Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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P8TASH FOR FARMERS. INVKWrK. ATION IM?KK LEVER LAW STJCX ESSEUL. W?v*l Will Be Source of Supply TAuU Will lUmler Aiaorioa Indc ptHNleot of German Potash Trust? Supply le Abandam end Practically InriAQtttJbftr. Washington, Dec. 15.?Aa the re? sult of en appropriation of 112.500. made by the last session of the 61st Cons/re**, at tho Instance of Repre? sentative A. F. Lever, of the 7th South Carolina district, who Is the ranking; member of the House com? mittee on sericulture, discovery has bean made which the President of Halted States deemed of sufficient imp rtanee to announce to Congress gs a spv lal message under date of imber It. 1911. r f^ver'^ appropriation was to dv'partmant uf Agriculture In ting tb.? fertiliser resources As h coming to be the United 8tales, the greatest phoe the world. M abeo v ?.?* Oornnny with luprly >f \notber es kt of < 'Mimsrclal fer~ All of the potash wo mac ? of fertl be obtained froas Oar- , that eonntgf has adopt- , Ihm io restrict ths of tho supply, which we bout $15.Of o.ooo the Mcrioosness cf the me* be readily undertitood. j is of vital Importance ith. ins'uwsjoh aa about to it of nil the covnmerclal fer consume' in the nation Is I Sent hern Shiten. In spite talk t ? the oontrary. it Is un that Coeto wil! be any do In tl-* demand far fertilisers, | make the soil more , I ? sad thus afford an mcen hlch the business-like farmer Is le to r >usly with the use of the I'M pi ' >n of 112,B00 put at the disposal of the department of agri? culture at Mr. Lever's instance, the geological survey secured an appro? priation of 110.000 to aid it K drill Ins the silicate rocks of the Western eee*rt trees for possible potash sup* atlas. These drilling experiment* have been partially enceeesful. and ?tadesj^eaj experts believe that evon faalljrthere will bo ssojsruiJ from laesajflrotern fields a limited amounk *>f pexash for use In fertiu??rs. not aowever. to satisfy the try's growing needa I ' "%fce remarkable development has resulted from the investigations pur swed under the Lerer appropriation, which b?a been employed In teetlng the th*. ry of Dr. Frank Cameron, of the il H artment of agriculture, that In tho treat groves of kelp, or sea? weed Along tie Pacific coast, there h>? a source of potash supply which ttl not enhr give the United State* - r*o**?h n<*<?4 } ' ? ' . s:le a reasonable cost, but will j rfjg^ goodly surplus for exporta? tion to other < ountries. l?r. '. im- ron'! Inspiration came | from noticing that the farmers along the coast of Nova Scotts have a rude method of fertilising the soli of thetr farms by working seaweed wader the surfsce. The department already mapped kelp grovee along about one-fourth of the Pacific cor-' line which should yield three times sa much potash as the present impor? tations. These seaweeds extract, by seleclve absorption. potash salts "????? - ""1 when the ?saweed it dried thee*, salts ar? ex? uded si he surf?? ? The dried plants gnata>t fratii i.. us SI aar oent of tbe>r weight in hotaaelutn chloride, n can be easily separated from 'ants The kelps contain also - by-products, which may evert ?Wiry. II Is thought, pay all the gl ? of exploiting the kelp and ' ve the potassium free fron u m Japanese have mm\\%r by-producti of ?d. They ob* not onlv f \ \ H for he ?ife -tuff*r.g fr\V" iheUjsv fror ???r> |tv n. i, s are "v. ? je wide, growth betas .ugly dense. ..ovea are within mit and ahould be .ed. If properly con '??1 t-ose groves will yield an an vest Indefinitely, end In ?*ee It is believed that two ?nay be gathered In a year, rtment estimates that "on s ve basis upward of 1.000 - ?f potassium chloride, vorth ).000.oso. may ?k> obtained No eetimale baa vet been of the vahj? of the by pro |g* I t) reme Court of the Cnlt.d aiee I* now conslderlns a <?**? which 11 eettle the legal statu.? of the* sr'eves within the three-mile limit?? I %t k?. whethc* or not they ire un d*r the control of the Federal Oov I taaV if tasty era decided Ui be tor su >ntro|. a bin wi ? m troduced In Congress providing for the development of '.he kelp resourc? es by the limited '.ease system, per? haps with Government regulation of the prices at which the products are to be marketed. The dltcovery of the possibilities of seaweed 8 3 a source of pota&h is regarded by experts as among the most important of the pe? riod, and Representative Lever h naturally elated at the result of his Interest in the matter. LOSSKS ON COTTON. Congressman Rrantlcy Says TlUs Go an try's Share of Money in Cut Six Per Cent. Wa*hip.gton, Dec. 2 4.?Having made a careful study of the cotton situa? tion and the profits and losses there? from. Representative Rrantley of Georgia, today gave It as his opinion that of the total production. 60 per cent Is American cotton, and that as to this proportion there Is a deduc? tion of six per cent for poor wrap? ping?"tare." This is not the oaae with the other 40 per cent grown In foreign countries. The average American bale of cotton weighing 600 pound . has deducted from it 80 pounds, whereas the actual wrapping on that bale amounts to only 20 or 21 pounds of cotton. "Now." said Mr. Brantley, t^day, "this discrimination has been going on for years. During last August the secretary of State directed con? sular officers of this government in various countries of the world to ascertain and report the facts ?.'?out this, and if a discrimination existed against American cotton to give the reasons for it, together with any sug? gest one they might have for a rem? edy. These facts will soon be ready for distribution in the shape of docu? ment to be printed by congress. They will disclose the fact, first, that dis? crimination exists everywhere, and then they will give the reasons for it. And the reasons, in the main, are the wrapping that we use on our cot? ton, the Irregular manner of baling ir. and the ragged condition of the bale when It goes abroad. Besides this, the reports contain practically the assurance frcm the business men of the world buying onr cotton, that if wo will standardise the bales and have them of uniform lse, this dis? crimination win be removed. One of those reports, in particular, makes a calculation as to what onr method of baling cotton, or our want of method, coats the cotton producer on the* 7.000.000 bales that ku fcstJ Europe alone; and he puts It at gboWl $12.000,000. "Those reports establish the fact that the loss Is really much greater than that on the total cotton crop. They point out where the difficulty first starts In our method of market? ing cotton. The cotton farmer, when he sells a bale of cot on, sells It at a gross weight, and* he has an idea that the more bagging and the more ties he puts on a bale the more profitable it is to him. For Instance. If he puts on two yards of two-pound bag? ging and six ties weighing a pound and a half each, ho has a weight of about 21 pounds that costs him per? haps a dollar to purchase, and 'if he sills his cotton st ten cents a pound, he hss sold that wefght for $2.10. Now, wher the exporter buys the cot? ton at grcss weight ho knows he must "ell It at ne? weight, because he hss to do so. ThK subject means millions of dol 'ar* to our peorle If they will profit by the Information contained In these reports. The matter le of importance, not alone to the cotton growe-, but to the exporter and the mat who b'?ys and handles It in t f trios also. THINKS TFI i ?T fTIXL KRKP 1*1 '* '^nnnssnm I House In Ittt, . him out again ex Thls was the state Col. Henry Watterson, edi . the Loulavllle Courier-Journal, . commenting upon the Republic n situation throughout the country. Mr. Witterson expressed the belief that th*? Ion? looked for change of pnrttss 'Aas at hand, but he has not declared bis choice for the Democrat? ic nomine, tlon. Got Wittterson declared ?hat. In his opinion, the Republicans could not tlm t oithej ROQOnVOH or Taft and said the slottlog of |l|a former President, abrogating the third term tradition, would be a step toward absolutism. Still -King Cotton." Bnpoffli of cotton during the Aral ten months of this yen? wore but ?nahtk ssm in votum? than the high rd total of i?*o5. Cotton remalm the leading article of out export*. Its lot ll \ llUe for the ten tu fflthl period, Over a half billion Of dollars. exceed , log the combined \ ?lue of the two great damte* next In rank. Iron and if. d, mannfactMres *??vi mc^t dairy products?Columbia Rtoordf THIRTY CHRISTMAS PARDONS. ELEVEN LIFE TERM CONVICTS LIBERATED, NINE OF WHOM WERE SENT CP FOR MURDER. It Equals 239 Years. Based on Value of Service for a Year, it Totals $23,000 ? Statistical Date Shown Total Cost to State t*> Be $38,900. Columbia, Dec. 23.?Thirty prison? ers held in the South Carolina peni? tentiary and in the county Jail re? ceived their liberty yesterday at the hands of the Governor of South Car? olina, when a record for pardons anl parolee was made. Briefly stated, there were 11 life? time prisoners freed, nine of whom were convicted on a charge of mur? der. One was convicted on the charge of burglary and arson, and the other on a charge of arson. Sev? en were convicted on a charge of manslaughter, the sentences ranging from five to twenty-six years. Sev? eral had been convicted on minor charges and one was paroned to re? stored citizenship. Eliminating the quesiori of the moral right to grant pardons promis? cuously, and viewing fhe act of the Governor of South Carolina from an economic standpoint and considering the pardon record for a day made possible by the constitution of the State, It means that this State was de? prived of the service of convicts ag? gregating two hundred and thirty nine years. This Is for unexplrasr terms. The estimate is made upon an average of twenty years for a life-time prisoner. The average length of service is probably longer. A liber? al estimate of tmy ralue received by the State for the service of a convict for one year is $T(T0\ which would make a total of $23,9*0, lost In labor. There was clemency granted in thirty cases, legal statisticians have estimated that it costs about $500 to convict a prisoner in tMs State. This would mean an additional $15,000 as court expenses Incurred1. Taking the sum total of the expenses; and ralue to State, the Governor of South Car? olina yesterday expended! fJ&.OfO of the tax-payers' money; This is a most liberal estimate anreT 150,900 would very probably be% nearer cor? rect. Of the eleven lifetime pTtfaouera to receive clemency at the Hamftr of the mvrrrrrr ?nwn?l Reef a, tth* Chester ( >unty wife *T<vcr, In prumtbly the moef noted prisoner. HA vrw gon rl?tod In Xovcn ncr 18 39 ftrr aiTflnr hf* wife while shf slept in hi* homo. The case at the time attracted' a great deal of atention, and public sotsffment was agatnat the man. He haw served only twefvo years of a life terns. The parole was granted during goosl be? havior. The papers granting the clemency to the prisoners were made up- ra the governor** office this mon i:>r and sent to the secretary of Sta stR . where It required more than hear to affix the great seal of The papers were then sent > the penitentiary and there was a general exodus of prisoners. The governor of South Ca sumed office on Japuary 1 1 u, .and since that time has grant d ency In three hundred and rent* n cases, which are as follows PareVmw. 1S7; paroles SIT. Takln* the es'lmate of legi clans of $500 for a convict moans that this feature of'tmr eJem ency record has cost the tarar-payers of South Carolina $158,500?, The governor soon after entering office dispensed with the State board of pardons, and announced that in the future he would decide atl cases presented for clemency. The con? ation requires that he make re ? c to the general assembly on all pardons Issued, and include the report of the State board of pardons. This means that a report Wffl have to tie made on all of the 31T eases. We wish to call your attention to the fact that most infectious diseases such as whooping cough, diphtheria and scarlet fever aro contracted when the child has a cola. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will quickly cure a? cold and greatly lessen the danger of contracting these diseases. This rem? edy Is famous for its cures of noMn> It contains n:> opium or other nar? cotic and may be given to a ci>lld with Implicit confidence. Sold by all dealers. One little boy remarked that he was glad that it was cloudy, for that made the night dark. and the flre I works showed off prettle* than usual. When you have a bilious nttack give Chomtxirlaln's Tablets a trial. They are excellent. For sale by all dealers. Mr. John Loe returned to Columbia Wednesday morning after spending Christmas at home with hli parents, Col and Mrs. R. D .T. Von will find that druggists every? where speak well of Chamberlain'* Cough Remedy. They know from lotur experience In the sale of It that in uses of coughs and colds it can :il way?i be nonaflded upon nnd ? i? is pleasant n d lafs to. t; ><?? For Pale y nil AtalOJ LIVELY E* CILYRLESTON. Christmas Eve In City by Sea Finds Very General Celebration In Va? rious Ways. Charleston, Dec. 24.?Christmas found celebration in Charleston to? day, religiously and otherwise, in ad? vance of the festival. In a number of churches carol ser? vices were hedd and especially in the churches which have not ritualistic services. The streets were filled with drunk? en men, and the firing of pistols and explosives could be heard all day over the city, and with the delivery wagons on the move and a number of stores open and doing business, the day was very lively. The police department observed holiday regulations today which means that the officers are doing double duty and they were kept busy. Indications promise a still livelier time tomorrow. SHOOTING SCRAPE AT PIXEWOOl) Chief of Police Shoot* J. H. Broad? way in Hip Christmas Day. Pinewood, Dec. 26'.?A shooting scrape occurred at this place yester? day resulting in J. H. Broadway be? ing laid up today with a pistol bullet wound in his hip. Broadway was shot by Chief of Police Doar of this place after Bradway had shot at Doar, but missed him. It fs supposed that trio shooting jwas the result of trouble originating \Saturday night when Broadway was 'creating* a disturbance on the street and was arrested by Doar. Christmas morning- Broadway, it is reported!, c<ame oxrt on the street with a shot gun looking for Doar. He was pret? ty well tanked op at the time and1 seenrecT bent on making trouble. Doar was? tailing to his mother" irr Charleston over the long distance tel? ephone and" was warned of the fact that Broadway was after hlnr with the srhrt gun. Later Broadway came up where a nmmber of people were talking* and* started cursing policeman Doar. FTe then fired hfa gun at Doar, or in his direction it Is stated, and Doar- strut him? rn the hip, infllctlng a pairrftif*. hut not serious flesh wouudi They Looked On. Johnny; who lives on the South Side, hu^rrt been Co school 1 r<?;, hut he ? alheuUy hwfcT? *>me pecutssT views regarding cr>e admin 1st r ition off hta partioussr r<?o*B_ ihe uiner day tmi ciuou ;*omu ... a singularly- morose took on his usu? ally smiling' flaew. "Wh)' Jorrany," said his mother; what's the msBtter/** Johnny srrsrted. "I ain't going to that old school no> more," he ffeaceiy announced. "Why, Jbrharny, said his mother; ?-eproachf?lly; 'yon mustn't talk llke^ .hat WhatS wrong' with the school?" "I ain't goiaT there no more," John? ny repliedV "an" ifs because all the* ooys in my room Is blamed old cow irds!" "Why, Johnny, Johnny!" "Yes, thtfy are. There was a boy jvhlsperih' tMs momln', an teactter ?nw him an*" bumped his head on th' lesk ever anr ever so many times. An' r.hose big cowards sat there an' diJ&Tt ?my quit nw nothln'. They let that >ld teacher bang th* head of th' poor little boy; am' thoy just sat there an' seen her dV* ft!"* "And what did you do, Johnny?" "I dldrr't do nothing?I was the boy!"~Cleveland Plain Dealer. PISTOL SHOT; TWO DEAD. Negro* KiTrs Himself and' Spcotatoe Falls lntp Fira Tlmmonsvllle, Dec. 2t*C?Standferd burrows, colored, was: shot and in stuatly killed by a pistol in his own hands, while tussling with two ether negroes in a buggy near town to 'irfght. Martha JacK-son, seeing* the act, fainted and fell' In a fire, being humed so that sh?* died sorwe- time after. Christmas Tree a* Christian, Cliurcti. The children of the* Christian Church Sunday school and their friends were entertained] on Tuesday, December 26th, at a Christmas tree which was given for them. The little- ones received many pres? ents and were very happy over the event. Prefer Hoad Scraper. Bumter is to have % skyscraper, and If the judgment of the supervisor is good, we are to have a highway scra? per, and WS believe of the two we will bo ahead of our Sumter friends. Florence Times. i.ut Sumter is to have both, for she h;iH had one f<?r several years and Im to get the other. If you :ire troubled with chronb constipation, the mild sad gentle ef fee! of Chsmherlfjin's Tablets msh* them especially siUted to ywur one* For sale si all dpglori REYES ADMITS DEFEAT. MEXICAN REBEL LEADER VOL? UNTARILY SURRENDERS. Place* Himself at) Disposition of Government) After Failure to Enlist Sullied cut Recruit* to Continue Planned Revolution?Asks no Con? sideration for Himself, but Pleads for Few Men who Remained Faith? ful to Him?Face* Trial for Sedi? tion. Linares, Mexico, Dec. 25.? Defeat? ed and stripped of former arrogance and pride, Gen. Bernardo Reyes, Mexico's one-time greatest military leader, and more recently leader of a revolt that threatened to tear the country from border to border, sur? render, d here today, but later was given his liberty on his word that he would not leave the city. Riding aFone into Linares today, the gray-haired rebel voluntarily sur? rendered to Lieut. Placido Rodri? guez, commander of twenty-five ru rales, the sole military guard here. Permission was secured to telegraph a formal capitulation to Gen. Gernoi mo Trevino, commander of the third military zone, at Monterey, and to Trevino, long regarded as Reye's personal foe. He frankly admitted that his dream of another successful revolution had come to an end and placed himself at his disposition. "I called upon the army, I called' [ upon the people," telegraphed the broken general, "and no one respond? ed. This attitude I regarded as a protest, and I am resolved not to con? tinue this war against the Govern? ment. I place myself at your dls1 positfen." Reyes asked for himself no guar? antee, but plead for mercy for the jrittle group of men who have fol? lowed him In his wanderings through jowt a large area in this State and in I the State of Tamaulipas. They yet are fugutlves and will be hunted down by Trevino.vs men unless they, too, surrender voluntarily. Te Reyes's mesage, Gen. Trevino repFTed that Gen. Reyes would be kept under guard in Linaree pending Instructions from the central Govern meortL That he v oold be taken to the cap? ital to answer for his offence is con? sidered by Reyes as the natural re? sult: or Mi sorrntteVr. HTs attempt to save his f?w ; lbwer-r was refused by Trevtr ?f who telegraphed ic Reyee that he bad no authority to roJfcX his campaign. Vo one was more ?u^n.va by the s... render an* Reyes than the little gar? rison to rrhcrri he appeared. Reyea. waa not surrounded and must hsnre kept up a fight for many ?d_y<r, bat without tho small army he !had' so confidently expected to re lorult, the humiliating finish was al? most inevitable. I _ j LOCKOUT OF WEAVERS. } } _______ Lancashire Cotton Workers, 160,000 Strong; Shut Oat Today. i i Manchester, England, Dec. 26.? Xotbing has* happened to warrant the hope that the lock-out of 160,000 cot? ton' workers In Lancashire can be averted. The lock-out is scheduled for tomorrow, and officially both sides maintain an uncompromising attitude. The weavws In the Halene Mill, at Accrington, went on a strike Decem? ber 20, because of tho employment of non-union labor. Two days later the committee of the Lancashire Cotton [Spinners' and Manufacturers' Asso? ciation decided to lock out the work? ers In all the mills belonging to the Federation as a protest against the attempts of trade unionists to foree wearers to Join their ranks. Today was a general holiday and few cotton men remained In Man? chester. Therefore, it was not pos? sible to ascertain the views of the ma? jority, but among some there Is a disposition to refer the dispute to the rndustrlal Council, of which Sir Geo. Askwlth, the noted strike settler, Is president. Meanwhile, the original cause of the dispute?the refusal of a man and h i wife to join the union at Accring ton?is likely to be removed. It Is said that the man has agreed to join and that his wife will leave town. Tne Federation of Master Cotton Spinners will meet here tomorrow, and it is expected, in the event of a general shutdown of *he weaving sheds, that they will propose the ear\v (dosing of the mills in T*anoashire, as it is pointed out that it would be ru? inous to continue spinning yarn while the looms are Idle. This would cause a general suspension of labor In the cotton districts. Marriage License Record. Marriage licenses were Issued Tues? day to the following Mr. Dunnlfl Atkinson and Miss Alice Thlgpen, Brogdon; and Bmaniiel Benjamin, Etngood and Maria Alston, Rembort; Rand Brltton and Caro? line McCoy, ICayesvllle; Bon Qaylo, PRISON FOB REYES. TEN YEAR PRISON TERM LK.HT. EST SENTENCE. Leader of Attempt u> OiisjHmm Ma deno (iovernmont Will be Taken to Capital Soon. Mexico City, Dec. 2$.?Death may be the penalty Gen. Bernardo Reyfc3, captured yesterday at Monterey, will pay for his effort to overthrow Pres? ident Madero. The le^st he can ex? pect is ten year's imprisonment. The Mexican law provides these extremes f< r the crime of inciting rebellion. It is not generally believed that the extreme penalty will be inflicted, but a term in the penitentiary for the venerable prisoner with his 74 years will doubtless be the equivalent. A military court, drawn by lot fro those eligible to service will pa judgment upon him. The court w consist of two generals of division and five brigadiers, with Gen. Alex andro Peso, chief of Reyes' staff whe:: he was minister of war under Ge Diaz, as presiding officer. Gen. Per; has long been chief magistrate of tl military court and bears and excellet.t reputation for administering exsx I Justice. Although he had retire* tb? army. Gen. Reyes was ent mfTitary usage to receive the army as though in act On the other hand, as i I cer, he is liable to punisl bv military court for offen? mit ted against the army. His off An* consisted in calling upot to rise in rebellion. I Orders were sent early I j tb Gen. Trevino at Monte? 1 hav Reyes brought to the car at th jearflest possible date. It - i Ithat he will arrive here 'or the present week, and that littl jtlme wiTT be lost thereafter in placing. Him on trial. ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS WIFE. Mrs. Lufa MeOaJI Wounded at Horn? Near Harvin?May Prove Fatal. Harvlm Dec. 26.?Bruce McCall while handling a 38-calibre pistol this morning', shot hfs wife, Lula McCall, through *fr*> right breast, inflicting an ugly worjwl, which may later prove -rrs. lteGsrl \s getting along fairly con i trutbjfe k/i ?>*esasoa of Ma'n.'n was caibnl m a*tendance. id sn sttac Of muscular rhenmatlsm In hie shoul? der. A frfrnd advised him to go to Hot Sprittga. T/iat meant an expense of tlFO-O* or me?re. ?7 sought for a lUlckar aa* cheaper way to cure [I and found it In Chamberlain's Unl ment. Three days after the first ap? plication of this liniment he was well. For sale by all dealers. SSJSJSSSSSJgfSJSJgfJSJgSJgSSSJ ll u mmmmwmm SWING THEIR DUTY. Scores- od Sumter Readers sre Learn lngr the Deny of the Kidneys, To f?ter the blood is the kidneys' duty. yr,.-_ fsti to do. this the kid? ney Biu?Kai;l4fc xr>?. m?u-. t iduey Iiis fol? low Dan BMnag i-.u? * slid up u ?. kidi. Sumter eaaaai ?nd?r.'- our cicim. Mrs. .). ?^ Nvmaimtk* r. 161 Wrigh stre. t, Stutr.t-r, C. vs. I knou Doan s Kidney Pills to be a remedy IOf merit and I am willing to recom* ! mend them. About two years ago 1 "got a supply of this preparation at China's Drug Store, when I was sufr fertng from backache and other symptoms of kidney complaint. I wa> relieved and benefited and I have nr further need of a kidney medicine It gives me pleasure to tell how bens riclal Doan's Kidney Pills have bee to me." For sale by all dealers. Price cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Bu?al?. New York, sole agents for the Unite*; States. Remember the name?Doan.'??ana take no other. No^l^ DO YOUR X VAS SHOPPING EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH OF THE LAST FEW DAYS. Wo l ave the goods at prices th. will suit you. New and latest designs In Jewelry, rings in all birthstone*. bracelets, lockets, LaVallers, mon. gram fobs made while you wait, un - brellas. parasols, toilet seta insterlin plated and genuine Ebony, manlcu. and military sets. Hawkee cut glas^. sterling silver and plated flat-war-, from the smallest pieces to the lar* chost. We engrave any article bough I without charge any design, while you wait. Kvery article guaranteed. VI I know what wo eell Is good. W. A. THOMPSON, IpwpI't anrt flntipian