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CONFERENCE ENDS
AT GREENVILLE
TWO REMARKABLE ADDRESSES
ARE DELIVERED AT THE
CHARITY MEETING.
MANY CHILDREN WHO TOIL
Miss Jean Gordon and Dr. Owen R.
Lovejoy Gave Very Interesting
Talki to This Worthy Gathering.?
Man) Attended the Meetings.
ureeuvuie.? i oe icunu auuuai ?i'o Ion
of the South Carolina Conference
of Charities and Correction camp to
a close in the lecture room of the
Centra:. Young Men's Christian Association
building following the delivering
of two remarkable addresses, one
by Miss Jean Gordon, president of
the Southern Conference on Woman I
and Child Labor, and the other by Dr.
Owen R. Lovejoy, secretary of the National
Child Lazor committee. The
former Is from New Orleans and for
years has labored In Louisiana in be
half of working women and children.
Dr. Lovejoy comes from New York
city &ud his given years of his life
to doing for women mi children of
the Ncrth what Miss Gordon has been
accomplishing for the women and children
of her state. The remark was
made that if the people of Greenville,
generally, knew what was in
tore for them in the addresses by
Miss Gordon and Dr. Lovejoy there
would not be found an auditorium in
the city sufficiently large to hold the
numbers that would flock out to hear
them. The statement not only turned
out to be true, as will be borne out
by the several score who heard the
speakers, but there were those there
who were of the opinion that should
the speeches have been made in the
open air a lot sufficiently large to hold
tfle crowd would have been difficult to
find. Justice to the addresses cannot
be done within the small confines of
a newspaper report, and yet is out of
the question to reproduce their remark)
in their entirety.
Rnnrf laan* I ?aHina By 7 Votes.
Re;>ortB received by the secretary
of state, R. M. McCown, as chairman
of the state board of canvassers from
41 counties show that the bond issue
for $1,000,000 to improve conditions at
the state hospital for the insane is leading
by 7 votes. The vote reported is
is as follows: For the bond issue 14,81
* against the bond issue, 14,803. Reports
have not been received from
Abbeville and Darlington counties.
The voters of Edgefield county did
I not vote on the proposed issue because
the necessary ballots were said
not to hve been furnished. Tie inL
dications are that the issue will be
I carried.
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Hou|jh Case Has Been Postponed.
Tte Hough case, which has been at
trading a great deal of attention in
Can den county, was postponed until
the next term of criminal court on account
of the illness of E. D. Blakney,
the defendant's attorney. The case
was postponed at first on account of
the alleged illness of Hough. Five
doctors examined him and a sample
of his blood was sent to Columbia.
The physicians decided that he was
able to attend the trial.
Appointments by the Governor.
The following appointments were
made by Governor Blease; Jos. C.
Bailey, of Okatie, to the state board
of fisheries, vice W. C. Vincent, removed.
E. B. Cash Watts, of Chera v.
to the board of supervisors of registration
for Chesterfield county, vice
James T. Britt, deceased. The Governor
revoked the commission of David
A. King, of Lancaster, H. F. D., as
notary public.
Anderson.?With Bishop John C.
Cilgo presiding, the 1912 conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church of
South Carolina will convene in the St
John's Methodist church, Anderson, on
Wednesday, November 27. Up to date
452 delegates have been enrolled.
Orangeburg County Fair Closes.
The second annual Orangeburg
county fair was a big success. The
iair SUrpUSSeu lue CAjJcviawuii ui iuc
fair authorities and the thousands
who attended the fair. The fair will
be even better next year, as more
building* will be added to the already
modern and complete fair plant. The
fair was largely attended. The first
three days were for the white people
and the last two days were set apart
for the negroes. It Is hard to say just
who the great praise is due for maklng
the best county fair in the state.
Mail Delivery For Aiken.
The free city delivery service of
mail for Aiken was inaugurated beginning
with three regular carriers and
one substitute carrier. The postoffice
department at Washington has overridden
Postmaster Charles E. Carman
anad instead of the selection made by
him of two white men and one negro,
there will be two negroes and one
white man. They are L. B. McCracken,
of Langley; E. M. Butler, of Barnwell.
and John H. Epps. of Columbia,
the last two of whom are negroes. The
substitute is also a negro
To Organize a County Fair.
At a meeting of the Florence chamber
of commerce held several days
ago in their rooms the matter of forming
a county fair was brought up and
discussed, and it was there and then
decided that Florence and Florence
county would have an annual county
fair in this city, beginning in the tall
of 1913. All the business men present
pledged themselves to this end. and
the necessary preliminary steps were
then taken looking to the establish
meat of this organization.
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Seaman A. Knapp Memorial Day to Be
Observed.?In Appreciation of
Work of Agriculturist.
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Columbia.?"The 148,000 teachers
and the 7,000,000 pupils of (he South
are being urged by their educational
and agricultural leaders to assemble
3,000,000 farmers, their families and
friends, in the 89,000 Bchool houses on
November 27 for an hour, in order to
survey and review their agricultural
resources and achievements, and to
express their appreciation of the services
of one of their great benefactors.
Agriculture is worthy of this
consideration, for the farmers of the
nation have this year produced $10,000,000
worth of crops to feed and
clothe nearly 100,000,000 people here,
with a surplus for other nations,"'
reads the leading paragraph of a pamphlet
that has been issued by the Seaman
A. Knapp memorial committee.
"Knapp agricultural day" will be
observed all ove rthe South. In Texas
the exercises will be held in the
schools on November 22, on Novem
| ber 27 in Georgia, Alabama, Tennes'
see, South Carolina, Louisiana, Oklahoma,
Arkansas and Kentucky; in
Florida on December 6; In Mississippi
on December 12; in Virginia on December
20. North Carolina will celebrate
Knapp agricultural day at some
early date, which will soon be an- 1
nounced.
South Carolina New Enterprises.
The secretary of state has Issued 1
a commission to the Hodges Furniture
Company of Dillon with a capital of
$1,000. The petitioners are R. A. and
Ida L. Hodges. A commission has
been issued to the Clinton Loan and
Trust Company of Clinton, with a
capital of $25,000. The petitioners are
J. S. Craig. B. H. Boyd, G. W. Copeland,
R. Z. Wright, G. R. Copeland,
J. M. Pitts, T. D. Copeland and L. I.
Davidson. The Co-operative Motor
and Machine Company of Greenwood
has been chartered with a capital of
$5,000. The officers are J. A. Robinson,
president; G. H. Taylor, vice-president
and W. G. Thorne, secretary and
treasurer. A commission has been Is
sued to the Young Men's Christian Association
of Sumter. A charter hae
been issued to the Johnson, McQuade
and Taylor Company of Georgetown
with a capital stock of $6,000. The officers
are J. B. Johnson, president, and
Hugh G. Taylor, secretary and treas
urer. A charter has been issued tc
the Denmark Machine Works with a
capital of $20,000. The officers are W.
J. Piatt, president; P. Blount, vice
president, and T. B. Wilkinson, secretary
and treasurer.
To Have A Trl-County Fair.
The success of the old time countrj
fair held at Pendleton October 8 ha? !
stirred the people of this section tc ,
greater efTorts and plans wens adopted
by the Pendleton Farmers' society el
its annual meeting?the 97th in its
history?looking to a great tri-county
fair in 1913, to be followed by a centennial
celebration in 1915. At the
meeting recently, after the election of
officers for the ensuing year, a resolution
was adopted authorizing the president
of the association to apoint a
committee of five from each countyAnderson,
Pickens and Oconee?the
fholrman nf enr-h f-nmmlttPC to COnsti
tute an executive committee. These
committees are to have exclusive
charge of the formulating and carrying
out of plans for the fair.
Have Made Survey of Edisto.
Maj. George P. Howell. United
States army, who has charge of the
rivers and harbors of South Carolina, 1
with his headquarters at Charleston,
was in Orangeburg to confer with
Congressman Asbury F. Lever of this
district regarding the opening of the
Edisto river to navigation. Over a
year ago $1,500 was appropriated for
the purpose of making a survey of the
Edisto river, with a view to opening
the river to navigation. This survey
has been made, the engineers have reported
to Maj. Howell.
Governor Blease Grants Parole.
The governor recently granted a
parole to Murry Ashley who was convicted
last October in Fairfield countv
on the charge of violating a contract
and assault with a rock and sentenced
to pay a fine of $60 or serve 60 days
on the county works.
Edgefield County Fair a Success.
The fourth annual fair closed, surpassing
in every particular all former
fairs, while the managers who have
incurred a large debt in enlarging and
equipping the plant are elated over
thp financial success of the fair, yet
that which encourages them most is
the assurance of fuller cooperation
from represenative farmers for next
year. It has been proven that Edgefield
can have as good county fair as
any county in the state. The attendance
was a record breaker, there being
nearly 3,000 visitors.
Shot Negro Who Resisted Arrest.
W. F. Cone, constable for Magistrate
R. R. Milev of Lodge, shot and
killed L. R. McDonald, who resisted
arrest near Walterboro. The warrant
had been issued by Magistrate Miley
against McDonald for breach of trust.
Mr. Cone was accompanied by Magistrate
Miley and Stephen Bunton and
went to this negro's house. When Mr.
Cone called on the negro to surrender
the negro struck him with a baseball
bat and sprang back, ready to deliver
another blow. Mr. Cone than shot
the negro in the h?id.
Meeting of Boys Corn Club.
A very creditable, though limited,
exhibit was made at Manning by members
of the Boys' Corn club and a
number of prizes were awarded by
competent judges. At the opening of
(the season there were about 75 or 80
members enrolled in the corn club, !
but, owing to adverse seasons and j
other discouragements, a large rna- !
(jority of them dropped out and did
not take part in the prize contest.
I There were four or five girls enrolled
i in the club, but only one of them
| made an exhibit.
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A SCIENTIFIC STUDY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA SOILSSUBJECT
MERITS CONSIDERA
TION OF CITIZENS.
ADDRESS BY DR.J.N. HARPER
An Able and Comprehensive Treatise
on Various Composition, Properties
and Possibilities of the Soils From
Piedmont to the Coast.
Charleston.?One of the ablest pan#?r?
evf?r presented at the University
Df South Carolina was the recent address
by Dr. J. N. Harper, director of
the experiment station at Clemson
College. His subject was "The Soils
of South Carolina," and his careful
treatment of the subject merits the
thoughtful consideration of the citizens
of the state. His paper is a real
contribution to the scientific literature
of South Carolina. The address, in
part, is as follows:
"This is an age of scientific research,
an age when the scientists are entering
Into close relationship with the common
affairs of life. No problem is receiving
more attention at present from
scientific men, the world over, than
the question of soil fertility. The soil
is the basis of all our wealth. It is a
heritage that we should foster,and it
is our duty to hand it down to succeeding
generations better than we
found it. South Carolina is primarily
an agricultural state, and the prosperity
and happiness of its people are
largely dependent upon the fertility of
its soils. No country has ever remained
permanently wealthy after its
soils have become infertile.
"Soil fertility is dependent upon so
many complicated biological, physical,
chemical and geological factors that
its true nature is not yet fully understood.
The fundamental principles un
derlying It, however, have Deen wen
established; and, by the knowledge
of the various sciences, man, in" the
last few decades, has discovered some
of its Mysteries which have puzzled
the wisest minds of every age. In the
light of this new knowledge, the labor
now leing bestowed on the soil is being
transmuted into untold wealth."
Survivors of Wallace House.
Barnwell.?Featuring a day devoted
to memories of the past, the reuniou
of the survivorB of the famous Wallace
House, In Barnwell, was an event
notable because of its uniqueness and
historical significance. It is the first
reunion of men who composed a most
radical and determined legislative
body. In the course of history there
were few such law-making bodies; In
fact, there have seldom been such exigencies
that necessitate such assemblages.
Wounded in Attack on Muldrow.
Anderson.?V. B. Cheshire, editor
of The Anderson Intelligencer, is in
the hospital here, suffering from four
bullet-wounds in his arm and body as
result of an attack on W. J. Muldrow
in the latter's office at the Anderson
Mattress and Springbed Factory. Two
of the wounds are in the abdomen
and two in the arm; but Mr. Cheshire's
condition is not considered
very serious.
No Car Strike In Charleston.
Cherleston.?There will be no street
car strike in Charleston. At a meeting
of the street car men, a memorandum
of agreement entered into between
the Consolidated Railway and
Lighting Company and the local
branch of the union was ratified and
all danger of a tie-up of the street car
service during Fleet and Fair Week
was removed.
Z. G. Cary Admitted to Ball.
Spartanburg.?Z. G. Carey, who was
committeed to jail on the charge uf
attempting to burn the home of Mrs.
B. G. Rhinehart, was admitted to bail
In the sum of ?1,000 by Judge Gary
on motion of Nicholls and Nicholls.
Carey is a man of intelligence and
well connected.
Killed By Shifting Freight Cars.
Sumter.?News reached Sumter of
the horrible death, at Lynchburg several
days ago of L. V. Brown, a citizen
of that town, who was run over
by some shifting Coast Line freight
cars and killed. Several other pero
r\r,n n a rraivl v oconnpil inlnrv ]f
seems that Mr. Brown and others were
standing on a side track when a shifting
engine backed a string of freight
cars down on the party, the cars passing
completely over Mr. Brown's body
and almost running down others standing
nearby.
Corn Club of County Successful.
Camden.?The boys' corn club has
had a very successful year, and their
yields will compare with any in the
sand belt section of the state. Its exhibit
at the county fair was one of
the features. The following is the
record of the clubs: First prize. Leslie
Brown, 120 1-5 bushels; cost $35.50,
profit $ 10S.74. Second prize. Carlisle
Kirkley, 113 bushels; cost $33.45,
profit, $102.15. Third prize, Vance
Hough, 100 bushels: cost $2S.<5, profit
$01.15. Fourth prize. Ilobt. McCaskill,
89 bushels; cost $24.51, profit $^.29.
Barnwell County Fair Closes.
Barnwell.?The second annual me?tof
the Barnwell County Fair association
has ended. From every standpoint,
the fair this year was a complete
success, and many who had attended
other county fairs in this state
pronounced it second to none. The
products of Barnwell county on display
in the court house was a beautiful
sight and beggars description.
The horse and automobile racing on
the famous Sherwood course was good
and attracted a great deal of attention.
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FROM THE PALMETTO STATE
Short Paragraphs of State News That
Have Been Condensed For the
People of the State.
Sumter. ? Sumter's campaign to
raise $15,000 in three days for the asgured
support of her Chamber of Commerce
for three years started with a
vim with a big rally of citizens at tne
Academy of Muslo.
Kershaw.?Fire of unknown origin
partly destroyed the plant of the KerI
shaw mill and totally destroyed the
meat and seed houses, including 25,000
tons of cottonseed. The loss is estimated
at between $60,000 and $75,000,
partly covered by insurance.
Pendleton.?Recently a company of
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the unveiling of a marble shaft to
mark the "Hopewell-Keowee" church, i
This was the Presbyterian church
> founded by Gen. Andrew Pickens and
! Col. Robert Anderson, about 1788 or
;1789.
Columbia.?Charging that W. Boyd
Evans, plaintiff's counsel, was guilty
of unethical practice in writing personal
letters to jurors and enclosing
them cards to a social club in which
he is an officer, Barron, Moore, Bar- i
ron & McKay, defendant's attorneys,
made a motion in the United States
court before Judge H. A. M. Smith,
to set aside the verdict of $5,000 rendered
in favor of W. D. Sturgeon.
Greenville.?The Presbyterians of
Greenville will at once launch a campaign
to raise $30,000 for a new dormitory
for Chicora College. This was
determined upon at a meeting held recently
in the First Presbyterian <
church. The trustees have voted unanimously
to keep the college on its
present site, and the citizens have determined
to give the institution an
equipment adequate to its needs for
present and future.
Newberry.?Pick Odell constable for
Magistrate Aughtry at Whitmire,
brought two white men, named R. S.
Peigler and John Norman to jail,
charged with assault and battery upon
Conductor Deadwiler of freight train
No. 21 on the Seaboard, and he
brought three others?John Lindsay,
lJnard Williams, and Jim Gregory?
who are said to be also Implicated in
the affair, which occurred at the coal
. chuto in the town of Whitmire.
Dillon.?A negro by the name of
Blge Leggett was shot and killed on
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Jonathan L<ewis piace, near rum, uj
another negro named Shep Floyd.
Bige was carving a negro woman in
the face, who was a relative of Shep
Floyd's wife and as soon as Shep
could get to the scene he took the
woman's part with the above result
Bige wa6 advancing on Shep and
threatened to kill him. Sheriff Lane
has placed Shep Floyd In jail.
Lancaster.?The town council here
is taking the preliminary stepB looking
to the installation of a complete
system of sewerage in the town. The
H. S. Jaudon Engineering company
has just completed a survey and maps
showing where the sewer pipes, man i
holes and flush tanks will be placed.
The cost will be between {30,000 and
{40,000. Agreements for rights of
way for sewer lines are now being circulated
for the signatures of property
owners.
Union.?Mayor T. C. Duncan has
appointed R. P. Harry, T. L. Estes and
J. F. McLure members of the city
board of health to fill vacancies. Dr.
S. G. Sarratt is president of the board.
The board of health is making every
effort to keep the city in good sanitary
condition and statistics kept show
that the efforts are meeting with success.
An innovation in the work of
the board is an arrangement by which
the physicians here will devote an
hour each week to an inspection of
the city schools.
Greenwood.?The barn at Maxwell
farm at Connie Maxwell orphanage
was destroyed by fire recently. It
caught from an engine used in driving
the corn shredder. Splendid work
was done by the boys in an effort to
put out the fire, but it was not possible
to do so. Besides the barn a
quantity of corn, stover and other
feedstuffs were burned, also corn harvester
and binder. The barn was valued
at $600 with $300 insurance. The
total loss will approximate $2,000
with the $300 insurance loss to be deducted.
Jonesvllle.?The ginnery of the Free
Ginning company, located about three
miles from town, was burned. A
quantity of cotton seed and a number
of bales of cotton were also burned.
There was some insurance on the
plant and cotton. The net loss has not
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Saluda.?The damage to the Augusta
Northern railroad caused by the
rains of the last week or two has
been sufficiently repaired that the
regular schedule is being made to
Ward and return. The congested
freight conditions are being rapidly
relieved.
Lexington.?In the Common Pleas
Court Judge Shipp presiding, M. J.
Frick and J. D. Frick were awarded
damages in the sum of $2,f>(H) against
the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens
Railroad.
Florence.?The Woman's Industrial
Fair, which was gotten up and is being
conducted under the auspices of
and for the benefit of the Ladles' Civic
Improvement Society, of this city,
opened up in the Dixie tobacco warehouse,
in North Coit street, with a
great throng of people present anc a
large number of exhibits of nearly
every description.
Winnsboro.?The home of Jam?s
Young in the Hickory Ridge section
was destroyed by fire. The fire probably
originated from a defect in the
chimney flue.
Lexington.?County superintendent
! of Education A. I). Martin, who is
president of the Lexington County
Teachers' association, has called a
meeting of the teachers for Saturday,
November 23, to be held In the high
school building at Lexington. This
will be the first meeting of the teachers
this fall, and it is earnestly hoped
that all of the teachers in the county
*ill attend.
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TURKSMAVACCEPT
AilSIIC TERMS
WESTERN ARMY IS DEFEATED
BUT THE FIGHTING STRENGTH
REMAINS.
THE WAR IS MORE MENACING
Bulgaria Corrals All Available Forces
In the Hope of Crushing the Sultans
Defense.?Army Well Supplied
With Food and Ammunition.
London.?The report that an armis
tice had been agreed to by the Bulgarians
and Turks along the Tehatalia
lines for the burial of the dead appears
to have bjen unfounded. Dis-!
patches from Nazim Pasha, the Turkish
commander-in-chief, show that
the artillery duel has continued. The
Turks claim successes against the
Bulgarians, but-there is nothing to indicate
that the Bulgarians have yet
made any serious attempt to penetrate
the lines. The battle may be
ended at any moment by Turkey accepting
the allies' terms for an armis-'
tice, which are said to include the surrender
of the Tehatalia lines, Durazzo,
Adrianople and Siutari.
There is a possibility, however, that i
Turkey may decline to surrender
Tehatalia. While her Western army
has been completely defeated she still
possesses, according to the correspondents
at the front, a homogeneous
army behind the Tehatalia fortifications
largely composed of some of
her best fighting material from the
Asiatic provinces which has not yet
been in action. Moreover, the demoralization
and disorganization which
followed the Kirk-Kisisseh and Lupleburgas
retreats appear to have been
remedied and the army is now well
suuplied with food and ammunition.
Under these circumstances the
Porte may be induced tc make a fur-'
tber stand in the hope of securing
easier peace conditions
8 Killed, 4 Injured in Wreck.
Norlina, N.-C.?Eight trainmen were
killed and three severely injured
when two Seaboard passenger trains, '
running at high speed, crashed head-on
seven miles north of here. No passengers
were injured. The trains met
as the southbound No. 81 was coming
out of a long curve in a deep fill and
both were running full speed. The
crash was terrific, both locomotives
being totally demolished. The fact
that only three coaches were demolished
and there were no passengers in
these is considered rmarkable. Engineer
Beckham of the north-bound train
iB thought to have misread orders to
meet No. 81 at Granite, less than a
mile from the scene of the wreck.
Three Lives Lost in Fire.
Los Angeles, Cal.?Three persons
are known to have been killed and
about 20 injured in a fire at the St.
George hotel on East Third street
near Main. The fire started on the
second floor, and drawn up through
the elevator shaft, it spread so rapid
ly those on the fifth and sixtn noor3
who did not receive the warning in
time were compelled to jump from
the windows. Those who lost their
lives jumped from the upper floors.
Situation in Coal Fields.
Charleston, W. Va.?Despite threatening
conditions in the Kannawha
coal fields it was decided to amend
the order calling out four additional
companies of the national guard so
that only one company will take the
filed.
Respite Granted Doomed Aliens.
Richmond, Va.--Gov. .Mann granted
Floyd and Claude Allen a respite until
December 13th. They were sentenced
to die in the electric chair
November 22nd for their part in the
Hillsville, Va., court house murders.
Schrank Said To Be Insane.
Milwaukee, Wis.?A commission of
five alienists reported to Judge
Backus, finding John Schrank, who
shot Roosevelt, insane.
Guilty of First Degree Murder.
New York.?"Gyp the Blood," "Lefty
Louie," "Whitey'' Lewis and
"Dago Frank" Cirofici, the gunmen
i charged with killing Herman Rosenthal,
were all found guilty of murder
in the first degree by a jury in the supreme
court. The jury deliberated
only an hour and 10 minutes. The
quick verdict came as a surprise to
everybody. The jury in the case of
Charles Becker deliberated for nearly
seven hours. He is now in Sing
Sing, sentenced to the electric chair
for hiving instigated the murder.
Much Fruit May Go To Waste.
New York.?Three hundred thousand
dollars worth of California fruit
j one hundred and fifty car loads in all,
will be allowed to decay on the North
1 River piers where it was landed unless
some settlement is reached shortly
in a dispute between the New York
fruit buyers association and the brokers
representing the California shippers.
The disagreement is over a re:
cent increase by the brokers in the
cartage charges assessed against
those who purchase the fruit at the
pier auction sales.
Jacksonville Car Strike Is Off.
Jacksonville, Fla.?The big street
car strike in Jacksonville which was
called three weeks ago has ended. The
striking conductors and motornu'n
who walked out October 28 voted to
disband the union which was form* d
upon the day the strike was called.
Many of the men who first joined the
union have been returning to work until
the ranks of the organization became
so weakened that it was thought
best to disband. The company has
expressed a willingness to take some
of the men back to work.
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SOME RARE OPPORTUNITIES
Interest About Southeastern States
Aroused By Southern Railway Exhibits
At Fairs In North.
Chicago, 111.?Great interest about
the Southeastern States was aroused
by the exhibits made this fall by the
Southern Railway System at Northern
fairs and expositions, over a quarter of
t million desirable people seeking and
receiving information regarding the
resources and opportunities of the
Southeast according to reports received
from repersentatives of the railway
in charge of the exhibits.
The various exhibits extended over
a period of two months and included
the country north of the Ohio river
from New York and Pennsylvania to
Iowa. There were twenty-seven separate
exhibits made at district and
county fairs in the Northern states in
addition to a fine display put in at
the Canadian International Exhibition
at Toronto. The exhibits everywhere
attracted attention. Ah a rule visitors
pronounced them finer than those
mado by local exhibitors, and it was
usual to hear the statement from a
man that he had no idea that the
Southeast was a country of such wonderful
resources and opportunities.
The fine displays of fruit, of corn,
wheat and other grains, and the showing
about other products of the Southern
soil were things that especially
appealed to great numbers of Northern
farmers.
Not less than two representatives
of the Southern Railway and Its associated
lines were present at each of
these exhibits, explaining conditions
in the Southeast and the opportunities
offered to the homeseeker as well as
the attraction of the Southern country
for Investors or for visitors. Reports
of these agents show that the total attendance
at the various fairs and exhibits
visited amounted to over 1,50,*
000 people, that about 240,000 visited
the Southern Railway exhibits, over
70,000 people were personally talked
with about the Southeast and nearly
250,000 copies of literature advertising
this section were distributed. In
addition to these exhibits special
dairy exhibits were made at the Chicago
and Waterloo, Iowa, exhibitions,
and a special exhibit on U*'e stock opportunities
will be mado at the International
Live Stock Exhibition at Chicago
in December.
Wide Distribution of Products.
wasningion.? ino wme uuinuuuuu
of American manufactures Is Illustrated
by some recent figures of the statistical
division of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce showing
the variety of articles exported
and the numerous countries to which
they are distributed. Barbed wire, fly
paper, telephones, boots and shoes
automobiles, wire nails, motion picture
films, flying machines, telegraph
Instruments, locks, hinges, razors,
bath tubs, traction engines operated
by steam, traction engines operated
by gasoline, stationary engines
operated by gasoline, stationary en|
gines operated by gas, electric locomotives,
elevators, cotton gins, cash
registers and cream separators, these
area few of the numerous products
of American Ingenuity distributed
literally over the entire civilized
world.
Design For New Nickel.
Washington.?The design of the
new nickel to supplant the five-cent
coin now in circulation will be perfected
by Secretary of the Treasury
McVeagh within a few weeks. George
E. Roberts, director ofethe mint, and
J. E. Frazer, of New York, an artist
who Is working on the design, conferred
with the secretary. An Indian
head will adorn the face of the coin
and the flguer of a buffalo the reverse.
The design Is intended to hon
or tho disappearing Indian and buffalo,
linked together in American his'
tory.
Woman Suffrage Endorsed.
Philadelphia. ? Woman suffrage,
which both tho Democratic and Republican
parties at their last state
conventions recommended should bo
voted upon by the people, has received
further endorsement hero in tho
action of a legislative commission appointed
to codify and revise the election
laws of the state. The commission
voted to include it among the recommendations
to the next legislature.
Pujo Committee Denied Facts
Washington. ? Attorney General
Wickershara presented to President
Taft his decision on the right of, the
Pujo committee of the house to seek
through the comptroller of the currency
information as to the banking
conditions and the inter-relation of
financial Interests for use in its investigation
of the so-called money trust.
The opinion has not been made public.
The attorney general has held
that the president has no right to di
rect the comptroller to give the com
mitteed data which is not made public,
Against Free Toll Prevision.
Washington.?President Taft told
official visitors that he did not expect
to recommend to congress the repeal
of the free toll pro-dsion made /1 the
Panama Canal bill last summer for
American coastwise vessels. A second
portion of the report of Prof. Emory
It. Johnson, the expert upon his in
vestlgation the pr&sident based his recent
proclamation of tolls was made
public and contains strong recom
mendatlons against the giving of free
tolls to American ships on account ol
the cost of maintaining the canal.
-Postmasters to Meet In Denver.
Erie, Pa.?Fourteen members of thf
executive committee and Id members
of the committee on topics to arrange
the next national convention of post
masters of first class cities were an
nounced by Isadore Zob^l, postmaster
of Erie, and president of the national
association. The convention will br
held in Denver next September. Edgai
Allan, Jr., of Richmond, Va . was ap
pointed chairman of the executive
committee, and Daniel T. Gerow o'
Jacksonville, Fla., chairman of the
committee on topics.
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OUTLOOK FOR CUBA
APPEARS BRIGHTER
POPULAR FEELING HAS RISEN
FROM SOMETHING OF DISPAIR
TO CONFIDENCE.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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In Taking Office General Menocal Will
Have Advantage of Friendly House
and Senate.?Think Days of UprlaIng
in Cuba Are Past.
Havana.?Within a few weeks pop
-1 * ?nnl IH a 1
uiar ieeimg regaium^ iUC yx,.
situation Las risen from something
bordering on despair to confidence.
The outlook for the republic of Cuba
appears brighter than for many years.
The presidential election looked for1
word to with apprehension , passed
without violence and there is a growing
disposition in all quarters to accept
the verdict as the honest expression
of the majority. Those most disappointed
have vented their feelings
in threats that were never taken very
seriously, and now seem inclined to
accept the new order of things philosophically.
The attitude of the Liberals has
summered down to a proposition to
attack the legality of the elections on
the ground of fraud, upon the convening
of the National Liberal Assembly
November 23. When that day arrives
It is probable the question will
be quietly shelved and that Dr. Alfredo
Zayas will find himself engaged in
a fight with Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez
for leadership of the Liberal party,
the President having let it be under
stood that he has no intention of retiring
from active political life on the
expiration of his torm, and that it is
his ambition to lead the Liberals to
victory in the presidential campaign
of 1016.
In taking office General Menocal
will have the inestimable advantage
of friendly Senate and Housed Ho
will have the aid of the better element
throughout the island and the
personal counsel of many distingished
Cubans.
He also will have the loyal support
of any army organized, uniformed,
equipped and armed like American
regulars and drilled by American officers
which has so won the respect
of the people that many are convinced
the days of armed uprising in Cuba
are past forever.
Plans For War College.
Washington.?One of the most Important
moves in recent years to prepare
the National Militia for use in
time of war, is proposed in letters addressed
by Acting Secretary Oliver to
the Governors of all the state and territnrlos
invitlne their co-oneration in
the War College plans for the organization
of the militia into 16 divisions.
The letters point out that if the militia
is to be used as a field force effectively
in war time it can only be done
by this system of divisions.
1 Formal Opening M Panama Canal.
Washington.?Some time next summer
or fall, no exact date bc-ing specified,
a vessel will pass what is now
the Isthmus of Panama, which consequently
must disappear from the
world's geography and by the same
human agency, the Western Hemisphere
will be divided into two continents.
The vessel will not be the Oregon
nor any other famous ship, but
will be one of the many small water
craft in daily use by the canal buildings.
Determined to Carry Out Threat.
Mexico City, Mex.?That the Mexican
Government is determined to carry
out the threat recently made to
resume the tactics employed so successfully
by General Robles in the
state of Morelos some month ago, is
indicated by the report of the War
? -? * nnM/vMn/ttvt(V A tnfol tlrt.
uepitnuieui <u.muuuv,iiife ?'?c ivn? u?struction
of several small towns and
villages In the northern mountains of
Oaxaca, where the revolution has been
rampant.
Favors Single Six Year Term.
Washington.?President Taft's declaration
in favor of a constitutional
amendment to limit the presidential
tenure of office to a single term of six
years, with ineligibility to either a
succeeding or non-consecutive term
and President-elect Wilson's enrosement
of the Democratic platform, favoring
such a limitation .are believed
to foreshadow strong pressure for legislation
along this line. Numerous
measures have been introduced in
Congress looking to a change in the
presidental tenure.
Former Senator Terrell Dead.
! Atlanta, Ca.?Former United States
Senator Joseph M. Terrell, twice Gov.
ernor of the state of Georgia, died at
, his home here after an extended illI
ness. Senator Terrell was stricken
with paralysis in February, 11*11, a
few months after lie had been ap
p' inff-d to fill the unexpired term ol
' the late United States Senator A. S.
Clay. Although his illness made il
i necessary for him to retire from pub'
lie life Senator Terrell's condition did
not become critical until a week ago,
Cholera Threatens Constntinople.
Constantinople.?By indirect route,
There are now more than a thousand
i
cases of cholera daily in and around
Constantinople and the death rate has
reached 50 per cent. The authorities
I are powerless to cope with the situa
> tion. Recently 3,000 cholera patient
arrived by train at San Setefano. Foi
24 hours the patients remained in th<
i train on a siding at San Setefanc
f without water, food or medical atterv
; tion. Then they were shipped to th?
Quarantine stations.
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NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Latest News of General Interest That
Has Been Collected From Many
Towns and Counties.
Spartanburg?The barn of A. Smith
near Pauline was destroyed by fire,
two mules being burned to death.
Jesse Smith was slightly burned la
bis efforts to save the mules.
Sumter.?The county board of commissioners
met and signed the second
series of $10,000 Sumter county road
improvement bonds. The bonds will
I be issued from time to time from now
on as the money is needed.
Columbia.?City council mat in regular
session and disposed of some
important routine business. Monthly
reports were made by the city officer!
and a number of ordinances for sidewalk
paving were passed.
Suiuter.?"Sumter's Seaboard Celebration"
has been decided upon as
the name for the big celebration to be
held here on November 'i'i, wnen the
coming of the new railroad line by
that name into Sumter will be* observed
and appropriately celebrated.
The plans for tha?day are rapidiy being
put in shape and a big crowd and
a general big time is expected.
Gauney.?A dwelling uouse on Victoria
avenue, owned ny Or. W. S. Uupre
of 1 olivine and occupied oy it.
hi. Skinner, was burned, it is supposed
that lue lire staitea from a ueieclive
Hue. The buuuing was practicallv
iloKimvsil anil vt-ru lutlct iiiiiiiLLira
was saved, 'ids uouse was jn&ured
for $l,uuu while no insurance was carried
on the contents.
Cheraw. ? Perhaps tbe best fall I
llower bnuw tbal tue Civic jueague Has
ever bad was beld recently at their \
ball, 'ihere never was sum a prolusion
of liowers in one piace in Cueraw
belore and ine many persona wne
saw tbem were not ouiy asioutsned at
tbe number and variety of pianta on
exnibitiou, but were ueiignieu at tbe
growing popularity of tins feature of
tbe league s work.
Lexington.?>1. M. Lane, of Cope,
una A. n. bates, of Norway, were in
Lexington for iLe purpose vt conimun
ioating with Congressman Lever in
reference to lenuing aid toward se
curing tbe release of Oiin Lane
brother of M. M. Lane, wno is now
under arrest and being held in tb<
I United States arsenel in Augusta foi
deserting from the United Statet
army.
Flornce.?Webster brown, an em
ployee at the Southern Cotton OU
Mill bere, sbot and killed an un-. ?.
known negro on tne property of tb<
mill, brown was at worn in tbe seed
bouse and tbe negro came in sudden
ly upon brown and without waltlni
to ascertain what tbe stranger wantet
be sbot him. Magistrate McClena
Elian beld an inquest and tbe verdlo
wus iu accordance with the above
Brown surrendered and is In jalL
St. Matthews.?T. W. Dantzler, on*
of St. Mathews' scientific farmers,
sent a sample of his long staple cot
ton to a buyer in a distant town foi
the purpose of getting a price. Th<
buyer returned (be sample with th<
explanation that the staple whicll
measured one and five-sixteenths ot
un inch was too long for his inachia
ery. Mr. Dantzler is now looking foi
a man with a loom of sufficient capao
ity to spin his long fibre.
Greenville.?0. K. Mauldin, the at
torney representing the prosecutor!
iu the recent legal tangle involving j
Inspector Gilreath and two other of- ?
fleers, who were arrested on a chargj i
of assisting in aiding in the escap!
of T. U. Vaughan from Greenville J&ll 1
has issued a statement to the press in
which he declares he was misled by
the prosecutors. He also avers that
it is his sincere belief that the men
accused are absolutely innocent of
every charge against them.
I Spartanburg.?William G. Wlllard
of the contracting firm of Willard &
Boggs was caught between freight
cars at the Southern station here and
had his left band so badly crushed it
became necessary to amputate two oi
his fingers. Mr. Willard, who ha?
worked on the interurban line be
tween here and Greenville was attempting
to puss between cars of a
freight train that had been cut in two
to reach a passenger train on a far
track. Only by jumping backward
quickly did he escape being crushed
> to death.
Sumter.?Dr. Walter. Cheyne and
children had a narrow escape from
being burned to death, when his residence,
situated about three miles
from St. Charles in Lee county, on the
Bishopville road, caught fire, from
some unknown cause, and was burned
to the ground.
Chester.?Elmore Mobley and Albert
Newman, who were convicted of assault
of a high and aggravated nature
were sentenced by Judge Sease to pay
a fine of $200 each or spend o monins
on the public works or in the state
penitentiary. Motion was made for a
new trial, but was overruled.
Orangeburg.?The prize winners in
the Girls' Tomato Contest club in the
county has just been announced by
i | L. \V. Livingston, superintendent of
education. A great deal of interest
was manifested in this club this year
by the girls of Orangeburg county.
Columbia,?Attorney General Lyon
said that the sale of the old state dls'
pensary building to Christopher At,
kinsou for $125,000 by the sinking
' fund commission was legal and that
he would Ignore the letter of protest
filed by the governor. The attorney
" general refused to comment on the
V position of the governor.
Lexington.?The jury in the case
of M. J. and J. D. Frick against the
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens rail
way, a damage suit for $10,000, reI
turned a verdict in favor of the plainI
tiff for $2,500. The attorneys for the
defendant immediately gave notiee of
a motion for a new trial.
1 Barnwell. ? Josle Owens, charged
with murder, who, together with Tal[
bert Williams, escaped from the Barnwell
county jail several days ago was
' caught in Augusta. Ga.. and will be
' brought back to Barnwell. The arrest
of Williams is expected at. any
1 time.
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