The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 31, 1909, Image 1
VOLUME XX.
CAMDEN, fc.C.. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 31, 190?.
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OB. COOK BRANDED
| UN IMPOSTOR
University of Copenhagen Re
Jpcts His Claims.
GRIN IN DENMARK
*ter Bgon Aw Partly
Imiicm Fop Their
i
)ok*w Performances
itcnuea.
Indingu.
?port of the expe
&e University of
|pr. Cook is tbo
?ted in tho New
ring the months
October laHt.
copy t>f Cook's
mtaln any orlg
il obBervations
'/only results.
Junients present
ly lacking in in
? would prove that
tl observations
to were really
jntain no details
practical work of
id the sledge Jour
ild .enable tho com
*<;rmin<; their roliu
therefore, is of
? tho material
?>r fcxninina'. Ion con
if^hat Dr. Cook
?tsISSk.
jptnark. ? The re
-amiai'^om m lttOO of sci
\ -1 University of Copon
'ted to scrutinize Dr.
Cook's claims that he
JT discovered tho Nortli Polo was
submitted to tho Consistory of tho
university, indorsed by that body and
given to tho public.
The report shatters completely, al
' most contemptuously, tho American
explorer's titlo to tho discovery, and
1111s the officials and people of Den
mark with chagrin at tho ilgure Den
mark is made to assume in the eyes of
tho scientific world. Tho public was
prepared for a verdict of "not
proven," but did not expect its recent
hero to be branded as an impostor.
Many* still cling to tho belief that
Cook acted in good faith, but har
bored a delusion.
Explorers and scientists almost
unanimously have lost faith in Cook's
honesty, while ono Of his warmest
^"supporters, Knud Rasmussen, helped
to framo tho report. The papers at
tack Cook and severely reproach him
for hiding, which they regard as a
sign of a guilty conscience.
The rtjetor of the university, Dr.
Salomonsen, when asked as to the
possibility of the university canceling
tho degrees which It conferred on
Br. Cook, said that no decision had
been reached, buW|j^^thought that
the degroe could b^^HH^^m^jj^thc
. same way as ti goi
prlvo a person of an or?
under fatso pretenses.
Commodore Gustav Holm, tho Arc
tic explorer and a member of tho
committee, said: "Cook'g claim that
he mado tho observation 89 degrees
F)9 minutes 4 6 seconds near the Pole
proved Immediately that he was a bad
observer, but nothing indicated that;
ho was a swindler, Now his papors
convict him of being a swindler. We
examined Cook's .observations first
and agreed ? unanlmous^.j that they
were worthless. It Leroot unlikely
that Loose mado ^observations.
Ho Is a clever ?&* / Just the sort
that Cook couldTOp11 '
Professor Olufaufi, secretary of the
Danish Geographical Society, said:
"It Is Jhe saddest event in my life.;
As an explorer there seems tc bo no
doubt that Cook Is absolutely unre
liable. "
rue National Tidende, while de
ploring that the university conferred
the degree In a moment of enthusi
asm, finds consolation In the fact that
others liouortal Cook when ho re
turned to civilization.
"The President of his own country
and its envoy in Copenhagen," says
the paper, ."wore tho guarantors for
Mm. Denmark did not blunder alone.
Our country must now leave this sad
affair to America and Cook."
in an interview Knud Rasmussen
sc.id:
"The university would not call mo
nt first, becauso I was one of Dr.
Cook's strongest supporters. Later,
however, I waa Invited to the inves
tigation, and when I saw the observa
tions I realized it was a scandal.
"My confidence in Cook had been
based on personal impressions, on re
ports that I had received and also on
tho testimony -of the Eskimos, when
they all said that ho had xiade the
trip from <^apo Sparbo to Etah, and
such a trip during tho dark of winter
would suffice to make a man famous.
But tho papers which Cook sent to
Copcnhageif-Wnlversity aro more Im
pudent. No schoolboy could make j
such calculations. It Is a most child
ish attempt at cheating. Cook, has
killed himself by his own foolish
*ctr."
Commodore Hovgaard, the explor
er, said: "Although It has not been
proved th&t Cook did not reach the,
Pole, I can only regard Cook now as|
an impostor."
The public is unable to comprehend
why Cook sent hl? worthl sss papers,
when he admits In the letter present
ed to Professor Torp by Lonsdale that
"It seems unwise and Impdsslble to
give final judgment because of the ab
Soeiety Women Assist Strikers.
~ . Society women rode with striking I
shirt waist gtrla In an JUlomoblio
parade through Fifth a Venue. and the
manufacturing districts of Net*. York
sence of the Instruments and obser
vations which 1 left at Etah,"
Tho member* of the Examining
Committee are angry over the doc
tor's behavior. Professor Stromgrtn,
the president of tbo committee, is' fu
rloua. and characterised Cook's treat
ment of the university as "shame
less,"
Inquiry as to whether the commit
tee would undertake a further exam
ination In the event of Cook sending
for the Instruments and observations
which tye alleged to bo at Etah de
veloped that a majority of tho mem
bers wero not disposed to waste any
more time in the matter.
ZELAYA'H * HMY ROUTED.
Forces of General Estrada Successful
in Engagement at Kama.
niueflelds, Nicaragua. ? Tho revo?
lutionlsts under command of General
Estrada completely routed tho Zela
yan forces near llama. Estrada has
captured Recreo, Vasquez'a strongest
position, and has been victorious all
along the line, which stretches for a
distance of eight miles,
Tho forward movement began, de
tachmentH being sent out under Gen
eral Luis Mena, Fornos Diaz, Alfredo
Diaz, Ohamorro ami Mntuty. It was
General Mena's task to outflank Gon
zales, who directed tho defense of the
main body of the Government troops.
J^lfse in large numbers wore well
Intrenched, but Estrada's ' followers
were armed with the latest equipment
and machine guns were brought into
play to clear the trenches.
Tho casualties on tho Government
side wero high, tho greatest execution
being done at Itccrco, which the revo
lutionists finally took by assault.
Among those In the revolutionary
ranks was Captain Godfrey Fowler,
formerly of tho Thirty-third Infan
try, U. S. A., who was In command of
the artillery In the firing line.
BEET 8UCSAH MEN INDIOTED.
? 1 $>
Conspiracy to Defraud Federal Gov
ernment Over Water Bight*.
Boise, Idaho. ? Fivo indictments
for conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment were returned by a Federal
Grand Jury which investigated the
affairs of the defunct Great Western
Boet Sugar "Company. .Those in
dicted aro John H. Garrett, organizer
of the company; W. (_'. Howrie,
United States Commissioner at Moun
tain Home, Idaho; Fred Daniels, K.
J. Colthorp and C. J. Griffith, of tho
sales department of the company.
Tho reclamation of a largo tract
of land near Mountain Home, which
was undertaken by the Great Western
Beet. Sugar Company, was never com
plete. ?, and it is alleged that water
was never given to lands taken up by
the settlers. Their water rights,
tliey Bay, were sold many times over.
FIND POTS OF GOLD.
La hopg:*ybi? n r t hs $(*>0,000 ?t Scene
Old Murder.
Va' ? ^ laborer ex
cavi tho premises at Twenty
flrat and Main streets unearthed six
earthen jars of gold coins. The
vaiuo is estimated at $50,000.
The premises were formerly owned
by the heirs of Dr. Schukart, who was
??murdered in his homo by a nephew
! twenty years ago. The nephew is
now serving a term in the peniten
tiary. Dr. Schukart was eccentric
and did not believe in banks.
The contractor who employes tho
laborer has taken possession of the
money and says he intends to keep
it. The heirs of Schukart, the laborer
who found the money and tho Wheel
ing Stamping Company, present own
ers of the property, are preparing to'
contest for its possession,
CHILI) Till MS SUICIDE.
Eight- Year-Old Girl Had Taken
Money For a Doll.
Baltimore, Md. ? Broken-hearted
because she had been punished for
taking money from her mother's
purso and buying herself the doll she
had long craved, eight-year-old
Frances L. Hodge placed a rope
around her neck and attempted to.
end her life at her home at Mount
Washington, near here.
Her six-year-old brother Frank dis
covered the dangling body, and tho
timely response of tho mother to the
scrcams of the boy prevented a trag
edy. The children in play had taken
the coin from tho purse. Frances
said she was afraid Santa Claua
would not bring her tho doll she
wanted so sho bought It.
jfqdepciutoMr-MilkiMilerf Rained.
Inquiry into the methods ot the
Milk Tru?t, In New York City, re
vealed the foot that persistent effort*
were made to ruin the trade ot an
Independent dealer.
vania
EMPTIES JAILS OP WOMEN.
Governor Campbell Docs Not Believe
in Imprisoning Thein,
Galveston, Texas. ? *? Mrs. Agnes
Goode, who murdered her husband,
was the only white woman In either
of the State penitentiaries, and Gov
ernor Campbell has pardoned her.
Within tho last few days five other
women prisoners havo been pardoned
on tho recommendation of th&J?ardon
BoanJjjyhich also advised the release
of twenwflve male prisoners.
Mrs/'xJbode was sentenced to thir
ty-flve years, and she has served a
small part of her term. The others
who were liberated wero Bhort term
prisoners.
"The world will bo none the better
for keeping this unfortunate In prison
for thlrty-flve years," the Gorernor
said.
TWO MINING ACCIDENTS
Gas Explosion Kills Eight, Nitro*
Glycerine One.
Open Lump* Curried l>jr l*ai-(y of Km*
plojros Caused a Fearful Cut astro*
phe? lllat'k Damp Dangers,
1 leri in , III. ? Klght mon were killed
and 4 00 others hud narrow escape* la
an explosion of gas In Mine A of tlio
Chicago and Cartersvllle Coal Com
pany here. Open lumys carried by
employes of the mine are Jj^lleved to
have caused the disaster. Tic?re were
three men aud a. boy In this parly and
all are dead.
Within five minutes of the first re
ports of the oxploflion the miners in
the neighborhood of theaccldent were
started toward the surface, and on the
return trips of the cages rescuers
were lowered to where ths catastro
phe occurred. |
The dead ar>: W. T. Pierce, mine
engineer; Eugene Barrett, assistant
Engineer; Thomas Williams, assistant
manager; unidentified boy about nix
teen years old'; Qeorge Snyder, miner;
Salvatore Greeco, miner; Pletro Ro
meo, laborer, and Thomas Ilarber,
miner.
James CJulnney, superintendent of
the mine, and Robert Huestou, mana
ger, headed the first relay of rescuers.
Despite the black damp which flowed
into the chambers adjoining those In
which IMerce and his party were
killed, these men went into the work
ings.
After sending to the surface three
unconscious persons the rescuers next
found the bodle ? of Snyder, Greeco
and Romeo.
The efforts of the rescuers to pene
trate more deeply into the workings
were repulsed by increasing banks of.
after-damp, and they were forced to
retreat, leaving the bodies of Pierce
and his companions.
Hurt and Killed in Explosion.
Louisiana. Mo. ? One man was
killed and six injured in a terrific ex
plosion of 10 SO pounds of nitro-gly
eerine in the Hercules powder plant,
near Ashburn and about eight miles
from this city.
The explosive was being carried
from one building to another in a
heavy farm wagon drawn by two
mules and driven by Ollie Pngate.
Of man, nut leg and wagon not so
much as a fragment or a splinter has
been found. Of those who escaped
with injuries not one was standing
nearer than 300 yards to the scene of
the accident.
Small buildings near by were al
most blown away, all the railroad
tracks in the plant were torn up and
displaced, and there was not a house
within a radius of half a mile that
had a single pane of glass left unbro
ken.
GIRL S HOPLI FTfcR YEARS OLI?.
Arrested Three Tlmep, She Escapes
From Industrial Seliool.
St. Louie, Mo. ? A girl eight years
old. dimDled. blue eyed and pretty,
is held by the police as "the baby
shoplifter."
She is Annie Pavlinski, daughter of
Frank Pavlinski. She ban been ar
rested three times for theft; has spent
two weeks in the Industrial School,
and escaped; lias run away from
homo dozens of times.
She was .found asleep in a hallway,
scantily clad and blue with cold. A
policeman took her to the matron of
the Carr street police station, where
it was learned 8he had run away from
home, after rlfllug her brother's pock
ets of $1.50.
Annie's first exploit- was robbing a
notion store of toys worth sixty cents.
She was arrested, but the proprietor
refused to prosecute.
TIUE1) OF JA1\ HUSBAND.
Clergyman's Daughter Yearns to Rc?
turn to Ills Protection.
San FranclBco, Cal. ? An appeal for
permission to return to the home and
protection of her father, Archdeacon
Emery, has been made by MrB. Gun
jlro Ackl.
Unable longer to endure the treat
ment of her Nipponese husband, the
young woman, Helen Emery, has
written from the little cottage on
the shore of Lako Washington asking
forgiveness and begging to resume
her place at his side with her six
months-old child.
The Archdeacon left for Seattle a
few daya ago, and It la understood
that he will bring hla daughter and
her Infant back with him".
GRANDSON FOR MILLIONAIRES.
Boy Will Inherit 975,000,000 From
McLean and Walsh.
Washington, D. C. ? John R. Mc
Lean and ThomaB F. Walsh, multi
millionaires, were both made grand*
fathers by the birth of a aon to Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Beale McLean, tho
latter formerly Miss Evelyn Walsh.
Mr. and Mrs. McLean, the parents
of the baby, are the only children of
the mutl-milllonalres, and the little
newcomer thua la heir to the com
blned McLean and Walah fortunes,
estimated at $76,000,000.
: . _ . .
From New York to Chicago.
The Moore-Reld clique acquired;
control of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company. Thla is s*id to mean a
new trunk Una from New York to
Chicago. ?
- i. i am ?> .in
Humanity For Cmmn, ? ^
On mounting the Belgian throne
King Albert declared that "in the
Congo the nation wlehea a policy of
humanity and progress enforced."
- Pestilence Follo?jT War,
5- Ab argent call for aid to prevent
pestilence and starvation at Blue
fields, Mtearagus, canted by the
[ American Consul^ -. ^ . *?$*?:?? -:
Sugar {$?* Shorty?^
Hon In sugar aj
in Parle owing U the
Washington Town Woes Wet.
WuIIh Walla, WuhIi.? After an ex
citing campaign Walla Walla voted
wet by a majority of 622.
Town llall Humeri.
Leominster, Mass. ? Firn destroyed
the Town llall and opera house, cauu
lug a \o?h of |150,000.
"Wets'* Increase MnJorltj,
North Adams, Mass. ? This cit>
?oted to continue the licensed Halu of
liquor by a majority of 2&8, the
largest recorded for license here iu
recent years. Mayor *ohn II. Water
houso was re-elected.
Kx'-l*rcnclier Sentenced as Swindler,
Los Angeles. Cal ? Charles Weslej
McCrossan, formerly a preacher iu
Loa Angeles, convicted of making
falso representations in the pros
pectus of a mining company of which
he was president, was sentenced to
pay a flno of $ 1000 or to nerve one
year In Jail. McC'rossan said he would
pay the flue.
Falsely Arrested, <?e(s $500.
Marco, Mo. ? A judgment for $506
was given to Mrs. Cynthia Luca*. bIx
ty-three, against Daniel Brunei', as
damages, because Bruner had Mrs.
Lucas unjustly arrested, charged with
stealing a chicken worth fifty cents.
Corset Saves Woman's Tilfe.
Chicago. ? A corset steel saved the
life of Miss Ethel Eltelhuber, when a
shot was fired through a bedroom
window in her hbmo at nlf.ht. The
shades were drawn, but as Miss Eltel
huber was standing near the window
her shadow on the curtain gave an
excellent mark.
Judge Accused of ' Forgery.
Boston. ? A warrant, charging for
gery for $5000 was Issued for the ar
rest of Darius L. V. Moftett, an at
torney of this city, and formerly
Judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court,
who has been missing for a week.
Left $150,000 to Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. ? William M. Amnt, an
attorney, known as "Citizen" Amnt,
who died here, bequeathed his entire
estate of $150,000 to the cL;* of Cin
cinnati for concerls for. the people.
The estate is to be held by his widow
during hpr lifetime.
"I)ryM Victory in Manitoba.^
"Winnipeg, Man. ? As a result of thfc
local option vote in Manitoba, eigh
teen counties were added to the sev
enty which previously voted "dry."
There are fifty counties which still re
main "wet."
Chicago lire ad Law Valid. *?
Springfield. 111.? The Illinois Su
preme Court here declared that a city
council of Chicago lins a right to pass
an ordinance specifying the size and
weight of n loaf of bread, the condi
tions under which It must he made
and that it Ib the duty of the baker
to provide scales so that a customer
may Inform himself of the exact
weight of the loaf.
Deer Killed by a Train.
North Adams, Mass. ? The fourth
deer I'll four days was killed by a
lioston and Maine Railroad train at
the eastern portal ofHoosac Tunnel.
Moro than thirty deer have been
killed at this point within three yearn,
and it is thought that the railroad
tracks cross a deer trail between
Massachusetts and Vermont.
?'Typhoid Carrier" May Enter Army,
Norfolk, Va. ? Henry Harrison j
Comstoek, the Norfolk dairyman d e-i
barred by the local authorities as a
carrier of typhoid germs, went to Bat.
t'more to submit to expert medical
examination there. Comstoek, who
came from Paris. 111., andf served in
the United States Army, says that,
being unable to find other work, he
will be forced to^re-enllst. '
Chile's Cabinet Resigns.
Santiago, Chile. ? The Cabinet
formed on September 12 with Ismael
Tocornal as Premier and Minister of
the -Interior, hag resigned.
Smallpox Epidemic In Amoy.
Amojr, China. ? The officials of tho
American Marine Hospital announce
the presence of a smallpox epidemic
here. Quarantine regulations have
been inaugurated.
Herbert Gladstone Por South Africa.
London. ? Tho report that Herbert
Gladstone, Secretary of State for
Homo Affairs, would be appointed
Governor-General of United South
Africa was officially confirmed.
Think Mme. Gouin Was Slain.
Paris. ? The police Itave decided
that Mme. Gouin, widow of tha gov
ernor of the Bank of France, and
whose body was found under a train
near this city recently, was murdered
In an apartmeq^f the train.
? A
Increase Bobber's Sentence.
Paris.-? The Court of Appeals hat
confirmed the conviction of Allaix on
the charge of having robbed Mrs.
William Bartels, of Chicago, |n her
apartments bare last April, and in
creased his four years' sentence to
flv? years.
PoHo Rlen leaders Agree.
Eton Juan, P. R. ? After twelve
years of pdUtfoal disagreement the
Republican and Unionist leaders. Dr.
.1. C. Barbosa and Lula Rivera, have
agreed to unite for the Improvement
of civic conditions.
den not Compel Members to !*.???
.'London.?' The House of Lords, the
final court of appeal in this country,
decided that a trades union may not
. rtptWMUUm .?i.
Mob in Virginia 'Strings up Murder
er to Steam PJye of Saw Mill.
Hurley, Ytt., Special.? Following
the# killing hero on Christmas Kve of
Samuel Maker und the serious wound
ing of his wife ami two children by
the former's enemy, llenry Ponuing
(on, u mob of one hundred eiii/.ens
took Pennington from an improvishcd
jail, where he had been incarcerated
under heavy guard, and hanged him
to a steam pip?. '
Pennington, who had been drink
ing, picked a quarrel with Baker and
shot him while the latter was on his
way to a Sunday school Christmas
tree with his wife, two children and
a friend, Wyatt Meadows. Seeing
that he had killed Baker, Pennington
started to run away. Mrs. Baker
called after Pennington and implored
him to help by take the body home.
The ruse worked ami Pennington
went hack to the spot wheer his
victim lay dead. Bent upon avenging
the dead, Mrs. Baker grabbed Pen
nington 'h pistol from his pocket and
shot twice at him. ller aim was had
hut she succeeded in wounding him,
in the hand and thigh. Bennington
recovered possession of the pistol and
then shot the woman and attempted
to kill Meadows, who was running
away, it is alleged, ami the two chil
dren.
M'LAURIN'S SUCCESSOR NAMED
Governor Noel Appoints Col. James
Cordon ? Only Temporary.
Jackson, Miss., Special. ? The ap
pointment of Col. James Gordon of
Okolona as United States Senator
from Mississippi, to succeed the late
Senator A. J. McLaurin, was an
nounced by Governor Noel Monday.
The appointment is only until the
Legislature can elect a Senator for
the unexpired term and is made with
the understanding that Senator Gor
don will not he a candidate for this
term.
lie is 7(t years old, a native of
Mississippi, and served with distinc
tion in the Confederate army. IIo
lias not been prominent in public life
during the past twenty years.
Governor Noel announced that one
of his principal motives in appoint
ing Colonel Gordon was as a compli
ment to the soldiers of the Con
federacy.
OVER 500 KILLED.
Freezing Weather Adds to Distrosa
?Portugal Suffers.
Madrid, By Cable. ? Returns from
t he flood-swept Spanish provinces
indicate thnt over 500 were killed.
The freezing weather after the flood
had added greatly to the distress.
The government is trying to relievo
the suffeirng. The destruction of
many miles of railroads makes this
difficult, and it may. he days before
some provinces aro j'rtxehed.
The Gaudelquiner rivers are strewn
with bodies bodies of the wreckage.
Many farmers lost their entire herds
of sheep and cattle. Portugal is al
most as bad.
GRIER ARRESTED IN NEW YORK
Former Oa9hier of Southern Pines
Bank Faces Oharge of Embezzling
Country Club's Funds.
New York, Special. ? Russell B.
Oriler was arested here and held for
the authorities of Moore county,
North Carolina, charged with embez
zlement of $088 from the Southern
Pines Country Club, near Raleigh.
Grier was treasurer of the club and
the alleged offense was committed
more than a year ago.
To Test Tennessee Laws.
Nashville, Tenn., Special. ? With
the approach of the new year, inter
est has been renewed in tho action
of distillers and brewers when the
manufacturers' law, passed by the
last legislature, becomes effective. It
is stated that some of the manufac
turers proposed making a test case
of the law at an early date, but the
manner of procedure could not be
learned.
Russia Gathering Troops.
Vancouver, B. C., By Cable, ? Rus
sia is gathering troops in Siberia, ac
cording to statements of travelers
from north Manchuria and Siberia,
published in Shanghai newspapers,
received by the Blue Funnel lines
Ning Chow, which arived from Liver
pool and the Orient. Half a million
troops are said to be encamped near
Lake Baikal.
Biggest Ship Launched.
Philadelphia, Special. ? Declaerd to
have no equal afloat as a first-class
flgting machine, the battleship Utah,
the greatest war ship ever built in the
United States, was launched from tb?
yard of the New York Shipbuilding
company at Camden, N. J., last week
Dr. Cook Expelled.
New York, Special.? Tbe board of
governors of the Explorers' club last
week met in executive session and,
standing in silenoe, voted with bowed
beads that l)r. Frederick A. Cook be
dropped form the rolls of tbe elub for
fruads practiced on its members and
on tbe poblic.
^ Worth About t*afcOo?oOO. :
Nfw t^'ork, Spceial. ? Edward H.
Harnman was Veally wofih, at -the
time of bis death, over $200,000,000,
although a recent appraisal of
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iw vainw
wealth of Mrs.
SOUTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS
The Oream of Newi Item* Gathered
From All Over South Carolina
and Boiled Down.
WANT $100,000 THIS YEAR.
State Superintendent of Education
Makes This Recommendation.
Columbia, Special. --From all re
ports received there has been a mark
ed improvement in education in
South Carolina during the past year.
There was the educational campaign
held during the mouth of August,
which was well -received and in winch
the best thought of the State par
ticipated. *
lit the opinion of Mr. Swcaringcn
several things are needed for a bet
terment of the educational system of
the State. With reference, to the sit
uation he said that he would recom
mend in his annual report (o the leg
islature 4 * thai an appropriation of
$100, 000 he given the free public
sehools to he distributed among the
school districts of the State levying a
special school lax of not less" than
two mills, the maximum allowed any
district to be $100 and in no case,
to exceed the amount raised by 'oeal
taxation. "
''Also," he continued. "I will re
commend the removal of the five per
cent limit, restricting to .$.'1,000 the
amount of State aid given any coun
ty for high school purposes, and an
appropriation "of $0,000 to provide
for the establishment of four agricul
tural schools in suitable communities
offering u school farm of not less
than 25 acres.
"The enactment of a general sta
tute placing on the same basis of
preparation, value ? and award nli
scholarships maintained in State col
leges.
"The establishment in Winthrop
college of 42 scholarships to ' bo
awarded young women having one
year's actual teaching experience,
and provision for 124 scholarships in
the normal department of the univer
sity.
"The re-establishment of the State
Summer school for teachers. Revis
ion of the present system of exami
nation' and ccrtiilcat ion of teachers,
and the appointment of a State board
of examiners.
"A four-year term for county su
perintendent of education in the 21
counties where the term is now two
years, and an increase in the salary
of these officers.
"Library appropriations for tho
scholastic, instead of the fiscal year.
The appointment of on educational
commission to revise, correct and
amend the general school law and to
report in January, 1011.
E. E. Construction In S. 0.
Columbia, Special-According to
statements submitted to the railroad
commission by the different lines of
the State, (>8.14 miles of railroad
have been constructed in South Car
olina during the past year*. Only
eight miles of track were added to I
the main lines of the larger systems
of the State, and seven of these miles
were added to the Creeuville & Knox
ville road. - Tue roads constructing
the largest number of- miles Are tho
Carolina, Clinohfield & Ohio 18;
North & South Carolina ro^d 27*3,
and the Dennetts' ville & Chcraw ex
tension 15 wiles,
Wheat Crop Increased.
Columbiat Special. ? The wheat
acreage for the year has shown an
increase of 158,000 acres over * the
past year and the value received for
the crop is the best in many years.
This State shows also the highest
value per bushels for wheat of all
the Statds in the Union, according
to Mr. Watson. The production in
bushels is 3,810,000 as against 2,
835,000 bushels for 1908. The value
of the wheat in (his State per bushel
on December 1 was $1.40 which was
above that of any other State, the
next highest being Georgia and
Arizona.
November Dispensary Sales. .J
Columbia, Special. ? According to |
a statement bv Dispensary Auditor
West the total sales by the diapen- 1
navies in twenty-one countiea for the
month of November ya s $252,837.87, |
breakage $1,240.07, and operating ex
penses $12,527.60. Fifteen of the
counties elosed on November 15, and
the statement only'tefere to the aatea
for half t ho month. Thertt were no
sales in Hampton County.
Monty Tor Cotton Growers.
Columbia, Special. ? At a meeting
executive committee of the
South Carolina Cotton Manufac
turers association in Greenville, an
appropriation of $1,000 was voted to
aid the United States Farm Demon
stration work in this State. This]
is the ft ret substantial contribution
made in this Stata to aid the work.
No? State aid has ever been given
I the farm demonstration workers, all
oft ho revenues in the pasf coming
from the department of agriculture,
? 1 1 1 ??
Johnston, Special. ? Tfer*
is proof lb at South < m ,
raise as
IVIiolcunle I'rlcci Quotc<l in Now York
It Il.tC.
The Milk Kichange price (of i<?nJ*f4 ?
quality in 414". !'??* Oi,flrl.'
IIUTTBIt.
Creamery?' Western, extraif !ifl
Firsts . SI
Seconds
State dairy, common to fjrtjf
Factory, second# to Hrst*..
nr. an*.
Jd arrow, 1909. choice 1
Medium. 1930, choice. !
White kidney I
Jted kidney, 1019, choice.. !
Yellow eve, lO'ty choice..
Pea, )(K0, choice !
lMi\?k turtle soup, choice. !
Lima, t'ul , !
CIIKICBR.
{state? Fuji crcnm, special. .
October, best .... ......
Part skims, fair to good.
Full skims . ...?
puas.
Jersey? Fancy . ..
State? Fair to choice... ...
Western- Firsts
J'lUIirg A.N1> IIKIIItlRA? KKKNIi. '
Applet? Jonathan, per bbl. 3 00
J (aid win, per hbl.. ...... 2 25
Spy, per hbl.. .......... 2 AO
(Jreening, per hbl. ....... 3 2fl
Pears ?Duchess. per bbl,.. 2 7?
Kcifer, iter bbl 2 00
Crapes? C atawbtt, basket.. 8
Niagara, per banket ..... v 0
Cranberries. t3. Cod, per bbl 3 50
Jersey, per bbl ......... 4 00
I.I V K t'OOLTP.r,
Chickens, RitVing, per lb... ?
Fowls, per lb ?
Roosters, per lb , *?
Turkeys, per lb. ? . "??l
Ducks, per lb .........
(Jeese, per lb ....,
Pigeons, per pair ??
DKKSBEI) POUI.TIIV. .
Turkeys, per lb ...... 28
Chickens, per 11 I?
Fowls, per lb J?*
Cocks, per lb .... ........ 12%
Ducks, per lb ............. 14
Uceae, per lb .... 1?
Squabs, per dozen ? . 1 50
IIAT AND HTRAW,
liny ? Prime, per 100 lb.
<>?. 3 to 1, per 100 lb
Clover, per '00 lb .... . x__
St ran4, long rye, per 100 lb. >>179
IIOI'B. i!
jarWWi"-r.r.:ll
VSaNS^jf^t
SK.-w'foU' i
tes^&wiS
Lettuce, PaF^*"^?fr $&?.-?
'rurninn. while. Wftr ! i
oSSllAower. j? ?'{
ICnle net V>1?? ?; "'V'"^
&nd, vev^ '-V;;;; ;
jAirsnip-. V" J'" J!!; *
Okrr*. \>er C ^ ?)unchfc.-. v1
Va.yc"-, W?*l||j
Flour -Winter
jase^LiiJI
No 1 Northern
*?
Hcevw. ojVF
C?lvW? <-itv.
"S^HSwi
Farmers,
New Yorlt
222 bales, gl
a drop of 61
urcs Bubmltti
elation, wagj
cotton Biofl
tics wnrrejitt
this w,M
market or !
e&yeth not.
as confirm!
reau's natltc
yield for th<
tanl^tortni
fore the ne
The star tllo
end to' the
00ft bftlpa c
more eonsftwil
Rdvicea. Bofoi
port Is at. halU
open boll r??
South. Fields
In a majority::
being hungry^
received In ?jl
vices roeelved j
home-grown $3
from native a
those which *