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HOW WATSON HELPS FAHMERS. I T I I S I.KOIK.I V Si \\ 11 < >\v WC WORKS IN Til IS ST\TK. Federal M.I M.wt Material Help? An Interesting: letter lioni Commis? sioner Watson to Mr Wlllet, of Vu |UM?. The following letter from Mr. E. J. Watso b Commissioner of \grlculture, Commerce and Industries of South Carolina to Mr N. I,. Wlllet. of Au guata. Is especially Interesting In Il? lustrating the manner In which South Carolina Is furthering a common ef? fort whl h Is mat now appealing more forcefully to the Southern country than It ever has In the past* and showing why South Carolina has suc ?dad so admirably in Its part of the undertaking. Columbia. S. C. March 25. 1910. Mr. X I. Wlllet. Augusta. Oa. My Dear Mr. Wlllet:?I am In re? ceipt of yours of March 12. which would have been answerd very much earlier but for my absence from the ?Ute. I *lsh most sincerely to thank vou for your very complimentary refer? ence to my work In South Carolina It haa been hard work In a difficult field, but at last I don't hestltate to eey to you that we have the maj^es of the people aroused for better and more Intelligent agriculture, and 1 can only refer you to my Sixth An? nual Report, a copy of which I am sending you under separate cover, to show you what remarkable results we are obtaining by means of a co? operative work with the Federal government. In this Stato we have gotten the Federal government to give us plenty of ale*, but that aid was given because I he State itself Invited the Federal experts to occupy desks within ou" ??n!c?s and we have given them dai'y am,' hearty co-operation, facilitating ? In-'i work and obtaining results that they could not have obtalnel by themselves In a very much longer period. In the department's office at Co? lumbia today pre have stationed in of? fices to themselves, the State Agents of the U. 8. Farm Demonstration Work, and of the U. 8. Bureau of Plant Industry. Farm Management office, and we co-operate with the to bacco experts, soil survey, and Indeed all of the other bureaus of the de? partment of Agriculture In Washing? ton. This Is not co-operation In name only but we are all part and parcel of one g-eat machine, and we work to? gether exactly In that way. all pulling each hour and day for the fullest de? velopment of the cause of agriculture and In the effort to carry expert knowledge to the Individual farm.01 upon the Individual farm. That h the only way to get results, and we are getting them. We are even today helping any number of live farmer* In some of our sister States. The mere fact that we have Increased the corn crop of this State in one year by H. 000.00?) bushels, out of an Increase of 13.000,000 In practical)' the entire South Atlantic Stutes shows that we are accomplishing something, and that we are uw'rg the correct methods In order to do It. I believe in good agricultural liter? ature for certain kinds of men, bat the agricultural department that sits down quietly and waits for bulletins to do the work will wait forever. The practical "show me and I will b?d?e\e you" work In the field with the n dlvidual farmer Is the only thlng that counts. It is hard work and must >?? untiring and unceasing in Its nature, but when one sees the uplift of rural life that follows, and realizes the fact that this Is the back bone of the com? monwealth, one < annot but feel that It Is worth It. The same class of < lose co-opera? tive work that I have described obovo with the Federal government Is arso engaged !n with the State Experlmn! Station and with the Agricultural De? partment of Plemson College. So far as I know we have no petty Jealousies or anything of that kind. As far an I am concerned I won't let an agri? cultural worker quarrel with me. I don't believe In wasting time with bb kerlngs and with petty Jealousies and I see that every man Is gl%en full ere lit for the work that he does and when he deserves It I endeavor, tome that he secure* a proper promo? tion. In this State. t >o, the office of Commissioner of Agriculture Is d- alt with as a constructive office and Is atrlctly n >n political; the commission? er Is an appointee of the governor for a four year term, and so far in I am concerned I nt least have MYOf been In politics, nor have I sought any public postlon. In the selection of the assistants in the department, political consider* atlons are placed at naught and the men are ( ho*en solely and absolutely with the view to their particular fit? ness for the work which they are to perform. Trusting that the above will glw you some Idea of how we are trying to pursue the speediest road to sub? stantial and lasting development In this State. be!lo\o me, Very sincerely yours, E. J. WATSOX. Commissioner. OF COURSE HE WILL. .Jours win larva if ISaoted?State? ment Authorized by Democratic < liah inan. Columbia, April 4.?Gen. Will? Jones, of this city, for tha last twelve years State Democratic chairman, au? thorized the statement today that if hi is re-Sleeted, he will gladly serve the party In South Carolina. While Qen. Jones is not what might he call? ed a candidate, he will how to the will of tho new committee, and If the members wish him to continue to s. rve he will do so, and if, they do ie-t he will Just as gladly relinquish the position to someone else. Gen. Jones has servd as se< retary surer and chairman of the Dem? ocratic committee for the last 28 years. In 188 2 he was elected secre? tary, and since 1898 he has served as chairman. Incidentally, it might be stated, that there is a great deal of work, but the pay is not forthcoming. The reason Gen. Jones was asked this morning by The News and Cour? ier OOfTsepondent if he would he a ai SMati Ii that persistent rumoit, have -een circulated recently that he would not again serve. Gen. Jones Very frankly stated that he would serve if the executive committee, by which the chairman is elected, want him as chairman.?News and Courier. DRIVEN FROM OFFICE. Conger Pays Penalty for Exposing Hcpublicaii (.rait. Albany, N. Y., April 4.?Rising to a question of personal privilege sin the senate tonight Senator Benn Con? ger, after reading a statement in which he declared he fully realized that as a result of the Allds bribery charge, his usefulness as a legisla? tor was at an end, handed his resign? ation to Liuet. Gov. Wrhite, a dupli? cate of which he later filed with the secretary of state. With ashen face and trembling hand, he read, while his fellow sena? tors listened with intense Interest, and when he had finished he sent his resignation to the desk and quickly left the chamber. Mr. Conger read how at a private conference where the qualifications of ex-Senator Allds for the position of Republican leader of the senate were being considered, he was asked to declare his position and he replied that he would not and could not vote for him, "I to'.d them," he continued, "in confidence what I, ns a witness on the stand, r.ave since then told you, namely, that f] personally knew that in 1901, when Republican leader In the assembly, he had held up and de? manded of the bridge company and h ol reeetred from them the sum of $1,000 to influence his official action gad th"t l did not propose by any act of mine to place him again in a position where he could levy black mail on the business Interests of this State." Conger then related how later Allds on the floor of the senate de? nied the truth of those statements and demanded an Investigation thereof, "So." he added, "the alternative was pre Sen ted to me of becoming a liar and thereby remaining a member of this body in good standing or of ?peaking the truth and thereby mi teiially injuring myself financially, politically and socially, and bringing upon my family undesirable notorie? ty. I determined that the only thing I OOUld do and retain my self-respect to speak the truth, whatever the cost. "I have no desire to remain a n amber Of this great legislative body if my presence is to give offense to anv of its members. I realize and from the beginning have fully real? bjed that with the feeling here as It is, my usefulness to my district as I member of this legislature Is at an sad, i cannot afford the expense of a further hearing and another trial, and I feel that I ought not to Impose the expense therof on the State. Needed legislation ought not to bt longer delayed, and so I am go? ing to voluntarily surrender my of? fice." Senator Cobb*8 resolution provid? ing t<.r the appointment of a com mit tee to prepare charges against Conger are- ended by his resigna? tion. Mt.Kuls LYNCH NEGROES. Over pom tri Coaeiabh', Seises Alien? ed Murderers and Shoots Prisoners To Death. Keo, Ark., April 5.?A mob com? posed entirely of negroes, overpower? Sd Constable Ma?ory, of Keo, four miles north of here hurt night, aelsed his |we prisoners, both negroes, one a woman, and shot them to death, after Which their bodies were strung up. The victims were charged with killing the husband oi the woman and wife of the man. Uncle Joe Cannon's present reflec? tions may be summed up In the phrase "Never touched me."?Pitts burg Chronic It-Telegraph. POPE VS.* TEDDY. j ? CARDINAL MERRY DEL VAL TELLS Ills STORY. As ills Statement Dom Not Agree Exactly With That of Roosevelt Be ltuns the uisk <>i* Being Elected to The Ananias ( Mil). Home, April 4.?Now that Mr. Roosevelt has made public the docu? ments Which the Vatican had consid? ered confidential, Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secretary Of state, wishes the entire history of the negotiations for the audience which the former president sought of Pope Pius to be known. Cardinal Merry del Val is credited with the responsibility for the Vati? can's part in the matter and the fol? lowing may he accepted as his ver? sion: "Following the exchanges between Mgr. Kennedy and American Ambas? sador Leichman and Mr. Roosevelt's decision not to be received under the terms imposed, John Callan O'Rough lin, who was assistant secretary of state in 1909 and a personal friend of Mr. Roosevelt, called upon Cardi? nal Merry del Val, bearing an intro? duction from Mgr. Falcor.io, apostolic delgate in the United States. Imme? diately after being introduced to the presence of the cardinal, Mr. O'Loughlin said: " 'I do not Come in the name of Mr. Roosevelt, but on my own account, as an American Catholic.' "Cardinal Merry del Val said: 'Then what are we here for. It is useless to discuss the matter. If you do not represent Mr. Roosevelt, you can not make any arrangement or speak for him." "Mr. O'Loughlin replied: " 'What 1 consider important is to tell your eminence that if the two I dispatches sent by Mgr. Kennedy are retracted I can assure you that Mr. Roosevelt will accept an audience." "Cardinal Merry del Val said: 'I will not discuss Mr. Roosevelt's right, but give me confidential assurance that de facto, Mr. Roosevelt will not go to the Methodists and the audience Will occur.' "Mr. O'Loughlin refused to give this assurance. The cordinal then said: " 'Mr. Roosevelt is free to go to the Methodists and do whatever I he chooses, but the pontiff is certainly free not to receive a man who would claim the right to insult, on the day after hav? ing been received by him, or perhaps on the same day, as, according to your statement, he may leave Rome on the same day of the papal au? dience, thus having only between non and evening Tuesday in which to see the Methodists.' "It is of little consequence whether he is a Catholic, Protestant, proselyte or Buddhist. All religious persons merit the same esteem. The import? ant thing is to be honest and sincere So far as the form of belief is con? cerned, 1 believe that all honest peo? ple will be always on good terms with Cod." ? The determination of Mr. Rooose VOlt to forego an audience with Pope Pius, in which, rather than subscribe b> the conditions imposed by the Vati? can, has created a sensation. This unfortunate and unexpected incident overshadows every other feature of the distinguished American in his visit to the Eternal City. It would appear today that BO far as the Vati? can and Mr. Roosecvelt are concern? ed, the incident is closed. ARCHIDISIIOP DENOUNCES METH? ODISTS, Explaining Roosevelt-Vatican Inci? dent. American Prelate Snjs the Propaganda in Rome is Vile. St. Paul, Mann., April 4.?Arch? bishop Ireland, after reading the re? port from Rome concerning the Roosevelt-vatlcan incident, made a statement which In part follows: "Before passing judgment on the Roosevelt Incident in Rome, one should be thoroughly conversant with rill attending circumstances. Of one thing I am certain?the Methodist pr< pagands In Rome is so vile, so (aluminous in its assaults upon the Catholic faith; so dishonest In its methods to win proselytes; that the Ibdy Father, the supremo guardian of the faith, is compelled by the vital principles of his high office to avert at all costs, the appearance of count? enancing it. T1PPLH ISSUES STATEMENT. Pa-tor of American Methodist Church In Rome Expresses Satisfaction at Roosevelt's Course. Rome, April 4.?The Rev. B. M. Tipple, paator of the American Meth? od! t church in Rome, after being re? ceived by Mr. Roosevelt, issued a Htntemenl expressing the greatest satisfaction that the ex-president did not have an audience with the pope. "W'djle the work of Methodism in Koine," says the staement, "started the rumpus, it la no longer Method Ism or other Ism, but the great prin? ciple of toleration. Mr. Roosevelt has struck a blow for twentieth cen? tury Christianity. "The representatives of two great republics have been the ones to put the Vatican where it belongs. Presi? dent Loubet refused to accede to Vat? ican conditions and now Mr. Fair? banks and Mr. Roosevelt come to maintain the dignity and independ ( nee of American manhood in face of Vatican tyranny. "The Vatican is in-compatible with Republican principles. This is a bitter dose for patriotic Catholics in Ameri? ca to swallow. I wonder how many doses of this sort they will take be? fore the revult? Is Catholicism in America to be American or Romish? If Romish, then patriotic Americans should rise to crush it, for Roman Catholicism is the uncompromising foe of freedom. "After the Fairbanks episode the Methodists never dreamed that the Vatican would commit a similar blun? der with Mr. Roosevelt. That it has done so is added proof that the pol? icy prevailing there is the same yes? terday, today and forever. The Vati? can is the Vatican. The world ad? vances but the Vatican never. "Americans can now better under? stand how it is that the Roman church has lost France and is losing Spain and Austria." SUPPLY OP COTTON SHORT. Report of International Federation Shows Total Visible is 1,000,000 Pules Less Than Last Year. Manchester, Eng., April 4.?The half yearly report of the International Cotton Federation states that the vis? ible supply of cotton is 1,000,000 bal >s less than in March, 1909. This fact however, it is pointed out, need not cause alarm, because of the "short time" in operation and because the tendency in most countries Is to spin finer counts, thus using less cot? ton; while at the end of last season there was a large surplus supply. LIQUOR WINS IN ILLINOIS. Early Returns From Local Option Vote Indicate That Advantage 1* With Whiskey Men. Chicago, April 6.?Incomplete re ^rns at a late hour on the local op? tion issue voted on in 24 0 cities and towns throughout Illinois today, in? dicated gains for the wets. These fig? ures showed that 32 towns changed from dry to wet and 13 changed from wet to dry. Of 9 3 towns. 4S voted wet. Among the cities which had been dry but which returned to wet were Decatur, Pana and Riverton, Springfield went wet, the drys, how? ever, gaining C00 votes over two years ago. Rockford, Danville, Bloomington, Clinton, Matton, Elgin. Joliet and Dockport also went wet. Monmouth, Geneva, St. Charles, Champaign and Batavla went dry. The Issue was not put before the voters In Chicago, the plans for do? ing so having fallen through because of insufficient signatures to the pe? tition. TRYING FOR OCR SHARE. Leevr and Kllerbo Working For Sum? ter and Marion Monuments. Washington, April 4.?Representa? tive! Bllerbe and Lever will, tomor? row, appear lief ore the House com? mittee on library for the purpose of advocating the passage of bills intro? duced by them to build monuments at Sumter and Marion to the memory of the generals for which those towns were named. About two years ago this committee made a favorable report on Mr. Lever's bill for the Sumter monument, but Mr. Lever has been endeavoring to get the amount recommended, $10,000, increased to $20,000. Mr. Bllerbe, likewise, wishes enough \o pay for the con? struction of a suitable shaft at Ma? rion. Congress has dealt liberally with such matters in recent years and it is more than probable that in the near future both the Marion and the Sumter monuments will be reali? ties. The two South Carolina Con? gressmen mentioned, have secured full data, which will be presentd to the committee tomorrow. IN JESSE JAMES STYLE. Desperadoes Rob Bakn in McKees Rodts. Near Pitfsburg. Pittsburg, Pa., April 5.?A bank robbery With Wild West features was pulled off by four desperadoes in Mc? Kees Rocks tonight, with the slaying of two men and the possible fatal shooting of another. The robbers themselves covering their escape with volleys of revolver shots, got safely away with at least $400 in cash from the officers of the Victor Bank? ing < Company. Samuel Friedman, general man? ager of the company, was killed; his assistant, Isaac Schwartz, who was dangerously wounded in the head ?lied on the operating table while the surgeon;; were probing for the bullet, Which penetrated his brain, and Rob? ert King, a passerby, was seriously shot in tho groin. The latter Is in McKees Rocks hospital. INFR1NQEMENTS MUST STOP. FRATERNAL ORDERS PROTECT? ED NOW BY LAW. The Last Legislature Passed an Art That Will Give Relief to the Knights of Pythias ami Klks Prom Infringements Prom Negro Organi? zations. An Act of the last General As? m hly that will cause no little trouble is printed below. It is an act passed for the purpose of protecting secret so? cieties from infringement of the name and emblem of the Order. It wae passed for the purpose of giving ie-| lief especially to the Knights of Py? thias and the Elks, whose name has been appropriated by the negroes. The matter was brought to the leg Mature by the Knights of Pythias. At the Alken meeting the matter w?* brought up, and the Grand Lodge ap? pointed Hon. M. L. Smith chairman of ft committee to draft a measure for r.he legislature. The bill passed is patterned after a similar law in Geor? gia, which has passed the muster of tt'.e Supreme Court. It is needless to say that the negro Orders will fight the measure to the last ditch. One of the fundamental laws of the Pjthians from its foundation is that an applicant shall be a white man. twenty-one years of age and of good character and believe in a Supreme Being. Any organization that carries that name and does not have those requirements is an infringement upon that Order. The text of the bill in full is as fol? lows: Section i. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the passage of this Act, no person, society or organization shall assume, use or adopt, or become incorporated under, or continue to use the name and style or emblems of any benevo? lent, fraternal, social, humane or charitable organization previously ex? isting in this State, and which has been incorporated under the laws of this or any other State, or of the Uni? ted States, or a name and style or em? blems so nearly resembling the name and style of such incorporated organ? ization as to be colorable imitation thereof. In all cases where two or more of such socieities, associations or corporations claim the right to the same name, or to name substantially similar as above provided, the organ? ization which was first organized and used the name, and first became in? corporated under the laws of the Uni? ted States or of any State of the Union, whether incorporated in this State or not, shall be entitled in this State to the prior and exclusive use of such name, and the rights of such societies, associations or corporations and of their individual members shall be fixed and determined according? ly. Sec. 2. That whenever there shall be an actual or threatened violati n of the provisions of Section 1 of this Act. the organization 'entitled to the exclusive use of the name in question under the terms of said section, shall have the right to apply to the proper courts for an injunction to restrain the infringement of its name and the use of its emblems, and if it shall be made to appear to the court that the defendants are in fact infringing or about to infringe the name and style of a previously existing benevolent, fraternal, social, humane or charit? able Organisation in the manner pro? hibited in said Section 1 of this Act. or that the defendant or defendants are wearing and using the badge, in? signia or emblems of said organiza? tions, without the authority thereof in violation of said Section 1, an in? junction may be issued by the court under the principles of equity, without requiring proof that any person has been in fact misled or deceived by the infringement of such name, or the use of such emblem. Sec. 3. That any person who shall wear a badge, button or other em? blem or shall use the name, or claim to be a member of any benevolent, fraternal, social, humane, .or charit? able organisation which is entitled to the exclusive use of such name and emblems under Section l of this Act either in the identical form or in such near resemblance thereto as to be a colorable imitation of such emblems and name, unless entitled so to do under the laws, rules and regulations of such organization, shall be guilty op* a misdemeanor, and upon convic? tion thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dol? lars, or Imprisonment In the state penitentiary for not less than thirty days or more than one year. Sec. 4. That all laws and parts of laws In conflict with this Act he, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved the 2 Mb day of February, A. 1>. 1910. Major Gen George F. Elliott, com? mandant of the United States marine corps, will retire November 3 next. He may apply for retirement before that date under the service-retirement cause and consequently there are many signs of activity by the influen? tial friends of those members of the corps eligible for promotion. FIRE IN DARLINGTON. House Occupied by tlio Kok. B. fl. Tuinipseod at Darlington BfVM to The Ground. Darlington, April 4.?Fire com? pletely destroyed the Methodist par? sonage, located on Orange street, to? day, burning from about 12:30 o'clock until about 3. The origin is not known, but it is supposed to ha?e r.tarted in the roof from a defective flue. The house was in close touch *o a number of large residences on either side and across the street, and for a while it seemed that probably others would take fire. The work of the firemen, however, confined the flames to the one building. The insurance amounts to $2,000. Rev. and Mrs. B. R. Turnipseed and children are at present quartered in a house on the same street, where they will probably remain until a new home is built. ROOSEVELTS GUESTS OF KING. Dined Last Night With Italian Sov? ereigns. Rome, April 4.?Twice today Theo? dore Roosevelt was the guest of King Victor Emmanuel. The King receiv? ed the Ex-President at an early hour at the Quirinal with particular warmth, and they talked together for nearly an hour. This evening there was a grand dinner at the palace, giv j en by the King and Queen in honor of Col. Roosevelt and his family. Great preparations have been going on for this event, and the Queen her? self directed all the arrangements, de? siring that no detail should be neg? lected. After his meeting with the King he visited the Pantheon, where he was the object of a popular demonstra? tion. He lunched with Ambassador Leishman and received the Italian journalists in the afternoon. | Tomorrow he will be less busy. In the morning he will drive with the King and will probably spend the af? ternoon sight-seeing. He will be the guest of the Britism ambassador at dinner in the evening. The Vatican incident, which has aroused consid? erable bitter comment in the news? papers, has made Mr. Roosevelt the subject of intense popular interest, and a crowd is constantly before the hotel, where he is staying awaiting a chance to get a glimpse of him. EATS ROUGH ON RATS. Ebciiczcr Walker Threatens to Kill Himself and Carries Out the Threat. Spartanburg, April 5.?Telling his brother and his wife that he was go? ing to commit suicide, Ebenezer Walker, a farmer, 65 years of age, living near Enoree, went to the Eno ree drug store Monday afternoon and bought a box of rough on rats and ate the poison. His failure to return home Monday night caused his broth? er, Mack Walker, to go out in search of him. His body was found this morning at 9 o'clock near his home by the roadside. Coroner Turner was notified and went to Enoree today to hold the in? quest. After investigating the circum? stances the coroner decided that an inquest was unnecessary. Mrs. W. B. Lynam Entertains. Mrs. W. B. Lynam entertained a few of her friends at her home at 50S West Liberty street last Friday afternoon. Two tables of bridge were in the game. The prize was won by Mrs. Charles Moore. It waa a silver dinner belt The consolation, a Fisher picture, was drawn by Mrs. McRee Hatch. Those partaking of her hospitality were Mrs. J. W. Jack? son, Mrs. Charles Moore, Mrs. Clif? ton Dorn, Mrs. J. H. Morse, Mrs. Henry Witherspoon, Mrs. MeRee Hatch, and Mrs. J. Z. Hearon. De? lightful Ice cream and cake were served. It is estimated that at least $1,500 will be needed for the expenses of the Firemen's Tournament and the annual meeting of the State Fire? men's Association, which will be held here In June. A committee was ap? pointed some weeks ago to raise the necessary funds and make arrange? ments for the entertainment of the firemen, but nothing has been done thus far. Is Sumter going to fall down on this occasion? Greenville, April 5.?Greenville to? day voted $300,000 ir bonds for pav? ing and sewerage extensions. The issue went through with little oppo? sition, the vote being about 20 to 1. Postmaster-General Hitchcock need never look for any literary encourage? ment from the magastnes should he ever decide to forsake a political career.? Washington Star. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always bought