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Postoffice Committee Recommends
Increase in Rate.
Washington, Feb. 9.?Magazine
publishers will have to pay a rate of
four cents a pound on the advertising
sections of periodicals carried as
second-class mail if an amendment
to. the postoffice appropriation adopt
ed by the senate committee on postoffices
and post-roads to-day is accepted
by both branches of congress.
The action of the committee was
not accomplished without a spirited
contest, although the amendment was
adopted by a vote of S to 2.
1 . Hits Big Boys Only.
The increased rate for carrying advertising
sections of magazines will
apply only to the large publications,
as an exemption is provided for periodicals
of less than 4,000 pounds
^ weight per issue.
The privilege of carrying advertising
matter will be accorded to fraternal,
patriotic, scientific and educational
publications.
An appropriation of $50,000 was
made to provide for an investigation
or such experiments as may be necessary
to determine the lowest rate
of postage at which the government
can carry parcels not exceeding 11
pounds in weight by mail on rural
routes.
V Preacher Offered Presidency.
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M. Ramsey, D. D., of Grace
Street Baptist cnurcn, tins city, today
announced that he had been tendered
the presidency of Greenville
I - Female college, a well known school
for girls. v
The proffer of the position was
made several days ago, and not until
v it was leared from outside sources
did Dr. Ramsey declare himself.
The minister has not yet decided
what he will do.
He came here from Citadel Square
church, Charleston, S. C. He has
held various responsible positions in
the work of the Southern Baptist
church. It is understood that pressure
will be brought to bear in an
||;> effort to persuate Dr. Ramsey to decline
the offer.
No Statement Made.
Greenville, Feb. 8.?It was learned
from a dispatch from Richmond
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this afternoon that Rev. David Ramsey,
pastor of Grace Street Baptist
jfe church has been offered the presidency
of the Greenville Female college.
Local trustees have given out
no statement concerning the election.
|p v-v .. A Plenty of People.
According to a condensed report,
given out last week, of the census
?% taken last summer, South Carolina
has a larger population to the square
mile than any other Southern State,
KB-. with the single exception of Virg?v
gihia. In this State the average pop|?
ulation to the square mile is 497 perJx#
/ sons. Ifv all the people in South
Carolina were moved out of the
r * cities and towns and distributed
jte equally each would have a little less
than 13 acres to his or her share.
So when thought is taken of the
future of the growing up boys and
girls it is plain that South Carolina
has no room to spare for Italians,
Greeks, Spaniards, Asiatics or new
Africans. The good immigrant from
the north of Europe who comes of
his own accord to become one of us
is most welcome, for in example and
all the best virtues of citizenship he
helps us more than he does himself.
?Barnwell People.
%i&\ ? Land Brings Fancy Price.
Aiken, Feb. 9.?Land around
Blackville is worth something. Yesterday
W. B. Rothrock of this city
sold to Dr. D. K. Briggs of Blackville
10 acres of land near that thriving
little city, the consideration being
$250 per acre. This is perhaps*
the fanciest price farm land has ever
sold for in that neighborhood, or
IpjC ^ ' perhaps any other in this section of
the State. Mr. Rothrock owned a
' large plantation at tnat piace, dui
has sold practically all of the lands
at a high price.
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Must Not Discriminate.
Washington, Feb. 9.?The senate
agrees with the house that wearers
, of the uniform of soldiers or sailors
of the United States should be protected
from discrimination by managers
of places of entertainment.
The senate, however, differs from the
house as to the punishment that
should be meted out for such discriminations.
V The house bill, as it passed that
body, imposed a fine of $1,000 and a
penalty of two years' imprisonment
for such an offense against members
of the army, navy or marine corps.
\:-A The senate to-day passed the bill, but
so ameaded it as to make the fine
$500 and to remove the imprisonment
feature. Members of the reve,t
nue cutter service, however, were ineluded
with soldiers, sailors and ma
? rines by the senate.
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THE REAPPORTIONMENT BILL.
Congress Passes Bill Increasing its
Size to 433 Members.
Washington, Feb. 9.?The Democrats
of the house aided by a few Republicans
who declined to be bound
j by the party caucus, to-day won their
light for an increased representation
ill tlie lower^ Drancn or congress under
the census of 1910. They voted
down the Republican caucus bill to
maintain the membership at 391 as
at present, and then passed the original
Crumpacker bill,- fixing the
membership at 433' on and after
March 3, 1913. If Arizona and New
Mexico should be admitted to statehood,
they will be given one representative
each, bringing the total up
to 435.
Concurrence Expected.
To-day's action of the house must
be ratified by the senate.. The house
leaders believe that the senate will
follow the wishes of the lower
branch.
Under the new reapportionment
plan no States loses a member. The
following States gain the number indicated:
Alabama 3, California 3, Colorado
1, Florida 1, Georgia 1, Idaho 1, Illinois
2, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1,
Montana 1, New Jersey 2, New York
6, North Dakota 1, Ohio 1, Oklahoma
3, Oregon 1, Pennsylvania 4,
Rhode Island 1, South Dakota 1,
Texas 2, Utah 4, Washington 2, West
Virginia 1.
Was Long Fight.
The house spent more than five
hours in discussing and voting upon
the bill and various proposed amendments.
| An amendment offered by
Representative Bennett of New York
designed to cut down Southern representation
was voted down. 154 to
96. Representative Crumpacker of
Indiana, chairman of the committee
on the census, and author of a
number of bills to reduce the representation
from the States in the
South, voted to-day against the Bennett
amendment and was applauded
by the Democrats.
The Democrats lost but one decision
during the entire fight. A committee
amendment in the bill, providing
that States should be redistricted
by the legislatures, was voted
down on an appeal from the Republican
members of the Missouri
delegation.-, They declared the States
should be permitted to redistrict
themselves in their owfi way.
Fought for Small House.
The advocates of a membership of
391 fought for their cause up to the
very last minute. Just before the
final vote was taken, Representative
Campbell of California moved the
recommitment of the 433 bill, with
instructions to the committee of the
whole house to report a substitute
for 391 members. The motion was
irtot Kw o wftto r?f 151 +n 171 This
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reflects the sentiment of the members
so decisively that the vote by
which the bill "was passed was decided
in the affirmative without a
division or a roll call.Champ
Clark of Missouri, in favoring
an increase in membership, declared
that the real work of the
house would continue to be performed
in committee and that the number
of members on the floor would
make little or no difference.
Blease's Large Majority.
Columbia, Feb. 7.?Inasmuch as
a good deal is being said these days
on^the majority Mr. Blease got last
fall?Mr. Blease himself says he was
elected by a "large majority"?it is
interesting to note that a change of
2,600 votes would have placed his
opponent in the governor's chair.
In the first primary Mr. Blease received
some 34,000 votes, or about
one-third of the total cast, and in
the second primary about 5,000
more than his opponent. He drew
his strength from three other candidates,
the other local option candidates
getting about 27,000 votes.
In the second primary Charleston
county, which supported Mr. McLeod
in the first, swung over to Mr.
Blease, and there were enough men
who did not want a prohibtion governor
to place Mr. Blease in the
chair. This is. by. way of keeping
history straight.
Didn't Come to Trial.
Sumter, Feb. 8.?The case of
murder against Harper and Bateman
was continued, Harper being still at
large. This is the case in which Harper,
Christmas day, while drunk, killof
Eddie Bossard, a colored hack
man and later left Sumter. His I
escape has called forth much criticism
of the police force and sheriff's
office. Harper wrote the sheriff
from Habana that he would come up
for trial. He did not.
Weary of Living.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 8.?Robert
Downing, aged 56, had his wish fulfilled
late tonight when the three bullets
he sent into his body Sunday
afternoon caused his death. "I am
tired of living," was his excuse. First
he aimed at his heart, then his brain
and finally sent a bullet through his
neck.
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DEBS TO VISIT COLUMBIA.
Noted Socialist Leader to Make
Speech at Theatre.
Columbia, Feb. 10.?Eugene V.
Debs, the noted Socialist leader, will,
it was announced here to-day, visit
Columbia during the latter part of
.March and deliver an address in the
opera house.
Mr. Debs was the candidate of the
Socialist party several yearsBb shrr
Socialist party for president several
years ago, and is well known
throughout the country as an agitator.
Another announcement of inter
est is that a Socialist weekly paper,
to be called "The Fighter," will be
established here in the near future.
Sends Woman to Tombs. >
New York, Feb. 10.?As an example
to women who have no qualms
against smuggling, Judge Martin in
the criminal branch of the United
States district court to-day sentenced
Mrs. Roberta G. Hill to the
Tombs from to-night until 8 o'clock
Monday morning and fined her $2,000.;
The fine was promptly paid
and Mrs. Hill was led away sobbing
hysterically.
She is the daughter of Morris
Menges, a well-known # Brooklyn
horseman, and the divorced wife of
Capt. James Hill of the British
army.
Counsel for Mrs. Hill made a
strong plea for the court's mercy,
but Judge Martin said he felt a jail
sentence was necessary as a lesson.
"I regret to say," he added, "that
women are much more prone to attempt
smuggling than are men."
Mrs. Hill had pleaded guilty to
smuggling into this country a sable
coat and other goods valued at $8,000.
Her mother sat near her during
the proceedings and sobbed bitterly
when sentence was pronounced.
Torn to Fragments.
Smithville, Tex., Feb. 10.?Ten
shop^ejnployes of the Missouri, Kansas
& Tixas railroad were torn to
fragments ana 11 outers wwc ,mjured
to-day when an engine under
repair exploded in the Smithville
yards. Besides the loss of life, railroad
property valued at $20,000 was
destroyed.
The locomotive just had been run
from the repair shop to be tested
when the explosion occurred.
O'Rouke, a machinist, at the time
was attaching a safety valve. The
engine was blown to atoms, two
other locomotives standing on nearby
tracks were wrecked and the
roundhouse was partially demolished.
With the bursting of the boiler a
rain of fragments of the engine and
portions of human bodies fell for several
hundred yards. Pieces of flesh
and clothing were literally driven into
the shattered walls of the roundhouse.
In several instances identification
was not possible.
1 The exact cause of the explosion
has not been determined.
Verdict for Defense.
Lexington, Feb. 8.?A verdict for
the defendant was rendered in the
common pleas court in the case of
W. Q. M. Berry of Lexington against
"Hf T "R Tanpfrtrd nf Swanspa. The
plaintiff sought to recover $10,000
damages for the alleged failure' of
the defendant to properly set a dislocated
shoulder on the first of August,
1906.
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Buy from Clinchfield.
Spartanburg, Feb. 8.?The coalbuying
committee of South Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers' association
has given the Clinchfield Fuel company
the coal contract for the next
year. The contract calls for the delivery
of about 200,000 tons of coal
f. o. b. at the mines. The price
paid is not stated.
Heretofore their coal has been purchased
f. o. b. the mills. The association,
it is thought contemplates a reduction
in the coal rates into this
territory as a result of the action
now pending before the interstate
commerce commission.
Club Cosed by Injunction.
Sumter, Feb. 8.?An injunction
has been issued against the Eagles
club of Sumter. Last summer indictments
were drawn against the managers
of the Elks club and of the
Eagles club for illegal selling of
liquor. The case against the Elks
came to trial first and that failing
the other ^ase was dropped. A few
days before Christmas the Eagles'
club was raided and some liquors
taken from the club rooms. When
the case came up at this term of
court it was nol prossed by the solicitor,
and immediately following this
an injunction was asked for from
Judge DeVore and granted. This
closes the club for the rest of the
week, the hearing to be had Saturday
to show cause why the injunction
should not be made permanent.
The injunction prohibits the club and
its managers from receiving, storing
or selling liquor.
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