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16 PAQES; PART 2 PAGES 9 TO 16 VOLUME XXVI. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1910. NUMBER 20 HUNDRED MILLION TOTALPOPULATION Including all Lands u Under the Hag. THIRTEENTH CENSUS. ^?questionably it Will Be Necessary to Alter tlir Hn sis of Bcpro*entn tion in Onngress. In the United States and all Its possessions the Stars and Stripes pro tect 101.100,000 souls. This enormous number Is the official estimate of the 1'nited States bureau of consus, an nounced Saturday In oonnectlon with the population statistics of the coun try as enumerated m the thirteenth decennial census. It includes the Phill ip pines, Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska nnd the Pana ma Canal Zone. Within its borders on the North American continent, exclusive of Alas ka, the United States has a popula tion of 91,ft72,266 inhabitants. During the last Gen years the States of the Union had an aggregate Increase in population of ir>,97>7,691, which amount to 21 per cent, over the 1900 figures. Since the first census was taken in 1790, the country has grown twenty live times as large the population then having been 3.929..214, slightly larger than the present population of the State o f Texas. The growth of the country was greater than has '.been expected by the expert statisticians who have closely watched the progress of the country's popu?tatkm. Director Durand attributes the growth of the Continental United States, to 91.972.3tiK largely to greater additions through Immigration. Mr. Durand Imds a wider disparity in the rate of growth of the different States during tl?o last decade than for any 'Other for a long time. The range is from a decrease of fi.3 per cent in Iowa to an increase or 120 per cent. In Washington. "The States knowing the lowest rates of inc rease. falling bolow 10 por eent," lie says, "are live In the great Central section <>.' the country, namely Iowa, Missouri. Kentucky. Indiana Tennessee; the ifhree Northern New England States atH\ .Maryland and Del aware "Tin* State.; shewing the next higher increase between 10 ami 20 per eent lie adjacent to thouo showing the low est rale and include, in the Middle West, Ohio. Michigan, Wisconsin, Mil. nnis, Minnesota. Nebraska and Kansas, and on the other hand a great belt of Southern Slates, namely Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, deor eia, Alabama and Mississippi. "States which show an increase from 20 to 50 per cent are, for the most, the greal manufacturing states, including Massachusetts, Rhode Island Connecticut, New Yortt, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the only other states Increasing between 20 and 30 per cent are Arkansas and Texas. "The states which show an Increase exceeding 30 per cent are, with the exception id Now lersev and Florida, all located in (he West and malte up ti solid bei: comprising fully ono-lhird Of the area af the United States. Sotltll Dakota, Colorado and Utah had rales ( of Increase between 30 end GO per \ cent, while North Dakota, Wyoming, Oregon, California, ,W?> MoaK'u and Arizona, Increased botweon 50 and loo per cent, aid Oklahoma, Idaho and Washington more then loo por cont. "Tho gronteal change in rolo of growth is found in tho three Pacific coast states, and Nevada and New Mexico, all of which grew far faster during the last ten years than during tho precodlng period. "The population or the Middle At lantic states is 10,315,892 and the South Atlantic States 12,104,805. The percentage of increases of the South Atlantic States is Hi.SI. "The fact that the rnto of increases for the country as a whole was greater from 1900 to 1010 than during the preceding decade was duo entirely to tho nilth d rate of growth in the Mlddl ? Atlantic, Mountain and Pacific divi sions, In all six of tho other elfvl lo Iho increase during (he last decad i WAS loss than during the previous one" Mr. Durand expresses the opinion that later Statistics probably will ^ show tin t more than i6 por cont, or the population of tho country is urban, tbat is, places ()r 2,500 Inhabitants or mor*>. The number 01 persons in military and naval services of the United States Stationed abroad and on naval vessels is r,r..608. The population of tho four states, which appear blank in the table, an nouncement of which was withheld until the country's total population was announced, follow; Georgia. 2,009.121; an increase of 392,790. or 11.7 per cent over 2,216,331 In 1900. Montana, 376,053; an increase of 132,724. or 54.5 per cent over 213,329 in 1900. Washington, 1,141,990'; an increase of 623,887. or 120.4 per cent over *>1S. 103 in 1900. Wisconsin. 2,333,8601 an increase of 264,818 or 12.7 per cent over 2,009,042 In 1900. The states in their respective ranks according to population are. New York. Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio. Texas. Massachusetts. Kentucky, Iowa. North Carolina, Tennessee. Ala bama, Minnesola. Virginia. Mississippi, Kansas. Oklahoma. I.oosianu. Arkan sas. South ?Carolina. Maryland, West Virginia. Nebraska. Washington, Porto Rico, Connecticut. Colorado, Florida, Maine. Oregon, South Dakota. North Dakota, Rhode Island. New Hampshire. Montana, Utah, Vermont, District of Columbia, New Mexico. Hawaii, Wyo ming, Nevada and Alaska. Corrector figures issued by the cen sus office today give the state of New York population as 9,113,014, increase 1,844,720, or 25.4 per cent; Florida 752,619, increase 221.077, or 42.4 per cent, and Maryland 1,295,346, Increase 107.302, or 9 per cent Unquestionably it will be necessary to alter the basis of representation In Congress. At the present ratio of 191.000 people to each member of the House of Representatives, the House would contain about il\ mem bers as against 392 at present. It is the general belief that this number would be nnwieldly. Even at the rate of 220,000 as a basis the public as sembly would contain \\* members, an increase of 27. AMERICA SEtOM) NATAL POWER. tirent BriUan Still Holds to First Place, but Navj Building Race Be tween tbnt Country nn,l German) Continues. Washington, .December ID. The United States ?doses another year in second place among the world's naval powers. The great navy building race between Cermany and Great Britian has not yet brought tb former coun try up to the United States In the num ber of battleships atloat. but in ships projected and in the total number of war vessels of all kinds. Germany will crowd the United States to third place. These facts shown in the new Navy Year Book, prepared by Pitt man Pul Slfor, clerk to the Senate committee on naval affairs. United Slates ami Germany. In completed tonnage, says Mr. Pul? slfor, the United States is ahead of Germany. In battleship.; completed, both in number and displacement, the United St:<tes leads Germany. Includ ing battleships completed, under con struction and provided for, the number of each country is Identical, while the United States exceeds Germany In total battleship tonnage. The compilation of Mr, Pulslfer shows tho world powers to range as follows as to completed ships: Greal Drition, United State?, Germany, France, Japan, Nu is la, I inly. in tho dreadnought type, under which is placed armored cruisers as WOll as thO newer battleships, tue tierce race between England and (lor mnny Is most (dearly shown. Kiighind beads in Dreadnoughts. At prosenl tho floating navies of the three leading nowers contain dread nought type vessels as follow: ? Kng. land, with displacement c?f 203,100 tons Unltod States 4, displacement 72,000; Germany 4, displacement 72,000. The Year Book shows that when vessels now being constructed and those for which funds have been pro vided ore completed, the dreadnought Strength of tho three countries will be! f'hlglaild 27. With displacement of 558,900 tons; Germany I", displace ment 357,000; United Slates 10, dis placement 221,050 tons. A fine way to save your money Is to lake stock in (hC Standard Bulldlllp and Loan association Series start I). (ember |?, 1010. Pool s Opt tl at The Peoples Loan and ISxchango bank. OLD TIME SLAVE TRADE DUPLICATED Chinese Clrls Smuggled Into 'Frisco Tell Horrible Tales. Seven Chinese girls captured on Sunday when an attempt was being made to smuggle them ashore from the steamer Manchuria told a story last Tuesday that for brutality concedes nothing to the workings of the earlier African slave trade. Immigration of ficials say there is no doubt the girls were brought here 10 be sold in the slave trade. Their ages range from 14 to 11* years. All but one of them de clare they were kidnapped in Hong Kong. This one had previously been in America and had been deported. The narrative was obtained from the girls! by chief assistant immigra tion commissioner, Hary Edsell, who spoke to them in their own tongue. They said they had made the jour ney from China in a locker fourteen feet square, below deck- -a place with out ventilation. Not a ray of light, natural or artificial, did they see on the voyage over. The eight Chinese men who were captured at the same time as the girls, were with them in the room, but no one else visited them until they reached port. Their only food and drink was some dried fruit and cold tea, of which a supply had been left for them before the depart ure of the boat. One of the girls, the youngest of the party, says she had come from her country home on a visit to Hong Kong. A smooth-tongued country man told her a great pageant was being held on board the big American vessel and she thought he might be able to gain admission for her. She tell into the trap. Another says shr> was drugged by her kidnappers. Kdsell says a thorough investiga tion is to be made of the operations of the smuggling ring that is supposed to be at work and every effort will be made to discover whether any govern ment officials are involved. Boiled Out Nine Lives. Spnrtanburg, Dec 10.?Thomas Hun ter boiled a Thomas cat alive in order to get the "good luck" bone from the animal, with which to injure his friends. The cat was placed in a pot of water and covered up, A lire was built underneath and the o-it ili< rally boiled to death. Hunter was lined $20 tor cruelty to animals. IHM ItS AMI II VhHCltS I' \SSF.!>. Itv rnniiiinotis Consent .Measure (iocs Through House. In record time and spending money (it the rate of $7,000 000 an hour the House of Representatives Saturday, in about three hours passed the rivers and harbors bill, making appropria tions amounting to 21,894,861 tor river ?,nd bar" or w< rk tiering the llneni year, ending June 30, 1012, V,, vote was taken, the hill being passed by unutiimoiis consent and with the ?\ ceptlon of a ullght typographical error in Hie printed bill, not a word w.a c; arecd Horn t i0 form in wh'ch d wvh presented in tho river and harbor com mittee. in add!ticn to the amount enrrl ;! in today's bill, the sundry civil hill will IncUldi $?,30iS,077 for river ami harbor Improvement in 1012, bringing (lie total up to 20,262,938. The aver ago animal expenditure for rivers und harbors for tho ton year.-, since 189! has been approximately $22,500.000. 0| the 210 Items In today's bill I0o were for maintenance of complete works and a like number lor completing works. There is more Catarrh In Ibis sec lion of the country than all other dls sos put together, and until the last few years was supposed to 1"' incur able. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local dlsenso and pre scribed local remedies, and by con stantly failing to cure with local treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu tional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Halls Ca tarrh ('ure, manufactured by v. J, Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is tin- only constltutonnl cure on the market, it Is taken internally in doses from lo drops to a toaspoonful. it act:; directly on the blood (did mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any ease it fails to iure Send for circulars ami testimonials. Address: P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio. Sold by Druggists, 75c, Take Hails Family Fills for i on stipatlon. New series of Standard Uulldinp I II Loan association starts December 15, 1910. COL. 0. I>. SCHUMPERT DEAD. Prominent Lawyer of Newberrj' Pass* od Away Last Saturday. Newborry, Dec. in. Col. O. 1-. i Schumpert died at bis homo hero at j 10 o'clock tonight. While he had been I in failing health for sonic time, the 80 | rlousnoss Of his condition was not i fully realized by his friends, and the news of his death tonight was a severe shook to the many who knew and honored him. As yet no funeral an nouncement has been made. Col. Schumpert was one of the best known and ablest lawyers In the State having figured in many hard fought and important cases. For years, until the election of TtlOB. S. Soase. now of Spartanburg, Mr. Schumpert was j solicitor ot' this district, then the old I 7th. now the 8th. On numbers of OC j casions he has acted as .lodge In spe j clal terms of Courts, In which capacity bis knowledge of the law was especial ly emphasized. He had the distinction of being graduated from Copenhagen University. He was a prominent mem ber of the Lutheran church. In tho War Met ween the States Mr. Schumpert was a gallant soldier, hav ing entered the serv.ee at the age of It*.. He was in the 65th year of bis age. It is recalled that he was at one time a candidate for Governor of the Stnt?\ Surviving Col. Schumpert is bis wife and one son, Mr. Aumerlo Schum pert, of Columbia. ANSEL WOULD HE JUDGE. ? He Would bike to Have a Place on the Ncvt Commerce Court What is Said in Washington. As forecasted and predicted some time ago the name of Martin P. Ansel will he presented to President Taft for place on the court of com merce. The Washington correspond ent of The state Thursday sent the following interesting gossip along that line: Information was received here to day that Gov. Ansel will be an appli cant for a position on the court of commerce which the president is to appoint. It Is understood that selec tions have been made of three of the five members, leaving two yet to bo selected. President Taft, it Is said by several of the southern delegation here, agreed last year that ho would appoint one southern man on this court, and it is oven said by some that be virtually said that be would appoint a South Carolinian. The man whoso claims have boon most persis tently urged upon the president Is C, P. Samlets of Spartanburg. A number of inbuciitlal men or men supposed to have Influence both north and south, last year interest ed themselves in Mr. Sanders behalf and those who wore up hero In charge of Hie campaign for the Spar tanburg lawyer were led to believe that if the president should appoint a southerner and a democrat Mr. Sanders would be the man. "nut that was some months ago hence Gov. Ansel's friends need not I..' discouraged on this account, it is lea rued that a petition for the governor's appointment will soon ar rive and be placed before the pi'OJ id< ? Is rumored here today, not, however, with any sub tanlitll fduti nation, that tho president Ii"? ly to appoint two members of the pn . ? nt Interstate commerce commission on this court, for tllC pur,.ose of gel ling ihum oil pi lue in ?: Lato Com inerce commission : o a., to pn yon I their forbidding the railroads t-> raise their rates in thfl COSO now bcllif heard before tie. eommi ion. Tbl i vn* printed thin afternoon in oi.f ihe Washington papers, rat it I hoi considered especially reliable and Is not seriously bolit ved by any con siderable number of people. The commissioners mentioned are Messrs. Lane and Prouty. who are supposed to be unfavorable lo tho rail-roads. The supposition is that tho president is favorable lo the railroads and wants to allow them to raise their rates. ?However, there ate iwb in 0)1 to bo appointed on ti.nil of com iiierce. The South Is i milled to ai b ..? i one of then : the pro lib nl I) i boon heard lo Kay Ihal ho I Inclln ?I to name und f Otii In I'lieT ; lid J-Joul ll ('a roliun, wit 'a al ? ? ndy due 1 ? '? 1 able candidate, will now hnvo an. The nnnouiicomcnl a to Lane and pl'OUly was carried In the As o< a t, d Press dispntcl i Bveral daj s ago, There's a Southern Girl Shoe Made Especially For You. You may be real fussy about your foot wear?you may have a real hard foot to fit ?your ideas of style may be very plain and ordinary, or you may like an elaborate shoe? perhaps you have a tender foot or some pet spot that has to be favored ? in any event, go to the nearest Craddock dealer and let him fit your foot. 77i<j same shoe in Olli "Autograph' 'Brand, $2 AO ?S3.00 is Qooaytar Welt Sewed: In oar College Woman 'a Walking Shoe, 13 00 $3.50 - $4.00. it equals the best custom make. THE SOUTHERN GIRL $2.00?SHOE?$2.50 is made in all leathers, all widths and sizes, on broad,easy lasts, on narrow lasts with high insteps, with high, low and medium heels, high arch, low arch, etc., etc. We include the best styles in our nobby patterns, and also make a number of shoes along plain and simple lines. With each goes the best of leather, honest making, long wear. See the line at our dealers' store in your town. Look for the Red Bell on the Box CRADDOCK-TERRY CO., Lynchburg. Va. Special Values at W. Q. Wilson & Co. Children's Sweaters 50c, Misses' Sweaters $1.50, Ladies' Sweaters, strictly all wool, at $2.50 and $3.50. All wool Mufflers, Togues and a complete line of Cotton and Wool Underwear, Cotton and Wool Hosiery, Blankets and Flannels. W. G. Wilson & Co. Jk7 AAA <^^i^V\A AAA.A > W V it V > V W W V V i* V V 9 V V >' V WVV ' % ' W . 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