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'I Hums (HIT DM TltE sunn ummuTiN IS MILT SPUT BlEASITES TO LINE UP Anti-BIeMe Candidates Are so Nnm* erons That Minority of Votes May . - / " 1 . Place Two Supporters of dorertoor in Second Primary—Votes Badly Split Up. , That centralization of the anti-ad ministration forces on some one anti- Blease candidate for governor has be come imperative in order to assure the ultimate election of an anti- Blease governor, is the opinion of J. A. Daly, who says a devolpment of last week in the campaign for State offices was contained in statements of several anti-administration candi dates regarded as leaders of that fac tion. - Without reserve it was admit ted by one candidate of this faction that such a condition is necessary to prevent two Blease candidates for governor entering the second pri mary. The claim that he is the logical saadldate around whom the combined forces opposing the administration shoald gather has been individually advanced by several candidates for governor. Considerable doubt is, however, expressed that saeh an agreement can be perfected. Blsaee support candidates for governor con tinue to assert that two of them will make the second race unless the anti- administration forces combine and center their strength on one candi date. In discussing the probability of such a coalition, anti-administration oandldates pointed out that thoughts of the formation of such a combine tion can not be taken as an admis sion of particular strength of the ad ministration forces. They admit the Blease faction has a strong minority, which, it is believed, will be princi pally divided between John O. Rlch- srds of Kershatf, now regarded as possibly the leading Biease supporter in the race for governor, and Wiliam 0. Irby Jr., of Lourens and Charles Carroll Simms of Barnwell. While this unknown vote of the admittedly solid Blease faction will be divided between these three B1 candidates, the anti-administration supporters In the rac e for governor admit that their faction's vote will be divided between at least seven oandldates. Arguing In this man ner, they declare that coalition of the strength of the several anti-adminis tration candidates is necessary to la sure success for their faction. Developments of the past several weeks in the State campaign hare In dicated that John G. Clink scales of Spartanburg, candidate for governor, whose strength lies principally in his stand for State-wide compulsory edu cation, has been placed In a “faction” by himself. The more or lees mild attacks directed at Cllnkscales by both anti-administration and admin istration candidates for governor are generally taken as Indicating an in crease in strength. „ These attacks on Cllnkscales from his several opponents would possibly indicate that he has, In a way, been “outlawed” from the strict antl-ad- mlnistration faction on account of his comparatvely radical view he holds on the compulsory education question. This issue, ft is felt by some of the anti-administration sup porters, would make Cllnkscales a weak candidate should he enter the second primary. In opposition to this tendency of the Cllnkscales advocacy of the State wide compulsory education issue, there is known to be developing among some of the antl-admlnistra tion supporters a movement seeking to center on Richard I. Manning of Sumter, the support of the anti-ad ministration men, whom, they argue, would be a strong candidate in the second primary because of his advo cacy of local optional compulsory ed- t. ucatlon, which, they say, would make Manning a desirable candidate in counties where compulsory education Is strongly supported and unobjec tionable in counties where compul sory education is disapproved. While no candidate expressing his views regarding this now indefinite proposal has declared opposition to such a movement, still the claim of each that he is the logical man for selection as the center of the combi nation foretells a great difficulty to be overcome before an intro-faetional agreement can be reached by the anti- Blease candidates and their support ers. Facing a possible similar Intra-fac tional agreement between the three leading Blease candidates for gover nor, some anti-administration candi dates hint at the probable failnre of any combination, though they do not ake that definite assertion. Throughout the entire party there yet held a noticable desire on the part of each candidate to-fight his own battles and abide by-’the result of the balloting In the first primary, despite recent political-developments. The three Blease candidates in the race for governor each claim he will fee in the second primary with another of th# Ble«M candidates, and they de- COAL RATES FIXED SOUTHBRN PORTS ARB BOTTLHD UP, SAYS DULANEY. TRIED 10 BIT Hi iCERVILLE SARKEI RESENTS VOIDS IF 60V. NIIASE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM According to West, Virginia Operator 7- ■ I ' C ’ / Pennsylvania Powers, Try to Pash Traffic Away From Charleston. In his testimony at Washington Monday before the Senate naval af fairs committee B. L. Dulaney, one of the best known coal operators In southwest Virginia, told the commit tee considering the Tillman resolu tion regarding shipments of coal to South Atlantic citiss that the South ern railroad had so manipulated things that it is now Impossible for that section to ship coal with a profit to Atlantic cities. This fixing of high rates, Dulaney said, was due to the control of the Southern by directors who had com paratively little financial interest In It. Their great Interests were in the coal trusts of Pennsylvania and they were also in the Northern railroads and set the rate from their mines to the seaboard in the North so high that it was cheaper to ship coal from Pennsylvania mines to Philadelphia and then by sea to Charleston than to ship direct to Charleston from the Southern mines. Those responsible for this condi tion, according to Dulaney, are Geo. F Baker, Geo. F. Baker Jr., Elbert H. Gary, Adrian Iselin. Adrian Ise- lln Jr., Charles Steele of J. P. Mor gan A Co., E. J. Berwind. president of tbs Herwlnd-Whlte Coal company, Henry K. McHarg and Grant C. Schley. Were the rates on coal from the Southern fields to Southern poits fix ed on anything like the basis on which the rates from the Pennsyl vania fields to Northern ports, or from the Pocahontas fields to Norfolk and Newport News, Dulanfiy said, abot 1,000,000 tons a year would be moved by the Southern railway and other lines in that section. Putting it in another way, Dulaney said, $2.- 500,000 was taken from the Southern seaboard to pay for coal brought over Northern railways and then by barges or boats which ought to come direct by rail from the Southern mines. Dulaney declared that Pennsylva nia railroad companies entirely domi nated the ratee on coal to the sea board. He cited reports of the inter state commerce commission, showing the control by the Pennsylvania and the New York Central of the Balti more A Ohio, Chesapeake A Ohio, Norfolk A Western and other North ern carriers. He then declared ibat the directors of the coal trnst, through their control of the Southern and other carriers in that section, wora able to stifle competition from independent coal miners in the South. As an Instance of discrimination against coal produced by indepen dents and against the Southern rail way as a handler of coal. Dulaney said that oo each ton of coal hauled from Alexandria to Washington over the bridge by the Pennsylvania, that railroad made a charge of 67 cents, if the coal had been hanled to Alex andria by the Southern; but only 20 cents If the coal had been hauled to Alexandria via the Norfolk A West ern. 8TATB BOARD OF HEALTH H TO MAKE WAR ON PELLAGRA. CREATES TENSE FEELING ai R elare the election of an administra tion supporter as governor In as nearly assured as Is possible In a campaign so split as the present cam paign. With three more meetings in the coastal plain between the campaign ers are the coming fights in the Pied mont region, where they say lies the balance of political power, the candi dates for State offices are now specu lating as to the results there of the political developments of the last eighteen months. Through the first five weeks of the State campaign, a general desire to erase factional lines and bring abont a clear-cut discussion of the issnes has been repeatedly expressed by an tl-administratlon candidates for gov ernor. It is generally thought that this concerted action has a veiled purpose. Administration candidates claim that elimination of factional ism would result In greater benefit for the anti-administration forces, offer ing their explanation of this effort. The administration candidates de clare they desire the erasure of fac tional lings only because they believe It would make possible greater de velopment and advancement- of the State Despite these pleas, a partisan ten sity is noticable at every meeting, though the lines are apparently far less closely drawn than in 1912. Whether or not this continued, plead ing for elimination of factloqalism Is responsible for the marked quietude at the campaign meetings is a mat ter of personal opinion and of con siderable doubt. Congressman Strikes Candidate. After their meeting at Pageland had been adjourned Saturday to pre vent a possible difficulty Congress man Finley struck his opponent, W. F. Stevenson, when they exchanged side remarks. Bystanders prevented farther blows. Stricken day while shore of Sail! leeton Miss Ha waa drowned in Surf. heart failure /rl- d her depths off the e Island near Char- Brown of Macon J. W. Norwood, Wealthiest Banker of His Connty, Goes for Blease, Bat Officers Seize Him While He Straggles to Reach Blease—Asked Governor About McIntosh Matter. While three thousand persons watched with still breath, expecting to witness a fisticuff, perhaps the shedding of blood, one of the leading bankers of South Carolina, J. Wil kins Norwood, of Greenville, strug gled frantically to break away from a number of« men holding him and personally resent what he considered an insult offered him by the Gov ernor of the State, Cole L. Blease, during the senatorial campaign meet ing Saturday. This furnished the only real sen sation of the campaign so far. and for a while it seemed impossible to avert serious trouble. Several offi cers were seen to reach for their pistols, but so far as could be ob served in the pandemonium that reigned for several minutes no wea pon was drawn. Mr. Norwood was finally overpowered and taken from the speakers’ stand. The situation was extremely tense, the excitement and high feeling spreading to the big crowd around the stand, but for tunately the Incident passed without any real damage being done. The trouble started wh’le the gov ernor was speaking, when Mr.'Nor wood, who was on the stand at the rear, asked, “How about Dr. McIn tosh?” The governor replied; “When I get to Columbia I will ask Dr. McIntosh on the stand and then answer the question, not behind his back, like a coward like you.” Mr. Norwood then made an effort to get to Gov. Blease, hurling an epithet , at. the executive while en deavoring to break from the half dosen or more men who seised him Sheriff Rector and Mayor Marshall were also on the stand find appeared to be using their best efforts to avert a clash, and perhaps a tragedy. Sev eral men were heard to make threats of shooting. The governor remain ed where he had been speaking, and by his side were State Detective E. F Hammond and several others who it was said, were also officers. Mr. Norwood's question, "How shout Dr. McIntosh?” was prompted by a statement issued by Dr. J. H McIntosh of Colsmbia, denying that .he bad recommended a pardon or parole for R. A. Richey of Abbeville which matter Gov. Blease exhaustive ly review at the meeting in Abbe ville, when he read a statement from Dr. McIntosh, who bad examined Richey while in the Penitentiary In his last statement Dr. McIntosh declared he not only did not recom mend the pardon of Richey, but that he had stated In his first certificate that he believed Richey waa feigning After the candidates had spoken there were many calls for Mr. Nor wood. whet'-came to the frost of the stand and in simple manner related his version of the affair, saying that “If what Dr. McIntosh says is true BJease is what we all know him to be—a dirty, infamous liar.” He then bitterly arraigned the governor saying Newberry is the home of the Gov. Blease and Dr. McIntosh, that "Blease can’t go into the home of Dr. McIntosh” and the latter “would not enter the home of Blease”. He said that any educated man who was supporting Blease was a “dirty skunk”. He made further re marks bitterly denouncing the gov ernor and his followers, saying: "This fellow Richards running for governor is a prince of hypocrites.” “I happen .to know that.” He de clared every man in Greenville in terested in selling blind tiger liquor was “tearing his shirt for Blease and Rector' Mr. Norwood is presioent of the Norwood National Bank of Green ville and is Interested in banks in other places. He is said to be the second largest representative of banking interests in South Carolina and is a brother of Joseph J. Nor wood, the well known banker of Co lumbia. Greenville has no citizen more prominent than J. Wilkins Nor wood and many expressions of re sentment were heard from Greenville people that Gov. Blease's reply to Mr. Norwood was insulting and, un called for. The crowd was antl-Blease by three to one, according to County Chairman M. Mills Mooney, who pre sided, and of whom the governor spoke in high praise during his speech. The meeting began at 1 o’clock, all the twelve cotton milla around Greenville having closed at noon, so as many operatives as desir- eraU hundrer ST"TheK”marcYeT'to the- ptfk, where the meeting was bel4, behind the Blease banner, and When the governor) who spoke sec- oad, concluded, most of the march ers left the grounds with him. Tlia Une-ap apepared to be the same aa in other cotton mill towns, the farm- Htate Health Officer Hayae Says Dia ls Most Serious Menace to ID PUSH TREATIES nun wim sum i in KFIIE1UHUIUT Good Health. At the recent quarterly meeting of the State board of health,‘'the pella gra situation was declared to be the most serious health problem of South Carolina. It was determined by the assembled doctors to make a practical survey of pellagra conditions In the State with the Intention of suppress ing and eradicating the insidious dis ease. Dr. A. J. Hayne, State health offi cer, had the following to say as to the pellagra situation: “Pellagra Is at present the disease that is giving the State board pf health more trou ble than any other health condition in the State. From the following it may be seen that a pellagra survey of the State is very necessary. - "For the month of Jttne™87 cases have been reported to the board from 23 counties out of the 48. In the re maining counties the disease is prac tically as prevalent as within the re ported districts. The counties report- ini pellagra are Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Char leston, Cherokee, Chester, Chester field, Darlington, Dorchester, Fair- field, Florence, Greenville, Green wood, Horry, Kershaw, Laurens, Lex ington, Newberry, Marlboro, Orange- burf, Richland, Spartanburg, Union and York. "What percentage of pellagrins re siding within these counties has been reported? The case of Laurens coun ty may furnish some Idea. From the entire county two cases were report ed to the State board of health In the town of Clinton, with a popula tion of about 4,000 souls, au inten sive pellagra survey, conducted by Dr. Jos. F. Slier, of the Thompson- McFadden pellagra commission, now working in Spartanburg county; Dr. A. E. Vipond of Montreal, Canada, and Dr. T. L. W. Bailey, local board of health secretary for Clinton, re vealed 98 cases of pellagra, wet And dry varieties. "In the past three months ten deaths have occurred In Clinton aa the result of pellagra, nine of the fatalities being the case of married women, their ages varying from 21 to 58 years, and the duration of the dis ease from three months to four years The pellagra situation In Clinton is not exceptional in South Carolina. It Is merely cited, because the field has been thoroughly surveyed by able men. During his three years of work la Spartanburg county Dr. Siler has reported 800 cases of pellagra In tjiat district ” Dr. Hayne said that the people ad vise with their candidates for the State assembly and prevail upon them to appropriate funds for a proper State survey for pellagra; that cases may be found; that their severity may be reported on; that the prob ability of its spread may be dealt with, etc. 'Lest the public become too alarm ed,” said Dr. Hayne, ”1 am glad to stats that the death resulting from pellaga is exaggerated frequently. It is probably not more than 5 per cent. Aside from the mortality viewpoint we are facing a far worse situation in actual pellagra conditions than in the possible appearance of the bu bonic plague.” BRYAN OUTLINES TERMS Twenty Treaties Await Action of the Upper House-—They Provide for the Investigation of Differeneea, Where Diplomacy Fails, Before Making Resort to Arms. President Wilson, through Secre tory Bryan, has notified the Senate foreign relations committee that he wishes to press for ratification bsfore adjournment of this session of con gress the new peace treaties sigaed with twenty foreign powers, which will be submitted for ratification next week. ' ^ . The president’s plan Was communi cated in a statement by Secretory Bryan, which gave the following analysis of the general purposes of the treaties; "Thst Investigation shall be resort ed to In all cases where the ordinary resources of diplomacy fall. “That the contracting parties re serve the right to act independently on the subject matter after the sub mission of the report. . “That there shall be no appeal to force until the investigation Is com pleted. "That the eommisaion in each case) be composed of five members, one chosen from each country from among Its own citizens, one chosen by each country from another coun try and the fifth to be chosen by agreement of the two countries from some third country. In a few eases provision is mads for ths appoint ment of the fifth member by the four member* or by some neutral power or tribunal In cate the two rountrles can not agree.”, Discussing the proposed treaties Secretory Bryan said; “In most of our treaties thsre are certain excep tions. and in most of tbeae treaties the exceptions are; The vital Inter ests, the Independence and honor of the two countries and the interests of third parties.’ These arbitration treaties do qot prevent hostilities %' an One greet problem pee«l;er te UW rural districts is that ef the jfCPgr disposal ef pokMeowi srpuls refeee end similar waste matter, la ftm cities, such matter Is completely and satiefaetorlly taken enre ef in the modern Aewsrage systems, and than the city is enabled to prsesrvs a eleanlinsss which is Its greatest aid in fighting disease. * When such matter is allowed fie stand in ths open, ss every ratal resident knows, it becomes s swans- ing place for flies sad a bot-bed lor disease germs; it pollntoe the sell sad drinking water, sad is always an unsightly and embarrassing sal* saneev finch conditions are generally the canes of sieksas sad disaose. . The Sanitary BeptU Tank, especial ly designed along approved lines for use in the rural districts, and maaa- factured by Weston * Brooker, Co lumbia, 8. C.i completely solves the problem of sewerage disposal for the rural home. It Is of small else; made of reinforced concrete; simple, easy to Install, never gets out of order or needs attention. Placed Jest be neath the surface, and eodnented with the honae by a short pipe lino, it securely keeps the poisonous or ganic matter enclosed Intll, by nat ural processes, it disintegrates, and then seeps out Into the ground, harm less mineral matter and water. Ap proved by health authorities. Its cost Is small. ,lt affords all tUb cpnvenlences and the full protection of the city sewerage system. It Is well wokth your while to know aH about this Sanitary Septle Tank, and you can do so by simply writing to Weston A Brooker, Columbia, 8. C. Don’t Wear # A Truss! After Thirtv Tart SxptriflMt IHmi Produced Aa Appliance for Man, Womb er Children Theft I fiend It Oa Trial. V ym ter* trtsd nwt •vwrtMas sim. ssaw is mu- What* othaa tell Is vbws I hwr* s^ S*saMS READS PARODY. Pollock Amuses Crow at Pickens at *v Governor’s Expense At Pickens Mr. Pollock Friday re viewed Gov. Blease’s record, saying It contained so many things the gov ernor could not explain that he tBlease) would not attempt to do so. In connection with the governor's pardon record the speaker referred to the pardon of. “Portland Ned”, and read a parody on "Old King Cole’ which amused the crowd. He referred to the appointment on the governor’s staff of J. Preston Gib son, James Sottile and Edwin Hlrsch. calling them “a sweet bunch” to be saluted when the governor, “with his topknot waving," reviews the State militia. Mr. Pollock read the “Char leston list”, asking the Bleasites pres ent how they liked being “lined up with such a bunch of dagoes”. the exception” clause. It Is ths in tention that the treaties now being exchanged leave no cans. for begin ning hostilities until there has been an Investigation of the differeneea.” Treaties already have been signed with Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, the Nether lands, Bolivia, Portugal. Persia, Den mark, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Do minican Republic, Venezuela, Italy, Norway and Peru. A treaty with Uraguay will be signed next week. "The text of the treaty with France has been agreed upon,” Mr. Bryan said, "and also the treaty with Great Britain, wkhlch Is being sub mitted to her colonies. These two will be signed the same day. China has announced her willingness to sign a treaty similar to the French and British treaties. We hope to sign treaties with Brazil, Argentina and Chile before the end of the month.” Section 4 of the treaties signed with Salvador, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras and Nicaragua, Mr. Bryan states, had been omitted from all the other treaties, except that with Per sia. The section related to an agree ment under certain conditions not to increase military or naval programs pending investigation of differences. The great powers would nqt agree to such a stipulation. Members of the foreign relations committee have not determined whether they will press the conventions for ratification At this session. ym tim my UAwSteteS kook sb fisyisM me *■ mr», tfeawlas AfeUmm mi ftvteu ym mSm* mi mmw of away ym*l« who ham Mai K aai mtn coroi. II firm ten*! laUof vfem aU wban ML Re mots bar. I ooo m nlreo, ao Aoraom m Uoa I ami m trial to prata That I my te Waa. M* ere the Jodie aai earn NaTtai mm my MaateOMB book aai rmi II ym vtu be ee eaibmteMla m tefe baair«i« of yatlaals arbom Mian ym aaa ate*, reai. VU ml firm eoapoa be tow mi mB taSaW ire well worth yaar Uata w bet bar ym Wy tef Ay> pHaaee or aa* Mr. Cl. I Oily., Wants Then Gen. Bliro bus recommended to the wsr department that the 6,500 Mexi can Federals interned at Fort Bltro be released. The cost of keeping them will reach $500,000. Distribute Heed in Hail District. Commissioner Watson will make an acto trip into the hall damaged counties for the purpose of distri buting seed and advising tbs farmers. Presbyterian College of South Carolina Clinton, S. C . ilpment is excellent. The faculty is strong, ■Hie regular college courses and degrees are given. It has a new gymaL slum and physical director. The religious and moral atmosphere is the best that can be had. Its graduates are making good. The expenses are moderate. For catalogue and information, apply to davison McDowell douglas, a d., iw/ Otetm, s, c ers for Smith, the mill men for Blease, and there were hundreds of farmers present. Messrs. Jennings and Pjllock evi dently had many friends In the au dience. Their speeches were splen didly received and they were fre quently applauded. Senator Smith spoke first. He repeated some of his cotton speech and directed some re- xnarks on Immigration to the mill workers, declaring that he opposed letting down the bars to the riff-raff of Europe to compete with American tebor- He said: “You cotton mil) boys don’t know Ed Smith intimate- ed could hear the randidatosi^ Bow" by^lhg'gtorgsjt;godiCEMki THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1801—1914 Colombia, South Uarolina, olio wing degrees: The University offers courses leading to th 1. School of Arts and Science, A. B. and B. 2. School of Education, A. B. 3. Graduate School, A M. 4. School of Engineering, C. E. 5. School >of Law. LL. B. For students of Education, Law, Engineering and thoee , pursuing higher graduate work, the Universtiy ogers exceptional advantages. Graduate! of South Carolina Collage receive free tuition In nil courses ekeept in the School of Law: Next session begins Sept. 1$, IflA. For Information /Write. A. C. ES?p him from working tor you If you are of pure American blood.” Jealous Man Kills Woman. Mrs. Edna Sykes, a Georgia 4 wo- man visiting Lon Angels, Fla., wag shot sad kilted by C. H. Haag. , a Janlou suitor, who then snlrldnd. MOORE.^Acting President, OolumMn, 8. iamm * r>