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I * - ^ - ESTABLISHED IN 18' I CHILD LABOR IT 10 BE ENFORCED A ALLEGED VIOLATIONS ARE REPORTED TO COMMISSIONER E. J. WATSON. HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT The Situation is to Be Investigated By Inspectors of the Department of ? --I-. e?m< N*wu Arts Have nynvuiiwi v vvm? ???** ???? ?- Been Given Out * Columbia.?Reports of violation of the child labor law have reached the department of agriculture. The following statement was issued by Com mlssioner Watson: "Reports have reached this department from several points in the l state that certain textile plants are continuing to offer employment to children under 12 years of age, and in some instances are promising employment to school children during vacation this summer. This is in direct violation of the new child labor law of the state, which became effective on January 1st, last. That law does not permit the employment of any child under 12 years of age for any reason or cause whatever at any time, season or period of the year The inspectors are now taking the Held and. I wish to give this timely warning to all employers of labor in the textile -plants of the state that if the inspectors find cases of this kind they will be ocmpelled to enforce the law, and It will be done without fear or favor. The reports seem to come from only certain scat tered localities, but 1 feel that It is my duty to issue this timely warning ID oruer IIIAI ll UICIC uc an; ciuyiuj er who has been violating the law in ignorance of its provisions, he may eliminate the illegally employed chil dren immediately. The inspecton will moat carefully examine into all reported cases, and they have been Instructed to Institute prosecutions wherever the facts warrant It." 4 Proposal* Invited From Purchasers. Proposals are Invited from purchasers for 195,000 of non taxable coupon bonds to be issued by Kershaw county, bearing date May 1, 1912 payable 20 years from date, interest at 5 per cent, semi-annually, by M. C. West, supervisor of Kershaw county. The purpose of the issue is to refund the maturing 2s railroad aid bonds. The bids are to be opened at o'clock Wednesday. April 24. No bid for lees than par and accrued value will be aocepted. It will be necessary for each bidder to file a check of $1,000 with the supervisor. The old bonds were carried at 7 per cent, and the new bonds will bear 5 per cent. Interest, which will mean that the county will save about $2,000 each year. Public Hospital For Chester. A movement is under way to es- J K11 a V, a nnhli/* hntnilnl in Phasfer I This effort that in bong thrust forward In behalf of the much-needed Institution does not reflect on the capital work that is beine done at the local private hospital here. Not only will It not he a hostile hospital to the present one here, but will mere i Iv supplement It. The new hospital. I as its name suggests, is to be a pub- I 11c one. It will contain a very large ' charity department. No one will be i turned from its front doos for lack of funds. Its inception was probably inspired by the beneficient medicinal work done at such hospitals ao the Roper at Charleston or the Watts of Durham, N. C. ________ t Ji Fnr Imoroved Switch. Letters patent hare been issued to Mr. J. W. Bodie of Greenwood for an improved railroad Bwitch. which has for its object the provisions or means for replacing: the wheels of a derail ed car on the track without uecessi tating the stopping of the train. Mr Bodie was for a long time in charge of a section on the C. & W. C. and is familiar with track conditions. Negroes Charged With Blackmailing. Warrants were issued by A. A. Brantley. United States commissioner at Orangeburg, for two negroes, one woman named Mag Stroman and a negro man by the name of Donaldson charged with using the mails for purposes of sending threatening blackmail letters. K. K. Phillips received a letter written by .Mag Stroman at the instigation of the negro. Donaldson, threatening Mr. Phillips' life. The negress was offended because she was not elected a school teacher. Only Four Cases At This Term. There have been only four cases tried at the present term of the court of general sessions for Barnwell, which resulted in one conviction and CS?D???. ? tnrce arquitiHjs. oinuu uiun . White, who was charged with crini inallv assaulting a girl, also white was acquitted. The jury deliberated on the case all night, only one man holding out for conviction, it is understood. Only those vitally concerned in this were admitted to the court room. The case rested as to whether the girl was under 14. Orangeburg Fair Association. At an Important meeting of the directors of the Orangeburg Fair Association. held at the offices of the Farmers' Union Bank and Trust Com pany several days ago it was decided to hold the Orangeburg county fair during a week in October beginning October 21 and ending October 28. TKt plnon are to make lhe Orangeburg fair one of the best in the state Last year *as the first year of the present Orangeburg county fair and was a complete success and a eery THE >1. BANQUET FOR CORN GROWERS City Council Gives $1,000 For Entertainment?Several Hundred Boys of U. S. to Attend. Columbia.?The most important ac tlon by city council was the appro!ation of $1,000 for the entertainment of the boyg of South Carolina that will attend the National Corn show iu 1013. Mayor Glbbes, at a former meeting, made a suggestion to council that this appropriation be given to furnish a banquet or some other suitable form of entertainment for the youvhs who will attend the exhl Ibition. It is the desire of the author! I ties in charge of this show that at least every county of all the states 01 me l mien oiaic? ue repiegruiru at the corn show. The scretary of the National Com show, George H. Stevenson, appeared before council and explained his plan for the entertainment and instruction of the boys who are being urged to attend from every county in the United States. He wished to call at tention to the banquet sb the social feature of the week, and for that reason asked that council take defi nite action in regard to the appro priation. He is mailing letters tc county superintendents of education and teachers in agricultural colleges and farm demonstration agents, tell ing them of the plans for the recep tlon of the boy farmers . Each county is requested to send two delegates The business feature of the visit of the boys will be the exposition school modeled in a small way after a mill tary organization. The delegatlor will be divided into squads which will be put through the lectures by experts every morning, when they visit thf building. There will be lectures in corn Snd stock growing every afternoon. Stock-judging will be explain ed to them by an expert and altogeth er the stay in Columbia will be made replete with practical instruction ir farm work and dairying. The State Pharmaceutical Board. Fourteen applicants completet their examination before the state Pharmaceutical board which was in session lor two nays, j ne memoers of the board are: C. A. Mi!ford, Abbeville: Frank M. Smith, Charleston; D. P. Frierson, of Charleston: D. T. Riley, of Florence: J. M. Oliver, of Orangeburg; H. E. Helntish of Spartanburg. and L. P. Trouche, of Anderson. The next meeting will be held in Charleston in July three days before the annual meeting of the pbar macists of the state. The board reported that the following applicants had parsed a successful examination and will be admitted to practice in the state: R. B. Fickling, C. P. Evans, E. J. Brown. J. C. Walton. C. D. Walters, C. D. McKinney and J. E Stokes. Are Working for Rock Hill Plan. Chairman W. J. Moore of the committee on the Rock Hill plan has made the following report on the work done in Greenwood county. It is as follows. The canvassers appointed to canvass Greenwood county under the Rock Hill plan for the reduction of 1911 cotton acreage have finished their work. This work was done hy good men. and a summary of their reports shows that ou? Of*51,65f acres reported planted in cotton in 1911, there will be 41.948 planted in cotton in 1912. a reduction of 9.719 acres, or 18.79 per cent, from the acre age of last year. South Carolina New Enterprise*. A commission has been issued by secretary of state to the Scruggs A Bailey (incorporated > of ColumbHl with a capital stock of $6,000. The petitioners are W. J. Scruggs and J | F. Bailey. A general clothing busi j ness will be conducted. A charter has been fbsued to the Cash Grocery Store Company of Cheraw with a cap ltal of $1,000. The officers are: S. L Gardner, president; C. R. Biackmon vice-president and J. F. Gardner, sec retarv. The Bank of Elliott of El llott has been commissioned with a capital stock of $10,000. Escaped Convict Has Been Caught. Frank Hampton, who escaped from the Richland county chaingang sometime ago and who was caught in Jacksonville. Fla.. a few days ago, has I been brought to Columbia and sent back to the county chaingaug to serve the remainder of his sentence. T Auto Fire Truck For Greenwood. At a special meeting held at city . hall, the city council bought an auto | fire truck which, with a steamer, that is to say. a steam engine to be drawn ] by the auto fire truck, will it is be j lieved give the town of Greenwood I all the fire protection It needs and . will obviate the presrure problem that is such a menace. Technically, the truck is a combination truck or cbenv ical and hose wagon of 80 horse power. The machine is to he used as a tractor and will draw a steamer which has been negotiated for. I Has Aooointed Deleoates. President ('. S. Webb of the Green vl|le Automobile Association has ap pointed delegates to attend the South ern Appalachian flood Roads convention at Spartanburg. Among those named are: ('apt. K. A. Smyth. T. F j Parker. L. W. Parker, \\". G. Sirrine I W. F. Beattie. J. Thos. Arnold. J. K. . Sirrine. J. I. Westervelt, George Orr. D. B. Trailer, Eugene F. Bates, \V. T Henderson, R. X. Tannahill, J. R. Smith, K. 1. McDavid. Dr. C. B. Karle, W. L. Gassaway, J. W. Jervey, W. A Gilreath. Directors of Interurban. A meeting of the dir^tors of the Interurban electric railway is sched uled for the near future at Green ville. It is understood that at this meeting it will be determined whether the extension from Greenville to Spartanburg will go by Greer or Reid j ville. There is considerable interest in this matter in the territory In volved. Reidville has made attrac tive offers to the company for the 'line to go through there, while it B [understood Greer has made very littli I effort to secure it L % I FO EDUCATiONAL MEET INVITATION GIVEN FOR EDUCATORS AND FARM DEMONSTRAEORS TO MEET. - ??? AN IMPORTANT MEEJING Plana For Enlarging the Work V/ill be Made and New Line.'t of Endeavor Will Be Considered?Many Notable Speakers to Attend. Clemson College.?JJr. \v. >1. itiggs has issued invitations to all the coun- , ty superintendents of education in South Carolina and the farm demonstration agents to attend a joint meetinf at Clemson College. April 27, 28 and 29. This college and the department of agriculture at Washington in their co-operative work, especially j that dealing with the com clubs and the pig clubs, are dependent largely j on the help of the county superinten- : dents. Such a meeting as has been planned by the authorities of the college will result in great benefit to all concerned, and is along the line of the enlarged work that the college 1b earnestly seeking to do for the state. One of the objects of the meeting is to give all the demonstration workers in the state an opportunity of I Kialitnr lha norma intance of Prof. W. ? L. English, who was recently select- j ed by the college authorities and Dr. i Bradford Knapp to have direction of the farm demonstration and extension work In South Carolina. Mr. English will have charge of all the work formerly supervised by Prof. D. N. Barrow of Clemson and Prof. Ira Williams. Prof. English has had large ; experience in work of this sort, and 1 his coming into the state is expected to increase the efTicency of the work, j The meeting to be held here will : be of unusual importance, as it will ! be the first coming together of the farm demonstration agents since the forces of the department of agriculture at Washington and those of Clemson College have heen joined. Plans for enlarging the work will be made, and new lines of endeavor .will be considered. Unite Forces To Raise Money. Spartanburg.?As the result of recent conferences between the trustees of Conr.erse College and the board of governors or trie local v. si. C. A. it is understood that these in 8titutions will unite their forces in a campaign to raise $160,000 for the j purpose of endowing Converse College and erecting a modern V. M. C A. building. The suggestion that-"interests of these worthy institutions be i combined is said to have come from John B. Cleveland .who has indicated his intention of making a generous contribution to the joint fund. Causeway Temporarily Repaired. Camden. ? Supervisor West said that the causeway leading to the Wat eree river bridge, would be temporarily repaired, and that it would bt | possible to use it now. He said that | the road leading from Savage's plan tation has been used since the recent high waters. He said that it would ' cost about $3,000 to repair the causeway. Fortunately the convict camp was only about a mile from the bridge during the flood, and there will be no i delay in completing the work. Girl Killed by Southern Train. Greenville.?Elsie Singleton, a pretty 20-year-old mill girl, was instantly : killed by Southern Railway train No. oq iha ?rnaaln? of thp Runromhe i a i mv vi vuuiuq v. j road with the railroad tracks at the i Poe mill. The girl was on her way to dinner at the time, and stepped on the crossing without observing the approach of the train. She was Istruck Iri the back of the head and j 'her body hurled thirty feet. Rock Hill.?The National Union Bank of this city, through Cashier 1 Ira B. Dunlap( bought the entire issue of $56,000 of York township bonds at par and accrued interest. The bonds carry five per cent. There was only one other bidder?a Chicago ! house. Have Turned In $27,587. Columbia.?The Blease dispensary commission turned over to the state , treasurer $27,587. funds from the old state dispensary in their hands. This money will be apportioned to the various ounties for use in schools. The Blease commission will go out of office on March 28. according to the ' Crosson Act. and they will file their report with the governor. The com| mission is composed of Messrs. Wade Stackhouse, chairman; Fred H. Doral DICK. J. V. U (tllilt'?, I. r. di auiir/ and E. M. Thompson. Work is Begun on Roadbed. Sun ter.?Work was begun on the roadbed of the South Carolina Wostern Railroad between Bishopville and Sumter .five gangs being at work i near Manville. on that part of the i right of way to which titles have been | secured by the company. At present a large working force of hands is engaged and the work will be pushed ; as long as the good weather laBts The news of the beginning of work is hailed with pleasure in Sumter, where the people are generally anxious i to have the road completed. Board of Health For Gaffney. ' i Gaffney.?In accordance with the i state law, Mayor Butler appointed a board of health for Gaffney, consist ing of Dr. R. T. Ferguson, Dr. S. Bas, kin Sherad. G. G. Bvers. W. F. Smith and R. E. Le.Master. The board at once effected an organization by electing Dr. Ferguson president and Mr. '.^Masters, secretary. They have al. . eady assumed their duties and are i row acting with Health Officer Hudi s<m. taking steps to care for the health of the city and community, - 'v. v-, -.? c " n^r FORT -MILL, S. C., THU] FROM ALL OVER THE STATE | Latest General News That Has Been ( Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Newberry.?A contract for laying 5.000 square yards of vitrified brick was given to A. E. Legare of Colum- / bia. The brick will be laid on Main street extending from t he union station to Caldwell street. Scranton.?The election held here resulted in only one vote cast being I againstt he proposed bonding of Scranton school district for the pur ( pose of enlarging the present school building. It is expected that the bonds will be in shape for Bale, and work will begin at once. Mallory?Fully appreciating the flnf weather of the past few dayB farmers in this section have been making some telling strokes. If they are fav ored with a continuation of good j weather it will not take them long ( to catch up with plowing and thef will be all ready for planting when the time arrives. 1 Charleston.?An inspection of the ' water front was made by the dock 1 ? * ?fKo lotinrh nf I commisniiui, uuaiuiuK tuc imuuv.. .. . Commissioner H. P. Williams at the ' Carolina Yacht club pier and proceed- j' ing slowly along the piers to Columbus (' street, where the commissioners alighted and walked down the water 1 front, inspecting the property. ! I Orangeburg.?The March term of the court of common pleas for Orange- ' burg county was convened in this city, ' with Judge S. W. G. Shipp of Florence presiding. Although only a few cases ; j have been tried, much progress has been made. A number of cases hare 1 been either defaulted or compromised, while o thers have been continued. Columbia.?After JO years' active service to the Democratic party in South Carolina, Gen. Wilie Jones, for the past 14 years state chairman, has | announced that he will not ask for reelection. He has called the executive committee to meet In Columbia on April 1ft, when the official call for the ' state convention to be held on May 15 will be issued. Charleston.?The hoard of engineers has turned down the proposition ot ' the island coastal waterway canal in providing closer water communication j between Columbia, Camden and Char i lesion, tne rome naming ue??n icwm mended by Capt. E. M. Adams, corps of engineers, last summer as being the , most feasible of the several which were suggested at tbe time. Lancaster.?When asked to give his (/pinion of the work done by the leg islature just closed, what were the issues before the body, how the> were handled, <etc.. Representative ; George W. Jones of the Lancaster del t gation spoke very optimistically and 1 ! said that he wanted to go on record | as endorsing every statement mad* in a recent publication concerning the work of the legislature by Mr. Steven son of Cheraw. Newberry.?The custody of the books of registration of Newberry county is the storm centre of an in teresting fight at this time. Two boards of registration are making an effort to secure the books and th? clerk of the court has not as vet turn ed the books over to either board. The board of registration consisted of R. C. Sligh, W. W. Riser, and ('. E. I Wheeler. The delegation recommend ed this board for appointm-.nt. Lancaster.?Work on the Lancaster & Chester Catawba river trestle which was almost washed away during the freshet having had 28 sections of Iti bridge carried off. is being pushed for ward vigorously, and it Is thought that In a few days regular freight and pas senger traffic can br? resumed. Fend . ing the repair to the damaged trestle trains en route to and from Chester are making their trips on the South j em's tracks via Rock Hill. Columbia.?President John Cart of the Orangeburg chamber of commerce has appointed the following commit- j tees: Committee on supper at annua) meeting of chamber of commerce. W Fletcher Falrey, O. K. Wilson, T. O. S. Dibble, Otto W. Spahr and Clayton Berghaus. Committee to devise ways and means to perfect permanent improvement for Edisto causeway at the foot of Russell street on the edge of this cltv, W. L. Moseley, W. L. Glaze, M. E. Zeigler, M. O. Dantzler and A. C , Watson. Charleston.?W. J. Bennett, who, by ; action of the street committee of ; city council, was dropped from bis position as head of tbe bureau of street cleaning, was installed as Jailer of the Charleston county jail and 1m j uinuiaicir cinriru u^un mo uunco. Columbia?The Tri-State Water and ! Light Association of the Carolina* a.nd Georgia, which was organized here June 28. 1911. and now has a membership of appproximately 75; members, will meet in Salisbury. N*. C.. April 18-17. W. F, Stieglitz, of Columbia, is the president of this or ganization. Orangeburg.?The central coramtttee that hus charge of the matter of raising the $25,000 endowment, for Orangeburg college in this city held en imDortant meetintr at the office of John Cart and the matter of actual canvass will begin short ly. I Lexington.- Under a petition filpd by State Bunk Kxaminer B. J. Rhame. ; of Columbia, and by the agreement : of the attorneys for the bank, and by ' consent of the parties interested Judge Prince, of Anderson, signed an order appointing \V. P. Townsend, of Columbia, receiver for the Lexington Savings Bank, of Lexington. Columbia.?William Harrison a negro, who escaped recently from the city chaingang. wes caught and will be required to serve out his sentence ' of several days. Columbia.?Prof. J. E. Mills ad dressed a large and enthusiastic aui dience in the chapel of the University 1 of South Carolina on "Applied Chemistry in Our Homes and Industries." ; Mr. Mills held the attention of the audience throughout the evening by his many experiments and the Inter i esting way in which he told thos< present of the every-day uses of chem ! Is try. 1 . -v.:-: *L MILL RSDAY, MARCH 28, 1912. MKT OVER |! WAGE INCREASE ? ( RAILROAD MEN AND ENGINEERS j HAVE CONFERENCE AT NEW 1 I YORK. WON'T ACCEDE TO DEMANDS . Engineer* Refute to Accept Decrtion 1 of Managers and Reaffirmed Their Demands?May Have to Go Befou ' Rank and File of Engineers. New York.?The conference com- | mittee of managers of fifty railroads ?ast of Chicago and north of Norfolk fc Western Railroad and their locomotive engineers arrived at a deadlock | iver the question of an increase in ind standardization of wages. The managers refused to accede to the demands of the men and the engineers declined to accept this decision and j reaffirmed their demands. As matters now stands it appeared i that the question will have to be placed before the rank and file of the Rrotherhood of Locomotive Engineers employed by the railroads for a referendum vote as to what the policy of the engineers shall be. W. S. Stone, grand chief engineer of the brotherhood. in a letter written to P. C. Stuart of the Erie Railroad and chairman of the managers' committee said the engi- ; neers could not accept the decisions of the managers, and that if they "had nothing further to offer the matter would be given into the hands of the engineers for decision. Mr. Stuart replied that the managers , could add nothing to their statement and that he hoped the members of the brothehood would give it full consideration when submitted to them. The engineers had requested a minimum wage of $4.40 a day for passenger service, $5.25 a day for freight service and substantial Increases for overtime. They also asked increases for switch, belt line and special en- ; gines and specified that all electric trains should be manned by engineers at steam railroad uav. The Florida Fastest Dreadnaught. Rockland, Me.?The fastest "dread- ; naught" in the American navy and probably in the world, it the title claimed for the government built battleship Florida which made 22.54 knots ; on her standardization trial over the Rockland course. The British dreadnaught Vanguard, with a record of 22.50 has been considered previously the fleetest battleship of the world, and the Florida's sister ship Utah, built at a private yard, m*de a record of 21.6:57 on her fastest trial run. These tests were held In a rough sea and a brisk wind, with the big fighter using only coal, as her oil tanks have not yet j been installed. Capt. Harry S. Knapp was in command of the Florida. Coal Rates Must Be Established. Washington.?Through routes and joint rates for the transportation of coal and coke from mines in Wise and Lee counties. Virginia, to destinations in Ohio, Kentucky and other States, the Interstate Commerce Commission decided must be established by the carriers operating from those mines I The commission held that the refusal of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to give such a transportation service j for mine owners on the interstate railroad as it provides for coal operators on the Virginia & Southwestern, was an undue discrimination between the Appalachian district and the Interstate road. Raising Funds For Revolution. Washington.?The rebels are taking advantage of their success in Chihua* * * :?U fr\a. nilii to raise Hinus, mm mm.ii !U gVater the revolution. State department reports declare that the rebels are try- 1 InK to collect mine taxes due the fed- ' era! government at the end of this month. Kfforts to force the banks and business houses of Chihuahua to advance 1,200,000 Mexican dollars also are being made by the insurgents. This loan is to be guaranteed by that state. Fresh Crimes Ey Auto Bandits. Paris.?Automobile bandits who. in February terrorized many districts of France, by extraordinary crimes, have perpetrated during the past few days a fresh series, which reached its climax in a myrder on the public highway between Villeneueve and Paris. Four bandits who occupied an automobile ordered the chauffeur of a private car to stop. When the chauffeur refused the highwaymen shot him and wounded the car's occupant. After throwing the corpse into a ditch the bandits drove toward Paris. Outlaws Still Elude Pursuers. Ilillsville. Va.?Another days' hunt for the Aliens began early, with the hunters confident that in two days they will have run down at least three of the four fugatives. A night's sleep in the foothills, badly needed after a rutile tramping and crawline through mountain brush in a drizzling rain, put the detectives in shape for their work One of the outlaws sun at large. Claude Swanson Allen, son of Floyd Allen, is now believed to have succeeded in distancing the pursuers and leaving this part of the country. Battle Over Senator Stephenson. Washington. I). C.?The real battle in the senate chamber over the right of Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin, 'o his seat opened with the first 0f a program of speeches that may hold back for a final vote until the middle of the week The anti-Stephenson forces in Wisconsin in charges which were brought before the Madison legislature and investigi vl there, attacked the manner in wh the Stephenson nen used nioitey conducting the pritarles that brought about Mr. Stephenson's election., t , m ' fltH -B . IT'tii , TI :ROM THE PALMETTO STATE j K Column of State Newt That Hat Been Condensed By the Editor For the People. Union.?James Sprouse, who was ; ihot by Guh Harris, died. So far nc itatement has been given out by Har Is as to the cause of the shooting Harris Is In jail, having surrendered lust after the shooting. Charleston.?The Charleston Postsfflce has recently been made by the department at Washington the distrib ating centre for all office supplies, stationer}*. etc*, for the postoffices in the state. The new duties will ential little , extra work on the present office force. Lexington.?The splendid weather conditions of the last few days has caused the farmers to haul fertilizer in large quantities, and many people are coming to town. The roads are drying : off rapidly and the fields In the aandbslt will soon be dry enough to plow. Dillon.?Court of general sessions J 1 Y...1 \vii.nn nf Man. convtrntfu uei c. duu6C .. ?. nlng presiding. There are a number of rases on the roster which are ex- | pected to consume considerable of this j session's time. Several of the .Marion bar are here. Lamar.?The roads In this part of the Pee Dee section have been. In worse condition this winter than ever before in the recollection of the "oldest inhabitants." After several days \ of sunshine, they are beginning to dry up and much improvement is noted. Columbia.?The sinking fund commission met at the state house when a number of matters of routine nature were discussed. The meeting was postponed on account of a lack of quorum. The loans by the commission were apportioned among the counties. Oreenvllle.?At a meeting of the state crop pest commission, held at Clemson, the quarantine on baled and compressed cotton from boll weevil territory was raised. The rules and regulations governing other material will be adopted about April 1. This information was given out by Prof. A F. C'onradl. Lexington.?The steel bridge across the Saluda river at Wvse's ferry which was erected about a year ago has been damaged by the freshet, the east end having been moved by thp rushing waters, which raged for 48 hours. Great quantities of timber and rubbish came down the river in such irresistible force that it seemed that the whole structure would go down. Columbia.?W. H. Colemnn, sheriff for Richland county, has in his posses sion a freak calf. The calf is about one week old and appears to be nor mal and healthy in every respect ex cept that it has no eyeballs and but a very short tail. The eye sockets are there but there are no eyeballs. The calf is at Mr. Coleman's plantation about five miles from Columbia. Columbia.?D. J. Griffith, superin tendent; A. K. Sanders, chairman ol the board of directors, and A. W. Todd architect of the State penitentiary left for Raleigh and Richmond to inspect the electric chairs at the two state ' I- Kr prisons, /.n eieciric cuuu i? u*. established at the state penitentiary here within 90 days. The trip is be ing made to secure information. Orangeburg.?T. Y. Jackson, whc has heen living in this city for a short time, was arrested by local authorities upon a warrant charging him with for gery. Jackson is wanted in Dorches ter county to answer the charge ot forgery. It is charged that Jackson went undpr different names, some ol which were Jack Johnson and Richard Roe. Ife is married Ne'wberry.?At a meeting of the chamber of commerce the following officers were elected to serve thp 'en suing year: Jno. M. Kinard. president; J. P. Shealy and W. G. Mayes, vice presidents; C. T. Summer, treasurer; board of governors, the officers above named and J. B. Mayes, C. I). Weeks S. L. Duncan, S. K. Summer, L. W. Jones and E. H. Aull. Spartanburg.?Charles H. Barber the Spartanburg broker convicted of breach of trust and sentenced to two years' Imprisonment, who surrendered to the sheriff here, has decided to serve his term on the county chain gang and will be taken to the convict camp in the lower part of the county Barber was visited in jail by many ot his friends. Columbia.?The governor, following the election by the Richland dispenj sary board, has commissioned the following dispensers for Richland county: , W. P. S^ygert. S. P. Cooper, R. T. Cor - "--'t-J II 11 CmoI P W nett, .1. i anit*<ifcf. n. u. r.vn., .. .. Seegers, H. K. Watts, H. A. Llndfors. ! R. 1,. Steele and I). H. (Joble. Darlington.?All the doctors in the city were kept busy fighting an epidemic of ptomainp poisoning which threatened the |1vps of more than :?u people, many of whom are of the most prominent families. The poisoning was wholesale and was caused by drinking milk. Greenville.--Revenue officers have returned to the city from the mountan I section, where they destroy*! ten stills. The raiders were in the lylls during the great freshet of the latter i part of the week, and experienced difficulty in getting back to the city. No arrests were made on the trip. Hampton.?The whiskey dealers of litis town were shocked and surprised when hiled into the Town Court by j Chief of Police Fennell and Detective J. A. Hauck, charged with violation of prohibition laws. Three convictions have been recorded so far and five eases are set for trial. Union.?What the officers of the law ! seem to think may be the place where the goods stolen from the various stores here for some time in the past have been taken was brought to light when several searches were made at the home of Lester Knight, about five I miles south of Union. Columbia. ? Commissioner Watson said that he would name the two inspectors to enforce the factory inspec tion law. The appropriation for the inspectors was made by the last general assembly. The appropriation for the inspectors v.as vetoed in 1911 by the governor. I * - - ' --* - :-j. MES fHEBIG TEXflLE1 SHE IS OFF CONSUMER WILL BEAR BURDEN OF INCREASED COST TO THE MANUFACTURERS. - . COTTON G000S COST HIGHER Nearly Half Million Workers Benefited by the Increase of Wages?The Manufacturers Are to Raise ths Rates to Provide For It. Boston.?The great Lawrence strike 1 which brought in its train increased j wages for 275,000 workers In New England was officially declared off at 1 all the mills in Lawrence, having accomplished its purpose in the opinion 1 of the leaders. In this connection it is generally believed, too, that advances in wages or reduction in hours to paper mill 1 employes, bagging and burlay work- j ers, machinists and operatives in other industries are all traceable, directly or indirectly, to the movement to which it had its origin in Lawrence. I The total number of persons thus to be benefited is considerably upward of 300,000. Advances in the price of woolen and cotton goods which have been made or which are in prospect, will probably place upon the ultimate consumer much of the burden of the additional cost to the textile manufacturers. This will aggregate between $10,000,000 and $12,: 000,000 during the next year, it is estimated. Mill agents, in announcing advances in prices, have frankly said that the upward trend is the result of wage advances. The rise In the price of cotton goods, is comparatively small?a fraction of a cent a yard in most cases? but selling agents predict that the net advance to the retailer may ultimate: ly reach two cents a yard. Some in, creased prices also have been quoted on woolen goods and dealers freely predict higher prices for next season. I Hangs On the Wage Dispute. I Cleveland, O.?Whether the 450,000 union coal miners of the United States will quit and cause fiie mines to be shut down probably will not be decided earlier than a few days before April i 1 The present wage agreements ex pire on that day. Officials of the Miners' Union decided to take no action on the wage dispute of the authracite miners until the differences of the bituminous coal miners have brought about either a settlement or a dis agreement. This means that the coa situation will remain unsettled foi : several days. Florida Judge Has Resigned. i | Tampa. Fla.?After forty years o | continuous service as Federal Judg< 1 for the Southern district of Florida Judge James \V. Locke has tenderet his resignation to take effect as sooi i as his successor can be selected. Judg ; Locke is the oldest Federal jurist ii the Union in point of service. .-lis d? clsion In salvage cases are recognize* as authority. He is said to have ati judicated more litigations of this clas than any other jurist in the country. Grace is Near Deaths Door. Atlanta, Ga Kugeno H. Grace, wl.i has been in a local hospital sine* March 5 with a severed spinal cord ai a result of a pistol shot and whe charges his wife, Mrs. Daisy Opit Grace, with the shoo ing, was removet to his former home at Newnan. (la According to his, physicians Grace ha.1 been steadily losing ground in th< past week and death is expected at anj time. Mr. Grace did not comment or his wife's decision to return to At lanta before leaving the city. Train Crashes Into Residence. Dayton, ().?A Cincinnati, Hamiltoi & Dayton freight train jumped tin i track on the outskirts of this city ant crashed through a residence. Tin 1 house turned completely over wiier the train struck it. One man and om woman who were within were prob ably fatally injured, it is reported. Claimed Heir to Spanish Throne. Macon. Ga.?The death of John S De Montetnollin. a Confederate veter | an, here has brougnt to light docu ments that claimed to show he wai the rightful heir to the throne o Spain. The papers which were secret ed in I)e Montmollin's houseboat ot the Ocniulgee river are said to be o such convincing character that at on< time the then head if Cambridge Uni versify, Kngland. wp.it so far as to of fer to etjuip a war party to invath Spain in an effort to seat lite Ameri can claimant. Gave Sister the Wrong Tablets. New Orleans.?Annie Crawford wai called to the witness stand to tell tt the jury the story of the death of he: sister, Klise Crawford, who she ii , charged with having murdered by th< administration of poison. She wai ptit through a grilling cross fire o questions by the district attorney bu held up under the ordeal. Her state mem of the manner in which the pois on came to be administered to her sie tre was practically the same as tha made in her confession a few dayi after the death of Klise. Mexican Rebel Leader Arrested. Chihuahau, Mex.?General Rojas o the revolutionary forces, was placet under arrest by Genet al Orozco, th< ! commander-in-chief and two hundret of Rojas' men were disarmed ant : their rifles given to men whose loyaltj i is not questioned. The remaining flvt hundred men of the Rojas detachmen I were sent south to reinforce Generali Campa and Salazar. Rojas Is the mar who. when in command of the rebe garrison at Juerez, looted the brand of the Mexican National bank of 17,20< pesos. $1.25 PER YEAR ???^u? ?? REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS The Receipts and the Disbursements in Both the Water and Electric Light Departments Shown. Orangeburg. ? The commissioners of public works for Orangeburg have lust published an interesting report concerning the water, light and power plant of this city, showing the receipts and expenditures, as required by the rules and regulations of the water and light department. The report Is for the year 1911. The commissioners of public works are Dr. J. G. 1--- o- P V Qnnvillo and \\ H IIIIH 111 rt IV f 1 , Ol., E*. *1. Sol Kohn. The report shows that the receipts from the water department amount* ed to $7,339.07; the amount of receipts from electric current waB $17.* 954.85; receipts from the electric meter rents was $610.26: material sold receipts, mainly electrical fixtures amounted to $3,226.81; other items of the receipts totaled $448.01, making a grand total of receipts in amount $29,579.10. The amount transferred from the city's general fund to aid this department amounted to $2, 517.87, making the total receipts come up to $32,067.97, The larger amounts of the disbursements were as follows: Maintenance, etc., $3,042.84; fuel. $9,922.27; labor, $8,129.10; and with the other disbursements makes a total amount of disbursements of $28,764.29. The amount returner! to the general fund of the city was $3,332.68. This report is very gratifying to the citizens ol : this city, as it shows that the local plant, besides sustaning itself and furnishing the city with light for all j the main street lights, is returning to ! the city treasury each year a neat sum as a profit. Two Were Hurt in a Collision. Southern passenger train No. 36 Columbia to Charlotte, crashed Intc the rear end of a freight train- at i Blvfhewood. Engineer T. M. Glenn ' and Fireman F. W. Barmore, both ol the passenger train, were painfully injured, the former suffering a broken shoulder bone and the latter a frac tured leg. The freight and passenger were both northbound ami the passenger overtook the freight with the result that a rear-end collision occurred. The injured men were brought to Columbia and taken to hospitals and given attention. It was stated : that they were resting easy. Three j of the freight cars were splintered by the wreck, but no damage was , frag done to the passenger train. A wrecki ing train from Columbia cleared the ( ^ tracks in about two hours. Re-elected Mayor of Camden. I>r. S. F. Hraaington was re-elected mayor of Camden over Dr. W. J. '\ j I Dunn by a majority of 54 voles. The" .12 election created more interest than any election that has been held here during the past 20 years. All day long about a dozen carriages and. anf toniobolies transported the voters tA , the polls. All sides claimed victory and every candidate was very hopej fill, until the votes were counted j Large crowds congregated around the p , opera house and Hotel Camden cor1 I ner wjien the results began coming in, and as soon as they were an I nounced there was considerable I.; cheering. 9 - ?? Hearings of Railroad Commission. The railroad commission has called several hearings on matters of gen ^ eral interest. A hearing will he held s about the middle of May on the ques lion of a reduction of rates on intra ( state shipments of starch. The boards , of trade of (Ireenvllle, Spartanburg I and other towns of the state request ed the hearing The commission will ? soon hold hearings on the question of f improving the schedules on the Bennettsville & Cheraw railway and the Northwestern railway of South C?ro Una. r ? State Co-operative Committee. Will H. Selgler, superintendent of , education of Aiken county, who at the , 1911 convention of the oStuehrn Kdtica*' ' tiaM (n | (alias TPX j tiunai miminuuu, i.i >. ... ... as. was elected president of the South " Carolina board, and was Riven authority to appoint a committee to serve for one year, has named the committee, which i? known as the state cooperative committee. Col. Moore Kills A Bad Negro. Col. ('. F. Moore, a native of the county, but now residing in Cheraw, several days ago, while at one of his f large plantations across the river in Chesterfield county, had trouble with a despprate negro by the name of f Ttandall Jackson. Later in the afternoon, while Colonel Moore was in his commissary, Jackson entered and began firing. Two balls struck Col. Moore, but he is not dangerously wounded. Colonel Moore returned the fire as s?>???? ?g possible killing Jack son instantly. Cherokee County Court Closes. The spring term of court of general sessions for Cherokee county has come to a close. In the term, there has been only one acquittal and this in itself is quite a remarkable record. f The court has dispatched the business t ! in remarkable time. Only one mistrial occurred during the present term. Up to the time that Judge Cage camp to GafTney, he had not had ^ mistrial in two and a half years. In (hp case of the state against alleged ntQonshiners this record was broken, as the jury faled to agree. f Will Reduce- Cotton Acreage. The committee, headed by State Senator [). M. C'rosson of Leesville, I appointed a fpw weeks ago to push I the operation of the Hock Hill plan for the reduction of cotton acreage in Lexington county, has begun work in ^ i earnest, atid plans are being formulated to get the pledges signed. On ac1 count of the bad condition of the froads. however, the work will necessarily be slow, as it is impossible to j cover the county under the present condition of the roads. It is believed, the acreage will be greatly reduced. ' ' ' '