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V ^ y?'' * .v CENSUS REPORT < CtMta C(?f Hit Brikta All Pterins Recsris ti Fi aer Years. t * DETAILED STATEMENT Nearly Thirteen Million Bales Ginned , Up to the First of December, ; 'Which is the Heaviest Ginning Up ' ' to That Period Ever Before Known in the Country. The census bureau's sixth cotton ginning report of ,tbe season, issued at 10 a. m. Friday, and showing the number ef running bales, counting round as half bales, of cotton of the growth of 1911 ginned prior to December 1, with comparative statistics to the corresponding date for the past three years, is as follows: United States: 32,814,832 bales, ' compared with 10,139,172 bales last year, when 87.7 per cent of the entire crop was ginned prior to December 1; 8,876,880 bales in 1909, when 88.1 per cent was ginned, and 11,008,661 bales in 1908, when 84.1 per cent was ginned. Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina have ginned thus far this . year more cotton than ever before was grown within their borders. Every cotton growing State except Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Tennessee already have ginned more cotton than was grown in the States last year o* the year before, according to the census bureau's cotton report issued today showing the ginning prior to December 1. To that date there had been ginned in the United States a tota 1 of 1 2,814,832 bales, . exceeding the total season's ginning of every year except 1904, 1906 and 1908 and coming within 63 7,000 bales of the total ginned in 1904, the record year. During the period between Novem- t hor 14 and December 1, an average of 107,256 bales of cotton was ginned on every working day. The number of round bales in. eluded were 87,567 compared with 101.718 hales last vear. 134.393 bales In 1909, and 201,480 bales in 3908. The number of bales of sea island cotton included were 87,457, compared with 66,696 bales last year, 77,591 bales in 1909, and 68,396. "oales in 1908. Ginning by States, with comparative statistics and the percentage of the total crop ginned prior to De* comber 1 in previous years, follow: Alabama. Bales Per cent ginned, of crop. "1911.,, . . ..1,436,155 .... 1 91 0. . ... ... ... . .1,063,498 89.2 1909 917,406 88.2 1 908... . 1,175,629 88.3 Arkansas. 0 1911 ... . . 682,049 ' 1 91 0 . . ... 625,226 78.3 | 1909.. .. .T. 613,939 88.0 ' YY0,4tfl YN.U Florida. 1911. . .1. 74,018 .... , 1 91 0 5 4,390 81.0 1909.. . ? 56,132 90.7 1 908 . . . 58,603 83.0 Georgia. * 1911. . 2,337,770 ! 1 910.. .,. .... . .1,625,573 89.7 . 1 909. . .,. . . '. . . .1,673,302 90.4 1908... .i. ... . .1,739,657 88.0 . Juouisana. 1911... . . 313,614 .... , 1 910. . ... 217,956 88.3 , 1909 238,675 92.3 . 1908..,.- 394,918 84?6 { Mississippi. 1911. ., . ., 893,288 .... , 1910. . .... ... . ., 970,626 80.1 | 1909... .. 869,368 81.0 , 1908.. 1,297,677 80.1 , North Carolina. 1911... . . . . . . 829,150 191 0 .., 615,637 81.7 1 909.. .,. .. .? .. 535,653 84.5 1908..,.. 554,346 81.1 Oklahoma. 1 91 1.,, .. ... .. ... 783,741 .... I 1910.. ... 829,387 90.2 J 1909.,, .. ... 505,584 91.5 .1 908. . . , , . . . 431,054 62;5 South Carolina. 1911. . ..... . .1,310,613 ( 1910.- .1,036,889 85.6 '' 1 909... ... a ? ! 998,158 .87.8 1908.. 1,051,550 S6.5 Tennessee. 1 911... . ... ... ... 319,763 .... 1 91 0 ... .. 249,927 77.8 ( 1909.. . 206,297 85.7 J 1 908.. ... 279,654 83.7 Texas. * 19 11... .... ...... . .3,745,930 .... ? 191 0. ....... . . . 2,794,1 25 94.7 1 1 909. . ....... . .2,213,144 89.6 t <l II A O -1 1 A O A A P O O A j. y uo o, i vo,u?/ ,> oo.u All Other States. 1911.., 88,741 1910 50,472 fi0.fi i 1909. . . ... . . ... 49,229 85.6 i 1908... . 56,016 70.C t f ^ Hog Cholera in Anderson. i Hog cholera has developed on the 1 farm of James Thompson, a well known farmer, near Anderson, Already sixty hogs and pigs out of his drove of ninety have died from this i disease, and it is probable that he t will lose the remaining thirty before 1 be can check the ravages of the dls- t ease. ? i ? M ' i ' J of 1^.7 i r . CHASE OF BOLD THIEF ROBBED A BTOIIE WHERE LITTLE GIRL WAS CLERK. After a Long Huu, One Rascal Was Shot, Captured, But the Other Made His Escape. With a severe flesh wound in the left leg, just below the knee, caused oy a pistol Dan iroin tn? weapon 01 one of his captors, Flux Suber, a negro, was lodged In the Lexington jail Friday night. According to the Btory told by the officers, Suber and Oscar Cook, another negro, entered the store of P. H. Stallings, th > wellknown dry goods merchant of Brookland, Friday afternoon about 2:3d o'clock, and proceeded to talco possession of the store, when they found that only one clerk was in the store at the time?a young girl. While one of the negro<s was pretending to look at some socks the other picked up a half dozen paiis of pants, the best quality that was In the shop. When the negro who was looking at the socks was told by the young lady clerk that she could not make the proper change to complete the purchase, he said that was ail right he would take t;\o pair, thus saving her the trouble to secure the change. At one time the young woman, who was very much frightened, attempted to leave the store to report the occurrence to the next door, hue was met at the door by one of the negroes who had a drawn knife. Finally, however, the negroes rushed out, one of them carrying the hunch of pants, and the clerk at once reported what hac^ happened. Jn a very short while, it is said, a large posse was in pursuit, and so hot became the chase that the pants were dropped by one of the culprits. After a long chase across hill and dale the men in pursuit came upon Suber, who was commanded to halt. Instead of stopping the fugitive is said to have gotten faster and faster, and |t was necessary to shoot him in the leg to effect his capture. Cook managed to escape. Suber was carried back to Drooklaiul, where his injuries were looked after by J)r. Geiger. Suber had been off the gang only a short while, having completed a sentence for larceny. For a while there was intense excitement in the little town, and it looked like the negroes were in danger of being summarily dealt with for their dastardly attempts. USEI) UI? BY THUGS. Man Beaten and Bobbed in the Streets of Chicago. A half hour spent in a West Side f lion tnr tn Phlnti crn nirfi i 1 n tr f ai? o l/UWU tV/ A. AAA vyillV-ClftV, TT aitiilf) 1 U1 C* moving picture show to begin Friday night, brought a restless audience a performance wholly unexpected. At the end of that time Charles O. Harding, proprietor of the place, who, as an usher explained to the restless crowd, was 011 his way to the theater with films, stagged down the aisle. His clothing was torn; he wore no hat nor collar and his face and hands were cut and bleeding. He did not have the films. "I could not get here any sooner," ho said, "and I apologize for the fact Lhat there will be no moving pictures tonight." Then Harding explained that he had been attacked by two brothers who took his films together with two valuable diamonds and his money, his to<al loss amounting to about $1,4 00 besides the terrlblo beating which he suffered. One of the diamonds taken was in si tight fitting ring which the bandits threatened to get even if they bad to cut off tho finger. One drew ei knife and then Harding begged to be allowed to remove tho ring. Hot They Will Not. John I). Rockefeller and Rev. Fred lb. Hates, manager of Rockefeller's iharities, were invited by Chairman Stanley of the House to tell the trust nvestigating committee to appear before tho committee next Monday, if :hey care to do so, to reply to the diarges by the Merritt brothers of Minnesota. _ ::: Thieves Steal an Auto. W. A. Putnam, a prominent citizen >f Rarksdale, Greenwood County, had lis automobile stolen Saturday night. The car was a Ford Model T, five passenger, No. 41,904, body black, fully equipped. It is thought that tho car vent toward Columbia as it was raced as far as Laurens. ........ ^ ^ Two Trainmen Killed. Two trainmen "wore killed and learly a scoro of persons were innjured, two seriously Wednesday af- ; ernoon, when Southern railway pas- , lenger train No. 1G, running between Vtlanta and Brunswick, was derailed lear Helena, Ga. * { + ? # Three Killed in "Wreck. At Kent, Ohio, three were killed < i,nd four injured in a collision be- ' ween two Erie railroad freight trains n the fog. The dead are: Conducors William Seardon, Vance Keller < ind Engineer IfcCleskie. m . * \ HO W IT WAS DONE ? f Story of (he Cm aaJ Fioal Captare ( lhe lafrnaas Droanifcrs ? CLEVER PIECE OF WORK i Detective McLaren Relates How McManigal and J. 11. McNamara, the Dynamite Fiends, Were Run Down ThIiiI anil n Cam. fession of Guilt. Malcolmn McLaren, the detective who arrested J. B. iMcNamara and Ortie McManigal, tells of the evidence and circumstances which led up to the arrest of McManigal with McNamara, on the journey from Detroit to thoughtfulness of James B. McNaMara, on the journey from Detroit to Chicago, gave the detectives ground for persuading McManigal to confess. "About the 7th or 8th of April last," McLaren said, "I picked up McManigal in his home in Chicago. He had just arrived from Springfield, Mass., where, he said, he had blown up the municipal tower. He had stopped in Indianapolis and, he said,' obtained $400 from J. J. McNamara for the Springfield job and the one at Milwaukee. "We shadowed him the next day as he went down with his wife to the Hibernia Bank. Our officers happened to be right across the street, and I told Burns if he wanted to get a good look at McManigal then was his chance. So Burns went out and got a good look at him. McManigal then went to the headquarters of the Iron Workers' Union, and finally home. "We trailed McManigal and his wife the next day again as they walked with their children, lookipg into shop windows. I had been in McManigal's neighborhood for several days and was afraid his children, who had seen me, might recognize me and call their father's attention to me. I saw McManigal buy a pair of shoos, which he is now wearing, and I remember he was amazed after I arrested him when I told him the size of the shoes he had on, how much he paid for them and who was with him when he bought them. ("McManigal left home carrying a suit case and I took a train with him to Toledo, keeping well away from his sight. When we arrived in Toledo James B. McNamara was waiting for McManigal at the station and they sat down in the station for a talk. McManigal pulled out a map, which I saw was of Detroit as I passed them. They traced It over with a lead pencil, but finally went to the (Meyerhoff Hotel. J. B. registered as P. Caldwell and McManigal as G. Foster. "I hatj received instructions to arrest J. B. as soon as I had located him, so I called up Chicago on the long distance telenhone for instrnc tions and got Raymond Burns on the other end. ITe told me to call In a half hour, and in the meantime got into communication over the telephone with his father, who was in' Boston. Raymon Burns came on from Chicago with Detectives Biddinger and Reed. "We stopped at a hotel on the opposite side of tho street, but as the police in Toledo were not In sympathy with us \\;e were afraid to risk an arrest there and determined* to follow them to the next place. "Tho next morning McManigal left the hotel with J. B. McNamara. McManigal had a suitcase and at the mi<ilidii .1. ii. koc a sinan grip irom tlie check stand. They bought tickets for Detroit. The police there were our friends and we felt happy as wo hoarded a train that morning for Detroit. McManigal and McNamara sat five, seats ahead of us in the same day coach. "We reached Detroit at noon and then went to a hotel. We decided to make the arrests there. We did so and took them to the depot, buying tickets for Chicago. "J. 11. kept shouting about being 'kidnapped,' and finally attracted the attention of some police officers, so we all had to go hack to the police station. The rest of the afternoon we worked hard, trying to get them fiway, and finally McManigal, who had his money in Chicago, persuaded McNamara they would he better off in his homo town and J. D. signed a waiver to proceeds in Detroit. + v.~ ?\t~e a ....u 10 U U ICll Kill lliu U Hi. Wl iV|ll 11 J. J in a drawing room. Several baseball magnates were on the train and they knew the detectives with U3. Naturally we had to tell them who wo had. We said they were 'a couple of yeggs' whom we had taken for safekeeping. "Later on James resented that remark, and said that to us that ho had never blown up a safe or robbed one in his life, and that every dollar had been paid to him by the man 'up-stairs.' No got a bit talkative and said: 'I'm another Vincent Altman. It took $30,000 to clear him, and I've got hundreds of thousands of dollars and the American Federation of Labor back of me. Clarence S. Darrow will bo my attorney. They did not convict Altman, and they never can convict me. You fellows don't want me for no safe blowing. Yon ANNUAL CORN SHOW OPENS NEXT MONDAY MOItNING IN CITY OF COLUMBIA. f < ; The Great Agricultural Exposition Promises to Attract Large Crowds to the Capital City. J" The second South Atlantic Stages Corn exposition, the greatest agricultural show to be held in the South, will open In Columbia Monday when farmers from North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia will compete for prizes aggregating $8,000 in valnn fr?r th? hpst nnrn shown. The exhibit from the Clemson college agricultural experiment station arrived Thursday in a special car and is being set up in Craven hall. The exhibits from the experiment stations of Georgia and North Carolina will arrive later in the week. All of the ofllcials of the exposition, including the corn Judges, several being of the best known agriculturalists In the country will arrive in Columbia within a few days. A special feature of the exposition this year will be the corn judging school and the contest to be held between teams from Clemson college and the Agricultural and Mechanical college of North Carolina. Handsome trophy cups will be awarded to the winners of the contest. Special railroad rates have been secured from all points in the abovenamed States and it is expected that several thousand farmers and business men will attend. The State department of agriculture will have an excellent exhibit of long staple cotton. There will also be an exhibit from the labora tory of the feedstuffs department showing how corn is examined to determine food value, acidity, and protein. The exhibits are arriving daily and are being placed in Craven hall. An artist has been secured to decorate the hall for the show. Several, hundred boys, members of the Boys' Corn clubs ,wilL attend the exposition. Friday of next week will be Boys' Corn club day. An address will be delivered by Bradford Knapp,* head of the United States farm demonstration work. There will be several hundred exhibits by the boys. A special car has been secured to bring the exhibits of the Boys' Corn clubs down at the Atlantic show to Columbia. There will be several hundred exhibits by the Georgia boys. want me for that job in Los Angeles.' Here McManigal reached ont from the top berth and grabbed McNamara by the hair, saying: 'Say, fellow, do you know what you are talking about?' " 'I know what I m talking about, you pin-head,' J. B. answered, and McManigal dropped back, with the remark, "All right, if you do, go ahead.' "iMcManigal had nothing moro to say. Along towards midnight J. B. took a different tack. " 'All you fellows,' he said to us, 'have your price; now what is it?' "Riddinger told him it would take a great deal, as there were a lot of us. "J. B. finally offered $3 0,0 00 if wo would let him off before reaching Chicago, and give him thirty-six hours to reach the 'man up-stairs' of whom he had spoken " 'Remember, I've got a lot of backing,' he added, 'and if you fellows don't come across we'll get you, and you and you,' and he pointed to each of us threateningly. "After we reached Chicago Burns talked with McManigal and J. B. separately and 1 'tipped the chief that McManigal was the moro likely of the two to 'give up,' as he had a family, whereas, J. B. didn't. Burns talked t.o McManigal all tho afternoon, giving him details of how we had trailed his movements. *4 T lio/l ?i 1 /\ fv toll' itr 1 i h TVf ont n*n 1 x iuivi ct iuii^ inirv ? tin iu^Auaiu^ui (hen and told him that I had soon him say good-byo to his wife and children. I described how ho had kissed them and informed him that there was a good chance that he would never see them again as a free man, and that it was his duty to save them. "That night McManigal sent for Mr. Burns, and in the presence of a secretary gave a long statement. That was how the confession was made, and of course, the real details of it have never boon published. Wo had intended to have him tell it 011 the stand at the trial, but now tho Fed oral Government can use it. ' I have been with him every night sfneo last April and brought him to Los Angeles. I have talked a great (leal with him. lie is reckless, but never would hurt anybody He was on the inside of all that happened and learned from J. P. how the whole thing was p'anr.ed " ? Man Found in tlic Woods. John Neal, a mill hand of Rock Hill, who was found helpless and almost unconscious in tho woods near the (Manchester Mill Thursday and was taken to tho Fennell Infirmary, is still in a precarious condition. It la said that two white men were Neal's assailants and that they left the country at once. * RUN THEM OUT 4 love Against the Proaeters ef Meet at Celanbia ia the Coorti. '5>r % r ^ ASKED TO STOP RACING 1 Chief Justice Jones Issues Order Requiring the Racing Association and the State Fair Society to Show Cause Why a Permanent Injunc uon snouid Aot is? granted. A rule to show cause why a permanent injunction should not be granted agaiust the Columbia Racing i Association and the State Agricultural Society, on the grounds of maintaining a public nuisance, was signed in Columbia Friday afternoon by Chief Justice Jones, and was made returnable next Wednesday morning, December 13, before the Supreme Court, at 10 o'clock. The order was issued on motion of Attorney Geiieral Lyon. This is the Association now holding a racing meet in Columbia at the State Fair grounds. The signing of the order did not become generally known until after the issuing of the regular edition of the Columbia Record, which carried the following story of the occurrence: "Upon motion of Attorney General Lyon, Chief Justice Jones has grants\ A n ri nil In ?* t L V\ t ? ? ? tin in mvi i n iiih iin" v,ui u 111 uia ruining Association and the South Carolina Agricultural and Machanical Society, and sundry individuals connected with the racing meet on the State Fair grounds, to show causo why an injunction should not he issued against them, collectiyely and severally, for maintaining a common nuisance in connection with the races. The allegations presented hy the Attorney General set up ,upon affidavits of responsible parties, that betting and gambling is carried on, on a large scale, in connection with tho races. "The order is not a temporary injunction and does not have the effect of restraining the conduct of the races at this time. The. order is returnable before tho Supremo Court on next Wednesday, December 13, 1911, at 10 a. m. It Is understood that among those making aflldavits upon which tho action of tho Attorney General iar based are Messrs. James A. ttoyt, editor and general manager of the Daily Record; McDavid Horton, managing editor, and J. E. 'Brunsori, reporter for the same n n rt n r" w pnvnrl ,r tt/ititi/m.* txt t , av. uu ivi 1/ iivi uui r* < >i. Ashburn and others. "If thefdnjunction should bo granted by the Court the order will put a stop~ to the rhce meet at Columbia and also very probably prevent the establishment of the permanent race meet at Charleston, scheduled to begin nc&t month." Attorney Genoral Lyon, when seen this afternoon by the representative of Tho News and Courier, had no statement to make and tho petition and affidavits in tho matter were not available for inspection. Tho Columbia Racing Association officers are: A. N. Elrod, manager; Hart Dernham, racing secretary, with E. Hall, assistant; P. A. Rrady, presiding judge; Harvey White, paddock judge; C. E. Duhaim, chief of detectives, and Charles J. Lynch, local promoter. It is stated that the rule to show cause will be served on all these and also on tho bookmakers and layers. f* A POOH OLD FOOL. Japanese Man Killed Himself for Delaying, the Mikado. Giving his lifo as atonement because the Emperor of Japan was forced to spend an hour in a common waiting room, Moji Shijiro Schmidzu, a train ' superintendent, threw himself under a train, according to advices brought by tho steamer Awa Maru. Sliimidzu was in charge of tho arrangements for the emperor's journey from Kyushu, where he witnessed the big army maneuvers and the imperial train was detainel as a result of the derailment of a carriage due to a misplaced switch. Smimidzu left a letter saying ho considered it his duty to give his life to pay for tho emperor's embarrassment. The emperor was much distressed when the incident was reported to him. ? ? Chili! Dins hVoi.i 11.. IT. J. Patrick, his wife and child wore badly burned at their homo in Charleston Sunday morning. Mrs. Patrick was kindling a fire with kerosene when the flames ignited her dress, and the child and tlie husband received his burns in trying to put out the fire. The child died Monday. ? . Dies of Acute Pellagra. It. Marcus Boirriss, at ono time Probate Judgo of Anderson County, a prominent banker and farmer, died at his home in Anderson after suffering three days with an acute attack of pellagra. Mr. Rurriss was one of the best known citizens of the county and during his lifetime amassed considerable wealth. ENDORSES TILLMAN ELLERDEE PROMISES HIS SUPPORT TO THE SENATOR. The Congressman Also Declares for Blease and (Jives His Views About Tilings Generally. The Washington correspondent of The News and Courier says a very interesting episode of Senator Tills> man s return to Washington was a call paid upon him at his office by Representative J. Edwin Ellerbee, of the 6th South Carolina district. Mr. Ellerbee came to pay his respects to the Senator and to tell him that, in spite of the fact that he had suffered injustice from the Senator in several matters, Including the Gibraltar letter, he was heartily in favor of the Senator's re-election. Mr. Ellerbee declared that nearly all of the votes of the 6th district would be cast for Senator Tillman, and remarked jocularly that he (Mr. Ellerbee) would challenge the few that might be cast otherwise. As to the statement of Mr. Ellerbee that the Senator had done him an injustice, the Senator sab! that it was untrue. Mr. Ellerbee insisted that he could provo its truth. Among other things, the Representative of tho 6th district asserted that, within his recollection, South Carolina had only two Governors, and that they were Governor Tillman and Governor Blease. TJlPSO two K-Jinl Mr T?!1 lnrhoo wnr*? tho only ones tlint had always been "fools enough to do what they thought right." Mr. Ellerbbo said that ho believed that in the event of Senator Tillman's death, Governor Rleare would appoint Representative Lever Senator; and Mr. Ellerbbe also declared that he himself would support. Rlease against Smith for tho other seat when the time came. Another matter, which M;\ Ellerbeo approached in his visit to Senator Tillman was tho Representative's de?ffe that tho South Carolina delegation'to the next National Democratic Convention should go uninstructed. Mr. Ellerbee, who is a strong advocato of Champ Clark's nomination, asked the Senator if he did not agree pi at tho delegation should be untnstructed. Senator Tillman replied that he did not run tho State, and that this matter could best be left with the people of South Carolina, and that whatever they "wished would be satisfactory to him. ? ? "TYPHOID MAHY" SUES. j + Asks $50,000 for Being Shut Up as Gorm Carrier. I One of the most novel actions ever brought against New York City haa boon begun in behalf of Mary Wallon, better known as "Typhoid Mary," for $50,000 for alleged false imprisonment on North Brother Island by direction of the health department. "Typhoid Mary" has been referred to as a, regular germ carrier of typhoid although she never suffered from that disease herself. The caso was in the courts some time ago and the woman finally secured her freedom. According to the records of the health department, says a New York special the woman was a living cul turo of typhoid fever bacilli. She was formerly employed as cook in the families of many persons prominent in society." The records of"the department allege that at least. 28 typhoid casts followed in Mary's wake. Her attornen questions the right of the city to imprison her or others as alleged germ carries "on the word of some medical man." ? Very Big Tater for Tuft. Rev. J. B. Brazell, a Baptist minister of Pooler, near Savannah, shipped to President Taft as a Christmas gift, a giant sweet potato weighing 35 pounds and three feet, ten inches in circumference, which he raided on his farm. The express charges were $3.25, but the parson did not seem to mind the expenses. ? Lynching in Oklahoma. At Valdiant, Okla., a mob forced an entrance to the jail, secured a young negro, who refused to give Ma name, and hanged him to a tree at the Fair grounds, near the town. The negro was arrested on the charge oP assaulting the twelve-year-old daughter of Lee Saunders. ? ? ?, Physician Commits Suicide. At Philadelphia Dr. Sydney Buffington, a nephew of Judge Buflington, of the United States court of appeals, and a member of a family prominent in the western section of the state, committed suicide Wednesday by shooting himself through! the head. ? ? Scliooner la Abandoned. Tho five masted schooner Nathan* iel T. Palmer, bound for Portland, Mai no, from Norfolk, has been abandoned at sea ono hundred miles east of Permuda. The crew of tho schooner was rescued by tho steamer Lord Ormolde, which arrived at Baltimore Wednesday. I J