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mnsn y \ ESTABLISHED IN 18 PELLAGRA'S CAUSE IS YET NUKNOWN SPOILED CORN SHOULD 8TILL BE WATCHED 8AY EXPERTS ON THIS DISEASE. MEET AT STATE HOSPITAL . RMolutiona Came Before Body at Laat Session?'The Meetings Were Mark* ad By Many Deeply Scientific Papers Dealing With the Diaease. Columbia.?That the cause of pellarra in unknown, though ihe suspi cion against "spoiled corn" is sufficient to lead to legislative measures to prevent its use as food; that there . is no known specific remedy for the disease; that there is no proof that the malady can be transmitted directly from man to man, and that the plague forms one of the most pressing problems in American medicine were the finding" cf the National Con- j gress for the Study of Pellagra, which closed its second triennial conference here. The sessions, which lasted for two days -.vere held at the state hopsital for the Insane. The passage of resolutions expressing the consensus of opinion of the congress and the election of officers were the final features of a series of meetings marked by many deeply scientific papers dealing with the disease which of late years has come into prominence as a distinct malady with which medical men must battle. At the last night's session the res olutions came befoie the body because of some seeming obscurity as to one or two of their parts. No changes were made in the resolutions adopted, however. Dr. W. J. McNeal, assistant director of laboratories, postgraduate medical school, New York, proposed an amendment to the paragraph dealing with the transmission of the disease. He stated that he considered the paragraph absolute!) true; but thought that it was capable of misinterpretation, inasmuch as there was the possibility of pellagra being transmitted from one person to another by insets or such other media. Considerable discussion ensued, terminating only with the withdrawal of Dr. McNeal's amendment\ He reIterated in withdrawing the motion that the paragraph in the resolution was true, although not clear as to ^ its meaning. South Carolina Shrlner# to Meet. Omar temple. South Carolina Shrine will meet in Columbia Thanksgiving day. The local Shriners have organ, tied a shrine association of Columbia from which an executive committee has been appointed, consisting of O. Frank Hart, chairman; D. (5. McAllis ter, E. M. DuPre, T. Jeff Goodwyn and B. E. Miot. The duty of this committee is to have a general supervision of the meeting and to appoint various subcommittees for each separate branch. 8econd Series of Bonds Bid In. The second $10,000 series of road improvement bonds of Sumter county have been bid in by the ProvldeiP Savings Bank and Trust Company of Cincinnati. Ohio. The offer of thir concern was at par with accrued in terest. There were several bids, one being from Paul Petty, Spartanburg and one being from the First National Bank of Sumter. The bonds pa: 4 1-2, per cent interest and run fo' 20 j ears. The proceeds must be used in road improvement. Chadngang to Construct Highways. The ?haingang' in York county Jr to be employed in constructing two public highways, one from the North Ca"ollna to the Chester county line and the other from Catawba river, ait of Rock Hill to Broad river on the western border of the county, both road* to pass through Yorkvllle. Some difficulty is oeing experienced in ** p Ucting a route that Is favorable to all, but the matter ie expected to be adjusted boou. Read Prom Aiken to Barnwill, A movement Is on foot looking to , the establishment of aii eluctrlc road from Aiken to Barnwell, vli Olar and Ehrhardt. The plan is entirely feasible and should meet with ihe encour agement of every one in the territory through which the road will run. Rosemary is the only township in the county 1 hat is without railway Bervice. and there are townships in Aiken county which are in the same fix. The citizens of thest communities are ali?ve to the adtantages of Buch a proposition. Charleston Presbytery Cloied. The Charleston Presbytery closed its fall session at New Wappetaw church at McClellanville, a*'ter a meeting marked more by devotional exercises ihan business, although several matters were disposed of more than passing interest, notably the action of the Charleston presbyte-y in reiterating the position in opposition to the removal of Chicora college from Greenville. The rear fea:ure of the meeting was. however, in the delightful character of the hospitality of the people of McClellauviile. Two-Thirds of Amount on Second Day The second day of the chamber of commerce campaign to raise $15,000 for three years, ended with two-thirds of the amount subscribed A mass meeting of citizens was held at the theatre when large subscriptions were made by J. B. Cleveland and W. E. Burnett. This campaign is regarded as the beginning of a movement to put the st&to chamber of commerce upon a safe financial basis as ten per out of the fund ions to that organist* ) THE 91. TO SELECT RHODES SCHOLAR Examinations Will Be Held in Columbia on October 15 and 16.?Detail of Offer Given. Columbia.?The Cecil Rhodes scholarships, the qualifying examinations for which will be held in Davis college of the University of South Carolina Tuesday and Wednesday, October 15 and 16, at 3 o'clock ofTer to ambit; ious Btudenta one of the most splendid ' opportunities which can be found in i the modern folrld today. From the last of qualified candidates as determined by the result of this examination, the committee of selection for South Carolina will in December choose the Rhodes scholar for this | state, who will enter Oxford in October of 1913. The examination will consist of translation from Standard Latin and Greek authors, simple Latin composition, .all "at sight," elementary Latin and Greek grammar, and ! simple original propositions in algebra and geometry. i The Rhodes scholars are chosen from the number who pass thiB examination, regard being had to excellence in athletics, general scholarship and what Cecil Rhodes in his will ? UA/lA?.?,Kln M specified as qunmie? ui ic#unmur, [ that is, reputation for character and ability. The last South Carolinian to win this distinction was Irving F. Bafser, A. B. of the University of South Carolina, 1910, A. B. of Yale university, 1911 and prominent in athletics as well as in scholarship at both institutions. Mr. Belser has won a scholarship in Roman law since entering Oxford, and has represented bis college, Christ church, in athletics. Chri6t Church, which was also the college of another South Carolina scholar, W. Plumer Mills, formerly Y M. C. A. secretary of the University of South Carolina and now missionary to China, is in the extent and number of its students (who are called "members of the house") the leading one of the 20-odd colleges of the great Bnglish university. Major Jertkina to Remain in Service. Maj. Micah J. Jenkins, collector oi the South Carolina internal revenue district until its consolidation with the eastern district of North Carolina a few days ago, has accepted the position of deputy, in charge of thie district, with Columbia as his headquarters. Collector Wheeler Martin of the North Carolina district endeav ored to place as many of the officials of the merged district bb possible, and Maj. Jenkins decided to accept the tender of the position at Charleston and there he will now take up his work and residence. He was accompanied to Charleston by his family Maj. Jenkins succeeds U. B. Hammett. who is retained in the service,, and agreeable to his wishes will have Barnwell, which is his home, as his headquarters. Deputy Fouche will remain in the service with his headquar ters at Columbia. Orangeburg Fair Association. The annual meeting of the Orangeburg county fair association was held and the following officers and directors were elected: J. H. Claffy, president; T. It. McCants, first vice president; J. W. Smoak, second vice president; Jerry M. Hughes, secretary and treasurer; Moss & Lide, solicitors. Directors-J. H. Claffy, .T. W. Smoak. W. F. Kairey, W. (\ Crum, Sol Kohn, J. S. Connor. E. K. Hitter, E. L. Culler, T. R. McCants. J. E. Ashe, D. B. Berry, F. M. Livingston. J. E. Gramling. J. F. Felder, N. N: Hayden, Jr. J. L. Reeves, W J. Zeigler, A. C. Rozard, T. L. Connor, Siv I). D. Davis, J. W. Hart, J. A. Weath ersbee, G. \V. Dukes South Carolina New Enterprises. The Farmers and Merchants Pank of Walterboro has been given the right to increase its capital stock from .*15.009 to $50,000 by the secretary of state. The McFadden Auto Company of Rock Hill has been commissioned with a capital of $3,500. The petitioners are: V. B. McFadden and ! D. B. McFadden. The Clareraont : Building and Loan Association of i Sumter has been commissioned with 1 a capital stock of $150,000. The petitioners are: W". M. Graham, R. I. Man nlng, Nsill O'Donnell, Isaac Schwartz, Oarlow Walsh and N. C. Haynsworth. Asks For Free Mail Delivery. Congressman Lever, when in Washington took up the matter of supplying mall carriers at a number of towns in the seventh district, which are second and third class offices. The late session of congress authorized the postmaster general to Inaugurate such mail delivery service at certain | offices throughout the county. If Mr. i Lever is successful, the following | towns will soon get free mail deliv I ery: Batesl'.'rg, Loesvuie, Lexington, Bishopville, Brancltviile, St. Matthews and Mayeoville. Start Crusade Against Hookworm. The South Carolina state board of health and Lexington county are arranging tor a crusade in this county. Their Batesburg office will be open to the public in the rear of the Citizens bank Thursday. October 10, and will remain open for about six weeks. Dr. I*. A Riser, lately pracj Mcing in Leesvillo will have charge | of the office. Examination and treatment. including medicine, will be entirely free. It is said that the hookworm is more prevalent in sandy soil 'han elsewhere. ' One Killed. One Wounded in Duel. Edward Gregory is dead and Oliver ! If. Watson lies dangerously wounded j as the result of a grudge of long | standing. The difficulty occurred near Kershaw, Lancaster county. It seems that Gregory and Watsou. both in bug gies, met in the public read and as they started to pass each other the buggy wheels became locked and both commenced shooting. Gregory was Instantly killed, oelai shot through the head, and Watson was shot lo the loft tunc, and his phylsclan states that bo bas Unit cbinoe for recovery : fo PROGRESSIVES MEET N COLUMBIA AND PLAN A TICKET i FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PARTY. . INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT" i . The Idea That Wa? Stressed By Those in Charge.?Constitution and Rules Were Adopted at the State Meeting Recently. . I Columbia. ? Under the leadership >f B. Sherwood Dunn of Aiken, proMsional national committeeman, the 'rogressive party was launched in South Carolina at a meeting held iu i local hotel. The meeting was atended by about 40 South Carolinians rom all parts of the state. The Progressives will put out an electoral ickct in the November election, but will not have any nominees for state jfflces in the race against the Demo :rats and Socialists. A state secretarj', state treasurer ind seven members of the state execitive committee were ellected at the ccent meeting. The Progressive par :y will carry on an active campaign in South Carolina in the interest of Ted iy Roosevelt, their candidate for president. At the meeting .Mr. Dunn stressed :he point that the Progressive party s an independent ' white man's" par :y, unaffiliated with either the Republican or Democratic. The partywas called the "Progressive Republican." This was a mistake. Th<^ name of the new party which Roosevelt heads is simply the "Progressive" party. The selection of a state chairman and state vice chairman has been postponed. .The officers selected at the meeting were: W. P. Beard; of Abbeville, editor of the News-Scimltar, state treasurer; L. \V. C. Blalock, of Goldville, state treasurer; members of the state executive committee ?First congressional district, W. P. Utsey; secon district, Thomas Thomson: third district, C. E. Gray; fourth district, R. A. Hannon; fifth district, I. H. Morris; sixth district, C. R. Taber; seventh district, W. Boyd Evans. Arrange For Third Primary. Charleston.?Arrangements are nowbeing made for the third Democratic primary, to be held Tuesday, October 15, to give the voters the opportunity to record their preference for attorneygeneral and one city magistrate. There is fhis satisfaction now that there will not bo another primary and the com iug election will determine whether J. Frazier Lyon or Thomas F. Peeples will be attorney general and Magistrate G. W. Rouse will be returned to t\ n Unnror instpjid. omcc ur u. ii. iuwii. ? At the coming election there will be only three managers who will get ?2 a day for their services and there will be one voting precinct in each ward. The county Democratic executive committee is short of money and economy is the watchword. To Serve Sentence By Order of Court Columbia.?John J. Jones of Branchville will on October 15 begin to servr his sentence of 10 years and one month in the penitentiary for killing .Abe Pearlstiue, a merchant of Branchville. in December, J9Jrt. Eugene B. Gary, chief justice, issued an order on October 2 revoking the stay of remit titur the supreme court granted ir the case when It was appealed. Jones has been held as a detention prisoner at the state penitentiary ever since the case was tried In the circuit court. The order revoking the stay of remittitur finally disposes of bis appeal. Richland County Teachers Meet. Columbia?The first meeting of the Richland County Teachers' association for liJ12-<13. wai held recently in the Mc.Master school building, corner oi Pickens and Senate streets. The attendance was the largest had at the beginning of the year. There were fully ?0 or more teachers present, and about one-third of these were uew. Usually there are few men teachers in attendance. For Sending Threatening Letter. Spartanburg?Frank L. Zemp, assistant superintendent of the Southern Power Company, was bound over in $5"?0 bail to await the action of the grand jury in a charge of sending a threatening lettei, after a preliminary investigation by Magistrate R. J Gantt. Mr. Zemp was also arrested on a federal warrant, charging him him with using the mails for an improper purpose. Me furnished ?4l)U bond for his release, pending a hoar in? before the '"niied States commissioner. John B. Atkinson. For Duty in South Carolina. Columbia?Sergeant Joseph Liebcr . mann of the United States army has been ordered to report to Columbia for furtiier orders from \V. \V. Moore adjutant genera! of South Carolina Some time ago the adjutant general applied to the war department for a non-commissioned officer for detailed duty in South Carolina to iustruct the national guard in .natters of drills making out reports and the care of ; equipment The instructions will be ' of great service to both the officer: and men of the organized railitiia. A Feature of County Fair. Union.?The merchants and farm ers trades display is a feature of thf county fair that is hot: being worked up by Mr. L. J. Hatneb, president ci the chamber of commerce and Seero tarv Alston of the Fair Associatior and already quite a number of tner chants havo indicated their intentior to participate. On Thursday thf banks and stores will close at nocr I that every one may attend the fa!* and an eXort is now being made tr j have the mills cloao a? the sam? j time alsp V RT FORT MILL. S. C., THU TEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA i Short Paragraphs of State New3 Thai j || Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. Columbia.?H. Wlxcover was tip- ' jointed master of Marion county to ! succeed the late J. D. Lucas. & Sumter.?The position of C. M. 1 foung, rural policeman, was declared /acant and October 8 set as a date on vhich a successor will be elected. Columbia.?The governor issued a y jroclaraation offering a reward of $100 ! .'or the apprehension and conviction >f Frank Green, a negro, charged with E irimlnal assault in Marlboro county. Barnwell.?Gus Sanders, a negro tfas arrested and lodged in jail, charged with having robbed the drug store )f C. N. Burchhalter. An entrance war jffected through a rear door and about foO stolen from the safe, which was jnlocked, only the day check being >n. a Florence.?Mayor Herbert K. Gil a 3ert has arranged to have Mayor f libbes, of Columbia, visit Florence , A-ithin the next few d.iyi and address :he voters of the city on the suDject 3 Df "Commission Form of Govern- ll ment." Newberry.?The county Democratic .N executive committee ordered a second t primary for county officers to be held , on Tuesday, Octbore 15. There are 0 second races for county superintendent of education, supervisor, House of Representatives, county commissioners and magistrates of two townships Columbia.?Tho governor rarolaJ ^ Millage Byers of Columbia during 6 good behavior and on ihe further con Q dition that he refrain from intoxl- } cants. Byers was conv.r ted of assault a and battery with intent to kill at the j last *erm of court In Rich'and and ien- ( tenc >d to four month.,' imprisonment ^ or a fine of $150. 3 Orangeburg?The state conference ^ of the Woman's Home MissBion soci- a ety of the Methodist church will be j held in this city at St. Paul's Method a ist church, beginning October 9. Near a ly 100 delegates will be here for the conference and will be entertained by 0 members of the home mission society and Young Ladies' society. Newberry?City politicis is becom p ing interesting. Several candidates 3 for aldermen have already been nam " ed. So far only two men are out foi s mayor, J. J. Langford, the incumbent and Z. F. Wright, president of the c .Nowuerry couon mum. ine ineaah n of both tnen will make a hard fight t for their favorites. The primary wil' c be held some time in November There Is talk of another candidate for mayor, but It :j likely that th< two named will have the contest tc n themselves. I Newberry.?The Drayton ltuther ? ford chapter, Daughters of the Con 1 federacy, has elected delegates to tht t general and the state federation o I womens' clubs, as follows: To tht ' former which meets in Washingtor ^ in November, Mrs. J. A. Burton ant I Mrs. James Mcintosh, with Mrs. R a D. Wright and Mrs. E. P. Scott, alter nates; to the latter, which meets ii Charleston, also in November, Mist < Cora l5ominick and Mrs. John M v Kinard, with Mrs. C. A. Bowman ant Miss Fanny MoCaughrin, alternates. Columbia.?Room 23 at the coli^m bia hotel will be the headquarters o ' the Progressive party in Soutli Caro lina until after the national electioi 1 on November 5. B Sherwood Dunn o 1 Aiken, provisinal national committee ' man, and W. P. Beard of Abbeville r state secretary, will be in charge c They will have a ccrps of stenograph c era at work and will send Bull Moost ' literature to all parts of t'.?c st^io ii the effort to elect the Progress! v? electoral ticket which will b'> in *h? field in the national election on No 1 vomber 3. ? Pageland.?In place of W. H. Woods c who died recently C.overnor Ulcus' 1 has appointed J. E. Gill as superviso: 1 of Jasper county. Mr. Wood* v.ai 1 renominated in the acccnd r<u" fo: courrfy supervisor over M. 'Jill by i c majority of four votes, and had inad< an efficient officer. Mr. GUI will boh office under his appointment tintx January. For nominations for tin ' iriUI, U1C PIUM* CAUl*l?V??t7 WUft mlttee han advised another priroarj ' tr? hp held on October 1";. and in act ' Interest In being manifest*1 in ihii f election. Columbia.? Although petitioned bj 1 the association of county school trus tees to Increase Its appropriate 1 from $750 to $1,500 for use In gettinj up a county road map the commission ers declined to do so. ( Yorkville.?A hill was passed at tin f last session of the legislature whicl ' provided tha' the question as t( 1 whether or not York county will is ' sue ST-'.OOO in 20-year bonds to b< ' used in purchasing a suitable site ant I erecting a new court house in York ? ille, shall be submitted to the quali 1 lied voters of the county at the genera 1 election in November. ' Aiken.- L. (\ Boone, who has nc ' cepted tlu* position of civil cngiiioei to the Aiken county highway com mis sioii, in place of Mr. Hensou, resigned arrived in the city recently, and hat 1 assumed charge of his duties. < Aiken.?George Wolfe, who las; 1 May shot T. [>. Fuliner to death ir North Augusta, and whose trial caov 1 to an end after consuming a day ant ' a half, was convicted of murder, but i the recommendatioD of mercy incor ? porated in the verdict reduced the t sentence oT the court from death ir the electric chair to life-time irnpris i outturn. i St. Matthews.?While attempting tr I shoe an obstreperous mule. Lew Campbell, a negro blacksmith, wa? ( kikced ov^r tno heart by the mute Death was immediate. Spartanburg.?A campaign to raise $15,000 annually for throe years foi the Spartanburg chamber of com nierce, 10 per cent of which fund wii go to the state chamcer of commerce i p.ovided the other cities of the state agree to support the state organuc i tlon upon a similar basis, was organ 1 iaed here at u mass meeting of th oltizor.a of the city, and the campaigi U to ho waged lu threo day? i I RSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 19 VAS PANAMA CANAL ONCE IN DANGER? 1ILLER ASSERTS M'N AM AR AS HAD PROPOSED TO BLOW UP THE LOCKS. VERE TO STEAL DYNAMITE idward Clark Changes His Plea From Not Guilty to "Guilty" and is Locked Up Pending Hie Sentence?Trial is Progressing. Indianapolis, Ind.?The McN'amaras nd Ortle McManigal once discussed proposal to blow up the locks of the 'anaraa Canal, District Attorney Charts \V. Miller told the jury at the trial f the accused "dynamiters consplraors." The incident occurred, according to j Ir. Miller, just before the arrest of he Los Angeles dynamiters when hey were becoming desperate in their fforts to secure explosives. "John J. Called James B. McNamaa, his brother, anil McManigal to the eadquarters of the International Asociation of Bridge aud Structural Iron Vorkers." said Mr. Miller. "John J. j aid to McManigal, \Ve can't get any lore dynamite around here without tealing it. Now you go to Panama nd see what you can do down there, 'he McClintic-Marshall Construction Company has a lot of dynamite stored lown there. You could easily get hold f it and blow up tbe locks. That .fould make 'em sit up and take notice nd take their minds off the Los Angees affair. McManigal refused to go it that time. Soon after they all were rrested." The contractor mentioned was one f those who had declared for the open shop" in tho United States. Edward Clark, Cincinnati, former resident of the local Iron Workers hanged his plea from "not guilty" to guilty" and was locked up pending entence. Olaf Tveitmoe of San Francisco, now in trial, was accused in the C.overnaetn's statement to the jury as having leen the "protector" of the dynamiters in the Pacific coast. Deeper Probe Into Campaign Funds. Washington.?From a half-dozen witlosses heard by the Senate Campaign >xpenauures company, a nine imornation bearing on campaign expondiurea was dr^wn. Charles R. Crane of 'hlcago, denied the statement of E. H. looker that he had given $70,000 each o .Senator LaKollettc and Governor Vilson and swore that his giftB to the >aFollette campaign totalled $20,684.40 ,nd those to Governor Wilson's preoniention campaign $ln,000. John T). ^rchbold, president of the Standard )!1 Company, has been recalled and i-ill testify. Judge Cited For Contempt of Court. Atlanta, Ga.?Because of his pubished criticism of the action of the State Court of Appeais in twice reversng his decision, sentencing a negro o 20 years for attempted assault, ludge A. \V. Kite of the Cherokee Ircuit was ordered bpfore that body in a charge of contempt. Punishment hi conviction is 10 days In jail or a ine of $300 or both. Confessed to Stealing $75,000. Oakland, Cal.?Robert Holt, alias jlaxton, surrendered to the Oakland lollce and confessed that he had stolii $75,000 from the Australian governnent while employed as a clerk with i AfHIlAnv ?it Ctrl. lit? r\<Mcii aiinuanaii .uuhci; ? .? v* ley. N. S. W. Holt paid he took $25,100 rrom a safe and later stole and :ashed a dratt tor $30,000. Three Dead From Berri-Berri. Baltimore.?With three or her crew lead from berrl-berrl and six more mfTerlng from that disease, th* hark, iayllghf. front Bombay for this port ? anrhor^d here. The ship has been it sea for ntore than four months. A bird of her crew of 37 men were ill noBt of the time. vlay Accept Life Term aa Compromue Knoxville, Tcnn.?Sldna Allen and iVesley Edwards, alleged principal conspirators in the HUlsville, Va? court room tragedy, inrty accept life :erms sentences to the penitentiary ts a compromise and in lieu of standing trial. It is reported that negoiations for such a compromise is now pending, tutor iur a?-i iu> uim it Wytheville, Vn.. October 12. If is ietinltely stated that Miss Irolcr, Edwards, sweetheart, will receive none of the rewards for the capture of the ;wo men. Ask Relief of Defendants. Salem, Mass.?The qustion of releasing on bail the three members of the Industrial Workers of the World who arc defendants in the LopizZo tuurder trial was considered by Judge Qulnn. Kttor, Qiovannitti, and Caruso were prominent in the textile strike in Lawrence. During riot inci- i dents to the strike. Anna II. Lopizzo,' a mill hand, was shot and the three were arrested charged with being responsible for the trim*. Kttor and Giovanuitti as accesories before the fact ami Caruso a principal. Arrest Made in Murder Case. Quiucy, III.?Hay Pfanschmidt quadruple murder case. The torinal charge Is that of the murder of Blanche Pfanschmidt. sister of the accused young man. Young Pfanschmidt is 2.1 years old The father, mother and sisters were slain. On the morning of Sun day September 22 the bodies or CharIcb A Pfschmldt, Mrs. Matbila Pfsch midt, their daughter Blanche, and Em ma Kaempf, a visitor, were found It the ruins of the Pfanschmidt home 11 rnM scutheaat of Qttfnoy. ? T1 12. edTTcationaiT advancement Accredited Schools Before Commission ?Letters Sent High School Superintendents in State. Columbia.?The State of South Carolina has taken another step for the advancement of the educational facilities in respect to the high schools. A circular letter was mailed all the i high school superintendents of the j state, setting forth the requirements of the commission on accredited schools of the Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern States. This will mean much to the people of the state, as It will insure conformation to set rules be/ore any school can be accredited by the association. The letter, setting forth in detail the standards, follows: "The Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Southern States, at its recent meetings in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in November, 1911, appointed a commission to prepare for j the association the Southern list of accredited schools. This commission is composed of two members from each Southern State. The two members for South Carolina are W. H. Hand, of Columbia, and N. W. Stephenson, of Charleston. "The minimum standards for accrediting shall be: "1. A four-year course of study, embracing at least 14 Carnegie units. "2. Three teachers, possessing each a college degree from an apnrnvpd rnllpap. or its eaulvalent. and giving all their time to high school instruction. "3. Recitation periods at least 40 minutes in length and a school year of 36 weeks. "4. Buildings^ library, laboratory and other equipment essential for good teaching of the subjects offered. "In every case, however, the character of the work done by a school must be the determining factor in accrediting. By personal visits by the inspectors, by detailed reports from the principals, and by the records j made by students in college the char-! acter of a school's work shall be from time to time determined. A school shall be removed from the accredited list for failure to maintain i the above standards. "It is highly desirable to establish and maintain reasonable standards among the secondary schools of the South. To accomplish this will re quire a concert of action on the part of the superintendents and principals the colleges and universities and this j commission. Your earnest coopera tion is asked. Schoo's able to meet the requirements given above, and wishing to be placed on the accreditee list of the association, are invited ft communicate with the committee Blanks for formal application wil soon be sent out. "W. H. Hand. "N. \V. Stephenson. "Committee for South Carolina." Samuel Hyde Electrocuted. Samuel N. Hyde, the Andersor county man who was convicted mori than a year ago of killing his wife was electrocuted at the Htate peniten tiary. Hyde went to (he chair calmly ihough somewhat spasmodic at mo merit of electrocution. There were ni mishaps. Hyde said that he was sorrj for the deed and believed that hh inind was out of place at the time Dr. Vines, pastor of the First Baptis church of Anderson, was with Hyd< during the morning, preparing tin condemned man to meet death. Tin man's brother was with him also The body was taken In charge by Mr Toliey, the Anderson undertaker, ant shipped to Anderson. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issuet a commission to the Universal Plov Company of Florence, with a capita stock of ?2.".00(>. The petitioners are J. A. Huggins, L. B. Johnson, J. W McCown and C. F. Commander. * ! commission has been issued to the Strohecker Hardware Company o Charleston, with a capital of Sin,000 The petitioners are: M. O. Stroheck .... \i n Sfrnli?rk?r Jr.. and W. G Mazyck. A charter has been isenet ro the Olanta Live Stock Company with a capitAl of $10,000. The officer.' arc: A. M. McKhren, president; .T F. McKhren, vice president: K. M Khren, manager, and L A. Moor?, sec cretary and treaturer. Unusual Demand For Space. There 19 .in unusual demand foi space at the state fair this year. Al the available room In the present buildings has already been spoken foi and the authorities of the state fait are exerting every effort and have a large force at work to complete the uifimMirfl llOl'dPC fh.l ''Sfll of October. The fair this'year will be 1:"Id from October 28 to November 1, inclusive, and judging from the reservations exhibitors realize that there are more representative farm ers and business men in the state. Young Man Killed Step-Father. J. B. Beckham shot and killed his step-father, Henry F. Frank, in the Sandy Run section of this county aev oral days ago. Details of the killing are extremely meagre. It seems that the two men went down to the rural mail box, which is some distance from the Frank home. A passerby is said to have stated that, just prior to the time of the shooting he saw the two men in the woods going in opposite directions. Beckham reported to friends that he had shot his stepfather. Two Mules Stung to Death by Bees. Two mules belonging to AndrewLong, a prosperous farmer residing about two miles north of (filbert, were stung fo badly bv bees several dayf ago that both died from the effects of the stings. It seems that Mr. Long had loaded his wagon with cotton and had left the mules standing. They grazed around and ran upon the hive? turning two or the gums over. The bees Immediately awarmed and com nletely covered the animals. One of 'he mulea died a short while after wards; the other tbs following day MES NINE KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE GNASH * ( GOING AT TERRIFIC SPEED CAR . BREAKS RAILING OF BRIDGE ; l FALLING 75 FEET. THE MACHINE WAS SMASHED ' A Wealthy Young Man Was Taking a l Party of Frlsnds Home Aftsr an | Evening Spent in Rioting?List of ( the Dead Given. I i Philadelphia.?Nine young men lost | their lives when an automobile in ! which they were joy riding crashed 1 through the railing on the side of the ' new Twenty-third Street Boulevard at Master street and fell Into a coal yard 75 feet below. The machine, a big touring car. turned turtle in the descent and the occupants were found crushed and mangled in the hood of the machine. The body of the car was smashed to splitters. The dead are: Robert A. Boyd, 27 years old; Gordon H. Miller, 21; William M. Lawrence, 25; Kdgor 5J. Shaw, 19; Thomas Nevin, 18; Daniel 1 T. Wilkes, 25; Jease Holmes, 23; firnest Schofleld, 27; Robert Geisel. 21, | all were from Philadelphia. Edgar M. Shaw, 1? years old. a sen 1 of James Shaw, a lumber merchant, i who owned the car. was takiag a party of his friends home after an evening spent in various cafes ami saloons, j Nine young men were in the machine and six others were in a smaller automobile when the party came at tei- : rific speed down Thirty-third street, in turning to avoid the smaller automobile which was in the lead Charles T. Spuyd, who was Oiiving an automobile, cotfided with the roar wbeel I of the Shaw machlue. - . The neaniy joaaea car swerveu anu crashed through the iron railing ef j the bridge. When thoee in the other machine had mad* their way to the roal yard, only one occupant of the ill-fated car showed any sign of life and he died shortly after at the hospital. The others wero all pronounced lead when the institution was.reach- | ?d. Operators Must Have License. Washington.?Four hundred wire- : less equipped American ships, nearly one hundred commercial wireless stations, many moro stations cob- ' uected with colleges, schools and experimental laboratories and several thousand amateur wireleas stations iro affected by the regulations pro- j -nulgated by acting Secretary Cable ' >f the Department of Commerce and Labor to enforce the radio-communl- | cation beginning December 13. The act establishes a complete Federal control system over raaio-communicuLion and requires licensing of ail wireless operators working across state lines or In communication with ships ' ?t sen. Mexican Rebels Slaughter. Mexico City.?Word was brought into lloiuca. southwest of here, of the ilmo.st total annihilation of a detach ment of rural guards and a number of women and children in a fight with Zapatista rebels near Sultepeo. The > sole survivors of the ruralee and their party?three men and a woman? staggered into Toluca. They said the detachment of sixty ruralea with a number of women and children was stationed on a hill near Sultepec and was surprised by the rebels while feeding their horses. 4 Falls 2,200 Feet ant Lives. Washington.?Falling in an aeroplane from more than L'.L'OU feet in the air and escaping with enly a few scratches was the remarkable exps dence of WUlltm ivanitrK*. a proies iiona! aviator for the Wright Com* pany, at the army aviation school at College Park, Md. Kabitrke was attempting to complete a 3-hour angina endurance lest and had Mown *4 ruin* utp? when the engine suddenly stopped and the neroplane started n rapid descent. Americana and NIcarauQuarc Clash. Washington?In a gallant assault, American marines and bluejacket* drove the NIcarauguan revolutionary loader, Generel Zeledon, and his forces from Coyotepe and Barrancas IJ Ills, near Masaya, hut In the action four privates of the United States Marlne Corps were killed end a number were wounded. Th* victor) of the Americans opened the way for tie Nicaraguan government troops to assault the town of Masaya, which tiny took from the revolutionists and the starving inhabitants were relieved. Hope of Avoiding War Abandoned, Constantinople.?In spite of the diplomatic efforts to maintain peat*, prospects in this direction are dioiln-^ ishing so rapidly that there is practically no hope here that war with the Balknu States will he avoided unless at the la6t moment the powers j agree upon armed intervention. The Porte is resolved not to listen to pro posals of reform from any Quarter or to on'ertain an idea of reducing its forcrs until the nalkan Stale* do- ' j moboliz* and sbando* their present j policy. | McNaughton May Get Reprieve. Atlanta.?A stay of execution of at i j least three weeks and. perhaps, a commutation of senteuco from hang| Ing to life imprisonment or better, i? in store for Dr. W. J. McNaughton, the physician who is now under sentence of death for having killed Fred Flanders. The state prison commission decided to recommend to Governor Brown that McNaughton be reprieved until after the trial of Mrs Yfattte Flanders, the dead man's widow. who was JolfUy Indicted with the physician tor r.W husband's death. / I HI * ? ??T $1.25 PER YEAR :ROM THE PALME 1 TO STATE .atest News of Qaneral Interast That Hat Baan Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Columbia.?P. H. Paw and H. K. Yard bare been named as members if tba Georgetown county educatloa ward to tAke the place of M. W. Pyatt and J. A. Brourton. Sumter.?Forty bales of long staple .'otton were sold here in one day to riarby & Co. at 16 1-2 cents per pound. This makes a total ef about 75 bales told here during the season. Sumter.?The South Carolina West* >rn Railway extended its track to the lite of lie freight terminal In this >tty und In a few days wil put on a egular schedule of trains between e iumtsr and Bishopville. Lexington. ? "Aunt Celia" Powell, in old-time darky, died near Lexingon, being found dead In her bed. Thie "aithful old woman had reached the ige of about 105 years, it is said, and *&d been living lu this community ilnce the war. Columbia.?Governor Bleaae sent .he following telegram to the county liepenser at North Augusta: "If you :onsider It safe, open up and go en rlth your business.' It has been cloe d on account of the street car strike ii Augusta, Ga. Columbia.?K. J. Jones was dismissed as steward of Confederate home. So charges were preferred. Several lays ago Dr. F. W. P. Butler, secretary of the commission in charge of 'be home, sent for Mr. Jones and requested that he resign. Mr. Jonee refused and the dismissal followed. Columbia.?The 8euth Carolina internal revenue district came to an official end aeveral days ago wtth the merging of the district with the Raleigh district in North Carolina. MaJ. MIcah J. Jenkins hm been internal revenue collector for nine years. It is understood that a staff deputy of the Raleigh office will be located In Columbls. Who this appointee will be has not yet been made public. Fiorenoe.?The wounds of Engineer J. L. TV'ysong, who was Injured In the Coast Line wreck st Lone Star, a few afternoons since, began to show signs of biood poisoning and it was determined to amputate the leg near the hip Joint. For some time Mr. Wysong In n vorv prllifiil Conditio*, but lu.s rallied and is mm doing vsry well st the Florence infirmary. Lexington. ? Jacob B. Jeter, the white man of Swansea, who was tried in the general sessions court duriag the first week and in whose case the jury failed to reach a verdict, is still in jail. It was thought that he would be tried again last wek. but the case was not csllerl. Jeter has been confined In the Lexington jail for nearly six months. Jeter ia charged with a? sault and battery w-lth intent to kill. Laurens.? At a meeting of the citl ^ zens interested in the recent effort ta f obtain Chlcora College It was decided / to begin at onoe a campaign for the establishment of a gtris' college In ftaurene notwithstanding the failure to secure the Greenville Institution The idea is to transfer the subscrlp lion made to Chlcora to a fund foi the institution for this city and U this end the subscribers will be Invlt cd to transfer their subscriptions te the latter cause. Lancaster?Rufua Miller, the negro who stabbed Ferry Wright, anothet negro, in the breast, inflicting s wound which, it Is thought, will pfov* fatal, having made good his escape directly after the stabbing was appre htnded by Constable Caskey. near Antioch, six miles east of here, front w'uioh place he was immediately brought to Lancaster sud lodged in jail. The two negroes were disputing over s very trival matter, it is a! loged. when Miller drew his knife with the result mentioned. Spartauburg. ? The Chamber ol Commerce of Spartanburg is going tc raise each year for three yearn. I'nrt o fthis will be devoted to the local organization and part to the state chamber: provided the state chamber Is perraaneutly organized. A. W. McKeand, of Charleston, was pret *T)t st a meetftig rwuMy, and arm KHsiat in raising ?!> fundi. The woasy will be used t? advertise tfouth Carellne i? all aecHona of the Knifed Statea. and (tea rest will be uied to advertise and advance Spartanburg. Sumter. - Warrants bar? baen sworn out for the arrest of 0, M. Young, rural policeman, aud Mack Morris, eoustable of Magistrate f. J. Player of Shiloh, in connection with alleged outugeou3 conduct toward two negro woiuph, whom they had in charge. ?hnvu Hah2man 11 naffA ?icn i ^ ?. ?Q> . about 30 yours old, whs knocked on the head at his home, a mil" east or Silver Street, and died u short time thereafter. Two whit* men, Jo# Clark Berry and Wtn. V. Bledsoe. a merchant, bofh of Silver Street, are in jail, charged with the crime. Spartanburg. ? Rev. J. F. Harley v.aa re elected aute superintendent of the Anti-Saloon I/eague of South Carolina at a meeting of the headquarter# committee. Saluda.?Owing to the threatening weather and the busy season, the attendance npati the educational rally meeting here was quite small. Ther* were present, however, a number of the county's tochers and trustees of theae with the others attending were gicen a rare treat by the State Superintendent of Education, the Hon. J. H Sweetiuffen. who made a ringiag talk. Columbia.?The gpvernor has appointed 0. W. Ragsdale of Winnabore na special judge for the Georgetown cotirt. beginning on the second Monday in October. Florence. ? The Florence cotton market seems to be improving thta year, and the chamber of commerce is making a special effort '.n that direction. A specialty is made here of the new long staple cotton, an aaao- ^BBd elation for community marketing ^^^B harlng been formed. The ootton baa ^^^B been coming Into Florenoe very free- WNj 17 Ifcttlr tod tharn ipomi to be no 4U- B poaittoa to hold It. a|HB I