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v HEARING ON "JIM CROW" LAW.
Railroad Commissioners Allege Races
Are Not Separated.
' Columbia. June 3.?The railroad
commission to-night issued a rule to
show cause directed to the Pullman
Company and railroads operating
Pullman cars why they should not be
^ required to operate separate Pullmans
for white and colored people in
South Carolina under the "jim crow"
car law. The hearing is set for
f, Thursday, June 11.
The Pullman Company was severex
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{ ly censured by tne commission on mc
charge that they actually encourage
j negroes to ride in the same Pullman
v i cars with white people.
The following resolution, introduced
by Commissioner Hampton, was
adopted unanimously: "I feel that
the outrage and indignity incident to
the Pullman Company allowing negro
passengers travelling through the
State of South Carolina to occupy
\ * : the same coaches as white
people should be done away
: with. From information which
I have obtained, which I beJ
- lieve to be correct, the Pullman Company
has instructed its officials to in
no way discourage any negro applicant
for berth or passage on a Pullx
man car. It seems, instead of try
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mg to discourage u, as mej ua?c
done in the past, they are giving
^ every incentive to the negro, through
instructions to their officials, to
travel on the Pullman. This outrageous
condition should not exist
and I feel that it is time for the
' t railroad commission of South Carolina
to take imperative action in the
premises.
"Therefore, be it resolved, That it
is the sense of the railroad commission
of South Carolina that the officials
of the Pullman Company and
of the railroad companies operating
these Pullman cars should be notified
to appear before the commission on
date set to show cause why they
should not comply with the provisions
of Section No. 3,249, Code of
South Carolina, 1912, applicable to
>, ? the separation of the races on passenger
coaches within the boundaries
of South Carolina."
Chairman John G. Richards, in
heartily seconding the resolution,
pointed to his opening the fight
against negroes riding in Pullman
cars and said that he had been in
nr?T>cnltatinn with lawyers and was
preparing to offer just such a resos
lution as Mr. Hampton introduced.
The "Thunder Bird" Legend.
The weird legend of the "Thunder
Bird," long regarded as gospel by the
Blackfeet Indians of Glacier Park
reservation, and much smiled at by
the skeptical white man now seems
to be given a concrete foundation by
the recent discovery of a specimen of
the Willow ptarmigan at the topmost *
edge of the timber line on the mountains
of Glacier National Park.
The bird was found frozen to
death and the Indians now are lamenting
lest it was stricken by the
Great Spirit as an ill omen to the entire
Blackfeet tribe. The dead object
of awe to the red man was brought
to Glacier Park Station by Chief
Three Bears, who made the trip over
the mountains on snow shoes in order
to intercept Louis W. Hill, president
of the Great Northern Railway,
and have him take it to a taxidermist
to be preserved. Mr. Hill nat
uraliv thought it was just another of
the many legendary superstitions of
the tribe which holds him up in a
reverential light since making him a
member of their tribe and giving him
the name of "Gray Horse Riders," in
^ recognition of his many benefactions
to them. However, he was true to
his promise and had his private car
set out at Kalispell, Mont., in order
to deliver the "sacred bird" to H. P.
Stanford, a renowned Rocky Mountain
taxidermist. The ornithologist,
however, rather took the railway
magnate's breath away when, upon
examining the dead bird, he exclaim*
ed:
"Why, Mr. Hili, you have got a
rare specimen here! It is the Willow
Ptarmigan, which is of great scientific
interest among ornithologists.
Chapman's Color Key shows the Willow
Ptarmigan has been reported
only twice in the United States, once
from Maine and once from Massachusetts."
Mr. Hill had not paid close attention
to the story the old chief had related
to him through the interpreter,
j. so now he had to send a special representative
into the interior of Glacier
Park to find Three Bears and get
the old Indian's story stenographically.
Taxidermist Stanford, who is
4 finite* pvpitpd nvpr thp discoverv in
W ?
birdom, eagerly awaits a copy of the
written story of the finding of the
bird, that he may report the facts to
the American Museum of Natural
History.
Meanwhile, the bird is being set up
> as true as life as the taxidermist's
skill can make it .and it will be placed
in the Forest Lobby of the big
log hotel at the eastern gateway o?
Uncle Sam's newest national park?
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THREE TRUST BILLS PASSED.
Covington, Clayton and Ray burn 1
.Measures Sent to Senate.
Washington, June 5.?All three
bills 011 the Administration trust leg- >
islation programme passed the House (
late to-day and were sent to the t
Senate for action. Opposition melt- \
ed away when the final test came r
and the voting went through quickly i
and without incident. c
The Covington interstate trade s
commission bill was passed without a 1
record vote; the Clayton omnibus v
antitrust measure received 275 votes v
to 54 against it, and the rote on the r
Rayburn railroad capitilzation bill
was 325 to 12. f
Action, on the trust bills came 9
rather unexpectedly. The three r
measures had been agreed to in "committee
of the whole," the Rayburn a
bill, as amended by the committee, (
being completed late to-day s
When the trade commission bill
came before the House for a final c
vote Progressive Leader Murdoch I
moved that it be sent back to the t
interstate commerce committee, with a
instruction to report the Murdoch ^
bill as a substitute This was reject- c
ed?151 to 19?and the pending bill i
was then passed without a roll call.
Then the votes on the other two i
measures were taken in rapid succes- (
sion. Representative White, of Ohio, r
was the only Democrate to vote i
against the Clayton bill, and all the 1
Progressives voted for it, except Rep- c
resentative Chandler, of New York, a
Forty-three Republicans and sixteen
Progressives joined the majority in I
supporting the measure. z
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The Girl and the Artist. e
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A young woman sat for a crayon
portrait and was not entirely pleased
with the result.
"It looks like me. of course," she ^
said reluctantly to the artist, "and ^
yet I think there are some things j
about it that ought to be changed." s
She suggested that the eyes should
have more of an upward look, that e
the bracelet should be a little more ^
prominent on her left arm and her ^
gown be arranged more artistically a
on the side.
"That would require a great deal j
of retouching," said the artist, "and
I should have to charge you at least
$15 additional." ^
"Oh, dear," she exclaimed, somewhat
peeved. T shall have to give s
it up. Father wouldn't stand my 're- ?
touching' him to that extent."?Lipincott's.
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A Poetic Tragedy. .?
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"Bill," the poet gasped, staggering i
into his friend's room. a
"Why, what's wrong?" the friend
inquired, startled as he grasped hold
or rue tottering man.
"Wrong!" the poet muttered. "Ye v
gods! I wrote a poem about my lit- to
tie boy. I began the first verse with
these lines: ?
" 'My son! My pigmy counter- a
part.'" j
"Yes? Yes?" t
The poet drew a long breath as he 1
took a newspaper from his pocket. *
"Read!" he blazed suddenly. 'See t
what the criminal compositor did to ^
my opening line." t
The friend read aloud: to
"My son, my pig, my counterpart!" ^
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because the grandfather of old Chief c
Three Bears who headed the Indian *
council which used to pass the pipe to
of peace in this ancient shelter?
was the chief figure in the s
legend of the "Thunder Snake." Here ?
if? tho fronclotarl cfnrv r?f th'"TTllin- t
HUUOiUl-VU w WA J V*. A ? V***
der Bird" which old Three Bears
faithfully repeats to this day:
"Long ago there was an old man
who was called Four Bears. When
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he was a young man the Blackfeet
were camping on Elk river. It was
in summer. The long-time rain had
commenced. In the morning, when
he went for the horses (to bring
them into camp), he came to this
river. He saw, there was a bird,
(that) was sitting (near the edge of
the water.) He walked towards it.
When he was looking at it then he
knew, (that) the bird did not belong
to this company. Its feathers were
all of different colors, its bill was
green colored, its legs were colored
the same. It had three claws. It <
would not open its eyes (literally:
look.) He then caught it. Then he
took it home. When he entered, all
the chiefs were invited. Thev all i
entered. The bird sat at the upper j
end of the lodge. He told these f
chiefs: Now, here is a bird, that
you may look at it (to know,) what f
it is. It was not known (noboby ^
could tell what kind of bird it was. i
After a long while Four Bears push- a
ed it. When it opened its eyes (literally:
looked.) then it flashed light- j
ning. The flap of the tepee lay ?
open. The bird flew towards the 4
door. When it opened its eyes (literally:
looked) again, then it flash- ?
ed lightning again. When it flew
then the thunder roared. That way i
the thunder was seen."
MR. COLEMAN' COMMENTS.
rells Correspondent About Words
With Governor.
Washington. June 4?President
rVilliam Coleman, of the Glen Lowry
Cotton Mill, at Whitmire, passed
hrough Washington to-day on his
vay to New York, on private busi
? 4 - ? ? ^ ? \TAnfn A r* d Crvtl
Less A COPy U1 Cue i>CW3 auu
er of last Sunday, containing two acounts
of the incident between himelf
and the Governor during the
atter's speech at Whitmire Saturday,
vas shown to Mr Coleman and he
vas asked if he had any comment to
nake on the accounts, the first of
?hich was contained in a special
rom Newberry and the second in a
pecial from Whitmire. Mr. Coleman
eplied:
"I drove up to the meeting simply
is a modest citizen, to hear what the
Governor of my State had to say,"
aid Mr Coleman
"In a few minutes I was pointed
>ut by him as a man who hated him.
was accused of opposing a resoluion
in his favor. This was not true,
ind scores of men who were there
vould have contradicted it, and no
>ne, I feel sure, would have affirmed
t.
"Another matter was then brought
ip which I wished to explain. The
governor absolutely refused to allow
ne to say one word by way of putting
nyself right. There was nothing
eft for me to do except that which I
lid, namely, tell him to go to' hell,
nd leave.
"For a high officer, under cover of
lis position, to draw a private citi;en
into the limelight and then to
ibsolutely ref".se to entertain any
(xplanation nothing less than tynnnv
"
Just the Book for a Cat.
A book agent for an encyclopedia
ras one day proceeding along a road
rhen he observed on the porch of a
louse nearby, a possible customer,
ays the Pittsburg Dispatch.
When he had gone up and exchang>d
greetings with the old gentleman
vho was slowly rocking himself on
hat porch, he produced his wares
tnd delivered himself as follows:
"Here's just the work to read to
-our wife as you sit on the porch
hese fine afternoons."
"I don't read and I ain't got any
rife," said the old gentleman.
"But perhaps there are children,"
uggested the agent. "Now this
took?'
"There ain't any children. There's
lobody here but me and the cat."
"Then," persisted the agent, "it
aay be that this volume is just the
hing. Don't you ever want a good,
Leavy book to throw at the cat now
>nd then?"
Strong Competition.
In Colorado, remember, the women
ote as well as the men, says Every ody's
Magazine.
In the fall of 1910 a man named
imith was running for Sheriff against
, man named Jones. One evening
ust before election Smith rode up to
he barn yard of an old farmer.
Tie farmer was milking a cow and
ras having trouble with a lusty calf
hat continually tried to "butt in."
The candidate, to gain the favor of
he farmer, took the calf between
tis legs and held it until the milking
t-as done. He then introduced himelf:
"I am Mr. Smith, the Republian
candidate for sheriff of the couny.
I suppose you know the man
hat's running against me?"
The farmer's eyes twinkled as he
lowly drawled: "Waal, I reckon I
lo. He's vin the house now, holding
he baby."
The Risk He Ran.
The judge in a western town had
leclared that he would stop the carying
of firearms in the street. Beore
him appeared for trial a tough
routh charged with getting drunk
md firing his revolver in a crowded
treet.
"Two dollars and a half and
:osts, said the judge.
"But your honor," interposed coun;el
for the prisoner, "my client did
lot hit anybody."
"Why you admit that he fired the
run?"
"Yes, but he fired it into the air,"
explained the lawyer.
' The fine stands," said the judge.
'He might have shot an angel."
To Much for Him.
Smithson used to labor under the
mpresion that he was a born humor
st, but be has given up trying to be
'unny now.
He called one day on an old school
'riend and was shown into a room
vhere his chum's sister was busy ar-anging
a quantity of dried grass
vhich she had collected.
"What a quantity of dried grass
ou have collected, Miss Ritchie!" he
jaid. Then his humor burst forth.
'Nice room for a donkey to get into."
"Make yourself at home, Mr. Smithson."
said the girl pleasantly.
When he arrived home all the hunor
was crushed out of him forever.
?London Scraps.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
Speech at Unveiling of Confederate
Monument Cut Sliort.
Washington. June 4.?A terrific
thunder storm broke over Arlington
National Cemetery late to-day while
President Wilson was addressing a
great crowd gathered for the unveiling
of the monument erected there to
the Confederate dead. Rain drenched
the Blue and Grey veterans and
women and children before they
1 -U aKa* TUawa nro o a nr il A
UUlllU setrts. SUCILCl. lUCIC rr?*o a n'iu
dash for automobiles and trolley
cars, participants and spectators
alike forgetting the almost finished
programme.
The President, who had cut short
his speech as the rising wind and
darkened skies announced the storm's
coming, hurried to his own car with
his two daughters, Mrs. McAdoo and
Mrs. Sayer.
The ceremonies were held at the
base of the magnificent monument on
the Confederate section of'the cemetery.
Only a slight canopy afforded
protection to the speakers, and the
crowd was without shelter and far
from any buildings.
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens,
president general of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, made
the address presenting the monument
to the President on behalf of the
Women of the Confederacy. Tumultuous
applause greeted her when she
said:
"Yours, Mr. President, was Jefferson's
spirit when at Mobile you said
the United States had no interest in
Mexico or any other foreign lapds,
except to see that the citizens enjoyed
the right to the pursuit of happiness :
under a constitutional and just government."
The President acknowledged the
tribute with smiling approval.
Gen. Washington Gardner, com- .
mander-in-chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and Gen. Bennett
Yung, commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, were
notable figures among the speakers,
and both were cheered with
equal enthusiasm by veterans
in Grey and those in Blue. Col. Robt.
E. Lee, grandson of Gen. Lee, also
spoke, while the sculptor, Sir Moses
Ezekiel, a Confederate veteran, who
designed the monument, was present.
Master Paul Micou, a grandson of
Col. Hilary A. Herbert, pulled the
cords which released the draperies.
All the speakers commented on the
appropriateness of delivering the memorial
to the Government through a
Southern-born president.
John T. Duncan has "thrown his
hat into the ring" and declared that
he will again seek gubernatorial honors
at the hands of the people in the
primary. He is the thirteenth to
positively announce for governor.
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