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mm m mam l,o\l ItNOR MAY St ORK CA RTF. H* IN SPEC IAL MFSSAGK. ?jlnklng Fund Commission Hold* S4?UT?iy Session?SUMO Treasurer ?JI>en OftkiMl Rot-elpt for Six Notes of s&o.ooo Lech ? Note? Turned <hrer Ui Bl<with Only Name of i;<i ermir signed ? MWiimn Says Mete Slumped with Seal w?n SlgMest by Carter aiul Jone* ? Carter Ad fa/it* Krasiiig Signatures, Columbia* Aug. 11.?The sinking fund commission officially washed Its hand* of the matter o< the State loan when this afternoon it recon? sidered the motion of Dr. Dick turn leg the matter over to the finance' board. Dr. Dick then withdrew his motion State Treasurer Carter waS flven an official receipt for the six notes of $50.000 each which were then turned over to Governor Rlease j by Senator tiardln with only the name of Governor Bleaae signed to tb? six notes. Governor bleaae. Attorney General Peoples, Chairman Hardln of the Sen? ate tlnance committee and Chairman k of the houae ways and means committee, were the only ones present at the meeting. State Treasurer Car? ter coming in when Secretary Means, of the committee, went after him to explain why one of the notes which had been presented to the Palmetto Hank Siglind by the Governor, the Comptroller General and the State Treasurer, contained only the name of the governor, the other two signa? tures being absent. Mr. Carter ex? plained that hie signature and tbut of Comptroller General Jones bad been erased fr.mi the note, after It had been rejected by the bank, and before he turned It over to Mr. Means. The meeting was rather a stormy one as'i reached its climax when Chief (Terk Means went after State Trsaaui. r Carter and got him to come into the meeting when the matter of signatures on the notes was being discussed. The committee had first approved the minutes after amending the motion of Dr. Geo. W. Dick at the former mooting referring the loan > SB alter to the finance board, compos- I ed of the Governor, Comptroller Gen? eral Junes, and the State Treasurer. In the minutes of the sinking fund commlaaioo of the former meeting It appeared that Dr. Dick's i ?notion had been to refer the matter of the State loan to the Governor, the Comptroller General and the State Troaeurer, the alx notee for $60.000 I each, which had been already signed by Governor Bleaae to be turned over j to Treasurer Carter and by him to b# giver. M) the bank, "to be deliver- 1 ed oy him aa money la needed." This Is what Treasurer Carter had been working under, holding that be could not deliver all six notes at one time with this string tied to the motion. Dr. Dick atated that his original mo tloa had not contained mis condition, but that after bis motion was carried he bad stated this condition in the course of converaatlon. Therefore, the minutes were amended on ino Uoe of Dr. Dick to strike out the wurde, "to be delivered by him as money la needed." A motion to re? consider wss then put and carried, whereupon Mr. Dick withdrew the mutton and the ainklng fund com? mission officially ceased all connec? tion with the loan, at Dr. Dick's sug? gestion. The alx notes fur $50,000 each bad been turned over to Chief Clerk Meona by Treasurer Carter and by hint given . to Chairman Hardln, of the commission, who then passed them on to Governor Blease. The Governor, after inapeetlng the notes, suddenly interrupted Chairman liar din, who was reading a communica? tion addressed to the committee by Treasurer Carter, spread out the alx notes on the floor and directed the attention of the members to the fact that onljr the eignaurs of Governor Blaraee appeared on each note. One of the notee had been signed by Treasurer Carter and Comptroller General Jones and presented to the bank when the bank refuaed to loan the money In inatallments, and charge interest on the full $;iOo.uoa, this auttement b?tng contained in the let? ter which Chairman Hardln was read? ing. When it appeared that no note bore the algnature of the Treasurer and Comptroller Gcnerul. ?b-rk Means immediately went to Treasurer Car? ter's office and he came into the ainklng fund meeting. Th* |gei that none of the notes contained anv nuoi ?iure but that of the fJovo?not beul? explained Mr. Carter, he directed attention to the one signed by the QreeJ Real of Ihe State and signed by It M McCown. Secrvtarv of State, and Haid th.it that was the one which he and <'omptrollei General Jones had signed in I .sent to the hank, and when the bank return ?si it he. Treasurer Carter, erased the Signaturen of himself snd the Comptroller General JoOSS before turning the notes back over to Mr Moan a, and that was the simple e\ plaruttion of the whole affair Stute saenta l overing the fact that ha re BANKERS OPPOSE BILL. KXI?IXTKI> TO ( ALL FOK l.MPOIt TANT OHAMia More Thau 230 LooMI for at Minting of Financiers In Chicago. Chicago. Aug. II,?Protest against the administration currency bill is ? \ pected to be the result of a confer? ence of bankers from throughout the country, which will begin here tomor? row. Amendments probably will be recommended to eliminate some of tin features of the Glass-Owen bill pend? ing In congress. More than 250 bankers are looked for at the conference. Among them will be members of the currency com? mission of the American Hankers* as sociation, president of the various State bankers' associations, presidents) of banks representing clearing houses and other representative bankers. Thv conference will be under the auspices of the bankers' currency commission, which has invited the financiers of the country to come together to unite on a plan of action concerning the pro? posed currency bill. A large delega? tion of Eastern bankers and a num? ber of Western bankers who have been in Washington conferring with Secretary McAdoo are expected. A. li. Hepburn of New York, head of the commission; Col. Frederick E. Farnsworth of New York, secretary; William Woodward, president of the Hanover National bank of New York, representing New York banks, and Geo. M. Reynolds of Chicngo are among the prominent financiers ex? pected to take part in the meetings. The principal objections of the bankers to the bill as it stands, ('has. G. Dawes, delegated to represent the Chicago Clearing House association, said today were federal reserve board members appointed by the president. If this hill is passed, our bunking system will be projected again into politics," said Mr. Hawes. "The great system of national banks Is part of the fabric of business. No greater calamity could come than any alleged measure of reform which would crip? ple the banking system. it is dan? gerous to tamper with it. Capital must awake now to the menaco and not defer action until it is too lute." FALLS DEAD IN WATER Augusta Man la Stricken With Ap? oplexy at Cliarleston Kosort. Charleston, Aug. 24.?W. II. For lune of Augusta, Ga., while standing in the surf at the Isle of Palms this afternoon with his wife and several friends, was fatally stricken with ap? oplexy and fell, head first, into the water. A physician said that death was virtually instantaneous. Itefore the physician's arrived, however, ac? tive efforts were made to resuscitate Mr Fortune. The body was carried tonight for imerment to Augusta. Mrs. Fortune was prostrated by the trag? edy, but tonight was reported to be much better. celved the notes with only his signa? ture thereon were Inserted In the minutes by Governor Please, and Treasurer Carter had inserted his statement in regard to the matter. "I do not charge that Comptroller General Jones and State Treasurer Carter did not sign this note, but 1 am going to have hand-writing ex? perts examine It," said the Governor, and for the purpose of identifying the note had Senator P. L. Hardin write his name on the margin theerof. State Treasurer Carter took no part in the meeting other than when he came in and explained the matter of his and Comptroller Jones' name be? ing erased from the note before it was returned to Mr. Means. Comp troller General Joins was out of the city and did not get here in time for the meeting. Governor Please took the notes with him back to his orllce. und State Treasurer Carter returned to his of? tu e. carrying with him the receipt ol the sinking fund commission for tin six notes. The Governor in the course of thv meeting de?dared that he was going t? embody the whole loan matter in a special nseasagS to the general assem bly, in whu h he would gi\e Cartel the devil." Th?- communication which TreaSUr er Carter sent to the commission was spread upon the minutes. Tin- Stute of South Carolina re mains "broke" and the treasury ab solutoly depleted. ft, m. McCown, Secretary of 8tnt< I said tonight that ihe note fo $60,000 which was stamped with the Great Seal of the State. and Which W? presented to Hie Palmetto Hank and turned down, and when turned overt the sinking fund commission toda> bad only the Signatur?- ol Qovernol Phase on it, contained als?? tin sig natures ??f Comptroller Oeneral Jonei and State Treasurer Cartel when h< placed the seal of Ihe State on ll. Mr ? aiter explained loday that he ha< erased Ins signature of himself an? General Jone? liefore returning llu riots to thv mluuk fund commission TO ('Ol'NT VOTES TOMORROW. Commissioners of Election Meet for Canvass of Votco in Dispenser) Election. The commissioners of election meet in th?- grand jury room Tuesday, to? morrow, to CanVaai the \otes east ill tiie dispenser) election of last Tues? day. At the present time the Vote as announced by the managers of the election stands with n majority of ten for prohibition and the people of the county are very much concerned in the matter, as to whether or not the canvass will confirm or change the result as announced. There are divers reports of irregu? larities at a few of the precincts and there are a sufficient number of con? tested votes which, if counted may turn the eleetion either way, to a greater majority for prohibition or to a majority for the dispensary. The interest in the matter has died down some since the election, hut it is prob? able that the place will be well filled tomorrow when it comes to a canvass Of the votes. WOMAN'S GREAT DISCOVERY. Perfects Process for Waterproofing all Kinds of I'ahrics. Mrs. Ernest Hart, the woman scien? tist, whose discovery of new system waterproofing made washable bunk notes possible, is the presiding genius in a factory which was erected in a } London suburb to carry through some of the chemical processes she bus Perfected. She is also largely re? sponsible for the Introduction of cot tage Industries Into Donsgal, where she has established cotton mills, says' a London letter to the New York Times. in an interview with your corres? pondent Mrs. Hart objected to being desimmtetl as an Inventor. ' The word 'inventor' is very loosely used," said I she. 'T suppose that the actual In-1 ventor can almost la: numbered on one's Angers, and even the greatest iif these probably owe something to those who have gone before them or to thoss who worked side by side with them. There is an innumerable host at small men w ho glory in the name j uf inventor, but who generally are as poor in knowledge as they are in pence, and who is a rule invent lit? tle that is not already known. "My work essentially is that of Im? proving existing processes Some valuable discoveries have been more ?r less the result of chance, but 1 ! cannot say that I profited in this way. Bver since my early days when 1 itudled medicine and chemistry in London ami Paris, 1 have been attract? ed by the practical side of laboratory , work, and am fond of taking up for? lorn hopes, in this spirit 1 set my sell to tin* task of overcoming difficulties in the weaving of ramie fibre, and lifter many experiments 1 succeeded in weaving every kind of fabric in j pure ramIne on power looms. "Then I found nobody could water proof material for me, and I began to study the process ??f waterproofing, it I was during these Investigations und after a long time spent in patient and | COStly experimental wank that 1 ar? rived at patentable processes Any? thing can be treated by one or the other of these processes, from tissue paper to coarse canvas, and from the flimsiest silk fabric to the heaviest cloth." <. ail lard of Culcbra. Chicago Tribune. If he had held a city against des? perate siege for month after month, hi Would have been called "the hero. of?," every school boy would know his name, and a thrill would have run through the nation when tin* re? port of his physical breakdown ap? peared In large headlines in the; press. Hut Havid DuBosO Gaillard has been engaged in a task mote difficult, perhaps, and as important to his country, and he has paid the penalty of his Krim resolution, his duty, and his enthusiasm, and now lies perilous? ly ill in Johns Hopkins Hospital just us ids splendid service Is Hearing its completion. Lieut. Col. Qalllard is the man ol the Culebru Cut. It is he Oho, day by this, has directed and personally led the fight against the treacherous slides, mastered their strategy, and won the light for Ihe canal. For months Col. Quillard's strength lias been yielding, it is reported, to the strain, yet he has worked twelve hours a day much ot the time in the staggering heat of the cut. Finally nature demanded her fee, and Oull lard, of Ciib bra, fell like a command ?r on the Held of victory. Whethei i he will survive or whether he will In restored t.? health cannot now be pre dieted, Hut no man u ho ever lah down his hie on a Held f??r the Re public better deserves its grutlttnh nod the mentor) i?l his countryme than Havid I Hi Hose Halliard, conquei ? r of < 'ulebru. The prises to be offered for lohne? grown tor the Sumter inarkel m be an additional Incentive t.? rannet t. i plant tobacco A PURITANIC WAVE. Statues and Paintings Dressed in Overalls Mid Other Thinge. _, St. Louis. Aug. 81.? Little old St. Louis today is engulfed to the neck In a wave of modesty Ordered to display n<? paintings, pictures or statues an the nude, pro? prietors and managen <>. cafes and restaurants have dressed them, and \v?-ird sights m? et the eye of the pa? tron of these places. In one downtown cafe Verms wears a pair of diaphanous trouserettes, and the ' Lady with the Goose" is garbed In a Slit skirt, the slit extend? ing perilously close to the lady's neck. In another cafe where the proprietor boasted a really handsome group de- ! Piding Pan piping to a bevy of "alto? gether" woodland nymphs, Pan has' been forced to don a specially made pair of overalls and the girls are; dressed up in pajamas, nighties and Mother Hubbards. "The Sleeping Beauty," who has for years repose- 1 fully slumbered on a slab in another cafe unclothed, now wears a made-to order policeman's uniform. Trie proprietor said he could think of no more fitting garb for a Bleeping I ig ure. Still another cafe manager in whose place was a bronze figure taken from the now famous "September Morn" has dressed the figure up in a short, white linen garment that comes in pairs. A statin? of Bacchante, the orig? inal of which was refused by the Puri? tanic ally inclined of Boston, and now disports herself in the Metropolitan, of New York, now wears a complete' motoring outfit, including goggles und veil. The infant she holds in lo r arm wears that one garment which has come to be a badge of babyhood. i (M>PISRATI VE DEM4)XSTRATH >X WORK. - Outline for Illustrated Booklet on Girls' Garden ami t anning Work. ? I Use good grade drawing paper, about U inches by 11 im hes. Make a cover design which w ill indicate in a neat and attractive man- i ner the contents of the booklet. Do not make this cover design too gaudy in color. In drawing letters, tomato, marginal lines, etc ., if possible use water-color paints. Hind the book? let at the top with a modest colored baby ribbon or cord. Ask your teach-j er for cooperation in getting out this illustrated booklet. Illustrate the story as you proceed. Treat the following topics in con? secutive order in your booklet: 1. The purpose of the girls' can nlng and poultry work. i!. Why I enrolled as a member. A. Life history of tomatoes, or j other vegetables which you may grow, j Use one subject in a booklet and be gin with the tomato. 4. Soil suited to the crop which you are growing. 5. Tell how a garden seed bed should be prepared. ??. Fertilisers used, and why you used that partic ular kind of fertilizer. 7. Management of plants from told frame to transplanting in gar den. 8. Cultivation, pruning and stak? ing of plants. y. Management of diseases and insects. 10. Management of fruit and vege-| tables, ripening, picking and market? ing fresh products. Tell best meth? od of packing and c rating ripe to-. matoea 11. Canning processes, labeling of cans, meaning of label and trade mark. 12. Relation of club work to school work. 13. Value of exhibits. 14. Discussion of uses of tomatoes, or other vegetables grown. Give re? cipes of important and practical dish? es and their food value, ir>. Give account of your yie ld, to? tal number of pounds, how much used in the home, how much sold, number of cans, etc-. Hi. State briefly what vor club work has done lor you in interest In? struction) health and money value. Very sincerely yours, 1. W Hill, Assistant in Demonstration club Work Approved: J. A. 15\ ans. June 21, 1913, The president of one of the local batiks stated Unlay that one of their patrons a three-horse farmer who regularly borrows about $600 to ni ike his crop, planted six acres ol tobacco this year in addition to bis usual cotton crop, and thai, although he has not sold all of bis tobacco, he bus paid up hir bank loan and has mone) left on eposit. Six acres ol tobacco has paio ihe expense of the .entire crop and what he receives from cotton will be sin ids prollts. What thisSnuin ha* done, others can do und will do next year. This is reason thai a tobacco market is a certainty. Frequently Happens. A man may work so hard running fcfter a band wagon that when he ovor takes it he's too tired to get any pleas ate out of the ride VALVE OF THE GOAT. Hint of 'mr Jokes is One <?r the Moei Useful or All <>ur American Ani? mals. Somewhere the legend exists that tin- goal was created by the devil, which, perhaps, is justified by the ani? mal's pernicious activities and h> fondness for things not enjoyed ay any other living creature. In ancient times the honor of being sacrificed to Bac? chus was conferred upon it, ami in modern times the goat, no matter how venerable, is honored, when presented on the dining table, by being given the name of one of the most docile ani? mals known. From time immemorial has the animal been used as the butt for jokes in comic papers and there have been few who have shown a wil llngneSS to espouse tne cause of this really useful but maligned member of the animal kingdom. At last a champion has been found, one who comes forth boldly, without fear of criticism, and tells of the un? suspected value of the goat and pro? claims that the animal is more satis? factory and profitable as a milk pro? ducer than a cow. A physician of. Buffalo with the appropriate name of1 Dr. W. Sheldon Bull, roused by the boss Insinuations and injustice done the "poor man's COW," says that in? stead of having our cows tested for tu terculosis or worrying ourselves to death for fear our dairyman, despite his solemn oath, has not made the tests he should have made, why not obtain our milk from an animal that could not have tuberculosis If it tried. He calls the goat "the only dairy ani? mal immun*' to tuberculosis." He be lleves the virtues of goat milk and the ease of obtaining it are too little known in this country, and he is ap? plying; himself to tne task of filling a need long existent, but apparently tot sufficiently felt. Anybody can keep a goat. Dr. Bull tells us, and everybody ought to. From a hygienic point of view it is argued that the owners of these hardy little ?features may enjoy greater advan? tage's than does the possessor of a pampered, pedigreed COW of the most fashionable breed. It is well known that goat's milk is richer, more nutri? tious and more easily digested than cow's mi|k, and as a diet for children and Invalids it is stated by the most eminent physicians to be unsurpassed. So far as attempting to overcome the Ignorance and prejudice regarding the goat by any organized or syste? matic effort toward educating the public with reference to the econom is, dietary :ir.u sanitary value of the animal, we are far behind other civi? lised countries, perhaps due to the lack of information given the people of the United States by those In charge of government reports. Outside of the foreigners on our shores nobody loves the goat, but if such men as Dr. Bull will continue to champion its cause, who knows but that some of these days Nanny may yet butt her way Into popular favor.?New Or? leans Picayune. TWO GREAT SHARKS CAUGHT. One Fish ? Feet 1 Incites Long ?Oth? er Nearly as Lengthy. Charleston Post. If any waterfront swimmers here make a noise like a mullet when over hoard enjoying the healthful pastime of aquatic immersion, they had betten do their swimming in the future in a mud puddle, because yesterday af? ternoon J. Bangulnett and Son Brown fishing for sharks off the Terry pier, pulled In two monsters, one 9 feet 4 inches long, and the other 9 feet 2 Inchs long, was about 500 pounds each, according to the estimate of fishermen who viewed the catches. There was a battle royal to land these marine monsters. As a matter of fact, it was Son Brown's hook, baited with mullet, that caught both of the big sharks. J. Bangulnett was Ashing with trout bait, and did not get a bite. The bigger shark was caught first, and it took the combin? ed strength of 16 people to pull the conquered Ash upon the pier. Eleven strong men helped land the second lish, which was two Inches shorter, but almost as heavy. The two sharks were caught with? in an hour of each other, and put up a terrific tight. "1 got one'" sud? denly yelled Son Brown, a colored youth who likes to tlsh for sharks on account of the steaks, and he was nearly pulled overboard bet?re Mr. Sangulnetf could catch hold of his leg to hold him safe. Then follow? ed some struggle. The first shark proved to have the strength of a hale and the agility of a porpoise. He was) finally beaten In the game, and gavel up. His length was feet 4 inches A while afterward, Son Brown yelled that he had got another, and this time he braced himself like a roof and refused t<> nun the shark In the wn tefs below. I.arge numbers of people took a look at the two big sharks. Which SrC the largest caught on the waterfront this year, A small colored boy swum about where the sharks Were caught earliei in the day. He will swim In a u ashtub aftei t lu^ i t EF1RI> TAI/RS Ofe COWING VKIH Secretary of Association 1 nhtuHi?* tic Over Interest Manifested. Lexington, Aug. 24.?D. Frank Eflrd, secretary ;?f *he state Fair As? sociation, returned to his home here last night, alter having made a tour in must of the c ounties in South Car? olina in the interest of the coming fair, which will he held from Octob? er 27 to 11. Secretary Kfird is san? guine over the bright prospects of the coming fair, and when seen by a reporter said: "The indications' are that we will have the biggest fair we have ever had. More inquiries for space from the several counties are coming in than ever before ih the history of the association this far in advance of the annual meeting. Individuals are ask? ing for space and every mail brings inquiries from stock raisers all over the State. In fact inquiries are com? ing from stock raisers outside the State, and manufacturers of farming implements and other machinery from every section of the country are de? manding that space he reserved for them. Locally there is an unprece? dented demand for premium lists and the first shipment has been exhausted for several days. Another supply of premium lists will be received within the next few days, and persons desir* ing them will be accommodated." Secretary Ellrd has visited 75 per ? ent of the counties of the State, and has addressed large audiences at many points. There are only a few more counties to be visited. During the past week he attended tanners* meetings in Kershaw, Kichland, 8a luda, Lexington and Newberry. "Preparations for the comibg fair on the grounds have already com? menced," said Mr. Krtrd. A number of buildings have already been reno? vated and disinfected, and work wili> be rapidly pushed. ' Just say that we a-*e going to have the biggest and best fair ever held in the South," concluded Mr. Kfird, "and the people of Columbia ure going to give eve?-y visitor a most cordial welcome." TIIF NATION'S M?NK. HILL. Shows Enormons Growth Oespisa the Spread of Prohibition. Philadelphia Public Ledger. The orations of temperance work? ers are often excited by zeal or wrath; the internal returns of the govern? ment are cold and impartial records of facts and of cash turned into ths treasury. The record for the past fiscal year arouses wonder. The peo? ple paid in raxes upon strong drink for the past twelvemonth the sum of *::i^,788.ouo. The people consumed 143,2 20,000 rations of whiskey and brandy. Which brought a revenue of $157, 542.(too, and 65.246.000 barrels of beer and ale. which brought a revenue >f $65.246,000. The aggregate of these two sums is often referred to as the nation s drink bill, but it is, in fact, only the internal revenue tax on the enormous drink bill. The increase of the tax alone dur? ing the past year was nearly $7,500, 000 for distilled spirits and nearly $3,000,000 for fermented liquors, or a total increase in excise alone of more than *10,000,000 within a twelvemonth. This amazing increase comes on top of cumulative increases year by year, and for people who think it is to be noted that the growth of the liquor habit has been co? incident with a spirited prohibition and local option campaign that has covered a large part of the territory of the continental Fnited States, The truth of what is happening within prohibition and local option territory is illustrated within the state of Delaware and in nearby Pennsylvania counties where the sa, loons have been abolished. The ex? press companies are shipping liquor; the beer wagons are delivering it ev? erywhere; the '?clubs' are furnishing it not only to men but often to boys, and In many instances on Sundays aa well as on week-days. The shippers of liquor are likewise sending their wares in enormous quantities into States which have adopted restrictive laws that seem not to have had the expected restrictive tntluence. The men who are planning to curb the liquor evil should look. these facts squarely and honestly in the lace and remember that a crusade against evil is never to he Judged by the lofty professions of those under? taking it nor by their good intent, but ??\ the actual results. i No Tees. Never Judge a woman's tamper by her "telephone voice." nor a man'* In? come by the nonchalance with which he foots the wine bill "Rings" From poking Volcanoes, A smoking volcano very often blows rings Just like a man who is medlte ttveiy puffing a cigar. Sometime* these rings are five or sis hundred feet across la both ceasn the siaoee" consist of a cloud ol fine, pertlclse which show the existence at a fTsjfam ring, the ring Itself being a rotatfcsj ( mass of gas or all 2