Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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COTTON MILLS CLOSE. i>k(?k.mi \iih is 1.VJ 1*1.ANTS in phq cmoui W Inprecrdcittcd I.uw Wilier in Cn Uwlw Kl\cr llendcr* it lm|M?-hlM< for Southern I'owrr Company to Mipi'lt Fleciri? 4 ort? nt?Ma> He ?mum- In lwo Day*?< harlottc Sit UNtloii Mill Distressing, but Light IUIii Falling?Tunk Cum Hauling Water. I harlotte. N. C.. July 31.?As a climax to the unprecedented drought rhu Mtttoa Is experiencing, ono hun? dred and fifty-two cotton mills in North and South Carolina shut dowr today, because the water in Catawbu River le so low that the Souther Power Companv cannot supply the plan** w Ith powoi. . It Is estimated that 70.000 oper stives are thrown out of employment, it Is expected that work will be re? sumed in two days. It has been many meek*, since rain of any con sequence has fallen, and local weath? er bureau records show now a de? ficiency of 60 per cent In precipita? tion for this section. Creeks which have not gone dry in forty-five years are mud hole.?, and the distress among the rural population, depend? ent for water on wells, is great. Moutaln streams to the west upon which many flouring- mills, tanneries and cotton mills are dependent for powsr. have dwindled to mere brooks In some instances, and many enter? prises have been forced to shut down. Crops in this Immediate section are burning up n the tolds. Many farm? ers In this snd adjoining counties, despartng of a corn crop, have chop nod down the young corn and are using It for feed, while the hot winds are playing havoc with cotton. (Mtles and towns to the north and west of Charlotte are feeing the or? deal of a writer famine that this city Is now experiencing. Concord. Wades ' ? r ? Monroe ind other towns are _ faring the water supply problem, and measures of economy are being enforced. The sl'uatlon in Charlotte Is not Impr ved. although the authorities are working night and day on the probb?'n. Feeling that the distress is not being n lleved ,n promptly was hoped by means of tank cars, the offers of water from Oastonla. Shelby and I.lncolton were today accepted, and Ur.k < ir* brought in tonight 50. gallon* from Oaatoaia. This was pumped into the mains of the ein by means of fire engines. It Is hoped r?y Wodnesdsy to resume an economic servh e through the mains. it has been cut off since early Friday. Special prayer seetlces for rain Were held In < hurches throughout the section yesterday. There was a brief wer today and rain Is falling light? ly |#nagtet, with atmospheric read!? ? Ions that promise relief < o|.tut < in. i - umbla. July II.?-Am aid that Colun ig render was offered to the authorities of (Tiarlotte today by the water works department of Co? lumbia, and the city council, at a special meeting. cordially endorsed this a> tl >n. Columbia offered to ship either "raw" or filtered water t<> charlotte In ta'nk cars. In any quan? tity. Councilman Superintendent Wm. F. Stlegllts and Kngtneer Su? perintend nt l . c. \ f the Co? lombia deauftasent, leave Tuesday for Charlotte to look Into the situation. Water from A?hc>llk\ Ashsvtlhn. N. C.. July 31.?To re? lieve the water famine, from WhteJl the cltlsens of ('barb tte are now suf? fering, leo.oua gallons of Asheville water will Ik- shipped to Charlotte. A daily supply of a like quantity will be sent to Charlotte. In the event that the situation there requires It. iui V M C. A. Woitk. Hwthllnx (eiiin)luec Take* ( barge ami lliilbling IU ruined. U rk wa? resume,! Monda> on the Y. M. C. A. building under the supervision of Mr. W. Frank t'.irr of this < Ity. It Is the purpose of the ftulldlng Committee to now push this work and complete the building as quickly as possible. The fifth and Inol Installment on the pledges Is due August 1. but the Collection Committee ha-* d?< ld?*d t ? ?>stend the time of payment of this installment until Octobef I. thus giv? ing the contributors the benelit of the dHay In construction. However, such smourits as are now pa.-t due on the first four Installment* are needed to ? irry on the work itid such contributors as have not paid the fill nmount of the*, four It.vtall rnenta will phase do ,o at once. Th?- budding Is to be completed a< cording to ttei original plans and no contributor should ftii to reeogalas hl? part In ' irrvlng out the plane. Nu.- M now. Now l< the time to loiv i bottle ,,f I 'bam ''lli Iri's Cloie, choi?-ra and Diarrhoea Rosasdy. it fc? almost certain to be needed b.-fore the summer I* o\, r This remedy has no superior. For sale by all d ti? ers. SENATE PASSES FREE LISI BILL i \ holy allianui." AGAIN Om in BFRCTITG WORK. Programme Curried Out M Prevlous l\ Vonounccd ? Original HOVJM Msssnnrej t>*?fc*ito<i i)> tu? Vote, thru I |M>ii ItcconsUU'ration, wild Kern Amendment Added, Passed by ih to it?Batitf Dfjnrti lu-mo ??ratio Colleague* ? lloke Bualtll'l Vote Would lluvo I'asM'd Original inii. Washington, Aug. 1. The Demo? cratic tariff programme was moved up closer to Pnodent Taft today, when the Senato, by another remark" inion ? t* Democrats and, Re? publican insurgents, passed a "farm? er's free UM" bill, later voting Sown the original bill. The "unholy alliance" a3 the coa? lition was called, massed In almost unbroken front swept bunde a host of Im.'iidrnents, voted down by a tie vote th. original House measure, accord? ing to programme f'*r political pur? poses, and then carried by a surpris? ing coneentratlon of strength a meas? ure differing 'rom the House only in > mparutjvely unimportant parts. Now the bill goes back to the House, and Democratic Leader Under? wood, of that body. tonight confi? dently asserted that It would be tinally agreed to In conference between the two houses and sent to President Taft. It Is not certain that the House will insist on a conference. matij prominent Representatives believing that the bill is not sufficiently ehang ? 1. They are anxious to rush the tlrst of the tariff mensure to the President. "I urn not sure It will be sent to conference. I can see nothing to prevent the two houses from reach. Inf an agreement upon Its llnal form," said Mr. Underwood. Had Senator Bailey, of Texas, vot? ed with his Democratic associates, the original bill would have parsed, i >ne vote was all that stood in the way of placing the entire issue of I ?fuioi-ratic-Insurgent tariff reform Immediately before the President. Mr. Bailey announced last night that he hoped the privilege of Casting the deciding vote would fa!! to him. Had senator-elect Hoke Smith, of < o orgta. been present to vote, the bill would tonight have been in the Pres? ident's hand. Ths House free list bill was beaten on a tie vote. Si* to IT*, and was then onsidered, changed by a compro? mise amendment offered by Senator ?\ rn. of Indians, former Democratic . mdhlate for Vice President, an 1 with ?n .. rath -Insurgent support finally i - . ,1 as amended by h vot" of 4* to The new bill provides that flour. m? ?: productions and cereals should hsj on the free list. ThS Kern amendment prOVldsd that this free admission shall apply only to meats, flour and cereal pro? duct! MnOsnlng from nny f(?reign i ountr> with which the United States b.iH a reciprocity treaty agreement ? ml which shall admit from the Uni? ted States, free of duty, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, horses, cattle and hogs. It Is admitted that this provision applies only to Canada, after the new leriproi ity agreement shall have be eonie effective. Senator Clapp and other insurgents, who voted for the free list bill after the Kern com? promise amendment had been adopt? ed, said tonight that the amendment > ompllsh?.- what they tried to ef? fect by amendments to the recipro? city bill. S. veral other amendments were adoptSd after they had been first de? feated when offered as amendments to the original bill. One of these, by Mr. CJronna, of North Dakota. Insurgent Republican, extends the free list admission of shoes to cover all kinds of footwear, whether leather or not. Another by the same author, admits frss Roman, Portland and other hydraulic cements. An amendment, by Mr. Shivley, of In? diana. Democrat, adds bagging to the list. If President Taft vetoes the hill and the wool tariff bill. both Of s hieb. It Is asserted. Will l?S sent to him. the Democratic managen of ttli rtonnt will make no further effort at tariff revision this session but will Continus th" preparation of tariff bills for ths ragnlar losslrfn next Decem? her. If he sIkuh the bills, the Whole I ?etnoeratlc programme Will open up am) C.ngress will remain in Session until December, The hot?i committee had i meet* ing Saturday. Matters reining to the Paining Of funds for- the pro? posed hot. i were discussed. While there was nothing given oul for pub? llcaitofl after the meeting it li un? derstood that the oommlttee hoi been uletly at work end Is moot ing h su< ? ess. An ordin?r) i is" of dlarrhoes can, as i rale, he cured by a simile ?los.? of Cluunheflaln'i Colic, Cholera und Dlarrhoes Remedy, This remedy hoi no superior for bowel complaints. For ale by all dealers. TENNESSEE COMPANY'S HOLD? ING OF IMMENSE VALUE. l or Twenty?ntnc Million Dollars in r. Par Cam Bonds, United States felt eel Corporation Acquired Prop? er t) Estimated b) Export Engl? neon to in? Worth Two Hundred Million?To Prevent Failure of New York Brokerage Pirn Alleged Reason for Absorption? New York. August l,?That ths ore and ckjiI holdings acquired by the United States Steal Corporation, in tli.' absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company, in 1907, have a valuation <?f $200,000,000, was esti? mated from Agares on the mineral holdings of the Tennessee Company, today tiveii to the House committee of inquiry into the Steel Corporation by exp.rt engineers. In acquiring the Tennessee Com? pany, the United States Steel Corpor? ation exchange*4 5 per cent second obnds. value at $29,000,000, the trans? action having been brought about to prevent the collapse of the New York brokerage firm of Moore & Schley, because of excessive loans with Tennessee Coal and Iron stock as col? lateral. Since the beginning of the inquiry, Representative Stanley and other members of the House committee have sought to develop evidence tend? ing to prove charges that the impend? ing panic and danger to Moore & Schley was not the prime motive for the merger, but that it was a desire on the part of the Steel Corporation to acquire the vast mineral deposits of the Birmingham district. In furtherance of that idea, not? withstanding the positive assertions of witnesses who participated in the exchange that the suggestion of con? spiracy was preposterous, the com? mittee heard to day the testimony of C. P. Perm, \Valter Moore and \V. M. Given, expert engineers, who apprais? ed the deposits of the Birmingham field in 1904. These men testified that the ore deposits of this region, and their prox? imity in coal deposits, made them of immense value. Ore royalties of 23 Cents a ton on more than 100,000.000 tons in that region, acquired by the steel Corporation from the Tennes? see Company, and coal deposits ag? gregating more than 1,900,000,000 tons were given by the experts SS a basis upon which members of the committee Compute that these prop? erties alone are worth $"200 000.000. Much of the testimony was tech? nical and but three members of the committee, Chairman Stanley and Representatives Young, of Michigan, and Oahforth of New York, were present. In corroborating a Statement made by Engineer Peiin, w. w. Green, of Birmingham, pictured the Birming? ham ore field as of incalculable vulUO, The experts agreed that pig iron could1 be produced there ? 1 a ton cheaper than in the PlttSburg district, Sad t'l a ton Ion than In any place in the world Tomorrow Grant \'. Schley, of Moore & Schley, is expected to testify. fTls A GOOD ROAD. What Party of Florentines Think of the new Columhhi-Sumter Highway. Tuesday afternoon s party of au lomoblllsts consisting of Ifewrs Joe and Marion Commander. P, 1*. Gregg and l>r. Hough, all of Florence, drove Into the olty from Columbia, having been the first to come through from that place by way <>f the new Co? lumbia-Sumter highway, The party started their trip at Bpartanburg, and after reaching Co? lumbia ware requested by Mr. s. B, McMaoter, one of the Influential Supporten <?f the new highway, to make the initial run from Colum 1 i to Sumter by way of Garner's Ferry. In speaking of their quick run to this city, Mr. .Toe Command, r. the driver of the car, stated that no One OOUld Wish for a better road. "It is a good road In every wa.v," Mr. Commander said, "and 1 can un? derstand Why the people of BU filter want more of its Kind." Speaking Of the scenery along the tow route, the gentlemen all stated that they ware (harmed with the country through Which tin road passes, and Wgre confident that the rtea route would be used ai an early tinn hv many as a pleasure as well a business drive. Why What's the matter with the Kelder's, one is running for gover? nor and another Is running awav from a governor.- Manning Times. Scented to CJIvc Ulm a New Stomach. i suffered Intenselj after sating ami no medicine or treatment I tried seemed lo do any good," writes H. M, Younkpeters, Editor of The Sun, Lake View, Ohio, "The first few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tabb-is gave me surprising re? lief ami the second bottle seemed lo give me a new stomach and perfectly ^.i health." For sah- by ail dealers, OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. ', ISSUE INVOLVED IN CA3IDEN BANK ( \si:. Decree of Judge Aldrlch, Sustaining Kuiing of Comptroller General Jones a* to Tax Assessments, Prob? ably Settles Controversy of Long standing Between Banking Cor? porations and Tax Department. Columbia, Aug. i.?judge Al drlch's decision in the Camden hank asaeaaments case is of far reaching importance to hanking corporations and the state tax department. Com? ptroller General Jones' ruling in the matter of exemptions is sustained. The controversy between the banks and Comptroller General J"nes is of long standing. The Comptroller in 1909 issued a circular letter to all county auditors, as follows: "Answering numerous Inquiries as to the valuation of share- of bank st?<ck f??r the purpose of taxation. 1 beg to advise: "1. All shares of the stockholders in any bank or hankng association, whether State or national, are to be listed for taxation at their true value in money. "2. The- words 'true value in mon? ey* shall be construed to mean and Include all surplus or extra moneys, capital, and every species of personal property or value owned or in posses Sam of any such bank. "8, In ascertaining such value of bank shares, no deduction is to be mad* for the amount of the bank's investment in non-taxable securities, except investments of the capital stock In Brown Consol bonds and stock of the State of South Carolina, issued under the act of 1892. amend? ed by the Act of 1803, 21, Stats, 4SI. This exemption is declared by the Legislature to be a part of the con? tract with any investors in such bonds or stocks. But for the special provision in the Act- of 1893, there would be no authority for deducting the amount of investments in such bonds and stocks from the value of the share's for the purpose of tax? ation. "No deduction is to be made of the bank's investment in any other bonds, stocks or personal property." The Comptroller said today; "The deductions or real estate own? ed by a bank from the aggregate val? ue of its share as assessed for tax? ation, is in no sense an exemption, for the bank is required to pay the tax on sm h rea' ? state and the share? holders to pay the tax on the as? sessed value of the shares after de? ducting the assessed value of the real estate, Thus the state is to receive the taxes on the ftdi value of the .-hares. Including all property owned by the bank. The only effect of the deduction of real estate is one ol bookkeeping, and it places the tax on real estate as a charge against the bank, and the tax on the remaining Value of the shares Is entered on the tax duplicate in names Of the share? holders, but may be paid by the bank." Tin: WATER FAMINE. Detter In Charlotte. Hut is l td! in Other Cltlee, Chatlotte. N. ('.. Aug. I?There was no improvement in the drought situ? ation in this section to,lay. Pour addi? tional cotton mills shut down near Gaffney, S, C? because of low water in Broad river. An accident to the auxiliary steam power plant of the Southern Power company, which sup? plied ir,2 cotton mills, has postponed Indefinitely the resumption of current to these mills. Reports from the cities and towns in this section are no more encouraging. In Salisbury the water supply problem reached an acute stage today. Crop conditions are rapidly becoming critical. The lieht showers of yesterday were local and afforded little relief. In Charlotte there has been marked Improvement though regular service has not been resumed. Water is being hauled from surrounding towns. Ashevllle, 18" miles away has sent a tank train to? night to the stricken city. POSTOFFICE ALMOST SELF-SUP? PORTING. Postmaster General Declare- h Will Be by End of the Present Fiscal Year. New York. Aug. l.?Postmaster General Hitchcock today told the fed? eral commission appointed to Inquire into the handling of ge< ond cl iss mat? ter that tin- postonlce dcpartmenl Should I" put on a self-supporting basis and said that the end of the present fiscal year would show it on this footing for the (Irs I time in a long period. During the fiscal sear 1010, be declared, second-class mat? ter (sealed letters) brought in a pro nt id' 169,004,156. Equalisation, hi? nd, would permit a reduction oi tlrsl calsa rat, .- to one cent an ounce, Mr. s. R, Smoak, formerly of stubbs Rrotheri, has accepted ' po? sition with the i?. ,i Chandler Cloth i.tg Company. KEN ATORI iL ELECTION l\ Miss, issii'i i HELD TUESDAY. Nomination for state Officers Alto Made, a id Interest Centers In Lieut -<;<>i ernor's Race. - I Jackson, Miss., Aug. I.? former | Qov. Jamet K. Vardaman probably; will he the next United States senator 1 from Miss ttlppl. Meagre returns from today a Democratic primary election up to la o'clock show that he is leading Senator Leroy Percy and1 <\ 11. Alex nder at a ratio of about 46 per c?-nt These returns are from towns and precincts easily accessible to telegra >hlc communication. In the more r tmote rural districts it is i r. asonably predicted that this ratio I will be ?ufliclently Increased so as to give Maj V irdaman a small majority j over both 1 is opponents. Xominati ?ns were also made for ;;11 State ( 1 flees in today's election. Karl.? Brever of Coahoma county, headed th< ticket for governor and I had no op ?osltlon. interest entered in the race for lieutenant rovernor, the candidates being Theo lore G. Bilbo of Pearley county; T. ). Yewell of Carroll coun? ty, and Wiley X. Nash of Starkville. The meagre returns at hand show that Bilbo is leading his opponents, hut a secend primary will probably be necessary to select the nominee. I?()LI> ARCHITECT RESPONSIBLE. County DO ird Thinks That Architect Should l ay for Court House Re? pairs, The COU Ity Hoard met Tuesday in its regular monthly session and among other business, proceeded to allow anc ther public road in the county anc to notify Architect Ed? wards that he was held responsible for the wo k which was done on the north cot rt house lobby last sring. The boa d was called to order in the superv sor's office by Supervisor Pitts and ; t once got down to busl m ss. The first matter taken up was that defer ed from a former meet? ing, as to whether or not the road font the s ?uthern Railway to the public roat at H. p. Bradwell'i farm was a pub] c highway. The board de cided that at present it was not public roa i. as it had been aban? doned v. h< n the county granted the old Manch >ster road to the Southern Railway at a right of way for their road, it v as moved, however, that if the peojde of that section wanted it converted Into a public road this would be rranted, provided thai the citizens gr: nted tin right of way to the county and the road hands of that township i? it the road lircondltlon for travel. Dr, J. 11 Haynsworth, superintend? ent of sdu< atlon, appeared before the board with the request that the coun? ty join in with the public schools of the county in having a map made of Bumter co inty, in which the school districts ai ?1 public roads, as well as township lines, were plainly Indicat? ed. This equest was received as in? formation, tiie board not seeing tit to act on the request at thla meeting. A communication from Architect ESdwards, he architect supervising the constr iction of the court house. was r?cei\ed and read. The letter w as In am w er to a request from the board that Mr. Edwards pay the bill for the r? i airs on the north lobby of the court house. Mr. Edwards de? clined to b ? responsible for the deter? ioration of that part of the building. After considerable discussion of the question it was decided that the clerk should w Ite Mr. Edward* iiat the board looks upon the rotting of the sills it iiuestion as not due to natural w< ar of the building, but to neglect on the part of the architects in charge n not providing for proper Mutilation. The board was forced to rely up< n the architect to look af? ter the pr >per cdnstrubtlon of the building, it. therefore thought that they ought to look to the architect to make e.(llM all damages due to de? fects in th building due to faulty plans or ? ? nstructlon. A petition from B. I?. Lackey for an old SOldler'8 pension was received, but action was deferred on it until the matter could be looked into and fmther Lniormatlon received. The bom of J, B. Raffteld as pub? lic cotton weigher, in the sum of $300, was eceived and approved. A large i umber of bills w ere order? ed paid by the board. A well I nown Des Ifolnes woman after sutTe >|ng miserably for two days from bowel complaint, was cured i>\ i da dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Chol m and Diarrhoea Rem? edy, For i tie by all dealers. The peo| le nt the Dalsell commu? nity havo >een having a good rain? fall. Cuts and bruises mej be healed In about one-third the time required bj the usual treatment by applying Chamberlain's Liniment, it is an an? tiseptic an i causes such Injuries to heal wltho it maturation. This lini? ment also relieves soreness of the muscles at d rheumatic pains. For sale by ;tii dealers. M:<.Ko 1TTEMPT8 TO ESCAPE. Frank Rogers Tries to Grade Depu ties hul is Caught After Hard Chase. Crank Rogers was arrested ihis morning for stealing a bicycle several days ago from Len 1\ Beott and was committed to Jail on the warrant. While Deputies Muldrow and Da ker were taking the negro from Magistrate Wells' office to the jail, Rogers made an attempt to escape and came very near doing so. He had pretended being sick until he saw his chance when, with a quick twist and jerk he got loose and ran for liberty. He was tired upon, the bullet in? flicting a slight flesh wound in the i knee, but not in the least hindering bis running ability. The attempt was made on Canal street and he was chased down to Washington and Cal houn streets where he was stopped and recaptured. The officers had quite a c\ase of it, but they were atlafied -vlth being able to outwit their prisoner and recapture him. "SQUEEZE" WINS ALWAYS. How "Spindle Ganse" VlctJsalacs Via? itors at Rosort?;. Baltimore Sun. < ?f the many games which have been in operation at river resorts, n<oie of them is manipulated with more skill by the backer in fleecing the public than the device known as the "spindle" or "creeper." Like the "envelope pickout" and the "grep.t American cigar" games, the victim of the operator has not one chance in a hundred to win unless the backer allows him to do so. A number of these devices have been working at the resorts, but since The Sun has told how the public Is practically robbed they have disap? peared, at least for the time being. The reformed "booster." who has been gi% ing information to those who have fallen victims to the games or to tho*3 who are liable to be victim? ized, tells the inside story of how the "spindle" is operated. "The game is played on a table six feet bmg and three feet wide," he said. "The device, which is cir? cular, having numerous pockets in which are the prizes, rests on a table. If the spindle stops at a black letter prise, the bettor loses, but if it stops at what is known as a "double-up" the bettor adds an additional 19 cents, while the backer adds another 1, the game played 10 cents against $10. "Of course, when the operator has a number of victims he never stops the spindle at a black letter, but al? ways on the 'double-up* letter. The device seems easy to beat and ap? pears to be a fair game, but it is- far from being so. It is only when the 'boosters' are playing and several prospective victims are looking on hat the arrow stops at a red letter. 'The deceit of the game is simply this: The spindle revolves sl< wly. being on ball bearings. This is why it is call- d Mtl? creeper" by some. Under the table is what is known to es fakers as a 'squeeze.' which the ? prrator works with his knee. He its down while operating the device and by pressing his knee on the soueeze* be can stop the r< \ olving arrow at any point he cares to. The 'squeeze' Is a board which is con meted with the device. By pressing against it the spindle stops. "Hut the victim don't know tula They are watching the spindle going around slowly, expecting it to stop at any point. The operator is cer; tin not to stop at a red letter, and to ke q> his victims in the game he al? ways stop- on the 'double-up*, freez? ing them out after getting all their money." Want Another Chnaoe. I '? nw ay I lorry 1 [erald. Somehow or another we believe that if the $100,000 good roads prop? osition was submitted to the voters again it would carry by a safe ma? jority because our people understand the scheme better now than they did before. 4. Good Roads. i Partly as a rasult of the educative work of the United States otliee of public roads, th -re is an unexampled, widespread movement for the im provemenl of the great highways of travel, ami many millions ate being expended annually <n Improving country roads. Cnlon Sun. The value of farm produce In Bum ter county Is something ever $:>, 000,000 a year. According to the United States Department ..f tloa ds the average cost of hauling from the farm to railroad stalon or market on* ceeds ?; per cent of the value of the produce. For Sumter the hauling on the above basla amounts to $180,000. With a system of good roads we can sa\e at I cart onethtrd of this heal? ing expense or $60,000 ? year. This looks like a pretty good dividend on $200,000 what a system of good roads in Sumter county will cost.