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WIMS DOWN ON MMOL THKJKUE APPEAR* TO BE NO USE FOR IT AS A MEDICINE, Ceeeeemted Physicians Discuss the Whiskey Problem and Its Effect* om the Human Race at a Meeting In Washington of the American Society for the Study of Alcoltol a Ml Other Narcotic*. Washington. March 17.?Alcohol practically has no therapeutic use*. Judging from the dlscuaalona of the ?ami-annual meetlnt* here today of the American Society for the Study of Alcoholic and other Drug Narcotics. Some of the medical scientists con? tend that alcohol has no therapeutic uses, others thst on the whole, it has few such uses, while another declared that alcohol gradually Is being eli? minated as a drug. Fa pars were rsad by Drs. Henry O. Marty, of Boaton. Mass, honorary president of the Society, entitled. "A Medics! Study of ths Temperance Movement in the South," Howard A. Kelly, of Baltimore. on'The Alcoholic Protdsm in Everyday Life;" T. D. Crothers, of Hartford, Conn.. "The Future of ths Ale oh die Problem." and W. B. Parks of Atlanta, Qa. "Tst Effects of Alcohol on Temper? ament as It Reiste? to Race and Na? tionality." Hsnry 0. Marcy. M. D.. L. L. D.. of Boaton, Mass., ex-president of the American Medical Association, deliv? ered an address on 'Ths Temperance Movement In ths South from a Scien? tific f-oint of Vlsw." Hs asserted that ths repld change of public sen? timent favorable to moat radical measures for ths suppression and control of ths sals of alcohol as a be/?rag? was not a mere sentiment er theory, but was a deep, feeling of alarm and recognition of ths In? fluence of alcohol In Intensifying and Increasing ths social perils of home life snd good government. Medical and hygienic study, baaed on statistics and mortality tablet. In? dicate that alcohol as a beverage Is a most active - use of degeneration and disease nmong the colored and Illiterate class of the South. The unrestrslned use of alcohol Is literally anarchy In which llfi and property arc In constsnt peril. All ths leaders recogniss that the alco? holic problem has a sanitary side of the most absorbing Interest, and this must be recognised and become a part of the practical life of every community The unsettled conditions of home life, the prejudices snd conflicts of races Inseparable to the evolution of a new South, must have no complica? tions from alcohol and forces that are destructive to ail healthy growth. Industrial progress and develop? ment of the vast resources of tho South Is obstructed and retarded un hss slcohol snd Its use as a bever? age can be controlled or suppressed. Dr. Howsrd K. Kelly, of Baltimore, ltd., professor of diseases of women In ths Johns Hopkins University, de? clared that "Ths Alcoholic Problem in Every Day Life" la becoming more and more spparent In ths diseases, dsgsnsratlona and Injuries which are traceabl? directly to the use of al? cohol. * Every thoughtful physician mu.n recognise that alcohol as a beverage and even as a medicine has an un? known danger that may come Into prominence In a great variety of dis? eases and conditions. Eveay day's experience brings out this fsct. snd whlls we are not al? ways able to trace the connection, there Is grsat csrtslnty that It exists, and that alcohol Is a dangerous and tincsraln drug, and as a beverage It ? hould have no place In healthy nor? mal living Dr. T. D. Crothers, of Hartford. Conn., superintendent Walnut Lodge Hospital. In a paper on "The Future Rf ths Alcoholic Problem." affirmed tat at present there are positive ln Icatlms of the early solution of this groat problem by means and meas? ures that cannot be mistaken. " 1. Experience and laboratory re tsareh have shown alcohol to be a nareotlc and, |ts effects on the ?y? tsm produce a oMsttnrl ?lse?se both rumble and preventable. 1 This iintfttlon Is one of public health and sanitary sciencs. The sa? loon for the promotion of the sale of I sphite Is a centre of the promulgation rrf this disease, and 18 doomed to ex* tiavtlon from a larger and more exa< t Knowledge. I. Heimo* shows that alcohol as an anaesthetic has a value In m.dl but us real powtr 1? thsi of a fuH. lltfht und force \ r "!*?<? - 4. That cheap atenhfds ran !>?> mads from a *r*at \srWiv of souro* thst aill to active competitors to electricity, gtisollne and steam. 5 \\ j, .1 ?s ro'.-S. o I the Invention of bollrr . Jnmps :ii? 1 m. in* to otlll/e lind mafce practical Ih's groat pow r of ai< tfko\ f. distillery and brewery In the coin! ? v-lll *??? required for the msAufS'*?wr?' an<l distribution of ..?heap alcohols when the Inventor supplies the missing links. i ?< ( h >1 will become one of the greet rivals of electricity to do the world's work, because it can be made from th* waate and by-products in every section of the country. 8. Beer, spirits and all other forms of alcohol as beverages will dlaappear when the Inventor shows us how to harness and utilise this new latent power of civilisation. 9. The future of the alcoholic problem will be followed by a great revolution In commercial industry, and will be a question of sanitary science and Inventor's skill. Dr. W. B. Parks, of Atlanta, Oa,. editor of the Altruist, in a paper on The Effect of Alcohol and Tempera? ment aa It Relates to Race and Na? tionality." said that many of the characteristics of the effects of alco? hol on the body were governed by the race and nationality. To the Englishman alcohol bruoght repose and comfort; to the French? man It created excitement and inter? est; to the German It was anaesthe? tic; to the Italian it was courage and force; to the Irishman it was sense enjoyment; to the American, alco? hol almply give*, a feeling of power and capacity without any pronounced types. The negro la not an Inebriate as i race. He drinks to quiet excite? ment and to give relief. The Jew ia not a race drinker. Alcohol to him is simply a sedative. The Russian takes alcohol In the place of food, and his drinking Is a very marked characteristic. Of Interest to Sons of Veterans. The department commander of the Army of Northern Virginia depart? ment, U. S. C. V., announces the ap? pointment of the following comrades as members of his staff: Dunbar Hammond, adjutant and chief of staff, Blackvllle, S. C. E. W. Speed, Inspector general, Reunoke, Va. Frank L. Rlpy. quartermaster gen? eral, lawrenceburg, Ky. iltnry J. McLaurln, Jr., commU sary general, Sumter, S. C. Proctor Bonham, Judge advocate general, Greenville, 8. C. Rryan A. Gyles. M. D., surgen general, Blackvllle, S. C. , The Rev. Cary Beckwlth, chaplain tenet al, Charleston, S. C. Lee Roy Still, aide. Blackvllle. S. C South Carolinians who have been appointed to other positions are as follows: Assistant Adjutants General?P. Butler Hagood, Barnwell; E. W. Wil? son, Columbia. Assistant Inspector General?J. R. Fair, Newberry. Assistant Quartermasters General ?Weller Rothrock, Aiken; Irede? Jones, Columbia. Assistant Judge Advocate General ?Richard 1. Mannnlng, Sumter. Assistant Surgeon General?W. P. Tlmmerman. Batesburg, S. C. HI NTING SOUTH POLE. Lieut. Shackleton Readied Point 111 Mile* From "Farthest South." London, March 23.? Lieut. E. H. Shackleton of the British navy, com? mander of the antartlc expedition, sailed on the barentlne Nimrod to Invercargill.* New Zealand, today. Al? though he did not achieve his object, he succeeded in getting within ill miles of the pole. The Nimrod expedition left Eng? land hi July, 1907, and after reach? ing the ice fields and making the most elaborate preparations the main expedition started on a sledge jour ney which occupied 126 days and traversed 1,708 miles southward. The explorers reached latitude 88.26 and tongtltudo 162 east, which was esti? mated as 111 miles from the pole. At the point where the expedition was compelled to turn back the land was 9.000 feet In altitude, trending southward In a vast field of snow, no mountains being in sight. A second party pushed forward to the southern magnetic pole at lati? tude 72.25, longtitude 159 east. The British flag was left Aying at both points. The ascent of Mount ?rebus wus accomplished with difficulty. The results attained have thrown much light ?tt the past history of the an-? tartlc continent. The expedition luttsHo* no loss of life. Lieut. S*hh ekle ton took with him on his expedition a motor car. which could be converted Into a sledge, and substituted ponies for dogs and light woolen clothing for heavy furs. Fountain** for Schools. The health officer and the Super? intendent of school, h.iv. be.a work? ing f.??- poms time to d vise ? iafsand practicable drinking fountain. In? vestigations made in SOIM Otttai - real the fact thai sonn- at the high priced drinking fountains ere not ?ttcrtleabls where huge numbers I IgSYS t?? use them. To thin end plans s/ata placed last week in ths nandi of a praotloal ptasnlbsf to make for the different schools drinking ur rsagements thsUwfll be safe, practlc sble, end at thsj same time economi i al. SMITH 18 MAKING GOOD. Appointment of Senator Smith to Im? portant Committees, Especially the Committee on Agriculture, Places Him In Position to Do Great Work For the Farmer?. Washington, March 24.?The ap? pointment of Senator E. D. Smith to the committee on agriculture, Inves? tigations in the civil service, conser? vation of the national resources, manufactures, Immigration and pat? ents, note of which was made a day or two ago, indicates that South Car? olina, from all appearances, Is to get the very best possible results from her members of congress during the next few years. Senator Smith will now be in a position to jump right in? to the congressional fight, If neces? sary, In order to get everything there is for his constitutents at home. With Senator Smith on these com? mittees. Senator TUlman on appro? priations and naval affairs, Represen? tative Lever on agriculture, Mr. Johnson on buildings and grounds, Mr. Finley on postomces and post roads. Mr. Patterson on claims and Mr. Ellerbe on rivers and harbors, South Carolina, would, Indeed, ap? pear to be aa well Axed as any other State in the Union so far as commit? tee places are concerned. Senator TUlman and the members of the house have already demon heatrated from time to time their effi? ciency as committee members, and there is not the least doubt that Sen? ator Smith will make equally as good a showing. When he was asked to? day how he managed to secure such excellent places when he had been In the senate only two or three weeks, he modestly replied that he would leave that for others to say. The truth Is that the great work that Senator Smith had) already done for the farm? ers of the country preceded him, so that when he got to Washington and his colleagues found that he was the Smith from South Carolina that they had heard about?"Cotton Smith"? the natural/thing was to land him on the committee on agriculture, where his talents might be best employed. Senator Smith expects to devote much of his time to the work of the other committees also, but It Is to that on agriculture that he will give most of his time. He came to the senate with a heart throbbing and beating with hope and expectancy that he might prove a real friend to the farmers of the South, and the chance Is now his. In no other ca? pacity could he be of more practical use to his friends in South Carolina and elsewhere than as a member of the cimmittee on agriculture. With the excellent work that he will ac? complish In the senate, aided by Rep? resentative Lever In the house, "the lit? tle giant from the Sand Hills," South Carolipa farmers are in a better way today to profit from the work of their men in congress than they have ever been before. Then there is Senator TUlman on the appropriations com? mittee to watch the financial end of the Smith-Lever work. Senator^ Smith was also honored when he was pliced on a brand-new committee?that on conservation of national resources. The appointment of this committee is the result of the meetings that have been held in Washington by the governors of the different States to devise plans for conserving the resources of the coun? try. Naturally members of the com? mittee on agriculture would go to this committee, but it was not thought that Senator Smith, because of his brief senatorial career, would make It. However, he did so and his friends are proud of him and expect him to do great things after he has learned a little more about the use of the po? litical ropes in and around the na? tional capltol. Senator Smith and his secretary, Charles Galloway, have already made numerous friends in Washington, and their rooms in the fine new office building are frequently visited by South Carolinians living here, who find time from their businesses to drop in for a friendly chat.?Special vo News and Courier, SI- -?-??? - . ; ?SSM " I ' > ? KILLED HERSELF AND CHILD? REN. Bodies of Connecticut Woman and Children Found In Rlvor. Slmsbury. Conn., March 24.?The bodies of Mrs. Amos Miller and her two children were found in the Far mington River this morning. The Children had been tied together be? fore drowning ensued, and through ? note left by Mrs. Miller the probabl lities are strong that she took their lives and her own while mentally d*1 prs eed. yesterday afternoon Mrs. Miller l< !( h??me with the children. Mr. Miller returned to the house about " O'olOOk, and for a time did not wo: ry, .si out dusk he began to look about for some explanation of his wife's disappearance end found s note In his disk t<? the effect that .^ho Intended to kill herself, Boon after daylight this morning the three bod? ies wrta- found in tho river, some dis tance from the Miller home. WATSON GOING TO WASHINGTON. Commissioner of Agriculture Wants Government Statistician Located ut Columbia. Columbia, March 25.?Col. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture, commerce and Industries, will soon leave for Washington, where he will hold a conference with the chief of the bureau of satisfies. This confer? ence is the result of a tentative policy which Commissioner Watson outlined to the assistant of the department of statistics at a conference held in this city. The object is to secure more ap? proved methods of agricultural statis? tics, and to increase the benefits throughout this State from the facts and figures collated in the office of the commissioner of agriculture, com merce and industries, especially along agricultural lines. This conference in Washington may result In the location of a federal man here in the office of the department, who will look after a portion of the work. The idea Is to co-operate with the government and secure its aid in this work. The first conference, which wag held here was with Dr. Clark In January. It may be of interest to South Caro? linians to know that Dr. Clark, the assistant statistician of the United States department of statistics, has left for Rome, Italy, where he goea as secretary of the international insti? tution of agriculture. Dr. Clark will be away four years, having obtained leave of absence from the United States government for that period. This position carries a big salary, about twice as much as Dr. Clark re? ceived from the government. At the end of the four years Dr. Clark will return and be connected with the ser? vice again. PREFERRED DEATH TO ARREST. Business Man of Elmira Kills Him? self When Officer Appeared. Harrisburg, Pa., March 24.?Trap? ped by the police, F. H. Richardson, of Elmira, N. Y., formerly president of the Richardson Shoe Company, wanted for embezzlement of $300, 0*00, shot and killed himself at the Hotel Lynch today. Mr. Richardson was president of the Richardson Shoe Company, which in 1907, was declared insolvent. At that time it was discovered that be? side money in this concern the presi? dent had a credit of $250,000 on fals* statements in Pennsylvania banks Eight warrarSji were sworn out for his arrest. A Telephone call from El? mira this morning warned Chief of Police George that the man was in this city. The chief traced his man to the hotel. Mr. Richardson was in his room at the time the chief went to the loom. The door was thrust open at) his knock and the man's head ap? peared for an Instant. Then befor? the chief had a chance to mak" a move the fugitive observed him, slam? med the door and bolted It. An in? stant later the pistol shot rang out. The door was broken open and Rich? ardson was found lying on the floor with his head under the bed. A stream of blood was pouring from his head. Entries for the corn contest, which is being conducted through the oltlce of Commissioner Watson, are pouring in within the past few days. Since thv announcement twas made *by Col. Watson, there have been more en? tries than during the whole of the contest In previous years. The un? usual interest has been manifested in this contest by the corn growers of the State. The seed have been sent out from Commissioner Watson's of? fice with instructions as to how it shall be planted and the method of gathering and the requirements for contestants. LANGUAGE TEACHER RESIGNS. Charlottesville. Va., March 23.? James A, Harrison, ynfessor of Teu? tonic languages at the University of Virgina, and who Is also a noted au? thor, tonight tendered his resignation owing to ill health. The board elect? ed as his successor Prof. Chai. Al phonso Smith, head of the depart? ment of English, at tho University of North Carolina. Dr. Harrison will be made a beneficiary of the Carnegie foundation. Joseph Hoeing Kastle, chief of the bureau of chemistry in the Public Health and Marine Hospi? tal at Washington, was elected to the chair of chemistry to succeed Dr. John w. Mallet, resigned. SPRING STYLES "WALK-OVER" OXFORDS. Tin* Sumier Clothing Company. : Watch our "WALK OVER" Window. The Suinter Clothing Company. FATAL TORNADO IN TEXAS. Destructive Storm Sweeps Through Northeastern Part of Wise County ?Thousands of Dollars Damage. Dallas, Texas, March 24.?Twelve known dead, property loss reaching into the thousands of dollars and possibly a score injured are the re? sults of a tornado which swept over the northeastern part of Wise county late last night. .Several small towns were visited by the storm, but none were entirely destroyed, although each suffered serious damage. The general course of the tornado seems to have been from the west to southeast. Staring at Crafton in the northwesterr. part of the county it passed to tie north of Decatur, the county seat, and struck several small settlements of which St. Idell Is the centre. Frcm here the tornado ap? pears to have turned southeast, con? tinuing its course without doirg further serious damage. The greatest loss of life occurred in he coun:ry. The destruction of one farm house alone caused the death of eight persons. This single tragedy of the storm occurred near St. Idell. The farm house of Ira Rice was crushed in by the furious wind and the family of eight members pin? ned beneath the wreckage. The light in the house at the time of the disas? ter caused the ruins to become ignit? ed and fanned by the strong wind the flames destroyed the lives of the helpless victims. The towns of Sanger and Green? wood were hit and a number of houses were moved from their foun? dations. The Good View school house near Sanger was wrecked. In this vicinity. Ben Wilson and Glasgow Clark, farmers, and two children of a negro tenant were killed. Mrs. C. M. Bently is seriously hurt with a broken leg and several negroes are less seriously injured. At Crafton every business house save one was blown down. The Meth? odist and Baptist churches were com? pletely wrecked. At Dana, also in Wise county, near St. Idell, two houses were destroyed. The Christian church at Greenwood was destroyed. Several residences and two churches were blown down at Brum low. This town is located near St. Idell, which appears to be the storm centre. Heavy sand storms occurred yes? terday at Dublin, Gainesville and oth? er points in that vicinity. Fences, small buildings and wind mills were razed by the storm in the outlying districts. Men who sneer at the world are merely trying to distract your *at traction fr >m the fact that the world dispises them.?New York Press. CLARENDON DOCTORS MEET. An Iiiteerstlng Session of Cmmuakx, Medical Association. Manning, March 25.?The regntsr quarterly meeting of the Clarendon County Medical Association was nesd here yesterday and the attcndssns was large. The members present were supple? mented by the presence of Dr. S. C Eaker, of Sumter, President of the State Medical Association and Dr. FL M. Dwight, of Wedgefteld, counselor for the seventh district, both of whom spoke ably and interestingly on sub? jects under discussion. Dr. Baker read a thoroughly inter? esting, instructive and skilled paper on the surgical treatment of gall stones, which he practically explained by illustrations with a number or splendid diagrams. Drs. Baker and) Dwight called attention to the meet? ing to be held at Summerville ef the State Medical Association and ex? pressed the hope that the good old County of Clarendon would be well represented. WOULD OUST NEGRO COLLEC? TOR. W. L. Harrington, of Georgetown Wants McOottie's Place. Washington, March 24.?W. Im. Harrington of Georgetown, S. C, ar? rived in Washington today armed! with a big bunch of testi? monials and immediately took: up the matter of ousting the present collector of the port at that place?McCottrie, a colored man? who has had the place a number of years?and landing it for himeerl. Mr. Harrington is backed by nuunj of Georgetown's best citizens, who say in the petitions sent here that they believe it time for a change sa* eel lectors at that place, and for this* reason they call on both Represent? ative Ellerbe and Senator Smith to help in the cause. The matter will be taken up witb* the President Friday when all the facts will be laid before him for con? sideration. Spartanburg Postmaster Dying*. Spartanburg. March 26.?Col. S. T Poincr. Spartanburg's finst postmas? ter after the civil war and the present postmaster, is dying at his home on North Converse street. He was strick? en with paralysis several months ago, followed by a second 6troke yesterday and his death is now only a questioi* of a short time. His illness haw caused widespread sorrow. He was in public life for many years. 'Tis the mind that makes the body rich ?Shakespear. 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