Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SHOOT EACH OTHEB — ♦ tSIRi HINEIS IN CIL8IAB0 flfilT HIRE iOUDS MARTIAL LAW DECLARED if m NOT IN SENATE FIGHT LHVKR HAS DBdDID NOT TO IN- THB TBM RACM. •-TT- Popalar OongrmmmMm WB1 In the Hmu« mm CkalrauMi of mitten «m Agrienltare. GoTernor Ammons Galls Oat State Troepe to Restore Peace—Mine Guards Use Machine Guns and High Power Rifles on Strikers Be fore the Arriral ef Troepe. State troops hare been ordered In to the coal flelds of Colorado to put an end to the brutal fighting between mine guards in the employ ef the Col orado Fuel and Iren company and 8,1 tO striking miners. Got. Ammons has declared martial law in the re gion, has ordered all mine guards and strikers disarmed and all saloons closed during the oontlnuanee ef the strike. At the same time he has served an ultimatum on the operators that no strike breakers may be im ported, but that the troops may be used to protect strikers wishing to return to work. The presence ef the troops it is be lieved will put an end to the bloody fighting that has characterised the latter stages of the strike and may bring about an early settlement. Three troops of cavalry, two bat terie*. of artillery and a troop of in fantry from Denver were Joined by ve companiss of infantry from outhern ('dorado and 500 men from other section* of the atate in tbs sun- ing district, whsrs Isrcs Ightlng was In pro*r**M for .4 hours prenous to the arrival of the troops In hsttlsa at Ludlow. Perwlnd and Tabasco i»o miner* were klllsd as 1 s number wousdsd. Tbs ass aad dep uties fought is a drivisg tasw In a pitched battle at Wa seaburg two miners were killed, feur wound ed and a nuauer seneusly bruised tu a fight w t* m on guards The guard* were e ecling a m ner froa a cob pan? bouse wbea tbe Ight startel High e »er rtfiee were used at close range la 1r * eg back the neb <>ae guard was In'u-ed la aaetber Igbt 1 In the aaa* c'.tv seven aea were k I- »d and n • o'e wounded. Including three n ee guards at 1 udiow oce n'aa guard wa* k led aa I eae *'r he' repertel k!.. e-1 la a Sg’.t that laa'el 12 hour* d '!••* el fn t. »•» '» -’v rain#'', nt the tee-* a »h r *i the ve* and r M dr<-fs ' • 1 ce - * eer* ah# te'ed from I *- « • > »• * r- r T* e rl r. rr* if the re gson h • v • * i • I«-»* t**e ro-npanv ? > u ae * and »re »!• * n ’cn’a k.*- r* * e f e n g b a' ^ a a’ f'hL • a J •' n fl a*'*' ta' an ho r ' ’ ' *f ' • r t'0Va’-arb , 'e gun'- e »'• ts w ‘ i-n ;j •*<.# guar • we* ' + ■ f t^J'-el to t ‘ e t f o u * ' e • - ' ‘ « ' * n » a» ' ' • e 1 STRIKERS STOP CARS O.VH MAX XIUiSD IN INDI AN AC- OUS STRBBT FIGHT. Tractkm Oeaipuay Gives Up Bummlmg •f Ours Whea Chief of police SUtee Thub Situutiea is Beyehd CoutreL to'* ft ' • ' • v - r»l . n i R ' w tr. • *.-* • err r ' ' » ' r ' » f- ut i Tl E * '* \t - f * -»■: ' t ’.eg •) ' ' 'ear tr n: rr» *' * R ’ t* § r. 1 • Ul 1 T U -r. " in t ‘ • mtn# gutr.li ’ r !n a ' U Inert <t * * - • • * tl on B<Btn»t t*r rs^'ons at Ludlow and other trouble r-nte-t gusrfs have t irnel ma'-fc'ne r uns on defer-e>«* tent* Ttiev a* »• m a'*o that *n't noee nr dum dum h illeta are being ate! In the *an* The type '• not permitted In Interna tlona! warfare While the ordering of troops *e the ■>al iel is followed the fsilsre of ov Arsmesa' efforts to arrange a eerttlemeat. aa addKIosal reaaoe for *hs artioe was found Is the Hat sf casualties sad property dsasgs that have marked the 21 fisys sf the strike These strike incldests were summarisefi as follows Battles aad skirmishes. 18; killed. 28; wsnsded 41; personal ssssults. I; hstldlngs sad bridges wrecked or damaged by dymaralts, 11; property loss estimat ed. 850.*00; lots in wages estimated, 82.800.«0«. That ComgreMmss A. V. Lever will announce that he will sot be in the Senatorial rane, thus leaving tke field to Senator B. D. Smith and Governor Blease, is the information sent to The News and Courier from its oorre- spondent in Columbia Saturday night from a high and authoritative source It kas bees felt that Congressmam Lever had made up his mind sot to •ntpr the Senatorial race, and the confirmation of this oame Saturday according to the correspondent, fro a source reliable and authoritative. Tbe announcement from Congrese- men Lever has bees awaited for sev eral weeka. It is knew^j that atromg pressure was bresgkt to bear os blm to ester tbe race for tbe Senate and it was also reported from reliable «nai^ tors that Senator Tlllmam was trying to Induce Mr. Lever te ran for tbe upper hease. It is knows that Con gressman Lever consulted kis frieads from all parts of the State and he has promised to make a public statemeat before returning to Washington. It If believed that Congressman I>ever will seek re-election In his dis trict to Congress for he is very pops lar, end being chairmen of the com mittee on agriculture is a power in the House. It is also believed that he will stand for election to the seat now held by Senator Tillman whan the next election for that seat cornea off Thsr# has been some talk of ('oBgrcssmaa Levsr aa a possible can didate for (lovsrnor, but it la not thought that he has g!v«s thla latte' suggestion any aerloua consldsratloa la fart, when approarhed about th!» suggsstlon. roagrwssaaa I.svsr ask • d whsrs the talk was romlsg from and apparently fcadn t heard the mat 1 ’er mentioned befo'e All of the mem here of ('ongreas fr.-na this Slate were visitors at the Fair as was Senator Stairb Tbe next Senatorial fight Is sa d to have beee talked considerably i That Congreesmaa Lever would have made the rare for the Sena's • ga net i.evernor Mleaae If Seeator ^ u» t h would have re* Ired a so be ' e'ed but Seaator Salih la geing to wake "e •ah' Mis 'r eads thlsk be f*o win t’.ev aav to In large sum tier* v r en te of f ocgreeenisn I^v»r " e o' • * r-u at leeet. told h.m that ' > • er'^-ed 'be ^eett -rial ra o with 'e-a* ' ''u. • h an! v.-rnor I'lesee 1 « •• ' van d a g to 1 rhenr.t of fie and w n a’1 ends'g«' Da' future S.. :.o of h • it t> '"ere vigor..ae u en ■ e ■ 1 B g the '-»•.* then too f * v ;■ i. I n * »■ r a 1 -t f ' '•* ’U » 1 ■ n • r' a t e w ■ 1 e th^- ena' 'a 1 » ’ ' I >r ■ ,,, , r » j ho r• ' r e« 'r •m ' I e <. n e »- ■ r 1 * * t r i' •. g a 'te- t‘* . * make a r 1 show ra • ' >' t‘ e Senate s en nsti f Sia"b and tlovernor H'.eaee that every one admits Hut •fine of tie most promnent of hi* • upportere fh'nk It would be political ■ nDMe for hie to ge Into the fight V> her. Mr Lever w»* subsequently *h. wn the article printed above, he • 'ated that a* yet he had not definite ly determ'ned whether he wosld ea ter the senatorial rare or not. KILL UTILE TICK -■»— ■ - TRE PEST 10n BE BIITER OUT BE TIE STATE Tbe Indiana Traction and Termi nal company, ef Indianapolis, Ind., whose men went on strike Friday might. Satarday attampted to run its earn, but gave up whea notified by Superintendent ef Police Hyland tkat the police would be unable to pre vent bloodshed males* the cars ware withdrawn. Joseph Johnson, a striking motor- man, was abot and wounded by policeman who fired into the crowd tbat surged around tbe first ear sent eat. Two ears wers taken from the barns, mask filled wltk policemen, but tbe orewda packed areund them so tightly they oould mot be moved floe a after the sheeting of Johasoa tke oars were ordered back te the barns. Goveraer Ralstea la a statement Satarday night charged that the city aatherttieo are not doing their duty la falling te provide police protec tion. He refused to call out the Stats militia at Mayor Shank's request and dsclarsd that the mayor has full au thority and power to provide protec tion to run ths cars. Superintendent of Belles Hyland notified Robert I Todd, president of the Traction Com pany, that h* would aupply sa many msn aa poasibls. and Todd declared he would start the can as soon as the police wers rsady to go with them Ths dows-town straeta remained pseksd with psopls all day. though most of ths disturbances endsd when ths sttsmpt to movs the cars cessed Polirsmta mingled with the crowds, hot mad# little effort to disperse them. Four polioemea turned In their badges and resigned whan or- tsrsd to sccsapssy ths cars Supsr istesdsst Hyland gav# order* to sr rest patrol wagon loads In order to disperse tbe crowds but sot aor« 'has s deies men were taken to Ike pellee statics durtsg tbe dav Bicvcls Pollceaes C.olnlsch an 1 B*s'on were struck by bricks aad hurt while trying to dlaperse a crowd of mes an 1 bev* at ILIsois and Wash ngtos strep's ! 'out Pernif ihrsr 's ebsrge ef tbe police gusrdlag the 1 outsiaea street car ban was struck hv a alsa le and had to be takes boa* The etreete found tbe re' b*rne wt.er* a«(t of the Impor’ed • tr'k* breeke's er* be 1 we-e cr >• 1 WILL HELP THE FARMED e- - - The Legislature Will be Asked to Ap propriate Forty Thoasaad Dollars ir to Rid the State of the Destructive Pest That Causes a Big Loss Each Tear to the Farmers. Ths State says definite steps were taken Saturday at a conference in Co lambla of farmers, stock raisers, leg- islaton, representatives of Clemson College, experts from ths federal bu reau sf animal Industry aad others, called together by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, with a view to eradicating ths cattle tick in those coaatlee in South Carolina which are still under the federal quarantine. Tbe sonferencs bids fair ts give impetus to the neglected industry of settle raising In South Carolina, as well as to set ths State and feders governments working together to wipe out the tick pest in the shortest possible time. Briefly summarized, the ends toward* which ths confer ence decided to work were: Securing a 840,000 appropriation from the State of South Carolina for the maintenance of a large State or ganization under the direction of Clemson College to eradicate the cat- confsrsncs that tha dlpplag vat was ths business llks way of ridding cat tle of ticks, and thnt tho aprny pomp was merely an aesasnory to it. Dr. Nighbert aald ha believed ths time had corns for extensive tick eradica tion work in South Carolina. - If we had an appropriation of |40,- 000 from ths Stats and a like amount from the United States bureau of ani mal industry," said Dr. Nighbert. "the entire State of South Carolina would be free from the quarantine agalnat the ticks In a year or two." Richard I. Manning of Sumter was called on to explain why the present source of revenue for tick eradication was inadequate. He pointed oat that public work already made a big hole in the income of Clemeon college and said that it could not be expected to make the 840,000 appropriation un less it were to drop some of the work It is doing at present. Mr. Manning declared that In hlfi opinion the ap propriation for- tick eradication should come directly from the State treasury. Dr. Ramsay, ehlef of field Inspec tion work for the bureau, described the various stages through which tick eradication work progressed In tke various States wltk which the bureaa cooperates. "Ws are ready te put up the money any time that yon can show as tbat yoa are erganlzed and ready to be gin working with definite Ideas In view of freeing South Carolina from the tick.” declared Dr Rim^av He explained that in Mississippi and C.eorgls there were good orrnniza tion* and the State departments of agrl ulture there were working hand In hand sith the bureau of animal In dustry. Dr Ramsay was asked a number of questions about the conditions which will have to be fulfilled before oul I tie tick. Securing the co-operation of the | the bureau of animal Industry federal bureau of animal Industrv wltk the State organization for the fight against ticks Toward the attainment of the*# end*, the conferenr* decided to ap point a committee of flve to wait on I the wav* and meana cornniltte# of tke houe# and finance committee of the 1 •••ne'e to urge the appropriation of I J 40 000 for rattle tick eradication 1u 1 fhoa* countle* ■*'.11 quarantined The 1 cornnatttee will appoint a lore! eom m.tte* ef five member* In eark eoanfv to *w*ken the farmer* and live atock ■ en t# the importance of wiping out the cattle tuA tierIn a< tlve work in South Carolina W \\ Long. State agent In charge of farm demonstration work said that the us# of land lime waa Important work In connection with the csttle Industry sa It wa* neoeetary to build up past ares and grow forage srop* n Soeth Carolina Mr K*wl introduced to the confer enr# A F l^vsr rongreeeman from •he huuae commltt*-# on agriculture Mr I ever declared tkat the meet Ing waa a m'*el Important one Ulus ’rating the feet that agriculture was n s a's’e of transition and that the people of Pouth I'arollne were felly 1 e cm'erer.'-e derided to request 4Wt *e to the p >te bllltlwe In farming every bank a South < arollns to get 'A ben 1 we* Iret elect#) to eon up * petition sign#! hv !<■ cuetomer* gr# „ , t , rtU> ,,,-g ; ro p<.*|tion we* put !»*' ■:* the committee i n ■grtrul • ire of sh 'h I w** a member said Four thousand dwUgthrw a»4 ttlefi art employed to protect tke febe&ne wealth of the DeBeera dlamoed aJpee near Kimberley, South Atria*. T)B#7 work within the eempoanda er gMM fences with the I.fififi laropeane and 17,000 native Kaffirs, er ae alone diamond btfyers oa the In spite ot their vlgllaeee and ex treme ears, tbe DeBeera assert the "leakage" lest year was nearly fl,- 600,100 and that the average let a number of yenra has been Bear tke 82,000,M0 mark. Illicit diamond bnyevn have made e fortnne la flonth Africa despHs tke aetivitlea ef detectives. They are atill baying, but tbe penalty let hav ing nnent and nnregietered fltawwde in band bae been made MtnejBRely ■evere, aad stolaa dlejaeade abb be coming less. A men eangkt wMfi aa unregistered gem la deemed te MAay years in prison. The Kaffirs, or native blaske, are kept within tbe eempewad months at s time and are not to leave the boldinga of tke eompuy until flve deye after they have left the mines. This la to preveat their swollowlng diamonds in aa eBert to carry them to their homes. I* ftdrr to prevent escapee practically 4.M# miles of barbed wire !« • trug about ths mines, ments charged with electricity ate e terror to the hearts of the blacks and few attempt te eves after steallag getaa. Nines ths swsllowlag methed ef • •ealing has become futile. Mafifre w-ap diamonds la ptecae ef sloth er 'in and throw them over tke Bette te a spot wbtek tbs chief caa keep fa mind antil hs gets oat Gaards wndek Ihsss sod us sally full the thief Be Me scheme Every d'amsa* miss ta tke BMc- b#rl#y rsgtoa is rsglstsred. SM*. weight, shape, solor aad ap| are taksa and with these te *e ky feet Ives have little dlfficeRy 'hefts whea stoaee ere fotad ta Ike ; oeeeeslos sf actives er whites By > tl * aienitcr* nf tb# general v from the ro'inty In wtilrh saeem t is 1 * i a »* • I! *t • , ; .. I' i U • t S' »' v • • WORK ON ROADS. HTMRTA A NlUt M BDIATION ^ Ob# Hundred Thoasaad Tarheela Labor oa Good Roads Day. The observance ef Goveraer Leeks Craig's "good roads day” bf Ashe ville people closed Thursday ^Ith a mammoth old-fashioned barbecue about two miles north of Asheville oa a high plateau overlooking the city, on tbe route of e scenic highway that was built during the day acrosa Gold View Ridge. All the forces of Ashe ville workerg were concentrated dur ing the day on this section of high way, and it la estimated that over 100,000 men took an active part In the work. A large number ef Ashe- vjllle women were present far the bar becue sod the festivities following in celebration of the completion of the work. Reports from ever the State Indicate a wide intereat in the meve- ment. * A mm uni tl on Is Stele*. Tea thousand cartridges, taken from army stores, have been stolen aad smuggled screes the Mexloan bor der. They were abstracted from cases beloaftag te tke N!nUir(aeffr») cavalry. Federal age ate, wko kave been tavwftifatlaf Jointly wltk army the haL Geveraaisat Will Tata Advised by V. a. The French fsrslga efllse has beet asked informally by ths Msxlsaa far alga office If it wa* disposed ts medl sts between tho United States and Moxlse. The French gevsramsat has taksa tha position that it will ds aothlag until further advised as bo tho policy of the Halted States, and than aothlag which might bo unwel cento. State department official* at Wash ingtoa taka ths position that the ac tion of tho French office in refraining from Indicating whether it waa dis posed to msdlats bstwosn Mexico and the United States is another evidencec of the intentien of Francs to defer to ths policy of ths United Staes in ths Msxleaa aitaatloa. Secretary Bryan said of ths Paria dispatch: "In ths absence of official advices from the French foreign offlos I am unwilling to make any oommant." France waa among ths first ef the European nations to accede to the re quest of the United Staes to defer action In the Mexican situation nati the Washington government had for mulated and announ3d iia policy. * Two Killed in Railway Crash. Two men wers killed and 110 pas sengers badly shaken up when Southern railway train was derailed on a carve near Griffin, Ga. The dead are Engineer Thomas H. Gray and Fireman E. C. Fear sen, ef At lanta. ♦ ♦ ♦ Warships Near Mexico. Tke American nnvnl feres en tke set easel ef Max ice now Includes tke Oal!Benin. PUtsknrg and Mnry- •n *<1 n ost o' th* da* l) )’ t'.s ■'-1 k•• • ▼mps'hlivrs ma t# n<* bmb'-A < n tbe '>Br- • 1 ale Sa’ur ta* n!z .' !'.■»#* rr br ■ k* *»*r# thrown through a > •' * window* in the hsrr* In an a''r!n;>' to r 'hr ra in a on I.<m; .•l.xna »r r##t w .r-r thr •i • • r 1 *• r k r h: .-a *• r • a r- q u a-t r r ! 1 • a» 2 r * 1 r- Birr 1 . 4 a T M r 1 - V • ’• r?t ST. '- 'in 1" a > ' * •> «• 'a a » • 1 ’ n t • r •,»« a an 1 "• ! f 1 # #a» t ' t h# i'I’ * 11;>1' a L',#!«r'»r It ••at wj* atiot t* on* tl# men la th# tarn who » i% fir Inf Into th# crowd from a second • tory window Th# police hsd th# etreets around the barn* rop«*d and when the* let town ths rope* for an sstomobde to p*«* th# srowd ru*h#t throuah Ttie crowd puahed past th# police and as they approached the barns they were met with s volley of ahota from th* second story windows of ths barns Fleischer fall almest at the feet of Police Nergt Fenders, whan hs was helping ts held hark tbe crowd About s dozen shots were ired. bnt Fleischer was ths only person hit Ths msh thss started for ths West Washington street haras, but was met at ths lAbar Temple by Mlltoa L. Clswssn, sb BttorBsy, prominent In labor eirelen, who plssdod with ths crowd ts abstain from violence. Ths trip was abandoned. • e, •S'ed *••It r«>pr1a’ <'n 1. et n !' e t i - * n' 1 n > e» 1 '' r o i r e t t *1 Jt t e *! # ?••! . ci » 1 - • # • • »• T * t tl e in to * i' t • 'or *h# st> ' I 4 " " 'C for t '•« era t E* T» * 'or ' i' >' u m * '! e < iu’ tt < aroilna Cot r U «A - «"• 1. n an n .ir p.M • I .n• w ^ t n (dl mlM: 1 n the s'a’e ' ! 1>e c. .r. »*!..• :,• ▼ '.t! • t t h ’ i r ’i t !.* 1 . r » t' • • u ni • now to tight the ti rr , } • rue I If # < * ' ’ • 'a r 'lie-* AMATKITl ROBBER CAUGHT. (Tcrk Takes $1U9 to Pay Bet Lockb fftJKself In Trank. and After losing an election bet of 8100 and finding himself unable to pay it, Joseph Cohen, a fur Importer’s clerk, of New York, pilfered the amount from his firm’s safe, according to his alleged confession to the police Thursday, and then locked himself in a trunk in aa effort to atage a rob bery in which he was to play tha role of victim. A member ef the firm, who rescued Cohen from the trunk after the supposed robbery, thought it strange that the “thieves” left be hind 875,000 worth of furs, and had Cohen arrested. Sometimes it la said that success In life depends upon one’s ability to hold on. It all depends upon clrcum stances. Oftentlnpss success depends upon letting go. Certainly people ought not to hold oa to and carry in to the next day tha worrj^a of today nor to drag the prenent tart into the next piece of tobor they undertake. Tha New York World aaya tba be lief galna ground in Wall atraat that them aan be ae currency legislation at this eeaaloa ef Con greet, and la aald to eauae math satisfaction in certain Influential quartern them. Tho World thinks tkat Wall Btroot kotos got to t«D of tko paste Fro lifood ts tkoM. Ilif ri "»1 im ;*«>rtant f*e'ur**« ' t» * r f.-r» ti •• w** it*- a-n'inrr " ’ * A K 1 ••*-r r ir.rf'»• rr,an 'r t ‘ * uth Car rn ! * 1 !>r ! r 1 alriuan ■ f th»- hoi •- rum , :" •■* "T. a.- r ■ 'j: • r»- "at f*"!#-al a t *■ r t'.f fif t »r »: r. * t 'h* rattle t rk * ' il l r.-rta n * be forthronilng a« • •wn aa th# Slat** un.l#rto<'k the Cxht "ti s Isryn »rsl# with s well orgsnlze.l furr* in the ft#M H H Ra»l rb.*f of th# ia!ry iil»l •1 >n of tl:# f»*'1*Ts! bur**'! (<f snirnil Industry. m*'l« the key not* sp#*^-h of th* eonf#rchc# Dr M Ray Row *r*. of r!ftn*on college, explained the work wh ,rU has already been accom- pllahed toward relegating the tick to the scrap heap They were follow ed by several other speakers The live ly Interest among the auditors waa Indicated by the number of qnse- tlons asked the experts who spoke. Au Interesting phase of ths confer ence was ths fart that it went on record as favoring the passage of * aw for the operation of plant* by the 9tats to grind limestone and oyster ■hell* for use In liming the land. A resolution to this effect was intro duced by W. W. Long, Stats farm demonstration agent and seconded by Richard I. Manning, of Sumter. Ths conference realized that the use of 11ms on ths lands In this State was necessary to make the best pas turags for cattle and to grow the best forage crops. Mr. Rawl spoke of the certain com ing of the boll weevil and ths condi tions which follow it. “How are ws going to meet the conditions the wee vil brings about unless we broaden explained that Clemson had asked Mr. Rawl. Mr. Rawl urged ths build ing of pasture land and putting waste land to work to raise beef. Dr. Powers of Clemson College, State veterinarian, told of the work which kas been done in tick eradica tion already in South Carolina. He explained the Clemson had ask-ed aid from citlzena in various coun ties last year to supplement county appropriations and that made by the college. "We need a State appropriation for the work,” declared Dr. Powera. "The preaent method of county to county work is not^ecxnrbmic. We will need about $40/4)00 from, the State end a like amount from the government to rid South Carolina of the tick. The eladicatlon of the cattle tick in itself ! ever The r vernmen' la spend '*4 i • f ammal In I ’ ' ' • " *a< h year Vile tDk r! 'f h n u« t run rern* • 'rr#r # ;• wqet .er S- uth < ar ’ia *1.1 p it b«TB*-!f In read n*#a to •• * # thr i .>•;••• r a 11" n • f tl.r fr<l*ra: • # r i. m >•!. t ,'i 11. r fi*h'. a** n»l th# • " (-.••it n i< <1 Mr I.rvrr I do n"t rvr tha' I't-rc ha* br*n an* !*• k r»a’ Ira'l n n '(.*• ran *- tick wurk LI. f a* rnuLel In wlp.ng out th# r*t a:.! r» • ng tfi# frdr-al quaran • ne In a t. uinb«*r of count Ire, but I 1" think that (tier* i* a d#< idsd new! that ths #•'«>;'# of tbe work be en largrd ‘ The State 1* getting now. 8M.000 'rom the federal government for cat tie tli k eradication and about 89.000 f-om Clemson college Experts esti mated that the tick Is coating the Stare from |l 0" ft .O(tO to 83,000.000 each year If we hasten the process of eradication, ws will savs th* Stats enormous sums "I do not believe that there will bs any difficulty about getting an appropriation from the Stats for the fight on the csttle tick If tbs legisla tors will prove to the people that the tax money for this purpose is being wisely expended. Th# federal depart ment ef agriculture ia beginning to demand that the people should show a disposition to help themaelvee be fore it helps them. If I ge to Secre tary Houston of th* department, who Is one of the very biggest men in tbe cabinet, and tell him that the South Carolina legislature has appropriated 840,000 for tick eradication, you can bet your bottom dollar that the State will get 840,000 from the federal de partment of agrlcultude to aid in wip ing out the tick. "I believe that this la an oppor tunity for your general assembly to do somethingf fundamentally big for the farmers of South Carolina,” de clared Mr. Lever. “With the invasion of the boll weevil only a few years off South Carolina mu«t break away from the thralldom of King Cotton and branch out in other lines of agri culture. The boll weevil is coming, and It will work kajoc with out one- legged system of agriculture. We might as well, therefore, prepare for the coming storm and give the farm ers more legs to atand on by encour aging the live stock, poultry and oth er industries which can be carried on upon the farms of South Carolina." In closing his apeeeh, Mr. Lerer moved that a committee he appointed to urge the appropriation of $40,000 for eattle tick eradication In Sonth Carolina before the general aaeembly. The conferees on cattle tick eradi cation In Soath Carolina ware the guests of tbn Columbia Chamber of la not a problem. It ia no trouble te i Commerce et e luncheon nt the Jef Foil THE rSOt»l 4 mrrrnrj IUJI files lelcree* ef (A Tli* currrory bill aow before ffiee- (**•#. *hi<h baa th# neueatlAed ea- iorarrtmt of Ureeidml fik'lleos e*d i.« A 1 m n at ratios Is voives time f and amen'a! priori; l*s L rat The cot#* !»*u«-4 mast be lo- ■ j# 1 by tbe c v*(niiirsi eetf not by th# hank* '-rron 1 The Ims* maet be see- tr» !Ud by public servant* ss4 eel by pr.iat* inatltutloD* or lodtvtdaela Th rd Tbe emergency car t*4'i#d mu*t be Issued throsgb 'ark* as well ee through eelloffiKl banks The bill as prepared observes tbflee three requirements Th* rig hi el (be government to laeae me any Is ffibt surrendered t* tbs beaks; tbe fibn- trol over the money ao He a ad le not relinquished by the gooeramamt; *04 nation*) banks are sot glees e mon opoly of the benefits flawing faena lb* issue ef theee emergency nets* Mrt mast share the benefits with tbe Mels banks In th* several SUtee. TMe fip e good feetare ef the measure, aad v(H help tbs state basks aad dtefiffitnte the emergensy notes fuleMe* them II their distribution had te be m^e ky the national banks aJonei Tbs regional reserve beak# will prove of great advantage to buMffiffipe. Each reserve bank will be a eemasfr- clal center and thla center -wtM be much nearer to the extreuM* tMKn the few large cities are to the bonks which have been compelled te pmffik the publle through them. Theee re gional reserve banka win give te tie Individaal banka a aeearity lor their reserves that is lacking under tke present system—a security whisk Trill go far toward preventing paaiea. President Wilson has his heart fibt on the passage of the enrreney bUD, and we hope he will have his vrishffis gratified, as it is to the Interests kf the country to hare it passed as sotfil as possible. It will ellmiaate Wall Street as the manipulator af the cur rency of the country and thus elimi nate also ready-made panics in the money market. This currency bill Is framed In the interest of the whole country and should be promptly pass ed by Congress. Some of the big na tional banks are fighting It, but that was to be expected. kill Mr. Tick. The real problem te to get th* men In th* Bute aroused to the Importance of doing ao. E. N. Nighbert United State *«- ear ta charge ef tick eradication ta farson hotel after th* meetiag. number ef Interesting made after the Falls Through A sixty-foot span ia the trestle over Pam unkey River, on the West Point dtririon of the Boothem Railway, near Richmond, Va., lobe Monday collapsed under the weight Iff a combination freight end train. Blair Lee, e Democrat, has United by % * f ./. /'W ■ i A I 4T 4