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Ije rt?*: MM IM watchman. Eatabi Consolidated Au*. 2, 1 GIANT MILL COMBINE. I I.I IsnN \ s%|YTll KM.IM I II OOMU >K \ I l<>\ fQ II KM. < IPITW. OF $l'2,OIM!.mi ? ii t omplctcd Combination Will VmWM '><>(? ooii Spindles and 15.000 1,00ms?Pio|\m tics Controlled by Smyth Inter c-u*. OrsenvlHe. March 11.?According to a telegram received In Oreenvllie tonight from Charleston, steps were taken at a meeting held In that city today toward the organisation of a company to be known as the Pelzer corporation, with a capital of $12, ??0,000 thai win take over some 12 Option mills In the upper part of the State, aggregating 600,000 spindles and 16,060 looms. Capt. Rlllson Smyth of Oreenvllie was In Charleston yesterday and was present at the meeting. It is teemed that Capt. Smyth will be president of the Pelser corporation, assisted by John A. Law of Spartan burg. A. F. McKisslck of Greenwood and <thers. Capt. Smyth, when seen tonight, substantial!/ confirmed the Charles? ton reports He refused, however, to give any further details. Among He i>n>i rtles in which Mr. Smyth or bis associates are supposed to hold controlling or large interests are irc'uded some do/en mills. Foremost In point of size is the Pel ser Manufacturing Company at Green? ville, wh mprises four separate plants, with 130.000 spindles. The Watts mills at Laurens fefYVS for their president and treasurer J. Adgsr 8mythe. Jr. The Watts mills have 1,200 spindles. A. F. McKisslck. son-in-law of Capt. ?myth. Is president and tr- eurer of the Orendel mills at Oreenwood, com? prising two plants, and the Nlnet\ >i\ mills at Ninety-Six. Capt. Smyth als? controls the li? 1 ton mills st r.citon and the lninrau mills, the recently organised Oreen? vllie corporal ion, capitalised at $1, 000,000. So far no work has been done on the last named mill, but the organisation has been perfected. Capt. Smyth last year secured large interests In the Riverside Manfac turlng company and the Toxaway mills at Anderson. It Is also thought that he also has holdings In some of the mills at Anderson. Capt. Smyth also hold* stock In tin old Reedy River mills a* Greenville. C? \I.I. TO St MTi:it MIMSTIiH. Rev. K. H. Kotm Asked to Take Charge of I>cxlngton Pastorate. Probably Will Accept. Lexington, M.tr h 14.?At ? ineet Ing of the Joint '-ouncll of the LgS> Ington pastorate on last Saturday a unanimous call was extended to the Rev. E. H. i >hn of Sumter. This is one of the most important charges of the Luth? no, church 'n this county, comprising as it does f >nr BgpsjMj 1 ointry congregations. The parsonage Is located In the town of Lexington and the charge as a whole is a very deslrahb- one. It Is ex? pected that Rev. Mr. Kobn will begjn upon his duties at an early date. \ pRoiiiiiinoN nvrru:. light in spananhurg May llano ra? tal Termination. Spartanhurg. March 13. ? In a row. H K K i. ,\ \k ell kn ?wn white man, employd by th" Klectric Rail? way ? *ompan> in Co . apa? it\ oi meter reader, was struck by g bOOff bottle In the hands of John Sellers. The Injured man now lies at a loc ? hospital, with hN skull crushed In several places, und slight chances t or recovery. In th. opinion of physician*. The tight took place In a n- u t>eer sab'm on M.igmdla street. ir t'.ie Houtlo rn station. Detail! leading ip to th#? oecurr?"i? e .ir-.- not ohtaiu Shle. Pallefl I* held. M Ith ?II. hoiil. pending th- StttOOSaS of Ihe WOUfl l of Keller. M S I I ? \ I \ I \IT? ?IN I I I < iw-uoA.ri Lffjlssasrvc Prtegatloa Work lo Remote Iltens?' \p|M?l||?cfW, ? '?lumhi.i. MJareb II.?Furth? r de? I ipments In Hm h iiinction pf.I lug* i.rought *>\ th- Beasjforl legis? lativ? d?h-t?itl>n t?? ?iiis.mt th?? I I- i appointees for township commit Ion rs in W mfort county an aal aap* I d until Tharaday, when the rui?- to ghow cause festo d by Judge Krn ? ' Gary at Walt, rboro last week Is re turnahh*. ir in - as In man> otl r of his sppotntmcnts. OOV, I'.lease has Indicated thrt be will Stand pat. Mini April. IBM? 881 BLEASE REMOVES MURRAY. DISPENSARY COMMissioM II ClltlU.ID WITH MIWOVDKT. QlllWIflt TaK* s ftflf snllgS of Law to Dismiss Wind-up Commission wiiirii Bi Pstntolf CrtUetied in Special Message to legislature? Has Not Yet Signed Act Passed at His IltNpicst for an Investigation of Commission. Columbia, March 15.?Charging the whole commission with incapability and negl ct of duty, Oov. Blease is? sued last night an order peremptorily removing from office Dr. W. J. Mur? ray, of Columbia, Chairman of the commission to wynl up the attiairs of the late South Carolina State dis? pensary, which order Dr. Murray re? ceived this m. . ning by registered mail. i ? Qov. Blease refuses to say whether similar orders have been issued with respect to the other members of the commission, who are J. Steele Brlce, of Yorkvllle, Adolphus Nett Wood of Gaffney, John McSween, of Timmons vllle and Avery Patton, of Green? ville. The governor says It would be Improper for him to make any an? nouncement concerning the matter at all. He says that statements should come from the other side. Dr. Mur? ray has nothing to say for publica? tion. It Is understood that the commis? sion's work Is practically tlnlshed and all the money likely to be collected has been turned In to the State treasury, except for a claim of about $28,000 against the Carolina Glass Company, of Columbia, which Is now in suit. Oov. Blease ht111 has under advisement the cpuestlon whether he will sign or veto an act passed by the legislature recently, at his sug? gestion, providing for an investiga? tion of the acts of the dispensary ?omission. In his proclamation Oov. Blease criticised the commission severely for making an arrangement with An? derson, Felder, Kountree and Wil? son, attorneys of Atlanta, by which the firm received fees contingent upon the recoveries It might make from liquor houses which jeait with tin State dlspensarv. This arrangement has, the governor says, caused much delay and loss and caused continued agitation among the people of the State. An act passed in 1909 gave to the governor power to fi mow any mem? ber of the commission "Whenever he may deem it for the public Interest to do so." and accordingly there will bg no resistance to the order. Dr. Murray is president of the Murray l?rug Company, (wholesale) of Co? lumbia; BtOSls BrlCS is a lawyer of Yorkvllle and was the author of the BtiOi bill which led to the downfall of the State dispensary; Avery Pat ton, of Greenville, broker, first came into prominence as a prober of ottlclal misconduct in connection with (}reenvllle county finances; John Mc s.vcen, banker and merchant, Is one of the wealthiest citizens of the Pee Den] A. N. Wood Is a private banker, 'a merchant and a cotton manufac? turer if Gaffney. VOTE FOR FREE BRIDGES. Total of r>:t.^ Votes Cast, Those Favor? ing Idea 153.?Plans for Carrying out Project win hg Pnshod to Co > I deli.. 11 Columbia. March 15.?By a major? ity of 371 out of 535 votes cast on the issuance of bonds for free bridges, the pople of Columbia township yes? terday decided In favor of the prop sition. For the bonds there were III votes; against the bonds, BI Votes. This means that steps will be tak ? u at once for the ISSlinnCS Of the bonds necessary to purchase the pres? ent toll bridges over the Congaree and Hi ad rtvsra, o? to bnild others, paralleling the on/1 now In ass, Tiu re wer., some rather unusual ? RhlbttS In the Vote, RS wilt be Sien b) Ihe bibb. hi Ward 6 the vote was i a ratio of || Iq I for 'In- bonds and j !n Shandoa Ihe vi t< was a tie, II for end i : against Ihe bond Issue. I Tin re were three pre. lie 's where j tin unluck) number, II, went against i the bond lssu< in Wards 1 and - and Waven i., but in all Inatancen Ihe I majorities art ?? for Ihe bond -, as , a ill be sees ' ? th. bible, j The returns cams In 30 mlnub after Ihe poll ; , bim ?i. Ptsftofl* e Discontinued, Washington. Mann II. The post office at Dnrwood, Sutnter county, South Carolina, ha - been dtseontln I ued. Mall will be sent to B> tu bbin g. 'He Ju?t ai mi Fear not?Lei all the end* Thou Ali STJMTER, S C, SATUR 1 ANNOUNCEMENT AM) LIST OF PRIZES FOR 1911. \cl Making Appropriation Places ( outest Under Management of Do? partment of Agriculture?Indicate cd that Much Interest will he Man? ifested by Farmen of State?ob? jects and Hilles Given in Detail. Columbia, March 13.?From the Oi'nce of Commissioner Watson toe ay were issued the general announce? ment and the list of prizes in the State corn contest. In view of l.he general interest taken last year in the contest and the Corn Exposition held here, the contest will this year be very keen, indeed. Col. E. J. Wat? son will, under the appropriation this year, have complete charge of the contest. The announcement is as follows: This competition^ has* been in v ? > '?* augurated with the view to increase v, grain growers' profits by increasing the yield per acre and also the quality of seed selection and proper culture. It is so named from the fact that it cannot hut result la adding thousands in the aggregate " to the profits of those engaged in agrfc?Ttofe In this State. The contest will he conducted by the Statte denartment of agriculture under the terms of the Act. Objects of the Contest. 1. To enourage proper selection of seed and better care of soils. 2. To centre attention upon va? rieties that are superior for each sec? tion, to introduce seed of such va? rieties that are pure and true to name, and to prove that when such va? rieties are grown under normal con? ditions it is not necessary to so fre? quently ohange seed. 3. To encourage beCer methods of culture and harvesting, so as largely to Increase average j Islds per acre and Improve quality. 4. To show that such results can he had at less expense of time, mon? ey und labor than poorer crops when Increase in yield Is considered. 5. To improve methods of market? ing and conversion of crop into largest possible cash return. 0. To increase grain glowers' profits OH each acre and each bushel every year. 7. To promote the keeping of in? telligent records and the use of busi? ness principles In farming, to foster the farmer's prosperity and the wel? fare of the Whole people. Nature of the Contest. 1. Each grower will he required to grow one acre of crop, or in the five acre contest, five acres, hut no part of a live-acre entry can be consider? ed an entry In the one-acre eontes* 2. Each contestant can follow his own best judgment as to the selec? tion of seed and soil and mode of cul? ture, harvesting and marketing. Each contestant must report all partloulan relating to growth, tillage, etc., on forms In Contestants' Manuel. Holes of the Contest. 1. Any person may compete. There arc no fees or dues. I, Each contestant is to furnish and ship to the commissioner one sample bushel of corn in the ear from each acre grown, (except in eases of live acre contests, for which one hush el is sufficient.) to be judged, and then sold for benefit of expenses of con? ducting contest. 8, Each competitor must secure the Contestants' Manuel. 4. To enter contest, simply notify the commissioner of agriculture and order Contestants' Manuel as per preceding paragraph. Reports must be made on forms prescribed In Contestants* Manuel. 8, This contest to improve grain growers profits is to cover the crops of corn planted in 1911. 7. in the hoys' contest all re? quirements an the same as in the contest among grown men. All hoys must comply with ;iii the require? ment! herein. All men and boys entering corn clubs in the several counties of the State under other auspices may also eider for the State prise i>> merely complyli ? with the regulations as set forth above, Each contestant's work, Including ample of crop, record and report) will be udged according to the fol |o\> in. scale of points: Sonic of Points, p dn s. 1. Purity nnd selection of seed, . I 0 2. Met hod* ?t culture.25 3. I i ord of repot t, its ei. arn< i, completem . accuracy, car< 1" stow. d upon it, etc... 15 I. field of content acre.26 r>. <.?11;11it \ of crop, market grade, Balablllty, feeding value, etc. 10 ns t at be t if Country's, Thy God's an D \Y. MARCH 18. 1911 CHARLESTOHS NEW V. 1. C. A. NOT ONLY REACHES $150,000 MARK, BUT P\ssi:s BEYOND IT. Teams Volunteer to Work Today and Raise $'2o,ooo to st. Kavier Infirm? ary for New Building. Charleston, March 13.?At a meet i Ins; this afternoon surpassing in en i thusiasm anything of the kind se^n here in many years, the team work? ers reported more than $30,000, car? rying the total subscriptions for the new $150,000 Young Men's Christian Association building to nearly $8,000 above the limit which had been set, and not only this, but in recognition 'of the nice spirit shown by the work? ers of the St. Francis Xavier Infirmary solicitors and giving waj to the Young Men's Christian Aisociation, the meeting went further aad pledged itself to raise $20,000 by 2 o'clock to? morrow for the Sisters' new hospital. It was a nice spirit which was evi? denced on both sides, displaying a feeling which has not been general and which can not but redound to the good of the city. , The wildest sort of enthusiasm . marked the reading of the report by : the general chairman, Mayor Khett, ? announcing that the subscriptions of j $30,000 more today had carried the I fttad to $157,727.20. Among the sub I soriptions was a substantial subscrip | tlon of $5,000 from the Consolidated Railway Company. The team work? ers announced their returns with much feeling and it was a lively show of competition as the figures were read. It would seem that the raising of J almost $1 58,000 in seven days for a Young Men's Christian Association was a big thing of itself, a feat which reflected well on Charleston, but fol? lowing the announcement that the I Sisters of Mercy movement had been I held back for the Y. M. C. A. build- ! I . I ing and the presentation of the needs of something like $20,000 by Dr. Man? ning Simons, chairman of the in? firmary committee, fired the enthusi? astic workers still further and the decision was reached to raise $20,000 and it looks as if It wdll be done. The campaign proved one of the most successful of the kind that has been held and to Secretary King of the local association devolves a laru" part of the credit for his excellent work In the arrangement of prelimi? nary plans, systematic organization, etc., which made the results possi? ble. Death of a Small Boy. Manning, March 13.?Deep regret was expressed by all to learn of the death of Oliver, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mendershall Bradham. He had been seriously ill for over a month. 9. * Profits resulting from the entire operation.15 Total points.100 The scale of points offers every in? ducement to truthfulness, and by means both apparent and secret, the judges will be enabled to exercise righteous Judgment There is no need or inducement for misrepresent? ation, and anything of the sort will be detrimental to the contestant. The Prises Offered. The prizes offered are as follows' I leys' < ine- Five- one acre acre acre con- ion- tarn? test, test. test. Prises on yield and points. First.Sioo $ioo $50 Second.. 50 50 25 Third. 30 30 15 Fourth.20 20 10 Totals . . . . $ 200 $200 $ 1 00 Certificate of Honor. Every competitor in this endest, whether ho or she wins a prize or not. provided their work is meritori? ous, as shown by results and com? plete report, wid be awarded a cer tltlcate, Betting I >rth the results achieved. In awarding these certill ?atcs, special stress will be laid bj Lbe indues upon tin- purity and ctloti of seed and methods ? f cul? ture, a * W elf as the a"1 n il crop oh. lalned. Th purpoi Is to award th i ertlficah onlj to contestants whose no t bod- ti nd ? i op ai such us to i , ; ib r ihe grain th< y pr >duce on tin contest acre In I'll worthy of endorse? ment for seed purposes. In this waj it is hoped 'hat farmers everywhere will universal!) demand certified seed grain ?ben they come to plant for 1 1 1. B, J. Wat ton, Commissioner, id Truth's." THE TRI* MEXICO SEETHING, WE SAYS. CONDITIONS THERE TERRIBLE DECLARES TRAVELER. North Carolinian stops in Charles? ton on Way Home from Distracted Republic?Saw Dias in January and Says President Seemed in Good Health ? Does not think Unified Suites Troops will Cross Rio Grande ? Revolt Widespread, he Declares, and Business Paralyzed. Charleston, March 13.?"Mexico is poisoned from end to end. The splr- j it of revolt and unrest, most evident ] in Chlhuhua, Is rife in all the twelve ! States of the Republic. Very few j people in the United States have any idea of the terrible conditions now existing in the sister nation." In these words Mr. Frederick W Olds, who is secretary of the Rak Chamber of Commerce, and wv \ Mexico just nine days ago, .. .ed up the situation in the unfortunate country the President of which has just announced a war of extermina? tion against the revolutionists. Mr. Olds was a visitor in Charleston yes? terday and the day before, leaving this city yesterday afternoon for his home In North Carolina. He spent something like two weeks in Mexico and talked most interestingly to a reporter of The News and Courier about the things that he had seen dining his stay in that war-racked Republic. ' I do not think," he said, "that the army which the Unitied States is assembling along the Mexican border will become an army of occupation. There is grave doubt whether the acquisition of Mexico would he a de ?irable thing. We would acquire thereby a vast number of what Col. Roosevelt calls 'undesirable citizens.' Utterly unfit to govern themselves and I too Ignorant to discharge the dutes Of citizenship, and the trouble that they would give us vould more than offset anything that we would gain by the annexation of the Repul'li< . Moreover, if war should come, it might prove a more serious propo? sition than most people imagine. While ik. is true ' that Mexico is di? vided against itself, American inter? vention might lead to a prompt pat? ching up of all internecine feuds and a very determined resistance on the' part of the Invaded country, it all depends on the priests. They wield a tremendous Influence over all classes, and if they were to declare against the Americans it would mean a son of holy war. The Mexicans distrust and dislike the Americans already, md I do not think they would submit to conquest. An army of on ? hundred thousand men could march to Mexico City and capture most of the large towns, hut the country would be in a ?tate of an? archy for years to come. "As for Diaz, it looks as if his day is over. He is recognized as a great man, but the general opinion In Mex? ico is that he has grown too old and that, due largely to had advisers, he has become loo despotic. Some of the papers, I see. have printed reports that he s dead. 1 saw him in Jan? uary and he looked well enough then. He came out and stood on the hah cony of the palace overlooking the great Plaza in Mexico City, while the hands played and the soldiers stood | In line below. He looked very erect and soldierly?a line ligure. 1 was Impressed with the fact, however, that no popular enthusiasm greeted his appearance. "What the end of it all will be no man can say. Mexico is in a terrible condition from one end to the oth? er. It Is like Europe a thousand years ago. The poulation is'divided roughly Into two classes the great land-owners, who are virtually feudal barons, and the peons, who are vir? tually serfs. Sonn of the former own as much as four mill! ??? acres (d* land. The latter are utterly Ig? norant, utterly Illiterate, and absolute! paupers. The insurrectos consist largely of these peons who are de? termined to throw off the yoke of their overlords, though there are also many wealthy tuen among them. "In fact, In Mexico nobody knows who Is ni Insurrectvi and who is loy? al to the I oc . rnnn nl it Is dan? gerous to talk politics and ruin or .i.ath to abuse the party In power. At the presi nt mom< nl the jails are full. The onnera are all ci nsoi td so I ml h as to I he progi ei? of l he n \ i lutlon, and nobody will talk p< ?':'n Tor fear of financial ruin If h< I u pens to s:t\ something an\ Is . in the revolution tin 11 a ? Gown ment has n tremendous problem on its hands, The spirit of revolt Is everywhere, It troops are withdrawn from one place and sent to another to i: SOUTHRON. EfetsMtshed Sum. lagt Vol. XXXII. No. 8. SHOULD PROTECT THE MORALS BRYAN s\\> NEWSPAPERS SHOULD BAR THE SENSA? TIONAL. Commoner Deplores "Pollution of News and Editorial Columns" to Benefit "Interests." Philadelphia, March 13.?William Jennings Bryan and Kollo Ogden, edi? tor of the Evening Post, discussed "The Influence of the Modern News? paper" here tonight at a meeting of the Contemporary club. Mr. Bryan d< -d that the mod? ern newspap' lost prestige and j influence. ^ .g the causes for this j loss of ^?,nce, ho said, was the I dev^ &L too much space to crime [P * <$V liestlc infelicity. That the pub v .eemed to demand news of this ^scriptiwr., he said, w as no reason that it should be uced. A journalist should not sell things tnat are not good for the public to ret.d. 1 Another evil, Mr. Bryan declared was the discussion of public ques? tions from a senational standpoint For example, he decried the manner in which the present movement of troops is being described in somo j newspapers. Such discussion is apt, he said, to engender a situation which might easily cause an international controversy. j Editorials which do not express the j opinion of the ?vrlters but are ordered by the business offices of the papers are another great evil, declared Mr. Bryan, who said: "The greatest menace to our coun? try today is the pollution of the edi? torial and news columns by interests that are practicing grand larceny on the people. Many of our great news? papers are owned by interests which have their hands in the pockets of the people and use the papers to chloroform the readers." j Mr. Bryan advocated the passage j of a law w hich would compel news? papers to publish not only the names of their nominal owners bet als^> *h I holders of mortgages upon the prop? erties. Mr. Ogden, who had opened discus? sion, said wh?n Mr. Bryan had con? cluded: "Mr. Bryan has spoken some great truths, but if it can be said that 'the people have the priests and poli? ticians that they deserve' they also have the newspapers they deserve." Columbia, March 14.?A local pa? per has figure 1 it out by the records that Gov. Blease during his short term in office has issued no less than forty-two pardons and commutations. It is suggested that if the governor continues to grant pardons at the present rate he will soon be in a class with former Governor Patterson of Tennesset . who issued quite a few free passes fr<?m the Tennessee peni? tentiary. quell a disturbance, there is "at once ;? fresh outbreak in the place which the troops have just left. The Fed? eral army is made up largely of con? victs. A man convicted of a crime is given the choice of miltary service or jail. There is no navy, no heavy artillery. There are no form worthy of the name and the cities are ab? solutely unfortified. "American interests are suffering terribly. These amount to something like a billion of dollars, and business is absolutely paralyzed. There are approximately seventy-five thousand American citizens in Mexico, most of them In the State of Chihuahua. They cannot now, and never can. get along with the Mexicans, because the Saxon never yet understood the Lat? in." Mr. Olds Stated that, while he had ample opportunity to observe con? ditions in Mexico, and while he wit? nessed many incidents thai impress ' d upon him strongly the fearful conditions prevalent there, he him self ha.i met with fear disagreeable adventures. He was obliged to go through all sorts of tedious forms in entering and ! r. '?iur the country arid was exam ned lop ,v as to what his purp? <e was a id s hat h< had with i him. loiter ho ? is given the same treatm? nt by * i ??f Insul rectos, rh i stay in < 'harleston o all th time and ? m to see. !!? was da? te city and .-poke in f the new Boulevard b would be unique In 1 '! be w