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PKDERAI, AID rX)K ROADS. Will Request legislature* to Pass 1 j%wfM Requiring Convict* to Repatr Puboc ltnads. <lpartanbrug. March 29.?After hearing an address by Dr. D. H. Wlnslow of the Ignited States office of public roads, the Southern Appa? lachian Good Roads a&aoelatlon this afternoon In the Ans I session of the spring convention, adopted resolu? tion* urging more liberal appropria? tion! to the federel office of public road* so that engineering assistance may be given more generally to the State In highway undertaking. "*he association endorsed the meas? ure Introduced In congress looking to federal aid for the construction and maintenance of a system of national puhfte highways under "the poat roaf clauae of tne constitution. !( was decided to request the va rto'ia State legislatures to paaa laws requiring all able-bodied convicts to bo employed In conatructlng and re? pairing public roada. Resolutions were adopted empha? sising- the necessity for the enact? ment of speed laws and their strict enforcement. The next meeting of the association Is to be held in Atlanta in the fall. LAIUli: Rl'II.DING IN TllF. CITY. M^hVc* of One of New York City's Large** Building* Seen at Par. SSfVm A model of the Metropolitan Life .nauranee company's big building, one of the largest buildings in New fork city, and for many yeara the sargest office building in the world, aas been on exhibition in the show window of Parrott'a Book store for several days. The building, in its mlnature form, has attracted much attention, especially at night when R Is llgbted up with electricity and makes a good dieplay. Would Fill the Place. Chai lotto Observer. Gen. Wille Jones, who has been chairman of the South Carolina State Democratic executive committee for the last twenty years, has announced his determination not to be a candi? date for re-election to this Important position. It has been auggested that Major Daniel L. Slnkler, member of the State committee from Charleston Courty, would make a most excellent successor to Gen. Jones, and this sug? gestion we would wholly approve, be eauso of our Intimate knowledge of the tine executive ability of Slnkler, his <apactty for hard work and hla conspicuous sense of fairnesa. He would fill the office with great ad vmru'g* \sj the party, and wo ild in? sist, wo are sire, upon the square deal for all the candidates before the p -ople. What la needed In this office la a thorough-going Democrat, who would administer his trust without partisan bias. Slnkler proved his ability In political affairs by his administration of the onVs of county chairman in Charleston, which he held for aix jssars. and which he administered to too satisfaction of all factions of the party. Should he be elected chalr snan of the State committee, he would ater upon his duties with a thor? ough knowledge of political affairs in too State and with the ability to dis? pose of all questions that might be presented to him. within his preroga? tive, with excellent Judgment, with Sue regard to the rlghta of Individuals, to the aucceas of the party and to the good of the State. Pellagra and the Corn Pone. Dutlng 1911. according to a recent bullet n from the nine. f the State Commissioner of agriculture, SgSV laerce and Industries, at Columbia. *.t67 bushels i.f corn, too badly Opolled t<> fee,l to mules. Were brought Into Routh Carolina from other States. That quantity was arrested by the food stuffs Inspector, but no one know how much eseaped their vigi? lance. The shippers in of this damaged corn were allowed ko send out of the State 1,97* bushels, while 981 were, we presume destroyed. Until within a year or so the North? ern and Western corn brought Into this State which whs unlit for mule feed has been shipped to North Car? olina and Georgia mills, ground into meal and brought bael' here to be oaten bv paSjgga, This rOttOS stuff Is said to be the cause of the Increasing prevalent ?? ..f that ilr? ad, incurablo SUraH.v ( etlagra. which nas tilled the asylums with Its h ope lex* VtSttmi und th? grave yards with lov. d -.ries la? mented by s?.me relatives. Pellagra was never known in mountain nnd bill country, where it Is now worst, until t ie railroads brought damaged corn meal and hominy from abroad. Bnrnwell Peo lle W.i rued Many a good man, Colon* I. hns sWog trying to stretch a double Into m\ thrse-sacker.?Columbia State. ?gasgft-r: VKK1HCT GIVEN ENGINEER Knglnwr on Atlantic Oonet Lino Run Over by Ills Own Train Awarded $?10.4)00 Ramagvs. Rarnwell. March 29.?The third largest verdict to be given by a South Carolina Jury and lllg second largest by a Rarnwell jury was re? turned today in the ease of H. C. Muggins against the Atlantic Coast Line railway a verdict of $4 0.000 was returned for the plaintiff. The amount asked for was $75,000. The plaintiff was an engineer of p freight train running between ^umter and Rohbins. At Robbing, October 21. 1?09, he was run over by his own train and rendered a cripple. It Is claimed that he will he a cripple for life and today was brought Into the court house on a cot and during his testimony stimu? lants were necessary. It was alleged that the fireman of the train, Peter Wilson, was In? competent and that he took charge of the train at Rohbins and the en? gineer was run over as he was climb? ing aboard his engine. The case was begun here yesterday. The defendant's counsel announced an appeal from the verdict of the Jury About on?? year ago a Rarnwell Jury awarded a verdict of $50,000 to Engineer Menefee against the South? ern railway. LYON WILL REPLY LATER. Will Answer Blease's Letter About Ijexinffuni Rank's Affairs. Columbia, March 29.?Asked If he was ready to make any statement i'urther as to the affairs connected with the Lexington Savings Dank, or to make a reply to the letter recently addressed to him by Governor Blease, Attorney General Lyon this afternoon replied that he had been engrossed in other official business and had not had time to prepare a statement; that the affairs of the Lexington bank were progressing regularly in the Federal Courts, and there is no special need for hast*-, but that as soon a? he has the time he w'.ll prepare a letter touching on the matters mentioned by fhe Governor in his recent letters. Thie will be made public. Attorney General Lyon today pro? duced a copy of a letter which he wrote Governor Ansel in May, 1910, In re the Lexington Savings Rank matter, and at the bottom of the let? ter Is this sentence: 'Enclosed find returned herewith the papers In this matter." This letter was a reply to the one Oovtrnor Ansel had written asking for an opinion on the Lex? ington Savings Rank. Governor Rlease in his letter to Attorney Lyon on Tuesday, stated that he could not find the report which Giles I* Wilson made on the Lexington Savings Rank in It 10 and which was referred by Governor Ansel to Attorney General Lyon. In his of? fice and asking the Attorney General to return the Wilson report to him. The copy of the letter the Attorney General wrote to Governor Ansel stat? ing that the papers in the caso were enclosed therewith follows: "May 4. 1910. Governor M. F. An? sel. Columbia. S. C.?Dear Sir It is my opinion that the I*exingtnn Sav? ings Rank, which Is owned by a pri? vate Individual, and not Incorporated, la subject to the provision of an Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the appointment of a hank examiner, and to define the duties of his office,' ap? proved the 23rd day of February. A. D. 1906. Section 1 of the Act above referred to describes the banking in? stitutions which shall be subject to the authority of the bank examiner, and defines such institutions as 'all hanks and banking Institutions con? ducted by corporations or persons In this State.' The language, taken to? gether with the references In the sec? tions which follow, leoveg no doubt in my mind that all hanking institutions, whether conducted hy corporation! or, natural persons, are within the terms of the .\et. Yours very truly, "J. Pr?ger Lyon, "Attorney General, "Bnctaeed And returned herewith tin- papers, in this matter." From this letter it will be seen that the popem In the coco In 11* lo were re? turned by the Attorney General to the Governor*! office, and Governor Blonee itnled In hli letter to the At? torney General that he ??ould not And them. Mr. Ansel was Governor In lilt, at the lime 'his corregpondence t<?ok place, it has boon lenrned that th.- reg? ion that sand Impe Were riot put In Mo pipe on South Ifuln itreet, which hag recently been taken out and oleoned and then put bock In th? ground ho thei the pond In that gec? tion could be drained <>ff, is becouie | lh? ?round is go full of water Iti thai part of the city at present that they ennnot be put in now without conitd* erahle ?xtra work and expens ? ?, whereas they will be put In al very little expense Noon as 'h?* water descends In the ground. when the work can be readily done. RATHER CONFUSED SITUATION. lew Reglalration Bupervleora Know Just Where they Stand. - ! Columbia. March 29.?There is so' i much dispute and confusion and con- j teat over the appointments for su- j pervlaori of registration that even in those counties where there is no con? test the appointees do not exactly know whether they are the right ones or not. as is Indicated in a letter received by Attorney General Lyon from one of the supervisors' of regis? tration in Sumter County. On ac- j count of the fact that there was no j contest In that county between the | Senate and the Governor the Attor? ney General advised the gentleman that he was the legal supervisor. The leter of Inquiry was written to the Attorney General by Mr. T. D. DuBose, of Oswego, and is a3 fol lowa: "In our county there seems to be some little trouble brewing in the registration department, viz. two of the old board have been re-appoint? ed, one has been left off, so to apeak. In fact, I have been informed by two members of the delegation, that they, (the delegation) not wishing or desir? ing to, In any way, antagonize the Governor, made no recommendation. 'Now suppose that the gentleman who vas left off of the old board (not having beer, recommended to or for re-appointment) and the new gentle? man who has been appointed instead, should both appear on the first Mon? day of April and each claim their seat. Which is the proper and legal member of the board of supervisors of registration for Sumter County? "1 have been chairman of the board of supervisors of registration con? tinually since 1S96, notwithstanding 1 have once resigned, and at this late day (72 years) of natural life and 16 years of official life, I would most mortally hate to have a single word to say along the line, without the proper legal advice. Especially as both the gentlemen referred to are old Confederate comrades of mine. Now, General Lyon, will you be so kind as to let me hear from you, so that I will be prepared to act should things turn out as they might. While I hope everything will move along smoothly, hoping to hear from you at an early date, etc." To this General Lyon replied as follows: "By Section 176, Code nf Laws, 1902, Volume 1, the Governor is giv? en authority to appoint members of the board of registration by and with the advice and consent of the Sen? ate, if in session, ar.d if not in ses? sion, subject to approval at !ts next session. It seems that the appoint? ments for your county were made .subsequent to the adjournment of the Senate and prior to the 15th o March. This being the case, it is my opinion that the appointees of the Governor may hold the offices until the Senate acts upon them at its next session." Miss Nellie Mood, of Charleston. I the guest of Mrs. S. W. Stubbs in this city. DANCES IN CHURCH. Loading Social Workers Rcx'OmmciulH Timt as a Corrective of the Dance Hall Evil. From the New York Sun. Margaret C. Cummings, who is the principal of the public school vaca? tion centre at Avenue A and Seventy eighth street and who spends a good part of her time trying to induce the young men and women of that neigh? borhood to quit "turkey trotting" and "bunny hugging," made the members of tho National League for the Civic Education of Women sit up yester? day a/ternoon when she said that one Of the best ways to stop tough dan? cing in this city would be for church? es to give frequent dances for young folks of all kinds in their particular communities. Miss Cummings, in re? lating her experience as a foe of the "turkey trot" and "grizzly bear," told several stories that seemed to sur? prise the clubwomen. Mrs. Gilbert Jones, president of the league, which is distinctly not for woman suffrage, explained in intro? ducing Miss Cummings that the teacher had done much to correct the frightful dance hall conditions" in this city and that she deserved the ac? tive support of all women interested is the moral welfare of New York. Miss Cummings agreed that dance hall conditions were a good deal woree than most people think. She hud begun several years ago, she said, to lead the young men and women who live In the vicinity of the recre? ation centre over which she presides away from the kind of dancing that produces immorality. It was a diffi? cult task and she had had many em? barrassing experiences, but she thought the outcome had justified all the trouble. To begin with, she had got permission from the Board of Education to hold dances in school gymnasiums. She invited to these young men who work all day and must have amusement of some sort. They were told to bring their girls. "And some of these," said Miss Cummings dryly, "wore frankly im? possible." Her guests brought to the school hops a collection of wriggles and writhings. most of which came under the nanu s of "turkey trot," 'grizzly hear" or "bunny bug." Before Miss Cummings persuaded them that such dances weren't nice and that lots of fun was to be got out of a waltz or a twostep there were a few awkward episodes. "At one of the first of those dances," said Miss Cummings, 'nearly all of the girls wore big hats. Big hats were the fashion at that time. When the music started I noticed that boys' heads and girls' heads were invisible under these spreading hats. Young men and women were dancing cheek to cheek. I stopped the music and ordered the- girls to take off their J hats. Several refused and 1 mad" them leave the room. I "On another occasion I saw that the girls put their arms around the boys' necks as they danced. I went j to the boys and said: 'Now, look here, you mustn't allow the girls to do that. Your necks are your own. Tell them not to do it.' Nearly all of the boys said: 'Miss Cummings, we can't tell them that. They would curse us.' I said: 'All right. Let them. Any boy who is brave enough to be worth his salt can stand a curse.' "At another dance held in the early stages of the experiment some rather awful things happened. There was 'bunny hugging' with a vengeance. So I stopped the dance and told every? body to go home. I was curious to Bee what they would do when they got out and I followed a number of them. They went to the Queensboro Bridge, found a place to dance under the arch and there in the dark and without music they 'turkey trotted' and 'bunny hugged' until I got a police? man, who made them etop. "It's strange what fascination these dances have. I've watched their course for three years. On almost any street corner you can see little children per? forming these queer Bteps. That cer tally ought to be stopped and could be stopped. As for the older boys and girls, the best way 1 know of to correct the evils is to open more pub? lic schools and municipal buildings for dancing sosools. It's a sensible, rational civic course. Churches ought to be used. Why not? There's noth? ing evil in dancing and these young people who work all day must have sonn a in usennmt. I^et's make it inno? cent amusement." Miss Cummings ^surprised her audl- ( ence when she said that Bhe found it harder to persuade girls to give up suggestive dances than she did boys. It was not that boys are more moral than girls, she added, but they are more responsive to good advice, par? ticularly when the advice is given by a woman. Attention Veteran?. The members of Camp Dick An? derson are requested to meet at the Court House in the office of the audi? tor for the purpose of electing officers and delegates, on Saturday, April fiCi proximo. We hope for a full meeting. Our membership is rapidly diminishing, and some of us can attend but a few^ more of these meetings. Come out comrades to what will be to some of us our last gathering. By order of Commander. W. F. Rhame, Adjutant. We are not surprised that the sen-a ate has declined to unseat Senator* Stevenson, this thing of inquiring too deeply into the ways and means used by senators to get their seats must be very embarrassing to the large number of senators who have won out in their fights, and we do not blame that honorable body for trying*! to put a brake on the wheels of sort of a movement before it so far that somebody will be huet. A notice to the public ought to be suf? ficient for anybody.?Florence Times. a Dr. T. M. McCutchen, of M&yes4?j ville. was in town on business Satur? day Wanted! 50 Young Men aLnd Women To Prepare for Fall Positions in Banks, Business Houses and Offices in Sumter and Vicinity. 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