Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? 1910 iS BREITEST YEAR. r, 'A. fiARHrTTT, OF BKABOAHR-, SKKH INIRJNTIUAL AI>VANt'F. Us Wind IU* Hlown Good?Railroad President i'mlU for More Public CnatUhmcti in Raltoond* and E"? SJgSgtMmi Hmpioyes, From the Belttmore flun. Nerfolk. Vs.. July If.?W. A. Oar rstt, president of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, who today stands hl?h la ths affairs of men. but who smiles when he remembers that not many ago he was a messenger boy In eld St. Louis Terminal Station, Is la his conviction that the year Ittt will be the greatest year Indus? trially the country has ever known. Mr. Oarrett knows, too. that Amerl cm to the land of opportunity and that the transportation Interests of this are ansJous to reward Industry, and a willingness on ths part cjf young man to render faithful sor? gte knows this, because he start at the bottom himself and he un what qualities In him ffera and elevated him to the itrrs head of a vast system of climber believes the oanntry la safe. A little ttnl scare may come, followed by wrareriag confidence, hut that the re it of the country's business as Is Inevitable sir. Oarrett Ms even believes that the IU wind has blown the country good and that a wholesome conservatism so evolved from the financial tur -from which the temporary suf Ing has been felt. If r. Oarrett was In the offices of the rd Air Line. In Portsmouth, Vs., tdtately upon his return from the i vi lie freight rate conference. He Mnow what he wanted to say and said It without argtag. His convictions wore matured aad his sincerity was ?npesJIng. "Undoubtedly there are more now than ever before," said Oarrett, "for young men to reach high-priced positions in the railway world. Such positions srs held open dmy after day, because the railway ex can not find enough dspenda men to gll them. There are more Idents. vice presidents, general general superintendents than over before in the railway ffcrs. and with the Increasing bust mass which ths country is bound to ? wnjoy by lilt thnv state of affairs will ' tsseome even mors apparent. "The lack of supervision is ths criticism which may lodged the railways of ths country **lf the omcsrs In charge of the it transportation Interests And men In the service who de? lta their fitness for advaace snant sad by their daily work show their deolrs for advancement promo* ? glnn ss hound to follow. 1 hslisvs that there is a basic sense ejf fairs?m 4a ths people of this coun? try. They da not Intend to bo unfair ts> the rmMroad which serves them. Ynay are sasnetlmes misguided, as ths ll?twsy msasger sometimes unrea? sonable, but I caanot be persuaded the people as a whole coun too corporate oppression. A bet? ter understanding of sach other's in? ters sis will place the people and the vnllronds la a closer rslatlonshlp. "For my part, and speaking as an It-dividual. I should prefer, If I were mget on a railway train to pay * 1 1-J cents a mile to ride knowing road I was on was well signalled, fsty ballasted and double-tracked in to pay t cent* a mile and be sub to the hazards of a cheaply op system. 7 would rather pay a fair freight If I wers a shipper, and know my goods wou'd bt received and ' eleSvrrvd promptly than to pay a smasher rate for the movement and he ta)a that csrs were short and that I wonJd have to tske my chances on them. Is that an unreasonable *\f the transportation situation? lark my word. 1910 will be the Mt yesr In the Industrial and sjttnt lifo of ths country. The tader of this year w.ll show ftgi* i gawv? orients .n the conditions, next *--mr will <M?e bus. ess grow In volume sand IslO wlH open the eyes of the markt. This is bound to come. Con ?or nee oil! have been restored, the smmev which Is now being hoarded, ths*>ogh a general distrust of what the msssrow msy bring, wilt be poured mm? revesting channels and we shall erne a growth In business which will smtisfy the fairest hopes ? *Foa a?k * me If labor would not gnto by s closer cooperation with wapM.il irm???d of listening to the va? smrtsur* ?>f demagogue* This Is I ration I never discuss I have my ra views and they may or may not gggjSd I believe In the Individual In hi* po.Hrflhltitle* for advuncu wltkout the aid of organisation, tout f d > not say that org mlzatlnn Is mnt m -? ! for labor. ~Th*ri? srs splendid fellows In la? mer orgnrIsatlons and there ays ?pien< Ota IrilU-virs outside of them. Just n? TO*-** are gsod peopb In the church I gsjfotsg v?? and good people who belong sg| unchurch When I am sick I want v i gnfltofr. but unother man may want a Christian SirJtgtMt and I grant him the right to his choice. The laboring man may seek his advancement through the organization, and whether or not I agree with him as to method, I grant him the right to his choice." By successive stages Mr. Garrett has worked his way from manager to his present high lank among the transportation heads of the country. He says that he Is Southern born and cherishes the memory of his Missis? sippi home, but that he Is not a South? erner, but an American. Neither the North nor the South, the East nor the West has a monopoly on the wealth, the brains, the manhood or the faults of the country, concluded Mr. Gar? rett. TAFT AND THE SOUTH. Reasons Why Southern Democrat* Cannot Vote for Him. The press dispatches contained a statement not long ago to the effect that Mr. Taft would get the vote of a large number of men in the South who had hitherto affiliated with the Democratic party. What basis there was for the statement we do not know, but it Is probable that such Democrats as are thinking this way. if any there be, have not matured their thought fully in regard to the man they will vote for. In view of the following declaration from the platform of the Ohio Republican par? ty?and Ohio Is Mr. Taft's State?it is hard to see how any Southern white Democrat can bring himself to vote for Mr. Taft: "Ths civil and political rights of the American negro in every State believing as we do that his marvel? ous progress in intelligence, industry and good citizenship has earned the respect and encouragement of tho na? tion, and that those legislative enact? ments that have for their real aim his dlsfranchlseraent for reason of col or alone are unfair, un-American and repugnant to the supreme law of the land; we favor the reduction of rep resentatlon in Congress and the elec toral college In all States of this Un Ion where white and colored citizens are disfranchised to the end that the fourteenth amendment to the constitu tion of the C uted States may be en forced according to its letter and spirit." The cutting down of the represents tion of the Southern States In Con grass and in the electoral college be cause the party here has stood for whits supremacy. That Is What this declaration means, and it is Mr. Taft' own friends and neighbors and col leagues who demand this. Have the Southern Democrats so sofa forgot ten whst they hsve fought through to get the present status politically? Is not this a direct blow at all the North Carolina Democrat holds desr? The preservation of ths rscs and the purl ty of the ballot? It looks as If the Republican party will not stsnd for white supremacy in the South. It must go out of its way to hit us and then make sn appeal for our votes? Are sny Charlotte Democrats going to vote for Tsft in the face of all this Charlotte News. $3,000 FIRE AT ORANGEBURG. Warehouse Burned and Its Con tents Almost a Total Loss. Orangeburg. July 28.?At 7 o'clock this evening the warehouse, near the Southern freight depot, owned jolntl) by the Orangeburg Hardware end Furniture Company and R. E. Wan namaker was burned, together with the principal part of Its contents. The damage to the building is about $300 with no Insurance. Mr. Wannamaker had about $1.200 wqrth of cotton bag ging and ties and hay in the building and this was damaged probably 75 per cent., with no Insurance. A quantity of merchandise, the property of M L. C. A. Roessler, of Charleston, and valued at between six and seven thou sand dollars, was also stored in th warehouse, and is practically a total loss. Mr. Roessler had $4,500 lnsu ance on the goods. The origin of the fire has not >vt been definitely fixe although It was probably caused by the care'ess handling of a cigar or c garette by one of the persons at woi In the building during the day. FOUGHT ABOUT BALL GAME. Young White Man Stabs and Cut* Another at Gaffney. C .ffney. July 28.?Joe Camp and Dmdj Parrts. two young white men got into a dimculty this afterno about a ball game between Oaffnev an I Greer. which resulted In Camp IrSfggJ fearfuiy stabbed and cut In fiteen places by a knife In the handn of Pa.rrl*. At the beginning of the d.lllculty Parr Is, the larger of tho two, had a knife and was told by Camp that If he would give It tip he would flght fair. He gave the knife up. bnt had another concealed on his part >n, with which he did the rarvlng. Camp hi a grandson of the Inf?- Auditor Camp Parr i worki at the Oaffney Mnnufaoturlng Companys i cotton relll. In this city. The physic I am who sttended ths u enroled mag sag that there || | chore f ?> his recovery. old- AGE TENSIONS IN england. riiimini AsgaJth*! inn win Become 0|m'ruti\<* January 1?Provisions of Measure. oid-age pensions! so often ta'ked ibotlt and SO often promised during English political campaigns, will be* OOmi an accomplished fact in England January 1, 19oy. On that date the pension bill of the liberal government, introduced by Mr. Asquith, the premier, and forced through despite the obstructive tactics of the Tories, will go into effect. When the liberal government intro? duced the bill It was assailed on al' aides as being purely socialistic. So? cialistic or not, it has passed its third reading In the commons and ha9 been sen1: up to the house of lords, who may be depended upon to do all they can to nullify the beneficent provis? ion;) of the bill. With 25,000,000 of the population of the kingdom earning barely suffi? cient to keep them on the iosvest "comfort line," the old-age pension bl'l was greviously needed. One of the saddest aspects of life in the great cities of England is to see the myriads of aged men and women who are on the brink of starvation; who have naught to look forward to, after lives of sobriety and industry, but death in the poor house. On January 1 over 500,000 men and women above the age of 70 will re? ceive bounties from the state of sums from $1.25 to 25 cents a week. The cost to the country of this measure it Is estimated will be thirty million dol? lars the first year and possibly more. Mr. Asquith has estimated that In tho United Kingdom there are 1,246, 00') persons of 70 years of age and over and that out of this total there are 572,000 people eligible for pen? sions. The qualifications for pensions are th it the pensioner must have attain? ed the age of 70. He must for 20 >ears have been a British subject and have resided for that period in the United Kingdom. The provisions for disqua'iflcatlon ha ve been considerab'y amplified since the bill was first drafted. One very strong section relating to disqualifies ? tlons states that no man shall receive a pension who has habitually failed to work according to his ability, op portunlty or needs for the malnten ance of himself and those legally de pendent upon him. The strong body of benefit societies, trades unions and other fraternal organizations sue ceeded in having a liberal amendment to this action Introduced, and by it no man who for ten years has made payments to friendly or provident so cletles shall be disqualified. Lunatics, paupers, criminal insane aid persons sentenced to imprison rr ent without the option of a fine will bi disqualified during detention and for a further period of ten years af ter release. The pensions are Inalienable and will be paid weekly. The machinery tjr the distribution of pensions con templates a local pension committee for every county, borough and urban district with a population of over 20 000. The central pension authority la to be the local govei.iment board and pension officers will be appointed by the treasury. Amongst the penalties to be Inflict <d is six months at hard labor for any person making a false statement in order to obtain < pension. big cotton mills to shut down. ?00,000 Spindles In Spartan bur? u he Idle for Two Weeks Longer. Spartanburg, July 28.?Practical^ ill the large cotton mills In this sec :lon will close August 8 for two week ?<ome of them for a longer period. Th mills that will close down are: Tuca puu, Enoree, Pacolet, Spartan Mills \rkwrlght and Whitney, of this coui t;/, and Clinton and Watts Mills. Th Pacolet Mills will close for an Inde nlte period, and will pay the ooera three half time and give them frc house rents while operation is *ju pended. The other mils will furul house ~ent free. Th? closing down the m'lls, August S. will he the secoi time this summer the mills hove shut ''.own. t.nd will probably be the last. As a result of the thut down, mo.'e tha*i three hundred thousand spind'es in this county will be idle. CAIIHOLL IiOSES; APPEALS. IBs HelcaMC Denied by Circuit Court at Jacksonville. Jacksonville, Fla., July 2S.?The re? lease op habeas corpus proceedings of Patrick Carroll, wanted in Charles? ton for the alleged violation of the dispensary law, was denied by Judge Cal'. of the circuit court, this morn? ing. Attorneys for Carroll gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court, end the prisoner was returned to the Duval county Jail, where in- must re maln, unless he can furnish $500 bond. The officer who came from Charles top for Carroll will return to Charles? ton tonlghl without his man. but he I hope to gel him in the end geohgia convict m anual. Senator J. H. Brock Asks Thai He be Examined Under oath by Legtsla live Committee Investigating (?cor mm Convict system. Atlanta. Ga., July 28.?A feature of today's hearing before the legislative committee which is Investigating ir? regularities in Georgia convict lease system, wai the request of senator J. R. Erock of the Forty-fourth district, a member of the investigating com? mittee, to be heard under oath in his own behalf. Senator Brock's name has been fre? quent y brought into the hearing by various witnesses. He was formerly the physician at the Dade coal mines of the Durham Coal & Coke company. While chairman of the Georgia peni? tentiary committee it is said he mis? placed a report criticising conditions at the Chattahooche Brick company, near Atlanta. The report was never found. A few days ago Senator J. W. Stapleton produced on the stand a carbon copy of the original report. A subpoena has been Issued for Former Chief Convict Warden Moore. Other witnesses summoned are James W. English, Jr., and his attorney, Former Gov. Jos M. Terrell. Several wardens were put on the stand today and admitted that In addition to the salary paid to the State they had received salaries from lessees of convicts, In some cases amounting to more than the State paid. WASHINGTON'S FRIEND. Lord Fairfax, Who Settled in the State of Virginia. Philadelphia Press. The Scotch?not* English?peerage claimed by Albert Klrby Fairfax has been in abeyance for a century and a half. The chain of descent is com? plete. It has long been believed by those compentent to judge that the peerage had only to be claimed to be awarded, and the only surprise i must be that the claim was not made. For Americans this title has its solitary interest that its first Ameri? can holder, Lord Fairfax, was the friend and patron of Washington. He gave the young surveyor his first start. He backed him in his land op? erations. He aided him in securing his first commission. He was the first to see his transcendent ability. It was of more weight and moment that Lord Fairfax gave the shy, serious, reserved and somewhat awk? ward and overgrown young Virginian his first contact with the great world beyong the seas, its manners, its standards, and its bearing. Why Lord Fairfax chose to bury himself in the Virginia fogest none know; but he had known London; he corresponded with Walpole; he was In touch with social observance at the English court and he kept the stately bearing of an English land magnate on his Virginia planta? tion. From all this Washington learned. Then came his knowledge of the behavior of high station, his acquaintance with manners, his train? ing in the lesser but needful, art of personal reserve, dignity and dis? tance. This social seed fell on fruitful soil. By nature Washington would have known all this; but Lord Fair? fax gave him knowledge and train? ing In the methods of the grand man? ner. It was a great service to the first of Americans, and to this day the high office he first filled lies hedged about with observance. Wash? ington learned of Lord Fairfax, whose descendant now returns to claim an ancient title. Jones Refused Ball. Union. July 28.?It Is learned here on good authority tonight that the or? der of Judge Hydrick in the case of W. T. Jones, whose attorneys made application for bail last Saturday, was received here tonight and that Judge Hydrick refused to gj*ant the motion. Up to 10 o'clock tonight Jones, who Is In Jail here, had not been informed of Judge Hydrick's refusal. Mrs. Humphry Ward has come out in the open against women's rights, and is one of the most prominent of the organizers of the National Anti Suffrage Association. A circular let? ter sent out recently, setting forth the aims of that body, contained her own name. Other signers were the Marchioness of Tweddale, the Count? ers of Jersey, Lord Dunraven and Lord Rothschild. "He is said to understand the hab? its of the elephant." declared Mr. Bry? an with a twinkle of the eye, "and for that reason, among others, 1 shall accept him." H. C. Hay of Barnwell county pave hti child the wrong medicine by mis t ike an l seeing ti>.it the child was made in he and his wife tasted the medicine and they, too, were mads ill I ?i ? voer fob WOlk. SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE. __________ i TAFT SWEARS TO SUPPORT ROOSEVELT POLICIES. _ i All Tlmt Next President Can Do, He i Says, is to Clinch What the Present One Has Already i\rrninpllahf<!? j Asserts That Most of the Declara? tions of the Democrntlc platform are Either Inconsistent or Disin geuous. and That Bryan's Policlos are Destructive. Cincinnati. Ohio, July 28.?Officially notified today of his nomiation for the presidency by the Republican par? ty, Wm. H. Taft, standing on the portico of his own brothers home in this, the city of his nativity, formally accepted the honor, pledged anew his allegiance to the policies of Presi? dent Roosevelt and declared that the chief function of the next Republican administration would be to clinch, what has been already accomplished by the present occupants of the White House. In doing this, however, Mr. Taft pointed out In what Is regarded as a conservative note in his address that there would be serious an I diffi? cult work to do, principally "to de? vise ways and means by which the high level of business integrity and c benignes to law which he (President Roo:-evelt) has established may be maintained and departures from it restrained without undue interference aim legitimate business. Mr. Taft attacked the Democratic platform, asserting that most :?f its doclar.iikms either are Inconsistent or disingenuous. Mr. Bryan's policies were held up as destructive. The vast audience that heard the candi? date was responsive to Mr. Taft's every word and there were loud cries of "No! No!" when he said: "I submit to those most Interested, to wage-earners, to farmers and to business men, Whether the lntroduc 1 tion Into power of the Democratic party with Mr. Bryan at its head, and with the principles that it. openly ad? vocates as a remedy for present evils, will bring about the needed confidence for the restoration of prosperity." Because of the Intense heat, which I he appeared to feel, he cut his enun? ciation of principles in many places, explaining his course and reason therefor. In order that his hearers might read the entire speech as it was given out for publication. Mr. Taft denounced the Democratic anti injunction plank as "vague and am j biguous," in contrast to the Repub? lican declaration, which he said was "clear and unequivocal." Labor and the rights of labor came in for extensive consideration by Mr. Taft. As to the publicity of contribu? tions for the purpose of carrying on campaigns the candidate declared that the selection of a treasurer from the State of New York, by the laws of that State as to the publication of such expenditures, assured the posi? tion of the Republicans as against the mere declaration of their opponents. Judge Taft also discussed trusts, Injunctions, the physical valuation of railroads, the currency, postal savings banks, which he declared were pref? erable to the Democratic plan of gov? ernment guarantee of depositors, and all other issues which he regarded as pertinent in the com.ng campaign. He concluded with the declaration that as between the two old parties the differences consisted of the fact that with Republican success there would be prosperity; with Democratic vic? tory*, business disaster. The enthusiasm of the great crowd gathered in the Taft front yard filling the surrounding streets was volatile. When Judge Taft first appeared on the platform wearing his reading spectacles the throng broke into ap? plause and cheering, which the, can? didate smilingly acknowledged. Sen? ator Warner's speech of nomination was brief and when he concluded speaking there was an enthusiastic outburst of cheering as Judg.* Taft stepped forward. Time and again the demonstration was renewed, finding its rest when Judge Taft, acknowledging the nomination and the responsibilities It imposed upon him. launched Into his speech of acceptance. The early mention of President Rooseve't's name and praise of his policies and administration called out constantly recurring applause. Prof. Henry C. Adams, chief of the division of statistics and accounts of the Interstate commerce commission, expects shortly to relinquish his work for the government. He will return to Ann Arbor, Mich., to resume his work as head of the department of political economy In Michigan Uni? versity. It is expected that Charles Lutz, now identified with the account? ing department of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, will succeed to the government position. Mr. Taft cannot contain his ;oy at finding that the president likes his speech, though there are parts of it which the nominee wrote with his own hand. m dog catcher is needed to make the dog muzzling ordinance effective. There are stii too many dogs running nt large. A Sure Cure for Piles Ifr. F. S. Randall et No. to East Mate St, Leroy. N. V., write* that Bloodine Ointment ha* proven eficackms in a stubborn case of PUea and Rectal Fiesures where everything else has tailed. Bloodine Ointment is sold on a positiv* guarantee to care Pile* or money back. Bloodine Ointment. U the most healine sal vein the world. ItwOlpoaJ Itivelv car* cats, oara*, old sores, salt rheum and all akin dieaaess, Tound at Last a cure for Ecxsmsat Mrs. Charles Blaaehard of Philadelphia, Ps^wrhes that she had .offered for many ream with this terrible etteesss and had tried remedy after remedy fe? tt. hut could not ind a care, an til ah* was advised a* try Blstflat OiaV men t, and to her great surprise cm* bos healed up nearly all si the old sores, and the eaooed boa completely eure? her. sat. s boa by saafl. *) liver FUw ?rs CisWssttos sec a Sibert's Drug Store, SPECIAL AGE Mb. Wotf?rd College HENRY NELSON SYNDER, A. V, Uft. 0., LL.O., Prssident. Nine Departments, Library aud Librarian, Gymnssiun under compe? tent Director; Athletic Grounds. Next Suasion begins Sept. 15. For Catalogue address J. A. &AXIVSX*L, Ssc>y. SpartanhTirg1, 8. 0. Wofford College Fitting School. HIGH GRADE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Well equipped plant. Two large dormitories and one recitation build? ing, all brick. Limited School: small classes; charges reasonable. Session begins Sept. 16 For cataiogne ad? dress A. M. DcPRE. Headmaster, Spartauburg, S. C. 7-28-08?W-S 9-1-08 $30.40 -TO? * Boston, Mass. And Return -VIA Tickets on sale July 30th, 31st. August ist, 2nd, 3rd. 4th limited to start on return trip August 16th Extension of re? turn limit may be obtained un ? til September 16th by deposit and payment*of $1.00. btop overs permitted in New York on return trip, For particulars, address, W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pas. Tnf. Mgr. Gen. Pis. Agt " WILMINGTON, N. C. FOLEY'S HONEYwTAR The original LAXATIVE cough remedy. For coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic* Good for everybody. Sold everywhere. The genuine FOLEY'S HONEY and TAR is in a Yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Prepared only by Foley Sl Company, Chicago. SIEBERTS DRUG STORE. KILLthc cough and CURE the LUNC8 WITH Dr. King's New Discovery FOR f^Q^OHB ftTaSfoa TUR Va*OLDS TrW BotMt Fret and all throat and lung troubles. GUARANTEED SATISFACTO&Yl OB MONET REFUNDED. The monument to the late Will S. Qreham, who was killed while in the discharge of of his duty as Chief of the tiro department of this eitw hi-* been erected at the intersection of Main strvet ami Manning av. nue. The monument Is a handsome ami em.ur Iftg Kranit?' shaft, eighteen feet in height, and occupies .?nt- of the most conspicuous points that could have been selected in the city.