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? ' WNI'y ESTABLISHED IN 18 P ' SOUTH CMOlIP WOMAN'S STATUE UNVEILED AT COLUMBIA WITH VERY IMPRE88IVE 8CENE8 AND EXERCI8E8. til a a vaar AniTAn BAKNWtLL WAS I nr. unaiun Men of 8outh Carolina Pay Tribute to Women of the Confedsracy When Beautiful Monument la Unveiled on 8tate Houae Ground. Colombia.?The tribute of the men of the State to the noble self-sacrificing Sooth Carolina Women of the Confederacy, whose devotion, courage, and love in the dark days of the '60s kept alive the courage of the men of the Confederacy, who in rags and half starved, fought against overwhelming ode-, was in part paid when the monument to the South Carolina Women of the Confederacy was unveiled in the presence of thousands of loyal South Carolinians. The weather was ideal and thousands from all parts of the state were In attendance, taking their part In doing honor to the nobla women of Carolina. The speakers stand was profusely decorated in Confederate colors and masses of flowers. Seated on the stand were representatives of chapters of Daughters of the Confederacy throughout the State, the members of Camp Hampton, the moiuraent commission, Gen. C. Irvln Walker, chairman; Capt. William E. Gonzala, secretary and treasurer; Col. C. A. Reed and Col. T. J. Moore. Major John G Richards, the other member of the commission. was detained at hiB home by sickness and could not be present. The Rev. John G. Richards and the Rev. F. O. 8. Custis. the Hon. Jos. W. Barnwell, the Hon. A. L. Gaston, and Capt. Dwight, Mrs. C. E. Graham, the president of the South Carolina Division of the U. D. C., and others were also on the Btand. Appointment by the Governor. The governor has appointed J. M. Johnson a member of the highway commission for Marion county to All out the unexpired term of H. L. Tilghman. A. Paysinger has been appointed rural policeman for Dillion because of the refusal of Joe M. Bass to accept the position. The Richland dispensary board has notified the Goverernor of the election of Thomas W. Collins as dispenser at the new dispensary. Agitation For Road Improvement. As summer begins to approach with Its Pne days for motoring over the mountains, agltatlor for better highway* is uppermost. A meeting will be held in Greenville looking toward the improvement of the roads leading to Hendersonvllle via Travelers' Kest. Th?s road is much used in summer by tourists, and agitation for its improvement is of interest to a large portion of the state. Beach is Anxions to Face Charge. That Fredrick O. Beach, accused of cutting Mrs. Beach's throat and now under bond on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, is anxious that the charge hanging over him come to its final settlement is indicated by the telegram received from him in Paris. The cablegram to his Aiken lawyers, the Hendersons. readB: "Am returning in near future. Have trial soon as possible." . Carolina Special Is Derailed. The Carolina Special, the Southern railway's fast train from Charleston to Cincinnati, left the rails as it was running into Spartanburg. The front trucks of the engine jumped the track at Marion avenue and Pine street Dispensary Sales in Six Counties. The total sales by the dispensaries In six counties of the State for Marcl amounted to $220,777.86, according t< a report made by M. H. Mobley, etat< dispensary auditor. The sales show t considerable increase over February Folders For State Teachers. Telling the teachers of arrangement! now being perfected for their enter talnment, during the annual conven tion of the State Teachers' Assocla tlon, to be held here April 25, 26 an< 27, folders are being sent to all mem bers of the Teachers' Association b: the Charleston Chamber of Commerce which, through the Tourist and Con ventien league, was active In bring ing the Association Convention to thii city. The folder contains letters to tbi teachers from Mr. A. B. Rhett, presi dent of the local committee. W. H. Hand Inspecting Schools. Prof. W. H. Hand, state rural schoo Inspector is in Greenwood count; making a regular tour of inspectioi with County Superintendent of Ed' cation J. F. Wideman. Prof. Hand gav a lecture illustrated with stereoptico; views at the Greenwood mill schoc which was well attended and greatl enjoyed by the audience. He lecture at the Phoenix school one of the leac ing rural schools of the county. He ha been quite complimentary in his n marks about the schools of Greet wood. D. A. R. To Have Monument. Within a year, said the Daughter of ?he American Revolution, the morn ment to the three partisan general of South Carolina will be unveiled, th contract for the design Itavi v; i?ee awarded Mr. F. Wellington Kuckstuli by the monument commi':ee. Hie d? sign for the monument is said to d most artistic and appropriate, and th stately shaft when erected wiu a id t the beauty and historic Ir.tercMt of th Capitol grounds. Mrs. A. I. Uobertsoi chairman of the committee, came t Columbia to meet Mr. Rockstuhl. ir-' THE 91. A THOUSAND BOYS TO ATTEND ( A Banquet to Be Given to the Corn 1 Club Boys of the Corn Growing States. T Columbia.?One thousand boya in school together is not a rare sight but a gathering of one thousand school boys around a banquet board is unique. y And when it is said that these one thousand boys are Corn Club boys, from all the corn growing states, T what a sight it will be! This is the plan of the Exposition i j management, to have a great Exposition School for prize winners in the 1 county contests of the Boy's Corn Club, as conducted throughout the southern states by the Federal Farm s Demonstration bureau, and the city council of Columbia, where the Corn u Exposition is to be held next January, * has announced that the city will give h I a banquet to the one thousand or more tl j boys attending the Exposition School. I The school will consist of the two boys In each county winning first and second places in the Boys' Corn Club e I contests, The school will open on ^ j Monduy, January 27th, 1913, the open ing day of the Exposition, and will 0 continue one week. The faculty will v I consist of agricultural experts from tl 1 -? ?m.lM ah parts cm me ivuuu; *?uv -... ^ In attendance on the exposition, which is much more than a mere corn show. It la a great national agricultural ex- f( position, not being confined to corn ei alone, and the opportunity which it b: affords for agricultural education is tc unexcelled. ai The boys attending the Exposition w School will be quartered in a large in building, near the main exposition * buildings, and they will be in charge te of representatives of the farm de- bi monstration work. w Candidates of Greenwood County. ft Candidates for county offices in c Greenwood county are announcing a themselves right along these days, Those who have announced are, for b re-elections as treasurer, F. Graham c Payne, no opposition as yet; for clerK b of court. W. H. Yeldell, Sr., opposed by s Dr. L H. Russell and M. G. Bowles; f< for auditor, for re-electlou, J. W. Canfield, opposed by Joe Lake, A. Jerome Bell and W. R. Bullock; for countv superintendent for re-election, J. F. c Wideman. opposed by W. A. Fridy, J] Thomas H. Edwards. James Rogers, a J. E. Arnold and T. E. Dorn; for su- t pervisor, L. M. Moore, J. B. McCombi, ? J. W. Alton. Jr.. and W. D. Melton, the l< incumben; T. C. Burnett will not offer p for re-election; for sheriff for re-elec- fc ' tion, T. W. McMillan, opposed by L. C. t Elledge and J. A. Calhoun; for cotton v welgber at Greenwood, S. Gamewell, c Major W. J. Anderson. W. B. Wilkin* f< Ison, T. N. Graham and J. V. Scott. a a 1 Annual Oratorical Contest. o In the fifth annual oratorical con w test of the high schools of the Piedmont section held in the G. F. C. auditorium, Greenville, Wilkes Denny of the 8eneca High school won first b place and Grady Fegan of Greenville oi High school won second place. In b addition to the gold medal offered for u first and second places, respectively. 2< the Seneca school, of which Wilkes tt Denny was the representative, won u the coveted honor of holding for one a year the solid silver cup given by the c< Jefferson Powder Company of Bir- | 0 mingham. ; p b Magistrate Removed in Laurens. i tl The following lettter has been sent k to the secretary of stale from the governor's office: ' His excellency, j Gov. Blease, haB this de.v appointed W. C. Curry, of Owlngs, or Gray Court, i a meYnber of the boards of equalisa- fl tion for Dial's township. Laurens eoun- t ty. to fill the unexpired term of 8. L. o OwingB. whose coinmisssion has been t revoked upon request of the Laurens e delegation and the other members ef t i the board, it having been secured , t i through a misrepresentation. | t ' ; d - Stat* Board of Education Meets. t ; The state board of education met in j the governor's office, when routine ( matters were discussed. W. K. Tate, supervisor of rural elementary schools i submitted his report, showing much i progressive work, especially in the ( ) country schools. A most satisfactory ? i report on the high schools of the ? i state was made by W. H. Hand, state t high school inspector. t General Order by Adjt. 'Yen. Moore s A general order has been ts:''ed by Adjt. Gen. Moore announcing that 'he j - South Carolina regiments of the Na- - tional Guard will attend the annual ' f i encampments of the companies of the < - Sou'h at Anniston. Ala. The third i f regiment will go into camp on July ( 6 for ten days; the First regiment j ' - on July 15 for ten days, and the Second regiment on July 25 for ten days. ? The amount available for the en5 campment is about The South - Carolina companies did not attend last year on account of a lack of funds. Newberry Teachers Hold Meeting. 1 The County Teachers' Association y met at Little Mountain Newberry ] i county Prof. G. P. Voieht. of Newberry ] I-. College, delivered the address before j i e the Association. He spoke on German j1 u school system, pointed out the excel>1 lencle8 of this wonderful system and y drawing lessons from it which may t d be profitable for the people of this i 1- country to learn Prof. Voight spent ! i s some time in Germany, and spoke not i v only from a theoretical, but from a i. practical knowledge ar* obesrvatioD of the German system. South Carolina New Enterprises. 8 The secretary of state nas issued a 1 commission to the Bank of Cades, 'r. ! s e Williamsburg county, win: a capital n stocx of $10,000. The pet'Mouers areil W. E. Wilson. V. G. Arne>4e and F. L. > Willcox. A commission his been ise sued to the Cades Mercantile company e of Cades, with a capital slock of $ 15.n 000. The petitioners are: W. B. Wilson e V. G. Arnette and F. L. ".Vii'cox. A l, commission has been issueu to the o Lorl8 Publishing company of Loris, with a capital of $1,000. : fo ] SHOW ISfpiZED! HE SITUATION IS DISCUSSED BY PRESIDENT OF POULTRY MEM'S ASSOCIATION. 'ORMED STATE ASSOCIATION 'he Members Are Urged to Make An Exhibit at Columbia During the National Corn Exposition?Much Interest Is Being Shown. Columbia.?The members of the outh Carolina Poultry Association, hich mas organized here recently, 111 hold a state poultry show in Coinuia at the same time with the Naon Corn Show next January. Even' ouitry breeder in the state is urged j join the association and send an xhibit to the show. Theo. E. . Hdlz auser of Columbia ia the president f the association. Mr. Holzhauser is ery much interested in the asBOciaIon and believes that a good work -ill he accomplished. "This being the age for united ef)rts," said Mr. Holzhauser, "in all nterprises, it behooves us as poultry readers also to organize and work >getnei for a certain definite end, so i to put poultry breeding on a par 1th the breeding of other live stock i our state. This is the more reamable, as there are more people lr. Tested in this line of live stock reeding than in any other. For this reason, within the last fev eeks, an organization was success illv launched and termed. "The South arollna Poultry Association." Quite number of poultry breeders attended nth lie initiatory meetings in Colum ia and as things now seem, the South aro'.ina Poultry Association has a right future ahead, and "Mil he a trong factor in bettering conditions jr poultry breeders." ___. Orangeburg Politics Interesting. Orangeburg. ? County politics in )rangeburg are beginning to become ateresting and candidates are freely nnouncing themselves of late. As he board of township commissioners fas aboliahed by an act of the recent egislature, and substituting three suervisors therefor, this new office is eing largely sought after. 80 far a? 11 onnnnnrpmpntfi for BUDer uric ai u B isor, thro? of whom are to be elected, j Candidates are beginning to announce I sr the house of representatives. No nnounceinents have been made for j ny county offices, although rumor is ut that most of the present officers 'ill have opposition. Cotton Sold At Newberry. Newberry.?The figures have Jusi een obtained of the number of bales f cotton sold from wagons at Newerry since the 1st of September last p to the present time. The number is 1,242. which is 6.316 bales more than le receipts for the entire year endig September 1, 1911. "Jhere is still good deal of unsold cotton In the aunty, and it is thought the receipts f this year will exceed those of the receding year by something like 8,000 ales. Two reasons contribute to his: one is that the Newberry mar et has been kept up to the top notch , i prices this year. Not Much Fertilizer Used Columbia.?Reports on file in the ofIce of the state treasurer show that he formers have used about 120,>00 less tons of ferPizer th'.s year han last. There is a tax of 25 cents i ton on all fertilizer sold a;.d the otal amount to be received from the ax this year is $195,634 72. The otal amount received to th> same late last year was $228,903.36. The loal amount received from the tax f-?r ast year was $255,082.49. The fund toes to Clemson college. Aiken Company is Mustered Out. Columbia?Acting under the military rode of South Carolina W. W. Moore, idjutant general mustered out of the lervlce of the state of South Carolina ri..t iwmnnnv nf the COast ar ,UO 2' II OI< WU? f w. _ llltry reserves of Aiken. Pension Checks Are Mailed Out. Columbia.?Checks for pensjons estreating $252,485.45 have been sent >ut to the various counties of the state rc "? the comptroller general's office, ollov ng the report of the state pennon bo. -d. In 1911 there were 9,512 >n the t nslon roll and 1912 9,230. The roll \ >s reduced by 282 during :he year. "1 e report shows that there ire 4 551 o. soldiers drawing pensions and 4.0 ' widows. The general issembly apt opriates $250,000 annually for pet Ions, but. on account )f refunds, this amount was increased Cast Will b Settled in Court Columbia.?\\ ether B. J. Rhnnie or Hugh Wilson F. i6er will be state bank examiner will be settieo bv the supreme court. Associate Justice Watts signed an order requiring R. H. Jennings, to show cause brf to the supreme court on April 19 why i pre-emptory mandamus should not be Issued to require him to honor the draft or check drawn by B. J. Rhnne as state bank examiner for expenses during the month of March. B. J. Rhame was dismissed by the governor. A Blind Tiger Under Depot St. Matthews.?Blind tigers are 6ai.i to be so numerous in town that one is not surprised when he sees the vari able and manifold signs, bnt there was much merriment here when a little rat terrier, in search of its prey under the depot, suddenly came to a halt and began to bay in "decpmouttied and solemn tones." The big jugs and demijohns were there in abnud wee. A beautiful system of shelving *!4d been improvised for easy and safe assortment. RT FORT MILL, S. C., THU FROM THE PALMETTO STATE Latest General News That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Columbia.?W. W. Moore, adjutant general, announced that he will offer for reelection In the August election. Gen. Moore Is the only candidate thus far announced\for the position. Columbia.?Jewelry valued ac $850 was stolen from the home of Mr. William J. Murphy, Jr., on Gregg sti^t, while Mr. and Mrs. Murphy were enjoying a spin in their automobile. Columbia.?The governor has granted a parole to John Miller, convicted in Lexington in June of 1910 and sentenced to three years on the county chain gang on the charge of assault and batter with intent to kill. Columbia.?The governor has commuted the sentence of J. R. English, who was convicted in Union county on the charge of violation of the dispensary iaw, from a fine of $600 or six month to a fine of $100 to fouf months. Timtnonsville.?As a result of a shooting affair at a negro frolic near I town several days ago Charlie Jen- i nlngs died The negro was shot In the head by John McGee. McGee has been placed in jail. Greenville.?The local post U. C. T. will eend a large and representative delegation to 8partanburg May 10 to attend the state convention. The : Greenville pout is especially strong in point of membership and enthusiasm. Lexington.?A speciul election was held In Summit school district No. 14 at Summit, for the purpose of voting a two-mill tax levy for school purposes therein. J. S. Shealy, D. T. Hare and W. A. Hare, the trustees, conducted the election. Columbia.?The report by the state board of pardons has been completed ! and sent the governor. The board was in session for more than one week and 1 considered over 80 petitions for par- [ don. The report was not given out by the board. Chester.?W. D. Knox, who has served as superintendent of education for many years, has announced his candidacy to succeed himself. Trof. W. Jay McGarlty, superintendent u* the Allendale graded schools and a graduate of Wofford College, may be a candidate. Columbia.?John Gloyer, a negro, dbout 35 frears of age, was arrested by the Columbia police and Is being held charged witn rauraer 01 a wuiunu in Barnwril county. He was arrested at the comer of Washington and Assembly itreets after telegrams had been received describing the man wanted. Abbeville.?Abbeville is preparing to entertain the 8outh Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs In May. The dates are May 6, 7, 8 and 9. The entertainment will consist of a public reception in the opera house after the usual addresses of welcome have been made. During this reception, which is for the purpose of everybody getting acquainted, South Carolina tea will be served by a bevy of pretty girls. Belfon.?The second annual contest of the O'Neal Oratorical association was held here. In every respect the contest was the best had by the association. The O'Neal Oratorical association was organized something over two years ago with a membership of four schools: Anderson, Williamston. Honea Path and BePon schools. In the previous contest the Honea Path and Belton schools took off first piares Beaufort.?At the annual meeting of the B. V. A. third division of South Carolina naval militia, for the election of officers, the result was as follows: H. S. Townsend, lieutenant commander; L. 13. Simpson and P. Mittle, lieutenants; committee to act on new members: E. W. Rodgers. L. Bond. John Parlor, George Tucker, Alex, j.evin. It was moved and carried that these officers be retained for two con secutiv* years. Walterboro.?Frank Kinsev and Wil! liam Klnsey, of the SnlderB section, are in jail here, having been commit| ted by Magistrate R. 0. W. Bryan. Frank Kinsey is charged with having commitleed an assault on his sister, Miss Carolina V. Klnsey, with intent to kill. William Kinsey Is charged with having taken a horse from the game Miss KinBey. his sister also. This t/ouble is the culmination of a series of unpleasant happenings in the community. Greenwood?Extensive preparations are being made here for the enter' tainment of the 6tate Sunday school ! convention here in the near future, j Fully 400 delegates are expected. The | convention win noia n? ecsgiuun the Presbyterian church. Winnsboro. ? Winnsboro's progressive city fathers have decided to purchase a chemical engine and thereby i insure the property owners of a more j reliable Are fighting apparatus than I they have had heretofore. The order for the engine has been placed and is expected to be in commission within ' the next week or two. Orangeburg.?The 1 fith annual convention of South Carolina branch of the International Order of King's Daughters will be held in Orangeburg April 17. 18 and 19. The convention auditorium will be St. Paul's Methodist church. Anderson.?A thousand voters of Anderson county heard Governor Blease here when he severely arraigned the members of the commission to investigate the Ansel dispensary board and criticised the Legislature, paying | particular respects to Senator sunivan and members of the lower House from this county. Camden.?"King" Perkins, one of ' the best known negroes in this section of the 6tate, and who is said to be 110 years (#f age. died at his quaint old cabin at Knights Hill, five miles above Camden. He has been lingering j between life and death for many ! weeks, and actually died of old age He had the perfect manner of an old time slave and was well liked and highly respected by white and colored He leaves many descendants, having been the father of twenty-three children. Although Perkin's exact age is not known, those who claim to kno* say that La in 110 years old. MILI RSDAY, APRIL 18, 1912. BLEASE IGNORED SENATE'S CHOICE THE GOVERNOR HAS NAMED THE , NEW BOARD FOR BEAUFORT 1 j COUNTY. ' I DELEGATION IS DISREGARDED i The Supreme Court of South Carolina la to Decide on the Question of Ap- ( pointment of County Commissioners. ?An Interesting Case. Columbia.?Disregarding the recommendation by the Beaufort county delegation and the confirmation of the senate, the governor appointed township commissioners for Beaufort county. Only one member appointed by the board was recommended by the Beaufort delegation. At the 1911 session of the general assembly Senator Christensen recommended the members of the board to the governor for appointment. The recommendatisn was ignored by the governor and a new board appointed. At the last session of the legislature Senator ChriBtenscn succeeded in passing a bill providing ior tne appointments by the delegations and declaring null and void the board appointed by the governor. The matter will be carried to the supreme court for a decision. The following board was confirmed by the senate at the last session: J. A. Kingshorn of Beaufort township; E. W. Fripp, Ransom Ward and G. W. Wilkins of St. Helena township; F. E. Wilder of Hilton Head township; I. Keyserling and P. H. Read of Shelton township; J. W. Simmons of Bufftown township and H. D. j Crosby and W. J. Cooler of YemasBee township. [ The following list of appointments : was sent to the secretary of state by i the governor: Beaufort township?W. R. Eve, W. H. Stalworth and S. J. Alexander. St. Helena township?Wm. Keyserling, T. R. Kittles 8nd J. E. Mason. Hilton Head township?F. E. Wilder, H. R. Padgett and W. F. WinI derB. 8heldon Township?C. E. Boineau, C. M. Read and Ben Josseison. Yemasee?R. A. Coburn, S. S. Keller and Charles A. Walker. Blufftown township?C. A. Verdier, W .W. Hudson and J. A. Cooler. la Assured of The Right of Way. The South Carolina Western Road seems to be pretty well assured of the necessary rights'of way for the line from Florence to Allison. At first there were some of the property owners who said that they could see no advantage to themselves from the road passing through their lines and they were disposed to charge for the right of way, but otflterB gave it readily and the people of Claussens offered a guarantee of right of way for five miles on each side of that community and then, though the others who at first held out for the rights for the line further down offered to give it, the ofTer was considered as rather ! too late, but it all depended on the rest of the line. Has Appointed Representatives. Arthur L. Gaston, division commander of the United Sons of Confederate Veterans, of South Carolina, las appointed the representatives from this state to the reunion to be held in Macon. May 6 to 10. The follow: ing appointments have been announced: Miss Rebecca Aiken, of Greenj wood, sponsor: Miss Nell Elliott, of i Winnsboro, maid of honor; Mrs. A. Wylie Moore, of Chester, matron of honor; Mrs. A. L. Gaston, of Chester, :haperon. Record Breaking Crop For Anderson. It is underBttod at Anderson that the ginners' report on the 1911 crop for Anderson county will show beI tween 83,000 and 84,000 bales. If this be so, and the information seems to be authentic, the crop is a recordbreaker for Anderson county, exceeding any previous crop by more than 15,000 bales. Died From Injuries Received. F. E. Cox died from injuries recelv; ed in the freight yard at Pickens a few days ago. While standing on the ground between two cars, supervising I the unloading of freight some shifting cars struck one of the cars and I he was pinned by the gang plank ] against the other, which nearly sever-! I ed his body. He was Injured internally and his pain was intense. He was not able to lie do*wn after the' accident. Mr. Cox has held the posi-( tion of depot agent here for several : years. ??? % To Meet For Rifle Range Practice. Seven men from earh of the thirtysix companies composing the National Guard of South Carolina will be in | Charleston for a period of about ten , days, commencing May 2't, for practice I at the Rifle Range, according to orders now being printed for distribution. under instruction of Adjt. and Inspector General \V. W. Moore. Several trophies are to be offered for the teams and individuals making the best records in rifle work, and every encouragement will be afforded to 1 bring South Carolina's practice up. Corn Club Boys Will Be Interested. Members of the Greenville County Boys' Corn club will be deeply Interested in an Important announcement concerning the prize wlnne-s' school, which Is to be established in connection with the Fifth National Corn exposition, to be held in Columbia. January 27 to February 8, 1913. Sec retary Johnstone of the board of trade Is In receipt of an announcement con cerning the prize winners' school which is sent him through O. B. Martin, assistant In boys" demonstration work. _ Tl l SOUTHERN TRAIN WRECKED North Bound Passenger Train Comes to Grief Near Gaffney?No One Hurt in Accident. Gaffney.?Northbound train No. 12 of the Southern Railway jumped the track about two miles south of Gaffney several days ago. No one was Injured and aside rrom tearing up the track no damage was done. The train was running about 10 minutes late and was making a little over the i schedule time at the time of #the wreck. The accident occurred on a 1 curve and the train ran for a distance of 400 yards before it was brought to a stop, cross ties and bolts being cut and damaged. Engineer Black was driving the engine and Conductor Cannon was in charge of the train. The engineer states that he was making only about 30 miles an hour and that the accident must have 1 been caused by an obstruction on the I track. i Superintendent Hungerford and special agents of the raijroad are now on the scene examining into the cause of the wreck. All traffic was tied up for a few hours, the New York and New Orleans , limited northbound being the first train to pass through. Feedstuffs Are Below The Grade. The commercial feed stuffs inspec- . tors are finding numerous shipments of corn throughout the state that are decidedly off grade and a large percentage of this corn 1b entirely unfit for feeding animals of any kind ac- j cording to Commissioner Watson. He said that he was urging all morchants and conusmers in the state to refuse : to accept any on graue mm iu uuui> > the state department of agriculture promptly and an inspector would be immediately dispatched to make In- , spection and draw a sample. A majority of the corn that is being shipped into the state is shipped sight draft bill of lading attached, and the con- ' signee once having paid the draft and accepted the shipment must necessar- : ily be the loser if the corn does not i come up to the requirements of the commercial feed stuff act of this state. All buyers are urged to have all doubtful appearing shipments examined by one of the inspectors before delivery is made. The District Conference of U. D. C. The district conference of the Ridge division, U. D. C., held its ses- ' siou at Johnston with the Mary Ann I Brico chapter, the following 19 chap- ; ters being in the division: Edward Croft chapter, Aiken; Batesburg chapter, Batesburg; Beech Island chapter, Beech Island; Michael Brice chapter, Blackstock; John 8. Kennedy chapterCamden; Chester chapter, Chester; Wade Hampton chapter, Columbia; j M. C. Butler chapter, Columbia; Edgefield chapter, Edgefield; Florence Thornwell chapter, Fort Mill; I^ancaster chapter, Lancaster; S. D. Barron j chapter, Old Point; Winthrop College i chapter, Rock Hill; Ann White chapter, Rock Hill; Ridge Spring chapter, Ridge Spring; Lucinda Horn chapter, Saluda; John Bratton chapter, Winnsboro; Winnie Davis chapter, Yorkville. Places of instruction Camps. An order has been received at the adjutant general's office from general ' * lolnnH V neaoquaners hi uu?eiuui d mmuu, ... Y., announcing the dat^s and places of instruction camps for the Infantry this year. The instruction camps have been held for a number of years, but this year will first see the camps systematized and made general. There are to be camps in practically all of the slates In the outh. Capt. George I Mc.Master of Columbia will be among the instructing officers. The camp for the instruction of the South Carolina militia will be at Fort Mcl'herson, near Atlanta, May 13 to 18. The Governor Makes Appointments. The governor has appointed J. W. M. Glover as magistrate for North Augusta, in Aiken county to succoed T. L. Hahn. who was recently suspended by the governor. Mr. Hahn refused to resign the position and following his dismissal announced that he would offer for the place In the primary election next summer. The governor has appointed W. F. Beard of Langley as a member of the board of registration for Aiken. Killed While at Target Practice. Cadet Louis Geddings Dotterer, a member of the freshman class at the Citadel and eldest son of Dr. Ixuiis P. Dotterer of Charleston was shot in the head while at target practice on the Rifle Range, where the Citadel corps is now encamped, and died in a few minutes afterwards as a result of his wound. Cadet Dotterer with a squad of officers and cadets was in the pit just beneath the target when lie met his death. The bullet that brought his life to an end came from one of the rifle.- discharged in a volley. Fairfield County Good Roads. Under the guidance of the county board of commissioners who are men holding office gratis and not even receiving mileage, Fairfield county Is today building the best roads that the people have ever enjoyed. From the Chester county line to the Richland county line the chaingang Is building a highway almost the equal of any road in the state, and when this is completed the board expects to place the gang mi another road leading northwest from the town and work It in the same manner. To Hold State Convention May 15. The executive committee of the Democratic party meeting at the state house issued a call for the state convention to be held in Columbia on May 15 at noon. The county conventions were called for May 6 and the club meetings for April 27. Gen. Wilie Ton *s for 14 years state chairman, announced his retirement from the posi'ion. Jasper county was received Into the Democratic fold when R. M. Jefferies, member of the committee from the new county was seated. MES flTANIC PLUNGES ' 10 B0T10N OF SEA THE MOST APPALLING MARINE f DISASTER IN THE HISTORY t OF THE WORLD. IVBOUT 866 PERSONS SAVED j ?" ? ! i /easel Went Down Two Hours After I Impact Carrying Fifteen Hundred to , * Watery Grave?Most of Those Saved 1 Were Women and Children. I I i New York.?While the fate of the j majority of the 2,100 persons on board the mammoth White Star Liner Tl- i tanic, which sank on the New Found- ; i land banks after a collision with an iceberg, still remains in doubt, and it is feafed more than 1,200 persons were lost, a note of good cheer came from the ocean ways by wireless. It was in the shape of a wireless message from the White Star Liner Olympic, one of the vessels hovering near the scene of the disaster, flashing the news that 886 of the Titanic's passengers, mostly women and children, were being brought to port by the Cunarder Carpathia. Other messages later brought confirmatory tidings. First reports were that the Carpathia had saved but 675 persons. The new figures reduced the list of those j for whose fate fear was felt by nearly 1 two hundred. A partial list of the sur- ; vivors on the Carpathia include the names of many women of prominence who were on the steamer. After the first desperate calls of the Titanic for help had been sent flying through space and brought steamers for hundreds of miles around speeding to the scene, what seems to have i been an impenetrable wall of silence was raised betwec-n her and the anxious world. The giant liner, bo far as advices | appear, went to her fate without so I much as a whisper of what must have been the scenes of terrible tragedy enacted on her decks. In the lack of even a line from a survivor, imagination pauses before j even trying to conjecture what passed j oe innt-itutila tiamma known and I It was Been that of the more than 2,000 human lives with which she was ; freighted there could be hope of sav Ing, as it appears, far leBs than a half. Open Season For Petty Politics. Atlanta.?This is the open Beason foi | petty politics in Atlunta, and It is ! bringing many amusing incidents. Not j least among them is the fact that i every little fellow who decides to run ! for council from the fourteenth ward, or for assistant chief night watchman of the city dump, fills his lungs full of air or his pen full of ink and announces .stentoriously, "My hat is in 1 the ring." He announces it seriously and proudly, after the manner of one who has just made a pithy epigram to I point a doughty deed. Indescribable Scenes of Flood. Hallulah, La.?Scenes here are almost indescribable. High water is everywhere as far as the eye can see and is from ten to fifteen feet deep in north TaUulsh. The inhabitants are in need of flr>od supplies, other than those sent here from VieKSDurg. unless immediate relief is received the suffering of those without place to stay will be intense. Water from the Salem crevasse continued to rise. Indian Conveyances Confirmed. Washington.?The supreme court of the United States decided that the United States could not bring suit in the Oklahoma courts to set aside conveyances by full blood C'hoctaws and Chickasaws of land inherited by them whether "homestead" or "surplus" lands. . Receivers For Fuel Dil Company. Muskogee, Okla.?Receivers were appointed for the Central Fuel Oil Company in the Federal court here upon the application of the Bankers Trust Company of New York, holder of a six-million dollar mortgage. Americans in Mexico Will Arm. Washington.?In response to an ap peal from the American consul at 1 Guadalaujara, Mexico, President Taft i has authorized the exportation of 150 rifles and 50,000 rounds of ammunition for arming the citizens of the United States in that district. This is the second step to permit Americans in Mexico to receive munitions of war for self protection. Americans in Mpfico City already having hern similarly armed. The presndent gave his consent to the exportation of 4<?0 riflrs, 120,000 cs*tridges for the Mexican government. Two Million Capital Wiped Out. Washington.?The capital stock ano surplus of the Second National Bank of Cincinnati. O.. amounting to about $2,000,000 has bren wiped out by losses, according to reports to the Comptroller of the Currency. The action of the charing house association in taking charge of the institution guaranteeing its deposits avoided suspension. An assessment will be levied on the stockholders to restore the capital. The bank losses are said to be due to had investmetns. The total liabilities approximated $8,000,000. ~l Three Borrbs Exploded in New York New York.?Three bombs were ex ploded within a short distance or eacn other in the Italian east side colony. One bomb wrecked the grocery on Twelfth street, another demolished the front of a fish 6tore on Eleventh street and the third burst without serious damage in front of a tenement on Tenth street. The grocer admitted to the rolice that he had recently received a series of threatening letters but the others insisted that they had received no threats. No arrests have been made. $1.25 PER YEAR RESPASSERS ON RAILROADS fltny Live* Lest Every Year From Thi* Cause?Reasons Why Trew passing Should be Stopped. Washington, D. C.?Statistic* comdied by the Interstate Commerce Cora nission are directing popular attenion strongly to the large number of teoplc who are annually killed and inured while trespassing on the propery of the railways of the United States Metering to this subject In an address lelivered before the Railroad Club of Richmond, Va., President Finley, of he Southern Railway Company, said: "While speaking on the subject of preventable accidents, let me call attention to the great loss of life on ? rntln'ava hlf t rpflnfl RKPf* On niuciitaa IBU" %MJ o m,j railway property. I will make no mention of the thousands of cases of p?i* sonal injuries sustained annually b? persons trespassing on railway property, in connection with which the railways are called upon to pay out annually large sums, or of the great dam** age done to railway property caused by acts of trespassers, I will sinrpiy refer to the loss of life. 'The statistics of the interstate Commerce Commission show that no less than 51,083 people were killed while trespassing on the property of the railways of this country during the ten years, 1902-1911, and that out of the total number of peoplt? 10,391, killed for the year ended June 30, 1911, 5,284, or more than 50 per cent, were trespassers. The railways, at an expense of millions of dollars for the installation of block signals, have car ried the prevention of collisions so far that the total number of passengers and employees killed in such accidents annual is about 400. While w? should aim, through greater efficiency of operation, to eliminate these accidents entirely, is It not worth while for the governments to take soms action to stop the evil of trespassing which costs an average of over R.OOfl lives annually. "If for no other reason than for thi protection of those who participate in it, trespassing should be abolisued in some way. 1 mention this in the hops that not only those interested in th? welfare and prosperity of our rail ways, but in the welfare of the nation, will do everything that is within theii pojrer to aid in bringing about thi ?noi>tman? nt anr>h rcwtannnhlA And helpful legislation as will result In a great saving of life, and, at the same time, relieve the railways of the coun try of considerable trouble and e? pense." Recreation of Authors. Emerson Hough, author of The Mi? sissippi Bubble, 64-40 or Fight, Th? Purchase Price, etc., spends several weeks each year hunting and Ashing. Frederic Isham is a confirmed globe, trotter. The Social Bucaneer and other novels from his pen have beep written as he traveled, James Whitcomb Riley is a lover el nature. Now he spends much of hh time in a big motor car. Wells Hastings, who wrote The Mai I In the Brown Derby, is an art critic Much of bis leisure time is passed (r i the galleries. Harold MacGrath is fond of trave and visiting with friends. He sayi The Carpet Prom Bagdad gave him ? flue excuse to go to the Orient. Kate Trible Sharber. who can cla'tr At the Age of Eve as her very own, it a great reader of serious things. William Johnston wrote The Yellow Letter for recreation. During wor> hours he is a practical newspaper man. Lloyd Osborne is an enthusiast!* member of the Lambs' Club. A Perso? of Some Importance was partly wrdt ten in the clubhouse writing room Miss I. A. R. Wylle studies interna tional questions. The Germans admi rably sets forth her ideas on this sub Ject. ? Howard Chandler Christy, the artist is fond of out-of-door life, plays tennii and takes an active interest in thi work about his farm. Henry Russell Miller cultivates t back-yard garden. The Man Highet Up was written for recreation, but His Rise to Power was a serious efTort Harris Dickson, who has made OR Reliable famous, visits New York Cifj and his college at Washington, once I year. Mrs. May Futrelle, author of Secre tary of Frivolous Affairs, cultivate! rare flowers. Leaders Stand by Economy Idea. Washington.?Democratic leaders o the house have determined to stant by their plans for economy In the ap ppropriation supply bills and hav< ! served notice that the first clash wil soo.i come in conference on the arm] appropriation bill. The senate com mittee on military affairs added to th? house bill ?7,537,453. The house Demo ! crats declare that if anything will de lay an adjournment t>f Congress li time for the national conventions 1' will be a refusal of the senate con ferees to yield on the supply bills. A Rich Young Grand Duchess. London.?The new Grand Duchest Marie of Luxemburg will be very r<cb for 6he succeeds to nearly all the lm mense fortune of her father, the lat? grand duke, who was very wealth] and 6pent large sums on the duchy He used to pay the diplomatic repre sentatives whom he maintained at Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Brussels anc The Hague. In London Luxemburg ii represented by the Netherlands mtn Ister. The grand duchess has been very carefully brought up. She hai learned many languages. The King's Gardener. London. ? The head gardener at Windsor Castle finds himself very busy at this time of the year. He receives almost dally visits from tbe representatives of some of the leading firms of horticulturists both at home and from abroad. The "travelers" in bulbs, roots and shrubs come with Illustrated catalogues 'and price lists of the various plants and shrubs that may be required for "forcing" purposes. The plants that are ordered now will be delivered at Windsor in November. 'p.