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CHI ?MED 11 lEClll oil WOEIU Rt. MAYOR ANDCUfTN* OILMAN WILL Kl.iJi RE? ELECTION i Ulm Ttiey Wet* Elected on Lew Kaloroeenetit Ptetfurm and Will titand by Ttvnt? Record In Office? Claim Recall to Caused by Revenge. Orangeburg. Dec. 16.?Th?, news from Colombia that upon a petition tiled in the governor's office an election had been ordered by the governor for the recall or Mayor Kobsrt F. Bryant and Councilman Henry Von Ohsen, has been received in Orangeburg with surprine. It was snown hsre that a petition was being circulated In Orangeburg for the pur poee of securing sufficient names to effect a recall election, an provided under ths provisions of the commis? sion form of government but it was, to a lan.'fl extent, thought that the petition t'ould net be signed sufficient? ly to ord<?r an election and, therefore, would net materialise Thi? friends of Mayor Bryant and Councilman von Onsen claim that this petition was circulated through spite, for selfish und personal reasons and to work revenge. The supporters of the petition hold and state that Mayor Bryant and Councilman Von Ohsen have not conducted them? selves in office as they should and that the;- are honestly exercising a right given them by way of recall as provided In the commission form of government, under which the Or aageburg city government is created and governed. The petition Hied with the govern or alleges as reasons for recalling Mayor Bryant and Councilman Von Ohsen that they are "temperament? ally unfit1 tu huld their offices snd, slso, thst they ,ha? retained a police officer who Is brutal in his conduct, and on tiiese grounds prays for an? other election to supplsnt the recall? ed officer! by hew ones. Whether or not these allegations will be sustain? ed can only be told by the result of the recall election. The election will b# held on Tuesday. December 30. Mayor Bryant and Councilman Von Onsen say that they havs no state? ment to make, only thst they will cer? tainly stand for reelection. These gentlemen claim they were elected on a platform that the policy of their administration should be to enforce laws, banish blind tigers snd gamb? ling dens snd other forms and places of lawlessness, and that they have positively entered upon their duties ss such and to uphold the policy upon whloh they were elected. They fur? ther state thst they will stand on their record as officers snd upon the same they will be vindicated or rebuked, Just as the qualified electors of this city say on December 30. Mayor Bryant and Councilman Von Ohsen were elected on August 10. 1113. They took active charge of tne city government on October 1. They. tojeth.r with Councilman r. J. D Felder, compose the first municipal officers for the city of Orangeburg ander the new commission form o: government. Mayor Robert F. Bryant Is cashier of the Bank of Orangeburg and one of the leading and most sub? stantial ettuens of this city. Council? man Henry Vo.i Ohaen Is a prominent business man of Orangeburg and ts owner of the Orangeburg bakery, and largely Interested in a number of other busir ess concerns of this city Ms Is s careful and succsssful busi? ness man und Is applying business methods In running his departmenta of the city government and works The board of commissioners of elec tloe that will havs charge of the ap? proaching election are: Thomas F. Brentley, J. H. Claffy and John M. ?lay As yet there are no candldstes an? nounced as opponents to Mayor Bry? ant and Councilman Von Ohsen. Thsre Is sbout ten days in whloh candidates have to announce. Every? thing Is quiet in Orangeburg and no demonstration of enthusiasm as a re? sult of this ret ail has been noticed. The law governing the recall is as foltove: "flee. 17. The mayor or any coun? cilman may be removed from office Is the following manner: Whenevei ciusllfied. registered electors of said * ity. equal |g number to at least 30 per centum of the entire vote caat at the primary t loctlon which choss the candidates At the last preceding municipal election, tile with the gov? ernor a p. ttion demanding the re-1 move) of tfce mayor or any council-1 man. and statin?, th. grounds for such | demand, th? nlgnature? t<? tht* t?aHl petition showing the pUc? of resi? dence snd ihe occupation of euch eigner, snd mating that he Is a quail fled registered elector of mid city ' and said petition being dulv verified | ae to theee facts by one or more per? sons who make affidavlta on Haid peil? ? flon ss to any stated number of Hair' petitioners, the said governor Hhall order sn election for a day not latei than 30 drya and not earlier thar two weeks sfter the tiling of the sal petition with the said governor; said election to be conducted by the boar of commissioner* of elections and th 1 managers of elections, under the rules and regulations and penalties apply? ing to other elections, at which elec? tion the said board of commissioners of election shall provide ballots, on which shall be placed the name of tha mayor or councilman whose re? moval the petitioners had demanded, and .tlso the name or names of any other candidate or candidates for the position then held b<- the said mayor or councilman, the mid ballot to be prepared at least five u*ys before the date of the election. The person re? ceiving the majority of the \otes cast in the said election shall hold the of? fice during the unexpired tern., and the incumbent shall not be removed unless a majority vote Is received by some other person; but in case there be no election, a second election shall be held, at which the ballots shall contain only the names of the In cubent and of his opponent who re? ceived the highest vote at the preced? ing election; the said election to be held on the third day after the first election, unless delayed by a contest as to the result of the electlor , In which case the board of commission? ers of elections shall advertise a day for the second election, not later than ten days after the first election." REPORTS NEEDS OP WINTHOP. President Johnson Says Improvements Must ho Made If Greatest Certteea Are Gleen. "There are many needs which must bo supplied before Winthrop can do the full work for the schools, the homes and the young women of the State which the people expect It to do." says Dr. D. B. Johnson, president in his annual report to the legisla? ture, discussing the needs of the In? stitution. After giving a summary of the needs President Johnson says: "We do not expect all of these needs to be sup? plied this year or for several years, but we think the people should know what Is needed at the one Institution supported by the State for the proper training of the young women of the State for the highest and beet ser? vice to the State?for home making school teaching and bread-winning In different weye." The following are given as the im? portant needs of Winthrop college by President Johnson. A farm school building, more land for the farm, pro? pagation house for the agricultural department, house for assistant engi? neer, town clock, cement walks, coal chute, old buildings to be painted to preserve wood work, Are escapes for new auditorium, dining hall walls to be buttressed and strengthened, a large gynaslum. additional dormitory room, enlargement of library, old building to be connected with the new training school and put In condition to be used, building for manual train? ing, art and music, houses for profes? sors, Toung Women's Christian asso? ciation building, and building for teachers on lot given to the college by Dr. Joynee. CURRENCY BILL ARRAIGNED. Senator Root Predicts Measure May Bring Catastrophe. Washington, Dec. 13.?The adminis? tration currency bill today was sub? mitted to a severe arralngment In the senate by Senator Klihu Root, of New York. He declare 1 that the meas? ure, without statutory limitation on the issuance of tho proposed new currency, could bring about an in? flation of credit that would "result in a dreadful catastrophe." The note iseue section of tho bill, he said, "ex? hibits the opinions of a great leader of the Democratic party, whose finan? cial heresies twice have been repudiat? ed by the American people," The only check to an Inflated cur? rency, Senator Root contended, was In the hands of a federal reserve board, "appointed under the same influence that put Into this bill these falsa theories and bound to proceed in ac? cordance with them." The bill was defended by Senator Pomerene. of Ohio, who opposed vig? orously the proposals for publlo own? ership and government control of the propoeed regional banks, and declar? ed that the bill would relieve any ex? uding financial depression. Sharp differences of opinon appear? ing in the debate on tho floor, and a marked disinclination to compromise, which was evident In corridor confer? ences between Democratic and Repub-j llcen leaders, dissipated the hopes for, an early vote on the oil, which fort several days have prevailed. Repub? lican senators who were willing sum manly to end debate if they could secure the elimination of certain fea- j tures of the bill, including tho propo? sal to guarantee bank deposits and the redemption of the proposed new notes In "gold or lawful money.'' met little '*nr ou rugem ent and the leaders almost tfave up hope for an early vote. Insteu? of having the V. M C. A illustrated lecture at the Lyric n??xt 'unday afternoon, Hev. Robert T Philips, rector of the Church of tin loly Comforter, will address the nee**! IUhqUiiu ui 0.10 o'clock. ADMINISTRATION SIDE SCORE. IN F1KST VOTi: IN BEN ATE PARTY MKASURfc RKCKIVE6 MAJOR? ITY. Democrats Manag? to K.U1 Ofl Hltch owk'H Amendment to Put One Big Institution in Control of Monetary Kystom?The Vote 40 to S5. Washington, Dec. 16.?Victory for the administration forces in the first test of strength on the currency re? form bill marked today's session of the senate. The vote, 40 to 36, ta\>led a substitute offered by Senator Hitch? cock for section 2 of the administra? tion bill, proposing a system of four regional banks, with a possible In? crease to eight, the regional banks' stock to be owned by the public. Tho defeat of the amendment prac? tically assured the adoption of the Owen plan, which provides for from 8 to 12 regional banks, with the stock owned by the national banks that become members of the respec? tive regional banka The Democratic leaders claimed that the result of the test vote, involving one of the most important features of the fight, indi? cated the complote success of the ad? ministration measure. Efforts to get an agreement for a time to begin final vote on the bill were not successful today, but lead? ers on both sides of the chamber looked forward to an early termina? tion of the debate and for final action before the end of the week. When the Hitchcock substitute had been tabled, Senator Reed made a speech vigorously defending the Owen bill and replying to Senator Root, who on Saturday attacked the meas? ure and called Secretary Bryan "the dominating Influence" behind ths pro? posed new currency system. Replying directly to Senator Root's predictions that undue Inflation and a financial panic might ensue if the currency bill were passed in its pres? ent form, Senator Reed declared no Inflation of the currency could occur unless the "sound money men who run the banks" brought it about "This is workable bill," he declared. "It Is not surcharged with destruction to business. If added checks ought to be put in, I, for one, am willing to put them in. But the senator from New York spent his time telling of the dire things that would happen to business and spent but little time ex? plaining his own proposed amend? ments. "No one has the right to undertake to alarm the business interests where there is no just cause for it. 1 doubt the high partlotism of tho man who will stand here and cry 'Wolf, wolf,' where there is no wolf." Senator Reed said a "typewritten document" proposing Senator Root for the presidency had been prepared and given to the press before he made his speech. "It is not difficult then to understand why the secretary of State was brought In " he added. "When the voice of ambition is call? ing to higher honor, It Is not diffi? cult to understand that men will sometimes let their Interests overcome their cplrit of fairness and candor. "If we ever have Inflation of the currency bill, It will be caused by the bankers of the country and by no one else. This proposed federal reserve board can not put out |1 of addi? tional currency until there has been a call made upon it by the regions whose boards will be controlled by 'the sound money men' who run the national banks." Senator Hitchcock made a sharp attack on the proposed control of the regional reserve banks by the bank? ing Interests of the country. He de? clared this feature of the bill would turn the country' reserve to the use of these bankers ?nd would legalize the methods and tne combination of control, against which the country has long protested. Quoting the speech of Senator Stone Saturday, in which tho latter attacked A. B. Hepburn and Frank A. Vanderllp of New York and Mil? ton Alles of Washington, as repre? sentatives of a class of bankers who were lighting effective currency re? form, he insisted that under the Democratic bill the control of the cur? rency system of the country would be turned over to these and other bank? ers. "If the Vunderlips atid the Ailesos are going to control," Interrupted Sen? ator Stone. "it Is remarkable that they are opposing this whole system. Th? y have been down hero lighting it. They are fighting it yot. They are invoking every agency to defeat it. . They want to get a central bunk." Democratic senators renewed the criticism of Senator Hoot's speech at the night session of the Senate. Son-, ator Williams, referring to the pres-; identlal boom launched for Senator! Root by Senator Qalllnger, declared It was "wonderful what wreck can, he wrought In a sound mind by a, presidential !>oe." He characterized Senator Hoot as' a groat man, who had recently been awarded the Nobel peace prize, but added, "1 have never been able to' satiwfy myself why." Ms declared the "plutocratic press" i had hearaldcd Senator Root's speech as a great attack on the currency bill, but he insisted that Senator Root's premiaea were entirely wrong. No in? flation of the currency could result from the new proposed law, he said, because of the restraining influence of the federal reserve board. Chairman Owen of the banking committee challenged the statement Of Senator Root that in case of a financial disturbance the gold of America would be drained out when foreign nations unloaded American securities. The European financial in dustrieSi he said, were as anxious to keep conditions stable in this coun? try as in Europe, and in 1907 Amer? ica was able to draw large quantities of gold from Europe. "We were able to get gold enough to make up for the vast quantities that were hoarded in this country," he said. 'I believe gold was hoarded in New Tork for the criminal purpose of breaking the stock market. "That is not to be charged against the bankers as it was ruinous to the bankers, but there have been certain men in New York who have used| the bankers as they would use pawns on a chess board. "They have played the game for the last time. This bill takes out of their hands the power to make or break the financial and industrial fabric of the country." Senator Owen declared that the "strictures heaped upon this bill the senator from New York" were "unfair, unjust and unreasonable." The fight for government control of the proposed new banking sys? tem, led by Senator Hitchcock and the Republican members of the bank? ing and currency committee, failed when the Democrats on the motion' of Senator Owen, tabled the Hitch-j Cock amendment by a vote of 39 to 36. I The amendment would have placed1, tho control of each federal reserve i bank In the hands of the government by authorizing the central board to appont five of the nine directors The defeat of this amendment made vir? tually certain the adoption of the Owen plan which would leave the control of the central banks in the hands of the member banks that com? pose them. Senators Hitchcock and Lane joined the Republicans In voting against the motion to table the public ownerhlp< amendment. Immediately after the vote Senator Clapp atacked the Dem? ocratic leaders In strong terms foi having cut off debate on so important a feature of the currency bill. The Democratic attitude in favor? ing bank control of the new regional l banks was declared by Senator Clapp { to be a complete reversal of the pre- j vlous attitude of the Democratic par? ty. He said the officers of the regional reserve bank in New York would be controlled by Wall street and that "the ramifications of that Wall street In? fluence would reach to every corner of the country." WOMEN APPEAL TO HING. Suffragette* Hissed When They Ad? dress England's Ruler. London. Dec. 18.?While King George and Queen Mary were attend? ing the opera at Covent Oarden this evening they were made the objects of a suffragette appeal. A party of suffragettes had obtained possession of a box opposite the royal box. When the curtain went down on the first act they stood up and unfurlec a banner, on which was Inscribed: "Women are being tortured In your Majeirtles' prison." Th* suffragettes started to deliver speeches, addressing the King, but their words were drowned by a vol? ume of hisses from the audience. The King and Queen meanwhile were smil? ing. The women's ineffectual efforts to make themselves heard occupied lit? tle more than a minute, because the management was on the lookout for some such disturbance and quickly I ejected the women. While they were I leaving several suffragettes In the gal? lery threw down a lot of suffragette leaflets. This demonstration was planned by the Women's Social and Political Union, and the speeches which the women did not get a chance to deliv? er appealed to the King to end the preeert state of affairs by bringing pressure to bear on the government to give women the vote. A MATRIMONIAL AD. Young Woman Says She Was Held Prisoner by Man. Los Angeles, Dec 13.?Answering a note smuggled out of a cottage in tho south end of the city, police wo? men today found Bertha Lake, the twenty-three-year-old daughter of an oysterman near Providence, R. I., who said she had answered a matrimonial advertisement, and had been diugKed and held a prisoner for two weeks by the man whom she came here to mar? ry. The man, Robert Clboch, a young Australian, was arrested, and an In? vestigation la undor way, which may result in the riling of a white slave charge against hfm. HAD NO STATE LICENSE. STOPPED KMERSOX PARTY'S SPOUT, SAYS GAME WAUDEN. "Broroo Seltzer King" Uses Special Train to Take His Friends Out of State?One Tried and Acquitted. Columbia, Dec. 1C.?Isaac E. Em? erson the "Bromo Seltzer King," who owns a hunting preserve in George? town County, took his party of wealthy northerners out of the State on a special train Sunday afternoon when Chief Game Warden A. A. Rich? ardson got in behind them fcr hunt? ing without licenses, according to in? formation given out today by Mr. Richardson, who had just returned from Georgetown where he nald one of the party George W. Ewing, of Baltimore, Md., was dismissed on a ' technicality at a. hearing before a magistrate for hunting in the State without a license. According to a statement from Chief Game Warden Richardson, he sent his assistant Mr. Funderourk, to Georgetown county to look over the situation when he felt that there were not as many non-resident hunting li? censes being reported from that county us he was certain there should be. Deputy Funderburk reached Georgetown on Thursday and found he states that Millionaire Emerson j was entertaining a party of wealthy tourists, none of whom had licenses as far as he could ascertain. Deputy Funderburk went out to "Arcadia," the magnificent country estate of Millionaire Emerson which is located on Waccamaw Neck five miles from Georgetown. When he reached there he found Mr. Emerson and his guests just returning from a hunt and he ascertained that he fol? lowing made up the party: George W. Ewing, M. Henry, Mrs, Bettle W. Ewing* Mrs. Annie Emer? son and Mrs. Margaret Vanderbilt, all of Baltimore, Md., and Mrs, Ethel Mc Cormick, of New York, all wealthy and well known tourists, ana Isaac E. Emerson, the owner of the place. Deputy Funderburk says he ascer? tained from the clerk of the court that only Mr. Emerson had a license when he demanded to see their licenses. He then telephoned Chief Game Warden A. A. Richardson, at Columbia, who Instructed htm to take out warrants > for the men in ..he party and to tell the ladles the law required them to have licenses. Deputy Funderburk had talked with Mr. George W. Ewing when he met the party at "Arcadia," as they were returning from the hunt and being certain only of his name, swore out a warrant charging him with hunting without a license in South Carolina. In company with the sheriff of Geo? rgetown they went to the country es? tate of Mr. Emerson on Saturday and arrested Mr. Ewing on Saturday morning. Mr. Emerson accompany ing them back to Georgetown. The sheriff and Deputy Funderburk had made the trip to the country es? tate of Mr. Emerson in the fish com? missioner's boat, the "Nancy** aaA when they were starting back Mr. Emerson asked how fast the "Nancy" could travel. On being told ten miles per hour, he ordered his men to bring out his racing boat, the "Arcadia*"' capable of running nineteen miles an' hour, and the party were soon in Georgetown, where Mr. Ewing wt,s put mder sufficient bond to await the ar? rival of Chief Game Warden Richard? son. Owing to the train schedules, Mr. Richardson did not reach Georgetown until Monday morning and when he arrived he found only Mr. Jeorge W. Ewing, and said that he discovered that Mr. Emerson had ordered a spe? cial train on Sunday evening and had returned North with his other guests that night. The preliminary hearing In the case of Mr. Ewing was held before a magistrate, Lawyer King and Mr. Richardson appearing for the State, and Representative Pyatt for Mr. Ewing. Mr. Richardson said that able arguments were made by both at? torneys and that Representative Pyatt put up an able fight for his client anu finally got him discharged and the warrant dismissed when he dug up in the criminal code the Section 743, where it refers only to licenses being required for non-residents who hunt turkey, partridge and quail, Mr. Em? erson and his party having been hunt? ing doer, as waH brought out at the trial of Mr. Ewing. The 8tate game warden said that he( has since discovered a section Of the Codo which, in his opinion, would have covered the case against Mr. j Ewing and that he is satisfied any further arrests for hunting deer in similar cases will he covered by this section. He says that slthough Mr. Ewing was dismissed, the results oi pushing this cm.e have been gratifying in that more non-resident Itcenefiee for hunting have been taken out In Gec.getown since than were issued all i>f last year, and that too. despite the j fact that the hunting season has Jus', opened. Ho said that the clerk of j court of that county the other day, had nine applications moro than he; had blank licensee sod that he, the. Chief game warden, had stnt three mure books of licenses to the George? town clerk of court The State gan.e warden today made public the names of the party of non* resident* who were caught at Camden on December 3 for hunting without li? censee and the prosecution against them dropped on Magistrate Finger assesing them a fine of $ >0 apiece and rach taking out a license for non? resident hunters costing f 10 apiece. The party were: Henry C. Stebbins, of Plainfield, X. J.; John R. Todd, of Summit, K. J.; E. M. Carnegie, of New York, said to be a nephew of Andrew Carnegie; A. G. C. Sage, of New York, said to be a nehpew of Russell Sage, and H. C. Stebbins. of New York. Mr. Richardson said the entire party acted very nice'v about the matter and promptly paid their fines and took out licenses. The chief game warden is enforc ? ing the law vigorously and is making t* fine showing. DAXZELL S. I. ASSN. ft BEETS. Officers Elected and Much Entbo ataam Shown?-Personal and Bodei News. Dalzcll, Dec. 14.?The Misses Boy kin have returned from an extended visit to Sumter. Messrs. Hamilton and Willie Boy kin and Ed. Parker went to Florence yesterday. Misses Napier spent the week-end at Spring Hill with Mrs. Joe Wilson. The appearance of the waiting room has been very much improved by the new agent, Mr. Smith. The first meeting of the Dalaell School Improvement Association waa most interesting. The association met in the new graded school and was organized by the teachers The enthusiasm displayed at this meeting bids fair to ajdd much to the sooU? and literary interest in this commu? nity. The following officers were electee : Mr? Jno. Parker, President. Miss Pearl Napier, Vice President. Miss Meta Boykin, Secretary. Mrs. T. M. Crosswell, Treasurer. Mr. Jno. Boykin, Chairman of Com? mittee on Improvement of Grounds. Mr. C. J. Gaillard spent Sunday in spring Hill. ? The Misses Napier entertained sev? eral friends Monday evening In hon? or of Miss Mary Lemmon of Sumter. SOUTH IS PROSPEROUS, President of Southern Railway Points Out Favorable CondlUone in the South. Washington, Dec 13.?President Harrison, of the Southern Railway Company, speaking today of the busi? ness outlook In the South, said: "Conditions throughcut the terri? tory traversed by Southern Railway lines are generally favorable. The farmers eff the Southeast, except in restricted localities where they suffer? ed from drought, have had a highly prosperous year. The ginning re? ports of the United State Census Bu? reau indicate that the cotton crop of the States east of the Mississippi Riv? er will exceed that of last year, and urrent prices are above thoee of a year ago. While the estimate of the total corn crop of the United States, recently Issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, shows a falling off, compared with last year, of 661,729,000 bushels, the crop in the nine Southeastern States traversed by the Southern Railway is, within twen? ty-one million bushels as large as last year, the only Southeastern States showing decreased yields on account of the drought being Kentucky and Tennessee. Other crops, including forage, have turned out well, and, taking the territory as a whole, I doubt whether the farmers of the Southesat have ever had a more fa? vorable year. "Largely growing out of the pros? perous condition of the farmers, wholesale and retail trade throughout the Southeast Is generally in good condition. "Manufacturers In most lines are enjoying a good demand for their pro? ducts, and their establishments are running on full time, though some slackening of production is to be ex expected during the holiday season The reports of cotton mill and knit? ting mill development are particular? ly noteworthy." DEATH STALKS ON STREETS. Man and Woman Siatn Amid Christ? mas Shoppers. Chicago, Dec. 13.?Emmanuel Har ner. a railway mall clerk, who was divorced a year age, today shot and killed Louis P. N .man and his wife. Mrs. Emma Nienuu, who had be? friended Harner*? former wife, at? tempted to kill ihe latter, and then committed siuch e. Hm. Ilarner was seriously wounded. Her life was sav? ed by a steel corset stay, which de? flected the bullet. She is expected to live. The shooting occurred In the West Side business district in the busiest hour of the afternoon ai.d almost In the prewnoe of crowde of Christmas shoppers.