Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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f CAPITOL OFFICIAL m \4 ^UBSf fi ' * " /j^^^^^BHQHV^m iTiliii* IN MILEAGE CASE.?MUCH TESTiMONY WA8 GIVEN AT THE HEARING. C _ o REVIEW OF THE SITUATIONi * V * * I ' _. . ! * All of the Argument* Must Be Filed p i y With the Interstate Commerce Com- ' ^feb^Tfnletlon Byr June 15^-Many Wit^ '-?g Were Called. ^ p Columbia.?With the testimony sev- ] _ t * eral days ago the hearing on the t; mileage question In South Carolina was concluded and counsel for all fc parties interested were ordered to E have their arguments completed June E 16. The interstate oommerce commis- E aion will then consider the arguments s and the testimony. ! t< The hearing on the South Carolina ; s mileage book situation was resumed r before Special Examiner Elder of the I interstate commerce commission. The E major portion of the testimony was i E given hy the railroads in the effort to ti prove the assertion that it took little F more time for travelers to exchange ? mileage for tickets than It did others a to purchase tickets for cash, and the r railroad commission and the Travel- ! T era' Protective association endeavored ! C to combat this testimony through r their witnesses. Many of the railroads j d were present, and a goodly number of 11 traveling men were in attendance. i ^ The first witness called was W. A. ' E Russell, traveling passenger agent of s the Louisville & Nashville railway, j S He briefly explained the, different j s forms of tickets in use on h a road and : \ gave an extended and technical dis- i S ecription of the difference between the L "cash" coupon and the ticket given in E exchange for mileage. While he ad- n mitted that it took a shorter time to Y Issue a card ticket than it did one fi excchanged for mileage, yet he was of b the opinion that the coupon for long r distances paid for in cash took just , ]< oo inn? tn fill nut On direct exami- I nation hp admit tod that his line would g not accept coupons from a 2-cent n mileage book. j b On direct examination Mr. Russell tl stated that the risk of operation of y a passenger train would be greater if tl conductors had to pull mileage on i? trains, giving as his reason, that he a would not have as much time to look after his "orders." S Addresses Lexington Teachers. a Lexincton.?John H. Swearingen. c state superintendent of education, s and Prof. W. H. Hand of the Univer- F sity of South Carolina delivered edu- v cational addresses before the meeting t: of .the Lexington County Teachers' as- is sociation. Mr. Swearingen spoke of c the rapid improvement that is being c maiip .ilnnsr pdnrational lines in Lex- I .T ington. and urged the people to con- F tinue to go forward. No county in g the state has made greater progress, r he said, than Lexington, and he pre- f dieted still greater strides in the rural n communities. $ Subscribe to The Chronicle. , ti S' DIFFICULTIES IOLO Ah.l'IIC contest >lio High School Won First Honor, Second Pface Going to the Furman Fitting School. Columbia.?To the high school of Ho the honor of being the champion f the interstate high school meet ^11 go. as they scored 13 points. The hirman Fitting school of Greenville roa second place with a score of 11 oints, while Westminster and Green ille high schools tied for third place rlth a score of 10 points each. '< The meet this year was a much fcator- success than ever before, the umber of schools being 24, whereas 4 was the greatest number formerly artlcipating. The number of entries ras 91, being far in excess of the eurie8 of former years. The contestants were: Anderson fit- ! Ing school, Mattison, Snelgrove, Mc- j Irayer, King; Anderson high school, truce, Irvln, Bowers, Daniels, Jones; truneon high school, Harrison, Ligh.ey, Bowers; Clio high school, Hues938, McLauren, Parrish; Clover high chool, Henry, Barnett, L. Henry, Lawence; Dalcho high school, Galloway; lillon high school, Graham, Weaver tass; Easley high school, Able, Perry togers, Ellison, Weroorn; rurman r uing school, Black, Daveport, Rand, earce, Burts; Greenville Central high chool, Poag, Szabo, Jordan, McMan way; Haatoc high school, Cates, Ped Ick, Collins; Hickory Grove school, ^hisonant, Teach, Poster, Slaughter, tosetes; Klngstree high school. Hoioys, Cook, Harper, Blakeley, McFaden; Latta high school, E. Watsor. togers, Watson, Bethea, Crempler, IcCormick high school, Harmon towman, McCrackin; Richland high chool, Hughs, Addis, Davis, Stribling, leneca high school, Wood, Holman: partnnburg high school, Burnett. Tanohestcr. Hammond, Simmons; ummerville high school, Harmon, .ee; Sumter high school, H. Cuttino j tooth, McKay, Cuttino, Harst; West-j ilnster hisrh school, Haley, Foster, iMllis, Sullivan, Watkins; Wofford i " ' ?' 1 T) o m cov flil. I rung scncox, x' ininius, hbu.^.., ~.. . ert. Sanders; Yorkville high school j tevinney, Grist, Quinn, Ganldin, Fin- j ?y. R. G. Bnrts expressed his deepest ' ratification at the successful oulmiatiou of the meet and was fairly ubbling over with enthusiasm at | he prospects for the contest next j ear. To him in great measure is due i he successful engineering of the ! lltial steps in this field of high school ctivity. oixth Carolina New Eenterprises. The secretary of state has issued charter to the Farmers' Hardware j ompanv of Lamar, with a capital i took of $3,000. The officers are: W. r. Joyce, president; E. M. Lowman, ice president; J. Murr, secretary and reasurer. The secretary of state has xsued a charter to the People's Gro ery company of Branchvllle, witn a apital of $5,000. The officers are: . R. Hamilton, president; ,T. E. tyrd. vice president; J. W. Black, eneral manager. The Hamilton 'arlnrtt Manufacturing Co. of South 'arolina of Hock Hill lias been com* lissinned, with a capital stock of 100,000. The company will do a genral workingmen's clothes manufacuring business. 500,000 WORKERS WIN VOTf BELGIAN GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS A RESOLUTION WHICH PROVIDES FOR SETTLEMENT. Victory of Strikers Means Abolition of Plural Voting in Belgium. Brussels, Belgium.?Owing in great part to the advice of the king, the governinenlt accepted the compromise proposed by the Liberal leader, F. Masson, and the great strike for manhood suffrage, which on account of the remarkable discipline maintained, the solidarity' of those who joined in the movement and skillful organization, is unique in history, will be called off. A week ago the Belgian premier, Charles de Broqueville, declared: "No government could yield to a strike of this nature. To yield would be to abdicate." Nevertheless the strike of 500,000 workers seems to have made sufficient impression on the government to induce it to unbend from its uncompromising attitude far enough to insure the termination of a situation which has already cost the country more than 114,000,000 and is daily driving away from manufacturers customers they may hever win back. The leaders of the Sociaalist trades unions and * their followers gained their point, which was to make the government take up for consideration a change of the Belgian parliamentary franchise with Its hated system of plural votes for the wealthier and more educated classes. TO FIGHT OVER THE SPOILS Greece and Bulgaria Rapidly Drifting to War. London, England?Bulgaria and Greece are rapidly drifting towards war over the possession of Saloniki, The Greeks have mobilized every available soldier and concentrated one army in the neighborhood of Saloniki, while another is being landed at Orfani, in the Gulf of Orfani, to watch movements of Bulgarians at Drama and Kavala, The victorious Epirus army from Jankia is being distributed along the new strategical front from Saloniki to OrfanL In the meantime the Bulgarians have suspended passenger traffic between Dedeagatch and Saloniki and are utilizing the railway for concentration of troops in the neighborhood of -Drama close to the Greek position. They have now brought one division ? ' J-J 1- T>?V,?m? eaca iruiu AUimuupic, lumuja auu Bulair, and it is estimated that the Bulgars now have 90,000 soldiers facing the Qreeks and a Servian force, supporting the Greeks, which is assembling along the railway For Reform of Currency. Washington.?Chairman Owen of the senate banking and currency committee, called its members together, and advised them of results of informadl conferences with President Wilson, Secretary McAdoo and Chairman Glass of the house banking committee on the subject of currency reform. Working informally, obtaining the views of the president and his advisers, Senator Owen and Representative Glass have been looked upon as the men who will frame a measure to be known as the Owen-Glass bill. Bees Create Panic in Macon. Macon, Ga.?A swarm of bees created a panic on Cherry street between Second and Third and for more than an hour people on that popular thoroughfare were kept dodging. A numrvnnnlo umm ctnncr Tho hnnu UC1 Ul |/cv/y?w "VI v V' W"D? 4 "V were scattered over an entir block until a ngro man began tapping on a water hiain and then they swarmed under an automobile. The negro decided he would like to ha/e them for his use and promptly secured a dry goods box and in a few minutes had the entire swarm safely housed. Charleston. ? According to mes sages received here, light vessel No. 94. which was reported in dstress off Frying Pan shoals, was towed into Southport bv the revenue cutter Seminole which answered calls for assist ance. All on board were safe. The vessel's steering sear and wireless apparatus were out of commission. Be'nnetfsville. ? The Bennettsville graded school, in response to a specia1 request, has sent to the Conference of Education for the South to be held at Richmond April 16-18 an exhibit similar to the one displayed to the State Teachers' association in Columbia, Greenville.?This city is making extensive preparations to entertain the South Carolina association of Elks on May 21-23. During the week of the Elks' meeting the made-in-Greenville exposition and the horse show will also be held, and it will probably be the greatest week in Greenvill's his lory. Service* THE most reliable is the RAYO. It is terials, so that it is without being heavy an It gives a clear, strong light. 1 It won't blow out, won't lea an expert-made lantern. Ms sizes. There is a RAYO foi At Dealer* I STANDARD 01 (Incorporated ia Newark. N.J. NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA Latest Newt of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Brunson.?The town of Brunson can boast of fire veterans of the War Between the Sections. Four cf these attended the reunion in Aiken and have Just returned home. Spartanburg.?Congressman Joseph T. Johnson announced that he would let the people of Landrum decide who shall be their postmaster by holding a primary election on May 3 Reevesvllle.?Thto town will soor have an up-to-date para. On the site donated hy the Southern Railway tlu ladles of Reevesvllle have planted a variety cf flowers, which will give the spot a beautiful appearance. Union.?At a recent meeting of the trustees of the Union graded schools, Prof. Davis Jeffries was re-elected superintendent. It is understood that Prof Jeffries had a number of flatter lng offers elsewhere, bat has decided to remain in Union. , Greenwood.?The grand Jury having reoommended in Its last presentment that the city of Greenwood provide ltsf own accommodations instead cf housing them in the county jail, it 1? now up to the city to remodel and enlarge the old city prison. Chester.?The executive committee of the Chester Poultry association held a meeting to discuss ways and means for holding the next poultry show in Chester, January 1, 1914. Two good shows have already been held and it Is planned to make the third one the biggest yet Greenwood.?The iron posts for electric lights to constitute Greenwood's "White Way" are being placed on the streets now, and in a short time will be ready fer the current. There are 42 of these stands, very ornamental, and they will add greatly to the general appearance of the streets. Trenton.?B. H. Miller's store was broken into and a considerable amount of merchandise stolen. The lock of the front door was broken with some | heavy instrument and the robber en-1 tered, secured a lamp, lighted it and | looked around over the store, secur- j ed what merchandise he wanted, rob- j bed the money drawer and departed | in peace. . Chester.?The hotel at Great Falls, i managed bv H. A. Tibbs and owned bv I the Southern Power company, was! completely destroyed by fire several days ago. Owing to the Inaccessibility of the place nothing definite can be learned. The building was a large wooden structure and was valued at j about $4,500. Newberry.?The crib and stables of John P. Wicker, a prosperous farmer j of the Pomaria section, were burned j recently. The origin cf the fire is ur.- i known. In the crib was about 250 bushels of corn and other articles cf! value. Mr. Wicker succeeded in sav I ing his mules and other stock from j I thn firo Tito Iaoo la &AZ A mm?1 I cue me. 1 i?e IUOO 13 UUUUl ^IIUU auu is partially covered by insurance. Lextington.?In the United States district court at Charleston Judge H. A. M. Smith, presiding, W. P. Roof, the former yierchant, banker and cofton mill president, will ask the court for a final discharge in the bankruptcy proceedings instituted against him more than a year ago. Mr. Roof claims that he has met every requirement of the courts, and that he is now entitled to a release. , Allendale.?The Harden 'nstl.uie, a high school for the coeducation of negroes, was destroyed recently by fire. The critin of the tire is unknown. The loss is estimated at about ] gRZajlH Strong, ible, Safe. lantern for farm use made of the best ma> strong and durable d awkward. s easy to light and rewick. ^ t. ;a k, ana won i siuukc. *** ide in various styles and : every requirement. Zomryiehtr* L COMPANY 8TEYENS0JT A P H I > C K Attorneys at Law Merchants & Farmers Bank Building CHERAW, . . . . 8. L Fresh Beef and Pork and Pork Sausage at H. A. Burch's Market PH05JS 8# . .. i Covington Hotel Building Second Street Cheraw, S. C. a r> ruADMAKI -?? VI Mf?mm ? Phone Chernw, 8. C. First class Avery. Reasonable prices. For quick trips 1 use Aral DR. J. Dental Surgeon, Phones: Office 188: Residence 174 Office over Merchants A Farmers Bsnk Da L. BUI8T. OBBISON i DENTIST Opposite the Evans Co. CHEBAW, S. C. Phones: Office 222. Residence 72. DR. H. CLAY FINNEY, Graduate Veterinary Sargeon and Dentist Is practicing his profession at BENNETTSYILLE, 8. C. All calls pronjptly answered?day or night. Office at J. L. Watson's Urery. Phone 3 7. insurance. The school was establishoH a Knit f OCX vaara a en hv -in ecoA^ia. tion of Presbyterians of Pensylvania. This is the second tota. loss by Are experienced in !*s histjy. Washington. ? Will recommendations for postmaster at Walterboro and for collector of the port at Char- , leston by the late Representative Le- J gare shortly before his death, in at- m cordance with an agreement made between the South Carolina representatives and ,the two senators that the former should name these officials, stand, or will the new First district congressman, U. S. Whaley, make new recommendations for these two places? Orangeburg.?John Taylor, one ofI the three negroes who broke out of the city jail several weeks ago, has] been apprehended in Sumter and brought bark to this city. Robert Kearse and Bosie Jones were the oth er two negroes who escaped. Kearse has been apprehended. Greenwood.?A big rally or get-together meeting of the Greenwood Merchants' association was held at the Majestic moving picture place on north Main street. Secretary Brook6 Marshall arranged a very attractive program, including several speeches from well known local men. Ellenton.?The Agricultural club at Ellenton, in Aiken county, recently held its regular monthly meeting. This club was organized in 1894 and has been holding regular meetings since that time for tne discussion or agricultural subjects and the study of practical farming.. Subscribe right now for The Cheraw Chronicle?it's only $1 a year.