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SOUTHERN PACIFIC STRIKE. ft ULUOAD Til i> 1 P in rw i i > xrm orikws \m? i h paso. iMsclaJ* of Koail Are Importing Strike j llh uki^ to Take Place of 2,.too Men Ulm 'mim Work?I Vom im' He ?unipthm of I'mlnY Tomorrow. Now Orleans, Nov. 14.?The Im? portation of strike breakers by the Southern Pacific Kallroad to take the places of the twenty-live hundred en? gineers, firemen, condtnrtgfg and train? men who Htru< k last night was begun today. All traffic on the line from New Orleans to F.l Paso has t>cen par? alysed by the strike, but officials de? clare passenger and freight traffic weuld be resumed today. The com? pany Is having great difficulty in find? ing strike breaking engineers to han? dle the enormous oil burning engines operated on ihl?< ro.ol. All the work? men in the Algiers shops have Joined the strike. It Is expected the Federal Bowrd of Mediation will offe? its ser? vices tomorrow. PRKSlDi'NTTO SETTLE ST KIKE. Washington. Nov. it.?Senators flansdell and Thornton of Louisiana tndiy requesteC President Wilson to use his good office? In an effort to settle the trainmen's strike on the Southern Pacific. The president prom? ised to eonsider the matter. LAB LOSES HAND. Perrtn Edwards Suffer*? Serious Ac ?Hl.ni While Hunting Near Home In Barltngtoil Fsrllngton, No\. i;?Perrln Ed? wards, son of George It. Edwards, a member of the local bar. had a mis? hap on Saturday which resulted In the loss of his right hand. Perrin with a ?maller companion was hunting eight or nine miles from home, and while standing still with his gun prop? ped on a log in front of him. the weapon slipped and the hammer struck the log In falling, with the re? sult that three fingers of the right hand were shot nearly off, and his left arm near the wrist badly gashed. It vaa decided later that most of the right hand would have to be ampu? tated. The little fellow is getting sloiig as well as could be expected, hon ever, and will doubtless soon be out sgsin. WllJtO . TO REAB MESS At iE. PreoJdent Plane to IMIver It In Per boss? IJkcly to Ke Brief. Washington. Nov. 13.?Prendent Wllnon annoui. ? l i. rhu be would read in person his first annual message to congress; Tie president thus far Ms read three brief addresses?on tariff, cur? rency and Mexican affairs?but It was not definitely known whether his first communication to the regu? lar session of congress would be In accordance with the century old pre? cedes which he revived last March. Mr. Wilson told inquirers that he had Just begun work on the address and Indicated that no sueh long mes? sages as have been sent will be pre? pared bv hint. It Is considered likely that he will deal briefly with the chief subjects on whn h ho believes con? gress should set at the regular ses? sion. B, a. It. EL FIT OFFICERS. SHate Conference Will Close Annual Meet Today. Columbia. Nov. 13.?Mrs. F. H. Calhoun. of Cle rnson College. was elected State regent by the daugh? ters of the American Kevolutlon this afternoon, "he following are the other officer* elected: First vice re? gent. Mrs. Hugh Mi-Call. Bcnnetts Mile; second vice regent. Mrs. 11. I' PerlU'e. Hpartanburg; third vice re gent. Mrs E. Walker huwill. Che raw; gfsjsjssrer, Mm r m. Hlcklln. Chesrer. .ori retary, Mrs. A P lejgSJHjSjSjgSSj Anderson; recording secretary. Mrs. J. A. Shannon. York vtlle; re-elfetfd historian. Mrs. I'rank lln Clark i'ai?. St Matthews; registrar. Mrs. John T. get n, of Columbia auditor. M.h m. <\ Baker. Sumter. genealogist. Mrs. J I I \i\ Is, of Clin? ton Th* retiring Stute regent. Mrs F. Ixisjies Mr.. .. win i rsssmel With a beautiful silv? r basket ?.y the dele iar<>* ! > the ? onf? r? n ?? Th?? conference wdl end Its session tomi, row u d \s ill tie n *H? ?< t the sjext meeting pis Tho crowning so< lal feature of the IV A. It. conference * is a reception Slven tonight Ir the bull room of the leffet son. Would Make Them Hellet If lin y < .old. ?Th- ir. i... i s I ,,|ev Kidney IMP know th.it they hao' absolutely the k??t coiubinaton of i uratlve and heal Ing med!? Ine? f,,r kldtie) atid bladder allmeats and urinary Irregularities that It Is possible to produce. That Is whv Foley Kldi,. v fills are the best media! n* foi th,. pupose yon csn buy. filbert's Drag Store.?Advt. RAVAGES OF HOOKWORM. Approximately T>n Thousand Persons In Sumter County lla\o Hookworm IM souse. An Kstimatlon Based on Figures Asrermlnod In Sumter County Almut a Year Ago. A ? ?iiisi'i \ ati\e estimate of the number of egget of hookworm dlssssi in ihli county wooM ?>?? i<>,ooo. This estimate is based upon microseoplc examination, alone. The percentage of children of school age, which Ii six t?> eighteen, would he considerably higher, as this is the time when this ise is most often found. History of Hookworm 1>Isens?. Hookworm disease is older than Christ, himself. Was found among Uli Kgyptlans, and at that time call? ed th?? "Egyptian Anemia." This dis? ease has been prevalent in hot coun? tries since then, following quickly Inj the footsteps of civilization that has moved constantly westward. intro? duced into the United States by a ne? gro, it has gradually spread over the) South, until it has become the greatest menace to the puMic health that the] sanitarian has to deal with. It is a disease that Is due to the lack of san- I itation, transmitted from person to ! person only In the absence of the .proper sanitation. A very low esti? mate give* the number who are suf-j fering from this disease as two mil? lion in the South. South Carolina has 200,000 of these sufferers. The worm, Itself, is an intestinal parasite, situated in the upper few feet of the intestinal track; lives on blood; Is about one-ha'.1' to three-quar? ters of an inch long; is thick as a pin; the female being larger than the male, { and laying two thousand eggs every day. The only way to detect this . parasite in the human is by micros ' i i coplc examination, as there are vary? ing degrees of 3everity due to the number of worms that is harbored by the host (human). Symptoms. In the more severe cases you have an extremely pale skin, dry hair; en? larged pupils; constant headache; indi j gestion; palpitation of the heart; breathlessness; tenderness in the pit of the stomach; flat chest; round shoulders; poor muscular * develop? ment; poor mental development; las? situde, and weakness. A child four? teen years old looks like a boy of eight. Sometimes we have a person I 21 years ol 1. who shows no more ma ; turlty than u boy of fourteen. The campaign in Sumter County will have an active beginning Novem? ber 19th and for live weeks the fol? lowing places will be visited on the dates mentioned: Tuesday?At Mayesville, Mayes* st .re. Hank Block. Wednesday?At Shiloh. Thursday?At Providence, Parker's Store. Friday?At Privateer Station. Saturday?At Sumter, in Court House. At these points the physician of the State Board of Health will open his office on the dates mentioned above and will be ready to examine every person that presents himself, and treat those that he finds infect? ed. The necessity for examination of everybody will be apparent to every? one when they are told that lO.oOO cases are estimated to be In Sumter County. Persons with children of the school age are especially urged to have these children examined, be? cause it is at this particular time that this disease can do the individual the most harm, robbing him of his un? deniable right to grow and take in an education when the opportune time is at hand. This is an opportunity lor th.? people of Sumter County to go a long ways towards ridding themselves of the terrible scourge that handi? caps ten thousand of her citizens. Among this ten thousand we will lind rieh and poor, white and black, men and women, because it is a known fact that no one is immune, and ev? erybody in the South have been lia Me to infection. For an) Information about the work writ., telephony or see Dr. 1\ l> KodKers at the Y. M. C. A. or ask f/OUr family physician about the Im? poi i nee "t I he ????k. PEACE TREATY SIGNED. lirWM e and Turkey A<ve|>t Hunt Part. AthSSJS. NoV, It.?A treaty Of DOOCS between Greece and Turkey was sinn sd loday< The peaei delegates reach* ed ??" sgroement Tuesday practically on ail points under negotiation Initiated the draft. ItenvMly ns Had as the IHs^ise. ' < m ihs getenth of Vi bruary i contracted <? severs cold followed by a sough and final i?>*h ol rotee. i tried I- Riedles mmo of Which did in?' any x<?od. i then went to my f.innh doctor nnd swiihht .1 m> throat live i ??r mix times with some abominable stuff. i think it was boneflolgl but the remed) was as had as Ihs dls< east It list tin- I nought Struck me why not try Chamberlain's Oough Remedy, i did so and this, morn itiK my VolOS is fairly good and is graduell, growing better," writes H, ciay. pubheher of The Reporter? Rapid ?'it\. Msnltoba. Tow Bale by all dealeiM.?Advt. ULKS ON COTTON CONTRACTS fx-phv.sidi.xt xf.w york ex? CHANGE ix COLUMBIA, Xc\tllc Sayi Smith-Lever Hill und Stute Anti-Bit tires Law Bar Way. Columbia. Nov. 1 I.?George W. Neville of the cotton llrm of Weld & Neville, Ne\> York, and ex-president Of the New York cotton exchange, was In Columbia last night, on his way to Charleston, and while here was ask? ed for his views in regard to the pro? posed certification and delivery of cot? ton by the New Y'ork exchange in1 Southern cities. The Chamber of Commerce of Columbia has arranged to send a delegation to New York to discuss this suggestion and ascertain if there be likelihood of Its .adoption, M. C. Heath and T. B. Stackhot.se having been chosen to represent the interests of Columbia. Mr. Neville expressed the opinion that the adoption by the exchange of the proposed method might in ceru.in circumstances be of immense com? mercial value to Columbia. "But," said he, "before it could receive hs rious consideration by the exchange, it seems to me that there are certain serious obstacles now in the way to be removed. "The first of these is the Smith Lever bill, now pending in congress, requiring that in all contracts for the future delivery of cotton the govern? ment standards shall be adopted, in case the cotton is delivered. The standards are nine white grades, and no tinged or stained cotton could be delivered. These standards are based on other staples of cotton than "up? lands' and the great bulk of the cot? ton produced in South Carolina, in? deed, nearly all of it, is, of course, 'up? lands.' The necessary consequence of the passage of the Smith-Lever bill would be the absolute prevention of thq New York cotton exchange deal? ing in South Carolina cotton. "A second objection," said Mr. Neville, "is the presence in the statute books of South Carolina, as well as in those of various other States of the cotton belt, of laws making the deal? ing In cotton futures a criminal of? fense. The New Y'ork cotton ex? change is a corporation chartered un? der the laws of New York State. Its operations, according to legal opinion, are not of the nature of interstate commerce, but if the exchange should admit the delivery of cotton, under its contracts, at Columbia or other Southern p nnts. that might bring its operations within the interstate com? merce provisions and might, too, place' them in Violation of its specific rights and duties under its charter, endan? gering the charter itself. "These obstacles," Mr. Neville con? tinued, "it would seem, require to be removed before the extension of the methods of the exchange, as suggest? ed, could be hopefully entertained. "As to how Columbia might be beneficially affected, were the exten? sion made, that question may be an? swered by recalling recent history. In 1910 when 'bulls' believed that the supply of cotton would not be suffi? cient for the world's demand, about 983,000 bales of cotton, nearly 10 per cent of the whole crop, was ac? tually shipped to New Y'ork and there stored in warehouses. This cotton came from every part of the cotton producing region. Were the obstacles mentioned out of the way for the adoption of the proposed delivery in Southern cities and a similar condi? tion to that of 1910 should come to pass, the shipment to and storing in Columbia of a considerable proportion of nearly a million bales would be of obvious and great commercial profit fo Columbia. Freights would be sa\ ed and farmers and Southern spinners, j too, would be greatly benefited. "Meantime, were the functions n the cotton exchange and the contract tor future delivery generally under? stood, the prejudice in which they are held by many persons would, 1 think, speedily disappear. Those functions are ohiefly to insure the cotton mer? chant, spinner or producer against loss by the fluctuations of the m?.r ket. The contract for future delivery enables the Southern merchant sell? ing a thousand bales of cotton for actual delivery to a spinner to buy against it g contraot for the future delivery of cotton on some cotton ex change, it mahoi possible the dis? tribution of a mercantile businssi that, without it, only merchants of Menu minus capital and credit could engage in." A i ousuinptlvo Cougli. A cough that bothers you continu? ally is one or the danger signals which warns of consumption. i>r. Klng'n New Discovery stop the cough, loosen I the ? best, banish fever and let you shep peacefully. The first dose checke the lymptomi and given prompt relief. Mrs. A. F. Mart/, of fllen Rllyn, Iowa, writes "i>r. Kng'ti New Discovery oured a stubborn i cough after six week's doctoring fail d to help." Try it. as it will do tho same for you. Best medicine foi COUghS, colds, throat and lung tron ?de. Money back if it fails. Price ?"?<?> and $1.00, All druggists, by mail, 11. F.. Buchten & Co., Philadelphia or St. Louis.?Advt. PREPARE BILLS TO PRESENT TO THE SENATE. Owen and Si\ Other Democrats S<H'k to Reconcile Their Different; ?s on Subject. Washington, Nov. 18.?The two wings of the senate banking and cur? rency committee today worked stead? ily, preparing separate currency bills to be presented to the senate. Senator Owen and the live other Democrat! Of the committee who have supported the administration struggled to reconcile their differences and agree on the bill which the president wants. Senator Hitchcock and the five Republicans on the committee be? gan perfecting a measure based on the amendments which the commit? tee already had adopted, but which were obnoxious to the president. Both branches spent considerable time on detailed amendment and cor? rection of phraseology. No programme has been arranged but a joint meeting of the two com? mittees probably will be held Satur? day and an attempt be made to out? line a course of action. The suggestion that both wings sign an unanimous report on the undis puted portions of the hills and submit agreeing reports on the fundamentals may be adopted. Senator Bristow to? day said the Republicans and Senator Hitchcock had a week or ten days of work before them, but the Democrats expressed the hope that they would conclude their task early next week. The Democrats struck a snag in the form of the question of control of the regional reserve banks which will ad? minister the new system, one of the points which divided the committee. The administration is contending that the banks of the country should own and control tho banks. When the question of allowing the banks to name six of the nine directors of each regional bank arose today, however, Senator Reed would not agree, urging i that the government should control the banks. The section and related matters were passed over until later. The amendments which Senator Hitchcock and the Republicans spent the day writing into the bill include provisions for underwriting the stock of the regional banks by the national banks, but allowing the public to sub? scribe for the stock; provisions for the election of four directors by the banks and five by the government, in each regional hank directorate; ihe creation of four regional banks with a capital not to exceed 4 per cent of the capital of the national banks in the district served by the regional bank, and sev? eral minor changes. ORANGEBURG COLLEGE DEFEAT? ED. Team Flays Good Game, Beating Op? ponents 12 to 0 Before Large Crowd. The Sumter High School boys de? feated the Orangeburg College team of football Thursday afternoon in a game at Orangeburg, played at the Fair grounds before a big crowd. The Sumter boys showed the effects of the recent hard coaching by their new coach, Shepherd Nash, and put up a splendid exhibition of football. Their Work was of a high order and they outplayed their opponents in every phase of the game, although they were outweighed by their cider antagonists. The game resulted in a score of 12 to 0 in favor of the Sumter boys. The score, however, does not show the superiority of the locals, as they were repeatedly penalized at every stage of the game and a run of fifty yards for a touchdown by Monaghan failed to count, as the referee called the ball back and penalized the Sunn? ier team twenty yards. Coach Nash, who accompanied the boys to Orangeburg, in speaking of the game Friday morning, stated that he was immensely pleased with the work j of the team. He could not say that I there were any particular stars, as the winde team did star work. The team played hard and played togeth? er. Showing that they had learned something about the proper methods of playing. The winning of this game will servo as a big wad of encouragement to the boys, who play the Charleston High School here on Thanksgiving Day and hope to redeem their former defeat at the hands of that team. Tt is prohabls thai Booth will again be able to play by then, and this will strength? en the backfleld of the team. Nearly Every Child Has Worms Paleness, at times a Hushed face, unnatural hunger, picking the nose, great thirst, etc., are Indications of worms. Klckapoo Worm Killer is a reliable, thorough medicine for the removal of all kinds of worms from children and adults. Klckapoo Worm Killer in pleasant candy form aids digestion, tones system, overcoming constipation and Increasing the action of the liver. Is perfectly safe for even the most delicate children. Klckapoo Worm Killer makes chil? dren happy and healthy, 25c. Guar? anteed. Try It Drug stores of by mail. KlckapOO Indian Medicine (Jo., Philadelphia und st. Louis,?Advt. ANOTHER s. C. 1)1 ST. JCDGESHIP. Passage of Aikon-Tiiiman Bill a Reasonable Possibility. Washington, Nov. is.?While it is thorouhgly settled that the Aiken-! Tillmsn bill for the creation of anoth? er Federial District Judgeship for South Carolina, with an accompanying distrit attorney and marshal, will not even come up for consideration in the House of Repr?sentatives at the pres? ent special session, it is a fact that there has been* a change in the status of the measure, w) ?ch makes its pas? sage at the approaching regular ses? sion a reasonable possibility. Since the department of justice first sounded certain authorities in South ! Carolina as to the desirability and need of installing the proposed wes? tern district machinery, some of these authorities have modified their orig? inal opposition to the idea. The re? sult is that the department of justice itself has undergone to some extent a change of mind, and is perhaps not at this time to be regarded as un? friendly to the Aiken-Tillman bill. There is little doubt of the ability of the South Carolina senators to put the measure through the senate, and they are both for it; the chief difficul? ty is to be expected on the house side Of the Capitol. Chairman Clayton, of the house judiciary committee, may be regarded as favoring the bill unless the Attorney General should oppose it, which he now seems much less likely to do than he did a few weeks ago. Saved His Foot. H. D. Ely, of Bantam, O., suffered from horrible ulcer on his foot for four years. Doctor advised amputa? tion, but he refused and reluctantly tried Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a last resort. He then wrote: "I used your salve and my foot was soot complete? ly cured." Best remedy for burns, cuts, bruises and eczema. Get a box today. Only 25c. All druggists or by mail. H. E. Bucklen & Co., Phil? adelphia or St. Louis.?Advt - OLANTA TO HAVE DISPENSARY. Florence, Nov. 13.?There was a very significant hearing on ths ques? tion of establishing a county dispen? sary at Olanta, in the lower south? western section of this county, by the Florence county board of dispensary commissioners, held in their offices in the Kuker building here Tuesday night, at which time protests pro and con were made to the board. Some days ago, upon the request or petition of a number of citizens of Olanta and nearby section, the county board decided to establish a dispen? sary at Olanta, an incorporated town in this county, near where the lines of Sumter, Clarendon, WTilliamsburg and Florence touch each other. There was a protest at the time by those who were opposed to the es? tablishment of this dispensary, but the board understood it to be from a minority of those interested. At any rate, all arrangements were made for opening up the rum shop, a build? ing was secured and Mr. E. Willis, one of the best and most favorably known citizens of Olanta, was elected dispen? ser. Since then a petition signed by a large number of the citizens of Olanta and nearby territory, praying the board to recall its act and refuse to establish the dispensary, was gotten up and was prcoetned to the board Tuesday night. A large delegation of some of the I best citizens of that place and com l munity, headed by the Rev. Ben K. Truluck, W. J. M. Knight, Maxcey Meyers and others, appeared here be? fore the board Tuesday night, and urged the board to refuse to establish the dispensary, giving their reasons therefor, after which the board took under advisement the question and af? ter deliberating over the matter decid? ed that it would adhere to its former decision and Olanta will have the dis? pensary regardless of the protests made. It is utated authoritatively that the petition presented Tuesday night con? tained the names of very few of the residents of Olanta town, but did con? tain the names of a large number of residents of the township and even names of citizens of Sumter and Clar? endon counties, hence the action of the board in refusing to change its former declaration. It has been suggested by some of those who might be in a position to know, that, if the dispensary is opened up In <>l;?nta with the opposition there is to it in the town and nearby sec? tion, it may he an expensive experi? ment to the Florence County board of control, but just in what manner was not predicted. However, Olanta is a law-abiding community, and it re? mains to be seen what will be the out? come. More Bottles Sold Each Year. It is easy to understand Why an in? creasing number of bottles of Foley'a Honey and Tar Compound is sold yearly. Thos. Verran, 286 Edward Street, Houghton, Mich., gives an ex? cellent reason when he writes: "Fo ley s Homy and Tar Commund ktfn always proven an ctYectlve remedy, quickly relieving tickling in th<? throat, and stopping the cough with no bad after effects. Sibert'a Drtu; Store.?Advt. SMITH DENIE0 KOMBINATION. SAYS HE DID NOT FORM LEAGUE WITH BLEASE AND JOHN G. RICHARDS. Was not Even Invited to Blease Fol? lowers' Banquet Diu*ing Fair Week ?Richards ami Blease Maintain Si? lence Concerning Beard Article? Richards Tillman's 1 hoia \ Columbia, Nov. 13.?While both Major John G. Richards and Governor Blease are maintaining an attitude of silence with regard to the Beard ar? ticle recently published in which it was stated that there was some sort of understanding between Messrs. Smith and Richards and some of the Blease leaders, Lieut. Governor Chas. A. Smith, of Timmonsville, one of those mentioned by the Beard article, late today gave out a statement deny? ing any part in any agreement, saying he was not invited to any conference here Fair Week and emphatically standing out against swinging onto ao\ man's coat tail. Mr. Smith's statement follows: "I read the article in the Orange burg Times and Democrat today for the first time. It is not my purpose to conduct my campaign along the lines therein indicated. As to the Beard article in the Columbia Rec? ord, it was a good story from the newspaper standpoint, but there was nothing in it save the irresponsible gossip of an unnamed politcian, re? quiring no statement from me. It may not be out of place, however, to say that I have received no invitation to any caucus or convention of any politicians or set of politicians at the State Fair or elsewhere and therefore could not have declined with 'regrets.* There is nothing hidden or 'foxy* in I my position. I am an announced can? didate for governor of South Carolina, This is an honorable ambition. The ofllce is the one that means most to the people of the State and should be subservient to no other. I am in combination with no man or set of men and seek only the best interests of the people and of the State. I have changed in no view of things political since my campaign three years ago when my fellow citizens heard and approved me. "I am not, nor ever have been, fastened to any man's coattail and seek the support of every voter re? gardless of his political affiliations past or present. I hope to appeal to reason and not prejudice. When I face the people I shall declare myself freely on all vital issues." The Beard article, portions of which were recently published in The Item and other papers gave the impression that John G. Richards and Mr. Smith were "playing" for the Blease sup? port. So far as Mr. Smith's pc^Uion is concerned his statement given above makes it quite clear that he was not "in" on any sort of combination, and that he was not even invited to the Blease conference here Fair week. The Orangeburg Times and Dem? ocrat, regarded as a strong supporter of Senator Tiilms.n, was especially pointed in its references to Mr. John G. Richards who is being looked upon in many quarters?whether he knows this or not?as Senator Tillman's candidate. The Orangeburg Times and Democrat calls upon candidates to "stand from under," so to speak and indicates that none can run with the fox and the hounds at the same time next summer. Mr. Richards said today that he had no comment to make on tho political situation at this time. CHARLESTON LOOKS UP. Charleston, Nov. 13.?For the first time in at least 20 years Charleston has, according to statistics compiled up until last Friday, taken fourth po? sition among cities of the United States in the value of cotton exporta tions. The order of standing of the leading cotton exporting ports, accord? ing to this compilation, is as fol? lows: Galveston, Savannah, New Or? leans, Charleston. The exports from Charleston for the season are VI 'ued at approximately $12,000,000 and are greater than they have been at any I previous season up to this time. It is Conservatively estimated that the season's cotton export business from this port will amount *o $25,000,000. This estimate holding good, the ex* port season for this year is now abott half over. This is the first season ia some 20 years, it is authoritatively stated, that Charleston's cotton ex? ports have gone beyond those of \N ;' mington. This port's cotton business lias been gradually increasing for the past eight years, it will be remem? bered that the cotton export business reached the low water mark of $600, 000 In tho year 1906. A Maker of Health. *A good honest medicine like Foley Kidney Fills Kives health to many fumll'es. Mrs. O. Palmer. 635 Willow St., Green Hay. wis.. was seriously ill with kidney and bladder trouble. Mr. Palmer writes: "My wife is rapidly recovering her health and strength due solely to the use of Fo? ley Kidney Fills." Sibert's Drug Stors.-t-Advt? _