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Batesburg Advocate Publlehed Weakly. ATE8BU RQ. tk C. T ji ta cheap now. The lucky aviator la the live one. Niagara occasionally fails as a tool- j kill. r. Aviation ~whows a marked tendency towards precipitation. An alert toad eats 285 flies an hour ?If he can catch tbeia. On some summer days etraw hats <iefy meteorological conditions. M. st of the women who put on bath U1U uils summer get mem vrvi. '10 electric fan crop Is more Impor < lost now than even a cereal crop. ' riding in the air bids fair to hern sky feature either this year or ziejct. Most of the early presidential booms v Ml be badly frostbitten before anoth ci n^ring. ere are microbes on a dollar bill, dollar bills do not fly about to t ill t on one. e sweet girl graduate has desert d the fountain of learning for the -vula fountain. A cat can look at a king, and for that matter most any sort of a man tan grow a pointed beard. e coatless man who has not also <h i his good manners is all right ? the hot weather lasts. a latlon heroes are becoming too arous to be counted on one's fin- | ;i. Every country has them. ? A Wisconsin woman is said to have mbltlon to be governor. How does stand on hatpin legislation? i? government owns 30,000 reini in Alaska, and strange to relate t indicate has tried to grab them. A- y new ball players who may be aased should be insured for at six months against wearing out. hen New York builds its 100-story building our mountain climbers will be M*ved the expense of a trip to Swltzer land. A. woman 80 years old will enter ~se Wisconsin university, and thus eMailges from an aged lady into a col* - -To girl. .pM* of the newspaper humorist, olcnlcs are held without : t nterference on the part ?'lu\lus. . i lightning stui'.k a -.? i ita p*. .10 In L ulsvtllo tt- ? t n #Thia /, &0 U/idouitedJy agsb ' h?av<>n. I 'b said that flies do not like blue i ..ut. Perhaps you have noticed that always seem to have a prefer* uce for white walls. he Frankfurter Zeltung declares the sword still rules the world and not the dollar. However, It ; i s dollars to make swords. ^rtunately it is cool enough again j i. so that the red-headed girl can r.r a celluloid comb In her hair out constant apprehension. V e are told that It 1b now possible to enjoy continuous trolley ride from TV.-re Hauste. Ind., to Showhegan, vt It may be possible to enjoy leavTerre Haute, but how can one en' going to Showhegan? A German has Invented a liquid bullet which will incapacitate without in'; ng. It should be used exclusively in he didn't-know-it-was-loaded gun. ne-cent letter postage Is predicted t 3 looks like a mighty good thing pessimists no doubt fear that 11 mean bills sent In twdice as often new York man who committed i tide left a note In which he apolotd for mussing the room. EvidentJy tollteness had become a habit with hint. he number of wrecks reported on western coast leads one to bubt that the Pacific ocean Is not .e as pacific as the name would f ci ply. ome distinguished men want to be guarded, legally, against the odors tobacco. Noiseless gum chewing ild be another good thing to bring al ut oston has found 55,000,000 bacteria lalf a spoonful of ice cream. Hoss bacteria population Is looking up. toad Is said to he able to eat near100 flies an hour, but our idea of ilng to have about the house Is a I. ewspapers are trying to abolish mother-in-law Joke, but almost married man will tell you that a her-ln-law is no Joke. ? - I 'a VHIIUII ICVCUIIJ UUU^iJt lUt' 111 I *" count for $4,000. This seems :ulously cheap compared to the es our rich Americana have been ng is pleasant to read that a drunkihauffeur got the jail sentence ho bidding for in addition to the il fine. price of $100,000 has been put n the head of the former shah of sia. There ia a lot of money in nij: ossibly the charge that women's are becoming larger is merely a on the part of the shoe mnnufne ws to raiso the price of for inlne it * wear. HPH& ^ % \1t / WHEAT H6IIBES FOR PAST YEAR SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS THAT WERE RECEIVED BY COMMISSIONER WATSON. RAISING OWN FOOD SUPPLY Waste of Money Spent For Things to Eat Beyond the State?Some Statis tics on Rye Are Also Furnished? Yield Per AcreColumbia,?"It begins to look very much as If our people are at last going to realize the vital necessity of raising something to eat at home," said Commissioner Watson In announcing the figures for the wheat crop in South Carolina for this year. Statistics secured by the department show that the wheat crop is 5,632,000 bushels as against 4,938,000 busheU for laBt year. The average yield per acre last year was 10 bushels aud this year 11.4 bushels. "I have presented at every meeting I have attended, the facts in cold figures as to the waste annually indulged In for things to eat bought beyond the borders of the state. We have been rocking nlong, for instance, sending outside of the state every year for flour the appalling suin of $20,000,000, and most of it I am satisfied is about | the same class of product as we have found corn meal to be. In 1908, under the supervision of this department, a movement was launched for the increase of the wheat acreage of the ! state, and several meetings were held that fall for the specific purpose of getting our people to undertake the ruising of wheat with a view to home consumption. In one section alone that year, 5,000 acres which had never been planted in wheat before was put into cultivation. No result in agricultural advance has been so gratifying as that following this campaign, and I am happy to say that this result has already contributed to our 1911 crop record an increase over 1910 of nearly three-quarters of a million dollars. "The total wheat crop in 1880, in this state was 692,358 bushels; in 1900, on an acreage of 174,215 was only 1,017,319 bushels worth $958,158 and the average yield per acre was only 9 bushels. On a yield per acre of 8.05 bushels in 1907, the yield was 2,669,000 bushels, worth $3,203,100.00; in 1908 the average per acre again went to 9 bushels and the yield was 2,833,)00 bushels worth $3,686,000.00. Fund is Secured by Fair Society, The executive committee of the South Carolina Agricultural and Meed $'5,9Q0 troin a i tc <. used 'n purchuafnfc :n? i:> 8'^el nudi'orium o urn! i-v of Columbia nd he s- -i Greensboro, N. C. Several weeks ago a bond issue of $25,000 was approved. The funds from the bonds will not be available for several months, and it was decided to borrow the .abovenamed amount on the bonds for immediate use. The contract for moving the building from Greensboro to Columbia will be awarded by the executive committee. The auditorium will seat 35.000 and will replace the building destroyed by fire last year. The auditorium will be used for the I National Corn exposition. Heard the Secretary's Report. The regular monthly meeting of the Orangeburg chamber of commerce was held at the city hall and Commer cial Secretary Marchant made his re port concerning the "booster" trio He stated that he has gotten in touch with many important men along the Pregnall's branch of the Atlantic Coasl Line railroad, and nearly everyone is in favor of the proposed change oi schedule. The county fair was discussed. Bids are being received for the erection of the main fair build ing and the premium list his been arranged. The matter of extending tuv nmiK W <1 y Wil? UliiCUBSPU and the matter was enthusiastically received. Action will he taken at the next meeting. Send in Your Aoplications. In the latter part of July, the state superintendent of Education forwarded to the different county superintendents throughout the state the application blanks for state aid to the high schools. On August 3, the state high school inspector sent each state-aided school a postal card, informing the school where to get the blanks and suggesting the sending of the applications to him without delay. Up to this time only about one-fourth of the schools have sent their applications. To Lessen Chances of Fires. Urging the removal of all combustible material from premises, Insurance ComniisHtcuor McMnster is distributing throughout the state circulars showing the danger of fire by allowing tliis material to accumulate, and quoting the section of the Acts of 1!?04, giving representatives of the insurance department the right to inspect premises and order the removal of combustible matter. Mr. H. A. Wliar ton, deputy insurance commissioner, recently made inspections covering ft targe portion of Columbia. Transfers of Real Estate. Tho following transfers of real estate have been recorded in tho of lice of tho register of mesne convey ance: flattery Development Company to City Council of Charleston, prop erty comprising tho following Boulevard lota: Lota 9X to 104, lota 127 to 134, lota 139 to 144, lots 104 to 170, lots 170 to 179. The legal consideration named was $f>. Carrlngton, Thomas & Co., to Mary K. Thomas, ot al, property on west side of King street, consideration $5.00. COLUMBIA NEEDS BOAT LINE Water Rate Situation Discussed? Will Increase Business?A. McP. Hamby Named as Manager. Columbia. ? That Columbia needs the river boat line was brought out at a meeting of tho executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce, when the situation was discussed by A. E. Gonzales, the president of the New York, Columbia & Georgetown Boat company; T. C. Williams, the promoter of tlie steel barge line and several well known wholesale merchants. The opinion was expressed by a number of representatives that Columbia's importance as a distributing point for many commodities is almost entirely dependent upon its water connection I With tho Coast. Thoso man nuo tlu> boat lino for transportation from Columbia to Georgetown. From Georgetown there is an arrangement with the Clyde Line company. For some time the business of the boat line has been greatly hampered by exceptionally low water, but notwithstanding this fact the company has done an excellent business. The situation with regard to river navigation is vitally important to the commercial interests of Columbia. The Chamber of Commerce is interested in the stimulation of shipping by water, and at the meeting, which was called for a free and open discussion of the situation, the resignation of J. W. Smith as general manager of the Columbia, Georgetown & New York company was accepted, and A. McP. Hamby, the secretary of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, was selected to have charge of the boat line under the direction of A. E. Gonzales, the president. Secretary Hamby is familiar with river navigation from his experience as a government engineer. He will work to create business for the boat line and has already outlined his plan of action. He will guarantee all shipments by the boat line to be delivered on time. The work as general manager of the boat line will not interfere with his duties as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. That the boat line means a great saving in freight rates wes shown by the experiences related by several wholesale men at the meeting. Destroys Illicit Distillery. Two Deputy Sheriffs, I-ockhart and Watkins made an expedition into the kegtown section of this county, a section notorious for its illicit liquor dealers, and destroyed ono of the largest distilleries ever seen in the county. It had a capacity of 100 gallons. The officers stated that the tires were still burning and everything showed that it was in active operation at the time that it was destroyed. However, the birds had evidently received some intimation of the approach of the otlicers and had flown. | ii is expeiuen mai mere will ue some | later developments. L kcsiivci vi .est^rv M >or \V T 'Iri ,:t; t-': '.is 1 thereon. It is nopeu umi mi. vji*.-*ory may bo prevailed upon to reconsider Ills action and continue to serve as mayor, in which position lie is giving universal satisfaction, making a faithful, firm and efficient officer. It is understood that it is on account of his health that Mayor Gregory desires to be relieved of the duties and re sponsibilities of the office. - Lexington's Educational Rally. ! Saturday, September 2, is to he a big day for the people of Baxter. The occasion will be an educational rnll\ and Sunday school celebration at ' Union school house. In the forenoon ' there will be exercises by the children of the Sunday school and two ad dresses on Sunday school work by E. L. Asbill of Leesville and Dr. E. O. 1 Ridgell of Batesburg. In the after' noon there will be an address by John E. Swearingen, state super inten1 dent of education, who will be followed by County Superintnedent of Education Martin. Charleston.?Bids have been invited for the painting of the old Postoffice building. Considerable repair work is under way on this historic s*ructuro, and when it is repainted il will present a much more fresh and upto-date appearance. Has Filed Suit For $20,000. One of the largest suits filed in the office of the clerk of Court recently for trial at the next term of the Court of Common Pleas is that of Frank Simmons, as administrator of the 1 estate of Henry Edwards, versus the Ashepoo Fertilizer Comnanv. the com plaint and answer in which were filed. The suit is for $20,000. It Is alleged that Henry Edwards in the 1 employ of the Ashepoo Fertilizer Company, helping roll a loaded car over a trestle, the trestle collapsed and the man was killed. To Consider Edisto Ferry. A meeting of the hoard of county commissioners has been called by Supervisor Cnntwoll to consider the matter of the re-establishment of the Fdisto Ferry connecting Kdi to Island with the mainland. It will he remembered that $1,500 was appropriated by the General Assembly at its last session for the purpose of re-establishing the ferry, though the specific bill providing for the re establishment of the ferry was killed. Mr. Logan gave 5; as his opinion that the menev sgt uaiue uy me supply diii was nvniiauu . Calhoun is Doing Her Pa-t. Motorists will soon find different proposition in the old Stat* rend b two* n ('oluinhiit and Clin; don. so far nr. this county Is com . no !. Much work has ben a eomplt I d recently, and tin* vct> rtin Capt. "i' Uy" Knltrht is still at work < n I s end, lie 1 to tlu- Lexinuicti I no. Slav of ;< "it lar chain Rant-, Mr K' is 1. . 1 to boat. Liko Uio fame in me. In "makes baste slowly, but <'< it thoroughly. Col. Willie Jones has contributed $i>0o towards a better, road through "Uogaboo" swamp. THE COTTON CROP IS GOOD TO FAIF LITTLE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE BY DROUGHT, RAINS OR BOLL WEEVIL. BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE Cotton Is Slow in Maturing Thie Year May Be Exposed to Frost. Memphis, Tenn.?The Commercial Appeal weekly cotton crop reviev says: "Lack of rainfall in the Carollnas i part of Oklahoma and Texas and west em Oklahoma gives rise to complaints of shedding of a rather severe kind while in all other states excessive rain fall is producing a very rank growtli of stalk, is retarding the proper set ting of new bolls, and is rotting a few | already made. "The natural maturity of the planl ' is also being delayed, and the croj will be exposed to unusual dangei from frost if the rains continue. "Preceding the inauguration of this i drouth in the extreme east and the southwest and heavy rains in the ecu tral states the plant was well fruited and comparatively early in growth, so that, although the loss has been rather heavy during the past two weeks, the promise is still good to fair, on the bright side it is also worthy oi note that in many localities showers have been neither excessive nor scant, and the crop is extremely good. "Except in Texas and South t'aro i Una, but little cotton picking has been ' done, and the bolls tire opening slowly I because of the continued growth ol i the plant due to the rfains. The boll weevils in southern Mississippi ami Ixniisiana now appear active epo tgli to stop all further setting ? f squares The worm damage has not been ex ' tensive. "Texas correspondents report thai 1 a good soaking rain within the next ! week will restore much of the loss 'lllil iMfl lil.r t ) 1 i ? tllmw fir IllillfP .'I lilt* , crop." Montgomery, Ala.?Alabama's cot ton crop lias not been damaged a: [much as some of the alarmists nn< pessimists have predicted. Reports tr The Advertiser from praeticallv ever\ 'county in the state indicate that tlu injury from the caterpillar, cottoi worm and other pests is in< "m < quen tial. That there has been some de terioration is true, due much to tlu i rain, which has caused the weed tc take on abnormal growth at the ex : pense of fruiting. This deterioration h from the condition of several weeks ago. when every indication pointed t( j the largest and most perfect crop evei grown in Alabama. With regard t< the normal, the average crop of re | better results ? ENGLISH STRIKE SETTLEt Railroad Employees of England Sigi Agreement With Officials. London, England.?A treinendou | wave of relief swept over England ' when announcement was made fron the board of trade that the raihva; strike had been settled and that tli ! men would return to work inuned ately. Telegrams were dispatched to al important railroad mwus. bearing tli information, and those crossed in trar sit messages to Ivondon describing tli strike riots in Llanelly and smalle points in the kingdom. The cabinet had been working nigh and day since the strike threatened t arrange a compromise. Most of tli credit for the ultimate success of tlu i efforts appears to r<st 011 the sitou | ders of Olianet llor Moyd-Cieorge, wh< in his statement to parliament. and i an Interview with the managers an ; the men, worked for conciliation whe all others of the interested partie J seemed to have abandoned hope So far as technical advantage i the compromise Roes, it appears to h in the men's favor, particularly as 111 managers consent to meet their re] resentaives. Cuban Editors Exiled. Havana, Cuba .lose .Maria Villi verdo, managing editor of the new: paper Cuba, and hi nephew, Manm Villaverde, an editoiial writer on Th Cuba, were seized at the resi lence ? the former, placed on hoanl a atnr and dep rtcd to Spain The ? i. i ha been assailing the govornnn ' presidential decree i sued corn ruin the deportation denounces the Villi I verdes, who are Spaniards, us pern cions foreigners, tie ivelv ho :i|e t ! the Cuban government. Condition of the Pope. Home. Italy. I'ope I'ius 1 id int n ed to eeh hrate m:< . but lii p cians, a> an extra precaution 'o inn taining his fiieiigth and energy, i slated that he po p me it. and n!f ] begged the pontiff to remain si. ting r | much its po> dble while att>-nding I n ass (< lehj atnl i>\ Mgr. P. re in Tl pope are unnore-: .ny and a:. I>< j pop' ar< linnnwt' try and ere Inn com Inn'd sinipl.v in order indip his ho! noss f? trio'care of himself Tnft Plans Long Journey, \\';i hin; ' a Plans for i' ? d Tail's ronili:" 'i'ip litrotr-'h tin \Vand to in1 I'ii- ili < '>1 t pi w ere ( mph t' Th 1 .urn almost as ovfen .ve a 1 i ! nl a ii ft around Uie < rclo" Inwfii it, r: > ni !taa 13 - i, I visile ! i AC. . ii, pre:1 ?? ai molt i ie | will h. y n : w? cK |;j it is ex; < . .1 tha In wjij jl; hundred s; < cches. * LIFE'S DIS> w- I "'''r\ ,.-:^ V SSJ ' j \ " ^ <7 ; . ^'y & KJVCcS D ^WiTO <?>S3 (Copyright. 191L) 1 TWO AVIATORS ARE KILLED ) William R. Badger and St. Cro'x Johnson Drop to Death at Chicago. Chicago.?Two aviators, William K , Iladgcr of Pittsburg and St Croix Johnstone of Chicago, both young men, lost their lives at the international aviation meet here. In dying both re vealed the lrailty of the craft in which two score more aviators wen curving and gliding about the air with scarcely a pause for the deaths of their contemporaries. ' Death in both cases was due to un explained accidents, probably the re I suits of unsuspected defects in tin I mechanism of the machines and wa: in no way caused by carelessness no lack of responsibility of the drivers. Badger, a wealthy young man, ca reened to his death in a pit In tin aviation field. There had been a 11av in one of the wings of the propelle of the Baldwin machine lie drove. Con | trifugal force broke the propeller, up set t lie* delicate equilibrium of the in a chine and Badger dashed 100 feet tc the bottom of the pit, his neck beinj J broken. Johnstone fell 500 feed un der his engine and was drowned a Iho result of an equally nnsuspoctoi delect. Caught under the heavy on gitic in tin- Moisant monoplane, In was carried deep into Lake Michigai and his body was not brought to tin surface until an hour later. STATEHOOD BILL IS VETOEC President Refuses to Endorse Recal of Judiciary. Washington.?President Tuft's firs important veto message disapproval ' ? * Ml M V OM.H.iUtlVJil tllt'l I is a clause providing for ?he recall o v all elective officers, including judges but New Mexico suffers also, for boti territories are e upled together in tin n resolution. The president already hni approved tin- constitution of Nov s Mexico, but t irtlier legislation will b< I, necessarv to have either territory ad ii initted at this ion of congress, un v loss both the senate and house pas e the pr? ei : olii'ion over the pros i identia] \.' Tha the veto may In overriihb n in tli. house is not unex II peeted. be : '?> fate in the sen e ate tinm m i doubt. i. I A final a m: t secure stnlohooc 0 I for New \ and Arizona began it r | both hot: < f < a ress following tin receipt of I " b nt Taft's cmphnth 1 veto of th ' : > ; ni resolution as i o | had Ik en n: to im. r Senate Rct.ort Den, unces Peace Pacti 1- Washi: . i, 'I arbitration trea >, ties with i a:.' i (Jreat Hritaii 11 ! are ohara. < 1 he senate com (1 mlttee as a "in oif of war and no n of peace." in t it presented t( s the senate 'l ... ; rt defends tin committei s acth trikinj? out o n tlie treaties the on nuthorlzlni e the arbitration < a t() determine e the justifiable < i ? f ;u,v giver > subject w'.He r re > i i to the sen ale's power of i;i to . . n. An Inch ' Tongue Wanted. Kansas <v> Mi .1. i,. Urns o s- Indejiendenec M mother of Mis 1 Inez Long, who i ntl\ hit off he e tongue in a motor < i accident, ha if 1 eceiv< (1 oil an av of lift> le >i' tors and toleg mi <!. . ,v for the lais tl rce days n i ; r. to Iter at \ nonneemcnt that a ward would t - ! paid for an ineii of some oi . tongu !\ to be used to cur. "he girl Til i- writer of one lett< i ii-i he thougl o sifu.dt u would lie a a u hie pi for an inch of tonkin Prohibitionists W.n in Kentu \y. Kouisville, Ky Del . , i- tucky's Democratic platform < it- tee refuse ! to aceepi Hen n on's ad\ h e and ad pt< I . . to report of the r? -oltn ion , which provided for tlx e the county until law to all . . , " | the state. Watt* rson w.. ' , oi the coimniiM < ii.' !< . | 11 'K ' inin i ity n-por w liich ' r. , , ; ijc o tlist' f? iitm ! and in- v< | un. n < i, .is IO 1? IV> tile . i, |aw as tlioy stand T.ift Preaches P. ,i i. at On an 1 r? :v, S. ,1 <]?., 1 ; on; lined I. < a t i i:. t} i "miii i gfliii'i a! a* 'i.'tioti treat ii . o. Speak i, r in "i ' in ': f:i! i< holds th<> rent it* . t! dint argues, . i ater ^ ' I ? .< * ipjior An it y f | hint to jit .. in -I and ni :.V:a: c I APPOINTMENTS I ' ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ v 0 ] PLAN FOR COTTON B1U-S a NEW ORLEANS COTTON EX n CHANGE RAPS ENGLISH BILL (1 OF LADING COMMITTEE. , 1( Plan Is* Reflection Upon Exporters and s Stab at Planters of South, Says tl 1 the Exchange. (l i New Orleans.?ISranding the; pro- v posed plan of the Liverpool cotton <1 , hills of lading committee to institute 'I i in New York a clearing house for the a validation of cotton hills of lading as t - a "direct relict-Lion and insult upon t - those engaged in the exporting of cot- i - ton," and placing itself upon record r s as opposing the plan in its entirety, i r i he New Orleans Cotton lOxchange. through its board of directors, passed j resolutions to this effect and approved the report of its special committee up>' poittod to investigate the proposition, r The directors also adopted resolu tions authorizing its president to is sue invitations in tlie name of the t exchange to all Southern exchanges, ) hoards of trade, hankers and exporters ! ; and others interested m the handling t of cotton to meet here ill joint cot- t i fl.rniw.n ......I,..1.1. .1,....... I V.VIIXV, UtlllllfS *??* """W" |l 1 convention of the American Hankers' g association about November 20, next. ? 3 lor the purpose of adopting measures ti ! for tin* protection of their respective 1; ? and mutual interests. b The local exchange expressed itself s as being willing, in the future as in | M lie past, to co-operate in any feasible l | and just plan for the protection of the li legitimate cotton trade and the elimi- v ' nation of practices contrary t.> comniercial nioialitj ; any feasible plan r t that will not take further tribute from ii ^ the Southern planters. All cotton ex- c ts. i..v- ijtvci pool interests at a comer- c f ence, explained the entire plan to the i, local committee, but as to change from i the original plan was noted he was informed that an adverse report would s he made and the proposition opposed. r The committee, in giving reasons ? for opposing the plan, reported that . the losses through Knight, Yancey & <Y>.. and Steele, Miller Co. were nothing, and "consequently there was nothing to justify the complex and > cumbersome methods of handling eot ton," as proposed. LIQUORS BARRED ON TRAINS 1 , , Against Law to Sell Liquor on Dining Cars in Alabama. t Montgomery. Ala.?It is against the sanction of the Smith regulation hill ! which controls the stile of whiskey 5 in the state, to sell intoxicating liquors j or beverages on the dining cars in i Alabama, according to an opinion 1 . i which has been rendered to Governor j t j O'Neal by Atty. (Jen. Robert C. Urick- \ , 1 ell. i in another opinion, which has been j f | submitted to Governor O'Neal tit the ; r ! request of Chairman John C Snrair > j gins of th?> Tuscumbin commissi! 11, tho \ ^ attorney general holds that so ; ion 27 : . of the Smith hill forbids connection I of a bar room with a pool room. 1 Negro Banks Will Be Aided. f Little Rock, Ark. Tho National No* pro Rankers' association approved a I s bank guaranty plan for fifty-four no- 1 ' or banks in the South whereby it < -> p: >p< sod to protect the d< positors : 1* ; > : I'm- banks to correct any evil which ' may develop in the future. The plan i i a loptod is to raise a guaranty fund t e s~t,oim* at the start. Tin fund will I : protected by tin indemnity bond e I'ieh-nt to protect banks entering i no the agreement. The fund for the < : canty will be raised through sub- < liption. i Memphis Complains of Express Rates Washington A difference of ,r>(i0 P I cent, betwe.n the express and tile I;, lit rati on ar do shipped from a t. in ? iti> . to Memphis, is made ' the bn s of ;i eomphiint filed witli the interstate c inne reo commission by tin- ,\b mphis freight liuifcau. The j. oniplaiiu is directed againsl the Ad , ].?in -. VnuTiciiii, United States, South ' < rn, \\ < Us-Farpo and I'aoilie <\pu < mpi!:?! The eoinmlssion is a: .. d ! to adjust the express rates. Mexican Rebels Issue- Ultlrr atum. r i \| xi o City. The .Me\ ,, ,, , i> in- id is i'? receipt el u i ; in in .1 nan 'land , a . i n in i onunnnil or' ! )a 11( ,|, je Sonet a now < mi p ; ,,,| , or , nt republic e ! tier's comic. a-? 'e I?.11; I his tones. l-'em ral troop in.. It u or<b|.(} to se t;ive ha - o i.e. Se\ :r ? u iri? ' persons \\-ie I I in iii(. Klornin.; or of the '.flv . i:iiiej>ec ?>y a bnr I t hi .force. DEMOCRATS FAIL TO OVERRIDE TAR HOUSE FAILURE TO MUSTEF TWO-THIRDS VOTE KILLS WO< AND FREE LIST BILLSj A/I I I ACDCt Tn null L L I U guiiun hi rhe Democratic House Went Dt With Flying Colors in Battle to Override President. Washington.?In a succession f ranitic events the Democratic ho f representatives met defeat in upreme effort to pass the wool i ree list bills over the president's ues. The house will agree to otton tariff revision bill as anient 11 the senate, but will not hold c rcss in session to await the cert eto of that measure. The sou leared away all its business and e y adjournment is assured, in the 01 m of the leaders of both parties lie house. Tlie Democratic house majority, w great demonstration of enthusias lurshaled its ranks for the great b le to override the president and w< own with flying colors. The pai uiders failed to muster enough urgent Republican support to pi lie tariff legislation over the pre cut's head. The Democratic members of t rays and means committee determ e to end the long session at on> 'lie house will pass the cotton I s amended in the senate, contain! lie iron and steel, chemical and c on machinery schedules and the n proeal bituminous coal across the ( ladian border provision and will se I to the preside nt. *ACE WAR IN SOUTH GEORG /lob Applies Torch to Negro House Jakin, Georgia. Donalsonviile, Ga.?As a result lie killing of Marshal Newberry akin the people of that section inrly county and those living aero he river in Alabama have becor hcroughl caroused r.nd have been n dying the torch rather freely to n ro lodge buildings, school houses ni hurehes. Three negro lodges, tv hurcln s and one sc hool house wo: uid in ashes by the mob, which tent < n rovoning the? death of Ma hul Newberry. New trouble arose over some m :roos barricading themselves in muse and tiring upon a crowd c rbites who were in search of the n< ;ro murderer, West. This fire wa eturned by the whites and the bulb ng in which the negroes had burr aded themselves was riddled wit r c?. M. rowd has begun to drink heavily anre brandishing their revolvers i: ach others' faces. The more peace tble of the whites have been doing al n their power to end the trouble am et the law take a hand. This lias en aged the more vicious element of th> nob, and it is now feared that th. ives of the whites are endangerec rom the mob, taking it as tin insul hat they should not revenge the leath of Marshal Newberry. All business at Jakin is at a stand it ill, stores being closed and tin vhites remaining in their homes. Th? legroes are scattered and fe wean b cen in or around Jakin. The negroe iving in the country who had no leard of the trouble there went b lakin to transact business, but wop lot permitted to remain in the towi lor allowed to purchase goods. Aviator Breaks Altitude Record. Chicago.?Oscar A. Btindley soar< liplior from the pround than an aoj dano lias oven been and sot a no vorld's record at 11.721! foot. Phil ). Paruialeo followed him in the a mssitip the former American reco mil reaching 10.N37 foot before lie d trended. Tito world's previous recoi vas 10,701 feet. Captain Felix flow i heipht of 11.152 fi'et at l-'tamp 'ranee, but his tlipht has not yet bet undo official Farmers to Estimate Cotton Crop. Montgomery, Ala.?To save tl 'armors of the South millions of dr ars this fall and to put the worl >11 notice that the cotton crop of th South has greatly deteriorated sine lie publication of the last povornmoi ! < port and to po on record that th otal crop will not reach 1),000.00 nabs, as formerly estimated, a eoi IVrenco of all Southern npriciillun otumb ioners, ofti. ials of the I'arn rs' union and of other apricultim irpani/.ations, will meet in .Montgon cry. Georgians Fight Publicity Bill. Washington.- The (Jcorpia dole*,* lion in eongress fuini led 1" of in 27 votes that were east in the iious ngnills' the acceptance of the ennfe ence report on the bill for the ptlbl cation of eampaipii cxpensse. Tinoppe ion t?> the measure was due t the '.i, that the bill pives the i-'edo al gov. rnnient jurisdiction over pr mai .v elect inns, and may nullify th < oi.ia laws regulating congr-ession: "oui nations. Congressman Hugiiesr I llltl WJ1: Ilie 4 > 11 > 4iriilKl.iu i vote for the < nferenee report. Believe Cotton Crop Overestim ntcc Wa lilimtnn ClinritiiiK '!?; tin- d< irinicnt of neiietilture report o c ton issued July 27> had ovc to nnat< the erop liy i . . mi drop of 40 per < li in tin- in :< o < lotion and a panic in Mm 'o ; !:. Sen; 'or Smith of South C;r(il;'i:i ;i r< duc? d a resolution in th "linte i .il .iik up u Secretary Wil oil to fun is the senate with inforiiia ion eoncori; nit the eondition of the cotton ? ro, tli, year and make a peeial estiiiial upon it.