The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, November 21, 1907, Image 1
*
VOL. IV. NO. 43.
CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, NO VEMBER 21, 1907.
I ? | jTi i*| n
Sl.SOPer Yea r
CONFERENCECALLED
President Invites Governors
to Meet With Him
MUST CONSERVE RCSOURCES
The Subject Tot Consideration is the
Question ?1 Means to Conserve the
Country's Natural Resources ? We
Are Prosperous Now, the Chief
Executive Declares, But it is Time
to Halt and Take a Reckoning.
"N iuhington. Special. ? President
Boose volt has invited the GoveYnors
of the States and Territories to meet
him at the White House' May l.'lth,
14tli and ir>ih next, to discuss the
'question of means to conserve the
natural rc-nunos <?f the country.
Invitations arc to be extended to the
members of hu;h houses of Con
gress and to the inland waterways,
commission. The importance and
manner in which the suhjcct is to ho
considered are indicated in the
Presidents letter to the Governors,
which was made public at the White
House. The. letter follows:
''The natural resources of the
territory of ti e United States were,
at the time of settlement, richer,
more varied and more available than
those of any other equal area on the
surface ot t ho earth. The develop*
meiil ol tlu.-c resources lias given
us for more than a century a rate
ol. increase in population .and wealth
undrc:imc<! ?t by the men who
ionnded our government and without
parallel i*i history. It is obvious
that the prosperity which we now
enjoy rests directly upon these re
sources. Jt ii equal iv obvious that
the vigor and success which we de
sire and foresee for this nation in the
future must have this as its ultimate
material basis. ^ -
''In view of those evident fact*, it
socujs to me time for the country
to take aci-ouut of its natural rc
sources. and to inquire how long
they are likely to last. Wo are
prosperous now; we should not for
get thai it will bo just as im
portant to our descendants to be
prosperous in their time as it is to
us to be propcrous in our time.
"Recently I expressed the oppinion
that there is no other question now
before the nntion of equal gravity
with the question of the conservation
of our natural resources; and I added
that, il is the plain duty of those of us
who. for the moment, arc responsible
to make inventory of the natural re
sources which have been handed down
to us; to forecast as well as we may
the needs of the future, and so to
handle the great sources of our pros
perity as not to destroy in advance
all hope of the prosperity of our des
cendants.
"It is evident that, the abundant
natural resources in which the wel
fare of this nation rests are be
coming depleted, and in not a few
cases are already c hausted. This
is true of all portions of the United
States; it is especially true of the
east. The gravity of the situation
, must. T believe, appeal with special
force to the Governors of tho States
because of their close relations to
Vhe people and their responsibility
tor the welfare of their communities.
I have therefore decided, in ac"
eonlauce with the suggestion ' of the
inland waterways commission, to askN
the Governors of the States . and
Territories to meet , at. the White
House 4)ii May 13th, 14th and 15th
to confer with tho President r;ml
with each other upon the conserva
tion of natural resourcos.
"Il gives me great pleasure to in
vile you to take part in this con
ference. I should bo glad to have
you select three citizens to ac
company you and to attend the con
ference as your assistants or art
visors. I shall also invite the Sena
tors and Representatives of the
Sixtieth ( 'onyxes* to ho present al
the sessions so far as their ?'/'Ik's
will permit.
" I he matters to be considered al
this con ferer.ee are not confined to
any region or group of Stales, but
i are of vital concern to the nation
ins a whole and to nil the people.
^ ?The?e subjects include the use and
oniiscn alien of the mineral re
sources. l!:o resources of the land
and the resources of the waters in
k every part of our territory.
"In order to opvn discussion 1
shall invito a few recognized ail
t horiet ies I ? ? prevent brief descrip
tion-. of actual laets and conditions
without argument, leaving I he confer
ence to deal with each topic as it j
may elect. The inembeis of the in
land waterways commission will be
! ^present in order l< share with mo the
brneiU of information and siigges- 1
tiou, and i ,* desired, to set fort hi
their provisional plans and con
clusions. J
"1 lets, ui'io.i I itninil ir;un<?y.
fi?U?? UtO to C I 111 I lilt' ?'OU
norvnlion of ntir Di>tuvnl tesourre* i
tlie most \vf isrlity <|ues(io;i now 1)0
fore 'ho people of (lie I'nited Klut'.'s
If this is no, the proposed eouforeneo.
which is flic Ills', of its kind, will be
ftmonar the ior?st iniporlnnt Tflllier
inps i?i our history in its e fleet- upon
I ho welfutp of nil our people.
"I earnestly hope, tnv denr fSov
ernor. tb.it you will find il piM.-iblf
to bo present.
"Sineerelv yours,
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
OUR FORTY-SIXTH STATE
New Star Added to American Flag
by Admission of Oklahoma.
"Wshington, Spccial. ? A new star
was added to the American flag Sat
urday by the admission formally into
the Union of the State of Oklahoma.
President Roosevelt at 10:10 o'clock
Saturday morning signed the procla
mation admitting the territories of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory joint
ly as one of the American States.
Little formality attended the cere
mony which meant so much to the
people of the two territories. In ap
pending his signature to the procla
mation* the President used a pen
formed from a, quill plucked from
(lie wing of an American eagle. Thu
pen will he depositel with the OH?
lioma Historical Society.
Admission Marked by Jubiliation.
Guthrie, Okla., Spccial. ? The ad
mission of Oklahoma to satchood
was marked by jubilation throughout
the two territories by the installation
:>f Governor Charles N. Ilaskell and
by a parade and barbecue in Guthrie.
Will Issue Panama Bonds.
Washington, Special. ? Secretary
t"\>rtelvoirhas made the important an
nouncement that, as a means of af
fording relief to the financial situa
tion, the Treasury would issue $~?0,
:H)0,000 of Panama bonds and $100,
000.000 certificates of indebtedness,
m* so much thereof as may bo neces
sary. Tlie certificates will run for
one year and bear 3 per cent interest.
The Secretary's action in coming to
the relief of the finaucial situation
meets with President Kooscvclt 's
hearty approval, and the plan is the
outcome of the several White House
conferences which have been held
within the past few days when the
dnan?isl situation was (under consid
eration. Secretary Cortelyou says
that the Panama bonds will afford
most substatial relief, as the law pro
vides that they may be used as a
basis for additional national bank cir
culation. He also states that the pro
ceeds from the sale of certificates can
be made directly available at jioints
where the need is most urgent, and
especially for the movement of the
crops which, he says, "if properly ac
celerated will give the greatest rolief
and result in the most immediate fin
ancial returns." The Secretary calls
attention to t lie attractiveness of the
bonds and certificates as absolutely
safe investments.
Fire at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Speeial. ? An estimated
damage of $85,000, practically all in
sured. is the result of a fire which
gutted the two upper stories of the
live-storv building occupied by the
Willis Smith Crallo Company, furni
ture dealers here, and by the immense
amount of water thrown into the
structure. A genreal alarm brought
all the lire fighting force of the city
to action and !lie fire was confined to
the upper stories. The building faces
200 feet or. Main and ,'{00 feet an
Church street and was formerly t lie
old Purcell House, one of the early
hotels of Norfolk,
Football Team on Strike.
Del a nd, Fin., Special.-? The Stet?.
son University football team, recog
nized throughout the South as one of
the strongest elevens on the gridiron
has sh'uek beeansee President Lin
coln Hullcv has refused to permit
"Speck" Campbell, Stetson's quar
terback, to plav. President Hnlley
refused to give any reason for his
actions, and members of the team de
cline to play, claimintr they have no
other man to take Campbell's place.
All scheduled games have been can
cel ed.
Ta?gart. Calls Meeting of Committee.
French Lick, Ind., Special. ? Chair
man Thomas Taggart. of the Dcmn
eratic national committee, announced
that he had issued a call for a mect
ii : of (lie members of t lie committee
at French Lick' November 22d. The
(iine and place for the next Demo
cratic national convention will he d'n
cMsscd among oilier subjects hut no
final action will lie taken. The time
find plpce for another meeting of the
committee to decide a? to t lie national
convention will lie fixed.
Revolt of Chirene Troops.
T.nmlnn. By Cflh!e.--ln a dispatch
from Tokio the eorrospondor.t of The
Times snvx I tint the rovoll of a com
' # /
panv of Chinese troops in Formosa
resulted iu the murder of <;:? Japan
ese iM)Iicomon nncl civilianos. Tho in
cident has eiiuPcd uneasiness in Tokio,
lite correspondent dcclarnt, a* the
I loyalty of lli? Chinese mercenaries
had heretofore bwn tinquestinned.
Gcorjria Farmer Kills a Tenant,
lla/.elhurst, (in., Spocial.-? A. O.
Strickland. farmer, i* under arrest
for killing .Tolin Cole, a tenant, and
shorrfincr fold's brother. John Colo
asked fstiickland for a settlement
wlirn Strickland readied fur hi- T i ? ? f -
jjtiu and with tiro wordn, "I will jnvo
you n settlement" discharged if into
Colo's brcaat. Strickland al*o sliot
a brother of Cole, but not seriou<dj*.
BRYAN A CANDIDATE
Willing to Accep Democratic
Nomination For President
THINKS CHANCES TO WIN GOOD
Mr. Bryan Oft-Repeated Question by
Saying That He Will Accept Dem
ocratic Nomination in 1908 ? Does
Not Seek Nomination and Will Not
Assume to Dccide Question of
Availability.
Lincoln, Neb., Special. ? William J.
Bryan will accept the Democratic
nomination for President in 1903, but
he will neither ask nor make a light
for it. Lie says that for a year or
more lie has been pressed to answer
(he ? question "Will you accept the
nomination T " ami he believes the
public is entitled to an answer and
to know the position he occupies. The
question that ought 10 weigh most, he
says, is whether his nomination will
litrengthcu the Democratic party
more than the nomination of some one
else. Not only will he not seek or
ask for the nomination, but he will
not assume to deride the question of
availability, and if the prize falls to
another he will neither be disappoint
ed or disgruntled. At the same time,
he denies that lie has waited this long
in a desire to see wnom the Repub
licans are likely to nominate, or to
ascertain the chances of victory.
Sir. Iiryan says:
"Now that the election of 1907 is
past and plans arc being made for
next year's campaign, Mr. Bryan
leels^ that a statement is due to the
public. Those who prefer another
candidate are entitled to know his
position and tho^e who favor his nom
ination have a right to demand an
answer to the question so often put
'Will you accept a noininaatiou ?' his
relusal to answer the q\estion has
led to the circulation of many false
reports and unfriendly newspapers
have taken advantage of his silence
to misrepresent his attitude.
Will Not Seek Nomination.
''Mr. Bryan will not ask for or
seek a nomination and he will not as
sume to decide the question of his
availability. He has been so ampiv
recompensed by his party for what
lie has done and for what he has en
deavored to do that he cannot claim
a nomination as a reward; neither
should his ambition be considered for
he has had honors enough from his
party to satisfy any reasonable am
bition. The only question that ought
to weigh with the party is whether
the party can bo strengthened and
aided more by his nomination than
by the nomination of some one else.
It b? can serve the party by being its
candidate, he will accept the commis
sion and make the best light he can.
If, however, the choice falls upon
another, he will not bo disappointed
or disgruntled. His availability is a
question to be decided not by him, nor
by a few leaders, not even by the
leading newspapers that call them
selves Democratic, but by the voters
of the parly and to them, he entrusts
the decision of the question? they
are the Supreme Court in all matters
concerning candidates, as they arc in
nil matters concerning the platform.
Party Must Depend Upon Its Merits
"He assumes that they will not
select him unless they desire to make
an aggressive fight for the applica
tion of Democratic principles to pre
sent conditions, and he also takes it
for granted that the organization of
the party will be in harmony with the
platform, and will be composed of
men who sec political records and
will invite confidence and give nssur
auce thai a victory, if won, will not
be a barren victory.
I he Republicans must nominaJc
cither a reformer, n stand palter 01
one whose position on public ques
tions is unknown, and the course of
I he Democratic party should he (l>?
same no matter which element eon.
trols the Republican convention. The
Democratic party musfmakn thp fight
for what it believes. While it mnv
take advantage of Republican mis
takes, it must depend upon its own
merits for success and not upon the
error <>f its opponents.
"The action of the Republican con
tention may have its influence in the'
determining of the relative nvnilabil- 1
it y of Democratic candidates, but it i
ought not to have any influence in
determining the quotion whether flic
mm(* chosen by the Democrats should
accept the nomination. If the rani:
and file of the Democratic party de
sire ifr. Bryan to make the race. Ik
will make it no matter who may !>?
ill" Republican nominee."
Some Certiflcatos Retired.
Ne'.v York, SpeeiaT.? It was loom
ed tbat some of the Clearing IIoiim
loan certificates issued during I In* re
rent financial crisis bad been retired
No definite information as to the
amount could be obtained, but Clear
incr House official* expressed bif;i
satisfaction at Ibis conercte evidence
of improvement in the general situa
tion.
MtNU
THANKSGIVING SUGGESTIONS.
| Appropriate Festoons of Corn and Pep
pers For Walls.
A unique and effective Idea for
brightening and gnrnlshlug the room
where a Thanksgiving feast was to
be given was worked out by the stu
dents of a kindergarten college in the
West. The room was large ? Indeed,
two rooms thrown into one ? with
much wall space between the win
dows. and admitted a broad treat
ment. Long garlands were made by
tying ripened ears of corn in the
hm.k at intervals of their own length
along a stout cord. These were made
in sections, as being more convenient
to put up.
Between stretches of the ears of
corn. which, of course, hung with
every possible twist and angle, groups
of large bell peppers were fastened
in all stages of ripeness, from the
deep, shining green tipped with red, to
the rounded bell of scarlet. The husk
was pulled back from the corn, so
as to show the golden grain inside,
and the contrast between this and
the bright colors of the peppers was
most artistic. The whole effect of
the graceful festooning across the
dark woodwork of tne doorways, the
flluiy lace of the curtains and the
background of green in the wall
paper was full of the spirit of the
day; a suggestion of the fields, of the
harvest and the garnering.
And then the table decorations
kept the colors of autumn in the shin
lug green of leaves and the flame of
fresh gathered salvias and clusters of
the red berries of the mountain ash.
At each plate was a gnest. card, a
souvenir of the redoubtable monarch
I of the barnyard who had laid down
his life for his countrymen. There
he was, as the eye glanced from one
card to another, pictured in every
phase of his ail too short life, from
the proud spread of the defiant strut
to the folded wing of the sacrificial
offering.
When all was finished, from oys
ters to ice cream, with the nuts and
coffee came on the tall wax candles,
fn their shining brass holders, it was
with a heartiness which held a note
of reverence that the circle rose and,
with an unbroken chain of friendly
grasp, sang "Should Anld Acquaint
ance Be Forgot."
The evening of a Thanksgiving
gathering may, iu music and games,
mark further the blending of gentle
memories and present joy. The old
Kngllsh ballad. "Drink to Me Only
With Thiue liyeS," carries a strain
of the oldtime love, the love (hat
sought not a golden crown. "Believe
Me, If All Those Kndearlng Younp
(Charms," Is the song for the older
life, when the fact may have lost It h
freshness but the heart has proved
stronger to cherish and the soul to bo
! true.
The Feast of Pumpkin*.
A pretty variation on tho regular
" harvest home" festival was made
last year hy the vouug people of a
ebureh In one of our smaller cities.
They called it "The Feast of Pump
kins." ami thut useful and cheerful
vegetable formed ? ho basis of the
whole afTalr. The hall was decorated
with two shades of yellow bunting ?
the deep orange-vellow of the pump
kin and the lighter jellow of the
Hubbard squash. Where tho bunt
ing was festooned It was cfeught up
with bunches of corn. Tho husks
were toru open or turned back, show
ing the yellow grain on the cob. The
waitresses were all dressed In yellow,
with a convent lonallzed squash flower
made of tissue paper in their hair
Instead of a cap. At Intervals were;
great "Jack-o'-lanterns" made of the
pumpkins with electric lights inside
instead of tho tradUlonal candle. The
tables were ornamented with pump
kins hollowed out so as to form groat
bowls. These were filhfl with autumn
leaves and flowers. The water for
these decorations was put fn a bowl
which was placed Inside the pumpkin.
The menu Included (beside the regu
lar harvest supper fare) such delica
cies as baked puniiikln. pumpkin pud
ding, pumpkin bread and pumpkin
Ice! The 1ai;t. nnm.?d was i?. very yel
low orange lee frozen In Individual
pumpkin moulds. A' the table where
were sold ?he fancy article and
souvenirs of the occasion, there were
pretty little pincushions made to Im
itate pumpkins, and bonboanleres.
which were china ".lack-o'-lantorns"
Piled with yellow candles. ? Harper's
Har.ar.
we Rt<wtANT one ++#> rn* iaw
wimm -m*** tvcv****
TI1C MARKETS
Prevailing Prices of Collon,
Grain and Produce
General Cotton Market.
Atlanta, steady 10 3-S
Galveston, steady 10 7-d
New Orleans, linn 10. ?-4
Mobile, steady 101-2
Savannah, quiet 10 7-10
Charleston, linn a . .10 3-3!
Wilmington, steady .... T. .. 10 7-10
Norfolk, steady .... 10 3-4
Baltimore, nominal 11
New York, quiet 10.00
Boston, quiet 10.?)0
Philadelphia, steady 11.13
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These figures represent the prices
paid to wagons:
Good middling 10 1-1
Strict middling..* 10 l-b
Middling 10
Charlotte Produce.
liens ? per head 35
Chickens ? spring 20@30
Ducks 25
Kggs 25
Butter ? 15(f?20
Rye SO
Corn SS
Cotton seed 24
Oats? feed (51
? Baltimore Produce.
Baltimore, Nov. IS. ? Flour easier;
winter patents $4. SO to $4.05; patent
$5.50 lo $5.75.
Wheat, unsettled and lower; spot
contract 07 1-4 to 07.'l-S; Southern
on grade Oil 1-2 to OS.
Corn steady; spot mixed (?t?!5-S So
fit! 3-4 ; No. 2 white titi 5-S to titi .*5-4. i
Oats steady. No. 2 mixed 52 to
521-2. Rye dull and lower; No. 2
Western domestic S7 to SO.
Butter firm, unchanged; fancy imi
tation 24 t <? 25* do creamery 27 to
2S; do ladle 22 to 2"t ; store packed
IS to 20.
Kggs steady, unchanged, 31 to 32c.
Cheese firm, unchanged; large 101-8;
fiats 1 (I 1 -S ; small KJ5-S. j
Sugar unchanged; coarse graduat
ed $5.10; fine $5.10.
PAIRS IN PEARS,
" Pop!"
"Yes. my son."
"It was natural that there should be
two worms in the Ark."
"Why. niy boy?"
"Because worms nearly always come
In pears." ? Yonkers Statesman.
XEWSV GLEANTXGS.
The Statue o* Liberty, in New Tnrk
City Harbor, is tweuty-oiM years old.
Lord Mi. no expressed the thanks
of King Ei!"-^rd VII. to* the troops fer
their loyalty.
The Legislative Council oT India
has adopted a bill for tlie prevention
of public seditious meetings.
France has ordered the withdrawal
of four cruisers and nine torpedo
boats from the Moroccan coast.
! Sixty business concerns in Pitts
burg. Pa., paid $100 each to an al
leged labor organization to prevent
strikes.
The Legislative Conncil at Simla
passed a bill empowering provincial
authorities to prohibit seditious na
tive meetings.
Harry Levej took a 1 A .".-year leasi'
of a Long Acre Square corner. New 1
York City, agreeing to pay a total of
% 1 2.000.000 rem.
The '.lack Hundreds ai Odessa.
Russia, have renewed attacks on th?*
Jews; a mutiny of sappers at Vladi
vostok /as quelled.
Merchants in Kansas City closed
their siores. following wholesale ar
rests for previous violations of the
State Sunday closing law.
Captain C. P. Johnson. 1T. S. A .
after a visit to the discontented 1'tes.
criticised as harsh the treatment of
them by Indian Agvnt Downs.
Herr Harden. editor of Die
Zukunft. was acquitted in the suit
brought fn Berlin against him by
General Count Kuno von Moltke.
The Treasury oflicials took steps to
increase the money in circulation l>y
the coinage of bullion and an in
creased issue ??f national bank notes.
Indianapolis gas interests were
taken over by a company organized
by popular subscription, which will
reduce the price from ninciy '-J sixty ?
cents. I
Roosevelt Addresses Negroes.
Washington. S|>ecial - ? IVo.-ideul
Roosevelt. Secretary (iarlield am
Comissioncr of Education Brown de
livered addresses at Howard I'uiver
sity in this city, in connection will:
the fortieth anniversary of Hie found
ing of tluit institution and tlx* instal
lation of the new president, the Rev
Wilbur Patterson Thirkield. Ilowatc
University is mainly devoted to the
education of negro yonii.s.
HIS CHOICE!.
"Why don't you try to get some
thing to do?"
"Mister," answered Meandering
Mike. "I can't tind nothin' suited to
me."
"What's your choice of occupation?"'
"I want to he a wine agent." ?
Washington Star.
I
i' ri-.ot* i.ic.
Senator Gore. who romps from tb J
now State of Oklahoma, is Mind.
Secretary Tail decided to rot urn to
t fce United States by way of Kurope.
fx>rd Avebury. of Rngland. say*?
? he t'nilfd States needs a central
bar/k
M Loul/ot. formerly President of
France, lias unnounct'd Ins predilec
tion tor a quiet life
The Rev. Ifewell D. llilli.-* is one of
the many American pastors who have
.arranged for appointments in Eng
land next summer.
The Jiev. Charles M. Sheldon, of
Topekn. Kan., reached New fork re
cently on the steamer St. Louis, after
a tour months' tour of Great Britain.
Professors William li Scholicld, of
Harvard University, and Arthur T.
Hadley. of Yale C'niversiiy. have be
gnn their lectures at th? University
of Berlin.
Grover Cleveland visited Now Vork
for the tlrst lime since hu< recent ill
ness. lie transacted some privato
business ami returned ;??. once tr?
Princeton.
Frank .lames, once the most noted
Bandit in the United States, has
bought a farm in West era Kansas,
and proposes to spend the remainder
oC his life in farming
Some alarm for his health was
caused in Merlin by the .vnnounce
nient that the Kmperor would remain
a t'orttiighi in the Isle of Wight dur
ing his visit m Kngland.
The th.'ce living "war Governors'*
of the United States are Frederick
Mollirook. of Vermont - Samuel J.
Crawford, of Kansas, and William
Spraguc, of Rhode Island
Dr. Robert Spouse Watsoir. presi
dent of the British Peace Soeiety, and
single arbitrator of more than a hun
dred British labot disputes, has been
made by King Edward a privy coun
cillor.
Dmnont's New Machine a Failure.
I'aris. I ? v < "able. i"?atito< fbuuont
made an ttuMicesslul allcmpt to win
rhe A rcltileacon prize <>l $10. f)Ot) lot"
rfie lir>l aeroplane I ? ? eoniplciv a eir
ett liar milometer in l lie air. Tf" m:nla
use ol" hi- new luiftotily -slia|>od ma
cliiue. lie sitt,c(,cilc,il only in making
sevela .-Itorl Might*, ami ii v\.i< plain
tlial the motor wais not powerful
enough to drive the aeroplane.
THE NKW SOCIKTY AII.51BXT.
"That man Briscoiu Is the most un
lucky chap I ever knew, lie's been in
the doctor's hands no end of tnues. flo
must have had pretty nearly every
thing that Is in the books."
"What's he got n&w?"
"I understand*- he's threatened with
an affinity." ? Cleveland Plain Dealer.
! Big Offer
To All Our S ub^crihers
The Great
AMERICAN FAR.MER
Indianapolis, Ind.
The Leading Agricultural Journal of the Nation,
Edited by an Able Corps of Writers.
The American Farmer is tho only Literary Farm Journal pub
lished. It fills a position of its own and has taken tho leading
place in the homes cf rural people in every section of the
United States. It ^ives the farmer and his family something
to think about aside from tho humdrum of routine duties.
Every Issue Contains an Original Poem by
Solon L. Goode.
Within the Next Sixty Days We Offer
Two for the Price of One.
"THE PEOPLE"
The Leading County Paper and tha
AMERICAN FARMER.
BOTH ONE YEAR FOF? Si .50
This unparalleled ofTer is made for all new subscribers, and a'l
(?Id ones who pay all arrears and renew within sixty
days. Sample copies free. Address
W. A. SHROCK, THE PEOPLE,
Publisher. Camden, S. C.