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BLEASE ON THE PKESS. Denounces Editors to legislature as a Lot of Dirty Liars. Columbia, Jan. 10.?in a special message to the general assembly today accompanying his veto of a bill passed at the last session of the legislature permitting newspapers in case of libel suits to plead in mitigation of damages the fact that correction of the libel complained of had been made, Gov. Blease bitterly assailed the press of South Carolina, and was especially ferocious in his assaults upon the Columbia State and its editor, although he branded the whole -* ? V,^ -,f nnnrononnr man in thl'c Stafp ci Iuc vi ucnepayci mvu iu k/?~.v as a dirty set of liars. The message with exhibits attached covers fifteen typwritten pages. The word "lie" appear some 33 times, "liar" 8 times, and intermixed at frequent intervals are such choice epithets as "falsehood," "vituperation," "slander," "scurrilous attacks," "dirty," "cowardly," "assassin-like," "slime." "infamous," "blackguard," "low-down," "unscrupulous," "malicious" and "contempt X uic. The governor recites a long list of stories which he says have been printed about him in one newspaper or another during the last year, such, for example, as the Winthrop College matter, the incident of the alleged insult to a young lady at Belton, as to being drunk and stopping at a '"blind tiger" on the way to his inauguration, the Langdon Cheves story, the alleged caning of a negro in Cleveland, the liquor constable who was accused of selling liquor, and particular the matter of the Cromer story published by the Columbia State on the eve of the second primary in the campaign of 1910. All of these he pronounces dirty lies. "There are many other infamous and dirty lies that I could call your attention to," says the message, "but these, I feel, are sufficient to show you that these dirty editors, assassinlike, strike their victim in the dark and from behind, and then, when seen on the streets, dodge, to keep from meeting the man whom they have lied about; and. of course, he who is thus insulted, cannot go into the office and shoot the dirty editor, for your courts hold that no woTds will justify a blow; and here you wish to allow a man to publish a lie and have seven days in which to cool off and apologize for it, after all the injury has been done and when they cannot require or have all parties who read the lie, to read the apology; hence, the injury is done and cannot be remedied by apology: yet, if a man shoots another in sudden heat and passion, after reading one of the dirty slanders, your beloved and highly learned courts say that it is 'manslaughter,' or possibly, as no words iustifv a blow, 'it is murder.' " The shooting of Mr. N. G. Gonzales by Lieutenant Gov. Tillman is referred to, although no names are called, and the governor paints a picture of the prisoner, following a verdict of not guilty, "leaving the court house with the endorsement of the law of his State as having done well for himself, his family and his fellow citizens." Reference is made to a "newspaper trust" embracing the Charlotte Observer, the Columbia State and various up-country dailies. PECULIAR DEATH OF BABY. Choked to Death by Nipple from Nursing Bottle. Greenville, Jan. 11.?The 2months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Pruitt, of this city, met death in a most unusual manner early this afternoon, when the nipple of a milk bottle, from which it was feeding, slipped so far down its throat as to choke it. It seems that the child was placed in its crib by its mother and the nursing bottle inclined on the pillow by its head. The nipple was placed in the baby's mouth, and in this manner the mother left it for a short while. Returning, she discovered her baby dead, the nipple of the bottle having slipped far down its tiny throat. Fire Loss Heavy. Birmingham, Ala.. Jan. 14.?Fire which raged for several hours early I this morning resulted in an estimated I loss of between $250,000 and $300,-i 000 to Cable Piano Company and Southern Bell Telephone buildings, on Second avenue, and indirectly was responsible for the death of one man. The Bell Telephone service in this city is demoralized. The fire originated in the Cable Piano Company building and after having been gotten apparently under control burst forth anew, leaping to the adjoining building of the telephone company. no/-iT.?r^ AHamc whilp rnshine" & " >>> V u across the street toward the fire, was struck by an automobile and almost instantly killed. Women live up to their religion, but men won't even live up to their politics. TO WHOM IS CRKRIT DUB? 1?lcase*s Statement Concerning- Stat Loan May Start Inquiry. Columbia, Jan. 10.?It is expecte that to-morrow immediately afte the general assembly convenes a res olution will be introduced, simulta neously in the house and senate, asl> ing for an investigation into the df tails of the loan of $500,000 made t the State for running expenses. Ru mors of this course have been pei sistently circulating around the -leg isaltive halls for the past two days since the receipt of the governor' annual message containing referenc to this matter. It is said that th resolution will likely be presente' to the house by Mr. Stevenson am to the senate by Mr. W. L. Maul din. The purpose of the inquiry, so i is rumored, is to determine to whor is due the credit for obtaining th low rate of interest on the loar That part of Gov. Blease's annua message referring to this mattei which, it is said, the State treasure ! takes exception to, is "that arrange ments were not completed before w reached new York, the notes wer not executed until after we arrive^ in New York, as will be attested t by Messrs. Matthews and Timmei man, and any report or correspond ence to the contrary is a maliciou falsehood and was an effort to ro me of the credit due me in securin, this loan." MORSE DECLINES TAFT S OFFE1 Probably Physically Unable to Stain Trip to Hot Springs. Washington, Jan. 13.?Charles \\ Morse, the convicted New York bank er, may not accept the privilege o treatment at Hot Springs, Ark., as prisoner-patient, in accordance witi the authority granted by Presiden Taft yesterday. It is understood tha Morse has declined to leave the arm hospital at Fort McPherson, Ga., a this time, possibly because he be (lieved himself physically unable t take the trip to Arkansas. Officials here are reticent in re gard to the matter. Warden Williar H. Moyer, of the Atlanta peniten tiary, and Major David Baker, of th Fort McPherson hospital, to-day sen telegrams explaining the situation These were laid before Presiden Taft, but not made public. All details for making the trans fer, so far as the prison authoritie were concerned, had ben arranged the time of departure only dependinj upon Morse's rediness. Losing Ground Daily. Atlanta, Jan. 13.?The conditio] of Charles W. Morse is growinj weaker daily and it is impossible ti tell when he will be able to stan< the strain of the proposed trip t< Hot Springs, Ark., according to of ficials at Fort McPherson to-night It was stated that Morse was read: to take the trip as soon as his- con dition permits. Physicians in close touch witl Morse's case are authority for thi ot ote mn n t * h o t the nrAlineod pt lHl til C* C IUV J^/I Vr^/wvvt v*vw. of the government in removing Mors to Hot Springs for treatment wil result in little good to the prisoner patient. Morse is suffering fron three incurable diseases?valvula heart trouble, Bright's' disease an< arteric sclerosis?and it is said th< treatment at Hot Springs will do lit tie for either of these. It is Morse's wish to make a tri] to Naunheim, Germany, near Carls bad, in the hope of benefitting hi heart and thus prolonging life a fe\ years. BATTLE WITH AX EAGLE. Bird Vanquished by Boathook Afte Fierce Fight in a Fog. While the fog lay at its thickes in the shadow of the Palisades Fran] | Kuntz, caretaker of the Peter Pai Fishing Club's property, at the foo of West 195th street, had a thrillinj battle with a young eagle. Mr. Kuntz was wandering alon the shore just before dawn in searcl of driftwood and feeling his wa through the fog, which was especiall dense over the Hudson at that point when the bird crashed against hi shoulder. He was thrown from hi feet as much by astonishment as b the strength of the eagle, but jump ing up he seized a boathook whic he had been carrying and attache the dim shape fluttering in semi darkness ahead of him. The fight lasted for ten minutes Several times Mr. Kuntz stumble over stones and other obstruction which line the shore, and each tim rising to find the bird swooping dow upon him, but finally a blow fror the boathook landed on the eagle' neck and it fluttered to the grounc Mr. Kuntz picked it up and foun that the neck had been broken. 1 measured nearly three feet from ti to tip of wings. It is thought tha the eagle was following a pack c pigeons which feed upon the shor at that point about dawn.?New Yor Herald. EUGENE B. GARY CHIEF JUSTICE. e No Opposition to Senior Memlier of Supreme Court. d Columbia. Jan. 10.?The Hon. tr Eugene B. Gary, of Abbeville county, who for practically twenty years has l- been an honored member of the Su> prenie Court, was unanimously ele? vated to the position of Chief Justice, o made vacant by the resignation of i- Chief Justice Ira B. Jones. There - had been talk of other nominations ;- and mention had been made of the 5, elevation of other members of the s Supreme Court bench, but seniority e and good service outweighed and Ase sociate Justice Eugene B. Gary is d to-day Chief Justice of this State by d the unanimous vote of the members [- of the general assembly, when Senator Mars nominated the Hon. Eugene t B. Gary one second followed another. 11 No other nomination came. Delega e tion after delegation seconded the t. nominnation, and when all had comil mended the new Chief Justice the \ roll was called and 153 members and r senators announced their vote for s- Eugene B. Gary. e Mr. Gary's service to the State and e court are well known and it was a d graceful compliment that all his aso sociates on the Supreme Court Bench, - whose names have been mentioned in [- connection with the position, should s have stepped aside to do their senior b member, in service, this honor, g Judge Watts, the newly elected associate justice, took the oath of office this morning. ^ Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary will nfflna of r\rt no thcro. Id.h f I.11C lid. L11 ill uiuii. at uiiwt i.uv> v by making a vacancy on the Supreme Court Bench. This place will probr ably be voted for to-morrow. Justice Watts Sworn In. ^ Judge R. C. Watts, who was last night chosen to the position of fourth ^ associate justice on the Supreme t Court Bench, handed in his resignation as judge of the 4th circuit this morning and was sworn in as a mem"t ber of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Gary administered the oath, and Gov. Blease, who was present in o the Supreme Court room during the ceremony, immediately signed Jusa tice Watts's commission. Justice Watts asking for the pen with which e the governor signed his commission, t and it was given him. Judge Watts ' was presiding over the Richland ^ court, and his elevation to the supreme bench necessitated adjournment of the court until Friday. It is g thought that this may result in a postponement of the trial of the "label" case. s - ! MADE LIQUOR NEAR CHURCH. "Wild Cat" Parson Pleads Guilty to a "Moonshining." S 0 Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 14.?The * Rev. Joseph Smith, of Sewanee, was j 3 brought to Nashville to-day, after I having been bound over yesterday to j . the Anril term of the federal court y on a charge of making moonshine - whiskey. At the preliminary hearing Rev. Smith pleaded guilty to the 1 charge. e The Rev. Smith has for several 1 months been the regular pastor of 5 three small churches near Sewanee. 1 His "wild cat" still was located in the smokehouse, a few yards from 1 the parsonage and less than a quarr ter of a mile from his principal * church. The outfit destroyed by the e officers was complete,* and nearly ~ 100 gallons of beer and mash were found. P The "wild cat" parson was caught ~ only after an all night chase. He s claims that he did not know it was v a violation of the law to make whiskey, but he knew it w^s wrong to drink it. He also stated that he had never sold any of his whiskey, but r had given some of it to a few of his members for medical purposes. t WATCHMAX'S^BODY FOUND. It ? Frozen when Discovered in Fquitable Building Ruins. S New York, Jan. 14.?The body of William Campion, the aged watch5 man, who lost his life in the Equith able Life building fire of last Tuesy day, was found to-day, frozen in a y kneeling position, behind a great steel gate leading to the street from s the vaults of the Mercantile Trust s Company. A heavy steel beam from >' the roof of the vault pinioned the man's back. Evidence of his frantic h efforts to escape was furnished, his d arms being thrust through the gate, as if imploring aid. It was the night's work of fifty > men to remove the tons of ice from d the ruins and cut away the bars of s the gate. e Hundreds of thousands of dollars n worth of policy loans of the Equitu able Life Assurance Society, found s intact, were removed to-day under h police guard to the company's temd porary offices. It will take a week, t according to the head of the wreckP ing firm in charge of the work, to t reach the Equitable Company's vaults, where over $300,000,000 in e securities are still tied up. or those k of the Mercantile Safe Deposit Company. CONSCIOUS DURING OPERATION'. Was oil Operating Table for FortyFive Minutes. Saginaw, Mich., Jan. S.?When it comes to presenting medals for having a super-abundance of nerve Ferdinand Hey man, 23 years old, of Saginaw, ought to come in for his share and then some. Mr. Heyman submitted to an opration at St. Mary's hospital, when three quarts of fluid were removed from his right lung and two and a half inches of the fifth rib broken off to permit Dr. Karl Kanzier to make a more complete job. And this was done without the use of an anaesthetic. The patient was on the operating table for 45 minutes and although begged by the physician, sisters and nurses to take some anaesthetic, he refused and he stuck it through. He never lost consciousness. For some months Mr. Heyman has been troubled with his lungs and it wes believed tor a time ne was suifering with tuberculosis; in fact, many of his friends gave him but a short time to live. One lung, the right, gave him much trouble and he was bothered with a cough. After consulting a physician he decided to submit to an operation, as it was thought his ailment was only an aftermath of congestion. Believing that the fluid could be removed, Mr. Hyman went to the hospital, but with the determination that under no circumstances would he take chloroform. Several months ago he had a slight operation and as is customary under those condit'ons took an anaesthetic. For days afterward he was deadly sick as a result, and during the operation it was thought he would never recover, as his heart was so weak. This time he knew of his heart LI UUU1C auu 1 caxi^cu tuat uio \>uuuwo of coming out from under the influence of an anaesthetic were very slim, hence his refusal to take any. While in bed at the hospital the incision was made in his right side and some of the fluid drawn off with a suction pump. A complete operation could not be made, so it was decided that part of a rib must be removed to give the doctor better access to the lung. Mr. Heyman was taken into the operating room where he was conscious w. of everything that was transpiring. The first step was to break the fifth rib. A mallet was used. As the physician thumped to break the bone, some of the nurses and other attendants pleaded with the patient to take an anaesthetic, but Mr. Heyman refused, saying he would stand the torture rather than be sick for days afterwards and take a big chance of never recovering from its effects. After three-fluarters of an hour he was taken back to his room, and since then has not suffered from a \ cough. It is believed that he will fully recover and will regain his former vigor. PARCEL POST ON U. F. I). \ V/\cfmactAi> Cpnpr. r uurui nssoium i. ushwmu^i a I Urges Prompt Establishment. Washington, Jan. 14.?The establishment of parcels post delivery along rural mail routes should not be delayed any longer, in the opinion of P. V. Degraw, fourth assistant postmaster general, as expressed in his annual report submitted today to Postmaster General Hitchcock. "Every consideration of practicability, business expediency and good administration," he says, "favors the plan as being a probable source of large revenue and great public accommodation." Mr. Degraw bases his recommendation for a parcels post on the ground that the expenditure for rural delivery is increasing much more rapidly than the receipts, and the parcels post, he says, would provide much additional revenue. During the past year the rural mail receipts were $7,750,000 while the expenses were $37,130,000. For the present i i _ year mere nas ueeu cajjcuucu 790,000, while it is not expected that there will be any appreciable increase in receipts. This loss will become greater each year, he says, unless a parcels post is established to help. There are at present more than 1,000,000 miles of rural mail routes and the average mileage per day for each carrier is 24.19 miles. During the past year 577 routes were added, making the present total 41,656. More than 13.000,000 letters and parcels were received at the dead letter office during the year, the daily receipts averaging 44.500 an increase over the previous year of 8 per cent. Xat Goodwin will have to pay his divorced wife, Edna Goodrich, $60,-000. Nat doesn't mind being divorced from his wives* but being divorced from his money is quite another matter. Legal blanks at Herald Book Store rpi??ipgoocjoi il-i H ij J Fine line of these H h \f ft TRUE AND TRIED \/JMicq&<yawt\ P ANOS, also the 11 m yj U famous BOARDD| ^ jv J MAN AND GRAY, tag 0 -mm /./w /^y&m ^ _* J and other makes in U DS MoriaJiffJioicei j* ffi /^' apapr M my ware room at 11 ?' 'Ml- 1 H ^ immm M4rn m--fc. LI * T ir r> V ^ ? . G. A. LUCAS H CORESPONDENCE INVITED. f| fa*?30E300Ca0l~~IESi GFRMOFERT For continued big, yields apply Germofert Fertilizers they do not make your land acid. GERMOFERT FERTILIZERS are complete sources of Phosphoric Acid, Ammonia and Potash in varying grades. Yet, unlike most fertilizers they contain i no Sulphuric Acid. Thus they add to your land's yield with- 1 out subtra&in? from its sweetness and fertility. I jfiKlmM More than this, GERMOFERT FERTILIZERS I B contain valuable germicidal properties that tend . I F .^7*^ to promote healthy plant life. M Hundreds of farmers are raising bigger crops, building up their farms by their use. I ":To supply the big demand for GERMOFERT FERTILIZERS we were compelled to build a new I Jjf ; plant; last year three times as large as original factory. * f. '?1 There is a tested brand for every crop. You i'r ought to know about these fertilizers. Pick up a ^9 ' Ha sheet of paper, NOW. Write and ask for our Jm&WL booklet telling what these fertilizers will do for i^^ffS^BkCHARLESTON'SOUTH CAROUNA ? ?^m??^????* | FREE DEMONSTRATION 1 I FARMING WITH I 3 DYNAMITE i I i Drawn :from actu Stumps bla*ted out into ^ewwi ^ B Drawn from actual photograph. Ten months later?$800.00 worth of celery per act*, Come and learn the modern, quick, cheap and I sale way to use the giant force of dynamite to I Remove Stamps and Boulders. Plant Trees. Dig Ditches. I Break Dp Subsoils and Hake Old Farms Produce Big Crops. I qgrppffi> cross DYNAMITE Will Be Demonstrated on the Farm of 1 C. W. GARRIS, 1-4 Mile West of Denmark | JANUARY 19th, 10. A. M. I Red Cross Dynamite is sold by J. Z. Brooker, Denmark, S. C., I RJ. A. Hunter, Bamberg, S. C., Bamberg Furniture and B Hardware Co., Bamberg, S. C., A. B. Hair, Black- S Ivillc, 5. C., J. L. Oswald, Allendale, S. C., . m Lorick & Lowrance, Columbia, S. C., I I N. Pnhson & Son. Char- | leston, S. C. Agricultural Blaster Wanted, p^jofbtea.bg?dprofit,^ wo** be done for farmers who do not wast to do their own blasting. We will teach yon die work and help yon get it If interested attend this demonstration and tell our representative you want to learn blasting He will show you how.