Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Consolidated Auk. 8,1 ? IV?Utt^mnt in) intern. Wmm ?BT? ?STECH PUBLISHING COMPANY Hl'MTM, ft- C. MM ll.lt ?*# ??M Ul lifUM. Om Sqoer? tret meniwa.II.?I twry aaaeeeueet laesrtftss.It Oenrraea? far tat?? men ma, er lunejst will ee made at raftneed rexes. AH oommunleaaleas waiea enk ihm privat? lat it a?a win a* far aa a^v?eti?smeakv Obituaries and arfawtes of a HI be charged far. COMPLETE CENSUS FIGURES. OVKR lOl.lOO.OOO heads wavi; STARS and NTRIPKS. Territorial t ?Memlooi Pop? elation of United State? Figured at Over Hand red Million?In States am ?1,171.3??, an Iimtmm of 21 Par Cent?South Carolina llaa 1. IIa,too. Im*rease of 13.01 Per Cent. Washington. Vcc. 10.?In tho Called States and all Its possessions the Stars and Strip?? protect 101,100. ttt souls. This enormous number Is the official estimate of the United Saatss bureau of census, announced today In connection with the popu? lation statistics of the country as enumerated In the thirteenth decen? nial cenau*. It Includes ths Philippines. Samoa. Guam. Hawaii. Alaska and the Pana? ma Canal Zone: Wfcthln Its borders on ths North American continent, exclusive of Alaska, the United States has a popu? lation of tl.l7S.lll inhabitants. Dur? ing ths last ten years ths States of tVi* Uaion had an aggregate Increase la population of 11.177,111. which amounts to 11 per cent ovsr the it00 flgurea Mac? the Arst census was taken BUlilULT, v%mm grown fga/the pop an bwVo i.nt.iu, lightly Larger than the present popt. latl n of the State of Texas. Tks growth of the country waa greater than has bean expected by the ?apert statt? tans who have closely watched tho progress of the country's population. Director Dursad attributes the growth of the Continental United States to 11,172.Ill largely to great sr additions through Immigration. Mr. Durand finds a wider disparity In she rat? of growth of the different Mate? during the last decade than for any other for a long time. The range la from a decrease of I'.3 per cent In Iowa to an increase of 120 per cent in Washington. "Ths States showing the lowest rates of Increase, falling below 10 per cent," he aays, "are five In the great Central section of the country, namely Iowa. Missouri. Kentucky, Ilndlana and Tennessee, the thrss Northern N?w England States and Maryland and Delaware. "The States showing the next high sr Increase between 10 and 20 per cent lie adjacent to those showing the lowest rats and Include ,ln ths Mid? dle West, Ohio* Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota. Nebraska and ffinmr and on ths other hand a great belt of Southern States, namely Virginia, North Carolina. South Car Una, Osorgla, Alabama %nd Mississi? ppi "States which show an increase from tt to 20 per csnt ar?. for the moat, the great manufacturing States. In? cluding Massachusetts. Rhode Island. Conn' "tleut. N.-w York. Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the only other I * t?te? Increasing between 20 and 30 per csnt are Arkansas and Texas. ' Ths States which show an Increase exceeding 30 per cent are, with the ?xeeptlon of N.-w Jersey and Florida, all located In ths West and make up a solid belt comprising one-third of r the area of tb?? United states. South Dakota, Colorado and Utah had false of Increase between 30 and 50 aof csnt. while North I>ok<?tn, Wyoming. Oregon. California. New Mexico Arlsrjna Increased between '?'? >md l"> per cent, and Oklahoma. Idaho und Washington rr??re than 100 per cent, "Ths ?r? ?* -t ' hange In rato of growth la found In the three Psclfle ?oast States, and Nevada and New Msxlco. all of whleh grew far faster during the last ten years than dur? ing the preceding period "Ths population of the Middle At? lantic States la It.311,112 and tho Sonuth Atlantic States 12.114,816. The percentage of Increases of ths South Atlantic States Is 11.14. Ths fact that the rats of Increseee for ths country as a whole was great? er from Ittt to ltlO than during ths Mm? April. IM*. 881. 8TJ1 GINNING 10 DEGEMBER HEAVY. MMN RKPORTS AImOUNT AT 10,128,488 BALKS. Sooth < an?l.n? IIa* 1.036,480?Pres ent Year's Yield So Far Kxceeds That of Sa mo Period Durluc Ivo? and 1908. Washington, Dscfl 8.?The cotton ginning' report of the census bureau Issued at 10 o'clock thlj morning shows 10,129.986 counting round aa half bales, ginned from the growth of 1910 to December 1, compared with 8.879.886 for 1909; 11,008,661 for 1908 and 8,842.396 for 1907. The per cent of the last three crops ginned to December 1 was 88. for 1969; 84.1 for 1908 and 76.6 for 1907. ( Round bales Included this year are l 101,662 compared with 134.298 for 1909; 201.480 for 1908, and IM,f!fl for 1907. Sea Island cotton ginned for 1910 was 66.634 bales compared with 77, 591 for 1909; 68,396 fur 1908 ' nd j 16,199 for 1907. and distributed as ' follows: I Florida 23,649; Osorgla 36,4^6 and South Carolina 7.(80. I By States the number of bales gin? ned Is: Alabama 1,062,629; Arkansas 625, ? 20; Florida 54,207; Georgia 1.626, 499; Louisiana 218,772; Mississippi 970.205; North Carolina 615.493; Ok? lahoma 828,842; South Carolina 1. | 616.480; Tennessee 349.794; Taxas 2,795,330. AU other States 66,605. Mr. K. S. Jones Dead. Mr. Eugene S. Jones, an old cltlsen of the Jorden neighborhood, died early Sunday night after an Illness of several weeks at the age of 81 years. Mr. Jones has lived In the Provi? dence and Jorden neighborhood all of his Ufa and he Is well known In those sections of the county. The funeral was held at Providence Monday at - the Providence Methodist church. a , |PMk ;Ufe*e***iOT1fe -wife and ttrre* I sons to mourn his loss. * preceding decade was due entirely to the sdded rate of growth in the Mid? dle Atlantic, Mountain and Pacific di? vision. In all six of the other divis? ions the nerease during the last de? cade was less than during the pre I vtous one." Mr. Durand expresses the opinion that later statistics probably will show that more than 45 per cent of the poulation of the country is urban, that Is. In rlsces of 2,600 Inhabitants or more. The number of persons In military j and naval services of the United States stationed abroad and on naval vessels Is 55,608. The population of the four States, which appear blank in the table, an? nouncement of which was withheld until the country's total population was announced, follow: Oeorgla, 2,609,121; an Increase of 392.790, or 17.7 per cent over 2,216, 331 In 1900. Montana, 376,063; an Increase of 132,724 or 64.6 per cent over 242, 329 In 1900. Washington, 1,141,990; an increase of 623,887. or 120.4 per cent over 518.103 In 1900. Wisconsin, 2,333,860; an increase of 264,818 or 12.7 per cent over 2, 069.042 In 1900. The States in their respective ranks according to population are: New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Texas, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Iowa. North Carolina, Tennessee, Ala? bama, Minnesuta, Virginia, Mississippi, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ar? kansas. South Carolna, Maryland, West Virginia. Nebraska, Washington, Fort'? Klco, Connecticut, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Oregon, South Da* kta, Rhode Island, Now Hampshire. Montana. Utah. Vermont, District of ?'??lunibia. New Mexico, Idaho, Ne , i.l.i and \ laak.i Corrected Bpures issued t>y th* ceo* Mg ..IM? i today give the ?tStll of N*W n .rk iM.p,ii;ition as 1,111,114 Increase 1,144,728, <>r j.vi j>? r cent; Florida, TIMlt, (acreage 114.877, or 42.4 p?t 8841t, am Mary taJMl 1,111,141, in? crease of 187.181, or 9 per cent. I ti'in. Htlonably It will be necessary 60 alb-r tag basis of representation In Congress. At the present ratio of 194,000 people to each uoinber of the House of Representatives, tho House would contain about 474 mem? bers as against 39 2 at present. It is the general belief that this number would be unwleldly. Rven at tho rate of 220.000 as a basis the public as? sembly would contain 418 members, an Increase of 17. Hl ER. 8. <JM WEDNESD, Mt.KO BOY DIES FROM INJURIES Willie Burgess, Negro Run down by Mr. J. 0? Huger's Automobile Dies. WUiie Burress, alias Willie Mack. | who was run down and injured se- ! verely by Mr. J. C. Huger's automo? bile on the 16th of last July died Thursday night from Injuries alleged to have been received In the acci? dent. It will be r membered that Bur? ress waa run down and badly Injur? ed by Mr. Huger on the afternoon of the 15th of last July when he at? tempted to cross the street directly in front of the automobile which was going at good speed. In the collision Burress was badly t injured in the head and in the chest , and it waa thought at the time that j he would die from the effects of the j injuries. He finally recovered some ? what, and was able to walk about a , little afterwards, but always had to I be lifted up and down the steps. Upon his death Thursday night at 9 p. m. Coroner Flowers was notified t and he at once empaneled a Jury hold an inquest over the dead body j of the negro boy. The inquest was held on Friday and there were two witnesses called upon by Coroner Flowers to testify before the Jury. These were F. L. Stewart who saw the accident and told how It occurred and the mother of the dead boy who stated that he had not been well aince the accident occurred. Stewart stat? ed In hla evidence that Burress was crossing the street and that he pass en in front of a buggy and saw the automobile coming on the other aide and then healated and was run down by the machine. He said that Mr. Huger did not blow his horn, but that he did call out for Burress to i get out of the way. He said that the . automobile was going rather fast at the time and did not stop until it had gone on for about forty feet. Dr. Aehlelgh Mood stated to the Jury that he could not aay how the negro came to hla death unless he were to open and examine the head and chest of the negro. The Jury teen aaked Cordrer IM^w-ee'tc* r >*t pone the remainder of ths trial un? til Dr. Mood had time to make an autopsy upon the body. This was done and it was decided to continue the inquest to Monday morning at 11 a. m. when the Jury will meet In the grand Jury room at the court house i and make a report of their finding! af- I ter having heard Dr. Ashlelgh Mood's testimony. Saturday Dr. Mood went to the house of the negro and held the autopsy on the body. He investigated the case thoroughly and decided that the negro's death had been caused by the injury done to the brain of the negro in the collision with the auto? mobile. The Jury will hear ths remainder of the testimony on Monday and their verdict will then be rendered. BULLS GREATLY' ENCOURAGED. Small Crop Estimate Sends Prices on Futures $2.50 a Bale Above Pre? vious Day. New Orleans, Dec. 9.?Bulls in *he cottcn market tecelved today decided encouragement from the estimate ot the total cotton crop of this season by the department of agriculture. Th3 figures were 11,426.090 bales, and! prices were put Just about balf a cent j a pound, or $2.60 a bale, over yes? terday's close. The report was issued at 1 o'clock Previous to that time the market was nervous and quotations were narrow. At 1 o'clock more active months were 4 points over yesterday's close. In the first 15 minutes of trading fol? lowing the estimate prices advanced 34 to 39 points. Later the advance > was windened to 40 to 4S points over the levels ruling at 1 o'clock, and 49 to 51 points over yesterday's last quo? tations. The market closed at a not advance for the day of 3t> to 40 points. The estimate was a surprise to a majority of traders. Early in tho session it was announced that 163 exchange members had made esti? mates averaging 11.501.000 baler, the highest was 12.228.000 and the losest lO.MI.OtO. This Is the best p.duter available to the Ideas of the trade in general as to the probable figures. Tho exchange was crowded with visitors, many corning hundreds of miles to witness the scenes attending "bureau day.' While the morning session was quiet, even dull, the early part of tho afternoon saw wild trad? ing, with tho ring a howling mob of brokers struggling to fill the buying orders pouring In from all parts of the cotton country. Between 1 and 1 30 o'clock an enormous business was done, but toward the close of the ring was quieter. and j ut't at he thy Country's, Thy God's mm A.Y, DECEMBER 14, 191 TWO BALLINGER REPORTS. CONGRESS HAS REPORT OF IN? VESTIGATING COMMITTEE. Majority, Composed of Republicans, Says Secretary Has "Honestly and Faithfully Performed Duties"? Democratic Minority Recommends he Should he Asked to Resign, as He "Has not Been True to Trust Repoaed An Him." Washington, Dec. 7.?The Ballinger Plnchot investigating committee, af? ter eleven months of work, made its hnal report to both houses of the Congress today. In the opinion of seven Republican members, a ma? jority of the committee, Secretary Ballinger "honestly and faithfuls performed the duties of his high of? fice, with an eye single to the public interest." In the opinion of the .four Demo? crats, Mr. Ballinger, "has not been true to the trust reposed in him as Secretary of the Interior and should be asked by the proper authorities to resign. Both reports,, together with the in? dependent report of Representative Madison, (Republican,) also adverse to Mr. Ballinger, were offered in the Senate by Senator Nelson, and in the House by Representative McCall. Their presentation followed a meet? ing of the full committee. The Dem? ocratic members, lead by Senator Fletcher, agreed to this method of getting the reports before Congress, after their motion to substitute their awn report had been i ojected in the committee Senator Fletcher first raised tho point of order that the committee had already approved the report that was made public at Minneapolis. This point was. overruled by Chairman Nel? son. A motion then was made to substitute the Democratic report for the report agreed upon by the seven Republican members. This was voted down 7 to 6, Representative Madison voting with the four Demo? crats, j tWr^;^oo^tV C<*titTti\tUz**t ter the majority report had been ad? opted, that all three should be pre? sented at once In each house and printed together. Under this ar? rangement the dissenting reports are given equal standing before the two houses. An order for 30,000 copies of the report wus made by the Sen? ate. I 1 AFRAID OF NEW LA FOLLETTE. Senate Expects Hot Time, For He Says Knife Rejuvenated Him. Senator La Follette, looking more fit and vogorous than since he has been a senator, told inquiring friends about the Senate chamber at Wash? ington Monday of the operation he underwent during the recess of Con? gress. This operation had relieved I him of a chronic internal trouble, ! which for years had made him feel heavy, stupid and disinclined to ac? tivities, he said: Since recovering from the operation, he says, he has ' been In fine fettle, and believes he will be able now to accomplish "some? thing worth while." Senator Crane threw up his hands ?when a friend confided to him what I La Follette had said: "Good Lord!" j he exclaimed, "if La Follette was sick all the time he was kicking up those rumpuses in the Senate the past three j years, what are we to expect now that he is well?"?Baltimore Sun. ONLY 11,12(1,000 BALES. Government Estimate is for Small Cotton Yield. Washington, Dec. 9.?The total production of cotton in rbvi United States for 1910-11 will amount to 5,464,697,000 pounds (not including Unters), which is equivalent to 11, 4li*;,000 bales of 500 pounds, gross weicht, according to the estimate of the crop reporting board of the United states department of agricul? ture, issued today. The 1909 cr??p was 10,004,949 bales and the l'JOS crop, l 3,68 7,306 bales. The estimated production by States follows: Virginia. i:?,000 North Carolina, 075.000. South Carolina, 1,116,000. Georgia, i,7r>o,ooo. Florida, 58,000. Alabama, 1,174,000. Mississippi. 1,160,000. Louisiana, UfiO.000. Texas, 3,140,00. Arkansas, Kl5,000. Tennessee, 305,000. Missouri, 48,000. Oklahoma, 900,000. I California, 13,000. TBK TRC, LO. WHITE FOB CHIEF JUSTICE. PRESIDENT WILL SEND NOMINA? TION TO SENATE TODAY. Judge Willis Van Devanter of Cheyen? ne and Joseph Hucker Lamar of Georgia?to Be Named for Associ? ate Justice?. "Washington, Dec. 11.?Associate Justice Edward Douglas White of the United States supreme court, is to be elevated to the chief justiceship of that tribunal. President Taft will send the nomination to the senate tomorrow at noon. It is expected ?hat the two new associate justices to fill vacancies on the bench will also be named tomorrow. It was reported tonight, though neither confirmation nor denial was obtainable at the White House, that President Taft will name as asso? ciate justice Judge Willis Van De? vanter of Cheyenne, Wyo., now a fed? eral judge In the Eighch United States circuit, and Joseph Rucker Lamar of Ceoigia, a Democrat and a former ji stice of the Georgia supreme court. It was alsj reported toniht, like? wise without confirmation, that the new court of commerce will be named by the president tomorrow and Mil consist of the following: Martin A. Knapp of New York, at present chairman of the interstate commerce commission. Robert A. Archbald, at present United States district judge of the middle district of Pennsylvania. William H. Hunt of Montana, now a judge of the court of customs ap? peals. Arthur C. Denlson of Michigan, at present judge of the western district of that State. Julian W. Mack of Chicago, now judge of the appellate circuit court of the First Illinois district. Mr. Mack is a Democrat. To fill the vacancies on the inter? state commerce commission In place of Chairman Knapp and ex-Senator F. M. Cockrell of Missouri, who re? tires on the lathjnat., it-was reported tonight that the president will name B. H. Meyer of Wisconsin and C. C. McCord of Kentucky. The announcement that Justice? White will be the new chief justice, will undoubtedly cause some surprise, because it had been pretty generally understood for some time that Justice Charles E. Hughes was intended for that high honor. During the past two or three days, however, it be? came known that a change in the head of the supreme court slate might be made. Some of the President's closest advisers argued with him that Justice Hughes' experience at the bar had not been sufficient to warrant his promotion at this time to the highest judicial position in the country. They claimed that Mr. Hughes's reputation as a lawyer had been gained princi? pally in the conduct of two legislative Investigations. While agreeing with the president that everything points to a most brilliant career for the for? mer governor, they offered the argu? ment that Justice Hughes is the youngest man on the bench. Justice White was appointed to the supreme court by Grover Cleveland, and Is 65 years old. So far as Washington could recall tonight, this is the first time that a chief Justice of a political faith oppo? site to that of the administraton, has been appointed. As a member of the supreme court, It has fallen to Justice White's lot to participate in some of the most fam? ous cases in the history of the tri? bunal. Although a Democrat, he is said to hold probably the most clearly marked ideas of federalism of any of the supreme justices. He was with the government in all of the so-called insular cases involving the Philip? pines and other insular possesions. lie rendered a minority opinion against the government's contentions in the Northern Securities case, and also was with the minority In voting to sustain the constitutionality of the' Incume tax law. Jcstlce White has been on the su? preme court bench for 15 years nad Is now the oldest Justice in commis? sion, "Who are less than 70. Jus? tice White was graduated from Georgetown university. H? served In the Louisiana legislature as a senator, served for a number of years on the Stat*? supreme court bench and sub? sequently was elected to the United States senate. He was serving his (list term when Preetdnt Cleveland appointed him to the supreme court. Judge Van Devanter, who Is pretty generally onceded tonight to be one of Preldent Taft's selection as an associate Justice of the supreme court, participate*: In the now famous decis? ion rendered In the Eighth circuit. Mr. Taft debated for some time as to E SOUTHRON Eaw "<r Vol. XXXI. No. NR. JAMES IGOBBITT DEAD. One of Sumter's Oldest Citizens Pass? es Away at the Residence of Mr. C. G. Rowland. Mr. James N. Corbett, one of Sum ter's oldest inhabitants, died Friday night at the residence of Mr. C. G. Rowland on Broad street, after a se? rious illness of several weeks, at the advanced age of 81 years. Mr. Curbett was born in Charleston and raised there. As a young man he attended college at the Citadel and the College of Charleston. He left Charleston soon after his marriage and came to Sumter when he was about 26 years old. He has lived in Sumter ever since that time. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and four sons: Dr. L. G. Corbett of Greenville, Mr. Knox Cor? bett, of Tuscon, Arizona, Mr. L. W. Corbett, of Santa Pala, Cal., Mr. W. J. Corbett, of Tuscon, Arizona, Mrs. R. S. Hood, Mrs. C. G. Rowland and Mrs. W. E. Mims, of this city. It is im? possible for his sons from the west to come on to the funeral as they could not get here in time for it, but Dr. Lb G. Corbett, of Greenville, will ar I rive tonight. I The funeral services were held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock In the Presbyterian church. MORGAN'S PARTNER RETIRES. Perkins Retires From Firm of J. P. Morgan & Co. New York, Dec. 9.?George W. Perkins announced today his retire? ment on January 1, next, from the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., to de? vote his time to extending the princi? ples of profit p'aaring and other bene? fit plans for solving the conflict bo I tween capital and labor. It is an? nounced by J. P. Morgan & Co. that Edw. W. Whitney, also will retire on January 1, and that Wm. H. Porter, president of the Chemical National bank and Thomas W. Lamont, vice I president of the First National bank,. ?* > wlli become partner? In the firm. In his announcement Mr. Perkins says he is withdrawing to devote more time to corporation work and work of a public nature in which he is deeply interested. the propriety of taking a judge from this circuit and elevating him to the supreme bench where he must pass again upon the evidence in the Stand? ard Oil cases. But as the courts often reverse themselves, Mr. Taft felt that if new evidence justified such a course a man might also reverse himself. Judge Lamar of Georgia, the Dem? ocrat who is said to have been selected, has personally been kno*n to the president for a number of years. Mr. Taft early decided that one of the new associate justices should be a Democrat. Judge Lamar served two and a half years on the supreme bench of Georgia and is now one of the leading members of the Southern bar. His appointment will bring the Democratic representation on the supreme court up to three members, the others being the new chief Justice, Mr. White, and Mr. Justice Lurton of Tennessee. The total membership of the court is nine. A final cabinet session on the judicial appointments was held at the White House late today. It was attended by the lawyer members. Secretaries Knox, Dickinson and Nagel and Attorney General Wickersham. It was said to have been Mr. Knox's influence which finally turned the tide in favor of Judge Van Devanter as against Judpe William C. Hook. Reports that President Taft would be swayed by fictional considera? tions in making the appointments were quickly ended tonight when the slUite became public Mr. Taft has been exceedingly restive under thess reports. It was said tonight that twice during the past week be was on the verge of giving out Statements n refutation <>f some of the more radical reports. in his consideration of the entire subject of supreme court appoint? ments, the president invited (0 sena? tors to the White House. This was because the recomaisBded candidates represented 25 States. All the sena? tors responded to the president's in? vitation except Senator La Foll?tte of Wisconsin, one of the insurgents. The presence of Senator Borah of Iowa and other leading insurgents have caused a great deal of comment at tho time. The president, however, felt that he could not draw either party or fractional lines in the investi? gation. Through the senators the president was seeking Information as 1 to certain men strongly urged.