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^ ESTABLISHED IN 1891 I msm WERF ORGANIZED I THE INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION , WAS FORMED?MUCH INTEREST 18 8HOWN. 1 r r 1 CONSTITUTION WAS ADOPTED ! * 1 There Were Sixteen Instltutlone Rep- 1 resented at the Meeting 8everal Days Ago at Fllnn Hall.?Officer Wars Named?To Benefit State. ?.? Columbia. ? The Inter- High School Oratoriacl and Athletic Association of South Carolina was organized at a meeting in Fllnn hall. The charter ' members of the ofganlzation consist of the following schools: Florence, Weefmisster, Yorkvilje, Easley, Seneca, Fur man Fitting school, Camden, Yorkville, Rock Hill, Dillon, Latta, 1 I Summervllle, Hickory Grove and Cross Anchor. , A committee consisting of Dr. F. H. H. Calhoun, R. C. Burts and Jas. G. , Driver, which was appointed last year i to draw a constitution, made its re- j port and the constitution which it had drawn up was adopted with a few minor changes. The object of the association is to , encourage scholarship oratory and , atheletics among the youth of the | state, limit was set upon the age < of all contestants and no school,' not represented in both the branches of f the association will be allowed to compete for prizes. Through the generosity of Sylvan Bros, of Columtya there will be given , each' year to the team scoring the highest number of points a handsome trophy cup, the cup being given to the school without any conditions attached. The chief aim of the organization Is to be of benefit to the entire state, drawing the high schools of the state into a closer relation. After the adoption of the constitution the following officers were elected: President R. C. Burts. Greenville; first vice president, W. C. Taylor, Westminister; 8econd vice president, D. T. Kinard, Dillon; third | Tic? president, Rev. Walter Miicneii, Charleston; secretary and treasurer. J. B. Coleman, University of South Carolina; Dr. F. H. H. Calhoun, Clem-, on college, was chosen as the other ^ "executive committeeman. No Election Over Whiskey Question. Because the pro-dispensary people of Anderson slept there will be no lection in this county this year over the whiskey question. Several weeks ago petitions asking the county supervisor to order an election were circulated in every section of the county, and they were freely signed, eo it is understood,. Several days ago when the petition with the required number of signatures were turned ever to the supervisor, he told i.hem they had come in too late; that the law provides that the petitions must be In the hands of the supervisor not - later than May 1. A Negro Murderer Has Been Captured Cap. Morgan, a negro wanted for the murder of William Williams, another negro, at Pendleton on Apill 17, was captured in Atlanta by the chief of police of that city. Morgan escaped ' * *" offar fatally lltabb to lip niuuuioiuo nitv. , ing Williams and had not been heard from since until Sheriff King received a telegram from Atlanta telling of his arrest. County Board of Equalization Met. Tho County Board of Equalization met at Florence to canvass through met at Florence to canvass the returns of the county, each township board having throughly revised their lists and when they got together they did a little more real equalizing. South Carolina New Enterprise. The seyetary of state has g-anted a commission to the Riverside Park company of Charleston with a capital stock of $40,000. Policeman Shot by a Negro. At Lamar Policeman Parnell was shot and painfully but not seriously wounded by a negro. Mack McCollough, whom Parnell had gone to arrest. Complaint had been made against the negro and Parnell went to the house and knocked for admittance. The negro upon opening the door tried to dash by the officer. Mr. Parnell grabbing at him, tho negro stumbled and fell. As he rose he llred at the officer three times, one ball penetrating the muscles of the ritftit arm and another entering over the heart. Mutt Yield to Federal Law. ? Holding that the state law provld^ Ing a penalty upon common carriers for loss of shipments must jleld to the federal statute known as the Carmack amendment, the supreme court In a majority decision by Associate Justice FraBer dismissed the appeal of Mrs. C. E. Meetze of Columbia against the Southern Express company. A Richmond county magistrate ?. awarded a verdict of $50 to Mrs. Meetze and this was sustained by the circuit. Appeal from the judgment of the circuit court was dismissed. To Entertain Railroad Officials. Reidville is preparing to entertain the officials of the Greenville. Spartanburg & Anderson railroad when they will visit that village for the purpose of considering its "claims for the road. There are two surveys between Greenville and Spartanburg, one following very closely ths Southern railway and touching Taylors, Oreer and other points on that road, the other passing through fteidville, Fairmont and other points that have no railway facilties. There If a keen rivalry between the two rou.ea. THE L. ASSESSMENTS ARE FIXED Returns Made By Oil Mills, Cotton Mills and Other Industries Passed on at the Sersion. Columbia.?A. W. Jones, comptroller general, gave out the figures on the assesments of the cotton mills, cotton oil mills and fertilizer plants as determined by the state board of equalization at its meeting. The same basis to ras'sessment was adopted by the board as last year, the actual value being determined and 60 per cent of the actual value assessed for taxation. The total increase in the taxable property amounts to $1,246,866, this Increase being in tne cotton mills and fertilizer .plants on account of new sotton mills and an increase of business according to the fertilizer returns. The taxable values of the oil mills will show a decrease of $4,900. Although there have been a number of new oil mills added to the list of last year, several have gone out of business, and two mills of the Southern Cotton Oil Company located at Mken, are now no more than ginneries and therefore assessed by the county board of equalization instead of the state board. The following are comparative figures: 1011 1Q12 Cotton mills ..$27,812,804 $28,496,297 Fertilizer plants 1,962,640 2,519,913 Cot. Oil mills.. 1,652,326 1,647,425 $31,317,769 $32,663,635 A 60 per cent, penalty was placed upon the three following cotton oil mills for failure to make their returns: 0. J. 8trother Oil mill, Ridge Spring; CroBS Anchor Oil mill, CroBS Anchor Rich Hill Oil mill. White Stone. The Warehouse Plan Is Discussed. A meeting was held In Sumter for the further discussion of the Farmers' union cotton warehouse plan. This matter was taken up a few days ago in Charleston at a meeting between President Dabbs and other offlcals of the Farmers' union and Mr. High- , tower, of Mississippi, president of fhe Farmers' Warehouse Company, of which the proposed warehouse is to be a branch. The conference was attended by L. E. DavieB, of Natchez, Miss., a representative of the company, and by S. C. Baker, president of the Sumter chamber of commerce; R. B. Belser, head of the department of rural relations of the chamber of commerce; C. 0. Rowland, president of the Farmers' Bank and Trust Co., of Sumter; R. I. Manning, president of the Bank of Sumter; E. W. Dabbs, state president of the Farmers' union and by many farmers from all sections of this county. Equlllzation Board Held Session. The board of equalization was in session at the capitol. The following committees were appointed to assess the various industries of the state: Cotton Mill ^Committtee?T. L. JohnBon. chairman; W. H. Jeter, J. Cal. Courtenay, H. Lide Law, J. E. Lomax, J. H. Turner, C. O. Goodwin, W. L. Hardee, A. J. Clark, J. N. Bleckley, J. P. Hodges, L. W. Floyd. A. Zimmerman, E. W. Parker, J. J. Vernon, Jno. D. Shuler, J. C. Sellers. Cotton Oil Mill Committee?Dr. H. J. McLaurln, chairman; M. B. EdwardB, J. L. Mims, J. R. Reeves, R. R. Hafner, B. G. Price, R. P. Adair. J. S. McKenzie, M. A. Coleman, Wm. Godfrey, Thomas W. Taylor, C. P. Allston, D. M. Kirkley, J. W. Alton, J. C. Richardson. Fertilizer Committee?P. H. Gadsden, chairman; C. M. Gavin, M. R. Evans. R. R. Johnson, James W. Hill, N. 8. McLeod, W. R. Funk. R. E McFadden, W. T. O'Dell, J. S. Tyler. Executive Clemency For Three The governor has granted a parole to Rush Gaylord, who was convicted in Greenville county in 1904 on the charge of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary upon a recommendation of mercy. A parole waB granted to Will Herbert, who was convicted in Saluda county in 1906 on the charge of manslaughter and sentenced to serve seven years. A pnrdon for the purpose of restoring citizenship has been granted to G. R. Antley, who was convicted in Orangeburg county in 1909 on the charge of obtaining goods under false pretenses. Agricultural Club Holds Meeting. The Aiken Agricultural club held Its monthly meeting at the county fair grounds several days ago, with W. G. Hnnkinson of Talatha presiding. The subject for discussion at this meeting. 'The Second Application of Fertilizers." received a most liberhl response when thrown open to the house at large, and the farmers derived considerable benefit from the various new points brought out by those who had dealt successfully with experiments in second applications. School Trustees Hold Meeting. The trustees of the Chester graded schools met and the following members of the faculty were re-elected: Misses Lily Brown. Helen Huffard, Mary Lindsay, Catherine McNab. Agnes Douglas. Evelyn Albright, Janie Ford. May Neville. Llla Connor, Julia Weber, Margaret Young. Eula Willis, Myrtle Blankenship and H. H. Scott and D. L. Rambo. Miss Janet McClure. of Chester, who is now a mem ber of the Spartanburg graded school faculty, was elected a member of the faculty of the schools. Clarendon Will Remain Dry. For some time past petitions have been out in this county for signatures asking for an election on the question nf re-establishing the dispensary, which was voted out four years ago. The time limit has expired and it was ascertained that enough signatures had not been secured and there will be no election. This settles the ques tion for four years more and Claren don county will be legally dry that much longer. It Is reported that only 419 signatures to the petitions were obtaihed. which was not enough. : fo I flRfiWHTISHHRO ON BANK EXAMINER?THE CON 8TITIONAL QUESTIONS DISCUSSED. IN THE SUPREME COURT To Test the Right of the Governor When Power to Remove an Official I la Not Given?Much Interest Being Shown In Case. Columbia. ? Several constitutional questions bearing on the right of the eovernor of the state to remove an official when the act creating the office does not provide specifically for removal were argued in the supreme court when the proceedings brought by Attorney General Lyon to oust B. J. Rhame as state bank examiner were called up for hearing. Mr. Rhame was represented by W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw add H. W. Fraser of Georgetown, who was appointed by the governor to take the place of state bank examiner, represented by B. L. Abney and Geo. R. Rembert of Columbia. Attorneys in the case filed their written arguments. In the oral arguments there were many interesting points discussed. The argument developed into a constitutional sparring match between Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Abney, which was brought about by the questions of Associate Justice Woods. It is expected that a decision In the matter will be given at an earlydate. Mr. Rhame refused to give up 1 the office of state bank examiner when a proclamation ordering his dismissal was issued by the governor. In his argument for Mr. Rhame, ' Mr. Stevenson pointed out that the governor issued a proclamation purporting to dismiss Mr. Rhame as bank examiner because he had failed to have the statements required by law to be published according 10 law by the Lexington Savings bank. "His return shows that such were published," said Mr. Stevenson. Mr. Stevenson contended that under the law the governor had no right to dismiss Mr. Rhame. Press Association Soon To Meet. Columbia.?The 38th annual session of the South Carolina Press Associa| tion will be held in Spartanburg on June 10-12. Among those who will read papers are Allison Lee, editor of Laurens Advertiser; W. E. Gonzales editor of The State; Neils Christeneen, editor Beaufort Gazette; A. W. Knight, editor Bamberg Herald; A. B. Jordan, editor Dillon Hei^ld; J. F. Irwin, editor Chester Reporter; Thos. R. Waring, editor Charleston Post; L. M. Rice .editor Union Times; McDavid Petty, Spartanburg Journal; H C. Booker, editor Greenville Piedmont. On Wednesday, June 12, the newspaper men will start on a three days' trip to Dante, Va. Politics In Calhoun County. St. Matthews.?Ab the day for the 1 Democrats to assemble nears, Interest in what shall be done becomes greater. Nothing of a partisan nature is said to have been spoken or done at the club meetings, however consistent the supporters of various can didateB may hare been in voting for men of their faith for delegates. But rumor has it that resolutions are "in soak" to be Introduced by the opposing factions, one commending the administration of the governor, the other indorsing Judge Jones. No safe forecast can be made at thiB time but should such issues be presented to the convention there is no doubt that all the latent spirit of Calhoun Democrats will come to the surface. Large Increase In The Deposits. Lexington. ? Notwithstanding the fact that there has been a bank failure in Lexington there has been a large increase in the deposits of every bank in Lexington county, during the last three months, according to the i statements of the several banks pub lished this wee*. Tatting ine?e oiai. ments as an Index to the general prosi perlty of the good people, this county 1b In exceptional good condition. James Allan, Jr., Won First Place. Columbia.?JameB Allan, Jr., representing the University of South Carolina won flr6t place in the Southern Intercollegiate oratorical contest held at the University of Alabama. 8. J. Carrlck, of Transylvania, was Becond. The association is made up of Southern universities and to win first place is considered one of the greatest honors a Southern collegian or university can get. This is the second time first place has gone to the University of South Carolina. W. Gordon Belser winning it about ten years ago. Will Chester Have A Dispensary. Chester. Nine hundred and thirtyone signatures were turned in Tuesday. April 30. which was the final day according to the laws of the state, to Supetvisor T. W. Shannon requesting that an election be called on the dis pensarv question at the general election day in November. Before an election can be called by the supervi sor 25 per cent of the qualified votert must attach their signature to peti tions and those petitions must be ir the hands of the supervisor on the aforesaid date. To Meet In Spartanburg Next. Darlington.?The South Carolina di I vision of the Travelers' Protective As soclation of America chose Spartan burg as its convention city in 1913 J. H. Dudley, of Columbia, was electee i president at the final session of the convention in Darlington. Under the terms of a resolution passed the trav eling men will wait until October foi an adjustment of the mileage bool differences between the railroads am ' themselves. In case of failure, the > resolutions provides for calling a spe cial convention. RT rORT MILL, S. C., THUR FROM THE PALMETTO STATE 1 Short Paragraphs of State News That i Have Been Gotten Together With Care By the Editor. Walterboro.?Dr. J. E. Ward, heau of the Rockefeller donation In South Carolina, who has charge of the hbok- t worm campaign In the state will deliver a lecture at the high school auditorium May 10. This lecture will treat not only of the hookworm, but of general sanitary conditions. Rock Hill.?The executive commit- F tee of the chamber of commerce held l meeting and put its seal of approval on a plan recommended by the adver- ? tising committee of the chamber of commerce calling for the printing of 5,000 copies of a handsome booklet -.kAn,in<r tha advantages and beauties SUUniug ?.MV ?w - of Rock Hill. flue in the kitchen chimney, the residence of Mr. Ed V. Truesdale was almost totally destroyed by fire. Mr. . Truesdale saved part of his furniture but owing to a stiff wind blowing at the time, the house burned down rap- J' Idly despite the heroic efforts of the " firemen to save the property. Mr. e Truesdale was insured for $2,000, ^ which will barely cover his loss. v Orangeburg.?Paul Michael chapter ? of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, of this city, will at Its next 1 meeting, make final arrangements for the memorial celebration on May 10. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of the ? University of South Carolina, has Big- [j nlfled his willingness to deliver the address of the occasion, at the public e exercises which are to be held at the academy of music. a Newberry.?At a meeting of the 1 Bar Association a resolution was ( jnanimously adopted to call off the 1 :ourt of common pleas set for the 113th inst, and request the Judge and iury not to appear. The trouble seems to be some tangle in the stat- 1 jtes and the list of rearrangement of 1 Judges, so that it is not clear to the ] legal mind just which of two Judges i is the lawful one to preside at the t :ourt. f Orangeburg.?A meeting of the ' Boys' Corn contest club and the Girls' Tomato club will be held in this city ' on June 8, at the court house. This meeting will be of special interest 1 and important speakers will be presJ ent to deliver addresses. The boys and girls are expected to come to the 1 meeting prepared to make reports as to the progress of their work. Both the boyB* club and the girls' have laree membership in this county. ( Anderson.?Dr. Adam Hayne, state I health officer was In Anderson, having come in response to a request , sent him by the board of health to Investigate three deaths in the family ( of Sloan McConnell. Dr. Hayne stated that the disease was not of the contagious form, ar\d that every precaution possible had already been made by the local board of health. The disease is some form of meningitla. Charleston.?The breaking of a belt tn the sawmill of the Tuxbury Lumber Company on the Meeting street road, killed Simon White, a colored laborer, and injured another man named Lewis so badly that it was necessary to secure "medical attention for him. It is understood that a heavy leather belt that transferred the power to one of the big saws sudj denly parted, the flying end instantly killing White and knocking down and i hnHiv hrnlsine Lewis. McBee.?At Cassetts, a small station, a few miles south of here .the boiler of an engine at a shingle mill exploded. One man. Marion Shull, of Banner Elk, N. C., was Instantly killed. Mr. Shull had been married only about a month. This mill belongs to C. M. Trlplett, of this place. Mr. Triplett was painfully, but not seriously hurt. Several of the men about the mill were more or less bruised. The entire plant is almost a total Iobs. Spartanburg.?Mrs. Julia Taylor, 25 years old, of Drayton mills, was arrested, charged with Infanticide, Her aged mother, Mrs. Adeline Tissener was arrested as an accesory before the fact. Their arrests followed the finding In an old well a week old baby boy, of whom Mrs. Taylor was declared by the coroner's jury to be Kershaw.?Owing to a defective the mother. Sumter.?Several hundred Sumter cltirens greeted President Taft when bis special stopped here on the invitation of the chamber of commerce, Mayor Jennings introduced the president who spoke for the few minutes that the train remained here. Greenville.?It is freely predicted that a warm fight will be precipitated in the county convention over the chairmanship. This office is now held by Representative C. D. Smith. -It Is learned that Capt. John G. Greer, a former representative from this county, is marshalling his forces to wrest the office from the incumbent. Lexington.?Camp Steadman, United Confederate Veterans of Lexington, will attend the annual reunion in Macon. Col. M. D. Harman, commander has arranged for the trip, and 1 j 35 will be in the party. Anderson.?The banks of the coun ty, which recently went into an agree ment to cut out overdrafts, are living i nn to their agreement, and as a re suit they are turning down a greM i many checks. Because nearly onefourth of the overdrafts in South Cari olina are in the Ajtderson county i banks the agreement to close dowif on overdrafts became necessary. Wlnnsboro.?The town council met and elected a new corps of policemen ' Ernest Isenhower and J. W. Richard- 1 son were elected as policemen to sue ceed Messrs. Ketchin and Dellinger. Sumter.?In Sumter the twig is I being bent so that the tree will grow t in proper shape. In more than one 5 direction is influence for good being exerted over the young. The Y. M. C r A directors have faith in the good t influences of the boy scout movement I the civic league is encouraging thr ? planting of gardens, while independ ? entlv boys' classes are doing good wor MILL SDAY, MAY 9, 1912. IINE MEET DEATH I IN A TRAIN WRECK F HE VETERANS' SPECIAL ON NEW ll E ORLEANS &'NORTHEASTERN B * LEAVES TRACK. fi IFTY-FIVE WERE INJURED * 1 n * c cene Very Distressing as Unfortunate Ones Were Being Extracted From * I ft the Tangled Ma?e of Iron?Cause of r , P Wreck Not Yet Known. o i c Hattiesburg, MIbb.?Nine persons, 3 icluding three women and two chilren, were killed and 55 persons in- t ired when the first section of the Confederate Veterans' Special" of leven cars, en route from Texas to , he annual reunion at Macon, Ga., was f wrecked on a trestle, a mile socth of ? .'astabuchie, Miss., on the New Or- : eans & Northwestern Railroad. The locomotive, baggage car, one : lay coach and three tourist sleepers i rere derailed and tumbled down a ( igh embankment, making a conglom- t rate mass of wood and iron debris. 1 Though several hundred Confeder,te veterans were aboard the train, lot one was numbered among the . lead. Several of the veterans were t njured, though none fatally. i The dead: Mrs. J. L. Cameron, Hen j' lerson, Tex.; Mrs. Charles Holmes, '' Big Springs, Tex.; J. S. Downing, At- ( anta, Ga,, president of the Downing ' t Locomotive Draft Appliance Company; i iV. A. Wood, Meridian, Miss., engineer; \ wo children, aged 3 and 5, unidentlled; one woman, aged 35, weight 160, | jnidentifled; one man, aged 30, smooth | ace, brown hair, unidentified; C. C. i Jones, negro fireman. i The scene immediately after the , crash was made particularly distress | ng by the cries of the injured. Those , among the aged veterans who were | jninjured immediately went to work, | willingly assisting in extricating less fortunate comrades, carrying them tc improvised hospitals in the few coach js not overturned. Second Message on Cost of Living. Washington.?President Taft sent to Congress the second instalment cf the reports ot consular oracers on co-operation and the cost of living wh!fch are the result of the investigation h< somo time ago directed should be made. The countries included in thli instalment are France. Belgium, tht Netherlands and Denmark. The re- > ports are accompanied by a letter from Huntington Wilson, Acting Secretarj 1 of state. It appears from the infor mation collected, the Acting Secretary says, that the rising cost of living has directed atentlon to and augmented the membership of the co-operative societies more especially in France an<? Belgium. Only One Died From Drowning. Halifax, N. S.?Only one of the sev nntnnn nnrunna n-lincn lin/ltllu Tl'frO rn UHLCCil pel OUUO ** ilUUU UWU1VO ? Vi v (VII covered by the cable ship Minia in ITh vicinity of the Titanic tragedy died from drowning in tho opinion of tin; cable ship's physician. The other six teen perished from exposure, death ensuing some four hours after the vessel sank. This was demonstrated b> , examination of the bodies, water being found in the lungs of but one person. This statement is made on the author Ity of the Rev. H. W. Cunningham rector of St. George's church, who ao companied the Minia on her quest. Mrs. Daisy Grace Indicted. Atlanta, Ga.?Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace was indicted on a charge of assault with intent to murder her husband t Eugene H. Grace, whom she is ac cused of having shot in her home her* March 5. An early trial is expected J Her lawyers will attempt to have hei released on bond. The indictment if an outgrowth of the sensational affaii in the couple's fashionable residence which has not entirely been cleared by tho police. Many Lives Lost In Flood. New Roads, La.,?With the steady arrival here of refugees from the country inundated by the cravasse in the Mississippi levee at Torras, many stories of loss of life are being told. That a large number have perished is believed to be certain, but It is impossible to confirm all there reports owing to the remoteness and in* acessibillty of the county of which they have come, some of the sufferers arriving here told of a score 01 more of the persons drowned in local ities from which they were rescued. Trouble Developes in Strike. Chicago. ? Alexander Hitkev, 28 years old, a striking newspaper delivery wagon driver, was severely beaten by a crowd of citizens after he and several other strikers are said to have assaulted an old man who was selling newspapers. Hiekey was knocked down and citizens who had witnessed the attack were kicking him when the police arrived in the crowd and obliged to stop a passing cab and drive away with the striker to save him from a more serious at tack. Close Race in Texas Between Leaders. IJaTIas, Texas. ? The Texas pre cinct conventions both republican and democratic, did not give a sure j victory to any candidate of either party. But one candidate secured a definite advantage, namely. Woodrow Wilson. The face of the returns give him a majority in the county conventions but this majority is dependent upon all elected delegates going to the county conventions and upon the further contingency that they do not change their votes. , Tl IEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA 'he Latest News of General Interest Collected From Many Towns and Counties of the State. Chester. ? The Men and Religion 'orward movement held a large and ateresting mass meeting at the First I laptist church. The BUbject was misions. Anderson.?For the loss of three ngera of his right hand, William O. lingleton, a former employe of the Vllliamston mills, through his attor- | leys, institut'fd suit against these aills for $10,000 damages. Camden.?Adjutant Inspector Gen ral James W. Moort and Capt. Mc faster, U. S. A., inspected the rifle ange of the Kershaw Guards, Cora iany A, second regiment, N. G. S. C. nd the company and its equipment ,t their armory on Main street. The ompany passed a very creditable In pection. Paxville.?At a recent meeting .of he trustees of the graded school Jrof. J. D. Griffith, of Saluda, was resleeted for another term. His as- I listants will be as follows: Misses Catherine McLaurin of Surnter, Annie Jelle Durant of Elliotts, and Ada Jrifflth of Saluda. Miss Durant will lontlnue to conduct the music class. Orangeburg.?The trustees of Ormgeburg college hove purchased thf Slater tract of land, just beyond the Atlantic Coast Line railroad from he present property on south Droughon street. Tho price paid for these en acres, more or less, was $5,600 This site is located within the city lmits and the trustees think will fur llsh ample grounds for the college, his county, according to the call )f E. J. Rhame, publishing the statenents of the condition of the banks at he close of business April 18. The ofIcers of the banks are anxious to comply with the law, and this they ire going to do, regardless of the outcome of the test that is being made ; * - ? t- ~ I n the supreme court as to ?uu id wi i itate bank examiner. Orangeburg.?Sentiment is being | Moused in this county as to how the 3rungeburg county Democratic contention will vote in the matter of the slection of delegates to the state contention. Tho B'.easltes state that ;hey will control the convention and s'ill pass a resolution endorsing Gov j Bl-sase for reelection, while the Jones forces are working to elect a dele Ration that will nave a majority for Jones. Spartanburg.?Fiom developments here it appears that Beaufort Trimmier, a well known young man of this ' city, has been representing himself is a plain clothes man" and holding jp speeding automobiles on the itreets of the city and demanding of them $5 bond. How many times he has worked this game is not known, but it is believed he did an extensive j business during the festival we^k. Lexington.?The several banks of 1 Columbia.?Chief Justice Gary of the supreme court signed an order reinstating the following cases: Mrs E. A. Lowry, plaintiff-respondent, vs Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com pany, defendant appellant. Henry R. j Geddings, plaintiff-respondent, vs. At lantlc Coast Line Railroad Company, defendant-appellant. Shelby Lowranee, plaintiff-respondent, vs. Atlan the Coast Line Railroad Company, defendant-appellant. Winnsboro.?Alexander Henderson, a negro who lives near the Anderson quarry in this county, Is in jail here charged with killing his wife. It is charged that as he was starting oui for a trip to Winnsbbro his wife insisted on accompanying him against his attempts to persuade her to remain at home, lie is saiu 10 nave mum t-<u ed her severely and leaving her on the roadside resumed his journey to Wlnnsboro. Later she died . Manning.?In the Farmers Platform Democratic club 23 delegates werf elected to the county convention. Thr list includes a majority of men whc favor the eandidacj of Judge Ira B Jones for governor. The following are the delegates: W. M. Lewis, J. E Kelley, D. M. Bradham, T. J. Tisdale W .T. Touchberry, H. H. Bradham, E B. Brown, P. D. Graham, S. O O'Brian, A. C. Bradham, J. H. Wind ham, J. M. Timmons, J. W. Heriot W. J. Bradham, J. A. Weinberg, W C. Davis, H. A. Johnson, E. B. Gamble H. C. Boggett, S. M. Reardon, T, H Ridgeway, J. T. Davis, J. E. Davis. St. George.?St. George will have a system of waterworks. An election held for such purpose resulted in an overwhelming victory in favor of the proposed bond issue of $18,000 the vote being 78 to 22. Walterboro.?The town election held here resulted in the election of all the aldermen and a second race for mayor between the incumbent, Dr. W. B. Ackerman and J. D Glover, with Mr. Glover leading by 15 votes. A second primary for mayor will be neld in the near future. Much interest was shown and nearly ever} voter cast a ballot. Spartanburg?Jerome H. Gaffney, well-known letter carrier, was arrest ed on a charge of petit larceny, made by W. J. Woodruff, who alleges that Mr. Gaffney took $19 from the till of Bailey & Woodruff's grocery store on Broad street. Barnwell.?Gen. Frank H. Creech commander of the Second brigade, U C .V., has announced the appointment of sponsor and maids of honor foi the brigade at the general reunion at Macon and at the state reunion this year. Miss Hattie A Rowley, of Greenville, has been appointed spou so r. Beaufort.?Chief of Police M. O. D White shot and killed a white pris oner, said to be named Morrell, after a hand-to-hand encounter at the conn ty jail. Morrell shot twice a*. White whe shot twice, White receiving only a powder burn from one of the shots fired at him. Spartanburg.?Z. V. Taylor assistant to the t'ice president of tht Greenville, Spartanburg & Anderson Railway Company, announced that the company would establish its teruj ual station on Wofford and Spring streets Just west of Magnolia stree" acd opposite the court house park. MES :L000 SITUATION EXTREMELY GRAVE 5ERI0LS LOSS OF LIFE IS PROBABLE IN PATH OF ONCOMING TORRENT. MANY HOUSES SUBMERGED Transfer Boat Caught by Swift Current, Sinks With Its Cargo, But Crew of Twelve Escape ? Much Money Needed to Aid Homeless. New Orleans.?Large sections of fifteen Louisiana parishes west of the Mississippi are under water, four other parishes have some flood water add are bound to get more; approximately one hundred thousand persons in that territory have been driven from their homes; trains are taking out hundreds of families daily, fleets of motorboats and skiffs are being used to rescue marooned people; about a dozen lives all told have been sacrificed, principally because the people refused to heed the warnings; several hundred thousand dollars worth of rations have been distributed among the refugees, who are sheltered in all manner of houses from cabins to churches and lodge buildings. Every day brings stories of suffering and of heroic rescues of new sections inundated by the waters from rrovassph nlreadv recorded in thf levees of the Mississippi river. The funds that will bo required to take care of the flood victims cannot be expressed in a few hundred thousands of dollars. The question of protecting the remaining levees along the Mississippi river from the mouth of the Red river, south, is causing deeper concern for the momeDt. Millions of dollars worth of property is at stake and thousands of lives would be jeopardized If some of the biggest of the levees should give wa>. Federal engineers, state and parish officials, and an army of men scattered along the river from a point 60 miles below New Orleans to the Red river are bending every energy to prove themselves equal to the task. Reports were more reassuring and the Federal and Btate engineers declared they had Arm faith in their ability to hold every remaining levee on the Mississippi. Lack of labor due largely to the unconcern of negroes who have been drawing gevernment rations, has been the most serious drawback. Many Tributes Paid Archie Butt. Washington.?The life of MaJ. Archibald W. Butt, as a soldier, newspaper man, aide to President and lodge member and his herioc death on ths Titanic were commemorated by hit commander-in-chief?a President, a Secretary of War, a Senator of his na tive ptate, and the fraternity of Ma sonry at an impressive memorial ser ice. The tribute President Taft pa it to his late aide epitomized all that wai said. "Everybody, knew Archie ai Archie," said the President. "I can not go into e box at a theater; I can not turn around in my room?I can'! go anywhere, without expecting to se< his smiling face or to hear his cheer ful voice in greeting. The life of th< President is rather isolated and thos< appointed to live with him come muc! closer to him than any one else. Mexicans Ask Recognition. Washington. ? Simultaneously wttt tho arrival of Senor Manuel Calero the new ambassador of Mexico to thii country, Dr. Policarpo Ruedo, repre6 entative of Kmilo Vazquez Gomez provisional President of Mexico, ap peared in Washington to ask this gov ernment to recognize the billigerenc: of the provisional government. Botl issued statements. British Steamer Floated. Norfolk, Va.?'The British steame: Southport, which went ashore insidt the Virginia Capes near the Ripraps was floated by the Merritt Chapmar wrecking tug Rescue. The Southpor was uninjured and proceeded to New port News for coal. Monument to Titanic Engineers. London. With a view to promotini A fund for the purpose of commemor ating the heroism of the men of th< enginering staff who perished on thi Titanic, an influential committee hai been formed in Liverpool. It is pro posed that the memorial shall be i national one and consist of an olaboi ate group of statuary. Liverpool i for many reasons regarded as th< most suitable place to possess such i monument. The scheme at present ii con'emplation will surpass the Statu* of Liberty at New York. Gomez President of Mexico. EI Paso, Texas.?Emilia Vasque Gomez, Mexican lawyer, wa sappoint ed provisional president of Mexico b; proclamation of Gen. I'aschual Orozcc now at the front with the rebel troop threatening the Federal base at Tor reon. Jourez is now the provisions capital hut this probably will be shift ed to Chihuahua. The appointmen will not interfere with the administrs tion of the affairs of states of north em Mexico by General Orozco and b; Gonzale Enrile, the rebel civil official at Chihuahua. Southern Passenger Train Derailed. Jesup, Ga.?Passenger train No. 11 | southbound, on the Southern Railwaj was derailed at Hortense, 20 miles fe< low here. The engine, tender and e3 press, mail and baggage cars and tw passenger coaches were overturnet yet no passengers were hurt and th only injured are: Engineer A. h Vanera. Macon, and thre* ether trail men. It is alleged that a new en ploy** threw the derailing switc through mistake. A relief with phys ciana was made up here. $1.25 PER YEAR TELL WORLD OF CORN SHOW Special Stamps For All Letters Leaving Columbia.?Matter Was Taken Up With National Postoffice. Columbia.?Every letter leaving the Columbia postoffice during the year will bear two stamps, postage stamp, and a special cancellation stamp telling of the Fifth National Corn exposition to be held in Columbia during January and February of next year. This will give the corn show the widest kind of publicity as several hundred thousand letters are sent out from Columbia to all parts of the country each year. Announcement was made from Washington that Congressman Lever had taken the matter up with the postoffice department and had perfected arrangements for the use of the stamp by George H. Hugglns, postmaster. Mr. Lever was informed that the department had no objection to the use of the stamp, which would be of the same kind uecd to advertise the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Fran' cisco. except for the fact that the bill providing for the corn exposition has ' not yet been signed by President Taft hence has not yet become a law. That, however, is a mere formality. According to the dispatch Mr. Lever I explained to the officials that the coming exposition is deserving of wide notice and that the federal government will make an exhibit and that tho state agricultural colleges and experiment stations of the United States will practically all be represented. Postmaster Hugglns has been advised of these facts and he will prepare the stamps to be used Just as soon as President Taft signs the bill. j South Carolina New Enterprises. A charter was issued by the secre| tary of state to the Enola Ginning Co. of Enola, with a capital of $4,000, to do a general ginning business. The officers are J. H. Sprouse, president; J. J. Collins, secretary; A. L. Kennedy, president. A commission was issued to W. T. Harper Lumber Company, with a capital of $5,000, to do a general lumber business at Darlington. The petitioners are W. T. Harper and J. P Hennelly. A commission was issued to the Newberry county hospital, with a capital of $15,000, to build a hospital. The petitioners are John M. Kinard, L. H. Hunt, W. O Houseal, George B. Cromer. J. M. Kibler, E M. Duncan, W. E. Pelham, Jr., C. P. Summer, J. B. Setzler, John B Mayes, F. D. Mower, all of Newberry. The Florence Civic Improvement sosiety of Florence, an eleemosynary institution, has been chartered. The j petitioners are Mrs. Mary M. Howell Mrs. Catherine Muncaster, Miss Louise Hoffmeyer, Mrs. Harriet Anne McCown. i _____ Many To Attend National Congress. Letters from well known physicians from all sections of the United States have been received by Dr. J. W. Bab i cock announcing that they will attend i the National Congress for the Study i of Pellagra to be held in Columbia on i October 3 and 4. This will be the second triennial meeting of the congress. There were over 500 phyti . i ciano to attend the last coneress here. I and this number will be increased. Dr i N. M. Moore, of Augusta, Ga., writing I to Dr. Babcock, states that Columbia is the logical place for the conference. ; Letters from physicians have been reI ceived from Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kansas and the ' District of Columbia. Letters have ! also been received from the surgeons ! of the army and navy announcing that i they will attend. Farmers Far Behind in Their Work. Farmers are further behind with i their work than they have ever been , at this season of the year In a long ? time. But little cotton has been plant ed and comparatively little corn. The , condition of the land Is such that It - Is impossible to make any headway *; in the way of planting. The heavy 1 rains of early spring made it impos> sible to turn the soil, and now it Is so hard in places that it all turns cloddy, making harrowing necessary before the ground can be prepared for plantr ing. ? ! . Electrical Storm Does Much Damage. i A terrific electrical qtorm struck t the Wellrldgo section of Chester ' county doing damage to property and the early fruit crop. Proceedings To Oust Officials. ' TV quo warranto proceedings to " test the right of the governor to make 8 appointments without the advice and e consent of the senate and the recom9 mendaflon of the county delegations '* were argued before the supreme court 1 by Attorney General Lyon representing the state of South Carolina and 8 several attorneys defending the vae rious officials. The proceedings were a brought by Attorney General Lyon 8 Bevoral weeks ago. The petition re8 quested that the officials named by the governor be ousted from office. Charged With Atrocious Murder. 1 From out of the wilds of Green! ville county's notorious "Dark CorF ner," long the pradise of moonshln' ers and the battleground between rev9 enue officers and the fiercer mountain i chieftains. Coroner Hlouse returned I aai'ofol Hava asm hrineinr with him two prisoners and news of an atro1 clous murder they are charged with L" having committed ten days ago, but which was discovered when the vie* tim's body wa6 pulled from beneath ' a rock overhanging a mountain ; stream. Locomotive Goes Through Wall. 1. Some person or persons, whose idenr, titv is unknown, evidently bent on mischief, forced an entrance into the round house of the Blue Ridge railway situated on the railroad yards at 0 Anderson and threw open the throt' tie of one of the "moguls." Because e the switch leading out on the main L line was thrown it is presumed that the person intended to run tho engine v out of the round house on the main line. The engine wa sreveraed, and ll" instead of going forward, it plunged backward smashing into the walL