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ITU loumuius SEA AIOONB KAIINi SltP SAVES LIVES OF MANY Oaraiania 1’a.vsenger, an Eye-Witness of Terrible Tragedy in Mid-Ocean, Gives Chief Credit for Saving Lives to the Oil Steamer Narragansett, Which Poured Out Tons of Oil. T. T. Watson, of Philadelphia, a passenger of the Carmanla, said that the chief credit for saving those on the Volturno was undoubtedly due to the oil ship Narragansett. “Only a few good swimmers,” he declared, “would have survived from the ill- fated ship had not the Narragansett made free use of oil to calm the ter rible waves. Shortly after we arriv ed on Thursday the Carmanla tried both fore and aft oil sprays, but with out effect on the mountainous waves. “At daybreah Friday the gale moderated and then a miracle occur red. It resulted in the salvation of the Volturno’s crew and passengers. When Capt. Barr sent out a call for a t:u^i steamer Thursday there came back a reply from the Narragansett, ‘We will be there with the milk’ — the sea name for oil. ‘‘When the Narraeansett arrived the (irosser Kurfuerst .with other lin- rs, got in as close as possible and wend lifeboats These took aboard veral persons who had J umped from the Voittirno, and the work was great!;, facilitated by the steam pin nace of the (Irosser Kurfuerst, which had stayed out all night "A* soon as the Narragans'-tt be gan to spray oil about the doomed ship the waves subsided as by magic Soon the small boat* were enabled to run alongside the liner and take the clinging people from the ladders The ree< ue w irk wa« <i\er In a very short time Kleven ilro rs formed the boun dary around the rim of oil and the • ursn 'rs were ho sted aboard the rlous steamer# wl'hout trouble We then 'TUlsed about for two TO TEACH AGRICULTURE DT THB RURAL SCHOOLS OF CAL- HOUN COUNTY. se»rrt r.g for th« llfetxia’s hours which w e r e sad to have ♦••.ape J the destruction that 'he other to ata had suffered Bga fist the side of thetr own sti p. tut f' ini only the air tanks wtdih are i»rrlei 'w-neath 'he seats 1 d'l n >t “el e » • f it there is an » po» SIMM's t'e two boats basing es Farm Demonstration Plot* to be Cul tivated By Children Under Expert Supervision. At the instigation of the U. S. De- rn’-tment of Agriculture and Clemsor Agricultural College, a movement has been launched to have five demon stration farms located at five differ ent schools in each county of the State, and Mr. James Claffy, who is the Calhoun County demonstration agent and Superintendent of Educa tion, F. G. Grout, are now at work In an effort to locate these farms In this county and are explaining the advan tages to be derived from Auch an un dertaking. They report that quite a great deal of Interest has already been shown In this movement and that three of these farms have al ready been located and applications have been recieved from other school*. The following Is a “Memorandum of Understanding” which is to be signed by the trustees of the schools which accept the proposition and ex plains the methods by which these farms are established and the duties to be performed in connection witli their operation; ‘ In order that the prosperity of South Carolina may become estab lished upon a firmer basis, it is im portant that the childpn attending our rural schools shall becomi- famil iar with the fundamental principles underlying the propagation and growth of the plants Indegenlons to their climate and soil To meet this Increasing necessity the plan has been devised and adopted that the I nited States Department of Agriculture, (Memson Agricultural College, and the Trustees of School cooperate In the teaching of these pr!n<- pies of Vgrlculture to the children of the above mentioned school To this and the following agreement D cn’ered Info 1 That the Trustees shall furnish three acres of land or as near that • inouri’ a» can o',tame,! need Dr Hirers, teams Implements . nec es * a • v 'o the proper cult.ration of t h e 1 a n d » That 'te said land shall be 1 ix-ate.) as ti'-ar a* practb a! le to the SC h I M > 1 CAN’T HI THIEF TflltTY THDSAHIHLAI HDNT FAILS TO NAIIUBU WHO STOLE HUGE SUM t • c raped swamp s. r When »■ ar• i•• ! on 'he T • - »»• ' .•! nr •'eat > f • . » ’• • ec. r at an» i ' » 1 e • ' .• \\ ! e n we W . • re- a* * n -'orV fn the eve" w . re t. ' '*» .•« t • * f ' S n I k e ; ' e »e e n \ ’ » sun.n;■ 1 ■ ■ ! ♦ 'he • ■ out i ’ ' ‘ e ^as h rninv'e • 'n an p'nef in Tt at 'he M shall i t h > . a 1 lemot.s’ , a' The ro' at i rs ' • o m dev, ' r d », V the ;, •) a" el. lit.. work tt ; !o n to t pte '. Southern Express Alystery Still Un solved After Scores Seek Clues for Mouth—Companies Grieve Over Failure of “Infallible System” to Guard Valuables. There are all the makings of as pretty a mystery down Savannah way a sever popped from the pages of Conan Doyle or Poe. To-day, more than a month since the theft of $71,- 900 was discovered by the Southern Express Company, through which it had been consigned to Georgia banks not the slightest breath of a clew has been found to fix any guilt. Yet every special agent and detec tive in the employ of the Southern and the Adams Express companies has entered the hunt, executive offi cers are racking their brains and slighting other duties, Pinkertons and Savannah detectives everywhere between New York and Savannah have been commissioned to find the money or the thieves, and thousands of dollars are being spent in the in vestigation. Kvery foot of right of way of the Southern and the Adams companies between New York and Savannah has been scoured Kvery employee who might tie in any way connected with handling or even viewing the money has been Investigate!, his past and present life, his habits, bis tastes, even his thoughts, so far as possible, have been studied Still there is no r \ »• w It Is not the loss of the money that sting* the two great express compa nies Their official* hav* announced tfiat tt.ev are ; repared to s > * , t>d much more than that amount to find the robber Their grief arise* from the fait that th'lr In fa! 1' hie system'' has gon>- a»ry This sT*t«.m has protect ed vaioa'de* before this It was 'hough Impossible to disturb the con ten's of any consignment without « gn of some sort ‘■sdng left that Would p< nt to the robber T»o eipre«s messengers are nam ed ir, <-. m ne< 1 b-n with tte ship men* ■ > f the •• on* v W !. Schlndell, of New Y >rk carve w 'h the strong b"t :n New C>rk as far as Florence S CALLED ON WILSON DABBS SEES HOC AND McADOO ABOUT DEPOSITS. SB s ♦ r • e on •? e ' * * Se v . r ,»l j • t he m ! ' p! u I k V • » < urn vn « i:p tt e ' , was then e s t. I it * * * r t it !. ■! eg '.s'! • { , , ♦ . , ~ C f * *** * • »• r •* t.'e XkM.f • t. , ' Th ' » pa- 1 * • -*. w e <- I \ U.l «• i s I n '• a • ed tt.es 'e * t v .• but w is too w • ,*k to get Iter •'•• i ri an 1 D- h w a > 1 - w.-r* 1 with a . 'e bn- * Itb.n o' Some Id'-a lit this r ce n ’•■d ' hrtt thrmigh an o;e-. ra'go [lorf strip jed 'o the v« a »' !!»• g it be'i.-a'' t fie swimmer w »..*#♦• lUe belt ! a ! be come unfastened and supportel film t was a n. ign fi, . nt ex ength and courage *,n be gained of hi w dlffi feat was rendered by tt.e t of the w av .■* w hen it is real half an four pass.,! from the time the swimmer Trtn'ej ohl reached th- tide of the ship before he was got ten aboard “The explosion seemed to come from coal gas co]b et< d In the bunk ers and was evidently not due to the boilers For some time the fire burned brlglit’y and then c r a!ually died down. It is impossible to tell how many of those who jumped ov erbmrd were drowned, hut the good swimmers among them must have been picked up, as small boats were cruising about.” t » Sr s * '<■" ! u |»«T. Its <' * h e r e It v» v ■ t r» : »'• •fed »•> I. (' ' ,, ' •.,.... . w , . * * V r- - .t !’• < an ■ k " r • ■ > ->4 v »n f.B’. 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In speaking of his recent interview with President Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo at Washing ton, which was arranged by Senator Smith, about the efforts being made by those ofilclals to prevent a strin gency in the money market and help move the crops, President Dabbs, of the Farmers’ Union, who acted as chairman and chief spokesman at the conference, writes as follows in the Sumter Watchan and Southron: “As I wrote recently it lies with the farmers and the bankers in the cotton counties of the State as to how much direct use is made of these government deposits. There is no question, however, of the wonderful effect the mere proposal of such de posits by the secretary had on open ing up the money bags of the country In July and early August the banks were talking about letting the farm ers shuffle for themselves, and no lit tle harm was done to the financial in terests of some individuals, and the country generally by such talk. “When I began the agitation which resulted in a eonimitti e of the Na- t nal Union being sent to Washing- ■n, depository banks In this State j womt n • re demanding 0 per cent, for this HIE SCOREJW PAMW6EI STI AM TIH.T0IM mn IN RID OCEAN STORM DRIVES OFF HELP Eleven Ships, Summoned by Wire- less. Stand By Powerless to Assist in Kescuo Work Because of High Winds and Heavy Wave*—Survi vor Tell* Story of Fire. Not since the Titanic sank has Eu- rop# been so thrilled a* by a wireless message Saturday telling of the burning of the steamer Volturno in mid-AUantic, with a loss, so far a* it at prewnt known, of 13 5 lives and the rescue of 521. The survivors are now aboard a fleet of steamers sum moned by the Volturno’s call for help, soma of which are bound eastward and others westward. The Volturno sailed from Rotter dam on October 2 for New York. Ac cording to the official statement she carried 22 first cabin passen.ers, 538 steerage and a crew numbering 96. The rescue ships readied ihe ene of the disaster in plenty of time to -ive all, cut for hours stood by t.,e b tz inz Te«>sel. 1 u:i>eti nt her .i, of 'he «toj m to reach the agi ni/t <1 ,;.i-:. .iu 1 and i hil.'-• n <—o" d vu ' he f'cr.iart of the -h:;,, wh. i. >. .is . h- ! and !-x,.rting that no part of it in a siotn • id he us'd for holding cotton. By m ef the 'ener.i! looM-nir.g up :n i onsvciU'-noe of the secretary’s an nouncement. local hanks were soon able to say to the depository hank* what O'Shannasy said to the general manager of a railroad a* related to us t»v President Wilson - ‘You can go to the devil. I don t need your aid ’ “in the last few day* 1 have re- oe 1 ve 1 letter* from two entirely sep arate sources offering to loan money on cotton to the amount of 1 or 11 cent* ; er pound at 6 per cent In one Instance and '■» In the other I may he mDtaken. for I ofen am. hut tt look* to me like x good t'me to hold coton for 4 f, <>r * month* and If done on a large enough scale to re duce the pressure on the market It would bring *t>o'u • Mi'wtan' ai ad i Slice The de< !n«- Ilf the past few davs Is duo solely to the heavy move nient b> farmer who regard 1 2'x cents a fine price “I often wonder If the business m.-n a - •p*xk 1 i ers w ' o «o rre'iuent' y or ‘le or '4' x« a fine r I e *• I ' r an » t ho igh t to the losses f ''"'it!.- rn farm* rs .ml to 't e hu»: to -* . ' t! e i! 1 r v i the utarvatlon a» e p re» » i d ! i' • g * a '' strtee ?»*»•< a s'eadv i-on's per pound 'or 1 11 ir- v " i , («i<nal hi’go* to 1 h, • *. » 11 ,. ' ► , • ! • • t * , | t 1 V . it k •• W ,S • f *• ’* 11 f • i \\ 4 ho t.y r.' < w mi r ' h •• ! i >» « coMnn i f cun got t ! flit Tl.iifo s "ti 4 ttie 2'I 'ears Bu* hi e steamer ( hi muni i. h.. ,: | f- -n N1 a 1 U 1 H for i.l.i'l,(,Ul, A .* a . I., I . • *M away when the call for help sounded. Capt. Barr ordering full steam. In spits of the gale drove through the seas at 20 knots an hour, and was first of the fieet to roach the burning vessel. The Carmanla was followed by l.a Touraine, Mmneapolia. Rappa hannock. Czar Narragansett. Devon lan. Kroonland, Grosser, Kurfuerst and Ssydlitz at various hours thru- out U>« day But try aa they might, the rescuing vessels could get neither line nor lifeboat to the Volturno. the forward part of whtih was almost hidden by a dense cloud of amoke when the Carmanla arrived Ths burning steamer lay In the trough of the se*. pounding helpless I) - With her propellers fouled bv the tvoata' tackle The terrified ps»o i *♦ rs were huddled together a* tar is it »aa posa tile to grt from the fl vm< « | whlis throughout th.- dsy the oT -“is • lid crew fought d'-spera'.i . V w.tli whatever appllan, es were a; land io holu the fire In C h«., k Ttie h o pe le* »r, «• a of thD situ it ion w.x« msaifested at * ocii \ in the • > ntn g w h« n a g 'eat e* • -:, u ' r •• a » x f J S't O' tt.e u p pe r ant '• iraea h irst from !’<»«■, r • room I • t her. b* i e .•• n m «t 1 • r of h" ■ loti ♦ •’ •• V ittu'r ■ wi ’1 st«\ above ttie w .vert Me.m * 1 - •• seven! of th" i.llc pa.vnnfci r». with: n!..'» buoys from i ;• ,ppe i <■ er r.'o ''•• se , (>ne of them e a « ’ a k en h • i ir,J tt.e Car n. a r. la It may tn- Cat o'fiers fount a haven i'll WORKS or TICKED BY EXPLOSION. Day Shift of 900 Mea Had Jaat 9+ sccaded la to PH—Foa» Haadrad Are Trapped. A disaster, possibly the greatest la the history of the Sooth Wales eoel fields, whose sonals are bristling wHh terrible catastrophes, occurred day through an explosion la the Uni- versal Colliery, near Cardiff, Wales. Shortly after the day ahlft of 921 men entered the mine an explosion shattered the works. About (00 were brought to the surface silks by rescue parties up to noon, and th*-* managers of the mine then expressed the opinion that there was no fur ther hope for those remaining below. The men brought to the surface were found on the east side of the mine, where the ventilation remained fairly good. On the west side, where the explosion occurred, Are soon elid ed It* terror* and the rescue parties were unable to make any progresa. The official* of the mine fonnd It necessary to call a detachment of po lice to keep back the women and chil dren who crowded round the en trances in hope* of obtaining some new* of their relative*. Most of the rescued men presented a pitiable ap pearance. Nearly all were suffering from burii*. ihock or the effects of poisonous gase*. The day shift descended the shafts In the cages ,at 5 o'clock. An hour afterward a deafening report brought the inhabitants in the vicinity of the mine running to the pit head, where they found the ventlllating and hoist ing machinery at the top of the shafts had been blown to atoms by an explosion of great violence. A man who had been working 60 feet away had been decapitated by the force of the blaat. Rescue parties of miners belonging to the night shift were soon on the ■cere making preparations lo enter the mine In an endeavor to eeve their comrsdea The fiery condition of the min- however, gave Mn’e hope that, anv of those below coaid be reecoed alive An entrance was fonnd by way ef an adjacent abaft On deeeendtag the rewcalng parties rams arroes sew- i eral groups of men huddled together in portions of the alee 9here the s'r was still good By soon ibey bad i picked up and brought te the serfage altogether !>fl0 Tbs sams pit was the scene of an explosion 1] years ago. when 1 20 miners lost tbelr llvee nn!v (.ne nf those below at that time • as rescued alive DKUt IN t \*Wt ARY * '..in t t must m ' V <• .li'sp re i ,J ( a m pa I g n • '•••'! 'tie 'nan* In Cp, it » ; <■ i k *.i» * t’ W .. ■n- t" '!. nvr farm* are t » o foi l a* It ’>< -y - (."tile a 1 t 1 »! ex peri work an• I a!*" hern-fi,t* •' farmer- ' One «uit.-eit V, n a"or M' Dr rt;it the 'run '!,••„ urn .**.♦•* t •• m farm • • ommut.l'y n w treh ha* r made hv Mr t'laffv I* to have a , tn'er ''over crop planted Till* innovation will no douM tie •followed Wl'h coll- lera'de Interes' and It i* doubtful i£ ativ one will d * a; prove of t! i* plan a* it i- apparent tin' e Miration along ttie line* of farmitig i of fir-t importance In this land of agriculture, and it is hoped that each <m» will lend 1: is in" ,p ., and co-operation in this work. m to \ w .i- *er.' in I!* o' «■ • ia 11 d- ! n g 1 a r e•r than T poijn '*, and War I'ractise Fatal. In a daring war game played Mon day night by the Atlantic torpedo flotilla under had weather conditions at Newport, R. I., Gunner's Mate H. A. Garrity of the Paulding lost his life. The destroyer came into port Tuesday with all hands exhausted. Garrity was washed overboard. It is thought he struck his head accident ally and that he waft unconscious when he struck the water. He was married only a week ago. * ^ ci m Very Queer Damage Suit. The Charleston Evening Post says: “Judge Henry A. M. Smith Tn the United States district court Tuesday heard a motion to set aside the service of the complaint in the case of Daniel E. Johnson against hhe Ford Auto Company. The plain tiff alleges that he broke his arm in attempting to crank a Ford automo bile and charges that some defect in the mechanism of the car waa re sponsible for this. He is suing for $10,000 damages. Judg# Smith has the Aatter under consideration. The plaintiff is a resident of Bamberg and ■allege* that the machine was Vpur- ehaaed from 0. F. Riser, a dealer of Olar.** Negro i* Killed. Henry Baxter, a negro man about 3 5 or 4h years of age, was shot and killed about two o’clock Saturday morning at Glymphville, in Newberry county, by Hagood Brown. 21 years of age. Mr. Brown shot three times with a pistol two of the balls taking effect and causing death. The sheriff set out to make the arrest but found that Mr. Brown had started to town to surrender and the sheriff overtook him, coming by a different road. The young man declines to make a state ment. Painter Commits Suicide. Paul Meinig, a painter of Savannah Saturday committed suicide by hang ing after making two ineffectual at tempts to wIn death by other meth- ods. Meinig first severed the artery in his right leg with a razor. Later he severed his right hand at the wrist. Afterward he hanged himself to a beam In the outhouse. His body was discovered by his nine-year old son. Burned House to Gain Prison. Frank E. Bennett, old and home less, set fire to a vacant house near Canton, O., and then confessed the crime. He said he fired the place so the state would arrest and take care of him, a* the) workman's compensa tion law made it poMible for an old man to get a Job. • ,'r. ::.at ;■ :i*. non*- b* $ . Tb♦*▼ w *• c I,•*, 1 a.'e.v'v bulky prov'iz that It » ii:M l ave bf#-ri !mpn-«t’i> to con f-eal H about tb.v* p* r-on of any man M*-**engcr S'bndHl roc-ivod the money at .I-r*e\ Citv from Die agent of the \ ! im« Fx Te«s ('ompanv I • w a* 'n a sti el strong box w :»h h'lls of !:ol tig on the in-: le The top of the t'"x was worked by a combin itbm known only to the ag n'* a* each »nd of the line There wi* an inner door, looked bv a key. whi'di was p’.ared In a sea!" ! envelone between *li" inner and the outer door v ' h< n Frhirdell received Die box at .T> rsov City he complained of the sea!* “looking bad" Pry it) made no eomp'aint concerning the so,o!« when the shipment was placed in his hands at Florence. The box was delivered in.Savannah September 10. The express agent placed it in the hands of tho super intendent, who opened It. There was no irregularity. The hills of lading called for $255 and no more, but when the hanks called for their money the agent discovered that the bills of lading for the big amount had been stolen too. A tele gram corroborated the announcement by the bank that the money should have been in the box. The alarm was given. In a few hours every special agent of the two express companies between New York Dnid Savarmah was at work. J. B. Mockaday, general manager of the Southern Express Company, went from Atlanta to Savannah with Su- perintendept Harry Scott, of the Pinkertons. The detectives are still working, although every resource at command of their ingenuity has teen exhausted. The search has even Included travel along every foot of the right of way, a look Into every bush and over every embankment. Nothing has been left untried, and the theft has cost the express companies, In- ■ ♦ c a ; 1 W •*', < ■ ■ r gin'; • ! b.iiik* \v * •' t' •> • < ». ■ * 1 .• at * ' •■ |, • , r, I - ’ >•• d i "’•■r-"c" : ■ ' : I; a I,' '• • inm'i ”•■•• v UM-n -ur" • i>f *p»-, lal d In anv -♦*<-'inn * 1 rg in /a’ Inn in mike it ) tint elp'-cl to *!•♦' much • ' a' fa' rn fnr a Pr« «l !• r t he hnpe,| sill ; ■ re • ;,<'*lt* a' But un 1 b or ’ • r v ♦»*-♦ \N hen day t '' S'*' i' ! t be m the fieet He t' e Ynlturno was T'e r n'e » a- ri.nderat.d t sd < slmed dn 'A n Fjotll TII.LMW MAKES HIT. ■'♦•ninr S«'iint<>r Enliven* the Senste'* Pnn e<*ling*. A little protective pastoral, entitled “A Girl With One Stocking,'' enliv ened the senate proceedings Monday when presented by Senator llllnian, who r centiy illuminated the pages of tho Congressional Record with car tons of his income tax cow. Mr. Till man claimed no credit for the con tribution but acknowledged it was or iginally presented by -Senator Zeb Vance in the tariff debate of 1889. “Our Mary had a little lamb and her heart was most intent,” it rhymed, “to make its wool, beyond its worth, bring 56 per cent.” The classic went on to tell that “Where e'er the poor girl went, one leg was warmed with wool and one with 56 per cent.” “Now .with free wool,” said Sena tor Tillman, “Mary will have to let her women friends wear stockings on both logs, instead of one—something they have not been able to do in twenty years. ** Four Die in Wreck. Four persons were killed and more than 20 were injured when a freight ear loaded with crossties which broke from a train on a down grade Tues day night crashed Into an Interurban passenger car near Dallas, Texas. The collision occurred on a 50-foot tres tle and practically demolished the entire front end of the passenger car but did not throw it from the bridge.* Throws Out Case*. The grand Jury of Charleston coun ty, considering nearly 300 liqnor in dictments submitted by Solicitor Peu- __ — _ rlfoy Friday afternoon, threw out 42 eluding the payment of the maountlof the cues and it la stated by the to the banka, more than $100,000. foreman that the others will follow. Women wept, shrieked, Inughed end • Imc'st cvv-rv nr!* of thf ♦•nr|r - llrn 1 «‘* nem-rs lifftmnts serf *< nt out an I Into th***" th" women an 1 (h idren | v** rs lo*' r< I first *"»"ral trip* »rr" . n"ces*ary before the survivors were removed to a place of aifety It I* pointed out at a* remarkable r (incidence thxt the Volturno. about four year* ago, made a notable rea rm* of 'he crew of a French ve**el In a great storm In mid-Atlant r (’apt Harrison, who then comm.indc l the Volturno. wa* decorated by the French governni'nt for his daring act A graphic story by the solitary sur vivor aboard the ('aruianla, who i« a German named Trintepohl. was re ceived by witch-- and presents a terrible picture of the horror, the pan’c and confusion aboard the burn ing iner. “ ' 1 1 went wel!.“ sa I Trintepohl, ”u"'il c o'clock Thursday morni''t r , v h. i H.« fre alarm sounded V" w» e ;>» , used and toid to go on < , 5. as. fire had broken out in the hold. On .as«emhlint life belts were handed around nnd much time was occupied in fasten:: - g th"m. We were told that the fir< soon might he uuenched, but the captain thought it wise for all to have ' (‘Its as a precaution. “The fire frightened the oh'.'dien, who cried bitterly. Thee were ma».y babies in arms. The fire grew worse. We saw • liings blasting down below - . About to o’clock there was a cry to lower the boats. “The captain behaved splendidly. So did the officers, who were Eng lish. I am sorry to say th - t the crew, who were Germans and Belgians, be haved very badly. The People rush ed about wildly and the crew seemed to think they ought to have first place, and instead of quie’ing the pas sengers they made the panic worse. “The firemen rushed up from be low and refused to so back. The cap tain drew Lis revolver an 1 drove them below hut soon after, aa the fire was spreading, they were obliged to abandon the engines. "As soon as the Carmanla waa sighted the captain made all the wo men and children go to one aide and the men to the other aide. We had been compelled to leave the bridge and go aft becauae It waa too hot ( urrt-m) lull U lUta* H«4d l> fly < ovtimilU** twnaior TUImsa and R»pr—vuta- Hv, Joseph T Johnsoa. of ttoetlk Car olina ( -lied at ths V\ hits lloaaa Wed nesday and dlsrussod the status of ■he i urrency bill »!th President Wll- •<T1 They stronaly endorsed the Ki- e< ut!ve 1 * Stand against any adjourn ment or re< esa of Uoagresa until tha measure is passe 1 On leaving tha I’M^ldent s office Henator Tillman •aid to the newspaper men whan nak ed the cause of his visit ”1 came here to urge President Wilson to run the freight train right over the obstructionists who are hold ing up the currency bill The preaant course of the committee on banking and currency Is merely the blocking of the bill. All the arguments of wit- nosa being heard before It we have hoard time and time again The coaa- mltteo seems to be playing tha old time Aldrich game of trying to edu cate Ihe public ( with emphasis on the “educate”), but the public docs not need to be educated. ’’Personally. I think sometuing ought to be done, so that we can be assured of an early report on the bill and pass It before the special session Is over.” That President Wilson was pleased with the visit of the two South Car olinians was. evident, but it waa im possible to learn what reply, If any, he made to their suggestions as to the methods of expediting the pasage of the bill. There is no doubt that Mr. Wilson is deeply concerned over the situation though it is stated at the White House that reports from the Senate are growing more and more favorable. Hardly anybody out side of the White House believes that there is the slightest chance of action on the currency bill before the regu lar session.jy Too much time was con sumed on the tariff. * — Blood Poisoning Fatal. Capt. Arnlm Miller, assistant sur geon, attached to the Sixth United States cavalry at Texas City, Texas, died Wednesday from blood poison ing caused by the fracture of a leg when he waa thrown from his hone a week ago. • became hysterical. “At 9 o’clock Tbundaiy night the captain of the Volturno tent a dee* pairing message which read: 'Far God’s sake help on or we perish.' “By a miracle the fames did spread to the after desk, the sea moderated Md in here fit