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THE SENATE KILLS INJUNCTION FEATURE OF MEASURE THE DEBATE WAS WARM Thirty-three Vote to Eliminate Injunction Feature of Measure, Somo Explaining Change in Attitude by Expressing Fear That Fight on This Point Might Defeat Whole llill. The Senate 'Monday night, by a rote of 33 to 2, struck out the injunction feature of the anti-race gambling bill. The bill was debated at length, the session being one of the most interesting of the term. The race track bill has not yet gone to third reading, but when the pending amendment has been passed upon that stage of its passage will likely be formal. Those who voted to strike out Section 2 of t.ho bill were: Senators Ackerman, Appelt, Bates, Black, Carlisle, Christensen, Clifton, Crosson, Forrest, Cinn, Green, Hall, Hardin, Hough, Johnstone, Laney, Lawson, Manning, Mars, W. L. Mauldin, T. J. Mauldin, McCovrn, Montgomery, Muckenfuss, Rainsford, Stewart, Strait, Stuckey, Summers, Waller, Weston, Wharton and Young. Those who voted to retain Section 2 were: Senators Lide and Earle. Those Senators who so strongly " -1! - ~ ? '""t ii-noV nnnnr stood ror aecinm Lt iaot ti . , cntly took the view expressed l)y one of their number, Senator Carlisle, that he would vote to strike out entirely the misdemeanor section rather than see the bill defeated entirely, and he had seen from the last vote that, by a majority of one, the Senate wished to kill the injunction feature After going through the day's Calendar and disposing of uncontested measures, Senator Carlisle called for the special order for the night, the House bill against bookmaking. Before entering into debate, Senator Carlisle stated that ho proposed to move to lay on the table the committee amendment as to the injunction feature, and then to move to strike out Section 2 of tho bill. The amendment was read, and Senator Carlisle moved to lay it on tho table. He withdrew his motion temporarily, and secured the floor in debate. Ho said the amendment had met with the approval of a bare majority of the committee, but that those of tho committee who desired to put a stop to gambling had later decided to call upon the Senate to eradicate tho misdemeanor feature of the bill. He said he had talked to many on this question, and he thought that if the majority of the people of Charleston wanted to put out horse race gambling they could do it without Section 2, and he had consented to urgo that this section be left out. Senator Clifton and Senator Car_ lisle took part in a little tilt on the floor. Senator Clifton asked Senator Carlisle if he did not have some hope of getting this injunction feature in in some other guise. Senator Carlisle asked Senator Clifton if he was personally opposed to horse race gambling. After some words, Senator Carlisle replied to Senator Clirton's question by saying that be could hope that in some such way the law might be enforced, but that they did not think such would ever bo possible. Ho said he and those who are opposed to race track gambling had seen that the Senate vote was about tied on the question, and in order that the law might pass they had decided to consent to allow it to go through as any ordinary criminal statute. Senator Carlisle accused those who differed with him on the bookmaking question of changing sides. He said they had originally held out for the bill with the injunction feature left out and they now want that feature left in the bill. Senators Appelt ond Clifton stated that they wanted Section 2 left in the bill but wanted the committee amendment adopted. The amendment stated that a person must be ' held to bail or indicted by a grand jury before being tried for violation of the law. Senator Carlisle offered, i as a substitute amendment, one to \ strike out Section 2 of the bill. Sen. -* ?" rtilftftn fhon nffnr nrl nn n niorifl- ! HlUi UJI11U11 II1VU x... v. - - Xnent as a substitute to all amend ments, this being the same a3 the amendment of the judiciary committee. Senator Clifton debated his amendment, fc- Senator W. L. Mauldin asked Senator Clifton if the striking out of \ Section 2 would not make the law as % forceful as any other law on the statute books of the State. The speaker I replied that he believed that those favoring the original hill thought that those favoring the original bill thought that by some means they could have an Injunction issued against bookkeeping. Senator Montgomery asked Senator Clifton If he thought the common law privilege of injunction should be abolished. The speaker answered In the negative. Senator Clifton said a V i i GREEN KILL GET PLACE SAID TO BE SLATED TO HI'CCEKD (X>L. K. J. WATSJA. (tOToraor IHohac's "Factory Inspector" is Expected to be Appointed Commissioner of Agriculture. Tho Columbia correspondent of the Greenwood Journal sajs "Col. Leon M. Green, friend of tho governor of South Carolina, who did some "inspecting" for the governor at the expense of the State, is expected to be appointed commissioner of agriculture, commerce and industries, to succeed Col. E. J. Watson. "The appointment will bs made unless the General Assembly takes tho appointive power out of the hands of the governor. It is generally rumored in Columbia that Colonel Green is the campaign manager for C. L. 13lease. "There is more patronage attachod to the deuartment of agriculture than any other department of tho state government. About $50,000 is dispensed under the direction of the department. This amount includes tho revenue received from the sale of the feed stuffs stamps. Should Col. L. M. Green b? appointed as commissioner, it would be possible for him to name forty-four foodstuffs inspectors next summer. These inspectors would be located in every county in the state. It would be possible for the sam? Col. Green to instruct these inspectors to go from house to house, from store to store, and work for Candidate Blease. "These questions are being considered very seriously by th? General Assembly, and it is expected that some action will be taken to hedge ofT the big political move that the governor is certain to take. "A. D. Hudson is also a contender for tho job. He, however, has not rendered such valuable service to the governor as Colonel Green and therefore will have to play second fiddle , in tho game." ? ? THEY ARE SHORT OF FOOD. ...... Mnrooners on Tangier Island Want ] Something to Eat. I Tho people on Tangier Island, ( Chesapeake bay, are in distress from a shortage of provisions according to wireless advices to the revenue j cutter service at Wasningion vveunesday. The cutter Apache expects } to go to their assistance with ?up- | plies tomorrow. Early today the j cutter released four oyster schoon- j ere, a gas supply vessel and a mail ( boat imprisoned in the ice between Tangrlen sound and Crisfleld, Me. , the bill was most drastic, even ! though it were modelled after a bill framed "by a bunch of whiskers in ] New York." The galleries were ( crowded with visitors during the de- ( bate on the bill and there was much j said that brought forth laughter. , Senator W. L. 'Mauldin asked if , the striking out of the injunction feature of the bill would not leave , it to be enforced as any other law. Senator Clifton replied that there . would bo a difference in the word. ( ing of the bill. Senator Clifton urged against the denying of the right of trial by jury to any citizen, no matter what his station in life. Senator Carlisle, in reply to Senator Clifton, said ho was now working for those things his opponents , had worked for last week, but still his opponents are working against , him. Senators Appelt and Weston both stated that they would now vote , for the bill with tho injunction sec' ? lion erauiuuiou. Senator Carlisle referred to a statement in the press, that on the day the legislators were in Charleston no liquor had been allowed to be sold at the race grounds. He said r the sport in Charleston is now on its good behavior and he would liko to seo it ruled out before it got to a worse stage. He said he had agreed to allow the injunction section to be stricken out, as he did not want to see tho South Carolina Legislature po on record as sanctioning gambling, and rather than see the bill lost he would have it pass stripped of the injunction feature. He said he had stated this to explain what might , seem inconsistency on his part. Senator Clifton "withdrew his amendment. Senator Young spoke of tho recent ( trip to Charleston and of the royal entertainment on tho part of the Charleston people. Senator Carlisle's amendment to strike out Sec_ tion 2 of the bill and to renumber | the sections was then adopted by a voto of 3.1 to 2. A motion was fit this juncture ' made to adjourn, and this carried by i a vote of 16 to 11. Before the Senate had adjourned Senator Clifton 1 sent an amendment to the desk as " follower Add at the end of Section 2 "provided, that no proceeding for i an injunction shall be had until a person shall have been held to bail or indicted by a grand jury." This amendment had not been read or passed upon when the Senate ad- 1 journod. It will bo passed upon 1 when the debate is resumed. The bill under consideration tonight was 1 the House bill, which has not yet passed to third reading. I fw-tiV-, ARREST OF LEADER" 1 MANY LABOR UNION MEN ARREST- ' ED BY GOVERNMENT IN DIFFERENT SECTIONS * Almost the Whole Iron Workers i Staff, Including the President, Vice 1 t President, Secretary, Treasurer, t ami .Many Members of the Execu- f c tive Committee are Non Prisoners. a 1 A dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind., C says th? United States Gorernment Wednesday arrested almost all of the t fifty-four men Indicted there in the f dynamite conspiracy cases. It took c into custody within a few hours prac- f tically the entire official staff of the 1 International Association of Bridge ^ and Structural Iron workers, includ- ^ ing the chief officers, members of the t executive board and about twenty a business agents and former business agent. These included Frank M. Ryan. K president; John T. Butler of Buffalo, c N. Y., first rice president, and Her- n bert S. Ilockln, second vice president s and successor to J. J. McNamara as f' secretary-treasurer. Each of these men was required to give $10,000 bond for his appearance for arraign- a ment hero with all the other defend- ti ants on March 12. g More than forty of the men, ohief- .\ ly labor union officials, who are g charged with conspiring to destroy t! by dynamite or nitroglycerine the I] property of employers of non-union h labor, were under arrest by Wednes- b day night, and it was declared t,he a apprehension of all the others would c: follow within forty-eight hours. i; By its action the government re- li vealed the Identity of the men whom a it charges with being ths accomplices a of the McNamaras and Ortie McMan- It igal in the dynamite plots, embrac- ii ing almost one hundred explosions tl which, begun in Massachusetts, in y 1905, occurred in various places over si the country for six years and which d resulted In trie wrecking er tns l.os Angeles Times building and as at- s< tempt to blow up President Taft's ij special train at Santa Barbara, Cal., c( last October. a? Hiram Cline, national organiser s< for the International Brotherhood t( Df Carpenters and Joiners, was ar- ii rested at his home at Muncle. Cline r< in the third agent of a union other si :han the iron workers to be involved h in th? conspiracy. The others are g; Clarence E. Dowd of Roehester, N. o V., formerly an agent for the inter- tc national Machinists' union, and Spur- n ?eon P. Meadows of Indianapolis, an Ct ngent of the Carpenters' union. tl All, it is alleged, were concerned ai in dynamiting depredations against tl contractors who employed nonunion a carpenters and machinists ae well as a< Iron workers. Meadows, Brnest W. G. Baser, former business agent of jr the local Iron Workers' union, and tl Fred Sherman, Rassy's successor, are B< alleged to have been concerned in c< four explosion* which ocourred at B( midnight of October 26, 1109, in Indianapolis. n They caused a loss of $15,000 to 0 Albert Von Speckelsen, a contractor who had been employing nonunion c, men of all the building crafts. A h branch telephone exchange and a tl branch public library, under con- Q strletion by Von Speckelsen, were * damaged and his planing mill and (> th? garage destroyed. The explos Ions in four part* of ths eitj were so \S executed that they occurred simul- q taneously. Among those arrested j. were: s Rochester, N. Y.?Clarence E. ti Dowd, Machinists' union. tl Syracuse, N. Y.?E. E. Phillips, a Iron Workers' union; John Carroll, n Iron Workers' union. nChicago?Richard H. Houlihan, Wm. Schoupe, Iron Workers' union; r Tames Cooney, Iron Workers' union; tl James Coughlin, Iron Workers' un- f, ion. r< New York?Frank C. Webb, Iron o Workers' union; Patrick Farrell, p Daniel Trophy. a: Indianapolis?Frank Ryan, Iron p* Workers* president; Herbert O. a Hocking, second vice president; John st T. Butler, first vice president Iron p Workers' union; Fred Sherman, Iron e' Workers' union (three latter when tl Ryan was arrested); Spurgeon Mead- n ows, Carpenters' union. S Cincinnati?Edward Clark, Iron Workers' union; Ernest G. W. Basey, Iron Workers' union. Detroit?Charles W. Wachmeist.etn, Iron Workers' union; Frank J. w Murphy, Tron Workers' union. (1 St. Bonis?John Barry, Iron ^ Workers' union; Paul Merrin, McNamara agent. Kansas City?W. Bert Brown. Iron 11 Workers' union; W. J. McCain, Iron n Workers' union. Milwaukee?W. E. Redd In, Her man G. Seiffert, Tron Workers' union. Denver?Henry W. T.egleitner, n Tron Workers' union (formerly of 0 Pittsburgh tl Cloveland?Poter J. Smith, Iron el Workers' union; George Andor3on, ? tron Workers' union. Scranton?M. J. Hannon, Iron Ti Workers' union. Philadelphia?Michael Cuname, J ron Workers' union. HOCK HILL PLAN WORKS H LVATSON SAYS COTTON ACHKAGK WILL UK REDUCED. Joninii.ssioiior of Agricultnre Hetnnin From Trip Through Cotton Rett and Tells of Situation. "Much interest was aroused and esults will bo secured," said Comnissioner Watson, upon his return o Columbia Monday after a trip ! hrough the cotton States in tho inerest of the Rock Hill plan for a reluction of cotton acreage. He was iccompaniod on the trip by John G. Anderson of Rock Hill, the orjgina'or ?f tho plan. Commissioner Watson said that hroughout the cotton belt States Mr. Anderson and himself had been most ordially welcomed, and that the lock Hill plan had been started on ts way to real effectiveness. In Jorth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, flsslssippl, Arkansas and Oklahoma ho State superintendents had been ppointed and no time was to be lost ti getting the counties fully organzed and actively at work. In Georla the Atlanta chamber of commerce otton committee has undertaken to nance the operations of the State uperlntendent's ofllce. In Little tock thp cotton exchange has underiken to do the same thing. In none of these States did there ppear to bo the slightest indication 3 hang back, but a remarkable de_ roe of enthusiasm was manifested. 10 particular effort was made to orantza the State of Louisiana, though hero was an excellent meeting at aton Rouge. Louisiana's acreage ^ls already been much cut by the 011 weevil and from other causes nd therefore, even there an in rease in that State, the total crop j so small that it would make but ttle difference. The tour concluded t New Orleans on Saturday night, nd Mr. Watson and Mr. Anderson ?ft New Orleans early Sunday inornlg, the former coming straight Irough to Columbia and arriving esterday afternoon. Mr. Anderson topped off at Atlanta to spend s ay or two with relatives. The commissioner expressed him ?lf as agreeably surprised and hlghr gratified at the hearty and earnest ^operation given by officials of the iveral States and the bodies repre?nting the banking and business invests. All agreed that the acreage 1 cotton for the 1912 crop must be ?duced as a first and foremost conideration to any step that might ereafter be determined upon in re_ ard to th? marketing and handling f the crop of 1912 at a fair price ) the producer. Every interest is ow thoroughly aroused to the ne?SBity for quick action in view of le nearness of the planting season, ad in th# opinion of Mr. Watson ler? will be no undue delays in the pplicatlon of business mothods in ccordance with tho Rock Ilill plan > absolutely assure reduction. "Busies# throughout the belt has felt the Pfect of th? low price of cotton this ?ason and is in the humor to fully ^operate," said Commissioner Wat>n While on the tour these gentlelen encountered the riso in the price f cotton. 'Mr. Watson said neither tr. Anderson or himself cared to dlst.ts the causes. The rise, however, ad had no retarding effect upon lelr mission, nor will it have In their pinion on the prosecution of the ork to be done under the execution f the Rock Hill plan. Texas was not visited because it as not believed necessary, Gov. Coluitt, who is a worker himself, havlg given full assurance that that, tate will show a substantial reducon and that he was looking after le matter himself. "Yet the bears re proclaiming that there will be o reduction in Texas," said the com. ilssloner. Mr. Watson, speaking for himself nd Mr. Anderson, said they both felt tat their rjuiek tour and the efforts ley had put. forth would bring farsarhlng results so far as the price f cotton next season and the proserity of the South are concerned, nd that those were the two main oints to be considered. They feel Iso that there is a better underanding is making for more comlete cooperation of cotton producers verywhere henceforth in any and all lings affecting the business like larketing and handling of the outh's greatest monopoly crop. Forty Years in Sing Sing. ? * ' - "I Ol.... aorty years in ouik ynovu as the punishment mefed out Tuesav at New York to Edward Smith, -venty-eight years old, by Judge hwcett, in the County Court in rooklyn, after a jury had in ten ilnutes convicted him of highway Dbbery and assault. ?? ^ The People Will Elect. The ortlce of agriculture, comicrce and industries, now filled by ol. Watson, has been made an elecve one, and the people will have to lect Watson's successor. Davenport, Iowa?Daniel Buckley, on Workers' union. Springfield, 111.?M. L. Pennoll, A Kavanaugh. Duluth?Prod Mooney. BANK Of Conwa Has largest capital and surplus of i than the combined capital and turf CAPITAL STOCK.. .. , SURPLUS . LIABILITIES OP STOCK 8HCURITT OF MPOSIT DIRE( jbert B. Scarborough, ?. L. Buck, J-oorge J. Holiday, We offer our customers every acc will iustifv. and we .. ? J- J ' tOBKBT B. SCARBOROUGH, D Pbkhidebt. Wc continue to pay 5 pe FIRST NATK OOlfWA f CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS PROFITS TOTAL ASSESTS IDIRICf J. A. MeDermott, John C B. G. Co-llina, H. L. B M. Burroughs, C. P. Qua Successor to the Bank of Horry County, and a pioneer ly allied with the recent der< Republic. Backed by the C United States Bonds, we are p torners any reasonable accoir.ju Z II. A. SIT VET, /Jjl Cashier. ABUSE BRYAN ON FLOOR iwina TUT: FOMMONUU IS AT EVIL GENIUS. ? Democratic Congressman Exhibits Himself ilnd is Cheered by the Republican Congressman. William Jennings Bryan was held up to the house as an "Evil gouius hovering on the flank of the Democrats," by Representative Martin E. Dies of Texas, who replied to the Commoner's latest attack upon the Democratic house membership. Democrats and Republicans alike cheered Dies' declaration that he "neither feared the power, nor respected the judgment of the Nebraskan, and his further announcement that the Democrats under the leadership of Champ Clark and Oscar W. Underwood were headed towards a complete success, swept Democratic side of the house into storms of applause. "I am almost ready to join Governor Wilson in his desire to And a decently and orderly manner of knocking Bryan Into a cocked hat," said Dies amidst Democratic laughter and applause. Dies' attack upon Bryan followed the latter's declaration in the last issue of The Commoner that thirteen Democrats who voted against the re cent amendment in the house to re""|rA r?f nil rerommenda VI U i 1 U j/ u 1/ttv* _ tions to president on judgeship appointments were "unworthy to represent a Democratic constituency." Dies declared if Bryan had spent as much time reading law as he had attacking Democrats in public life, he would hare known that the proposed law would be unconstitutional and an infringement of the president's rights." "Bryan has led the Democrats through three disastrous defeats," cried Dies, "Like the barbons of old he has learned nothing and forgotten nothkig. He points our collumns straight to the rocks of St. Helena. "The people are ready to give us more power in this situation. It is a calamity, if no crime for Bryan to sow seeds of discord in the ranks of the party. Whatever we do here displeases him. The prospect of Democratic success seems to anger his very soul. I prefer to follow the leadership of the gentleman from Alabama. I have followed Don Quixote of Nebraska, until I am wearing of war upon wind mills. 1 demand to bo led against tho flesh and blood enemies of Democracy." The conclusion of Dies remarkable attack upon Bryan was marked by general applause and a clustering about him of Democratic colleagues who shook his hand. WILL HONOR HER GREAT SON. Monument to l>e Erected at Columbia to Dr. J. Marion Sims. The general assembly has passed a hill providing for the erection of a statute on the State House grounds of Dr. J. Marlon Sims, one of tho most famous gynecologists and surgeons the world has produced. The bill from the senate, passed without opposition In the house Wednesday j * *? .? , ; - - . . . . '"yvm . f HOKK Y, jr. S, C. j my buk n Horry county. More Jim of all other banks in ftko county * #. .. .. if.sat :holdbhu .. .. ft.ctt X>M UMM ??? :iors ard0om 1 W. A. Johnson, Will A. Freeman ommodation which their account* solicit your business. ^ ft K V. Richardson, will a. frkbicas ^ ..nr nn Vic* rKEsibJc* r r cent, on yearly deposits. ifr1 ' fr Info *2jr ir lj|r ^iJlr # 3NAL BANK | T, ?. c. $ ., 126,000.00 T 2,600.00 ffl 126,000.00 ^ rOKA: X '. Splrey, D. T. McNeill, 1 nek, W. II. Lewis, 1). * ittlebaum, D. A. Spivey. Tjf Coaway, the oldest Hnnh 1b A im Bait* Carolina. Cloaeelopmerit of the Independent MP y loYernmeut and secured by ^ repared to extend to our cut- ^EL aodatlona. Mr H. G. COLLINS, Pr w?id?nf. $f rftOFKtiMJON AL CARDS. H. M. WOOD WA1U0 Attorney and Counoelw At Law CON WAX, 0. Cu ft, H, 0CAJUOAOUM CONWAY, 0. C- ^ Attorney at Lmv. J til. H. JJLKftOUCKf* i^yBki?R and Hmrgeo*. CUM WAT, 0. C. ? ft. W 0**01*0 WAJTi, Attornoj at L?-;. Dank of Horry Ralidfo#. CONWAY, 0. O. RENK RAVENKL Land Surreying and Dtaiaafo Spivcy fluilding Comvay, S. C. SHE WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE h fcLIGHT RUNNING, (tanMamnl?l(kA?. tni. ai #- >? ?? . tvttutvuuvrn y inn\ungnnuitIOi KOtflflV Shuttle or a HIngla Thread [Chain AUiicAjl f Bowing Machine write to IN WW HOME 8EWINB MACHINE COM PAN Orange, Mass, |fcnr*owfn* machines are mndeto sett rsisntlwrf eeeMty, but the New Home is made www Our guaranty never runs out. iMA 19 Mtliorlsod dealer* ?rf|b] 0am. *al? m j BURROUGHS <v COLLINS OO., Ootiway, 8. O. night, provides for the nppropriation of $r?,000 for the statue by the State when an equal amount has been raised by the South Carolina Medical Association. Mr. McDow, Mr. Tlinos and Mr. Dick eulogized the late Dr. Sims In the highest terms. They declared that he had been an honor to his birthplace, Lancaster county, to his State and to the United States.