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mmmm *jv'’ -- • ’ V . i— .*. INO REPORT THEY TOOK IT ALL BACK ISSOEl REIT TO UST SEISM ESTIMATE 13 MILLIONS GINNED the asylum regents pass two •x. Make RESOLUTIONS. Serious Charge* About a Lady Physician and Then Take it All Ntarth Report of Censn* Bnrean Was Hin a at 10 O'Olock Friday Morn- lag—1,800,434 Bale* Ginned In v " S ^ ■ V*j Seath Carolina—Sea Island Bale* Included A^noant to 70,182. 1 The ninth cotton ginning report of the, census bureau for the season, is- sued at Washington at 10 o’clock Friday morning, announced that 13,- 189,171 bales of cotton, counting round as half bales, of the growth of 1913, bad been ginned prior to Jan uary 16, to which date during the past seven years the ginning averag ed 95.5 per cent, of the entire crop. , Last year to January 16 there had been ginned 13,088^30 bales, or 97 per cent, of the entire crop; in 1911 to that date 14,615,79^ bales or 93.3 per cent., and in 1908 to that date 12,666‘,203 bales, or 96.8 per cent. ^Included in tlie ginnings were 97.- 034 round bales, compared with 78,- 690 bales last year, 97,654 bales in mi, m,079 baks in 1910 and 232,510 bales in 1908. The number of sea island cotton bales Included were 76,182, compared With 70,758 bales last year, 109,867 bales In 1912 and 92,191 bales in 1909: * Ginnings prior to Jan. 16 by states, with comparisons for last year and other big crop years and the percent age of the entire crop ginned prior to that datft in those years, follow: m Alabama. - Ginnings. P. C. 1913 1,475,642 1912 .. .. ..1,307,736 98.5„ 1' V - r - > H'ii HE SERAlt TITIS TM TIE UTL611II|(I1IT AFTER A LONG DEBATE 1911 .. 96.7 1908 . . .. ..1,316,803 98.9 Arkansas. 1913 .. . . .v 967,729 1912 .. 96.2 191; J. . . . . 797,597 87.8 .'‘1908 ?. 2 . . . . 931,133 93.5 Florida. 1913 .. ... 65,754 • • • • 1912 .. ' . . .Y 57,324 97.4 Z—1911 .. , . 88,177 93.3 1908 . . . . .. 68,624 97.2 Georgia. 1913 .. .. ..2,316,304 a • . • 1912 ., .. ..1,781,232 98.3 1911 . . . . ..2,657,984 95.1 1998 .. .. ..1,952,113 98.7 Louisiana. 1913 .. 420,094 1912 .. 369,076 98.5 1911 , 357,758 ’93.9 1908 .. „ .. 458^742 98.3 , Mississippi 1913 .. .. . .1,176,626 1912 952,620 94.8 1911 .. i.. ..1,061,859 90.8 L»At .. .. . .1.551.792 95.8 - -*■ North Carolina. V 1918 e • .. 784,402 • • . 0 1912 • • .. 875,493 96.6 ■1911 • A .. .. 996,988 88.5 1918 Oklahoma. 96.8 1912 e • .. .. 825,112 « « • • 1912 • • .. .. 965,752 96.1 1111 * • .. .. 916,563 90.1 1912 *. • • • • • 532,803 Souths Carotin*. 96.4 111* V • .. ..1,369,434 • • • • 1118 • . .. ..1492,574 97.4 tin • « • • 1,538,085 90.8 mi • • .. ..1,192,723 98.1 fm e e .. .. 368,297 • • « , ins e *. .. 252,890 94.9 1111 e- • • • • • 3 88,293 99.8 nit e • .. .. 321,727 Texas. 96.3 1911 • • . . 1912 * •, . 7.. • 4,609,220 97.1 1911 e e " » #v4i v • .3,964,620 96.5 1918 • • ~.. ..3,628,981 Other States 1 . 97.3 ISIS \ • .. .. 111,052 e . * . ISIS • . . • . • 83,83It 93.1 1911 • • .. .. 114,176 82.2 ISIS e • .. .. 69,732 95.3 The ginnings of *ea island cotton, prior to J 1918 . 1911 . 1999 . 16, by state*, follow: Florida. Georgia. S. C. .25,356 42,650 8,179 .39,340 65,577 4,950 . 27,88$. 61,072 13,231 Child Crushed to Death. — The six-year-old son of Chris Thompson of WilkinsTllle was crush ed to death Tuesday In the oil mill at that place. The little fellow, was playing in the room near the elevator when he was caught in the machinery and Injured so badly that he died within a short time. ^ • I > t Ninth Peace Treaty. Secretary Bryan and Dr. Paul Rit ter, the Swiss minister, Saturday agreed on a treaty providing for In vestigation of all questions which can not be settled by diplomacy, v. The resolution passed by the board* of regents of the Asylum in December criticising Dr. Babcock and his lady assistant. Dr. Saunders, and the set passed in January exonerating Dr. Saunders, which action Senator Crouch denounced as “cowardly” and scored, so severely, played ah import ant part In the Senate Friday morn ing iq the discussion tm &e resolu tion to inveslgate the Asylum. What one Senator termed as a lift ing of the corner of the “veil of mys tery” which envelops the seething caldron at the Asylum, is contained in the following copies of the reso lutions by the board of regents com posed of Dr. J. H. Taylor, of Colum bia; J. A. Summersett, of Columbia; J. D. Bivens, 6f Dorchester County; Dr. W. L. Settlemeyer, of Gaffney, and Dr. T. A. Carouthers, of Rock Hill, chairman. All but Df. Taylor are appointees of Governor Blease. First Resolution. The first resolution of the board of regents of the hospital, passed Jan uary 14, 1914, as certified t oby J. W. Bunch, secretary, is as follows: “Whereas complaints have been made to us individually and as abody that Certain friction among the offi cials of this instituton s n6w n ex- stence and has been for some time, and ' ’ “Whereas various members of the medical staff reported to us that Dr. Saunders was interfering, meddling with them and thereby hampering them in the discharge of.their duties; 1 and •- ■ “Whereas, this aboard did on the 12th day of December, 1913, hold an executive sesson and have before it Superintendent Babcock, Drs. Saun ders, Griffith, Thompson, Fulmer and Toole, and hold-their various state ments in reference to sad matter; and “Wheras at sad meeting, Dr. Saunders admitted that she had been taking lessons under Dr. Cooper in a certain branch of the medical depart ment, and that Dr. Cooper had fre quently been on the premised and in the building of the said institution after he had beerr defeated as an offi cer thereof and after the superintend ent had been requested to kep him off said premises and out of said building; now, therefore, be it re solved: “First, That this board deplores the action of Dr. Saunders in Inter fering with-the other members of the medical staff In the oischarge of their duties and that the members of this board hereby place upon record their Condemnation of her contfnually hav ing Dr. Cooper In the institution In direct vidlatoir of the wshee of this board of regents. “Resolved, second, That this board do find that Dr. Saunders has been continually interfering with the other member's of the medical staff in the discharge of their duties and in fact preventing Dr. Blackburn from the proper discharge of his duties and otherwise vlotlating the the position which she "holds “Resolved, third, That while this board does not request at present the resignation of Dr. Saunders that the same would be very acceptable to them and that they think from th» friction that is evident in said insti tution that it Is her duty to resgnn aqd that said resignation would do more to bring about peace and har mony In the institution and among the employee thereof than any other action they could conceive of. “Resolved, fourth, That.thls board desires to place Itself upon record as condemning the conduct of the su perintendent, Dr. J. W. Babcock, In upholding Dr. Saunders In her de fiance of the rules and wishes of this board.” . “■ 1 Second Resolution. The second resolution of the board of regents, passed January 15, 1914, and certified, to by J. W. Bunch, sec retary, follows: Whereas, O. L. Saunders has pre sented a petition asking for a reopen ing or the Investigation of charges against Dr. Saunders for interfering with other members of the medical staff of this Institution, and wkerets, this matter, has been thoroughly in vestigated at a previous meeting, as Resolution adopted this day shows; and ■ . - _ - 1 - "Whereas, there are no charges from any source before this hoard or under investigation by this board as to the moral character of the said Dr. Saunders, or as to her ability to per- form the duties of the office she is holding: ..“Be it resolved. That thi aboard is of the opinion that it is for the best, interests ofi the said instfuton and SCHOOLS FOR THE HOUSE FAMES BILL ^.—.....a..— I4SHING THEM. ■ w , " : :? J ' Senator Crouch Said the Home of • Woman Was at Stake and Senator Weston, Who Led the Fight, Said the Matter Should be Sifted to the Bottom. Preceded by warm denunciation of the hoard of regents, voiced in strong speech from Senator Grouch, the Senate Friday morning adopted, .by a vote of 3.0 to 9, the House con current resolution ordering a sweep ing investigation Into the asylum and its management. j The vote in favor of the Resolution was as follows: Ackerman, Appelt. Banks, Bfamguard, Black, Buck, Car lisle, Christensen, Crouch, Earle, Epps, Goodwin, HardiU, Hough, Johnstone, Ketchin, -Lawson, Lide, Manning, Mauldin, McCown, Mullins, Nicholson, Patterson, Richardson, Sinklcr, Stuckey, Sdlliyan, Weston and Young—Total 30. Those who voted against the resolution were: Clifton, Dennis, Gross, Johnson, Mars, Sharpe, Strait, Verner, Wil liams—Total 9. Minutes of the - beard of regents were used by Senator Ciouch in his speech calling for the passage of the resolution, in which he denounced as cowardly the action of the board in passing a resolution condemning Dr. J. W. Babcock, the superintendent of the institution, and his lady assist ant, Dr. Saunders, on December 12, IndThenln Tanuafy Jl turned around and passed resolutions vindicating - MMSTM ■■■ *7 TUIE OhlM's Suitor Shoots Parent. - Dr. Saunders. “They met behind closed doors, and with lawyers ex eluded, and no one present, passed out their dirty insinuations, but when confronted by the father of the young lady, in.-broad open daylight, they squirmed and tried to get out of their action by passing resolutions'vindi cating the young lady,” exclaimed the Saluda senator in a speech, lit erally scoring the board. He de nounced their actions as "cowardly” and said} that he didn’t see how any senator could vote against the inves tigation after reading the two sets of resolutions by the board, one con demning the young lady and une ex onerating her, all within a few days, comparatively,T)r each otherfl About noon Senator Weston called up. the Stevenson resolution calling for the investigation and moved con currence Senator Appelt opened and precip itated a heated debate. He said that The State, in covering the proceed ings of the Senate on Thursday had, unintentionally, he took it, repre sented bop as opposed to an investi gation. He said that he was not op posed to an investigation, but had simply asked for more “light” and Information showing the need of con curring in the resolution before the Senate. If there was anything tangi ble, the Senate should know of It, he roprieties of said. He had asked Senator Weeton he said, to tell the Senate what he knew, if he did know anything about the matter, and he thought that Sen ator WeBtoh'ahounrgive the informa tion. Senator Weston in reply mid by way of preface that he had no per sonal intereet in the matter at all. The senator from Richland said that the policy of tbh present hoard of regents of the hospital hal been a very rash one. The board had die- placed Dr. Pope and Dr. Klllings- worth, among others, he said. Sena tor Weston said that certain testa had to he made at the Institution which could be made only by an expert pathologist and that the board had put in a pathologist who could not make the necessary tests. The sena tor said that he wanted to know whether or not the changes made by the board were for the beet interests said that the bQard had passed reso lutions condemning Dr. Babcock. Superintendent of the hospital, for upholding Dr. Saunders, j, Dr. Bab cock, said tire senator, was hot given a hearing., Senator Weston said that there was friction between Dr. Bab cock and the board and that for this reason, the superintendent had ten dered his resignation to the governor. He said that so far as he knew the governor had had nothing to do with the matter. “If the gentlemen on this board,” inquired Senator Appelt, “took some action, isn’t it to be assumed that they acted within their rights? Can an investigation have the effect of putting them out of office? “Yes, sir," said Senator Weston, in reply to the last question. Senator Weston went' on to say Owe School la Allowed Hick < Having Two Thousand Cotton Mill Opsrativea. Texllli and indnatrlal schools In counties In which there are more than 2,900 mill operatives were pro vided for by the Ho use Frida yafter extended debate. The textile and in dustrial school bill was Introduced by Mrs. Haynsworth. As pultog by the House to third reading, the ure says that the State shall appro priate .86,000 for the establishment of the schools in counties with the Required population of mill operatives land not more than 15,000 each year for the maintenance of the schools. The Haynsworth bill was opposed chiefly- on tt^e ground that it would benefit only'a fe wcounties in the Piedmont section. The advocates of the measure declared that tlie schools would enable the mill operatives to get an education and at the same time eafn their living by working in the mills. . •' - The school at Spartanburg, main tained at the Spartan niilds by the Methodist denomination; was cited as an instance of successfully combining the earning of a living with the learn ing of the textile art. After extended debate the measure came to a vote. The Touse refused to strike out the enacting words by a vote of 67 to 40. On the motion to strike out the enacting words of the Haynsworth bill the vote stood: Ayes — Addy, Bolt, Burgess, Charles, Courtney;—Oross, DanUler, Delaiighter, Epps, Casque Hall, Har din, Harvey, Holley, Hunter, John ston, Kelley, Kirk, Liles, Lybrand, McQJe’gfi', mTpggs; Tftaegey, Miieyr Murray, Nelson, Ready, Riley, Rob^ ertson, Sapp, Sanders, Sherwood, Smiley, Stanley, Strickland, Sturkie, White, \Yhitehead, Zeigler—-40 Nays—Speaker Smith J. W. Ash ley, M. J. Ashley, Atkinson, Barnwell, Baskin, Bethea, Bowers, Boyd, Browning, Brice, Bnsbee, Clement, Creech, Dick, Evans, Fortner, Friday, Fripp Goodwin, Gray, Greer, Haile, H. F. Harrelson M. C. Harrelson, Haynsworth, Hutchinson, Hutson, Irbp, James, Jones Kennedy, Kirby, Lee, Long, Lumpkin, McDonald, Mc- Master, McMillan, Means, Melfl, Mil ler, Mixson, Moore Moseley, Mower, -Nicholson, Odom, Pegues, Prnti.JJid die, Rittenburg Robinson W. S. Rog ers, Jr., W. M. Scott, W. W. Scott, Senseney, Shirley, Stevenson, Sum mere, Thompson, Tindal, Vander Horst, Welch, Wilburn, C. C. Wyche, C. T. W’yche, Youmans—67. After the insertion of a few amend ments offered by Mr. Haynsworth, the bill was passed to the third read ing. FttJJW WILSON’S PLAN ■imm '• -i* ■ - ■/ j the President—Is Designed to As sist Business and Government in Preventing Violations of the Anti- Trust Low—Penalties Provided. ident Wilson’* message to con gress, suggesting anti-trust legislation supplemental to the Sherman law, bore its first fruit Thursday, when a bill to create an interstate trade com mission was introdiime<! In the house. Following a conference between Attorney-General McReynolds, Sena tor Newlands, of the interstate com- fnarce committee; Represents!] Cl)yton, chairman, and other mem bers of the judiciary subcommittee, MT. Clayton submitted the measure, and it was referred to the interstate and foreign commerce committee. An effort by Senator Newlands to intro duce the bill simultaneously In the senate failed owing to dpbate on the Alaska railroad bill. >.> President Wilson expects action by congress during the present session on all bills being prepared by con gressional committees to deal with the trust 'question. He told callers that he regarded the group of bills as reasonably homogeneous and that he expected prompt action. The president reiterated his de sire that business men should be giv en a full opportunity in public hear ings to express their views and crlti- mr. — tions. “Let’s find out who is the cause of this friction,” said the senator ttom Nii»hfauA f. Senator Sharpe asked if the board of regents did not have the right to employ whom they pleased. Senator eston said that the board had an arbitrary right, but not an ethical or moral right. — “Their power should not he used arbitrarily hut ethically,” said Sena tor eWaton. “Who demanded. ..this Investiga tion?’’ asked Senator Williams. .. “The governor did,” said Senator Weeton. ^ * Senator Williams said that the res- olutlon had been introdneed by Mr Stevepson. He said that he wanted to know if it was an administration or. anti-administration measure. He said that he wanted to know whatjn dividual at the aaylum wanted an In vestlgation. an t kno vestlgation,” said Senator Weston. ”1 have no sinister purpose in this thing. I sm willing to uphold the hands of those whom the testimony shows to be blameless.” Said Senator Mara: "I want to go on record as opposing this investiga tion. I have never seen the necessity for these investigations and I don’t see the necessity for this Investiga tion.” . ~ Senator Mars said that Dr. Bab cock was the best man in the State for superintendent qf the hospital. He said that the matter should come np before the board of regents. “It la too small a matter for the consideration of this Senate,” said the senator. U. :J, Senator Weston con tinned. “As understand it,“ he bald, “Dr. Babcock was expected to remove Dr. Sann- der*.’; Several other senators spoke on the question, and at the conclusion of Senator’s Crouch’s remarks, quoted shove, the resolution was passed, as above stated. for the best ntercsts of this iadyT that u to b y*n investigs- hat this entire matter be closed and tlon the ““duct of the tastitu- the same be 'dismissed. , Re said that It was the right . Man s layer • The governor has grantedsa parole to John T. Owens, who eras coiNlcted ’Resolved, farther. That this board the senate to make an. in vestige- i n Berkeley county In September'of While the president recommended in his message supervision by the interstate commerce commission of the issuance of railroad securities, he lock occasion Thursday to emphasize that this did not mean necessarily that past issiibs would he Inquired into, or affected by the present legis lation. Nor did ffc^ president con sider that the regulation of railway securities has anything to do with regulating stock exchanges. Legis lation on this subject, he explained, was not recommended in the Demo cratic platform, ayd he did not feel that he should recommend anything not included In the platform. Jhe commission proposed by the bill introduced would absorb the bn reau of corporations, which consist of five members, salaried at $10,000, and would have powers of inquisition over all corporations, save common carriers, which are regulated by the Interstate ^commerce commission. Its most important function is designed to assist business and the government in preventing violation of the Sher man afct; in aiding the attorney-gen eral to terminate alleged unlawful conditions by agreements. In clothing the commission with authority to be of service in forestall ing conditions that might necessitate prosecution, the bill prescribes that It shall, upon the request of the attor ney general or any corporation that may be affected, or upon Its own In Illative, investigate for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is any corporation which violates the Sher man act. In case violation is fpnnd to exist, the bill .provides that the commission shall report to the attor ney-general “In order that eeld cor poration may thereafter comply .with the terms of said act. Despite the fact that there has been agitation against tmmnnlty to Individuals who might testify in In-’ quires conducted by the commssion, Immunity is granted to Individuals except for perjnry. There Is no im munity to corporations. In detail the hill seta forth that It shall require all corporations engag ed in Interstate and foreign business, except common carriers, from time to time to famish to the commission records of their organisation, bus! ness and financial condition, conduct management and relation to other computes. Striking at secret sessions of di rectorates and other bodies, the hill directs that the commission shall have complete access to all records of any of the executive or other com mittee* of corporations. Failure or neglect of corporations to comply with this requirement is made pun ishable as a misdemeanor, with a She upon conviction. The district courts of the Uhlted States, epon the commlashm’s ap plication alleging n failure of -wit nesses to respond to subpoenas or to comply with any commission order for furnishing of Information, will have jurisdiction to ls*ue a writ of mandamus to enforce the commis sion’s order and to punish disobed ience. ^ ‘ To aid the equity courts, the bill provides as follows: - “In suits of equity brought by or under the direction of the attoraey- lines eia: ■ i— r -x. s A project for making part of the Panama eanai aeae a fpse ritory with 4k view to total ■_ ’ sort of clearing honse Cor North, Cen tral and South American countries Is being worked rat by Fsprsesafstlrn Copley of lUlnols who will ptsstot U to Congress in the form of a MB. The plea is along the general Buna ef a.free sonrnmagemaet Mete* In Hamburg, Hong Kong and Slugsisre. Mr. Copley says he believed alter the canal has been la operation ftve years all nations would he rsaiij to agree to joint action to canal and let the United exclusive right to It as a belBgarent in the event of war. By that Haw, bejUlded, there will be ho reason why. chouses should not he built la tho zonfe by manufacturers In the United Statee. “A few manufacturers,” Mr. Oop- ley said, “could get together sad send down a full car^of goods, put it into a warehouse and from there ship to all parts of the wdrld. Repre sentatives could he sent to'aitles of South and Central America to ill merchants to go to Panama to spect the wares from the United States. This project would open ur a great commercial field.” The bill would provide that the present government commissary and cold storage plant in the canal zone be retained. Mr. Copley said that at Hamburg the plan was working well, 2,400 acres having been set aside there by the German government for TKe Tipbulldlflg 61 HI tfidA At Blffg- apore there Is a free zoae gkere trade amounts to more than on»-eev- enth of all the combined imports and exports of America. CHEATED DEATH. Aviator, Victim of Many Serious Acci dents Dice Suddenly. . Charles* K. Hamilton, who guluad fame as an aviator by flying from New York to Philadelphia and re turn, died suddenly Thursday at his home in New York City. His wife was aroused by H&milton’e groaning and she summoned a physician, but the aviator was dead before the dee? tor reached the house. The causa of death was internal hemorrhage. Hamilton waa 28 years old, had , been in poor health for mars than two years and recently suffered a ner vous breakdown. During his sasaar as an aviator he had many accidents. His collarbone waa broken twice. Two riba were fractured, his right knee cap fractured, both logs dMecnUd and ho suffered many other mtaCr hurts. Ha began first with flights hi dirigible balloon*, that took up that aeroplane, Hamilton’s career bristled wMh ad ventures. Hie first flight was al the- and of the tail of a kits draws by A-. ^ boat over the Hudson river fta User York. Three years lalsr ha bagBa* dirigible balloon 1909 made his first Ha toured China and Japan with Mm machine. In Japan ha was vwsehw* by tho Mikado? PM. two ygafis. JMto- llton had worn a stiver plate M Mb head. It was Inserted After Ma shall had been fractured by a fan. 1 _rx Pencil Wood Cnnsw Xhth. Mrs. Ida Somervilla, II years eld, ef Clarkkburg. W. Ya.. 9aU aaflesp M her home, with a lead penal In bar' hands. Her heed dropped an Me table sad the pencil pierced her pencil pierced her threat, maktog a wound which euusod her death. Injured la Mrs. J. CL Stidham’s hens became frightened while she was out Irtvfisg on Tuesday afternoon at fialude and, running away, threw her out an lie buggy. Her ankle was beMy crush ed, so much so that an amputation St the limb was to I Announcement 1 the Thompson- commission win return to burg la March and conduct Ms tigation for another year. the powers ef investigation fore bestowed on the < shell report its finding to the with a copy of the which said findings or tions are based. Bald lags and recommendations she! pnhHe orders." The new commission would be quired to make an aanu congress. Of the five the body, not mere be of tho eaSM would serve eat .puts itself on record as stating that t,an - He sa,d that the board of no. charges whatever from any source bad passed resolutions setting the Wafts dTmaaslraghter July 2, 1890 (the 8b hecfaitfn*. general, an provided tar the act of serve seven ysafs. have been made to them or by them Angered because he was refused* or through them as to the moral forth that there was friction at the the band of a nhpre-year-old girl in character and personal standing of hospital. He read from tho reaolu- marrlage, John Vano of'Gollwood. Dr. Saunders. _ > ' j declined, and that, so far as this Pa., fired four shots into the girl’s “Resolved, further; That the petl- board M concerned the entire matter father, Gulan PetroU, who will die. tion of Mr. Saunders is repsectfully elands at an end." and sentenced to ten years, o < Over a Thousand Killed. According to a report Issued Satur- any day <there were 1,141 mine fro killed'In the Pennsylvania year. r' V' ■ - . lawjrihe court In Yhlch suit la pending, may tfe at an/ stage of the litigation, at Ita discretion, refer to-the commission of of tho litigation or pro- r. whereupon Wo com-; the first investigate the: flues- eomi