ton regardless of market conditions
: in order to buy these things, but may
be able to market their crop when
there is an economic demand for It.
It will thus be seen that the agents of
; the Cotton Culture Department ar?
giving advice as to iarm operations
generally. Their success in this is
j shown by the records made in 30 fields
of corn grown in accordance with
their advice. The average yield obtained
tinder improved cultural met#
ods was 47 1-2 bushels per acre, as
compared with an estimated average
of 14 bushels per acre on similar
hands in tlie same general localities.
The best corn yield reported by otir
Cotton Culture Department was #2
bushels per acre on a field of 65 acres.
"I desire again to cull attention to
the fact that the services of the field
agents of this Department are given
free of charge to all farmers along
the lines of the participating compaj
nies. Farmers residing along the
lines of these companies in localities
where a field agent has not yet been
stationed may obtain literature descriptive
of the methods recommended
by addressing Mr. T. O. Plunkett,
General Agent, Chattanooga, Tenn."
Favors Postponement of Convention.
Washington. ? Senator Bacon of
Georgia, one cf the Democratic leaders
of the Senate, declared himself
in favor of postponing the Democratic
convention in Baltimore, which has
been called for June 25, until a later
date because as now arranged it
would be held only a week after the
n<.niihlicsn convention in Chicago.
Fifteenth Conference of Education.
Nashville, Tenn.?The Southerner's
methods of agriculture, his wifes
methods of home making, the health
and aenitary conditions under which
they live, the rural church they go
to in its relations to civil and economic
life, the schools and colleges
their children attend; in short, all the
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euucanouai (irwicum u> .....
and alt its problems of dally living,
especially of daily living in the country.
are to be taken up at the Fifteenth
Conference for Education in
he South, which meets in Nashvili'e.
Woodrow Wilaon la Only Chance.
Washington.?That Roosevelt I.
pitted against either Clark or Underwood,
would have an easy chance to
sweep the country, and that Go. Woodrow
Wilson is the only Democratic
candidate who would have a fighting
chance if nominated to carry Maine
are two sharp expressions taken from
an interview with United States Senator
Obadiah Gardner of Maine. In
which he gives his reasons for believing
the New Jersey executive the most
available man in the party, and
pledges his support to him.
Will Fight In Louisiana.
New Orleans, I^a.?Pearl Wight, Na
tlonal Republican committeeman for
Louisiana, stated that he is heart and
soul for Col. Koosevelt. 'if Mr. Roosevelt
is nominated," said Mr. Wight,
"he will sweep the country overwhelmingly,
having a greater major!
ity than he had in 1904. The present
industrial situation -in the nation requires
his nomination and election as
president, and I believe the American
people will put him in the presidenI
tiai chair to complete the work which
he commenced some 10 years ago,"
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