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DR. HERRING COMPLETES ASYLUM INVESTIGATION Hi* Report on Conditions Existing at State Hospi tal For the Insane Sent to the General As sembly by Gov. Manning. COVERS EVERY DEPARTMENT OF THE INSTITUTION Recommends Amendments to the Constitution Governing the Asylum Which Includes Changing Name to the Columbia State Hospital and the Establishment of Separate Insti tution for Negroes to Be Known as "State Park Colony." o ? .?A tlior- o Pp?r'mt to Tht lnlMligrmir. oooooooooo"ooooo o o COLUMBIA. Fell o oukIi and unbiased report on con- o o dlllonH existing nt the Stute Hob- o o pltol for the Insane wan Bent to o o to'tho general anHetnbly today by o o Governor Richard I. Manning. o o Thn report, which covers every o o department of the asylum, was o o prepared by A. P. Herring. M. D. o o of Raltlmore, Bocretnry of the o 0 Maryland Lunacy commission o o who wsb appointed by GoV. Man- o o nlng as his personal repr?senta- o o tlVo to make the probe and report o o the fnets. o o Hero Is the keynote of the In- c o vcstlgalion: o o ."The duty of South Carolina to o o its Innnno Is n cardinal, a bu- o o prcmo obligation to do all and o o everything without stint fur their o o bonellt that its financial resources o o possibly portnp. or enable It to o o do; to exorcise in their in te rents, o o through Its public odictals, every b o effort nnd labor, they are capable o o of, and to put into effect all tho o o means and r?sourcoa at Its com- o o mand to perform mast effectually o o this great dobt to humanity, this o o direct and immediate obligation o o to Its people, and this noble duty o b to all the future." o o Dr. Hon ing snyB thut tho fun- o o damontal principle underlying o o th? entire plan of reorganization, o o proposed In the report, is to make o o cortaln chang?s In tho law.'rolat- o o big tho control of tho State Hos- o o pital for tho Insanor o ? Tho following amendment too o tho' constitution governing tho o o asylum' aro made: o o '1.' Thb' shporlntendent should o o bo appointed by the board ol rc- o o gents and qpt by tho governor? o o r?mdvablo only for cause and b after a hearing. o b ' 2. The board of regontn should o o consist of five members, appoint- o ? cd by' tho governor, with the o o sanction of the senate. They o o should bo appointed at first; one o o for two ycurn; two for four o b.years; two' for six years, subsc- ? o qucni appointments to ho mado o o for a period of six y earn. Tho o o memhorn .of'this board aro not o o removable except for causo and n o after a hearing. o o 3. The superintendent.to make o o oil appointments, wliii the sane- o o tlon of the hoard or rogorta nnd o o tohavo the power of dismissal o p of same, to bo appro/od by tho o b board. Tho superintendent Is to o .. s report to the ho?'"'J of regents o o tho-activit?s of tho hoapltnl? and n .o tho board of regents to ruport to o o the governor and gonoral aasoni- o b bly.. Brlafly, the govornor will o q appoint a board of rogcnti In o o whom h? has absolute confidence; n o they in turn will select a suporln- o b tendent in .whom they have every o o 'confidence and ' who,' of -course o o has had* training In the cure and p p treatment of th? insann and in o k'p ?iospital management, and It will o p thon ho pp to the siiporlhtondont o b to conduct the hospital In a prop- o o or, manner^ There should be nb o b 'diinl authority or divided rcupon- o oslbllity. 14 ? o 4. All rules and regulations o o for the hospital aro to bo formu- o o latcd by the board nnd executed o o by tho superintendent and his o o assistants. There Is no reason o o why the general assembly should o o bo asked to approve or reject tho o o rules and regulations governing o o the conduct of a hospital for tho o o insane 9 o To change the name from tho o o "Suite Hospital for tho Insane." o o to the Columbia State Hospital." o o while tho hospital for tho hcgrooR o o will bo known as "Stato Park o o Colony*" o o To provide for voluntary ad- o o missions. o o To provide for a fiscal agent, 0 o whoso duty will bo to eoe that o o every patient who bas relatives o o or an estate responsible for his o o support' will ?W^matte/to; iftaihv o burse the State. This might well o o be done tn connection with* the o to Stato Board of Charitics.7 n>.-Pf o No fenmio patients to bo o ;0. hand, adult, son or hrot^er,pr,by. p o como relative, frjend or nurse of 0 o tho same sex. o. To provide* for a system of after o o care or placing out of patients o To who are able to leave the instttU- O o tlon, and, while not entirely re- o o covered, yet are able* to live satie-o r%:;,b.factorlIy under proper supprvls . 0 ion away from the hospital, o To provide . tor the admission, o care and treatment of Inebriates. the hut present with the 000006 6.0 p 0000000000 "i therefore accented your kind in 7 vitatton to make ?"? !? survey, as your rptaapnai representative, and ap ^tfpiehed the task with open and nq Iwwed mind, wjth . no preconceived ideas as to the past or conditions or traditions, hope and determination to nrr>. condi tion* as they actually exist today, and to present to you only tho faCtS, and to offer for your consideration a con structive und practical plan for the future development or this institu tion," says A. P. Herring. M. D., sec retary of tho Maryland Lunocy com mission, who was appointed by (?ov. Itlchard 1. Manning to make a careful nul unbiased report on conditions nt the State Hospital for thn Insane. Tho report was completed last week by Dr. Herring nnd has been sent to the gon irul assembly. Dr. Herring was sug ;cF,ted to (Jov. Manning by Thomas W. Jaliuon. director of sp?cial studies erf tho national commltteo for mental hygiene. Both or these physicians have a national reputation and their conclusions carry weight in medical circles. South Has Hern Backward. In tho outset of Iiis special report, which was presented after sevcr.il weeks of Investigation Dr. Herring says that, taken as n whole, tho South baa been backward In making mod ern provision in caring for the men tally afflicted. "This, I take," Bays Dr. Herring, has boon due principally to financial causes, and not from any want or lock of svmpnthy or desire on tho part of tho people to do nil in their power to relievo tho suffering and promote the rccofory of these unfortunates, who have, beon afflicted with the most distressing of all diseases, namely, in sanity. There la, I am glad to say, an awakening taking place all ever the South on this subject. Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina, Texas and a fow other Southern" States, . hnve spent large sums of money In erect ing new buildings' and In raising nnd maintaining a high standard of euro, equalled only by the most progres sive StatoB of the North and Middle West. Slate Coming to the Front. "South Carolina,- In 'the euro and treatment of tho insane, is ju&t about to emerge, ! hone, from a condition that other States have had to face for more than &0 vearn. Thn conditions now existing |n the South Carolina State hospital woro to bo found In Xew York and Massachusetts, and. In fnct. were moro or less gonoral throughout tho country a halt century ago. "I nm Prmly convinced that now Is thn opportune time, tho psychological moment, when, under vour wise and thoughtful leadership, tho conditions vhlr.h wo all deplore; and should nevnr condone,rwHl bo abolished and South Carolina placed In her rightful position. The people of tho Stato will Tccl very gratoful to you, nnd tho members of tho general assembly, who should give freely, after careful <-on: (deration, of tho State resources, so as to afford these afflicted'wards of j, th? State every opportunity to rc cover, and, wohoro this Ib not possible, then to make their remaining days as happy and contented an posslblo un der the circumstances." The Report. The report is presented under Tour beads. I, Tho general requirement re garding tho care and treatment of patients suffering from mental dis eases. The present conditions at tho State Hospital for tho Insane. 8. Suggestions for Improvement. 4. ' Amendments to the lunacy law. Several pages or tho report aro given up to tho general requirements regarding the care and treatment of patients suffering from mental dis eases. Dr. Herring says that In mak ing or suggesting any radical depart ure from established custom, it is Im portant that all have a proper concep tion of the fundamental principles re garding such changes and "that ' we plan wisely add woli. and that these, plans regarding the-care of the in sane -should eonfonn to the highest standards kno*;n to the medical pro fession.'' ; "' Tho report savs that the dictates of humanity demand that the insane shall ' be provided with everything which- medical- aclenco has determin ed to bo cas ont lei to tho recovery of those who are recoverable., a a well aa for the proper car?, comfort and amp? J prat Ion ofj those Who' remain un recovered. - "No. system for the care and treat ment of the'dependent Insane,*' says Dr. Herring, "can be successfully ad ministered which Is not sustained In its ordinary op?rations by the highest order of human emotions; no system can be fairly regarded as good which directly or Indirectly relies upon a low order of these emotions. Cupid ity and ?elf iu ter est should have no away, .where suffering humanity is concerned." ; Discussing th? human-side, of the question Dr., Herring says that In saaltay 1? by far the moat widely prev alent of diseases. He says that among the dependent Insane aro to be found representatives of all the professions, tlades uitd occupations. He points out that 110 class of society can claim exemption from the disease. The report states that the cost of properly earing for the insane is one of the most expensive burdens the Slate has to hear. It Is estimated, says Dr. Herring, that the total cost of tho care of tho insane and recble minded In this country is over $32, t iio.ooii a year. Discussing the cost of the Insane to South Carolina Dr. Herring rIv?js the following figures: I'.llO. patients, 2.I?W, appropriation, f 201,-101. per cap ita $111.22; 1?H1, patients, 2.28:i, ap propriation. S2!>:i,92U, per capita, $1.'12.7?; 1912, patients, 2.12?, appro priation $:<18.::xo. per capita. $l68.:i:i; i:ii:i, patients, 2,&05, appropriation $:S0A,247, per capita. $155.86; I?I4. pa tients 2,7:58. appropriation. $319,124, per capita, $17?.18. Dr. Herring then makes the follow ing comment: "Two hundred dollars Is the aver age per capita in modern nnd well equipped hospitals for the Insane. A per capita of less thuu $178 means custodian care, which. In the long run, is the most expensive" Arrangement?? of Buildings. Discussing the plan for the reor ganization of the hospital for the in sane. A. P. Herring, M. D., Gov. Man ning's efficiency expert, says that he has ever kept In mind the fact that, flrst/jf all, It must be practical and at the same time lufllclontly adequate and clastic to meet all future require ments, and In tho second place it should bo within reasonable financial limit". Dr Herring first considers the gcnerul plan of arrangemeut of the bulldingB and tho distribution of the patients. Tho internal organization is included undor a separate head. Should Remove Negroes. The report declares that the most evident step at the present time Ib to remove all of the negro insane, the idiots nnd imbeciles, the tuberculous and pollagrou8 patients to State Fark. lio says by doing this that there will be plenty of room for tho white in sane at the old asylum for many years to cotno. "In fact," ho says, "by de veloping tho farm colony idea there Will never be thn overcrowding of tiicso buildings that exists at the pres ent time. A Medical Center. The first thing that Is absolutely necessary," says the report, "In a hospital for the insano is a psycho pathic reception hospital building. This Is tho active medical ccntor which controls and stimulates the life of thp ontlre Institution. Hero tho patienta who enter the hospital are first received, thoroughly examined, and, if need be, detained for treat ment. All patients -who arc actually disturbed receive In . this building hydro-therapeutic treatment and any othor treatment indicated; In other words they arc treated as sick Indi viduals. In this building are also lo cated laboratories, examining rooms, operating rooms, and every facility needed for the proper treatment of tho mentally sick. In thin connection I would also suggest that an out pa-.} tient department bo Inaugurated in this building for tho purpose of do ing an important work In preventive psychiatry. The close proximity of tho hospital to tho City rendors It es pecially adaptable for this new field of medicine. The building which could ho used for this purpose is /tho otd aaylum building, the walls of which aro substantially constructed and tho qonoral outline of the building well adapted for thta purpose. Will Install Now Interior. "Tho Internal arrangement will, of course, ho changed and practically an entire now interior installed. The; d?tails concerning the arrangement of] tho Interior of this building will have to be taken up later with an archit ect We would mako provision for a hundred patients, none . of whom would remain In this, building for any groat length of time. Leaving this building for the present, we will con sider next tho central building, and thin description, will apply to both wings of this building. "No very radical changes need he; mado In these buildings bo far as ! their gonoral arrangement la concern ed. Of course, nearly all of the | buildings throughout the entire Insti tution requlro now floors, nnd an en- [ tiro new.'sanitary equipment, and now heat ing. A number of small rooms I would bo thrown Into ono large room. Attractive day rooms and dormitor-1 los would result from abolishing largo1 number of small rooms. . Rearrangement of Business Office. -"The rearrangement of the business i office In the central portion of this building will also be necessary. "The Parker building, which Ib no:? I occupied by the negro men, will have to bo extensively renovated and will ho used to relieve tho congestion now existing In the wards for the white men. The Parker annex, a two/story brick building, will be converted Into so Industrial shop, and placed under the supervision of n competent teach er. . In this building the patients will make brooms, mattresses, rugs', shoes, baskets, and a great many other things necessary in a largo institu tion., This would he onu of the most valuable departments, both from., a therapeutic and. financial standpoint. Without a building of this kind no hospital is complete. , No Changes la Ladles* Deportment. ' "The buildings tor the women need not be changed except for the general repairs as suggested on the men's side, but there is need for a new building for convalescent women. A part of this building could be used as a sewing room for the women. Here the .women would engage, under the direction of a competent teacher, In dlverslonal occupations, play aa well as work would be made an Important pa.rt of their hospital life. In this building most of the clothings couM be made for the patients and all of the repair work on, the clothing done, and a great many things especially Inter esting and attractive to women would be carried on in this building. Ideal Nurse Home. "The Dix cottage, which is a frame ' building, nnd is now used for the con valescent women, would make an ideal mises home. At the present) time tbero is practically no satisfac tory accommodations for the nurses, t-ome of'them sleeping In the wards with the patients, while others have | i noms on the top floor of tho new building, which is an attic that has been converted Into sleeping quarters. So much for the general arrangement or the present buildings, h Heltens and Dining Rooms t'n*ut Is- ' factory. "In addition to the Improvements already suggested, tiicrc snow in bo erected a central kitchen and congre-1 gato dining rooms. The present sys tem of numerous kitchens and dining rooms Is unsatisfactory In every way; and there should ho an uptodatc laun dry. Tiie present building could he] utilized by enlarging it somewhat and installing modern equipment. A cen tral heating plant would aho ho nec essary, and this would probably be the most expeusivo item in the entire plan of reconstruction. "A number of small buildings about1 the place would naturally bo done' nway v/lth In tho general cleanup. A now Ico house, a new baker, refrig erating plant, etc.. will all be included In the plans for the central kitchen." "Slate l'ark Colony." A chord I uk to tho renort by A. P, Herring, M. D., under the present plans a colony for the negro Insano of both sexes would be established at State Park. There is a building at this place which Is now occupied by leas than 100 negro women. "Nonb of tho work of this building." says tho report, "was done by the labor of patients Under our proposed plan at least a hundred able bodied negro mate patients would be trans ferred to State Park and housed In the small wooden building now on the place. These patients would bo uti lized In doing all of the general, labor, inch as excavating, clearing the land, unloading cars, nitaftns cement ottv This would save the State a great deal of money and by-erecting a permanent and comparatively Inexpensive build ing all of tho nogro patients could be housed in thn near futuro, and at a comparatively small cost?I would say within $400 a bed. ThlB, to my ! mind, is one of the most Important things connected with the entire plan of reorganization. "Tho negroes could "bo used for farming purposes, and there Is no rea son why most of'the produce used in the hospital could not be produced on this farm by the patients' labor. By occupying the negrdefs In this manner restraint could be absolutely abolish ed ; the patients would be happier and more contented; there would be a large' number of recoveries; and at the same time'thoyuwould become: a valuable asset to the 'Institution! and the State. " ' ; : ' "In addition to the colony for .the negroes there could'1 be erected at State Park a building'fol" the idiotic and imbecile1 children, who are now living with the patient* in the State hospital. The importance ot segregati ng the imbecile ttnd feebleminded chlldron from the adults has'-never' been questioned. There should also be' constructed at Slate Park r. sep arata building for cases of tubercu losis and pellagra. ' There is a splen did opportunity, both' nt tho' present' hospital and at Stato Pork, to develop farm colonies." COTTON GINNING*'.! FOB THIS STATE Totals by Counties to January 39 Gif eft. William J. Harris; director of the census, announces the preliminary re port of cotton gihned by counties In South Carolina for tho crops of 1914 and 1913. The report was mado pub lic for the State at ?0 a. m. Se'.urday, January 23. The amounts for the different counties for the crops of 1914 and 1913 are furnished for pub lication: " ik\ (Quantities are in" running' bales, counting round an hair bales. Linters aro not Included.) ' - I ' County 1914 1913 . Abbeville .. .. .. < '32;*10: " 33308 Alken .; ... 47.723 ' 47?206 Anderson .. .-. B4,263 > 70,088 Bamberg v. .. ..?"47.436 " '; J37.367 Barnwell .. 7. ... 69.683 ^6.654 Beaufort .. .. '..! '"'O.OIO' ?' 7,733 Berkeley '. . . < 1tJ;883. 13.356 Calhoun. ' 80,610 27.031 Charleston. 16,882 ' 15,700 Cherokee .. .. .. 16.109 17.631 Chester.'.33.672 32.022 Chesterfield .. .. " 33/526 ' 29.822 Clarendon .. .. 48,462 40,013 COlIeton .. .. 23.205 19.230 Darlington .. .... 44.768 37,440 Dillon .. .... ; V 37.954 36,062 Dorchester ..... 18,291 16,607 EdgcBold. 33,059 32,476 Palrlleld .. .. I.'. 24.048 ' 25.826 Florenco. 46,515 4? 180 Georgetown .. it. * 5*56 S.7& Greenville .. .... 43,446 41.710 Greenwood ..' ^76T= '-31.698 Hampton .; . *..21,605 1 ; 19.443 Horry .......... ; ' 11.974 -: 10,022 Jasper .'?. .'. -6.529 " 6,143 Kcrshaw ... : .. 301468 ' ' 26*61 Lancaster .. Vi 83,880 24.188 Laufens .. ..'J? ^6*76 43-,278 Lee .. .. ...I1* 41.605 37,498 Islington .. '. . ';?. '25,578 ' 25,500 Marton''.-. .. 14.705 17,698 Marlboro .'. ...J ?MI8- 02.410 Newborry '.; . . 32,748 38.904 Oconoe ? 18,842 .' lf,794 Orangeburg '.. l. 1 " 85,536 ' 77*11 PlckenV .'. 19.942 17.986. Richtend .. .. ... 25,832' 33,8*? Baluda ......... 24.115 2 5.072 Spsrtanburg .. .. C3.750 69*89 Sumter..,. 01.708 40.533 Union. 18.602 20.893 Wllllamshurg .. '.'-.. . 34,934 26.491 York .. .. ...... 38.133 894)80 Total ....... ?1,434*50 1.368.?74 Found Dead la Bed. RICHMOND, Va* Feb. 2.-S. P. Clement, member of. tho Virginia [house of delegates from Plttsylvania I County, was found - dead In bis : bed [here this morning. Death was due to 'heart failure. ' FAMINE THREATENS MU CAPITAL Carranza Officiait Are Moving Their Records to Vera Cruz. WASHINGTON, Feb. ;5.?A food famine menaces Mexico City unless conditions are relieved, according to ndv!cc3 reaching the American state department. The diplomatic corpa liorc is mani festing much anxiety over conditions In the Mexican canltal because of the ban on cipher communication which lias been placed by the Carranza au thorities. This Is the first time, It is raid, that foreign diplomats have had r.erlous difficulty in reaching their le gations in Mexico City. Slate department officials are get ting their telegrams through, but with much delay. O.rranza ofilcialB at Mexico City aro moving their records to Vera Cruz, where It Is\ believed the capital of the Carranza government will re main. The Constitutionalist ngency horo made public tonight tho following re ports from Vera Crue: "General Pablo Gonzales reports the capture of Cadercyta. 15 miles cast of Monterey. The Vllllatas were declri'vcly defeated and suffered heavy losses. "Between Monte Morolos and Lin ares, t.onoral Marino Sandnval, com mancMig a Vllliasta army, was over whelmed and forced to retreat to the north. . . "Tomorrow (Thursday) railroad traffic will he resumed between .this placo nnd Mexico City. On account of the scarcity of food in the capital the Vera Cruz chamber of commerce has arranged to send supplies there by the first train." FIRST RESPONSE FROM RUSSIA Only Russians Can Distribute Foor! and Clothing to Pris oners.. : , WASHINGTON, ESfj. 3.?Russia day Informed the United States that only Russian military authorities would be permitted to distribute food, moneys-and clothing to German and Austin prisoners. In Siberia. A re lief -xpeditlon o* American mission aries who started from Peking with supplies for the prisoners will not bo permitted to proceed. The Russian communication, sent through Ambassador Marye, made It clear that food and clothing could bo sent to soldl"**^ ,,p,'' prisoners, but money. All relief supplies mrist be addressed to commandants pt the military districts. . ,.No mention was made in the Rus sian reply to requests made by diplo matic officers to Inspect the prison camps, nor was any report niade on the condition of the prisoners. Tho communication was the first response to tho American govern ment's repeated representations on behalf of Austria and Germany, whose diplomatic Interests arc being cared for by the American ?mb?boy at Petrograd. f. SHOULD MTV AT HOME Correspondent Writes of Mail Order Houses and Their Methods. i'rom different sources I have re ceived information that Northern mail order houses Belling goods on Installment. basis batio been sending numerous requests for credit infor mation to Southern retail merchants. These requests are nlmoBt always on a fictitious firm's letter head bo as to mislead the merchant into think ing information Is wanted for a total ly different purposo. Seldom doea the letter head show the pame of firm that really desires the information. : I have studied this mail order prop osition from many angles and ,1, cari not sec where tho consumer can do any bolter as a rule by purchasing from these mall: ordor houses - than from his local town*. Besides, It builds up tome Northern city at the expense of the South, and by the "re tall merchant furnishing such in formation- he is giving an- unknown competitor a.knife that may be drawn across his own throat. I think a southern retail .morchant should bo very careful In furnishing credit Information to firms he does' not know. * . . W. A. KANQR&L Florence, January 30. INITIATION rKB, ONE HOG Lregou Ledge Htis,a New Member and l-'-t< -a Flae Porker, ' ALBANY, Ore., Feb. I?A pig was the unique Initiation fco which Wal ter Miller?- Jr.,. paid to join the Knights of Pythias. So, as the result of an offer and an acceptance in a Joking spirit, tho lodge now has a good hog which Is worth more than Ihe customary initiation fee. . Miller bad expressed a desire to Join the lodge and. wag algnlng-an appli cation for membership when he asked the amount of the initiation fee.- $2 ' "I've got a lot of good hogs and will trade you .one of them for my initiation fee," he, remarked-. Joking ly and members of tho lodge prompt ly accepted the offer. Ho volunteer ed later to keep the bog and feed it free of charge until-the lodge desUS ed to sell It. and this he is dating. Agree to Pope's Proposal. ROME Feb. a.~(6!40 p .m.)?Ac cording to reporta in circulation at the Vatican Great Britain, Germany and Austria bave agreed to Pops Benedict's proposal far an exchange of civil prlroners?women and chil dren and men above the age of ?fc STILL IIOPLFl'L ,0F FASHING BILL ^(COrtriNUED FROM PAGE ONE ) gress tomorrow. The shipping is not dciul by any means." In denouncing his seven Democrat !c colleagues Senator Stone charged tbem with open hostility to their par ty. He also made a vigorous defense of the administration, asserting he would rather follow President Wil son's leadership than that of "Ellhu Root. Henry Cabot Lodge, Thcodoro E. Burton, William Edgar Bprah, Jacob Gallingcr or any recr??t alleg ed Democrat who goes about with a dagger In his sleeve." referring to Senator Camden's "se cret luiii't ii iurn with opponents of the shipping bill," the speaker said there "had been doubting Thomases who whispered that if the issue were sharply druwn between the vested In terests and the niasses of the peo ple, the senator would be most ac tive." Senator Camdcn replied briefly, say ing he was willing to leave bis legis lative sluggishness to his friends and nolghbors to determine, but that when it came to "denouncing secrecy, it comes with ill grace from the senator from Missouri who is known the world over as 'Gum Shoe BUI.' " Senator Stone told Hie senate that the majority might invoke a cl?ture ruin to suppress continued obstructive tactics against the bill. With that, the senator coupled a vigorous de fense of President Wilspn. replying particularly to -critics 'of the presi dent's Jackson Day speech at Indian apolis. "I have been always opposed to cl?ture In the senate, but, bad ob I think cloturo would be, there Is some thing worse. The unrestrained- dom ination of tho majori:;- by even a small minority, cohcslvo, unrelenting and determined to stop the wheels of legislation, might endanger the safety of tho nation. J^close with this ad monition, that If the necessity f?r a cloturo rule Is forced, It may be re ported, und if it is reported It will be passed." j& The senator said not many people woujd be fooled t nmt the purpose which the ''ridiculous performance" of the Republican opponents of the shipping bifl would serve. "Overwhelmed by facts and beaten in the argument," ho declared, "we are now solemnly assured that 'tho people "are. against the bill,' What people .do these gentlemen speak for? Tho people these senators speak for are those who control the executive . committee of the New York chamber of commerce and other like organiza tions." Of the men who he said formed the potential membership of these organ izations, responsible for r?solutions sent to congress attacking the bill, ihe seuaiuf named. J. p. Morgan, Wil liam H. Skinner, W. .H. Porter. E. H, Outorbrldge, P. A. S, Franklin, and others Interested in great steamship companies,,, Ear J lor In the day the senate debat ed without action resolutions offered by Senator Burton asking the, secre tary of tho treasury what ships had been offered to the .government, in con nection with) tho shipping bill plan, and requesting Secretary Bryan to state what Intimation, If any, the state, department bad as to the.prob able attitude of belligerent govern ments toward purchase of Interned ships . - Senator Hoke Smith Issued a state ment tonight denying that he was op posed to tho shipping bill. "When the vlco president ruled that tho motion to recommit was out of order because a call had been mado for the yeas and nays I voted against sustaining the ruling of the chair," he said, "for the rules of the Renate expressly provide that a motion to re commit can be made at any time be fore final action in the senate upon a bill. I have cooperated with the Democratic caucus In every way to support this measure, and I expect to continue to do so, nnd I earnestly de sire the. legislation passed." . WAS AFBAD OF ORGANIZED LABOR (CONTINUED PHOM PAGE ONE ) tlon could do many things Incompati ble with the "general interests of the Subllc' such as: conducting propagan a against organized labor or a cam paign against compensation for work men.' Bot he declared there was not oven a rombte possibility that such thing j would happen.. He said he considered the Colorado troubles to be economic.. Mrs. Domlnlski, questioned about living conditions In tho Colorado mine regions, said prices at the stores- of tho Colorado Fuel and Iron Company were higher than elsewhere and that for this reason - miners - frequently went to nearby towns for their sup plies. 8ho stsorted that on j minor Waa discharged when caught with supplies purchased outside. , Mrs. Domihlr.kl described the alleg ed shooting at women-and children by militia at Ludlow. She said that the militiamen had demanded from a leader named Tykas the production of a certain miner who was not in Camp. Shortly after Tykas had ??o Informed them, she Said, she heard a bomb ex plode and looking out of her- tent, she saw militiamen riding toward them; ' Tykas' told us to scatter as . the militiamen had machine guns," said the witness. "About GO or 60 women and ehiUren wero - standing on the bill when -they started to ehoot at us. Two of my children hid in a Well and I hid in a barn with my-other child. I: saw men . net Are tou the tents.'* Mrs. Pc true el related her exper iences during; the alleged attack on the colony. "I" took my children Into an ut*&a? ground chamber," aha said. "There were three women and eight children lu the cellar by the time I got there Ten minutes later the tent caught on fire and then I lost consciousness. The nett morning somebody dragged rie, out. When I reached tho depot i found out, for the flrst time my chil dren were aUesing.'* appropriation for ial LOCAL DELEGATION HAS NOT YET TAKEN ACTION ON $800 GIFT WHALEY RETURNS He and Prof. W. W. Long Weal Before Board in Interest of Matter. ( From Thursday's Dally.) Returning last night from Columbia Where he and Prof. W. W. Long, Slate Agent of the Farmer Co-operative De monstration Work, went for the pur poso of appearing before tho Ander son coilnty delegation to the gc.*?ral assembly for tho purpose of securing an appropriation of $800 to further tiie cause of agricultural work In Ander son county. Secretary Portor A. Whaley of the chamber of commerce stated that up to the time he left that city the delegation had given him no assurance that tho appropriation would be made. "However." said Mr. : Whaley, "I fee! reasonably certain that the two members of the delega tion who are holding back on the mat ter will, decide to vote for the appro priation and that it will he made." H" Messrs. Whaley and Long left here last Tuesday morning for Columbia. That afternoon they appeared before tho delegation and made known the object of their visit to Columbia. As generally known, an appropriation of S800 is desired for the. purpose of helping pay the expenses of an agri cultural demonstrator for Anderson county, and It was to secure this ap propriation that Messrs. Long and Whaley appeared before the delega tion In Columbia this week. As will be recalled. Prof. Long ap peared before tho delegation at a meeting held In the county courthouse several weeks ago and explained tho object of the appropriation ho desir ed. At that time the delegation took no action on tho matter, as ono mem ber of the board was absent and the others did - not care to commit the delegation in 'me absence of any member. dr. frIStToied WAS PROMINENT IN BUSI NESS ANp SOCIAL LIFE OF \ HIS COMMUNITY I RELATIVES N HERE Dr. Smith at One Time Candidate For Congress From the Third District. (From Thursday's Dally.) Newa of the death at Easley early yesterday morning of Dr. R. Frank Smith, well and favorably known throughout tho counties of tho third congressional district, brought sad ness to a numbor of Anderson people, who were his friends and admirers. Dr. Smith became ill last Saturday and steadily grew worse until the end camo yesterday morning at 7 o'clock. His death Was attributed to heart failure. " He Was prominent In the business and social life of Easley. Some 15 years ago' he retired from the prac tice of mediclno and thereafter de Voted . his time to looking after his business interests. He was president of th?' Easley Loan and Trust com pany and of'the oil mills at Easley and Liberty. He was'also interested In a number of- other business enter prises'of that town and section. When Cdhgressman Wyatt Alken made his first race for congress R?v erai years ago Dr. Smith along with Judgo George E. Prince, Mr. E. Mar lon Ruckor, Mr. J. O. McCalla and others was in the race. Dr. Smith was in the second primary with Mr. Alken, tho latter winning ont over, him. He had been a member of the State Democratic convention a num ber of times and represented his State two or three times in the national Democratic conventions. Dr. Smith has two Bisters residing In this cfty, Mrs. John C. Watktns . and Mrs. J. Porry Glenn. .They loft {for Easley yesterday morning upon "hearing^ ,o<...their.^ brother's death. .Other brothers and sin tors of Dr tt?mjth are:> W{ C^and L, J. Smith of Easley and Mrs/ L. O. Clayton of Snlr^?; ?r-"SmithWBS ??urled to ens County..and Bho and two daugh ters and four sons Survive. One son SHft *? the bar aid is practicing lew.: at .Mekong..-: ,;. .. ?fc?ndoh Movement Fop the New County 8p*cl?l to The\ntrfK|Mn?er.-, - . COLUMBIA, Fob, L?The movement ?2rfcttl^w^u?ty-bt-FpttBtaIn Inn! ^r11MS ??t 0?, parts of Qreen 'MS^lij^^-^^wWch was begun several years ago, has been -IsrtS&ft***S?IOg * *?tter oelved at the Governor's office Th? petitioners f?!??snewc<mntyde^Sd of court* of Laurens and Qre?hvUle county now they are asking fSJSS rettute K/t Uxe money. T\r^