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CHARLES W. BIROHMORK. PROP. . ; ?. 7? "THB HAND or Tffle*T>IIiH<iKNT SHALL RULE.' ?T v- ? c TKK.MS 81.50 IN ADVANCE PER A NNVM. VOL. SO CAMDEN. KERSHAW COUNT?: S. C.. TUESDAY. JULY 7 1U14. NO. 35 QUESTION OF COST HOLLARS AND CENTS FURNISH WEAK ARGUMENT VS. COMPULSORY EDUCATION Opponents Fire Upon Clinkscales a ad Asks Him Whore Money Is to * Come From-? Answering This He Points to Amount Appropriated and Hays Pletny is Available. . The matter of financing systems of compulsory education was given at tention by some of the candidate for governor In their speeches Thursday before the Chesterfield audience Lowndes J. Drowning wanted to know how any system was to be fi nanced. while Richard I Manning inquired of John Q. Clinkscales how he proposed to get the money to meet the expenses of schools and put up enough additional buildings to make Statewide compulsory education ef fective. Mr. Clinkscales Inferred in his reply that if the State could af ford to Bpend thousands of dollars for higher education it could find some way of supporlying sufficient ac commodations for the children unable to get in at present. Mr. Manning declaroa compulsory education Im practicable. Chas. A. Smith developed his ar guments in favor of submitting the question of State-wide probltion to tfc& people. "One of the candidates has shied badly on this question." said Lieut. Gov. Smith, referring to Mr. Clink scales. "Does Mr. Clinkscales Btand for compulsory education among the ne groes?" asked Lieut. Gov Smith fur ther on In- his speech. "Mr Clinkscales' plan of State wide compulsory education is ap im practicable theory incapable of being put into execution," declared Rich ard I.v Manning, 'who was warmly greeted by the audience. Mr. Cllukscalea to answer! ia ,&\i*peech today where the-montor is that it would take a levy oil & mills to pay the salaries of the teachers and the running expenses of tfie schools, exclusive of erecting new buildings, should all the ohlldren be forced into the schools now. *? "If you adopt Mr. Clinkscales* plan you will give a backBet to edu cation because you will not have the money to make State-wide compul sory effeotlve," urged Mr. Manning after he presented his plan for local option school attendance. "I asked Mr. Clinkscales, Mr. Man ning afed Mr. Smith where they were going to get the money to run the schools If any one of the systems of compulsion they advoca'e are put into effect, and they have not an swered yet," Bald Lowndes J. Brown ing. He held that the coDtMtutlonal State tax of 3 mills for school pur poses should be abolished In order to effect other tax reforms. "If you are going to leave the \ mlll tax In the constitution, then make It a State tax and divide It among the counties equally," urged Mr. Browning. He said that the same principle should be applied to the education of children that now applied to the pensioning of veter ans. "There are 39,799 white children out of school while the schools are running," asserted John G. Clink scales. "South Carolina gives Clempon $800,000 a year to educate a few hundred boys, thousands of dollars to Winthrop and this year $30,000 to eradloate the cattle tick, placing the tick above the children," said Mr. Clinkscales in taking up his oppo nents' querry about how compulsory school attendance was to be financed. "Is this fair to the thousands of chil dren Who are out of school?" "I contend further that many thou sands of children out of schools can be put into them now without In creasing the tax levy one cent," In sisted Mr. Clinkscales. "You d\n't have to force the ne groes into the sohools," declared Mr. Cllnksesles after he ridiouled Mr. Richards' declaration that he would i ve*?/ agree to spending an addition* af dollar for negro education until all white children were given equal ed ucational advantages. :> e ? e Morgan Calls on "Wilson. J. P. Morgan, noted financier, Thursday called on the President at the White House and chatted with him for several hours. , Hotel Ftre Has Fatal Result. H. T. Collum, a traveling salsa man of Philadelphia was suffaeated in A Are whioh destroyed Gulllford hotel at Greensboro, N. 0. Friday. ?? _ , ? -v ?? . Wilson to Urge Relief. President Wilson has decided to a*k congress for 9200,000 to aid the lire stricken city of Salem. Mass., la Its rehabilitation. Would Keep Negroes Oat, Representative Park of Georgia has introduced a bill to keep negroes from holding commlislons la the army or navy. TeaSailot* Are Lout* Ten of the crew of the Glouoester, i^sb^^hoon^ njMir Portland, lie., DANGER FACES SOUTH x> 4 *? , ? v ? ? ? ? BLACKS ONCE OUTNUMBERED WHITES IN UEGISIiATURE. Tillman Distribute* Photograph of Darker Days With Solemn Warn i?C to Men of White Race. The clerks of courts In the coun ties of the state have received from Senator' B. R. Tillman a copy of a protograph showing the radical members o t the South Carolina legl lature of 1868. Of 63 members of this .body,' 60 were negroes or mulat toea, 41 were unable to read or write and 44 paid no taxes. * Senator Tillman writes that he found the picture in Greenville and had it enlarged and framed in order to have one sent to each county, bo that the people of South Carolina can see It for themselves. Under the picture, which it Is ex pected will be hung in ever^r court house In the state, appears this in sertion: "Presented by Senator Tillman to the clerk's office in each county of South Carolina as a warning to h's fellow citizens of the necessity for white unity. " 'Lord God of hosts! bo with us yet, " 'Lest we forget! Lest we forget!' " Senator Tillman issued a state ment in which he says: "When in South Carolina last April returning to Washington from Clemson College, I stopped in Green ville to see my niece. While there Mr. L. M. McBee showed me a photo praph; two by three Inches in size, of *he Reconstruction Legislature of 1868, the first we had. There were far more negroes in It than white men. I borrowed it and brought it to Washington and had it enlarged. I have had it framed, and intend to send one to every county to be hung In the clerk'B office, bo that those people may see it WI19 have a mind to,* ? "Governor Blease >and Mr. Port lier are howling about the negroes having white teachers and the dan ger^ tp our civilization from that source. I am Ihcltned to believe the Sout&ern people made a great mis nMirri among tho white people themselves, | making the ? iregro6s *hte~balahc? rtf-| power and the controlling factor in our politics. As long aB the white people stand Bhoulder to shoulder and fight it out among themselves we need never fear. The new rules adopted at the last State Convention to govern the primary insure an lioneBt vote, and every good Democrat will abide the result, whatever It be. There Is lit tle possibility of our having ever again as bad a Governor as Blease has been. "South Carolina can even stand Blease in the Senate, however nau seating it will be to some of us, but would never recover from an appeal by the Bleasoltes or any others to tho negro vote. Shoxild that occur our civilization would be doomed. An Indefinite "era of good Btealing" would come again, and in the course of time another "ringed, streaked and Btriped" Legislature would as Bomble in Columbia." The photograph to which the Sen ator defers has attracted much at tention from visitors to his office in the Capitol. Without exception ev ery beholder who has commentod up on the picture has declared that it presented more eloquently than any number of speeches or .books could do the horrible conditions under which the State labored in the per iod of "Reconstruction." NEGRO HAVE8 CHILD. Heroism off Colored Man to l>o Paid for by His Death. A rather peculiar accldont happen ed Saturday afternoon In a storm on the Robert Wylle place a few m^les from Chester. Tho ohild of John A. Campbell was out in tho grove in front of tho residence when a small cyclone suddenly made Its appear ance. A darky, Jim Hampton, hap pening along about that time saw the little girl and ran and picked hor up to take her to safety. Just as he grabbed her up a big tree was blown over him, felling him and doing him great bodily harm. In his fall he managed to nave the child from being hurt. Had he not rescued the child when he did it would have been in stantly killed. The negro Is In a pre-' carious condition. Girl Save* Train. Standing in the mlddlo of the track Jennie Parker agod seven of Douglass, Ga., saved a passenger train from destruction? The bridge a quarter of a mile up the track had been burned away. Cloudburst (VttlMM Damage. Immense damage was caused by a cloudburst Sunday evening at Ben koelen, Sumatra. The business sec tion was destroyed and the hospital, the school and a number of houses ooUftpsed, ?. Wears Salt From This State. President Wilson blossomed out Wednesday in a salt of South Cairo Una manufacture, the gift of Con gressman Byrnes. It was made at Aiken. ??Ml ? ? + II. Send Special Envoy. .... Wilson hatf sent John flllltman to confer with General Carransa and to act as the American representative at the constitutionalist headquarters. HE HAS NO ANSWER llLEASK IGNORES AUj CHARGES IN SAUNDERS CASE SPEAKERS RUBBING IT IN Jennings Suggests That Bleue Go In Partnership With James Sottile, The King of Blind Tigers, Who Is On His Staff ? Carolina Militia Must Salute "Mashed Down Nose". For the second time Wednesday, at the Senatorial campaign meeting at Lancaster Governor Blease ignor ed the charge brought by two of hlB opponents, Messrs L. D. -Jennings and W. P. Pollock, that the Execu tive with regents of the State Hospi tal for the Insane appointed by him, had attempted to discredit Dr. Elean ora 13. Saunders,' formerly a physi cian at the asylum, and that her treatment by the Governor and his appointees drove Dr. Saunders and Dr. Babcock, the superintendent, from the service of that Institution. The Governor reiterated his policy of sllenco, again declaring that he sttood on his record, and had neither apology for nor explanation of any official act or word of his since oc cupying the gubernatorial chair. This, however, did not deter Messrs. Jennings and Pollock from again presenting the facts In the Saunders case as contained In the report of the legislature Investigating com mittee, which exonerated Dr. Saun ders. Dr. Saunders and Dr. Bab cock resigned after the investigation was completed and the report made. The Governor spoko first. Ho again attacked the new primary rul es, declar'ng the personal enroll ment feature was for the purpose of cutting down his vote In Bome places It was purposely made difficult for his supporters to enroll, and that many men couldn't write their names and must go before some "lit tle cigarette-sucking olerk" and have that service performed for them. He said, he had many strong friends who -stidk \o him "because I stiok to them." The Governor' de~ ^^d'that 8tate . Secretary John United States Senate." He .a'" that the Governor had tried to run and was at loggerheads with every other department of the State Government and that he had signed more pardons Hna eve'r had" ??VWn0r 8?Uth Caro" "Was it because of a tender amende "omebo<,y ^ked. "No, not a tender heart, but to please pol tlcal henchmen of hie," Mr. Jennys Z When the speaker asked how many endorsed Governor Blease'R r? cord in the Saunders case there was yeHed^yee " "n<"" "h"? yoar lJenn,n?8 explained that the the fH rUl68 Wero far allko to the friends and political enemies of the governor. "You're right " nn Tve bee '? "" Cr?Wd ?"???ed Ive been here 80 years and I ex under?them." ? This speaker retaliated said that &morrw d? "??? ?!!??? back to Newberry and work in the an*!?* 8t*ble' aB tbe" Kovernor threat Tor or exni b.ef?re h? W?Uld RP0,ogize Tor or explain any word he had ever uttered or anything that he had evor "My suggestion Is," said Mr Jen n'n? "ih.t ho KO l0 Ohar]?,on a?d ko Into partnornhlp with Jam? Sot Of b..^0,," ?' h" and tigers, and the governor will have a better business." Mr W. P. Pollock read his list of furrlners" and said that they were he kind or riffraff that drHt Tn[o Charleston who havon t a dollar In he world, who can't sign their names, yet they are herded together and voted like sheep by v?ncen[ the M>ndnth.Jt,m*" 80111,6 Th,?r In V Cr0Hf' over from Augus ta and adjoining counties to kill the clrZ :T "" Mr. Pollock thon explained what he said were the relations exslsUni tlllW0?thteh?1,f0Vern0r an<1 Jarn6ft Sot" T~ . k,n* of RH ?>llnd tltrorH and colonel ?? lh? ?,ovorn?r.? The speaker then asked whether th? "Nob Ami r? * cboruH ot lock ny hurr*b? to r Pol. Answering anothor question Pollock 8outh Caroling loat encampment because of "the Kreetlv m.?nlfl.d 0,0 or r?u, OoterLr' co^ tj. Blease, who said they wouldn't bow to him and had Ignored hi. nlty, and until then I never knew h? hart any dignity." He said he w.! running to help Senator Smith, hut not as many people thought; that he a*nRtor er^r\bhr^r?;p;?m feJe? r*m!nd?d that the Lever cotton exchange bill had henn substituted for the Smith bill As I^0"" 'J? wn" Introduced no read the Asftocisted Preen >t<a whtl?1hfr?i?^a*h,ngton th,a morning which said that the senate had refus ed to accept the feubstltute ctn jaoh stump Mr. PoUock tells the au" dlence that it has cost the govern ment almost fl.000 a pound to fat "cam. wl.. ?mU.h- Thft fonator to day by answering STARS * ? coMPULaQHr Mbtdknox wwe ..SKowo I Sentiment at Antl-Blease Meeting j Appears Strong for Oomplosory ( Education and Law Bnforocmcat John O. ClinkBcales Was given an ovation Wednesday at Bennettsvllle by the 1,200 Marlboro County peo ple who heard the candidates for State offices. Many ladles were In the audience. Perfect order prevail ed and each candidate was given good attention and applause. It was a Cllnkscales crowd, %nd the ovation given him was the feature of the meeting. It was alBO very plain that I the audience was overwhelmingly ) Anti-Dlea8e in sentiment. A. G. Brice, for Attorney General, said the record of his opponent, At torney General Peoples, was one of] "masterly inactivity." He also de clared that he nevr had voted for Colo L. Mease and was not a suppor ter of the prosent Stato Administra tion. The sentiment at Bennettsvllle ap pears to be strong for compulsory' education. The crowd waited pati ently for several hours and practical ly all were present when Mr. Cllnk scales, the last speaker, made his ad dress favoring compulsory education. Law enforcement and curtailment of the pardoning power were applauded by the people when they were voiced by R. A. Cooper, M. L. Smith and R. A. Cooper, M. L. Smith and R. .I, I. Manning. Charles A. Smith also received applause on his condemna tion of lawlessness. "I thank God for the press of to day," said Mr. J. A. Hunter, candi date for lieutenant governor, in tell ing of the press as the groat medium through which the people were kept] informed and educated. He paid a tribute to the greatness of the preBs. John G. Cllnkscales was the last I candidate for governor. He ?ame| forward amid great applause, cheers, shouts and blowing of ^automobile] horns. He said that four yeava ago at Boykln church, in Marlboro fcotm*-; ty, he stated tbe wguld run^fpr^av^] .ernor on. compulsory education If | body ?Isi ajjHMgiPWR compulsory education and promt__ to enforce the law. He said that while he did not want the liquor question Injected Into the campaign he promised to enforce the laws. Ho was given an ovation when he con cluded. He was also presented with | flowerB. READY TO HELP, McAdoo Aaks Banks Whether They Want Help for Crop Funds. Secretary McAdoo mailed a letter Monday to oach of the national banks In the United States asking whether j they believe It will be advisable for the treasury department to lend a hand pgaln this year in the move ment of crops by distributing addl- 1 tlonal government deposits. Tho secretary asked for an opinion as to what cities In each State may be used to the best advantage as cen ters from which the national bankB may place the money among their country correspondents and as to the | sort of collateral the bankers regard as best for the security of govern ment funds. "While It Is expected that the fed eral reserve banks will begin busi ness In time to assist In moving the crops this fall," the letter concluded, "tho treasury department will never-] theless be disposed to help business to the full extent of its powers through tho proper 'use of govern- 1 mont fimds, If It becomes apparent that such help Is needed In any sec tion of the country." Last year Secrotary McAdoo do- 1 posited more than $3 i, 000, 000 with national banks for crop movements and every cent of the money was paid back /1th Interest before April of this year. that ho was a "thoroughbred" and that his opponent was a "razor back," and that his opponent could never be fattened. The senator also likened his oppo nent to the famous steamboat on the Mississippi, "the whistle of which] was so big and tho boiler so little that when It blow it had to ntop." It had alao been charged that the sonator was a man of one Idea. "There is but ono sun, yet all the light and the heat and tho plain food come from this," he answered. "Just wait until I dovolop my one Idea and you'll see its relation to thej hbmes, to tho school houaon and to ] tho shoes for the little chlldran'i feet." Tho crowd day was composed] largely of farmers and Senator Smith went extensively Into the time exten sion feature of tho new banking and currency law designed soley for the benefit of the farmers. He also tdok up In detail the standardisation of grades and explained how this would enable theproducer to know at least the quality of cotton he was throw ing on the market. At no place where the party has yet been did the senator's arguments receive a more thoughtful hearing nor at any place have there been more enthusiastic supportsers charging the stand when the meeting was concluded to speak to Senator Smith and claap his hand. '. ? ? ? ? ? 1 War Vessel to Haiti. The armored' Cruller Washington! has been ordered to Port Au Ptinoe, Halttl END CARNIVAL OF CRIME GEORGIA POLICE SEIZE GANG SUSPECTED OP MURDER. < Hold Highwaymen Kill Three In Two Weeks ? First Killed Victims and Theu Rifled Cloth?*. .t< The bloody carnival of crime, which resulted in the murder of three men In two weeks in Columbus, Ga., received a temporary check a few dayB ago when the city and county police caused the arrests of Son Per kins, Dave Warner, Luther Bahbett and G. J. Brooks, on chargo of mur dering William P. Hlndsman, Roy Palmer and Frank Allen. The men wore arrested primarily for the slay ing af Allen, but the police have evi dence which connects them with tho Other two killings. In addition to the throe murders, the accused men are suspected of at tempting a number of hold-ups. That the murders were committed with robbery as the motive Is indicated by the fact that tho pockets of all three men were turned inside out when found. The first murder committed In the outskirts of ColumbuB was that of W. P. Hindsman, who was shot In the back on tho evening of May 23. His body was found between Sixth and Tenth avenues, robbed. Ray Palmer, son of Detective James Palmer, was shot in the head and killed early Sunday morning, June 7, while on the way home from eeelng a brother. He was robbed of 1.2. His body was found near a cem etery. Frank Allon, tho Inst victim, was lied on the afternoon of June 8, and s body was found in a plney woods in the outskirts oTVColumbus. In addition to theso murders, the gang Is suspected of attempting to hold-up sovoral negroes, of attempt- 1 lttg to kill -a neighbor of the Palmer family, who caught them lying in wait for the man they slew, and with attempting to shoot witnesses who happened to bo nearby when Allen was slain, j * The arrest of tho four accused men Ofcused no end of excitement In Co lumbus, where a few years ago the Sheriff of the county and other Jail pfflcials were slain while defending Irisonera suspected of heinous primes. Sheriff JeBse Board took no Ninnces when he learned of the ar-| rests and converted the Jail into a Veritable arsenal. SHOULD PLANT SORGUM . ? ~.x. 3 J W. R. Elliott Advises Farmers to J to Cultivate This for Feed. Mr. W. R. Elliott, an authority! upon stock in this state and now is connected with the work of the Unlt-I ed States Department of Agriculture and Clemson College in extension work, whites tfee following which I should Interest every farmer: If the farmers who pull fodder would uso sorgum for forage instead, the corn yield of South Carolina would be Increased several thousand bushels. Nothing saves more money on the farm than eorgum, snd a crop! of orange sorgum can be planted any time from April 1st. to July 15th, and If schocked Just before killing frost, will remain green until the fol owing spring, stock relish It and thrive on It, and in food value It lsl far superior to fodder, and much more nourishing. When stock are doing light work sorgum alone can be fed, keoping them in flno condi tion. Thousands of tons of hulls are pur chased yearly by farmers for cattle feddlng during the winter, while sor gum can be used as a substitute and eaten with a relish by the cattle: One acre producing anywhere from eight to fifteen tons of green food. Prepare land as for cotton and fer- 1 tllize with soda, meal, fish scrapn, etc, to produce a good stalk. Onol peck of seed per acre Is ample, and when up to a stand should be thinned to a hoes breadth to insure a good growth and large stalks. Stalks the size of a man's thumb, if shocked be fore frost, will hold the sap from I October until March. Small stalks I dry out and become too woody. Dairymen who have no silos will I find sorgum an excollent food by run- 1 ning it through a food cutter and mixing In meal. Increase you corn yield by allow ing the fodder to die on the stalks, I and grow sorgum instead. Cut outl your hull bill this coming winter by I preparing land now and seeding it I to sorgum; shock it up tightly this fall and tie binder twine around tho I top, and It vwill remain good all wln-| ter In tho field. If house room Is] convlent it can bo stood on end and packed tight until house is full, but If allowed to fall down it will soon heat and spoil. Four good acres will feed ten good cows from October un til February, or two fifths of an acre per cow. French Postmen Paralyze MaIIs. When the French senate rejocted a proposed Incieaso in pay seven hundred Parisian postman held the central office and prohibited the han dling of mail for six hours. Mother Rreak* Neck. Holding her threo-year-old baby In her arm*, Mrs. J. J. M. Peay of Rldgewood Tuesday fell off her front porch and broke her neck. I ? ? ? lodge Erneet Gary THe*. Ernest Gary, judge of the fifth Judicial district, died In Columbia Tuesday after serving 18 years on the ben'ob. He was S6. j ? e '? ? i- 1 Makes War on Rodent i The elty ot Charleston has offered three cents a head for all rats, In an effort to stamp them out. ? i DIFFICULTY FIXED DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN V. 8. AND MEXICO SETTLED DELEGATES ARE PLEASED Solution of Internal Problem Will be Left to Mexican Factions ? Presi dent Has Always Said SucU Means Would Most Likely Result In a Permanent Peace. Ambassador Da Gama of Rrazll Wednesday formally anuounced the virtual settlement of the conflict be tween the United StateB and Mexico. The ambassador announced that while mediation would take an Indefi nite recess awaiting the outcome of efforts by representatives of the two Mexican factions, the task of medla ti n was not yet concluded, though an essential part of its work has been accomplished. The announcement was made at luncheon newspaper men. The en tire delegations of all Interested coun tries wero present. "It is a source of satisfaction for me," Bald the ambas sador, "to be ablo to say that one of the essential points of our program, that dealing with the International side of the conflict, Is virtually sot tied. This does not Imply that we go home with our task concluded, but we feel that bo far wo have avert ed war. "We have established also, through agreement between the parties most directly interested and in complete harmony with th sentiments of the government of the United States, that it 1b a principle of American pol icy to have our national differences given a fair Investigation and alwayB settled without foreign Interference. We understand that If such a result has been attained wo shall have creat ed a more favorable atmosphere in in ternational politics in America." Mr. Dr Gama called attention to the fact that President Wilson per sonally had informed the mediators before they left Washington that the only way to solve Mexico's problem was to "aid the contending parties In Mexico to reach an agreement among themselves, thus obtaining a Mexi can solution of the Mexican Ques tion. " In this manner the ainbassa dordor revealed that the course medi ation has taken was in President Wilson's mind from the beginning. The aBMiCh Borvcd also as a deflel tloft woirW ienBrttliy hitherto unsettled status of media tion. The Washington government would have preferred that the media tion board remain while the Constitu tionalists were urged to act quickly on the invitation already extended to them. The mediators formally acknowl edged the latest note from Gen. Car ranza. The answer expresses appre ceatlon for Carranza's friendly senti ments toward peaco and is courteous ly phrased. The American delegates receivod word from Washington to leave when they thought advisable but they will be the last to go. The Huerta delegates received formal in structions from their government giv ing them plenary powers to discuss Internal questions with Consitutlonal ists. The Huerta delegates are anxious to know when and where the confer ence will take placo. Should no de finite word bo received by Friday or Saturday, some of the Huerta dele gates will go to New York to stay. Minister Naon of Argentine, after conferring in Washington with Luis Cabrero, expects to telegraph the Huorta delegates some definite idea of the time the informal conferences will bo convened. Milio Robasa, head of the Huerta delegation, said ho was pleased with the accomplishments of mediation thus far. The recess of mediation still holds in effect the armistice be tween the United States and the Huerta government at Vera Cruz. No protocol has been signed Indicating when the American forces will bo withdrawn. This has been left for consideration after the two Mexican factions agroe on the now provisional government. It is expected this protocol, along with othors already signed, will be embodied lator in a complete agree ment to be signed by the Constitu tionalists, the Huerta delogates and American reprosontativos. This would clear up all points of interna tional dlfforonco and fix a date for the recognition of the now government. As future meetings of the mediation board and dnlogatos probably will bo held In Now York or Washington's Wednesday's lunchoon was In the na ture of a farewell. Hat Trap* on Ihity. Six thousand baited traps did sil ent duty on the waterfront of Now Orloans. The board of hoalt Is vig orously carrying out a protective campaign. White Hoy Lose* Life for Nogro. Willis Parkman, of Spartanburg, a white boy drowned Wednesday while trying to save Luther Jonos, a young negro, with whom he was seining. Five Miner* Killed. The bodies of five minors wore found by the resouors In the West Vlrgina mine at Wllllamston, where a flro had boen burning for several hours. , I ? ? Firemen Killed by Djrnamlte. Chief Wallace and fireman Olenn of the Charlotte, N. <1., flro depart ment were Instantly killed Wednes day .by dynamite In a burning build SENATE VOTES TO WORK WILL STAY ON THE IK JOlkS IV TIL HILIaS ARE PASSJED. Should It lie M 1. Smu'vU May Make Party Question of Anti Trust Measures. Senate Democrats In coufercnco late Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring their purpose to stay in passed by the House has been acted upon in the Senate. The resolution does not bind senators to vote for the bills without change. The resolution is designed to servo definite and final notice to business and the country that anti-trust legis lation is to be passed before congress quits Washington. It was proposed by Senator Stone, after a t;v'k with President Wilson and with other Democratic yaders. Senator Stone said it was intended as an answer to the propaganda for Immediate ad journment of congress. If party lenders decide In the fu ture that it will be necessary to make party measures of the three House bills or the substitutes offered for them, another conference will be held for the purpose of binding Dem ocrats to definite legislation. Some senators thought the resolution might bind senators to vote for the bills, but Senator Kern, chairman of the conference, declared such was not its purpose and a clause stating this in specific terms was adopted. The resolution says: "Resolved, That the conference of Democratic senators, after due consideration,! hereby declares that the present ses sion of congress should not adjourn until at least the following bills now pending In the Senate have been fin ally disposed of." It names the trade commission, the railroad se curities, and the Clayton anti-trust bills as the measures t<> be Included. The explanatory clause attached to the resolution reads: "The resolution hereinbefore a dopted is intended merely as an ex pression of the purpose of the major ity party in reference to adjourn ment." Senators who hope to get away from Washington within six weeks or two months found comfort In the announcement from the con ference that Senator Kern, majority leader, will ask the senate to hold night sessions next week. At the samo time Senator Lewis, the Democratic "whip," was instruct ed to keep a quorum present at all timeB. ThoBe facts indicate an in tention by tho majority to press the tratfa (j'.tnmijn-.'nn Ml! 'feobn ' fjOwtrble anot to put oe *p~ ] proprlation bills through when oppor tunity offeder The trade commis sion bill is before the senate and a vote may bo aBked any day. Tho railroad securities bill and the Clayton bill still are In committee, but it is posslblo that one may bo reported as soon as it becomes ap parent the commission bill Is near pussage. Some leaders hope ad journment can bo takon with the pro gramffiVsCompleto by August 2 0 or Septembers^. The\confe>enco was harmonious. Several senators expressed dissatis faction with provisions In some of tho bills, but it was made clear no one was bound to vote for any par ticular bill. GREETED WITH APPLAUSE Rural Ix>tter Carriers Give Clink scales' Name Warm Reception. Tumultuous cheering for John G. Clinkscales, professor of mathematics at Wofford College and candidate for Governor, was inspired by the mon tion of his name at Spartanburg Tuesday at tho opening session of tho annual Convention of the South Carolina Rural Letter Carriers' Asso ciation. Tho applnuse is being fea tured by his advocacy of State-wide compulsory education, continued for sovotal minutes. Tho speaker was R. T). Robinson, of Edgemor, Chester County, nnd ho was responding to tho address of wel come. Ho paid a tribute to Spartan burg as tho homo of well known men whom ho mentioned, and had no moro than uttered Dr. Clinkscales' name than thoro came such a demon stration of enthusiasm for tho candi date from the letter carriers as pre vented tho speaker from continuing for perhaps three minutes. Tho out I burnt of applause was commented upon as being remarkablo for Its spontaneity. CAT MANGLES HOY'S HAND. Dynninltfl Detonators Mistaken for Itlftiik Pistol Cartridges. Jackson Herbert, tho 13-yoar-old son of tho Rev. Thomas (J. Herbert, pastor of tho Columbia Methodist church, mot. with a painful accident Tuesday, Which will probably result In tho loss of two fingers and a part of the thumb on tho left hand. Mistaking some dynamite caps, which wero given him by a child In the neighborhood, for blank pistol cartridges, he and several little com panions proceeded to rub them to make them "shlnoy". Ono of the caps exploded, mangling Jackson Her bert's left hand badly Ho was taken Immediately to a hospital, where an operation was performed In ordor to save a part of tho hand. Champion Corn Planter l?end. Zachnrlah J. Drnkn, of Monnotts vlllo, worlds champion corn ralsor, holding a record of 2 5 4 bushels to the aero died at his homo Wednes day at the ago of 71. Navy Goes Dry. Secretary Danlel't ordor abolishing the wing moss wont. Into effect on the first and the navy Is now dry. PROMISE IS GOOD MICH IMPHOVKHKNT ON COT* TON" 8 CONDITION NOTKD BIG YIELD INDICATED Government Cotton Crop ' Condi ti on Report Ih Issued and Shows Splen did Condition of Growing Crop Products Are for I>argest Acreage and Crop as I^arge as I>a?t Year. With tho second largest acreage ever recorded and with the prospects of production probably equal to or better than those of last year, the growing cotton crop of the United States Wodnesday was roported by tho department of agriculture as be ing 79.6 per cent, of a normal with the area In cultivation as 36,960,000 acres. ? Tho condition of tho crop is slight ly more than 1 per cent, under June l. Had weather early in tho season caused damage In some sections, but during Juno conditions in those localities improved greatly. In Texas, whero on May 23 tho condition was 0."> per cent a normal, tho June 25 re port showed a condition of 74 per cent.; in Oklahoma it improved from OS to 79, In North Carolina from 78 to S2 and in South Carolina from 72 to Si. Tho area In cultivation is 498,000 acres, or 1.3 per cent, less than the t o vised acreage In cultivation a year ago. Oklahoma reportod an 8 per cent, decrease and ToxaB and Virginia a 5 per cent, decrease. In California the area was more than doubled and Louisiana reported an increase of 10 per cent, in acreage. Tho month began with ono of the severest droughts ever known in the eastern portions of the cotton belt. It greatly retarded growth of early planted cotton and delayed tho ger mination of lato planted. In the western portions of tho belt the first week of the month was excessively wet. This prevented any improve ment In tho plants and made cultiva tion and planting dlfllcult. Better conditions prevailed during tho second week, tho plant making good progress in the eastern and cen tral portions of the belt, while the western portion had tho most favor ablo weather for several weeks. During tho third week local show ers in the central and eastern por tions of the bolt greatly improved the vUtaO/.-li r. i! 1 plftntc' ooMon gf n < orally reported in good. pondl- v tlon, but later planted was backward and needed rain. Highly favorable weather continuod in the western part of the bolt. Tho final wook of the month wai reported as tho most favorable thus far this Beason, good rains having fallen over much of the central and eastern portions and the plant having mado excellent growth. Over the westorn portions warmth, with occa sional showers, permitted rapid growth and tho outlook greatly Im proved. Iloll weevil were reported as numerous in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The area planted, by states, with last year's planted area and area picked ( 100's omitted) follows: Planted Planted Picked I 1913 1913 Missouri . . * \ 113 112 )klahoma. . 2,854 3,102 3,009 Virginia . . 4(5 4 8 4 7 N. C. . . . 1,589 1,589 1,576 S. C. . . . 2,820 2,798 2,790 Georgia . . 5,398 5,345 5,318 Florida . . 194 1 92 188 Alabama . . 3,912 3,798* 3,760 Mississippi . 3,148 3,1 17 3,067 Louisiana. . 1,389 1,263 1,244 Texas . . .12,052 12,689 12,597 Arkansas . . 2,527 2,527 2,502 Tennessee. . 800 800 865 California . . 35 14 14 Condition of tho growing cotton crop on June 25 and Mny 25 this year, with tho Juno 25 condition last year and tho ten-year averago of June 26 condition follows: 1914 1913 Juno May Juno 10-yr 25 2 5 2 5 aver. Virginia . .86 83 81 84 ?V. C. . . .82 7 0 7 6 81 S. C. m . .81 72 73 79 Georgia. . .83 80 74 81 Florida . . .80 82 85 85 A la bam. . .82 85 7 9 8 0 Mississippi .81 87 82 78 Louisiana. .81 82 81 78 Texas ... .74 65 86 82 Arkansas . .80 79 86 81 Tennessoo. .79 8 0 8 7 83 Missouri . .93 8 6 8 8 83 Oklahoma. .79 08 89 82 California 100 100 95 97 North Carolina? Thorn has been pronounced Improvement over a month ago. Good rains brought up practically all cotton. Flolds aro un even. but tho plants aro strong and growing rapidly. South Carolina ? All portions of tho State, except tho northwest, have had bountiful rains since tho middle of the month, causing cotton pre viously germinated to come up. The stand In practically full. Georgia ? Probably 12 to IK per cent, of the total planted acreage, mainly In tho northwost portion, did not come up until early In June. The remainder of the crop IH In splendid condition. Indications point to a largo crop. To right Bubonic Pl*gu?. All river towns and cities In Mis souri havo been ordered to prepare to exterminate all rats from whom might bo spread dlsnaso. | Til roe Ylnra In Fire. Thrno persons wore burned to death in a fire which destroyed a Manchester, N. H., department houee Thursday.