Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NATION' AT PEACE AMID0 WORLD WAR PRESIDENT WILSON IS GRATEFUL FOR AMERICA'S MANY BLESSINGS. NAMES DAY TO GIVE THANKS Presic3nt Calls on America to Express Appreciation of Its Maniforld Blessings During Year. Washington.-President Wilson, in a proclamation designating Thursday, -November 25, as Thanksgiving Day, called attention to the fact that the United States has been at peace while most of Europe has been at war. "We have been able to assert our rig hts and the rights of mankind with out breach of friendship with the great nations with whom we have had to deal," said the president. The text follows: "It has long been the honored cus tom of our people to turn in the fruit ful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for his many blessing and mercies to us as a nation. The year that is now draw ing to a close since we last observed our day of national thanksgiving has been, - while a year of discipline be cause of the mighty forces of war and of changes which have disturbed the worild, also a year of special blessing for us. "Another year of peace has been vouchsafed us; another year in which not only to take thought of our duty Ito ourselves and to mankind but also to adjust ourselves to the many re 8Ponsibilities bhrust upon us by a war which has involved almost the whole of Europe. We have been able to as sert our rights and the rights of man kind without breach of friendship with the great nations with whom we have bad to deal; and while we have as serted these rights we have been able sllso to perform duties and exercise privileges of succor a.nd helpfulness which should serve to demonstrate our desire to make the offices of friendship the means of truly disin terested and unselfish service. "Our ability to serve all who could avail themselves of our services in the .midst of crisis has been increased, by a gracious Providence, by more and more abundant crops; our ampae financial resources have enabled us to study bbe markets of the world and factlitate necessary movements of commrece which the war might other wtise have rendered impossible; and our people have come more and more to a iorber realisation of the part they iraye been called upon to play in a time when.all the w6ild is shaken by unparalleled distress and disasters. "he erbraordinary circumstances of such a time have done much to quick en our national consciousness, and deepen and confirm our 'monfidence in the principle of peace and freedom by which we have always sought to be guided. Out of darkness and .perplex ities have come firmer counsels of policy and clearer perceptions of the essential welfare of the nation. We 'have prospered while other peoples were at war, buti our prosperity has been vouchsafed us, we believe, only. that 'we mig'ht the better perform thg fluctions which war rendered it im possilble for them .to perform. "Now, therefore, L, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thurs day, the twenty--flfth of November -next, as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the people through out the land to cease from their wont ed aocupations and in their several homnes and places of worshbp render -tihanks to Almighty God. "In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the Ci.ty of Washington, th~Is -twentieth day of October in thc year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen and of the inde spendence of the United 'States of America the one .hundred and fortieth. "By the President: Robert Lensing Secretary of State. "WOODROW WILSON." Hundreds Fell Each Second. Berlin (Wireioss to Tuckerton). The Tangos Zeitung -says that during one period of the great battl1e at Loos .the Britlish -fell at the rate of 100 men a econd. "'The British attacked in dense rows of eight sections," says the Overseas News Agency in a re aume of The Tages Zeitung's dispiatch. "'Thelir attack presented a spectacle dike that of a Napoleonic battle be. tore the days of machine guns or cannon with long range. The British artilery came up as far as possible without being the rifle range. Turks Pretest Charges. Washington.-The Turkish embas. sy issued an official report from the * genera'l Otto-man headquarters ,charg tng that magny atrocities have been committed a-gainst 'the Moslems on 'te Caucasus frontier 'by Russian troops assisted by tie Greek and Arrnenian population. Bands of Rus alane, G'reeks and Armenians are ac. oused of attacking maeny women and 'havilng pierced the cheecks of babe. o .that they starved .to death. Torn 'tures of~ the middle ages are said to have beeni revived by Armenians, SHOOTING 18 YE, A MYSTERY More Than Seventy Witnesses Are Examined By the Coroner at In quest Into Cohen's Death. Charleston.--Ixaiulnation by the croner of eight witnesses cleared up but slightly the question in what manner Sidney J. Cohen received a moral wound in the lungs during the riot which broke up the meeting of the city Democratic executive com mittee, a meeting called to declare the result of the hotly conteste-l mu nicipal primary of Tuesday, October 12, which meeting Mr. Cohen attend ed as a reporer of Charleston it,-en ing Post. About all that was accom-. plished was to set up the likelihood that the young newspaper man was laid low by a bullet proceeding from one of three distinct eruptions of gunfire. The consensus of the testi mony so far adduced seems to be that in the centre of the room was a man some witnesses identified as Henry Brown, shooting several times, more or less promiscuously while struggles *or possession of revolvers held by committeeman McDonald and by chief Cantwell resulted in the dis charge of those weapons. Evidence developed up to now leaves the pos sibility open that Mr. Cohen may have been killed by a bullet from any one of these three sources. Until today only the statements from the Grace side among the several broad sides given publicity had concentrated suspicion of gunplay upon Brown and McDonald, who had 'been held by the police as principals in the Sidney J. Cohen homicide and who were transferred by Judge Smith to the custody of the sheriff to await the verdict from the inquest, pending leave to move for ball, but on the re etumption of the inquest testimony regarding, these men came from the Hyde faction also. Eight witnesses were examined, four being Hyde men and four Grace men. All of them are members of the executive commit tee. Messrs. Black, Barnwell and Pol not, Hyde men, said that a man standing in the centre of the room fired a pistol. This man, Mr. Barnwell said, was Brown. Mr. Michel, a Grace partisan, said Brown fired four times. Mr. Robson a Hyde man, said that a man in the centre of the room, whose fore arm and hand only were visible to him, fired rapidly several times at William Wingate, a Grace supporter. Mr. Hancock, a Grace man, said he saw Brown shooting at Wingate, but admitted he "couldn't say" that was the man who did the shooting. Minister Breaks Arm, Lykesland.-The Rev. W. S. Myers ,buffered a broken arm while paying pastoral visits. While cranking his automobile after a call he was struck on the right arm by the crank, two bones in his arm between the elbow and wrist 'being broken. Medical as sistance was quickly secured and w'hile the hurt is painful it is not ex pected to prove serious. Record Cotton Sale. Bi-hopvile. -- The largest single sale of cotton in the history of Bish opville was closed a ftw days ago when J. W. Thames, lo-,al represtenta Live of Alex Sprunt & Sons, bougnt fromn J. mM. Heatron 1,307 bales of cot ton, 'giving check for- $79,901.75 in pay menit for same. MARKET REPORT. Prices paid for cotton, cotton seed, corn, wheat, oats, peas, etc., on the different mar-kets in South Carolina during the past week: Central -Cottson, 12%hc; cotton seed, 60o 'U. Cheraw-Corn, 03c bun; oats, 55c bu; .-ye, $1.50 bun; butter-, 35c ib; egsg, 30e' doz. Beiton--Cotton,, 12%Ac; cotton seed, 57o 5u. Bamnberg-Corn, $1 bun. Aabovillie-Corn, $1 bun; wheat, $1.50 bu; aats, 65c bun; rye, $1.40 bu; peas, $1.25 b~u; aut ter, 25c ib; eggs, 25c lb. Allendale-Cotton,. 11%c; cotton seed, l5c bu; butter-, 30c ib; eggs. 20c doz. Denmark-Cotton, 11%~'4c; cotton seed, 50o bu. Orsngeburg-Cotton, 12c; cotton seed, 68c bun. Edgefleld-Cot ton, 12%'c; cotton seecd, a0: bu; conrn, $1 bu; wheat. $1.50 biu; oats, ?0 chu; rye, $1.75 bun. Ridcgeland-Corn, $1 bun; oats, $1.10 bu; peas, $1.60 biu; butter, 25c ib; eggs, 250 lioz. Salunda-Cor-n, $1.10 bun; wheat, $1.50 bu; ots, 70c bin; rye, $1.50 bun; peas, $1.50 bun. Wlnnsboro-Cotton. 12%hc; cotton seed, 60c but; c-orn, $1.10 bu; wheat, $1.50 bun; bin; bittter, 30c Ib; eggs, 35c dozi. 12aurnens-Corn, $1 bun; wheat. $1.50 bu;t oats, 70c bun; rye, $2 bun; peas, $1.50 but. ILnncaster-Cotton, 12%Ac; cotton seed, 00c bui; buttter, 30c Iib; eggs, 30c dlOZ. H'oniea Paith-Cottoni, 12%ce; cot ton seed 50c bui; bittter-, 200 ib; eggs, 25c doz. Har-tsville-Cotton, 12c. Pilnewood-Coton, 11%c; cottotn seed, 48c bu. Clinton-Cotton, 11%c; cotton need, 500 bit. Anderson-Cotton, 12%c; cotton seed, 50c bu,. Gray Court-Cotton, 12%c; cottoni seed, 50c bin. Coliumnbla-Cotton, 11 %c. Camnden-Cot ton, 12%n~c; cotton seed, 50c bun. Cameron-Cotton, 12c. Charieston-Cotton,, 12c. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS F'lorence will soon erect a new school buildintg. The 'farmners of Horr-y coun-ty have organized to promote the ca,tit~e in dlustry. South Car-olina stood thirty-ninth in tho naitional teami match of the Amer ican Army art Jacksonville. 'Cornwell. In 'Chester county, held a successful community fair last wok. A new road is being built from Gaff ney to Broad river in Cherokee coun MAY OPEN SCHOOL IN EVERY VILLAGE PEOPLE WILL CO.OPERATE IN WORK. -- ONLY MONEY IS NEEDED, SAYS BROWN. DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of South Carolina Peo ple, Gathered Around the State Capitol. Columbia. George D. Brown, state supervisor of mill schools in South Carolina, who spent one day recetitly in Columbia, says it would be no difficult task to organize a night school for adutlts in every mill village in South Carolina if suflicient funds were available. Mr. Brown has visited the greater portion of the mill schools in the state, and in every community he has been met with a ready response to his efforts to provide more effective school facilities. "The greatest obstacle is a lack of sufficient funds," Mr. Brown said. "The people all manifest a sympa bhetic attitude toward the work and wish to acquire an education, where early opportunlties were denied. Many night schools are being organiz ed; several districts have voted a special tax; manual training and domestic science courses introduced; libraries provided and a new school building erected for Pickens. If we had sufficient funds it would be pos sible to introduce these features into every mill village school In the state." During the last ten days Mr. Brown has traveled more than 500 miles in an automobile, visiting the mill schools in different communities in the state. The recent itinerary in cluded Nin'ty-Six, Greenwood, Abbe ville, Calhoun Falls, Iva, Autun, Pen d-leton, Seneca, Newry, Walhalla, Wesitminister, Oconee, Central Ca teechee, Liberty, Pickens and Easley. Diselnguished successes have been made in several places. In Marion the mill school was consolidated with the. city puiblic schools, the six grades from the mill village being absorbed in the city public school. The teacher, previously engaged for the mill school, now serves as an extra teaoher-a clearing house for all de ficienit pupils. This method serves to bring all pupils up to uniform grad ing, in that a special teacher gives her attention to .those "lame pupils who need helping over the stiles." Consolidation is also being tried out in Pendelton. One -hundred and fifty pupil-s have been enrolled in -he city public school, one-third of w-hseh num ber come from the mill village. "The children are all delighted with the change, and under the management of a thoroughly capable superintend ent are making excellent progress.'' Mr. Brown commented. In this school manual training and domestic science courses have been introduced and a kindergarten department or ganized. Tax Commission Issues Report. The South 'Carolina tax commission has issued an advance sheet con taining part of theIr annual report, which sets forth the work which the commission ,has been doing. The tax commission was created by act of the last session of the general assembly "In ordler to effectively carry into exe cution the equitable assessment of property for taxation." TIhe powers hitherto lodged in the state hoard of assessors and the state board of equalization were conferred on the state tax commission and both of these boards abolished. The act gives the commission general supervi sion over the assessment and tax laws of the state, over all hoards of assess or and equalization, over all assessing officers in the performance of their duty, to the end that "all assess ments of property may he made rela t irely just and equal in complian~ce wvithI the laws of the state." The tax committee can not assess real estate this year under the act, Winthrop Will Attend State Fair. Winthrop college wIll attend the greatest state fair and the harvest jubiilee on Friday.. This was definite ly decided a few days ago wthen the Winthrop studlent body voted unani mously to make the trip to the capital city. Friday wili be a big (lay at the fair for with the Winthrop girls in attendance, the au-tomobile races and tihe C'arolina-D~av!dson footba-ll game, the floral parades and other features of ladlies' (lay, it is expected to be the best Friday ever. Series of High School Conferences. A series of conferences for high school teachers has been b~egun by Prof. W. II. Hand, stawte high school inspector. The meetings are arranged largely according to the convenience of railroad schedules. The first meet ing was held at Florence on Friday night anid Snaturday, October 8 and 9 Ninety-flye were present. The last conference met in Anderson Friday night and Saturday, Octovber 22 and 23. The teachers of Oconeq, Pickens, Greenviile anid Anderson counties aAt tanded this meeting. Urges Calm' VieW of Better Times. "There is an atmosphere of c)tp mism and contentment throughout all South Cafolina today that is highly gratifying," said Gov. Manning. "Our prosperity and this prosperity ' is brought about very largely by the high price of cotton. We must not allow ourselves to ruu wild, however, and plant the whoie earth in cotton next year. The present prices are, in my opinion, brought about by reason of the small erop this year and. if we continue to hold down our cotton acre age and raise our home supplies we will then be in position to live in peace and contentment without re gard for the. outside world and their wars. A "I am especially gratified to note the growing feeling of brotherly love and personal interest in each other's welfare among the people of South Carolina. Men of every business, trade and profession are getting in closer touch with each other and working together for the uptuilding of our state. The use of the world 'class' is gradually dying away and the expres sion 'South C'arolinians' is being sub stituted therefor. We have a great many problems beforo us. and in or der to solve them successfully it is of the greatest importance that we put. our shoulders to the wheel and unite our efforts as South Carolinians for the upbuilding of the state we love so well. "I always enjoy my visits to the various parts of the state. It gives me the opportunity to meet the peo pie face to face and discuss with them their problems and needs. I find that the best information I can Wt for my guidance as the servant of the people is secured by close personal touch with the people themselves. My of. fice is always open to the people of South Carolina and it is my desire for the people to call and discuss with me any matter looking to the up building of the state at all times." Four Treasurers Send 1915 Taxes. The office of the state treasurer has received remitttances from four coun ty treasurers for 1915 taxeo, which were due October 15. The treasurers are: Ross D. Young of Laurens, A. D. Fair of Orange'burg, J. 1. Armstrong of Barnwell and E. L. Wingard of Lexington. The promptness of these county of ficials in sending in their collections on the first day taxes was due was highly commended by the clerical force in the treasurer's office. Many Deaths From Pellagra. The death rate in South Carolina from Pellagra based on reports in the bureau of vital statstics, has been 90 per 100,000 inhabitants for the first eight months of this year. The death rate from typhoid fever for the same period was 26.5. The number of deaths from pellagra from January 1 to August 31, inclus ive, was 1,083, apportioned as follows: 125 white men, or a percentage of 11.5 of the total deaths; !32 white women, 21.4 per cent; 215 negro men, 19.9 per cent; 511 negro women, 47.2 per cent. Borrow Money For Clemson. Aeting under a resolution of the last genleral assembly the state's finance board borrowed $62,400 for Clemson college. The 'fertilizer tag tax rey enue wvas niaterialy reduced tIs year as a result of the war- and~ It was neces-sary to borrowv this money for tshe college. The money was secured at a i-ate of 2.441 peri cent froml the Palmetto National bank of Columlbia. The secretary of state -has issued a charter to .thle J. A. Carr:oll Cotton compan~1y of G-affney with a capital of $10,000. The oficers are: J. A. esr roll, president; G. G. Byers, vice pres ident; W. E. Belil, secretary and TI. D. D~aniel, treasurer. The DuPreo Printing company of Columibla has b~eenl comm iiissionedl with a capital of $7,000. The peti tioner-s are E. C. DuPre and C. S. Montei'th. The Clinton Cami company of Clin ton has .been chairter-ed with a capital of $2,000. The ofllcer-s are: 11. L. Soalfe, president, see:fetary and tr'eas urer, and A. 0. Kennedy, vice presi dent. H~ammett. Davis and( company of Arini~gton has .beenf cha~ irtered with a capita lof $,3,000. The oflicers are: J. M. D~avls, president; JT. M1. llector. Isecr-etary andl tr-a sureir. The Snuperior Plan in g Mill comnpanfy of Spartanl'burg, has~i bec:ellcarItered~ wit ha capital of $5,000. Tlheo ollicers are: J. W. John~son, president; 13. WV. Burnett, vlce precsidlent, and3( C. C. Johnuson, secr-etary and treasurer. Tihe Charleston Vulvanizing comie pany has been comma~issioned wi't-h a capital of $1,500. The petirionlers are: J. F. Redding and Ii. B1. Johnson. T[ho Clar-endlon County F'air associa Vion hlas been commIliiined with a cailpital of $250). TJhe pet~ities are E. C. H-orton and J. 1). Dilnkins. Secretary issues New Charters, 'rho secretary of state has commuis sioned thle Citizens' Hfaink andc Trust Company of Rock Hill, with a capital of $60,000. A commission has been: issued to the Florence Cherorol'ia hlott.Ang Company, with a caipital of $25,000. The capital stock of .\lel'nole Groc ery Company of Spar-~iaburg has be2en increased from $1,200 to $1,800. Th~e secretary of state3 has issued a commission to tile Jirunson Loan. and Trust Comipany of IBruna'on with' a capital of 126,00A AAMA AJV6 - KATRtAR~~ ' ". GD E 1i IV~ R " YSTERY impinges upon mysteryfrom the very first installment of this re markable story By the author of "The Leavenworth Case" With a mysterious house secluded behind a high fence and a tangle of shrubbery, with a mysterious old recluse occupying it, with many mysterious people coming and going, with a mysterious 'mur der occurring early in its course, and with the hunt for the murderer soon in full cry, the reader is treated to a series of unusual sensations, with a climax that is startling and unexpected. You will enjoy every installment of our serial DARK HOLLOW * AUTHOR OF MANY THRILLERS "Dark Hollow," One of the Best Detec. tive Tales bfk That Popular Writer, Anna Katharine Groen. Who I theThe fame of Anna Katharine Green - - as a writer of detective stories 1s an Mystriou Murerer internatonal one, but there may be som iteesedadmirers wh onot know that in private life she is Mrs. of arkHolowCharles Rohif:. She was born in. Brooklyn am s ixty-eight years ao In 1884 she married and her husband, That is the question you will ask many times. as you follow one baffling clue after % another through all the elusive twistings and turnings of our /M~ nw serial Dark A Anna Katharine Green. Written with all the frgneyas a natrI h skill that has madedin A n na K a tha rin etaelirayepaiowthTe Green one of the mostLavnotCae"wihslltnd popular of American dtcieSois twssae n novelists. If you lovequlteofteahr'rresry m ystery bu sure to tligaiiy oeta hry pb r ea d o ur - **51teeyaso tayWtig s e riaa kl.lo , t e ne er a seria, weoroe aut wanatopbhvry it the compnyft and exiigaoetherte fr uitord her spe.firt. elsus. citaned ngrossrpuin mystr "Tale Lworth Casepth andc seiosnes prud e-fety aonge wodsn bg detectioe haoriee It as staed byndf SQultes o tbe hrsre sto r.