The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, August 25, 1911, Image 4
Published Weekly. ^
ATESBURG. O. C.
I'm U cheap now.
Tha lucky aviator is the live on* 1
Niagara occasionally falls as a fool*
killer.
Ablation -shows a marked tendency
towards precipitation. [
An alert toad eats 285 flies an hour
- if he can catch them. V
On aome summer days straw hats
<!? fy meteorological conditions.
Moat of the women who put on bath
its uits this summer get them wet.
electric fan crop is more lmporiust
now than even a cereal crop. ,
' riding in the air bids fair to be- j
come a sky feature either this year or
neJtt.
; ' I
at of the early presidential booms
t-ni be badly frostbitten before anoth
?r i . ring. 1
ere are microbes on a dollar bill,
dollar bills do not fly about to 1
t ! t on one.
1' e sweet girl graduate has deserti
d the fountain of learning for the
fountain.
A cat can look at a king, and for
Unit matter most any sort of a man
can grow a pointed beard.
e coatless man who has not also
' ij. i his good manners Is all right
wbl ? the hot weather lasts.
\ latiou heroes are becoming t o
arous to be counted on one's dn.
i v. Every country has them.
Wisconsin woman is said to have
i ambition to be governor. How does
aha stand on hatpin legislation?
'ie government owns 30.000 relni
in Alaska, and strange to relate
i radicate has tried to grab them.
"7 new ball players who may be
liased should bo insured for at
six months against wearing out
hen New York builds its 100-story
Iv ik ing our mountain climbers will be
nuved the expense of a trip to Switzer
land.
A woman 80 years old will enter
the Wisconsin university, and thus
< *>a ges from an aged lady into a col -ice
girl.
of the newspaper humorist,
-i i' ; olcnlcs are held without
' nterference on the part
Flu vlua.
. . lightning stuck *
iR p. .10 In L ul?vlllo *1 -i v
#TktH as undoubtedly ."<*??*
' said that flies do not like blue
Perhaps you have noticed that
t.-.y always seem to have a prefer?
'jcr for white walls.
The Frankfurter Zeltung declares
the sword still rules the world
-nd not the dollar. However, it
j - dciinrs *A moirft s?rords.
ortunately it is cool enough again
y.o, so that the red-headed girl can
v* * a celluloid comb in her hair
out constant apprehension.
We are told that it is now possible
to enjoy continuous trolley ride from
T t-e Hauste, Ind., to Showhegan,
VI It may be possible to enjoy leavi
Terre Haute, but how can one enV>y
going to Showhegan?
A German has Invented a liquid bullot
which will incapacitate without
fili ng. It should be used exclusively ]
m he didn't-know-it-was-loaded gun.
tine-cent letter postage Is predicted i
his looks like a mighty good thing (
Mjt pessimists no doubt fear that it i
v mean bills sent in twdlce as often, j
A new York man who committed i
:Ide left a note In which he apolo i
mJ for mussing the room. Evident- i
Iv jollteness had become a habit with ,
hixn.
'.he number of wrecks reported on
western coast leads one to bus- 5
!>' < t that the Pacific ocean lr not <
c. e as pacific as the name would <
ttn wly. (
ome distinguished men want to be ,
guarded, legally, against the odors ,
tobacco. Noiseless gum chewing (
ild be another good thing to bring
at ut.
oston has found 55,000,000 bacteria
J.n naif a spoonful of ice cream. IIos- (
s bacteria population is looking up.
toad is said to be able to eat nearTj
100 files 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-in-law is no ioko.
,1 Italian recently bought the title
count for $4,000. This seems
ulously cheap compared to the
ea our rich Americans have beeD
jpcying.
is pleasant to read that a drunkchauffeur
got the jail sentence he
bidding for In addition to the
il fine.
price of $100,000 lias boon put f
n the head of the former shah of t
'( ?la. There Is a lot of money in <
jii; i -\
ossibly the chnrgo that women's ]
r. are becoming larger is merely a a
on the pnrt the shoe mariufac r\
?rs to raise the price of fe: Inlne 0
in :wear. 8
WHEAT FIGURES
FOR PAST TEAR
SOME INTEKfc.STING STATISTICS
THAT WERE RECEIVED BY
COMMISSIONER WATSON.
RAISING OWN FOOD SUPPLY
? -
Vaste of Money Spent For Things to
Eat R?ua n?4 Ciai. o- A}
? - ? ?~ J w.tu v? ic gidic?OOFTIC Old t|5'
tic# on Rye Are Also Furnished?
Yield Per Acre.
Columbia,?"It beginB 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 bushels
Tor last year. The average yield per
acre last year was 10 bushels and
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 along, for instance, sending
outside of the state every year for
flour the appalling sum 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
raising 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
tne 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 2,833,300
bushels worth $3,686,000.00.
Fund is Secured by Fair Society.
The executive committee of the
South Carolina Agricultural and Melius
K ill SvH' ' i b ' '?
oi. $15,000 trotn it . I),. U c
user* n purchasf x *h:o\ n * ih
s 'el auditorium .*< arid
of Columbia . no the s<
Greensboro. N. C. Several weeks ago
a bond issue of $25,000 was approved.
The funds from the bor.ds 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
National Corn exposition.
Heard tH* Secretary's Report.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Orangeburg chamber of commerce
was held at the city hall and Commercial
Secretary Marchant made his report
concerning the "booster" trio.
He stated that he has gotten in touch
with many important men along the
Pregnall's branch of the Atlantic Ccast
Line railroad, and nearly everyone is
In favor of the proposed change of
schedule. The county fair was discussed.
Bids are being received for
the erection of the main fair building
and the premium list his been
arranged. The matter of extending
me grear wnite way was discussed
and the matter was enthusiastically
received. Action will be taken at the
next meeting.
Send in Your Aoplications.
In the latter part of July, the state
superintendent of Education forwardid
to the different county supcrintenlents
throughout the state the application
blanks for state aid to tbe 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
Commissioner McMaster is distributing
throughout the state circulars
fhowing the danger of fire by allowng
this material to accumulate, and
luoting the section of the Acts of li>(?4.
giving representatives of the insurince
department the right to inspect
premises and order the removal of
sombustiblo matter. Mr. H. A. Wharon,
deputy insurance commissioner,
recently made inspections covering
i large portion of Columbia.
Transfers of Real Estate.
The following transfers of real
?stafe have been reconh d in the office
of the register of mesne convey
?nc>: Itattery Development Cot; puny
o City Council of Charleston, property
comprising the following Hou rnrd
lots: hots l*s to 104, lots 13? to
34. lots 13!> to 144. lots 164 to 17-.
ots 175 t > 17!'. The legal consider
ition named was $5. Carrlngton,
Thomas & Co., to Mary K. Thomas,
t nl. property on west side of King
treet, consideration $5.0(>.
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 the executive committee
of the Chamber of Commerce, when
iiiv u11luiitun wii? uisiiisscii oy a. k.
Gonzales, the president of the New
York, Columbia & Georgetown Boat
company; T. C. Williams, the promoter
of the 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
with the coast. These men use the
boat line for transportation from Columbia
to Georgetown. From George- !
town 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 j
has done an excellent business. The ;
situation with regard to river navi- i
gation 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 man- !
ager of the Columbia, Georgetown &
New York company was afcepted, >
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. See- j
retary Hamby is familiar with river
navigation from his experience as a :
government engineer. He will work
to create business for the boat lino
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 man- :
ager 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, Lockhnrt
and Watkins made an expedition into
(in- ni'^iunii ttfi'iiun ui iins county, :i
section notorious for its illicit liquor
dealers, and destroyed one of the
largest distilleries ever seen in the
county. It had a capacity of 100 gallons.
The officers stated that the fires
were still burning and everything
showed that it was in active operation
at the time that it was destroyed.
However, the birds bad evidently received
some intimation of the approach
of the officers and had flown.
It is expected that there will be some '
later developments.
| Larcas^er V. /or "Icsi.nt.
j r? firnntlo'. t l . a .
thereon. It is nopeu mat ??ii. uuv
ory may be prevailed upon to reconsider
his action and continue to serve
as mayor, in which position he is giving
universal satisfaction, making a
faithful, firm and efficient officer. It
is understood that it is on account, of i
his health that Mayor ffregnry desires 1
to be relieved of the duties and responsibilities
of the office.
Lexington's Educational Rally.
Saturday, September 2. is to be a
Dig day for the people of Baxter. The
occasion will be an educational rallv
and Sunday school celebration at
Union school house. In the forenoon
there will bo exercises by the children
of the Sunday school and two addresses
on Sunday school work by E. !
L. Asbill of Leesville and Dr. E. ?. |
Ridgell of Batesburg. In the after- ;
noon there will be an address by
John E. Swearingen. state superintendent
of education, who will be followed
by County Superintnedent of Edu I
cation Martin.
Charleston.?Bids have been invited
for the painting of the old Post office
building. Considerable repair work
is under way on this historic s?ruc- 1
tare, and when it is repainted it will
present n 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 j
estate of Henry Edwards, versus the I
Ashepoo Fertilizer Company, the com
plaint and answer in which were filed.
The suit is for $20,000. It is
alleged that Henry Edwards in the
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 mooting of tho board of county
commissioners has boon called by Supervisor
Cantwell to consider the matter
of the re-establishment of the
Fdisto Ferry connecting Kdisto Island
witli the mainland. It will he remembered
that $1,500 was appropriated by
tho General Assembly at its last session
for the purpose of reestablishing
the ferry, though the specifle bil! providing
for tho re-establishment of the
ferry was killed. Mr. Logan gave it
as his opinion that the in< nov s^
aside by tho supply bill was nvnilabh
Calhoun io Doing Her Part.
Motorists will soon find a different
proposition in tin Old State road betwooi
Coliunl ;"!j Charleston. so
far a:; this count', is concerto d. Much
work hits 1-. a "com pi it-hod recently,
"fid the veteran Capt. "Hilly" Knight
is still ;tt work on his end. itf 1 to
the Lexington line. Short of a regit
lar chain gang, Mr Knight Is h rd o
beat. Like tlie famous genera h<
"makes haste slowly," hut d<
thorottghly. Col. Willie Join 1 re
trlbuted $r?00 towards a hotter, r id
through "Hogaboo" swamp.
THE COTTON CROP fl
IS 600D TO FAIR
LITTLE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE
BY DROUGHT, RAINS OR
BOLL WEEVIL.
BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE
Ccttcn Is Slow in Maturing This Year.
May Be Exposed to
Frost.
Memphis, Tenn.?The CommercialAppeal
weekly cotton crop review
says:
"Lack of rainfall in the Carollnas,
part of Oklahoma and Texas and western
Oklahoma gives rise to complaints
of shedding of a rather severe kind,
while in all other states excessive rainfall
is producing a very rank growth
of stalk, is retarding t lie proper setting
of new bolls, and is rotting a few
already made.
"The natural maturity of the plant
is also being delayed, and the crop
will be exiwsed to unusual danger
from frost if the rains continue.
"Preceding; the inauguration of this
drouth in the extreme east and the
southwest and heavy rains in the central
states the plant was well fruited
and comparatively early in growth, so '
that, although the loss has boon rather .
heavy during the past two weeks, the |
promise is still good to fair. On the
bright side it is also worthy of 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- (
Una, but littlu cotton picking has been
done, and the bolls are opening slowly (
because of the continued growth of
the plant due to the rfains. The boll (
weevils in southern Mississippi and .
Louisiana now appear active enough ^
to stop all further setting squares.
The worm damage has not been ex ]
tensive.
"Texas correspondents report that j
a good soaking rain within too next
week will restore much of the loss. (
ami enable the plant to make a late f
crop." ,
Montgomery, Ala.?Alabama's col- (
mil crup iias not neon uamugeu as ,
much as some of the alarmists and
pessimists have predicted, Reports to j
The Advertiser from practically every
county in the state indicate that die
injury from the caterpillar, cotton
worm and other pests is inconsequential.
That there lias been some deterioration
is true, due much to tlie
rain, which lias caused the weed to
take on abnormal growth at the ex- !
pensc of fruiting. This deterioration is
from the condition of several weeks f
ago. when every indication pointed to
the largest and most perfect crop over
grown in Alabama. With regard to
the normal, the average crop of reuelier
lesuus >?
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ENGLISH STRIKE SETTLED
Railroad Employees of England Sign
Agreement With Officials.
London. England.?A tremendous
wave of relief swept over England, i
when announcement was made from i
the board of trade that the railway j '
strike had been settled and that the
men would return to work immediately.
j1
Telegrams were dispatched to all
important railroad towns, bearing the I >
information, and those crossed in ttansit
messages to London describing the
strike riots in Llanelly and smaller
points in the kingdom.
The cabinet had bee n working night
and day since the strike threatened to
arrange a compromise. .Mo.: ot the
credit for tlic ultimate success of their
efforts appears to rest on tile shoulders
of Chancellor Lloyd-George, who,
in his statement to parliament, and in
an interview with the managers and
the men, worked for conciliation when
all others of the interested parties
seemed to have abandoned hope
So far as technical advantage in
the compromise goes, it appears to lie
in the men's favor, particularly as the
managers consent to meet their representaiveg.
Cuban Editors Exiled.
Havana, Cuba, .lose .Maria Villaverde,
managing editor of the newspaper
Cuba, and hi- nephew, Manuel
Villaverde, an editmial w riter on The
Cuba, were seized at the resid. n<e of
the former, placed on board a vainer
and dep rted to Spain. The Cuba has |i
been assailing the government \ i
presidential decree i sited com ruing
the deportation denounces the Villavetdes,
who are Spaniards, as perni
cious foreigners, sutively ho i]c to
the Cuban government.
Condition of the Pope.
Home, Italy.? Pope Pius had in' nd
P'l to celebrate tu: s. but hi pi- >i
clans, as an extra precaution o m .in
tnining his strength and en gy, in
sistod that lie postpone it and also'
heggcd the pontiff to retrain sitting a
much as por ilde while attending lie
mass celebrated by Mgr. Hressan. The
pope are tinneee sary and at- being |
pope are unnnecessary and are In in)
continued simply in order to induce
his holiness to take care of 1 m I
Taft Plans Long Jourroy.
Wit bin- n I'bin to: , nt
Taft's ?one " tip : .-on b ' \\*. ?
and to the I' lie cof t i> '
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TWO AVImIOBS ARE KILLED
William R. Badger and St. Cro'x
Johnson Drop to Death at
Chicago.
Chicago.?Two aviators, William R.
Badger of Pittsburg and St Croix
lohnstone of Chicago, both young nun,
est their Jives at the international
iviution meet here. In dying both repealed
the lrailt;. of the craft in
ivhich two score more aviators were
urving and gliding about the air,
with scarcely a pause for the deaths
>f their contemporaries.
Death in both cases was due to unexplained
accidents, probably the remits
of unsuspected defects in the
mechanism of the machines and was
n no way caused by carelessness nor
lack of responsibility of the drivers.
lladger, a wealthy young man, careened
to his death in a pit in the
iviatioti Held. There had been a flaw
11 one of the wings of the propeller
(i,.. i>.,i .1,1 ;.? ? ,.l?; i>, In- thiiviT ('on
rifugal force broke the propeller, upset
the delieate ecpiillbrlum of the machine
and Itadger dashed 100 feet to
he bottom of the pit, his neek being
iroken. Jolinstene fell 000 feet tinier
hi engine and was drowned as
he result of an equally unsuspected
letect Caught under the heavy en;in?
in the Moisant monoplane, lie
sas carried deep into Lake Michigan
md his body was not brought to the
surface until an hour later.
STATEHOOD BILL IS VETOED
'resident Refuses to Endorse Recall
of Judiciary.
Washington.?President Tuft's first
mportant veto message disapproving
s a clause providing for die recall of
ill elective officers, including jndgi s.
nit New Mexico suffers also, for both
erritories are c uplod together in the
esolution The president already lias
lpproved the constitution of NewMexico.
but further h islation will lie
necessary to have either territory admitted
at this s- -ion of congress, unless
both the seiuite and house pass
ilie prcs in n -olu'ion over the presidential
\<: 'i at the veto may be
uverridd- n in house is not unexpected.
but as to its fate in the senate
then m a ll audit.
A filial a nip' t secure statehood
for New- M? xb-o and Arizona begun in
both buu- i-f <-h .;!.ss following the
receipt o' I'm lent Tuff's emphatic
veto of th-> s'o id resolution as it
iiad hi cn at to him.
Senate Rep -t Den unccs Peace Pacts
Washi: n T . . ariiii rat ion treaties
with i i unci an i Great Britain
are eharat < 1 i< enate committee
a a ' b: in .t war and not
af peace." in a l . i presented to
the senat- Tie rt defends the
committe< a ' iking out of
ilie treat lie p am authorizing
the arhitvat on < n , determine
tlie justiflal !< < i any given
subject w 'ho r< ... |? t]lo 8,,u.
lie's pow : i n.
An Inch ' Tot que Wanted.
Kansas : - M. J. i,. ixinir of
iiulcix inUm < M h r of Miss
liiex. l.'iiy. " i ' 1> lii* off he?
longue in a i ' m a?cii|<nt, li;
i oceiv* <1 oil i'l :iv of lilt> lotLors
ami Ic*I? . am . for the la
Hiroo days in t at i lo her an
nouncement tiiai .. reward would 1
liuid for nn in< o; om- ; . ion;
i<i in- used t<> on' 'i- i.
writ or of one leti< i thon
5:iOtiiliO wonhl la* a a.-nn pr.
for nn inch of tony
Prohibitionists Win in Kentutk v
l.oui-ville, Ky Do. . ,
I... I I .. i .1 . r
i iii-ii.? r? " < '? i '
KM! refu < ! to JUT- II:
(in ; advire and a?! pled
report of tile t? oltr :
which provided for : .<
iho county until htw to all - a i> ()f
the Htntc. \Vatt< rsnn v, niber
of tlu? committee II- ; ,1 tlie
minority repoi uh : ,
i tliat fiatuve and i \ mend
ii as to 1< avi the Rti. . law.s
is they stand
Tuft Preaches P rmrn.
On in drove, .V J I, lt 'Paft,
continued his can Ip tore the
J-'m n< a general a at toil tn alien
t
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their irfttl :
The long' ' 1( j ti . holds these
teaties. t' d? at argii ?,
gr liter wi 1 > lie opportunity rot
him to | ' ii !> ' and arli\trat un
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APPOINTMENTS
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PLAN FOR COTTON BULL
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EX
CHANGE RAPS ENGLISH BILL
OF LADING COMMITTEE.
Plan Is Reflection Upon Exporters am
Stab at Planters of South, Says
the Exchange.
New Orleans.?Branding the pre
posed plan of the Liverpool cottoi
bills of lading committee to Institute
in New York a clearing house for tin
validation of cotton bills of lading a:
a "direct reflection and insult upoi
those engaged in the exporting of cot
ton," and placing itself upon recore
as opposing the plan in its entirety
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
through its board of directors, passe*
resolutions to this effect and approve*
the report of its special committee ap
poitted to investigate the proposition
The directors also adopted resolu
tions authorizing its president to is
sue invitations in the name of th<
< xehange to all Southern exchanges
boards of trade, bankers and exporters
and others interested in the handling
j of cotton to meet here in joint cot
fere lice, probably during the annua
convention of the American Bankers
'association about November 20, next
1 for the purpose of adopting measure,
j lor tiie protection of their respective
and mutual interests.
The local i xehange expressed it sell
as being willing, in the future as ir
the past, to co-operate in any feasible
and just plan for the protection cf the
legitimate cotton trade and the elitni
nation of practices contrary tj com
mcrcial morality; any feasible plar
that will not take further tribute from
the Southern planters. All cotton ex
i..vr hi?ci pool interests hi a comer
once, explained the entire plan to the
local committee, but as to change fron
the original plan was noted lie was
informed that an adverse report woulc
be made and the proposition opposed
The committee, in giving reasons
J for opposing the plan, reported that
i tin* iosses through Knigiii, Yancey <v
<'o.. and Steele, Miller Ai Co. wert
nothing, and "consequently there was
nothing to justify tlie complex am
j cmnhersome methods of handling eot
; ton, ' ass proposed.
LIQUORS RARRED ON TRAINS
Againrt Law to Sell Liquor on Dininc
Cars in Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala.?It is against the
sanction of the Smith regulation bil
which controls the sale of whiskej
in the state, to sell intoxicating liqu rs
or beverages on the dining cars it
Alabama, according to an opinioi
which bus been rendered to Governoi
O'Neal by Atty. Gen. Robert C. Brick
ell.
In another opinion, which has beet
i submitted to Governor O'Neal at the
request <>f Chairman John ('. Sprag
gins of the Tuseumhia commission, tin
I attorney general holds that section 2*
!of the Smith bill forbids conucetioi
| of ji bar room with a pool room.
Negro Banks Will Be Aided.
Little Rock, Ark. The National N'e
gro Rankers' association approved t
haul, guaranty plan for fifty-four no
gr > banks In tlu- South whereby i
p iposeil to protect the depositor:
< a banks to correct any evil whirl
\ develop in the future. The plai
. . i a .; is to raise a guaranty fun*
$_'",nn?i at the start. The fund wil
protected by an indemnity bom
i it'll t to protect banks ontoiin:
o the agreement. The fund for tin
.mi- will be raised through sub
ii|?! ion.
.' n-.phis Complains of Express Rate
Washington A difference of 5"
i ( -Mil i . i w? . it the express and ili<
lit rate on ar ales siiipped Iron
a 01 n .iiies to Memphis, is niadi
the basis of :i complaint lilod witl
ie iti'? i tate e tnneTce coinmissiot
b> tin- .Memphis firight burfati. Tie
complaint i- directed againsft tiie Ad
urns, \nierii tin, ITiited States, HontIt
ern, Wei, -Fargo and I'acilie < xpres
coinpaaies. The eointnis.Moii is uskci
to adjn-t the < xpre - rates.
Mexican Rcbele Issue Ultimatum.
Mexico City. T:n- Mexican g< von
m 'ii! is in receipt of an niiimaiui
from .litan l'.at: . . a r< be I < Iticftai
in command o l.u ti mined "jiou <1<
l.u in;; i bat i, o;' <. nuloa an
Soiiol .i now ' . t i'ii . mi imi. p m
nt l pi. .: a , 11 11 itii- ; 1h>
. nor's coi iniand to d ...and bis loi
Fed. 1 al ' rot , ha\ ? b li ortii ; e(J t
r.ivc ha. i o I icera . S? \ a <
persons were KilI.-.t in the siorm n
'I'll llu ,/-'v <'!' Zaeatepec a ba I
. I force.
] DEMOCRATS FAIL "
OVERRIDE TAiI 1
HOUSE FAILURE TO MUSTEF
TWO-THIRDS VOTE KILLS WO<
AND FREE LIST BILLSj
WILL AGREE TO COTTON Bl
The Democratic House Went Dc
With Flying Colors in Battle to
Override President.
Washington.? In a succession
(lramtic events the Democratic ho
of representatives met defeat in
supreme effort to pass the wool i
free list bills over the president's
toes. The house will agree to
cotton tariff revision bill as anient
in the senate, but will not hold c
gress in session to await the cert
veto of that nnasure. The sen
cleared away all its business and e
- ly adjournment is assured, in the of
l ion of the leaders of both parties
| tho house.
The Democratic house majority, w
a great demonstration of entitusias
marshaled its ranks for the great b
tie to override the president and wt
down with flying colors. The pai
j leaders failed to muster enough
surgont Republican support to pt
the taritT legislation over the pre
dent's head.
The Democratic members of t
i- ways and means committee determ
1 de to end the long session at on.
3 The house will pass the cotton I
3 as amended in the senate, contain!
* the iron and steel, chemical and e
t ton machinery schedules and the r?
- iprocal bituminous coal across the C
1 nadian border provision and will se
, it to the president.
| RACE WAR IN SOUTH GEORG
Mob Applies Torch to Negro House
Jakin, Georgia.
Donalsonville, Ga.?As a result
- the killing of Marshal Newberry
. Jakin the people of that section
t Harlv county and those living aero
' the river in Alabama have becor
- thoroughi varouscd and have been a
1 plying the torch rather freely to u
" gro lodge buildings, school houses at
. churches. Three negro lodges, tv
J church* s and one school house we:
' laid in ashes by the mob, which
bent < n revetting the death of Ma
f shal Newberry.
i New trouble arose over some n<
groes barricading themselves in
house and tiring upon a crowd f
- whites who were in search of the n<
- gro murderer, West. This flre wn
1 returned by the whites and the built
i ing in which the negroes had burr
catled themselves was riddled wit
r
a.
M.
crowd has begun to drink heavily an!
are brandishing their revolvers ii
? II "ill* I r? KIV * o, I I1U II1VI f |?* ?H *
> able of tiie whites have beep doing al
I In their power to end the trouble am
. let the law take a hand. This has en
' raged the more vicious element of tie
t mob, and it is now feared that th<
: lives of tiie whites ure eudaiigerei
' from the mob, taking it as an insul
' that they should not revenge tin
i tleaih of Marshal Newberry.
All business at .lakin is at a stand
still, stores being closed and tin
whites remaining in their homes. Tin
negroes are scattered and fe wean l?
seen in or around .lakin. The negroe
living in the country who had 110
1 heard of the trouble there went t<
lakin to transact business, but wop
1 not permitted to remain in the towi
1 nor allowed to purchase goods.
i Aviator Breaks Altitude Record.
1 Chicago.?Oscar A. Brindley soari
1 higher from the ground than an aei
plane has even been and set a no
world's record at 11,720 feet. Phil
o. Parmalee followed him in the a
1 passing the former American reeo
? and reaching 10,837 foot before lie d
scended. The world's previous reeoi
> was 10.701 feet. Captain Felix flow
i a height of 11,152 feet at Ktanip
1 Franco, but his flight lias not yet bet
made official.
Farmers to Estimate Cotton Crop.
Montgomery, Ala.?To save tl
1 farmers of the South millions of dr
- lars this fall and to put the worl
t on notice that the cotton crop of tl:
South has greatly deteriorated sint
i the publication of the last governmoi
1 report and to go on record that tl:
1 total crop will not reach 15.flh0.flf
1 bales, as formerly est tainted, a coi
1 t'i rence of all S uithern agricullun
; commissioners, officials of tile Farii
i? era' union and of other ngricultun
i- organizations, will meet in Montgon
cry.
s Georgians Fight Publicity Bill.
!, Washington. The Georgia delegs
tioti in congress fumi hod 10 of tli
' 27 votes that were cast in the iious
15 against the acceptance of the confe
e t nee report 011 the bill for the pilbl
I, cation of campaign expenssc. Thei
opposition to the measure was due t
the fact that the bill gives the Fede
' al government jurisdiction over pr
I marv elections, and may nullifv tli
i- (leoiviia laws rcKuititiiiR eoiiRrnssinnr
nominalions. Congressman Hughesr
l iIn* Third was tho only (Georgian t
vole for tho conference report.
Believe Cotton Crop OverestimMcc
| Wa liinmon. ("harping that the d<
partinent of agriculture report o, <
ton issued .I illy had over.-} u; i
.. the crop by n.OOO.OOo has
,1 drop of 1?? P-r cetii in the p ((
I col <>n and i panic in tin s ,-n,
101 Si'i of Sou' ii (
jj j duccd a ! olu.ion in Hi
o iig tip a Sic etary \\ i t . Ininis
,, the s-etiat with in 0111 concern
in:' the condition ot ottou < ro
, lis year and ma lie a , al ? -annul
upon it.