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na hi HTHI WATOHM Alf. Consolidated AufT 3,1881 bbeited April. lH.r><? ?Re Just and Fear not?Let all tlw Thou Aima't at be ttay Country's, Thy God's and Truth's.' THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, 3UMTER, S C, WEDNESDAY, DECEM ER 13, 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 31. l siiiiem talk. B - MKAJU H1NO DIAGNOSIS OF (ON. DITIONS IN SI'WIT.K. The C hief Ob k V To the Legitimate Growth of ThU i K> Along Indu* Crhil 1 .Int-?.?.substantial Co-oper I uU??? and Intelligent I Mllaallon of Opportunities for Self Help Thr Nerd of the Hour. Editor Ihilly It?m. Your editorial regarding the Chamber of Commerce la certainly timely and pertinent. In dlicusalng l^the proposod ehoe factory with afr, Hnell today. 1 mentioned the ab? surdity e? the city raising $4,500 to hire a secretary and advertise the City if the people did not Intend mak Ins; use of the advantages offered us through his efforts end that of the parlous committee*. It seems to me fl that tht present conditions of trade rn the city would certainly appeal to the selnVhnef* of the merchsnta If thsy have no public spirit, and make t> %sn realise the necessity of having ^Industrial enterprises to employ labor ^To purchase their stocks when the farmers' conditions are as now. What are the conditions with the mer? chants today The clothiers, dry poo'* * and shoe merchsnta are sell? ing their stocks at cost and below cost In the early part of December, ajrhen they should be making a pro Jm on their sales. Why? Every one knows the answer. The price of cot? ton. What are ihey going to do when they get the small surplus that the c It Isens, who are not merchants, and the farmers feel they must spend for sj^brlr need* snd they still have a considerable amount of the stock on hand that they bought, expecting i ? soil to the community getting 12 to IS cents for cotton? They will ha> e to eonvert It into cash at whatever prlc? thsy can get, or carry them over next fall when they will not bring without anything being said of on the money Invested 'n time, as they will mi date. Kor Is profits thslf pi* ,$t?n* O conditions be 0b*X fall. AS It now Stands Kumt er In ^Btstsiy an agricultural city. T am thsnpted to say town, because It is psTd to conceive of a city sitting down tdfcad waiting for the farmer to make ? good snd to obtain Its share of pros parity fr on him. It Is true we hav ? ? few Industrial enterprises, but only enounh to kr>ep the merchants and eterka too ?>usy to run to the front door In summer ns they used to do When some was would turn loose a rabbit or do some other such stunt, ^ylf the farmers cannot buy now, will TOey bo able to do so In the spring, and while they may. by curtailing the acreage of cotton, put themselves In a better Mean i i| condition regarding their obligations, will they have any surplus money to buy these mer? chant's offerings next fall? The farm fjhi are rapidly awakening to the fact that they must ehange t \elr ways ( and business methods snd If these merchants are wise they wl'l prepare for this change by creating other customers to supplement the changed ?oalltlons of the farmers, both In Mung thslr products snd supplying 4 their needa The only way the mer? chants can do this Is by encourag? ing manufacturing establishments In our city to employ labor and the only wsy to encourage them Is to in fjn/settgats what Is offered and If it does not appesr good, turn it down, but If It appears sound and good /Tnveot money In It snd watch It and help It to grow. Tha comro'Meee In going around smong the merchants performing the ?t|pOtjr assigned them are frequently asked how much did Mr. Ho and Ho Subscribe and are told that tb#?y OUght to hsve made Mr. H?? and Ho give doubl* or treble the amount, but when the committee risks our sdvlsors how nun b I hoy will su? sctibe. the reply Is frequently, "oh. M can't give anything." 1 Would like ? to. but I am going |0 do I nil and III it cr have done lt." I am i I it Is one of the best thing* thai could ??e started." "It Is sure to j?,iv bun I so*nely snd Is the very thing we good, hut I aid >rry I i |g rv?t ?ui. 4^th I have wall tt sona are no varied that they alone 1 would fill your paper Mr. F.dPor. but 1 urn forced to conclude that the m%ln on** Is. let ?>m? one .d*?? do it. Und wa will get p;irf of the benefits ssyhow. fjThere are rnsnv mirrhnntx thit re todsy selling nt and below OOal Who evldentlv f.?. I th? v have done - thHr whole duly t..r?rd t?,. Cham bei of Commerce wh. n Ho y subsertb ?od tlO, $.0 or 130 for iioinberaMf fOe< but I im slid to *.\ thif there GOAL MINE HORROR. liHUfl HOPS FOR VICTIMS OF TENNESSEE DISASTER. Heroic How'uc Work Inder Way, hut Greatly Retarded hy Vast Quantity of Wreckage Blocking Entrance to Shaft?Three Escape Alive and Two Bodies Recovered. Brlceville, Tenn.. Deo. 9.?Between 126 and 156 men, living or dead, Is the probable number of men en? tombed hero tonight in the Great Cross Mountain Coal Mine of the Knouville Iron Company, aa a result of today's explosion, according to the count made tonight by an official of the Uni*j(l Mine Workers of Ameri? ca. They had entered to begin the day's work when a terrlfflc explosion wrecked the workings. Three only have come out alive. They had entered r\ lateral off the main shaft and succeeded in getting into the open before the flames and smoke caught them. The body of Liee Tlolston, operator of the mine's fan plant, was found burled and mangled under the eavo-in in the main shaft. Rescue workers are making scarce ly any headway. The Government's rescue car and force is at hand as aro many rescuers and engineers from all over the district. The shafts extended more than two miles Into the bowels of the moun? tains. According to President T. L Stephensor, of the \ron Company, the men, . f they had reached their posts, wer? in lateral shafts w*ien the explosion, which blocked the main shafts, occurred. This encour? ages those on the surface to hope that many may be living. FIRE AT MANNING CAVSES LOSS. Fertilizer Factory Totally Destroyed,, Resulting In Ix>hs of $25,000, Prac? tically Covered by Insurance. Manning, Dec. 1\?The fertilizer factory branch of the Manning Cotton Seed oil mill was totally destroyed ( by Are about noon today, entailing a .loss.of about 115.?**, 4>raotkally I covered by Insurance. The building was a frame structure, comprising a' two-story*. lr the central portion of i whl? h was situated machinery, mix- j ing floors, and a wide single story shed on either side used for storage. When discovered the fire was burn? ing at the Junction of ono shed with tho upper portion of the two-story building. The supposition is that the tire started from a spark thrown off by a passing locomotive. Besides tho m?chlnery there was -?'(?? <t In the building about 500 tons of cotton seed meal, and th l only salvage was a few tons of men). C. R. Sprott, manager, says that as soon as tho ruins can be cleared away work will commence on re? building, but there will necessarily bt a late start for next season's fertilizer business. I Marriage License Rc4*otd. Only two marriage licenses were granted Saturday and Sunday and both of theso went to negroes. The hearts made one by cupld wero: John Kubanks and L.ucella Sumter o* Oswego and Beauregard Murray and Ixuilsa Wright of Oswego. The first named "ouple were married Sunday shortly after noon In the court house by Mr. Juntus Parrott, deputy clerk of court. are some among them also who can be eounted on always to do their share, although they know that oth? ers as able as thmsolvcs do little or nothing. Is it fair that those who are always willing to assist, not only wlih their moans, but ;tlso with their time, should h ? exported to do it all. all the tlui". It would be unreasonable, ??in It Is not unreasonable to expert the others to j'i bast attend a busi? ness - all fror.? the Chamber, when It Is ?Ti<bM\ mg |q do something for th ir bsnsfli Om thing thai forcibly impressed no at the meeting tho oth ? i .i;iv, fvsji tin- abssnot of so many of tho SSJ0| and below MMN HIST" ? hunts and the attendanre of a young m m who |s in no wise connect* <l OF ?mplovo?l by any business i ri the ? it-. , hut h-ol enough Int? rost |o not only aftond tho meeting bu' also sub ?erlbt for Stock lo help ?et the hi torprlso. Lffl SflSb ono <h> his ilMMPt Mid WS t\ll! su< of. ii ;,rn| i .o h 111COH will make ?h? next undertaking easier. n. ij. jroafMlrsi by bslptbl Burnt*? rot Um bJkm factory, which will m*?an more w?tK f.>r .'.our secretary and the \arhuM Committee* iii ISttJllg other4*, as Well ms more Ptl t. foff your goods, at I Isctttmat ? profit, . .1. w. m kkivki;, Chm, Comnnttte?' ??n Mnnn im - TO CONSIDER OOTTON LOAN. FARMERS am) ju*sim:sk MEN TO MEET. Proposed Loan of $:>0,000,000 by Now York Syndicate to bo DlsCUauOd at Capital Tomorrow. Columbia, Dec. 11.?'Farmers, bank? ers and merchants of South Carolina have been invited by Commissioner Watson, president of the Sotuhern Cotton congress, to attend a confer? ence with representatives of the New York baking firm that has offered a loan of $50,000,000 to finance the cot? ton crop here tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the state house, when the plans for the b>an will very prob? ably be explained In detail. This an? nouncement was made yesterday by Commissioner Watson in a telegram addressed to the State department of agriculture from Chicago, where he is attending the National Irrigation congress. In his telegram Commissioner Wat? son also announced that headquar? ters of the National Drainage con? gress for conducting the campaign In the Kastern and Atlantic States will be located In Co'umbla. The work of directing the affairs of the congress will be under the direction of Commissioner Watson. The following telegram was re 0 -iveil yesterday at the department "Tell the press tonight to Invite all farmers, bankers and merchants in? terested to meet at State library in the State house on Thursday after? noon nt 3 o'clock for the purpose of meeting New York financiers and hear their proposition in regard to | the loan of $50,000.000 on 2,000,000 bales of present crop of cotton. Col. Thompson may be present. Also that headquarters of the National Drain? age congress for conducting campaign in Eastern and Atlantic States will be located In Columbia under my execution and direction, and I will at once commence a vigorous campaign." AFFAIRS AT MAYESV1 LldE. . ?pasasjssiiiii f ? - ; i Hotel Formally Opened?Anderson Hotel Changes Quarters?Person ala. I Mayesvllle, Dec. 8.?<Julte a lot of cotton was marketed here today, in fact much more than has been seen or. streets in several weeks. The good we r,her either brought out the farmers or there were bills to be paid and the cotton had to be sold. There is still considerable cotton in the Heids In some plaees but as a whole. ! the crop Is about gathered In this part of the county. Many planters report a shortage of pickers this fall, which accounts for so much of the crop being in the fields In some sec- j tlons. The hay crop hereabouts this fall has been remarkably abundant J and is being gathered in larger quan? tities than usual. The new Klneen Hotel was formal? ly opened to the public on Wednes? day. Proprietor McElveen had a sumptuous and bounteous dinner prepared on this date and about forty of the business men of the town registered besides a number of trav? eling men. The new hostelry Is do? ing a nice business from the start and much praise Is heard on all sides of the handsome hostelry and its management. The Anderson Hotel has changed into larger quarters, the proprietors having rented the Strauss house '-n Railroad avenue. This location is a very desirable one and this well known hotel will be better prepared to entertain the traveling public than ever before. The Indies' Aid Booloty of the Pres bytsiian church is giving a "hot sup? per*' this afternoon and tonight in the h . of P, hall. Which will, no doubt, be nell attend >d and ? nice sum realised for i good cause. Mr. T. M. Pace and family, who hive i.n living h?-re since January, have moved t.. Lake City, where Mr. Pacs win sngngf In business. Ifessra h. i>. Ramett and a. a. Strauss of Rumtor were in town m Wednesday nlghl on buslnesa Miss Fannl? Chandler wem t<. r?o? lumbla today lo attend her music elass at the College f<>r Women, Mrs. T. L Kahn Spent today in Bum! r on a shopping trip. The work of grading the new A C, L. frolght yard is going on rapidly, despite the recent difference between council ami the contractors, and al read] is nearlng completion, There are -till isveral trtsi and stumps io p. moved, and one house in m of flic lot. bofore it is turn fl n i>v the contractors t<? iht comi i ?? 10 WEM 116 CHI SHOW. INVITATIONS EXTENDED TO 10<?. OOO YESTERDAY. Three states to be Represented at Largest Agricultural Exposition in the South. Columbia, Dec. 9.?"The Second South Atlantic States Corn exposition will be held in Columbia December 11 to 15," was the message read over the telephone yesterday to 100.000 persona in North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina by officials of the Southern Bell Telephone company. The corn show, which is to be the largest agricultural exposition held in the South, will open in Craven hall next Monday morning and it is ex? pected that several thousand farmers and business men of the above named States will be present. The address of weieome will be delivered by Mayor Glbbes of Columbia. The in? formation bureau of city council will lind accommodations for all attend? ing the show. Everything is being placed in read? iness for the show at Craven hall and the exhibits are arriving from all sec tions of the three States. There will be several thousand exhibits shown at the exposition and $8,000, besides a number of handsome trophy cups will be given for the. best corn shown. It is the purpose of the manage? ment to make the exposition dis? tinctly educational and to that end a corn-judging school and contest will be held. Well known agricultural ex? perts have been secured to act as judges for the corn contest, Special railroad rates have been granted over all railroads in the three States. "I feel confident that the exposi? tion will be a success," said A. D. Hudson of Xewberry, the president of the exposition, who arrived yesterday' to take charge of the final arrange- j ments. On Friday several hundred boys, members of the boys' corn clubs of Vorth Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina will attend the exposition when, artraddress will be, ?3*Miver.cd by. Bradford Knapp, head of the United States farm demonstration work. He will speak on\ an agricultural subject to be annoenced later. Several hun? dred members of the club will have exhibits at the show. There are a number of handsome prizes offered. Jerry Moore will attend the exposi? tion. He remains the champion corn grower of the world, his yield of 228 bushels and 3 pecks not having been exceeded this year. The exhibit of the boys from South Carolina will be under the direction of C. B. Hadden of Clemson college, who has charge of tho work in this State. All boys intending to make exhibits should communicate with Mr! Haddon. Ia 1^. Baker, a member of the com? mission in charge of the show ar? rived yesterday and Is giving assist? ance in the final preparations. "The Pee Dee section of the State will be well represented," said Mr. Baker. He Is district agent for the United States farm demonstration work. Fifteen ears of the 30 ears of corn that won the $1,000 trophy cup at the New York agricultural show. which were grown by W. H. Dorin of Clover, Va., will be exhibited at the corn ex? position here by the Coe-Mortlmer Fertilizer company. Mr. Dorin was recently offered $150 for the 15 ears of corn. GARLINGTON AND YOUNG EN? TER PRISON. Commitment Papers Have Been Placed In Hands of Sheriff Cole niiui of Blclilaml. John v. GarUnfton and James Stobo Young, former officers of the Seminole Securities company, under sentences of throe years and one year respectively, of the charge of breach of trust, :irc expected to enter the State penitentiary today to begin the Service of their terms. They have been held in the Rlchland county jail for the pant several days. It is rumored that attorneys rep? resenting the two defendants will bring habeas corpus proceedings be? fore the state supreme court today pern ?ig an appeal to the United States supreme court. it is rumored that the governor on Saturday, for the second time, re* fusod to grant a pardon to Garllngl und Young. The commitment pa pet - have hoot, placed In the hands of riff Col m mi of Ith hland county und \. II he sen ed tod i \ unh oi-.i. rod. Stute, Dec, 11. ? i Keels, "f Ren her! s nsj w i . in ify Mi nday, CORN CROWNED KINO. SECOND SOUTH \TL\NTIIC STATES COHN snow OP? ENS TUESDAY. Agricultural Expert* of National Importance to he Present and De? liver Lectures ? Aeeonuiioda lions Provided for Visitors. Columbia. Dec. 11.?Corn will be crowned the "King of the South" when the second South Atlantic States Corn show, the largest agri? cultural exposition in this section opens tomorrow in Craven hall for four days. The exposition is held to encourage the farmers to grow more corn and thereby eliminate the "one crop" idea prevalent in the South, Hundreds of exhibits have been re? ceived from the farmers of North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina and about $8,000, besides a number of handsome trophy cups will be given for the best corn to be shown. Agri? cultural experts of national impor? tance will attend the show and give their experience to the farmers in attendance. A most attractive pro? gramme including a wide range of subjects has been prepared and those attending besides seeing much fine corn will receive instructions as to how to breed and grow good corn. The doors to the exposition will be thrown open tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock when an address will be de? livered by Mayor Gibbes of Colum? bia, who will give the visitors a cor? dial welcome to the capital city of South Carolina. The first corn show to be held in the South was held in Columbia a year ago, and as a re? sult of that exposition the National Corn show was secured. Special rates have been granted by the rail? roads from all points in the above named States. There will be many features to th*? corn show this year. The manage? ment has used every effort to make the fair distinctly educational in its nature. Corn men of national reputa? tion will arrive tomorrow to act as judges for the corn judging contest und to deliver lectures at^the judgtyi? school. There are many visitors in Colum? bia just now, but the Information bureau of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce will be able to accommo? date as many as may attend the show. The manager of the bureau said yesterday that he would be ablj 10 find accommodations for several thousand. Following the address <>f welcome tomorrow morning the exhibits will be thrown open to the inspection of the public. Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock there will be an address at Craven hall by (). I. Tillman of the Agricul? tural and Mechanical college of North Carolina on "Seed Impurities." Following the address, Lowndes i Browning, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house, will address "What the Farmers of South Carolina Should Do to Improve Their Condition." At 8 o'clock Tuesday evening there will be an address by the governor and at 9 o'clock W. C. Vincent of liluffton, chairman of the agricultural committee of the house, will discuss "Legislation Needed by the Farmers." Among the well know agricul? turalists to attend the exposition this year will be Jeiry Moore of Flor? ence county, who produced 228 bush? els and three pecks of corn on one acre; L. B. Clore of Franklin. Ind.. known as the "Cor. ing of Ameri? ca"; C. A. Keyle, one of the best known and most competent agricul? tural experts of the Fnited States de? partment of agriculturae; Z. T. Drake who produced 255 bushels of corn on one at re of land, and Bradford Krapp, head of the Fnited States farm demonstration work. Several hundred boys, members of the boys' corn clubs of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, will at? tend the exposition on Friday, which has been designated as "Boya' Corn club Day." Many of these boys have entered exhibits for prizes. There will he n large exhibit by the Georgia boys, a special car having arrived from Atlanta yesterday with the ex? hibit*-: Which wire shown at the At? lanta exposition. i. O. Pchaub, who has charge <>f the boys' corn club work in X.ath Carolina, arrived yesterday, with a largo number of exhibits from thai State. The following is the educational programme for the exposition: - P. M.-?"Adulteration of Farm ? and Method of Prevention," O i. Tillman, North Carolina Agrlcul? tin i college, West Raleigh, NT. C. Wednesday, December IS. 1 I 50 A. M "< totton Wilt and An ? thrucnose," H \v. Barre, Clomnon JOE BROWN WIHS. SWEEPS STATE IN GEORGIA GU? BERNATORIAL PRIMARY. Judge Russell Local Option Candi? date, Comes as Rather Poor Third. Unofficial Returns. Atlanta, Dec. 8.?Unofficial re? turns from all the 146 counties of the State show that ex-Gov. Jos IL Brown swept the State in the gu? bernatorial primary today. Tb un? ties are apportioned as fo' J. M. Brown, 84; Pope Brr ^ j, and Judge R. B. Russell. The re maining two coup' ?> Maeon and Oharlton, were V ,etween Pope v Brown and Rr w The 84 counties give Qk>V. Br .00 of the 368 elec? toral vot?' x>? Loea' n as a political issue in Georgia eeived another set back In the gubernationial primary in this State today in the defeat of Judge R, J?. Russell, the local option candi? date. CAPT. JOHN BUKDELL DEAD. Figured in "Students Riot" at Co? lumbia?Leaves Means for Hos? pital. Camden, December 7.?Capt. John Burdell, one of the best known men in Kershaw county, who was also well known in Richland, Sumter and Fair field counties, died at his home in West Wateree Township on Thurs? day afternoon and was buried here on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was over 90 yeors old at the time of his death. Capt. Burdell's career has been a very Interesting one. He was born in Sumter county ard later moved to Richland county, where he afterwards became chief of police in Columbia. While serving as chief of police in Columbia, he fig? ured very prominently in the well know "students riot." He arrested a student at the University of South Carolina, which lated led to a riot, when the student body attempted to rescue the member of the body from the city guard house. Mr. Bur? den- placed himself .at tho door of tfurg* guard house and defied the students to attempt to attack the jail. The students made an attack on Mr. Bur j dell, and It is said that he knocked j fifteen of them senseless, before he stopped the attack. This occured be fore the Civil War, and was much ^ talked about at the time. He served I as chief of police in Columbia for I twelve years, and was chief of police I during the war. He afterwards re? signed and sold his property in Co? lumbia and invented r Is money in farming lands in Kershaw county, which were very cheap at that time. He hold on to his property in this county, which later became very val? uable, and is now said to be worth considerable over one hundred thous? and dollars. Capt. Burdell figured very promi? nently during the radical period, es? pecially on "Black Friday." He rode up and down Main street here at that time and was largely instrumental in preventing the negroes starting any trouble. Capt. Burdell left several planta? tions In trust with the president of the Bank of Camden, ministers of t'ie Episcopal and Presbyterian church and his son. Dr. W. J. Bur? dell, to use the proceeds it the plan? tation to establish the "John Bur? dell Memorial Hospital for the Poor of Kershaw county." Among some of the plantations that he left to es? tablish this memorial, are the Tsbell and Harris plantations. Capt. Burdell is survived by two sons, Dr. W. J. Burdell, of Logoff, and James Burdell. of Savannah, and sev? eral sisters and brothers. He figures very prominently in Julian Belby's Recollections <>f Co? lumbia, and a book written by a Mr. Glbbfl, of Columbia. college, 3 P. M.?"Long Staple Cetton." D. R. Coker. s 1?. M. "The Boll Weevil and Cot? ton Caterpillars and Their Effect Up? on Cotton Production,** A. F. Con radl, cicmson college. Thursday, December i L 11:30 A. M.?"Corn Improve? ment." C. A. Kyle, United Stated de? partment of agriculture. ". P. M.?"Northern Corn Grow? ing,*' L. B Cloro, Franklin, Ind. R P. If,- "Southern Com Crow? ing." c. B. Williams. West Raleigh, N. C. Friday, December !?"?. 11:30 A. If. '?Boys' Corn Clubs." J. P. Campbell, Athen-. Ga; T. O. Schaub, Wesl Raleigh, S. C; C. B, Madden, Clemson college. I P. M address, Bradford Knapp. United States department of ggrleul turo.