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Pllf 01 STIRS BP SENATE. CHIKF ?X)RKSTKR UPHOLDS GLA f/fls IS ATTACK ON BALUNGEB. Of Prom the Chief of the Bureau meeUi t> Senator Dolllver hi the Hesmte? Writer Crttl by Senas >r Hale for Violating About Giving Out In forma Haid to Have Been en. Washington. Jan. t.?In an unex? pected manner the Balinger-Plnohot controversy was made doubly Intense by the reading In the senate today of a letter addressed by Mr. Plnehot to Senator Dolllrer. ta which the course Siteptcd by L R. Ola vis with the as 3Haars of Mesum Price and 8haw, ? Use bureau #of forestry, were warmly approved. In this communi? cation the chief forester not only up? held the criticism of Secretary Bai? ting tr. but sugge sted that the Presl dent himself hid been mistaken In the facts when tie removed Mr. Gla? de frown the puollc service. Mr. Plnchot's letter called Senator Hale to hie feet with a severe rebuke to the chief fo -ester for having Ig? nored a recent order by the President directing that i o subordinate officer should give infor mation concerning affairs* of the | overnment except to his superior officers. ^ Preceding this incident, Senator Jones' joint resolution for an investi? gation of the interior department and of the forestry bureau was referred to the committee on public lands. The House of Representatives de aUnsel for the lime to enter upon a <itseuesiou of thu Joint resolution in ?r traduced by Mr Humphrey. The res oJation was resorted by Chairman Tsjsssll. of the committee on rules. Who asked for Immediate connldera Represen tatlve Livingstone, of declared that the discussion Of the measure would require sev? eral days. In view of which Represen ? tatlve Underwod, the acting minor? ity loader, objet ted and the resolution went over until tomorrow. The) reading In the senate of Mr. Piojchot's lettet caused a sensation. 8s said that Messrs. Price and Shaw ha4 prepared in official report upon - their actions wtilch he was transmlt c^Ht'to the See etary of Agriculture. **Tnl? r? p r shows that Mo*3rs. ? Wrfttm And Pha?' mad- public rvrtaln ^Hjhrmarv ? r the so-called ^Kh*nnn ?ham Malms (or coal lands ? In Alaska," said Mr. Plnehot. "Tho of the publication was to direct public attention to the action the Interior department. "It shows also that they counten the publication by U R. Glavls of certain facts concerning theee after he had been d I missed from r?fflce and that In other ways they endeavored to direct public at? tention to the Imminent danger that the Alaska cosl fields still In govern? ment ownership might pass forever Into private hinds with little or no kpensetton o the public. This Information, Mr. Plnehot was of h nature proper to he is public ifter saying that these officials had id on Information they had con ilng the danger of the loss of the Alaska coal fields. Mr. Plnehot con Unoes: "Action through the usual official Channels end finally even an appeal to the President had resulted (be? cause of what I believe to have been a mistaken Impression of the facts) la eliminating from th? government service Li the person of glavls, the moot vigorous defender of the peo? ple's Interest. Furthermore, the re? fusal of the Secretary of the Interior to assume responsibility in the cases had left their conduct wholly In the hands of subordinates, each of whom was apparently committed In favor of patenting theee claims." Price md Shaw, he said, deliber? ately chese to risk their official posi? tions rather than permit what they believed to be the wrongful loss of public property. Having violated a rule of propriety as between the de? partments, Mr. Plnehot said they de? served a reprimand and had received one. ?Price and Shaw." Mr. Plnehot said, "successfully directed publica? tion to a national danger." "Price and Shaw concede that what they did transgressed propriety," con? tinued Mr. Plnehot. "But measured by the emergency which faced them, ty the purity of their motives and the results wilch they accomplished, their br ach >f propriety sinks well nigh to *ntigt Iflcance." Mr. Plnehot said he disclaimed any Intention or desire to shirk any part of hla own legitimate responsibility for what was done by the two subor? dinates. While Mr. Plnchot's letter wm be? tas; read and discussed the President'?? meeesgs transmitting Attorney Gen oral Wlckersham's report upon the Mulling*-? Plnehot case was lying <>n the desk of the Vice President. Upon the conclusion of the dlscussalon It was laid bef< re the senate, but Mr. | \ ' ' ? i ' ? r?a<? H ' i committee on public lande, has cull? ed a meeting of his commltteo for 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning to consider the several resolutions relat? ing to the Investigation of the Bal llnger-Plnchot controversy. PIXCHOT8 DOOM SEALED? President Calls Cabinet Members Af? ter Reading About Forester's Let? ter. Washington. Jan. S.?Late this af* ternoon. after reading the newspaper reports of the lively tilt caused in the ssnats by the reading of a letter ad? dressed to Senator Dolliver, as chair? man of the senate committee on agri? culture, by Clifford Plnchot, In which the chief forester vigorously upheld the subordinates In his office for the sld they gave Louis R. Olavis. In the reports he made public attacking Secretary of the Interior Ballinger. President Taft, sent out a hurry call for such members of his cabinet as were within reach. Secretary of State Knox. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, Attorney General Wlckersham and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson soon put In an appearance. It was said that Forester Pinchot'a conduct in sending an official com? munication to the chairman of a con* greasslonal committee was freely dis? cussed, although none of the cabinet officers who participated In the con? ference would discuss their call to the White House In any wsy. President Taft some time ago Is? sued an order that no subordinate in any government department should disclose any information to congress. i except through the head of the de? partment. Mr. Plnchot, in his letter, virtually upholds Olavis and describes him as "the most vigorous defender of the people's Interest," despite the fact that President Taft had declared Gla vls unfit longer to remain In the pub? lic service. This direct slap at the President and ,the further declaration by Mr. Plnchot that the Cunningham coal lands really were about to go to fradule*nt claimants until Olavis ard the forestry bureau officials took a hand In the fight, thus impugning the Intentions of high officials of tho In? terior department are said to have aroused Mr. Taft to keen resentment. Th? President Is sold to have felt for some time that Me. Plnchot has been "defying the lightning." Some iu-t't.n as to Mr. Pinchot's course In tht letter lnct.leitt Is not unexpected. TROLLEY LINE COMMISSIONED. ? \ Plan for Piedmont Traction System Taking Shape. Columbia, January 3.?The Green? ville, Spartanburg and Anderaon Railway, with a minimum capital of $300.000, was commissioned today by the Secretary of State. The compa? ny Is backed by Greenville and New York capital. The maximum capi? tal la to be $2.000,000. The compa? ny proposes to operate an electric line from the city of Anderson to the city of Spartanburg. The prin? cipal place of business will be at Greenville. The petitioners of the company are J. B. Duke, Somervllle, X. J.; B. N. Duke, New York city; W. 8. Lee, Charlotte, and Elllaon A. Smyth,' Lewis W Parker, W. J. Thachston and H. J. Haynsworth, of Greenville. It Is stated In the petition for charter that the road will use the lines of the Anderson Traction Company. The road will run for a distance of sixty-five miles, and will be oper ated by electricity. Leaving the city of Anderson the line will go direct to Greenville by the way of Wil Uamston, Piedmont, Pelzer and Bel ton. From Greenville the line will run to Spartanburg by the way of Chick Springs, Taylors. Greer, Pel ham, Duncan, Retdvllle, Wellford, Lockhart, Fair Forest and Spartan Mills. This announcement has been ex? pected for some time for It has been known that the Duke Interest con? templates the building of an electric road through the up-country. All the powers usually granted to mil roads are asked in the pttlt'on of charter. The building of the road will mean a lot to the up-country as it will con? nect three of the largest and most prosperous towns of the Piedmont section. From the names on the list of pe? titioners, it Is certain that the road will be constructed, but no an? nouncement has been given out as to when the work will commence. Tht Duke Interest controls one of Ihf great power transmission ilnes OVOff the up-country, and It Is exp.-.t ed that this will be used In the oper nt on of the cars. ?Foley's Kidney nemedy will cure any ense of kidney or bladder trouble that Is not beyond the reach of med? icine it Invigorates the entire sys? tem and strengthens the kidneys so they eliminate the impurities from the blood. Backache, rheumatism, ' ' ???-?? -? ' ?' ?' -? ?.vo?? nee all cured I y Ihls gr< at t Heine. C >na anatiaat: taklmr_?* <"^ljL VALUABLE PAPERS FOUND. Georgia Hank's Notes and Securities Worth $40,000, Long Missing, Dis? covered. Americus, Ga., Jan. 6.?Forty thou? sand dollars in notes and valuable se? curities belonging to the Bank of El laville, which is owned and controlled by the Bank of Southwestern Geor? gia, located in Americus, were found thla afternoon carefully concealed in the boxing about the Ellaville court houae. When Caahier Walters, of the Ella? ville bank, committed suicide by shooting himself in Americus a year r nd a half ago, most of the bank pa? pers were found missing. Every ef? fort made to discover the missing documents proved fruitless. Two citi? zens came upon the papers by acci? dent this afternoon. Five hundred dollars' reward offered by the Ameri? cus bank is still outstanding. The ob? ject of concealment of the securities remains a mystery. REPORTS ON GINNING. National Glnners' Association Places Total of uotton Ginned to January 1 at 9,621,000. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 5.?The reg? ular monthly report of the National Glnners' Association, issued tonight, shows that, up to January 1, there have been 9,621,000 of cotton ginned this season, nearly 3,000,000 bales less than ginned last year at the same time. The association, In Its report, estimates that there are still 159,000 bales to be ginned this season. By States the report and estimate Is as " Hows: State. Ginned. Alabama.1,015,000 Arkansas .... 654,000 Florida. 60,000 Georgia.1,819,000 Louisiana .... 255,000 Mississippi. . . . 966,000 Missouri, Virginia and Kentucky . 56,000 North Carolina . 606,000 Oklahoma .... 564,000 South Carolina. .1,098,000 Tennessee. . . . 226,000 Texas.2,312,000 Totals . . . .9,621,000 To be ginned. 7,000 14,000 1,000 11,000 5,000 24,000 2,000 13,000 18,000 10,000 4,000 50,000 159,000 ?Have you a weak throat? If so, you cannot be too careful. You cannot begin treament too early. Each cold makes you more liable to another and the last is always the harder to cure. If you will take Chamberlain'8 Cough Remedy at the outset you will be saved much trouble. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Bravery Its Own Record. The Lady (to hero who has risked his life to save her little dog from a watery grave and looks for some reward)?"Poor fellow; how wet if and cold ycu are! You must be soaked through to the skin! Here? I'll give you some quinine pills; take a couple no^v, and two more In an hour's time."?Town and Country. Pneumonia Follows a Cold, ?but never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar, which stops the cough, heals the lungs and expels the cold from your system. Take at first sign of a cold and avoid a dan? gerous Illness. Slbert's Drug Store. True courage will be exemplified In those who pay the bills without a murmur.?Detroit News. Anything is wrong that is almost right. ?For Indigestion and all stomach troubles take Foley's Orino Laxative. It is the natural remedy for indiges? tion, dyspepsia, heartburn, bad breath, sick headache, torpid liver, biliousness and habitual constipa? tion. Foley's Orlno Laxative sweet? ens the stomach and breath, and tones up the entire alimentary sys? tem. Sibert's Drug Store. Sworn off. Never drink anything now but Taft whisky?Boston Trans? cript. HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM. It Is an Internal Disease and Re? quires an Internal Remedy. The cause of Rheumatism and kin? dred diseases is an excess of uric acid In the blood. To cure this terrlbia dis? ease this acid must be expelled and the system so regulated that no more acid will be formed In excessive quan? tities. Rheumatism Is an Internal disease and requires an Internal rem? edy. Rubbing with Oils and Lini? ments Will not cure, affords only tem? porary relief at best, causes you to delay the proper treatment, and al? lows the malady to get a firmer hold on you. Liniments may ease the pain, but they will no more cure Rheuma? tism than paint will change the fibre of rotten wood. Science has at last discovered a perfect and complete cure, which Is called "Rheumaclde." Tested in hun? dreds of cases, It has effected the most marvelous cures; we believe It will cure you. Rheumaclde "gets at the joints from the Inside," sweeps the poisons out of the system, tones up the stomach regulates the liver and kidneys and makes you well all over. Rheumaclde "strikes the roots of the disease and removes its cause." '"bis splendid remedy Is sold by drug K?sts and dealers generally at 50c and $1 a bottle In tablet form at 25c end ?Oe n nneknirp. Trial bottle of THE COTTON MARKET. Futures Dropped 30 to 37 Points at The Opening?Rallied Soon After? wards. New York, Jan. 6.?The sensation? al movement which threw the cotton market Into a panic late yesterday was renewed at the opening this morning with the remaining long In? terest utterly demoralized by the weak showing of the Liverpool cables 9 and the rapidity of yesterday's break. Right after the opening March con? tracts sold at 15.05, May 15.30 and July at 15.20, or 30 to 37 points net lower, and from $5.60 to $6.25 per bale below the high records made late In December. This represents a break of from 92 to 102 points com? pared with the prices ruling in the market Just before 2 o'clock yester? day afternoon during C?e progress of which hundreds of thousands of bales had been liquidated by frightened longs. There was nothing in the general news this morning to indicate that the weakness was shared by the Southern spot markets, however, and with many traders convinced that the decline was the result of purely speculative conditions, a big demand developed around the low level of the morning and prices rallied 25 or 30 points before the end of the first hour, although liquidation continued and the market remained extremely nervous and unsettled. Reassuring statements from the most prominent Interests on the bull side, report that a leading interest had raised its bids for print cloth by 1-8 cents and the bullish report of the National Ginners' Association and claims that the South was not follow? ing the decline in futures contribut? ed to the rally which carried March up to 15.49 and May to 15.67 during the middle of the morning, or to a net advance of about 7 to 9 points. But .sentiment continued very unset? tled and fluctuations in the late fore- : noon were Irregular with prices at 1 midday about 4 to 7 points lower. 1 The market was a little active, the fluctuations continued irregular, while offerings showed a tendency to in? crease on advances. The market closed steady at a net decline of 22 points on January, but only 5 to 6 points lower on the active months, while June was 7 points higher. Gov. Marshall of Indiana released by parol or pardon thirteen State prison convicts on Christmas day. One of the men liberated had been convicted of killing a man in a fight over politics. Fancy and fear are worse than the pestilence.?German. CASTOR IA Por Infant? and Children. Tbl Kind You Hare Always bought Farm Loans. Loans negotiated upon improv? ed tarms. payable in annual in? stallments. No Commission. Borrowers pay actual cost of per? fecting Loan. For further infor? mation apply to JOHN B. PALMER & SON. P.O. Box 282, Phone No. 1085. Office Sylvan Bldg. COLUMBIA, S. C. 12-8-2m. TAX RETURNS FOR 1910. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER CO., SUMTER, S. C, Dec. 3, 1909. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the days In? dicated, respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of real estate, personal property, and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1910. Tlndalls, Tuesday, Jan. 4th. Privateer, (Jenkins' store,) Wed? nesday, Jan. 5th. Manchester, Levi's, Thursday, Jan. 6th. Wedgefleld, Friday, Jan. 7th. Claremont Depot, Monday, Jan. 10th. Hagood, Tuesday, Jan. 11th. Remberts, Wednesday, Jan. 12th. Dalzell, Thursday, Jan 13th. W. T. Brogdon's Store, Friday, Jan. 14th. Mayesville, Tuesday, Jan. 18th. ShllOh, Wednesday, Jan. 19th. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, Jan. 20th. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 21st. All persons whose duty it Is to make returns should be prompt to meet me at these appointments. All I returns must be made before Feb. ? loth, 1910 i J. 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